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Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what people will submit to and you have found out the exact amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them and these will continue till they have resisted either with words or blows or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance those of whom they suppress. —Fredrick Douglass (1849)

Confirmation Hearings for Historic Nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson F e a t u r e d Te n s e E x c h a n g e s

Editorial Highlights from the desk of

Clifton Harris

By Lauren Victoria Burke Last year, Senate Republicans serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee moved the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be a Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

This week, starting on March 21, those same Republicans suddenly had problems with Jackson’s sentencing decisions they’d never mentioned before.

As Judge Jackson’s confirmation hearings to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court moved forward, it was clear that Republicans would attempt to brand the Judge as soft on crime.

Jackson is expected to be confirmed by the Senate and become the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court in American history.

The “soft on crime” strategy wasn’t a new way of weakening the power of Black public officials, but what was new was the particular subject matter Republicans focused on: Sexual violence. Five Republican Senators, Ted Cruz (R-TX), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Tom Cotton (RAR) and Marsha Blackburn (ROK) focused on the sentencing of seven cases related to child pornography and sex trafficking.

The seven cases represented 1.6 percent of the 580 cases Judge Jackson has presided over.

On March 18, The American

As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation hearings to be an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court moved forward, it was clear that Republicans would attempt to brand the Judge as soft on crime.

(Photo: United States Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson at the United States Senate on 21 March 2022 / C-SPAN) Bar Association rated Judge Jackson as “well qualified” — the highest rating possible — to serve on the US Supreme Court, before the hearings began. The association’s Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary was unanimous in their decision.

“Can you fairly judge a Catholic,” Sen. Graham asked on day one of the questioning after asking the Judge what religion she was. On day three of questioning on March 23, Graham put words in the Judge’s mouth she didn’t say in a determined effort to link her with light sentencing in child pornography cases.

“You don’t think that’s a bad thing I think that’s a horrible thing,” Graham said loudly pointing his finger at Jackson.

“That’s not what the witness

said and she should be allowed to answer,” Chairman Dick Durbin (D-IL) shot back at Graham.

The five Republican Senators, particularly Graham and Hawley appeared to be avenging the Brett Kavanaugh hearings. Kavanaugh was accused of sexual assault

by Christine Blasey Ford, a professor who alleged that when she was 15-year-old a drunk teenaged Kavanaugh engaged in rough housing at a private home with another drunk male. The allegations blew up Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearings in late 2018.

Judge Jackson repeatedly answered similar questions from Hawley and Graham on her sentencing decisions even after Sen. Mazie Hirono (DHI) broke down in detail all of

her sentencing decisions on the matters Republicans were focused on. Republicans complained that they didn’t have the information Democrats on the panel did.

“I’m telling you right now I’m not letting anyone steal my joy,” said Sen. Cory Booker (DNJ) to Judge Jackson after she endured a barrage of questions from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO).

Booker gave Jackson a pep talk after Sen. Hawley’s abrasive questioning and recounted some of his experiences as one of only two Black members of the U.S. Senate as Judge Jackson sat at the table and listened. Her husband Patrick was seen sitting behind her and at one point held the hand of their daughter as Booker spoke and the Judge wiped away a tear.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) said, “I thought you’ve done a great job in the last couple of days,” Tillis said to Jackson adding it was hard to have “one arm tied behind your back” during questioning.

The Senate is expected to vote on Jackson’s nomination before the Easter break.

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist and the host of the podcast BURKEFILE. She is a political analyst who appears regularly on #RolandMartinUnfiltered.

She may be contacted at L B u r ke 0 0 7@ g m a i l .c o m and on twitter at @LVBurke

Madeleine Albright, First Female U.S. Secretary of State, Dies at 84

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Born in Prague, Czechia, Madeline Albright stood just four feet and ten inches tall. But her legacy is as significant as that of any other political figure.

Madeleine Albright, the first female secretary of state who remained a close friend with fellow secretaries, Colin Powell (the first Black secretary of state) and Condoleezza Rice (the first Black woman secretary of state), has died at 84.

Albright’s first notable foray into the U.S. political scene came when President Jimmy Carter tapped her as his national security counselor.

Born in Prague, Czechia, Albright stood just four feet and ten inches tall. But her legacy is as significant as that of any other political figure.

Albright’s family escaped the Nazis before arriving in America.

Albright would make her mark in the political sphere by advising Sen. Walter Mondale, Gov. Michael D u ka k is, and President Bill Clinton.

Under Clinton, she became U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and then secretary of state.

She cherished her kinship with Rice and Powell, both of whom acknowledged seeking her out for advice when they were cast in the role of secretary of state.

Following Powell’s death in 2021, Albright spoke of the bond between the two respected public servants.

“He was truly an incomparable man in every way and incredibly smart, dedicated to this country,” Albright told NPR. “And turned out we were – got to be very, very good friends. And he was somebody that understood what our country needed and had served it with great honor.”

Albright often spoke of her concerns about divisions in America, particularly during the Donald Trump presidency.

In 2021, she spoke of being bothered by individuals who “know about where facts come from” but ignore them.

“In a (2018) book that I wrote is ‘Fascism: A Warning,’ I went back, and I actually looked at how fascism began, which it did with Mussolini,” Albright stated during a broadcast conversation with Rice.

“The best quote in the whole book comes from Mussolini, and he said, ‘if you pluck a chicken one feather at a time, nobody notices,’ and that is what I think is kind of happening in the United States,” she stated.

“The major thing Mussolini did was to identify with one group at the expense of another, who then became the scapegoats.

That is what worries me now.

We have been, I think in many respects, artificially divided continued on page 4

Forgotten Prisoners

Forgotten Prisoners, we are starting production soon for David's documentary.

Murder by Incarceration, Systemic Racism, Judicial Slavery (by Karen Marine) David Dew, also known to the State of California as C-67417.

There are no photos, there is hardly any remembrance of David then at 23 years old. Like he has not existed, but he has, and is very much alive. Now he is 65 years old, he has been wrongfully incarcerated for thirtynine years within the walls of The Correctional Training Facility.

Soledad has been his home for thirty-seven of those years.

Convicted for second degree murder, a crime that he did not commit, and set up by the Color of Law who was supposed to protect and defend him, through San Diego, CA. (Currently David is at California Men’s Colony, San Luis Obispo) Now awaiting his appellate decision for FREEDOM! David offered a ride to two men that asked David to use his van to pick up items from where one of the individuals was moving from, in 1982. David waited in his van listening to music as words were exchanged by the two men and the gentleman, he wanted no part

of arguing. While inside one of the two men killed the man of the house. They put their stuff into the back of David’s van, and they drove away. David did not know anything about the murder until two days later. One of the men came and told David he needed to go to Mexico with him. He asked, “why do I need to go to Mexico?

I am not going anywhere.” His soon to be co-defendant told him, “The other guy killed the man inside the house, where you gave us a ride to.” David punched him out. “Do you realize I drove you guys? They are going to come and question me.” And they did.

The detectives did question David and never let him go. The two men were found and the one who committed the crime, wrote three letters to legal counsel stating that David had no idea about the murder, did not take part, or have any knowledge of it.

They were sent to David’s Public Defender John T. Philipsburg.

The Public Defender who was supposed to defend his client, instead went to the motel and coaxed a “hooker” Ramona Price to say she saw David go into the house. She never showed up in continued on page 3

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

12 Orgs Fighting Youth Homelessness Win Grants Totaling $38 Million Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced California awarded $38 million in grants to 12 community-based organizations working to combat homelessness among youths and young adults in the state. The governor’s office says the grants are part of a $14 billion ongoing commitment to end homelessness in the state.

The funds, distributed through the Homeless Youth Emergency Services and Housing Program, will be used to assist young people who are facing housing insecurity or are currently unhoused in 12 different counties.

“These grants will provide relief and emergency support to young people across California experiencing homelessness, who are too often left in dire situations to fend for themselves,” said Newsom.

"We’re providing immediate aid for those living on our streets – bringing resources and services directly to young people in need and helping them onto a path towards a stable future," the governor continued.

The funds will also go toward providing “mental health support with crisis intervention and stabilization services,” according to Newsom’s office.

About a quarter of California’s Homeless population suffers

from severe mental illness, according to the California Department of Public Health.

Newsom is also proposing special courts to adjudicate cases involving mental health involving unhoused people across the state.

“There's no compassion stepping over people in the streets and sidewalks,” Newsom said at a press briefing earlier this month.

“We could hold hands, have a candlelight vigil, talk about the way the world should be, or we could take some responsibility to implement our ideas. That's what we're doing differently here.”

“This funding represents an impor tant lifeline in protecting some of the most vulnerable members of our communities,” said California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) Director Mark Ghilarducci. “Through the partnership with these community-based organizations we are able to provide meaningful support and change lives.”

According to the California Homeless Youth Project, 200,000 Californians under the age of 18 are homeless for one or more days during the year.

“Addressing youth homelessness takes a village," said Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Secretary Lourdes

Gov’s Relief Plan Would Send Over $9 Billion in Direct Payments to Californians Tanu Henry | California Black Media

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed an $11 billion relief package to assist Californians struggling with the skyrocketing costs of gas, food and other commodities.

The plan includes a mix of direct payments to individuals; suspension of public transportation fares tax rebates; and support for state, county and municipal programs that align with the governor’s goal to make California a zero-emissions state by 2035.

The state will provide about $9 billion in funding to cover $400 direct payments to car owners whose vehicles are registered in the state -- with a limit of two rebates per person. The payments will be sent to car owners on debit cards.

“We’re taking immediate action to get money directly into the pockets of Californians who are facing higher gas prices as a direct result of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine,” said Newsom.

“But this package is also focused on protecting people from volatile gas prices and

advancing clean transportation – providing three months of free public transportation, fasttracking electric vehicle incentives and charging stations, and new funding for local biking and walking projects,” he added.

The plan includes nearly $500 million in funding for clean transportation alternatives and supporting pedestrian and bicycle-rider safety programs.

Shor tly af ter Newsom announced his plan, Republicans slammed it, calling it “out of touch,” pointing out oversights and explaining why they think their proposal is better.

Last week, California Assembly Republicans introduced legislation that would temporarily suspend the state’s 51-cent-per-gallon gas tax. Democrats unanimously voted against the bill 40-18, arguing that, if the legislation passed, funding would be taken away from important transportation projects without a guarantee from gas stations that they would lower prices. continued in next 2 columns

Castro Ramírez. “This is why this investment in communitybased organizations that make up the village and provide bridges of support to young people is an important part of our efforts to prevent and end homelessness.”

Advocates for homeless youth say there are many factors that can lead to youth homelessness, including addiction and hostile reactions from community members about a young person’s social identity.

"Youth overwhelmingly cite family conflict and breakdown -- commonly abuse or neglect, alcohol or drug addiction of a family member, pregnancy, and rejection over sexual orientation -- as the major reasons for their homelessness or episodes of running away," reads the California Coalition for Youth website.

The organizations receiving the funds are: Bill Wilson Center (Santa Clara County); Center for Human Services ( Stanislaus County); Community Human Services (Monterey County); Interface Children & Family Services (Ventura County); Larkin Street Youth Services (San Francisco County); Orangewood Foundation (Orange County); Redwood Community Action Agency (Humboldt County); Ruby’s Place (Alameda County); San Diego Youth Services (San Diego County); Volunteers of America Los Angeles (Los Angeles County).Waking the Village (Sacramento County); and Women’s Center – Youth & Family Services (San Joaquin County) Newsom also announced his administration is allocating more than $116 million in funding to seven different “Homekey” projects as a part of

the governor's effort to provide housing for homeless people.

Newsom's pandemic-oriented homelessness program, called Project Roomkey, will continue to receive support from the federal government as well. The staterun initiative converts hotels and other facilities into temporary housing for homeless people.

A companion program, Project Homekey, provides funding to create permanent housing for formerly unhoused people to counties, cities, local councils and other government authorities.

“Continued support from FEMA will allow us to extend Project Roomkey to get more people off the streets and into shelter," the governor said. "Since the start of the pandemic, California has moved with unprecedented speed, helping more than 50,000 homeless individuals.”

Last month, California’s junior U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla introduced a bill proposing a nearly $532 billion federal investment over 10 years into tackling California’s and the nation’s twin homelessness and housing affordability crises.

Speaking at a Project Homekey site in Sacramento called La Mancha Way Apartments, Padilla, a Democrat, said, the legislation titled “The Housing Act for All” would provide funding for both existing programs and experimental initiatives.

“Every person has a right to the dignity and security of housing,” said Padilla. “It’s going to take all levels of government working together to rebuild a more inclusive and equitable society for all. The legislation is an opportunity to invest and align resources in expanding affordable housing and strengthening proven solutions.”

Gov’s Relief Plan Would Send Over $9 Billion in Direct Payments to Californians...continued “You can’t make this stuff up,” tweeted Assembly Republican leader James Gallagher, whose district includes Yuba County and other Sacramento Valley counties, including all of Glenn and Tehama and parts of Butte and Colusa.

“I’m losing count … is this now the 5th plan from Capitol Democrats in the past couple of weeks? Why not take #50centsoffnow?”

Gallagher’s tweet continued.

Gallagher also found fault with the governor’s plan for providing relief to people who own electric vehicles and leaving out military personnel who live and serve in California but whose cars may not be registered in the state.

California has the highest number of active-duty military personnel in the country.

Assemblymember Kevin Kiley (R-Rocklin) said, “Corrupt politicians will always prefer ‘rebates’ to actual tax relief because that keeps them in charge of who gets the money and when it’s delivered.”

Kiley who refers to Assembly Democrats as “the Supermajority” said the Republican proposal to cut the gas tax “entirely” wouldn’t cost the state “any loss of funding for roads.”

“That money would be backfilled from the state’s general fund, and we are said to have a continued on page 6

Six Drought Friendly Ways to Deep Clean This Spring Community/Education News Sacramento, Calif. – For many Californians, spring represents a time of new beginnings. The tradition of spring-cleaning gives residents the chance to renew their homes and reach areas that aren’t regularly touched. As you start to refresh your space, it is important to remember that California has just recorded its driest January and February in more than 100 years and implementing drought friendly ways to deep clean should be a top priority.

California’s Save Our Water program encourages everyone to continue water saving habits as residents work together to end the drought. Water conservation efforts are ongoing and critical

to saving the state’s water supply.

“California is in a severe drought. January and February were the driest we’ve experienced in 100 years and it’s imperative that we practice water conversation daily as we look to spring and summer,” said Maurice Chaney, a spokesperson for Save Our Water. “Spring cleaning is the perfect opportunity to discover new methods to deep clean while doing your part to save our state’s water. The habits you develop now can become part of your lifestyle to help us get out of this drought.”

Water is essential for cleaning, but can be wasted continued in next 2 columns

Six Drought Friendly Ways to Deep Clean This Spring ...continued if not used effectively. The Save Our Water program is providing six tips to consider as you deep clean this spring.

1.

Waiting for the water to heat up? Use a bucket to catch running water that isn’t at your desired temperature to repurpose later while cleaning other areas of your home. This will help avoid excessive waste.

2. Pay close attention to the amount of water you’re using to dilute cleaning solutions when washing surface areas such as counter tops and floors. The ratio of water to solution is important to properly clean and not be wasteful.

3. Vacuum ledges, windowsills, base boards, and door frames and dust your ceiling fans, blinds, and areas above cabinets, as opposed to wiping them down with water.

4. Skip pre-rinsing dirty dishes and fill your sink with a few inches of soapy water to soak them, instead of washing them with running water. If available, use a dish washer and run full loads only.

5.

When cleaning your bathroom, place a drop of food coloring in the toilet tank to

easily identify if you have a leak. If any color shows up in the bowl after 10 minutes, you have a leak- possibly from a worn toilet flapper or fill valve.

6.

Spring cleaning the car too? Be sure to use a bucket and sponge or invest in products that allow you to wash your car without using water.

Cleaning is a consistent chore that is necessary for the maintenance and upkeep of our homes and environments.

Applying these drought friendly spring-cleaning tips and checking for household leaks year-round can go a long way in having a positive impact on California’s water supply. Make water conservation a part of your daily life to ensure California’s future, and make our water last. For more water conservation resources and tips, please visit saveourwater.com.

About Save Our Water Save Our Water is a statewide, water conservation program created in 2009 by the Department of Water Resources. The program aims to make water conservation a daily habit among all Californians.

Linked Learning Alliance to Celebrate San Bernardino City Unified School District for High-Quality College and Career Readiness Efforts Community /Education News

The San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) and the Linked Learning Alliance will celebrate and congratulate the Digital Media Arts Academy and the Business and Logistics Academy at Arroyo Valley High School, as well as the Digital Design and Communications Academy at Pacific High School for achieving Linked Learning Gold certification on Tuesday, April 5. This event will take place in the Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room at the SBCUSD Board of Education building and will include students, educators, partners from industry and post-secondary institutions, and policymakers.

Linked Learning Gold is a distinction that means SBCUSD is excelling at increasing equity and preparing students for both college and career. These new Gold-Certified pathways are among the first pathways in the country to achieve this significant recognition.

What: The Linked Learning Alliance and SBCUSD celebrate three pathways recognized as Linked Learning Gold—among the first pathways in the nation to achieve this distinction.

Who: Dr. Ricardo Esquivel, Assistant Superintendent - Equity, Access and Innovation, SBCUSD Anne Stanton, President and CEO, Linked Learning Alliance Dr. Natalie Raymundo, Principal, Pacific High School Bernardo Valenzuela Torres, Principal, Arroyo Valley High School Sue Abito, San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) George San Martin and Eddie Garcia, Thinkwise Credit Union Students and teachers from Gold-Certified pathways

When: Tuesday, April 5 from 4–7 p.m. PT Where: Dr. Margaret Hill Community Room, Board of Education building, 777 North F Street, San Bernardino, CA 92410 BACKGROUND From ages 14 to 24, young people form powerful impressions of who they are and what they can do. It’s the decade of difference.

But in the U.S., millions disconnect from learning and their potential during this time. Linked Learning is an approach to education that helps young people discover their purpose. The Linked Learning Alliance leads this movement.

Linked Learning integrates rigorous academics with realworld learning and strong support services to prepare students for success in college, career, and life. A multi-year, independent evaluation of Linked Learning shows that students in certified Linked Learning pathways have decreased dropout rates, higher graduation rates, more credits earned, more college preparatory courses completed, and improved 21st-century skills compared with similar peers in traditional high schools. Linked Learning has especially positive effects for students who start high school behind academically and for students of color. The Linked Learning Alliance helps create public will for equity and excellence in education, elevate the practice of Linked Learning across the state, and advance policies that serve and support all youth. No matter their life circumstances, every young person should have genuine access to post-secondary education, as well as the support they need to earn a credential and enter a highskill job by age 25.

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STATE/GOVERNMENT/ADVERTISING

Sen. Padilla Is Optimistic About Judge Jackson’s “Significant Moment” in American History Tanu Henry | California Black Media

Senator Padilla meets with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

California’s junior United States Sen. Alex Padilla says he is as excited as he is honored to be serving on the Senate Committee on the Judiciary as he and his colleagues conduct hearings to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman nominated to the United States Supreme Court in the judicial branch’s 233-year history.

On Feb. 25, President Joe Biden nominated Jackson, a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, to become the 116th Justice on the highest court in the nation.

If Jackson is confirmed, she will replace Justice Stephen Breyer, one of her mentors, who announced his retirement in January.

“I’m honored to be sharing in this historic and significant moment in our nation’s history,” Padilla told California Black Media (CBM) in a telephone interview.

The first Latino to represent California in the upper house

of the United States Congress, Padilla spoke with CBM while taking a short break from a daylong hearing March 23.

During that session, lawmakers, Democrats and Republicans, cross examined Jackson.

“I am optimistic about Judge Jackson’s confirmation process.

She is an outstanding nominee.

She has the qualifications, and she has the experience,” Padilla continued. “If she is confirmed, she will bring a much-needed perspective to the Supreme Court.”

In January 2021, Gov. Gavin Newsom nominated Padilla to replace current Vice President Kamala Harris in the United States Senate. Before that, he served as Secretary of State of California for six years.

Jackson met with Padilla at his office at the U.S. Capitol prior to her confirmation hearings last week.

“I’m impressed by Judge Jackson’s commitment to the

rule of law, her long record of public service, and her clear understanding of how the law affects people’s everyday lives,” Padilla said after that meeting.

Because of the even 50-50 split of Democrats and Republicans currently elected to the United States Senate, no one party has a majority of members on any committee. So, there are six members from both parties serving on the Committee on the Judiciary.

Padilla says the upcoming vote on Jackson presents an opportunity for members of the Committee on the Judiciary – and the Senate, more broadly -- to put the extreme partisanship and rancor that has characterized the U.S. Congress in recent years behind them.

California’s senior Sen. Dianne Feinstein, also a Democrat, serves on the committee as well.

Last week, some Republican members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary were questioned in the media about the truthfulness of some of their claims about Jackson and the overall nature and tenor of their questioning during the hearings.

For example, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) portrayed Jackson as soft on sex offenders, calling up sentences she handed down in seven cases.

“Judge Jackson’s views on this matter are not only mainstream; they are correct in my view. Undoubtedly, Jackson — a progressive who

worked as a criminal-defense lawyer — is more sympathetic to criminals than I am,” wrote Andrew McCarthy, a senior fellow at the conservative National Review Institute, disagreeing with Hawley’s asser tion.

“If I were a judge, I’m sure I’d impose at least marginally more severe sentences than she has.

(Contrary to Hawley’s suggestion, however, she appears to have followed the guidelines, at the low end of the sentencing range, as most judges do.),” McCarthy continued.

Charlie Savage, the New York Times Legal Policy and National Security correspondent wrote, “Senator Marsha Blackburn, Republican of Tennessee, ripped into Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Monday during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing, tying the nominee to a wide range of conservative grievances. But the lawmaker’s accusations appeared to often be based on quotes taken out of context.”

Savage examined statements and accusations Blackburn made about Jackson on a range of issues, including parental rights, critical race theory, transgender athletes and criminal sentencing.

Before serving on the U.S. Court of Appeals, Jackson was a federal judge on the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia and Vice Chair of the U.S. Sentencing Commission. She has also worked in private practice and as a clerk continued in next 2 columns

Sen. Padilla Is Optimistic About Judge Jackson’s “Significant Moment” ...continued at the U.S. Supreme Court.

An alum of Harvard College, where she studied government, and Harvard Law School, where she was an editor of the Harvard Law Review, Jackson graduated from Palmetto Senior High School before that in Florida’s MiamiDade County, where she grew up.

Jackson is close to her parents, Johnny and Ellery Brown and her brother, Ketajh Brown, a former Baltimore City police officer and soldier in the United States Army. All three of them attended Jackson’s confirmation hearings last week.

Both of her parents, HBCU graduates, are educators (her dad is an attorney, too).

Jackson is married to surgeon Patrick Graves Jackson, who she met in college. The couple

has two daughters. One of them, attending her mom’s hearings last week, was captured in photos watching the proceedings in rapt attention, beaming with pride.

“We know that progress d o e s n’t c o m e e a s i l y.

Breaking barriers and being the first means not just significant opportunity, but also tremendous responsibility,” said Padilla in his opening statement last week when the hearings began.

“But Judge Jackson, I also know that you are equipped with a tremendous record of experience and accomplishment, and you are ready to blaze this trail,” Padilla continued. “Judge Jackson, even before your next opinion or dissent, your appearance before us today already begins a new chapter in our nation’s history.”

10 Jobs With The Highest Suicide Rates State/Government News There is going to be something you don’t like with pretty much every job, but with these jobs, it’s worse. In 2020, suicide was among the top 9 leading causes of death for people ages 10-64.

While suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14 and 25-34, according to the CDC. Whatsmore, the suicide rates for Blacks have continued to increase throughout the pandemic.

“Over the last decade, suicide rates in the United States have increased dramatically among racial and ethnic minorities, and Black Americans in particular.

Suicide deaths occur across the lifespan and have increased for Black youth, but the highest rate of death is among Black Americans aged 25-34 years of age,” Rheeda Walker, professor of psychology and director of the University of Houston’s Culture, Risk and Resilience Lab says. continued on page 4

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court, her statement was thrown out as heresy and inadmissible documents, along with the murder, at the preliminary hearing over 38 years ago. She was also dating the chief investigator of this crime.

When David asked Mr. John T. Philipsburg about the letters he received from his codefendant, he did say that he received them, he then said, “the judge probably won’t even look at them, I don’t know what happened to them, I lost them.” David knew he was in trouble and had to take the plea.

The public defender told him, “The judge wants to give you 15 to life, you’ll probably get out in 7, or you may get the death penalty.”

David changed his plea eight times and even fired John T. Philipson because he was not comfortable with what was happening.

Philipson told David, “Shut the f… up, you are not changing your plea again and you are not firing me either.” The Judge, the DA and John T. Philipson convicted David for second degree murder on hearsay and inadmissible documents that were thrown out, at the preliminary hearing over 38 years ago, even recognized by the then judge Langford stating to Philipsburg, “your client doesn’t like the accessory second degree murder rule, does he?” The San Diego judiciary system set him up and convicted David to Murder

by Incarceration and forced him into their systemic racism, prison corruption and judicial slavery.

Two years into being incarcerated, David married a doctor named Nancy. She got two people to go into John T. Philipson office and they found the three letters, he said he lost, we have them.

David continued to confess his innocence. He went straight to the library and used the prison system as his Soledad Scholastic

University. He studied and studied.

David went from a fifth-grade education to an IQ of excellence.

David wrote letters to Senators, Governors, Mayors, Pastors and world leaders including Pope Francis, professing his innocence and asking for help. Pope Francis gave David his forever blessing upon David’s foundation and information to go to Rome upon David’s release. He also caught the attention of Senator Alan Cranston. Alan Cranston would go to the prison and visit David, he believed in David’s innocence.

David started a foundation in prison Save America’s Children, The Movement of Love, The Movement of Good. Senator Alan Cranston was very supportive, and he would meet with David about how a Movement of Love would and could be possible across America. Senator Cranston was starting to get sick, so he asked his very good friend to forge a friendship and assist with David’s freedom. Ex Supreme Court Justice Cruz Reynoso, not only did he become friends with David, but they formed a special bond. David referred to him as his judicial surrogate father. He died trying to free David. We believe San Diego hid documents so that Cruz Reynoso would not get David exonerated or released, they mocked his excellence.

During this time Senator Cranston also introduced Pastor Cecil “Chip” Murray. Pastor of AME Church in Los Angeles an Icon well known to the community for his continued community service and affiliated with USC. All these professional gentlemen would not have put their reputations on the line if they did not believe in David’s innocence. These powerful men all worked to encourage David with the foundation, this is what

has kept him sane and alive with a purpose through this horrible lifetime they subjected upon him.

However, the prison system used their “Systemic Racism” to detour his thoughts of ever being released.

There was a man who was going to be reappointed back to the prison board. David had some information that he should not be.

There was a hearing for David the board disallowed Senator Alan Cranston from being present or speaking on David’s behalf. This also included the shared facts that David discussed, and the gentleman was not reappointed to the prison board. He told David he would never get out of prison unless he was in a pine box.

“Retaliation for Whistleblowing” at its highest level. David continued to study.

There was a drug program at Atascadero. The program was introduced to David by his counselor. This program had only been offered to rich white boys. The counselor did not feel that David needed to be in prison.

He asked David to go through the program and pave the way for other African Americans to receive help from the program as well. David elevated and learned rapidly. The Director of the program asked David to be the President, and he was also given a budget to use by the end of the year. He used it wisely to bring everyone together in a celebration of overcoming adversities. David started creating programs that the prison system still uses today to detour recidivism as well.

The program ended at the end of that year and most programs were taken away. David returned to the prison. It was here that he would encounter seven recruited individuals four correctional officers, a doctor, a psychiatrist continued on page 7

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Jada Pinkett Smith on Alopecia, Hair Loss and the Slap Heard Around the World

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By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire Film Critic

Entertainment News

Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have been in the spotlight a lot lately, and it’s not always been in a good way. The latest news involves Will storming the Oscars stage at the 2022 94th Oscar Awards and slapping Chris Rock making a joke about his wife.

That moment is the one everyone is talking about from Sunday’s Oscars, and not the winners.

Rock made a comment about Jada’s bald head referencing the movie G.I. Jane, where actress Demi Moore shaved her head for the role.

It all went down when Rock came out to present an award for Best Documentary. On stage, the comedian laughed and said, “Jada, I love ya. G.I. Jane 2 — can’t wait to see it, all right?” At that point Will walked on stage and proceeded to slap Chris and then calmly walk back to his seat.

He then shouted back to Chris saying, “Keep my wife’s name out your mutha—— mouth!”

No matter how you feel about the joke, many did not know that Jada has had issues with losing her hair for years.

Back in 2018, Jada Pinkett Smith had been wearing headwraps and not showing her hair for months at a time. It turns out the beautiful Girl’s Trip star has been struggling with the hair loss condition, possibly linked to alopecia. She took to social media to explain it.

“I’ve been getting a lot of questions about why I’ve been wearing this turban,” said the beautiful 50-year-old actress.

“Well, I’ve been having issues with hair loss. And it was terrifying when it first started.”

She also says she’s currently receiving steroid injections to help with her loss. “I’m getting steroid injections, which seem to be helping but not curing. But I’m

open to other ideas,” she posted on her Instagram.

One type of steroid injection Pinkett Smith may be using is called Corticosteroid Injections.

This method of treatment — the most common form of treatment for alopecia areata — uses corticosteroids that are injected into bare patches of skin with a tiny needle. These injections are repeated about every four to six weeks and are usually given by a dermatologist.

If new hair growth occurs from corticosteroid injections it is usually visible within four weeks.

There are few known side effects related to this kind of treatment.

But a drawback of corticosteroid injections, like all treatments for alopecia areata, is that they do not prevent new hair loss from developing.

Alopecia is defined as loss of hair from the body. Hair loss is often a cause of great concern to the patient for cosmetic and psychological reasons, but it can also be an important sign of systemic disease.

Alopecia areata, also known as spot baldness, is a condition in which hair is lost from some or all areas of the body. Often it results in a few bald spots on the scalp, each about the size of a coin.

Psychological stress may result.

People are generally otherwise healthy. In some, all the hair on the scalp or all body hair is lost and loss can be permanent.

Alopecia areata is believed to be an autoimmune disease. Risk factors include a family history of the condition. The underlying mechanism involves failure by the body to recognize its own cells with subsequent immunemediated destruction of the hair follicle.

The actress recalled the “terrifying” moment she first

Madeleine Albright, First Female U.S. Secretary of State, Dies at 84...continued from page 1 to blame somebody else.

“I think we need to respect why people are coming from where they’re coming from and to make it a point to listen. And we’re not doing that enough. But

the main issue now is, how are we getting our information?”

Albright reportedly died surrounded by her family.

Her three daughters and grandchildren survive her.

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noticed she was losing “handfuls of hair” in the shower.

“It was one of those times in my life where I was literally shaking with fear,” she said. “That’s why I cut my hair and continued to cut it.”

This revelation was featured in the third episode of her Facebook mini-series, Red Table Talk, cohosted by her mother Adrienne Canfield Norris, and teenage daughter Willow Smith.

Other topics discussed have included coping with loss, motherhood and body image – with Willow previously disclosing she self-harmed as a child following the release of her debut single Whip My Hair.

Despite having many medical tests, Pinkett Smith said she has not been able to find the cause of her alopecia. She suspects it might be stress.

Other main factors for alopecia are: 1. Thyroid Problems The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland at the front of the neck. It produces hormones that regulate many processes throughout the body. If the gland makes too much or too little thyroid hormone, the hair growth cycle may falter.

But… … hair loss is rarely the only sign of a thyroid problem.

Other symptoms include weight gain or loss, sensitivity to cold or heat, and changes in heart rate. and 2.Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have a chronic hormonal imbalance. The body makes higher levels of androgens than expected. This often causes extra hair to sprout on the face and body, while hair on the scalp grows thinner. PCOS can also lead to ovulation problems, acne, and weight gain. But sometimes thinning hair is the only obvious sign.

These days, Pinkett Smith said she enjoys using turbans, as they help conceal her condition and are an empowering fashion choice.

“When my hair is wrapped, I feel like a queen,” she said.

“Before you leave, teach someone to drive.” That advice from a former boss at an auto shop best expresses blues legend Buddy Guy’s destiny.

This is not the definitive Buddy Guy bio/doc. That distinction goes to Buddy Guy: The Blues Chase the Blues Away, which appeared on PBS in 2021. This nonfiction film has a different mission. Its task is to share how and why guitar heroes like Guy mentor others.

Like elders in a village passing on what they know to who’s next in line.

Grammy-winning guitarist George “Buddy” Guy grew up on a farm in Louisiana and migrated to Chicago in 1957 to fulfill his dream of becoming a blues musician. In the Windy City, he was mentored by his heroes Howling Wolf, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker. Then he gave what he got. A prime example is exhibited on screen for 1h 47m, as he shepherds fledgling blues guitarist Quinn Sullivan. He’s just one of the many musicians Guy has nurtured.

The words, deeds and instructions he’s given Sullivan started back in April 2007. That’s when, as a 7-year-old, the talented white kid guitarist got pulled up on stage by the Black blues icon at a gig in Massachusetts.

Sullivan, a prodigy and virtuoso, lit up the strings on his guitar and could mimic any lick Guy threw his way. Footage depicts that auspicious night and follows the youngster as he turns into a teen and then a young man trying to find his own voice. Though watching his performances and development is interesting, it’s not nearly as captivating as following the paths of other artists with similar experiences. E.g., blues/ belter/guitarist Jonny Lang, who has had record contracts and a stellar career since age 15.

However, this “making of a man” aspect does provide learning experiences and a warm emotional core. It’s a feel that helps elevate this decently crafted (director/ producer Jim Farrell) but not artistically daring documentation of Guy’s achievements and mentorships. Aaron Frutman and Michael Andrus’ cinematography captures live performances, backstage rituals, musicians fraternizing and bonds that have grown over the years. Touching moments of parenting, testimonials and lasting relationships prove that we are all only as good the spirit we leave behind in others. And that blazing a trail matters most when others can follow.

Guy’s most poignant recollection is his first encounter with his idol

John Lee Hooker, who he yearned to meet. In Chicago, Guy ran into a man that stuttered so badly he couldn’t understand what the dude was badgering him about.

Turns out the bothersome man was Hooker, trying to introduce himself but hindered by a speech impediment. Precious anecdotes like that are like listening to songs on an anthology record. One that holds memories and treasures.

Fellow musicians spread his legend. Carols Santana: “The Moses of the blues … he literally parts the seas.” Jonny Lang, himself the product of mentoring by blues musician Ted Larsen, has a unique perspective: “A lot of people are called living legends, but not all are as gracious and generous as Buddy Guy.” Susan Tedeschi of the rock/blues group Tedeschi Trucks Band sees a connection: “Guy is a link between Jimi Hendrix and blues music.”

At age 85, George “Buddy” Guy still tours, goes from concert to concert and never does a sound check. He learned his trade from those who came before him and is leaving something behind. It’s a calling. A mission. A state of grace.

This enlightening bio/doc may not be the ultimate Buddy Guy movie, but it’s one his followers must see. The one that explains his resolve.

In theaters now.

Trailer: https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=sCTJihkN2lI Visit NNPA News Wire Film

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10 Jobs With The Highest Suicide Rates...continued from page 3 And those suicide rates can increase depending on your job.

Farmers, fishers and foresters have a dramatically higher suicide rate — at 85 suicides per 100,000 people. For males in those jobs, the rate was even greater. Their suicide rate was 90.5 suicides per 100,000, according to the report.

At the turn of the century, The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) database on cause of death by occupation study found some interesting stats on the jobs with the highest suicide rates and ranked them.

It is important to note that NIOSH sample size: For Black men, the most suicidal jobs with a large sample size were police & detectives (2.55 times higher than average); furnace operators (2.01 times higher than average); and electricians (1.78 times higher than average).

For Black women, the most suicidal jobs with a large sample size were protective service occupations (2.79 times higher than average); sales supervisors

(2 times higher than average); and packaging machine operators (1.96 times higher than average).

10. Pharmacists Generally, a pharmacist is responsible for prescribing patients their medications, oftentimes a thankless job. Furthermore, when some patients cannot afford to pay for their medications or insurance will not cover said medications, the pharmacist often takes the blame.

Another thing pharmacists have to deal with are the big pharmaceutical companies, sometimes treated as a sales rep as opposed to a health care professional–all of which adds to the frustration when they too want to see the best for their patients.

Pharmacists also have a substance abuse rate of nearly 20% higher than average, which contributes to the rate of suicide amongst pharmacists to be 1.29 higher than average.

9. Farm Workers

Jobs With The Highest Suicide Rates Working out in the field can be downright stressful if you just look at the extreme weather condition, but it is also one of the lowest paying jobs in America, with a salary of less than $20,000 annually.

Not only is the work hard, it is also dangerous, working with heavy machinery. There were 216 farm accident fatalities in 2012 alone, prompting Forbes magazine to rank farming as one of the nation’s deadliest jobs.

8. Lawyers According to studies, before even graduating from law school, a reported 40% of law students already suffer from depression.

Once practicing, lawyers are nearly four times more likely to suffer from depression than the average American.

The extremely long hours, poor public opinion, difficult cases and clients, and moral battles within

attorney/client privilege can be reasons why lawyers commit suicide at a rate of 1.33 times higher than the national average.

7. Electricians The electricians’ suicide rate is 1.36 higher than average. While being an electrician can be a lucrative profession, it can also be difficult when the economy is bad and work is scarce.

Beyond t he st ressf u l economic factors that may affect electricians, there have been recent studies that have posited that an electrician’s long-term exposure to electromagnetic fields could ultimately affect brain chemistry.

The electromagnetic fields may affect melatonin production in the brain, which can potentially lead to depression, potentially culminating in suicide.

6. Real Estate

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002473 Date Filed 03/17/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/17/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): BASELINE AUTO REGISTRATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 675 E. BASELINE ST STE D SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 Name of Individual Registrant: CLAUDIA E. ALVAREZ 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: 675 E BASELINE ST STE D SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92410 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Claudia E. Alvarez, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 31, April 7, 14, 21, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002338 Date Filed 03/14/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/14/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): FAMILY FURNITURE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 5789 CABROSA PL. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 Mailing Address: PO BOX 8654 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91701 Number of Employees: 1 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: RESIDENTIAL REHAB, INC. State of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.:C2109043 Residence Street Address: 5789 CABROSA PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Mar 01, 2022 Saundra Stapp, Secretary, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220001908 Date Filed 03/04/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/04/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CALIFORNIA DUMP TRUCK OWNERS ASSOCIATION County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 224 N EUCLID AVE UPLAND, CA 91786 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: WESTERN STATES TRUCKING ASSOCIATION State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C0188202 Residence Street Address: 334 N EUCLID AVE UPLAND, CA 91786 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 24, 1967 Lee Brown, Chief Operating Officer, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002434 Date Filed 03/16/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/16/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): STATEWIDE AUTO BROKERS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1680 SOUTH E STREET SUITE B250 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: LUXURY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202206810670 Residence Street Address: 1680 SOUTH E STREET SUITE B250 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable LudyN Lopez, Officer Manager, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002069 Date Filed 03/08/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/08/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): A. SWAN

CREATIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11530 PEPPER LANE APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Name of Individual Registrant: ANGELA D. SWAN 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: 11530 PEPPER LANE APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 13, 2022 Angela D. Swan, Owner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220001625 Date Filed 02/22/2022 Filing Expires On: 02/22/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): STORAMERICA COBALT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12276 COBALT ROAD VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Mailing Address: 2042 BUSINESS DRIVE STE 100 IRVINE, CA 92612 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: GSC STORAGE HOLDING 3, LLC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: Residence Street Address: 2042 BUSINESS DRIVE STE 100 IRVINE, CA 92612 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Partnership Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Feb 15, 2022 John Minar, General Partner, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 10, Correction 17, 24, 31, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220001929 Date Filed 03/04/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/04/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LUNA’S TOWING SERVICE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14837 ASPEN STREET HESPERIA, CA 92345 Number of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: JESSE J. BUSTILLOS 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: 14837 ASPEN STREET HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: OLGA L. LUNA Residence Street Address: 14837 ASPEN STREET HESPERIA, CA 92345 This business is/was conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Jesse J. Bustillos, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002374 Date Filed 03/15/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/15/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): LENWOOD VAPE AND SMOKE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 25619 W MAIN STREET BARSTOW, CA 92311 Mailing Address: 10449 VIA APOLINA MORENO VALLEY, CA 92557 Number of Employees: 3 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: FLY HIGH 14TH LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202120810495 Residence Street Address: 540 EAST VIRGINIA WAY, SUITE 102 BARSTOW, CA 92311 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Massab Hamzeh Abbas, Managing Member, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March, 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220002342 Date Filed: 03/14/2022 Filing Expires On: 03/14/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 1. CALIFORNIA PATIO COVERS, INC. 2. CALIFORNIA PATIO COVERS 3. CALIFORNIA PATIO BUILDERS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9778 ORANGE STREET RANCHO

CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 Number of Employees: 2 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: CALIFORNIA PATIO COVERS, INC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: C4549768 Residence Street Address: 9778 ORANGE STREET RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91737 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jan 06, 2020 Lisa Massagli, Secretary, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2200354 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ARACELY ORTEGA SANTILLAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. YAIR SANTILLAN to Proposed name: YAIR ALEXANDER SANTILLAN -ORTEGA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4/8/22 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S16 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Feb 22, 2022 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVBA 2200093 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MEGAN JULIE CARRILLO filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. HEATHER GEISHA LEE to JULIE DESCHANEL CARRILLO Proposed name: THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4/18/22 Time 1:30 p.m. Dept.: B2 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 235 East Mountain View Street Barstow, CA 92311 Barstow 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: March 08, 2022 James R. Baxter Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 17, 24, 31, April 7, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVSB 2200355 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: ARACELY ORTEGA SANTILLAN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. ITZELI SANTILLAN to Proposed name: ITZELI NOEMI SANTILLAN-ORTEGA THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: 4/8/22 Time 9:00 a.m. Dept.: S17 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Feb 22, 2022 John M. Pacheco Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper March 10, 17, 24, 31, 2022.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2028324 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): KEVIN PEREZ, GILBERTO PEREZ, AND DOES 1-10 YOU AR E BEI NG SUED

BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEM A N DA N D O EL DEMANDANTE): MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form.

If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

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

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

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

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

Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener ser vicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www. sucorte.ca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales.

AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 T he na me, a dd ress, a nd telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): REESE LAW GROUP, Tristan P. Espinosa, Esq. Bar #312481, 3168 Lionshead Ave Carlsbad, CA 92010 760/842-5850 (File No. 289102) DATE (Fecha): DEC 28, 2020 Clerk (Secretario), by ANDREA PLACENCIA, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2028324 To: KEVIN PEREZ

Plaintiff: M E RC U RY INSURANCE COMPANY seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: General damages a. Pain, suffering and nconvenience $1500.00 c. Property damage $9,087.50 Date: December 16, 20 S/ Tristan P. Espinosa, Esq., Attorney for the PLAINTIFF STATEMENT OF DAMAGES (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2028324 To: GILBERTO PEREZ Plaintiff: M E RC U RY INSURANCE COMPANY seeks damages in the aboveentitled action, as follows: General damages Pain, suffering, and incovenience $1,500.00 Special damages Property damage $9,087.50 Date: December 16, 2020 by:/s/ Tristan P. Espinosa, Esq., Attorney for the PLAINTIFF 3/17, 3/24, 3/31, 4/7/22 CNS-3564049# THE SAN BERNAR DI NO AMERICAN PETITION/PROBATE

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF:GARY MICHAEL POISALL aka GARY M. POISALL aka GARY POISALL CASE NO: PROSB 2200261 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of:

GARY MICHAEL POISALL aka GARY M. POISALL aka GARY POISALL A Petition For Probate has been filed by: NATHAN POISALL in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. The Petition For Probate requests that: NATHAN POISALL 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: June 9, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S-35 Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino District-Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: William M. Nassar 1461 Ford Street, Suite 203 Redlands, CA 92373 (909)307-2000 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 31, April 7, 14, 2022

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: MARK STEVEN GAYLORD SR. aka MARK S. GAYLORD SR. aka MARK GAYLORD CASE NO: PROPS 2100197 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: MARK

STEVEN GAYLORD SR. aka MARK S. GAYLORD SR. aka MARK GAYLORD

A Petition For Probate has been filed by: JANICE GAYLORD in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. The Petition For Probate requests that: JANICE GAYLORD 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: July 26,2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S35 Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street, Second Floor San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: William M. Nassar, Esq. 1461 Ford Street, Ste. 203 Redlands, CA 92373 (909)307-2000 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 17, 24, 31, 2022

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ANNA BERNICE BROADWAY CASE NO: PROSB 2200260

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: ANNA

BERNICE BROADWAY

A Petition For Probate has been filed by: KARLA A. BROADWAY in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. The Petition For Probate requests that: KARLA A. BROADWAY 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: 05/04/2022 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: S36 Superior Court Of California, County Of San Bernardino 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415-0212 San Bernardino District-Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Lee J. Petrohilos 1851 E 1st St., Ste 840 Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714)542-3110 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper March 31, April 7, 14, 2022

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“I Want You to Know that the Stage is Finally Set for The Fulfillment of Ezekiel's Prophecy!”

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah Today, all the antagonists are in place. The Antichrist is about to arise, and the infighting among the prophesied 10 Super Nations is about to begin. Pay attention and listen carefully! God issued one of His most startling prophecies in all of Scripture. He foretold, in [Ezekiel chapters 38 and 39], that in the end times, RIGHT BEFORE the return of Jesus, the greatest political leader in history of Mankind will emerge from Europe. After taking over that area by diplomatic cunning and deceit, he will launch a military campaign that will result in his acquiring “authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation” [Revelation 13:7]. His empire will be the most extensive in all of history, encompassing the entire world, and his rule will be the most demonic the world has ever experienced.

The agencies of evil are combining their forces and consolidating. They are strengthening for the last great crisis. Great changes are soon to take place in our world, and the final movements will be rapid ones.

Pay attention and listen carefully!

Russia is diplomatically moving into the Middle East, coalescing Israel's implacable enemies.

Once the regional war erupts in which Israel will annihilate the "House of Esau", the Syrians, the

Jordanians, and the Egyptians, the Antichrist will arise just as the Bible foretells. He will begin his rise to power as a dynamic, charismatic, insightful, visionary leader who will astound the world with the cleverness of his solutions to world problems. He will appear to be the savior of the world. But as he consolidates his power, his true nature will be revealed. He will emerge as a Satan possessed and empowered person who hates God and is determined to annihilate both Christianity and Judaism.

To anyone who is aware and watching and knows the Bible, it is evident that the world is moving toward the mark of the beast at an incredible rate.

Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666.” [Revelation 13:16-18].

I tell you, “End times prophecy is rapidly being fulfilled.”

[Revelation 3:10] and all who are not firmly established upon God's Word and the righteousness of Jesus Christ will be deceived and overcome. For Satan "works with all power and signs and lying wonders with all deceivableness of unrighteousness" [2 Thessalonians 2:9-10] to gain control of mankind, and his deceptions will increase right up to the very end. Please surrender your life to Christ because we are in the last hour, the day of the Lord is at hand, and it is time to get ready. “The warning is going out to the world!” Time is so short. The headlines which you read each day, regarding the Middle East, are simply God’s prophetic Word being fulfilled. No one knows the hour!

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1092

A Cataclysmic Invasion on the Heels of a Global Pandemic...continued to hang on the impulses of sadists, narcissists, and power-addicts.

Populism, regressive rightwing ideologies, and exclusionary versions of nationalism seem to be working together to weaken democracies, nurture tolerance for injustice, and legitimize these aggressive assertions of the powerful. To that extent, Putin may also be seen as a product and a symbol of these regressive and detrimental trends of our time.

Amidst all the distressing news, we see images of thousands of Russians demonstrating on the streets of Moscow and St. Petersburg who are aware of the prospect that this might get them sentenced to fifteen years in jail, and we hear about ordinary Ukrainians taking up arms to defend their country. We also hear about the American veterans reaching out to train them, the hundreds of aid and healthcare workers, and of many people from Europe and the US joining the resistance. We have also heard about Christian and Sikh communities offering shelter, food, medical aid, and assistance to escape even as the hierarchy of the Russian Orthodox Church justifies the invasion. Amidst all the trauma and tragedy, these spontaneous expressions of indignation and solidarity, and of empathy and compassion, do indeed kindle hope. One would hope that such expressions of

solidarity greet the millions of people suffering through similar situations of invasion, occupation, aggression, and massacre in parts of the Middle East and Africa, and in places far away from the “centers of the world,” such as Haiti, Colombia, Myanmar, and Afghanistan, etc. In most of these cases, the silence is loud and apathy conspicuous. But as Martin Luther King Jr., warns: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”

As we get to this crisis moment, we also see this as a moment of reckoning. If vertical and centralized powers can threaten to destroy, people’s power can protect, resist, rebuild, and nurture life. Let us hope that this would also be a moment for our generation to reject the fascination with power and violence, kleptocracy, and ideologies of superiority based on skewed anthropological theories and the glorification of narcissistic leaders. Our common future cannot and should not be subject to the whims and fancies of the powerful, but instead be guided by the clamor for life with justice and dignity for all.

Deenabandhu Manchala is the Executive for Southern Asia, Global Ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and United Church of Christ.

Gov’s Relief Plan Would Send Over $9 Billion in Direct Payments to Californians...continued from page 2 $45 billion - maybe as high as $60 billion surplus right now,” Kiley told “The Issue Is,” a Fox 11 Los Angles news show that covers “the most controversial and interesting issues impacting California.”

Newsom says his plan, which could go into effect by July after the state Assembly and Senate

approve it, would bring relief to tens of millions of Californians.

“This direct relief is on top of the $10-plus billion we have distributed over the last year with the Golden State Stimulus,” said Newsom. “All told, close to $20 billion in direct tax relief here in the state of California.

A Cataclysmic Invasion on the Heels U.S. Census Bureau Resources, Data of a Global Pandemic Tools Help Mom and Pop Businesses, Deenabandhu Manchala

News of more deaths, destruction, refugees, people being maimed or rendered homeless, and of more lives and families being ripped apart continue to flow in daily as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters the second month. With thousands dead, dying, and fleeing for safety away from ruined cities, the lives of generations of Ukrainians— and even Russians—who will survive this assault, will not be the same again. We also hear about the possibility of more intense and destructive attacks and of ultrasonic missiles, carpet bombing, chemical and biological weapons, and even nuclear bombs and World War III. It is not just Ukraine, Russia, and Europe, but the whole world seems to be in danger with crises of sorts, even as it is yet to recover from the impact of a deadly pandemic.

Meanwhile, mediations continue, and they are the only hope even as they also seem to fail.

For many around the world, it is an invasion and not a war, one that is waged by one man: Vladimir Putin. Putin may be representative of a collective of interests in Russia. But it is Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, and he has his own reasons—whether the rest of Russia owns them or not.

It will last as long as he wants and will remain as his invasion

in history. His hold over an array of legitimating doctrines, such as Sovietism, nationalism, military patriotism, Russian Orthodox fundamentalism, etc., for twenty-two years has turned him into someone with enormous vertical and personalized power, capable of shattering millions of lives and threatening the future of the entire world.

This is not the first time that despots have inflicted such massive human suffering. It is also not the first time that such invasions have occurred. Let us also not forget that some such extremely oppressive and brutal regimes around the world have also been supported and perpetrated by some of the most boastful democracies and champions of human rights and freedom. What perhaps stands out as an aberration is that alongside vibrant democracies, broader spaces for expressions of liberal thought and assertions of individual and collective freedom, the twenty-first century world has also turned out to be a space for despots and authoritarian regimes, and the associated ideologies of unbridled greed, hate, and privilege. With limitless power and access to weapons of mass destruction, the fate and future of the world and our lives now seem continued in next 2 columns

Highlight Their Business Impact ADAM GRUNDY AND SHANNAN ALSTON

In 1939, Rick and Margie Segel created Mom and Pop Business Owners Day in honor of their parents’ hat shop that opened that year. Eighty-three years later, it’s still celebrated and continues to highlight the valuable contributions small businesses make to the U.S. economy.

T he Small Business Administration defines a “small business’’ as an establishment with fewer than 500 employees.

The U.S. Census Bureau recognizes the importance of all small businesses and provides resources and tools to help them.

How Many Small Businesses Exist?

According to County Business Patterns, there were 7,936,977 small businesses establishments in the United States in 2019, up

from 7,890,857 in 2018.

T he Small Business Administration defines a “small business’’ as an establishment with fewer than 500 employees. An establishment is a single physical location at which business is conducted or services or industrial operations are performed.

These small businesses operate in most sectors of the economy, including retail, manufacturing and health care and social assistance.

The Moms and Pops Who Own These Businesses Owners of small businesses come from a variety of demographic backgrounds and Census Bureau data show just how diverse they are.

The Annual Business Survey (ABS) produces estimates

10 Jobs With The Highest Suicide Rates...continued from page 4 The world of real estate can be a high-risk, high reward profession, just think of the housing crisis in 2008 when housing prices plummeted, the world of real estate has become crazy.

The lack of stability in real estate, particularly not knowing when the next paycheck may arrive if the housing market is weak, may very well be one of the main reasons why real estate agents commit suicide at a rate of 1.38 higher than the average person.

5. Financial Planners This is a correlation between financial workers and suicide that has been witnessed by the public since the Great Depression when stockbrokers who had been bankrupted leaped from buildings to their death.

The suicide rate amongst financial workers in America is 1.51 times higher than average.

In the first three months of 2014 alone, there were already 11 reported suicides amongst those in finance.

4. Veterinarians Being a veterinarian requires technical skill, proper diagnoses, and little room for mistakes.

Many vets work long hours and are constantly subjected to seeing animals put to sleep, which may detrimentally affect their emotional wellbeing. This may lead to feelings of depression and emotional stress.

Many veterinarians may also feel like they are taking optimal care of themselves and don’t need to seek treatment if they suffer from a mental illness.

The likelihood of a veterinarian committing suicide is 1.54.

3. Police Officers When most people think of police officers, they think of upstanding citizens that are in great mental and physical health.

However, enforcing the law is often very stressful and requires a significant amount of work. Many police officers work overtime and depending on their assigned duties, they may become more stressed than average people.

Police officers are nearly two-fold more likely to become depressed than people working other occupations. Because of the stressful nature of their job, police officers are also less likely to get adequate sleep. Most police officers get under six hours of sleep.

The odds of a police officer committing suicide are 1.54.

Women and African American men have higher suicide rates than white males. Suicide rates for female police officers are approximately 2.03 times that of the average population, while African American male police officers are approximately 2.55 times your average worker.

2. Dentists When was the last time you were truly happy to go to the dentist? Not many people can say that they were. A dentist’s suicide rate is 1.67 times higher than the American average.

Being a dentist brings with it long hours, reluctant and difficult patients, and not a strong guarantee of success or stability.

Because of this, studies suggest that dentists are more likely to suffer from mental disorders, but are also more reluctant to seek treatment for disorders.

1. Doctors** Doctors are 1.87 times more likely to commit suicide than the average American. While suicide accounts for roughly 2% of all deaths amongst the general population in the United States, 4% of all physician deaths are by suicide due to the high-stress nature of the job.

Studies have shown when a doctor suffers from depression or another mental disorder, they are reluctant to seek treatment, potentially fearing for their practice if word of their own need for professional help were to be revealed. **Marine engineers came in nearly tied with physicians.

Bonus: Scientists Starting off, those who are most stressed or depressed are more likely to commit suicide. And the work of a scientist can be quite stressful.

The push to discover and innovate as well as to constantly publish new findings creates a lot of stress in a field where the competition is rather fierce, and sometimes, even cut-throat.

Suicide rates amongst scientists are surprising, with scientists having a likelihood of committing suicide at a rate of 1.28 higher than the general population.

For every 45 male suicides in the field, there are an estimated five female suicides per year, with one prominent example of a female chemist, (chemists being the scientists most likely to take their own lives), committing suicide by swallowing cyanide upon refusal of a research grant.

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Fibroids: When Your Pudge Just Won’t Budge!

World /Health News about working out and over-eating can be a coping mechanism for managing pain. This can lead to gaining unwanted pounds, especially in the midsection.

Other Signs and Symptoms of Fibroids Not only can fibroids lead to unwanted bloating and a fluffy waistline, you may experience these symptoms, too:

Credit: Shutterstock You’re eating all the right things and you’ve even joined that new Zoom fitness class. You’re giving it your all to get “summer-time fine,” but no matter how many planks you do, your belly fat just won’t budge! What’s going on?!

Maybe you’re thinking your metabolism is malfunctioning or maybe you’re just too old to have a six-pack. Have you ever considered that your belly is bulging from the inside out? It could be fibroids!

What Are Fibroids?

Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors (made from smooth muscle and connective tissue) that grow inside the wall of the uterus. Fibroids can be as small as a grapeseed or as big as a grapefruit! While some women have one fibroid, others have as many as forty.

Who Gets Fibroids?

Any woman can develop fibroids. It is estimated that 20 to 80 percent of women will develop

fibroids by 50-years old. Women who are between 30 to 40 years are more likely to develop fibroids.

However, black women are 3 times more likely to develop fibroids than white women and statistics show that black women develop fibroids as early as 25 years old. Doctors are uncertain about what causes fibroids.

However, studies have shown that fibroids may be linked to the following: Hair relaxer chemicals Vitamin D deficiency Environmental and physical stress Diets high in fatty meats and low in vegetables Age Genetics Obesity Hormonal changes Family history of fibroids How Fibroids Create Belly Fat Although fibroids are noncancerous and do not increase your chances for uterine cancer, fibroids cause several symptoms

and a bulging belly is one of them. How? Studies have shown that progesterone and estrogen stimulate fibroid growth. Estrogen levels increase during pregnancy and child-bearing years, causing fibroids to increase in size.

Since fibroids are not hollow cysts, a large fibroid can weigh between 20 to 40 pounds! As the size and weight of the fibroid increases, so does the number on your scale. Large fibroids can cause bloating and create what looks to be excess fat in your midsection.

Fibroids can cause a domino effect that may lead to weight gain. Large fibroids can cause excruciating pain, constipation, back pain, and long, heavy menstrual cycles. Heavy menstrual cycles often lead to anemia, where your body doesn’t produce adequate red blood cells.

When you don’t have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen through your body, you can experience fatigue. In turn, fatigue can cause you to feel unmotivated

Frequent urination Pressure and pain in the pelvis Pain during sex Difficulty emptying your bladder Leg pain Sudden sharp pain in the pelvis If you are doing all of the right things in the gym and in the kitchen along with experiencing any of these symptoms, talk to your gynecologist about the possibility of fibroids. Currently, fibroids that interfere with dayto-day activities and quality of life are removed with surgery.

However, scientists are continuing to research fibroid stem cells to develop treatment options that are less invasive.

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How COVID-19 Can Change the Brain World /Health News

Scientists have discovered that even a mild case of COVID-19 might inflict damage on your brain.

On average, middle-aged and older adults who’d been sick with COVID showed signs of tissue shrinkage in brain areas related to the sense of smell, the researchers reported. They also tended to have more trouble completing complex mental tasks, when compared to people with no history of COVID-19 — an effect that was most striking among the oldest adults.

Experts said the findings strengthen evidence that even mild COVID-19 may cause detectable deficits in the brain.

That’s because the researchers had access to brain scans taken from people both before and after they’d been infected. That helps distinguish brain changes associated with COVID-19 from any abnormalities that may have already been there.

“We still cannot be sure with 100% certainty that there is a causal effect of the infection,” lead researcher Gwenaelle Douaud, a professor at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom

says.

“But,” she adds, “we can disentangle the effects that we observe from differences that may have pre-existed in the brain of the participants before they became infected with SARS-CoV-2.”

What does this mean?

There are still key questions, however. What caused the brain changes? And what, precisely, do they mean?

Recent research has estimated that up to 30% of people with COVID-19 develop “long-haul” symptoms that plague them well after they’ve beaten the infection. The list includes fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, dulled sense of smell and taste, and problems with memory and concentration that have been dubbed “brain fog.”

COVID Long Haulers: Long Term Health Issues Caused by COVID Experts still do not know what causes “long COVID,” or why it can strike after a mild infection.

One theory pins the blame on overactivation of the immune

system, leading to widespread inflammation in the body.

Dr. Joanna Hellmuth is a neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco, who is studying post-COVID symptoms.

She says it’s not clear what may have caused the brain changes seen in this study.

But Hellmuth says the fact that tissue shrinkage occurred in smell-related areas points to one possibility: lack of sensory input.

Particularly during the pandemic’s early waves, COV ID -19 commonly caused people to lose their sense of smell.

Hellmuth cautions against seeing alarm in the findings.

She notes that the average brain changes were “small,” and do not mean that people with mild COVID-19 face the prospect of brain “degeneration.”

The study, published online March 7 in the journal Nature, included 785 British adults aged 51 to 81. All had undergone brain scans before the pandemic, as part of a research project called the UK Biobank. They came back for a second scan during the pandemic.

In that group, 401 contracted COVID-19 at some point between the two brain scans, while 384 did not. Nearly all who fell ill — 96% — had a milder case. The second scan was taken an average of 4.5 months after their illness.

On average, Douaud’s team says, the COVID group showed greater tissue loss in specific brain areas related to smell, plus a bigger reduction in overall brain size.

The effect amounted to an extra 0.2% to 2% tissue loss, the

investigators found.

Douaud agrees that a lack of sensory input might explain the changes in smell-related brain areas. But, she says, her team did not know whether participants had, in fact, lost their sense of smell. So they could not look for correlations between those symptoms and brain changes.

The researchers were able to look at participants’ performance on some standard tests of mental sharpness. And again, the COVID-19 group showed a greater decline, on average.

The divide was most clear among the oldest adults, Douaud says. People in their 70s who’d had COVID worsened by 30%, on average. That compared with 5% among their COVID-free peers.

There was some evidence that performance decline correlated with shrinkage in a brain structure involved in thinking and other mental skills.

Can changes to the brain resolve?

It is possible, Douaud says, that the brain changes associated with COVID-19 resolve over time.

“The best way to find out would be to scan these participants again in one or two years’ time,” she adds.

Another question is whether the results apply to people who’ve had COVID-19 in more recent times.

The study participants were infected earlier in the pandemic, before the rise of the Delta, and then Omicron, variants, the researchers noted. continued in next 2 columns

How COVID-19 Can Change the Brain...continued Plus, Hellmuth says, now there are vaccines, and recent studies suggest vaccination curbs the chances of developing long COVID. It’s not clear from this study how vaccination might

influence brain changes.

If you are experiencing changes to your brain, discuss your symptoms with your doctor. He or she may suggest that you receive further cognitive testing.

CDC Recommends Additional Boosters for Certain Individuals World/Health News Data continue to show the importance of vaccination and booster doses to protect individuals both from infection and severe outcomes of COVID-19. For adults and adolescents eligible for a first booster dose, these shots are safe and provide substantial benefit.

During the recent Omicron surge, those who were boosted were 21-times less likely to die from COVID-19 compared to those who were unvaccinated, and 7-times less likely to be hospitalized. CDC continues to recommend that all eligible adults, adolescents, and children 5 and older be up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines, which includes getting an initial booster when eligible.

Following FDA’s regulatory action today, CDC is updating its recommendations to allow certain immunocompromised individuals and people over the age of 50 who received an initial mRNA booster dose at least 4 months ago to be eligible for another mRNA booster to increase their protection against severe disease from COVID-19.

Separately and in addition, based on newly published data, adults who received a primary vaccine and booster dose of Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at least 4 months ago may now receive

a second booster dose using an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

These updated recommendations acknowledge the increased risk of severe disease in certain populations including those who are elderly or over the age of 50 with multiple underlying conditions, along with the currently available data on vaccine and booster effectiveness.

The following is attributable to Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky: “Today, CDC expanded eligibility for an additional booster dose for certain individuals who may be at higher risk of severe outcomes from COVID-19.

Boosters are safe, and people over the age of 50 can now get an additional booster 4 months after their prior dose to increase their protection further. This is especially important for those 65 and older and those 50 and older with underlying medical conditions that increase their risk for severe disease from COVID-19 as they are the most likely to benefit from receiving an additional booster dose at this time. CDC, in collaboration with FDA and our public health partners, will continue to evaluate the need for additional booster doses for all Americans.”

Subscribe to The San Bernardino American News to get your newspaper Weekly! go to website: sb-american to subscribe Forgotten Prisoners...continued from page 3 and a psychologist. These people were all reporting to the prison board on behalf of the man who was not reappointed. They have made life hell for David including many set ups, Medical/Dental Torture, Waterboarding and creating another confidential file that the psychiatrist and psychologist would use year after year only changing the dates. The information was then provided to the parole hearings.

One evaluation was so badly written against David that the board disallowed the evaluation and told him to do it over.

David then refused to go to further hearings, because the files always proved David to be incompetent, never progressing and incapable of being released and unfit for society.

“Murder by Incarceration & Judicial S l a v e r y.”

It has not been easy. We have spoken to many attorneys, lawyers, assembly and political figures and even presidents indirectly through letters, music, technology and videos. (Some taken down by someone not wanting David’s

work known). David was blessed by the new passing of the sb 1437. David was time barred so this was a relief. San Diego never thought he would still be alive. San Diego is disrespecting the Supreme Court’s decision on sb1437 being constitutional and is refusing to adhere to the law. We got him all the way to the evidentiary hearing April 1, 2021. An attorney of 33 years in San Diego Maryellen Attridge, uncovered this unjust cover up by his public defender who is now a huge criminal defense attorney in San Francisco. She told us a week prior, “your own public defender set you up and the Judge and DA were complicit to convict you for second degree murder on heresy and inadmissible documents that were thrown out along with the murder at the preliminary hearing over 38 years ago. You should have only been in trouble for accepting stolen property.” There is more corruption within this case that is now being uncovered.

For more information on the story contact Karen Marine at 714-271-7421.

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White Professor/Psychiatrist Condemned For Racist Tweet After Calling Dark-Skinned Model “A Freak Of Nature” Group says racism in mental health industry is rife and needs accountability BlackNews.com

Nationwide (BlackNews.com) -- Rev. Frederick Shaw, founder of CCHR’s Task Force Against Racism and Modern-Day Eugenics and President of the NAACP Inglewood/South Bay Branch, has called for stronger actions to be taken in response to racism in the mental health system. This follows a recent racist tweet by Columbia University, New York, psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman who questioned whether having beautiful dark color skin, referring to model Ms. Nyakim Gatwech, was a “freak of nature.” Columbia University suspended him over the tweet.[1] Despite the A mer ican Psychiatric Association (APA) last year apologizing for its more than 170-year role in perpetuating racism and abusing people of

color, Shaw says Lieberman’s comment is endemic of what is still happening in the mental health field. Shaw anticipates the APA’s revision of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) being released this month could exacerbate this. Lieberman was president of the APA when the manual was published in 2013 to enormous criticism about a lack of scientific truth and for pathologizing all aspects of life.

In the wake of racism protests throughout the U.S. in 2020, the APA added “an analysis of the effects racism” on mental disorders to the DSM-5 revision, which Shaw says could lead to more over-representation of

Padilla Demands Justice Clarence Thomas Explain Failure to Recuse Himself from Key Supreme Court Decisions and Seeks Future Recusal Lawmakers Call on Chief Justice Roberts to Create Binding Ethics Rules for Supreme Court County/Political News WASHINGTON, D.C. –— U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) along with 21 of their colleagues in a bicameral letter to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Chief Justice John Roberts demanding answers regarding Justice Thomas’s potential violation of federal ethics laws after last week’s reporting on the efforts of his wife, Ms. Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

The lawmakers demanded a written explanation from Justice Thomas about his failure to recuse himself given these potential conflicts of interest, sought Justice Thomas’s recusal from future cases involving efforts to overturn the 2020 election or the January 6th attack on the Capitol, and called on Chief Justice Roberts to create binding, enforceable ethics rules for the Supreme Court.

“Justice Thomas’s participation in cases involving the 2020 election and the January 6th attack is exceedingly difficult to reconcile with federal ethics requirements… Justice Thomas has neither disclosed the extent of his knowledge about Ms. Thomas’s activities nor recused himself from multiple Court cases involving the 2020 election and

the attempted insurrection that followed. In fact, Justice Thomas was the sole dissenting Justice who would have blocked the January 6th Committee’s access to presidential records involving the Trump Administration’s efforts to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power — records that could very well contain communications between Ms. Thomas and top White House officials given what we now know,” wrote the lawmakers.

Last week, the Washington Post and CBS News detailed Ms. Thomas’s efforts to persuade thenWhite House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Between Election Day 2020 and the days following the January 6th attack on the Capitol, Ms. Thomas and Meadows exchanged 29 text messages in which Ms. Thomas spread false theories about the election, urged Meadows to overturn the election results, and called for specific actions from the White House to help overturn the election. These revelations follow prior reporting about Ms. Thomas’s efforts to nullify the results of the 2020 election, including serving as one of the nine board members of a group that helped lead the “Stop the Steal” movement and calling for the punishment of House Republicans continued in next 2 columns

African Americans, especially children, being labeled with a mental disorder and prescribed power f ul ant ipsychot ics, antidepressants, and stimulants.

His Task Force’s website reveals a history of this abuse.

Lieberman also resigned as director of the New York State Psychiatric Institute. The Institute has its own history of conducting racist experiments involving dozens of 6- to 10-yearold Black or Hispanic boys, who were given fenfluramine to test a theory that violent or criminal behavior may be predicted by levels of certain brain chemicals.

The drug’s side effects include serious heart and lung problems, abnormal behavior, irritability,

seizures, and negativism.[2] Shaw says psychiatry has longviewed Blacks as prone to violence.

Millions of research dollars have been poured into trying to “prove” this fallacy. Shaw points to the 1990s’ Committee to Stop the Violence Initiative, which was formed to expose and close the research program funded by the National Institute of Mental Health that searched for a non-existent violent gene in inner-city children, theorizing that the antidepressant Prozac could prevent violence.

In 1792, Benjamin Rush, the “father” of American psychiatry, justified segregation because he believed Blacks’ skin color was a disease called “negritude,” a form of leprosy. Rush also theorized that Blacks did not feel pain as intensively as whites. “Today, half of white medical trainees still believe such myths that Blacks have thicker skin or less sensitive nerve endings, leading to pain being under-treated,” Shaw said.

However, in the field of mental health, he says, the opposite is true—an over-presentation of psychiatric labeling and drugging, requiring greater accountability and an appropriate compensatory response to damaging racist treatment.

For more infor mation, contact Sandy McKnown at racismt ask force@cch r.org

Padilla Demands Justice Clarence Thomas Explain Failure to Recuse Himself from Key Supreme Court Decisions and Seeks Future Recusal...continued who participated in the U.S. House Select Committee investigating the Januar y 6th attack.

In addition to raising concerns about whether Justice Thomas may have violated federal ethics law, the lawmakers noted the Supreme Court’s pattern of major ethics failures. Between 2003 and 2007, Justice Thomas failed to disclose $686,589 in his wife’s income from her work at the Heritage Foundation in violation

of the Ethics in Government Act. Multiple Justices have failed to recuse themselves from cases before the Court while owning individual stocks in the parties, and Justices regularly accept lavish trips, donations to causes they support, and expensive memberships, in stark contrast to the gifts allowed under ethics restrictions imposed on continued in next 2 columns

Padilla Demands Justice Clarence Thomas Explain Failure to Recuse Himself from Key Supreme Court Decisions and Seeks Future Recusal...continued other branches of government.

Given the serious potential conflicts of interest presented

by Ms. Thomas’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and Justice Thomas’s failure to recuse himself from these cases, the lawmakers called on Justice Thomas to immediately issue a written explanation for his failure to recuse himself and asked that he recuse himself from any future Supreme Court cases concerning

the 2020 election and the January 6th attack on the Capitol. To fix the long pattern of ethics breaches at the Supreme Court, the lawmakers called on Chief Justice Roberts to commit to creating a binding Code of Conduct for the Court that includes enforceable provisions and a requirement that all Justices issue written recusal decisions.

The lawmakers asked that Justice Roberts respond and make this commitment by April 28, 2022.

U.S. House of Representatives to Vote on Cannabis Legalization Bill County/ Political News Washington, D.C. — This week, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, a comprehensive federal cannabis legalization bill that contains strong social equity provisions with an emphasis on restorative justice for communities most impacted by cannabis prohibition.

Statement from Toi Hutchinson, President and CEO of the Marijuana Policy Project: “We applaud the MORE Act's approach to legalization that promises to address many of the harms caused by prohibition through an equity- and justicecentered framework. Americans have made their support for cannabis legalization abundantly clear, and states across the country have taken the lead on cannabis legalization. Now it is time for Congress to take action and finally put an end to the failed policy of prohibition. We urge members of Congress to once again pass this historic piece of legislation.”

About the MORE Act:

Sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), the MORE Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act; require federal courts to expunge prior cannabis-related convictions and provide for resentencing; provide grants and funding to communities most harmed by the war on cannabis; lift barriers to licensing and employment in the cannabis industry; protect immigrants from being denied citizenship over cannabis; and allow VA physicians to recommend medical cannabis to veterans. In 2020, the House passed the MORE Act, but it did not advance in the Senate.

On the Senate side, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Ron Wyden (DOR), and Sen. Cory Booker (DNJ) introduced a draft version of an alternative cannabis legalization bill, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity (CAO) Act. According to the latest Gallup poll, 68% of Americans support cannabis legalization. To date, 18 states have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and over, and 37 states have legalized medical cannabis.

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U.S. Census Bureau Resources, Data Tools Help Mom and Pop Businesses, Highlight Their Business Impact...continued from page 6 of employer firms by owner demographics. A firm is a business that consists of one or more domestic establishments the reporting firm specified are under its ownership or control.

In 2019, the most recent ABS data available, among firms with fewer than 500 employees in all sectors of the U.S. economy: Approximately 1,207,000 were owned by women.

Approximately 3,501,000 were owned by men.

Approximately 1,076,000 were minority-owned: 134,100 had Black or African-American owners; 581,00 had Asian owners; and 347,000 had Hispanic owners.

How Small Businesses Have Fared During the Pandemic The Small Business Pulse Survey (SBPS) is an experimental data product measuring the effect of changing business conditions amid the coronavirus pandemic.

SBPS is classified as experimental because it does not meet the same quality standards as our regular data products, like CBP and ABS.

SBPS data complements existing Census Bureau data collections by providing highfrequency, detailed information on the challenges small businesses have been facing during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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We compared SBPS data collected in January 2021 and in January 2022 for two survey questions: In the last week, did this business have a change in operating revenues/sales/receipts, not including any financial assistance or loans?

In the last week, did this business have a change in the number of paid employees?

The percentage of U.S. small businesses reporting decreases in revenues in the last week decreased from 40.4% in SBPS Phase 3 (1/4/2021 – 1/10/2021) to 33.0% in SBPS Phase 7 (1/3/2022 – 1/9/2022).

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Also, the percentage of U.S. small businesses reporting decreases in the number of paid employees in the last week increased from 12.4% during that same 1/4-1/10 2021 period to 13.5% during the 1/3-1/9 2022 period.

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Census Help for Small Businesses The Census Bureau provides many tools and resources to help small businesses: Census Business Builder: Small Business Edition V. 4.1 helps entrepreneurs examine competitors and best location(s) to start their business.

Small Business Census Website helps businesses identify customers’ needs.

Census Bureau training for specific needs such as the webinar, Starting a Small Business.

Adam Grundy is a supervisory statistician in the Census Bureau’s Economic Management Division.

Shannan Alston is a survey statistician in the Economic Management Division.

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