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‘Jury of your Peers’ Rarely Applies to African Americans

By Stacy M. Brown Graph: (Institute for policy Studies/NNPA)

NNPA Newswire Contributor

If you’re like me, every time you hear a news reporter or anchor talk about how great the nation’s economy is, you wonder what world they are living in. Certainly, these journalists are not referring to the ongoing struggle to make ends meet that so much of Black America faces. For every daily report of Wall Street trading, or rising corporate profits, you’re reminded that somebody else is doing just fine financially.

To put it another way, ‘Will I ever get past my payday being an exchange day…when I can finally have the chance to keep a portion of what I earn in my own

However noble the idea might be in theory, many legal experts acknowledge that, due to systemic racism, having a jury of your peers is often just an illusion.

For African Americans, systemic racism in the criminal justice system has greatly contributed to mass incarceration, partly because blacks are more likely to be profiled, pulled over by police, searched, and arrested, according to legal experts.

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The right to a jury trial is a hallmark of the American criminal justice system and defendants generally have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers. (Photo: iStockPhoto / NNPA)

Once arrested, African Americans also are more likely to be detained prior to their hearing, which could take months.

“Jury selection creates another concern,” said Charlotte, N.C.-based Attorney Darlene Harris.

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NEW ROLE FOR

JACKIE ROBINSON FAMILY Y’S MICHAEL BRUNKER

LAWMAKERS ANNOUNCE

Creation of Environmental Justice Caucus Group will Raise Awareness, Address Issues.

Admired Leader to Head “Mission Advancement” for YMCA in San Diego County.

Newswire YMCA San DIego

The YMCA of San Diego County announced April 25 that Michael Brunker, longtime Executive Director of the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, has been promoted to a new role to better serve all communities throughout San Diego County.

Photo: Michael Brunker (Courtesy of YMCA)

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SB 230

NNPA Newswire Correspondent

If accused of a crime, American justice supposedly guarantees the right to a trial in front of a “jury of your peers.”

By Charlene Crowell

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Brunker will serve as Vice President for Mission Advancement, a new position within the organization that will lead countywide partnership efforts. In his new role, Brunker will support the execution of the YMCA’s strategic plan by identifying, establishing and entering into new partnerships that directly align with the Association’s vision to double impact, serving more people throughout the county.

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“That should not be the case. I’m excited to co-found this caucus and confront this public health challenge, and I want to thank my EPW colleagues Senators Tammy Duckworth (left) and Cory Booker (center) for their dedicated leadership,” said Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) (right).

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

On Earth Day, U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Tom Carper (D-DE) announced the creation of the Senate’s first-ever Environmental Justice Caucus to call Congress’ attention to the

many environmental justice issues affecting our nation.

The caucus will raise awareness of the many environmental and pollution issues that have created public health challenges, which disproportionately impact low income communities and communities of color, according to a news release.

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By Staff Writer Voice& Viewpoint

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D-San Diego), the co-author, along with Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), of AB 392, legislation passed out of committee April 9 to reform police useof-force legislation, responded to the Senate Public Safety Committee’s action to revise California’s legal standard for police-use-of force.

The law enforcement-backed bill, SB 230, by Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), was upheld Tuesday, April 23rd, by the Senate Public Safety Committee meeting, despite calls for its defeat by community groups and grieving families.

SB 230 is considered by some to be window dressing on the issue of police use of deadly force.

In talks spearheaded

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COVER ARTICLE CONTINUATION someone from jury duty because the person can’t afford to go without a paycheck, defense attorneys are ill-served by forcing a person to miss pay to be their juror, Harris added.

The right to a jury trial is a hallmark of the American criminal justice system and defendants generally have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers, said Waukeshia Jackson, founder of the Atlanta-based Jackson & Lowe Law Group.

In explaining the meaning of having “a jury of your peers,” Jackson said defendants aren’t entitled to a jury containing members of their own race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.

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“Consequently, black men are profiled more often, punished more frequently and more harshly than any other group in the United States,” she said.

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“When a juror is unable to relate to a person accused of a crime, the defendant is more likely to face stiffer penalties, up to and including life in prison,” said Harris, who after trying a recent murder trial, spoke to a white male juror who shared that a lot of the jurors could not understand the African American defendant.

“The two people who could relate to the defendant happened to be Black women. They were able to shed information that led the group to finding the defendant guilty of second-degree murder as opposed first degree murder, which would have resulted in a life sentence,” Harris said.

That and other experiences led Harris to question how much different the outcome would have been if there were black men – from the same socio-economic background as the defendant – on the jury.

“The scourge of racism manifests in discriminatory policies and practices such as the ‘War on Drugs,’ Stop and Frisk, and Three Strikes You’re Out,” Harris said.

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The Sentencing Project estimates that there are presently 2.2 million people incarcerated in America.

Black men born in 2001 have a 1 in 3 chance of being incarcerated.

Given these distressing numbers, black men appear to have a higher risk of being knocked out of juror pools, Harris said.

“When you couple racist policies and practices with socio-economics, the share of black men available for jury selection is further diminished and since people must take time off work to serve on juries, only people who can afford to miss a paycheck, people with paid time off or flexible work arrangements can afford to serve on a jury,” Harris said.

“Keep in mind that trials for serious crimes are lengthy; a recent murder trial that I was a part of lasted one month. How many of us can afford to skip a month’s pay?” she said.

While a judge is not required to exempt

Most accurately, “jury of your peers” means “jury of fellow citizens,” she said.

“Nonetheless, widespread discrimination remains in the jury selection process,” Jackson said.

While courts don’t have to ensure that a defendant’s race, gender, age, or sexual orientation is represented in a jury pool, the Supreme Court has long held courts may not remove a potential juror solely based on these factors, she said.

“For more than a century, racial minorities have been protected from jury discrimination in theory but in practice, these laws have little actual protection and one critical factor that impacts African American eligibility to participate in jury pool is the felon jury exclusion rule,” Jackson said.

Throughout the country, African Americans are overrepresented in felony convictions and therefore more likely to be excluded from jury pools because individuals cannot serve as a juror if they’ve been convicted of a felony.

“The felony jury exclusion rule dramatically reduces the number of African Americans eligible for jury selection because roughly, onethird of the adult African-American male population has been convicted of a felony and,

in many jurisdictions, these citizens are forever barred from serving on a jury,” Jackson said.

“Race has a tremendous impact in criminal trials, at least one African American juror can help even the playing field when it comes to verdicts. Race matters in the courtroom and race relates to perception and judgment – especially when a case is about race,” she said.

The landmark 1986 case of Batson v. Kentucky established that lawyers aren’t permitted to engage in systematic exercise of peremptory challenges of prospective jurors based solely upon such suspect criteria.

“However, if the attorney – whether it be prosecutor of defense attorney – can establish an age, race, ethnicity, or gender-neutral reason for the use of the peremptory challenge, the court will permit it,” said Western Michigan University Cooley Law School Professor and former Miami-Dade Judge Jeff Swartz.

“The jury pool should be made of such a representative cross-section in the same proportion as found in the community,” Swartz said.

“Does this mean that on many occasions that a black defendant may end up with an all-white jury? Yes, it does,” Swartz said.

Jackson added that those who are not African American haven’t experienced the racial discrimination and verbal abuse that are far too common for members of the black community.

Jurors from all-white jury pools convict African American defendants significantly more often than white defendants and this gap in conviction rate is entirely eliminated when the jury pool includes at least one African American member, she said.

“The makeup of a jury can mean the difference between a conviction and an acquittal,” Jackson said.

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name and see how much it can grow?’

When new research speaks to those who are forgotten on most nightly news shows, I feel obliged to share that news – especially when conclusions find systemic faults suppress our collective ability to strengthen assets enough to make that key transition from paying bills to building wealth.

Ten Solutions to Close the Racial Wealth Divide is jointly authored by the Institute for Policy Studies, Ohio State University’s Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, and the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. This insightful and scholarly work opens with updates on the nation’s nagging and widening racial wealth divide. It then characterizes solutions offered as one of three approaches: programs, power, and process.

From 1983-2016, the median Black family saw their wealth drop by more than half after adjusting for inflation, compared to a 33 percent increase for the median White households.

Keep in mind that these years include the Great Recession that stole nearly $1 trillion of wealth from Black and Latinx families, largely via unnecessary foreclosures and lost property values for those who managed to hold on to their homes.

Fast forward to 2018, and the report shares the fact that the median white family had 41 times more wealth than the median Black family, and 22 times more wealth than the median Latinx family. Instead of the $147,000 that median white families owned last year, Black households had $3,600.

When Congress passed tax cut legislation in December 2017, an already skewed racial wealth profile became worse.

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Recent research by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition on housing affordability found that more than 8 million Americans spend half or more of their incomes on housing, including over 30 percent of Blacks, and 28 percent of Hispanics.

According to the authors, programs refer to new government programs that could have a major impact on improving the financial prospects of low-wealth families. Power refers to changes to the federal tax code that could bring a much-needed balance to the tax burden now borne by middle and low-income workers. Process refers to changes to the government operates in regard to race and wealth.

“White households in the top one percent of earners received $143 a day from the tax cuts while middle-class households (earning between $40,000 and $110,000) received just $2.75 a day,” states the report. “While the media coverage of the tax package and the public statements of the bill’s backers did not explicitly state that it would directly contribute to increasing the racial wealth divide, this was the impact, intended or otherwise.”

Homeownership, according to the Center for Responsible Lending, remains a solid building block to gain family wealth. But with an increasing number of households paying more than a third of their income for rent, the ability to save for a home down payment is seriously weakened. CRL’s proposed remedy in March 27 testimony to the Senate Banking Committee is to strengthen affordable housing in both homeownership and rentals. To increase greater access to mortgages, CRL further advocates low-down payment loans.

“For far too long we have tolerated the injustice of a violent, extractive and racially exploitive history that generated a wealth divide where the typical black family has only a dime for every dollar held by a typical white family,” said Darrick Hamilton, report co-author and executive director of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity at The Ohio

With the majority of today’s Black households renting instead of owning their homes, escalating rental prices diminish if not remove the ability for many consumers of color to save for a home down payment. As reported by CBS News, earlier this year, the national average monthly cost of fair market rent in 2018 was $1,405.

“The nation’s housing finance system must ensure access to safe and affordable mortgage loans for all creditworthy borrowers, including low-to-moderate income families and communities of color,” noted Nikitra Bailey, a CRL EVP. “The lower down payment programs available through FHA and VA, provide an entry into homeownership and wealth-building

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“Michael’s influence throughout San Diego and his creation of long-standing, impactful and mission-based partnerships makes him uniquely positioned to help us broaden the YMCA’s reach countywide,” said Charmaine Carter, Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer for the YMCA of San Diego County. “We’re thrilled to see how he will expand upon his already profound success with the Y.”

Brunker has served for nearly 22 years with the YMCA at the iconic Jackie Robinson branch, covering one of the most underrepresented areas of San Diego. He was instrumental in the fundraising and rebuilding of the facility that reopened its doors to the community in Oct. 2017, on the same land it has been on since 1943. The new Y is serving more youth, adults and families than ever before, strengthening the community.

“I’m humbled and honored to take on the role of mission advancement for the YMCA,” said Brunker. “My time at the Jackie Robinson Family Y has been among the most rewarding and

for many average Americans.”

“Government-backed loans cannot be the only sources of credit for low-wealth families; they deserve access to cheaper conventional mortgages,” added Bailey. “Year after year, the annual Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data reveals how consumers of color, including upper-income Black and Latinx households are disproportionately dependent on mortgages that come with higher costs. Our nation’s fair lending and housing finance laws require that the private mortgage market provide access for low-wealth families. We need additional resources for rental housing to address the affordability crisis that many working families face.”

There’s really no point in continuing to do the same thing while expecting a different result. When the status quo just isn’t working, change must be given a chance.

Charlene Crowell is the Center for Responsible Lending’s deputy director of communications. She can be reached at Charlene.crowell@responsiblelending.org.

fulfilling work of my life. I’m proud to keep spending my heaven doing good on earth, and the mission of the YMCA enables me to achieve this every day.”

Brunker’s new post will officially begin July 1, 2019 Anna Arancibia, Jackie Robinson Family Y’s current Associate Executive Director, has been named Interim Executive Director for the facility and service area. Arancibia has over 16 years of experience at the branch and has close community ties in southeastern San Diego.

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The Hate Among Us

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

The hearts and minds of our entire community go out to the families of the recent shooting in Poway at a House Of Worship. It appears that those playing to the hate among us are such cowards that they still go for the most venerable among us. We must not only pray and be watchful but also make conversations of hate and division unacceptable in our presence. We must also realize that but for the grace of God, any of us can be the next victim. The people engaging in these acts of violence are not from another planet. They live with and among us. We must pay closer attention to each other. We must cease to operate as a community

of strangers.

Our houses of worship must not become armed camps. Such activity is directly opposite our confession of faith in the God we serve, but we must become watchful in our worship and each house of worship has to determine its own safety issues. Fear must never dampen our desire to assemble and worship anymore than it does our desire to go to the mall in spite of the possibilities of attack.

Finally, we as a nation must realize that not only were we founded on a Belief in God, but also that that belief has sustained us for over 200 years. Now we have become a nation fighting prayer in public places and a desire by some to remove “In God

We Trust” from our currency. We cannot call on God when we need him and reject him at all other times.

Such activity opens the door for hate and violence, creating a sense of no consequence.

It was prayer and civil disobedience that brought us through the violence of the civil rights movement. The same can work for us today if we return to the faith that brought us this far. We must not allow the fad of political correctness. We must not allow hate and bigotry to replace our moral values and respect for the rights of each other.

Where do you stand?

James Byrd’s Killer Didn’t Deserve the Death Penalty

James Byrd, Jr. was dragged for almost three miles near Jasper, Texas in 1998.

John William King and two other men (one whose death penalty sentence was carried out in 2011, another who was sentenced to life in prison) were found guilty one of the most horrific hate crimes in modern US history (Black men were also burned alive in the heyday of lynching). Mr. Byrd’s family was present at the execution in Huntsville, Texas. Byrd’s sister, Clara Taylor, noted that the murderer, who maintained his innocence, showed no remorse when he was convicted, and showed none when he was executed.

He never acknowledged, and never looked at James Byrd, Jr.’s family.

Does a man whose body sported disgusting tattoos, including, according to one news source, “one of a black man with a noose around his neck hanging from a tree” deserve the death penalty? I say no. Keep that filth alive and keep him miserable. His execution creates a martyr for white

supremacists. Had he lived he would have evolved into nothing more than pitiful irrelevance. The death penalty has been abolished in 20 states, with moratoriums on executions in other states, most recently in California, thanks to Governor Gavin Newsome.

It ought to be abolished nationally.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center (https:// deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/ FactSheet.pdf), nearly 1500 people had their death sentences carried out between 1976 and now. Despite the fact that African Americans are just 13 percent of the nation’s population, we were more than a third of those executed after receiving a death sentence. People who killed white people were far more likely to get the death penalty than people who kill Black people. There are racial biases replete in the application of the death penalty, with numerous studies supporting the many ways the death penalty is unfairly awarded. According to the Death Penalty Information, as an example, Washington state jurors were “three times as likely to recommend a death sentence for a Black defendant than a white one.” In Louisiana, someone who killed a white person was nearly twice as likely to get the death penalty as one who killed a Black person. The death penalty is applied through a racial lens – based on the race of the criminal and the race of the victim.

From that perspective, the man who murdered James Byrd, Jr. committed a crime so egregious that jurors acted contrary to the statistics, voting to apply the death penalty to an avowed racist white man who participated in the brutal murder of a Black man.

But I am frequently reminded of the 1920 Tulsa, Oklahoma lynching of Ray Belton, an 18-year old white man who shot a taxi driver. Though Belton

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Letter to the Editor: April 30, 2019 Mr. Baron Herdelin-Doherty President and CEO YMCA of San Diego County 3708 Ruffin Road San Diego, CA 92123 Dear Mr. Herdelin-Doherty, I am writing to you because I am very concerned about the plans for the Jackie Robinson YMCA Executive Director position. You have an opportunity to bring in a well-qualified individual who is African American. Why is this important? Let’s start with the opportunity to change the narrative of the San Diego County YMCA. Not one of your corporate officers is African American including your newest hire, Michael Brunker. The cores of your programs are sports driven and many young people in the surrounding community relate to various aspects of sports. They can and should be motivated to excel in all aspects of their lives and it is best accomplished when the individual in the leadership role has that cultural sensitivity. Historically, African American coaches and leaders are very good at relating to all children.

We live in a country where it is easy to say race and culture don’t matter yet San Diego County does not reflect, as it should. The Jackie Robinson YMCA is less than two blocks from Lincoln High school that has for decades dominated high school sports and that has been in large part to those African American athletes who have remained at their neighborhood school. There is a need for African American youth to see African Americans in leadership roles and that is certainly not to the exclusion of any other group. This is an opportunity for the YMCA to do its part to correct the staggering lack of diversity that exist in San Diego.

I urge you and the Board to open up the selection process so that additional qualified candidates can participate in the process.

Best Regards, Eugene Marble III Cc: San Diego County YMCA Board of Managers Jackie Robinson YMCA Board of Directors

By Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Killing is wrong.

Killing Black people because they are Black is even more wrong. Lynching Black people is exponentially wrong.

So why was I opposed to the stateimposed killing of John William King, the despicable murderer of James Byrd, Jr.? I happen to think that there are worse things that can happen to you than death. The now 44-year old King could have gotten a sentence of life in prison and lived miserably there for the rest of his life.

In some ways, death is salvation for him. Imagine being relatively healthy with nothing to look forward to? Just sitting there, in jail, surrounded by the Black people your white supremacist self purports to hate. That might be torture worse than death.

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confessed to his crime and said it was “an accident,” he was denied the due process of a trial and conviction.

After his lynching, a Black newspaper editor opined that if a white person could be lynched, so could a Black person. A year later, the attempted lynching of the Black shoeshine “boy” Dick Rowland because of the false accusation that he assaulted the white elevator operator Sarah Page, was the spark that led economically envious whites to destroy the Greenwood (Black Wall Street) section of Tulsa.

This walk down history lane is extremely relevant to the present. If we could execute the white murderer of James Byrd, Jr. (I try not to mention the names of devils more than is necessary), we can execute a Black person accused of something, whether they did it or not. Applying the death penalty erodes our humanity, whether the accused is guilty or not.

I think it is far more appropriate to let a reprobate like James Byrd Jr.’s killer simmer in his repugnance. If he had lived his life in prison, with no hope, no help, no possibilities, that would have been a greater punishment than death. While I respect the Byrd family and ache with them at the gruesome murder of James Byrd Jr, I would prefer a punishment for racist murderers that is both humane and inhumane. We don’t execute them because we don’t stoop, as a society, to the level of committing a crime we abhor. We ignore them and exacerbate their misery be reminding them that they have no hope of release.

The death penalty is inhumane. It should be abolished.

Assembly Workers and Widgets

By Barbara D. Parks-Lee, Ph.D., CF, NBCT (ret.), NNPA ESSA Awareness Campaign

Have you ever felt frustrated and illequipped to meet the needs of the students in your classroom as well as the dictates of those who have never been teachers in a classroom?

Sometimes, we teachers feel like there is too much to do and not enough time or resources to do what needs to be done well.

Standardized testing frenzy, No Child Left Behind, Common Core Curriculum, STEM curriculum, professional development relegated to one day make-‘n’-take or lecture sessions, and demands from school boards, legislators, and the business community all may contribute to teacher frustration, burn-out, and being ROJ (retired on the job).

Well, how can we feel more professional and less like factory workers producing widgets? First, we must clarify our mission. Students are not widgets. There can be no reject bins for human beings with different needs and varied learning intelligence!

Secondly, we must reach our students before we can teach them. By reach I mean to be willing to acknowledge cultural and personal idiosyncrasies and to be friendly, fair, and flexible.

Not everyone learns—or teaches— the same way. Being friendly involves knowing our students’ names and greeting them as they enter our

classrooms.

It also involves dressing professionally as a means of demonstrating personal and student respect. There are three B’s no student should ever see on a teacher: no bosoms, no belly buttons, and no backsides. Students need a professional appearance. They form their own perceptions the first time they meet us, and we do not get a second chance to make a good first impression.

The culture of our classroom community must be one of acceptance, rigor, and high standards, for our students will either stretch or stagnate according to our expectations of them. Teachers must not only have a lesson plan A and a back-up plan B but also a backup for the back-up in order to take advantage of any teachable moment.

If we do not have a plan for our students, they will most certainly have plans for us! I assure you, their plans will make our lives miserable and learning and teaching almost impossible.

Fairness involves demanding standards for which everyone is held accountable. Certain rules must be observed. For instance, no one can be allowed to ridicule, to bully, or to See WIDGETS page 15

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• Thursday, May 2, 2019

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OBITUARIES Stanley Breaux

Dennis L. Kennedy

Eloise Noël

SUNRISE December 27, 1952

SUNRISE October 2, 1957

SUNRISE JULY 15, 1940

SUNSET April 7, 2019

SUNSET April 16, 2019

SUNSET APRIL 14, 2019

Stanley Breaux was born on December 27, 1952 to Eunice and Edward Breaux Sr. in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was the Fourth child born into a family of eight siblings. Stanley moved to San Diego in 1999. He passed away in Scripps Memorial La Jolla Hospital on April 7, 2019. Stanley was preceded in death by his older brother Edward Jr., both parents Eunice and Rev. Edward Breaux Sr. He leaves to mourn his passing brothers Stephen (Denice) of Texas and Stafford (Antoinette) of San Diego. Sisters Bettie Rand and Bessie Singleton of San Diego, Beverly Johnson (Rick) of New Jersey, Jacquelyn Scott of Texas Sister-in-law Alma of New Orleans and nephews, neices and a host of relatives and friends, including a very close friend Matthew Rocco.

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Picture me as I was, Full of life and love.

Although not with you now, I'm watching from above.

I know how much you miss me, And I miss you too.

It was my time to leave, As each of us will do.

When you yearn for comfort, Look here at my smile.

Talk to me, remember me, Sit with me awhile.

Time will heal your heart, Each day, better than the last. Happiness will return to you, Sorrow, in the past.

It will be alright with me, If one day my photo's tucked away. Your life must move on, But in each other's hearts we'll stay. ©Teri Harrison

ELOISE MARIA NOËL was delivered to us July 15, 1940 from the union of Robert Elvin Johnson Sr. and Ernestine Carter in New York City. As a young teenager, she happily took on the task of raising her younger brothers, nephews, and cousins while her mom, aunts and older brother worked. She became mom; watching, feeding, and at times fighting for them. She sacrificed her personal life and pleasures as a growing young woman for her family.

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.

Take rime to say “I’m sorry,” “please forgive me, “thank you” or “It‘s okay” And if tomorrow never comes, you’ll have no regrets about today.

As a young woman, she met a handsome young man in the US Navy. He was stationed in Brooklyn but was from East St Louis, Illinois. His name was Herbert William Noël, Jr. They fell in love.

They married in New York, on October 4, 1958. He eventually became an officer and an accomplished Sonar Technician, all with her support and help. This union resulted in the precious gift of 4 children. Môti Janel Noël, Herbert William “Billy” Noël III, Robin Elise Noël-Gunawan, Tamiko Charrise Noël-Todd.

Eloise always wanted to become a nurse and went to college late in life to become an LVN. Eloise lived a life of sacrifice and service to others as a Licensed Vocational Nurse, Mother, Sister, and Friend. Eloise was there for you if you needed a hug, a kind word, or a stern warning to behave. She enjoyed music, especially songs from Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Mathis, and Marvin Gaye.

Eloise’s home was the meeting place for family gatherings and dancing to “Got to Give It Up”, long version was a must. Eloise was a very good Latin Dancer and salsa lessons always occurred.

She was married and baptized a Catholic and practiced faithfully until she became ill. Her children were attendees and contributors of St. Rita’s Catholic School.

Eloise’s memory is cherished by her loving daughters Môti, Robin, and Tamiko; her grandchildren Christopher A Rideau, Kristin N Rideau, Matthew J Todd, Alena A Todd, Brilliana P Gunawan, her brothers Robert E Johnson and Michael G Bento; her son-inlaw Ray Gunawan and sister-in-law Valerie Bento; nieces and nephews Trenell, Jahmal, Michael, Lamont, Danya, Troy, Anginette, Anthony, and Catherine. She will be forever remembered and loved by her lifelong BFF Gloria Castro. Carl H. Rideau will always remember the good times. There are countless other relatives and friends.

Eloise was preceded in heaven by her son Herbert “Billy” Williams III, her mother Ernestine Carter-Johnson-Bento, her father Robert Elvin Johnson Sr, and brother Alfred “Bing” Ernest Johnson.

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COVER ARTICLE CONTINUATION WEBER’S AB 392 PASSES PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE,

Now Linked to SB 230

Environmental: continued from page 1

The caucus will help those communities advocate for themselves with the federal government by providing expertise and assistance, generating legislation and organizing hearings and events.

It will also coordinate with the House Environmental Justice Task Force, which consists of members from the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Asian Pacific American Caucus.

“Every American has the right to breathe safe air, drink clean water and live on uncontaminated land regardless of their zip code, the size of their wallet and the color of their skin,” Sen. Duckworth said in the release.

Retired LAPD Sergeant Cheryl Dorsey testifies in support of AB 392 in the Assembly Committee on Public Safety

Former Deputy Chief of Police Jeff Noble provides testimony in support of AB 392 (Left to right Jeff Noble, Peter Bibring from the ACLU, Assemblymember Shirley Weber);

“That’s why I’m proud to start the Senate’s first Environmental Justice Caucus to raise awareness of the fact that communities of color face public health challenges at alarming rates while too many in power look the other way,” said Duckworth, the Ranking Member of the Senate Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee.

SB 230: continued from page 1

(D-San Diego), the Public Safety Committee amended SB 230 so that it is now linked with AB 392. The measure can only become law if AB 392 does as well.

“Together, we will be strong advocates for every person’s right to a safe, healthy and livable environment,” she said.

The Assembly Committee on Public Safety passed Weber’s AB 392 bill on a 5-2 vote April 9th. AB 392 will authorize deadly force only to defend against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury. Officers would be trained to this standard and be required to employ de-escalation tactics whenever possible.

Booker, the Ranking Member of the Senate Superfund, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee, said economic or social justice cannot be achieved without also addressing environmental justice.

Ciara Hamilton, whose cousin, Diante Yarber, died in April of 2018 after police fired 30 times into his car, said at the April 9th AB392 hearing that she just wants to feel safe. “I want to feel protected by law enforcement, not fear for my life because they mistake my phone for a gun – or shoot into a vehicle that I’m in because of the color of my skin,” she said.

Community members packed the hearing room offering their support

Further, added Sen. Carper, the Constitution guarantees every American the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness — but none of those things are possible without clean air to breathe and clean water to drink.

Weber said the amendment to SB 230 means that “the families who have lost loved ones to police violence have been heard, that their loss matters and that they deserve real change. My commitment to them is that AB 392 will continue to be the vehicle for that change.”

Ciara Hamilton (center left), whose cousin was killed by sheriffs, and Liz Medrano (center right), whose son was killed by police, testified about the loss of their loved ones.

The Ida B. Wells Society Provides Investigative Reporter Training to Black Journalists the network’s scarcity of Blacks in senior management positions within the company’s news department.

The dispute brings national attention to the lack of newsroom diversity and inclusion that exists within most news organizations across the country.

NNPA Washington Correspondent

It’s no secret that Black journalists are underrepresented within newsrooms across the nation — especially in terms of specialized investigative journalism.

In March, a dispute between CNN and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) went viral after NABJ, the Congressional Black Caucus, Color of Change, the National Newspaper Publishers Association and the NAACP called out CNN’s president, Jeff Zucker, over

“The fact that communities of color, low income communities, and indigenous communities across the country disproportionately face environmental hazards and harmful pollutants on a daily basis has been ignored for far too long,” Booker said.

Clean air and clean water shouldn’t be luxuries for the privileged, and the Environmental Justice Caucus is an important step toward raising awareness and taking action to address this injustice, he said.

“The committee’s amendments to SB 230 would now ensure that law enforcement officers are trained to the necessary standard in AB 392 should it become law, a standard that would limit the use of deadly force to circumstances where there is an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury,” Weber said in a statement.

By Lauren Poteat

However, she said, too often that is not the case, especially for low income communities and people of color.

Challenging these disparities and presenting new opportunities for journalists of color, the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting, is embarking on a nationwide training program. The program’s primary goal is the development of Black investigative journalists, the specialty where Blacks are most underrepresented within newsrooms throughout the United States.

“In a time when mainstream newsrooms remain disproportionately white, where racial inequality continues to permeate every aspect of American life, and where investigative coverage of racial injustice is still lacking, the Ida

B. Wells Society hopes to help steer more journalists towards the tradition of our spiritual founder,” reads a passage from the Society’s creation story.

Ida B. Wells was an iconic Black female journalist whose investigative reporting exposed lynching in the late 1800s on a national and international level. The Society which bears her name and whose motto is, “Be Twice as Good,” recently hosted an investigative journalism workshop at Morgan State University, a historically black university located in Baltimore, MD. The workshop will be repeated in other locations throughout the country throughout the year.

“Bringing programs like this is important to our institution,” Hamil Harris, former Washington Post reporter and current Morgan State University Journalism Professor stated. “I really enjoyed being able to see different generations come together with a similar purpose of engaging and talking investigative journalism.

This was an excellent session and I think everyone involved got a lot out of it.”

Delving into topics that included: sourcing techniques, paper trails, leveraging state and federal Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA), gun reporting and effective ways to pitch and See TRAINING page 15

“The sad truth is that the meaningful progress we’ve made over decades to clean our air and water has not been distributed equally,” Carper said.

“A disproportionate number of lower-income, minority and indigenous communities across the country are in the path of pollution that degrades quality of life and puts human health at risk,” he said.

Carper, the Ranking Member of the Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee, added that far too often, the concerns of these communities is addressed at a woefully inadequate pace, especially in comparison to more affluent communities with ample resources.

“That should not be the case. I’m excited to co-found this caucus and confront this public health challenge, and I want to thank my EPW colleagues Senators Duckworth and Booker for their dedicated leadership,” he said.

House Environmental Justice Task Force Co-Founder, Rep. A. Donald McEachin, said environmental rights have been inaccessible for too long for rural and low-income communities and communities of color.

“That is why, last Congress, I co-founded the United for Climate and Environmental Justice task force with Congresswomen Jayapal and Barragán to shed greater light on these environmental injustices,” McEachin said.

“I am thrilled that the task force is now a bicameral initiative. Under the leadership of Senators Duckworth, Booker, and Carper, we will pursue climate and environmental justice together, and take action to mitigate the effects of climate change on our most vulnerable,” he said.

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Community Budget Meeting

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Black Men & Women United held a Community Budget Meeting on April 29th with Fourth District City Councilmember Monica Montgomery and the City of San Diego’s Independent Budget Analyst. The meeting was held at the offices of the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper with a number of members of the community coming out for the 8am meeting. For Councilmember Montgomery, this was announced as the first in a series of such meetings designed to help the citizens understand not only the budget process, but key FY2020 Budget Dates.

A limited number of copies of the proposed budget were passed out, along with copies of “A Citizen’s Guide To Infrastructure,” which looks at the four major steps in the process of how infrastructure needs become projects implemented through the City’s Capital Improvements Budget.

Andrea Tevlin, the Independent Budget Analyst, led the overview discussion of the Mayor’s budget and discussed the role of her office in providing information to the City Council on the proposed budget. She explained how the council can make changes or proposed amendments to the budget and how the Mayor has a Veto vote if he disagrees. But, the Mayor’s vote can be overridden by a majority of the council members voting against his veto.

There were questions on certain areas of the budget as it might pertain to the communities of some of the people present as homeowners and taxpayers. There were questions about the amount of money earmarked for the proposed Convention Center expansion and the new stadium.

Dr. Warren raised questions about the lack of youth employment opportunities with the City of San Diego; the need to have the city develop its own programs separate and apart from the

Workforce Partnership programs. He indicated he needed the budget analyst office to work up the numbers on the proposed program.

Councilmember Montgomery spoke of the need to change the culture at City Hall and expressed excitement that the new council has an opportunity to make a difference. Support for her efforts were expressed by all present and those present were asked by other members of the community to encourage participation and support for her efforts.

There was still expressed a desire for an evening meeting for those who are working and can’t make such morning sessions. Kudos to the staff of Councilmember Montgomery who were on the scene at 7am preparing for the 8am meeting. Well done.

Celebrating

Kathleen Elizabeth Harmon Photography by Voice & Viewpoint

Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

She is known to everyone for her years of service, love and commitment to helping others, often at her own personal loss.

It was fitting that her family decided to celebrate this "Living Legend," and did so last Saturday at Hillsborough Recreation Center. The black and Gold attired event was attended by almost 100 friends and family members for a sit down dinner that was first class in every way.

Rev Dr. Emanuel Whipple, Sr. Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church where Kathleenh as been a member for 60 years, gave the invocation and later gave remarks of appreciation for how special she is to the entire church family.

Elected officials past and present were on hand. Former Congressman and Mayor Bob Filner was there with words of appreciation for the decades of support Kathleen gave him, regardless of the office he held. Congresswoman Maxine Waters sent a personal letter to Kathleen with regrets she could not be physically present. Assemblywoman Dr Shirley Weber was present to present “yet another resolution to Kathleen who wants all of them,” she said in jest and spoke of Kathleen’s support and friendship as a reason for Dr. Weber being in the Assembly.

The Mayor of Lemon Grove, Raquel Vasquez, gave remarks and a resolution. Former District Four City Councilmember Myrtle Cole was present with words of appreciation for help in her career and Voice & Viewpoint Publisher, Dr John Warren, spoke of Kathleen as a big sister and the Matriarch of San Diego politics. He also,reminded people that she was the first African American Vice Chair of the San Diego County Democratic Club.

The event was organized by her children and was “invitation only” under the title “Living Legacy Celebration” so that she might be honored while she lives. In her 80’s, and not looking like it, Kathleen expressed her love and appreciation to everyone. It was most heartwarming to see her almost countless number of grandchildren and her six remaining children shower her with love and affection.

May God Bless You, Kathleen, with many more years.

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35 Years of Inspiring Youth at the Annual Children’s Book Party Photography by Steve Peterson

By JaMarr Brown Contributing Writer

When I was 12 years old, my father gave me the book, “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill. He said, “Son, if you read and study this book, you will have richness of the mind. It will give you the knowledge to deal with the challenges of life and the confidence to pursue your dreams…because it will teach you how to have the proper mindset for success in life.” Over the years, my father’s words rang true time and time again as I continued to read and study, “Think and Grow Rich.”

Years later, I was the first in my family to attend a 4-year private college (Whittier), where I earned a degree in business with an emphasis in marketing. While at Whittier, I played basketball for 2 years, made the Dean’s academic list, was Black Student Union President, and Student Body President of the College. Several years after college, I was inspired to write my own book and eventually wrote and self-published four books. My father was right…having the proper mindset makes all the difference in life.

However, the experience of my father giving out a book was not unique to me. Throughout my childhood, I had seen my father give out books and say similar words of wisdom to my brothers, family members and thousands of kids throughout San Diego. He always had a truckload of books and everywhere we went, he would hand out books to children and tell them how each book could change their life.

In 1984, my father, Roosevelt Brown, held the

first official Children’s Book party in our small backyard in Emerald Hills. It was jam packed and I still remember how enthusiastic everyone was to get a book. The next few book parties were held at the Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) and ultimately was moved to the Spreckles Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park because we outgrew the ECC. On April 27th, 2019, my father, Roosevelt Brown, celebrated the 35th Annual Children’s Book party. With a crowd of thousands of people in attendance, it was the largest book party ever held.

Over 200 volunteers, community partners, parents, grandparents, guardians, students, military and public service personnel, bus drivers and educators helped make the event possible.

The crowd was entertained by the Performing Arts Academy Dance Speaks, The Ballet Folklorico en Aztlan and The San Diego State University Dance Team. The capacity crowd danced, cheered, clapped and had a great time. When asked how many times they had been to a book party, one lady stood up and said, “I have been coming to the book party for over 20 years.”

Behind the scenes, my father and mother have made the book party a family tradition with each member playing a role. I host the program along with my 16-year-old daughter Alexis and 13-year-old nephew Sam. My other nephew Malcolm Brown Jr. (16) works with my brother JaBari and my dad to organize the book parties. My mother Bettye who is the mastermind behind the actual book distribution works with my sister-inlaw Farah to organize the books at the event.

My sister-in-law Paula has the job of facilitating

the crowd during the book distribution. My brothers and I have never missed a book party our entire life.

I recently asked my dad who is now 76 years old, what motivates him to continue to do book parties? He said, “The same reason I got started in the first place. Because books and reading and knowledge enables you to deal with life’s challenges and the confidence to pursue your dreams. I want to do my part to make sure that every child is prepared and has the proper mindset to thrive and not just survive in an ever changing and competitive world.”

As I listened to him, I was taken back to when I was 12 and I thought about the countless number of children’s lives that were changed because they were given a book by my father. He continued by saying that he is inspired to keep going because he wants to set an example for his three grandchildren. On Easter Sunday prior to this year’s Children’s Book Party, my father handed each of his three Grandchildren, “Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. The example has been set! Next years Children’s Book Party will be held on April 25th, 2020 at the Balboa Park Organ Pavilion. Come out and join the over 1 Million people who have been given a book by my father Roosevelt Brown.

JaMarr Brown graduated from Whittier College with a degree in Business and a minor in Marketing. While at Whittier, JaMarr played basketball, made the Dean’s list, was President of the Black Student Union and Student Body President.

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women’s inc Holds 54thAnnual Civic Luncheon Photography by Voice & Viewpoint

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They came out in their beautiful hats that put to shame the hat parade at the opening day of Del Mar Races and the hats presented at the wedding of the Duchesses of Windsor (Meagan Markel). This was the 54th year of this event which has become synonymous with spring and the approach of Mother’s Day. This year’s theme was, “We Salute Excellence.” A total of thirteen awards were presented in the following categories: Students of Achievement. Awards went to Talejah Denise Baxter of Mater Dei Catholic High School; Kristen Irene Jenkins, Serra High School; Shiloh Dalvon Logan, San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts; Jamahd Armon Monroe, Lincoln High School; and Jocelyn C. Wilmore, Helix Charter High School.

The Distinguished Service Award went to Brian “Barry” Pollard of the Urban Collaborative Project.

The Women of Distinction Awards went to seven women selected for their outstanding efforts in their areas of service to the community. They were: Iris Anderson, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. San Diego Alumnae Chapter; Dr. Francis Ayalasomayajula , The Links, Incorporated, San Diego Chapter; Jahari Weir Harrison Jack & Jill of America, Incorporated, San Diego Chapter; Jenifer Henry, Christ United Presbyterian Church; Nicole L. Jones, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Epsilon Xi Omega Chapter San Diego; Evelyn R. Lane, National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Delta Upsilon Chapter, LaShawn C. Williams, Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary Southeast Cluster Unit.

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At the beginning of this event, Mrs. Vellet Wyatt Finley gave a glowing welcome and reminded those present of the proud history of the organization. This well attended event lived up to its name and record of service.

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SECURES BROAD COALITION OF SUPPORT IN RACE FOR MAYOR Gloria Gains Endorsements from Local Unions and Entire California Assembly Democratic Caucus

The National Organization of Black Law Enforcement officers held a Regional Meeting this week in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Dr. John E. Warren was an invited speaker for a workshop on the use of Public Policy to Fight Unintended Legislative Consequences. The meeting was held at the Hard Rock Hotel with the Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, as Keynote Speaker also attending.

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Adding to an already broad coalition of support, including teachers union AFT Guild Local 1931 and the UC’s largest employee union, AFSCME Local 3299, California State Assemblymember Todd Gloria (D-San Diego), a Democratic candidate for Mayor of the City of San Diego in 2020, announced Friday, April 26 that he has been endorsed by every Democratic California State Assemblymember – a total of 60 endorsements. Collectively, these Members represent over 29 million Californians and signify Assemblymember Gloria’s statewide support to be San Diego’s next Mayor.

“It means a great deal to have the support of my colleagues in the Assembly,” said Assemblymember Gloria. “These are the people I have worked with to help lead California, and now I want to bring that leadership home to build a new San Diego for all of us – a San Diego that leads, innovates, and thrives.”

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This was the 19th year that men, and particularly African American men, have come to the McGill School of Success for a morning of reading to the children. But there was more than just reading to kids. It was also a time of celebrating the work of a school that started out as an experimental project and grew to a full scale school located at Christ United Presbyterian Church.

The late UCSD Chancellor William McGill, working with Rev. Dr. George Walker Smith, who served as Pastor of the Church for more than 40 years, created a legacy that continues to help children today.

The “black men reading to children program” was started by Dr. Senora Carter Barber who was on hand along with Rev. Smith, former supervisor Leon Williams, the president of the San Diego Unified School Board and a host of volunteers including Dr. Willie Blair, statewide, President of the BAPAC. There was a breakfast and program before the reading with the children. Afterward, there was a regrouping to share experiences with the kids. The men who came out were from all walks of life: young, older, retired and those simply committed to kids.

For the past 19 years, the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint has covered the McGill School, its programs and successes. Dr. Barber promised that the 20th year is going to be even more exciting and work has already began on the program. School Principal Nora Sandervole and school administrative assistant, Michelle Blevins, were proudly on hand to assist with the many classrooms participating in the small group male-led reading sessions.

By mid April, Gloria had received backing from Laborers International Union of North America Local 89. An endorsement from the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 soon followed. The University of California’s largest employee union, AFSCME represents more than 24,000 employees at University of California campuses across the State -- including employees at San Diego area medical centers, clinics and research laboratories.

“The working men and women of AFSCME Local 3299 are proud to endorse Todd Gloria to be the next Mayor of the City of San Diego,” said Kathryn Lybarger, president of AFSCME Local 3299. “Time and time again, Todd has consistently stood with working families. We know we can count on him to be a staunch ally for workers, and we are excited to help him be successful in his campaign.”

By month’s end, the American Federation of Teachers Guild, Local 1931 had also endorsed Gloria. AFT represents college and continuing education faculty and staff from the San Diego Community College District and the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District.

“The American Federation of Teachers Guild, Local 1931, is proud to endorse Todd Gloria to be the next Mayor of San Diego,” said Jim Mahler, president of the AFT Guild Local 1931. “Todd understands the challenges teachers and students face every day both in and out of the classroom. We know Todd will fight for us and make tangible progress to improve local schools and educational opportunities in San Diego.”

If elected, Assemblymember Gloria would be the City of San Diego’s first LGBT person and the first person of color elected Mayor. The primary election will be held on March 3, 2020.

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AFTER RISKING LIFE, LIBERIAN ACTIVIST SCOOPS

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Multinational corporations who seek weak democracies, high rates of poverty, and untapped resources, seem to make a beeline for Liberia which has struggled to overcome two wars and the devastating pandemic of ebola.

As a result, “Liberia has been taken over by multinational corporations exploiting its resources at the expense of Liberians, especially the country’s working class that serves as cheap labor to these foreign companies.”

evicting communities and uprooting burial grounds, one local activist was propelled into action.

“It was not just that they were destroying the forest,” said Alfred Brownell, activist and environmental lawyer. “They were also working with the local government officials who were threatening, harassing and intimidating the communities… It was total annihilation.”

That was the bleak view of Moses Uneh Yahmia, writing for the Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt.

The lawyer and his colleagues collected information from indigenous residents about the destruction of homes, sacred sites, warriors’ graves and the forest in Sinoe County.

But when a palm oil company was poised to take over 800 square miles of lush forest, destroying the habitat,

Brownell persuaded the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to place a stop work order on the company,

Golden Veroleum Liberia, owned by the US-based Verdant Fund LP and controlled by the Singapore palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources, second-largest palm oil plantation company in the world.

The company has since “voluntarily withdrawn” from the Roundtable after its Complaints Panel confirmed a series of ongoing violations, including failure to implement adequate free, prior and informed consent procedures, destruction of sacred sites and coercion and intimidation of community members to sign agreements with the company.

“Palm oil companies will not just displace [people in affected communities], but their culture, their history, their value, their traditional institutions, will all be completely

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altered,” says Brownell, founder of the Liberian lawyers network Green Advocates.

In October 2016, facing threats to his life, Brownell and his family sought refuge in the US, where he became a distinguished scholar in residence at Northeastern University. There, he teaches a course of human rights and global economy.

This week Brownell will be among 6 winners of the 2019 Goldman Environmental Prize – dubbed the “Green Nobel Prize” - for exposing the alleged abuses by Golden Veroleum Liberia. Prizewinners will be honored by former Vice President Al Gore. The prize carries a $200,000 award.

OIL BARONS BID BILLIONS FOR MOZAMBICAN OIL WHILE STORM FATALITIES SPIKE Global Information Network

The back-to-back cyclones that have ravaged Mozambique are unprecedented in recorded history, the UN said Friday. As more villages are wiped away, a multi-billion dollar bidding war is heating up in foreign board rooms among multinationals eager to extract Mozambican oil. Top bid so far by Occidental Petroleum Corp has reached $57 billion.

The fantastic sums changing hands are between Anadarko which owns the wells, Chevron and Occidental, hopeful buyers. Donations for relief and rescue, however, are far below satisfactory, according to foreign charitable organizations like CARE. “So far, we have only reached a fraction of those in need due to our limited budget and the challenges in reaching the affected by road as most of the countryside is flooded,” said Daw Mohamed, CARE’s humanitarian director.

“Our key priority for now is to support women and children, who are sleeping in open spaces where they are vulnerable to different types of gender-based violence and harassment.”

The International Monetary Fund is also kicking in a $118.2 million credit facility. The World Bank estimates that Mozambique and other countries affected by the tropical storm will need over $2 billion to recover.

Last month, Anadarko scraped together $200,000 as a donation for the cyclone victims. “Given the scale of the natural disasters currently affecting Mozambique and the urgency of addressing immediate emergency needs, Anadarkoled Mozambique LNG has today committed to donate US $200,000 to support the victims of the natural disasters,” the multi-billion-dollar firm pledged.

Last week, a second cyclone smashed into northern Mozambique. It hit an area “where no tropical cyclone has been observed since the satellite era,” the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in a statement.

More relief aid is slated to come from the U.N. which will grant Mozambique $13 million in emergency funds to help cope with the massive flooding and destruction caused by Cyclone Kenneth

The situation in northern Mozambique is worse than thought, a UN spokesman said, days after Cyclone Kenneth ravaged the country.

Winds of 140 mph flattened whole villages. Around 700,000 people are now thought to be at risk in the area as torrential rains continue.

Mozambique sits seventh on the table of poorest countries in the world and has an undisclosed debt worth $1.4 billion. Ironically, early this year, calls for the suspension of natural

gas projects and investment in more pressing issues were met with gunfire from Mozambican soldiers.

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FORMER PRES. NKRUMAH RECALLED ON DAY OF HIS PASSING Global Information Network

The anniversary of the passing of Ghana’s first Prime Minister and President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, prompted reflections by Ghanaians on social media of his legacy and contributions.

Dr. Nkrumah’s daughter Samia, in an open letter, wrote: “Kwame Nkrumah may not be with us physically but he lives in our hearts and minds as the fire he lit burns aloft giving us guidance for the total liberation and unification of Africa.”

Nsempii News Media scoped social media pages to get a sense of what people were saying about Africa’s “Man of the Millennium“.

“Kwame Nkrumah acknowledged the problems of the colonial masters as a whole to African nations,”

wrote journalist Joel Savage in the online news outlet “Modern Ghana.” “(Including) the domination and the looting of the continent’s treasures to their respective countries and the continuous under-development of African countries.

“You’ll only miss your water when the well runs dry,” is often said.

That’s exactly what happened to foreign governments driven out from Africa by the powerful Kwame Nkrumah,” Savage opined.

Madam Lucy Animwaa Anin, a member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) commended government for keeping Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s vision of using farming to drive export and development.

“It’s pleasing to see Dr Nkrumah’s vision, as the First President of Ghana, being revisited by the current Government through the Planting for Export and Rural Development, launched a few days ago,” she wrote.

“If previous presidents had held on to the vision of the country’s First President, job creation would have been rampant and unemployment non-existent”.

Another view was shared by Ben Dotsei Malor. “Today, there is no mansion, no piece of land, and no hefty foreign bank accounts that bear the name of this selfless, bold, and visionary Pan-Africanist leader. He made some mistakes and misjudged certain situations and people. But not even his enemies will deny that HE GAVE HIS ALL.

Marricke Kofi Gane added: “Today in 1972, Kwame Nkrumah died.

He wasn’t perfect, but he made his mark. Do more than he did if you disagree!”

Dr. Nkrumah, 62-years-old, died on April 27, 1972, in a hospital in Bucharest, Romania, where he was

He is reported to have died of prostate cancer with no family member by his side after months of failing health following the mysterious death of his cook in Conakry, Guinea, where he was exiled after his overthrow in 1966.

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Tips to Manage Asthma and Avoid Your Triggers Courtesy of StatePoint More than 26 million Americans are living with asthma, including 6.2 million children.

While there is no cure, asthma can be managed and treated so that those with the condition can live normal, healthy lives -indoors as well as outdoors.

May is Asthma Awareness Month and a great opportunity to learn more about common triggers -- which include respiratory infections, allergens, irritants, exercise and emotions -- as well as better understand what causes your symptoms. To get started, the American Lung Association is offering the following tips.

1. Combat indoor allergens. Animal dander, dust mites and mold are common allergens found indoors that can cause asthma symptoms. Keeping a clean home can help keep the presence of such allergens in check.

For allergen-specific cleaning tips, as well as strategies for reducing the growth of mold and dust mites in your home, visit Lung.org/ asthma-triggers. Be forewarned, cleaning supplies that have odors and fragrances can cause asthma symptoms to flare. Check the label and stick to safe, asthma-friendly products.

2. Avoid smoke and tobacco. Any kind of smoke, including tobacco smoke as well as smoke from e-cigarettes or “vaping,” are known to irritate the airways of the lung.

If you have asthma, don’t smoke and avoid being around people who do. If you need help quitting, visit Lung.org/ffs or call 1-800-LUNGUSA. 3. Stay weather-aware. Climate change increases the risk that air pollution will worsen. Be aware that extreme weather

events, such as drought, floods, wildfires and tornados, can create airborne irritants and allergens for individuals with asthma. Use the Air Quality Index found on the American Lung Association site to stay aware of current conditions and help protect yourself from outdoor air pollution. People with asthma will want to avoid being outside on days when the air quality index value is above 100, or in the orange, red, purple or maroon categories.

4. Know your own triggers. Avoiding and controlling your asthma triggers all begins with identifying them. Work with your doctor to find out what allergens or irritants may be causing your asthma symptoms; an allergy test can help. Together you and your doctor can create an Asthma Action Plan that includes finding simple solutions to reduce your exposure to your asthma triggers and make breathing easier. You can learn more about your asthma and how to manage triggers at Lung.org/asthma, and through a free one-hour, interactive online course at Lung.org/asthma-basics.

If you suffer from asthma or love someone who does, take steps to better understand the condition and reduce the presence of common triggers in your everyday life.

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Let’s Get Moving!

By Dr. Janet Seabrook

Back in April 1915, Dr. Booker T. Washington began advocating for “National Negro Health Week.” He reached out to local health departments, schools, churches, organizations, government entities and businesses in search of support for this initiative to create a National Health Movement. His efforts grew into what we now celebrate for an entire month in April.

As Booker T. Washington knew, the health benefits of daily moderate-to-vigorous physical activity is key, especially for African Americans. Incorporating some form of exercise and healthy eating into our lifestyles is always a good idea.

April is over, but here are a few suggestions on how to keep Minority Health Month going all year: 1. Identify a health accountability partner.

Accomplishing any goal is always easier when there is someone holding you accountable.

Identify a friend, family member or significant other who will hold you accountable in your healthy lifestyle goals this month. Whether it’s a morning jog or sticking to a healthy menu, enlist the help of someone you trust to ensure that you stay on track.

2. Make an appointment with your physician.

If you haven’t seen your general practice physician this year, this month would be a great time to make an appointment. There doesn’t have to be anything going on for you to see your doctor. Get a physical and maybe a few general screenings for starters. It never hurts to stay ahead of the game when it comes

to your health.

3. a gym membership. The time has passed for New Year’s resolutions, but never too late to commit to a regular exercise routine. There is something about a gym membership that can bring about greater commitment, especially since there is a price tag attached. Gyms also offer classes, equipment and exercise programs that provide more consistency in your workout. Keep in mind that physical activity promotes health and reduces the risk of chronic diseases and other conditions that are more common or severe among racial and ethnic minority groups.

A portion of this article originally appeared in the Chicago Crusader.

EDUCATION National University Launches Program to Address San Diego Teacher Shortage

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Wednesday, April 24, the private, nonprofit National University announced the launch of the Teacher Pathway Inclusion Program, a coordinated effort with local schools, SDUSD and community colleges to prepare future teachers. The Pathway program, a streamlined pathway to effective teacher education, is designed to address a critical need for teachers of diverse backgrounds by supporting and offering future teachers. It promises to offer student and financial supports for diverse teachers to affordably complete their bachelor’s degrees and teaching credentials through National University.

The effort was originally piloted by Gompers Preparatory Academy and is now expanding to the San Diego Unified School District and Mesa College. A Learning Policy Institute report highlights the dire need for qualified teachers from diverse background: it was found that 80 percent of the districts included in the study reported having a shortage of qualified teachers in the 2017-2018 school year, and 82 percent hired underprepared teachers. The need is particularly critical in economically challenged areas.

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Through the program, students can earn an associate’s degree through participating community colleges, then complete their bachelor’s degree and teaching credential

concurrently at National University’s Sanford College of Education, one of the top 10 largest schools of education in the U. S. Teacher Pathway Inclusion students can attend for no more than $7,000 per year. Founded in 1971, National University is among the largest, private, nonprofit universities in California, with more than 150,000 alumni and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

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m President & CEO Edwin A. Lombard Appointed New Interim ommerce President of California Black Chamber

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April 16, The Board of Directors of The California Black Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) elected Edwin A. Lombard III as its Interim President & CEO. Mr. Lombard will succeed CBCC’s Founding President & CEO, the late Aubry Stone. It was Mr. Stone’s wish that Mr. Lombard serves as his immediate successor with Board approval.

The CBCC Board has a state mission to guide the Chamber’s future toward becoming the leading platform for the economic empowerment of African Americans businesses in California.

“We are very proud to have elected Edwin Lombard as our Interim President & CEO. Edwin brings an exceptional track record in foundations, legislative and business affairs. These attributes will be critical to our transition and service to the economic empowerment of African Americans in the state of California,” said

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Timothy Simon, Board Chair.

“I am honored to be voted to the position of Interim President & CEO. I look forward, with the guidance from the Board of Directors, to take CBCC to the next level and into the 21st Century,” said Mr. Lombard.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lombard was raised in Los Angeles, and now resides in the Sacramento area. He served in the U.S. Navy with honors. He is a current member of the CBCC board and serves on the BAPAC Advisory Board and The Community College African American Advisory Panel. He is a strategist in governmental relations, public affairs, and community engagement and has owned and operated Edwin Lombard Management, Inc. (ELM), a public relations firm, for 20 plus years.

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After that, though, it can get more complicated.

Let’s say you take out a $100,000 mortgage at 5 percent.

However, you have to pay $5,000 in closing costs, which are added to the amount of the mortgage. That means you’ll be paying interest on $105,000. Your total interest costs are $5,250. That means you’re paying an annual percentage rate (APR) of 5.25 percent. Lenders are required to disclose the APR on any loans you take out.

On the savings side, let’s say you invest $10,000 at a 3 percent compound interest rate. With compound interest, you earn interest on the interest you’ve already earned. At the end of the year, you’ll have $10,304.16 in your savings account.

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Dolores M. Van Rensalier will join the list of top country leaders from all walks of life who have contributed to their nation’s better humanity. Her summary biography will join with other leaders and noteworthy individuals in the 20192020 edition of Marquis’ Who’s Who in America, its 72nd Edition.

“I can’t tell you how humble I feel with such an honor,” Dolores said.

president of the Huntoon-VanRensalier Underground Railroad Foundation (HVUGRR), a five-member board that funded and built the HVUGRR Monument in Paterson. She received many awards for her efforts, including the New Jersey State Preservation Award. Dolores is a retired Grants Management Analyst and Watts Senior Citizen’s Center Director with the City of Los Angeles.

Since 1868, Who’s Who in America, billed in 2005 by The New York Times in 2005 as a “librarian’s Vanity Fair,” is used as a reference book in the U.S. Congress, libraries across the nation, and colleges and universities around the world.

Dolores was chosen by the publication for her decades-long research leading to a recognized historical site in Paterson, New Jersey. The site, the HuntoonVanRensalier Underground Railroad, designated as an official stop on the underground railroad by the Paterson City Council in 1996. Her maternal great-grandfather, William P. Van Rensalier was a black abolitionist along with his white abolitionist friend, Josiah Huntoon. The site is named after the two men.

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Entertainer, radio personality, speaker, and New York Times best-selling author Steve Harvey is hosting his first ever business conference in Los Angeles, CA Friday, May 17-Sunday, May 19. The event, titled Vault, is billed as “the new learning hub for future leaders, entrepreneurs and corporate visionaries.”

The three day event brings leading creative visionaries together across multiple industries, including technology and finance, to address the needs of young professionals in five core areas of development: career, entrepreneurship, wealth building, relationships and personal

empowerment.

“I created Vault because I know there are people out there who want and deserve more from life and need the tools or the belief in themselves to do it. Vault will provide the tools and motivation for people to achieve the next level in their career and personal life. It’s simple, you can’t climb to the top of the mountain and not show others how to get there,” Steve Harvey commented.

For a complete list of speakers and schedule of events, visit: VaultEmpowers.com.

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The first day of business was 4/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Gregory E. Branham 1947 La Carta Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010628 Fictitious business name(s): a: BUTTERY SEASON b: BUTTERY SZN Located at: 8645 Fletcher Pky #469 La Mesa, CA 92942 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was 4/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joseph L. Miller III 8645 Fletcher Pky #469 La Mesa, CA 92942 Christopher Cosme 9130 Gramercy Drive #410 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010615 Fictitious business name(s): a: FLASH MOVERS b: MOVERS CHAMPION Located at: 8035 Paradise Valley Rod #15 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Angelito Cristobal Sampol Jr. 8035 Paradise Valley Rod #15 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010638 Fictitious business name(s): FABULOUSLY YOU HAIRDESIGNS Located at: 6449 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sherrice Renee Williams 8340 Jamacha Road San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010518 Fictitious business name(s): SHAYWILL Located at: 5115 Cedarwood Rd. Apt 104 Bonita, CA 91902 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lashee Nicole Williams 5115 Cedarwood Rd. Apt 104 Bonita, CA 91902 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019

This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010501 Fictitious business name(s): L HORNSBY PIGMENTS Located at: 888 La Mesa Blvd.

La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lisa Marchesini Hornsby 7150 Central Avenue Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008490 Fictitious business name(s): CR HAULING Located at: 873 2nd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/03/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles Jerome Ringdahl Jr. 873 2nd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 03, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 03, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010065 Fictitious business name(s): a: KEARNY MESA AUTO b: KMA Located at: 4191 Convoy St Ste. A San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/17/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Thao Van Nguyen 6412 Celia Vista Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 17, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 17, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008788 Fictitious business name: MARKET AUTO REPAIR Located at: 4702 Market St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 2/15/01 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jun Hak Oh Il Mi Oh 10773 Portobelo Dr San Diego, CA 92124 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 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9009856 Fictitious business name: BURGOS PANGASINAN ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Located at: 1681 Country Vistas Ln Bonita, CA 91902

County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Unicorporated Association Other than a partnership The first day of business was 4/16/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Delia R Bona 1681 Country Vistas Ln Bonita, CA 91902 Guillermo Nerida Ermitano 7286 University Ave. La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 16, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 16, 2024 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9007663 Fictitious business name to be abandoned: IDA'S HAIR & NAILS Located at: 3100 East 84th St. Suite B National City, CA 91950 The business is conducted by: An Individual The fictitious business name is being abandoned by Benidicta Francisco Marquez 6035 Cervates Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement of abandonment was filed with the Recorder/ County Clerk of San Diego County on March 25, 2019.

4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 -------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9009469 Fictitious business name: MAHAL KITA Located at: 8951 Moisan Way La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 2/21/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Theresa E. Frazier 8951 Moisan Way La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 11, 2024 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9009645 Fictitious business name: DEBBIE'S ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Located at: 2445 La Costa Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91915 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/12/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Deborah Jean Quintanilla 2445 La Costa Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91915 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 12, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 12, 2024 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008914 Fictitious business name: MIND REVELATIONS Located at: 10035 Casa Nueva Street Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/5/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lakisha Shenay Lester 10035 Casa Nueva Street Spring Valley, CA 91977 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 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9009254 Fictitious business name: REVIVE AND REJUVENATE MASSAGE Located at: 7811 La Mesa Blvd Suite E San Diego, CA 91942 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/10/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nadia Ann Flores 335 Nolan Way Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 10, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 10, 2024 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008711 Fictitious business name: SDGOODFLOW Located at: 6509 Hyman PL San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/4/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mark Anthony Saucier 6509 Hyman PL San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 4, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 4, 2024 4/18, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008847 Fictitious business name: MR. GOODTURF Located at: 3707 Vista De La Bania San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/5/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jonathan Satoski 3707 Vista De La Bania San Diego, CA 92117 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(s): a. GET YOU SOME LAY b. GYSL 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 -----------------------------------

date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00017590CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Enrique Panduro Cardenas TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

NAME CHANGE California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00021171CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Haroon Ahmed Zaheer TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Haroon Ahmed Zaheer PROPOSED NAME: Aaron Zaheer 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 27, 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

PRESENT NAME: Enrique Panduro Cardenas PROPOSED NAME: Enrique Cardenas 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.

5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00020765CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Breauna Renae Harris TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Breauna Renae Harris PROPOSED NAME: Breauna Renae Robinson

INVITATION FOR BIDS Invitation for Bids North Park/Mid-City: Landis and Georgia-Meade Bikeways Project IFB 5007027, CIP 1223082 The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is requesting bids to perform the work as follows: Landis Bikeway Segment: Approximately 3.1 miles of bikeways along Landis Street, between Alabama Street and Chamoune Avenue. Includes buffered bike lanes, neighborhood traffic circles, raised crosswalks, a traffic signal modification, ADA ramps, curb extensions, lighting upgrades, a Class I bike path, and other traffic calming measures linked to signage and striping.

Georgia-Meade Bikeway Segment: Approximately 3.5 miles of bikeways along Georgia Street between Robinson Avenue and Howard Avenue, a shift to Howard Avenue, and a continuation on Florida Street to Meade Avenue. The bikeway will run along Meade Avenue between Park Boulevard and Fairmount Avenue. Includes the work above and road lumps, chokers, bend-outs.

Work includes controlling for water pollution; traffic control; erosion control; clearing and grubbing; curb, gutter, cross gutter and sidewalk work; roadway excavation; imported borrow; asphalt work; landscaping; wayfinding signage; pavement markings and signage; street lighting; trenching and backfill for underground electric conduits, water service and fire hydrant relocations and storm drain installation; traffic signal modifications; and procurement of all materials and performing all other work necessary to complete the work in accordance with the project plans and specifications. For the stormwater pollution prevention plan, this project is a Risk Level 2.

The engineer's estimate for this work is $15,186,026.49. The prime contractor must have an A license at time of contract award. The Prime contractor must perform with their own organization, at least 35 percent of the work. There is no disadvantaged business enterprise goal on this project.

A non-mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on May 7, 2019, at SANDAG, 401 B Street, San Diego, CA 92101-4231 (in the Wells Fargo Building). Attendees must check in at the 7th floor reception desk. Networking for subs and primes starts at 9 a.m. Pre-bid starts at 9:30 a.m. All prospective bidders are highly encouraged to attend. It is an opportunity to learn about the project, ask questions, and network with firms with whom you may partner for the project. There will be no site walk for this project.

This Invitation for Bid (IFB) package can be downloaded at no charge from the SANDAG website at sandag.org/contracts. Register in the online SANDAG database and download the IFB and plans. SANDAG is the only source of accurate information about SANDAG projects. The IFB may be reviewed at SANDAG and/or the Contracting Opportunities Center located at 4007 Camino Del Rio South, Suite 210, San Diego, CA, 92108.

Bid Due Date: Bids must be received by 2 p.m. on June 12, 2019, by SANDAG at the 8th Floor, with “Attention” to Susana Tello. Bids arriving later than 2 p.m. or at a location other than 401 B Street, 8th Floor, will not be considered.

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

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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 27, 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.

4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00020327CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Jacquelyn C. Healy TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows:

circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16 -------------------------------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 follows:

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500 3rd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 Case Number: 18FL010192S

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

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.

PRESENT NAME: Jacquelyn Christine Healy PROPOSED NAME: Jacquelyn Christine 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 27, 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

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.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Diego (City) is seeking to receive Electronic Bids for the below named Public Works project.

The solicitation, including plans and specifications, may be obtained from the City's website at: https:// www.sandiego.gov/cip/

Contractors intending to submit a Bid must be prequalified. Please refer to the solicitation for instructions.

Project Name: Off/On FHWA System Bridge Rehabilitation Project Number: K-19-1778DBB-3 Estimated Value: $1,760,000.00 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting: 05/15/2019, at 11:00 A.M. Bid Open Date: 06/04/2019, at 2:00 P.M. License Requirement: A It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity in its Construction and Consultant contracts. Bids or proposals from local firms, small, minority-owned, disabled, veteran-owned, and womenowned businesses are strongly encouraged. Contractors are encouraged to subcontract with and/or participate in joint ventures with these firms.

The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, disability, medical condition or place of birth; and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis.

Bids shall be received no later than the date and time noted above at: City of San Diego's Electronic Biding Site PlanetBids at: https://www.planetbids. com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=17950 James Nagelvoort, Director Department of Public Works April 23, 2019 5/2/19 CNS-3245383# VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWS ----------------------------------

SUMMONS Superior Court of California County of San Diego South County Regional Center

NOTICE OF BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REMODEL CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT UNIVERSITY CITY HIGH SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on MAY 10, 2019 outside the main office of University City High School, 6949 Genesee Avenue, San Diego, CA 92122. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ19-0902-24). GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO INVITE SUBCONTRACTORS TO SITE VISITS. All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on MAY 24, 2019, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Under Public Contract Code 3400, the District has made a finding that the following particular materials, products, things, or services are designated by specific brand or trade name in order to match other products in use on the particular public improvement either completed or in the course of completion: • Specification Section 13 31 23 Pre-Engineered Fabric Shade Structure • Specification Section 28 31 11 Digital Addressable Fire Alarm System The project estimate is between $2 million and $2.4 million. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: B. 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 Four Hundred Dollars ($400) 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? 949285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning April 30, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. 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. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as nonresponsive. 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 and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. PROJECT STABILIZATION AGREEMENT (PSA): This project is subject to the Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) adopted by the Board of Education on July 28, 2009. The complete agreement is available for viewing and downloading at www.sandi.net - Proposition S & Z. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package. Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids.

For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5854. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) §20111.6, each contractor wishing to bid as a prime to the District for projects estimated at $1,000,000 or over, or any subcontractor performing the license classifications of A, B [if performing the work of] C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and/or C-46 wishing to submit a bid to a bidding prime contractor must be prequalified in order to bid. Projects estimated at 10 million or greater require audited financials. Contact Glenda Burbery at gburbery@sandi.net to request a pre-qualification questionnaire. Completed questionnaires must be submitted to the District no later than 10 BUSINESS DAYS before the bid opening due date. Any questionnaires submitted later than this deadline will not be processed for this Invitation for Bids. The District encourages all general contractors bidding as a prime contractor, and all MEP subcontractors to request a questionnaire, complete it 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 CZ19-0902-24

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 -----------------------------------

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO

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

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 -------------------------------

Fictitious Business Name: $25.00 (4 weeks) Name Change: $85.00 (4 weeks) Standard Classified: $3.75 a line Summons: $130.00 (4 weeks)

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be disrespectful or disparaging of anyone’s personal appearance, answers, questions, or opinions. We, as teachers, must take control of our classrooms from the first day until the last.

When we wish not to be perceived as factory workers producing widgets, we must acknowledge that our calling is a combination of science, art, and craft.

TEACHING IS PLAIN HARD WORK! Our diverse students are real human beings with real needs and varied skills and talents.

We must take the challenge of our profession and equip ourselves with the content knowledge and the pedagogy skills in order to deliver what our students must have. As we teach, we must also remember that these same students may have to serve us or to teach our children or grandchildren at some point after they leave us.

As teachers serving humans, we cannot allow them or ourselves to be treated any way except as we would want our own children and family members to be treated. We must be actively vocal as we present ourselves as advocates for the teaching and learning process.

Raise your hand if you were sick and tired but now resolve to be well and full of energy as you go forward.

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manage projects, the two-day training session was led by the Society’s Co-Founder and a current International Investigations Editor for the Associated Press, Ron Nixon, who emphasized preparation.

“I could talk to you all day about various reporting techniques, but if you don’t have the background research, it’s all just kind of a waste,” Nixon stated.

“Know your subject. Research their backgrounds, what they did and what they

NOTICE OF BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: PROVIDE PARKING LOT AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AT CLAIREMONT HIGH SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on MAY 9, 2019 in front of the main office Clairemont High School, 4150 Ute Drive, San Diego, CA 92117. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ19-1003-24). GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO INVITE SUBCONTRACTORS TO SITE VISITS. All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on MAY 23, 2019, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project estimate is between $325,000 and $425,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: A or C12. 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 858-5350607, 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 beginning April 30, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. 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. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive. 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 and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package.Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5854.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CZ19-1003-24

do. This will help when figuring out their motivation for even being interviewed and always practice your questions…this will allow you more opportunities when asking questions.”

The training concluded with an in depth review ofdata journalism, a specialty area that is often overlooked but necessary for precise and accurate story-telling.

Future training sessionlocations include,the Center for Investigative Reporting in Berkeley, CA (April 25), and the Seattle Times, in Seattle, WA (July 12–13).

For more information or to learn how you canparticipatevisitthe Society’s website, http://idabwellssociety.org.

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Southeast Community Church Annual Homecoming 210 Southeast Euclid Avenue, San Diego CA 92114 Starring the Inspirational Brothers of Praise Phase II From 4:00pm – 5:00pm Doors open at 3:00pm FREE!! Health Screenings

Blood Pressure Check, Mammogram Sign-ups & much more!!!

3:00pm – 4:00pm & 5:00pm – 6:00pm Dear Friends, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all is well with you, even as your soul is getting along well. 3John 1:2 Question Reach Out to: Donna Cooper Community Outreach Ministry 619-262-2722

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The event was the idea of Mrs. Edwina Hardaway, member of the South East Kiwanis Club. The Kiwanis Club members and the Lincoln High School Key Club got together and organized the event. Mrs. Hardaway went to Mission Rental and got skates for 52 participants. The event was billed as “Free Roller Skates, skate boards and fun music with friends from 3 til 5pm at the Center Quad.” The event was a success as kids showed up to put on skates and circle the Quad. Some were seasoned skaters, others appear to be just learning, but all were helping each other and having so much fun that more such events are planned.

Members of the Key Club said their goal

was one of outreach and involvement in the community, making the partnership with the Kiwanis Club a natural fit. The Southeast Kiwanis Club has five leadership programs with Morse High School, Lincoln High School, Hardin, Fletcher and Kieler Elementary School with a view toward making the kids responsible for organizing and recruiting members as a part of building leadership. On hand for the event were Secretary Zonice Jones who is a former president of the Kiwanis, Edwina Hardaway, advisor to Lincoln Key Club, and Dr. A. Woodridge, coordinator for all 5 programs.

Mrs. Connie Ware, Lincoln High School Security, was also there working with the kids as she does daily.