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By Jeffrey L. Boney NNPA International Correspondent For the first time in the history of its existence, the National Newspaper Publishers Association, which represents over 200 Black-owned media companies across the U.S., has made its way to Ile-Ife in Nigeria for a culturally impactful inaugural trade mission.

The NNPA, under the leadership of its president and CEO, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, was invited to Ile-Ife in Nigeria, by His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Babatunde Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, The Oonirisa (Ooni) of Ife, for The Olojo Festival, from September 27 through October 3.

The Olojo Festival is a very prestigious annual celebration to commemorate the dawn of creation and to highlight the historical and spiritual ties of Ile-Ife being the cradle of human existence.

The NNPA was officially invited by The Ooni of Ife to participate in the annual Festival as a way to better understand the history and cultural significance of Ile-Ife, as well as to better inform African Americans and others throughout the world about the development opportunities and important cultural intersections between our sisters and brothers in Nigeria and across Africa and with people of African descent throughout the global African Diaspora.

“It has truly been a blessing to be a part of this unique and meaningful pilgrimage to Ile-Ife, Nigeria,” said Dr. Chavis. “African Americans have a history that did not begin or end with slavery in the United States. It is time we fully reconnect with who we really are without the trappings and ornaments of White supremacy.”

Ile-Ife is widely regarded as the cradle of the Yoruba race and culture. According to Yoruba myth, Ile-Ife is deemed the cradle of human existence based on the collection of historical information, empirical facts and science.

Ile-Ife is celebrated as the original source of all mankind and The Olojo Festival is celebrated annually as the spiritual confirmation that God created the world and deposited the elements of creation in Ile-Ife. The city of Ile-Ife is widely known for its many sacred shrines and spiritual sites that are meant to regularly highlight, promote and remember the Yoruba race and its cultural identities. The members of the NNPA delegation were able to visit many of these shrines and sites during their visit to the historical land.

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Previous routes have gone through South Los An“It has truly been a blessing to be a part of this unique and meaningful pilgrimage to Ile-Ife, Nigeles, areas near the Port of Los Angeles, and along geria,” said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., NNPA President and CEO. $Beyonce 10 Giv Wilshire Boulevard.

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GOP Push to End Bullet Train

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Worried they would lack big-name candidates at the top of the ticket this November, California Republicans turned to a ballot measure that would eliminate a recent gas tax increase in hopes of exciting conservatives and ensuring they show up to support lower-profile legislative and congressional candidates.

A potential similar strategy for 2020 emerged Tuesday, when a conservative radio host who is the public face behind this year's gas tax initiative announced he will pursue another measure – this one eliminating the state's beleaguered high-speed rail project.

Though it's a presidential election year, California is overwhelmingly Democratic and a Republican hasn't won the state since 2006.

Early phases of construction have begun on the train meant to take passengers between Los Angeles and San Francisco in less than three hours. But the $77 billion project championed by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown and his supporters has seen costs spike and the completion date pushed back.

“This is a colossal failure of these politicians, and you don't want to throw good money after bad,” said Carl DeMaio, a former San Diego city councilman who now hosts a radio show.

The 2020 initiative also would change the state Constitution to require all fees related to transportation – from the gas tax to taxes on vehicle sales and car insurance – be spent only on transportation-related projects. Those dollars could not go to the general fund.

It's backed by DeMaio and others behind Proposition 6, which will ask voters this November if they want to repeal a 12-cent gas tax hike and increases in vehicle registration fees approved by lawmakers last year.

Proposition 6 was funded in part by California's Republican congressional delegation, including Kevin McCarthy, the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House who is seeking to replace Paul Ryan as speaker. It was an unusual intervention by elected U.S. officials in a state political campaign.

They gave their support when it looked possible that no Republican would be in the races for governor and U.S. Senate this November. Republicans feared that would depress turnout among conservatives and allow Democrats to win close contests down the ballot, potentially giving them control of the U.S. House.

They dodged that scenario, however, when Republican businessman John Cox snagged the second position in California's gubernatorial primary, in which the top two finishers advance to the general election regardless of party.

The U.S. Senate race has two Democrats and no Republicans.

In 2020, California will have neither a Senate nor governor's race on the ballot.

“I have to believe that it's an issue that's being used because Trump doesn't generate turnout, doesn't generate excitement in California,” said Sherry Bebitch Jeffe, a public policy professor at the University of Southern California, said of the latest initiative.

Thad Kousser, chairman of the political science department at University of California, San Diego, said he's skeptical ballot measures can tip an election.

“I don't think there's any state initiative _ and certainly not these – that's going to make people more motivated to turn out than their view of whether they are loving or hating

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President Trump,” he said.

California's high-speed rail project has become politically fraught. A poll conducted in March by the Public Policy Institute of California found tepid support for rail and overwhelming opposition among Republicans.

Forty-six percent of likely voters said they support the project, with 52 percent opposed. Among Republicans, just 28 percent supported it, with 69 percent opposed. Independents were evenly split, while two-thirds of Democrats supported it.

DeMaio said his proposals have nothing to do with driving

Republican turnout and predicted conservative voters will be motivated regardless.

“I think turnout's going to be healthy in 2020,” DeMaio said. “I don't think there's a turnout problem.”

Voters approved roughly $10 billion in bonds in 2008 to construct the high-speed train. It was supposed to cost about $40 billion.

Now, the cost has ballooned to an expected $77 billion, with the completion date pushed to 2033.

Construction is underway in the state's Central Valley ag-

How Winter Impacts Utility Bills:

Smart Ways to Save Money

By Marisol Beas California Black Media It is time to say goodbye to summer and welcome autumn, and soon winter will be upon us. It will be time to decorate for the holidays, enjoy family gatherings and stay inside to keep warm. Also, with all the holiday traditions and cold weather, higher gas and electric bills are to be expected. However, even with the colder weather and additional energy usage, there are many ways to help keep energy

Marlene Murphy-Roach costs down.

The Winter Fuels Outlook projects that expenditures on energy are expected to be higher because of colder weather this year. This could mean higher bill costs for households, and as found in the Residential Consumption Survey (RECS) one in three U.S. households face challenges in paying their energy utility bills. Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) offers many programs like CARE, FERA, ESA and REACH to assist customers with their energy bills.

Marlene Murphy-Roach, director of the Income Qualified Programs at PG&E, said, "as a service provider, we want to ensure that we have the right programs to address the unique needs of disadvantaged communities as well as the lower income or the limited income customer segment."

PG&E has programs to help like CARE which provides up to a 20 percent discount on utility bills for lower income households. Even for customers "who are earning a little bit more than the income qualifications for CARE", can apply to another program, FERA. Murphy-Roach said that families of three or more could be approved for a dis-

count of 12 percent on their utility bill through the FERA program.

FERA users will soon be able to gain an 18 percent discount on their electric usage due to new legislation which recently passed. Murphy-Roach said there are 1.4 million PG&E customers utilizing the CARE program, which represents approximately 89.5 percent of customers who qualify for the program.

“For the FERA program,” Murphy-Roach said, “ [we believe] there are a lot more customers that qualify for the FERA program who are not taking advantage of it.”

The RECS also found that households struggle to repair broken equipment in the home which negatively increases their financial difficulties. According to Murphy-Roach, customers, like these, can benefit from the Energy Savings Assistance Program (ESA) which seeks to weatherize their home. This increases the home’s ability to stay warm during the winter and cooler during the summer.

The ESA program is available to customers who are qualified for CARE, including homeowners and renters.

Customers can get weatherization, such as weather stripping, attic insulation and replace older, inefficient appliances, such as refrigerators.

“In addition, customers who find themselves in tough situations…and experience a real hardship [where] they cannot pay their bill," she says, “have a one-time chance to apply for a program called REACH (Relief for Energy Assistance Through Community Help). Customers can use REACH once every 18 months to gain assistance through community help which pays for the customer’s utility bill during an emergency.”

Murphy-Roach says that living in Fresno and working closely with diverse communities has helped her see up close the range of needs throughout the community. She says that her interactions with the community have helped her “think about how to continue to look for better and different ways to serve diverse communities."

"We want to get to a place where a one hundred percent of all the customers that qualify for their programs are enrolled," said Murphy-Roach.

Immigrants Flow In, Guns Go Out

An often-overlooked piece of the border security debate is the flow of guns from the U.S. to Mexico and into Latin America.

The thousands of immigrants who have been coming across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months include many trying to escape gang and drug violence in their homelands. The weapon of choice used to intimidate them is often an American-made gun.

The flow of drugs and immigrants into the U.S. has been well-documented for decades and become a regular part of the political debate. But weapons smuggling from border states gets less attention.

A 2013 report by the University of San Diego says the number of firearms smuggled from the U.S. was so significant that nearly half of American gun dealers rely on that business to stay afloat.

On average, an estimated 253,000 firearms each year are purchased in the U.S. expressly to be sent to Mexico.

Boo! A Halloween Display So Scary Neighbors Call 911 WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) – A Halloween decoration hanging in the window of a North Dakota home is so scary that it prompted calls from concerned neighbors and at least one plea for police assistance.

The sign reading “Help Me,” which appears to be written in blood, is part of Becky Muhs’ display for her favorite holiday at her West Fargo home.

WDAY-TV reports that Muhs and her husband began getting messages from neighbors over the weekend asking if they were OK, and one neighbor even dialed 911, leading to a visit from a police officer.

Muhs says the incident ended in a laugh and that the officer didn’t ask her to take the sign down.

Police Make Wily Request about Reporting Coyotes NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio police department outside Cleveland where fans of the “Road Runner” cartoon are apparently employed has a request for residents after a string of recent coyote sightings.

The North Royalton Police Department says residents shouldn’t call 911 about coyotes unless they see any of the following: • Coyotes carrying any product marked “ACME”.

• Coyotes dropping anvils from hot air balloons.

• Coyote posting signs such as “Detour” or “Free Bird Seed”.

• Coyote in possession of a giant magnet.

• Coyote in possession of a catapult.

• Coyote detonating “TNT”.

• Coyote on roller skates with rockets attached.

In the cartoon, Wile E. Coyote is the Road Runner’s hapless nemesis. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says coyotes are typically nocturnal, but do make appearances during the day.

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Congresswoman Calls for An FBI Investigation of Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson issued the following statement on calls for an FBI investigation of Judge Kavanaugh: “Like millions of Americans, I was both riveted and dismayed by Christine Blasey Ford’s televised testimony as she bravely shared with strangers who would judge her details of the sexual assault she experienced 36 years ago.

Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans, all men, hired a woman attorney to question Dr. Ford to avoid the appearance of persecuting a victim, but that pretense fooled no one.

“Dr. Ford delivered a compelling and credible account of her horrific encounter with Brett Kavanaugh and I believe her. He, on the other hand, was frequently dismissive, rude and utterly unconvincing. Moreover, despite all

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of the fear and anguish that she has already experienced since her story became public, Ford still supported the call for an FBI investigation of the incident, while Kavanaugh and Senate Republicans did not. What were they afraid we would learn?

“The American Bar Association, which has given Kavanaugh its highest ranking, also agreed there should be an investigation into the accusations against him. Failing to do so, ABA’s president wrote in a letter to the committee’s chairman and ranking Democrat, will ‘negatively affect the great trust necessary for the American people to have in the Supreme Court.’

“Thankfully the committee, after much debate, decided today to ask the White House to instruct the FBI to conduct a background check into Kavanaugh. It’s the right thing to do because proceeding with a confirmation vote at this point would be adding insult to the grave injury sexual harassment and assault victims everywhere already have endured.

Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson is a fourth-term Congresswoman from Florida representing parts of Northern Miami-Dade and Southeast Broward counties. A former state legislator and school principal, she is the founder of the 5000 Role Models for Excellence Project, a mentoring program for young males at risk of dropping out of school. Congresswoman Wilson also founded and chairs the Florida Ports Caucus, a bipartisan taskforce that coordinates federal action in support of Florida’s harbors and waterways. The Florida lawmaker sits on the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Education and the Workforce Committee.

Tiger Effect Creating Excitement for Ryder Cup

By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Tiger Woods wasn't the only one celebrating after he won the Tour Championship. Golf announcers and network executives are excited about the momentum Woods' comeback season can generate for ratings.

All three of the sport's major U.S. broadcasters have reasons to look forward to the next nine months.

CBS' Jim Nantz saw signs of Woods working his way back into contention at the Honda Classic last February in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, as well as The Memorial in Columbus and at the PGA Championship, where he finished two strokes behind Brooks Koepka.

“I saw him working his way through it and never doubted that he would win again,” Nantz said. “It could have happened earlier but he would have trouble over the last nine holes and lose some shots. But you don't say it was ever over with him because he will outwork everyone.”

The immediate beneficiary is the NBC Sports Group, which has this weekend's Ryder Cup on Golf Channel and NBC. It also had last weekend's Tour Championship and

saw a ratings increase of 178 percent. Sunday's final round had a 4.45 Nielsen rating. The round also had 18.4 million minutes streamed across NBC's digital platforms according to the network.

NBC Sports' Mike McCarley, who is the president of the network's golf coverage, said last weekend's FedEx Cup finale and this weekend's Ryder Cup present two interesting story lines.

“Last weekend he was squaring off against a generation of players who watched him. Now he is teaming up with them this week,” McCarley said from Paris. “It sets up a good story line for next year where Tiger will be squaring off with younger players who were inspired by him and attempted to fill the void. Whether it is in the spring or summer it is shaping up as a pretty dynamite season.”

NBC and Golf Channel have 30 hours of Ryder Cup coverage Friday through Sunday. Golf Channel will air Friday's coverage and NBC will have Saturday and Sunday.

Justin Leonard was paired with Woods at the 1997 Ryder Cup and will be a part of NBC's crew this weekend.

Leonard said what he is looking forward to this weekend is seeing how Woods and Phil Mickelson work together on the same team.

“I don't think we'll see a Tiger-Phil pairing, but it will be fascinating to watch how this unfolds, seeing how at the beginning of the year, we didn't think either of these players would be on this team, and now here they are,” he said.

With Woods back in regular contention, Nantz is hoping that the spotlight will also spread to other players like it did when Woods was at his peak.

“Now that he is re-credentialed as a winner again, hopefully players that win tournaments where he competes will get recognized more,” Nantz said. “I'm excited for the game and next season because of the depth.”

Fox is hoping that the Tiger Effect will be at its best in June, when the U.S. Open returns to Pebble Beach. With the tournament being on the West Coast, that means most of the coverage will be in prime time in the Eastern and Continued on page A5

Baton Rouge Needs HAART, Open Health, and PreP

HIV Rates Topping the Nation

By Candace J. Semien The DRUM Newspaper BATON ROUGE—The HIV AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc., or HAART, is the 19th largest nonprofit

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in the state, with a budget of more than $25 million. But with an HIV AIDS population of more than 5,000 people in the nine-parish Baton Rouge region, and more than 20,000 people in state, the need for HAART services far surpasses its budget.

“We have been assisting those with HIV for nearly three decades and it’s been an uphill challenge from the beginning,” said Tim Young, HAART CEO. In 1995 when HAART first opened its doors, the medical community was focused on keeping people with HIV alive. Since then, doctors and researchers have learned to treat HIV more effectively, which means fewer people are dying and people are living longer with their disease, said Young.

“When I began working at HAART, new medications were literally getting people out of their death beds,” he said.

Many people were seeing health improvements from the new medications that were becoming available, but many still were not, and even those who did often experienced serious side effects. Today, the medications are so effective that someone who acquires HIV can have a normal life expectancy if they adhere to an effective medication regimen.

“Now, we are learning how to assist people who have been living with HIV for as long as HAART has been in existence. That’s an amazing advancement. We assist many to cope with the challenges of helping to raise their grandchildren, something many thought would never be possible,” Young said.

HAART’s original role was to anticipate the services people living with HIV needed and weren’t receiving and to serve as the fiscal agent for Ryan White funding in the Baton Rouge area with other organizations to provide direct services. “The first thing we did was to recognize the need for a larger network of providers to serve an increasing number of people who were living with HIV disease with the advent of new effective medications. In the late ‘90s, we added Volunteers of America, Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge, and Care South to the network of Ryan White funded providers.”

These relationships aid HAART in providing medical

treatment, medication assistance, and case management to assist patients in navigating the health care system. HAART also provides medical transportation, dental services, and mental health services.

HAART has established Baton Rouge’s Open Health Care Clinic, located at 3801 North Blvd., to expand medical services and serve the wider community. “Over the past three decades years we’ve built an enduring community asset and positioned it to become an integral part of the health care network for decades to come,” Young said. “HAART has grown from a small organization, coordinating funding for a network of providers for a single disease, to one of the largest community health centers in the state, poised to grow its own network of clinics across the city, serving both children and adults from every walk of life.”

“The day of novel treatments is actually already here.

Early on, patients had a complex medication regimen that was difficult to achieve and often had side effects, some almost as serious as the disease itself. Multiple pills, some with and some without food, every four hours meaning interrupted sleep and other complications were normal.

Now, for most with HIV, treatment is one pill once a day.

That’s remarkable when you consider how far we’ve come in a relatively short period of time, although a lifetime for some and sadly too late for others. And they achieve complete viral suppression, so no more damage can be done to themselves by the virus and they can’t transmit it to others,” Young said.

But, in a city with the highest rates of newly diagnosed HIV cases in the nation, is HAART positioned to slow down the spread of the virus that cause AIDS? Young explained, “Despite the educational messages, many continue to participate in risky behaviors which expose themselves and others to HIV transmission. We’ve always relied on people changing their behavior and now we have a bio-medical preventative that can protect them even if they don’t take other measures to protect themselves.

HIV medication “It works a little like birth control (pills) where a person takes it every day to stop the virus from attaching to the immune system if they become exposed,” said Eugene Collins, director of prevention for HAART. “HIV disease is not just a threat to those who acquire it, but to potentially much larger numbers of people if left unchecked. It’s our responsibility to assist persons with HIV, not only to improve their personal health, but to ensure they don’t pass it on to others,” Young said.

After testing positive, Baton Rouge residents are provided services through HAART’s Red Carpet linkage program that gets them connected “immediately” with medical and mental health appointments, employment assistance, and housing. “We provide a total continuum of care, medically and socially,” said Collins.

According to Young, the strongest tools for HAART are the dedication and commitments of the non-profit’s board and staff. “We bring strong technical skills in the areas of medicine, psychology, finance, and marketing to bring awareness about the epidemic in our community and the solutions to limit and reduce its growth. Our new PrEP program, our new opioid-abuse outreach program and the broad spectrum of health and wellness services we bring to our patients are our strengths, thereby strengthening the community,” he said.

HAART has survived for 22-years despite the constantly changing health care environment, and HIV care changes even more than health care in general.

“We’ve been successful as a health care resource because we’ve been guided by a strong community-based board of directors, made up of experienced professionals who help us to look ahead and chart a successful vision for the future.

Health care will continue to evolve and HAART will adapt to change so we may continue to pursue our mission and commitment to our community. I’m confident of that,” said Young who is also CEO of Open Health Clinic.

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B5829 Doing business as: SS AND E ELECTRICAL SERVICE at 3425 Big trail Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ERIC EVON WILKINS, 3425 Big Trail Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ERIC EVON WILKINS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 28, 2010 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Aug 15, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Aug 15, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6211 2018-B6212 2018-B6213 2018-B6214 Doing business as: KELLER WILLIAMS FORWARD LIVING BAKERSFIELD / KELLER WILLIAMS FORWARD LIVING / KW FORWARD LIVING / KW FORWARD LIVING BAKERSFIELD at 5601 Truxtun Ave #150 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: SRPM MANAGEMENT INC CA, 5601 Truxtun Ave #150 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: ARLEIEM CORTEZ, CFO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 1, 2014 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Aug 30, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Aug 30, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6307 Doing business as: CHASE WHITNEY PEST CONTROL at 920 Sauvignon St, Wasco, Ca. 93280 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ARMANDO GONZALEZ JR., 920 Sauvignon St, Wasco, Ca. 93280 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ARMANDO GONZALEZ 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: Sept 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Sept 5, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6278 Doing business as: TOTAL CELLULAR at 624 Morning Dr #G Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: 4128 Chester Ave #B Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 County: Kern Full name of registrant: AYAD ABDO ALI NAHSHAL, 3912 Fairwood St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: AYAD ABDO ALI NAHSHAL 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: Sept 4, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from

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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 Sept 4, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018

This statement of abandonment filed on: Aug 31, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6261 Doing business as: KAIROS TRANSPORT at 5404 Kettle Dome St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JESUS NICOLAS MATA FRANCO, 5404 Kettle Dome St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Full name of registrant: SILVIA MATA, 5404 Kettle Dome St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: JESUS MATA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 25, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Aug 31, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Aug 31, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B5917 Doing business as: BEAUTIFUL BABY AND KID BOTIQUE at 2207 Brundage Ln #G2-G3 Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: OLIVIA LOPEZ, 517 Taylor St #8 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: OLIVIA 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: Aug 20, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Aug 20, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B6180 Business Name you wish to abandon: CHILDREN’S THINGS & CLOTHES BOUTIQUE Street address of business: 517 Taylor St #8 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: OLIVIA LOPEZ, 517 Taylor St #8 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: OLIVIA LOPEZ, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Aug 20, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B5147 Business Name you wish to abandon: WILD HEALTH Street address of business: 5001 Grand Cypress Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: TARA NICHOLE GOLLES, 5001 Grand Cypress 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: TARA NICHOLE GOLLES, Owner

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6070 Doing business as: IRON BUTTERFLY YONI STEAMS, THE at 2117 Ferntree Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ALICE JEANETTE WOODYARD, 2117 Ferntree Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ALICE JEANETTE WOODYARD 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: Aug 24, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Aug 24, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6071 Doing business as: TOP OF THE LINE FASHIONS at 2117 Ferntree Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: TRACY MICKEY JACKSON, 2117 Ferntree Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: TRACY MICKEY JACKSON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 24, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Aug 24, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Aug 24, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-18-101960 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 PETITION OF: LANCE MICHAEL GRUMBLES FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LANCE MICHAEL GRUMBLES for a decree changing names as follows: Present name LANCE MICHAEL GRUMBLES Filed a petition with this court Proposed name LANCE MICHAEL AUSTIN 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: Oct 29, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

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

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: Aug 24, 2018 JUDEL Commissioner LANCE MICHAEL GRUMBLES, 10001 Battersea Park Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Phone: (661) 426-6336 E-Mail: 1lance34@gmail.com IN PRO PER BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-18-102097 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 METRO DIVISION

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PETITION OF: JOHNATHAN ANDREW LEWIS and HANNAH ALYSSA LEWIS FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JOHNATHAN ANDREW LEWIS and HANNAH ALYSSA LEWIS for a decree changing names as follows: Present name BRYNNLY REA SCHROETER Filed a petition with this court Proposed name BRYNNLY REA LEWIS 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: Nov 5, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

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

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: Aug 24, 2018 JUDEL Commissioner JOHNATHAN ANDREW LEWIS and HANNAH ALYSSA LEWIS, 2400 Hasti Acres Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Phone: (562) 309-7096 E-Mail: IN PRO PER BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 SUMMONS CITACION JUDICIAL NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) OTHA J FORD; DOES 1 to 50 You are being sued by plaintiff (Lo Esta Demandando El Demandante) CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. CASE NUMBER (Numero del caso) BCL – 18 010911 NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOS despues de que le entregue esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copla al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfthelp/espanol).

En la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede ms cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede preder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su dueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

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

The name and address of the court is El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California County of Kern 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) BERGSTROM LAW, Ltd. 9555 S. Eastern Ave #200, Las Vegas, Nevada 89123 Telephone: (702) 333-0007 Date: (Fecha) Feb 6, 2018 TERRY MCNALLY Clerk, by (Secretario) Marisela Espinoza, Deputy (Adjunto NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED:

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you are served as an individual defendant.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 12, 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6386 Doing business as: GENUINE JEAN at 16077 Hwy 65, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 80041 Bakersfield, Ca. 93380 County: Kern Full name of registrant: TAYLOR JEAN GROVE, 16077 Hwy 65 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: TAYLOR JEAN GROVE 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: Sept 7, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno, 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 Sept 7, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6316 Doing business as: HOLLYWOOD NAILS & SALON at 4715 Coffee Rd #D Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: HOANG CAO NGUYEN, 9810 Bath Ct, Bakersfield Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: PHI YEN DANG VO, 9810 Bath Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: PHI YEN VO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sept 5, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Bojorquez, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 5, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

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listed above on: July 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 5, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

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

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Aug 24, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B5416 Business Name you wish to abandon: A & A FINANCIAL Street address of business: 333 Palmer Dr #240 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: P.O. Box 261 Taft, Ca. 93268 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: DAVID THOMAS ARTHOFER, 28150 Dustin Acres Rd, Taft, Ca. 93268 LAUREEN PIILANI MYERS-ARTHOFER, 28150 Dustin Acres Rd, Taft, Ca. 93268 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: LAUREEN PIILANI MYERSARTHOFER, Partner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B4441 Business Name you wish to abandon: A AND A FINANCIAL Street address of business: 333 Palmer Dr #240 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: DAVID THOMAS ARTHOFER, 28150 Dustin Acres Rd, Taft, Ca. 93268 LAUREEN PIILANI MYERS-ARTHOFER, 28150 Dustin Acres Rd, Taft, Ca. 93268 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: LAUREEN PIILANI MYERSARTHOFER, Partner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 5, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6368 Doing business as: ANGELA’S SCENTED GARDEN at 10808 Seriana Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ANGELA EVELYN FRALIN, 10808 Seriana Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ANGELA EVELYN FRALIN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sept 5, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 6, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 6, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6941 Doing business as: MTZ CONSTRUCTION at 11601 Regarse Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ISRAEL MARTINEZ, 11601 Regarse Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Full name of registrant: ABRAHAM MARTINEZ, 9610 Kabara Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: ISRAEL MARTINEZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Apr 30, 2008 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 11, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno, 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 Sept 11, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6337 2018-B6338 2018-B6339 Doing business as: ARTHOFER AND ARTHOFER FINANCIAL / A AND A FINANCIAL / A & A FINANCIAL at 333 Palmer Dr #240 Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DAVID THOMAS ARTHOFER, 28150 Dustin Acres Rd, Taft, Ca. 93268 Full name of registrant: LAUREEN PIILANI MYERS-ARTHOFER, 28150 Dustin Acres Rd, Taft, Ca. 93268 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: LAUREEN MYERS-ARTHOFER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6083 Doing business as: MIKE’S PHOTO at 3518 Periwinkle Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MICHAEL ONEIL WALKER, 3518 Periwinkle Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MICHAEL ONEIL WALKER 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: Aug 24, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6971 Doing business as: GUADALAJARA MEAT MARKET at 741 E St, Wasco, Ca. 93280 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CLAUDIA MARIA APLICANO MERLO, 620 Central Ave #B Wasco, Ca. 93280 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CLAUDIA MARIA APLICANO MERLO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 1, 2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 11, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Sept 11, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018 SUMMONS CITACION JUDICIAL NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO) U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION as Indenture Trustee for Springleaf Mortgage Loan Trust 2013-2, Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2013-2 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (Lo Esta Demandando El Demandante) HELEN M. TASSEY, an individual; MICHAEL THARP; Additional parties Attachment form is attached CASE NUMBER (Numero del caso) BCV-18-100389 NOTICE! You have been sued.

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

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIOS despues de que le entregue esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copla al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfthelp/espanol).

En la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede ms cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede preder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su dueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE California, (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de obogados locales.

The name and address of the court is El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Superior Court of the State of California County of Kern 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es) CHRIS C. CHAPMAN, Esq., 20955 Pathfinder Rd, #300, Daimond Bar, Ca. 91765 Telephone: (626) 915-5714 Date: (Fecha) Feb 20, 2018 Clerk (Secretario)Vanessa Cofield, Deputy (Adjunto NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: you are served BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10, 2018

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JUDY LYNN MASSA This matter is submitted as “proper to be submitted on the pleadings (PSP).” All matters approved as PSP will be granted unless you appear at the hearing and object when the PSP Calendar is called.

CASE NUMBER: BPB-18-002877 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JUDY LYNN MASSA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CONSTANCE E. MITTERBACH in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN THE PETITION FOR PROBATE REQUESTS THAT: CONSTANCE E. MITTERBACH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decendent.

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 on Date: Oct 18, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: Probate located at 1215 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: MATTHEW H. WELTY (248092) WELTY WELTY, P.C. 141 North St, #A Healdsburg, Ca. 95448 Phone: (707) 433-4842 E-MAIL: matt@weltywelty. com Attorney for: CONSTANCE E. MITTERBACH, Petitioner BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ANTHONY PARRA NIETO CASE NUMBER: BPB-18-002562 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ANTHONY PARRA NIETO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by RANDY F. NIETO SR. in the Superior Court of California, County of KERN THE PETITION FOR PROBATE REQUESTS THAT: RANDY F. NIETO SR. be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decendent.

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.

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A HEARING on the petition will be held on Date: Oct 18, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: RANDY F. NIETO SR., 129 La Mesa Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93305 Phone: (661) 301-1979 Attorney for: PETITIONER IN PRO PER,

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 Sept 19, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018

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 Sept 19, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7094 2018-B7095 Doing business as: LEVEL ONE FINANCIAL / THE HANSON GROUP at 3977 Coffee Rd #B Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 9530 Hageman Rd B355 Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 County: Kern Full name of registrant: LEVEL ONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC CA 3977 Coffee Rd #B Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: SCOTT HANSON, President The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Nov 20, 2008 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 17, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno, 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 Sept 17, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7007 Doing business as: CARBETTY at 5300 Wible Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: WB USED AUTOMOTIVE, LLC DE, 5300 Wible Rd, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: MICHAEL LUCE, Manager The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 22, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 13, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Sept 13, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7137 Doing business as: OLD RIVER MONTE CARLO DELI, THE at 9750 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: 6077 Coffee Rd #4 BX. 138 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: RANDY PAUL WINKLE, 6077 Coffee Rd #4 BX. 138 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RANDY PAUL WINKLE 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: Sept 19, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7138 Doing business as: OLD RIVER MONTE CARLO PIZZA, THE at 9750 Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: 6077 Coffee Rd #4 BX. 138 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Full name of registrant: RANDY PAUL WINKLE, 6077 Coffee Rd #4 BX. 138 Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RANDY PAUL WINKLE 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: Sept 19, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Sept 19, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7140 Doing business as: A&R TOURS at 1585 Winter Ave, Rosamond, Ca. 93560 Mailing Address: 6021 Felsite Ave, Rosamond, Ca. 93560 County: Kern Full name of registrant: ANNA MARIE WHITE, 6021 Felsite Ave, Rosamond, Ca. 93560 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ANNA MARIE WHITE The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 19, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 19, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B0941 Business Name you wish to abandon: A&R TOURS Street address of business: 1585 Winter Ave, Rosamond, Ca. 93560 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ROBERT ALVIN MESSER, 1585 Winter Ave, Rosamond, Ca. 93560 ANNA MARIE WHITE, 1585 Winter Ave, Rosamond, Ca. 93560 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: Copartners SIGNED: ANNA MARIE WHITE, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 19, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7148 Doing business as: GALLBER CO. at 2400 18th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MICHELLE LYNN GALLOWAY, 2400 18th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MICHELLE LYNN GALLOWAY 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: Sept 19, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7051 Doing business as: TACOS EL LOBO at 400 White Ln #51 Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JUAN MANUEL GUZMAN, 400 White Ln #51, Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JUAN MANUEL GUZMAN 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: Sept 14, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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 Sept 14, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7081 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD MOTORCYCLE COMPANY at 2608 17th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JOHN MICHAEL PANICK, 2608 17th St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOHN MICHAEL PANICK 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: Sept 17, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 17, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B4091 Business Name you wish to abandon: KBS ENTERPRISES Street address of business: 2210 Ribble Valley Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: HAROLD J. BAER, M.D., 2210 Ribble Valley Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 JAMES K. SAIKI, M.D., 7204 St. Andrews Dr, 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: HAROLD J. BAER, M.D., Managing Partner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 17, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7077 2018-B7078 2018-B7079 Doing business as: BARNYARD CREATIONS / BARNYARD GIRLS / SHIPLAP SISTERS at 15018 Southernwood Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JORDAN LYNN SPAINHOWARD, 15018 Southernwood Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JORDAN LYNN SPAINHOWARD The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Sept 1, 2018

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This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 17, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno, 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 Sept 17, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B5298 Business Name you wish to abandon: LITTLE WARRIORS Street address of business: 15018 Southernwood Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JORDAN LYNN SPAINHOWARD, 15018 Southernwood Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JORDAN LYNN SPAINHOWARD, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 17, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018

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Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 24, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno, 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 Sept 24, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (K) PUB: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7131 Doing business as: BLUEHORSE INSURANCE CO. at 4831 Panama Ln #A1 Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PALWINDER SINGH, 4011 Cogburn Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PALWINDER SINGH The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 1, 2015 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 19, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7235 Doing business as: ROSS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS at 6200 Lake Ming Rd #A3 Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CHRISTIAN MICHEAL ROSS, 10108 Eagles View St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CHRISTIAN MICHEAL ROSS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 20, 2008 This statement filed with the County

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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 Sept 19, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018

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 Sept 24, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7246 Doing business as: IMPERIAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE COMPANY at 8218 Ridgegate Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: EDWARD JERRY SELLERS, 8218 Ridgegate Ct, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: EDWARD JERRY SELLERS 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: Sept 24, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: J Garcia, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B6384 Doing business as: BILL BRUBAKER CONSULTING at 17840 Kranenburg Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: WILLIAM LEE BRUBAKER, 17840 Kranenburg Ave. Bakersfield, Ca. 93314 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: WILLIAM LEE BRUBAKER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Aug 1, 2018 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 7, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno, 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)

PUBLIC NOTICE Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Sept 7, 2023 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Oct 3, 10, 17, 24, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2018-B7024 Doing business as: KOOL LINE EXPRESS at 3523 Gilmore Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GEORGE WASHINGTON, 3608 Tori Lorene Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: GEORGE WASHINGTON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Apr 1, 1993 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern county on: Sept 13, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A Zubeldia, 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: 2014-B0281 Business Name you wish to abandon: UNIQUELY YOURS BOUTIQUE Street address of business: 8408 Tamworth St, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name:JORDAN SPAINHOWARD, 8408 Tamworth St, 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: JORDAN SPAINHOWARD, Owner This statement of abandonment filed on: Sept 17, 2018 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: N Moreno Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-18-102179 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 PETITION OF: JOSE ARMAS FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JOSE ARMAS for a decree changing names as follows: Present name JOSE ARMAS Filed a petition with this court Proposed name JOE M. ARMAS 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: Nov 13, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

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

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER Date: Sept 7, 2018 JUDEL Commissioner of the Superior Court JOSE ARMAS, 3901 Fambrough Dr, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Phone: (661) 832-0566 E-Mail: IN PRO PER BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Sept 26, Oct 3, 10, 17, 2018

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

GOP Push to End Bullet Train Continued from page A1 ricultural heartland, but officials don't have enough money to complete the first phase from Bakersfield to San Francisco. The project has between $20 billion and $28 billion in hand.

Its funding comes from the bonds, federal dollars and revenue from the state's cap-and-trade program that requires businesses to buy credits to emit greenhouse gases.

The proposed ballot measure would halt funding for highspeed rail, force the state to cease activities on it and use

any unspent bond money to retire the debt. The federal money has already been spent.

Some Democratic lawmakers have grown frustrated by the problems with California's largest single infrastructure project.

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said he supports it but is concerned about its financing. Cox, the GOP candidate, says he would kill the project.

Recipe of the Week Clam Chowder in a Sourdough Bowl “Hello Fall! I’ve been waiting for you all year long! I absolutely love all the coolness you bring, and I also love the rich fall food that warms the soul!”

I thought I would get a head start by preparing a clam & shrimp chowder soup that has been smothered on top of a buttery Sourdough bowl. Since I couldn’t make it to San Francisco for theirs I thought I would make my own. I wanted to share how I made this savory rich bowl of soup with you, so let’s get cooking.

What you will need: 10-15 medium shrimp (tails off, uncooked) 1-2 cans of clams or more depending on how much you’re making. (in juice do not drain) 1 medium onion (chopped) 2 garlic cloves (minced) 2-3 medium (cubed) potatoes) 1 cup yellow or white corn (optional) 1- 2 cups (roughly chopped) 1/4 cup butter 2-3 strips of bacon (optional) 1/2 milk (or 1/2 cup water) 1 cup half and half 1/4 cup flour (mix in a little at a time, depending on how thin or thick you like) 1 tablespoons fresh parsley 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon paprika (preferably smoked) add salt and pepper DIRECTIONS: Boil potatoes in a separate pot about 10 minutes, drain and set aside. In a large pot melt butter on medium heat.

Sautee onion and garlic, for about 2 minutes.

Slowly stir in flour & half and half.

Add potatoes, mushrooms, cornand milk or water.

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Drain the clam juice into the pot and set clams to the

Add paprika, bay leaf, salt and pepper.

Simmer for 10 minutes.

Add clams & shrimp and continue to simmer for another 8-10 minutes right before serving garnish with bacon, parsley, & cheese (optional) Now you are done! See how easy that was!

Please note that each recipe can be added with more or less ingredients depending on how many you’re preparing for.

As always, thank you for cooking with me in the Creative Kitchen.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER A5

NIGHT SCHOOL Film Review:

By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic It’s a match made in heaven — well maybe Atlanta — that’s where this film was shot. Kevin Hart, the rich, diminutive comic strongman shares the silver screen with the breakout star, and his former protégé, the very cray cray Tiffany Haddish. There’s a great potential for outrageous, sidesplitting humor and for the most part the duo lives up to that billing.

Expectations are also high because director Malcolm D. Lee is at the helm, fresh off his gigantic success with Girls Trip. The whacky script is the creation of five writers: Hart, Harry Ratchford (Kevin Hart: What Now?), Joey Wells (Kevin Hart: What Now?), Matthew Kellard (Real Husbands of Hollywood), Nicholas Stoller (The Carmichael Show) and John Hamburg (Zoolander). Hart and his crew establish a funny set of characters who act out like bad kids in study hall, only they’re adults working on their GED. Seemingly losers in life in need of a break.

Teddy (Hart) works at BBQ City selling ribs to happy customers. He’s dating Lisa (Megalyn Echikunwoke, TV’s Vixen), a professional who makes more money in a day than he makes in a month. She’s way out of his league, but he’s playing the charade of a rich boyfriend, with a Porsche convertible, fancy clothes and such. Teddy, a high school dropout, who thought he could hustle his way through a career, wants to get ahead in the world, but he’s limited by his pay grade and the lack of an education.

When he loses his job, his buddy Marv (Ben Schwartz, TV’s Parks and Recreation) wants to get the peppy salesman a position at his financial firm, but Teddy will need at least a GED to get started. Reluctantly Teddy heads back to Piedmont High School, his alma mater, to check out how he can get his certificate. He is mocked by the snotty high school principal Stewart (Taran Killam, Saturday Night Live), who has been jealous of Teddy going back to their days at that high school. The night school teacher Carrie (Haddish) and her new con artist student don’t hit if off at first. She doubts his dedication, and he thinks he is better than the other misfits in his night class. But sooner than later, Teddy realizes the importance of an education: “Night school is about second chances. Night school is all I have,” he says.

Truthfully, this comedy of physical pranks, bitch sessions, put-downs and social class jokes has its peaks and valleys. But the peaks are so high, thanks to the cast and

Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish in ‘Night School’ dialogue, that the valleys are unnoticeable. There’s the romantic angle as Teddy courts Lisa and learns that the truth is better than deception. There’s the mentor/protégé relationship he has with his teacher, who is not above taking off her belt and beating his ass when he becomes hardheaded.

The comradery that grows between the values-challenged adult student and his equally lost classmates grows increasingly endearing: There’s Jaylen (Romany Malco, Think Like a Man), a brother whose job got replaced by a robot; the meek demented mom, Mary (Mary Lynn Rajskub, TV’s 24), who uses the class as a refuge from her family; the pouty millennial, Mila (Anne Winters, Sand

Castles); the dumb ex-jock dad, Mackenzie (Rob Riggle, Modern Family); Luis (Al Madrigal, TV’s The Daily Show) an adult who wishes he was a teen pop star like Justin Bieber; and Bobby (Joseph “Fat Joe “ Cartegna), a convict who’s being skyped in from his prison’s multi-purpose room.

The physical comedy hits a high point in a scene in a martial arts studio where Carrie gets in a boxing ring with Teddy to beat the dumbness out of him. She asks him GED exam questions, and if he gets the answer wrong, she slugs, kicks or throws him while screaming “Focus!” Not many comics can pull off this kind of unrepentant, humorous violence and make the audience believe it and laugh hysterically. She can. Haddish, as an African American comic

actress in high demand, is blazing a trail all her own.

Haddish’s perfect companion is the very disarming Kevin Hart. His self-deprecating humor is infectious: “Learning disabilities? Oh my God I have learning herpes!”

His smile could charm the wallet out of your pants and you wouldn’t notice. He wears hubris well, takes his lumps like a champ and he learns life lessons that sometimes make his comedies more than just a laugh. It’s no wonder the dude is worth millions and has millions of social media followers.

The supporting cast shines like jewels in a necklace around the main two diamonds. The chief scene stealer is Taran Killam, whose interpretation of Stewart, who has a penchant for using black inner-city slang, then denying he did it, is as funny as he was on SNL. Veteran actor Keith David (Platoon, Bird, First Sunday) as Teddy’s dad mocks his son unmercifully for being an idiot, while his twin sister (Bresha Webb) is a scholar. Mary Lynn Rajskub deadpans jokes about sex and family that you just don’t expect to come out of her mouth.

Malcom D. Lee keeps the proceedings going. With the help of editor Paul Millspaugh (Girls Trip) he gives the 1hr 51 min film a nice pace and rhythm that holds your attention throughout. The high school prom dance scene, a school break-in, and the aforementioned martial arts sequence shows off his keen ability to add action to comedies and help them stay afloat. If there is a flaw in the film’s production, it’s that a number of scenes look like TV sitcom sets, and when those moments come along, they don’t have much movement and you notice the harsh lighting (Greg Gardiner, Barbershop: The Next Cut) and the generic musical score (David Newman, Girls Trip) that would be more appropriate as Muzak in your local Sears.

A variety of subplots build and build to final moments that evoke laughter and warmhearted feelings. That sensitive, emotional intangible spirit is not what most audiences will expect, but that’s what they will get. They will leave the theater having experienced an orgy of laughter that culminates with a tender glow.

Once upon a time in the movies, there was Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis. Then Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder. Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau. We can hopefully add Hart and Haddish to a long list of comedy icons who paired up and were even better as a team than apart. Comic matches made in heaven don’t come along that often. This one is quite precious. It’s golden.

Visit NNPA News Wire Film Critic Dwight Brown at DwightBrownInk.com and BlackPressUSA.com.

Housewives of Potomac Star Suspended After Groping

Ban on Film Depicting Women’s Love Story to Resume in Kenya

POTOMAC, Md. (AP) – Bravo has suspended “The Real Housewives of Potomac” star Michael Darby after he was charged with groping a cameraman.

The cameraman said in charging documents that the show was filming in Potomac, Maryland, on Sept. 1 when Darby “grabbed and groped” his backside, WRCTV in Washington reported . Darby is charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree sexual contact.

In the documents, the cameraman said that “as I turned around (Darby) smiled and gave me a flirtatious look.” He told Darby to stop and then told his super-

visor. The cameraman pressed charges three days later.

The 59-year-old Darby is married to Ashley Darby.

Both are cast members on the Bravo show that's filmed in the Washington area.

“Bravo and Truly Original, the production company for `The Real Housewives of Potomac,' have suspended filming with Michael Darby,” the company said in a statement late Saturday.

Truly Original said it had launched an investigation of the incident, adding: “The review is ongoing and we are not able to comment further.”

Tiger Effect Creating Excitement for Ryder Cup Continued from page A2 Central time zones.

The 2015 U.S. Open, which was the last time it was held out West, averaged 3.5 million viewers. By comparison, last year's coverage on Fox and Fox Sports 1 averaged 2.85 million viewers, which was an improvement from 2017 (2.67 million) when Woods did not compete.

“It's going to be at a course where he is very comfortable and lapped the field in 2000,” Fox's Joe Buck said.

“Believe me, if we could package him in bubble wrap between now and next June we would.”

Even though most are looking ahead, Nick Faldo is still marveling over the comeback season that Woods had and said it has been a phenomenal run.

“Tiger didn't think he was going to play again, ever, and he's competed for the last two majors which has been an incredible, incredible turnaround,” Faldo said. “He must be excited that every week he plays, he plays a little bit better. I think, you know, having Tiger back is phenomenal for everybody, both inside the ropes and outside the ropes. It's great having him back.”

By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The first Kenyan feature film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival has gotten overwhelming audience support since a court temporarily lifted a ban imposed by censors over the film's gay content, a lawyer said Friday.

“Rafiki” went from being screened once a day in one theater in Nairobi on Sept. 22 to three daily screenings at theaters in three of Kenya's largest cities as of Friday, attorney Sofia Leteipan said.

Leteipan represents director Wanuri Kahiu, who made “Rafiki.” The court ruled that the film, a love story featuring two women, could be viewed locally for one week to make it eligible for Oscar contention. The ban will resume after Sunday showings.

Ezekiel Mutua, the head of the Kenya Film Classification Board, has said that only “a small portion” of the country's population has seen it.

“There is no market for homosexual movies in Kenya.

Is there value for money in making a homosexual movie that will be watched by 300 out of 44 million people?”

Mutua said in an interview on Citizen Television earlier in the week.

Leteipan said that although Rafiki was not nominated for an Oscar, its screening across Kenya is a “huge win for the articulation of freedom of expression.”

She said that after the ban resumes, “we'll still be in court pursuing the original petition to have the ban permanently lifted and strike out provisions of Films and Stage Plays Act which restrict freedom of expression and constrain creativity.”

After watching the film, gay activist Immah Reid said “Rafiki” is a “well-structured conversation starter for sexuality in Kenya ... how gender appears and the violence people who don't conform to gender rules end up going through.”

Gays and lesbians in many parts of Africa face severe harassment, physical threats and judicial punishment. It is illegal to have same-gender sex in Kenya and most African countries. A constitutional court in Uganda, which neighbors Kenya to the west, annulled legislation for life in prison for some gay acts.

Kenya's National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission is currently in court arguing that sections of the penal code violate the constitution and deny basic rights by criminalizing consensual same-sex relations between adults.

Maureen Nyambura, a university student and budding actress, said a movie in which the played a lesbian scene was banned and it is progress that “Rafiki” is being seen in a society that often doesn’t tolerate different sexualities.

“You don’t have to be a woman to fall in love with a man and vice versa. It's time Kenya embraces sexual diversity,” she said.

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

Waters Lashes Out at ‘False Allegations’

“Lies, lies, and more despicable lies.”

While the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford took place in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room, South Carolina’s Sen. Lindsey Graham and his GOP counterparts, Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, saw information that included their phone numbers and addresses leaked onto Wikipedia.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor @StacyBrownMedia Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters went on the defensive when pundits and media friendly to President Donald Trump accused one of her staff members of secretly releasing the personal information of three Republican senators.

Waters and Trump have long feuded with the president calling her names and Waters simply calling for his impeachment.

However, as the contentious confirmation hearings of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, roared on, allegations continued.

While the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford took place in the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room, South Carolina’s Sen. Lindsey Graham and his GOP counterparts, Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah,

saw information that included their phone numbers and addresses leaked onto Wikipedia.

Gateway Pundit and RedState, both Trump-friendly sites, reported that the IP address responsible for the leak was associated with Waters’ office and a staff member was responsible.

Waters went on the offensive: “Lies, lies, and more despicable lies. I am utterly disgusted by the spread of the completely false, absurd, and dangerous lies and conspiracy theories that are being pedaled by ultra-right-wing pundits, outlets, and websites who are promoting a fraudulent claim that a member of my staff was responsible for the release of the personal information of Members of the United States Senate on Wikipedia,” she said in a statement sent to various news outlets, including the NNPA Newswire.

“This unfounded allegation is completely false and an absolute lie,” Waters said.

She continued: “The United States Capitol Police and our internal IT specialist have determined that the IP address in question does not belong to my office or anyone on my staff.

“The member of my staff – whose identity, personal information, and safety have been compromised as a result of these fraudulent and false allegations – was in no way responsible for the leak of this information.

“My office has alerted the appropriate authorities and law enforcement entities of these fraudulent claims. We will ensure that the perpetrators will be revealed, and that they will be held legally liable for all of their actions that are destructive and dangerous to any and all members of my staff.”

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) (Courtesy photo)

BBDI Mystery Bus Tour to Taste of Soul Letter to the Editor Michelle Rainey of Bakersfield is doing it again and bringing her 2nd Annual BBDI Mystery Bus Tour to Taste of Soul 2018. Michelle, who is from Los Angeles, has been working with Black Businesses in Bakersfield for 4 and half years and had this unique idea to connect them to the Los Angeles small business community through Taste of Soul. Ms. Rainey wants for this coalition of businesses to see what is done when businesses are brought together to do something positive to further awareness, patronization and economic development in an atmosphere full of fun, good food and great entertainment.

Bakersfield Black Dollar Initiative was created by Michelle in November of 2014. Michelle’s experience and knowledge as a retail manager for many years, coupled with her desire to be socially conscious about the power of spending, led her to create this company that specializes in promoting/targeting businesses that are owned and operated by African Americans. Because of her direct contact and networking skills, more than 300 businesses are now listed in the Bakersfield Black Dollar Initiative Directory, which links customers to professional service vendors, apparel owners, doctors, lawyers and a whole host of other services and products. Michelle has brought awareness to her community her Directory businesses, Michelle has planned a First Friday/Art Walk Dance Downtown to take place on Eye and 20th strs. October 5th and her Clean Comedy Sundays2 show set for November 4th at Centro 18.

Michelle/BBDI hold membership with the Downtown Business Association, Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce, Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce.

BBDI has brought awareness to what many rarely give

a second thought to: “ Your Money is Your Power.”

Taste of Soul welcomes the BBDI Taste of Soul Mystery Bus Tour 2018 to our Festival once again!! www.bakersfieldblackdollarinitiative.com

Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park

42nd Annual Rededication Celebration October 13, 2018 10-4pm

This is the time to come together to rededicate ourselves to continuing to educate about the rich history of the town of Allensworth, California.

A town founded, funded, built and governed by African Americans in early 1900.

Come spend the day at the park and enjoy! You may bring your own BBQ Pit, Table, Canopy or Blanket if you wish. Chairs provided for visitors.

• Food • Music • Entertainment • Poetry Park Entrance Fee Autos – $10.00 Buses – $125.00

•5k Run • Living History • Shop at the General Store • Bike Rentals • Vendors

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