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By Joette Spencer-Campbell Chair, Concerned African American Parent Alliance

The Lincoln Cluster in San Diego released a report, Education Inequity: Data Behind the Racial Disparities in San Diego USD, that brings attention to the discrepancies on record between Black students and White students under Cindy Marten, superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD). According to the report, 62% of Black students can neither read nor write on grade level and 72% do not perform at grade level in mathematics.

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Cindy Marten, SDUSD Superintendent. Photo: Sandi.net

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DR. RALPH BUNCHE:

Covered California’s SPECIAL ENROLLMENT EXTENDED

A HERO OF U.S. DIPLOMACY

Anyone without health coverage is encouraged to enroll through May 15

By Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office

A new director of the Office of Equity and Racial Justice has been named after a thorough national recruitment and selection process.

Dr. Ralph J. Bunche (far right) greets Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (left) and Coretta Scott King (center). (Photo: ucla.edu)

Andrew Strong will head the office and brings 15 years of experience in local government leadership and community engagement.

“Andrew is a respected member of the community in San Diego County. Hiring Andrew to be leader of our new Office of Equity and Racial Justice was a decision made after a thorough process that involved the community in the final decision,” said Nathan Fletcher, Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors. “I fully support the decision of our community and look forward to working with Andrew to make

By Stacy M. Brown

Andrew Strong, County Office of Equity and Racial Justice Director

San Diego County an equitable, inclusive and just place for all San Diegans.”

The Office of Equity and Racial Justice was established by the Board in June to identify systemic bias within the County organization. More than 20 community groups were invited to participate in the director’s selection process, and See STRONG page 2

NIXING PRISON TIME:

PROPOSED CHANGES CA PENAL CODE that would significantly reform California’s criminal justice system – if they are adapted into law.

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California’s Committee on Revision of the Penal Code (CRPC) released its first annual report last week. The proposal included 10 recommendations

NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Dr. Ralph J. Bunche earned the moniker “a hero of U.S. Diplomacy,” in part for efforts that led to his becoming the first African American to win the Noble Peace Prize.

The scientist and diplomat earned the award for his role as United Nations Mediator in the 1949 peace settlement between Palestinians, Arabs, and Jews.

“The objective of any who sincerely believe in peace clearly must be to exhaust every honorable recourse in the effort to save the peace,” Dr. Bunche said after winning the prestigious honor on Dec. 10, 1950.

Born Aug. 7, 1904, in Detroit, Dr. Bunche’s father worked as a barber while his mother was a musician. Dr. Bunche spent parts of his childhood in New Mexico and in Los Angeles.

His Aunt, Lucy Taylor Johnson, raised him.

Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena), the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Safety, praised CRPC’s inaugural recommendations that, he says, “represent broad consensus among a wide array” of stakeholders, including law enforcement, crime victims, civil rights leaders, and individuals directly impacted by the legal system. Bradford is also the chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC).

With parents of different races, Dr. Bunche credited his grandmother with teaching him how to respond and deal with racism.

The recommendations are:

“He congratulated me on my graduation.

Then he said to me in a most friendly way: ‘We’re sorry to lose you, Ralph. You know we have never thought of you as a Negro here.’ This struck me immediately, but I, at that time, did not know just what to reply,” Dr. Bunche continued.

• eliminating incarceration and reducing fines and fees for certain traffic offenses; requiring that short prison sentences be served in county jails; • ending mandatory minimum senSee PENAL page 14

“I recall most vividly high school graduation exercises. After the exercises were completed, the principal of the school came up to me, thinking to be kind,” Dr. Bunche remarked in a 1955 address to the NAACP.

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Covered California is reaching out to African Americans and other people of color in the state who are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 virus, to urge them to enroll in health coverage through its special-enrollment period underway now through May 15 for anyone who doesn’t have health insurance.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to endanger the lives of Californians across the state. The most recent data shows more than 3.4 million people have been infected in the state, and the death toll has surpassed 47,000. African Americans, Latinos, Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders represent the majority of those in California who are infected, hospitalized and die from the COVID-19 virus.

“Taking care of your health has never more important than it is right now, and we want everyone to know – particularly in our diverse communities of color – that if you do not have health insurance, the time is now to check out Covered California and see if you are eligible for financial help to lower the cost of your coverage,” said Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California. “You do not want to be uninsured right now and anyone who needs coverage – and is eligible to sign up through Covered California – can do so immediately.”

Anyone who is uninsured and eligible to enroll in health care coverage can sign up for health care coverage through May 15. The move comes following President Joe Biden’s recent executive order strengthening provisions of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, and opening health plan enrollment on the federal health care exchanges from Feb. 15 through May 15 -- as COVID-19 continues to surge throughout the U.S. “Every Covered California plan is comprehensive, covering everything from preventive care to mental See HEALTH page 14

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Discrepancies: continued from page 1

Marten was recently nominated

by President Biden to serve as the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education.

“What’s at stake here is the perception that Cindy Marten has done well by the Black students she serves. That is false,” said Roosevelt Blackmon, Lincoln Cluster Co-Chair. “The fact is the student achievement gap for Black and White students is pronounced under Marten’s leadership. These gaps are wider than those in San Diego County and wider than those in the state of California.”

The report also details the alarmingly higher rates of suspension for Black students, particularly Black boys.

S DG A I O 20 N E 21 EDUCAT I ON IN EQ U I T Y: Data Behind the Racial Disparities in San Diego USD January 29, 2021

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• The suspension rate for Black boys is 206% higher than the district average and represents the highest suspension rate for any racial or gender group.

• The suspension rate for Black girls is 46% higher than the district average.

• Black male foster youth is the subgroup most likely to be suspended at 26%.

Overall, the suspension rate for Black students remains nearly unchanged from 2013 when Marten took the helm.

“President Biden made a good choice for the U.S. Secretary of Education when he selected Miguel Cardona. However, his selection of Marten is questionable,” said Christina Laster, former education chair of the South Riverside NAACP in California. “It is critical that who sits in the seat as Cardona’s deputy is someone

who embodies the values that are important to all students, particularly those who are historically underserved by the public education system. Marten has not shown that she is that person.”

San Diego civil rights groups have openly come out against the nomination of Marten including the San Diego NAACP. Its president, Francine Maxwell said, “The NAACP San Diego would like to express its firm and resolute opposition to the nomination of current San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Cindy Marten, to the post of deputy secretary in the federal Department of Education…During her administration, African American students and families have not only been systematically de-prioritized, but key programs and resources to support African American student success have been stripped and abolished.”

Strong:

“It has been a pleasure to join other community leaders and be a part of supporting the County of San Diego in this rigorous and innovative interview process,” said Dr. Steven Jones. “As CEO of JONES, a diversity and leadership development consulting firm, we were honored to lend our 30 years of experience helping organizations locally, nationally, and globally further diversity, equity, anti-racism, inclusion and belonging to assist this process.”

Strong brings a diverse background to the position. He spent nine years in the United States Navy as a Hospital Corpsman before settling in San Diego. He joined the County of San Diego in the Human Resources Department and quickly earned promotions into key leadership positions, including the Chief of Staff of the Chief Administrative Office, which implements the policy directives of the Board of Supervisors and manages the day-to-day operations of the County. In this role, he’s worked with the community and County leaders to develop and implement strategies to address inequities, disparities, and disproportionality in our most underserved communities. He’s worked to build and strengthen relationships between the County of San Diego and community partners. Strong also supports the County’s Human Relations Commission and has a passion for making government leadership reflective of all people we serve.

The initial review panel was made up of three community members who narrowed the pool of almost 200 applicants to the 10 most qualified candidates. Seven candidates were invited to interview with the three community panel members and two local subject matter experts in the areas of equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice. This group recommended three finalists. Those finalists met with a cross-representational panel of community stakeholders as well as County executives to determine the final selection.

“I’m honored to be selected for this position and humbled by the process by which my selection was made. Time for talk has long passed, and time for action is now. It’s time to work with our community to reimagine and change County government through the lens of equity and justice in all we do,” said Strong.

“I’m excited to have an opportunity to dedicate my time and energy to build greater trust with the community and work with them to create enduring systemic change, root out systemic racism and create equity in all we do.”

“This is an exciting moment for the County of San Diego to appoint the first Director of the Office of Equity and Racial Justice. It is our sincere hope that barriers will be broken and gaps filled with programs, staff and a budget to move forward in historically underserved and underrepresented communities across the entire County. I am honored to have served on a diverse interview selection panel that included community stakeholders to ensure representation and awareness of community’s interest to ensure the success of this office,” said JoAnn Fields, Government and Public Relations Director of the Asian Pacific Islander Initiative.

Members of the public can help shape the mission statement, roles and responsibilities of the Office of Equity and Racial Justice. They are currently being developed in coordination with community members, the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkley, UPD Consulting and the San Diego County Leon L. Williams Human Relations Commission, which was revived by the Board of Supervisors last year to promote respect and integrity for all individuals. Two meetings have already taken place, and four additional focus group gatherings will be scheduled. The County will also soon begin recruiting for two additional positions to support the Office of Equity and Racial Justice.

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12 ultimately chose to be involved, including representatives from the API Initiative, Community Advocates for Just and Moral Governance and Universidad Popular.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Democracy and White Privilege

By John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint When we look at the diversity of the people who attacked the capitol on January 6, most of us are surprised to find that at least 57 of those assaulting the building were elected officials in their home states and cities. These are people who have lived, worked and participated in “Democracy” as we know it. These people and the thousands of others who join them, refuse to acknowledge an election run and won according to our own constitutional mandates. These people and the “White Nationalist” who believe that America only belongs to its “White” citizens, who live and have lived according to “White Privilege” ignoring the words of the Declaration of Independence which says: “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights governments are established among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

It appears that a growing number of Amercans believe that the words of this document only apply to them in terms of the idea of being equal. It appears that many of our White citizens who are the far right extremists who follow Donald Trump believe the

inscription written on the barnyard door in the novel, “Animal Farm.” The fictitious account of animals taking over and running the farm carries an example of the pigs taking over and exercising more power and influence than the other animals. When questioned about this usurpation of power, the pigs wrote the following words on the barnyard door: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Clearly the concept of Democracy has become too inclusive in America. The idea of equality now includes too many Black, Brown, Asian and other immigrant groups. Those rising to the

levels of elected leadership come from these groups. Power is no longer all “White” in America, and “White” people who have a universal history of taking what they want from others rather than sharing, now feel that violence is necessary because government as they intended it is now serving those who were intended to serve them (whites).

Democracy was intended to acknowledge that all men are created equal and not that some are more equal than others.

African Americans need to pay particular attention to these issues because we are the ones being most affected at every turn by this War on Equality. This is a war that never let up, even after the passage of the 13, 14, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. We must now come together, as others have done and are doing, if we are to survive. America no longer has the moral compass that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew. We have the knowledge and tools to win this battle. The only thing in our way is “us.”

What Does “Black History Month” Mean to Me?

By Phillip A. Brown Editor of The Urban Futurist Times When I think of the celebrating by Black people during Black History Month, my spirit fills empty and a little sad. Our ancestors sacrificed so much for each proceeding generation, with the hope that one day there would be a prosperous nation of Black people free from the shackles of slavery, the bondage of share-cropping and the unjust laws of Jim Crow…And yes, from that man made disease, “racism”.

How they must have imagined!

That Black people one day would pool their intelligence, talent, land and money to build communities that support our culture, children and families. I believe our ancestors thought of a time in the future when businesses and institutions owned by Black people would blanket the landscape of our communities creating jobs, knowledge institutes, inventions, housing, hotels, hospitals, banks, restaurants, stores etc…The evolution of “Black Wall Street” Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1921 prosperity spreading across America, before the bombings and total destruction by angry white mobs.

What then, would they see today that would be cause for Celebration?

After the “I have a dream” speech and the subsequent murder of Dr. Martin Luther King in 1968, what

have Black people accomplished; no, not individually, but as a nation of people that give rise to the next generation of Black children? We have more freedom, education, money and talent then any preceding generation. Yet Mother Nature, through hurricane Katrina unveiled the precarious living conditions of urban Black America.

I too have a dream for Black America!

Imagine; that Black History Month (February) was a time for planting seeds (investing in businesses), and Juneteenth was a time to celebrate the new harvest of these businesses, jobs and institutions cooperatively funded and collectively owned by the community …Wealth creation, a legacy for the next generation to build upon…

How, you may ask, could we do this?

First, we would re-educate the Black Church community to an understanding that the tithes and gifts given on Sunday are on loan, and are to be used in a manner that is consistent with the parable of the “five talents”. That is, the offerings raised would be leveraged and multiplied by investing back into the community in the form of cooperative ownership in land, institutions and businesses owned and operated by the members to support the

needs of the giving congregants, (The Church) and community.

Second, the congregants would assess their talents and experiences and collaborate them in support of these newly established businesses and institutions…After all, the congregants will own them collectively with the entrepreneur and receive dividends based on their patronage…This vision would give new meaning to the celebration of Kwanzaa’s “cooperative economics”, through a cooperative plan of community building by investing our shared resources through a new support service system.

As you can see, my dream has generational roots that bring forth rivers of truth, knowledge, hope and faith from past lives planted in God's frozen, yet fertile soil, waiting for future generations to unlock their promise. If we listen closely we can hear their heartbeat within us, guiding us through our patch in the road we call life’s journey…If only more recipients of our ancestors sacrifice would stop and listen to the heart beat, then act accordingly, our journey and the next generations would be viewed from a much higher place on the mountain call prosperity… Heaven, here on earth...So what then shall we celebrate…their sacrifice, or our planting of seed in the journey? Relax, it’s only a dream…or is it.

Back to Normal?

What’s Normal?

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor I got my first COVID vaccination last week. No big deal, an achy arm, but otherwise, just like a flu shot. The young lady who administered the shot smiled and said, “after you get your second shot, you can get back to normal.” I wanted to ask her what was normal, but the man in line behind me seemed impatient, so I smiled and made my way out of the store.

I thought about it all the way home, though. What’s normal?

I don’t think crowding thirty or forty young people into a classroom is normal. I don’t believe that food lines snaking for blocks is normal. I don't think that high Black unemployment rates are normal. I don't think the wealth gap is normal.

I don’t think that more than 400,000 people dead is normal. The inability to formally mourn our departed loved ones isn’t normal. Crazy white people storming the Capitol surely isn’t normal. And conspiracy theorist, Marjorie Taylor Green, is so far away from normal that she is on the insanity spectrum.

In the ten months since the pandemic hit, we have seen changes in our communications, our employment, our economy, and more. Many of us, reasonably, yearn for the “normal” days when we could sit at a restaurant and have a meal, go to a play or a concert, invite a bunch of folks over to gather.

But we should ask ourselves what was normal about our normal. In other words, were we so comfortable in our world that we didn't look outside our world?

We can't miss the food lines now, but there were food lines, too, a year ago. We are focused on disparities now, but those disparities aren't new. Does back to normal mean accepting the inequities and absurdities of life as it was?

or the support to work through their assignments. Too often, their parents are essential workers—nurses, bus drivers, grocery store workers. Do we ever take a look at the people who serve us and notice that they are disproportionately Black and Brown?

When we see them do we wonder about their facts of life, about their challenges, or do we know the status quo as “normal”?

Is it normal for teachers’ unions and mayors to be so far apart? If we want students back in their classrooms, why can't we vaccinate every teacher and school worker? But the conflict between teachers and elected officials, especially in Chicago, calls for a national conversation with educators, students, and parents.

We've heard from everyone but students in this conversation.

What are they thinking and feeling? Is any of this normal?

We never saw mask-wearing as standard, and even now, with more than 400,000 dead, some fools refuse to wear them. But here's the real deal –vaccine or not, I’ll likely be wearing double masks until the end of the year, and so should you. People who have had the vaccine have still tested positive. They still need to wear masks and wash their hands frequently. But too many have made mask wearing a political statement. Our non-mask-wearing former president contracted COVID and got priority treatment and had access to the drug Regeneron, which is not available to the general public.

And he still won’t wear a mask, emboldening his sycophants.

I don’t think that more than 400,000 people dead is normal.

Somebody tweeted that “Rona was a disruption, and she is an opportunity.” I embrace that sentiment (though I had to do a double-take at “Rona” and pray that nobody chooses to name their child after this virus). This virus is an opportunity for us to scrutinize what we consider normal and how we need to change it.

Let’s start with education and the achievement gap. Students who come from low-income families don’t have the same academic support that others do.

They often don't have the technology to do virtual learning

I really don't know what is normal anymore, but I am sure that if 2019 was normal, we must embrace the abnormal. Or we need to define the new normal as safe, fair, and equitable. As my anonymous tweeter said, “Rona” is an opportunity for us to check ourselves and maybe get it right.

Dr. Julianne Malveaux is an economist and author. She can be reached at juliannemalveaux.com

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County to Seek NAACP Discusses Biden-Harris Housing Funds Administration First 100 Days for Foster Youth

and 93% of them were able to maintain stable housing over the course of that fiscal year.

Given the hig h rate of stability in the program, more than 300 youth receive assistance in any given month.

Amid a pandemic, a struggling economy, and racial strife, President Joseph Biden sets out to steer the country in a different direction within his first hundred days. The First 100 Days Virtual Town Hall, hosted

by The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) on January 27, 2021, discussed the COVID-19 pandemic and systemic racism and a framework for measuring the new Biden presidency, his campaign promises, and the fulfillment of his cabinet appointments.

The additional funds will expand housing resources to more than 100 youth currently in foster care, as well as youth at higher risk of unstable housing or homelessness, including: • Youth who are pregnant and/or parenting • Youth with mental and behavioral health needs • Youth with substance use disorders

The speakers were Ambassador Susan Rice, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council; Marcia Fudge, Secretar y of Housing and Urban Development; Representative Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus; R e pre s e nt at ive Kare n Bass for California’s 37th Congressional District; and Derrick Johnson, President & CEO of the NAACP. Journalist and White House Correspondent April Ryan moderated the discussion.

By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Communications Office The Board of Supervisors voted February 9 to let the County He a l t h a n d H u m a n Services A g e n c y (HHSA) apply for $480,000 for housing services for foster youth. The funds would be used by HHSA’s Child Welfare Services to provide additional housing assistance to reduce youth homelessness in the region.

H H S A’s Tr a n s i t i o n a l Housing Program provides up to three years of subsidized housing for current and former foster youth between 18 and 24 years of age. During fiscal year 2019-20, a total of 495 youth received subsidized housing

By Vayunamu Bawa Contributing Writer

Photo via Zoom by Vayunamu Bawa

Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, opened with a few comments. “It is definitely an honor and a privilege to be a part of this robust conversation with some of the most dynamic and powerful women in this country,” said Johnson.

Ambassador Susan Rice, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council in the new administration, listed racial equity as one of the most urgent priorities in her first 100 hundred days.

Ambassador Rice was asked which policies can be put in place by President Biden through executive orders and which need congressional process. “ The reality is that ver y important things require legislation,” said Ambassador Rice. “The President can’t pass major legislation or move money without Congress.”

The American Rescue Plan to assist Americans during the pandemic with rent relief, extending unemployment, sending out the additional $1,400 stimulus checks, and providing more vaccinations is a clear example of things that require legislative action.

Did you know you have safety and health protections from COVID-19 at work?

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“George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, something we passed in the 116th Congress, is going to be on our front burner and we continue on,” Beatty said on the issue of racial justice.

“President Biden is going to restore our faith in government,” she said. Secretary Fudge also has a plan for the millions of households at risk of losing their homes and apartments to have access to what they need and to know that the government is there for them.

“Homeownership amongst Black people is the same as it was in 1968 when the Fair Housing Act was passed.

We want to be sure that, as Ambassador Rice talked about, there is racial equity.”

R e pre s e nt at ive Kare n Bass, California’s 37th Congressional District, spoke on how and why the Congressional Black Caucus worked together with other ethnic caucuses last year to focus on the extreme disproportionalities Black people face during the pandemic.

Secretary Fudge is prepared to work with the other cabinet Secretaries and every sector involved in housing to empower communities and make sure that every agency works fairly and equitably.

Representative Joyce Beatty, Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CB C), spoke on the fight for all Americans, but especially Black Americans. COVID19 is at the top of the CBC’s list due to the high death rate of Black people disproportionate to the population.

“COVID, the pandemic, health as well as the economic crisis are examples of how we demonstrate we are the conscience of the Congress. We educate everybody about these issues while we fight for our communities at the same time,” said Bass.

Attendees were encouraged to reach out to their Congressional officials and their local NAACP to ask questions and get involved.

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which just celebrated 112 years of service, is dedicated to the advancement of justice and ensuring that Black people are treated equally and equitably.

Congresswoman Beatty Introduces Black History Month Resolutions

Workers in California have the RIGHT to:

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Urban Development Marcia Fudge’s first 100 days will involve providing the leadership and the vision to the HUD to ensure that every citizen has a roof over their head.

Measures expand on goals and ideals of Black History Month

Protection from safety and health hazards, including COVID-19

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To kickoff Black Histor y Mont h, U.S. C ongresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus, introduced three related pieces of legislation. Collectively, the resolutions formally recognize the important contributions, struggles and sacrifices of Black veterans and servicemembers throughout American history.

Refuse to work in an unsafe condition

To file a confidential complaint about an unsafe workplace, contact your nearest Cal/OSHA district office. It is illegal for your employer to reduce your hours, fire you or otherwise retaliate against you for filing a complaint.

Learn more about your RIGHTS and how to contact Cal/OSHA at dir.ca.gov/covid.

Your Actions Save Lives

“We owe Black veterans and soldiers, past and present, a huge debt of gratitude,” Beatty said. “All of us know that there are countless heroes and sheroes who sacrificed everything to make our Union more perfect for everyone.” She added,

“In that spirit, I call on my colleagues, Democrats and Republicans alike, to come together and do the same by officially recognizing that Black history is American history.”

Specifically, Beatty will introduce three resolutions: (1) recognizing the challenges Black veterans faced after their selfless service and emphasizing the need for the VA to continue to work to eliminate racial health and benefit disparities; (2) supporting the goals and ideals of Black History Month, and honoring the outstanding contributions of the 88 Black Medal of Honor recipients; and (3) expressing support

U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), Chair of the powerful Congressional Black Caucus.

for the issuance of a commemorative postage stamp in honor of the Buffalo Soldiers.

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SECONDHAND SMOKE DOESN’T STAY AT HOME

As COVID-19 lingers, and Californians continue to spend more time at home, it’s important to know that secondhand smoke can travel through air vents, sink drains, and cracks in walls, carrying toxic chemicals that can damage your lungs. If you’re being exposed, get strategies on how to protect yourself from this secondhand harm, especially now when lung health is key. Go to TobaccoFreeCA.com.

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THE GRANDPARENTS CONNECTION 16TH ANNUAL

Valentines Day Celebration Photos by Steve Peterson

By Steve Peterson Guest Contributor

On Saturday, February 13, 2021 The Grandparents Connection Inc held its 16th annual Valentine’s day celebration at Marie Callender’s 6950 Alvarado Rd. San Diego 92120.

This is the first event of the year with more to come. The Grandparents Connection Inc has been in business since Oct. 2005 with Clifford and Shearl Lambert leading the charge.

“We received Our Grandchildren from Texas ages 2mos and 1years old. We started this Organization so other families would not have to go thru the terrible things we went through. Our goal is to make sure these families get what they need to finish raising a Healthy child with an education. So, we have 13 events for the families.

Valentine’s Day is Our 1st Event of the year.

Most of the Grandparents are Single Parents so we make this an incredibly special day.”

“We passed out bouquets of roses and boxes of See’s Candy. With social distancing protocols in place, and if they needed Prayer, we were their do that too. We would also like to thank Marie Callender’s and their staff (Spencer) for allowing us to use their lot to make this a successful event. We will continue this story at our next Event.”

Armon Harvey CEO of Harvey Foundation, Lloyd Dozier (Member) Freddy Wilkins (Member) Charles Weatherford (Member) Spencer (Member of Marie Calendar) United Domestic Workers Assoc.

Jose Kleber.

The list of men who volunteered their time for this event are…

Clifford Lambert CEO of The Grandparents Connection, Norman Tate CFO of The Grandparents Connection

We meet every Thursday from 10am to 12pm at the Jacobs Center Community Room 404 Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114, you can call 619 931 9548 and ask for Cliff and Shearl Lambert or visit our website at https://www.grandparentsconnection.org/

WE ARE ALL BETTER

TOGETHER

Across the nation, the Black community is disproportionately affected by COVID-19 cases.

In California, Black residents are the 4th most affected group by COVID-19, making up 4% of all California cases.

Historically known as advocates and providers, Black churches across the state are stepping up to bridge the gap between the government and free access to community-based testing. As leaders in the community, the church testing sites are exemplifying the way to properly engage the Black community in providing resources and reducing the spread of COVID-19.

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Still The Original

“Bookman”: Mr. Brown

Photos Courtesy of Mr. Roosevelt

By John E. Warren Publisher

This year marks the 36th year of Mr. Roosevelt’s passion for putting books in the hands of children. Long before he retired from Solar Turbine as an employee, he was holding book giveaways for children. Before the pandemic, record crowds of children were coming to the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park for the grand event. From the very beginning, the book giveaway was funded by contributions and fund raising activities by Mr. Brown all year long with the idea of having enough books to give away each April.

This year, Mr. Brown hopes to give away between 11,000 and 15,000 books. The event will not be at the Organ Pavilion due to the pandemic, but rather, on the parking lot of the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint newspaper located at College Avenue and Billman/ Streamview, behind the 7/11.

Over the years, Mr. Brown has given away over one million books to children in San Diego, regardless of race or color, with the idea of helping each child build their own library. The books cover a wide range of subjects including Dr. Seuss, science, math, computers, famous Americans, animals, history, biology, short stories, novels, workbooks and much more. As a rule, each child receives at least one free new book and the event provides both entertainment and refreshments for both children and their parents.

Mr. Brown says that every effort is made to ensure that children who are in need of the books get the books, although no one is turned away.

The book giveaway started in Mr. Brown’s backyard and grew to the point that it was relocated to the Education Cultural Complex. The growth and fame of the event continued to grow and soon it was moved to the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park where it remained until the pandemic closed

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COVID-19 Community Champions are everyday Californians working to make life better during the pandemic, and it’s an honor to celebrate them

DR. KIZZMEKIA CORBETT Viral Immunologist Vaccine Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health

DR. DAVID M. CARLISLE, M.D. President Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science Los Angeles

DR. ELAINE BATCHLOR, M.D. Chief Executive Officer Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Los Angeles

DR. RODNEY HOOD President & Chairman Multicultural Health Foundation San Diego

DR. ADRIAN JAMES, M.D. Chief Media Officer West Oakland Health Council

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during Black History Month. They remind us that wearing a mask, washing our hands, watching our distance, and waiting to see loved ones, is our way of doing our part to help #StopTheSpread of COVID-19.

So when it's your turn, get vaccinated and help #EndThePandemic.

DR. ARNOLD PERKINS Former Director Alameda County Public Health Department Bay Area

DR. JANINE BERA, M.D. Chief Medical Officer Wellspace Medical Center Sacramento

DR. GARY S. MAY Chancellor University of California, Davis

DR. OLIVIA KASIRYE, M.D. Sacramento County Public Health Officer

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CANDLELIGHT VIGIL

For Di’Marcus LaVonne Mayes

By Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer

The family and friends of Di’Marcus LaVonne Mayes huddle in the corner of the Marketplace at Lake Murray parking lot. They are here to celebrate what would be his 30th birthday, almost two months after his murder in this very location.

Di’Marcus was shot in this dimly lit parking lot on December 11, 2021 at 9:35 PM, surrounded by businesses and apartment buildings. The quiet shopping center is known to be relatively safe with a fair amount of customers coming and going to various restaurants throughout the day, unaware of the violence that occurred mere steps from these establishments.

Despite the police having a suspect in custody, the family still has no answers as to why this tragic event happened. His mother’s voice is

tired, yet bold, as she talks of his death: “It’s a hard pill to swallow and it will never go away. And we’re not going anywhere until every last one of them is caught. To the day of our last dying breath.

That one person [the suspect], he didn’t even know Di’Marcus. There’s more to this.”

Di’Marcus’ family feels frustrated at the lack of answers and will not give up their fight to get them. When asked about how they have been treated by police, family members shake their head in frustration.

“I don’t feel like I have enough information. I don’t feel like I have enough...it’s not acceptable that there is so much going on in this city, which is La Mesa, how you cannot have more information. That’s just not acceptable...this kind of situation is unfathomable for us and doesn’t make any sense at all. We’re trying to make sense of it and as things do progress, it starts to make less and less sense even.

How can more information make less sense?”

Di’Marcus’ family wants his

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spirit and life to overshadow his death. As the group share stories of their loved one, a clear picture of Di’Marcus becomes clear. Extroverted and creative, the Escondido native loved making music that his friends still listen to every day. He cared about the city he called home and had aspirations to one day be mayor. He was the type of person who could be friends with anybody and would take time out of his day to visit and check on the people he cared about. He was an avid Harry Potter fan, often making his loved ones watch the movies with him.

His memorial poster and t-shirts worn by family show a beaming, inviting smile (one of his trademarks) and in many photos he is cheek to cheek with his 5-year-old daughter.

just turning up, having fun, being silly.”

Celebration of Life Trunnell L. Price, Chairman of the San Diego Black Panther Party San Diego, CA: The local Black Panther Party will honor the late Trunnell Price for his contribution to the Black History of San Diego.

For now, his family and friends stand in the spot he was last alive, playing his music on a small speaker. A funny tongue-in-cheek lyric flies by and instantly affects the small crowd. Some react with laughter, while others react with tears.

When asked how he would be celebrating his birthday if still here, Di’Marcus’ family look at each other and softly laugh.

“Right now, he would be partying and having a great time...he would be out here

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Trunnell Price was an original member of the Black Panther Party for Self Defense during the turbulent civil rights era of the 60’s and 70’s.

Trunnell held various positions within the original Black Panther Party. The Party was often misunderstood and misinterpreted as they fought for equal rights and respect for the people of the San Diego community.

We invite you to join us in this Black History Memorial Service.

“All Power To The People” San Diego Black panther party for Self-defense,By SDSU Oral history Department YouTube Part 2: Trump Presidency Inspires Reactivation Of San Diego Black Panther Party - YouTube Photos Cori Zarogoza, and also courtesy of the Mayes Family

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HEALTHY LIVING Using Play to Combat Your Child’s

Stress and Loneliness With the pandemic continuing to disrupt routines, you may have growing anxieties about how the extended crisis will affect your child’s social and emotional health long-term.

A new survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of the The Genius of Play — a national movement to educate parents and caregivers about play’s vital role in child development — examined the concerns of parents with children ages 2–18. Here are some of the findings, along with tips to counteract the negative effects of quarantine:

Social Skills Seven in 10 parents believe spending a year in quarantine will have a lasting effect on their child’s growth and development. Among those parents, the top concern is

that it’ll be more difficult for their child to connect with people in-person in the future (52%). Tied for second and third were concerns that it’ll be more difficult for their child to play (44%) or make friends in the future (also 44%) after being separated from their peers.

“There are numerous playtime activities that boost communication and social skills, which can be adapted to this new reality,” says Anna Yudina, senior director of marketing initiatives at The Toy Association.

During a period when travel is limited, Yudina suggests playing “International Menu” to help kids learn about the world. To play, pick a location and discuss its local dishes.

Then, give kids Play-Doh to create them. Have kids play

restaurant with their new DIY meals. Using action figures and toys, try other roleplay games that encourage interaction and communication skills that kids may not have practiced for awhile.

Classic board games with questions and answers — like Guess Who? — can also help kids build and retain their social skills.

Loneliness Four in 10 parents worry about their child’s mental health as a result of the pandemic. What’s more, 72% of respondents say they believe that during 2020 their child was lonelier than ever before. That’s a feeling extending to parents themselves — 58% said they, too, were lonelier than ever.

“Whether building a furniture fort, solving a puzzle or

using a science kit, collaborative play gives us an opportunity to connect and combat loneliness while keeping children happy and entertained,” says Yudina. “Playing together also offers parents insights into their child’s world and what may be causing their stress and anxiety.”

An arts and crafts session presents an opportunity to connect with friends and family who your child may be missing. Break out the paper, stickers, markers, and safety scissors to create cards to send to loved ones.

Be sure to organize virtual playdates, too. The latest apps are making it easier for kids to read, draw, act out

plays, and watch movies virtually with friends.

The Bright Side Despite its difficulties, parents indicated that this period has had silver linings.

When asked what positives have resulted from spending more time at home over the past year, the top response was being able to spend more time playing with their child (46%).

To get inspired to fill in all

those additional hours with play, visit thegeniusofplay. org, a great online resource for parents offering tons of play ideas.

“The long-lasting effects of the pandemic are yet to be determined,” says Yudina.

“In the meantime, all this extended time at home is an excellent opportunity for families to connect and play, keeping both kids and adults social and active.”

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Four Tips to Help You Ease the Winter Blues Dr. Lenore A. Tate Special to California Black Media Winter’s here. The weather is so much colder, and night arrives hours earlier than in the summer. Many of us may feel that our sleep cycle may have changed as well. Our mood waxes and wanes, and the activities that we typically engage in may have taken a back seat.

Add to that the onslaught of COVID-19 news, constantly adding to the weight of our days. All of this shifts our “biorhythms,” and we find ourselves experiencing some mild symptoms of depression, maybe anxiety, insomnia or sleeping too much and craving high carbohydrate comfort foods like cookies, cakes, ice cream, potato chips, etc.

Research has illustrated that we are at a higher risk of becoming ill when we increase our time indoors. Whether you’re shut in because have a cold, flu or experiencing fear of contracting COVID19, staying cooped up in the

house especially at this time of the year may negatively impact our physical and emotional health.

Check with your healthcare professional and your insurance to inquire if this treatment might be covered

try to get outside during the daylight for a short walk.

as effective, many experts report, as using a light box.

Just walking for 10 min-

If you have the winter blues, eat healthy and stay away from unhealthy snacks that decrease your energy and increase your weight. All those comfort foods make us feel good temporarily but decrease our energy and make us crave more of the same.

Seasonal Affective Disorder, known as SAD for short, is prevalent during the winter and young people and women are at higher risk.

With SAD, there are a host of symptoms that are associated with this condition. They include fatigue, depression, hopelessness and social withdrawal. You might also feel anxious, sad, and even irritability.

Try to sleep in a cool room and go to sleep about the same time each night. Try to sleep 6 to 8 hours and open the drapes or shades upon rising.

Typically, there are three modes of treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder.

They are: (1) light therapy; (2) self-care; (3) psychotherapy and (4) medication.

With the daylight hours shortened, some of us are waking up while it is still dark. Some people have found that using “light boxes” which emit an intense amount of light is helpful.

and a possibility for you. Or simply, open the shades in your house, add a lamp to a room or increase the wattage of your light bulbs and

utes three times a week has been shown to have positive results in reducing stress and decreasing depression.

Exercising for one hour is

Since COVID-19 began, it has become easier through telehealth to access psychotherapy, even for a short-term. If you are working and have insurance, inquire if your employer offers a resource such as the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides you with several free sessions that are available face to face or virtually.

Lastly, some people may need to consult with their physician or mental health professional about medications to improve their mood and energy level. If you are feeling suicidal, please seek out a healthcare professional or call 911 immediately.

Below are some recommendations you can do to take care of yourself if you are experiencing the winter blues/blahs or SAD: • Avoid trying to do everything for everybody • Engage in positive talk because what you say and think will impact how you feel.

• Be positive and confident.

• Take responsibility for your actions and not the actions of others. Stop accusing others. Use “I” statements.

• Forgive others. Don’t hold grudges. Life is too short.

Forgive yourself for your mistakes. Mistakes are a part of life. Love and take good care of you.

EDUCATION MLB Black History Month Scholarships Opportunities Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Throughout the month of February and beyond, Major League Baseball and it’s affiliated clubs will observe Black History Month 2021 by showcasing the voices of African American youth, professional players & coaches, historians, and others connected to the sport.

Educational scholarships and networking opportunities are on offer for students interested in a career in baseball and beyond. Here’s a sampling:

10th Annual MLB SABR Conference Scholarships Deadline Feb. 22

For the fifth consecutive year, MLB will sponsor a diverse group of qualifying students who are interested in a baseball operations career to receive a scholarship to attend the annual SABR Analytics Conference, which will be virtually held March 11-14.

The Conference is a four-day event on the impact of analytics on the game of baseball.

Students also will have an opportunity to participate in skill development sessions and networking opportuni-

ties with current MLB and Club employees.

Throughout February, students can apply with their

resumes and personal essays at https://boards.greenhous e.io/m lb e vents/ jobs/2595206. MLB has provided 75 scholarships through 2020, with 25 of the attendees receiving career opportunities with MLB Clubs and the Commissioner’s Office, including present and alumni participants of the Diversity Fellowship Program.

Black History Month Challenge - through Feb. 28 Powered by EVERFI, the educational series will be made available

to middle and high school students across MLB and Club-related youth programs. The EVERFI program is a nationwide digital learning initiative for students featuring topics that are curated to highlight the exceptional spirit of the Black community, embodied in the continued fight for equity, and to spark critical conversations around social justice. The challenge will be a four-part course with an optional essay component where teens can compete to win $20,000 in scholarships.

Visit https://sites.google. com/everfi.com/mls-bhmc/ home for more information.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS BIDEN’S NEW MESSAGE TO AFRICA

HOUSE IMPEACHMENT MANAGER

JOE NEGUSE IS FIRST

CLEARS WAY FOR NGOZI OKONJO-IWEALA AT WTO

ERITREAN-AMERICAN

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Global Information Network Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse , one of the standout speakers at the impeachment trial of ex-president Donald J. Trump, got raves from news pundits, saying a new national political star had been born.

He credits his parents with the values that propelled him into a career in politics.

“Over 35 years ago, my parents came to the United States from a small country in East Africa … as immigrants to a country that welcomed them with open arms and tremendous opportunities,” Neguse said in his first electoral victory speech.

“I’m not a typical candidate,” Neguse said in a video that ran during his campaign for the congressional seat. “As the son of immigrants, as the son of refugees who came to this country, I firmly believe that we are a country rooted in the values of empathy and compassion for people who are coming to the United States to rebuild their shattered lives.”

Neguse’s father, Debesai Neguse, fled Eritrea in 1980, seeking asylum in America.

His wife, Azeib, joined him a year later, and together they rebuilt their lives, 12,000 kilometers from home.

When they left Eritrea, in East Africa, a decades-long war for independence from neighboring Ethiopia had devastated the country. The conflict took tens of thousands of lives, depleted the economy and placed the entire nation, and its 6 million people, on a war footing. A U.S. travel advisory issued Jan. 25, 2021, warns of Covid-19, limited consular assistance and landmines.

Neguse, a Democrat, ran in Colorado’s second district and represents about 720,000 Coloradans in a district that covers about 10 counties. Neguse raised more than $1.2 million for his campaign, compared to the Republican Peter Yu’s roughly $66,000.

His victory at 34 made him one of the youngest members of the 116th U.S.

Congress. He’s also a new father. In August 2018, his wife, Andrea, gave birth to their first child, Natalie.

“While our campaign may be over, our real work has only just begun,” Neguse said in his victory speech.

“We are living in trying times, which demands the very best of ourselves in order to combat the toxicity and the vitriol and the strife so common today.”

Neguse, born in Bakersfield, California, was a Regent of the University of Colorado from 2008 to 2015, and co-founder of New Era Colorado, an advocacy organization for young voters.

The issues he’s identified as top priorities: protecting the environment, universal health care and a woman’s right to choose and immigration reform.

With his election in Colorado, he became the state’s first Black congressman and the first EritreanAmerican representative in the U.S.

At a virtual meeting this past weekend with members of the African Union Summit 2021, President Joe Biden shared his vision for more trade and investment opportunities while advancing peace and security.

“The United States stands ready now to be your partner in solidarity, support and mutual respect,” Biden said in a video address, his first speech to an international forum as U.S. president.

He described a future “committed to investing in our democratic institutions and promoting the human rights of all people, women and girls, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, and people of every ethnic background, religion and heritage.”

The message was warmly welcomed by Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat. The African Union looks forward to “resetting the strategic AU-USA partnership,” he said.

Biden’s tone was a major departure from that of the previous administration,

ANGOLAN SATIRICAL CARTOONIST

WINS HUMAN RIGHTS PRIZE Photo of S. Picarra

S ergio Picarra, popular cartoonist of Angola, has received the FrancoGerman Prize for Human Rights and the Rule of Law, it was announced this week.

It was a first for an Angolan satirist.

Created in 2016, the prize is awarded every year to human rights defend-

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Recipients include lawyers who represent human rights defenders and journalists who delve into the under-reported stories.

Born in Luanda, Picarra works from his home in Angola, where he studies national and international newspapers for fodder for his drawings.

More than 70 entries were received by the French and German Ministries of Foreign Affairs and 15 winners were chosen.

His work was shaped by Angola’s recent history as a country that became independent in 1975. His pieces appear in independent

weekly newspapers and his comics are also shared on social networks. He collaborates with numerous civil society organizations.

His drawings have become a standard point of reference for political discussions, such as on the reform policies of the Angolan Government.

Photo of N. Okonjo-Iweala

which framed its Africa policy within the context of U.S. competition with China or as a theater for fighting violent extremism.

On his first day in office, Biden repealed the Trump administration’s ban on travelers from Muslimmajority and African countries, including Libya, Somalia, Eritrea, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.

“Just the very fact that Biden did it [addressed the African Union] changes the tone immeasurably from the previous administration,” said Michael Shurkin, a senior political scientist focusing on Africa at the RAND Corporation told the Voice of America.

“By focusing on Africa for Africa’s sake, Africans for Africans’ sake, that’s actually a far more effective way to compete with the Chinese,” he added In January 2018, President Donald Trump was criticized for allegedly using a derogatory term in describing African nations.

Last week, Secretary of

He began his career as a cartoonist in 1990, giving life to the well-known character “Mankiko, the undefeatable,” a problematic individual who criticizes the political and social contexts of Angolan reality.

Besides Mankiko, Sérgio Piçarra gave life to another character, Esperança, a young girl who carries her brother on her back, which aims to draw society’s attention to another reality very common in Angola.

In 2019, he became the first Angolan cartoon artist to participate in the initiative

State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. He expressed his grave concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region and urged immediate, full, and unhindered humanitarian access to prevent further loss of life.

The State Department is also reportedly considering action against President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda, a staunch U.S. military ally who recently won his sixth term through a bloody election.

In other news, the Biden administration has ended the deadlock over the next head of the World Trade Organization by expressing its “strong support” for Nigeria’s ex-finance minister.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala was frontrunner for the role until the Trump administration last October said it wanted South Korea’s Yoo Myunghee. Ms Yoo has now withdrawn her candidacy.

If confirmed, Dr OkonjoIweala would be the first woman and the first African to lead the WTO.

Cartooning for Peace in Africa.

“For me, it represents a way of expressing my critical view of what goes on in society, in politics, in everything, but especially in politics because this type of cartoon is the editorial cartoon that is exactly dedicated to the analysis, let’s say, humorous, satirical of political events,” he told Euronews.

Picarra’s work also appears in the Encyclopedia of African Political Cartooning.

U.S. IMMIGRATION SERVICE CANCELS DEPORTATION OF AFRICANS AFTER REPORTS OF TORTURE Global Information Network A plane carrying Cameroonian, Angolan and Congolese asylum seekers due to take off from Alexandria, Louisiana, was canceled with minutes to spare after advocacy groups published affidavits by detainees of torture by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.

The affidavits listed a host of violent tactics ICE officials had reportedly used to pressure the detainees to submit to their deportation.

ICE agents were accused of choking, beating, and forcing the asylum seekers to agree to expulsion by threatening them placement in Covid-19 wards.

ICE was accused of similar

abuse in October but denied the claims and did not change its policy of accelerated deportation of African and Caribbean asylum seekers. An ICE spokesperson has now signaled a change in stance.

ICE canceled the planned deportation “to allow any potential victims or witnesses an opportunity to be interviewed, and will conduct an agency review of recent use-of-force reports related to individuals on this flight, and issue any additional guidance or training as deemed necessary,” it wrote in a statement.

Clovis Fozao, one of the detainees facing expulsion spoke to The Intercept

news outlet. He described threats made by ICE agents.

Detained migrants who didn’t submit to removal, he said, would be moved to Bravo-Alpha, the detention unit where coronavirus-positive detainees are held in quarantine.

The Pine Prairie facility, which is operated by the private prison firm GEO Group, currently has 21 confirmed coronavirus cases, according to ICE’s own tracker.

A m ong t h e a dvo c a c y groups protesting ICE deportation threats were Freedom for Immigrants, Al Otro Lado, Advocates for Immigrants Rights and Witness at the Border.

Since Cameroon descended into civil war in 2016, more than 400,000 people have fled ethnic and political persecution, with thousands

seeking asylum in the United States, wrote the Foreign Policy news magazine.

Many have instead been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), suffering conditions that advocates say flout international norms for the

treatment of refugees.

The inhumane treatment comes despite the role of the United States in Cameroon’s civil war, according to FP in an article titled “The United States Has Failed Cameroonian Asylum-Seekers.”

“In addition to their colonial legacies,” they wrote, “western countries have fanned the flames of the crisis by indirectly bankrolling the persecution of Anglophones with funds for infrastructure and counterterrorism operations.

“While the White House denounced (the Paul Biya) administration, the United

States donated military helicopters, turboprop jets, and drones to his arsenal.

Cameroonians have fled a crisis shaped in part by the West only to be met with hostility on American shores.”

According to Witness at the Border, ICE conducted 1,008 deportation flights in 2020, to at least 31 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean and Africa.

Among the deportees was Paul Pierrilus, a 40-yearold financial consultant from New York State who had never been to Haiti and is not a Haitian citizen, according to the country’s ambassador to Washington.

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By A.L. Haynes Contributing Writer

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Benjamin Solomon “Ben” Carson was born in 1951 in Detroit, Michigan. The son of a single mother, the family struggled financially. Like many children in his situation, Carson’s childhood was filled with ridicule from classmates, low self esteem, a bad temper, and poor school performance. His mother, Sonya, wasn’t going to accept that for either of her sons. In addition to school work, she required her boys to read two books a week and give her a report on them.

Within weeks there was noticeable improvement in school performance, and with that improvement came self confidence and motivation. Ben Carson went on to graduate from Yale University with an undergraduate degree in psychology and University of Michigan School of Medicine, specializing in neurosurgery.

In 1977, Dr. Carson joined the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center as a resident, the hospital’s first-ever black neurosurgical resident. From 1983-1984, Carson worked in Western Australia as a senior registrar in neurosurgery at the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Dr. Carson returned to Johns Hopkins as the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, the youngest doctor holding that position in the country at that time. He remained in that position for 29 years.

In this Sept. 16, 2004 photo, Dr. Ben Carson, then-director of pediatric neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, holds a model of the heads of conjoined twins Tabea and Lea Block of Lemgo, Germany.

AP Photo by Chris Gardner

Dr. Carson made history in 1987 by becoming the lead surgeon on the first successful separation of Siamese twins joined at the head. Carson used a break-through approach, lowering the twins’ body temperature to the point

Kizzy Corbett

patients were less likely to receive ventilators under “doctor’s choice” rules.

Kizzmekia Corbett, Ph.D., Wikimedia Commons

By A.L. Haynes Contributing Writer

Dr. Kizzmekia Shanta Corbett, known to many as simply “Kizzy”, was born in North Carolina in 1986. She earned her undergraduate degree in biological sciences and sociology from the University of Maryland, where she was also a National Institutes of Health (NIH) undergraduate scholar, and her doctorate degree in microbiology and immunology from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

“‘I would say to people who are vaccine-hesitant that you’ve earned the right to ask the questions that you have around these vaccines and this vaccine development process,” she mentioned to CNN. Nonetheless, she attended the public vaccination of Reverend Jesse Jackson and has allowed Dr. Anthony Fauci to use her name and race to encourage people of colour that the vaccine is safe. She has done interviews with numerous media outlets in an effort to help rebuild a trust of medicine, science, and vaccines broken over centuries of abuses.

Prior to her work with coronavirus vaccines, Dr. Corbett studied dengue fever, SARS, MERS, and hRSV. She has also developed a universal flu vaccine which is ready to enter clinical trials. All told, she has over 15 years of experience studying and fighting viruses.

She currently works at the NIH as a research fellow and the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team in the Vaccine Research Center. A viral immunologist, Dr. Corbett is currently focused on developing coronavirus vaccines. One of the vaccines Corbett’s team designed in partnership with Moderna, Inc. has already been approved by the FDA. “Kizzy” is also helping to lead the push to get vaccinated among the Black community.

“We know our history, and we understand from where this hesitancy comes,” Corbett told the Chicago Sun-Times. She is not unrealistic. Her personal Twitter was called out

by Fox News for the cynical tone she took in the early days of the pandemic, noting Black

President Joe Biden listens as Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), right, speaks during a visit at the Viral Pathogenesis Laboratory at the NIH. (AP Photo_Evan Vucci)

of circulatory arrest. The 70-member surgical team took 22 hours to separate the twins, but both lived for several years. In the mid-1990s, their parents did express some regret, as one twin fell into a coma and never woke up, while the other has permanent physical and mental impairments.

After this, Carson became one of the most respected neurosurgeons (pediatric or otherwise) in the world. He was invited to head separations surgeries several more times, around the world, with mixed results due to development of the children.

Dr. Carson is also famous for other surgical innovations, including the first intra-uterine procedure to relieve water on the brain for a fetus and a “hemispherectomy”, an operation that removes half of the brain to stop uncontrollable seizures. In infants, this stops the seizures and the remaining half of the brain develops to compensate for the missing half. His facial reconstructive techniques are still popular among plastic surgeons.

In 1994, Carson and his wife started what became the Carson Scholars Fund. The Fund awards scholarships to high school students for academic and humanitarian achievement. He also co-founded the Benevolent Endowment Fund, which helps cover medical expenses for uninsured and underinsured brain surgery patients.President George W. Bush awarded Dr. Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in 2008.

In a 2003 interview with the Baltimore Sun,

Carson said, “To me, giving is making yourself available. It’s using the gifts and talents that God has given you to elevate other people -mentally, physically and spiritually. And it also, in my case and in my wife’s case, involves giving a lot of money.”

After retiring from the position of Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins in 2012, Dr. Carson began to do numerous public speaking gigs on a variety of subjects, medical, social, and political. In 2013, he retired from medicine. Fox News hired him as a commentator in 2014, where he stirred controversy as a matter of course. He was especially vocal about his views that homosexuality is a choice and abortion is murder. He was also blunt about his opposition to the Obama administration.

In 2016, he ran for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination, but was beaten by D. Trump. After Trump became president, Carson was appointed as the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary, a position for which many argued he had no qualifications.

Carson’s political positions and HUD policies left many feeling betrayed. Bishop Frank Reid summed up national Black sentiments when he told the Baltimore Sun, “[Carson] is no longer the hero he once was.”

Joanne Martin, co-founder of the Great Blacks in Wax Museum noted that they would not be removing Carson’s figure, as he had still accomplished great things, but neither would they be updating the plaque or figure to encompass his political career.

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LOCAL ARTS & CULTURE Local Theatre Students Help Bring Shakespeare to Life The online production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, presented by the Globe and USD, runs through February 28, 2021

Director, Sam White

Though theatre spaces are still darkened by the COVID19 shutdown, a free virtual broadcast of William Shakespeare’s comedy classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream is available for audiences to enjoy. Through a joint venture of The Old Globe and the University of San Diego, the Shiley Graduate Theatre Program nationally recruits seven talented student actors each year to participate in an intensive two-year course of graduate study in classical theatre. The cast and creative team will broadcast from the Globe’s in-the-round stage.

Detroit Shakespeare’s Sam White directs the online production, giving it a modern twist. The show will be available to view from home through Sunday, February 28, 2021, Visit The Old Globe’s YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/TheOldGlobe) and on the Globe’s website (www.TheOldGlobe.org) for more information.

The students use all the tools of streaming theatre to bring the Bard’s most popular comedy directly to the screen. Filled with music, humor, and

poetry, the dream unfolds in an enchanted forest where fairies play tricks on unsuspecting lovers, and actors are transformed beyond their wildest imaginings, and a secret potion grants love at first sight. Ms. White transports the action to industrial America circa 1940, where the assembly line is as magical as the woods of Athens.

“In a time of enormous challenges, the Globe’s artists have led the way with acts of great imagination and reinvention,” said Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein. “Our student artists have done the same. It’s always a privilege to showcase our actors-in-training as they encounter Shakespeare. This year, they’ve brought their talents and full hearts to our virtual platforms. The fresh and funny theatrical vision of Sam

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White works magic not only as she guides and stretches this exciting company, but also as she finds new currents of joy and emotion in one of the world’s great plays.”

“The faculty and students have successfully adjusted to a new way of theatre making.

The culmination of the training can be seen in this production. We are glad to have Sam White, a leader in our industry, working with our students. She’s shaping the way for the next generation of theatre artists as she helps us redefine the classics for a contemporary audience,” said Jesse Perez, Director of Professional Training for The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program.

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MARKET CREEK’S FIRST POP-UP

Art Gallery Debuts “Blessed to Be Here”

Exhibit features works by LA-based artist Jermaine Adeshola Williams Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Southeastern San Diego’s art scene continues to grow with the emergence of the Pop-Up Art Gallery at Market Creek Plaza.

The partnership between the Southeast Arts Team and the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation has brought the first art galler y into the area.

Community members can make an appointment for free and explore the space – filled with local artists’ paintings, jewelry and other work. The exhibit features works by LA-based artist Jermaine Adeshola Williams, whose art was collected by both the late Nipsey Hussle and the late African Congolese billionaire Sindika Dokolo.

“Having a space dedicated to art led by community members, right off of Euclid and Market has been a game changer.

People stop me every day to share how excited and proud they are that this is here. Kim Phillips-Pea and her team have done an amazing job. Attracting an artist like [Jermaine Adeshola Williams] shows the promise Southeastern San Diego holds and that people believe in what we’re doing,” said Kamaal Martin, curator of the exhibition.

“Blessed to Be Here” runs until February 24th. Born in Los Angeles to Ghanaian and Nigerian parents, selftaught artist Jermaine Adeshola Wi l l i ams multi-disciplinary practice draws on skills and experiences acquired through years in the fashion, music and film industry as a creative director, photographer, painter and set designer.

The gallery is located at 342

Euclid Ave, Suite 406, San Diego, CA 92114 in Market Creek Plaza.

Due to COVID-19 occupancy guidelines, the gallery must be visited by appointment only Tuesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. As availability permits, appointments can be booked on the spot at calendly.com/popupartgallery. All guests will also be asked to sign a COVID19 form for everyone’s health and safety.

The gallery’s dedicated Instagram also provides announcements and exhibit previews at @popupgalleryatmarketcreekplaza.

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BUSINESS NEWS AMBER PICKENS:

Coloring Success

and Black History

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

to build our communities,” Pickens added.

Amber Pickens is celebrating Black History Month in a big way.

The dancer, actress, and singer has added author to her long list of titles with the release of “Blooming in Motion,” a coloring book that celebrates Black history in the performing arts through dance.

Pickens’ original illustrations honor nearly two dozen dance legends, including dancers and entertainers Alvin Ailey, Eartha Kitt, and Debbie Allen, whom she met as a fourth grader.

“When I met her, my eyes were opened to the world of dance and so much more,” Pickens told NNPA Newswire.

“She planted other seeds like choreographing and producing and making sure

Allen, the famed dancer, choreographer, and actress, released a statement expressing her delight over being included in Pickens’ book.

“I am so proud to be included in Amber’s coloring book,” Allen wrote. “It is very important that young black and brown girls see images of themselves that they can celebrate.”

Pickens said Allen often reminded her and other students to find ways to give back to their community.

She remarked that Allen opened a new world for her and others.

“She introduced us to teachers from all around the world,” Pickens recalled. “It was life-changing, it was powerful.”

A Juilliard School graduate, Pickens made her choreography directing debut in January at the Sundance

Film Festival.

Her film, “Passing,” is based on Harlem, New York, in the 1920s.

Originally, the “Passing” role was intended for a friend who thought Pickens would be better suited.

“Someone approached one of my friends and asked him if he was interested in a small project. He didn’t have any idea what it was,” Pickens recalled. “They did describe the type of dancer they wanted, and he pointed them to me.”

Written by Nella Larsen, “Passing” takes a close look at racial identity, racism, and white privilege. Netflix has picked up the film, and it is expected to air in the coming months.

Pickens grew up in Dallas, Texas, and began dancing at the age of 2.

She said her mother wanted her to participate in activ-

ities that matched her high-energy level.

Amber Pickens’ Coloring Book Cover: Blooming in Motion/Courtesy Amber Pickens

She performed in church and at school and later earned a scholarship to Debbie Allen’s dance camp.

Pickens said she spent her summers in New York attending Broadway camps, the Alvin Ailey dance studios, and taking voice lessons. She also studied her mentor, Allen, closely and desired to emulate her success.

“She taught us how to focus, how to shut everything out, and how important all of that was,” Pickens stated. “I learned so much from her, and I want to do the same for others. Give back.”

In 2011, Pickens received an invite to study at The Juilliard School.

In 2015, she graduated from Juilliard with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and later made her Broadway debut in Cirque du Soleil’s “Paramour.”

Additionally, Pickens has performed in “The Wrong Man” and was also cast in the long-running television hit, “Law & Order: SVU.” In keeping a full calendar, Pickens hosts “Kickback & Chat with Amber Pickens,” a talk show broadcast on local cable television in Texas and state schools.

“I want people to realize that Black history is [American] history,” Pickens told NNPA Newswire. “[Black American heroes] helped to shape the world.”

She said her new coloring book shines a positive spotlight on African American dance and entertainment

legends, adding, “Even as an adult, I do not hear about these individuals on a regular basis.”

“You have so many Black kids in the ballet world, and we’re forced to compare our bodies and our ways when we should be celebrating our differences and learning from each other, not questioning our beings. Coloring is such a joy, and it takes you away from what’s going on in the world and increases positivity in your life.”

MILLENNIAL MONEY:

3 Things to Know if You’re New to Gig Work

By Kelsey Sheehy NerdWallet Shutdowns, layoffs and salary cuts brought on by the coronavirus pandemic have left millions of Americans searching for new sources of income. Those who’ve recently turned to gig work may be weeks away from a financial surprise in the form of unexpected tax bills and insurance coverage fine print.

“These are the two key items that most new business owners overlook,” says Chris Russell, a San Diego-based certified financial planner who specializes in business owners and the self-employed.

Don’t consider yourself a small-business owner? Well, let’s start there.

need to incorporate or do anything like that.”

Sure, you’re just running food deliveries. But that simple act makes you a small business in the eyes of the IRS. And that opinion is the only one that counts when it comes to taxes.

“Basically, you’re considered an independent contractor,” says Garrett Watson, a senior policy analyst with the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit organization. “You don’t need to do anything super complicated. You don’t

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from your paycheck. That’s not the case for gig workers, Russell says.

“No taxes are deducted from the money you make as a business owner,” Russell says.

“Meaning that you will likely owe a lot of money to the IRS when you file your returns.”

TO THE IRS, YOU ARE A SMALL BUSINESS

A good rule of thumb: For every dollar you earn doing gig work, save 30% to put toward income and self-employment taxes. Going forward, plan to estimate and pay those taxes quarterly to avoid a penalty from the IRS. But you do need to pay taxes on any money you earn

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through gig work. This fact is often an unwelcome, and expensive, surprise for new

gig workers. As an employee, income and payroll taxes are automatically withheld

And if you’re thinking “I didn’t earn much. I won’t report it. How will the IRS know?” Don’t. It’ll know.

EXPENSE TRACKING IS YOUR BEST FRIEND Gig work isn’t all money in the bank. You are incurring expenses, too. Keep track of those as you can likely deduct some of them and lower that tax bill we talked about a second ago.

“Keep good and honest records to take advantage of all deductions that you’re entitled to,” says Ryan Greiser, a certified financial planner in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Apps like Stride, Hurdlr and MileIQ automatically track your mileage and expenses, for free or a nominal fee, to help you calculate taxes. Depending on your situation, Greiser says QuickBooks might be worth exploring.

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“It is a small investment to track expenses, estimate your quarterly taxes, track your mileage and pay your quarterly taxes online,” Greiser says.

You also want to investigate the nuances of what can and

cannot be deducted depending on your slice of gig work, Watson says, pointing to ride-hailing services as an example.

Say you drop a passenger off and drive across town to find your next ride, he says. Can you deduct the cost of gas used in between rides? (You can.)The IRS Gig Economy Tax Center is a good place to find answers to your questions.

INSURANCE CAN BE COMPLICATED The IRS isn’t the only agency that needs to know about your new income stream.

Your insurance agent needs to be clued in, too. Not disclosing your work could get you dropped from your policy in some cases. And, beyond that, your insurance agent can help you understand what aspects of your gig work are covered.

Transporting food or people? You need to know if your personal car insurance policy covers incidents while you’re on the job (It likely won’t.). Rideshare or commercial auto insurance could fill in the gaps.

While the platform you work on might cover you with a commercial policy, it only kicks in under specific circumstances. It’s important to know the details of that coverage.

Uber and Lyft provide commercial coverage for drivers, but it applies only if you have passengers in the car or are on the way to pick up a passenger after accepting a ride.

DoorDash provides liability coverage only and just when food is in your car. Grubhub and Instacart don’t provide any commercial coverage for delivery drivers on their platforms.

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“I would today, but one of the reasons I would know what to reply today was because I was reared by a grandmother who always knew what to reply in such situations. She happened to be standing beside me when Mr. Fulton, the principal, said this to me.

“She gave Mr. Fulton an education in racial pride and pride of origin, which I am sure he never forgot. She did it in the most polite but in a very firm and pointed way, and when it was over, we both got a very profound apology from him.”

A valedictorian at UCLA in 1927, Dr. Bunche earned a master’s in political science in 1928 and a Ph.D. in government and international relations in 1934 from Harvard University.

He founded and taught classes in the Political Science Department at Howard University in Northwest, Washington, D.C. Dr. Bunche became the first African American Desk Officer at the State Department during World War II.

He helped form the United Nations in 1945 and, in 1948, he mediated the hostile Arab-Israeli conflict that led to his Nobel Prize. Later, Dr. Bunche served as Undersecretary-General for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations.

After winning the Nobel Prize, Dr. Bunche remained active stateside in the fight for civil rights.

He also reflected on the plight of Black people in America.

“Like every Negro in America, I’ve suffered many disillusioning experiences. Inevitably, I’ve become allergic to prejudice,” Dr. Bunche said in 1950.

“On the other hand, from my earliest years, I was taught the virtue of tolerance; militancy in fighting for rights – but not bitterness.

And as a social scientist, I’ve always cultivated a coolness of temper, an attitude of objectivity when dealing with human sensitivities and irrationalities…”

President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded Dr. Bunche the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1963.

Dr. Bunche died in 1971 at age 68.

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health,” Lee said. “It’s safe, it’s secure, and in just minutes you can find out if you are eligible for financial help and the options available in your area.”

An estimated 2.7 million Californians still don’t have health insurance, including 1.2 million people who are eligible for financial help through Covered California to greatly reduce their monthly health care costs, or qualify for no-cost or low-cost Medi-Cal plans. The largest portion of these uninsured who are eligible for financial help through Covered California are in Southern California, with an estimated 718,000 people living in the Los Angeles, Inland Empire, Orange and San Diego metro areas.

“The biggest hurdle to health insurance remains affordability, but most people who are uninsured do not know they are eligible for financial assistance, which is why everyone should just take a few minutes to check out their options,” Lee said.

Consumers can safely and easily find out if they are eligible for financial help through

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It is still the law for Californians to have health insurance in 2021 -- or pay a costly penalty at tax time. Consumers who can afford health care coverage, but choose to go without, could pay a penalty when filing their state income taxes. The penalty is administered by California’s Franchise Tax Board and could be as much as $2,250 for a family of four or $750 for an individual.

tences for nonviolent offenses; establishing that low-value thefts without serious injury or use of a weapon are misdemeanors; • providing guidance enhancements;

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• limiting gang enhancements to the most dangerous offenses; • retroactively applying sentence enhancements previously repealed by the Legislature; • equalizing custody credits for people who committed the same offenses, regardless of where or when they are incarcerated; • clarifying parole suitability standards to focus on risk of future violent or serious offenses; • establishing judicial process for “second look” resentencing. down such gatherings. Prior to the pandemic the event had attracted free bus service for some of the children to ensure that no children were left out simply because they did not have transportation in an official and approved manner with a school official, a principal, teacher, or librarian required to be on each bus.

The recommendations, the report stated, address some of the most obvious problems that the CRPC found and indicate are glaringly widespread. The committee says the findings in the report are based on hard data and observational research.

“The current system has deep racial inequity at its core,” the CRPC detailed in the 89-page report. “New data published for the first time in this report reveals that racial disparities may be even worse than many imagined. This report confirms people of color are disproportionately punished under state laws.”

Mr. Brown’s own children grew up with the event and one of his sons took over the operational aspect in recent years, easing the burden on Mr Brown. But that would not have been enough had it not been for the army of volunteers, students and teachers that Mr. Brown has met over the years and many have come back to pitch in and help make the “Children’s Book Party” a success year after year.

The recommendations follow a year of studying California’s criminal punishments, guided by testimony from 56 expert witnesses, extensive public comment,

It seems that the event has become a tradition in some families because children who came twenty years ago are now bringing their own children. Many who have gone on to college have kept in touch, by their own choice.

The CRPC was established to rationalize and simplify California’s criminal laws. The committee is also charged with advancing policies that keep the state on the course of improving public safety while making an effort to reduce unnecessary incarceration.

Mr. Brown says, “We understand how children who don’t have full access to the power of language can face limits in their lives, and lose out on valuable knowledge. What can be more important than a kid sitting down to read a book, learning about the world through words, cultivating their imagination and improving their self esteem? Hopefully, like those before them, these kids will share their books with their children because, in this age of computers, books are still essential.”

Mr. Roosevelt Brown’s efforts have been a whole family affair with the hands-on support of his wife and children, his son, JaMarr Brown, a college graduate now working and serving as the M.C. for the event each year.

Thank you Mr. Roosevelt Brown for 36 years of selfless service.

staff research, and over 50 hours of public hearings and committee deliberation.

“We also sought out reforms that would have as broad an impact as possible with general consensus across interest groups, keeping in mind the twin goals of improving public safety and creating a more humane system,” the report stated.

The Legislature handed the CRPC special data-gathering powers, allowing it to observe all aspects of criminal law and procedures to make recommendations that would adhere to the state’s penal code.

“California must be a leader in criminal justice reform that will keep our communities safe and address the impacts that mass incarceration and ineffective policing have taken on poor communities of color,” Bradford stated.

The recommendations in the CRPC report line up with two potentially game-changing criminal justice reform bills making their way through the legislature, Senate Bill (SB) 81 and SB 82, introduced on Feb. 9 by Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley). Skinner and Assemblymember Sydney Kamlager, who is vice chair of the legislature’s Black caucus, are also members of CRPC. SB 81 would reform the state’s use of sentencing enhancements that add years to prison sentences. The bill would also reform a 150-year-old law that gives prosecutors the ability to classify a petty theft charge as a felony robbery.

“SB 81 sends a clear message to our courts: Sentence enhancements should be used judiciously, and only when the enhancement is necessary to protect the public. And SB 82 will help ensure that in the case of theft, the punishment meets the crime,” Sen. Skinner said.

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SPORTS LOCAL BLACK HISTORY

This GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMP Made History

By Angela Phillips-Caruso I would like to introduce you to a part of African American History that has been forgotten.

His name is John Phillips Sr. —the first African American in the United States to win the 1964 Golden Gloves, Heavyweight Class—and he is my father.

He achieved this when “blacks” were not listed or recognized for their accomplishments. In the 28-year history of the Golden Gloves (at that time) he was one of two fighters from the same stable that helped bring the trophy home to Houston.

The Golden Gloves Trophy

would travel to the other Houston Boxing Gyms to be on display. If not for his collection of newspaper articles; there would be no proof of this momentous feat.

He was also the only African American to attend Chula Vista High School in 1957.

Although he excelled in both basketball and football no one wanted a black guy to be on their team.

After graduating from highschool he joined the Marines and was given the nickname “Hegequa” which is Okinawan for mustache.

After the marines, he came back home, enrolled and

attended the inaugural year at Southwestern College where he made the All-Conference Team for football.

During his lifetime, he has faced prejudice, segregation and discrimination. However, he did not allow this to taint his view of life and people in general. It was just a part of life at that time and he knew it was to be endured.

He, along with my mother Barbara, raised our family right there in Chula Vista off Oleander Avenue. They showed by example that hard work is what life comes down to; that and how you treat others is what truly matters.

He is now 81, a cancer survivor and a retired truck driver. He still lives in San Diego with his present wife Renee. He is a Grandfather of 8 and recently became a Great Grandfather.

You can still find “Big John” at the gym working out – hitting the bag, working the weights. My childhood friends, to this day, remember my daddy hitting that speed bag in our garage. You always knew when he got home because the repetition of that bag hitting the board was profound.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS SD Community ‘African Masks…

College District The Art of Masquerade’ BHM Events Debuts at SDAAMFA Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Photo from a previous year’s Black History Month event.

The San Diego Community College District is celebrating Black History Month with films, Black storytelling, a remembrance of the Tulsa race massacre, and more. In addition, KSDS Jazz 88, which is housed at San Diego City College, will be celebrating Black History Month by shining a light on The

Bebop Era with homages to legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and Fats Domino.

Friday, February 19, 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, February 24, 6 to 8 p.m.

Fences

The Black Church: This is Our Story, This is Our Song

Screening of this film based on the August Wilson play that is the sixth in the 10-part Pittsburgh Cycle is sponsored by City College Umoja, HUBU, City Scholars, Diversity Committee, and San Diego State University’s Africana Studies.

All events are free and open to the public.

Among the highlights:

Saturday, February 20, 6 to 8 p.m.

Second of two sessions on The Black Church, PBS series chronicling the rich history that is part of the African-American experience.

Episodes 3 and 4 (‘God Will Make A Way’ and ‘Crisis of Faith’) cover the pivotal period of Black churches at the turn of the 20th century and the crossroads Black churches found themselves in after Black leader such as The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Sponsored

by Mesa College.

Ask Your Mama: The Langston Hughes Project

You can access the film through this link. https://www.pbs.org/show/black-church/.

The Langston Hughes Project is a multimedia concert performance of Langston Hughes’ kaleidoscopic jazz poem suite “Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods for Jazz.” This is a virtual presentation with Dr. Ron McCurdy, professor of Music at the USC Thornton School of Music, and includes performance and discussion.

Thursday, February 25, 4 to 6 p.m.

Here is the Zoom link: https://sdsu.zoom.us/ j/83968158717#success

Here is the Zoom link: https://cccconfer. zoom.us/j/7524965099#success. Meeting ID 752 496 5099

Wednesday, February 24, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Eye on Black Studies: Celebrating the Legacy and Continued Mission of Black Studies A reflection on Black History Month at Mesa College and a discussion about the legacy and mission of Black Studies after 50 years at Mesa College.

Here is the Zoom link. https://cccconfer. zoom.us/j/92841227065#success. Meeting ID 928 4122 7065

Black Excellence Across the Industries

Friday, February 26, 5 to 8 p.m.

Organized by City College Job Program Coordinator Sasha Knox, this panel discussion with black industry leaders explores the region’s top hiring sectors.

This documentary chronicling the final chapters of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life is sponsored by City College Umoja, HUBU, City Scholars, Diversity Committee, and San Diego State University’s Africana Studies.

Here is the Zoom link: https://cccconfer. zoom.us/j/97238887887#success

Black History Month evolved from Negro History Week, the second week of February – which includes the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln and was sponsored by what is today known as the Association for the Study of African American Life founded by historian Carter

King in the Wilderness

Here is the Zoom link: https://sdsu.zoom.us/ j/83968158717#success Woodson and minister Jesse Moorland. The first Negro History Week was held in 1926.

Black History Month was officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976 and has been designated by every American president since.

The San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art virtual exhibit showcases African artistic beauty Voice & Viewpoint Newswire This month, the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art (SDAAMFA) unveiled a new virtual exhibit, African Mask…The Art of Masquerade.

For art collectors all over the world, African masks are beautiful artistic objects admired and in high demand. For Africans, the mask is an integral part of the costumes used in ceremonies, rituals, initiations, secret societies and celebrations. These activities are accompanied with song, dance and music, played with traditional African musical instruments. Performance has always played an essential role in African communities and it is the art of masquerade that was used to communicate with spiritual beings and ancestors, heal those who are afflicted, ensure a good harvest as well as fulfill other essential needs. The masquerade reinforces societal ideologies and provides a means to maintain social order.

This virtual exhibition focuses on the complexity of African masquerades by highlighting the masks worn

by Performers. It should be noted, that while the masks represented in the exhibit are static images, true African masquerade is performative, with dynamic costumes that cover the bodies of the performers. Additional photographs are included in the exhibit to provide the cultural context in which the mask should be viewed. We have also included a detailed description of the purpose and symbolism to aid viewers in appreciating the rich cultural history of African masquerade which dates back thousands of years.

The exhibit is available on the museum website at www. sdaamfa.org The exhibit features Mask which are part of a larger African Art collection, formerly owned by Al and Betty Waxman and recently donated to SDAAMFA by their daughters Sheri

Roseman and Denise Miller.

The Waxman Collection is the largest permanent African Art collection received by SDAAMFA to date. The collection includes a variety of African art pieces which celebrate the traditional customs and tribal life of several countries in Africa.

The San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art was established in 1992.

A decade after its opening, the museum’s activities went dormant. In 2013, a small group of individuals came together to reestablish SDAAMFA. The purpose of this museum is to present and preserve the art of African Americans globally. The museum’s programing is curated with the goal of educating those who are interested in learning and impress even the most seasoned art enthusiast. Visit www.sdaamfa.org.

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The cast features Henian Boone (Lysander), Brett Cassidy (Star veling, Crankcase), Christopher Cruz (Oberon, Theseus), Lily Davis (Quince), Jacqui Dupré (Hermia), Savannah Faye (Snug, Clutch), Komi Gbeblewou (Snout, Piston Ring), Sarah Joyce (Titania, Hippolyta), Christopher

M. R amirez (Egeus), Jocelyn Renee (Bottom), Klarissa Marie Robles (Helena), Claire Simba (Puck, Philostrate), Nathan VanAtta (Flute, Steering Wheel), and Jonathan Aaron Wilson (Demetrius).

Parde (Lighting Design), Melanie Chen Cole (Sound Design), Jan Gist (Vocal Coach), Abraham Stoll (Dramaturg), and Nicole Ries (Production Stage Manager).

The creative team includes Mark Holmes and James Vásquez (Directors of P h ot o g r ap hy ) , R o bi n Sanford Roberts (Scenic Design), Elisa Benzoni (Costume Design), Nate

The Old Globe will also make the online production available to schools in the San Diego area as well as in Detroit, Michigan, where director Sam White leads Shakespeare in Detroit.

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OBITUARIES OLYMPIAN

Arnie Robinson

Mamie Chatman

Henry “Hank” Young

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Graveside Service was held at Miramar National Cemetery on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

A walk-thru viewing was held on Monday, February 1, 2021 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. Final resting place, Natchez National Cemetery in Natchez, MS. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

An Inurnment Service was held at Miramar National Cemetery on Thursday, January 21, 2021. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

ARNIE PAUL ROBINSON JR. was born on April 7, 1948 in San Diego California.

He was the third child and the eldest son born to Arnie Paul Robinson Sr. and Verneater Robinson. His parents and younger brother Michael D. Robinson preceded him in death.

Arnie was known to his family and friends as Arnie, Bro Arn, (Brother Arnie) which he displayed on his car license plate. He was called Coach Robinson by all of his students.

Arnie attended and graduated from Morse High School, San Diego Mesa and San Diego State University before he joined the US Army.

Arnie transitioned to his heavenly home on Tuesday December 1st 2020 with his son and caregiver by his side. We all loved him dearly but God loved him best.

Arnie leaves behind to mourn his passing his son Paul Arnie Robinson, his three sisters Margaret L. Tucker, Carolyn J. Johnson and Arnett M. Lavergne. His cousin, Stephanie Skruggs and her husband Ron Skruggs, his niece, Candace D. White her husband Gregory and their daughters, Cierra C. White, Cheyenne P. White and Christina B. White. His nephews, Leon C. Lavergne Jr. (son- Leon J. Lavergne), Michael D. Robinson II his wife Adriana Robinson and, their daughters, Leilani M. Robinson, Christina N. Robinson and Mia G. Robinson, and a host of many dear friends and loved ones mourning Arnie’s passing.

On Sunday January 17th, 2021 the Lord in His infinite wisdom called Mamie from labor to reward. MAMIE B. WATKINS CHATMAN was born on January 24, 1926 to the late Rev.(Elder) Joshua David Watkins Sr. and Bessie Mae Hall-Watkins. Mamie was the eldest of 12 children, and preceded in death by ten of her siblings; Willie, Joshua Jr., Joanna, Roy, Katherine, Johnnie,Samuel, Calvin (WC), Earnest, Alberta Mae...and husband Nathaniel Chatman, Sr. Mamie was born in Hazlehurst Mississippi, in Copiah County. Mamie became a faithful and loyal servant of Jesus Christ. Mamie attended Sunday School, Sunbeam Youth Choir and was a member of the Usher Board. Mamie was a Secretary of the Sunday School, and the Youth Usher Board. Mamie desired to become a school teacher during her younger years.

Life as a wife and mother took precedent. On July 27th, 1941...Mamie was united in holy matrimony to Nathaniel Chatman Sr. at Grove A.M.E. Church, under the late Rev. G.W. Robinson. This Union brought forth four children. Mamie’s soul desire was to be a loving and serving Woman of God. Mamie prided herself on being a woman who loved her family as much as she loved the Lord.

In 1971, Arnie received the gold medal in the PAN-AM games with a mark of 26-3 ¾.

Mamie was a Missionary and Stewardess in her home church. Mamie was a bookkeeper for her husband’s family business and that became a source of Mamie’s outlook on life. Mamie enjoyed bible study, Sunday school, church meetings, district meetings, etc. Mamie taught her children to love God first, family, and your fellow man. She had a huge heart and was loved by many.

In 1972, he won the USA Championships, representing the U.S. Army, with a mark of 26-5 ½. That year he also won the Olympic trials long jump with a mark of 26-4 ½.

He was third in the Munich Olympics with a mark of 26-4 taking home the Bronze medal, behind youngster Randy Williams who set the world junior record in the long jump with a mark of 27-4 ½.

Mamie leaves to cherish her memory of her sister; Vella Crisler. Mamie is survived by her children Leola, Nathaniel (Kelly) Jr., Elizabeth (John), and Lorenzo (Carolyn).

Grandchildren; Theta, Anthony, Jaqueline (Tony), Derrick, Kanisha and Lorenzo Carrington. She was a Great-grandmother of 6 children, and Great-Great Grandmother to 5 children; loving aunt to nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

In 1970, Arnie became the NCAA Champion with a winning jump of 25-10 ½.

HENRY YOUNG, affectionately known as “Hank” by family and friends, was born on September 21, 1935, to proud parents of Wardell and Mary “Nean” Young in New Roads, Louisiana. He was the second child of nine children. He accepted Christ at an early age and was Baptized at Zion Travelers Baptist Church in New Roads, LA. He attended Rosenwald High School in New Roads, and earned his GED while in the Air Force. Hank joined the Air Force on December 9, 1953 and served until October 2, 1957. He later reenlisted into the Air Force on February 10, 1958 and served until February 8, 1963 as a Radar Operator and received an Honorable Discharge in 1963.

While working at Alameda Naval Air Station (ANAS), he also attended Laney College in Oakland, California and received an Associates Degree in Sociology.

Hank worked for ANSA for 35 years and retired as Hazardous Waste Foreman in August,1991. Hank met his wife, Shelia Ross in 1978 at the ANAS and they were married in August 1996 in Oakland, California. Hank loved his family. He loved people; he never met a stranger. He enjoyed music, politics, and sports and he loved his dog Monster.

On Monday, January 4, 2021, Hank was called home to be with the Lord. He passed away in the comfort of his home. He was preceded in death by both of his parents; his sister, Lottie Jones; and his brother, Larry Smith. He leaves to cherish the memories his wife of 24 years, Shelia; sons: Daryl Young, and Demar Young; daughter, Alycia Young; Daughter-in-law, Sarah Young; six grandchildren: Darnell Toliver, Alexandria Brewington, Andrew Young, Ariyana Young, Aleiyas Young and Dakylen Young; five great-grandchildren Damon, Maleah, Nico, Alyssa, and Laila Toliver; sisters: Delores Demars, Barbara Smith, Betty Mark and Linda Horton; brothers: Robert “Totsie” Young and Wardell Young Jr.; and a host of other relatives, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends.

In 1975, Arnie went on to win four straight USA outdoor championships. The 1975 USA outdoor championship qualified Arnie to again go to the PAN AM games, winning the silver medal with a mark of 25-4 ½.

In 1976, he beat Mr. Randy Williams in both the Olympic trials and Olympic Games, taking home the gold medal with 27-4 ¾. In 1977, his national championship win qualified him for the first World cup meet in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he again took home gold with a mark of 26-10 ¼.

In 1977 Arnie won the World Cup gold medal with a mark of 26-10 ½.

In 1982, he began coaching at Mesa College and served as a professor in health and exercise science until his retirement after 23 years. His 1998 women’s team won the California Community College state championship.

Arnie retired from coaching and teaching in 2010. On April 13 2013, San Diego Mesa College honored him by naming its premier high school and college invitational meet “The Arnie Robinson Invitational”.

Arnie served as USATF San Diego-Imperial Youth Track and Field chair from 19942004 where he mentored thousands of youth athletes over the years and as the USATF associate Vice President from 1997-2007.

Arnie was inducted into San Diego’s Breitbard Hall Of Fame in 1985, the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in 2000, and the California Community College Cross Country and Track Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2005.

Arnie is a true legend where he will be remembered for always placing his student athletes first and being a wonderful ambassador for the sport of track and field.

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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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

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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

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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

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”

We are using YouTube under our website of www.mesaview.org or www.YouTube.com 8 : 45 A .M. Sunday School Class - Via Zoom Call Contact Office for details 10 A .M. Sunday Service • 7 P.M. Wednesday Bible Study Visit our site for previous sermons: www.mesaview.org

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr.

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

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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

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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

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Christian Center

Mount Olive Baptist Church

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3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

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NICK MACCHIONE, FACHE AGENCY DIRECTOR

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

3851 ROSECRANS STREET, MAIL STOP P-578 SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3134 (619) 531-5800 • FAX (619) 542-4186

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) 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 immediately, 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 a State authorized sector as defined in sections 10 and 11, below, or to participate in individual or family outdoor activity as allowed by this Order.

2. All “gatherings,” as defined in the November 13, 2020 CDPH Guidance for the Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission for Gatherings found at https:// www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ Guidance-for-the-Preventionof-COVID-19-Transmissionfor-Gatherings-November-2020. aspx shall comply with said guidance. Gatherings not in compliance are prohibited.

3. SCHOOLS a. 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 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework & Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 20202021 School Year guidance (available at: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Consolidated_Schools_Guidance.pdf), 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. b. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, shall report the following to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) on or before the second and fourth Monday of each month, in a format designated by SDCOE:

i. Number of students participating in full-time in-person learning, by school site and school district, if applicable. ii. Number of students participating in hybrid learning (a mix of in-person and distance learning) by school site and school district, if applicable. iii.

Number of students participating in distance learning by school site and school district, if applicable. iv. Number of school employees who work onsite at a school, by school site and school district, if applicable. v. The name, email, mailing address, and phone number of the person responsible for responding to complaints regarding COVID-19 prevention, by school site and school district, if applicable.

SDCOE shall report this information to the County of San Diego by the end of business on the following day (Tuesday) and shall post this information on its publicly facing website. c. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, as required in the most recent COVID -19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based Programs, shall notify local health officials immediately of any positive case of COVID-19, and exposed staff and families, as relevant, while maintaining confidentiality as required by state and federal laws.

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 15a 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..

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, commercial testing laboratories, and any other setting conducting testing shall report all positive and non-positive (i.e., negative, indeterminate, and specimen unsatisfactory) test results from nucleic acid amplification tests, antibody tests, and antigen diagnostic tests for SARSCoV-2 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 November 16, 2020, (available at: https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx ).

9. All businesses not meeting the definition of essential business or State authorized sector 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 businesses and entities in State authorized sectors 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

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

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/Essential CriticalInfrastructureWorkers. pdf) as that list may be updated from time-to-time, and referenced in Executive Order N-3320 issued by the Governor of the State of California.

a. Take measures to preserve and

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/covid19/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. STATE AUTHORIZED SECTORS a. A “State authorized sector” is a type of business or activity that is not an essential business as defined in section 10a above, and is operating 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/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/8-28-20_ Order-Plan-Reducing-COVID19-Adjusting-Permitted-Sectors-Signed.pdf}, and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework {available at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/

COVID-19/COVID19CountyMonitoringOverview.aspx }. with the exception of places of worship which in addition to the listed sector activities are allowed to operate indoor at 25% capacity with singing and chanting being prohibited during indoor services. b. All State authorized sectors, 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. c. The Safe Reopening Plan 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 must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All businesses or entities in a State authorized sector shall implement the Safe Reopening Plan and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Safe Reopening Plan 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. d. 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 State authorized sector, every business or entity in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Safe Reopening Plan or Restaurant Operating 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 Safe Reopening Plan. e. All restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries that are otherwise permitted to be open shall be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. every day

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WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

3851 ROSECRANS STREET, MAIL STOP P-578 SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3134 (619) 531-5800 • FAX (619) 542-4186

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) CONTINUATION except for delivery, take-out, and drive-thru. Guests already in the establishment at 10:00 p.m. may remain in the establishment until 11:00 p.m..b. Cooperate with the County 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.

12. Each essential business, and business or entity in a State authorized sector, 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 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/employer-playbook-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%20 and%20other%20Outdoor%20 Recreational%20Facilities.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. “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 long-term 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. b. “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-2520 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-3320 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 November 16, 2020; j) the State of California’s “Resilience Roadmap;” k) the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe; l) 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. Section 11e of this Order requires a closing time for restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries commensurate with the traditional end of dine-in meal service. The State Health Officer found (as stated in the November 19, 2020 Limited Stay at Home Order) that “certain activities conducted during 10:00pm to 5:00am are often non-essential and more likely related to social activities and gatherings.” For restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries, the time restriction is also imposed to reduce the occurrence of higher alcohol consumption and reduced food consumption after 10:00 p.m. CDPH Guidance on Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19, dated July 1, 2020, observed that “alcohol consumption slows brain activity, reduces inhibition, and impairs judgment, factors which contribute to reduced compliance with recommended core personal protective measures, such as the mandatory use of face coverings and maintaining six feet of distance from people outside of one’s own household.”

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 businesses or entities in State authorized sectors and their customers/clients.

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.

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 December 9, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: February 6, 2021 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: February 6, 2021 Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego THIS ORDER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS DO NOT SUPERSEDE MORE RESTRICTIVE STATE ORDERS OR GUIDANCE. ALL PERSONS MUST REFERENCE BOTH THIS DOCUMENT AND APPLICABLE STATE ORDERS AND GUIDANCE. TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY THE MORE RESTRICTIVE MEASURE APPLIES.

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COVID-19 UPDATES Resource Information About the COVID-19 Vaccine

TOWN HALL MEETING:

The Importance of the Vaccine

Helpful links:

Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint held a TownHall meeting last Thursday, Februar y 11 with Dr. Wilma Wooten, County of San Diego Public Health Officer and Mr. Nick Macchione, County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency Director.

Here are excerpts from the discussion. Visit us online at www.sdvoice.info to view the complete discussion.

istration really didn't lay the groundwork and left it to the states, to the locals, so there was a feeling of scrambling.

We wish we had more time but the sense of urgency for us was moving quickly. We need to make sure we do it in an equitable way.

V&V: To get an appointment, some people spend an inordinate amount of time on the phone. They get frustrated. Is there any way do away with the appointment requirement?

WW: Vaccines come to our region in several ways.

There's local health jurisdictions, several providers are signed up. We get the vaccines and we push it out to those providers.

Then there are what's called the “multiple county entities,” like UCSD, because they have hospitals all over the state. They get vaccines directly from the state.

Then there's the program that the CDC has with CVS and Walgreens. CDC sends those vaccines directly to those two pharmacies. The current administration will soon send vaccines directly to local pharmacies. Ralphs or other small community pharmacies also get vaccines from us. Then there's Federal vaccinations through the military and even correctional facilities.

Four big buckets of how vaccines get to our region.

Dr. Wooten (WW): You don't need a doctor's note, but because we have limited vaccines, we want to make sure that the priority groups that are open for getting the vaccines get them. So we're asking [the public] to make the appointment. I know that might be frustrating for people but it helps us to ensure that individuals are being vaccinated with the resources that we have available. When you make your first appointment, very soon thereafter, and sometimes at the same time, you get your appointment for the second dose.

Mr. Nick Macchione (NM): I’d add that the prior federal admin-

V&V: How else is the vaccine being distributed and how can people find out where to go?

Dr. Wilma Wooten, Public Health Officer, County of San Diego

California For All state dashboard with information on vaccine rates of distribution, vaccinations by race & ethnicity and more, by state and county: https:// covid19.ca.gov/vaccines/#California-vaccines-dashboard

To sign up for a vaccination and get notified when it’s your turn to get vaccinated: Call  2-1-1 or visit 211sandiego.org Visit  vaccinationsuperstationsd.com Visit myturn.ca.gov 

For information on possible vaccination sites: Vaccines are expected to be available to everyone by Summer 2021.

Nick Macchione, Dir., HHSA Agency

V&V: How can you tell if a site is legitimate and not a scam?

NM: Any place that charges you, walk away. There should be no site that charges you, number one. Number two, if they're not on our county website - red flag! Number three, ask for some information about that site. If they're asking for your legal status or social security, run away.

WW: One caveat: private practices. They can charge the insurance, the administration fee, but they cannot charge a fee for the actual vaccine.

Wherever you schedule your appointment, whatever is available, take the vaccine that's available. It’s very important that whatever you start with, you finish with.

So that's another reason to schedule your appointments.

Visit us online at www.sdvoice.info to view the complete discussion.

Vaccinations are being provided to priority groups based on available federal and state guidance and recommendations

from the County of San Diego.

Contact your local church, senior center, local council person’s website, or the San Diego County website at sandiegocounty. gov for possible vaccination information.

Local Vaccination Assistance: Goodwill San Diego Community Employment Centers

When: Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm.

Advisors are available to assist San Diego County senior citizens, 65 and older, to set up a vaccine appointment with local health centers.

Where: Chula Vista 619-207-0386, Escondido 760-739-0600, Oceanside 760722-8582, Point Loma 619-225-9483 or San Ysidro 619-271-3896.

WHAT VACCINATION PHASE ARE WE IN? COVID-19 vaccinations will become available in phases. Groups within each phase and distribution timelines are subject to change. For the latest vaccination information, visit coronavirus-sd.com/vaccine.

Phase 1A NOW VACCINATING - Healthcare workers - Long-term care residents TIER ONE  Acute care, psychiatric hospitals  Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, similar settings  Paramedics, EMTs, other emergency medical services  Dialysis centers  Behavioral health residential facilities  Vaccinators TIER TWO  Intermediate care, for persons who need non-continuous nursing supervision, and supportive care  Home health-care and in-home supportive services  Community health workers, including promotores  Public Health field staff  Primary care clinics  Federally Qualified Health Centers  Rural Health Centers  Correctional facility clinics  Urgent care clinics  Behavior health non-residential or outpatient facilities TIER THREE  Other settings and healthcare workers not identified in tiers above, including specialty clinics, laboratory workers, dental/oral health clinics, pharmacy staff, funeral workers and others

Phase 1B NOW VACCINATING AS SUPPLIES ALLOW - Individuals 65 and older - Sector populations: - Agriculture and food - Education and childcare - Emergency services TIER ONE  Individuals 65 years and older  Those at risk of exposure at work in the following sectors: education, childcare, emergency services, and food and agriculture TIER TWO  Those risk of exposure at work in the following sectors: transportation and logistics; industrial, commercial, residential, and sheltering facilities and services; critical manufacturing  Congregate settings with outbreak risk, including incarcerated and homeless

VACCINE DASHBOARD ADMINISTERED

6,435,184 DELIVERED

8,406,525 SHIPPED

· No-Cost COVID-19 Testing Available Now

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

8,748,075

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

· Seven-Days A Week

253,641

· Protect Yourself, Your Family, Your Friends & Community

Statewide

COVID-19 cases per 100k: 24.4 Positivity rate: 6.5%

REPORTED TESTS

3,729,385

To find a site near you, visit 211sandiego.org or call 2-1-1.

HOSPITALIZED

12,162 ICU

LIVE WELL SAN DIEGO

1,555 SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 2/16/21

San Diego County Status: WIDESPREAD COVID-19 cases per 100k: 25.9 Positivity rate: 6.4%

SOURCE: California Department of Public Health

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NOTICE INVITING Section 8 program.

In lieu of in-person BIDS attendance, members of

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

The solicitation, including plans and specifications, may be obtained from the City’s website at: https://www.sandiego.gov/ cip/bidopps Contractors intending to submit a Bid must be prequalified. Please refer to the solicitation for instructions.

Project Name: Pure Water Program: Metro Biosolids Center Improvements Project Number: K-21-1867DBB-3 Estimated Value: $35,500,000.00 Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting 1: 2/23/21 at 10:00 A.M. GoToMeetings Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting 2: 2/25/21 at 10:00 A.M. GoToMeetings Bid Open Date: 4/06/2021, at 2:00 P.M. License Requirement: A It is the policy of the City of San Diego to encourage equal opportunity in its Construction and Consultant contracts.

Bids or proposals from local firms, small, minority-owned, disabled, veteran-owned, and women-owned businesses are strongly encouraged.

Contractors are encouraged to subcontract with and/or participate in joint ventures with these firms. The City is committed to equal opportunity and will not discriminate with regard to race, religion, color, ancestry, age, gender, disability, medical condition or place of birth; and will not do business with any firm that discriminates on any basis.

Bids shall be received no later than the date and time noted above at: City of San Diego’s Electronic Biding Site PlanetBids at: https://www.planetbids.com/p ortal/portal.cfm?CompanyID= 17950 James Nagelvoort, Director Engineering & Captial Projects Department February 09, 2021

the public are strongly encouraged to submit their comments on the proposed Public Housing Agency Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, and Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Administrative Plan using the eComment service or via e-mail at publiccomment@sdcounty. ca.gov.

All comments submitted through the eComment service are sent to the members of the Board of Commissioners and the Chief Administrative Officer for their consideration.

Comments will be accepted until the start of the meeting.

Beginning February 22, 2021, the referenced documents and supporting documents can be accessed immediately at www.sdhcd.org and will be available for review at the following locations: County of San Diego Melrose Manor Apartments Housing and Community Development Services 1678 Melrose Ave., Apt.13 3989 Ruffin Road Chula Vista, CA 91911 San Diego, CA 92123 Towncentre Manor Apartments L St. Manor Apartments 434 F St., Apt. 101 584 L St., Apt. F Chula Vista, CA 91911 Chula Vista, CA 91911 Dorothy St. Manor Apartments 778 Dorothy St., Apt. A Chula Vista, CA 91911 Housing and Community Development Services Website: www.sdhcd.org Written comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing and during the 45-day comment period ending on or about April 7, 2021, to: County of San Diego Housing and Community Development Services Attn: Anthony McCall 3989 Ruffin Road, San Diego, CA 92123 2/18/21 CNS-3439986# VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWS

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January 25, 2026 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000512 Fictitious business name(s):

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.

Located at: 1997 Calle Medrigal La Jolla, CA 92037 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: AMB Noble Associates, Inc. 1906 Olivebrook Court El Cajon, CA 92019 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 08, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001712 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 750 Otay Lakes Road #228 Chula Vista, CA 91910 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: Damaris Lynette Nye 1635 Sombrero Way San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001513 Fictitious business name(s):

San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 01/09/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: Urban Council Development, Incorporated 4227 52nd Street San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 5, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 5, 2026 1/28, 2/04, 2/11, 2/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000241 Fictitious business name(s):

PROPOSED NAME: Julia Qiu Mundy

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591 Drew View Lane San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001905 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 1429 F Ave #21 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Scott Brian Blount II 1429 F Ave #21 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000745 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 3340 Central Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 12/08/1991 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of the United States 3340 Central Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2026 2/18, 2/25, 3/04, 3/11 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9000577 Fictitious business name(s):

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2/18/21 NOTICE TO PROPOSERS CNS-3439284# IS HEREBY VOICE & VIEWPOINT NOTICE GIVE NEWS Babygirl Apparel that the City of San Diego NOTICE OF PUBLIC (City) is seeking to receive Located at: 2217 Tokaj Rd Electronic Proposals for the HEARING Spring Valley, CA 91977 below named Request for County of San Diego Proposal (RFP).

PUBLIC NOTICE This business is HOUSING AUTHORITY Contract Numbers: H207068 conducted by: OF THE COUNTY OF SAN & H207095 RFP Title: AsA Married Couple Needed Dam and Outlet DIEGO PUBLIC HOUSING Tower Condition Assessment The first day of business was 11/16/2019 - 2021 AGENCY PLAN This business is hereby ANNUAL PLAN FOR The solicitation may be registered by the following: FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 obtained from the City's Joseph Novo at: Notice is hereby given that website 2217 Tokaj Rd the Board of Commissioners https://www.sandiego.gov/ Spring Valley, CA 91977 of the Housing Authority cip/bidopps County of San Diego of the County of San Diego It is the policy of the City of --will hold a public hearing on San Diego to encourage equal Yvette Renee Novo April 7, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. opportunity in its Construction 2217 Tokaj Rd in Room 310 of the County and Consultant contracts.

Spring Valley, CA 91977 Administration Center, 1600 Bids or proposals from local County of San Diego Pacific Highway, San Diego, firms, small, minority-owned, CA. Public testimony can disabled, veteran-owned, and This statement was filed with be heard on the proposed women-owned businesses are the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on encouraged.

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NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00004545CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Thong Van Do on behalf of Anh Van Do To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Thong Van Do on behalf of Anh Van Do filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Anh Van Do PROPOSED NAME: Andy Do 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 17, 2021 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 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 Attachment 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 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00037410CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Yu Qiu Julia Qiu Mundy To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Yu Qiu Julia Qiu Mundy filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Yu Qiu Julia Qiu Mundy

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: March 16, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 IMPORTANT: Prior to your hearing date, please check the Court's website for the most current instructions regarding how to appear for your hearing and access services that are available to answer your questions. http://www. sdcourt.ca.gov/coronavirus 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 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 Attachment 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 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00003852CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Kevin Doran Pohl

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Fuad Mohamed Hussine Fanay filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

PROPOSED NAME: Abbey Claire Barnard Giustini

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.

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.

objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Kevin Doran Pohl filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Kevin Doran Pohl PROPOSED NAME: Kevin Duran Brooks 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: March 18, 2021 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).

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 Attachment 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 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00002475CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Fuad Mohamed Hussine Fanay

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 Fuad Mohamed Hussine name should not be granted.

Fanay Any person objecting to the name changes described PROPOSED NAME: above must file a written Fuad Hussein objection that includes the NOTICE OF HEARING reasons for the objection at THE COURT ORDERS that Date: March 04, 2021 least two court days before all persons interested in this Time: 8:30 A.M. the matter is scheduled to matter appear before this Dept. C-61 be heard and must appear at court at the hearing indicated NO HEARING WILL the hearing to show cause below to show cause, if any, OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE why the petition should not why the petition for change of be granted. If no written name should not be granted.

(Due to the COVID-19 objection is timely filed, the Any person objecting to the pandemic, which poses court may grant the petition name changes described a substantial risk to the without a hearing. above must file a written health and welfare of court objection that includes the personnel and the public, NOTICE OF HEARING reasons for the objection at rendering presence in, Date: March 03, 2021 least two court days before or access to, the court's Time: 8:30 A.M. the matter is scheduled to be facilities unsafe, and Dept. C-61 heard and must appear at pursuant to the emergency NO HEARING WILL the hearing to show cause orders of the Chief Justice OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE why the petition should not of the State of California (Due to the COVID-19 be granted. If no written and General Orders of the pandemic, which poses objection is timely filed, the Presiding Department of a substantial risk to the court may grant the petition the San Diego Superior health and welfare of court without a hearing.

Court, the following Order personnel and the public, is made: rendering presence in, NOTICE OF HEARING or access to, the court's Date: March 8, 2021 NO HEARING WILL facilities unsafe, and Time: 8:30 A.M. OCCUR ON THE DATE pursuant to the emergency Dept. C-61 SPECIFIED IN THE orders of the Chief Justice NO HEARING WILL ORDER TO SHOW of the State of California OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE CAUSE. and General Orders of the Presiding Department of (Due to the COVID-19 The court will review the the San Diego Superior pandemic, which poses documents filed as of the date Court, the following Order a substantial risk to the specified on the Order to is made: health and welfare of court Show Cause for Change of personnel and the public, Name (JC Form #NC-120).

NO HEARING WILL rendering presence in, OCCUR ON THE DATE or access to, the court's If all requirements for a SPECIFIED IN THE facilities unsafe, and name change have been met ORDER TO SHOW pursuant to the emergency as of the date specified, and CAUSE. orders of the Chief Justice no timely written objection of the State of California has been received (required The court will review the and General Orders of the at least two court days documents filed as of the Presiding Department of before the date specified), the date specified on the Order to the San Diego Superior Petition for Change of Show Cause for Change of Court, the following Order Name (JC Form #NC-100) Name (JC Form #NC-120). is made: will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy If all requirements for a NO HEARING WILL of the Order Granting the name change have been met Petition will be mailed to the OCCUR ON THE DATE as of the date specified, and SPECIFIED IN THE petitioner. no timely written objection ORDER TO SHOW has been received (required CAUSE. If all the requirements have at least two court days not been met as of the date before the date specified), the specified, the court will mail The court will review the Petition for Change of documents filed as of the date the petitioner a written order Name (JC Form #NC-100) specified on the Order to with further directions. will be granted without a Show Cause for Change of hearing. One certified copy Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If a timely objection is filed, of the Order Granting the the court will set a remote Petition will be mailed to the If all requirements for a hearing date and contact the petitioner. name change have been met parties by mail with further as of the date specified, and directions.

If all the requirements have no timely written objection not been met as of the date has been received (required A RESPONDANT specified, the court will mail at least two court days OBJECTING TO THE before the date specified), the the petitioner a written order NAME CHANGE MUST with further directions.

Petition for Change of FILE A WRITTEN Name (JC Form #NC-100) OBJECTION AT LEAST If a timely objection is filed, will be granted without a TWO COURT DAYS the court will set a remote hearing. One certified copy (excluding weekends and hearing date and contact the of the Order Granting the holidays) BEFORE THE parties by mail with further Petition will be mailed to the DATE SPECIFIED. Do directions. petitioner. not come to court on the specified date. The court A RESPONDANT If all the requirements have will notify the parties by OBJECTING TO THE not been met as of the date mail of a future remote NAME CHANGE MUST specified, the court will mail hearing date.

FILE A WRITTEN the petitioner a written order OBJECTION AT LEAST with further directions.

Any Petition for the name TWO COURT DAYS change of a minor that is (excluding weekends and If a timely objection is filed, signed by only one parent holidays) BEFORE THE the court will set a remote must have this Attachment DATE SPECIFIED. Do hearing date and contact the served along with the not come to court on the parties by mail with further Petition and Order to Show specified date. The court directions.

Cause, on the other nonwill notify the parties by signing parent, and proof mail of a future remote A RESPONDANT of service must be filed with hearing date.

OBJECTING TO THE the court.)

NAME CHANGE MUST Any Petition for the name FILE A WRITTEN The address of the court is: change of a minor that is OBJECTION AT LEAST 330 W. Broadway signed by only one parent TWO COURT DAYS San Diego, CA 92101 must have this Attachment (excluding weekends and 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 served along with the holidays) BEFORE THE -----------------------------------Petition and Order to Show DATE SPECIFIED. Do SUPERIOR COURT OF Cause, on the other nonnot come to court on the CALIFORNIA signing parent, and proof specified date. The court County of San Diego of service must be filed with will notify the parties by 330 W. Broadway the court.) mail of a future remote San Diego, CA 92101 hearing date.

Hall of Justice The address of the court is: 37-2021-00002255330 W. Broadway Any Petition for the name CU-PT-CTL San Diego, CA 92101 change of a minor that is Petitioner or Attorney: 2/04, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 signed by only one parent Ahmad Zia/ must have this Attachment -----------------------------------Fahima Fnu SUPERIOR COURT OF served along with the on behalf of minor children CALIFORNIA Petition and Order to Show County of San Diego Cause, on the other nonTo All Interested Persons: 330 W. Broadway signing parent, and proof Petitioner San Diego, CA 92101 of service must be filed with Ahmad Zia / Hall of Justice the court.)

Fahima Fnu 37-2021-00002361on behalf of minor children CU-PT-CTL The address of the court is: filed a petition with this court Petitioner or Attorney: 330 West Broadway for a decree changing names Ryan Todd Green-Lichty San Diego, CA 92101 as follows: 2/11, 2/18, 2/25, 3/04 To All Interested Persons: -----------------------------------PRESENT NAME: Petitioner SUPERIOR COURT OF Ibrahim Fnu Ryan Todd Green-Lichty CALIFORNIA filed a petition with this court County of San Diego PROPOSED NAME: for a decree changing name 330 W. Broadway Ibrahim Sorabi as follows: San Diego, CA 92101 THE COURT ORDERS that Hall of Justice PRESENT NAME: all persons interested in this 37-2021-00002269Ryan Todd Green-Lichty matter appear before this CU-PT-CTL court at the hearing indicated Petitioner or Attorney: PROPOSED NAME: below to show cause, if any, Abbey Claire Barnard Ryan Todd Lichty why the petition for change of To All Interested Persons: name should not be granted.

THE COURT ORDERS that Petitioner Any person objecting to the all persons interested in this Abbey Claire Barnard name changes described matter appear before this filed a petition with this court above must file a written court at the hearing indicated for a decree changing name objection that includes the below to show cause, if any, as follows: reasons for the objection at why the petition for change of least two court days before name should not be granted.

PRESENT NAME: the matter is scheduled to be Any person objecting to the Abbey Claire Barnard heard and must appear at

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 03, 2021 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 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 Attachment 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 1/28, 2/04, 2/11, 2/18 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00001962CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Ahmad Zaki / Tamana Armaghan on behalf of minor children To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Ahmad Zaki / Tamana Armaghan on behalf of minor children filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Haris Fnu --Edriss Fnu PROPOSED NAME: Haris Armaghan --Edriss Armaghan 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 09, 2021 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).

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 Attachment 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 1/28, 2/04, 2/11, 2/18

PROBATE AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINSTER ESTATE OF Edward S. Wilson Case Number: 37-2020-00044687-PR-PWCTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of Edward S. Wilson A Petition for Probate has been filed by

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LEGAL NOTICES Sonja Reynolds Reid in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego The Petition for Probate requests that Sonja Reynolds Reid be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on March 03, 2021 at 1:30pm in Dept. 502 located at the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central - Probate Division If you object to the granting on this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

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

Attorney for petitioner: Antoinette Middleton, Esq. Law Offices of Antoinette Middleton 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite 115, San Diego, CA 92018 (619) 235-9501 2/11, 2/18, 2/25

PUBLIC NOTICE Request for Qualifications (RFQ): SOL617815 On-Call Architecture and Engineering

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The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking Statements of Qualification (SOQ) from qualified firms for professional services to provide On-Call Architecture and Engineering Services in support of the development and construction of various proposed capital improvement and maintenance projects. A copy of the Request for Qualifications (SOL617815) can be accessed from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/contracts.

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Black Broadway, Madame Lillian Evanti and Washington DC’s Black History Madame Lillian Evanti in France in 1926 (Photo: Agence de presse Meurisse - Bibliothèque nationale de France / Wikimedia Commons)

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent There’s little question that African Americans have been a significant part of Washington, DC’s civic life and identity since the city was first declared the new national capital in 1791.

According to Cultural Tourism D C, African Americans were 25 percent of the population in 1800, and most of them were enslaved.

While most were free by 1830, slavery was still in practice.

On April 16, 1862, nine months before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, the U.S. Congress passed the District of Columbia Emancipation Act, making the District of Columbia’s slaves the first freed in the nation.

African Americans flocked to the District, where the nightlife became famous, and U Street was the thriving center for Black culture and social exchange.

During one 1926 appearance, Marian Anderson joined Evanti for a performance before a football game between Howard and Lincoln universities.

Reportedly, iconic figures like Zora Neale Hurston and Mary McLeod Bethune found refuge in what became known as Black Broadway. Performers like Louis Armstrong and Billie Holliday were regulars.

Later, Evanti performed for President Franklin D. Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. “She made me feel right at home,” Evanti reportedly said after chatting with the First Lady.

And so was Madame Lillian Evanti.

Born Lillian Evans in D.C. in 1890, Evanti was the first African American to perform with a major European opera company.

A Howard University graduate, she made her professional debut in Nice, France, in 1924 and adopted the stage name Evanti.

According to whitehousehistory.org, Evanti returned periodically to the District and performed on Lafayette Square several times in the 1920s and 1930s.

At the Belasco Theater, a sixstory building had a soaring facade, Evanti performed before a desegregated audience.

“That was a time when colored people—as we were known—could feel good, could have some hope that the world wasn’t all bad,” Cleveland McFadden, a Northern Virginia-based art collector and “sometimes historian” noted.

historians wrote that, on August 28, 1943, Evanti made her most acclaimed performance in the capital, portraying Violetta in the National Negro Opera Company’s La Traviata, which was staged on a barge

1950s, she traveled to Latin America as a good-will ambassador on cultural outreach journeys organized by the State Department and received decorations from the governments of the Dominican Republic, Haiti,

1930s, Evanti was an advocate for the establishment of a national cultural center in Washington for classical and contemporary music, drama and dance—legislation establishing such a center was approved in 1958.”

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“We hadn’t ‘made it’ by any means, but you could feel D.C. was more home than just about any place in the United States,” McFadden offered. “Singers and performers like Madame Evanti helped to take us different places in our minds and spirits. And, because she was from here, from the area, her impact was probably felt deeper than the superstars who visited and performed on Black Broadway.”

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