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Sen. Schumer in wake of Impeachment

By Stacy M. Brown

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NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

On Thursday, December 19, NNPA Newswire interviewed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The discussion covered a wide range of topics, focusing primarily on the impeachment of the president. The Senator also shared some insight on his conversations with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (RKy.), and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.).

Republicans have steadfastly sided with President Donald Trump on impeachment and most other issues, perhaps out of fear that they might wind up sleeping — politically — with the fishes.

At least that’s how Senate Mi-

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COMMON GROUND THEATRE’S GOD’S TROMBONES See page 8 U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)

nority Leader Chuck Schumer views the otherwise hard-to-explain loyalty Republicans have displayed toward the president.

When asked whether he believed the GOP has a “Don Corleone-like” fear of the president, Schumer quickly answered in the affirmative.

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By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint NICE GUYS CHRISTMAS See page 10

The Southeastern Division of the San Diego Police Depart-

ment was a hub of kids, parents and activity on Friday afternoon, December 20th. It was a host event for 800 specially invited kids and their

families. The event was called a Santa’s Workshop with Santa and his elves present as he sat in his sleigh and took pictures with the kids. The SoutheastSee SANTA page 2

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for Homeless Veterans

A new blueprint for treating homeless, mentally ill people in California?

In March, San Francisco mayor London Breed hired Anton Nigusse Bland, an African-American medical doctor and former director of psychiatric emergency services at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, to help solve the city’s problem of high numbers of homeless people suffering from drug addiction and mental illness.

Under SB 1045, a California act that was signed into law in 2018, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego we’re approved to use conservatorship, described See CALIFORNIA page 2

By Katie White County of San Diego Communications Office

The County Health and Human Services Agency has been awarded an annual $2.5 million federal grant to fund housing vouchers for veterans who are experiencing homelessness.

The $2,520,346 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will allow the County to issue housing

vouchers to 175 unsheltered veterans in San Diego County.

The funds are administered through the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing program, or VASH, a collaborative effort between HUD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

VASH provides rental assistance, ongoing VA See VETERANS page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Impeachment:

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“I have never seen anything like this,” Schumer told NNPA Newswire one day after the House voted to impeach the president, and moments after the Democrat met with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to discuss the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate.

“What motivates these Republicans to just circle the wagons? And, whatever this president says, who is known for having a low moral character, who is known for not telling the truth, why do they rally around him? When I talk to a good number of them privately, they know how bad this guy is. But, there’s one reason they rally around him: Fear.” When asked, “What, is he the Godfather… Corleone here?” the Senator chucked and replied, “Politically speaking, he probably is.”

On Wednesday, December 18, the House voted along party lines to impeach Trump, making him just the third president in U.S. history to face impeachment. Richard Nixon resigned during the impeachment process.

Since the historic impeachment vote, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she would withhold sending the case to the Senate until Democrats and Republicans can reach a consensus on how a Senate trial would take place.

Based on the Constitution, if the Senate votes to convict Trump, he would be removed from office.

McConnell and other Republicans have said there’s no chance they’d convict the president and GOP leaders have threatened to lock Democrats and the public out of any Senate trial.

“Impeachment of the president is a very solemn and serious moment for our country,” Schumer stated.

“When you have a president who overreaches, the founding fathers put a few tools or checks on him, but the biggest and most important most serious and solemn check is impeachment. And, if the president goes off the rails, the Founding Fathers said the Congress has the ability to remove him,” he noted.

The House voted in favor of two articles of impeachment against Trump, obstruction of Congress and abuse of power.

Schumer said the Founding Fathers listed their top fear as being a president overreaches his authority and that he would get a foreign government to interfere in the U.S. election.

“That’s what this is all about,”

Schumer stated.

“So, conducting an impeachment trial in the Senate is a weighty and solemn responsibility and we Democrats in the Senate believe that the trial must be fair and it’s important to let the American people judge it to be fair,” he added.

A fair trial is when the Senate hears all the evidence and can decide the case impartially, and the only way to accomplish that is with witnesses and documents, Schumer stated.

“We will treat every witness with respect and no off-topic questions. We also need documents, and we requested them. Thus far, Mitch McConnell is resisting that, and you have to ask yourself the question, ‘Why don’t they want the truth to come out?’ Do they fear it? Why don’t they want to have a trial in the normal sense where there’s evidence on both sides and, instead, want what seems to be a cover up? So, we feel strongly that this is all about our democracy and protecting it.”

Schumer said the black community especially understands the value of a fair trial.

“The African American community knows when you don’t have fairness, and you don’t have democracy, people with little power get the short end of the stick,” he stated.

Statistics show that most Americans side with the Democrats on impeachment, Schumer noted.

An ABC News poll revealed that 71 percent of Americans expect a fair Senate trial and believe that Trump should allow his top aides to testify.

Approximately 64 percent of Republicans agreed, as well as 72 percent of independents, and 79 percent of Democrats.

“We believe when these [Republican] Senators go home to their constituents, they will ask them why don’t you want to have witnesses and documents,” Schumer stated. “Right now, our Republican colleagues are sort of twisting themselves in knots, trying to avoid this, but they don’t have any good arguments.”

Schumer also applauded Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), and six others in Congress who voted in favor of impeachment despite the potential political risks of their decision.

“I have such respect for the seven members of Congress, all of whom served in the military or the CIA. They said what motivated them to serve the country is motivating them

to go forward even if they lose the election because if we don’t do it, and here’s the problem this president is more overreached than anyone else and if there’s no fair trial and he can withhold documents and witnesses, that renders impeachment impotent.

This president will do even worse things, and the next president will do even worse things, so it’s really our democracy that motivates us.”

In his meeting on Thursday, December 19, with McConnell, Schumer said he told the Leader that witnesses and documents are necessary. “He said, ‘I don’t want to give them.’ I said, ‘well, I hope you and your 52 Republican colleagues will think about this over the holidays,’” Schumer stated.

When asked if there is anything Democrats, who are the minority in the Senate, could do to ensure that the trial would not be a rubberstamp proclaiming Trump’s innocence, Schumer said he’s hoping some Republicans will change their minds and allow testimony from witnesses and to include documents.

“When in the minority, you don’t have many tools. But, the one tool you have in the impeachment trial is the force of vote. All we need is four (GOP) votes because all 47 (Democrats) will be ours [and] to get to that magic number 51. And, if we get 51, we’ll get the witnesses, so I hope your readers, if they agree with us, will talk to their Senators, especially Republican senators,” Schumer stated.

The Minority Leader then praised the African American community for its awareness about the importance of impeachment.

“Thank god the African American community has become very mobilized in New York and around the country because they know of the dangers Donald Trump presents to the African American community in so many different ways,” Schumer stated.

“Reaching out [to their respective Senators] would be important,” he noted. “I urge them to do it if they believe in the future of America. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends in the direction of justice.’ All we’re seeking here is justice,” said Schumer.

The Senator offered a holiday greeting: “I wish your readers a Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year, Happy Kwanza, and happy everything!” he stated.

ern Division partnered with businesses, Toys for Tots, One San Diego, and other community groups to bring holiday joy to the kids and their siblings.

The kids were all from 36 local charter and public schools in the Southeastern Division. This was a massive event with a snow patch created just for the kids to play in and have snow ball battles. Police officers in Santa Caps and Military personnel manned many of the distribution sites that always appear to have more items then kids.

The snow brought in for the event was

in the Chris Wilson Park adjacent to the Southeastern Division building.

There were several tents with free toys for invited children, while the Reo Collective made free hot chocolate available. Next to them was a table with free Hometown Buffet cookies.

Southeastern boasted to its Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) that Computer 2 Kids gave every family a free desktop computer with the statement: “I thank God for this great positive event full of kid’s laughter, family joy and above all else...His love. This is how we roll as a family in Southeastern.”

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case management and supportive services, including drug and alcohol counseling and finance education to veterans without a stable home.

“This grant is good news for our unsheltered veteran population,” said David Estrella, director of HHSA’s Housing and Community Development Services. “The funds will secure a stable place to live for men and women in our community that have sacrificed so much.”

According to the 2019 Point-In-Time homeless count, about 14 percent of the local homeless population has served in the military. Veterans are more likely than civilians to be homeless due to higher rates of traumatic brain injuries and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Strengthening Ongoing Efforts The $2.5 million grant supplements federal funding the County has already received under VASH. Overall, the County’s VASH program has assisted more than 1,000 veterans in finding a place to live.

Information on how to apply for these vouchers can be found online, or by calling (877) 478-5478. The County is also actively seeking landlords interested in housing veterans selected for the vouchers.

Landlords interested in participating in the rental assistance programs should call 2-1-1 San Diego or visit the organization’s website. 2-1-1 San Diego will refer landlords to the proper jurisdiction.

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by the publication California Healthline as “a controversial practice that allows the city to take people with mental illness or substance abuse issues off the streets without their consent and put them into treatment.”

“We have to be very thoughtful in the balance between autonomy and restoring a person’s dignity and health,” said Bland. “It’s inhumane to allow someone to suffer on the streets with serious mental illness and substance abuse when there are alternatives available to them. In many of those cases, those individuals who are so severely affected may not even understand what’s happening to them at that moment. They’re struggling.”

The city’s program includes a 24-hour service center and an outreach team.

Note to “No Party Preference Voters”: Act Now Or Risk Not Voting Next Year Not a registered Democrat, or Independent or Republican? Or not affiliated with any other political party?

California’s Secretary of State Alex Padilla is encouraging “no party preference” (NPP) voters to complete presidential primary ballot selection postcards county elections offices across the state are mailing to them.

He said returning the form on time will make next year’s voting process in California much easier for voters and elections officials.

“The American Independent, Democratic, and Libertarian parties are allowing No Party Preference voters to participate in their March 3, 2020 presidential primary elections,” said a press release from Padilla’s office.

“With the launch of a new ‘How to vote for U.S. President’ website, direct mailings to voters, and social media campaigns, elections officials are working to educate and assist all eligible Californians,” Padilla continued.

“No Party Preference voters, in particular, need to know their options for requesting a ballot with presidential candidates, if they so choose.”

NPP voters who do not respond to the postcard they receive in the mail will be mailed a ballot without any presidential candidates listed.

To participate in the Green, Peace and Freedom, or Republican parties’ presidential primaries, NPP voters must first re-register with one of those parties of their choice.

For more information, visit: HowToVoteForPresident.sos.ca.gov Life After Legislating: Gov. Appoints Longest-Serving Black Assembly Chief Clerk to New Job On Friday, Dec. 13, Gov. Newsom appointed E. Dotson Wilson to the state’s five-member Political Practices Commission. The non-partisan team oversees statewide governmental concerns like campaign finance and conflicts of interest Wilson, 65, who announced his retirement in September, was the longest-serving legislative clerk in California’s history (voted to back-toback two-year terms for 27 years) and the first African American to serve in that role at any legislative body in the United States.

From 1992 to this year, the Berkeley native who now lives in Sacramento, served in the non-partisan role of the 80-member California Assembly.

Before that — from 1988 to 1991 — Wilson, who earned his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, was the Deputy Chief of Staff for former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, Jr., while Brown served as Speaker of the California Assembly.

Wilson’s new job does not require Senate confirmation and pays a $100 per diem.

“As African Americans, it is critical to help others grow professionally,” Wilson told California Black Media when he retired. “Be an example.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION The Publisher’s Holiday Message

Support and a Safe Place for Domestic Violence

By Dr. John E. Warren

By Mara W. Elliott, San Diego City Attorney and Summer Stephan, San Diego County DA

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Why else are so many working to prohibit Nativity Scenes of the birth on public lands, and seeking to substitute “Happy Holidays” for “Merry Christmas”?

As a Christian-based publication, I want to state our belief and acceptance of the fact that Jesus is the Reason For the Season. I also believe that this season in which we celebrate the birth of Christ should be done in conjunction with appreciating John 3:16 in the Bible which states: “For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” Verse 3:17 states, “For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

The celebration of Christmas does not violate the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It does not “require” the celebration of the birth of Jesus by anyone. As a matter of fact, the language of the First Amendment says: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” There is no “Wall of Separation” mentioned in the document. And the word “establishment” is used in terms of creating a state religion as we see in a number of countries around the world.

In acknowledging the gift of his Son, he sends the spirits of peace and love.

This is why we want to give gifts, because the spirit of giving that comes with his love comes upon us. His spirit of peace is the only reason we sing “joy to the world” and all the songs that excite us. I believe that if we stay focused on both the giver and the gift, we will have less conflict and a real chance to pray for those in leadership over us.

This is a direct quote from President Thomas Jefferson’s January 1,1802 letter to the Danbury Baptist. In the letter, he made the following two statements on this matter. First, he stated, “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between Man and his God, that he owes account to non other for his faith or his worship.” Second, Jefferson said that the American people

Let it not be missed that there exists a conspiracy against Christmas.

had said that the legislature should make no laws “respecting an establishment of religion, there exists a building of a wall of separation between church and state.” Jefferson’s letter is to the Danbury Baptist association. The language does not come from the Constitution, as people seem to think.

We are free to acknowledge Jesus as the ‘Reason for the Season’ and thus, in doing so, make no demand on others who worship differently or disagree. But neither can they prohibit our expressions of worship and celebration of the season just because they disagree.

Let’s continue to pray for our nation and our fellow man as well as those in leadership that they may become Godly in their actions. Let us celebrate Christ, Hannakua and Kwanzza, speaking peace to our fellow man; because God says so in his gift. Let us continue to care for those who need us.

May God Bless you and yours and those we seek to help.

Pots and Kettles – Republican Hypocrisy and Double-Talk

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor

When you elect a clown, expect a circus, and this month’s impeachment hearings have been precisely that. Yelling, shouting, and disrespectful accusing seem more the rule than the exception. The increased volume of Mr. Trump’s tweets echoes his fear and discomfort because he has been called out. Republican histrionics and obsession with “process” suggest that Mr. Trump’s party is not especially interested in facts. Even the falsehood that Democrats have been “out to get” this President since he was elected is outright wrong. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to the impeachment conclusion only reluctantly. And Democrats have been very measured in their accusations. While Mr. Trump has only been charged with two “high crimes and misdemeanors,” if Democrats wanted to throw the book at the Criminal-in-Chief, they could have detailed multiple “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Instead, they’ve kept it narrowly focused on Mr. Trump’s behavior regarding Ukraine. Democrats have shown admirable restraint, while Republican shouting and deflecting could be the basis of a comedy show if the matter weren’t so serious.

And every time some of these folks speak, they illustrate their hypocrisy. Thus, Florida Congressman Matt Goetz launched into a tirade about Hunter Biden’s very candid disclosure of his substance abuse challenges, some of which are detailed in a New Yorker article this summer (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/07/08/will-hunter-bidenjeopardize-his-fathers-campaign).

But Georgia Congressman Hank Johnson had no time for Goetz, saying that Goetz’s attack on Biden was like “the pot calling the kettle black).

Goetz was charged with a DUI some years ago. The charges were mysteriously dropped, but there is evidence that Goetz was impaired.

Meanwhile, Hunter Biden has never been arrested or charged with any of his substance abuse challenges. Goetz’s attack on Hunter Biden is not the only example of Republican hypocrisy and improper behavior.

These impeachment hearings show how far Republicans will go to obfuscate Mr. Trump’s behavior and to throw mud at Democrats.

While Republicans are throwing mud at Hunter Biden, no one has asked for any investigation of the Trump family. Ivanka has used her father’s influence to gain coveted trademarks in China. Her brothers have used government resources and their father’s influence to feather their nest in establishing new Trump properties all over the world. While I’m not condoning Hunter Biden’s possible pecuniary use of his father’s status, none of us should be happy about the way our government has subsidized the Trump Empire.

In another example, Melania Trump got outraged and agitated because one of the Democratic legal witnesses, Stanford Law Professor Pamela Karlan, made an inappropriate joke about her son, Barron Trump.

The professor said that while Trump could name his son Barron, he could not make him a baron, an attack on

the autocratic power that Mr. Trump attempts to wield. One might have thought that the professor had attacked the child or ridiculed him.

She didn’t. She made a clumsy joke and was so roundly criticized for it.

And she apologized. Melania “Be Best” Trump played mama bear for her teenaged son. Yet, she seemed to have no words for another teen, Greta Thunberg, who was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. Thunberg, who describes herself as “on the autism spectrum” with Asperger’s syndrome, was lifted because of her advocacy for the planet. Time says the young lady won the award “for sounding the alarm about humanity’s predatory relationship with the only home we have, for bringing to a fragmented world a voice that transcends backgrounds and borders, for showing us all what it might look like when a new generation leads.” But Mr. Trump doesn’t believe in global warming or climate change, so he ridiculed the young woman in one of his many rude and bullying tweets.

And Melania thinks that only her son should be protected from bullying. The pot and the kettle. If she wants to call bullies out, she might start with her husband.

There have been accusations, finger-pointing, anger, and deflection during these impeachment hearings. Republicans have shown that they have taken an oath, not to protect the Constitution, but to protect Mr. Trump. As Republicans march lockstep behind a corrupt President, Congressman Hank Johnson has it right. The “pot really can’t call the kettle black.”

The November 16th murder-suicide in Paradise Hills illustrates the critical importance of early action to protect domestic violence victims and their families before violence escalates. A 29-year-old mother and four of her children — ages 3, 5, 9 and 11 — were shot and killed in the culmination of a father’s ongoing campaign of harassment and terror.

• Thinking about and making a list of safe people to contact.

• Teaching your children how to call 911.

• Memorizing all important numbers (friends, SSN, etc.)

• Establishing a “code word” or “sign” so that family, friends, teachers or The tragedy has re-focused the com- co-workers know when to call for help. munity’s attention on domestic violence and highlights the importance Another tool available to victims of of a safe place where victims can domestic violence is the Gun Viogo for help in San Diego County. It lence Restraining Order, which was should also remind us all that police pioneered by the City Attorney’s Ofshould be called when there’s vio- fice. A GVRO can be ordered against a person who poses a clear threat to lence or a direct threat of violence. himself or others, preventing him The San Diego County Domes- from possessing, accessing or purtic Violence Fatality Review Team chasing firearms or ammunition. tracks all domestic violence-related homicides and our county averages Health care professionals have also 13 a year. Even one homicide is too been recruited to help recognize many. That’s why we must remain victims and refer them to law envigilant in our efforts to spread forcement or services. Last month, awareness around this public health the District Attorney’s Office and the County’s Health and Human and safety issue.

Services Agency launched San DiLast year, more than 17,000 domes- ego County Health CARES to bring tic violence reports were made to law greater awareness among health care enforcement. In the face of this ongo- providers to signs of strangulation ing threat to our families, friends and crimes and help them identify vicneighbors, two entities stand togeth- tims of strangulation who might not er to prevent domestic violence and otherwise report abuse. protect victims and their children.

The San Diego City Attorney’s Office Domestic violence is still the number and the San Diego County District one killer of women when it comes to Attorney’s Office want victims to violent crime in U.S. and causes a ripknow there are life-saving resources ple effect that directly harms children, takes a toll on victims’ mental health, available to them. and — as we saw last weekend — One incredible resource is the San can shake a community.

Diego Family Justice Center. Every year, thousands of San Diegans come As a society, we must stand up to it through the Family Justice Center, a and make sure victims have a safe safe place where domestic violence place to go across the region where victims and their children can re- there are professionals who care and claim their lives, seek justice, and be- can provide the tools to stop violence gin healing. The Center, part of the from escalating to murder. Victims City Attorney’s Office, brings togeth- of domestic violence often feel like er community partners, including they are in a dark tunnel alone. We therapists, pro bono attorneys, foren- want them to know that we stand sic medical nurses, domestic violence with them and are ready to provide advocates, military liaisons, prose- real time help to guide them into the cutors, and the San Diego Police De- light and to safety. partment all under one roof.

Mara W. Elliott is the San Diego City The District Attorney’s Office is a Attorney. Summer Stephan is the San strong partner in the Family Justice Diego County District Attorney.

Center. Its on-site advocates work side-by-side with community partners to support victims fleeing vioThe San Diego Family lent relationships, to help victims unJustice Center is located at derstand the criminal justice process, 1122 Broadway, Suite 200, and to bring abusers to justice. in downtown San Diego Among the services the Family JusIf you or someone you know tice Center provides are referrals to needs help or wants to learn emergency housing and help in cremore about personalized ating a Safety Plan for victims of, or safety planning and people threatened with, domestic viDomestic Violence resources, olence. A good Safety Plan is critical call the National DV Hotline and should be in place before seeking at 1-800-799-7233 or a restraining order. Typically, the first go thehotline.org or 72 hours after a restraining order is loveisrespect.org granted can be the most dangerous for victims of domestic violence.

More resources can be found at Part of a Safety Plan includes: www.SanDiegoDA.com and • Thinking of a safe place to go if www.SanDiego.gov/ an argument occurs — avoid rooms CityAttorney with no exits (bathroom), or rooms with weapons (kitchen).

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HENRY JAMES BROWN III, affectionately known as “Hank”, was born October 27, 1964 in Oakland, California. He was the sixth of seven children born to the union of loving parents, Henry J. Brown Jr. and Lillian Brown. Hank received his formal education through the San Diego Unified School District, graduating from Samuel F.B. Morse High School with the “Class of 1982”. While attending elementary school, he began playing the trumpet. He was an exceptional, talented musician. He not only mastered the trumpet, but also the keyboards and drums. He was also a member of Morse High School Marching Band, the Concert Band and Jazz Band.

He accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized at St. Stephen’s Cathedral C.O.G.I.C. under the leadership of Bishop George McKinney.

Hank received a partial scholarship in music from the University of California San Diego. However, he chose to pursue a once-in-a lifetime opportunity by joining other musicians in the newly organized “ParTay” Band, formed in 1982. The group wrote several songs, including recording a record and opening for many well-known artists, in addition to headlining their own shows. The group traveled all over the world including Greece, Italy, London, Japan and Singapore, just to name a few.

After leaving the band in 1996, Hank moved to Seattle and later to Alaska, where he worked in the fishing industry. He later returned to San Diego where he began working in the shipyard industry.

In 2012, Hank rededicated his life to the Lord after joining Paradise Hills Southern Baptist Church, where he served as Chairman of the Usher Board under the leadership of Pastor Brandon Maine.

Henry James Brown III transitioned from earthly labor to eternal rest on Sunday, December 8, 2019 surrounded by loved ones. He was preceded in death by his grandparents and his brother, Troy Brown.

He leaves to cherish his memory: his parents, Henry and Lillian Brown; siblings, Kim Ceniceros of Escondido, CA, Kenny Brown of Oakland, CA, Valerie Brown of San Diego, CA, Vanessa Espinal (Miguel) of Fontana, CA and Tracy Brown (Shay) of Tracy, CA; nephews and nieces: Pablo Ceniceros (Anna), Krishawna Obele bele (Rold), Tracy Brown II, Candace Evans, Samantha Espinal, Rashawnda Jimenez (Mike), Lauren Dupree, Lakeiya Brown, Taiyana Brown, Andra Espinal, Mahogany Brown and Tyler Brown and a host of other relatives and extended family and many friends, including his Paradise Hills Church family

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CHRISTOPHER DION ANDERSON was born on January 16, 1997 in San Diego, California to Cynthia Anderson and Derrick Dixon. His parents loved him beyond measure. He was the fifth child of eight children.

Christopher attended Knox and Lincoln High School and enjoyed being around his friends. He went on to attend community college majoring in Business accelerated classes. He was a member of the Umoja Club on campus. His goal was to one day attend Morehouse, a prestigious Black College. Christopher was known for his quick humor, his infectious smile and his kind and compassiate spirit.

DOROTHY MAE CARTWRIGHT was born October 23, 1946 in San Antonio, Texas. She was the second born of six children. She moved to San Diego with her parents in 1960 and later joined Israelite Church of God in Christ in 1961. She attended Samuel Gompers Jr. High and later graduated from Abraham Lincoln in 1963.

Dorothy met and married Donald Ray Cartwright, Sr. that same year, to the union two daughters and two sons were born.

Christopher loved his siblings and told many stories of growing up in a full house. The childhood memories he cherished of having so many sisters and brothers. They were often seen together, taking care of each other.

Christopher grew into manhood and met the love of his life. A child was born in their partnership, Loveleia Christine Anderson. He cherished every moment with his family. Christopher left a footprint with everyone he met.

After lengthy illnesses, on December 10, 2019 Dorothy was given her angel wings and was called from labor, sickness, and pain to rewarding a good and faithful servant.

Even at an early age God saw a space where he reserved for a Special one. On November 30, 2019 God called his name. In life his family loved him deeply, so in death they will do the same. Even though they will never physically touch or see him, he will forever remain in their thoughts and in their hearts. Now they will have another “Personal Angel” to continue to watch over them.

Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents John L. and Dorothy L. Clayborne; sister Glenetta A. Bell and brother Freddie E. Clayborne.

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Dorothy leaves to celebrate and cherish her life two daughters Joyce L. Cartwright of San Diego, Catherine M. Gray (Michael) of Conyers, GA, two sons Donald R Cartwright, Jr. of San Antonio, Texas and Dwayne E Cartwright (Anjeanette) of San Diego; grandsons Joseph D. Davis and Antonee D Harris II of San Diego; and one great-granddaughter Calissi Harris of Waukegan, IL; siblings Bertha Leonard of San Diego, Joann Clayborne of Killeen, TX, and John Clayborne, Jr. of New Orleans, LA; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

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Dorothy was employed at the Navy Exchange North Island a few years until she decided to pursue her love of nursing. She was self-employed with Private Duty nursing for over thirty years and later provided Assisted Living in her home for a few years until she returned back to San Antonio, Texas.

Christopher was preceded in death by his grandmothers Earnestine Anderson-River and Corliss Dixon; a great-aunt Naomi and uncle Ronnie Anderson. He leaves to cherish his memory mother Cynthia Anderson; father Derrick Dixon; daughter Loveleia Christine Anderson (partner); sisters Erica Cross Naomi Scypion, Briana Anderson, Monnette Harris, Tiffany Dixon, Kyrisha McClay; brothers Michael Anderson, Justin Anderson, Desmond Crisp, and Terrell Anderson-Robertson; aunt Patricia and Lillie Anderson of San Diego, Lisa Anderson of Jackson, MS; uncle Steve Anderson of San Diego, Clem Anderson of Jackson, MS, many nieces, nephews, cousins and special friends. Christopher will be deeply missed.

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Community Gun Buyback Hits the Mark for Success

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By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer

A big congratulations are in order for the 12th Annual Guns for Gift Cards in the Southeast community of San Diego.

Encanto Southern Baptist Church at 6020 Atkins Ave was the site, and the event was held Saturday, December 6th.

Lieutenant Kelso of the San Diego Police Department, one of the SDPD’s finest community relations officers, had this to say, “This started as a collaboration between law enforcement and the community. The United African American Ministerial Council was the driving force behind these goings-on. It was 12 years ago that two young African American teenagers were killed in this vicinity and this idea was developed."

The process involves driving up in a car with the firearms in the trunk of the vehicle to a checkpoint. Law enforcement will retrieve the weapon, or weapons, and photograph and tag it no questions asked.

The exchange can be a $100 or $200 gift card. However, if you choose to, you can get a beautiful custom made skateboard instead. The efforts are to get unwanted guns out of homes to avoid theft or other circumstances.

All in all, it was a tremendous success.

Upwards of 250 firearms were turned in to be destroyed, making all of us a lot safer.

Chollas Creek Communities Get Boost from 3.5M State Grant

Statewide Climate Investment Grant, Proposition 68, to Support Urban Greening Photos by Groundwork San Diego

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A community-based project was announced Monday, December 23rd at Chollas Creek at the intersection of Home Avenue and Federal Blvd. Groundwork San Diego has received a $3.5M grant from the California Natural Resources Agency to bring water quality, climate action, and active transportation benefits to Chollas Creek Watershed communities. The project will focus on removing concrete from the creek, habitat restoration, planting native shade trees, and trail construction at the Federal Blvd. and Home Ave. segment of Chollas Creek.

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Continuing the largest expansion of homeless services in city history, in midOctober the City Council bolstered Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer’s bridge shelter program by adding a fourth facility that will increase the number of beds available for homeless individuals on a nightly basis by more than 20 percent.

Specifically, the Federal Blvd. DeChannelization and Trail Project will enhance 2,000 linear feet of Chollas Creek by replacing a 50 ft. wide concrete channel with a naturalized, meandering creek. It will also construct a pedestrian and bicycle trail with native shade trees, interpretive signage and wildlife viewing opportunities.

The trail will connect local residents to Sunshine Berardini Field Park. Project benefits will include greenhouse gas sequestration, mobility and linear park opportunities, wildlife corridors, and improved water quality within the Chollas Creek system and in San Diego Bay. Phase I planning was completed with funding from the Integrated Regional Water Management Program. The project was led

by Groundwork in close collaboration with the City of San Diego Transportation and Stormwater Division.

“Protecting and restoring San Diego’s natural environment is a part of who we are as a City and this project makes those

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dreams a reality for a deserving community,” said Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer. “The Chollas Creek Watershed is a vital part of this neighborhood and this funding serves as a well-placed investment to ensure there will be green space for future generations to enjoy.”

The project is part of the City of San Diego/ Groundwork shared vision for a “regional park creek to bay trail system.” The system will begin in the watershed’s eastern communities of Lemon Grove and La Mesa and traverse the communities of City Heights, Webster, and Barrio Logan along the north fork and Encanto, Southeastern

San Diego, and Southcrest along the south fork. The trails will converge at Main Street and connect to the Bayshore Bikeway.

“Chollas Creek is a key natural asset for communities but has historically been neglected. This funding represents the local, state, and federal partnerships helping to restore the creek according to the vision of the residents. Chollas Creek has been a priority of mine from the beginning and I am excited to see this investment in its future,” said Council President Georgette Gómez.

Alpha Project, which currently operates the City’s largest bridge shelter, will run the new 150-bed facility at the corner of 17th Street and Imperial Avenue. Expected to open by end-of-year, it promises to bring the total number of beds in the bridge shelter program to 815 citywide. The new shelter is designed to be more flexible and assist more than one group at a time.

The bridge shelter program – overseen by the San Diego Housing Commission – provides temporary relief from the streets to hundreds of individuals every day with beds, meals, showers, restrooms, 24-hour security, alcohol and substance abuse counseling and job training as well as help to find permanent housing. The City’s bridge shelters include: Dozens of agencies and government officials from Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, New Orleans and Vancouver, as well as U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson have visited the innovative program.

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First Woman of Color Performs “The First Cut” for NASSCO Naval Vessel Photos by Kathy McKissack Baker

By Contributing Writer Voice & Viewpoint

On December 13, 2019, Ms. Kathy McKissack Baker was given the honor of being the first woman of color to perform “the first cut” of steel for a new NASSCO Naval vessel. Ms. Baker has been an employee with NASSCO for 45 years and holds the position of master shipbuilder.

NASSCO will construct six new Navy oilers named after Civil Rights leaders. The class of ship and the first one being built carries the name of longtime Civil Rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis.

Ms. Baker’s honor of the first cut was for the second ship, the USNS Harvey Milk. This ship pays homage to the work of Mr.

Harvey Milk who was both a champion and symbol for gay rights, and for the rights of all people.

The ceremony was attended

by Mr. Milk’s nephew-Stuart Milk, Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Senator Toni Atkins-President Pro tempore CA State Senate, Todd Gloria-CA Assembly Member, Nicole Murray Ramirez-LGBTQ activist, and other dignitaries. Also attending were Ms. Baker’s coworkers, her daughter Olivia Baker-friend Rhett Del Fierro, and Ms. Baker’s sister-Deb McKissack.

The USNS Harvey Milk is scheduled to be completed in 2 years.

Kathy McKissack Baker receiving honor

Sisterhood at Film Documentary Screening Women from the community, young and old, discuss scholar Monique W. Morris’ “Push Out: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools”

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By Shea McGee Contributing Writer

Vibrant and colorful women gathered in the auditorium of the San Diego Educational Cultural Complex for the screening of scholar Monique W. Morris, Ed.D.’s impactful book turned documentary “Push Out: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools. The film is an important documentary regarding the harsh double standards to which young Black girls are ushered into, and how it negatively impacts their future in education and in the world.

The meaningful event was sponsored and attended by Councilmember Monica Montgomery, DETOUR/FANCY Teen Girls, Motivation.In.Action (M.I.A.), March for Black Women SD, The Steppe Family Trust, Electrical Workers Minority Caucus, and Saving Our Starfish as well as people from the community.

During the viewing, young women shared their varied experiences inside the classrooms of today’s schools. Each story shared was heartbreaking, in particular the one shown from 12-year-old Samaya.

Samaya shared her experience as a then 7-year-old being singled out from other students, missing out on recess, and punished more harshly than the other children in her class for behaving as any normal child would. Forgotten by the teacher, she managed to make her way off of school grounds and onto a freeway bridge, struggling with thoughts of suicide and believing that no one would miss her. She was wrong, as her family found her after receiving a call from the school hours after the 7-year-old was missing from campus.

Samaya’s story was just one of many shown in the film, showcasing that Black girls are disproportionately being pushed out of the school system via expulsion and numerous detention sessions leading to removal, or truancy.

After the screening, a panel discussion took place, moderated by Lincoln High student and co-organizer/chair of the Youth Council, Precious Letchaw. Panelists also included Licensed Therapist Shanell

Johnson, Horton Elementary School Principal Stacy Dent, and Dr. Elizabeth Stanton. The women answered questions on how they were showing up for Black girls and women in their communities, advocating for them in school and in the real world. Johnson, a former Navy servicewoman, affirmed that “mentorship is crucial” to helping to reach back to young girls who could use the support system.

Film showings and panel discussions are being held across the nation, spreading the word that Black girls are not a monolith, that they deserve to be seen and heard, and that their right to receive an education and fair treatment is just as important and necessary as it is for everyone else.

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Principal Dent agreed, doing so in her role as an educator. “Relationships students have with their teachers is incredibly important,” Dent said, mentioning that she is the “mother” of a select few of her students, and that support is invaluable. “Everyone’s experiences are valid,” she continued. She also pointed out how “students bring with them very valuable experiences” and that, through those challenges, they’re able to “turn pain into purpose.”

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Adding some of her own insights, Dr. Stanton professed that she “was out-ofpocket as a student” but she had leadership that set her back on the path she needed to be on when she was a youth. In her career now, Stanton does the same for Black girls.

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Performs God’s Trombones at ECC Photos by Rochelle Porter

By Dorothy Smith

By Contributing Writer

December 7-8, 2019, Common Ground Theatre presented James Weldon Johnson’s God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse at the Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) as a part of its 56th theatrical season. The theatre’s mission is “to produce classics and new works by and about people of African descent that entertain, educate, and connect with audiences of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds.”

Its theatrical productions provide a “common ground” for people of all ages, cultures, and backgrounds to participate, interact, connect and share their love of theatre.

educator and retired director of the Lincoln High School Choir and also co-founder and inaugural director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Choir. Assistant musical director Felicia Daniel, a veteran Common Ground Theatre performer and featured soloist at churches and many other venues, selected the themed songs to introduce the prayer and the sermons and acted as chief soloist and choir director in the play. Anita “Nikki” Gibbs, also a veteran Common Ground Theatre performer and stage manager, was stage manager as well as an actor in this production.

God’s Trombones, written in 1927, reflects the role of the old-time Black preachers who brought solace, encouragement, and hope to a people shackled by slavery, burdened by discrimination, and brutally beaten down in their every effort merely to be treated as human beings. Author James Weldon Johnson stated, “It was through [the Black preacher] that the people of diverse languages and customs and diverse parts of Africa thrown into slavery, were given their first sense of unity and solidarity . . . . It was the old-time preacher who for generations was the mainspring of hope and inspiration for the Negro in America.”

Common Ground Theatre’s production of God’s Trombones-Seven Negro Sermons in Verse featured eight talented actors: “Listen Lord-A Prayer” (Langston Grant), “The Creation-A Sermon” (Dorothy L. W. Smith), “The Prodigal Son-A Sermon” (Leon Matthews), “Go Down Death: A Funeral Sermon (Armond Washington), “The Crucifixion-A Sermon” (Jay Chavis), “Noah Built the Ark-A Sermon (Anita “Nikki” Gibbs), “Judgment Day-A Sermon” (Terrance Bowens) and “Let My People Go-A Sermon” (Cassandra Crawford). In addition to Felicia Daniel, soloists included Cassandra Crawford, Shardie Flenoid, and Armond Washington.

Mitti Clark McNair, Carl McNair, Terrance Bowens, and Langston Grant completed the ensemble; and Weldon Cook, percussionist, rounded out the musical team.

Yolanda Marie Franklin, director of God’s Trombones, has won several Craig Noel and Critic Circle Awards as an actor and director in San Diego and has performed or directed at virtually every major theatre in San Diego. She is serving as Guest Artistic Director of Common Ground Theatre while executive artistic director Charles W. Patmon, Jr. is on educational leave. She will direct two additional productions during the 2019-2020 Season: Little Rock, the Southern California premiere of the new play by Rajendea Ramoon Maharaj, which was produced off Broadway in the fall of 2018; and Day of Absence and Happy Ending, the 1965 one-act classics by Douglas Turner Ward. God’s Trombones’ musical director was Louise Pearson, renowned

Founded as Southeast Community Theatre in 1963 by Dr. Robert Matthews and the late Mr. Rufus DeWitt, Common Ground Theatre is one of the oldest African American theatre companies in the United States. It was renamed Common Ground Theatre in 2003 by Southeast Community Theatre/Common Ground Theatre’s late artistic director Dr. Floyd Gaffney and has been the resident theatre of the Educational Cultural Complex (ECC) from 1976-1991 and from 2010 to the present. The Theatre is included in the vision and fundraising efforts of Dr. Carlos Turner-Cortez, the president of the San Diego Community College District’s Continuing Education Division, to designate the Educational Cultural Complex as a Historical Civil Rights Site.

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The volunteers and staff were there at 6am preparing to participate in Wreaths Across America at Greenwood, one of such activities held around San Diego, and across the nation on Saturday morning, December 14th. This was the Fifth Annual event at Greenwood with scores of volunteers and observers who would participate in placing over 3,000 wreaths on the graves of fallen heroes and loved ones.

The call went out weeks before for both volunteers and sponsors to purchase and place a wreath. Mrs. Gloria James was the official Greenwood Coordinator of the event. She was assisted by Dee Sandford, who serves as moderator and host of those present, which included service organizations like the American Legion, the San Diego Unified School District’s Jr. ROTC units, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, San Diego County Women Marines Association, and the Order of Eastern Star Pathfinders.

There was a brief program at the beginning of the event with some very important historical notes.

Rev. Ray Smith of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church gave the invocation, followed by a Moment of Silence for our fallen heroes. Mr. Tayari Howard, U.S. Coast Guard Veteran, gave the history of the Medal of Honor and highlighted the fact that there are five Medal of Honor honorees buried at Greenwood. Commander Lenora Langlais, USN (ret), a Purple Heart recipient herself, gave the history of that medal and its importance.

Following the ceremony, there were instructions given on how to place the wreaths, explained by Greenwood Mortuary Manager Desmond Fields; and a Marine Rifle Detail and the playing of Taps.

There were a couple of hundred people present altogether. Some volunteers came from Sharp Hospital, some came from our churches like Bayview and St. Stephens, some came because they had served and wanted their children to learn of the importance of those who died that we might remain free. It was a good morning for such an event.

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The NICE GUYS Christmas Celebration

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

For the 27th year the Nice Guys foundation held their annual Christmas at SDCCU offering San Diegans a helping hand during this Holiday season.

With the help of others kids from all over Americas finest city were able to witness the arrival of Santa Claus vie helicopter and also partake in the days bountiful holiday festivities.

Last Saturday at SDCCU formality known as Qualcomm Stadium Collaborators Rady Children’s Hospital, Never

Leave one Behind, Walmart, Dixieland, SDPD, SDG&E, Project Wildlife and many more were on hand to lend their support.

Free toys, hotdogs, sodas, live-entertainment, rides, giftcertificates, turkeys, groceries plenty of joy and much more was served in the busy parking lot.

Families had plenty to smile, cheer, celebrate and be thankful for thanks to the generosity of the Nice Guys and their many important collaborators.’

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Keeping Ethiopia’s Transition On the Rails Voice & Viewpoint Newswire All Africa

Ethiopia’s political opening under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won well-deserved accolades but also uncorked dangerous centrifugal forces, among them ethnic strife. With international partners’ diplomatic and financial support, the government should proceed more cautiously — and consultativey — with reforms that could exacerbate tensions.

What’s new? Clashes in October 2019 in Oromia, Ethiopia’s most populous region, left scores of people dead. They mark the latest explosion of ethnic strife that has killed hundreds and displaced millions across the country over the past year and half.

system, and could push the political temperature still higher. Elections in May 2020 could be divisive and violent.

What should be done? Abiy should step up efforts to mend divisions within and among Ethiopia’s regions and push all parties to avoid stoking tensions around the elections. International partners should press Ethiopian leaders to curb incendiary rhetoric and offer increased aid to protect the country from economic shocks that could aggravate political problems.

Why did it happen? Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has taken important steps to move the country toward more open politics. But his efforts to dismantle the old order have weakened the Ethiopian state and given new energy to ethno-nationalism. Hostility among the leaders of Ethiopia’s most powerful regions has soared.

Ethiopia’s transition has stirred hope at home and abroad but also unleashed dangerous and divisive forces. As Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government has opened up the country’s politics, it has struggled to curb ethnic strife. Mass protests in late October in Oromia, Ethiopia’s most populous region, spiralled into bloodshed. Clashes over the past eighteen months have killed hundreds, displaced millions and fuelled tensions among leaders of Ethiopia’s most potent regions.

Why does it matter? Such tensions could derail Ethiopia’s transition. Meanwhile, reforms Abiy is making to the country’s powerful but factious ruling coalition anger opponents, who believe that they aim to undo Ethiopia’s ethnic federalist

Abiy’s remake of the ruling coalition, which has monopolised power for almost three decades, risks further deepening the divides ahead of the elections scheduled for May 2020. The premier and his allies should move cautiously with those

reforms, step up efforts to cool tensions among Oromo factions and between Amhara and Tigray regional leaders, who are embroiled in an especially acrimonious dispute, and, if conditions deteriorate further, consider delaying next year’s vote. External actors should call on all Ethiopian leaders to temper incendiary rhetoric and offer increased financial aid for a multi-year transition.

Since taking office, Prime Minister Abiy has tried to drive Ethiopia’s transition from the centre, straddling a line between ethno-nationalists and opponents of ethnic federalism. But his plan to transform the ruling coalition has widened a fault line that has bedevilled the Ethiopian state for decades, between those who see ethnic federalism as a bulwark against the coercive centralism of the past and those who view it as a source of division and violence. Moreover, even as Abiy

and his allies attempt to push forward reforms, they have to grapple with other challenges, perhaps most urgently ethnic strife that could tip the country into wider conflict and an under-employed young cohort demanding greater economic opportunities.

Ethiopia has long been an anchor state in the restive Horn of Africa. Its three-year uprising arguably served as a model for later protests in the neighbourhood. Many are watching its delicate transition to a potentially more open era with considerable expectation. Ethiopian leaders and their foreign allies should redouble efforts to prevent a breakdown and to shepherd the country to a better future.

A version of this article appeared in All Africa.

Cameroon Teenager Wins International Children’s Peace Prize The other winner of the prize was 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, the climate activist from Sweden. Maloum was rewarded for her efforts in promoting children’s rights by visiting schools to warn students against joining armed groups, such as Boko Haram.

One of two winners of the 2019 International Children’s Peace Prize, 15-year-old Maloum was rewarded for her efforts in promoting children’s rights by visiting school to warn students against joining armed groups, such as Boko Haram.

Hundreds of children from schools in Yaounde, glued to their TV screens, applauded Wednesday as Maloum was given the International Children’s Peace Prize for 2019 in the Hague on the occasion of Universal Children’s Day.

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In November, hundreds of children from schools in Yaounde, glued to their TV screens, applauded as Divina Maloum was given the International Children’s Peace Prize for 2019 in the Hague.

This is no small award. The other winner of the prize was 16-year-old Greta Thunberg, the climate activist from Sweden, who was unable to attend the ceremony but said in a statement that she is “incredibly grateful and honored for this prize.”

Among those watching Maloum accept the award was her civic education teacher, Ntigang Oumarou.

Oumarou said thanks to Maloum’s association to Children for Peace, many young people in their schools and neighborhoods no longer consume drugs. She said after Maloum’s talks and sensitization caravans, the community was alert and the police now conduct regular controls to make sure drugs and alcohol are not sold around schools and to children. She said she was very proud of the 15-year old and wished her well.

Maloum created Children for Peace in 2014 after she visited Cameroon’s northern border with Nigeria, where Boko Haram terrorism has killed more than 27,000 people and displaced two million others.

She said she was horrified that children were the greatest victims of the war and started thinking of what she could do to help those who were joining Boko Haram, either by force or out of ignorance.

“I noticed that the rights of children especially for girls were violated. You see a girl of five years getting married to an old man of 60 years. You see boys, girls who are carriers of bombs (suicide bombers), so I decided to create that association to stimulate the civic and voluntary engagement of children in the fight against violent extrem-

ism. To make them be peace builders in their communities. To also make them to be change makers,” Maloum said.

Children for Peace now has a network of 100 children across Cameroon’s ten regions. She has organized inter-community children’s peace camps, established peace clubs in mosques, and together with other children, issued a children’s declaration against violent extremism.

Maloum said she believed everyone can make a difference in bringing peace to their societies.

‘My message to the world is that when the power of love will be greater than the love of power, man shall have another name which is God and that a youth, where you are as an individual, you can change the world and make a difference where you are going to,” she said.

Maloum said her main concern now is for peace to return to the restive English-speaking regions of Cameroon, where most schools have been closed for three years due to fighting between armed separatists and the country’s military.

A version of this article originally appeared in All Africa.

Tributes Pour in for Malawi Music Maestro Tembo Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Nyasa Times

Legendary Malawian musician and former legislator Josephy Tembo who died on Thursday, December 19, will be buried in his home village in Chikwawa on Sunday. Tembo breathed his last at the Kamuzu Central Hospital in the Capital City of Malawi, Lilongwe after a short illness. Meanwhile, tributes have flooded social media.

‘Joseph’, as he was affectionately known, is one of the most prolific musicians to come out of mother Malawi and beyond the borders particularly Southern part of the African continent. He is known for songs such as ‘Dimingu’, ‘We Are The Champion’, ‘Mbudye’ and ‘Samalila’.

Tembo had worked with several local and international artists, including Lucius Banda, Ndilande Anglican Voices Choir, Mlaka Maliro, Billy Kaunda, late Grace Chinga, Coss Chiwalo, Paul Subili and Rod Valamanja, Charles Nsaku and the late Zimbabwe’s King of Mbira Music, Oliver Mtukudzi.

Reacting to Tembo’s death, former cabinet minis-

ter during Joyce Banda’s reign, Moses Kunkuyu, described the late musician as a humble person.

“Sitting close to Joseph Tembo, one would easily see the meaning of meekness, humbleness, humility and propriety. The death of such rare humans reaffirms the promise of Christ Jesus that there is indeed another life...Our God is always good and while tears can’t be stopped from flowing, we gather every iota of strength to face the Cross of Christ and say it is well... Rest well my Brother Joseph,” wrote Kunkuyu on his Facebook page.

Another former Cabinet Minister and writer Ken Lipenga wrote, “First there was that extraordinary talent. When he held a guitar, it seemed to play on its own. Then there was the self-effacing deferential demeanor that came so naturally from him. Gone too soon, Maestro Joseph Tembo, gone much too soon.”

Other female artists who closely worked with Tembo, including Wendy Harawa and former

Zembani Band dancer Emma Masauko, also expressed shock.

even when you were breathing why now?” added Lulu.

“I am lost for words aise, sleep tight. Thank you for the Sound of Music and your great sense of humour,” mourned Masauko.

Gospel musician Thocco Katimba said: “So sad to lose such a great talented man. He produced my first single Ndalipeza Banja in the year 2000 and then my first successful Album in 2005. He produced the Anaphiri Hit just to mention but a few. He shaped my Music as a producer. I have lost, we have lost. Rest well my Brother”

Producer Lawrence Khwisa, famously called ‘Lulu’ in music circles, said Tembo deserved respect for his great work of sharpening musicians and producers in the country.

“We learned from you as an elder Rest well Big” he said. “You have left a huge collection to listen to is this an award Joseph? You deserved respect

In 2009, he joined politics and won a parliamentary seat in his home constituency in Chikhwawa on Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket.

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HEALTHY LIVING

Vaping:

Looking for a Healthy New Year’s Resolution?

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The most ambitious time of year is upon us: the time to set New Year’s resolutions.

All the parties have been hosted, the marshmallows have been toasted and you’ve binged on your new favorite TV show the entire month of December. Now you’re asking yourself, “What do I want to accomplish this year?” A New Year’s resolution is, for all intents and purposes, a good thing. Now consider this twist on the standard resolution format: opt for a few, small, lifestyle wins rather than mounting an all-out assault on your current habits — more resolution-lite, if you will. Choose resolutions that have clear start and end points, and that are attainable for you.

Most of all, resolutions should make you feel good — that’s the whole point, right?

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Ayoung patient lies in a hospital bed in the intensive care unit (ICU) connected to a mechanical breathing machine that will perform basic functions his body can no longer do. He is a vaper, and his experience is becoming increasingly common in hospitals across the nation.

rette) loaded with a cartridge of liquid that will be heated, aerosolized and inhaled. The liquid may contain nicotine, THC (the psychoactive compound in marijuana) or CBD (the non-psychoactive compound in marijuana), flavorings and other additives.

“I am seeing more (vaping) patients with serious lung issues in the ICU and it is devastating,” said Atul Malhotra, MD, critical care pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist at UC San Diego Health.

Though vaping is broadly touted, at least by manufacturers, as a smoking cessation aid, it is increasingly used by young people, according to the latest 2017-18 FDA data. Some children as young as middle school are attracted by e-cigarette flavorings, like watermelon, strawberry shortcake ice cream and sour candy. “Vaping rates have increased 48 percent in middle-schoolers and 78 percent in high-schoolers,” said Malhotra.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been more than 1,800 cases of vaping-related lung injury and 37 deaths reported nationwide as of October 29, 2019. “The average age of these patients is 19,” said Malhotra. “They are arriving to emergency rooms and urgent cares with symptoms such as shortness of breath, extreme nausea, collapsed lungs and acute lipoid pneumonia from inhaled aerosolized oils.”

Vaping is the use of an electronic cigarette (e-ciga-

Aside from the serious lung injuries physicians are seeing, Malhotra said there is concern that “vaping is not an alternative to cigarette smoking, but rather a gateway.” The CDC reports that 31 percent of teen e-cig users will start smoking conventional tobacco products within six months, while only 8 percent of non-vaping teens will.

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“A resolution that checks all the boxes is to get an eye exam,” says VSP network doctor, Jennifer Chinn.

If you have loved ones in mind, bring them.

Their eyes will thank you.

Here’s why: • It’s Easy: With a comprehensive eye exam, there’s no uncomfortable warm-up, pep talk or preparation period. Making an appointment is easy: you simply show up and your eye doctor tests different aspects of your vision and eye health. Save the maximum effort for a goal further down your list, knowing an eye exam is a small investment of energy that reaps huge health rewards.

• It Doesn’t Take All Year: You can be certain that unlike most resolutions where some level of delayed gratification is the motivator, a comprehensive eye exam provides immediate results.

“All within your visit, you’ll learn the shape your vision is in, and, if you wear glasses or contact lenses, whether your prescription has changed,” Dr. Chinn says.

• It’s Really Healthy: Beyond ensuring great vision, an eye exam offers an incredible look into your overall health. In fact, an eye exam is often the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your health.

During your visit, the eye doctor will examine your eyes to check their visual acuity (or how clearly you see), and for any signs of eye conditions like dry eyes, digital eye strain, glaucoma, cataracts and macular degeneration.

“More significantly, a comprehensive eye exam gives eye doctors an unobstructed view of the eyes’ blood vessels and optic nerves, both of which can give away signs of chronic diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure and even some cancers years before a person shows symptoms,” notes Dr. Chinn.

Unfortunately, many outward signals of diseases and conditions don’t appear until some damage has occurred, making eye exams powerful, preventative tools to keep tabs on what’s quietly happening in your body.

To find an eye doctor near you, visit www.vsp.com /eye-doctor.

You don’t need 20/20 vision to see that the case for a 2020 eye exam is clear. Make this the year you commit to an annual trip to the eye doctor.

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EDUCATION

UC San Diego, SDCCD Receive $2.7M for Ph.D Student Initiative, Transfer Students work established in 2016 by similar, three-year grants from the Mellon Foundation. That support helped launch the Preparing Accomplished Transfers to the Humanities, or PATH, program.

the community college district, and a peer mentoring program of community college transfers each summer. Utilizing three years of successful PATH “alumni,” these efforts will be increased.

“What has been most dynamic in launching the PATH program has been seeing results for each student involved, from initial mentorship at the community colleges to becoming student leaders in the humanities at UC San Diego,” said Della Coletta, Chancellor’s Associates Chair in Italian Literature at UC San Diego. “I am confident in saying our partnership with SDCCD and support from the Mellon Foundation is immediately helping diverse, intelligent and engaged students.”

The new grant will also support giving students experiences that blend humanities education with 21st century technology, including virtual and augmented reality tools, and digital storytelling. This will foster new skills in research, digital literacy and ethics, collaboration and public engagement, and will achieve greater accessibility of the humanities outside academia.

A look at what’s to come

UC San Diego transfer students participating in the PATH program

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The University of California San Diego and San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) received a combined $2.7 million in grants that will both expand an established, transformational program for transfer students and launch an initiative specific to career training for Ph.D. students — training that addresses a key need in employment after graduation.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation is the nation’s largest funder in arts and culture, and humanities in higher education. For the joint proposal, the foundation awarded two separate grants: $1.5 million to UC San Diego and $1.2 million to SDCCD, with programming to begin January 2020.

“The San Diego Community College District is grateful to the Mellon Foundation for its continuing investment in this important humanities partnership with UC San Diego,” said SDCCD Chancellor Constance M. Carroll, who serves on the National Council on the Humanities. “The collaborative efforts between the two institutions have already produced great benefits for students and we look forward to the next phase.”

Serving as leads on the development and implementation of the grants are UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities Dean Cristina Della Coletta and SDCCD Vice Chancellor of Instructional Services Stephanie Bulger. Della Coletta and Bulger will oversee teams that continue

The Integrated Internship Initiative for Ph.D. students addresses the need for trained professionals for all aspects of careers in community colleges. The new program will offer options to interested graduate students at UC San Diego to look toward community colleges as potential employers in multiple areas, from teaching to administration: academic affairs, student affairs and career counseling.

The goal is to position new doctoral graduates for greater career diversity, with a clear emphasis on the public value of the humanities. The students will be supported for one year and gain community college classroom access from established faculty, shadow current administrative staff, and mentor community-college students on a year-long research project.

Since 2016, PATH has increased the pipeline of diverse transfer students in the humanities with a focus on mentoring and career preparation efforts. Initiatives include a mentee program at

Administrators also look to enhance the successful PATH Summer Academy, which not only provides much-needed academic and career preparation in a residential environment, but also advantages transfer students with eight units of course work offered through UC San Diego Summer Session. Enhancements will include mental health support and new courses.

Elisa Ady participated in the 2019 PATH Summer Academy, transferring to UC San Diego from City College. Now majoring in Literature, Ady said the faculty members, mentors and staff were incredibly invested in her success, and called the program “more of a community than a cohort,” which helped bolster her confidence as a student.

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant contributes to the Campaign for UC San Diego.

Through this university-wide comprehensive fundraising effort concluding in 2022, the university is enhancing student support, ensuring student success, transforming campus, connecting the community and redefining medicine and health care on a global scale.

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Petitioner NOTICE TO BIDDERS Janneth Estrada NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Diego filed a petition with this court (City) is seeking to receive for a decree changing names as follows: Electronic Bids for the below named Public Works project.

PRESENT NAME: The solicitation, including Janneth Martinez plans and specifications, --may be obtained from the Roberto Martinez, Jr. City’s website at: https:// w w w. s a n d i e g o . g o v / c i p / bidopps Contractors PROPOSED NAME: intending to submit a Bid Janneth Lobos must be prequalified. Please --refer to the solicitation for Roberto Lobos instructions. Project Name: Gamma Street Mini-Park ADA Improvements Project THE COURT ORDERS that Number: K-20-1853-DBB- all persons interested in this matter appear before this 3-A Estimated Value : $ 608,000.00 Bid Open Date: court at the hearing indicated 2/4/2020, at 2:00 P.M . below to show cause, if any, License Requirement: A It is why the petition for change of the policy of the City of San name should not be granted.

Diego to encourage equal Any person objecting to the name changes described opportunity in its Construction above must file a written and Consultant contracts. objection that includes the Bids or proposals from local reasons for the objection at firms, small, minority-owned, least two court days before disabled, veteran-owned, and the matter is scheduled to women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged. be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause Contractors are encouraged why the petition should not to subcontract with and/or be granted. If no written participate in joint ventures with these firms. The City objection is timely filed, the is committed to equal court may grant the petition without a hearing. opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to NOTICE OF HEARING race, religion, color, ancestry, Date: February 06, 2020 age, gender, disability, medical Time: 8:30 A.M. condition or place of birth; and Dept. 61 will not do business with any The address of the court is: firm that discriminates on any Superior Court basis. Bids shall be received 330 West Broadway no later than the date and time San Diego, CA 92101 noted above at: City of San 12/26, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16 Diego’s Electronic Biding Site PlanetBids at: https://www. -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF planetbids.com/portal/portal.

CALIFORNIA cfm?CompanyID=17950 County of San Diego James Nagelvoort, Director Central Division Department of Public Works Hall of Justice December 20, 2019 330 W. Broadway 12/26/19 San Diego, CA 92101 CNS-3323068# 37-2019-00066481VOICE & VIEWPOINT CU-PT-CTL NEWS

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00066516CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Odeat Hermez

To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Odeat Hermez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Odeat Hermez PROPOSED NAME: Odettte Hermez THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 05, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/26, 01/02, 01/09, 01/16

Petitioner or Attorney: Maxine Elaine Amaru on behalf of minor child

To All Interested Persons:

Maxine Elaine Amaru on behalf of ZiAire Deon, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: ZiAire Deon PROPOSED NAME: ZiAire Deon Armstrong

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 04, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101

Petitioner or Attorney: Julian Steven Hubbard

To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Julian Steven Hubbard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Julian Steven Hubbard PROPOSED NAME: Julian King Monroe THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 27, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Civil Division 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 --P.O. Box 120128 San Diego, CA 92112-0128 37-2019-00058868CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Alexandria Fryer on behalf of minor child

To All Interested Persons:

Alexandria Fryer on behalf of Destynie Rose Raelynn Bradwell, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Destynie Rose Raelynn Bradwell

PROPOSED NAME: Destynie Rose Raelynn Fryer THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 16, 2020 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. 903 The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26

CITATION SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 RIA 1600083 CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control Petitioner or Attorney: George Maricic In the matter of the petition

LEGAL NOTICES of: Adolfo Serrano Mirna Serrano To: Sarai Garcia and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of: Aaron Rafael Barajas, a minor By order of the Court you are hereby cited and may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department F502 of the above entitled court, located at 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 on 01/10/2020 at 8:30 a.m. of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his/her/their parents according to the petition on file herein.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of the Family Code §7860 which provide the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.

This Petition is dated 11/15/19 and is ordered pursuant to CCP §415.50 to be published in the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint as the newspaper most likely to give notice to the defendant, respondant, or citee.

12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 01/02 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 RIA 1600084 CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control Petitioner or Attorney: George Maricic In the matter of the petition of: Adolfo Serrano Mirna Serrano To: Sarai Garcia and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of: Zeus Maximiliano Serrano-Lara, a minor By order of the Court you are hereby cited and may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department F502 of the above entitled court, located at 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 on 01/10/2020 then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his/ her/their parents according to the petition on file herein.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of the Family Code §7860 which provide the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.

This Petition is dated 11/15/19 and is ordered pursuant to CCP §415.50 to be published in the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint as the newspaper most likely to give notice to the defendant, respondant, or citee.

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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 for: FURNISH AND INSTALL PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AT SIX (6) SCHOOL SITES (ALCOTT, CHEROKEE POINT, HAGE, HEARST, PERRY, AND ZAMORANO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS). A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on JANUARY 9, 2020 in front of the main office of Alcott Elementary School, 4680 Hidalgo Avenue, San Diego, CA 92117. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CP20-0778-42). GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO INVITE SUBCONTRACTORS TO SITE VISITS. All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on JANUARY 22, 2020, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg.

M (WEST DOOR), 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 11 68 00 Play Field Equipment The project estimate is $900,000 - $950,000. 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, C-61/D-34. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning December 24, 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/PublicWorks/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 858-522-5830.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CP20-0778-42

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 Case Number: 37-2019-00045493CU-PO-NC Notice to Defendant: Michelangelo Acevedo, an individual, Thomas Williams, an individual, Renu Hope Foundation, a California Domestic Nonprofit Corporation You Are Being Sued by Plaintiff: J.T., an individual, R.B., an individual, L.B., a minor, through his guardian ad litem J.T., P.B., a minor, through her guardian ad litem J.T. NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

The name and address of the court is: North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Gregory J. Belnap 400 S. Melrose Drive Suite #111 Vista, CA 92081 (760) 705-1334 NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: You are served as an individual defendant, on behalf of, under CCP 416.10 (corporation) Summons Filed: August 29, 2019 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego South County Division Family Law 500 Third Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy Case Number: 19FL008249S served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not Notice to Respondent: protect you. Your written Graciela Ramirez response must be in proper legal form if you want the You have been sued by court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you Petitioner: can use for your respnse. You Lisvany Herrera can find these court forms and more information at the You have 30 calendar days California Courts Online after this Summons and Self-Help Center (www.

Petition are served on you to courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), file a Response (form FL-120) your county law library, or at the court and have a copy the courthouse nearest you. served on the petitioner. A If you cannot pay the filing letter, phone call, or court fee, ask the court clerk for appearance will not protect a fee waiver form. If you you. do not file your response on time, you may lose the case If you do not file your by default, and your wages, Response on time, the court money, and property may be may make orders affecting taken without further warning your marriage or domestic from the court. partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You There are other legal requirements. You may want may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. to call an attorney right away. If you do not know For legal advice, contact a an attorney, you may want lawyer immediately. Get to call an attorney referral help finding a lawyer at the service. If you cannot California Courts Online afford an attorney, you may Self-Help Center (www. be eligible for free legal courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at services from a nonprofit the California Legal Services legal services program. You website (www.lawhelpca.org), can locate these nonprofit or by contacting your local groups at the California Legal county bar association.

Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the

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NOTICE - Restraining Orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

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

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

The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California South County Division 500 Third Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Lisvany Herrera 1435 Melrose Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 619-646-9748 Summons Filed: July 09, 2019 Order For Publication Filed: August 06, 2019 12/19, 12/26, 01/02, 01/09

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For some, vaping can be a vehicle to smoking cessation or beneficial for other health reasons. “In certain cases, vaping is a means to an end, but should be monitored by a health professional,” said Malhotra, but that use is much debated and the evidence “Sometimes, the approach of telling is mixed. a teenager not do something fails because at that age they are risk- Crotty Alexander added that parental inclined, and telling them something education and communication in the is dangerous, makes them want to home are also needed. “From parents do it 10 times more,” said Malhotra. to physicians, it is going to take a “We have found one way to grab the multi-team approach to understand attention of teen girls when it comes vaping better, its consequences and to explaining the health consequences prevention tactics. More work on of vaping is to tell them that some of many fronts needs to be done. My the flavors might make them gain advice to those vaping for recreation weight, or to show them photos of is do not do it. It’s not worth ending what older women look like after up in the ICU.” years of smoking. For some boys, it’s telling them that vaping can cause A version of this article originally appeared lung issues that can negatively impact on the UCSD Newscenter. them as athletes, like running down a Knowing these dangers, why do basketball court.”

Vaping is not regulated like traditional tobacco products. “Each time someone inhales heated and aerosolized e-liquid (commonly referred to as e-cigarette vapor), they are exposed to 60 to 100 chemicals that their lungs were never meant to interact with, and none of those chemicals have been adequately tested for safety through inhalation,” said Dr. Laura Crotty Alexander, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep at UC San Diego School of Medicine and a staff physician at Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System.

“Can we currently say that vaping is more dangerous than smoking? We need more evidence-based research to answer this question, but initial research is showing alarming results, particularly given the contaminants that some e-cigarettes deliver.”

teenagers and young adults still pick up e-cigarettes? “In talking to vapers, they tell me that it’s what everyone is doing at parties and social events.

They are passing the vape around and taking hits,” said Crotty Alexander.

TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY December 26th 1908 - JACK JOHNSON BECOMES FIRST BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD Jack Johnson, nicknamed "the Galveston Giant," was the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion. He was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1878, the son of ex-slaves and the third of nine children. Johnson won the World Heavyweight Title on December 26, 1908, when he fought the Canadian world champion Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. Burns had only agreed to fight Johnson after promoters guaranteed him $30,000. The fight lasted until the 14th round, when police stepped in and ended it. Johnson was named the winner. Burns later said of his loss, "Race prejudice was rampant in my mind. The idea of a black man challenging me was beyond enduring. Hatred made me tense."

Americans were so outraged by Johnson’s victory, domination of the sport, and marriage to white women, that it triggered race riots across the United States. In 1912, he was convicted of violating the Mann Act for bringing his white girlfriend across state lines before their marriage. Nonetheless, Johnson held on to the title until 1915. He returned to the United States in 1920 and ultimately served out his sentence. Even after losing the title, he continued to box until he was 50. He died in an automobile accident in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1946. His alleged crimes are now seen as the result of racial bias in law enforcement.

In May 2018, Johnson was granted a posthumous pardon.

down with no harp. Trying to beat me blowing is like trying to outrun a Greyhound bus! I got notes harder than Mohammed Ali can throw.”

In 2005, Bailey was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame for his extraordinary musical craft.

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1931 - LONNIE ELDER III BORN Lonnie Elder III (December 26, 1931 - June 11, 1996) was an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. From 1959 to 1962 he played the role of Bobo in the classic drama, “A Raisin in the Sun,” at the personal invitation of its author, Lorraine Hansberry. His most famous work is Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, which was presented as a dramatic reading in 1965 and then produced for the stage by the Negro Ensemble Company in 1969. The play enjoyed instantaneous success and was produced for television in 1975. He also wrote the scripts for the movie Sounder (1972; Academy Award nominee) and the television miniseries A Woman Called Moses (1978, based on the life Harriet Tubman).

Elders’s only other play to be staged, Charades on East Fourth Street (1967), was produced for a LONNIE ELDER III New York social service agency.

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1935 - ABDUL “DUKE” FAKIR BORN 1924 - DEFORD BAILEY FIRST PERSON TO PLAY THE GRAND OLE OPRY DeFord Bailey, Sr. (December 14, 1899 - July 2, 1982) was the most influential harmonica player of the early 20th Century, and is known as the “Lost Legend of the Grand Ole Opry”. He is credited for inspiring the name “Grand Ole Opry.”His was in the first ever recording session to ever take place in Nashville, and he officially played the first ever song on the Grand Ole Opry, “The Pan American Blues.” Bailey played the Grand Ole Opry twice as much as any other musician from 1927 – 1941.

For 14 years he drew crowds so large that the Opry often had him tour with up-and-comers (like Bill Monroe and Roy Acuff) to help build their audiences. In 1941, a dispute between The Opry and BMI-ASCAP wouldn’t allow him to perform his most famous songs on the radio. Instead of standing behind one of their founding performers, the Opry fired DeFord. This ended his performance career.

DeFord did not play the Opry again until 1974 when he appeared on an “Old Timers’ Show.” DeFord Bailey didn’t allow his disappearance from music to destroy him. He had a wife. He had three kids. He had business sense. ailey owned a shoeshine shop that served popcorn, soft drinks, and ice cream. He rented out rooms in his house. He made dinners and sold them at a coal yard. He bought coal while he was there and resold it elsewhere. Towards the end of his life, Bailey said, “...they never will get out of a harp what I can...Ain’t nobody ever beat me

Singer Abdul "Duke" Fakir born in Detroit, Michigan. He is best known as a member of popular Motown act The Four Tops from 1954 to the present day. Fakir, who sings first tenor, is one of only two surviving members of the group, and the only original member still performing. The group is most well known for their chart topping hits including "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)", "It's the Same Old Song" Abdul duke fakir and "Reach Out I'll Be There".

1954 - OZZIE SMITH BORN Osborne Earl Smith, best known as Ozzie Smith, is a retired baseball player who played for the San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals. He was born on December 26, 1954 in Mobile, Alabama and was one of six children. His family moved to Los Angeles, California in 1960. Starting from 1980, he won 13 consecutive Gold Glove Awards for excellence in fielding, a record which has yet to be matched or beaten. His exceptional athleticism earned him the nickname of “The Wizard of Oz”, often shortened to “The Wizard”. After retirement in 1996, he became a host on the sports show “This Week in Baseball”. He has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and is included in the list of “100 Greatest Baseball Players”.

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On Saturday, December 14th, Chollas Lake Park was buzzing with activity beyond the 5pm normal closing time. People were gathering in the northeast corner of the park where one could see Christmas lights, coals from a fire that were heating hot water for apple cider, and tables with cookies and candies and little ones filling their hands. This was the activity before the scheduled singing of christmas songs started. The chill of the evening among the lighted trees added to the seasonal celebration.

Fourth District Senior Resource Center Celebrates Christmas

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The George Stevens Fourth District Senior Resource Center celebrated the holidays with a special luncheon last Friday with Christmas colors, songs and a big gift “giveaway,” which drew numbers and allowed the winners to pick from an array of presents.

Mrs. Rosemary Pope, Center Director, did a great job of keeping things moving and in order.

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