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Vol. 50 No. 41

January 30, 2020 -February 5, 2020

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

—Fredrick Douglass (1849)

Remembering those we lost

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“If a man dies, can he live again? I will wait all the days of my compulsory service.. Until my relief comes...”Job 14:14

Kobe Bryant: A Champion Of Giving Off The Court National News

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(Photo by Maxx Wolfson/Getty Images) Kobe Bryant was 41 years old and in the prime of his life when he died yesterday. But his legacy lives on–and we’re not talking about his basketball legacy, there is a legacy off the court that many people don’t know. In a sport where many players are high

unseen and unknown by the public.

Here are just a few of the things Kobe did off the court: Partner of My Friend’s Place which helps youth experiencing homelessness move toward wellness, stability and self-

(Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) profile and traded – or opt to enter free agency to earn a few extra million dollars – Bryant stuck around at the Lakers for his whole career.

In being the ultimate superstar, both of his jersey numbers – 8 and 24 – have deservedly been retired by the Lakers, with Bryant the franchise’s all-time record points scorer.

Kobe – nicknamed the Black Mamba during his career – also wrote a series of kid’s books and even won an Oscar for his short film Dear Basketball in 2018.

Besides being the fierce competitor, Kobe had an ultragenerous side that wasn’t as wellknown after his retirement. He helped a number of organizations and personally helped individuals like frequently inviting current NBA stars to hisome to train them up. Yet Kobe was one who prefered to stay in the background, generally

sufficiency.

Partner of Stand Up on Second which helps give permanent supportive housing, vocational training and member driven services to the homeless.

National Museum of African American History and Culture milestone donor. As a milestone donor, Kobe contributed $1 million or more, for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. On the day of its opening, the NBA legend tweeted, “Go. See. This. Museum.

There is no greater testament to thiscountry than the stories in this building. Honored to be a part of it @NMAAHC Partner of Mamba FC, a youth soccer club in Orange County that, according to the KVBFF website, trains young athletes to become leaders and promotes health and fitness.

Make-A-Wish Foundation

partner. For more than 20 years, Bryant was an advocate for children battling life-threatening illnesses. According to the MakeA-Wish foundation, over the span of his career, the father of four personally met with over 100 children through the 501 nonprofit organization that creates life-changing wishes for youth with a critical sickness.

Venture Capital firm owner, Bryant also launched a venture capital firm with partner and serial entrepreneur Jeff Stibel back in 2013, according to Crunchbase.

The pair made a mix of early- and late-stage investments in Los Angeles-based companies like LegalZoom, Scopely, Art of Sport, The Honest Company, RingDNA, FocusMotion, DyshApp and Represent.

Last year, his investment firm expanded with a $1.7 billion investment vehicle that was launched inartnership with the private equity fund, Permira, according to a report in USA Today.

Not to mention all of the countless people he has helped silently. There are many coming out of the woodwork to talk about how Kobe the man helped them.

NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant And Teenage Daughter Died In Crash Kobe Bryant. The Black Mamba. The 5-time NBA champion, the husband and the father is gone.

Reports have been confirmed that Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday morning.

He was 41 and Gianna was only 13.

According to TMZ.com, Kobe was traveling with at least 3 other people in his private helicopter when it went down. A fire broke out. Emergency personnel responded, but nobody on board survived. 5 people are confirmed dead. We’re told Vanessa Bryant was not among those on board.

Bryant was on his way to a travel basketball game with hisdaughter when the helicopter crashed.

Kobe was known for using his helicopter to travel for years — dating back to when he played for the Lakers. He was known for commuting from Newport Beach, CA to the STAPLES Center in DTLA in his Sikorsky S-76 chopper.

His longtime on-court collaborator and Lakers teammate, Shaquille O’Neal just (continued on page 7)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Life and Legacy Celebrated by Mentors Mentoring Youth of Beautillion Program Community Education News

Mentors include Dr. Anthony Blacksher (Professor at SBVC), Mr. Hardy Brown II (SB County Board of Education Trustee), Mr. Rikke Van Johnson (Former Councilmember 6th Ward) with Social Lites Beautillion Knights at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast.

Mr. Derek Williams, Chief of Police for City of Ontario speaks to participants of Beautillion program on Saturday, January 18, 2020.

A weekend of celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. life and legacy started on January 18, 2020 for the participants of the Social Lites, Inc. Beautillion program learning from Mr. Derek Williams, Chief of Police for the City of Ontario and ending on Monday, January 20, 2020 performing community service at the 40th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast held at California State University, San Bernardino Coussoulis Arena. Dr. Anthony

Blacksher professor at San Bernardino Valley College , former Beautillion Sir Knight who took time to mentor young men in the program along with Mr. Rikke Van Johnson, former Knight and Councilmember for the City of San Bernardino along with Mr. Hardy Brown II, San Bernardino County Board of Education Trustee. It takes a village to help youth become the best of the best.

“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’

The Beautillion Knights and their court (Fairmaidens, Squires, and Pages) are participants in a mentorship program sponsored

by The Social Lites, Inc. of San Bernardino. The five-month extracurricular program centered

around academic and community service projects, is focused on leadership, character, life development skills and health education for students of color from elementary to high school.

The 2019/2020 Beautillion Scholarship Program is in its 53rd year. The program will commence on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at the National Orange Show of San Bernardino.

For more information regarding the Beautillion Scholarship Program, please telephone chairperson, Mrs. Tina Darling at tribicu2@msn.com or Ms. Lisa Blacksher, President at lisasocialities@gmail.com or Mrs. Bettye Brewster, Business Manager,bettyebrewster@yahoo.com

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January 30, 2020

COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/NATIONWIDE

Covered California and Community Partners honor Martin Luther King Jr. at the 35th Annual Kingdom Day Parade

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Names CSUN Professor an Emerging Scholar Community/Education News

Community News

LOS ANGELES, CA, January 21, 2020 – On Monday, January 20, 2020, Covered California Executive Director, Peter V. Lee, was honored to join the Los Angeles community for the Kingdom Day Parade. The annual parade is the largest celebration of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.

“Martin Luther King Jr. was a champion for social justice, and fought to bring universal healthcare to all Americans, regardless of their race, creed or color,” said Covered California Executive Director Peter V. Lee, who will join Covered California staff in the 35th Annual Kingdom Day Parade Los Angeles parade.

“Dr. King’s beliefs and values mirror the goals of Covered California, which for the past seven years has brought healthcare to millions more California through the Affordable Care Act.” Lee was joined by Dr. David M. Carlisle, president and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles and Covered California community partners such as Crenshaw Health Partners, Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles South Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Valley Health Corporation and numerous Covered California certified insurance agents.

Lee reminds uninsured consumers that they can still get coverage. Covered California’s open-enrollment period runs through Jan. 31. Consumers can easily find out if they are eligible for financial help and see which plans are available in their area by entering their ZIP code,

Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506

household income and the ages of those who need coverage into Covered California’s Shop and Compare Tool.

Those interested in learning more about their coverage options can:

Los Angeles, California’s Brandon Boston Jr., Ziaire Williams and Josh Christopher Selected to Play in Prestigious McDonald’s All American Games in Houston Top 48 emerging basketball stars take the court in the Annual Girls and Boys Games on April 1 Community/Nationwide News January 23, 2020 – Brandon Boston Jr. and Ziaire Williams of Sierra Canyon High School and Josh Christopher of Mayfair High School joined the rich legacy of high school basketball elite as they were selected to the prestigious 2020 McDonald’s All American Boys Game. Brandon Boston Jr., Ziaire Williams and Josh Christopher’s selection was revealed during ESPN’s The Jump on January 23. Brandon, Ziaire and Josh will showcase their skills alongside 23 other top male high school basketball players from across the U.S. To see the next generation of basketball greats, tune in to the 19th Annual McDonald’s All American Girls Game live on ESPN2 at 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 1st from Houston’s Toyota Center. The 43rd Annual Boys Game will tip-off live on ESPN at 7:00 p.m. ET. Tickets are now available through the Toyota Center box office.

Brandon Boston Jr., Ziaire Williams and Josh Christopher now share the McDonald’s All American title with many notable basketball players who have also donned the McDonald’s All American jersey including: Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, James Harden, Candace Parker, Maya Moore, Elena Delle Donne, Skylar Diggins and Breanna Stewart.

On Tuesday the McDonald’s All American Games lost a champion with the passing of its founder Morgan Wootten. It was his passion for coaching that led to the founding of the McDonald’s All American Games as a showcase to recognize the best high school basketball talent in the country. Since 1978,

Morgan championed emerging basketball stars and helped girls and boys realize their dreams.

The McDonald’s All American Games continue to celebrate the nation’s top athletes on their journey from hustle to greatness, while also enriching relationships with local communities across the country. Family, friends and fans can follow-along on their journey @mcdaag on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. One way that comes to life is though the McDonald’s All American Games continued support of Ronald McDonald House Charities and its network of local chapters. At RMHC, programs like the Ronald McDonald House®, Ronald McDonald Family Room® and Ronald McDonald Care Mobile® provide comfort and compassion to families with ill or injured children so they are fully supported and able to be a part of their child’s care.

About McDonald’s USA McDonald’s USA, LLC, serves a variety of menu options made with quality ingredients to more than 25 million customers every day. Ninety-five percent of McDonald’s 14,000 U.S. restaurants are independently owned and operated by businessmen and women. For more information, visit www.mcdonalds.com, or follow us on Twitter @McDonalds and Facebook www.facebook.com/mcdonalds.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC), is a non-profit, 501 (c) (3) corporation that creates, finds, and supports pro(continued in next 2 columns)

Visit www.CoveredCA.com.

Get free and confidential inperson assistance, in a variety of languages, from a certified enroller.

Have a certified enroller call them and help them for free.

About Covered California Covered California is the state’s health insurance marketplace, where Californians can find affordable, high-quality insurance from top insurance companies.

Covered California is the only place where individuals who qualify can get financial assistance on a sliding scale to reduce premium costs.

Consumers can then compare health insurance plans and choose the plan that works best for their health needs and budget. Depending on their income, some consumers may qualify for the low-cost or no-cost Medi-Cal program.

Covered California is an independent part of the state government whose job is to make the health insurance marketplace work for California’s consumers.

It is overseen by a five-member board appointed by the governor and the legislature. For more information about Covered California, please visit www.CoveredCA.com.

Los Angeles, California’s Brandon Boston Jr., Ziaire Williams and Josh Christopher Selected to Play in Prestigious McDonald’s All American Games in Houston...continued grams that directly improve the health and well-being of children and their families. Through its global network of over 275 Chapters in more than 65 countries and regions and its three core programs: the Ronald McDonald House®, the Ronald McDonald Family Room® and the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile®, RMHC helps families with sick children stay together, and close to the medical care their child needs at leading hospitals worldwide.

RMHC programs not only provide access to quality health care, they enable family-centered care ensuring families are fully supported and actively involved in their children’s care. For more information, visit rmhc.org. Follow @RMHC on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. © 2020 McDonald’s All trademarks and/or registered trademarks are owned by their respective companies.

OP-ED: Hidden Tax Increases on Airlines Tickets Won’t Fly

By Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., President and CEO, National Newspaper Publishers Association

While most people agree that it is in the public’s best interest to have safe and efficient airports that can accommodate increased passenger travel, proponents of increasing the passenger fee have been a little misleading about the condition of the nation’s airports. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA) Why is it that poor people are always asked to pay more in America? Last year, I warned about the possibility that Congress might try to impose a new tax on air travelers. Well, it’s 2020 — and here we go again.

Even in the midst of a historic impeachment trial and potential military conflict abroad, lawmakers on Capitol Hill have managed to find time to dust off its plan to soak air travelers, including working people who struggle everyday just to make ends meet.

Make no mistake about it: this

is a tax hike, even though backers of this plan won’t call it a tax hike, for obvious reasons. And it’s one that hits relatively low-wage workers harder than it hits those who make a lot more money. And it hits those who routinely fly for business especially hard too.

This week, Democratic leaders are expected to unveil their broad infrastructure agenda for the coming year – a plan that is sorely needed given our aging highways, railways and other transportation needs.

But here is what is galling: (continued in last 2 columns)

California State University, Northridge psychology professor Que-Lam Huynh has been named an “emerging scholar” by leading education magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

Each year, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education recognizes an interdisciplinary group of minority scholars under the age of 40 as “emerging scholars.”

Scholars are selected based on factors such as commitment to teaching and/or community service, scholarly awards, honors and academic accomplishment.

Huynh was nominated by Yan Searcy, dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

“I was humbled to be nominated

by Dean Searcy, and I am appreciative of the honor to be chosen. In my life and career, I try to do things that I believe in and am passionate about,” Huynh said. “Awards and recognition are the last things on my mind as I am considering what path to take and how to conduct my work.

Having said that, it is nice to be recognized for the work that I have done by this particular publication, which I have read and followed for quite some time because of their attention to issues of equity and justice.”

Huynh’s research program focuses on the experiences of marginalized communities such as ethnic, racial, and sexual minority group members. She brings a critical race perspective into psychological research to better understand the fundamental cognitive, affective, social, and motivational mechanisms that play a role in the identity and health of individuals from these

Que-Lam Huynh marginalized populations.

Coming from a poor workingclass, single-parent refugee family, Huynh said she is deeply committed to social justice. In her teaching, she covers topics such as prejudice and discrimination, power, privilege and multiculturalism.

Even after starting at CSUN nine years ago, Huynh believed her academic career path was a “pipe dream.” Now Huynh and her partner Angela-MinhTu D. Nguyen – a CSU Fullerton cultural psychology and statistics professor who is also from a refugee family – are tenured CSU faculty who guide and support students socially and academically.

“I feel like things have come full circle, and now I’m in a position to give back to my family and communities more than I ever could before,” Huynh said.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education is a magazine that provides insight into critical issues facing higher education and its impacts on areas such as community colleges, disabilities, religion and women.

Visit Diverse Education for a list of all 2020 “emerging scholars.

OP-ED: Hidden Tax Increases on Airlines Tickets Won’t Fly...continued sources tell me that buried in the broad array of transportation initiatives is a proposal to raise the so-called Passenger Facility Charge (PFC), a hidden fee on airline travelers that Congress enacted long ago to help pay for renovation projects at airports around the country.

Most Americans have probably never heard of the PFC, now capped at about $4.50 per person for each leg of a flight. But working families across the country, including our readers, may soon feel the impact if some members of Congress have their way.

Here is how the fee works.

Passengers are charged the fee at the ticket counter, allowing the airport that collects it to keep it for local repairs and renovations.

Current proposals in Congress include one to nearly double the fee to $8.50 per person for each leg of a flight. Another possibility is eliminating the cap entirely, thereby allowing airports to charge whatever they like.

If the fee is raised to $8.50, a family of four on a trip with a connecting flight would pay nearly $150 in this tax alone – a tax that is layered on top of the price of the ticket itself, a major reason people don’t notice it.

Such a substantial increase could be the deciding factor between that family taking a muchdeserved vacation or staying home.

While most people agree that it is in the public’s best interest to have safe and efficient airports that can accommodate increased passenger travel, proponents of increasing the passenger fee have

been a little misleading about the condition of the nation’s airports.

In reality, airports are undergoing something of a revitalization, particularly when compared to rail or highway travel. Passengers are traveling at record rates, airport revenues are at all-time highs, and infrastructure upgrades are booming across the nation.

Just take a look at the balance sheets of our nation’s airports.

U.S. airports have over $16 billion of unrestricted cash and investments on hand, with $7 billion sitting in the aviation trust fund. And, in the last decade, more than $165 billion in federal aid has been directed to airports for improvement projects at America’s largest 30 airports alone.

Some of these projects have been completed, others are currently underway, and some have received approval to move forward in the coming months.

For example, Los Angeles International Airport and New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport are both undergoing multi-billiondollar upgrades. Smaller facilities like the Long Island MacArthur Airport and the Shawnee Regional Airport are also upgrading their terminals and runways.

The bottom line, then, is that there is no substantive basis for a fee hike. And it makes even less sense politically.

With Election Day just months away, most lawmakers will likely make the safe calculation and (continued on page 6)

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WORLD GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING

AJC and Democratic Party Exclude Black Candidates from GA US Senate Debate over MLK Holiday Weekend By Maynard Eaton

Maynard Eaton

Commentary: What would Martin Luther King Jr. say?

As Georgia and the United States paused to commemorate his 91st birthday and the MLK Jr. National Holiday over the weekend, Georgia Democrats hosted a candidate forum excluding all the AfricanAmerican candidates running for United States Senate to defeat David Perdue.

Making matters worse, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC), who is aware of the Black candidates in the race, published yet another article without mentioning any of them. Sadly, the erasure of the voices of Black people is an all too common unfortunate recurring theme in contemporary American politics.

But how is this possible in Georgia where African Americans will make up more than 60% of the voters who will determine the Democratic nominee intent on taking down Donald Trump’s henchman, Republican Senator David Perdue?

Shouldn’t the Democratic Party and the AJC want voters to know about and be able to hear from all the candidates in the race? So why are they disregarding the participation and coverage of the black candidates in the race?

And what about the white Democrats in the race? Don’t they have an obligation to inclusion and fair elections?

Sarah Amico Riggs, the former Republican businesswoman who sought bankruptcy to avoid labor costs and billions in employee pension benefits is quoted as saying “the Senate was supposed to be the grownups in the room.”

Why, then, were the “grownups” in Sunday’s room — who were all white — snubbing the Black candidates from public forums?

Teresa Tomlinson, another former “Republican” who proudly boasts that she speaks “fluent Republican” (i.e.. the impeached language of Donald Trump) called herself an expert in bringing “function to dysfunctional systems.” But Maya Dillard-Smith, arguably the most qualified candidate in the race, and a Black woman, finds Tomlinson’s rhetoric “nothing more than a disingenuous bait and switch.”

“In Georgia, where the last election for governor was won by a Black woman Democrat but stolen by Republicans, is Teresa

Maya Dillard-Smith ready to fix this dysfunctional process that’s rejecting the Black candidates for Senate? Or is she simply complicit in a broken system of exclusion that stands to benefit her?”, muses DillardSmith.

Jon Ossoff, who lost a congressional district race where he threw away $50 million said he is “taking no voter for granted.”

But isn’t that exactly what he is doing by participating in forums that exclude Black candidates, especially Black women?

Clarkston’s “Hipster Mayor,” Ted Terry called on GOP incumbent Perdue to “[hold a town hall!” leading some to ask, is Ted more comfortable debating another white man than the Black Democrats in the race who were omitted from Sunday’s conversation? Dillard-Smith said she welcomes a Democrat town hall because, “in a debate about the issues, I win.”

In the spirit of inclusion and MLK’s 1968 Poor Peoples’ Campaign, over the weekend Dillard-Smith released a provocative campaign video addressing the King Center’s 2020 Vision - The Fierce Urgency of Now. And, while Dillard-Smith’s four white opponents for the Democratic nomination were debating in Dunwoody on Sunday and talking to white voters, she was worshiping with the members of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia. In front of a predominately Black congregation of 47,000 people in the sanctuary and online, Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant told his congregation. “Maya DillardSmith is a ferociously bad sista” running for United States Senate.

Dillard-Smith is clear, “I’m not taking shots at other Democrats.

I’m calling for unity in achieving our common goal — the defeat of David Perdue.” However, DillardSmith says, “the exclusion of Black candidates is certainly not the way forward — though, I’m here all day, every day for a fair fight!”

MAYNARD EATON is an accomplished 8-time Emmy Award winning TV News reporter and 40year political and civil rights journalist, who is now Executive Editor of Newsmakers Live/ Journal and The Maynard Report.

He is also a contributing editor at YBE Magazine, a journalism professor at Clark Atlanta University and President of Eaton Media Group.

U.S. Citizen Repatriation from China - Statement from San Bernardino County SB County News U.S. Citizen Repatriation from China The County has been notified by the State Office of Emergency Services that Ontario International Airport may serve as the repatriation point for up to 240 U.S. citizens, including nine children, arriving from the Wuhan region of China in a U.S. State Department-chartered aircraft.

County departments and personnel are working closely with our state, city, and ONT partners to prepare for this possible repatriation, focusing on ensuring the arriving citizens are free of any illness before clearing them to proceed to their respective U.S. destinations, and protecting the San Bernardino County community from the possibility of exposure to any contagions.

ONT was designated by the federal government as the official repatriation center for California about a decade ago, and various County departments have participated in numerous comprehensive repatriation

exercises with state and federal agencies during the past several years to ensure the County and all other agencies are prepared for this type of event.

The occupants of the aircraft will consist entirely of U.S. State Department employees, U.S. contractors who have been working in China, and other U.S. citizens. The aircraft will first arrive in Alaska, where occupants will be examined by personnel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. No occupants who present symptoms of illness will be allowed to proceed into the continental United States. Upon arrival in the continental U.S., possibly ONT, aircraft occupants will again be screened by CDC personnel and monitored for up to two weeks.

Highly trained professionals from the County Department of Public Health, County Office of Emergency Services, and other County departments are (continued in next 2 columns)

First uncounted, then undercounted Census track record on Native Americans

By Jourdan Bennett-Begaye Ethnic Media Services, Indian Country Today The first enumeration of the 2020 Census starts this week in Toksook Bay, Alaska, a remote Yup’ik village on the coast of the Bering Sea. The U.S. Census Bureau wanted to get a head mcount of residents in the village while the ground was still frozen. Counters will travel by snowmobile, sled or bush plane.

Every 10 years, the Census Bureau attempts to count every person in the United States, as required by the Constitution.

This is the 24th decennial (once every 10 years) census since the first, in 1790. The census was written into the Constitution because lawmakers wanted America’s population to directly affect its representation in Congress.

However, for Indian Country, or American Indians and Alaska Natives, that story is much different When did the decennial census first count Native Americans as part of the U.S. population and how did the census identify us?

The first census happened in 1790. But it wasn’t until 70 years later, according to the National Archives, that the first Native American was included in the count of the general population.

When the decennial census, in 1860, first counted Natives it only included those who had given up their tribal citizenship and assimilated. Those who had not done so, and/or were living on reservations as tribal members, were deemed “non-tax-paying” and not counted.

In 1860, enumerators counted more than 40,000 Native people and identified them as “Indian” under the “color” column, not by their tribal affiliation. Pueblos, who are located in the Southwest

generally, were not included. If Indians were included, they were classified as “non-white.” Census-takers back then counted Taos Pueblos as “copper” or “Indian.”

In some cases, Native persons living with the “white population” in a settlement were counted but not identified as Indian because they were not living on a reservation. The National Archives said those were “half-breeds” and indicated as such with “HB” or “½ I.” Back then, census-takers, who were non-Native, were the ones to define us.

Why did it take so long before the census officially included Native Americans in the population count?

Technically, Native people were not supposed to be included in the census count, according to the Constitution, which in its census mandate excluded “Indians not taxed.” This meant Indians living on reservations or in unsettled areas of the country.

The government started separately counting Native people, taxed and not taxed, for the first time in the special 1857 Shawnee census in the Kansas Territory and in the 1860 (decennial) Census.

In 1870, only 8% of American Indians were classified as “taxed” and eligible to be American citizens. The other 92%, or 287,981, were not included in the final tallies that the Census Bureau submits after every decennial count for government uses in myriad ways, particularly resource allocation and electoral representation.

U.S. Citizen Repatriation from China - Statement from San Bernardino County...continued establishing a reception area and temporary living quarters in a space at ONT far removed from the passenger terminals and other public areas. Ontario police and other public safety personnel are prepared to ensure no unauthorized persons enter or exit the area.

ONT will proceed under normal operations during this period.

The safety and security of the people of San Bernardino County

and all of Southern California is the utmost priority for the County and its partners. All necessary steps will be taken to minimize any risk to our communities.

News media seeking updates and additional information should contact the California Office of Emergency Services news media information line at 916-800-3943 or media@caloes.ca.gov.

California Department of Aging Launches EngAGE CA to expand public engagement in development of Governor Newsom’s 2020 Master Plan for Aging EngageCA.org invites Californians to share their vision for building an age- and disability-friendly California State/Government News

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Aging (CDA) announced the launch today of an updated engagement campaign, EngageCA.org, that encourages Californians to share their vision for a new Master Plan for Aging that will promote an age-friendly California.

With the state’s 65-and-older population projected to grow to 8.6 million people by 2030, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order last summer calling for the development of a Master Plan for Aging by October 2020. The Governor’s newly released proposal for the 2020-21 budget underscores the urgent need for this effort—noting that the state’s demographics are changing rapidly, with the ratio of older adults to younger adults expected to nearly double in the next 10 years. For the first time ever, the Administration is also projecting the state’s population could stop growing in the next forty years.

“The Golden State is getting grayer, and we need to be ready for the major population changes headed our way,” said Governor Newsom last June, directing the state to work with stakeholders and the public to develop a set of strategies and partnerships that will promote healthy aging and prepare the state for the

demographic changes ahead: “We need a plan that brings everyone to the table to help us understand what’s coming and guide us toward taking better care of older Californians.”

CDA’s public engagement campaign, Together We EngAGE, first began this work in 2019, hosting a series of public meetings and community roundtables and soliciting more than 1,000 public comments on the Master Plan through December.

A diverse group of 34 aging experts formed the Master Plan’s Stakeholder Advisory Committee in August to guide this effort.

With today’s launch, EngageCA.org will serve as the new platform for this campaign— providing details on the Master Plan and encouraging even more Californians to get involved with its development in 2020. The new site offers a range of ways to engage, including online surveys for stakeholders and the public to submit input and policy recommendations, details on upcoming events, and additional opportunities for interacting directly with aging experts in new weekly webinars on topics ranging from healthy aging to senior housing and transportation for older adults. (continued in next 2 columns)

Historians estimate that the total indigenous population in the 1870 census (313,712) was larger than that of five states and 10 territories.

The 1880 census was different.

Natives were more fully counted, the National Archives found, because the Census Bureau said: “Indians not in tribal relations, whether full-bloods or halfbreeds, who are found mingled with the white population, residing in white families, engaged as servants or laborers, or living in huts or wigwams on the outskirts of towns or settlements are to be regarded as a part of the ordinary population of the country for the constitutional purpose of the apportionment of Representatives among the States, and are to be embraced in the enumeration.”

The 1880 Special Census of Indians counted “not-taxed” people living on the reservations and became the first to include them in its final tallies.

Over time, the counts increased and included more territories.

How accurate was the official census count of Native Americans — and when did the numbers begin to reflect a more accurate count?

The National Archives says the 1890 census was the first “enumeration of all Indians.” However, those records were destroyed in a fire at the U.S. Commerce building in Washington, D.C., in 1921, so that’s difficult to determine.

Technically, no census count of Native Americans and Alaska natives has come close to being ac-

curate. In fact, both are still significantly undercounted compared to the rest of the country.

After the 2010 census, the Census Bureau said American Indians and Alaska Natives on reservations or in Native villages were undercounted by 4.9%. That is more than double the 2.1% of African Americans not counted, the next-most-undercounted group by ethnicity.

The numbers have varied widely: In 1990, the bureau reported an official 12.2% undercount of American Indians living on reservations. That dropped to an undercount of 0.7% in 2000 but then rose to 2010’s 4.9% undercount.

Tribal leaders and the Census Bureau hope that focusing on hard-to-count communities and improved technology will help produce a more accurate count this year. ### Jourdan Bennett-Begaye, Diné, is the Washington Editor for Indian Country Today based in Washington, D.C. She received her masters degree in magazine, newspaper and online journalism from and completed the Newhouse Graduate Newspaper Fellowship for Minorities at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Follow her on Twitter: @jourdanbb. Email: j b e n n e t t begaye@indiancountrytoday.com

California Department of Aging Launches EngAGE CA to expand public engagement in development of Governor Newsom’s 2020 Master Plan for Aging...continued “Since the development of the Master Plan for Aging began, we have been listening to consumers, stakeholders, state and local government, private sector partners, Tribal leaders, and more—and we believe EngageCA.org will only expand the number of voices we hear from,” says Kim McCoy Wade, director of the California Department of Aging.

“California’s growing numbers of older adults represent a wealth of experience and knowledge, and working together we can all ensure our state has accessible and affordable housing, health care, and services for all—across urban, suburban, and rural communities. We want to hear

ideas from every Californian about how we can develop a wholistic Master Plan that meets our state’s diverse needs—and EngageCA.org will help us achieve that goal.”

In addition to ongoing meetings of the Stakeholder Advisory Committee, Together We EngAGE will be launching a new “Webinar Wednesday” series this week, where local leaders, partners in the Master Plan process, and aging experts will discuss issues confronting California’s aging and disability communities—and the best ideas for solving them.

For more details and resources on the Master Plan effort, its goals, and upcoming events, please go to www.EngageCA.org.

Founder of CMRubinWorld, Scilla Elsworthy says the cost of investing in peace-building is 2 billion dollars versus the 1,739 billion dollars currently being spent on militarization globally World Government News NEW YORK (PRWEB) JANUARY 22, 2020The cost of military expenditure is high and it undermines strategies for tested peaceful solutions in conflict zones around the world. In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Founder of CMRubinWorld, Scilla Elsworthy, author of The Business Plan for Peace: Building a World Without War, discusses case studies from her global research which were successfully implemented to prevent war and conflict. Extended over 10 years, Elsworthy estimates “the total cost of preventing war in those ways would come to only 2 billion dollars when we as a world spend 1,739 billion dollars on militarization worldwide.”

Elsworthy believes education for peace and sustainable development is critical and that skills of compassion, courage, intuition and empathy are “skills that enable people to prevent conflict in the workplace, in the community, and in the family.”

Her business plan for peace aims to support the U.N’s Sustainable Development Goal 16. “All that’s necessary now is for the politicians to allocate

budgets for prevention.”

Dr. Scilla Elworthy has been nominated for three Nobel Peace Prizes. She is the founder of Peace Direct, as well as an author and speaker. Her 2017 book, The Business Plan for Peace: Building a World Without War, has allowed her to focus on developing a Business Plan for Peace. She has worked as an advisor to Desmond Tutu and Sir Richard Branson. She believes young people play a vital role in this movement due to their need for interconnectedness.

CMRubinWorld’s awardwinning series, The Global Search for Education, brings together distinguished thought leaders in education and innovation from around the world to explore the key learning issues faced by most nations. The series has become a highly visible platform for global discourse on 21st century learning, offering a diverse range of innovative ideas which are presented by the series founder, C. M. Rubin, together with the world’s leading thinkers.

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Stand Up To Cancer Announces First-of-Its-Kind Initiative to Increase Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials SU2C to Fund a New Health Equity Breakthroughs Research Team; and Announced an International Team to Intercept Gastric Cancer which Disproportionately Affects Minority Populations; Will Collaborate with Black Women's Health Imperative and Friends of Cancer Research in PCORI-Supported Clinical Trial Advocate Training for Black Women SU2C Health Equity Initiative is Aimed at Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Cancer Research and Improving Outcomes for Minority Populations Health/Fitness News

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27, 2020 / PRNewswire/ -- Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) announced today a groundbreaking initiative to increase minority representation in cancer clinical trials. All future SU2C-supported research grant proposals will now be required to include and address crucial issues related to recruitment and retention of patients from ethnic groups to improve diverse participation in cancer clinical trials. The announcement was made at Stand Up To Cancer's annual Scientific Summit, which is attended by SU2C's leadership and 300+ prominent cancer researchers representing each of SU2C's Dream Teams, Research Teams and individual grants.

The lack of diverse participation in cancer clinical trials has been ongoing for decades, largely due to socio-economic, cultural, trust and other barriers.

"As one of the leading funders of cancer research, we believe it is our duty to ensure that minority representation in cancer clinical trials is addressed. Now, more than ever, better understanding of the role of biology in cancer treatment, advances in precision treatment, and development of new technologies demands that we also make significant improvements in diverse clinical trial participation," said SU2C CEO Sung Poblete, PhD, RN. "We are confident that this initiative will make a significant and meaningful impact to ensure all communities have equal access to potentially life-saving treatments."

Despite an overall decline in U.S. cancer deaths since 1991, not all patients have benefited equally from advances in prevention, early detection, precision medicine and targeted cancer treatments. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, currently only four percent of clinical trial participants are black, and four percent are Hispanic, and 15 percent are Asian, despite minority groups overall in the U.S. having both the highest death rate and shortest survival rate for most cancers.

SU2C's Committee for Health Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials in collaboration with SU2C

Stand Up To Cancer (PRNewsfoto/Stand Up To Cancer) scientific leadership, has developed procurement language that will now be used to solicit proposals for SU2C Dream Teams, Research Teams and other grants in the SU2C research portfolio to increase diverse participation in cancer clinical trials. SU2C now requires applicants for funding to include three critical components related to health equity: an indication of whether the research will address the populations expected to benefit from widespread use of newly developed treatments; patient recruitment and retention plans for including historically underrepresented racial and ethnic populations – such as the need for additional trial sites or mechanisms to reduce barriers to access; and a letter of support from the lead institution's Chief Diversity Officer, or an equivalent position.

By requiring these to be included in all proposals submitted moving forward, these factors will also be considered both in SU2C's rigorous selection process, and as part of grant performance evaluation conducted in SU2C's formal semiannual reviews.

In addition, Stand Up To Cancer announced plans to fund up to $6.4MM for the SU2C Health Equity Breakthroughs Research Team researching cancers affecting underrepresented populations, supported by a transformational grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. SU2C is expected to issue the [Request for Applications seeking proposals later in the first quarter of 2020.

Proposals may address cancers that have a higher prevalence in a specific racial or ethnic population; cancers that are more deadly among specific minority

populations; or may address the need for more effective treatments for specific cancers for patients of diverse backgrounds.

"Genentech is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of all patients, which means ensuring that scientific research and innovative treatment options are developed for every individual," said Quita Highsmith, Chief Diversity Officer at Genentech. "We are honored to partner with SU2C to support groundbreaking research that promotes health equity while working to revolutionize cancer care."

The SU2C Health Equity Breakthroughs Research Team will be selected and launched in 2020. For information, or to receive the Call for Ideas when it is issued, please visit "Funding Opportunities." To learn more about Genentech's efforts in this area, please visit "Advancing Inclusive Research."

At the Summit, Stand Up To Cancer also introduced the new international SU2C Gastric Cancer Interception Research Team, which includes investigators from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine; University of Chicago; City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Samsung Medical Center (South Korea).

While gastric (stomach) cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death worldwide, it is more common in black, Hispanic, and Asian people than in white populations. New ways are needed to detect these cancers early, when they can be successfully treated. This $3MM Research Team is conducting

intensive studies to identify biomarkers, such as particular bits of DNA, and cells shed from the tumor that circulate in the blood system and indicate the presence of gastric cancer. Team members have developed a new detection technology, extending the use of a pill-sized camera that can be swallowed by the patient using a new marker to "light up" cancer cells, allowing the camera to capture images of stomach tissue at risk of developing cancer. If validated in a clinical trial, these methods will help doctors screen people in groups at risk of gastric cancer. To learn more about the SU2C Gastric Cancer Interception Research Team, visit https:// standuptocancer.org/research/ research-portfolio/researchteams/gastric-cancerinterception-research-team/.

"By having Research Teams dedicated to cancers that correlate to, or greatly affect, different racial and ethnic populations, we'll be able to ensure that strides are being made in cancers that typically affect these populations," said Edith A. Perez, MD, chairperson of the SU2C Committee for Health Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials.

"Support for these teams further demonstrates our commitment to bringing breakthrough therapies to historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and improving overall health equity in cancer research. We are proud and excited to play such a large role in serving this unmet need and look forward to setting the tone for scientific research to come."

Dr. Poblete also noted that SU2C will be collaborating with the Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI) and Friends of Cancer Research in Project TEACH: Trained Empowered Advocates for Community Health (Healing), funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Through education and outreach, this nationwide project will empower black women to effectively engage with researchers and clinicians, and to increase participation of black women in cancer-focused clinical trials.

Riverside County health officials Mount Sinai Named Among Nation's Top monitoring spread of coronavirus; Health Care Employers for Diversity by Forbes...continued report no local cases Health/Fitness News Riverside County health officials are working with state and federal representatives to monitor the cases of novel coronavirus (nCoV) from the Wuhan, China outbreak. Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser said there have been no confirmed cases in Riverside County.

Health officials recently announced the illness, which originated in Wuhan, China, has spread to Southern California with one case each in Orange and Los Angeles counties.

“It’s understandable Riverside County residents would be anxious with all the media reports about the growing number of cases, but I want the community to know everything is being done to prevent the illness from spreading here,” said Kaiser. “At this time we have no evidence these individuals had contacts in Riverside County during the

period they would be contagious.”

Kaiser said the incubation period for nCoV and other related coronaviruses seems to be around two weeks. Even though travel from Wuhan has been closed by the Chinese government, it seems likely there will be additional cases detected in California.

“As nCoV has substantial similarities to the SARS virus from 2002, which is also a coronavirus, we are treating it with similar urgency,” Kaiser said.

Kaiser said the Department of Public Health will be coordinating with schools, hospitals and the emergency medical system to ensure a uniform and fast response if a case is identified in Riverside County.

“We will be ready if we get one,” he said.

Mount Sinai Named Among Nation's Top Health Care Employers for Diversity by Forbes The Mount Sinai Health System has once again been ranked among America's "Best Employers for Diversity" by Forbes and research firm Statista.

Health/Fitness News

NEW YORK, Jan. 23, 2020 / PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Mount Sinai Health System has once again been ranked among America's "Best Employers for

Diversity" by Forbes and research firm Statista.

Mount Sinai was ranked No. 3 (continued in next 2 columns)

in the "Healthcare & Social" category and No. 19 overall among 500 companies across more than 20 industries. The Health System is New York City's largest academic medical system, including eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices.

"This ranking reflects our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, a representation of our compassionate and caring staff that continues to mirror the diverse communities we serve," said Kenneth L. Davis, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mount Sinai Health System. "We are honored to be part of this list of forward-thinking and inclusive groups who value our differences to strengthen our organizations."

"Groundbreaking initiatives at our medical school—from the creation of the first-ever Dean for Gender Equity to the launch of the Diversity Innovation Hub to address underrepresented groups in medicine and innovation— demonstrate our unparalleled dedication to inclusion," said Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Health System. "This recognition underscores Mount Sinai's continued efforts to promote gender equity and

diversity in medicine."

Statista surveyed more than 60,000 employees working for businesses with at least 1,000 employees apiece in the United States. Participants rated their organization on topics including age, gender, ethnicity, and disability. Underrepresented groups, including women and ethnic minorities, also provided their views on other employers within their industry. Diversity across leadership including top executives and boards, and access to public information, such as a designated chief diversity and inclusion officer, contributed to a company's overall score.

About the Mount Sinai Health System The Mount Sinai Health System is New York City's largest integrated delivery system, encompassing eight hospitals, a leading medical school, and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York region. Mount Sinai's vision is to produce the safest care, the highest quality, the highest satisfaction, the best access and the best value of any health system in the nation. The Health System includes approximately 7,480 primary and specialty care physicians; 11 (continued in last 2 columns)

Mount Sinai Named Among Nation's Top Health Care Employers for Diversity by Forbes...continued joint-venture ambulatory surgery centers; more than 410 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and 31 affiliated community health centers. The Icahn School of Medicine is one of three medical schools that have earned distinction by multiple indicators: ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News & World Report's "Best Medical Schools", aligned with a U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" Hospital, No. 12 in the nation for National Institutes of Health funding, and among the top 10 most innovative research institutions as ranked by the journal Nature in its Nature Innovation Index.

This reflects a special level of excellence in education, clinical practice, and research. The Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked No. 14 on U.S. News & World Report's "Honor Roll" of top U.S. hospitals; it is one of the nation's top 20 hospitals in Cardiology/

Heart Surgery, Diabetes/ Endocrinology,Gastroenterology/ GI Surgery, Geriatrics, Gynecology, Nephrology, Neurology/Neurosurgery, and Orthopedics in the 2019-2020 "Best Hospitals" issue. Mount Sinai's Kravis Children's Hospital also is ranked nationally in five out of ten pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report. The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked 12th nationally for Ophthalmology, Mount Sinai St. Lukes and Mount Sinai West are ranked 23rd nationally for Nephrology and 25th for Diabetes/Endocrinology, and Mount Sinai South Nassau is ranked 35th nationally for Urology. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai St. Luke's, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai South Nassau are ranked regionally.

For more information, visit https://www.mountsinai.org or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

Still time to change your Medicare health plan By Cate Kortzeborn you can make are different for each SEP. You can learn more about SEPs here: https://www.medicare.gov/ sign-up-change-plans/when-cani-join-a-health-or-drug-plan/ special-circumstances-specialenrollment-periods.

Did you sign up for a Medicare Advantage health plan last year only to find that it doesn’t meet your needs? Not to worry.

You still have time to switch to another Medicare Advantage plan, or return to Original Medicare.

Between January 1 and March 31 each year, you can make the following changes during the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period:

• If you’re in a Medicare Advantage plan (with or without drug coverage), you can switch to another Medicare Advantage plan (with or without drug coverage).

• You can drop your Medicare Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare. You’ll also be able to join a Medicare prescription drug plan (also known as a Part D plan).

During this period, you can’t:

• Switch from Original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan.

• Join a Medicare prescription drug plan if you’re in Original Medicare.

• Switch from one Medicare prescription drug plan to another if you’re in Original Medicare.

You can only make one change during this period, and any changes you make will be effective the first of the month after the plan gets your request.

If you’re returning to Original Medicare and joining a drug plan, you don’t need to contact your Medicare Advantage plan to disenroll. The disenrollment will happen automatically when you join the drug plan.

In most cases, you must stay enrolled for the calendar year, starting on the date your coverage begins.

However, you can make changes to your Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug coverage when certain events happen in your life, like if you move or you lose other insurance coverage. These opportunities to make changes are called Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs).

Rules about when you can make changes and the type of changes

How do you switch? Follow these steps if you’re already in a Medicare Advantage plan and want to switch: • To switch to a new Medicare Advantage plan, simply join the plan you want. You’ll be disenrolled automatically from your old plan when your new plan’s coverage begins.

• To switch to Original Medicare, contact your current plan, or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1800-633-4227). TTY users can call 1-877-486-2048.

If you don’t have drug coverage, you should consider joining a Medicare prescription drug plan to avoid paying a penalty if you decide to join later.

You may also want to consider buying a Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) policy if you’re eligible.

You can find out more about Medigap here:

https://www.medicare.gov/ supplements-other-insurance/ when-can-i-buy-medigap/4steps-to-buy-a-medigap-policy.

For more details about Medicare Advantage plans, visit www.Medicare.gov/publications to view the booklet “Understanding Medicare Advantage Plans.”

If you believe you made the wrong plan choice because of inaccurate or misleading information, including information from Medicare’s online Plan Finder, call 1-800MEDICARE and explain your situation.

Call center representatives can help you throughout the year with options for making changes.

A final note: If you enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan during your Initial Enrollment Period (when you first became eligible for Medicare), you can change to another Medicare Advantage plan (with or without drug coverage) or go back to Original Medicare (with or without a drug plan) within the first 3 months you have Medicare.

Cate Kortzeborn is Medicare’s regional administrator for Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Territories.

You can always get answers to your Medicare questions by calling 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800633-4227).

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NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000478 Date Filed: 01/10/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/10/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): USA NURSING ACADEMY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 222 N. MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE 211-A UPLAND, CA 91786 Name of Individual Registrant: GEORGE M. MONTAUS 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: 222 N. MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE 211-A UPLAND, CA 91786 Name of Individual Registrant: WALTER U. DONATO Residence Street Address: 222 N. MOUNTAIN AVENUE, SUITE 211-A UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable George M. Montaus, General Partner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 30, February 6, 13, 20, 2020.

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NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

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NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30. February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000178 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 15263 HOOK BLVD., A VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG

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NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000182 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 16200 BEAR VALLEY RD., 103 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: METRO COM BLEIBEL, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 200704510199 Residence Street Address: 1550 W. ROSECRANS AVE. COMPTON, CA 90220 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: January 02, 2020 Khalid Bleibel, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000179 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14928 7TH ST. VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: METRO COM BLEIBEL, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 200704510199 Residence Street Address: 1550 W. ROSECRANS AVE. COMPTON, CA 90220 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: January 02, 2020 Khalid Bleibel, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American NewspaperJanuary 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000180 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14592 PALMDALE RD., D11 VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: METRO COM BLEIBEL, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 200704510199 Residence Street Address: 1550 W. ROSECRANS AVE. COMPTON, CA 90220 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: January 02, 2020 Khalid Bleibel, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000181 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12353 MARIPOSA RD., F3 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: METRO COM BLEIBEL, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 200704510199 Residence Street Address: 1550 W. ROSECRANS AVE. COMPTON, CA 90220 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: January 02, 2020 Khalid Bleibel, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000183 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 16936 BEAR VALLEY RD. VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: METRO COM BLEIBEL, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 200704510199 Residence Street Address: 1550 W. ROSECRANS AVE. COMPTON, CA 90220 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: January 02, 2020 Khalid Bleibel, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000184 Date Filed: 01/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): METRO BY T-MOBILE AUTHORIZED DEALER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 18805 BEAR VALLEY RD., 5 APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Mailing Address: 6592 LONG BEACH BLVD. LONG BEACH, CA 90805 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: METRO COM BLEIBEL, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 200704510199 Residence Street Address: 1550 W. ROSECRANS AVE. COMPTON, CA 90220 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: January 02, 2020 Khalid Bleibel, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, Correction 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000002 Date Filed: 01/02/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/02/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): COOL INSPECTIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 15425 FARMINGTON ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: TREVOR J. COOL 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: 15425 FARMINGTON ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 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 Trevor J. Cool, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190014973 Date Filed: 12/30/2019 Filing Expires On: 12/30/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ACCARDI MOTORSPORTS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 2130 N. ARROWHEAD SUITE 110 C-1 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant: ARAM HAKOPIAN 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: 435 WEST LEXINGTON DR., UNIT A GLENDALE, CA 91203 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 Aram Hakopian, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE

FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000406 Date Filed: 01/09/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/09/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 1. PUROFIRST FIRE & WATER RESTORATION 2. GUARDIAN RECORDS MANAGEMENT & STORAGE 3.

PUROCLEAN OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12520 BUSINESS CENTER DR., BLDG F VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: CAL-TERA RESTORATION, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C1731317 Residence Street Address: 12520 BUSINESS CENTER DR. BLDG F VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 06, 2020 Bonnie Lanyon, Treasurer, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, Correction 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000489 Date Filed: 01/10/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/10/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): MOD DESIGN & PACKAGING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 26942 LAKEVIEW DR. #1031 HELENDALE, CA 92342 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 1031 HELENDALE, CA 92342 Name of Individual Registrant: YERYEONG PARK 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: P.O. BOX 1031 HELENDALE, CA 92342 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 Yeryeong Park, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200000408 Date Filed: 01/09/2020 Filing Expires On: 01/09/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): OMT EDUCATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11671 BUCKINGHAM RD. LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 Name of Individual Registrant: DI TANG 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: 11671 BUCKINGHAM RD. LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 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 Di Tang, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 2020.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1935420 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: JUAN ESPINOZA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a JULIAN MANZANO to Proposed name: JULIAN ESPINOZA 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: 02/06/20 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S16 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT/CIVIL DIVISION 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 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: November 21, 2019 Lynn M. Poncin Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 9, 16, 23, 30, 2020.

SUMMONS SUMMONS ON SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO; SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT;

MIKE LEWIS, JOSEPH PARKER; JAMES LISNER; COREY REVELES; OSVALDO HERNANDEZ; JOHN VEGA; JON FRANCO; ROBERT CASAS, NOEL NEGRON; JOSE INIQUEZ; DOES 1 through 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): ESTATE OF ERNESTO FLORES, BY AND THROUGH SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, YOHANA FLORES, PATRICIA FLORES AND ENRIQUE FLORES; YOHANA FLORES, AN INDIVIDUAL; PATRICIA FLORES, AN INDIVIDUAL; ENRIQUE FLORES, AN INDIVIDUAL 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 Self-Help 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 1829744 (Numero del Caso)SUMMONS ON SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT 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 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): Arnoldo Casillas, SBN 158519 CASILLAS & ASSOCIATES 3777 Long Beach Blvd., Third Floor Long Beach, CA 90807 562-203-3030 323-725-0350 Date: November 25, 2019 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Liliana Maribel Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper January 9, 16, 23, 30 , 2020.

SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1913566 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ERIC NGUYEN, and Does 1 to 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): STATE FARM GENERAL INS. CO. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help 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 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Michael D. Schoeck, Esq. Esqp., Bar #277945, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 284434) DATE (Fecha): MAY 01 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Maria Romo Lopez, Deputy(Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual.

1/16, 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/20 CNS-3331668# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1923651 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): MARIBEL LAURIANO YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Well Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help 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 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

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

January 30, 2020 advertencia.

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, APLC, Jennifer Myers, Esq., (Bar #326289), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 555639) DATE (Fecha): 8/7/19 Amanda Vice, Clerk (Secretario), by 1. as an individual defendant, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served XXX. 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/20 CNS-3335431# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1920533 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ROCIO D BENAVENTE YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help 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 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación.

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, APLC, Jennifer Myers, Esq. (Bar #326289), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010;

760/842-5850 (File No. 554342) DATE (Fecha): JUL 12 2019 Clerk (Secretario), by Anthony Martinez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant.

1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20/20 CNS-3336149# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE SALE NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 5, 2007 UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY; IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANTION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On 02/12/2020_, at 1:00 PM_, Mohd H. Habeeburrehman as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust or Mortgage recorded on 01/08/2007 as Instrument No. 20070012152, Book ----, Page ---- , of Official Records of the County Recorder of San Bernardino County, California, executed by ALL CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. a Nevada Corporation as Trustor, in favor of TITLE-REALTY SERVICES, INC. a Nevada Corporation as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States, by cash, a cashier’ s check drawn by a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association , savings association, or savings bank specified in section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state).

At: near the front steps of Chino Civic Center, 13220 Central Avenue, Chino, California all right title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust or Mortgage in the property situated in said County, California describing the land therein: LOT 50 OF TRACT 4763, IN THE CITY OF APPLE VALLEY, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 60, PAGES (S) 77 THROUGH 82, INCLUSIVE OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Assessor Parcel Number : -0441--0-57-03____________________________ The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”. The Street Address or other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 16270 Chippewa Road, Apple Valley, California____________.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for incorrectness of the street address or other common designation if any, shown herein.

Beneficiary Phone: 480-233-54 79 Beneficiary: Mohd H. Habeeburrehman NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 480-233-5479 or visit this Internet Web site NA,________ using the file number assigned to this case 2019-301. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site.

The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, towit: $171,525.000*______ (Estimated).

Accrued interest and additional advances, if any, will increase this figure prior to sale. The Beneficiary May elect to bid less than their full credit bid.

The Beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell.

The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the County where the real property is located and more than 3 months have elapsed since such recordation.

Trustee or party conducting sale: Mohd H. Habeeburrehman - *Only funds made payable to “Mohd H. Habeeburrehman”will be accepted at sale, no endorsements will be accepted.

Date: 01/08/2020______ Mohd H.Habeeburrehman Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper January 16, 23, 30, 2020.

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Rep. Torres: Trump Move to Slacken Firearm Sale Regs helps Terrorists at America’s Expense Local/National News

Congresswoman Norma J. Torres

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Norma J. Torres (CA-35) released the following statement today after the Trump Administration finalized a rule to loosen firearm export regulations, making it easier for gun manufacturers to sell weapons abroad.

The rule change transfers oversight of commercial firearm exports from the U.S. Department of State to the Department of Commerce, a move Rep. Torres attempted to prevent with legislation in 2019.

That bill, the Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act, which would have prevented the President from finalizing firearms exports regulation, passed in the House version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2020, but was removed in the final version.

“President Trump’s decision to loosen regulations on U.S. firearm and ammunition sales only helps dictators, terrorists and narcotraffickers with easier access to weapons of war,” Rep. Torres said. “This isn’t about making the American people safer – it’s about placing firearm sales over our national security, plain and simple.”

Among the restriction changes Trump eased, firearm sales of over $1 million no longer require Congressional notification.

“Trump’s decision is dangerous and disingenuous, and it demonstrates his willingness to use – and misuse – the agencies of our federal government to achieve questionable ends,” Rep. Torres continued. “Murder rates in Latin America are already horrifyingly high – nearly 35,000 people were killed last year in Mexico alone. Instead of helping to save lives, this administration is streamlining the flow of weapons and ensuring Congress is less prepared to prevent tragedies.”

Giffords, the gun safety organization founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, endorsed the Prevent Crime and Terrorism Act. “The Trump Administration chose gun industry profits over public safety,” Adzi Vokhiwa, Giffords Federal Affairs Manager said. “The Administration followed the whims of a president willing to use arms transactions for his own ends, without any regard for the very serious foreign policy concerns that come with this new regulation. Since this illconceived proposal was first announced nearly two years ago, human rights, arms control, and gun safety organizations repeatedly made it clear that oversight of firearms exports should remain with the State Department, which has the expertise to ensure that weapons do not fall into the wrong hands.

We thank Representative Torres and her allies for fighting to ensure the sale of firearms both domestically and abroad continues to have the highest level of scrutiny."

On May 14th, 2019, Giffords and more than 100 other organizations signed a letter to Congress opposing the Administration’s rule change.

OP-ED: Hidden Tax Increases on Airlines Tickets Won’t Fly...continued from page 2 reject any proposed hike presented on the floor for a vote, lest they stir a voter backlash. Yet it should be worrisome that House Democratic leaders appear willing to put a fee hike on the table for consideration.

It could be nothing more than a trial balloon released in an attempt to test whether rank-and-file lawmakers have the stomach for taking up such a measure in an election year. But even if it is just that, there’s still reason for concern, given that even unpopular ideas have a way of gaining sudden momentum in the topsy-turvy politics of Congress.

Air travel remains one of the most popular and necessary forms of transportation because

it is relatively safe and convenient. But it should not become more expensive because a hidden tax that few people expected is added.

Congress should not put air travel out of the reach of American families who are still trying to get out of poverty. Thus, increasing taxes on airline tickets won’t fly for Black Americans and won’t fly for all others who believe in economic fairness and equality of opportunity.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) representing the Black Press of America. He can be reached at dr.bchavis@nnpa.org.

HHS Issues Notice of Violation to California for its Abortion Coverage Mandate State/Government News Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced an action to protect human life and the conscience rights of all Americans.

OCR is issuing a Notice of Violation to the state of California, formally notifying California that it cannot impose universal abortion coverage mandates on health insurance plans and issuers in violation of federal conscience laws. California has deprived over 28,000 people of plans that did not cover elective abortion, but now must cover abortion due to California’s mandate.

OCR’s investigation arose from two complaints alleging that California engaged in unlawful discrimination when California’s Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) ordered, in August 2014, that all health plan issuers under its jurisdiction must offer coverage for elective abortion in every plan they offer. The two complainants are the Missionary Guadalupanas of the Holy Spirit, a Catholic order of religious sisters, and Skyline Wesleyan Church, a non-profit Christian church—organizations whose

religious beliefs preclude them, in good conscience, from helping to pay for insurance coverage for elective abortions.

Pursuant to 45 CFR Part 88 (effective March 2011), OCR has completed the investigation of the complaints and determined that California violated the Weldon Amendment by mandating that California health care plan issuers cover elective abortion in each plan product, and continues to violate federal law by continuing to require objecting health care entities protected by the Weldon Amendment to cover elective abortion. With this Notice, OCR requests that California inform OCR, within thirty days, whether California will continue to enforce its requirement that all health plans cover elective abortions, or whether it will agree to take corrective action and remedy the effect of its discriminatory conduct.

If, after 30 days, OCR does not receive sufficient assurance that California will come into compliance with federal law, OCR will forward the Notice of Violation and the evidence (continued in next 2 columns)

HHS Issues Notice of Violation to California for its Abortion Coverage Mandate...continued supporting OCR’s findings in this matter to the HHS funding components from which California receives funding for appropriate action under applicable grants and contracts regulations. This action may ultimately result in limitations on continued receipt of certain HHS funds.

This is not the first time OCR has found California to be in violation of federal conscience statutes. In January 2019, OCR found that California violated the Weldon and Coats-Snowe Amendments when it subjected pregnancy resource centers in the state to potential fines and discrimination for refusing to post notices referring for free or lowcost abortions.

“Once again, President Trump’s administration is delivering on his promise to protect human life and all Americans’ freedom of conscience,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “Under President Trump, HHS has been vigorously

enforcing the statutes Congress passed to protect Americans’ consciences and institutionalizing these protections within the department’s civil rights work.”

“No one in America should be forced to pay for or cover other people’s abortions,” said Roger Severino, Director of OCR. “We are putting California on notice that it must stop forcing people of good will to subsidize the taking of human life, not only because it’s the moral thing to do, but because it’s the law,” Severino concluded.

Trump Administration Action to Protect Life and Conscience Fact Sheet Infographic One-Pager: HHS Protecting Life and Conscience* Secretary Azar’s Statement on March for Life *People using assistive technology may not be able to fully access information in this file. For assistance, please contact digital@hhs.gov

Dangerous Vaping Products Seized From Unlicensed Cannabis Shops During Major Enforcement Operation Officials Urge Californians to Avoid Unlicensed Cannabis Retailers, as More Than 10,000 Illegal Vape Pens Seized Local News SACRAMENTO – A random sampling of the cannabis products seized from unlicensed retailers during a major enforcement operation in Los Angeles last month were found to contain undisclosed additives, some of them potentially dangerous, and significantly lower amounts of THC than claimed on the label.

California’s Bureau of Cannabis Control (Bureau) seized more than 10,000 illegal vape pens from unlicensed cannabis retailers in Los Angeles during a three-day enforcement operation in December 2019, in coordination with other state agencies and the City of Los Angeles. The operation resulted in 125 arrests, seizure of more than two tons of cannabis and cannabis products worth more than $10 million, and the seizure of 11 illegal firearms.

“The prevalence of dirty and dangerous vape pens at unlicensed cannabis stores demonstrate how important it is for consumers to purchase cannabis goods from licensed retailers, which are required to sell products that meet state testing and labeling standards,” said Bureau Chief Lori Ajax. “We urge consumers to scan the QR code to confirm that a business is licensed.”

Some of the illegal vape cartridges seized as a result of the search warrants were tested by the California Department of Public Health. Of those samples, 75% contained undisclosed additives, including cutting agents such as Vitamin E, Vitamin E Acetate, Propylene Glycol (PG), Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) and Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT). In some samples, the vape cartridge was comprised of more than 30% agents.

Nearly all the samples were also labeled with incorrect THC content. For example, one vape cartridge label included a claim that the oil contained 80-85% THC, but actually contained 33% THC; another label included a claim that the vape cartridge contained 90.66% THC, but actually contained 40% THC. Some vape products seized from the unlicensed stores contained as little as 18% THC. The Bureau recently launched a campaign encouraging consumers to look for and scan a QR code when they visit a licensed cannabis retailer.

Smartphone users can easily use their camera to scan the displayed QR code, which automatically links to the Bureau’s Online License Search and confirms the cannabis retailer’s license status.

The system also displays the retailer’s address and license location to ensure that the information is not counterfeit.

An educational video showing consumers how to scan and verify a cannabis retailer’s QR code can be found here. For consumers without a QR codeenabled phone, they can also check a retailer’s license information by visiting the Bureau’s license search tool at CApotcheck.com.

All commercial cannabis activity in California must be conducted on a premise with a valid license issued by the appropriate state cannabis licensing authority.

Manufacturing, distributing or selling cannabis goods without a state license or at a location that is not licensed is a violation of state law. To file a complaint regarding illegal cannabis activity, click here – Enforcement Online Services.

Time to ring census alarm bell, advocates warn congress As crucial count gets started, experts fear many will be missed

By Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services With the United States about to begin its monumental task of counting everybody in the country once every 10 years, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing on Thursday, Jan. 9, to see what the Census Bureau is doing to avoid overlooking socalled “hard to count” communities.

Arturo Vargas of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials objected to the “hard-tocount” designation: “What makes people hard to count are the enumeration strategies.”

For instance, he said, all outreach efforts to Latinx residents are in Spanish. And despite the Supreme Court barring the proposed addition of a question about everyone’s citizenship, the Census Bureau, he said, is squan-

dering its “trusted brand” status by forbidding staff from discussing what has become a very alarming concern, particularly in ethnic communities.

Vargas was joined at the committee hearing dais by Marc Morial of the Urban League, Vanita Gupta of the Leadership Conference, John Yang of Asian American Advancing Justice, Kevin Allis of the National Congress of American Indians and Darrell Moore of the Center for South Georgia Regional Impact.

In her initial remarks, Gupta (continued in last 2 columns)

Time to ring census alarm bell, advocates warn congress...continued cited the Census Bureau’s slow pace of hiring for the enormous task: “The Census Bureau has acknowledged that it’s way behind.

It needs more applicants in all 50 states.”

This year, the Census Bureau is optimistic that computerizing the primary response mechanism for the first time will help minimize the expense of tabulating printed questionnaires and paying enumerators to knock on the doors of non-responders.

But it also is doing all its hiring online, which has depressed interest, and is having to compete in a relatively strong job market as compared to the run-up to the 2010 Census. Other reasons cited for the hiring lag include that, as the first census to prioritize online responses, enumerators have to be comfortable with tech tools. And the hiring and onboarding process, including background checks, has been so drawn out that applicants have drifted off in pursuit of other opportunities.

Vargas, like others, recalled the troubled rollout of the healthcare.gov website set up to enroll people in the Affordable Care Act and recommended that the Census Bureau be ready with plenty of paper questionnaires in case the online response rate falls short of expectations.

Even in its rosiest predictions, the Census Bureau still only expects about a 60% initial response rate via online questionnaires, Morial noted. For African American men, 40% is probably more realistic, he added.

Yang criticized census hiring for being slow and “inconsistently inclusive” in its diversity. He cited the chilling effect of the failed citizenship question proposal, which makes it even more important that enumerators and partnership specialists be culturally competent.

He also noted that the written questionnaire, available only in Spanish or English, excludes Asian Americans, the fastestgrowing minority group in the country. Yang did, however, single out for praise the recent announcement of media campaigns in Hindi and Urdu.

The Native American population, which the Census Bureau believes it undercounted by at least 4.9% in 2010, is plagued by mistrust, privacy concerns, a sense of futility as to the usefulness of responding at all and the feeling that going online to fill out the census form, not always even possible, is a significant risk, Allis said.

Census-taking is about to begin in Alaska (Jan. 21), but no native partnership specialists are on board yet, he said. And as with hiring, the census’ work to establish partnerships with community organizations to help obtain a complete count is behind schedule.

New Mexico Democratic Rep.

Deb Haaland, one of only two Native women ever elected to the House, noted the absence of Navajo-language census materials.

“Does the Census Bureau understand our needs?” Allis asked.

“Hard to say.” The way things are going so far, he said, “is deeply concerning” and lacks “proper attention given to the purpose of the census, what it can do, what it can’t. The Census Bureau has identified this as an issue, but we have yet to see that this will be addressed properly.”

“The census is a big deal,” Morial said, echoing Allis’ call for increased advertising and media outreach and a hope that accurate census data will improve decision-making and equitable distribution of resources and political representation. That outreach, he emphasized, should extend all the way through the nonresponse follow-up process scheduled into August.

Morial also noted, with chagrin, that in the waning days of the Obama administration, the census had been on the brink of reversing its policy of counting prisoners where they’re incarcerated and not in their home communities.

Moore attracted attention for his reports on organizing efforts in rural Georgia. As committee members from both sides of the aisle pressed him for one-sizefits-all ideas on how to reach rural populations, he repeated that the answers lie with local organizers and activists.

“You’ve got to have trusted voices in your community,” he counseled Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar. “The communities know about their needs best — what works in one community will not work in others.”

Responding to West Virginia GOP Rep. Carol Miller’s concerns about the mountain communities she represents, considered 60% hard to count, Moore advocated more creative outreach efforts, perhaps at sporting events and churches, in addition to the food pantries and mobile mammogram services she had suggested.

Vargas listed educators, health care providers, local officials and minority-led organizations including newspapers and radio as trusted sources for census outreach. Many at the hearing advocated using librarians and, particularly as a way to meet the technology concerns, libraries themselves to help maximize participation.

A benefit of the computerized effort is that easily sortable data will reveal where there’s more work to be done in getting people counted, and where the census is being embraced, Yang noted.

“The Census Bureau better step up its game and respond to the concerns we’ve raised today, or the risk is grave. It’s time to ring the alarm bell,” Morial warned.

Specialized Detectives are investigating the murder of a 23-year-old man in San Bernardino Local/National News DATE/TIME: Friday, January 24, 2020 5:02 a.m.

INCIDENT: Murder Investigation LOCATION: 5300 block of Chiquita Lane, San Bernardino VICTIM: Bradley Marland, 23 years old, resident of San Bernardino SUSPECT(S): Unknown SUMMARY: On Friday, January 24, 2020 at 5:02 a.m. deputies responded to reports of a shooting and a man down in the 5300 block of Chiquita Lane. Deputies responded and found neighbors attempting lifesaving measures to the victim, later identified as Bradley Marland. Medical aid transported Marland to St. Bernadine’s Hospital

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Kobe Bryant: “God is great! It don’t get no simpler than that bro!’”

Kobe Bryant: “God is great! It don’t get no simpler than that bro!’”...continued

by Larry Buford

him the legend that he had become – he revered God. God was first in his life! He didn’t worry about himself or what others thought about him. His trust was in God. May Kobe rest in peace and in power! And if you really want to honor him, let’s dedicate next Sunday to him by attending a local church and praying for the souls of the deceased, and for all the families and friends affected by this tragic loss. If it was one of

In the aftermath of the tragic accident on Sunday, January 26, 2020 – where basketball legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash – there have been many somber and celebratory tributes in Los Angeles and around the world.

TV clips of him, whether in action on the court, or off court interviews are constant; and they all point to his dedication to the game; his strong, disciplined work ethic; and his respect and love for others – especially his wife Vanessa and their children.

One of the stories about Kobe that caught my attention, was the fact that he and Gianna went to church in the early morning before they boarded the chopper.

According to a New York Post article: [Kobe Bryant and his 13-yearold daughter, Gianna, went to church just hours before dying — along with seven others — in a helicopter crash on the way to the teen’s basketball tournament, a report said.

The two attended 7 a.m.

Catholic Mass and received Communion at the Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of the Angels in Newport Beach, a church spokesman confirmed to the Daily Mail.

After leaving the house of God, Bryant and Gianna boarded a Sikorsky S-76B with the other occupants at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana at 9:06 a.m.]

So, now we know that Kobe was not only religious to his profession, but also to his faith and spirituality.

In a 2006 interview on ESPN’s show, “Quite Frankly,” hosted by Stephen A. Smith, Kobe revealed his spiritual side. Concerning the Colorado incident of accusations of adultery, the host asked how he got through it, and when do you know [God is with you].

Kobe responded, “God is great…until you got to pick up that cross that you can’t carry [alone], and He picks it up for you and carries you and the cross, then you know…it don’t get no simpler than that bro’.”

When asked, “how do you get to that point that you don’t worry about yourself even under such trying circumstances?” Kobe responded, “let it go…put it in God’s hands…and He’ll carry it.

You want your daughter to grow up with a father; you want your wife to have a husband there for her…I know they need me.”

In that same interview when asked to comment on some of the derogatory things Lakers Head Coach, Phil Jackson, had written about him in his book, Kobe said “life is short” and that he had forgiven him, and does not pass judgment on others.

Apparently, Kobe had a good understanding of God’s principles and standards that he upheld. I believe that is what made (continued in next 2 columns)

Kobe Bryant: A Champion Of Giving Off The Court...continued from page 1

(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

the last things Kobe thought important to do, maybe you can make it the first thing you do to show honor. May God bless us all!!

Kobe Bryant’s 2006 ESPN interview with “Quite Frankly” host Stephen A. Smith: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=jAhlQvI6Na8 Larry Buford is a Los Angelesbased freelance writer. Author of “Book To The Future” (Amazon).

Email: LBuford8101@hotmail.com

MainStreet Theatre Company to Receive $15,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts Lifestyle/Entertainment News

Rancho Cucamonga, California - We are thrilled to announce that The City of Rancho Cucamonga’s MainStreet Theatre Company has been approved for a $15,000 Art Works grant to support the development and world premiere of Mariachi Tales, a new play with music by José Cruz Gonzáles. Mr. Gonzáles is an award-winning playwright whose plays have been produced at theatres across the country. A collection of his plays, Nine Plays by José Cruz González Magical Realism & Mature Themes in Theatre for Young Audiences was published by the University of Texas Press in 2009.

Overall, the National Endowment for the Arts has approved 1,187 grants totaling $27.3 million in the first round of fiscal year 2020 funding to support arts projects in every state in the nation, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

The Art Works funding category supports projects that focus on public engagement with, and access to, various forms of excellent art across the nation; the creation of art that meets the highest standards of excellence; learning in the arts at all stages of life; and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.

“The arts are at the heart of our communities, connecting people through shared experiences and artistic expression,” said Arts Endowment chairman Mary Anne Carter. “The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support projects like Mariachi Tales.”

MainStreet Theatre Company, the resident professional company at the Lewis Family Playhouse will present Mariachi

Tales in Spring, 2021, to culminate their 15th season. Mariachi Tales will weave traditional tales as well as contemporary ones with mariachi music to celebrate the heart of the Latinx community.

The show will be geared for families as well as school groups and will include live musicians.

The play will be directed by longtime MainStreet collaborator Robert Castro, with musical direction by Cynthia Reifler Flores, an accomplished mariachi musician, and one of the first women pioneers in mariachi in the United States.

“I am so delighted to be celebrating MainStreet’s “Quinceañera” with this world premiere production!” says Mireya Hepner, MainStreet’s Artistic Producer. “We’re so grateful to the NEA for this support, and I look forward to spending the next year creating the piece with these wonderful artists. I’m also happy to announce that we’ll be getting feedback along the way by members of our Northtown Housing Community, who will participate in some developmental readings of the play as it evolves.”

MainStreet Theatre Company, included in American Theatre Magazine’s 2016 list of “20 Theatres you should take your kids to,” has been the resident Equity Company at the Lewis Family Playhouse since 2006 and is known for producing high quality and innovative productions of plays and musicals for the whole family.

For more information on projects included in the Arts Endowment grant announcement, visit arts.gov/ news.

“Then I Heard the Voice of the Lord Saying... Whom Shall I Send and Who Will Go for Us?” By: Lou Yeboah

(Photo credit: @kobebryant instagram) posted a tribute to Kobe … saying, “There’s no words to express the pain I’m going through now with this tragic and sad moment of loosing my friend, my brother, my partner in winning championships, my dude and my homie.”

He continued, “I love you brother and you will be missed.

My condolences goes out to the Bryant family and the families of the other passengers on board.

IM SICK RIGHT NOW!” Kobe’s last tweets was in honor of fellow NBA All-star, LeBron James beating out hisscoring record from the night before.

James inscribed his sneakers with “Mamba 4 Life” and “8/24 KB” in gold marker before the game, showing respect for Bryant, an 18-time All-Star with the Lakers who is eligible for the Basketball Hall of Fame this year.

All week, in the lead-up to the milestone, he was quick to laud

Bryant.

“It’s another guy that I looked up to when I was in grade school and high school,” James said.

“Seeing him come straight out of high school, he is someone that I used as inspiration. It was like, wow. Seeing a kid, 17 years old, come into the NBA and trying to make an impact on a franchise, I used it as motivation. He helped me before he even knew of me because of what he was able to do. So, just to be able to, at this point of my career, to share the same jersey that he wore, be with this historical franchise and just represent the purple and gold, it’s very humbling and it’s dope.

KB is survived by his wife Vanessa. Together, they have four daughters — Gianna, Natalia and Bianca and their newborn Capri. Kobe and Vanessa got married in 2001 after meeting in 1999.

Woe to me!" I cried. "I am ruined! For I am a [woman] of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the LORD Almighty." Then one of the seraphs flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. With it he touched my mouth and said, "See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for." Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?"

And I said, "Here am I. Send me!” [Isaiah 6:4-8].

What a precious Scripture.

Despite feeling as though he was not worthy, Isaiah responded to the Lord’s call by saying, “Here I am; Send me!”

I tell you, every believer ought to have the same heart’s attitude as Isaiah… “Here I am; Send me,” but one of the saddest testimonies in the Bible, which is so true in the world today, is found in [Philippians 2:20-21] spoken by the frustrated Apostle Paul, “For I have no man like minded, who will naturally care for your state. For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ’s.” God sought for a man to stand in the gap. To rebuke

Lou Yeboah God’s people for their sins. To stand against the tide of wickedness. To teach the truth in the midst of error. To prevent their destruction by a heathen nation. But no one would stand in the gap...” [Ezekiel 22:30, 31.] God couldn’t find even one man who cared about the injustices being committed in the land, who would stand before God in prayer to make up the gap. How tragic!

I tell you the world is going to Hell! Jesus said that the world would once again become as it was in the days of Noah before the flood [Matthew 24:37-38] because He could not find one man to stand in the gap. “I looked for someone who might rebuild the wall of righteousness that guards the land. I searched for someone to stand in the gap in the wall so I wouldn’t have to destroy the land, but I found no one. (continued in last 2 columns)

“Then I Heard the Voice of the Lord Saying...

Whom Shall I Send and Who Will Go for Us?”...continued So now I will pour out my fury on them, consuming them with the fire of my anger. I will heap on their heads the full penalty for all their sins. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken!” [Ezekiel 22:30-31].

God wants to get the truth out to everyone of the coming judgment against sinners; but the gap remains empty. Where are the men and women today who are willing to make a difference for the Lord? Where are the men and women today that are wholly devoted to God? Who will rise up against the evildoers? [Psalms 94:16]. I tell you, God is looking for some men and women today who are willing to live for Him. To stand boldly in the midst of a wicked generation, that will stand for Truth and shine the Light of the Lord. Will you be the one? Will you stand in the middle between God and destruction [hell]? “I sought for somebody!”

That same call of God is resounding once again in this hour. “Who will stand in the gap? God desires to bring a Spiritual Awakening to the sin dreary land. He's looking for a man/woman who will stand in the gap! Will you be the one?

If, so tell the Lord, “Here I am.

Send me, Lord. I’ll go.” Like Moses, who stepped between the Lord and His people and begged God to turn from his anger and not destroy them” [Psalms 106:23] and intercessor can make a difference. Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom of many [Matthew 20:8] tell the Lord, not my will, but Thy will, Oh Lord. God needs you. God has called you.

Don’t allow Satan to deceive you. God’s call is a blanket one.

Know that no one will escape their responsibilities at the judgment seat of Christ for what

they did or did not do about a lost world.

“I Heard the Voice of the Lord Saying, “Whom Shall I Send and Who Will Go for Us?” “Then the Spirit entered me when He spoke to me, and set me on my feet; He said, “[Daughter] of man, I’m sending you to the family of Israel, a rebellious nation if there ever was one. They and their ancestors have fomented rebellion right up to the present.

They’re a hard case, these people to whom I’m sending you—hardened in their sin. Tell them, ‘This is the Message of God, the Master.’ They are a defiant bunch. Whether or not they listen, at least they’ll know that a prophet’s been here. But don’t be afraid of them, [daughter] of man, and don’t be afraid of anything they say.

Don’t be afraid when living among them is like stepping on thorns or finding scorpions in your bed. Don’t be afraid of their mean words or their hard looks.

They’re a bunch of rebels. Your job is to speak to them.

Whether they listen is not your concern. They’re hardened rebels. “Only take care, [daughter] of man, that you don’t rebel like these rebels.

Open your mouth and eat what I give you.” When I looked he had his hand stretched out to me, and in the hand a book, a scroll. He unrolled the scroll.

On both sides, front and back, were written lamentations and mourning and doom.” [Ezekiel 2:2-10] “And Abraham went early in the morning to the place where he had stood before the LORD. Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace” [Genesis 19:27-28].

Witness For Justice #979

I Refuse to Be Complicit Roberto Ochoa Program Associate for Congregations of Color Several years ago, I had an opportunity to participate in an immersion program at the Sonora/ Arizona border between Mexico and the United States.

It had been twenty-five years since I last visited Sonora, and I was curious what it was like to live on the border ever since the current federal administration began implanting measures to keep “Mexicans and other terrorists” from entering into the U.S. My father being from the border city of Nogales, Sonora, I visited the border often as a youth with my family for reunions and vacations. I remembered many years of going back and forth across the border with minimal difficulties with border agents, who asked for our documentation and waved us through with a “have a good day.” Growing up at the border, I don’t remember seeing any “wall” or personnel armed with weapons.

What I saw several years ago— and on my trips to the border since then—broke my heart. I witnessed people incarcerated for the sole crime of seeking hospitality and a new life in this country. I saw families torn apart, children separated from their parents, and a judicial system that offered little empathy or justice in mass hearings and deportations…every defendant handcuffed and chained to one another. The dejected and defeated looks on their faces still haunts me.

I cried when I heard and learned that U.S. citizens, “good Samaritans” who helped refugees/immigrants with water, food, and housing, run the risk of imprisonment if caught showing compassion and sheltering these refugees. They are harassed and threatened with violence. Barrels filled by them with water to help the thirsty traveler were shot at and were run dry by “patriots” claiming to protect “our country”.

When I share my experiences, I am always amazed with the

response: “I hate what is happening to those children, but their parents are breaking the law, what can we do?”

In the Bible, Abraham bargains with God to save the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah from destruction for their arrogance and inhospitality—if ten righteous people can be found.

When the messengers of God visit the city of Sodom, Abraham’s nephew Lot offers them hospitality and safety in his home. A mob of residents gathers and demands Lot hand over the messengers to them, to be harmed. The citizens are miffed that Lot, himself a “foreigner,” has the audacity to stand up to them.

The story does not end well for Sodom and Gomorrah.

I used to wonder how it was possible that ten righteous citizens couldn’t be found to save the cities. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.” Is it possible that the good people of Sodom and Gomorrah were complicit in the inhospitable evil of their cities by remaining silent?

There is no question in my mind that how we are treating immigrants and refugees in our Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers is cruel and dehumanizing, and contrary to how our Christian faith calls us to be in relationship with each other. There is no such thing as an “illegal” person in the sight of the Divine.

As a Christian I believe Jesus risked and paid the price for helping the marginalized and those considered the “enemy,” and so must I. I refuse to be complicit. I refuse to only cry. I refuse to be silent.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Roberto Ochoa is Program Associate for Congregations of Color for the United Church of Christ.

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