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Vol. 49 No. 47

March 14, 2019 - March 20, 2019

This publication is a Certified DBE/ SBE / MBE in the State of California CUCP #43264 Metro File #7074 & State of Texas File #802505971 Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or words or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they suppress.

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McDonald’s Launches Push for Gender Assassination Twice: DA Schubert Murders Stephon Clark’s Character Balance and Diversity Special to California Black Media Partners

McDonald’s “Better Together: Gender Balance & Diversity” strategy aims to improve women’s representation & gender equality in career advancement Company signs the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles to mark its commitment Local/National News

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Kyle Webb, Lindsay Hughes, Danny Bakewell (LA Sentinel) Kiana Webb, Reggie Webb and Nicole Enearu attend McDonald's 10th Annual Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour at the Taste of Soul Festival on October 15, 2016 CHICAGO, Ill., March 8, 2018 – Today, as communities around the world celebrate International Women’s Day, McDonald’s Corporation announced the launch of its new BETTER TOGETHER: Gender Balance & Diversity strategy. By 2023, the company aims to improve the representation of women at all levels of McDonald’s, achieve gender equality in career advancement, and champion the impact of women on the business.

In addition, McDonald’s has signed the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles to further mark the company’s commitment to progress.

“Gender balance and diversity makes McDonald’s stronger,” said McDonald’s Chief People Officer, David Fairhurst.

“Together with our franchisees,

Kiana Webb and daughter Sanai.

Kiana Webb and team.

McDonald’s provides jobs for almost 2 million people across the world and is one of the world’s largest employers of women.

We’re committed to inspiring workplaces where everyone – from crew to c-suite – is equally supported and empowered to realize their full potential. But we also want to drive progress on a global scale by encouraging franchisees, suppliers and other partners to deliver initiatives that drive gender balance and improve diversity, with the goal of reaching millions of women worldwide. Our new strategy will help deliver this commitment and is designed to ensure that we’re clearly defining and hitting our targets, day-in and day-out.”

The four pillars of the strategy will guide McDonald’s in developing key milestones and piloting a range of activities to

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promote gender balance: · Representation: Aim for the representation of women at every level in the business to be equal to – or better than – the representation of women in the external workforce. · Rising: Enhance equality in career advancement for men and women. · Recognition: Celebrate the voices and impact of women in the business and report on progress globally. · Reach: Achieve progress on a global scale by encouraging franchisees and suppliers to deliver strategies that drive gender balance and improve diversity, with the goal of reaching millions of women worldwide.

McDonald’s will advance education and development

programs to support women to progress. As part of this, McDonald’s is piloting a new “Women in Tech” initiative through its signature education and tuition assistance program, Archways to Opportunity, to enable women from companyowned restaurants and participating franchisee restaurants to learn skills in areas such as data science, cyber security, artificial intelligence and more. The goal of this initiative is to support broader representation of women in technology fields and support employees on their path to success – at McDonald’s and beyond. The pilot will start in the U.S. this spring with the goal of rolling it out to more countries in the future. McDonald’s will (continued on page 3)

Supervisors seek applicants for Building and Safety Appeals Board SB County News

The Board of Supervisors is seeking individuals to serve on the County Building and Safety Appeals Board.

"The mission of this board is important, and I urge anyone who feels they are qualified and who is interested in serving their community to apply," said Board of Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman.

The Building and Safety Appeals Board is a technical review panel. It is charged with considering matters in which property owners and builders believe the County has incorrectly applied the Building Code during plan review, construc-

tion, or to an existing building resulting in that building being declared substandard or unsafe. Applicants for this board should be familiar with construction and the California Building Code. The board has five seats plus three alternate positions. All members - regular and alternate - must have the knowledge, experience and training necessary to review and reach decisions on matters pertaining to building construction and applicable Building Codes, regulations and ordinances.

Two members of this board will also serve as members of

the County Physically Disabled Access Appeals Board. This five-member board, with three alternates, will consider appeals to County decisions as they pertain to disabled access, consider ratifications of certain exemptions to accessibility requirements, and serve as an advisor to the County Building Official on disabled access matters.

The Building and Safety Appeals Board will work toward achieving the Countywide Vision, www.sbcounty.gov/vision, by capitalizing on the county's diversity, ensuring a sustain-

able system of quality community elements, and governing in an open and ethical manner.

Members of the board will be appointed by the Board of Supervisors and serve four-year terms.

Anyone who believes they are qualified and who is interested in serving on the Building and Safety Appeals Board may apply at http://cms.sbcounty.gov/ c o b / F o r m s / BCCApplication.aspx or in-person at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, 385 N. Arrowhead Ave., Second Floor, in San Bernardino.

This past week, we, the freedom-believing and fair-minded residents of Sacramento, California, were disappointed to our cores. Our worst fears became reality.

The Sacramento African-American community has been holding its collective breath, our fingers crossed, hanging on to the unlikely hope that either Ann Marie Schubert, our county district attorney, or Xavier Becera, our state’s Attorney General, would do the right thing and bring charges against the officers who shot and killed Stephon Clark.

Unfortunately, Sacramento has developed a shameful legacy relative to the killing of unarmed African-American men. Once again, our justice system has reinforced that reputation.

First, in April of 2016, Sacramento police offices shot and killed Mr. Daizon Flenaugh, a mentally ill Black man who cops said was exhibiting “strange behavior” and ranting incoherently before they took away his life. Mr. Flenaugh was found to not have any weapons on him at the time of his death.

Then in July of that same year, Mr. Joseph Mann was shot several times by Sacramento police after he “appeared agitated” and threw a plastic water bottle at them before attempting to flee.

Unlike the circumstances surrounding Mr. Flenaugh’s killing, there were several video and audio transmissions that bolstered arguments that police were acting with actual malice toward Mr. Mann.

Finally, in March of last year, Mr. Stephon Clark, who was clearly unarmed at the time of his death, became the latest and most widely-known victim of the Sacramento Police Department.

None of the officers involved in the three shootings described above were required to face criminal charges.

Most distressing to us is this.

District Attorney Schubert in her lengthy recent press conference -- and Attorney General Becera in his shortly after - unconscionably and deliberately implied that Stephon Clark sought his own “death by police officers.” Our top legal officials who we entrust with the judgment and wisdom to stand up for our rights and protection justified their decision with the irrelevant evidence that

Clark “researched ways to commit suicide” days before police officers tragically killed him.

This heartless attempt to assassinate Mr. Clark twice; once physically and once relative to his character, must not be tolerated!

Reasonable people might differ over many of the sad facts pertaining to the death of Stephon Clark. However, what is beyond dispute are the following. First, at worst, Mr. Clark was accused of vandalizing automobiles. Second, he was unarmed. Third, he was trying to enter his grandmother’s home at the time of his death and not fleeing a contrived police chase leveled up to the pursuit of someone suspected of domestic terrorism.

Fourth, he was shot several times in the back or side of his body which would lend strong support to the theory that he was not approaching officers at the time of his death as claimed – unless, of course, he was doing so running backwards.

The best forum for the consideration of the four factors above, relative to any law enforcement culpability in the death of Mr. Clark, would have been in the legal sanctum of a courtroom.

There, under the watchful eyes and ruling of a judge, the entire range of evidence pertinent to his death could be presented before a jury in a criminal trial.

A civil suit, on behalf of Mr. Clark’s children and family will proceed. However, that is not close to the best vehicle for answering one of the key questions left unanswered by District Attorney Schubert and Attorney General Becera’s exoneration of the Sacramento police officers responsible for shooting Mr. Clark.

The move literally slams the door on justice for the Clark family.

District Attorney Schubert and Attorney General Becera’s decisions are now solely dispositive as they relate to an impartial evidence based inquiry into the death of Stephon Clark. Neither District Attorney Schubert nor Attorney General Becera should be executing the responsibilities of a judge or jury. Their conclusions here, though, serve to cast them in those roles.

Let’s pretend for a minute that either District Attorney Schubert or Attorney General Becera had instead made the proper decision (continued on page 6)

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Demystifying Student Performance Via Parental Engagement

By Sharonica Nelson, Ed.D. Professor, Professional Education Consultant, Author

Sharonica Nelson, Ed.D. Professor, Professional Education Consultant, Author Once students reach middle school, parents often become less engaged with their child’s academic environment. They don’t walk them in the school’s doors anymore, they don’t communicate as often with teachers, and they are less like to visit the school unless there is a special program or sporting event after hours. This is especially true for African American parents.

As a former classroom teacher in an urban, predominantly Black school, I have first-hand knowledge of this. During middle school, school becomes more or less a mystery to parents. However, under Every Student Succeeds Act, there is a push for parents to be more involved with academic environment of their child.

Studies show that when parents are more actively involved in their child’s schools, the child tends to perform better academically.

Therefore, parental engagement is an important concept of discussion in terms of African American children’s performance.

Although parental engagement has a strong correlation to student academic performance and achievement, why is it that African American parents appear disproportionately less engaged than parents of other races?

Studies have shown that there are many factors that may hinder Black parents from being active in their child’s schooling. Factors include lacking confidence when speaking to education professionals or fear of seeming incompetent, being the sole provider in the household with work hours that conflict with school hours, and not knowing how to approach school officials with proper questions specific to individual child concerns.

These and many other nuisances keep Black parents from approaching schools to be more active in their child’s academic career. Nevertheless, for the sake of maximum student success and potential, it is important that parents are actively engaged in their child’s schooling.

It is imperative that Black parents are not only involved but also engaged in their child’s schools.

Parents must not only be involved through participating in school-planned functions, but they must also create their own spaces and opportunities for active engagement to demystify student performance. There are many ways to do so, which include: Use school system provided platforms to keep up with grades.

The school system may provide this service for free, and it may be associated with a special code or password for log in. Parents should check with the school sec-

retary for information on this. Frequently checking student grades and holding them accountable for their grades can send strong messages to students in terms of performance.

Know when reports cards are due. School systems may send home a calendar with this information, they may provide automated calls as a reminder, and the dates may be readily accessible on the school system website. It is ultimately up to the parents to stay abreast of report cards and not wait until the last grading quarter to show concern over grades. It’s too late then.

Email teachers. Email is a quick form of communication that most people use directly from their phones. Most teachers use emails frequently. Make use of this to maintain constant contact and communication with your child’s teacher. Most teachers prefer to hear from parents with concerns of student progress and would happily engage to inform parents concerning their children.

Check teacher webpages.

Many teachers have webpages that they frequently update with pertinent information pertaining to their classroom. This information may include due dates, skills and concepts to be covered, and materials needed for upcoming projects and assignments.

Create a parent network. Many parents may not have the time or resources to be involved with the formal PTA (Parent Teacher Association). They may decide to create social media groups that keep all parents abreast of current happenings within the school. This could be a simple, easy way to connect to other parents of students within same educational setting for accurate, current information concerning the child’s school.

Regardless, of the age or grade of a parent’s child, parents have a right to know about the current happenings of the classroom and school. However, the school and parent relationship shouldn’t be one-sided with school doing all of the work in terms of providing the opportunities for parents to become engaged. Parents must understand the importance of their involvement in their child’s educational trajectory, take the reins, and create their opportunities for being actively involved.

Although, middle school is the time when most parents become less engaged in the child’s school, it should be a time when parents maintain engagement. To demystify further, parent involvement weighs heavily on children’s performance. And simply put, children need to see parents in their academic spaces for better performance, even in middle school and beyond.

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Exemplary Program Awards for Arts, Career Technical Education, and Physical Activity and Nutrition

State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Announces Exemplary Program Awards for Arts, Career Technical Education, and Physical Activity and Nutrition...continued prepare for 21st century jobs and sparks creative and healthy minds. I congratulate these 22 Exemplary Program Award winners for their outstanding work.”

The Exemplary Program Award winners, along with other California Distinguished Schools, Exemplary Districts, California Green Ribbon Schools, Civic Learning Award Schools, Model Continu-

ation High Schools, National Blue Ribbon Schools, and National ESEA Distinguished Schools, all will be honored in April during a ceremony at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim. More information on Exemplary Program Awards is available at the California Distinguished Schools Program webpage on the California Department of Education’s website.

Gov. Newsom Puts Charter Schools Under Same “Transparency” Rules as District Schools California Black Media

and four schools for Physical Activity and Nutrition—with one school receiving honors in two categories.

“We know that closing the achievement gap includes worldclass instruction, including access to STEAM, career technical education, physical education, and nutrition education.” said Thurmond. “Instruction outside of core academic subject areas— like job training, entrepreneurship, and STEAM—helps all students (continued in next 2 columns)

sity, you must have your mind set on positive thoughts and accomplishing the task that is before you. You are focused and determine to succeed in the classroom because you want to shine like a star in the sky."

Father to four adult children, Paul decided to inspire others by writing his autobiography, titled No Love, No Charity: The Success of the 19th Child. The book earned attention by Ebony magazine, and he has appeared on several television shows, including Tavis Smiley, The Tom Joyner Morning Show, and Fox and Friends.

How it changed his life Paul says that getting a degree changed his life dramatically. He comments, "It taught me critical thinking skills, and opened me up

to new opportunities that would otherwise never have come my way. I became much more confident in my abilities."

He continues, "I've been tremendously blessed. And, it's been my great privilege to give back. I've been invited to engage with youth as a motivational speaker and have been able to inspire them to pursue their dreams."

Paul promotes the message that the limits of nature and nurture are expanded by faith, determination, and fortitude. He is available for speaking engagements and book signings. He can be reached at paul@paullamarhunter.com or via his official web site at www.PaulLamarHunter.com. His book is available at Barnes & Noble, through Amazon.com and on iTunes.

March 16 Educator Recruitment Fair Educational News

Photo by CBM Staff: Governor signs transparency bill with legislators and education advocates.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a “common sense” charter school transparency bill this week, striking agreement among a rare coalition of education reform advocates, labor leaders and traditional school educators.

SB 126 is an application of the Ralph M. Brown Act, the California Public Records Act, the Political Reform Act and Government Code 1090 for California’s charter schools.

Supporters of the bill say it adds more accountability and strengthens the flexibility and autonomy their schools need to innovate for students. For them, it also formalizes transparency and governance practices already followed by a majority of charter schools throughout the state.

“Taxpayers, parents and ultimately kids deserve to know how schools are using their tax dollars,” said Gov. Newsom. “This isn’t the end of a conversation, but a beginning. Let’s use this momentum to move forward together, constructively and in partnership, to improve education for children across California. I thank the leaders on both sides of this issue for coming together to help get this bill across the finish line.”

The California Charter School Association (CCSA) as well as individual operators of publiclyfunded independent schools across the state are hailing the move by the governor. Many of them have been waiting over a decade for the bill to be signed into law. Former Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed it several times.

The provisions in the new law,

they anticipate, will correct a common misperception that charter schools are for-profit centers and are unaccountable to the public or the families they serve.

“Like most California charter schools, Fortune Schools has always followed the provisions in SB 126. Our team, alongside our charter schools champions across the state, believe in transparency and operate with the highest accountability to our students’ families and authorizers,” said Margaret Fortune, President and CEO of Fortune School of Education. “We are pleased that with Governor Newsroom’s leadership we can all move forward and focus on what’s most important: kids.”

The act mandates more than 1,300 charter schools across California to follow some of the same laws that govern school districts.

Their board meetings are now required to be open to the public and board members are forbidden to vote on contracts in which they have a personal interest.

Upon request, they are also now required to make their records available to the public.

“Charter School of Morgan Hill (CSMH), like most California charter schools, has been following the provisions outlined in SB 126 for a long time,” said Paige Cisewski, Executive Director, CSMH. “We already adhere to the Brown Act, the Public Records Act and the Political Reform Act, just like district schools. We are grateful to Governor Newsom for signing this legislation.”

Wisconsin Man Becomes The First And Only Of 21 Children In His Family To Graduate From College Educational News

San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) is holding an Educator Recruitment Fair on Saturday, March 16, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Indian Springs High School.

SBCUSD is hiring for all certificated positions, including speech and language pathologists, science and math teachers, special education educators, and substitute teachers. Applicants must bring copies of their résumé.

Visit the SBCUSD edjoin.org listing at http://goo.gl/Gp7rfw for a complete list of open positions.

Contact the SBCUSD Human

Paul Lamar Hunter, the first child of 21 children to graduate from college Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - Paul Lamar Hunter was born in Racine, Wisconsin in 1970, the 19th of 21 natural children born to James and Louise Hunter. His childhood experiences included poverty, neglect, and tragedy.

After the deaths of his father and brother Louise focused her energy on the homeless shelter she founded. Though the shelter was meant to be a stabilizing influence for her family and respite for the downtrodden, it was a breeding ground of dysfunction.

In 2012, Paul made history by becoming the first and only child

in his family to graduate from college with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Upper Iowa University. He was able to do this even though he admits that he wasn't really a good student.

"I wasn't going to let any hardships stop me from pursuing my goals in life," he comments. "Education was important to me and nothing was going to stop me from completing my degree.

When you come from the innercity and you walk into a univer(continued in next 2 columns)

Resources department at (909) 381-1101 or HR_Recruitment@sbcusd.com for more information or to schedule an interview time for the fair.

If you plan to attend the Educator Recruitment Fair and require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the SBCUSD Affirmative Action Office at (909) 381-1122 or mike.medina@sbcusd.com at least 10 days before the event.

Indian Springs High School is located at 650 North Del Rosa Drive in San Bernardino.

DePaul University’s Dax Program addresses student homelessness

By Tony Binns

Photo Credit: Mairead Kahn Homelessness and housing insecurity among college and university students is a national issue. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) estimates 58,000 college students are facing homelessness. For example, DePaul University estimates that 50 students are homeless or housing insecure in a given academic quarter on their campus. Abraham Morris with DePaul’s Dax Program discusses this disturbing trend.

What services does the Dax Program offer? Who are your clients?

To address the issue of college homelessness in Chicago, Depaul USA established the Dax Program in 2014-2015. This innovative pro-

Educational News

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond today announced additional honors for 22 California Distinguished middle schools and high schools selected as having an Exemplary Program in Arts Education, Career Technical Education, or Physical Activity and Nutrition. Distinguished Schools applied separately for these honors. This year’s honorees include 10 schools for Arts Education, nine for Career Technical Education,

Wisconsin Man Becomes The First And Only Of 21 Children In His Family To Graduate From College...continued

gram provides housing, case management, counseling referrals, transportation, food, textbook assistance, and educational reimbursements to homeless or housing insecure college students. The program is designed to provide supports to move students towards graduation, finding employment, and securing permanent safe housing.

How many students does the program serve monthly or annually?

The Dax Program has assisted 37 students. It has housed a total of 23 students in a variety of accommodations including hosthomes (volunteers who open their homes to students), rented apart(continued on page 8)

The San Bernardino AMERICAN News Staff Samuel Martin Sr.-Founder Clifton Harris/Editor in Chief/Investigative Reporter Mary Martin-Harris/Editor Clifton B. Harris/Audio Engineering Editor Legal /Display Advertising & Sales (909) 889-7677 The San Bernardino American News was established May 8,1969. A legally adjudicated newspaper of general circulation on September 30, 1971, case number 153913 by the Superior Court, of San Bernardino County. The San Bernardino AMERICAN News, a division of Don Roberto Group, Inc. is published every Thursday by Mary Martin-Harris and Clifton Harris P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393, Telephone (909)889-7677, Emails: msbamericannews@gmail.com sbamericannews@gmail.com The San Bernardino AMERICAN News subscription rate is $58.00 per year.

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WORLD GOVERNMENT/BUSINESS/ADVERTISING Aguilar’s Bipartisan Bill to Support State Agency Faces Elimination After First Black The California Natural Resources Agency and Department of Conservation Announce $20 Jobs and Expand Conservation Areas Woman Takes Charge...continued For African-American civil and than 4,000 employees two years Million Block Grant Awards for the Regional within San Bernardino County Signed political leaders - as well as many ago to about 200 now.

Forest and Fire Capacity Program During the hearing, Cohen Black property owners - having

into Law

Government News

Washington, DC — Today, President Trump signed into law S. 47, the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, a package of public lands bills that included Rep. Pete Aguilar’s Santa Ana Wash Plan Land Exchange Act, a bipartisan bill that he introduced with Rep. Paul Cook (R-Apple Valley). The bill authorizes a land exchange within the Santa Ana Wash, located between the cities of Redlands and Highland, which will expand conservation areas for endangered plants and animals while supporting local jobs.

“This bipartisan bill has been a longstanding priority for our community, and will support good-paying jobs in San Bernardino County while also increasing conservation areas and public access to trails and outdoor spaces. I’m grateful to Colonel Cook for his support of this legislation, and proud that we were able to get it signed into law,” said Rep. Aguilar.

“I’m thrilled to see that President Trump has signed S. 47 today. This bipartisan bill enacts into law the Santa Ana Wash Plan Land Exchange Act, which will boost the economy, provide for

increased water storage, and protect critical habitat for threatened and endangered species. I thank Congressman Aguilar for working with me to get this critical local legislation across the finish line,” said Rep. Cook.

Anthony Edwards, Property Manager for Robertson’s Ready Mix, a local company that has mining operations within the wash, shared, “It is with great appreciation that we provide our support for the Santa Ana River Wash Plan Land Exchange Act. We thank the congressman for his hard work in representing our region. This bill will help us to expand our business, offer more jobs in the region and provide recreational space for residents to enjoy.”

S. 47 passed both the House and the Senate last month with overwhelming bipartisan support.

This is the third bill authored by Rep. Aguilar to be signed into law

by President Trump. In 2018, his bill to help military service members secure jobs in the civilian workforce and his bill to connect underrepresented communities with cybersecurity scholarships were enacted.

Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Releases Statement in Response to the DOJ’s Largest Ever College Admissions Prosecution Government News

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, as federal prosecutors in Boston announced charges against fifty people in six states as part of an alleged large-scale college entrance bribery scheme, Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, issued the following statement: "These disturbing allegations about the extent to which parents, coaches and administrators may have used their wealth, power and privilege to game the college admissions process is a reminder of how essential it is for us to ensure equity and opportunity in higher education. We demand greater accountability and transparency in the admissions process on behalf of the thousands of exceptional applicants of color who seek admission to our colleges and universities each year and yet have their qualifications called into question as the result of race-conscious admissions. This is a moment which calls for our institutions of higher learning to review their admis-

sions processes, expose fraudulent practices, and commit to addressing the various ways in which privilege and bias have unfairly infected admissions determinations for far too long."

About the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. Now in its 56th year, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is continuing its quest to “Move America Toward Justice.” The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting rights.

State Agency Faces Elimination After First Black Woman Takes Charge Tanu Henry | California Black Media In January, members of the California Board of Equalization (BOE) selected Malia M. Cohen, former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, to chair the 140-year-old state agency.

Cohen became the first Black woman elected to the board last May and the first to lead the agency responsible for representing taxpayer interests and “equalizing” county-by-county tax assessments across the state.

Now, less than eight weeks into her 4-year term and under two months as chair, Cohen has been thrust into a difficult fight, perhaps the most crucial of her eightyear political career. As lawmakers grapple with whether or not to dismantle the agency, she finds herself justifying her job, her $151,260 salary, and the very ex-

istence of the agency she leads.

“Here we are, members of the new board, just shy of eight weeks in - of coming into this position – we now have to defend keeping the board elected,” Cohen said in a hearing before the Senate Finance and Budget committee held at the State Capitol last Wednesday. “Now, we are just turning the corner. Now, we are moving into the direction where we are stepping into a new frontier.”

In addition, Cohen said the board represents the interests of many disadvantaged Californians such as small business owners who may not be able to afford an attorney or families who speak English as a second language and people impacted by wildfires. (continued in next 2 columns)

an elected taxpayer advocate like the BOE in California is absolutely necessary. For them, the BOE is a champion against unfair practices like the widespread undervaluation of homes in predominantly Black neighborhoods.

According to a Brookings Institute report released last year, homes in neighborhoods that are 50 percent or more African-American are valued at roughly half the cost of those in areas with no Black homeowners. The study also found that homes of similar sizes and with near-the-same amenities are, on average, worth 23 percent less in predominantly Black neighborhoods. That is about $48,000 less per home, amounting to a cumulative loss of $156 million for African Americans. That loss can result in less private and public investment in those areas, lower quality of public services and less money in the bank accounts of those Black families.

Lawmakers held the hearing to check in on the operations of the board since its functions were reduced by Gov. Jerry Brown two years ago. A state audit before that decision revealed a series of shocking incidents of mismanagement and corruption involving members of the previous board, including the misappropriation of $350 million.

“Today’s hearing should provide us with the information we need about the board, its strengths and weaknesses and what progress has been made internally since the transition of the staff and budget,” said Sen. Mike McGuire, Chair of the Governance and Finance Committee.

Former Gov. Brown signed Assembly Bill 102 or the Taxpayer Transparency and Fairness Act into law in 2017 following the audit that uncovered the scandals at the BOE. The legislation stripped the state agency and its elected board of much of its tax administration and adjudication powers. The law also relieved the agency of its tax collection responsibility.

New state agencies like the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration and the Office of Tax Appeals were created to take over some of those functions while others were absorbed by existing state offices. AB 102 also triggered a dramatic reduction of the agency’s staff - from more

asked lawmakers to give the new board, under her leadership, time to fix “the sins of the previous class.”

Along with Brenda Fleming, who is also African-American and the Executive Director of the BOE, Cohen made the case for the continued existence of an elected board and the ongoing relevance of the state agency.

“Property values reached 5.7 trillion dollars. I love that number,” said Fleming, sharing with lawmakers the total amount BOE assessments calculated across California’s counties during the 2017 – 2018 fiscal year. That number, she said, was responsible for some $60 million generated in tax revenue for the state.

Sen. McGuire raised the question of compensation during the hearing, asking Cohen and other panelists directly if the board officials’ salaries should be reduced now that about 90 percent of their duties have been handed over to other state agencies.

In response to the Senator’s question, Cohen said its about the quality of the work she does, not the quantity. She added that she would defer to the California Citizens Compensation Commission to determine the fairness of her pay.

The BOE is the only elected government board of its kind in the United States that is specifically set up to represent taxpayer interests.

California State Controller Betty T. Yee, who was once an elected officer of the 4-member board, believes the board is no longer relevant.

“For me the answer is no,” said Yee. “The BOE does not need to continue to have an elected board. The name on the door of who administers these programs is less important than how they are administered.”

Since the board’s mandate is constitutional, the process to determine its fate will take a few years. Legislators would have to vote to place a constitutional amendment regarding the Board’s fate before California voters on the 2020 ballot.

Meanwhile, Cohen remains upbeat.

“What you need are dedicated elected officials who are connected to and remember who they serve and are committed to a lifetime of service,” she said.

The California Fire Safe Council in Partnership with the Watershed Research and Training Center has been awarded a Three Million Dollar Statewide Sub-Grant State/Government News

SACRAMENTO – The Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program aims to help communities prioritize, develop, and implement projects to strengthen fire resiliency, increase carbon sequestration, and facilitate greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment.

The California Fire Safe Council in partnership with the Watershed Research and Training Center (WRTC), will deploy and facilitate community involvement and capacity building investments modeled after the Sierra Nevada Conservancy’ successful Watershed Improvement Program (WIP) approach in priority watersheds in need of foresthealth activities across the state with a special focus on those atrisk from catastrophic wildfire and ripe for capacity building.

“With California facing unprecedented wildfire risk, we need every tool available to put the state on a path toward long-term wildfire prevention and forest health,” California Secretary for Natural Resources Wade Crowfoot said.

“The California Fire Safe Council (CFSC) will receive approximately $1.7 million over three years to build community and institutional capacity for community wildfire resiliency,” said Tracy Katelman, Executive Director of CFSC. “Working with The Watershed Center, CFSC will place three coordinators and staff in key locations around the state to build local and regional capacity to improve forest health and help Californians learn to live safely with wildfire.”

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McDonald’s Launches Push for Gender Balance and Diversity...continued from page 1 work with Microsoft to provide the technical skills curriculum and Colorado Technical University to deliver access to the learning. This initiative will offer US participants college credits, a credential upon completion and help them build a foundation for lifelong learning that’s necessary to compete in this 21st century economy.

At present, 30% of McDonald’s Officer positions and 41% of staff positions at Director level and above are held by women globally, and in the US, 60% of all Restaurant Managers are women. Key actions McDonald’s will take to further improve representation and progression include: using gender neutral job-descriptions in English speaking countries for office and restaurant roles, increasing diverse candidate slates and interview panels, as well as investing in tools that use artificial intelligence to recognize and root out bias from the selection process. McDonald’s will also review its high-potential talent pools to promote gender balance and accelerate their careers through executive

mentoring and sponsorship.

To mark the launch with a statement of support for workplace inclusion, McDonald’s CEO, Steve Easterbrook and other senior leaders across the business took to LinkedIn - the world’s largest job site. By switching their profile pictures for the McDonald’s arches turned upside down, the leaders aim to raise awareness of unconscious bias and the importance of mitigating it. Having reached over 10,000 employees with bias awareness training, McDonald’s is committed to its continued global roll out, and integrating the training into existing education platforms, talent management processes, leadership development, and training for talent agency partners.

In the US, McDonald’s is proud to have been included in the YWCA and Impact Shares ETF, WOMN, as well as having been recognized by both Catalyst and HRC as a company that is championing equality in the workplace.

A ne w push in Calif or nia to automa ticall yc lear old ar new Califor ornia automaticall tically clear arrrest and con viction rrecor ecor ds By Joseph Serna conviction ecords A week after San Francisco Dist.

Atty. George Gascon moved to wipe out thousands of marijuana convictions dating back decades, he announced Thursday his support for a bill that would clear old arrest and conviction records for defendants statewide.

The measure is intended to open up a pathway to housing, education and new employment opportunities for millions of Californians who have been excluded because of old arrests or convictions for certain offenses still listed on their rap sheets.

“It’s a way to get people out of the paper prison they get sucked into once they have an arrest record or conviction,” Gascon said. “When you remove the ability for people to participate fully in their community — employment, housing, education, other activities — you marginalize them until they’re left with no hope.

“Without hope, they’re more likely to create crimes in that very same community, and what we’re trying to do is reduce the chance of recidivizing.”

The bill, AB 1076, introduced

by Assemblyman Phil Ting (DSan Francisco) in February, would mandate that the state Department of Justice automatically clear records of arrests that did not result in a conviction after the statute of limitations has passed, as well as convictions involving probation and jail once an offender’s sentence was completed. Anyone who has to register as a sex offender or has violated their probation would not be eligible.

Most of the records eligible involve drugs or property crimes,

San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascon, shown in 2014, on Thursday endorsed a bill that will automatically clear old arrest and criminal records from offenders' rap sheets. (Eric Risberg / Associated Press)

officials said. People who committed crimes that ended with a state prison sentence — not in a local jail — would have to go through the process that currently exists to receive a certificate of rehabilitation.

The bill would affect some 380,000 people currently incarcerated for crimes or awaiting trial and the millions more eligible going back in time, officials said.

About 8 million Californians have criminal convictions on their records.

“The whole point is they paid their debt, they served their time.

Once they get out they should be able to start over,” Ting said.

“Once they’re out, why should they continue to suffer?”

An individual’s arrest record and criminal past would still be accessible to law enforcement and certain other agencies but would not be available to landlords or employers, among others, conducting background checks. That means, outside specific exclusions listed in state code, individuals would not have to answer “yes” to having previous arrests or convictions when filling out a job or housing application if they were never convicted or already completed their sentence.

About 90% of employers, 80% of landlords and 60% of colleges

screen criminal records, Ting’s office said. Three-quarters of individuals with criminal convictions report job or housing instability, and the process to clear one’s record is notoriously costly and complicated.

Jay Jordan was one of those who struggled to get back on his feet despite having a plan for his life on the outside. Jordan, 33, served time in jail and prison on auto theft and robbery convictions before he was released in 2012.

“We all do this. Everyone around me with a date [of release] was doing the same thing. We create plans, very detailed plans,” Jordan said with a laugh. “I wanted to sell used cars for residual income, sell vending machines. I had it down even to the taxes I was going to have to pay.”

But Jordan said he didn’t qualify for any of those professions because of his record. He ended up working at a temporary employment agency alongside other former inmates, he said, where he injured himself and was then fired after missing work.

“Here I was, trying to do the right thing, trying to do a job that gives me a livable wage, and I get fired for getting hurt,” Jordan said.

“I didn’t have any workers’ rights, and I realized very rapidly

that something was inherently wrong with this system.”

He ended up joining a nonprofit organization and now pushes for criminal justice reform as the director of the Second Chance project with Californians for Safety and Justice.

“Where’s the opportunity for the people out there trying hard to get a job?” Jordan said. “Working hard to take care of their families and at every single corner they’re [told], ‘You can’t do this for the rest of your life. You can’t do that for the rest of your life.’”

Jordan’s prison sentence for robbery was not eligible to be cleared, but time he spent in jail for auto theft was, authorities said.

If passed, the bill would take effect Jan. 1, 2021. The extended lead time between its introduction and its implementation would allow the Department of Justice to set up the automated process that the bill would require, Ting said.

A previous attempt to get the state to proactively clear people’s records through the courts was too labor-intensive and costly, Ting said. The costs to automate the record-clearing process have not yet been determined.

Joseph Serna is a Metro reporter who has been with the Los Angeles Times since 2012. He previously worked for papers in Orange County and Signal Hill, a 2.2square-mile city surrounded by Long Beach. He was part of the team that won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News for coverage of the 2015 San Bernardino terrorist attack and is a graduate of California’s community college and Cal State systems.

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8 tips for visiting the sick

By Juliet Mitchell “When… I was sick… you visited me.” Matthew 25:36 It’s not a happy subject to discuss, but it’s inevitable that human bodies will experience sickness, disease or break down.

Since this is a fact of life, a part of the human condition, we are likely to be called upon to visit someone who is sick at some point.

So, let’s get real about this whole visiting the sick thang, y’all. Yes, my southern girl is coming out. Yes, I’m a GRITS (Girl Raised in the South). Growing up in the South around a close-knit community of relatives and friends, acquaintances and even strangers, visiting the sick was as much a part of life as farming, canning and going to church.

As good family, good community members and good church folk, you cooked some food, packed it up, cleaned yourself up and went to visit. Visiting included laughing (if the person was up to it), talking (if the person had the interest, strength or energy), listening (if the person wanted to listen), and sometimes sitting quietly.

Your visit may have required feeding, cleaning (yes, even cleaning the person — especially relatives and close, close friends) and sadly, sometimes that visit meant shedding some tears.

We know that at any age, sick

Photo by: Pexels.com eat or drink. That person may be on a restricted diet or may not be taking food at all.

On that note, it is also considerate to bring something for the family/other visitors if you’re visiting a home. If you do not know the person’s likes and dislikes, ask. Some general things that are usually needed include bottled water and/or juice; fruit, sandwich fixings, prepared meals. Remember to include paper towels, napkins, even disposable cutlery and cups. We live in a diverse world, so, again, if you don’t know, ask.

Be as clean as you can and be prepared to take your shoes off if visiting a home (bring clean indoor shoes if you must wear shoes). Also, be prepared to wash your hands, use sanitizer and/or wear a mask.

Be willing to sit in silence. Your

and disease can take hold to our frail human bodies; however, as our population ages, it’s more likely that we will be visiting our elders as they approach the end of life.

I’ve spoken to medical professionals, clergy and caregivers and gathered etiquette considerations for visiting those persons.

8 life etiquette tips for visiting the sick Please call and arrange a time to visit. There are numerous considerations concerning time, feeding, bathing, dispensing of medication and a sleep schedule. Do not be offended if the caregiver gives you specific times to visit rather than allowing you to stop by at your convenience.

Ask if it’s OK to bring some-

Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People

Let’s Clamp Down on Tobacco and Vaping Product Access for Young People...continued trope. Who benefits from youngsters buying tobacco and nicotine products? Why do legislators protect them? Why would legislators crack down on vaping, but not cigarettes? Who benefits? If we follow the money, we have to monitor the lobby. Who has power in this game?

We always need to follow the money when we look at the ways that some products are offered to the market and others are restricted. We always need to follow the money when we realize that there are always beneficiaries in a society that has predatory capitalism at its roots. We don’t need more children being exposed to addiction. We shouldn’t outlaw vaping products without outlawing the sale of tobacco to children. I appreciate some manufacturers for joining many others in standing up

By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visitwww.juliannemalveaux.com Nearly half a million people die every year from complications from smoking. About a tenth of them never put a cigarette to their lips – they die from exposure to second-hand smoke. Death from tobacco is, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the leading cause of preventable death.

But too many people, enticed by advertising, think that smoking is so “cool” that they embrace it.

And the tobacco industry spent more than $9 billion on smoking advertising, or about a million dollars an hour.

For too many, cigarettes are a desperate addiction, encouraged by pernicious advertising. The addiction hits folks of color – Black and brown folks — hardest. We are more likely to be exposed to heavy advertising, more likely to become addicted, and more likely to die from complications of smoking addiction. Public policy can help ameliorate this challenge, perhaps, by further restricting who can buy tobacco and when. Because addictions start early, public policy can help by supporting efforts underway to limit the sale of nicotine to those who are under 21.

Instead, unfortunately, some would prefer to restrict the sale of vaping products in particular to keep them out of the hands of children. Why not just further limit the sale of all tobacco products?

The companies that manufacture vaping products, like the market leader Juul, are to be commended for attempting to protect young people from the deleterious effects of their products. But their recently accelerated activism is only one small step toward ensuring that young people are protected from the harmful effects of smoking, and they cannot do it alone.

Very recently, the head of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, resigned for “family reasons” (don’t you love it

when white men suddenly discover their families when they are in hot water). At the same time, we learned that too many chains, like Walmart, Kroger and Walgreens, along with gas stations, are breaking the law by selling cigarettes and other nicotine products to young people.

But here’s the deal. It doesn’t make sense to regulate the sale of nicotine products, like vaping, without looking at the sale of nicotine products, like cigarettes. Children (yes, despite their protests, I think of anyone under 21 as a child) shouldn’t be purchasing alcohol or tobacco. Period. End of conversation. They aren’t grown. They are susceptible to addiction. The law should protect them and penalize those who make it easy for them to access these products.

But the law does not protect.

Instead, legislators selectively go after some products, while protecting others. If legislators understood the damage that nicotine and tobacco products do to people, especially young people, they’d be rushing to outlaw them.

Instead, because tobacco is big business, the industry is protected. Furthermore, products that attempt to ameliorate the harmful sides of smoking, like vaping, are subjected to unreasonable scrutiny, even outlawed.

To their credit, vaping companies are owning their role in possible addiction and standing for a ban on selling any nicotine products to children.

Part of this is personal for me.

I’ve written before about my mom’s smoking addiction, which has led to her developing COPD and emphysema diseases in her ninth decade. But it’s more than the personal. It’s about the ways that public policy can protect young people, even as they make poor choices.

Follow the money, goes the (continued in next 2 columns)

presence and your positive energy are important, not necessarily a whole lot of chatter. I’ve actually been told that too much talking can be disturbing to the sick.

While we’re on the topic of speaking, remember to tone it down. Some of us can be too loud. You might say, “Well, I’m just loud” or “That’s just the way I talk!” But this isn’t about you.

Keep the volume low.

Keep your visits short. A 10-, 15- or 20-minute visit is long enough. I know that it may seem cold, but according to my “research,” — depending on the degree and extent of the illness — the energy of visitors can be “draining” and de-energizing for the person who is ill.

Should you bring flowers or a gift? Well, that depends. Again, ask. Besides the physical and emotional aspects of caring for the ill, families and caregivers are often faced with the stress, weight and worry of financial demands, as well. Perhaps a gift card or a monetary gift would better help to meet the needs of that family.

Do you have any etiquette tips related to visiting the sick? Please share them with me at jmitchell@spokesmanrecorder.com.

This article originally appeared in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

against companies like Walmart, Walgreen’s and the others that are making big dollars selling tobacco and nicotine products to children.

It needs to stop. Now. Legislators need to step up and protect our children from this destructive addiction!

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BlackPressUSA.com or the National Newspaper Publishers Association.

Black Men in White Coats’ Are Inspiring Black Boys to Become Doctors Too!

Pregnancy Expert Dr. Linda Burke Wins ACOG Scholarship To Lobby On Capitol Hill Health/Fitness News

Dr. Linda Burke Orlando, FL (BlackNews.com) - Dr. Linda Burke, board-certified OB-GYN physician, author and blogger, travels to Washington, D.C. in March of 2019 to lobby on Capitol Hill for women's health.

Her passion, advocacy and exceptional clinical acumen earned her a full scholarship to attend the 37th Annual Congressional Leadership Conference, the President's Conference in Washington, DC from March 10th through 12th. Dr. Burke was recently reappointed to the District 12 Perinatal Morbidity Committee American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

During this annual conference, OB-GYN physicians from across the nation learn how to better lobby their U.S. Senators and Representatives on behalf of ACOG and their individual communities. Dr. Burke will use this opportunity to discuss strategies for reducing maternal mortality especially as it relates to AfricanAmerican women whose death rate is 3x greater than non-black women in the United States, according to the CDC. On December 27, 2018, Presi-

Dallas, TX — Dr. Dale Okorodudu, an African-American doctor and the founder of Black Men in White Coats, aims to make an impact on the world by helping develop future leaders in medicine. He recently organized a youth summit with a goal to inspire Black boys to pursue the career of becoming a doctor as well.

“Some alarming data came out that the number of Black men applying to the field of medicine was decreasing. There were actually less in 2011 than there was in 1978,” Dr. Okorodudu shared via the organization’s YouTube channel. “Our mission is to inspire the next generation of physician leaders and to diversify the field of medicine with a special emphasis on Black males.”

In hopes to do that, Dr. Okorodudu organized the first ever Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit at UT Southwestern last Sunday. It was attended by hundreds of students from third-grade level to middle and high school. They got to connect with educators, clinicians, and community leaders as well as discovered resources that would help them as they take on the path of becoming doctors.

African-American youth who attended the summit got to better understand the science behind the career. They experienced CPR training, demonstrations on how to make a splint, anatomy exploration, among others.

Parents, who were required to

Black Men in White Coats Youth Summit attend with elementary students, also benefited from the tips on how to help their children on that career path.

“I think it’s good to see the representation, to see someone that looks like them who has gone through the career pathway, so that way, they know that it’s very feasible. That it’s very possible for them,” Brittany Drake, one of the parents who attended the summit with her sons, told Fox 4 News.

Most importantly, the summit encouraged Black youth that they can be anything they put their mind into. It directly showed them what they can achieve in the future, like becoming a doctor.

“Medicine is a long road but it’s a road that many people who perhaps look like them have gone through and been successful.

Medicine is a rewarding and exciting and interesting field. I hardly saw any Black males when I was coming up as a resident,” Dr. Emeka Etufugh shared. “I think it’s something to see somebody that looks like you, to inspire you, to help you know that it’s possible to come through this process and be a physician.”

About Dr. Linda Burke Dr. Linda Burke is a board-certified OB-GYN physician, author, blogger and Ivy League alum, who has championed to reduce preventable medical mistakes and maternal on behalf of medically underserved pregnant women.

Author of The Smart Mother's Guide to a Better Pregnancy, the first prenatal book to teach pregnant women about early-warningrisk-recognition-signs of an abnormal pregnancy, Dr. Burke continues to review ob-gyn medical malpractice cases to determine root cause analysis and quality improvement on behalf of the federal government.

For further information or media inquiries, please contact The Smart Mother's Guide team at www.smartmothersguide.com or send email to DoctorLindaonline@gmail.com.

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Health/Fitness News

dent Donald Trump signed the Preventing Maternal Death Act of 2017, mandating all 50 states to report maternal deaths, review the cause, inform the public and provide ongoing training to healthcare providers. Dr. Burke focuses on this monumental first step in protecting pregnant women, and their unborn babies, and plans to become actively involved on a state and national level.

Dr. Linda Burke is no stranger to the federal government as her clinical and analytical skills have been used for medical consultation and subject expertise. Even though her medical acumen translated into patient-safety products that were replicated without her consent, this opened the door to a new paradigm shift in the treatment of pregnant women.

MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST Contract position, responsible for implementing case management, facilitating group and individual intervention and prevention services for youth and parents. Population served includes adolescents and parents. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social/Behavioral Health, Sociology, Social Work, or a related field or a minimum of two years related experience and/ or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience which provides the capabilities to perform the described duties.

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March 14, 2019

LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS

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 February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190002474 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 2/27/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 2/27/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): APSYCH Business Address: 18070 VALENCIA STREET HESPERIA, CA 92345 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 401735 HESPERIA, CA 92340 Registrant(s)Address: ALTHEA PARKER-ARTIS 18070 VALENCIA ST. HESPERIA, CA 92345 Signature/Officer Title: Althea Parker-Artis,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 March 7, Correction 14, 21, 28, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190002361 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 2/25/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 2/25/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple Fictitious Business Name(s): URBAN MADE APPAREL Business Address: 14930 SALAMANDER LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: EDUARDO A. GARCIA 14930 SALAMANDER LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 BRENDA FIGUEROA 14930 SALAMANDER LN. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 Signature/Officer Title: Eduardo A. Garcia, Husband

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 March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019.

THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Doc# 20190001841 Date Filed: 2/12/2019 Filing Expires On: 2/12/20/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TERRY’S SMOG County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 333 S. WATERMAN AVE., STE. D SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Mailing Address: Same as above Name of Individual Registrant: TERRY L. TEAGUE 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: 720 MURCHSON ST. POMONA, CA 91768 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Terry Teague, 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 February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190002600 Date Filed: 3/01/2019 Filing Expires On: 3/01/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): KATHERINE FAY MILLER-BRUMFIELD OR KATHERINE FAY BRUMFIELD OR KATHERINE FAY MILLER County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1470 ORCHID DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 Name of Individual Registrant: MILLERBRUMFIELD KATHERINE-FAY 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: 1470 ORCHID DRIVE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92404 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2/13/2019 Miller-Brumfield Katherine-Fay,General Excutor, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190002391 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 2/26/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 2/26/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Limited Liability Company Fictitious Business Name(s): GROCERY OUTLET OF UPLAND Business Address: 176 S. MOUNTAIN AVE. UPLAND, CA 91786 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: TB2J LLC 1820 N. PLACENTIA AVE. SUITE B PLACENTIA, CA 92870 A1#: 201818710111 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Tommy Lee, President

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 March 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190002927 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 3/11/2019 Began Transacting Business: 1/04/2016 Filing Expires On: 3/11/2024 Business is Conducted By: A Corporation Fictitious Business Name(s): 1. US UNITED COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATION 2.

INTERCONTINETAL CHAPLAINCY THEOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 3. UNITED THEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE 4. UNITED STATES COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATION 5.

ARISEN ESTHER’S MINISTRIES 6. YOUTH CHAPLAINCY ACADEMY Business Address: 12555 MARIPOSA RD. SUITE 1 VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 16303 SALINAS ST. VICTORVILLE, CA 92394 Registrant(s)Address: U.S. UNITED COMMUNITY CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATION 12555 MARIPOSA RD. SUITE B VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 A1#: C3749604 State: CA Signature/Officer Title: Edward A. Caballo Sibrian, CEO President

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 March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190001752 Date Filed: 2/08/2019 Filing Expires On: 2/08/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): FALLAS PAREDES County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12480 AMARGOSA RD. #A VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Mailing Address: 15001 S. FIGUEROA ST. GARDENA, CA 90248 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: PEGASUS TRUCKING, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DELAWARE Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 5819327 Residence Street Address: 15001 S. FIGUEROA ST. GARDENA, CA 90248 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: 10/19/2018 Michael Fallas,Manager, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20190001754 Date Filed: 2/08/2019 Filing Expires On: 2/08/2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): FALLAS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14598 7TH ST. VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Mailing Address: 15001 S. FIGUEROA ST. GARDENA, CA 90248 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: PEGASUS TRUCKING, LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: DELAWARE Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 5819327 Residence Street Address: 15001 S. FIGUEROA ST. GARDENA, CA 90248 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: 10/19/2018 Michael Fallas, Manager, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

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

A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 28, March 7, 14, 21, 2019.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20190002985 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 3/12/2019 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 3/12/2024 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): SHEARVEGAN Business Address: 8298 W. FOOTHILL BLVD. STUDIO 27 UPLAND, CA 91786 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: BROOK S. FABELA 249 GRAYSON WAY #C UPLAND, CA 91786 Signature/Officer Title: Brook S. Fabela

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 March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2019.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1900120 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner:GENA RAMIREZ HERNANDEZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. GENA RAMIREZ HERNANDEZ to Proposed name: MARIA EUGENIA VASQUEZ HERNANDEZ 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: 5/10/19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: V15 SUPERIOR COURT VICTORVILLE DISTRICT 14455 Civic Drive Ste 100 Victorville, CA 92392 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: 3/11/19 Judge Lisa Rogan Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1906934 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: CONNIE REGINA GEPHARI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. SIBYLLA LIANE TARKINGTON to Proposed name: SIBYLLA FURLINE ANDERSON 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: 4/17/2019 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S16 Superior Court Of California County Of San Bernardino San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: March 5, 2019 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVMS 1900033 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: TAMMY AMBER COOK filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

TAMMY AMBER COOK to Proposed name: IRELAND AMBER COOK 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: 04-26-19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: M4 SUPERIOR COURT COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, JOSHUA TREE DISTRICT 6527 WHITE FEATHER ROAD P.O. BOX 6602 JOSHUA TREE, CA 92252 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: March 8, 2019 John W. Burdick Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 14, 21, 28, April 4, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1901908 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: VERONICA CRUZ filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ALYZIA MONZERRATT CRUZ to Proposed name: ALYZIA MONZERRATT CRUZ-AYON Present name: b. SOPHIA PRIZILA CRUZ to Proposed name: SOPHIA PRIZILA CRUZ-AYON 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: 3-05-19 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST 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: January 22, 2019 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper February 21, 28, March 7, 14, 2019

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1818501 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JESUS C FONG YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

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

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

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third 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 dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Breanne L. Reese, Esq., (Bar #314663), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 555571) DATE (Fecha): JUL 16 2018 Clerk (Secretario), by Sabrina Duran, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant.

2/21, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14/19 CNS-3222359# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVDS1823563 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): ANGEL JAUREGUI, YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

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

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

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

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

derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third 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 dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es):

REESE LAW GROUP, Golnaz Heidari, Esq., (Bar #317574), 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/8425850 (File No. 557692) DATE (Fecha): SEP 06 2018 Clerk (Secretario), by Danielle Paris, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served 1. as an individual defendant.

2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21/19 CNS-3224880# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN

NOTICE INVITING BIDS NOTICE INVITING BIDS PROJECT NOS. 808 0015 and 808 0016 ITS DEPLOYMENT PHASE 1B / CML 5441(065) and DYNAMIC TRAVELER ALERT MESSAGE BOARDS MESSAGE BOARDS / CML 5441(063) IN THE CITY OF MORENO VALLEY CALIFORNIA Bids shall be received electronically only on the City of Moreno Valley Vendor Portal through PlanetBids. Bid deadline is prior to 4:00 p.m., April 8, 2019. The link to register to become a prospective bidder and submit bid electronically can be found at the address: http://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=24660.

Contract Documents and Plans must be purchased online from the City of Moreno Valley Vendor Portal through the PlanetBids link listed above. Cost per set is $75.00. All fees listed are non-refundable. They cannot be purchased or mailed from City Hall. For additional information regarding the purchase of Contract Documents, please call the Department of Public Works, Capital Projects Division at 951.413.3130.

All RFI’s must be submitted via the City of Moreno Valley Vendor Portal through PlanetBids. RFI deadline is prior to 4:00 p.m., April 1, 2019. Any RFI received after the date and time specified herein will not be considered.

The project consists of supplying all materials, equipment (except where noted as City-Furnished), labor, and appurtenances required to provide a fully functioning fiber optic communication system complete, including modifications to existing conduit to allow for installation of fiber optic cable; removal of existing pull boxes and joining of conduit; installation of #6E pullboxes and splice vaults; installation of Caltrans Type 3 conduit; installation of splice closures and fiber distribution units; installation of City-Furnished Ethernet switches; installation of wireless radios and associated cables; installation of a demarcation cabinet; replacing existing traffic signal cabinets with new City-Furnished 333L cabinets; replace existing service cabinets with City-furnished Type III-CF service cabinet with battery back-up system; installation of City-Furnished Type III-CF service cabinet; traffic signal rewiring, installation of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) camera systems on existing traffic signal standards; installation of CCTV camera system on new CCTV pole (alternate bid item); installation of Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) and structure; modify landscaping/irrigation as needed and restoration of sidewalk and other works damaged by the Contractor’s operation, installation, splicing, and testing of fiber optic cable, installation of fiber optic end equipment, and system acceptance testing.

All work must be completed within One Hundred Twenty (120) working days for the Base Bid and up to One Hundred Fifty (150) working days for Additive Alternate Bids 1 and 2 (if awarded) after the date of authorization specified in the Notice to Proceed to Fulfill Preconstruction Requirements, except as adjusted by subsequent Contract Change Orders.

Dated: March 8, 2019 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 14, 2019.

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San Bernardino County Caregivers Rally in the Streets After County Refused Again to Invest in In-Home Care Program for Seniors and People with Disabilities Elected officials and community organizations also showed their support on social media

Workers, care recipients, and activists march outside of Board of Supervisors building $17,820 a year yet a two-working parent family with two children requires a $66,919 annual income.

The county has not approved wage increases for IHSS caregivers in over 9 years.

“We are here to show the county that we mean business,” said Marguerite Johnson, who provides full-time care to her adult grandson who is physically and mentally handicapped. “The Supervisors say that home care workers and seniors do not matter to them and we are here to show them that we mean business and we want a fair contract.”

According to the CA State Plan on Aging, the senior population (60+) in the county is expected to increase 107% to 550,488 in less than 12 years which workers say is an urgent matter as there is no robust long term care infrastructure in place to support these seniors. Workers are concerned about the looming care crisis that could result in a worker shortage and IHSS care recipients going without the care they need. Receiving livable wages to make ends meet would allow caregivers to continue to do the work they do and further, it would attract more people to the job.

The workers want the county to bargain in good faith and invest in the IHSS Program. They say they will not stop protesting and calling out the Board of Su-

The California Natural Resources Agency and Department of Conservation Announce $20 Million Block Grant Awards for the Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program...continued from page 3 communities through local workforce training and development,” said Nick Goulette, Executive Director of The Watershed Center. “We look forward to working with CFSC and the other block grant recipients to deploy community capacity building approaches that we’ve honed over the last two decades to support natural resource management, economic development, and community resilience to wildfire.”

The Watershed Research and Training Center, headquartered in Trinity County, has been facilitating the development and implementation of watershed-based forest conservation for over 25 years. Over the last 20 years, we have been a national leader in

mentoring, training, and peer network development in support of community and landscape resilience to wildland fire, most recently through our leadership with the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network.

The California Fire Safe Council has been mobilizing Californians to protect their homes, communities and environments from wildfires for over 25 years.

Along with our grant-making and our past liaising for the Firewise USA recognition program, we have a deep history of providing capacity building and technical assistance for local Fire Safe Councils, and in facilitating cross-sectoral investments in wildfire resilience.

The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, PG&E, SDG&E and SoCalGas, Northrop Grumman, and California Releaf Honor California Arbor Week Local/National News

Vallejo Calif.—The United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection, and California ReLeaf welcome the support and sponsorship of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Diego Gas & Electric, Southern California Gas, Northrop Grumman, and Edison International to launch the 2019 California Arbor Week Celebration Program. This program supports $75,000 in pass-through grants as well as an art contest for schoolchildren and youth to honor California’s upcoming Arbor Week, March 7-14, 2019. In 2011 by Assembly Resolution, the

Bonuses are a portion of nearly $207 million earned nationwide in Q4 store performance-based cash bonuses Local /National News

Local/National News

San Bernardino -- Today, about 200 caregivers, community activists, and seniors and people with disabilities rallied in the streets outside the County Board of Supervisors meeting calling on the county to prioritize the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) Program that over 30,000 low-income seniors and people with disabilities rely on to survive and live at home. The rally followed a March 5 bargaining session between caregivers and county representatives where the county again declined to invest in the IHSS Program.

The IHSS Program is the county’s largest employer with 26,461 IHSS caregivers who help seniors and people with disabilities with administering medication, transportation to doctor’s appointments, and grooming and bathing.

“Without my caregiver it’s impossible for me to do anything,” Ivan Contreras, who is physically disabled and is a care recipient with the IHSS Program, shared at today’s rally.

As the county’s demand for inhome care is projected to increase, caregivers have shared with the county the importance in investing in a workforce that is currently struggling to make ends meet on minimum wage. A caregiver with the IHSS Program, for example, earns on average

Walmart Associates in California Earn $11.4 Million in Cash Bonuses Following Strong Q4 Store Performance

State extended California Arbor Day to a full week to emphasize how critical trees are to the health and well-being of California’s communities.

A press conference will be held on March 15, 2019, in San Bernardino to honor California Arbor Week and unveil the winners of the annual art contest.

The Forest Service, CAL FIRE, and California ReLeaf welcome the sponsorship of PG&E, Edison International, SDG&E, SoCalGas, and Northrop Grumman in this important annual recognition of the value of trees. The Forest Ser(continued in next 2 columns)

Workers, care recipients, and activists march outside of Board of Supervisors building

Marchers block off the intersection of Arrowhead Avenue and 4th Street pervisors until they meet at the table with intentions to approve a contract for caregivers that puts them on a path to $15 an hour.

“We are here today to demand action,” said Kim Evon, Executive Vice President of SEIU 2015. “For nine years the county leadership has made it clear that seniors, men, women, and children with disabilities, and the caregivers that take care of them everyday are not a priority. That changes today. We are here to demand the kind of action required to do actually do something about the care crisis facing us in this county and across the state.”

San Bernardino County caregivers with the IHSS Program will continue to bargain the terms of their contract and the needs of

the IHSS Program with San Bernardino County representatives.

The next bargaining session has yet to be scheduled.

Elected officials and community organizations also showed their support for the IHSS Program on social media: Senator Connie Leyva Assemblymember Eloise Reyes Assemblymember James Ramos United Domestic Workers (UDW) Home Care Union United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 1428 Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ) Training Occupational Development Educating Communities (TODEC) Legal Center

The USDA Forest Service, CAL FIRE, PG&E, SDG&E and SoCalGas, Northrop Grumman, and California Releaf Honor California Arbor Week...continued vice actively supports community tree planting in urban areas of California with support for education and pass-through grants.

With the help of the utility companies, this year marks the most Arbor Week grant funding ever with $75,000 in pass-through grants of $1,000 to $2,000 for community groups and nonprofits who wish to make their communities greener, healthier, and stronger with urban trees.

Community groups and nonprofit organizations from all over the state submitted grant applications to celebrate California Arbor Week. The grant winners will be announced at the Press Conference on Friday, March 15 at 11a.m. in Bobby Vega Park in San Bernardino. Arbor Week events traditionally engage schoolchildren, parents, and local elected officials with tree planting ceremonies, tree care stewardship, and educational activities.

Also at the press conference, the winners of the 2019 California Arbor Week Art Contest will be announced. The art contest is sponsored by Northrop Grumman.

“Planting trees is a celebration of life and an investment in our children’s future. Especially in California, we must teach our children that trees need ongoing care.

Trees need periodic deep watering during our hot, dry summers, so that they can clean and cool the air for us,” said Robert Little, CAL FIRE’s State Urban Forester.

“California Arbor Week honors the wonder and importance of trees in our communities, because trees are absolutely essential to the health of our urban residents – especially in the face of climate change and extreme weather events,” said Cindy Blain, Execu-

tive Director of California ReLeaf.

It is very important to plant trees in the right place, so that they provide much-needed shade while avoiding interference with power lines and underground utilities. The utility companies will share information about the importance of carefully selecting the location for planting urban trees to ensure that Californians remain safe when planting trees.

“Increasing the number of trees in our neighborhoods is an important part of Edison’s commitment to combat climate change,” said Caroline Choi, senior vice president, Corporate Affairs for Edison International and Southern California Edison. “Helping green and cool communities supports our shared clean energy goals, enhances energy conservation and benefits our customers in their homes and businesses. Edison International is proud to support California ReLeaf and its mission to preserve, protect and enhance the state’s urban and community forests.”

“SoCalGas & SDG&E are pleased to be partners in the launch of the 2019 California Arbor Week Celebration Program this year,” said Estela de Llanos, Vice President of Operations Support, Sustainability & Chief Environmental Officer at SoCalGas & SDG&E.“ As both utilities diligently work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state of California, we know that trees are a key part of that goal. As part of our strong commitment to both environmental stewardship and fire safety we take a ‘right tree, right place’ approach so as not to disrupt the electric or gas infrastructure while also supporting the planting of new trees.”

California., March 7, 2019 – Today, more than 912,000 Walmart U.S. associates will receive a share of nearly $207 million in cash bonuses, as the company experienced a strong 4.2 percent fourth quarter comp sales growth. Associates are receiving their bonuses in paychecks received March 7. In California, associates will be awarded approximately $11.4 million for fourth quarter performance.

"Our associates are an essential part of the Walmart family, and their dedication to great service ensures an enjoyable shopping experience for our customers," said Todd Siron, Walmart Regional Vice President. "We are thrilled to be able to give California associates quarterly bonuses for the tremendous role they play in making Walmart the place Californians go to save money and live better."

Quarterly bonuses are part of an overall incentive plan designed to reward associates whose stores achieve sales and customer service goals. Both full- and parttime associates are eligible for cash bonuses based on store performance.

For the full fiscal year, Walmart U.S. associates received nearly $800 million in store performance-

based bonuses. In California, associates shared more than $34.2 million in store performancebased bonuses for the full fiscal year.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) helps people around the world save money and live better – anytime and anywhere – in retail stores, online and through their mobile devices. In California, we serve customers at 303 retail units and online through Walmart Online Grocery, http:// Walmart.com and our family of brands. We are proud to employ 91,124 associates in California.

Walmart supports local businesses, spending $24 billion with California suppliers in FY18 and supporting257,706 California supplier jobs. Walmart continues to be a leader in employment opportunity, sustainability, and corporate philanthropy. In FY18, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation contributed more than $61 million in cash and in-kind donations to local nonprofits in CA and our CA associates volunteered more than 39 thousand hours with local causes. Additional information about Walmart can be found by visiting our corporate website and our Instagram, Facebook and Twitter channels

California Department of Tax and Fee Administration Announces New Sales and Use Tax Rates Operative April 1, 2019 Local/National News

Sacramento – The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) has notified seller’s permit holders that new sales and use tax rates will take effect beginning April 1, 2019. The new rates are the result of voter-approved initiatives.

To find the correct rate for your home or business location, visit www.cdtfa.ca.gov and click the Tax & Fee Rates button. Please note that the new rates will not be available online until April 1, 2019, when they take effect.

The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) administers California’s sales and use, fuel, tobacco, alcohol, and cannabis taxes, as well as a variety of other taxes and fees that fund specific state programs.

CDTFA-administered programs

account for over 25 percent of all state revenue. California’s essential services, such as public safety, transportation, health, libraries, schools, social services, and natural resource management programs, are directly supported by these taxes and fees.

Note: This news release may discuss complex tax laws and concepts. It may not address every situation, and is not considered written advice under Revenue and Taxation Code sections 6596 and 55045.

Changes in law or regulations may have occurred since the time this news release was written. If there is a conflict between the text of this news release and the law, decisions will be based upon the law and not this news release. For specific help, please contact the CDTFA at 1-800-400-7115.

Assassination Twice: DA Schubert Murders Ste[hon Clark’s Character...continued from page 1 to bring charges against the officers. Those officers would have had the right to legal counsel and to have their actions considered by a jury in a legal process following the constitution and the rules of criminal procedure and evidence. In other words, they, and Mr. Clark’s family, would have had their full “day in court” where all of the facts pertaining to Mr. Clark’s death could be considered.

Isn’t that the criminal justice process each of us is told over and over we must have confidence in? We are reminded time and again, that justice is both fair and impartial, theoretically favoring no one. I guess District Attorney Schubert and Attorney General Becera don’t want to take any chances with the fate of the officers who took the life of Stephon Clark. After all, an inde-

pendent “jury of their peers” may have found them to be criminally culpable.

I would hope that we can take Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg at his word when he made the statement that the city of Sacramento is in need of substantial police reform. Further, I would hope that he and the entire city are not just now waking up to that realization. After all, those who live in certain neighborhoods within our city, or are economically disadvantaged or Black, have been telling city leaders the same for a very long time.

Mark T. Harris Esq. is a Sacramento based attorney continuing lecturer and director, pre-law studies UC Merced and the cofounder Law Enforcement Accountability Directive (“L.E.A.D.”) a community based organization in Sacramento.

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Legendary songstress Dionne Warwick announces, “She’s Back,” first new album in five years Project kicks off with release of a new rendition of “What the World Needs Now” Legendary Grammy Award winner DIONNE WARWICK will release her first new album in 5 years, “SHE’S BACK,” on May 10th. Produced by her son Damon Elliot, the album will be released via his Kind Music and Entertainment One (eOne). The lead-off single will be an updated version of the Burt Bacharach/Hal David classic, “What the World Needs Now Is Love,” which Dionne recorded during the 1960s.

In addition to ten tracks of new songs as well of remakes of pop/ soul gems, “She’s Back” will be packaged with a bonus disc of Ms. Warwick’s 1998 album, “Dionne Sings Dionne,” which features her greatest hits, remastered for this package. “She’s Back” also includes duets with Kenny Lattimore (“What Color Is Love”), Musiq Soulchild (“Am I

Dionne Warwick will begin a highly anticipated concert residency in Las Vegas on April 4, 2019.

Dreaming?”) as well as Bone, Thugs & Harmony’s Krayzie Bone (“Déjà Vu”).

“She’s Back” is Ms. Warwick’s 36th full-length studio recording, and her first dedicated R&B/soul

album in fifty years, since the release of Dionne’s stellar 1969 Scepter LP, Soulful, which she coproduced in Memphis with the late Chips Moman (who manned the boards for Dionne’s then-la-

bel mate, B.J. Thomas).

Ms. Warwick is one of several legends to be chosen to receive one of the Grammy Awards’ highest honors this year – the Lifetime Achievement Award. She joins music greats such as George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic, Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias as well as Sam & Dave in this bestowed class. The honorees were mentioned in the Grammy Awards live telecast earlier this month. A separate award presentation ceremony and concert celebrating the honorees will be held the day after the release of “She’s Back,” on May 11, 2019, in Los Angeles.

Additionally, Dionne will begin a highly anticipated concert residency in Las Vegas on April 4, 2019.

SoCal Black Chamber/SBVC Black Faculty & Staff to Host a Night of Jazz Events/Entertainment News

Mark Allen Felton, affectionately known as Panther He has been soothing souls since well before he was in high school. Soon, on Friday, March 29 he is set to soothe your soul again. Mark Allen Felton, affectionately known as Panther, will be bringing his horn and talents to the San Bernardino Valley Col-

lege Auditorium.

Blessed with many gifts and the drive to turn his talents into success, Felton, an acclaimed saxophonist has delivered with four brilliant albums. His fifth release, Soul Real is dropping later this month, so the crowd in atten-

African American Stylist Launches Styled by Love E App Lifestyle News

dance at the SBVC Auditorium on Friday, March 29 will be treated to an exclusive debut.

Felton admits this release will be different than previous recordings but that fans and soon-tobe fans will love it.

“This one is a little more up-

beat—a little more funkier than the last record.”

And really Felton digs the funk.

However, it is just one of his many musical inspirations. He also likes jazz, gospel and obviously soul music.

His hipstrumentals, as he calls them are sure to hit your senses in all the right places. And many can bear witness.

Throughout his career Felton has played with some of the greats including Grammy Award winner Patti Labelle, the late great Al Jarreau, Bobby Womack, Kirk Whalum and many more.

On Friday, March 29th, Felton will be performing music from his latest release live in a concert event sponsored by the Southern California Black Chamber of Commerce, Inland Cities East and the San Bernardino Valley College Black Faculty and Staff Association. Included in the night’s festivities is a cocktail social from 6:00pm - 6:45pm and the concert main event from 7:00 - 9:30. During the night there will be door prizes, giveaways, and, of course, Mark Allen Felton.

To purchase tickets visit: blackchamberofcommerce.org

2019 Stellar Awards

“Whatcha Worrying ‘bout What People Think and Say For…!

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah

People ain’t got a Heaven or a Hell to put you in, but God does…. Don’t you be worrying about what people think; you best do what God told you to do! The fact that people can make opinions does not give them the right to dictate someone else’ life. I want you to know that Jesus became so powerful every time people raise opinion about Him. He was always a step ahead of them.

Yet He remains whom He was made to be. You must know who you are or what God has made you to be irrespective of human opinion. If you don’t know who you are that is where you will allow the opinion of others to rule and control you.

Listen, “They said I wouldn’t make it, they said I wouldn’t be here today, they said I never amount to anything, but I’m glad to say, that I’m on my way, and I’m going more and more each day. There were many that started out with me, but now, they’ve gone astray, but I’m still holding on to his hand.

You see when I was young, I gave God my hand, and I told him to lead the way, though the road has been rough, and the goings been mighty tough, still I ain’t going nowhere, I’m right here to stay. Though I’ve been talked about, and oh I’ve been criticized, I had to wipe many tears from my eyes, but I’m still holding on to his hand. Yes I’m still in God’s holy plan, and I’m bound for the promise land, I will never let go of His hand. I’m still holding on…” [Songwriters: Luther Lee Barnes - I’m Still Holding On lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Memory Lane Music Group - Domestic] I say to you, stop worrying about what others think and set your mind on Christ. And, do the

work God has called you to do, because when this life is over you will have to give an account to God and Him alone. And no excuses will be accepted. You want be able to say, well “they” said….. Forget about it! It’s time to regroup, refocus, and rise above petty people, things, sin, and caring what others think of you. They don’t know your back story, but Christ does. Worrying about what others think is human, but when it’s to a point where you got to choose between pleasing man or pleasing God, you best want to please God….. As Moses said, “If you fully obey the Lord your God… you will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country, the fruit of your womb will be blessed and the crops of your land… If you do not obey the Lord your God… you will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. Your basket and kneading trough will be cursed...” [Deuteronomy 28] I know that we all want approval—caring what other people think seems evitable.

Through the years it can become a problem for us as it can cripple us emotionally and spiritually. We need to get to the point where we don’t care what no one says, how they feel about us, or live in state of constant fear or agony of what others think. Live out Loud: Live your life as God created you in Christ to live. Determine you will obey God no matter what.

As Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.” [Acts 4:19-20] “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” [Philippians.

3:13-14].

Witness For Justice #935

Created in God's Image Bentley deBardelaben Executive Associate, Justice and Local Church Ministries

Evonya and the app developers (left: Adrian McDaniel, right: Maurice Thomas) and the second photo is of Evonya. Both photos were taken by Jasmine Blunt of Unposed Photography Launched this month, the Styled

by Love E app allows users to hire a personal stylist to shop for them, style them and deliver the fashionable wardrobe selections to their door.

“We want to make getting dressed fun and easy, giving our clients the confidence to boldly present their best selves to the world,” said Evonya Easley, Styled creator and CEO. “You only get one chance to make a first impression and since people see you before you speak a word, you want to dress how you want to be addressed.”

With over fifteen years of personal styling experience, Evonya created the personal style subscription service to expand her unique ability to make people look and feel their best. Traditionally, only the affluent and celebrities could afford a personal stylist.

Styled makes it more affordable for professional men and women to transform their image with expert fashion advice and curated clothing, carefully selected and delivered to their home by a trained style-expert.

Styled is available now in Atlanta, GA, with plans to expand nationally, and can be downloaded on both iOS and Android devices.

After downloading the userfriendly app, clients are prompted to complete a short style questionnaire and upload a photo to help personalize their experience.

From there, clients select an appointment date which prompts contact from a personal stylist for a brief consultation. Once the consultation is complete, the personal stylist shops for the client and delivers multiple outfit options to the client's home for final selections.

Upon delivery, the stylist provides ideas for creating multiple looks, explains how each piece works for the client's lifestyle and offers tips to integrate new items into their current wardrobe–all in less than one hour. Clients keep the items they love and return the pieces they don’t without leaving their home.

For more information, visit www.loveefashion.com or contact contact@theconn3ct.com

High Desert/Inland Valley News on the Red Carpet THE 34TH ANNUAL STELLAR AWARDS ANNOUNCES 2019 PERFORMANCE LINEUP FEATURING ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO ARETHA FRANKLIN Show to Feature a Presentation of the All-new Aretha Franklin ICON Award and Appearances by Kelly Price, Brian Courtney Wilson, Charles Jenkins, Erica Campbell, Jekalyn Carr, Jonathan McReynolds, Kelontae Gavin, Koryn Hawthorne, Maranda Curtis, Regina Belle, Todd Dulaney, Anthony Brown, JJ Hairston and Yolanda Adams *Special Good Friday Premiere on BET April 19 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m CT and 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT* ?The Biggest Night in Gospel Music Set to Tape Live on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena

Come out and enjoy one of the most prominent gospel entertainment event EVER!

As a member of the LGBTQI community and as an ordained clergyperson in the United Church of Christ (UCC), my heart is deeply saddened and my soul is greatly troubled as I pen this article. On February 26, 2019, the United Methodist Church (UMC) held a vote at a special session of the denomination’s General Conference in St. Louis in an attempt to resolve the UMC’s debate regarding LGBTQI clergy and gay weddings.

Delegates from around the globe voted 438-384 to uphold the UMC’s stance against ordaining clergy who are LGBT and against performing same sex weddings. Known as the “traditional plan,” this position preserves the denomination’s belief that homosexuality is “incompatible with Christian teaching,” as has been written in the UMC Book of Discipline since 1972.

In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association removed the diagnosis of homosexuality as a type of mental illness, which was groundbreaking and redemptive for members of the LGBTQI community. Yet still some conservative theologies purport that being gay is unnatural and is thereby curable. As a same gender loving man who did attempt to “pray the gay away” in the 1980s, I can state clearly and unequivocally that one’s sexual orientation cannot be prayed away.

Opportunely, there are religious organizations and theologies that wholly affirm members of the LGBTQI as created in God’s image, celebrating their ordinations

and same sex weddings. The UCC is one faith denomination among other religious bodies, crossing ecumenical and interfaith lines, which support LGBTQI people.

Such welcoming bodies may find UMC members gravitating to their doors. When there are UMC clergy who desire to affiliate with the UCC, Committees on Ministry should review the resource “Guidance for UCC Committees on Ministry: UMC FAQ Document, 2019.”

The choice to consider leaving one’s religious family does not fully eliminate the heartache many are feeling. The UMC denomination cannot fully comprehend the impact of such a decision for years to come. Many are predicting that a denominational split is imminent, although because the February 2019 vote will have to be addressed by the UMC’s Judicial Council, which meets in April.

In 2005, the UCC journeyed on our own path of discernment at the 25th General Synod, which passed a resolution affirming “equal marriage rights for couples regardless of gender.”. Our decision too caused heartache alongside joy, loss alongside gain. I predict that history may someday reveal that the UMC’s recent action will result in a similar outcome as we experienced in the UCC: celebrations, disappointments, a possible loss of membership, a possible growth in new faith communities. Until such a time and beyond, our siblings in Christ deserve our prayer, patience, and unwavering love.

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Inland Empire, The Next Hotspot for Workforce Housing Investment Strong job and population growth is rapidly driving the Inland Empire to the top of the list for workforce housing investment.

Parents, coaches, actors among 50 charged in college scandal BySommer Brokaw and Daniel Uria

By Kelsi Maree Borland The Inland Empire is rapidly rising to the top of the target market list for workforce housing investment. The region has seen substantial job and population growth, and workforce housing investors are finding strong opportunities in the market to drive rents in the workforce housing niche, particularly by California standards. Workforce housing investor Tower 16 Capital Partners has acquired its first multifamily property in the market, and plans to aggressively build a strong portfolio in the market over the next 12 months.

“We are focused on markets with good fundamentals, good population growth and good job growth,” Tyler Pruett, a principal at Tower 16, tells GlobeSt.com. “In terms of fundamentals, the Inland Empire is at the top of the list, certainly in California, for both job growth and population growth.

That has been driven by the warehouse and logistics business in the market. We have been focused on B- and C- multifamily acquisitions. Specific to jobs that are being created in the Inland Empire, there is a large need for workforce housing to supply housing for those individuals.”

The firm purchased Hillside Village Apartments, an 80-unit multifamily project in San Bernardino, from an unnamed seller for $11 million. The property checked all of Tower 16’s boxes, including upside in rents through capital improvements. “This particular opportunity checked a lot of those boxes. We want properties where there are operational efficiencies that we think can be gained by bringing in a professional level of management. We’ll be using Cannon Management, and we have identified multiple areas to enhance revenues and reducing some operating costs,” Mike

Farley, a principal at Tower 16, tells GlobeSt.com. “In addition to that, there is a lot of opportunities for physical upgrades that I think are in demand in the market.

We think there are premium rents that we can achieve in that market.”

The firm has focused on growing workforce housing markets.

In 2018, it built a portfolio in Las Vegas. Now, it plans to execute a similar strategy in the Inland Empire. “We are looking for opportunities to invest in market where we think the need is very strong and will continue to be strong for workforce housing,” says Farley.

“That has led us to markets like Las Vegas, where we have acquired a number of properties in the last 12 months, as well as the Inland Empire. There has been very strong job growth and a relatively limited amount of new supply entering that market that is catering to workforce housing.”

The Inland Empire is a large market and include both Riverside and San Bernardino Counties.

While Farley and Pruett weren’t specific about their focus submarkets within the Inland Empire, they said that they were looking for populated areas and job centers. “We are looking for properties that are close to jobs,” says Pruett. “We are not in outlying areas of the Inland Empire, but in areas where there is strong job growth and that are within striking distance to those jobs.”

In the next 12 to 24 months, they plan to repeat this strategy to built a portfolio of 2,000 units. “We see a need for this type of product, and we are planning on making more acquisitions in the coming 12 to 18 months,” says Farley.

“We are hoping to build a position similar to what we have done in Las Vegas of a couple thousand units.”

My name is Lorean Williamson. I am a real estate broker and am working as an associate-broker with Keller Williams in Riverside, CA. I have been in Real Estate since 2006 and a broker since 2010. I for buyers and sellers.

I welcome referrals of your friends and family. I can be reached by phone @ (951) 217-5325 and by email: lorean.williamson@gmail.com

DePaul University’s Dax Program addresses student homelessness...continued from page 2 ments, and donated dorm rooms.

In October 2017, Depaul USA opened the first Dax House.

Why did you become involved with the program?

I moved to Chicago to pursue a Master of Arts degree in Public Policy and was looking for an opportunity to serve youth young adults. I heard about the Depaul USA’s Dax director position and after careful research, I learned that Depaul USA’s mission mirrored my own. The opportunity reminded me of a personal experience during my freshman year of college. The first week of my freshman year, I received an email from the Bursar’s Office stating I had an outstanding balance on my account. An advisor confirmed that I had an outstanding balance of nearly $1,300.00. I was sure that my financial aid would cover all costs. There was no chance of receiving family assistance. I was sure that my only option was to drop out of college.

Luckily, I received a call from the Bursar’s Office and the representative informed me that there was a mistake on my account and asked if I could come to the office to pay 35 cents. Many students never get that good news from the Bursar’s Office. Most of the time, students are forced to decide whether to eat or buy text-

books. Many sleep on friends’ couches to save money on room and board and take semesters off of school to pay for tuition; most of the time these kinds of challenges lead to students dropping out. Some students end up with massive debt and no college degree.

In your opinion, what policies or programming needs to be put in place to ensure students are focusing more on their studies and not a place to lay their heads?

I believe the problem is twofold.

First, higher education is no longer affordable. Postsecondary education has become a highly competitive market, which has severely increased the cost of college tuition. The increase has drastically impacted students from low-income families and likely increased income inequality. In addition, there are gaps and systemic errors within the FAFSA that prevents students from receiving the necessary aid to attend and succeed in higher education. Second, I believe there needs to be a system within higher education to detect students who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

For more information: us.depaulcharity.org This article originally appeared in Rollingout.com.

Actress Felicity Huffman attends the premiere of the "Krystal" in Hollywood on April 4, 2018. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo March 12 (UPI) -- A CEO and a college sailing coach at the center of the largest college admission scam prosecuted by the Justice Department pleaded guilty Tuesday for their involvement.

William Rick Singer, who owned and operated a for-profit college entrance company, pleaded guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, money laundering, tax conspiracy and obstruction of justice and Stanford University's former head sailing coach, John Vandemoer, pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy.

Federal authorities charged 50 people in the college admissions scam involving millions of dollars.

The indictment unsealed in Boston says 33 wealthy parents bribed college entrance exam administrators to get their children into Ivy-league and other high-profile schools.

The accusations say some of the efforts attempted to get athletic scholarships and others paid for high test scores.

Among the more high-profile defendants named in the indictment are actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.

Andrew Lelling, the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, said Singer was paid about $25 million by parents to help their children get into colleges through his company, The Key, which allegedly helped wealthy students cheat on the ACTs or SATs to achieve better scores.

Singer also allegedly "paid enormous sums to guarantee their children's admission to certain schools through the use of bribes and fake academic and athletic credentials," Lelling said.

He faces a maximum of 65 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release, a $1.25 million dollar fine and $400 special assessment.

Singer's attorney added the he is "very remorseful and "excited to cooperate" with the government.

Vandemoer, who was fired by Stanford earlier Tuesday, said he used the money paid to him in the bribes to buy new materials for the Stanford sailing team.

The University of Southern California also fired senior associate athletic director Donna Heinel and water polo coach Jovan Vavic for their role in the scam.

Actress Lori Loughlin attends the 43rd annual People's Choice Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on January 18, 2017. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo "Donna Heinel and Jovan Vavic have been terminated and the university will take additional employment actions as appropriate," the university said. "USC is in the process of identifying any funds received by the university in connection with this alleged scheme. Additionally, the university is reviewing its admissions processes broadly to ensure that such actions do not occur going forward."

Among those charged are two other scam organizers, two exam administrators, one college administrator and wealthy parents who paid to get their children into the schools Lelling told reporters Tuesday.

Court documents showed Huffman and Loughlin are among those indicted. Huffman is perhaps best known for her role in ABC's Desperate Housewives and Loughlin ABC's Full House in the late 1980s and the more recent Fuller House.

Loughlin and Huffman were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services fraud.

The indicted also included "nine coaches at elite schools" who "pretend(ed) that certain

applicants were recruited, competitive athletes, when in fact, the applicants were not," Lelling said.

Some of the schools targeted in the entrance scheme are Yale, Georgetown, the University of Southern California, Stanford, UCLA and the University of Texas. None of the schools, however, are accused of complicity in the case.

From 2011 to 2018, Lelling said wealthy parents made about $25 million in payments to guarantee their children's admission to elite schools, and FBI agents wiretapped phone calls involving some of the parents and a cooperating witness.

A former Yale University women's soccer coach, Rudolph "Rudy" Meredith of Madison, Conn. is charged in the case with two counts of wire fraud. The indictment said Meredith conspired Singer.

Then, Singer paid Mark Riddell, another defendant, to bribe the two exam administrators, prosecutors said.

Wealthy parents paid Singer up to $75,000 for "someone to take the test for their child or correct the exam afterward," Lelling said.