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J. LUKE WOOD DISCUSSES SCHOOLS & OUR BLACK CHILDREN

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In-depth survey assesses

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By Manny Otiko

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Health care specialists, including several medical doctors, are keeping their eyes on coronavirus variants that some fear could lead to new strains of COVID-19 that could possibly undermine global efforts to vaccinate people

and stem the global crisis. According to the Centers of Disease Control, the B117 variant (first detected in the UK), the most threatening because of its prevalence, is the cause of 20 % of new infections in the United states – and 30 % of new infections in Florida.

Dr. Nirav Shah, senior scholar at Stanford University’s School of Medicine

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Vaccines Open to All CA Adults by April 15th

By David Crary

AP National Writer

Even with increased vaccine supply, vaccination of willing Californians will take several months. State plans non-traditional outreach in hard-to-reach communities.

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire With supply of vaccines expected to significantly increase in the coming weeks, the state is expanding vaccine eligibility to more Californians. Starting April 1, individuals aged 50+ will be eligible to make an appointment, and individuals 16+ will be eligible to make an appointment to be vaccinated starting on April 15.

“With vaccine supply increasing and by expanding eligibility to more Californians, the light at the end of the tunnel continues to get brighter,” said Governor Newsom.

“We remain focused on equity as we extend vaccine eligibility to those 50 and over starting April 1, and those 16 and older starting April 15. This is possible thanks to

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the leadership of the Biden-Harris Administration and the countless public health officials across the state who have stepped up to get shots into arms.”

Based on the current estimates, California expects to be allocated approximately 2.5 million first and second doses per week in the first half of April, and more than 3 million doses in the second half of April. California currently receives about 1.8 million doses per week. These estimates may be adjusted as time goes on. The state has the capacity to administer more than 3 million vaccines per week, and is building the capacity to administer 4 million vaccines weekly by the end of April.

“It will take time to vaccinate all eligible Californians.

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Black Americans attend church more regularly than Americans overall, and pray more often. Most attend churches that are predominantly Black, yet many would like those congregations to become racially diverse. There is broad respect for Black churches’ historical role in seeking racial equality, coupled with a widespread perception they have lost influence in recent decades.

Those are among the key findings in a comprehensive report released Tuesday by the Pew Research Center, which surveyed 8,660 Black adults across the United States about their religious experiences. It is Pew’s first largescale survey on the topic.

Among Black adults who go to religious services, 60% attend churches where the senior clergy and most or all of the congregation are Black, Pew found. It said

25% are part of multiracial congregations, and 13% are part of congregations that are predominantly white or another ethnicity.

Pew said patterns of worship are shifting across generations: Younger Black adults, born since 1980, attend church less often than their elders, and those who attend are less likely to do so in a predominantly Black congregation.

Among 30 Black pastors and religious leaders interviewed by Pew, some predicted further shrinkage of predominantly Black churches and an increase in multiracial congregations.

“I don’t think there should be a Black Church,’’ said Dr. Clyde Posley Jr. of Antioch Baptist Church in Indianapolis. “There isn’t a Black heaven and a white heaven. . A proper church will one day eschew the label of Black Church and be a universal church.’’

The survey found that 66% of Black Americans are Protestant,

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Regan Brings State Successes To Federal Environmental Role Bipartisan Senate approves Biden’s top environmental regulator.

By Terry Alan Lane Zenger News

After what critics describe as a term where the value of the Environmental Protection Agency was diminished, President Joseph R. Biden tapped a former staffer of the agency to be its leader.

The Biden administration’s Michael Regan is the new administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, clearing the U.S. Senate with bipartisan votes. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

The Senate confirmed Michael Regan to the position, and he was sworn in March 11 by Vice

President Kamala D. Harris, but his nomination came with Republican opposition over concerns that Regan wouldn’t have enough authority to set the agenda, and would instead defer to White House climate staff.

Quality to be the top environmental regulator in the U.S. After his confirmation, Regan emphasized his mission to tackle climate change and promote environmental equity for communities of color.

By a 66–34 vote, the U.S. Senate approved Regan’s nomination for administrator of the agency, with 16 Republicans joining all 50 Senate Democrats to promote the head of the North Carolina Department of Environmental

“We will move with a sense of urgency on climate change, protecting our natural resources and standing up for justice and equity,” Regan wrote on Twitter. “Together, we will be guided by our conviction that all people have the right See REGAN page 2

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Among the respondents, 77% said predominantly Black churches had played a role in helping Black people move toward racial equality. Yet just one third said historically Black congregations should preserve their traditional character; 61% said these congregations should become more racially diverse.

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Nearly half of respondents said Black churches are less influential today than 50 years ago.

Pew said the survey’s margin of error, for the full number of respondents, was plus or minus 1.5 percentage points.

Among the clergy interviewed by Pew, some said too few Black pastors have been on the front lines of recent struggles against racism.

Black pastors and worshippers in predominantly white or multiracial denominations, face a number of contemporary race-related issues.

“When you look at Black Lives Matter, this is the first time that there has been any political uprising and the church isn’t spearheading it,’’ said the Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn III, senior pastor of Bethel AME Church in San Diego.

Some Black pastors have left the predominantly white Southern Baptist Convention in dismay over decisions by white leaders that they view as downplaying the problem of systemic racism.

“We’re not as bold and courageous as we used to be,’’ said the Rev. Sandra Reed of St. Mark AME Zion Church in Newtown, Pennsylvania. “I have to say, I’m somewhat ashamed of that, because the AME Zion Church is known as the Freedom Church that was at the forefront of addressing all the ills of America, and we sort of lost that.’’

6% are Catholic and 3% identify with other Christian faiths _ mostly Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Another 3% belong to Islam or other non-Christian faiths, Some 21% are not affiliated with any religion and instead identify as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.’’ Black Americans born since 1980 are far more likely to be among the unaffiliated.

Survey responses were collected from November 2019 through June 2020, but most respondents completed the survey by Feb. 10, 2020, before the coronavirus outbreak and the racial-injustice protests that spread after the death of George Floyd in May at the hands of Minneapolis police.

According to a recent national study cited by Pew, women make up only 16% of religious leaders at Black Protestant churches. Pew’s survey found that 85% of respondents favored allowing women to serve as senior leaders of congregations, however.

The survey indicates that congregants at Black Protestant churches are more likely to hear preaching about race relations and criminal justice reform than those attending multiracial or white churches.

Black Protestants, meanwhile, are less likely than U.S. Protestants overall to hear sermons on abortion. Pew found 68% of Black adults said abortion should be allowed in most or all cases _ compared with 59% of all U.S. adults.

Pew also posed some survey questions to 4,574 Americans who do not identify as Black, to provide comparisons.

Asked whether religion is very important in their lives, 59% of Black respondents said yes, next to 40% of all U.S. adults. Asked if they prayed daily, 63% of Black respondents said yes, compared with 44% overall.

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In the Episcopal Church and some other mainline Protestant denominations, there are reparations initiatives aimed at making amends for past involvement in slavery and the mistreatment of Black and Indigenous people.

And many Black Catholics have urged leaders of their church to be more forceful in combating racism. Some have asked the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to consider reparations and promote the teaching of Black Catholic history in Catholic schools.

“We still don’t have the church taking a necessary stand against systemic racism,’’ Tia Noelle Pratt, a sociologist who has studied racism in the U.S. Catholic church and an adviser on Pew’s survey, told The Associated Press via email. “This means acknowledging the white supremacy that exists in the church and ways white church leaders and white members of the faithful benefit from it.’’

The Rev. Mario Powell, a Black priest who heads a Jesuit middle school in Brooklyn, said Catholic clergy need to preach more often against racism and speak out against some of their colleagues “who brazenly post white nationalist ideology online.’’

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and chief medical officer of Sharecare, a health data services firm, says there are currently four different variants of COVID-19.

He said the virus is adapting because “of evolution and natural selection.”

Shah said the virus is adapting as it encounters new hosts. But scientists are in a race to get everyone inoculated before the level of the disease in a community gets too high.

The B117 strain, he says, is 50 more % infectious than the original strain of the coronavirus and it could lead to up to a 60 % to 70 % higher rate of deaths, according to a paper published in the journal Nature.

PURPOSE: This Leadership Team Meeting will focus on acknowledging and reviewing all of the hard-work that the Leadership Team and the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) has dedicated to providing input to the design and build of the Southeastern Live Well Center. Updated renderings will be shared and there will be more opportunities to provide feedback.

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to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and lead a healthy life — no matter how much money they have in their pockets, the color of their skin, or their zip code.”

Environmentalists commended the appointment, highlighting Regan’s success as North Carolina’s top environmental regulator, while saying he must rebuild trust in the agency’s leadership.

“At a time when we must urgently restore and reinforce the many environmental protections dismantled by the Trump administration, and when so many power plants across the country still lack essential pollution controls, we are grateful to have a public health ally at the helm of this essential agency,” said Sierra Club Legislative Director Melinda Pierce.

With the Senate approval, Regan returns to the agency where he started his career. A native of Goldsboro, N.C., Regan earned a degree in environmental science from North Carolina A&T State University. He began his career in the agency’s air quality division, serving as a staffer in the administrations of former Presidents Bill J. Clinton and George W. Bush. He later served four years as North Carolina’s top environmental regulator.

Regan, the 16th administrator since the Environmental Protect Agency was established in 1970, is the first black man to lead the agency.

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“The more virus particles there are, the more chances that a single virus particle may be a little different than the rest of them,” said Shah. “One or more virus particles is all you need to have a slight change. Maybe these spike protein changes – just a little – and it can attach to cells better than all the other particles.”

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Regan:

Shah said some of the COVID-19 virus variants could reinfect people who have contracted the disease before. The good news, he says, is that the B117 is susceptible to existing vaccine therapies, although other variants like 1351 (first detected in South Africa) and P1 (first detected in Brazil), could reduce the effectiveness of the COVID shots in patients.

Fortunately, to date, scientists studying COVID-19 have not identified any variants that have been designated “Variants of High Consequence.” Those in that category “cause more disease and more hospitalizations, and they have been shown to defeat medical countermeasures, like vaccines, anti-viral drugs and mono-clonal antibodies,” says Shah.

Shah was speaking at a recent news briefing on COVID-19 Virus variants organized

by Ethnic Media Services. Other panelists on the Zoom teleconference were: Dr. Daniel Turner-Lloveras, a member of the Latino Coalition Against COVID-19; Dr. Dali Fan, a UC Davis Health Science clinical professor and Dr. Kim Rhoads, an African American physician and Associate Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, at UC San Francisco’s School of Medicine.

Although the average citizen may be surprised at how COVID-19 is changing, Fan said the virus’ adaptation and mutation are much like other diseases. He also presented some statistics from the Center for Disease Control about the coronavirus vaccines and their development. He said the vaccines were tested before they were released to the public.

“All three vaccines are very effective against symptomatic COVID-19,” said Fan. He said there are differences in the content of the vaccines and how they are stored. Fan said the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires one dose, is easier to transport and is perfect for pop-up clinics and rural areas.

“It may be a better option for people who want to get fully vaccinated quickly,” he said.

Turner-Lloveras said that one of the issues overlooked during the coronavirus pandemic is the impact of the digital divide.

Black and Latino communities often lag in vaccination rates because they don’t have access to high-speed Internet to discover information and arrange for their vaccination appointments.

“Internet access is a civil rights issue, at this stage,” said Turner-Lloveras. “All of the resources that are provided to people are online.” He also said more than 20 million seniors don’t have broadband access. “This is a group that needs to be vaccinated, but they don’t have access to the Internet,” he said.

According to Rhoads, some reports about Black hesitancy and under-vaccination may not be accurate. She talked about her experiences serving a predominantly African American population in San Francisco through Umoja Health, a coalition of community health organizations in the Bay Area. She said the people who were tested by community members were also eager to get the vaccines. However, she attributes their willingness and openness with their confidence in Umoja Health.

“The community developed rapid trust in us,” she said. “We saw neighbors going door to door, knocking, telling people to come out and get tested. “What we recognized from that mass-testing site was that it was not going to work for the African American community,” said Rhoads. “But something more intimate would.”

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION EDITORIAL

A Check Up for NAACP

President Derrick Johnson

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper We understand that Mr. Johnson, as President of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), serves at the pleasure of the National B oard that appointed him. But we also understand that this national association is, and always has been, as strong as its members. The members are hardworking volunteers who have replicated themselves in service for more than 100 years. Within each Chapter or Branch, people have been elected to serve as presidents of those units because of the faith in their service and leadership. We know that Mr. Johnson understands these principles and, therefore, when he speaks we assume he is reflecting the desires and goals of the national organization and its local leadership.

Knowing that Mr. Johnson is aware of everything said here, it is difficult, if not impossible to understand how he could offer an endorsement of Cindy Marten, Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, for Deputy Secretary of Education in President Biden’s cabinet

without talking to, calling or attempting to communicate with the President of the San Diego Branch of the NAACP. The Branch President, Mrs Francine Maxwell, has followed not only Cindy Marten’s deplorable track record, but has worked closely with parents and members of the education community of San Diego for many years. The leadership of Mrs. Maxwell in the education concerns of the San Diego community extends years beyond her membership and service to the local NAACP. It is her record of service and commitment to the education of the children of San Diego that makes the community so respectful of her monitoring of the San Diego Unified School District and its failures and disservice to both parents and students.

Mr. Johnson is guilty of tweeting and making statements in support of Superintendent Cindy

Public Policy and the

Republican Party

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper It is an established fact that public policy is the result of ideas that start with people, who create interest groups.

Interest groups usually form on both sides of an issue, and issues give birth to proposed rules and potential laws that reflect the prevailing views growing out of the initial issues with its pros and cons.

The Un i t e d States Constitution never provided for political parties as we know them today.

The party system we have today associated with our government now operating in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate is the by-product of a 1787 battle over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and the two factions that grew out of the conflict over how powerful the federal government should be. Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, developed a movement known as the “Federalists” who wanted a

strong central government.

On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson, then Secretary of State, advocated for “States Rights”. The Federalists coalesced around business, and the “States Rights” people around an agrarian (rural) society.

This bit of history is important today because we are faced with a Republican Party no longer committed to “Protecting and Defending the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic”, but preserving and protecting their own interest in spite of the Constitution and the 13th,14th and 15th amendments that provide equal protection under the law and protection of the rights of all.

When we understand that political parties are the result of battles over issues that compete, such as who should be able to vote and how those in power may limit the rights of others, then we have reached a

Marten without so much as the courtesy of a conversation with his local chapter.

This is harmful to both the NAACP’s credibility and the hardworking people of the San Diego Chapter and the community it serves.

We believe that Mr. Johnson owes both an apology to the San Diego community and a personal telephone call to Mrs. Maxwell as his local Chapter President. A president who has raised more funds and added more growth to this local chapter than any of her predecessors for more than a decade.

Mr. Johnson, we might be in a pandemic, but if you can find your way to do a stellar Image Awards program which was truly outstanding, then you ought to be able to find time for a telephone call to a most deserving local Chapter President, regardless of what happens to Cindy Marten. As NAACP members, we hope that you will use this as a teachable moment and also communicate personally with your other Chapter Presidents, which we understand you are not doing and have not done.

point that requires public policy, reflected in proposed legislation, that must not be blocked.

We the people, following the Constitution, which does not require a “Republican Party”, have the ability to vote out of office all those elected officials who have decided to follow a Republican Party mantra that votes “political party” instead of the will of the people; or those who refuse to allow a discussion of ideas followed by a reasoned vote based on the issues and not party loyalty.

We the people in every state must look at who is running for office next year; we must look at all 43 of those states that have voter suppression laws totalling over 253 legislative proposals and we must organize just as “Black Votes Matter” in Atlanta has done.

We must follow their examples and bring pressure on those corporations that support those elected officials advocating the voter suppression laws and we must continue voter registration to ensure that we the people outnumber Republican interest by 2022. We can make public policy more important than the Republican Party.

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Commemorating the Assassination of Dr. King on Easter Sunday

By A. Peter Bailey

April 4, 2021, (ironically Easter Sunday this year) will mark the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, an historical date that I am willing to bet at least seventy-five percent of young black folks under 40 are almost totally unaware of. Even most of those over 40 may have forgotten that this is the date that we should commemorate the memory of Dr. King as a warrior who left us with serious guidance in his book “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?”

That guidance includes the following: “Black Power is also a call for the pooling of black financial resources to achieve economic security period. While the ultimate answer to the Negro’s dilemma will be found in a massive federal program for all the poor along the lines of A. Philip Randolph’s Freedom Budget, a kind of Marshall Plan for the disadvantaged, there is something that the Negro himself can do to throw off the shackles of poverty. Although the Negro is still at the bottom of the economic ladder, his collective annual income is upwards of $30 billion. This gives him a considerable buying power that can make the difference between profit and loss in many businesses.

Through the pooling of such resources and the development of habits of

thrift and techniques of wise investment the Negro will be doing his share to grapple with his problem of economic deprivation.

If Black Power means the development of this kind of strength in the Negro community then it is a quest for basic, necessary, legitimate power.”

Another example of serious guidance from Dr. King is that “In assessing the results of the Negro Revolution so far it can be concluded that Negroes have established a foothold, no more...the hard truth is that neither Negroes nor whites has yet done enough to expect the dawn of a new day. While much has been done, it has been accomplished by too few and on a scale too limited for the breadth of the goal. Freedom is not won by passive acceptance

of suffering....the brunt of the Negro’s past battles was borne by a very small striking force. Though millions were ardent and passionate supporters only a modest number were actively engaged and these were too few for a broad war against racism, poverty, and discrimination....”

Note Dr. King’s use of the word “war.”

Dr. King also wrote that “The majority of white Americans consider themselves sincerely committed to justice for the Negro.

They believe that American society is essentially hospitable to fair play and to steady growth toward a middle-class Utopia embodying racial harmony.

But unfortunately this is a fantasy of self-deception and comfortable vanity.”

The above are not the words of a dreamer, something that the forces behind his assassination were well aware of. Dr. King’s words are those of a perceptive warrior in the war against white supremacy and are just as relevant in 2021 as when he wrote them in 1967. We black folks will continue to deceive ourselves if we choose to ignore them as a guide for action.

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Racism, Misogyny And Easy Access To Guns Are A Deadly Combination Marc H. Morial Our nation has suffered another deadly shooting spree inspired by misogyny and racism, enabled by irresponsibly lax firearm regulation.

A self-described “sex addict” seeking to rid himself of “temptation” fatally shot eight people at Atlanta-area massage parlors, six of them women of Asian descent. The initial response of investigators, who downplayed the role of race in the killings, revealed a disturbing ignorance of the nation’s history of sexualized racism and violence.

Even the agency investigating the shootings appears to be steeped in anti-Asian sentiment. Not only did its spokesman express empathy for the shooter, saying he was “at the end of his rope” and was having “a really bad day,” but that same sheriff ’s deputy has made anti-Asian social media posts and promoted a racist t-shirt.

The suspect purchased a gun just hours before the

killings; Georgia requires no waiting period for firearms sales. The state has earned an “F” from the Giffords Law Center on its on their annual scorecard of gun laws in all 50 states.

Easy access to firearms – most background checks take about 100 seconds, according to Giffords’ executive director – is especially deadly in a climate of rising hate crimes and record levels of white supremacist propaganda.

The Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University reported that hate crimes targeting Asian people rose by nearly 150 percent over the last year, stoked by former President Trump cynically seeking a scapegoat for his tragic mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic.

White supremacist propaganda in the form of flyers, stickers, banners and graffiti doubled in 2020, reaching the highest level ever recorded by the AntiDefamation League.

Stop AAPI Hate, a national

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coalition addressing antiAsi an dis cr iminat ion during the pandemic, received nearly 3,800 reports of hate incidents over the last year, ranging from verbal harassment to workplace discrimination to physical assault.

When women are the targets, racial slurs are often accompanied by crude references to sex.

“Killing Asian American women to eliminate a man’s temptation speaks to the history of the objectification of Asian and Asian American women as variations of the Asian temptress, the dragon ladies and the lotus blossoms, whose value is only in relation to men’s fantasies and desires,” Sung Yeon Choimorrow, executive director of the nonprofit National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, said.

The National Urban League rejects the objectification, fetishization and stereotyping of women of color. Our hearts are with the families who lost their loved ones.

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Schools, Suspensions & Our Black Children experiences. The patterns are very, very clear. Most of the responses we received were, “I didn’t realize this was happening to other people too.” There’s a sense of empowerment that comes from it.

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By Latanya West In February, J. Luke Wood, researcher and San Diego State University (SDSU) Distinguished Professor of Education, co-hosted a Black Minds Matter webinar to address disproportionate suspensions of African American children and youth in California schools.

The newly published report he co-authored, Suspending Our Future, was also unveiled. Here, the Voice & Viewpoint interviews Dr. Wood to help unpack the report for parents and families, along with some suggestions. You can access the report at https://bit. ly/3at2HWa,

Voice & Viewpoint (V&V): Tell me about Black Minds Matter.

Luke Wood (LW): It started at SDSU, after the killing of Alfreda Longo. Black Lives and Black Minds are intertwined - so we decided to do a public course looking at the parallels between policing and schooling. Now

V&V: So what should parents know? it’s part of a larger coalition effort with BME, Black Men for Education Equity. We are trying to push some legislative efforts. The webinars are ongoing.

V&V: Your report is an outgrowth of all these efforts, right? Some things that stood out to me were the 3D Effect, the Our Voices Project, and some San Diego Unified schools who made your “Top 50 Suspension Schools for Black Students” list.

LW: San Diego Unified is emblematic of what we see across the state. There are schools that certainly stand out, Montgomery Middle being one of them. Most of this doesn’t ever get documented.

V&V: Your report definitely gave voice to what parents know intuitively.

LW: The Our Voices Project is focused specifically on preschool through third grade experiences, what the parents have to say about their

LW: First, understand, Black children are going to be perceived with distrust, disregard, and disdain (the 3D Effect). Distrust: to be assumed to be criminal, to have malintent, to be the ones who are the problem.

Disdain: to be assumed to come from families and communities that are ‘less than’, or unstructured or unruly. And then Disregard: they’re going to be assumed to be academically inferior, which is why we see so many children placed into special education and so few placed in gifted and talented education.

The patterns are: they assume you’re going to be assumed to be bad. And as a result, they can be labeled. Those labels follow the children. They’re going to be more closely watched for wrongdoing and then, they’re going to be singled out.

V&V: What labels are red flags?

LW: Physical, hyper, aggres-

sive, defiant, troublemaker, bad. And, “actually smart”, that’s usually a red flag. “Sarah is actually smart.” That comment should tell you everything you need to know about that environment.

So you got four boys throwing rocks. One child gets pulled out. It’s a black child who gets a referral. And then when they’re subjected to discipline, the discipline is often harsher and more prolonged. So, one child gets a referral. The black child gets a suspension. If there is a suspension, if, let’s say two children get suspended, one child gets suspended for one day, the Black child gets suspended for three - for the same incident. Those are the patterns to look for.

Never leave your child in an unhealthy environment, even for the sake of a “good school.” Also, never assume

that the school’s discipline is right. Inquire.

V&V: Sounds like something parents experience as well.

LW: Yes. Any type of advocacy can conveniently be turned into the parent being criminalized too. They feel “uncomfortable in the room” with the parent.

V&V: What can parents do?

LW: Never do it on your own.

It has to be in collaboration with multiple black parents. Things get elevated so quickly, even when you’re talking to someone in a very respectful way. We see it all the time.

V&V: This is throughout the grade levels?

LW: Definitely. The qualitative data we collected is all preschool through third grade. These patterns in

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V&V: Is there a different strategy for parents in middle school and high school?

LW: No. I think the strategy is the same, you work with other parents, so it’s not just you. They have to know that you’re not going away.

V&V: What is your website?

LW: BMMCoalition.com.

That’s where we have suspension reports, reports on race lighting and education support.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic Now Open in Mountain View

By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego Residents of Southeastern San Diego and nearby areas will now have an easier time getting vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.

clinic requires appointments and has the capacity to administer 500 doses initially. It can ramp up to

C O V I D 19 vaccina- Photo credit: V&V via YouTube tions are now being administered at 1,000 each day. the Educational Cultural By this weekend, no Complex in Mountain View, appointments will be 4343 Oceanview Boulevard, required, with 10 perfrom 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., cent of the shots set aside Tuesday through Saturday. for residents of the 92113, Currently, the walk-up

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early childhood take place throughout the rest of the pipeline. In my experience, no one seems to care when we get to middle school and high school issues. In their minds, it’s like, “Oh, well, they deserve it.”

92102 and 92114 ZIP codes who are contacted by community health workers as part of Project SAVE (Scheduling Assistance for Vaccine E q u it y ) .

Project SAVE is p ar t of the County’s efforts to equitably dist r ibute t he COVID-19 vaccine.

For details on groups currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination opportunities, visit www.vaccinationsuperstation.com.

United Women of East Africa offer glimpse into East African heritage Voice & Viewpoint Newswire City Heights-based nonprofit, United Women of East Africa (UWEAST), is a center for community members to connect over their shared backgrounds.

Last Thursday, March 25, the organization hosted The Thursday Taste, a virtual cooking class in honor of Women’s History Month and National Nutrition Month.

The San Diego community was afforded a chance to get to know one facet of East African culture while enjoying delicious food and supporting an intentional mission. UWEAST, comprised of nearly 100 East African women, operates the East African Cultural and Community Center in City Heights.

UWEAST partnered with the American Red Cross WIC to offer the virtual cooking class to WIC participants, with a meal order pickup planned for this Thursday, April 1. WIC’s registered dietitians were on hand to advise participants on the health benefits of a traditional East African

dish. The mouthwatering menu included Ethiopian Collard Greens and Coconut Cinnamon Rice.

UWEAST provides health

services, education and advocacy for the well-being of the East African community, women and families.

For more information, visit uweast.org.

Thursday Taste ingredients. Photos courtesy of Luis Valdivia (Tracks)

Miriam Adam and Sahra Abdi from UWEA

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STATE/NATIONAL NEWS Evanston, Illinois Becomes

First U.S. City to Pay

Reparations Associated Press

Evanston, Illinois, on Monday became the first U.S. city to make reparations available to its Black residents for past discrimination and the lingering effects of slavery.

The Chicago suburb's City Council voted 8-1 to distribute $400,000 to eligible black households. Each qualifying household would

receive $25,000 for home repairs or down payments on property.

The program is being funded through donations and revenue from a 3% tax on the sale of recreational marijuana. The city has pledged to distribute $10 million over 10 years.

Qualifying residents must either have lived in or been a direct descendant of a

Black person who lived in Evanston between 1919 to 1969 and who suffered discrimination in housing because of city ordinances, policies or practices.

Alderman Rue Simmons, who proposed the program that was adopted in 2019, said pro-reparations groups have offered pro-bono legal assistance if the program is challenged in court.

from several.

Alderman Cicely Fleming, the lone vote against the plan, said she supports reparations, but what the City Council was debating is a housing plan that is being called reparations. She said the people should dictate

the terms of how their grievances are repaired. Fleming described the program as paternalistic, and it assumes Black people can’t manage their own money.

Hundreds of communities and organizations across the country are considering pro-

The efforts, some of which have been underway for years, have gained momentum in the wake of the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd last May. President Joe Biden has even expressed support for creating a federal commission to study Black reparations, a proposal that's languished for decades in Congress.

“This is set aside for an injured community that happens to be Black, that was injured by the city of Evanston for anti-Black housing policies,” Simmons said.

The City Council acted after dozens of citizens addressed the body and the plan received some pushback

viding reparations to Black people. They range from the state of California to cities like Amherst, Massachusetts, Providence, Rhode Island, Asheville, North Carolina, and Iowa City, Iowa; religious denominations like the Episcopal Church; and prominent colleges like Georgetown University in Washington.

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A Timeline of California’s Efforts to Equalize Access to the Internet Quinci LeGardye California Black Media A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, California legislators are making strides toward addressing and alleviating systemic inequalities brought to light during the COVID-19 pandemic.

To that end, several bills have been introduced in the state Legislature regarding the digital divide that persists in disadvantaged communities, fueled by a lower rate of internet access.

When important parts of life for most Ame r i c ans move d online during the state’s stay-at-home orders in Spring 2020, including remote work, telehealth and online school, the existence of a racial digital divide became apparent. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, 81 % of African American households and 79 % of Latino households had broadband internet subscriptions, compared to the statewide average of 84 %. The report also found that 26 %

of K-12 students and nearly 40 % of low-income students did not have reliable internet access in Fall 2020.

In Dec. 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) authorized the California Ad v a n c e d Ser vices Fund (CASF), which financially supports infrastructure projects, to

provide broadband services to areas without access and build facilities in underserved areas. CASF has been funded through multiple legislative bills since CPUC adopted timelines, applica-

tion requirements and criteria for broadband funding in June 2008.

AB 1665, which was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in Oct. 2017, modified the CASF goal and extended its end date. The modified goal is to provide funding for broadband infrastructure projects that would provide broadband access to no less than 98 % of California households by no later than the end of 2022.

The law also requires the CPUC to report a final financial and performance audit of the CASF by April 2021.

In Aug. 2020, after the switch to online learning brought the digital divide to the forefront, Gov. Newsom signed an executive order directing state agencies to accelerate their efforts to provide high-speed internet. His goal: service with a 100 Mbps download speed. This level of internet speed would allow households to have two or three people streaming video at the same time.

WILL STUDENT DEBT CANCELLATION HELP YOUNG PEOPLE? 45 million student borrowers owe $1.7 trillion in loans, contributing to a dramatic drop in first-time college enrollment. Progressives want to cancel $50,000 in student debt per person.

By Jenny Manrique Five years after graduating as an audio-visual technician from SAE Expression College in Emeryville, Calif., Gabriel Stewart has $52,000 in outstanding student loans. Promised a high-paying job after graduation, he instead is barely able to pay the interest on the loan with the income from multiple jobs, and he fears that missing payments will affect his credit score. He, his wife and son still live in a small room in his father’s house.

“I couldn’t pay rent anywhere,” Stewart said during a March 5 press briefing hosted by Ethnic Media

Services. “All of our money was going to paying off our debts.” Today, 45 million student borrowers have $1.7 trillion in student debt.

President Joe Biden recently rejected a Democratic proposal to forgive up to $50,000 in federal student debt, saying he only supports the cancellation of up to $10,000. He argues that the higher amount would benefit the rich, who can afford to pay it, and that it would need Congressional approval. But according to California Democratic Representative Ro Khanna, Biden has the authority to forgive the debts by executive order. Canceling

In Dec. 2020, AB 14, also known as the Internet for All Act of 2021, was introduced

by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) in partnership with Sen. Lena Gonzalez (D-Long Beach). If passed, the bill would require the CPUC to prioritize approving CASF infrastructure projects in areas with either no internet or levels too slow to support video downloads or streaming. It would also make the CASF program promote telehealth and virtual learning, in addition to its initial goals for economic growth and job creation. In the same week, Gonzalez introduced the legislation through SB 4,

$50,000 debt per student would cost a little over a trillion dollars, free 75% of borrowers from debt, help boost the economy and offset the pandemic-related decline in first-time college enrollment. Khanna says cancelling the debt could be funded through his proposed Stop CHEATERS Act***, which would collect $1.2 trillion dollars in 10 years by auditing the wealthiest people’s income to prevent tax evasion.

“If we forgive the student loan, people will be able to start families, buy houses and start businesses. It’s really lifting the burdens on this next generation and letting them pursue See DEBT page 13 From left to right: Representative Ro Khanna, California’s 17th Congressional District, United States House of Representatives; Kat Welbeck, Civil Rights Counsel, Student Borrower Protection Center; Joseph Jaramillo, Senior Attorney, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

the Broadband for All Act. “The heartbreaking reality is that 1 in 8 California homes still do not have internet access and communities of color face even higher numbers of students and families who remain disconnected.

Only miles from our State Capitol, there are areas of our state where Californians have no access to broadband connectivity. In partnership with Gonzalez and nearly two dozen of our Legislative colleagues, we have the momentum to get this effort across the finish line early next year,” said Aguiar-Curry.

“No student should be wor-

ried about having to visit a neighbor’s house, fast-food restaurant, park or a WIFI bus to access the internet to do their homework or having to take turns with their siblings to access WIFI because the connection is too slow. Medically fragile patients from low-income communities shouldn’t have to worry about visiting their doctor during a pandemic because they do not have internet at home for a telemedicine appointment. We need to take action now to bridge the digital divide and bring an end to the inequity that our communities most in need have long suffered,” said Gonzalez.

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

Workers in California have the RIGHT to:

• • •

Protection from safety and health hazards, including COVID-19 Report an unsafe workplace Refuse to work in an unsafe condition

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

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

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NICK MACCHIONE, FACHE AGENCY DIRECTOR

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

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

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

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b) the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Effective immediately, and continuing until further notice, the following will be in effect for San Diego County (county): 1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or a State authorized sector as defined in sections 10 and 11, below, or to participate in individual or family outdoor activity as allowed by this Order.

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

3. SCHOOLS a. All public, charter, and private schools may hold classes and other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework & Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 20202021 School Year guidance (available at: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Consolidated_Schools_Guidance.pdf), and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. Institutions of higher education may hold classes or other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID – 19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. A written, worksite-specific COVID-19 prevention plan as stated in their applicable state guidance may be used by schools and institutions of higher education in lieu of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol or Safe Reopening Plan. b. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, shall report the following to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) on or before the second and fourth Monday of each month, in a format designated by SDCOE:

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Hospitals, healthcare providers, pharmacies, commercial testing laboratories, and any other setting conducting testing shall report all positive and non-positive (i.e., negative, indeterminate, and specimen unsatisfactory) test results from nucleic acid amplification tests, antibody tests, and antigen diagnostic tests for SARSCoV-2 to the Public Health Officer immediately after such results are received.

8. Face coverings shall be worn as described and required in California Department of Public Health Face Covering Guidance issued on November 16, 2020, (available at: https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-face-coverings.aspx ).

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

10. ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

a. “Essential business” is any business or activity (or a business/ activity that employs/utilizes workers) designated by the State Public Health Officer as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” set forth in: https:// covid19.ca.gov/img/Essential CriticalInfrastructureWorkers. pdf) as that list may be updated from time-to-time, and referenced in Executive Order N-3320 issued by the Governor of the State of California.

a. Take measures to preserve and

b. All essential businesses that

allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post a “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” on the form available at: https:// www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/ phs/Epidemiology/covid19/SOCIAL_DISTANCING_AND_ SANITATION_PROTOCOL_04022020_V1.pdf), or on a form required by another governmental entity requiring substantially similar information, for each of their facilities open to the public in the county. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All essential businesses shall implement the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must describe all measures required in section c below. Any business that fails to prepare and successfully implement a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol shall immediately close. c. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/ or measures to be implemented by a particular sector of essential business, every essential business in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

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

COVID-19/COVID19CountyMonitoringOverview.aspx }. with the exception of places of worship which in addition to the listed sector activities are allowed to operate indoor at 25% capacity with singing and chanting being prohibited during indoor services. b. All State authorized sectors, with the exception of restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “Safe Reopening Plan” on the form available at: https://www. sandiegocounty.gov/content/ dam/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/ Epidemiology/covid19/Community_Sector_Support/BusinessesandEmployers/SafeReopeningPlanTemplate.pdf for each of their facilities in the county. Restaurants bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol” on the form found at https://www.sandiegocounty. gov/content/dam/sdc/deh/fhd/ food/pdf/covid19sdrestaurantoperatingprotocol_en.pdf for each restaurant in the county. c. The Safe Reopening Plan must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Safe Reopening Plan must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All businesses or entities in a State authorized sector shall implement the Safe Reopening Plan and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Safe Reopening Plan must describe all measures required in section e, below.

Any business that fails to prepare and comply with its Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol shall immediately close. d. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular State authorized sector, every business or entity in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Safe Reopening Plan or Restaurant Operating Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Safe Reopening Plan. e. All restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries that are otherwise permitted to be open shall be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. every day

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

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

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) CONTINUATION except for delivery, take-out, and drive-thru. Guests already in the establishment at 10:00 p.m. may remain in the establishment until 11:00 p.m..b. Cooperate with the County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace.

12. Each essential business, and business or entity in a State authorized sector, shall take all of the following actions if an employer becomes aware that an employee is diagnosed with COVID-19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health that there is an employee that is laboratory-confirmed diagnosed with COVID-19, together with the name, date of birth, and contact information of the employee. b. Cooperate with the County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace. c. Provide notice of the exposure to any employees, and contractors (who regularly work at the workplace), who may have been exposed to COVID-19, as stated in the State’s COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening, available at {https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/employer-playbook-for-safe-reopening--en.pdf}.

13. OUTDOOR RECREATION a. Each public park and recreation area or facility, shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Campgrounds, RV Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The operator of the park shall prepare a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11, above, indicating how the park or recreation facility will implement the required measures. Any park or recreation area/facility at which the Protocol requirements cannot be effectively implemented may be required to close. b. Outdoor recreation instruction and day camps that comply with the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Day Camps, may be conducted in park and recreation areas/facilities. c. Recreational boating may occur in compliance with applicable State guidance: https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-campgrounds.pdf. d. Outdoor playgrounds may operate in compliance with the State guidance Outdoor Playgrounds and other Outdoor Recreational Facilities, available at: https://

www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ Outdoor%20Playgrounds%20 and%20other%20Outdoor%20 Recreational%20Facilities.aspx.

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

15. For purposes of this Order: a. “Non-essential personnel” are employees, contractors, or members of the public who do not perform treatment, maintenance, support, or administrative tasks deemed essential to the healthcare mission of the long-term care facility or hospital. Non-essential personnel do not include first responders, nor State, federal, or local officials, investigators, or medical personnel carrying out lawful duties.

Non-essential personnel do not include visitors to hospitals and long-term care facilities who are granted entry by the facility’s director, or designee, because they are family or friends who are visiting a resident in an end of life or similar situation, are parents or guardians visiting a child who is a patient, or because of any other circumstances deemed appropriate by the facility director, or designee, and where appropriate precautions by the facility that follow federal, State, and local public health guidance regarding COVID-19 are followed. b. “Social distancing” is maintaining a six-foot separation from all persons except for household members, first responders and medical providers or employees conducting temperature screenings.

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

17. This Order is issued based on scientific evidence regarding the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of communicable diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, as well as best practices as currently known and available to protect vulnerable members of

the public from avoidable risk of serious illness or death resulting from exposure to COVID-19. The age, condition, and health of a significant portion of the population of the county places it at risk for serious health complications, including death, from COVID-19.

Although most individuals who contract COVID-19 do not become seriously ill, persons with mild symptoms and asymptomatic persons with COVID-19 may place other vulnerable members of the public—such as older adults, and those with underlying health conditions—at significant risk.

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

19. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference: a) the Declaration of Local Health Emergency issued by the Health Officer on February 14, 2020; b) the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Director of Emergency Services on February 14, 2020; c) the action of the County Board of Supervisors to ratify and continue both the local health emergency and local emergency on February 19, 2020; d) the Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 4, 2020; e) Executive Order N-2520 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 which orders that “All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19”; f) Proclamation 9984 regarding COVID-19 issued by the President of the United States on March 11, 2020; g) Executive Order N-3320 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 19, 2020; h) the “Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” issued by the CDC; i) COVID-19 guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health on including, but not limited to the Face Coverings Guidance issued on November 16, 2020; j) the State of California’s “Resilience Roadmap;” k) the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe; l) and the California Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 2020.

20. This Order is issued to prevent circumstances often present in

gatherings that may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19, such as: 1) the increased likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area; 2) the prolonged time period in which large numbers of people are in close proximity; 3) the difficulty in tracing exposure when large numbers of people attend a single event or are at a single location; and 4) the inability to ensure that such persons follow adequate hygienic practices. Section 11e of this Order requires a closing time for restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries commensurate with the traditional end of dine-in meal service. The State Health Officer found (as stated in the November 19, 2020 Limited Stay at Home Order) that “certain activities conducted during 10:00pm to 5:00am are often non-essential and more likely related to social activities and gatherings.” For restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries, the time restriction is also imposed to reduce the occurrence of higher alcohol consumption and reduced food consumption after 10:00 p.m. CDPH Guidance on Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19, dated July 1, 2020, observed that “alcohol consumption slows brain activity, reduces inhibition, and impairs judgment, factors which contribute to reduced compliance with recommended core personal protective measures, such as the mandatory use of face coverings and maintaining six feet of distance from people outside of one’s own household.”

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

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

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

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

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

26. Violation of this Order is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both.

(California Health and Safety Code section 120295.)

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

28. Once this Order takes effect it shall supersede the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations dated December 9, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: February 6, 2021 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

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

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

(Government Code section 8665.)

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

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS NEW WAVE OF CORONAVIRUS IN AFRICA

LINKED TO RELAXED PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES Global Information Network

Africa is experiencing a second coronavirus wave more severe than the first, according to a worrying new study published on March 24 by the medical journal The Lancet.

The Lancet said one reason for the rise was that some countries were implementing fewer public health measures such as mask wearing and social distancing, probably from adherence fatigue and economic necessity.

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic progressed more slowly in Africa than the rest of the world, but by December 2020, the second wave appeared to be much more aggressive with many more cases, the medical journal found.

To date, the pandemic situation in

all 55 African Union (AU) Member States has not been comprehensively reviewed, the panels of doctors said. “With further waves of COVID-19 infections expected in Africa, the authors wrote, “we are calling for continued monitoring of COVID-19 data, improvements to testing capacity, and renewed efforts to adhere to public health measures.”

The report is the first-ever continent-wide analysis.

“These insights also reveal a need to improve testing capacity and reinvigorate public health campaigns, to re-emphasize the importance of abiding by measures that aim to strike a fine balance between controlling the spread of

COVID-19 and sustaining economies and people’s livelihoods,” said Dr John Nkengasong, from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).

Out of the 55 African Union countries the most coronavirus-related deaths occurred in South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.

Meanwhile, more African countries have received the long-awaited first deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines, with Kenya, Rwanda, Senegal and Lesotho benefiting from a global initiative called COVAX that aims to ensure doses for the world’s lowand middle-income nations.

African and other health officials have been frustrated by the sight

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of a handful of rich countries rolling out vaccines after snapping up large amounts for themselves.

“We will be known as the continent of COVID” if Africa doesn’t quickly reach its target of vaccinating 60% of its population of 1.3 billion people, Dr. Nkengasong said.

So far Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Angola, Gambia and Congo also have received their first vaccine doses via COVAX, with several other countries including Mali,

Senegal, Malawi and Uganda set to receive them this week.

The numbers are still disappointing the World Health Organization which this week called the African continent “lagging” in the race to vaccinate its people against the deadly coronavirus. Africa needs far greater access to COVID-19 vaccines to reach its goal of vaccinating 60 percent of the population by June 2022, the world health body said.

THOUSANDS WITHOUT SHELTER, FOOD AFTER FIRE RIPS THROUGH SIERRA LEONE CAPITAL Photo of Susan’s Bay fire

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A scorching blaze that turned a crowded neighborhood of Sierra Leone’s capital city into rubble and ashes has left an estimated 4,500 residents homeless with many searching for missing family.

go to school today because I have nothing,” said 16-year-old Musa (not his real name), who needs a uniform to be allowed to attend school. “My shoes, everything got lost,” he told Save the Children.

The inferno which broke out on Mar. 24 between 7 and 10 p.m. in Susan's Bay, devastated a community of struggling families, mostly fishermen and petty traders, according to Save the Children in a report.

It is not clear what could have started the fire, wrote Abdul Rashid Thomas, reporter for the Sierra Leone Telegraph, but such an outbreak is not unusual in densely populated and overcrowded communities where houses are made of pieces of timber and metal sheets.

Many households use kerosene lamps to light up their homes, he

“I have lost all my uniforms - all was burnt in the fire. Right now we are taking exams and I didn’t

said. The community covers an area of 24 acres or 10 hectares.

“Devastating to witness yet another fire disaster in the wake of six others in recent weeks,” Freetown Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr was reported to say. “Once again, there was no access for the fire service. A six-story building under construction at the Guinea Store entrance to Susan’s Bay blocked what access there would previously have been from that end.”

“Disaster risk reduction cannot happen without effective urban planning and a building permit

regime which is focused on reducing environmental and man-made risks,” she continued, adding: “Please join us in praying for the victims”.

In the global ranking of natural hazard risks, Sierra Leone is ranked as the third most vulnerable country due to climate change, un-planned development and urbanization.

Last November, at the launch of the African country’s National Disaster Management Agency, World Bank country manager Gayle Martin stressed the importance of

accountability, prudence and transparency in managing funding and other resources.

This comes as investigative reporters at the Africanist Press say they’ve uncovered bank wire transfers showing that over 3 million leones, the local currency, was withdrawn by President Julius Bio and his wife Fatima Jabbe Bio for travel expenses in 2020 despite bans on international travel due to the coronavirus pandemic. The President and his wife could not be reached for comment.

Biden Calls For Help In Conflict-torn African Horn Trice Edney Wire Global Information Network In what may be President Biden’s first major test in Africa, a key U.S. ally stands accused of undertaking a campaign of ethnic cleansing, massacring hundreds of unarmed civilians and threatening the fragile stability of the region.

President Joe Biden, confronting the scenario linked to U.S. ally Ethiopia, shared his concerns in a telephone call in March to Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.

Biden’s phone call comes as the international community reels from the horrific details in a new report by Amnesty International describing the massacre of unarmed civilians in less than 48 hours by Eritrean troops in the restive northern Ethiopian province of Tigray last year.

Testimonies by over 40 witnesses described the systematic killing of civilians by soldiers in the northern city of Axum, opening fire in the streets and conducting houseto-house raids in a massacre that may amount to a crime against

humanity, according to an internal United States government report obtained by The New York Times.

The U.S. government report written in early February, echoed some of the Amnesty findings. It documents in stark terms a land of looted houses and deserted villages where tens of thousands of people are unaccounted for.

director for east and southern Africa. “Ethiopian and Eritrean troops carried out multiple war crimes in their offensive to take control of Axum. Above and beyond that, Eritrean troops went on a rampage and systematically killed hundreds of civilians in cold blood.”

Ethiopian authorities issued a

Survivors and witnesses described extrajudicial executions, indiscriminate shelling and widespread looting after Ethiopian and Eritrean troops led an offensive to take control of the city during the conflict with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in mid-November.

Satellite imagery analysis supported reports of indiscriminate shelling and mass looting in the ancient city of Axum, said Amnesty, and appeared to reveal the sites of new mass burials near two of the city’s churches.

“The evidence is compelling and points to a chilling conclusion,” said Deprose Muchene, Amnesty’s

Belgium, Hirut Zemene, told a webinar in early March that the alleged massacre in November was a “very highly unlikely scenario” and “we suspect it’s a very, very crazy idea.”

Eritrea’s information minister, Yemane Gebremeskel, on March 5th said his country “is outraged and categorically rejects the preposterous accusations” in the Amnesty report.

Ethiopia’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, launched the military campaign on Nov.4, accusing the TPLF of attacking federal military camps in Tigray and seeking to destabilize the country.

Communications to the northern state were cut and journalists and humanitarian organizations were denied access.

statement referring to “complex challenges in the region” and reasserting their intention to arrest senior members of the TPLF, which it described as a criminal “rogue group”. Ethiopia’s ambassador to

But thus far Biden and other American officials have been reluctant to openly criticize Abiy’s conduct of the war, while European leaders and United Nations officials, worried about reports of

widespread atrocities, have been increasingly outspoken.

The African Union has been unable to resolve any of these issues, not least because other member states are leery of antagonizing the country that hosts their organization, according to a regional expert.

The EU has suspended nearly $108 million in aid to the government in Addis Ababa, to no apparent effect.

The UN has done little more than wag a disapproving finger.

Abiy, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2019 for making peace with neighboring Eritrea, declared victory against the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) after federal troops seized the city of Mekelle in late November, and said no civilians had been killed. His government denies the presence of thousands of soldiers from Eritrea.

It is hoped that Kenyatta will use his bully pulpit to address this and other major crises when he takes the chair of the African Union Security Council this month.

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COMMUNITY NEWS Lincoln’s Hornets Start Modified Season With Back to Back Shutouts

By Darrel Wheeler

After two consecutive CIF Championship appearances Lincoln’s football Hornets are pursuing a refashioned version of a title.

“There are no playoff games or a Championship game this season. It's just six games and that’s it. We can only win a conference title, so that’s what we are after,” Head Coach David Dunn shared.

The talent heavy Hornets sent Point Loma into a 64-0 submission in their first game and defeated a stubborn Serra High team of scrappy-ballers 36-0 last Saturday.

The game was played at Serra. However, judging by the crowd in the stands, it looked like a Lincoln homecoming in comparison to Serra’s lightly attended crowd of spectators.

The speedy Hornets seemed a little uninspired in the first half of the action. “We started off slow but we knew we had to pick it up in the second half and make some adjustments. But, I think we did alright overall. I know we can do better,”said wide receiver/ defensive back Herman Smith Jr. “We still got some things to

work on starting Monday, at practice.”

Coach Dunn and his staff weren't very happy about the Hornets’ performance and their recent practice habits and let them know they will have to step up their focus against their next three opponents.

“It was a Saturday day game and our team didn’t take Serra seriously in the first half. They were a little big headed because of their win over Pt. Loma,” Coach Dunn said. “After they realized Serra was no joke they finally did what they were supposed to do. Serra is a well coached team and I like what they are doing over there.

They don’t have the numbers but they play with a lot of heart. Next week against Madison I won’t have to say much to inspire our team. They should be self motivated because it’s Madison,” Dunn said.

It’s an impressive roster: Nathaniel Gomez, Samuel Cooper, Ja’Shon Williams, Zamajay Duncan, Jalil Tucker, Herman Smith Jr, Dazure Paggett, Raylon Logan, Kendell Williams, Wesley Neely, Raymond Spriggs, Isaiah World and Casanova Colman are some of the players that put the sting in Hornet Football.

After the Madison contest Powerhouse Cathedral Catholic and Saint Augustine High schools await the Hard-Hitting Hornets.

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Three Black Leaders on the Forefron The Implementer:

Three Black Leaders on the Forefront of California’s COVID-19 Response

Kimberly Goode, Senior V.P. of External Affairs, Blue Shield of California network that we’ve built is able to get that vaccine to the providers who are throughout every community in the state of California – to reach every zip code.”

The Implementer The Equity Advocate The Operator

Goode says their distribution efforts target areas in the state where data shows there are higher incidents of infection and death. “Those are the places we really want to double down on and make sure that we have more vaccines there, more quickly,” she said. “Our goal is to reach 3 million doses per week by March,” Goode added.

By Antonio Ray Harvey, Quinci LeGarye, and Bo Tefu California Black Media

Kimberley Goode

During a time when an all-out effort is underway to get Californians vaccinated, a few women leaders in California are leading the charge to reach the communities hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, including Black families in “hard-to-reach” areas across the state.

Three Black women are on the leading edge of California’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris, California Gov Operations Secretary Yolanda Richardson and Kimberly Goode, Senior Vice President of External Affairs at Blue Shield of California. The following profiles explore how these exceptional women have brought their experience, knowledge and leadership abilities to driving California’s COVID-19 recovery efforts.

Kimberley Goode is one of the Black women in California on the frontlines. Blue Shield of California is the state’s “third-party administrator” as California ramps up its push to get its 40 million residents vaccinated. Goode says the company, with headquarters in Oakland, has taken a number of steps to support the state’s goal to get vaccines to all Californians – particularly those who have been disproportionately impacted -- in a way that is safe, equitable and swift.

Blue Shield’s provider network boasts more than 1,200 vaccination sites in California, including community clinics, multi-county entities, hospital systems, medical groups, pharmacies and others.

“The state makes final allocation decisions. The state makes all decisions around eligibility,” says Goode. “Our job is to make sure that the robust

A public-relations specialist, Goode is in charge of communication and outreach on behalf of the nonprofit that generates more than $20 billion in annual revenue and serves more than 4 million members in commercial, individual, and government markets.

“There is a lot of concern about the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color and, in particular, the African American community,” says Goode. “One of the things that should give comfort to people in this process is that there are a lot of people who care about equity, and two state leaders I work with, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris and Secretary Yolanda Richardson – they are two very important voices that are ensuring that equity is at the forefront of the decision-making process, and the implementation of the vaccine distribution.”

She has more than 25 years of communications experience with several global companies. “I get to work on

the communication, education, and equity workstream for the third-party administration work that we’re doing on the behalf of the state for the vaccination program,” said Goode, who chairs Blue Shield of California’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Council.

Goode is active pr ofessionally and in the community with a number of organizations, including the Executive Leadership Council, the Bay Area Council, Children Now Leadership Council and California Women Lead Advisory Council, Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and The Links, Inc. Goode says she has been working from home and sheltering in a “four-generation family bubble” with her husband, her two daughters, her 75-year-old mother and her 95-yearold grandmother.

“The silver lining of this pandemic has been that it has really helped me to reflect on what matters most and prioritize my time with my family – to focus on the things that are meaningful,” she said. But the greatest reward of her work right now, Goode says, is working for a “mission-driven company.” “This is work that enables us to help every Californian,” she said. It is very gratifying to know that when I wake up and come to work every day (even though it is in my living room), it is not focused on ‘how I can help Blue Shield today.” It is focused on “how can Blue Shield help Californians across the state.’”

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An eight-hour flight from the west coast, a five-hour drive from New York City, an a wide range of activities for the entire family. These include the Cape Poge Wildlife

Voting In Person?

Be Prepared.

Do you live in the 79th Assembly District? If so, the Registrar of Voters encourages you to make voting decisions from the comfort of your home for the 79th State Assembly District, Special Primary Election on April 6.

Sign, seal, date, and return your mail ballot to a trusted source. Return your ballot by mail or to one of many mail ballot drop-off locations around the district. You may also return your ballot to any polling place on Election Day, April 6. Visit sdvote.com for a list of locations.

Voting in person?

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Your assigned polling place and the Registrar’s office will be open on Election Day, April 6, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wear your face mask and plan to maintain social distance.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

Have a ticket? A passport? Ready to travel? Some airlines now offer passengers to provide their vaccination and Covid test results, enabling them to travel the world.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) continues its virtual travel series during the pandemic. The goal is to take Black America away — if just temporarily — and offer professional travel agents’ advice about potential vacation destinations.

This installment takes travelers to Martha’s Vineyard, the famous Massachusetts vacation spot just south of Cape Cod. An eight-hour flight from the west coast, a five-hour drive from New York City, and 9 hours from Washington, D.C., Martha’s Vineyard offers a wide range of activities for the entire family.

These include the Cape Poge Wildlife Refuge, Vineyard Haven Marina, and South Beach.

The summer home of the Black elite, the 100-square-mile island has counted as a favorite to folks like the Rev. Calvin Butts, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Massachusetts’ first African American congresswoman, Ayanna Pressley.

“Martha’s Vineyard has been a refuge for many Black people as a vacation destination since the 1930s and 1940s,” stated Elizabeth Blount McCormick, the president, and owner of UNIGLOBE Travel Designers, a minority, women-owned travel management company that offers more than 40 years of experience in the travel industry.

“Oak Bluffs and Edgartown are very popular among Black people and have been summer destinations for many generations,” McCormick told NNPA Newswire.

Considered the liveliest of all Vineyard towns, Oak Bluffs features colorful gingerbread cottages and the famous Flying Horses carousel.

On the east side of the island sits Edgartown, with its mix of old-world charm and open spaces.

“The seafood is outstanding here, and

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nt of California’s COVID-19 Response The Equity Advocate:

The Operator:

Nadine Burke Harris, Surgeon General of California

Yolanda Richardson, California’s Secretary of the Government Operations Agency

state’s reopening blueprints for counties as well as an equity strategy within COVID-19 vaccine allocation that reserves 40% of vaccines for socio-economically disadvantaged communities. She also mentioned her role as co-chair of the Community Vaccine Advisory Committee, which is part of the process of determining how California allocates and distributes its vaccines.

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“I think our reopening blueprint really demonstrates how seriously California is taking the issue of equity because our whole notion is that we recognize that this pandemic is disproportionately hard on Black communities, and we really want to make sure that when we are reopening that we are doing an equitable reopening,” said Burke-Harris.

Prior to becoming California’s Surgeon General, Burke-Harris treated children as a pediatrician.

She is the founder of the Center for Youth Wellness in the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood of San Francisco. In her decade and a half working in the community, Burke-Harris saw how certain equity and accessibility issues would impact her patients’ ability to receive care.

Burke-Harris says, “There are a lot of little things that you realize. For example, I was just in a conversation where we were talking about how close a vaccine site has to be in order to be considered accessible.

One of the things that I highlighted is that I live in San Francisco,

and I have a car, so for me, something that’s five miles away is perfectly acceptable. But for the patients that I cared for, I had the experience of seeing how hard it is for someone who’s got two or three kids to take three buses across town to get where they have to go.

Five miles away may not be accessible. That has certainly informed my role in the state and how I advise the governor.”

Richardson’s passion for problem-solving was an effective tool in boosting state efforts to build a coronavirus testing laboratory and establishing a vaccine task force.

Her 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry has sharpened her expertise and “get-it-done” leadership style as one of three African American women to lead California’s efforts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Burke-Harris has also continued her previous work raising awareness about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and how toxic stress affects children. A training initiative, which she began in January 2020, has now educated almost 20,000 doctors about how to identify and improve healthcare outcomes for people who have experienced ACEs.

A major challenge for Richardson was, “being thrust into a situation,” to fight the pandemic and find new ways to “get things done in an environment in which we never imagined,” she said. “The biggest challenge to us has been: How do we keep state government working effectively and continuing to deliver services efficiently?” said Richardson.

As for her biggest challenge during the pandemic, she acknowledged a feeling of exhaustion, which, she says, is common among health care providers and others on the frontline of the COVID-19 response and relief efforts, after a full year of the pandemic.

“It’s been a real sprint,” Burke Harris says.

To help recover from the daily pressures of work, Burke Harris values self-care and family time.

She makes an intentional effort to practice meditation as selfcare when life gets hectic. She enjoys game nights and snuggles from her children to cultivate joy.

Yolanda Richardson

In January 2020, Gov. Newsom appointed Yolanda Richardson as California’s new Secretary of the Government Operations Agency.

Now, one year into that role, the governor has charged Richardson with spearheading California’s vaccination distribution. That’s in addition to other COVID-19 emergency response initiatives she leads, including promoting equitable testing and supplying personal protective equipment where needed to keep California’s population of 40 million people safer.

Richardson hit the ground running responding to the COVID-19 pandemic four days after being sworn into office. She is responsible for 11 state departments and programs that ensure that the California state government runs smoothly and achieves its goal of overcoming pandemic challenges.

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the real charm of the vineyard is congregating with friends and family on an annual basis in this magical place – especially waiting in line at Back Door Donuts; these donuts will change your life,” McCormick exclaimed.

Though Martha’s Vineyard can prove pricey – some four-star hotel stays are less than $250 per night, McCormick warns that prices tend to increase in July and August.

“My recommendation is that people consider renting a home with a few of their close travel buddies to avoid breaking the bank,” McCormick offered.

Her suggestion includes saving up for a Martha’s Vineyard vacation and not forgo the trip because of a belief that it might be too expensive.

“To travel is to live, and people want to have experiences and not things,” McCormick determined.

“Step outside of your comfort zone and travel somewhere you never considered. I find that I am welcomed on my adventures when I travel, and I learn so much about myself.”

Please do your research before traveling and check on what the cultural norms are, she cautioned.

“You certainly do not want to offend anyone. Finally, work with a travel consultant – we are experts in our field, and we will leverage relationships on our clients’ behalf. We are here for you before, during, and after your trip.”

“In everything we do, we have to be thoughtful about all of the different situations that we find people in,” said Richardson. “I think the state has just done an amazing job of really thinking about being thoughtful and trying to make sure that the approaches and the things that we do meet people where they are.”

“I’m very passionate about allocating more vaccines to our communities that are mostly populated by Black and Brown people,” said Richardson. “I am very much committed to using my voice and the platform I’ve been blessed with to make sure that I do everything I can to help those in need.”

Vaccine hesitancy fueled by misinformation and disinformation about COVID-19 has made it hard for the state to reach vulnerable populations in low-income areas, according to state officials. “We’re leveraging trusted advisors, using people in the community that the communities listened to the most,” Sec. Richardson said. “We’re looking at all the different strategies we can employ that are most comfortable and familiar to those in diverse communities so that they can feel comfortable about getting the vaccine.”

Among her list of impressive titles, Richardson is a proud mother of two, an enthusiastic dog owner and wife to her husband of 23 years, who are the anchor to her sanity and peace, she said. “I have an amazing family that is very supportive,” Richardson said. “I am very blessed to have a beautiful family that keeps me balanced.”

Finally Making Vacation Plans?

Here’s Why Yours Should Include Amsterdam

nd 9 hours from Washington, D.C., Martha’s Vineyard offers e Refuge, Vineyard Haven Marina, and South Beach.

These travel stories are meant to help readers plan ahead and enjoy the prospects for future travel. The Voice & Viewpoint encourages everyone to get vaccinated and continue taking precautions in public places: wearing a mask, staying 6 feet apart from others, and avoiding crowds and poorly ventilated spaces to help slow the spread of COVID-19.

Despite the unprecedented challenges, the operation’s team also implemented the governor’s plans to manage $7.6 billion in COVID-19 relief funds, $6.6 billion for state schools, and $30 million in grants to support local organizations.

The state’s operations team continues to evaluate progress through data-tracking and managing collaborative efforts with community partners to make sure the state achieves its desired outcomes, she said.

excellent train station so you can get to numerous cities in Europe at affordable prices in just a few hours.”

“The city itself is not cheap, but there are budget-friendly hotels, hostels, and food stalls, and friendly faces.”

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent

For most Americans, being safe and responsible means that venturing too far away from our homes has limited — or even eliminated — our travel and vacation plans. However, with the release of three approved vaccines and with statistics starting to trend in the right direction, Americans are finally starting to plan what we will do and where we will go, once we are no longer confined to our homes. Travel agents are starting to see an uptick in getaway requests.

Destination: The World.

If your plans include destinations that can only be found on other continents, Amsterdam, the capital of, and most populous city in, the Netherlands should be on the list.

Just a seven-hour flight from New York or Washington, DC, Amsterdam is an exciting place for African Americans to explore, according to Dr. Nadeen White, a physician and travel blogger.

“When picking a city in Europe to visit for the first time, many people flock to London or Paris,” said Dr. White, who operates The Sophisticated Life blog. “Amsterdam is a great place to start. It is in a central location with an

The Dutch capital offers plenty of entertainment and culture, and its nightlife bustles at the many bars and pubs, clubs, and museums.

Amsterdam’s famous cobblestone streets and the breathtaking facades of the city’s canal houses, find many of its visitors taking advantage of walking tours of the city as they visit the Museum van Loon or the Huis Marseille, where top photo exhibitions immediately catch the eye.

In a 2020 blog, Dr. White offered some of the food and drink recommendations she received, including Heineken beer, herring, gin and tonic, and Dutch pancakes.

“I was pleasantly surprised to find that Amsterdam had a lot of international cuisines,” Dr. White noted. “This in part comes from immigrants from countries they colonized such as Indonesia and Suriname.”

Among the other offerings that Dr. White found satisfying were chunks of fried fish fried in a style similar fish and chips, called “Kibbeling.”

Kibbeling is often served with a mayonnaise-based sauce and is crispy and tasty, Dr. White remarked.

“Don’t leave Amsterdam without trying an Indonesian rice table,” added

Dr. White in her conversation with NNPA Newswire. “De Hallen Food Hall is a convenient place to go and sample different foods in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is also well-known for its ‘coffee shops,’” she added.

“There are 166 cannabis coffee shops in Amsterdam. There is a recent effort to limit access to these shops to tourists. If you are looking for good coffee, head to a café or coffee house, not [one of the] coffee shops,” Dr. White advised.

A week-long vacation in Amsterdam is surprising affordable and definitely comparable (cost-wise) to vacationing closer to home. A stay in one of Amsterdam’s five-star hotels, like the Renaissance Amsterdam, Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam, and Pulitzer Amsterdam, will average from $233 to $356 per night.

Four-star hotels like the NH Collection Amsterdam Flower Market, Ambassade Hotel, and Hotel Estheréa average just $125 to $176 nightly.

Travelers can snag a roundtrip, nonstop flight from New York or Washington to Amsterdam for about $515.

If you’re planning a trip to the Netherlands within the next few weeks or months, you’ll need to brief yourself on the Netherland’s policies and requirements for airline travelers. A helpful resource that outlines testing requirements and restrictions for Americans and others with travel plans in the near future, is the website for the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in the Netherlands.

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COVID-19 UPDATES Will The Coronavirus

Ever Go Away?

Assoicated Press No one knows for sure.

Scientists think the virus that causes COVID-19 may be with us for decades or longer, but that doesn’t mean it will keep posing the same threat.

The virus emerged in late 2019 and it’s difficult to predict how it will behave over the long term. But many experts believe it’s likely the disease will eventually ease from a crisis to a nuis anc e like the c o m m o n cold.

T h at would happen as people build up immunity over time, either through infection or vaccination. Other viruses have followed a similar path.

The 1918 flu pandemic could also offer clues about the course of COVID-19.

The U.S. Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention estimates that a third of the world’s population became infected with that virus, which originated in birds.

Eventually, after infected people either died or developed immunity, the virus stopped spreading quickly. It later mutated into a less virulent form, which experts say continues to circulate seasonally.

H o w e v e r, the emerg e n c e of n e w COVID19 varia n t s could complicate the picture if future virus mutations cause more severe disease or evade vaccines.

It’s unlikely the virus will ever be completely stamped out, given the possibility that people might be able to get reinfected after they’ve already been sick or vaccinated.

CDC GUIDANCE

For Individuals Fully Vaccinated Per the CDC, people are considered fully vaccinated: • 2 weeks after their second dose in a 2-dose series, like the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines, or • 2 weeks after a single-dose vaccine, like Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine If it has been less than 2 weeks since your shot, or if you still need to get your second dose, you are NOT fully protected. Keep taking all prevention steps until you are fully vaccinated.

Per the CDC, fully vaccinated people can: • Visit with other fully vaccinated people indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing • Visit with unvaccinated people from a single household who are at low risk for severe COVID-19 disease indoors without wearing masks or physical distancing • Refrain from quarantine and testing following a known exposure if asymptomatic

SOURCE: CDC

FEMA COVID-19

ICYMI

Funeral Assistance

Find a County-Operated The County has opened dozens of vaccination sites.

Visit vaccinationsuperstationsd.com to schedule your appointment. If you are 75 or older with no computer or internet, call 2-1-1 for assistance.

Free Rides to Vaccination Appointments

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought overwhelming grief to many families. Under t he

Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, FEMA will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses incurred after January 20, 2020. In April, FEMA will begin accepting applications. If you are eligible, you will receive a check by mail, or funds by direct deposit.

Additional guidance is being finalized and will soon be released to potential applicants and community partners. In the meantime, people who have COVID-19 funeral expenses are encouraged to keep and gather documentation. Types of documents include: an official death certificate and funeral expenses (receipts, funeral home contract, etc.). For more information, visit www.fema.gov/disasters/ coronavir us/economic/ funeral-assistance/faq.

Who is Eligible?

To be eligible, you must meet these conditions: • The death must have occurred in the United States.

• The de at h c er t if i cate must indicate the death was attributed to COVID-19.

• The applicant must be a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien who incurred funeral expenses after January 20, 2020.

• There is no requirement for the deceased person to have been a U.S. citizen, non-citizen national, or qualified alien.

Beware of Funeral Assistance Scams FEMA has received reports of scammers reaching out to people offering to register them for funeral assistance.

FEMA has not sent any such notifications and does not contact people prior to them registering for assistance.

MTS and NCTD transit routes are free to all County vaccination sites MTS and North County Transit District (NCTD) are now offering free transit rides for people who need to get to their COVID-19 vaccine appointment location.

This includes all vaccination sites in the county including Super Vaccination stations, hospitals, and other community immunization locations.

Your vaccination appointment confirmation email is all that required.

Rides are free to and from vaccination sites on MTS buses and Trolleys, seven days per week.

Check the MTS Transit Trip Planner for rountes to vaccine sites at https://www.sdmts.com/ schedules-real-time-covid-19-updates/free-rides-vaccines MTS Access Paratransit subscription passengers must book ahead of time to/from trips in the normal way.

SOURCE: MTS

City of san Diego COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program While Funds Last This assistance helps to pay past due, unpaid rent and utilities for residents with low income who have experienced financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Covid-19-impacted tenants can apply, while funds last, by visiting www.covidassistance.sdhc.org or call (619) 535-6921. Applications may be submitted by the landlord on behalf of the tenant, which the tenant must then verify. For help with your application, contact one of the following CommunityBased Organizations (CBO): ■ Casa Familiar (619) 333-6824 ■ Chicano Federation (619) 285-5600 ■ ElderHelp of San Diego (858) 380-5341 ■ Logan Heights Community Development Corporation (619) 858-0563 ■ PANA (619) 363-6939 ■ The San Diego LGBT Community Center (619) 692-2077

■ Serving Seniors (619) 235-6572 ■ Union of Pan Asian Communities (619) 255-7644 ■ Urban League of San Diego County (619) 266-6256 ■ San Diego Refugee Communities Coalition (619) 793-9019 ■ Haitian Bridge Alliance (917) 496-2248 ■ Horn of Africa (619) 583-0532 ■ Refugee Assistance Center (619) 793-9019 ■ Somali Bantu Community of San Diego (619) 283-3956 ■ Southern Sudanese Community Center of San Diego (619) 788-6511 ■ The Karen Organization of San Diego (619) 582-0783 ■ United Women of East Africa Support Team (UWEAST) (619) 501-7804 ■ 2-1-1 San Diego (619) 535-6921 SOURCE: San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC)

San Diego County Residents VACCINATED

FULLY VACCINATED

909,374 33.8%



554,555 20.6%

SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 3/30/21

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

REPORTED TESTS

269,997

4,261,677

HOSPITALIZED

ICU

14,835 SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 3/30/21

1,642

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HEALTHY LIVING

Never quit trying to quit

By NoButts.Org With the ongoing threat of COVID-19, it’s more important now than ever for Californians to keep their lungs healthy. We know our lungs work better when we don’t smoke or vape. And most tobacco users wish they could quit. Nearly 70 percent of smokers would like to live smokefree. But turning that wish into a reality isn’t easy.

According to one study, the average smoker will attempt quitting 30 times before they succeed.

If cigarette sales are any indication, the pandemic seems to be making a difficult situation that much harder.

People are stuck at home.

They are stressed. And they appear to be smoking more.

After decades of consistent declines, cigarette sales held

steady this past year.

No matter what, they should keep trying to quit.

“Most people have mixed emotions about quitting, and they often want to wait for the perfect time to try,” said Sharon Cummins, Director of the California Smokers’ Helpline, a free service which has helped nearly a million Californians quit smoking over the past 30 years. “We’ve found that it’s best to jump in and take action. Set a quit date, make a plan and get support.

Quitting, even for a few days or a week, can build confidence that it’s possible, and can help you develop the skills to achieve a smoke free life.”

Studies conducted by the Centers for Disease Control show smokers and people

who vape are at increased risk of developing chronic lung conditions which puts them at a high risk for severe illness from COVID-19. One time, ten times or 100 times, it’s the trying that counts.

Take Steven Littles for example, from Los Angeles, who smoked his first cigarette when he was 15. He started — like so many others — because his friends did it, and it was the cool thing to do. Looking back on his life as a smoker, Littles says he couldn’t give an exact figure for the number of times he tried to quit. He does remember that most times he didn’t last more than a day.

Most people who try to quit will slip up. Yet each try is meaningful. Each time a per-

son tries to quit, they learn more about what it takes to quit for good. They take one more step toward the finish line. One of the reasons it was so hard for Littles to quit was because he was surrounded by smokers.

“At my work, there was a culture of smoking and a group of us would take several smoke breaks together every day,” said Littles.

That kind of pressure is especially problematic for smok-

ers during the pandemic.

According to a recent study by the American Journal of Public Health, smokers experience worse symptoms after getting COVID-19. Another study found that those who smoke were 2.4 times more likely to get admitted to an intensive care unit, need mechanical ventilation, or die compared to those who did not smoke. However, once a smoker puts their plan into action and throws out the cigarettes or vapes, it’s important to remember

that the going will be tough.

Withdrawal is common.

“In normal times, afterschool programs help students succeed by keeping them safe, inspiring them to learn, and by support-

ing working parents,” says Grant. “During a pandemic, the support they provide is even more essential.”

on their student loans, and more likely to end up with higher debt burdens, said Joe Jaramillo, a senior attorney with the Oakland, Calif.-based Housing and Economic Rights Defenders (HERA).can’t afford legal representation.”

lege? There is potential for that cycle to repeat.”

Despite the difficulty and all the times he tried and failed, Littles sees a message of hope in his story. As he says, “To those who want to quit, keep trying. I know it's hard but you can do it. I did it, and I used to smoke a pack a day.” A free resource is available at nobutts.org to help Californians quit smoking or vaping, with tips for dealing with triggers or creating a plan of action.

EDUCATION

Keeping the Lights On for Afterschool Programs Afterschool programs help students succeed in school and in life and provide invaluable support to communities. As we’ve seen this year, these programs play an especially important role when students, families, and communities are struggling.

Programs across the country have stepped up in the pandemic, providing virtual educational activities, delivering meals and enrichment kits, helping families bridge the digital divide, connecting people to social services, and continuing in-person care for the children of essential workers and first responders.

Unfortunately, a large majority of afterschool programs that were open in the fall of 2020 report they are straining to meet the needs of the students and families they have long supported.

National surveys of parents and afterschool providers conducted by Edge Research for the Afterschool Alliance, a nonprofit awareness and advocacy group, find that programs and parents are challenged by virtual learning; program budgets are inadequate to address new safety protocols and students’ emerging needs; and students from low-income families are now less likely than others to have access to afterschool programs.

To underscore the value of afterschool programs and the need to invest in them, the Afterschool Alliance recently organized the 21st annual “Lights On Afterschool,” the only national rally for afterschool.

It took place throughout the fall and included local, state, and national events – many of them virtual this year – showcasing the skills students hone and talents they develop at their afterschool programs. From virtual STEM fairs and art contests to car caravans and letter-writing to isolated nursing home residents, events focused on academics, civic engagement, STEM education, social and emo-

tional wellbeing, bullying prevention, mental and physical health, and more.

“The strength and resilience afterschool programs demonstrated in 2020 was remarkable. Despite scarce resources, programs found ways to help students through what has been, for many families, the hardest of times,” says Jodi Grant, executive director of the Afterschool Alliance.

“However, there aren’t nearly enough afterschool programs to meet the need, especially now, with so many schools functioning virtually and with school schedules changing without warning.

We need to invest much more in afterschool and summer learning programs.”

(StatePoint)

To learn more about the Afterschool Alliance and “Lights On Afterschool,” which will next be held on October 28, 2021, visit aftershoolalliance.org.

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President Barack H. Obama to be the agency’s 12th administrator, was the first black person in the position.

Regan’s experience as a staff member created optimism from the agency’s employee union, which emphasized that one of his missions is restoring the role of scientists and staffers in the agency’s agenda.

However, Regan’s nomination was met with some opposition from Senate Republicans, including West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, the top Republican on the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works, which oversees the agency.

Capito tied Regan to former President Obama’s energy policies and officials. “Throughout his confirmation process, Secretary Regan did not commit to a different policy agenda than that of the Obama administration — an agenda that absolutely devastated my state and other energy producing states,” Capito said.

While the majority of R e pu b l i c ans opp o s e d Regan’s nomination, he won the support of North Carolina’s two Republican senators, where he won bipartisan praise for his work on several high-profile environmental issues.

Under Regan, the North

Carolina environmental department negotiated the nation’s largest cleanup of coal ash — a byproduct of coal-fired power plants — moving the toxic waste into protected landfills designed to prevent it from leaking into groundwater, the National Resources Defense Council reported. He also worked to require a chemical manufacturer to take stronger action to prevent a class of chemicals called PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” from contaminating rivers in the Tar Heel State, the environmental organization said.

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their dreams,” said Khanna.

“Certainly student loans should not be forgiven to people like me who are in a position to pay them off, but for the vast majority of Americans, especially those making under $125,000 a year, we need to forgive those loans.”

For-profit colleges and the debt For-profit colleges have benefited from a business model that pressures students into applying for expensive federal and private loans, and promises them a complete education in a short time leading to high-paying jobs.

These schools don’t offer scholarships or financial aid, but many have been forced into bankruptcy or shut down by the U.S. Department of Education for unlawful activity. Forprofit schools enroll more than a million students who are less likely to graduate, more likely to default

Feeding the wealth gap After mortgages, student loans are the second largest class of U.S. consumer debt.

Kat Welbeck, civil rights counsel at the D.C.-based Student Borrower Protection Center, says it’s impossible to examine this debt without a lens of racial equity and economic justice.

“Black and Latino borrowers have less household wealth and are taking more loans to pay for school,” Welbeck said. “Therefore, they have more debt, which cuts into opportunities for wealth creation over time. And so what happens when it’s time for their children to go to col-

According to her organization, 90% of Black students and 72% of Latino students take on debt to pay for college, compared with 66% of white students. Black borrowers still owe 95% of their original student loan 20 years after starting college, and Latinos owe 83%.

In contrast, white borrowers have paid down nearly half of their debt 12 years after starting college.

“This is both a civil rights crisis and a consumer-protection crisis,” Welbeck said.

The impact of debt is pulling down a whole generation of students. Stewart, the audio-visual technician, said many friends have given up going to school because they are “learning how debt is destroying other people’s lives.”

“This is changing society a lot,” Stewart said.

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CW Business Ventures, Inc

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Located at: 3822 Via Escuda La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/22/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rita Cynthia Hallak 3822 Via Escuda La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 09, 2026 4/01, 4/08, 4/15, 4/22 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004727 Fictitious business name(s): Grant Holdings, LLC

Located at: 7087 Weller St. San Diego, CA 92122 County of San Diego --3298 Governor Dr. #221029 San Diego, CA 92122 This business is conducted by: The first day of business was 03/21/2001 This business is hereby registered by the following: Grant Holdings LLC 7087 Weller St. San Diego, CA 92122 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 13, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004879 Fictitious business name(s): TIG Notary Services

Located at: 4427 Tremont Street #18 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 881195 San Diego, CA 92168 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: Cynthia Diann Jackson 4427 Tremont Street #18 San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 13, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004889 Fictitious business name(s): JD King Tech

Located at: 5144 Guava Ave La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This business is

Wushiland Boba

Located at: 7330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Ste A-106 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego --10601-G Tieerasanta Blvd., Ste 330 San Diego, CA 92124 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 08/25/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: Arasi US Inc 1445 Agate Creek Way Chula Vista, CA 91915 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 11, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 11, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004406 Fictitious business name(s): OO Tea

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Located at: 7779 Broadway Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 12/18/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: LaTasha R. Thomas (Gen. Partner) 1848 El Prado Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --Marsha K. Ryder (Gen. Partner) 209 Vista Horizon #209 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 15, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 15, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 ------------------------------------

Lane's Transporting --True Image

Located at: 6544 College Grove Dr #71 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Kevin B. Lane 6544 College Grove Dr #71 San Diego, CA 92115 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 05, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004185 Fictitious business name(s): Hispanic Legal Immigration Service

Located at: 3855 Avocado Bl., Ste. 120g La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego --9939 Jacoby Rd., Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/10/2013 This business is hereby registered by the following: Laura Lorena Ocampo 9939 Jacoby Rd. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 09, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003187 Fictitious business name(s):

Cherry Blossom Spa & Foot Reflexology

Located at: 11828 Rancho Bernardo Rd. San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 03/20/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: K & H Eastern Healthy Method LLC 11828 Rancho Bernardo Rd. San Diego, CA 92128 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 02, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 02, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003953 Fictitious business name(s): NSAI Energy

Located at: 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, DE 19958 County of Sussex --6124 Kantor Street San Diego, CA 92122 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Netsales & Arts, Inc. 16192 Coastal Highway Lewes, DE 19958 Delaware This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 08, 2026

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3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004555 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003909 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003356 Fictitious business name(s):

Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE

Located at: 5575 Baltimore Drive, Suite 108A La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/11/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ruth To Tran 4229 48th St. #1 San Diego, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 03, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002833 Fictitious business name(s):

and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made:

CAUSE.

Located at: 7091 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 01/12/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Terra American Bistro, Inc. 7091 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 08, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003885 Fictitious business name(s):

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:

Lush Serenity

Located at: 528 Woodlawn Ave Apt #E Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Jessica Lorine Hunter 528 Woodlawn Ave Apt #E Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 13, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 13, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004114 Fictitious business name(s): Infinite Impressions, L.L.C.

Located at: 404 S. Anza St #32 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Infinite Impressions, L.L.C. 404 S. Anza St #32 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 09, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9005027 Fictitious business name(s): Big Bert's Catering

Located at: 343 Inkopah Street Chula Vista, CA 91911 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: Albert Torres 343 Inkopah Street Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 16, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 16, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004261 Fictitious business name(s): Mystic Trine Naturals

Located at: 194 Richeth Rd San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/14/20 This business is hereby registered by the following: Destini Myier Lyons 194 Richeth Rd San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 10, 2026 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003109 Fictitious business name(s): Twisted Fruitcake

Located at: 6710 Pinecone Lane San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/01/2014 This business is hereby registered by the following: Delia Evita Price 6710 Pinecone Lane San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 01, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 ------------------------------------

Burgers and Bowls

Lady Liquids --Lady Liquids by Shay

Located at: 6865 Potomac St #72 San Diego, CA 92139 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: La'Sha Renee Marie Williams 6865 Potomac St #72 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 08, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004170 Fictitious business name(s): Backpacks Filled with Love

Located at: 8421 Carlisle Dr. #8 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/18/2017 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kelly Roschon Carter 8421 Carlisle Dr. #8 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 09, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003085 Fictitious business name(s): Morrison Fix It

Located at: 1907 Columbia St. #200 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Bryan Dean Morrison 1907 Columbia St. #200 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 01, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003376 Fictitious business name(s): Afield and Afoot Media

Located at: 5755 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: William Brooks Sulzbach II 5755 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 04, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 ------------------------------------

Lily Haircut and Nails

Gender Lifestyle Attribute Social Services --G.L.A.S.S.

Located at: 4245 J Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego --7938 Broadway No. 1263 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/10/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Andre Mario Smith 7938 Broadway No. 1263 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --4245 J Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 22, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002872 Fictitious business name(s): Rancho Nutrition

Located at: 3761 Avocado Blvd La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Wade Family LLC 1974 Duke St. Chula Vista, CA 91913 California This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 23, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00012681CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Yejin Kim To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Yejin Kim filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Yejin Kim PROPOSED NAME: Emily Yejin Kim 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: May 06, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M.

(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.

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).

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 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 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.

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

A RESPONDENT 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.

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 4/01, 4/08, 4/15, 4/22 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway, Room 225 San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00008040CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Heather O'Neill on behalf of Karys O'Neill-Kelly To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Heather O'Neill on behalf of Karys O'Neill-Kelly filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway, Room 225 San Diego, CA 92101 4/01, 4/08, 4/15, 4/22 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Branch 37-2021-00039100CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Andrew L Shorb To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Jonathan Michael Lin filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jonathan Michael Lin PROPOSED NAME: Mica Lin

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

PROPOSED NAME: Any person objecting to the Karys Sage O'Neill name changes described above must file a written THE COURT ORDERS that objection that includes the all persons interested in this reasons for the objection at matter appear before this least two court days before court at the hearing indicated the matter is scheduled to be below to show cause, if any, heard and must appear at why the petition for change of the hearing to show cause name should not be granted. why the petition should not Any person objecting to the be granted. If no written name changes described objection is timely filed, the above must file a written court may grant the petition objection that includes the without a hearing. reasons for the objection at least two court days before NOTICE OF HEARING the matter is scheduled to be Date: April 26, 2021 heard and must appear at Time: 8:30 A.M. the hearing to show cause Dept. 61 why the petition should not be granted. If no written No hearing will occur on objection is timely filed, the above date court may grant the petition without a hearing.

(Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses NOTICE OF HEARING a substantial risk to the Date: May 12, 2021 health and welfare of court Time: 8:30 A.M. personnel and the public, Dept. 61 rendering presence in, NO HEARING WILL or access to, the court's OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency (Due to the COVID-19 orders of the Chief Justice pandemic, which poses of the State of California

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00012218CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Erin Michelle Bradford To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Erin Michelle Bradford filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Erin Michelle Bradford PROPOSED NAME: Erin Michelle Justin-Scott 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: May 04, 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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Branch 37-2020-00034295CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Share KeShelle Mylove Glasper To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Share KeShelle Mylove Glasper filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00010079CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Abigail Avendano and Jose Valencia on behalf of a minor To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Abigail Avendano and Jose Valencia on behalf of a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Angela Aylani Avendano

PRESENT NAME: Share KeShelle Mylove Glasper

PROPOSED NAME: Angela Aylani Valencia Avendano

PROPOSED NAME: Share Keshelle Mylove Easter

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.

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: April 26, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 No hearing will occur at the above date.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 04, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/25, 4/01, 4/08, 4/15 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00010084CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Christine Anita Lee Ellis To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Christine Anita Lee Ellis filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Christine Anita Lee Ellis PROPOSED NAME: Christine Houston Keough 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: April 21, 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

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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.

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

A RESPONDENT 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.

children;

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 RESPONDENT 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.

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 325 S. Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 North County Division

3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasicommunity, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

Any Petition for the name The address of the court is: change of a minor that is 330 West Broadway signed by only one parent San Diego, CA 92101 must have this Attachment 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 Case Number: served along with the -----------------------------------20FL009421N Petition and Order to Show SUPERIOR COURT OF Cause, on the other nonCALIFORNIA Notice to Respondent: signing parent, and proof County of San Diego Luisa Natalia Palma of service must be filed with 330 W Broadway Velasquez Notice- Access to the court.)

San Diego, CA 92101 Affordable Health Hall of Justice You have been sued by Insurance The address of the court is: 37-2021-00004114Do you or someone in your 330 West Broadway CU-PT-CTL Petitioner: household need affordable San Diego, CA 92101 Petitioner or Attorney: Dale Thomas Rosen health insurance? If so, you 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 Michael Tzion Rivera should apply for Covered -----------------------------------You have 30 calendar days California. Covered SUPERIOR COURT OF To All Interested Persons: after this Summons and California can help reduce CALIFORNIA Petitioner Petition are served on you to the cost you pay towards high County of San Diego Michael Tzion Rivera 330 West Broadway filed a petition with this court file a Response (form FL-120) quality affordable health care. at the court and have a copy For more information, visit San Diego, CA 92101 for a decree changing name served on the petitioner. A www.coveredca.com. Or call Hall of Justice as follows: letter, phone call, or court Covered California at 1-80037-2021-00010626appearance will not protect 300-1506.

CU-PT-CTL PRESENT NAME: you.

Petitioner or Attorney: Michael Tzion Rivera Warning - Important Aaron Turner If you do not file you Information PROPOSED NAME: Response on time, the court California law provides To All Interested Persons: Michael Tzion Velasquez may make orders affecting that, for purposes of Petitioner your marriage or domestic division of property upon Aaron Turner THE COURT ORDERS that partnership, your property, dissolution of a marriage filed a petition with this court all persons interested in this and custody of your children. or domestic partnership for a decree changing name matter appear before this You may be ordered to pay or upon legal separation, as follows: court at the hearing indicated support and attorney fees and property acquired by the below to show cause, if any, costs. parties during marriage PRESENT NAME: why the petition for change of or domestic partnership in Aaron Turner name should not be granted.

For legal advice, contact a joint form is presumed to Any person objecting to the lawyer immediately. Get be community property. If PROPOSED NAME: name changes described help finding a lawyer at the either party to this action Aaron Darnell Murphy above must file a written California Courts Online should die before the jointly objection that includes the Self-Help Center (www. held community property THE COURT ORDERS that reasons for the objection at courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at is divided, the language in all persons interested in this least two court days before the California Legal Services the deed that characterizes matter appear before this the matter is scheduled to be website (www.lawhelpca. how title is held (i.e. join court at the hearing indicated heard and must appear at org), or by contacting your tenancy, tenants in common, below to show cause, if any, the hearing to show cause local county bar association. or community property) why the petition for change of why the petition should not will be controlling, and not name should not be granted. be granted. If no written NOTICE - RESTRAINING the community property Any person objecting to the objection is timely filed, the ORDERS are effective presumption. You should name changes described court may grant the petition against both spouses or consult your attorney if above must file a written without a hearing. domestic partners until you want the community objection that includes the the petition is dismissed, property presumption to be reasons for the objection at NOTICE OF HEARING a judgment is entered, or written into the recorded least two court days before Date: April 15, 2021 the court makes further title to the property. the matter is scheduled to be Time: 8:30 A.M. orders. They are enforceable heard and must appear at Dept. 61 anywhere in California by Summons Filed: the hearing to show cause NO HEARING WILL October 22, 2020 why the petition should not OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a Order for Publication Filed: be granted. If no written copy of them.

March 01, 2021 objection is timely filed, the (Due to the COVID-19 court may grant the petition pandemic, which poses FEE WAIVER: If you 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 without a hearing. a substantial risk to the cannot pay the filing fee, ask health and welfare of court the clerk for a fee waiver NOTICE OF HEARING personnel and the public, form. The court may order Date: April 26, 2021 rendering presence in, you to pay back all or part Time: 8:30 A.M. or access to, the court's of the fees and costs that the Dept. C-61 facilities unsafe, and court waived for you or the NO HEARING WILL pursuant to the emergency other party.

OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE orders of the Chief Justice $3.75 of the State of California The name and address of the (Due to the COVID-19 and General Orders of the [per line] court are: pandemic, which poses Presiding Department of Superior Court of a substantial risk to the the San Diego Superior --California health and welfare of court Court, the following Order County of San Diego personnel and the public, is made: North County Division rendering presence in, 325 S. Melrose Drive or access to, the court's NO HEARING WILL Vista, CA 92081 facilities unsafe, and OCCUR ON THE DATE pursuant to the emergency SPECIFIED IN THE The name, address, and orders of the Chief Justice ORDER TO SHOW $25 telephone number of the of the State of California CAUSE. petitioner's attorney, or the and General Orders of the [4 weeks] petitioner without an attorney, Presiding Department of The court will review the are: --the San Diego Superior documents filed as of the date Brian Burkett SBN:220343 Court, the following Order specified on the Order to Law Office of Brian Burkett is made: Show Cause for Change of (619) 250-2683 Name (JC Form #NC-120). $85 591 Camino De La Reina, NO HEARING WILL Suite 821 OCCUR ON THE DATE If all requirements for a [4 weeks] San Diego, CA 92108 SPECIFIED IN THE name change have been met ORDER TO SHOW as of the date specified, and Standard Family Law CAUSE. no timely written objection Restraining Orders has been received (required at least two court days The court will review the Starting immediately, you documents filed as of the date before the date specified), the and your spouse or domestic Petition for Change of specified on the Order to partner are restrained Name (JC Form #NC-100) Show Cause for Change of from: will be granted without a Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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BLACK HISTORY 1846 BIRTH OF JEREMIAH HARALSON Jeremiah Haralson was born a slave in Georgia in 1846.

Earning his freedom in 1865, Haralson taught himself to read and write. Haralson earned a reputation as an orator, with Frederick Douglass noting his humor and persuasiveness. In 1868, Haralson campaigned for Democratic presidential candidate Horatio Seymour but swayed people to the Republican ticket in private.

In 1870, Haralson won as an Independent for Alabama’s state house of representatives, but he was disliked by both Republicans and Democrats. In 1874 Haralson won the U.S. Representative seat for central and western Alabama.

To prevent Haralson’s reelection, Alabama gerrymandered the districts prior to the 1876 election. Haralson ran again in 1878. When he lost, it was rumoured thousands of votes were thrown out for no reason. Most state judges refused to take affidavits from the election fraud witnesses, then the witnesses were jailed to prevent testimony. Haralson took his case to the House, but sitting representatives conspired to prevent a ruling. They also blocked it from publicly accessible records. He is said to have died while hunting in Colorado In 1916, but no death certificate was ever filed.

1905 BIRTH OF CLARA “MOTHER” HALE After her husband died when she was 27, she had to find a way to support their three children in the midst of the Great Depression. In order to stay home with her children, she opened a daycare in her home.

Many of the children she cared for came to live with her during the week and stayed with their parents on the weekend.

During the 1940s, Clara Hale began officially providing both long- and short-term childcare, as well as becoming a foster parent. Mother Hale, as she was called, also taught parenting skills. In 1969, at the age of 65, she also began to take in addicted infants and children. By 1975, she had moved to a larger, five-story, brownstone house which became licensed as a childcare facility named Hale House. Hale House also provided assistive programs for parents, teens, and drug addicts.

Hale was recognized later in life by then-President Ronald Regan, the Women’s International Center, the NAACP, and others. Mother Hale died of a stroke in 1992. Scandals after Hale’s death nearly decimated Hale House. Starting in 2006, the organization moved to a smaller space, stopped residential services, and eventually sold Mother Hale’s house.

ARTICLE CONTINUATION VACCINE: continued from Cover

“It will take time to vaccinate all eligible Californians.

During this time, we must not let our guard down. It is important that we remain vigilant, continue to wear masks and follow public health guidance,” said California Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly.

In addition to increased allocations of vaccines to providers serving the hardest hit communities, the state has embarked on a series of initiatives to vaccinate those populations that have faced the highest rates of COVID infections before vaccines become available to the entire 16+ population.

Even with expanded vaccine supplies, it is expected to take several months for willing Californians to be vaccinated.

Based on public information shared by vaccine manufacturers and the federal govern-

ment, California expects to receive several million vaccine doses per week starting sometime in April.

Forty percent of COVID19 cases and deaths have occurred in the lowest quartile of the Healthy Places Index (HPI), developed by the Public Health Alliance of Southern California, which provides overall scores and data that predict life expectancy and compares community conditions that shape health across the state. The rate of infections for households making less than $40,000 per year (5.7) is 84 percent higher than that of households with an income of $120,000 or more (3.1). At the same time, California’s wealthiest populations have received 50 percent more vaccinations when compared to the rate of our most vulnerable populations. The pandemic did not affect California communities equally and the state, the governor’s office says, is committed to doing better.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Bishop / Pastor Adlai E. Mack, Pastor

Christians’ United in the Word of God

St. Paul United Methodist Church

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

7965-B Broadway Street Lemon Grove, California 91945

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.232.5683

619.232.0510 • www.bethelamesd.com

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

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

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

All are Welcome to Join Us.

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

“Come Worship With Us”

New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

Mesa View Baptist Church

2205 Harrison Avenue San Diego, CA 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

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

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

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

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

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

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

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

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

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

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

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

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr.

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

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

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

619.263.3097 • t.obie95@yahoo.com

619.262.2505

619.262.6004 • Fax 619.262.6014 www.embcsd.com

Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10 : 30 a.m.

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

Sunday School 8 : 30 a.m.

Morning Worship 9 : 45 a.m.

Tuesday Bible Study 10 : 00 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6: 00 p.m.

Pastor Jerry Webb

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11: 00 a.m.

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

Pastor Jared B. Moten

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

Bethel Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

1962 N. Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

2701 East 8th Street National City, CA 91950

619.724.6226 • www.coyhm.org

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

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

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

Pastor Dennis Hodge First Lady Deborah Hodges

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

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

Sunday Worship Service 9 : 00 a.m.

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

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

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

Sunday School 9 : 30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

Eagles Nest

Christian Center

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

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

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Sunday First Worship 9 : 30 a.m.

Second Worship 11: 00 a.m.

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

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Sunday School 9 : 00 a.m.

Morning Service 10 : 45 a.m.

New Membership Orientation BTU 6 : 00 p.m.

Wednesday Eve Prayer Service 6 : 00 p.m.

Sunday Services: Bible Study: 9 : 00 a.m. • Worship: 11: 00 a.m.

Pastor Antonio D. Johnson

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We are a non-denominational full fellowship of believers dedicated to reach our community with the gospel and providing a place for believers to workship, learn, fellowship, serve and grow into the fullness of Christ Jesus.

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

Eagles Nest Christian Center

“We are waiting for You”

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

Pastor Donnell and First Lady Sheila Townsend

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

Church of Christ

Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church

580 69th Street, San Diego, CA 92114

625 Quail Street San Diego, CA 92102

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Sunday Bible Study 8 : 45 a.m.

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OBITUARIES Martel James Vincent Porter

Dr. Emily Jean Parker-Ferrell

Ronald Payne Sr.

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

8/22/1982

10/31/1937

5/2/1943

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

2/25/2021

3/14/2021

3/3/2021

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A walk-thru viewing was held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. Graveside Service was held on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

A walk-thru viewing will be held on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. Service will be on Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Grace Unity Baptist Church. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

MARTEL JAMES VINCENT PORTER was born to Merle and Helen Porter on Sunday, August 22, 1982 in San Diego, California. Before sunset on Thursday, February 25, 2021 Martel received his wings and was called home to be with the Lord.

DR. EMILY JEAN PARKER-FERRELL was born on October 31, 1937, in Houston, Texas to Mr. Emery and Mrs. Dorothy Breedlove Parker. was the second child born to this union. Her older brother, Emery Junior, died at three months old.

Martel obtained his formal education at Holy Spirit Catholic School, Keiller Elementary, and Helix High School, all in San Diego, California.

He was known by all of his teachers as being very talkative.

Martel was extremely athletic from a very young age. He played baseball for Lemon Grove A’s, was on the first swim team at Martin Luther King Pool, basketball with Jackie Robinson YMCA , soccer with Spring Valley AYSO and football with Skyline Tigers. Martel also made the All-Star teams for all the sports he played. He was also a natural fisherman landing his 1st job the summer after completing 8th grade on the Fisherman III. He was a small guy until his late teens, then sprouted up into a 6 foot, 220lb handsome young man who loved clothes, Nike shoes and music, cranked up loud. Martel had a charismatic personality and loved people and life. He had a smile that could light up any room and a laugh that would cause you to do the same.

Just before he turned 21, Martel and Danina Guidry (Campbell) became the proud parents to a beautiful baby girl. Melina Marie Porter was born March 14, 2003 and instantly became the love of his life. Martel loved and adored his daughter so and was extremely proud of the smart, beautiful, ambitious and kind young lady that she has become.

Martel had recently returned to his journey seeking Christ and began attending Christian Life Center in Spring Valley under the watchful shepherds, Blair and Helena Holloway.

Martel was a loving father, son, brother, uncle, and nephew, who will be greatly missed, but always in our hearts.

“

Memory is a way of

holding on to the things you love,

”

the things you are, the things you never want to lose. †¢

Emily’s godfather, Dr. W.H. Dudley was the Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church in Houston, where she accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior. She enjoyed singing in the Youth Choir and serving as their pianist. Emily attended Douglas Elementary School and Jack Yates Senior High School in Houston. She enjoyed sports, swimming, singing in the Glee Club, marching in the Pep Squad, and as a High Stepping Majorette performing in front of the marching band.

Emily united in holy matrimony with Harry Lee Ferrell on March 2, 1957. From this union daughter Donna and son Anthony were born.

In 1974, Rev. Ferrell was the organizing pastor of Grace Missionary Baptist Church. Emily served as Minister of Music, Wedding Coordinator, and leader of our Ministers Wives. In 1975, Emily received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Southern California Bible College and Seminary.

Emily served as President of the San Diego Ministers’ Wives, California President of the Ministers’ Wives, and the Vice President of the Pacific Region of the International Association of Minister Wives and Widows.

Emily was called home to be with the Lord on March 14, 2021.

She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Dr. H.L. Ferrell, and children, Donna (Ron) Scott, and Anthony (Sheila) Ferrell.

Grandchildren, LaMarr Ferrell, DeAndre Ferrell, Sharyna Scott, Drew Ferrell, Shanice Ferrell, DeRon Scott, Shariana Scott, Sharyce Ferrell, and DeShon Scott. And a host of relatives and friends.

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Funeral Service was held on Friday, March 26, 2021 at AndersonRagsdale Memorial Chapel. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

RONALD PAYNE SR. was called home to be with the Lord on March 3, 2021. He was surrounded by his children, grandchildren.

Ron was born May 2, 1943 to Harrison and Hazel Payne in Louisville, Kentucky. He was the only son. Ron graduated from DuPont Manual High School in 1961. His most notable extracurricular activity was playing the French horn in the marching band.

After graduation, Ron enlisted in the United States Navy, he was stationed in Norfolk, Virginia. In Newport News, Virginia he met his future wife Alma. In 1965, they were united in Holy Matrimony. Their union was blessed with three children, Ronnie, Randi and Ricki.

During the 1970s, they moved to San Diego, California. They later moved to Meadowbrook Apartments, where he was known for driving his orange and white VW bus. In 1975, he retired from the Navy as a Sonar Technician First Class and a Naval School Instructor.

He went on to study at San Diego City College where he made the Dean’s List, and graduated with associate’s degrees in Data Processing, Manufacturing Technology, and Digital Electronics Technician. He also worked as a supervisor at Quidel Corp.

Ron had a love for music, one of his favorite activities was karaoke.

His favorite song to perform was Lionel Ritchie’s “All Night Long.”

Ron always stayed in contact with his family and friends. He was affectionately known as Ron, Uncle Ron, or Pops. His smile would light up a room, his conversations were deep, especially when discussing military life. He had the biggest heart. He was a proud veteran, who lived his life with honor, integrity and respect.

Ron was preceded in death by his wife Alma Payne, parents Harrison and Hazel Payne, step mother Marie Payne, sisters Marleen and Lois Payne, and niece Yvonne Freeman. He leaves to cherish his memories his children: Ronald “Ronnie” Payne Jr., Randi PayneHamilton (Michael), Ricki Payne; grandchildren: Ashley PayneStallings, Anaya Wilson, Ricky “RJ” Payne Jr., Tyson Boards, Michael and Mykelle Hamilton; great-grand daughter Izara Seldon; godsons Jim Woodard and Shawn Bowen; nephew Nate Tennyson; niece Christy Curry; and a host of cousins and friends.

Love Lives On

Those we love are never really lost to us — we feel them in so many special ways —

through friends they always cared about and dreams they left behind, in beauty that they added to our days… in words of

wisdom we still carry with us and memories that never will be gone… Those we love are never really lost to us — For everywhere their special love lives on.

A. Bradley

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Valerie Ragsdale Owner

Continuing over 130 Years of Service

Kevin Weaver General Manager

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BUSNESS NEWS Chief Pamela A. Smith is a 23-year veteran of the United States Park Police.

Pamela Smith Named

First Black Woman Chief of U.S. Park Police

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Pamela A. Smith, a 23-year veteran of the United States Park Police, will lead the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency.

Chief Smith, who becomes the first African American woman to lead the 230-yearold agency, immediately remarked that she would establish a body-worn

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The program will initially begin in San Francisco and be implemented across the country by the end of the year, Chief Smith stated.

“Body-worn cameras are good for the public and good for our officers, which is why I am prioritizing

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“This is one of the many steps we must take to continue to build trust and credibility with the public we have been entrusted to serve.”

Chief Smith earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, graduated from the FBI National Academy. She is a member of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and the International Association of Chiefs of Police.

During her law enforcement career, the proud Zeta Phi Beta Sorority sister has served as a patrol officer, field training officer, canine handler, and academy instructor at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center.

According to a news release, Chief Smith also served as executive lieutenant to the chief of police, assistant commander of the San Francisco Field Office, commander of the New York Field Office, acting deputy chief of the Homeland Security Division, and deputy chief for the Field Operations Division.

Chief Smith was the first woman to lead the New York Field Office as its Major.

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“Chief Smith’s commitment to policing as public service and her willingness to listen and collaborate make her the right person to lead the U.S. Park Police at this pivotal moment in our country,” Shawn Benge, deputy director exercising the delegated authority of the NPS director, noted in a statement.

“Over the coming months, leadership of the National Park Service will explore opportunities with Chief Smith designed to strengthen our organization’s commitment to transparency. Her personal and professional experience

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Jennifer Flynn, the Nat i o n a l Park S er vice Associate D i r e c t o r for Vi s i t o r R e s o u r c e Protection, added that she’s looking forward to Chief Smith’s leadership.

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“Chief Smith’s experience serving in leadership roles in every U.S. Park Police field office has provided her with an unmatched foundation to lead the diverse agency,” said Flynn, who oversees the Park Service’s law enforcement programs.

“As federal law enforcement officers, the U.S. Park Police officers have a new opportunity each day to give their best to the American people. Chief Smith exemplifies that approach as a colleague and mentor, and she will be instrumental in refining and shaping the future of the organization,” Flynn concluded.

Chief Smith declared that she would lead by example and expects all officers to display integrity.

“I have dedicated my career to the professionalism of law enforcement, and it is my highest honor and privilege to serve as Chief of Police,” Chief Smith declared.

“Today’s officers face many challenges, and I firmly believe challenges present opportunities. I look forward to leading this exemplary team as we carry out our mission with honesty and integrity.”

Sign Forward Dominic McGuire The San Diego Guardians, the 18th team in The Basketball League (TBL), recently announced the signing of Dominic McGuire, a San Diego native, and Lincoln High School alumnus. He was drafted 47th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2007 NBA draft after one year playing for the Bulldogs of

California State University, Fresno. He left an admirable legacy behind as he was named to the All-WAC Second Team and WAC All-Defensive Team as well as earning All-Newcomer honors on his way to becoming the first Bulldog to be drafted since 2002. McGuire spent 6 seasons in the NBA before spending 6 more seasons overseas.

During his tenure in the NBA, McGuire played for 7 teams including the Washington Wizards, Golden State Warriors, Charlotte Bobcats, Toronto Raptors, Sacramento Kings,

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New Orleans Hornets, and Indiana Pacers. McGuire’s career averages during that span include 2.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists as well as 0.5 steals and blocks per game.

Following his stint in the NBA, McGuire took his talents overseas to play professionally in Venezuela, Israel, C hi na ,

Puerto R i c o, Ur u g u a y, and Mexico over the span of 6 seasons from 2013 to 2020.

During his 6-year international tenure, McGuire averaged 9.6 points, 7.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 1.1 steals, and a block per game.

As described by Chris Carson of Bleacher Report, McGuire is praised for his “versatility and role as the utility man who can do a bit of everything.” Despite never really being a stat sheet stuffer, McGuire fills the role of the energy guy who “can be relied upon to commit on defense and give effort for as long as he is on the court.”

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