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As local hospitals and intensive care units threaten to overflow while the coronavirus surges through the region, Mayor Todd Gloria is urging residents to comply with public health officials’ guidance. Gloria signed an executive order that went into effect on Wednesday, December 30, allowing for fines up to $1,000 for those who blatantly defy provisions of State orders or the San Diego County public health order. The executive order also limits parking enforcement to aid with California’s stay-at-home orders. Read the full text of Mayor Gloria’s Executive Order below:

intensive care units threaten As local hospitals and coronavirus surges through resito overflow while the Todd Gloria is urging guidthe region, Mayor public health officials’ dents to comply with executive order that went an ance. Gloria signed December 30, allowinto effect on Wednesday,for those who blatanting for fines up to $1,000 orders or the San Diego Wednesday, State ly defy provisions of order. The executive order Gloria held a press conference San Diego Mayor Todd of an executive order announce his signing County public health health provisions.

December 30, 2020 to to aid with CaliDiego County public enforcing State and San Photo: www.sdvoice.info text of also limits parking enforcement orders. Read the full fornia’s stay-at-home Order below: with Mayor Gloria’s Executive the local emergency, Council has extended to extend it, on December CITY OF SAN DIEGO the most recent actionR-313389.

NO. 2020-12 EXECUTIVE ORDER 9, 2020, by Resolution

BY THE MAYOR President Donald Trump On March 13, 2020, on Declaring a National and United States Health deissued a Proclamation the Novel Coronavirus On January 31, 2020, Alex M. Azar II Concerning Secretary Emergency Services Human Outbreak. emergency for the United Disease (COVID-19) clared a public health healthcare community N-33-20, States to aid the nation’s also known as 2020, in Executive OrderHome Or19, SARS-CoV-2, to March On in responding issued a Stay to stay Governor Gavin Newsom COVID-19.

California residents der that directed all of residence except as needthe County of San Diego home or at their place On February 19, 2020,ratified the Declaration of activities or to maintain ed to facilitate authorized of the federal critical Board of Supervisors until the continuity of operations Local Health Emergency.

The order is in place infrastructure sectors.

Gavin Newsom isfurther notice. in On March 4, 2020, Governor of a State of Emergency sued a Proclamation related to the COVID-19 Gavin Newsom isOn June 18, 2020, Governor the use of face covthe State of California sued guidance that mandated when they are inpandemic.

California erings for people in distancing Health Organiareas where physical World claim are the vicother the they in or people 2020, of 11, doors photos hold up On March “Black Lives Matter” demanding the passage COVID-19 a pandemoffice while successfully photo protestors shouting is not possible. fourth of zation (WHO) declared In this Sept. 2, 2015 file they block the hallway outside the governor’s Advisory (RIPA) Board said in its 2021 claimed 118,000 cases as as their percentage and Identity Profiling placed on tims of police violence ic, which at the time countries.

Calif. The state’s Racial twice as likely to be stopped Pedroncelli, File) San Diego County was 2020, 110 6, of AB953, in Sacramento, who were perceived as Black were more than Photo/Rich July over (AP in On suggest.

COVID-19 List. of the population would annual report that people the State’s County Monitoring Pubthe San Diego County pubOn March 12, 2020, State of California ordered orders directing the and promises On July 13, 2020, the activities for the following lic Health Officer issued to protect public health calls to defund policeto renew efforts the the closure of indoor was lic to take certain actions

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Governor Gavin Newsom activity. board said in its On August 28, 2020, dividual or family outdoor for a Safer Economy,” would suggest, the n “Blueprint the recommendatio announced (City), reopening of certain fourth annual report.

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Council has extended the local emergency, with the most recent action to extend it, on December 9, 2020, by Resolution R-313389.

On January 31, 2020, United States Health and Human Services Secretary Alex M. Azar II declared a public health emergency for the United States to aid the nation’s healthcare community in responding to SARS-CoV-2, also known as COVID-19.

On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a Proclamation on Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak.

On February 19, 2020, the County of San Diego Board of Supervisors ratified the Declaration of Local Health Emergency.

In this Sept. 2, 2015 file photo protestors shouting “Black Lives Matter” hold up photos of people they claim are the victims of police violence as they block the hallway outside the governor’s office while successfully demanding the passage of AB953, in Sacramento, Calif. The state’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board said in its 2021 fourth annual report that people who were perceived as Black were more than twice as likely to be stopped as their percentage of the population would suggest. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

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California police agencies should routinely review officers’ social media, cellphones and computers for racist, bigoted or other offensive content that contributes to disproportionate police stops of Black people, a state advisory board said Monday.

The controversial recommendation comes from community and law enforcement representatives who analyzed nearly 4 million vehicle and pedestrian stops by California’s 15 largest law enforcement agencies in 2019.

The Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board report was unveiled amid

On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a Proclamation of a State of Emergency in the State of California related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, which at the time claimed 118,000 cases of COVID-19 in over 110 countries.

People who were perceived as Black were more than twice as likely to be stopped as their percentage of the population would suggest, the board said in its fourth annual report.

On March 12, 2020, the San Diego County Public Health Officer issued orders directing the public to take certain actions to protect public health from COVID-19. The Public Health Order was amended several times and is in effect until further notice. The current public health order mandates the use of face coverings, prohibits gatherings with members of other households, and orders all persons to remain in their homes or in their place of residence except for certain exceptions such as traveling to or from an essential business or participating in a permitted individual or family outdoor activity.

Black people also had the highest proportion of their stops (21%) for reasonable suspicion, while the most common reason for stops of people of all races was traffic violations. Black people were searched at 2.5 times the rate of people

On March 12, 2020, the City of San Diego (City), acting through the Mayor, issued a proclamation of local emergency in preparation and response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus in our community, which the City Council ratified on March 17, 2020 by Resolution No. R-312895. The City

calls to defund police and promises from state lawmakers to renew efforts to strip badges from bad officers, make more police misconduct records public, and allow community groups to handle mental health and drug calls where police powers may not be needed.

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San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria held a press conference Wednesday, December 30, 2020 to announce his signing of an executive order enforcing State and San Diego County public health provisions.

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On March 19, 2020, in Executive Order N-33-20, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a Stay Home Order that directed all California residents to stay home or at their place of residence except as needed to facilitate authorized activities or to maintain the continuity of operations of the federal critical infrastructure sectors. The order is in place until further notice.

On June 18, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued guidance that mandated the use of face coverings for people in California when they are indoors or in other areas where physical distancing is not possible.

On July 6, 2020, San Diego County was placed on the State’s County Monitoring List.

On July 13, 2020, the State of California ordered the closure of indoor activities for the following industries and activities within counties on the County Monitoring List, which includes San Diego County: restaurants, bars, movie theaters, family entertainment centers, zoos, museums, cardrooms, fitness centers, places of worship, indoor protests, offices for non-essential sectors, personal care services, hair salons, barbershops, and indoor malls.

On August 28, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the “Blueprint for a Safer Economy,” which permits the gradual reopening of certain businesses and activities.

On November 16, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom updated existing guidance for the use of face

FACT CHECK: Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?

By The Associated Press Can employers make COVID-19 vaccination mandatory?

Yes, with some exceptions.

Experts say employers can require employees to take safety measures, including vaccination. That doesn’t necessarily mean you would get fired if you refuse, but you might need to sign a waiver or agree to work under specific conditions to limit any risk you might pose to yourself or others.

“Employers generally have wide scope” to make rules for the workplace, said Dorit Reiss, a law professor who specializes in vaccine policies at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. “It’s their business.”

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has allowed companies to mandate the flu and other vaccines, and has also indicated they can require COVID-19 vaccines.

There are exceptions; for example, people can request exemptions for medical or religious reasons.

And even though employers can require vaccinations, there are reasons they might not want to.

Tracking compliance with mandatory vaccination would be an administrative burden, said Michelle S. Strowhiro, an employment adviser and lawyer at McDermott Will & Emery. Employers would also have to manage exemption requests _ not to mention legal claims that might arise.

As a result, many employers will likely strongly encourage vaccination without requiring it, Strowhiro said.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION announced that the Southern California’s Regional Stay Home Order, which includes San Diego County, will remain in effect until further notice due to a surge in COVID-19 hospitalization and a lack of ICU capacity.

On December 29,2020, San Diego County reported 150,064 positive cases and 1,435 deaths due to COVID-19.

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coverings, requiring Californians to use face coverings at all times when outside the home, with limited exceptions.

On November 21, 2020, the State Public Health Officer issued a Limited Stay at Home Order that directs residents in counties in the Widespread (Purple) tier, which includes San Diego County, to stop non-essential activities between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

On December 3, 2020, the State of California announced a Regional Stay Home Order that would be triggered for three weeks if a region’s Intensive Care Unit (ICU) capacity drops below the threshold of 15 percent in a given region. San Diego County was assigned into the Southern California region with 11 other counties.

On December 5, 2020, the Southern California region’s ICU capacity dropped below the threshold to 13.1 percent, triggering a threeweek Regional Stay at Home order for the San Diego County. The ICU capacity is currently at o percent. All gatherings with members of other households are prohibited in San Diego County.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact the San Diego region and spread of the virus. I ask my fellow San Diegans to assist us in slowing the spread of the virus by complying with the provisions listed in the State’s various Orders as well as the County’s Public Health Order. This includes directives to stay at home as much as possible, wear face coverings at all times when not at home, refrain from gathering with individuals from other households, and cease non-essential retail between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Also, all San Diegans are strongly urged to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which recommends wearing a face mask that covers your nose and mouth, staying at least six feet away from non-household members in both indoor and outdoor spaces, washing your hands with soap and water for 20 seconds, and using hand sanitizer with at least 60 percent alcohol to reduce the spread of COVID-19.

With the continued proliferation of COVID-19 in the City of San Diego, and the limited capacity in our healthcare system, I am taking action to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our city.

On December 21, 2020, the State Public Health Officer issued a Supplemental Order that directs counties under the Regional Stay Home Order, which includes San Diego County, to stop non-essential retail activities between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

By virtue of authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of San Diego pursuant to the provisions of the City Charter, San Diego Municipal Code section 51.0105, and California Government Code section 8634 to promulgate, issue, and enforce rules, regulations, and orders, I hereby declare the following orders to be necessary for the protection of life and property and I hereby order, effective at 11:59 p.m. tonight until further notice that:

On December 29, 2020, Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly

1. All City residents must comply with all current public health orders issued by the

police:

In California, current and former San Jose Police Department officers were found to have shared racist Facebook posts. Other agencies, including the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and San Francisco Police Department, have been involved in similar issues.

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perceived as white.

And the odds were 1.45 times greater that someone perceived as Black had force used against them during a traffic stop compared to someone perceived as white. The odds were 1.18 times greater for people perceived as Latino.

Reform efforts have often focused on increasing training to make officers aware of how their implicit, or unconscious, bias may affect their interactions. Starting this year, a new law also requires agencies to screen job applicants for implicit and explicit biases.

“Unchecked explicit bias may lead to some of the stop data disparities we have observed,’’ the board said.

Explicitly racist or bigoted social media posts by some law enforcement officers appear to be a widespread problem nationwide, it said, citing a study by the Plain View Project that examined the Facebook accounts of 2,900 active and 600 retired officers in eight departments across the country.

The board recommended that agencies review employees’ social media posts and routinely check officers’ department-issued cellphones and computers to make sure they aren’t showing racist or other problematic behavior.

Betty Williams, president of the NAACP’s Sacramento Branch, said the recommendation doesn’t go far enough and should also include officers’ personal cellphones.

Police departments “demand fair and impartial police services for the communities they serve,’’ responded Chief Eric Nunez, president of the California Police Chiefs Association.

But he said checking officers’ cellphones, computers and social media accounts “would require a significant additional funding source, time and legal issues that have not been properly identified or researched at this point.’’

The disproportionate numbers could be driven by demographics, not racism, the Los Angeles Police Protective League board of directors said in a statement.

Governor of California and the California Public Health Officer, including the Regional Stay Home Order, and by the San Diego County Public Health Officer. In addition, all City residents must comply with all actions and orders issued by City officers. Failure to comply with any of the provisions of these orders constitutes an imminent threat and menace to public health, and is a public nuisance and imperils the lives or property of inhabitants of the City. Any violation of the orders may be punished in accordance with San Diego Municipal Code section 51.0108 and other applicable law.

2. The City of San Diego will limit parking enforcement and issuance of citations to holiday or Sunday enforcement regulations, including no longer enforcing parking meters, yellow commercial zones, short-term green zones and 1- to 2-hour time parking zones. Red, white, blue, and other all-time enforcement areas will continue to be enforced to maintain public safety.

3. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-11 dated March 161 20201 except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

4. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-21 dated March 301 20201 except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

5. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-31 dated April 301 20201 except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

6. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-4, dated May 211 20201 except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

7. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-5, dated May 29, 2020, except those superseded

“What these numbers don’t tell is that in Los Angeles, 70% of violent crime victims are either Black or Hispanic and that 81% of the reported violent crime suspects are either Black or Hispanic,” the league said.

Both the league and the state sheriffs’ association said the broader issue of racial bias must be addressed across society, not just law enforcement.

“Law enforcement agencies across California have embraced change, participated in training, and engaged their local communities on this topic and we will continue to do so,’’ said Kings County Sheriff David Robinson, president of the sheriffs’ association.

“We’ve done all of the reformist things,” countered Cat Brooks, executive director of Justice Teams Network and co-founder of the Anti Police-Terror Project. “We’ve done trainings, we’ve done body cameras, we’ve done police commissions, we’ve hired from the community. All of these things to tinker around the edges of this very large problem, but really what we’ve been doing is putting Band-Aids on gunshot wounds.’’

She said the report’s findings show the need for a “complete transformation’’ from an emphasis on police and prisons to one focused

here or by order of the Governor or Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

8. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-61 dated June 5, 2020, except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or the Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

9. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-7, dated June 301 2020, except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or the Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

10. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-81 dated July 7, 2020, except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or the Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

11. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-9, dated July 20, 2020, except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or the Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

12. All of the added provisions contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-10, dated August 18, 2020, except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or the Public Health Officer, remain in effect, and the provisions extending the time for payment of park pelmit fees are extended through January 311 2021, or until the City Council acts upon an emergency ordinance to waive the referenced fees, which shall be presented for the City Council’s consideration at the earliest practicable time.

13. All of the requirements contained in the City’s Executive Order No. 2020-11, dated October 22, 2020, except those superseded here or by order of the Governor or the Public Health Officer, remain in effect.

14. Any violation of the above prohibitions may be referred for prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.

Dated: December 30, 2020 Mayor Todd-Gloria

on addressing root community causes such as hunger and homelessness.

The report’s data is little changed from a year ago when stops involving the state’s eight largest agencies were studied for the second half of 2018, before the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other police killings of primarily Black and Latino men sparked nationwide protests and reform efforts last year.

It shows “there is significant work to be done to prevent further disparities in who is stopped, how they are treated when stopped, and the outcomes of those stops,’’ the board said.

Black people make up 7% of the population but were involved in 16% of California stops in 2019. Those perceived to be of Middle Eastern or South Asian descent accounted for 5% of stops and 2% of the population.

Whites and Latinos were one to two percentage points less likely to be stopped than their proportion of the population would indicate, while those of Asian background account for 12% of the population and just 6% of stops.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION EDITORIAL:

Community Leadership and Inclusion in 2021

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher For over three decades, the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint has watched the many experiments at community leadership. The recognition of needs for leadership is a good thing. Those who rise up to lead for the right cause, and who engage the people they purport to speak for, are to be commended.

But what about people who get together in their own little circles, come up with ideas as to what they think the rest of us want, and then speak as if they have consulted us?

Such positions without the participation of the people they say they represent is merely the “opinion” of those would-be leaders.

Today, in San Diego’s African American communities, there has

been no such call. At least to the knowledge of this newspaper, there has been no public notice of any meetings for the community to either share its priorities for the coming year with the City’s new Administration, or the presentation of any proposed draft documents for the community to consider.

Those persons who have drafted such a document, if it exists, and shared it with City officials, if this has been the case, have done so representing themselves and not San Diego’s African American community.

Just as all communities have different voices and opinions, so does the African American community, wherever it exists. If there is such a group purporting to be the leadership of this African American community, who designated you as leadership and where are your notices of inclu-

sion for the entire community? If you exist, then where has your participation been in the years that Black Men & Women United have worked to better our community and meet its diverse needs?

If you are about helping our collective community, then let’s have a discussion of ideas and an opportunity for ALL to participate. As a starting point, you might start with sharing with this newspaper, which in turn will share your views with the elements of the community we reach. There will be no charge for such a sharing, whether or not we agree with you. This is what the First Amendment is all about. The issues we are confronted with going forward in 2021 demand our collective effort in so many ways that we will not always be in agreement, but we must always be informed.

A Town Hall Meeting With Voice & Viewpoint

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher On Thursday, January 21st, the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint plans to Hold a “Town Hall Meetings” with Mr. Nick Machionne, Director of San Diego County’s Health & Human Services Agency and Dr. Wilma Wooten, M.D., County Public Health Officer. This will be a “Virtual” meeting, which will take place in the late afternoon of the 21st. Its purpose is to continue a discussion of the need

to take the vaccines which are being distributed to fight the Covid-19 Pandemic.

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint supports taking the vaccine. This is not 1932, nor do we have the same conditions and attitudes that were exhibited in the 40 year conducting of the Tuskegee Experiment on African American males which we all

are aware of now. It should also be noted that one of the lead scientists in developing one of the vaccines is African American. This is not a time of rumours but facts, and the following of the science, if we are to survive.

Remembering the Silver Linings of 2020

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr. National Correspondent There was little to celebrate or be happy about in 2020, particularly for Black America. So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on the “New Year” portion of the sentiment.

The year began with devastating news as the world learned that a helicopter carrying NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi, had crashed into a mountainside just outside of Los Angeles. Bryant, his young daughter, the pilot and six other passengers were all killed in the accident.

In unfortunate, but anticipated news, 2020 headlines continued to report on two areas of disproportionate death tolls for Blacks: Police killings of unarmed African Americans, and the novel coronavirus pandemic, or COVID-19, which disproportionately affected communities of color.

Angeles Lakers, NBA players exerted their popularity and authority by successfully demanding that the league honor the Black Lives Matter Movement. Because of the players’ actions, the NBA opened its arenas to use as polling places, and the league agreed to promote social justice and civic engagement. Major League Baseball and the National Football League also instituted initiatives with promises to do more for minorities at all levels.

MSNBC named Rashida Jones the first Black person and Black woman president of the network. Jones, who quickly becomes the most prominent woman in cable news, is scheduled to step into the top role on Feb. 1, Black History Month, replacing Phil Griffin, who had been at the cable news channel for more than 25 years.

While some might argue that detecting a silver lining over the past 365 days is difficult, there was good news.

Mellody Hobson, a Princeton graduate who, in 2019, earned the Woodrow Wilson Award, the university’s highest honor, was named Chairwoman of the Board of Starbucks. With the promotion, Hobson became the only African American woman to chair a Fortune 500 company.

The outgoing year saw many firsts and accomplishments for African Americans. The United States, and much of the world, underwent an awakened awareness that Black Lives Matter now more than ever in 2020.

Following the murders of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and others, major sports leagues, corporations, and others began acknowledging their responsibility in the fight for social justice and civil rights.

Midshipman First Class Sydney Barber, a mechanical engineering major from Illinois, was named Brigade Commander for the spring semester at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Barber, a track star with a stated desire to work as a Marine Corps ground officer, becomes the first Black woman to lead the Naval Academy’s student body. The Brigade Commander heads the Academy’s day-to-day activities

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Don’t Burn The House Down While You’re Still In It!

By Rev. Steven Tillett Pastor of Asbury Broadneck United Methodist Church On Nov. 3rd, almost 159 million people voted.

That is over 62.3 percent of all voting age Americans. The 2020 election had the highest voter participation since 1960 and was the first turnout over 60 percent since 1968 (encompassing the last 12 election cycles). The voters expressed their will in an unmistakable fashion, and elected Joe Biden to be our next president with 81,283,098 votes, a margin of victory of over 7 million votes and 51.3 percent of all votes cast for president. It was a 4.5 percent margin of victory.

Biden is the first candidate to get over 70 million votes. His historic vote totals represent 32 percent of all voting age Americans. Donald Trump’s historic totals, as the only other candidate to receive over 70 million votes (74,222,958), represents the expressed will of 29.18 percent of all voting age Americans.

Of course, in the United States, the expressed will of the American people by their votes notwithstanding,

the slavery-era compromise Electoral College, devised in the 1780’s, has the final say. In this election, Presidentelect Biden earned more than the necessary number of those votes to uphold the expressed will of the voters receiving 306 electoral votes.

Despite these historic vote totals, there is now an ongoing effort by the losers to reinterpret the historic vote totals and claim that the election was “rigged” and “stolen” irrespective of the clear margins of victory. The go-to move for the losers has been to attack the integrity of the votes in several cities in “battleground” states (Atlanta, GA, Detroit, MI, Philadelphia, PA and Milwaukee, WI).

Maligning the votes cast by majority African American voters is no accident. Ironically, there have been no unfounded aspersions of “voter fraud” for any of the states Donald Trump won, including a narrow victory in North Carolina, only in states where he lost.

What has followed is an embarrassing torrent of unsuccessful lawsuits that at least eighty-six judges, to date, have found bereft of facts and unpersuasive, from state courts to the Supreme

Court. This has led to counter-constitutional efforts to try to sway state legislators and members of Congress to overturn the will of the voters.

Now some are suggesting a new pipe dream of declaring martial law, to remain in the White House past noon on January 20, 2021. Nevertheless, I trust the patriotic men and women in the military and other institutions of government to uphold the results of the election that director of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency, Christopher Krebs (a Republican) called, “the most secure in U.S. History.” They will honor the oath many of them took to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic…(and) bear true faith and allegiance to the same.”

The critical question each of the provocateurs of debunked “voter fraud” lies must answer is: Why have they been willing to set aside their oaths to the Constitution to try to overturn a lawful and historic election just because they do not like the outcome? Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution speaks to spirit of the efforts to undermine our democ-

racy. “Treason against the United States shall consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort...” These activities can also be called Sedition, which is “overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that incites resistance to or insurrection against lawful authority” which may include the “subversion of a constitution.” It is a “betrayal of trust.” By supporting unprovable lies and conspiracy theories, these people are committing acts of treason and sedition against our country.

In Federalist No. 43, James Madison wrote, “As treason may be committed against the United States…But as new-fangled and artificial treasons have been the great engines by which violent factions, the natural offspring of free government, have usually wreaked their alternate malignity on each other.” In other words, people

may use the freedoms of our democracy to wreak malignity (great harm) on that democracy, if they do not get their way. They try to burn down the house they are still living in!

Here is the great truth buried in the statistics in the first paragraph. Many of these acts of treason and sedition are being carried out by people who arrogantly label themselves “patriots” and bloviate on and on about “freedom.” You are not patriots and are trying to undercut our freedoms because your preferred candidate lost the election. Understand that you do not represent the majority of American political or ideological thought. Over 81 Million US citizens voted during a pandemic to render their assessment of the past four years, and certainly the incompetence and “homicidal negligence” during the past ten months of Coronavirus, to render a verdict of: “You’re Fired!”

CORRECTION

In our 2020 Obituaries Special Edition, published 12/31/20, The Rev. Dr. George Walker Smith’s titles were, unfortunately, omitted.

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OBITUARIES Betty Jean Murphy-Carter

Gregory Lee Owens

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

3/28/45

2/8/53

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12/20/20

12/12/20

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Services were private. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Born on the eighth day of February 1953, GREGORY LEE OWENS was the first of three sons blessed to Ethel Jean and Osborn (Terry) Owens in San Diego, California. Greg (as he was affectionately called by his family and friends), received his formal education in the San Diego Unified School System, graduating from Lincoln in 1971. Shortly after graduation, Gregory enlisted in the United States Army and received an honorable dis- charge after three years of duty. Gregory was a “jack of all trades” and held many different jobs over the years; including, cross country truck driver, construction and owner/operator of his own business called “Double-O’s Pool Service.” His favorite pastimes were bowling and fishing and believe me he took them BOTH seriously! He was the first one of his brothers to bowl a 300 game. It wasn’t unusual to see him hitching his boat to the rear of his vehicle headed for the lake.

BETTY JEAN MURPHY-CARTER was born March 28, 1945 to the late Earnestine Murphy in San Diego, California. She had been a mother, a sister, a friend, and confidante to many people. She was the eldest of 8 children.

Betty was always smiling and concerned more about others than she was for herself. It was her desire to have her family together.

Betty accepted the Lord into her life as a young child at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Reverend C. Johnson. She graduated from San Diego High School in 1963 and on September 3, 1963, Betty married Henry A. Carter Sr. to this union and two children were born.

Betty was well known and loved in her community. In her teenage years, Betty participated in a local charitable organization, various drill teams and was a Majorette for the Elks Lodge. Betty had many professional careers but was most known for her position as a Bartender at the American Legion, and Club Owner of the Dolphin Inn. She enjoyed listening to the Blues, cooking, going to Casinos, and playing Tonk with her family and friends. She loved to entertain and never met a stranger. Her home was the source of fun, good food and good times. Betty’s loving heart, kind spirit and infectious laugh will surely be missed.

On Sunday, December 20, 2020 Betty was called home to be with her Lord and Savior. She leaves to mourn her departure two beautiful children, Julaine M. Carter and Henry A. Carter Jr.; adoring grandchildren: Clarence Davis III, Darnysha J. Carter, Justine Carter, Justin Carter, and Trevon Carter. Siblings: Edith Murphy-Kyle, Tommy Murphy, Kenneth Murphy, and Aaron Murphy (Tanya), sister-in-law Gwen Murphy. A host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who will miss her dearly. She was preceded in death by her mother Earnestine Murphy,her grandson De’ Angelo L. Davis, her sister Diana Murphy-Wilson (Jerry), her brothers Alfred Murphy and Michael Murphy.

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Gregory leaves to cherish his memory wife Eveline; son Christian Owens of Basel Switzerland; mother Ethel Jean Owens-Tyler; two brothers Reginald Owens, Guy Owens, all of San Diego; one aunt, Betty Owens of Seattle, Washington; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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By Arnie Stapleton AP Pro Football Writer Floyd Little, the versatile running back who starred at Syracuse and for the Denver Broncos, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 78. The Pro Football Hall of Fame said he died Friday night on January 1, at his home in Nevada.

“Floyd Little was not only a Hall of Fame running back, he was a Hall of Fame person,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. “Faith, family and football were the pillars of his life.”

Little was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, where he wore No. 44 like Jim Brown and Ernie Davis before him. From 1964-66, he ran for 2,704 yards and 46 touchdowns.

Little was the sixth overall pick in the 1967 AFLNFL draft. He played nine

seasons in Denver, where he earned the nickname “The Franchise” because his signing was credited with keeping the team from relocating and helped persuade voters to approve funds for the old, iconic Mile High Stadium, which has since been replaced by Empower Field at Mile High.

ment Saturday the pair had become friends and often spoke by phone after Orange football games.

duce their children and grandchildren to a genuine role model.”

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“I know when I got there the talk was about the team moving to Chicago or Birmingham,” Little told The Associated Press in an interview in 2009. “So, I supposedly saved the franchise.”

Broncos president and CEO Joe Ellis called Floyd “one of the greatest Broncos of alltime and an unforgettable part of our history.”

Little was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.

A high school star in Connecticut at New Haven’s Hillhouse High, Little overlapped at Syracuse with U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, who said in a state-

Broncos,” said Gradishar, a linebacker on the “Orange Crush” defense whose career overlapped with Little’s for two years. ‘’He certainly wasn’t the biggest, fastest or strongest guy that ever played NFL football, but he accomplished great things through his attitude. A really great football player but more than that, a great man.”

“He was full of character, decency, and integrity,” Biden said. “He was always gracious with his time with fans - parents and grandparents who wanted to intro-

scended the football field, said former Broncos teammate Randy Gradishar.

“He was the strength and the roots of the Denver

“Even after his retirement, Floyd was a wonderful ambassador for the game and the Denver Broncos, carrying himself with warmth, kindness and class-always with humility and a smile,” Ellis added. “In recent months, he faced his cancer diagnosis with the same grit and determination that defined his incredible playing career.”

A five-time Pro Bowler, Little led the NFL in rushing in 1971 with 1,133 yards and in touchdown runs in 1973 with 12. He also was one of the league’s best kick returners, leading the AFL in punt returns as a rookie in 1967.

During his nine-year pro career, Little rushed for 6,323 yards and 43 touchdowns and caught 215 passes for 2,418 yards and nine TDs. He had the most all-purpose yards in pro football and ranked second only to O.J. Simpson in yards rushing over his career.

After a three-decade wait, Little made it into the Canon in 2010. He told the AP when he was nominated by the hall’s senior committee that he had given up hope of ever making it into the Hall of Fame.

Floyd is survived by his wife DeBorah.

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By Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer As San Diego navigates a second lockdown and an uncertain new year, San Diego’s public libraries, the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library among them, will continue to be there to support the community, expanding their current programs to serve even more people.The pandemic has proven that the public library system is an indispensable component of any city system.

“There are so many free, valuable resources available at your local library,” says Misty Jones, director of the San Diego Public Library.

“We want to encourage all San Diego residents to take full advantage of the tools and resources that help both businesses and individuals alike.”

Here’s a sampling of upcoming events to tap into: • SDPL’s first-ever Black History Month commemorative library card. All students in grades K-12 can submit a design! The card design contest runs December 11 through January 11. For more info, visit: sandiego.gov/ sdplblackhistory • The 2021 Winter Reading

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New County Supervisors Sworn Into Office

By Tracy DeFore County of San Diego Communications Office Three new members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors were sworn in during a virtual event on Monday.

Supervisor Nora Vargas succeeded long-time District 1 Supervisor Greg Cox, who had served on the board since 1995. The district covers Coronado, Imperial Beach, Chula Vista, National City, some communities within

“I may be the first, but I will absolutely not be the last,” said Supervisor Vargas.

Alpine, Ramona, Julian, as well as 11 Indian reservations, La Mesa, El Cajon, Poway, and some communities in the City of San Diego.

Supervisor Joel Anderson took over the reins for District Two Supervisor Dianne Jacob who began her stint on the board in 1992 and is the longest-serving board member in San Diego County government history. District 2 covers a broad swath of unincorporated East County, including the communities of Lakeside,

Supervisor Terra LawsonRemer will take over for District Three from former Supervisor Kristin Gaspar.

The district includes Del Mar, Solana Beach, Encinitas, Escondido, San Pasqual Valley, some communities in the City of San Diego and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

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the City of San Diego, and unincorporated areas including Bonita, Lincoln Acres and East Otay Mesa.

Supervisor Vargas was sworn in by her goddaughters, Fatima and Farah Jimenez.

Afterward, the new board member made remarks in both English and Spanish noting her status as the first woman of color, an immigrant and first Latina to serve

Meet the first American recipient of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine

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Queens, New York — Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay received the first dose of the two-shot vaccine at about 9:20 a.m. EST on Monday, December 14.

Medical officials administered the dose on camera as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and others watched on a livestream.

“The person who is going to take the first vaccine in the state of New York, maybe the first vaccine shot in the United States,” Cuomo said of Lindsay as she sat in a chair ahead of receiving the historic jab.

“This vaccine is exciting because I believe this is the weapon that will end the war,” the governor said. “It is the beginning of the last chapter of the book, but now we just have to do it. The vac-

cine doesn’t work if it’s in the vial. We’re here to watch you take the first shot.”

Lindsay, who works at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, proclaimed, “I feel great,” after receiving the injection from Dr. Michelle Chester, the director of employee health services at Northwell Health.

Cuomo remarked to Lindsay, “You didn’t flinch.”

Lindsay said she hopes to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe.

“I feel hopeful today, relieved.

I feel like healing is coming,” Lindsay exclaimed.

Pfizer’s vaccine was expected to arrive via Federal Express and UPS freight and ground transportation at 145 locations across all 50 states in the U.S. Monday morning.

The vaccine was authorized for emergency use in the U.S. by the Food and Drug Administration. It’s estimated that about 2.9 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine will be distributed this week in the first vaccine rollout phase.

High-risk populations like healthcare workers and nursing home staff and residents in the U.S. will be prioritized to receive the landmark vaccine.

“I hope this marks the beginning of the end of a very painful time in our history.

We’re in a pandemic, so we all need to do our part to put an end to the pandemic,” Lindsay said.

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Menthol cigarettes are the tobacco industry’s racist weapon of choice in Black communities.

Big Tobacco has flooded communities of color with menthol and even floated rumors that it somehow makes cigarettes less deadly. This manipulation caused massive death.

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Death to the racist ways of the tobacco industry.

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Earlier, several civil rights organizations noted watching with vigilance as Senate negotiations and, later, voting in both chambers took place. “We know that when the economy goes into decline, people of color always bear the brunt,” said Teresa Candori, communications director for the National Urban League. “We will be fighting to make sure the most vulnerable communities are not an afterthought.”

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By Stacy M. Brown The $2 trillion stimulus deal reached earlier by the Senate, was finally passed by the House on Friday, March 27.

President Trump is expected to immediately sign the massive legislation that promises to provide a much-needed shot in the arm for working and unemployed individuals, and small and big businesses.

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Across the country, barbers and hairstylists are feeling the effects of COVID-19. In the Black community, the impact is even more severe. For decades, Black-owned salons and barbershops have served as a meeting place for men and women to congregate and catch up on the latest news, gossip and overall happenings within the community.

These “meeting places” of sorts have proven to be extremely profitable for their owners. But, per executive orders from Governor Gavin Newsom,

In one fell swoop, COVID-19 has caused hairstylists and barbers to go from having lucrative, bustling businesses to complete cessation. Bridget Winton, a San Diego based master hairstylist and salon owner is among the 33,570 cosmetologists in California trying to rebound from the coronavirus effects.

“I’m glad that I have a couple of options to make money,” she said. “I have a direct franchise business [offering] health, wellness and beauty products that consumers still need even if they don’t come in. For me, it’s a nice little

The problem is straightforward: Without school, a lot of our community’s kids often don’t eat. Close to 30 million children use the National School Lunch Program each year.

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Rep. John Robert Lewis has crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge a final time.

He made the last trip along Highway 80 from Selma to Montgomer y Sunday, where he lay in in the Alabama State Capitol. Then, repose members of Congress received the flag-draped casket of Rep. Lewis at US Capitol Monday afternoon.

After tributes from Democratic and Republican leaders, that was then placed at of the East Front of the Capitol for two the top days of public viewing.

Lewis will always be known as that college dent in the buttoned-up trench coat and stupack who was beaten and bloodied by a backthe Alabama State Police as protesters crossed mund Pettus Bridge in Selma on March the Ed7, 1965.

From early Saturday in his hometown of Ala. to his final celebration and burial Troy, day, July 30, in Atlanta, in death Lewis Thurslegacy will have sparked moments of racial reconciliation and thoughts among Blacks and Whites across the nation.

The Alabama trek of his final journey began in the Trojan Arena of Troy University and during an hour-long service where his brothers and sisters know Lewis only as “Robert,” who loved his family, and they loved him.

As a teen, Lewis couldn’t go to the library or attend Troy State because of his color.

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Through a new contract with SDSU’s School of Public Health and the San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) for nearly $3 million over six months, faculty will both train and recruit community health workers and students — about 110 people — to support the county’s disease control activities and to identify individuals believed to have come into contact with those diagnosed with COVID-19.

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For more than 50 years the McDonald’s Corporation took pride in branding itself as a socially conscious corporation particularly interested in doing business in abandoned and long-ignored Black communities while embracing racial diversity as a critical component of its corporate ethos.

It is a philosophy that helped create a popular narrative and also focus on story that the Chicago-based company was a progressive business and a place where African Americans could grow, find mentors, promotions, and economic opportunity .

However, that image was shattered this year in an explosive lawsuit brought by two African American female executives who claim that under new leadership the company not only deliberately divested from the Black community and businesses, but hurled racist, sexists insults at them including referring to the employees at “niggers” and “angry Black women.”

The Assembly has to review minor amendments before the bill could be sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Adding further injury to the grotesque insults, the women also claimed when they spoke up about such treatment they were demoted and the perpetrators were promoted.

The plan approved by California State University trustees allows students to choose wider array of ethnic studies topics from a to fulfill the course requirement than the Legislature’s bill. It lets students take courses on social justice that explore issues such as the criminal justice system and public health disparities.

The shocking accusations have rocked the fast-food industry especially since McDonald’s has long projected itself as a leader in diversity initiatives and as an aggressive recruiter and developer of African American talent and entrepreneurs.

“It’s grounded in ethnic studies, but it is er, more inclusive, gives students broadchoice,’’ Chancellor Timothy White said before voting in favor of the change.

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Following months of speculation and debate over whether Biden should pick a Black woman as his running mate, Harris was named Tuesday as Biden’s choice.

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From McDonald’s $1 million donation to the Open Society Foundations’ $220 million, the contributions and have been pouring in to address racial equality supsystemic racism. And along with the financial solport have been expressions of sympathy, if not is to idarity, with the aims of the movement which rid America of structural and institutional racism as well as the pursuit of economic parity and justice across all sectors of American society.

African American stakeholders are ramping up their outreach to undercounted census tracts where Black Californians live after the U.S. Census Bureau announced this week that it will stop the national count at the end of September. The state too is intensifying its last-ditch initiatives to achieve an accurate count of all Californians as enumeration goes into its final stretches. Federal legislation that would have extended it through October has stalled in the U.S. Senate.

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire United Way of San Diego County (UWSD) has announced Tony R. Russell as the new Chair of the organization’s Board of Directors effective July 1, 2020.

Given the explosive racial discrimination lawsuit against McDonald’s by two former African Amerthe ican female vice presidents that has been rocking of fast food industry, one of the most obvious targets such scrutiny is that leader in the fast food industry. the Last month during the heat of the protest over murder of Floyd, McDonald’s released a dramatic ad that referenced several African American victims of racial violence: Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Alton Sterling, Botham Jean, Atatiana Jefferson, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd.

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The bills include: CHOKEHOLDS AB1196 by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, D-Carson, would bar See CENSUS page 16

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Mr. Russell has a long history with the venerable nonprofit. He has served as a UWSD board member since 2017, is a founding member of the UWSD’s Emerging Leaders, and a former member of the organization’s Campaign Cabinet. He has served on multiple committees to advance UWSD’s mission. He is also a Board member and served two terms as the Chair of the Board of

Advisors of the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA and the YMCA of San Diego County.

“Tony’s community-minded spirit and drive to foster a new generation of young leaders makes him the ideal board chair,” says UWSD President and CEO, Nancy L. Sasaki. “He has devoted much of his professional career to truly making San Diego a a better place for everyone, and I cannot think of better person to help guide our initiatives through this trying time for our region. I know with Tony at the helm of our Board of Directors, we will reimagine and rebuild the future for hundreds of thousands of children, young adults and families, as we have for the past 100 years.”

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BIDEN, TRUMP AND Publisher

We know that in the 2016 election for President of the United States, Hillary Clinton got three million more votes than Donald Trump and, still, he became President. What most Americans did not know and still too many today do not know is that the Presidency is determined by a process that contains individuals known as “electors,” whose numbers in each state are equal to the number of congressional representatives in that state, and that those persons who total 535 in number are the ones who actually elect the president when they meet and vote in See ELECTORAL page 2

COVID-19’S ECONOMIC IMPACT IN SAN DIEGO:

The August 23 police shooting of an unarmed Black man in Kenosha, WI, triggered yet another round of community protests and national news coverage of a Black man. A series of multiple gunshots fired by a local police officer, were not fatal for 29-year old Jacob Blake; but may have permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.

Days later on August 28, the National Action Network served as a major organizer for a Commitment March, rededicating the yet unaddressed dreams of the historic 1963 March on Washington. Assembled again at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial, the day’s speakers spanned nationally-known leaders like Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and Attorney Ben Crump to the family members of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Jacob Blake and others.

All communities in San Diego have been severely impacted by the pandemic and subsequent economic crisis. It is the Black and Hispanic communities that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 and have been the hardest hit, in sharp contrast to White and Asian communities where, respectively, only 14% and 24% live in high unemployment and COVID-19 case areas.

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On Aug. 17, the “Yes On Prop 17” campaign held its Official Proposition 17 Campaign Virtual Kick-Off on Facebook Live. The event featured testimony from previously incarcerated persons on why more than 50,000 parolees in California deserve the right to vote.

Why measurable forward strides in policing, or economic progress have remained elusive after decades of calls for reforms may partly be explained by the findings of a new policy analysis by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis. Using U.S. Census Bureau

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ENDORSES ‘PRO-BLACK’ PROPOSITIONS nians to support what that group has deemed “pro-Black” propositions on this November’s as the ballot.

By Tanu Henry California Black Media

The California Democratic Party African American Caucus (CDPAAC) is calling on all elected officials in California at the local, state and national levels to take a firm stand against racism.

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The California Democratic Party Black Caucus put on four press conferences across the state to call for support of several ballot initiatives. Pictured here at the podium is Taisha Brown, Chair of the California Democratic Party African Ame

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California Black Media

The California Democratic Party African American Caucus (CDPAAC) hosted press conferences locations across the state to call on Black at four Califor-

The news conferences were held in metropolitan areas with some of the largest numbers of African American voters in the state -- Los Angeles, Oakland, San Diego and Sacramento -- on Thursday, Oct. 22. The initiatives the CDPAAC has endorsed are: Prop 15 (split roll tax), Prop 16 (repeal of Prop 209); Prop. 17 (restoring voting rights for ex-prisoners); and Prop 21 (rent control).

The CDPAAC’s Black women leaders who led the effort also used the political event to criticize they describe as attempts by some “bad actors” what within the African American community to undermine initiatives that could improve the lives of African Americans.

Kendra Lewis, vice chair of the CDPAAC, called out the California - Hawaii National Association for the See CDPAAC page 4

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Presidential elections impact Americans’ lives in a wide It’s widely maintained that the outcome of the 2020 array of ways. contest between the incumbent, Donald Trump, and the Democratic Nominee, Joe Biden, will have long-term consequences for many in general and African Americans specifically. The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of the more than 200 Black-owned newspapers and media companies in the United States, examines potential election outcomes and consequences in three key areas: Education, Health Care, and the Economy.

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View the chart on the right, released by SANDAG in August 2020, to get a sobering snapshot of the economic impact of COVID-19 by ethnicity and zip code here in the San Diego region.

The irony is that despite the passage of nearly 60 years between the original march and its 2020 recommitment, many of the issues that have plagued Black America remain the same. Black America and other people of color still cry for justice, equality, and freedom. Yet noticeably, what formerly focused national attention on events in Selma, Montgomery, and Birmingham have now emanated from Ferguson, to Kenosha, Minneapolis, Portland and other locales.

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by Kysten Thomas, of Washington, ahead of a march from the National Museum of African American History and Culture to the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington on Friday, June 19, 2020, to mark Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP

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California lawmakers are pushing to enact nearly a dozen policing reform laws driven by nationwide outrage and protests after George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in May. Lawmakers have until Aug. 31 to approve and send legislation to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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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 DECEMBER 10, 2020) Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b) the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Effective 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020, and continuing until further notice, the following will be in effect for San Diego County (county): 1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or 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 California Department of Public Health Guidance for Private Gatherings found at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/ COVID19/CDPH-Guidancefor-the-Prevention-ofCOVID-19-Transmission-forGatherings-10-09.aspx, with members of other households are prohibited unless expressly permitted in the Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the California Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020 and found at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20Stay-atHome-Order-ICUScenario.pdf.

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 COVID19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School - Based Programs, and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. Institutions of higher education may hold classes or other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID – 19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. A written, worksite-specific COVID-19 prevention plan as stated in their applicable state guidance may be used by schools and institutions of higher education in lieu of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol or Safe Reopening Plan. 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::

protect its patients, medical personnel and staff.

i. Number of students participating in full-time in-person learning, by school site and school district, if applicable.

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

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

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

7. Hospitals, healthcare providers, pharmacies, 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 SARS-CoV-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-facecoverings.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 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-totime, and referenced in Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California. b. All essential businesses that allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post a “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” on the form available at: https://www.sandiegocounty .gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/ programs/phs/Epidemiology/ covid19/SOCIAL_DISTAN CING_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 Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the State Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020, all portions of which are operative in San Diego County effective immediately, and available at: https:// www.gov.ca.gov/wpcontent/ uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stayat-Home-Order-ICU-Scenario. pdf. b. All State authorized sectors, 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. 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 (prepared pursuant to section c, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

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 COVID19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health

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ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2020) CONTINUATION 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. Businesses or entities operating pursuant to this section 13 shall comply with additional restrictions listed in Section 2 (g) of the State Regional Stay At Home Order and shall close all indoor facilities.

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. Nonessential 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-25-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 which orders that “All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19”; f) Proclamation 9984 regarding COVID-19 issued by the President of the United States on March 11, 2020; g) Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 19, 2020; h) the “Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” issued by the CDC; i) COVID-19 guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health on including, but not limited to the Face Coverings Guidance issued on 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) the California Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 2020; and m) the Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the California Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020.

20. This Order is issued to prevent circumstances often present in gatherings that may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19, such as: 1) the increased likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area;

2) the prolonged time period in which large numbers of people are in close proximity; 3) the difficulty in tracing exposure when large numbers of people attend a single event or are at a single location; and 4) the inability to ensure that such persons follow adequate hygienic practices.

21. This Order is issued to provide additional opportunities for recreational activities while also requiring additional protections from the spread of COVID-19 to the public who are taking advantage of these opportunities for recreational activities. And providing additional protections for employees of essential businesses or 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 5, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: December 9, 2020 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

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

Any person who violates or who refuses or willfully neglects to obey this regulation is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both.

(Government Code section 8665.)

Date: December 9, 2020 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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HEALTHY LIVING

Celebrity Video Helps People of Color Fight COVID-19 Tyler Perry, Angela Bassett promote benefits of Vitamin D, C, and Zinc Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer At a time when COVID-19 disproportionately sickens and kills people of color at alarming rates, a team of leading Black celebrities and medical experts have joined forces to raise awareness about the benefits of oral Vitamin D, Zinc and Vitamin C supplementation as an accessible defense against the disease’s ravages. This is especially important for darker-skinned people who generally have significantly lower Vitamin D levels.

Executive produced and directed by Felicia D. Henderson (WaterWalk

Entertainment, November 2020), the video, entitled, “The Colors of Covid: Saving Lives and the Benefits of D-Z-C”, reflects recent studies that have reported the link between COVID-19 disease severity/death rates and low Vitamin D levels.

It has been well-established that Vitamin D deficiency weakens the immune system’s response to respiratory infections and other systemic diseases.

Tyler Perry and Los Angelesbased dermatologist Pearl E. Grimes, MD, FAAD spearheaded the video, which also

features superstars Angela Bassett, Jenifer Lewis and Nicole Ari Parker.

“We must do all that we can to change the dismal COVID-19 numbers for our community. We can practice self-care, we can support our overall health and our immune health in this vicious fight against the brutal enemy that is COVID19,” Perry said.

Angela Bassett, a national amb ass ador of Know Diabetes By Heart, which is a collaborative initiative between the American

Photo: YouTube

Heart Association and the American Diabetes Association notes, “Diet and exercise are so important in controlling health conditions that affect Black and brown people at disproportionate rates.”

Actresses Nicole Ari Parker and Jenifer Lewis were also a part of the initiative.

It should be noted that

while these vitamins may have correlation with better health, the National Institute of Health has stated there are insufficient data to recommend either for or against the use of vitamin D, zinc, and vitamin C for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19. Because patients who are not critically ill with COVID-19 are less likely to experience

oxidative stress or severe inflammation, the role of vitamin C in this setting is unknown. The COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel recommends against using zinc supplementation above the recommended dietary allowance for the prevention of COVID-19, except in a clinical trial.

The video can be viewed on YouTube.

COVID-19 RESOURCES & INFORMATION Are Mask Wearers

Breathing Unhealthy Air?

The CDC Says, “No”, and provides masks wearing tips for cold weather Everyone 2 years of age and older should wear a mask in public settings and when they are around people who do not live in their household. COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respiratory droplets.

Respiratory droplets travel into the air when you cough, sneeze, talk, shout, or sing.

These droplets can then land in the mouths or noses of people who are near you or they may breathe these droplets in.

Masks are a simple barrier to help prevent your respiratory droplets from reaching others. Studies show that masks reduce the spray of droplets when worn over the nose and mouth.

But does wearing a mask cause you to breathe unhealthy air?

According to the CDC, wearing a mask does not raise the carbon dioxide (CO2) level in the air you breathe. A cloth mask does not provide an airtight fit across the face. The CO2 completely escapes into the air through and around the sides of the cloth mask when you breathe out or talk.

CO2 is small enough to easily pass through any cloth mask material. In contrast, the virus that causes COVID-19 is much larger than CO2, so it cannot pass as easily through a properly designed and properly worn cloth mask.

Cold Weather • In cold weather, masks may become wet from breathing, snow, or other precipitation.

Change a mask when it becomes wet. A wet mask is harder to breathe through,

is less efficient at filtering, and vents more around the edges of the mask. It is especially important to have one or more replacement masks during cold weather. If your reusable mask becomes wet, put it in a sealed plastic bag until you can wash it.

• Scarves and other headwear such as ski masks and balaclavas used for warmth are usually made of loosely knit fabrics that are not suitable for use as masks to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

They can be worn over a mask.

• If you wear glasses, find a mask that fits closely over your nose or has a nose wire to help reduce fogging.

Consider using an antifogging spray that is made for eyeglasses.

Combatting the Serious Effects of Digital Devices During COVID-19 Screen time among children and teens has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the cold-weather months, when families are more likely to be spending free time indoors, it’s especially important that parents and caregivers set schedules to help ensure safe, healthy and balanced use of digital devices, according to experts.

“Digital devices and the internet have become absolutely necessary tools for kids, not only for school, but for connecting and socializing with friends. Unfortunately,

Source: CDC

California Covid-19 By the Numbers

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these tools can often be used in unhealthy ways to fill a void left by the loss of many typical school-year routines,” says Michele Havner, director of marketing, OurPact, a screen time monitoring app for parents.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Covid-19 Status TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

171,033

Statewide

COVID-19 cases per 100k: 93.1 Positivity rate: 14.5%

REPORTED TESTS

2,813,081

HOSPITALIZED

6,031

ICU

1,237

digital devices in the following ways: • Being good role models: Parents are in many cases relying on digital devices to work from home and may also be facing some of the same issues as their children, including boredom and isolation. However, they can serve as good digital role models by setting aside screen-free time for other activities, like art, cooking, music, exercise, crossword puzzles, reading and more.

• Avoiding being punitive: This extended situation has been stressful for par-

San Diego County Status: WIDESPREAD COVID-19 cases per 100k: 76.3 Positivity rate: 13.7% SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 1/5/21

Research has consistently shown that more screen time is often accompanied by health and wellness challenges like anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, poor sleep and reduced physical activity. Havner says that parents can help kids build healthier relationships with

ents and kids alike, so parents should try to take a compassionate approach to the situation. When engaging children on screen use, they can start the conversation on the right foot by acknowledging the many challenges and stressors that the “new normal” has created for young people. This is also a good time to check in about what exactly kids are doing online and whether the uptick in social media use has exposed them to negative content or cyberbullying.

• Setting schedules: Screen use before bed is associated with poor sleep due to the blue light emitted by digital devices, which can delay the release of sleep hormones. If possible, cap screen usage at least 30 minutes before bedtime.

While many people like to keep devices on bedside tables, consider turning bedrooms into screen-free zones.

• Ma k ing it happ en: Devices have become so important to children, they may not realize the negative effects they are having on their health, making getting kids to actually put down devices often easier said than done. In fact, kids will often defy verbal limitations and warnings.

Fortunately, parents can get a little outside assistance in making rules stick.

One solution is OurPact, a screen monitor i ng app that allows parents to set online schedules. Using the app, parents can limit app access automatically for recurring activities like school or bedtime, and can block or grant internet access on a child’s device. They can even view screenshots of kids’ digital activity, helping them swiftly address usage issues like unsafe content and cyberbullying. To learn more or download, visit OurPact.com.

While the new normal has meant an unavoidable uptick in screen time, parents can help kids strike a healthy balance.

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BUSINESS NEWS/SPORTS Deadline Extended To January 13 For State Relief Funds

Applications for Small Business and NonProfit funding to close on January 13, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Small Businesses and nonprofits now have some extra time to apply for $500 million in State of California COVID-19 relief funds.

Interested entities can apply at www.CaReliefgrant.com.

They have until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. The complete list of the nearly $150 million in funding, along with support services can be found here.

Governor Gavin Newsom

announced in December $500 million in grant funds for small businesses and nonprofits. This is not a first come first serve grant.

All applications will be reviewed following the closure of the application period. Grants are to cover business expenses and specifically for small businesses hit by the pandemic.

“With the new state and federal programs, our team

will be ready and available to help small businesses who continue to need our help,” said Daniel Fitzgerald, Regional Director, San Diego & Imperial SBDC Network.

“It’s been a very difficult year for the business community, particularly our small businesses; that is the reason we have worked hard to provide relief and help during this difficult time,”

said Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, Co-Chair of the County’s COVID-19 subcommittee.

businesses who did not receive a loan to apply and receive a loan equal to 2.5 times their monthly payroll.

The Federal Government’s new stimulus package, that includes new and renewed assistance for small business owners and non-profits, including:

Options for businesses who have had at least a 25% drop in revenue to apply for a second PPP loan. Certain industries hardest hit, such as restaurants and hospitality, can receive up to 3.5 times their monthly payroll.

Additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), allowing

$15 billion for grants for live

venues that have been shuttered, including theaters and museums.

An extension of the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, including a renewal for the up to $10,000 grant program for businesses that did not previously receive the funding.

Availability of PPP loans for nonprofit 501 (c)(6) organizations.

Boston Red Sox Hire Bianca Smith as First Black Woman Coach in Baseball History

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Bianca Smith, an African American woman, has made baseball history.

Smith, who most recently served as an assistant baseball coach and hitting coordinator at Wisconsin’s Carroll University, was named a coach in the Boston Red Sox minor league system.

Smith, 29, becomes the first Black woman to coach in professional baseball.

She will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla. “She was a great candidate coming in,” Red Sox vice president of player development Ben Crockett told the

Boston Globe.

“She’s had some really interesting experiences and has been passionate about growing her skillset and development herself.”

That Smith’s historic hiring happened in Boston, a city where angry mobs violently attacked school buses carrying Black children to previously all-white schools in the 1970s, could be a sign of racial progress.

The Red Sox have had a history of racism at Fenway Park.

In 2019, four fans hung a banner that read “Racism is as American as Baseball,” from the famed Green Monster.

Last year, retired baseball star Torii Hunter told ESPN that he was called the N-word several times by fans as young as “little kids.”

He later said that he had heard more racist remarks in Boston than any other city.

“When I went to Boston, it was so consistent. After a while, I just kind of shoved it off, and I went out and played.

I played with aggression, though,” Hunter relayed.

He added that he felt uncomfortable with the idea of his family living in Boston if he had signed there.

“That’s why I got the no-trade clause, the list of teams, and I put Boston in

there,” Hunter added.

“I love Boston. I wanted to play there. It just hit me that I can’t have my wife and my kids in this area,” he continued.

“There is no way I can do that because I don’t ever want them to go through that, and if they do, I don’t know what I would do, and I would be the angry Black guy, and that wouldn’t be good.”

H u n t e r ’s comments prompted the Red Sox to issue a statement acknowledging his experience.

The team noted that, in 2019, there were seven reported incidents of fans using racial slurs at Fenway Park.

In 2017, Baltimore Orioles star outfielder Adam Jones said he was on the receiving end of racial slurs at Fenway Park no less than 100 times.

Fans even threw bags of peanuts at him, Jones said.

But the hiring of Smith is barrier-breaking. She joins a list of female professional baseball coaches, including Rachel Balkovec of the New York Yankees, Rachel Folden of the Chicago Cubs, and Christina Whitlock of the St. Louis Cardinals.

Last year, Alyssa Nakken of the San Francisco Giants became the first on-field female coach in Major League Baseball.

Bianca Smith will work with the team’s infielders at the Red Sox minor league facility in Fort Meyers, Fla.

She once served as an intern for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds.

Smith also played softball at Dartmouth from 2010-12 before working as director of baseball operations at Case Western Reserve University from 2013 to 2017 and as an assistant coach with the University of Dallas in 2018.

“It’s a meaningful,” Crockett said of Smith’s hire.

“Meaningful thing for the organization.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Former NBA Star Junior Bridgeman Purchases EBONY Magazine

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The legendar y EBONY magazine is being revived.

Former NBA star Junior Bridgeman reportedly has anted-up $14 million for the famed Black media publication.

The magazine, which was founded by John H. Johnson in 1945, was forced into bankruptcy earlier this year after an attempt to revive EBONY failed. EBONY sold its photo archive for $30 million last year, and Willard Jackson briefly took over as CEO but left the company soon after.

“EBONY kind of stood for Black excellence, showing people doing positive things that could benefit everyone,” Bridgeman said, according to Black Enterprise. “It just made you feel good.”

the holding company for his franchise empire of quick-service restaurants, he is a longtime member of the [Black Entreprise] 100s.

According to the Michigan Chronicle, Bridgeman, who played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers, was once featured on a 2016 Forbes top-paid athletes list.

He is the CEO of a CocaCola bottling company and part-owner of Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited.

The former athlete attempted to purchase Sports Illustrated in 2018 but eventually withdrew his bid a year later.

Bridgeman has a history of business success, Black Enterprise reported.

According to BlackPast. org, EBONY earned fame by honoring Black identity – portraying Black life, refuting stereotypes, and inspiring readers to overcome racial and other barriers to success.

As the CEO of Manna Inc.,

John H. Johnson began his

career with Negro Digest in 1942 and started Ebony three years later.

Both magazines were so successful that in 1972 the Magazine Publishers Association selected Johnson “Magazine Publisher of the Year.”

EBONY occasionally presented works by well-established literar y figures such as Langston Hughes and Gwendolyn Brooks.

It also frequently published special issues, such as the 1963 one hundredth year commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation, that highlighted issues deemed particularly relevant to African Americans.

EBONY first featured articles about notable African Americans such as celebrities and sports figures, and during the late 1950s ran Dr. Martin Luther King

Former NBA star, Junior Bridgeman, has a history of business success, according to Black Enterprise. (Photo: Black Enterprise)

Jr.’s column, “Advice for Living By.” By the 1960s, articles supporting civil rights appeared as the magazine provided reliable coverage of the civil rights movement as it unfolded across the United States.

EBONY also discussed the increasing opportunities for African Americans, suggested ways to overcome obstacles, and encouraged the Black community to exhibit racial pride.

“When you look at EBONY, you look at the history not just for Black people, but of the United States,” Bridgeman said. “I think it’s something that a generation is missing, and we want to bring that back as much as we can.”

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Located at: 6134 University Ave San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 01/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: REG Associates LLC 6134 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020309 Fictitious business name(s): Fatuma's Vegan Soul Cafe

Located at: 751 Macadamia Drive Carlsbad, CA 92011 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: Halima Fatuma Parker 751 Macadamia Drive Carlsbad, CA 92011 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 10, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 10, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020187 Fictitious business name(s): Dream Big CA Consultant

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Located at: 6560 Linda Lane San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/1989 This business is hereby registered by the following: John Laurence Oldham 6560 Linda Lane San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020160 Fictitious business name(s): The Quartz Pointe

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Located at: 9187 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. #5 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The fictitious busines name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on 01/01/2019, and assigned File no.

2019-9000715 Fictitious business name is being abandoned by: Lynn Tran 2568 52nd Street San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 22, 2020 1/07, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00046840CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Marila B. Lett To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Marila B. Lett filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Marila B. Lett PROPOSED NAME: Merila B. Lett THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 1/07, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00043326CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Lul Sharmarke and Abdi Mohamed on behalf of Mahir Abdi Mohamed To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Lul Sharmarke and Abdi Mohamed on behalf of Mahir Abdi Mohamed filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Mahir Abdi Mohamed PROPOSED NAME: Salman Abdi Mohamed THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: February 08, 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).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 1/07, 1/14, 1/21, 1/28 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041934CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Oanh Do Thi Hoang Ho on behalf of Thu Hoang Anh Tran To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Oanh Do Thi Hoang Ho on behalf of Thu Hoang Anh Tran filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Thu Hoang Anh Tran PROPOSED NAME: Jenny Tran THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 21, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE

LEGAL NOTICES the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041855CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tracy Truc Ho on behalf of Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Tracy Truc Ho on behalf of Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo PROPOSED NAME: Ruby Ngoc Ngo THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

(Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or NOTICE OF HEARING access to, the court's facilities Date: January 21, 2021 unsafe, and pursuant to the Time: 8:30 A.M. emergency orders of the Dept. C-61 Chief Justice of the State of NO HEARING WILL California and General Orders OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE of the Presiding Department of (Due to the COVID-19

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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:

specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

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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

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is If you object to the granting signed by only one parent on this petition, you should must have this Attachement appear at the hearing and served along with the state your objections or fill Petition and Order to Show written objections with the Cause, on the other noncourt before the hearing. Your signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with appearance may be in person or by your attorney. the court.)

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 PROBATE the court within the later of either (1) four months from NOTICE OF PETITION TO the date of first issuance of ADMINSTER ESTATE OF letters to a general personal Edward S. Wilson representative, as defined in Case Number: 37-2020-00044687-PR-PW- section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days CTL from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of To all heirs, beneficiaries, a notice under section 9052 creditors, contingent of the California Probate creditors, and persons who Code. Other California may otherwise be interested in the will or estate or both, of statues and legal authority may affect your rights as a Edward S. Wilson creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney A Petition for Probate knowledgeable in California has been filed by law.

Sonja Reynolds Reid in the Superior Court of You may examine the file California, County of San kept by the court. If you Diego are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the The Petition for Probate court a Request for Special requests that Notice (form DE-154) of the Sonja Reynolds Reid filing of an inventory and be appointed as personal appraisal of estate assets or representative to administer of any peitition or account teh estate of the decedent. as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request The petition requests the for Special Notice form is decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. available from the court clerk.

The will and any codicils are Attorney for petitioner: available for examination in Antoinette Middleton, Esq. the file kept by the court.

Law Offices of Antoinette Middleton A hearing on the petition 1761 Hotel Circle South, will be held in this court as Suite 115, San Diego, CA follows: 92018 on March 03, 2021 (619) 235-9501 at 1:30pm 1/7, 1/14, 1/21 in Dept. 502 located at the The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice of PUBLIC HEARING DRAFT 2021 REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (RTIP) AND AIR QUALITY CONFORMITY ANALYSIS

This public hearing also will serve to satisfy the public participation process pertaining to the development of the Program of Projects for the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula Program and FTA Section 5339 Bus and Bus Facilities Formula Program, including the provision for public notice and the time established for public review and comment. A complete list of the Program of Projects is included in Chapter 3 of the draft 2021 RTIP. The draft Conformity Analysis for the 2021 RTIP and draft conformity redetermination for the 2019 Federal RTP were released for a 30-day review and comment period on December 18, 2020. The deadline for comments is January 18, 2021.

The public hearing for the draft 2021 RTIP will be held at the virtual SANDAG Transportation Committee meeting beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 5, 2021. To participate in the virtual meeting, please visit sandag.org. Comments should be submitted via email to clerk@sandag.org or mailed to: SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101.

View the draft 2021 RTIP or obtain a copy by calling (619) 699-1900. For more information visit sandag.org/2021RTIP.

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WHAT’S COMING NEXT: Expanded digital services to additional library branches and more technology access. The San Diego Public Library Foundation (SDPLF) is playing a significant role in bringing these resources to the city’s public library system during such anomalous times.

“As the effects of the pandemic continue to widen the digital divide, we are here to make sure

that every resident of our city has access to technology, resources, information, and knowledge,” says Patrick Stewart, CEO at the San Diego Public Library Foundation.

To discover more tools, events and resources at the Valencia Park/ Malcolm X Branch and other San Diego Library branch locations, visit https://www.sandiego.gov/ public-library/locations or contact the Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library by calling (619) 527-340

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BLACK HISTORY Zora Neale Hurston wrote in her memoir, Dust Tracks on a Road, that she was born on January 7, 1891, in the first incorporated black town in the United States, Eatonville, Florida. While recent scholarship indicates she may have been born in Notasulga, Alabama on January 15th, it is hard to argue with the main source. A novelist, folklorist, dramatist, and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston’s wide-ranging interests as well as economic need led her to take an astounding variety of other positions. She had short tenures as a manicurist, a librarian, a dramatic coach, a story consultant at Paramount Pictures, a maid, and a teacher.

Hurston studied at Morgan Academy, the preparatory school of Morgan College, and Howard University. She won a scholarship to Barnard College, where she studied anthropology and earned her bachelor of arts degree.

Part of the Harlem Renaissance, Hurston collected folklore and made recordings through the South in the late 1920s. During the Great Depression, she helped document the folk music of Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas. Later, she worked with the Federal Writers’ Project, interviewing Floridians about their lives and culture, and collecting the diverse folk songs of her native state. She also travelled to Haiti, Jamaica, and Honduras to study folklore and customs in Black communities.

Hurston is best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, but she also published folklore collections, the autobiography Dust Tracks On a Road, and some plays.

In 1997, an historian at the Library of Congress discovered ten unpublished plays which Hurston had deposited in the Library for copyright protection. The works incorporate the folk songs and dances that figure prominently in her fiction.

This discovery provided a greater understanding of the scope of Hurston’s accomplishments.

After suffering a stroke, Hurston was forced to enter a welfare home. She died there in 1960 and was buried in an unmarked grave. After that, her work became fairly obscure. In 1975, Alice Walker published the article “In Search of Zora Neale Hurston”, recounting her experiences searching for, finding, and marking Hurston’s grave.

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1891 BIRTH OF ZORA NEALE HURSTON

B orn and rais ed in Washington, DC, Frederick Gregory was the son of educators Francis A. Gregory and Nora Drew Gregory, nephew of surgeon and researcher Dr. Charles Drew, and great-grandson of James Monroe Gregory. He graduated from the US Air Force Academy in 1964. In the service he flew helicopters and fighters, served in Vietnam, and became a test pilot for both the USAF and NASA. He also earned a Master’s degree from George Washington University.

Gregory was selected as an astronaut in January 1978 and became the third African American to go to space, preceded by training classmates Guy Bluford and Ronald McNair. In 1989, the STS-33 launch from Kennedy Space Center made Gregory the first African-American to command a space flight. He still lives in the Washington, DC area.

The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) will hold a public hearing on February 5, 2021 to receive testimony on the draft 2021 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP), including its draft Air Quality Conformity Analysis and the 2019 Federal Regional Transportation Plan (2019 Federal RTP) conformity redetermination.

The draft 2021 RTIP is a multi-year program of proposed major highway, arterial, transit, and non-motorized transportation projects being developed in the San Diego region from FY 2020/21 to FY 2024/25.

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The first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, Famed contralto Marian Anderson made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City as Ulrica in Verdi’s Un ballo in maschera. Born in Philadelphia on February 27, 1897, Anderson began her musical training at the age of six. Rejected by a local music school because of her race, Anderson’s private voice lessons were funded by family, friends, and church.

Anderson encountered racial prejudice throughout her career.

The most famous incident took place in 1939, when she was barred from performing at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.by the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).

This incident caused several members of DAR to resign, including First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. In response, the federal government invited Anderson to perform at the Lincoln Memorial on Easter Sunday, April 9, 1939. She drew an integrated audience of around 75,000 people.

Marian Anderson retired from singing in 1965. She received the US National Arts Medal in 1986 for both her incomparable voice and her efforts towards breaking the color barrier for African-American performers. Anderson died in 1993.

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and trains the class of approximately 4,500 midshipmen. Barber becomes the 16th woman to serve in that role.

Junior Bridgeman announced the purchase of Ebony for $14 million.

Ebony’s archives were previously sold for more than $30 million.

There were significant changes in the world of entertainment as Valeisha Butterfield Jones, a leader, global influencer, and culture shifter, who co-founded the Women in Entertainment Empowerment Network (WENN) and served as the National Youth Vote Director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign, was named the Recording Academy’s first Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer.

With death and hospitalizations piling up from the pandemic, a Black woman, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, was at the forefront of a National Institutes of Health’s team that worked with Moderna on its coronavirus vaccine. Corbett, an expert on the front lines of the global race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, will go down in history as one of the key players in developing the science that could end the pandemic.

Carol H. Williams received Ad Age’s Vanguard Award during this year’s Women to Watch Awards event. Williams, the CEO of Carol H. Williams Advertising, was honored for a lifetime of significant achievements, including being named to the AAF Advertising Hall of Fame. Retired NBA Star

Many others on the front lines of the fight to educate and advocate for African Americans are also celebrated. African American physicians at the University of Virginia, including Drs. Ebony Hilton, LeighAnn Webb, Taison Bell, Rochanda Mitchell and Cameron Webb all proved to be trusted and vital

sources of objective information throughout the pandemic.

Critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay, an African American in New York, became the first person in the country to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine.

In November, the ticket of Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris earned 306 electoral college votes and recorded more than 81 million popular votes to defeat President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence.

Harris will become the nation’s first African American and first woman vice president.

So, as the calendar turns to 2021, and many wish friends, family and associates, “Happy New Year!” we’ll place an overwhelming emphasis on the “New Year” portion of the sentiment.

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In Kenya, the country is seeking 24 million doses of a Covid-19 vaccine from COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to COVID vaccines with 1.2 billion doses of safe and effective vaccines to be shared among 92 lower-income countries this year.

With an additional $92 million, Kenya can buy more doses, enough to vaccinate 30 per cent of its citizens.

AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company and part of COVAX, said it will provide vaccines at cost “in perpetuity” to countries in the developing world at a cost of no more than $3 a dose.

Pfizer, a for-profit operation, has not joined the initiative. The wholesale price for their drug is $20 a dose – out of reach for most of Africa.

Morocco and Egypt are buying vaccines from the China-based Sinopharm. Last week, Egypt received the second batch of Sinopharm’s Covid-19 vaccine, bringing the country’s inventory to 100,000 - enough for 50,000 people, a small fraction of a total 98 million population.

Morocco says it will vaccinate 80 percent of adults with Sinopharm starting this month after King Mohammed VI

instructed the government to make the vaccine free, according to a Royal Palace statement.

In the East African region, Rwanda and Kenya say they’ve applied for the AstraZeneca/Oxford product.

Rwanda is set to acquire the vaccine in the first quarter of 2021 and distribute it to 20 percent of the population.

“Rich countries have enough doses to vaccinate everyone nearly three times over, whilst poor countries don’t even have enough to even reach health workers and people at risk,” said Mohga Kamal Yanni, from the People’s Vaccine Alliance.

“The current system, where pharmaceutical corporations use government funding for research, retain exclusive rights and keep their technology secret to boost profits, could cost many lives.”

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NLOB Holiday Giving

By Darrel Wheeler

Even a year marked by hardship caused by COVID-19 did not change the need for children to have a good time during the Holiday Season. With more families than ever needing a helping hand this past Christmas, Never Leave One Behind (NLOB) staff and volunteers took to the streets to deliver toys, gift cards and food to local families.

In compliance with health mandates, NLOB greeted families at their homes and met unhoused families in Downtown San Diego and Balboa Park to provide Christmas Cheer.

“A special thanks to all NLOB donors and mentors. You helped put smiles on many faces this Holiday,” shared NLOB’s Inez Price.

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