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The Burning of Black Churches

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Military Lending Act Despite Support from Department of Defense and Congress

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

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The burning of three Black churches in Louisiana, St Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre, Greater Union Baptist Church, and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana, are but a continuation of a dark history of attacks on Black houses of worship. While in this latest case, 21 year-old Holden Matthews, White, has been arrested in connection with the fires, they do not stand alone among such recent fires.

In June of 2015, the following burning of Black churches was reported: Between June 21st and June 30th of that year at least 7 Black Churches burned down in the South Mount Zion AME

According to the Pentagon, military members can and do lose security clearances and/or less than satisfactory discharges each year. Every discharged soldier’s separation costs the government an estimated $58,000.

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By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Contributor

America’s 1.29 million member-strong, all-volunteer military includes men and women from all 50 states, according to the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations. Regardless of race or ethnicity, each made a choice and swore an oath to protect our nation. Together, they wear our nation’s uniforms and carry our flag on assignments and deployments in times of both peace and war.

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STRUCTURAL RACISM ELIMINATED BLACK FARMERS A century ago, roughly 14 percent of farmers were black. By 2012, that number had shrunk to 1.58 percent, according to the report, “Progressive Governance Can Turn the Tide for Black Farmers,” by Abril Castro and Zoe Willingham.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

A new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) provides insight on how decades of structural racism within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led to the virtual elimination of black farmers.

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The loss of black farmland has had a profound impact on rural black communities, which today suffer from severe economic challenges, among them a poverty rate twice that of rural white communities.

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A century ago, roughly 14 percent of farmers were black. By 2012, that number had shrunk to 1.58 percent, according to the report, “Progressive Governance Can Turn the Tide for Black Farmers,” by Abril Castro See FARMERS page 2

AFTER 51 YEARS, FAIR HOUSING STILL AN UNFINISHED JOURNEY

Two months later, Ta-Nehisi Coates published his essay “The Case for Reparations,” and other newspapers also covered the debate. “Since then the debate has been evolving more intensely,” Dr. Araujo said.

“Also, in those years and up to now we see a true avalanche of news related to the slave past in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, especially in the United States,” she said.

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“How do we ensure that future generations of all backgrounds live in neighborhoods rich with opportunity?” said Goldberg. “Fair housing. Fair housing can ultimately dismantle the housing discrimination and segregation that caused these inequities in the first place.”

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Fifty-one years ago, this month, the Fair Housing Act (the Act) was enacted to ensure that housing discrimination was illegal. Yet, just days before the annual observance of Fair Housing Month began, headline news articles reminded the nation that housing discrimination still exists.

For example, on March 19, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) fined Citibank $25 million for violations related to mortgage lending. At issue was Citibank’s “relationship pricing” program that afforded mortgage applicants either a credit on closing costs or a reduced interest rate. These cost breaks were intended to be offered to customers on the basis of their See HOUSING page 15

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Churches: continued from page 1

Church in Greeleyville, South Carolina, Glover Grove Baptist Church in Warrenville, South Carolina, Greater Miracle Apostolic Holiness Church in Tallahassee, Florida, Briar Creek Baptist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, God’s Power Church of Christ in Macon Georgia, Fruitland Presbyterian Church in Gibson, County, Tennessee, and College Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, firefighters responded to an average of 1600 fires at churches a year from 2007 through 2011 or 31 fires a week. While fires at Black churches and funeral homes have been declining

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Farmers: continued from page 1

and Zoe Willingham.

The study examined the ways in which discriminatory policies by the U.S. government, and especially the USDA, throughout the 20th century and up to the Trump era have led to the elimination of black farmers.

The authors said they found that black farmers have had less access to credit and less access to extension programs than their white counterparts, preventing black farmers from modernizing and scaling up their farms as white farmers have done.

since the 1980s, it appears that the tone and attitude of the present occupant of the White House is fueling at least some of the resurgence we see in church fires.

News accounts show that at least one Black church was burned in the name of TRUMP. In that case, the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Mississippi was burned by one of its own members, a Black man named Andrew McClinton. On one side of the burnt walls the words “Vote Trump” were written.

For many African Americans old enough to remember, the burning of churches is closely related to the bombing of the 16th baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama where four young black girls were killed and sparked the fire that led to

The loss of black farmland has had a profound impact on rural black communities, which today suffer from severe economic challenges, among them a poverty rate twice that of rural white communities.

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“This report illustrates the importance of understanding American history and the impact of systematic racism in our agricultural system,” Danyelle Solomon, vice president of Race and Ethnicity Policy at CAP, said in a news release.

“As the report notes, black farmers were systematically removed from the farming industry through government policy and practices,” Solomon said.

The report gives several policy recommendations for protecting the livelihoods of black farmers: Protecting inherited family farms Expanding research and technical assistance for farmers of color

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“Moving forward, policymakers must ensure that agricultural policy includes targeted and intentional policies that correct these harms by expanding access to land and technical resources for black farmers,” Solomon said.

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For years, CFPB’s enforcement levied fines against businesses that broke consumer finance laws and made consumers financially whole with proportional restitution. From July 2011 through September 2017, CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs delivered $130 million of financial relief as a result of actions taken on 91,482 military complaints filed. In just one lending area — payday loans — CFPB projected that servicemembers saved $35 million every year as a result of MLA rules.

Justification for continued aggressive enforcement is attested to in CFPB’s own reports. From 2016 to 2017, CFPB recorded a 47% increase in the number of servicemember complaints. The following year, 2017 to 2018, the number of complaints were still rising at 12%.

According to the Pentagon, military members can and do lose security clearances and/ or less than satisfactory discharges each year.

Every discharged soldier’s separation costs the government an estimated $58,000.

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While the burning of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is not related to the fires discussed here, accidental or otherwise, the burning of churches is a “hot” topic during this Holy Week.

Between 1920 and 2007, black farmers lost 80 percent of their land, according to the report.

It was that kind of perspective that led to strong bipartisan enactment in 2006 of the Military Lending Act (MLA), a reform that was strongly supported by the Department of Defense. At the time, DoD warned how severe financial stress diminished “military readiness.” Years later, with the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), MLA enforcement was assigned to the new agency along with other laws, and MLA was updated to include the phrase, “shall be enforced by the CFPB”. That kind of language eliminates discretion or interpretation, thereby ensuring appropriate actions when warranted.

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The number of attacks on white congregations such as the killing of people in Worship, Texas on a Sunday morning or the random shooting by Whites in other white churches on a Sunday morning have made it more difficult to determine whether the burning of every Black Church is a hate crime without some proof of signs or words that suggest hatred. In the case of Andrew McClinton in Greenville, Mississippi, he pleaded guilty to the burning of the Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church.

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I’d like to believe that our entire nation respects and appreciates their sacrificing service that takes them away from families, our stateside, and deployments. Further, while these brave men and women protect us, the nation should also protect them – including the clutches of predatory lending.

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the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Despite this abundance of complaints and warranted enforcement, CFPB’s first Trump-appointed leader, Mick Mulvaney as Acting CFPB Director, turned an about face

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on our military families by halting its use of its supervisory powers to fulfill its mandate of MLA enforcement.

CFPB’s new Director Kathleen Kraninger made it clear that she supports the same policies and practices begun under her predecessor in a March 8 letter to Ranking Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Further in a recent Capitol Hill hearing, Director Kraninger went even further, advising, as reported by POLITICO, Director Kraninger went even further, claiming that Congress via legislation should provide CFPB with appropriate authority.

Confused? You’re not alone.

Last October, a bipartisan group of 33 states attorneys general (AGs) wrote then Acting CFPB Director Mulvaney following his announcement that the Bureau would no longer ensure that lenders would comply with MLA as part of its supervisory examinations.

“We are perplexed by reports indicating that the CFPB has determined that it needs further statutory authority in order to conduct examinations for MLA violations,” wrote the AGs. “We are disappointed to learn that CFPB did not consult the Defense Department in developing its new examination policy, even though Congress specified that the Defense Department – not the CFPB – is the primary federal agency responsible for interpreting the MLA.” The officials signing the letter to Mulvaney represent states as far west as Alaska and Hawaii, to as far east as Massachusetts and New York, and southward to Mississippi and North Carolina. Together, these state officers understood and embraced that when it comes to consumer finance, predatory lenders make no partisan distinction.

“There’s no utility in arguing the fine questionable difference between enforcement and supervision,” said Scott Astrada, the Center for Responsible Lending’s Federal Advocacy Director. “The bottom line is that consumers – especially those serving in the military – need their government’s protection against those who would exploit their personal finances and at the same time, jeopardize their military service and careers. Our nation should protect them with just as much dedication as they give to protect all of us.”

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BLACK FAMILIES BETSY DEVOID AND THE SCHOOL CHOICE OPTIONS THREATENED DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Editorial Courtesy The Sacramento Observer Newspaper

There has been a lot of attention recently, and rightly so, to Assembly Bill 392 which seeks to change the use of deadly force by California law enforcement officers — thus hoping to stop the police shootings of unarmed Black and brown people.

Remarkably, a third of the best schools for Black kids in the state are right here in Sacramento: Fortune School, Oak Park Prep and PS7.

All three schools are in McCarty’s district. McCarty should be trying to replicate these schools, not curb their growth.

While that bill is critical to Black community, there are also some unrelated bills that are going through the California Assembly that, if passed, could potentially have a devastating impact on California’s African American community for generations to come.

For example, Fortune School is a regional charter school initiative to close the African American achievement gap by preparing kids for college starting in Kindergarten.

Fortune is led by local African American educators and 44 percent of the teachers are Black, much higher than in any school district in the County.

With support from legislators such as Assemblymember Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), Rob Bonta (D-Oakland), Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), Ash Kalra (D-San Jose) and Christy Smith (D-Santa Clarita) AB 1505, 1506 and 1507 will kill public charter schools and limit options for Black families seeking a better education for their children.

Assembly Bill 1506, which is authored by Sacramento’s Kevin McCarty, is a cynical scheme to cap the growth of public charter schools in California by literally putting a limit on the number of charter schools in the state. McCarty says his rationale for authoring the bill is to try and limit the financial impact charter schools have on California’s public schools.

It has been well documented that many of California’s public school districts such as Los Angeles, Oakland and Sacramento are going through crippling financial problems. However, to try and place the blame of poorly managed school districts on public charter schools is misleading and wrong.

It is well established that California’s public school system is failing Black children. Look no further than Sac City schools where only 13 percent of Black students met standards in Math on state assessments. Black children in neighboring Natomas and Twin Rivers did little better with only 15 percent meeting state standards in Math. Black students in these Sacramento school districts do worse than Black students statewide where 20 percent meet state standards in Math.

The schools in McCarty’s district that are beating the odds for Black kids are tuition-free public charter schools — the very schools McCarty is seeking to cap.

Let’s put this in perspective. There are only 10 public schools in California with a majority Black student population that perform in the top half of state student achievement in both English Language Arts and Math. Eight of those schools are public charter schools.

Laudably, Fortune’s network of charter schools is authorized by the Sacramento County Board of Education. In 2011, the County Board made a finding of fact that there is a severe and persistent African American achievement gap in all 13 of Sacramento County’s school districts. This means there is no school district where a Black family can go in the county and not face the Black achievement gap for their children — a disturbing fact of life for Black families.

At Fortune School, 57 percent of Black kids met state standards in Math last year, exceeding the performance of all kids in the state (50 percent) and Sacramento County (47 percent) — regardless of race.

It’s concerning that McCarty, a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus, would seek to limit options within the public school system in a way that would negatively impact Black families, not just in Sacramento but statewide.

A group of local Black clergy, educators and civil rights leaders met with Kevin McCarty last week to try and understand his motivation. We were alarmed by McCarty’s singular focus on the financial impact charter schools have on the state, with hardly a mention of how closing such schools would improve the educational condition of students stuck in lowperforming schools.

Current law protects Black families from a school district that would deny a public charter school based on the money, ignoring the charter school’s educational value to children. We must defend those protections. Trapping Black kids in the school districts that have failed them for the money is wrong.

School districts should not try to balance their budgets on the backs of Black children.

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Betsy “Devoid” (of good sense), also known as Education Secreta r y Betsy DeVos, is an aberration, an abomination, an abscess on the complexion of educational policy and equity. She has been so egregious that at least two members of Congress, Katherine Clark (D-Ma) and Mark Pocan (D_WI) have called for her resignation because of her abject indifference to young people, especially those who are Black, Brown and poor.

Additionally, Ronald. J. Mason, President of the University of the District of Columbia, has written an open letter to DeVoid, challenging her interpretation of meritocracy.

The letter, published in a recent issue of Diverse Issues of Higher Education, suggests that education can be a bridge to maximize human potential, but only if we are open to the contributions of every human being and especially every young person who aspires to greatness.

Instead of supporting our young people, DeVoid has attacked them.

There are alarming statistics that the Obama administration attempted to deal with. Black boys are three

times as likely to be suspended as their white counterparts.

More disturbingly, Black girls are twelve (TWELVE) times more likely to be suspended than white girls. Why? Because Black girls have no girlhood, no presumption of innocence. We are the recipients of Afro-phobia or the fear of Black people. President Obama didn’t do much for Black folks, but he did introduce civil rights division protections for these overly suspended students. DeVoid would roll them back.

That’s not the only thing she’d roll back. She wants to change the rules on campus enforcement of sexual harassment, giving the attacker the “presumption of innocence,” and more jarringly the right for a rapist to question his (usually, could be her) attacker.

And, she wants to protect for-profit colleges while President Obama said that students should be protected against these predators. Understand this. These for-profit colleges only exist to take people’s student loan money. They provide little in services and even less in educational support.

But DeVoid, whose family seems to benefit from their involvement in the for-profit college space, is protecting her own interest. That’s

not unusual in an administration where the Presidential daughter has garnered patents with China, perhaps influencing our nation’s foreign policy.

DeVoid’s ignorance was most recently exhibited when she attempted to defend budget cuts that would affect the differently abled, including cuts to the Special Olympics, our nation’s only deaffocused university, Gallaudet, and to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf. Really, DeVoid? Don’t you understand that those who are differently abled transcend political party? Don’t you know that these are folks who need special services?

Ms. DeVoid’s tepid response to aggressive questioning by Congresswoman Barbara Lee (DCA) among others exhibited her unpreparedness and unfitness. We know that the man who lives in the house that Enslaved People Built is sufficiently uneducated to be clueless about this, but even he had to back up and acknowledge that cuts to the Special Olympics sent the wrong signal.

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Environmental Racism is Real, Destructive and Deadly

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent

the planet.

For many, Earth Day stands as a reminder of everyone’s role as stewards of

It’s a time to reflect and to plan ahead for a cleaner and healthier environment. Still, for many others, it’s also a stark reminder about how African Americans and other minorities are often forgotten when it comes to the protection of their communities.

A March 2019 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that whites experience 17 percent less pollution caused by their consumption of goods and services.

On the other hand, Blacks and Hispanics experience 56 percent and 63 percent, respectively, more pollution than their consumption would generate. Whites experience a “pollution advantage” while Blacks

and Hispanics experience a “pollution burden.”

On his global issues blog, Dr. Robert Bullard said the study builds on a growing body of environmental justice literature showing racial and ethnic disparities in air pollution exposure.

It shows that particulate matter exposure in the U.S. is disproportionately caused by consumption patterns of whites and inhaled by people of color minorities, said Bullard, the former dean of the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at Texas Southern University and the founding director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University. Bullard is known as the ‘Father of Environmental Justice.’

“Our Environmental Justice movement has been trying to change this and related environmental inequities for the past four decades,” Bullard said. “There is a clear

disparity between the pollution white people cause and the pollution to which they are exposed,” he said.

While studies like the one performed

by PNAS continue to reveal that race is a major predictor of exposure to goods and services to air pollution, conditions aren’t helped when politics come into play.

A recent press release from the nonprofit Earth Justice said President Donald Trump’s policies continue to “chip away at the shield against environmental racism.”

Particularly, the NEPA Act has come into the cross hairs of the president. The NEPA ACT requires review of federal projects before they proceed – among other things to assess environmental, human health and socioeconomic impacts on communities.

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OBITUARIES If Tomorrow Never Comes

If I knew it would be the last time that I’d see you fall asleep, I would tuck you in the more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep .

If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time I’d hear your voice lifted up in praise, I would videotape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare and extra minute or two to stop and say, “I love you,” instead of assuming, you would know I do.

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day, well I’m sure you’ll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip away. For surely there’s always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we always get a second chance to make everything right.

There will always be another day to say “I love you’s”, And certainly there’s another chance to say our “Anything I can do’s?”

But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I’d like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget, Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight. So if you’re waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?

For if tomorrow never comes, you’ll surely regret the day, That you didn’t take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today, whispher in their ear, Tell them how much you love them and chat you’ll always hold them dear.

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Ollie Hazel Dawson

E. Charles Adams, Sr.

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SUNRISE October 9, 1930

SUNSET April 9, 2019

SUNSET March 26, 2019

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Ollie Hazel Dawson was born on January 6th, 1941 in Belzoni, Mississippi to Gertie Mae Jones and James Lear, Jr. Ollie received her early education in Belzoni, Mississippi and attended Jackson State University for two years.

As a young woman, Ollie relocated to Illinois to be near her father who had remarried Rosie Taylor. Ollie Married Roosevelt Sanders (aka Ahmad Khalid) in 1961. Their union produced her only child, Calvin D. Sanders of San Diego, CA Ollie relocated to San Diego in 1972 where she met and eventually married her second husband, Morris W. Dawson. This union was only separated by Morris's death in 1985.

Although Ollie had accepted Christ at an early age her true spirtual journey began when she joined the Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church in San Diego under Pastor Marvin C. Hines and continued after his death under Rev. Jo seph Foxworth, Sr., where she serviced as a active member for over 35 years as a member of the Senior Mission and Pilgrim's Gospel Choir.

Ollie worked for the Veterans Administration beginning at Great Lakes Naval Hospital in Illinois then transferring to the VA Hospital in San Diego. Ollie serviced our vets for over 50 years and received many awards for her dedicated service before retiring in 2003.

Ollie went from labor to reward on April 9, 2019 after fighting a lengthy illness. Ollie joins her husband Morris Wayne Dawson; mother Gertie Mae Jones; father, James Lear, Jr.; step-mother, Rosie Lear; brother, Maurice Lear; and adopted mother, Dimple Lawrence in God's heavenly mansion.

Ollie leaves to cherish her memory, her loving son Calvin D. Sanders (Angela) of San Diego, CA; siblings Georgia Johnson of Minneapolis, MN, Betty (Colin) Jones of Savannah Georgia, Denise Lear, Linda {Alex, deoeased) Brown, both of Zion, IL, Terry Lear, of North Chicago, IL, James (Lee Ester) Lear, of Zion, IL, Pamela Drone, Antonette (Robert) Lewis, Ronald {Sherry) Lear, Janet Lear, Jacqueline Lear of Zion IL, and Romrneal (Lori) Lear of Romeoville, IL; grandchildren Alisha Marie (Israel) Aparicio of Phoenix AZ, Lationo Teeus, DeAngelo {Flordemaria) Teeus, Sareena Rose, Noah James of San Diego Ca. great-grandchildren; Israel Jr, Urijah, lyanah of Phoenix AZ., DeAngelo Jr. of San Diego CA; .goddaughter, Dawn R. Kinder of San Diego, CA, goddaughter, Ashley Stewart, godson, Quillian Jones of FL.; Lifelong friends Charolette Kinder {the reason Ollie moved to San Diego), Gloria Allen of FL., best friend of 45 years Joyce Mitchell of San Diego CA, a host of dear niece, nephews, cousins, family and friends.

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E. CHARLES ADAMS, SR. made his entry into the world on October 9, 1930 to the late John and Garnella Adams. The Lord called him to his heavenly home on March 26, 2019.

Although Charles was born in Newark, New Jersey, he spent his early years being raised in Orange, New Jersey. Charles completed his early education there and graduated from Orange High School in 1949. He later completed a Bachelor's degree from Chapman College and a Master's degree from Webster University.

Upon completion of high school, Charles enlisted in the United States Navy. He remained on active duty during the Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Vietnam War. Charles served his country for twenty-four years, retiring as a Senior Chief Petty Officer in 1973.

Charles was united in holy matrimony to Lillian Sledge on March 16, 1957. From this union, three children were born: E. Charles, Jr., Donald, and Moria.

Charles accepted Christ at an early age and the Lord remained a part of everything he did in life. He became a member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in 1977. Charles served in several capacities at St. John over the years, including: singing on the Men's Choir, serving as a Church School Teacher, and as a Trustee. Most notably, Charles served as a Deacon for thirty-nine years until he was honored as Deacon Emeritus in 2017.

Charles was a strong supporter of his community and was active in civic life. He led the City Parks and Recreation Commission as chairman for ten years out of his seventeen years on the commission from 1997 to 2014. Charles also served for more than ten years on Mira Costa College's Board of Trustees. Charles crossed the burning sands of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc, in 1987 and remained an active member of the Xi Gamma Gamma Chapter. He was also a member of the Oceanside Rotary Club.

Charles was preceded in death by his son, E. Charles Adams, Jr. and his daughter, Moria Adams-Prather.

Charles' memory will be kept alive by: his devoted wife of sixty-two years, Lillian Adams; son, Donald Adams; grandson, Michael Adams-Prather, II; granddaughter, Majya Adams-Prather; sister-in-law, Addie S. Wood; brother-in-law, Eugene A. Sledge (Linda); a very special friend and brother, Calvin Beale (Nora); a very special sister, Dr. Helen M. Caldwell; two special nieces, Patrice Smith and Patrice Thompson, a large extended family; and a host of other relatives and friends.

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Remembering Those We Love And Lost Published August & September of 2018

Albert Wilkerson, Jr.

Osler L. Childress

Jericho Maxwell

Jeffrey Brian Jackson

October 17, 1938 August 15, 2018

March 3, 1943 September 11, 2005

July 31, 1988 August 17, 2018

April 15, 1962 August 13, 2018

Odelia K. Littleton

Cherry Lee Paster

Steve Wilson James

Charlene Dardens

Michael Justin Ward

May 19, 1918 August 11, 2018

January 7, 1942 August 25, 2018

April 22, 1953 September 2, 2018

October 26, 1957 August 11, 2018

April 7, 1989 August 22, 2018

Samuel Monia

Faye Lee Dyer

Lorzene Florence

Earnest Burton, Jr.

Harlan Todd

June 1, 1957 August 21, 2018

November 27, 1929 August 25, 2018

February 18, 1927 August 30, 2018

June 20, 1966 September 2, 2018

March 22, 1936 August 25, 2018

Evangelist Thomas Taylor

Gaines Eugene Wilson

Bernadette Castillo

Wilma Doakes

March 10, 1955 August 25, 2018

August 23, 1953 August 25, 2018

September 5, 1971 July 27, 2018

Barbara Jean Smith August 11, 1932 September 6, 2018

April 11, 1923 September 13, 2018

Norma Graham November 16, 1934 August 8, 2018

Due to the number of people, we will publish a few of these pages each week.

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COMMUNITY NEWS SDUSD BOARD PRESIDENT VISITS

Gompers Prep and BCA Luncheon Photography Courtesy Barnhart-Reese Construction

Group Summit Photo

Steve Grove and Jerry Moss, Sr.

Rev Shane Harris (PAJ) Herry Foster Council Rep. and Dr. Whithurst-Payne

School Site Group Photo

Abdul Rauf Becomes Member

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San Diego Unified School District Board President Sharon Whitehurst-Payne last week celebrated National Black Contractors Association Day with a tour of the construction site of a new athletics complex at the 63-year-old Gompers Preparatory Academy.

The athletics complex will include a 29,000 square-foot gymnasium, dance studio, a weight room, locker rooms, a jogging track, and long-jump pits.

Gompers Preparatory Academy School is being built by Barnhart-Reese Construction under the leadership of its president, Ms. Tammi Barnhart-Reese, her daughter Douglas Nancy Barnhart and her husband West Reese. West Rees is the CEO of Barnhart-Reese Construction, a locally based firm with a long history of including under-represented subcontractors in its construction projects. For the Gompers Prep School gymnasium construction project, Barnhart-Reese brought on Victor Ross of Vic Ross Masonry to provide construction services along with other under-represented professionals.

The $16.8 million project is a part of San Diego Unified School District’s $8 billion school construction bond program. “As a general contractor, it has, and will continue to be, a big priority for Barnhart-Reese Construction to include under-represented contracting partners who have proven time and again that they provide high-quality construction services,” said West Reese.

The company, Barnhart-Reese, has partnered with the Black Contractors Association (BCA) and its members on numerous projects, including the Petco Park, and the San Diego Convention Center Sails Pavilion enhancement project, modernization of Lincoln High School, and the new Skyline Hills Library, which was awarded a Design-Build award by the Design-Build Institute of America. The Black Contractors Association of San Diego, over the past 37 plus years, has created partnerships with major prime contractors, national leaders and political supporters. This new chapter is committed to unifying African American contractors with major construction industry partners.

Dr. Whitehurst-Payne, after the tour of the Gompers Prep School construction site, joined the San Diego chapter of the National

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Black Contractors Association’s monthly Chat n’ Chew luncheon with a conversation. She is committed to getting the under-represented communities of contractors and workers on her 8 billion dollar San Diego Unified School District construction projects.

She stated that those opportunities are for all people and everyone and no group should be under-represented.

The Chat n’ Chew featured keynote speaker Reverend Shane Harris of the National People’s Alliance for Justice. Topics of discussion included creating avenues to create partnerships that include not only small under-represented businesses, but young women in the field of construction, spanning the spectrum of the profession: construction, engineering, architecture and project management.

“Black Contractors Association members had the opportunity to discuss important issues that face under-represented construction business owners. These include: barriers to inclusion in projects by national construction companies and how they can break those barriers and become a part of San Diego projects,” said Abdur-Rahim Hameed, President of the National Black Contractors Association.

The National Black Contractors Association has 17 chapters in five states throughout the country, with San Diego being amongst the largest. “The reason why we wanted to highlight the Gompers Preparatory School construction project is because it exemplifies how local construction companies; specifically locally-based Barnhart-Reese Construction, have paved the way to provide opportunities for underutilized yet qualified under-represented-owned companies in projects small and large in San Diego,” said Hameed. The BCA and Barnhart model has created a great blueprint from which other contractors can and should emulate. It was eye-opening to hear directly from our community contractors who continue to seek best-practice principles,” he said.

The National BCA’s Chat n’ Chew is a monthly meet and greet, where small and large contractors can find common ground. Next month the BCA has invited Fourth District Councilmember Monica Montgomery, who is blazing a new trail in calling for audits on contractors who are doing business with the city; and to identify local building and contracting needs: what and who need to be fixed.

BCA Chat and Chew Meets

Desmond Collins presents Black Carpenters Guide.

School Site Group Photo

Carlos Dlunkett, Doug Odan, West Reese

San Diego unified School district

Council Rep. Hery Faster

Dr. WhiteHurstPayne Conversation

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Anne Porter

Celebrates 80th Birthday Photography Courtesy of Ms. Anne Porter

By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

Ann Porter celebrated her 80th Birthday at the Golden Corral in El Cajon on Saturday, March 30th. The family matriarch was surrounded by her children, siblings and childhood friends The mother of six moved to San Diego from Arkansas in 1956 and graduated from San Diego High School in June of 1957. Three of her childhood friends, Oma Jean, Hattie Martin and Carrie Alexander, were present. As Annie Porter’s favorite gospel music filled the air, she gave a heartfelt speech beginning with, “I give praise and thanks to God. It is truly a blessing to celebrate the life of loved ones. God is pleased when we celebrate one another. Quality family time is important.

We must make it a priority to come together and celebrate life on happy occasions and not just when there is a tragedy or funeral,” she said.

The food was as great as the fun and excitement that filled the occasion.

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By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

For the 4th consecutive year the Original Generation Sandbox Committee of hard working caring people celebrated with the community of Southeast San Diego last Saturday at Mountain View Park.

The egg hunters were treated to free food, games, cash prizes, free fun and good music provided by the technician of sound, DJ Tony. Hotdogs, hot links, chips, Kool-Aid and a big variety of candies were on hand for the egg-hunters and their families.

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“We were not able to do everything the way we wanted to this year but it was still real cool.” shared Vice President in charge Darnell Meals.

“My wife Tina wasn’t feeling well so she was not able to participate this year, She is a very important part of what we do but we still had a nice time and the kids seem to love it and that’s what matters but next year it's going to be bigger and better,” Meals said.

The OG’s commitment to community continued last Saturday as they backed up their talk with another free event aimed at the youth of San Diego.

“We care about our community that’s what it is.” shared OG President Aaron Gibson.

“Today was a beautiful day. We had perfect weather. Kids were laughing, and having a good time. We gave out a bunch of plastic eggs with candy in them, some had money in them, and the kids were happy and that’s why were are here,” Gibson said.

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Continuation from Cover: SLAVE Dr. Araujo continued: “Remember that Bernie Sanders was asked about his support to reparations in 2016, to which he answered the issue was too divisive.

“Very probably he understood reparations as payments to African Americans. [Hillary] Clinton did not even consider the issue.”

With only two frontrunners [in the 2016 presidential election] that would succeed the first black president of the United States, the issue of reparations could not become a central element in the debate, Dr. Araujo explained.

Now, with several candidates running for the Democratic Party presidential primaries bringing this discussion back can certainly attract black voters, she said. “[Another Democratic presidential candidate] Marianne Williamson was the first to bring the issue of reparations, that emerges within a religious framework such as atonement and amendments,” Dr. Araujo said.

“She proposes a $100 billion dollar plan to be paid over 10 years to African Americans. Later on, Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris also declared they supported reparations but were rather vague regarding what that would mean,” she said.

Registration for the San Diego Promise – the San Diego Community College District’s (SDCCD) tuition-free, twoyear college program – is now open for students interested in enrolling at City, Mesa, or Miramar colleges this fall.

Signing up for the San Diego Promise is simple and can be done in three steps: completing a fall 2019 admissions application for City, Mesa, or Miramar colleges; completing a 2019-20, online Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act application; and completing a Promise application.

The San Diego Promise provides up to two years of tuition-free study for first-time, full-time students. Funded through the support of generous donors and the statewide California College Promise program, the San Diego Promise also provides book grants, individualized counseling, and hands-on support to help students develop an educational plan to meet their educational and career goals. San Diego Promise participants attend orientation and workshops and receive frequent reminders and follow up communications to assist them in remaining on track.

“The San Diego Promise offers much more than a financial guarantee,” said Lynn Neault, SDCCD Vice Chancellor of

Sebastian Hunt, author of “Black Diets Matter,” said he still found it odd that candidates are speaking up now.

“If you can dole out free land disproportionately to whites and move the goalposts all of the time with the types of insidious policies discussed in ‘The New Jim Crow’ then, yes, reparations are due,” he said.

However, in a campaign loaded with candidates, those who embrace the issue of reparations perhaps have more chances of attracting African American voters, she said.

“In this context, new organizations such as ADOS (American Descendants of Slavery) also emerged and certainly contributed to the visibility of the debate on reparations,” Dr. Araujo said. “Unlike previous movements, ADOS gained more visibility through the presence of its founders on social media that helped disseminating the #ADOS hashtag,” she said.

However, Dr. Araujo said what shouldn’t be forgotten is that present-day movements draw from the long history paved by the associations of ex-slaves demanding pensions at the end of the 19th century.

They also draw from others like Queen Audley Moore – whose activism among others promoted a Pan-African consciousness –, James Forman’s Black Manifesto, and the Republic of New Africa and NCOBRA – National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America, she said.

“All of these movements, some of which gathered thousands of members, were largely repressed,” Dr. Araujo said.

“Then if history teaches one something about the movements of reparations is that like abolition of slavery, reparations will never be a gift given by one individual to African Americans or individuals whoidentify as descendants of slaves,” she said.

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District officials say that fundraising will enable the San Diego Promise to continue as a two-year, free tuition program regardless of the passage of Assembly Bill 2, which proposes to expand the statewide program to two years. All first-time students are eligible to apply, regardless of financial status.

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While slavery devastated African Americans, the War on Drugs would later decimate blacks and the old Homestead Act disproportionately benefitted white Americans, Hunt said.

For the 2020 presidential candidates, it not an expensive proposition for them to make statements about reparations because very often what those running mean by the term reparations is broad and vague, Dr. Araujo said.

The San Diego Promise program has grown from 186 students in 2016 to 2,100 this year. Next year, more than 3,000 students are expected to participate at San Diego City, Mesa, and Miramar colleges.

Nipsey Hussle’s transformative work in community development, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and, efforts to end gang violence will be recorded in the Congressional Record, but all of this comes posthumously.

By Chelle Wilson

straightforward, strong… and whose words and thoughts gather up what is in our own hearts and say it clearly and plainly sitting quietly in a chair in front of you.”

I remembered Hughes’ words as I began to read all the articles and tributes celebrating the life and legacy of Nipsey Hussle.

I was saddened that I didn’t know more about Nipsey, his story, and all of his accomplishments before his passing.

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From major national news outlets to local dailies, the “everyday hero” is featured all the time.

“The Need for Heroes” by Langston Hughes was featured in a 1941 issue of The Crisis. He was bothered by the overwhelmingly negative images of African Americans in the news, movies, and books, as well as the growing erasure of Black heroes from the iconic—like Denmark Vessey and Mary McLeod Bethune, to the not so well known like Sam Solomon, who in 1939 led the first African Americans to vote in Miami, and Roscoe Dunjee, who in 1915 started the Black Dispatch newspaper in Oklahoma City to challenge and expose racism and violent attacks on the community.

Recently, I’ve seen stories on a high school principal who installed washing machines, so his students wouldn’t miss school because of dirty clothes; a nurse that adopted a baby who had been in the hospital for over a year without any visitors; and a chef who left his Michelin Star-rated restaurant to try and add some flavor to school lunches in New York.

Hughes believed heroes like these would never make the news, writing “Why bother with the [news] at all? Look around you for the living heroes who are your neighbors—who may or may not always speak perfect English but who are courageous,

These are all heroic efforts, to be sure, but so are Nipsey’s.

That leaves me to wonder, why are so many just learning about his heroics? My mother used to always say, “Give me my flowers while I live.” I view her words a little differently now.

Nipsey Hussle’s transformative work in community development, entrepreneurship, economic empowerment and, efforts

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to end gang violence will be recorded in the Congressional Record, but all of this comes posthumously.

I believe celebrating our heroes does as much for us as it does them. Most who put in work to improve our communities, using whatever resources they have, don’t do it for flowers, applause, or any other recognition. However, is it too much to ask of ourselves to let them know they are seen and valued?

“We have a need for heroes,” writes Hughes, “[heroes] that will encourage and inspire our youth…to move and stir them to be forthright, strong, clear-thinking, and unafraid.” I believe we have just that kind of hero all around us. Nipsey Hussle may not have ever described himself as a hero, but his mission to transform the community that he both loved and lived in was heroic.

Let his sudden loss remind us to honor the Nipsey Hussle’s right here in our own neighborhoods, schools, churches, rec centers, community organizations, sororities, and fraternities. If we look, they are there. We will find them doing the important work Nipsey embodied in life and death, “more faith and less fear…talking about dreams. Better to do it and let it be seen, cause then it’s clear.”

Chelle Wilson is a speaker, journalist, and the International Secretary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

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EBOLA OUTBREAK NOT A GLOBAL EMERGENCY, SAYS WORLD HEALTH GROUP Global Information Network

The World Health Organization has declined to declare the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo a global health emergency because the disease is currently limited to two provinces, reports Science.

On the same day, WHO reported the efficacy of an Ebola vaccine that is going through a preliminary trial to be 97.5 percent at preventing infection, reports STAT, a health-oriented news website.

The current outbreak began in August 2018, and 1,200 cases have been reported since then, reports STAT.

“It was an almost unanimous vote that this would not constitute a PHEIC (public health emergency of international concern) because we are moderately optimistic that this outbreak can be brought into control—not immediately, but still within a foreseeable time,” Robert Steffen of the University of Zurich said at a news conference, according to Reuters.

The previous Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea from 2014 to 2016 resulted in 28,600 cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Experts differ on whether making the outbreak an international emergency would help the current situation. “I do think conditions have been met for declaring it. It’s at least as serious as public health emergencies of international concern that have been declared so in the past,” Tom Inglesby of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health was quoted to say. “And I think it’s a mistake because I think it could have drawn in more international attention, political will and support.”

But David Fidler of Indiana University says that declaring this outbreak a

global emergency declaration “would not on its own change the trajectory of this outbreak,” reports STAT. In the last two weeks, there’s been an increased rate in the number of new cases, to double digits per day, due to a lack of access to services and because the outbreak area is in a conflict zone, reports STAT. “WHO has noted it is woefully short of the $148 million it says is needed to fight Ebola for the next six months,” reports the

Associated Press. After nine months, “the epidemic is definitely not under control,” Trish Newport of Doctors Without Borders tells the AP. “Given the average number of cases we’re seeing now, this is not going to be over for at least another six months or more,” Tariq Riebl of the International Rescue Committee told the AP.

LIBYA FACES NEW ROUND OF FIGHTING WITH FOREIGN BACKERS Global Information Network

“Why is Libya so lawless”?

That was the question on the lips of some of the reporters covering the dangerous new level of confrontation facing Libyans by internal and external forces including foreign countries in Europe and the Middle East.

The capital, Tripoli, is now the scene of serious fighting between rival forces as negotiations to rebuild Libya on the ashes of the former regime of Col. Muammar Gaddafi stall.

Former President Barack Obama once called the failure to prepare for the aftermath of Col. Gaddafi’s overthrow as the “worst mistake” of his presidency.

Libya has been beset by chaos since NATO-backed forces overthrew Gaddafi in October 2011.

The oil-rich country once had one of the highest standards of living in Africa, with free healthcare and free education. Recently, it was a key departure point for thousands of migrants fleeing hunger, war and persecution for asylum in Europe.

Today, the map of Libya would be unrecognizable to those who remember its better days. The country is divided into two centers of power: Tripoli to the west and Tobruk to the east. Tobruk backs military strongman Gen. Khalifa Haftar, head of the Libyan National Army.

Behind the scenes some Western countries and other powers in the region have been giving support to Gen. Haftar. He has the support of Egypt and the UAE and made a recent visit to Saudi Arabia. He has made several trips to Russia, been welcomed on a Russian aircraft carrier off Libya, and on Sunday Russia vetoed a UN Security Council statement condemning his advance on Tripoli.

After seizing two southern oil fields, he is now believed to control most of Libya’s oil reserves.

France has taken on a mediation role.

It has denied taking sides despite suspicions about its relationship with the general. French President Emmanuel Macron was the first

Libyan soldier praying in front of sniper rifle.

Western leader to invite him to Europe for peace talks, and France launched air strikes in support of Gen. Haftar’s forces in February.

On the other side is Fayez Mustafa al-Sarraj , a Libyan politician who is minister of the Government of National Accord.

are facing a war of aggression that will spread its cancer throughout the Mediterranean, Italy and Europe. We need to be united and firm in blocking the war of aggression of Haftar, a man who has betrayed Libya and the international community.”

Speaking to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, Sarraj said: “We

SUDANESE DEMANDS FOR A CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT REMAIN FIRM Global Information Network

Protests that began over the skyrocketing price of bread and shortages of food and fuel have accomplished what few people believed was possible in a country ruled by a leader with an iron fist.

A Sudanese people’s movement was born on the streets of Khartoum.

Hundreds of thousands of women and men hunkered down and braved attacks by anti-riot police.

“The scale of the protests is unprecedented,” Shawgi Mahadi Mustafa, a Sudanese journalist based in Qatar, marveled. Troops that once turned back opponents with ease were unable to clear a sit-in outside army headquarters in Khartoum.

This month, the hardline president, Omar al-Bashir, was forced to step down after three decades in power but a tough military man was put

in his place. Demonstrators held the line, saying they would continue the rallies until a civilian leadership was installed.

The protesters are demanding a quicker move than the military’s announced two-year transition to an elected government.

One demonstrator, Ala’a Salah, told the Voice of America she was skeptical that the military would hand over power.

When Bashir’s regime came to power, she recalled, it was under similar circumstances. “They gave promises that they didn’t fulfill,” she said.

“We need proof, not only talk, and we’re staying until our demands are fulfilled.”

The military’s transitional leadership has changed twice since it said

Bashir had been placed under house arrest. Among those detained are his former interior minister Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, and former head of the ruling party Ahmed Haroun.

The three men are all wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes related to atrocities in Darfur.

Last week, the military council appointed Hashem Abdel Muttalib as army chief of staff, and said the move was aimed at changing the military.

Hashem was appointed by Bashir in February as vice-chief of army staff.

But the protesters appear determined to remain in the streets, unconvinced that the military is fully on their side.

The main protest organizer, the Sudanese Professionals Association, has called for more people to join the demonstrations and the demands for civilian rule.

Sudanese women preparing songs to celebrate ouster of M. Gaddhafi

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APRIL IS

MINORITY HEALTH MONTH

Thousands to Raise Awareness About Mental Illness

By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office

Thousands of people will gather in Liberty Station to raise awareness about mental illness and reduce the stigma associated with it by taking part in the annual NAMI San Diego 5K Walk/Run and HHSA Wellness Expo kick-off to Mental Health Awareness Month, observed every May. Organized by the County Health and Human Services Agency and the National Alliance on Mental Illness, this year’s walk/run takes place Saturday, April 27, 2019, from 7:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Liberty Station NTC Park, 2455

Cushing Road in Point Loma. The event is free and open to the public. Pets are welcome.

Register at https://www.namiwalks.org.

Also featured: a resource fair with about 100 booths, an interactive art project, art exhibit, therapy dogs, family friendly activities area and a special zone for veterans.

The event supports Live Well San Diego, the County’s vision to improve the health, safety and well-being of all residents.

Nearly one in five adults experiences a mental health challenge in any given year. However, many don’t seek treatment because of the stigma associated with mental illness.

If you or a loved one is experiencing a mental health challenge, visit: https://namisandiego. org/ or the It’s Up to Us website at https:// up2sd.org/ or call the County’s 24-hour, multilingual Access and Crisis Line at (888) 724-7240.

Why African-Americans Are at Greater Risk for Colorectal Cancer Many of the disparities could be addressed with screening.

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Although colorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the U.S., it’s also one of the most preventable types of cancers. However, colon cancer doesn’t affect all people equally. In fact, the incidence and prognosis for CRC in African-Americans is much less favorable than other populations.

Many factors contribute to these differences.

What the Data Shows Compared to rates for Africans, there are substantial differences in U.S. African American colorectal cancer rates even though they share about 80 percent of their genetic material, says Dr. Ezra Burstein, division chief of digestive and liver diseases at UT Southwestern Medical Center. In South Africa, for example, fewer than 5 in every 100,000

people develop CRC, Burstein says. On the other hand, in the U.S., 50 to 60 AfricanAmericans out of every 100,000 develop the disease.

“It’s not just genetics,” Burstein says. “There’s a big environmental role [as well]. In North America, lifestyle factors such as diet, rates of obesity, smoking and lack of exercise may unleash a type of tumor that may not occur in healthy people.”

African-Americans are more likely to develop CRC at a younger age and to be at a more advanced stage when diagnosed. According to the National Cancer Institute, even when African-Americans are diagnosed with early stage disease, they have significantly worse survival rates. And, although the overall

colorectal cancer incidence among people 50 and older has declined over the past decade, in large part because of screening, the NCI says incidence and mortality are highest among African-Americans.

if you have access, if you are not aware, you’re not taking advantage of lifesaving screening.

African-Americans who have a family history of CRC [a significant risk factor] are less likely to get screened.”

Access to care is a big factor. “Screening rates are much lower than they should be,” says Dr. Dale R. Shepard, a medical oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic. “Far too few [AfricanAmericans] are getting screening.”

The types of colorectal cancer tumors that African-Americans develop are also different.

They’re more likely to have tumors that develop in the right side of the colon and right-sided tumors are associated with poorer outcomes, regardless of race or ethnicity. Colonoscopy, a type of cancer screening that looks at the full length of the colon, helps catch these rightsided tumors so they are recommended as soon as possible.

This is a complicated social issue. Low screenings due to lack of access in medically underserved areas (lack of access to care also contributes to poor prognosis even after you’re diagnosed) plays a part. In other cases, it’s lack of awareness. “Awareness of the problem [of CRC] is a big issue,” Burstein says. “Even

This article originally appeared in Ms. Perry’s Free Press

Your Medicare Rights and Protections

By Greg Dill, Medicare Regional Administrator for Arizona, California, Nevada, Hawaii, and the Pacific Territories

Did you know that Medicare has an ombudsman to help you resolve complaints you may have about your healthcare?

concern is related to Original Medicare, or if your plan was unable to resolve your inquiry, contact 1-800-MEDICARE for help.

Medicare, you’re entitled to:

Congress created the job of Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman to assist people with Medicare with their inquiries, complaints, grievances, appeals, and requests for information.

3.

Contact the SHIP. The State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIPs) provide free, high-quality counseling to people with Medicare regarding their benefits, coverage, appeals, and complaints. Find your local SHIP at: https://www.shiptacenter.org/

Be protected from discrimination.

If you need help with a Medicare-related inquiry, there are several ways you can get help.

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Call your plan. If your inquiry is related to your Medicare Advantage (Part C) plan or Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) plan, contact your plan first using the phone number on your plan member ID card. Your plan is the best resource to resolve plan-related issues.

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Contact the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman. If you have been unable to resolve your concern with your plan or 1-800-MEDICARE, ask a 1-800-MEDICARE representative to submit your complaint or inquiry to the Medicare Beneficiary Ombudsman.

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No matter how you get your Medicare, you have certain rights and protections. As a person with

Be treated with dignity and respect at all times.

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Get understandable information about Medicare to help you make health care decisions Have your questions about Medicare answered.

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Get Medicare-covered services in an emergency.

Get a decision about healthcare payment, coverage of services, or prescription drug coverage.

Request a review (appeal) of certain decisions about healthcare payment, coverage of services, or prescription drug coverage.

If you disagree with a decision about your claims or services, you have the right to appeal.

File complaints (sometimes called “grievances”), including complaints about the quality of your care.

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EDUCATION Denise Whisenhunt Selected as Aspen Presidential Fellow

“We at San Diego City College are so proud of Denise for being selected for this prestigious fellowship,” said Dr. Ricky Shabazz, president of San Diego City College. “Her passion for serving students and furthering our mission of providing access to higher education will only be enhanced from participating in the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program.”

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Vice President of Student Services Denise Whisenhunt of San Diego City College has been selected by the Aspen Institute’s College Excellence Program to join the 2019-2020 class of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, a leadership program aimed at preparing the next generation of community college presidents to transform institutions to achieve higher and more equitable levels of student success, both in college and in the labor market.

Denise Whisenhunt, J.D., is an innovative leader with nearly 18 years of administrative and leadership experience in the community college system. Her prior administrative positions include: interim president at San Diego City College, interim vice president of student services at San Diego Mesa College, dean of student affairs at San Diego City College, and the associate dean of outreach for San Diego Community College District. She has dedicated much of her professional career to working in

underserved communities, with a focus on increasing access and opportunities to help students reach their goals.

Whisenhunt and the 39 other Aspen Presidential Fellows will embark on a 10-month fellowship beginning in July 2019. Whisenhunt was selected through a rigorous and competitive selection process. Fellows will learn from national experts about ways to harness data to assess student success outcomes, strategies for internal change leadership, and how to create strong external partnerships with K-12 schools, four-year colleges, and employers.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Protect Your Finances Lack of Affordable When Caring for Kids Housing Leaves and Elderly Relatives Low-Income Families Few Options

By Christopher G. Cox

Courtesy of StatePoint

Despite actively saving and preparing for retirement, members of the sandwich generation have in large numbers been unable to build robust emergency savings and retirement account balances, primarily due to the strain of financially supporting other family members, according to a new survey from The PNC Financial Services Group.

The sandwich generation -- defined as those who are caught between financially supporting children and elderly family members -- is acutely aware of its financial shortcomings, but instead of that knowledge spurring action, the stress of the responsibility is overwhelming to the point of creating an unpreparedness for the future. In fact, 32 percent of those surveyed

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report a retirement account balance of less than $25,000, and are facing additional near-term financial burdens.

“The reality is that the only way to improve your financial situation is to be honest with yourself and commit to making the necessary changes required to prepare for the future,” says Rich Ramassini, director of Strategy and Sales Performance for PNC Investments. “We can see that those in the sandwich generation are struggling to save for their own needs. When you add in the demands associated with family now and in the future, it paints a very grim picture for this demographic’s future unless they take immediate action.”

CA Assembly Health Bill to Boost Diverse Small Businesses

AB 962 Would Track Major Hospitals’ Contracting with Businesses Owned by Women, People of Color, and Veterans Voice & Viewpoint Newswire SACRAMENTO -- Today the Assembly Health Committee approved AB 962, introduced by Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-Inglewood) and coauthored by Assemblymember Rob Bonta (D-Oakland).

The bill uses reporting and transparency to encourage California’s $230 billion hospital industry to boost its contracting with businesses owned by people of color, women, veterans and LGBT people.

“I am very excited that AB 962 passed out of health committee today,” Asm. Burke said.

“It is crucial that we continue to encourage increased diversity in our state across all levels. Promoting economic opportunity for our diverse businesses has benefits that extend well past the hospital-supplier relationship because when our diverse businesses benefit, we all benefit.”

“Hospitals are uniquely positioned to build relationships with the communities they serve by partnering and contracting

with diverse businesses,” said Greenlining Institute Health Equity Director Anthony Galace. “The data provided by AB 962 will enable California to leverage the expansion of the state’s health sector to benefit small businesses that employ people of color, women, LGBT people and veterans.”

The measure, sponsored by The Greenlining Institute, is modeled on a successful program overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission, which over three decades has sparked massive increases in contracting with Minority Business Enterprises by California’s regulated utilities, as well as a similarly successful program that was administered by the Department of Insurance.

AB 962 now moves to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. For further background on the bill, see Anthony Galace’s recent blog post.

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A recent study by the Urban Institute reports that in communities across the nation home prices and rents are exceeding the reach of an increasing number of households.

“For every 100 extremely low-income households, there are only 29 adequate, affordable, and available rental units. That means two parents who both work minimumwage jobs might wait years to find a safe, affordable place to live with their two kids,” the report states.

“Rules and regulations that govern where and how housing developments can be built,” Michael Washburn, a realtor in the Carolinas, where housing shortages plagued by many low-income San Diego residents said, “vary widely from one municipality to another.

Government and the private sector have to come together to streamline the process of building homes and apartments,” he adds.

One possible solution to dealing with this problem, says Washburn, is offering developers property tax incentives that make it possible to reduce the cost of land acquisition. Another more long-term answer is expanding public transportation. Modern light rail systems enable residents to have a reliable, economical commute from areas where housing is more affordable to areas where their jobs might be located.

“It doesn’t help much to have an affordable rent,” Washburn said, “if you have to buy a car and pay all the costs associated with buying gas, maintenance and insurance.”

Rapid population growth fueled largely by individuals who have relocated from highcost-of-living cities hoping to find a more affordable lifestyle exasperbates the problem.

The report highlighted other important factors contributing to the lack of affordable housing: the expanding wage gap between corporate executives and their employees and the ongoing assault on labor unions, which for decades helped to insure wage growth and better working conditions for their members.

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Despite these external historical factors experts do believe there is an important role for personable responsibility when weighing the many elements that go into purchasing a home.

Homeowners, real estate advocates say, can take the time to do the research on an area where they are considering buying and understand the current market trends. In other words, the idea that families and individuals should spend money is rampant across social media, stores, and the internet in general, but its important to understand the long-term impact of investmenting in real estate.

Housing and real estate advisors emphasize that, qualifying for a mortgage at a certain level does not mean that obtaining that budgetstretching mortgage is the best decision in the long run.

“For example,” Washburn said, “suppose a couple qualifies for a $500,000 mortgage. Rather than buying a home for that amount, they might do better to buy a house that costs $150,000 and spend $50,000 fixing it up. That would give them more financial flexibility to consider other investments or to cope with an unanticipated event such as the loss of a job.”

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County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 5, 2024 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008783 Fictitious business name: BUTTA CUTZ Located at: 3120 Market St San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/7/10 This business is hereby registered by the following: Bobby Lee Smith 3120 Market St San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 5, 2024 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007873 Fictitious business name: EXECUTIVE DEALER SERVICES Located at: 8456 Commerce Ave. Suite B San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 3/25/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christa S. Yost-Jones Nathan R. Jones 9629 Carlton Hills Blvd #2 Santeo, CA 92071 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 26, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 26, 2024 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008944 Fictitious business name: THE WORLD IS YOURS TRAVEL Located at: 5075 Chollas Pkwy San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/8/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tonya R. Watson 5075 Chollas Pkwy San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 8, 2024 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007779 Fictitious business name: GET YOU SOME LAY Located at: 1130 South 45th St. San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/15/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Malasia Tahuanna Yancey 1130 South 45th St. San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 26, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 26, 2024 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008140 Fictitious business name: CARRY ON MOVERS

Located at: 4175 41st St. #3 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/29/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ricardo W. Sua Sanchez 4175 41st St. #3 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 29, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 29, 2024 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006634 Fictitious business name: TRI -MAR WATER VEND Located at: 4310 Panorama Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 3/13/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Richard Martinez 4736 Aragon Dr. San Diego, CA 92115 Maurice Martinez 4310 Panorama Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 13, 2024 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9005660 Fictitious business name: RED PANDA PHOTOBOOTH Located at: 1301 Roselawn Street National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/5/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nathan A. Ponce 1301 Roselawn Street National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 5, 2024 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007427 Fictitious business name: MARTHA'S KINGS AND QUEENS Located at: 7871 Skyline Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego P.O. Box 741193 San Diego, CA 92174 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Unincorporated Association - Other than a Partnership The first day of business was 4/23/99 This business is hereby registered by the following: Minnie Faye McCastle 7871 Skyline Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego Rosemary Cahill 4645 Home Ave Apt 33 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego Eula G. Stephens 5722 University Ave. #36 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 21, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 21, 2024 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006764 Fictitious business name: SHOP 96 Located at:

2314 Bonita Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/13/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sarah Galvan Sanchez 2314 Bonita Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 14, 2024 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007722 Fictitious business name: BEST ELMDALE RCF BEST RESIDENTIAL CARE 2 Located at: 6717 Madrone Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/23/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jazmin Hilton 6717 Madrone Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 25, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 25, 2024 4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007509 Fictitious business name: BEYOND BODIE Located at: 1985 National Ave. #1117-122 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An LLC The first day of business was 3/22/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Florence Chishlom 6343 Rhoades Court San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 22, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 22, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007393 Fictitious business name: ZELE BEAUTY STUDIO WELLNESS CENTER SPA Located at: 3855 Avocado Blvd.

Suite 210C La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 3/21/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jaymie Loraine Castro Brandon Michael Castro 4225 Avocado Blvd.

La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 21, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 21, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007424 Fictitious business name: ONSIGHT SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY Located at: 10070 Mesa Rim Road San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/21/19 This business is hereby

registered by the following: Matt Destefano 2853 Cacatua St. Carlsbad, CA 92009 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 21, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 21, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006042 Fictitious business name: MATH INTERVENTION TUTORING SERVICES MITS Located at: 7284 Central Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/7/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tahira Faruq 7284 Central Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 7, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 7, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006790 Fictitious business name: LIVING GREEN

STEAMER Located at: 303 N. 47th St. SPC# D56 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 5/27/14 This business is hereby registered by the following: Luis Miguel Magdaleno Albarran 303 N. 47th St. SPC# D56 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 14, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9006676 Fictitious business name: WE ARE OUR ANCESTORS KEEPERS Located at: 4923 Bunnell St. Spring Valley, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/1/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles Edward Alexander 4923 Bunnell St. Spring Valley, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2019

This fictitious business name will expire on March 13, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ---------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007180 Fictitious business name: AOB EASY Located at: 712 Pecos St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/19/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vincent Stalcup 712 Pecos St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 19, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on March 19, 2024 3/28, 4/4, 4/11, 4/18 ----------------------------------

NAME CHANGE California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00018319CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Allison Hillary Beat TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS/PROPOSALS (RFQ/P) NO. CZ19-0963-52 FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC) ELECTRICAL SERVICES The San Diego Unified School District (“District”) is requesting submission of: • A Prequalification Application (“Prequalification Application(s)”), and • A Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ(s)”), and • A Proposal addressing an Adjustment Factor type contract based on the Unit Price Book (UPB) and provisions set forth in the RFQ/P, from qualified firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, persons, or professional organizations (“Contractor(s)” or “Firm(s)”) to perform selected Job Order Contracting (JOC) Services, on an As-Needed Basis, throughout the District.

The RFQ/P will be evaluated for a “Best Value” based selection resulting in a recommendation to the Board of Education to award Agreements to no more than (3) three Contractor(s). The Job Order Contract awarded under this solicitation will have a Maximum Job Order Contract amount of $562,500 for the initial one year term with two possible extensions not to exceed $10,000,000 over the subsequent two terms. Individual Job Order authorizations will range from $1,000 to $1,000,000. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on APRIL 26, 2019 at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Building M, San Diego, CA 92123. PLEASE SEE RFQ/P FOR DETAILS (No. CZ19-0963-52). Contractors that intend to submit a Response must: • Hold a C-7 or C-10 Contractors License, which is current, valid, and in good standing with the California Contractor's State License Board; and • Prequalify through the District’s prequalification yearly process (Public Contract Code section 20919.24); and • Have completed or have in progress a JOC or similar unit price based Task Order Construction Contract for the same type of work as required in the District’s JOC Prime Contractor Prequalification Application.

The District seeks to promote employment and business opportunities for local residents and firms on all contracts as such opportunities may occur and to the extent legally possible. All qualified providers of services described in the RFQ/P, including local entities and firms, are encouraged to submit their Responses. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened.

Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)].

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects. All Projects are subject to the Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA), which was adopted by the Board of Education on July 28, 2009. The complete agreement is available for viewing and downloading at https://www.sandiegounified.org/node/1279. The RFQ/P will also be posted and available on DemandStar at www.demandstar.com. Responses to the RFQ/P must be submitted at or before 2:00 p.m. on May 13, 2019, and need to include one (1) clearly marked original, five (5) copies of requested materials as well as six (6) electronic copies on USB flash drives of all documents in PDF format with bookmarks. Deliver to: San Diego Unified School District, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Building M, San Diego, CA 92123, Attn: Jessica Imperial, Contract Specialist. Responses submitted after the above stated date and time will not be accepted. The Board of Education for the San Diego Unified School District reserves the right to reject any and all submissions and to waive any irregularities. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) for Job Order Contracting for School Districts §20919.24 (b), only prequalified job order contractors will be invited to participate in the RFP process for a job order contract. Projects estimated at 10 million or greater require audited financials. The JOC Prime Prequalification package is included as an attachment (Attachment 14) to the RFQ/P. Completed questionnaires must be submitted to the District no later than the deadline specified in the RFQ/P. Any questionnaires submitted later than this deadline will not be processed for this Invitation for Bids. The District encourages all job order contractors to complete the questionnaire and submit it as soon as possible.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CZ19-0963-52

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4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00016344CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Charlie Sandoval Ekeroth TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

PROPOSED NAME: Helga Margareta Wiesbrock

SANDAG does not guarantee, either expressly or by implication, any specific amount of work that will be awarded under an Agreement resulting from this RFQ. The actual number of contracts and task orders awarded, the task order scopes of work and values, and the individual contract capacities are subject to change at the sole discretion of SANDAG

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Gladys Hollins Case Number: 37-2019-00016970-PR-LACTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GLADYS HOLLINS

PRESENT NAME: Allison Hillary Beat PROPOSED NAME: Allison Hillary Guzman THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 13, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

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,Voice & Viewpoint.

4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2018-00014826CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Linda Mary Ann Meyers TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Linda Mary Ann Meyers, aka Linda Mary Ann Nethaway, aka Mary Ann Nethaway, aka Mary Ann Meyers PROPOSED NAME: Maryann Sofie Dowell THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 23, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each

PRESENT NAME: Charlie Sandoval Ekeroth PROPOSED NAME: Charlie Lee Sandoval Ekeroth THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 30, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

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,Voice & Viewpoint.

4/4, 4/11, 4/18, 4/25 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00004730CU-PT-CT Petitioner or Attorney: Helga Margareta Schulz TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Helga Margareta Schulz

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 23, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

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,Voice & Viewpoint.

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Request for Qualifications (RFQ) No. 5005700 On-Call Planning Services Thank you for your interest in contracting opportunities with SANDAG. SANDAG is seeking Statements of Qualification (SOQs) from qualified firms for On-Call Planning services to support SANDAG projects in transportation and land use planning, active transportation planning, and Transportation Demand Management (“Project”).

SANDAG has adopted an action plan that calls for the creation of a fast, safe transportation system with true alternatives in the San Diego region that are as good or if not better than the car.

The new vision strives to go beyond state climate targets and support local jurisdictions’ achievement of local Climate Action Plan goals.

Cutting edge technologies, social equity, sustainability, supporting land use, and economic opportunities will be considered as part of the action plan to create a transformative Regional Plan through an inclusive process that engages stakeholders and the public.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS/PROPOSALS (RFQ/P) NO. CP19-0945-52 FOR JOB ORDER CONTRACTING (JOC) WINDOW BLINDS The San Diego Unified School District (“District”) is requesting submission of: • A Prequalification Application (“Prequalification Application(s)”), and • A Statement of Qualifications (“SOQ(s)”), and • A Proposal addressing an Adjustment Factor type contract based on the Unit Price Book (UPB) and provisions set forth in the RFQ/P, from qualified firms, partnerships, corporations, associations, persons, or professional organizations (“Contractor(s)” or “Firm(s)”) to perform selected Job Order Contracting (JOC) Services, on an As-Needed Basis, throughout the District.

The RFQ/P will be evaluated for a “Best Value” based selection resulting in a recommendation to the Board of Education to award Agreements to no more than (3) three Contractor(s). The Job Order Contract awarded under this solicitation will have a Maximum Job Order Contract amount of $562,500 for the initial one year term with two possible extensions not to exceed $10,000,000 over the subsequent two terms. Individual Job Order authorizations will range from $1,000 to $1,000,000. A mandatory pre-proposal meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on APRIL 26, 2019 at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Building M, San Diego, CA 92123. PLEASE SEE RFQ/P FOR DETAILS (No. CP19-0945-52). Contractors that intend to submit a Response must: • Hold a C-61/D-52 Contractors License, which is current, valid, and in good standing with the California Contractor's State License Board; and • Prequalify through the District’s prequalification yearly process (Public Contract Code section 20919.24); and • Have completed or have in progress a JOC or similar unit price based Task Order Construction Contract for the same type of work as required in the District’s JOC Prime Contractor Prequalification Application.

The District seeks to promote employment and business opportunities for local residents and firms on all contracts as such opportunities may occur and to the extent legally possible. All qualified providers of services described in the RFQ/P, including local entities and firms, are encouraged to submit their Responses. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened.

Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)].

This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects. All Projects are subject to the Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA), which was adopted by the Board of Education on July 28, 2009. The complete agreement is available for viewing and downloading at https://www.sandiegounified.org/node/1279. The RFQ/P will also be posted and available on DemandStar at www.demandstar.com. Responses to the RFQ/P must be submitted at or before 2:00 p.m. on May 14, 2019, and need to include one (1) clearly marked original, five (5) copies of requested materials as well as six (6) electronic copies on USB flash drives of all documents in PDF format with bookmarks. Deliver to: San Diego Unified School District, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Building M, San Diego, CA 92123, Attn: Jessica Imperial, Contract Specialist. Responses submitted after the above stated date and time will not be accepted.

The Board of Education for the San Diego Unified School District reserves the right to reject any and all submissions and to waive any irregularities. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) for Job Order Contracting for School Districts §20919.24 (b), only prequalified job order contractors will be invited to participate in the RFP process for a job order contract. Projects estimated at 10 million or greater require audited financials. The JOC Prime Prequalification package is included as an attachment (Attachment 14) to the RFQ/P. Completed questionnaires must be submitted to the District no later than the deadline specified in the RFQ/P. Any questionnaires submitted later than this deadline will not be processed for this Invitation for Bids. The District encourages all job order contractors to complete the questionnaire and submit it as soon as possible.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CP19-0945-52

Pre-Proposal Meeting: A non-mandatory Prebid meeting for this Request for Qualification (RFQ) will be held on Wednesday April 17, 2019 at 9:00 am (PDT) to 1:00 pm (PDT) at The Balboa Park Club, 2150 Pan American Road West, San Diego, CA 92101.

Proposal Due Date: SOQ proposals must be received by 2:00 p.m. (PST) on Friday May 3, 2019 at SANDAG’s offices located at 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101-4231.

All questions relating to the RFQ must be received no later than 2 p.m., on April 24, 2019, on the web-based portal for SANDAG RFQs which can be accessed at sandag. org/contracts.

The RFQ package and related informational documents may be viewed and downloaded at no charge at SANDAG’s website at www.sandag.org/ contracts. Interested firms are advised to regularly visit SANDAG’s above referenced website for RFQ addenda, updates and posted RFQ questions and answers.

SANDAG is an equal opportunity employer and, as a matter of policy, encourages the participation of small businesses that are owned and controlled by minorities and women.

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SUMMONS Superior Court of California County of San Diego South County Regional Center 500 3rd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 Case Number: 18FL010192S NOTICE TO RESPONDANT Camerina Villamil Lara YOU HAVE BEEN SUED

BY PETITIONER: Leoncio Mendiola Arcos You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and Petition are served on you to file a written re-sponse (form FL120 at this court and have a copy served on the Petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting yout marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and cost.

For legal advise, contact a lawyer immediatly at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp) at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org) or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTE: Restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgement is entered or the court makes further orers. Thay are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has recieved or seen a copy of them.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form.

The court may order you to pay back all or part of these fees and cost that the court waived for you or the other party.

The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California County of San Diego 500 3rd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 The Name, Address and Telphone Number of the Petitioner's Attorney or Petitioner without an Attorney are: Ray Estolano SBN 204919 545 H St Suite A Chula Vista, CA 91910 Phone: (619) 476-1291 Filed August 28, 2013 4/11, 4/18, 4/25, 5/2 -----------------------------------

P ROBATE

A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by COSTANSIA CROSBY Petitioner, in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that COSTANSIA CROSBY be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court shouldnot grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held at the following court on May 15, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 502 located in Superior Court of California 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9052. The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the Court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filling of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or 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: Marquetta Stewart Brown 283093 Law Office of Marquetta Stewart-Brown PO BOX 881363 San Diego CA 92168 (619)656-2128 4/18 , 4/25 , 5/2 -------------------------------

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LEGAL NOTICES

• Thursday, APRIL 18, 2019

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LEGAL NOTICES

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deposits and investment balances.

According to OCC examination at Citibank, these ‘relationships” did not include all eligible customers – particularly people of color. The regulator’s conclusion was that the bank’s practices led to racial disparities.

The settlement calls for all 24,000 consumers affected to receive $24 million in restitution.

Days later on March 28, the federal department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charged Facebook with violating the Act by enabling its advertisers to discriminate on its social media platform. According to the lawsuit, Facebook enabled advertisers to exclude people based on their neighborhood – a high tech version of the historical redlining of neighborhoods where people of color lived.

With 210 million Facebook users in the United States and Canada alone, the social media mogul took in $8.246 billion in advertising in just the last financial quarter of 2018.

As April’s annual observance of Fair Housing Month began, the Chair of the House Financial Services Committee used that leadership post to bring attention to the nagging challenges that deny fair housing for all. In her opening statement at the hearing held April 2, Chairwoman Maxine Waters set the tone and focus of the public forum.

“According to the National Fair Housing Alliance, individuals filed 28,843 housing discrimination complaints in 2017,” said Waters. “Under the Trump Administration, fair housing protections are under attack…. According to news reports Secretary Carson proposed taking the words ‘free from discrimination’ out of HUD’s mission statement.”

A panel of housing experts provided substantive testimony that responded to many of these

issues, while also acknowledging how many fair housing goals have not yet been achieved.

Speaking on behalf of the Zillow Group, Dr. Skylar Olsen, its Director of Economic Research cited additional data.

“Homeownership is a key tool for building wealth, and more than half the overall wealth held by American households is represented by their primary residence,” said Olsen. “But access to homeownership is not shared equally. In 1900, the gap between black and white homeownership rate was 27.6 percentage points.

Today it is 30.3 percentage points.”

Further according to Olsen, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) shows that “black borrowers are denied for conventional home loans 2.5 times more often than white borrowers.”

Even among renters, Skylar noted racial disparities in major metro areas like Atlanta, Detroit, Houston and Oakland, California adding, “local establishments and amenities including banks, health institutions and recreational facilities are less prevalent in communities of color than white communities.”

Debby Goldberg, Vice President of Housing Policy and Special Project with the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) was also a panelist.

“Not all neighborhoods were created the same,” testified Goldberg. “The long history of housing discrimination and segregation in the U.S. has created neighborhoods that are unequal in their access to opportunities.

They are not unequal because of the people who live there.

They are unequal because of a series of public and private institutionalized practices that orchestrated a system of American apartheid in our neighborhoods and communities, placing us in separate and unequal spaces.”

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public schools and would put money into charter schools, taking it away from public schools. DeVoid is someplace past wrong on this, but that woman is doing the work she was sent to do – her job is to dismantle public education in favor of publicly supported private education. If folks want to do private schooling, that’s their business, but should public schools suffer for elitism?

And should someone whose

biases are so publicly visible be in charge of this? I think not.

We knew that DeVoid was unqualified when she narrowly squeaked past Senatorial confirmation, only earning it because Vice President Mike Pence cast a historical tie-breaking vote for her. She is entirely consistent with the cretin who appointed her, and young people are paying for her ignorance.

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every person a voice in decisions affecting the wellbeing of their local community, from providing comments on project design to pointing out how a project could harm clean air and water, according to Earth Justice.

It’s far more than an obscure environmental statute: The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe made use of the law to fight back against the Dakota Access Pipeline project in 2017. Simply put, NEPA is one of the most effective tools in the fight against environmental racism.

It is essential to ensuring that communities of color, who so often bear a disproportionate pollution burden, get a say in the decision-making processes that are most likely to affect their health, resiliency, and vitality, environmental experts said.

And without robust NEPA requirements, policymakers are left to make decisions that will have real impacts without a full understanding of the consequences.

“The underlying message of environmentally racist tactics and strategies is that certain neighborhoods and certain people matter less than others, and that geographical vulnerability is inevitable when in fact it is socially constructed to be this way,” said Dr. Deborah J. Cohan, an associate professor of Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of South Carolina Beaufort.

“People’s ability to thrive under these hostile conditions is greatly compromised,” she said.

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