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As of early October, at least 210,181 people died from COVID-19 according to Johns Hopkins University.

Beyond these fatalities, the number of COVID-related cases diagnosed reached 6.5 million people and continues to rise.

Beyond the health effects, according to the the U.S. Census Bureau, as of August 31, over 80% of adults with post-high school education plans either cancelled

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire As of Tuesday, Oct. 6, San Diego voters looking for a convenient and quick way to turn in their mail ballot can now drop it off at any of the 36 San Diego Public Library locations.

Any registered voter in San Diego County is welcome to drop off their mail ballot.

Signed, sealed and dated mail ballot envelopes can be dropped off at City library locations during drop-off hours: • Through Nov. 2, Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

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THE BLACK MALE BALLOT HOLDS SIGNIFICANT VALUE THIS FALL

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There’s no mistaking that racial issues are front and center as voters deliberate over who they’ll support in the upcoming historic presidential election. With roughly 30 million Black Americans eligible to vote come November, the Black ballot will have a major impact on which candidate will reside in the White House in January. Every vote matters, but some demos tend to exercise their right more.

According to Pew Research Center, women lead men in voter turnout across all races. Still, the reported 10 percent gap between Black female and male voters (64% vs. 54%) in the 2016 presidential election marks the largest gender disparity in any racial group. It also means the Black male ballot holds significant value this fall. With just less than 60 days until the election, and so much at stake, there are

five political issues Black men can effectively address at the polls on Election Day.

With most of the conversation around the COVID-19 pandemic focused on relief within the next few months, some activists and researchers are looking to the future, asking: What should “back to normal” look like for Black Californians?

In the middle of a pandemic and civil unrest, Black men continue to be brutally attacked and murdered at the hands of police. At the same time, more Black men are still disproportionately imprisoned (33

“No Going Back” is an independent report presented by the Committee for Greater LA, the University of Southern California’s (USC) Equity Research Institute, and the University of California Los Angles’ (UCLA) Luskin School of Public Affairs. The study offers dozens of policy recommenda-

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or significantly changed those plans this fall. Further, a significant number of consumers are housing challenged, with onethird of adults anticipating either eviction or foreclosure in the next two months, and over 36% of adults continuing to telework due to the pandemic.

Since late July, consumers and small businesses have hoped for a renewed federal commitment for COVID-19 aid. But no successful compromise on two vastly different aid proposals has yet to emerge. A failed September 10 vote in the U.S. Senate’s majority-sponsored proposal leaves the Housepassed aid package as the only legislative option to have been approved by a chamber.

In a news conference held later that same day, House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, noted an earlier offer to compromise on the scale of aid. That offer proposed to cut the cost of the House-passed version to $2.2 trillion and asked the Senate to increase the size of its proposal.

“Let’s not have a skinny bill when we have a massive problem,” said Speaker Pelosi.

“Congress needs to respond in a way that meets the nation’s very real and urgent needs,” added Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Charles Schumer, after the upper chamber’s roll call vote.

In the meantime, as the pandemic claims more lives every day, too many people can’t find work, especially Black and Brown workers who are bearing the brunt of this economic and public health crisis.

The Senate proposal known as the HEALS Act, emphasized cost breaks for businesses instead of consumer relief.

For instance, it would have shielded employers from liability lawsuits under federal accommodations law if related to COVID-19 risk and the lack of requested workplace accommodations. Another proposal would have temporarily doubled business deductions to 100% for business meals through December 31, 2020. It provided for increased funds for the Paycheck Protection Program but contained few consumer pro-

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percent, which is nearly triple their 12 percent share of the U.S. adult population) than any other ethnic group.

Improving the criminal justice system will need to happen at all levels: local, state, and federal. Activists want to see a decrease in the prison population, starting with revisiting prison time that doesn’t fit the crime, like in marijuana cases. Local leaders are also pushing for reallocating police funding to social programs to, for example, reduce recidivism. Some formerly incarcerated people still suffer from the system because of their records, which may impact their ability to getting food, housing assistance,

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tection provisions and no rental assistance or relief for student borrowers. Though it provided $105 billion in aid for K-12 schools and postsecondary institutions, this earmark included monies for private schools and reserved funds for schools that re-open.

Extends the Payroll Support Program to keep airline industry workers paid.

“This bill is an inadequate response to our current economic fallout and public health crisis, said Ashley Harrington, Federal Advocacy Director and Senior Policy Counsel with the Center for Responsible Lending.

“More than five months have passed since Congress approved a substantive, bipartisan bill to help families stay afloat during this pandemic. Low-income families, particularly families of color who have yet to recover from the Great Recession, have been hit the hardest by this pandemic and the economic fallout. Without a comprehensive response, renters will continue to live with anxiety under threat of eviction, student borrowers will suffocate under crushing debt, and small business owners will close their doors permanently, which will distress local economies.”

By contrast, the House version, known as the $3.4 trillion HEROES Act, passed the House with a 208-199 vote on May 15 and advocates broad and comprehensive support for consumers and small businesses.

“Inaction and subpar responses to this pandemic is dangerous, irresponsible, and unacceptable, concluded Harrington. “Each day that passes without a comprehensive bill will cause irreparable harm to families who are living on the margins and struggling to get by.”

Charlene Crowell is a senior fellow with the Center for Responsible Lending.

Editor’s Note: The House Democrats released an updated version of The Heroes Act on September 28 reflecting subsequent negotiations between Democrats and Republicans. At press time, President Trump refused to negotiate and walked away from talks on this second round of coronavirus relief.

A House Appropriation Committee press released revealed that the updated, $2.2 trillion legislation includes: Strong support for small businesses, by improving the Paycheck Protection Program.

employment as well as the right to vote in some states.

Joe Biden promises—among other things in his criminal justice plan—to “reduce the number of people incarcerated in this country while also reducing crime.” Kamala Harris, the vice-presidential candidate for the Democratic Party, is also a Senate sponsor of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act that seeks to address many forms of police violations, including excessive force and racial biases in law enforcement. Donald Trump continues to plug the First Step Act he signed into law in 2018, promising to, in part, “address the risks and needs of each prisoner to promote rehabilitation.”

2. Marijuana Legalization In lockstep with criminal justice reform is

An official mail ballot drop box, staffed by workers from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters, will be in front of every library location during drop-off hours. The library sites are for mail ballot drop-offs only and are not early voting locations.

Information on mail ballot drop-off services and a list of library locations can be found on the San Diego Public Library’s website at https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library.

Election and other voting information, including a full list of all official County Mail Drop-Off locations, is available from the San Diego County Registrar of Voters at www.sdvote.com or by calling 858-565-5800.

$225 billion for education – including $182 billion for K-12 schools and nearly $39 billion for postsecondary education – and $57 billion to support child care for families.

In addition, the bill maintains these provisions: $436 billion for one year’s worth of assistance to state, local, territorial and tribal governments for needed funds to pay vital workers like first responders and health workers. $75 billion in Coronaviru testing, tracing and treatment funding, with special attention to communities of color, and $28 billion for procurement, distribution and education campaigns for a safe and effective vaccine.

Additional second-round direct stimulus payments - $1,200 per taxpayer and $500 per dependent.

Enhancements to the new employee retention tax credit to encourage employers to keep employees on payroll.

Worker safety, by requiring OSHA to issue a strong, enforceable standard within seven days to require all workplaces to develop and implement infection control plans based on CDC expertise.

Preservation of health coverage - unemployed Americans automatically receive the maximum ACA subsidy on the exchanges, as well as a special enrollment period in the ACA exchanges for uninsured Americans.

Restored unemployment benefits - weekly $600 federal unemployment payments through next January Housing assistance, with tens of billions in new supports to assist renters and homeowners make monthly rent, mortgage and other housing-related costs.

Food security, with a 15 percent increase to the maximum SNAP benefit and additional funding for nutrition programs.

New resources to ensure safe elections, an accurate Census, and to preserve the Postal Service.

marijuana legalization. Related charges and sentences tend to be harsher on Black men.

Advocacy groups like NORML have called on Trump and Biden to take an open position in support of the matter, though neither has yet. “The criminalization of marijuana financially burdens taxpayers, encroaches upon civil liberties, engenders disrespect for the law, impedes legitimate scientific research into the plant’s medicinal properties, and disproportionately impacts communities of color,” Erik Altieri, executive director of NORML, said in a recent interview.

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tions to ensure equal access to all Los Angeles residents, regardless of race or immigration status post-COVID. The report is comprised of 15 chapters covering multiple policy areas, including housing and homelessness, economic development, public health and education.

“COVID is the disease that has revealed our social illnesses of anti-Black racism; precarious employment; sharp racial gaps in wealth and digital access; unaffordable housing; growing homelessness; unresponsive government; and so much more,” the “No Going Back” report’s executive summary reads.

Although the study focuses on LA, where the majority of African Americans in California live, some parallels can be drawn with other metropolitan areas across the state where large numbers of Black Californians also call home.

The African American population in Los Angeles County alone is larger than the total of the next top 10 metro areas ranked by their Black populations combined.

Based on the data they gathered for the study, the USC and UCLA researchers discovered that Blacks are still discriminated against in most areas of public life.

The policy section titled “Improving Black Life in Los Angeles” includes a sketch of African American history in California’s largest metropolitan area that acknowledges the impact Black people have had on Los Angeles County, and the conditions of inequality that keeps Black households from acquiring wealth. The report cites low incomes, high unemployment, discrimination in labor and discriminatory real estate practices as contributing factors. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated all of those things.

The report also asserts that death rates from COVID-19 for Black Angelenos, which is double that for White Angelenos, are highly influenced by “poverty, poor food quality, lack of park access, and job characteristics that reflect patterns of structural racism.”

Policy recommendations that address anti-Black racism include creating more affordable housing, ceasing arrests of homeless residents and giving them resources, cutting funding for school police and investing in counseling and scholarships for Black students, addressing anti-Black racism in healthcare and providing philanthropic support for Black-led organizations.

One concrete recommendation regarding public safety for Black Californians is passing and implementing the BREATHE Act, a federal proposal that a collection of organizations under the “Movement for Black Lives” umbrella authored.

The legislation calls for a “time-bound” plan to close all federal prisons and immigration detention centers, ban police departments from using surveillance and military grade weapons, and redirects funds from policing and incarceration to social-welfare, education, healthcare and environmental programs.

“We cannot go back to an old “normal” that has failed so many. There is no return to a system that is over-policed and over- incarcerated. We should have no nostalgia for an economy that did not reward truly essential workers such as agricultural laborers, grocery store clerks, truck drivers, elder care specialists, and others. We should hold no affection for a system that has long stripped assets from communities through discrimination and redlining rather than built them up through public and private investments,” reads the “No Going Back” executive summary.

The Committee for Greater LA and its research and philanthropy partners presented a preview of the report to the Los Angeles City Council’s Ad Hoc Committee on COVID-19 Recovery and Neighborhood Investment at their first meeting last June. At a kickoff event for the “No Going Back” report, the advocates also expressed their desire for policymakers and philanthropists to see their findings.

“As Martin Luther King once said, ‘injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.’ We, I mean all of us, are in a moment of reckoning.

We not only have to do the talk and listening, but we must take bold actions to include everyone as we move forward as a country, a state, a county, a city,” said Committee for Greater LA Steering Committee member Jacqueline Waggoner.

“We have an extraordinary opening right now,” she continued. “This is a wake-up call to stand in solidarity with one another, value Black lives, treasure immigrant families and declare homelessness unacceptable.”

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Your Ballot, Your Vote, Your Obligation from you through Ballot Propositions and Measures.

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

If you are a registered voter in the County of San Diego, you have or you will be receiving a Ballot by mail this week for the November 3rd election. This is to remind you that your Ballot is the key to your future. When you use it, you cast your vote of approval or disapproval of the people either in office or seeking to get in office; you cast your vote on the issues that have been proposed to change your life either by adding to or taking away

Election 2020 Key Dates to Remember

You should be reminded that every vote counts. If it didn’t, there would not have been so many efforts to either keep us from voting or take our votes away from us.

You should be reminded that many people, Black and White, died that each of us might have the right to vote; that every effort is now underway in this country, mostly by Conservative Whites first in over thirty state legislatures, to suppress our votes through new requirements of voter identification cards which many older Black Voters can’t get because they don’t or no longer have Birth Certificates; the throwing out of voter registration cards under the pretense that they are outdated; the Court Rulings like the one this week in one state requiring a witness for the signing of an

Absentee Ballot; of the ongoing effort to deprive ex-felons of the right to vote when their debt to society has been paid.

Each of us have an obligation to those who came before us and died that we might have this right to vote. This obligation must be honored by our participation in this process before us, not just for the nation but also for this state, our County, and our cities in which we live.

This paper carries a list of recommendations for each office on the Ballot, to help you decide.

USE IT if you have not made up our mind. Vote your heart and not our friends’ suggestions.

Vote for people and principles, not smiles and kisses. If in doubt, contact this paper and we shall try to answer questions, not hold debates.

God Bless you and use that VOTE!

Health Insurers Must Answer for COVID-Related Disparities Devastating Black and Latino Communities released a poll earlier this year that found that 14 percent of American adults said they would avoid seeking healthcare for early symptoms of coronavirus infection for themselves or a family member because they could not afford to pay for the care.

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I agree with Dr. Warren, it’s amazing to see the growth of the NAACP San Diego branch under Ms. Maxwell’s leadership. She has raised and elevated the branch tremendously since she stepped up from First Vice President last year. She has consistently shown that she is about the work and the continued growth of the organization through countless interviews, reactivating the membership drive, and having an active presence on social media. It’s disheartening that there are those who are trying to block Ms. Maxwell’s efforts to continue her great work with the organization because they are unable to check their emotions at the door and solely focus on the work for the people.

Black and Latino communities throughout the United States have disproportionately suffered the most devastating impacts of the coronavirus, including a higher rate in deaths, underscoring inequities in the nation’s health care system and the broader society.

In New York state, for example, African-Americans make up 14 percent of the population, but have experienced 26 percent of all deaths. In Virginia, 49 percent of coronavirus cases come from the Hispanic and Latino community, which makes up 10 percent of the population.

The disparities reflect a number of factors.

But experts point to one factor in particular: the relatively high costs of medical care for COVID-19 at a time when Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to have health insurance than Whites are.

Indeed, as pointed out by the Kaiser Family Foundation, the persistent gap in insurance coverage in minority communities is at the start of a chain of events that produces worse health outcomes. Some 36 percent of nonelderly Latinos and 22 percent of African Americans are uninsured.

Uninsured adults are twice as likely to forego doctor visits, which often means that developing or worsening health conditions go undetected and untreated. In fact, Gallup

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How lower rates of insurance coverage among Black and Latino Americans contributed to disparities seen during the pandemic should be atop the list of questions posed to major insurance companies by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which recently launched an investigation into insurance companies’ policies and practices amid COVID-19.

Demanding clear plans to remediate these critically important coverage issues must be a non-negotiable first step in holding health insurers accountable.

In recent years, health insurers have been shrinking physician networks – the number of in-network doctors available to patients in a given geographical area – in an apparent attempt to cut costs and pad their bottom line.

A number of states have seen drastic reductions in coverage networks, including Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Georgia.

For communities of color, shrinking coverage networks compound the problem of medical indigency, which continues to be a systemic failing. Even in the wake of Obamacare, 30 million people remain uninsured, with half of them being people of color.

The concern of Black leaders over the harmful practices and policies of health insurers surfaced earlier this year. They spoke out forcefully against an attempt by industry lobbyists to press Congress to approve legislation that would have enabled companies to pass on costs to medical providers and

patients instead of requiring insurers to pay their fair share.

During a primary campaign stop in South Carolina, Reverend Al Sharpton issued a clarion call for Congress to reject those industry efforts and craft legislation that protects the underinsured and those without insurance.

And in a follow-up piece explaining the reason for his visit to the state, Sharpton wrote, “African American access to high-quality health care in particular is a pressing issue this election – if not a full-blown crisis.” That was before the pandemic struck.

In the months since, insurers have engaged in other tactics to shore up profits at the expense of doctors and patients, from strong-arming doctors to accept lower reimbursement rates to restricting the types of COVID-related procedures that would be covered.

Those aggressive measures have paid off: one of the nation’s largest health insurers, United Healthcare, recently posted its most profitable quarter in the company’s history.

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers are rightfully trying to respond. In fact, those historic profits at a time when so many other industries are struggling to stay afloat are what prompted lawmakers to open an investigation.

It is unclear how Congress will press the insurance companies to address the persistent racial disparities in coverage that preceded the crisis and appeared to play a role in making the pandemic particularly deadly for Black and Latino Americans. But at a time when there’s an urgent national conversation on social and racial justice sweeping the country, lawmakers have a responsibility to hold their feet to the fire.

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STATE / LOCAL NEWS Historic Reparations Bill Signed into Law in California

REP. SCOTT PETERS’ STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S RECOVERY Rep. Peters Warns that COVID-19 Remains a Grave Threat to the Public “That said, I am deeply troubled and angered by the reckless rhetoric promoted by the president today.

“To suggest that we shouldn’t be ‘afraid’ dishonors every single American who has lost someone to this pandemic. More than 210,000 lives have been tragically lost to COVID-19 – parents, children, husbands, wives, family and friends lost forever. Those families are devastated and the rest of us are indeed afraid of similar loss.”

“The president received the highest-quality care in the world and is feeling better. That does not mean we can disregard the gravity of this disease. Most people can’t fly via helicopter to a specially dedicated, state-of-the-art hospital suite, nor can they acquire multiple experimental drugs when things take a turn.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Monday, October 5, Rep. Scott Peters (CA-52) released the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump’s hospital discharge and the president’s message to the American people dismissing the danger of COVID-19: “I am heartened to hear President Trump is feeling better. I continue to hope he, the First Lady and all White House workers who’ve contracted the virus, including any residence staff, soon recover.

On September 30th, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law historic legislation that paves the way for African Americans and descendants of slaves in the Golden State to receive reparations for slavery.

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The bill, authored by California Assemblywoman Shirley Weber, establishes a nine-person task force that will study the impact of the slave trade on Black people.

It does not commit to any specific payment, but the task force will make recommendations to legislators about what kind of compensation should be provided, who should receive it, and what form it would take.

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“As a nation, we can only truly thrive when every one of us has the opportunity to thrive. Our painful history of slavery has evolved into structural racism and bias built into and permeating throughout our democratic and economic institutions,” the governor stated.

Through Oct. 14, Public Invited to Provide Valencia Business Park Feedback To view the Virtual Open House, the proposals and to provide community feedback, visit www.ValenciaBusinessParkInput.org by Oct. 14 The City is asking the public to consider two redevelopment proposals for the long-awaited Valencia Business Park located at Stevens Way and Imperial Avenue. A city-sponsored virtual open house is being provided to solicit public input for potential uses at the vacant lot in the Encanto community.

Earlier this year, Asheville, North Carolina, made headlines when its City Council formally apologized for its role in slavery and voted unanimously to provide reparations to African American residents and their descendants.

Located in the federally designated San Diego Promise Zone (SDPZ), the Valencia Business Park has been vacant for more than 20 years. Now, this community-focused redevelopment is moving forward and expected to create at least 72 full-time jobs.

“Hundreds of years of Black blood spilled that fills the cup we drink from today,” said Councilman Keith Young, one of two African American members of the City Council that voted 7-0 in favor of reparations.

The public can learn more about the project, view the proposals and provide feedback by visiting ValenciaBusinessParkInput.org. Public feedback will be collected beginning Monday, Oct. 5, through Wednesday, Oct. 14. Community input will directly impact the evaluation of the Request for Proposals submissions and help determine which plan will proceed.

“It is simply not enough to remove statutes. Black people in this country are dealing with systemic issues,” Young declared.

“California has come to terms with many of its issues, but it has yet to come to terms with its role in slavery. After 400 years, we still have the impact,” Weber said.

U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) has worked closely with former Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer on pushing a platform on slavery reparations on the federal level. Earlier this year, Congress members examined the topic of reparations for African Americans over slavery at a hearing on a proposed study on the issue from Jackson Lee. It marked the first time in more than a decade that such hearings took place.

“This is long overdue,” Jackson Lee declared. “Slavery has never received an apology.”

Weber made clear that the new California law wasn’t a kneejerk response to the murders of George Floyd, Ahmad Arbery, and other Black people at the hands of law enforcement.

“This is not just because of the circumstances we face. What happened is that, of course, those circumstances reinforced the fact that what we were saying all along was true,” Weber said. “Some think we’re just responding to the moment, but we’re responding to the history of California and the life of Black people in California and in this nation.”

Congressman Peters serves the 52nd District of California, which covers much of central San Diego County including Poway, Coronado, and large portions of the City of San Diego. He is a member of the House Energy & Commerce and Budget Committees. The Congressman is a former environmental attorney, City Council President, and Port Commission Chairman.

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“After watching [the presidential] debate, this signing can’t come too soon,” Newsom declared during a videoconference with lawmakers and other stakeholders, including the rapper Ice Cube, who championed the bill.

At the abolishment of slavery in the United States in 1865, Union General William T. Sherman promised freed slaves would receive 40 acres and a mule from a redistributed tract of Atlantic coastline. That promise was certified by President Abraham Lincoln and the U.S. Congress. Still, only slave owners received reparations, and African Americans continued to toil in the face of oppression – suffering during infamous eras like Jim Crow, the Civil Rights Movement and white supremacy.

“I encourage San Diegans to trust the science that tells us to continue to be vigilant.”

“For years, the vision for Southeastern San Diego has included activating the Imperial Avenue Corridor and development of the Valencia Business Park property,” said Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe. “We are energized to take another crucial step in this process and get vital input from our community.”

The SDPZ is one of 22 Promise Zones throughout the United States and is one of only four located in California. More than 80,000 San Diegans live within the SDPZ, which covers a 6.4-square-mile targeted area from East Village and Barrio Logan east to Encanto.

An approved redevelopment plan will proceed to the Exclusive Negotiation Agreement and future Development and Disposition Agreement phases.

Council will ultimately vote on the recommended redevelopment proposal.

City Parking Enforcement Resumes CITATIONS START OCT. 15 The City of San Diego announced that “as an effort to boost San Diego’s economy by allowing increased turnover of customers at dining and retail businesses,” City parking regulations resumed on Thursday, Oct. 1. The City temporarily suspended parking enforcement on March 16 following the COVID-19 stay-at-home order. Until Oct. 14, the City will issue written warnings for vehicles parked in violation of: • Posted street sweeping routes.

• Metered parking restrictions.

• Curb time limits.

• Commercial zones.

View an interactive map and street sweeping schedules by visiting tinyurl.com/ycwn5cjp. To learn more about parking rules in the City of San Diego or to pay a citation online, visit sandiego.gov/parking.

City Playgrounds Reopen, Public Encouraged to Observe COVID-19 Safety Measures The City of San Diego fully reopened all 289 playgrounds citywide on Saturday, Oct. 3. Parks and Recreation staff conducted site visits last week to prepare the locations for social distancing and queuing markings.

“Now that we can reopen we’ll do it responsibly with safety front and center, ” said Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer.

“This is a fantastic opportunity for the surrounding residents, business owners and all community members to voice their preference on the proposals and share their collective vision for the development of this site,” said Christina Bibler, Director of the City’s Economic Development Department.

Posted signs require the following steps be followed in order to remain in compliance with public health orders:

All San Diego residents and business owners are welcome to participate in the virtual open house. The San Diego City

• Hand washing and good general hygiene after use

• Facial coverings • Physical distancing

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DEAR BIG TOBACCO, WE ARE DYING. But you already know that.

Smoking kills more African Americans than AIDS, drug and alcohol abuse, car crashes, and murder combined.

And 70% of us who smoke use menthol cigarettes.

That’s no coincidence.

You’ve spent decades pushing menthols into Black communities with cheap prices and slick advertising.

And the worst part is, you think you can keep getting away with it.

You come after our brothers, sisters, parents, and friends.

Now, we’re coming after you.

We want you out of Black neighborhoods, because our lives are worth more than your bottom line.

We are people, not profit.

Signed,

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Volunteers Continue To

Feed Our Communities

Photos by Voice & Viewpoint

Around Town: San Diego Community of Churches Free Hygiene, School Supplies Giveaway Oct. 17

SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY OF CHURCHES COLLABORATIVE, INC PRESENTS October 17, 2020 Saturday, @ 0900 am Free, Free 6860 Madrone Avenue, San Diego, CA 92114

Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer The lines are continuing to grow at the Jacobs Center Food distribution site on Tuesdays of each week. The pictures show the army of volunteers, most young people, working with My Brother’s Keeper, Paving Great Futures and 5K Hip Hop Project.

Diapers for babies, Senior Depends, Bed Pads, Back Pack for youth, and other school supplies, Hygiene Supplies for youth and adults

The numbers have grown to about 700 cars and walk ups with the use of refrigeration trucks making it possible to offer such items as milk and eggs when available. Minister Mohammed of Mosque #8 has provided tireless leadership in maintaining and expanding the services being offered. While the Jacobs Center has played a major role in providing both funds and location assistance, there remains a need for more since it is certain that this pandemic will not be over anytime soon.

It would also be good if some of our businesses could provide donations for small stipends to these volunteers, where possible, and that we all let them know how much we appreciate their services. While there remains a need for more volunteers, those interested must make contact before the dates they would like to serve. There is a period of training and a very definite need for responsible commitments. Younger volunteers are encouraged because of the risk factors for older members of the community.

Tax Exempt 501 C 3

FREE

SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC & SETTING YOURSELF UP FOR SAFETY SUCCESS If there was an emergency today, would you be prepared?

Build an emergency kit before you need it.

HERE ARE SOME OF THE BASICS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE IN YOUR KIT:

COVID-19 Testing South Bay and Southeastern San Diego

X WALK-IN SITES

DRIVE-UP SITES

APPOINTMENT REQUIRED

APPOINTMENT PERFERRED

San Ysidro Port of Entry PedEast

Aquatica San Diego

X

2052 Entertainment Circle Chula Vista, CA 91911

795 E. San Ysidro Boulevard San Ysidro, CA 92173

X

Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Monday – Friday 6:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Old Sears Building

San Ysidro Civic Center

565 Broadway Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 Tuesday – Saturday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

212 West Park Avenue San Ysidro, CA 92173 Tuesday – Saturday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Euclid Health Center

St. Anthony’s of Padua Parking Lot

Saturdays 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

Sundays 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Kimball Senior Center

Tubman-Chavez Community Center

Special items for infants, elderly or disabled family members

Portable radio and flashlights with spare batteries in waterproof bags

1221 D Avenue National City, CA 91950

Cash, credit cards and an extra set of car keys

Three-day supply of packaged, dried and canned goods

First aid kit and essential medicines

Mar Vista High School

Pet food and pet carrier(s)

Manual can opener

Backup charging method for phones

415 Euclid Avenue San Diego, CA 92114

Tuesday – Saturday 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Open 7 Days A Week 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM

X

505 Elm Avenue Imperial Beach, CA 91932

4900 Bonita Road Bonita, CA 91902

South Bay Chula Vista Library

Wednesday, October 14, 2020 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Sunday - Thursday 12:30 PM - 8:00 PM

X

X

San Diego County Fire - Bonita Sunnyside Fire Department

Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

389 Orange Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911

X

410 W. 18th Street National City, CA 91950

292 Euclid Avenue San Diego, CA 92114

Three-day supply of bottled water (one gallon per person per day)

For more information on emergency preparation and wildfire safety, visit sdge.com/wildfirekit.

NO APPOINTMENT SITES

San Diego County Fire Lincoln Acres Library 2725 Granger Avenue National City, CA 91950 Thursday, October 15, 2020 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

© 2020 San Diego Gas & Electric Company. Trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

For more information, visit

www.coronavirus-sd.com

Most County-directed sites now require no appointments, with some taking both appointments and walk-ins. More testing information is available at 211sandiego.org or by calling 2-1-1.

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Voting Guide for 2020 The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

Makes the Initial Endorsements for 2020 Those not listed were not endorsed

President of the United States

Vice President of the United States

U.S. Representative 50th Cong. District

U.S. Representative 51st Cong. District

U.S. Representative 52nd Cong. District

U.S. Representative 53rd Cong District

JOE BIDEN

KAMALA HARRIS

AMMAR CAMPA-NAJJAR

JUAN VARGAS

SCOTT PETERS

SARA JACOBS

California Statewide Propositions PROPOSITION 14:

PROPOSITION 19:

PROPOSITION 23:

BONDS RECOMMENDATION: yes

HOME PROTECTION RECOMMENDATION: yes

HEALTH CARE RECOMMENDATION: yes

ISSUES $5.5. BILLION IN BONDS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH INCLUDING $1.5 BILLION FOR ALZHEIMER’S, PARKINSON’S, STROKE, EPILEPSY AND OTHER BRAIN AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES AND CONDITIONS.

PROPOSITION 15: TAXES RECOMMENDATION: no

PROPOSITION 16: AFFIRMATIVE ACTION RECOMMENDATION: yes REPEALS PROPOSITION 209 (1996), WHICH PROHIBITS THE STATE FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST, OR GRANTING PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT TO, ANY INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP ON THE BASIS OF RACE, SEX, COLOR, ETHNICITY, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN IN THE OPERATION OF PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, PUBLIC EDUCATION OR PUBLIC CONTRACTING.

PROPOSITION 17: VOTING RIGHTS RECOMMENDATION: yes WOULD RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS OF PEOPLE ON PAROLE UPON COMPLETION OF THEIR PRISON TERM.

PROPOSITION 18: VOTING AGE RECOMMENDATION: yes

ALLOWS PEOPLE 55 AND OLDER, WHO ARE SEVERELY DISABLED OR VICTIMS OF WILDFIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS, TO KEEP LOWER PROPERTY TAX RATES WHEN THEY MOVE TO NEW HOMES.

PROPOSITION 20: CRIME RECOMMENDATION: no RESTRICTS PAROLE FOR NON-VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND AUTHORIZES FELONY SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN OFFENSES CURRENTLY TREATED ONLY AS MISDEMEANORS.

PROPOSITION 21: RENT CONTROL RECOMMENDATION: yes WOULD ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO ESTABLISH RENT CONTROL ON HOUSING OVER 15 YEARS OLD, WITH AN EXCEPTION FOR LANDLORDS WHO OWN NO MORE THAN TWO HOMES.

PROPOSITION 22: EMPLOYMENT RECOMMENDATION: yes THIS PROPOSITION WOULD CONTINUE TO CLASSIFY DRIVERS FOR LYFT, UBER AND DOORDASH AS INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. ALSO REQUIRES BACKGROUND CHECKS AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR THOSE WHO IMPERSONATE APP-BASED DRIVERS.

WOULD REQUIRE KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE LICENSED PHYSICIAN ON-SITE WITH AN EXEMPTION FROM THIS REQUIREMENT IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED LICENSED DOCTORS. WOULD ALSO REQUIRE STATE APPROVAL FOR CLINIC CLOSURES OR SERVICE REDUCTIONS; REQUIREMENT THAT DIALYSIS CLINICS BE REQUIRED TO REPORT INFECTION DATA AND PROHIBITS CLINICS FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST CLIENTS BASED ON PAYMENT SOURCE.

State Offices

State Senate 39th District

State Assembly 77th District

State Assembly 79th District

State Assembly 80th District

TONI ATKINS

BRIAN

MAIENSCHEIN

DR. SHIRLEY WEBER

LORENA GONZALEZ

Superior Court Judge Office 30

SD County Board of Supervisors District 1

SD County Board of Supervisors District 2

TIM NADER

NORA VARGAS

STEVE VAUS

City of San Diego Mayor

City of San Diego City Attorney

San Diego City Council Member DistrictNo. 9

BARBARA BRY

CORY BRIGGS

SEAN ELO-RIVERA

County Offices

PROPOSITION 24: CONSUMER PRIVACY LAWS RECOMMENDATION: yes ESTABLISHES THE CALIFORNIA PRIVACY PROTECTION AGENCY TO ENFORCE CONSUMER DATA PRIVACY LAWS AND IMPOSE ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

COUNTY

The following is a partial list of endorsements for the November 3rd Election. These names are only listed as suggestions based on our observations and knowledge of the candidates. You, as the readers, are encouraged to make up your own minds. The important thing is that you vote and that you understand the importance of your vote. You should not vote for people you have no knowledge of. Those who care about our vote should be making efforts to inform you as to why you should vote for them.

This list will appear on our website as well.

PROPOSITION 25: BAIL SYSTEM RECOMMENDATION: yes THIS IS A TRICKY ONE PUT FORTH BY THE BAIL BOND INDUSTRY HOPING THAT YOUR FAILURE TO PASS THIS PROPOSITION WOULD NEGATE A COURT DECISION WHICH REPLACED THE OLD MONEY BILL SYSTEM AND THEREBY OVERRIDE THE COURT DECISION THAT THREW OUT THE MONEY-BASED BAIL BOND SYSTEM.

SD County Board of Supervisors District 3

TERRA

LAWSON-REMER

City of San Diego Ballot MeasureS

Educational - San Diego Unified School District

RECOMMENDATION: no

MEASURE B: RECOMMENDATION: yes

MEASURE C: RECOMMENDATION: yes

MEASURE D: RECOMMENDATION: yes

MEASURE E: RECOMMENDATION: no

EDUCATION

MEASURE A:

District A

District D

District E

SABRINA BAZZO

CAMILLE HARRIS

LAWANA RICHMOND

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HEALTHY LIVING

7 Bad Sleep Habits

EDUCATION SOUTHEAST SAN DIEGO’S

KIPP Adelante Prep That Cause Weight Gain Begins 2021-2022 2 Enrollment Period 3 1 Middle School Relocated to Southeastern San Diego Provides Free, Comprehensive Distance Learning

By Gwendolyn Harris, BlackDoctor.Org If you’ve been losing sleep at night worrying about why you can’t seem to lose weight, you may very well be sleeping with the enemy: bad bedtime habits.

Research shows that sleep plays an important role in weight management. People who get adequate sleep have lower BMI indexes than people who don’t. Findings also suggest that not getting enough sleep can cause weight gain.

“When you have poor sleep or lack of sleep, you’re setting a whole cascade of events in motion hormonally that could set you up for weight gain,” said John M. Jakicic, director of the Physical Activity and Weight Management Res earch

Center at the University of Pittsburgh.

When hormones like serotonin, dopamine and melatonin are thrown out of balance, these can affect your sleep, mood and food cravings. Sleep tight and wake up light by correcting these common weight-gaining sleep habits.

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pounds. Cortisol, “the stress hormone,” has also been shown to be abnormally high when you’re exposed to light.

THE FIX: When it’s time for “lights out”, really make sure all the lights are out. Close the blinds, use dark drapes, turn your alarm clock away from your line of sight and put your cell phone and other electronics at least three feet away.

KEEPING YOUR BEDROOM TOO WARM People who always have to sleep with a window cracked or a fan on (no matter the season) might actually be on See SLEEP on page 15

More than 230 people have died so far this year.

Formerly located in downtown San Diego, the newly constructed college preparatory public school completed construction in June 2020.

The new campus is located at 426 Euclid Avenue, adjacent to the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center.

Fentanyl Powder can be found in any pill you buy on the street... or in cocaine... and can KILL you almost instantly.

FROM THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE

KIPP Adelante is prioritizing students’ access to technology and virtual communication

“We’re pleased to welcome KIPP Adelante to Southeastern San Diego,” said Reginald Jones, president and CEO of the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation.

“KIPP SoCal’s diverse staff and school leaders, 78% of who are people of color, provide an enriching and supportive learning experience for students. The school’s strong curriculum and free

A KIPP school leader and teacher virtually checkin with a KIPPster. KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy has prioritized connecting with 100% of its students in meaningful ways during KIPP's distance learning program. Courtesy KIPP.

Adelante is opening 20212022 enrollment applications on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020.

URGENT COMMUNITY ALERT Law enforcement officials from across the county are warning the public about a sharp increase in overdose deaths connected to the highly potent and often deadly drug, fentanyl.

want our students to have the awareness, tools and mindset to create and speak for themselves, even when we’re physically apart, particularly as they come of age in a time that desperately needs the voice and leadership of our young people.”

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SLEEPING WITH LIGHTS ON Hopefully, you don’t still need a nightlight. Findings from a recent study published in the American Journal of Epidemiology show that exposure to even a small amount of light not only affects quality of sleep, but can also put on extra

KIPP Adelante Preparatory Academy, a tuition-free, charter middle school and the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation announced today that the school has relocated to Southeastern San Diego, and San Diego families are encouraged to submit an interest form for their fifth through eighth grade students for next school year. KIPP

Fake Oxy/Perc pills contain Fentanyl and are DEADLY. ONE PILL CAN KILL.

Fatal dose of Fentanyl

Pills aren’t made in pharmacies. There’s NO quality control; you stop breathing. Then you die.

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“Our team at KIPP Adelante knows that there’s simply no substitute for in-person learning; however, we’ve embraced the opportunity to face a challenge with creative solutions anchored in our students and families,” said Rachelle Minix, KIPP Adelante school leader. “We’ve created a comprehensive distance learning program so that our team can meet our advocates’ socio-emotional and learning needs, their families’ priorities and pressing needs, and leverage the collective strength of the team to rise to this moment. A central belief in the power of advocacy guides all of our work. We

with teachers. All students have a Google Chromebook and wireless hotspots have been provided to families without internet access. Every day, there is a live schedule for students to connect with their teachers, and physical education activities are offered three times per week.

The award-winning KIPP schools advocate for and empower their students, guiding them toward success with resources like connecting each student with their own high school placement and transition counselor, who provides support through the high school application and matriculation process. KIPP SoCal also offers extensive support to 5,100 alumni to and through college. This is historically significant since KIPP SoCal eighth grade alumni graduate college at a rate three times higher than the national average of students from under-resourced communities.

tuition offer a great opportunity for our area’s middle schoolers and their families, and we encourage local parents to contact the school to learn more.”

KIPP Adelante is also a San Diego Unified School District meal distribution site, serving free meals to any child under the age of 18, regardless of if they are a student at the school. Meals are distributed at the school Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

KIPP Adelante is part of KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) SoCal Public Schools, a nonprofit organization that operates 20 tuition-free, open-enrollment charter public schools, educating more than 8,800 students across Southern California. For more information about KIPP Adelante or to submit an interest form, visit kippsocal.org/adelante or call 619-233-3242.

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc Essay Contest 2020- 2021

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff It’s that time of year f o r O m e g a Ps i P h i Fraternity, Inc. and Phi Omicron Chapter’s annual International High School Essay Contest. Four college scholarships will be awarded to winning participants:

1st Scholarship: $5,000 2nd Scholarship: $3,000 3rd Scholarship: $2,000 4th Scholarship: $1,000 International scholarship winners will be announced on or about June 1, 2021.

The Contest is open to all college-bound, high school

seniors who submit an essay application through a Chapter of the Fraternity.

Essays submitted via Phi Omicron Chapter are limited to students living in and/or attending school in San Diego county.

For more information, contact Essayphio5@yahoo. com or call 904-962-0443.

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JEROME GAGE, FULL-TIME LYFT DRIVER

“

Uber and Lyft are spending more than $180 million to pass Prop 22, more than any campaign in California history, just

to avoid their legal obligation to provide me with a minimum wage, paid sick leave, or basic worker protections. Uber and Lyft claim drivers like me want to be ‘independent.’ What I really want is to be paid a living wage and have basic employee benefits. Vote No on Prop 22.

See Jerome’s Story at: nooncaprop22.com/jeromegage

Nooncaprop22.com

@votenoonprop22 Ad paid for by No on Prop 22, sponsored by Labor Organizations.

Committee major funding from International Brotherhood of Teamsters United Food and Commercial Workers International Union CLC Service Employees International Union Funding Details At www.fppc.ca.gov

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COMMUNITY NEWS Election 2020 Mail Ballot Drop-Off Locations October 6th to November 3rd

SITE NAME

SITE ADDRESS

ZIP

SAN DIEGO Jackie Robinson Family YMCA

151 YMCA Way

92102

SITE NAME

SITE ADDRESS

ZIP

Mission Hills-Hillcrest/Knox Library

215 W Washington St

92103

Mission Valley Library

2123 Fenton Pkwy

92108

SITE NAME

SITE ADDRESS

ZIP

BONSALL Bonsall Chamber of Commerce

5256 S Mission Rd Ste 311

92003

BORREGO SPRINGS

City Heights/Weingart Library

3795 Fairmount Ave

92105

Mission Valley YMCA

5505 Friars Rd

92110

Copley-Price Family YMCA

4300 El Cajon Blvd

92105

3401 Clairemont Dr

92117

Oak Park Library

2802 54th St

92105

Mission Valley YMCA Krause Family Bike & Skate Park North Clairemont Library

4616 Clairemont Dr

92117

North Park Library

3795 31st St

92104

North University Community Library

8820 Judicial Dr

92122

Ocean Beach Library

4801 Santa Monica Ave

92107

Office of the Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk-Kearny Mesa

9225 Clairemont Mesa Blvd

92123

Carlsbad City Library Learning Center

Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector

1600 Pacific Hwy Room 162

92101

Carlsbad-Dove Library

1775 Dove Ln

92011

Otay Mesa-Nestor Library

3003 Coronado Ave

92154

Carlsbad-Georgina Cole Library

1250 Carlsbad Village Dr

92008

Pacific Beach/Taylor Library

4275 Cass St

92109

Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA Gymnastics Center

6100 Avenida Encinas

92011

The Landings at Carlsbad

2198 Palomar Airport Rd

92011

Logan Heights Library

567 S 28th St

92113

Mountain View/Beckwourth Library

721 San Pasqual St

92113

Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library

5148 Market St

92114

College-Rolando Library

6600 Montezuma Rd

92115

Paradise Hills Library

5922 Rancho Hills Dr

92139

7900 Paradise Valley Rd

92139

Skyline Hills Library

NATIONAL CITY Lincoln Acres Branch Library National City Public Library

2725 Granger Ave

91950

1401 National City Blvd

91950

LEMON GROVE HHSA Family Resource Center-Lemon Grove 7065 Broadway

91945

Lemon Grove Branch Library

91945

3001 School Ln SPRING VALLEY

Casa de Oro Branch Library

9805 Campo Rd #180

91977

McGrath Family YMCA

12006 Campo Rd

91978

San Miguel Fire Protection District

2850 Via Orange Way

91978

Spring Valley Branch Library

836 Kempton St

91977

SAN DIEGO CONTINUED 4S Ranch Branch Library

10433 Reserve Dr

92127

Allied Gardens/Benjamin Library

5188 Zion Ave

92120

Balboa Library

4255 Mt Abernathy Ave

92117

Border View Family YMCA

3601 Arey Dr

92154

Carmel Mountain Ranch Library

12095 World Trade Dr

92128

Carmel Valley Library

3919 Townsgate Dr

92130

Central Library

330 Park Blvd

92101

Clairemont Library

2920 Burgener Blvd

92110

Beach and Bay Family YMCA

4606 Ingraham St

92109

Kensington-Normal Heights Library

4121 Adams Ave

92116

Borrego Springs Branch Library Campo-Morena Village Branch Library Cardiff-by-the-Sea Branch Library

3701 Voltaire St

92107 92128

Rancho Penasquitos Library

13330 Salmon River Rd

92129

Registrar of Voters

5600 Overland Ave

92123

San Carlos Library

7265 Jackson Dr

92119

Scripps Miramar Ranch Library

10301 Scripps Lake Dr

92131

Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library

9005 Aero Dr

92123

T. Claude and Gladys B. Ryan Family YMCA

4390 Valeta St

92107

The Old Globe

1363 Old Globe Way

92101

Tierrasanta Library

4985 La Cuenta Dr

92124

Toby Wells YMCA

5105 Overland Ave

92123

University Community Library

4155 Governor Dr

92122

University Heights Library

4193 Park Blvd

92103

VFW Post 3787

4370 Twain Ave

92120

YMCA Team Headquarters

3708 Ruffin Rd

92123

YMCA Youth and Family Services

2929 Meade Ave

92116

Descanso Branch Library

91901

Crest Branch Library

BONITA

Linda Vista Library

2160 Ulric St

92111

Bonita Sunnyside Fire Protection District

Mira Mesa Library

8405 New Salem St

92126

Bonita-Sunnyside Branch Library

91906

2081 Newcastle Ave

92007

CARLSBAD

17110 Bernardo Center Dr

1752 Alpine Blvd

31356 Highway 94

CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA

Point Loma/Hervey Library

Alpine Branch Library

92004

CAMPO

Rancho Bernardo Library

ALPINE

2580 Country Club Rd

3368 Eureka Pl

92008

CHULA VISTA Chula Vista-Civic Center Library

365 F St

91910

Chula Vista-Otay Ranch Library

2015 Birch Rd Ste 409

91915

Eastlake YMCA

2311 Boswell Rd Ste 7

91914

HHSA Family Resource Center-Chula Vista

690 Oxford St Ste E

91911

South Bay Family YMCA

1201 Paseo Magda

91910

South Chula Vista Library

389 Orange Ave

91911

VFW Post 2111

299 I St

91910

CORONADO City of Coronado Community Center

1845 Strand Way

92118

Coronado Library

640 Orange Ave

92118

DEL MAR Del Mar Branch Library

1309 Camino Del Mar

92014

DESCANSO 9545 River Dr

91916

EL CAJON 105 Juanita Ln

92021

4900 Bonita Rd

91902

El Cajon Branch Library

201 E Douglas Ave

92020

Fletcher Hills Branch Library

576 Garfield Ave

92020

4375 Bonita Rd

91902

HHSA Family Resource Center-El Cajon

220 S 1st St

92019

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Presidential General Election November 3, 2020 The San Diego County Registrar of Voters reminds you to Vote Safer at Home. All active registered voters will receive a ballot in the mail for the upcoming election.

Ballots have already started going out in the mail. Once you receive yours – don’t delay! Make voting decisions and complete your ballot in the comfort and safety of your home. Seal your ballot in your postage paid envelope, sign it, date it, and return it by mail promptly so it is received before Election Day. Sign your name just like it appears on your driver’s license or identification card.

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The Registrar especially encourages older adults and people with underlying medical conditions to avoid long lines and crowded polling places by voting early.

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CASH-STRAPPED SUDAN FACES NEW DEMANDS

BEFORE PAINFUL SANCTIONS ARE LIFTED

By Global Information Network The U.S. has now conditioned the lifting of painful sanctions on Sudan until it agrees to Washington’s Middle East agenda and to normalizing relations with Israel.

If Sudan agrees before U.S. elections in November, sanctions could be lifted, opening the floodgates to desperately needed investment for this economically stressed corner of Africa.

This eleventh hour demand issued by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was met with frustration by local leaders and experts.

Our economy is in shambles, admitted Amjed Farid, assistant chief of staff for Sudan’s prime minister.

Sudan can't even get COVID aid from international institutions. U.S. sanctions have blocked all transactions using US currency or products, impeding any business with operations in the U.S. from trading with Sudan.

Cameron Hudson of the Atlantic Council, an American thinktank in the field of international affairs, called it a “strategic blunder of enormous proportions.” Sudan's democratic transition is fragile, he said, and by making more demands, the U.S. could miss this chance to have a real partner in a dangerous neighborhood.

Sudan’s transitional government has been negotiating for the removal of sanctions for more than a year. They have agreed to compensate families of the US sailors who died in the

Photo of poverty in Sudan

bombing of the USS Cole, as well as to those of victims of terrorist attacks in Kenya and Tanzania. But the Congress has not yet passed the necessary legislation. Plus, many victims not part of any lawsuits are being left out, said Prudence Bushnell, ambassador to Kenya at the time, and Americans will receive more compensation than African victims.

“It's frustrating to see Pompeo focused on getting Sudan to recognize Israel, Bushnell told NPR. Now, however, some top Sudanese military leaders are urging approval of the Israeli ties. “Whether we like it or not, the removal (of Sudan from the terror list) is tied to (normalization) with Israel,” Sudanese Gen. Mohammed Dagalo said in a press interview.

“We need Israel … Israel is a developed country and the whole world is working with it,” he said. “We will have benefits from such relations …

We hope all look at Sudan’s interests.”

Such comments would have been unthinkable until recently in a country where public hostility toward Israel remains strong.

By Global Information Network

The satellites analyze weather patterns to extract data and enhance the county’s preparedness in the case of drought, according to a report in Satnews, a provider of satellite news and other industry information in commercial and military enterprises worldwide.

A team of engineers at the Entoto Observatory and Research Center is manning the latest initiative that grew out of an agreement with China signed by Ethiopia’s former minister of Science and Technology, the current Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

Designed and built at a cost of $8 million, China paid about $6 million of the capsule’s price.

"This will be a foundation for our historic journey to prosperity," Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen said at the launch.

Eleven African countries (Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Sudan) have successfully launched over 40 satellites since 1999, reports War on the Rocks, a national security newsletter “for insiders, by insiders.”

By 2024, at least 19 African countries will have launched at least one satellite into space, with the total number of satellites launched by African countries rising to over 90, says Space in Africa, a Nigeria-based authority on news, data and market analysis for

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The satellite is the second to be launched into space by Ethiopia just months after the launch of the county’s first ETRSS-1 satellite in December.

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AFRICA ADVANCES INTO THE SATELLITE AGE An ET-SMART-RSS E arth Observation smallsat, designed in Ethiopia with Chinese funds, is preparing for launch into orbit as soon as next month.

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the African space industry.

U.S. critics have downplayed Africa’s entrance into the space age as a vanity project at best and a corruption scheme at worst, notes War on the Rocks. But innovations in satellite technology have lowered the cost of the devices, making it more viable for low-income African nations to design or manufacture their own small satellites, the analysts point out.

Africa’s space industry is projected to grow to over $10 billion in the next five years, according to Space in Africa’s African Space Industry Annual Report, which faults the U.S. for missing the boat on this investment opportunity.

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“The U.S. private sector could build new satellites, sell ground station equipment, provide capacity training, and offer launch services…

These investments in the region’s space sector could support America’s goal of substantially increasing twoway trade,” the report points out.

The U.S. may now be reversing course, hoping to recapture its position in the space investment race - in the face of a planned Chinese space station that involves Kenya and that Beijing hopes will be operational by 2022. NASA’s full report can be read here: BusinessDailyAfrica.com/bd/ economy/kenyachinese-space-station-deal-alarms-us-2371670

Harvest festivals are a common sight in Africa although this year organizers were advised to keep the numbers down due to the COVID-10 pandemic.

The Homowo Festival – a celebration by the Ga people of Ghana – was held as scheduled in Ga Mashie. Many of the celebrants could be seen wearing masks while cooking pots held steaming soups and other dishes.

In Ethiopia, massive crowds were expected in the Oromia region for the harvest festival of Irreecha – one of the year’s most important cultural and religious events for millions of ethnic Oromos. Flowers and long grasses are traditionally tossed into a pool of water to thank God for the blessings of the past year and to wish prosperity for the coming year.

But citing growing concerns about political violence in the country, police made 500 arrests of alleged suspects planning to disrupt the

festivities. A number of firearms, pistols and hand grenades were also seized.

six security checks complete with body searches and, in some areas, sniffer dogs.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, once a symbol of hope for his ethnic community,

“I don’t know the kind of information they have but these security checks are too much,” Hassen, a participant who gave only his first name, told a reporter. “Added with the COVID-19, it really has ruined the festive mood.”

Some attendees accused the government of imposing restrictions to prevent anti-government protests at a time when Oromo opposition politicians are behind bars and security forces stand accused of using heavy-handed tactics against civilians in the Photo of Irreecha observance Oromo region surrounding the capital. restricted attendance to approximately 5,000 people to prevent “When people get together they the spread of the coronavirus, may reflect on what’s going wrong which was done for an Orthodox in the country. For fear of that, Christian holiday last week, they they have restricted us,” Jatani said.

Bonaya, a 26-year-old student, told Al Jazeera. “What the governIn downtown Addis Ababa, peoment is doing is not right.” ple wearing face masks and white clothes stitched with the colors Irreecha marks the end of the of the Oromia region’s flag, said rainy season and the start of the they were subjected to at least harvest season.

BILL GATES UNDER FIRE

FOR AFRICAN AG PROJECT DISPUTED BY FAITH LEADERS

By Global Information Network African faith leaders are calling on Bill Gates to reconsider his foundation’s “highly problematic” support of genetically engineered foods, crops and agrichemicals against the interests of non-corporate farmers in countries throughout Africa.

“We write out of grave concern that the Gates Foundation’s support for the expansion of intensive industrial scale agriculture is deepening the humanitarian crisis,” says the sign-on letter coordinated by the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI).

SAFCEI, based in Cape Town, South Africa, is comprised of African traditional healers, members of the Baha’i, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, and Quaker faiths, and a wide range of Christian denominations.

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hinder progress in health, climate change, synthetic biology, agricultural innovations, and other key issues.”

dependent on commercial seeds,” writes Anuradha Mittal, founder of the California-based Oakland Institute, a progressive thinktank.

The new grant brings the Gates’ foundation support for the group to $22 million.

Speaking for AGRA, Kofi A. Annan, chair of the AGRA Board, explains their mission: "Africa's soils are among the poorest in the world, and poor soils produce poor crops. This program aims to revitalize Africa's severely depleted soils in order to increase the fertility and sustainability of small-scale farms while safeguarding the environment."

“We appeal to the Gates Foundation and AGRA to stop promoting failed technologies and outdated extension methods and start listening to the farmers who are developing appropriate solutions for their contexts,” they wrote.

However, these sums are far outweighed by the over $450 million given by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) which supports “improved” varieties of seeds while influencing the revision of seed laws in Africa.

Last week, the Gates Foundation awarded $10 million to the controversial Cornell Alliance for Science, a communications initiative housed at Cornell University that “corrects misinformation and counters conspiracy theories and disinformation campaigns that

“AGRA’s push to introduce plant variety and intellectual property rights laws may criminalize the traditional saving, use and exchange of seed varieties that many African farmers rely on for the supply and breeding of adapted varieties, while making farmers

“Our approach focuses on the entire agricultural value chain,” says Gates, “from seeds and soil to farm management and market access. We believe that is the only way to get long-term, sustainable results."

A copy of the faith leaders’ letter can be found at the website: Safcei.org

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SYNERGY CENTRE CO-WORKS CREATES

Collaborative Space In Southeast

Transcending Barriers

with TranscenDance

Photos courtesy of TranscenDance

Photos by Brian Goodin

By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer

The evolution of change can be subtle, wholesome, thought provoking and downright comfortable. That is the situation at Synergy Centre Co-Works, located in the Lisbon Vista Village Community Building on Imperial Ave at 6785. The building itself, a one-time Safeway grocery store, evolved into a Boys & Girls club and a day care center for some incredibly special young members of our community. The shared building is enhancing our community through creative collaboration with an effort to increase value in people through communication in a space nurturing community and business.

Lexius Waltar, a bright youthful spirit, who serves as Community Manager at the Co-Works location gave a walk about recently to help others discover the usefulness of such a multifaceted facility. This black owned business is well suited for brainstorming and encouraging support for small businesses and projects with an environment to jump start the self-motivated and procrastinator alike.

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In 2005, a group of twelve students and two teachers came together with a simple mission: to create a safe space for underserved youth to freely express themselves through dance and performance. Fifteen years later, the group, called TranscenDance, has accomplished this and so much more.

Pre-COVID-19, TranscenDance taught over 100 students on a weekly basis.

Through intense workshops, youths between the ages of twelve and eighteen gained access to therapy, mentorships, and classes that teaches students how to express themselves creatively. The cornerstone of this program is that it is completely free to any child that participates. This detail is an important part of the organization—they are not here to just teach dance but rather here to support, encourage, and

change the whole child into a better person and a better member of society.

TranscenDance relies heavily on data collected through their students that has been evaluated by a Harvard created program entitled the PEAR (Program in Education, After School, and Resiliency) assessment tool that tracks a student’s progress from the beginning of a workshop until the end. Since first utilizing this tool, they discovered that upon completion of a workshop, there was a mass improvement in a student’s resiliency in emotional control as well as an increase in optimism, trust, learning interest and critical thinking skills.

Studies show that vulnerable children who deal with depression or thoughts of suicide who participate in creative youth development programs, such as TranscenDance, experience less emotional symptoms and their conduct related problems in school See TRANSCENDANCE page 15

The California State Conference of the NAACP, Minority Health Institute, American Nurses Association\ California, California Medical Association, patient advocates and social justice leaders all strongly OPPOSE Prop 23.

The money bail system is unfair, making it a crime to be poor.

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PROP 23: Puts patient lives at risk.

Nearly 80,000 Californians get dialysis treatments three days a week, four hours at a time to stay alive. Missing even one treatment increases the risk of death by 30%.

PROP 23: Disproportionately hurts people of color.

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease, African Americans are 3.5 times more likely to develop kidney failure and need dialysis treatment.

Prop 23 would impose costly, unnecessary new mandates that would increase dialysis clinic costs by hundreds of millions of dollars every year - putting many clinics at risk of closure.

Prop 23 hurts the poorest and most vulnerable individuals in our communities by reducing access to the care they need to stay alive.

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VIRTUAL PROGRAM HELPS

Individuals Cultivate Their Inner Strength Jama a l and C hr ist i na Lane are well known in the Portland Metropolitan region as the husband-andwife team behind three successful barb ershops and a barber institute. In response to the pandemic-enforced shutdown, they have taken lessons they’ve learned as Black business owners and launched a digital platform called “Be Great University,” where they will offer foundational curriculum paired with a supportive community for like-minded individuals striving for greatness.

“Through operating C h a mpi on s B a r b e r i n g Institute, we learned that we could bring out the best in students beyond teaching technical skills,” said Jamaal. “Barbering was the

draw, but we realized students were looking up to us and trusting us to help with their transition to become professionals. They were rebuilding and restructuring who they were and where they could go with confidence. We want to share that same inspiration with others.”

Be Great University’s core program, called Cultivating Greatness, focuses on personal development as an essential key to professional success. The initial five-week, self-led workshop delves into how to cultivate greatness from within using proven foundational methods.

According to participant Dylan Cruz, the program “created an atmosphere

where I was able to connect with people during the prime time of the Covid-19 pandemic. It gave me the ability to change, not only how I work and operate, but also how I view my perception and take steps toward my version of success. I was able to write my book because of the accountability I received via the group.

The Lanes have created a step by step process on how to find your inner purpose through growth and development."

Having the fortitude and optimism to make a necessary shift, even in the face of daunting circumstances, has been Jamaal’s route to success throughout his professional life.

He opened his first shop in 2008 on Portland’s Martin

Luther King Jr. Boulevard in the middle of an economic recession. He and Christina went all in to make it a luxury shop with special touches to attract a wide range of customers.

The shop thrived.

“We were operating under the belief that community builds champions, and that influenced how we connected with the neighborhood as a business,” said Jamaal. “We understood that there would be no ‘Champions’ without the community’s support. We stand up for them, and the community stands up for us.”

“The idea is to empower people to use their unique talents and inner strength to overcome any obstacles they find in their way,” Christina said.

Healthy US Economy Failed To Narrow Racial Gaps In 2019

By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer

times the wealth of Hispanic families, the Fed said.

The solid growth that the United States enjoyed before the viral pandemic paralyzed the economy this spring failed to reduce racial disparities in Americans' income and wealth from 2016 through 2019, the Federal Reserve said Monday.

The Fed's Sur vey of Consumer Finances, released every three years, analyzed incomes and wealth for the

Though Black and Hispanic households reported sharper gains in wealth than white households did, those increases weren't enough to much narrow the racial gaps.

The typical white family possessed eight times the wealth of Black families and five

Be a Youth Ambassador or Cultural Performer at the Upcoming World Fair!

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The San Diego Diplomacy Council has partnered with Global Ties U.S. and the U.S. Department of State to help identify applicants to represent the United States and San Diego at the Expo 2020 Dubai U.S. Pavilion. The U.S. Pavilion will engage visitors from all over the world to learn more about the United States and the freedom that enables success and innovation. Local Youth Ambassadors (youth ages 18-29) and Performers who are U.S. citizens are needed. Youth Ambassadors and Cultural Performers will serve as guides and cultural representatives of the United

States and its territories to millions of Expo visitors.

Expo 2020 Dubai, slated to run from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, will be the first World’s Fair to be held in the Middle East. It will celebrate the creativity, innovation, humanity and world cultures of some 192 countries.

Expos, also known as World Expositions and World's Fairs,occur every five years in cities around the world.

First held in 1851 in London, they are global gatherings of nations regulated by the Bureau International des

three years ended in 2019. The survey found that income for the typical U.S. family rose 5%, adjusted for inflation, from 2016 to 2019 to $58,600. That was weaker

than the 9% income gain the typical family received from 2013 through 2016.

YES ON 22

Protect App-Based Work for California’s Black and Brown Communities at a Critical Time

Four million Californians are out of work.

But hundreds of thousands have been able to make ends meet by driving with appbased platforms, delivering food, groceries, prescriptions and other essential supplies.

Large numbers of Black families in California count on the income and flexible schedules that this independent app-based work provides.

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Protects the ability of app-based drivers to work as independent contractors

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Expositions (BIE), based in Paris. Like the Olympics, they are the festivals of culture, technology, innovation, design and human excellence. Past Expos showcased the innovations of countries, including the mobile phone, the X-ray machine and ice cream cone.

International travel, lodging and per diem will be provided for all Youth Ambassadors and Cultural Performers at the U.S. Pavilion. To learn more about how you can get involved with Expo 2020 Dubai, visit the Global Ties U.S. site at www.globaltiesus. org/events/expo-2020-dubai.

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SPORTS NEWS

MLB Great Bob Gibson Dies at 84

The efforts will include a partnership with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was focused on during the first game of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Pro-Athletes Lead Plans to

Increase Election Poll Workers

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor An effort by pro athletes called More Than a Vote is working to increase the number of poll workers in Black electoral districts has amassed 10,000 volunteers since it began.

State elections officials in many cities have sounded the alarm regarding a shortage of poll workers to handle in-person voting. The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused an unexpected problem for local officials.

The problem is a bigger issue in Black communities that have far longer wait times to vote than polls in white communities.

The specific plan to increase workers at the polls is called We Got Next. The efforts will include a partnership with

the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and was focused on during the first game of the NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers. As the national anthem was played for game one, players on both teams knelt and wore shirts with the word “vote” on them in large letters.

“We are Black athletes and artists working together.

Our priority right now is combating systemic, racist voter suppression by educating, energizing, and protecting our community in 2020.

Please read our letter asking fans to join us in the fight against Black voter suppression,” reads the website for the initiative which can be viewed at www.morethanavote.org.

The cities that will be focused on feature thousands of Black voters and include Birmingham, Montgomery, Jackson, Houston, Charlotte, Cleveland, Detroit, Flint, Milwaukee and Philadelphia.

A second phase of the initiative would be even more targeted and will be aimed at 11 cities, “where significant poll worker shortages remain.”

Lauren Victoria Burke is an independent journalist for NNPA and the host of the podcast BURKEFILE. She is also a political strategist as Principal of Win Digital Media LLC. She may be contacted at LBurke007@gmail. com and on twitter at @ LVBurke

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Robert Gibson (born Pack Robert Gibson — in his father’s honor — November 9, 1935 – October 2, 2020) played his entire career with the St. Louis Cardinals.

Gibson was arguably the greatest African American hurler in baseball history and certainly the greatest pitcher ever to play with the Cardinals. He announced in July 2019 that he had pancreatic cancer and died on October 2 at 84.

Ironically, Gibson’s death came 52 years to the day he dominated the Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series, striking out a record 17 batters. All but four of those batters went down on “swings and misses.”

Over 17 electrifying bigleague seasons, Gibson won 251 games, compiled a career 2.91 earned run average and 3,117 strikeouts – not counting the World Series record 17 K’s against the Detroit Tigers in the 1968 Fall Classic.

“Bob Gibson quite literally changed the game of baseball. He was a fierce competitor and beloved

by Cardinal Nation,” the Cardinals wrote in a message posted on the organization’s official Twitter feed.

“We will miss him dearly.”

Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, Gibson earned a profusion of awards, including two Cy Youngs, two World Series Most Valuable Player trophies, nine Gold Gloves and a league Most Valuable Player award.

His best year came in 1968 when the hard-throwing right-hander turned in one of the greatest seasons ever produced from a starting pitcher. Gibson went 22-9, boasting a surreal 1.12 earned run average (ERA).

He recorded 28 complete games and 13 shutouts.

Gibs on’s p er for manc e served as the catalyst for Major League Baseball’s

On August 14, 1971, Gibson recorded his only career no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates. During that game Gibson fanned 10 Bucs, leading the Cardinals to an 11-0 victory. “This was the greatest game I’ve pitched anywhere,” Gibson declared at the time. “I didn’t think I’d ever throw a no-hitter.”

Born November 9, 1935 in Omaha, Nebraska, Gibson overcame childhood illness to excel in youth sports, particularly basketball and baseball. At Creighton University, he starred on the hardwood and later signed with the Harlem Globetrotters.

After briefly playing under contract to both the Harlem Globetrotters basketball See GIBSON on page 23

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Make your voice heard

Valencia Business Park Virtual Open House Oct. 5 -14, 2020 https://www.ValenciaBusinessParkInput.org The City of San Diego is seeking public feedback on the redevelopment proposals for Valencia Business Park at 5515-5565 Stevens Way, San Diego, CA 92114 in Encanto (Council District 4).

Through the Virtual Open House, the community can review redevelopment concepts, comment on features and help select which proposal moves forward. Valencia Business Park will create at least 72 full-time jobs, 51% of which will be reserved or made available to low- and moderate-income persons.

#EmmysSoBlack?: A Historic Night for Black Actors at the 72nd Emmys NNPA & Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer History was made at the 72nd Primetime Emmys. Eighteen acting awards were given out at the 2020 Emmy Awards and Black actors took home half of them. This is prompting some to ask if #EmmysSoBlack is a passing fad or a new reality.

Any way you look at it, the winners deserve recognition and respect.

Check out the list below!

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Eddie Murphy

^ Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie: Regina King ^ Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie winner: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II ^ Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie winner: Uzo Aduba ^ Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series winner: Zendaya

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decision to shorten the pitcher’s mound by five inches in height, lowering it from 15 inches to 10 inches.

Maya Rudolph

Ron Cephas Jones

Laurence Fishburne

Regina King

Uzo Adbubo

Yahya Abdul

^ Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Eddie Murphy ^ Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Maya Rudolph She also won for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance! ^ Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series: Ron Cephas Jones ^ Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Laurence Fishburne

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^ Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series: Jasmine Cephas Jones Yes, she was in Hamilton The Musical.

Yes, she is the daughter of Ron Cephas, who is also on this list.

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MORE STATE NEWS Ban On Chokeholds Among California Criminal Justice Reforms bipartisan support, but objected to how it would have been administered.

By Don Thompson Associated Press

Spurred by the slayings of George Floyd and other Black people in police custody across the country, California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday banned certain chokeholds as he approved several new laws designed to increase oversight of the criminal justice system.

But amid national calls to defund the police, he vetoed a priority bill of reform groups that would have provided state funding for community organizations to take over some police duties in an effort to deescalate confrontations.

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Newsom supported the concept of the bill, which passed with near-unanimous

The veto ``is in sharp contrast to his promises to address systemic racism and violence in policing,’’ said Cat Brooks, co-founder of Anti Police-Terror Project. ``Shame on you.’’

While she noted that Newsom promised to keep working on the issue with lawmakers next year, ``how many lives will we lose between now and then?’’

The California bill banning neck holds does not apply to the sort of suffocation that killed Floyd in May in Minneapolis and led to months of protests. Floyd died when a police officer put his knee on Floyd’s neck while he was on the ground.

California’s ban applies to arm-based grips

including chokeholds that apply pressure to a person’s windpipe, and to carotid holds, which slow the flow of blood to the brain.

The ban on chokeholds and other neck restraints followed an order by Newsom in June discouraging use of the holds.

Under another new law, one that has been years in the making, the state attorney general will be required to investigate fatal police shootings of unarmed civilians.

Newsom acted over the objection of the county sheriffs’ association when he approved a law making it clear that county supervisors can create oversight boards and inspectors general with subpoena powers over independently elected sheriffs.

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and resulting in fewer arrests. It would also loosen a number of the restraints on people with federal cannabis convictions and establishes “a trust fund to support various programs and services for individuals and businesses in communities impacted by the war on drugs.”

If the bill passes the House and Senate, Trump could sign it into law before Election Day. The credit will be shared along both party lines since Trump would be signing a bill sponsored by Sen. Harris.

The industrial hemp and marijuana drug industry is valued at more than $800 million.

3. Increased Economic Opportunities The unemployment rate gap is widest between Black and white men. One report found that the unemployment rate among Blacks, in general, has been roughly doubled that of whites for some time.

Black men want access to higher-quality jobs, especially in mainstream job markets. A study found that Blacks were the last hired during economic growth periods and the first fired in recessions.

“Black men prioritize the economy (just like most voters),” sociologist Rashawn Ray said in a recent study. “There is a lack of high-quality jobs in geographic areas where most Black men live. The work deficits in cities such as Detroit, Cleveland, and Baltimore are systemic—a result both of the historical legacy and current policies of redlining, restrictive covenants, and racism.”

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Inside this productive space visitors will find a kitchen area supplied with Starbucks to help keep you stimulated. There are private office spaces that give you 24hour access seven days a week to the facility through an electronic keypad at the door desk. Each office is furnished along with TV monitors. You also can reserve four hours a month for classroom and conference space to hold meetings and gatherings. Open desk space is available to members as well in a room of elegant and extremely comfortable surroundings. Also, there are accessible phone booths to dip into to keep conversations quiet & private.

Trump continues to tout his record of having the lowest Black unemployment rates in decades and doing more for African Americans than any other president (a claim has been widely debunked).

Biden’s presidential agenda includes creating wealth in the Black community.

“Through his policies from education to housing, Joe will ensure that Black families can build and sustain wealth for themselves and their communities,” Ray added.

5. (Mental) Health Care

4. Reentry Programs and Vocational Training

In recent months activist groups like Black Men Matter, a movement centered on family, mental health and empowerment, are beginning to normalize the conversation. “Black men are hurting,” said Sabrina David, a member of the movement, during a recent interview.

“We have to empower them. We have to give them the tools, and we have to give them permission to heal.”

On average, 700,000 people are released from prison each year. Studies have found that prisoner reentry is an important policy issue that impacts Black men more than any other racial and ethnic group.

Black men who reenter overwhelming lack crucial family support, education and experience shelter and food insecurity. They also deal more with systemic racism, stigmas and stereotypes that add more stress to their reentry process. A report found that African American men, especially those with children, were committed to successfully reintegrating and want redemption, employment, health care and social support.

Biden is pushing his “Preventing Crime And Providing Opportunities For All” initiative as one of the ways to address this issue. Biden’s plan says he wants to, “Get people who should be supported with social services – instead of in our prisons – connected to the help they need.” Part of Trump’s First Step Act also aims to address this. A portion of the president’s 2020 budget provides “$234 million for the Department of Justice to support reentry programs, inmate education, and occupational training programs.”

In addition to this healthy get-it-done atmosphere, Synergy Centre Co-Works provides opportunity through the San Diego Coding School run by Michael Roberts, a black business owner. San Diego Coding School is an apprenticeship program free to the public to learn coding, web development, and software development all while getting paid in a year long program. Ms. Waltar spoke on the behalf of CEO Sheryl Lee, who is most inspirational in creating this dynamic work environment and stated, “Their goal is to bridge the gap of knowledge to meet the needs of our community where people can be safe and productive.” Voice & Viewpoint encourages black business in the San Diego community to keep effecting positive change.

The effects of police brutality on the mental health of those in the Black community have long been ignored. According to an NAACP report, police killings of unarmed Black Americans are responsible for more than 50 million additional days of poor mental health per year. It also found that fatal police violence is the sixth leading cause of death for men ages 25 to 29 across all racial groups.

Part of Biden’s health care plan for communities of color aims to achieve “mental health parity and expanding access to mental health care. As vice president, Biden was a champion for efforts to implement the federal mental health parity law, improve access to mental health care, and eliminate the stigma around mental health. As President, he will redouble these efforts to ensure enforcement of mental health parity laws and expand funding for mental health services.”

Trump has not specifically outlined a healthcare plan for communities of color.

However, he is still pushing an overhaul of the Obama-era Affordable Care Act, which could leave more than 23 million Americans without health insurance.

This article originally appeared on NewsOne. Rita Omokha is a New Yorkbased writer who writes about culture, news, and politics. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

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to something. The body naturally cools down while you sleep, releasing fat-burning hormones and repairing your skin, bones and muscles. Having your room too warm can disrupt this process.

The fix: Sleep in a cool room, preferably below 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

3. Eating right before bedtime: That very important cool-down process can also be disrupted by eating latenight meals and snacks. The fix: Have your last meal no later than three hours before your bedtime.

4. Late night exercise: Regular exercise is extremely important for weight loss and maintenance, but high impact exercise – like cardio – raises your body temperature, prevents the release of hormones and makes it harder for you to fall asleep. The fix: Skip late-night cardio and do light stretching, like yoga, instead.

5. Sleeping in clothes: Pajamas are cute and comfy, but if you want to sleep better, ditch them. Tight or form-fitting clothing, including pajamas, underwear and bras, can raise your body temperature and have been shown to reduce the secretion of melatonin. The fix: Sleep naked and under light blankets. If you absolutely must wear clothes, keep them loose and breathable.

6. Not getting enough sleep: Having a bedtime isn’t

just for children. Every person’s body is different, but on average, sleep experts agree that seven to eight hours of sleep is ideal. A lack of sleep increases cortisol, hunger hormones and decreases growth hormone, serotonin and leptin – all increasing the risk of weight gain. The fix: Try to get between seven and nine hours of sleep every night.

7. Staying up too late: Sometimes burning the mid-

night oil working is necessary, but don’t make it a habit if you’re trying to lose weight. The reason you’re not getting enough sleep (Bad Habit 6) may be because you’re going to bed too late. The later you stay up, the more likely you are to eat and snack, throwing off your metabolism. The early morning hours (starting at 2 a.m.) are also when cortisol naturally begins to increase. The fix: Put yourself to bed by 11 p.m.

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decrease. Through the use of performance art and dance, students learn how to express themselves in safe, productive ways. This gives them tools to apply what they’ve learned into their real lives. The data simply backs the truth: this program works.

TranscenDance got the idea for its name when it came up with its mission to transcend barriers between students and the communities they live in. Based in San Diego, the organization has performed at public places all over the city, with a mission to support and build relationships between community leaders, residents, and businesses. Through these programs, the leaders

hope students learn skills to become positive role models for the next generation. Alumni are encouraged to come back to teach, and many do.

It’s programs like these that bring San Diego communities together. It’s a multifaceted approach that TranscenDance uses, one that aims to produce students who are confident, assertive, and ready to take on whatever comes next.

Though TranscenDance is currently limited due to COVID-19, they have introduced online programming and workshops to accommodate social distancing. Find more at https://tdarts.org/

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OBITUARIES Detric Duncan

Michael Cagle

Connie Treadwell-Pridgen

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

10/14/90

6/22/72

11/20/57

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

9/21/20

9/30/20

9/18/20

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL DETRIC SEVON DUNCAN was born on October 14, 1990 to Theresa and Alvino Duncan in San Diego, California. At the age of five, we discovered his unusual sense of humor followed by his infectious smile. His humor always brought us together and he was able to brighten any room. At a young age, Detric was introduced to Christianity and baptized. He completed his formal education in San Diego.

Detric loved to dance, (although many would argue he had two left feet!) He was a people person and everyone loved his outgoing personality. He has a remarkable gift of gab that would attract people of all ages to come together. He made friends everywhere he went, and was loved by so many that we cannot fathom the hundreds of people touched by his sincere and gentle heart.

Those who loved Detric knew he cherished his long flowing locs. His hair remained a topic of many discussions. He did not want to cut his hair because similar to Samson, he believed his hair gave him strength. Detric was gentle and child-like in spirit which drew children to him. He was a natural child whisperer, which made the birth of his three children some of the proudest moments of his life. He was a compassionate and loving father, always taking time to teach his children. He even jokingly taught all of the kids Spanglish. He was a protective yet gentle man, who was strong and yet soft. He loved with his whole heart.

Detric’s mom always referred to him as her protector, best friend, and “the one with the smarts.” His charisma, free spirit and contagious smile are what made him unique. No one ever had a more faithful friend than he. Many of his friends stood true until the very end.

On September 21, 2020, God called Detric Sevon Duncan home to be with his family and friends. He is survived by his mother Theresa Duncan; father Alvino Duncan; stepmom Leticia Bernard-Duncan; siblings: Alvino, Aviana, Nalani, Nykia, Nylani and Alana; his children; Nariah, Danayah and Detric, Jr.; his grandparents, and a host of other family and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Public Walk-thru viewing 4pm-5pm Tuesday, October 13, 2020.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic limits, the Memorial Service will be by invitation from family on Tuesday October 13th, 2020 at 6pm at AndersonRagsdale Mortuary , Please wear a mask.

MICHAEL L. CAGLE was born in San Diego, CA in 1972. He attended and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1990 and continued his education at San Diego City College.

Michael loved sports and throughout his life he played them all.

He eventually began coaching youth football. He worked for the San Diego Chargers in the announcer’s booth and became a football referee. On the field, he was a great motivator. He always encouraged the kids, along with his own son, to always do their best. The kids have said that he made them feel like they were the best player on the field.

Michael passed away on September 30, 2020. Michael was a devoted and loving father and leaves to cherish his memory his son, Shane Cagle; wife, Stacey Fulter; mother Joann Anderson; father Michael Cagle; stepmother Venus Cagle; sister, Devanny Kidd, brothers Ryan Cagle and Corbin Cagle, grandfather Henry Cagle; grandmother Mattie Strong; grandfather Norfleet Lynch; nephew Deandre Kidd; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL On November 20, 1957, Mrs. Emma and Mr. Elijah Treadwell welcomed their first child, a beautiful baby girl into their family.

They named her CONNIE LUCILLE. Connie was a loving and caring big sister to her four younger siblings.

After graduating from High School, Connie met and married the love of her life, Mr. Chauncy Lee Pridgen.

Connie later relocated to San Diego to be close to her family.

Connie joined the Greater Fellowship M.B.C. under the leadership of Dr. Thompson, where she served faithfully in several ministries. In 2017, under the leadership of her new pastor, Connie rededicated her life and was baptized by Pastor Edwards. She served faithfully on the Deaconess ministry and was also a member of the choir and Sunday School. She was a ‘willing worker’ and was always ready to help.

On Friday night, September 18, 2020 Connie ‘slipped quietly through to the other side to eternity’. Her husband, parents, and a brother (Elijah) were all waiting to greet her as she walked through the gate.

Those left to remember Connie’s beautiful smile and quiet sweet spirit are; four sons Elijah, Chancey, David, and Rickey; one brother Alexander Joseph Treadwell; two sisters, Nellie Treadwell Williams, and Tammy Ann Treadwell; several grandchildren; and a host of cousins, other relatives and friends including her Greater Fellowship Family.

Life is but a Stopping Place Life is but a stopping place,

Our destination is a place,

A pause in what's to be,

Far greater than we know.

A resting place along the road,

For some the journey's quicker,

to sweet eternity.

For some the journey's slow.

We all have different journeys,

And when the journey finally ends,

Different paths along the way,

We'll claim a great reward,

We all were meant to learn some things,

And find an everlasting peace,

but never meant to stay...

Together with the lord

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Continuing over 130 Years of Service

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Bishop / Pastor Adlai E. Mack, Pastor

Christians’ United in the Word of God

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

7965-B Broadway Street Lemon Grove, California 91945

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.232.5683

619.232.0510 • www.bethelamesd.com

Conference Call Worship Service: SUNDAYS 10 : 30 AM Call: 1-701-802-5400 Access Code 1720379 #

10 A.M.Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook www.facebook.com/stpaulsumcsd Rev. Dr. Eugenio Raphael

Food distribution Monday walk up noon-3 P.M., Wednesday drive up noon-3 P.M., Thursday walk up noon-3 P.M. Diaper Program Thursday Noon - 2 P.M.

All are Welcome to Join Us.

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

“Come Worship With Us”

New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

Mesa View Baptist Church

2205 Harrison Avenue San Diego, CA 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

619-234-5506 • Fax 619 234-8732 Email: newhopeadm@gmail.com

619.469.4916 • NABC.ORG Email: newassurancebaptistchurch@yahoo.com

858.485.6110 • www.mesaview.org Email: mvbcadmin@mesaview.org

10 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook, Youtube, Sunday School Lesson Immediately following service.

12 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study Live Stream on Facebook, 2P.M. on Youtube

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the LORD! ” Psalms 122:1

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

9 : 30 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook, Youtube and on bethelamesd.com

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

8 : 45 A .M. Sunday School - Contact Office for details 10 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream on Facebook 7 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study on Zoom - Contact Office for details

10 A .M. Sunday Service Live Stream Facebook 6: 30 P.M. Wednesday Live Stream Bible Study

“A new Hope, A new Life, A new Way through Jesus Christ 2 Corinthians 5:17 A change is coming”

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr.

Visit our site for previous sermons: www.mesaview.org

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

605 S. 45th Street San Diego, CA 92113-1905

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

619.263.3097 • t.obie95@yahoo.com

619.262.2505

619.262.6004 • Fax 619.262.6014 www.embcsd.com

Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer 11: 00 a.m. - 12 : 00 noon Wednesday Bible Study 7: 00 p.m.

Sunday School 8 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship 9 : 45 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6: 00 p.m.

Pastor Jerry Webb

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer & Bible Study 12 p.m. & 6 : 00 p.m.

Pastor Jared B. Moten

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

Bethel Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

1962 N. Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

2701 East 8th Street National City, CA 91950

619.724.6226 • www.coyhm.org

619.266.2411 • www.bethelbc.com bethel@bethelbc.com

619.670.6208 • www.totaldeliverance.org Fax: 619.825.3930 • Mail : P.O. 1698, Spring Valley, CA 91979

The Church of Yeshua Ha Mashiach Hebrew for “Jesus the Messiah”

Pastor Dennis Hodge First Lady Deborah Hodges

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

Sunday In the Know Bible Study 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 9 : 00 a.m.

Saturday Shabbat Service 1: 00-2 : 30 p.m.

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

Sunday Morning Prayer 6 : 00 & Worship 7: 30 a.m.

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship Youth & Children’s Church 11: 00 a.m.

Community Prayer (Hemera) Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri., Sat . 7: 30 a.m.

Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 7: 30 p.m.

Mid Week Prayer Wednesday 12 : 00 noon and 7: 00 p.m.

Suffragan Bishop Dr. William A. Benson, Pastor & Dr. Rachelle Y. Benson, First Lady

Sunday Early Morning Worship Service 8 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Christian Education (Sunday School) 9 : 30 a.m.

Wednesday Noon Day Bible Study 12 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday W.O.W. • Worship on Wednesday (Bible Study) 7: 00 p.m.

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

Eagles Nest

Christian Center

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.266.2293 • jwarren@sdvoice.info www.facebook.com/EaglesNestCenter

619.239.0689 • mountolivebcsd.org

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Sunday First Worship 9 : 30 a.m.

Second Worship 11: 00 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 7: 00 p.m.

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Morning Service 10 : 45 a.m.

New Membership Orientation BTU 6 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday Eve Prayer Service 6 : 00 p.m.

Sunday Services Are Now Available.

Pastor Antonio D. Johnson

Join Us via Phone Conference: Dial 1(720) 835-5909 and enter the Pin Number: 27346

Real God, Real People, Real Results.

Pastor Donnell and First Lady Sheila Townsend

“To Serve this present age” Matt: 28:19-20

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Service: 11 - 12: 00 p.m.

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This ministry is to build people of Purpose, Prayer, Power, Praise and Prosperity. This mandate is being fulfilled by reaching the reality of the gospel in a simplistic fashion, and a result, learning how to apply it in everyday life.

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Sunday Bible Study 8 : 45 a.m.

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NICK MACCHIONE, FACHE AGENCY DIRECTOR

HEALTH AND HUMAN PUBLIC HEAL

3851 ROSECRANS STR SAN DIEGO, C (619) 531-5800 • FA

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER

(EFFECTIVE SEPT Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b) the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Effective 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2020 and continuing until further notice, the following will be in effect for San Diego County (county): 1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or reopened businesses as defined in sections 10 and 11, below, or to participate in individual or family outdoor activity as allowed by this Order.

2. All public or private “gatherings,” as defined in section 15 below, are prohibited.

3. All public, charter, and private schools may hold classes and other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School - Based Programs, and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. Institutions of higher education may hold classes or other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID – 19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. A written, worksite-specific COVID-19 prevention plan as stated in their applicable state guidance may be used by schools and institutions of higher education in lieu of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol or Safe Reopening Plan.

4. Child daycare and child care providers shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in State COVID-19 Updated Guidance: Child Care Programs and Providers and shall prepare and post a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11c, below.

5. “Non-essential personnel,” as defined in section 15b below, are prohibited from entry into any hospital or long-term care facility. All essential personnel who are COVID-19 positive or show any potential signs or symptoms of COVID-19 are strictly prohibited from entry into hospitals or long-term care facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, individuals requiring medical care for COVID-19 or related conditions may be admitted to hospitals or other medical facilities if the hospital or medical facility is appropriate for treating COVID-19 and has adequate precautions in place to protect its patients, medical personnel and staff.

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

a. Take measures to preserve and prioritize resources; and, b. May authorize and perform non-emergent or elective surgeries or procedures based on their determination of clinical need and supply capacity, and where consistent with State guidance. c. Nothing in this Order shall prevent physicians and other healthcare providers from conducting routine preventive care provided it conforms to any applicable State guidance. d. Nothing in this Order shall prevent dentists or dental hygienists from conducting routine preventive care provided it conforms to any applicable State guidance.

7. Hospitals, healthcare providers, pharmacies, and commercial testing laboratories shall report all polymerase chain reaction (PCR) laboratory-confirmed positive and negative COVID-19 test results and all other positive and negative COVID-19 test results (i.e., antigen and serology) to the Public Health Officer immediately after such results are received.

8. Face coverings shall be worn as described and required in California Department of Public Health Face Covering Guidance issued on June 18, 2020, (available at: https:// www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/ Guidance-for-Face-Coverings_06-18-2020.pdf).

9. All businesses not meeting the definition of essential business or reopened business in section 10 and 11 below are referred to in this Order as “non-essential businesses” and shall be and remain closed for the duration of this Order. All essential businesses and reopened businesses must comply with the requirements of this Order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any business may remain open if its employees and owners can provide its services from home, including by telecommuting, without direct contact with the public.

10. ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES a. “Essential business” is any business or activity (or a business/activity that employs/ utilizes workers) designated by the State Public Health Officer as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” set forth in: https://covid19. ca.gov/img/‌Essential‌CriticalInfrastructureWorkers. pdf) as that list may be updated from time-to-time, and referenced in Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California. b. All essential businesses that allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post a “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” on the form available

at: https://www.sandiegocounty‌.gov/content/dam/ sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epidemiology/c ovid19/SOCIAL_DISTANCING_ AND_SANITATION_PROTOCOL_04022020_V1.pdf ), or on a form required by another governmental entity requiring substantially similar information, for each of their facilities open to the public in the county. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All essential businesses shall implement the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand.

The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must describe all measures required in section c below. Any business that fails to prepare and successfully implement a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol shall immediately close. c. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular sector of essential business, every essential business in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

11. REOPENED BUSINESSES a. “Reopened business” is a business that is not an essential business as defined in section 10a above, and has reopened in conformance with the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe (available at https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ COVID19CountyMonitoringOverview.aspx Statewide Public Health Officer Order, issued by the California Department of Health Services on August 28, 2020, all portions of which are operative in San Diego County effective immediately, and available at { https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/8-28-20_ Order-Plan-Reducing-COVID19-Adjusting-Permitted-Sec-

tors-Signed.pdf}. A reopened business may open when the Public Health Officer has posted an acknowledgement of the reopened status on the County of San Diego Coronavirus website and the business has complied with the requirements of this Order.

Restaurant Operating Protocol must describe all measures required in section e, below. Any business that fails to prepare and comply with its Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol shall immediately close.

b. The State of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy establishes a four tier system for reopening business sectors. Those business sectors listed in the “Substantial/ Tier2” column of the Activities and Business Tiers chart are allowed to reopen under the conditions set forth in the chart.

e. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular sector of reopened business, every reopened business in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol (prepared pursuant to section c, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

i. Every business in the following sectors listed in the Activities and Business Tiers shall require all customers who receive services indoors or use indoor facilities to sign in with their name and telephone number: • Hair Salons & Barbershops • Personal Care Services • Gyms & Fitness Centers • Restaurants, Wineries, Bars, Breweries, and Distilleries (where meal is provided) as required in section g below. c. All reopened businesses, with the exception of restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “Safe Reopening Plan” on the form available at:https://www. sandiegocounty.gov/content/ dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/ phs/Epidemiology/covid19/ Community_Sector_Support/BusinessesandEmployers/SafeReopeningPlanTemplate.pdf for each of their facilities in the county. Restaurants bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol” on the form found at https://www. sandiegocounty.gov/content/ dam/sdc/deh/fhd/food/pdf/ covid19sdrestaurantoperatingprotocol_en.pdf for each restaurant in the county. d. The Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All reopened businesses shall implement the Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19

f. All restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries shall be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. every day.

Guests already in the facility at 10:00 p.m. may remain in the facility until 11:00 p.m.

Only staff needed to close, open or clean shall be in the facility between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. g. All restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which are allowed to provide indoor service pursuant to the State of California Dinein Restaurant Guidance shall comply with the following additional requirements applicable only to persons dining indoors: i. Limiting persons sitting at a table to members of the same household is strongly encouraged. ii. The restaurant shall obtain the name of each guest seated at a table and the telephone number of at least one guest and shall maintain the list of names and telephone numbers for three weeks. iii. Guests will be required to wear face coverings at all times while in the facility, including when seated at a table before the meal is served and after the meal is finished.

12. Each essential business and reopened business shall take all of the following actions if an employer becomes aware that an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health that there is an employee that is laboratory-confirmed diagnosed with COVID-19, together with the name, date of birth, and contact information of the employee. b. Cooperate with the County

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AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS

TEMBER 30, 2020) Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace. c. Provide notice of the exposure to any employees, and contractors (who regularly work at the workplace), who may have been exposed to COVID-19, as stated in the State’s COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening, available at {https://files. covid19.ca.gov/pdf/employerplaybook-for-safe-reopening-en.pdf}.

13. Outdoor Recreation a. Each public park and recreation area or facility, shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Campgrounds, RV Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The operator of the park shall prepare a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11, above, indicating how the park or recreation facility will implement the required measures.

Any park or recreation area/ facility at which the Protocol requirements cannot be effectively implemented may be required to close. b. Outdoor recreation instruction and day camps that comply with the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Day Camps, may be conducted in park and recreation areas/facilities. c. Recreational boating may occur in compliance with applicable State guidance: https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-campgrounds.pdf. d. Outdoor playgrounds may operate in compliance with the State guidance Outdoor Playgrounds and other Outdoor Recreational Facilities, available at: {https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/ COVID-19/Outdoor%20Playgrounds%20and%20other%20 Outdoor%20Recreational%20 Facilities.aspx}.

14. Persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19”, or as subsequently amended. Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID-19, or is likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https:// www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/ community_epidemiology/ dc/2019-nCoV/health-order. html. If a more specific isolation or quarantine order is issued to a person, that order shall be followed.

15. For purposes of this Order: a. “Gathering” is any event or convening that brings together more than one person in a single room or single indoor or outdoor space at the same time.

A gathering does not include: i. A gathering consisting only of members of a single family or household. ii. Operations at airports, public transportation or other spaces where persons in transit are able to practice social distancing. iii. Operations at essential businesses as defined in section 10a above and reopened businesses as defined in 11a above and where the other requirements set forth in this Order are followed. iv. A religious service or cultural ceremony including a wedding ceremony which is allowed provided the State Guidance on Places of Worship and Providers of Religious Services and Cultural Ceremonies is followed. However a wedding reception is a gathering and is not allowed. v. Outdoor protests in which participants maintain social distancing and wear face coverings at all times. b. “Non-essential personnel” are employees, contractors, or members of the public who do not perform treatment, maintenance, support, or administrative tasks deemed essential to the healthcare mission of the long-term care facility or hospital. Non-essential personnel do not include first responders, nor State, federal, or local officials, investigators, or medical personnel carrying out lawful duties. Non-essential personnel do not include visitors to hospitals and longterm care facilities who are granted entry by the facility’s director, or designee, because they are family or friends who are visiting a resident in an end of life or similar situation, are parents or guardians visiting a child who is a patient, or because of any other circumstances deemed appropriate by the facility director, or designee, and where appropriate precautions by the facility that follow federal, State, and local public health guidance regarding COVID-19 are followed. c. “Social distancing” is maintaining a six-foot separation from all persons except for household members, first responders and medical providers or employees conducting temperature screenings.

16. This Order is issued as a result of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 disease, also known as “novel coronavirus.”

17. This Order is issued based on scientific evidence regarding

the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of communicable diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, as well as best practices as currently known and available to protect vulnerable members of the public from avoidable risk of serious illness or death resulting from exposure to COVID-19. The age, condition, and health of a significant portion of the population of the county places it at risk for serious health complications, including death, from COVID-19. Although most individuals who contract COVID-19 do not become seriously ill, persons with mild symptoms and asymptomatic persons with COVID-19 may place other vulnerable members of the public—such as older adults, and those with underlying health conditions—at significant risk.

18. The actions required by this Order are necessary to reduce the number of individuals who will be exposed to COVID-19, and will thereby slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county. By reducing the spread of COVID-19, this Order will help preserve critical and limited healthcare capacity in the county and will save lives.

19. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference: a) the Declaration of Local Health Emergency issued by the Health Officer on February 14, 2020; b) the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Director of Emergency Services on February 14, 2020; c) the action of the County Board of Supervisors to ratify and continue both the local health emergency and local emergency on February 19, 2020; d) the Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 4, 2020; e) Executive Order N-25-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 which orders that “All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19”; f) Proclamation 9984 regarding COVID-19 issued by the President of the United States on March 11, 2020; g) Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 19, 2020; h) the “Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” issued by the CDC; i) COVID-19 guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health on including, but not limited to the Face Coverings Guidance issued on April 1, 2020; j) the State of California’s “Resilience Roadmap;” the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe; and, the California

Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 2020.

20. This Order is issued to prevent circumstances often present in gatherings that may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19, such as: 1) the increased likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area; 2) the prolonged time period in which large numbers of people are in close proximity; 3) the difficulty in tracing exposure when large numbers of people attend a single event or are at a single location; and 4) the inability to ensure that such persons follow adequate hygienic practices.

21. This Order is issued to provide additional opportunities for recreational activities while also requiring additional protections from the spread of COVID-19 to the public who are taking advantage of these opportunities for recreational activities. And providing additional protections for employees of essential businesses or reopened business and their customers/clients.

25. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b) all governmental entities in the county shall take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with this Order and to disseminate this Order to venues or locations within the entity’s jurisdiction where gatherings may occur.

26. Violation of this Order is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Safety Code section 120295.)

27. To the extent necessary, this Order may be enforced by the Sheriff or chiefs of police pursuant to Government Code sections 26602 and 41601 and Health and Safety Code section 101029.

28. Once this Order takes effect it shall supersede the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations dated September 25, 2020.

22. This Order is issued to protect the public health as businesses are allowed to reopen by requiring businesses to implement procedures necessary to ensure their employees and customers comply with social distancing, sanitation and screening practices.

23. This Order comes after the release of substantial guidance from the Health Officer, the California Department of Public Health, the CDC, and other public health officials throughout the United States and around the world.

24. The statement of facts and circumstances set forth as justification for each Guidance issued by the California Department of Health Services that is referenced in this Order are hereby accepted and incorporated by reference into this Order.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: September 29, 2020 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS As Director of Emergency Services for the County of San Diego, I am authorized to promulgate regulations for the protection of life and property pursuant to Government Code Section 8634 and San Diego County Code section 31.103. The following shall be in effect for the duration of the Health Officer Order issued above which is incorporated in its entirety by reference: The Health Officer Order shall be promulgated as a regulation for the protection of life and property.

Any person who violates or who refuses or willfully neglects to obey this regulation is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both. (Government Code section 8665.)

Date: September 29, 2020 Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

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COVID-19 RESOURCES AND INFORMATION Understanding the County’s

Moderate

Minimal

TIER 1

TIER 2

TIER 3

TIER 4

Adjusted Case Rate for Tier Assignment

(Rate per 100K population excluding prison cases, 7 day average with 7 day lag)

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer

Case rates are measured by taking the number of new cases per 100,000. Testing positivity percentage results are from the week, 7-14 days prior to the day the County

Substantial

Measure

Covid-19 Tier System California is now following California Department of Public Health’s County Monitoring Metrics. Every California county is assigned a tier based on test positivity and case rate. These factors are now known as “triggers.”

As tiers get less restrictive, there are different allowances for business openings and gatherings.

Widespread

announces testing data. For example, for results data published on September 1, the County uses numbers collected from the dates August 18 - August 24.

A county will regress to a more restrictive tier if the test positivity and/or case rate falls into a more restrictive tier for 2 consecutive weeks.

Before moving to the next tier, a county must remain in the current tier for at least 3 consecutive weeks. The county must also meet the criteria for the next, less-restrictive tier for at least 2 consecutive weeks. Metrics are assessed on Mondays and tiers are updated on Tuesdays.

As of October 6, San Diego County remains in Red Tier 2, with a case rate of 6.5 and testing positivity percentage of 3.5%. Though the testing positivity percentage falls in the Orange Tier, our case rate tier is still Red. In the case of case rate and testing positivity percentage falling in different tiers, the county will always fall into

>7

4-7

1-3.9

<1

>8%

5-8%

2-4.9%

<2%

Test Positivity

(Excluding prison cases, 7 day average with day lag)

threatening a more restrictive tier.

the more restrictive tier.

In San Diego County, 20 community outbreaks were confirmed from September 29 - October 5. A community setting outbreak is defined as 3 or more positive cases in a setting with people in different households within a 14 day period. This is well above the trigger of 7 outbreaks in a 7 day period,

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

Status: Substantial COVID-19 cases per 100k: 6.5 Positivity rate: 3.5%

Stay connected & check in

Stay in touch with friends, family, and neighbors. Reach out to those who might be isolated.

Keep active

SOURCE: San Diego County, San Diego County News Center, California Department of Public Health

Ensure you are getting proper nutrition and keep regular mealtimes to help combat stress.

HOSPITALIZED

48,436

San Diego County

60 minutes of physical activity every day such as walks, runs, dancing, and yoga.

Covid-19 Status

COVID-19 cases per 100k: 7.1 Positivity rate: 3.2%

Physical distancing is helping California combat #COVID19, but distancing can lead to isolation and stress. Below are some helpful tips with guidance from the California Surgeon General on how to support your mental health:

Additionally, the city local health jurisdiction can choose to implement more restrictive measures if they see fit.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Statewide

SOCIAL ISOLATION & STRESS

3,575

REPORTED TESTS

ICU

1,106,521

817

SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 10/7/20

Nutrition

Volunteer

If you are healthy, support nonprofits, help food banks, or donate blood. Visit CaliforniansForAll. ca.gov for more helpful ideas.

Mindfulness

Practice meditation for at least 15-20 minutes. You can utilize phone apps for guidance.

Seek help

If you need assistance, you can visit covid19.ca.gov to view the Surgeon General’s stress playbooks and other resources or call 833-544-2374, a one-stop shop for assistance during COVID-19.

List N: The EPA’s List of

COVID-Killing Disinfectants

By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

CARE VIEW HEALTH CENTER In June 1 of 2020, San Ysidro Health and Care View Medical Group, formally merged operations, creating a system of health care for more than 107,000 individuals across San Diego County. Under the San Ysidro Health network, Care View Medical Group has been renamed San Ysidro Health Care View Health Center. Through this partnership, San Ysidro Health and Care View Health Center have an opportunity to provide a wider range of comprehensive health services to patients.

Care View Medical Group was founded in Southeastern San Diego in 1980

by Dr. Rodney Hood and the late Dr. Richard O. Butcher, two prominent doctors and leaders in medicine. Dr. Hood and Dr. Butcher are well-known pioneers in establishing a system of care and providing essential health services for residents and families.

Dr. Rodney Hood and Dr. Richard O. Butcher Founders,Care View Medical Group

If you have questions about your health, we invite you to call the

SYHealthLine at 619-205-6792 and speak directly with a health care provider now!

Hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are providing care through our telehealth services to new and existing patients. The SYHealthLine offers telemedicine related to COVID-19 symptoms or exposure as well as general medical care outside of COVID-19 such as diabetic care or pediatric sick visit. If patients need further in-person care, they will be directed to the best way to receive care without compromising their health or the health of others.

For more information about our network of care, please visit www.syhealth.org

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now has a handy tool to help the public: it's an online information tool with a listing of COVID19-fighting disinfectants and cleaning products that can help you, your family, and your coworkers or employees stay safe.

All products on the list meet EPA’s criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, because they: • Demonstrate efficacy against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19); • Demonstrate efficacy against a pathogen that is harder to kill than SARSCoV-2 (COVID-19); or • Demonstrate efficacy against a different human coronavirus similar to SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

How can you tell a product can kill the virus? Simply view the product labeling and determine whether the product’s primary registration number is on this list.

The EPA’s new information tool lets visitors search by EPA Registration Number, active ingredient, use sites ( home, healthcare institutions, etc), contact time and more.

Here are a few products we found on the list: Hydrogen peroxide, Peroxyacetic acid, Ethanol (Ethyl alcohol), Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, S&S Sanitizer, Oxiclean Laundry and Home Sanitizer, Klor-Kleen, Ammonium, and many many more.

Using Other Products

Finding a Product

Follow the Label

To find a product: 1. Enter the first two sets of its EPA registration number into the search bar. You can find this number by looking for the EPA Reg. No. on the product label.

When using an EPAregistered disinfectant, follow the label directions for safe, effective use. Make sure to follow the contact time, which is the amount of time the surface should be visibly wet, listed in the table below.

For example, if EPA Reg. No. 12345-12 is on List N, you can buy EPA Reg. No. 1234512-2567 and know you’re getting an equivalent product.

2. Search by EPA registration number

If you can’t find a product on the EPA’s list, look at a different product's label to confirm it has an EPA registration number and that human coronavirus is listed as a target pathogen.

NOTE: The products on the EPA’s list are for use on surfaces, NOT humans.

Visit cfpub.epa.gov/giwiz/ disinfectants/index.cfm to access the List N Tool

VISIT US ONLINE AT

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LEGAL NOTICES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9016398 Fictitious business name(s): Patriot Fumigation Inc.

Located at: 3818 Florence Street San Diego, California 92113 County of San Diego --374 East H Street #A536 Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Patriot Fumigation Inc. 3818 Florence Street San Diego, California 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 30, 2025 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9016395 Fictitious business name(s): Manhood ABC, LLC

Located at: 2833 Dusk Drive San Diego, California 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Manhood ABC, LLC 2833 Dusk Drive San Diego, California 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on

LEGAL NOTICES September 30, 2025 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9016200 Fictitious business name(s): Easy Ride Cab

Located at: 150 Noeline Ct. San Diego, California 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/19/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mohamed, Haji Ahmed 150 Noeline Ct. San Diego, California 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 26, 2025 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9016257 Fictitious business name(s): Homeplus

Located at: 7924 Ronson Road #L San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 09/28/2006 This business is hereby registered by the following: Happy Pools, INC. 7924 Ronson Road #L San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 26, 2025 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 Visit our Twitter!

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9016132 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015180 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015014 Fictitious business name(s): Located at: 5764 Andros Pl. #4 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --6161 El Cajon BLVD Suite B-471 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Ida Lynn Campbell 5764 Andros Place #4 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 5, 2025 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9014917 Fictitious business name(s):

rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made:

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 27, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE

Located at: 1078 Dennery Rd. #102 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 09/02/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Donnie J. Taylor 1078 Dennery Rd. #102 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego --Mark S. Forté 7871 Bushwood CT. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 12, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 12, 2025 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9014729 Fictitious business name(s):

the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2025 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015102 Fictitious business name(s):

Bev's Buddies

Located at: 8727 Lake Murray Blvd #9 San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Jasmine Denise Jackson 8727 Lake Murray Blvd #9 San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 26, 2025 10/08, 10/15, 10/22, 10/29 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015825 Fictitious business name(s): Fresh Golden Donuts

Located at: 10601 Tierrasanta Blvd.

San Diego, CA 92124 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Ramy Hong 941 Kelton Rd. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --Van Khoth 941 Kelton Rd. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 22, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 22, 2025 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015726 Fictitious business name(s): Elisa Michelle Designs --Illustrated Melanin

Located at: 4134 4th Ave. Apt 414 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/01/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Elisa Michelle Summiel 4134 4th Ave. Apt 414 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 19, 2025 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015496 Fictitious business name(s): Jazzy's Wine Time --LiL Jazz's Boutique

Located at: 2458 Manzana way San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego --4364 Bonita Road #456 Bonita, CA 91902 This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/07/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jasmine Symone Smith 2458 Manzana Way San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2025 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22

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Tole Transport

Located at: 4626 Date Ave La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Tomar Ramone Robinson Sole Proprietorship 4626 Date Ave La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego --Lacole Monique Robinson Sole Proprietorship 4626 Date Ave La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 3, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 3, 2025 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015414 Fictitious business name(s): LY alliance USA

Located at: 2145 Berryland CT Lemon, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 9/08/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Heng Ly Aun 2145 Berryland CT Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 15, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 15, 2025 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015467 Fictitious business name(s): Theoretical Zeolite

Located at: 4119 Eagle Street San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/20/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rebecca Anne Cloudy 4119 Eagle Street San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 16, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 16, 2025 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15

Dickie Baby Greetings

Ethnicity's Unique Boutique

Located at: 5065 Logan Ave #102 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --5102 Logan Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/01/2009 This business is hereby registered by the following: Candace Renee Davis 5102 Logan Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 5, 2025 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9014069 Fictitious business name(s): Lipz and Lashez by Z --Remeber Me

Located at: 608 Kirtright St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Donna Zakiya Hamilton 608 Kirtright St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --Rosalyn Victoria Milner 608 Kirtright St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 25, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 25, 2025 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9015493 Fictitious business name(s): William T. Houston dba Orca Datacom

Located at: 6161 El Cajon Blvd, Suite B435 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/01/2002 This business is hereby registered by the following: William Thomas Houston 4911 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with

Premier Realty

Located at: 7710 Balboa Ave., Suite 324 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Premiere Real Estate Group 7710 Balboa Ave., Suite 324 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 05, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 05, 2025 09/17, 09/24, 10/01, 10/08 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9014586 Fictitious business name(s):

Rascal Construction LLC

Located at: 772 Jamacha Rd 107 El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Rascal Construction LLC

772 Jamacha Rd 107 El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 02, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on September 02, 2025 09/17, 09/24, 10/01, 10/08

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central Courthouse 37-2020-00032140CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Juan Daniel Hernandez To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Juan Daniel Hernandez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Juan Daniel Hernandez PROPOSED NAME: Daniel Reeves Moran 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: October 28, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public,

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachement served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division Hall of Justice 37-2020-00031977CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Kya Louise Williamson To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Kya Louise Williamson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kya Louise Williamson PROPOSED NAME: Kya Louise BaxterWilliamson 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.

(Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor, that is signed by only one parent, must have this Attachement served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division Hall of Justice 37-2020-00031985CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Nyla Aileen Williamson To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Nyla Aileen Williamson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Nyla Aileen Williamson PROPOSED NAME: Nyla Aileen BaxterWilliamson 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

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be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

(Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made:

on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia. org), the California Courts Online 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.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 27, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: November 2, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of If all requirements for a Name (JC Form #NC-100) name change have been met will be granted without a as of the date specified, and hearing. One certified copy no timely written objection of the Order Granting the has been received (required Petition will be mailed to the at least two court days petitioner. before the date specified), the Petition for Change of If all the requirements have Name (JC Form #NC-100) not been met as of the date will be granted without a specified, the court will mail hearing. One certified copy the petitioner a written order of the Order Granting the with further directions.

Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote If all the requirements have hearing date and contact the not been met as of the date parties by mail with further specified, the court will mail directions. the petitioner a written order with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE If a timely objection is filed, NAME CHANGE MUST the court will set a remote FILE A WRITTEN hearing date and contact the OBJECTION AT LEAST parties by mail with further TWO COURT DAYS directions. (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE A RESPONDANT DATE SPECIFIED. Do OBJECTING TO THE not come to court on the NAME CHANGE MUST specified date. The court FILE A WRITTEN will notify the parties by OBJECTION AT LEAST mail of a future remote TWO COURT DAYS hearing date. (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE Any Petition for the name DATE SPECIFIED. Do change of a minor that is not come to court on the signed by only one parent specified date. The court must have this Attachement will notify the parties by served along with the mail of a future remote Petition and Order to Show hearing date.

Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof Any Petition for the name of service must be filed with change of a minor that is the court.) signed by only one parent must have this Attachement The address of the court is: served along with the 330 West Broadway Petition and Order to Show San Diego, CA 92101 Cause, on the other non09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF the court.)

CALIFORNIA County of San Diego The address of the court is: Central Courthouse 330 West Broadway 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 San Diego, CA 92101 09/24, 10/01, 10/08, 10/15 37-2020-00029763-----------------------------------CU-PT-CTL SUPERIOR COURT OF Petitioner or Attorney: CALIFORNIA Sophia May Fialko County of San Diego 330 West Broadway To All Interested Persons: San Diego, CA 92101 Petitioner Central Division Sophia May Fialko Hall of Justice filed a petition with this court 37-2020-00032726for a decree changing name CU-PT-CTL as follows: Petitioner or Attorney: PRESENT NAME: Mohammad Mehdi Sophia May Fialko Mohammadi Kashkooli To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Mohammad Mehdi Mohammadi Kashkooli filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

PROPOSED NAME: Sofia May Fialko

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

Mohammadi Kashkooli Any person objecting to the name changes described PROPOSED NAME: above must file a written Ryan Kashkooli objection that includes the reasons for the objection at THE COURT ORDERS that least two court days before all persons interested in this the matter is scheduled to matter appear before this be heard and must appear at court at the hearing indicated the hearing to show cause below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not why the petition for change of be granted. If no written name should not be granted. objection is timely filed, the Any person objecting to the court may grant the petition name changes described without a hearing. above must file a written objection that includes the NOTICE OF HEARING reasons for the objection at Date: October 14, 2020 least two court days before Time: 8:30 A.M. the matter is scheduled to Dept. 61 be heard and must appear at NO HEARING WILL the hearing to show cause OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE why the petition should not

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachement served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/17, 09/24, 10/01, 10/08

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Case Number: 37-2019-00048816CU-PA-CTL Notice to Defendant: SAN QUE CHUNG, an individual, THE SAN DIEGO UNIONTRIBUNE LLC., a California Limited Liability Company, JULIO RIOS, an individual, RC EXPERT DELIVERY SERVICES, INC., a California corportation; and DOES 1 to 10, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED

BY PLAINTIFF: MICHAEL IMAN, an individual, and HAYLEY IMAN, an individual

The name and address of the court is: San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: Christopher A. Villasenor, Esq., 12396 World Trade Drive, Suite 211, San Diego, CA 92128 858-707-7771 Summons Filed: 06/08/2020 Order For Publication Filed: 09/25/2020 10/01, 10/08, 10/15, 10/22

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BLACK HISTORY 1837 POWHATAN BEATY BORN Powhatan Beaty was born into slavery on October 8, 1837, in Richmond, Virginia. In 1849, he was taken to Ohio, where he was educated and freed. In 1863, Beaty enlisted in the Union Army and was immediately promoted to Sergeant. The unit would eventually be known as the 5th United States Colored Troops.

At the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, the regiment was met with intense Confederate fire and forced to retreat. Of the company’s eight officers and eighty-three enlisted men, only sixteen enlisted men survived unwounded.

All the officers died. Beaty took command of the remaining men and led a second charge, driving the Confederates from their position with only three casualties. For his actions, Beaty was awarded the Medal of Honor. Beaty continued to distinguish himself: the Battle of Fair Oaks & Darbytown Road earned him a mention in the general orders to the Army of the Potomac and the regimental commander recommended him for a lieutenant’s commission twice. Beaty did finally receive a brevet promotion to lieutenant. By the time he left the army, he had participated in thirteen battles and numerous skirmishes.

1894 NORBERT RILLIEUX DIED Norbert Rillieux was an American-French inventor born into a prominent Creole family in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Widely considered to be one of the first chemical engineers, he is best remembered for his invention of the multiple-effect evaporator, an important development in the growth of the sugar industry. Rillieux’s early education was at private Catholic schools. In the early 1820s, he went to Paris to study at top engineering schools, École Centrale Paris. Focusing on improving the sugar refining process, Rillieux developed his first machine between 1834 and 1843, when he patented it in the U.S. The system he invented both addressed processing issues and made the process safer for workers. One of the great early innovations in chemical engineering, Rillieux’s invention is still recognized as the best method for lowering the temperature of industrial evaporation and saving large quantities of fuel. Shortly before the beginning of the Civil War, one of Rillieux’s patent applications was rejected because authorities assumed he was a slave. He returned to France. Norbert Rillieux died at the age of 88 and is buried in Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris with his wife.

1941 JESSE JACKSON BORN Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr. is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. In 1960, he was part of the South Carolina Greenville Eight, and in 1965 he began working with Rev. Dr. M.L.K.. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nominations in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. Jackson hosted Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000. In 2002, he was one of the designated targets for white supremacists seeking to destroy Black and Jewish Americans. In 2007, Jackson was arrested in connection with a protest at a gun store in Riverdale, Chicago, Illinois. Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017.

ARTICLE CONTINUATION Gibson: continued from page 14 team and the St. Louis Cardinals organization (the Cardinals offered him a contract in 1957), Gibson decided to continue playing only baseball professionally.

Gibson emerged as a raw, but immensely talented rookie who would not be denied stardom. He became a full-time starting pitcher in July 1961 and earned his first All-Star appearance in 1962. Gibson won two of three games he pitched in the 1964 World Series, then won 20 games in a season for the first time in 1965.

Gibson also pitched three complete game victories in the 1967 World Series.

don’t talk to him. He doesn’t like it. If you happen to hit a home run, don’t run too slow, don’t run too fast. If you happen to want to celebrate, get in the tunnel first.

And if he hits you, don’t charge the mound, because he’s a Gold Glove boxer.”

Before Gibson won his first Cy Young Award in 1968, Dodgers ace Don Newcombe stood as the only Black player to earn such honors.

Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s, Ferguson Jenkins of

He is regarded as one of the most intimidating pitchers to ever take the mound, known for pounding the inside part of the plate and, at times, staring down sluggers who believed he had intentionally brushed them back.

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“Don’t dig in against Bob Gibson; he’ll knock you down,” Home Run King Hank Aaron reportedly warned Los Angeles Dodgers star Dusty Baker.

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“He’d knock down his own grandmother if she dared to challenge him. Don’t stare at him, don’t smile at him,

Gibson stood with other athletes, like Muhammad Ali, Jackie Robinson, and others who expressed strong support for the civil rights movement.

He credited the Cardinals for the team’s diversity and praised them for not forcing Black players to live in segregated housing during the baseball season.

After retiring as a player in 1975, Gibson later served as pitching coach for his former teammate Joe Torre. At one time a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, Gibson was later selected for the Major League Baseball AllCentury Team in 1999.

Gibson was the author of the memoir Pitch by Pitch, with Lonnie Wheeler.

Gibson’s death came weeks after the death of his former teammate and fellow Hall of Fame member Lou Brock, and one month after another baseball legend and former Gibson rival, Tom Seaver of the New York Mets.

the Chicago Cubs, Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets, CC Sabathia of the Cleveland Indians, and David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays would later join Newcombe and Gibson as African Americans who’ve won the award.

“Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw,” retired Cardinal catcher Tim McCarver once said. “He always pitches when the other team doesn’t score any runs.”

Gibson is survived by three children: Anette, Chris and Renee, and his widow, Wendy.

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