San Bernardino American Newspaper July 5-11

Vol. 49 No. 11

July 5, 2018 - July 11, 2018

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LeBron James bolts Cleveland Cavaliers for Los Angeles Lakers

By Alex Butler seasons of his career with the Cavaliers, before signing with the Miami Heat in free agency in 2010.

He won championships with the Heat in 2012 and 2013. James left the Heat to return to the Cavaliers following the 2013-2014 season.

In 2016, he helped lead the Cavaliers to an NBA Finals win over the Golden State Warriors, snapping a 52-year title drought for the city of Cleveland.

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The Data Is In: Police Disproportionately Killed Black People in 2017 27 percent of people killed by police were Black. In all killings, only 1 percent of the officers involved were charged with a crime.

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Kobe Bryant @kobebryant Welcome to the family @KingJames #lakers4life #striveforgreatness @JeanieBuss @MagicJohnson and RP well done!!! ????

Cleveland Cavalier forward LeBron James (L) shakes hands with Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant prior to the start of their NBA game in 2015 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. File photo by Jon SooHoo/UPI | License Photo July 1 (UPI) -- Four-time NBA MVP will join the Los Angeles Lakers after agreeing to a fouryear, $154 million contract on Sunday.

James' representation at Klutch Sports Group announced the move.

"LeBron James, four time NBA MVP, three time NBA Finals MVP, fourteen time All-Star, and two time Olympic gold medalist has

agreed to a four-year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers," Klutch Sports Group said in a statement.

"Welcome to the family @KingJames," Lakers legend Kobe Bryant tweeted. "#lakers4life #striveforgreatness @JeanieBuss @MagicJohnson and RP (Rich Paul) well done!"

James, 33, averaged 27.5 points and a career-best 9.1 assists and

SBCUSD Police Arrest School Burglars Community Education News

8.6 rebounds per game this season, while posting a league-high 36.9 minutes per game. He also started 82 games for the first time in his 15 year NBA career.

"Thank you Northeast Ohio for an incredible four seasons," James wrote on Instagram. "This will always be my home."

The Akron, Ohio native was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He played the first seven

6:10 PM - Jul 1, 2018 180K 98.9K people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy The NBA free agency period officially kicked off at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday. James opted out of a $35.6 million player option to play for the Cavaliers during the 20182019 season on Friday.

Los Angeles posted a 35-47 record in 2017 and hasn't made the postseason since the 20122013 season. Brandon Ingram, Kyle Kuzma and Julius Randle led the Lakers last season with 16.1 points per game apiece.

City of Rialto Receives $1.7 Million to Upgrade Emergency Equipment Community News

District Police Chief Joe Paulino and a cadet discuss the department’s state-of-the-art security system.

Photo courtesy of Corina Borsuk, SBCUSD photographer. Story by Maria Garcia, SBCUSD communications officer.

The quick work of San Bernardino City Unified School District Police officers resulted in the Monday night arrest of three burglars at San Gorgonio High.

At about 10:30 p.m. on June 25, the District’s state-of-the-art alarm system alerted dispatchers to multiple suspects inside the high school’s kitchen and auto shop, who dispatchers then saw on video surveillance. District Police officers arrived to catch two adult men and a juvenile in the act of burglarizing the school.

Upon a search of the kitchen area, officers observed that the locks to the roll up windows had been cut, giving the burglars access to the kitchen. Officers are working to determine what, if anything, was stolen.

In addition to the rapid response of police officers, Assistant Chief

Stephen Donahue credited the District’s high-tech alarm and video surveillance system, which was installed with funding from voter-approved bond measure.

The District urges residents, especially those living near SBCUSD schools, to keep an eye out for suspicious activity during the summer, when the majority of schools are closed. Residents who see anything suspicious should call the District Police dispatch center at (909) 3886130. The public can also provide anonymous tips through the See Something, Say Something Hotline at (909) 388-6043.

“Our police officers and dispatchers work very hard to make sure our schools are safe around the clock,” Donahue said. “When burglars steal from our schools, they steal from our students.”

San Bernardino – On June 27, 2018 Governor Brown signed the 2018-2019 California State Budget that included $1,705,000 be allocated to the city of Rialto for vital service equipment and disability access improvements at their facilities. Assemblymember Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino) successfully advocated for the funds to be allocated for the city of Rialto, during the budget negotiation process.

“With these funds the city of Rialto can update their emergency equipment and bring their city facilities in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,” said Assemblymember Reyes.

“Furthermore, these funds will ensure the city of Rialto has adequate emergency equipment in the event of a large scale emergency.”

The city of Rialto will receive:

Emergency Power Generator – Emergency Operations Center $120,000 Emergency Power Generator – Public Works Maintenance Facility $120,000

Bucket Truck-Maintenance Vehicle $140,000 Traffic Management Center Upgrade $525,000 Citywide Traffic Signal Battery Backup System

In 2017, police killed 1,129 people. Officers were only charged with a crime in 1 percent of cases. And of the 1,129 people officers killed, 27 percent were Black — despite Blacks being just 13 percent of the population.

These are some of the statistics from Mapping Police Violence, which released its 2017 Police Violence Report at the end of December.

In the majority of the incidents — 631 — officers were responding to non-violent offenses or when no crime had been reported at all. Eighty-seven people killed had been stopped for a traffic violation.

Additionally, the data reveals: • Most of the unarmed people killed were people of color (48 were Black, 34 were Hispanic, 2 were Native American and 2 were Pacific Islander — 50 were white, and 11 were unknown).

• Of those unarmed when they were killed, 35 percent were Black, and of those unarmed and not attacking, 37 percent were Black — despite only constituting 13 percent of the population.

• 92 percent of the deaths were shootings. The rest primarily involved Tasers, physical force, and police vehicles.

• About half of those killed by police had a gun on them at the time — but 1 in 5 of those people were not threatening anyone at the time they were killed.

$300,000 ADA City Facilities Compliance

• There were only 14 days in 2017 when no one was killed by a cop.

$500,000

Rialto Mayor, Deborah Robertson, reacted to the line item in the California State budget, “The allocation identified in the Governor’s budget will greatly assist with our emergency management program and upgrades to our traffic management system and ultimate data center. Rialto appreciates the working relations with our State Representative Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes, and looks forward to deployment of the funds.”

Assemblymember Eloise Gómez Reyes represents Assembly District 47 which includes the cities of Fontana, Rialto, Colton, Grand Terrace, San Bernardino and the unincorporated areas of Muscoy and Bloomington.

• During training, police recruits spend 58 hours — almost two and a half days — on firearms training — seven times longer

than they dedicate to de-escalation training.

• Of the officers involved in killings that researchers were able to identify (534), at least 43 had previously killed someone, and 12 had multiple prior shootings.

• In the 12 instances officers were charged with a crime for the killing, nine had video evidence.

One argument is that Black people commit violent crime at higher rates than people of other races. According to FBI statistics, 26.9 percent of all people arrested in 2016 were Black. Of those arrested for murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, robbery and aggravated assault, 52.6 percent, 54.5 and 33.3 percent, respectively, were Black.

But this does nothing to explain the instances of racial profiling that exist even when no crime has been committed. In Missouri, for instance, Blacks were twice as likely as whites to be pulled over by police, but whites were statistically more likely to be carrying contraband.

Research supports the idea that the odds may be stacked against Black men specifically even where there's no crime. A study published last year found that Black men are often perceived as being larger and more capable of causing harm than white men who are the same size.

"Racial Bias in Judgments of Physical Size and Formidability: From Size to Threat," published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology in March 2017, concluded that "people have a bias to perceive young Black men as bigger (taller, heavier, more muscular) and more physically threatening (stronger, more capable of harm) than young White men."

"We found that these estimates were consistently biased. Partici(continued on page 7)

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING Ron Harris is a journalist, adjunct professor at Howard University and co-author of the new book The Black and The Blue, A Cop Reveals Crimes, Racism and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement

What About Us? A Letter from America’s Children

By Ron Harris

Dear U.S. Media, Democrats, Republicans, Independents and to the concerned Americans who poured out into the streets to protest Donald Trump’s cruel and faulty immigration policies, What about us?

We understand and applaud your response to this administration’s malevolent separation of immigrant families from their children, policies and practices so un-American and shocking that they have come to dominate the national conversation.

Your immediate, visceral response to evil spurred you into action.

But there is another evil, a pervasive, chronic and unrelenting wickedness that we, your children, live with every day. We are being shot down on the nation’s streets, locked away in juvenile facilities, poisoned by dangerous drinking water, threatened and harassed by neighborhood gangs, left homeless, either alone from abuse or with parents that cannot afford to put a roof over our heads. We live in neighborhoods bereft of adequate food sources and with fathers and mothers so wrought with financial and psy-

chological instability they can’t provide our needs.

And because our nation has lived with this reality so long, it has become almost accepted. It has become quietly and unconsciously perceived as part of the norm, part of the landscape, like the air we breathe, until little by little it becomes so caustic that it kills us or chokes us into action.

Unfortunately for us, your children, you haven’t reached that point.

There are 408,000 of us, American children, who also have been separated from our families and placed in the care of others, like the 2,000 immigrant children who you took to the streets to protect.

Many of us languish in foster care with little hope of ever being united with our parents or extended families. As we watched the huge crowds that stretched across 700 U.S. cities Saturday.

We saw the signs proudly held high that read, “Family Separations Are Cruel.”

And we thought, “Yes, they are.” What about us? Where is our march? Where is our media coverage?

Half of us currently in foster will be homeless within six months after growing too old for the system. We are unprepared to live on our own. We have limited education and no social support.

About a quarter of the rest will be homeless within two to four years of leaving the system. Some of us will become part of the 20,000 U.S. children annually forced into prostitution.

This year, another two million of us will separated from our fami-

Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults

By Charlene Crowell

With 44 million consumers owing student debt that now reaches $1.5 trillion and still climbing, a lot of people want to better understand how and why this unsustainable debt trajectory can be better managed. For Black consumers who typically have less family wealth than other races and ethnicities, borrowing is more frequent, and as a result, often leads to five figure debts for undergraduate programs and well beyond $100,000 for graduate or professional degrees.

Besides deep debt incurred to gain a college education, another sphere of concern presents yet another financial hurdle: student loan defaults.

New research by Judith ScottClayton of the Brookings Institution focuses on explaining these defaults and what happens once they occur. Her research shows that a large racial gap exists in default rates between Black student loan borrowers and their White counterparts. This gap can only be partially explained by controlling for multiple socio-economic and educational attainment factors.

After accounting for variations in family wealth and income, differences in degree attainment, college grade point average and even post-college income and employment, a stubborn and statistically significant 11 percentage point gap remains between Black and White student loan borrowers. Before adjusting for these factors, the gap is 28 percent, with Black borrowers defaulting at a rate of more than double that of Whites -- 49 percent compared to 21 percent over 12 years.

The research also finds a strong disadvantage to attending forprofit colleges, in which Black students disproportionately enroll. More than a decade after leaving school, and accounting for the same background and attainment factors listed above, loan defaults of for-profit college borrowers exceed those of two-year public sector peers by 11 percent.

The author points to the need to understand what influences

the “stark” remaining divide.

“The better we can understand what drives these patterns,” wrote Scott-Clayton, “the better policymakers can target their efforts to improve student loan outcomes.”

Among these influences are the widening racial wealth gap. As Black student debt is typical heavier and often takes longer to repay, the ability to build wealth becomes a heightened challenge.

Years that might have been opportunities to become homeowners or begin other investments can have lengthy deferrals due to large student loan debts.

Similarly, a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) that focused largely on student loan repayment reached a similar conclusion.

Authored by Thomas Conkling, the new CFPB research examining borrowers who were unable to fully repay their student loans early, “suggests that their required monthly student loan payments constrained their ability to pay down other debts.” CFPB also found that the typical student loan repayment lasts a full decade with equal monthly payments. Further, borrowers repaying on schedule are not more likely to become first-time homeowners.

A portion of the Brookings report provides useful information that could help those at risk or in default. Loan “default is a status, not a permanent characteristic.”

Four ways to get out of default are cited: rehabilitation, consolidation, paying in full, or have a loan discharged.

For my money, paying in full is seldom a practical option unless someone’s lottery numbers hit a jackpot. But the other three options offered could begin to chart a path in important ways.

Rehabilitation of student loan defaults can only be used one time. It also requires, according to Brookings, successfully making 9 payments over 10 months.

A second option, consolidating defaulted loans, can end default more quickly and is used by more than half of Blacks who have defaulted.

In recent years, loan discharge has been frequently pursued, es(continued in last 2 columns)

lies and placed behind bars and in juvenile custody. Many of us, like Clarice, one of twin 14-yearold sisters in Montgomery County, Md., can’t go home because there is no suitable home to go to. Her parents are homeless, and authorities can’t release her to an unstable home. Other parents are dysfunctional or can’t provide the guidance we need.

So, we go behind bars because there are not enough treatment facilities for us.

We want a march, too, one for better schools for all, because you recognize how the hopelessness created by faulty education diminishes lives and leads to incarceration – that 32 percent of white males in juvenile custody dropped out of school, and that nearly half of African-American and Hispanic male youth behind bars also quit.

Media reported how families from El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico are fleeing to the U.S. to escape gangs in their countries. Many of us live in gang-infested neighborhoods, too. In cities like St. Louis, Baltimore, New Orleans, Detroit, Cleveland, Las Vegas, Kansas City, Mo., Memphis, Newark and Chicago, the 10 U.S. cities with the highest murder rate, we have long understood their terror. We understand their fear.

In Chicago, a city rife with street gangs and where at least 16 children have been murdered in the first six months of this year, more than 50,000 people demonstrated for the rights of immigrants fleeing gangs in countries few of them have ever visited.

Ironically, they never marched for the children slain this year in a city they traverse every day -Maysia Woodard, 1, Damarcus Wilson, 16; Deshawn James, 17; Rhomel Wellington, 17; Mateo Nathan Aguayo, 2; Joseph Smith, 16; Jose Agular, 14; Jayton Jones, 17; Erin Carey, 17; She’Vaughn O’Flynn, 12; Jechon Anderson, 11; China Lyons-Upshaw, 17; David Thomas 16; Parris Purdis, 17; Kyle McGowan, 17, and Jazmyn Jester, 15, who was among four people murdered and 13 others shot over 17 hours on a Tuesday and a Wednesday in May. Where do families like theirs emigrate to escape the violence?

Many of us live in poverty, one of every four children in Arizona, Georgia, California, Kentucky, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico and New York, one in three in the nation’s capital. At least 2.5 million of us children will spend some period life this year homeless, maybe a month, maybe six months or maybe the whole year. Most of us will spend at least one day every month without food.

Look at us. Pivot your cameras and microphones to us as well.

We are your children, and there is real evil that plagues us too.

What about us?

Ron Harris is a journalist, adjunct professor at Howard University and co-author of the new book The Black and The Blue, A Cop Reveals Crimes, Racism and Injustice in America’s Law Enforcement

Research Center Receives Additional Funding From Department of Energy SHINES at UC Riverside pursues fundamental advances in energy production, storage, and use

By Iqbal Pittalwala On JUNE 29, 2018

Jing Shi, a professor of physics RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The Spins and Heat in Nanoscale Electronic Systems center, known as SHINES, at the University of California, Riverside, has received funding for two more years from the Department of Energy.

SHINES received $12 million from the department in 2014.

The new funding of $1.9 million is part of $100 million in funding for 42 Energy Frontier Research Centers, or EFRCs, that Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced today. The EFRCs help to accelerate scientific understanding in diverse energy-relevant fields including catalysts, electro- and photo-chemistry, geoscience, quantum materials, and nuclear and synthesis science.

The current cohort of 42 EFRCs, selected by highly competitive peer review, includes 22 new centers and nine existing ones that were renewed. Based on favorable peer reviews, another 11 existing centers, including SHINES, were awarded two-year extensions to support the completion of valuable research still in progress.

“America’s continued energy security and global competitiveness will depend vitally on a sustained effort in science and discovery,” Secretary Perry said. “By mobilizing the talents of our nation’s top scientists and forging them into powerful, pro-active teams, the EFRC program will help ensure America’s leadership in the development of critical energy technologies and innovations.”

SHINES researchers investigate several aspects of energy science: new ultrathin films and heterostructures of quantum materials, novel phenomena that can lead to high-efficiency nanoscale electronic devices, and the trans-

port of electron spins, phonons, and energy.

“We are extremely pleased SHINES has received additional funding from the Department of Energy,” said Jing Shi, a professor of physics and the principal investigator of SHINES. “The new funding will allow us to continue some exciting research started here at UCR and some participating institutions.”

Recent SHINES research breakthroughs include discoveries of high spin-electricity conversion using quantum heterostructures, new particles (chiral Majorana ferimions) in solid state heterostructures, and modification of crystal vibration energy in nanowires.

To date, SHINES researchers have produced 124 peer-reviewed scientific publications, 24 of which were published in the Nature and Science family of journals, and generated three inventions at various stages of the patent process.

“Jing Shi and his collaborators at UCR and other leading research institutions have made remarkable progress over the past four years,” said Michael Pazzani, vice chancellor for research and economic development at UCR. “I’m pleased to see the project continue to develop further fundamental insights into spin and heat in electronic systems. These insights will lead to more new materials that enable energy-efficient electronics and improvement in battery life.”

Established by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science in 2009, the EFRC program brings together researchers from multiple disciplines and institutions — including universities, national laboratories, and nonprofit organizations — and combines them into synergistic, highly productive teams.

Research in SHINES involves the participation of UCR faculty in the College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and the Marlan and Rosemary Bourns College of Engineering. Other SHINES researchers are based at Arizona State University, Johns Hopkins University, UC Irvine, University of Texas at Austin, UCLA, and Colorado State University at Fort Collins.

MICHIGAN: FIRST Robotics Students Inspire State Board of Education

By Michigan.Gov/NNPA/ESSA

On April 26-28, the Detroit – For Inspiration Recognition of Science & Technology (FIRST) World Championships were held, hosting over 15,000 students and 40,000 spectators from all around the world, including of 111 Michigan teams. It is with great excitement that the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) share two Michigan teams, Stryke Force, Kalamazoo and Team RUSH, Clarkston were part of the winning alliance for this year’s game, FIRST POWER UPSM. The State Board of Education (SBE) celebrated the success of the Stryke Force, Kalamazoo and Team RUSH, Clarkston FIRST Robotics teams by honoring them at the June 12 board meeting.

Their presentation demonstrated the level of technical capacity, educational excellence, and 21st Century competencies achieved by these students and the students participating in the 1400 teams across the state.

Stryke Force had students Sierra Staunton and Kjersten Lindbloom, present. Sierra shared, “We work to inspire others, because FIRST inspires us. Through FIRST, STEM is accessible.”

Team RUSH had students Valentina Vargas, Jessica Ray, and Jason Richards present. Valentina shared that Team RUSH, “aims to create self-confident leaders who inspire others to celebrate STEM.” The students from Team RUSH shared that they work to fail faster in order to learn more to ensure they are focused and execute their mission.

Both teams shared that the FIRST Digital Badges allow them to demonstrate to colleges and industry their mastery of high valued 21st Century skills. SBE member, Lupe Ramos-Montigny stated, “I’m encouraged and inspired by you. You are on to great success.”

All State Board members and Interim State Superintendent Sheila Alles congratulated the teams for their success at the

2018FIRST World Championship and thanked them for their attendance and presentation.

Many other Michigan teams were awarded with high honors at the Detroit-FIRST Robotics World Championship. Team 2834, Bionic Black Hawks, Bloomfield Hills, won the Chairman’s Award, the highest honor given at the FIRST Robotics Competition Championship. This award recognizes the team that best represents a model for other teams to emulate and best embodies the purpose and goals of FIRST. Michigan teams were represented in every subdivision winners, as well.

The FIRST Robotics Program empower students to demonstrate their competency in learning in a variety of ways. They have opportunities to solve problems that leverages the power of technology by developing and testing solutions in creative and imaginative ways. They are able to construct knowledge and make meaning of their learning experience for themselves. Students become global collaborators by utilizing technology to make connections with others to broaden perspective and learning through the creation of original products.

This program supports Michigan’s Top 10 in 10 strategic plan by supporting Goal Two, strategy 2.6 and 2.7 by engaging students in well-rounded learning experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), language, business, culture, and creativity, as well as providing access to personalized learning technologies that support and enhance those learning experiences.

The MDE is looking forward to supporting the FIRST Robotics grant program in the 2018-19 school year through continued commitment of grant funding. The 2018-19 and 2019-20 FIRST Robotics World Championships once again will be hosted in Michigan.

Racial Divides Found in Student Loan Defaults...continued pecially by former students of now-defunct for-profit institutions. Others choosing public service careers may be eligible for loan forgiveness depending upon the type of loan, servicer assistance and employment.

Any loan default will worsen credit scores and will be a part of a consumer’s credit record for up to seven years. During this time, the cost of credit for other goods and services will be higher, and additionally cost many job applicants to lose out on employment opportunities. For several years, credit score screening has become a part of the job application process for many employers.

“The numbers show that our current system is not working, and

that higher education is not providing the pathway to financial stability that it once accomplished,” said Ashley Harrington, Policy Counsel and Special Assistant to the President of the Center for Responsible Lending.

“We need federal and state policymakers to take concrete steps to effectively address this crisis, such as better regulation of for-profit colleges.

“As for loan servicers, it is time to hold them accountable for their errors,” continued Harrington.

“Standardizing income-based repayment plans, and when appropriate, refinancing of student loans, should be offered as alternative options before allowing borrowers to default.”

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County coalition houses 1000th homeless veteran SB County/Government News

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Marine Corps veteran Quintin Sherard has been living on the streets of Victorville since 2015, the same year that the County of San Bernardino’s Board of Supervisors approved a strategy to reduce its population of homelessness veterans. The Board then supported the formation of the Homeless Veteran Community Planning Group (HVCPG) – a group of local agencies that pooled skills and resources to find permanent homes and provide supportive services for 401 homeless military veterans identified by the Department of Veterans Affairs as living in the county. Five months later, each of the identified veterans had homes. Yet others, beyond those 401 veterans still needed help.

With an effective network and system in place, the HVCPG continued to prioritize homeless veterans. As a result, Mr. Quintin Sherard is now the 1000th homeless veteran to receive a permanent housing in San Bernardino

County. “Today we celebrate a milestone that exemplifies the success we can achieve through partnerships with a collective and committed focus to house our county’s homeless population,” said San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales, who also chairs the county’s Interagency Council on Homelessness. “I applaud our county’s leadership and Knowledge Education for Your Success (KEYS), U.S. Vets, and LightHouse Social Service Centers who have helped to create a proven network that has now housed our 1,000th homeless Veteran into permanent supportive housing. Thank you for bringing our honored warriors to a place they now call home.” Mr. Sherard first enrolled in the U.S. VETS Supportive Services for Veterans Families program in 2017, yet while the network was trying to find him housing, he secured a job as a truck driver and fell off the radar. When his employment abruptly ended and

Republicans Laud Supreme Court Union Ruling, But CTA, SEIU Say It Will Hurt Working People

By Manny Otiko | California Black Media

The Supreme Court struck a major blow to the power of public sector unions yesterday. In a 5-4 decision, the justices ruled that public sector unions could not collect dues from non-union members. Before the decision, workers who did not decide to join a union were still charged “agency fees” for services such as collective bargaining.(This describes the practice of large unions negotiating wages and benefits that affect all employees, regardless of their union membership.)

The ruling was motivated by a case between Mark Janus of Illinois and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. Janus argued that the union supported collective bargaining, which was a political issue. He said since he was paying union fees, he was forced to support a political stance and that was a violation of his First Amendment rights.

This decision could affect public sector unions which usually support Democratic candidates.

Many Republicans have railed against public sector unions for several reasons. Some of them don’t like the idea of state and federal workers being able to influence lawmakers about their salaries. Other Republicans have argued that charging non-members union dues is unfair.

The 5-4 decision was split along partisan lines with the liberal wing of the court voting against it and the conservative wing voting for it.

Justice Samuel Alito wrote that taking money from non-union members was unconstitutional.

"It is hard to estimate how many billions of dollars have been taken from nonmembers and transferred to public-sector unions in violation of the First Amendment.

Those unconstitutional exactions cannot be allowed to continue indefinitely," he said.

Justice Elena Kagan worried how the new ruling could affect

public sector unions.

"State and local governments that thought agency fees furthered their interests will need to find new ways of managing their workforces," wrote Kagan.

"Across the country, the relationships of public employees and employers will alter in both predictable and whole unexpected ways."

However, Senator John Moorlach (R-Costa Mesa) supported the Supreme Court’s decision.

"I commend the United States Supreme Court for freeing public employees from paying mandatory union dues with the Janus decision. This decision will have a profound impact on the lives of many California employees who want the choice of where to spend their hard earned money without being forced to subsidize public employee unions that do not represent them or their beliefs,” he said.

But SEIU 721 based in Los Angeles said the Janus ruling would take way employees’ bargaining power. SEIU 721 is the largest public sector union in Southern California.

“By tricking workers into dropping their membership, greedy special interests will make sure workers have less power at the bargaining table – ultimately taking everything away in your contract,” said a news statement on its website. “Today’s decision is the culmination of a decades-long scheme by the greedy rich (who funded this court case and many others) to get rid of good union jobs once and for all by pitting workers against workers.”

The California Teachers Association (CTA) was also unhappy with the Janus ruling. The CTA said the Supreme Court had sided with wealthy interests over working people.

“Today’s ruling is an attack on working people that attempts to further rig the economy and that reverses four decades of precedent,” said CTA President Eric C. Heins in a press release. “The decision is the result of a wellfunded and nationally orchestrated effort to weaken the ability of to stand up on behalf of our students and on behalf of quality public schools.”

Mr. Sherard again found himself sleeping on the streets he reconnected with U.S. VETS and is now being housed through the Permanent Supportive Housing Program. “The County of San Bernardino in partnership with the community made a promise three years ago to prioritize homeless veterans for housing. As Mr. Sherard moves into his new home today as the 1000th veteran housed by this initiative, he represents the continuing fulfillment of that commitment,” said Philip Mangano, former federal homelessness czar now working with the County’s CEO Office to implement the veterans initiative“Our thousandth veteran is a Marine and ending his homelessness confirms the Marine motto, Semper Fi, meaning ‘always faithful’ to helping those who have served,” added Mangano. Several key agencies are credited for helping the County achieve such success in

finding housing and support for homeless veterans. They include LightHouse Social Service Centers, US VETS, and KEYS as well as the United Way, Inland Housing Solutions and many others.

“Collaboration and communication are the keys to ending Veteran Homelessness,” said Karyn Young-Lowe, president and CEO of LightHouse Social Service Centers. “This significant achievement would not be possible without the hard work of the Homeless Veteran Community Planning Group and the diligent and persistent support of Supervisor Josie Gonzales and the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, County CEO Gary McBride, and the San Bernardino County Advisory Board on Ending Veteran and Chronic Homeless, Tom Hernandez and the Office of Homeless Services, Loma Linda VA, the Housing Authority, 211/CES, Greg Devereaux and Phillip Mangano.”

San Bernardino becomes first city in Inland Empire to receive $20 million from the California Strategic Growth Council for a family-development project Money will help fund 183 high-quality housing units and neighborhood upgrades at Arrowhead Grove SB County News

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - In a milestone decision on June 28, 2018, the state's Strategic Growth Council (SGC) awarded San Bernardino $20 million through the California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) program - a first for the Inland Empire. The win reflects a longstanding and heralded public-private partnership to revitalize one of San Bernardino's core neighborhoods called Arrowhead Grove, formerly known as the Waterman Gardens Public Housing site.

"This decision is paramount in the continued effort toward rehabilitating the Waterman Corridor in San Bernardino," said City of San Bernardino Mayor R. Carey Davis. "This is a testament to the power of community collaboration. With the support of our partners, we will continue to pursue safe and stable communities for our residents and families to thrive."

The contribution via AHSC's implementation of a statewide program uses Cap-and-Trade dollars for projects that improve public health and the environment in disadvantaged communities. The $20 million will help fund two upcoming phases of Arrowhead Grove at North Waterman Avenue and East Baseline Street, compromising 147 affordable housing units and 36 market-rate units, along with pedestrian and transit improvements that will benefit the community-at-large. Upon completion, Arrowhead Grove will include about 400 units as well as community amenities like a pool and clubhouse, upgraded infrastructure, walking paths, a community garden and a computer lab for residents.

National Community Renaissance (National CORE), one of the nation's largest affordable housing developers and the general contractor for the project, is working in partnership with the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino to transform the Arrowhead Grove neighborhood.

"None of this would be possible without the collective commitment of the City, the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) and every stakeholder, funder and agency that have dedicated themselves to turning this dream into reality," said Steve PonTell, president and

chief executive officer of National CORE. "We are grateful for the SGC and the AHSC support and we are eager to move forward with the next stages of this transformative effort to rebuild San Bernardino block by block."

"There is a critical need for affordable housing in San Bernardino County," said Supervisor Josie Gonzales, whose Fifth District includes Arrowhead Grove.

"We owe a great deal of thanks to our legislative delegation, the HASCB, National CORE, other county agencies, and the City of San Bernardino for the hard work they put into acquiring this vital funding source."

Two initial phases of the Waterman Gardens redevelopment have already been completed. Valencia Vista, the first phase with 76 units, opened to residents in December 2016. A little more than a year later, Olive Meadow, the second phase with 62 units, opened in September 2017. Both have earned recognition from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, and the Affordable Housing Tax Credit Coalition, among others, for the transformative impact on the lives of residents and the community atlarge.

"This was a collaborative effort with so many partners," said Housing Authority of San Bernardino County's Executive Director Maria Razo. "We are extremely grateful for the opportunity to effectively invest and leverage our dollars to achieve the vision of affordable housing and active transportation options that improve the health and well-being of the residents who live in the area."

Financing for the overall Arrowhead Grove plan is through a variety of private and public sources including low-income housing tax credit financing, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program and federal HOME-Investment Partnership funds.

With this advancement and the continued momentum of the developer, agencies involved are hopeful that Arrowhead Grove's construction will break ground in late 2018 or early 2019.

The Riverside County Registrar of Voters office certified the results of the June 5 Consolidated Primary Election on June 25. An amendment to the certified election results was released today to include 108 ballots that were not included in the certified results issued Monday. The amended election results did not change the outcome of any contest on the ballot.

The final official election results and statement of vote are available on the Registrar of Voters website at

www.voteinfo.net and have been forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for review at the next available board meeting.

By law, a request for a recount must be filed with the Registrar of Voters office within five days after election results are certified. The deadline to request a recount is July 5. The cost of a recount is paid for by the requestor. For information regarding the recount process, please call the Registrar of Voters office at (951) 486-7330.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Issues Statement on Family Separation Crisis State Government News

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson released a statement today on the Trump administration’s policy of separating families seeking asylum from human rights abuses, violence, and crime.

“I am saddened and angered by the treatment of families and young children at our southern border,” said Torlakson. “Families who come to the United States seeking economic security, new opportunities, and physical safety face great adversity and danger on their journeys. They should be greeted with understanding and compassion. Instead, immigration officials have separated families with little hope of reunification, prosecuted asylum-seekers, and detained prospective immigrants indefinitely.”

“This is cruel, inhumane, and unacceptable, and has the potential to cause irreparable harm to the children victimized by these actions. Children could face long-lasting anxiety, de-

pression, and other forms of mental illness that could harm their performance at school and cause problems throughout their lives.”

“I am proud to join 17 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit against the Trump administration challenging its practice of refusing entry for asylum seekers at our southern borders and the cruel and unlawful policy of forcibly separating families.”

“We must treat those who come to our nation seeking refuge in a compassionate way, one that reflects the values upon which this nation was built. We are a nation of immigrants that has welcomed people from all over the world. This diversity is our strength.”

“In contrast to current federal policies, California schools stand ready to welcome and serve these students and their families just as we welcome all students regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or immigration status.”

APU and Salvation Army Host Annual Homeless Foot Washing Community/Education News

Who: Azusa Pacific University’s High Desert Regional Campus nursing students and the Salvation Army host the fourth annual Homeless Foot Washing event.

When: Wednesday, Aug. 1, from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Where: Victorville Salvation Army, 14585 La Paz Dr. What: This outreach event serves approximately 200 people in need. Each attendee will receive free shoes, socks, a meal, and a health screening.

In addition, participants receive

personal foot washing, spiritual support, and referrals to community resources.

For more information, contact Lydia Garcia-Usry at lgarciausry@apu.edu.

Azusa Pacific University’s High Desert Regional Campus combines a quality APU education with local convenience.

Offering bachelor’s completion programs, master’s degrees, and teaching credentials, the regional campus focuses on programs that are tailored to the needs of the adult learner.

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HEALTH/FITNESS NEWS

Assemblyman Jay Obernolte recognizes Dr. Venkamma Reddy for California Nonprofits Day Health/Fitness News

Fuller's Request for Valley Fever Funding Signed into Law...continued expansion will increase the number of patients who can receive the best treatments available, and will aid in the race to find a cure for Valley Fever.

The $3 million request for the Valley Fever Institute at Kern Medical Center is part of a onetime $8 million General Fund expenditure, which includes $2 million for outreach and awareness at the Department Public Health and $3 million for research for the University of California.

The initial request was made on February 8, 2018 with Assembly-

man Vince Fong (R-Bakersfield) and Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) signing on as coauthors.

Valley Fever, or Coccidioidomycosis, is a fungus found in the soil of dry, low rainfall areas. Valley Fever is caused by air or soil disturbance of tiny fungi, which live and breed within the soil.

When the dust containing the spores is breathed in, the fungus attacks the respiratory system, causing infection that can lead to symptoms that resemble a cold, influenza, or pneumonia.

CDPH Reminds Californians about Safe Food Handling During Summer Season Health/Fitness News

(Assemblyman Jay Obernolte recognizes Dr. Venkamma Reddy for California Nonprofits Day) SACRAMENTO – Assemblyman Jay Obernolte has recognized the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation as the 2018 Nonprofit of the Year for the 33rd Assembly District. The Foundation was honored at a Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation Scholarship dinner held in Victorville last week.

Founded in 1986, the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation is a nonprofit that has donated millions of dollars to various charities, including academic scholarships for students in the High Desert who are enrolled in medical-related degree programs. At the national level, the Foundation assists patients unable to afford treatment by funding free clinics and organizations supporting preventative care. Globally, they donate equipment to clinics located in poverty-stricken regions around the world. The Foundation also funds clean water initiatives, childhood vaccinations programs, educational grants and clinics that treat blindness and pediatric congenital heart de-

fects.

In 2014, Dr. Reddy made a commitment of $40 million to found the University of Science and Medicine, a non-profit MD school located in San Bernardino.

Through Prime Healthcare Services facilities and many foundation donations, Dr. Reddy and the Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation strive to meet the healthcare needs of the community.

“The Dr. Prem Reddy Family Foundation is a local nonprofit that has done a tremendous job improving access to healthcare to underserved patients throughout our region,” said Assemblyman Obernolte. “They are also committed to helping students prepare for careers in medical fields as well as providing college scholarships to students who achieve academic excellence. I commend the Foundation for providing medical services to our local communities and for all of their good work both in my District and around the world.”

Riverside University Health System Resident Physicians Get Words of Wisdom and New White Coats Health/Fitness News

MORENO VALLEY, Ca.—Kneelength white coats—a trusted symbol of healing and science— were presented to new resident physicians Thursday night (June 28) as they embarked upon their years-long journey of medical residency training at Riverside University Health System.

Wearing bright white coats, the 30 resident physicians heard from physician leaders who emphasized that the field of medicine is not a trade but a calling, one whose members are held to the highest standards of trust and professionalism.

“You have answered the calling,” Dr. Roger Garrison, associate program director of Graduate Medical Education 125-year-old public teaching hospital in Moreno Valley. “With that white coat comes great responsibility.”

Chief residents from each program offered heartfelt words of advice, urging the new cohorts to lean on one other and take care of one another throughout their journey. Dr. Kellie Morris, chief resident of the Anesthesiology program said no matter what field

they had chosen, the newly minted doctors would undoubtedly face death and sickness.

“These experiences may be trying for your soul, but what I challenge each of you to remember is what else you will see—health, happiness, trust and life,” Morris said, sparking laughter by also urging them to “eat when you can, sleep when you can…and pee when you can.”

The new resident physicians are entering five different residency programs at the Moreno Valley-based teaching hospital, which annually sponsors a total of 116 resident physicians in Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, General Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and Neurosurgery. The programs vary in duration from three to seven years.

Annually, about 1,000 medical students and physician residents train at RUHS Medical Center through academic and graduate medical education affiliations with the schools of medicine at University of California Riverside, Loma Linda University and Western University.

Fuller's Request for Valley Fever Funding Signed into Law Health/Fitness News

(Sacramento) Senator Jean Fuller's (R-Bakersfield) request for $3 million for Valley Fever research at the Valley Fever Institute at Kern Medical was signed into law by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. "This has been a long, dramatic fight to get this funding to where it is needed most and where it will be most effective," said Senator Fuller. "The Valley Fever Institute at Kern Medical Center is well-positioned to make the most of this investment, and provide

the most direct care to patients who are fighting this devastating disease."

According to a Kern County Public Health report, in 2017, Valley Fever infected 2,929 people and killed 9 in Kern County. This represents the 4th consecutive yearly increase in reported cases.

Senator Fuller's request will expand research and treatment facilities at the Valley Fever Institute at Kern Medical Center. This (continued in next 2 columns)

SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reminding Californians about the importance of safe food handling to prevent foodborne illness while enjoying picnics, barbecues and other outdoor activities during the summer season.

Salmonella, E. coli and Campylobacter are bacteria most commonly recognized for causing foodborne illness in the United States each year. Most of these cases are mild and cause symptoms for only a day or two, but some cases are more serious.

However, there are some easy and effective steps you can take to help lessen your chance of contracting a foodborne illness.

“You can protect yourself, your family and your friends from foodborne illness by following simple safety tips for properly preparing and handling food,” said CDPH Director and State Public Health Officer Dr. Karen Smith.

Following these four “C’s” can prevent foodborne illnesses:

vide effective sanitation action. · Cover any cuts or skin abrasions on your hands to avoid contaminating the food. · Keep pets and household chemicals away from food preparation areas.

Prevent Cross Contamination: · Keep raw and cooked foods separate. · Use separate cutting boards and knives for chopping readyto-eat produce and raw meats. · Never rinse raw poultry because it spreads germs around the kitchen sink, which can serve as a source of contamination for other foods. ·

Discard used marinades.

· Use clean utensils and plates to remove cooked foods from grills and pans. Never place cooked foods back into the dish that held the raw or uncooked foods.

Chill: · Keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. Bacteria can grow in foods kept in the temperature “danger zone” (41°F-135°F) / (5 °C-58 °C) for an extended period of time. · Refrigerate leftovers to less than 41°F / 5 °C as soon as possible, but definitely within two hours. · Use shallow pans and loosely cover while in the refrigerator to allow warm air to escape and facilitate cooling. · Select cold foods at the grocery store last and put them away first when you get home to keep them cold. · Refrigerated foods packaged in hermetically sealed or vacuum packaged containers should always be stored in the refrigerator. Storing these types of vacuum packaged products at room temperature could allow the production of Botulism toxin. · Follow package instructions, especially when it comes to keeping foods refrigerated. · Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator or in a microwave immediately prior to cooking. Never thaw frozen foods on the counter.

Clean: · Wash your hands with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds before and after handling food. Humming “happy birthday” twice while washing hands is a good way to ensure you are washing long enough. · Scrub cutting boards with hot, soapy water after preparing each item and before moving on to the next food. If your cutting board has deep grooves or cut marks, which make it difficult to clean, consider replacing it. · Wash and thoroughly rinse utensils and cutting boards with soap and water. Thoroughly cleaning them with a bleach solution (made of one tablespoon of unscented liquid bleach diluted in one gallon of water) will pro-

· Separate raw and uncooked meats from ready-to-eat items when shopping at the grocery store. Place raw meats in disposable, plastic bags away from other foods. · If you use reusable shopping bags for groceries, designate specific bags for meats to avoid cross-contamination. Wash and dry bags as they become soiled. · Store bags used for groceries at home in a manner which protects them from other sources of contamination such as pets, children, and chemicals. · Thaw frozen foods in the refrigerator in water-tight containers to prevent juices from leaking onto ready-to-eat and cooked foods.

Cook: · Use an accurate thermometer to measure the final internal temperature of meat and meat products. Color is an inaccurate way to determine if meat is sufficiently cooked. · Measure the temperature in the thickest part of the food, ensuring the thermometer does not touch bone or the cooking pan which can give you an inaccurate reading. · Wash thermometers after each use. · Wait until foods are completely cooked before taste testing. · When using a microwave to cook or reheat food, be sure to rotate or stir the food to facilitate thorough heating. · Additionally, some labels recommend a “resting time” for the food after cooking before it should be served. Those instructions should be followed in order to allow the heat to evenly distribute.

Visit CDPH’s Cooking Raw Meats webpage for additional information. www.cdph.ca.gov

Warning: Black Women In Virginia Are Dying 3 Times More Than Any Other Race Health/Fitness News

Black women are dying during childbirth at alarming rates, right in our own backyard. This is personal for me because I was raised by a village of strong Black women and to know that is happening is frightening.

Just a few months back we reported that the number of Black women who are dying in childbirth is increasing every year. And even more recent, Serena Williams explained to us that she too was suffering from a condition after giving birth that also almost took her life. And we learn that at least one state, it’s happening all too often.

In Virginia, black women die in or near childbirth more than three times as often as women from any other race. They died at a rate of 36.6 per 100,000 births since 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate was 11 for white women. Nationwide the gap was nearly as wide: black women died at a rate of 47.2 per 100,000 births, with white women at 18.1 and Asian and Hispanic women even lower.

The racial differences are staggering – regardless of class, education level or income.

“These disparities exist whether you’re economically deprived and poor or an affluent attorney or doctor,” said Lauren Powell, director of the office of health equity at the Virginia Department of Health. “There are actual stressors of being a black woman in America that are contributing.”

So why is this happening?

Some experts and concerned professionals say it may be a mix of implicit biases, historical mistrust in the medical system and lack of access to quality healthcare.

“A lot of times people who don’t know they have medical conditions, they find out during pregnancy, because their body is under this tremendous amount of stress,” says Dr. Lea Porche, an OB-GYN and assistant professor in maternal-fetal medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School to the Virginian Pilot.

Porche said she sees many patients, particularly women of color, who have no primary care doctor outside pregnancy. If a woman is not healthy before pregnancy, she’s more likely to have complications during. And black women are at higher risk for issues like hypertension.

Overall, the United States has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world. The term refers to women who died during pregnancy, in childbirth or up to 42 days after delivery – though it

takes a woman’s body up to a year to recover, Porche noted.

A review board in Virginia has found that a major cause of maternal deaths here is postpartum hypertension. Other leading causes include hemorrhages, cardiomyopathy, infections and general high blood pressure.

Postpartum preeclampsia is a rare condition that occurs when you have high blood pressure and excess protein in your urine soon after childbirth. Preeclampsia is a similar condition that develops during pregnancy and typically resolves with the birth of the baby.

Most cases of postpartum preeclampsia develop within 48 hours of childbirth. However, postpartum preeclampsia sometimes develops up to six weeks or later after childbirth. This is known as late postpartum preeclampsia.

Postpartum preeclampsia can be difficult to detect on your own.

Many women who experience postpartum preeclampsia show no signs or symptoms during pregnancy. Also, you might not suspect that anything is wrong when you’re focused on recovering after childbirth and caring for a newborn.

Signs and symptoms of postpartum preeclampsia — which are typically the same as symptoms of preeclampsia — might include: – High blood pressure (hypertension) — 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or greater – Excess protein in your urine (proteinuria) – Severe headaches – Changes in vision, including temporary loss of vision, blurred vision or light sensitivity – Upper abdominal pain, usually under the ribs on the right side – Decreased urination So what can we do? How do we stop this?

We need to improve all women’s health – not just pregnant women’s health.

Your doctor may recommend taking baby aspirin (81 milligrams) to prevent preeclampsia during your next pregnancy. Your doctor may also encourage you to have an active lifestyle and to eat a healthy diet.

It’s important to go to all your appointments during pregnancy and ask about changes to your body. What may be normal to some is not normal to others. So even get a second opinion if needed.

Also be mindful of not only medication you may be taking but also ask about any supplements you have as well. Those may be affecting your blood, heart, etc.

It takes a village to raise a child, and now it’s taking a village to keep that child’s mother alive as well.

Posted on June 29, 2018Dr. P. Gould, BDO Medical Contributor

Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies Provide Free Smoking Cessation Assistance Health/Fitness News San Bernardino, California (July 2, 2018) – To help smokers overcome nicotine addiction, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies will provide NRT (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) to qualifying individuals. NRT can be provided without a physician’s prescription due to California law (Senate Bill 493) which includes a protocol that allows pharmacists to prescribe NRT just as physicians do.

NRT is covered by most insurance plans and a prescription can be coordinated at one of the 22 local Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies. For a list of Stater Bros.

Super Rx Pharmacy locations, visit staterbros.com.

In collaboration with the California Smokers’ Helpline, Stater Bros. Pharmacists will also assist customers by providing referrals to the free, evidence-based smoking cessation services available from the California Smokers’ Helpline. Upon referral, the California Smokers’ Helpline will call patients to offer free telephone counseling, self-help materials, and referral to local cessation re-

sources. Services are available in multiple languages including English and Spanish.

“We are pleased to work in collaboration with California Smokers Helpline to provide assistance to individuals seeking to overcome nicotine addiction,” stated Pete Van Helden, Stater Bros.

CEO. “The California Smokers’ Helpline applauds the efforts of Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies to increase patient access to nicotine replacement therapy, an evidence-based strategy for helping smokers quit,” stated Shu-Hong Zhu, Ph.D., Director of the Helpline and Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, San Diego.

Recently, Stater Bros. Super Rx Pharmacies improved their $4/$10 generic program by offering additional tiers. The tiers now consist of a $4, $8, $10 and $12 offering and bring over 350 commonly prescribed medications to the program in order to add value for their customers.

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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 June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

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July 5, 2018

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180006533 Date Filed: 6/05/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/05/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): RC ALL PROS MOBILE DETAIL County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1228 W. ROSEWOOD CT. APT. A ONTARIO, CA 91762 Name of Individual Registrant: ELISEO RODRIGUEZ 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: 1228 W. ROSEWOOD CT. APT. A ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Eliseo Rodriguez

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 June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180007361 Date Filed: 6/22/2018 Filing Expires On: 6/ 22/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SHELL ROOFING SOLUTIONS GROUP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 4790 CHINO AVE., STE. A CHINO, CA 91710 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SHELL ROOFING SOLUTIONS GROUP State of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C3436413 Residence Street Address: 4790 CHINO AVE. STE. A CHINO, CA 91710 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/23/2012 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Rudy Gutierrez, President, CEO

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180007313 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/21/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/21/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): JC’S VENDING MACHINE SERVICES Business Address: 14968 GENOA DR. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 14968 GENOA DR. FONTANA, CA 92336 Registrant(s)Address: JASMINE J. CORONADO 14968 GENOA DR. 92336, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: Jasmine J. Coronado

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 June 28, July 5,12, 19, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180006077 Date Filed: 5/23/2018 Filing Expires On: 5/ 23/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): DEL TACO #321 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 56748 TWENTY NINE PALMS HWY YUCCA VALLEY, CA 92284 Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 126 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ARHM RESTAURANT GROUP State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 881 ALMA REAL DRIVE SUITE #104 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA 90272 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Hossein Moalej/CEO

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

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

REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006594 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/06/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/06/2023 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): WEST MOBILE REPAIR AND TOW SERVICES Business Address: 17316 EL MOLINO RD. BLOOMINGTON, CA 92316 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 2725 SANTIAGO RD. #B FULLERTON, CA 92835 Registrant(s)Address: JACAVO MUNOZ 2725 SANTIAGO RD. #B FULLERTON, CA 92835 RENE MADRID 4026 KATSURA WAY SAN BERNARDINO, CA 00000 Signature/Officer Title: Jacavo Munoz, General Partner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920.

WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006982 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/14/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/14/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): PREEMINENT APPRAISAL Business Address: 5492 WITHERS AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: JOHN Y. IBRAHIM 10659 REDWOOD AVE.HESPERIA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: John Y. Ibrahim, 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 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 June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180007327 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 6/21/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 6/21/2023 Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple Fictitious Business Name(s): AMCAST CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING Business Address: 10770 MESQUITE ST. OAK HILLS, CA 92344 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: MICHAEL A. CASTILLO 10770 MESQUITE OAK HILLS, CA 92344 ANGELA J. CASTILLO 10770 MESQUITE OAK HILLS, CA 92344 Signature/Officer Title: Angela J. Castillo

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 June 28, July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 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 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 1814620 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: RACHAEL NICOLE SPADY filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

RACHAEL NICOLE SPADY to Proposed name: NICOLE SPADY ROBERTS 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: 07/24/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. Third St. San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: June 14, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1813602 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: AMANDA PIERSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. FAITH PICHARDO to Proposed name: FAITH PENTZ 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: 7/11/18 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 CENTERCIVIL DIVISION A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: May 30, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814972 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEHDI ETEHADIEH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. MEHDI ETEHADIEH to Proposed name: CYRUS TAFT 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: 07/30/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino East Gilbert St. 860 East Gilbert St. San Bernardino, CA 92415 Juvenile 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 15, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1814020 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: EDDIE CALDERA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. EDDIE CALDERA to Proposed name: EDDIE EDMUNDO CALDERA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 07/19/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. 3rd Street 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 7, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 12, 2018.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): JEFFREY M. WHARTON YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

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

Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte.

Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta.

Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley la corte tiene derecho a reclamar los coutas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1801015 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Harlan M. Reese, 118226, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571, Dana N. Meyers, 272640, James E. Delaney, 292600.

3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No.553513) Date: January 11, 2018 (Fecha) (Secretario)Clerk, by Daisy Mondragon, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

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: Roger von Kaesborg Law Office of Roger von Kaesborg 8460 Nuevo Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335 ( 909) 822-4445 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 5, 12, 19, 2018.

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

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: TINA

BROOKANN HARTE Case Number: PROPS 1800525 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : TINA

BROOKANN HARTE aka TINA HARTE A Petition for Probate has been filed by: KYLE HARTE & CORINA HARTE in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that KYLE HARTE & ROBERT KELLY HARTE 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: 07/16/2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S36

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, County Of San Bernardino, 247 West 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 Central Branch 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: Matthew Donahue 3890 11th Street, Ste. 219 Riverside, CA 92501 ( 909) 979.9728 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 21, 28, July 5, 2018.

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

PETITION TO ESTATE OF:

VALERIE POPTELECAN Case Number: PROPS 1800601 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of : VALERIE

POPTELECAN A Petition for Probate has been filed by: MONICA FINARU in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that MONICA FINARU 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: 8/02/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S35 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

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New Black History Card Game Helps Parents Teach Their Children About Their Heritage Lifestyle/Entertainment News

2), and television personality Thomasina “Goo Goo” Atkins (Mary Mary television series).

Christian music legends Toby McKeehan and Michael W. Smith also make appearances in the film.

Beautifully Broken has already received glowing reviews from viewers of its advanced screenings. For more information about the film and to view

The Black History Card Game and activity books Nationwide — African American parents who want to teach their children about their heritage can now easily do so thanks to a new Black History card game now available at BlackHistoryCardGame.com.

The game, designed for children in grades K-8, is a simple, but very effective “Guess Who?” card game that features 28 Black history legends.

Here are the some of the features of the card game: * Play “Guess Who?” and add interest to Black History Month lessons with these clever 2sided Knowledge Cards * Front of each card shows an image of a notable figure in black history along with the printed question “Who Am I?” * Back of each card lists 3 points about the person and

CeCe Winans Releases Lyric Video For Title Track “Beautifully Broken,” From The Powerful Upcoming Feature Film...continued

their contributions * 28 cards include Alex Haley, Alice Walker, Arthur Ashe, Barack Obama, and 24 more The web site also sells activity books that feature the top 101 achievements made by African Americans! Both products are high quality, affordable educational tools that teach African American children about their history… while allowing them to have fun at the same time.

Priced at just $9.95 for the card game and $7.95 for the activity book, the tools can be easily purchased even by low income families. A combo package of 5 game sets and 5 activity books can also be purchased for just $49.95.

For more details and/or to make a purchase, visit www.BlackHistoryCardGame.com

CeCe Winans Releases Lyric Video For Title Track “Beautifully Broken,” From The Powerful Upcoming Feature Film Song Is Co-Written By Dove Award-Winning Pop Artist Plumb Lifestyle /Entertainment News

the movie trailer, photos and cast bios, please visit, www.BeautifullyBrokenMovie.com.

Dynamic event to be hosted by actress Essence Atkins and feature all-female honorees for second year Lifestyle/Entertainment News

McDonald’s 365Black Awards is known for attracting various top celebrity attendees, many of whom will grace the signature gold carpet prior to the ceremony. The luncheon will feature performances by awardwinning R&B swooner Dave Hollister and gospel heavy-hitter Le’Andria Johnson.

“I am thrilled that McDonald’s will recognize women leaders who are courageous newsmakers and pillars of inspiration, who consistently empower others to follow their dreams,” said Kenny Mitchell, McDonald’s U.S. Vice President of Brand Marketing & Content. “They embody the essence of exceptional leaders that work every day to make a difference in the communities by moving Black culture forward.”

McDonald’s 365Black Awards launched in 2003 as an extension of the company’s 365Black platform, which celebrates the pride, heritage and achievements of AfricanAmericans year-round. Follow @365Black on Twitter for updates on the award ceremony and join the conversation using #365BlackAwards.

“Woe to You, You Spiritual Hypocrite!”

By: Lou Yeboah

NEW YORK, June 28, 2018 – Big Film Factory has released the lyric video for Grammy award-winning gospel artist Cece Winans’ touching version of the song, “Beautifully Broken,” written by pop artist Plumb and Jenny Slate Lee. The lyric video follows the recent debut of the track, to much critical acclaim. Currently playing on radio stations across the country, the moving song serves as the title track for the upcoming feature film of the same name, Beautifully Broken, in theaters August 24th. This week, the single has jumped to the top 30 on the MediaBase Charts and the top 20 on the Billboard Charts.

View the lyric video for Cece Winan’s “Beautifully Broken” here: https:// www.youtube.com/ w a t c h ? v = J A U glm6LGTg&feature=youtu.be Produced by Big Film Factory, the film Beautifully Broken is about a refugee’s escape, a prisoner’s promise, and a daughter’s painful secret that converge in an inspiring true story of hope. The uplifting message of the film is reflected in the lyrics of the song which speak of becoming whole again no matter the hurt one endures.

“I know a lot of broken

people will be healed through this song and that inspires me,” says Cece Winans. “Once I heard it, I felt it had a powerful message so I was honored to record it."

The song, released through Pure Springs Gospel/D3 Music Group, was produced by Winans’ son Alvin Love III and Grammy Award-winning producer Warryn Campbell, and co-produced by Rodney Jones Jr., and Clyde Duffie. There are two other renditions of the track performed by Grammy-award winning country artist, John Berry, and Dove-award winning pop artist Plumb. Both have been well received with Berry’s reaching #1 on the Christian Country Charts, and Plumb’s hitting #1 on the Christian artist download and streaming charts.

The Beautifully Broken cast includes Scott William Winters (Lethal Weapon television series, Good Will Hunting), Benjamin Onyango (God’s Not Dead, Inception), Emily Hahn (Toy Story 3, Fresh Off The Boat television series), Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight, The Expendables), Jessica Obilom (Trafficked), Caitlin Nicol-Thomas (Nashville television series), Alan Powell(Quantico television series), Eugene Khumbanyiwa (District 9), Tammi Arender (Pitch Perfect

Lou Yeboah

Thus saith the Lord; what right have you to declare My statutes, or take My covenant in your mouth, seeing you hate instruction and cast My word behind you? You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit. You sit and speak against your brother, you slander your own mother’s son. These things you have done, and I kept silent; you thought that I was altogether like you; but I will rebuke you, and set them in order before your eyes. [Psalms 50].

Now consider this, you who have forgotten Me, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver.

Turn from your wicked ways [2 Chronicles 7:14] while it is yet day and there is still time to repent, otherwise you will feel my wrath to the

Other artists to perform include Charlie Wilson, Xscap3, Common, The Roots, The O’Jays, After 7, Bootsy Collins, DJ Jazzy Jeff and MC Lyte.

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Political Commentator Symone Sanders and Famed ‘Diva’ Sheryl Lee Ralph Among Those to be Honored at 15th Annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards

OAK BROOK, IL — (June 8, 2018) — In celebration of the 15th annual McDonald’s® 365Black® Awards, the company will honor celebrities and everyday heroes who make positive contributions to the community. To date, this year’s roster of remarkable honorees includes popular Political Commentator Symone Sanders, renown actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph, Black Girls CODE CEO Kimberly Bryant and next generation McDonald’s Owner/ Operator Monique Vann-Brown.

Additionally, college junior Tishauna Wilson will be recognized alongside this lineup to receive the McDonald’s HBCU Forward $10,000 Scholarship, for her exceptional efforts to impact the community. Hosted for a second year by actress Essence Atkins, the awards ceremony will be held on Sunday, July 8, 2018, during the 24th annual ESSENCE Festival™ presented by Coca Cola® in New Orleans.

The annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards honor outstanding individuals who are committed to making positive contributions that strengthen the African-American community.

2018 Cincinnati Music Festival to Feature Fantasia, Jill Scott, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, and More

uttermost! On the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness. You snakes, you offsprings of vipers, how will you escape being condemned to hell? [Matthew 23:25-39]. Be zealous and repent NOW and do the first works, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your lampstand from its place. [Revelation 2:5].

I want you to know that the Word of God has very bad news for the wicked. God is angry with the wicked every day. If you do not turn back, He will sharpen His sword; He bends His bow and makes it ready. He also prepares for Himself instruments of death; He makes His arrows into fiery shafts.

[Psalm 7: 11-13]. I tell you, you are just a step away from diaster! You best repent and repent NOW! “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death... therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live... [Deuteronomy 30:19]

Fantasia performing at last year’s Cincinnati Music Festival Cincinnati, OH — Premier ticket and hotel reseller, QLZ Productions, is providing ticket and hotel packages for the 2018 Cincinnati Music Festival. The iconic event will happen Thursday, July 26 to Saturday, July 28, at the Paul Brown Stadium, on the Cincinnati riverfront. Attendees will have a memorable experience with prime seating and accommodations.

“Here at QLZ Productions, we are dedicated to you and your Cincinnati Music Festival ticket and hotel needs,” says QLZ Productions partner/co-owner, Zachary Berry. “We’ve won a number of great comments for our work with the festival. But, our most important win is making you a happy, life-long patron.”

The Cincinnati Music Festival is one of the nation’s oldest and most highly anticipated music festivals, attracting local and regional guests from across the Midwest. Each year, the festival showcases a bevy of old school artists, along with the hottest

contemporary R&B performers.

Last year’s event drew a crowd of almost 50K music lovers.

This year’s line-up includes the legendary talent of Charlie Wilson, Jill Scott, Xscap3, Fantasia, Keith Sweat, Boyz II Men, Common, The Roots, The O’Jays, After 7, Bootsy Collins, DJ Jazzy Jeff and MC Lyte. Ticket prices start at $65 and are available a la carte or within a bundle. Visit www.qlzproductions.com or send an email to info@qlzproductions.com to purchase packages/tickets and for festival updates.

About QLZ Productions QLZ Productions is a ticket and hotel reseller with over 40 years of experience. In addition to providing competitive pricing, customers receive a variety of benefits such as the choice to customize their hotel/ticket package, use payment plans, USPS certified shipping and hotel confirmation three weeks prior to the event.

Witness For Justice #900

Similar Stunt, Different Day, Still Barbaric Rev. Dr. Bentley de Bardelaben Executive Associate for Justice and Local Church Ministries The story of the involuntary separation of vulnerable children from their parents seeking refuge in the U.S. has dominated the global news cycle for nearly a month.

This is an outgrowth of the current administration’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy, which compels criminal prosecution of migrating parents who have crossed the border illegally. At the same time the rules governing who is able seek asylum in our country are being changed.

Sexual and gender-based violence, and gang violence may no longer be considered acceptable reasons for seeking refuge in the U.S. Those who dare to cross our southern border, regardless of the circumstances driving them, are being treated as less than human, producing trauma for all. And though some families are now being reunited, many caregivers have no idea where their children have been taken. This will have a long-lasting effect on the many who will experience it.

Truthfully this evil behavior is not new. During one of the darkest chapters in American history, enslaved black families were regularly ripped apart. Mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters -- no one was safe. Many were violently beaten, raped, and then sold; only for that same cycle to repeat with a new owner. Having been stripped of their cultural identity and familiar ties, while being psychologically and spiritually traumatized, some chose to end their lives to escape the devastation, fear, and constant humiliation. This cycle lasted for hundreds of years until enslaved peoples were finally and rightfully emancipated by executive order in 1863.

Then from about 1870 – 1970, Native American families were subjected to a similar form of the barbaric treatment cited above.

Many American Indian children were taken from their homes; their families told that they would be assimilated and given better a fu-

ture. These innocents were placed into Christian boarding schools where they were physically, emotionally, spiritually, and even sexually abused. They, like enslaved blacks, were forbidden to speak in their native tongues or practice any of their ancestral religious. Many had little to no contact with their families and ultimately suffered from depression, anxiety and even suicide due to the reoccurring trauma.

Now here we go again. This evil behavior has resurrected in the 21st century. Have we not yet learned the lessons from our past?

It ought to be our moral imperative to keep families together! In a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others on June 19, American Medical Association CEO, Dr. James L. Madara strongly urged the government to stop the enforcement of the zero-tolerance immigration policy. He wrote that, “It is well known that childhood trauma and adverse childhood experiences created by inhumane treatment often create negative health impacts that can last an individual’s entire lifespan.” Our history has already shown us what happens to those who are psychologically traumatized.

Under enormous public pressure, on June 20, President Trump amended the policy of family separation by executive order. But this is just the beginning of a long road toward healing and redemption. Families remain separated and the zero-tolerance policy still stands. Only upon the reunion of all those families can we begin to redeem our character as a nation.

Let us recall a message of hope, penned by Emma Lazarus in 1883, inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty, “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore; Send these, the homeless, tempest-[tossed] to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” This is who we strive to be at our finest.

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An Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map

By Emeline Posner

and seeds to funding, land access and legal advice.

The Soul Fire team harvests greens from one of the beds at their farm in Grafton, N.Y., where they operate a CSA and several young farmer immersion programs for people of color., Capers Rumph / courtesy of Soul Fire Farm On a small plot of land on the outskirts of Chicago, a farm collectively owned by gender-non-conforming immigrants will cultivate produce and a younger generation of food justice activists. That's the vision that Viviana Moreno, Nadia Sol Ireri Unzueta Carrasco and Jazmín Martinez, organizers and farmers based in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood, are working to turn into reality.

Catatumbo Collective, as the three call themselves, told Rural America In These Times in an email: "We're approaching a worker-owned farm through an intersectional and holistic lens that understands that our community's issues can be addressed in part by sustainable farming and food justice educational programs."

Viviana, Ireri and Jazmín have known each other from years of organizing against deportations in Chicago and working in Little Village's Semillas de Justicia community garden.

Of Venezuelan and Mexican heritage, the three incorporate their families' experiences-with land stewardship and NAFTA-driven migrationand the history of campesinos' and Indigenous peoples' land struggles into their approach.

As they got more involved with Chicago's urban agriculture movement, Ireri found few resources that provided the needed historical or cultural context. "History of the land, history of the exploitation and abuse of people working the land, and the history of resistance and resilience by Indigenous people and people of color," Ireri says, was lacking.

They found a resource in Soul Fire Farm, a people-of-color-led farm and educational center based in Grafton, N.Y. Last summer, they all attended Soul Fire's Black and Latinx Farmer Immersion, a program designed to impart ecologically-restorative farming techniques to people of color and to foster conversation about racism, and racial justice, in the food system.

At Soul Fire, co-founders Leah Penniman and Jonah Vitale-Wolff "gave us the space to come together, look at each other and realize [that] we are who we have been waiting for," Viviana says. "Our individual stories and histories had already brought us together and Soul Fire solidified our commitment to land justice and reparations."

Catatumbo is part of an international, decades-old movement for food sovereignty. Coined by international farmer coalition Via Campesina in 1996, "food sovereignty" is the idea that food production and distribution should be controlled by workers, not by powerful, profit-driven corporations. Now, organizations like Soul Fire, Catatumbo and other groups of farmers of color are building a racial justice aspect into that framework, and are looking to uplift Black, Brown, Indigenous, and immigrant farmers-those who have borne the brunt of labor exploitation, land theft and discriminatory agricultural policy-all the while advocating for ecological farming practices and racial healing.

At Soul Fire Farm, one of the food sovereignty movement's several hubs, immersion programs have been supporting Black and Brown farmers across the United States and highlighting their history. Now, a younger generation of Soul Fire alums-like Catatumbo Collective-are putting themselves on the map.

Soul Fire Farm's interactive people-to-people reparations map.

(Source: Google Maps) At Perspektive Farms in rural Pennsylvania, a Black family of tree farmers are looking for funding to build a greenhouse. In New Jersey and in Alabama, organizers are looking for the funds to start an Indigenous farming collective and an Indigenous-led ecovillage, respectively. Outside a wildlife refuge on the island of Honolulu, the Four Women Radicals farm is looking for 5 acres of land to start a community farm dedicated to educating Black and Brown women on sustaining themselves.

As a tool for a grassroots movement, the map is specifically designed to facilitate people-to-people donations. The location of each farm and project is denoted by a pin. When viewers click on a pin, a sidebar pops up with information about that specific farmer's vision and needs. It also provides the farmer's contact information, so that the viewer can get in touch if they are interested in making a contribution.

Already, some of the tens of thousands of clicks have led to funding for several farmers' projects. From one donor, Dallas Robinson received $7,000, which she'll use toward the purchase of a tractor and the construction of a cool room for produce storage. With that gift, she'll be on track to open her herb and mushroom farm, the Harriet Tubman Freedom Farm, in Red Oak, N.C. in early 2019.

Another reparations map victory came recently to Jahshana Olivierre, a community builder in Canarsie, N.Y., who received $2,800 through the reparations map-enough to fund an apothecary apprenticeship, which will help her build knowledge to start her own youth-led herbal apothecary and cooperative.

These reparations victories follow earlier gifts that originated from a different Soul Fire program, Uprooting Racism in the Food System Immersion. The program offers training for people who have positional privilege in the food system and want to learn how to avoid being complicit with white supremacy in their day-to-day work.

Two Black- and Brown-led farms in central New York, Harmony Farm, in Goshen, N.Y., and Wild Seed Community Farm, in Millerton, N.Y., were created through gifts of land and funding by alums of the Uprooting Racism program.

"There's an awakening consciousness that reparations are necessary and aren't seen as some fringe unreasonable demand, but really an essential part of racial healing," says Penniman.

Institutional reparations-such as the 1999 Pigford v. Glickmanclass action discrimination suit that won $1.25 billion for Black farmers denied loans and assistance by the USDA-are necessary, Penniman says.

But she points out that the average payout was $50,000 per farmer, "which is not enough to get a good tractor, let alone get your land back."

According to a paper in the Southern Rural Sociology journal, as of 2002 Black-owned or -operated farms numbered less than 20,000 and tending a total of 2 million acres-a decrease from the 1920 peak of 926,000 farms on 16 million acres.

"We absolutely do need to continue to litigate, and to do that policy work, but we don't have to wait for that to enact reparations," Penniman says. "We can actually start right away with these people-to-people transfers, of wealth that was stolen, to the people from whom it was stolen."

Getting farmers of color on the map Catatumbo Collective's primary goal for the map was to help facilitate these transfers of wealth. But, incidentally, the map may also help towards building up an online database of farmers of color, who have long been underrepresented by demographic surveys.

While government-led surveys are likely to underrepresent smallscale and Black and Brown-operated farms, independent surveys are no more likely to have accurate counts, as Nathan Rosenberg and Clay H. East recently argued in the New Food Economy.

For example, the Washington Post and otheroutlets share uplifting stories of how the youngest cohort of farmers is defined by its dedication to sustainable techniques and its diversity-but they draw on a National Young Farmer Coalition survey that skews toward "highly educated, ex-urban, first-time farmers," a group that is unrepresentative of the full spread of farmers under 35.

The Catatumbo Collective and other program participants during the 2017 Black-Latinx Farmer Immersion Program at Soul Fire Farm in Grafton, N.Y. (Image: Capers Rumph / courtesy of Soul Fire Farm)

Building Black and Brown farms through reparations After attending the Black and Latinx Farmer Immersion Program, Viviana, Ireri and Jazmín left with the confidence to commit to forming Catatumbo Collective. But while they were there, they started a conversation that would lead to the online reparations map that Soul Fire launched earlier this year. "[Work toward reparations] has been happening for a couple of years, but as far as the official map that was just launched, that came out of Viviana's work," Penniman tells Rural America In These Times.

"We were talking about ... reparations gifts, and she just said, 'We need to spread this and have more people-to-people solidarity.' And so we made it happen!"

The map, which has attracted nearly 45,000 views to date, lists 44 farmers of color and their specific needs, which range from equipment

The Soul Fire Farm team show visitors around a hoophouse at the start of the growing season.

(Image: Capers Rumph / courtesy of Soul Fire Farm) USDA census data, on the other hand, tells a different story: namely,

that the youngest generation (35 and under) of farmers is slightly more white (94 percent) and male (90 percent) than older generations, and more likely to practice conventional, industrialized agriculture.

In reality, the number of young farmers of color is likely higher than the current USDA estimate, though by how much is unclear.

One reason for this discrepancy in narrative is that the USDA has long failed to account for small-scale farms in its census. (As of 2002, Black farmers were likely to operate less than 50 acres of farmland, far below the national average of 440.) Although the USDA has been working to improve its methodology since 1997, its counts are likely still too low, given how small farms are decreasing in number at the same time as "very small" farms and gardens are increasing. By their very nature, very small farms and gardens, whether in rural or urban areas, are difficult to track from year to year.

Independent and grassroots maps like Soul Fire's reparations map will not serve as a replacement for more comprehensive surveys, but farmers like Penniman and the Catatumbo members see it as a step in the right direction. In the meantime, it serves the more important function of helping people of color and allies locate, and support Black and Brown farms.

"We do need a directory of POC-run farms and health centers. This map may or may not be the thing, but it has been a long time call-out that we have needed in our movement," Penniman says, adding a shout-out to Tasha Bowens, who published a book called the Color of Food, which maps out farm projects run by people of color. "But I do think that we need a curated space, a vetted space, that says these are the farms that are legit run by people of color that legit exist, and this is what they offer."

In the meantime, the map's creators are hoping to expand the breadth of the map, which currently skews heavily toward the Northeast, where they've built their network. "That is not where most of the Black farmers are," says Penniman, "They're in the South, and in the West. But I am really excited for it to grow. This project is just one humble and small piece of that overall movement for Black land sovereignty."

Catatumbo's beacon for food justice The Catatumbo River, from which the agricultural collective pulls its name, flows from Colombia down into Venezuela. For around twothirds of the year, and for as many as 10 hours a night, lightning storms linger over the mouth of the Catatumbo River, where it empties into Lake Maracaibo. The sharp bursts of lightning that the storms generate are so bright that they have functioned as a "natural lighthouse" for generations of sailors.

It's a striking name for the farm collective that the three Chicagoans envision building, both in the interest of cultivating ecologically and teaching younger members of their communities to do the same. But it won't be built overnight: Catatumbo hasn't yet received reparations.

To start, they need assistance finding a plot of land, a truck and guidance on how to form a business as residents of mixed documentation status. Through the map that they helped to create, they've received numerous messages and offers of assistance, but most of those offers have not materialized. None of them denies that it's a long road forward to their peri-urban farm, but it's one they're committed to following.

In the meantime, the voices behind Catatumbo are helping to shape the conversation around urban agriculture and food justice in Chicago. At a February 2018 Chicago food policy summit, a breakout session on Black and Latinx agricultural history, which Viviana helped to lead, pulled half the summit's attendees. And until they fund their farm, you can find Viviana, Jazmín and Ireri in Chicago, organizing, teaching, and using the gardens they do have to grow and to impart their knowledge about stewardship to others.

The Data Is In: Police Disproportionately Killed Black People in 2017...continued from page 1 pants judged the Black men to be larger, stronger and more muscular than the white men, even though they were actually the same size," said John Paul Wilson, PhD, of Montclair State University, one of the study's lead authors.

Regarding perceived harm capability, "Participants also believed that the Black men were more capable of causing harm in a hypothetical altercation and, troublingly, that police would be more justified in using force to subdue them, even if the men were unarmed," Wilson said.

High-profile cases also exhibit stark differences in arrests. When Dylann Roof murdered nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., authorities apprehended Roof the following day in an uneventful arrest. Officers described the killer as "polite" and "quiet," and pictures show what appeared to be a calm situation.

The arrest of Eric Garner was, unlike the arrest of Roof, violent and deadly. In July 2014, Garner was approached by NYPD for selling loose cigarettes. A verbal argument quickly escalated, and Garner was taken down and put in a chokehold. He repeatedly told the officers, "I can't breathe," but his pleas were ignored. Garner died from compressions to the neck and chest from being placed in the chokehold. Garner committed a crime very different from Roof's and was treated very differently by law enforcement.

Previous research from the American Psychological Association (APA) drew similar conclusions. "The Essence of Innocence: Consequences of Dehu-

manizing Black Children," published in 2014, found that Black children and adults over the age of nine are seen "as significantly less innocent than White children and adults or children and adults generally."

The police violence report also suggests that police are not using recommended best practices when faced with potentially violent situations.

For instance, 111 of people killed were armed with a vehicle.

Of those people, 85 percent were killed because police shot at a moving vehicle. Researchers state: "Experts, law enforcement groups, and the US Department of Justice recommend that police be banned from shooting at people in moving vehicles. These shootings are particularly ineffective and dangerous, since shooting the driver can make the vehicle an uncontrollable threat to both officers and the public.

"Despite this, most police departments continue to allow officers to shoot people in these situations."

The data for the police violence report was put together by Mapping Police Violence. Two people involved with the report were DeRay Mckesson, an activist, supporter of Black Lives Matter and former candidate for mayor in Baltimore, and Brittany Packnett, a cofounder of Campaign Zero and a member of former President Barack Obama's 21st Century Policing Task Force.

The last day data was collected was Dec. 26, 2017.

To view the full report click h e r e . h t t p s : / / policeviolencereport.org/

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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY GRAND JURY The Law Office of Sharon J. Brunner and The Law Office of James S. Terrell The Law Office of Sharon J. Brunner and The Law Office of James S. Terrell urge the public to come together to voice your concerns to the San Bernardino County Grand Jury. The San Bernardino County Grand Jury oversees all complaints concerning county employees to include local law enforcement and deputies. Both attorneys represent family members who have suffered the loss of family members at the hands of law enforcement and deputies, who are supposed to be trusted and safe individuals, and also represent clients who have endured brutal and unwarranted physical abuse due to law enforcement misconduct. By voicing your concerns and filing a formal complaint with the San Bernardino County Grand Jury, the Grand Jury is then required to investigate the complaint and all San Bernardino County personnel involved. Many individuals have lost their lives at the hands of San Bernardino County deputies …

Nate Pickett lost his young life at the hands of a San Bernardino County Deputy in the City of Barstow, which resulted in a verdict of $33.5 Million in March of 2018.

Despite two (2) shootings in his very short career as a Deputy (5 years), this Deputy still works for San Bernardino County. Unfortunately, this Deputy still works for the County and went on to shoot and seriously injure another citizen in January of this year.

Unlawful shootings are be-

coming a frequent occurrence in the City of Barstow. Jeffrey Sprowl was also gunned down in the City of Barstow and the fight for justice continues on his behalf. Betty Lozano lost her life at a San Bernardino County jail in 2017, leaving behind two children, having been neglected at the High Desert Detention Center, which resulted in a $1.9 Million settlement. Incustody cases are on the rise despite a recent class-action lawsuit filed against the County by the Prison Law Office. Many of these deaths could have been prevented.

Just last week, an Orange County Grand Jury determined 44% of their in-custody deaths could have been prevented and the County’s written agreement to make the necessary improvements.

This is an issue the San Bernardino County Grand Jury must investigate immediately!

Most recently, Diante Yarber, an unarmed young, black man, was also shot to death by Barstow Police Department Officers. Most alarming is the fact one of the deputies involved in Mr. Yarber’s shooting was previously convicted of a hate crime and was required to donate to the NAACP as a part of his plea deal. Even after his hate crime conviction, this Officer was still employed as a law enforcement officer in the City of Barstow. We are determined to seek legal justice for these losses and for the individuals who were for-

tunate to survive the continued brutality of law enforcement. Frances Pusok was brutally beaten in April of 2015 and continues to overcome the trauma of the attack.

The prosecution of the three (3) deputies involved in Mr. Pusok’s attack were essentially a waste of taxpayers money as the Judge reduced a jury felony verdict to a misdemeanor.

As a community, we cannot continue to stand by and ignore the loss of these lives.

Together the San Bernardino County Grand Jury must hear the public’s outcry in this epidemic of police brutality and misconduct. In many of the cases we handle, the deputies involved have had repeated instances of excessive force and are not taken off of the streets. Many unjustified shootings result in no prosecution of the guilty deputies.

It is time to take a stand to protect the future of our children and the community. We urge you to have your voice heard by submitting your concerns to the San Bernardino County Grand jury by filing a complaint on their website: http://wp.sbcounty.gov/ grandjury/.

“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable...

Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” -Martin Luther King, Jr.

89-Year-Old Black Grandmother Denied Use of Restroom, Forced to Relieve Herself 'Outside on the Grass' "A woman who has been here since 1929 … will not experience that in 2018 without the community fighting," said Evelyn Redic's granddaughter.

BySheryl Estrada

At age 89, Evelyn Redic can recall life under Jim Crow-era laws, where Blacks were refused service in many public places. So when Redic was forced to urinate outdoors in mid-90 degree temperatures because a gas station employee refused to let her use the store's restroom, her family said she was outraged.

During a church trip in Charlotte, N.C., last week, the church van Redic was riding in got a flat tire. While waiting for the tire to be fixed, Redic went to a nearby Shell/Circle K gas station to ask if she could use the restroom.

"The staffed attendant did not respond to her request as an off duty attendant refused to give her access to use the restroom," Redic's granddaughter, Katossa Glover, stated in a Facebook post about the incident, which has gone viral.

"One of the passengers advised the off duty attendant that Ms. Redic was recently released from the hospital and really needed the use of the restroom. Her plea was ig-

nored by the store employee."

Glover said that with no other option her grandmother was forced to relieve herself "outside on the grass near the parking lot."

"She says she was outraged," Glover said to WBTV. Glover said Redic told her, "I have never been so embarrassed."

"People are tired of being mistreated," Glover added, "and a woman who has been here since 1929, who has gone through that, will not experience that in 2018 without the community fighting."

County Commissioner Vilma Leake, who represents the district where the gas station is located, went to the location on Thursday to talk with the manager. Leake spoke with a clerk.

"The first thing she said was 'we can't say anything,'" Leake told WBTV. "She's a human being and they are human," she said.

"That is out of the ordinary to say no to somebody that age."

A Shell/Circle K gas station employee told The Huffington

Post that "the bathroom is in an area where only employees are allowed and if the woman had fallen, 'We would have been liable.'"

In a statement released to HuffPost, Circle K said that it was "sincerely sorry that [Redic's] visit to our store caused her any inconvenience." But it added, "Unfortunately, Ms. Redic was at one of our small kiosk stations that does not have a restroom accessible to the public."

The company welcomed her to visit its other locations with "easily accessible public restrooms."

Mecklenburg County officials say no code violations occurred. After Jan. 1, 2019, all new gas stations in North Carolina must have a restroom for customers to use, according to county officials.

But the family thinks under the circumstances, Redic should have been able to use the restroom instead of having to urinate in the grass.

"I feel like we need some type of public apology," Glover said.

Federal Appeals Court Rules Commercial Burglary Suspects America Has A Long History of Attacking Reporters Ferguson School District Violated Arrested for String of Burglaries

By Manny Otiko| California Black Media SB County News Voting Rights Act DATE: June 2018 \ 4:45 a.m.

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ST. LOUIS — A federal appeals court today ruled that the at-large electoral process used by Missouri’s FergusonFlorissant School District violates the Voting Rights Act. The American Civil Liberties Union brought the lawsuit on behalf of the Missouri NAACP and several African American parents and residents.

“The courts have ruled yet again that the FergusonFlorissant school district’s election system illegally dilutes African American voting power,” said Julie Ebenstein, senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project. “The decision takes another step toward dismantling systematic bias in local elections, and ensuring that all communities’ interests are equally represented.”

In its ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit found the “evidence amply supports” the district court’s conclusion that “given the extent to which African Americans in FFSD continue to experience the effect of discrimination, their ability to participate in the political process is impacted.”

The Ferguson-Florissant area has a long history of racial discrimination. The school

district itself was created by a 1975 federal desegregation order intended to remedy the effects of discrimination against African American students.

“We presented strong evidence that the election scheme operates to dilute the votes of black voters and today’s ruling vindicates the district court’s careful factual analysis based on complex evidence,” said Tony Rothert, legal director of the ACLU of Missouri. “We must remain vigilant about the voting rights of the people and continue removing artificial barriers that prevent communities of color from having the same opportunity as white voters to elect candidates that will be responsive to them.”

The lawsuit is Missouri NAACP v. FergusonFlorissant School District.

The ruling is at: https:// www.aclu.org/legal-document/missouri-naacp-vferguson-florissant-schooldistrict-appeals-court-ruling This press statement is at: https://www.aclu.org/news/ federal-appeals-court-rulesferguson-school-district-violated-voting-rights-act More information is at: https://www.aclu.org/cases/ voting-rights-trial-ferguson

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INCIDENT: Commercial Burglary LOCATION: 10100 block of Foothill Boulevard SUSPECT: M a l y k Grant, 21-year-old from Riverside Bryson McCoy, 21-yearold from Corona Devante Sargent, 22-yearold from Corona SUMMARY: On June 29, 2018, at 4:45 a.m., deputies from the Rancho Cucamonga Station responded to a commercial burglar where they determined two unknown males used a sledge hammer to break a large window on the southwest corner of the business. The suspects entered the business and stole various items, including a safe. They put the safe in a newer model white sedan and left the area.

At about 8:10 a.m., Sheriff’s deputies received a request for assistance from Riverside Police Department. They had three adult males and an adult female detained in their city.

The suspects were in a newer model white sedan with the safe from the burglarized busi-

ness in their vehicle. During the night, four other window smash burglaries occurred in the same general areas of the city.

Detectives Mitchell and Ixco responded to the Riverside Police Department to further investigate and interview the suspects. A safe, documents and a money bag were recovered and were found to belong to Kickback Jacks Restaurant and Cost Plus Mattress, both of which are located in the City of Rancho Cucamonga.

The three male suspects were arrested and booked into West Valley Detention Center for commercial burglary.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Rancho Cucamonga Police Department. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME (27463) or you may leave information at www.wetip.com.

Refer: Detective Ixco Station: Rancho Cucamonga Police Department Phone No. (909)477-2800 Report: 111808256 John McMahon, SheriffCoroner San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

These are challenging times for journalists. The Internet and declining advertising revenue have taken a large chunk out of the industry, and we live in a climate where the president of the United States has declared the media "the enemy of the people." Last week's attack on the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Md., was not so shocking for several members of the press, it was inevitable.

In the wake of the shooting, the Huffington Post published a compilation of audio files threatening their reporters with rape and death.

Five journalists were killed in the mass shooting, which is the largest number of journalist killed in America since 9/11.

After the shooting, President Donald Trump said: "Journalists, like all Americans, should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing their job."

But as much as America claims to be shocked at the violence directed at the press, it is nothing new for black reporters. Black newsmen and women have always had a unique position in the media.

They have to cover mainstream stories and write about stories in their community that are largely ignored.

Pioneering journalist Ida B. Wells faced this situation.

Born in 1862, Wells was a crusader for rights of Black people and one of the founders of the NAACP. But her main claim to fame was her work

exposing lynchings, which terrorized African-Americans throughout the early part of the 20th century. Wells investigative work was supported by Frederick Douglass.

Wells published her findings in an editorial in the Memphis paper, The Free Speech, and in a pamphlet, Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases. She revealed that lynchings, apart from being a subversion of the judicial system, were also used as a form of social control designed to scare blacks who might have been doing better than white people. It was also used as a form of political terrorism to prevent black people from participating in elections.

Wells' life was threatened several times for her work, and she eventually left the South and moved to Chicago, where she wrote for the Chicago Conservator.

Well's work is still relevant to modern America. The Intercept's Shaun King has written extensively about police violence and extrajudicial killings of black men, and he also faces death threats. He recently tweeted that he has a security team and he hugs his family before he leaves homes, in case he doesn't make it back. He has also tripled his life insurance policy.

The Capital Gazette shootings were terrible, but it wasn't the first time it happened and unfortunately, probably won't be the last.