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pro-active community service and raising awareness on societal issues.

“My passion is to reach out to the community and to help the underrepresented groups of people who don’t get these services, Links President, Olivia Washington said.

“We introduced arts into S.T.E.M (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and with the arts they (the students) can design for cars, and robotics.”

Students were encouraged to stop by the exhibit faire

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GOP Can’t Let ‘Racist’ Episodes Slide

By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Republican George P. Bush, the only member of the Bush dynasty still in public office, condemned Thursday recurring episodes of what he described as racist or hateful rhetoric within the Texas GOP, and ripped what he called false accusations fanned by his Hispanic heritage.

Bush, Texas' land commissioner, first denounced a white GOP state legislator who suggested “Asian” challengers on the ballot in 2020 were motivated by race. He then joined others Saturday in calling for the resignation of a Republican county chairwoman near Houston who used a racial slur in a text message about a black party organizer.

But his latest rebuke was personal: in a tweet Wednesday, Bush questioned whether critics had falsely accused him of plotting to erect a statue of Santa Anna _ the Mexican general whose troops killed Texas independence fighters at the Alamo in San Antonio in 1836 _ because his mother, Columba Bush, was born in Mexico. He called the accusation “flat out racist.”

Bush is the grandson of former President George

H.W. Bush, who died last year, and the son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who was a presidential candidate in 2016.

“I don't want to elevate the status or the identity of those that are on the extremes in this discussion that have called out people's backgrounds, called out my ethnicity, my mom's heritage,” Bush told The Associated Press. “But for those that aren't adding value by injecting hatred and racism, (they) should have no place in civil discourse.”

He didn't mention names, but appeared to be referring to a recent post on a Facebook group called “Save the Alamo.” Bush's office is overseeing a dramatic overhaul of the area surrounding Texas' most-visited landmark.

The project has riled some conservatives who worry the Battle of the Alamo will be sanitized by excessive political correctness.

The post offers no evidence that Bush plans to erect such a statue. A leader of the group is Rick Range, who unsuccessfully challenged Bush in last year's Republican primary and opposes the Alamo project. Range did not immediately respond Thursday to a phone call and email seeking comment.

Bush said he has “let a lot slide” from critics, adding he has reported some threatening posts on social media to state police.

“When you call (out) somebody's loyalty, patriotism or use racist or hateful rhetoric, it's just not productive.

And, you know, unfortunately, it feeds into the narrative of what we've seen this past week where I've had to call out fellow Republicans,” he said.

“Regretfully, it's just, you know, occurred more often,” Bush said.

As the only Hispanic elected statewide official in Texas who isn't a judge, Bush said he has felt compelled in recent weeks to speak out. Republicans' decades-long grip on Texas weakened in 2018 and party leaders have stressed a need to connect with more minority voters.

“If you just let statements like this in 2019 slide, I think it sets a bad precedent heading into 2020,” Bush said.

Bush was first elected land commissioner in 2014. On Monday, his 33-year-old cousin, Pierce Bush, announced his first run for public office, jumping into a crowded Republican primary race for a congressional seat in suburban Houston.

KWANZAA: Conveying Cultural Heartbeats

By Bakari Sanyu Letter to the Editor Kwanzaa is first and foremost a cultural tradition which emphasizes that our intertwinedand cherished core values of family, community, and culture are indivisible.

TheDecember 26th to January 1st Kwanzaa season provides a designated time to collectively celebrate and

visibly resonate the beauty of African heritage and culture, itsvalues, insights, and instructive practices, so that we can deeply rejuvenate our livesand extended community for mutual flourishing and benefit. And it coincides with a timefor introspection where we can reflect and reminisce on whether our own actions haveconsistently benefited, strengthened, and affirmed purposeful bonding and productivitywith, for, and between our family and community.

Kwanzaa reminds our community to remain rooted in a dignity-affirming collectivecultural tradition, because this is the key to molding the concept of an interconnectedfamily, community and cultural lineage. Tradition links our youth with the elders so thatthe widespread generation gap that is frequently publicized can be eradicated.Tradition teaches our youth that the living, the accumulated experience and knowledgepossessed by our elders, the departed and the yet unborn, encompass an unbrokenculturally grounded circle that must be vitalized in practiced protocol, ritual, reciprocity,and historical remembrance. Celebrating our cultural tradition is essential to renewing acohesive collective identity and self-empowering purpose.

Since the 1960’s, African American families and communities with all of our historical,geographical, and current diversity, have continued to present and circulate theKwanzaa tradition to address a widespread need to rescue, reconstruct, restore, andreinforce rootedness in self-sustaining cultural values. Kwanzaa conveys the best oftradition to renew and strengthen our cultural heartbeats in a rich and meaningful way.It is a time for our families to come together in community to collectively indulge in therichness and festive cultural ambiance of ethnic art, dance, poetry, drumming, folktales,music, literature, and the beauty of heritage clothing, jewelry, heirlooms, hairstyles, andcreative productions.

The cultural tradition of Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga in LosAngeles, California within the midst and context of the 1960’s African AmericanFreedom Movement. Its foundational message is to honor the moral responsibility andobligation we have, to always remember our Ancestors who through their love, labor,and struggle, laid the foundation for us and pushed our lives and history forward, and onwhose shoulders we now stand. Kwanzaa provides an avenue for African Americans to collectively express our ethnicity as a people

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Black-Owned News Outlets Will Run Newsom’s Column

Starting this month, over a dozen California African American-owned-and-operated news outlets - including the Los Angles Sentinel, the Oakland Post, the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint, the Sacramento Observer, the Inland Valley News, Black Voice News and the San Francisco Sun Reporter - will publish in-print and online a quarterly column Gov. Gavin Newsom writes to inform Californians about important policy issues impacting them.

“California is proud to be the most diverse state in the world’s most diverse democracy,” said Governor Newsom. “All Californians deserve to know that their government is working for them, We look forward to collaborating with our media partners - and inviting others who might be interested in partnering - to bring our ‘California for All’ message to communities across our state.”

The column will be translated into six languages and published by over 50 ethnic media and other niche news services. “In this information era dominated by high tech platforms, Governor Newsom is sending an important signal that government needs high touch communicators embedded in and trusted by their local communities,” said Regina Brown Wilson, executive director of California Black Media.

Officer Appeals Shooting Decision

A white Nashville police officer charged with fatally shooting an armed black man from behind is appealing after a judge denied his request to draw the jury from outside the area.

In Davidson County Criminal Court on Monday, defense attorney David Raybin said his client, Officer Andrew Delke, shouldn’t have to contend with the publicity that the July 2018 fatal shooting of 25-yearold Daniel Hambrick has received.

Delke’s defense contends that news coverage has influenced prospective jurors in Nashville, putting his fair trial rights at risk.

Judge Monte Watkins denied the motion for a different jury pool last month, saying the court can assemble a jury in Nashville that will be “fair and impartial’’ in considering Delke’s charges.

Watkins on Monday allowed an appeal to move forward. A trial date still hasn’t been set.

The defense has argued Delke followed his training and state law in shooting after seeing Hambrick had a gun. Prosecutors have said Delke could have sought cover and summoned help. They noted that Hambrick was shot from behind.

Andrew Jackson Slave Owner

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Elected officials in Missouri’s Jackson County are adding plaques to statues of the Kansas City area county’s namesake noting that the nation’s seventh president was a slave owner and forced thousands of Native Americans off their lands.

The plaques that will be added to statues of Andrew Jackson outside courthouses in downtown Kansas City and in nearby Independence will note that “Almost two centuries later, we hold a broader, more inclusive view of our nation,” KMBC-TV reported.

Jackson began his term as president in 1829, almost three years after the Missouri State Legislature named the county after him because he was a hero of the War of 1812.

“This statue of Jackson reminds us we are on a path that in the immortal words of Martin Luther King Jr., bending toward justice. In turn, we must acknowledge the past injustices to help us create greater nation built upon humane policies to light our way and the way of humanity everywhere,” the plaques will read.

“You may be entering this revered building today in a pursuit of truth or justice. Your own history is still being written.’’

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of African descent and it emphasizesrespect for the dignity and wellbeing of our families and communities.

The name Kwanzaa comes from the Swahili phrase, “matunda ya kwanza”, wherematunda means “fruits”, and ya kwanza means “first”. Dr. Karenga added the extra “a”to the Swahili word kwanza, to distinguish its name and convey a distinct Africancultural identity for the cultural tradition. The language of Swahili was chosen for thename Kwanzaa, and all of its accompanying phrases, because it is a widespread tradelanguage used by multiple African countries. Kwanzaa is celebrated at year-endbecause this cultural expression is derived from the African continent’s traditional yearendagricultural harvest celebrations.

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VENICE, FL (AP) – An African American police officer in Florida is suing his department, alleging he was subjected to routine racial harassment and discrimination.

Officer Kenite Webb, who works for the Venice Police Department, filed the lawsuit last week in federal court in Tampa.

The lawsuit said that a fellow officer referred to Webb as “Black’’ when talking about him to a resident and placed a banana in the trunk of the vehicle they shared. Someone in the department made a yellow smiley face with a bullet through the head appear on Webb’s computer, and an investigative report was fabricated to have him decertified, according to the four-count complaint.

Webb said his complaints went ignored by his superiors, including Chief Tom Mattmuller.

The lawsuit alleged that “supervisors and officers made offensive gestures and derogatory comments to Webb and verbally ridiculed and criticized Webb’s race.’’

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that department officials didn’t respond to calls seeking comment.

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Sour Grapes? Defeated Lawmaker Questions Validity of Election “I won the election fair and square!”

– Hester Jackson McCray told The Associated Press on Friday

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A one-term state lawmaker in Mississippi is contesting her narrow loss in the general election, saying she believes voting irregularities raise questions about the fairness of the election process.

Republican Ashley Henley has filed a petition asking the House of Representatives to toss out the election results and declare the seat vacant. That declaration would lead to another election.

On Nov. 5, Henley lost by 14 votes to Democrat Hester Jackson McCray, according to certified results posted to the secretary of state's website.

The women ran in House District 40, which encompasses a portion of DeSoto County in the northwestern corner of the state. DeSoto has been Mississippi's fastest-growing county for years, and it's just a stone's throw from Memphis, Tennessee.

DeSoto is a Republican stronghold. Census figures show the county's overall population is about 68% white and 29% African American, although those percentages could be different inside District 40.

McCray is poised to make history: She will be the first African American woman to hold a state legislative seat from DeSoto County.

“I won the election fair and square,” McCray told The Associated Press on Friday.

McCray has worked as a nurse and said she is now disabled and is no longer able to do that job. She campaigned on promises to improve public education and expand access to health care.

Henley taught social studies before she was elected to the House in 2015. Because rules prohibited teachers from serving in the Legislature, she left that job just before she took office. She ran with a broad promise to watch how tax dollars are spent and a narrower pledge to ensure teachers can be paid twice a month rather than once.

The 2019 election was a rematch.

In 2015, Henley defeated McCray by a wide margin in District 40. Henley received 1,173 votes to McCray's 544.

In 2019, McCray received 1,553 votes to Henley's 1,539.

McCray received campaign help this year from Democrats who saw an opportunity to flip the House seat from R to D. In a separate interview Friday, Henley told the AP that she is not accusing McCray or McCray's campaign of any sort of wrongdoing.

“My petition does not even mention the other

Democrat Hester Jackson-McCray (left) beat Republican Mississippi House District 40 Republican incumbent Rep. Ashley Henley by 14 votes after election officials counted all ballots in November. Henley is now challenging the election. Photos courtesy Hester Jackson-McCray Campaign and Mississippi House of Representatives

candidate,” Henley said. “It's about the proper conducting of an election, according to law. That's the most important thing, in my opinion.”

The petition says several people voted using addresses where they no longer live; one person who owns multiple properties voted at a property that's not where the person claims to live; another person voted in District 40 despite living in a different district; and one person voted at the wrong precinct.

Henley's petition says election officials failed to get some voters' signatures. It also says two ballots marked in favor of Henley were found in an equipment bag, apparently discarded.

Henley said she is contesting the outcome because she promised her constituents she would represent them to the

best of her ability, and that includes ensuring election rules are followed.

Republican Rep. Philip Gunn is expected to easily win a third term as speaker of the Republican-majority House when the legislative session begins Jan. 7. Early in the session, he will appoint a committee to consider Henley's complaint.

Four years ago, a House committee considered two election contests, upholding the result in one race and reversing the result in the other. The race that was reversed was significant because the new outcome gave Republicans a 60% supermajority _ a margin that allows them to enact tax changes without seeking any votes from Democrats.

Republicans still have that margin, regardless of what happens with the District 40 challenge.

RuPaul and Maya Angelou Join California Hall of Fame James M. Lawson, Jr., a civil rights activist.

Hawk did a few turns on his skateboard on a half-pipe erected outside the California Museum, where the event was held.

“It's a huge honor,” Hawk said. “When I started skating a long time ago, it was the furthest thing from cool.

It was not something you chose as a career.””

“I'm a very proud Californian. All my dreams were born here, they were fulfilled here,” Chastain said, noting that she used to drive two hours each way from San Jose to play for the Sacramento Storm women's soccer team.

Cordova's brother accepted her medal. She offered her thanks in a video from Antarctica, where she was preparing to head to the South Pole.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) _ Drag queen and TV star RuPaul, late poet Maya Angelou and skateboarding legend Tony Hawk were among 10 people inducted Tuesday night into the California Hall of Fame.

The others were Brandi Chastain, two-time Women's World Cup soccer champion and Olympic gold medalist; astrophysicist and National Science Foundation Director France A. Cordova; writer Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston; actor and comedian George Lopez; restaurateur and chef Wolfgang Puck; winemaker Helen M. Turley and the Rev.

Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, chose the 13th class of inductees into the Hall of Fame, which started in 2006.

“We love to say about our state, 'the future happens here first. We're America's coming attraction,” the governor said, calling the inductees examples of that spirit.

RuPaul and Hawk both were born and raised in San Diego. Chastain was born in San Jose. Lopez was born in Los Angeles.

RuPaul, wearing a white suit and a sparkling brooch in place of a tie, called the event “lovely and beautiful.”

His parents emigrated to California from Louisiana and RuPaul said he was proud to continue the spirit of trailblazing that led many people to the state.

Angelou was an internationally known poet, lecturer, actor, producer and civil rights activist who lived in California at various times – she once was employed as a San Francisco cable car conductor. She died in 2014 at 86.

Her son, Guy Johnson, said that as a boy, he thought of Angelou as a troublemaker because she was always getting blackballed or fired for “speaking up when she saw unfairness and injustice around her.”

“She would take me aside and warn me about the insidious qualities of racism and prejudice and then tell me to always fight against the prison of ignorance,” he said.

Lawson, 91, was a key strategist and coordinator for peaceful civil rights protests in the 1960s, which led to his being expelled from Vanderbilt University although he later returned to teach there. Lawson moved to Los Angeles in 1974 and was pastor of Holman United Church until 1999.

Houston is best known for her “Farewell to Manzanar,” a memoir about her experiences as a young girl in a California internment camp for Japanese Americans during World War II. Houston compared the racism directed against Japanese Americans to some current views on minorities.

“Today, there are all too many politicians and irresponsible media who find scapegoats to blame for the country's problems and more and more I think, those scapegoats are immigrants,” she said.

Lopez mentioned growing up during a grape boycott

by Latino farmworkers and made a reference to current

immigrant labor.

“This is the greatest place politically,” he said. “This country does not run without the labor of Latinos and I would say to anybody: 'Do not bite the hand that feeds you.”'

Cordova attended high school in the Los Angeles suburb of La Puente and went on to Stanford University.

She also is a one-time chancellor of the University of California, Riverside.

Puck arguably rose to success with the opening of his Southern California restaurant Spago in 1982. He currently lives in Los Angeles.

Turley is an award-winning vintner and owner of Marcassin Vineyard in Sonoma County.

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Steyer Investing in the Black Voters of SC

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, SC (AP) – In the waning weeks before South Carolina’s presidential primary, Democrat Tom Steyer is renewing his focus on the black voters who play a pivotal role in the first-in-the-South state, rolling out a proposal to improve historically black colleges and institutions.

The efforts, Steyer said Tuesday, are part of what his administration would see as a holistic approach to addressing America’s racial divides. Over a decade, he proposes allocating $125 billion in federal funds to HBCUs, establishing a board of regents and focusing on science, technology, engineering and math.

“This is the bridge to opportunity for these young people,” Steyer said, noting he sought advice from leaders at HBCUs including Clark Atlanta and South Carolina State University.

Steyer has been working to make inroads in South Carolina, home to the first primary with a significantly black electorate. The California financier and liberal activist has been endorsed by state Rep. Jerry Govan, chairman of the state’s Legislative Black Caucus. On Monday, Steyer held a roundtable with black men, similar to a recent event put on by Cory Booker. He participated Tuesday in a women’s panel at Allen University, a Columbia HBCU, with black female authors and entrepreneurs, including musician MC Lyte.

Decreased HBCU federal funding, Steyer said, has left graduates disproportionately saddled with staggering student loans as schools increase tuition to account for the shortfall.

Asked Tuesday about voters who prefer reparations over educational funding, Steyer pushed his proposal for a race commission, calling it imperative _ particularly for non-Southerners _ to work through 400 years of American black history before payments are made.

“I think there’s a process here of understanding in this country that is necessary for that to happen,” Steyer said.

Several in the Democratic field have backed Booker’s bill, which calls for a reparations study commission.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has also said she supports issuance of reparations by the federal government.

Asked about criticism that it’s time for action, not more discussion, Steyer again pointed to his HBCU plan.

“I know that there’s a simple line, which is, `cut the check.’ And what I would say is this: I know we have to get there, and the way that we get there is also very important,” Steyer said. “If you think about what I said today, about HBCUs, in terms of ‘cut the check,’ candidly, that’s a big check, compared to what people are talking about.”

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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RISE OF SKYWALKER is almost here, but a dark side looms

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – When Disney bought Lucasfilm for more than $4 billion in 2012, there were lofty expectations of reviving “Star Wars” in spectacular hyper-speed fashion with a new trilogy that continued the story of Luke Skywalker and other beloved characters.

The space saga has been a smart investment, starting with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” which in 2015 became the fastest movie to reach $1 billion. Despite the financial success, there's been a dark side _ fierce criticism of the new trilogy amplified by social media.

Some fans have attacked the story lines, which have shifted away from Skywalker toward a new generation of characters. The new films are more inclusive and feature a diverse cast and a focus on a female protagonist, Daisy Ridley's Rey, leading to volleys of racist and sexist remarks directed at the franchise's newest stars.

With “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” opening in theaters Dec. 20, director J.J. Abrams expects more backlash. Especially since the new film _ which he calls the “aftermath of Luke Skywalker and his sister Princess Leia” – is the final installment of a nine-part movie series that began 42 years ago.

“There are some people who, in this age of outrage, need to be vitriolic and hurtful, and that's not right,” said Abrams, who returns after directing “The Force Awakens.”

He co-wrote and directed “Rise of Skywalker” after handing over the reins to Rian Johnson for 2017's “The Last Jedi,” a blockbuster that received mostly positive reviews from movie critics but remains divisive among hardcore fans.

Several thousand fans signed a petition for Disney to remake “The Last Jedi,” which showed Luke Skywalker as a surly recluse disillusioned with his powers. Even Mark Hamill, who played Skywalker in five films, said it was tough for him to comprehend the story's arc and see his character's idealism fade. Johnson has said he received death threats from online trolls.

Abrams is a longtime “Star Wars” fan and understands fans are passionate. But he draws the line when comments attempt to demoralize the film's cast or production, which he says is a cultural issue, not a “Star Wars” one.

“That in no way is a “Star Wars” phenomenon,” Abrams told The Associated Press. “That is a cultural phenomenon.

If you're not in the right political party, you're against us.

If you're not doing exactly what they want, then you're an abomination. It's sort of par for the course in everything right now.”

Abrams said “Rise of Skywalker” is no way an apology for the previous film. The director said he's not worried about potential backlash or feeling any pressure heading into the release.

“If you're being crushed by a car and an elephant stands on the car, it's irrelevant,” he said. “Like, it doesn't matter. There's a point at which the insanity of what it means to be working on a `Star Wars' movie blinds you.

Anything past that threshold is just additional light, noise and weight. I know it's a lot. But you have to embrace and accept the responsibility that you've got. You want people to laugh and cry. That emotion can't come if you're constantly looking over your shoulder of what the studio might feel or the logistics or what the fans are saying. All

you can do is the best job you can.”

“Rise of Skywalker” faces galactic expectations. The filmmakers have promised it will be the conclusion of the Skywalker saga, a lineage that traces from Darth Vader through his grandson, the powerful Dark Side enforcer Kylo Ren. “The Force Awakens” marked the first time the original trilogy's characters, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and his sister Leia, would return to the big screen, though the focus has now shifted to new characters.

Ridley said she doesn't feel the weight of expectations mostly because she's not on social media. However, she said she intends to shut her cellphone off when the film premieres.

The actress learned when she signed on to play in “The Force Awakens” that she needed to find ways to block out the noise. Ridley said it helped that she didn't know much about Star Wars before joining the franchise.

“I wasn't questioning all of these small things that mega fans pick up,” said Ridley, whose character was criticized for being unrealistically perfect. Some also questioned why Rey was able to obtain Jedi-like abilities much quicker than Luke Skywalker.

“I think if I had, I would've never gotten through the day,” she said. “I had not thought about people comparing me to anyone, then suddenly they are. I guess Rey's story is similar to Luke's, but that part never computed. ... Social media does good things. It spreads the word. But I do think in general that people are so quick to be super cruel.”

While Ridley avoided social media, her cast mate Kelly Marie Tran _ who made her debut in “The Last Jedi”

as Rose Tico – deleted her Instagram photos after some took aim at her performance, her physical appearance and made racial comments about her. She was the first Asian woman to play a leading role in a “Star Wars” film.

After she removed her posts, Tran published an essay in The New York Times about the racism she endured online. Tran said the essay was hard to write, but one of the “best things she created.”

“I don't think you know what to expect,” said Tran, who admitted she didn't know much about Star Wars before joining the franchise.

Now, Tran is well aware and told the AP she tries not “to read things or let things into my ether that are not positive.”

“What surprised me is just the depth of which people are passionate about this thing,” she said. “But I just remind myself to protect myself creatively. Do things that feel good.”

Actor John Boyega said he'll miss cashing in those “Star Wars” checks and sometimes verbally sparing with fans online. He's known for speaking his mind on Twitter.

“Sometimes you ignore, sometimes you verbally say something,” said Boyega, who plays Resistance fighter Finn and was among the first cast members to be criticized when a trailer revealed his character was a black Stormtrooper.

“Things can be quite rude,” Boyega said. “But I'm from southeast London. If you give me a spike here, I'll give you a spike back. You take what you give. That's my rule. But apart from that, it's normal. You want them to continue that dialogue, because that's the original origin of their passion.”

Jumanji Ends Frozen 2 Hot Streak to Claim Top Spot

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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) – “Jumanji: The Next Level” puts “Frozen 2” on second-place ice, while Clint Eastwood’s “Richard Jewell” opened with one of the worst box office debuts for the director.

The Sony film starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart brought in $60.1 million in the U.S. and Canada to break a three-day record for a comedy in December for the production company. The sequel is a followup to 2017’s “Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” which grossed $962 million worldwide.

A week before it opened in North America, Sony’s “Jumanji: The Next Level” debuted in 18 international countries where it made $52.5 million. The film was Hart’s first movie release since the actor-comedian suffered a serious back injury after his vintage muscle car he was riding in crashed in California in September.

“People were like `Another reboot’ of a well-known franchise, but the movie delivered so well on the promise of the marketing, and the whole concept of the movie just resonated with audiences,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for the box office tracker Comscore. “It’s going to play well in the long haul.”

“Frozen 2” dropped to second place with $19.2 million domestically after claiming top box office spot for three straight weeks, earning $367 million since its Nov. 22 release. The animated film following the adventures of Anna and Elsa crossed the $1 billion mark globally to become Disney Animation’s third billion-dollar project along with “Frozen” and “Zootopia.” It also became Walt Disney Studio’s sixth billion-dollar release in 2019.

“Richard Jewell” landed at No. 4, bringing in $5 million. The film took aim at the media and federal investigators for what he sees as a rush to judgment after the 1996 Olympics bombing in Atlanta.

The 89-year-old Eastwood calls Jewell’s story “a great American tragedy.” The docudrama focuses on Jewell, who was initially hailed as a hero for finding a bomb at the event held at Centennial Olympic Park and clearing bystanders from the area.

One person was killed and 111 were injured when the bomb exploded.

Jewell likely helped prevent many more casualties, but within a few days was reported to be the focus of the FBI investigation, and the public quickly turned on him.

He was cleared three months later after his life had been upended by the investigation and public scrutiny.

The film fell under immense scrutiny from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution which objected to the movie’s portrayal of the late journalist Kathy Scruggs, who seemingly sleeps with an FBI agent.

Olivia Wilde, who plays Scruggs, posted a series of tweets on Thursday that she does not believe the real-life journalist “traded sex for tips” despite the insinuation in the movie.

Despite the low numbers, Dergarabedian believes “Richard Jewell” could build a larger audience over time.

“If history tells us anything, movies like this generally are a slow burn at this time of the year,” he said. “But also, let’s think about this too. Because it’s Clint Eastwood, there’s always a certain level of expectation placed on any movie. Often those expectations are overblown a bit. Given the subject matter, it’s aimed at a mature audience. I don’t know if you could expect like `Richard Jewell’ to open $20-$30 million. It’s what you should expect from an adult drama.”

Eastwood’s drug smuggling drama “The Mule” debuted with more than $17.2 million late last year.

Along with “Richard Jewell,” Paramount’s “Black Christmas” put up sub-par debut numbers to open at No. 5. The 1974 slasher film remake from Universal pulled in only $4.42 million.

“It’s a very crowded marketplace right now,” Dergarabedian said. “Obviously, `Jumanji’ had so much broad-based appeal that it cut into everybody’s audiences.”

The Rian Johnson-directed “Knives Out” continues to lean on strong social media buzz to land at No. 3, bringing in $9.2 million. The well-reviewed, innovative whodunit film starring Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis and Chris Evans has earned back its budget last week, and now has grossed $78 million.

Next weekend, the box office is expected to be significantly busier with the release of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” “Cats” and the expanded release of “Bombshell,” starring Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie.

“Uncut Gems,” starring Adam Sandler, will also expand nationwide next week, but opened in a select five theaters Friday to earn more than $525,000. The thriller focuses on a charismatic New York jeweler, played by Sandler, who is looking for the next big score in a series of high-stake bets.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.

1. “Jumanji: The Next Level,” $60.1 million ($85.7 million international).

2. “Frozen 2,” $19.1 million ($55.7 million international).

3. “Knives Out,” $9.2 million ($13.6 million international).

4. “Richard Jewell,” $5 million.

5. “Black Christmas,” $4.42 million ($3.1 million international) 6. “Ford v Ferrari,” $4.1 million ($5.1 million international).

7. “Queen & Slim,” $3.6 million.

8. “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” $3.3 million.

9. “Dark Waters,” $2 million.

10. “21 Bridges,” $1.1 million ($1.4 million international).

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Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: RANDOLPH CHARLES TOMPKINS, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: November 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Nov 27, Dec 4, 11, 18, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B7559 Business Name you wish to abandon: TRIPLE D TRANSPORT Street address of business: 5001 Winter Pasture Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 4725 Panama Lane, D3 #155, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313

������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B5756 Business Name you wish to abandon: WONDERLAND PET SPA Street address of business: 20601 Valley Blvd. Suite # A-104, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 20601 Vallie Blvd. Suite # A-104, Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOSE MANUEL DUENEZ, 29641 Stallion Springs Dr., Tehachapi, Ca. 93561 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOSE MANUEL DUENEZ, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: November 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Nov 27, Dec 4, 11, 18, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2017-B4742 Business Name you wish to abandon: SMOKE SCENE Street address of business: 5210 Olive Dr. Suite #C, Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: AHMED MOHAMED ALGAZALI, 10805 Fieldstone Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ODAI ALI SAEF, 3414 S. Fairfax Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 I declare that all information in this

������������������������������� SUMMONS (Family Law) CITACION (Derecho familiar) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): FRANCISCO RAFAEL MORFIN You are being sued. Read the information below and on the next page. Lo han demandado. Lea la informacion a continuacion y en la pagina siguiente.

PETITIONER’S NAME: EL NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE: MARIELA MORFIN CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BFL-19-003589 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petitions are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, or phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

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

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local bar association NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS ARE ON PAGE 2: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgement is entered, or the court makes further orders.

They are enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

Tiene 30 dias de calendario despues de habir recibido la entrega legal de esta Ciracion y Peticion para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante.

Una carta o llamada telefonica o una audiencia de la corte no basta para protegerlo.

Si no oresebta su Respuesta a

Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain December 13, 2019 County of Kern – Planning and Natural Resources Department 2700 “M” Street, Suite 250, Bakersfield, CA 93301 To: All interested Agencies, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), State of California, Groups and Individuals This is to give notice that the County of Kern under 24 CFR Part 58, has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, in accordance with THE U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C - Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. The activity is funded under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, under HUD grant B-19-UC-06-0502. The building to be rehabilitated is located in the Northeast section of Hart Park, on River Road (across and to the east of the Section 7 sign, within Section 2, east of the intersection of Bison Road and River Road in the unincorporated area of Bakersfield, County of Kern. The Hart Park Peacock House Blight and Historic Rehabilitation Improvements Project consists of the following activities: historic preservation of the adobe house and structural stabilization for seismic safety, installation of fencing, narrative visitor information board, and related improvements. The area of project effect (APE) includes the Adobe building itself, and a 20foot perimeter area surrounding the building, for a total area of approximately 6,400 sq. feet or 0.15-acres in size that is entirely located within a designated floodplain.

The County of Kern has considered the following alternatives and mitigation measures to be taken to minimize adverse impacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial values: the action must take place in a floodplain since the structure historically has been located within a floodplain and the alternatives considered may either alter, damage or destroy the historic value of the building, its historic setting, or leave the aging building to disrepair and/or neglect. Other alternatives to the proposal considered for the required review include: 1.) Relocation of the building; and, 2.) The “no project” alternative. The first alternative was rejected because the relocation of the building would alter the historic setting of the building and could compromise the structural integrity of the building causing potential damage or loss of the entire structure. The second “no project” alternative was rejected because the option would not increase the stability or safety of the building and the building may need to be demolished.

Mitigation measures proposed for the project are as follows: 1.) In order to prevent further risk posed by development within the flood effected areas, other than those requirements necessary for compliance with other relevant provisions of law, as applicable, e.g. American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), no expansion of the structure or its footprint shall be undertaken unless further study is undertaken to ensure that no adverse impacts to the 100-Year Floodplain will occur; 2.) Any additional fencing to be constructed and/or replaced within twenty feet of the building to be rehabilitated shall be designed and constructed in a manner which will not to further impede flood flows and/or raise base flood elevation levels in the area of the project which could pose additional risk to surrounding properties; and, 3.) Prior to grading or improvement of land for development or the construction, expansion, conversion or substantial improvements of a structure, the development shall comply with the relevant provisions of the County of Kern Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 17.48). Substantial improvements shall be defined as found at 17.48.060 and federal regulations found at 24 CFR Part 55.2(b)(10). The addition of the mitigation steps above ensure compliance with local ordinances for Floodplain Management and applicable federal regulations.

Based on the aforementioned review, the County of Kern has reevaluated the alternatives to building in the floodplain and has determined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental files that document compliance with steps 3 through 6 of Executive Order 11988, are available for public inspection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments.

There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an important public educational tool. The dissemination of information and request for public comment about floodplains can facilitate and enhance federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the federal government determines it will participate in actions taking place in floodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

Written comments must be received by the County of Kern at the following address on or before December 26, 2019: Kern County Planning and Natural Resources Department – Community Development Division, 2700 M Street Suite 250, Bakersfield, CA. 93301 and (661) 862-5037, Attention: James Golden, Planner III or Lonnie Bell, Supervising Planner. A full description of the project may also be reviewed from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the County office noted above and at https://kernplanning.com/ community-development/. Comments may also be submitted via email at goldenj@ kerncounty.com.

Date: December 13, 2019 Published Bakersfield News Observer Dec. 18, 2019

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7454 Doing business as: SALT OF THE EARTH SHOP at 8102 Laborough Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BRITANI MARIE HENDERSON, 8102 Laborough Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BRITANI MARIE HENDERSON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 05/10/2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 27, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Nov 27, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7450 Doing business as: J&M RECYCLING at 723 Quantico Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: 729 Brentwood Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Full name of registrant: JORGE GONZALEZ, 729 Brentwood Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JORGE GONZALEZ 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: Nov 27, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, 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 Nov 27, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7252 Doing business as: J & R LAWN SERVICE TIZA at 6601 Eucalyptus Spc19, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: FELIX ALBERTO TIZA ROSARIO, 6601 Eucalyptus Spc19, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: FELIX ALBERTO TIZA ROSARIO 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: Nov 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7434 Doing business as: GAPTER FIELD SOLUTIONS at 5908 Cedar Falls Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GARY VAN COX, 5908 Cedar Falls Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: GARY VAN COX 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: Nov 27, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 27, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7185 Doing business as: WARDROBE STRATEGIES LLC at 552 South Alvord Street, Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: WARDROBE STRATEGIES LLC, CA, 552 South Alvord Street, Ridgecrest, Ca. 93555 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: MICHAEL MCGOWEN, CEO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 09/04/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 14, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, 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 Nov 14, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7417 2019-B7418 Doing business as: KEENG & QWEEN’S GREENS / KQGREENS at 1313 Ridgeview St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ANTHONY MATTHEW HOLMES, 1313 Ridgeview St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Full name of registrant: REGINA DIANE HOLMES, 1313 Ridgeview St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: ANTHONY MATTHEW HOLMES 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: Nov 26, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 26, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7365 Doing business as: MINUTEMAN PRESS at 4500 Easton Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MLGC ENTERPRISES, INC., CA, 4500 Easton

PUBLIC NOTICE Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: MARK BARNES, SECRETARY The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, 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 Nov 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7379 Doing business as: MOJAVE CAFE at 15834 Sierra Hwy., Mojave, Ca. 93501 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ANTONIA ALBOR, 5736 Blue Sage Drive, Palmdale, Ca. 93552 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ANTONIA ALBOR 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: Nov 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7366 Doing business as: COTTON QUEEN at 9508 Hamburg Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PAULA ANDREA ISAACS, 9508 Hamburg Ct., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PAULA ANDREA ISAACS 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: Nov 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Nov 25, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7273 Doing business as: PJL WEB DESIGN at 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: PHILLIP JOHN RICHARDSON, 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: PHILLIP JOHN RICHARDSON The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/01/2010 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

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NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7350 Doing business as: ONKAR CARRIER at 5121 Pomerado Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BHALWINDER SINGH, 5121 Pomerado Way, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BHALWINDER SINGH The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/04/2017 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 22, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, 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 Nov 22, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 �������������������������������

This statement expires on Nov 20, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019

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: Nov 12, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Nov 12, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7336 Doing business as: GUADALUPE’S CLEANING SERVICES LLC at 12716 Schooner Beach Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: GUADALUPE’S CLEANING SERVICES LLC, CA, 12716 Schooner Beach Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: GUADALUPE REYNA RAMIREZ, PRESIDENT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/01/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 21, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 21, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7269 Doing business as: ARIEL’S TAX SERVICES at 2920 Macau St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ARIEL D AGUIRRE, 2920 Macau St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ARIEL D AGUIRRE 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: Nov 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 19, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7299 2019-B7300 Doing business as: KING DEALS / MW CLEARANCE at 4433 Ming Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: MW TRADING, INC., CA, 8200 N Laurelglen Blvd. Apt. 2003, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: MATTHEW WAHBA, PRESIDENT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 20, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R ROBERTS-MARTIN, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

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

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������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2018-B8424 Business Name you wish to abandon: J & J’S TRANSPORTATION Street address of business: 6561 Lowry St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: JOE R HERNANDEZ, 6561 Lowry St., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: JOE R HERNANDEZ, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: November 25, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2016-B1004 Business Name you wish to abandon: PJL WEB DESIGN Street address of business: 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: PJL WEB DESIGN, LLC, 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: PHILLIP RICHARDSON, PRESIDENT This statement of abandonment filed on: November 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2016-B1005 Business Name you wish to abandon: EZISCHED Street address of business: 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: PJL WEB DESIGN, LLC, 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: PHILLIP RICHARDSON, PRESIDENT This statement of abandonment filed on: November 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2016-B1006 Business Name you wish to abandon: PJL PRODUCTIONS Street address of business: 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: PJL WEB DESIGN, LLC, 8906 Staten Island Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: PHILLIP RICHARDSON, PRESIDENT This statement of abandonment filed on: November 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2015-B3806 Business Name you wish to abandon: ARIEL’S BOOKKEEPING AND TAX SERVICES Street address of business: 4705 New Horizon Blvd. Suite 1, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ARIEL DOLORES AGUIRRE, 2920 Macau 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: ARIEL DOLORES AGUIRRE, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: November 19, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 4, 11, 18, 25, 2019 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7132 Doing business as: AMZY THREADING AND HENNA ART at 4550 Coffe Road., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: 5212 Shimmer Brook Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 County: Kern Full name of registrant: AMANPREET KAUR, 5212 Shimmer Brook Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: AMANPREET KAUR

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7591 Doing business as: CAD INTERPRETING AND TRANSLATING at 2612 El Portal Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DANIEL J RAINEY, 2612 El Portal Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Full name of registrant: CARMEN RAINEY, 2612 El Portal Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: CARMEN RAINEY The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/12/2005 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 5, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 5, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7587 Doing business as: KABAYAN REMITTANCE at 2592 Brundage Lane, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: 3801 Kennedy Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Full name of registrant: LORELIE FABELINA WHITLOCK, 3801 Kennedy Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: LORELIE FABELINA WHITLOCK The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 5, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 5, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7504 Doing business as: TOWER MOTEL AND APARTMENTS at 3215 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: DAVID ARNOLD PENTZ, 3215 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 Full name of registrant: LILLIAN MYRLE PENTZ, 3215 Chester Ave, Bakersfield, Ca. 93301 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: DAVID ARNOLD PENTZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 06/01/2005 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 2, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 2, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 �������������������������������

PUBLIC NOTICE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7490 Doing business as: TOM SERVICES/VALENTINO’S PIZZA at 8105 Kern Canyon Rd., Suite #D, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ANKUSH TOMER, 6802 Savannah Falls Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Full name of registrant: GAJENDRA SINGH TOMER, 6802 Savannah Falls Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: General Partnership SIGNED: GAJENDRA SINGH TOMER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 2, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 2, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7222 2019-B7223 Doing business as: HIDENSEEK INDOOR PLAY GROUND PARK / HIDENSEEK ADVENTURE PARK at 4301 Resnik Ct. B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: M & R TRADING, INC., CA, 4301 Resnik Ct. B, Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 The business is conducted by: Corporation SIGNED: MORCOS MIKHAEIL 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: Nov 18, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 18, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7484 Doing business as: NEW PUBLIC at 9117 Almond Creek Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: BALINDERPREET SINGH MANGAT, 9117 Almond Creek Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93311 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: BALINDERPREET SINGH MANGAT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 2, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 2, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B7544 Business Name you wish to abandon: CAD TRANSLATION & INTERPRETING SERVICES Street address of business: 2612 El Portal Dr., Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: CARMEN MARIA ESTER RAINEY SELLER, 2612 El Portal 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: Individual SIGNED: CARMEN MARIA ESTER RAINEY SELL, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: December 5, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

FILE NO: 2019-B5906 Business Name you wish to abandon: TOM’S SERVICES Street address of business: 8105 Kern Kanyon Rd., Suite #D, Bakersfield, Ca. 93306 County: Kern Mailing address of business: Same Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: GAJENDRA SINGH TOMER, 6802 Savannah Falls Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: ANKUSH TOMER, 6802 Savannah Falls Drive, Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Business was conducted by: Individual SIGNED: GAJENDRA SINGH TOMER, PARTNER This statement of abandonment filed on: December 2, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: R EDMIASTON Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 �������������������������������

Representative for the Estate of Frank Bridgford; DOES 1 to 10 ,inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Sandra Smith NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Kern Metro Division 1415 Truxtun, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): William Edwards 237587 168 H Street Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Telephone: (661) 324-0111 Fax: DATE (Fecha): November 1, 2019 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS, Clerk (Secretario), by Vanesa Jackson, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 �������������������������������

FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket No.: 2019-26-2212 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY ANDREA T. ROBINSON PLAINTIFF VS. KENNETH L. AVERY, II DEFENDENT TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Summons and Complaint in the above captioned action were filed in the Clerk of Court’s Office for Horry County, South Carolina, on the 16th day of September, 2019 the object and prayer of which is to obtain custody of the parties’ minor child.

McIVER & GRAHAM, P.A. ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF By: (signed) GEORGE E. GRAHAM (BAR #002486) PO BOX 915 CONWAY, SC. 29528 Phone: (843) 248-4615 Fax: (843) 248-6479 Email: gedg@sccoast.net (STAMP) FILED HORRY COUNTY 2019 NOV. 25 12:57PM RENEE N. ELVIS CLERK OF COURT HORRY COUNTY, SC BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 �������������������������������

FILE NO: 2019-B7784 Doing business as: SENORAN WELDING at 141 W. Lerdo Hwy., Shafter, Ca. 93263 Mailing Address: PO Box 761, Shafter, Ca. 93263 County: Kern Full name of registrant: AUGIE JR SENORAN, 141 W. Lerdo Hwy., Shafter, Ca. 93263 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: AUGIE JR SENORAN The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 16, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 16, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 �������������������������������

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCV-18-102920 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): SUKHWINDER SINGH; GURPREET SINGH; DOES 1 to 10 ,inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, an Iowa corporation, NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Kern, 1415 Truxtun, Bakersfield, CA 93301 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Law Offices of Jay W. Smith, Jay W. Smith Esq. Sbn:150113 and Nancy A. Young, Esq. Sbn:183328 6644 Valjean Ave. #200, Van Nuys, Ca. 91406 Telephone: (818) 709-2556 Fax: (818) 709-2513 DATE (Fecha): November 21, 2018 TAMARAH HARBER-PICKENS, Clerk (Secretario), by Rebecca Poison, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served.

BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 11, 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 2020 ������������������������������� SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): BCV-19-101178 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): The Personal

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7781 Doing business as: JUAN’S COMMERCIAL CLEANING at 3608 Fiesta Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ DEGANTE, 3608 Fiesta Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 9331 Full name of registrant: ALMA DELIA RAMIREZ BRISENO, 3608 Fiesta Ave., Bakersfield, Ca. 9331 The business is conducted by: Married Couple SIGNED: DAVID ARNOLD PENTZ The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 13, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 13, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7772 Doing business as: WIRELESS WORLD at 1463 White Lane., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: WIRELESS PLANET LLC, CA, 915 Poso Drive., Bakersfield, Ca. 93307 The business is conducted by: Limited Liability Company SIGNED: AYAD NAHSHAL, PRESIDENT The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 13, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 13, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 �������������������������������

SUMMONS IN THE FAMILY COURT FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket No.: 2019-26-2212 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY ANDREA T. ROBINSON PLAINTIFF VS. KENNETH L. AVERY, II DEFENDENT TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEARBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or Plaintiff’s Attorneys, Melver & Graham, P.A., at their Office, 2015 Hwy. 378 Post Office Box 915.

Conway, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plantiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

DATED at Conway, South Carolina on the 9th day of September, 2019.

McIVER & GRAHAM, P.A. ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF By: (signed) GEORGE E. GRAHAM (BAR #002486) PO BOX 915 CONWAY, SC. 29528 Phone: (843) 248-4615 Fax: (843) 248-6479 Email: gedg@sccoast.net (STAMP) FILED HORRY COUNTY 2019 SEP. 16 3:38PM RENEE N. ELVIS CLERK OF COURT HORRY COUNTY, SC BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 �������������������������������

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7652 Doing business as: NOR LOCK AND KEY at 1611 Melody Lane., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: CHARLES HENRY FULLER, 1611 Melody Lane., Bakersfield, Ca. 93308 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: CHARLES HENRY FULLER The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 6, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 6, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 �������������������������������

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7788 Doing business as: BAKERSFIELD REALTY HANDYMAN SERVICES at 10824 Shellabarger Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 Mailing Address: Same County: Kern Full name of registrant: ELISEO ARMANDO SOTO, 10824 Shellabarger Rd., Bakersfield, Ca. 93312 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: ELISEO ARMANDO SOTO The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on:N/A This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Dec 16, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, Deputy This fictitious Business Name Statement expires five years from the date it was filed in the County Clerk’s Office. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before that time. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another to a trademark or trade name under federal, state, or common law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., business and professions code).

I declare that all information in this Statement is true and correct. (A) Registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Dec 16, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 ������������������������������� ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER BCV-19-103239 Superior Court of the State of California, for the county of Kern, 1415 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301 METROPOLITAN PETITION OF: DANIEL ERIC MARTFELD FOR CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: DANIEL ERIC MARTFELD for a decree changing names as follows: Present name DANIEL ERIC MARTFELD Filed a petition with this court Proposed name DANIEL ERIC MARFELDI 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: Jan 16, 2020 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: Nov 22, 2019 Linda S Etienne COURT COMMISSIONER Andrea, Sanders DEPUTY Daniel Eric Martfeld 5909 Floral Park Ct Bakersfield, Ca. 93313 Phone: (310) 343-8062 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 ������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7355 Doing business as: ISABELLA’S CREATIONS at 2207 Brundage Ln Space K6, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: 221 E St., Taft, Ca. 93268 County: Kern Full name of registrant: MARIBEL RUBIO MONTOYA, 221 E St., Taft, Ca. 93268 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MARIBEL RUBIO MONTOYA The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious

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business name or names listed above on: 11/09/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 22, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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 Nov 22, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020

to be false, is guilty of a crime This statement expires on Nov 22, 2024 BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020

������������������������������� FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FILE NO: 2019-B7353 Doing business as: JUST 4 BABY at 2207 Brundage Ln Space K7, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 Mailing Address: 5000 Belle Terrace Apt 72, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 County: Kern Full name of registrant: MARIA I ESQUIVIAS VILLALOBOS, 5000 Belle Terrace Apt 72, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 The business is conducted by: Individual SIGNED: MARIA I ESQUIVIAS VILLALOBOS The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 11/09/2019 This statement filed with the County Clerk of Kern County on: Nov 22, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR, 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

������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B6996 Business Name you wish to abandon: ISABELLA’S CREATIONS Street address of business: 2207 Brundage Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 221 E St., Taft, Ca. 93268 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: MARIBEL RUBIO, 221 E St., 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: Individual SIGNED: MARIBEL RUBIO, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: November 22, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: M HERNANDEZ Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020 ������������������������������� STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FILE NO: 2019-B6995 Business Name you wish to abandon: JUST 4 BABY Street address of business: 2207 Brundage Ln, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304 County: Kern Mailing address of business: 5000 Belle Terrace Apt 72, Bakersfield, Ca. 93309 Registrant(s) whose wish to abandon the business name: MARIA ISABEL ESQUIVIAS, 5000 Belle Terrace Apt 72, 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: MARIA ISABEL ESQUIVIAS, OWNER This statement of abandonment filed on: November 22, 2019 MARY B BEDARD County Clerk By: A RANGEL VILLASENOR Deputy BAKERSFIELD NEWS OBSERVER (E) PUB: Dec 18, 25, 2019, Jan 1, 8, 2020

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The cultural celebration of Kwanzaa is anchored in value-rootedness that provide keycategories of priorities by which our community can self-consciously rescue andreconstruct our history, heritage, and culture in our own image and interests anduniquely contribute to the forward flow of human development. Tradition conveys a“point of view” to inspire us to refocus, recommit, and appreciate the work and strugglethat are necessary, and are a priority to uplift and propel our collective communityforward.

Accordingly, the unified cultural heartbeats of community togetherness areindispensable for nurturing self-healing and maintaining harmonious living with oneanother. Cultural heartbeats are also vibrant, and they give our community the vigorousenergy and collaborating wherewithal to embody our collective memory, an Africancultural aesthetic, self-validation, and to manifest our intrinsic tenacity, dignity, beauty,and self-worth.The heart and soul of Kwanzaa revolves around Seven Principles. The Swahili term forall Seven Principles is the Nguzo Saba. There is one principle to focus on during eachday of the cultural tradition. The Nguzo Saba in Swahili and English with a briefexplanation are: • Umoja (Unity) – stresses the necessity to concentrate on and embrace togethernessin the family and in the community.

• Kujichagulia (Self-Determination) – stresses that family members define and developcommon dignity-affirming interests and make mutually beneficial decisions thatsustain the family and uplift our community.

• Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) – stresses the obligation to selfconsciouslycommit time and finances to harmoniously work together and use ourminds and hands to build a flourishing community.

• Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) – stresses the obligation to commit to creategoods and services, pool resources, and establish businesses and companies todevelop an economic base for wealth expansion in our community.

• Nia (Purpose) – stresses introspect for setting personal goals that are beneficial tobuilding and maintaining cohesive families, a productive community, and a strongcultural foundation.

• Kuumba (Creativity) – stresses consistent use of our creative energies to generatedignified cultural expressions and to build infrastructure that serve and uplift thefamily and community.

• Imani (Faith) – stresses the obligation to honor the best of our sacred traditions for abetter world by persistently performing good deeds that model cooperation

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inexpanding care, support, and responsibility of our community’s well-being.

The Nguzo Saba is a collective statement about how to successfully deal with thechallenges facing our community’s conception of itself, historically and culturally. FrantzFanon has said that each person must ask three culturally-rooted questions: 1. Who am I? 2. Am I really who I say I am?

3. Am I all that I ought to be?

Our cultural heartbeats will convey the collective answers to these deep questions. Andconsistent practice of the Nguzo Saba determines the extent of how each of usfunctions throughout the year as a cultural ambassador.

Know that we are obligated byduty and destiny to create a better and more beautiful world than what we haveinherited. Resolve to invigorate the Nguzo Saba in words and deeds by continuallydedicating time and

resources to our community-based institutions.

On Kujichagulia Day, Friday, December 27, 2019, there will be a Citywide KwanzaaCelebration at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, located at 1000 S.Owens Street, Bakersfield, California, from 1 pm until 5 pm. African heritage attire isstrongly emphasized by our community to proudly portray, elevate, support, and honorthe essence, ambiance, purpose, and imagery of the cultural tradition. Public admissionis FREE, and our entire community is cordially invited.

SOURCE: “Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family Community & Culture”by Maulana Karenga, University of Sankore Press, Los Angeles, California, 2008,ISBN 9780943412-27-6 hardback978-0943412-28-3 paperback Bakari Sanyu Director, The Sankofa Collective A community-based cultural education organization Telephone Number: (661) 319-7611 email: bakari.sanyu@sbcglobal.net

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Stephany Prince, Chair of National Trends & Services Facet. (Courtesy Photo)

which included the Bakersfield Police Department, SWAT and Bomb unit, Bakersfield Fire Department, California State University Bakersfield, and Bakersfield College.

“It’s so important to let the community know what we’re actually doing; we’re not just a mouth piece” Links Bakersfield Chapter Member; Allison Perkins, said.

The Bakersfield News Observer (BNO) spoke with several STEAM students, and parents for Q and A. Q: What does the STEAM Academy mean to you?

A: (Jehvah Crompton, 13; Actis Jr. High) STEAM has given me a deeper understanding about the world around me. We help the homeless with food; so far that’s what we’ve done. As for the science part of STEAM, building pressure with matter and now focusing on rockets has inspired me to be a scientist.

A: (Khori Crompton, 11; Castle Elementary) STEAM helped me learn more about science experiments. I want to be a doctor. It looks good to help people. This program helps me build on it.

A: (Rhea McCoy, 11; McKinley Elementary) It (STEAM) has taught me things about water and air.

A: (Aniya Reynolds, 13; Washington Middle School) STEAM has helped me with my science and math.

A: (Fatimah Ahmed, 16; Bakersfield High School) I have been in STEAM since I was 7 years-old. It has made me more aware of the community. It makes students more aware of math, new programs and new perspectives.

A: (Kimberly Crompton, Parent) I like STEAM because it gives children the ability to work outside of school. It emphasizes things from an African American perspective. The Links organization has brought many executives to these events, which give the children opportunities to see people who look like us.

Dr. Stephany Powell; 30-year LAPD veteran, and expert on human trafficking held “no punches” as she spoke to the group of high school students about the shrewd reality of human trafficking.

“It’s happening right here in Bakersfield, pimp driven prostitution, Powell said. “Girls as young as 12 to 14 years-

of- age are being trafficked, and as young as age 11 for African American girls.”

“It’s important for me that I don’t see people get caught up in the game, she said.”

Powell engaged the students with activities geared at showing them just how easy it is to become a victim of sextrafficking and the steps that can be taken to ensure ones safety. She asked the students a series of questions: · Have you ever gone to the mall alone or with a group of friends? · Have you ever started an online relationship with someone you’ve never met? · Have you ever attended a party at a friend’s house with no adult supervision? · Have you ever posted your whereabouts or plans on social media? · Have you ever accepted a ride from someone you didn’t know, including Lyft or Uber? · Have you ever been approached on social media to “hook up”, or share photos? · Have you ever responded to or met with someone regarding online advertisements or purchased items online? · Have you ever hung out with older friends that your guardians have never met?

90% of the students admitted to at least one or all of the questions that Dr. Powell asked.

“If you stood for any of these actions, she said. Chances are you could be trafficked.”

On the other hand, vaping is another area of concern and has been blamed for several deaths in Kern County, according to recent news articles.

Fitzgerald Graves, Chair for Tobacco-Free Kern; said, “Vaping is a real epidemic. I want to give parents and students tobacco prevention tool-kits today with steps to prevent the use of E-cigarettes and Vape Pens.”

The next Links STEAM Academy events will be held Jan 11 and Jan 25, 2020 at Emerson Middle School Cafeteria; 801 Fourth Street, Bakersfield, Ca. 93304.

Allison Perkins Thomas, Bakersfield Incorporated (Courtesy Photo)

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Christmas Can Help Us Prepare for the 2020 Census

By Louis Medina Letter to the Editor (This story was originally published in the December 2019 issue of Kern County Family Magazine, kerncountyfamily. com) The Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke shows us how a census can alter the course of world events.

“In those days, Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken…And everyone went to their own town to register…Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth…to Bethlehem…because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went…with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child… and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son.”

And the rest is history.

In the U.S., we also have a mandate from our Constitution to count every person once every 10 years.

Fortunately, census taking has improved dramatically since Mary and Joseph’s day. We should be glad about this, especially because we have a census coming up next April.

First, you don’t have to go anywhere for the census: You just need to answer a form counting everyone in your household. The U.S. Census Bureau boasts how easy this is: 10 questions in 10 minutes. And, beginning in 2020, the questionnaire can be completed on paper, online, or by phone. No having to travel by donkey while pregnant to be counted! Reminders that the census is coming up will be sent out by mail next March.

Second, for those who need assistance filling out the census in a language other than English, the Census Bureau provides either the forms or assistance in dozens of languages.

Third, whereas the census of the Bible was all about Joseph and Mary’s lineage and personal information, the

U.S. Census is completely confidential. It is against the law for the Census Bureau to publicly release your responses in any way that could identify you. The information can only be used to produce statistics and will not be shared with other government agencies.

Fourth, in Kern County we have a great local resource called the Kern Complete Count Committee, or KCCC. This collaborative of community leaders representing nonprofits, faith-based organizations, local government, media and other stakeholders is working to ensure everyone in Kern gets counted accurately. Why? Because we lose about $2,000 in federal funding per person, per year, for 10 years, for everyone who is missed. And we lose important representation in government as well.

Our community will be hearing a lot more from the KCCC in the coming months, especially regarding hardto-count (HTC) populations. Readers of this publication should note that a significant HTC group are children under 5. Little ones often get missed in the census because they are newly born, living in large or split households, staying with relatives, or for other complex reasons.

Please do like Mary did in the Bible and ponder these weighty things in your heart. Make sure everyone in your household gets counted in next year’s census—including all children. That little one living with you could grow up to be a world changer someday.

For information about census jobs, census kiosk locations near you, flyers and more, please visit kerncounts. org.

Louis Medina is the Director of Community Impact for Kern Community Foundation, a member agency of the Kern Complete Count Committee.

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