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Rep. Waters Lashes out at ‘False Allegations’

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Gwinnett County, Ga., Swears in First Ever Black Judge to State Court By Monique Judge

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor @StacyBrownMedia

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Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Financial Services Democratic California Rep. Maxine Waters went on the defensive when pundits and media friendly to President Donald Trump accused one of her staff members of secretly releasing the personal information of three Republican senators.

Waters and Trump have long feuded with the president calling her names and Waters simply calling for his impeachment.

However, as the contentious confirmation hearings of Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, roared on, allegations continued.

While the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford took place in the Senate Judiciary Commit-

tee hearing room, South Carolina’s Sen. Lindsey Graham and his GOP counterparts, Sen. Orrin Hatch and Sen. Mike Lee of Utah, saw information that included their phone numbers and addresses leaked onto Wikipedia.

Gateway Pundit and RedState, both Trump-friendly sites, reported that the IP address responsible for the leak was associated with Waters’ office and a staff member was responsible.

Waters went on the offensive: “Lies, lies, and more despicable lies. I am utterly disgusted by the spread of the completely false, absurd, and dangerous lies and conspiracy theories that

are being pedaled by ultraright-wing pundits, outlets, and websites who are promoting a fraudulent claim that a member of my staff was responsible for the release of the personal information of Members of the United States Senate on Wikipedia,” she said in a statement sent to various news outlets, including the NNPA Newswire.

“This unfounded allegation is completely false and an absolute lie,” Waters said.

She continued: “The United States Capitol Police and our internal IT specialist have determined that the IP address in question does not

belong to my office or anyone on my staff.

“The member of my staff – whose identity, personal information, and safety have been compromised as a result of these fraudulent and false allegations – was in no way responsible for the leak of this information.

“My office has alerted the appropriate authorities and law enforcement entities of these fraudulent claims. We will ensure that the perpetrators will be revealed, and that they will be held legally liable for all of their actions that are destructive and dangerous to any and all members of my staff.”

On Thursday afternoon, Gwinnett County, Ga., swore in its first ever black judge to be appointed to a state court position—and it’s a black woman to boot.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Snellville, Ga., attorney Ronda Colvin-Leary—who won her seat in May—is the first black person to be elected to any countywide position and the first black person to win an election for the state court, according to Gwinnett County Administrative Office of the Courts.

Colvin-Leary, who previously ran for the same position in 2016, earned her law degree from Florida Coastal School of Law and has been a member of the Georgia bar since 2001.

She has experience in both criminal defense and prosecution and before

being elected ran her own successful private practice law firm for 11 years, focusing on criminal law, contract law, juvenile law and personal injury. As a prosecutor, she served as the Solicitor for the city of Winder, Ga., for seven years.

Colvin-Leary told the AJC that she likes the role of the Gwinnett County State Court in the judicial system because it addresses minor legal issues— such as civil actions, misdemeanors and traffic offenses—before they escalate.

“I love State Court because, for me, I like to think that … if you come to State Court we can try to address it before something else major happens and you wind up in Superior Court for a more serious offense,” she said.

School Police Officers Hold First in a Series of Coffee with a Cop Meetings Educational News

Safety First for Students and Schools

by Sean Flynn Inland Empire residents know from painful experience that America faces an unacceptable level of gun violence. Whether at a holiday party in San Bernardino or a high school in Palmdale, far more needs to be done to prevent these horrific tragedies.

As we discuss our options, I would like to point out that there are at least five common-sense solutions that can be enacted immediately to help safeguard students and schools from yet another school shooting.

A key problem is that students and schools have been left defenseless. It wasn’t always like that.

When I was growing up in the 1980s and attending junior high and high school in the gang-plagued Los Angeles Unified School District, we had metal detectors to stop students from bringing weapons (both knives and guns) onto campus. It worked, and metal detectors are something that we now as a society embrace at airports, concerts, and government buildings.

We need to place metal detectors in schools once

again. Nobody should be able to walk casually onto campus with a firearm and shoot children.

Let’s also embrace more recent prevention technologies. Consider the electronic door locks that the Chaffey Joint Union School District just installed at each of its schools. Every principal in the district now has a mobile app that allows them to lock down their entire campus in just eight seconds if there’s an emergency.

Another proven lifesaver is acoustical gunshot location. These cost-effective systems can detect when firearms have been discharged, tell authorities the location within 10 feet, and indicate if multiple shooters are present.

San Francisco credits this technology with helping to reduce both gun crime and homicides by fifty percent over the past 10 years. It’s time to have this technology at every school.

Here’s another safety measure: The schools I attended back in the 1980s had police officers patrolling the halls and

walking the perimeter. They were some of the nicest adults I ever met, but their purpose was simple and meaningful: If anyone tried to harm me, they would stop them…dead if necessary.

Society also needs to reconsider how it deals with people who are prone to violence and mentally ill.

It’s time to have a serious talk about the best ways of restricting potential predators from gaining access to firearms. Both of those debates will be heated, but both sides should consider a new type of restraining order that can deny firearms to potential shooters.

It’s called a Gun Violence Restraining Order and it allows family members and others who are close to a disturbed individual to present evidence to a local judge who can then issue a 21-day restraining order that allows the police to temporarily deny weapons to the disturbed individual. This is a sensible safeguard that strikes an appropriate balance between public safety and Second Amendment rights.

Gun Violence Restraining

Order are available in California now.

We also need more high school counselors. I suggest we have two per school, one male and one female. The counselors’ job is to discover and help the lonely, chronically disturbed kid or the ones who are struggling with bullying, depression, or anxiety.

Another step is to deny fame to school shooters.

We know that “getting famous” is a major motive for many shooters. So I would like to ask our news media to voluntarily refrain from broadcasting the names and images of school shooters. We currently use this model for rape victims and for children under 18 years old. We can do the same with these killers. We must deny them the saturated media coverage that they crave.

The best defense is the one that’s never used. But we are in a crisis and have to take steps to get ahead of these incidents. My suggestions are proven, practical, and cost effective. I hope we can implement them as soon as possible. Our children must be protected.

School District Police officers reach out to community members during National Night Out in August 2018.

Paakuma’ K–8 School is hosting an event for school staff, parents, and community members to share coffee and conversation with San Bernardino City Unified School District Police officers on Wednesday, October 3.

Starbucks and Krispy Kreme doughnuts are co-sponsoring the event, which is from 7 to 9 a.m.

Paakuma’ is located at 17825 Sycamore Creek Loop Parkway in San Bernardino. School visitors must check

in with the office using valid photo identification.

The October 3 event is the first in a series of community outreach meetings School District Police plan to hold at various SBCUSD schools.

“There are no agendas and no speeches,” said Sgt. John Guttierez.

“It’s just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and get to know the District Police officers in your school community.”

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San Bernardino Board Of Ed Moves Meetings Back To ISHS MU Room Educational News

#RethinkSchool: Choice Matters for MilitaryConnected Students

By NNPA ESSA

ties as she moved from school to school – but that also meant giving up ones that she’d once loved.

“There’s good and bad to all these schools,” Maddie said, “But the really bad part is that I don’t ever get to stay long enough to benefit from any one type of school.”

Military-connected students are often required to compromise – on top of the traditional pressures of maintaining good grades, preparing for tests, working, volunteering, and planning for life beyond high school.

The new student board members are sworn in during the September 2018 Board of Education meeting held in the ISHS MU Room.

The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) Board of Education will meet in the Indian Springs High School MU Room for tomorrow’s regularly scheduled meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m.

The Board has been holding its meetings at Indian Springs High School (ISHS) since renovations began on the Board of Education building earlier this year. The Board held its September 18, 2018, Board meeting in the new ISHS Performing Arts Center, following the official ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Board meetings return to the ISHS MU (Multi-Use) Room Tues-

day, October 2, 2018. Board meetings will continue to be held in the ISHS MU Room until the Board of Education building remodel is complete.

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

If you plan to attend Board of Education meetings 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 business days before the meeting.

Measuring Early Reading: Why Anchor Standards and Foundational Skills are Both Important Educational News

Maybe it’s because my son has now reached my own height (which is insane). I find myself staring now and then at the doorway out of my kitchen, where all these little height marks on the doorjamb are labeled with a name and a date. I can see that year when he sprouted up a ton in the four months between his birthday and the start of the school year.

And – almost too much to bear— I can see how tall he was at age 15 months.

There are some things from back then that I can’t see on the doorjamb. I can’t see just when he first spoke in full sentences, or when he first spent the night in big boy underpants. But those sure mattered a lot for how we adapted our parenting focus, while they were happening.

How do we measure these milestones, and what kinds of growth do we capture? It’s a critical question in early literacy, too.

Early Literacy in the MAP Suite We designed our MAP Suite of assessments in early literacy to handle a parallel reality, around measuring what matters in these developmental years. You can see

this reality reflected in the nature of reading standards. In most state standards, there are some “anchor” reading standards that span the entire K–12 space, that build upon each other as kids progress in facets of reading comprehension and vocabulary. Measuring those works on a continuous scale – like a doorjamb.

In the MAP Suite, the doorjamb is our RIT scale, continuous from K through 12 in Reading. The tool that makes those height marks is MAP Growth. Even before kids can read independently, they are making progress we can measure on these standards. When a teacher reads a story aloud to her students, she is still asking them to start comparing characters or noticing cause and effect relationships. With MAP Growth K-2, audio support lets us assess reading comprehension even before kids can decode words and sentences.

But state reading standards also include those shorter-lived standards, often called Foundational Skills. These include pieces that are, well, foundational while they matter, but then disappear altogether from the standards by late elementary grades.

The Search for Solutions to School-to-Prison Pipeline

By George Kevin Jordan, Special to the AFRO

The Rev. Al Sharpton, actress and activist Erika Alexander and Dr. Cedric Alexander, national president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives. (Photo by George Kevin Jordan) Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL 24th District) has a mission – pull young Black boys out of the school-to-prison pipeline. She hopes her 5,000 Role Models of Excellence Project is the ticket to providing diplomas and degrees instead of prison sentences.

Wilson had big help pushing her project during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Northwest, D.C. The Rev. Al Sharpton was on the panel, as well as actor and

activist Erika Alexander, “America To Me” director Steve James, Dr. Cedric Alexander, national president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and George Ray III, current contestant on the “Grand Hustle” series on BET Networks.

The Excellence project started in Miami-Dade County when Wilson saw the young men her community rushed into the prison system, working in the drug trade or dropping out of school.

On a national level there were (continued in next 2 columns)

“There are so many active-duty military families today who are making decisions about how they advance within the military, or where they are going to live… based on educational opportunities for their children,” Secretary DeVos recently said in a conversation with Kay Coles James, president of the Heritage Foundation. “I think we have the opportunity to change the dynamic for them.”

Maddie Shick is from one such family – and, despite being a bright student, she faces challenges that accompany a militaryconnected lifestyle. A self-proclaimed “professional new girl,” Maddie is now a sophomore at Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida.

Maddie with her family.

“Moving and starting over every two years makes all these pressures worse,” Maddie said. “Now, imagine you have to focus on all these things at three different schools, in three different states, in a four year period. It’s tough.”

Military-connected families deserve the opportunity to attend schools that work for them. They deserve – as the Secretary said – the flexibility to “customize their child’s education.”

That’s why the Secretary has called on all of America to fundamentally rethink school, including asking questions that were once considered “non-negotiable” or too difficult to answer. For example, students like Maddie are often required to fall in line with the pace of a new school – even if she’s ahead of her classmates.

“I was in gifted education for most of elementary school, but when we moved to Alaska I did not qualify for their program,” said Maddie. “Now, I don’t want to even try for gifted programs because I am tired of repeating all the testing every two years and most of the gifted programs are limited anyway.”

Military-connected students and all students should have options – perhaps attending a traditional public school for some classes, and attending an online or charter school for others. Rethinking school means that students, like Maddie, to whom “learning comes easy,” can advance quickly in subject areas that interest them.

“We do live an adventure,” Maddie said. “But some parts are really hard. School is one of them.”

Maddie deserves high-quality opportunities. She deserves the freedom to pursue subjects that interest and challenge her, in an environment that meets her needs.

All students, including those in military-connected families, should be free to learn, grow and thrive.

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Her formal education began in Georgia, but she’s learned across the country and around the world – even moving to Germany, where her father was deployed, for a year.

She’s attended a dozen different schools since preschool – and some of them have provided her with strong opportunities to learn and grow. As a middle school student in Columbus, Georgia, Maddie joined the drama club and performed in West Side Story.

The school taught an International Baccalaureate curriculum.

Maddie Shick The following year, the family moved to Fairbanks, Alaska, where Maddie had the opportunity to cross-country ski at school. She also joined the wrestling team – and she fell in love with the sport.

“Girls can wrestle, too,” Maddie said.

But in Fairbanks, Maddie had to put her love of acting on hold: the school didn’t offer drama, and her family couldn’t find an active children’s theater group in the area.

And when the family next moved to Tampa, Florida, Maddie had to abandon her love of wrestling, too: when she switched schools within the district, she was disqualified from wrestling with her new team.

Maddie took advantage of the opportunity to explore new activi-

Northwest Project Area Committee

The Search for Solutions to School-to-Prison Pipeline...continued 1,506,800 people in prison at the end of 2016, according to the Department of Justice. There were 487,300 Black prisoners, or 41.3 percent. This is in comparison to 39 percent White prisoners.

When it comes to school drop outs, the number of Black boys who drop out between the ages of 16-24 has dropped nationally to 6.2 percent. But that number is still higher that the national average and White students’ 6.1 percent and 5.2 percent respectively, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

In 1993, when Wilson started her program, it almost immediately caught national attention.

Several sitting presidents and vice-presidents, including Barack Obama have supported the project. The initiative provides leadership and mentoring to young Black boys during a critical time in their lives.

The panel dissected many of the issues that impact a child’s trajectory to the school to prison system. Dr. Alexander spoke about police officers using more discretion and thinking of the larger community when arresting people.

“The law is what the law is,” Dr. Alexander said, who heads up the National Organization of Black law Enforcement Executives. “But what we can ask them [police officers] to do is use some judgement. Do you really want to hurt someone over an infraction? We as police officers have to have discretion.”

“I think what we are beginning

to see as we’re training officers to have better relationships, we find some, not all, but some are mindful of the fact that there is a larger community watching you.”

Mayor Oliver G. Gilbert III, who is mayor of Miami Gardens, Florida, said citizens need to be mindful of how much they want police involved with their students at schools.

“We can’t over police our schools,” Gilbert said. “We can’t use police at schools as conduct supervisors. Understand if you ask a police officer to come to our schools and they witness a crime that kid is going to jail.”

Gilbert further cautioned, “We have to be careful of the part we are playing in this narrative.”

For George Ray, III who currently stars on “The Grand Hustle” series, Congresswoman Wilson intervened at the right time in his life. “She’s my fairy godmother,” Ray said to the packed crowd. The business professor spoke of facing 15 years in prison at 15 years old. The congresswoman happened upon his life and “instead of peddling drugs I had someone peddling hope.”

“She took me everywhere with her, she kept me so busy I couldn’t get in trouble if I tried,” Ray said of his relationship with Wilson.

Currently, the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project services 105 schools within Miami-Dade County Public Schools (37 Elementary, 35 Middle/K-8, and 33 Senior High), according to the organization.

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COMMENTARY: The deafening drumbeat of the unfree

Governor signs bad bill on law enforcement privacy...continued

By Stephen Cooper

Above the din of disturbing news – that discordant banging you’re hearing, steadily getting louder and louder, that you can no longer ignore – that’s the drumbeat of the unfree.

Dehumanized by the labels “prisoner,” “inmate” and “convict,” even reduced to serial numbers like Victor Hugo’s Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables,” these men and women are, just like you and me, or any mortal – irrespective of flaws, frailties, even felonious acts and misdemeanors – endowed with the right to be treated with dignity, decency and respect.

Advancing 10 specific demands as a rallying cry in prisons nationwide, these brave incarcerated souls are striking by: not eating, refusing to do prison work, engaging in sit-ins, and taking part in myriad other acts of nonviolent resistance that could, nonetheless – given the carceral, contentious environment they’re taking place in – quickly trigger violence (even reprisals, including the nefarious, all-too-frequent imposition of solitary confinement).

So what can you do? At a minimum, read the list of demands; they’re not long and considerable thought and effort went into crafting them. Since the very act

of striking places the safety of the strikers in greater jeopardy, it’s the least you, as a civic-minded, compassionate citizen, can do.

Once informed, please support and amplify these reasonable demands for prison reform. As conscientious, justice-loving Americans, we must, all of us, collectively join the call to implement this list of humble reforms through the power of our pocketbooks, our votes, our voices and, perhaps most importantly, our resolve.

All of us have a part to play in pressuring legislators, correctional officials, and all the many state and federal bureaucrats with clout to end unseemly, unsatisfactory “slave labor” practices behind bars; these are grossly unfair regulations which pay nothing (or next to nothing) for work done in prison – even indisputably backbreaking, life-threatening, heroic work.

Please support and amplify these reasonable demands for prison reform. As conscientious, justice-loving Americans, we must, all of us, collectively join the call to implement this list of humble reforms through the power of our pocketbooks, our votes, our voices and, perhaps most importantly, our resolve.

We must demand an end to the

Project Connect event offers services to the homeless SB County News

Homeless and low-income individuals and families can access a variety of supportive services and information during the Project Connect outreach event on Wednesday, Oct. 3, hosted by the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership and collaborative partners.

The event will provide free medical screenings, legal services, employment services, housing support services, child care information and services, senior services and more. Additional information regarding other county services and resources will be available.

"The homeless and those at-risk of becoming homeless often lack transportation and access to mainstream services," said County Office of Homeless Services Chief Tom Hernandez.

"This is what makes the Project Connect event, and other events that bring together providers and those seeking services to one location, so vital to these individuals and the community."

Project Connect will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at New Beginnings, Downtown Campus (formerly St.

Paul's United Methodist Church), located at 785 N. Arrowhead Ave. in San Bernardino.

Project Connect outreach events are held periodically throughout San Bernardino County to provide a centralized service delivery location where non-profit medical and social services providers can collaborate to best serve those in need.

For additional information on this or subsequent Project Connect outreach events, contact Deanna Luttrell at (909) 386-8225 or 7-1-1 for TTY users.

The San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership works to develop countywide public and private partnerships and to coordinate services and resources to end homelessness in San Bernardino County. SBCHP is helping to achieve the Countywide Vision by working to create a sustainable system of community health, public safety, and housing. Information on the Countywide Vision, the San Bernardino County Homeless Partnership and the Community Development and Housing Agency can be found at www.sbcounty.gov.

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus San Bernardino SB County News

Two mosquitoes collected in the City of San Bernardino tested positive for West Nile Virus.

These are the first mosquitoes that tested positive in 2018 within the area served by the Division of Environmental Health Services Mosquito and Vector Control Program (MVCP). MVCP is taking steps to eliminate mosquito breeding hazards.

People bitten by an infected mosquito may develop West Nile fever and experience flu-like symptoms which may include fever, body aches, skin rash, and fatigue. In some people, West Nile fever can develop into a more serious form of the disease. If you have been bitten by mosquitoes and are experiencing these symptoms, contact your medical care provider.

Residents can protect themselves from West Nile Virus by following these tips:

· Drain or dump – Remove all standing water around your property where mosquitoes can lay eggs such as birdbaths, green swimming pools, ponds, old tires, buckets, flower pots, clogged gutters, or even puddles from leaky sprinklers. · Avoid spending time outdoors at dawn and dusk – this is when mosquitoes are most active. · Dress appropriately when outdoors – Wear shoes, socks, and long pants and long-sleeved shirts that are loose fitting and light colored. · Apply insect repellent – Check that your insect repellent contains DEET, Picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus and apply it according to manufacturer’s directions. (continued in next 2 columns)

insidious institutional racism that keeps so many of our brothers and sisters, disproportionately Black and brown-skinned, languishing behind bars – unfairly, unproductively, disconsolately, for far, far too long.

In the purported “land of the free” and “home of the brave,” we have to end our horribly destructive, dysfunctional reliance on physically and psychologically ripping our people apart from their friends, family, and communities – often setting them up to return to prison again, later, in a maddening, self-perpetuating, defeating cycle, to serve even harsher, more punitive sentences.

Federal judge Raymond J. Dearie, formerly the United States Attorney in Brooklyn, once aptly lamented: “Why this love affair in this country with lengthy incarceration, to our great embarrassment as a civilized nation?”

No longer can we tolerate the pervasive rehabilitative deprivations and despicably inhumane living conditions that define our penal system. As a Norwegian prison “governor” and clinical psychologist eloquently and pragmatically cautioned in a 2014 piece exploring “Why Norway’s prison system is so successful”: “In the law, being sent to prison is nothing to do with putting you in a terrible prison to make you suffer. The punishment is that you lose your freedom. If we treat people like animals when they are in prison they are likely to behave like animals. Here we pay attention to you as human beings.”

We must follow the sage advice of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who, in demanding an end to racial discrimination in 1963, famously articulated the “fierce urgency of

now”; for it is that same unrelenting, unquelled urgency that no less characterizes our nation’s long-lagging need for meaningful, far-reaching prison reform.

In his “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Rev. King poignantly observed that “[t]here comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men [and women] are no longer willing to be plunged in the abyss of despair.” It is this dark and ominous feeling that currently dominates morale inside America’s prisons today; danger is the foreseeable consequence.

We must demand an end to the insidious institutional racism that keeps so many of our brothers and sisters, disproportionately Black and brown-skinned, languishing behind bars – unfairly, unproductively, disconsolately, for far, far too long.

Outside of our too numerous prisons, with their too crowded confines, the need for people with integrity to speak up and to act out on behalf of achieving prison reform is every bit as pressing. For as Dr. King elegantly concluded in his book “Why we can’t wait”: “The bell of man’s inhumanity to man does not toll for any one man, it tolls for you, for me, for all of us.”

Stephen Cooper is a former D.C. public defender who worked as an assistant federal public defender in Alabama between 2012 and 2015. He has contributed to numerous magazines and newspapers in the United States and overseas. He writes full-time and lives in Woodland Hills, California. Follow him on Twitter @SteveCooperEsq. This article originally appeared in The California Voice / San Francisco Bay View.

said “We are disappointed at what we perceive to be a reckless decision by the governor.”

Marvel went on to say “PORAC has worked to ensure transparency with the public, without endangering the lives of witnesses, victims, officers and their families.

PORAC sponsored, along with other rank and file organizations, AB 1428 by progressive Assemblymember Evan Low (DCampbell), that would have mandated the publishing of the general information of all investigations relating to Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) and serious uses of force by an officer.” That measure was held by the Senate last year.

SB 1421 mandates the release of these investigations but adds “dishonesty” and “sexual misconduct” to the actions calling for the release of the records.

Furthermore, the information mandates to be released in SB 1421 are so broad and overbreadth that it is unclear as to whether the data to be released would include all historic information in an officer’s personnel file, a public release that is not allowed anywhere else or for any other employee.

Below are additional concerns with SB 1421: · This bill creates confusion and uncertainty in the administrative disciplinary process. Each department has its own process for investigating officers’ actions and/or complaints. Some processes are fair and thorough

while-in other departments an officer may have little opportunity for reasonable due process. · The information that will be released because of this bill is already available to defendants in an action against the department through the “Pitchess” System that has been in law for 50 years, and through discovery. · In a case with mixed allegations where a department chooses to “load up” the discipline while using numerous allegations of misconduct, some of the proposed misconduct would fall under this bill for disclosure and some would not. There is no way to parse out what should and should not be released. · Should information about law enforcement discipline be publicized, a wave of habeas corpus petitions from convicted criminals would follow.

PORAC has brought thoughtful solutions to the issues facing law enforcement. We will continue doing so until change is made.

The Peace Officers Research Association of California (PORAC) was incorporated in 1953 as a professional federation of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Today, PORAC represents over 70,000 public safety members and 930 associations, making it the largest law enforcement organization in California and the largest statewide association in the nation.

Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 for all U.S. workers ByNicholas Sakelaris

Mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus San Bernardino...continued · Doors – Make sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes to prevent mosquitoes from entering your home.

Property owners with pools/ spas are encouraged to keep them clean. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in unmaintained green pools and can fly up to 20 miles, potentially transmitting the virus and impact-

ing entire neighborhoods.

To learn more about West Nile Virus or to report a dead bird please visit www.westnile.ca.gov.

For more information or to report a green pool or mosquito breeding source, contact the County of San Bernardino Department of Public Health Division of Environmental Health Services at (800) 442-2283 or visit our website.

ACLU Statement on Shocking Report of Cruel Conditions at Adelanto Detainee Center City Government News

A surprise government inspection of the immigrant detention center in Adelanto, California run by a private prison company, GEO Group, revealed cruel, nightmarish conditions for detainees. A report released today by the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General (OIG) detailed blatant violations of regulations for housing detainees.

Among other problems, GEO routinely denied detainees necessary medical and dental care; placed detainees in segregation without due process; and permitted detainees to keep cloth “nooses” that create an increased risk for suicide.

Some of the examples in the OIG report bordered on the macabre: a disabled detainee wrongly put in detention and not helped out of his wheelchair even to get into a bed for nine days; detainees waiting months and even years for a dental appointment, sometimes resulting in teeth falling out themselves; a detainee finally getting an appointment only to have the wrong tooth pulled. A staff dentist, confronted with the fact that dental floss was not readily available in the center suggested to inspectors that “detainees could use string from their socks to floss,” the report said.

Please attribute the following

statement to Michael Kaufman, Sullivan & Cromwell Access to Justice Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU Foundation of Southern California “ICE has ignored the ACLU’s repeated complaints about abuse and neglect at Adelanto. The OIG’s disturbing report reveal that GEO and ICE officials continue to disregard immigration detainees’ well-being, often with tragic consequences. It is longpast time for ICE to do what the Constitution and basic humanitarian principles require: to ensure the safety and welfare of immigrants incarcerated at Adelanto.”

In 2015, the ACLU and other advocacy organizations submitted a complaint to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) about substandard medical care at Adelanto that had led to at least one death at the facility, and placed countless others in harm’s way. Despite outcry from Congressional members and other stakeholders, ICE and GEO took no meaningful steps to address the problems at the facility.

The Office of Inspector General report on conditions at Adelanto center is at https:// www.oig.dhs.gov/sites/default/ files/assets/2018-10/OIG-18-86Sep18.pdf

Governor signs bad bill on law enforcement privacy State/Government News

Governor Brown has signed SB 1421 by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley). Brian Marvel, President of the Peace Officers Re-

search Association of California (PORAC), representing more than 70,000 public safety members, (continued in next 2 columns)

Jeff Bezos, CEO and Founder of Amazon, speaks at The Economic Club Milestone Celebration Dinner in Washington on September 13, 2018. Photo by Yuri Gripas/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 2 (UPI) -- Amazon announced Tuesday it will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour for all workers in the United States, beginning next month.

The wage hike will benefit 250,000 workers and 100,000 seasonal employees this holiday season, the company said.

All full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal employees will receive the raise, beginning Nov. 1. Amazon has 575,000 employees worldwide.

"We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we

wanted to do, and decided we want to lead," said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. "We're excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us."

The federal hourly minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009 - but states can exceed that amount, and most have.

Amazon favors raising the federal minimum wage. Jay Carney, senior vice president of Amazon Global Corporate Affairs, said the move would have "a profound impact on the lives of tens of millions of people and families" in the United States.

The company's announcement Tuesday came after the city of Seattle, Amazon's home base, also raised its hourly minimum wage to $16. It will take effect Jan. 1 and covers any company with at least 500 employees.

Companies with fewer employees must pay a minimum wage of $15 -- or $12 an hour, plus another $3 toward benefits.

Application Period Now Open for $1.2 Million Edison Scholarship Program

By Susan Cox ROSEMEAD, Calif., Oct. 1, 2018 — High school seniors who dream of making a difference in the world through STEM studies are invited to apply to Edison International’s $1.2 million Edison Scholars Program.

Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, is awarding $40,000 scholarships, paid over four years, to 30 high school students planning to major in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) fields at four-year accredited U.S. colleges and universities. Scholarship applications are now being accepted through Dec. 14.

Applicants must live in SCE’s service territory and plan to be a full-time undergraduate college freshman majoring in a STEM field in fall 2019. Eligible students must be a high school senior, have at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA and demonstrate financial need.

Students from underserved communities and ethnic minorities are encouraged to apply. Dependents of Edison International and SCE employees and retirees are not eligible for the Edison Scholars Program.

“Science, technology, engineering and math educations open doors to the future. I’m the beneficiary of a STEM education, and I know it changes lives,” said Pedro Pizarro, president and CEO of Edison Inter-

national. “At Edison, we are proud to play a role in helping local students realize their academic dreams.”

To apply and get additional eligibility information, visit: edisonscholars.com.

Scholarship recipients will be announced next spring. They may also be eligible for summer internships at SCE after completing their second year of college.

Since 2006, Edison International has awarded more than $8.7 million in scholarships to 610 students’ higher education through the Edison Scholars Program.

Edison International’s support of charitable causes, including the Edison Scholars Program, is funded entirely

by Edison International shareholders.

SCE customers’ utility bill payments do not fund company donations.

About Edison International Edison International (NYSE:EIX), through its subsidiaries, is a generator and distributor of electric power, as well as a provider of energy services and technologies, including renewable energy. Headquartered in Rosemead, Calif., Edison International is the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest electric utilities.

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HEALTH/FITNESS/SENIOR NEWS

With HIV rates topping the nation, Baton Rouge needs HAART, Open Health, and PreP

By Candace J. Semien, The DRUM Newspaper

Eugene Collins, director of prevention for HAART

BATON ROUGE—The HIV AIDS Alliance for Region Two, Inc., or HAART, is the 19th largest nonprofit in the state, with a budget of more than $25 million.

But with an HIV AIDS population of more than 5,000 people in the nine-parish Baton Rouge region, and more than 20,000 people in state, the need for HAART services far surpasses its budget.

Tim Young, CEO of Open Health Clinic and HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two Inc, talks with nurse at the Baton Rouge based clinic.

Tim Young, CEO of Open Health Clinic and HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two Inc, talks with nurse at the Baton Rouge based clinic.

“We have been assisting those with HIV for nearly three decades and it’s been an uphill challenge from the beginning,” said Tim Young, HAART CEO. In 1995 when HAART first opened its doors, the medical community was focused on keeping people with HIV alive. Since then, doctors and researchers have learned to treat HIV more effectively, which means fewer people are dying and people are living longer with their disease, said Young.

“When I began working at HAART, new medications were literally getting people out of their death beds,” he said.

Many people were seeing health improvements from the new medications that were becoming available, but many still were not, and even those who did often experienced serious side effects. Today, the medications are so effective that someone who acquires HIV can have a normal life expectancy if they adhere to an effective medication regimen.

“Now, we are learning how to assist people who have been living with HIV for as long as HAART has been in existence.

That’s an amazing advancement.

We assist many to cope with the challenges of helping to raise their grandchildren, something many

thought would never be possible,” Young said.

HAART’s original role was to anticipate the services people living with HIV needed and weren’t receiving and to serve as the fiscal agent for Ryan White funding in the Baton Rouge area with other organizations to provide direct services. “The first thing we did was to recognize the need for a larger network of providers to serve an increasing number of people who were living with HIV disease with the advent of new effective medications. In the late ‘90s, we added Volunteers of America, Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge, and Care South to the network of Ryan White funded providers.”

These relationships aid HAART in providing medical treatment, medication assistance, and case management to assist patients in navigating the health care system. HAART also provides medical transportation, dental services, and mental health services.

HAART has established Baton Rouge’s Open Health Care Clinic, located at 3801 North Blvd., to expand medical services and serve the wider community. “Over the past three decades years we’ve built an enduring community asset and positioned it to become an integral part of the health care network for decades to come,” Young said. “HAART has grown from a small organization, coordinating funding for a network of providers for a single disease, to one of the largest community health centers in the state, poised to grow its own network of clinics across the city, serving both children and adults from every walk of life.”

“The day of novel treatments is actually already here. Early on, patients had a complex medication regimen that was difficult to achieve and often had side effects, some almost as serious as the disease itself. Multiple pills,

Gluten Pioneer Says Food Labeled ‘Gluten Free’ Isn’t Always What You Think Health/Fitness News

Think you’re following a glutenfree diet? Not so fast.

A physician who is a pioneer in discovering and diagnosing the problems with gluten says many products touted as gluten-free today are not.

Dr. Kenneth Davin Fine, a gastroenterologist, and creator of Oro-Intestinal Fitness Products (www.finerhealth.com) and the Gluten/Food Sensitivity Diagnostic Laboratory EnteroLab.com brought gluten sensitivity to the public consciousness more than 20 years ago.

He says during those early years, gluten-sensitive patients usually experienced significant improvement in their health on a “gluten-free diet” but his patients have told him in recent years they have seen fewer improvements.

“Products can now be labeled ‘gluten free’ even if that food contains up to 20 parts per million of gluten,” Dr. Fine says. “While that doesn’t sound like a lot, a little gluten can go a long way in the reactions of the most active immune systems.”

Gluten is a protein found in the cereal grains wheat, barley, rye, and oats. It is a mixture of proteins and causes illness in people with either celiac disease, when the immune reactions to gluten damage the intestinal tissues visible on a biopsy, or more commonly non-celiac gluten sensitiv-

ity. This happens when symptoms and intestinal dysfunction are present in the absence of such changes on a biopsy.

Recent studies found that most (but not all) celiacs could eat gluten without resulting in damage to their small intestine. In his research, Dr. Fine has found that only about half of celiacs or nonceliac gluten sensitive patients can tolerate oats. He says “gluten-free oats” is a misnomer and may be responsible for symptoms experienced by people who think they are eating a gluten-free diet.

Dr. Fine believes the gluten sensitivity epidemic is caused by:

A combination of greater immunoreactivity in most people stimulated by mainly environmental factors (stress, exposure to hormones in food, medicines, pollution, and possibly EMS from electronic devices).

The way many foods have been altered by producers so they can be manufactured in mass quantities more efficiently.

Widespread use of stomach acid-inhibiting medicines.

A general lack of breastfeeding in this country from 1955-1985 (when synthetic infant formula was falsely touted to be more (continued in next 2 columns)

Tim Young, CEO of Open Health Clinic and HIV/AIDS Alliance for Region Two Inc, talks with nurse at the Baton Rouge based clinic. some with and some without food, every four hours meaning interrupted sleep and other complications were normal. Now, for most with HIV, treatment is one pill once a day. That’s remarkable when you consider how far we’ve come in a relatively short period of time, although a lifetime for some and sadly too late for others. And they achieve complete viral suppression, so no more damage can be done to themselves by the virus and they can’t transmit it to others,” Young said.

But, in a city with the highest rates of newly diagnosed HIV cases in the nation, is HAART positioned to slow down the spread of the virus that cause AIDS? Young explained, “Despite the educational messages, many continue to participate in risky behaviors which expose themselves and others to HIV transmission. We’ve always relied on people changing their behavior and now we have a biomedical preventative that can protect them even if they don’t take other measures to protect themselves.

HIV medication The newest weapon against HIV is a one-a-day pill called PrEP. This Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis pill is a daily dosage of the HIV medication Truvada.

| BlackPressUSA The newest weapon against HIV is a one-a-day pill called PrEP. This Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis pill is a daily dosage of the HIV medication Truvada.

“It works a little like birth control (pills) where a person takes it every day to stop the virus from attaching to the immune system if they become exposed,” said Eugene Collins, director of pre-

vention for HAART. “HIV disease is not just a threat to those who acquire it, but to potentially much larger numbers of people if left unchecked. It’s our responsibility to assist persons with HIV, not only to improve their personal health, but to ensure they don’t pass it on to others,” Young said.

After testing positive, Baton Rouge residents are provided services through HAART’s Red Carpet linkage program that gets them connected “immediately” with medical and mental health appointments, employment assistance, and housing. “We provide a total continuum of care, medically and socially,” said Collins.

According to Young, the strongest tools for HAART are the dedication and commitments of the non-profit’s board and staff.

“We bring strong technical skills in the areas of medicine, psychology, finance, and marketing to bring awareness about the epidemic in our community and the solutions to limit and reduce its growth. Our new PrEP program, our new opioid-abuse outreach program and the broad spectrum of health and wellness services we bring to our patients are our strengths, thereby strengthening the community,” he said.

HAART has survived for 22years despite the constantly changing health care environment, and HIV care changes even more than health care in general.

“We’ve been successful as a health care resource because we’ve been guided by a strong community-based board of directors, made up of experienced professionals who help us to look ahead and chart a successful vision for the future. Health care will continue to evolve and HAART will adapt to change so we may continue to pursue our mission and commitment to our community. I’m confident of that,” said Young who is also CEO of Open Health Clinic.

Gluten Pioneer Says Food Labeled...continued healthy than breast milk).

Public health directives recommending that the public should eat mostly grains as part of the USDA food pyramid.

An evolution of agricultural practices leading to hybridization of grains to increase their gluten content, and more widespread use of herbicides and pesticides.

Recently, there also has been a significant increase in the mass marketing of products said to assist the gut microbiome in digesting food. The microbiome is the genetic material of all the microbes – bacteria, viruses, and fungi – in the body.

Dr. Fine says the best way to keep a healthy gut and microbiome is to eat the right foods. “Researchers have sometimes detected a different microbiome in obese individuals compared to non-obese individuals; although this has attempted to be the blame for the obesity, it cannot be ruled out that their microbiome is different because they make different, and perhaps less healthful food choices,” Dr. Fine says.

Other reasons for a poor microbiome are frequent exposure to antibiotics, the bactericidal chlorine added to public water, improper sleep, stress, and diets heavy in meat, cooked food (as opposed to raw vegetables/salads and fruit), and “junk food” and other sugar-laden foods.

This is all typical of the modern

lifestyle, which Fine says is a primary contributor to poor overall health “If you really want to achieve a healthy body, you must have a healthy intestine and intestinal flora,” Dr. Fine says. “And when it comes to immunologic food sensitivities, one must really be more restrictive of antigenic foods than was necessary years ago because of the progression of this immunologic epidemic.”

About Dr. Kenneth Davin Fine Dr. Kenneth Davin Fine, the creator of Oro-Intestinal Fitness Products, (www.finerhealth.com), and founder of the patented gluten sensitivity testing method at EnteroLab.com is an academic gastroenterologist who has held staff positions at both Baylor University Medical Center and the University of Texas-Southwestern Medical School. His medical research has appeared in prestigious medical journals including The New England Journal of Medicine, Gastroenterology, The Journal of Clinical Investigation, and The American Journal of Gastroenterology. He has been professionally involved in patient care, medical research, teaching, directing clinical laboratories, nutritional pioneering and original health product and unique organic health food product development for almost 30 years.

Statement From Americans United For Life Health/Fitness News WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a bill Sunday that would have required public universities in California to offer abortion pills on campus.

“American United for Life is pleased and grateful that California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 320, a dangerous bill that would have required college health clinics across the state to stock and distribute chemical abortion drugs to young women,” said AUL President and CEO Catherine Glenn Foster.

She adds, “Governor Brown recognized that in a state where Medicaid already pays for elective abortions, there is no issue of access, since, as he said yesterday, ‘the average distance to

abortion providers in campus communities varies from 5 to 7 miles, not an unreasonable distance.’ Moreover, college health clinics are not equipped to handle the very serious risks of chemical abortion drugs, which, as AUL testimony against the bill pointed out, the FDA warns can cause lifethreatening hemorrhaging of blood and bacterial infection. By vetoing SB 320, Governor Brown has made California safer for women and colleges campuses safer for their unborn children.”

AUL, the nation’s premier prolife legal team, works through the law and legislative process to one end: achieving comprehensive legal protection for human life from conception to natural death.

2018 SCAM ALERTS It feels like you need superpowers to keep ahead of the scammers these days. Just in 2017, 16.7 million Americans lost nearly $17 billion to identity fraud. Security experts recommend people take three simple steps to help protect their digital identity: set up electronic access to financial accounts; freeze your credit; and use a password manager or use strong passwords and store them securely. To learn how to put these tips into practice, visit www.aarp.org/ fraudwatchnetwork — and become your own superhero.

Be a fraud fighter! If you can spot a scam, you can stop a scam.

Report scams to local law enforcement. For help from AARP, call 1-877-908-3360 or visit the AARP Fraud Watch Network at www.aarp.org/fraudwatchnetwork.

The Riverside Community Will Unite At The Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk, Pink on Parade Register Today!

Health/Fitness News

(Riverside, CA) September 27, 2018 – Pink on Parade returns to provide hope and support to Riverside families, friends and neighbors. The event, sponsored by Riverside Community Health Foundation will bring together over 1,400 people to Riverside’s iconic Mt. Rubidoux, Saturday, October 20, 2018.

For six years, Pink on Parade has created an atmosphere of support, community and love.

The walk allows families and friends impacted by breast cancer to come together for a time of celebration and just plain fun!

Pink on Parade supports the mission of Riverside Community Health Foundation’s breast cancer resource center, Pink Ribbon Place. All proceeds raised at Pink on Parade will go towards the programs at the Pink Ribbon Place.

The Pink Ribbon Place focuses on improving the quality of life for those impacted by cancer, be-

fore, during and after treatment.

The resource center has served over 2,300 women, men and families in areas of counseling, receiving wigs, breast prosthesis and breast health education, all at no cost.

Pink on Parade will include a 5K up Mt. Rubidoux and a 1.8K family fun walk around Ryan Bonaminio Park. Prizes, games, activities for kids, and participation from city officials during the dunk take opportunity will all be underway at Pink on Parade.

The event will take place (rain or shine) Saturday, October 20 at Ryan Bonaminio Park, by the West entrance of Gregory Road, 5000 Tequesquite Ave., Riverside, CA 92506. To register for Pink on Parade visit, www.pinkonparade.org.

For more information contact: Anna Holbrook, Director of Special Events and Fundraising (951) 788-3471 | anna@rchf.org

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180010159 Date Filed: 9/05/2018 Filing Expires On: 9/05/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CJ’S TEST ONLY SMOG County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 297 E. 5TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.:CJ’S TEST ONLY SMOG, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4184259 Residence Street Address: 297 E. 5TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A Signature/Title of Person Signing: Amal Fakitoury, CEO

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

NOTICE - IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010475 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 9/12/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 9/12/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): FEI ASSOCIATES CONSULTING ENGINEERS Business Address: 6372 CHIPOLA CT. CHINO, CA 91710 Phone Number: 909-636-9538 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: FRANCIS E. IWEKAOGWU 6372 CHIPOLA CT. CHINO, CA 91710 Signature/Officer Title: Francis E. Iwekaogwu, President

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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 September 13, Correction 20, 27, October 4, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010282 Filing Type: FBN Abandonment Date Filed: 9/07/2018 Related FBN Number: 20170006946 County Where Filed: SAN BERNARDINO Date Filed: 6/13/2017 Began Transacting Business: 6/13/2017 Filing Expires On: 9/07/2023 Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple Fictitious Business Name(s): DURO CAR WASH & CLEANING SERVICES Business Address: 13533 LAFAYETTE CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: EIRINI NTOURO 13533 LAFAYETTE CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 JOHNNY M. SHALLOP 13533 LAFAYETTE CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: Eirini Ntouro

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 September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20180010522 Date Filed: 9/13/2018 Filing Expires On: 9/13/2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): MADRIGAL TOWING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1053 W. 25TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Mailing Address: 1053 W. 25TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 Name of Individual Registrant: MARTIN M. MADRIGAL 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: 1053 W. 25TH ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92405 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 7/01/2011 Signature/Title of Person Signing: Martin M. Madrigal, 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 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010959 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 9/25/2018 Began Transacting Business: 9/18/2018 Filing Expires On: 9/25/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): MARTHA CHAVEZ TRUCKING Business Address: 16734 JOSHUA STREET VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: MARTHA P. CHAVEZ 16734 JOSHUA STREET VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 Signature/Officer Title: Martha P. Chavez, 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 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010283 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 9/07/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 9/07/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): DURO CONSULTING GROUP Business Address: 7620 CHERIMOYA CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO

Registrant(s)Address: EIRINI NTOURO 7620 CHERIMOYA CT. FONTANA, CA 92336 Signature/Officer Title: Eirini Ntouro

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 September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010768 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 9/19/2018 Began Transacting Business: 1/23/2013 Filing Expires On: 9/19/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): IOL TRANSPORT Business Address: 13932 LEMONWOOD CT. FONTANA, CA 92337 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Registrant(s)Address: ISRAEL L. ORTIZ 13932 LEMONWOOD CT. FONTANA, CA 92337 Signature/Officer Title: Israel L. Ortiz

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 September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010121 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 9/04/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 9/04/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): RELAX & HEALING Business Address: 77 E. SEVENTH ST. #B UPLAND, CA 91786 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 6861 RIVERTRAILS DR. EASTVALE, CA 91752 Registrant(s)Address: SIMIE FANG 6861 RIVERTRAILS DR. EASTVALE, CA 91752 Signature/Officer Title: Simie Fang, 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 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN Number: 20180010929 Filing Type: FBN Filing Date Filed: 9/24/2018 Began Transacting Business: N/A Filing Expires On: 9/24/2023 Business is Conducted By: An Individual Fictitious Business Name(s): SMART CLEANING Business Address: 15264 BOYLE AVE. STE. A FONTANA, CA 92337 County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Mailing Address: 15264 BOYLE AVE. STE. A FONTANA, CA 92337 Registrant(s)Address: ROCKY S. DAVILA 15264 BOYLE AVE. STE. A FONTANA, CA 92337 Signature/Officer Title: Rocky S. Davila

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 October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1824522 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: CORRELL THOMPSON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

CORRELL GRIFFIN to Proposed name: CORRELL THOMPSON 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:November 05, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept: S16 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino, 247 W. 3RD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO DISTRICT A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed

in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: September 19, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1823995 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LUCILLE MONTANO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

LUCILLE MONTANO to Proposed name: LUCILLE ZUNIGA 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: 10/24/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Justice Center-Civil 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: September 12, 2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVVS 1800549 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LEWIS GLENDALE TAYLOR filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

LEWIS GLENDALE TAYLOR to Proposed name: GLENNDALE LEWIS TAYLOR 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: 11/14/18 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: September 21, 2018 Judge Lisa Rogan Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2018.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVDS 1820347 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: WILLIE BROWN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. WILLIE WELLS to Proposed name: WILLIE BROWN 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: 9/19/18 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept: S17 Superior Court of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 Probate 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: August 08,2018 Michael A. Sachs Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2018.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: PETER JOHN COLUNGA Case Number: PROPS 1800885 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: PETER JOHN

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: October 16, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

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

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1)

four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Guay P. Wilson 14 N. Eighth Street (P.O. Box 166) Redlands, CA 92373 Telephone: (909)793-2044 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper September 27, October 4, 11, 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: JOSEPH RUSLING Case Number: PROPS 1800616 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOSEPH

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

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: October 22, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept:: S36 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92407 San Bernardino Branch If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

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

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

Petitioner: David Lee Rusling Address: 17928 Hillcrest Road Devore, CA 92407 Telephone: (909)648-7557 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper September 20, 27, October 4, 2018.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE (Probate-Decedents’ Estates) Notice Of Petition to Administer Estate Of: MARIA G. CARRASCO Case Number: PROPS 1800422 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: MARIA G.

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: October 16, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Dept:: S-35p SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 WEST THIRD STREET SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 SAN BERNARDINO JUSTICE CENTER-PROBATE DEPT. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

October 4, 2018 Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

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

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

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

Petitioner: Bertha Sotelo 2917 Fremontia Drive San Bernardino, CA 92404 Telephone: (909)882-2907 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper September 27, October 4, 11, 2018.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL. DEMANDADO):STEVEN RAY HALL , an Individual; DOES 1 through 25, Inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL DEMANDANTE): NIMIA BENAVIDES, an Individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without you being heard unless you respond within 30 days.

Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case.

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

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante.

Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/espanol/), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

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

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

CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1719322 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 W. Third Street San Bernardino, CA 924150210 San Bernardino Justice Center The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Fernando D. Vargas SBN: 129284 909/ 982-7182 Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas 8647 Haven Avenue, Suite 200 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 Date(Fecha): October 04, 2017 (Secretario)Clerk, by Daisy Mondragon , Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 2018.

SUMMONS Cross-Complaint (CITACION JUDICIALCONTRADEMANDA) NOTICE TO CROSS- DEFENDANT (AVISO AL CONTRA-DEMANDADO): JONAH LOVE, an individual, FRESHWORKS, INC., a suspended California corporation, and DOES 1 through 10, inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY CROSS-COMPLAINANT: (LO ESTA DEMANDADO EL CONTRADEMANDANTE): DINO VLAHOPOULOS, an individual 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 cross- complainant. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you

cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

Tiene 30 DIAS CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por esqrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al contrademandante.

Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

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

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

CASE NUMBER: CIVDS 1621107 (Numero del Caso) The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 WEST THIRD ST. SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Gavril T. Gabriel, 8255 Firestone Blvd., Suite 201, Downey, CA 90241 Date: (Fecha) February 28, 2018 (Secretario)Clerk, by Ashley Mulcahy, Deputy (Adjunto) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper September 20, 27, October 4, 11, 2018.

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NOTICE OF HEARING 1. TO: David Eric Virgen and all concerned parties herein(Petitioner) 2. A COURT HEARING WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS: a. Date: October 17, 2018 Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept. S-54 b. SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 351 N. ARROWHEAD AVENUE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92415 CENTRAL JUDICIAL DISTRICT WARNING to the person served with the Request for Order: The court may make the requested orders without you if you do not file a Responsive Declaration to Request for Order (form FL-320), serve a copy on the other parties at least nine court days before the hearing (unless the court has ordered a shorter period of time), and appear at the hearing.

(See form FL-320-INFO for more information.)

(Forms FL-300-INFO and DV-400-INFO provide information about completing this form.)

REQUEST FOR ORDER 2. CHILD CUSTODY/VISITATION (PARENTING TIME) a. I request that the court make orders about the following children: Child’s Name: Cerenitie Marie Virgen Date of Birth: 8/17/09 Legal Custody to(person who decides: health, education, etc.): Veronica Stella Virgen Physical Custody to (person with whom child lives): Veronica Virgen Child’s Name: Shiann Tigerlily Virgen Date of Birth: 1/2/10 Legal Custody to (person who decides: health, education, etc.) Veronica Stella Virgen Physical Custody to (person with whom child lives): Veronica Virgen b. The orders I request for child custody/ visitation (parenting time) are: (1) Form FL-311 8. OTHER ORDERS REQUESTED: Set Aside Default and Set Aside Judgment Entered on April 26, 2018 Pursuant to CCP 473; Respondent Be Permitted to File Response in Furtherance of Justice 10.FACTS TO SUPPORT the orders I request are listed below. The facts that I write in support and attach to this request cannot be longer than 10 pages, unless the court gives me permission.

SEE ATTACHED I,declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the information provided in this form and all attachments is true and correct.

Date: 6/11/18 Veronica Virgen Signature of Applicant Requests for Accommodations Assistive listening systems, computerassisted real-time captioning, or sign language interpreter services are available if you ask at least five days before the proceeding. Contact the clerk’s office or go to www.courts.ca.gov/forms for Request for Accommodations by Persons With Disabilities and Response (form MC-410). (Civ. Code, § 54.8.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Joyce M. Holcomb, Esq. (244163) Certified Family Law Specialist 215. N. D Street, Suite 305 San Bernardino, CA 92401 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October 4, 11, 18, 25, 2018.

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LIFESTYLE NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/RELIGION

‘Flint,’ an Understated but Effective Retelling of a Real-Life Crisis

By Dwight Hobbes

Queen Latifah stars in and serves as executive producer of Flint.

Rafy Photography Jill Scott stars in Flint.

Flint (Storyline Entertainment/ Sony), a modest, nonetheless fine, film, dramatizes the tragic scandal of politicians unwittingly poisoning a populace’s water then deliberately dodging the consequence, mainly in order to save money.

The fact-based script by Barbara Stepansky is adapted from the Time magazine article on the water crisis by Josh Sanburn, of course, national headline after headline long decrying the situation. Beyond that, this story is well told.

Bruce Beresford deftly directed a skilled cast starring Betsy Brandt, featuring Jill Scott, Queen Latifah and Lyndie Greenwood, in convincing depictions of people who lived through the water crisis, coming out worse for the wear but, in the end, winning.

In 2014, sink taps started to stink, showers sprayed something close to sewage, and nau-

sea, skin rashes, and worse ailments ensued — including one woman falling out in a seizure — causing folks to wonder what was threatening families in Flint, Mi. An epidemic of health problems surfaced, caused by drinking, cooking with and bathing in carcinogens.

When residents found out the cause, distress evolved into outrage, and protests grew into an all-out revolt. When they get to the bottom of things, it’s revealed that the city worked a deal, switching its water supplier from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Karegnondi Water Authority.

The powers that be hadn’t intended to make residents sick, though had they done their homework that outcome would’ve been clear. Worsening matters, concerned residents were stonewalled, as city council members

passed the buck around like a hot potato. Until, at length, the suits are backed into a corner and, except for a few, their hides are nailed to the wall.

An interesting note: While males in key positions cut through red tape and belie double-talk to facilitate a solution, housewives and singles moms, ferocious as cub-threatened lionesses, raised pure, persevering hell that ultimately forced change.

Beresford understates the action to let this story speak for itself. There are no shrieking histrionics, no high-noon showdowns in officially hallowed halls.

This is just a simple saga of truth brought to power, as commoners prevail in a long, hard fight against the entrenched establishment.

Brandt gives LeeAnne Walters, who in real life led a citizens’ movement that exposed the water crisis, an anguished, frightened fighting-for-her-household, unassailable gravity. She was never quite sure how to proceed, nonetheless determined to see justice done or damned well know why not.

Scott, as Flint Democracy Defense League activist Nayyirah Shariff, is humorously personable, but has a hard nose when it comes to being jerked around by politics-as-usual. Latifah, co-executive producing, portrays the fictional Iza Banks, representing an amalgamation of many women

and residents who became activists during the water crisis.

Rounding out the characters are Miguel Del Toral (Juan Carlos Velis), Environmental Protection Agency regulations manager, who gets removed from the case for being too conscientious at his job of inspecting threats to public health; Virginia Tech professor and water engineer Marc Edwards (Rob Morrow); and Curt Guyette of the American Civil Liberties Union (Harry Judge).

In a keystroke, Dr. Mona HannaAttisha (Sonia Dhillon Tully) learned the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality had hung itself when, in the process of trying to discredit protesters, they released Center for Disease Control and Prevention data verifying negligence to public wellbeing — the smoking gun.

The film does admirable justice to the extraordinary courage of ordinary citizens, working class, and poor folk fighting city hall in a small town. It also documents that even though residents prevailed and were able to reconnect to Detroit’s safe water supply, by the time those responsible ran out of protocol to hide behind, the damage done was grave.

The movie also notes that this is far from an anomaly and thousands of U.S. water systems across the country endanger millions of unsuspecting American.

The bureaucrats escaped consequence except for public disgrace. MDEQ officials faced involuntary manslaughter charges due to the spread of Legionnaires’ disease, and Emergency Manager Jerry Ambrose was among those charged with misconduct in office, but no one was put in prison.

Ultimately, Flint is well-crafted food for thought with Latifah winning an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special, and Scott receiving a nomination.

Flint was an original Lifetime movie that aired October of 2017.

It can be viewed on Amazon Prime Video, Google Play Movies & TV and Youtube Movies.

This article originally appeared in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

Matt Damon Impersonates Brett Kavanaugh In Instantly Iconic ‘SNL’ Sketch “If you think I’m angry now, you just wait until I get on that Supreme Court.”

By Mary Papenfuss

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“Saturday Night Live” roared back big time in its 44th season premiere with a jam-packed cold-open replay of Thursday’s Brett Kavanaugh hearing.

In the instantly iconic sketch, Matt Damon unleashed a mega-furious impersonation of the Supreme Court nominee, entering the hearing room after “shadow boxing in the men’s room for the last 45 minutes.”

“Let me tell you this: I’m gonna start at an 11,” Damon shouts. “I’m gonna take it up to about a 15 REAL QUICK!” He said he practiced his comments to the committee by “screaming into an empty bag of Doritos.”

Lampooning the language actually used by Kavanaugh in his combative opening statement, Damon blasts the “con job” orchestrated by people like Bill and Hillary

Clinton, George Soros, Kathy Griffin, “Mr. Ronan Sinatra” and even “Alyssa friggin’ Milano.”

Kate McKinnon, meanwhile, uncorked another twisted chameleon performance as Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), whose outbursts during the hearing overshadowed much of the rest of the proceedings.

“This ain’t no trial, no due process,” McKinnon-as-Graham snarls. “This is hell.

That’s what it is. It’s hell.”

Damon’s Kavanaugh insisted he’s usually an optimistic “keg is half-full kind of guy,” but no longer. He capped the sketch with a warning: “If you think I’m angry now you just wait until I get on that Supreme Court — because then you’re all going to pay!”

Then he shotguns a can of ... water.

“It’s Easy….!”

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah It’s easy to fall into the same rut in which the world runs. It’s easy to go with the flow and do as the unconverted world around us does. It is easy to adopt the attitude of Ambrose of Milan when he said, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

Many Christians do just that.

We adopt the ways of the world.

We adopt their fashions, their speech, their standards, their entertainment, and nearly everything else they do. All the while, the Lord tells us that we are to be different from them in every way. “Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing…”[2

Corinthians 6:17].

Listen, if we are going to emulate anyone, let it be the Lord. If we are looking for an example to follow, let us look no farther than the Lord God Almighty. As Christians we are told by the Bible to live holy lives that reflect the nature of God. We are to separate ourselves from actions, influences, or people that will hinder our service to God. We should be like a thermostat that regulates the temperature around us rather than a thermometer that merely records the temperature. Ought not Christian to be different?

Ought not we to be distinct, separate, not the same, out of the ordinary, unusual? Christ was distinct, separate, out of the ordinary, and he called his followers to be like him. Listen, Holiness is not an option. It is mandatory.

Know that everything we say, and everything we do, must be (continued in next 2 columns)

“It’s Easy….!”...continued governed by who’s we are, and by who we are. Granted, there was a time in our lives when we were no different from the world around us. We were lost like them. We lived like them. We acted like them. We talked like them. We did so because we were them. But when Jesus saved us by His grace, He transformed us, by His power, through the new birth, into a new creature, [2 Cor. 5:17; 1 Pet. 1:23]. He delivered us from the bondage of the old life. Now, we do not have to live like the world lives.

We do not have to act, talk, walk, or be like them in any way. We have the capacity, through Christ, to live new lives that glorify and honor God. The warnings are clear. The Bible says in [Romans 12:2] “Do not be conformed to this world.”

The whole point here is that God expects His people to live a certain way. He has reasons for what He demands, and there are consequences for those who disobey. If we want the blessings of God to be on our lives, then we must live holy, clean lives to His glory. If we don’t, we will certainly face His chastisement.

An important teaching in the Bible is about believers being separated from sin and the ungodly activities of the world as much as possible. It is taught all throughout the Old Testament.

God’s people, particularly Israel, were to keep their distance from the heathen so they would not be exposed or tempted by the ungodly involvement in sin. For centuries, separation from sin and even the “… appearance of evil …” (I Thessalonians 5:22) were preached from most pulpits and practiced by most people.

Christians lived differently.

They spoke differently. They dressed

differently. They believed differently. They acted and thought differently. They were ashamed, as were their families, when they were involved in sin or even imitated the lifestyles of the unsaved. God has not changed one bit since He had the words penned in [Lev. 20:7].

With a clear command from the Lord, we are commanded not to partake of the world’s ways.

The world has one pattern of living; we who know the Lord have another. We are not to live like them on any level. We have to live among them, but we do not have to live like them.

“Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children,” [Eph. 5:1]. “He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked,” [1 John 2:6].

In the World, But Not of It! As the late Billy Graham once said, “Christians are like the Gulf Stream, which is in the ocean and yet not part of it. This mysterious current defies the mighty Atlantic, ignores its tides, and flows steadily upon its course. Its color is different, being a deeper blue. Its temperature is different, being warmer. Its direction is different, being from south to north. It is in the ocean, and yet it is not part of it. …”You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellences of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. [1 peter 2Z:9May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. [1 Thessalonians 5:23].

Witness For Justice #913

It Takes a Village Bentley deBardelaben Executive Associate, Justice and Local Church Ministries Content Warning: Sexual Assault

In this #MeToo age of increased awareness, thousands globally are sharing personal stories of sexual harassment and assault. On September 22, survivors took to Twitter, using the hashtag #WhyIDidntReport, to share their truths after President Trump victim-blamed Dr. Christine Blasey Ford via tweet for failing to report the alleged assault by Brett Kavanaugh to her parents when she was in high school.

Truthfully, too many sexual assault survivors feel they have already paid a high cost at the hands of an assailant, let alone navigating the emotional assault by strangers, authorities, even friends and family who fault the victim instead of the assailant.

Too often, reporting becomes another painful experience instead of a relief.

Sexual assault is common, primarily for women and girls. In the U.S., “one in 5 women and one in 71 men will be raped at some point in their lives,” according to a 2010 report conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Additionally, the CDC reports that “81% of women and 35% of men report significant short-term or long-term impacts such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.”

Therapy is often a suggested course of treatment in the aftermath of such trauma.

In response to the President’s comment, actress and activist Alyssa Milano penned an opinion editorial for Vox, stating, “It took me three decades to tell my parents that the assault had even happened. I never filed a police report. I never told officials. I never tried to find justice for my pain because justice was never an option.”

Milano further wrote, “For me, speaking up meant reliving one of the worst moments of my life.

It meant recognizing my attacker's existence when I wanted nothing more than to forget that he was allowed to walk on this Earth at all.”

Other sexual abuse survivors tweeted the following about #WhyIDidntReport: @K_Rosa17 - “Because I was 14 and two of my three rapists (each grown men) were Sheriff’s deputies. In back seat of [the] car I was raped in, lay the crisp white uniform shirt and the dark green windbreaker with Sheriff’s Office seal on it.” @GinderMary - “I did report.

Went straight to the hospital. The police even knew who he was, because he was known to rape.

But when asked by the DA if I was ‘out whoring around’ that night, I gave up. That’s why we don’t report.” @Stevenvelez6L - “I was 10 yrs. old when I was molested by a family friend. I'm 52 now. I didn’t say anything because I was afraid of what people would think of me and I was 10 thinking this. This is the first time I've said something thank you Alyssa Milano for giving me the courage.”

It saddens me to know that many survivors who share the truth of their sexual assault endure additional abuses from others. For example, Dr. Ford, along with her family, has had to flee their home as threats have grown against her.

Yet there are also many people who will listen, believe, and support the sexual abuse survivor’s claim. For villages of these believers, survivors like me are thankful. Yes, #MeToo. It is important for me to be transparent about having a personal connection to this piece.

Moreover, I have chosen to support, and encourage others to support, sexual assault coalitions such as the National Sexual Violence Resource Center that advocate for improving outdated sexual assault laws. Because of these outdated laws, many professionals working with sexual abuse survivors rely on their clients’ stories, not the law, when determining whether a sexual assault has occurred. Until legal changes occur systemically, survivors have to rely on the safety provided in their villages, organizations such as RAINN [800.656.HOPE], which are a source of grace, love, and strength.

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LOCAL/NATIONAL NEWS/ADVERTISING

Schools to Participate in the October 18 Great California ShakeOut Local/National News

Online Petition Launched To Stop Child Protective Services From Unlawfully Abducting Children National News

Local schools prepare for natural disasters during the Great California ShakeOut on October 18.

All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) schools and offices will participate in the Great California ShakeOut on Thursday, October 18.

Beginning at 10:18 a.m., all SBCUSD students and staff will drop, cover, and hold on. Sites will also practice emergency response procedures, such as evacuations, accounting for all persons, and reporting and coordinating with the SBCUSD Emergency Operations Center. Visitors to SBCUSD schools and offices will be required to evacuate. As in a real emergency, SBCUSD sites may be unable to answer phones and emails during the drill and evacuation.

“The more we prepare as a community, the quicker we can recover following a disaster,” Eric Vetere, SBCUSD emergency manager, said. “That’s why it’s important to always practice and have

a plan. The annual Great California Shakeout is the perfect time for our entire community to practice for an earthquake.”

The Great California ShakeOut is a statewide earthquake and disaster preparedness drill. Everyone in California, including private businesses and individuals, is encouraged to participate to better prepare for natural disasters. Earthquake- and disasterpreparedness materials are available at http://www.shakeout.org/ .To stay up to date on emergencies affecting SBCUSD schools and communities, follow SBCUSD OES on Twitter at https:/ /twitter.com/SBCUSD_OES, on Instagram @SBCSUD_OES, or on Facebook by searching for “SBCUSD OES.” Parents can also receive emergency notifications by installing and configuring the free SBCSUD app. Search for “San Bernardino City USD” on the iTunes or Google Play stores.

Volunteers needed for recycling classes and events Local/National News

Are you interested in helping the environment? Do you like to compost or recycle? Become an outreach volunteer with the Riverside County Department of Waste Resources and help the earth by helping others become better recyclers and composters.

Outreach volunteers are needed to assist with classes or events by interacting with the public, answering questions on outreach programs and distributing materials. The ideal volunteer enjoys meeting people, likes to learn new things and is passionate about the environment. The total volunteer commitment is attendance at the two-hour orientation and training meeting and four hours of volunteer time donated each quarter while participating in the program.

Opportunities to volunteer at classes and events exist across the entire county; plus, the volunteers select the events, dates

and times that work best for them.

Outreach volunteers can also choose to attend extra training and volunteer more hours in order to become certified as a master composter. Once a volunteer reaches master composter status, the volunteer is allowed to teach classes on their own or work with schools and community gardens as a composting mentor. Outreach volunteers are integral to the success of county recycling and composting programs and are recognized by the county annually for their dedication and hours worked.

Orientation and training is scheduled for Wednesday at 9 a.m. at Riverside County Department of Waste Resources, 14310 Frederick St., Moreno Valley.

For more information, potential outreach volunteers can visit http://www.rcwaste.org/volunteer or call 951-486-3200.

3 CEMEX USA Cement Plants Earn Repeat Honors from EPA ENERGY STAR® Local /National News HOUSTON—(Sept. 27, 2018)— CEMEX announced today three cement plants—Miami, Victorville and Brooksville South— achieved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR® Certification for 2018, recognizing their efforts in energy efficiency and sustainability.

The three CEMEX plants have been repeatedly certified by the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® program for their conservation efforts.

This year’s recognition marks eight consecutive years of ENERGY STAR® Certification for CEMEX’s Miami Cement Plant.

The Victorville Cement Plant has earned the honor for seven straight years, and the Brooksville South Cement Plant has achieved the certification six out of the last seven years.

“These plants are leading the way in our industry by setting and maintaining these high sustainability standards,” said Dr. Hugo Bolio, Executive Vice President – Cement Operations and Technology for CEMEX USA. “We are proud of their hard work and commitment to the ENERGY

STAR® Certification. They serve as models, achieving goals that can inspire other operations.”

To earn the recognition, each plant followed energy-efficiency principles established by the EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Guidelines and implemented energy conservation technologies along with energy-reduction projects.

The recognized facilities were also among the top 25 percent of similar U.S. facilities for energy conservation and met the ENERGY STAR® Plant Energy Performance Indicators.

CEMEX has worked to continuously decrease carbon dioxide emissions across its plants globally, cutting the emissions overall by 20% since 1990.

“CEMEX’s commitment to sustainability extends across all our operations, and we look forward to participating in this distinguished program every year,” said CEMEX USA President Ignacio Madridejos. “We are honored to be recognized by the EPA and ENERGY STAR® for these plants and their conservation initiatives.”

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) - A new online petition has been launched by an African American activist named Cecelia Evertez from Newton, Connecticut. Her petition is a plea for justice for the many heartbroken families that have experienced the heart wrenching battle of unjustly losing their children to Child Protective Services.

Statistically, African American children are most affected by this issue, and Cecelia’s issue is that Child Protective Services should

not be allowed to submit allegations to the Courts unless backed by documented proof. Cecelia comments, "Child Protective Services will lie and alter records for their own self-interest, and not in the best interest of the child."

To prove her point of view, Cecelia recommends reading the following books: * The Emperor's New Clothes

by Margaret Holbrook * Fighting CPS by Deborah K. Frontiera * Legally Kidnapped by Carlos

2020 Census holds recruitment kickoff event Thursday Community invited to Riverside County Workforce Development Center Local/National News

RIVERSIDE – The U.S. Census is hiring hundreds of workers in Southern California and community members are invited to learn more at a kickoff event this Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Workforce Development Center in Riverside.

Officials from the Census Bureau’s Los Angeles Regional Census Center along with County of Riverside staff will share information about how to apply for the many different kinds of Census jobs that will be available beginning in January 2019. The kickoff will take place from 10 a.m. to noon at the Riverside County Workforce Development Center, America’s Job Center of California, at 1325 Spruce St., Riverside.

"We want everyone in Riverside and San Bernardino counties and surrounding areas to know that the Census Bureau is hiring hundreds of workers for temporary jobs,” said Mayra Marrufo, an Eastvale resident and Census recruiting manager for Inland Southern California and Orange and San Diego counties. “Currently we are hiring for a variety of jobs, including census listers for address canvassing, recruiting assistants, office staff, and supervisory staff.”

Marrufo first worked for the Census when she needed a second job in 2009 while going through a divorce with three young children. She appreciated the flexibility of the job and the supplemental income, so she jumped at the chance when the Census announced it was hiring

again. With a background in human resources and desire to connect to her community, Marrufo left her Los Angeles-based job and started work in September with the Census. In her new role she can help families and individuals in the community make a good living.

Job seekers can receive assistance with their online applications at the Workforce Development Center or can apply on their own at www.census.gov/ fieldjobs for manager jobs and www.2020census.gov/jobs for office support and field positions.

Career coaches will be available Thursday to assist or by appointment at the jobseekers’ convenience.

The Census is opening 248 offices nationwide for a range of positions, including recruiting assistants, office operations supervisors, clerks, census field supervisors and census takers. Some of the jobs offer flexible hours and opportunities to work from home.

The Census will open offices in both Riverside and Palm Desert.

Applicants will be placed in an applicant pool for 2020 Census field positions and will be contacted as work becomes available in their area.

For more information, please visit the 2020 Census Jobs page or the Census Bureau’s Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn page. Applicants may also call 1855-JOB-2020 or the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

Aguilar Announces over $640,000 for Inland Empire Affordable Housing & Small Business Programs Local/National News

San Bernardino, CA— Today, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-San Bernardino) announced that the US Department of the Treasury awarded Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, Inc. in Rancho Cucamonga $500,000 and AmPac Tri-State CDC, Inc. in Grand Terrace $141,000 through the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund).

The funding will assist the Inland Empire nonprofits in their mission to provide access to loans, downpayment assistance and homeimprovement loans to first-time homebuyers throughout the region, as well as working capital and start-up capital for growing small businesses.

“From helping working families

become homeowners to providing access to capital for small businesses, the CDFI is a great resource for our region. I’m proud to support this program because it helps Inland Empire families achieve the American dream of homeownership and allows smallbusiness owners to create jobs and grow our local economy,” said Rep. Aguilar.

“In this housing market, it is very hard for your average family to purchase a home or make necessary repairs to their homes,” said Clemente Mojica, NPHS Chief Executive Officer. “With the CDFI Fund’s support, NPHS is able to bridge the affordability gap for many low-to-moderate (continued in next 2 columns)

Morales * Child Protection - Abduction Services: The Modern Mafia by Dr. Eric Keffer, D.D. YouTube, Facebook, Amazon and others have shed light on the stories of parents and grandparents losing their children. However, the general public mostly remains unaware of this dark side of Child Protective Services (CPS), Department of Children & Families (DCF) or its various other names.

Cecelia continues, "The public

is warned about products and services that are questionable because they may cause harm. We are warned about ISIS, about massive fires and floods, and now my goal is to warn families about Child Protective Services - in order to protect families around the country."

All are encouraged to sign the online petition via the following link: https://petitions.moveon.org/ sign/reform-child-protective.fb49

Aguilar Announces over $640,000 for Inland Empire Affordable Housing & Small Business Programs...continued income families and create safer living environments for existing homeowners throughout the Inland Valley.”

“Capital for small businesses remains among the top three reasons why businesses do not survive and why many existing businesses cannot thrive,” said Founder/President, Hilda Kennedy. “These funds will provide critical assistance for this region for helping businesses get

the funds they need for working capital and to add new employees. It is true that small business are the drive train to our economy and these funds will help the Inland Empire economy.”

Rep. Aguilar has been a consistent advocate for the CDFI program. As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, he successfully fought for an increase in funding for the program for Fiscal Year 2018.

Rep. Bass Introduces Resolution Calling For A Respect Of Human Rights In Cameroon Local/National News

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.), top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, introduced legislation calling on the government of Cameroon and all parties to the conflict, including armed separatist groups, to respect human rights and adopt nonviolent approaches to conflict resolution.

“The ongoing crisis and violence taking place in Cameroon at this very moment is something that deserves the attention of the world. Both the government and Anglophone separatists must be held accountable for their role in the violation of fundamental human rights. The government has violently repressed protests or-

ganized by lawyers, teachers, and students, which has resulted in deaths, imprisonments, and extrajudicial executions.

“Meanwhile, Anglophone separatists launched their own campaign against the government of Cameroon. They have burned school buildings, threatened education officials with violence, and targeted civilians who may work for the government security force personnel.

“The situation in Cameroon continues to worsen. In addition to hundreds of deaths, hundreds of thousands have been displaced. All parties to this conflict must come together to find a nonviolent resolution to this conflict.”

California Applebee’s Announce Extended Happy Hour for Football Season Local/National News Outside of the traditional happy hour that occurs daily at Applebee’s from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Applebee’s will be extending promotional hours to include NFL Football Games, as well as introducing new drink specials.

From now through Sunday, February 3, all local Applebee’s restaurants will feature ½ price appetizers during all televised professional football games, as well as all day on Sunday. This promotion will only be available in the bar area of the restaurant, and will feature several exciting beverage specials starting at just $3.79.

Participating locations owned and operated by Apple American Group are located in Alhambra, Apple Valley, Azusa, Bakersfield, Bell Gardens, Camarillo,

Chatsworth, Chino, Chula Vista, Clovis, Corona, El Cajon (Fletcher Parkway and Rancho San Diego), Escondido, Fountain Valley, Fresno (Friant, Herndon and West Shaw), Hanford, Hemet, Highland, City of Industry (Puente Hills Mall), La Habra, Lakewood (Del Amo), Lancaster, Lompoc, Menifee, Mira Loma, Montclair, Montebello, Moreno Valley, Murrieta, National City (Plaza Bonita), North Fontana, Norwalk, Oceanside, Ontario Mills, Palmdale, Porterville, Rancho Cucamonga, Salinas, San Diego (Balboa and Mira Mesa), Redlands, Riverside, San Dimas, San Marcos, Santa Ana, Santa Maria, Signal Hill, Temecula, Victorville, Visalia (Akers and Mooney), Walnut, and Watsonville.

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October 5 And 8 Are Non-School Days, But Learning Continues Educational News

All San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) schools, except Middle College High School and Inland Career Education Center (ICEC), are closed to all students on Friday, October 5 and Monday, October 8 for teacher training.

Although October 5 and 8 are non-school days, students can still learn at home. Students can watch Bill Nye, the Science Guy on Netflix or Mythbusters on Hulu. They can also check out a library book from the comfort of home. Anyone with a San Bernardino Public Library card and the free Libby, by OverDrive app (available from Google Play, the App Store, and Microsoft) can check out electronic books from anywhere with an internet connection.

Middle College High and ICEC observe a different schedule than other SBCUSD schools because of the unique nature of their student bodies. Middle College students are concurrently enrolled at San Bernardino Valley College. ICEC offers high school diploma and career education classes to adult students. Both schools will be open October 5 and 8.

Classes resume for all SBCUSD students on Tuesday, October 9.

County voter information guides on the way for Nov. 6 consolidated general election Riverside County News Approximately 990,000 voter information guides started going out to Riverside County voters today (10/3) for the consolidated general election on Nov. 6.

Material in the voter information guide will help voters make informed choices. Voters may mark their selections on the voter information guide and use it to help them complete their official ballot at the polls.

The Registrar of Voters recommends that voters review the materials before casting an official ballot. If voters do not receive an information guide in the mail, it is available online at www.voteinfo.net. Voters also may call the registrar’s office at (951) 486-7200 or (800) 7738683 to request a mailed copy.

The Nov. 6 election is a countywide election.

Registered voters in all areas of the county are eligible to cast votes in this election. For questions about your eligibility to vote, contact the registrar’s office at (951) 486-7200.

Voter polling-place locations are printed on the back cover of the in-

formation guide, which includes an application to request a vote-by-mail ballot. A Spanish-language version of the guide will be available at www.voteinfo.net and a copy can be mailed upon request.

Below is a list of important deadlines for the Nov. 6 election: Oct. 9 – First day of early voting in the Registrar of Voters office and first day the registrar is allowed to mail vote-by-mail ballots to voters.

Oct. 22 – Last day to register to vote for the Nov. 6 election.

Oct. 30 – Last day the registrar may accept mailed requests for voteby-mail ballots. After Oct. 30, voters must go to the registrar’s office to request and pick up a vote-by-mail ballot. Voters who have requested but not received a voteby-mail ballot by Oct. 30 should contact the registrar’s office at (951) 486-7200.

Nov. 6 – Election Day Polling places are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Election Day. Vote-bymail ballots must be received by the elections official no later than the

close of the polls on election day or be postmarked on or before election day and received no later than three days after election day to be counted.

If you want to register, update your address or change your political party preference you must complete a voter registration application and submit it by Oct. 22.

You can register online at registertovote.ca.gov or request a paper application by calling (951) 486-7200.

Special Note: Effective January 1, 2017, conditional voter registration is available to eligible voters in California pursuant to Election Codes 2170 through 2173.

Conditional voter registration (CVR) extends the existing 15-day registration deadline to eligible voters, allowing them to register and vote 14 days prior to an election through Election Day. An eligible voter would need to register directly in the office of the Riverside County Registrar of Voters, 2724 Gateway Drive in Riverside, to conditionally register to vote and vote a provisional ballot.