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GAO Report Exposes "Gross Racial Discrimination"

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Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Published: 20 July 2018

Viktor Stevenson

NNPA President Benjamin Chavis speaks outside of the U.S. Capitol during a joint press conference between NNPA and NAHP. The press conference was attended by Washington, D.C. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (far left). (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) Over the past five fiscal years from 2013 to 2017, federal government agencies have spent approximately $5 billion in advertising, but a minute share— $327 million—went to minorityowned businesses, according to a long-awaited report from the Government Accountability Office.

The federal government serves as the largest advertiser in the country.

While non-minority-owned businesses continue to rake in billions of dollars in federal advertising money, Hispanicowned businesses received just $192 million over five years— or about $38.4 million per year.

Black-owned businesses netted just $51 million—or roughly $10 million per year over the five years covered in the new report, which was prepared over a nine-month period beginning last October.

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus requested the report.

Native American-owned businesses were the recipients of $50 million in advertising spending over the past five fiscal years while Asian Americanowned enterprises received $31 million over the same period, according to the report.

Ethnicities classified as “other” received $3 million.

NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. welcomed the report saying: “This factual report exposes gross, racial discrimination and the refusal of the federal agencies cited in the report to be serious about diversity and inclusion with respect to annual federal spending on advertising,” “For the government to admit, today, on the record, that in the last five fiscal years, nearly $5 billion was spent on advertising and yet only a total of $327 million was actually spent on minority-owned businesses…this report is not surprising nor is it shocking, but it does reveal the conse-

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San Francisco, CA — Viktor Stevenson, a Black business owner of a high-end lemonade kiosk in San Francisco, had the police called on him after someone mistook him for a robber while he was opening up for business. It was a terrifying incident for him and his family, but it somehow turned out positive when he started to receive overflowing support from the community.

Stevenson was just checking the security system of his store, Gourmonade, to make sure that it’s safe from robbers when he himself was mistakenly accused of being a robber.

Four cops showed up to his store with “guns almost drawn” because somebody in the neighborhood apparently called 911 saying he was breaking into his own business.

He had to show the police his store key and ID just to prove that it was actually his business. He also told the police that he was talking with the security agency on the phone that time.

Stevenson said it happened three days after the grand opening of his store but it was not the first time he experienced racial profiling even

though he’s just doing business. Back when he was setting up his store a few months ago, someone wrote a graffiti saying “monkey juice” on the side of his store.

He shared in an AJ+ video how he was worried mostly as a husband and a father now that his family had to get through it. His 9-month-old son knew as if there was something wrong with his daddy and would not let him go.

His wife, Santhia Stevenson, had nightmares and would wake up screaming and crying. She said, “I’m just sitting at home, just thinking about, would he be home safe? Or will I get a phone call if something happens. You never know. It’s just terrifying for me.”

Meanwhile, Stevenson posted a video on Instagram with a caption, “People die because of this kinda misuse of police resources and racial profiling everyday. I’m just blessed to be alive to tell my story and hopefully can help spark some major changes in how these situations are handled.”

The police department hasn’t released any statement about the incident yet.

If there have been any good from what happened, it is the outpouring support that his business got from the community. The following days, Gourmonade would sell out of stock in just two hours. A lot has also been requesting cross-country shipping to as far s Virginia and Missouri.

Los Angeles County Environmental Laboratory Owner Pleads Guilty to Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund Fraud State/Government News

quences of systemic racial discrimination in both Republican and Democratic administrations when it comes to federal advertising spending.”

NNPA Chairman Dorothy R. Leavell wasn’t surprised by the GAO report, but she still expressed disappointment in the federal government.

Leavell, who is also the publisher of the Crusader newspapers in Chicago and Gary, Ind., called the federal government’s current level of advertising with Black-owned firms “atrocious.”

“We have the Census coming up, HHS with Open Enrollment, and what they’ve spent with us on a scale of 1 to 10 is less than 1,” Leavell said.

“How do you get this government to be responsive to its citizens; to give them information; to work with our businesses, and to do all of the other things that federal agencies should be doing?”

The Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Department of Health and

Human Services (HHS) were responsible for 73 percent of federal advertising contract obligations that went to specified businesses over fiscal years 2013 through 2017.

Thirty-four other agencies were responsible for the remaining 27 percent of such obligations.

“Some agencies directed all or nearly all of their advertising contract obligations to specified businesses, but because these agencies’ advertising contract obligations were relatively low, the amounts they directed to these businesses were also relatively low,” Kris Nguyen, the acting director of Strategic Issues at GAO, wrote.

It’s been more than a decade since the GAO published a report on federal advertising spending. The 2007 report revealed that just five percent of the $4.3 billion available for advertising campaigns went to minority-owned businesses.

That report singled out five agencies—DOD, DHS, the De-

partment of the Treasury, Department of the Interior, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration—for their spending with minority-owned contractors.

For each of the past five years, DOD, HHS and DHS were consistently the top three agencies in terms of the amount of advertising contract obligations they directed to specified businesses.

All three generally increased the amounts they obligated to these businesses.

For example, in fiscal year 2013, the three agencies shuttled over 60 percent of all federal advertising contract obligations to specified businesses; in 2017 they accounted for more than 80 percent.

In 2017, DOD obligated 30 percent of the $147 million in advertising contracts to SDBs and those owned by minorities and women. That was followed

by Homeland Security (27 percent), DHS (25 percent) and all (continued on page 3)

SACRAMENTO – The owner of a Southern California environmental laboratory has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of filing false information and overcharging for clean-up costs submitted to the State Water Resources Control Board’s Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund.

In addition to being sentenced to 30 days community service, Roobik Yaghoubi, owner of Cal Tech Environmental Laboratories (CTEL) in Paramount, has been ordered to pay $190,000 in restitution to the State Water Board, including $70,000 already seized from his home.

“Accredited laboratories that produce high scientific integrity data are the centerpiece of all environmental protection programs,” said Christine Sotelo, chief of California’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP). “This case is an important lesson for the laboratory community, in that we will aggressively pursue laboratories that violate state laws and regulations, and fail to produce data of known and documented quality.”

The plea resulted from an investigation by the ELAP and the board’s Office of Enforcement. The investigation uncovered evidence of altered data, failed quality control tests, gaps in the chain of custody, improper reuse of sample containers, and poor housekeeping of laboratory equipment.

The Underground Storage Tank (UST) Cleanup Fund, financed by a

2-cent per gallon gasoline tax, is used to reimburse contractors who perform cleanup up to $1.5 million per site for cleaning up petroleum leaks at underground storage tank facilities statewide.

The fund has reimbursed more than $3.6 billion since 1992, including $132 million in 2016. About 8,700 sites have been remediated and closed since the UST Clean Up Fund’s inception in 1989.

“Accurate and reliable analytical data is essential to ensure that state funds are being used appropriately and that threats to water quality are being negated,” said Yvonne West, director of the Office of Enforcement. “The Office of Enforcement will vigorously investigate and prosecute unscrupulous individuals who defraud the people of the state and sacrifice water quality for financial gains.”

CTEL had been in business since 1999 and was accredited by ELAP to analyze water and soil samples using specific wastewater and hazardous waste analytical methods. The laboratory’s accreditation expired nearly two years ago.

Anyone who has used CTEL or another laboratory and has concerns about quality of work or accuracy of a laboratory’s billing practices, are encouraged to contact Jacob Oaxaca by email at Jacob.Oaxaca@waterboards.ca.gov or by phone at (916) 323-3433.

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State AGs to DeVos: Work with, not against, state law enforcement Education Department Ends Successful Partnership of Inter-Office Cooperation

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With 44 million people together owing a still-climbing $1.5 trillion in student debt, consumers have a huge investment in higher education. And as the price of college continues to rise, student loan borrowing will continue its upward trajectory for the foreseeable future.

At the same time, bad actors with little or no regard for honesty or even legality, have been the focus of many investigations, lawsuits, and settlements at both the state and federal levels of government. When branches of government work collaboratively, particularly in sharing related information, consumers are protected, and these bad actors are held accountable.

That’s a good thing.

So why would Education Secretary Betsy DeVos recently take actions to end good government practices of cooperation? In June, the Education Department gave notice that it is revising its policy on disclosing student loan information to law enforcement agencies. In effect, this action reversed a decade long practice in which the federal government routinely disclosed student loan information on request to state Attorneys General and other federal agencies (AGs) who are investigating potential civil fraud and crime.

Allow me to share a portion of this development’s backstory.

Starting last summer, student loan servicers like Navient have been lobbying DeVos to shield them from liability for their practices. And it’s worked. Despite objections from a bi-partisan group of Attorneys General (AGs), the National Association of Governors, and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, DeVos and the Department of Education have increasingly made it more difficult for state and federal law enforcement agencies to do their jobs by retracting information sharing agreements with the Consumer Financial Protection Bu-

reau (CFPB) and instructing servicers not share student loan information with state law enforcement and banking supervisors.

This March, the Department published a memo declaring that state consumer protection laws “undermined” federal regulator requirements. This perspective had no legal basis. The DoddFrank Wall Street Reform Act explicitly granted AGs the authority to pursue alleged fraud if there was no effort at the federal level.

In short, this memo attempted to preempt state laws and related prosecutions.

Some could contend that these developments are an effort to stop AGs from doing their jobs.

The CFPB, FTC, and state AG’s will not have access to the information they need to enforce the law.

But with a departmental notice published in the Federal Register, the Education’s intent has become clear: defrauded student loan borrowers will have to look to the Department for relief. And if the Department has no information, we can all wave goodbye to enforcement actions and financial fairness.

Had the Education Department been actively working with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on student loan fraud, there might be a valid explanation. But instead, the Department has been undermining investigations and enforcement actions at every turn.

So let’s recap: Under Secretary DeVos, the Education Department ended its cooperative relationship with CFPB and tried to preempt states from enforcing their own statutes. Now, the decision to withhold related information on active state and federal investigations becomes yet another road block to financial fairness.

In response these and other actions, a coalition representing 20 state AGs sent Secretary Devos a July 13 letter. These elected officials represent the states of: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois,

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Students from Once-Segregated Norfolk School Change the Conversation on Race

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cent of U.S.-born teenagers counted in the labor force, but just 35 percent held a job, according to the report.

“In 2018, we project only a slight improvement to 42 percent in the labor force and 36 percent actually working — both levels well below what they used to be,” the center said. “Immigrants and teenagers often do the same kind of work. In the summer of 2017, in the 25 occupations employing the most U.S.-born teenagers, more than one in five workers was an immigrant.”

The report stated that over time in 10 states where immigrants increased as the large share of workers, labor force participation of U.S.-born teenagers declined by 26 percentage points.

“The most likely reason immigrants displace U.S.-born teenagers is that the vast majority of immigrants are skilled adults — relatively few people migrate before age 20,” the center said. “This gives immigrants a significant advantage over U.S.-born teenagers who typically have much less work experience.”

“I was so surprised,” Turner recently told the Guide. “Initially I was very leery … afraid. I had never had any contact with them since leaving high school. This is why I had one of my friends accompany me to that first meeting. Then I attended by myself.”

Turner said after 50 years, her classmates had aged, as she did.

She had no idea of how they looked back in the day; she never had the chance.

But they knew she was the “Black Girl” who was walking through a sea of White hatred and anger.

“So if they were any of the ones who said or did nasty things to me back then, I could not identify them,” Turner said. “None of them have admitted they did.”

“But there was one. A woman who died recently,” Turner said, “and she would come up…hug me… start crying so hard…she would wet up my clothes. I do not know what was on her heart…to make her feel so bad.

But I had to tell some of the other classmates, to tell her that all of the crying and hugging was not necessary. She did stop.”

Turner said because she sought to educate her White classmates and explain to them, her role as a member of the Norfolk, 17, her classmates have made attempts to redeem themselves with small gestures.

Turner explained she was an “outsider” as a Black child attending Norview Middle and High schools. She had no social life.

She also did not interact with the Black students at Ruffner Middle or Booker T. Washington

High schools.

So she was a “outsider,” too, from the Black community, as well.

At one of the Norview class reunions, she was made the honorary Homecoming Queen.

Also, at one of the luncheons, her classmates organized a birthday party for her.

“I did not have a normal childhood after I entered Norview Middle School,” Turner said. “I could not join a club, be a cheerleader, have a boyfriend or enjoy lunch time talking to friends. My childhood was stolen. I have reclaimed something from even people who thought I was trying to take something from them. But like them, all I wanted was a good education and to enjoy life.”

Today, only 11 of the Norfolk 17 are still alive. Like the others, Turner despite her efforts to “move on” from her experiences at Norview Middle and High schools, she is reminded of those experiences.

Over the years she has been reminded often of the chapter she wrote in Norfolk’s and the nation’s history.

Although she believed it, the idea of Pat Turner being an “outsider” in the view of the Black and most of the White community of Norfolk, has been erased long ago, as she is frequently reminded, in word, deed and image.

The spotlight will be even brighter early next year, when Norfolk will observe the 60th anniversary of the Norfolk 17 who etched their legacy in the city’s, Virginia’s and the nation’s history books.

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(continued in last 2 columns)

Most Teens Won’t Have Jobs This Summer, Study Finds

The proportion of teenagers in the U.S. summer labor force declined for two decades while the number of legal and illegal immigrants holding a job has more than doubled, a new report from Center for Immigration Studies states.

As the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business associations lobby Congress for increases in legal immigration, seasonal workers in particular, the study found the decline in summer employment has affected teenagers from every segment of society.

“The evidence indicates that immigration has likely accounted for a significant share of the decline in teen labor force participation,” wrote Steven Camarota, the center’s director of research. “The decline in teen work is worrisome because research shows that those who do not hold jobs as teenagers often fail to develop the work habits necessary to function in the labor market, creating significant negative consequences for them later in life.”

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Students from Once-Segregated Norfolk School Change the Conversation on Race...continued

In February 1959, Patricia Turner and her brother James Turner, Jr., walked through the front door of the Norview Middle School and into the history books.

They were two of the Norfolk 17, the first Black students to desegregate six Norfolk public schools.

The Turners and the other 15 students made history after months of resistance by the city of Norfolk and the state of Virginia, each refusing to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision five years earlier that segregated public schools were illegal.

During her time at Norview Middle and then Norview High School, Turner, like the 16 other Black students, endured isolation, verbal abuse and taunts inflicted by White students who were venting hatred and anger inspired by a resentful dominant culture resistant to their historymaking experience.

In 1963, despite these challenges, Pat Turner would graduate from Norview High School and set herself emotionally to never look back.

She attended business college, became an accountant, married briefly and worked for Norfolk Public Schools for two decades.

Due to an Honorary Doctorate degree awarded by Old Dominion University, “Dr. Turner” is now seeking to secure an “earned” ODU doctorate.

Over the past five years, although she may have succeeded in “erasing” most of the bad memories of long ago, she has managed to secure some emotional and moral closure in a way she could have little predicted.

Today, she regularly joins a group of her White former classmates for lunch at Bubba’s Seafood Restaurant on Shore Drive In Virginia Beach.

As she did when she was in school with them, Turner is the lone Black sitting amidst the remaining White female members of the Norview Senior Class of 1963.

“I sit and I am mostly quiet,” said Turner, who admits she is introverted. “During the lunches, we do not talk about the past all the time. But it has come up.

“I have been able to educate them from the perspective of a member of the Norfolk 17, as they have educated me about what was going on with them back then.”

Turner and the other 16 Black children desegregated those allWhite schools during the fall of 1958 by federal law. But rather than admit them, the city closed all of the White schools which were targeted to be desegregated.

It was the state law.

While the schools were closed, many of the White high school seniors went to work or the military. The traditional senior year transition to adulthood and college was erased.

Since no White students applied to attend any of the all-Black schools, they remained opened.

“They (the White students at Norview) were told by their parents that we (the Norfolk 17) were trying to take their schools and deny them an education,” Turner said. “So they were punishing us.

It was not our fault. Nor was it their fault, it was the city … the politicians which closed the schools.

“I explained to them that we were just 17 little Black kids, trying to get an education” Turner said. “Segregation was illegal. But they did not understand that.

Their parents did not explain to them, why and what we were doing, until I explained it all. I also told them about me as a person.

Now they know.”

Turner said her interaction with her White classmates started five years ago when plans for the class of 1963’s 50th reunion were being devised. She was approached to join them during the planning session in Nags Head. (continued in next 2 columns)

L/R: Joyce Smith (President), Willie Ellison & Twillea Evans-Carthen On Friday, July 20, 2018, members of Social Lites, Inc. attended the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce Networking and Building Business Relationships event sponsored by Southern California Edison as guests of Alumni Beautillion Knight Willie Ellison, president of Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce. This well

attended workshop afforded all the opportunity to learn or relearn networking strategies and “anatomy of a relationship.

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State AGs to DeVos: Work with, not against, state law enforcement...continued Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia and Washington.

“The higher education industry requires vigilance and vigorous enforcement from state law enforcement agencies,” wrote the AGs. “We are particularly concerned by predatory practices in the for-profit schools’ industry…We respectfully submit that the Department is making a mistake.”

Consumer advocates agree with the AGs. “If it wasn’t clear before, it cer-

tainly is now,” observed Whitney Barkley-Denney, a Senior Policy Counsel with the Center for Responsible Lending.

“The Department of Education and Secretary DeVos are more interested in shielding corporate actors like Navient and for-profit colleges from taking responsibility for their bad acts,” added Barkley-Denney. “Like the Attorneys General speaking out against this latest development, we remain dedicated to standing up for students, and urge Secretary DeVos to remember who she was appointed to serve.”

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GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING

OP-ED: This Is Why Migrant Parents Travel with Children

By Bill Fletcher, Jr. (NNPA Newswire Columnist)

Bill Fletcher, Jr., says that to blame migrant parents for the current Trump-instigated crisis is another display of the ignorance and a racial blind spot for much of White America. (Bill Fletcher, Jr.) There has been a strange response by many White conservatives to the separation of migrant children from their parents.

Whether we are discussing undocumented migrants or those requesting asylum, there has been rightwing pushback to the larger chorus of condemnation of the Trump administration for its zero tolerance. These right-wingers claim that it is the parents who are to blame for the separation crisis.

Let’s stop and think about this for a moment. The parents of these children are attempting to escape criminal violence or destitution. Why would leave their children behind and who would they leave them with? Perhaps that would be the case if one were discussing migrants from economically, politically and socially stable countries who would first send one relative ahead and then bring the family. But what if a woman is trying to escape domestic violence? What if a family is attempting to escape intimidation carried out by criminal gangs?

What if one is seeking freedom from political persecution and/or repression? Under those conditions how likely would you be to leave your children behind?

I have been thinking about this a great deal in the context of the current, Trump-instigated immigration crisis. But it came to a head for me in reading of Trump’s remarks in Europe regarding immigration. He warned Europe that they were being overwhelmed and ruined by immigrants. My guess is that Trump was not talking about Polish immigrants moving to Britain. Rather, as has become clear, for Trump, “immigration” means immigration from

the global South to Europe and the United States. I cannot imagine Trump ordering the separation of undocumented Russian or Irish immigrants from their children, but if one looks at immigrants from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, as originating from so-called “shithole” countries—as Trump apparently does—none of this should come as a surprise.

To blame migrant parents for the current Trump-instigated crisis and to suggest that the parents are wrong for bringing their children along is another display of the ignorance and a racial blind spot for much of White America; that ideology can only originate in the minds of people who know next to nothing about the conditions that migrants are fleeing and their near total amnesia concerning the experiences of other groups of migrants who arrived on these shores over the decades.

What I find particularly unsettling is the way that a sizeable minority of the U.S. has become quite comfortable with the idea that migrants from the global South are somehow unworthy of the human rights guarantees that the U.S. is supposed to uphold.

I wonder how many of these same people would have questioned the rights of European immigrants in the aftermath of World War II who were crossing borders en masse to escape the results of that war.

Oh, but I forgot. That was a deserving population.

Bill Fletcher, Jr. is a talk show host, writer and activist. Follow him on Twitter @BillFletcherJr, Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com.

REPORT: Gun Safety Activism Spurred Action as 26 States Pass 55 Laws to Address Gun Violence Crisis Findings make clear that gun lobby–backed bills have been rejected across the country—with 31 states refusing to weaken their laws Government News

Washington, DC — As many state legislatures across the country wrap up their sessions for the year, a new analysis released today shows gun safety activism inspired lawmakers to pass laws to address the gun violence crisis while rejecting gun lobby priorities. The mid-year edition of Gun Law Trendwatch from Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence shows that since the shooting in Parkland, Florida, just five months ago, 55 bills designed to keep guns out of dangerous hands have been signed into law in 26 states.

“The horrific tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in February brought renewed fervor to the demand from Americans everywhere for our lawmakers to take action to save lives from our gun violence crisis,” said Allison Anderman, managing attorney of Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. “Legislatures have

responded to the communities they represent even as the gun lobby continually resists attempts to strengthen our nation’s gun laws. Increasingly, lawmakers are understanding that inaction in the wake of tragedy is no longer acceptable. These victories build on the life-saving bills we’ve helped pass and because of that progress, more Americans in all areas of the country will be better protected from gun violence. This momentum will strengthen with our continued calls for leaders to stand up and protect their communities from the deadly threat of gun violence.”

While partisan gridlock continues to block progress on gun reform at the federal level, the action we witnessed play out in the states tells a different story. Republican governors in 15 states have signed gun safety bills that strengthen their current laws.

Political activist and resident of Fontana, Glenda Barillas, runs for Fontana City Council Barillas will run to represent residents of District 4 SB County News

(July 20, 2018) Fontana, CA Glenda Barillas is a young, Latina professional and community organizer in Fontana with a mission to bring positive change to the city. She has empowered local youth through advocacy by

working on civic engagement, social justice and environmental movements. Born and raised in Southern California, Barillas’ involvement as a leader in the Fontana community began three (continued in next 2 columns)

Political activist and resident of Fontana, Glenda Barillas, runs for Fontana City Council...continued years ago, bringing all her life experiences to the table. She saw the impact that the lack of young voices in the local decision-making process had on her friends' and family's daily lives and decided that enough was enough.

Barillas’ family has called Fontana home for almost 30 years and they have established strong roots and relationships with the community which has allowed Barillas to know the exact needs of the city’s residents. A current student at Chaffey College, she also works as Director of Business Development for a local organization and sits on the Executive Board of various local organizations. “ I am really excited and hon-

ored to have the support of our community. I have talked to many residents in the district and we know that listening to the community and working with our elected officials is the only way we can continue moving forward together. My family has been here for close to three decades and we have seen this part of Fontana change. I have fond memories of my childhood summers in this city, I’ve watched my family grow, and I want everyone in the district, and throughout the city, to experience the same opportunities that we had, if not better.”- City Council Candidate Glenda Barillas For more information please email electglenda@gmail.com

Where Steel Tariffs Will Hit Hard—In Your Gas Tank

By Merrill Matthews President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel from multiple countries will raise consumer prices for lots of products. And one of them is gasoline.

The fracking boom has allowed energy companies to drill in places that had never been considered viable or profitable. Once production begins, the crude oil and natural gas have to be transported from the well to the refinery, a phase referred to as “midstream.” That’s where the current challenge begins; there was no energy infrastructure in many of the newly discovered shale oil and gas plays.

A pipeline is the least costly and most efficient way to transport oil and gas to the refinery or to a storage hub. But it takes time and money to build pipelines. In the interim, inland drillers often turn to railcars, while construction crews get to work laying the pipelines. That’s one place Trump’s tariffs are going to take a toll.

Oil and gas pipelines require a very special kind of steel, most of which is imported because U.S. companies don’t make it.

In a report released for the energy industry a year ago ICF, a Virginia-based global consulting firm, took a broad-ranging look at pipeline issues, including the impact of trade restrictions.

According to the report, 77% of the highly specialized steel used in pipelines is imported. And it’s not a simple problem to fix because the report claims that domestic manufacturers lack the ability to make the size or quality of steel needed for these pipelines.

For example, the steel needed for 26-inch diameter “line pipe”— the term for the segments of pipe—is only made in three foreign countries.

That steel has to be imported, so there is no option but paying the tariff.

Of course, domestic manufac-

turers might try to enter the market, but while pipeline steel is important to the energy industry, it’s a relatively small part of the steel market. Plus, demand for line pipe can vary significantly from year to year. Thus, it has just been easier and cheaper to import the specialized line pipe companies needed.

ICF estimates that the market value of that imported line pipe was between $3.40 billion and $5.82 billion in 2015-16. Tacking on a 25% tariff for future purchases could raise that figure to between $4.25 billion and $7.27 billion. That additional cost will be passed along, eventually reaching consumers in the form of higher gasoline and electricity prices.

Those figures are based on past usage; but there is a growing need for even more line pipe. The International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that the United States could provide 80% of the increase in world crude oil production over the next three years.

That increase would require a lot more pipeline capacity to get that oil to market -- pipeline that would be 25% more expensive under the Trump steel tariffs.

Of course, line pipe is only one component in the process. The oil and gas industry uses steel in many ways. Steel tariffs, and the higher prices paid for domestic steel when tariffs are imposed on foreign steel, will have a widespread impact on energy prices.

The president thinks gasoline prices are too high and is pushing OPEC, the oil producing cartel, to increase crude oil production so that gasoline prices will fall. Good, but imposing steel tariffs will have just the opposite effect, forcing consumers to pay more for electricity and to fill their tanks.

Merrill Matthews is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation.

Board of Supervisors endorses Vision4Safety initiative SB County News

The Board of Supervisors today adopted Vision4Safety, a new campaign that aims to improve safety and emergency preparedness in San Bernardino County by connecting people to community policing, emergency response and disaster planning programs and encouraging them to follow professional tips to keep their families safe.

“We know that safe communities attract investment and opportunity to San Bernardino County and that’s why we support Vision4Safety,” said Robert Lovingood, chairman of the Board of Supervisors. “I encourage residents to get to know their neighbors and form watch groups - in person or online, volunteer for community emergency response teams and make sure you and your family are prepared for disasters such as wildfires and earthquakes, which are all too common in San Bernardino County.”

The Vision4Safety campaign officially kicks off Tuesday, Aug. 7 on National Night Out, a community-building event that promotes partnerships between communities and police and emergency services. A listing of National Night Out events in San Bernardino County can be found at www.Vision4Safety.com. Participants in the Vision4Safety campaign are encouraged to post a photo or video or livestream on social media using #Vision4Safety. Posts will be shared on Facebook at San Bernardino Countywide Vision or on Twitter and Instagram @SBCVision.

The community-driven Countywide Vision project is focused on creating a safe, healthy and prosperous future for all who live, work, play and otherwise invest in the county.

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Board of Supervisors endorses Vision4Safety initiative...continued ements of the “complete community” the public desires, especially jobs and the economy, education and wellness. Several studies have shown a correlation between a reduction in violent crimes and an increase in housing values. Such studies also find that exposure to violence and crime at school, home or in a neighborhood can impact a child’s emotional and cognitive development and cause depression, violent behavior and poor performance in school. According to a 2006 survey of more than 600 California youth ages 12 to 17 commissioned by “Fight Crime: Invest in Kids,” teens left unsupervised three or more days per week are twice as likely to spend time with gang members after school and three times more likely to engage in criminal behavior than teens who are supervised.

Crime is not the only factor impacting the safety of the county. Earthquakes, wildfires and floods also occur in the county with the potential to disrupt communities and cause damage and casualties. While the public safety agencies are responding to an emergency, citizens are expected to provide for their own needs for at least 72 hours following a catastrophic event. It is important that every household and business have an emergency preparedness plan and supplies, and regularly practice the plan. A 2015 survey conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) found that only about 40 percent of

American adults say they have developed an emergency preparedness plan for their home, discussed it with their household, or practiced a plan at home or work in the past year.

Throughout the campaign, www.Vision4Safety.com will serve as a resource and provide residents with information about connecting with all the law enforcement and fire agencies in San Bernardino County, how to get involved in neighborhood watch groups, volunteering for emergency response and disaster planning programs, and signing up for local afterschool programs.

The site will also serve as a one-stop shop for videos on emergency preparedness planning and safety tips for families and businesses. Links to download the Ready SB app are also available at www.Vision4Safety.com.

The Countywide Vision was adopted in June 2011 by the Board of Supervisors and the San Bernardino Council of Governments in partnership with the community in order to develop a roadmap for the future of San Bernardino County, which includes creating a healthy and prosperous future for all who live, work and play here.

Vision4Safety is the third public campaign of the Countywide Vision Project following the successful Vision2BActive physical fitness initiative that began in December 2016 and the Vision2Read literacy initiative that started in September 2015.

Governor Appoints David E. Driscoll To Superior Court Judge State/Government News

SAN BERNARDINO, CA— Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. announced today the appointment of David E. Driscoll to a judgeship in the San Bernardino Superior Court. He fills the vacancy of a new position created on September 18, 2017.

The Governor’s Office released the following statement: David E. Driscoll, 63, of Riverside, has been appointed to a judgeship in the San Bernardino County Superior Court.

Driscoll has been an associate at Berman, Berman, Berman, Schneider and Lowary since 2017. He was a sole practitioner from 2004 to 2017. Driscoll was a partner and attorney at Driscoll and Reynolds from 1998 to 2004 and at Foster and Driscoll from 1991 to 1998. He

was an associate at MacLachlan, Burford and Arias from 1986 to 1991 and at Pickell and Knudson from 1981 to 1986. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Western State University College of Law and an Associate of Applied Science degree from Barstow Community College. He fills the vacancy of a new position created on September 18, 2017.

Driscoll is a Democrat.

“We are so pleased to welcome Judge Driscoll to our bench. He brings a wealth of knowledge, talent and experience”, said Acting Presiding Judge Michael A. Sachs.

For any additional questions, please contact the Court Executive Office at 909-708-8747

GAO Report Exposes "Gross Racial Discrimination"...continued from page 1 other federal agencies (18 percent).

Those figures were up from 2013 when the same agencies contracted for just $75 million in advertising.

Leavell said that it’s good to finally have the report out. Now, the NNPA chairman wants to see direct action that will ensure that federal agencies spend more of their advertising budgets with Black-owned firms.

“We’re going to call on [HHS] to talk to them about Open Enrollment and other programs, so that we can figure out how to not only increase advertising in Black newspapers, but also to distribute vital information to our communities.”

Norton spokesman Benjamin Fritsch said the congresswoman was examining the report and would comment once she’s reviewed it.

However, Chavis said the NNPA would call on Congress to craft legislation that could force the hand of federal agencies to do more business with minority-owned firms.

“The NNPA, therefore calls upon Congressman Cedric Richmond, the chairman of the CBC, as well as members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to forcefully raise our voices of discontent and reaffirmation of

our demands for equity, for justice, for fairness and put an end to this kind of systemic refusal to treat African Americanowned and Latino-owned businesses along with others in a just, fair and equitable manner,” Chavis said.

“We intend to amplify our voices and amplify our actions as a result of the GAO pulling the sheets off the unequal, unjust and unfair federal advertising spending. We will not be silent.”

Dr. Chavis continued: “The NNPA expresses its gratitude to Eleanor Holmes Norton for taking the lead to help ensure that this GAO report will be released to the public and, for that, we are grateful.

The NNPA also thanks other members of the CBC and CHC for their leadership in this issue.

Today, however, it’s time for all of us to respond and to act.

There should be legislation introduced in Congress immediately to rectify this gross, systemic inequity.”

Stacy Brown is an NNPA Newswire Contributor and coauthor of “Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask: An Insider’s Story of the King of Pop.” Follow Stacy on Twitter @stacybrownmedia.

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How To Get Your Sexy Back This Summer...continued you can add a couple of tablespoons of apple cider vinegar to a glass of spring water.

Drink green teas and herbal teas to detoxify your body.

Eat more raw fruits and vegetables.

Juicing is a good way to detox.

Be sure to use lots of green leafy vegetables like spinach, kale, and cilantro. You can also add apples, carrot, lemon, ginger, turmeric, and beets.

Pamper yourself If you want to get your sexy back this summer, you must be willing to take time for you. This includes pampering yourself.

When you take the time to pamper yourself this not only relieves stress, but it makes you happier.

I know for me, I love to pamper myself and relax. Here are a few ways you can pamper yourself this summer.

Take a new exercise class. This is not only a great to get that heart pumping but a good way to do something fun. I recently started taking some yoga classes, and I must admit it was so relaxing and empowering.

Get your hair and nails done. I believe this isimportant to not only pamper yourself but to care your body. Taking care of our hair and nails is just as important as eating the right foods. This could mean just taking time to get a nice relaxing hair wash or doing your nails at home, whatever you need to do to pamper yourself.

Take a walk on the beach or

around your neighborhood. This is a good stress reliever and a way to enjoy the great outdoors.

Take time to look at the trees and grass. Listen to the birds and just embrace the nature around you.

Take a hot bath. I love taking time to relax in the tub with bubbles, candles, a glass of wine and music. This really helps me relax and reflect on my day.

Get Dressed up Want to get your sexy back?

Then you must dress up! After a long hard week and I’m sure you’re ready to let your hair down.

Take the time to throw on your favorite sundress, a beautiful pair of sandals, with your best smelling perfume and rock the town.

Whether you are with someone or not, dress up for you. When you dress good and smell good you feel good.

Travel Travel is a top way to get your sexy back. How do you think Stella got her groove back? For me, travel is a way to escape.

Being in a new environment, meeting new people and experiencing new adventures will always boost your moral. Travel is also great because it helps produce creativity and give you memories for a lifetime.

These are just a few ways to get your sexy back this summer, but overall be willing to see what works for you. The focus is on making sure you feel sexy and confident, not just this summer but all year long.

Massive Ritz Cracker Recall Across U.S. Health News

Image: Unsplash It may be hot, but that dream body you want won’t wait forever.

Summer gives you all the tools you need to get active, so why not take advantage? Yes, it’s above 80 degrees, but you shouldn’t let that stop you from achieving your health and body goals.

Here are 8 safety tips for working out in that dreaded summer heat: Check The Weather Turn on your local weather forecast before you start your workout to see just how hot it really is outside. If there’s a heat advisory, meaning high ozone and air pollution, you might want to take your workout indoors. Pollutants and increased temperatures can actually damage your lungs.

Choose Early Morning Workouts Timing is everything. Avoid exercising from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It’s the hottest part of the day. Generally, the early morning is the best time to work out, especially if it’s going to be unbaringly hot that day. If you can’t doearly workouts, make sure to choose shaded trails or pathways that keep you

out of the sun.

Wear Loose, Light-Colored Workout Clothes To keep cool, try wearing lighter material and colors to help reflect heat. Cotton will help the evaporation of sweat and keep you cool.

Sunscreen Is Always Required Sunscreen is a must. Use SPF 45 and above just to be safe. It’s important to always protect your skin even during regular activities to avoid getting sunburned and sun damage to your skin.

Take Water with You Make sure to always stay hydrated. Before you go out, drink a glass or two of water and carry a bottle of water with you to take a drink every 15 minutes, even when you’re not thirsty. When you’re done with your workout, have a few more glasses of water to replenish your electrolytes.

Over the weekend, Mondelez Global, the parent company that makes Ritz crackers, announced it had issued a voluntary recall of certain Ritz cracker sandwiches and Ritz Bits products. Whey powder used in the items had been recalled by a supplier due to a possible salmonella contamination.

The recall affects Ritz Bits Cheese, Ritz Cheese Cracker Sandwiches, Ritz Bacon Cracker Sandwiches with Cheese, Ritz Whole Wheat Cracker Sandwiches with White Cheddar Cheese, Ritz Everything Cracker Sandwiches with Cream Cheese, and Mixed Cookie variety. The products have expiration dates of

January 14, 2019 to April 13, 2019.

You can see a full list of the recalled items here.

RITZ BITS CHEESE BIG BAG 3 OZ 0 44000 00677 8 07 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19 RITZ BITS CHEESE 1 OZ 0 44000 02025 5 07 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19“RITZ BITS CHEESE 12 PACK CARTON 0 44000 02032 3 08 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19 RITZ BITS CHEESE 30 PACK CARTON 0 44000 01309 7 03 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19 RITZ BITS CHEESE 1.5 OZ 0 44000 00929 8 03 MAR 19 thru 13 APR 19 RITZ BITZ CHEESE 3 OZ GO PACKS 0 44000 03215 9 07 MAR 19 thru 12 APR 19

10.8OZ RITZ CHEESE CRACKER SANDWICHES 0 44000 88211 2 14 JAN 19 thru 11 FEB 19 1.35 OZ RITZ CHEESE CRACKER SANDWICHES 0 44000 00211 4 14 JAN 19 thru 11 FEB 19 10.8 OZ RITZ BACON CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CHEESE 0 44000 04566 1 05 FEB 19 06 FEB 19 1.35 OZ RITZ BACON CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CHEESE 0 44000 04567 8 05 FEB 19 06 FEB 19“10.8 OZ RITZ WHOLE WHEAT CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE 0 44000 04577 7 04 FEB 19 05 FEB 19 1.35 OZ RITZ WHOLE WHEAT CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE 0 44000

04578 4 04 FEB 19 05 FEB 19 10.8 OZ RITZ EVERYTHING CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CREAM CHEESE 0 44000 04579 1 06 FEB 19 07 FEB 19 08 FEB 19 1.35 OZ RITZ EVERYTHING CRACKER SANDWICHES WITH CREAM CHEESE 0 44000 04580 7 06 FEB 19 07 FEB 19 08 FEB 19 MIXED COOKIE CRACKER VARIETY 20 PACK 0 44000 04100 7 01 FEB 19 thru 04 FEB 19 MIXED COOKIE CRACKER VARIETY 40 PACK 0 44000 04221 0 31 JAN 19 thru 05 FEB 19 So far, there have been no reported illnesses associated with consuming the Ritz products.

Symptoms of salmonella food poisoning include diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps. Typically, healthy adults can recover in less than a week, but the infection can be fatal for young children, older people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Salmonella is responsible for some of the most widespread food-poisoning outbreaks in the United States in recent history. In 1985, more than 6,000 people were sickened and nine people died in a…… salmonella outbreak tied to tainted milk. And an outbreak in 2009 linked to a peanut factory sickened more than 500 people, eight of whom died.

Food-poisoning outbreaks have been making headlines more frequently than usual in 2018. Earlier this month, McDonald’s announced plans to remove salads from 3,000 locations after health officials pointed to the menu items as the possible source of a parasitic illness outbreak that has sickened 163 people across 10 states. Also this month, the CDC posted an alert warning customers not to eat any Kellogg’s Honey Smacks and asking all retailers to stop selling the recalled cereal.

Proposed Health Insurance Rates for 2019 to Increase an Average 8.7 Percent Health News

Pay Attention To Your Body Last, but certainly not least, listen to your body. Stop working out immediately if you’re feeling dizzy, faint or nauseous. We all like to look good, but it’s definitely not worth our lives.

Cheers to #SummerBodyGoals!

How To Get Your Sexy Back This Summer Health/Fitness News

In the voice of Fresh Prince, It’s summer summer summertime!

Time to sit back and unwind! Am I the only one who love the summer? Summer is all about beautiful weather, sunshine, relaxation, travel and laying on the beach.

If you are like me, you want to have fun this summer and look good! I want to share with you how to get your sexy back this summer in a healthy way.

Detox Detoxing your body is vital for

Massive Ritz Cracker Recall Across U.S....continued

good health and longevity.

Detoxing not only help you lose weight, but it cleans your body of toxins.

There are several different ways you can detox your body. Here are a few simple ways you can detoxify your body naturally: Start your day with a glass of water and freshly squeezed lemon juice. This helps rid toxins and alkalizes the body. Alternatively, (continued in next 2 columns)

Covered California on Thursday announced proposed health insurance rates for 2019 that will average single digits. The comparatively modest 8.7 percent average rate change, which some healthcare analysts expected to be in the high double-digits, is a testament to vigorous rate negotiations with insurance companies and a mix of healthy enrollees in the Covered California exchange, said the agency’s Executive Director, Peter V. Lee. “Covered California continues to benefit millions of people in our state by giving them access to high-quality, affordable health coverage,” Lee said. “It is unfortunate when a rate change of nearly 9 percent is generally viewed as good news, when the

rate change could — and should — have been much lower.”

Lee said many enrollees will be able to mitigate the impact if they shop and switch to the lowestcost plan in the same metal tier.

The exchange also described how the recent federal decision to eliminate the penalty for the individual mandate will raise costs for the federal government and all consumers in the individual and employer-sponsored markets.

Consumers in both Covered California and off-exchange in the individual market will see an overall average statewide rate increase of 8.7 percent to their gross premiums if they renew coverage in the same plan for 2019.

The proposed rates, subject to a final review by state regulators,

mean those who receive a subsidy to help purchase coverage will pay an average of 6 percent more if they renew in the same plan next year, which translates to an estimated monthly premium of $123 after tax credits. Subsidized consumers account for 88 percent of Covered California’s enrollment, and those subsidies rise along with rates to help offset any increases.

Consumers, both on and off the exchange, will continue to benefit from Covered California’s competitive marketplace, which allows them to shop for the best value and save money if they switch plans. The average rate change for consumers who shop and switch to the lowest-cost plan in the same metal tier is -0.7 percent, which means that many Californians can pay the same rate as they do now in 2018, or a little less, if they shop and switch.

All 11 insurers currently serving Covered California will return for the 2019 coverage year. Covered California’s competitive marketplace continues to promote choice, with 96 percent of consumers being able to choose from two insurers or more and 82 per-

cent of consumers having three or more choices.

Lee said the elimination of the penalty for those who choose not to buy health insurance had a negative impact on rates for 2019.

Carriers added between 2.5 and 6 percent to their rates, with an average of 3.5 percent, due to concerns that the removal of the penalty will lead to a less healthy and costlier consumer pool.

While subsidized consumers will be protected from this increase, since the amount of financial help they receive will also increase, the federal government will end up paying an estimated $250 million more in higher tax credits. Unsubsidized consumers on- and off-exchange will bear the full brunt of the increase.

“The cost of the penalty removal will manifest for unsubsidized consumers in higher rates. While subsidized people will not bear the full costs, taxpayers will,” Lee said. “The additional losers from this policy change will be those who decide to roll the dice, go without coverage, and end up with hundreds of thousands of dollars in medical bills.”

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PAGE 5 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180008248 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 7/18/2018 Began Transacting Business: 8/08/2013 Filing Expires On: 7/18/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): PARKVIEW REAL ESTATE Business Address: 3873 SCHAEFER AVE. SUITE C CHINO, CA 91710 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JAMES C. THOMPSON III 3873 SCHAEFER AVE. SUITE C CHINO, CA 91710 Signature/Officer Title: James C. Thompson III

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180007237 Date Filed: 6/20/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/20/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TM COMMODITY TRANSPORT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3535 RANCHO RD. PHELAN, CA 92371 Name of Individual Registrant: TAE K. LEE 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: 3535 RANCHO RD. PHELAN, CA 92371 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/04 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Tae Lee, Owner

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 12, 19, 26, August 2, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180007127 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/18/2018 Began Transacting Business: 6/01/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/18/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): ALFA SERVICES Business Address: 313 N. FIRST ST. BARSTOW, CA 92311 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 1615 BARSTOW, CA 92312-1615 Registrant(s)Address: HORUS I. ALFARO 313 N. FIRST ST. BARSTOW, CA 92311 Signature/Officer Title: Horus I. Alfaro

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1815851 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: WENDY LIRA DUENAS filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

JOSHUA SANCHEZ-DUENAS to Proposed name: JOSHUA DUENAS 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: 8/13/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. Third St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center-Civil Dept.

A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 27, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814761 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: HOLLIE MORTENSEN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. RAYDEN JOSEPH MORTENSEN to Proposed name: RAYDEN JOSEPH PURSCHE 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

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS 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: 7/30/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. 3rd St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 14, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 5, 12, 19, 26, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1815751 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SHELLY MARIE MALONE-HOWE filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. JOSEPH PATRICK HUNTER to Proposed name: JOSEPH PATRICK MALONE 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:08/07/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. 3RD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 25, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2018.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: HILDA

C. DANNER aka HILDA CATHERINE DANNER aka HILDA DANNER Case Number: PROPS 1800635 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : HILDA C. DANNER

aka HILDA CATHERINE DANNER aka HILDA DANNER A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CARLA J. VARGAS in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that CARLA J. VARGAS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 09, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino Justice Center If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Bryan C. Hartnell Hartnell Law Group, APC 25757 Redlands Blvd. Redlands, CA 92373-8453 (909 ) 796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 12, 19, 26 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: VINCENT GLEN CHAPMAN Case Number: 18STPB06042 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: VINCENT

GLEN CHAPMAN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARTIN JAMES FLINN in the Superior Court of California, County of: LOS ANGELES The Petition for Probate requests that MARTIN GLEN CHAPMAN be

appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 7, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: 2D SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 111 N. HILL STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90012 STANLEY COURTHOUSE If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Noreen T. Fontaine 400 Ramona Avenue, Suite 106, Corona, CA 92879 Telephone: (951)278-8290 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 19, 26, August 2, 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) NOTICE OF ADMINISTER

PETITION TO ESTATE OF:

MARGRETE E. BOM aka MARGRETE EDWINA BOM aka MARGRETE BOM Case Number: PROPS 1800637 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : MARGRETE E.

BOM aka MARGRETE EDWINA BOM aka MARGRETE BOM A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MARILYN L. JOHNSON in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that MARILYN L. JOHNSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 13, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S37 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino Justice Center If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Bryan C. Hartnell Hartnell Law Group, APC 25757 Redlands Blvd. Redlands, CA 92373-8453 (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 12, 19, 26, 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: THOMAS H. BERKEY aka

THOMAS HARRY BERKEY

aka TOM BERKEY

Case

Number: PROPS 1800655 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: THOMAS H.

BERKEY aka THOMAS HARRY BERKEY aka TOM BERKEY A Petition for Probate has been filed by: SONJA L. PHILIPS in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that SONJA L. PHILIPS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: August 15, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Roger von Kaesborg Law Office of Roger von Kaesborg, 8460 Nuevo Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 Telephone: (909)822-4445 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 19,Correction 26, August 2, 2018.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): GUY MICHAEL HENSLEY; JOSE IRVIN MENDEZ and DOES 1 through 25, Inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): RIAD ZAROUR 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.sucorte.ca.gov), 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 recibido 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 1722235 (Numero del Caso): The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 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 direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): JOHN L. BENSON, ESQ. SBN 115440 BLOMBERG, BENSON & GARRETT, INC. 10300 FOURTH ST. #150 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 (909) 945-5000 Date: November 06, 2017 (Secretario)Clerk, by Rafael Hernandez, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 26, August 2, 8, 16, 2018.

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO JUSTICE CENTER RIAD ZAROUR Plaintiff (s): vs.

GUY MICHAEL HENSLEY; JOSE IRVIN MENDEZ Defendant (s):

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CASE NO.: CIVDS 1722235 STATEMENT OF DAMAGES OF PLAINTIFF: RIAD ZAROUR Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure, Section 425.11, Plaintiff, RIAD ZAROUR, hereby sets forth his Statement of Damages as follows: 1. Plaintiff’s medical expenses: $8,270.00(TO DATE) 2. Plaintiff’s future medical expenses: According to proof up to $15,000.00 3. General Damages: $95,000.00 It is anticipated that further medical expenses will accrue pending the trial of this action, Plaintiff reserves the right to amend or supplement this statement of Damages and/or provide this information in Plaintiff’s pre-trial statement.

Date: 10/12/17 LAW OFFICES OF BLOMBERG, BENSON & GARRETT, INC. John L. Benson Attorney for Plaintiff Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 26, August 2, 9, 16, 2018.

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By Lois Bramwell, Co-Director, GEAR UP 4 LA; and Tae Kang, Assistant Deputy Director, Institution and Support Services, California Student Aid Commission This past year the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC) launched Race to Submit, a statewide campaign that aims to increase the number of California high school seniors who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and California Dream Act Application (CADA).

The Race to Submit dashboard allows all California high schools and school districts to monitor their FAFSA and CADA completion numbers.

The dashboard is updated biweekly beginning Oct. 1. In addition to the publicly available school-level numbers, student-level data can also be monitored by designated school site personnel on the CSAC website.

But not only has the dashboard helped stakeholders examine financial aid application completion rates more closely – it has made those very rates more accurate.

GEAR UP 4 LA (GU4LA) is a GEAR UP grantee and NCAN member in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), also an NCAN member. They used the dashboard to disseminate weekly updates to one region in LAUSD containing 33 high schools comprising traditional and continuation schools. But school staff noted a discrepancy between numbers reported on the Race to Submit dashboard and the student-level data available to school personnel.

Subsequent discussions about the topic with CSAC personnel revealed that many of the students not reported on the CSAC dashboard were over the age of 19. CSAC, following federal guidelines, excludes all students over 19 from their application counts. This is because the FAFSA does not ask if an applicant is a high school senior; consequently, several criteria, including age of the applicant, are used to identify applicants who are likely high school seniors as opposed to applying after high school.

In LAUSD, 21 percent of students are English Language Learners, and some regions contain significantly higher rates. The California Education Code allows English Learners to remain in high school until age 21 provided that they are making adequate academic progress, but these students were left out of the CSAC data. To remedy this issue, CSAC expanded the age criteria to age 21, while maintaining the data integrity of the graduation cohorts by cross checking each applicant with their high school graduation date on file from other programs. By expanding the age criteria to 21, many of the high schools with older seniors were able to receive credit for their FAFSA and CADA submissions.

This change resulted in a nine-percentage-point increase to LAUSD’s FAFSA and CADA completion rates, and it also offered Los Angeles and California a more complete picture of completion. By exploring the discrepancies between data sources, the definitions used to create those data sources, and the characteristics of the population served, GU4LA helped to improve confidence in one of the data sources.

With the increased emphasis on FAFSA completion as a gateway to postsecondary education, it is in our field’s best interest to be involved in the development and improvement of the measurements that we use to assess our progress.

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LIFESTYLE NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/RELIGION

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Witness For Justice #903

Love of Children Rev. John C. Dorhauer General Minister and President, United Church of Christ

Lifestyle News

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In an effort to embody and incarnate our commitment to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength and to build a just world for all, the United Church of Christ has called for us all to participate in the Three Great Loves campaign.

One of those three great loves is the love of children. Jesus himself, holding a small child, said that the kin-dom of God belongs to just such as these. He reminded us that whatever we do to the least of these, we do unto him.

Marian Wright Edelman, of the Children’s Defense Fund, once said “Any nation that does not stand for its children does not stand for anything.” She has always reminded us that the health and well-being of any nation is never any better or stronger than the health and well-being of the children is it charged with caring for.

Given all of that, we watch the plight of immigrant and refugee children today and we are sickened. Any nation whose policy is or has been to separate children from their parents in order to deter their desire to seek refuge from warfare, hunger, hatred, terror, and worse is not a nation that can claim to have any moral

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Cedric The Entertainer Receives Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame After 30 Years In The Business Lifestyle/Entertainment News

NAACP Riverside Branch 1059 President and Community Icon Waudieur "Woodie" Rucker Hughes Passes Death Notice News

(Photo Credit: Cedric The Entertainer Instagram) Cedric The Entertainer celebrated 30 Years in show business surrounded by close family, friends, and fans as he received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honored the comedian and actor on Thursday, July 19, with the well-deserved award for his work in entertainment.

Cedric the Entertainer expressed to EURweb how it felt to get his star on the walk of fame.

“On my star day, its official and it’s so great to be recognized. I’ve been doing this a long time, starting in stand-up then having the opportunity to go to television and film. Doing comedy in a little place in St Louis [and have it] take me all around the world to this moment where I got a star on the walk of fame is unique and a blessing.”

Celebrities on hand for the event included former cast mates Niecy Nash, Terri J. Vaughn, Michael Blackson, Comedian Rell

and more. Also in attendance was the cast of his New CBS show The Neighborhood, Max Greenfield, Hank Greenspan, Shawn McKinney, and Marcel Spears.

Cedric’s friends and fellow Walk of Famers Magic Johnson and George Lopez helped to unveil the star with amazing speeches dedicated to Cedric.

EURweb correspondent Miss Conversation Piece got some quotes from those closest to Cedric to congratulate him on the award.

“Way before all the jokes, Ced and I went to college together so what I really saw in him was a good person.” -Eric Rhone, manager It is an amazing feeling right now to see another brother that I grew up with doing stand-up get his name on a star. That just gave everybody hope, every comedian hope especially us black ones.

Congratulations Cedric you have opened the doors for all of us. – Michael Blackson, Comedian

agency. We have bankrupted our moral courage. When challenged by the United Nations Human Rights Commission, the United States chose simply to leave the Commission. We have squandered our moral cache and are now seen by the world as a rogue nation with no care or concern for the least of those among us.

The United Church of Christ has not been and will not be silent in the face of this evil. The sights and sounds of children crying and grieving the act of being torn away from parents, some of whom they have not seen for months, has us all shocked. It has engendered a level of rage that will not go unnoticed. We have shouted, raged, marched, protested, written, and agitated in the hopes of being heard and seen and taken seriously.

It has mattered. Powers that constructed this madness have begun to deconstruct it – and for that we should be proud.

But immigrant and refugee families and children are still not welcome or safe here – and many who were separated are still waiting to be reunited. Whatever victories our agitation has won for them, it is far from enough.

And so – stay engaged on this.

Fight for the children. Do not let their cries fall on deaf ears. Leaders across this denomination will continue to leverage our full capacity to engage the powers that be in the hopes of justice coming; and with the full intent to be faithful to our call to love the children and build for them a just world.

Riverside, CA — July 13, 2018 —It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved NAACP Riverside Branch President and Community Icon Waudieur "Woodie" Rucker Hughes. Woodie peacefully made her transition sometime during the 5 a.m. hour this morning.

Woodie has served as the Riverside chapter's branch president for close to 20 years. She also recently retired from the Riverside Unified School District where she served as Child Welfare Attendance Manager/District Coordinator for Homeless Education.

"Riverside has lost a great one.

Woodie was knowledgeable, dependable and steadfast in her commitment to Civil Rights and community organizing. Her lead-

ership and strength will be missed," said San Bernardino NAACP President A. Majadi.

"On behalf of the Riverside County Chapter of the NAACP Executive Council, we ask that you celebrate with us the incredible legacy of our dear leader, teacher, soldier and beloved family member Ms. Woodie RuckerHughes by committing to continue the struggle for equal rights for all."

The family thanks you for your prayers and requests privacy during this difficult time. Funeral was held on Tuesday, July 24th at Harvest Community Church in Riverside. Continue to pray for the family.

Branch Contacts: Dr. Regina Patton-Stell, First Vice President - 951.217.0055 Sharron Lewis-Campbell, Second Vice President - 213.359.8639 Media Contact: Natasha Ferguson, Communications/PR Chair 951.662.8780 | ntouchpr@yahoo.com

That’s right! Your rejection of the gospel will be inexcusable. You have heard the gospel. Your unbelief is not out of ignorance, but out of rebellion against God and against His Word. I tell you, you are just like Israel, who knew the truth, but chose not to obey it. You are guilty before God just as Israel was and deserving of divine wrath. This is the essence of [Romans 1:18-32]. For God says, “All the daylong I have stretched out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.” [Romans 10:21].

It’s not that God just displays His truth in the heavens, it comes home. It’s received. We get it, but we suppress it, that’s why the apostle Paul said that every mouth will be shut on that day because there is no defense against this [Romans 3:19]. You know it, yet you suppress it. You are created in the image of God, yet you are ungodly. You have the law of God written on your heart, yet you are unrighteous.

“Woe to you Chorazin and Bethsaida, for if the mighty works done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it shall be more tolerable on the Day of Judgment for Tyre and Sidon than for you [Matthew 11:2122] because to disobey God’s commands is a spiritual and eternal death. You see, the more evidence you have of Christ’s reality, the more severe your judgment for not repenting. Your doom will be more miserable than the pagans. I tell you it would have been better for you to have never known the way of righteousness than after knowing it to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to you.”

There is no excuse for unbelief.

There is never an excuse for unbelief!

When you stand before the judgment seat in the last day, God will not judge you on the basis of what you did not know but on the basis of what has been revealed to you. Just imagine standing before God and trying to make excuses for your stubborn disobedience of His Word.

What will be your excuse? Have you not heard? Indeed you have [Romans 1:19-23]! For the

righteousness of God has been revealed to everyone through nature [Psalms 19]. You have no excuse.

Your conscience knows the righteousness of God as you see God in nature. You have “heard” of God’s righteousness. How dreadful it will be to be without excuse! [2 Thess. 1:7-9].

The end of the matter: Fear God [revere and worship Him, knowing that He is] and keep His commandments, for this is the whole of man [the full, original purpose of his creation, the object of God’s providence, the root of character, the foundation of all happiness, the adjustment to all inharmonious circumstances and conditions under the sun] and the whole [duty] for every man.

I tell you Paul certainly does not tell us what we want to hear, but rather what we need to hear. The Bible does not sugar coat the message, but tells it in a straightforward fashion. There is no fine print hidden at the end of the Bible. This truth is made known in large print at the beginning. I would remind you; this teaching is placed at the very beginning of the book of Romans. Paul does not hold back this news until the end because it is so unpalatable. Rather, he front-loads the subject of divine wrath at the very outset of the book of Romans. This mention of divine anger against sin is very direct, emphatic, and even abrupt. The apostle makes no apologies. There is no attempt to tone down this reality that threatens all who are without the gospel. This is the sheer, unvarnished truth from God coming through the pen of the apostle Paul. “ But the word is very nigh unto thee, in thy mouth, and in thy heart, that thou mayest do it. See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil; In that I command thee this day to love the LORD thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments, that thou mayest live and multiply: and the LORD thy God shall bless thee in the land whither thou goest to possess it. But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them; I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it… [Deuteronomy 30:1420]

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Five Steps To Set A Positive Tone For The New School Year Local/National News

The first day of school for the new school year sets the tone for the remaining 179 days of school.

The more you focus on the positive and the more prepared your child is, the more likely your child will look forward to school and be ready to succeed.

There are many things you may want to do so your child starts the school year off on the right foot, but some of it may be out of your control or simply not within your reach. But, there are several things you can do before classes start on Monday, August 6 to make sure your child has a positive school year in the San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD).

At least one week before school starts, set and enforce a bedtime for your child that allows them to sleep for eight hours and still get up early enough to get to school on time.

If your child will be eating breakfast at school, make sure you both know what time breakfast is served so your child has time to eat before class starts.

Make sure your child knows how they will be getting to school each day and what is expected of them to make it on time. If your child will be walking to school, walk the route with them at least once before school starts so you know they know the way and you’re familiar with any obstacles, such as broken sidewalks or busy intersections. If you or someone else is dropping your child off at

school, make sure you and they know where the safest drop-off points are. If your child is taking the bus, make sure they know where the bus stop is, which bus they are supposed to ride, and the rules of the bus. If your child faces significant barriers to getting to school on time on a daily basis, please contact SBCUSD Youth Services at 880-6812 for assistance before August 6.

School means homework. You and your child should set up a homework routine before school starts. Decide if your child will start homework as soon as they get home from school or if they will be allowed a short break before getting down to business.

Make sure you have pencils, pens and paper available and easily accessible so your child doesn’t waste time looking for them. If you don’t have a computer or internet access at home, you may borrow a Chromebook and/or an internet hotspot for free from your child’s school. Only one Chromebook and hotspot are available per family.

Help your child feel like they have some control over their education. Before school starts, ask your child to set one positive goal for the school year, one that matters to them. It can be anything from making a new friend or joining a school club to improving their grades in science. What matters is that the goal relates to school, is positive, and is something your child can realistically accomplish. At the end of each week, you can check in with your child to see how they are doing in achieving their goal. You might even consider sharing your child’s goal with the teacher during Back-to-School Night so they can help and encourage your child.

Facebook Is Right to Not Censor Holocaust Denial National News

Vera Eidelman Mark Zuckerberg made several newsworthy choices this week.

One — to invoke Holocaust denial as an example of content that Facebook should keep up because “there are different things that different people get wrong” and “it’s hard to impugn [their] intent” — was ill-advised.

But another — to keep Facebook from diving deeper into

the business of censorship — was the right call. On Wednesday, Facebook announced a policy it put in place last month to remove misinformation that contributes to violence, following criticism that content published on the platform has led to attacks against minorities overseas. (continued in next 2 columns)

Facebook Is Right to Not Censor Holocaust Denial...continued When pushed to go further and censor all offensive speech, Facebook refused.

While many commentators are focusing legitimate criticism on Zuckerberg’s poor choice of words about Holocaust denial, others are calling for Facebook to adopt a more aggressive takedown policy. What‘s at stake here is the ability of one platform that serves as a forum for the speech of billions of people to use its enormous power to censor speech on the basis of its own determinations of what is true, what is hateful, and what is offensive.

Given Facebook’s nearly unparalleled status as a forum for political speech and debate, it should not take down anything but unlawful speech, like incitement to violence. Otherwise, in attempting to apply more amorphous concepts not already defined in law, Facebook will often get it wrong. Given the enormous amount of speech uploaded every day to Facebook’s platform, attempting to filter out “bad” speech is a nearly impossible task. The use of algorithms and other artificial intelligence to try to deal with the volume is only likely to exacerbate the problem.

If Facebook gives itself broader censorship powers, it will inevitably take down important speech and silence already marginalized voices. We’ve seen this before.

Last year, when activists of color and white people posted the exact same content, Facebook moderators censored only the activists of color. When Black women posted screenshots and descriptions of racist abuse, Facebook

moderators suspended their accounts or deleted their posts. And when people used Facebook as a tool to document their experiences of police violence, Facebook chose to shut down their livestreams. The ACLU’s own Facebook post about censorship of a public statue was also inappropriately censored by Facebook.

Facebook has shown us that it does a bad job of moderating “hateful” or “offensive” posts, even when its intentions are good. Facebook will do no better at serving as the arbiter of truth versus misinformation, and we should remain wary of its power to deprioritize certain posts or to moderate content in other ways that fall short of censorship.

There is no question that giving the government the power to separate truth from fiction and to censor speech on that basis would be dangerous. If you need confirmation, look no further than President Trump’s preposterous co-optation of the term “fake news.” A private company may not do much better, even if it’s not technically bound by the First Amendment to refrain from censorship.

As odious as certain viewpoints are, Facebook is right to resist calls for further outright censorship. When it comes to gatekeepers of the modern-day public square, we should hope for commitment to free speech principles.

Vera Eidelman is a William J. Brennan Fellow at the ACLU's Speech, Privacy, and Technology Project.

Judge Rules New Mexico Violated Public School Students’ Constitutional Right to Sufficient Educational Opportunities Local/National News

(SANTA FE, NM) – A state court ruled today that New Mexico’s education system violates the state constitution because it fails to provide students a sufficient public education.

Families and school districts in the consolidated lawsuit Yazzie v.

State of New Mexico and Martinez v. State of New Mexico sued the state for failing to provide public school students with a sufficient education as mandated by the state’s constitution.

The lawsuit challenged the state’s arbitrary and inadequate funding of public schools as well as its failure to provide students with the programs and services needed to be college, career and civic ready. It alleged that the lack of necessary monitoring and oversight deprived students of the resources and services they need to succeed—particularly low-income, students of color, including Native American, English-

language learners, and students with disabilities.

The plaintiffs are represented

by MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (the Center).

“We are extremely gratified that the court has ruled in favor of children and families and recognizes the State’s failure to provide all of New Mexico’s public school students a sufficient education,” said Ernest Herrera, a MALDEF staff attorney. “Now, the State can no longer deny its legal responsibility to all New Mexico’s students.”

In her ruling, First Judicial District Court Judge Sarah Singleton affirmed the plaintiffs’ claims, stating: “Therefore, the Defendants will (continued in next 2 columns)

Judge Rules New Mexico Violated Public School Students’ Constitutional Right to Sufficient Educational Opportunities...continued be given until April 15, 2019, to take immediate steps to ensure that New Mexico schools have the resources necessary to give at-risk students the opportunity to obtain a uniform and sufficient education that prepares them for college and career. Reforms to the current system of financing public education and managing schools should address the shortcomings of the current system by ensuring, as a part of that process, that every public school in New Mexico would have the resources necessary for providing the opportunity for a sufficient education for all at-risk students.”

Gail Evans, legal director of the Center, shared, “We owe it to the hundreds of thousands of children across New Mexico, in this generation and the next, to ensure the court’s ruling is implemented without delay. Now is the opportunity to transform public schools—the state knows what it needs to make available to our students: a quality education that is culturally and linguistically responsive and the necessary resources to make opportunities possible for all children who need them.”

During the eight-week trial, which began in June 2017, educational experts provided the Court testimony about the needs of New Mexico students and the systemic deficiencies undermining student success. Many school superintendents testified that their districts lack resources, quality programs, and state support, which also includes collaboration between districts and tribal communities.

“I just want my son to be prepared for life, to get a good job, learn strong ethics, and get life skills,” said James Martinez, a plaintiff in the Yazzie case. “My son just tested as gifted, but his school doesn’t have the curriculum or resources to push him to his full potential. The kids who are falling behind have it much worse. All kids should have the same opportunity to learn, progress, and succeed. The only way we can do that is by fixing our public schools and giving all kids a chance.”

Seventy percent of New Mexico students cannot read or write at grade level, 80 percent cannot do math at grade level and graduation rates are among the lowest in the nation, according to the New Mexico Public Education Department. Witnesses also testified that the state fails to address the needs of English-language learners by failing to provide sufficient access to quality bilingual/ multicultural education programs.

“Today’s decision represents a major victory not just for the children of New Mexico, but for all

those who cherish education and seek the best possible future for our country,” said E. Martin Estrada, a partner at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, co-counsel with MALDEF in the Martinez case. “New Mexico – a proud state with the nation’s largest percentage of Latinos and one of the largest populations of Native Americans – represents the rich diversity and promise of this country.

In recognizing education’s ‘fundamental role in maintaining the fabric of our society’ and requiring that the State do the same, the Court acted in accord with the law and the best traditions of our nation.”

During the trial, the state’s experts conceded that students at high-poverty schools have less access to effective teachers, yet the state has failed to provide adequate resources to improve teacher training, compensation, recruitment and retention.

“No state can long compete in today’s global economy without attending adequately and fairly to the education of all children,” said Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF president and general counsel.

“This decision, along with the court’s previous recognition of education as a fundamental right in New Mexico, is a historically resonant step that can help to secure New Mexico’s future and ongoing success if elected leaders seize the opportunity to improve radically the state’s public education system.”

The Martinez lawsuit was brought on behalf of parents and public school children from Española, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Zuni, Magdalena, Las Cruces and Gadsden, including students who are English-language learners, Native American, economically disadvantaged or disabled.

It was filed in April 2014 by MALDEF following extensive discussions with community groups, local leaders, and parents in New Mexico concerning chronic achievement gaps on standardized tests and other systemic failures. The state sought to dismiss the case but the court in Martinez denied the request, and ruled for the first time in New Mexico’s history that education is a fundamental right under the state constitution.

The Center’s Yazzie lawsuit was filed in March 2014 on behalf of a group of families and school districts including Gallup-McKinley, Rio Rancho, Santa Fe, Cuba, Moriarty/Edgewood, and Lake Arthur. The families represented have children who are Englishlanguage learners, Native American, Hispanic, low-income and have been negatively impacted by the lack of resources provided to New Mexico public schools.

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Victorville Native trains at the Navy’s Largest Aviation Training Center

By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerry Jimenez, Navy Office of Community Outreach

Airman Joseph Smithberg PENSACOLA, Fla. – A 2017 Options for Youth graduate and Victorville, California, native is serving at the Navy’s largest aviation training center.

Airman Joseph Smithberg serves as an aviation ordnanceman and operates out of Naval Air Technical Training Center (NATTC) at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Florida.

A Navy aviation ordnanceman is responsible for the maintenance, inventory and loading of ordnance onto aircraft.

NAS Pensacola, “The Cradle of Naval Aviation” is best known as the initial primary training base for all U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard officers pursuing designations as Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers.

Once these service members finish training they are deployed around the world putting their skill set to work flying jets from aircraft carriers, submarine-hunting helicopters, serving as aircrew operating sophisticated radar and weapons systems, electronic warfare and more. Operating on land, air, or sea, they represent the best of operational and training support.

Pensacola is home to the worldrenowned Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron and boast an overall workforce of 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel.

“As sailors forged by the sea, we will continue to be the Navy the nation needs,” said Capt.

Maxine Goodridge, Commanding Officer Naval Air Technical Training Center. “Providing high velocity learning at every level is what we do best.”

Planes cannot fly without the highest quality and best-trained

aircraft technicians to support naval operations around the world. NATTC provides four major departments; Air Traffic Control, Avionics, Air Training and Mechanical Training for nearly all enlisted aircraft maintenance and enlisted aircrew specialties.

NATTC is turning out a viable product. Sailors and Marines who move on to fleet duty arrive prepared and motivated. Their training must continue "on the job" as they become acclimated to a particular aircraft in a particular squadron, be it a carrier-based F14 Tomcat unit, a land-based P3C Orion squadron or an SH-60 Seahawk detachment operating from a cruiser.

NATTC was commissioned in 1943 and today, the training center is 5,300 strong including students, instructors and support personnel.

The largest part of the student body is comprised of sailors attending their first technical training schools where they learn knowledge and skills required to perform as technicians at the 3rd class petty officer level, similar to a civilian apprentice. Advanced technical schools provide higherlevel technical knowledge for senior petty officers, who serve as front-line supervisors, and in similar roles as civilian journeyman.

NATTC also conducts technical training for Naval officers, who supervise enlisted personnel.

More than 15,000 Navy and Marine Corps students graduate from NATTC each year illustrating how their existing programs fit into their philosophy of completing the mission with welltrained, well-led and motivated personnel, according to Navy officials.

As a member of one of the U.S. Navy’s most relied-upon assets, Smithberg and other sailors know they are part of a legacy that will last beyond their lifetimes providing the Navy the nation needs.

“I’m giving back to my country for the opportunities I’ve had,” Smithberg added.

Ethnic Media Leaders to Secretary of Commerce—Withdraw Citizenship Question from 2020 Census National News The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking public comments on its 2020 Census plan, which includes a citizenship question on the census form all households must answer. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross directed the bureau to add the untested question in March, after misleading stakeholders and Congress about the Justice Department’s need for citizenship data from every person.

In our view (insert name of news outlet), collecting citizenship status data from every resident for the first time in 70 years will jeopardize any serious effort to achieve a complete count. We join dozens of ethnic media outlets across the country in demanding that the Department of Commerce withdraw the question.

We will also urge our audiences to use the public comments period to explain why the decision to add the question is so misguided.

Ethnic news media are acutely aware of the high stakes our audiences have in a successful census. The 2020 Census ranks as one of the top civil rights issues of our time, underpinning how federal dollars are allocated to our communities and who represents us at almost every level of government. It tells us who we are and who we are becoming as a society. The 2020 Census is the one and only act of civic engagement in which literally every person counts – equally.

But all that hinges on people’s willingness to trust the government to rigorously adhere to the strict legal protections for census confidentiality and to ensure an equitable distribution of benefits to historically underserved communities of color. As media leaders serving many of the hardest to reach populations in the U.S., we know that public trust in government has eroded sharply, replaced by pervasive fear in the face of anti-immigrant policies and racist rhetoric.

We have a long history of informing, engaging and advocat-

ing on behalf of our communities.

But when people are paralyzed by fear or alienated by anger and distrust, not even trusted intermediaries will be able to convince them to participate in the 2020 Census.

In this climate, adding the citizenship question sends exactly the wrong message and puts the 2020 Census at risk of an historic undercount.

Here is a sampling of comments from ethnic media leaders: “It’s a cynical ploy to diminish the influence of people of color.”

-Yawu Miller, Editor, South Bay Banner (African American) “Recent immigration policies have created a climate where immigrants, both legal as well as those who are undocumented, live in fear. Self-identifying as noncitizens in today’s times is a risky proposition and those who are not citizens will not participate.

It’s as simple as that.”

-Darek Barcikowski, White Eagle News (Polish American) “Definitely adding the citizenship question will hurt participation. Even legal immigrants now have fear. Those who are not citizens will evade the questionnaire.”

-Myong Sool Chang, Editor, Korean Boston (Korean American) “People in the Turkish community don’t want to share their status with anyone outside their own relatives. The question feels threatening to all immigrants, regardless of their status.”

-Orhan Akkurt, Publisher, Zamen Anerika (Turkish American) “The citizenship question will suppress the count which will defeat the very purpose of the Census.”

-Vandana Kumar, India Currents “The biggest undercount will be of 0 to 5 year olds, which means we won’t be able to distinguish the identities of the next generation.” (continued in next 2 columns)

Ethnic Media Leaders to Secretary of Commerce— Withdraw Citizenship Question from 2020 Census...continued “The government should reconsider adding the question on citizenship which is rather personal and does nothing in terms of generating the head count except cre-

ate fear in the minds of an already scared immigrant community.”

-Fernando Andres Torres, freelance reporter and editor

County issues Heat Advisory, high heat temperatures expected Local News Temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees today and remain very hot through the week, prompting County of San Bernardino Health Officer Dr. Maxwell Ohikhuare to issue a heat advisory.

While this intense heat is not especially unusual, the extreme heat could cause some people to be caught off guard, especially those most susceptible to heat illness,” Ohikhuare said.

“Those most vulnerable are the elderly, those who work or exercise outdoors, infants and children, the homeless or poor, and people with chronic medical conditions.”

High or unusually hot temperatures can affect one’s health. People are advised to take the necessary precautions to prevent serious health effects such as heat exhaustion or heat stroke by following the tips below.

Stay cool Stay in air-conditioned buildings.

Find an air-conditioned Cooling Center open to the public by dialing the United Way’s toll-free resource telephone line at 2-1-1, or online at http://211sb.org/cooling-centers.

Do not rely on a fan as a primary cooling device.

Limit outdoor activity, especially midday when it is the hottest part of the day, and avoid direct sunlight.

Wear loose, lightweight, light-colored clothing.

Take cool showers or baths to lower body temperature.

Check on at-risk friends, family and neighbors at least twice a day.

Stay hydrated Drink water more than usual and don’t wait until thirst sets in to drink.

Drink from two to four cups of water every hour while working.

Avoid alcohol or liquids containing high amounts of sugar.

Make sure family, friends and neighbors are drinking enough water.

Remember, pets are vulnerable to high temperatures too, but are unable to vocalize their distress. Some signs of heat distress in pets can include heavy panting, difficulty breathing, lethargy, excessive thirst, and vomiting.

Help prevent a heat emergency by taking these steps.

For Pets Leave pets extra water.

Bring pets inside during periods of extreme heat.

Ensure pets have plenty of shade if kept outside. Remember, the shade pets have in the morning will either change or diminish as the sun moves throughout the day and may not protect them.

Don’t force animals to exercise when it is hot and humid. Exercise pets early in the morning or late in the evening.

Do not let pets stand on sidewalks or hot asphalt to avoid burning their paws.

Never leave pets in a parked vehicle, even in the shade with windows cracked, temperatures can reach over 120 degrees inside. The vehicle is quickly turned into a furnace and can kill any animal.

For more information, contact the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health at 1-800-782-4264 or visit the National Weather Service Forecast website at http:// www.wrh.noaa.gov/sgx/ or the California Department of Public Health website at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/EPO/Pages/BI_NaturalDisasters_Extreme-Heat.aspx.