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Vol. 48 No. 50

April 5, 2018 - April 11, 2018

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NAACP, Prince George’s County File Lawsuit over “Underfunded, Understaffed” 2020 Census

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Stephon Clark Shot Six Times In The Back

By Antonio R. Harvey |California Black Media

By William J. Ford (The Washington Informer/NNPA Member)

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson (at podium) talks about the NAACP’s lawsuit against President Donald Trump, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and the U.S. Census Bureau over management of the 2020 Census, during a recent press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Elizabeth Johnson, (left) a resident of Prince George’s County and Rushern Baker, the county executive for Prince George’s County also delivered remarks. (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) The NAACP announced that the group has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, the U.S. Census Bureau and Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, “to combat the imminent threat that the 2020 Census will substantially undercount African Americans and other people of color in communities throughout the United States,” a press release about the lawsuit said.

Prince George’s County, the NAACP’s Prince George’s County branch and two county residents (branch President Bob Ross and Elizabeth Johnson), also joined the suit. Prince George’s County experienced one of the highest undercounts in the nation at 2.3 percent during the 2010 Census, according to the suit. The figures are based on counties with a population of at least 100,000.

“Such a dramatic undercount will especially dilute the votes of racial and ethnic minorities, deprive their communities of critical federal funds and undervalue

their voices and interests in the political arena,” the suit alleges.

During a press conference about the lawsuit at the National Press Club in Northwest D.C., Bradford Berry, general counsel of the NAACP said that this lawsuit is unique, because the plaintiffs seek action before work on the 2020 Census begins.

For instance, the suit claims the federal government has decreased resources and manpower for the 2020 Census and “cancelled crucial, pre-Census field tests and is rushing to digitize the Census without adequate cybersecurity protections, thus undermining public confidence in the privacy of Census data” the press release said.

The lawsuit also states that the Census Bureau doesn’t have sufficient staffing; the agency’s acting director, Ron Jarmin, was also named as a defendant in the suit.

On Capitol Hill last week, the U.S. House of Representatives approved $2.8 billion for the bureau, an increase more than

double the amount of the Trump administration’s request of $1.1 billion.

“Proposing a bill and passing a bill are two different things,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson. “Once the final bill passes, we would like to evaluate to see if it’s sufficient. We simply need the political will to make sure we have an accurate count for this [upcoming] Census.”

Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said his jurisdiction has lost about $200 million in federal money, because of Census undercounts. The Maryland jurisdiction of nearly 900,000 people borders Washington, D.C., with 65 percent of the population African American.

Federal law requires that citizens are counted in a decennial census that not only helps redraw political boundaries, but also for counties and states to receive federal money for improvement of schools, roads and other needs.

Critics have argued that a pro-

posed citizenship question in the 2020 Census will deter legal immigrants from responding and decrease the number of people counted in those communities.

The Hispanic population in Prince George’s County stands at about 18 percent.

“What’s more frightening about this Census count, more than in the past, is the rhetoric from the Trump administration,” Baker said after the press conference.

“With a growing Latino population in the county, this is a direct assault on those folks participating in the Census. If it’s happening here, then it’s happening everywhere.”

William J. Ford is a staff writer for The Washington Informer.

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State Treasurer John Chiang Could Become the Next Governor of California By Madlen Grgodjaian/California Black Media

John Chiang John Chiang, the 33rd State Treasurer of the Golden State, is determined to become California’s next governor. In his role, the 55year-old Democrat oversees trillions of dollars in annual transactions and is the largest issuer of municipal bonds.

Chiang began his career as a tax law specialist and later served two

terms on the California State Board of Equalization, including three years as chair. He is prepared to take on political opponents to become California’s first Asian-American governor.

“There are three things that set me apart from other candidates: integrity, trustworthiness, and a record of fiscal responsibility,” Chiang said.

The primary election for governor is on June 5. Chiang recently spoke with California Black Media regarding the policies he would implement as the executive head of California.

How has your upbringing shaped and morphed you into becoming the individual that you are?

“I’m running for governor to make sure that we build a better future for all Californians. It’s one that’s inclusive and a message of social justice where everybody has value. It’s one of building the ladder of economic opportunity.

As I mentioned, my parents came to this country with not much, but they were able to move us from lower income into middle income with middle class opportunities.

As the first Asian-American family in our community in suburban Chicago, we faced terrible discrimination. We were treated as second-class citizens, people didn’t give us respect, we had racial epithets spray-painted on our garage, ‘Go home Jap, gook,

chink.’ We used to get into physical fights to defend ourselves. I am blessed with eight godchildren and I want to make sure that the fear, bigotry, and hatred that is spewed out and when you have an absence of leadership in Washington D.C. that you have a leader in me, who is going to fight and make it clear that everyone regardless of background, heritage, or economic status, understands that they are a person of value.”

If elected, what steps will you take to ensure California schools receive sufficient resources in order to improve test scores and job readiness?

“Education is my top priority.

It’s the key to the American dream. (continued on page 7)

SACRAMENTO - The family of Stephon Clark’s independent autopsy revealed that the 22-year-old man was shot eight times by two Sacramento police officers in the backyard of his grandmother’s house on March 18.

Six of the bullets hit Clark in the back, said forensic pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu, who conducted the examination.

Clark also suffered gunshot wounds to his right side and left thigh. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office has yet to release its autopsy report.

Dr. Omalu, along with the Clark family attorney Benjamin Crump, explained the examination, done in two increments, at a news conference held at the South Sacramento Christian Center. Dr. Omula said his findings “contradict” the police officers’ version.

He partly based his results on a video of Sacramento County sheriff’s helicopter that caught moving images of the shooting.

The officers responsible for the shooting were wearing body cameras that were distorted from the view on the ground.

The autopsy was completed on March 28, Dr. Omalu said.

“I saw the video from the helicopter (March 29),” Dr. Omalu said. “The autopsy findings, as confirmed, would be consistent with the video documentation of the forensic scenario.”

The police say they were in pursuit of Clark after they received a 911 call of someone breaking windows of cars in the area around 29th Street and Florin Road.

Clark was shot and killed in the backyard of his grandmother ’s house. The grandmother was inside the house with Clark’s little sister.

Stephon Clark was shot at 20 times.

“Death took about three to 10 minutes,” Dr. Omalu said of Clark’s fate. “Meaning that out of all seven, all he need to have died was just one of the seven (bullets). It was not an instan-

taneous death.”

The police first said Clark had a crowbar, and then a gun when they confronted him in the backyard. It was later reported that Clark was unarmed and with a cell phone. One of the police unions released a statement that the father of two boys was in a “shooting stance,” which triggered them to use force.

Crump said the officers’ accounts “contradict” Dr. Omalu’s examination.

“The narrative has been put forth was they open fire because he was charging at them,” Crump said during the news conference. “Dr. Omalu’s findings and the family autopsy, it suggests all the bullets were from behind.”

After the news conference, Crump was asked if he knew what type of bullets and weapons were used in the shooting.

“I do not know at this time,” Crump said.

Dr. Omalu is renowned for discovering Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, CTE, in former football players. Actor Will Smith portrayed the Nigerian-born medical doctor in the film, “Concussion.”

Dr. Omalu just left the San Joaquin County Coroner’s Office after he felt that the sheriff’s department in that jurisdiction was allegedly interfering with the results of officer-involved shootings. Dr. Omalu resides in the Sacramento area.

After his findings were revealed in front of many local community leaders, they thought of murder charges emerged for the police officers responsible for Clark’s death.

“The narrative that they’ve (Sacramento police) painted does not match the autopsy that we see today,” said Rashid Sidqe, member of the Law Enforcement Accountability Directive. “I look forward to hearing their response to this and their coroner’s report. But we need prosecution in this case.

It speaks for itself.”

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COMMENTARY: We need to revive King’s campaign against poverty

By Jesse Jackson

Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. takes a moment to reminisce about Election Night after Vice President Ann Marie Lipinski asks him a question about President Obama's speech in Grant Park.

April 4 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, shot down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

At the time, we had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers seeking a living wage and a union. Dr. King was focused on organizing a Poor People’s Campaign, an effort to bring people together across lines of race, religion and region to call on the country to address the grinding poverty of the day.

Fifty years later, poverty remains unfinished business. In Memphis, according to the authoritative 2017 Memphis Poverty Fact Sheet compiled by Dr. Elena Delavega of the University of Memphis, nearly 27 percent of the population – more than one in four – is in poverty. A horrifying 45 percent of children live in poverty. They suffer from inadequate food, health care, insecure housing and impoverished schools.

Poverty has been going up among all races, except for people over 65, protected a bit by the earned benefits of Social Security and Medicare. Memphis is the poorest metropolitan area with a population over 1 million in the United States.

In the last years of his life, Dr. King turned his attention to the plague of war, poverty and continued racial injustice. He understood that the war on poverty had been lost in the jungles of Vietnam. The Civil Rights Movement had successfully eliminated legal segregation and won blacks the right to vote. Now it was time to turn to this unfinished business.

We should not let the trauma of his death divorce us from the drama of his life, nor the riots that came in reaction to erase the agenda that he put forth for action.

At the center of that agenda was a call grounded in the economic bill of rights that President Franklin D. Roosevelt put forth coming out of the Great Depression and World War II. Americans, he argued, had come to understand the need for a guarantee of basic opportunity: the right to a job at a living wage, the right to health care, to quality public education, to affordable housing, to a secure retirement.

Now, 50 years later, we should revive Dr. King’s mission, not simply honor his memory. During those years, African-Americans have experienced much progress and many reversals.

Edison International Awards 30 High School Seniors $1.2 Million in Scholarships Educational News

Naomi Summers

Shavonna Jackson poses with her $40,000 Edison scholarship she’ll use to pursue studies in STEM fields.

ROSEMEAD, Calif., April 2, 2018 — Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, has announced the names of 30 high school seniors awarded $1.2 million in scholarships to support their dreams to make a difference in the world through the study of science, technology, engineering or math — known as STEM. Each Edison Scholar will receive $40,000 — paid over four years — to further their academic pursuit of STEM fields at a four-year accredited college or university.

The 2018 Edison Scholars are: Sandra Amezcua Rocha, South El Monte H.S.; Travis Caldwell, Oak Hills H.S.; Jennifer Carrillo, Oxnard H.S.; Fu-Tung “Irisa” Chang, Cerritos H.S.; Peter Chea, Cerritos H.S.; Fernanda Corona, Paramount H.S.; Hayley Fernandes, Mission Oak H.S., Tulare; Alexandra Gomez, Magnolia Science Academy, Santa Ana; Justin Hogenauer, Gretchen A. Whitney H.S., Cerritos; Winnie Huang, Henry J. Kaiser H.S., Fontana; Shavonna Jackson, California Academy of Mathematics and Science, Carson; Shanni Lam, Colony H.S., Ontario; Elliot Larson, Redwood H.S., Visalia; Connie Lee, El Monte H.S.; Lesly

Leon, Lynwood H.S.; Alyssa Liu, Gabrielino H.S., San Gabriel; Abieiden “Abi” Lopez, Lynwood H.S.; Mariam Lora, West Covina H.S.; Aaron Martinez, South Gate H.S.; Deema Nasla, Oak Hills H.S.; Alexandra Ortega, Fontana H.S.; Joshua Porter, Mission Oak H.S., Tulare; Joshua Rodriguez, Ruben S. Ayala H.S., Chino Hills; Steven Smith, Glendora H.S.; Avey Songco, California Academy of Mathematics and Science, Carson; Blake Sousa, Tulare Union H.S.; Naomi Summers, Oxnard H.S.; Colleen Wolfe, Cornelia Connelly School, Anaheim; Tanya Yang, Diamond Bar H.S.; and Pearl Zhang, Temple City H.S..

“Edison International congratulates these exemplary scholars,” said Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison International. “We are proud to support their academic success and their families’ commitment to education. We believe these Edison Scholars will use their STEM studies to make a real difference in our communities.”

Edison International is one of the largest charitable contributors in Southern California and its support of charitable causes, such as the Edison Scholars Program, is funded entirely by Edison International shareholders. SCE customers’ utility bill payments do not fund company donations.

To learn more about the 2018 Edison Scholars, visit o n . e d i s o n . c o m / 2018EdisonScholars.

CSUSB professor to deliver the keynote speech at community college procurement conference Community/Education News

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Alexandru V. Roman, an associate professor in the Jack H. Brown College of Business and Public Administration at Cal State San Bernardino, will give the opening presentation at the annual California Community Colleges Purchasing Conference,

April 4-6, in San Diego.

The theme for this year’s conference is Reimagining the Future of Purchasing. The conference provides procurement professionals from across the state the opportunity to network with system-wide partners, collaborate (continued in next 2 columns)

Over the last decades, blacks have suffered the ravages of mass incarceration and a racially biased criminal justice system. In 2008, African-Americans suffered the largest loss of personal wealth in the mortgage crisis and financial collapse.

Schools have been re-segregated as neighborhoods have grown more separated by race and class. New voter repression schemes have spread across the country. Gun violence wreaks the biggest toll among our poorest neighborhoods.

Through his life, Dr. King remained committed to non-violence. He sought to build an inter-racial coalition, openly disagreeing with those who championed black separatism or flirted with violence.

He would have been overjoyed at the young men and women organizing the massive protests against gun violence, building a diverse movement, making the connection between the horror of school shootings in the suburbs and street shootings in our cities. And he would have been thrilled to see his nine-year-old granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, rouse the crowd with her presence and her words: “My grandfather had a dream that his four little children would not be judged by the color of their skin, but the content of their character.

I have a dream that enough is enough, and this should be a gun-free world, period.”

Now as we mark the 50th anni-

versary of his death, let us resurrect the mission of his life. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland set the tone, when he announced that the city would offer grants to the 14 living strikers from that time and establish a matching grant program to subsidize the retirement savings of active sanitation workers. He hopes to expand this to all city workers not covered by the public pension plan.

At the national level, we should act boldly. Social Security and Medicare have dramatically reduced poverty among the elderly.

With a jobs-guarantee policy, a Medicare for All program, a $15 minimum wage, debt-free college and affordable child care, we could slash poverty, open up opportunity and lift hope across the country.

We have the resources; the only question is whether we have the will. That will take organizing, non-violent protests, voter registration and mobilization — a modern-day poor people’s campaign.

“We will not be silenced,” said the young leaders at the March for Our Lives. That surely is a necessary first step.

April 4 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, shot down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, we had come to Memphis to support striking sanitation workers seeking a living wage and a union. Dr. King was focused on organizing a […]

CSUSB professor to deliver the keynote speech at community college procurement conference...continued with their colleagues, and attend sessions by purchasing experts and a cast of inspirational speakers. The conference will be held at the Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa. Roman, who is the director of the CSUSB Research Institute for Public Management and Governance and coordinator of the university’s management certificate in public procurement program, will give the keynote presentation, “Reimagining the Future of Purchasing,” at 1 p.m.

In his speech, Roman will address the latest professionalization trends in the field. He will also discuss what is on the horizon of procurement higher education, in particular the development of a master’s program in public procurement.

The Foundation for California Community Colleges is the official nonprofit supporting the Chancellor’s Office and the California Community Colleges — the largest higher education system in the nation. This uniquely collaborative relationship allows the Foundation to support all 114 Community Colleges throughout the state through innovative, diverse and far-reaching programs.

These programs benefit the colleges while simultaneously improving education, environmental and economic conditions for all California citizens.

For more information on Cal State San Bernardino, contact the university’s Office of Strategic Communication at (909) 537-5007 and visit inside.csusb.edu.

Pioneering a Pathway to Success for STEM Teachers...continued “This isn’t an issue that’s unique to Riverside,” Allavie explained of the shortage. “It’s a national problem: Nobody has enough science and math teachers. I had the idea that if we could build some kind of pipeline from UCR’s Graduate School of Education into RUSD, it could be a clever way to help us get some of the teachers we really need — and a way for us to better support those teachers by creating a direct pathway into some of their first jobs.”

To compete for the annual scholarship, applicants must be students in the GSOE’s teacher education track, be working toward a specialized credential in a STEM subject, and be willing to fulfill their student-teaching requirement in one of RUSD’s schools. In addition to providing tuition support, the scholarship will offer a guaranteed interview for a teaching position with RUSD to its recipient, who, if offered the position, must commit to remaining within the RUSD system for three to five years.

“Students across the U.S. are underperforming in STEM subjects,” said GSOE Dean Thomas Smith. “This scholarship will help support the development of highly qualified K-12 STEM teachers to create the most promising and effective STEM professionals of the future.”

Allavie likened the fund to a bridge between the university and the surrounding community, in a similar vein as RUSD’s highranking STEM Academy.

Founded in fall 2011, the school serves students in grades five through eight, and in recent years has introduced those students to UCR-affiliated guest speakers and graduate students who double as tutors.

“RUSD’s primary goal is to get our kids as highly educated as we can, and we’re lucky to have a university on our doorstep,” Allavie said. “If we’re not developing a lot of interconnections between RUSD and UCR, then we’re missing the boat — it just makes perfect sense.”

In that spirit of collaboration, members of the GSOE’s Teacher Education Committee and one RUSD representative formed a nine-person scholarship interview panel. During a final screening session, Hernandez answered

12 questions on topics including her strengths as a candidate, teaching strategies, data analysis, and how she’d implement technology in her classroom.

“Maria demonstrated her passion for teaching mathematics, her commitment to engaging and supporting students, and her love for Riverside Unified,” said JerMara C. Davis-Welch, GSOE assistant dean and director of teacher education, of Hernandez’s selection as the scholarship’s 2018 recipient.

For Hernandez, who has worked with high schoolers as a math and college prep tutor since graduating from Ramona High herself, learning to communicate with and engage her teenage students are skills she’s honed over time.

“You have to make it exciting, because they do tend to get tired of being in the same class for up to two hours at a time,” she said.

“I’ve learned that I have to make my students move as much as possible, whether it’s to take a quick break or by doing stations, which is when they move around the room and do different activities for five minutes each.”

She also credited new types of technology — some as simple as desks that have white boards built into them for solving equations — for enriching students’ learning experiences.

“The Riverside community watched me grow up; everything I know came from here, so receiving the scholarship is really an opportunity to give back to the place that helped me get to where I am now,” she said. “It’s also a way for me to get my foot in the door and get more support from the district because I do want to stay here in RUSD.” Allavie, who described Hernandez as “just the type of person I had in mind when we were thinking up this fund,” added that she hopes the scholarship entices more local students to remain in the area even after leaving college.

“We’d like to have a lot more RUSD students access UCR as their choice of university,” she said. “In the Inland Empire area specifically, it’s been shown that when people go to college here, there’s almost a 70 percent likelihood that they’ll choose to stay after graduating.

Chavez Middle School Student Wins Annual Spelling Bee Educational News

Pioneering a Pathway to Success for STEM Teachers Collaboration between university and local school district yields scholarship fund, job placements for newly minted STEM teachers Community/Education News

The Chavez Middle School Rattlers, logo seen here, are proud that one of their own won the annual spelling bee

UCR Graduate School of Education Dean Thomas Smith with UCR-RUSD Pipeline Scholarship recipient Maria Hernandez and scholarship fund creators Kathy and John Allavie RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) — It wasn’t an extraordinary teacher who inspired Maria Hernandez to become an educator. In fact, it was the opposite.

“When I was younger, I remember being in a class where I felt confused all the time,” said Hernandez, a student in the Graduate School of Education (GSOE) at the University of California, Riverside. “It was one of those moments where I realized I wanted to help people not to be in my position; I wanted to make other students comfortable enough to ask questions.”

Raised in Corona, Hernandez attended Riverside’s Ramona High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Cal Poly Pomona. She then enrolled in the GSOE’s one-year master of general education program, which also will see her receive a single-subject teaching

credential in math when she completes the program in June.

As part of her master’s curriculum, Hernandez for the past four months has returned to her alma mater of Ramona High on a neardaily basis to student-teach math to a group of mostly ninth graders. And now, having been named the inaugural recipient of a new scholarship co-launched by UCR and Riverside Unified School District (RUSD), she’ll get to continue teaching in her hometown for up to five years after she completes her degree.

The UCR-RUSD Pipeline Scholarship fund was created to address the worrisome shortage of teachers in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM, said RUSD board member Kathy Allavie, who conceived of the award with her husband, John. (continued in next 2 columns)

During an intense competition at Holcomb Elementary School on March 7, Chavez Middle School eighth-grader Galen Cholbi emerged as the winner of the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Collaborative Spelling Bee. The SBCUSD Collaborative Spelling Bee is co-sponsored by the Scripps National Organization. The Scripps sponsorship makes it possible for participating schools to access official Scripps National Spelling Bee

study guides and materials, and for the Collaborative winner and a parent or guardian to travel to the national spelling bee.

Galen Cholbi will be traveling to Washington D.C. in May for the national competition. It’s a trip familiar to Galen’s family because they made the same trip with his older sister, Isabel Cholbi, who was a multi-year winner of the SBCUSD Collaborative Spelling Bee. Rounding out the top five spellers were second-place Steven Betancourt, Holcomb Elementary sixth-grader; third-place David Aguirre, King Middle School eighth-grader; fourth-place Yusuf Anteur, Chavez Middle School seventh-grader; and fifth-place Montserrat Mercado Ochoa, Thompson Elementary sixth-grader.

ESPN2 will broadcast the Scripps National Spelling Bee semifinals on May 31. ESPN will broadcast the Spelling Bee finals on June 1.

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Local, Service-Based Nonprofits Team Up To Put On “B’Cause U” Voter Empowerment Workshops In The Inland Empire GovernmentNews

Rialto (April 2018) - Hoping to boost voter turnout for the upcoming mid-term and future elections, a collaborative of local nonprofit service organizations are pooling their resources to educate, empower, and motivate residents (ages 16 years and older) to register, vote, and become more involved in all levels of government that affect our lives.

The nearly 20 nonprofits — who have named their partnership Inland Empowered — are hosting two “B’CAUSE U” Voter Empowerment Workshops this month on Saturday, April 7, 2018, at the Carolyn E. Wylie Center, 4164 Brockton Avenue, in Riverside, and on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at San Bernardino Valley College, 701 S. Mount Vernon Avenue, in San Bernardino. The workshops will begin at 10:00AM. An opening performance by members of Youth Action Project will set the stage for the workshops, followed by the first presentation on “What Government Is & What It Is Supposed To Do For You.” Marc K. Fudge, Ph.D., Professor of Public Administration at Cal State University of San Bernardino (CSUSB) will present on April 7, and Dr. Brian Janiskee, Chair of the Department of Political Science at CSUSB will be the April 14 presenter.

Spoken word and dance performances by Destiny Muse, Chelsea Davis, Caleb Collins and others will precede and then follow the second presentation on “Understanding What Propositions Really Mean & Why Your Vote Matters.” Joan Donahue, Vice President of the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Riverside will make the presentation on April 7, and Jill Vassilakos-Long, Co-President of the LWV of the San Bernardino Area will present on April 14.

“Our collaborative chose to design a creative, educational program that will allow people to gain a better understanding of government on local, state, and

federal levels and to become more involved in the decisions each level makes that impact their everyday lives,” said Lisha Smith, Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Inland Empire Section of the National Council of Negro Women, Inc., who manages Inland Empowered’s planning meetings.

“Inland Empowered believes that knowledge is power,” she added. “That’s what we are offering through these workshops, knowledge to awaken people to the realization of the power that lies within their vote.”

The workshops are free, but individuals attending are asked to register through Eventbrite.com.

Free refreshments will be provided and there will be raffle drawings during the workshops.

Members of Inland Empowered 100 Black Men of the Inland Empire Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. BLU Educational Foundation Congregations Organized for Prophetic Engagement Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Fair Housing Council of Riverside County Inland Empire National Pan Hellenic Council Inland Empire Section, National Council of Negro Women, Inc. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary League of Women Voters of Riverside League of Women Voters of the San Bernardino Area NAACP of Riverside & San Bernardino Counties Riverside African American Historical Society Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. The Group, Riverside Youth Action Project, Inc.

What a Difference a Director Makes at CFPB Trump-Appointee Makes Changes to Help Companies, Not Consumers

By Charlene Crowell

In 1959, the late Dinah Washington (1924-1963) won a Grammy Award for her R&B hit song, “What a Difference a Day Makes”. The song tells the story of how a blossoming romance dramatically changed life – for the better. Its last lyrics, conclude that “the difference is you”.

When I consider the steady stream of changes at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), I would alter those

lyrics to “What a Difference a Director Makes”.

Mick Mulvaney, the illegally appointed acting director of the CFPB has indeed radically changed the Bureau. Central to these changes is his perspective that there is no need for the CFPB to carry out its mission to serve as the consumers’ financial cop on the beat -- defending and protecting against deceptive, unfair and illegal practices in the financial marketplace.

For six years, America’s consumers had a Bureau that won significant victories in the name of financial justice. CFPB was so effective that 29 million consumers received nearly $12 billion. In (continued in next 2 columns)

What a Difference a Director Makes at CFPB...continued the aftermath of the housing crisis that devolved into a deep recession, a federal law assigned authority to accept complaints, investigate and when warranted, take enforcement actions against bad financial actors.

Rules affecting financial transactions as large as mortgages and as small as payday loans were finalized after extensive public hearings where lenders and borrowers alike were afforded the opportunity to share their respective views before any decisions were reached.

The bottom line for CFPB was to act on the law’s requirement to implement financial rules of the road to protect both consumers and lenders. Additionally, CFPB was to seek restitution for the victims of predatory and illegal practices.

Now as CFPB’s Acting Director, Mulvaney has systematically implemented a series of changes that so far have weakened the Bureau’s mission statement and taken steps to handicap the Bureau’s Office of Fair Lending that is charged with countering financial discrimination. He has also begun steps to rewrite the long-awaited payday lending rule that requires lenders to ensure that borrowers can afford to repay these small-dollar loans that come with big costs.

Even worse: he’s not yet done with rolling back consumer protections, particularly when it comes to payday and other small dollar loans. A series of CFPB investigations conducted before Mulvaney’s appointment are now in jeopardy. Instead of holding businesses accountable for debt trap loans and harassing debt collection practices, Mulvaney has reportedly dropped an investigation against National Credit Adjustors and may do the same with respect to Cash Express LLC, Security Finance, and Triton Management Group. If allowed to proceed, these investigations could together return an estimated $60 million to harmed consumers.

It’s almost as if CFPB now stands for Companies’ Financial Protection Bureau. Companies are being asked to advise Mulvaney of what they think financial regulation should look like. Instead of investigations and enforcements, Mulvaney wants to emphasize information and education while predatory lenders pick the pockets of unsuspecting consumers.

“The CFPB is supposed to create a level playing field for consumers,” said Joanna Pearl, a former enforcement attorney in a recent article by Reuters. “I’m not sure Mulvaney sees it like that.”

Some Members of Congress are even joining Mulvaney in trying to turn CFPB into a toothless tiger.

On March 22, South Carolina Senator Lindsay Graham introduced a resolution that would deny consumers the protections in CFPB’s payday rule that has yet to take effect. Graham’s actions follow a similar resolution offered in the House of Representatives. Should both chambers vote down the payday rule on a simple majority vote, 300 percent interest lenders would emerge as winners and consumers as losers.

“The consumer bureau’s rule would help free people from this suffocating debt trap, and its efforts are supported by people across this country including veterans’ groups, faith leaders, civil

rights organizations, consumer advocates, and many more,” said Scott Astrada, the Center for Responsible Lending’s Federal Advocacy Director.

A day later, on March 23, Kansas Senator Jerry Moran introduced another resolution that would put an end to CFPB’s auto lending guidance aimed at preventing racial discrimination. Fifteen Senate colleagues joined Moran as cosponsors.

Auto finance has been an area of consumer lending that has led to more than $218 million in fines and restitution through multiple and joint enforcement actions taken by the Department of Justice and the CFPB. In a series of cases from 20112017, consumers of color -- Asian, Black, Latino, and Pacific Islanders – were all found to be charged higher interest and/or markups than were similarly-situated White borrowers.

Corporations involved in these settlements included: Ally Bank, Honda Finance Corporation, Toyota Motor Credit, and Santander, a firm specializing in subprime auto loans.

Nationwide, auto loans represent the third highest category of consumer debt. And as a recent report by the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) found, the color of your skin has a lot to do with how much debt is incurred.

Discrimination in Auto Lending, the NFHA report, found that despite federal laws banning credit discrimination by race or ethnicity, race remains a key factor in the cost of financing auto loans.

According to the report, “This discrimination has undoubtedly played a part in creating the racial and ethnic wealth gaps and credit access disparities that exist in the U.S. today, and it will ensure that they persist if allowed to continue unchecked.”

“Years of data make clear that racially discriminatory treatment of consumers is a significant problem in the auto lending industry,” said Rebecca Borne, a CRL Senior Policy Counsel. “The CFPB has found discriminatory pricing in the auto financing market and should have the ability to use the full range of its regulatory tools and authority to address it.”

If these developments make people feel like they must become involved, there are multiple ways to productively oppose these developments: Federal lawmakers are currently on recess. During such times, many schedule district forums. If a town hall or public meeting is held in your area, attend and let your representatives know how you feel.

Whether as individuals or as local organizations, call and and/ or write both Senators and Members of Congress to directly advise opposition to these actions; While the CFPB is asking for public input on a series of topics and concerns, weigh in with your perspective of what financial protection should be pursued by the Bureau. A list of the specific requests with links to their due date and how to respond are available on CFPB’s web.

The framers of our Constitution made our country a participatory democracy. If you or your family, neighbors or colleagues believe that government should serve the people instead of companies, register your concerns with those entrusted to represent and lead.

FOCUS – San Bernardino County Forecast Conference May 1, 2018 at Ontario Convention Center Tickets are on Sale Now! SB County News Ontario, California – (March 28, 2018) The Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce and host the San Bernardino County Forecast Conference at Ontario Convention Center on May 1, 2018. The community is invited to attend this event starting at 7:30am with Registration and Networking opportunities, followed by an informative program from 8:30am to 11:00am. The program will be

presented by UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. Keynote Speakers include the following: Michael K. Krouse – President & CEO of Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau Dr. Christopher Thornberg, PhD – Director of UC Riverside School of Business Center (continued in next 2 columns)

FOCUS – San Bernardino County Forecast Conference...continued Reg Javier – Deputy Executive Officer of Workforce & Economic Development for San Bernardino County Mark Thorpe – CEO for Ontario International Airport Authority “We are happy to host this educational event” say Michael K. Krouse, President & CEO of the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau. “This forecast is valuable for our business community and will affect our planning and vision for economic growth in our area.”

The program will focus on several topics including: 2018 will likely be a robust year for U.S. economic growth, but there are a number of imbalances that also may begin forming in the system as forces trying to speed up growth conflict with those trying to slow it down. How will this tension play out in the California and Inland Empire economies?

The recently passed tax cuts should help boost business investment in the coming year, but the sharp increase in Federal spending could add over $2 trillion in debt to the nation’s deficit. What does this mean for in-

terest rates?

As the labor shortage in the U.S. continues to grow, investment in labor-saving technologies will likely see a jump in 2018. Which San Bernardino County industries will benefit most?

Now that China Airlines is flying directly to Ontario International Airport – is our hospitality industry prepared to greet visitors and how will this affect our local economy?

What’s next for Ontario International Airport – an update on one of the most valuable assets in the region.

Tickets for the event are on sale soon now at SB County Forecast Conference TICKETS. Costs for the event, including breakfast is $50 per person, or a table of eight (8) at $300. Working in partnership with the Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau and UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development is the Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce. For more information on Sponsorship or promotional opportunities please contact the Inland Empire Regional Chamber of Commerce directly at eornelas@iechamber.org

Omnitrans Proposed Changes Include sbX Saturday Service Public Input Meetings April 7-12 Business News

(San Bernardino, CA)— Running sbX on Saturdays, better service to Colonies Crossroads, and no long accepting pennies on board are among the changes proposed by Omnitrans for 2018 and 2019. To gather public comments, the transit agency will hold a series of meetings between April 7 and 12. (meeting details below) Omnitrans proposes adding Saturday service on the sbX green line in 2019.

The sbX bus rapid transit line serving Loma Linda and San Bernardino launched in 2014 as a weekday-only service with 60foot articulated buses running every 10 to 15 minutes. Omnitrans proposes to add Saturday service in January 2019, with sbX vehicles operating every 20 minutes from 7am to 8pm.

“In surveys conducted in 2017, both customers and businesses along the sbX corridor supported adding weekend service,” said Omnitrans spokesperson Wendy Williams. Ridership on the sbX line has grown to carry over 3,000 passengers each weekday in 2018 compared to less than 2,000 a day in 2014.

With the sbX expansion, Omnitrans is recommending a reduction on weekend service for local Route 2, which travels the same path as the sbX rapid line.

On Saturdays, Route 2 would drop from 20 to 60-minute frequency and on Sundays it would go from every 20 minutes to 30 minutes.

Three routing changes are proposed to occur in September 2018: · Extend Route 83 in Upland with a loop through the Colonies Crossroads shopping center. · Shift Route 86 in Ontario to travel on Bon View Avenue between Francis Avenue and Mission Avenue to serve the Dorothy A. Quesada Community Center and Baldy View Regional Occupation Program. · Modify Route 14 in downtown San Bernardino to travel on E Street instead of D Street to improve transfer connections and on-time performance.

Omnitrans is recommending that pennies no longer be accepted as a form of payment on board buses in an effort to improve on time performance. “De-

positing pennies is a common cause of fare box jams, which contribute to route delays,” explained Williams. The agency also proposes offering a discounted 10pack of single-ride fares available only through the Token Transit mobile payment app. The fare policy changes would occur in September 2018.

The service proposals, including any changes made as the result of public comments, are expected to go to the Omnitrans Board of Directors for final approval on May 2, 2018.

Detailed information about all proposed changes is available online at: 2018-19 Service Change Proposals Those unable to attend the public meetings may submit comments via email to planning@omnitrans.org, by phone at 909-379-7150 or via mail to Omnitrans Planning Department, 1700 W. Fifth St., San Bernardino, CA 92411. The comment deadline is Monday, April 16, 2018.

PUBLIC MEETING SCHEDULE: San Bernardino Saturday, April 7, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

San Bernardino Transit Center 599 W. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92401 Monday, April 9, 2018 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Omnitrans East Valley Facility 1700 W. 5th Street, San Bernardino, CA 92411 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

San Bernardino Transit Center 599 W. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92401 Ontario Thursday, April 12, 2018 from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Ontario Civic Center Transfer Station Holt Blvd. & Lemon Ave. Thursday, April 12, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Dorothy A. Quesada Community Center 1010 S. Bon View Avenue, Ontario, CA 91761 www.omnitrans.org

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HEALTH/FITNESS NEWS

Corporate Fitness? How You Can Take Advantage Of Your Health Through Your Job Health News Working a desk job is commonly associated with monotony. The idea is that you wake up each morning, show up to work, and go through the motions as you sit for hours. My schedule changes each day and I’m constantly moving around, which I personally love, so that sounds pretty awful to me. Luckily most corporations have started implementing programs that have changed this, so working in an office setting doesn’t have to be a complete drag.

Corporate fitness, or schedules and programs that promote physical activity in the workplace, are implemented by an employer as an incentive for employee recruitment and retention. The employer has several goals in providing health and fitness options for employees and may approach the fitness programming in a number of ways, which we’ll get to later.

By equipping employees with space and tools needed to engage in and maintain an active lifestyle, employers hope to increase the amount of physical activity that employees get.

More physical activity outside of scheduled work hours means employees are less likely to call off from work, more likely to be stress-free, and will be more productive than the sedentary worker. Because physical inactivity is heavily correlated with the risk of chronic illnesses like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer, employers have realized that the benefits of corporate fitness programming stretch way deeper than surface level. By providing

a vehicle for better health and fitness practices, companies are able to lower health care costs, decrease sick days, and retain employees for longer.

Now, I may have made it seem like Corporate fitness only exists inside office spaces, but I happen to know first hand that corporations stretch these benefits to retail, grocery, manual labor, hospitality and food service workers. Not too long ago, I was working for one of my favorite Grocery companies as a Crew Member. This just meansI did everything. Cashier, stocking the icebox, facing the groceries, samples, you name it! This job required long hours of standing and a lot of physical labor, but it also came with medical benefits, dental benefits, and a free membership to a gym of my choice. We even had on-site (voluntary) health screenings. Needless to say, I took advantage of all of this and signed up as soon as I could!

Each company that participates in the corporate wellness trend will implement different programming. Some companies install

New PSA Focuses on African Americans and Kidney Disease, Encourages Organ Donation National Kidney Foundation Launches Video Spot for April – National Donate Life Month and National Minority Health Month Health/Fitness News

NEW YORK, April 2, 2018 / PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -For many, spring marks a fresh start. Yet for others, as April – National Donate Life Month and National Minority Health Month – begins, it's a reminder of the staggering reality and ratio that African Americans are at least three times more likely than Whites to develop end-stage renal disease, most commonly known as kidney failure.

This lingering health crisis, its urgency, and the need to solve the problem through living kidney donations versus years of dialysis, are the focal points of a new 60-second video public service announcement produced by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) as part of THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE platform. The PSA features two prominent African American women dedicated to fighting kidney disease: Kidney transplant surgeon Velma Scantlebury-White, MD, America's first African American female transplant surgeon; and New York business executive Tracy McKibben, who donated a kidney to her mother.

Also view the longer, nearly 4minute video featuring McKibben and Dr. ScantleburyWhite.

"The impact on our community is greater," said McKibben, Founder and CEO of MAC Energy Advisors LLC, a global investment and consultant company; a Harvard Law School graduate and former National Security Council official in The White House. "Having gone to a dialysis center and seeing that the majority of the people there were African American, I was able to immediately see the impact . . . but I don't know if many people realize that. My mother was on dialysis for several years, and we just didn't know that it was an option to be able to donate a kidney. My mother was able to have the last nine years that she had because I donated a kidney to her. I was able to give her a different life."

THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE platform, which provides nationwide outreach, is de-

signed to increase kidney transplantation through training and tools that help patients and families find a living donor. It includes direct patient and caregiver support through our toll free help line 855-NKFCARES, peer mentoring from a fellow kidney patient or a living donor, online communities, an advocacy campaign to remove barriers to donation, and a multi-media public awareness campaign. All of these resources are free and designed to teach kidney patients, or their advocates, how to make a "big ask" to their friends, loved ones, or community to consider making a "big give," a living organ donation.

"One of the things we battle with is getting African Americans to get checked every year, because if they were aware of chronic kidney disease progressing to end-stage kidney disease, there's that possibility that they could get a living donor and avoid dialysis altogether," said Dr. ScantleburyWhite, Associate Director of Renal Transplant, Christiana Hospital, Newark, DE. "African Americans with kidney disease should know that they don't have to be on dialysis for the rest of their lives. They should be encouraged to pursue becoming a candidate for a kidney transplant."

Dr. Scantlebury-White continued. "Many people are afraid to let their family know they need a kidney or even their friends, but they also fear that if they use their loved one they might be taking advantage of them.

Once a patient is transplanted, even on that first day, they look different, and they feel different."

Many people never receive a transplant because they're not equipped with the tools they need to ask. THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE has new, inperson trainings nationwide, presented with leading transplant centers, that offer patients and potential donors the handson training they need to find a living donor. NKF then provides ongoing support to patients and their advocates with multiple (continued in next 2 columns)

fully equipped gyms, some host fitness challenges, others may just schedule short “movement breaks” for stretching and walking. Companies looking to see the best results (higher employee retention, less sick leave, lower disability insurance costs and a decrease in workers compensation), often integrate wellness into their structure.

Companies that support wellness initiatives through benefits, workplace safety, and an overall health-conscious work environment tend to see the most success with their programs.

Having on-site health screenings, although controversial, actually has a tremendous impact on the success of health and fitness programs in the workplace. These screenings can be the bridge between workers and the action plans they need, because the truth is, we sometimes go through life unaware of our health needs.

There are plenty of ways corporations implement health and fitness programming, the following being some of the most common.

Flexible schedules that allow employees more time to exercise before, during, or after work Onsite corporate fitness centers Seminars and presentations about wellness and physical activity Onsite health screenings Running/Jogging/Walking programs Onsite exercise classes and personal training Discounted/Reimbursed/subsidized gym membership costs Providing incentives for physical activity (contests and prizes) Walking meetings If your place of work hasn’t hopped on the corporate fitness bandwagon, perhaps consider proposing something simple to start. A “Steps Challenge”, in which participants track their steps each day, would be a lowcost way to get the ball rolling. In the meantime, Busy Woman Wellness has some great ideas on cubicle movement that’ll help keep you active (and sane).

Jasmine Danielle is a Los Angeles based dancer and fitness trainer. She received her BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and has studied with FiTour, the National Federation of Personal Trainers, and the Equinox Group Fitness Training Institute. Jasmine is currently a Group Fitness Instructor for Equinox, Everybody Los Angeles, and Sandbox Fitness. Her fitness modalities include ballet, dance cardio, barre fitness, TRX, treadmill interval training, cardio kickboxing, jump rope, indoor cycling, and metabolic conditioning.

New PSA Focuses on African Americans and Kidney Disease, Encourages Organ Donation...continued tools and resources.

"The initial results from THE BIG ASK: THE BIG GIVE are encouraging," said Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation and a kidney transplant recipient for more than 13 years. "We're seeing success stories come in from people who have just gone through the program. Participants are stepping forward to tell us they've found potential living donors or a living donor who is a match."

Kidney Disease Facts 30 million American adults are estimated to have chronic kidney disease—and most aren't aware of it. 1 in 3 American adults are at risk for chronic kidney disease. Risk factors for kidney disease include diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity and family history

of kidney failure. People of African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander descent are at increased risk for developing the disease.

African Americans are 3 times more likely than Whites, and Hispanics are nearly 1.5 times more likely than non-Hispanics to develop end-stage renal disease (kidney failure).

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) is the largest, most comprehensive and longstanding organization dedicated to the awareness, prevention and treatment of kidney disease. For more information about NKF visit www.kidney.org.

Facebook.com Twitter:@NKF SOURCE National Kidney Foundation

Lupus Is an Urgent Matter Health/Fitness News

“Lupus is not some distant disease,” Gabrielle Davis, founder of Lupus Sistas, tells Black Health Matters just days before the Black Health Matters Summit. In fact, lupus is an urgent matter. “It is rampant in the black community.

It is having devastating effects on women, specifically black women.”

It is with this same passion that Davis, a lupus sufferer and advocate, addresses the crowd at Riverside Church in Harlem, New York.

“Nine years ago, my life changed,” she says. “I was young, slim, cute. I was a newlywed. It was my first Valentine’s Day as a married woman.

She goes on to explain how she was having pain that day, but she passed it off as stress. So she booked a massage, which only exacerbated the problem.

“By the time I got off the table, I could barely walk,” she says.

“We couldn’t do Valentine’s Day; we had to go to the ER.” The doctors said Davis’ white blood cell count was out of whack and she was severely dehydrated, but they had no idea what was wrong with the newlywed.

Though her primary care physician caught on that Davis was suffering from an autoimmunerelated disease, she didn’t see a rheumatologist until three or four months later.

That’s when she learned she had lupus.

Lupus comes in three main forms: Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form of the disease, and it involves the entire body. (continued in next 2 columns)

Behavioral Health Association of Providers has Replaced American Addiction Treatment Association If ethical and legally compliant behavioral health providers do not stand together, the behavioral health industry runs the significant risk of government regulation that is based on ill-informed and emotionally charged beliefs. Behavioral Health Association of Providers offers a platform for providers within the United States.

Health News

LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- To effectively represent providers at the national level, Behavioral Health Association of Providers has replaced American Addiction Treatment Association.

SAMHSA defined Behavioral Health as referring to mental/ emotional well-being and/or actions that affect wellness.

Behavioral health problems include substance use disorders; alcohol and drug addiction; and serious psychological distress, suicide, and mental disorders.

"Because behavioral health encompasses so much more than the disease of addiction, our executive board has made the bold move of changing our name to Behavioral Health Association of Providers (BHAP).

This change exemplifies the importance of working with government legislators to influence the language in bill authoring and include the associated illnesses encompassed within behavioral health," said Andrew Martin, Chief Operating Officer. Andrew continues, "This is an important time in the behavioral healthcare field's history because there are more legislative proposals than ever; on the federal and state governmental levels. The industry's voice must be united and be heard."

The governmental focus on legislative action is being driven by the opioid crisis in America as well as the recent concentration of press reports pertain-

ing to poorly operated providers in the addiction treatment market segment. "Perhaps this is the most important time for ethical and legally compliant behavioral health providers to band together in a unified voice and to proclaim self-regulation," states Andrew Martin; "The vast majority of behavioral health providers are operating with ethical and legally compliant business practices, however the attention of the government regulators and the press is focused on the poorly managed and criminally operated limited minority of providers. If the ethical and legally compliant providers do not stand together, the behavioral health industry runs the significant risk of government regulation that is based on ill-informed and emotionally charged beliefs."

Andrew Martin, who is a Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, continues, "Lawmakers are not experts in behavioral health, and they do not understand the intricacies and inter-dependencies of behavioral health disorders and illness. Without this specialized knowledge, the reality is that restrictive regulation addressing one aspect of treatment will be proposed and possibly passed into law. This approach has the high potential of unintended consequences for associated aspects of treatment, and may have severe impact on the continuum of care as a whole."

Lupus Is an Urgent Matter...continued Cutaneous lupus causes a rash and lesions on the skin.

Drug-induced lupus, which occurs when a doctor prescribes a medicine that causes lupus symptoms, usually goes away when the medication is stopped.

Davis was diagnosed with SLE. “It was a devastating diagnosis,” she reveals. “And one I didn’t take as seriously as I should.”

She takes prednisone, which has given her a moon face. She also suffers from joint problems, especially if it’s really cold or damp and humid. She jokes about buying stock in Aspercreme. And she has experienced hair loss.

The fatigue that marks the disease has most severely cramped her lifestyle. “It’s the symptom that bothers us the most,” she says. “It stops us dead in our tracks. There were times it was truly a stretch to get up off the couch.”

But perhaps her biggest lupus challenge came about a year after her initial diagnosis. “In 2010, I was diagnosed with kidney disease,” she says. At first she was able to manage the additional health threat, but by 2016, her kidney function had dipped to 4 percent. Her doctors said it was time to think about dialysis.

She wanted to handle the new diagnosis with exercise and diet.

“I said, ‘Let me get my green smoothie on,’ but sometimes we have to take the medicine, and my medicine was dialysis,” she says.

Davis pulls up her shirt to reveal her catheter. “I do nine hours of dialysis with my boyfriend, Baxter,” she says jokingly. Then, serious, again, she adds: “This is my lifeline now.”

Davis’ mission isn’t only to share her own story, though her real-world examples of how lupus has affected her are an engaging way to grab an audience’s attention. “I’m just one of many people living with lupus today. I’m able to hold down a full-time job still.

Some can’t,” she says.

Her bigger goal is to spread lupus awareness.

And so she shares these facts: Nine out of 10 lupus patients are women.

40 percent to 50 percent of sufferers will have organ involvement.

1.5 million people in the United States are living with this disease.

But that’s a conservative estimate, she explains. “Lupus isn’t tracked well and doesn’t appear on your death certificate.”

Black women are two to three times more likely to be diagnosed than white women; men are diagnosed less often, but they tend to have more severe symptoms.

Celebrities with lupus—Davis cites Toni Braxton, Nick Cannon, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga— are doing their part, alongside organizations like the Lupus Foundation of America and the Lupus Research Alliance.

But it’s not enough.

“We are the foot soldiers spreading awareness about this disease,” Davis says, “asking for funding and more research.

“The black community has been speaking up more lately. Now it’s time to make a difference in our health. Advocacy starts with health.”

With that in mind, what can you do? Davis offers these tips: Educate yourself. Know the symptoms, which include malar rash, raised red patches, photosensitivity, mouth or nose ulcers, arthritis in two or more joints, inflammation, seizures and psychosis, kidney problems and blood disorders.

Ask for a full blood workup.

Your doctor should look for antibodies to double-stranded DNDA and antinuclear antibodies.

Be a myth buster. “Lupus is not contagious,” Davis says. “And it’s not HIV.” Get involved in clinical trials. “I understand America has a past about testing and medication. I know about Tuskegee,” she says, “but we can no longer say we need a cure to a disease and we’re not a part of the research. We to be a part of the trials. Reach out to lupus organizations in your community and ask what you can do. Doing the most you can in your own circle is the most you can do.”

Be informed. Even if you don’t have the disease, chances are you know someone who does. Learn how to support the people in your life who have lupus.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180003296 Date Filed: 3/22/2018 Filing Expires On: 3/22/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): THERA RANCH County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4363 DUCOR AVE. YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Mailing Address: 2370 E. FINLEY RD. PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg. SISU PALM CANYON DRIVE, LLC :State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 201605510224 Residence Street Address: 2370 E. FINLEY RD. PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262 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: Not Applicable Signature/Title of Person Signing: Brenda Theresa Castano, Managing Member

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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 FORTH 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 March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180002903 Date Filed: 3/13/2018 Filing Expires On: 3/13/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): KANG’S HOUSE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9319 FOOTHILL BLVD. STE. A RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Mailing Address: 9319 FOOTHILL BLVD. STE. A RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: KANG BISTRO INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./ Org./Reg. No.: C4097532 Residence Street Address: 9319 FOOTHILL BLVD. STE. A RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 02/19/2018 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Xiao Jun Kang/ President & CEO

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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 FORTH 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 March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180003007 Date Filed: 3/15/2018 Filing Expires On: 3/15/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CARRETE FURNITURE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12803 BENSON AVE. CHINO, CA 91710 Mailing Address: 1910 BUNKER AVE. SOUTH EL MONTE, CA 91733 Name of Individual Registrant: PEDRO CARRETE JR. 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: 12803 BENSON AVE. CHINO, CA 91710 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Signature/Title of Person Signing: Pedro Carrete, Jr./Owner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of the Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).

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 FORTH 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 March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180002087 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 2/22/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 2/22/2023 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): PROVINCE GRAPHICS Business Address: 1225 E. OLIVE CT. ONTARIO, CA 91764 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: DALE A. BASINGAT 1225 E. OLIVE CT. ONTARIO, CA 91764 KURT IVAN D. BACAYAN 1135 GOLDEN SPRINGS DR. #F DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765 Signature/Officer Title: Dale A. Basingat/ Partner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) 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 FORTH 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 March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180003146 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 3/19/2018 Began Transacting Business: 7/01/2008 Filing Expires On: 3/19/2023 Business is Conducted By: A Limited Liability Company Fictitious Business Name(s): RELIABLE OFFICE FURNITURE SOURCE LLC Business Address: 401 SOUTH SULTANA AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91761 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 401 SOUTH SULTANA AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91761 Registrant(s)Address: RELIABLE OFFICE FURNITURE SOURCE, LLC 401 SOUTH SULTANA AVE. ONTARIO, CA 91761 A1#: 200811910044 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Xochitl Villalon, Managing Member

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) 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 FORTH 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 March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1802985 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MONIQUE CLARISSE ELKINS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MONIQUE CLARISSE ELKINS to Proposed name: KEVAN BILIUS ELKINS THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear

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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:05/10/2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT-CIVIL DIVISION 247 W. THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 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: March 7, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1805449 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEGHAN NOEL WENZEL filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

ELIJAH JOSEPH VILLANEUVE-WILLIAMS to Proposed name: ELIJAH JOSEPH WENZEL 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: 4/16/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT-CIVIL DIVISION 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: March 5, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1807705 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: IRMA MARIN TERRIQUEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

IRMA MARIN TERRIQUEZ to Proposed name: IRMA ORTIZ MARIN 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: 5/14/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT-CIVIL DIVISION 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: April 2, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1806049 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:EDDIE CALDERA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. EDDIE CALDERA to Proposed name:EDDIE EDMUNDO CALDERA 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: 4/24/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT 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: March 13, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

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SUMMONS SUMMONS (FAMILY LAW) CITACION -(Derecho familiar) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: (Name): AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): ALFREDO LARA ESTRELLA You are being sued. Lo estan demandando.

PETITIONER’S NAME IS: Nombre del demandante: TALIA NADIRA PUEBLA ORTIZ CASE NUMBER (NUMERO DE CASO): FAMSS 703229 You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 OR FL123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about

finding lawyers at the California Courts Online, Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

Tiene 30 dias corridos despues de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citacion y Peticion, para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 o’ FL-123) ante la corte. y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia el demandante. Una carta o llamada telefonica no basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar ordenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte tambien le puede ordenar que pague manutencion, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario un formulario de exencion de cuotas.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, pongase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener informacion para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniendose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE The restraining order on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO Las ordenes de restriccion que figuran en la pagina 2 valen para ambos conyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la peticion, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier autoridad de le ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

The name and address of the court are (El nombre y direccion de la corte son): The San Bernardino County Superior Court 351 N. Arrowhead Avenue San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre y direccion y numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): Talia Nadira Puebla Ortiz 234 E. Olive St. San Bernardino, CA 92410 (909)553-2571 Date (Fecha): 09/12/07 Clerk by (Secretario, por)Lisa Gaeta , Deputy (Asistente) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2018.

REQUEST FOR ORDER REQUEST FOR ORDER PETITIONER/PLAINTIFF: TALIA NADIRA PUEBLA ORTIZ RESPONDENT/DEFENDANT: ALFREDO LARA ESTRELLA REQUEST FOR ORDER: CHANGE Other: MODIFY ORIGINAL JUDGMENT TO CORRECT MINOR’S NAME; SIJS FINDINGS CASE NUMBER: FAMSS 703229 NOTICE OF HEARING 1. TO: ALFREDO LARA ESTRELLA Respondent 2. A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO SAN BERNARDINO FAMILY LAW DIVISION 351 N. Arrowhead Ave. San Bernardino, CA 92415 a. Date: March 07, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept.: S54 b. Address of court: same as noted above 3. WARNING to the person served with the Request for Order: The court may make the requested orders without you if you do not file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320), serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before the hearing (unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time),and appear at the hearing. ( See form FL-320-INFO for more information.)

2. CHILD CUSTODY VISITATION (PARENTING TIME) a. I request that the court make orders about the following children: Legal Custody to (person who decides: health, education, etc.): MOTHER Physical Custody to (person with whom child lives): MOTHER (1) Child’s Name: Andrey Josafath Lara Puebla Date of Birth: 02/26/2001 (2) Alan Josue Lara Puebla Date of Birth: 03/29/2000 b. The orders I request for: child custody visitation (parenting time) are: (2) As follows: ORIGINAL JUDGEMENT DATED 12/03/ 2007 GRANTED FULL CUSTODY OF THE MINOR CHILDREN TO THE MOTHER: TALIA NADIRA PUEBLA ORTIZ, ORIGINAL ORDER MISSPELLED ONE OF THE MINOR CHILDREN’S NAME. JUDGEMENT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED TO STATE MINOR CHILD’S ACTUAL NAME. FULL CUSTODY TO MOTHER. NO VISITATION TO OTHER PARENT. Date: December 29, 2017 Michael Gassner JUDICIAL OFFICER Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2018.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): VICTOR F. NOONE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you 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 Self-Help 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 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion 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 telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su

condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas 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 remision 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 poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion 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.

CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1721424 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, James E. Delaney, 292600, Dana N. Meyers, 272640 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No.553064) Date: October 27, 2017 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Angeline Garcia Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2018.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): SAMUEL ZEPEDA YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you 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 Self-Help 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 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion 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 telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/ espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas 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 remision 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 poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion 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.

CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1720593 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, James E. Delaney, 292600, Dana N. Meyers, 272640 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No.553010) Date: October 17, 2017 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Samantha Neubauer Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 29, Correction April 5, 12, 19, 2018.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: WILLIAM J. SANDERS Case Number: PROPS 1800258 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: WILLIAM J.

SANDERS A Petition for Probate has been filed by: LISA M. SANDERS in the Superior Court of California,

County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that LISA M. SANDERS 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: April 16, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 CENTRAL DISTRICT 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: CANDICE A. GARCIA-RODRIGO 3350 Shelby Street, 345 Ontario, CA 91764 Telephone: (909)212-0320 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 22, 29, April 5, 2018.

BIDS/PROPOSALS NOTICE INVITING PROPOSALS RFP 2018-02 Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide unarmed security guard services at various Transit Center locations within VVTA’s service area. The resulting contract will be for three (3) years with two (2) one-year options for extension.

Bid documents may be obtained from Victor Valley Transit Authority, in person at 17150 Smoke Tree Street, Hesperia, CA 923458305 or electronically at www. vvta.or g/bids .

Documents are also available via email request to cplasting@vvta.org .

Proposals requested by courier or via USPS mail shall be packaged and sent only at the Bidders’ expense.

Proposals must be received by 3:00 PM on (Pacific Daylight Time) (PDT) Thursday, May 3, 2018.

Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper April 5, 2018.

PUBLISH YOUR LEGAL OR CLASSIFIED ADS WITH THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN NEWS CALL TODAY! 909-889-7677 OR EMAIL: msbamericannews@gmail.com

Submission deadline: Mondays by 5 pm Website: SB-American.com Seeking Volunteers to Staff Fire Lookouts in the Forest The Fire Lookout Host Program, one of the many volunteer programs of the Southern California Mountains Foundation, is now recruiting volunteers to staff fire lookouts for the 2018 fire season. Lookout Volunteers help protect the forest and local mountains communities as well as communities along the forest boundary from the threat of fire. Additionally, Lookout Volunteers act as hosts to the multitude of public that visit the towers.

New Volunteer trainings begin April 9th, 2018. Becoming a Fire Lookout host is serious business and a lot of fun! Volunteers must attend 4 training classes: a two hour Orientation class, a three hour Natural History class, a seven hour Operations class, and an all-day In-Tower Training that puts you in the fire lookout with an experienced host.

Becoming a fire lookout is an interesting, enjoyable, and rewarding undertaking. However, it is not a position to be taken lightly. Our lookout hosts must be professional, reliable, attentive and most importantly, trustworthy as they may have a larger perspective of the fire environment, how incoming weather impacts it and the safety of personnel in the field.

Anyone age 18 or over can become a lookout volunteer.

Dates and additional information are posted on the Southern California Mountains Foundation website; www.mountainsfoundation.org/fire-lookouts or contact the Fire Lookout Host Program Coordinator, Pam Morey, at (909) 225-1025 or e-mail at pmorey@mountainsfoundation.org.

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Rapper Jay-Z And His Mom, Gloria Carter, Announce New 2018 Scholarship Program Via The Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship awards range from $1,500 to $2,500, and the application deadline is April 30th Lifestyle/Entertainment News

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - The Shawn Carter Foundation Scholarship provides financial support to high school students as well as undergraduate students entering college for the first time.

The purpose of the scholarship is to help under-served students who may not be eligible for other scholarships.

Students who have either graduated from high school or earned their G.E.D. may apply. Minimum grade point average is 2.0. Stu-

dents must have a strong desire to go to college and earn their degree. Students must also have a desire to give back to their communities.

The scholarship fund was established by Gloria Carter and and her son Shawn Carter (better known as rapper/ business mogul Jay-Z) to offer a unique opportunity to students who have been incarcerated or faced particular life challenges but still want to pursue higher education.

The program gives them a chance that most other programs do not offer. The Carter Foundation is a firm believer in helping young people not only reach their career goals but also establish a secure future.

Students up to age 25 may apply. The scholarship can be used for tuition, room and board, books, fees and other college-related expenses. All high school seniors, undergraduate students at two-year or four-year institu-

tions and vocational or trade school students are eligible.

The deadline for this scholarship is on April 30th, and the award amount ranges from $1,500 - $2,500.

For more details and/or to apply, visit: www.JayZScholarship.com

Where are the Refugees? Moving from Service Provision to Community Organizing...continued years of living in a refugee camp, the administration needs to clear out the red tape that has been purposefully placed to gum up the system, and let the refugees be resettled now.

We know from a faith perspective that we have a moral obligation to welcome immigrants and refugees, but the way that we have traditionally been in solidarity with refugees must shift as the policies shift. Throughout different administrations, including Presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama, the refugee program has been well funded and the U.S. was one of the world leaders in receiving refugees. Now, the hateful rhetoric and xenophobic policies of this administration have brought the program to a near standstill. These policies remind us of a dreadful past of racial hatred and fear mongering. We must never go back or give moral ground to those who seek to divide our nation. This means the way in which faith communities’ show up to support refugees must also change in order to engage a prophetic and bold witness to speak truth to power and organize our base of support to tell decision makers about why our faith calls us to receive refugees.

To this end, we are working to

“Oh, You Thought I Was Playing!”

By: Lou Yeboah

To see hundreds of other 20182019 scholarships, visit: www.ScholarshipsOnline.org

Mother’s Day Celebration honoring the special ladies in your life!...continued day with family and friends.

Ontario Convention Center is the perfect place for parties small and large. We are ready to welcome

Mother’s Day Celebration honoring the special ladies in your life!

Ontario Convention Center offers a delicious Champagne Brunch Buffet PLUS live entertainment

by Scott Keo, a Michael Bublé tribute artist, for Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13, 2018

families treating their Mother to a special day! Make your reservations today, call 909.937.3062 or email rsvpMOM@OntarioCC.org

Witness For Justice #887

Where are the Refugees? Moving from Service Provision to Community Organizing Noel Andersen Minister for Immigration Justice

Entertainment News

ONTARIO, California (Monday, April 2, 2018) – Ontario Convention Center is preparing to pamper the special ladies in your life on Mother’s Day, May 13, 2018.

Mothers, wife’s, sisters, daughters, and best friends are set to enjoy an over the top extravaganza of delicious food prepared

by Executive Chef Daly R. Cruz and his award winning culinary team at Ontario Convention Center. This Mother’s Day, Mom deserves the best! The entire family will enjoy the beautiful setting, wonderful tastes and aromas, wide variety of tasty food offerings, and live music.

MAY 13, 2018 CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH BUFFET AND LIVE ENTERTAINMENT

The modern American holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908. The second Sunday in May is an annual event to set aside a day to honor mothers, known as the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world.

The tables are set, the menu has been created, and our professional friendly staff is ready to make you a hero when you treat the special lady in your life to a wonderful meal in a beautiful setting. All you need to do is make the reservation, and we’ll take care of the rest.

With several food stations there is something for everyone including the following. For a complete list of brunch items on the menu visit the website at www.ontariocc.org

SCOTT KEO – MICHAEL BUBLE TRIBUTE

Omelet Bar • Seafood • Craving Station • Waffles • Spring Greens • Pasta

ONTARIO CONVENTION CENTER

Chef Selections • Sweeties • Breakfast • Fruit & Cheese

10:30AM • 1:30PM $41 Adults / $21 Kids (12 and under) Reservations can be made by calling 909.937.3062 or email at rsvpMOM@OntarioCC.org

The champagne will be chilled, and the live music performance will provide the perfect ambiance to celebrate and enjoy a special (continued in next 2 columns)

Today, 65 million people around the world are displaced, including 22.5 million refugees - the highest number in recorded history. Estimates indicate that a person is displaced every 20 minutes.

The United Church of Christ (UCC) has always been very supportive of refugee resettlement programs and congregations throughout the country have welcomed thousands of refugee families through a model known as cosponsorship. Congregations support arriving refugees in the much needed support of rides from the airport, helping furnish an apartment, or teaching people how to use the public transportation system. The congregation often develops a deep relationship with the family which is often a transformational experience.

Starting with President Reagan, refugee resettlement has always experienced strong bipartisan support across administrations, but soon there might not be any more refugees to co-sponsor.

When global need is at its highest, the Trump administration has quickly reversed our nation’s long history as a world leader in refugee protection and resettlement. The administration set an all-time low refugee admissions goal for fiscal year 2018 of 45,000 - turning our back on the values

of compassion and welcome we claim to represent. What’s worse, the administration is on track to resettle only 20,000 refugees this year, not even half of their own goal.

By March 31st, the halfway point for FY18, the administration will have resettled less than 10,000 refugees. This amounts to a broken promise to tens of thousands of refugees who face the most rigorous selection, security vetting, and medical screening process of any traveler to the United States. Resettlement is reserved only for the most vulnerable refugees. While families remain separated and refugees wait - at times in very dangerous or unsafe regions - the administration has imposed a series of refugee bans that seek to dismantle the refugee resettlement program, jeopardize our national security, and devastate families hoping to reunite with loved ones. We have a moral responsibility to fulfill our commitment to resettle at least 45,000 refugees this fiscal year.

Congress has a critical role to hold the administration accountable to keeping its promise to tens of thousands of refugees still waiting to see if they will be resettled this year as they have been promised. After more than 18 months of countless security checks and (continued in next 2 columns)

build a strong United Church of Christ network of refugees and those willing to stand in solidarity with refugees - if you are a refugee, your congregation is comprised of refugees, or you have been engaged in refugee ministry, contact Amanda Sheldon today and help continue to build this movement.

All UCC congregations that have welcomed a family must begin to enable refugee leaders to organize, schedule meetings with their Representatives and Senators, take to the streets, speak with the media, and demand welcoming policies at the state level as we together cry out “Where are the refugees?” Together, we can hold this administration accountable to the 45,000 refugee admissions goal they have set, and remind them of our faithful tradition and commitment to solidarity with those who are facing political or religious persecution, by calling for enough funding for at least 75,000 refugees in FY19.

Find resources about how to take action at the #WhereRtheRefugees toolkit, the UCC Refugee News and come join the UCC Pre-Ecumenical Advocacy Day event Immigrants Welcome: A UCC Response Attack on Immigrants and Refugees.

Lou Yeboah “Not; Says the Lord!” I meant what I said, and said what I meant! I am a compassionate God and I am not slack concerning My promise, as some men count slackness, but is longsuffering toward you, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance [2Peter 3:9]. But when the rubber meet the road, don’t get it twisted, I will not be a loving God at the expense of My holiness. Besides, how many times have I bowed to your pleas for mercy? “Please Lord, give me one more chance. I love you. I’m sorry. Please Lord, please! All right,” I said. “I’ll give you a break this time. Once more I relented. I said, “Okay, but this is the last time. If you don’t return back, I will become a consuming fire towards you. No excuses, no whining. Is that clear?” “Oh, yes, thank you Lord.

I love you” you said. Profuse in your gratitude, and filling the air with solemn promises of loving me. What happened? What went wrong? Instead of loving and honoring me, you profane me.

I tell you, “After all the things that we’ve been through you should understand me like I understand you. To love and be loved in return, it’s the only thing that my heart desires. Just appreciate the little things I do… we can build a world of love, a life of joy make our goal each other happiness. I will do everything for you. Every day I want to do a little bit more….”

[Teddy Pendergrass – When Someone Loves You Back]. What more can I do? “I gave my heart, soul and Spirit to you, didn’t I; didn’t I do it. I gave you the love you never knew. Didn’t I? I thought that heart of yours was true.” “Silly of me to think that I could ever have you for myself; Silly of me to think that you could ever know the things I do are all done for you [Silly –The Delfonics]. It’s obvious; you don’t love me as you did at first!

Look how far you have fallen!

[Revelation 2:4-5]. You have abandoned the love you had at first”—the love that caused you to drop everything and to follow me into the desert. This is the love that captures my heart and colors every moment of every day. Turn back to me “… or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his place …” [Revelation 2:5].

Oh, how God longs to have a relationship with us. The Bible tells us that what God desires, what He really wants, is a meaningful relationship. “Love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment”

[Mark 12:30]. I tell you, the greatest investment we can make in this life is a wholehearted pursuit of a deep personal relationship with God. Think about the time in your life when your love for Christ burned more strongly than ever. Think back to what it was like when you first came to know the Lord.

Remember how you felt? What you did? How often you prayed or read the scriptures?

Remember how you responded to tough situations? It is easy to slip, to get busy and to fall away from that strong relationship with Christ. But, [Revelation 2] says to remember what it was like, to remember that spiritual infatuation you had with the Lord at the start.

Go back and do the things you did at first. Return to your first love, renew your devotion.

Because, nothing could be more important than living your life on the foundation of God’s greatest commandment: to love him. Let Him be your center, your focus, your everything.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord [Romans 8:38].

I tell you, “ I have never been so much in love before, what a difference a true love made in my life, so nice so right, loving Him [Jesus]. He gave me something new that I’ve never felt, never dreamed of, something’s changed, and no it’s not the feeling I had before, ooh, it’s much much more. A love I never knew that it’s touch could mean so much… and when we walk hand in hand, I feel so real, lovers come and then lovers go that’s what folks say, but not my lover. What we have is much more than they could see, yeah so much more…” [L.T.D. – Love Ballad].

Are you prepared to let the one who loves you more than anything else in the world lavish His love on you? If so, Shhhh. Listen. Receive. Drink it in: Precious one, you might not know me, but I know you like none other. [Psalm 139:2] I am your most beloved companion.

[Psalm 119:63] It is my desire to overwhelm you in my love.

[1John 3:1] I chose you when I planned creation. [Ephesians 1:11-12] Nothing you have even done can separate you from my love. [Romans 8:38-39] You are not a mistake. [Psalm 139:1516] I am healing all wounds and brokenness of heart. [Psalm 147:3] I will never stop doing good for you. [Jeremiah 32:40] I will never, no never, leave you nor forsake you. [Hebrews 13:5] You are my treasured possession. No one loves you like me. [Exodus 19:5].

Can you feel His lavish love?

Go ahead. Do something outrageous and incredibly silly.

Embrace His courtship and gentle wooing. Jesus loves you this I know!

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COMMENTARY: When It Comes to ‘Dreamers,’ Schools Have a Trump Problem – Education WeekBy Bruce Fuller, Opinion Contributor The future of DACA remains uncertain, but students are stepping up

By Bruce Fuller NNPA ESSA Newswire

Bruce Fuller, a sociologist at the University of California, Berkeley, works on how schools and civic activists push to advance pluralistic communities. He is a regular opinion contributor to edweek.org where he trades views with Lance Izumi, on the other side of the political aisle.

America’s high schools rarely offer a warm cocoon for our youths, secluded from pressing social ills. Neighborhood disparities deepen wide gaps in learning. The cowardice of pro-gun politicians leads to bloodshed inside classrooms.

President Donald Trump chose Easter Sunday to again vilify the children of immigrants, falsely claiming that dangerous “caravans” of immigrants are crossing the border to take advantage of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. This follows the president’s implications earlier this year that young immigrants were fording the Rio Grande River simply to join the cross-border gang MS-13 and infiltrate our schools.

The future of DACA, which covers less than a quarter of the 3.6 million undocumented residents who arrived before their 18th birthday, remains uncertain.

Last month, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal on the Trump administration’s attempt to unilaterally end the program, leaving DACA recipients in limbo as the legal battle works its way through the lower appeals courts. That didn’t stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from traveling to California to warn city officials they cannot provide safe sanctuary for these youths.

But students are pushing back against Trump’s efforts to inject fear and prejudice into the nation’s high schools. Hundreds walked out of Stephen F. Austin High School in Houston last month, after Dennis RiveraSarmiento, a senior, was detained

by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials.

Rivera-Sarmiento had been riding high, recently accepted to computer science programs at

Texas A&M University and Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas for next fall. “His teachers know him as kind and respectful,” one school counselor described in a Houston Chronicle op-ed, “and as the serious-faced kid with a mop of curly hair that they look forward to having in class.”

But in a flash of anger, taunted by hostile classmates for being an immigrant, according the school counselor ’s account, Rivera-Sarmiento knocked a fellow student to the ground. A campus guard quickly tamed the scuffle. Then, Houston school officials inexplicably passed Rivera-Sarmiento to ICE officers, who continue to detain him.

Students also rebelled over a case in Durham, N.C., where Wilden Acosta was nabbed by ICE agents one morning in 2016 as he walked to Riverside High School.

"Trump’s condemnation of immigrant children is ironic, since they often outperform native-born peers in school."

He was a popular kid who was “always smiling,” his classmate Pamela told me. She and fellow students—deploying the reporting acumen they learned in journalism class—broadcast details of the case, traveled to Washington to meet with government officials, and raised the $10,000 bail necessary to spring Acosta from federal detention. Bryan Christopher, adviser for school paper, described these students as “natural leaders and community minded,” and said they mobilized their “writing skills, using the internet and social media.”

Pamela herself was just 2 years old when her parents traveled on work permits to Durham from Mexico to work in a fish-packing plant. Pamela never saw the asterisk stamped next to her American Dream, until she applied for college aid—without a Social Security number. “It first hit me,” she recalled, “Oh, I have this goal of going to college, and I can’t do that.”

When listening to Trump, she feels angry. “He’s judging our race or ethnicity based on the

actions of a few people,” Pamela said. “The president can say these things, so [others] can talk like that, too.”

Trump’s condemnation of immigrant children is ironic, since they often outperform native-born peers in school. My own research details how the children of immigrants on average begin school with great respect for teachers and agile cooperative skills, many of them raised by Asian or Latino parents who live by traditionally pro-family values. These kids often spend more time on homework and achieve better grades than their peers, motivated by all that their parents sacrifice for their children’s future.

Take Susan, another inspiring student, who arrived to Koreatown at age 5, west of downtown Los Angeles. Her parents spoke no English but found the best public schools, sending Susan over the Hollywood Hills each morning to a high school that offered Advanced Placement courses.

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She won admission to the selective Irvine campus of the University of California, but then missed the window to gain DACA status. Now 21, Susan has been denied paid internships, since she cannot obtain a work permit.

Many DACA recipients do find promising paths. Pamela earned admission to Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C. “where I can feel open and relate to everyone, like I do with my friends.” An immigration judge delayed the young Acosta’s deportation in January, after he married his sweetheart from Riverside High.

But for many others, the daily grind of uncertainty and shaming by politicians makes the American Dream all the more elusive.

“It’s demeaning,” Susan told me.

The president and his agenda makes her feel that she’s “not good enough, not worthy enough.”

Los Angeleno Antonio Villaraigosa Wants to Be California’s Next Governor By Madlen Grgodjaian | California Black Media Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is in the race to become the next governor of California.

As Gov. Jerry Brown’s final term comes to an end, six major candidates have emerged.

On the campaign trail, Los Angeles’ mayor from 2005 to 2013 reminds voters of his victories as the two-term mayor of the City of Angels and talks about the policies he will implement if elected governor of the Golden State.

“The best way to see where you’re going is to see what you’ve done,” Villaraigosa said. “As mayor, I have a strong record in that regard. I want to be governor for all the people.”

The primary election for governor is June 5. Villaraigosa recently spoke with California Black Media about his plans if he gains the governorship, on his way back to L.A. from a gubernatorial forum in San Diego.

What compelled you to run for governor?

"I’m running for governor because I know in order to thrive as a state

and restore the luster of the California dream, we’ve got to make sure that we’re growing together. We can't continue to have two California’s – one where affluent areas of the state continue to prosper and another where smaller communities are left behind.

We can’t keep on giving up on so many people. We’ve got to educate and train more of our young people, invest in them from early childhood, K-12, college affordability, and give them the skills and training for the jobs that will give them dignity and respect.”

What have you done in your previous position to advance Affirmative Action policies to address employment, education, and race and ethnic inequities?

“We focused on transparency in the police department while I was there.

We focused on our schools; I took over 20 of them. We focused on educating our kids. When I became mayor, one out of three schools were failing; by the time I left it was one out of ten. There was a 44 percent gradu-

ation rate; by the time I left, it was 72 percent. Other schools in Watts and in Boyle Heights, the poorest areas of the city they were at 36 percent graduation, lower than the rest of the schools in the district. Today they’re at 81 percent. We focused on job training to give young people skills and introduce them to the world of work, and keep them off the streets. We saw there was a real skills gap so we focused on workforce training at apprenticeship programs. When I first became mayor, there weren’t many African Americans on our construction sites. We placed about 2,200 African American apprentices on our construction site. Trained a lot more people of color, women, and folks who’d come out of prison who wanted to turn their lives around. I was a big supporter of a group called Home Boy Industries. A group that works with gang members and folks who’d gone to prison and want to turn their lives around.”

Do you believe taxpayer money is (continued in next 3 columns)

Los Angeleno Antonio Villaraigosa Wants to Be California’s Next Governor...continued being spent accordingly and can a system be implemented where there’s adequate transparency with checks and balances?

“We have an economy that’s not working for too many people. We have the sixth largest economy in the world and the highest poverty rate in the United States of America. My campaign is about growing middle class jobs. It’s about growing together and not leaving so many people behind. We have an increased homelessness rate more than anywhere in the U.S. We have more people in prison than anywhere in America. I want to focus our resources on creating more middle class jobs, educating and training more of our people, and building the infrastructure we need. In order to do that we have to grow our economy and we also have to spend the hard working taxpayer dollars in a way that makes sense, so yes I do want to have transparency in how we spend our taxpayer dollars. I want to spend our taxpayer dollars on early childhood education, universal preschool, kindergarten, and childcare for people struggling to make ends meet and want to go to work. The key is to spend taxpayer dollars efficiently and growing the middle class by educating and training people. Yes, I do believe in transparency. I think the people should know on the governor’s website how the money is being spent through various departments. Where is the money going? How much do things cost? I don’t think we should be reluctant to have that kind of transparency. I want to spend money on making the investments that will pay dividends down the road and that means education, workforce training,

building infrastructure, and small business.”

If elected, what strategy would you employ to assure that more AfricanAmericans are appointed to various boards, commissions, and executive branches?

“When I was mayor, African Americans were about eight percent of the city of Los Angeles. They were 20 percent of my appointment. Certainly over 20 percent of my staff. When I became mayor although our police department was about nine percent African American, only two percent of the new recruits coming in were African American. I diversified our police department and took the number from two percent of recruits to nine or ten percent. During my tenure, more African American command staff were identified and promoted. As mayor, I worked to diversify the police department. By the time I left, the city was 67 percent of color, Latinos, Asians, and African Americans. Our police department looked like the city.

We had never had a black fire chief.

Over the eight-year period I was mayor, I hired the first, second, and third African American fire chiefs. The first one was hired for a year to turn things around; the second one retired a few years after his appointment, and the third was there when I left who is no longer there. I’ve hired African American department heads. As governor, I intend to ensure that African Americans are well-represented in our courts, appointing judges, in my staff, on appointments and particularly major appointments like the University of California regions, CSUs, community colleges, and department

heads, as well my cabinet.”

When you were speaker, you introduced legislation to ban the sale of assault weapons. What immediate steps will you take to ensure safety in schools and communities?

“I was the author of the assault weapons ban in 1999. It was the toughest assault weapons ban in the nation. I helped to limit the purchase of guns to one a month because at that time you could buy as many as you wanted. I did the trigger lock bill and safe storage bills while I was speaker of the assembly. Under my speakership I’ve authored and spearheaded the passage of the most comprehensive set of responsible gun laws in the nation. It was the template for the rest of the country. As mayor, I also supported assault weapons ban as you said, but I actually did more than that.

I did one of the most far-reaching gun buy back programs in the nation. I was focused on gun violence while I was mayor. Violent crime went down 49 percent, homicide down 45 percent, and gang crime 55 percent. We were focused on constitutional community policing, but also a police force that looked like the community it served. We focused on prevention and intervention particularly using a set of criteria that had been developed by the advancement project. We had maybe the most innovative violence reduction project called Summer Nights Lights. We opened up parks in 32 neighborhoods with the highest gun violence in the city during the summer. The parks were open five nights a week till midnight with various sports activities, hip-hop for kids, Zumba for the moms, and we fed people at our parks.”

State Treasurer John Chiang Could Become the Next Governor of California...continued from page 1 For me it’s up close and personal because my parents are immigrants to this country, and they gave up absolutely everything to come to America to get an education. My dad came with three shirts and two pairs of pants, and not much money. I’m like the others. I’ve been in the trenches during the fiscal crisis of the state of California. When the governor and legislature were passing phony budgets, I was the one who quite paying the legislature because they couldn’t get the map right. It was the kids who were paying the price because we were deferring payments to schools, impacting the kids’ abilities to get the services and programs to help them grow and reach their fullest potential to fulfill their dreams. I have a track record of demonstrating that I have financial knowledge with my steady hand that led California through the recession. I’m the most successful auditor in California history. I did $9.5 billion of audit findings when I was controller. As the treasurer, I have saved the state $6.5 billion by refinancing the states debt, so they are at low interest rates. Those are a couple of concrete examples of how you find additional dollars that can be used to pay for education. I want to make sure that the first two years of community college are free. Today, I’ve been working as a state treasurer on programs to help families save money for their children, so they can go to college. If a child has a college savings account they have a seven times greater likelihood of going to college versus a student or a child who does not have a college savings account. I have a comprehensive plan to make sure that whether it’s career technical education or college, that we are providing a pathway for students to be successful.”

How would you address the ongoing tension between law enforcement and the African American community?

“Clearly there is a lot of work that needs to be done. We need to have real tough conversations about what the root causes are here. If we’re going to seek justice, there has to be accountability in the system. In California, it’s going to require that we rethink how we police in this state. From who and where we recruit to how we train, to procedures such as de-escalation, as a first step and not just an afterthought. Make sure we provide law enforcement with the tools so they can get the

job done. At the heart of the matter is we need to have real conversations to make sure we address these issues, so they don’t persist. That includes the issues raised by Black Lives Matter.

What are the shortcomings and how do we bring people together? If we bring people together then we can move forward as one.”

Do you believe what Californians are paying in taxes and getting in return is adequate? If not, what’s the solution?

“I will always fight to make sure we optimize every single taxpayer dollar. As I mentioned, I’m the most successful auditor in California history. When I was the state controller, I identified $25 million in state waste, fraud, and inefficiency. It was during my time that we audited the city of Bell and Montebello, and looked at the construction practices of Los Angeles Community College District. I want to make sure as given the incredible honor and privilege to be California’s governor that we take it to the highest office of the state. To make certain we don’t waste a dollar because a dollar wasted is a dollar that’s taken away from education, healthcare, libraries, and other essential services.”

According to a 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report performed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, California has the highest rate in homelessness in the nation with a whopping 13.7 percent. How do you plan to decipher this epidemic?

“The homelessness issue is going to require all hands on deck approach because people become homeless through multiple circumstances. One could be due to deterioration, decline in their finances. You have a single mom with children who lost their job, which happened a lot during the recession. Then, they start couch surfing on their friends’, brothers’ or sisters’ couches. Often times with others who are not in a good economic financial position.

Then, they’re living in their cars and may end up on the streets.

You have those who suffer posttraumatic stress syndrome, and we know here in Los Angeles we have a problem because the VA is going to cut 2,500 units of transitional housing. We have a lobby in Washington D.C. to get the VA to protect those who fought and served this country honorably and selflessly. We need to make sure we have programs for sub-

stance abuse and mental health issues. We need to make sure there is adequate housing for the homeless. We need to do early detection in identifying individuals and families who are in a place where they could end up homeless. We need to make sure there is early intervention. Whether it’s the housing services, community services, social services, children’s services, or health intervention to protect those families. As governor, I would have everybody coordinating on these issues from federal, state, and local governments to public and private agencies, and individuals working on these issues to address homelessness. We have 130,000 Californians who are homeless and that should not be accepted for a single moment more. That is not who we are as Californians, and it is not our values. We need to make sure we make our commitment known, and we take action to uphold our values in protecting our fellow human being.”

What makes you uniquely different from the other candidates through the lens of African Americans?

“I get the job done. When you talk about integrity and trustworthiness, when I ran for treasurer I said I was going to build more housing. We know that so many individuals lack a place that they can call home. As state treasurer, I increased the building of new or rehabilitated affordable housing by 83 percent. A lot of those are in communities of color.”

What are your thoughts on state-sponsored single-payer healthcare?

“I am for single-payer healthcare. What makes me different than the other candidates as I pointed out is that I have a record of fiscal responsibility.

I’ve led California through a fiscal crisis. When we talk about who has the deepest knowledge, who has a proven track record of funding and financing California, I have those attributes that haven’t been articulated or demonstrated by others in this campaign.”

What is one message you want to send to voters? “I stand up and fight when others won’t. To give you an example, when Arnold Schwarzenegger wanted to cut the pay of the state’s public servants, while the others remained quiet, I stood up and fought for the good hardworking public servants.”

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Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House Rallies Community Support For Families With Critically Ill Children As Walk For Kids Returns Community News

Inland Empire Community Comes Together for the Annual Fundraising Event WHAT: Inland Empire residents and Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California (RMHCSC) will lace up their shoes and join together in support of critically ill children and their families at the annual Inland Empire Walk for Kids, a fun, family-friendly 5k (3.1 miles) event that raises funds for the life-changing services provided by the Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House. With a fundraising goal of $250K, 100 percent of the money raised goes directly to serving local families right here in the com-

munity, continuing its mission to provide a “home away from home” when it’s needed most – enabling families to stay near their hospitalized child at little to no cost. No eligible family is ever turned away due to inability to pay.

This year’s Walk will also offer on-site experiences including family-friendly carnival games, activities, Kids Zones, food, music and more.

ATTENDEES: • Karen Hooper – Executive Director, Inland Empire Ronald McDonald House • Inland Empire Walk for Kids

Ambassador Families WHERE: WHEN: Fontana Park

Aim High To Achieve Your Goals

There is no limit to what you can accomplish if you aim high.

Zhane Jones a Chartered Member of Gamma Omega Chapter, of Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. knows very well the importance of setting the bar high for yourself to reach your goals. Zhane graduated in 2016 from Victor Valley High School, and then enrolled

into Chaffey College located in Rancho Cucamonga where she completed her General Education Subjects.

Zhane has now selected to propel even higher in a career that will allow her to obtain her long term goals, and make a difference for her country. On March 23, 2018, Airman Jones graduated from Lackland AFB in Texas, where she completed her basic military training. She is now continuing her technical school training in security forces at Lackland AFB, and then will be assigned a base.

Congratulations to Airman Jones, proud parents, Michael and Pamela Ellis, and grandparents, Bennie and Thelma Opie.

Circus Vargas Unveils New Production - Dreaming Of Pirates Local News

ONTARIO, CA (April 2, 2018) — The Big One is Back! Circus Vargas Delivers the Ultimate Entertainment Extravaganza for 2018! Circus Vargas’ brand new epic adventure is sure to be a crowd-pleaser in Ontario! Catch performances in Ontario at Ontario Mills, April 5th through April 16th.

Always fun for the entire family, Circus Vargas dazzles in its new production with an amazing cast of Death-defying Acrobats, Daredevils, Flying Trapeze Artists, Jugglers, Contortionists, Comedians, Clowns, Motorcycles and much, much, much more! See world renowned performers, including Guinness World Recordholder for the fastest ball juggler on the planet, Michael Ferreri!

Get ready to unleash your imagination and discover a world of our circus magic and wonderment under the Big Top, where memories are made and cherished for a lifetime.

Join us for a swashbuckling circus spectacular, with this year ’s theme “Dreaming of Pirates,” a fantastic voyage of

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nonstop action and adventure guaranteed to thrill and enchant all ages! Prepare to witness the impossible and experience the unforgettable in this true circus treasure!

Arrive 45 minutes early for an entertaining, interactive preshow celebration. Kids can create their own magic under the Big Top, learning circus skills such as juggling, balancing and more!

Meet and mingle with the entire cast after each performance!

Capture the fun by posing for pics or selfies with your favorite cast members, all part of an extraordinary Circus Vargas experience!

General admission tickets start at $15 for children and $25 for adults. For Circus Vargas performance dates, times and to purchase tickets, visit www.circusvargas.com, call 877GOTFUN-1 (877-468-3861) or visit the box office located in front of the circus.

Follow Circus Vargas on Facebook and Twitter for updates, discounts and behind the scenes videos.

Fontana, CA 92336 8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremony WHY: 9:00 a.m. Walk Begins

Now celebrating over 40 years of service, RMHCSC has been dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children and families across Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. Through its six Ronald McDonald Houses® in Bakersfield, Loma Linda, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Orange and Pasadena and two Ronald McDonald Family Rooms®, the Chapter helps families with critically-ill chil-

dren stay together while connecting them with others facing similar challenges. The Chapter also operates the costfree, medically supervised Camp Ronald McDonald For Good Times®, helping ill children and their siblings rediscover childhood and develop the self-esteem and self-efficacy often lost as a result of the disease. Learn about these programs and more at www.rmhcsc.org or on Facebook.com/RMHCSoCal andTwitter.com/RMHC_SoCal.