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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance those of whom they suppress. —Fredrick Douglass (1849)

CRL Statement on the Federal Reserve’s Plan to Revamp the Community Reinvestment Act NNPA NEWSWIRE — The CRA is a civil rights law designed to expand financial opportunity. The law requires banks to meet the credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered. The CRA was created to be a key driver in financial equity, helping to spur hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in underserved areas. Yet, the CRA requires strengthening to evolve with the changing banking landscape and to fully meet its statutory mission.

Report Reveals Alarming Amount of Systemic Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct NNPA NEWSWIRE — While researchers of a new report released on Tuesday, Sept. 15, said it’s hard to summarize the enormity of the harm Burge and his underlings inflicted their victims, and what Anderson did, they did piece together a critical and comprehensive study on tainted cases that have only underscored why Americans – particularly Black people – have lost trust in the police and prosecutors.

By Stacy M. Brown

By BlackPressUSA

“We know that prosecutors lied in court in 4 percent of exonerations. The real rate may be higher since we only count cases with clear evidence that prosecutors made statements they knew were false,” the researchers noted further.

(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

(Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) CRA must help address systemic racial barriers and inequality, and it must benefit LMI and families of color WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week in a board meeting, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve approved its draft Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). In May, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency finalized its CRA rule, while the Federal Deposit Insurance

Corp. (FDIC) has yet to join an agency in finalizing a CRA rule.

The CRA is a civil rights law designed to expand financial opportunity. The law requires banks to meet the credit needs of the communities in which they are chartered. The CRA was created to be a key driver in financial equity, helping to spur hundreds of billions of dollars of investment in underserved areas. Yet, the CRA requires strengthening to evolve with the changing banking landscape and to fully meet its statutory mission.

Center for Responsible Lending Executive Vice President Nikitra Bailey released the following statement: “Unlike the OCC’s approach in finalizing a deeply misguided rule without stakeholder support, we appreciate the Federal Reserve’s commitment to a data-driven process that solicits broad input.

The Federal Reserve should ensure that updated regulations account for the harsh realities of discrimination that still plague today’s financial marketplace.

“CRA was designed to undo the injustices created by the horrific practice of redlining and to expand f inancial opportunity, equity, and help spur investments in underserved areas. Our nation’s most recent reckoning with racial injustice has elevated the recognition and urgency to enact significant reforms to address structural racial barriers and provide opportunity to LMI families and people of color. CRA must be one of the major tools to provide these long overdue reforms.”

Polls in the Pandemic: What Every California Voter Should Know Before Election Day Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media This November’s general election is set to be historic, not just because of the presidential race at a time when the American electorate is unusually polarized.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous changes have been made to the voting process. Mail-in ballots are available for all California voters for the first time in history, and the state has also pledged to make safe in-person voting available.

In a press conference earlier this month with Ethnic Media Services, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla spoke about the state’s new voting procedures, and how his office is working to ensure that all communities

are able to vote safely.

“In my role as Secretary of State, I also serve as California's Chief Elections Officer. We work in partnership with all 58 counties in California to administer elections. Usually we want to make sure elections are accessible and secure. Considering the COVID-19 pandemic, we also need to make sure that the voting experience is one that is safe and protects health both the voters and election workers,” Padilla said.

Eligible Californians can register to vote online up until the deadline of Oct. 19. After that date, the only option is sameday voter registration in person, either during early voting or on

election day. Voters who use same-day voter registration receive provisional ballots so they can still vote in the election.

Padilla urged voters to verify their voter registration before the Oct. 19 cutoff to ensure that ballots are delivered to the right address.

He also addressed that some previously registered voters may have inactive voter status and need to re-register. Voters are classified as “inactive” when a county elections official receives information that a voter has moved out of state, or if two general elections have passed and the voter has not voted or confirmed their address, according to the California Elections Code.

Inactive voters usually don’t receive voter information guides, and their names won’t show up on the voter rolls when they go to vote in person.

“If an inactive voter goes to vote in person, they’ll still be allowed to vote a provisional ballot, their registration will be re-activated, and their ballot will be counted. So, it doesn't mean that they've been taken off the rolls completely. It's one of the reasons we're asking people who think they're registered to verify their registration status. The simple act of verifying your registration status will ensure that you are an active registered voter and will continued on page 4

On Jan. 21, 2011, former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge was sentenced to four and a half years in federal prison for perjury and obstruction of justice because he lied under oath about his use of torture to extract confessions from numerous criminal suspects, overwhelmingly Black men.

Burge was fired in 1993 and was prosecuted only for lying in a civil case. He served more than four years in prison and died in 2018 In 1987, when Ken Anderson was District Attorney of Williamson County, Texas, he successfully prosecuted Michael Morton for murdering his wife, Christine.

To do so, according to a report from the National Registry of Exonerations, Anderson concealed that neighbors had seen a suspicious stranger hanging around the Mortons’ house.

After the murder, while Mor ton was in custody, someone else attempted to use a credit card belonging to his wife and cashed a $20 check that was in her missing purse.

Further, the Mortons’ threeyear-old son, who witnessed the killing, told his grandmother that “a monster” killed his mother when “Daddy was not there.”

What followed was a parade of horribles, researchers said.

In 2011, DNA testing of a bandana found near the crime scene identified the actual killer.

The District Attorney’s Office had successfully resisted testing that bandana for many years. Morton spent 24 years in prison for a crime that he did not commit – a crime that

was itself an unspeakable tragedy for him and his family.

The real killer went on to bludgeon another woman to death in 1988. Anderson himself was disgraced. He pled guilty to contempt of court, spent four days in jail, was disbarred, and was forced to resign from the position he later held as a judge.

While researchers of a new report released on Tuesday, Sept.

15, said it’s hard to summarize the enormity of the harm Burge and his underlings inflicted their victims, and what Anderson did, they did piece together a critical and comprehensive study on tainted cases that have only underscored why Americans – particularly Black people – have lost trust in the police and prosecutors.

I n t he re por t t itled , “Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent: The Role of Prosecutors, Police and other Law Enforcement,” the National Registry of Exonerations examined more than 2,400 cases nationally which measured the role of government misconduct in wrongful convictions and how African Americans specifically suffer from those actions.

The study found that 54 percent of official misconduct involved corruption or negligence by police, prosecutors, lab workers, or other government employees.

The authors – which included researchers from the Newkirk Center for Science at the University of California, Irving, the University of Michigan Law School, and the Michigan State University College of Law –

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION

Telemedicine Is Transforming Patient Care in California – With Some New Challenges Tanu Henry | California Black Media

Dr. Andrea Goings mobile medical service Los Angeles area.

When Dr. Andrea Goings launched her mobile medical service, offering at-home doctor visits and virtual consultation sessions via video in 2016 in the Los Angeles area, she did not know that just four years later her business model

would be more the norm than not.

Goings, an African American pediatrician, launched her service in West Lake Village, a city about 40 miles northwest of Los Angeles near the Ventura County line. She made house calls to patient homes

Report Reveals Alarming Amount of Misconduct...continued from page 1 cautioned that “the tally is very likely a vast undercount of the actual number of instances in which misconduct has led to the convictions of innocent people.”

They outlined that many who’ve been wrongly convicted –including those who pleaded guilty to low-level crimes – did not have the necessary resources or legal counsel.

Why did Ken Anderson conceal all that evidence of Michael Morton’s innocence?

“We don’t know. We could ask, but we wouldn’t trust the answer – if any was given – and Anderson himself may no longer know if he ever did,” the authors wrote.

They concluded that the most important causes of official misconduct in criminal cases are systemic, “pervasive practices that permit if not encourage bad behavior; lack of the resources needed to train, supervise and conduct high-quality investigations and prosecutions; and ineffective leadership by police commanders, crime lab directors and chief prosecutors,” the authors stated.

“If these systemic problems are corrected, misconduct is less likely to occur – and when it does happen, more likely to be counteracted before innocent people are condem ned.”

Overall, Black defendants’ exonerations have a slightly higher rate of misconduct than those of white defendants, 57 percent to 52 percent.

But the differences are more significant for murder cases (78 percent to 64 percent) – especially those with death sentences (87 percent to 68 percent) – and drug crime exonerations (47 percent to 22 percent).

The study concluded that off icial misconduct falls into five general categories: Witness tampering occurred in about 17 percent of exonerations.

Misconduct in interrogations occurred in 57 percent of all exonerations with false confessions or about 7 percent of all cases.

Fabricating evidence happened in about 10 percent of cases, in three forms: Forensic fraud – in 3 percent of exonerations, police officers or forensic analysts lied about forensic evidence.

Fake crimes – in 4 percent

of exonerations, police planted drugs or guns on innocent suspects, or lied and said the suspects had assaulted them.

Fictitious confessions – in about 2 percent of exonerations, officers fabricated confessions from defendants who did not confess.

At trial, misconduct occurred in about 23 percent of exonerations, about evenly divided between perjury by law enforcement officers, 13 percent, and trial misconduct by prosecutors, 14 percent (with some overlap).

Misconduct in interrogations occurred overwhelmingly in murder cases the led to exoneration Concealing exculpator y evidence and misconduct at trial were most common in murder cases, followed by white-collar crimes. Witness tampering was slightly more common among exonerations for child sex abuse exonerations than for murder, and fabricating evidence was several times more common among exonerations for drug crimes than for any other crime.

Concealing exculpator y evidence cont r ibuted to 44 percent of exonerees’ convictions, more than any other type of official misconduct.

The rate of concealing exculpatory evidence varies by crime, from 61 percent for murder to 27 percent in child sex abuse cases.

“It is so common and widespread that it happened in 82 percent of all exonerations with any official misconduct,” t he r e s e a r che r s not e d .

P rose cut or s conceale d exculpatory evidence in 73 percent of cases in which [exonerat ions] occu r red.

Police concealed exculpatory evidence in 33 percent of cases where it occurred (including cases with concealing by more than one type of official), and forensic analysts did so in 6 percent.

In some portion of those exonerations, prosecutors did know about the concealed evidence.

Still, the researchers stated that they knew of about 13 percent that included concealed physical objects like clothing and weapons.

The authors conceded that “this gap may in part reflect how effectively objects can be destroyed or hidden, but information may

across the metropolitan area.

“Technology has changed the way we approach and experience so many aspects of our lives, so I thought at the time, why not apply it to the work I do,” said Goings, who has been able to provide care to patients in various parts of the country while she is temporarily in Ohio caring for her mom as she recovers from a surgery.

“Being able to save busy parents from long waits in the emergency room or long drives to doctor appointments or giving them around-the-clock access to medical advice from the comfort of their home are all reasons clients have appreciated BabyDocHouseCalls. com over the years. Now, there is an added safety component that makes the service convenient, even necessary, for so many.”

Goings said because her businesses gave her a head start.

Therefore, pivoting to respond to the constraints COVID-19 safety measures have imposed on clinical care, has been easy for her.

“Telehealth is a really good option for young adults who have returned to college campuses and dorms,” she says.

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) says remote consultations like the kind Goings’s provides should be not be technically regarded as a distinct service, but an “allowable mechanism” through which medical practitioners can provide clinical services.

“The standard of care is the same whether the patient is seen in-person, by telephone, or through telehealth. As a result, DHCS has strongly encouraged all counties to work with providers to maximize the number of services that can be provided by telephone and telehealth, to minimize community spread of COVID-19,” said Ivan Bhardwaj, Section Chief, Community Services Division at the DHCS. The DHCS has requested that all medical care providers adhere to all

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Systemic Police and linger in electronic or physical files or the memories of people.”

In 63 percent of cases with concealed exculpatory evidence, substantive evidence of the exonerees’ innocence was hidden – evidence that in itself helps prove the defendant’s innocence, such as an eyewitness who named another person as the criminal, the report noted.

In 80 percent of such cases, impeachment evidence that undermined testimony by prosecution witnesses was concealed – for example, evidence that a witness who identified the exoneree as a murderer told his brother he never saw the killing.

In half the exonerations with concealed exculpatory evidence, both substantive and impeachment evidence were hidden. Often, a single item of evidence serves both functions.

“Substantive evidence may sound more important, but concealing impeachment evidence that eviscerates the credibility of a critical prosecution witness can be devastating to an innocent defendant,” the authors stated.

“Predictably, law enforcement off icials usually conceal their own misconduct. That’s misconduct in itself, derivative concealment,” they wrote.

For example, it’s misconduct for an officer to plant drugs on a suspect, and it’s a separate act of misconduct to conceal the off icer’s k nowledge that the suspect is innocent.

Other notable f indings i n t he re por t i nclude: Evidence of other official misconduct was concealed in 26 percent of all exonerations.

Guilty pleas rather than trial verdicts obtain at least 95 percent of criminal convictions in the United States, but 80 percent of exonerations followed conviction at trial.

About 28 percent of those trials (23 percent of all exonerations) included official misconduct in court.

Perjury by all law enforcement officials occurred in 14 percent of the trials at which exonerees were convicted, or 13 percent of all exonerations (including those after guilty pleas).

In about a quarter of those

Prosecutorial

cases, officials lied about forensic testing, or about things the officials themselves claimed to have witnessed the exonerees do or say.

Perjury by police officers occurred in 11 percent of trials of exonerees. In 9 percent of those trials (7 percent of all exonerations), officers lied about others’ information.

Most often, police lied about the investigations’ conduct, including what a witness said or how a lineup was conducted.

The most common subject of police perjury was the conduct of interrogations at which innocent defendants confessed.

“We miss a great deal of police perjury,” the authors wrote.

“We rarely have access to transcripts or other detailed i n for mat ion about t r ial testimony, so we only learn about perjury at trial if it becomes a conspicuous issue.”

In 1959, the Supreme Court held that a prosecutor has a constitutional obligation to correct perjury by a state witness even if she did not herself offer the false testimony.

However, researchers discovered that prosecutors permitted perjury to go uncorrected in 8 percent of exonerations. In most cases, the perjury was by civilian witnesses.

The most common lies were about the favorable treatment the witnesses receive in pending criminal cases of their own.

“We know that prosecutors lied in court in 4 percent of exonerations. The real rate may be higher since we only count cases with clear evidence that prosecutors made statements they knew were false,” the researchers noted further.

They said about half of lies by prosecutors were made in a closing argument with a common pattern of repeating and affirming perjury by a witness that the prosecutor knew about but failed to correct – for example, a lie by a witness who claimed to have no deal with the prosecutor.

Federal prosecutors committed misconduct in exonerations more than twice as often as police (52 percent to 20 percent), while state prosecutors committed misconduct less often than police (29 percent to 36 percent).

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Telemedicine Is Transforming Patient Care in California – With Some New Challenges...continued federal, state, and local guidelines.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights says it will use “enforcement discretion” and it will not impose penalties for non-compliance with all aspects of the HIPAA rules when healthcare providers use telehealth in “good faith” during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The DCHS has also relaxed some its rules to accommodate telehealth, expanding platforms allowed to include popular video services such as Apple’s FaceTime, Facebook’s Messenger video chat, Google’s Hangouts and Skype.

“So far it’s been great. No problems. We’ve been able to keep all of our doctor appointments and do it safely” said Joe Bowers, a Ladera Heights resident in Los Angeles County who is retired and writes a column on education for California Black Media. Bowers says, “My wife, Margaret and I appreciate the convenience of visiting with our doctors -from the comfort of our home.”

For some critical mental health services that are vital to some of the most vulnerable Californians during the pandemic, like Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) for those struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD), DHCS has increased its support.

“The Department of Health Care Services, in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation (The Center), is funding 21 sites to provide telehealth substance use disorder and mental health services for individuals in counties that have been impacted by COVID-19, or in the case of providers, who have experienced trauma as a result of treating individuals with the coronavirus,” said Bhardwaj.

“DHCS and The Center additionally launched the Behavioral Health Telehealth funding opportunity in 2020 for non-profit behavioral health providers to receive up to $50,000 each for telehealth infrastructure beginning September 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021,” he added. “Providers applied for telehealth equipment, including laptops, desktops, monitors, electronic health record software licenses, internet subscriptions, cell phones for providers, and telehealth training. Providers that were awarded through this opportunity will receive funding in Fall 2020.”

DHCS is also providing Personal Protective Equipment so that facilities that provide inperson mental health services and MAT sessions can continue to do so without interruption.

California’s public awareness

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SPORTS/ENTERTAINMENT NEWS

Now Representing: Actress

Crystal Renee’ Hayslett Of Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 2 Premieres On Wednesday, October 14th At 9/8C Sports/Entertainment News

NEW YORK, September 29, 2020 – Strategic Heights Media has signed actress Crystal Renee’ Hayslett, to its roster and will handle the overall public relations efforts and media strategy for the multifaceted star.

Crystal Renee’ Hayslett is a Tennessee native who moved to Atlanta in 2010 to pursue her music and acting career. By 2011, Oscar awardwinning filmmaker Matthew Cherry, gave Hayslett her first speaking role in his short film, “This Time.” She has also made appearances on BET’s “The Game” and “Stomp the Yard 2.” In 2013, she began working at Tyler Perry Studios in the costume department. Two years later, she was promoted to the studio’s costume designer and personal stylist to Tyler Perry.

With the support of Perry, she became a consulting producer and earned a guest star role in his latest hit show, “Tyler Perry’s Sistas” on BET. The series follows a group of single black females as they navigate their “complicated love

Crystal Renee’ Hayslett lives,” careers and friendships through the ups-and-downs of living in a modern world of social media and unrealistic relationship goals. The one-

hour drama takes viewers on a roller coaster ride of emotions and hilarious moments that are the epitome of #squadgoals.

Recently announced as

a series regular for season two, Hayslett plays Fatima, a paralegal at a prestigious law firm, who has been hurt and keeps her heart guarded.

Her loyalty and dedication to Andi Barnes (played by KJ Smith), leads her into deeper connections with Andi’s personal, and work life. Fatima also discovers an unsuspecting love interest with someone who is closer than she knows.

Tyler Perry’s Sistas will return with back-to-back episodes starting at 9/8c on Wednesday, October 14th on BET. Strategic Heights Media (SHM) is a full-service public relations and experiential marketing agency that specializes in building brand strategies and experiences that drive engagement with consumers and brands. The agency has been immersed in a variety of entertainment and lifestyle projects from music, film, television, fashion, publishing, sports and beauty; to brands and corporations; to nightlife and special events.

Division of Boating and Waterway Offers $1.6 Million in Grants to Enhance Recreational Boating Safety Education SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Division of Boating and Waterways (DBW) is offering $1.6 million in competitive grants to local public agencies, colleges, universities and organizations that offer on-thewater training to the public. The deadline to apply for the Aquatic Center Education Program is Friday, Oct. 30, 2020 at noon.

Funded by the U.S. Coast Guard Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund, DBW provides grants to eligible entities to provide student scholarships for on-the-water boating courses and boating equipment. Funding can also be used to offset costs for boating instructor training and boating safety-related events. The maximum grant award is $40,000 per grantee for a combination of equipment, scholarship and instructor training requests.

Supplemental funding of up to $2,000 is available for National Safe Boating Week events or similar boating-safety related events.

Interested applicants should first review the FAQs listed on DBW's website to determine

if they meet the grantee eligibility requirements. Grant applications must be submitted through OLGA, DBW’s online grant application system accessed from DBW’s website.

Each application will be ranked and scored based on its demonstration of the applicant’s ability to safely and effectively teach on-the-water boating safety courses and enhance boaters’ knowledge of boating laws, practical handling of vessels, weather and water conditions, and other boating safety information.

Detailed information regarding the Aquatic Center Education Program grant funding opportunity is available on DBW’s website.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, DBW advises boaters and boating facilities to follow public health guidelines consistent with the Governor’s stay-at-home order and local county public health departments. DBW has identified a set of COVID-19 boating safety best practices for the boating community based on state and national guidelines: dbw. parks.ca.gov/COVIDBoatingTips.

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STATE / GOVERNMENT

API: California’s Rolling Blackouts Cements the Case for Natural Gas

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The NNPA considers our ongoing partnership with API to be strategically and vitally important across the United States given the 2020 realities of electrical energy shortages in states like California and in others where the demand for energy is increasing,” said NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.

By Stacy M. Brown

Natural gas’s capacity to start immediately and ramp up rapidly, its overall resilience and other qualities also make it an essential partner for intermittent renewable energy growth.

According to the largest U.S. trade association for the oil and natural gas industry, rolling blackouts imposed upon California residents cemented the argument that anti-consumer government policies and extreme environmentalism have prevented natural gas from supplying the power consumers need.

The recent blackouts should be a clear call that electric reliability becomes even more complicated in major energy transition times, noted officials from the American Petroleum Institute (API).

That reliability planning should be fuel and technology blind, they said, offering that California’s energy future can be bright, and natural gas is there to back it up. API’s vigilance and concern for California — and America as a whole — is one reason why the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has maintained a strategic partnership with the organization, said NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. “The NNPA considers our ongoing partnership with API

to be strategically and vitally important across the United States given the 2020 realities of electrical energy shortages in states like California and in others where the demand for energy is increasing,” Dr. Chavis stated.

“Natural gas companies in particular today are helping to improve the quality of life in our communities.”

API officials have consistently maintained that natural gas remains “an essential partner in the growth of intermittent renewable sources, providing reliable power when the wind doesn’t blow, and the sun doesn’t shine.”

The organization maintains that it’s the primary reason that U.S. carbon emissions a r e a t 25 -ye a r low s .

Thanks to natural gas, they argue, the air we breathe is the cleanest of the modern era and continues to improve.

“If — as they claim — California regulators are motivated by a cleaner environment, then natural gas must be a foundation for the future of the state’s energy policy,” wrote Jessica Lutz.

Ironically, Lutz penned that comment two years ago.

In August, API officials remarked that the rolling blackouts in California were not the result of a “perfect storm, as some officials claim., but of poor planning.”

According to API, California’s first rolling blackouts in nearly two decades spotlighted its mandates for how much electricity certain technologies can provide.

The state’s renewables mandate has played a role in their misery, according to API. By requiring that 60 percent of California’s electricity must come from renewables – energy from sources that are naturally replenishing but flow-limited – by 2030 and through green energy subsidies, the state has seen the competitive balance tilt away from other, more flexible power sources, including cleaner natural gas.

During daytime hours, California enjoys a surplus in solar energy. But power demand doesn’t work just 9 to 5, according to Mark Green of API. People still want and need to be comfortable in their homes at night, and

during the recent heatwave, there hasn’t been enough electricity to go around, Green noted in a blog post at API.org. “ T he pr a ct ical re su lt has been rolling blackouts, rationing of energy so to speak, leaving lots of Californians simmering,” he observed.

API officials opined that there was “lots of blame to go around.”

“While there is no single culprit behind the blackouts, what happened showed just how vital natural gas generation is to maintain a fully functioning grid, because of its reliability and unique operating characteristics.”

Significantly, API pronounced that California’s blackouts revealed that power generation mandates do not overrule the complex engineering needs of a robust, reliable, and affordable power system.

If these needs aren’t met, the power grid can quickly deteriorate – even in the world’s fifth-largest economy, industry officials wrote in an unpublished memo.

“Gov. Gavin Newsom said it right: This failure of planning is unacceptable. Every Californian deserves reliable energy and fuels for our homes and businesses.

We deserve public servants who stand up to ineffective regulators and hysterical activists,” API officials wrote.

The organization said it believes without stronger leadership, it’s likely blackouts will increase.

API advocates for leaders they said would acknowledge that oil and gas must be part of California’s near-term energy mix.

“Policies that demonize oil, natural gas, and the people working in our industry are not only unhelpful; they do nothing to provide safe, continued in next 2 columns

Polls in the Pandemic: What Every Climate Change Is The Heat-Seeking California Voter Should Know Before Missile Of COVID Pandemic For Low Income People Around The World Election Day ...continued from page 1 receive your ballot this November.”

This year every registered voter will be sent a vote-by-mail ballot, and all ballots postmarked

by Election Day -- and received within 17 days following Election Day -- will be counted. The ballots will be sent out starting the first week of October. Voters who want to drop off their ballot inperson can do so at any ballot drop box or polling location.

Padilla’s office also has an online ballot tracking tool called “Where’s My Ballot,” where voters in every county can sign up to receive automatic email, text message or voice call notifications about their ballot. For those who sign up, the tracker will send notifications when their county sends them their ballot, when the returned ballot has been received and when their vote has been counted.

For in-person voting, each county received guidance from the Secretary of State’s office to keep polling locations safe from COVID-19. The guidance asks voters to wear a face mask, bring a pen to avoid touching

high-contact surfaces, use hand sanitizer after touching doors or voting equipment, and keep a distance of twoarms’ length from other people.

Though the state is encouraging voters to vote by mail, Padilla acknowledged that some voters will prefer to go in person, possibly to receive help voting or to use accessible voting machines.

Padilla’s recommendation is to vote as early as possible, in order to avoid any delays.

“We encourage people to go the first day that in-person voting is available. Yes, you have until Tuesday, November 3, but the more people that we can encourage to vote early, whether it's by mail or in person, we hope helps keep the lines shorter on Election Day, making that a safer experience for voters and poll workers alike,” Padilla said.

The official websites for checking voter status, registering to vote and tracking ballots are VoterStatus.sos.ca.gov and WheresMyBallot.sos.ca.gov

Climate Change Is The Heat-Seeking Missile Of COVID Pandemic For Low Income People Around The World...continued for more than 200,000 deaths, said Bullard, currently the Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning and Environmental Policy at Texas Southern University. He noted that African American children are 10 times more likely to die of asthma.

The racist practice of redlining has deterred people of color from moving to better neighborhoods with cleaner air and water, stated Bullard.

Climate change also has a deeper financial impact on people of color, said the sociologist. “If we do nothing in terms of climate policy in the US the country will experience a six percent drop in its GDP, but the South will experience a 20% drop. The south is already the poorest part of the country.”

When natural disasters strike — such as hurricanes and storms which have increasingly crippled the Gulf Coast — resources are slow in getting to the areas in greatest need.

Post Hurricane Katrina, which decimated large swaths of the Gulf Coast, the Federal Emergency Management Agency placed greater priority on $800,000 homes in wealthy neighborhoods than it did on $80,000 homes in poor neighborhoods using

a dubious cost-benefit model, said Bullard. “Those that are on the wrong side of the levee are the least protected,” he said.

“If we want to build back in a fair and equitable manner, we have to talk about resources that will go to those areas of most need, as opposed to money following money. We just can't use costbenefit analysis,” stated Bullard.

Gulf Coast residents were challenged by COV I D mandated shelter-in-place orders amid Hurricane Sally. Bullard challenged the absurdity of such orders for people living with 15 inches of water in their homes.

30 years from now, severe seasonal wildfires in California will be the norm, said Westerling, referring to a climate assessment he participated in which simulated millions of miles of fires in the state to predict the dire results.

“Climate change is definitely the primary driver here,” said Westerling, acknowledging that many decades of fire suppression and poor land management have contributed to some of the fire severity and size.

President Donald Trump visited California Sept. 14 to survey the wildfire crisis. The President continued on page 6

Aguilar Announces $375,000 for Inland Empire Small Business Loans State/Government News Grand Terrace, CA – Rep. Pete Aguilar announced that AmPac Business Capital of Grand Terrace has received $375,000 from the US Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) Fund for the AmPac Business Loan program. The program provides loans of up to $100,000 for Inland Empire small businesses to be used for hiring employees, growing inventory and other business-growth needs.

“Community lenders like AmPac help empower small businesses to keep the Inland Empire economy moving. I’m proud to announce this funding, which will help struggling small-businesses navigate the challenges of the coronavirus

crisis, keep employees on payroll and create new jobs in our community,” said Aguilar.

“The Inland Empire needs the support of CDFI’s, especially at this time in our community’s history. One CDFI leader described us as the national guard for small businesses when other traditional lenders are unable to provide needed capital. These funds will directly help small businesses in business for more than two years to grow and pivot,” said AmPac Founder/ President, Hilda Kennedy.

Rep. Aguilar serves as the Vice Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, the committee responsible for allocating funds for programs like the CDFI Fund.

By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributing Editor

API: California’s Rolling Blackouts Cements the Case for Natural Gas...continued

Low-income people around the world are grappling with the syndemic of COVID and climate change, simultaneously battling poor health and environmental injustice with few resources.

In the U.S., numerous studies note that Blacks and Latinx people are three times as likely as their white counterparts to become infected with COVID. Poor environmental conditions, including bad air quality with high levels of particulate matter, lead to higher levels of death from COVID in low income communities of color.

“Covid-19 is like a heat-seeking missile that is targeting the most vulnerable populations in terms of health, but also targeting the most environmentally sensitive population of African-Americans and Latinos,” said Dr. Robert Bullard, known as the “Father of Environmental Justice” at a Sept. 25 briefing organized

by Ethnic Media Services.

University of California Merced Professor Dr. Anthony LeRoy Westerling, an expert

affordable, and reliable energy,” the organization stated.

Further, it’s important to note that natural gas is an essential partner to renewables, API officials added. “It’s one reason so many oil and gas companies are bringing them online. We need more policymakers who will admit as others have that decisions should be made because of science, not political science,” the organization contended.

According to the International Energy Agency, the bottom line is that natural gas provides reliable, cleaner, and affordable fuel to generate electricity and is the primary reason the U.S. has reduced carbon dioxide emissions more than any other nation since 2000.

Natural gas’s capacity to start immediately and ramp up rapidly, its overall resilience and other qualities also make it an essential partner for intermittent renewable energy growth – an especially important point to folks living in the Golden State right now according to API officials.

on California wildfires, and Dr. Rajendra Shende, chairman of the TERRE Policy Centre think tank in India, also spoke at the briefing.

Westerling said the fires currently raging throughout California are the largest fire season on record and the most severe fires the state has ever encountered.

Shende said January 2020 was, globally, the hottest-ever January on record. Coupled with the “tiny micron sized enemy” that is the coronavirus, the researcher — who in 2007 shared the Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore and a group of scientists working with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — darkly hinted at the “Sixth Extinction.”

A 2018 survey released by the Environmental Protection Agency noted that in 46 U.S. states, people of color live in more polluted areas than their white counterparts, and breathe 38 percent more polluted air filled with fine particulate matter.

Air pollution annually accounts continued in next 2 columns

“What we have now is more than a decade’s worth of evidence showing that displacing coal with a combination of low-cost, natural gas and increasingly affordable, renewable energy is a fantastic winning recipe for rapid and significant emissions reductions,” noted Dustin Meyer, API’s director of Market Development.

Green further wrote, “Lest anyone accuse us of picking on California, the issue is larger than just one state. There, summer presents electricity challenges.”

In New England, which lacks sufficient natural gas infrastructure – too often because of policy choices – the crunch is in winter, Green explained.

“Neither should happen in a country that leads the world in natural gas and oil production,” he concluded.

“With the United States’ abundant energy reserves and industry technology and know-how, we shouldn’t be reading about rolling summer blackouts in one region or winter heat shortages in another.”

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200008314 Date Filed: 09/09/2020 Filing Expires On: 09/09/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PAMPERED, INC. County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:1701 INDEPENDENCE AVE. REDLANDS, CA 92374 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: PAMPERED, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.:CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 1701 INDEPENDENCE AVE. REDLANDS, CA 92374 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: August 26, 2020 Monique White, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200007891 Date Filed: 08/28/2020 Filing Expires On: 08/28/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SAINT ANNE MEDICAL GROUP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9655 MONTE VISTA AVE. SUITE #405 MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 Mailing Address: 9655 MONTE VISTA AVE. SUITE #405 MONTCLAIR, CA 91763 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SAINT ANNE OB/GYN SPECIALTY GROUP INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 24051 WILLOW CREEK RD. DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 1, 2019 Danilo Bautista, Secretary/Treasurer,declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200007783 Date Filed: 08/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 08/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 1.SERENITY MD WEIGHT LOSS AND MEDICAL SPA 2. M.D. DIET 3. MD DIET 4. M.D. DIET OF CHINO 5. SERENITY MD 6. SIMPLE MEDICAL INC. 7. SERENITY M.D. County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4028 GRAND AVE., SUITE A CHINO, CA 91710 Name of Individual Registrant: ROLAND M. FUERTEZ Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SIMPLE MEDICAL INC. State of Inc./Org./ Reg.:CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 34105 CENTER STONE CIRCLE TEMECULA, CA 92592 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 9/02/2015 Roland M. Fuertez, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200008383 Date Filed: 09/11/2020 Filing Expires On: 09/11/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SPEEDWAY TIRES & BATTERIES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2705 NORTH DEL ROSA AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SIERRA BJ INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 1115 W. RIALTO AVE#7 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: August 20, 2020 Bobby Watkins, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2020.

ABANDONMENT OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200007870 Date Filed: 08/27/2020 Filing Expires On: 08/27/2025 County of Current Filing: San Bernardino Date of Current Filing: 08/04/2020 File No.: 20190014494 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.):DRIVE NOW AUTO County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 333 S. WATERMAN AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: RITA INVESTMENTS INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4528330 Residence Street Address: 333 S. WATERMAN AVE. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/04/2020 Rita Antoun, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 10,Correction 17, 24, October 1, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200007789 Date Filed: 08/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 08/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): V & H TRANSPORTATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 13573 DESERT PALM LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Mailing Address: 13573 DESERT PALM LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: V.H.S. NEW HORIZON, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 13573 DESERT PALM LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 5/27/2020 Virna Revelo, Vice President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200007738 Date Filed: 08/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 08/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): NAY TRUCKING LLC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 17640 BANGOR AVE. HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: NAY TRUCKING LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc. CA Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address:17640 BANGOR AVE. HESPERIA, CA 92345 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/21/2020 Jhondry Nay, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200008076 Date Filed: 09/03/2020 Filing Expires On: 09/03/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): HOPE AGAIN COLLECTIVE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:15970 LOS SERRANOS COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE, #200 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 Name of Individual Registrant: RACHEL L. LOHMAN Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: State of Inc./Org./Reg.: Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 15970 LOS SERRANOS COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE #200 CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: August 23, 2020 Rachel Lohman, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200008611 Date Filed: 09/18/2020 Filing Expires On: 09/18/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): HAUS OF LANISE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 13360 VISTA VERDE ST. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: HAUS OF LANISE, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address:13360 VISTA VERDE ST. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: September16, 2020 Stephanie Williams, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200008122 Date Filed: 09/03/2020 Filing Expires On: 09/03/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 24-HR FASHION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:15570 ASPEN CT CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SAVILOOKS INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.:CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 15570 ASPEN CT. CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Jaspreet Kaur, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. 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 UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 17, 24, October 1, 8, 2020.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 2018613 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: HEATHER NICHOLE JACKSON Filed a petition with this court for a decree Changing names as follows: Present name: a.

HEATHER NICHOLE JACKSON to proPosed name: HEJA HEATHER JACKSON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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 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: November 13, 2020 Time 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S16www The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center-Civil Dept.

A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: July 31, 2020 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 3, 10, 17, 24, Correction October 1, 2020.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LINDA ANN STEJSKAL CASE NO. PROPS 2000554

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: LINDA ANN

STEJSKAL

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by KIMBERLY ORTIZ in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that KIMBERLY ORTIZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 10/19/20 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept. : S36

247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Central/Main IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: Guay P. Wilson 14 N. Eighth Street, Redlands, CA 92373 (909) 793-2044 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper September 24, October 1, 8, 2020.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERT VINCENT MARTINEZ, III

CASE NO. PROPS 2000664 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ROBERT

VINCENT MARTINEZ, III

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by AUDREY MARTINEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that AUDREY MARTINEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 10/22/2020 Time: 1:30 p.m.

Dept.: S36 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino District Probate IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Paul Shimoff PO Box 9116 Redlands, CA 92375 (909)792-8919 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October 1, 8, 15, 2020.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JAMES E. ROSS CASE NO.: PROPS 2000636

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: JAMES E.

ROSS, JAMES EDWARD ROSS AND JAMES ROSS

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: ASHLEY L. ROSS in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that ASHLEY L. ROSS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person

files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: October 14, 2020 Time:1:30 p.m. Dept.: S36 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Central Justice Center IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: Paul Shimoff PO Box 9116 Redlands, CA 92375 (909) 792-8919 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper September 24, October 1, 8, 2020.

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The United States Postal Service Delivers Much More Than Mail NNPA NEWSWIRE — And true to its roots, the revitalized United States Postal Service (USPS) knew how to make a buck. The reorganization legislation called for the phasing out of the post office’s direct government subsidies by 1983. The post office has been operating without any taxpayer money since then. In fact, as recent as the start of this century, from 2003-2006, and despite the advent of email and stiff competition from companies like UPS and FedEx, the post office reported a 9.3 billion profit.

By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW

The United States Postal Service Delivers Much More Than Mail...continued supply shipments. It ensures that

vital supplies to hospitals. They’ve

checks and payments arrive to keep

made sure shelters, food banks,

small businesses operating. It helps

and businesses have the supplies

seniors receive household items,

they need. In addition, they’ve

social security and Medicare checks.

made deliveries to home-bound,

And communications from family

highly susceptible individuals.

and friends from far away have

Needed now more than ever

been delivered on time, through

The notion to privatize the USPS

as they say “rain, sleet and snow.”

is a truly un-American idea and

Since the emergence of COVID-19,

could not come at a worse time.

USPS workers have been on the

The recession we are experiencing

front lines, delivering millions of

due to the coronavirus is hitting

personal protective equipment and

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Climate Change Is The Heat-Seeking Missile Of COVID Pandemic For Low Income People Around The World...continued from page 4

The Postal Service provides the only service that guarantees delivery to every American, which makes it especially crucial for rural areas and small towns that are too costly for private companies like FedEx or UPS to deliver to. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) America’s Postal service has

Also very American, a 1970

and set aside enough over the next

post office has incurred a loss of $78

been an essential institution that

strike by organized labor led to

10 years to cover them. An article

billion from 2007 through 2019 and

has connected every one of us as

an even more efficient operation

appearing in Business Insider put the

owes $55 billion related to its future

Americans even before we were a

and the Postal Reorganization Act

impact of the requirement this way:

pension and health benefit obligations.

nation independent of Great Britain.

that established the United States

“To put this in perspective, that’d be

Add in lost revenue related to

The most American of traditions

Postal Service as we know it today.

like you only working from age 18 to

COVID-19 and politically charged

Benjamin Franklin was appointed

And true to its roots, the revitalized

28 and then expecting to live on that

controversies over reductions in

our first Postmaster General in 1775.

United States Postal Service (USPS)

income until you were 103 years old.”

equipment and attendant slowdowns,

This democratic treasure, which

knew how to make a buck. The

What would Ben Franklin say?

the USPS is now in dire straits.

has proven as reliable as it has self-

reorganization legislation called for

Needless to say, the bill and its

Shall we really allow this most

sufficient, was a model for how

the phasing out of the post office’s

contents have proven devastating.

American of institutions to fail ‒

government service should work.

direct government subsidies by 1983.

The long and the short of it has meant

through no fault of its own? It is

Its rich history is America’s history

The post office has been operating

that the USPS has had to contribute

unthinkable for it not to survive.

of adaptability, ingenuity and grit.

without any taxpayer money since

about $5.6 billion a year for people

It is unthinkable to rely solely on

Franklin used the system to get mail

then. In fact, as recent as the start

who had not yet retired, in addition

private companies for such critical

from Congress to our armies during

of this century, from 2003-2006,

to the amount for current retirees.

services. It is truly a dagger in the

the Revolution. In 1823, the service

and despite the advent of email and

No business is forced to operate

heart of our American heritage.

started using waterways to deliver

stiff competition from companies

like this, and I dare to add that no

Of immediate consequence,

mail, then began using railroads and

like UPS and FedEx, the post

business could operate like this.

consider the impact to mail recipients

in 1847 saw the first issued stamps.

office reported a 9.3 billion profit.

Also, the new bill took away the

during this pandemic. The USPS

The famous Pony Express took up

I would say that is a pretty

ability for the post office to set prices.

handles 1.2 billion prescription

model.

First-class mail, marketing mail, and

drug deliveries each year. The

began delivering to some rural

But then HR 6407 came along

other post office products have all

service also transports millions

addresses, so people did not have to

in 2007. The act mandated that the

been tied to the consumer price index,

of lab tests and essential medical

go to the town post office for their

post office calculate its retiree pension

and therefore the post office could

mail anymore. By 1923, all houses

and healthcare costs for the next 75

not increase rates for those products

were required to have a mail slot. And

years, including workers to come,

above the rate of inflation. All told, the

the task in 1860. By 1896, the service

in 1963, zip codes were introduced.

decent

business

negated the role of climate change in the disaster, stating: “I don’t think the science knows.”

He attributed the wildfires to poor forest management.

Westerling noted the irony of that statement coming from Trump: the federal government owns most of California’s forests.

“So it's really his responsibility as president to make sure those lands are being managed appropriately.”

“This administration is completely divorced from science.

They are not interested in hearing the scientific conclusions about fire and climate change,” he stated.

The Professor of Management of Complex Systems in the Ernest and Julio Gallo Management Program at UC Merced suggested a multipronged approach to combating wildfires, first by slowing down the pace of climate change by getting carbon emissions to zero and then to negative emissions.

“We have to start taking carbon out of the atmosphere,” he said.

The second prong would focus on managing California’s landscape more intensively to reduce the state’s vulnerability to wildfires and reducing the impact.

Westerling also suggested building housing in existing communities r at he r t h a n i nc r e a si ng rural sprawl in wild lands.

Shende of the TERRE Policy Institute, said substantive action on climate change, with all the nations

of the world coming together, must be taken by 2030. If individual countries continue their piecemeal approaches, the world will face disastrous climate impacts, including a rise in temperature by 3 degrees Celsius. The IPCC noted in its 2018 report that a three degree rise in temperature could cause massive heatwaves, heavier rainfalls, diminishing crop yields, and rising sea levels.

“The rich have a buffer to absorb shocks,” said Shende.

“Climate change is exacerbating the disproportionately severe sufferings of the poor, and further adding to the already e x i s t i n g i n e q u a l i t i e s .”

Shende noted that with the 2016 Paris Climate Change Agreement — which the U.S. pulled out of shortly after Trump took office — developed nations took a pledge to help developing nations, which were bearing the brunt of the crisis.

The same approach must be used to tackling the COVID pandemic, he said, noting that piecemeal approaches by individual countries will not mitigate the global crisis.

He urged the United Nations — which is currently holding its annual General Assembly — to utilize its power to bring the world together in search of a solution, and to assure that remedies, including vaccines and therapeutics, are prioritized for the poor.

continued in next 2 columns

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October 1, 2020

“The Players Are In Place!”

By: Lou Yeboah

– The worst of evil is coming. “The

“And do this, knowing the

Black Americans much harder

and civil service protections. Today,

slowed dramatically due to the

Players Are In Place!” This is no time

time, that NOW it is high time to

than white Americans, with Blacks

African Americans make up 27% of

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s

for compromise. Understand that the

awake out of sleep; for NOW your

nearly three times more likely to

the Postal Service ‒ a rate more than

recent decisions. Eliminating

Antichrist is not going to burst suddenly

salvation is nearer than when you

be hospitalized for Covid-19 and

double that of the national labor force.

overtime and cutting down on

onto the scene as something new. He is

first believed.” [Romans 13:11].

their unemployment rate at 14.6%

Coupled with our government’s anti-

late trips has created massive mail

not going to come as a politician with

“So he came near where I stood, and

compared with 9.2% for whites.

discrimination policies, the USPS has

backlogs, leading to late deliveries

radical ideas that shake up the whole

when he came I was afraid and fell on

The Postal Service provides the

made the American Dream possible,

of critical prescription medications

fiber of the nations and of the world, but

my face; but he said to me, Understand,

only service that guarantees delivery

even when racial discrimination put

and threatening the integrity of

he is going to come as a moderate. There

[daughter] of man, that the vision refers

to every American, which makes it

up walls in other areas of work.

the upcoming November election.

Hear me and hear me good! Not

is going to be something that is very

to the time of the end. Now, as he was

Lou Yeboah

especially crucial for rural areas and

And privatization, I would argue, is

This bill would help address the

once in recorded history has the world

attractive about him. His attractiveness

speaking with me, I was in a deep sleep

small towns that are too costly for

un-American for another reason. It is

backlog by remedying the impact of

been brought together into any sort of

will be that he will be able to bring

with my face to the ground; but he

private companies like FedEx or

yet another attempt at union busting.

these policies and prohibiting “any

international unity. Until Now! Many

everything and everyone together. Not

touched me, and stood me upright. And

UPS to deliver to. Privatizing the

Both the National Association of

change that would have the effect

governments have attempted global

only will he propose plausible solutions

he said, “Look, I am making known to

service would add to the expense of

Letter Carriers (NALC), which

of delaying, deferring, or curtailing

domination. They all have conquered

for economics and politics and social

you what shall happen in the latter time

crucial deliveries ‒ at a time when

represents primarily non-rural letter

mail, allowing for the non-delivery of

great chunks of territory, but none

issues and religion, but he will bring

of the indignation; for at the appointed

we are more and more relying on

carriers employed by USPS as well

mail to a delivery route, or increasing

have ultimately succeeded in forging

the people of the earth together. He

time the end shall be.” [Daniel 8:17-19].

deliveries to receive our daily needs.

as the American Postal Workers

the volume of undelivered mail.”

a one-world government. Until now!

will ride a wave of popular opinion.

I tell you, “The Players Are in Place!”

Then think about the importance

Union (APWU), which represents

The Delivery for America Act

And as children of the Living God,

He will be a great communicator, who

of the post office in ensuring that the

postal clerks, mail processors and

appropriates the $25 billion that the

we must prepare for what is ahead in

will convince those who are against

Reference Notes: [Dr. Roger Barrier]

people’s will in our democracy will

sorters, building and equipment

USPS requested to sustain the level

our future. Jesus Christ encourages us

him, until, as Revelation puts it, the

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be accurately and duly noted. In

maintenance, custodial workers,

of service all Americans depend on.

through the Parable of the Ten Virgins

whole world will wonder after him, they

Here are some signif icant

November, the postal service will play

truck drivers and others employed by

Efforts to shrink the postal service

[Matthew 25:1–13] to keep watch and

will stand in amazement at him. He

historical milestones pointing

a crucial role in allowing Americans

USPS, would be in serious jeopardy.

would disproportionately affect racial

prepare... For it is clear that many pieces

will be able to come that way because

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and ethnic minorities, women and

of prophecy are falling into place before

everything that the Antichrist represents

1935: A New World Order symbol

to cast their vote in our upcoming

We must secure this most American

veterans more than others. In addition,

our very eyes. And soon and VERY

is already present in the world. [2

on the back of the US dollar bill.

Presidential election. So many of

of all American institutions.

as of 2018, more than 100,000 military

SOON to come is a world ruler who

Thessalonians 2:7]. And his coming,

1940: H.G. Wells publishes a

veterans are employed by the USPS.

is going to come up to dominate the

will only serve to bring us closer to the

book entitled The New World Order.

us will be turning to the USPS to deliver our ballots safely and securely.

Demand that we save the USPS

And please also think of the

Fortunately, there is a way

USPS and those in its employ.

forward. The Delivery for America

The postal service has delivered a

Act (H.R. 8015) can help make this

solid, secure, middle class lifestyle

happen. This legislation will deliver

to a more than 600,000 workers

urgently needed funds to the postal

and to an especially high number

service and reverse detrimental

of Latino and African Americans.

policy changes that are currently

In the case of African Americans, when Congress passed a law ‒ just after

world in the last days, and he is going

day of Jesus Christ. His day will be

1945: The U N is founded.

protect

to be an instrument in Satan's hands.

short, the Bible tells us, and immediately

1949: NATO is established.

jobs.

In the book of Revelation, John refers

following it, Jesus will come.

to the final and ultimate Antichrist as

“But of the times and the seasons,

And we MUST ensure a safe and

the Beast. He will have supernatural

brethren, ye have no need that I

secure election. In the coming weeks,

power and global influence. The Beast

write unto you. For yourselves know

voters across the country will prepare

first appears as a political leader, who

perfectly that the day of the Lord so

2002: American FDA-approved

to exercise their civic duty to elect

will make a covenant with Israel and

cometh as a thief in the night. For

the VeriChip (human implanted

restricting postal workers’ ability to

their government, and Congress must

assume world leadership. Later he

when they shall say, peace and safety;

microchip for electronic ID).

deliver mail and packages on time.

do everything in its power to ensure

takes on the role of a religious leader

then sudden destruction cometh upon

2009: The body responsible for

the Civil War ‒ that ended the whites

The Act has passed the House of

that voters will be able to do so safely.

who is worshiped. Supported by his

them, as travail upon a woman with

managing the Internet, Icann, takes

only hiring practice for postal jobs, the

Representatives. The Senate must

For our citizens, for our democracy,

sidekick—the False Prophet—the Beast

child; and they shall not escape. But

over from the US to become global.

postal service became a haven of good

follow suit immediately. Across

for our livelihoods… We must support

will deceive the world. He, his prophet,

ye, brethren, are not in darkness,

2019: Countries around the world

jobs offering secure wages, benefits,

the nation, delivery of mail has

the USPS in every way we can.

and Satan will form an unholy trinity

that that day should overtake you as

have increased facial recognition

to rule all of creation. But the man of

a thief… [1 Thessalonians 5:1–11].

surveillance, e-mail, text, and phone

lawlessness, the son of perdition, and

Beware, and WATCH [Luke

monitoring, geolocation data from

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DHCS’ efforts have resulted in helping some medical institutions to survive the pandemic and move closer to their pre-COVID levels of clinical care by transitioning to telehealth services, but they have come with some challenges.

For example, the DHCS says some providers do not have enough funding to fully invest in telehealth infrastructure. On the flip side, some patients cannot afford or do not have sufficient broadband services and the required equipment to receive services through telehealth. Other patients, depending on their living situations, do not have adequate privacy to engage in telehealth sessions.

Goings pointed out that there are some obvious limitations to telehealth, too. With some conditions involving trauma or physical injury or pain, there is no way around seeing the patient in-person, she said.

“Now, that school has started, it’s difficult because you don’t know if someone has the flu or COVID,” she says. “I can’t give a clearance note, until you’ve been seen, tested and quarantined, if necessary,” she says.

3/5/20 10:18 AM

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1014

All Choked Up Amy Johnson Minister for Sexuality Education and Justice We had just spent the last ten days in smoke quarantine, unable to go outside because the air quality from nearby wildfires had made the very air, we needed to breathe, toxic.

Even before the smoke invaded, it had become harder and harder to breathe as the poisonous fumes of racism, greed, voter suppression, and a constant stream of misinformation about the pandemic created a toxic mixture that threatened to choke out hope.

Freedom. Dignity. Agency.

Earlier in the week, the story broke about the alleged forced sterilization of women in private detention centers. With that story, my heart and hope broke as well.

When we fight for reproductive freedom for women, and when we support reproductive justice, we are fighting for the right of people choose to bear children they want to have, and for the ability to be informed about and consent to medical intervention and procedures that affect that right.

Reproductive justice is just that: justice for people to make decisions about reproduction in their bodies.

Our history of recognizing and protecting that right for female people in our country is inconsistent at best, and downright unconscionable when it comes to women of color. The fact that the people in power in this country still think politicians should legislate whether or not a woman’s body can bear children is archaic, irresponsible, and dehumanizing for us all.

Ruth Bader Ginsberg was a woman who resolutely tread where women had not been allowed before. One of her first lawsuits

involved a black woman who had been involuntarily sterilized as part of a state eugenics program in 1965. Throughout her life, Justice Ginsberg steadfastly lifted up the dignity of women and persistently reflected to her colleagues and our nation the innumerable ways in which male privilege shows up in our laws and practices.

She did so with grace and grit.

To lose her voice now, when the need for reproductive justice for all women is so intensified, is devastating.

So, when the torrential downpour began and continued outside my home throughout Friday evening, it was as though God and the all heavens were grieving with me, lamenting the loss of this good and faithful servant, in addition to everything else we have lost this year.

Lament is an underused practice in this society where we rush people through grief with a few days of bereavement leave and a culture that moves on at the speed of social media. But to move ahead with integrity, lament is a necessary step. We need to name our grief, express it deeply, cry out to God, connect with our brokenness.

Only then can we genuinely appreciate the fading of the downpour, the softening of the sobbing, the receding of the smoke. Only then can we truly embrace the cleansing that has occurred. Only then can we clearly and resolutely gather the legacy of those who have come before us, grab that moral arc with renewed strength and truth, and bend it ever toward justice.

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DEAR BIG TOBACCO, WE ARE DYING. But you already know that.

Smoking kills more African Americans than AIDS, drug and alcohol abuse, car crashes, and murder combined. And 70% of us who smoke use menthol cigarettes.

That’s no coincidence.

You’ve spent decades pushing menthols into Black communities with cheap prices and slick advertising.

And the worst part is, you think you can keep getting away with it.

You come after our brothers, sisters, parents, and friends.

Now, we’re coming after you.

We want you out of Black neighborhoods, because our lives are worth more than your bottom line.

We are people, not profit.

Signed,

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