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Abortion Rights Supporters Rally at Mother’s Day Demonstration in Balboa Park

By Joe W. Bowers Jr. California Black Media Election offices have begun sending out vote-by-mail ballots for the June 7, 2022, California Primary. Statewide, voters will discover that Black candidates for United States House of Representative seats are over-represented on their ballots.

California Black Media (CBM) is reporting that 18 Black candidates are running for 14 US House seats. Eleven are registered as Democrats and seven are running as Republicans. Nine are women and nine are men.

Although African Americans are 5.8% of California residents, Black candidates are on ballots for 26.9% of the US House seats.

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June Ballots in mail to registered voters

By Tracy DeFore County of San Diego More than 1.9 million ballots are on their way to San Diego County registered voters for the June 7 Gubernatorial Primary Election. You may find yours in your mailbox as early as Monday, May 9. You will also find your “I Voted” sticker inside your official ballot packet.

Early voting is underway at the Registrar of Voters office in Kearny Mesa. Hours See BALLOTS page 2

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rights, locals took to Balboa Park to march in protest on Mother’s Day, May 8.

In response to a leaked draft majority opinion stating that the U.S. Supreme Court intended to overturn Roe v. Wade, a ruling from 1973 that established the constitutional protection of abortion

Over 300 participants were reported to have joined the march in support of abortion rights. This reflects recent statistics from the Pew Research Center that

Mental health disorders stand as a chief concern among American teenagers, according to researchers who said the pervasiveness of such illnesses weren’t a top worry decades ago.

Indeed, 30 years ago, most health experts reported that primary concerns about teens included pregnancy, smoking, drunken driving, and binge drinking.

However, new statistics have revealed that in 2019, 13 percent of adolescents reported having a major depressive episode, which the Pew Research noted equated to a 60 percent increase from 2007.

The report revealed that emergency room visits by children and adolescents in that period also rose sharply for anxiety, mood disorders and self-harm.

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BLM’s Cullors Denies Wrongdoing

America’s Teens in Crisis: Mental Health Now Top Concern

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No, insists Patrisse Cullors, former leader of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation: Despite allegations of financial improprieties, neither she nor anyone else in leadership misused millions of dollars in donations.

And for individuals age 10 to 24, suicide rates, stable from 2000 to 2007, leaped nearly 60 percent by 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

But in an interview with The Associated Press, Cullors acknowledged that BLM was ill-prepared to handle a tidal wave of contributions in the aftermath of protests over George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020.

Further, the mental health of Black American youth “was in crisis long before COVID-19 devastated the world, but no national public health crisis was called,” Dr. Amanda Calhoun, an adult/child psychiatry resident at Yale Child Study Center at the Yale School of Medicine, wrote for Med Page Today.

“On paper, it looks crazy,” she said.

“We use this term in our movement a lot, which is we’re building the plane while flying it. I don’t believe in that anymore. The only regret I have with BLM is wishing that we could have paused for one to two years, to just not do any work and just focus on the infrastructure.”

“In 2019, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Emergency Taskforce on Black Youth Suicide and Mental Health released a report documenting the alarming increases in Black youth suicide rates,” Dr. Calhoun noted.

Recent disclosures that the foundation had paid $6 million for a Los Angeles compound in 2020 unleashed a torrent of criticism and social media chatter. The property in Studio City

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California’s delegation to the US House of Representative will have 52 members in the next Congress. While it is still the largest delegation, one seat was lost due to a decline in population count from the 2020 US census. Congressional district population following the 2020 census is about 761,169 people.

A consequence of losing a US House seat is that district boundaries have been redrawn by the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission (CCRC) and many district numbers have been reassigned. For example, Rep. Barbara Lee, one of the three Black members of the California delegation, currently represents House District 13 and is running to represent District 12.

However, the district numbers for the other Black representatives, Maxine Waters (District 43), who is running for re-election, and Karen Bass (District 37), who has decided to run for mayor of Los Angeles have not changed.

The Black candidates running for Congress are: Democrat Kermit Jones is a Navy veteran and an internal medicine doctor who has a law degree. He is running to represent District 3 (Yuba). He is running against three opponents. This district leans Republican. No current member of Congress is on the ballot for this race.

Republican Jimih L. Jones is a parts advisor for a car dealership. He is running to represent District 4 (Napa). He has five opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Mike Thompson (D) is running in this race.

Republican Tamika Hamilton, a former Air Force Sergeant, is running to represent District 6 (Fair Oaks). She has six opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Ami Bera (D) is running in this race.

Two Black candidates are in the competition to represent District 12 (Oakland).

Democrat Barbara Lee is a current member of Congress representing District 13 (Oakland). Democrat Eric Wilson is a Nonprofit Organization Employee. Five candidates are on the ballot. This is a solid Democratic district.

Republican Brian E. Hawkins is a Councilmember and Pastor. He is running to represent District 25 (Riverside).

He has four opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Raul Ruiz (D) is running in this race.

Democrat Quaye Quartey is a US Naval Academy graduate, veteran, and entrepreneur. He is running to represent District 27 (Santa Clarita). He has five opponents. This district is predicted to be a toss-up for Democrats and Republicans. Rep. Mike Garcia (R) is running in this race.

Republican Ronda Kennedy is a Civil Rights Attorney. She is running to repre-

sent District 30 (Burbank). She has eight opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Adam Schiff (D) is running in this race.

Democrat Aarika Samone Rhodes is a teacher. She is running to represent District 32 (Sherman Oaks). She has six opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Brad Sherman (D) is running in this race.

Republican Joe E. Collins III is a Retired Navy Sailor. He is running to represent District 36 (Torrance). He has seven opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Ted W. Lieu (D) is running in this race.

Three Black candidates are running to represent District 37 (Los Angeles).

Democrat Jan C. Perry is a Community Investment Executive and former LA City Councilmember. Democrat Sydney Kamlager is a California State Senator.

Democrat Daniel W. Lee is Mayor of Culver City. Seven candidates are on the ballot. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Karen Bass (D) currently represents this district.

Democrat William Moses Summerville is a Pastor and hospice chaplain. He is running to represent District 42 (Long Beach). He has seven opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. No current member of Congress is on the ballot for this race.

Two Black candidates are on the ballot to represent District 43 (Los Angeles).

Democrat Maxine Waters is a member of Congress representing this district. Republican Allison Pratt is a youth advocate and mother. Four candidates are running for the seat. This is a solid Democratic district.

Democrat Morris Falls Griffin is a maintenance technician. He is running to represent District 44 (San Pedro).

He has two opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Nanette Diaz Barragan (D), a current Member of Congress, is running in this race.

In the June 7 primary election, the two candidates receiving the most votes – regardless of party preference – move on to the November 8 general election. If a candidate receives a majority of the vote (at least 50% plus 1) a general election still must be held.

The Black candidates winning the general election will serve in the 118th Congress and be sworn in next January.

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You can vote from the comfort of your home and return your voted ballot through the mail — no postage needed — or to any of the Registrar’s official ballot drop box locations around the county starting Monday, May 9 through Election Day. Don’t forget to sign and date your return ballot envelope. Your signature is required for your vote to count. Voters who return their ballot through the U.S. Postal Service can track it by signing up for “Where’s My Ballot?”.

According to the UCSF Bixby Center, almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unintended, with Hispanic and African Americans having significantly higher rates of unintended pregnancies. Because of this, a ban on abortions would disportionately affect African American women, especially since their maternal death rate is twice the rate of non-hispanic White women, according to the CDC.

Republican Aja Smith is a small business owner. She is running to represent District 39 (Moreno Valley). She has six opponents. This is a solid Democratic district. Rep. Mark Takano (D) is running in this race.

BALLOTS: run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. However, the Registrar encourages voters to take advantage of the convenience of voting by mail.

shows that 61% of adults in the United States say that abortion should be legal and support a women’s right to choose.

You can also choose to vote in person at any vote center. Starting Saturday, May 28, select vote centers will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. including Memorial Day on Monday, May 30. Then starting Saturday, June 4, over 200 vote centers will be open daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

All vote center locations will be open on Election Day, June 7, when voting hours change to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. You can find an official ballot drop box or vote center location near you inside your voter information pamphlet, or you can look it up online at sdvote.com.

Learn more about voting in the June Primary Election at sdvote.com, call (858) 565-5800 or toll free at (800) 696-0136.

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— including a home with six bedrooms and bathrooms, a swimming pool, a soundstage and office space — is meant to be both a meeting venue and a campus for Black artists.

Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. Along with BLM co-founders Alicia Garza and Ay Tometi, Cullors pledged to build a decentralized movement governed by consensus. As support grew, an array of local BLM chapters transformed into a nonprofit organization.

lash around the country, the Supreme Court is still considering overturning the Roe v. Wade ruling. That backlash was on display at the Balboa Park protest as attendees held up signs saying “My Body, My Choice” and “Bans Off Our Bodies.”

This protest was just one of many rallying cries that have gone out around the United States since the Supreme Court leak. While the battle for women’s reproductive rights is still ongoing, these protests prove that there are San Diego citizens who support and will continue to fight for the right of choice and bodily autonomy.

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Cullors defended the purchase. “We really wanted to make sure that the global network foundation had an asset that wasn’t just financial resources,” she said, “and we understood that not many Black-led organizations have property.”

Cullors said she had made mistakes and even some regrettable choices that haven’t fostered trust. She acknowledged she had used the BLM property twice for personal purposes.

But the 38-year-old bestselling author and artist angrily and adamantly denied accusations that she had personally benefited in the six years she guided the BLM foundation, including media reports that she had purchased homes for herself and members of her family.

“The idea that (the foundation) received millions of dollars and then I hid those dollars in my bank account is absolutely false,” she said.

“That’s a false narrative. It’s impacted me personally and professionally, that people would accuse me of stealing from Black people.”

_____ BLM first appeared as a Twitter hashtag following the 2013 acquittal of George

BLM protests in the summer after Floyd’s death in May 2020 became the largest mobilization of a movement in U.S. history. Cullors said she became the foundation’s full-time executive director that year, charged with ensuring it had the organizational infrastructure to handle the massive influx of donations and would use the resources to further its mission.

Just over a year ago, the foundation announced a $90 million fundraising haul. That announcement drew sharp criticisms over access to donor funds, as well as broader calls for openness from activists in several local BLM chapters and from the families of police brutality victims who had rallied to the movement.

Cullors acknowledged that a lack of transparency drove perceptions that things were amiss. And when the organization was transparent — revealing that it had raised millions — the reaction wasn’t what she expected.

“I thought practicing radical transparency with Black people would have been received well,” she said. “What was

unhelpful about releasing it was not getting enough people allying with us about it. We weren’t the only organization to receive millions of dollars.”

Then Cullors resigned as foundation director — a departure that had long been planned, and was unconnected with any alleged improprieties, she said.

In the year since her resignation, the foundation still hasn’t hired new leadership or publicly discussed plans for money still sitting in its coffers. It was only earlier this month that the foundation announced a new board of directors, which leaders said will grow in the coming months.

_____ Cullors is far from the only Black activist to withstand questions about her money, her motivations and her leadership. Elders in the civil rights struggle often speak of attacks, both from within and outside of the movement, meant to discredit or stop social change.

But legitimate questions of accountability cannot be dismissed, said Garza, the BLM co-founder who was not involved in the BLM organization after 2015.

“I think it is important to be transparent about what is actually happening,” Garza said. “And my assessment is that because there was a lack of response (to public questions), specifically from the global network foundation, it allowed for people to fill in the blanks.”

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Roe v Wade, Voter Suppression, Is Religious Freedom Free? and “We” The Voters

By Rev. Dr. Martha C. Taylor

The late Fannie Lou Hamer said, “If I am truly free, who can tell me how much of my freedom I can have today?” That is the question that The United States Supreme Court wrestled with last week in the case of Joe Kennedy, who was fired by the school board in Washington State for praying at the 50-yard line after the high school football game ended.

By John E. Warren Publisher The current uproar over the leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s anticipated Decision on Abortion Rights is another example of the Republican Right Wing effort to eliminate democracy under the cover of the very Constitution which provides all our democratically protected rights. We have seen the attack on Voting Rights by the actions of the Republicans in the U.S. Senate who refused to support not only the Voting Rights Act but also the John Lewis Act and the legislation coming out of the George Floyd murder.

These are the same Republicans who we now know plotted to overthrow the U.S. Government on January 6, 2021, with their efforts to stop the certification of President Joseph Biden as President of the United States. These are the same Senators who prevented former President Obama from making a United States Supreme Court nomination while these same Republican Senators rushed through two conservative nominations who are now a part of the long-awaited overthrow of Roe v. Wade.

We should not get overwhelmed with the magnitude of the attacks but rather understand and remember that our votes represent the solutions to preserving our rights. Congress, using the legislative process, has the ability to reverse and codify, if necessary, any Decisions that the United States Supreme Court makes. This is the strength of our separation of powers under the Constitution. But that can only happen if we have the votes in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

What we do know is that Primary Season is upon us and that we all have a chance to make some choices and changes if we look closely at who is running for what offices around this country and in our own backyard. “We” the people, must not lose control of the U.S. House of Representatives, nor the U.S. Senate. The Senate hangs on “one” vote tied at 50/50 because of the two Independents that vote with the Democrats.

If we return to the idea of killing the “Filibuster Rule” in the Senate, making it no longer necessary to have 60 votes instead of 50 plus one, with the Vice President as the tiebreaker, then we could get about the business of governance. President Biden did not fight hard enough to break the Filibuster and he knows better than most having spent 38 years in the U.S. Senate. The Democrats in the Senate cannot be so afraid of losing control of the Senate in the next election, that they allow McConnell, the Senate Minority Leader, to continue to control the Senate because he controls the Filibuster.

We now know that what we saw with Voter Suppression laws in over 22 States was just the beginning. Roe v. Wade is the second step in the attack on Civil Rights following Voter Suppression. Next, we are seeing references to changing such Constitutional rights as the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection and Due Process guarantees, as well as provisions of the Civil rights Act.

“We” the people, must follow the example of the people of the State of Georgia and realize that “All Black Votes Matter” and must be voted and counted if we are to survive the lynching and extermination that a few have planned for so many of us. Where do you stand?

Black Women Are Still Dying from Childbirth in 2022. Why?

By Kara James Nurse Practitioner, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles

Kennedy defended his position saying the school board violated his rights to free speech and the freedom to exercise his religion. Kennedy, a Christian, said he felt compelled to give thanks through a silent prayer at the conclusion of each game.

In 2019, a federal appeals court ruled that the school board in Washington State was correct when it fired Coach Joe Kennedy for praying publicly. A judge of the Ninth Circuit said, “A coach’s duty to serve as a good role model requires the coach to refrain from any manifestation of religious faith — even when the coach is plainly not on duty.”

Where does freedom start and stop? Kennedy’s case has sparked controversy, landing in the Supreme Court this past week debating just how far can a person express religious freedom in public spaces.

On June 25, 1962, the Supreme Court decided that praying in schools violated the First Amendment by constituting an establishment of religion. The following year, the Court disallowed Bible readings in public schools for similar reasons.

Long before the Supreme Court’s ruling in 1962 and the current Kennedy case, we are reminded of a very dark period in U.S. history; it was legal that enslaved Africans were forbidden to express religious freedom in

any form including reading, writing and praying.

The late Dr. Albert J. Raboteau, an African American scholar, gave meaning to what Africans had to endure to worship. The hush harbors, known as the invisible church, was a secret worship place built with tree branches in the deep woods out of ear shot and eyesight of slave masters. The secret call to worship used codes.

One such code was the spiritual, “Steal Away to Jesus.”

If enslaved Africans were caught worshiping, they were subjected to vicious beatings or could be murdered for exercising religious freedom.

During the secret worship, the African preacher sermonized how God delivered the Hebrews from slavery to freedom. The ancestors believed and trusted that the same God who told Moses to go down in Egypt land and let my people go was the same God that was going to set them free. The enslaved Africans practiced their African rituals knowing the spirit of the ancestors was with them, encouraging them, that slavery was not their destiny. C. Eric Lincoln reminded us in the epic book “The Black Church in the African American Experience,” that “The term ‘freedom’ has found a deep religious resonance in the lives and hopes of African Americans.”

Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, National Anthem.

He said he did so to protest police shootings of African American men and other social injustices faced by Black people in the United States. The Star-Spangled Banner is a lyrical prayer – “and this be our motto, “In God we trust.”

Kaepernick was punished for expressing his freedom by refusing to engage in what he sees as hypocrisy.

Is it time for a new national anthem? Near the Rotunda of the Capitol, a room is set apart for prayer. In light of the controversy, should the prayer room be removed?

In 2009, I gave the opening prayer as a Guest Chaplain for the U.S. House of Representatives that was aired on CNN and other networks.

Is the opening prayer possibly up for elimination? On April 17, 1952, President Harry Truman signed a bill proclaiming the National Day of Prayer into law in the United States. Will it be reversed? Tim Tebow often knelt and prayed at football games. Steph Curry has a line of tennis shoes with a biblical scripture, “I can do all things…”

Ms. Hamer raised a critical inquiry, how much of my freedom can I have today?

Are you willing to contend for your faith?

The Reverend Dr. Martha C. Taylor is a long time member of Allen Temple, serves as the Church Historian, and writes for The Oakland Post.

Black women in Los Angeles County are four times more likely to die because of pregnancy and its complications than women of any other race. In one of the wealthiest countries in the world, Black mothers are dying from preventable causes at rates that continue to rise.

With all the medical and technological advancements that have been made over the years, you’d think that the topic of maternal health would be low on the list of health inequities that impact the African American community. But it’s not.

Unacceptably, poor maternal health outcomes are a leading cause of death of Black women, and for generations have continuously burdened our women through no fault of our own. These outcomes are largely due to institutional racism.

The alarming number of deaths of Black women during childbirth and postpartum continue in 2022.

We need real, systemic change that provides access to health care in environments where we live and work, and that is more equitable and responsive to our needs. Only

then, will Black women be able to achieve optimal health equality.

Wanting better for us as Black women

As a Black mother, activist, and nurse practitioner, I want better for us! We are Queens and deserve to live as such. But before we can do better, we need to know better. And that starts with identifying why the pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women is so high.

Racism, and the lack of access to and knowledge of resources, plays a huge role in contributing to persistent health care inequities in our community. When the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the pregnancy-related mortality rate for Black women who graduated from college was five times as high as white women with similar education, it’s also clear that status and education doesn’t matter.

To address the lack of access to and knowledge of resources in our

community, Planned Parenthood Los Angeles (PPLA) is meeting our women where we live, work, and play by bringing services to us at our newest Inglewood Health Center.

patient-centered reproductive and sexual health care with dignity and respect is critical to improving maternal health and addressing the disparities that Black women face.

This location also serves as the flagship for the Black Health Initiative, an agency-wide program designed to improve the overall well-being of our communities by empowering us to advocate for ourselves toward better health outcomes.

The Inglewood Health Center reinforces PPLA’s commitment to providing our community with the resources needed to combat health inequities by offering prenatal care, doula services, behavioral health services, contraceptive counseling, birth control, and more.

Working to improve Black maternal health

The Black Health Initiative is working to improve Black maternal health by providing coaching to address chronic conditions before, during, and after pregnancy, acknowledging underlying social needs that impact health, and connecting patients to resources and programs needed to flourish.

As a nurse practitioner with PPLA, I am proud to be a part of a team that understands why delivering

For services not offered at the health center, patients are referred to additional care that is accessible, culturally specific, and supports overall health and well-being.

Spread the word

I urge you to share this information with the women in your life.

I want Black women to feel comfortable knowing there are individuals that care about them and their unborn child, and they have a right to feel safe and receive the best care available to all women.

Learn more about the Black Health Initiative and the Inglewood Health Center by visiting the location at 905 N. La Brea Ave. or calling 800-576-5544.

Kara James, a nurse practitioner with Planned Parenthood Los Angeles. The post appeared first on Black Voice News.

CORRECTION

Last week’s article entitled “The Old Globe’s Dancin’ is an Old Favorite with a New Tune” mistakenly gave the name of award-winning director Wayne Cilento as “Cliento”. Likewise, award-nominated dancer Yeman Brown was mistakenly identified as “Yemen Brown”. There was also a typo in Melissa Manchester’s name. Our sincere apologies to these outstanding talents.

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LOCAL NEWS/COMMUNITY May is Mental Health Matters Honor Remarkable Month: Take Care of Yourself Teens in the Region SEEKING NOMINATIONS TO

Behavioral health experts urge San Diegans to check their mental well-being

By José A. Álvarez .

County of San Diego Mental health has a powerful influence on people’s quality of life.

Experts say it affects how people feel about themselves, how they handle stress, make choices and relate to others. San Diegans’ mental health should be as important as their physical health, but, too often, it gets overlooked or ignored.

These 25 Most Remarkable Teens were honored in 2021. Photo: County of San Diego

By Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego The San Diego County Public Defender Office is again looking to recognize teens for their accomplishments or contributions to the community. Anyone may nominate a teen through Sept. 15 for consideration in the fourth annual 25 Most Remarkable Teens.

An online application lists 25 categories including activism, civic involvement, commitment to personal excellence and courage to overcome adversity. All San Diego County area youth from 13 to 19 years old are eligible for nomination. To download an application, visit https://bit.ly/3KTeoo5.

All nominees will receive a certificate of recognition for the honor of being nominated. The 25 teens who are selected for the award will be featured on County News Center.

The completed nomination form can be emailed to connie.howard@ sdcounty.ca.gov or can be mailed to Connie Howard, San Diego County Public Defender Youth Council, 451 A St., Suite 1480, San Diego, CA 92101.

For some examples of what the selection committee is looking for, check out last year’s Most Remarkable Teens at https://bit. ly/3FCnnJp.

May is Mental Health Matters Month and County behavioral health officials say there’s no better time than now to take stock of your mental health and the mental well-being of those you care about.

Throughout May, the County and its many partners are asking San Diegans to help raise awareness about the importance of mental health. By doing that, you will help to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness which is what keeps people from getting the help they need.

“The sooner people reach out for help, the better off they will be.

It’s important for everyone to observe and check their emotional well-being and to share with friends and loved ones how they’re feeling,” said Dr. Luke Bergmann, director of B ehavioral Health Services at the County Health and Human Services Agency.

“Taking good care of our minds and engaging in self-care activities is a good exercise to improve our behavioral health and improve our overall quality of life.”

Bergmann says San Diegans should use the Mental Health Matters Month resources as an opportunity to promote community awareness of mental health and check in with people who may be struggling or recovering from a mental health condition.

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In the past few years, the County has made significant increases in investment and funding to provide better access to behavioral health services.

People needing immediate behavioral health assistance should call 9-1-1. Help is also available by calling the County’s Access and Crisis Line at (888) 724-7240 or 2-1-1 San Diego or by visiting www.Up2SD.org.

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“The suicide death rates among Black youth have been increasing faster than those of any other racial/ethnic group in America, and Black youth under 13 years old are twice as likely to die by suicide compared to their white peers.”

Dr. Calhoun also cited preliminary federal data which noted the suicide rate for Black girls and women ages 10 to 24 increased more than 30 percent in 2020, and by 23 percent among Black boys and men in the same age group.

“Yet, many suicide predictor models continue to list ‘white race’ as a factor that increases risk of suicide, and the myth that Black youth do not commit suicide persists,” D r.

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During the pandemic, children, adolescents, and young adults have faced unprecedented challenges – the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed their world, including how they attend school, interact with friends, and receive health care.

According to a 52-page advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, children missed first days of school, months or even years of in-person school-

ing, graduation ceremonies, sports competitions, playdates, and time with relatives. As of June 2021, more than 140,000 children in the U.S. had lost a parent or grandparent to COVID-19.

Matt Richtel, a best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize winning journalist at the New York Times, spent more than a year interviewing adolescents and their families for a series on the mental health crisis.

“In mid-April, I was speaking to the mother of a suicidal teenager whose struggles I’ve been closely following. I asked how her daughter was doing,” Richtel reported.

“Not well,” the mother said.

“If we can’t find something drastic to help this kid, this kid will not be here long-term.” Richtel said the mother started to cry.

“It’s out of our hands, it’s out of our control,” she said. “We’re trying everything.”

She added: “It’s like waiting for the end.”

Over nearly 18 months of reporting, Richtel said he got to know many adolescents and their families and interviewed dozens of doctors, therapists, and experts in the science of adolescence.

“I heard wrenching stories of pain and uncertainty. From the outset, my editors and I discussed how best to handle the identities of people in crisis,” he penned.

Richtel’s finding only amplified what medical experts have broadcast. Since the pandemic began, there have been increases in the rates of psychological distress among young people, including symptoms of anxiety, depression, and other mental health disorders.

“Recent research covering 80,000 youth globally found that depressive and anxiety symptoms doubled during the pandemic, with 25 percent of youth experiencing depressive symptoms and 20 percent experiencing anxiety symptoms,” Dr. Murthy wrote in his advisory.

Negative emotions or behaviors such as impulsivity and irritability – associated with conditions such as ADHD – appear to have moderately increased, according to the CDC. Further, early clinical data also proved problematic.

In early 2021, emergency department visits in the United States for suspected suicide attempts were 51 percent higher for adolescent girls and 4 percent higher for adolescent boys compared to the same period in early 2019.

“Moreover, pandemic-related measures reduced in-person interactions among children, friends, social supports, and professionals such as teachers, school counselors, pediatricians, and child welfare workers,” Dr. Murthy wrote.

“This made it harder to recognize signs of child abuse, mental health concerns, and other challenges.”

The CDC further noted that young people also experienced other challenges that may have affected their mental and emotional well-being during the pandemic. Those include the national reckoning over the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police officers, including the murder of George Floyd.

It includes COVID-related violence against Asian Americans, gun violence, an increasingly polarized political dialogue, growing concerns about climate change, and emotionally charged misinformation.

“The pandemic has been challenging for most people, yet the teenage population, particularly females, have suffered tremendously,” Dr. Carla Marie Manly, a clinical psychologist, explained in a recent email.

“Given the importance of social connections during adolescence, many teens have felt extremely isolated, lonely, and depressed as a result of the constraining nature of the pandemic,” Dr. Manly asserted.

Dr. Jeannette R. Craigfeld, who practices clinical psychology at the Therapy Group of D.C. in Northwest Washington, said friends and family must listen and understand the views of a loved one.

“Let them know that you’re willing to listen whenever they want to talk and that you can also just sit with them if that’s what they need,” Dr. Craigfeld demanded.

“Give your loved one permission to be wherever they’re at with their depression and anxiety and that they don’t need to force themselves to seem okay around you.”

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LOCAL NEWS

$120,000 in Funding Selects Independent Given to San Diego Outside Legal Counsel Nonprofits COMMISSION ON POLICE PRACTICES

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Ceremony marks investment in Project New Village and 8 other organizations benefiting federal promise zone

From left to right: Director of Economic Development For City of SD Christina Bibler, Council President Pro Tem Monica Montgomery Steppe, Cal Coast President and CEO Todd Lane, Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, Managing Director of Project New Village Dian Moss, and Councilmember Vivian Moreno, present a check at the Mt. Hope Community Garden. Photo: Courtesy of City of SD’s Youtube Channel

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“San Diego has too many proud, hardworking neighborhoods that have been disinvested in and made to wait for things every community expects and deserves. We must act now to right those wrongs,” said Council President Sean Elo-Rivera. “This grant will help build an agri cultural space in Mount Hope, but it is also an investment in the people who live here, their education, their health and future opportunities.”

n May 3, Council President Sean Elo-Rivera, Council President Pro Tem Monica Montgomery Steppe and Councilmember Vivian Moreno joined California Coast Credit Union (Cal Coast) President and Chief Executive Officer Todd Lane to provide critically needed funding to organizations serving residents within the San Diego Promise Zone and other under-invested communities.

A $13,650 check was presented to Project New Village at the Mount Hope Community Garden, which was established by the nonprofit to provide a community gathering space for residents to practice sustainable agri-

Project New Village is one of nine nonprofits receiving a total of $120,000 in microgrants from Cal Coast.

The funding will be used to expand the capacity of these organizations to help improve the quality of life in Promise Zone communities

and other areas in the City in need of additional resources.

Funding was awarded based on the nonprofit organizations’ experience in serving disadvantaged neighborhoods, the need for the proposed service in the community and the ability to improve the lives of underserved residents.

“I’m very proud of the collaboration between California Coast and the San Diego Promise Zones in their commitment to improving the quality of life for historically under-resourced communities,” said Council President Pro Tem Monica Montgomery Steppe. “These grants provide an opportunity for each of the recognized nonprofits to continue their valuable work in revitalizing our community.”

County Accepts $1M To Expand Child Care Capacity Funds were accepted one day after 400 day care centers closed for national protest

The City of San Diego Commission on Police Practices (Commission) announces the appointment of Duane E. Bennett as new Independent Outside Counsel. Mr. Bennett has been a practicing Attorney for 39 years.

Mr. Bennett has extensive experience in governmental law, employment, contracts, land use, insurance, civil rights, and civil litigation. He was the former Oceanside City Attorney and Port Attorney/General Counsel for the Port of San Diego.

Mr. Bennett was the first African American appointed as City Attorney in the County of San Diego. He also served as an Assistant City Attorney, Police Legal Advisor and Deputy District Attorney.

“After an exhaustive search, the Commission enthusiastically selected Mr. Bennett to serve as our new outside legal counsel,” said Commission Chair Brandon Hilpert.

“Not only does Duane bring a wealth of knowledge to the Commission, but also invaluable personal experience to community-based police oversight. We are delighted to have him on our team and look forward to working with him as we continue to develop our roles and res-

ponsibilities for the community.”

The selection and appointment of the Commission’s outside legal counsel was made possible by the passage of Measure B by voters in 2020 and the City fully funding the Commission’s budget requests.

Outside Legal Counsel Duane E. Bennett stated, “I am honored to be able to assist the Commission on Police Practices in its investigatory and oversight role. I believe that the goal is the same for the Commission and Police Department - to ensure appropriate investigations into critical incidents, while maintaining public safety, accountability, due process, equal protection and the civil rights of all citizens.”

Mr. Bennett has been actively involved in litigation and consultant related to civil rights, due process, and equal protection involving law enforcement agencies throughout the nation. He has conducted workplace investigations in the counties of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego as well as numerous internal investigations for governmental agencies.

Mr. Bennett served many years for the Riverside Coun-

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ty Sheriffs’ Association and County of Riverside deciding disciplinary matters and grievances. He has also taught law enforcement courses in the states of Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana.

Even though retired, Mr. Bennett has expanded his private law practice as an experienced arbitrator, mediator and litigator handling employment and commercial disputes involving governmental agencies, financial institutions, and more.

He arbitrates and mediates for the American Arbitration Association and serves on the arbitration panel for the San Bernardino Civil Service Commission. Mr. Bennett also serves as outside counsel to San Diego County Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB).

MAY 21, 10 - 11 A.M.

RESERVOIR VIEWS HIKE Otay Lakes County Park

Learn more by calling the park at 619-482-7361

MAY 21, 7:45 - 9:15 P.M.

NIGHTTIME NATURE WALK Flinn Springs County Park

Learn more by calling the park at 619-561-0180

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire On May 10, a day after hundreds of daycare centers in 27 states closed due to a National Day Without Child Care, Chair Nathan Fletcher, and the other members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors authorized accepting $1,000,000 in federal appropriations, secured

by U.S. Representative Sara Jacobs, to create a childcare expansion fund to help small child care entities, both center-based and home-based, make acquisitions and capital improvements to expand the number of San Diego families they can serve.

Duane E. Bennett. Photo: Courtesy of City of San Diego

INCLEMENT WEATHER WILL CANCEL

MAY 22, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M. Waterfront Park in San Diego. Photo: Roman Eugeniusz

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Every day is a great day to be outdoors when it comes to San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Are you ready for an adventure?

Here are some ideas for the month of May. Photo: Segun Osunyomi

Chair Fletcher, during his State of the County Address, highlighted the importance of investing more in childcare options for families.

After May 10’s vote, he released the following statement:

across the region. These funds will lead to more affordablechildcare availability for parents looking for more options,” said Chair Fletcher.

“I want to thank Congresswoman Sara Jacobs for her leadership on child care and bringing those dollars home to expand child care capacity in San Diego County.”

“Working families need greater access to affordable childcare options, and we’re working with our federal partners to increase capacity within county government, and

Representative Jacobs, who was able to secure this funding through the Small Business Administration’s annual funding bill, had this to say after the County Sup-

May 13, 2022, 3:30 P.M. ervisors’ vote: “San Diego’s child care system was in crisis before the pandemic, and we know it’s only gotten worse — putting undue burden on parents, kids, and our small business care providers. We have to think creatively and use every level of government to alleviate this crisis. I was proud to be able to secure this much-needed funding on behalf of San Diego families to create this child care expansion fund.”

GRAND OPENING OF ILDICA COUNTY PARK 8604 Ildica St. Spring Valley, CA 91977

Join us on Friday, May 13 for brief presentations by County Parks and Recreation Director Brian Albright and County Supervisor for District 1 Nora Vargas, a ribbon-cutting event, a gardening demonstration and an optional walkabout with park staff.

MAY 14, 7:30 - 9 P.M.

STAR PARTY Oakoasis County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 619-561-0580 INCLEMENT WEATHER WILL CANCEL

MAY 14, 9 A.M. - 12 P.M.

INTERPRETIVE RANGERLED HIKE Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737

MAY 14, 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. JR. RANGERS Lake Morena County Park

Learn more by calling the park at 619-579-4101

MAY 14, 2:30 – 3 P.M.

NATURE DISCOVERY TABLE Otay Lakes County Park

Learn more by calling the park at 619-482-7361

MAY 15, 9 – 11 A.M.

RANGER-LED HIKE TO ANNIE’S CANYON TRAIL San Elijo Lagoon Nature Center Learn more by calling the park at 760-634-3026

MAY 21, 9 - 11 A.M.

SATURDAY MORNING HIKE Wilderness Gardens County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 760-742-1631

TRAIL TREK Wilderness Gardens County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 760-742-1631

MAY 21, 3 - 5 P.M.

NATURE DISCOVERY TABLE Mt. Gower County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 760-788-3326

MAY 22, 10 A.M. - 2 P.M.

CRAFTS ON THE PATIO: HIKING STICKS Santa Ysabel West County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 760-765-4098

MAY 27, 7 - 10:30 P.M.

STAR PARTY Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch County Preserve

Learn more by calling the park at 858-513-4737 INCLEMENT WEATHER WILL CANCEL

MAY 29, 6 - 6:45 P.M.

HULLABALOO ON THE WATERFRONT Waterfront Park/Civic Green 5

Learn more by calling the park at 619-232-7275

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HEALTHY LIVING/EDUCATION THE BRAIN SHRINKS BY 5% AT AGE 45, EXPERTS SAY

BANISH THE DISTRACTIONS

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Ted Zanto, an associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco, said aging shrinks the brain by about 5 percent between age 45 and 60.

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REMOVE UNWANTED

ROBOCALLS AND TEXTS FROM YOUR PHONE

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ot all robocalls or texts are scams. Some may be messages for emergency purposes, or from political organizations or non-profits. But often, when companies reach out to you without your permission, it can be more than annoying — it can be dangerous. Take steps to stay safe from bad actors scamming and spoofing you over the phone and text message.

Avoid unwanted robocalls

• Don’t answer calls from unknown numbers.

• Be aware: Caller ID showing a “local” number does not necessarily mean it is a local caller. You may not be able to tell right away if it is a spoofed call.

• If you are being pressured or threatened for information, do not give it out.

• Use your mobile phone settings and call blocking tools from your carriers to block phone numbers.

Avoid unwanted texts

• Don’t respond to unwanted texts from questionable sources.

• Never click on a link or open an attachment from an unknown texter. Scammers can load malware on your phone or take you to a fake website and ask you to enter personal information.

• Read through commercial web forms and check for a privacy policy when submitting your mobile phone number to any website.

You should be able to opt out of receiving texts.

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Additionally, while AARP writer Sari Harrar noted that might sound small, it could help explain why the ability to pay attention and tune out distractions begins to decline before age 50. “Around then, your brain also has to start coping with the full catastrophe of midlife,” Harrar penned in a column for AARP’s magazine.

She noted further in quoting neuroscientist Denise Park, “Rebellious kids! Aging parents! Work! Money!

Menopause! Throw in constant interruptions from our digital devices, and you might start feeling overwhelmed.”

Dr. Mahmud Kara, the creator of KaraMD, said in an email that tuning out distractions often is easier said than done. However, Dr. Kara offered some ways to limit the noise.

“Creating a routine that works best for your lifestyle is essential,” Dr. Kara asserted.

“For example, if you know that you are a ‘morning’ person and focus best within the first few hours after you wake up, use that time to focus on the tasks that take priority for the day.”

Dr. Kara continued: “Once you develop that routine, stick to it day after day so that it becomes a habit.”

Working out regularly provides many physical, mental, and emotional well-being benefits. For example, recent research has revealed

that exercise is good for the gray Photo: Courtesy of NNPA matter, offered Jim “Researchers believe that once peoPowell, the co-founder of My ple regain a healthy weight and the Speech Class. problems that come with it, their cognitive disorders will fade away,” “It turns out that aerobic activities Tinny added. that get the heart pumping can also keep the brain working in tip-top “Also, our surroundings have a shape for longer,” Powell remarked. huge impact on our ability to concentrate. Decluttering your home “Peak oxygen uptake is associated or tidying your workstation is well with increased gray matter volume, recognized for making your mind which suggests that cardiorespirafeel more ordered, liberated, and tory exercises known to improve able to think more clearly. You may aerobic capacity may help slow down alter your environment to make it a decline in gray matter. Some of the more conducive to sustained focmost popular and effective cardious,” Tinny continued. respiratory workouts include running, cycling, swimming, and even She said physical activity, dietary brisk walking.” choices, and weight are all factors that might affect the ability to Health experts noted that the brain function and concentrate. does possess wondrous plasticity, and individuals can help it adjust “If you skip breakfast, for examand refocus by taking up a few simple, you are unlikely to be able to ple, healthy habits. accomplish duties to your full potential by midday due to hunger “Weight loss has been linked to insensations,” Tinny concluded. creased memory and concentration.

According to researchers, high blood “Taking care of your health, staypressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 ing active, and consuming foods diabetes, all of which are typically that promote concentration can all caused by obesity, are thought to help you improve your concentraharm the brain,” said Theola Tinny, tion.” co-founder of VinPit.

High School Students:

U.S. DEPT. OF ED ANNOUNCES

Application deadline is May 18th

The experiment is expected to help incarcerated individuals resume educational journeys and reduce recidivism

Expansion of Second Run for Student Board Member! Chance Pell Experiment Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The U.S. Department of Education on April 26, announced actions to help incarcerated individuals access educational programs. The Department has invited 73 colleges and universities to participate in the third round of the Second Chance Pell Experiment, an initiative first launched by the Obama-Biden Administration to expand access to Federal Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals enrolled in participating programs.

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire High school students can now officially declare their candidacy for the position of Student Board Member for the 2022-23 school year.

Candidates must submit their information by Wednesday, May 18, with the election taking place Monday, May 23. The purpose of the Student Board Member is to provide students with a voice on the Board of Education.

A Student Board Member is a student that serves alongside the five Board Trustees on the San Diego Unified Board of Education. The purpose of the Student Board Member is to provide students with a voice on the Board of Education.

The Student Board Member participates in discussions and represents all the students of the San Diego

Unified School District via preferential voting rights, which means the student’s vote is expressed and recorded into the official minutes but does not affect the numerical outcome of the Board of Education vote.

The position is open to students from all San Diego Unified high schools, and the winning candidates will be decided by a districtwide student vote. In 2022, the San Diego Unified Board of Education voted to add an additional student board member commencing in the 202223 school year, meaning there are now two open seats for the position.

To learn more or to apply, see the Student Board Member information page online at www.sandieg ounified.org/about/board_of_education/student_board_member.

The expansion will bring the total number of schools able to participate in the Second Chance Pell Experiment to 200. The Department is also announcing changes to policies to help incarcerated individuals with defaulted loans, including affirming that incarcerated individuals qualify for a “fresh start,” which returns borrowers with defaulted loans to repayment in good standing and allows them to access programs like the Second Chance Pell Experiment.

The Department will also allow

incarcerated individuals to consolidate their loans to help them exit default in the long term. Previously, incarcerated individuals interested in enrolling in the Second Chance Pell Experiment were twice as likely as the broader population to be turned away because they had defaulted loans.

eryone else and cut off for too long for incarcerated individuals.

Providing education in prison is proven to reduce recidivism rates and is associated with higher employment rates, which will improve public safety and allow individuals to return home to their communities and contribute to society.

The Second Chance Pell Experiment was first established in 2015 by the Obama-Biden Administration to provide Pell Grants to incarcerated individuals to allow them to participate in postsecondary education programs. To date, students have earned over 7,000 credentials, building new skills and improving their odds of success through the initiative.

Moreover, a 2018 study from the RAND Corporation, funded by the Department of Justice, found that incarcerated individuals who participated in correctional education were 48% less likely to return to prison within three years than incarcerated individuals who did not participate in any correctional education programs. RAND also estimated that for every dollar invested in correctional education programs, four to five dollars are saved on three-year re-incarceration costs.

Selected colleges and universities will partner with federal and state penal institutions in almost all 50 states to enroll thousands of incarcerated students in educational and training programs. The vast majority of selected schools are public two- and public four-year institutions. Twenty-four of the newly selected educational institutions are HBCUs and minority-serving institutions. Selected schools may begin accessing Pell Grants as early as July 1, 2022.

In addition, after Fresh Start is implemented, the Department will allow incarcerated individuals to consolidate loans to get out of default — an option available to ev-

In December 2020, lawmakers expanded access to Pell Grants once again to include students who are incarcerated, as long as they are enrolled in prison education programs that are approved by their state corrections departments or the Federal Bureau of Prisons and that meet other requirements. The Department intends to then fully implement the legislative changes to allow eligible students in collegein-prison programs to access Federal Pell Grants beginning on July 1, 2023.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS Bitcoin’s African Outpost ROCKBOTTOM SPENDING ON IN SIERRA LEONE WOMEN’S HEALTH Raises Several

Red Flags

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itcoin’s latest fans are about as far as you can get from Silicon Valley crypto bros. War-torn Central African Republic (CAR) on Wednesday adopted the digital currency as legal tender. It’s even odder than when El Salvador did the same thing last year. The surprise expressed by the region’s central bank and President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s military reliance on Russian mercenaries are red flags. Bitcoin’s path to the currency mainstream just became thornier.

El Salvador’s crypto conversion in September generated lots of headlines and much huffing and puffing from the International Monetary Fund. Within months, nearly 4 million people, or two-thirds of the population, had piled into the Central American country’s new Chivo e-wallet system. However, all but a handful stuck to exchanging digital U.S. dollars, rather than bitcoin.

Six months on, only 14% of Salvadoran merchants had processed a crypto transaction, according to the El Salvador Chamber of Commerce.

The case for crypto in CAR looks even more tenuous.

Most of the former French colony’s 5 million citizens, who enjoy just $525 of GDP per capita, lack access to broadband or 4G phone reception, a prerequisite for bitcoin-based transactions.

And unlike El Salvador, which has a third of its people working in the United States, there are few overseas Central African migrants wanting to send money home.

Furthermore, residents of Bangui, its riverside capital, already have access to digital currency via mobile money networks run by operators like France’s Orange (ORAN. PA). And – unlike many deeply impoverished countries – they also have a stable currency thanks to the six-country CFA franc, which is pegged to the

top obstacles deterring pregnant women from medical professionals, the country removed fees for their doctor visits and drugs under the Free Health Care Initiative.

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euro, underpinned by the Bank of France and overseen by the regional Bank of Central African States (BEAC) in neighboring Cameroon. Swapping that for the wild gyrations of bitcoin sits uneasily with Touadéra’s vision of a new era of crypto-fuelled peace and prosperity.

The BEAC’s surprise at Bangui’s bitcoin gambit raises serious eyebrows. So too does the presence since 2018 of large numbers of Russian mercenaries, who have been accused by the United Nations of atrocities including torture, rape and summary executions. Paying their employer, Wagner Group, will have been complicated by U.S. and European sanctions imposed after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bitcoin – as well as CAR’s reserves of gold and diamonds – may be an alternative medium of remuneration. If so, the cryptocurrency will be tarred by association.

This article was originally published on Reuters.com.

On its web page titled U.S. Relations with Sierra Leone, the State Department gushes with warmth and affection for the African country - once called “the ‘Province of Freedom’ - which remains among the world’s poorest countries, ranked 180th out of 187 countries in the Human Development Index in 2011.

This embrace by the richest nation in the world of one of the poorest cannot hide the sad fact that the West African nation’s rockbottom spending on health - at $46 per person yearly - is among the lowest in the world. In 2018, government expenditure on health per capita for Sierra Leone was US $8.

Inadequate spending and funds lost to corruption pose the greatest threat to women, according to the United Nations. One in 20 women in Sierra Leone die as a result of pregnancy or childbirth, most often from losing blood.

The West African country consistently ranks as one of the deadliest places on Earth to have a baby. Only South Sudan and Chad count higher mortality rates.

A Transparency International survey in 2015 reported an astonishing 84% of

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Sierra Leoneans had paid a bribe for government services, according to a Gates Foundation thinktank based in Senegal.

A country of 8.3 million, Sierra Leone remains at the extreme end of a regional trend. Sub-Saharan Africa accounts for 66 percent of all maternal deaths in the world. Researchers point to the fact that fewer women give birth in a health facility in West and Central Africa than anywhere else, at 60 percent, well below the global average of 83 percent.

Showing up doesn’t always mean getting help: Sierra Leone has reported a persistent dearth of health workers, and access to blood is widely unreliable. Abortion is illegal and frequently performed without medical supervision. Health officials estimate that unsafe abortions cause between three and four percent of the nation’s maternal deaths.

Because cost was one of the

The new program drove major progress. The share of women giving birth at a health facility in Sierra Leone jumped from 25 percent in 2008 to 54 percent in 2013 to 83 percent in 2019, national statistics show.

Then came the pandemic.

Foreign aid worldwide shifted from old emergencies to new. Britain, the key backer of Free Health Care for years, told Sierra Leone’s Health Ministry the support had to end.

“Whenever we cannot give a pregnant woman what she needs, it’s a tragedy,” said Isata Dumbuya, at Partners in Health in Sierra Leone.

“There are lucky weeks. There are lucky months,” said Frances Wurie-Sesay, an obstetrician at the King Harmon Maternity and Child Health Hospital in the capital, Freetown. “And there are times when the only free thing I can offer a patient is a consultation.”

“There is never a guarantee that we will have the blood to save a life.”

EQUATORIAL GUINEA LOSES A DEMOCRACY GIANT Global Information Network Dr. Wenceslao Mansogo Alo, a human rights defender and physician, has passed away after a long life committed to advancing human rights and fighting for democracy in his native Equatorial Guinea.

A man of honor and integrity, he vociferously denounced human rights violations, spoke against corruption and challenged autocracy.

His passing was mourned by Socialist International and EG Justice among many. He died on April 25 in Saint Etienne, France, while receiving medical treatment.

In 2012 Dr. Mansogo became a political prisoner following a sham trial that sentenced him to three years of incarceration. He was freed four months later as a result of international pressure from human rights groups which demanded his release.

At the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, as his own health was deteriorating and he was unable to travel to France for a medical checkup, he called on the Equatoguinean government to depoliticize the response to the pandemic, and to institute responsible strategies that promote health equity, respects human rights, and effectively stops the spread of the corona virus.

A leading member of the political opposition and prominent human rights defender, Mansogo was detained on February 9, 2012, following the death of a patient during Photo: Courtesy of GIN surger y. The court granted the prosecution’s request for an order to close Mansogo’s private health clinic and ordered him to pay approximately US $10,000 to the patient’s family and a fine of approximately $3,000 to the government of Equatorial Guinea, according to one of his lawyers who was at the court

when the verdict was read.

“The conviction of Mansogo does not stand up to scrutiny and should be overturned on appeal,” said Daniel Bekele, Africa director at Human Rights Watch. “His prosecution was clearly opportunistic, designed to remove a vocal opponent from the political arena, and not supported by the facts of the incident in question.”

headed a special unit at the Central Hospital in Bata from 1994 to 1998. In 1998, Mansogo was fired from the position after proposing that doctors be required to provide proof of qualifications to practice medicine. He went into private practice and opened the Espoir Litoral Medical Center in Bata, one of the country’s leading clinics, where he specialized in gynecology and obstetrics.

Mansogo trained and practiced medicine in France for many years before returning to practice medicine in his native country, which, despite its immense oil wealth, has very poor healthcare and high mortality rates.

Mansogo was a leader of the opposition Convergence for Social Democracy (CPDS) party and served as its secretary for international relations and human rights. He was also a member of the local city council.

At the government’s request, he

CALLS FOR PROSECUTION OF GAMBIAN STRONGMAN IN EXILE Global Information Network Civil society organizations in The Gambia are turning up the heat on current Gambian president Adama Barrow to prosecute heinous crimes linked to ousted dictator Yahya Jammeh, outlined in a report.

The report on human rights crimes was compiled by the Gambia Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and was delivered to President Barrow last November. It calls for prosecution of those who committed a host of serious crimes during the previous administration and is widely believed to specifically name Jammeh and 69 others.

According to the commission, between 240 and 250 people died at the hands of the state or its agents in the period between 1994 and 2017.

A renewed call for accountability was made this week by Gambian and international groups.

The Commission, known by the initials TRRC, said that names of those whose prosecutions were recommended would be found in relevant sections of the report.

When the report was delivered to President Barrow last fall, Commission Chair Dr. Lamin J. Sise stated clearly that “individuals involved in perpetrating the violations and abuses must be held accountable for their crimes.”

“Even if they didn’t reveal his name today,” commented Reed Brody of the International Commission of Jurists, who works with the former president’s victims, “the Commission left no doubt that Yahya Jammeh was top among the former officials whose prosecutions have

icine and put themselves under Jammeh’s personal care. Survivors and former aides also said that Jammeh raped and sexually assaulted women brought to him.

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been recommended.”

“This report begins the countdown to the day Yahya Jammeh will have to face his victims. Whether it’s in The Gambia or before an international court, it will be very difficult now for him to escape justice,” Brody said.

Witnesses tied Jammeh to the killings and torture of political opponents, “witch hunts” in which hundreds of people were arbitrarily detained, and a sham treatment program that forced HIV-positive Gambians to give up their med-

“The results are in,” said Baba Hydara, whose father, the newspaper editor Deyda Hydara, was assassinated in 2004 .“We have the truth.

Now we need justice, justice for my father, justice for all of Jammeh’s victims, and justice for Gambian society as a whole.”

Jammeh ruled The Gambia from 1994-2017. He lives in exile in neighboring Equatorial Guinea after losing to Adama Barrow in presidential elections. The president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang, has said that he would “protect” Jammeh from prosecution.

But Equatorial Guinea is said to be

bound under international law including the 1984 UN Convention against Torture to which the country is a party - to either prosecute or extradite alleged torturers such as Jammeh who are on its territory.

President Barrow, elected in 2016 and re-elected in December 2021, has so far not given any indication of his intentions.

Attorney Brody was asked last year by the Jammeh2Justice campaign if he was satisfied with the slow progress toward prosecution.

“So much has already happened,” he said. “Jammeh’s victims are a powerful and visible force, whose stories are now familiar. Organizations like the Victims’ Center, ANEKED and WAVE are giving voice to the demand for justice.

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CDC Estimates 3 In 4 Kids Have Had Coronavirus Infections

By Mike Stobbe AP Medical Writer

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Three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus and more than half of all Americans had signs of previous infections, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers estimated in a report Tuesday, April 26. The researchers examined blood samples from more than 200,000 Americans and looked for virus-fighting antibodies made from infections, not vaccines.

They found that signs of past infection rose dramatically between December and February, when the more contagious omicron variant surged through the U.S. For Americans of all ages, about 34% had signs of prior infection in December. Just two months later, 58% did.

those 17 and under with antibodies rose from about 45% in December to about 75% in February.

The older people were, the less likely they had evidence of past infections. That may be because older adults have higher vaccination rates and they may be more likely to take other COVID-19 precautions, such as wearing masks and avoiding crowds, Clarke said.

Reported COVID-19 cases had a huge surge in December and January, then fell almost as dramatically as they had risen. But daily

case counts have been trending up again in recent weeks.

The case numbers are believed to be an undercount, but officials do think recent increases reflect a true rise in infections. Many infections are mild enough that patients do not seek care or confirmatory lab tests. CDC officials say they plan to release a study soon that estimates that in recent months there were three infections for every reported case.

The tests that showed how many people had previous infections can

“I did expect it to increase. I did not expect it to increase quite this much,” said Dr. Kristie Clarke, co-leader of a CDC team that tracks the extent of coronavirus infections.

The news came as Pfizer sought permission to offer a booster dose to kids ages 5 to 11, just like people 12 and older can get. In the CDC report, the most striking increase was in children. The percentage of

Boxes of KN95 protective masks are stacked together before being distributed to students at Camden High School in Camden, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Photo: AP Photo/Matt Rourke

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COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

763,422

detect antibodies for one to two years after infection, and possibly longer. Studies have shown previous infection can protect some people against severe disease and hospitalization, but CDC officials stressed that the previously infected should still get COVID19 vaccines.

The study looked for any detectable level of antibodies; it did not distinguish how many people had antibody levels that might be protective. Scientists are still trying to understand what role these kinds of antibodies play in protection from future virus exposures. Officials continue to urge Americans to get vaccines and boosters, which offer additional protection against COVID-19 for all, including those who were previously infected.

REPORTED TESTS

10,862,391 HOSPITALIZED

30,025

ICU

2,138 SOURCE: County of San Diego Last updated 5/5/2022

Currently the U.S. offers a booster dose starting at age 12 but Pfizer and BioNTech on April 26, asked the Food and Drug Administration to allow healthy elementary-age kids to also get one — about six months after their last shot. The companies cited a small study showing the extra shot for kids ages 5 to 11 revved up antibodies capable of fighting the super-contagious omicron variant. Pfizer’s kid-size shots are a third of the dose given to anyone 12 or older.

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VACCINATION STATS:

PERCENTAGE OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY POPULATION WHO ARE FULLY VACCINATED (NO BOOSTER)

Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander 44% Black/ African American 26%

Asian 25%

American Indian/ Alaska Native 21%

Hispanic/ Latino 39% White 29%

SOURCE: County of San Diego.

Last updated 5/5/2022

What Happens If I Get COVID-19 While Traveling?

By VictoriaI Milko AP Science Writer What happens if I get COVID-19 while traveling?

Depending on your destination, it could result in an unexpected change in plans, such as being required to stay isolated in a hotel. It’s why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that you have backup plans ready if you’re traveling abroad.

You might have to stay longer than planned if you test positive. In some places, you won’t be able to board flights until you test negative. In others, you might also be required to stay in a quarantine facility.

Since results from a PCR test can remain positive for

weeks after an infection, those who have had COVID19 might have to get documentation from a doctor or health authorities saying they’ve recovered. Some travel only requires an antigen test.

Photo: AP Illustration/Peter Hamlin

If you end up needing medical treatment, check with your embassy for suggested health care providers. Keep in mind that some countries still have overwhelmed health care systems due to the pandemic.

Plan time for recovery since some countries — including the U.S. — require a negative test for reentry. Exceptions to this policy may be granted on an “extremely limited” basis, such as in the event of an emergency medical evacuation or humanitarian crisis, says the CDC. It also helps to be financially prepared to pay unexpected bills. While it varies country to country, travelers are often responsible for costs associated with any isolation or medical treatments needed.

Travel companies suggest getting insurance that will cover the cost of treatment, isolation or rescheduled travel plans. Some countries require that you have insurance before you’re allowed to enter.

County Switches COVID-19 Immunization Registry

By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego To align itself with the state, the County Health and Human Services Agency is now using the California Immunization Registr y (CAIR2) to record the number of San Diegans who have received COVID-19 and other recommended vaccines.

The switch occurred April 25 and was required by the California Department of Public Health so that most health care systems across the state are using the same software to record COVID19 vaccinations and all other vaccines administered locally.

CAIR2 is also secure and confidential. The system

ensures that immunization data are accurate and complete and allows for immunizations records to be portable and follow patients as they change providers or move from one county or city to another.

The transition to CAIR2 resulted in minor changes in vaccination data in several categories, including age, gender and ethnic breakdowns, as well as the number of people vaccinated in different cities and ZIP codes.

“Because the two systems have slight differences, minor changes in our local reporting were anticipated,” said Wilma J. Wooten, County public health officer. “County staff have been working closely with the

state as we made this transition, as well as manually verifying data and records in both systems so that they remain aligned.”

County to Report COVID-19 Data Mondays and Thursdays

Also, in alignment with the state, the County will move to twice weekly reporting of COVID-19 data, with updates occurring on Mondays and Thursdays, except during holidays Updates to COVID-19 data dashboards will be made Thursdays with data through the previous Saturday. Also, the County Communications Office will publish and distribute its weekly COVID-19 update on Thursdays.

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COMMUNITY San Diego Black Film Festival Returns For a Weekend of Inspiration

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff Local Black filmmakers were honored by the San Diego Black Film Festival (SDBFF) over the weekend of April 27 to May 1, a change from the usual January date that the festival usually holds. Two honorees were the daughter and granddaughter of local San Diegan, Abena Bradford. Her kin, Safiya and Soraya Andrews, traveled to America’s Finest City from Tempe, Arizona to attend the event.

“My daughter and granddaughter wanted to say thank you to all of San Diego who came out and supported them, as well as made their stay here enjoyable,” exclaimed Ms. Bradford.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SDBFF was unable to be held in person until now. The festival, usually held every year during the last week of January, was established in 2002 and has grown to become one of the largest film fes-

tivals in the country that is devoted to Black filmmakers.

The weekend was a success and helped promote the work of our local Black filmmakers, writers, and actors. The next SDBFF will be held in January 2023. For more information, visit www.sdbff.com.

The mother-daughter duo, who work under their film company, She’s A Beast, won the title of Best Short for their film “Quarantine.”

Their film was lauded for showing how the initial pandemic lockdowns affected African Americans.

Soraya Andrews also read a poem she wrote for Dr. Shirley Weber, California’s Secretary of State, who was in attendance as a special guest.

SOS Dr. Shirley Weber poses with filmmaker Soraya Andrews

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Paris Brown NNPA Newswire

Soraya Andrews, filmmaker, reads a poem she wrote for SOS Dr. Shirley Weber

Get a head start on Armed Forces Day, which lands on May 21, with this recipe from “The Bake with Paris,” a series presented by 13-year-old Paris Brown.

Mondo Brown Butter Cookies 2 1/4 cups flour 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter 1/2 cup unsalted brown butter 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon baking soda 8 oz chocolate chips or chunks

Baking Instructions

Photos: Abena Bradford

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Get a Head Start on Armed Forces Day May 21

• Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Whisk to make sure it is cooking evenly.

Once the butter is graham cracker colored and smells nutty, take off heat. Put in a bowl and let solidify.

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F • In a bowl, combine flour, salt, and baking soda.

• In another bowl, cream brown butter, unsalted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar. Add egg and vanilla extract.

• Add the dry ingredients to the wet and fold the mixture with a spatula.

• Scoop dough with an ice cream scoop onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

• Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Your mental health is a priority.

May is Mental Health Month The County is committed to providing help.

Almost $72 million is added to the proposed budget to support mental health and substance use.

Find out how to get help for you or a loved one at: Up2SD.org.

To learn more about the County’s budget, visit: sandiegocounty.gov.

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STOP THE GENOCIDE Unity Gathering

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff It was more than another day outside with vendor booths, music and people coming together. It was billed as a Unity Rally Against Genocide, with “Unity” being the operative word.

The word went out on social media and people came out. The San Diego Black Panthers Chapter, Lowriders, brother Jody and his friends who came from Chicago where he spoke of the STV movement he started there after the loss of loved ones. Brothers Travis and Brother Tau of the Imperial Barber Shop were key to bringing this event together. Old timers like Stacy Butler, “frontline” Charles 3X, young people like the sister who just won the Bronze Medal

in female boxing at the recent Olympics, were there holding up that heavy bronze medal and letting the little ones know that they can do the same.

The whole idea of the event was that we must take control of our lives and our communities and stop killing each other as well as having others kill us.

This is the genocide, and unity and love for one another is the solution.

Sister Laveda spoke of the need to love and respect Black women.

It was good to see the next generation present along with their parents.

Hopefully the next time this is done there can be more notice because such events are of interest and importance to all of us.

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Start Your Engines

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer For the first time in three decades, cruising enthusiasts were able to hit their switches and legally cruise National City’s Highland avenue last Friday, May 6.

National City Vice Mayor Marcus Bush speaks

Before the cars hit the popular avenue, there was a very important ceremony of information and also the introduction of the people that made this special event possible. Because of the diligent efforts of National City Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Vice Mayor Marcus Bush, Deanna Garcia of United Lowrider Coalition, and many other community dignitaries, cruise-nights are here again.

“We have been working hard with the police department and the community to bring this beloved community tradition back to where it belongs,” Mayor Alejandra Sotelo-Solis shared. “We are doing this on a trial basis for six months. I totally understand people’s concerns about the lowriding culture but all lowriders are not gang bangers and trouble makers. That’s such a negative stereo-type that we are trying to get rid of.”

Lowriders with their blinged-out rims, flashy paint jobs, hydraulics, creative interior designs, and speakers playing their favorite jams with a serious leaning towards R&B and Rap classics, were able to cruise the avenue low and slow for the first time in 30 years.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008882 Fictitious business name(s): Remnant International Fellowship Located at: 4920 Imperial Avenue San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --8421 Carlisle Dr., #3 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 03/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Janet S. Rodgers 8421 Carlisle Dr., #3 San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 15, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 15, 2027 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010793 Fictitious business name(s): One Smart Auto Sales.

Located at: 2282 Grove View Rd. San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 05/06/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dawson Elvie Emerson 2282 Grove View Rd. San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 09, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on May 09, 2027 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010419 Fictitious business name(s): American International Trading Located at: 8878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd G San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --9187 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #6-741 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010426 Fictitious business name(s): Presense; Presense Theraphy --Presense Mindful Sensing Located at: 6282 Amesbury St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 740436 San Diego, CA 92174-0436 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: Clifford W. Delaney, Sr. 6282 Amesbury St. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on May 04, 2027 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010283 Fictitious business name(s): Apoko Estates Located at: 1625 Sweetwater Rd. Suite A National City, CA 91950 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: Jenny Apoko Peterson 1625 Sweetwater Rd. Suite A National City, CA 91950 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on May 03, 2027 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010269 Fictitious business name(s): Means Auto Wholesale Located at: 5116 Palin Street San Diego, CA 92114 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: Minda Mae Means 5116 Palin Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 02, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on May 02, 2027 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010299 Fictitious business name(s): E & J Transportation Located at: 1536 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: Edgar Calixto Benevides Pena 1536 Enfield St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on May 03, 2027 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009031 Fictitious business name(s): Khmer American Mutual

Association of San Diego Located at: 5227 University Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 11/01/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Khmer American Mutual Association of San Diego 5227 University Ave San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9010278 Fictitious business name(s): Milt's Custom Detailing & Polishing Located at: 6161 El Cajon Blvd 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: Milton A. Harris 8929 Gardena Way Lakeside, CA 92040 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 02, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on May 02, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008740 Fictitious business name(s): Lovecraft & Company Located at: 10770 Anaheim Dr. 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: Renee Patterson 10770 Anaheim Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 14, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008148 Fictitious business name(s): OverTimeBulliesSD LLC Located at: 5848 Streamview Dr. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 07/30/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: OverTimeBulliesSD LLC 4867 Manomet St. San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 06, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 06, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009306 Fictitious business name(s): Worldwide Trading Located at: 1641 Pacific Rim Ct. Suite E San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 04/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Warmoog Inc

1641 Pacific Rim Ct. Suite E San Diego, CA 92154 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 21, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009361 Fictitious business name(s): Broomsticks Designs Located at: 7742 Golfcrest Drive San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tamanava Eden-McLintock 7742 Golfcrest Drive San Diego, CA 92119 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 21, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009616 Fictitious business name(s): Sana Styles Studio Located at: 3651 Midway Dr. #23 San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego --931 22nd St. #2 San Diego, CA 92102 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: Hossana Paida 931 22nd St. #2 San Diego, CA 92102 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 25, 2027 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009083 Fictitious business name(s): Porches Meshaye LLC Located at: 8160 Mira Mesa Blvd #121 San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 02/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Porches Meshaye LLC 4763 Gainard Way San Diego, CA 92124 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 19, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 19, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008599 Fictitious business name(s): Zedeh Designs Located at: 11937 Bajada Rd. San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego --16769 Bernardo Center Dr. Ste. 1 #713 San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/28/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Zoe Lamarche 11937 Bajada Rd. San Diego, CA 92128 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 12, 2022 This fictitious business name

will expire on April 12, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008873 Fictitious business name(s): Day Dream Massage and Skincare Located at: 7188 Avenida Encinas 110-19 Carlsbad, CA 92011 County of San Diego --430 Rancho Vista Rd. Vista, CA 92083 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 07/06/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ashley Herold 430 Rancho Vista Rd. Vista, CA 92083 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 15, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 15, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009541 Fictitious business name(s): 1904 Street Dog's Located at: 7389 Waite Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Jairo Garcia 7389 Waite Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 22, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 22, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008407 Fictitious business name(s): Sunshine TCG Located at: 1671 Chalcedony St. Apt. 1 San Diego, CA 92109 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/02/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Eric Martin Smith 1671 Chalcedony St. Apt. 1 San Diego, CA 92109 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 08, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 08, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009025 Fictitious business name(s): Charleston Co. Rentals Located at: 8753 Plaza Park Lane

San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/18/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Teesha Turner 8753 Plaza Park Lane San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009331 Fictitious business name(s): Marley Cab Located at: 6270 Hannon Ct. San Diego, CA 92117 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: Dawit Yemane 6270 Hannon Ct. San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 21, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009328 Fictitious business name(s): Mini Cab Located at: 114 65th Street San Diego, CA 92114 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: Mosses Woldemariam 114 65th Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 21, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008950 Fictitious business name(s): Mama King's Katering Located at: 10907 Via Brescia #807 San Diego, CA 92129 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/18/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Yolanda R. Williams-Lewis 10907 Via Brescia #807 San Diego, CA 92129 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on

April 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009205 Fictitious business name(s): Gravity Hair Academy Located at: 5565 Grossmont Center Dr. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Naissa Daniels 4560 Mission Gorge Pl. #106 San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 20, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 20, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008787 Fictitious business name(s): Love by Lianne Located at: 862 40th St. San Diego, CA 92102 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: Danielle Gulley 862 40th St. San Diego, CA 92102 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 14, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009086 Fictitious business name(s): Kolorblynd Located at: 4231 Balboa Avenue, #1415 San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 03/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Havikhaze, LLC 4231 Balboa Avenue, #1415 San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 19, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 19, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008672 Fictitious business name(s): Brows by Tosh Located at: 8127 La Mesa Blvd. Suite 111 La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego ---

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 for: FURNISH AND INSTALL SECURITY FENCING AT KAVOD CHARTER SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022, in front of the main office of Kavod Charter School, 6991 Balboa Ave, San Diego, CA 92111. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK AT https://sandiegounified.org/sitewalks Site walks will follow the latest District COVID-19 policies which can be found at https://www.sandiegounified.org/covid-19_status. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CC23-0080-33).

Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CC23-0080-33) for project details. All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on JUNE 2, 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” CC23-0080-33 Kavod Charter School Security Fencing. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. The project estimate is between $325,000 and $345,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require 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: A, C-13, or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Linda Hippe, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Director (TOC), Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CC23-0080-33

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8919 Arlingdale Way 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: Toshua L. Cornwell-Clark 8918 Arlingdale Way Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 13, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 13, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008183 Fictitious business name(s): Tashas Beauty Studio Located at: 1616 West Lewis San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/09/1985 This business is hereby registered by the following: Barbara Belinda Powell 1005 Capistrano Ave Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 06, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 06, 2027 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9009010 Fictitious business name(s): Sacred Womb Medicine --Sacred Womb Academy --Empowered Integrative Medicine Located at: 1257 San Elijo Rd. South San Marcos, CA 92078 County of San Diego --1286 University Ave. #374 San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 06/04/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dánesha Anderson 1257 San Elijo Rd. South San Marcos, CA 92078 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008856 Fictitious business name(s): Double Southern 619 --Double Southern Flair --D.S. 619 Gourmet BBQ Sauce Located at: 8107 Helm Street San Diego, CA 92114 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: Lamicka Shauntae Cottingham 8107 Helm Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 15, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 15, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008817 Fictitious business name(s): Silver Bullet Business Located at: 4636 Wilson Ave. Unit B San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 04/14/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Silver Bullet Business 4636 Wilson Ave. Unit B San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 14, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9007751 Fictitious business name(s): NOS Hub Located at: 555 Saturn Blvd. Suite B 747 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Denzel Welford 555 Saturn Blvd. Suite B 747 San Diego, CA 92154 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 01, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9007585 Fictitious business name(s): Parks International Enterprise --Parks International Enterprises --Global City --Global City Media --Global city Media Center --Global City Empowerment Center --Global City Community --World Tuned Radio --WTR

--WTRtv Located at: 918 Mission Ave. Suite 130 Oceanside, CA 92054 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 246 San Luis Rey, CA 92068 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 04/15/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christopher C. Parks 311 Poppy Cir Oceanside, CA 92057 --Christopher J. Parks 311 Poppy Cir Oceanside, CA 92057 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 30, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on March 30, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9007876 Fictitious business name(s): SunSkript Publishing --Watoto Publishing Located at: 5555 San Mateo Drive San Diego, CA 92114 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: Kimberly E. Coleman 5555 San Mateo Drive San Diego, CA 92114 --Donald A. Coleman 5555 San Mateo Drive San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 04, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008696 Fictitious business name(s): Professional Technical Evaluation Services Located at: 4611 Virginia Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Arnold Herbert Tripp 4611 Virginia Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 13, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 13, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9008624 Fictitious business name(s): Nimo Hadji Photography Located at: 3952 D. Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite #127 San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/12/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nimo Hadji 3952 D. Clairemont Mesa Blvd Suite #127 San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 12, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 12, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9007971 Fictitious business name(s): SMOOVE TEA Located at: 2315 Otay Lakes Road Chula Vista, CA 91914 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: SMOOVE TEA 2315 Otay Lakes Road Suite 303 Chula Vista, CA 91914 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of

San Diego County on April 05, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on April 05, 2027 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12

San Diego, CA 92101 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00011324CU-PT-CTL

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.

in the care and custody of a non-parent for a period of six months without any provision for the child's support, or without communication from the parent(s), with the intent on the part of the parent(s) to abandon the child.

The petition of Terry Givens and Jackie Givens respectfully represents and alleges that the minor(s) listed below is/are a person(s) under the age of eighteen and that said person(s) is/are within the County of San Diego:

NOTICE TO BIDDERS BNBuilders, Inc is requesting bids from qualified and certified SBE/MBE/WBE/DBE/DVBE/HUD Sect 3 firms, subcontractors, and suppliers for all trades Project: Southwest Village Apartments Location: 323 Willie James Jones Ave., San Diego, CA 92114 New construction of five 3-story fully sprinklered buildings consisting of 81 residential units, Type VA construction and a single story community building, Type VB construction. **This is a Prevailing Wage Project** Owner: Related California Plans, Specifications and Project Information can be obtained via the following link: https://app.buildingconnected.com/public/574e05f230a3c20a004957f5

or by contacting Carmen Vann – carmen.vann@bnbuilders. com Virtual Information Session to be held on May 11, 2022 @ 9am via the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9239852920?pwd=QlByQ3Q4ZkJCT1EwVFFiRnVpODBqQT09

Meeting ID: 923 985 2920 Passcode: 761382 In Person Information Session to be held on May 12, 2022 @ 9am, The Jacobs Center, 404 Euclid Ave., San Diego, CA 92114 Non mandatory Jobsite Walk to be held on May 16, 2022 @ 9am, 323 Willie James Jones Ave., San Diego, CA 92114 Bid Due Date: May 26, 2022 @ 5pm

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2022-00011507CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Darlene Walters AKA Danilynn Darlene Rich AKA Danilynn Darlene Garcia AKA Danilynn Darlene Rodriguez AKA Dani Rodriguez To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Darlene Walters AKA Danilynn Darlene Rich AKA Danilynn Darlene Garcia AKA Danilynn Darlene Rodriguez AKA Dani Rodriguez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Darlene Walters AKA Danilynn Darlene Rich AKA Danilynn Darlene Garcia AKA Danilynn Darlene Rodriguez AKA Dani Rodriguez PROPOSED NAME: Danilynn Darlene Walters 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: June 06, 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 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

Petitioner or Attorney: Jeneá McKenzie To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Jeneá Nevokia McKenzie on behalf of Laila J. Cox filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Laila Jeneá Cox PROPOSED NAME: Laila Jeneá Burse THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: May 31, 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 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2022-00014028CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Sandra Eliana Zepeda Graham To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Sandra Eliana Zepeda Graham filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Sandra Eliana Zepeda Graham PROPOSED NAME: Eliana Graham

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 01, 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).

Additional facts in support of allegations: 'Drug addicts and homeless haven't seen the dad in awhile' It is in the best interest of the child(ren) to be declared free from the custody and control of the above-named parent(s).

WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) request(s) that this court inquire into such matter, and that said child(ren) be declared free from the custody and control of the above-named parent(s) as provided in Fam. Code § 7800 et seq, and for such other and further relief as the court may deem proper.

Filed: 03/02/2022 --CITATION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL

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.

Attorney or Party Without Attorney: Jackie Givens & Terry Givens

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.

To: DeOndre Johnson

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 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Central Division Juvenile Court 2851 Meadow Lark Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 Attorney or party without attorney: Terry Fields In the Matter of the Petition of: Terry Givens and Jackie Givens PETITION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL The petition of Terry Givens and Jackie Givens respectfully represents and alleges that the minor(s) listed below is/are a person(s) under the age of eighteen and that said person(s) is/are within the County of San Diego: Birth Name(s) of Child(ren) King Terrence Lovell Johnson; William Christopher Johnson Date(s) of Birth 07/30/2009; 02/23/2011 City/State of Birth San Diego, CA; San Diego, CA Petitioner(s) request(s) a judgment declaring the child(ren) free from the custody and control of DeOndre Johnson, pursuant to Fam. Code §: 7822 - Abandonment The child has been left by the parent(s) named above

Case Number: 22AD000151C In the Matter of King Terrence Lovell Johnson; William Christopher Johnson (Date of Birth: 07/30/2009; 02/23/2011)

You are ordered to appear in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in Department JC-02 at the court location indicated above on May 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM, to show cause, why King Terrence Lovell Johnson; William Christopher Johnson should not be declared free from parental custody and control (for the purpose of placement for adoption) as requested in the petition.

Birth Name(s) of Child(ren) Teryah Annjoeliah Martinez Date(s) of Birth 08/17/2005 City/State of Birth San Diego, CA Petitioner(s) request(s) a judgment declaring the child(ren) free from the custody and control of Joseph Martinez, pursuant to Fam. Code §: 7822 - Abandonment The child has been left by the parent(s) named above in the care and custody of a non-parent for a period of six months without any provision for the child's support, or without communication from the parent(s), with the intent on the part of the parent(s) to abandon the child.

Additional facts in support of allegations: 'Haven't heard from him but I know he is homless and on drugs' It is in the best interest of the child(ren) to be declared free from the custody and control of the above-named parent(s).

WHEREFORE, petitioner(s) request(s) that this court inquire into such matter, and that said child(ren) be declared free from the custody and control of the above-named parent(s) as provided in Fam. Code § 7800 et seq, and for such other and further relief as the court may deem proper.

Filed: 03/02/2022 --CITATION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL Attorney or Party Without Attorney: Jackie Givens & Terry Givens Case Number: 22AD000150C

This hearing will be conducted by video or telephone through the 2851 Meadowlark Drive SAN DIEGO, CA 92123. See Attached instructions and call the court to have the video link emailed to you.

In the Matter of Teryah Annjoeliah Martinez (Date of Birth: 08/17/2005)

At the hearing, the judge will read the petition and, if requested, will explain the effect of the granting of the petition, any term or allegation contained therein and the nature of the proceeding, its procedures and possible consequences, and may continue the matter for not more than 30 days for the appointment of counsel or to give counsel time to prepare.

You are ordered to appear in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in Department JC-02 at the court location indicated above on May 13, 2022 at 1:30 PM, to show cause, why Teryah Annjoeliah Martinez should not be declared free from parental custody and control (for the purpose of placement for adoption) as requested in the petition.

The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel. If any parent appears and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent each parent who appears unless such representation is knowingly and intelligently waived.

This hearing will be conducted by video or telephone through the 2851 Meadowlark Drive SAN DIEGO, CA 92123. See Attached instructions and call the court to have the video link emailed to you.

Someone over the age of 18 not the petitioner - must serve the other party with all the forms and complete a proof of service form, such as Proof of Service (JC Form #FL-330 or JC Form #FL-335), telling when and how the other party was served and file that with the court.

If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your pleading, if any, may be filed on time.

Dated Filed: 03/29/2022 5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Central Division Juvenile Court 2851 Meadow Lark Dr. San Diego, CA 92123 Attorney or Party without Attornery: Terry Givens PETITION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL In the Matter of the Petition of: Terry Givens and Jackie Givens

To: Joseph Martinez

At the hearing, the judge will read the petition and, if requested, will explain the effect of the granting of the petition, any term or allegation contained therein and the nature of the proceeding, its procedures and possible consequences, and may continue the matter for not more than 30 days for the appointment of counsel or to give counsel time to prepare.

The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel. If any parent appears and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent each parent who appears unless such representation is knowingly and intelligently waived.

Someone over the age of 18 not the petitioner - must serve the other party with all the forms and complete a proof of service form, such as Proof of Service (JC Form #FL-330 or JC Form #FL-335), telling when and how the other party was served and file that with the court.

If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your pleading, if any, may be filed on time.

Dated Filed:

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5/12, 5/19, 5/26, 6/2 ----------------------------------NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PERFORMANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULT CARE FACILITIES, a public benefit corporation To all Creditors and Claimants of PERFORMANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULT CARE FACILITIES: You are hereby notified that on December 31, 2021, the corporation has been inactive for more than two (2) years, and has no known creditors or outstanding obligations. Pursuant to California Corporations Code § 6618(c), the corporation must give notice to all potential creditors and claimants. If you or an entity with which you are affiliated, you may assert that claim by providing the following information to assert the claim to the address below, no later than June 30, 2022: 1.

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Please send all of the above information to: PERFORMANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULT CARE FACILITIES c/o Andrea F. Ladmer 2604 Fifth Avenue #206 San Diego, CA 92103 NOTE: IF THE CORPORATION DOES NOT RECEIVE THE CLAIM BEFORE June 30, 2022, THE CLAIM WILL BE BARRED IN ITS ENTIRETY If you have any questions, please contact Andrea F. Ladmer at: PERFORMANCE AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULT CARE FACILITIES c/o Andrea F. Ladmer 2604 Fifth Avenue #206 San Diego, CA 92103 4/21, 4/28, 5/5, 5/12 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNT OF SAN DIEGO (North County) 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 Case Number: 37-2021-00009883 -CU-OE-NC NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: HILLCREST CARE HOME, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, dba as COUNTRY GARDENS; ANGEL OF LOVE MANAGEMENT AND CONSULTING, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company; EVERSAILING MANAGEMENT, LLC a California Limited Liability Company; GOLDEN VISTA MANOR, LLC a California Limited Liability Company; LAVITA NUOVA MANAGEMENT GROUP, INC., a California Corporation; CHENG ZHE GUO, an individual; JENNY CASTELLANOS, an individual; THIAN T. TAN, an individual; AILA JENNICA SARAPAT, an individual; MING WANG, an individual; LI KINSBERG, an individual; JUN LI, an individual YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: CLAUDIA GARCIA, an individual NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your

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TODAY IN

BLACK HISTORY 1871

1940

CLIMAX OF THE LOUISVILLE STREETCAR PROTESTS

BIRTH OF AL JARREAU

Despite having been a Union state, Kentucky was a Southern slave state at its core. With Reconstruction in full swing and Jim Crow Laws just coming into existence, Black citizens in Louisville, Kentucky arranged sit-in protests on the streetcars to demand equal access and seating on public transportation. There were wins and losses in the courts, and tensions in the city ran high.

Born in Wisconsin, Alwin Lopez Jarreau was the fifth of six children. Growing up, his family sang together in church concerts and benefits. Jarreau attended Ripon College, graduating in 1962 with a Bachelor of Science in psychology. He also earned a master’s degree in vocational rehabilitation from the University of Iowa and worked as a rehabilitation counselor in San Francisco.

Moonlighting with a jazz trio headed by George Duke, Jarreau began building his musical career, making an official career change in 1968.

The climax of the situation occurred when a Black teenager named Carey Duncan boarded a streetcar and sat stoically as white protesters tried to knock the streetcar over, threw stones, and eventually dragged him off the conveyance. The police chief stood watching until Duncan finally started struggling for his life against a mob of white teens set on beating him to death. Duncan was then arrested for disorderly conduct while his attackers went home. The Black community exploded in protest. The next day, the mayor met with Black leaders and the streetcar owners to negotiate. Mainly due to monetary considerations, Louisville’s public transit was desegregated and, through continued local efforts, remained so throughout Jim Crow.

In 1975, Jarreau was spotted by Warner Bros. Records. Soon after, he released his debut album, We Got By, winning an Echo Award (the German equivalent to a Grammy). In 1978, he won his first Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance for his album, Look to the Rainbow. Arguably his most commercially successful album was 1981’s Breakin’ Away, which stayed in the Top 100 for two years.

Jarreau took an extended break from recording in the 1990s, though he continued touring. In 2001, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. By 2010, it was reported Jarreau was critically ill with respiratory issues in a hospital in France. Continual reports of breathing problems and respiratory illness plagued Jarreau until 2017, when he passed at the age of 76, two days after announcing his retirement.

1951 PASSING OF OSCAR STANTON DE PRIEST

1926 BIRTH OF MERVYN MALCOLM DYMALLY A Trinidadian immigrant, Mervyn Malcolm Dymally moved to the U.S.A. to study journalism at Lincoln University. He earned an M.A. from CSU Sacramento and a Ph.D. from theSan Diego branch of United States International University (now Alliant International University).

Dymally worked as a field coordinator for John F. Kennedy’s presidential campaign, but his political career began in 1962, when he was elected to the CA Assembly to fill Augustus Hawkins’ seat. Four years later, he became the first Black person elected to the CA Senate. In 1974, Dymally became the first Black person elected Lieutenant Governor of California.

Dymally moved into the U.S. House of Representatives in 1981, representing Southern Los Angeles, especially Gardena, Compton, Torrance, and Hawthorne. Considered brash and somewhat disconnected from local affairs, Dymally was nonetheless popular and was re-elected several times. He announced his retirement from the House in 1992, stating he “did not get elected to stay in office forever”. He briefly returned to the State Assembly in 2002. He passed in Los Angeles in October 2012.

Oscar Stanton De Priest was the first Black Congressman of the 20th century, ending a nearly 30-year span without Black representation in government. Ironically, this dearth of Black congressmen happened in conjunction with the beginning of Asian-American representation in the House.

Born to former slaves during reconstruction, De Priest was born in Alabama, but moved to Chicago in his teens as a builder’s apprentice.

His political career was full of ups and downs, with a reputation for fulfilling promises to his Black constituency and accusation of bribery forcing him out of office at least once. In 1928, he won a representative’s seat for the Republican party by a slim margin. After three terms, he lost his seat to Arthur Wergs Mitchell, the first Black Democrat elected to Congress. De Priest returned to local politics for a time before shifting gears to focus on his businesses. He was hit by a bus in 1951 and passed of complications.

1959 BIRTH OF VING RHAMES Born in Harlem, actor Irving Rameses Rhames studied at SUNY and Juilliard. Best known for his “tough guy” roles, he has featured in such popular films as Pulp Fiction, Con Air, Dawn of the Dead, and the Mission: Impossible film series.

Tax Season Is Never Over For Business Owners

By Donald Williams

Use your cellphone

• Thursday, MAY 12, 2022

Over the past decade, entrepreneurship has been on a steep incline, which was further accelerated by the events of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that approximately 5.4 million businesses were created in 2021 alone, trumping the 4.4 million businesses that were created in 2020, which was the hardest year for businesses during the pandemic.

taxes the same way they filed their personal income taxes in the past. Not too long ago, most taxpayers were rushing to complete filing their taxes by the federal deadline of April 18.

However, for businesses, tax season doesn’t end on April 18, it’s an ongoing process that happens quarterly. With businesses, taxes are filed quarterly and this year April 18, June 15, September 15, and January 17 of next year, are the deadlines for businesses to file their taxes.

Unfortunately, the more new businesses that are created, the opportunities there are for these fledgling business owners to make simple mistakes. And one area that a lot of new entrepreneurs seem stumped is their taxes.

Normally, an individual who is an employee receives a W-2 form at the beginning of the year which shows the earnings that their employer took out throughout the year, which is known as that person’s estimated taxes.

Without guidance, it’s easy for new entrepreneurs to make the mistake of filing their business

In this case, the employer withholds the individual’s taxes and pays them to the Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) for the individual based on an estimate, and anything over is given back in a tax return. However, businesses pay taxes quarterly and are responsible for calculating exactly what they own the IRS.

but individuals also. The average person is not only is unable to handle their own taxes, but there are a lot of guidelines, benefits, and changes that they’re not aware of. This goes for business owners as well.

It is very common for businesses to find themselves in tax debt due to what is called the estimated tax trap. Most of the time, these businesses are actually paying taxes, but not correctly. Without following guidelines, they are miscalculating what they owe which can lead to a hefty surprise tax bill from the IRS later on down the road.

If you’re an individual or a business owner and you don’t have an accountant, you’re really shooting yourself in the foot.

It’s unfortunate that many people allow themselves to either go into tax debt all because they won’t bother to hire an accountant.

In 2020, the IRS reported that it was owed almost $400 billion in taxes, with the number one cause being “owing more than expected on taxes.” This is exactly why people need accountants, not just businesses

There are a lot of new business owners on the scene and a lot of them are going to end up paying more in the long run, because eventually, they’re going to be forced to hire an accountant to clean up the mess they’ve made for themselves.

Donald Williams is the owner of Williams Accounting & Consulting.

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OBITUARIES Leroy Martin

Thomas Cartwright

Audrey Lee Hill Burris

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

05/30/1942

03/13/1946

07/14/1929

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

04/18/2022

04/05/2022

03/25/2022

A memorial service for Leroy Martin will be held Friday, May 13, 2022, at 11:00 am at Glen Abbey Memorial Park and Mortuary in the Magnolia Room, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita, California 91902. Following the memorial service, there will be a celebration of life reception from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM at Chula Vista Golf Course, 4475 Bonita Road, Bonita, California 91902.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.glenabbeysandiego.net for the Martin family.

Live streaming of services for Mr. Leroy Martin on May 13, 2022 at 11AM Website will be memoryafilms.com/martin and on Glen Abbey’s website.

“ Memory is a way of holding on to the things

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you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.

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Levy Mayes

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Funeral services were held on 04/22/2022 at City of Hope International Church.

Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Thomas Cartwright (Tom) passed away on April 5, 2022. He was 76 years old. Tom was born in San Diego, California, to Thomas Henry and Ella Ruth Cartwright. After graduating from Hoover High School, Tom worked at several jobs before beginning his career in hotel management in 1976. In 1992, Tom was recruited by Councilman George Stevens to help redirect the Project Employment Program, a training program that recruited, trained, and helped place individuals from “hard to serve” communities in the hotel industry.

Tom was an usher and deacon at City of Hope International Church. For over 20 years, he helped to build and strengthen the San Diego Organizing Project (SDOP) by serving as a leader in his local church organizing committee. He also served on the SDOP Board for 10+ years, on the executive committee for multiple years, and was co-chair for three terms. He was active in the “Learn and Earn Program” and was a key negotiator in the largest private Community Benefits Agreement in the country on the Ballpark Village Project, which resulted in hundreds of local jobs and over $20 million dollars in affordable housing.

A proud leader in San Diego, he was dedicated to passing California’s Proposition 47. He was also dedicated to liberating young people and passionate about ending unjust policies that keep people of color behind bars.

Tom was active in numerous campaigns on healthcare, affordable housing, education reform, voting, and state and national issues. However, his enduring gifts were supporting other leaders and getting new people involved in organizing so that they could make a positive impact on society.

Tom is survived by his wife of eleven years, Brenda; his daughter Shondel Cartwright; grandson, Dennis Cartwright (fiancée Amanda); great-granddaughters: Angelina and Alejandra; bonus daughter, Teanna Diggs (Corey); granddaughters: Aria, Ava, Avery, and Aurora; his brothers: David Robinson and Oscar J. Robinson (Alejandra); sisters: Wanda Swainson (John, deceased), Michelle Holloway (Robert), Dorothy Stonewall (Dale), and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

Funeral services were held on 04/13/2022 at Christ United Presbyterian Church with a burial following at El Camino Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Audrey Lee Hill was born on July 14, 1929, in Corpus Christi, Texas. She was the only child of Naomi Taylor Hill and Vernon Hill.

Audrey spent her childhood years in San Marcos, Texas, and attended Catholic school. She and Naomi moved to San Francisco, California, where Naomi met and married Melvin Freeman in 1942, and the family relocated to San Diego, California.

On June 26, 1949, Audrey married Sam Allen Burris in San Diego. They shared a fun, happy, loving, respectful, and devoted union. They had no children, however, they had a fun-loving bond with their younger relatives who always enjoyed being around Audrey and Allen.

Audrey was employed at the U.S. Department of Defense Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARS) in San Diego for many years until her retirement.

She was a dedicated and loyal member of Christ United Presbyterian Church of San Diego and served on the Deacon Board and as a member of the Presbyterian Women organization.

Audrey was a beautiful and kind spirit who had a great sense of humor. She was always smiling and complimenting others. Her lovely terms of endearment for others, like “sweetcakes,” always brought smiles. She loved dressing up and going to church and then to brunch with the YaYa Sisters, her special and fun-loving social group.

Audrey loved sports, especially college football. Her favorite team was Notre Dame. She enjoyed bowling, traveling, especially with her YaYa Sisters, and simply socializing with friends.

Audrey and Naomi had a special affection for animals, especially cats. Her home was a haven for many furry friends, especially her beloved cat, Beasley, and dog, Prince.

On Friday morning, March 25, 2022, Audrey quietly and peacefully transitioned to eternity and joined her beloved husband; loving parents; dear first cousin, Margaret Taylor McCullom; and dearest friend, Brenda Lee Major. She leaves first cousins, Maurrell Taylor, Aryola Taylor, Prentiss Taylor, and Linda Anthony; loving friends Enid and NL Allen; Jacinta West; Sharon Coleman; Dr. Jennifer Logan, MD; David Major; Edie Grice; Tia Huggins; Carole Foster; Rose and Calvin Yeldell; and other relatives and friends, nephews, relatives, and friends.

SUNRISE 03/16/1926

SUNSET 04/13/2022

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Funeral services were held on 05/02/2022 at Memory Chapel of Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary with the burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Levy Mayes was born on March 16, 1926, in West Point, Mississippi, to the late Willie Mae Goff and Johnson Mayes. He was the eldest of two sons. In 1945, Levy moved with his family to Ohio, and then to San Diego, California, in 1954.

He met and married Lizzie Mae Mayes in the early fifties and raised both of his step children and later had three daughters from the union.

Levy worked as a Dispatcher for Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical for 38 years. Levy and Lizzie joined the Nation of Islam during the late sixties and early seventies.

In the early years, Levy enjoyed going fishing. During retirement, he worked part-time at the Del Mar Fair and later he traveled. Levy possessed a strong and compassionate spirit and was always available to lend a helping hand to anyone if he could. He always loved getting out and being amongst people.

He was always ready to talk to almost anyone.

Levy was preceded in death by his brother, James Mayes, and his wife, Lizzie Mae Mayes.

Levy departed this life on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. He is survived by his immediate family: three daughters Linda M. Mayes, Alena M. Mayes, and Aarlonda C. Mayes of San Diego, two step children: Regina A. Poe and her husband Loyis Poe of Glendale, Arizona, and Edward C Thompson of San Diego, California; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and friends who are going to miss him.

Mark Maxwell SUNRISE 09/27/1949

SUNSET 04/12/2022

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Funeral services were held on 05/03/2022 at Memory Chapel of AndersonRagsdale Mortuary with the burial following at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Mark Leroy Maxwell, born on September 27, 1949, in Los Angeles, California, to Jacqueline Oliver and Richard Maxwell.

He and his mother moved to San Diego, where Mark went to school and graduated from Lincoln High School. He enlisted in the Army on July 29, 1969. He received an honorable discharge on March 1, 1971. Mark served his country and fought in the Vietnam war. After his honorable discharge, he moved back to San Diego. He attended San Diego State University. After which, he worked for San Diego Gas & Electric and San Diego City Water Department for numerous years. His health began to fail him due to Agent Orange.

Mark was quiet and lived a low-key life. He had a happy go lucky personality. He enjoyed being around his childhood friends. He enjoyed bowling and playing dominos.

Mark departed this world on Tuesday, April 12, 2022. He leaves to mourn his son, Marlin Lamore Maxwell (Stella), four granddaughters: Chelicia Toure, Alexis, Natalie, and Jaylin Maxwell, two great-grandchildren, and a host of close family friends.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY Christians’ United in the Word of God Conference Call Worship Service: SUNDAYS 10:30 AM Call: 1-701-802-5400 Access Code 1720379# Rev. Luis A. Garcia, Sr. Pastor

Bishop / Pastor Adlai E. Mack

All are Welcome to Join Us.

Pastor Milton Chambers, Sr. & First Lady Alice Chambers

Pastor Dennis Hodges First Lady Deborah Hodges

Pastor Dr. John E. Warren

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

3094 L Street San Diego, CA 92102

3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.232.5683

619.232.0510 • www.bethelamesd.com

9:30 A.M. Sunday Service In Person, Live Stream on Facebook - www.facebook.com/stpaulsumcsd

10:00 A.M. Sunday Service In Person, Live Stream on Facebook, Youtube and on bethelamesd.com

Food Distribution Thursday Noon – 3:00 PM Diaper Program Thursday Noon – 2:00 PM

Rev. Harvey L. Vaughn, III

“Come Worship With Us”

New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

New Assurance Church Ministries

Mesa View Baptist Church

2205 Harrison Avenue San Diego, CA 92113

7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

13230 Pomerado Road Poway, CA 92064

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

619.469.4916 Email: newassurancebaptistchurch@yahoo.com

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

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

Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. - In person Wednesday Night Bible Study & Prayer 6:00 p.m. - In person

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

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

Pastor Dr. Darrow Perkins Jr.

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

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

Rev. Dr. Obie Tentman, Jr.

St. Paul United Methodist Church of San Diego

Lively Stones Missionary Baptist Church

Phillips Temple CME Church

Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church

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

5333 Geneva Ave. San Diego, CA 92114

1728 S. 39th Street San Diego, CA 92113

619.263.3097 • t.obie95@yahoo.com

619.262.2505

Sunday School 9 :00 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

Sunday Breakfast @ 8:00 AM Church Service 9:00 AM In-Person and on, Live Stream Facebook.com/PTCSanDiego & YouTube - Zoom Go to ptcmesd@gmail.com Sunday School @ 10:30 Wednesday Bible Study @ 6:00 PM In-Person and On Zoom ID: 81144203904 P: 867104

619.262.6004 • Fax 619.262.6014 www.embcsd.com

Pastor Keith Eric Ellison

Pastor Jared B. Moten

Sunday School 9 :30 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

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

“A Life Changing Ministry” Romans 12:2

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

Bethel Baptist Church

Total Deliverance Worship Center

1819 Englewood Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

1962 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

138 28th Street San Diego, CA 92102

619.724.6226 • www.coyhm.org

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www.totaldeliverance.org Fax: 619.303.2008 Mail: 7373 University Ave. Suite 217, La Mesa, CA 91942

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

Sunday Worship Service 9:00 a.m.

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

Dr. John W. Ringgold, Sr. Pastor

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

Sunday School 9 :30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Sunday Early Morning Worship Service 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

“It Takes Team Work to Make the Dream Work”

Eagles Nest Christian Center

Mount Olive Baptist Church

Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church

3619 College Ave. San Diego, CA 92115

36 South 35th Street San Diego, Ca 92113

4995 A Street San Diego, CA 92102

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Sunday First Worship 9:30 a.m.

Second Worship 11:00 a.m.

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

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Morning Service 10:45 a.m.

New Membership Orientation BTU 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Eve Prayer Service 6:00 p.m.

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

Pastor Antonio D. Johnson

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Online or Dial: 1(669) 900-6833 Meeting ID: 747 601 3471 • Passcode: 626024

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

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719 Cesar E. Chavez Pkwy San Diego, CA 92113

124 Spruce Road Chula Vista, CA 91911

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OBITUARIES Barbara Ann Horn

Lucille Loteal Carter

Harold E. Wesson

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

11/02/1957

01/13/1927

08/17/1930

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

04/10/2022

04/21/2022

04/20/2022

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Barbara Ann Horn, affectionately called “Baba,” was born November 2, 1957. She was the eldest of seven born to Arelene and Willie Horn. Her childhood years were spent in San Diego, California, where she attended Burbank Elementary, Logan Elementary, and graduated from San Diego High School in 1975. At an early age, she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal Savior, and she demonstrated His love throughout her life. She was mother to Brandon Bernard Hanna and like a second mother and grandmother to many of her nieces and nephews.

Barbara began her career as a student aide at NELC in Point Loma where she worked for many years before going into the private industry. Several years later, she rejoined the federal government labor force and worked for 33 years, most recently as an Industrial Hygiene Technician at the Navy Medical Center Point Loma, until her untimely passing.

Baba was such a beautiful soul. She was always pleasant, warm, and had a sweet disposition. She exemplified the true meaning of “loving your neighbor as yourself.” She was compassionate and showed everyone grace. She would always look for the “good” in a person. Baba had a unique way of making everyone feel special.

Baba absolutely loved and adored her family. She loved driving across the country, especially to Dallas, Texas and to Bernice, Louisiana, to see other family members. She was an avid San Diego Charger fan until they left the city. She then changed her alliance to their rival team, the Las Vegas Raiders.

Baba thoroughly enjoyed holiday celebrations, family gatherings, family game nights, concerts in the park, and going to the Del Mar fair every year with family. Baba was such a precious jewel that can never be replaced. She will always be remembered as “Our Baba.”

Barbara Horn departed this life on Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022. She was preceded in death by her beloved father Willie “Bill” Horn; brothers Willie Horn and Dennis “Red Man” Horn, and sister Carolyn Howard. Left to forever celebrate her life, love, and legacy are her mother Arelene Horn; son Brandon; two sisters Lynnette (Edward) Davis and Tina Horn; one brother Robert “Kirk” Horn; all of San Diego, California; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Lucille Loteal Carter was one of eleven children born on January 13, 1927, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Mary and Willie Lavergne. Lucille received her formal education in St. Francisville. Lucille met Willie Carter in 1947, and moved to San Diego, California, in 1952. They married soon after. She was employed at University Hospital (now known as UCSD Medical Center) as an obstetrician technician where she retired after thirty years of service. She also worked as an in-home healthcare provider for various clients. Lucille was a member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Johnson and later, Rev. Whitmill.

Lucille was a mother to five children: four daughters and one son. She will be remembered as a mother who loved and catered to her children and loved ones. Lucille not only mothered her own children but was a foster parent from 1982-2016 to over forty children. She was dedicated to caring and helping others and was the type of person who would give you the shirt off her back. She would always say, “If you give to others, the Lord will bless you ten-times over, and I am blessed.” Over the years, Lucille has won numerous awards for her dedication to the community and impact in the foster care system.

Lucille was a “jack of all trades,” she could do everything from car mechanics, plumbing, to financial advice. If you needed to know how to do something, needed advice, or an ear to listen, Lucille was the woman to go to. Lucille enjoyed cooking, tending her garden, talking on the phone, and having large family gatherings at her house.

Lucille Loteal Carter was called home by the Lord on April 21, 2022. She was preceded in death by her parents Willie and Mary Lavergne; husband Willie Carter; seven siblings: Willie, Ted, Ernest, Hewey, Joe, Lawrence, and Mabel Lavergne; son James Carter; grandsons Ernest Purter and Jerome Pamplin; and great-grandson Andre Carroll. Left to treasure her memory are her three siblings: Louis (Dorothy) Lavergne, Alma Green, and Delores Williams; four daughters: Sheron Lavergne, Jaunita Carter, Linda (Mackenzie) Carter-Conner and Michelle Carter; god-daughter Debbie Davis; twelve grandchildren: Timothy Johnson, Weynonia (Brian) Johnson-Rack, Anthony (Kimberly) Jones, James Carter, Andre (Sabrina) Carroll, Andreniece (Jarred) Sevier-Blackman, Andrenet (David) Collins, Marvin (Leonna) Conner, Andreka Turner, Ladon Conner, Andre Turner and Elijah Conner; twenty-eight great-grandchildren; and eighteen great-great grandchildren.

Harold E. Wesson was the second child born to the late Bennett Wesson, Sr. and Suestelle Patton Wesson, on August 17, 1930. Harold attended the Birmingham, Alabama Public School System where he excelled and graduated at the age of sixteen from Westfield High School.

Harold entered the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict and served his country honorably until his discharge as a Corporal. After his discharge, he attended trade school on the GI Bill and returned to his job with U.S. Steel.

However, being from the heart of the segregated South, he realized that he needed to leave Birmingham for better opportunities in life.

In 1956, his journey began with a move to San Diego, California. He was employed at Convair, which was a division of General Dynamics and held a part-time job at Campbell Chevrolet. In the early 1960s, Harold secured employment with the U.S. Postal Service where he was employed until he retired in 1992.

Harold met and married his wife in 1956 Yuma, Arizona. To this union, three children were born: Gina Rochelle, Vanessa Delle, and Edwin Leon.

In 1972, Harold was baptized into Christ under the guidance of Taylor A. McKenzie. In 1976, he desired to serve as a deacon in the congregation and did so until his death. He enjoyed many things in life, but three things that stood out were barbequing, driving his “blue” car up and down the West Coast, across the country, and points beyond; and playing Bid Whist.

Harold E. Wesson left time and entered eternity on April 20, 2022. He was preceded in death by my mother in July 2017; my sister Vanessa in April 2001; his two sisters Doris Hunter and Olivia Davenport; his brother Bennett Wesson, Jr.; and a special cousin, Willie Clyde Logan.

Left to celebrate his life and legacy are his daughter Gina W. Jenkins (Maurice); myself, Edwin L. Wesson (Belinda); his youngest surviving sister Jaunita Rodgers of Youngstown, Ohio; five grandchildren: Ryan S. Davis, Maurice E. Jenkins III (Terricka), Mia E. Jenkins, Maya L. Wesson and Cameron B. Wesson; a great-granddaughter Madison E. Jenkins; two cousins who knew my father as “Grandpa,” Kevin Gillum and Jasmine Gillum-Lucas; one step-sister Jessie Floyd; one step-brother William Burnette; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and so many treasured friends.

Jovonna Latrice Bell SUNRISE 03/22/1991

SUNSET 04/13/2022

SERVICES ENTRUSTED TO PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL MORTUARY Jovonna Latrice Bell was born to Andrew Lewis Bell and Darlena Payne on March 22, 1991.

Jovonna spent most of her life in Spring Valley, California, and earned a high school diploma at San Diego Charter in La Mesa, California. Upon graduation, she immediately enrolled at Grossmont College for Child Development / Social Services.

Jovanna had a deep seated passion for helping others and a desire to work with children, as she could not have her own. She continued to pursue her degree in child development while gaining experience in the field by volunteering at Happy-Time Childcare, the same childcare establishment that she grew up in herself.

Jovanna was a daddy’s girl and a mama’s baby. Jovanna enjoyed spending her time with family and with their family pet dog Jericho. Jovonna loved to live by example and did not participate in any drugs or alcohol, and when asked what she wanted to be when she grew up, she would jokingly say that she wanted to become a nun.

Jovonna’s hobbies included reading books, listening to music, going to the gym, and advocating for adults and children with mental and physical disabilities. But most of all, she enjoyed a good meal.

While juggling family, education and modeling, Jovonna worked full time as a Customer Service Representative. She received multiple awards for Employee of the Month, as working with people was one of her many natural born gifts.

Jovonna was a very hard worker despite the insurmountable amount of discomfort and pain she endured for many years. When it became too difficult for her to manage, she decided to work less and spend more time with her family.

Jovanna Latrice Bell went home to be with Jesus on April 13, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. at the David Chamber Cancer Institute while surrounded by family.

Left to cherish Jovonna’s memories and infectious smile are; mother Darlena Payne of Spring Valley, CA; father Andrew Lewis Bell of Opelika, AL.; sisters Andrea Nicole Bell of Charleston, South Carolina; Omecia Monique Jackson Barnes of Madison, Wisconsin, Samara Jo’naee Brandon of San Diego, and Mariaha Jasmine De’naee Leakes of Spring Valley; brother Cashmon S. Brandon Spring Valley; and godparents Clifford and Beverly Collymore of Spring Valley, along with a host of uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends that unconditionally loved her.

James Thomas Johnson

Brothers and sisters,

we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14

SUNRISE 05/17/1931

SUNSET 03/25/2022

SERVICES ENTRUSTED TO PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL MORTUARY James Thomas Johnson was born May 17, 1931, to Alberta and James A. Johnson in Sikeston, Missouri. He received his formal education in St. Louis, Missouri, and soon after he enlisted in the Air Force with the 3083rd Security Squadron.

James relocated to California and was stationed at Hamilton Air Force Base.

There, he met the woman of his dreams, Theresa Franklin. They were joined in Holy Matrimony on May 16, 1953, in Yuma, Arizona.

James received an honorable discharge and was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal. Upon leaving the Air Force, James became employed with the civil service industry at North Island. While employed, he furthered his education by attending the San Diego College of Business studying Automation Systems Administration and graduated from National University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business Administration.

James had a strong faith and belief in Our Lord and Savior. He attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Greater Gospel Center. Before and after retirement, James was a member of the Cruiser Motor Home Club for thirty years. He and his wife traveled the highways enjoying camping, fishing, and hunting down South, “aka” the woods. He was also an avid reader of many books and loved the history channel.

On Friday, March 25, 2022, James entered eternal rest. He was preceded in death by his parents James A. Johnson and Alberta Johnson; his wife Theresa Johnson; his brother Walter Johnson; and two sisters Ollie Kidd and Josephine Johnson. Left to cherish his legacy and memories are: his nieces Janis Lee and Teresa Vorise; great-nephews Andre’ Fuller, Steven Vorise II, Michael Vorise, and Jamarr Fuller; great-niece Kesha Fuller; three great-great-niece and nephews, along with a host of relatives and friends.

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BUSINESS NEWS Dream Fund: Entrepreneurs Can Apply for $10,000 Grants .

Since 2017, there has been a 9.8% increase of new small businesses – firms with less than 500 employees -- in the United States. Over the past two years alone, over 10 million applications were submitted to start new small businesses across the country, according to the Small Business Administration.

That growth trend is true for California, too, where there are about 4.1 million small businesses, the most in the country. Those companies make up 99.8% of all business in California and employ about 7.2 million people.

But for Black-owned and other minority-owned small businesses across the country, there was a steep decline in numbers, almost 41%, due to the pandemic, a Census Population Survey found in 2020. During that same time, nearly 44% of minority-owned small businesses were at risk of shutting down, a Small Business Majority report found.

Although a number of reports suggest that the outlook has begun to be more positive as the U.S. economy continues to bounce back defying the odds, and many Black business owners have also become more optimistic, access to credit and technical support remain a challenge for many who had to dip into their own finances to keep their lights on.

Recognizing the outsized contribution small businesses make to the health of the California economy and the hit many of the smallest of small businesses have taken during the pandemic, the California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) has been making grants of up to $25,000 to small businesses in the state.

In its latest round of funding called the Dream Fund, which is now accepting applications on a rolling basis, CalOSBA has partnered with Lendistry, a Los Angeles-based, minority-led small business and commercial real estate lender to administer the $35 million grant portion of its program. The fund provides $10,000 to each small business that qualifies.

To become eligible, California-based small business owners will have to complete training at one of the centers run by the state’s Technical Assistance Expansion Program (TAEP) and receive a certificate.

“For the millions of Californians that have dreams of owning their own business, this grant coupled with one-onone counseling and business expertise from hundreds of counselors at our eighty-seven Technical Assistance Centers, has the power to jumpstart their dreams,” says Tara Lynn Gray, Director of CalOSBA.

Everett Sands , CEO Lendistry. Photo: Courtesy of CBM

Jay King, President and CEO of the Sacramento-based California Black Chamber of Commerce, says he

applauds Gov. Newsom for understanding the historic systemic challenges minority businesses face and for “doing something about it.” But giving Black businesses grants is not a “cure-all,” he says.

“It is like putting a bandaid on a bullet wound, if we don’t do more to really fix the problems small businesses face,” King explains. “Ninety six percent of Black businesses are mini or micro that means they make less than $100,000 or less than $35,000 a year, respectively,” King continued. “Only 4 % of our business earns more than $100,000 annually. We have to put more resources and technical support around these businesses.”

King says informing Black business owners about opportunities like the Dream Fund and making sure they know how to apply for or access the funding is critical to making sure the people who need the help get it.

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Poetry magazine, one of the country’s oldest and most prominent literary publications, will for the first time have a Black editor. Adrian Matejka, an educator, former state laureate of Indiana and prize-winning poet, begins his new job May 16.

“I couldn’t be more humbled or excited to be the new editor of Poetry,” Matejka, 50, said in a statement. “The 19-yearold version of me, thumbing through the magazine’s pages with wonder, would have never imagined that he would one day be part of such a vital literary institution.”

Matejka, whose 2013 collection “The Big Smoke” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, added that he was “committed to re-imagining Poetry not only as a venue for poetics, but more importantly, as one that is in service of poets and treats writers as the gifts that they are.”

Matejka’s hiring was announced by the Poetry Foundation, a Chicago-based organization that oversees Poetry.

The foundation was established in 2003 after Ruth Lilly, an heir to the Eli Lilly pharmaceutical fortune, donated $100 million to the magazine. Poetry, founded in 1912, has published T.S. Eliot, Marianne Moore, John Ashbery and many other leading writers. Several

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“As an accomplished poet, educator, and past poet laureate, Adrian brings invaluable talent and experience. We look forward to his leadership and collaboration with the team to share new poets and poetry with the world,” Michelle T. Boone, who in 2021 became the foundation’s first Black president, said in a statement.

More than 1,500 poets, subscribers and teachers among others published an open letter denouncing the statement as vague and dispassionate. The letter’s endorsers called on the foundation and Poetry magazine, which support and organize a wide range of workshops, grants and awards, to provide “a significantly greater allocation of financial resources toward work which is explicitly anti-racist in nature and, specifically, fighting to protect and enrich Black lives, in and outside of Chicago.”

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Everett K. Sands, the CEO of Lendistry, says he is excited to help California new businesses access the capital they need to “begin on their journeys.”

Matejka poems have run in the magazine.

Like numerous literary institutions, the Poetry Foundation has been addressing criticisms over diversity and social awareness. Two years ago, in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd, the president and board chairman resigned amid criticism over a foundation statement expressing “solidarity with the Black community” and declaring faith in “the strength and power of poetry to uplift in times of despair.”

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Poetry has not had a permanent editor since the summer of 2020, when Don Share resigned after the magazine was criticized for publishing a poem which Share himself described as “insidious” and “particularly oppressive to Black, Pacific Islander, and Asian people.” The foundation called his departure part of the “ongoing changes and conversations” outlined in its open letter.

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