San Bernardino American Newspaper June 6-13

Vol. 49 No. 7

June 7, 2018 - June 13, 2018

This publication is a Certified DBE/ SBE / MBE in the State of California CUCP #43264 Metro File #7074 & State of Texas File #802505971 “If you can control a man's thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern yourself about what he will do. If you make a man feel that he is inferior, you do not have to compel him to accept an inferior status, for he will seek it himself. If you make a man think that he is justly an outcast, you do not have to order him to the back door.

He will go without being told; and if there is no back door, his very nature will demand one.”

Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro

Starbucks’ Optional Diversity Training Empowers People like Roseanne Clearly communicated policies and values build corporate diversity success — treating people right is not an option for a well-run company.

Email: sbamericannews@gmail.com Clifton Harris Publisher of The San Bernardino AMERICAN News

Governor Brown Appoints 21 Superior Court Judges Three of the 21 Judicial appointments by Governor Brown are African American.

State Government News

SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of 21 California superior court judges, which include: Two in Alameda County; one in Humboldt County; one in Inyo County; one in Kern County; 10 in Los Angeles County; one in Riverside County; one in San Bernardino County; one in San Diego County; one in Solano County; one in Trinity County; and one in Tulare County.

Three of the 21 Judicial appointments by Governor Brown are African American. Two in Los Angeles County and 1 in San Bernardino County. They are listed below.

Luke Visconti, CEO, DiversityInc

May 30, 2018 Luke Visconti is the founder and CEO of DiversityInc. Although the title of his column is meant to be humorous, the issues he addresses and the answers he gives to questions are serious — and based on his 18 years of experience publishing DiversityInc. By making Wednesday's diversity training optional, Starbucks revealed top management in decision about its own principles and how to treat customers.

Do you think Roseanne would attend diversity training, or skip it? Who needs it more? And let's be very clear — diversity training is not "sensitivity" training; it's competency training. Your bigotry, biases and offensive opinions expressed in the workplace (or on your Facebook page) drain productivity of other employees and sour your brand with customers.

Roseanne Barr’s Kooky Racism Was Public For Years The latest nonsense was expected by everyone reading what she has been writing — but, as Maya Angelou warned us, you have to believe people when they tell you who they are.

I've read several articles opining that diversity training doesn't work. I agree with the general sentiment — I've seen several diversity training courses and read a few books about diversity training that were terrible. My favorite was an online learning course that made a bald, pudgy, middleaged white man the butt of every joke. Foolish.

It is policy and culture that dictates the baseline for employee

Editor in Chief’s Corner

behavior; training can only supplement good culture — and considering the workplace is a fluid movement of people coming and leaving, training is important to help people maintain a consistent knowledge of the company's policy and culture, as well as try to mitigate destructive "facts" some people pick up from childhood and Facebook.

Two examples from companies I know well: Johnson & Johnson: Company culture is established by policy — J&J behavior is defined by "the credo," a one-page statement of values that works very well as a decision-making matrix. The first line of the credo is: "We believe our first responsibility is to the doctors, nurses and patients, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services." No company is perfect, but in my almost 20-year experience observing J&J, top management has consistently felt that race and gender are inclusive in that statement — in other words, all doctors, nurses and patients — all mothers and fathers.

It is so important to the current CEO, Alex Gorsky, that he had the credo etched in glass and mounted in front of his desk, floor to ceiling. You can't mistake where Alex stands.

Over the 18 years we have been conducting the DiversityInc Top 50 competition, Johnson & Johnson has always been competitive. This year they were number one and Gorsky received our inaugural Global Inclusive Leader

Award.

The other example I have for today is Marriott. I have never seen corporate culture and policy better understood by every frontline customer-facing employee than the nice people who work at Marriott. Marriott has an excellent values webpage.

My favorite Marriott story is when we had Bill Marriott Jr. speak at one of our events. It was in the middle of the campaign for California Proposition 8 ("proposition hate"), which was an antigay bill up for popular vote. Mr. Marriott is a devout Mormon, and his church came out in favor of Prop 8. I did not know if he was going to address it from our podium, but he did. I'll never forget his emotional voice telling us that his public opposition to Prop 8 did not make him popular in his own church — but he asked, "How could we treat our customers and employees like this?" Obviously you can't without the kind of ethical dissonance that destroys cohesive culture.

I will add one more thing about Marriott. I am vice chair of the board of National Organization on Disability (NOD). Gov. Tom Ridge is chair. Tom had a very serious heart attack while staying at a Marriott hotel in Austin, Texas.

He told me that he made it to the phone to call for help — and woke up six days later. Marriott employees raced to his room and saved his life. That's the result of Marriott's empowerment and respect of their frontline people — and clarity in standards, values and ethics.

David Rodriguez, Marriott's

chief human resources officer, has devised and implemented a series of Marriott funded benefits to their hourly workers, the best I have ever seen. They cost money, and they can't directly measure the benefit from their investment, but as David has told me, Marriott's executive leadership (led with personal witness by CEO Arne Sorenson) is convinced that doing the right thing by their frontline workers will result in better customer service (resulting in better business, customer satisfaction and loyalty).

This philosophy is codified in their stated policy and values webpage.

It certainly worked for Gov. Ridge, who would be dead if the person on the other end of the phone had not felt empowered to take immediate action.

'Roseanne' Tries to Make it OK for America to Hate Again No amount of sugar changes reality. Smells like racism, tastes like racism, it is racism.

I wish Starbucks well, but this training was a waste of time. By not addressing ethics and values, starting at the top of the company, Starbucks made a strategic error in making the training optional.

This is not a small mistake; it is a symptom of a failure of corporate culture that first emerged with the #RaceMatters catastrophe in 2015. I believe it is reflected in the fact that their stock price has been skating sideways ever since the #RaceMatters failure. If #RaceMatters is truly important to you, is diversity training optional?

Los Angeles County Superior Court

San Bernardino Superior Court

2018 Cajon High School Valedictorian Jalen Stevenson From twin sister valedictorians who have had nearly every class together since kindergarten to a self-driven Latina who was once afraid to speak English and now plans to become a lawyer, San

achievement has empowered him to be a role model for younger students.

“Humbly speaking, I do feel I am a role model for young African-American males,” said Jalen, who was accepted to nearly every college where he applied. “I’m a testament to the potential of our city. The students like me, who graduate from high schools in San Bernardino amid struggles and tribulations, we worked so much harder to earn our diplomas.”

Jalen hopes to return to San Bernardino often while at UCLA to motivate students to work hard for their goals.

UCLA is also where fraternal twins Claire and Caitlin Todd, 18,

will go to college this fall, the first time in many years they won’t share the same class schedule.

Claire, who is older by three minutes, will study political science with hopes of holding elected office, while little sister Caitlin will major in biological science.

Since kindergarten, the Pacific High School valedictorians had all but one class together and are now looking forward to carving out their own identities. Caitlin dreams of designing cutting-edge prosthetics that she hopes will bring movement and freedom to people like her uncle, who uses a prosthetic leg.

“I learned 3D design in ninth (continued on page 2)

County

Altus W. Hudson Altus W. Hudson, 52, of Los Angeles, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Hudson has been a sole practitioner since 2011. He was a partner and attorney at Kidd and Hudson from 1998 to 2011. Hudson served as a deputy city attorney at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office from 1995 to 1998. He earned a Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree from California State University, Long Beach.

He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge David S. Wesley. Hudson is a Democrat.

Four San Bernardino City Unified Valedictorians Share Unique Stories Of Perserverance Community/Education News Bernardino City Unified School District’s Class of 2018 has produced many stellar graduates.

There’s Jalen Stevenson, who is making history not because he’s among nine Cajon High School seniors graduating at the top of their class. Jalen, 17, is the only African-American valedictorian at Cajon High and the District this year.

A native of San Bernardino who attended North Park Elementary and Richardson PREP HI Middle School, Jalen is the first in his family to go to college. He is headed to UCLA to study psychology, with plans to be a psychiatrist or marriage and family therapist. Although Jalen never set out to be valedictorian, the

Terrance T. Lewis, 60, of Altadena, has been appointed to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Lewis has served as a commissioner at the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2014. He served as a deputy public defender at the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office from 1988 to 2014 and was a law clerk at the Law Office of Levin and Margolin from 1986 to 1987. Lewis earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Karen J. Nudell. Lewis is a Democrat.

Stephanie E. Thornton-Harris Stephanie E. Thornton-Harris, 54, of Pasadena, has been appointed to a judgeship in the San Bernardino County Superior Court. Thornton-Harris has served as a deputy federal public defender in the Federal Public Defender’s Office, Central District of California since 2012. She served as a bench officer at the San Bernardino County Superior Court from 2007 to 2011, where she was a juvenile hearing officer from 1999 to 2001. Thornton-Harris served as a judge pro tem at the San Bernardino County Superior Court and the Office of Administrative Hearings from 2003 to 2007 and was an administrative law judge at the Office of Administrative Hearings from 2001 to 2002. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the Northwestern University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton University. She fills the vacancy of a new position created on September 18, 2017.

Thornton-Harris is a Democrat.

Terrance T. Lewis

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June 7, 2018

COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

Money makes the difference for kindergarteners in the summer

By Jill Barshay, Hechinger Report, NNPA/ESSA

Kids arrive at school with large achievement gaps between rich and poor, and the achievement gaps grow over the summer. Now two new studies show that the summer learning gap between the lower and middle classes may be narrowing while the rich surge ahead of everyone.

A May 22, 2018, report from the National Center for Education Statistics tracked more than 18,000 kids who attended kindergarten in 2010-11 and followed up with their parents in the fall of 2011 to see how they spent their summer. It’s a nationally representative group, expressly selected to mimic the actual racial, ethnic, income and geographic diversity in the country.

By many measures, poor kids participated in fewer educationally enriching activities over the summer than middle class and wealthy kids. Only 7 percent of poor kids and 13 percent of “near” poor kids (families of four living on an income of $22,000 to $44,000 a year) went to summer camp. Roughly 40 percent of nonpoor kids — middle-class and wealthy — attended summer camp. The poor were less likely to go on cultural outings. For example, only 32 percent of poor

kids and 44 percent of “near” poor kids went to an art gallery, a museum or a historical site over the summer. Almost two-thirds, or 63 percent, of non-poor kids, did.

Only 15 percent of poor kids attended a concert or a play. One third of non-poor kids did.

More than half of rich and middle-class parents said they read to their children every day during the summer. Fewer than 40 percent of poor kids’ parents did so.

But there were surprises too. A larger subset of poor families than non-poor families said they had their children work on math and writing activities every day. For example, one fourth of poor families said they engaged in writing activities with their kids each day.

Only 12 percent of non-poor families did this.

A couple pieces of egalitarian news: three-quarters of kids played outside every day, regardless of household income. And one-third of kindergarten graduates of all income levels looked at or read books every day.

Disparities in how low, middle and high income parents invest in their children during the summer are nothing new. But it’s interesting to see how they have

changed over time. The last time NCES studied how kindergarteners spent their summer, in the summer of 1999, the questions were slightly different.

But it seems that low-income families were even less likely to participate in activities with their children back then. For example, only 20 percent of children from lowincome families with less educated parents went to art, science or discovery museums over the summer — roughly 12 percentage points lower than in 2011. Fortyfive percent of low-income children went to a zoo, aquarium or petting farm back in 1999 — roughly 9 percentage points lower than in 2011.

At first glance, it seems that low-income families are now more involved with their children and investing in them more. Perhaps the summer experience gap between low- and high-income children is narrowing. But the 2011 NCES report focused on children living in poverty and not in wealth. All the non-poor children are lumped together, be they middle, upper-middle or upper class, and their summer experiences are all averaged into one number. It doesn’t detect or highlight growing disparities among these income groups.

Sociologists, however, are finding that parental investment in their children has diverged sharply over the last 40 years with growing gaps between the middle and the upper classes. In a May 2018 paper published in the American Sociological Review, researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and Colorado State University found that the most affluent Americans are driving this difference, spending ever higher amounts of money on

their children’s education and enrichment, from after-school lessons to summer camps.

They also found that this increase in parental investment in children was directly related to growing income inequality. That is, in states where income inequality grew a lot, so did disparities in parental investments. The higher the income inequality, the larger share of their income rich people spent on their children.

“Affluent parents might see rising income inequality as really making a winner-take-all economy and feel a strong push to give their kids every advantage they can,” said Daniel Schneider, professor of sociology at Berkeley, in a press release.

In other words, rising income inequality not only leaves the rich with more money to spend but also reshapes parents’ desires to invest larger portions of their money in their own children.

High-income parents are not simply spending more in general but are targeting their spending toward their children.

Money doesn’t seem to be a replacement for time. Despite timepressured lives, the sociologists found that high-income parents did not reduce the amount of time they spent together with their children.

Today’s income inequality is not only leading to unequal investment in children, but also laying a foundation for even more unequal adult lives in the future.

This story about kindergarten summer was written by Jill Barshay and produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

Pacific High School Educator Honored For Teaching Character Education

CSUSB’s Yotie Talks series to explore race and class in the #MeToo movement...continued

Community Education News

workforce. And it challenges us to redefine the role of women in the workforce.”

“I want to add the stories of other overlooked voices to those of middle- and upper-class mostly white women who have access to the media and have done remarkable work in calling our attention to this cancer in our workplaces,” Texeira said.

During the presentation, Texeira will explore the role of race and class in the #MeToo movement.

She will talk about documentaries concerning Latina workers, such as “Rape on the Night Shift,” which is about the sexual abuse of immigrant women working in the janitorial industry, and “Rape in the Fields,” about the many migrant women working in America’s fields and packing plants who are subjected to sexual assault.

Texeira hopes to start a conversation and spark action. “Where do we go from here?” she asks.

“It’s happening everywhere and

Pacific High School teacher CJ Eastwood (far left) and Principal Dr. Natalie Raymundo pose with Eastwood’s trophy and two Rotary members, SBCUSD director Chris Tickell and Superintendent Dr. Dale Marsden (far right) Four local Rotary Clubs came together May 8 to honor educators with the Character Education Award, and Pacific High School teacher CJ Eastwood took home the trophy.

“There is a literal trophy,” Rotary President and SBCUSD director Chris Tickell said. “It’s a very large, perpetual trophy that the winner’s school gets to display until next year’s Character Education Awards luncheon.”

Local Rotary clubs established the Character Education Award in 1991 to honor educators whose teaching best exemplifies the virtues of character education in the classroom. The Rotary Club of San Bernardino awards the top finalist a $2,000 honorarium and recognition on the perpetual trophy.

Pacific High Principal Dr. Natalie Raymundo said Character Education winner CJ Eastwood “creates a safe and supportive learning community that encourages students to be involved in the community. Overall, (CJ’s) biggest

contribution to character education is helping students understand the impact of their words, actions, and inactions on the school and broader community.”

The Character Education finalists were Benjamin Cervantes, Del Vallejo Middle School; Cara Nelson, Curtis Middle School; and Rebecca Robles, Muscoy Elementary School. Finalists each receive a plaque and a $250 honorarium.

The following San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) educators were also nominated for a 2018 Character Education Award: Catherine Cowles, Kendall Elementary School; Eunice Gutierrez, Gomez Elementary School; and Paul Prado, Holcomb Elementary School.

The Character Education Award luncheon is sponsored by San Bernardino Rotary Club, San Bernardino Rotary Club Crossroads-Loma Linda, San Bernardino Rotary Club North, and San Bernardino Rotary Club Sunset.

CSUSB’s Yotie Talks series to explore race and class in the #MeToo movement Educational News SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Mary Texeira, Cal State San Bernardino sociology professor, will present “Exploring Race and Class in the #MeToo Movement” as part of the Yotie Talks series on Thursday, June 7, at 2 p.m. in the John M. Pfau Library, PL5005.

The event is free and open to

the public. Parking at CSUSB is $6.

According to Texeira, the #MeToo movement, which is an international movement to end sexual harassment and assault, “affects all of us, virtually everyone — every woman and man who is in an integrated (continued in next 2 columns)

college campuses are no exception.”

Texeira, who has taught introductory sociology, critical thinking and classes on race and gender at CSUSB since 1994, has a doctorate in sociology from the University of California, Riverside, and wrote her dissertation about sexual harassment among women law enforcement officers.

Texeira’s research focuses on social inequality with a focus on race and ethnicity, class, gender and sexuality.

The Yotie Talks series was launched in the 2015-16 academic year by CSUSB’s University Diversity Committee to discuss current issues that are critical to the university, with a goal of creating space for dialogue for the campus community.

For more information about the Yotie Talk, “Exploring Race and Class in the #MeToo Movement,” contact Robie Madrigal at (909) 537-5104 or rmadrigal@csusb.edu.

New Study Finds Disparities Among College Graduates...continued certain degrees, such as by higher tuition pricing and poor or biased student advisement.

The authors concluded by saying, “Finding a path to equity in

the types of credentials students get is not only a moral imperative for this country but is also crucial to its future success.”

Four San Bernardino City Unified Valedictorians Share Unique Stories Of Perserverance...continued from page 1 grade, and ever since then I’ve been completely fascinated by all the new advancements in science,” said Caitlin, who hasn’t ruled out going to medical school.

“I want to help people who have lost limbs or were born without limbs.”

Claire wants to improve her community by holding elected office at the local level before pursuing a state seat.

“I’ve always been very interested in politics,” Claire said. “I like debating with people.”

For Middle College High School valedictorian Britney Nicolas, debating was the furthest thing from her mind. As a child growing up in a Spanish-speaking home, Britney overcame a speech im-

pediment after years of therapy.

No longer afraid to speak English, she will be the first in her family to attend college when she tackles business administration at UC Berkeley before heading to law school.

“Although my parents never read a book to me or helped me with my schoolwork, they’re very proud of me,” said Britney, the oldest of five children. “Without my dad, I wouldn’t know the value of an education.”

Jalen, Claire, Caitlin, and Britney are among more than 3,400 San Bernardino City Unified School District students who will receive their high school diplomas or GED certification this year.

5 Cautionary Tips for College Grads Itching to Become Entrepreneurs Community/Education News

As the college Class of 2018 ventures out into the working world, many of them will choose to work for themselves, or at least entertain the thought.

A variety of factors – less security in the traditional job market, more innovation (especially through social media), a desire for more fulfilling work and independence – has led to a steady trend toward entrepreneurship among graduates in the past 10 years.

Recent surveys of graduating classes found nearly half want to become entrepreneurs postgraduation. The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, for example, saw a quintuple increase in its graduates starting their own company during a seven-year study period, according to Business Insider.

Slightly over 50 percent of small businesses fail in their first four years, according to Small Business Trends, but those startupfailure rates apparently don’t deter grads.

“I am amazed at the dramatic increase in interest among students across all disciplines in starting a business,” says Jeremy Greenberg, Entrepreneur in Residence at The Wharton School

and founder of Avenue Group (www.AveGroup.com).

“At the same time, while it’s wonderful to have that dream, it’s daunting. Most don’t make it.

Most have no idea what they’re getting into. Those who do have to embrace the whole challenge, from learning every step of the way to taking action.”

But Greenberg says there are plenty of cautionary tales they can learn from, and he offers five factors college graduates should seriously consider before taking the leap: You can’t do it all. Young entrepreneurs quickly get in over their heads when they wear too many hats or aren’t sure which hats fit.

“This is especially common among inventors and technologists with superb ideas but no business-building skills,” Greenberg says. “Very few people are both inventors and operators.

Most successful entrepreneurs must determine early on which category they fall into and find a complementary partner/company to provide the skills they lack.”

Indecisiveness is crippling. En(continued on page 3)

New Study Finds Disparities Among College Graduates By AFRO Staff

A new study investigates inequity beyond college doors, showing that even Black and Hispanic students who earn tertiary degrees face disparities.

The report, The Neglected College Race Gap: Racial Disparities Among College Completers, which was authored by the Center for American Progress, went beyond the usual examination of education disparities in graduation rates and college access rates. And, in focusing on college graduates, the report found what it called “serious inequities” in areas such as the type of degrees and quality of education.

Among the major findings:

Compared with White students, Black and Hispanic graduates are far more likely to have attended for-profit colleges and less likely to have attended four-year public or nonprofit institutions.

Black and Hispanic graduates are more likely to attend institutions that have less money to spend on quality education.

Black and Hispanic students are less likely to hold degrees in critical fields such as engineering and education, mathematics and statistics, and the physical sciences.

Recommendations from the report include investigating means by which students of color may be discouraged from pursuing (continued in next 2 columns)

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GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING ORGANIZATIONAL MISBEHAVIOR

Video: #SwimmingWhileBlack: Racial Slurs and Pee in Omni Hotel Pool Ignored White privilege rewarded and police threaten to charge Black family instead.

By Jayme S. Ganey June 05, 2018

Another case of big business and police perpetuating racism on the job.

Dr. Covey Banks and her family, on an Orlando vacation, were swimming in the Omni Hotel pool, until a member of the Clampett family, a white woman, instructed her daughter to pee in the pool, splash the family, and then leave the "Black b**ches." Then Granny Clampett, mother of the racist, continued slur-dropping and tried to swing on Banks' niece.

The recording on Facebook shows the white woman getting in the face of the family, shouting at and eventually shoving them.

Jed Clampett told the Banks family to "get back in the pool" and subsequently said that the

family "shouldn't come to Florida."

Omni Hotel security dismissed Banks and asked the white family about the incident first. When Banks called the Osceola County Police after that, she and her family were told to wait while the police got the white family's statement first. They then threatened to charge Banks for the scratch on Granny Clampett's arm when Banks stopped her from hitting her niece.

After the video of the incident was posted on Facebook, Peter Strebel, the Omni Hotel president (with an all-white executive management team), released an apology: "The use of such language is completely unacceptable, and

it will not be tolerated at our hotels and resorts," Strebel said.

"We are sorry this horrible event occurred at one of our properties and I have personally apologized to Dr. Banks."

Apologies from leadership seem to come from corporations easier than genuine deep dives into personal bias and changes from the top down. Starbucks gave a tone-deaf apology and ran an optional one-day training that missed the mark, and now the CEO is "retired." Snapchat apologized for the Rihanna/Chris Brown ad that glamorized domestic violence with little ownership of the fact that it had to be approved in the first place. And from some companies, like Cineworld/Regal,

there is just silence when it comes to bad behavior.

From Omni, there are no reports of disciplining hotel security, company-wide training or initiatives or banning the Clampett family from the hotel chain.

The lack of appropriate responses, in this case, put Banks and her family in continued danger. No arrests were made that night, despite the shoving, and the Clampett family, who happened to be staying on the same floor in the hotel as the Banks family, was allowed to stay there for two more days. Banks said her children were afraid for their safety. The police report is being sent to the state attorney for review.

ACLU, Color of Change, Free Press Call Big Government's Focus on Fines and Fees Disparately Impacts Poor, Minority for Release of DHS “Race Paper” Communities...continued

State/Government News WASHINGTON — The American Civil Liberties Union joined Color of Change, Free Press, and over 35 other organizations to call for the release of the unredacted Department of Homeland Security memos known as the “Race Paper” and the “Growing Frequency of Race-Related Domestic Terrorist Violence.”

Memos like these inform the activities of law enforcement officials at all levels of government.

The organizations raised concerns with potential biases and inaccuracies reflected in the “Race Paper,” which could result in unconstitutional law enforcement activities throughout the county that disproportionately impact activists, protesters, and communities of color.

Neema Singh Guliani, ACLU legislative counsel, said:

improperly using race or constitutionally protected speech as an indicator that someone may be seen as violent or a threat to national security.

“Given our country’s sordid history of improperly monitoring activists and communities of color, and the recent release of the FBI’s flawed ‘Black Identity Extremist’ report, there is ample reason to be concerned that the government is once again using inaccurate ‘intelligence’ analysis to justify wrongly characterizing peaceful protesters as safety threats.”

The letter is available online here: https://www.freepress.net/ sites/default/files/2018-05/ race_paper_coalition_letter.pdf This statement is online here:

“It is past due for DHS to release the so-called ‘Race Paper’ to the public. We have a right to know whether the department is

https://www.aclu.org/news/ aclu-color-change-free-presscall-release-dhs-race-paper

Big Government's Focus on Fines and Fees Disparately Impacts Poor, Minority Communities Black Leaders Offer Better Deal From the Criminal Justice System Washington, DC - Law enforcement agencies focus too much on revenue-generating activities that have a negative impact on poor and minority communities, further straining the relationship between police and the communities they serve, according to the black leadership network Project 21 . As part of its "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America," Project 21 recommends 10 criminal justice reforms. Among them: Requiring convictions be obtained before assets are forfeited, prohibiting incarceration for fineonly misdemeanors, requiring fines and forfeitures go to general funds rather than an enforcing agency's budget and considering a person's ability to pay when levying fines.

"Our founders never intended that merely being accused of a crime would be a sufficient basis to take a man's home or his property. It is axiomatic that, before you must forfeit your car or personal savings, the government should obtain a finding of guilt of some relevant charge," said Project 21 Co-Chairman Horace Cooper, a former constitutional law professor and senior counsel to congressional leaders. "Just

because government has a voracious appetite for funds, it's not a good enough reason to dispense with a citizen's constitutional rights."

While fines, fees and asset forfeiture are tools intended to help members of law enforcement fight crime, there is a growing tendency for them to be overused by police departments, according to Project 21. As a result, the group says, poor and minority populations are more likely to be victims of civil asset forfeiture. A study by the Nevada Public Policy Institute about civil asset forfeiture in Las Vegas, for example, found that two-thirds of the assets seized by police in 2016 were concentrated in 12 zip codes with an average poverty rate of 27 percent - more than double the poverty rate of the remaining 36 regional zip codes. These particular zip codes also have an average non-white population of 42 percent.

A Washington Post study determined that over 7 million people nationwide may have had their driver's licenses suspended due to outstanding fines or court (continued in next 2 columns)

costs.

Even more troubling, Project 21 notes, is the appallingly high rate of incarceration related simply to an inability to pay fees and fines.

By one estimate, approximately 20 percent of inmates in some local jails are incarcerated because they owe money for legal offenses. In other words, those with fine-only misdemeanors such as traffic violations have been jailed for merely failing to pay fines.

A 2015 U.S. Department of Justice report on the court system in Ferguson, Missouri found the system operated "not with the primary goal of administering justice or protecting the rights of the accused, but of maximizing revenue" in a manner that "imposes particular difficulties on low-wage workers, single parents and those with limited access to reliable transportation."

"Criminal justice reform is very important to the black community. Too many people find themselves facing incarceration or other setbacks such as losing driver's licenses because they cannot pay fines for minor offenses. Those lacking the means to pay must be protected from overly harsh penalties and revenue-driven enforcement efforts," said Project 21 member Emery McClendon, a tea party activist. "We also must reform civil asset forfeiture policies that determine if the seizure of private property related to a crime is relevant. We also need to return property to rightful owners in a timely fashion if there is no conviction."

There are ten specific Project 21 proposals in its Blueprint to give black Americans a better deal through reforming the criminal justice system: Requiring the government to establish a connection between the owner of property and an alleged crime before property can be taken.

Requiring a criminal justice conviction to be obtained before assets are permanently forfeited to government.

Requiring assets be returned within 30 days unless charges are filed against the owner.

Requiring the government to return property immediately upon failing to obtain a conviction.

Requiring proceeds from forfeited property to go into general funds instead of the seizing agency's budget.

Requiring proceeds from fines and fees to go into general funds instead of a fining agency's bud-

get.

Reducing the number of revenue-generating activities by prohibiting police from pulling over cars solely for minor traffic infractions such as broken tail lights or failing to wear car restraints.

Prohibiting authorities from using failure to pay as grounds to deny the means for making payments, such as the suspension of driver's licenses.

Requiring that ability to pay be one of the factors considered in levying fines and fees.

Prohibiting incarceration for failure to pay fines on misdemeanor offenses, except as a last resort.

"Civil asset forfeiture was designed to target drug dealers and other criminals, with confiscated property helping fund the police.

But too many innocent people particularly blacks and other minorities - are now losing their money, cars and other property without being convicted of any wrongdoing. This must end," said Project 21 member Derrick Hollie, who is also the president of the group Reaching America.

"Law enforcement agencies argue that civil asset forfeiture supports task forces and buys new equipment. While I support their mission, I cannot support police taking people's hard-earned assets without justification. Project 21's 'Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America' sets up new, fair standards to protect the innocent."

Every Monday between now and July 7, Project 21 will release reform recommendations from its "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America" covering a specific subject area. The tentative release schedule is as follows: Reducing Economic Harm of Excise Taxes (June 4) Promoting K-12 Educational Choice (June 11) Strengthening Faith-Based Communities (June 18) Stopping Wealth Transfer from the Poor to Non-Citizens (June 25) Promoting Self-Determination (July 2) Ending Excessive Regulation (July 9) Over the past several weeks, Project 21 leaders have been briefing key staff at the White House and with congressional leadership about the 57 policy ideas spread out over 10 subject areas and covering education, criminal justice, economics and more - that are available in its "Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America."

Your Cable - Internet Bill Will Increase

By Jerome Horton| Special to California Black Media Partners If Senate Bill 822 (Weiner) passes in its current form, your internet rates will increase.

States around the country are rushing to restore the net neutrality rules developed under President Obama and rolled back by the Trump Administration. However as they say, “the devil is in the details.”

Senator Weiner's legislation, SB 822, would attempt to restore internet connection safeguards for Californians that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reversed, but would do so at your expense by shifting the cost from wealthy internet providers to consumers. This is particularly concerning because it hurts those who can least afford an increase in their internet bills, expands the current wealth inequity, and impedes access to technology.

The original goal of "net neutrality" was that internet service providers and governments would treat all data on the internet equally and not discriminate or charge differently based on the user, services, website, application, or device – in other words, it would provide an open internet.

However, one of the bill’s provisions would ban popular free data offers, like streaming movies and music that do not count against data plans. These free data plans, also known as zerorated plans, are discounts used by millions of consumers to stream popular online content like video or music. Data shows that this act disproportionately hurts poor to middle-income earners who have a significantly higher reliance their smartphone as their only form of internet access.

These consumers will get hit with higher monthly costs when they exceed their data caps, or they’ll have to throttle their own internet use. The problem is that consumers rely on their internet

access to get jobs and healthcare information and whether consumers pay an extra $10, $15, or $20 per month, it’s not affordable for many low-income people. This amounts to a regressive tax, which wasn’t in the Obama net neutrality rules.

So, who does benefit? If you scratch the surface of the net neutrality issue, you’ll see that it’s also a business-to-business issue. The bill appears to be written to favor very large “edge providers” – massive internet companies who generate so much traffic that infrastructure needs to be built around them, thus giving them a free ride (at our expense) when it comes to funding their equally massive infrastructure needs. That will shift all the costs onto ordinary consumers.

Although budding entrepreneurs and small businesses with limited financial resources would still be allowed to build an online presence for little to no additional cost, all public entities would be required to comply with procurement restrictions that would delay the deployment of critical new services. Yet with the right amendments, and political will, we can protect the little guys and the consumer.

Net-neutrality is necessary, but not at the expense of poor to middle-income earners, as this goes beyond the Obama net neutrality policy and hurts California consumers in the process. Remember one of the greatest tricks the devil ever played was convincing the people he does not exist. Believe in the devil or not, we need to amend this bill and protect consumers and small businesses before the cost of living goes to hell. Individually our voice has meaning; collectively it has power. Consider calling your legislator today to get their (continued on page 7)

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Holds Free Nonprofit Tax Seminar in Apple Valley State/Government News Sacramento – The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) will host a free seminar for nonprofit and exempt organizations on Thursday, June 14, 2018, in Apple Valley.

Local nonprofit leaders and tax practitioners are encouraged to attend and learn how state tax laws apply to the operation of their organizations.

Representatives from the CDTFA, Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department, Internal Revenue Service, and the Academy for Grassroots Organizations will be on hand to offer assistance regarding basic sales and use tax for nonprofit and exempt organizations, employment taxes for nonprofits, compliance for exempt organizations, and property tax exemptions.

Event: Tax Seminar for Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 Time: 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (check-in begins at 7:30 a.m.)

Place: Town of Apple Valley Conference Center 14975 Dale Evans Parkway Apple Valley, CA 92307 Free parking Registration: Online. Persons requiring special assistance should call 1-888-847-9652.

Learn more about a variety of other in-person classes and online seminars.

5 Cautionary Tips for College Grads Itching to Become Entrepreneurs...continued from page 2 trepreneurs cannot be stagnant.

“Lack of action due to fear of making the wrong decision impedes success and growth,” Greenberg says. “There is inherent risk in starting a company, and, in order to become successful, we must be willing to take risks and make bets along the way.”

Motivation is not the answer.

“Working long hours isn’t enough. It’s the development of new habits that drives lasting behavioral changes,” Greenberg says. “There’s a brief period of motivation required early on when improving our work habits. However, once we make a change in our behavior – be it ever so small – and it becomes a habit, it overrides the need for motivation.

College debt may slow you way down. This can snuff out startout hopes. “Getting access to capital is a challenge many smallbusiness owners face, but it can be particularly difficult when you’re saddled with student loans,” Greenberg says. “Being

in debt makes self-financing that much tougher and taking on the entrepreneurial dream much harder. Sometimes, having a ‘normal job’ while experimenting with a new company is a good way to mitigate this burden.

Being overly optimistic is dangerous. “It’s easier to believe in your business when you’re growing it, but there will always be setbacks and you have to be prepared, starting with adding a cushion to your budget,” Greenberg says. “It’s amazing, all the costs associated with starting a business. The only thing you know for sure about a planned budget is that it’s wrong – and 99 percent of the time it’s wrong in a negative way for the business.”

“We do not need to sacrifice our lives for a business,” Greenberg says. “You have to decide early on if it’s worth all the sacrifice. It certainly can be, once the foundation is set, and if you have a passion for it.”

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HEALTH/FITNESS NEWS

Research Scientist Scores Induction Into Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame Cedars-Sinai News

Father’s Day Is an Opportunity to Ask Dad About His Health...continued Going into the conversation, try to put yourself in your dad’s shoes and think about how he might feel about sharing information about his health with you.

Be aware that health can be a sensitive issue for many people, one that often brings up fears about loss of privacy and autonomy.

Be encouraging.

For 19 years, the Cedars-Sinai laboratory investigator of inflammatory bowel disorders and immunobiology concentrated on studying the human microbiome—the ecosystem of microorganisms, bacteria, fungi and viruses that naturally live within the human gut. Her glory days as a forward and center for collegiate and professional teams were behind her. And then she got a phone call that returned her to the hardwood courts of her youth. On June 9, Lisa Thomas will be one of 96 players from the now-defunct Women’s Professional Basketball League to be inducted as “Trailblazers” into The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

PHOTO CREDIT: Cedars-Sinai LOS ANGELES (June 4, 2018)— Lisa Thomas thought her basketball days were over.

For 19 years, the Cedars-Sinai laboratory investigator of inflammatory bowel disorders and immunobiology concentrated on studying the human microbiome—the ecosystem of microorganisms, bacteria, fungi and viruses that naturally live within the human gut. Her glory days as a forward and center for collegiate and professional teams were behind her.

And then she got a phone call that returned her to the hardwood courts of her youth. On June 9, Thomas will be one of 96 players from the now-defunct Women’s Professional Basketball League to be inducted as “Trailblazers” into The Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

“It’s a dream come true,” Thomas said. “It’s an incredible feeling to be recognized as Trailblazers and to know that we haven’t been forgotten.”

In 1975, after Thomas played the forward and center positions for her high school basketball team, she earned a full-ride scholarship to the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she excelled in basketball and tennis. Her collegiate basketball career resulted in several scoring and rebounding records.

“Most of my records have been broken by the women players who came after me,” said Thomas, who stands at 6’3”. “The most points I scored were 42 points in a game and 36 rebounds in a game, which were both records.”

After graduating college with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Tho-

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After graduating college with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Lisa Thomas, shown in the foreground with her teammates, was the seventh pick in the draft for the Women’s Professional Basketball League and played for two years with the Chicago Hustle.

PHOTO CREDIT: Photo courtesy of Lisa Thomas mas was the seventh pick in the draft for the Women’s Professional Basketball League and played for two years with the Chicago Hustle.

When the league folded, Thomas taught tennis for a while and eventually decided to go back to school.

“I always was into science,” Thomas said. “After my basketball career, I still had a love for science and decided thIs is what I wanted to do.”

Basketball’s loss was science’s gain, said Stephan Targan, MD, who runs the F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute at Cedars-Sinai, where Thomas works.

“Science is a team sport just like basketball, and we are fortunate to have Lisa on our side now,” Targan said. “It takes a team to advance our understanding of diseases and create new treatments for patients.”

Still, Thomas is looking forward to taking a break from the lab to attend the induction in Knoxville, Tennessee, and catch up with her teammates—some of whom she hasn’t seen in more than 30 years.

Thomas is happy that today’s U.S. women’s professional basketball league, the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), is succeeding and that there is a fan base for the sport that didn’t exist when she was playing.

“We weren’t paid a lot,” she said. “We just played because we loved the game.”

She tries to convey that message to every girl she meets.

“I always encourage young girls to start playing sports. It gives you confidence,” she said.

“It gives girls a very positive body image, and you learn how to make decisions and trust yourself. Sports is always a great life lesson. You can translate what you learn in sports to life.”

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Health/Fitness News

MedTech Innovator of Los Angeles has been selected as one of eight accelerators in the nation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to drive innovation in lifesaving medical technologies that solve challenging problems spanning modern health security threats and daily medical care.

“Accelerators are part of a new business-friendly approach,” said Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services Eric Hargan.

“This approach will help startups and other businesses shape the next generation of lifesaving technology and transform health security. That innovation is crucial to protecting Americans and saving lives.”

Accelerators will scout out innovative technologies and products that can be developed to solve healthcare challenges that extend beyond traditional vaccine and drug development.

One of the first challenging problems is the need for earlier detection of infection, creating technology that can alert people when they have been infected with a bacteria or virus even before they begin to feel sick. The second is the urgent need to solve sepsis, the body’s lifethreatening response to infection or traumatic injury. Sepsis is a top cause of hospitalization in America, leads to 250,000 deaths annually and costs approximately $24 billion a year to treat. The number of sepsis cases could skyrocket after a bioterrorism attack or pandemic.

A new HHS unit called DRIVe – part of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) at the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response – will oversee the accelerator network and is recruiting a nonprofit partner that can work with private investors to fund innovative technologies and products to solve these and other systemic health security challenges. DRIVe also can invest in the projects using quick, streamlined funding methods.

To assist startups and other businesses in developing their technologies and products, accelerators will connect them with essential product development

and business support services.

This support could position innovative technologies and products for follow-on investment from the public or private sectors.

“At a time when artificial intelligence and personalized medicine are not just conceivable but attainable, the time is uniquely now to solve some of the most daunting, far-reaching health security problems,” said Rick Bright, BARDA director.

Bright added that with the accelerators, startups and other businesses have a new pathway to bring ideas together, nurture them with experienced partners, and direct them to BARDA’s experts who have demonstrated success in partnering with private industry to take new ideas to regulatory approval.

MedTech Innovator received a $100,000 DRIVe grant to serve as an accelerator. Other accelerators are: First Flight Venture Center (Research Triangle Park, NC), New Orleans BioInnovation Center, SUNY Research Foundation (Stony Brook, NY), Texas Medical Center Innovation Institute (Houston), University City Science Center (Philadelphia), Massachusetts Medical Device Development Center (Lowell), and Life Science Washington Institute (Seattle).

About HHS, ASPR and BARDA HHS works to enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans, providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services. The mission of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) is to save lives and protect Americans from 21st century health security threats. Within ASPR, BARDA invests in the advanced research and development, acquisition, and manufacturing of medical countermeasures – vaccines, drugs, therapeutics, diagnostic tools, and non-pharmaceutical products needed to combat health security threats.

For more about ASPR and BARDA, visit www.phe.gov/aspr.

To connect with MedTech Innovator and partner with DRIVe, visit DRIVe.hhs.gov.

AATCLC's Yerger, Gardiner, and McGruder...working hard to save the 45,000 Black lives lost each year to tobacco related diseases.

The past year has been a virtual roller coaster in our ten-year battle to remove mentholated and all flavored tobacco products from our communities. In 2017, Malia Cohen and the City and County of San Francisco boldly passed historical legislation that

restricted the sale of these deadly products city-wide.

Tobacco Giant, RJ Reynolds promptly bankrolled (over 11 million and counting) a referendum to repeal this life saving legislation. Tomorrow San Franciscans will decide at the polls.

Father’s Day Is an Opportunity to Ask Dad About His Health

By Rick Beavin, California Medicare President, Humana With Father’s Day coming up, many of us are looking forward to this day of celebration when we can express our love and gratitude for all that Dad has done for us over a lifetime. Those of us with fathers in their golden years may find that Father’s Day becomes more poignant with each passing year, as the person we have always depended on now turns to us more and more often for help and support.

As the dynamic between parent and child shifts, it can sometimes be difficult to talk with our dads about the new challenges that arise with aging. Whether we talk with our fathers in person or by phone or video chat, our conversations can often dance around difficult subjects – or we may avoid them altogether, figuring that we can wait until we find the “right time” to talk. But as some of us learn the hard way, if we keep waiting for the right moment, sometimes it’s too late.

This Father’s Day, I want to encourage everyone with aging fathers to consider using some of that time with Dad to ask him about his health. Perhaps you have a father who is already very open with you about his health and keeps you updated. But as a man and a father, I can tell you that we tend to be a bit more reserved when it comes to volunteering this information. A recent study found that 60 percent of men do not go to the doctor, even

when they fear they have a serious medical condition.

But sometimes we kids want to know and need to know – certainly because we care about our dads’ well-being, but also because many of us will end up as caregivers for our aging parents.

Let’s try and flip the statistics and use Father’s Day as an opportunity to ask our dads about their health. If you anticipate this may be difficult, here are a few tips that may help get the conversation started.

Plan ahead.

Think about how and when you want to start the conversation with your dad. For example, you might want to find time – or make time – when you can speak with him one-on-one rather than with the whole family present.

Come prepared.

Do some homework on the kind of health issues that often arise for men his age. Here are some resources. Think of questions you’d like to ask your dad, such as: How recently has he seen a doctor? What did the doctor say about his health? Is he having any problems with his medications?

Show empathy. (continued in next 2 columns)

Use the conversation as an opportunity to encourage your dad to be proactive about his health, such as getting regular check-ups and health screenings. A little encouragement can go a long way.

Check here for a list of common health screenings for men.

Re-assess your approach, if needed.

It’s possible that your father simply will not want to talk about his health when you approach him. If that happens, step back and consider taking a different approach. Perhaps he would be

more willing to have a conversation about his health by email rather than in person or by phone.

Or, he might be more responsive to just one or two questions rather than an extended conversation.

We all want to be there for our dads when they need us. Part of “being there” is being willing to initiate this kind of conversation with them, no matter how awkward or unwelcome it may seem, at least at first.

And who knows? He may actually surprise you and respond more willingly than you ever could have predicted. Maybe it’s he who has been waiting for you to signal your willingness to talk – and even more importantly, to listen.

I wish you a very happy Father’s Day. Rick Beavin. based in Los Angeles, is California Market President at Humana.

States take expanded health care coverage to the ballot

By Jordan Rasmussen, jordanr@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs Recently, Utahns surpassed the threshold of signature collection to place Medicaid expansion on the November ballot. Idaho is following close behind. The residents of these rural states seek to extend access to coverage that has been denied by their state governments. If passed in November, health care coverage will be made available to those who earn less than $17,000 annually for a single family household.

Similar ballot initiatives are underway in Nebraska and Montana, where citizens of each state seek to re-authorize the Medicaid expansion set to expire in 2019.

These initiatives, carrying forward the momentum of Maine’s successful ballot initiative last fall and reinforced by Virginia’s expansion of Medicaid through the legislative process, demonstrate

people see the value in providing health care coverage to their hard-working neighbors.

Residents of rural communities are already at a disadvantage in their ability to access health care coverage. The limited availability of health care providers and facilities, greater travel distances, and limited financial resources make access to care challenging.

A failure to expand Medicaid creates another barrier to care for hard-working rural people and the rural hospitals and clinics that seek to provide them with care and services.

By offering signatures now and taking a vote to expand Medicaid this fall, voters are deciding on a more positive future of expanded health care coverage for their neighbors.

Riverside County bird owners urged to protect against virulent Newcastle disease Health/Fitness News

Riverside County residents with backyard chickens, and people with other birds, should take steps to protect the animals from virulent Newcastle disease, county agricultural officials urged today. The disease has not been identified in Riverside County but recent outbreaks in Southern California demonstrate the need for precautions.

“This disease is so virulent it could significantly affect the poultry industry nationwide if it reaches commercial flocks,” said Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner Ruben Arroyo. “To avoid the risk of spreading the disease, Riverside County inspectors will defer to federal inspectors at production facilities.”

Arroyo pointed out that it is very rare for people to contract the disease, even those working directly with flocks. That risk can be easily eliminated by wearing protective gear.

In just one day, exposure to virulent Newcastle disease can infect every bird in a single location and cause serious illness or death within an entire flock. Residents are urged to protect their birds through a practice known as biosecurity: · Restrict traffic onto and off of your property. · Disinfect shoes, clothes, hands, egg trays or flats, crates, vehicles, and tires. · Avoid visits to other poultry farms or bird owners. If you visit, be sure to change clothes and clean your hands and shoes before entering your own bird area. · Wash hands and scrub boots before and after entering a poultry area; and Isolate any birds returning from shows for 30 days before placing them with the rest of the flock.

In addition to those steps, bird

owners should report sick birds or unusual bird deaths through California’s Sick Bird Hotline at 866-922-BIRD (2473).

Dr. Allan Drusys, Riverside County’s chief veterinarian, recommended to that bird owners shelter their flocks in place until the situation is completely controlled. Epidemiologists recommend a stop-movement initiative as well.

“In short, bird owners should not be buying new birds or trading their birds until this matter is fully resolved,” Drusys said.

San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties have reported confirmed cases in backyard flocks but not in commercial poultry operations. The highly contagious viral disease affects the respiratory, nervous and digestive systems of birds. Poultry and other birds can die without ever showing symptoms and the disease can strike regardless of whether or not birds have been vaccinated.

Indicators of the disease include sudden death and increased death-loss in the flock, sneezing, gasping for air, nasal discharge, coughing, greenish diarrhea, reduced activity, tremors, drooping wings, twisting of the head and neck, circling, complete stiffness, and swelling around the eyes and neck.

No human cases of Newcastle disease have ever occurred from eating poultry products, which are safe to eat if thoroughly cooked.

In rare instances, people working directly with sick birds can become infected. Symptoms usually are mild and limited to conjunctivitis. People can easily prevent infection by wearing protective equipment, such as gloves, goggles, face masks, boots and disposable coveralls.

Additional information on biosecurity for backyard flocks is available on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Biosecurity for Birds website.

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

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180005665 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/14/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 5/14/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): NAJERA’S PAINTING Business Address: 5412 PARMA AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: GONZALO NAJERA 5412 PARMA AVE. FONTANA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: Gonzalo Najera

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

June 7, 2018

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180005855 Date Filed: 05/17/2018 Filing Expires On: 05/17/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): YOUR VISION VIRTUALLY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 955 N. DUESENBERG DR. APT. 7202 ONTARIO, CA 91764 Name of Individual Registrant: TAMMY A. JOHNSON 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: 955 N. DUESENBERG DR. APT. 7202 ONTARIO, CA 91764 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 30, 2018 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Tammy A. Johnson/Business Owner

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180005470 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/09/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 5/09/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): JM COPIERS SALES SERVICE & SUPPLIES Business Address: 17415 CATALPA STREET #33 HESPERIA, CA 92345 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 17415 CATALPA STREET HESPERIA, CA 92345 Registrant(s)Address: JORGE MAGDALENO 14640 COREY WAY VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 Signature/Officer Title: Jorge Magdaleno, Owner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180004682 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 4/20/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 4/20/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): MAC N’ TIRES AUTO Business Address: 13005 HAVERFORD CT. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: WILLIAM A. MCINTYRE III 13005 HAVERFORD CT. VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Signature/Officer Title: William A. McIntyre III, Owner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 17, 24, 31, June 7, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006217 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/25/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 5/25/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): CALZONA HEAVY EQUIPMENT SERVICES1 Business Address: 15689 VALLEY BLVD. FONTANA, CA 92335 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: SCOTT M. SMITH 15689 VALLEY BLVD. FONTANA, CA 92335 Signature/Officer Title: Scott M. Smith

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180005850 Date Filed: 5/17/2018 Filing Expires On: 5/17/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): AAA INDUSTRIES LLC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO

Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 15320 FAIRFIELD RANCH RD. STE. C CHINO HILLS, CA 91709 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: AAA INDUSTRIES LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 201707910031 Residence Street Address: 3486 YELLOWSTONE CT. PERRIS, CA 92570 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/01/17 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Jack Shelton, Managing Member

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180006336 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 5/30/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 5/30/2023 Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership Fictitious Business Name(s): CALZONA ENTERPRISES Business Address: 15689 VALLEY BL. FONTANA, CA 92335 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: SCOTT M. SMITH 7378 SVL BOX VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 ANTHONY SAVARESE 7378 SVL BOX VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Signature/Officer Title: Scott M. Smith/General Partner

BY SIGNING, I DECLARE THAT ALL INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT IS TRUE AND CORRECT. (A registrant who declares as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1800308 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SUMMER MARIE ROACH filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

SUMMER MARIE ROACH to Proposed name: SUMMER MARIE ZEREF THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 7/27/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 14455 Civic Dr. Victorville, CA 92392 Victorville Branch A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: May 30, 2018 Judge Lisa Rogan Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1812755 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: NIKOL GIDEON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a SIAGE SHIREE WELCOME to SIAGE SHIREE GIDEON Proposed name: SIANNA JOYCE WELCOME b. to SIANNA JOYCE GIDEON THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 07/05/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 W. 3RD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: May 24, 2018 Michael A.Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 31, June 7, 14, 21, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1811852 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ROSARIO LIMA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. JESUS JOVANY GARCIA to Proposed name: JESUS LIMA GARCIA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: 6/26/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center-Civil Dept.

A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: May 15, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 2018.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO): FRANCISCO DIAZ AND DOES 1 TO 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): ANCHOR GENERAL INSURANCE CO. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff.

A letter or phone call will not protect you.

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

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away.

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

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

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

CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1801644 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Joseph M. Pleasant, 179571,Dana N. Meyers, 272640 James E. Delaney, 292600,Jenny R. Gong, 306535 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No.282605) Date: (Fecha) January 19, 2018 (Secretario)Clerk, by Sabrina Jamison, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 2018.

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1801644 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 To: FRANCISCO DIAZ Plaintiff: ANCHOR GENERAL INSURANCE CO.. seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: 1. General damages

AMOUNT

a. Pain,suffering, and inconvenience $5,558.50 2. Special damages a. Medical expenses

$9,441.50

e. Property damage

$3,505.00

Date: December 26, 2017 PLAINTIFF OR ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF Jenny R. Louro, Esq. Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 2018.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: JEANNETTE MARIE

MAURER Case Number: PROPS 1800491 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JEANNETTE

MARIE MAURER A Petition for Probate has been filed by: HARRIET M. CAPPUCCIO in the Superior Court of California, County

of: SAN BERNARDINO The Petition for Probate requests that HARRIET M. CAPPUCCIO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: June 28, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center/Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: HARRIET M. CAPPUCCIO 3872 Harvest Court Chino, CA 91710 Telephone: (909)241-5989 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 31, June 7, 14, 2018.

subject to CCP 170.6(2)

PUBLIC NOTICE

1. Petitioner: Patricia Lilian Hale and Michael Lee Hale 27621 14th Street, Highland, CA 92346 (909) 633-3816 be appointed guardian of the PERSON of the minor or minors named in Item 2 and Letters issue upon qualification. c. (1) bond not be required because the petition is for guardian of the person only. g.other orders be granted 2. Attached is a copy of Guardianship Petition -Child Information Attachment (form GC-210(CA)) for each minor for whom this petition requests the appointment of a guardian. The full legal name and date o birth of each minor is: a. Name: Mary Jane Serena Hale Date of Birth (month/day/year): 9/13/2009 b. Name: Esmerelda Patricia Hale Date of Birth (month/day/year): 11/4/2010 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, 31, June 7, 2018.

NOTICE OF HEARINGGUARDIANSHIP OR CONSERVATORSHIP (Probate-Guardianships and Conservatorships) CASE NUMBER: GARPS 1800158 This notice is required by law. This notice does not require you to appear in court, but you may attend the hearing if you wish.

1. NOTICE is given that: Patricia Lilian Hale & Michael Lee Hale has filed: Proposed Guardians Petition for Guardianship of Minors 2.. You may refer to documents on file in this proceeding for more information.(Some documents filed with the court are confidential. Under some circumstances you or your attorney may be able to see or receive copies of confidential documents if you file papers in the proceeding or apply to the court.)

4.A HEARING on the matter will be held as follows: a. Date: August 23, 2018 Time: 11:00 AM Dept.: “S-37G” Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 W. Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center-Probate Dept.

Assistive listening systems, computerassisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available upon request if at least 5 days notice is provided. Contact the clerk’s office for Request for Accommodations

by Persons with Disabilities and Order (form MC-410). (Civil Code section 54.8) Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 24, Correction 31, June 7, 2018.

Public Notice Victor Valley Transit Authority 2019-2021 DBE Goal

YOUR

June 1, 2018

LEGAL

Victor Valley Transit Authority (VVTA), in accordance with 49 CFR Part 26.45, hereby publishes this notice of its 2019-2021 proposed Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal.

VVTA’s proposed DBE goal is 2.00 % participation for the combined US Department of Transportation (DOT) assisted contracting opportunities.

OR CLASSIFIED

VVTA’s proposed goals and methodology are available for inspection during normal business hours at 17150 Smoke Tree Street, Hesperia, CA, 92345, for 30 days from the date of this notice.

The US Department of Transportation and VVTA will accept comments on the goal for 30 days from the date of this notice.

Comments may be directed to the attention of Christine Plasting, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Liaison Officer (DBELO), at the address above or via email at cplasting@vvta.org.

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GOES HERE CALL TODAY (909) 889-7677

Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 7, 2018.

PUBLISH

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

YOUR LEGAL OR CLASSIFIED ADS

Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: MILDRED CHING LOWNEY

WITH

aka MILDRED C. LOWNEY aka MILDRED LOWNEY Case Number: PROPS 1800503 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MILDRED CHING

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 6/28/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S35 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0212 SAN BERNARDINO JUSTICE CENTER If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: BRYAN C. HARTNELL HARTNELL LAW GROUP 25757 REDLANDS BOULEVARD REDLANDS, CA 92373-8453 Telephone: (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper May 31, Correction June 7, 14, 2018.

PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF A MINOR (Probate-Guardianships and Conservatorships) PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN OF MINORS PERSON CASE NUMBER: GARPS 1800158 HEARING DATE AND TIME: MAY 22,2018 11 AM DEPT.: S37 Tara Reilly NOTICE: This Case is assigned to Dept. S37 for all purposes and is

THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN NEWS CALL TODAY! 909-889-7677 OR EMAIL: msbamericannews@gmail.com Submission deadline: Mondays by 5 pm Website: SB-American.com Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Immigrant Heritage Month SACRAMENTO – Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring June 2018 “Immigrant Heritage Month” in the State of California.

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Filmmaker’s Documentary to Expose the U.S. Government’s Destruction of Black Wall Street, the Execution of Well-Known Black Leaders, and More

KATE SPADE Suicide Note ...

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Indie filmmaker, Brandi Webb, brings charges to indict the U.S government in her experimental documentary entitled “Betrayal of a Nation” Entertainment News

New York, NY — In an experimental documentary, indie filmmaker Brandi Webb has indicted the U.S. government on charges that hold it accountable for crimes committed against citizens of color. These crimes date back to the beginning of American history up to present day. Errol Louis, Amy Goodman, Akeem Browder, Ajamu Baraka, Gwen Carr, Korey Wise, Dr. Lenora Fulani, Mysonne Linen and several other activists provide real life interviews that serve as supporting evidence throughout the trial.

Ms. Webb has launched a crowdfunding campaign along with a highly-charged, emotional trailer, to help raise her goal of $15,000 to complete her film project entitled, Betrayal of a Nation.

The documentary project, is centered around a scripted, heightened trial, in which an ambitious prosecutor for the People goes head to head with a defense attorney for the U.S. Government.

The attorneys dispute the government’s involvement in slavery, the destruction of Black Wall Street, the execution of AfricanAmerican leaders, a failed education and criminal justice system, and poverty. Betrayal of a Nation is a hybrid film that blends together the traditional elements of documentary and narrative films.

Ms. Webb has labeled the project a Narrative Documentary.

Kate Spade's suicide note was addressed directly to her 13-yearold daughter ... TMZ has learned.

The note was found on a bed near her body and, according to law enforcement sources it read, "Bea - I have always loved you.

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Currently, 80% of the film is complete, but additional expenses are required in order to complete the entire film.

Donations can be made, and the public can view the trailer and information about the film at www.gofundme.com/bon-com.

Any contributions of $1,500 or more will receive executive producer credit. Betrayal of a Nation is expected to be completed by fall of this year, however, the campaign will continue until Ms. Webb reaches her fundraising goal and has completed the project.

“Betrayal of a Nation is a powerful indictment on America!”

By: Lou Yeboah

Listen, Jesus was not into the business of wasting time. Therefore, to all you pretense and treachery God’s chosen people; God says, “You have the brazen look of a prostitute… and because you refuse to be ashamed,” you too like Israel, the northern ten tribes, will be judged and destroyed for the sins of idolatry, immorality, greed, violence, and abuse of the poor [Jeremiah chapter 3].

You will be indicted of two evils: Forsaking the fountain of living waters and hewing for yourself cisterns, broken cisterns that can hold no water. For you have deliberately forsaken the Lord and have chosen to worship false gods - God calls that spiritual adultery, fornication, and you have been caught in the act!

I want you to know that as the Lord sent Amos and Hosea to warn Israel of the coming judgment and he sent Isaiah and Micah to warn Judah, he has sent me to warn you that if you do not repent, and if you persist in your rebellion you will be taken into captivity for you are committing all the same sins

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Brandi Webb, Filmmaker

“The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth!”

Lou Yeboah

Israel and Judah committed, with far less excuse. You are sinning against a far greater light.

“Woe unto you, saith the LORD, that take counsel, but not of Me.” [Isaiah 30:1] “Woe unto you, scribes, Pharisees, and hypocrites…” [Matthew 23:14]. “Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how shall ye escape the damnation of Hell?” [Matthew 23:33]… Know that the end has come upon you, and I will send My anger against you saith the Lord; I will judge you according to your ways, and I will repay you for all your abominations.

My eye will not spare you, nor will I have pity; but I will repay your ways, and your abominations will be in your midst, then you shall know that I am the LORD [Ezekiel 7:3-8]. Therefore, consider how far you have fallen and repent. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lamp stand from its place [Revelation2:5].

God appealed to Judah, [Jermiah 3:22] and with all my heart, I appeal to you to return to the Lord and let him heal your faithlessness.

David said, “Yet as surely as the LORD lives and you live, there is about one step between you and death!” [1 Samuel 20:3] “So why do you endanger yourself every hour?” Repent and be converted!” [1 Corinthians 15:30-31]

stated Charles Barron, New York State Assembly Member of the 60th District, whom also makes an appearance in the documentary.

“Reparations is the defining issue of the 21st century. Betrayal of a Nation must be produced and completed.”

Jenesis Scott, co-writer of of the film, commented, “Betrayal of a Nation is unlike any other film. It not only documents history but also provides solutions for the future. Completing this film is absolutely necessary in the fight against injustice. It not only gets to the root of the problems, but it gives us a guide on how to do

something about it.”

Following the 2016 murders of Philando Castile and Alton Sterling by police officers, Ms. Webb became overwhelmed with emotion and was frustrated with the countless acquittals and non- indictments of these police officers, throughout the nation. She created Betrayal of a Nation in an effort to educate and explore what actual justice in America might look like in the form of storytelling.

For more information about Brandi Webb or her production company, visit www.yet2evolve.com

Bishop To Ordain Two New Priests For The Diocese Of Orange...continued and faith filled community. We as priests seek to journey with them and guide them to an ever deeper relationship with Jesus. Gaston and Aristotle will help us support and continue this mission,” said Bishop Vann.

Aristotle Quan was born in Fountain Valley in 1988 and grew up in Tustin. He attended public schools in Irvine and was active at St. Cecilia parish where he was a member of the youth ministry.

He felt his calling from God to become a priest after a trip to the Holy Land in 2008. Quan began his 9 years of priestly formation at Blessed Miguel Pro in San Jose, while attending San Jose City College. He then attended Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon for two years where he completed his bachelor’s degree in philosophy.

After graduation Quan attended St. Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park where he completed his graduate studies in theology. His final two years of seminary formation were completed at St. John Seminary in Camarillo, California.

Gaston Mendiola Arroyo was born in 1983 in the state of Veracruz, Mexico. Arroyo was raised in the Jehovah's Witness tradition but decided to enter the

Catholic Church when he was 16 years old after profound biblical and doctrinal study. Seeking to follow Christ more deeply, Arroyo entered the seminary in his home town. Unfortunately, this was short lived as his family moved to Ciudad Juárez Chihuahua seeking work to support the family.

Later, Arroyo joined a group of missionaries dedicated to the rehabilitation of people with drug addiction where he served for two years. He then entered the seminary in Mexicali in Baja California, completing six years of study. Bishop Vann invited Arroyo to serve the Diocese of Orange in support of the large and growing Hispanic population. As part of the Diocese of Orange Arroyo finished two years of study in theology at the Seminario Hispano de Santa María de Guadalupe in Mexico City.

“This is a very positive and hopeful time for our Diocese. We celebrate the faith and commitment of these new priests as they begin their ministry to the people of Orange County. We are blessed to have such a diverse and dynamic group of dedicated ordinands in service to God’s people,” said Bishop Vann.

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Bishop To Ordain Two New Priests For The Diocese Of Orange New shepherds will join their brother priests in caring for one of the largest and fastest growing Catholic congregations in the United States.

Religious News

Garden Grove, Calif., (June 5, 2018) - The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will ordain two men to the priesthood in an ancient and solemn ceremony at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange on June 9, 2018; beginning at 10 a.m. Soon to be ordained, Gaston Mendiola Arroyo and Aristotle Quan, will be welcomed by a large and vibrant Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, a Catholic community that traces its beginnings to Saint Junipero Serra and the first Catholic missionaries who founded the Mission at San Juan Capistrano in

a closet door knob in bedroom.

She was unresponsive and cold to the touch.

The housekeeper ran downstairs to building's main floor to tell the building's superintendent ... who, we're told ... rushed upstairs, cut the scarf and attempted CPR. Paramedics declared Kate dead at the scene.

1776. Today, the Diocese of Orange is recognized as one of the fastest growing Catholic community in the nation and is blessed to also hold the distinction of being one of the most ethnically diverse.

“The faith, dedication, and commitment of these two young men are a blessing from God and a gift to our Diocese. Their ministry and talents are vital as we work to care for the needs of our ever increasing flock, now more 1.5 million faithful. God has blessed the Diocese of Orange with an energetic (continued in next 2 columns)

Dylan Derringer (Wendell Pierce), a lonely dentist in Florida, is encouraged by his dental assistant Jaime (Joanne Froggatt) to reunite with his long-lost daughter Lucy (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) after years apart sending him on an eventful and ultimately lifechanging journey of discovery.

Written and directed by Tim Rouhana.

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An employee on Steve Harvey's radio morning show died this weekend after being found unresponsive in his hotel room by one of Steve's famous co-hosts ...

TMZ has learned.

According to an incident report, obtained by TMZ, cops were called to the W Hotel in Atlanta early Sunday afternoon, where the body of Kier "Junior" Spates' assistant, Bryan Cooke, had been discovered in his room ... with blood and vomit coming from his nose and mouth.

Spates asked hotel staff to check on Cooke after he didn't respond to him -- the two 'Steve Harvey' employees were supposed to catch a flight to L.A. later that day. When no one answered, staff went in to find Cooke lying face down on his

bed, and cold to the touch.

Cops say Spates told them he and Cooke had hit the town the night before, but that Cooke appeared fine upon returning to the hotel. They even smoked cigars together before going to their separate rooms, and Spates said they did not partake in any drugs.

Police note prescription pills were found in Cooke's room -- but do not disclose the medication.

It's unclear if any pills had been taken or played any role in his death. They also say housekeeping came by to clean Cooke's room, but thought he was sleeping. He was 39.

Spates is a well-known radio personality on Harvey's show. He referred to Cooke as his "best friend" to authorities.

Witness For Justice #896

Another One Bites the Dust Amy Johnson UCC Our Whole Lives Coordinator and Commissioned Minister for Sexuality Education As I began to write this piece, the internet was blowing up with the latest sexual harassment scandal: Morgan Freeman.

Sigh. Another one bites the dust.

Will there be justice? And what, exactly, does justice look like here? Freeman not getting any more multi-million-dollar movie contracts or endorsements? Not getting to play God anymore— literally and figuratively?

Meanwhile, the survivors of Freeman’s (Spacey’s/Moore’s/ Sheen’s/Hoffman’s/Weinstein’s/ Cosby’s and countless others’) behavior continue to live in a culture where female people are routinely and systematically treated like objects who are fair game for sexual use by others—without their consent.

These messages are communicated to us all early in life. They start with language like “He’s so strong!” for male babies and “She’s so cute!” for female babies.

Children in elementary school easily articulate how the messages in our society around power, behavior, and sexuality are different for male people and female people.

Those “He’s a stud; she’s a whore” memes? They are alive and oh, so well. Just a few days ago, they were spoken out loud by peers in a room full of eightgraders during a presentation I was giving.

When these messages flourish, we all lose.

We lose when female people are blamed for what they wear and how they behave.

We lose when male people are steeped in toxic messages about what it means to be a man in our society.

We lose when those whose genders are less binary are marginalized because they don’t

fit neatly into one of two very contaminated boxes.

We lose when people with power use their privilege to speak to and touch whoever and however they want because they can—and because our society has said, “Go ahead. It’s what’s expected of you.”

So, what does justice look like?

It looks like truth-telling.

Truth-telling by survivors who refuse to let someone else’s power and reputation dictate their reality and their demand for humane treatment.

Truth-telling by those in power (I’m talking to you, Congress) having the courage to hold even those in the highest offices of our country accountable for harassment, assault, and more.

Truth-telling by faith communities who say, “What opportunities and responsibilities do we as a faith community have to impact the sexual health of our youth?

What is available to us to do this in a faithful way?”

Truth-telling by parents who decide to deal with their own discomfort and discuss bodies, power, respect, and the mosaic that is our sexuality with their children throughout their entire lives.

“Let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9 (NRSV) In this garden of secrets and tolerance for harassment that we have inherited and sustained with our complicity, let us celebrate the groundswell of weed-pulling that has begun. Let us not grow weary, but continue to plant the seeds of respect, of equity, of unity. Let us water them with love and persistence, so that the sunlight of our Holy One can help them grow strong, and we can harvest true justice.

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Women hold two-thirds of outstanding student debt in U.S.

By Danielle Haynes

Women are more likely than men to take on student debt for both bachelor's degrees and post-graduate degrees. File Photo by Molly Riley/UPI | License Photo June 5 (UPI) -- Women are more likely than men to take on student debt to attend college and hold nearly two-thirds of the $1.4 trillion in outstanding student loans in the United States, a report released Tuesday by the American Association of University Women indicates.

The organization analyzed data from 2008, 2012 and 2016 and found that, on average, women took out more in student loans for each of those to obtain both bachelor's degrees and post-

graduate degrees.

For the three years, women took out $18,214, $21,953 and $21,619, compared to men, who took out $15,756, $20,427 and $18,880. For post-graduate degrees, women took out $7,928, $9,805 and $10,539 and men took out $5,959, $7,834 and $7,567.

Of the $1.4 trillion in outstanding student debt in the United States, women owe $900 billion and men owe $477 billion. Meanwhile, women earn 57 percent of bachelor's degrees but women

Your Cable - Internet Bill Will Increase continued from page 3 perspective – because “silence grants consent.”

Re-elected in 2014, Member Jerome E. Horton is the Third District Member of the California State Board of Equalization, representing more than 9.5 million residents in Los Angeles, a portion of San Bernardino, and Ventura Counties. He was first elected to the Board of Equalization in 2010. Member Horton also serves as the Board of Equalization's Property Tax Com-

mittee Chair. He is the first to serve on the Board of Equalization with more than 21 years of experience at the BOE. Horton previously served as an Assembly Member of the California State Assembly from 2000-2006.

The five-member California State Board of Equalization (BOE) is a publicly elected tax board that serves a significant role in the assessment and administration of property taxes.

AFGE welcomes AFSCME in fight against Trump executive orders

with college degrees make 26 percent less than male peers.

"Women face a catch-22: go to college and take on student loan debt but get a higher paying job or, alternatively, forgo college and avoid the debt, but be locked out of higher-wage careers. We need to do better," said Kevin Miller, senior researcher for AAUW. For black women, the disparity is worse. They take on more student debt and were more likely to struggle financially after complet-

ing college than any other demographic.

AAUW, which is a non-profit organization that seeks gender equality through education and research, called on lawmakers to expand Pell Grants for low-income students and offer more resources to non-traditional students. The advocacy group also supports the Paycheck Fairness Act and the Pay Equality for All Act, which seek equal pay regardless of gender or race.

"This isn't just a student problem, it's a gender inequity problem and it impacts us all," said Anne Hedgepeth, senior government relations manager at AAUW. "As a nation, we rely on women to add to and strengthen our economy. That can't happen under mountains of student debt."

To combat the growing mountain of student debt in the United States, dozens of companies now offer student loan assistance to their workers.

An American Student Assistance survey in February 2017 found that 86 percent of people said they would commit to working for their current employer if the company helped pay off their student loans. Of the young people questioned for the survey, 16 percent said their employers offered no such assistance.

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Abuse of an elder or dependent adult means: *Physical Abuse *Neglect, *Financial Abuse * Abandonment *Isolation *Abduction or Other treatment resulting in physical harm or mental suffering OR The deprivation by a care provider of goods or services necessary to avoid physical harm or mental suffering

Legislation to Open Occupational Pathways and Prevent Recidivism Clears Assembly Floor Local/National News

Assemblymember Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino) Sacramento –AB 2293 by Assemblymember Eloise Reyes (D-San Bernardino) passed out of the Assembly and now moves on to the State Senate. The bill would reduce some of the barriers faced by formerly incarcerated individuals trying to attain Emergency Medical Technician licenses, to work as firefighters or in emergency services. In 2017, over 4,500 inmates served in the California Conservation Camp program and contributed over 10 million work hours to fighting forest fires and conservation efforts around the state.

Approximately 30% of all jobs in the state of California require some type of license, up from the

A costly pair of melons AMAC They’ve gone “fruit crazy” in Japan, says the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC], noting that a pair of Yubari melons recently sold at auction for nearly $30,000. Yubari is a region in the Hokkaido province of Japan well known for the rare, sweet taste of its melons. The high roller who paid the record breaking price for the two melons owns a packing company and was planning to let shoppers taste the pricey produce for free at the Sapporo market as a “grand gesture” to celebrate his company’s 20 years in business

national average of around 25%.

At the same time, approximately eight million Californians have some sort of criminal background that leads to a growing segment of our citizenry that are procedurally locked out of a large portion of the job market.

“It is overwhelmingly clear that our current system of occupational licensing leaves many who have paid their debt to society almost completely out of the job market,” said Assemblymember Reyes. “We will continue to see Californians quite literally locked out of the market if our licensing makes life sentences out of single sentences.” Assemblymember Reyes continued, “AB 2293 will remove some of the licensing barriers that prevent many in our state from attaining positions that require these licenses but flatly deny them based on the presence of any criminal history.”

AB 2293 next goes to the State Senate to be heard in policy committee.

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

Bombs away!

AMAC Two preteen girls went for a dip in Lobdell Lake in Genesee County, Michigan recently and as they waded into the water they felt a strange object underfoot – a practice bomb from World War I, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Parents were keeping a watchful eye and cautioned the kids to step away. They called in the local bomb squad who responded quickly and bravely drilled a hole into the projectile only to find that it contained lots of mud and posed no danger.

They gave the historic find to the girls so that they would have a keepsake to “show and tell.”

Ruling in Colorado Bakery Case Sends Message About Discrimination

Largest public-sector unions unite to preserve workers' right to representation

Report: North Korea's Kim Yong Chol proposed casino to Trump

The Supreme Court made it clear that you cannot target people based on religion or sexual orientation — but left the future of similar cases in limbo.

Local/National News

By Elizabeth Shim

By Kaitlyn D'Onofrio June 04, 2018

WASHINGTON, June 5, 2018 / PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees has gained a powerful new ally in our fight against the Trump administration's efforts to deny federal workers their legal right to representation at the worksite.

The nation's two largest public employee unions are joining forces to oppose the Trump administration's latest attack on working families and union rights.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) filed a motion to join the lawsuit filed by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) challenging President Trump's May 25 executive order, which aims to deny workers their legal right to representation at federal job sites.

The nation's largest public employee union – the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees – has joined AFGE's lawsuit challenging one of three anti-worker executive orders recently issued by the Trump administration.

"AFSCME filed a motion to intervene in our lawsuit with our consent," AFGE General Counsel David Borer said. "We're happy they've joined our case and we thank them for their support. Together the nation's two largest public employee unions are presenting a united front in opposition to the White House's latest attack on working families and union rights."

AFGE, the largest union representing federal government workers, sued the Trump administration on May 30 in response to an executive order President Trump issued May 25 that impedes employee representation at the job site. AFGE's lawsuit challenges the executive order as violating

the right to freedom of association guaranteed by the First Amendment, and as exceeding the president's authority under the Constitution of the United States.

AFSCME's motion to join our lawsuit was filed June 1 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

"By instructing a federal agency to bargain in bad faith with its own workers, Trump has not only disrespected the people who take pride in keeping our country safe and healthy, he has also instructed his government to break the law and violated his own constitutionally mandated duty of care," AFSCME President Lee Saunders said in a statement.

"Public service workers in our federal government are dedicated to improving America's communities and they faithfully execute the laws of our country every day. We demand that the president of the United States be held to the same standard."

The executive order at issue in AFGE's lawsuit is one of three directives from President Trump that chip away at due process and collective bargaining rights for federal employees.

"These executive orders strip agencies of their right to bargain terms and conditions of employment and replace it with a politically charged scheme to fire employees without due process," AFGE National President J. David Cox Sr. said.

The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union, representing 700,000 workers in the federal government and the government of the District of Columbia.

For the latest AFGE news and information, visit the AFGE Media Center. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Monday morning in favor of a baker hailing from Colorado who refused to bake a cake for a gay couple. The victory is a shaky one, though, as it deflected from the broader issue.

Reuters reported:

President Donald Trump welcomes North Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol to the Oval Office on Friday. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead/UPI | License Photo June 5 (UPI) -- The senior North Korean official who met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday may have proposed the construction of a casino, according to a South Korean press report.

Newspaper Donga Ilbo reported Tuesday Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party, had requested "investment support" for a casino and other tourist attractions in North Korea's Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone.

Kim Jong Un visited the area, according to state media in May. Workers' Party Rodong Sinmun ran a front-page story about the district on Tuesday, including plans to complete construction by April 15, 2019, North Korea's birth anniversary of founder Kim Il Sung.

Workers on the site are a mix of civilians and military personnel, the Rodong stated in the article.

Donga reported its source, identified only as an individual familiar with U.S.-South Korea diplomatic relations, said Kim Yong Chol had mentioned the casino, as well as the Masikryong Ski

Resort and other plans.

Kim may have told Trump the casino could potentially bring in $50 million in annual revenue.

Cho Bong-hyun, a South Korean analyst with the Industrial Bank of Korea, told local news network MBN, the investment proposition could be of interest to the United States.

"If North Korea denuclearization is realized, investment in North Korea will take place in earnest," Cho said. "The Wonsan area, from the position of the United States, would have merit."

Expectations are growing in South Korea that travel restrictions will be eased, and peopleto-people exchange will resume the levels they reached before a fatal shooting in the Mount Kumgang Tourist Zone in 2008.

Yonhap TV reported Tuesday the number of South Korean tourists to the North could reach 2.6 million annually.

The estimate comes from Shim Sang-jin, professor of tourism at Kyunggi University in Seoul.

The number is about 10 percent of the total number of South Koreans who travel overseas annually, according to the report.

"The justices, in a 7-2 decision, said the Colorado Civil Rights Commission showed an impermissible hostility toward religion when it found that baker Jack Phillips violated the state's antidiscrimination law by rebuffing gay couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012. The state law bars businesses from refusing service based on race, sex, marital status or sexual orientation."

The majority ruling cited a specific comment a former commissioner, Diann Rice, made. Rice said that "freedom of religion, and religion, has been used to justify all kinds of discrimination throughout history, whether it be slavery, whether it be the Holocaust."

But, "Our society has come to the recognition that gay persons and gay couples cannot be treated as social outcasts or as inferior in dignity and worth," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for the majority.

"Colorado law can protect gay persons, just as it can protect other classes of individuals, in acquiring whatever products and services they choose on the same terms and conditions as are offered to other members of the public."

Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented.

In the dissent, Justice Ginsburg wrote that she agreed with the parts of the majority ruling that

favored gay rights.

But uncertainties remain, according to JoLynn Markison, a partner at the international law firm Dorsey & Whitney in its labor and employment practice.

"The Supreme Court failed to consider whether the Commissioner's 'inappropriate' statement about religion impacted the outcome of Commission's decision," Markison explained.

"Finding instead that the Commissioner's statement evinced 'hostility' towards religion, the Supreme Court invalidated the Commission's decision without analyzing whether the decision was correct. In so doing, the Supreme Court sidestepped the ultimate question in this case — whether freedom of religion can be used to discriminate against gay people in places of public accommodation."

"We can expect to see many more instances of public businesses refusing to provide services to gay people in the name of religious freedom. The Supreme Court may have dodged the issue for now, but it will not be able to avoid it forever," Markison added.

Justice Kennedy made it clear in his ruling that the issue will indeed come up again — and the Court will keep in mind religious rights as well as those of the LGBT community.

"The outcome of cases like this in other circumstances must await further elaboration in the courts, all in the context of recognizing that these disputes must be resolved with tolerance, without undue disrespect to sincere religious beliefs, and without subjecting gay persons to indignities when they seek goods and services in an open market," he wrote.

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Making Change at Walmart Releases Damaging Worker Testimonies: Who’s Really ‘Winning’ at Walmart?

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Washington, D.C. – As Walmart’s 2018 shareholders meeting comes to an end today with an approximate 16,000-Associate celebration featuring celebrities, performances, and fanfare, Making Change at Walmart (MCAW) has released the following worker testimonies, telling the worker stories Walmart doesn’t want heard—stories about low, stagnant wages; inadequate health care; unfair corporate scheduling practices; and other pressing worker issues that were ignored by leadership during this year’s meeting.

“Walmart leadership talked a lot about who was ‘winning’ this year as they touted half-a-trillion in revenue and expansion into India and other markets, but failed to mention the thousands of workers who are losing out on living wages, employer-provided healthcare, paid maternity leave, holiday pay, and other basic middle-class needs,” said MCAW director Randy Parraz. “These are the stories that Walmart doesn’t want heard because it tells the truth about what it’s really like to work for the largest retailer in the nation,” said Parraz.

During this year’s shareholder meeting Walmart executives made a grandiose promise to provide college subsidies for its 1.4 million Associates. However, MCAW questions the move as it limits the school and type of degree available to workers.

“Instead of providing all Associates a living wage and schedules that work so they have the freedom to pursue education on their own terms, Walmart is yet again controlling its workforce and creating further dependence on a company that does little to promote self-sufficiency and financial freedom. The truth is, Walmart continues to create an oppressive culture that prevents workers from getting more hours, making more money, and living better,” concluded Parraz.

About MCAW: Making Change at Walmart (MCAW) is a project of the United Food & Commercial

The Two Month Boycott of Starbucks May Have Cost Starbucks $100 Million!!!

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Workers (UFCW) International union that aims to hold Walmart accountable as a responsible employer.

MCAW’s shareholders campaign included a series of press releases, fact sheets, worker statements and digital ads targeting investors and Walmart workers leading up to the Associate celebration on Friday, June 1st, in Fayetteville, Ark. The first fact sheet, titled “12 Things Walmart is Hiding from Its Shareholders and the American Public,” was released Tuesday, May 29th and can be found here.

The second list of facts, released Wednesday May 30th, titled “The Growing Wage Divide Between Walmart’s Top 1% and its Workers,” can be found here.

For more information on MCAW’s overall shareholders campaign, visit changewalmart.org/WhatIsWalmartHiding For more information on MCAW, visit www.changewalmart.org.

Lava from Kilauea volcano destroys Hawai'i County mayor's home

By Daniel Uria

The Starbucks boycott continues!!!

We estimate that Starbucks hast lost more than $100 million in lost business, store closures, diversity training cost, paying employees for not working, consultants fees, media buys, and especially in brand damage. Bloomberg estimates the closing of Starbucks stores today alone is $17 million.

On our Facebook page, viewed by more than 120,000 people, Black people say they will discontinue going to Starbucks at a 25 to 1 ratio.

We continue our "Pop-up" boycotts where anywhere at any time, a Starbucks store somewhere in being picketed.

And worse of all, we continue to get reports of a pattern and practice of discrimination by Starbucks across America.

Here is an example: Three years ago, Jeffrey A. Fletcher, a black New Haven police officer, on duty, in uniform, was told he could not

use a Starbucks washroom in New Haven. He complained to Starbucks in Seattle. They offered him $3,000.00 and a Non-Disclosure Agreement.

He only wanted an apology.

They refused to apologize and closed his Starbucks Incident Report: 180424-010750 offered by Starbucks Company legal department Attorney Katrina Thorndock.

Forbes says Starbucks is an $84.6 billion a year company.

Losing $100 million is nothing to them. They would rather lose another $100 million than properly address the issue.

Properly addressing the issue means working with the Black community to solve the problem, rather that working in isolation with Starbucks employees only.

The Starbucks brand may be damages beyond repair. The boycott continues and Starbucks has gone from being considered one of the best companies in America to being one of the worst!!

Homes in Vacationland, including the home of Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim, were destroyed by lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. Photo courtesy U.S. Geological Survey

June 5 (UPI) -- Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed more homes Tuesday, including the residence of Hawai'i County Mayor Harry Kim, emergency officials said.

Kim's second home in Vacationland was added to 117 homes destroyed by lava as of the latest official count, a number Hawai'i County Civil Defense spokeswoman Janet Snyder expects to rise, the

Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported.

"Harry had a premonition this was going to happen," Snyder said. "Vacationland is almost totally destroyed."

No injuries were reported in relation to the lava flowing from the volcano.

The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported high levels of earthquake activity were near Kilauea's summit

late Monday night and early Tuesday morning, including a magnitude-5.5 earthquake at 4:32 a.m., which produced a plume of lava 1,000 feet above the summit.

Vigorous eruption of lava from Kilauea's lower East Rift Zone also was reported, including lava fountaining at Fissure 8 between 130 feet and 160 feet.

Fissure 8 has produced

Pele's hair and other forms of lightweight volcanic glass, which can cause skin and eye irritation.

As a result of the eruption activity, Government Beach Road between Kahakai Boulevard and Cinder Road was opened to only Waa Waa and Papaya Farms Road residents with official credentials, according to Kim's office.