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Incidents of Hate Crimes Against Blacks Highest in California

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media A report released by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) last month revealed that hate crimes targeting Black people in the state “remain the most prevalent” violations regarding a recent increase in violence motivated by race.

On June 28, State Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press conference announcing the DOJ’s release of the 2021 Hate Crime in California Report (HCCR). The report presents hate crime statistics such as the number of hate crime events, hate crime offenses, hate crimes victims, and hate crimes suspects.

California law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed in whole or in part because of a victim’s actual or perceived disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or association with someone with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Aggressions toward the Black community increased 12.5% from 456 incidents in 2020 to 513 in 2021.

“Today’s report undeniably shows that the epidemic of hate we saw spurred on during the pandemic remains a clear and present threat,” Bonta stated. “In fact, reported hate crime has reached a level we haven’t seen in California since the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11. As our state’s top law enforcement officer, I will continue to use the full authority of my office to fight back.”

A breakdown of victims by “bias motivation,” shows that 589 Black or African American persons or entities were victimized in 2021, and that 468 suspects perpetrated the crimes. 507 Black or African American individuals were victims of hate crimes while 42 business or financial institutions, 34 government agencies, and 5 religious organizations were affected.

At Bonta’s press conference, Jimmie Jackson, the Bay Area representative of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP and Vallejo branch president spoke in support of DOJ’s efforts to combat hate crimes statewide.

“We are all tired of seeing our brothers and sisters of color being targets of hatred, discrimination, and racism,” said Jackson.

“We are working (with the DOJ) on a project to stop the hate and to move us all towards collective justice across communities of colors through preventive services with funding awarded by the Department of Social Services.”

According to Jackson, the Vallejo NAACP has seen an increase in hate mail and hate-filled messages since the 2016 presidential election. In the Bay Area, the Black community is experiencing increased bullying tactics, physical assaults, and threats of deportation reports the Bay Area News Group.

In Los Angeles County, which is home to the largest

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

1 Dead, 2 Wounded in Southeast Bakersfield Shooting BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – One person was killed and two others were wounded in a late-night shooting in southeast Bakersfield, police said.

The shooting was reported shortly after 11 p.m. Monday and officers found three gunshot victims, a police press release said.

A woman was pronounced dead at a hospital, another woman had a critical injury but was in stable condition, and a teenage boy had wound that was not life-threatening, police said.

There was no information on the circumstances.

2 Men Missing After Entering Southern Sierra’s Kern River

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Two men were reported missing after attempting to cross the southern Sierra Nevada’s Kern River on the Fourth of July, authorities said Tuesday.

Deputies responding to an early afternoon report of missing swimmers were told that the two were crossing with others when they were swept downstream by the river current, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

The incident occurred in the area of Remington Hot Springs, northeast of Bakersfield.

Efforts by a helicopter crew and search-and-rescue ground teams failed to locate the men, the office said.

A June 2020 demonstration at the Irvine Civic Center during the series of George Floyd protests in Orange County, Ca. (Photo Credit: Abel Jaye Manansala, Voice of OC)

population of Black people in the state, African Americans were disproportionately targeted in hate crimes (42%) involving race, according to a 2020 Los Angeles County’s Hate Crime Report. In 2020, the Black community in the county was 810,286 or 9% of the population.

There was a total of 1,763 bias events in California in 2021.

Overall hate crimes increased 32.6% from 2020 to 2021, and they are at their highest reported level since 2001, the HCCR found.

Anti-Asian hate crime increased dramatically, rising 177.5% from 2020 to 2021, and reported hate crimes involving a sexual orientation bias also increased significantly, rising 47.8% from 2020 to 2021.

Amidst the surge in documented hate crime events, Bonta urged local partners and law enforcement to review the statistics provided in the 42-page HCCR report and to recommit themselves to taking action against offenses motivated by racial or other biases.

At the press conference, Bonta announced the creation of a statewide hate crime coordinator position within the DOJ’s Criminal Law Division to support state and local law enforcement

efforts to combat hate crime.

“We will keep working with our local law enforcement partners and community organizations to make sure every Californian is seen, heard, and protected,” Bonta stated. “Now, more than ever, it is critical that we stand united — there is no place for hate in California.”

Two days after DOJ released its report, U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman held a press briefing in San Diego that included an assessment of hate crimes threats, an overview of pre-attack indicators, and the best ways to report and mitigate threats of hate.

Grossman gathered key law enforcement and community leaders as a response to recent violent shootings, online white supremacist rhetoric, and a significant increase in hate crimes.

“Violent remarks by online extremists have resulted in public ‘tip’ reports to law enforcement, followed by a gun violence restraining order and successful federal prosecution. To ensure this prevention strategy is repeated, it is essential to arm Continued on page A10

Record Inflation Shrinks Housing Affordability, Worsens Racial Wealth Gaps

Many Consumers Pay More for Rent Than Others Do for Mortgages

By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Contributor This summer, temperatures are not the only thing rising above normal.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation’s consumer price index (CPI) at the end of May was the largest since December 1981, more than 40 years ago. This key economic measure tracks the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services for about 93 percent of the total U.S. population.

The most recent report released on June 10, showed doubledigit CPI increases for fuel, food, utilities, and both new and used vehicles.

Even before this data release, many consumers already adjusted their lives to compensate as best they could for $5 per gallon gas prices, keeping family cars longer, and taking fewer family outings to free up funds for still-rising food prices.

But how much longer can housing remain affordable when prices for both homes and rents are rising even higher?

Homeownership, historically a reliable building block to family wealth, is more of a challenge today for first-time homebuyers. As of 2022’s first quarter, the median price of an existing single family home grew to $368,200, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 15.7 percent higher than a year ago.

Families able to afford a 20 percent down payment on this median-priced home can look forward to a monthly mortgage of approximately $1,383, which is $319 more – 30 percent higher – than a year ago, according to NAR. For Black America, however, a history replete with systemic discrimination in education, employment, lending, and housing imposes additional harsh realities that have yet to be effectively addressed.

From 2013 to 2019, after adjusting for inflation, the median household income of Black households increased by just $800, compared with about $3,000 for white households and $3,700 for Latinx households, according to research by the National Equity Atlas that analyzed the nation’s 100 largest metro areas. Additionally, during these same years, the number of neighborhoods affordable to Black households dropped by 14 percent.

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Currently, the vast majority of new construction housing — whether for rent or for purchase – are for higher-income consumers, leaving moderate and low-income families with severely shrinking housing options.

“Shrinking neighborhood affordability and the dearth of affordable neighborhoods that provide the necessary conditions for health, well-being, and economic success in many large metros are reinforcing longstanding patterns of racial segregation and creating new ones,” concludes this report.

Other new research from Freddie Mac sought to identify the causes of soaring home prices and where affordable homes might still be found.

What drove home price growth, and can it continue?

Freddie Mac’s new report found four factors driving escalating home costs: • Record low mortgage rates in 2020 and 2021 generated a race to beat future rate increases; • Home inventories were limited due to underbuilding on one hand, and below average distressed sales on the other; • The number of first-time homebuyers grew due in part to favorable age demographics; and • Many consumers left high-cost cities

for cheaper ones that already had a housing shortage. Where affordable homes can be found, brings to mind an old adage in real estate, ‘location, location, location’.

“As of February 2022, migration out of the largest 25 cities remains three times higher than the rate pre-pandemic,” states the Freddie Mac report. “The most significant increase in migration has been to midsized metro areas with populations between 500,000 to 1 million, followed by smaller midsized metros and smaller metro areas.”

The irony is that today, many consumers are paying more for fair market rent (FMR) than many monthly mortgages that lead to home equity and wealth.

The down payment – rather than the monthly mortgage note – is the primary barrier to homeownership for many renters.

With a rising cost of living, few – if any – dollars remain at the end of a month for many families. And even if a family has managed to save a few hundred dollars or more, home down payments on the private market are tens of thousands of dollars.

Some home lenders may offer adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) as an alternative to cash-strapped buyers. But the key word in these loans is ‘adjustable’. When loan interest resets occur, borrowers should plan for higher interest rates. It would also be prudent to remember that the foreclosure crisis of the early 2000s was fueled by high-cost mortgage loans that left millions of Black and Latino homeowners either without a home or remaining in one with a loan balance larger than its market value.

If this nation really wants to address its affordable housing crisis, then it is time to give Black America a level playing field with access to affordable and sustainable mortgages. It is equally important to diversify new construction housing.

Currently, the vast majority of new construction housing — whether for rent or for purchase – are for higher-income consumers, leaving moderate and low-income families with severely shrinking housing options.

Every family of every income needs a home. Effective housing reforms would offer both access and affordability – not either-or.

Charlene Crowell is a senior fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@ responsiblelending.org.

Family of Man Hurt in Police Van Seeks Civil Rights Charges

By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press The family of a Black man in Connecticut, paralyzed when a police van without seatbelts braked suddenly, asked federal authorities Friday to file civil rights charges against the officers involved.

The driver was taking Randy Cox, 36, to a police station in New Haven, Connecticut, on June 19 for processing on a weapons charge when he braked hard to avoid a collision, police said, causing Cox to fly headfirst into the wall of the van. His family said he remains paralyzed from the chest down.

Cox’s mother, two sisters and civil rights attorney Ben Crump spoke before meeting with U.S. Department of Justice officials in New Haven Friday, arguing that Cox’s constitutional rights were violated.

“You ask yourself, was it cruel and unusual punishment to put him in the back of that police transportation van with no seat belt, knowing that if you’re speeding, if you slam on the brakes, that somebody is going to be seriously injured?”

Crump said.

Cox’s supporters say the police mocked his cries for help and accused him of being drunk. Video shows the officers dragged him by his feet from the van and placed him in a holding cell at the police department before paramedics finally took him to a hospital. Cox remains hospitalized and unable to speak because of his breathing tube.

Hundreds of protesters led by Crump, members of Cox’s family and the local NAACP staged a march Friday evening in New Haven to the city’s police headquarters. With many carrying signs and banners with Cox’s face and the hashtag (hash)Justice4RandyCox, the crowd chanted slogans like “Randy Cox’s life matters,” “protect Black people” and “no justice, no peace.”

Using a bullhorn, Crump and others yelled to the marchers: “If I say my neck is broke.” In unison, they responded: “Don’t take it as a joke.”

The city announced a series of police reforms Thursday stemming from the case. The reforms include eliminating the use of police vans for most prisoner transports and using marked police vehicles instead. They also require officers to immediately call for an ambulance to respond to their location if the prisoner requests or appears to need medical aid.

Cox’s family said they appreciate the gesture but want more to be done.

“Why do you need a policy that says if someone needs help for you to give them help?” Latoya Boomer, Cox’s sister, said. “That should never have to be a policy. That should be in your own brain already.”

Five members of the New Haven Police Department who were involved in the transport remain on leave while the episode is investigated.

“I – slash we – want them fired and arrested, and I’m going to keep saying it until it happens,” Boomer said.

Man with Bat Killed While Confronting Windshield Cleaners

BALTIMORE (AP) – A man was shot and killed after swinging a baseball bat during a confrontation with people who were cleaning windshields for cash at a downtown Baltimore intersection, according to police.

The bat-wielding man – Timothy Reynolds, 48, of Baltimore _ was driving through an intersection near the city’s Inner Harbor on Thursday afternoon when he encountered so-called squeegee workers and had a heated interaction, Commissioner Michael Harrison told reporters. Police released Reynolds’ name and hometown on Friday.

Squeegee workers, also known as squeegee kids, consist mostly of teens from low-income neighborhoods who clean drivers’ windshields at intersections in exchange for money.

Some drivers in Baltimore have complained about them.

Reynolds drove through the intersection, parked his car and came back with a baseball bat, Harrison said.

“He swung the bat at one or more of those squeegee workers. In return, one of the squeegee workers pulled out a gun and fired, striking this male victim,” the commissioner said, adding that police didn’t know if Reynolds hit anyone with the bat.

Reynolds, who was white, was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The workers fled the scene on foot, Harrison said. No arrests had been made as of late Thursday afternoon.

A witness told The Baltimore Sun that he saw a squeegee worker shoot Reynolds after he got out of his car with the bat.

Cody Bro, who was visiting Baltimore for a convention, said he saw the driver “arguing with one of the squeegee people – the people who squeegee your windows.”

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President Biden Issues Executive Order on Abortion

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent With intense pressure from Democrats and constituents nationwide, President Biden on Friday signed an executive order attempting to ensure access to contraception and protect abortion services. Biden said he’s ordering U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to take action to safeguard access to abortion care and emergency medical assistance. Biden said he’s asked Becerra to increase outreach and public education efforts, and to engage private attorneys to represent patients. He wants Becerra to report back to the White House within a month. Protests and outcry have dominated the political sphere since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month, triggering immediate bans on abortion in some states.

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged Biden to “pull out all the stops” to allow Americans to cross the border to Canada to use abortion pills. “In this perilous, precarious moment for women’s fundamental rights, we need to be creative and take bold action,” Whitmer said in a statement.

Biden has said he’s without authority to do anything about trying to reverse the high court’s decision. He previously noted that an executive order would fall short of any meaningful impact on the ruling. “No executive action from the president can do that,” Biden said last month when asking Congress to codify Roe v. Wade. However, the president’s order seeks to help by safeguarding the privacy of patients and their information. According to a fact sheet provided by the White House, Biden’s order “takes additional steps to protect patient privacy, including by addressing the transfer and sales of sensitive health-related data, combatting digital surveillance related to reproductive health care services, and protecting people seeking reproductive health care from inaccurate information, fraudulent schemes, or deceptive practices.” The fact sheet noted that the order would: • Protect Consumers from Privacy Violations and Biden said he’s ordering U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to take action to safeguard Fraudulent and Deceptive Practices. • The President has asked access to abortion care and emergency medical assistance. the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission to consider taking steps to protect consumers’ privacy when seeking information President also has directed the Secretary of HHS, in consultation options to address deceptive or fraudulent practices, including about and provision of reproductive health care services. • The with the Attorney General and Chair of the FTC, to consider online, and protect access to accurate information. • Protect

Sensitive Health Information. • HHS will consider additional actions, including under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), to better protect sensitive information related to reproductive health care. • The Secretary of HHS has already directed the HHS Office for Civil Rights to take initial steps to ensure patient privacy and nondiscrimination of patients, as well as providers who provide reproductive health care, including by: • Issuing new guidance to address how the HIPAA Privacy Rule protects the privacy of individuals’ protected health information, including information related to reproductive health care. • The guidance helps ensure doctors and other medical providers and health plans know that, with limited exceptions, they are not required – and in many cases, are not permitted – to disclose patients’ private information, including to law enforcement. Issuing a how-to guide for consumers on steps they can take to make sure they’re protecting their personal data on mobile apps, the White House said. The Executive Order addresses the heightened risk related to seeking and providing reproductive health care and would: • Protect Patients, Providers, and Clinics. • The Administration will ensure the safety of patients, providers, and third parties, and to protect the security of other entities that are providing, dispensing, or delivering reproductive health care services. • This charge includes efforts to protect mobile clinics, which have been deployed to borders to offer care for out-of-state patients. To ensure the Federal government takes a swift and coordinated approach to addressing reproductive rights and protecting access to reproductive health care, the President’s Executive Order would: • Establish an Interagency Task Force. • The President has directed HHS and the White House Gender Policy Council to establish and lead an interagency Task Force on Reproductive Health Care Access, responsible for coordinating Federal interagency policymaking and program development. • This Task Force will also include the Attorney General. In addition, the Attorney General will provide technical assistance to states affording legal protection to out-ofstate patients as well as providers who offer legal reproductive health care.

But, with the U.S. Supreme Court overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade statute and effectively taking away reproductive rights, some believe voters are now galvanized and poised for a massive showing in November.

“The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization says abortion is not deeply rooted in our nation’s history. In holding that, the decision calls into question other rights that we thought were settled, including the right to use birth control, the right to same-sex marriage, and more,” Vice President Kamala Harris said.

“The great aspiration of our nation has been to expand freedom. But the expansion of freedom is not inevitable.

It is not something that just happens unless we defend our most fundamental principles. And not unless we elect leaders who stand up for those principles,” Harris continued.

“The strength of our nation has always been that we move forward. We must now come together to show what kind of country we want to live in and reject the notion that our rights are up for debate.”

Russ Feingold, the president of the progressive legal organization, American Constitution Society, said the decision marks the “first time that our highest court has taken away a constitutional right.”

“But make no mistake, our courts will play a crucial role in the fight to restore federal abortion rights and protect state abortion rights,” Feingold said in an email.

“If we’re ever going to restore the constitutional right to abortion on the federal level, we must ensure that we have judges on every level of the bench that will protect constitutional rights,” he stated.

Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (D-Oh.) said the hands of time have again been turned back.

“The extreme right-wing Supreme Court majority’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the law of the land for 49 years that gave a woman the right to choose, will have far-reaching and painful consequences,” Beatty stated.

“Moreover, in the midst of a Black maternal mortality crisis, restricting access to abortion care will disproportionately endanger the lives of Black Americans,” Beatty asserted.

She continued:

for 10 million more African Americans to vote in time for the 2022 midterms.

“Let us take the lead and not be on the tail-end so we can show the present-day power of the Black Press,” said NNPA Chair Karen Carter Richards, who publishes the Houston Forward Times.

“With Roe overturned, the stakes of this election have never been higher – Black voters will stand with Senate Democrats against Sen. Mitch McConnell and Republicans’ agenda that would make abortion illegal and impose new, cruel, and punishing restrictions on women of color and their families,” said Jessica Knight Henry, Deputy, and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.

Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings said she’s furious and disappointed.

“I am ready to fight,” Demings declared in a statement.

“We won’t go back. We must work relentlessly to preserve our right to choose and our right to privacy. We must protect Roe v. Wade in federal law.”

The court’s decision ends core protection for women to make their own health care decisions, Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock stated.

“It is a departure from our American ideals to recognize and protect basic rights,” Warnock stated.

“This misguided decision is devastating for women and families in Georgia and nationwide. Across the country, states have already passed dangerous and uncompromising restrictions that put politicians in charge of health care, instead of women and doctors.”

Marcela Howell, president, and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Health Imperative, rebuked the high court’s decision.

“Overturning the historic Roe decision after 50 years of legal precedent impacts women’s and birthing people human and civil rights,” Howell said.

“The Supreme Court’s ruling declares open season on women and birthing people’s rights and lives,” Howell continued.

“While we call on Congress and the Biden administration to take immediate action to uphold the Constitution, we will not depend on governing bodies to protect our rights.”

Roe Decision Could Spur Massive Voter Turnout During Midterms

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The failure of Congress to pass legislation like the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the George Floyd Justice in Police Act have already frustrated African Americans and further dampened hope for a sizeable Black voter turnout during the 2022 midterm elections.

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“Let me be very clear: government-mandated pregnancy is not pro-life. It is pro-policing of women’s bodies. In response to this unacceptable decision, I, along with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, are coleading a letter to President Biden urging him to swiftly declare this unprecedented attack on abortion rights and access as the public health and national emergency that it is. We have seen what life was like pre-Roe v. Wade, and America cannot afford to go back.”

There’s a reason why the majority of Black adults believe that the Supreme Court has mostly taken rights away from them over the past 15 years, offered Alicia Garza, principal at Black to the Future Action Fund, a national organization dedicated to making Black communities powerful in politics.

“We have seen this body gut the 1965 Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder, and now they are doing it to our healthcare,” Garza remarked.

“Abortion bans aren’t just about abortion – they are about power. They are about who has power, who doesn’t, and who wants to keep others from gaining it,” Garza demanded.

“The Republican Party claims to be about less government and more freedom, but that is a blatant lie. In this decision, the Supreme Court bowed to the real agenda of the Republican Party, which is to subvert the will of the many to serve the needs of a few.”

Garza added that abortion is a racial justice issue, and the decision will disproportionately impact Black families and devastate our economic futures.

“Black women are the primary breadwinners of our households, holding our families together with less and less.

Therefore, our economic well-being, including whether we can get an education, work, and earn money to support ourselves and our families, is directly tied to our ability to make decisions about our bodies,” Garza asserted.

With protests at the Supreme Court and nationwide, the call for a massive voter turnout during the 2022 midterm elections has grown louder.

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“Overturning the historic Roe decision after 50 years of legal precedent impacts women’s and birthing people human and civil rights,” said Marcela Howell, president, and CEO of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Health Imperative.

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Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy Inspires 3 Years After His Murder

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Even though Nipsey Hussle was gunned down outside a Los Angeles clothing store three years ago, the sting of his death remains fresh for those who revered the widely beloved rapper and community activist.

Several paid homage to Hussle's positive influence during a murder trial that ended Wednesday with a conviction for his killing. Some shed tears. One of his closest friends regrets being unable to protect Hussle. A witness battles with ongoing nightmares as if Hussle's fatal shooting happened yesterday. Some in the hip-hop community still look to his rap lyrics for teachable moments.

Like Hussle's popular catchphrase “The Marathon Continues,” the memory of his impactful legacy is still at the forefront of many people's minds.

“I feel like we'll never forget the work that he put in and everything that he did for the community,” said Slim Jxmmi of the rap group Rae Sremmurd in a recent interview. “That's why he's such a big figure in our community. Nipsey was tight. He was hard.”

Rapper Rick Ross said Hussle is admired “more than ever” these days for his forward-thinking mentality as an entrepreneur and teaching through his thought-provoking rap lyrics.

“He's a legend, poet,” said Ross, who has a tattoo of Hussle's face on his leg. “I loved him as a emcee when I first met him over

a decade ago. I'm just happy to see the marathon still continues.”

Hussle, who was born Ermias Asghedom, was shot and killed at age 33 on March 31, 2019, in the parking lot outside his store, The Marathon.

Eric R. Holder Jr., was found guilty Wednesday of the first-degree murder of the Grammy winner, who was on track to revitalize a South Los Angeles neighborhood where he grew up and was eventually gunned down. Hussle and Holder had known each other for years and grew up as members of the same gang, the Rollin' 60s.

Holder was also convicted on two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter and two counts of assault with a firearm.

He will be sentenced Sept. 15.

The verdict might have ended a three-year legal saga, but the nearly four-week trial resurfaced old emotions and admiration for Hussle.

“It shook me up,” said Christian Johnson during his tearful testimony. He was inside a burger restaurant near Hussle's clothing store during the shooting. In security footage shown in court, Johnson can be seen ducking underneath a red table after hearing gunshots.

When Johnson stood up and peeked into the parking lot, he saw Hussle's body on the ground.

“I dream about it every night,” said Johnson, who broke down in tears. He viewed himself as a huge fan of Hussle's work and had thought about approaching him for a photo before the

shooting. “I walked outside and saw Nipsey laying there. That could've been me.”

Former gang member Herman “Cowboy” Douglas, who worked at The Marathon, said Hussle's death still feels raw. He carries some guilt over the rapper who was like a “little brother” to him.

“I feel regret that I left his side,” said Douglas, who overheard the initial conversation between Hussle and Holder. He was inside the clothing store when he heard the gunshots.

“I should've never left his side,” he continued. “I did not see this coming. No way, no how.”

In honor of Hussle, Douglas had a mural of the rapper painted outside his restaurant in Los Angeles. Countless other murals of Hussle have popped up along busy highways, on the sides of buildings and inside a school basketball court in the city.

Hussle, whose nickname is a play on a famous 1970s comedian, was given the moniker for his work ethic as he slung CDs. He spent years winning a devoted following through mixtapes and underground releases. He broke through with his first major-label album, eventually earning two posthumous Grammys in 2020.

Throughout Los Angeles, Hussle was a beloved figure for his philanthropic work that went well beyond the usual celebrity “giving back” ethos. He purchased the strip mall where The Marathon is located and planned to redevelop it into a mixed-use commercial and residential complex.

The plan was part of Hussle's broader ambitions to remake the neighborhood where he grew up and attempt to break the cycle of gang life that pulled him in when he was younger. The Los Angeles City Council is expected to rename the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Slauson Avenue “Nipsey Hussle Square.”

After Hussle's death, an unexpected cease-fire developed between some rival gang members. In May, his family held the grand opening of The Marathon Collective, a cannabis dispensary in Canoga Park, California.

During the trial, Deputy District Attorney John McKinney showed a photo of a shrine dedicated to Hussle outside his clothing store. Among the candles and other tributes was a St. Louis Cardinals baseball cap, which gang expert Robert Freeman says was worn by the Black P Stones, a Blood-affiliated gang that were fierce longtime rivals of Hussle's Rollin' 60s Crips.

“He was loved by the Bloods and the Crips,” Freeman said.

McKinney said after the verdict that Hussle will never be forgotten.

“As a community, we move forward from this, we move forward in the tradition of the Marathon,” he said. “We move forward in the tradition of young people who are in a situation that Nipsey might have been in 15 years ago can look to his life as an example of how they can get out of that situation and get to a place where dreams are made.”

Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s Father, Dies at 89 Received by Newsfinder from AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ Oprah Winfrey's father, Vernon Winfrey, has died at the age of 89.

Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee, on Friday.

“Yesterday with family surrounding his bedside I had the sacred honor of witnessing the man responsible for my life, take his last breath,” the media mogul wrote. “We could feel peace enter the room at his passing.”

Details about funeral plans were not immediately released.

Earlier this week, Oprah surprised her father by throwing him a surprise barbeque in Nashville on the Fourth of July. The event was called “Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Day,” which included a barber chair to honor his long career as a barber and

owning his own shop in Nashville for nearly 50 years.

Vernon served as a member of Nashville's Metro City Council for 16 years and was a trustee for the Tennessee State University.

Oprah spent her early childhood at her father's hometown of Kosciusko, Mississippi, and in Milwaukee with her mother, Vernita Lee, who died in 2018. However, she also lived with her father in Nashville, between the ages of 7 and 9 and during her teens.

“If I hadn't been sent to my father (when I was 14), I would have gone in another direction,” Oprah told the Washington Post in 1986. “I could have made a good criminal.

I would have used these same instincts differently.”

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ Member Admits Fraud

By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) – A member of “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City'' pleaded guilty Monday to a fraud conspiracy charge that could result in a prison sentence of over 11 years.

Jennifer Shah, 48, of Park City, Utah, entered the plea to a single count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud in Manhattan federal court after signing a plea agreement with prosecutors a day earlier that carries a recommended sentencing range of 11 to 14 years behind bars.

She told a judge that beginning in 2012, she participated in a massive telemarketing fraud for nearly a decade that prosecutors say cheated thousands of people nationwide, including some over age 55.

She said she knew that she was teaming up with others to market products to people “that had little or no value.”

“I knew this was wrong and that many people were harmed

and I'm so sorry,” Shah told Judge Sidney H. Stein.

Sentencing was set for Nov. 28. Shah remained free on bail but did not speak as she left the courthouse and walked a short distance to a waiting vehicle.

In a statement afterward, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams called Shah a “key participant in a nationwide scheme that targeted elderly, vulnerable victims.”

He added: “These victims were sold false promises of financial security but instead Shah and her co-conspirators defrauded them out of their savings and left them with nothing to show for it.”

Assistant U.S. Attorney Kiersten Ann Fletcher said Shah acted as a “lead broker,” directing what sales workers said to their victims and sharing in illegal profits, using some of the money to pay for the New York City apartment where she lived and for other personal items.

As part of her plea agreement, Shah agreed to forfeit $6.5 million and to pay $9.5 million in restitution.

Fletcher said Shah engaged in a fraud from 2012 to March 2021 that sold bogus services that were promoted as capable of enabling people to make substantial amounts of money through online businesses.

Prosecutors said Shah and others delivered lists of people to purchasers of the “Business Opportunity Scheme” that actually consisted of others who had previously paid to create their own online businesses.

They said she lied about how much individuals could earn after buying the businesses services and the purported success of others who had bought the services.

Shah began operating a Manhattan-based sales floor that sold the fraudulent products, Fletcher said.

From 2018 to 2020, Shah controlled the day-to-day operations of the Manhattan operation and moved some of its operations to Kosovo to dodge law enforcement and regulatory scrutiny, the prosecutor said.

Prosecutors said Shah took various steps to hide her role in the fraud, including by incorporating her business entities using third parties' names, instructing others to do the same and directing others to use encrypted messaging applications to communicate with each other. They said she also made numerous cash withdrawals structured to avoid currency transaction reporting requirements.

Fletcher said Shah told one co-conspirator to lie under oath when questioned by the Federal Trade Commission and provided him with written talking points to follow during the deposition.

She added that tax returns showed Shah had underreported her proceeds from the fraud by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Shah also acknowledged during her plea that she had undergone treatment two years ago for alcohol and depression.

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Bakersfield News Observer

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-101283 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Metro-Justice Building PETITION OF: CHLOE MCABEE FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: CHLOE MCABEE for a decree changing names as follows: Present name GENEVIEVE MARIE MCABEE Filed a petition with this court Proposed name GENEVIEVE MARIE WOODS 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: Aug 8, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: June 6, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Chloe McAbee 14420 Danbur Dr. Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Phone: (661) 301-8370 In Pro Per BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2022

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: Aug 16, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: June 15, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Elvira Orozco 5204 El Ysium St. Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Phone: (661) 617-9731 In Pro Per BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: June 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2022

������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-101397 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93304 Branch Name: Metro-Justice Building PETITION OF: ELVIRA OROZCO FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ELVIRA OROZCO for a decree changing names as follows: Present name JOSUE ISRAEL PEREZ Filed a petition with this court Proposed name JOSUE ISRAEL OROZCO 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

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4146 2022-B4147 Doing business as: WESTERN TALONS FOOTBALL PROGRAM / TALONS FOOTBALL at 7616 Petris Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DENETTE MARIE WESTBROOK, 7616 Petris Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: DENETTE MARIE WESTBROOK The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 13, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 13, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4071 Doing business as: PAC & TRAC PALLETS at 6358 Mayfair Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: FRANCISCO J CONTRERAS HERNANDEZ, 6358 Mayfair Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual

PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNED: FRANCISCO J CONTRERAS HERNANDEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 21, 2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 8, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2021-B6862 Business Name you wish to abandon: PAC & TRAC PALLETS Street address of business: 6358 Mayfair Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: DAISY CARINA CONTRERAS, 6358 Mayfair Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 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: DAISY CARINA CONTRERAS, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4164 Doing business as: SOLEIL BEAUTY at 30703 Bubank St, Shafter, Ca. 93263 Mailing Address: 30703 Burbank St, Shafter, Ca. 93263 County: Kern Full name of registrant: SOLEDAD MAGANA LOPEZ, 30703 Bubank St, Shafter, Ca. 93263 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SOLEDAD MAGANA LOPEZ 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: June 13, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSED SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY OF KERN’S FY 2021-2022 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS On August 23 2022, the County of Kern Board of Supervisors will conduct a public hearing to provide the opportunity for public comment regarding a proposed substantial amendment to the County of Kern’s Planning and Natural Resources Department, Community Development Division (“County”) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan for the HOME Investment Partnerships - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) that describes needs and gaps in shelter, housing and services, and the method of distribution for the use of funds. The County encourages residents, subrecipients, public agencies, and other interested parties to review the plan and submit comments.

Proposed HOME and HOME-ARP projects are as follows: Covey Cottages, 604 Covey Avenue Bakersfield Project Number 35.21.1 HOME-ARP $692,000 Developer: California Veterans Assistance Foundation HOME-ARP fixed units 11 Total units 12 Construct Tiny Homes for Homeless Veterans Oregon Street Apartments, 3927 Oregon Street Bakersfield Project Number 35.21.2 HOME-ARP $682,214 and 33.21.4 HOME $899,507 Developer: Golden Empire Affordable Housing, Inc. HOME-ARP fixed units 5 to house all HOME-ARP Qualifying Populations HOME fixed units 6 (2 units for households at 50% Area Median Income (AMI) and below, 4 units for households at 60% AMI and below) Total units 16 Construct one-bedroom apartments - 5 units for households at 50% AMI and below, 6 units for households at 60% AMI and below and 5 units for households at 80% AMI and below.

Pioneer Drive Apartments, 3299 Pioneer Drive Bakersfield Project Number 35.21.3 HOME-ARP $4,500,000 Developer: Housing Authority of the County of Kern HOME-ARP fixed units 41 to house all HOME-ARP Qualifying Populations Total units 84 Construct one-bedroom apartments - 41 units for households at 30% AMI and below, 42 units for households at 60% AMI and below and one unit for onsite manager.

Immediately after the public hearing, the Board will consider the following actions: a. Approve Amendment to the County’s FY 2021-2022 Annual Action Plan for Community Development Programs for the HOME Investment Partnerships - American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) program as provided herein; b. Authorize Director of the Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department to submit HOME-ARP Allocation Plan and all necessary documents to HUD. The public hearing is scheduled for: Location:

Date: Time:

Board of Supervisors Chambers County Administrative Center 1115 Truxtun Avenue, First Floor Bakersfield, California 93301 August 23, 2022 2:00 P. M. or thereafter

Comments and/or questions prior to the public hearing concerning the proposed amendment can be directed to Catherine Vasquez, Housing Programs Manager at: Planning and Natural Resources Department Community Development Division 2700 M Street, Suite 250 Bakersfield, California 93301 Phone: (661) 862-5062 Facsimile: (661) 862-5052 TTY Relay: (800) 735-2929 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (Government Code Section 54953.2) The Board of Supervisors Chamber is accessible to persons with disabilities. Disabled individuals who need special assistance to attend or Limited English Proficient (LEP) residents who need assistance to participate in a meeting of the Board of Supervisors may request assistance at the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Fifth Floor, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, California or by calling (661) 868-3585 or via TTY Relay: (800) 735-2929. Every effort will be made to reasonably accommodate individuals by making meeting material available in alternative formats. Requests for assistance should be made five (5) working days in advance of a meeting whenever possible.

Published Bakersfield News Observer July 13, 2022

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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 June 13, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4145 Doing business as: LAINE & VIEVE EVERYDAY BAKED GOODS at 15044 Cotton Blossom Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JENNA ALICIA DURON, 15044 Cotton Blossom Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JENNA ALICIA DURON 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: June 13, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 13, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4143 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION at 252 Las Flores Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KERN COUNTY MUSICAL ASSOCIATION, 252 Las Flores Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305-1345 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: AMY MCGUIRE, President, BCCA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 30, 1942 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 13, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 13, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2022-B2975 Business Name you wish to abandon: BAKERSFIELD COMMUNITY CONCERT ASSOCIATION Street address of business: 252 Las Flores Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 11929, Bakersfield, Ca. 93389 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: KERN COUNTY MUSICAL ASSOCIATION, 252 Las Flores Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: AMY MCGUIRE, President This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 13, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4207 Doing business as: BENTLEY PROPERTIES at 2472 Beech Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOHN B. BENTLEY, 2472 Beech Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOHN B. BENTLEY The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 2, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 14, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4172 Doing business as: PARAGON HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING at 3600 Ashe Rd Apt 9, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JACINTO RUIZ SOTO JR, 3600 Ashe Rd Apt 9, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JACINTO RUIZ SOTO JR The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 13, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 13, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4114 2022-B4115 Doing business as: PEDIATRICS FOR ALL / PEDIATRICS FOR ALL & PEDS URGENT CARE at 4550 Panama Lane Ste 100, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PEDIATRICS FOR ALL, INC., 4550 Panama Lane Ste 100, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: NIRANJAN DASS, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 12, 2021 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 9, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 9, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4077 Doing business as: HERNAN’S CONSTRUCTION at 8320 Fillmore Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: HERNAN PEREZ LOPEZ, 8320 Fillmore Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: HERNAN PEREZ LOPEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 6, 2002 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 8, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2021-B0708 Business Name you wish to abandon: PEDIATRICS FOR ALL Street address of business: 4550 Panama Lane #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 2700 F. St. Suite 210, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: PEDIATRICS FOR ALL, INC, 4550 Panama Lane #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 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: NIRANJAN DASS, President This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 9, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4195 Doing business as: MOUNT N’ LAKE MOTEL at 311 East Evans Rd, Wofford Heights, Ca. 93285 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KAMALJIT SINGH, 311 East Evans Rd, Wofford Heights, Ca. 93285 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: KAMALJIT SINGH The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: August 15, 2011 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 14, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4242 Doing business as: TRAHAN HOME STAGING at 1801 Classen Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KRISTI JANINE TRAHAN, 1801 Classen Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: KRISTI JANINE TRAHAN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 15, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4049 Doing business as: DO IT RIGHT PLUMBING & DRAIN CLEANING at 5408 Wonder Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: PO Box 9412, Bakersfield, Ca. 93389 County: Kern Full name of registrant: DO IT RIGHT PLUMBING LLC, 5408 Wonder Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JACK ARROYO, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: October 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 8, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B2638 Business Name you wish to abandon: DO IT RIGHT PLUMBING & HYDROJETTING Street address of business: 3606 Fleetwood Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JACK WESLEY ARROYO, 3606 Fleetwood Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 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: JACK WESLEY ARROYO, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4216 Doing business as: MARISELA’S CLEANING SERVICE at 206 1/2 Wiseman St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MARISELA JUAREZ, 206 1/2 Wiseman St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MARISELA JUAREZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk

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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 June 14, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

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 June 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4298 2022-B4299 Doing business as: TRINITY WEB DESIGNS / TRINITY MOBILE APPS at 4048 S. Fairfax Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOSUE EDDY CHERRYHOLMES, 4048 S. Fairfax Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOSUE EDDY CHERRYHOLMES The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 16, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 16, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4239 Doing business as: GRANDMA’S BIRRIERIA at 1218 Niles St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GRANDMA’S BIRRIERIA, 1218 Niles St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: ERICA VALENCIA, 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: June 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 15, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4204 Doing business as: HERITAGE COUNSELING SERVICES “HCS” at 10609 Fisichella Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MELINDA ANN HERNDON, 10609 Fisichella Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MELINDA ANN HERNDON 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: June 14, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 14, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4005 Doing business as: S.J. MOBILE MECHANIC at 1208 El Camino Real, Arvin, Ca. 93203 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SAMUEL JR GARCIA, 1208 El Camino Real, Arvin, Ca. 93203 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SAMUEL JR GARCIA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 6, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022

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������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4317 Doing business as: FORTRESS SECURITY SOLUTIONS at 8112 Lanora Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JEANETTE VIAL, 8112 Lanora Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JEANETTE VIAL 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: June 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 22, 29, Jul 6, 13, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4332 Doing business as: DREAM PROPERTY & ESTATES LLC at 5016 California Ave Ste B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: PO Box 1295, Tulare, Ca. 93275 County: Kern Full name of registrant: DREAM PROPERTY & ESTATES LLC, 5016 California Ave Ste B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: LA’RAYE ROBERSON, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 17, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCV-20-101462 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ADVANCED PANEL SYSTEMS, LLC, an Idaho limited liability company; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive; ELENA F. FOSTER and RAYMOND S. DANIELS YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): JOSE SANTIAGO, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated 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

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1215 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): Matern Law Group, PC 1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 200, Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Telephone: (310) 531-1900 Fax: DATE (Fecha): June 26, 2020 Tamarah Harber-Pickens Clerk (Secretario), by Candice Rocha, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

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abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): KERN COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1215 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): Leon E Jones 2306 Bakersfield CA, 93307 Telephone: (661) 900-7741 Fax: DATE (Fecha): January 31, 2022 Tamarah Harber-Pickens Clerk (Secretario), by Vickie Fogerson, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

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County: Kern Full name of registrant: KRISTIE LUIZLABERGE, 2323 Easthills Dr. Unit 56, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: KRISTIE LUIZ-LABERGE The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 22, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 22, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCV-22-100243 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Betty L. Roe an individual; ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN, CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN, OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE to PLAINTIFF’S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO; and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): LEON E. JONES 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

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4213 Doing business as: PIN SEEKERS at 12008 Aurora Valley Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JARED MATTHEW CECCATO, 12008 Aurora Valley Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Full name of registrant: LANDON CLYDE SIMPSON, 16601 Keystone Pl, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: LANDON SIMPSON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 14, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 14, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2021-B3981 Business Name you wish to abandon: MY BABY BUMP ULTRASOUND Street address of business: 422 Rushcutters Bay Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: MY BABY BUMP ULTRASOUND LLC, 422 Rushcutters Bay Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 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: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ASHLEY GARCIA, CEO This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 21, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4268 Doing business as: MOJAVE WIRE ASSEMBLERS at 1186 S Sunland, Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PPS MANUFACTURING INC, 1186 S Sunland, Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: PAMELA P. SMITH 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: June 15, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 June 15, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4434 Doing business as: HADASSAH MEDAESTHETICS at 9000 Ming Ave, Suite L1A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: 2323 Easthills Dr. Unit 56, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4338 Doing business as: DIP IN RIM at 1142 S P St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 1404 Dodge Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 County: Kern Full name of registrant: ASHLEY D CARDOZA, 1404 Dodge Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ASHLEY D CARDOZA 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: June 17, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 17, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4373 Doing business as: KERN ENERGY at 7724 E. Panama Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KERN OIL & REFINING CO., 7724 E. Panama Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: JENNIFER HALEY, President & CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 20, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 20, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B3866 Doing business as: U 2 LUV BODY SCULPTING at 4500 Milo Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SHAMEKKA SHANIECE LUDD, 4500 Milo Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SHAMEKKA SHANIECE LUDD 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: May 31, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on May 31, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B3889 Doing business as: THE TRUCK MASTER SCHOOL at 2920 Gibson St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 5112 Passito Ct, Salida, Ca. 95368 County: Kern Full name of registrant: E & A ENTERPRISE INC, 5112 Passito Ct, Salida, Ca. 95368 The business is conducted by:

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Corporation SIGNED: PRISCILLA GONZALEZ, 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: June 1, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 1, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4344 Doing business as: GYMHOOD APPAREL at 5503 Pomerado Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: YESENIA IVETT PEREZ, 5503 Pomerado Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: YESENIA IVETT PEREZ 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: June 20, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 20, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jun 29, Jul 6, 13, 20, 2022 �������������������������������

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JENNIFER G. BRIGGS CASE NUMBER: BPB-22-002636 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JENNIFER G. BRIGGS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CODY EDMUND CAMPAU in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 2100 College Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Branch Name: JJC - Probate THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CODY EDMUND CAMPAU 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: August 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as noted above IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Brandon B. Holladay, ESQ. 1901 Truxtun Avenue Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Telephone: (661) 861-7911 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (Y&N) PUB: July 6, 13, 20, 2022

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creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DIANE NICHOLLS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by NANCY NICHOLLS LEE in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN 2100 College Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Branch Name: Juvenile Justice Center THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that NANCY NICHOLLS LEE 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: August 11, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: J1 Room: Address of court: same as noted above IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Karrie Bunting, ESQ. 5104 Lake Isabella Blvd. Ste. B Lake Isabella, Ca. 93240 Telephone: (760) 223-6026 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (KB) PUB: July 6, 13, 20, 2022

������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-101391 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Civil PETITION OF: KYLER ETHAN CHANTHARATH FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: KYLER ETHAN CHANTHARATH for a decree changing names as follows: Present name KYLER ETHAN CHANTHARATH Filed a petition with this court Proposed name KYLER ETHAN SITTAPHONE THE COURT ORDERS: that all persons interested in this matter

PUBLIC NOTICE 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: Aug 23, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: June 17, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Kyler Ethan Chantharath 4312 Boulder Pass Dr Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Phone: (661) 808-7708 E-Mail Address: kylerchanth@gmail. com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-22-101410 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 Branch Name: Civil PETITION OF: JAZMYN MAELANI CHANTHARATH FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JAZMYN MAELANI CHANTHARATH for a decree changing names as follows: Present name JAZMYN MAELANI CHANTHARATH Filed a petition with this court Proposed name JAZMYN MAELANI SITTAPHONE 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: Aug 22, 2022 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: L The address of the court is: same as noted above A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: June 17, 2022 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea Sanders DEPUTY Petitioner: Jazmyn Maelani Chantharath 4312 Boulder Pass Dr Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Phone: (661) 619-2920 E-Mail Address: jmaelanii@gmail. com BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4348

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Doing business as: CONCENTRA ADVANCED SPECIALISTS at 1800 Westwind Dr., Suite 301, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301-3055 Mailing Address: 4714 Gettysburg Rd, Mechanicsburg, Pa. 17055 County: Kern Full name of registrant: OCCSPECIALISTS CORP., A MEDICAL CORPORATION, 5080 Spectrum Dr., 1200 W Tower, Addison, Tx. 75001 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: MICHAEL E. TARVIN, Secretary The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 2, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 20, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 20, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

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 June 29, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4522 Doing business as: KERN POWER WASH at 4900 California Ave. 210-B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: KERN POWER WASH LLC, 4900 California Ave. 210B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: EDGAR ZERMENO, Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 13, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 27, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 27, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4599 Doing business as: IDEAL FUNDINGS at 9711 Holland St Suite #1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SANJIV KUMAR MALIK, 9711 Holland St Suite #1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SANJIV KUMAR MALIK 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: June 29, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4616 Doing business as: SOUTH WEST COLLISION at 2609 Texas St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 12011 Novara Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Full name of registrant: OSCAR OSWALDO RUANO, 12011 Novara Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: OSCAR OSWALDO RUANO 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: June 30, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 30, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2022-B1877 Business Name you wish to abandon: SOUTHWEST COLLISION Street address of business: 2609 Texas St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 12011 Nouara Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: OSCAR OSWALDO RUANO, 12011 Novara Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 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: OSCAR RUANO, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 30, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4618 Doing business as: SILVIAS CLERICAL SOLUTIONS at 1117-A Jefferson Street, Delano, Ca. 93215 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SILVIA CARRILLO LOPEZ, 1205 Jacona Ave, Delano, Ca. 93215 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: SILVIA CARRILLO LOPEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2008 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 30, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ,

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City of Wasco County of Kern, State of California

NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS, MATERIAL SUPPLIERS AND WORKERS CONTRACT NO. 675-2021 The is actively soliciting bids from prospective subcontractors or materials suppliers whose businesses qualify as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and/or qualify as Section 3 Business Concerns, as well as individuals who qualify as Section 3 Residents in connection with the Community Development project to be located in the County of Kern and funded by the HUD. A Section 3 Business Concern is a business: (1) that is 51% or more owned by Section 3 Residents; or (2) whose permanent, full-time employees include persons, at least 30 percent of whom are currently Section 3 Residents, or within three years of the date of first employment with the business were Section 3 Residents; or (3) that provides evidence of a commitment to subcontract in excess of 25% of the dollar award of all subcontracts to be awarded to businesses that meet the qualifications set forth in paragraphs (1) or (2) in this definition of a Section 3 Business Concern.

A Section 3 Resident is: (1) a resident of public housing located in Kern County, or (2) an individual who resides in the County of Kern and who is a low or very-low income person.

Qualified individuals and firms may obtain a list of plan-holding general contractors frrom the city of Wasco Clerk via Email: CityClerk@CityofWasco.org until 2:00 pm. July 27, 2022. General Contractors should be contacted directly for possible use in their bid proposals on this project.

The City of Wasco and prospective General Contractors are seeking such subcontractors in compliance with the procurement standards found at 24 CFR 85.36(e) and Section 3 of the HUD Act of 1968, which provide that Small Businesses (SBs) and Section 3 Business Concerns/Residents be given the maximum practical opportunity to participate in HUD funded contracts.

Hiring is anticipated for the following trades: Laborers, Cement Masons, Equipment Operators and Drivers.

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Subcontracts may be let for the following categories of work on this project: Concrete, Paving, Traffic Control, Grinding, Trtucking.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF DIANE NICHOLLS CASE NUMBER: BPB-22-002619 To all heirs, beneficiaries,

CITY OF WASCO, CITY CLERK /s/ Maria O. Martinez

DATED 6/22/2022

Published Bakersfield News Observer June 29, July 6, July 13 & July 20, 2022

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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 June 30, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

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

Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: DRIPPED N SASS LLC, 13017 Nantucket Pl, 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: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ATHANASIA KIUFTIS, Managing Member This statement of abandonment filed on: Jul 1, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4543 Doing business as: VAL INTERPRETING at 3212 Monterey St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EDUARDO J VALENZUELA, 3212 Monterey St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: EDUARDO J VALENZUELA 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: June 27, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 27, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4525 Doing business as: NGA - PHOTOGRAPHY at 320 Spirea St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: NELSON GONZALEZ AMADO, 320 Spirea St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: NELSON GONZALEZ AMADO 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: June 27, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 27, 2027 BAKERSFIELD

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4385 Doing business as: AK WHOLESALE at 9025 Costa Blanca Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ARVIND SARAO, 9025 Costa Blanca Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ARVIND SARAO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 30, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 21, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 21, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4664 2022-B4665 Doing business as: DRIPPED OUT BABES LLC / DRIPPED OUT BABES at 13017 Nantucket Pl, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DRIPPED OUT BABES LLC, 13017 Nantucket Pl, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ATHANASIA KIUFTIS, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 29, 2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 1, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on July 1, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B3161 Business Name you wish to abandon: DRIPPED N SASS Street address of business: 13017 Nantucket Pl, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 County: Kern

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4668 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD SOLAR PANEL CLEANING LLC at 2708 Valencia Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BAKERSFIELD SOLAR PANEL CLEANING LLC, 2708 Valencia Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: ALEJANDRO CASTILLO ZAPATA, Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 1, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 July 1, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

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SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCL-22-011600 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): RICHARD LOUIS BRENEMAN, an individual; and DOES 1 to 5, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): SUNNOVA ENERGY CORPORATION, as successor in interest to Sunstreet Energy Group, LLC NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information

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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.

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BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (DLF) PUB: July 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4684 Doing business as: CHASE’S POKEMON FAN CLUB & COLLECTABLES at 10300 Dorsey Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MICHAEL RAY BUCKLEY, 10300 Dorsey Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MICHAEL RAY BUCKLEY The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: July 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 5, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 July 5, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4419 Doing business as: 661 HOME CONNECTION at 2020 Eye Street Suite 101, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SNEO VALOREM LLC, 2020 Eye Street Suite 101, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: STEPHANIE NAVA, Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 6, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 22, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

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������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2022-B1356 Business Name you wish to abandon: GO WHEELS LLC Street address of business: 5610 Woodard Ridge Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JASWINDER SINGH, 5610 Woodard Ridge Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 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: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JASWINDER SINGH, Owner / Managing Member If filing by mail, please provide mailing address you wish to processed statement to be returned to: 1491 Bassett Dr, Apt 9, Concord, Ca. 94521 Daytime Contact Phone Number: (925) 250-6017 This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 30, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2022-B2072 Business Name you wish to abandon: OFFICIAL JASS AUDIO Street address of business: 5610 Woodard Ridge Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JASWINDER SINGH, 5610 Woodard Ridge Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 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: JASWINDER SINGH, Owner If filing by mail, please provide mailing address you wish to processed statement to be returned to: 1491 Bassett Dr, Apt 9, Concord, Ca. 94521 Daytime Contact Phone Number: (925) 250-6017 This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 30, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4537 Doing business as: R ROMERO TRUCKING at 11812 Cotner Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: R ROMERO TRUCKING, 11812 Cotner Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: RAUL ROMERO, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 23, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 27, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 June 27, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4705 Doing business as: ROSA’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT at 2400 Columbus St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ROSINA COUGHLIN, 4716 Panorama Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: JILL MILLER, 6512 Donatello Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: JANA MARIA KAMMERAAD, 3405 Petite Sirah St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: JILL MILLER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 9, 1972 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 July 6, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 �������������������������������

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4733 Doing business as: HAMPTON INN & SUITES BAKERSFIELDHWY 58 at 7941 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SUNG & JAE ENTERPRISE, INC., 7941 E. Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: DAE SUNG CHA, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September 15, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 July 6, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4711 Doing business as: LASH OUT LASH AND BROW BAR at 2026 17th St #100, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: 2730 21st St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 County: Kern Full name of registrant: JENNIFER JILL GALYAN, 2730 21st St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JENNIFER JILL GALYAN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: February 2, 2016 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 6, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement 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 July 6, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4770 2022-B4771 Doing business as: MENUDO TIME / MENUDOTIME at 107 Sowerby Village Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EDUARDO BELTRAN-RODRIGUEZ, 107 Sowerby Village Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: EDUARDO BELTRANRODRIGUEZ 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: July 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: C MARTINEZ, 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 July 8, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4775 Doing business as: CONTROLLED RESPONSE INSTITUTE at 2321 Perseus Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: 2321 Perseus Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: CHARLES JAY SHERMAN, 13008 Morning Song St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Full name of registrant: MIKE RUSSO, 2321 Perseus Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: CHARLES SHERMAN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on July 8, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022

PUBLIC NOTICE ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2022-B1964 Business Name you wish to abandon: CONTROLLED RESPONSE INSTITUTE Street address of business: 2321 Perseus Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 2321 Perseus Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: CHARLES JAY SHERMAN, 13008 Morning Song St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Registrant(s) who wish to abandon the business name: MIKE RUSSO, 2321 Perseus Ct, 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: General Partnership SIGNED: CHARLES JAY SHERMAN, CoOwner This statement of abandonment filed on: Jul 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4783 Doing business as: GOLDEN STATE PLAZA at 1717-1721 Golden State Avenue, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: 1801 Century Park East, Suite #1830, Los Angeles, Ca. 90067 County: Kern Full name of registrant: ARGYLE GLEN, LLC, 1801 Century Park East, Suite #1830, Los Angeles, Ca. 90067 Full name of registrant: DESERT FIELD, LLC, 1801 Century Park East, Suite #1830, Bakersfield, Ca. 90067 Full name of registrant: TRILAND CAPITAL, LLC, 1660 Miller Avenue, Los Angeles, Ca. 90063 Full name of registrant: MORGAN EQUITIES, INC., 16917 Ventura Blvd, Encino, Ca. 91316 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Partnership SIGNED: EDMOND NAHOURAY, Manager Triland Capital, LLC The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 1, 2010 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: July 8, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: T FISHER, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on July 8, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2022-B4598 Doing business as: EL POLLO RIKO at 5620 California Ave #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EL POLLO RIKO BY APQR LLC, 5620 California Ave #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JOSE BEHAR, Managing Member The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: June 29, 2022 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: June 29, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on June 29, 2027 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2021-B1223 Business Name you wish to abandon: EL POLLO RIKO Street address of business: 5620 California Ave #A, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: EL POLLO RIKO LLC, 5620 California Ave #A, 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: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: JOSE BEHAR, Managing Member This statement of abandonment filed on: Jun 29, 2022 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: P DEL VILLAR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Jul 13, 20, 27, Aug 3, 2022 �������������������������������

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Gun Safety ‘Wrapped in a Mental Health Bill’: A Look at Health Provisions in the New Law

By Victoria Knight California Healthline The gun safety law forged through tense bipartisan talks in the Senate last month has been heralded as the first federal legislation in 30 years to combat rising gun violence. But what often falls below the radar is the new law’s focus on improving mental health services.

News coverage has largely centered on the law’s provisions to enhance background checks for younger buyers, encourage states to implement their own “red flag laws,” and close the “boyfriend loophole.” Less attention has been paid to the mental health programs that most of the estimated $13 billion is earmarked for.

“It is kind of a gun safety bill wrapped in a mental health bill,” said Jeffrey Swanson, a psychiatry professor at the Duke University School of Medicine who studies the intersection of gun violence and mental illness.

The pairing of these initiatives in the legislation spearheaded by a small group of senators after the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, was a result of Republicans’ insistence that any gun reform effort must also address mental health, even as Democrats disavowed a connection between the two concerns.

“We don’t think you can solve America’s gun violence epidemic through the prism of mental health. But if we have agreement between Democrats and Republicans to spend billions of additional dollars on mental health treatment, especially for vulnerable communities, let’s take that opportunity,” said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a key negotiator, while laying out the bill’s framework at a June 13 press conference.

While mental health advocates are happy Congress is authorizing new funds for their cause, they also expressed concern it would continue to perpetuate the idea that people with mental health disorders are largely responsible for gun violence, although research shows that’s not the case. Only 3% to 5% of violent acts are committed by individuals with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression. People living with mental illness are more likely to be victims of violence than are members of the general population.

“It is with very mixed emotions when we think about lumping these together,” said Hannah Wesolowski, chief advocacy officer at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. “We need mental health investments, yet we know that mental health

is not the direct cause of a person being violent.”

A central question about this heightened level of investment is whether it can make a difference in the nation’s struggle to combat gun violence. Here’s a look at key mental health aspects in the new law.

What’s in the Legislation The Congressional Budget Office estimated the new law’s total cost at $13 billion, a large chunk of which will be used to increase funding to expand existing mental health and school safety services programs, including $1 billion over five years for two programs to boost the number of mental health counselors in schools.

Other allocations include:

$80 million over four years for a pediatric mental health care access program, which allows pediatricians to provide mental health services via telehealth. An additional $60 million over four years is directed toward training primary care clinicians to provide mental health services to young people.

$250 million over four years to increase the Community Mental Health Services block grants to states to help fill in blanks in a state’s mental health system, such as creating care programs for adults and children with serious mental illnesses or emotional disturbances.

$240 million over four years would be added to Project AWARE, which provides grants to mental and behavioral health organizations, community groups, and schools to raise students’ awareness of and connect them to mental health services in schools.

$150 million this year for the new 988 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, which launches in mid-July.

The new law also provides up to $8.6 billion in funding over 10 years to support the build-out of certified community behavioral health clinics in every state in the U.S. These types of clinics, which already exist in 10 states as part of a pilot Medicaid program, are required to see people regardless of their insurance coverage and treat them for mental health or substance use issues.

States would need to apply to participate in the program, which would begin in 2024.

While annual reports submitted to Congress about the pilot program show behavioral health outcomes varied by state, other data shows the clinics have saved money and scored well

Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media California is the winner of the 2022 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation.

The nation’s preeminent education award for innovation, it recognizes a state for enacting reforms or implementing programs that go beyond marginal or incremental changes to improve student outcomes on a large scale.

According to the Education Commission of the States, California is being recognized for “its coordinated approach to educating all students from preschool to postsecondary, with explicit attention toward wholechild supports and services, as well as its historic financial investments to ensure educational equity.”

In his press release announcing the win, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said, “This is an incredible honor, and while the work continues, we’re proud of this national recognition that shows how California is improving educational outcomes for its students, closing equity gaps, and transforming education for students from pre-kindergarten to adulthood.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration has made funding public education a priority, acknowledged receiving the award by saying, “California is transforming education from pre-kindergarten through to college and beyond, empowering students and families with more supports, more choices, and more opportunities. This award recognizes the hard work that’s gone into this transformative change by leaders throughout the state…. and the winners here are California’s kids and parents.”

The Newman Award announcement coincided with school districts finalizing their 2022-23 budgets which were due at their County Office of Education by June 30.

Their budgets are bolstered by the highest level of funding in state history for all K-12 education programs – $128.6 billion is being allocated. Per pupil spending is $22,893 an all-time high.

The award recognized California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as one of the nation’s most equitable formulas. LCFF allocates more resources to school districts educating low-income students. In this year’s state budget, school districts are receiving a $9.0 billion increase in ongoing LCFF funding, a 13% base increase over 2021-22 rates.

The award noted that in the last two years, California has approved increases to the LCFF allowing school districts to add more teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, and other student support providers.

A letter nominating the state for the award read, “… [W]e believe there is no other state doing as much to advance educational equity for its neediest students as California is doing today.”

Since taking office in 2019, Thurmond has championed and created initiatives taking into consideration the unique needs California’s students. In order to achieve equity and transformative change he has promoted mental health programs, community schools, literacy, expanded learning programs, professional development, anti-racism training, and universal schools and universal meals programs.

Thurmond told California Black Media (CBM) that, “Starting out my goal was to figure out how to support Black students wherever they are in the state.” His Task

Force on Closing the Achievement Gap has been the source of a number of recommendations advancing equity for all students.

Task Force recommendations include: Supporting literacy as a strategy for closing the gap.

In 2021 Thurmond launched a campaign committed to ensuring all students read by third grade by 2026. This effort includes securing funds for literacy supports and school libraries as well as for family engagement supports for literacy. This year’s budget includes $250 million to be spent over 5 years to hire literacy coaches and reading specialists for low-income elementary schools, and to implement evidence-based literacy strategies for preschool through third grade students and their families.

Diversifying the teacher workforce. Thurmond developed and sponsored AB 520 (Mike Gipson, D-Carson), which called for expanding male educators of color. This bill was embedded into the 2021 budget which allocated $350 million in residency grants for teacher preparation programs with an emphasis on diversifying the teacher workforce. $184 million in new funding for teacher residencies is included in the 2022-23 budget and eligibility is expanded include to counselors.

Expanding funding for Community Schools. In 2019 Thurmond wrote and sponsored AB 1196 (Gipson) to fund Community Schools. In 2021, Thurmond worked with Newsom on a proposal to expand community schools. The 2021 budget allocated $3 Billion for Community Schools and the California Department of Education (CDE) is currently implementing the community schools’ strategy.

An additional $1.13 Billion was authorized in this year’s budget.

Providing professional development to help close the achievement grant. Thurmond helped to secure $1.5 Billion in Educator Effectiveness Grants to support professional development for educators to help close learning gaps.

CDE has awarded the Educator Effectiveness Grants and is working with districts to implement this strategy.

Expanding mental health programs. Thurmond sponsored SB 1229 (McGuire, D-Healdsburg) which would fund $25,000 grants to add 10,000 mental health clinicians to serve California students. Provisions of SB 1229 have been folded into the 2022-23 budget legislation as part of teacher and school counselor residency programs.

The current Golden State Teacher Grant Program is expanded to include mental health providers authorizing them to receive grants up to $20,000.

Expanding Pre-school programs. Thurmond sponsored AB 22 (McCarty, D-Sacramento) a bill that guarantees Universal Transitional Kindergarten. Thurmond and CDE are now implementing the policy. This year’s budget expands transitional kindergarten eligibility and rebenches the Proposition 98 Guarantee to $611 Million to accommodate enrollment increases. Also, $383 Million is approved to reduce the adult-to-student ratio for transitional kindergarten.

Expanding Dual language immersion programs.

Thurmond wrote and is sponsoring SB 952 (Limón, D-Santa Barbara) a bill that helps schools expand into dual language immersion programs. This bill is a priority bill for the Latino Caucus.

Piloting implicit bias programs. Thurmond secured $10 million in the 2021 state budget for funds for districts to provide anti-bias training.

Reducing chronic absenteeism. Thurmond secured grant funds to provide Oakland and Inglewood Unified School Districts resources needed to contact families with chronically absent students.

The Education Commission of the States will present California leaders with the Newman Award at the 2022 National Forum on Education Policy being held July 1315 in Washington, D.C.

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medication or engage in alcohol-dependence treatment. However, a 2021 Government Accountability Office report found that the data on these clinics was incomplete, leading to difficulty in evaluating their effectiveness in improving behavioral health.

How Useful Are These Mental Health Programs and When Will They Start?

It’s hard to know how effective the new spending will be at improving mental health, said Marisa Domino, an economist and the director of the Center for Health Information and Research at Arizona State University, because not all the programs getting additional funding have been evaluated for effectiveness or are able to be evaluated.

“There are lots of little opportunities in this bill, but it’s hard to tell as a whole” if it will be useful at improving mental health, said Domino.

Some of the funding will begin this year and continue for four or five years. Other spending streams may not start until 2024. That’s typical since government funding must be planned

years in advance. But it raises questions about how quickly mental health programs can be beefed up.

Still, advocates and researchers emphasized that more money going toward mental health will likely be beneficial since programs are severely underfunded across the U.S. Will It Stem Gun Violence?

It depends on how you define gun violence, said Swanson.

Over half of gun deaths in the U.S. are suicides, and it’s possible this legislation will help to reduce those deaths.

The new law also provides funding for states, which can be used to implement red flag laws, which have been shown to reduce suicide rates. These types of laws, now on the books in 19 states and the District of Columbia, allow for family members, police, or doctors to petition a court to ask to temporarily remove guns for up to a year from people who they fear may be at risk of harming themselves or others.

For example, Swanson led a research project analyzing how a red-flag policy worked in Connecticut, where his team estimated that for every 10 to 20 guns removed, one suicide was prevented.

But experts acknowledge that the mental health spending may not do as much to stop the gun violence that’s manifested through mass shootings, such as in Uvalde, at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in May, and during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

“The vast majority of people with mental illness are not violent,” said Swanson.

This story was produced by KHN (Kaiser Health News), a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.

KHN (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.

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Antonio‌ ‌Ray‌ ‌Harvey‌ ‌‌ California‌ ‌Black‌ ‌Media‌ Gov.Gavin Newsom has appointed Joe Stephenshaw as Director of the California Department of Finance (DOF), filling the position held by Keely Martin Bosler since 2018.

Stephenshaw, 47, will be Newsom’s chief fiscal policy advisor. Since March 2022, he served as Senior Counselor on Infrastructure and Fiscal Affairs in the Office of the Governor.

“Joe’s deep knowledge and experience of the state’s finances and the role that budgets play in moving our priorities forward – expanding opportunity, protecting public safety, and fighting climate change – make him uniquely qualified to be California’s next Director of Finance,” Newsom said in a written statement. “I thank him for stepping up to lead our accomplished team at the Department of Finance as we continue to invest in California values and build stability for years to come.”

The DOF Director position requires Senate confirmation and is paid an annual compensation is $227,178. Stephenshaw is a Democrat.

“I’m truly honored to be chosen by Governor Newsom for this historic appointment.” Stephenshaw told California Black Media.

Stephenshaw’s appointment makes him the highestranking Black DOF official in the last 30 years. Stan Stancell served as Gov. Pete Wilson’s chief deputy director

of Finance in the early 1990’s.

Stephenshaw was Staff Director for the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee from 2017 to 2022. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from California State University, Sacramento.

He held multiple other positions in the California Legislature from 2008 to 2017, including serving as a Policy Consultant in the Office of the Senate President pro Tempore, a Special Advisor to the Speaker of the Assembly, and as a Budget Consultant for both the Assembly Budget Committee and the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee.

From 2005 to 2008, Stephenshaw was a Budget Analyst for DOF. “Congratulations to Joe Stephenshaw for being appointed Director at the California Department of Finance! I have worked with Joe in several roles in the Assembly and Senate, and I cannot think of a kinder person or more qualified individual for this role,” California Senate President pro Tem Toni Atkins stated on July 1 on her Twitter account.

At DOF, Stephenshaw’s responsibilities include establishing appropriate fiscal policies to carry out the state’s programs as well as preparing, explaining, and administering the state’s annual financial plan (budget), which Newsom is required under the State Constitution to present by January 10 of each year.

The DOF Director provides fiscal stewardship and

oversight in matters before the State Lands Commission, State Teachers’ Retirement Board, and the Franchise Tax Board, among many others.

Stephenshaw will sit on numerous boards, commissions, bond committees, and finance authorities that cover a broad range of policy areas DOF impacts the fiscal activities of other state departments because of the general authority granted to it in Government Code Section 13070. This section provides the Department of Finance with authority over all financial and business policies of the state.

Keely Martin Bosler was appointed as Director of the California Department of Finance by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. in August 2018 and reappointed by Newsom in December 2018. She announced in March that she would be leaving at the end of the budget season in June.

“Throughout unprecedented challenges and opportunities, Keely has expertly steered the state’s finances with a commitment to expanding opportunity, improving the lives of Californians, and maintaining a solid fiscal foundation,” Newsom stated. “Keely led our work to provide historic relief to get Californians back on their feet and lay the groundwork for our recovery. I’m deeply grateful to Keely for lending her exceptional leadership, talents, unique perspective, and profound dedication to our work to build a better future for all Californians.”

CA Senate Rejected Involuntary Servitude Bill “

Supporters Vow to Bring It Back Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media Activists supporting legislation that would have ended involuntary servitude in California Prisons and eliminate the word “slavery” from California’s Constitution say they may have lost a battle, but they will not back down until their goals are achieved.

Late last month, the State Senate failed to pass Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 3, the California Abolition Act. If the legislature had approved the measure, it would have been placed on the November General Election ballot for voter approval.

For now, California will remain one of nine states in the country that permit involuntary servitude as a criminal punishment.

June 30 was the last day ACA 3 needed two-thirds of the Senate vote. Sen. Sydney Kamlager (D-Los Angeles), who authored ACA 3 in 2021 while serving in the Assembly, stated that the removal of the word slavery from the California constitution would have been a “substantive step toward safeguarding” the future from “the worst practice of our past.”

“Yesterday, ACA 3 failed to be heard. It did not have the 27 (votes) needed to pass off the floor,” Kamlager said in a July 1 statement. “States across the country are embarking on this journey to remove hateful and historically painful language and practices from their constitution. Until yesterday, so was California.”

The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution, ratified in 1865, prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude with one exception: if involuntary servitude was imposed as punishment for a crime.

Article I, section 6, of the California Constitution, describes the exact prohibitions on slavery and involuntary servitude and the same exception for involuntary servitude as punishment for crime.

Three states have voted to abolish slavery and involuntary servitude — Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska — and in all three cases, the initiative was bipartisan and placed on the ballot by a unanimous vote of legislators, according to Max Parthas, the co-director of the Abolish Slavery National Network (ASNN).

Kamlager said involuntary servitude “is a euphemism for forced labor” and the language should be removed entirely from the state’s constitution. On June 23, the state Senate rejected the amendment to ban the language with a 21-6 vote. Without the input of 13 Senators that did not cast a vote, ACA 3 was seven ballots shy of passage.

“The CA State Senate just reaffirmed its commitment to keeping slavery and involuntary servitude in the state’s constitution,” Kamlager tweeted after the measure failed to pass.

The legislature is now on summer recess until the first week of August.

Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), the lone Democrat that voted no against the amendment on June 23, inferred that

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ACA 3 raises the question of “whether or not California should require felons in state or local jails prisons to work.”

He brought forth the notion based on information he received from the state’s Department of Finance (DOF).

The DOF estimated that the amendment would burden California taxpayers with $1.5 billion annually in wages to prisoners, DOF analyst Aaron Edwards told the Senate Appropriations Committee on June 16.

Samuel Nathaniel Brown, a member of the AntiViolence Safety, and Accountability Project (ASAP), an organization that advocates for prisoners’ rights, said the Senate “messed up” when it failed to remove the language out of California’s Constitution.

Brown helped author ACA 3 while he was in prison.

He was released in December 2021 after serving a 24-year sentence.

“The people in California want to end slavery now.

Two Senators took it upon themselves to deny the people an opportunity to vote on ACA3 and many people are disappointed and upset,” Brown said. “We will now return more educated, agitated, concentrated, and dedicated. We will eradicate the overt vestiges of white supremacy that taint our constitution, weaken our system of rehabilitation, and undermine public safety.”

ACA 3 is connected to the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans’ Interim Report that was submitted to the California Legislature on June 1.

The report examines the ongoing and compounding harms experienced by African Americans as a result of slavery and its lingering effects on American society today.

It also provides to remedy those harms, including its support for ACA 3.

“This effort was uniquely personal to me,” Kamlager stated. “I will continue to fight to speak the truth about our history so that we can learn from it and be better. That is democracy.”

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By Julie Appleby California Healthline Consumers, employers, and just about everyone else interested in health care prices will soon get an unprecedented look at what insurers pay for care, perhaps helping answer a question that has long dogged those who buy insurance: Are we getting the best deal we can?

As of July 1, health insurers and self-insured employers must post on websites just about every price they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services, item by item. About the only thing excluded are the prices paid for prescription drugs, except those administered in hospitals or doctors’ offices.

The federally required data release could affect future prices or even how employers contract for health care. Many will see for the first time how well their insurers are doing compared with others.

The new rules are far broader than those that went into effect last year requiring hospitals to post their negotiated rates for the public to see. Now insurers must post the amounts paid for “every physician in network, every hospital, every surgery center, every nursing facility,” said Jeffrey Leibach, a partner at the consulting firm Guidehouse.

“When you start doing the math, you’re talking trillions of records,” he said. The fines the federal government could impose for noncompliance are also heftier than the penalties that hospitals face.

Federal officials learned from the hospital experience and gave insurers more direction on what was expected, said Leibach.

Insurers or self-insured employers could be fined as much as $100 a day for each violation, for each affected enrollee if they fail to provide the data.

“Get your calculator out: All of a sudden you are in the millions pretty fast,” Leibach said.

Determined consumers, especially those with highdeductible health plans, may try to dig in right away and use the data to try comparing what they will have to pay at different hospitals, clinics, or doctor offices for specific services.

But each database’s enormous size may mean that most people “will find it very hard to use the data in a nuanced way,” said Katherine Baicker, dean of the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy.

At least at first.

Entrepreneurs are expected to quickly translate the information into more user-friendly formats so it can be incorporated into new or existing services that estimate costs for patients. And starting Jan. 1, the rules require insurers to provide online tools that will help people get upfront cost estimates for about 500 so-called “shoppable” services, meaning medical care they can schedule ahead of time.

Once those things happen, “you’ll at least have the options in front of you,” said Chris Severn, CEO of Turquoise Health, an online company that has posted price information made available under the rules for hospitals, although many hospitals have yet to comply.

With the addition of the insurers’ data, sites like his will be able to drill down further into cost variation from one place to another or among insurers.

“If you’re going to get an X-ray, you will be able to see that you can do it for $250 at this hospital, $75 at the imaging center down the road, or your specialist can do it in office for $25,” he said.

Everyone will know everyone else’s business: for example, how much insurers Aetna and Humana pay the same surgery center for a knee replacement.

be unleashing a consumer revolution.”

Still, the biggest value of the July data release may well be to shed light on how successful insurers have been at negotiating prices. It comes on the heels of research that has shown tremendous variation in what is paid for health care. A recent study by the Rand Corp., for example, shows that employers that offer job-based insurance plans paid, on average, 224% more than Medicare for the same services.

Tens of thousands of employers who buy insurance coverage for their workers will get this more-complete pricing picture —

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The requirements stem from the Affordable Care Act and a 2019 executive order by then-President Donald Trump.

“These plans are supposed to be acting on behalf of employers in negotiating good rates, and the little insight we have on that shows it has not happened,” said Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO of the Purchaser Business Group on Health, an affiliation of employers who offer job-based health benefits to workers. “I do believe the dynamics are going to change.”

Other observers are more circumspect.

“Maybe at best this will reduce the wide variance of prices out there,” said Zack Cooper, director of health policy at the Yale University Institution for Social and Policy Studies. “But it won’t

and may not like what they see.

“What we’re learning from the hospital data is that insurers are really bad at negotiating,” said Gerard Anderson, a professor in the department of health policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, citing research that found that negotiated rates for hospital care can be higher than what the facilities accept from patients who are not using insurance and are paying cash.

That could add to the frustration that Mitchell and others say employers have with the current health insurance system.

More might try to contract with providers directly, only using insurance companies for claims processing.

Other employers may bring their insurers back to the bargaining table.

“For the first time, an employer will be able to go to an insurance company and say, ‘You have not negotiated a goodenough deal, and we know that because we can see the same provider has negotiated a better deal with another company,’” said James Gelfand, president of the ERISA Industry Committee, a trade group of self-insured employers.

If that happens, he added, “patients will be able to save money.”

That’s not necessarily a given, however.

Because this kind of public release of pricing data hasn’t been tried widely in health care before, how it will affect future spending remains uncertain. If insurers are pushed back to the bargaining table or providers see where they stand relative to their peers, prices could drop. However, some providers could raise their prices if they see they are charging less than their peers.

“Downward pressure may not be a given,” said Kelley Schultz, vice president of commercial policy for AHIP, the industry’s trade lobby.

Baicker, of the University of Chicago, said that even after the data is out, rates will continue to be heavily influenced by local conditions, such as the size of an insurer or employer — providers often give bigger discounts, for example, to the insurers or self-insured employers that can send them the most patients.

The number of hospitals in a region also matters — if an area has only one, for instance, that usually means the facility can demand higher rates.

Another unknown: Will insurers meet the deadline and provide usable data?

Schultz, at AHIP, said the industry is well on the way, partly because the original deadline was extended by six months. She expects insurers to do better than the hospital industry. “We saw a lot of hospitals that just decided not to post files or make them difficult to find,” she said.

So far, more than 300 noncompliant hospitals received warning letters from the government. But they could face $300-a-day fines for failing to comply, which is less than what insurers potentially face, although the federal government has recently upped the ante to up to $5,500 a day for the largest facilities.

Even after the pricing data is public, “I don’t think things will change overnight,” said Leibach. “Patients are still going to make care decisions based on their doctors and referrals, a lot of reasons other than price.”

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our community leaders with information,” Grossman stated.

“It’s important that the community members know they are not alone in this battle against radical extremism, hateful threats and targeted gun violence.”

Hate crimes are distinct from hate incidents, which are actions or behaviors motivated by hate that may be protected by the First Amendment right to freedom of expression. Examples of hate incidents include name calling, insults, and distributing hate material in public places. If a hate incident starts to threaten a person or property, it may become a

hate crime, according to DOJ officials.

Historically, hate crime data has been underreported.

DOJ recognizes that the data presented in its report may not adequately reflect the actual number of hate crime events that have occurred in the state.

Nevertheless, the total number of hate crime events reported in 2021 is the sixth-highest-ever-recorded, and the highest since 2001 in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Bonta noted.

Jackson said that the NAACP California-Hawaii State

Conference will work with California Black radio, print, and online media outlets to educate ethnic populations to raise awareness of hate and bigotry in the state.

“These kinds of projects to combat hate are well overdue and the NAACP is proud to be taking a leadership position in the communities of color,” Jackson said. “We cannot continue to allow the forces of hate, racism, and discrimination to continue to run rampant without a fight.”

Newlyweds are Now Eligible for Covered California Health Coverage The summer wedding season is upon us, and this joyous next step in life shouldn’t be taken without the safety and security of having quality, affordable health insurance for you and your partner.

We are in the midst of Covered California’s special enrollment period and getting married is one of the ways Californians can qualify to sign up for health insurance instead of having to wait until open enrollment in the fall.

As long as you apply for coverage within 60 days of your wedding, you are eligible to sign up.

“Congratulations to all of the Californians getting married during the summer months,” said Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman. “Take a moment to protect your bliss by getting yourself – and your partner – health insurance coverage. It will provide you with top-notch primary care and protection from any health emergencies.”

Consumers who sign up during special enrollment will have their coverage begin on the first of the following month. So, anyone that enrolls during July would have full coverage on Aug. 1 with expanded financial help under the federal American Rescue Plan included for qualifying Californians.

In addition to getting married, there are many life changes that allow Californians to enroll right now. The most common qualifying life events are losing health coverage, having a baby, permanently moving to California,

or moving within the state.

Additionally, there are several other qualifying life events that are available due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the American Rescue Plan: You or a family member have been affected by COVID-19.

You have a household income under 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is less than $19,320 for an individual and $39,750 for a family of four.

You paid the penalty because you did not have health insurance.

A full list of qualifying life events for Covered California’s special enrollment can be found here.

“Because of the American Rescue Plan, in 2022, two of every three Covered California enrollees can get namebrand coverage for $10 a month or less,” Altman said. “If you are uninsured and have experienced a qualifying life event, you can sign up for coverage right now.”

Consumers can explore their health coverage options in several different ways, including: Covered California’s online Shop and Compare Tool will show a consumer if they are eligible for financial help and which health plans are available in their area.

Find the nearest certified enroller in your local area for free and confidential help by visiting https://www. coveredca.com/support/contact-us/.

Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506 to get

information or enroll by phone.

Covered California’s online enrollment portal and certified enrollers will also help people find out whether

they are eligible for low-cost or no-cost Medi-Cal health plans. Medi-Cal enrollment is available year-round, and the coverage will begin the day after a person signs up.