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July 14, 2022 Thursday Edition

Volume 53 No. 13 Mailing: P.O. Box 837, Victorville, CA 92393

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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)

Police Shooting Questioned

By Bill Ellis, Jr. | The Akron Reporter

Incidents of Hate Crimes Against Blacks Highest in California Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

Lajana Walker-Dawkins, Jaylamd Walker’s Aunt and family spokesperson, pleads for” Peace” from protestor seeking justice as Atty Bobby DiCello looks on.

Protestors express outrage about the killing of Jayland Walker- An unarmed moterst shot on Monday, June 26, 2022. (Reporter photo) (Akron, OH) – Hundreds of protestors filled Downtown Akron demanding justice for a 25-year-old motorist who was fatally shot by Akron police during a traffic stop/chase.

“Jayland was a sweet young man. He never caused any trouble,” said Lajuana WalkerDawkins, Jayland’s aunt and the representative who spoke on behalf of the family Thursday.

“We don’t know what happened.

And we’d like to know for the mother, the sister, the whole family, and the community.

“They (Akron police) want to make him a masked monster with a gun,” said Atty. Bobby DiCello represented the Walker family. “Jaylen was unarmed.”

Jaylen Walker was driving when Akron police attempted to stop him for a traffic violation.

He refused to stop leading the police on a frantic chase starting in North Akron, down Route 8 ending in a parking lot in the Firestone Park area. According to police, Walker jumped out of the car attempting to flee. Police alleged that he turned to face them.

Walker was shot in a hail of over 90 bullets from eight officers.

Chief Steve Mylett explained that he, “Doesn’t know the number of rounds fired. The Bureau Criminal Investigation (BCI) will discover the evidence.

However, I anticipate that number

to be higher. Medical examiners are looking to determine entrance and exit wounds.”

“There was a gun recovered in Mr. Walker’s vehicle,” said Chief Mylett. “But, at the time of the shooting, he (Walker) was unarmed.”

“After the shooting, officers went to Mr. Walker and provided first aid to save his life. One officer on voice cam video can be heard saying “he has a pulse.”

Akron Fire Medics arrived to take over aid but unfortunately Walker tragically passed away at the scene.”

Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett released a 7-minute police body cam video of the incident during a Sunday press conference.

Protestors, during rallies in front of City Hall and the Stubbs Justice Center, criticized the shooting as overkill, calling for transparency and justice for the Walker family.

Rep Emelia Sykes expressed Black community concerns when she questioned, “the capture tactics of police on young Black men and why it took eight officers to bring down on unarmed man with over 90 bullets.”

The Akron NAACP and other concerned organizations led a crowd of a few hundred protesters peacefully walking to the City Hall/ Akron Police Department on Sunday, July 3rd. Representatives

Protesters demand Justice for the Jayland Walker Family during a peaceful rally in Downtown Akron, Ohio. Reporter photo/Veronica Sims. from the Freedom BLOC, Ohio ACLU, Faith community, and Black Elected Officials of Summit County expressed their concerns about the horrific shooting of an unarmed Black man.

Following the peaceful rally, some unknown angry protestors set a trash dumpster on fire, damaged some buildings, and spray-painted graffiti. Akron police arrested 50 vandals on several charges on Sunday night. Protestors, attempting to deliver petitions to Mayor Horrigan’s home, were turned away on July 4th.

Judi Hill, Akron NAACP president, joined other leaders requesting that any protest be peaceful. Akron Deputy Mayor Marco Sommerville said, “I know that you are angry and frankly you have the right to protest, but as the family requests, do it in a peaceful manner.”

With an abundance of caution, Mayor Horrigan cancelled the annual Fourth of July Downtown Rib Burn-off and all city sponsored holiday fireworks.

On Monday, he established a 9 pm to 6 am curfew in downtown Akron until Tuesday, July 5th.

Who is Jayland Walker?

A pastor and family members of Walker said that he was a good person. A graduate of Akron Buchtel High School, Jayland was a wrestling champion, ran cross country, and played on the Summit County All-Star baseball team from Buchtel’s baseball team. He worked for Amazon, and Door Dash.

Robert DeJournett, pastor at St. Ashworth Temple in Akron, told News 5 that, “The family is still trying to wrap their arms around this. He was not that kid “Jayland didn’t even have a parking ticket,” said Drjournett.

“Jayland had the biggest soul.”

Bodycam Vi d e o s Leads to More Questions Sunday’s press conference, which showed the fatal incident, left many questions. Concerned citizen were surprised by the city’s quick display of the incident to show citizens what police were facing.

The eight unidentified officers have been put on administrative leave pending the investigation.

“We want to reassure our citizens that more information will be coming,” said Chief Mylett who noted that, “this is continued on page 7

A report released by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) last month revealed that hate crimes targeting Black people in the state “remain the most prevalent” violations regarding a recent increase in violence motivated by race.

On June 28, State Attorney General Rob Bonta hosted a press conference announcing the DOJ’s release of the 2021 Hate Crime in California Report (HCCR). The report presents hate crime statistics such as the number of hate crime events, hate crime offenses, hate crimes victims, and hate crimes suspects.

California law defines a hate crime as a criminal act committed in whole or in part because of a victim’s actual or perceived disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or association with someone with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Aggressions toward the Black community increased 12.5% from 456 incidents in 2020 to 513 in 2021.

“Today’s report undeniably shows that the epidemic of hate we saw spurred on during the pandemic remains a clear and present threat,” Bonta stated.

“In fact, reported hate crime has reached a level we haven’t seen in California since the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11. As our state’s top law enforcement officer, I will continue to use the full authority of my office to fight back.”

A breakdown of victims by “bias motivation,” shows that 589 Black or African American persons or entities were victimized in 2021, and that 468 suspects perpetrated the crimes. 507 Black or African American individuals were

victims of hate crimes while 42 business or financial institutions, 34 government agencies, and 5 religious organizations were affected.

At Bonta’s press conference, Jimmie Jackson, the Bay Area representative of the CaliforniaHawaii State Conference of the NAACP and Vallejo branch president spoke in support of DOJ’s efforts to combat hate crimes statewide.

“We are all tired of seeing our brothers and sisters of color being targets of hatred, discrimination, and racism,” said Jackson. “We are working (with the DOJ) on a project to stop the hate and to move us all towards collective justice across communities of colors through preventive services with funding awarded by the Department of Social Services.”

According to Jackson, the Vallejo NAACP has seen an increase in hate mail and hatefilled messages since the 2016 presidential election. In the Bay Area, the Black community is experiencing increased bullying tactics, physical assaults, and threats of deportation reports the Bay Area News Group.

In Los Angeles County, which is home to the largest population of Black people in the state, African Americans were disproportionately targeted in hate crimes (42%) involving race, according to a 2020 Los Angeles County’s Hate Crime Report. In continued on page 4

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COMMUNITY/EDUCATION/ADVERTISING

California Ed Chief Tony Thurmond’s Equity Initiatives Gain National Recognition

Advocates Intensify Focus on Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure

By Sam P.K. Collins | Word In Black | Sacramento Observer

Joe W. Bowers Jr. | California Black Media

California is the winner of the 2022 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation.

The nation’s preeminent education award for innovation, it recognizes a state for enacting reforms or implementing programs that go beyond marginal or incremental changes to improve student outcomes on a large scale.

According to the Education Commission of the States, California is being recognized for “its coordinated approach to educating all students from preschool to postsecondary, with explicit attention toward wholechild supports and services, as well as its historic financial investments to ensure educational equity.”

In his press release announcing the win, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond said, “This is an incredible honor, and while the work continues, we’re proud of this national recognition that shows how California is improving educational outcomes for its students, closing equity

gaps, and transforming education for students from pre-kindergarten to adulthood.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose administration has made funding public education a priority, acknowledged receiving the award by saying, “California is transforming education from pre-kindergarten through to college and beyond, empowering students and families with more supports, more choices, and more opportunities. This award recognizes the hard work that’s gone into this transformative change by leaders throughout the state…. and the winners here are California’s kids and parents.”

T h e N e w m a n Aw a r d announcement coincided with school districts finalizing their 2022-23 budgets which were due at their County Office of Education

by June 30. Their budgets are bolstered by the highest level of funding in state history for all K-12 education programs – $128.6 billion is being allocated. Per pupil

spending is $22,893 an all-time high.

The award recognized California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) as one of the nation’s most equitable formulas.

LCFF allocates more resources to school districts educating lowincome students. In this year’s state budget, school districts are receiving a $9.0 billion increase in ongoing LCFF funding, a 13% base increase over 2021-22 rates.

The award noted that in the last two years, California has approved increases to the LCFF allowing school districts to add more teachers, counselors, paraprofessionals, and other student support providers.

A letter nominating the state for the award read, “… [W]e believe there is no other state doing as much to advance educational equity for its neediest students as California is doing today.”

Since taking office in 2019, Thurmond has championed and created initiatives taking into consideration the unique needs California’s students. In order to achieve equity and transformative change he has promoted mental health programs, community schools, literacy, expanded learning programs, professional development, anti-racism training, and universal schools and universal meals programs.

Thurmond told California Black Media (CBM) that, “Starting out

my goal was to figure out how to support Black students wherever they are in the state.” His Task Force on Closing the Achievement Gap has been the source of a number of recommendations advancing equity for all students.

Task Force recommendations include: Supporting literacy as a strategy for closing the gap. In 2021 Thurmond launched a campaign committed to ensuring all students read by third grade by 2026. This effort includes securing funds for literacy supports and school libraries as well as for family engagement supports for literacy.

This year’s budget includes $250 million to be spent over 5 years to hire literacy coaches and reading specialists for lowincome elementary schools, and to implement evidence-based literacy strategies for preschool through third grade students and their families.

Diversifying the teacher workforce. Thurmond developed and sponsored AB 520 (Mike Gipson, D-Carson), which called for expanding male educators of color. This bill was embedded into the 2021 budget which allocated $350 million in residency grants for teacher preparation programs with an emphasis on diversifying continued on page 6

Over the last five years, the DC Department of General Services (DGS) has recorded 65 instances when drinking water in District schools had lead readings of more than 5 ppb.

Earlier this year, the District branch of the NAACP launched a campaign urging D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the D.C. Council to reduce children’s exposure to lead, whether they’re at home or in school.

Since the turn of the century, based upon the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority’s initial efforts to replace lead pipes in the District, lead exposure has been a hot-button issue – especially in connection with school-aged children and expectant mothers.

Both populations, when exposed to lead, remain at a high risk of developing health problems.

In an appeal to District leaders, NAACP Washington, D.C. Branch President Akosua Ali, along with nearly two dozen advocates, cited DC Water’s capital improvement plan that left 80% of lead replacement efforts in the hands of District residents who would be required to enroll in a government program.

The status quo, Ali said, places the administrative burden on lower-income and less-informed residents.

Ali has since championed legislation introduced by D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George (D-Ward 4) and six of her council colleagues. If passed, the Green New Deal for a Lead-Free DC Amendment Act ramps up the removal of hazardous lead service lines on private and public land while expanding the District’s lead remediation workforce via the D.C. Infrastructure Academy.

In the interim, Ali continues to urge the District government to bring lead removal programs to residents and increase access to water filters.

“It would be a safe analysis to state that [some of the] lead service lines go into our schools,” Ali said. “The government would have to look into clusters, blocks and communities. Infrastructure continued on page 7

Black Property Owners: Law Requiring Landlords to Pay Tenants Is “Ill Conceived” Aldon Thomas Stiles | California Black Media A recent federal appeals court decision opens the door for the state and several California cities to pass laws requiring landlords to pay one month's rent to a tenant after they've been evicted.

The law, AB 1482, authored by former Assemblymember David Chiu, who represented the 17th District (San Francisco) until October last year, passed the Legislature in 2019 and took effect in 2020. Among other things, the legislation caps yearly rent increases to 10% for areas without rent control and provides financial assistance for tenants who were evicted because an owner of the property moved in.

San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Long and Los Angeles all have laws on the books or proposals in the pipeline requiring landlords to pay to evict tenants.

As of July 1st, California’s eviction moratorium ended.

Reports are that evictions are on the rise in some California cities, like Sacramento, for example.

Velma Marie Poplar, the owner of a property in Compton with 10 units and 10 families, says that this law is ill-conceived, and it will particularly hurt struggling Black property owners who do not have a lot of money saved up to absorb unanticipated expenses.

"I don't think this is a good idea right now because these are hard times for us as well," said Poplar, explaining some of the challenges landlords face.

"I don't think it's fair that a landlord has to pay a tenant to move out," she continued.

Poplar says her financial struggles during the COVID-19

pandemic has been interfering with her and her husband's ability to build generational wealth for her Black family.

"Right now, we're barely making ends meet during the pandemic ourselves. We're spending a lot of money that we had saved before COVID because you still have to maintain the apartments," said Poplar.

She said many large real estate management companies may be able to afford to pay tenants a month's worth of rent, but most small property owners cannot.

“The laws are not made for small business owners, they're made for big businesses; either you're rich or you're not and the rich can outlast people like me,” Poplar emphasized.

In California and many other states, lawmakers responded to the global COVID-19 pandemic's impact on renters by enacting protections for tenants whose abilities to earn money may have been impacted by local health and safety guidelines.

Poplar claims that some tenants have been taking advantage of those protections.

"During COVID-19, a lot of

their incomes had not changed yet they refused to pay rent," said Poplar.

She claims that 4 of her 10 tenants have not been paying rent due to the eviction moratorium and other pandemic related ordinances.

Although many Californians facing eviction have applied for the state's COVID-19 rent reliefprogram, the process takes time, renter advocates say.

According to the California Department of Housing, over the last 15 months, $4 billion in financial support has been disseminated to 340,000 renter households.

“California ran the largest and most successful eviction protection and rent relief program in the country,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom. “340,000 families weren’t evicted because of this, and the overwhelming majority of assistance went to very lowincome households. Homelessness prevented, public health protected, families stabilized.”

While rent is on the rise in the Sacramento area, Poplar said she has not raised rent on her tenants because she "knows the tenants continued on page 3

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GOVERNMENT/CONSUMER /BUSINESS NEWS

OP-ED: Overturning Roe v. Wade Weakens Our Union NNPA NEWSWIRE — Those seeking to deny basic rights rarely stop halfway. States are already proposing to legally sanction trips to other states for abortions. The enactment of these laws—which I believe to be blatantly unconstitutional, but do not trust the current Supreme Court to agree—would force women to choose between living in certain states and access to legal abortion anywhere. Given that nearly one in four American women have an abortion in their lifetimes, I fear deaths and horrific outcomes to many pregnancies and maybe another Great Migration.

By The Honorable James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip The statement of purpose in the preamble to the U.S. Constitution says, “in order to create a more perfect Union.” While I often focus on the words “more perfect,” equally important is the word “Union.” I fear that the Supreme Court’s recent opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is a step back from that pursuit and significantly weakens our Union.

Ill-advised Supreme Court decisions have torn our Union asunder in the past. And anything that has happened before can happen again. The Supreme Court’s decisions in Citizens United and Shelby County started the most recent erosion of our constitutional rights and democratic values, and its decision in the Dobbs case strips away another long-held right. The Court is reverting to a dark chapter in its history and risks thrusting our Union down another dark path.

During the Reconstruction era immediately after the Civil War, our Union made significant progress toward greater perfection through the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, and congressional action to enforce their protections.

These efforts granted more Americans a greater ability, as the Supreme Court observed with respect to abortion rights more than a century later in Planned Parenthood v. Casey, “to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation.”

Yet the Supreme Court of that time issued decisions that contributed to halting this progress in its tracks, and which aided and abetted the return to power of Confederates and their white supremacist governing ideology— and the ultimate rise of the Jim Crow era. In the Slaughterhouse Cases and Bradwell v. Illinois in 1873, the Court severely limited the privileges and immunities clause of the 14th Amendment, stripping this constitutional source of rights from those Americans whose privileges and immunities were under threat.

In United States v. Cruikshank in 1876, the Court exonerated members of a white supremacist

The Honorable James E. Clyburn (D-SC), House Majority Whip. mob that had perpetrated a local insurrection, holding that Congress could not protect Americans against violations of their constitutional rights by nongovernment actors, no matter how organized or how violent.

The Court’s endorsement of white supremacy was sealed with Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896, upholding the establishment of second-class citizenship with its “separate but equal” holding. The Court followed with Giles v. Harris in 1903, upholding Jim Crow voter suppression schemes that were disenfranchising African American voters throughout the South, rendering the 15th Amendment a dead letter for more than 60 years.

The effects of these decisions were that the rights of African Americans—the right to vote, the right to equal education, the right to be protected by law from deadly violence, the rights to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”— were dependent upon the states in which they lived. This states’ rights approach was highly detrimental to our Union and lethal to thousands of Blacks and other minorities.

Under this oppressive reality, the Great Migration ensued, where millions of African Americans moved north searching for dignity and greater opportunity.

For them, a country in which they had to migrate from one part to another for basic rights— though circumstances at their destinations were far from perfect—was no union at all.

This type of disunion is beginning to repeat itself. Already, the Supreme Court’s decisions over the past decade in Shelby County (which resulted in states

and localities no longer needing to have voting law changes “precleared” by the Justice Department), Rucho (which gave a green light to partisan gerrymandering), and Brnovich (which increased the difficulty of protecting the right to vote under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act) are enabling stark divergences in democratic procedures from state to state, with some states enacting significant barriers to electoral participation and accountability.

This creeping disunion is being exacerbated with the overturing of abortion rights in many states. As a result of the Supreme Court’s green lighting of voter suppression and partisan gerrymandering, this backsliding may not be limited to states where a majority of voters support candidates who favor abortion bans. When this happens, women in many states— disproportionately Southern states—will be forced to travel elsewhere for abortion care. That will be a grave imperfection in our Union. And this option may not even be feasible for many lowincome women, and they will find themselves in wrenching situations with no good options.

Those seeking to deny basic rights rarely stop halfway. States are already proposing to legally sanction trips to other states for abortions. The enactment of these laws—which I believe to be blatantly unconstitutional, but do not trust the current Supreme Court to agree—would force women to choose between living in certain states and access to legal abortion anywhere. Given that nearly one in four American

women have an abortion in their lifetimes, I fear deaths and horrific outcomes to many pregnancies and maybe another Great Migration.

There is no reason to believe the anti-choice zealots would stop there. Members of Congress are already discussing a national ban on abortion. The most extreme seek a constitutional ban. Some may say they don’t foresee these bans happening, and they may be right. But I don’t trust the rightwing, anti-abortion extremists to stop until the right to legal abortion has been eliminated.

And as Justice Thomas’s concurring opinion warned, those seeking to outlaw abortion won’t stop there. The Republican platform calls for overturning Obergefell, which guarantees the right of same-sex couples to marry. Other rights like contraception, intimate activity between consenting adults, and even interracial marriage could also be at risk. If this Republican Party is given the power to pass laws and appoint judges, rights that many thought were safe will be in jeopardy.

Forming a more perfect Union in a diverse society like ours cannot be achieved through mandated conformity—that is a recipe for rupture, not cohesion. I have often observed that none of us is any more or any less than our experiences allow us to be. Some Americans’ experiences have led them to the conclusion that abortion is morally acceptable, while the experiences of others have led them to the opposite conclusion.

The best way to form a more perfect Union is to leave decisions regarding abortions to those who are by far the best suited to make them: pregnant women. The Court’s decision in Dobbs will go down in history with the Slaughterhouse Cases, Bradwell, Cruikshank, Plessy, and Giles as grave errors that took us further away from a more perfect Union. I urge my congressional colleagues and state legislators to learn from our history and change course before our nation is torn apart once again.

COMMENTARY: Record Inflation Shrinks Housing Affordability, Worsens Racial Wealth Gaps

By Charlene Crowell, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Currently, the vast majority of new construction housing — whether for rent or for purchase – are for higher-income consumers, leaving moderate and low-income families with severely shrinking housing options.

Many Consumers Pay More for Rent Than Others Do for Mortgages This summer, temperatures are not the only thing rising above normal.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the nation’s consumer price index (CPI) at the end of May was the largest since December 1981, more than 40

years ago. This key economic measure tracks the change in prices paid by consumers for goods and services for about 93 percent of the total U.S. population.

The most recent report released on June 10, showed double-digit CPI increases for fuel, food, utilities,

and both new and used vehicles.

Even before this data release, many consumers already adjusted their lives to compensate as best they could for $5 per gallon gas prices, keeping family cars longer, and taking fewer family outings to free up funds for still-rising food prices.

But how much longer can housing remain affordable when prices for both homes and rents are rising even higher?

Homeownership, historically a reliable building block to family wealth, is more of a challenge today for first-time homebuyers.

As of 2022’s first quarter, the median price of an existing single family home grew to $368,200, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 15.7 percent higher than a year ago.

Families able to afford a 20 percent down payment on this median-priced home can look forward to a monthly mortgage

of approximately $1,383, which is $319 more – 30 percent higher – than a year ago, according to NAR. For Black America, however, a history replete with systemic discrimination in education, employment, lending, and housing imposes additional harsh realities that have yet to be effectively addressed.

From 2013 to 2019, after adjusting for inflation, the median household income of Black households increased by just $800, compared with about $3,000 for white households and $3,700 for Latinx households, according to research by the National Equity Atlas that analyzed the nation’s 100 largest metro areas. Additionally, during these same years, the number of neighborhoods affordable to Black households dropped by 14 percent.

“Shrinking neighborhood continued in next 2 columns

COMMENTARY: Record Inflation Shrinks Housing Affordability, Worsens Racial Wealth Gaps...continued affordability and the dearth of affordable neighborhoods that provide the necessary conditions for health, well-being, and economic success in many large metros are reinforcing longstanding patterns of racial segregation and creating new ones,” concludes this report.

Other new research from Freddie Mac sought to identify the causes of soaring home prices and where affordable homes might still be found.

What drove home price growth, and can it continue?

Freddie Mac’s new report found four factors driving escalating home costs: Record low mortgage rates in 2020 and 2021 generated a race to beat future rate increases; Home inventories were limited due to underbuilding on one hand, and below average distressed sales on the other; The number of first-time homebuyers grew due in part to favorable age demographics; and Many consumers left high-cost cities for cheaper ones that already had a housing shortage. Where affordable homes can be found, brings to mind an old adage in real estate, ‘location, location, location’.

“As of February 2022, migration out of the largest 25 cities remains three times higher than the rate pre-pandemic,” states the Freddie Mac report.

“The most significant increase in migration has been to midsized metro areas with populations between 500,000 to 1 million, followed by smaller midsized metros and smaller metro areas.”

The irony is that today, many consumers are paying more for fair market rent (FMR) than

many monthly mortgages that lead to home equity and wealth.

The down payment – rather than the monthly mortgage note – is the primary barrier to homeownership for many renters. With a rising cost of living, few – if any – dollars remain at the end of a month for many families. And even if a family has managed to save a few hundred dollars or more, home down payments on the private market are tens of thousands of dollars.

Some home lenders may offer adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) as an alternative to cash-strapped buyers. But the key word in these loans is ‘adjustable’. When loan interest resets occur, borrowers should plan for higher interest rates. It would also be prudent to remember that the foreclosure crisis of the early 2000s was fueled by high-cost mortgage loans that left millions of Black and Latino homeowners either without a home or remaining in one with a loan balance larger than its market value.

If this nation really wants to address its affordable housing crisis, then it is time to give Black America a level playing field with access to affordable and sustainable mortgages. It is equally important to diversify new construction housing.

Currently, the vast majority of new construction housing — whether for rent or for purchase – are for higher-income consumers, leaving moderate and lowincome families with severely shrinking housing options.

Every family of every income needs a home. Effective housing reforms would offer both access and affordability – not either-or.

Black Property Owners: Law Requiring Landlords to Pay Tenants Is “Ill Conceived”...continued from page 2 can't afford it."

She also said that her taxes go up every year.

"Anyone who isn't paying rent is getting evicted after COVID-19 is over," said Poplar. "If I don't catch up with everything I need to catch up with, my bills, I'm going to lose what I've worked so hard for in the last 17 years.”

She said that she's worried the banks will take her and her

husband's property if they cannot continue to afford it due to pandemic related income loss.

“I would lose everything,” said Poplar.

According to reports, the lawsuit related to the court's decision to uphold the rent payment law was filed by Better Housing for Long Beach and they are considering appealing to the Supreme Court.

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LA Lakers Unite Scotty Pippen Jr. and Shaq’s Son, Shareef O’Neal for Their Summer League

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Shareef O’Neal (left), 22, is the son of Shaquille O’Neal, 50. His father played in the NBA from 1992 to 2010. Scotty Pippen, Jr., 21, is the son of six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen who played most of his career alongside Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls.

The sons of two NBA Hall of Famers, Scotty Pippen and Shaquille O’Neal, will play together on the Los Angeles Lakers’ summer league team.

Shareef O’Neal, 22, is the son of Shaquille O’Neal, 50. His father played in the NBA from 1992 to 2010.

Scotty Pippen, Jr., 21, is the son of six-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen who played most of his career alongside Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls.

Pippen played in the NBA from 1987 to 1999. Of the two sons, Pippen, Jr. is generally viewed as the better prospect as O’Neal has had to contend with some injuries.

On June 28, the LA Lakers summer league roster players started practice for the upcoming California Classic in San Francisco and NBA 2K23 in Las Vegas, according to ESPN. The two sons of the superstars practiced at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility.

Whether they will make the team remains an unanswered question

— as it is for every prospect in such a hugely competitive professional sports league.

“I would definitely say there’s a different type of camaraderie for guys whose dads played in the NBA,” said Pippen Jr., 21, to reporters. Pippen Jr. was undrafted as he departed Vanderbilt. He signed a twoway contract with Los Angeles.

Although the pressure of being the son of a famous sports star could be an added issue for Pippen and O’Neal, pressure in general for prospects is already high. The percentage of college players that actually make it into the NBA is only 1.2 percent.

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

She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

Waste Management Sanitation Workers in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties Unanimously Authorize Strike, Threatening Potential Labor Dispute Local News CORONA, CA - Close to 200 sanitation workers employed by Waste Management at facilities in Chino and Corona have voted unanimously to authorize a strike against the company. This step follows multiple contract bargaining sessions with the company since the workers’ contract expired in April. Little progress has been made in addressing worker concerns, including fair treatment and constant harassment on the job.

These essential sanitation workers have worked throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure that communities throughout San Bernardino and Riverside Counties were kept clean and safe.

These hard-working men and women are members of Teamsters Local 396 based in Covina, California, affiliated with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents thousands of Waste Management workers across the United States.

These workers, who have made it clear that their preference is to reach a fair agreement with the company rather than strike, serve cities in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, such as Corona, Chino, Norco, Chino Hills, and Eastvale. If a contract is not ratified soon, this region's cities could see a waste hauling disruption impacting thousands of residents and businesses.

“I’ve been a dedicated Waste Management worker for over

14 years, doing my best to keep my community clean and safe.

Throughout the pandemic, this has meant putting my health and well-being at risk to do my job as an essential worker,” said Luis Barba, a driver at Waste Management Corona, California.

“While Waste Management calls me and my colleagues ‘heroes,’ the company doesn’t treat us that way.

They don’t even treat us as human beings or valued employees. We cannot put up with this any longer.

While we are doing everything in our power to avoid a strike, Waste Management needs to be held accountable to a fair contract and bargaining in good faith.”

“As a driver for Waste Management, I have had the opportunity to serve on the frontlines of the City of Chino, and I have been proud to do so.

In turn, I only ask for fair pay and a voice on the job. Still, Waste Management refuses to negotiate a fair contract with me and my fellow Teamsters,” said Alfonso Camargo, a driver with Waste Management in Chino, California.

“We have voted to authorize a strike vote because Waste Management needs to do better and start supporting its essential workers.”

In 2021, Waste Management’s CEO’s total compensation totaled over $13 million. The CEO’s pay was hundreds of times the average worker’s pay. Rather than investing continued in next 2 columns

Incidents of Hate Crimes Against Blacks Highest in California...continued from page 1 2020, the Black community in the county was 810,286 or 9% of the population.

There was a total of 1,763 bias events in California in 2021.

Overall hate crimes increased 32.6% from 2020 to 2021, and they are at their highest reported level since 2001, the HCCR found.

Anti-Asian hate crime increased dramatically, rising 177.5% from 2020 to 2021, and reported hate crimes involving a sexual orientation bias also increased significantly, rising 47.8% from 2020 to 2021.

Amidst the surge in documented hate crime events, Bonta urged local partners and law enforcement to review the statistics provided in the 42-page HCCR report and to recommit themselves to taking action against offenses motivated by racial or other biases.

At the press conference, Bonta announced the creation of a statewide hate crime coordinator position within the DOJ’s Criminal Law Division to support state and local law enforcement efforts to combat hate crime.

“We will keep working with our local law enforcement partners and community organizations to make sure every Californian is seen, heard, and protected,” Bonta stated. “Now, more than ever, it is critical that we stand united — there is no place for hate in California.”

Two days after DOJ released its report, U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman held a press briefing in San Diego that included an assessment of hate crimes threats, an overview of pre-attack indicators, and the best ways to report and mitigate threats of hate.

Grossman gathered key law enforcement and community leaders as a response to recent violent shootings, online white supremacist rhetoric, and a significant increase in hate crimes.

“Violent remarks by online extremists have resulted in public ‘tip’ reports to law enforcement, followed by a gun violence restraining order and successful

federal prosecution. To ensure this prevention strategy is repeated, it is essential to arm our community leaders with information,” Grossman stated. “It’s important that the community members know they are not alone in this battle against radical extremism, hateful threats and targeted gun violence.”

Hate crimes are distinct from hate incidents, which are actions or behaviors motivated by hate that may be protected by the First Amendment right to freedom of expression. Examples of hate incidents include name calling, insults, and distributing hate material in public places. If a hate incident starts to threaten a person or property, it may become a hate crime, according to DOJ officials.

Historically, hate crime data has been underreported. DOJ recognizes that the data presented in its report may not adequately reflect the actual number of hate crime events that have occurred in the state.

Nevertheless, the total number of hate crime events reported in 2021 is the sixth-highest-everrecorded, and the highest since 2001 in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks, Bonta noted.

Jackson said that the NAACP California-Hawaii State Conference will work with California Black radio, print, and online media outlets to educate ethnic populations to raise awareness of hate and bigotry in the state.

“These kinds of projects to combat hate are well overdue and the NAACP is proud to be taking a leadership position in the communities of color,” Jackson said. “We cannot continue to allow the forces of hate, racism, and discrimination to continue to run rampant without a fight.”

A copy of the 2021 Hate Crime in California Report is available here. https://oag.ca.gov/system/ files/attachments/press-docs/ Hate%20Crime%20In%20 CA%202021%20FINAL.pdf

Waste Management Sanitation Workers in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties Unanimously Authorize Strike, Threatening Potential Labor Dispute...continued profits into higher wages, benefits, and safer working conditions for its essential workers, it has continued to raise the salaries of overpaid executives. Meanwhile, waste and recycling collection continues to be America's 5th most dangerous job.

Additionally, instead of investing its profits in its workers and services to the community, the company has apparently used its expendable cash on currying favor with local cities the company aims to do or already does business with.

A recent example is in the City of Eastvale, where the city received an 8 million-dollar retention bonus back from Waste Management as part of the City renewing its waste hauling franchise agreement. With transactions like these and no respect from Waste Management, you can understand why Waste Management

Teamsters at the Chino and Corona facilities are frustrated that even though the company is willing to spend millions to curry favor with politicians who approve Waste Management’s contracts, it continues to drag its feet when it comes to reaching a labor agreement that treats its workers fairly and with dignity.

“Teamsters at Waste Management across San Bernardino and Riverside Counties are sending a strong message that they are ready to do whatever it takes to secure a fair contract.

Waste Management needs to take negotiations seriously to ensure that these essential heroes who work hard to keep our cities clean and protect our environment get a fair contract,” said Ron Herrera, SecretaryTreasurer of Teamsters Local 396.

The Pines Modern Steakhouse at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino Earns Wine Spectator Restaurant Award in 2022 Local News Highland, CA (July 6, 2022) — The Pines Modern Steakhouse at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel has been honored again for its outstanding wine program in

Wine Spectator’s 2022 Restaurant Awards, which celebrate the world’s best restaurants for wine.

“I want to congratulate all continued in next 2 columns

R. Kelly is Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor

R. Kelly was sentenced to three decades behind bars for racketeering and sex trafficking.

One of the most successful R&B singers over the last three decades, Robert Kelly, was sentenced to thirty years in prison on June 29 in Chicago.

Kelly was sentenced to three decades behind bars for racketeering and sex trafficking.

Testimony at trial included a sexual relationship he had with a 15-year-old when he started his career in his mid-twenties.

The prosecution of the singer received new energy after the documentary “Surviving R. Kelly” aired on Lifetime TV to high ratings. An earlier effort to prosecute ended in an acquittal.

Prosecutors had asked the judge to sentence Kelly, 55, to 20 years. R. Kelly’s defense team asked for 10 years or fewer. The judge in the case, Ann Donnelly, added another ten years to the sentencing guidelines and sentenced Kelly to 30 years.

Kelly’s defense team referenced that R. Kelly was the victim of sexual violence as a child at the hands of a family member and

a neighbor. Judge Donnelly said she considered Kelly’s traumatic childhood experience as a factor but not an excuse.

“It may explain, at least in part, what led to your behavior.

It most surely is not an excuse,” Judge Donnelly said in court.

Judge Donnelly said that the case against Kelly was, “not about sex. It’s about violence and cruelty and control. You had a system in place that lured young people into your orbit — and then you took over their lives.”

Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said she would appeal the sentence.

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

She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

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The Pines Modern Steakhouse at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino Earns Wine Spectator Restaurant Award in 2022... continued 3,169 restaurants that earned one of Wine Spectator’s three awards for their devotion to all things wine,” said Marvin R. Shanken, Editor and Publisher, Wine Spectator. “These awards not only guide our readers to dining establishments with impressive wine lists and outstanding service, but also serve to honor restaurants for their achievements and commitment to maintaining pristine cellars. We are thrilled to reveal our 2022 Dining Guide, which points to places where wine drinkers are warmly welcomed.”

“It is such an honor to receive this prestigious recognition from Wine Spectator, a recognized expert in both wine and wine culture, for the second year in a row,” said Yaamava’ Resort & Casino General Manager, Peter Arceo.

“Achieving level two, the ‘Best of Award of Excellence,’ is not only a reflection of our Beverage and Wine team’s determination to be a leader in the industry and create a one-of-a-kind experience for our guests, but also speaks to the Tribe’s continued support and our best-in-class approach in both service and products.”

Wine Spectator began its program to recognize the world’s best wine lists in 1981. There are three levels: the Award of Excellence with 1,782 winners, the Best of Award of Excellence with 1,290 winners and the Grand Award with 97 winners this year.

The Pines has won the Best of Award of Excellence. Best of

Award of Excellence recipients display excellent breadth across multiple winegrowing regions and/or significant vertical depth of top producers, along with superior presentation.

Wine Spectator’s special Restaurant Awards issue becomes available to readers July 12.

Follow the Restaurant Awards on Instagram (@ wsrestaurantawards), with hashtag #WSRestaurantAward, and at Restaurants.WineSpectator.com, where all winners can be searched by location and sorted by attributes including name, proximity, award level, cuisine and pricing. Winners are also profiled in the free Restaurant Awards app, available for iPhone and iPad users.

About Wine Spectator Wine Spectator is the world’s leading authority on wine.

Anchored by Wine Spectator magazine, a print publication that reaches around 3 million readers worldwide, the brand also encompasses the Web’s most comprehensive wine site (WineSpectator.com), mobile platforms and a series of signature events. Wine Spectator examines the world of wine from the vineyard to the table, exploring wine’s role in contemporary culture and delivering expert reviews. Parent company M. Shanken Communications, Inc., also publishes Cigar Aficionado, Whisky Advocate, Market Watch, Shanken News Daily and Shanken’s Impact Newsletter.

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LEGALS/CLASSIFIEDS/NEWS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220006129 Date Filed 06/24/2022 Filing Expires On: 06/24/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): STORAMERICA BEAR VALLEY County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12829 BEAR VALLEY ROAD VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Mailing Address: 2042 BUSINESS CTR DR STE 100 IRVINE, CA 92612 Number of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: NSA PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC State of Inc./Org./ Reg.: DE Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 201614510151 Residence Street Address: 8400 E. PRENTICE AVENUE 9TH FLOOR GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 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: Jan 01, 2022 John Minar, Manager, declares that all information in this statement is true and correct.

NOTICE- IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUBDIVISION (a) OF SECTION 17920, A FICTITIOUS NAME STATEMENT GENERALLY EXPIRES AT THE END OF FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE ON WHICH IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK, EXCEPT, AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION (b) OF SECTION 17920. WHERE IT EXPIRES 40 DAYS AFTER ANY CHANGE IN THE FACTS SET FORT IN THE STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 17913 OTHER THAN A CHANGE IN THE RESIDENCE ADDRESS OF A REGISTERED OWNER. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THE EXPIRATION. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT OF ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE, OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411 ET. SEQ., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS CODE.) Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220006390 Date Filed 07/05/2022 Filing Expires On: 07/05/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): CENTURY 21 TOP PRODUCERS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 27993 GREENSPOT ROAD UNIT 1 HIGHLAND, CA 92346 Number of Employees: 5 Name of Individual Registrant: Name of corporation or limited liability company as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.: EHR REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC. State of Inc./ Org./Reg.: CA Inc./Org./Reg. No.: 4610626 Residence Street Address: 7835 CHURCH ST HIGHLAND, CA 92346 This business is/was conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jun 27, 2022 Kirk Stoffel, 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 July 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220005829 Date Filed 06/16/2022 Filing Expires On: 06/16/2027 ABANDONMENT County of Current Filing: SAN BERNARDINO Date of Current Filing: 02/28/2019 File No.: FBN20190002508 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): GOWNS BY MARLA County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 889 N D ST SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401 Name of Individual Registrant: YVETTE WRIGHT 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: 6184 MANDY LN SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 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 Yvette Wright, 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 June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220005830 Date Filed 06/16/2022 Filing Expires On: 06/16/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): GOWNS BY MARLA County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 889 NORTH D ST UNIT A SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92401 Name of Individual Registrant: DAVID L. ACKERMAN 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: 6184 MANDY LANE SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92407 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 David L. Ackerman, 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 June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220005763 Date Filed 06/13/2022 Filing Expires On: 06/13/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): SOAPS OF EVE & CO County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 12778 TRENT PL VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 Number of Employees: 1 Name of Individual Registrant: EVELYN L. WILLIAMS 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: 12778 TRENT PL VICTORVILLE, CA 92392 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 01, 2018 Evelyn L. Williams, 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 June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2022.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CIVBA 2200236 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LETICIA ULLOA filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. KAITLYN ULLOA RAMIREZ to Proposed name: KAITLYN ULLOA 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: 8/15/22 Time 1:30 p.m. Dept.: B2 The address of the court is: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO San Bernardino District-Civil Division 235 East Mountain View Barstow, CA 92311 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: The San Bernardino American Newspaper P.O. Box 837 Victorville, CA 92393 Date: May 27, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220005825 Date Filed 06/15/2022 Filing Expires On: 06/15/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): IRISH INNOVATIONS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 929 S MOUNTAIN AVE ONTARIO, CA 91762 Number of Employees: 0 Name of Individual Registrant: GRACE J. WOLLARD 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: 929 S MOUNTAIN AVE ONTARIO, CA 91762 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: May 01, 2003 Grace J. Wollard, 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 June 23, 30, July 7, 14, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220006360 Date Filed 07/01/2022 Filing Expires On: 07/01/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): PROFESSIONAL TEMP County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 20786 BEAR VALLEY RD., UNIT F APPLE VALLEY, CA 92308 Mailing Address: 4204 SANTO TOMAS DR., APT C LOS ANGELES, CA 90008 Name of Individual Registrant: SHAPRI F. HAWES 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: 4204 SANTO TOMAS DR APT C LOS ANGELES, CA 90008 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Jun 26, 2022 Shapri F. Hawes, 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 July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2022.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20220006466 Date Filed 07/07/2022 Filing Expires On: 07/07/2027 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME (as shown in the Articles of Inc./Org./Reg.): OAK HILLS KENNELS County of Principal Place of Business: SAN BERNARDINO Street Address of Principal Place of Business: 7184 YOSEMITE RD OAK HILLS, CA 92344 Mailing Address: 13312 RANCHERO RD #674 OAK HILLS, CA 92344 Number of Employees: 2 Name of Individual Registrant: LISA M. SHOOTS 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: 7184 YOSEMITE RD OAK HILLS, CA 92344 This business is/was conducted by: An Individual Registrant has commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: Oct 29, 2021 Lisa M. Shoots, 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 July 14,21, 28, August 4, 2022.

James R. Baxter Judge Of The Superior Court Published in the San Bernardino American Newspaper July 14, 21, 28, August 4, 2022.

PETITION/PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: JOSEPH MARTIN RINAURO CASE NO: PROSB 2200848 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: JOSEPH MARTIN RINAURO A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: THERESA M. MILLER in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: THERESA M. MILLER be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: July 20, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S37 SUPERIO R COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 San Bernardino District-Probate Division IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Don M. Ross II, Esq. 57382 29 Palms Hwy Yucca Valley, CA 92284 (760)999-2095 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 30, July 7, 14, 2022.

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: THOMAS PATRICK TSCHIDA, aka THOMAS TSCHIDA and TOM TSCHIDA CASE NO: PROSB 2200960 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of: THOMAS PATRICK TSCHIDA aka THOMAS TSCHIDA and TOM TSCHIDA A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by: SUSAN CAROL KARAISCOS-TSCHIDA in the Superior Court of California, County of SAN BERNARDINO. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that: SUSAN CAROL K A R A I S C O S -T S C H I D A b e ap p o inte d as p e r s o na l 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: Aug 08, 2022 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: S35 SUPERIO R COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO 247 West Third Street San Bernardino, CA 92415 SBJC 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: Christina Ferrante 10700 Civic Center Dr., Suite 200 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730 (909)989-9923 Published in The San Bernardino American Newspaper July 14, 21, 28, 2022.

Publish Your FBN Statement for $45 Call(909) 889-7677 Email: mary@sb-american. com SUMMONS SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número del Caso): CVPS 2105843 NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DARRELL S. GEIER, Deceased, and All of His Testate and Intestate Successors and All Persons Claiming By, or Through, or Under Such Decedent; ROBERT J. GEIER, an individual; MARJORIE A. MARTIN, an individual; ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY LEGAL OR EQUITABLE RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT ADVERSE TO PLAINTIFF’S TITLE, OR ANY CLOUD UPON PLAINTIFF’S TITLE THERETO and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive FURTHER

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BY PLAINTIFF (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): ANGEL VIEW, INC., a California NonProfit Corporation 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 RIVERSIDE 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Palm Springs, CA 92262 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): DIANE C. BLASDEL, ESQ., SBN 157211 PO BOX 1747 PALM SPRINGS, CA 92263 760-320-0111 760-320-0211 DATE (Fecha):11/4/2021 Clerk of Court (Secretario), by V. Lopez, Deputy (Adjunto) (SEAL) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served Published In The San Bernardino American Newspaper June 30, July 7,14, 21, 2022.

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As Trump Court Flexes Power, Clarence Thomas Emerges as Spokesperson

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor

Many progressives have been targeting Justice Clarence Thomas for criticism all week after the fall of Roe v. Wade after 49 years.

From striking down Roe v. Wade and weakening environmental protections and threatening to strike Times v. Sullivan, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has a lot to say lately.

In the week after the Supreme Court took away a constitutional right for the first time in history, Thomas, 74, is emerging as a central character for the conservative members of the Supreme Court.

After President Donald Trump appointed three conservative judges to fill the vacancies that Democrats were unable to convert on, Thomas now has plenty of conservative company.

After three decades on the Supreme Court and often being in the minority when opinions were released, suddenly Thomas’ influence is large.

The 6-3 court represents the first time in decades that conservatives have control of the court which now has no moderate members to tip the scale one way or the other on close votes. As the decisions of the year are released, an expansion of gun rights in New York was part of the key decisions.

On June 30, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson joined the court after a noon swearing-in ceremony. She takes the place of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.

“They object on religious grounds to all available COVID–19 vaccines because they were developed using cell lines derived from aborted children,” Thomas wrote in an opinion on June 30. The notion that COVID-19 vaccines are somehow linked to fetuses is deliberate disinformation spread primarily by QAnon online. No COVID-19 vaccine in the United States contains the cells of fetuses.

“Justice Clarence Thomas confirmed many of our deepest fears about where this decision may lead: Taking aim at additional long-standing precedent and cherished privacy rights, from access to contraception and invitro fertilization to marriage equality,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of Thomas last week.

Many progressives have been targeting Thomas for criticism all week after the fall of Roe v. Wade after 49 years. Thomas is indicating more conservative moves by the current court are likely.

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

She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail.com and on twitter at @LVBurke

Texas and California Agree: Depend on Wind Energy and Prepare for Blackouts National News July 11, 2022, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning today issued the following statement responding to the latest power outages in Texas: “It might shock people to discover that the state of Texas has fallen into the same green energy dependency cycle which has captured California. At least that is what the agency overseeing utilities in Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), is reporting.

“ERCOT is urging Texans and Texas businesses to conserve energy this week due to a projected capacity shortage.

How could Texas, the king of

oil and natural gas, be facing an electricity shortage, you might ask? A combination of record high demand, failure to add new coal, natural gas and nuclear thermal capacity and the failure of the wind to blow is the answer.

Remember this is the same Texas ERCOT which has encouraged the growth of wind and solar without increasing the capacity of coal, natural gas and nuclear over the past decade putting all of the future electricity needs of the oil state at the whim of the wind and sun gods. Just two winters ago, it was Texas which suffered from massive power outages due to wind and solar shortages and continued in last 2 columns

“You’ve Been Given Notice!”

By: Lou Yeboah

Lou Yeboah Get yourself together, repent at once, and act as you did at first, or else I will surely come

and remove your lampstand out of its place- [Revelation 2:5]. I will come in and sweep your house clean, says the Lord.

Repent while it is still daybreak!

Listen, as God through Pilate gave Israel one last chance before consigning the nation to perpetual judgment. [John 19:8-16] He is continued in next 2 columns

“You’ve Been Given Notice!”...continued giving you one last chance to repent. The parable’s lesson in [Luke chapter 13] is that mercy and grace are available to all who will come to Christ IN TIME. Because eventually time runs out. ]Hebrews 9:27]. This is an urgent call to use the second chance wisely. This is a judgmental word filled with overtones of grace. [Luke 13: 1-9].

Don’t be like the self-righteous, prideful Jews who were horrified at the demand for repentance.

How could they acknowledge sinfulness and the validity of God’s condemnation? They compared themselves to others who had met with unfortunate disaster and judged themselves to be worthy of God’s favor. But Jesus turned the tables on them once again as He pressed home the urgent need for repentance. As a nation, this was their last chance to repent.

Don’t you wait until it’s too late!

There is a season and time for everything. [Ecclesiastes 3:1-8].

Listen, this is where the rubber meets the road. This is where it comes down to the wire. For Jesus says in [Revelation 2:21] “And I gave her time to repent, and she did not repent.” Understand that it is only the forbearance of God that stands between you and eternal damnation. You are living on borrowed time. Opportunity to repent does not last forever.

For He said to the vineyard-

keeper, “Behold, for three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree without finding any.

Cut it down! [Luke 13:7]. I tell you; God’s patience won’t last forever. “Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, the unrighteous man his thought, let him return to the Lord and He will have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.” [Isaiah 55:6-7].

Listen, no one likes to be commanded to do anything.

But here is a command from Almighty God that applies to every man, woman, boy and girl born on this planet. God says you must repent. No excuses will be accepted. If you do not obey God’s command, you will someday face a divine court-martial. Don’t take the grace of God for granted, make use of this opportunity to repent. “Rid yourselves of all the offenses you have committed and get a new heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? For I take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent and live!” [Ezekiel 18:31-32].

“But if they do not listen, they will perish by the sword and die without knowledge.” [Job 36:8-12].

You’ve been given notice! Repent while you still have a chance!

Tribal Sovereignty, Trampled...continued authentic and postcolonial Indian expressions of the Christian faith.”

We can write to our Congressional representatives and demand action to ensure that tribal sovereignty be respected, and that tribal leaders have the support they need to

respond to the needs of their tribes.

Rev. Elizabeth Dilley serves as the Minister and Team Leader for the Ministerial Excellence, Support and Authorization (MESA) ministry team in the national setting of the United Church of Christ.

Texas and California Agree: Depend on Wind Energy and Prepare for Blackouts...continued a cavalcade of other operational mistakes, and now they find themselves in the same exact vice.

“California is well-known for being whacko-stupid in their pursuit of unreliable energy displacing coal, natural gas and nuclear, but the fact that the nation’s second most populous state has allowed its own internal electricity generation system to fall into the green abyss is beyond absurd. The difference is that Texas legislators are supposed to be smart enough to allow markets to work. Unfortunately, they decided on a state run electricity generation plan years ago which is now bearing the sour fruit

of shortages, like all socialist systems do. It is time for Texas to revisit their state electricity generation strategy before they become the laughing stock of the country. A state which has mocked California for a generation suffering because they didn’t understand that to have a reliable grid, you need reliable energy sources. As an oil and natural gas producing state, you would think the politicians in Austin might have read their own brochures.”

To view online: https:// getliberty.org/2022/07/texas-andcalifornia-agree-depend-on-windenergy-and-prepare-for-blackouts/

New California Law Holds Gun Makers Liable: “The Gun Industry Can No Longer Hide” Governor Newsom signs legislation so irresponsible gun makers can be sued for the carnage their products cause New law bolsters California’s nation-leading gun safety policies credited with cutting gun death rate by half Lifestyle/National News

WITNESS FOR JUSTICE #1107

Tribal Sovereignty, Trampled Elizabeth Dilley The end of June always brings a slew of decisions from the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS).

This year, several such decisions overturned decades of precedent in a number of areas. The right to privacy regarding abortion in Roe v.

Wade was overturned on slim legal reasoning. The EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases was circumscribed in West Virginia v. EPA. And the right of states to regulate firearms was severely limited in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen.

However, one case seemed to have escaped much mainstream media scrutiny, although its impact is nothing short of devastating. Oklahoma v. CastroHuertas overturned decades of jurisprudence and practice in concluding that “the Federal Government and the State have concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute crimes committed by nonIndians against Indians in Indian country.” This cuts to the heart of tribal sovereignty, which asserts that only the native tribes or the federal government can prosecute alleged crimes committed on tribal land (often called “Indian Country” in legal documents).

In his dissent, Justice Gorsuch writes that, “After the Cherokee’s exile to what became Oklahoma, the federal government promised the Tribe that it would remain forever free from interference by state authorities. Only the Tribe or the federal government could punish crimes by or against tribal members on tribal lands. At various points in its history, Oklahoma has chafed at this limitation….

Where our predecessors refused to participate in one State’s unlawful power grab at the expense of the Cherokee, today’s Court accedes to another’s.”

A power grab is accurate. This ruling expands states’ rights at the expense of not only the federal government, but also the tribes who exercise sovereignty over tribal lands (including much of eastern Oklahoma, as referenced in Castro-Huertas).

This decision further erodes the self-determination of tribes and limits tribal leaders’ autonomy to prosecute crimes and handle punishment in ways that align with community needs. The Native American Rights Fund offered this statement in response to last week’s ruling: “The Supreme Court’s decision today is an attack on tribal sovereignty and the hardfought progress of our ancestors to exercise our inherent sovereignty over our own territories.”

This says nothing of the fact that neither states nor the federal government seem interested in supporting tribal leaders in prosecuting crimes committed in Indian Country. To wit, the number of murdered and missing Indigenous women and twospirit people is alarmingly high, with most of these crimes being unsolved. When non-Indians are the perpetrators of these crimes (as is very often the case), prosecution is even more challenging.

How can the Church support Indigenous tribes in light of this decision? As always, we can defer to the wisdom of tribal leaders rather than impose our own ideas on what best to do.

The Council of American Indian Ministries writes that they support communities throughout the UCC in seeking to “maintain our Indian traditions by employing our Native values and cultures to witness in our communities through continued in next 2 columns

SACRAMENTO – Taking new steps to further hold the gun industry accountable, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday allowing the state, local governments and Californians to sue gun makers. Watch video of the Governor signing the bill here.

“To the victims of gun violence and their families: California

stands with you. The gun industry can no longer hide from the devastating harm their products cause,” Governor Newsom said. “Our kids, families and communities deserve streets free of gun violence and gun makers must be held accountable for their continued on page 8

California Ed Chief Tony Thurmond’s Equity Initiatives Gain National Recognition...continued from page 2 the teacher workforce. $184 million in new funding for teacher residencies is included in the 2022-23 budget and eligibility is expanded include to counselors.

Expanding funding for Community Schools. In 2019 Thurmond wrote and sponsored AB 1196 (Gipson) to fund Community Schools. In 2021, Thurmond worked with Newsom on a proposal to expand community schools. The 2021 budget allocated $3 Billion for Community Schools and the California Department of Education (CDE) is currently implementing the community schools’ strategy. An additional $1.13 Billion was authorized in this year’s budget.

Providing professional development to help close the achievement grant. Thurmond helped to secure $1.5 Billion in Educator Effectiveness Grants to support professional development for educators to help close learning gaps. CDE has awarded the Educator Effectiveness Grants and is working with districts to implement this strategy.

Expanding mental health programs. Thurmond sponsored SB 1229 (McGuire, D-Healdsburg) which would fund $25,000 grants to add 10,000 mental health clinicians to serve California students. Provisions of SB 1229 have been folded into the 2022-23 budget legislation as part of teacher and school counselor residency programs. The current Golden State Teacher Grant Program is expanded to include mental health

providers authorizing them to receive grants up to $20,000.

Expanding Pre-school programs. Thurmond sponsored AB 22 (McCarty, D-Sacramento) a bill that guarantees Universal Transitional Kindergarten.

Thurmond and CDE are now implementing the policy. This year’s budget expands transitional kindergarten eligibility and rebenches the Proposition 98 Guarantee to $611 Million to accommodate enrollment increases. Also, $383 Million is approved to reduce the adult-to-student ratio for transitional kindergarten.

Expanding Dual language immersion programs. Thurmond wrote and is sponsoring SB 952 (Limón, D-Santa Barbara) a bill that helps schools expand into dual language immersion programs.

This bill is a priority bill for the Latino Caucus.

Piloting implicit bias programs.

Thurmond secured $10 million in the 2021 state budget for funds for districts to provide anti-bias training.

Reducing chronic absenteeism.

Thurmond secured grant funds to provide Oakland and Inglewood Unified School Districts resources needed to contact families with chronically absent students.

The Education Commission of the States will present California leaders with the Newman Award at the 2022 National Forum on Education Policy being held July 13-15 in Washington, D.C.

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Covid 19 Vaccine NOW Available for All Kids “You can't just have the vaccine in stock and wait for people to show up. That's why we reach out to let people know their children can be vaccinated at any time when our clinics are open."

World /Health News

Advocates Intensify Focus on Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure...cvontinued from page 2 harms, the question is if we’re testing children as often as we need,” Mabson said.

“The other question is what are we seeing in these schools with elevated levels where students are struggling?” Mabson added.

“What’s the connection to lead?

It does have a bearing on the educational outcomes in students.

We can see that in some ways across the city where elevated lead levels can be detected.”

Lewis George said we can illafford to ignore the long-term effect

of lead poisoning on children.

“Young people absorb four to five times as much lead as adults,” she said. “They are vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead and can suffer the impacts on the development of their brain and nervous system. It comes in various ways with children who are left with behavioral and intellectual disabilities.”

The post Advocates Intensify Focus on Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure appeared first on The Sacramento Observer.

Covid 19 Vaccine NOW Available for All Kids...continued

Dr. Albert and Maria Arteaga of LaSalle Medical Associates, Inc. (Redlands, Calif.)

Dr. Albert Arteaga, MD, CEO of LaSalle Medical Associates, says that all LaSalle clinics have started delivering the Covid-19 vaccine to children.

"We have the Covid19 vaccines in stock, and we have completed training our people on dosages, proper delivery, and administration," says Dr. Arteaga. "We also have started an active outreach campaign to all of our patients to let them know they can bring their children in to get vaccinated."

LaSalle Medical Associates has been ahead of the curve for vaccine administration for decades, particularly for pediatric illnesses.

"I remember 25 years ago we thought childhood vaccinations must have been around 100 percent. We were very far off.

The national statistics came out saying compliance was only 30–40 percent. At LaSalle we were doing a lot better, around 60 percent, but that still did not meet our standards, and that's why we have been so focused on outreach ever since," says Dr. Arteaga.

Dr. Arteaga adds, "Since the government started compiling records and keeping track of the percentage of people getting vaccinated, we now have a much more accurate picture of how effective vaccination programs are."

Being proactive leads to higher vaccine compliance. Calling parents to let them know they should bring in their youngsters to get vaccinated means that prevention is likely to be a lot more effective.

Dr. Arteaga also reveals his continued in next 2 columns

Advocates Intensify Focus on Eliminating Childhood Lead Exposure...cvontinued from page 2 aside, the government has to bring the programs to the people.”

Looking into District Schools and Daycares Legislation approved by the D.C. Council in 2017 designates 5 parts per billion (ppb) as the threshold for filter replacement and lead remediation in District schools but many advocates cite any kind of lead exposure as dangerous.

Lead exposure can damage a child’s brain and nervous system, which slows growth and development and increases the likelihood of learning and behavior issues. Adults exposed to lead often experience high blood pressure and problems with their brain, kidneys and reproductive organs.

In recent years, advocates have deemed partial lead service line replacement projects conducted

by DC Water as insufficient in stopping lead exposure.

The District’s estimated to have more than 28,000 lead or galvanized-iron pipes, all of which DC Water intends to replace by 2030.

Projects initiated by DC Water involve main water replacement, emergency repairs and D.C. Department of Transportationrelated projects. In areas where DC Water doesn’t plan to do construction, property owners can enter two programs through D.C. Department of Energy and Environment to receive lead replacement services at a discount.

Since the passage of the Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention Amendment Act, some District schools have undergone lead pipe replacement as part of capital improvement plans. A DC Department of General Services (DGS) representative said given

the sporadic nature of high lead readings, the D.C. government has opted to collectively perform remediation across all District public school facilities.

Over the last five years, DGS has recorded 65 instances when drinking water in District schools had lead readings of more than 5 ppb. During the 2021-2022 academic year, only 10 devices in DCPS facilities tested higher than 5 ppb before the execution of lead remediation. After that procedure, none of the pipes tested beforehand had levels surpassing 5 ppb. DGS said that 70% of the devices with high lead level readings were based in Wards 7 and 8.

In situations when DGS detects high levels of lead in school drinking water, contractors shut off the water source, replace the filter and conduct another test.

The process, most of which involves laboratory testing, takes two weeks. However, some advocates, like those representing Black Millennials 4 Flint, have questioned whether school officials erect signs near the contaminated water source informing students and community members about the lead reading.

Other issues of concern for Black Millennials 4 Flint member Michelle Mabson involve whether children are being tested for lead exposure and the degree to which officials have conducted lead readings in daycare and child development facilities located in single-family homes.

“If we know that lead is being ingested at schools, recreation centers, childcare facilities and homes, and we know the effects of lead and the neurocognitive continued in next 2 columns

personal shot-administration secret: "Children typically don't like getting a shot. So, I tell them this shot is painless. But if they do feel pain, I can always give them a second shot for the pain. I've never had a child ask for that second shot."

A nurse or physician's bedside manner means a lot, particularly with children. Keeping things light and avoiding a stern attitude helps the entire experience go down more easily for both the patient and the caregiver.

LaSalle's clinics have been recognized in the past for their well-above-average vaccination delivery, recording rates above 80 or even 90 percent compliance for flu shots, for example. Dr. Arteaga says, "It’s all because we really push for people to care for themselves."

Dr. Arteaga also tackles the myth that if people are feeling ill, they should not get a vaccine shot. "Not true," says the doctor,

"unless you're quite ill. If you have a cold, the sniffles, whatever, it's perfectly safe and advisable to get your Covid 19 Vaccine."

Dr. Arteaga restates his mantra that it's not enough to have vaccines on the shelf. They need to be available during all regularly open clinic hours, and that's the longstanding LaSalle policy.

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Newlyweds are now eligible for Covered California health coverage World /Health News

The summer wedding season is upon us, and this joyous next step in life shouldn’t be taken without the safety and security of having quality, affordable health insurance for you and your partner.

We are in the midst of Covered California’s special enrollment period and getting married is one of the ways Californians can qualify to sign up for health insurance instead of having to wait until open enrollment in the fall.

As long as you apply for coverage within 60 days of your wedding, you are eligible to sign up.

“Congratulations to all of the Californians getting married during the summer months,” said Covered California Executive Director Jessica Altman. “Take a moment to protect your bliss by getting yourself – and your partner – health insurance coverage. It will provide you with top-notch primary care and protection from any health emergencies.”

Consumers who sign up during special enrollment will have their coverage begin on the first of the following month. So, anyone that enrolls during July would have full coverage on Aug. 1 with expanded financial help under the federal American Rescue Plan included for qualifying Californians.

In addition to getting married, there are many life changes that allow Californians to enroll right now. The most common qualifying life events are losing health coverage, having a baby, permanently moving to California, or moving within the state.

Additionally, there are several other qualifying life

events that are available due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the American Rescue Plan: You or a family member have been affected by COVID-19.

You have a household income under 150 percent of the federal poverty level, which is less than $19,320 for an individual and $39,750 for a family of four.

You paid the penalty because you did not have health insurance.

A full list of qualifying life events for Covered California’s special enrollment can be found here.

“Because of the American Rescue Plan, in 2022, two of every three Covered California enrollees can get name-brand coverage for $10 a month or less,” Altman said. “If you are uninsured and have experienced a qualifying life event, you can sign up for coverage right now.”

Consumers can explore their health coverage options in several different ways, including: Covered California’s online Shop and Compare Tool will show a consumer if they are eligible for financial help and which health plans are available in their area.

Find the nearest certified enroller in your local area for free and confidential help by visiting https://www.coveredca. com/support/contact-us/.

Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506 to get information or enroll by phone.

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Newlyweds are now eligible for Covered California health coverage...continued for low-cost or no-cost MediCal health plans. Medi-Cal enrollment is available year-

round, and the coverage will begin the day after a person signs up.

Nearly 2,000 brands are still programmatically advertising on 'Stop the Steal' misinformation sites

by Jack Benjamin Nearly 2,000 advertisers and the US Government itself, have advertised on misinformation websites that claim the 2020 Presidential Election was “stolen”, research has revealed.

Analysis from misinformation watchdog NewsGuard showed 1,975 brands, as well as multiple US government agencies and prestigious universities, have advertised on 166 unique, known misinformation websites that spread false “stop the steal” claims undermining the integrity of the 2020 presidential election in the past year.

In the days following the insurrection attempt on January 6, 2021, NewsGuard published prior analysis showing 1,600 brands ran thousands of advertisements on websites that trafficked false election claims in the three months between the 2020 presidential election and the attack on the Capitol.

Major web advertisers such as Google have moved to drop several far-right publishers from its advertising platform in recent years, even before the attack on the the US government.

Yet now, even after watchdogs such as NewsGuard have flagged these sites for misinformation, and as the January 6 congressional committee continues to share findings on the coordinated effort to undermine and overthrow the results of the 2020 election with the public, even more brands have continued to fund the spread of election misinformation through programmatic digital advertising.

Brands implicated span “nearly every industry and business sector”, according to NewsGuard.

Major names such as Honda, UPS, Mastercard, Kohls, Pottery Barn, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and 254 other brands have placed ads on TheFederalist. com, a well-known publisher of fraudulent election claims.

Similarly, NewsGuard alleges that brands such as Nestle, Kia, and AT&T have

placed ads on analogous farright sites like ZeroHedge.com.

Non-profits and educational institutions such as March of Dimes, the Alzheimer’s Association, AllBirds, Harvard University, and the University of Arizona are also implicated in purchasing ads on far-right misinformation sites.

And, perhaps most shockingly, US government agencies including the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Affordable Care Act website HealthCare.gov have also been found by NewsGuard to advertise on publications that are actively seeking to undermine the integrity of the government they serve.

NewsGuard’s study used Oracle’s Moat Pro ad analytics tool to analyze ad placements across sites it had previously identified as spreaders of election misinformation.

The watchdog stresses that it is “highly likely that in all or most of the cases found” that the brands in question did not intend for their ads to appear on such sites.

In an interview with The Media Leader in May, NewsGuard co-founder and CEO Gordon Crovitz stated: “The irony is CMOs and CEOs and socially responsible board members of companies, when they see their ads on [misinformation] sites, they’re aghast. As they should be.”

The high degree of brands unknowingly funding harmful misinformation highlights the risks associated with programmatic advertising, which facilitates matching brands’ ads with the types of users they want to reach without concern for the nature of the websites where the ad would reach them.

NewsGuard, among other watchdogs, works with brands on exclusion lists with the goal of avoiding targeted lists of websites that the brand would prefer not to be associated with or otherwise fund via programmatic advertising.

Police Shooting Questioned...continued from page 1 a sad day for Akron. When an officer makes the most critical decision in his or her life as a police officer, to fire his service weapon at another human being, they have to be ready to explain why they did what they did.”

“They need to be able to articulate what specific threats they are facing,” Mylett said. “And that goes for every round that goes down the barrel of their gun. And they need to be held to account.”

Akron Mayor Daniel Horrigan expressed his condolences to the family of Jaylen Walker. “I know that there is no amount of prayer that will bring Jaylen back,” he said, “but please know that the city mourns with you.”

Deputy Mayor Sommerville and Chief Mylett promised a thorough investigation by Ohio State Atty Gen. Yost and the Bureau of Criminal investigation.

All officers are on administrative leave pending the BCI report.

“The footage is shocking,” said Sommerille, who went on

to explain, “from here what we need to do is look at our process to get us to the next step and independent investigation to that level will further that process. Now that we have a new police chief working, the mayor has asked for outside help in investigating this case. This is Huge.” This move to have an outside entity assures that it will be the fairest most unbiased view of the fact, and that’s the right decision at the right time,” Sommerville said.

Despite promises of transparency, many in the Black community are angry about police pursuits and the number of shots fired by police.

Out of the 90 bullets fired, Walker was hit by over 60 bullets, according the Summit County Medical Examiners.

“It doesn’t take eight officers to stop a motorist. Was it necessary for them to fire 90 shots at Walker? Who will be held accountable for his death – which some call a senseless murder?

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New California Law Holds Gun Makers Liable: “The Gun Industry Can No Longer Hide”... continued from page 4 role in this crisis. Nearly every industry is held liable when people are hurt or killed by their products – guns should be no different.”

AB 1594 authored by Assemblymembers Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson) and Chris Ward (D-San Diego) allows individuals, local governments and the California Attorney General to sue irresponsible manufacturers and sellers of firearms for the harm caused by their products.

“Gun violence is now the leading cause of death among kids and teens in the United States, surpassing car accidents. I see no better argument for stronger gun safety legislation. I thank the Governor for signing AB 1594,” said Assemblymember Ting. “For far too long, the firearms industry has enjoyed federal immunity from civil lawsuits, providing them no incentive for them to follow our laws. Hitting their bottom line may finally compel them to step up to reduce gun violence by preventing illegal sales and theft.”

“There have been more mass shootings in our nation than days in the year, and yet many members of the gun industry continue to use a combination of bullying, exploitation, and fear to rack up profits from the very tools used in these shootings,” said Attorney General Rob Bonta. “There is no reason that the gun industry should be the only industry exempt from responsibility for the harm that its

products cause, especially when its products are responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans each year. In California, we refuse to settle with thoughts and prayers as innocent lives are lost— we demand and will deliver urgent action, now. I am grateful to the Governor for signing AB 1594 which will allow Californians to hold the gun industry accountable for the harm caused by its products. In California, we won’t let this industry off the hook.”

In 2005, Congress passed the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which shields gun manufacturers and dealers from civil suits when crimes are committed using the guns they produce. AB 1594 utilizes an exemption to the federal statute that allows gun makers or sellers to be sued for violations of state laws concerning the sale or marketing of firearms.

“As a joint author of AB 1594, I proudly stand with my colleague from San Francisco, Assemblymember Phil Ting, in thanking the Governor for signing this historic bill that challenges the stronghold of the gun lobby and brings justice to gun violence survivors,” said Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson (D-Carson). “Our message is clear: California will not turn a blind eye to the gun industry’s direct responsibility for the killing machines they let flood our streets and murder our loved continued in next 2 columns

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New California Law Holds Gun Makers Liable: “The Gun Industry Can No Longer Hide”...continued ones, day in and day out. Other industries and their products, even non-lethal, are held to this standard of accountability. Today, we stand together against the naysayers to create the type of parity that will save lives, setting a standard for others in the nation to follow.”

"This bill is a significant step toward holding irresponsible, reckless and negligent gun manufacturers, distributors and sellers accountable," said Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego). "The U.S. has less than 5% of the world's population, yet we make up nearly a third of the world's mass shootings. I'm proud to joint author AB 1594 and support other common sense gun reforms that will help make our communities safer."

California’s gun safety policies save lives and provide a national model for other states to follow.

According to the Giffords Law Center, in 2021, California was ranked as the top state in the nation for gun safety. As California strengthened its gun laws, the state saw a 37 percent lower gun death rate than the national average. Meanwhile, other states such as Florida and Texas, with lax gun regulations, saw doubledigit increases in the rate of gun

deaths. As a result of the actions taken by California, the state has cut its gun death rate in half and Californians are 25 percent less likely to die in a mass shooting compared to people in other states.

Last month, Governor Newsom announced a record $156 million in gun violence prevention grants provided as part of the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program (CalVIP). The funding will support 79 cities and nonprofit organizations that are implementing anti-violence programs suited to the unique needs of their local communities.

A recent study from the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California, Davis found that California’s red flag law was used to stop 58 threatened mass shootings.

The Governor also signed: AB 2551 by Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento) – Firearms.

AB 1645 by Assemblymember Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) – State parks: concession contracts: Crystal Cove State Park.

For full text of the bills, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.