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Vol. 51 No. 7

June 4, 2020 -June 10, 2020

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

—Fredrick Douglass (1849)

Attorney General Keith Ellison Takes Over George Floyd Murder Case

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

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Medical Examiner and FamilyCommissioned Autopsy Agree: George Floyd's Death Was A Homicide Lorenzo Reyes and Trevor Hughes USA Today

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison's appointment came following a telephone meeting between hip-hop icon Jay-Z and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has taken over the prosecution of ex-police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed African American who died because of the actions of Chauvin and other officers.

“It is with a large degree of humility and great seriousness, I accept for my office, the responsibility for leadership in this critical case involving the killing of George Floyd,” Ellison said during a news conference in Minneapolis.

“We are going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case,” he pronounced.

Ellison’s appointment came following a telephone meeting between hip-hop icon Jay-Z and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

JAY-Z described the conversation as “very earnest” and thanked Governor Walz.

“Earlier today, Governor Walz mentioned having a human conversation with me – a dad and a black man in pain,” JayZ, whose real name is Shawn Carter, wrote in a statement.

“Yes, I am human, a father and a black man in pain, and I am not the only one. This is just a first step. I am more determined to fight for justice than any fight my would-be

Adelanto announces 6 PM curfew and declares a local emergency Local News

Adelanto City Hall ADELANTO, Calif.

(VVNG.com) — The City of Adelanto has declared a local emergency and enacted a curfew beginning June 1, 2020, starting at 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. June 2, 2020, and then daily at 6:00 p.m., and ending at 6:00 a.m. The curfew will remain in place until further notice.

“The declaration and curfew are in response to civil unrest resulting from protests throughout the country this past weekend said Mayor Reyes.” The City of Adelanto stands with our concerned community members and residents in their outrage

regarding the death of George Floyd. We respect the public’s right to peacefully assemble and protest outside curfew hours.

During curfew hours, persons must remain in their place of residence unless seeking medical services, or travelling to and from work or religious meetings.

All law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel are exempt from the curfew.

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oppressors may have.”

Walz noted that the icon came to him “not as an international performer, but dad, stressing to me that justice needs to be served.”

This week, Jay-Z’s superstar wife, Beyonce, also spoke out on Floyd’s death on a social media post.

“We need justice for George Floyd,” she uttered. “We all witnessed his murder in broad daylight. We’re broken, and we’re disgusted. We cannot normalize this pain.”

Walz’s selection of Ellison comes as uprisings are taking place around the country and abroad. It also comes as

Floyd’s family and their attorney, Ben Crump, have demanded that the other three officers involved face charges.

The family remains outraged that Chauvin is the only officer arrested so far, and prosecutors have leveled just the relatively minor third-degree murder charge against the cop.

Ellison, a former congressman from Minnesota who ran for chair of the Democratic National Committee in 2017, noted that he was accepting the lead on the case with “a large degree of humility and great seriousness.”

American Plague Racism, our untreated pre-existing condition, is killing both black people and the nation itself By Jamil Smith It was just a week ago now that Derek Chauvin, then still employed as a Minneapolis police officer, pressed his left knee into the neck of George Floyd for what, on video, seemed like an interminable amount of time. It was a total of eight minutes and 46 seconds, nearly three minutes of which were after Floyd became unresponsive, long after pleadings like “Please, I can’t breathe” and “Mama” went silent.

Hennepin County’s district attorney, Michael Freeman, listed that precise timing in the criminal complaint he filed Friday. He charged Chauvin, the only one of the four officers involved who authorities have arrested thus far, with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

This move didn’t slow down the protests a bit, perhaps because they are about more than Floyd’s murder. Political strategist Patrisse Cullors, the founder of Reform LA Jails and one of the cooriginators of the Black Lives Matter movement, told Rolling Stone after Chauvin’s arrest, “In order to have true accountability we must defund the police and redirect those dollars to a national health care system. We have prioritized an economy of violence and terror over an economy of care.”

Police in riot gear react to demonstrators as they gather to protest the death of George Floyd near the White House on Sunday, May 31st, 2020.Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc./Getty Image Cullors’ remark only underscored what a public-health crisis police violence remains.

That was increasingly evident in the preliminary details from the county medical examiner’s autopsy, appearing at the end of Freeman’s complaint: “no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation. Mr. Floyd had underlying health conditions including coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease.

The combined effects of Mr. Floyd being restrained by the police, his underlying health conditions and any potential intoxicants in his system likely contributed to his death.” (The Floyd family requested an (continued on page 6)

George Floyd died May 25, 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes.

Photo Courtesy of The Floyd Family MINNEAPOLIS – Both the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office and an autopsy commissioned by George Floyd's family have ruled that the death of Floyd – in an incident that has triggered nationwide unrest – was a homicide and the 46-yearold's heart stopped beating while police restrained him and compressed his neck.

The medical examiner's report released Monday listed "cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint and neck compression" as the cause of death. It came hours after Floyd family attorney Benjamin Crump held a press conference to announce the findings of a familycommissioned autopsy.

The family autopsy stated "asphyxiation from sustained pressure was the cause" of Floyd's death.

Dr. Michael Baden and Dr. Allecia Wilson performed the autopsy and said there was "neck and back compression that led to a lack of blood flow to the brain," Crump said Monday.

They added that "weight on the back, handcuffs and positioning were contributory factors because they impaired the ability of Mr. Floyd’s diaphragm to function."

Floyd died May 25 after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes while he was handcuffed on the ground, crying that he couldn't breathe and pleading for help. The incident has galvanized outrage, sparking protests and violence throughout the U.S. Monday's medical examiner's report indicates that its finding "is not a legal determination of culpability or intent, and should not be used to usurp the judicial process."

That autopsy found "no physical findings that support a diagnosis of traumatic asphyxia or strangulation," according to the document, which suggests Floyd’s existing health conditions – coronary artery disease and hypertensive heart disease – combined with being restrained by police and any "potential intoxicants in his system" contributed to his death.

Baden and Wilson said it appeared that Floyd died at the

scene.

Follow this story:For more on the investigation, protests and more, sign up to get the Daily Briefing "What we found is consistent with what people saw," Baden said. "There is no other health issue that could cause or contribute to the death. Police have this false impression that if you can talk, you can breathe.

That’s not true."

Crump had strong words on Floyd's death.

"For George Floyd, the ambulance was his hearse," he said. "Beyond question, he would be alive today if not for the pressure applied to his neck by fired officer Derek Chauvin and the strain on his body from two additional officers kneeling on him. Mr. Floyd’s death was a homicide by officers who taunted him while holding him down for more than eight minutes. And the officer who stood by doing nothing was a physical blue shield – a living symbol of the code of silence."

Bystanders, who begged officers on the scene to intervene, recorded Floyd's death on video and shared the images on social media. After they went viral, Floyd's death sparked a week of protests in Minneapolis and most major U.S. cities.

Floyd was arrested on suspicion of trying to use a forged $20 bill.

Latest developments:George Floyd protests continue nationwide, 4,400 arrests reported; St. John's Church in DC set on fire Inside the criminal complaint:8 minutes, 46 seconds and 'inherently dangerous': What's in the criminal complaint in the George Floyd case Chauvin was charged with thirddegree murder and manslaughter.

He is in custody in a state prison.

Three other officers who were on the scene have not been detained or charged with any crimes. All four officers were fired the day after Floyd's death.

George Floyd died May 25, 2020, after a Minneapolis police officer (continued on page 5)

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/NATIONWIDE

Betsy DeVos Directs COVID-19 Relief Funds to Private and Charter Schools Critics charge DeVos is exploiting a national public-health crisis to promote her agenda of privatizing public education.

By Larry Buhl

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos at a White House press briefing on March 27, 2020. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images As COVID-19 has sent school districts scrambling to convert classroom learning to online instruction, and state governments have threatened to slash education budgets, charter school and private school advocates see an opportunity to siphon both federal relief money and students.

In an interview with right-wing talk show host Glenn Beck last month, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the COVID-19 crisis was an “opportunity to collectively look very seriously at the fact that K-12 education for too long has been very static and very stuck in one method of delivering and making instruction available.”

Other free-market advocates, including George Mason University’s Mercatus Center, which is funded by the libertarian Koch Family Foundations, are calling for deregulation of public schools and a dramatic expansion in online schooling. The Washington Policy Center, an affiliate of the Koch brothersfunded State Policy Network, argues that private and charter schools are best equipped to handle online learning, because they are “better equipped to innovate and caringly respond to

the pressing needs of students.”

Private, religious, and virtual schools are getting a leg up from Betsy DeVos, who is diverting emergency federal education funding their way.

Whether or not private, religious and virtual schools are best equipped to serve students virtually, they are getting a leg up from DeVos, who is diverting additional emergency federal education funding their way.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, signed in late March, included $30 billion in education stabilization funding for institutions harmed by the COVID-19 shutdown, including approximately $14 billion for higher education, $13.2 billion to elementary and secondary schools, and the rest for state governments.

Its discretionary funding was intended for grants to be used by states most impacted by COVID19, but Secretary DeVos announced a grant program that put some additional strings on the money. DeVos requires states to apply, using one of three categories which account for 60 percent of grant awards: Microgrants for families, so that

states can ensure they have access to the technology and educational services they need to advance their learning.

Statewide virtual learning and course access programs, so that students will always be able to access a full range of subjects, even those not taught in the traditional or assigned setting.

New, field-initiated models for providing remote education not yet imagined, to ensure that every child is learning and preparing for successful careers and lives.

“DeVos’ ‘microgrants’ are nothing more than school vouchers by another name.”

According to Celeste Fernandez Busser, a spokesperson for the National Education Association (NEA), these categories would remove resources from schools that are already underfunded. “The new guidance could potentially mean that hundreds of millions of additional CARES Act funding would be redirected away from under-resourced public schools and diverted to private schools,” Busser said in an email. “DeVos’ ‘microgrants’ are nothing more than school vouchers by another name. It is unconscionable that DeVos has chosen to exploit this national public-health crisis to promote her personal agenda of privatizing public education,” Busser added. (Disclosure: The NEA is a financial supporter of this website.)

Double-Dipping With Federal Funds The CARES Act also established a Paycheck Protection Program, allowing small businesses to apply for grants to retain employees during the health crisis. Private schools

and charters are eligible for PPP loans, regardless of the size of their endowment. CBS News reported that thousands of religious schools have received PPP loans as well.

Carol Burris, Executive Director of the Network for Public Education, a nonprofit advocacy group, says charter schools getting loans amounts to “double-dipping,” and puts them at an advantage over traditional public schools.

“Government small business loans should be going where parents work. Charter schools don’t need it.”

“The big money goes to the big (charter) chains, but the charter school funding stream, the same as public schools, has not changed. Government small business loans should be going to local shoe stores, where the parents work. Charter schools don’t need it.”

Liv Finne, director of the Washington Policy Center’s Center for Education, told Capital & Main that all schools should be helped in a crisis. “Poorer (private schools) like Catholic schools need it more. DeVos is thinking about private schools with low tuition who are just getting by.” Finne said that government money should not be given to institutions that don’t need it, but regarding DeVos’ microgrants, she’s in favor: “Should money be given to parents to choose their schools?

I say yes.”

The Department of Treasury came under fire after some large companies received PPP loans, which were given on a first-come basis. A congressional oversight committee has been staffed, but companies are still required to self-certify that they meet requirements of PPP.

Betsy DeVos Directs COVID-19 Relief Funds to Private and Charter Schools...continued As Congress debates a new round of Covid-19 relief, charters and private school advocates continue to lobby for more, including direct tuition payments. * * * Charter Advocates Tout Their Schools’ Online Capabilities Finne and other charter advocates believe that hiccups with traditional schools going online, plus the longer experience of distance learning in charter schools, will make parents consider moving their kids to charters in the fall. There’s some anecdotal evidence that charter companies opened mid-year enrollment during the pandemic, and massive online content providers like K12 are attempting to lure parents from traditional schools with purportedly superior distance-learning skills. In fact, many charters and some traditional schools purchase modules from K12 and other giants like Connections Academy.

Burris warned that these schools are using fear. “They are counting on parents who will be afraid to send kids back to school in the fall, either because the schools will be sporadically open or because their kids will be subject to Covid-19 if they go back (to traditional schools).”

Studies have shown that online education exacerbates inequality by leaving low-income and struggling students behind.

But Kevin Welner, director of the National Education Policy Center, said that, budgets being equal, neither public schools, nor private schools, nor charters with online experience should have a leg up in offering online instruction.

“None of them have been doing online education well,” Welner said.

Studies have shown that online education exacerbates inequality, benefiting students who were already doing well, and letting struggling students fall further

behind.

Even pro-charter organizations like CREDO have acknowledged inadequacies of online charters.

“Also, the vast majority of charter schools are not online or even blended or hybrid. But they still are making their case that they’re responding better, in one way or another, than neighborhood public schools,” Welner said in an email.

Welner and other public-school supporters say that, while DeVos’ efforts to boost private, religious and charter schools during the pandemic may pay off for them in the short term, the big issue is not that they’re benefitting at the expense of public schools, but rather that public schools need much more money right now.

The Learning Policy Institute calculates that a 20% decrease in state funding would result in 450,000 school positions lost, or 12.2% of the nation’s education workforce.

“Essentially all Ed Stabilization funds from the CARES Act, or whatever is ultimately passed in the HEROES Act, will go to states keeping educators in the classroom and hopefully reducing layoffs, along with PPE, cleaning and the basic necessities of our new reality,” Busser said.

That funding doesn’t account for social distancing, which requires more teachers, or more bus drivers to prevent overcrowded buses, or additional janitorial staff to keep schools sanitized, or additional counselors for traumatized students.

“These abuses (of DeVos) pale in comparison to the dire need for the federal government to address the state and local budgetary crises,” Welner said.

“This is not the time to lay off teachers. We need even more resources for kids who are traumatized. Even the money in the federal packages gets us to the status quo, which is inadequate. We’ve been starving our schools for a very long time.”

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COMMUNITY/ GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING

What’s In The Pipeline To Revive Ethnic Small Businesses?

by Sunita Sohrabji

SAN FRANCISCO — Main Street America, its plethora of largely minority-owned small businesses ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, will see opportunities to revive with the help of federal stimulus funding, a May 29 group of panelists concluded.

Speakers at the discussion, organized by Ethnic Media Services, included Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California; businessman and philanthropist Charles Phillips, director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank; venture capitalist Shelly Kapoor Collins, a member of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Entrepreneurship Task Force; and Sumita Batra, CEO of ZIBA Beauty Salons.

More than 100,000 small businesses have had to shut their doors permanently, according to a study released in April by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Of the businesses it surveyed, 43% have closed temporarily and owners have laid off 40% of their staff.

Six out of 10 small businesses will close by Labor Day if the current environment continues, reports the National Federation of Independent Businesses. In California, 95% of businesses are classified as small businesses.

Congress’ $350 billion stimulus package — approved in April and known as the Paycheck Protection Program — is a loan program to help small businesses survive during the COVID 19 pandemic by providing eight weeks of payroll and some additional funds for operating expenses. The Small Business Administration defines small businesses as those with fewer than 500 employees.

Fourteen days after the program began, it ran out of funds. Money had been quickly gobbled up by larger businesses — many backed by venture capital — and by hotel and restaurant chains with fewer than 500 employees at various locations.

“It wasn’t even a fair fight,” said Phillips.

Larger entities had relationships with big banks and artificial intelligence bots that filled out loan applications, he explained.

Smaller businesses, also known as micro businesses, normally are funded by Community Development Financial Institutions, not by large banks.

Of the more than 1,000 CDFIs in

Photo, Top: Charles Phillips, a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (left); Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California. Bottom: Sumita Batra, CEO, Ziba Beauty Salons (left); venture capitalist Shelly Kapoor Collins, member of California Governor Gavin Newsom’s Entrepreneurship Task Force. the United States, only 90 participated in the first round of stimulus funding, said Phillips, noting that the process for applying was extremely difficult.

Many micro businesses are sole proprietorships, especially in the African American small business community. Such businesses were unlikely to receive PPP loans because they had no employees and thus no documented payroll.

Phillips gave the example of a barbershop where the owner simply rents out chairs to barbers who are independent entities. For many micro businesses, payroll is not its largest expense, but the PPP program stipulates that 75% of the loan must be used to cover payroll.

Phillips expressed optimism for the second round of funding, an additional $484 billion approved

by Congress in late April to keep the PPP program going. It set aside $60 billion to be distributed by smaller banks with less than $50 billion in assets.

In this round, 324 CDFIs are participating, and an additional $10 billion was set aside specifically to channel loans through them.

Loan amounts also have dropped, from $260,000 in the first round to an average $115,000, which means smaller businesses are applying and getting funded, Phillips said. To date, about 4.5 million loans have been distributed.

Rep. Ted Lieu, who represents California’s 33rd Congressional District, said Democrats fought hard to make the second round

Interview With Thomas Saenz A Census Optimist-More Time Will Lead To More Accurate Count, Says MALDEF President EMS contributing editor Pilar Marrero is an author and veteran reporter for La Opinion.

"Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel of MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund)" LOS ANGELES — Thomas Saenz is that rare voting rights advocate who is optimistic about delays created by the COVID 19 pandemic in filling out census forms – and in submitting data for use in redistricting.

Delaying the deadline for data used to redraw voting districts for seats in the U.S. House and state legislatures will negatively affect elections in several states, redistricting reformers like Common Cause argue. They have asked Congress to review a request from the Census Bureau for a four month delay.

Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), sees the delay as a way to ensure a more accurate census count. That’s the key, he argues, to ensuring fairer political representation, whether on school boards, city councils, state legislative and congressional districts – even elections for local dog catcher.

Despite the low self-response rates for Latino areas, Saenz believes there’s a real potential for more Latino representation in the 2021 redistricting across the country.

“The low response rates were expected. This delay gives not only the Census Bureau but groups like NALEO, all of us, more time to get people to respond. And the more time we get, the more complete the count.

Some people just take time to be convinced and often on the ordinary timeline, there’s not enough time to do that,” Saenz says.

“This was never going to be a great Census because of the Trump Administration which is the most divisive ever,” Saenz adds on reflection. “But again, having more time is good.”

Saenz pins hopes on increases in the census count in Texas, where the gains in Latino immigration over the last decade have been dramatic. “Even if the state is not investing any money in outreach, it’s projected Texas can get up to three new Congressional seats, and at least one or two of those should be Latinos.”

He predicts push back from the state legislature, which conducts redistricting, unless the Democrats take the state house in the upcoming elections, Then, he says, it’s a different ball game. (continued in next 2 columns)

of stimulus funding accessible to businesses with fewer than 20 employees. The challenge, however, lies in letting business owners know these funds are available.

Re. Lieu used his own immigrant parents, who ran a small gift shop as an example of a typical very small business: “We had no idea what a chamber of commerce was.

We had no idea what really was happening in most of government. We were just trying to survive and try to sell gifts and make sure that we had money to make payroll,” he said.

Every member of Congress has a staff member dedicated to helping business owners manage their PPP loan applications, Rep. Lieu noted, and added that he is advocating for future rounds of stimulus funds. “We just have to provide additional sustenance to the American people, both to families and to businesses.”

Even if governments all across America lifted the stay-at-home orders, the economy would still be sluggish, he said. “People are simply not going to engage in a lot of activities that they previously did because they want to protect themselves and their families. That’s going to keep our economy slow until there’s a drug therapy or a vaccine.”

During the briefing, the congressman lambasted President Trump for refusing to wear a face mask: “I think it’s shameful and disgraceful of the president of the United States not to wear a mask in public and to post things on his social media

that suggest people shouldn’t wear a mask. It is a ridiculous way to govern.”

Shelly Kapoor Collins, a general partner at the Shatter Fund, which invests in women-founded businesses, said even in a good economy, women get only 2% of venture capital funds. “So, can you imagine what will happen in a post COVID era?”

Collins, who also served in the Obama administration’s National Women’s Business Council, stressed the importance of ensuring that women have access to capital to start and grow their businesses. About 12.3 million businesses nationwide are owned by women. They employ nine million people and generate $1.7 trillion in revenue.

“If women continue to scale their businesses, we have the opportunity to grow our GDP by $500 billion,” Collins said.

The United States must have an economy that includes businesses owned by diverse founders, she said, “especially [in] minority communities and especially [by] women. It’s the right thing to do, without which we cannot have a full economic recovery.”

Sumita Batra shared the story of ZIBA Beauty Salons, a business her mother founded that brought the centuries-old beauty technique of threading to this country. In March, before Newsom issued his statewide stay-at-home orders, Batra made the difficult decision to close all 14 branches of her salon and laid off 144 employees. Their final paychecks came out of her personal savings.

She applied for a PPP loan when the program began and received funds 10 weeks later. Those funds can only be used for operations and payroll after receipt and not for past debts, such as unpaid rents or leases.

Touch-based services, such as threading and nail salons, will have a harder time recovering postpandemic. Batra said she will not re-open her salons until she can ensure that her employees and clients are absolutely safe.

She advocated for having stimulus funds directed specifically to services like her own.

“Touch services coming back too soon will be one of the things that ends up spreading COVID,” Batra said.

A Census Optimist-More Time Will Lead To More Accurate Count, Says MALDEF President...continued California, on the other hand, may lose a seat but Saenz says it won’t be a Latino one. “I expect to see a current seat that isn’t Latino becoming Latino.” And he expects to see a gain in Arizona and possibly one in Illinois, given the increase in both states’ Latino population. “Illinois has one Latino majority seat and I expect it to become two, if the population has increased there as I expect it has. This might be the time” Redistricting usually starts with the delivery of “apportionment counts” to the President on or before Jan 1 — the total population count of each state and the number of congressional seats to which each state is entitled based on that count. The total number of seats is fixed at 435, but the population of each state determines whether they win or lose districts every 10 years.

Redrawing legislative districts based on census data usually begins on April 1, at the latest.

Because the whole Census operation has been delayed by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has asked Congress to extend the deadline for delivering data about Congress to April 30, 2021, and to the states to July 31, 2020.

Saenz sees potential pluses in delaying reapportionment of the House of Representatives from the end of December to April. It may actually mean a new President will be in office who won’t try to discount immigrants in the redistricting count, Saenz says.

Last July the Trump Administration issued an executive order to have departments collect “citizenship data” for the Census

Bureau. It is a move widely seen as building the case for states to restrict redistricting counts to citizens only – rather than immigrants. The executive order came on the heels of the Supreme Court’s ruling prohibiting the addition of a question about citizenship in the Census questionnaire.

Delaying state data will also allow a new president to “stop any mischief” regarding the use of citizenship data to exclude non citizens from redrawing legislative districts. “A new administration can come in in a deliberate manner and stop that from going on… If more time is needed to gather and deliver the data, they should not waste time on the executive order anyway.

They must concentrate resources on tabulating the questionnaires, and not in having departments turn over citizenship data to the Census Bureau.”

One argument against postponing the data is that redistricting will be a rushed process. Here again, Saenz takes a pragmatic view. “Texas is always a rushed process because the legislature is only in session for two months – March and April – and they have an early filing deadline for candidates in 2022. In the worst case, they may have to change the deadline. For us, if there is a legal challenge to their redistricting, it will be a burden, but it’s okay.”

In California, it’s not the legislature but a commission of appointees that oversees redistricting. Saenz says the commission (continued in next 2 columns)

A Census Optimist-More Time Will Lead To More Accurate Count, Says MALDEF President...continued can do some of its work before the data is released, starting with testimony from communities about their interests in being represented, “They won’t know the numbers or be able to promote maps, but they can say: ‘We don’t want to split this area.’”

Redistricting advocates worry about Virginia and New Jersey which hold legislative e elections in 2021. Saenz says, “Maybe

they will have an election without new lines. Is that a disaster?

In my mind it’s not.”

For Saenz, the significant increase in the Latino population over the last decade will create real opportunities for more political representation in the decade ahead. More time gives him reason to hope for a more accurate count.

Each gun homicide in San Bernardino costs taxpayers $2.3 million, study says

By RICHARD K. DE ATLEY | rdeatley@scng.com | The PressEnterprise PUBLISHED: May 31, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. | UPDATED: May 31, 2020 at 8:01 a.m.

The cost to taxpayers for each gun homicide in San Bernardino is $2.3 million, a criminal justice reform group working with the city said in a study made to find solutions.

Homicides went up more than 15% year-over-year in April, while San Bernardino’s overall crime rate fell by 14%.

“Our calls significantly dropped in April,” San Bernardino police Sgt. John Echevarria, a department spokesman said Thursday. “Everyone was doing the stay-at-home thing, and keeping to themselves.”

In the first full month of stayat-home orders and other restrictions put in place because of the coronavirus pandemic, every category of crime except homicide dropped, compared to the same time in 2019, according to the Uniform Crime Reporting statistics gathered by San Bernardino for the California Department of Justice.

Burglary was down 31.5%, auto theft down 19.2%, rape down 5.8%, aggravated assault down 2.6%, and robbery dropped by 4.8%, the latest report said, bringing overall crime to a drop of 14.15%.

But calls have gone up within the last week as weather warmed and state and local officials coincidentally loosened pandemic restrictions. “People just got anxious, got a little tired of being home. A lot of people want to get out and do their part,” Echevarria said.

There were four homicides in San Bernardino in April, bringing the 2020 total to 15, compared with 13 for the same time last year.

Echevarria said Thursday that suspects have been identified in three of those cases, with two arrests and one warrant issued.

The fourth remains unsolved. All four were gun slayings, he said.

Echevarria said department education videos online have encouraged more tips from the community. “These leads have been very helpful,” he said. “In the past, that hasn’t happened.”

On May 27, the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform issued its report, made with the city’s cooperation, that said each gun homicide in San Bernardino costs taxpayers $2.3 million. Each injury shooting costs $871,000 in taxpayer money, the report said.

There have been an average of 47 homicides a year for the past five years for the Inland Empire city, costing taxpayers $108 million annually, the San Bernardino Cost of Gun Violence study said.

A virtual town hall, open to the public, is set for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

June 1 on the subject of gun violence in the city, with Police Chief Eric McBride among the

listed participants.

While “the human toll of gun violence is most costly,” the figures gathered by the institute help bring the issue forward to people who may not be affected by gun violence, said David Muhammad, executive director of Oakland-based NICJR. “When you can show someone in a neighborhood that has no gun violence that, yes, it affects you, you are paying that cost — we are hopeful that everyone will pay attention,” he said in a phone interview this week.

The costs were assessed by interviewing officials with the San Bernardino Police Department, for example, to put a dollar sign on their response to a crime scene, lining up personnel and time spent, then checking that against public records for salaries, Muhammad said.

Other agencies that also arrive at a homicide scene usually includes the fire department, a contracted private ambulance, county coroner, and district attorney investigators, Muhammad said. The crime scene cost estimate is $10,330, according to the study.

Hospital costs, average of $50,400, are mostly a taxpayer expense, he said, “because of the unfortunate truth that most people who get shot also live within the poverty range.”

The largest single cost is incarceration, $1.94 million, including jail and state prison time for those arrested and convicted.

Muhammad said the estimates were purposely kept down. “We wanted to make the low estimates, to have a completely defensible number. $2.3 million per homicide shooting in San Bernardino — a city that is strapped for resources, is something that is very serious,” he said.

Muhammad says he hopes the town hall meeting on June 1 will help to reignite efforts San Bernardino started in 2018 with its Violence Intervention Program, created to use community groups to reach those most vulnerable to gun violence.

Since then, the city has voted in a new mayor, has a new police chief, and there has been turmoil in the city manager’s office.

“The number of people involved in gun violence is incredibly small and can be identified,” Muhammad said. What has been delayed since the changes in the city, he said, is connecting those people to the outreach workers.

He compared it to giving information and counseling to people vulnerable to coronavirus.

“We can achieve a significant reduction of gun violence in San Bernardino,” Muhammad said.

“We really should be exploring reinvestment into these types of community services.”

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‘Racism Is An Ongoing Public Health Crisis That Needs Our Attention Now’, Says APHA Health/Fitness News

Protests Break Out In Charlotte After Police Shooting Keith Lamont Scott The following statement was released by the American Public Health Association following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police on May 25.

Statement from APHA Executive Director Georges Benjamin, MD “I can’t breathe.”

With those last words, George Floyd, an unarmed, handcuffed black man, died this week after being pinned down by a white Minneapolis police officer, an atrocious action that has sparked outrage throughout the nation.

We raise our voices, too, horrified, stunned and angered.

We are appalled but are not surprised by the despicable way Floyd was killed. We weep for the man, his family and a country that continues to allow this to happen. We also join in the chorus for justice and ring the alarm to all Americans. Racism is a longstanding systemic structure in this country that must be dismantled, through brutally honest conversations, policy changes and practices.

Racism attacks people’s physical and mental health. And racism is an ongoing public health crisis that needs our attention now!

We see discrimination every day in all aspects of life, including housing, education, the criminal

justice system and employment.

And it is amplified during this pandemic as communities of color face inequities in everything from a greater burden of COVID-19 cases to less access to testing, treatment and care.

Americans cannot be silent about this.

As Martin Luther King, Jr. observed, “The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people.”

We refuse to be silent, and we call for you to join us in our advocacy for a healthier nation.

At the American Public Health Association, every moment of our waking hours is poured into finding better, more healthful lives for all, so everyone has a chance to breathe. It’s our life-blood.

as the overall health of the nation as a whole.”

Over 350 mayors and governors across the country recognize June as Men's Health Month with official proclamations www.menshealthmonth.org/ week/proclamation.html The proclamations are displayed in Congress http:// www.menshealthmonth.org/wpcontent/uploads/2011/04/Procdisplay2.jpg and report cards on the status of the health and wellbeing of boys and men in each state are available at the State of Men’s Health www.StateOfMensHealth.com web site. Free resources are available in both English and Spanish at www.MensHealthMonth.com A comprehensive social media resources page with a toolkit, images to use, logos, and short video messages can be found at www.menshealthmonth.org/ mens-health-month-toolkit.html A key part of the continued momentum is the social media campaign, including: · #ShowUsYourBlue campaign: People all over the world take pictures of themselves and others wearing blue to

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increase awareness for men’s health. · The #ShowUsYourBlue social media storm is on Wear Blue Friday, June 19, the Friday of Men's Health Week Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week are sponsored by Men’s Health Network (MHN), which maintains a list of experts and spokespersons on all areas of male health and wellness, including fatherhood issues.

Men's Health Network (MHN) is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to reach men, boys, and their families where they live, work, play, and pray with health awareness messages and tools, screening programs, educational materials, advocacy opportunities, and patient navigation. Learn more about MHN at www.MensHealthNetwork.org and follow them on Twitter @MensHlthNetwork and Facebook at www.facebook.com/ menshealthnetwork For more information on MHN's ongoing Dialogue on Men's Health series, visit www.DialogueOnMensHealth.com

5 Ways To Reduce Quarantine Anxiety Health/Fitness News

### APHA champions the health of all people and all communities.

We strengthen the public health profession. We speak out for public health issues and policies backed by science. We are the only organization that combines a nearly 150-year perspective, a broad-based member community and the ability to influence federal policy to improve the public’s health. Visit us at http:// www.apha.org.

June Is Recognized As Men’s Health Month Awareness period is key to fighting the spread of COVID-19 Health News

WASHINGTON – June 1 kicks off the 2020 Men’s Health Month (www.MensHealthMonth.org), an annual awareness period solely dedicated to education and activities on the health and wellness of men and boys.

Communities around the nation are recognizing Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week (www.MensHealthWeek.org), a special awareness period recognized by Congress.

The global activities associated with this month-long celebration this year are more important than ever, and now include encouraging men to fight the spread of COVID-19 by seeking early treatment for symptoms, practicing safe distancing, and being a role model for their children.

This year, Men’s Health Week will be celebrated June 15-21 ending on Father’s Day. The week is celebrated as International Men’s Health Week (www.IMHW.org) around the globe and Friday, June 19, 2020 is Wear Blue Day (www.wearBlueForMen.com).

During this time, health care professionals, private corporations, faith-based and community organizations, and government agencies plan activities that focus on the health and well-being of boys, men, and their families. Men’s Health Month is built on the pillars of Aw a r e n e s s – P r e v e n t i o n – Education–Family.

“Awareness periods like Men’s Health Month are crucial in helping to educate the public on health issues and health disparities impacting men,” said Ana Fadich-Tomsic, VP of Men’s Health Network. “Men continue to suffer from chronic illness and lower insurance rates than women. Men are also less likely to seek out mental health services

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than women. Support for Men’s Health Month from policymakers, state and federal legislators, the media, and our private and nonprofit partners can help fight these systemic issues and save lives.”

Dr. Salvatore J. Giorgianni Jr., PharmD, Senior Science Advisor to Men’s Health Network (MHN) explained, “This Men's Health Month poses many unique challenges associated with Coronavirus. We at MHN are concerned about the higher death rate among men, and recognize the need for men to ‘Man Up to Coronavirus (or COVID) by practicing hand washing, wearing masks, and social distancing.”

“This Men's Health Month should be taken as a time to recognize the fact that men have higher rates of cardiovascular disease, suicide and mental health issues, and other comorbidities that may contribute to poorer health among men,” added Dr. Tony Roberson, PhD, PMHNP-BC, RN, FAANP, Visiting Professor at the George Washington University School of Nursing and advisor to MHN. “We must always be looking at the bigger picture of men's health."

Dr. Jean Bonhomme, MD, MPH, Founder and Chairman, National Black Men’s Health Network, stated, “There needs to be greater recognition of the fact that the health of men and boys is not exclusively a men's issue.

Unfortunately men's health outcomes negatively impact the stability of entire families as well as the economic productivity of society as a whole.” He continued, “Men's health, women's, children's health and minority health need to be viewed as coequal partners in optimizing the health of communities as well (continued in next 2 columns)

Anxiety is defined as a feeling of worry, nervousness or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. With the ongoing pandemic, it’s not much of a surprise we’re feeling uneasy about the future.

But, fortunately, there are a number of coping mechanisms that could assist you in curbing or combating feelings of anxiety.

Here are a few that will help carry you through this unprecedented time.

Additionally, listening to a good story can also promote empathy. Reading aloud to children can expose them to “different experiences, backgrounds, religions, identities and more to help your child find him or herself … as well as learn about other people’s lives. This will teach children the importance of empathy and kindness,’ says Amy Joyce in a Washington Post article. This is also true for adults as well.

1. Pick up a coloring book For years, psychologists have touted that coloring uses logic to pick which color to use for shapes and patterns, making use of the analytical part of the brain.

3. Devour a podcast Speaking of great audio options, podcasts are a great tool for multi-taskers or people who are now working from home fulltime. There’s literally a podcast for everything!

Your favorite hobby, topic or area of interest is usually covered by a knowledgeable host who’s packed full of information. This non-visual format also allows you to divide your attention so you can focus on other activities throughout the day.

According to Beaumont Health Hospital in Michigan, coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala. It induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind.

This generates mindfulness and quietness, which allows your mind to get some rest after a long day at work. It has also been found that one can improve control of their vision, fine motor skills and coordination.Coloring is also a good way to awaken your inner child and trigger happy thoughts, as childhood is typically associated with stressfree times.

2. Listen to audiobooks Audiobooks are great for escapism during times of anxiety or panic. Ultimately, stories provide clear boundaries: a beginning, middle and end to universal dilemmas. For thousands of years, they have helped us make sense of the world around us, and non-fiction books, with in-depth analysis of facts and figures, broadly aim to do the same but in a different way.

In a visually overstimulated society, we use a completely different set of senses to absorb audiobooks. When audibly consuming things, you are able to absorb new information more passively.

A calming voice reading a book can provide companionship and a relaxing influence. Equally, if you are too distracted to concentrate on a book, they can help supply the comfort of reading without the effort of focusing on a page.

4. Lean into learning Every adult can agree that our learning didn’t stop after graduation. We are never too old to learn something new. Take this special time to master something you’ve always wanted to learn about. Be it a new language, hairstyle or exercise move, the world is your oyster.

5. Watch binge-worthy TV At the end of the day, we’re living through an extremely stressful time filled with new challenges. At this point, we completely understand if you need to self-soothe by reverting to a comforting habit that you’ve known and loved for years: watching television.

While it’s advised you should maintain 3-4 days of physical activity for at least 30 minutes, it’s perfectly fine to indulge in some of your favorite TV shows, especially if you have free time.

Television programming is one of the easiest ways to occupy your mind even if it’s just for a few hours. With streaming services aplenty, there are plenty of options to sustain your appetite. But, be sure to do a situp or two while watching your favorite characters!

We hope these suggestions help!

State Officials Announce Latest COVID-19 Facts Health News Testing in California As testing capacity continues to increase across the state, the California Department of Public Health is working to expand access to COVID-19 testing.

Testing should be used for medical evaluation of persons with symptoms of COVID-19 as well as for efforts by public health agencies and essential employers to prevent and control the spread of COVID-19. Individuals prioritized for testing include: Hospitalized patients Symptomatic and asymptomatic healthcare workers, first responders, and other social service employees Symptomatic individuals age 65 and older or symptomatic individuals of any age with chronic medical conditions that increase the risk of severe COVID19 illness Individuals who are tested as part of disease control efforts in high-risk settings Asymptomatic residents and employees of congregate living facilities when needed to prevent disease transmission Symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals in essential occupations such as grocery store and food supply workers, utility workers and public employees Other individuals with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 As of June 1, 2,071,591 tests have been conducted in California and reported to the California Department of Public Health. This represents an increase of 59,008 tests over the prior 24-hour reporting period.

These numbers include data from commercial, private and academic labs, including Quest, LabCorp, Kaiser, University of California and Stanford, and the 25 state and county health labs currently testing. The Department is now reporting all tests reported in California, rather than the total number of individuals tested.

Data Portal The state has launched a userfriendly data portal at update.covid19.ca.gov that tracks COVID-19 cases statewide and by county, gender, age and ethnicity. The portal also outlines statewide hospitalizations and testing efforts. The data presented on the portal is updated daily and will include additional information as it is available.

Racial Demographics – A More Complete Picture The California Department of Public Health is committed to health equity and collecting more detailed racial and ethnic data that will provide additional understanding for determining future action. Health outcomes are affected by forces including structural racism, poverty and the disproportionate prevalence of underlying conditions such as asthma and heart disease among Latinos and African American Californians. Only by looking at the full picture can we understand how to ensure the best outcomes for all Californians.

The differences in health outcomes related to COVID-19 are most stark in COVID-19 deaths. We have nearly complete

data on race and ethnicity for COVID-19 deaths, and we are seeing the following trends.

Overall, for adults 18 and older, Latinos, African Americans and Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders are dying at disproportionately higher levels.

The proportion of COVID-19 deaths in African Americans is more than one-and-a-half times their population representation across all adult age categories.

For Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders, overall numbers are low, but more than double between the proportion of COVID-19 deaths and their population representation. More males are dying from COVID-19 than females, in line with national trends. More information is available at COVID-19 Race and Ethnicity Data.

Health Care Worker Infection Rates As of June 2, local health departments have reported 10,161 confirmed positive cases in health care workers and 61 deaths statewide.

Your Actions Save Lives Every person has a role to play.

Protecting yourself and your family comes down to common sense: Staying home except for essential needs/activities following local and state public health guidelines when patronizing approved businesses. To the extent that such sectors are re-opened, Californians may leave their homes to work at, patronize, or otherwise engage with those businesses, establishments or activities.

Practicing social distancing.

Wearing a cloth face mask when out in public.

Washing hands with soap and water for a minimum of 20 seconds.

Avoiding touching eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.

Covering a cough or sneeze with your sleeve, or disposable tissue. Wash your hands afterward.

Avoiding close contact with people who are sick.

Staying away from work, school or other people if you become sick with respiratory symptoms like fever and cough.

Following guidance from public health officials.

What to Do if You Think You're Sick Call ahead: If you are experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough or shortness of breath), call your health care provider before seeking medical care so that appropriate precautions can be taken. More than 90 community testing sites also offer free, confidential testing: Find a COVID-19 Testing Site.

For more information about what Californians can do to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visit covid19.ca.gov.

California continues to issue guidance on preparing and protecting California from COVID19. Consolidated guidance is available on the California Department of Public Health's Guidance web page. www.cdph.ca.gov

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004546 Date Filed: 05/14/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/14/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SHINE BRIGHT CELEBRATIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12843 CAESAR LANE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Name of Individual Registrant: DOMINIQUE K. ENGLISH-LOGAN Mailing Address: 12843 CAESAR LANE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 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: 12843 CAESAR LANE VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Dominique K. English-Logan, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004016 Date Filed: 04/22/2020 Filing Expires On: 04/22/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): R & F PRODUCTS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1226 S. CYPRESS AVENUE, UNIT C ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA 91762 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: RENAN E. PANSOY 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: 1226 S. CYPRESS AVENUE UNIT C ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA 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: April 15, 2020 Renan E. Pansoy, Proprietor, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200003951 Date Filed: 04/16/2020 Filing Expires On: 04/16/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.):1.NEWJOIE SOLUTIONS 2.SERENE ESCAPES, SPA & TRAVEL County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 7814 MELINDA WAY FONTANA, CA 92336 Mailing Address: 10808 FOOTHILL BLVD., 160534 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730-3889 Name of Individual Registrant: CHRISTINE SMITH 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: 7814 MELINDA WAY FONTANA, CA 92336 Name of Individual Registrant: FRANK A. SMITH Residence Street Address: 7814 MELINDA WAY FONTANA, CA 92336 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: March 23, 2020 Christine Smith, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 14, 21, 28 June 4, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004196 Date Filed: 05/01/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/01/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ADRIAN’S TRUCK TRANSPORT CORPORATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 15598 RIVIERA LN. FONTANA, CA 92337 Mailing Address: 4505 ALLSTATE DRIVE, SUITE 213 RIVERSIDE, CA 92501 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ADRIAN’S TRUCK TRANSPORT CORPORATION State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4582804 Residence Street Address: 15598 RIVIERA LN. FONTANA, CA 92337 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: April 01, 2020 Gustavo Cardenas, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 14, 21, 28, June 4, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004315 Date Filed: 05/06/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/06/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SUPERIOR HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INC. County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 555 N. BENSON AVE. UPLAND, CA 91786-5075 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: SUPERIOR

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 555 N. BENSON AVE. UPLAND, CA 91786-5075 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: January 27, 2020 Inna Joyce Aguda, President/ CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 14, 21, 28 June 4, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004434 Date Filed: 05/11/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/11/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BASKIN ROBBINS #99 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 405 E. STATE ST. REDLANDS, CA 92373 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: NEENA BAKSHI 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: 405 E. STATE ST. REDLANDS, CA 92373 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: December 11, 1997 Neena Bakshi, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004532 Date Filed: 05/14/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/14/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.):BIO-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 13581 SHAWNEE RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Name of Individual Registrant: TARA R. TORRES 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: 13581 SHAWNEE RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Name of Individual Registrant: ROBERT C. TORRES Residence Street Address: 13581 SHAWNEE RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: December 22, 2008 Tara Torres,Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 28, Correction June 4, 11, 18, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004725 Date Filed: 05/20/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/20/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): JR & SONS LEGACY TRUCKING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 16639 DON QUIJOTE LN VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Name of Individual Registrant: MARCOS G. MUNOS 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: 16639 DON QUIJOTE LN VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Marcos Munos, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 28, June 4,11, 18, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004219 Date Filed: 05/01/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/01/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 2 CHICKS REALTY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 7835 CHURCH ST. HIGHLAND, CA 92346 Mailing Address: Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./ Reg.:SHOWCASE, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 7835 CHURCH STREET HIGHLAND, CA 92346 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Jeffery Stoffel, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN

SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 14, 21, 28 , June 4, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004843 Date Filed: 05/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SOLUTIONFINDERS8 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: GLORIA A. MONDRAGON 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: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: IRMA VARGAS ORTEGA Residence Street Address: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: DENISE O. URRUTIA Residence Street Address: 11755 MALAGA DR. UNIT #1282 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 21, 2020 Gloria Mondragon, Partner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 4,11, 18, 25, 2020.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20200004839 Date Filed: 05/26/2020 Filing Expires On: 05/26/2025 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ESSENTIAL PEACE OF MIND THERAPY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9650 MILLIKEN AVENUE, APARTMENT 4211 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Name of Individual Registrant: SHARI L. MOSLEY 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: 9650 MILLIKEN AVENUE, APARTMENT 4211 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 04/01/2020 Shari L. Mosley, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2020.

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

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: BRYAN C. HARTNELL 25757 REDLANDS BOULEVARD REDLANDS, CA 92373-8453 Telephone: (909) 796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 21, 28, June 4, 2020.

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Medical examiner and family-commissioned autopsy agree: George Floyd's death was a homicide...continued from page 1 held his knee on Floyd's neck for several minutes.

Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday that Attorney General Keith Ellison would lead prosecutions in Floyd’s death.

"We are going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case," Ellison said at a news conference.

Activists have pressed Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman to charge the other three officers and have demonstrated outside his house.

Crump called for Chauvin's charge to be elevated to first-degree murder and for the other three officers involved at the scene to be arrested.

"What we must have is equal justice for the United States of America," Crump said. "The family implores Attorney General Ellison to make equal justice real for black people in 2020 with getting those officers arrested immediately and charged to the fullest extent of the law so that we can believe that there is one justice system in America."

The city, like others across the nation, has been roiled by demonstrations. Arrests were made after an 8 p.m. curfew Sunday, but they were a tiny proportion of the thousands who peacefully marched around the city and across the Mississippi River bridges Sunday afternoon.

Outside the Cup Foods store where Floyd died, banners and flowers fluttered in the morning wind as a stream of mourners came to pay their respects.

Miranda Strong, 28, said arresting the three officers who stood by would be a positive sign, but deeper change is needed.

“Yes, those men need to be labeled as murderers. But what about every single life they took before this?” asked Strong, who lives in an apartment overlooking where Floyd died. “The system doesn’t work."

She said she didn’t immediately realize Floyd died in police custody outside her window because she’s so accustomed to the sirens and yelling and heavy police presence across Minneapolis.

“All of that chaos is the soundtrack to the city,” Strong said. “And we don’t want that to be our norm anymore.” Contributing: The Associated Press

California Legislative Black Caucus speaks out on persistent and pervasive racism State/Government News

Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (DSan Diego

Sacramento – The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) had sobering words for Californians during its press conference today in Sacramento. They convened the event in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.

The tone was set by Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. (D-San Diego), Chair of the CLBC, who offered a reminder that American society has not really addressed the fundamental injustices committed against Black men, women and children.

“The issue we face in this country is the direct result of the enslavement, the continued mistreatment, the lynching and the attempts at genocide of Blacks,” Weber said. “This country has taught itself to hate African Americans. The death of George Floyd is a brutal illustration that

we have not come to terms with that.”

Weber noted that focus on injustice is actually short-lived.

“There have been repeated uprisings - each as a result of the police brutality over the years - but that the outrage at the brutality of the taking of an innocent life is soon drowned out by outrage over the destruction of property,” Weber said.

“Nobody condones looting or rioting. But what is often lost is that a Black man is dead, and we have not addressed how to stop that from happening.

“Our job as Black lawmakers is to be vigilant and persistent,” she said.

In recent years, the CLBC has been forceful in addressing these issues through legislation, including AB 392, which restricted law enforcement’s use of deadly force.

This year, the Caucus introduced an ambitious slate of legislation to address some of the issues that face African Americans, including reinstating Affirmative Action, eliminating debilitating court fees, increasing accountability for educational funds aimed at closing the achievement gap, establishing a commission to justify reparations, and affirming a right for housing for women and children in California.

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A Petition for Probate has been filed by: CORINA AGUILERA in the Superior Court of California, County of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that CORINA AGUILERA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: September 2, 2020 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S-35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 SAN BERNARDINO JUSTICE CENTER JUSTICE CENTER If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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‘Monogamy’ Star Caryn Ward Ross Launches Live Talk Show, Vegan Sensation And Tik Tok Star Tabitha Brown To Appear As Guest Entertainment News

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - As the world swarms with chaos and devastation surrounding the deaths of two unarmed black men, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd, and protests erupt across the nation, Actress/Producer Caryn Ward Ross is bringing peace and calm to the masses with her weekly inspirational pick-meup, "MediTEAtions with Caryn."

Described as a "virtual tea party" offering thought-provoking reflections on life, creativity and expansive living, the 1-hour live streamed show is a breath of fresh air in a time we all need to collectively exhale.

The series is an intimate oneon-one dialogue with notable actors, producers, creative entrepreneurs, and thoughtleaders. Many of whom, Caryn has worked within television, theater and film or she knows personally. Past guests include Colman Domingo from AMC's global hit Fear The Walking Dead, TV/Radio Host and Personality Tammi Mac of 102.3 KJLH and FOXSoul, and Power-spinoff Writer/Producer Tash Gray.

"MediTEAtions with Caryn is where art and soul collide in a dynamic dialogue about human potential," said creator/host Caryn Ward Ross. "With so much negativity assaulting our mind and body on a regular basis, I

Caryn Ward Ross believe its critically important to have elevated conversations that speak to the best that we can be, not the worse." The actress and executive producer of the hit drama series, Craig Ross Jr's Monogamy (currently streaming

A tearful Lizzo speaks out about protests and the fight against racism From Rolling Out

Lizzo at the 2019 American Music Awards / YouTube: The Best Outfits At The 2019 American Music Awards | Cosmopolitan UK / Wikimedia Commons Lizzo broke down into floods of tears as she vented about “the real story not being told fully” amid the protests against racism.

Since the death of unarmed Black man George Floyd in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, last week, protests have broken out across the globe.

Policeman Derek Chauvin was shown in footage kneeling on the 46-year-old man’s neck, and the officer has since been arrested on charges of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter and sacked from the force.

And the “Truth Hurts” hitmaker — who has lived in Minneapolis — is among many celebrities using their platform to call out the injustice, and she has demanded the full picture to be told as she shared information from people actually living in the state of Minnesota.

On an Instagram Live, she began: “What they just told me is at this point all the violence, the majority of the violence that’s happening in that city is coming from the KKK and the heavily militarized police.

“There are people coming from the South, there are White supremacist terrorist groups coming from the South, patrolling the streets, shooting people.

“Follow some people in Minneapolis. “‘Cause the real story is not being told fully.”

The “Scuse Me” singer insisted that all people of color want is to be treated equally.

In tears, she said: “It’s never Black people, it’s always White people using the term ‘race war’ … We don’t want that s—.

“We want what we’ve always wanted from the beginning of being in this f—ing country, the same right that all these other people have. It’s not this difficult.”

After taking a moment, she said: “I’ve been trying to stay composed this entire time. I’m really working on it this entire time. Let me just gather myself…

“It’s not that hard to see. The people that don’t see it don’t want to see it.

“I don’t have sympathy for people who don’t see it anymore.

“Black people are tired. We are so tired.”

The 32-year-old singer fumed that she is fed up of feeling her life is at “danger” because of “police who don’t value” her and the “White supremacist groups” who are shooting at and plowing into protesters with their cars.

Lizzo also insisted that the problem lies in “racism running through the veins” of America.

She continued: “I’m tired of putting myself in danger.

“It’s not danger from the protesters, [it’s] danger from the police who don’t value me.

“Danger of the white supremacist groups who are shooting at people, who are running people over with their cars. How do we not see where the issue is?

“Why is everyone being so — in the media — political?

“This isn’t a political issue. The issue is in politics, but it’s not a political issue. It’s so much deeper than politics. It’s in the veins of this country … there is racism running through its veins.”

Elsewhere, Lizzo spoke out on the Black Lives Matter campaign and said anyone using the term “all lives matter” is part of the problem.

She explained: “If you believe that ‘all lives matter,’ then where is your outrage for Black lives?

“To me, ‘all lives matter’ … ‘all lives matter’ is fake equality and full-on anti-Blackness.

“I still love my Blackness. I still love your Blackness.

“I still believe that everybody’s life matters.

“But until we start treating each life equally and respecting each life equally, we gotta say Black Lives Matter.

“I hope that everybody can just really see this s— for what it is.

“Open your mind, open your heart, listen, believe … When you see that vandalism, when you see that senseless violence, know that that ain’t us.”

She ended the lengthy Live by warning those out on the streets partaking in mass protests to stay safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.

She concluded: “Wear a mask, wear some gloves, wear some goggles. We’re still in a pandemic.”

The post A tearful Lizzo speaks out about protests and the fight against racism appeared first on Rolling Out.

on UMC.tv in the United States and on Netflix worldwide) wanted to take the personal conversations she was having among family and friends, and make them available to a larger audience. Coupled with her love

for tea and self-care practices such as meditation and journaling, MediTEAtions with Caryn was born.

"I am fascinated by the ways people overcome challenges in their lives in order to make their dreams a reality. My intention is to offer inspiration and insight on ways we all can create more fulfillment, connection and meaning in our lives," Caryn added.

Tik Tok Star and the "World's Favorite Mom" Tabitha Brown is this week's special guest on "MedTEAtions with Caryn" on Wednesday, June 3rd at 2pm/ (5pm/et). Caryn and Tabitha discuss how to find your voice and live your life on purpose, unapologetically. The online viewing audience is invited to 'grab a cup of tea' and ask questions during the interactive live stream.

If you're looking for a mid-week dose of inspiration, be sure to check out "MediTEAtions with Caryn" every Wednesday on Caryn's social channels: Facebook.com/CarynWardRoss, F a c e b o o k . c o m / MediTEAtionswithCaryn and YouTube.com/carynslife Follow Caryn on Facebook and Instagram @CarynWardRoss for the latest news and updates.

“God’s EAS - This is Not a Test – Action is Required!”

At 2:45 p.m. on Friday, local time, in the year of 2011, life was normal in Japan.

People were working.

Students were in class.

Shoppers were in grocery stores. Trains were running and passengers were loading airplanes. Banks were open, government officials were in meetings, and lovers were thinking of dinner dates later that night. Power plants were running smoothly, roads were in the right place, and dock workers were preparing goods to be loaded on cargo ships.

At 2:46, without warning, the earth began to shake.

When it comes to earthquakes and tsunamis, Japan is the most prepared country in the world.

Immediately, power was cut off to all power plants. Warning signals blared across the land.

Students dove under desks, just as they'd been trained to do. Buildings swayed, but did not fall, just as they'd been built to do. Government, military and law enforcement officials went into emergency mode, just as they'd all drilled to do.

But the earth kept shaking.

Eighty miles out, in the deep blue seascape of the Pacific Ocean, six miles above the massive movements of the earth's plates, salt water was being churned and tossed about with a force far stronger than any force ever created by man. The first waves slammed into the shoreline two hours later, 23 feet above the beaches that had been so calm just an hour earlier. Cars, ships, houses and chucks of roadway were swept along with the water, destroying everything in the path of the surge.

The aftershocks came, one after another, until more than 50 had been recorded.

By the time the first waves receded into the sea, preparing for yet another blast of water and houses and cars and explosions, hundreds of bodies were already among the litter.

At sea, a ship loaded with 100

This message is to once again warn you that Jesus is coming unexpectedly. As Jesus told the disciples, get into the boat that would take you all across the lake. The disciples survived their storm at sea only because Jesus was in the boat. The key to surviving life's storms – is having a personal relationship with Jesus. You are to "take heed."

If you ignore God’s provision for your soul’s salvation how will you escape the consequences of such neglect? How will you escape His wrath? (John 3:36); His condemnation? [John 3:18]; His word of banishment?

[Matthew 26:41].

God is so good, so merciful and so compassionate. The Scripture says: "it is not the will of God that we should perish.”

We are at that point of time where Judah was before the fall of the empire. But nobody is listening like in the times of King Manasseh. Nobody is listening to the Holy Spirit.

Jesus said, “Repent, and believe the gospel because your redemption is drawing near. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. [Luke 5:32]. “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that they turn from their ways and live. Turn!

Turn from your evil ways! Why will you die?” (Ezekiel 33:11)

Jesus died for you. Why will you die?

God gives only a certain time to repent, and after that point, it’s too late. Case in point, Jezebel. God said, “I have given her time to repent of her immorality, but she is unwilling…” [Revelation 2:2123]… The Bible is full of examples of people given time to repent but they refused: [Genesis 4; Jeremiah 5:3, Amos 4:6, Zephaniah 3:2, and Zechariah 7:1] to name just a few. [2Peter 3:9] tells us, “The Lord is patient towards us. He is not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.” That’s God’s heart. He wants us to repent.

That why He gives us time to repent. That’s why He pleads with us to repent. That’s why He sends people; ministers, preachers, friends, family members who beg us to repent.

Jezebel was not ignorant of her sin. She knew what she was doing, and she refused to repent. Therefore it became too late for her to repent – not because God wouldn’t pardon her, but because she had hardened her heart. Jezebel had been confronted, she’s resisted, and she refused to repent. Don’t be a Jezebel. The door of repentance is still open.

There’s still hope, but not forever.… [Hebrews 12:17]…

God’s EMS- This is not a testAction is required. Repent!

Witness for Justice #997

Come, Holy Spirit Andy Lang Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah

“God’s EAS - This is Not a Test – Action is Required!”...continued

people was swept away.

Tankers were flipped over in their harbors. A passenger train is missing. The whole thing.

Missing. The waterfront of Sendai burns out of control, and firefighters can't reach the area. All roads are broken, or missing.

Inland, 30 miles from the coast, and 50 miles from the worst of the damage, a dam in one town breaks, immediately sending a torrent of water through residential neighborhoods. By the time the damage is surveyed, 1,800 homes had been destroyed in an area that should have felt safe from the danger of a tsunami. Landslides triggered by the earthquake quickly buried other communities, while people were still inside the buildings. As far south as Tokyo, ambulances lined up outside a school where a roof had collapsed on an unknown number of students, teachers, and parents who had gathered for graduation ceremonies.

With the collapse of infrastructure, six million homes lost power, and millions of people were looking for food and fresh water within the day.

Many of them resorted to walking on the broken highways, hoping to find a way to survive on higher ground.

And on the horizon loomed the worst news of all. There were critical, potentially devastating, problems developing at a nuclear power plant.

Warnings were issued for countries all around the Pacific rim, and Hawaii braced for the worst. The tsunami raced across the surface of the ocean at more than 200 miles per hour, and visions of more destruction terrify coastal communities from Indonesia to New Zealand to the Americas.

Two hours and 14 minutes after the first tremor, officials announce that the death toll was expected to top 1,000.

Even as they made the announcement, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake shook central Japan, and skyscrapers in Tokyo swayed as if they were drunk. When it was all over with, the death toll 15, 897.

Such is the nature of an unexpected storm. (continued in next 2 columns)

As Christian churches prepare to celebrate the feast of Pentecost, unlike the disciples in Acts 2:1, we will not be “gathered in one place.” But in our homes on Sunday, the Spirit still has the power it had then to fill the Church with Pentecostal fire.

Our ancestors in faith experienced the Spirit not only as an overwhelming experience that transformed their lives, but as the beginning of a life-long journey.

They understood the Holy Spirit as the giver of gifts that helped and accompanied them on that journey – seven spiritual gifts that we need to reclaim.

Six of the seven gifts are identified in Isaiah 11:2 (The Inclusive Bible, adapted): The Spirit of the Lord will rest on you— a spirit of wisdom and understanding, a spirit of counsel and strength, a spirit of knowledge and reverence for the Lord.

To this, the ancient Greek translation of Isaiah added a seventh gift of piety, which means more than folded hands and a bowed head, but a life completely open to God and therefore to others. The gift of piety is a way of life that says “yes” to God’s compassion and “no” to narcissism, greed, and selfrighteousness.

In an age when lies obscure truth and denial of science threatens the future of human life, Isaiah offers a vision of life empowered by the gifts of God’s spirit, where wisdom and understanding overcome unthinking hatred, where counsel and strength empower us in the struggle for justice and peace, where knowledge and reverence show us the way that leads us out of despair towards trust in the power of God’s love.

This means that a Spirit-filled life has ethical and political

consequences. The gifts of the spirit demand equity and justice: You will delight in obeying the Lord, and you won’t judge by appearances or make decisions by hearsay.

You will treat the poor with fairness and will uphold the rights of the land’s downtrodden…

Justice will be the belt around your waist— faithfulness will gird you up.

(Isaiah 11:3-5, TIB, adapted) Life in the power of the spirit leads step-by-step to God’s future, an amazing future in which: There will be no harm, no destruction anywhere on my holy mountain; for as water fills the sea, so the land will be filled with the knowledge of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:9, TIB, adapted) Isaiah’s vision of a Spirit-filled life is a leap of faith. It is impossible to believe God’s future could be real when the current crisis has not only filled our lives with fear, but revealed the cruelty of the systemic injustices that have left hundreds of millions in this emergency without sufficient health care, work, food and basic services. The struggles we face can crush our hope and paralyze our spirits. But Pentecost is a chance for us to open our minds and hearts to the Holy Spirit’s gifts. The Spirit can liberate us from fear and show the way that leads to God’s future reign.

In the words of an ancient song: “Come, Holy Spirit, inflame the light of our senses, pour love into our hearts, strengthen our weakness with lasting power.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andrew Lang is Executive Director of the Open and Affirming Coalition for the United Church of Christ.

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Census Bureau to Deliver 2020 Census Questionnaires in San Bernardino

Gov. Newsom Extends Statewide Freeze on Evictions Until July

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May 26, 2020 — The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in the San Bernardino area starting this week. This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau began handdelivering census materials on March 15, but suspended all fieldwork for this operation on March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Temporary field staff have been trained to observe all social distancing protocols and will wear official government-provided personal protective equipment for their safety and the safety of the public. This operation is contactless and follows the most current federal health and safety guidelines.

The health and safety of Census Bureau staff and the public is always a top priority.

California Black Media Staff The Census Bureau will deliver 2020 Census invitations and paper questionnaires at the front doors of roughly 5.1 million stateside households and 61,000 households in San Bernardino.

This operation is crucial to ensure a complete and accurate count of all communities, which helps guide hundreds of billions of dollars in public and private sector spending per year.

People are strongly encouraged to respond promptly to the 2020 Census using the ID number included in the questionnaire packet. Responding with a census ID or the paper questionnaire helps ensure the best count of their community.

People can respond online, by phone or by using the paper form in the packet.

For more information, please visit the 2020 Census COVID-19 operational adjustments page.

No news release associated with this announcement. Tip Sheet only.--

Public Asked To Provide Feedback On Hazard Mitigation Activities Lifestyle News

San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is seeking public input on its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan is one part of an effort to reduce the impacts of natural hazards.

Over the past two years, SBCUSD staff and key stakeholders have developed a plan to assess the risk of natural hazards to SBCUSD and identify

appropriate actions to reduce the impacts. In addition to potentially reducing repetitive damages to school infrastructure, a viable plan makes SBCUSD eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants under the Hazard Mitigation Assistance program. A public draft of the plan is now available for review at http://mitigatehazards.com/ sbcusd/sbcusd-docs/.

“Not only will a Hazard Mitigation Plan improve SBCUSD’s chances of receiving grant funding for building modifications, but having a welldeveloped plan in place can allow the District to respond more quickly and efficiently to a natural hazard,” said Eric Vetere, Safety and Emergency Manager for (continued 4th column)

Statement By Ellen Turner, President of Concerned Citizens For The Development of North Fontana On The Murder of George Floyd Lifestyle News

Ellen Turner, president of Concerned Citizens for the Development of North Fontana stated; Make no mistake about it the murder of George Floyd by police is an unspeakable, unacceptable, unforgivable tragedy. The Black community has suffered from PTSD since slavery. It is comforting to see the country unified, calling for the arrest and conviction of these four police officers for the cold-blooded murder of this helpless, unarmed man. Unfortunately it takes circumstances such as a nation to acknowledge "Injustice anywhere, is Injustice everywhere" (MLK).

Public Asked To Provide Feedback On Hazard Mitigation Activities...continued SBCUSD. Mitigation actions range from increased public education and awareness efforts to actual structural projects. Structural projects could include flood control infrastructure, building modifications, or utility upgrades intended to lessen the impacts of natural hazards.

SBCUSD is accepting comments on the Draft Hazard Mitigation Plan through June 22.

To view and comment on the draft plan, please visit http:// mitigatehazards.com/sbcusd/ sbcusd-docs/.

On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order halting evictions for renters across California until July 28.

The order, according to the governor’s office, authorizes local governments in California to extend moratoriums on evictions to protect their residents who can’t afford to pay rents because of the coronavirus crisis.

The initial order Newsom issued in March a couple of weeks after declaring a State of Emergency in California early March, was scheduled to expire on May 31.

“People shouldn’t lose or be forced out of their home because of the spread of COVID-19,” said Gov. Newsom on March 16 when he first issued the order. “Over the next few weeks, everyone will have to make sacrifices – but a place to live shouldn’t be one of them. I strongly encourage cities and counties take up this authority to protect Californians.”

Then on March 16, the governor strengthened the order by issued a ban on enforcement of eviction orders by local authorities or courts for renters affected by the global pandemic.

Once the moratorium is lifted, though, tenants could still be liable to pay back rent to their landlords.

On May 27, the Senate Housing Committee voted yes on SB 1410, a bill, introduced by Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach). If passed and signed into law, SB 1410 would provide temporary financial assistance to California renters. The state would make direct payments to landlords for as much as 80% of unpaid rent for tenants across the state, Tenants would only qualify if their nonpayment due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Gov. Newsom’s executive order Friday included other provisions, too. Among them were a directive to the Deparment of Motor Vehicles to extend mail-in renewals for driver’s licenses and identification cards. It also lifted restrictions that prevented afterschool and childcare programs from serving children of essential workers, and dropped the requirement to take an assessment test for Californians enrolled in the teacher preparation program during the 2019-20 school year.

American Plague...continued from page 1 independent autopsy, and early findings released Monday contradicted the medical examiner. His homicide was the result of “asphyxia due to neck and blood flow to the brain,” with the weight placed on his back and his body positioning also being contributing factors.)

The one arrest was never going to stop the swelling rebellion against systemically racist and homicidal law enforcement in this country. But before arresting or charging any of the other three former officers for their culpability, the prosecutor counted the victim’s own health as an accomplice.

If we are to examine what and who killed George Floyd, we have to talk about racism, America’s pre-existing condition. It is a cultural pandemic that has been steadily killing this country and, indeed, rotting away the very idea of America since chattel slavery began more than 400 years ago.

Much like the people who were exploited for free labor in order to build this country, the cause of its death may have been more natural had racism not introduced certain comorbidities.

A police officer reacts as protesters try to break through a police blockade during protests over the Minnesota arrest of George Floyd, who later died in police custody, in Los Angeles, California, USA, 29 May 2020. A bystander's video posted online on 25 May, appeared to show George Floyd, 46, pleading with arresting officers that he couldn't breathe as an officer knelt on his neck. The unarmed black man later died in police custody. On 29 May, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman announced third degree murder charges against the Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd.Police abuse protest in wake of George Floyd death, in Los Angeles, USA - 29 May 2020 A police officer reacts as protesters try to break through a police blockade in Los Angeles over the death of George Floyd.

Right now, the coronavirus and the police are posing lethal threats to protesters. COVID-19 is still killing black people disproportionately, at about three times the rate of white people nationwide. The rates vary for police violence; black people in Minnesota are 20 percent of those killed by law enforcement,

despite being only five percent of the population. Both the virus and the violence have also been weaponized against black folks in very public ways of late. How many people took risks with the virus on Memorial Day weekend, carelessly disregarding the provably inordinate risk to black communities? How many then joined the protests this past week and actually claimed that they’re fighting for black survival? How many cops keep shooting tear gas at people during a pandemic that strikes at the lungs, giving a newly tragic resonance to “I can’t breathe”?

The inordinate jeopardy black people are facing during the pandemic was not enough to keep restaurants and stores closed and people masked and isolating, but now municipalities are issuing curfews and businesses are boarding up because of what, still, have been largely peaceful protests against state power. And city governments are paying police overtime out of strained city budgets to protect property, not people. This is all happening as white demonstrators loaded assault weapons to force legislators to open bowling alleys and barbershops, and barely anyone in power batted an eye.

Certainly, the police didn’t.

Alternatively throughout its history, America has suffered both from collective inabilities and refusals to fix or even recognize the problem of racism, particularly within law enforcement. Nowhere is this more evident, perhaps, than the addiction of cities to a system of policing that needs to be entirely reconsidered. Money that cities and states could use to rebuild communities is instead spent on more law enforcement.

While Republicans in particular promote police violence, politicians of every stripe alike drench it with funding, to the tune of more than $100 billion per year.

In Minneapolis, a police force that killed black people at a rate more than 13 times higher than their white counterparts from 2013 to 2019 got a boost from the budget of Mayor Jacob Frey — who President Trump would now have you believe is some liberal afraid to get tough with protesters. The Democratic mayor’s budget at the end of last year increased the

Minneapolis Police Department’s funding by $2.4 million for the purposes of hiring 14 additional officers. “We know that every dollar we give to MPD is a dollar we’re not investing in actual violence prevention,” a member of the Reclaim the Block Coalition told WCCO-TV before the passage of Frey’s $1.62 billion budget.

The corrosive nature of racism has been evident of late not just in policy, but in individual behavior, as well. Amy Cooper’s deception in that Central Park video, strangling her dog as she threatens to sic the cops on birdwatcher Christian Cooper, is as frightening as the blissful apathy of the white folks following President Trump’s urging to “re-open” America during an ongoing pandemic.

Unemployment is skyrocketing, a housing crisis is around the corner, and the impact of all this calamity is worse for communities of color. Meanwhile, the entire nation sways to the wayward whims of the president’s Twitter account.

The white nationalism of this era, along with the grotesque nature of Floyd’s murder, have surely nationalized the street protests in a way perhaps unseen since the aftermath of the Ferguson uprising six years ago.

The president, hearkening back to the days of his Central Park Five ad, repeatedly invited more violence and condemned protesters with the coded language of “thugs.” He even threatened to violate the Posse Comitatus Act and send the U.S. military into cities to quell citizen unrest with live ammunition.

Having directly encouraged police violence during a 2017 speech to officers, Donald Trump saw unrest made violent largely by the very cops he’d told to treat suspects roughly. Trump later evoked the disgrace of former LAPD chief Daryl Gates abandoning his post during the 1992 L.A. uprising — hiding inside his White House bunker briefly this weekend. Was he in any real danger? Please. This was reality-show grandstanding in the place of a president being present for his country. Rather than lead, Trump hid and pretended to be the victim, even with the memory of Floyd’s murder fresh in our minds.

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