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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)

Reports Cast Shadows on the Economic Picture for Black Californians Lila Brown | California Black Media Recent studies suggest that the economic picture for Black Californians is not looking rosy.

Increasingly, the state is becoming more unaffordable for African Americans, leading many families to relocate to less expensive places both within and outside of the borders of the Golden state.

“After pandemic-era declines, California’s poverty rate is on the rise. Expansions to safety net programs during the pandemic reduced poverty substantially, but these expansions had mostly expired by the end of 2022,” reads a report published by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) on Oct. 24.

For Black Californians, the poverty rate at 13.6% is more than double the percentage of African Americans living in California, which currently stands at about 5.8% of the state’s population of nearly 40 million.

“While economic growth throughout 2022 countered some of these program losses -- by boosting family resources from work -- the state’s overall poverty rate increased from 11.7% in fall 2021 to 13.2% in early 2023,” the PPIC report continued.

The unemployment numbers for Black Californians also remain high – and continue to climb.

According to the Economic Policy Institute, the unemployment rate for Black Californians stands at 7.4%, which is higher than the 4.5% unemployment rate for all racial groups in the state for Q2 2023.

This is also higher than the national rate of 5.8%.

In California, the Black-White unemployment rate ratio is at 1.9 to 1. The national Black-White unemployment ratio remained at 2-to-1 in the second quarter of

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2023, maintaining the historic trend of Black workers being twice as likely to be unemployed as White workers. There’s nowhere in the country where the unemployment numbers for Black and White workers are equal.

For September, the California Employment Development Department (EDD) reported that unemployment is on the rise.

The state’s unemployment rate crept up to 4.7%, an increase of 144,000 people. It is the second highest unemployment rate of any state. The labor force – Californians working or looking for work – also shrank.

Between 2021 to 2022, the overall poverty rate in California rose from 11.0% to 16.4%. This increase can be linked to the high costs of living, inflation, and the end of pandemic-era supports, such as the expanded federal Child Tax Credit and other

welfare benefits. While financial assistance cut the poverty rate for Black Californians by three-quarters to 9.5% in 2021, it lessened poverty for Black Californians by well under half the following year, contributing to a near doubling of their poverty rate to 18.6%.

The California Budget Center checking the pulse of households from US Census data showed that more than half (54%) of Black Californians reported facing difficulty paying for essential needs like food and housing.

Los Angeles County (15.5%) and San Diego County (15.0%) had the highest poverty rates.

The Central Valley and Sierra region had the lowest (10.7%), largely due to lower housing costs.

In China last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom highlighted the strength of California’s economy, the fifth largest in the world, and

President Joe Biden released his Bidenomics report in June highlighting the achievements of his Invest in America plan.

The White House reports that under the Biden-Harris Administration, Black Americans have experienced their lowest unemployment rate on record and the highest employment rate since November 2000. The participation of Black workers in the labor force has also reached its highest level since August 2008. There has been reduction in the Black child poverty rate by greater than 12%, impacting over 200,000 children, through the Thrifty Food Plan.

Most reports point to signs that the nation is currently at prepandemic levels and California has recovered its pandemicinduced job losses in June 2022, according to the latest California Labor Market Review

released in August. However, those numbers indicating the state economy is strong and stabilizing contrast with the harsh realities confronting many Black Californians struggling every day to make ends meet.

A study by the Urban Institute released in September shines light on the complex challenges Black Californians face as more of them make the decision to relocate to less expensive areas in the state, mostly driven by a combination of economic factors like housing unaffordability, rolling layoffs, rising inflation, an increase in renter evictions and stagnant salaries.

The report indicates that, “Over the last decade, several factors have contributed to many Black residents relocating from urban epicenters to the suburbs of metropolitan areas and to smaller, less dense, less

populous cities.”

“This has been the reality of many Black Californians: as the Black populations of San Francisco and Alameda counties drop, those of Contra Costa and Sacramento rise. As Los Angeles sees its share of Black residents decline, neighboring Riverside and San Bernardino shares increase,” that report further highlights.

Lisa D. Cook, Governor of the Federal Reserve Board, says unemployment lies at the root of all America’s social problems and pushing for maximum employment for all Americans is the solution to minimizing poverty. Cook made the point while accepting the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ Louis E. Martin Award on Oct. 18 in Washington, D.C. “Maximum employment boosts long-run economic potential. It means that a vital resource is being used productively. A strong labor market increases labor force participation and the willingness of firms to recruit and upgrade the skills of workers,” cook stated. She explained that the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, also known as the Humphrey-Hawkins Act, set economic priorities for the federal government centered on promoting good-paying jobs for all Americans.

“Maximum employment also promotes business investment that boosts productivity and long-run economic potential.

And the full participation of all segments of society should be expected to result in more ideas, including more diverse ideas, more invention, and more innovation,” Cook concluded.

Black Americans Demand Fairer News Coverage: Study Reveals Critical Views and Recommendations

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

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An in-depth study by the Pew Research Center took a deep dive into the experiences of Black Americans with news coverage, shedding light on critical perspectives and recommendations for more equitable representation. The survey involved 4,742 U.S. adults identifying as Black and offered an extensive and comprehensive

insight into their attitudes, habits, and experiences with news and information. The findings revealed a stark divide in how Black individuals perceive news coverage of their community.

“There’s not a lot of African American coverage unless it’s February or it’s criminal,” one individual stated, according to Pew. That sentiment was echoed

by another respondent who stated, “They overemphasize the bad and not some of the good things that are happening in the community, or if they do talk about the good things, it’s just a blurb and they want to focus on the one thing [that] was just terrible.”

Almost two-thirds (63%) believe that news about Black people is often portrayed in a negative light compared to other racial and ethnic groups.

Furthermore, a significant 57% feel that the news only focuses on specific segments of the Black community, while just 9% believe it covers a diverse range of individuals.

Half of the respondents expressed dissatisfaction with the coverage, asserting that it often needs vital information, whereas only 9% believe it provides a comprehensive

picture. Disturbingly, 43% claim that the coverage tends to stereotype Black individuals, contrasting starkly with the 11% who disagree. The critical views transcended age, gender, and political affiliations and painted a consistent picture of discontent.

According to the survey, 39% of Black Americans frequently encounter news that is racist or racially insensitive towards their community, while an additional 41% report occasional exposure.

The respondents identified various factors contributing to this problem, including media outlets pushing agendas (51%), journalists’ lack of informed perspectives (45%), and the presence of racist views within news organizations (42%). Despite the prevailing skepticism, only 14% of Black Americans are highly confident that fair representation in news

coverage will occur within their lifetimes. A notable 64% of those who have witnessed racially insensitive coverage believe that educating all journalists about issues affecting Black Americans would be an extremely or very effective way to ensure fairer coverage.

“There’s less empathy, I think, for people of color, for workingclass people from people who are not Black… I think they deliver the news in a way that is different than how someone who does understand our experiences would deliver the news,” another survey respondent observed, according to Pew. Substantial percentages also advocate for including more Black voices as sources (54%) and for hiring Black individuals in leadership roles within newsrooms (53%).

That echoed the call for

diversification in newsrooms made over five decades ago by the 1967 Kerner Commission.

These findings resonate with the observations of the 1967 Kerner Commission, which highlighted sensationalist, divisive, and inaccurate representations of Black communities in the media.

The Commission emphasized the urgent need to diversify newsrooms, a call that remains relevant more than five decades later.

While many Black Americans value the perspective of Black journalists in reporting on racial issues, only 14% consider it highly important for news in general to come from Black journalists. Just 15% believe a journalist’s race is an extremely or very important factor in determining a story’s credibility, continued on page 3

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/FINANCIAL/ADVERTISING Class Of 2023 Earned More Than $9 Million Bullying in California: In Some School Districts, Black Students SBCUSD In Scholarships...continued Are Being Targeted by Their Latino Peers Indian Springs High School’s graduates are exclusively eligible Edward Henderson | California Black Media

On Feb. 16, 2022, a Black student in the Santa Barbara Unified School District was assaulted by Latino students. His attackers called him the n-word and kneeled on his neck while repeatedly, chanting the name “George Floyd.” A district-wide acknowledgment of the hate crime was not sent out until Feb. 22, of that year.

Despite the psychological trauma this student experienced, the school did little to provide him with mental health support.

This is in spite of Assembly Bill (AB) 1145, the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act, a state law that provides specific instructions for schools to follow in such incidents.

Connie Alexander-Boaitey, President of the Santa Barbara branch of the NAACP, says against African Americans are often minimized in her city due to their representation as the smallest demographic group.

“Oh, there’s “not that many,’” Alexander-Boaitey says, referring to a common response when hate crimes are reported or when people complain about racism. “But ‘not that many’ are still being harmed.

Alexander-Boaitey was speaking during a news briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services on Oct. 27 on school bullying. She was joined on the panel by Becky L. Monroe, the Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives and External Affairs at the California Civil Rights Department (CRD); Dashka Slater, an award-winning journalist and author who has written books about children who are victims of bullying; Mina Fedor, a young AAPI activist who was honored by President Biden for her efforts to address racism, Xenophobia, and hate in her community; and Barbra Risling, another young activist

and member of the Hoopa Valley Tribe as well as a Descendant of the Karuk and Yurok Tribes.

Alexander-Boaitey says the hate crimes and hate incidents, including bullying and cyberbullying, affecting children are all connected to “generational pain” for Black Americans.

Among schoolchildren, “It’s the pervasive calling of the n-word to Black, African American students by young Latino students,” she said. “It’s every day. Its weekly.”

Another Black family in Santa Barbara now walks their child to school to protect her from bullying classmates. And one has pulled their daughter out of the school system completely, opting for home schooling.

To address the problem, the Santa Barbara Unified School District commissioned a survey titled “2023 Anti-Blackness and Racial Climate Assessment and Analysis” that proposed a set of recommendations for addressing the problem.

The hate incidents targeting African American children are not confined to Santa Barbara but are increasing across California, according to the NAACP. These incidents, often involving physical violence and verbal abuse, are more frequent as Black families relocate to predominantly Latino neighborhoods.

In Santa Barbara, African Americans make up only 2% of the population but they account for the most victims of bullying and hate crimes in the area. At 47.5%, Latinos make up the majority of Santa Barbara’s population followed by Whites at 43.5%. According to the local NAACP branch, most of the perpetrators of the bullying and hate crimes are Latino children.

Alexander-Boaitey says she believes the hate incidents are rooted in historic racism and connected to a general desire to make Black people invisible.

“That somehow or another in an effort to move towards more White-facing or White upstanding, one group has said this group doesn’t need to be here so we can be more approximate to what is White. That’s what's really happening in our schools,” says Alexander-Boaitey.

According to Dashka Slater, author of ‘Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed’, three in four American young people ages 15 to 25 have run into extremist content online.

One in four students between the ages of four and 18 have seen hate or words or symbols written in their schools. About 1.3 million students were bullied because of some aspect of their identity during the 2018-2019 school year, according to a US Government Accountability Office report on schools. Half of those children were targeted because of their race.

“Some forms of bullying are in fact acts of hate,” said Monroe.

“Some acts of hate are crimes, while others are violations of civil rights laws. Some may be lawful but incredibly harmful, nonetheless. We must recognize the civil rights issues at the heart of this discussion around bullying.”

Monroe also spoke about the state law requiring schools to provide all students with a safe environment free of harassment.

“Schools have a legal obligation to ensure that students are not denied opportunities, treated differently, discriminated against, or harassed because of their race, color, national

origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, or disability,” she said.

“Students who are doing the bullying are following the lead of a biased peer and imitating things that they see on social media,” said Slater. “We also see kids of color who are harassed for their identity and harassing somebody else for their identity. Studies show that kids who are the bully and bullied are the ones who have the longest lasting effects afterward.”

Studies have also shown that students who perpetuate racially motivated bullying onto their fellow classmates don’t necessarily ascribe to racist ideologies but have simply fallen into the trap of influence from outside sources online or mirroring behavior from their parents or guardians at home.

Alexander-Boaitey says Black and Latino leaders and residents from the area have not formally met yet to resolve tensions brewing between their communities.

“I know this is where the struggle really is,” she added.

“How do we have leaders from the Black, Latino, and Hispanic communities sit down and have our own conversations? What makes it not happen is erasure culture that says we don’t need to talk about it, or it was a single incident.”

Some parents of California students are pushing back against ethnic studies requirements brought to schools to combat hate and ignorance.

“Parents are trying to take their kids out of the classes,” Alexander-Boaitey continued.

“The bill (Assembly Bill (AB)101) does not go deep enough to fight against it. We need to start this at TK. We are way too late by the time we get to high school for this.”

Monroe says the state provides various resources and care coordination for victims of hate crimes or hate incidents.

To report hate incidents or crimes in California, victims or witnesses can file them online here. They can also call 833-8-NO-HATE; (833) 8664283 Monday - Friday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm. If outside of those hours, they can leave a voicemail, or you can call 211 to report hate and seek support.

This California Black Media report was supported in whole or in part by funding provided by the State of California, administered by the California State Library.

Many Scholarships Are Exclusively Available to SBCUSD Graduates

By Mauricio Arellano Superintendent-San Bernardino City Unified School District My hope is that our students dare to dream and do the impossible simply because they can. One of our District priorities is to help our students unlock their potential and ensure that once they graduate, they can successfully enter college or career.

One of the lesser-known ways that SBCUSD supports students is through its efforts to help graduates find scholarships to help fund their post-high school educational dreams. As a student, I was fortunate enough to receive a multitude of scholarships, which helped me afford college.

In part due to two non-profit organizations that coordinate and fund scholarships specifically for SBCUSD students—the San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association and the Making Hope Happen

Foundation—and dedicated Scholarship Counselors at each high school, SBCUSD provides a huge advantage to our graduates compared to many other California schools, including local charter and private schools, by offering more than 375 scholarships exclusively for SBCUSD graduates and assistance in helping students apply for other, non-exclusive scholarships and grants.

According to ThinkImpact and Education Data Initiative, only about 7% of students will receive a college/post-secondary education scholarship or grant.

Of those, 16% will receive a state-funded scholarship/ grant and 27% will receive federal aid in the form of a Pell Grant. Only about 3% of public school students receive private scholarships, usually averaging

to receive these scholarships.

Each scholarship has unique requirements, but because there are so many different scholarships, the odds are that most graduates will qualify for at least one if not more. And new scholarships are constantly being established through the Association.

The Making Hope Happen Foundation, a non-profit supporting the District’s educational mission, awarded $3,000 mentor-supported college scholarships to 128 SBCUSD graduates this year, for a total of $384,000. What makes these scholarships unique is that in addition to money, scholarship recipients are paired with a mentor, who is an upperclassman in college and also an SBCUSD alum, to help guide them through the college experience, helping them register for classes and navigate this new phase of their lives.

The bottom line is that San Bernardino City Unified School District (SBCUSD) graduates are almost six times more likely to be awarded scholarships and grants for post-secondary education, and the average amount they receive is almost double the average across the nation. And it’s not too late for local high school students to take advantage of these resources by enrolling in SBCUSD via the District’s enrollment webpage at https:// www.sbcusd.com/departments/ student-services-division/ enrollment-placement-services or by calling (909) 889-7576.

For more information or to donate to the Making Hope Happen Foundation, visit https:// makinghope.org/ or contact CEO Niki Dettman at (909) 245-1452 or niki.dettman@ makinghope.org. To create your own scholarship or donate to one of the many existing Associationmanaged scholarships, contact the San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association at sbcsa@sbcusd.k12.ca.us or call (909) 381-1250.

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SBCUSD Class Of 2023 Earned More Than $9 Million In Scholarships

As San Bernardino City Unified School District’s (SBCUSD’s) Superintendent, I am in a constant state of awe that I have found myself in the same place where my educational journey began as a student, and later as a teacher, then a principal, and later as a director.

Reflecting on my own experience, it was SBCUSD teachers who saw that a kid from San Bernardino had brilliance and could shine, and I believe our teachers are uncovering the brilliance in our students day in and day out.

If I would have been able to tell my younger self about all the places I would go, I don’t think I would have believed any of it back then. Despite my own reluctance to believe in myself, I hope that this isn’t the case for the students in our District today.

334 graduates from the Class of 2023 earned the most scholarship dollars this past school year.

Graduates earned a total of $1,850,882 in scholarships and grants, which includes military scholarships and enlistment bonuses.

The oldest SBCUSD high school and my alma mater— San Bernardino High School— graduated 291 students who earned the second-highest total of scholarship and grant dollars of any SBCUSD school at $1,601,214.

A full 100% of Middle College High School’s 48 graduates earned scholarships totaling $810,000.

Cajon High School’s 613 Class of 2023 graduates, which also included International Baccalaureate (IB) students, earned $804,811 in scholarships and grants. Another SBCUSD IB school, Arroyo Valley High School, proudly graduated 665 students who pulled in a total $1,302,000 in scholarships and grants.

Of Pacific High School’s 202 Class of 2023 graduates, 77% received a combined total of $1,285,969 in scholarships and grants. Almost 75% of San Gorgonio High School’s Class of 2023 secured $1,500,000 in scholarships and grants, including $450,2000 from an Air Force Academy scholarship and enlistment bonuses.

SBCUSD’s continuation high schools also boasted scholarship and grant recipients, with 20 San Andreas High School and 24 Sierra High School graduates in the Class of 2023 earning $24,525 and $20,925, respectively.

Eight of ICEC’s 179 adult high school diploma and GED graduates earned a combined $13,354 in scholarships and grants.

San Bernardino Community Scholarship Association’s 87 donors were responsible for awarding 248 scholarships to SBCUSD’s Class of 2023 totaling $261,705. SBCUSD

about $3,463.

Compare that to the 1,351 SBCUSD Class of 2023 May/ June graduates who collectively earned more than $9 million in scholarships and grants, including military enlistment bonuses. That equated to just over 42% of all SBCUSD May/ June 2023 graduates, including adult graduates of Inland Career Education Center (ICEC) and continuation high school graduates from San Andreas and Sierra High Schools.

And in case you thought that $9 million was just a fluke, you would be wrong. I was pleased to learn that SBCUSD’s Class of 2022 and Class of 2021 each earned more than $11 million in scholarships and grants. continued in next 2 columns

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Denver Court Hears Arguments on Padilla, Markey Introduce Legislation Trump’s Eligibility for 2024 Ballot to Strengthen Health and Homelessness NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a four-page order, Brimmer, a nominee of George W. Bush, stated that Trump, who was found responsible for sexually assaulting a journalist by a civil jury this year, did not properly follow the necessary procedures to involve Colorado’s Democratic Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, or get her approval to transfer the case to federal court.

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Lawsuit Alleges Violation of 14th Amendment, Capitol Attack Involvement Denver district court is considering a lawsuit to prevent former President Donald Trump from appearing on Colorado’s 2024 ballot due to his alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol attack on January 6, 2021.

Colorado Judge Sarah Wallace recently rejected Trump’s attempt to dismiss the case, which was filed last month on behalf of six voters in the Denver district.

The lawsuit is based on Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. It argues that people who have participated in insurrection or rebellion after promising loyalty to the Constitution should not be able to hold office. Trump, who is currently facing 91 criminal charges after four federal and state indictments, could potentially receive a prison sentence of over 800 years. The lawsuit accuses him of breaking his promise as president by attempting to overturn the 2020 election, ultimately leading to the January 6 insurrection.

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), along with several law firms, filed a lawsuit on behalf of six voters from the Republican Party and independent voters. Eric Olson, from CREW, began his testimony by explaining what Trump did before January 6. This included a tweet he sent in December 2020 asking his supporters to come together in Washington, D.C. Olson highlighted Trump’s frequent mentions of January 6.

He stated that Trump motivated

his followers by making false allegations of election fraud.

Olson showed a video clip of Trump’s speech on the Ellipse on January 6. In the speech, the former president said, “Let’s go to the Capitol.” He argued that Trump was acutely aware of the influence of his words and that his speech before the Capitol riot exacerbated the situation.

Olson also pointed to a postspeech tweet where Trump criticized then-Vice President Mike Pence, asserting that Pence lacked “the courage to do what he should have done.”

That followed a clip of Trump supporters outside the Capitol chanting, “Hang Mike Pence.”

“We are here because Trump claims, after all that, that he has the right to be president again,” Olson asserted. “But our Constitution, the shared charter of our nation, says he cannot do so.”

During his opening arguments, Scott Gessler, Trump’s legal representative, decried the lawsuit as “antidemocratic” and said Monday’s hearing was “politicized.” Gessler argued that Trump used the word “peace” several times during his speech at the Ellipse on January 6, as well as in his tweets on the same day. He claimed that the lawsuit wants the court to approve the January 6 Committee’s report, which he described as a biased and harmful report. Officer continued on page 6

Supervisors Spiegel and Washington Announce Riverside County's Participation in Operation Green Light for Veterans with Special Ceremony - November 7 County/Government/Business

2022 Operation Green Light for Veterans at the County Administration Center Building.

Riverside, CA – In solidarity with the National Association of Counties (NACo) and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO), Supervisors Karen Spiegel and Chuck Washington proudly announce Riverside County's participation in Operation Green Light for Veterans at a ceremonial light switch event on November 7 at 5:30 p.m. in front of the County Administration Center Building (4080 Lemon St. Riverside, CA,

92502).

Riverside County is honored to stand alongside the nation's 3,069 counties, parishes, and boroughs in Operation Green Light.

The County Administration Building will remain lit in green from November 7 through November 12, culminating in the commemoration of Veterans Day on November 11.

“As a veteran, I understand continued in last 2 columns

Services Coordination County/Government News WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) introduced legislation to help people experiencing homelessness and behavioral health issues, including substance use disorder, receive coordinated support services. Specifically, the Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act of 2023 would authorize a grant program to better coordinate health and homelessness services.

Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.-04) introduced companion legislation in the House of Representatives.

While the lack of affordable housing units is one of the primary drivers of homelessness in the United States, behavioral health conditions, including substance use disorders, can cause and exacerbate homelessness. According to data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress, about one in five individuals experiencing homelessness in America has a severe mental health disorder and about one in six has a substance use disorder. Furthermore, these conditions can make it incredibly difficult for those experiencing

homelessness to obtain and stay in housing. Moreover, drug overdose and coronary heart disease are some of the leading causes of death for people experiencing homelessness.

“On any given night, hundreds of thousands of people experience homelessness across the country, many of whom are also dealing with a mental health or substance use disorder,” said Senator Padilla. “Our bill would help streamline and coordinate muchneeded additional culturally competent, trauma-informed health and housing services to more effectively address the homelessness and behavioral health crises in California and across the nation.”

“Health care and housing are a human right, but for so many, that right is not a reality,” said Senator Markey. “Housing insecurity makes it harder to stay healthy. Health insecurity makes it harder to keep housing, and for too long, we’ve not done enough to support people breaking out of the cycle of homelessness by building a system that guarantees people have a roof over their head and can get the health care they need, when they need it. This bill continued on page 4

Save Our Water Introduces New Rebate Finder Tool and Resources Page to Help Californians Transform Their Yards The Save Our Water website now offers more information on how Californians can access financial resources to transform their thirsty lawns and turf with water-wise plants https://saveourwater.com

Save Our Water Introduces New Rebate Finder Tool and Resources Page to Help Californians Transform Their Yards...continued underserved communities.

OCPSC is committed to meet people where they are with culturally competent and actionable information. We’re excited to serve as partners with the California Department of Water Resources to encourage our communities across the state to conserve water and connect them to available resources,” said Yumi Sera, Executive Director,

OCPSC. The OCPSC works with a trusted network of messengers across 100 community-based organizations, ethnic media, and other key partners to connect Californians with rebates, resources, and information on how to save water.

For more information and resources visit www. saveourwater.com.

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Supervisors Spiegel and Washington Announce Riverside County's Participation in Operation Green Light for Veterans with Special Ceremony - November 7...continued what it means to put service above self,” says Third District Supervisor Chuck Washington.

“While we light up our administrative center in green, we are illustrating that Riverside County is dedicated to ensuring that our veterans are seen, appreciated, and supported.”

"Our commitment to our veterans is unwavering. This gesture, simple but significant, is our way of saying thank you for their immense sacrifices," says Supervisor Karen Spiegel.

"We are proud to light up our administration building in green as a symbol of our ongoing support and recognition of their service."

The ceremony is open to all veterans, community members, media representatives, and local dignitaries. All attendees will get a firsthand look at the green light ceremony and have an opportunity to hear from key community leaders about what Operation Green Light for Veterans means to them.

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Black Americans Demand Fairer News Coverage: Study Reveals Critical Views and Recommendations...continued from page 1 SACRAMENTO, CA (October 25, 2023) - California’s Save Our Water public awareness campaign launched a new rebates page that connects Californians with local resources and rebates in their area.

Californians can now quickly and easily find local rebates to update their lawns by simply entering their zip codes at SaveOurWater.com. Many local water agencies provide these rebates to encourage homeowners to save water by transforming their thirsty lawns and turf with water-wise plants or other drought-tolerant landscapes. As 40% of the water Californians use is outdoors, transforming a yard can save a significant amount of water.

Hotter and drier weather could diminish California’s water supply by up to 10% by 2040, according to climate experts.

The Save Our Water campaign reminds Californians about the importance of making water conservation a way of life.

“California will naturally swing from flood to drought, making our water supplies unpredictable. That is why it continues to be extremely important to use water wisely every day,” stated Margaret Mohr, Deputy Director of Communications, California Department of Water Resources.

“We know our changing climate will bring more dry years in the future, and we all can prepare now for more weather extremes of wet to dry periods.”

Save Our Water has been ramping up efforts all year to make sure the message of

water conservation reaches Californians year-round. In the spring, Save Our Water refreshed its look and updated its campaign website and social media channels (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook) in English and Spanish. The campaign has also produced promotional spots to address barriers and misconceptions about drought-tolerant landscaping with humorous and beautiful water conservation content (Promotional Spot Links for viewing: For the Love of Water, Tough Love).

Additionally, Save Our Water has partnered with a diverse set of influencers and content creators ranging from educators, family-friendly channels, DIY’ers, parents, plant and garden enthusiasts, fitness coaches, and climate advocates.

Creators like Benji Le (@benji_ plant), Emmanuel Duverneau (@ Emmanuel.Duverneau), Brad and Tim (@CraftGrooms), Patty Rodriguez (@pattyrodriguez), and Free Plants Forever (@ Free.Plants.Forever) have generated social media content to reach a wide range of ages and demographics to encourage Californians to conserve water, rain or shine.

Reaching Californians is core to the Office of Community Partnerships and Strategic Communications (OCPSC), who co-manages Save Our Water with the California Department of Water Resources.

“Climate change disproportionately impacts continued in next 2 columns

ranking below factors such as cited sources (53%), multiple outlets (50%), and the news outlet itself (46%). Diverging opinions emerged when considering the importance of racial identity among Black Americans. Those who place a high value on their Black identity expressed a significantly stronger preference for journalists who understand the historical context of stories involving Black individuals (82%). Conversely, this dropped to 55% among those who attach less importance to their racial identity.

The study also identified generational and educational divides in perceptions of Black journalists’ effectiveness.

Younger Black adults, aged 18 to 29, were more likely to believe that Black journalists excel at covering issues related to race (54%) and understanding them (50%) compared to their older counterparts. Likewise, individuals with higher levels of formal education and income expressed more positive views toward the work of Black journalists.

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STATE/HEALTH//LIFESTYLE NEWS

Study reveals aggressive breast cancers in Black women

By Stacy M. Brown | National Newspaper Publishers Association

STOCK PHOTO Researchers at Indiana University are studying the biological underpinnings of aggressive breast cancers.

Researchers at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center are spearheading a pioneering study to unravel the biological underpinnings of aggressive breast cancers in Black women.

Led by Dr. Harikrishna Nakshatri, a breast cancer researcher at the IU School of Medicine and a key researcher at the Vera Bradley Foundation Center for Breast Cancer Research at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, the investigation holds promise for targeted treatments that could significantly reduce disparities in

breast cancer outcomes among Black women.

While breast cancer incidence is now considered lower among Black women, they face significantly poorer outcomes, often developing more aggressive triple-negative breast cancers at a younger age.

“Even after you correct for socioeconomic and healthcare access factors, African ancestry is still associated with the worst outcomes,” Nakshatri said.

Nakshatri’s lab has been dedicated to uncovering the influence of genetic ancestry on the biology of normal breast

California Awards $144 Million To Break Down Barriers To Care Investments Will Further Transform and Strengthen Medi-Cal, Helping Millions of Californians Health/Lifestyle News SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is investing $144 million in 145 Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports organizations and providers across the state as part of the Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure, Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) initiative.

This investment and work will help create a more coordinated, person-centered, and equitable Medi-Cal system for millions of Californians.

“These investments will advance the goals of the broader Medi-Cal transformation by building the capacity and infrastructure of providers working to improve health outcomes for Medi-Cal members,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass.

WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT: ECM and Community Supports serve the highest-need MediCal managed care members and are anchored in the community, where services can be delivered in person by community-based organizations (CBO) and providers.

“These investments will further our goals to integrate our delivery system with CBOs and providers that understand the health care and health-related social needs of our Medi-Cal members,” said Susan Philip, Deputy Director for DHCS’ Health Care Delivery Systems.

“We know these organizations are critical partners in providing whole person care and building a more equitable delivery system.”

HOW TODAY’S ACTION SUPPORTS CALIFORNIANS: Today’s investments will be used to support ECM and Community Supports services through investments in provider workforce, infrastructure and IT systems, and capacity building.

ECM and Community Supports are foundational components of the transformation of Medi-Cal focused on: • Breaking down the traditional walls of health care, extending beyond hospitals and health care settings into communities.

• Introducing a better way to coordinate care.

• Providing high-need

members with in-person care management where they live.

Examples of capacity building efforts that entities will undertake include: • Capacity and infrastructure building for ECM, partnering with street medicine, to outreach and engage with children and youth who are justice involved, transitioning from juvenile detention facilities, or are experiencing homelessness.

• Development of ECM and Community Support services capacity, including nursing home transitions and medically supportive foods/medically tailored meals for a CBO serving tribal populations MAKING A DIFFERENCE: PATH CITED awards are already making an impact across California. Under Round 1, Homeward Bound of Marin, a nonprofit CBO serving families and individuals experiencing homelessness, received funding to build capacity for ECM and Community Supports services.

The CBO used the funding to expand its workforce, including hiring, onboarding, and training essential program staff, such as a data coordinator and outreach and care management personnel.

These critical staff members worked to double provider capacity to connect high-need residents with supportive housing programs and deliver in-person ECM. Additionally, the funding helped the CBO further expand technology enhancements, including the transmission of participant referral and data information, necessary to support residential programs.

ABOUT T O D AY ’ S INVESTMENT: The awards to 145 organizations will be made through PATH CITED initiative Round 2 funding. The PATH CITED initiative provides funding to enable the transition, expansion, and development of ECM and Community Supports capacity and infrastructure.

Today’s awardees are committed to serving historically underresourced and underserved populations.

BIGGER PICTURE: Today’s awards are in addition to CITED Round 1 funding totaling $207 million announced earlier this continued in last 2 columns

tissue and its implications for developing aggressive breast cancers.

Women of African descent had more PZP cells in their normal breast tissue than women of Caucasian descent, according to a previous study under Nakshatri’s direction. Notably, PZP cell numbers increase when Caucasian women develop breast cancer, while they are naturally more abundant in Black women.

Adding to this, Nakshatri and his team showed that PZP cells have a significant effect on how cancer cells behave and grow, especially when they interact with epithelial cells, which is where breast cancer usually starts.

Researchers have also found that PZP cells are one of the sources of metaplastic breast cancers, which are rare and aggressive and make up less than 1% of all breast cancers. The team drew upon tissue samples from the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank at the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, the world’s sole repository of healthy breast tissue, to conduct this research.

“When these PZP cells interact with epithelial cells, they trigger

the production of a crucial protein called interleukin-6. This prompts distinct behavior in the epithelial cells and activates a signaling pathway known as STAT3,” Nakshatri said. “This is what makes tumors originating from the epithelial cells more aggressive.”

The findings have laid the foundation for an upcoming clinical trial led by Kathy Miller, MD, a prominent figure in oncology at IU School of Medicine. Miller also serves as the Ballvé Lantero professor of oncology and holds the position of associate director of clinical research at the cancer center, in addition to her role as a researcher at the Vera Bradley Foundation Center.

“This study could help us determine if physicians need to consider the genetic ancestry of the person when deciding on possible treatments for breast cancer,” Nakshatri said.

Based on the biology of normal breast tissue, he said the study represents a significant departure from conventional treatment approaches, offering new hope for more effective, targeted treatments in the fight against breast cancer.

Padilla, Markey Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Health and Homelessness Services Coordination... continued from page 3 will break down those silos, give providers on the frontlines the resources they need, and help us move one step closer to ending homelessness. I thank Senator Padilla for his partnership in this work.”

“The Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act will be instrumental in breaking down the barriers between the homelessness and health care sectors so that local homelessness systems will more easily access the supportive housing services including navigation, landlord intervention, case management, and behavioral health care that are necessary to safely and securely house people experiencing homelessness who have acute needs, including substance use and mental health issues. The Alliance commends Senator Padilla for his leadership on this important legislation. We are eager to work with Senator Padilla to enact his legislation,” said the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH).

“The evidence is irrefutable: affordable, accessible homes, linked with voluntary wraparound services, are the most effective way to end homelessness,” said NLIHC President and CEO Diane Yentel.

“I applaud Senator Padilla and Congresswoman Dean for their leadership in reintroducing the ‘Homelessness and Behavioral Health Care Coordination Act,’ which builds on decades of research, learning and bipartisan support to expand access to proven solutions to homelessness.”

Specifically, the bill would establish a grant program through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would award fiveyear grants of up to $500,000 to eligible entities to improve their capacity to coordinate culturally competent, trauma-informed behavioral and homelessness services. Grantees would have to provide annual reports to HHS to evaluate the efficacy of their programs no later than six years after receiving the grant. The bill would also direct HHS to establish an interagency working group, with representatives from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, the Department of Agriculture, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to advise on how to carry out the program.

This legislation is endorsed

by the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH), the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), American Psychological Association Services, the Global Alliance for Behavioral Health and Social Justice, Clinical Social Worker Association, National Council for Mental Wellbeing, the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD), the National Association of Addiction Professionals (NAADAC), and the American Mental Health Counselors Association.

Senator Padilla has been a steadfast supporter of efforts to address the intersecting mental health and homelessness crises in California and across the country, including through the launch of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus and the introduction of his comprehensive Housing For All Act. Earlier this year, Padilla and Markey introduced the Housing Alignment and Coordination of Critical and Effective Supportive Health Services (ACCESS) Act, legislation focused on addressing the intersecting crises of homelessness, mental health, and substance use disorder by increasing support for millions of low-income Americans on Medicaid.

During National Recovery Month, Padilla, Markey, and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) also wrote a letter to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), calling for increased oversight of interagency coordination and the implementation of a pilot program to provide mental health, substance use, and other supportive services for people experiencing homelessness, at risk of becoming homeless, or living in HUD-assisted housing.

Padilla and the late Senator Dianne Feinstein also introduced the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act earlier this year, a bill to authorize $1 billion annually to help local governments address homelessness by bolstering affordable housing supply alongside comprehensive mental health care, substance use disorder treatment, and job training.

Capital Health Surgeon Becomes First Black Woman to Lead Regional Surgical Society World/Health News

HOPEWELL, N.J., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Africa Wallace, director of Thoracic Surgery at Capital Health, was recently named the president of the Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society (ECTSS). Dr. Wallace is the first black female president for ECTSS and the first of any cardiothoracic surgery society.

Dr. Africa Wallace "The Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society works to advance the highest standards of excellence in patient care through education, research, and surgical training programs," said Dr. Wallace. "I'm excited to lead an organization that aligns with my personal commitment to quality, diversity and inclusion in health care and Capital Health's mission of improving the health and well-being of the communities it serves."

Thoracic surgery is used to treat diseased or injured organs in the chest. Dr. Wallace, a board certified thoracic surgeon, performs procedures at Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell to treat cancer and other conditions, with a focus on minimally invasive techniques using video-assisted or robotic approaches. She is part of

Capital Health Surgical Group and Capital Health's Robotic Center of Excellence, a team of experienced surgeons who provide a multidisciplinary suite of robotic-assisted procedures that meet the highest national quality standards. Dr. Wallace is also co-lead of Capital Health's Lung Center of Excellence (part of Capital Health Cancer Center), which provides comprehensive care in the detection, evaluation, monitoring, and treatment of lung disease.

Along with her new role as president of the ECTSS, Dr. Wallace serves on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Work Force of the Society of Thoracic Surgery. She is a member of the Women in Thoracic Surgery and Association of Women Surgeons.

Dr. Wallace's current research interests include racial disparities in the surgical management of thoracic cancers and clinical outcomes as they pertain to minimally invasive approaches to pulmonary and esophageal surgery.

For more information about Capital Health Surgical Group, visit capitalhealthsurgicalgroup. org. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Wallace, call 609.537.6000.

California Awards $144 Million To Break Down Barriers To Care...continued year. Organizations in each of California’s 58 counties are represented in the funding rounds. PATH includes several aligned initiatives that provide funding, tools, technical support, and resources to Medi-Cal providers, including CBOs, counties, local governmental entities, and other community partners, to support improved care management and delivery through the Medi-Cal system.

Awardees must be actively

contracted to provide ECM/ Community Supports or have a signed attestation from a MediCal managed care plan or their subcontractor that they intend to contract with to provide ECM/ Community Supports.

WHAT COMES NEXT: The CITED Round 3 application window is expected to open in early 2024. For more information about the PATH CITED initiative, please visit the PATH website.

Joint Center Commends Sen. Laphonza Butler for Hiring Marvin B. Figueroa as Chief of Staff Figueroa’s hire increases diversity among chiefs of staff in Senate personal offices World/Health /Lifestyle News

WASHINGTON — In response to Sen. Laphonza Butler (D-CA) hiring Marvin B. Figueroa as her chief of staff, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies issued the following statement: “The Joint Center commends Sen. Butler for hiring Marvin B. Figueroa, who identifies as Afro-Latino, as her chief of staff. With this hire, Sen. Butler demonstrates her understanding of the importance of tapping diverse top talent to help her serve California’s diverse constituents.

Senator Butler’s hire comes shortly after our recent Senate report that shows that between 2020 and 2023, the overall percentage of personal office top staff of color increased from 11.0 percent to 15.8 percent, but the percentage of Black top staff

decreased,” said Dr. LaShonda Brenson, senior researcher who leads the Joint Center’s Hill Diversity research. “By hiring a highly qualified person of color in the top role in her Washington, DC personal office, Sen. Butler is centering inclusivity in decision making and diversity in policy debates.”

Figueroa most recently served as the director of the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

He previously served as deputy secretary of Health and Human Resources for Gov. Ralph Northam (D-VA) and as a senior advisor to Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA). The Joint Center looks forward to working with Figueroa in his new role.

With the addition of Figueroa, Black staff account for eight (or 2.4 percent) of the approximately 340 top Senate staffers in Washington, DC who serve as chiefs of staff, legislative directors, communications directors, or full committee staff directors (Black Americans account for over 13 percent of the U.S. population).

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230010894 Date Filed: 10/27/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/27/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ORACLE LAW FIRM - ACCIDENT & INJURY ATTORNEYS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 3200 E GUASTI RD SUITE 100 ONTARIO, CA 91761 Name of Individual Registrant: IMAN REZA 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: 15204 COLUMBUS SQ TUSTIN, CA 92782 Name of Individual Registrant: FARSHID GHAMARI Residence Street Address: 17 ROCKINGHAM DR NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 This business is/was conducted by: A Limited Liability Partnership Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 01, 2023 Iman Reza, 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 November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230010488 Date Filed: 10/18/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/18/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9220 HAVEN AVE. SUITE 260 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 Mailing Address: PO BOX 69 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91729 # of Employees: 3 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MANAGEMENT INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 3856207 Residence Street Address: 9220 HAVEN AVE. SUITE 260 RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 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 01, 2016 Danny Schmitz, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230010276 Date Filed: 10/10/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/10/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): DESERT AIR HEATING & COOLING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 11393 FOURTH AVE HESPERIA, CA 92345 Name of Individual Registrant: OMAR B AMOR 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: 11393 FOURTH AVE HESPERIA, CA 92345 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 Omar B. Amor, 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 October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBNAB 20230010437 Date Filed: 10/17/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/17/2028 ABANDONMENT County of Current Filing SAN BERNARDINO Date of Current Filing 06/21/2023 File No. FBN20230006263 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ONE STOP LIQUOR County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 26916 BASELINE ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346 Name of Individual Registrant: ELIAS N SADER Residence Street Address: 26916 BASELINE ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346 Name of Individual Registrant: MARY HELOU Residence Street Address: 26916 BASELINE ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346 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 Elias N. Sader, 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 October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230009956 Date Filed: 09/29/2023 Filing Expires On: 09/29/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): ONE STOP SOURCE County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 6123 GROVEWOOD PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: ONE STOP REMODEL, INC. State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 2983379 Residence Street Address: 6123 GROVEWOOD PL RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91739 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 11, 2015 Roman Gonzalez, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023.

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NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET 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 October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230009512 Date Filed: 09/19/2023 Filing Expires On: 09/19/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PARKER UNLIMITED County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 1132 W ROSEWOOD ST RIALTO, CA 92376 #of Employees: 4 Name of Individual Registrant: MARCUS D PARKER Residence Street Address: 1132 W ROSEWOOD ST RIALTO, CA 92376 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jul 28, 2021 Marcus D. Parker, 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 October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230009559 Date Filed: 09/20/2023 Filing Expires On: 09/20/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): 760 LOCKSMITH County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 9373 E AVE HESPERIA, CA 92345 Mailing Address: 16471 YUCCA ST HESPERIA, CA 92345 #of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: SAEB S ABUNAJA Residence Street Address: 16471 YUCCA ST HESPERIA, CA 92345 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 Saeb S. Abunaja, 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 October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230009317 Date Filed: 09/13/2023 Filing Expires On: 09/13/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): AZTECH LOCKSMITH County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business:

1126 E BENEDICT RD SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 Name of Individual Registrant: VINHSON N NGUYEN 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: 1126 E BENEDICT RD SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92408 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Dec 28, 2018 Vinhson N. Nguyen, 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 October 12, 19, 26, November 2 , 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230010529 Date Filed: 10/18/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/18/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PRESTIGE BARBERSHOP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 14845 MONARCH BLVD STE D VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 #of Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: KLAY E RIVERA Residence Street Address: 14845 MONARCH BLVD STE D VICTORVILLE, CA 92395 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Not Applicable Klay E. Rivera , 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 October 26, November 2, 9, 16, 2023.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230010208 Date Filed: 10/06/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/06/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): TOTAL COMFORT SOLUTIONS HEATING & COOLING County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 25434 MAIN STREET BARSTOW, CA 92311 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: TOTAL COMFORT SOLUTIONS LLC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202135810115 Residence Street Address: 25434 MAIN STREET 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: Nov 27, 2018 John Simonaitis, President, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper October 12, 19, 26, November 2, 2023.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR LEGALS & PRESS RELEASES IS MONDAY BY 5PM FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FBN 20230010309 Date Filed: 10/11/2023 Filing Expires On: 10/11/2028 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): HANDLIN JOBS LLC County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 7828 N. HAVEN AVE. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 #of Employees: 0 Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: HANDLIN JOBS LLC State of Inc./Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 202357812862 Residence Street Address: 7828 N. HAVEN AVE. RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730 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 Stephanie L. Serratos-Handlin, CEO, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LYDIA E. MADRID DECEDENT CASE NO: PROVV 2300046

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

MADRID

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SHANNON MADRID in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: SHANNON MADRID 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: 11/07/2023 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: V12 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 14455 Civic Drive Victorville, CA 92392 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: Elder Law Center, P.C. 3600 Lime Street, #4-412 Riverside, CA 92501 (951)684-5606 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October 19, 26, November 2, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: S TA N L E Y R O S H WA L D AKA STANLEY MAURICE ROSHWALD DECEDENT CASE NO: PROVA 2300146

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

ROSHWALD AKA STANLEY MAURICE ROSHWALD A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by HILLEL COHN in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: HILLEL COHN be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: November 28, 2023 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: F-3 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 17780 Arrow Boulevard Fontana, CA 92335 Fontana District Probate 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: Paul Shimoff (State Bar #(054548) Shimoff Law Corporation, APC PO Box 9116 Redlands, CA 92375 (909(792-8919 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper November 2, 9, 16, 2023.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: GENE F. DARROW aka GENE FRANCIS DARROW aka GENE DARROW DECEDENT CASE NO: PROSB 2301029

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

DARROW aka GENE FRANCIS DARROW aka GENE DARROW

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: GUY E. DARROW in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: GUY E. DARROW 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: 12/18/2023 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: F1 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 17780 Arrow Boulevard Fontana, CA 92335 IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Bryan C. Hartnell, Esq. HARTNELL LAW GROUP 25757 Redlands Boulevard Redlands, CA 92373-8453 (909)796-6881 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October 19, 26, November 2, 2023.

AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO A D M I N I S T E R E S TAT E OF: SHIRLEY JEAN COX DECEDENT CASE NO: PROVV 2300003

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

JEAN COX

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: CONSTANCE FRANKS in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: CONSTANCE FRANKS 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: 11/06/2023 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Dept: V12 SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN

BERNARDINO 14455 Civic Drive Victorville, CA 92392 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.

Petitioner: Constance Franks 317 W. Hyde Park Blvd. Apt. 1 Inglewood, CA 90302 (310)908-4069 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper October19, 26, November 2, 2023.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER: CIVSB 2325364 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: SOFIA EATON filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date:11/30/23 Time 8:30 a.m. Dept.: S30 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 W. 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino Branch A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: Gilbert G. Ochoa Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 2023

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB2220685 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): HSUNCHIH LEE, YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

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

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online 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 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que

estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

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

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

The name and address of the court is (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO, 247 West Third Street, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0210 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): HARLAN M. REESE, ESQ. (CA BAR NO.: 118226), REESE LAW GROUP, 3168 Lionshead Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92010; 760/842-5850 (File No. 568374) DATE (Fecha): OCT 21 2022 Clerk (Secretario), by STEPHANIE GARCIA, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9/23 CNS-3747570# THE SAN BERNARDINO AMERICAN ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS OR CITATION CASE NUMBER: CIVSB2211874 Upon reading and filing evidence consisting of a declaration as provided in Section 415.50 CCP by Counsel for Plaintiff, Darren M. Pirozzi, and it satisfactorily appearing therefrom that the defendant, respondent, or specified in Article 3, Chapter 4, Title 5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and it also appearing from the verified complaint or petition that a good cause of action exists in this action in favor of the plaintiff, petitioner, or citee therein and against the defendant, respondent, or citee and that the said defendant, respondent, or citee is a necessary and proper party to the action or that the party to be served has or claims an interest in, real or personal property in this state that is subject to the jurisdiction of the Court or the relief demanded in the action consists wholly or in part in excluding such party from any interest in such property: NOW, on motion of Rizio Lipinsky Law Firm PC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff(s), Petitioner(s), or contestant(s). IT IS ORDERED that the service of said summons or citation in this action be made upon said defendant, respondent, or citee by publication thereof in American (The San Bernardino) a newspaper of general circulation published at San Bernardino, California, hereby designated as the newspaper most likely to give notice to said defendant; that said publication be made at least once a week for four successive weeks, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of said summons or citation and of said complaint or petition in this action be forthwith deposited in the United States Post Office, postpaid, directed to said defendant, respondent, or citee if this address is ascertained before expiration of the time prescribed for the publication of this summons or citation and a declaration of this mailing or of the fact that the address was not ascertained be filed at the expiration of the time prescribed for the publication.

Dated: 9/13/23 John M. Pacheco Judge of the Superior Court Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023.

SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): Kailee Vanderlinden: DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Mike Amaro, NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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

You can find these court forms and more information at the California

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

There are other legal requirements.

You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online 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 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefónica no lo protegen.

Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www. sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia.

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

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

CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CIVSB 2211874 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 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Darren M. Pirozzi (Bar #156890) Rizio Lipinsky Law Firm PC 2677 North Main Street, Suite 225 Santa Ana, CA 92705 Fax No. (714)547-1245 Phone No. (714)505-2468 DATE (Fecha): 6/21/22 Clerk (Secretario) by Stephanie Paniaqua Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023.

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Keeping it Real: Riverside County Jails: Calls for Oversight Grow Amid Increasing Lawsuits and Recent Deputy Arrests S.E. Williams

Complaints against Bianco and deputies in his department cover a wide range of areas ranging from the excessive use of force to failure to protect inmates lives. Credit: Chris Allen, BVN On October 11, the families of Mark Spratt, Ulysses Munoz Ayala and Justin Kail, all housed at Riverside County’s Cois Byrd Detention Center in Riverside County at the time of their demise, joined a list of other grieving families who also lost loved ones in the county’s jail facilities in 2022, the deadliest year for people in the county’s custody in recent years.

As the community prepares to pay what may possibly result in millions of dollars in settlement costs, members of the community continue crying out for answers about Sheriff Chad Bianco’s administration of the department even as CA Attorney General Rob Bonta continues his Civil Rights patterns and practices investigation into the Sheriff’s Department.

Complaints against Bianco and deputies in his department cover a wide range of areas ranging from the excessive use of force to failure to protect the lives of those entrusted to their care.

Bianco has claimed again and again his department is not to blame and both his deputies and corrections officers operate according to established policies and procedures–except, of

course, those who do not. He further claims it is all a political witch hunt.

Recently, however, it has been hard for Bianco to hold firmly to this argument especially when three deputies/corrections officers were arrested in a very short period of time in recent months. In September, three corrections deputies were arrested for disparate actions.

One was arrested for extorting several female inmates and having sex with at least one of them; another, for possessing and consuming drugs; and a third for allegedly possessing over 100 pounds of fentanyl.

All three arrests are concerning but the fentanyl arrest certainly warrants attention especially when you consider that fentanyl deaths are occuring in jail facilities all over the country and Riverside is no exception.

“Democracy is the only system that persists in asking the powers that be whether they are the powers that ought to be.”

Sydney J. Harris Bianco likes to tell a story of how people are getting themselves arrested just so they continued in next 2 columns

Denver Court Hears Arguments on Trump’s Eligibility for 2024 Ballot...continued from page 3 Daniel Hodges, from the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department, testified about his terrifying ordeal during the Capitol attack. Hodges described observing Capitol rioters donning tactical gear, an occurrence that left him “very uncomfortable.”

He suffered many injuries when rioters attacked the Capitol, including bruises, a head injury, cuts on his face, and bleeding from his mouth. Hodges also attested that a rioter attempted to gouge his eye. He remembered protesters yelling that the election was stolen and encouraging others to fight for Trump. They also criticized law enforcement for being on the wrong side of history.

During his remote testimony, Rep. Eric Swalwell, a Democrat from California, stated that Trump had indicated before the 2020 election that he would not acknowledge the results if he were not the winner. Swalwell claimed that Trump escalated his rhetoric after legal challenges to the election results were dismissed. He told the lawmakers’ increasing worry when Trump announced, “We’re going to the Capitol” in his Ellipse speech.

He then described the distressing experiences of himself and his colleagues as rioters entered the Capitol.

In her ruling last week, Wallace dismissed Trump’s argument that Congress, not the courts, can handle questions about ballot eligibility. She disagreed with Trump’s statement that state election officials cannot enforce Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. Wallace argued that the clause allows Congress to

remove a constitutional disability if a person is disqualified.

However, the clause does not specify which government body would decide on such disability initially.

“The Court notes, however, it would be strange for Congress to be the only entity that is empowered to determine the disability and then also the entity that is empowered to remove it,” Wallace wrote. “States can, and have, applied Section 3 according to state statutes without federal enforcement legislation,” Wallace said. The judge’s ruling followed a decision by Chief U.S. District Judge Philip A. Brimmer to dismiss Trump’s request to move the Colorado ballot case to federal court. In a four-page order, Brimmer, a nominee of George W. Bush, stated that Trump, who was found responsible for sexually assaulting a journalist by a civil jury this year, did not properly follow the necessary procedures to involve Colorado’s Democratic Secretary of State, Jena Griswold, or get her approval to transfer the case to federal court. As a result, Trump’s attempt to move the case is considered “defective.”

Trump is also facing other challenges to his eligibility to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot. The Minnesota Supreme Court will hear arguments on Thursday concerning a lawsuit to remove Trump from the ballot in Minnesota. The current lawsuit also references a lesser-known provision in the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Similar legal challenges are underway in New Hampshire, Arizona, and Michigan.

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L E G A L S/C L A S S I F I E D S Complaint for Damages SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO MIKE AMARO, Plaintiff KAILEE VANDERLINDEN; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive Defendants, Case No.: CIVSB 2211874 COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES & DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL 1) NEGLIGENCE PLAINTIFF alleges: GENERAL ALLEGATIONS 1. Plaintiff is ignorant of the true names and capacities of defendants sued herein as DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, and therefore sue said defendants by such fictitious names.

Plaintiff will amend this Complaint to allege their true names and capacities when ascertained. Plaintiff is informed and believe, and thereon allege, that fictitiously named defendants is legally responsible in some manner for the occurrences, injuries and damages hereinafter alleged.

2. Plaintiff is informed and believe, and on the basis of that information and belief alleges, that at all times herein mentioned in this complaint, defendants were the agents and employees of their codefendants, and in doing the things alleged in this complaint were acting within the course and scope of that agency and employment. In the alternative, each defendant authorized, consented to and/or ratified the conduct of the remaining defendants, and each of them.

3. At all relevant times herein mentioned, plaintiff MIKE AMARO, was driving a 2020 Hyundai which was involved and damaged in the accident as described below.

4. At all relevant times mentioned, Defendant KAILEE VANDERLINDEN was driving a 2011 GMC Terrain.

5. At all relevant times, plaintiff MIKE AMARO was traveling northbound on the I-15 Interstate in the number four lane in the County of San Bernardino, State of California.

6. At all relevant times herein mentioned, defendants KAILEE VANDERLINDEN and DOES 1 through 25 (hereafter cumulatively referred to as VANDERLINDEN) were operating a 2020 GMC Terrain a vehicle owned by and registered to defendants VANDERLINDEN and DOES 26 through 50 (hereafter cumulatively referred to as OWNER).

Defendants and each of them, were traveling northbound on I-15 in San Bernardino, California.

7. On July 28, 2020 Plaintiff MIKE AMARO was traveling northbound on I-15 in the number four lane when defendants VANDERLINDEN, OWNER, and Does 1-50 negligently struck his vehicle from behind.

8. At the time and place as aforesaid, defendants, and each of them, negligently and carelessly owned, operated, controlled, maintained, repaired and entrusted their motor vehicle so as to cause it to collide with plaintiff and his vehicle, thereby legally causing plaintiff to suffer personal injuries and property damages, in a sum in excess of the jurisdictional minimum of this court and according to proof at the time of trial.

9. Does 1-50 were careless and negligent and otherwise caused and were the legal cause of the injuries to plaintiff.

DATED: June 9, 2022 FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION (Negligence) 10. Plaintiff repeats and realleges Paragraphs 1 through 9 of the General Allegations as though fully set forth herein 11. Defendant, VANDERLINDEN and Does 1-50 were negligent per se, and plaintiff will be entitled to evidentiary presumptions consistent therewith, by virtue of his violation of several California statutes designed to protect persons such as plaintiff, including but not limited to California Vehicle Code section 22350 which provides, “No person shall drive a vehicle upon a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable or prudent having due regard for weather, visibility, the traffic on, and the surface and width of, the highway, and in no event as a speed which endangers the safety of persons or property” Defendants, VANDERLINDEN, OWNER and Does 1-50, violated California Vehicle Code Section 22350 by failing to operate their vehicle at a safe speed. Thus, by striking the vehicle in which plaintiff was a driver defendant violated the California Vehicle Code and was negligent per se.

12. As a direct result of the negligent acts and omissions of defendant, OWNER, VANDERLINDEN, and Does 1-50 and each of their failure to exercise due care, plaintiff’ was injured and has incurred and will incur costs of suit.

13. As a legal result of defendants’ tortious misconduct, as aforesaid, plaintiff had to employ the services of hospitals, physicians, surgeons, nurses and other professional services; and plaintiff was compelled to incur expense for ambulance, medicines, x-rays and other medical supplies and services. Plaintiff is informed and believes and thereon alleges that further services of that nature will be required by plaintiff for an unpredictable period in the future, all to plaintiff’s damage, in a sum according to proof at the time of trial.

14. As a further result of the tortious misconduct of defendants, plaintiff’s property was damaged and destroyed, and plaintiff lost the use of same, all to plaintiff’s damage, in a sum according to proof at the time of trial.

15. As a further legal result of the tortious misconduct of defendants, and each of them, plaintiff has suffered loss of earnings and earning capacity, in the past, present and future, in an amount that will be demonstrated at trial according to proof.

16. Upon compliance with Code of Civil Procedure section 998, plaintiff will seek an award of prejudgment interest and costs, pursuant to California Civil Code section 3291. in a sum according to proof.

17. As a further legal result of the foregoing, plaintiff suffered and continues to suffer pain, anxiety, emotional distress and other general damages, in a sum within the jurisdiction of this court and according to proof at the time of trial.

PRAYER WHEREFORE, plaintiff prays for judgment against the defendants, and each of them, as follows: 1. For past and future economic damages, all in an amount to be proven at the time of trial; 2. For past and future noneconomic damages, all in an amount to be proven at the time of trial; 3. Prejudgment interest; 4. For costs of suit incurred herein; and 5. For such other and further relief as this court may deem just and proper.

RIZIO LIPINSKY LAW FIRM PC By: DARREN PIROZZI Attorneys for Plaintiff MIKE AMARO DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL Plaintiff hereby demands a jury trial.

DATED: June 9, 2022 RIZIO LIPINSKY LAW FIRM PC By: DARREN PIROZZI Attorney for Plaintiff MIKE AMARO Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper November 2, 9, 16, 23, 2023

STATEMENT OF DAMAGES SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO MIKE AMARO, Plaintiff v.

KAILEE VANDERLINDEN; and DOES 1 through 50, inclusive, Defendants CASE NO. CIVSB 2211874

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In the wake of these arrests, and as might be expected, the department congratulates itself on catching the criminals inside their corps but offers nothing about how they became part of the team in the first place. I can’t wait to see what comes of the investigation.

In the meantime, the Prison Policy Institute (PPI) reports there are many communities nationwide, where jails act as reception centers for those experiencing poverty, mental health crises, or substance use disorders. I think many of us agree with this assessment and that it is truly a structural and institutional issue that needs to be reconciled at the national, state and local levels.

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As such, the residents of Riverside County must continue to ask themselves if Chad Bianco is the right man for this job?

Do we trust his leadership? Do we trust his judgment? Is he failing in his due diligence and administration of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department?

As others have noted, it is past time for independent oversight.

If we don’t believe he is qualified, we must call for oversight. It is within our power to place it on the ballot and vote for it. If we fail to act, at what point does it cease to be Bianco’s responsibility and begin to fall on the shoulders of a community who elected him TWICE, and are now failing to use the tools available to them to create the desired change.

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With a growing number of residents working from home and recent events like this summer’s Canadian wildfire smoke infiltrating regions in the Midwest and East Coast (up to 70 million people in 32 states were affected), concerns about the air we breathe within our homes are rising.

According to a recent survey, more than 80 percent of homeowners prioritize improving indoor air quality, especially those with children at home. The survey, conducted by an HVAC equipment manufacturer, also revealed that nearly two in three homeowners believe their in-home air quality needs improvement. It’s clear that homeowners are looking for ways to make their indoor environments healthier, safer, and more comfortable.

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Why The Obligation to Give More Than Internet Public Notice By: Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper

It appears that with the growth of Social Media, a number of government agencies and organizations have decided that if they put notice of an event, rulemaking, bid or official notice on social media, that such action is sufficient notice to the public.

Nothing is further from the truth for the following reasons: First, less than 50 percent of the public is on the internet. This was made clear during the pandemic when school children had to go to libraries, or restaurants; wherever they could find WiFi in order to do school assignments because of a lack of internet access at home. In San Diego County less than 50 percent of households are on the internet. Second, and even more important, is the “Due Process” requirement of “Notice” and “Opportunity”.

Simply put, this means that all public dollars spent, at any level of government, whether local, state or national, are dollars that come from the collection of taxes and as such, the public, which is “we” the people, have a right to know how those dollars are being spent.

This matter is so important that the California Government Code provides specific provisions for presenting public notice in “newspapers of general circulation”. Such notice, as with “rulemaking” for governmental agencies that have the authority to make policy, must give the taxpayers the opportunity to be aware of proposed expenditures.

There is no requirement that said agency or governmental entity has to track the response, they only must give notice and such notice must be in a generally acceptable manner, i.e., newsprint first. All others can be added.

In the case of Federal agencies, Departments, Boards or Commissions, proposed rules must be published in the Federal Register, which is now online but still printed as a document.

These rules at the federal level, are found in the Administrative Procedures Act under Title 5 of the United States Code at sessions 553,554, and 555. Each State, like the Federal Government, has an Administrative Procedures Act. In the case of California, it's found under the California Government Code.

This means that when CalTrans’s Office of Civil Rights decided recently that they would no longer provide public notice to California’s legally adjudicated Black newspapers because they (CalTrans) did not get the desired response from the Black communities,

an embarrassing mistake was made in that the very Office responsible for ensuring that the laws of the State of California, including “Due Process'' requirements of “Notice and Opportunity” to either respond or ignore, were being violated by the very people responsible for ensuring the informing of all the community as taxpayers. At no point does the legal concept of “due process” require a response.

It only guarantees the right to respond if one chooses to do so.

Caltrans is not the only one violating this requirement of giving notice as prescribed by law. Cities such as the City of San Diego are equally as guilty. Consider the City of San Diego is about to engage in a campaign to recruit and hire a new police chief. The notice for this recruitment, just as other jobs the city has issued, is being sent to recruitment firms known as “headhunters”. No local notice or publicizing of the job or the requirements among the very people who pay the taxes to fund the jobs offered and retained by the city itself.

There will be an effort to hire a new Personnel Director for the City of San Diego, a new Fire Chief as well. The notice for these positions are only being put online. Remember, less than 50 percent of the community is on the internet.

There is no rule precluding the advertising of either positions, public notices or proposed policies on the internet, but laws have not changed allowing the internet to replace the prescribed publication of notices without a requirement of a specific response. Likewise, agencies can not rewrite their own public notice process to exclude print media because they find it cheaper to place such information on the internet. The internet can be a supplement to public notice but not a replacement in lieu of State or Federal Due Process requirements.

It should be remembered that much of the complaint that the public is apathetic is due to a lack of notice and information, not a lack of interest.

We expect to see the Office of Civil Rights within Caltrans reverse its wrongfully arrived at decision to treat the giving of public notice involving the expenditure of government funds as some quantity-based marketing of information, rather than the actual public notice all communications from that Department should represent in spending the public’s dollars.

California Lawyers for The Arts and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Presents Bayview Urban Arts Festival Uniting Communities Through Art, Music, and Justice Entertainment News [San Francisco, CA] – California Lawyers for the Arts (CLA) is proud to announce the Bayview Urban Arts Festival, a vibrant celebration of art, music, and food aimed at fostering community unity and supporting the cause of Arts & Justice. This exciting event is scheduled to take place at the historic Bayview Opera House on Saturday,

November 11th, from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The Bayview Urban Arts Festival is a testament to CLA's unwavering commitment to promoting the arts while advocating for justice. This festival serves as a platform to continued in next 2 columns

California Lawyers for The Arts and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Presents Bayview Urban Arts Festival... continued bridge communities, celebrate diversity, and raise awareness about vital social issues.

One of the festival's core missions is to champion the cause of ending all forms of slavery, with a particular focus on involuntary servitude, which is currently permitted for people convicted of a crime in California. And since the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution abolished slavery, except for incarcerated people, it is imperative that we recognize that the fight for justice continues. CLA believes in the power of the arts to inspire change and encourages all attendees to join us in taking a stand against involuntary servitude, which is currently allowed for people incarcerated in California prisons.

Additionally, the festival is dedicated to increasing voter registration within minority communities. CLA recognizes that the minority vote is a crucial voice in shaping our society and ensuring justice for all. By participating in the festival, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with organizations and resources dedicated to voter registration and civic engagement. This event is funded through the Bay Area Creative Corps program of the San Francisco Foundation and the California Arts Council.

This event is supported by the Bay Area Creative Corp Program of the San Francisco Foundation with funding from the California Arts Council in collaboration with Legal Services

for Prisoners with Children and Empowerment Avenue.

Key Festival Details: Date: Saturday, November 11th, 2023 Time: 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM Location: Bayview Opera House Admission: FREE We b s i t e : www. calawyersforthearts.org/ urbanartsfestivals The Bayview Urban Arts Festival promises an exciting lineup of local artists and musicians, delicious food vendors, interactive art installations, and thought-provoking discussions on the intersection of art, justice, and community. Future events will be held in Antioch and East Palo Alto in the spring of 2024. " We b e l i e v e i n t h e transformative power of the arts to bring communities together.

Through the Bayview Urban Arts Festival, we hope to inspire change, advocate for justice, and celebrate the rich cultural diversity of our community," said CLA’s Executive Director Alma Robinson, who is a longtime Bayview resident.

CLA invites the community to come together for this unforgettable day of creativity devoted to justice as we stand and demand the abolishment of involuntary servitude, which IS slavery. For more information about the Bayview Urban Arts Festival, please visit www.calawyersforthearts.org/ urbanartsfestivals.

WNED PBS To Air Documentary On Early Civil Rights Movement The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights premieres Monday, November 6 Inland Empire /Entertainment News Buffalo, N.Y. (October 13, 2023) — The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights, a powerful hour-long documentary by WNED PBS, delves deep into a national crusade that forged the civil rights landscape for the 20th century and beyond.

The film explores the Black elite and intellectual society at the turn of the 20th century and examines the heated national debate and conflict three Black leaders — sociologist W.E.B Du Bois, publisher William Monroe Trotter and educator and orator Booker T. Washington — had about how best to foster equality and opportunity for Black Americans. The film premieres on Monday, November 6, at 9 p.m. on WNED PBS and Buffalo Toronto Public Media’s YouTube Channel.

The film, produced and directed by Emmy Awardwinning and two-time Oscarnominated filmmaker Lawrence R. Hott, spotlights the early battle behind the civil rights movement that sprang forth as a repudiation of the methods of Booker T. Washington, then the most prominent Black leader in America. The end of Reconstruction brought about oppressive Jim Crow laws and widespread lynching.

Washington pandered to white society with his conciliatory philosophy of racial segregation and industrial training for Blacks instead of other advances.

Washington’s position was roundly criticized by Du Bois and

by Trotter, a prominent Boston newspaper publisher, and soon a new civil rights organization emerged: the Niagara Movement.

The group was formed when Du Bois and Trotter helped summon Black intellectuals, clergy, writers, newspapermen and activists from across the country to Buffalo, New York; the 29 men ultimately met across the Niagara River in Fort Erie,

Canada, to evade disruption by Washington’s supporters. The organization’s key demand: full civil rights for Black Americans.

Its Declaration of Principles, a sharp rebuke to Washington, stated, in part: “We refuse to allow the impression to remain that the Negro-American assents to inferiority, is submissive under oppression, and apologetic before insults.”

The film captures the farreaching impact of the shortlived Movement — disbanded only four years after its inception — which laid the cornerstone of the modern American civil rights movement, eventually morphing into the NAACP. “The influence of the Niagara Movement is evident in the protests and court challenges of the American civil rights movement as well as past and current activism,” said Tom Calderone, President & CEO of Buffalo Toronto Public Media.

“We are pleased to present this important film about such a prevailing influence on our society.”

The Niagara Movement will be distributed by American Public Television in February 2024 to public television stations across the country (check local listings).

The film will be available on the PBS app in February 2024.

Vi s i t w w w. theniagaramovement.org for more information, educational resources and bonus materials.

Follow WNED PBS on X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram (@ wnedpbs).

Major funding for The Niagara Movement: The Early Battle for Civil Rights was provided by The John R. Oishei Foundation, with additional funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc. - In Memory of Susan Howarth and Visit Buffalo Niagara.

“You Better Think, Long and Hard About the Decision You Are Making!”

By Lou K. Coleman

[Matthew 11:28-30]. Don’t wait until its too late! Think Long and Hard About the Decision You Are Making.

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Because choosing not to heed God’s warnings is rebelliousness and idolatry. Think long and hard about the decision you are making, because if you keep on ignoring the Lord and His warnings, you will soon find out the consequences of such and it ain’t gonna be nice.

Listen, [Jeremiah 30:4-10] warns that just ahead is the time of Jacob's Trouble, a time so disastrous that no other period in mankind's history can equal it. [Parallels to Matthew 24:1531; Luke 21 and Mark 13]. We ain’t seen nothing yet. Wars will be fought on a scale never seen before, and weapons of mass destruction. You best take God’s warnings seriously. Because right now, is the day of salvation. Right now, is God’s grace being offered to you again. Remember, God issued a Final Invitation before the flood. “Come into the Ark”.

Grace offered prior to judgment.

They despised the longsuffering of God. They said, “Here has Noah been telling us for one hundred and twenty years that a flood is coming, where is it?”

They mocked him, believing it was impossible that God would bring down floods to destroy the world. They refused to believe, and so not one of them accepted God’s warning.

At that time, the door of the ark was sealed shut, and apart from the eight people of Noah’s family who survived, everyone else, all those who had defied God were swept away by the floods— all life outside the ark perished. They had missed their chance to be saved by God. Don’t you do it! Think long and hard about the decision you are making because as [Proverbs 14:12; 16:25] reminds us, “There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.”

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1175

Ceasefire Michael Neuroth

He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. Psalm 46:9 (NRSV) As I stare at this blank screen, a well of emotions wants to pour out. Grief, anger, and a deep sense of humanity’s brokenness all swirl together. My heart is breaking at the daily images of suffering and rising death toll of our siblings in the Middle East. We see story after story of Israeli families grieving over the brutal loss of loved ones in acts of terror. We witness the growing carnage from rockets raining down on Gaza, escalating collective punishment on cities and civilians already fragile from years of occupation and economic isolation.

Tens of thousands have been wounded, and over 1,400 Israelis and 6,500 Palestinians have been killed. The suffering and carnage being experienced by these our fellow human beings is simply staggering as the cycle of violence continues.

John Paul Lederach, the wellknown peacebuilder, wrote about the cycle of violence in an article following 9/11. Lederach asserted, “The way to defuse such a process is not by pursuing victory through strength. That’s because whoever loses finds in the loss the seeds that give birth to the justification for renewed battle. The way to break such a cycle of justified violence is to step outside of it.” While we know that the eventual resolution to the conflict will require a complex process of reconciliation and restitution on core disputes over land, settlements, human rights, Jerusalem, refugees, resources, and occupation, the need today is simple: we must step out of the cycle. We need a ceasefire.

This call for a ceasefire is growing. Last week, 18 members of Congress led by Rep. Cory Bush introduced a resolution calling for a ceasefire, which the United Church of Christ also endorsed. Additionally, Brazil introduced a UN Security

Council Resolution calling for a “humanitarian pause” that was supported by twelve of fifteen council member nations. While the resolution was vetoed by the United States, it shows the growing call for a ceasefire around the world The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and other faith leaders have all called for a ceasefire, and the call has been echoed throughout our UCC statements and advocacy on the conflict. A ceasefire must be implemented to allow more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, provide time for negotiators to seek the return of hostages, and allow space for diplomacy and the calls for de-escalation, restraint, and a peace that addresses core issues to be heard.

Last Wednesday, I stood with thousands of Jewish peace advocates outside the Cannon House Office Building singing this phrase over and over, “ceasefire now…”. Knowing how much loss and anguish the Jewish community has experienced made this call all the more powerful. While some may dismiss it as naïve or one sided, I am reminded of Pope Francis’s call for the world to take just one side in the conflict—the side of peace with justice.

While my own hope has been shaken by these events, I am also reminded that our Just Peace witness is not only a call to work for justice that will lead to peace, but also a call to hold prophetic hope that peace is possible, even in the darkest moments. Let us take courage in that reminder, be persistent in our advocacy, and echo together the growing chorus around the world pleading and praying for a ceasefire.

Rev. Michael Neuroth is the Director of the United Church of Christ’s Office in Washington, D.C.

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California Governor Meets China’s Xi Jinping This week we begin with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to China, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Billed as a diplomatic mission focused on climate, many are also seeing the visit as signs of a potential thaw in otherwise frosty relations between the world’s leading superpowers. Newsom’s meeting with Xi comes ahead of the international APEC Summit scheduled to take place next month in San Francisco (Newsom’s hometown), where there is speculation Xi may meet with President Biden.

But… and there is always a but. According to an article in the Chinese-language World

Journal, not everyone in Beijing is looking through the same rosecolored lenses. “Many Chinese scholars believe that the Biden administration’s basic thinking and posture towards China has not changed,” the article points out, a posture many in China see as one of containment and suppression. And with elections in the US looming, anti-China rhetoric is sure to heat up once again, straining ties even further.

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Another source of US-China friction comes by way of the West Philippine Sea, where earlier this month Chinese and Filipino naval vessels squared off near Pag-Asa Island, part of the contested Spratly Island chain that both Beijing and Manila claim as their own, according to reporting from the Philippine Post. “Confrontations between Beijing and Manila in the West Philippine Sea, or parts of the South China Sea within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), have increased in frequency,” the article notes.

Richmond, CA Passes Anti-

Closer to home, the Jewish News of Northern California is reporting that the city of Richmond, California just passed an “anti-Israel resolution” condemning the country for its ongoing bombardment of Gaza.

“The people of the United States, whose government and tax dollars directly support Israel’s military, have immediate moral obligations to condemn Israel’s acts,” Richmond Mayor Eduardo Martinez told a meeting of the City Council after the resolution passed. Several opponents of the measure told the paper that as Jews they now feel less safe in their community.

Putting a Human Face on Immigration An opinion piece in the Spanish language Hoy Dallas out of Texas looks to put a “human face” on the topic of immigration. The piece profiles Lixania Rodas, a one-time attorney and human rights activist from Venezuela who like millions of others abandoned her home in search of security and a better life. “Now I am completely unemployed.

Right now, I’m still like the people who come here for the first time, with nothing,” Rodas says. “The ordeal is not over.

Migration is not over.”

It’s the Economy…

And in Atlanta, attorney and journalist Jongwon Lee writes in the Korea Daily that inflation is eroding Asian American support for President Biden as

the 2024 elections loom on the horizon. Citing recent polling data from PEW, Lee notes that among Korean Americans inflation ranked highest (38%) as among the key election issues, far surpassing other topics, including inequality (19%) and climate change (12%).

And despite the wave of antiAsian attacks that have roiled communities nationwide, only 6% of Republicans and 11% of Democrats ranked racism as a major issue. An overwhelming 97% stated they would vote for a candidate based on policy and not on whether the candidate was Asian American.

Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum Visits LA Finally, out of Los Angeles, La Opinión’s Araceli Martinez reports on the recent visit to the city by Mexican presidential hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum, who was recently tapped to succeed current President Manuel Lopez Obrador. “For us you are homeland, you are nation, you are life, you give strength to the migrant families of our country,” said Sheinbaum, speaking to a packed crowd at the Million Dollar Theater in Downtown LA. Her remarks also touched on a longstanding promise to turn Mexico’s consulates in the US into “spaces of protection” for the many migrants living and working here. “We want to strengthen the work of the consulates so that they are not only promoters of trade relations… now we are facing a great opportunity to make progress.”

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