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Abrams Seeks National Voting Rights Action Before 2022 Race SAN DIEGO COUNTY:

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By Jeff Amy Associated Press Stacey Abrams, who built her national reputation by advocating for voting rights, is calling on Congress to take action on federal voting rules as the Democrat launches a second bid to become Georgia’s governor.

Senators including Georgia Democrat Raphael Warnock, Abrams’ close ally, have been arguing in recent days that the Senate must try again on federal voting standards, despite earlier setbacks.

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Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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“RECLAIMING MY TIME”:

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Ed Chief Thurmond Weighs Successes, Setbacks

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media When Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction (SSPI) was elected in 2018, he became the second African American in the office since the 1849 California Photo: Courtesy of CBM

Constitution established it.

Wilson Riles was California’s and the nation’s first Black SSPI. In 1970, he also was the first African American voted to hold any statewide office in California.

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Groundbreaking Feminist Thinker, Dies at 69

By Hillel Italie AP National Writer

bell hooks, the groundbreaking author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics intertwined helped shape academic and popular debates over the past 40 years, has died. She was 69.

In a statement issued through William Morrow Publishers,

hooks' family announced that she died Wednesday, December 15, in Berea, Kentucky, home to the bell hooks center at Berea College. Additional details were not immediately available, although her close friend Dr. Linda StrongLeek said she had been ill for a long time.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Abrams: Continued from cover

In an interview Thursday, December 16, with The Associated Press, Abrams said senators need to override Republican opposition to new federal voting guarantees by weakening the legislation-blocking filibuster to allow the Democrats' bare majority to pass new rules.

Otherwise, Abrams said, more Republican-dominated state legislatures nationwide will adopt voting restrictions like Georgia did this year.

wrongdoing. Abrams' loss and her response, including forming a new voting group called Fair Fight, vaulted her to national prominence among Democrats.

“Starting in January, when legislators come back into session in 2022, we're going to see a maelstrom of voter suppression laws. I understand the resistance to completely dismantling the filibuster. But I do believe there's a way to restore the Senate to a working body so that things like defending democracy can actually take place.”

Democrats fear it will chip away at their gathering strength in Georgia, where President Joe Biden won the state's 16 electoral votes and then Warnock and fellow Democrat Jon Ossoff won runoffs in January, delivering control of the U.S. Senate to their party.

Abrams lost narrowly to Republican Brian Kemp in 2018 after becoming the first Black woman to ever become a major party's nominee for governor. She maintains that Kemp used his position as secretary of state to unfairly tip the scales in his favor by doing things like purging voters from the rolls. Kemp denies

This year, Republicans pushed through a new voting law in Georgia which, among other things, cuts days for requesting an absentee ballot, shortens early voting before runoff elections and limits drop boxes.

Republicans argue the law is fair to all and was necessary to restore confidence in the state's elections after claims of fraud by then-President Donald Trump inflamed many GOP voters. Those claims have been debunked and repeatedly rejected by courts.

Abrams insists she can still win election in Georgia next year even if there are no changes to its new law.

“I will do everything in my power to make certain that these new onerous voter suppression laws do not effectively block voters from their right to vote,” she said.

“And so yes, there's absolutely a pathway to win.”

Abrams said that pathway leads in a different direction than the traditional approach to policy taken

by Southern Republicans, instead seeking to improve the prospects of those who don't get a fair shot today.

“This is a state that is on the cusp of greatness. But we have high income inequality; we have low graduation rates relative to our capacity; we have a broken public health infrastructure system,” Abrams said. “But we also have the ability, if we had good leadership, to invest in our communities, in all of our communities across the state.”

Republicans are mobilizing against that approach, saying it would undermine freedom and the economy in Georgia, and that Abrams is just using Georgia as a stepping stone to run for president. Although she said she'd like to be president one

day, Abrams pledges to serve a full term as governor.

In a lacerating attack on Kemp, Abrams argued he failed to recognize the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic and has been callous in his refusal to expand the Medicaid health insurance program to poor adults.

“Leadership is about leading. It's not about guessing, and more importantly, it's not about abdicating responsibility by saying everyone just figure it out,” Abrams said. “If we wanted a system where everyone could figure it out, we wouldn't need to elect the governor.”

Kemp maintains he's struck the right balance between health and the economy during the pandemic. He noted that he avoided unpopular lockdowns and that Georgia has a recordlow unemployment rate right now.

But with former Sen. David Perdue challenging Kemp in the Republican primary, Georgia's 2022 governor's contest might not be an Abrams-Kemp rematch.

Abrams said Thursday that she would focus on her

campaign, saying she didn't know enough about Perdue to evaluate his record.

medicine. It takes time, it takes effort, it takes continued investment.”

“I don't really know what it is, and I'm someone who's paid very close attention to politics,” Abrams said.

The terrain that Abrams is campaigning on could change in other ways in coming months. Congress is considering creating a workaround to give health insurance to more people in states that have refused to expand Medicaid to poor adults.

Extending Medicaid benefits has been the central focus of Democratic campaigns in Georgia for a decade.

Abrams said she would celebrate if Congress expanded Medicaid, but said Georgia would still have a high uninsured rate and a troubled public health system.

In a year where national public opinion has turned sour on Biden and Democrats, Abrams believes she can still win. She said that's in part because Georgia is different, with a population on the cusp of becoming majority nonwhite, and because her approach is different, with a focus on “one Georgia” where she says “I'm going to talk to every community and I'm going to have plans for every community.”

Republicans, though, maintain that Abrams will never overcome the tide of anti-Democratic sentiment and hope to lure wayward white suburbanites home, as well as pry away some African American, Latino and Asian voters.

Abrams is preaching patience to those communities.

“Winning an election isn't about magic,” she said.

“Voting isn't magic. It is

The U.S. Supreme Court could clear the way for Georgia to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.

Passed in 2019, the law is currently on hold before an appeals court. Abrams called it a “forced pregnancy bill.”

“I'm going to do everything in my power to ensure that no woman is forced to put her family, herself or her life in jeopardy, simply to satisfy the political whims of a conservative man who has never had to make that choice,” she said.

Thurmond: Continued from cover

Recently, Thurmond spoke to California Black Media (CBM) about his experience as the state’s highest elected Education official.

He says the COVID-19 pandemic has been the defining challenge of his tenure. It affected everything — from requiring him to suddenly draft a revised strategy for supporting schools to keeping students and staff safe.

He did this while taking steps to improve the overall quality of public education.

“March 13, 2020. March 13, I’ll never forget it,” Thurmond told CBM. He was in his office when he started to receive calls “asking ‘what are we going to do?’” as school districts announced that they were closing to mitigate the spread of the virus.

Responding to the COVID1 9 p an d e m i c forc e d Thurmond to delay action on the initiatives he identified as priorities when he entered office. Opening schools safely and dealing with the specific systemic inequities, particularly experienced by students of color, had to be tackled first. The California Department of Education’s (CDE) action plan included securing two million masks for schools and working with the governor’s office to obtain five million rapid COVID tests.

While schools were closed, the state’s education department supplied over 500 million meals to students and families. When vaccinations became available, CDE developed a campaign that encouraged staff and students to get vaccinated.

While it was up to each school district to decide how it would deal with the COVID-19 crisis, Thurmond hosted weekly meetings with all county superintendents to talk through plans for reopening schools safely.

As distance learning became necessary, inequities in access to technology were exposed.

One-fifth of California students lacked the resources to continue their education from home, either due to no internet connectivity or not owning a computer at home —or both. To find a solution to the problem, Thurmond assembled a committee he named “Closing the Digital Divide Task Force.”

“We put legislators on that committee by design. We knew that in order to get the attention of the internet providers, they need to see legislators,” Thurmond said.

As a result, the state was able to provide computers and hotspots, enhancing internet connectivity to over 400 school districts across nearly all of California’s 58 counties.

According to Thurmond, “There is about $6 billion for building out broadband in this year’s state budget. The task force helped to lay the foundation for that.”

Thurmond points out that state law grants the SSPI limited authority over California’s public education policies, funding and infrastructure. But despite his restricted power, Thurmond views the SSPI role as much more than being a figurehead. As one of only eight statewide elected officials, voters have given him a prominent bully pulpit from which he can influence education policy.

“They said the office doesn’t have a lot of tools to get things done directly, but I felt very confident using my relationships with the legislature and the governor that I could find way to put a spotlight on big problems and find ways to influence them even though it would have to happen in an indirect way,” Thurmond said.

The governor and the legisla-

ture determine state funding for education and set policy direction. The State Board of Education determines academic standards, curriculum, instructional materials, assessments, and accountability.

The SSPI has no legal authority over the 1,000 local school districts in the state. Each of the state’s 58 county offices of education — not the SSPI — approve school districts budgets and provide assistance and instruction on how they can improve their educational programs.

Thurmond’s main job is to run the day-to-day operations of the CDE, which has about 2,600 employees and enforces California’s education laws and regulations. It also administers federal and state education programs and oversees federal education grant compliance. In addition, it performs certain administrative tasks, such as collecting and compiling statewide data on district spending and student performance.

In 2018, Thurmond decided to not to seek another Assembly term and run to be SSPI instead. That way, he could work full time on education issues. At the time, he was a two-term Assemblymember representing the 51st Assembly District in the Bay Area.

A popular politician among his constituents, Thurmond received 90% of the vote during his last Assembly election.

For Thurmond, education is the great equalizer. He says it allows children to overcome challenging circumstances and it provides paths to opportunities for all of California's kids. He started his term as SSPI by proposing an ambitious eight-year plan to significantly boost school funding and expand early childhood education.

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Beginning with his first month in office, Thurmond formed 13 transition teams with over 1000 people.

Those teams focused on his top priority: closing racial and economic achievement and opportunity gaps in a state where African American and Latino kids score below statewide standards on achievement tests.

Town halls and webinars focused on Black and Brown student achievement became the genesis for his initiative supporting funding to diversify the teacher workforce.

Now that school districts have adopted the safety protocols like masking, vaccinations, and testing necessary to stay open for in-person learning, Thurmond says he has again turned his attention to pursuing pre-pandemic initiatives. In September, he launched a literacy goal to make sure all third graders are able to read by 2026. He also appointed the Task Force to Improve Black Student Achievement.

Thurmond told CBM, “I feel like I’m in a place now where like Maxine Waters says, ‘I’m

reclaiming my time.’ I came to the department thinking I’d have eight years to work on third grade literacy, and that got undercut because of the pandemic.”

Funding from the state and federal government for California’s public education is at a historic high. As a result, money is available for initiatives advocated by Thurmond like universal Pre-K and universal meals, community schools, family engagement and mental health services for students.

At his i nau gu r at ion , Thurmond told the audience, “This job is the type of job where you get all the blame for what goes wrong, but you don’t have the resources to fix what needs to be fixed.”

Although at the time Thur­ mond was speaking generally, his observation could apply to recent criticisms leveled at him in the media about the high turnover of his senior staff.

Thurmond thinks that CDE is underfunded and insufficiently staffed to be able

to handle its bureaucratic responsibilities and support the initiatives that he sees as public education priorities.

He says, “I’ve taken some time to think about how to structure the organization and how to restructure it.”

Regarding commentar y about his public visibility during the COVID-19 crisis, Thurmond’s view is, “The way this job works, there’s a piece of it that people will never see. But I’d like to think that we have been the glue between school leaders, legislators and the governor. In my role, we’ve had to be that glue between those entities, and that interplays on how decision making happens.”

Thurmond does not have a button he can push to make something happen in California public schools. But he does have a microphone to broadcast where problems are and the good news is because he has the relationships he is in a position to influence education policy for the benefit of California’s public education students.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE Christmas Wish: Just Say No

By Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew

Dr. John E. Warren We at the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint would like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere desire for God’s blessings upon you and your families.

It is also a time to remind each of us why we have and celebrate Christmas.

This country, and most of our lives, were founded upon Christian principles that are at the very essence of this season. The fact that those of different faiths are allowed to exercise their religious beliefs does not negate that which many of us profess. Neither do we require others to acknowledge or share in our beliefs.

This is the beauty of the Freedom of Religion Clause in our Constitution.

But the differences in faith does not stop the Spirit of Christmas and here is the reason why.

The Gospel of John, recorded in the Bible at 3:16, states that: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” The operative word is “gave”. It is the gift of Jesus that is responsible for the desire we all have to “give” gifts. It is because that with the gift of Jesus to mankind came the Spirit of giving which is released each time we celebrate His birth. The angel of the Lord that appeared to the shepherds that night over Bethlehem made a

pronouncement that we still feel each Christmas. The angel said: “Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men.”

Consider that Christmas is the only time in the year that just about everything shuts down; it is the one time of the year that we see an outpouring of kindness not seen at any other time. That kindness is the “good will” toward men that the angel spoke of. It is also responsible for the peace on earth which caused soldiers fighting each other during World War I to stop fighting on Christmas Eve and sing Christmas songs.

While many of us do not have the shelter, food or comforts that so many others have, yet we are blessed with health or family or the meeting of our basic needs, if not our wants. Our families might have their personal problems, or many of us have an empty chair at the table this season due to the pandemic or other tragedies, yet we are still blessed. Let us remember those who lost so much during the recent storms. Let us seek ways to be of help to others and by doing so help ourselves.

We give thanks for those among us seeking to help and feed and shelter so many others. Let us commit to seeking what each of us can do to make a difference in the lives of others and by doing so participate in the gift that keeps on living. May God bless and keep you, regardless of your circumstances.

It is hard to believe that we are just a few weeks away from Christmas.

I think in our desire to get so much done by the end of the year in addition to purchasing gifts for friends and loved ones, I wonder if many of us have lost sight of why we do what we do this time of year. We spend a lot of money on gifts.

We rush to get the Christmas tree up along with decorations.

We are running from one place to another. I see more people frustrated and rushing without a real understanding of the reason for this season. My hope for you this year is that in all your getting, you get an understanding.

(Proverbs 3:5) I recently started a devotional on boundaries. Boundaries are defined as “a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line.” Our society tends to blur boundaries and as a result, many of us are overextended physically, mentally, emotionally, or financially. We end up angry, depressed, or resentful. It’s all because we did not draw lines in our lives to determine what is not only permissible but beneficial. (1 Corinthians 6: 12) I did not pay attention to the fact that God established several boundar-

ies throughout the Bible.

God was very direct regarding what God will/will not do. There are scriptures that detail God’s boundaries, but here are a few: • God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

(Numbers 23:19) • Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. (Malachi 3:8-11) • So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

(Isaiah 41:10) God models for us so many lines that we need to draw in the sand about relationships, about our finances, and even about our time.

God made the earth in 6 days and on the seventh day, God rested.

For many, work takes place all day every day. When we do not take the time to rest, our boundaries are compromised. I have noticed that especially for those of us in the church, we feel as if ‘no’ is a dirty word. We have been taught this idea that we are more like Christ when we give of ourselves day and night. This isn’t Biblical. Jesus took the time to rest. He also took the time to be

alone with God because He recognized the importance of being fed and rejuvenated by God. Jesus recognized his limits.

Jesus did not allow others to manipulate him into doing what they wanted. He could have healed everyone in the crowds, but he didn’t. He healed those who came to him and who wanted help. This is another huge lesson we can learn from Christ— everyone doesn’t want our help even if we think they do.

Jesus also stood in his truth and didn’t sugarcoat it. One example was that he told the rich young ruler his expectations. The ruler didn’t comply, and Jesus didn’t change his stance to appease the young ruler. (Matthew 19:16-21) He chose to please God and not people. “Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one” (Matthew 5:37). Be a person who has boundaries. In this holiday season, do not allow yourself to become overextended to only later deal with the consequences because you were not clear. Know your non-negotiables. You need to know these for your life. When you have a clear plan for what is important, it becomes easy to say no.

Dr. Froswa Booker-Drew is the Founder and CEO of Soulstice Consultancy, and is the VP of Community Affairs and Strategic Alliances for the State Fair of Texas.

LET’S TALK BLACK EDUCATION Would Black Students Thrive With The Same Focus California Gives English Learners?

By Dr. Margaret Fortune President, CEO Fortune School of Education In a state known for its progressivism, you may find it shocking that Black Californians live under a mandate that nothing in particular can be done for Black children in our public schools as a matter of law. This is true despite the fact that according to the California Department of Education, 67 percent of Black students don’t read or write at grade level. In math, nearly 80 percent of Black children do not perform at grade level and 86 percent are below grade level in science. That means that Black Californians are not being prepared to participate in the STEM economy for which our state has been the epicenter of innovation for the world.

Californians have become notorious for our misplaced values. If you go to a restaurant in California, you can’t have a plastic straw because a fish in the ocean might choke on it. But if you are a Black child in California, where Democrats hold a super majority in the Legislature and the Governor’s office, the state

will not protect you from receiving an inferior education, even though the evidence points to the fact that the vast majority of Black children in particular are being failed by the Golden State’s public schools.

In 2020, the same year that Californians packed the streets chanting “Black Lives Matter,” the majority of California voters went to the polls to defeat a ballot initiative that would have cleared the way for the state to provided targeted support for Black public school children by repealing the state’s 25-year-old ban on considering an individual’s race in public education.

However, there are some insiders in Democratic politics who remain determined to bring about positive change. The California Democratic Party Black Caucus has proposed a set of amendments to the education plank of the party’s platform and is holding a series of hearings calling on Democrats to specifically advocate for closing achievement gaps and addressing funding inequities for Black students like

the party does for other groups of students. Black students make up 5 percent of the 6 million children in California’s public schools. And while the state rightly provides extra funding, instructional support and school accountability for certain high need students, there are 80,000 Black youth who do not qualify for supplemental funding because they are not low income, English Learners or foster youth.

Sup e r i nt e n d e nt of P u bl i c Instruction Tony Thurmond recently appointed me to his Black Student Achievement Taskforce. In these conversations, thought leaders on Black education are openly asking the question, should all of our Black students qualify for extra support? Is it right that 69 percent of Black students graduate from high school ineligible to even apply to a state college, like the University of California or the California State University?

One of the goals of the Super­ intendent’s Bl ack Student Achievement Taskforce is to

design a legislative package that addresses Black student achievement in California public schools.

It’s time to take back up the equity bill Secretary of State Shirley Weber introduced in 2018 when she was a member of the California Legislature. Although AB 2635 (Weber) did not specifically identify Black students, they would have qualified for extra funding based on standardized test scores in math and English language arts. At the time, Weber said, “Now is the time to fix education inequities and target resources to students in need.”

In addition, California’s English Learner Roadmap, adopted by the State Board of Education in 2017, is a model for setting a policy vision for Black students. What’s needed for Black children is a comprehensive and systematic approach like the state’s roadmap for English learners which states that “English learners are the shared responsibility of all educators and that all levels of the educational system have a role to play in ensuring the access and achievement of the

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over 1.3 million English learners who attend California schools.” I agree, and the same applies to over 300,000 Black children too.

California should apply the same comprehensive and robust set of laws, regulations and funding that it has for English learners to its Black students. If it did, results would be better for the state’s Black children.

Editor’s Note: Dr. Margaret Fortune is the President/CEO of Fortune School, a system of nine, K-12 public charter schools with over 2,300 students focused on closing the Black achievement gap by preparing students for college. She is a State Delegate on the California Democratic Party (CDP) State Central Committee where she also is an elected member of the Executive Board of the CDP Black Caucus. Fortune is Treasurer of National Action Network (NAN) Sacramento and has been an education adviser to two California Governors. She is a graduate of UC Berkeley and Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

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OBITUARIES Rosalie Dawson

Hanna Temesgen

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

1/3/1951

6/12/1996

SUNSET

SUNSET

11/30/2021

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Funeral services were held December 17, 2021 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Rosalie Cecile Dawson was born on the morning of January 3, in the brand-new year of our Lord 1951, she was the beautiful flower bloomed as the fourth child to the late Irene Louise Lynch-Dawson and the late Earl Wilson Dawson. That flower brought joy to the Dawson family. Rosalie, was affectionately called “Rosie”.

Rosie was born and grew up in Fahie Hill, Tortola, British Virgin Islands.

Her primary education was acquired at the Road Town Primary School. After receiving the first half of her formal education, she migrated to St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands to pursue additional educational opportunities.

While in St. Thomas, she resided with a close family friend, the owner of VI Toy and Kiddy Bazaar, where she became gainfully employed. While she was employed, Rosie enrolled in the Charlotte Amalie High School Adult Continuing Education Program and successfully graduated. Whatever Rosie wished to achieve, she would put her mind to it and accomplish it.

In the following years, Rosie parented four children from her marriage: Craig, Chern, Chelcia and Shermain Donovan. She was subsequently employed at other establishments to include the Bank of Nova Scotia, The Virgin Islands Government with the Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs and The Police Department.

In later years, Rosie and her family migrated to the U.S. Mainland where she continued her educational pursuits and studied cosmetology. She again, successfully completed this goal and upon her return to the U.S. Virgin Islands, she was employed in the family cosmetology business. After spending some years in the business, Rosie decided to return to her native land – The British Virgin Islands where she resided for several decades prior to travelling to the U.S. Mainland in late 2020. After a prolonged period of ill health, on November 30, 2020, Rosie succumbed to her illness. Rosie knew her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and served Him faithfully for many decades.

AMEN! May the soul of our dear departed Rest in Peace

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Funeral services were held on December 15, 2021 at Ethiopian C.V. with the burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to AndersonRagsdale Mortuary.

Hanna Temesgen was born to her father, Ato Haile Temesgen and her mother, Woiezero Tibletse Gidey on June 12, 1996 at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital in the city of San Diego, she was the youngest of three children, “Our baby sister”.

She attended preschool at Darnell head start, where she was immediately acknowledged as the caring individual she was. She always took care of those around her even as early as preschool. Hanna was loved wherever she went and this was evident in how popular and easily she made friends at every school she attended. She attended elementary school at Oak Park elementary with her sisters, followed by Chollas mead elementary, and completed her elementary education from Henry Clay. She attended middle school at Horace Mann middle school, and then continued on to attend and graduate high school from Crawford High in 2014. Hanna’s personality was second to none.

She was always a joy. Never angry or down. Just a literal light. Hanna’s favorite food was chips. She could literally have chips for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and was always sure to have a bag or two handy. She was the sweetest soul ever. She was generous, Patient, Caring, and Forgiving, A true Angel. She loved her family and friends. And loved her son, Azriel more than we could express for her. She will be missed so much by us. Hanna is survived by her father and mother: Haile and Tibletse. Her sisters: Betty, Rahel, Assayu. Her brothers: Ephrem and Melku. And her son, Azriel “Azzie” Temesgen. We love you Hanniye and will always think of you Always.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Hooks: Continued from cover

“She was a giant, no nonsense person who lived by her own rules, and spoke her own truth in a time when Black people, and women especially, did not feel empowered to do that,” Dr. Strong-Leek, a former provost of Berea College, wrote in an email to The Associated Press. “It was a privilege to know her, and the world is a lesser place today because she is gone.

There will never be another bell hooks.”

Starting in the 1970s, hooks was a profound presence in the classroom and on the page. She drew upon professional scholarship and personal history as she completed dozens of books that influenced countless peers and helped provide a framework for current debates about race, class and feminism. Her nota-

ble works included “Ain't I a Woman? Black Women and Feminism,” “Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center” and “All About Love: New Visions.” She also wrote poetry and children's stories and appeared in such documentaries as “Black Is ... Black Ain't” and “Hillbilly.”

Rejecting the isolation of feminism, civil rights and economics into separate fields, she was a believer in community and connectivity and how racism, sexism and economic disparity reinforced each other. Among her most famous expressions was her definition of feminism, which she called “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression.”

Hooks' honors included an American Book Award

from the Before Columbus Foundation, which champions diversity in literature.

She taught at numerous schools, including Yale University, Oberlin College and City College of New York. She joined the Berea College faculty in 2004 and a decade later founded the center named for her, where “many and varied expressions of difference can thrive.” One former student at Yale, the author Min Jin Lee, would write in The New York Times in 2019 that in hooks' classroom “everything felt so intense and crackling like the way the air can feel heavy before a longawaited rain.” hooks was born Gloria Jean Watkins in 1952 in the segregated town of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and later gave herself the pen name bell hooks in honor of

her maternal great-grandmother, while also spelling the words in lower case to establish her own identity and way of thinking.

She loved reading from an early age, remembering how books gave her “visions of new worlds” that forced her out of her “comfort zones.”

Her early influences ranged from James Baldwin and fellow Kentucky author Wendell Berry to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. “Martin Luther King was my teacher for understanding the importance of beloved community. He had a profound awareness that the people involved in oppressive institutions will not change from the logics and practices of domination without engagement with those who are striving for a better way,” she said in an interview that ran in Appalachian Heritage in 2012.

She majored in English at Stanford University and received a master's in English from the University of Wisconsin. It was the 1970s, the height of second wave feminism, but hooks — “this bold young black female from rural Kentucky” — felt apart from the movement and its “white and female comrades.” She was still in college when she began writing “Ain't I a Woman,” named for a speech by Sojourner Truth and a now-canonical look at how the “devaluation of black womanhood occurred as a result of the sexual exploitation of black women during slavery.”

Over the following decades, Hooks examined how stereotypes influence everything from music and movies (“the oppositional gaze”) to love, writing in “All About Love”

that “much of what we were taught about the nature of love makes no sense when applied to daily life.” She also documented at length the collective identity and past of Black people in rural Kentucky, a part of the state often depicted as largely white and homogeneous.

“We chart our lives by everything we remember from the mundane moment to the majestic. We know ourselves through the art and act of remembering,” she wrote in “Belonging: A Culture of Place,” published in 2009. “I pay tribute to the past as a resource that can serve as a foundation for us to re envision and renew our commitment to the present, to making a world where all people can live fully and well, where everyone can belong.”

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COVID-19 UPDATES SAN DIEGO UNIFIED TO PROVIDE

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

At-Home COVID-19 Tests for All Students Students are encouraged to take two at-home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests before returning to school after the winter break Voice & Viewpoint Newswire San Diego Unified School District is providing a kit of two COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests for all students to self-test at home prior to returning to campus after winter break in January.

The iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests were provided by the California Department of Public Health and will be distributed to the more than 98,000 students in San Diego Unified this week.

“Many students will be traveling or gathering with friends and family over the winter break, and with a recent up-tick in case

rates and the new omicron variant, students may be exposed to COVID-19,” said Board of Education President Richard Barrera.

“These at-home rapid tests will help all of our students and their families have greater peace of mind about returning to school safely in January.”

Students should take the first self-administered test on December 31 — three days before their return to school. The second at-home test should be taken the morning of January 3, 2022 before coming to school.

Students who receive a pos-

itive result from either test should stay home and contact their doctor and school right away, and should follow any further instructions before returning to campus.

Combating this virus takes a multi-tiered approach, of which vaccination and regular testing are key elements. San Diego Unified is asking all students, regardless of vaccination status, to take this extra step and test themselves twice before returning to school as an extra layer of protection.

In addition to these at-home rapid antigen

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

395,723

COVID-19 test kits the district is encouraging families to take advantage of the holiday break to get vaccinated if they have yet to do so. It is also a good time to go back to the basics in health and safety precautions. That means washing hands frequently, avoiding large crowds and wearing masks.

“We want our students and their families to take common-sense precautions to protect themselves so we can all return to a safe learning environment after the winter break,” said Susan Barndollar, exec-

How can I protect myself from the new omicron variant? The same way you guard against COVID-19 caused by any other variant: Get vaccinated if you haven't yet, get a booster if you're eligible and step up other precautions you may have relaxed, like wearing a mask and avoiding crowds.

For all the attention omicron is getting, the overwhelming cause of infections and deaths in many places remains the extra-contagious delta variant.

“Delta is the real risk right

now. Omicron is an uncertain threat,” Dr. Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, told The Associated Press.

Regardless of the coronavirus type, Collins said “we do know what to do.”

It will take a few weeks to learn key aspects about this latest variant, including whether it's more contagious, causes more severe illness or evades immunity — and if so, by how much.

In the meantime, “what we need to do is add more layers of protection,” says Dr. Julie Vaishampayan of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. That's especially important with hol-

iday travel and gatherings around the corner.

A booster shot is one of those layers. The added dose triggers a big jump in virus-fighting antibodies. Even if the antibodies don't prove quite as effective against omicron as they are against other variants, simply having more of them might compensate — in addition to bolstering protection against delta.

In addition to masking, avoiding crowds and improving ventilation, testing is another protective step. That's recommended for anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms or was potentially exposed to

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Everyone Ages 16 and Older Can Get a Booster Shot Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

If you received PfizerBioNTech: Who can get a booster: Teens 16-17 years old, adults 18 years and older When to get a booster: At least 6 months after completing your primary COVID-19 vaccination series Which booster can you get: Teens 16–17 years old can get a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster, adults 18 years and older can get any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States

If you received Moderna: Who can get a booster: Adults 18 years and older When to get a booster: At least 6 months after completing your primary COVID-19 vaccination series

Which booster can you get: Any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States

If you received Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen: Who can get a booster: Adults 18 years and older When to get a booster: At least 2 months after completing your primary COVID-19 vaccination Which booster can you get: Any of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized in the United States

Choosing your COVID-19 booster shot: If you are 18 years or older you may choose which COVID-19 vaccine you receive as a booster shot.

Some people may prefer the vaccine type that they orig-

inally received, and others may prefer to get a different booster. CDC’s recommendations now allow for this type of mix and match dosing for booster shots.

What to expect during and after your booster shot appointment: Bring your CDC COVID-19 Vaccination Record card to your booster shot appointment so your provider can fill in the information about your booster dose. If you did not receive a card at your first appointment, contact the vaccination site where you got your first shot or your state health department to find out how you can get a card. You may experience side effects after getting a COVID-19 vaccine. These are normal signs that your body is building protection against COVID-19.

the virus. But it also could help ensure safety before holiday gatherings, even if everyone attending has been vaccinated, Vaishampayan says.

8,056,746

utive director of nursing and wellness for San Diego Unified. “That includes not only using these at-home test kits, but also practicing good hygiene habits.”

Students who miss the distribution of the COVID19 Antigen Rapid Test Kits should plan to make appointments for testing through their health care provider or by visiting the County website at www. sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/ phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/ testing.html to find free testing locations.

How Can I Protect Myself From the New Omicron Variant?

By Lauran Neergaard AP Medical Writer

REPORTED TESTS

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HOSPITALIZED

18,866

ICU

1,938 SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 12/15/21

COUNTY COVID-19 CASES

BY RACE / ETHNICITY American Indian or Alaska Native Multiple Race 0.4% 1.0% Native Hawaiian or Other Other Pacific Islander 6.2% 1.0% Asian 6.5% Black or African American 4.3% Hispanic or Latino 50% White 30.6%

SOURCE: HHSA. Last updated 12/8/2021

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

LIMITED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER (Effective June 15, 2021) On June 15, 2021, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy will be rescinded. Persons and entities may still be subject to Cal OSHA and California Department of Public Health guidelines and standards with limited public health restrictions, including face coverings, school based guidance, and guidance for mega events. The California Public Health Officer has issued an order to be effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID19/Order-of-the-State-Public- Health-OfficerBeyond-Blueprint.aspx. The California Public Health Officer has also issued updated face covering guidance effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ guidance-for-face- coverings.aspx#June15guidance.

In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID19,” 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, will be subject to 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/2 019-nCoV/health-order.html.

Subsequent Health Officer Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be issued in San Diego County as conditions warrant.

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: 1. Effective June 15, 2021, the Order of the

Health Officer and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, and any other Health Officer orders related to COVID-19 shall expire, with the exception of the following: a. “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” dated December 24, 2020. b. “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” dated April 5, 2021. c. Any quarantine or isolation order issued to an individual that is currently in effect.

2. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b), all governmental entities in the county shall continue to take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with State and local laws, regulations, and orders related to the control of COVID-19.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021 WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego EXPIRATION OF 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 Health Officer Order and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, shall expire as a regulation for the protection of life and property, on June 15, 2021.

Date: June 14, 2021 HELEN ROBBINS-MEYER Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

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COMMUNITY

Jackie Robinson YMCA Toy Giveaway Voice & Viewpoint Staff

This was another one of many toy giveaway events last Saturday as community organizations made every effort to contribute their spirit of giving to the Christmas holidays.

This year, as usual, there was a Santa to meet the kids at the front door; boxes of gifts in beautiful red plastic bags and a host of volunteers to assist the kids through a well organized pickup. This was all on the Jackie Robinson YMCA upper deck as one exited toward the playing fields. On the field there were at least two Santa Photo setups for those kids

who wanted a picture with Santa.

There were large crowds of parents and kids at the 9am opening, followed by smaller waves of kids as the morning went on. The number of recipients for the total event was nowhere near what it has often been in the past. There was a general feeling that the number of such toy giveaways at

the same time impacted the expected numbers. Nevertheless, this event was a success and the staff and volunteers are to be thanked for their “Spirit of Christmas” attitude and their service.

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Christmas Celebration At Senior Center Voice & Viewpoint Staff The Fourth District Senior Resource Center (FDSRC) known to the community as the George Stevens Center, held its annual Christmas Dinner and celebration last Saturday. The event played to a full house with bright holiday colors and decorations. Mrs. Rosemary Pope, Center Director, hosted the event with music, songs and a number of awards for different areas of service. Fourth District City Council Member Monica Montgomery-Steppe was on hand to assist with the distribution of awards and flowers which were handed out to individuals, and she actively supported the entire event.

Food served for lunch was home cooked, as usual, and everyone had a great time.

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM THE

OG Sandbox Organization

By Darrel Wheeler .

Contributing Writer The OG’s got together again for their annual toy giveaway last weekend at their old stomping grounds of Mountain View Park, aka Ocean View. The annual event was done on a first come first serve basis.

All the youngsters had to do was stand in line, wait their turn to pick a gift, and enjoy the holiday expe-

rience, all thanks to the generosity of the Original Generation.

“We kind of put this year’s event together at the last minute because of the COVID situation but I still think it was a success” said OGSB President Aaron Gibson. “The kids were really cool and we still get a kick out of helping them. Overall, today was a good day!”

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“Never Leave One Behind” Lives Up to Name During Holidays

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer “Never Leave One Behind” founder and President, Larry Price, aka Big LP, could be seen around town last weekend delivering toys, food, gift cards, and good cheer to families and youth football teams.

LP’s good-guy ways didn’t stop with family and friends — he also reached out to

the homeless, blessing them with gifts and words of encouragement.

“It’s not just me doing everything, I have a great support team,” shared LP. “To all the Board of Directors and all of those that have made a difference in our organization, “Thank You”. And please, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Remember, never look down on mankind unless you’re picking him up.”

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New Creation Church Joins Forces With the Harvey Foundation

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer A new partnership was formed last week between New Creation Church and the community-active Harvey Foundation. Their collaboration provided some Christmas joy in the busy parking lot of New Creation’s Church.

“This is the first time we teamed up with the church and it was a nice experi-

ence. They provided all of the food and we provided the jumper-bouncers and all the toys,” Armon Harvey shared. “Hopefully we can work together again.”

The new friendship put some new toys under some trees, lots of smiles on many faces, and food on some tables.

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hs Across America t a e r W at Greenwood Voice & Viewpoint Staff Photos by Voice & Viewpoint This marked the sixth year that Greenwood Memorial Park and Mortuary has participated in the Wreaths Across America Day, and the 12th year of the program itself. Saturday morning, while it was still cold, the volunteers came to participate in this program of honor and commemoration.

The idea has been the placing of a wreath for the holiday on the grave of each veteran, in honor and remembrance of their sacrifice.

This program is carried out at 2,800 cemeteries in America and 14 countries around the world.

There are more than 10,000 veterans buried at Greenwood, but there were a

little more than 2,000 wreaths donated for placement this year. With members of various high school ROTC programs on hand in uniform to help with the placements, there was a very special program not only explaining the purpose of the morning, but also with veterans’ and military participation.

The Buffalo Soldiers presented the Colors with the Morse High School Drum Corps.

There was a moment of silence for all the fallen heroes, the Pledge of Allegiance, National Anthem and greetings from San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria.

City Council member Monica Montgomery-Steppe was present, as she was for all the events of the morning that Voice & Viewpoint covered. Dr. William Tayari Howard gave a Special Medal of Honor presentation, as well as remarks on the Purple Heart Medal given to those wounded in service. The branches of the armed services were Ceremonial Wreath presenters representing

We believe that our students, families, staff, and the San Diego community have a unique stake in choosing San Diego Unified’s next permanent superintendent. They, along with the Board of Education, will define the values we want the next permanent superintendent to embody. That is why it is so crucial that you participate in the superintendent selection process by providing your input.

On December 14, the Board of Education announced the selection of the following individuals as finalists for the superintendent position: Dr. Lamont A. Jackson & Dr. Susan Enfield.

The board will officially introduce the permanent superintendent at the State of the District on January 18.

The superintendent, under the direction of the Board of Education, implements the school board’s vision and policies by making day-to-day decisions about educational programs, spending, staff, and facilities. The superintendent works with school leaders to serve the needs of students and meet the district goals. The superintendent must also respond to the demands of all the other constituencies and interest groups in the district: teachers, students, parents, staff, advocates, and the community at large. The superintendent considers how to use the financial and human resources of the district to achieve the best results.

the United States Army, the United States Navy, the United States Marine Corps, the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Air Force.

Mrs. Gloria James, contact person for the program, gave special acknowledgements while Dee Sandford, now retired from Greenwood, once again came back to serve as Mistress of Ceremonies.

This program is operated mainly from contributions and many were invited to start preparing now for next year. There was an impressive number of civilian community members volunteering their services in a number of ways to make this occasion the success it continues to be.

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BUSINESS NEWS/HEALTHY LIVING La Mesa Hires Perri Storey as 1st Communications Manager

By Cori Zaragoza Staff Writer

The City of La Mesa has filled it’s new Communications Manager position by hiring Perri Storey, who has become the first Black woman to hold a leading position in the city’s government. The position was created earlier in 2021 to address concerns about equity and diversity that were especially highlighted during the La Mesa protests in the Summer of 2020.

The protests erupted after the murder of George Floyd by Police Officer Derek Chauvin and were fueled by the La Mesa Police De-partment after one of their White officers was taped aggressively arresting local man Amaurie Johnson.

Johnson, a Black man, was arrested over allegedly smoking at a trolley station, despite no cigarettes being found on his person when searched.

Other incidents with Black residents had also occurred previously, such as in 2018,

when a White police officer twice threw a Black female student to the ground during an altercation at Helix High School. La Mesa is trying to turn a new leaf by creating positions such as the one Storey was hired for.

“The position was in the works as a result of a community survey, but the events of 2020 underscored the need for greater community engagement,” Storey told Times of San Diego during a December interview.

As the Communications Manager, Storey will be working directly with Police Chief Ray Sweeney and the La Mesa Police Department to build back transparency and trust within the community. Additionally, she will be coordinating website updates, preparing newsletters, social media communications, marketing campaigns, media engagement, and writing news releases, all in an effort to improve communication between the local government and the community.

Storey, 50, is originginally from Detroit and graduated from Wayne State University in Michigan with a degree in business administ r at i on , w it h an emphasis in advertising, marketing, and public relations. She moved from the City of San Diego to La Mesa about a year ago. In a November interview with the San Diego Union Tribune, she described how much she likes the ‘small town’ feel of La Mesa and that “you could really raise a family here.”

Despite being a new resident, Storey beat out over 80 other applicants who applied for the job, a testament to the experience she’s gathered while working in local governments for the past 26 years. Prior to this appointment, she worked as the director of communications for Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe.

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“I see myself as a credible messenger to help people know what’s happening,” Storey said in an interview with the San Diego Union Tribune. “And I’m the first Black woman to hold this position in La Mesa. I think, as the first, that this is an opportunity to make a difference. Anytime you have the ability to be diverse or offer diversity, it is a benefit.

It doesn’t mean we always have to be in agreement, but it’s important to give everyone the opportunity to amplify their voices.”

Malia Cohen Elected BOE Chair – for the Second Time

By Tanu Henry California Black Media

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Last week, the California Board of Equalization (BOE) elected Malia M. Cohen its chair. She is the first African American woman to serve on the Board. It is the second time in four years, Cohen -- a San Francisco native -has been elected chair of the five-member body responsible for representing taxpayer interests and “equalizing” county-by-county tax assess-

ments across the state. BOE is composed of four members that are elected to represent a region of the state, and California’s Controller Betty Yee. “It is a privilege and honor to serve again as Chair of the California State Board of Equalization,” she said. “In these unprecedented times, with the daily challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, we must remember that our first duty is to the

People of California who deserve our continuing dedication, resolve, and service.”

Besides providing “direct representation” to Californians on their property assessments and other tax -related issues, the BOE directs an estimated $75 billion in annual revenue to the state’s schools and local governments in all 58 counties. Before her election to the BOE in 2018, Cohen served as President

AFRICAN AMERICANS CELEBRATE THEIR

African Heritage During Kwanzaa

By Mary Jane Maxwell ShareAmerica Kwanzaa, a Swahili word that means “first fruits,” is a seven-day festival that honors African heritage in African American culture.

Kwanzaa takes place each year in the United States from December 26 to January 1 and celebrates family and community through music, dance, poetry, storytelling and art.

Maulana Karenga, an African American civil rights activist, first established Kwanzaa in 1966 as a way for African Americans to reconnect with their African cultural and historical heritage. “It is important to note Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, not a religious one,” Karenga says, and thus available to Africans and African Americans of all religious faiths.

Karenga chose to communicate the new holiday through the most widely spoken African language, Swahili. According to Karenga, the colors of Kwanzaa are black for the people, red for their struggle, and green for the future and hope that comes from their struggle. Each night during Kwanzaa, celebrants light one of seven candles in a special candle holder called a kinara.

The seven days and candles of Kwanzaa represent seven principles rooted in African tradition

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that celebrants reflect upon during the week: • Unity (Umoja in Swahili) — To join together families, communities and the nation.

• Self-Determination (Kujichagulia) — To ensure people define themselves and are responsible for their own behavior.

• Collective work and responsibility (Ujima) — To help each other and to work toward building and maintaining communities.

• C o o p e r a t i v e economics (Ujamaa) — To build and support businesses owned by African Americans.

• Purpose (Nia) — To commemorate African and African American cultures, customs and history.

• Creativity (Kuumba) — To use imagination to improve and beautify communities.

• Faith (Imani) — To believe in and support families, leaders, teachers and community leaders.

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of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. From 2011 to 2019, she was a member of the board, representing the city’s second district, which includes neighborhoods along the southeastern shore of the Bay like Hunters Point-Bayview, the Central Waterfront and Sunnydale.

On the BOE, Cohen represents the Second District.

It spans 23 coastal counties from Santa Barbara County (about 95 miles north of

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“For Californians who have struggled during these most difficult times, please know that my door is always open to you,” she says.

Cohen has announced she is a candidate for State Controller in the 2022 election.

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Homemade Holiday Delights That Are Guaranteed to Butter Anyone Up Sometimes, the most rich and memorable gifts can be created in the kitchen. To put a touch of finesse on your sweet treats, take a cue from the experts. Using the finest ingredients, Plugrá Butter’s executive chef, Linda Hall, developed a decadent brownie recipe that’s certain to spice up gift-giving.

from leading chocolate brand, Valrhona, in addition to NielsenMassey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract, which uses premium, hand selected beans and a slow extraction process to produce the richest tasting vanilla.

“Nothing says indulgence like a gooey, chocolaty brownie, however, most people have been there, done that. This year, dial it up a notch by adding spices and flavors that evoke warmth and coziness. My recipe is reminiscent of a hot cup of Mexican hot chocolate that has cinnamon and vanilla notes,” says Hall.

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

The Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies recipe below embraces a savory note produced by Spice House’s strongest and sweetest Vietnamese “Saigon” cinnamon, along with a kick of chipotle pepper. The decadent flavor is also emphasized by using fair and sustainable Manjari dark chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate Brownies Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ingredients:

• 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate • 10 tablespoons Plugrá European Style Butter (or any butter), unsalted • 4 large eggs • 2 cups sugar • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour • 1 tablespoon ground Saigon cinnamon • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt • 1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder or cayenne pepper • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract • 6 ounces Dark Chocolate, chopped

Instructions: 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a 9x13-inch square pan with parchment paper or aluminum foil and spray with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Place the unsweetened chocolate and butter in a large, microwave safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds or until melted.

3. Stir in the sugar until well blended.

4. Beat in the eggs.

5. Stir in the remaining ingredients until just blended.

6. Spread the batter on the prepared pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center of the pan to see if it comes out clean.

Package your dessert in a decorative tin or box and hand write the recipe for the gift that keeps giving!

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

WHO: Africa Might Miss 70%

Vaccination Goal Until Late 2024

By Cara Anna Associated Press The African continent might not reach the target of vaccinating 70% of its 1.3 billion population against COVID-19 until the second half of 2024, a target many of the world’s richer countries have already met, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, December 14.

The warning comes as the world faces a new surge in cases driven by the highly infectious omicron variant. Health officials in South

Africa, which first announced the variant, say early data indicate it causes less severe illness and shorter, less intensive hospital stays. But some richer countries have rushed to allow booster vaccine doses in response, even as less than 8% of Africa’s population has received two doses.

“We will never get out of this if we don’t work together as one world,” Flavia Senkubuge, president of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa, told reporters at the WHO briefing.

Just 20 of Africa’s 54 countries have fully vaccinated at least 10% of their populations against COVID19. And 10 countries have fully vaccinated less than 2% of their populations. The WHO Africa director, Matshidiso Moeti, pushed back against any suggestion that African nations are allowing large numbers of vaccine doses to go to waste amid poor infrastructure and vaccine hesitancy.

The African continent has received about 434 million vaccine doses, and some 910,000 of them have

Takalane Mulaudzi, 29, holds her arm after getting her COVID-19 vaccination at Soweto’s Baragwanath hospital Monday Dec.13, 2021. 38 percent of the adult population in South Africa has been vaccinated. The relatively slow rate of vaccinations makes the government’s goal of inoculating 67% of the population by February 2022 look unrealistic. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

expired in 20 countries, representing less than a quarter of 1%, Moeti said. The main challenge in Africa,

she said, remains access to vaccine supplies.

BROOKLYN BILLIONAIRE,

BUYER OF LOOTED ANTIQUITIES WORTH MILLIONS, WALKS FREE IN GOV’T DEAL Global Information Network A golden bowl, a ceremonial libations vessel, a marble statue and a small chest for human remains were among the 180 reputedly stolen antiquities that decorated the homes and offices of a Brooklyn billionaire whose collection of the ancient artifacts was valued at $80 million.

Under a deal struck by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr., a multi-year, multinational investigation of artifacts in the possession of hedge fund pioneer Michael Steinhardt will not be prosecuted.

“For decades, Michael Steinhardt displayed a rapacious appetite for plundered artifacts without concern for the legality of his actions, the legitimacy of the pieces he bought and sold, or the grievous cultural damage he wrought across the globe,” District Attorney Vance was quoted to say in a press release from his office. (Steinhardt’s) pursuit of ‘new’ additions to showcase and sell knew no geographic or moral boundaries, as reflected in

Steinhardt’s lawyer praised the decision that ended with no charges against Steinhardt for items bought from “traffickers and tomb raiders” as long as Steinhardt returned them “expeditiously” to their native countries.

When the government seized at least nine items from his private collection, including a terra-cotta flask from the fourth century B.C. and Proto-Corinthian figures from the seventh century B.C. Forbes magazine carried a piece on the scandal titled “Ancient History for Sale.”

The seized pieces were looted and illegally smuggled out of 11 countries, trafficked by 12 criminal smuggling networks, and lacked verifiable provenance prior to appearing on the international art market.

Prosecutors said Mr. Steinhardt had owned and traded more than 1,000 antiquities since 1987, and his art collection was valued at about $200 million.

Vance continued: “Even though Steinhardt’s decades-long indifference to the rights of peoples to their own sacred treasures is appalling, the interests of justice prior to indictment and trial favor a resolution that ensures that a substantial portion of the damage to world cultural heritage will be undone, once and for all.”

“This agreement establishes that Steinhardt will be subject to an unprecedented lifetime ban on acquiring antiquities,” he concluded.

Steinhardt is one of the world’s most prolific buyers of ancient art and a dedicated supporter of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which named one of its Greek art galleries the Judy and Michael H. Steinhardt Gallery.

According to the search warrants, the pieces were purchased within the last 12 years for a total cost of $1.1 million and there is a possible charge of possession of stolen property, noted the Columbia University Journal of Law and the Arts.

purchased the multimillion-dollar statue then subsequently loaned it to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Following an order from New York prosecutors, the Met surrendered the bull’s head, which is believed to be a stolen item.

Mr. Steinhardt, 81, is a major contributor to New York University and to numerous charitable groups.

There is a Steinhardt conservatory at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a Steinhardt Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

the sprawling underworld of antiquities traffickers, crime bosses, money launderers, and tomb raiders he relied upon to expand his collection.”

The fight against illicit trafficking of cultural property has been on top of the radar screen of UNESCO, a U.N. cultural organization which condemned an upsurge in the looting of archeological sites and the dismantling of ancient monuments as far back as 1930.

Joint investigations were conducted with authorities in Libya, Bulgaria, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey.

Their initiatives picked up steam this year at an international conference on the illicit trade in cultural goods estimated to be worth nearly $10 billion each year.

The investigation began in 2017 over a two thousand year old Bull’s Head stolen from Lebanon during the Lebanese Civil War. It was determined that Steinhardt had

African countries which have sought the return of objects looted during the colonial era are Ethiopia, Benin, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Holland and Nigeria.

Vase from the Steinhardt collection

Somali book fair

A BOOK FAIR BLOSSOMS IN MOGADISHU Global Information Network

A Book Fair is flowering in Mogadishu - bringing the world of literature and other areas of learning to a region challenged by the coronavirus pandemic and political tension linked to disagreements over the ongoing parliamentary elections in the country.

The event had been suspended last year due to Corona-19.

This year’s event was limited in size but according to the founder of the fair, Mohamed Diini, organizers are already working to accommodate more people next year.

Book fairs are a popular event across the continent. Every summer, for example, the Hargeisa International Book Fair is held in Somaliland, bringing writers, poets, artists and thinkers from around the world to share and discuss their literary works with a wider audience.

The goal of the event, say organizers, is to promote a culture of reading and writing in the region by producing and publishing high

quality Somali literature and translating international classical literature - fiction, poetry and drama into the Somali language.

The event is considered the main cultural event in Somaliland and one of the largest public celebrations of books in East Africa.

Organized by the Redsea Online Culture Foundation, the event aims to stimulate the revival of all forms of art and human expression, including painting, poetry reciting, story-telling, drama composition and writing.

The Somali Moving Library Tour is the Book Fair’s flagship outreach event. It takes place a week before the opening of the festival in Hargeisa and is held across all regions of Somaliland.

Other countries with upcoming book events are South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Sierra Leone.

An African Book Festival will be held Aug. 19-21 in Berlin, among others.

Ghana holds a special place on the continent as Unesco’s World Book Capital to be held April 23, 2023.

LONGEST DRY SPELL IN MEMORY

TAKES TOLL ON KENYA’S NOMADS Global Information Network

Kenya’s crucial rainy season came up short this year with only a few showers - wiping out livestock and putting millions of people at risk.

Photographs from Wajir County, near the border with Somalia, show dying and dead cows in a desert dotted with thorn trees. The longest dry spell in memory is pushing pastoralists nearer to starvation. “If they die,” said one herder referring to his camels, “we all die.”

“The rains have stopped now, so

there is no hope of any other rain unless a miracle happens,” says Yusuf Abdi Gedi, Wajir’s local official for livestock and agriculture.

Since September, much of Kenya’s north has received less than 30 percent of normal rainfall – the worst short-rain season recorded in decades, according to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network.

The lack of rainfall has wiped out pastures and exacerbated food and water shortages.

The Wajir County administration is struggling to cope with the scale

of the emergency and has hired 40 extra trucks on top of 18 of their own to distribute water. However, community leaders in Dahabley and Eyrib say they have not received government aid. “We have about 400 villages and we were not able to reach all of them,” says Abdi Gedi.

“We need three [trucks] a week for the 350 households in Dujis,” says Muhumed Noor, chair of Dujis village in Garissa, Wajir’s neighboring county. Noor. But with no healthy livestock to sell, the community is

H erder and camels

struggling to pay the drivers, who refuse to leave without payment.

Wajir has not received any extra funds from the national government since the president, Uhuru Kenyatta, declared a national disaster in September, according to the Wajir local official. “That was supposed to “trigger support from the international community,” he says, adding that it had not happened to the extent needed.

The drought has been mounting for years but until the crisis peaks, news organizations and the international donors have their atten-

tion elsewhere.

Deterioration in the region’s food security situation has resulted in an estimated 2.1 million people facing acute food insecurity and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance in the next six months. Compared to the short rains’ assessment, this is an increase from 1.4 million found to be acutely food insecure. The deterioration is attributed to the dismal performance of the MarchMay Long rains season, climate change compounded by the effects of Covid 19 and the poor performance of the previous short rains season.

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This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brandon Jared Harris 4860 Rolando Court, Unit 3 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 13, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 13, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026781 Fictitious business name(s): Sterling Mercedes Company Located at: 2113 Emberwood Way Escondido, CA 92029 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/1986 This business is hereby registered by the following: Edward Lee Trapps 2113 Emberwood Way Escondido, CA 92029 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 03, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9027012 Fictitious business name(s): Arise Scaffolding & Consulting Inc. Located at: 194 Jamul Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 742154 San Diego, CA 92174 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 11/23/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Arise Scaffolding & Consulting Inc. 194 Jamul Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 08, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9027120 Fictitious business name(s): D&A Mobile Auto Detailig Located at: 1549 Enfield St Spring Valley, CA 91977 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: Rodrigo Martinez-Anaya 1549 Enfield St Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 09, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9027018 Fictitious business name(s): Venture First San Diego Located at: 652 Omeara St San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 10/16/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Venture First San Diego LLC.

652 Omeara St San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 08, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026310 Fictitious business name(s): 3P Therapy PC --3P Therapy Located at: 9628 Campo Road, Suite U Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 11/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: 3P Therapy 9628 Campo Road, Suite U Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026526 Fictitious business name(s): Radish Studio Located at: 4726 Barbarossa Dr San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/2018 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nevine Younes 4726 Barbarossa Dr San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 01, 2026 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026329 Fictitious business name(s): TwoTwoTwo Co. Located at: 2419 Calle Tortuosa San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Eric Collins Jr. 2419 Calle Tortuosa San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 Follow Us On Instagram:

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026328 Fictitious business name(s): Now Or Never Clothing Located at: 1091 Osage Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carlos Alfonso Quevedo 1091 Osage Ave Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025788 Fictitious business name(s): Amparo Construction And Restoration Located at: 5759 Redwood St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/12/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Oscar Arturo Amparo Garcia 5759 Redwood St San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 18, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 18, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026225 Fictitious business name(s): Good Works Organics Inc Located at: 1025 East J Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Good Works Organics Inc 1025 East J Street Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 24, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026186 Fictitious business name(s): Gstyle Clothing Located at: 4621 32nd St. #3 San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

A Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Miguel Lua 4621 32nd St. #3 San Diego, CA 92116 --Daniela Lua 4621 32nd St. #3 San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 24, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026838 Fictitious business name(s): RBW Security Located at: 6601 Imperial Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 12/06/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: RBW SD Inc. 6601 Imperial Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026849 Fictitious business name(s): True Blue Transportation --All City Limo Services Located at: 8694 Lemon Ave #18 La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Ayub Abdusalam 8694 Lemon Ave #18 La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026557 Fictitious business name(s): Top Gun Auto Registration Located at: 787 Energy Way 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

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REPLACE REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT AND INSTALL NEW SHADE STRUCTURE AT THE COLD STORAGE FACILITY A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 2022, at the flag pole outside of Strategic Sourcing and Contracts, 2351 Cardinal Dr. Building M, San Diego, CA 92123. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact jalmond@sandi.net for the link to preregister. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CP22-0749-23).

REVISED COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CP22-0749-23) for Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information. All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on JANUARY 21, 2022. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CP22-0749-23 Cold Storage Facility Refrigeration Equipment and Shade Structure.

For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. The project estimate is between $1 million and $1.2 million. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: B or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Andrea O’Hara, M.A., Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CP22-0749-23

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This business is hereby registered by the following: Faribah A. Mirokorli 787 Energy Way Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 01, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026689 Fictitious business name(s): Goody’s Donuts Located at: 3244 Greyling Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Ramy Hong 941 Kelton Road San Diego, CA 92114 --Van Khoth 941 Kelton Road San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 03, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026012 Fictitious business name(s): Youth-Adult Equilibrium Consulting LLC Located at: 2263 Ulric St. Apt. 17 San Diego, CA 92111 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: Youth-Adult Equilibrium Consulting LLC 2263 Ulric St. Apt. 17 San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name

will expire on November 22, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026524 Fictitious business name(s): Luke’s Infusions Located at: 3827 Conrad Dr #36 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 12/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Larry S. Brazley 3827 Conrad Dr #36 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 01, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026319 Fictitious business name(s): Groveview Board & Care Located at: 2204 Groveview Rd. San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/20/1993 This business is hereby registered by the following: Teresita Pedrose 2174 Montcliff Rd. San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 29, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 29, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026836 Fictitious business name(s): Sapphire Things Located at: 3184 Afton Rd San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 12/04/2021 This business is hereby

registered by the following: Lauren Victoria Mosley 3184 Afton Rd San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026853 Fictitious business name(s): Salsa Azteca Located at: 4637 Hinson Pl 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: Quentin Sandrik 4637 Hinson Pl. San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on December 06, 2026 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026093 Fictitious business name(s): Tea tree Spa Located at: 7710 Balboa Ave #113 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 11/23/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Yajing Zhang 8514 Yucca St Santee, CA 92071 --Hong Miao 4060 Rosenda Ct Unit 229 San Diego, CA 92122 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 23, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025828 Fictitious business name(s): The Hair Mechanixx Located at: 103 1/2 Meadow Brook Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/19/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Antonio La’Mont Veasey 7505 Woodbine Way San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 19, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026046 Fictitious business name(s): Good 4 the Soul BBQ Located at: 4150 Bonillo Drive #106 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/16/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jacqueline Lynette Ford 4150 Bonillo Dr #106 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025481 Fictitious business name(s): CopyMex Located at: 4410 Glacier Ave #103 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jose F. Garcia 4410 Glacier Ave #103 San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with

the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 16, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 16, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025263 Fictitious business name(s): V Lanie’s Gifts Located at: 7319 Hyatt Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vicky Sengsone Lanie 7319 Hyatt Street San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 10, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026067 Fictitious business name(s): Sierra Verde Landscaping Located at: 5321 Meade Ave San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/22/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Gabriel Gustavo Romero Baez 5321 Meade Ave San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024593 Fictitious business name(s): Rania Beauty Inc Located at: 4966 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 21153 El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 11/02/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rania Beauty Inc 380 N Mollison Ave El Cajon, CA 92021 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 02, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 02, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026144 Fictitious business name(s): Great Circle Newfoundlands Located at: 25275 Potrero Valley Rd Spc. 222 Potrero, CA 91963 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 07/12/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Regina A Reed 25275 Potrero Valley Rd. Spc. 222 Potrero, CA 91963 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 23, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9024758 Fictitious business name(s): Haul’n Off Located at: 3715 Nereis Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Haul’n Off LLC 3715 Nereis Drive La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of

San Diego County on November 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 04, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9026048 Fictitious business name(s): Rad Dad Handyman Located at: 1849 Westinghouse St. San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/22/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dylan Markham 1849 Westinghouse St. San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 22, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025043 Fictitious business name(s): Good Vibez Beauty Located at: 3435 Camino del Rio South 310 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 11/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jonna Trichology and Hair Loss Clinic LLC 3435 Camino del Rio S. 310 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9025643 Fictitious business name(s): Christ CornerStone Church --Cornerstone Koenonia Connections --Koenonia Family Ambassadors --CK Connections Located at: 2645 Massachusetts Avenue Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 152194 San Diego, CA 92195 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 10/29/2000 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christ CornerStone Church 2645 Massachusetts Avenue Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on November 17, 2026 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23

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

following Order is made:

the petitioner a written order with further directions.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Request for Proposals (RFP) On-Call Sustainable Communities Consulting Services The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide on-call consulting services related to housing and sustainable communities’ projects. SANDAG intends to award multiple contracts to qualified proposers in each of the following six disciplines/categories of work; • Integrated Lan Use Planning, Urban Design, and Land Use Policy • Integrated Community Development Finance • Equity Analysis, Training and Technical Assistance • Grant Writing • Sustainable and Resilient Communities • Trasportaion Policy, Program Development and Implementation Proposals must be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. (PST) on Monday, January 31, 2022.

A copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP No. SOL944428) and related information can be accessed from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/contracts.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is soliciting public comment on its Moving to Work (MTW) Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023) Annual Plan.

The proposed plan will be available for review on SDHC’s website, www.sdhc.org, beginning December 29, 2021.

Comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. January 31, 2022, to be considered by SDHC staff and decision-making authorities in their final review of the proposed plan. Please submit written comments by mail to: Mariangela Patruno/ Moving Forward, San Diego Housing Commission, 1122 Broadway, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101, or email your comments to mariangelap@sdhc.org SUBJECT In its MTW Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2023 (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023), SDHC describes activities intended to increase programmatic efficiencies, support self-sufficiency for rental assistance participants, and expand housing choice options for low-income families in the City of San Diego.

SDHC is soliciting public comment on planned programmatic activities for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes a new initiative to support creation of additional affordable housing that will convert to federal rental assistance, known as a “Faircloth-to-RAD” conversion.

PUBLIC HEARING SDHC will hold a virtual public hearing by video conference on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 MTW Annual Plan on Tuesday, January 22, 2022, at 9 a.m. Information on how to attend will be provided on SDHC’s website, www.sdhc.org.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 20, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 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 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 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 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00051700CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tiffany Chau and Joshua Ragodo on behalf of minor child, Gaige Chase Chau Ragodo To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Tiffany chau and Joshua Ragodo on behalf of minor child, Gaige Chase Chau Ragodo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Gaige Chase Chau Ragodo

NAME CHANGE

PROPOSED NAME: Gaige Chase Chau Ragodo

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00050836CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Dana May Apita Baniel

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.

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Dana May Apita Baniel filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Dana May Apita Baniel PROPOSED NAME: Dana May Baniel Pascasio 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 25, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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 ot 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

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 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00051202CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Alan W. Cheung, Esq. To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Jian Huang filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Jian Huang PROPOSED NAME: Jian Sean Huang THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 24, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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

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 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00050084CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Kyelunye Worthey on Behalf of Minor Child To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Kyelunye Worthey on Behalf of Minor Child filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Fredrick Kyeron Lewis PROPOSED NAME: Fredrick Caleb Kyeron Worthey THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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 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 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

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Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

PROPOSED NAME: Vernie Ann Scott

OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

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.

hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

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

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

to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00050475CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tashemia Alia Jones To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Tashemia Alia Jones filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tashemia Alia Jones PROPOSED NAME: Tasheemah Alia Majied THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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 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 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 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 325 South Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 North County 37-2021-00050351CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Vernie Ann Scott Seach To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Vernie Ann Scott Seach filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Vernie Ann Scott Seach

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 18, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 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: 325 South Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 12/9, 12/16, 12/23, 12/30 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00049686CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Audra Arevalo Duffer To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Audra Arevalo Duffer filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Audra Arevalo Duffer PROPOSED NAME: Audra Arevalo 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 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 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 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 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00049020CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Pernell Swahili El To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Pernell Swahili El, Fatima Aracely Mota Swahili El filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: a) Pernell Swahili El --b) Hissani Pernell Swahili El ---c) Khalifa Ali Swahili El --d) Akbar Mustafa Swahili El --e) Fatima Aracely Mota Swahili El PROPOSED NAME: a) Pernell Sahel El --b) Hissani Pernell Sahel El --c) Khalifa Ali Sahel El --d) Akbar Mustafa Sahel El --e) Fatima Aracely Mota Sahel El THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 04, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 06, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

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).

NO HEARING WILL

If all requirements for a

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 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 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 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2021-00049290CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Rayvon Marie Hardin aka Rauon Marie Hardin aka Rayvon Marie Harden To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Rayvon Marie Hardin aka Rauon Marie Hardin aka Rayvon Marie Har filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ravyon Marie Hardin aka Rauon Marie Hardin aka Rayvon Marie Harden PROPOSED NAME: Rayvon Marie Hardin THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 04, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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 12/2, 12/9, 12/16, 12/23

NOTICE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO NORTH COUNTY DIVISION Case No.: 37-2018-00037923-CU-FRNC Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiffs, Miguel Angel Hernandez and David Lopez NOTICE OF INTENT TO SEEK PUNITIVE DAMAGES Regarding MIGUEL ANGEL HERNANDEZ, an individual; DAVID LOPEZ, an individual; Plaintiffs, v.

AUGSTIN LIZARRAGA, an individual; ALYSSA LIZARRAGA, an individual; and DOES 1-25, Defendants and ALYSSA LIZARRAGA, an individual, Cross-Complainant v.

AUSTIN LIZARRAGA, an individual, and ROES 1-10.

Cross-Defendant NOTICE TO: AUSTIN LIZARRAGA Plaintiffs, MIGUEL ANGEL HERNANDEZ and DAVID LOPEZ (“Plaintiffs”), reserve the right to seek two million dollars ($2,000,000) in punitive damages against you when Plaintiffs seek a judgement in the suit filed against you.

Dated: December 13, 2021 Submitted by: Gregory J. Belnap, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff, Miguel Angel Hernandez and David Lopez 12/16, 12/23, 12/30, 1/6

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Horace W Wickliffe Case Number: 2021-29940 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Horace W Wickliffe A Petition for Probate has been filed by Patience Wickliffe in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego The Petition For Probate requests that Patience Wickliffe be appointed as a personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on February 23, 2022 at 1:30 in Probate Department Room 502 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Probate If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on January 19, 2022 at 1:30 PM in Department 502 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Ryan S. Anderson, Esq. 6106 Paseo Delicias, Ste. E Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 858.756.5558 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Rachel Moore Case Number: 37-2021-00048272-PR-LACTL

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE form is available from the court clerk.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Rachel Moore

Petitioner: Patience Wickliffe 7457 Gribble Street San Diego, CA 92114 6193095619 12/23, 12/30, 1/6 ----------------------------------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF John Paul Bouis Case Number: 37-2021-00046522-PR-LACTL

The Petition For Probate requests that Sandra Harris be appointed as a personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of John Paul Bouis A Petition for Probate has been filed by Josefina Bouis in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego The Petition For Probate requests that Josefina Bouis be appointed as a personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

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

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

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

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Sandra Harris in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego

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

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

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

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

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on January 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM in Department 503 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within four months from the date of first issuance of letters as provided in Probate Code section 9100.

The time for filing claims will not expire before four months from the hearing date noticed above.

You may examine the file kept by the court.

If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A REQUEST FOR SPECIAL NOTICE form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Ryan S. Anderson 6106 Paseo Delicias, Ste. E, P.O. Box 752 Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 858.756.5558 12/23, 12/30, 1/6

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COMMUNITY The SDCA Holiday Take Over

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

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The San Diego Community Assist Organization had a very busy weekend of giving.

Last Friday, December 17, the SDCA worked out the logistics with the owners of the Grocery Outlet store on 54TH Street for a two-hour take over, surprising unknowing customers by paying their bill.

“This was an absolute blessing and I’m really appreciative of what the SDCA did today. I work for a mental-health agency supportive housing residential unit and this food will definitely help. Thank you!” shared local Janita Sams.

On Saturday, SDCA Founder Xavier Mitchell and his crew of contributors continued their ‘joy to the world’ tour with a free turkey and toy giveaway drive through at the Jacobs Center, serving the neighborhood one car at a time.

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by Darrel Wheeler

“This was a wonderful opportunity to do something for the people of the community.

Aeiramgue Glassblake (of Generation Justice) and I discussed it and thought it would be a good idea to give back f o r C h r i s t m a s ,” Xavier Mitchell shared.

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BLACK HISTORY

Let It Snow–in San Diego!

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

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BIRTH OF MADAM C.J. WALKER

Dreaming of a white Christmas was somewhat of a reality on the last Saturday before the Big Christmas day.

Sarah Breedlove, best known as Madam C. J. Walker, was the daughter of sharecroppers in Louisiana. After an illness that resulted in hair loss, she began to formulate her own hair care products. Madam Walker became America’s first Black woman millionaire with her products. She used her money to create scholarships for women to attend the Tuskegee Institute and donated generously to the NAACP, among other Black organizations.

A truck filled with snow showed up at 641 Boundary Street at Mountain View Park and made some snow happen on the southeast corner of the park, giving it a winter wonderland appeal.

“This is a community event we do every year called ‘Snow Day’ in coordination with the City of San Diego, the County, Live Well San Diego, and Health & Human Services,” Center Director Enrique shared.

“We just want the kids and their families of the community to have a good time.”

1902 BIRTH OF VIVIAN HARRIS Known as “The Voice of The Apollo Theater” during its hey-day in the 1930s, Vivian Harris was a true child of Harlem, born there in 1902. Harris’ career included stints as a singer, a chorus girl, and a comedienne on Broadway, at the Cotton Club, and across Europe. She began announcing acts at The Apollo in 1935, in addition to occasionally performing in comedy acts.

Mission accomplished.

Photos by Darrel Wheeler

Lakiba N. Palmer American Legion Post 310 Toy Giveaway Voice & Viewpoint Staff Saturday, December 18, was an exciting day for Lakiba N. Palmer Post 310 as members gathered outside around tables loaded with toys and gifts for the children, with their parents awaiting the annual toy giveaway. This year’s gifts also included bicycles for the little people who were able to pick out the one closest to their size. The bikes were gifts of one of the motorcycle clubs who had members on hand to help the kids. In addition to the children’s gifts, the regular free food distribution was shared, provided by Post 310 to members of the community for those in need.

These activities are a part of what has become a tradition of service and the team which appears in one of the photos reflects the joy of providing these activities each year.

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1919 ALICE H. PARKER RECEIVES US PATENT Born in 1895 in New Jersey, records of Alice H. Parker’s life are scarce.

She attended Howard University and graduated with honors around 1910, a rare accomplishment for any woman at the time. While not the first central heating system design or the first gas furnace design, Parker was the first to utilize natural gas to heat an entire building. Her design also involved several, individually adjustable burners, allowing a degree-by-degree control of temperature. These innovations earned her the moniker “The Mother of Modern Heating”.

Parker’s breakthroughs are still the basis for indoor temperature control systems to this day

1946 U OF TN FORFEITS TO DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

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When the University of Tennessee basketball team arrived in Pennsylvania to play Duquesne University, they were horrified to learn that the Duquesne star center was Black.

Tennessee refused to play unless Duquesne promised to not allow center Chuck Cooper in the game. In the end, Tennessee forfeited the game instead of playing an “integrated” game. Chuck Cooper later became the first Black player drafted into the NBA in 1950.

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