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Vol. 62 No. 7 | Thursday, February 17, 2022

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Serving San Diego County’s African & African American Communities 62 Years

Civil Rights Leaders Slam Tesla

After Automaker Charged With Discrimination

By Tanu Henry California Black Media

Featuring local and national articles and information highlighting our rich African American heritage.

NAACP California-Hawaii Conference President Rick Callender says he supports the decision of the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to slap automaker Tesla Motors with a discrimination lawsuit. The complaint accuses the company of “systemic racial discrimination and harassment.” Callender says “racism is rampant” at the electric vehicle manufacturer’s plant in Fremont, an East Bay city located about 44 miles east of San Francisco.

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER & Covid-19 Updates SEE PG. 12 & 6 Covid-19 cases in southeast La Mesa Rental Assistance

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DOJ Intervenes in

TCM’S JACQUELINE STEWART

Puts Black Film History in Focus Black Couple’s Home

Local Creole Flavor

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Black Bla ck History Hi s t ory Events

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Appraisal Lawsuit

Film scholar Jacqueline Stewart makes a r ich cont r ibut ion to TCM for Black History Month, leading discussions about “Selma” with its star, David Oyelowo, and highlighting the work of Oscar Micheaux and other pioneering filmmakers. The result is both celebratory and thought-provoking.

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Microbusiness COVID-19 Grant

Application Period Opens

By Gig Conaughton County of San Diego

Film Scholar Jacqueline Stewart will co-host a collection of films honoring Black History Month. (John Nowak/TCM via AP)

Affordable Rentals Shrinking,

Mortgage Denials Growing For African Americans

“Microbusinesses” around San Diego County hurt by COVID19 can now officially begin applying online for $2,500 grants. Visit https://www. sdivsbdc.org/county-of-sandiego-micro-business-grantprogram/.

The County Board of Supervisors last week approved making 1,550 grants totaling $3.8 million, funded in part by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate, to some of the smallest businesses in the county, like home businesses and sidewalk vendors.

The list could include home businesses like pet sitters, shoppers, cleaners and home health care workers, and sidewalk vendors like food cart operators.

Microbusinesses may be eligible for a $2,500 grant if their business: • Was started before Dec. 31, 2019, is the owner’s primary

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Sr. National Correspondent In 2020, Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin, a Black couple in San Francisco, sought to refinance their home mortgage. Janette Miller, a licensed appraiser, named a defendant in the lawsuit, appraised the couple’s home at $995,000. However, a few weeks later, another appraiser set the home’s value at $1,482,500.

On Monday, the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division filed a statement of interest in a private discrimination lawsuit where the homeowners allegedly received an appraisal for nearly $500,000 less than the actual value because they are Black.

In 2020, Tenisha Tate-Austin and Paul Austin, a Black couple in San Francisco, sought to refinance their home mortgage.

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source of revenue, and is currently operating or has a plan to reopen Generated less than $50,000 in revenue in the 2019 tax year Currently has five or fewer full-time employees and had five or fewer employees in 2019, 2020 and 2021 Was significantly impacted

by COVID-19 Has not previously received any grant money from the California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program

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Janette Miller, a licensed appraiser, named a defendant in the lawsuit, appraised the couple’s home at $995,000. However, a few weeks later, another appraiser set the home’s value at $1,482,500. They received the second and more significant appraisal after getting a Caucasian friend to pose as Tate-Austin.

By Charlene Crowell Center for Responsible Lending Regardless of locale, profession, or income, every family needs and deserves a home. But for many — especially Black Americans and other people of color — finding and maintaining

affordable housing is increasingly difficult. New research documents not only escalating rental costs, but how Black American efforts to buy affordable homes are blocked by high denial rates nearly double that of white consumers.

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The couple said Miller used coded phrases like “Marin City is a distinct area” when she valued the property. They said those comments were related to their race and complained to their mortgage lender.

For the second appraisal, they hid photos and artwork with distinguishing African American characteristics and replaced them with those belonging to their white friend.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Tesla:

and other racist writing are etched onto walls of restrooms, restroom stalls, lunch tables, and even factory machinery. They have complained that Black and/ or African American workers are assigned to more physically demanding posts and the lowest-level contract roles, paid less, and more often terminated from employment than other workers.”

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“We demand a racist free workplace. Business & Gov. orgs should know racist behavior is not tolerated in CA. Who thinks they should own a @Tesla now?” tweeted Callender after DFEH filed the lawsuit Feb. 9.

“Segregation at the Fremont factory, along with the absence of Black and/or African Americans in leadership roles, has left many complaints of rampant racism unchecked for years,” says the lawsuit filed with the Superior Court of California in Alameda County.

The Rev. Amos Brown, cochair of the African American Empowerment Council, vice-chair of California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans and Pastor of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, also condemned Tesla.

“As early as 2012, Black and/ or African American Tesla workers have complained that Tesla production leads, supervisors, and managers constantly use the n-word and other racial slurs to refer to Black workers,” the complaint continues. “They have complained that swastikas, “KKK,” the n-word,

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“We had a conversation with one of our white friends, and she said, ‘No problem. I’ll be Tenisha,” Tate-Austin told reporters last month. “I’ll bring over some pictures of my family.’ She made our home look

More than 15,000 people work at the Fremont plant, according to the DFEH lawsuit. Blacks make up about 20 % of workers on the assembly lines and about 3% of corporate employees.

There are no Black executives. The lawsuit also alleges that, in the past, there have been few opportunities for advancement for Black employees, and they are disciplined more and more harshly for violations than other races.

edge the recognition. That says a lot about their culture and people in leadership.”

Ke v in Kish, Dire c tor of DFEH, says the agency has received hundreds of complaints from Tesla employees.

“The facts of this case speak for themselves. DFEH will continue to take steps to keep workplaces free of harassment and racism,” he said.

Tesla responded to the DFEH lawsuit in a blog post, calling the legal action “misguided” and stating that the claims date back to a period between 2015 and 2019.

“The struggle continues.

Racism is not dead. This is just another virus that is rearing its ugly head,” he said. “It is time this nation and corporations admit, atone, and act to end racism so that there will be equality of opportunity for African Americans.”

“As the former director of Rainbow Push Coalition’s Automotive Project, I know how imperative it is that we continue to call out discrimination in any form. I’m not surprised because this is indicative of their culture.

Tesla doesn’t support communities of colors in the way in which it does business,” said Glenda Gill, a member of the Black Women’s Collective strategy committee. “Recently, I attended an automotive industry event and Tesla won three top ethnic markets awards. They didn’t show up or acknowl-

like it belonged to her.”

could grant relief.

The couple filed a fair housing discrimination lawsuit against Miller and her company, Miller and Perotti Real Estate Appraisers, Inc., and AMC Links, LLC. Miller and her company have filed a motion to dismiss the case, claiming that the couple failed to state a claim upon which a court

“The United States respectfully submits [our] statement to provide an overview of the FHA and to address two questions of law raised in the defendants’ motion,” the DOJ said in a statement.

residential appraisers. The statute’s text and case law make clear that it does. Second, the defendants lay out the elements of a prima facie case and argue that the plaintiffs have failed to allege these elements,” the DOJ stated.

“The defendants assert that the FHA does not apply to

“But the plaintiffs need not allege facts that make out a

“The DFEH has decided to sue Tesla instead of constructively working with us. This is both unfair and counterproductive, especially because the allegations focus on events from years ago,” Tesla’s response reads.

“Tesla strongly opposes all forms of discrimination and harassment and has a dedicated Employee Relations team that responds to and investigates all complaints,”

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the post continues.

Yet, in 2020, DFEH says it received 31 Tesla employee complaints citing discrimination based on race, gender and other factors. Last year, a San Francisco jury ordered the company to pay a Black employee, Owen Diaz, $137 million. Diaz, who was an elevator operator, says he was traumatized because he suffered racial abuse while working for the automaker.

prima facie case at this stage.

The act simply requires that the plaintiffs allege a plausible entitlement to relief as a result of the defendants’ ‘discriminatory housing practices.”

Austin said he and Tate-Austin researched the market well and upgraded their home before the first appraisal.

“They would call me boy or ‘n-word push the button on the elevator,’” Diaz told KTVU in Oakland. “And when I was complaining to Tesla’s upper management and letting them know what was going on, it’s like I became public enemy number one.”

Diaz said the verdict in his case was a message to Tesla CEO Elon Musk: “Clean your factory.”

“We did our homework,” Austin told the Reparations Task Force in a panel on the racial wealth gap in October. “We believe the white lady wanted to devalue our property because we are in a Black neighborhood, and the home belonged to a Black family.”

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Superintendent Search

San Diego Unified will host a community forum for the public to meet the superintendent finalists and provide feedback. The Board will introduce the permanent superintendent in mid-March 2022.

In-Person Community Forum

The event will also be live streamed. Zoom Webinar Link: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/89749595768 | Webinar ID: 897 4959 5768

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12:00 - 2:00PM Wilson Middle School, 3838 Orange Avenue, San Diego 92105 The District follows an Indoor Guidance for Events protocol

RSVP by emailing superintendentsearch@sandi.net. Submit your questions for the candidates, no later than February 24 so they can be addressed at the forum, and any feedback/comments regarding the forum no later than March 1

Make your voice heard and attend the community forum! The San Diego community has a unique opportunity to help select the next Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District. We urge members of the community to participate and share their thoughts about the importance of an inclusive and equitable education for all students. —Chris Wilson

Interpretation Services and ASL Interpretation Available

For more Information please visit the Superintendent Recruitment and Selection webpage.

If you need interpretation in another language, email amorales@sandi.net.

For ASL Interpretation Services, use the QR Code to complete the form.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Black History, Black Print and You

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher D r. C a r t e r G. Woodson and the work he left behind certainly makes the case today for the study of Black History. Without his work most of us would not know who we are or how many things we have done to contribute not only to this nation but also to mankind. For 195 years, the Black Press has been a guardian and transmitter of our history.

When it was against the law to teach a slave to read and write, the Black Press was already telling our story to those who could read or just listen as others read to them.

Oh, how far we have come. Today we have the freedom to read, but too few of us are reading. Social media and its abbreviated written language, along with television and the internet, have replaced our desire too often to even open a book. But now, more than ever, is the time to once again add reading to learning and following our history in the making. The Black Press not only carries our history and stories, continuing the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, but our press has extended our stories to the digital world providing news and facts that we can rely on coming from our “trusted messengers”.

But none of this works if we don’t take the time to embrace, read and digest the written story of our past and present, as told by us.

Our newspapers have survived because of “us” and not because of the large ad accounts we never had. We never had the large grocery store, department stores and automobile dealership accounts.

We never had the large newsrooms, printing presses and classifieds accounts that made white papers rich. But we continued to tell our

story with the help of so many of us who volunteered services and time to share our stories with those among us.

This Black History Month is probably one of the most important in our history. We are under attack as Jim Crow racism moves on voter suppression in the form of reducing voting sites and equipment, and replacing true election officials with those who have bought The Big Lie that Trump is still President. We must speak truth to power as we remind our brothers and sisters of the racism of voter denial, the counting of jelly beans in a jar as permission to vote, and the push for what White Conservatives are calling “Critical Race Theory” as a means of re-writing our history without racism and lynchings which they imposed upon us.

If they pass laws to restrict our voting, then we, as the Black Press and Media, must use “Print” and “electronic” means to remind us of why history says we can’t allow those with such practices to stop us.

We must ignite the perseverance of our history to rise in numbers above the challenges being placed before us. We must become so laser focused that our lives and the lives of those who agree with us out number our opponents. President Biden is only a symbol of what we are struggling for: to keep America an inclusive democracy. It's up to us to reignite the spirit and faith of our fathers that brought us this far so that we don’t lose ground. It comes down to “Our History, Our Print and You”. We must write our story, today which will be our history tomorrow, and we must make sure that we are included in telling our own stories.

Teachable Moments For Impressionable Youth

By Vernon A. Williams CIRCLE CITY CONNECTION For those not paying attention and those who just don’t care, there is no distinction of the times and they could care less about what’s going on around them. But these times are difficult for the conscientious.

Even Black people seem to be tired of talking about it. A lawsuit is filed against the National Football League for failing to hire Black and minority coaches. How does the league respond, out of vacancies filled since the end of the season, only one new hire is African American.

Fifteen years ago, there were seven Black coaches in the NFL. Two of them, Lovie Smith (Chicago Bears) and Tony Dungy (Indianapolis Colts) made history by coaching the Super Bowl in the same year.

Smith happens to be the new Black hire and his joining the staff at Houston doubles the number of

NFL coaches to two.

So perhaps on one hand, this league which has 70 percent Black players has actually increased coaches of color by 100 percent. Such a statement would clearly be facetious, a bad and untimely joke. But the lack of response to the outcry for equity in football is indigenous to the mood of the nation; the antiBlack mood of the nation.

Because a reality show host with no record of public service beat the most qualified woman to ever run for president in 2016, the nation is left with six ultra-conservative Supreme Court justices, a full frontal assault on democracy in state legislatures, disgraceful insurrection at the nation’s capital and a feckless Congress.

Disrespect has become so commonplace in the current climate that no one blinks when a Black woman in the U.S. House of Representatives – Democrat Joyce Beatty

Black History — Critical and Factual, Not Theory

By Congressman James E. Clyburn (D-SC) House Majority Whip Focus on the history-making contributions of Blacks in America began when Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History successfully lobbied for the creation of Negro History Week in 1926.

They chose a week in February that could embrace the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Civil Rights activities on college campuses in the 1960s agitated for expanding the week to the entire month of February. President Gerald Ford formalized Black History Month in 1976, and every President since has followed suit.

Black history has taken on new meaning in this polarized political era. Education Week reports that since January 2021, 14 Republican-led states (Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Utah, Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Montana, and Idaho) have imposed bans or restrictions on teaching about racial issues, and similar legislation is currently pending in another 23 states. These states claim to be protecting primary and secondary school students from being taught critical race theory or “things that make white children uncomfortable.”

Theory is part of the higher education experience; not the K-12 curriculum. While no one will deny the significant accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriett Tubman to our nation’s history; telling their stories has nothing to do with “critical race theory.” Their contributions and those of many others, are some critical race facts that are missing from most of our textbooks and many of our discussions.

For example, I often tell the story of Thomas Edison and Lewis Latimer. Thomas Edison’s invention of the incandescent light bulb is found in all our history books,

and we are all comfortable with his story. What is not found in all our history books is the critical fact that he could not keep his bulb from overheating and burning out. It was not until Edison collaborated with Lewis Latimer, the son of escaped slaves, that he got his bulb to work. Latimer had invented a long-lasting, carbon filament. The fact that it was Latimer’s invention that made the light bulb functional, seems to be uncomfortable for some to read in our history books.

sewer tunnels in Morgan’s hometown of Cleveland. However, due to their race, white men were credited with the rescue.

There are many other similar facts. Thomas Savery, a white man, is known as the inventor of the steam engine; one of the most important inventions during the Industrial Revolution. However, the steam engine was very inefficient because it had to be constantly shut down for lubrication, a very dangerous and time-consuming task. A critical and not very well-known fact is that Elijah McCoy, also the son of escaped slaves, invented an automatic oil cup, which allowed engines to be lubricated mechanically while continuing to run. His invention saved the limbs of many “oilers” and created a more efficient and cost-effective means of keeping steam trains running. It is reported in many places that Elijah McCoy’s genius as an inventor is what gave rise to the very well used question that everybody seems comfortable using; “Is that a real McCoy?”

What all these inventors have in common is that these critical facts about Black Americans have been overlooked and forgotten by history. In fact, when the Lemelson-MIT Invention Index was released in 2012, of the 1,000 young people between 16 and 25 were asked who was the greatest inventor of all time, 52 percent said Thomas Edison. There were no Black inventors on the list, which illustrates how we are failing our students by perpetrating false equivalences like critical race theory versus critical race facts.

John Haldane, a Scottish inventor is often credited with having invented the gas mask during World War I, which began in 1914 and ended in 1918. The fact is Garrett Morgan, a Black man, invented the earliest gas mask after the 1911 New York Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire that killed 146 garment workers. Morgan patented his “breathing hood” in 1914, and he and his brother used the gas mask invention in 1916 to successfully rescue workers trapped by an explosion in

of Ohio – admonishes a white male Republican colleague, Representative Hal Rogers of Kentucky, to wear his mask as required, and he instead responds, “kiss my ass.”

P-E-C-T.” Just last month, Variety magazine projected her Academy Award nomination for both acting and in the original song category for her track, “Here I Am.”

Beatty is not just any African American female lawmaker. She is the chairperson of the prestigious Congressional Black Caucus. She replied to the matter saying, “This is the kind of disrespect we have been fighting for years, and indicative of the larger issue we have with GOP members flaunting health and safety mandates.”

It is business as usual in Hollywood to ignore Jennifer Hudson.

After all, there have been just over 3,100 Oscar statuettes handed out in the 93 year history of the awards yet only 17 were awarded to Black women in all the dozens of categories available. By comparison, one white man, Walt Disney, earned 26 Oscars from 1932 to 1969.

Disagreement on issues is politics as usual. The disrespect is reprehensible. After rebuke of the Black Caucus, Rogers apologized. But it should never have happened. Period.

Almost as a footnote the momentum for social justice that experienced a meteoric rise in the U.S and around the world, from the grass-root level to corporate board rooms, has all but dissipated.

Where are those tens of millions of dollars pledged by Fortune 500 companies – including professional sports and the entertainment industry. There is little evidence of

In entertainment, Jennifer Hudson was snubbed, not even receiving the Oscars’ Best Actress nomination – after her sterling portrayal of Aretha Franklin in the hit biopic, “R-E-S-

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Morgan also met resistance when trying to sell the gas masks. He hired a white actor to pose as the inventor, while he disguised himself by wearing the hood during presentations. Despite these challenges, Morgan went on to invent the three-position traffic light and sold the patent to General Electric for $40,000.

This Black History Month, we must raise our voices and fight against the false, politically motivated, narrative about schools teaching critical race theory.

Our history is what it is and no amount of whitewashing or book banning will change it. But with enlightened leadership, we can learn its lessons.

Dr. Woodson wrote of his Negro History Week creation that, “If a race has no history, it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.”

There are so many African Americans in all walks of life who have been trailblazers. If we don’t tell their stories and teach future generations of their contributions, our history is erased. And that is a critical fact. any broad, sustainable initiatives or deep corrective impact since 2020.

Conversely, feigning fear of what is characterized as “critical race theory,” the nation is rapidly imposing laws and educational policies to severely restrict or forbid the teaching of topics in the schools that even remotely relate to racial matters past or present. Not only does that extinguish momentum ignited for more substantive anti-racial practices, but it threatens to exclude Black culture and life in America altogether.

Rather than run from these affronts on so many levels, we should instead teach young people of all races – but particularly Black – the urgency of being proactive in fighting a pattern that distorts or conflicts with higher values.

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LOCAL NEWS/COMMUNITY Students and Teachers Celebrate Black History Month with

Flag Ceremony

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Following the recent Board of E du c at i on re s olut i on recognizing Black History Month, San Diego Unified hosted a ceremony to raise the Black Lives Matter flag at district headquarters. The event was led by student members of the San Diego

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Un i f i e d B l a c k Stu d e nt Union Coalition, with chapters from several district schools represented. Students were joined by the Youth Advocacy team, school staff, and district leaders including Board President Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne for the flag raising.

Board of Supervisors Update Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

$3.875M for micro biz grants approved

$3.875 million in funds have been approved to help 1,550 microbusinesses with fewer than 5 full time employees. The microbusinesses that receive the grants can use the money to purchase equipment, invest in work-

ing capital, apply for new permits, and for debts and costs accrued because of COVID-19. The funds will be prioritized for those in r ural are as, low-income communities, low wealth areas, or businesses majority -owned and operated by veterans, women, minorities, or persons of color. Details about applying for the grants

will be made available in the near future.

New working families ordinance passed

A Working Families Ordinance has passed with a vote of 3-2. The action passed requires the use of a skilled and trained workforce and the payment of prevailing wage on construction pro-

j e c t s over $1 mi l lion on C ou nt y l an d. T h e ord i nance also outlines sick leave requirements in line with State standards for any employees working on County-owned leased land.

While County staff provided the option for enacting a wage floor to set minimum standards for wages for any employees on Countyowned land, the Board decided that such a measure would be premature as stakeholder input must first be gathered specifically on this issue.

T h e Wo r k i n g F a m i l i e s Ordinance will require a second reading on March 1, 2022, and will go into effect 30 days after the second reading. It will be effective as contracts or projects come up for renewal.

Action taken to build housing and reduce greenhouse gas emissions

A vote of 3-2 has passed a measure to accelerate new housing development in key growth areas, and permanently exempt affordable housing development from Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) costs throughout the unincorporated region, and bring the county into compliance with state environmental and land use laws.

East County to receive emergency shelters in the next year

The Board of Supervisors approved actions related to, compassionate emergency solutions and pathways to housing for people experiencing homelessness. The estimated completion of the Plans is early to mid-2022.

The program that County staff created addressed three categories of solutions, including emergency shelters, specialized funding for the imminent needs of unhoused people, and enhanced street outreach, case management, and data collections and analysis of the County’s homelessness efforts.

The Plan for emergency shelters identified three options applicable to the San Diego region, which include non-congregate sleeping cabins, safe parking facilities, and safe camping facilities (RVs). These shelters will include additional on-site services that have been identified by stakeholders’ input and research.

Action to balance housing and climate action taken

A two-phased approach to implement the state’s Vehicle Miles Traveled law has been approved to balance the need

for housing with the need to address climate change. The first phase will be to firm up within six months the current definitions of “infill” areas in unincorporated communities where housing developments could be built without triggering Vehicle Miles Traveled study and mitigation. Phase two will be to begin longer-term work to explore “unlocking” vast portions of the unincorporated areas where development could be stymied

by Vehicle Miles Traveled requirements.

The Board members voted 3-2 to finish identifying infill areas in unincorporated communities that could potentially allow interested developers to build as many as 5,441 homes without Vehicle Miles Traveled study and mitigation. The Board also voted 3-2 to the longer-range phase, which would start with staff coming back to the Board in four months with a “sustainable land use framework” that could ultimately lead to an update of the County general plan.

Chairman Nathan Fletcher Featured on “From the Desk of the Editor”

San Diego County Board of Supervisors Chair Nathan Fletcher (right) sat down on Wednesday, February 9, with GODRadio1.com to speak with Dr. John Warren (far left), publisher of the Voice & Viewpoint; Latanya West (middle), managing editor of the Voice & Viewpoint, and Dr. Leonard Thompson (bottom left). The popular “From the Desk of the Editor” segment features interviews with local elected officials and leaders to speak on their work and what they are doing for San Diego. Have a question for your elected official? Call in and join the discussion every Wednesday at 7PM at GODRadio1.com, (858) 251-6111. Photo: VV via Facebook.

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STATE/LOCAL NEWS

New Counties La Mesa Announces Mortgage & Rental Assistance Program Adopt Voter’s Choice Act Model Expanded program aims to help more families impacted by COVID-19 Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. has announced that 11 new California counties have adopted the Voter’s Choice Act (VCA) election model while two more counties will complete their transition to the voting model later this year.

“We are proud to announce that the number of VCA counties will nearly double from the current 15 to a total of 28 counties statewide in 2022,” Secretary Weber said. “As a part of California’s efforts to provide eligible voters more convenience and flexibility, VCA counties will provide more opportunities to

Cruz, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Ventura, and Yolo. Two additional counties are currently under local review and are awaiting board approval.

Amador, Butte, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sacramento, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Tuolumne adopted the model in previous years.

“By giving voters more days and more ways to vote, these new Voter’s Choice Act counties have an enormous opportunity to make voting more convenient and acces-

The City of La Mesa. Photo: Via www.cityoflamesa.us

As part of the City of La Mesa’s commitment to help struggling La Mesa families impacted by the COVID19 pandemic, the City announced today the expansion of the current Mortgage Assistance Program to also include rent payment relief for residents. Beginning Monday, February 14, 2022, applications will be accepted for rental assistance.

“We are committed to getting this assistance into the hands of our residents who have been hardest hit by

COVID-19, and this relief is a way to help those who are still having trouble paying mortgage or rent,” said La Mesa Mayor Mark Arapostathis. “We urge our residents who need help with mortgage or rent payments to apply, and help us get the word out about this vitally important program.”

Last year, the City received federal Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus funding with the goal of helping families recover from the economic

impacts of the pandemic.

To help administer the program, the City contracted with Home Start Inc., a non-profit child abuse prevention and treatment agency that has strengthened families and communities since 1972. The maximum award amount is $5,000 per household to help with past due balances or future mortgage or rent payments. Applications will be accepted until program funds are exhausted.

“We are honored to partner

with the City of La Mesa to provide financial assistance to residents helping them to achieve housing stability and preventing potential homelessness,” said Andrea Castellanos, Homeless Prevention Team Lead at Home Start.

To learn more about eligibility requirements, visit the program’s website. For questions about the program, please email lamesa.assistance@ home-start.org or call 619643-6202.

As Mandates End, State, Counties Unmask With Caution

By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated Californians expired. As COVID-19 cases decline, public health officials say the state is easing restrictions in an effort to return the state to pre-pandemic normalcy.

“Omicron has loosened its hold on California, vaccines for children under 5 are around the corner, and access to COVID-19 treatments is improving,” said Dr. Tomás J. Aragón, Director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH).

“With things moving in the right direction, we are making responsible modifications to COVID-19 prevention measures, while also continuing to develop a longer-term action plan for the state.”

According to the CDPH, COVID cases are down 65% after a sudden spike late last year due to the Omicron variant. Vaccination rates are also increasing, both at the state and national levels. As of Feb. 11, 64.3% of the US population and 73.3% of California’s eligible population have been fully vaccinated, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and California state health officials.

“Unvaccinated people will still need to wear masks indoors,” tweeted Gov. Gavin Newsom last week.

However, not all California’s counties will be following Newsom’s lead. During a press conference on Feb. 9, Santa Clara County Health Officer and Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody announced that the county will not be lifting mandates until officials there determine case rates, vaccinations, and hospitalizations are low enough to reopen.

“Our case rates are 40% of what they were but we still have very high levels of community transmission, still higher than at any other point in the pandemic pre-omicron,” said Cody.

“The risk of being exposed to someone with COVID in our community is still high.”

The other eight Bay Area counties have announced that they will follow the state’s lead. Los Angeles County will keep mask mandates indoors for vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike but could raise some outdoor event mask mandates as early as Wednesday, February 16, as long as hospitalization rates stay at their current level.

Los Angeles County has the highest COVID case rate in the state, followed

by San Diego and Riverside counties, according to state health officials. Both San Diego and Riverside counties ended their indoor mask mandates along with the state on Tuesday.

across the state may continue mask requirements in their places of business but a majority of California’s counties have announced that they will be lifting mask mandates for vaccinated people, following the lead of the state.

On Feb. 10, Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 115, authorizing a $1.9 billion COVID-19 relief package to bolster the state’s ongoing emergency response.

Photo: Courtesy of CBM

Last week, Newsom’s administration implemented measures to make sure statewide COVID case rates continue to decline. On Feb. 9, Newsom signed SB 113 and SB 114, extending paid COVID-19 sick leave until Sept. 30 of this year, and providing $6.1 billion in relief for California businesses, respectively.

“As California continues to lead the nation’s economic recovery, today’s action deepens our commitment to supporting the workers and businesses that have sustained us all during this unprecedented pandemic and are driving our economy,” said Newsom.

“We’re ensuring that workers have the time they need to take care of themselves and their loved ones, expanding our nation-leading small business relief grant program and supporting the businesses whose innovation and entrepreneurial spirit help make California the fifth largest economy in the world,” he continued.

Many private establishments

“California has led the nation’s f ight against COVID-19 with a comprehensive response that has saved countless lives. As we emerge from the Omicron surge, we’re not letting our guard down,” said Newsom.

“The COVID Emergency Response Package will ensure the state has the resources to continue tackling this challenge head-on, with funding to enhance our testing and vaccination efforts, support frontline workers, strengthen our health care systems and battle dangerous misinformation. I thank our legislative leaders for their continued commitment to protecting the health of our families and communities as we navigate the evolving pandemic,” the governor continued.

California Black Media’s coverage of COVID-19 is supported by the California Health Care Foundation.

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In addition to the vote-bymail options available to all Californians, voters in VCA counties will have up to 10 days of in-person voting and the choice of casting their ballot at one of several voting locations within their county.

sible for working voters as well as voters from historically underrepresented communities,” said Stephanie Doute, Executive Director for the League of Women Voters of California. “Democracy belongs to us all, so we applaud these counties for moving forward to increase access and participation.”

New counties adopting the voluntary VCA model this year include Alameda, Marin, Merced, Riverside, San Benito, San Diego, Santa

More information on the Voter’s Choice Act can be found at the Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voters-choice-act.

choose how, when and where voters cast their ballots.”

2020 CA Redistricting Commission Clears Legal Hurdle

Final maps not challenged Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The 2020 California Citizens Redistricting Commission has announced the absence of a lawsuit challenging the new Congressional, Senate, Assembly, and Board of Equalization maps. Article 21, section 3(b)(2) of the California Constitution states that any registered voter in this state may file a petition for a writ of mandate or writ of prohibition, within 45 days after the commission has certified a final map to the Secretary of State (SOS).

Because maps were certified to the SOS on December 27, 2021, the deadline to file a lawsuit was February 10, 2022, at midnight.

“The absence of a state lawsuit challenging these maps is a testament to the effectiveness of California’s open, publicly accessible redistricting process and the design of its independent redistricting commission. While the maps do not please everyone, we believe they are fair and equitable. We would have confidently defended these maps in court but are thankful we now won’t need to,” stated Commission Chair Russell Yee. The possibility of other legal challenges remains. Article 21, section 2(i) of the state Constitution states that

the map enactment date (12/27/2021) triggers the 90-day period for a referendum petition to be filed.

In the absence of a sufficient and timely referendum petition being filed, the maps would otherwise become “effective” 90 days after enactment/certification (3/27/22).

On Monday, February 7, the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated a congressional map in Alabama that a lower court ruled hurt Black voters. The state Constitution’s legal challenge deadline does not apply to any challenge that might be filed in federal court alleging a violation of the U.S. Constitution or the federal Voting Rights Act. Every 10 years, California must redraw the boundaries of its electoral districts so that the state’s population is evenly allocated among the new districts.

In 2008, California voters passed the Voters First Act, authorizing the creation of the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission to draw new State Senate, State Assembly, and State Board of Equalization district lines. For more information, visit www.

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COVID-19 UPDATES CDPH’s New Guidance on Face Coverings Masks are still recommended Voice & Viewpoint Newswire As of February 16, 2022, San Diego County will follow California Department of Public Health

whether you’ve been vaccinated or not, though. COVID-19 cases and hospitalization are declining across the state. This is due in large part to the collective efforts of Californ-

san diego county

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

719,068

preventing serious disease, hospitalization, and death from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

REPORTED TESTS

9,758,966

Changes Taking Effect February 16, 2022:

Masks required Photo courtesy of CDC

guidance guidelines that recommend everyone wear a face covering in indoor public settings,

ians to get vaccinated, get boosted, and wear masks. The COVID19 vaccines remain effective in

Face coverings will continue to be required for everyone in these settings, whether you’ve been vaccinated or not.

• On public transit, such as buses, trains, airplanes, ferries, taxis

VACCINATION RATES

BY RACE / ETHNICITY

Black or African American 4.6% Multiple Race 0.7%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1.0% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5%

Other Race 9.2%

Latino or Hispanic 44.5%

Asian 8.3%

HOSPITALIZED

21,215

• Universal masking shall remain required in only specified settings.

Only unvaccinated persons are required to mask in all Indoor Public Settings. Fully vaccinated individuals are recommended to continue indoor masking when the risk may be high.

COUNTY COVID-19

White 31.1%

ICU

2,039

SOURCE: County of San Diego.

Last updated 2/9/2022

SOURCE: County of San Diego as of 2/9/22

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and ride services, and in the areas that serve those, such as airports, transit stations, etc.

Indoors in K-12 schools, childcare and other youth settings Healthcare settings, including long-term care facilities Detention facilities Homeless shelters, emergency shelters and cooling centers

Unvaccinated people If you are not fully vaccinated you will need to wear a face covering in indoor public settings. That includes retail stores, restaurants, theaters, family entertainment centers and government offices.

SOURCE: SanDiegoCounty.Gov

What Doctors Want You to Know to Protect Yourself from Omicron Omicron is between 1 . 5 to 3 times more transmissible than the Delta variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID19. Additionally, people who manifest symptoms are doing so more quickly

than with previous strains — sometimes just two to three days after exposure.

And recent evidence shows daily Omicron deaths in the United States have exceeded those from the Delta variant.

Amid these troubling facts,

there is pervasive confusion about what steps individuals should be taking right now to protect themselves.

“Although we have effective tools — particularly vaccines — to limit the spread

of the virus and severity of COVID-19, the latest surge of cases fueled by the Omicron variant has created new challenges and raises important questions about masks, testing and isolation guidance,” says Gerald E. Harmon, M.D., president of the American Medical Association (AMA). Here’s what you need to know to keep yourself safe, according to the AMA:

• Get vaccinated: Although

breakthrough infections have increased with Omicron, COVID-19 vaccines remain extraordinarily effective at preventing severe illness, hospitalization and death. All those who are eligible for the vaccine and booster should get them. Learn more at GetVaccineAnswers.org.

• Wear a higher-quality mask: The CDC says that

while the best mask is the mask you’re going to wear

c o n s i s t e n t l y, well-fitted respirators, such as KN95s and N95s, provide the highest level of protection. N95s are no longer in short supply, and the federal government recently announced that it is sending 400 million N95 respirators to pharmacies and community health centers across the country, where you can get them free of charge. In lieu of respirators, surgical masks and double masking also offer additional protection over a cloth mask.

• Testing is critical: Visit

ama-assn.org/deliveringcare for a helpful guide from the AMA on which test is right for you. You should consider getting tested if you have symptoms or if you have had a known close exposure to someone with COVID-19, and maybe before gathering

Photo: CDC

indoors with people outside of your household. If you test positive, the AMA suggests testing negative before ending any isolation period. An antigen test is the best tool to determine whether someone is still infectious. And even if the repeat test is negative when ending isolation, patients are advised to wear medical grade masks for at least five days after ending isolation.

You can receive four free, at-home COVID tests by signing up here: special. usps.com/testkits.

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DELAY AHEAD FOR PFIZER’S

COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Under 5

By Lauran Neergaard and Matthew Perrone Associated Press U.S. regulators on Friday, February 11, put the brakes on their push to speed Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to children under 5, creating major uncertainty about how soon the shots could become available.

The Food and Drug Administration had urged Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to apply for authorization of extra-low doses of its vaccine for the youngest children before studies were even finished — citing the toll the omicron variant has taken on children.

Next week, FDA advisers were supposed to publicly debate if youngsters should start getting two shots before it’s clear if they’d actually need a third. But Friday, the FDA reversed course and said it had become clear it

needed to wait for data on how well that third shot works for this age group.

Pfizer said in a statement that it expected the data by early April.

age — the 2- to 4-year-olds — two shots didn’t rev up enough immunity.

FDA’s vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said he hoped parents would understand that the decision to delay was part of the agency’s careful review and high scientific standards.

And a study of a third dose isn’t finished yet — meaning the FDA was considering whether to authorize two shots for now with potentially a third cleared later, something highly unusual.

Friday, the FDA didn’t say exactly what new data Pfizer was providing except that it involved the critical issue of a third dose.

“We take our responsibility for reviewing these vaccines very seriously because we’re parents as well,” Marks told reporters during a teleconference.

“ We b e l i e v e a d d i t i o n a l information regarding evaluation of a third dose should be considered as part of our decision-making,” the agency said in a statement.

Pfizer’s early data showed two of the extra-low doses were safe for kids under 5 and strong enough to give good protection to babies as young as 6 months. But once tots reached the preschool

The nation’s 18 million children under 5 are the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Film: Continued from cover

“Our programing runs all the way from the 1920s to 2014, almost a century of African American filmmaking,” Stewart said. “We see the same kinds of themes, a call for racial justice. People will get a much deeper sense of the complexities of these questions and why we have to be raising these questions in our country.”

The February slate honoring African American films and creators is just one aspect of how Stewart, TCM’s first and sole co-host of color since 2019 and a University of Chicago professor, has upped the channel’s game.

Focusing on Black film history once a year “can’t be the full-stop experience for TCM,” said Pola Changnon, its general manager.

“Having Jacqueline at the table, she’s a voice in driving the programming selections,” Changnon said. “She’s really great in pointing us to things that we might not have thought of before, not only films, but also other experts who can really bring life to these movies.”

and Black cinema, was a TCM guest before she was brought in as the first host of the ongoing “Silent Sunday Nights” showcase for domestic and international films and shorts.

In 2021, the newly opened Academy Mus eum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles named her its chief artistic and programming executive, with a portfolio including screenings, exhibitions and educational outreach. (Stewart is on sabbatical from the cinema and media studies department at the University of Chicago, where she earned a doctorate degree in English).

Last year was a banner one: Stewart received a fellowship from the MacArthur Foundation, an honor nicknamed the Genius Grant, for ensuring that overlooked Black filmmakers and audiences have “a place in the public imagination,” as the foundation said.

She considers her work to be part of a larger and urgent American reassessment: “We all need to think more deeply about questions of racial equality and social justice” as the past several years have shown.

Stewart, whose academic focus is on silent films

“We’ve had some really deep conversations at TCM about

Denials:

Herbert, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS).

“And this sector suffered the most drastic employment cuts over the past two years, which has only compounded existing inequalities.”

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While it is encouraging that this new research documents real-life bargains and locales to access the American Dream of homeownership, mortgage lenders must clearly account for their reasons to deny Black Americans owning their own piece of America. The longstanding racial homeownership gap is today only 43% for Black households — 30% less that of white households at 3%. Further, as long as Blacks are forced to struggle with rising rental costs, these same families are denied the housing cost containment of a fixed-rate mortgage, as well as family stability, and the wealth-building that accrues to homeowners.

Despite unprecedented federal housing assistance during the pandemic, a report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) finds stark racial and income divides in its analysis of the nation’s rental market. Nearly a quarter of Black renters were behind on rent in the third quarter of 2021, as well as 19% of Hispanic renters. By contrast, the share of white renters in arrears was half that: 9%.

“This disparity reflects longterm discrimination in labor markets that has consigned many households of color to low-wage jobs in the service industry,” says Chris

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The grants are planned to be distributed equally among the County’s five supervisorial districts, aided by outreach at events, farmer’s markets and libraries, and through community groups and door-to-door canvassing.

State and County officials hope the grants will reach microbusinesses run by

The term, ‘rental affordability’ is a ratio of monthly housing costs as a percentage of household income. Researchers, lawmakers and other housing stakeholder groups, consider affordable rent to cost no more than 30%. For homeowners, this ratio must also take factors other than the mortgage payment into consideration. Property taxes, homeowner’s insurance and the required private mortgage insurance for small down payment home purchases, must also be included in the calculation.

But with low rental vacancy rates in most metro areas, rental increases are widespread, and ‘affordable’ rentals are in short supply.

The number of units renting for less than $600 fell by 3.9 million between 2011 and 2019, the JCHS report found. Additionally, 17.6 million rentals—40 percent of the nation’s supply—are located in areas with at least moderate risk from threats caused by climate change.

And the 7.2 million renter households headed by a person aged 65 and over is expected to continue rising over the next two decades.

“Given that people of color those that have historically faced barriers to obtaining capital, including women, minorities, veterans, limited English speakers, businesses in low- to mid-income rural areas and people without documentation.

The grant application page can be reached either through the County’s Microbusiness COVID-19 Relief Grant Program webpage found at https://www. sandiegocounty.gov/microbusinessgrant.html, or

what it means to show classic films at this historical moment, and how we can reflect on the legacies of misrepresentation in those films and an erasure of people of color,” she said, and on “the sexism and homophobia, the transphobia, that we find in classic films.”

Last year, for TCM’s “Reframed: Classic Films in the Rearview Mirror” project, Stewart and her four co-hosts examined blatant racial stereotyping and other demeaning elements in movies including 1927’s “The Jazz Singer,” 1939’s “Gone With the Wind” and 1961’s “The Children’s Hour,” which depicts samesex relationships as shameful.

Stewart’s appearances as a guest expert on TCM eventually put her in the co-host lineup with Ben Mankiewicz, Dave Karger, Alicia Malone and Eddie Muller.

“We were always so impressed with not only everything she knew coming in, but just her grace and presence in being on camera and communicating with another host about what she knew,” Changnon said. “Not everyone can translate that kind of academic expertise’ for viewers. are more likely to have lower incomes and to rent rather than own their homes, the geographic concentration of rental housing helps to perpetuate patterns of racial and socioeconomic segregation,” noted Whitney Airgood-Obrycki, a JCHS Research Associate and lead author of the new report.

A transition to homeownership can be key to containing family housing costs. Other recent research documents how affordable homeownership is still possible for moderate-income families.

In its 2022 Rental Affordability Report, ATTOM, curator of a national property database, found that paying a monthly mortgage

Stewart says she’s pleased by the scope of TCM’s Black History Month programming, which continues on Sundays through Feb. 27 and includes fellow scholars Racquel Gates and Samantha Sheppard.

“Having two films by Oscar Micheaux, two films by the Colored Players (film company) of Philadelphia — they’re some of the most moving and accomplished of the early race films,” Stewart said, applying the term generally used to refer to movies made by and for African Americans in the first half of the 20th century.

“I hope people take advantage of the opportunity to see them and to see the conversations that we have about them,” she said.

“Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking,” airing 9:30 p.m.

EST Sunday, examines the work of the director and producer who made 40-plus silent and sound films.

Oyelowo is on board Feb. 20 and 27, for presentations including “Selma,” “Malcolm X” and the 1968 documentary “Black Panthers.”

talks about playing Dr. Martin Luther King in ‘Selma’.... and the urgency of stories like that for our contemporary moment,” she said.

Stewart’s research, teaching and writing, including the 2015 book “L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema,” prepared her to expand her audience to the universe of film buffs — which she’s been part of since childhood. Growing up in her native Chicago, Stewart and an aunt would indulge regularly in watching late-night films on TV. “We would talk about the movies during the commercial breaks and her passion for classic movie stars,” Stewart recalled. “Her fandom really rubbed off on me.”

Her attention was caught by the Black actors who were largely relegated to minor roles in most Hollywood studio productions.

classical films, the presence was there.”

“I became curious about that presence, and I wanted to know more about what those people were. And I wanted to think about the racial politics of presenting Black people in those ways on screen,” Stewart said.

Silent films also fascinated her, becoming a tentpole of her studies.

“I love silent acting styles because you’re not relying on the dialogue to tell the story. Instead, actors are really doing things in terms of their expressions, in terms of the ways that actors interact with each other,” she said. Silent films are a “much more sophisticated form of artistic expression... and they laid the groundwork for everything that comes after.”

Stewart ultimately coupled her early love of movies with the direction gained from her extended “family of teachers” in Chicago’s public schools.

“I really appreciated the deep ways in which he thinks about the significance of the roles that he takes. He

“They may be uncredited and they’re playing servants, but they’re there. Our eyes go to those actors, and I was always intrigued by people like Hattie McDaniel and Willie Best and Theresa Harris,” she said. “I always felt even though Black people were not at the center of the narrative of mainstream

on a median-priced home is more affordable than the average rent on a three-bedroom property in 666, or 58 percent, of the 1,154 U.S. counties analyzed for the report.

ATTOM, homeownership is the most affordable in the Midwest and in the South.

Moreover, many of these areas are already home to large numbers of Blacks and other people of color.

Lake County (Gary), IN; Seminole County, FL (outside Orlando); Knox County (Knoxville), TN; East Baton Rouge Parish (Baton Rouge), LA, and Jefferson Parish, LA (outside New Orleans).

“[H]ome ownership still remains the more affordable option for average workers in a majority of the coun-

The most affordable homeownership among counties with a population of at least 1 million are Allegheny

But as long as mortgage application denial rates disproportionately impact Blacks, Black homeownership will continue to lag behind the rest of the nation.

Now, while interest rates remain low, Blacks are being locked out of cost-savings enjoyed by others and the resulting wealth growth.

try because it still takes up a smaller portion of their pay,” said Todd Teta, chief product officer with ATTOM. “For now, though, rising wages and interest rates around 3 percent are enough to offset recent price run ups and keep ownership on the plus side of the affordability ledger compared to renting.”

In general, according to

directly at the Small Business Development Center’s website found at https:// www.sdivsbdc.org/countyof-san-diego-micro-business-grant-program/.

opment Corporation, the South County Economic Development Council and the San Diego East County Economic Development Council.

The County has contracted with Southwestern College’s Small Business Development Center to collect and process online applications and to conduct outreach along with the Asian Business Association of San Diego, the Logan Heights Community Devel-

The County’s grants must be distributed in 2022. The first application process began Feb. 15 and will run until 5 p.m. on March 31.

If there is grant money left after the first round, additional application periods will be held.

County (Pittsburgh), PA; Bexar County (San Antonio), TX; Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), OH; Harris County (Houston), TX; Hillsborough County (Tampa); Philadelphia County, PA and Wayne County (Detroit), MI.

“It’s a family that really believes strongly in education and (held) a lot of expectations about how best to use the gifts that you have and the privileges that you have,” she said.

The Urban Institute’s new analysis of the annual Home Mortgage Disclosure Act compares the race and ethnicity of those denied mortgages in 2020 for purchase loans as well as home improvement and refinance loans. In each of these loan types, the largest gaps in denial occurred between Blacks and whites. In home improvement loans, 63% of Blacks were denied compared to only 39% for whites.

Similarly, nearly a quarter – 24.5% of Blacks were denied home purchase loans, while the corresponding number for whites was 13.4%.

Homeownership is also a viable option in smaller locales with populations of 500,000 or less including:

Instead of being locked out, it is time to bring the benefits of home equity and wealth-building to more families. Black America must have its fair share of the American Dream.

Youth:

require history books, it can be taught in the moment.

Continued from page 3

Young people are going to become older people making decisions on which road to follow. They are rightfully confused with so many adults behaving badly. We cannot relent in the obligation to teach them to opt for the high road in the midst of adversity.

This is a time for teaching the importance of character over what is popular in the moment. This is a time to teach how important it is to stand on the side of right rather than with the crowd.

There has seldom been a better time to instill and explain the importance of values. This lesson doesn’t

This commentary originally appeared in The Chicago Crusader.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS AFRICAN COACHES SHOW GAIN IN JOBS ONCE RESERVED FOR WHITES Global Information Network Africa may finally be trusting its own coaches.

This year’s Africa Cup of Nations featured 15 African-born coaches, leading some to conclude that local coaches had broken through racial and ethnic barriers to a level long reserved for Europeans.

Teachers striking

THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS SUSPENDED IN ZIMBABWE AFTER REJECTING LOW PAY

But do the success stories in a few nations mean that the coaching pathway has truly opened up for local coaches in Africa?

While impossible to say definitively, the success of Aliou Cisse, coach of Senegal’s Lions of Teranga in this year’s African Cup of Nations, (AFCON) appeared to erase all doubts in the minds of thousands of Senegalese fans celebrating jubilantly across the country’s capital.

“He allowed us to get the cup we had been waiting for years. We’ve none better than him,” said one of Cisse’s ecstatic fans.

Until recently, European coaches were preferred by African teams despite their spotty achievements on the continent. In the book “Feet of the Chameleon: The Story of African Soccer,” author Ian Hawkey confirmed what many knew to be true.

“It’s tough for an African coach or manager to get a good job in soccer and even tougher for him to keep it,” he wrote. “But it can appear very easy to get a good coaching job in African soccer if you are from Europe or South America.”

One such European coach was Claude Le Roy, nicknamed “the White Wizard”, who arrived in Cameroon and took charge of the Indomitable Lions in 1986. After a narrow defeat in that year, they trounced Nigeria 1-0 with a lone goal in the 55th minute.

The 73 year old Le Roy took over Togo’s team in 2016. He managed to lead them to the 2017 finals in Gabon but he was sacked after they failed to reach the 2021 AFCON finals in Cameroon.

“To say Togo’s journey in the AFCON qualifiers was underwhelming would be an understatement,” wrote Ali Ismail, sports analyst. The team would now miss on their second consecutive Africa Cup of Nations, with their last appearance coming in 2017 one year after Le Roy’s appointment.

Victorious Lions of Teranga of Senegal

Despite several defeats, Le Roy managed to win the Cameroonian Order of Merit, the second highest honorary decoration in 2021. He returned the honor with a signed copy of his book “Claude Le Roy, blond magician” which he gifted to President Biya.

Winfried Schäfer of Germany also coached the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon from 2001 to 2004.

Schafer claimed credit for getting Samuel Eto’o Fils arguably the best African player of all times to “train full throttle”. Herve Renard, another Frenchman, was recently recruited from Saudi Arabia at a salary of $100,000 monthly to coach Ghana’s Black Stars.

Meanwhile, African coaches were forced to settle for interim positions, often being replaced before the major competitions came around.

“We felt powerless and hurt by these choices,” Mali’s national coach Mohamed Magassouba told DW, the German news service.

“To those above, we were not good enough to manage our national teams. No matter what we did, we were not supported.”

“Native coaches in general are not respected,” he told DW, “even when we have the required skills and the same qualifications as Europeans.”

Sadly, Africans recruited to play in European teams have found themselves locked into contracts that deny their right to play at home for major games.

Just before the recent African Cup games, European clubs initially refused to release their African players to their national teams for the tournament last month.

The association body of European clubs, ECA, linked the decision to the pandemic.

European clubs and nations use their powerful economic position to dictate the contract terms for soccer players from African nations.

The loss of Africa’s most talented soccer players to European leagues has been viewed as ongoing post‐ colonial exploitation. Ydnekatchew Tessema, former president of the Confederation of African Football, a vociferous critic of the export of African players once argued: “When the rich countries take away from us our best elements, we should not expect any chivalrous behavior on their part to help African soccer.”

Analysis of the 2018 World Cup in Russia revealed a high presence of African (black and Arabic) players in top European teams. Of the four semi-finalist teams, only Croatia was 100% white, while France (63% white), Belgium (31% white) and England (37% white) had a high number of children of immigrants.

This increasing prominence of African players has both positive and negative consequences. In the words of Inter Milan star, born to Congolese parents, Romelu Lukaku: “When things were going well … they were calling me Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker. When things weren’t going well, they were calling me Romelu Lukaku, the Belgian striker of Congolese descent.”

Global Information Network Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa suspended thousands of striking teachers for three months without pay after they rejected a 20 percent salary increase as insufficient.

Teachers in Zimbabwe earn about $90 a month.

Schools had opened this past week after a month-long delay due to a surge of Covid-19 cases, but many teachers did not report for work as they protested the poor salaries.

Primary and Secondary Education Minister Evlyn Ndlovu said teachers not reporting for work were being suspended for three months to allow for “investigations”.

Unions said the suspensions would affect as many as 135, 000 teachers and warned that schools would have to close if the threats are carried out.

The government action angered parents.

“The government should respect teachers,” one parent was quoted to say, “so that our children can learn at school. We are just coming out of lockdowns and now the schools are open but no learning is taking place. What kind of future are we building for our children?”

Another parent, added: “At the end of the day, teachers expect to be paid. Unfortunately that pay is not forthcoming. Their salary is already eroded on a daily basis.

They are parents too, they also have kids to take care of ”.

“Teachers have been reduced to paupers, they are living in poverty,” Obert Masaraure, president of Amalgamated Rural Teachers Union of Zimbabwe was reported to say. “We know there is an ongoing academic genocide, we are losing a whole generation, a generation that is now engaged in child marriages because they can’t be in school, a generation that is taking to drugs because they can’t be in school.

“Our call to government is to immediately resolve the value of teachers’ salaries”, Masaraure said.

Ndlovu announced the action saying: “The ministry would like to inform the nation and its valued stakeholders that all officials from the ministry, who absented themselves from duty since the opening of schools on Monday, February 7, have been suspended without pay forthwith for a three-month period,” Ms Ndlovu said.

“During this period, members are not to hinder or interfere with any investigations or evidence relating to the alleged misconduct.

After their historic victory in last month’s competition, the Senegalese national team was rewarded with a cash prize of $87,100 and a plot of land in the capital Dakar. The team was crowned champions of Africa for the first time in their history.

FAMED UGANDAN NOVELIST CLAIMS

K. Rukirabashaija

TORTURE IN DETENTION OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS Global Information Network A human rights watchdog group is calling on the government of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni to investigate claims by internationally acclaimed writer, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, that he was severely tortured while in detention for his social media postings.

Human Rights Watch called the arrest of the satirical novelist a testament to the continued repression of dissidents in the East African country through strict cyber security laws.

Rukirabashaija was arrested shortly after Christmas over a series of unflattering social media posts about the President and his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba.

The 33-year-old published writer said military officers broke into his home in Kampala, beat and blindfolded him, confiscated his phone, and drove off with him to an unknown location where he was kept for 14 days without access to family or lawyers.

On Feb. 9, two days after a court denied his application to have his passport returned, Rukirabashaija said he fled the country to seek

medical treatment for the injuries caused by the beatings.

nication to disturb the peace, quiet or right of privacy of any person.”

instead of persecuting them,” HRW researcher Oryem Nyeko said.

Rukirabashaija is the author of the books “Banana Republic Where Writing is Treasonous” and The Greedy Barbarian” for which he will share the PEN Pinter International Writer of Courage prize with Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga.

Ru k i r a b a s h aij a t h an ke d M s .

Dangarembga for choosing to share her PEN prize with him. “If it weren’t for PEN, I would still be somewhere in prison – perhaps forgotten,” he said. “When I was hanging on chains in the dungeons, I swore to my tormentors that I would never write again if they gave me a chance to live… Truth is, I survived death.”

In a related development, popular social activist Oliver BarkerVormawor, Ghanaian leader of the lobby group #FixTheCountry, was arrested this week after making comments on social media against a controversial bill.

Activists have been repeatedly targeted using the strict Computer Misuse Act which muzzles freedom of expression online, especially if it involves criticism of senior government officials or “willfully and repeatedly uses electronic commu-

“The authorities should end the criminalization of protected speech online and offline and address legitimate concerns raised by critics

The bill, popularly known as E-Levy, proposes a 1.75% tax on electronic transactions including mobile money payments. “If this E-Levy passes… I will do the coup myself,” wrote the activist for which he was arrested.

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SAN DIEGO ARTS

There’s Trouble In Mind at The Old Globe Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg.

Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.

Ramona Keller as Wiletta Mayer in Trouble in Mind, 2022.

Photo by Rich Soublet II, Courtesy of The Old Globe.

believable people. Featuring codeswitch upon code-switch, Childress highlights an impossible problem found in most Black communities: What is more important - self-respect, survival, or comfort?

The cast of Trouble in Mind, 2022. Photo by Rich Soublet II, Courtesy of The Old Globe.

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Me ant to debut on Bro adway nearly 70 years ago, Trouble In Mind fell prey to the very oppression it was written to protest.

Producers had Childress rewrite the ending so many times she gave up and let the play fade away. As Old Globe’s director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg notes, the overarching

Childress does her best to present different Black experiences, even while painting with a broad brush.

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Trouble In Mind focuses on veteran Black actress, Wiletta Mayer (played by Ramona Keller). A supposedly anti-lynching play, coupled with an integrated cast and crew and an arrogantly eccentric director, cause her to confront both her own behaviors and those of the

Keller turns in a superlative performance as Wiletta, almost telling the audience more when she is not speaking. The interactions with the doorman, Henry (played by Tom Bloom), are particularly well done. Henry is a reference to an era when Irish Americans were considered “negroes” alongside Black Americans.

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Written and set in the Jim Crow, “separate but equal” era, a key theme is how theater both transcends and reinforces social issues.

We watch a play-within-a-play, observing all the actors using the same door and eating together in restaurants in seeming contradiction to the racism they despise. Yet the Black cast are severely stereotyped as “part of their job”, playing illiterate, overly naive characters.

The show reflects eerily, with many of the underlying questions of equity and dignity still relevant today.

people around her in terms of race and respect. Special notice should be taken that The Globe’s production looks at not only racial, but gender inequalities, with Judy (played by Maggie Walters) finding more in common with the Black members of the production due to continual denigration.

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Playwright Alice Childress. Photo courtesy of The Old Globe.

For those familiar with the genius of African-American author and playwright Alice Childress, Trouble In Mind is a wink-andnod moment of the sly savante at her best. For some, it is a comedy with an unresolved ending. For the Black-American community, it is a slice-of-life even while being impossibly exaggerated. Wisely choosing experienced director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, the Old Globe’s production of Trouble In Mind does an amazing job capturing the subtleties Childress built into her work.

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The emotions Childress looked to stir in the 1950s are still present in a modern audience. Snippets of overheard audience conversations featured comments like “It felt like it didn’t finish - I was waiting for the resolution” and “So was the problem with what the director said at the end…?”. This confused discontent came from those who will never live a Black experience.

For them, Childress’ message is different: If you want resolution, resolve it; change the situation, confront your unconscious bias, take on the problem.

More t h an a s i mp l e c om e d y, Trouble In Mind is a rich layering of tropes and truths designed to reach different audiences on different levels. Well-cast and thoughtfully directed, The Old Globe’s production of Trouble In Mind is a slice-of-life and history that is well worth seeing. The show runs until March 13, 2022, and discount tickets are available on The Old Globe’s website (www.theoldglobe.org) with the code “Voice”.

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Celebrating The Legacy of Malcolm X Library

A reflection on this important San Diego landmark as we celebrate Black History Month

By Conita Butts Contributing Writer The City of San Diego can boast of having beautiful African American tributaries to our history. One of the tributes is the Malcolm X Library located on Market Street in Southeastern San Diego. Although it was established several years ago, in 1996, and remodeled in 2016, when the Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab was established, it remains a constant reminder of the ever-growing reach toward acknowledgement and acceptance of the giants of change in African American history.

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The library serves a large population of youth and adults, alike from the communities of Lincoln Park, Encanto, Valencia Park and Emerald Hills. It is an invaluable source of information for community-related events and is regularly visited by people from various walks of life.

Daniel Summers and his service dog, Daisy

Retired machinist, Daniel Summers, visits the library often throughout the week; “I come to read and spend a time here since I retired.” He and Daisy, his service dog, have found it to be a home away from home.

work of the Teen IDEA Lab, which recently reopened on a limited basis.” With its ear to the community, the Malcolm X Library continues to be a community treasure.

However, the library isn’t just a library; several community groups meet on the grounds, including Friends of the Library. It is a place where a myriad of committees and groups convene.

The warm, welcoming, and friendly atmosphere of the library is a result of the leadership of Librarian Alan Buggs and his staff.

They also ensure the library is fully engaged in recognizing Black History Month as evidenced by a beautiful wall display created by the staff and youth. Says Mr. Buggs, “It is the

Librarian Alan Buggs Photos: Conita Butts

Honoring the accomplishments of our Black students, faculty and staff during February and throughout the year!

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Alicia and John Colby pictured with their family, Blake Colby (8) and John Terrell IV (22) Photo: Myda Clark, Agape Photography

AJ’s Creole Cuisine and West Coast Smokehouse at the Hillcrest Farmers Market in April 2021.

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Locals Bring

Authentic Creole Flavors to San Diego

By Ahliyah S. Chambers Contributing Writer

Alicia and Jonathan Colby are a married couple who, like others, created a business at the start of the pandemic. Alicia Colby, who was born in the Bay Area and raised in Europe, came to San Diego when she was in 10th grade. Since then, Alicia has committed her time to teaching full-time in the San Diego Unified School District for the past 28 years. Her family is a French and Creole melting pot as they all come from the Caribbean Islands, Texas, and Louisiana.

Growing up, Alicia found herself watching the Food Network in her leisure time.

As the years went on,

she became the most requested cook of her friend group in college, as well as the friends of her two kids, Blake Colby and John Terrell IV.

Over the past two years, word has spread around the community and now they are set up at the Hillcrest’s Farmers Market regularly.

Her mother taught her husband how to smoke meats and it took him nine years to perfect it.

After Alicia tasted one of Jon’s pulled pork sliders, she knew they needed to share their culinary gifts with the San Diego community. Hence, the spark to create AJ’s Creole Cuisine and Smokehouse was started.

AJ’s Creole Cuisine and Smokehouse’s menu items are all family recipes coming straight from Alicia’s Creole roots. Some of their most popular dishes are mac and cheese, beignets, jambalaya, gumbo, empanadas, and creole chicken bites with a buttermilk waffle. Alicia says she cooks all of her food from scratch and uses a lot of coconut in her recipes to ensure it has that authentic island flavor.

At the beginning of the pandemic, with many wineries and bars unable to be open without serving food, AJ’s Creole Cuisine and Smokehouse became a go-to pop-up restaurant option for local businesses and events.

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and they tend to gravitate toward cooking with more andouille sausages. Cajun people being the bayou folks who lived near the water and often include more seafood options when cooking. While there’s a difference between the two, Alicia says it is not uncommon for Creole and Cajun dishes to adopt ingredients from the other.

This Black History Month, treat yourself with some fresh Empanadas from AJ’s Creole Cuisine and beignets and king cake, and West Coast Smokehouse at the Hillcrest support a local business, all at Farmer’s Market in May 2021. Photo credits: Alicia Colby (found via @ajscreole Instagram) once.

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Black History Month: Local Events

BLACK HISTORY 1891

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RICHARDSON RECEIVES PATENT FOR THE CHURN Black inventor Albert C. Richardson received patent #466,470 for the butter churn. The device, consisting of a large, wooden, cylinder and a plunger-like handle created a movement that separated the oily and watery parts of milk.

His invention changed the food industry forever.

WILLIE EARLE LYNCHED

1938

Photo: Via www.sandiego.gov/sdplblackhistory

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire South Carolina’s last lynching on (official) record, 24-year-old Willie Earle was taken from the Greenville jail and beaten by a mob of white taxi drivers before being shot. Earle was accused of beating and stabbing taxi driver Thomas W. Brown.

FBI files show the accusation of Earle actually came from the sheriff. Earle was in a different taxi at a time likely overlapping the attack.

In a departure from normal proceedings in SC to that time, a number of the men who lynched Earle were arrested. 26 of the 31 men arrested freely admitted to the lynching. There was no defense mounted, yet all of the men were acquitted in spite of their confessions.

1963 BIRTH OF MARY FRANCES BERRY American historian, writer, lawyer, activist and professor Dr. Mary Frances Berry is famous for her work with U.S. constitutional and legal history as it centers around African-Americans. She served as the Assistant Secretary for Education in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) between 1977 and 1980 and was a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1980 to 2004. She also served as Provost of the University of Maryland and Chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her awards include the NAACP’s Roy Wilkins Award, the Rosa Parks Award of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and the Ebony Magazine Black Achievement Award. She is a professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania.

BIRTH OF MICHAEL JORDAN Basketball legend Michael Jeffery Jordan was born in New York, but grew up in North Carolina. An all around athlete growing up, Jordan was offered several basketball scholarships f rom var ious universities. He took a break from university in 1984, when he was drafted into the NBA. He played 15 seasons, 13 of them with the Chicago Bulls, retiring from professional basketball in 2003. He also played in the Minor League feeder for the White Sox for 13 months.

In 2010, he bought controlling interest in the Charlotte Bobcats (now named the Hornets).

• FEBRUARY 26: Soul Swap Meet: Black History Month, 1640 Camino Del Rio N, San Diego, CA, 92108 11AM-4PM, sdsoulswapmeet.com • FEBRUARY 19: Paint + Sip: Big Black Energy, E4E Multicultural Collective Center, 1900 N Coast Hwy, Encinitas, CA, 92024, 5:30PM-8PM • FEBRUARY 19: Seafood Sip & Paint - SoulFood Karaoke Edition, 1401 Highland Ave., National City, CA, 91950, 6PM, www.paintmesd.com • FEBRUARY 20: The Midday Soiree X Runway Black Art Gala, 2PM-6PM, themiddaysoiree.com • FEBRUARY 21: Reach for the Stars: Black History Month Story Time, 10:30AM 11:00AM, Celebrate Black History Month by learning about Ronald McNair

in a retelling of a very important turning point in his life. Relax and sit back at home with this online story time on our Facebook page. After the story, enjoy an out of this world planetary craft! You can pick up the craft while supplies last at Logan Heights Library.

Learn more at www.sandiego.gov/sdplblackhistory

• FEBRUARY 24, 25, 26, 27: 30th Annual Kuumba Fest: Black 2F, Lyceum Theater, 79 Horton Plaza, 92101, www.sduw.org

• FEBRUARY 24: The Smithsonian presents: African American Artists, 11:00AM - 12:00PM, Join us for a virtual visit to the Smithsonian American Art museum where we will learn about several amazing works by African American artists. Participants will gain insights into the lives and artistic styles of artists past and present.

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• FEBRUARY 26: The Herbal Lady Presents Pinky’s Up Afternoon Tea, 8735 Jamacha Blvd., Spring Valley, CA, 91977, 1PM-3PM

• FEBRUARY 26: The Urban Swapmeet: Black History Month, Wind of Spirit Worship Center, 6476 Streeter Ave., Riverside CA 92504 2PM-8PM

• FEBRUARY 27: Wolfpack Entertainment Presents Reggae Sunday & Black History Month Celebration, 840 5th Ave., Downtown San Diego, 92101, 9PM • FEBRUARY 28: The Sum of Us: An Evening with Heather McGhee, Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego, CA 92101, 6:30PM-8PM

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

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

In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended.

Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID-19, or is likely to have COVID-19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/ sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2 019-nCoV/health-order.html.

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

Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b), the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 1. Effective June 15, 2021, the Order of the

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

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

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021 WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego EXPIRATION OF EMERGENCY REGULATIONS As Director of Emergency Services for the County of San Diego, I am authorized to promulgate regulations for the protection of life and property pursuant to Government Code Section 8634 and San Diego County Code section 31.103. The Health Officer Order and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, shall expire as a regulation for the protection of life and property, on June 15, 2021.

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

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HEALTHY LIVING/EDUCATION Blood Donations Still Needed Inaugural Black Amid First-Ever Red Cross Children’s Book Week Blood Crisis LOCAL AUTHOR LAUNCHES

Author Veronica N. Chapman to celebrate Black children

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire While there has been an encouraging response to the dire need for blood across the nation, the American Red Cross needs more people to give in the weeks ahead to recover from its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. Those interested are urged to schedule the earliest-available blood or platelet donation appointment in their area to help ensure accident victims rushed to the emergency room, those being treated for cancer and others who count on blood product transfusions can receive life saving care without delay.

Now that February has arrived, and the effects from the spread of the omicron variant and winter weather appear to persist, people are urged to make an appointment now to give blood or platelets in the weeks ahead by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-7332767). As a thank-you for coming out to help save lives during this

blood crisis, those who give blood or platelets Feb. 1-28, 2022, will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card via email.

Volunteer opportunities available During this challenging time, the Red Cross is also actively recruiting blood drive volunteers who play vital roles in supporting the nation’s blood supply. For volunteer opportunities to support Red Cross blood collections, visit redcross.org/volunteertoday.

Health insights for African American donors At a time when health information has never been more important, the Red Cross is screening all blood, platelet and plasma donations from self-identified African

American donors for the sickle cell trait. This additional screening will provide Black donors with an additional health insight and help the Red Cross identify compatible blood types more quickly to help patients with sickle cell disease who require trait-negative blood.

Blood transfusion is an essential treatment for those with sickle cell disease, and blood donations from individuals of the same race, ethnicity and blood type have a unique ability to help patients fighting sickle cell disease. Donors can expect to receive sickle cell trait screening results, if applicable, within one to two weeks through the Red Cross Blood Donor App and the online donor portal at RedCrossBlood.org.

Community Input Sought on SDCCD Goals and Plans Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is inviting members of the public to share opinions that will help shape the district’s future mission, vision, and direction as part of a six-month project to develop a districtwide strategic plan.

The SDCCD strategic plan will ser ve as a roadmap that guides district activities over the next five years. A key focus of the plan will be how the district can fulfill its commitment to equitable outcomes for the 100,000 students it serves annually.

Public input will be sought in two ways: through an online survey and

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at two community meetings. The first community meeting is scheduled for March 1 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. via Zoom. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/SDCCDCommunity-Meeting-1 A follow-up meeting will be held later this spring, when a draft of the strategic plan is ready for comment and review. Similar to the community meeting, the online survey will seek input on key issues to be addressed by the strategic plan, areas of opportunity, and what distinguishes the district and its colleges. A link to the online survey will be available later this month.

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SDCCD Chancellor Carlos O. Turner Cortez says relative to previous strategic plans, the new plan will be much more ambitious in its scope and in the district’s efforts to secure input.

“Public participation in the strategic planning process is essential.

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire In an effort to extend Black History Month to celebrate Black children, and the power of positive representation, Entrepreneur and children’s book author Veronica N. Chapman will launch Black Children’s Book Week (BCBW). The inaugural global celebration starts on February 27, 2022, and concludes on March 5, 2022.

“Research shows that when Black children see themselves represented positively in their media, it fortifies their self-esteem and helps protect them from the impact of racism,” says Veronica N. Chapman, founder of Black Children’s Book Week. “In an ideal world, Black children would get to grow up fully experiencing the joys and protections of childhood, and not be dehumanized simply for having melanin-rich skin. Instead, they are often affected by and fully Each day, the district and its colleges affect the lives of thousands of San Diegans and we are committed to developing a plan that is responsive to their hopes and concerns,” Chancellor Cortez said.

In addition to the at-large commu-

aware of the devastating impacts of racism, which can replace their natural childhood curiosity and zest with anxiety and fear. Black Children’s Book Week is an invitation for everyone to be intentional about making sure Black children feel our love.”

Administered by Boxxout Enterprises and Black Baby Books, a platform dedicated to simplifying the discovery of children’s books with Black characters, many have responded to BCBW’s call to action to help “raise the vibration in the world” for Black children. Authors, educators, community advocates, and more, are organizing events during the week to accomplish this goal. To learn more about Black Children’s Book Week or to attend, visit https://blackbabybooks.com/ bcbw/ and follow Black Children’s Book Week on Instagram @blackchildrensbookweek. nity meeting, individual District Office and college planning charrettes will take place in March and April. The entire project is expected to conclude this summer and implementation of the strategic plan is expected to begin during the 2022-23 academic year.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The San Diego County Board of Supervisors is seeking applicants who wish to serve the unexpired term of the elected SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERIFF The Sheriff’s provides law Department enforcement services that aim to protect everyone’s right to life and security of person. This includes approximately one million diverse county residents spanning the nearly 4,500 square miles of service area, nine contract cities, the Grossmont/Cuyama Community College District, seven court facilities throughout the county, and 18 Indian reservations, in addition to the approximately 5,000 individuals that are in custody per day. Ensuring public safety requires positive engagement, proactive involvement, and genuine connection with the diverse communities and residents being served.

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On February 18, 2022, the referenced Plans are being released for a 45-day public review and comment period.

Public testimony can be heard on the proposed Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, Public Housing Admissions and Continued Occupancy Policy, and Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Administrative Plan.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003521 Fictitious business name(s): JJM Construction Located at: 3560 James Cir. #4 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was: 01/27/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Veronica Lopez Madrigal 3560 James Cir. #4 Spring Valley, CA 91977 --Jose Madrigal 3560 James Cir. #4 Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003788 Fictitious business name(s): Ferrer Mobile Notary Services Located at: 11425 Matinal Cir. San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/08/2012 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kirsten Regina Ferrer 11425 Matinal Cir. San Diego, CA 92127 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 14, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002786 Fictitious business name(s): Stonecrest Auto Repair & Tires Located at: 3690 Murphy Canyon Rd #101 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 02/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mada Auto LLC 3690 Murphy Canyon Rd #101 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 02, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 02, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 Read Free Online @ SDVoice.info

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002407 Fictitious business name(s): South Hills Real Estate --Towne Centre Realty Located at: 41 3rd Ave. Suite C Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/12/1997 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ofelia Hermosura Reyes 28399 Cottage Way Murrieta, CA 92563 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003742 Fictitious business name(s): Eternal Janitorial Services Located at: 4062 43rd Street San Diego, CA 92105 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: Kenyon Stacks 4062 43rd Street San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 14, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001934 Fictitious business name(s): Pure Nature Located at: 4371 Swift Ave Apt #5 San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego --3245 University Ave, Ste. 1 San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/25/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Micheaux Roache 4371 Swift Ave Apt #5 San Diego, CA 92104 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002901 Fictitious business name(s): Side Hustle Chocolate San Diego Located at: 12017 Wintercrest Dr. #319 Lakeside, CA 92040 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Constance Denise Graham 12017 Wintercrest Dr. #319 Lakeside, CA 92040 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002073 Fictitious business name(s): Great Edge Management Truckers Dispatching Solutions Located at:

25275 Potrero Valley Rd. Space 222 Potrero, CA 91963 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: GEM 2 GEM LOGISTICS, LLC 25275 Potrero Valley Rd. Space 222 Potrero, CA 91963 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003160 Fictitious business name(s): Hamamoto Designs Located at: 3805 Boundary St. #6 San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/07/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rick Hamamoto 3805 Boundary St. #6 San Diego, CA 92104 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 07, 2027 2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001907 Fictitious business name(s): The Called Ones Cleaning Services Located at: 5248 Beachfront Cove #194 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego --29884 Olympic Dr 1 Menifee, CA 92585 County of Riverside 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: Josy-Joy Oulai Kei 29884 Olympic Dr 1 Menifee, CA 92585 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001930 Fictitious business name(s): Above & Beyond Detailing Located at: 4055 48th St Apt 2 San Diego, CA 92105 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: Marquette Landrey 4055 48th St Apt 2 San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002479 Fictitious business name(s): Joy Just Own Yours --Just Own Yours --A Dose With A Coach Located at: 6846 Benson Ave

San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 01/31/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joy Just Own Yours LLC 6846 Benson Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003138 Fictitious business name(s): GMT Cab Located at: 1930 Parkland Way San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 11/08/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Gugsa Makonnen 1930 Parkland Way San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 07, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001807 Fictitious business name(s): 7 Streams Fleet Located at: 2805 Morena Blvd Unit 8 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: Ronald Rashad Price 2805 Morena Blvd Unit 8 San Diego, CA 92117 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003251 Fictitious business name(s): FSO Clothing Located at: 1440 Hotel Circle N Apt 382 San Diego, CA 92108 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: Antoine Asante Jah Hartzog Jr 1440 Hotel Circle N Apt 382 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 08, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 08, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001861 Fictitious business name(s): Beneficial Factory Mobile Detailing Located at: 4337 Z St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 741180 San Diego, CA 92174 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: Gary Wyatt 4337 Z St San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002427 Fictitious business name(s): Faith Lending Located at: 4163 Conrad Drive Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego --3755 Avocado Blvd., #168 La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/15/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tanya Clark 4163 Conrad Drive Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002340 Fictitious business name(s): Moore Trucking --Moore Transportation Located at: 733 Roca Rd Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was: 01/28/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: James B Moore 733 Roca Rd Chula Vista, CA 91910 --Stephanie G Moore 733 Roca Rd Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003050 Fictitious business name(s): Curtis Freitas and Associates Located at: 2471 Congress St. San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego --421 Broadway Ave #72 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 01/04/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: A’Leon & Associates L.L.C. 2471 Congress St. San Diego, CA 92110 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002966 Fictitious business name(s): Blaze Studio Located at: 6478 Bonnie View Dr. San Diego, CA 92119 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:

Maja Blazejewska 6478 Bonnie View Dr. San Diego, CA 92119 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9003056 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Catholic Sports Camp Located at: 7278 Margerum Ave San Diego, CA 92120 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: James Michael O’Neal 7278 Margerum Ave San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 04, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 04, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002911 Fictitious business name(s): The DewRo Academy Located at: 1644 Summertime Dr El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 02/03/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Nakisha Rodarte 1644 Summertime Dr El Cajon, CA 92021 --Willie Curtis Dew 16570 Inverness St Detroit, MI 48221 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002516 Fictitious business name(s): Rita Broussard Coaching & Consulting Located at: 11039 Scripps Ranch Blvd San Diego, CA 92131 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Unlimited Global Ventures LLC 11039 Scripps Ranch Blvd San Diego, CA 92131 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002894 Fictitious business name(s): Burrito Leo’s Mexican Food Located at: 3170 Main St San Diego, CA 92113 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: Leonardo Urrutia Jr 3170 Main St San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on

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February 03, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 03, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002664 Fictitious business name(s): SD Baja --San Diego Baja Located at: 3667 35th St. San Diego, CA 92104 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: Marcos Cervantes 3667 35th St. San Diego, CA 92104 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002634 Fictitious business name(s): Rainbow Fruits San Diego Located at: 644 Fergus St. 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: Vanessa Lizet Chavez 644 Fergus St. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002608 Fictitious business name(s): Abex Armory Located at: 3543 Bear Drive San Diego, CA 92103 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 06/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Victor Ciccarelli 3543 Bear Drive San Diego, CA 92103 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002606 Fictitious business name(s): The Shape Of Understanding Located at: 10757 Via Linda Vista Spring Valley, CA 91978 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shai David Azoulai 10757 Via Linda Vista Spring Valley, CA 91978 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 01, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on February 01, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002478 Fictitious business name(s): Simple Connection Located at: 5025 La Paz Dr San Diego, CA 92113 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: Nicole Jordan 5025 La Paz Dr San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on

January 31, 2027 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002538 Fictitious business name(s): Rosh Health Center For Integrative and Regenerative Medicine --Rosh Health Center Located at: 4420 Hotel Circle Court #235 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego --4002 Violet St La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Rosh Center For Integrative And Regenerative Medicine Naturopathic Wellness, INC 4420 Hotel Circle Court #235 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002521 Fictitious business name(s): DMV Pronto Located at: 1425 Camino Zalce San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 3863 San Diego, CA 92163 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: Zdravka Kraeva 1425 Camino Zalce San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002518 Fictitious business name(s): Christinas Social Rescue Located at: 4465 50th St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/31/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christina Burton 4465 50th St San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001670 Fictitious business name(s): Bohemian Tarot --Bohemian Wellness And Acupuncture Located at: 4841 W. Mountain View Dr. #25 San Diego, CA 92116 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: Bianca Cyr Waxlax 4841 W. Mountain View Dr. #25 San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002476 Fictitious business name(s): Jumping the Broom Located at: 3515 Grove Street #210 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 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: The Padayo Group Inc 3515 Grove Street #210 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002444 Fictitious business name(s): Infinity Estate Sales Located at: 1842 Placer Mine Lane Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 06/01/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Infinity Enterprises Inc. 1842 Placer Mine Lane Chula Vista, CA 91913 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 31, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001696 Fictitious business name(s): Dilzzy LLC Located at: 3860 Boren St San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: DILZZY LLC 3860 Boren St San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001784 Fictitious business name(s): Meraki Sportfishing Located at: 438 7th Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932 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: John Patrick Hogan Jr 438 7th Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002186 Fictitious business name(s): E & E Tip In-Step Out Flourist & Things Located at: 2254 Judson St. San Diego, CA 92111 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: Eddie Mae Delaney 2254 Judson St. San Diego, CA 92111 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001149 Fictitious business name(s): Nini Bronze Located at: 954 Garnet Ave San Diego, CA 92109 County of San Diego --3115 Jarvis St San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/14/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Laura Thome Bezzi 3115 Jarvis St San Diego, CA 92106 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 14, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002082 Fictitious business name(s): True People True Purpose Located at: 8010 Tealwood Ct Lemon Grove, CA 91945 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: Duret Cassell Gray II 8010 Tealwood Ct Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 26, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 26, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001902 Fictitious business name(s): 619 Apparel --619 Custum Apparel --Shoe Game --Shoe King --Shoe Kings --619 Daygo Dawgs --Six One Nine Apparel --Six One Nine Custom Apparel Located at: 3964 30th St San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Arris Verdelle Henderson 6759 Charlene Ave San Diego, CA 92114 --G. Prime-Time Morgan 478 Westby St Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9002001 Fictitious business name(s): World United Transport.

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Located at: 2248 Ridge View Dr San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 07/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: WORLD UNITED INVESTMENT GROUP LLC 2423 Camino Del Rio South #207 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 25, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 25, 2027 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000598 Fictitious business name(s): Autism Place Located at: 914 East 8th Street #206 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: Vee Meadows 914 East 8th Street #206 National City, CA 91950 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 10, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on January 10, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000371 Fictitious business name(s): Richard Eggson --Richard B. Eggson Located at: 9110 Judicial Drive #8229 San Diego, CA 92122 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: Richard Brian Eggson 9110 Judicial Drive #8229 San Diego, CA 92122 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 06, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 06, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001880 Fictitious business name(s): The King of Little Stars Day Care Located at: 310 S. Anza St. Apt 1 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Hobesse Toussaint 310 S. Anza St. Apt 1 El Cajon, CA 92020 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001808 Fictitious business name(s): Zai’s Unique Treasures Located at: 8583 Aero Drive Apt. 3072 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 03/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Unique Jenkins 8583 Aero Drive Apt. 3072 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001788 Fictitious business name(s): Fallbrook Comfort Food --Comfort Food Located at: 737 Highland Park Fallbrook, CA 92028 County of San Diego --1119 S. Mission Road #354 Fallbrook, CA 92028 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: Sarah Hughes 737 Highland Park Fallbrook, CA 92028 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 21, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 21, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000917 Fictitious business name(s): Maestro Nutrition --Galaxy Nutrition or Will D Mitchell --Megastore --Intellectual Properties SD --Raindrops LLC --Vital Minerals --Sirius Supplements --MKTG ORG

--Diamond Mine1 Located at: 13017 Trail Dust Ave San Diego, CA 92129 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 01/13/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: The Marketing Organization LLC 13017 Trail Dust Ave San Diego, CA 92129 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 13, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 13, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001160 Fictitious business name(s): Prime Assets Solution Located at: 263 Dolo 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: Don Alexander 263 Dolo Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 14, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001277 Fictitious business name(s): Independent Energy Pros Located at: 1325 Gregory Street 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: Brian Bastien 1325 Gregory Street San Diego, CA 92102 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 18, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001828 Fictitious business name(s): Big Fishel Energy Located at: 7255 Navajo Rd. C230 San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Big Fishel Energy, LLC 7255 Navajo Rd. C230 San Diego, CA 92119 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001208 Fictitious business name(s): Literacy Code Smashers Located at: 601 E Palomar St #C185 Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 12/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Cortiss Dionne Smith 601 E Palomar St #C185 Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 14, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 14, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000451 Fictitious business name(s): Mama Lana --Sirenades Studios Located at:

3582 Mt. Acadia Blvd STE. C San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/06/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Serena Nguyen 3544 45th Street San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 07, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 07, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001307 Fictitious business name(s): JEM 5 Photography Located at: 4555 Vandever Ave 20B San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jason Edward McClain 4555 Vandever Ave 20B San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 18, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 18, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000696 Fictitious business name(s): Sunshine Cleaning Company Located at: 273 Wisconsin Ave #26 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Maria E. Angulo 273 Wisconsin Ave #26 El Cajon, CA 92020 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 11, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 11, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001473 Fictitious business name(s): Dirham Collection Located at: 4026 Winona Avenue San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/18/2022 This business is hereby registered by the following: Abdirahman Mohamed 4026 Winona Avenue San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 19, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 19, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000828 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Comprehensive Pain Management Located at: 3703 Camino Del Rio S, Suite 210 San Diego, CA 92108 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: San Diego Comprehensive Pain Management Inc 3703 Camino Del Rio S, Suite 210 San Diego, CA 92108 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 12, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 12, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9000334 Fictitious business name(s): Farah Amina Family Childcare Located at: 4137 58th Street San Diego, CA 92115

County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 01/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Amina Farah 4137 58th Street San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 06, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 06, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001652 Fictitious business name(s): Jama Safiyo Family Childcare Located at: 4038 50th St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 10/16/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Safiyo Jama 4038 50th St San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 20, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 20, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9001840 Fictitious business name(s): Illumitech Located at: 762 Monserate Ave Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles Scott Ward 762 Monserate Ave Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 24, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on January 24, 2027 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17

Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2022-9000695 Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: Sunshine Cleaning Co. Located at: 7429 Central Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 06/19/2020, and assigned File no.

2020-9010389 Fictitious business name is being abandoned by: Anna Rendon 7429 Central Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 11, 2022 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division 37-2022-00003206CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Michael Ye, Anan Wang To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Michael Ye, Anan Wang filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: James Tingxuan Ye PROPOSED NAME: James Tingxuan Wang 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

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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.

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.

a future hearing date.

Lizeth Castaneda filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 16, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61

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

court may grant the petition without a hearing.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 14, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 31-2021-00050482CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Brianna Casey Welsh To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Brianna Casey Welsh filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Brianna Casey Welsh PROPOSED NAME: Brianna Casey Godoy THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 28, 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

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.

2/17, 2/24, 3/3, 3/10 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 325 South Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 37-2022-00003530CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Maria Alexandra Cuenca To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Maria Alexandra Cuenca filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Maria Alexandra Cuenca PROPOSED NAME: Ma Alexandra Cuenca Muñoz THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 15, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a 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

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

The address of the court is: 325 South Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00004521CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tiffany Que Huong Lecong To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Tiffany Que Huong Lecong filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tiffany Que Huong Lecong PROPOSED NAME: Tiffany Lecong Nourrie THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 21, 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 San Diego, CA 92101 2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00003479CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Lizeth Castaneda To All Interested Persons: Petitioner

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 15, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court and personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

A 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.

2/10, 2/17, 2/24, 3/3 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2022-00003707CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Ryan Christopher Smith To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Ryan Christopher Smith filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ryan Christopher Smith PROPOSED NAME: Seven Moon Hehakasapa 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.

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 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central 37-2021-00036416CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Danielle Nicole Garrett To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Danielle Nicole Garrett filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Danielle Nicole Garrett PROPOSED NAME: Danielle Nicole Garrett Thompson THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 01, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court and personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court’s facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 2/3, 2/10, 2/17, 2/24 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2022-00002894CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Laureline Aurelia Jane Gallagher To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Laureline Aurelia Jane Gallagher filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Laureline Aurelia Jane Gallagher PROPOSED NAME: Alexis Rae Lucie Baudelaire 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: March 10, 2022 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 1/27, 2/3, 2/10, 2/17

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Wilma Earlene Washington Case Number: 37-2022-00004485-PR-LACTL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Wilma Earlene Washington A Petition for Probate has been filed by Angelia Ardelle Knight in the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego The Petition For Probate requests that Angelia Ardelle Knight be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on May 3, 2022 at 11:00 in Dept. 504 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 Central - Probate Division If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

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

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

You may examine the file kept by the court.

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

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

Attorney for Petitioner: Antoinette Middleton, Esq. 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite 115 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 235-9501 2/17, 2/24, 3/3

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

Before taking certain very important actions, however,

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BUSINESS / FINANCE 6 Business Strategies After Getting A Door Slammed In Your Face

By Brian Fishbach Urban News Network Actress Erika Alexander experienced a life-altering moment in the early 2010s when pitching a science-fiction film idea to a Hollywood executive. Her idea was for a movie called “Concrete Park”—a science fiction film about black teenagers struggling to survive after suddenly awakening on a distant desert planet.

The executive not only disliked the idea, but said to Alexander that “black people don’t like science fiction because they don’t see themselves in the future.”

That nasty dismissal could hardly be further from the truth. Still, the hurtful words seared into Alexander’s memory. She was offended and angry, but most of all, she stayed determined to get the story of “Concrete Park” out in the world.

And it worked in unexpected ways: “Concrete Park” was

eventually adapted into a successful graphic novel series with fans spanning the globe. Alexander’s journey has come with a few lessons of surviving as a creative entrepreneur:

1. D o not take rejection personally, even if it was personal All entrepreneurs will strike out. You can throw the bat and argue with the umpire all you want, but that will not get you to first base.

After being rejected by that one Hollywood executive, Alexander could have put her energy into avenging the executive for his tasteless judgment. Instead, she kept her focus. If you knock on enough doors, you will see that even if gatekeepers dislike your idea, there may be a chance they say, “this idea is wrong for me, but I know someone else who will love it.”

2. Y ou are never too old and successful to learn a new skill

Take matters into your own hands. It’s a good idea to learn how to do some of the things you’d rather hire others to do. Alexander had zero experience in writing graphic novels before creating “Concrete Park.” Her business partner and illustrator Tony Puryear had zero experience with drawing.

They learned on the fly and hit a home run with their first graphic novel — never mind that they were in their 40s when they did so.

3. F oresight comes from listening Connecting and engaging with your audience is crucial.

If you listen to the details, that probably won’t find you your next customer, but it could lay the groundwork for the next big thing. Fans are hungrier than ever to connect with their idols. Finding innovative ways to engage them will make them invest more in your work. Another key is to pay extra attention when similar criticisms keep coming back to you.

4. T here is nothing noble about being out of touch Even if your business strategies are proven successful year after year, you still must not ignore the ways others are finding success.

It’s easy to reject new trends and technology. For many successful people, it was that stubbornness that brought upon their long streak of victories in the first place.

But stubbornness mixed with pride will get you left behind. Eventually, you are going to look like an imbecile, just as with the case of the executive who said flat-out wrong statements about black filmgoers. He was blatantly out of touch.

Erika Alexander knew it and took her ideas elsewhere. So here’s how not to end up like an old geezer complaining about the future and the youth: if you find yourself repeatedly bemoaning something new and popular, you need to stop talking and listen to why others think it’s catching on.

SDG&E Warns of Utility Scam Calls SDG&E is warning of a new round of scammers targeting utility customers.

The robocalls tell customers that their power will be turned off within the hour and direct them to press “1” to reach customer service, where they demand immediate payment to keep service in place. This scam is troubling because the calls sound professionally produced and claim to connect customers to the billing and collections department. If the scammers do not reach a person on their first call, then they will likely call back or leave a message with the same instructions.

Common Scams Scammers often threaten immediate service disconnections if a customer does not pay immediately. SDG&E will never contact customers to tell them they must pay now or risk immediate disconnection. The company works with customers on payment plans if they are struggling to pay past due balances and offers a variety of assistance programs.

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third-party payment apps, such as Venmo or Zelle. SDG&E does not use these payment methods. SDG&E customers may receive communications directing them to pay their bill via their MyAccount at myaccount.sdge. com, use the Billmatrix system, or to call and use the automated pay-by-phone option at 1-800-411-7343.

To avoid falling victim to a scam, remember: SDG&E will not call a customer proactively to ask for payment information during the call. If a caller claims to

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This cover art from graphic novel “Concrete Park” sold out as an NFT in only a matter of minutes. (Concrete Park, Inc./Curio)

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work for SDG&E and asks for payment over the phone, it is a scam.

Only provide financial information by telephone if you made the call.

Hang up and call us directly at 1-800-411-7343 if you want to verify information about your account. You can also view your account status, including bills and payments, through our mobile app or via myaccount.sdge.com. Find more tips on how to spot scams at www.sdge.com/residential/customer-service/assistance-help/scams.

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The IRS has issued all three Economic Impact Payments. You can no longer use the Get My Payment application to check your payment status. Most eligible people already received their Economic Impact Payments. However, people who are missing stimulus payments should review the information below to determine their eligibility to claim a Recovery Rebate Credit for tax year 2020 or 2021.

Access your IRS online account to view the total of your Economic Impact Payment amounts under the Tax Records page at www.irs.gov/payments/ your-online-account. $

Didn't Get the Full Third Payment? Claim the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit You may be eligible to claim a 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit on your 2021 federal tax return.

Through March 2022, we'll also send Letter 6475 to the address we have on file for you confirming the total amount of your third Economic Impact Payment and any plus-up payments you received for tax year 2021.

You will need this information from your online account or your letter to accurately calculate your 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit when you file your 2021 federal tax return in 2022. For married filing joint individuals, each spouse will need to log into their own online account or review their own letter for their half of the total payment. All amounts must be considered if filing jointly.

Using the total amount of the third payment from your online account or Letter 6475 when preparing a tax return can reduce errors and avoid delays in processing while the IRS corrects the tax return. $

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Claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit You may be eligible to claim the 2020 Recovery Rebate Credit by filing a 2020 tax return.

Claim the 2020 and 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit at www.irs.gov/newsroom/ recovery-rebate-credit. For the latest updates, check IRS.gov/coronavirus.

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OBITUARIES Susie Ander Blanton

Shirley Doris Woods

Arthur Lee Oliver

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

SUNRISE

05/11/1942

08/26/1940

07/18/1941

SUNSET

SUNSET

SUNSET

01/18/2022

01/18/2022

01/01/2022

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Funeral services were held on 02/10/2022 at Miramar National Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Susie Ander Blanton was born in Columbus, Mississippi, to Phillip and Annie Bell Toliver. After living in Mississippi, she decided to leave and reside in Los Angeles, California, with her sons, Robert and Booker T. Harrison.

Once she arrived in Los Angeles and settled, incredible changes came to her world when she met King Joseph Paul Blanton. King Joseph proposed to her on the beach in Malibu, California. They married on March 13, 1970, moved to San Diego, California, and added an addition to the family: Joshua Melvin Blanton.

King Joseph never missed an opportunity to elegantly dress his wife in gold or sterling silver. Susie’s passion for jewelry was known, and she was lavished with gifts on Anniversaries, Birthdays, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Christmas, or just because.

It’s no secret that Susie had a personal shopping companion, QVC, and the relationship was on-going. Anytime the family would stop by the house, there was always a shipment waiting on the front door and Pop’s would say, “Another order placed by your mom!”

Our lives changed when the grandkids showed her how to use Facebook and iPad. From then, her iPad never left her side. Anytime she was ready to leave the house she would say to King Joseph, “You have my bag and iPad?”, and he would reply “Yes, Dear.”

Let’s not forget the importance of a meal. Susie loved a well-cooked meal three times a day.

Predeceased by her devoted oldest son, Robert Harrison; sisters: Annie Pearl Tolliver Sykes, Molly Tuner, Hattie Brooks; brother, Phillip Toliver Jr.; nieces: Betty Jean Sykes-Swoope, Carolyn Sykes-Stills, Dianna Sykes-Story, Annie Bell Clark; and nephew, Walter L. Sykes Jr. She leaves behind her loving husband, King Joseph Paul Blanton; sons: Booker T. Harrison (Linda), Joshua Melvin Blanton; daughter, Vanessa Barbarin; grandchildren: Tyesha, Darnell and Booker “TJ” Harrison, Janvier Barbarin; great granddaughter, Memori Harrison; nieces: Lula Sykes, Mc Cottrell Columbus, MS, Willie Pearl Sykes-Harry, and Bobby Sykes Martin of Los Angeles, California.

She also leaves behind a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

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Shirley Doris Woods was born on August 26, 1940, in Emerson, Arkansas, to Geneva Rufus and Willie B. Pugh. She began her formal education at Emerson Wayne Elementary and McMitress High School, where she was a good student and Captain of the girls’ basketball team.

In 1957 the family moved to San Diego, California, where she continued her education at San Diego High School and San Diego City College.

In 1958, Shirley met and married the love of her life, John L. Woods, and together they had four children: Michelle D. Carter, John L. Woods, Jr., Kim L. Woods, and La Shawn Woods Darensbourg.

Shirley served two terms as President of the Ladies Auxiliary for VFW Post #5179.

Shirley was an excellent dancer and performed in many competitions in and around Arkansas; dancing was a dream of hers. She was an exceptional athlete, with a passion for basketball and track and field. Shirley enjoyed poetry, Motown classic music, reading, and black-and-white movies. Her all-time favorite movie was ‘High Anxiety’.

Shirley was a kind and generous person who gave without concern for receiving anything back. She helped raise many of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as several neighborhood children, stepping in as surrogate mother and provider. She will truly be missed by all.

Shirley passed on January 18, 2022. She was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Woods; parents, Geneva and Willie Pugh; brother, Willie Pugh, Jr.; and daughter, Kim L. Woods.

Left to celebrate Shirley’s homegoing are daughters, Michelle D. Carter and La Shawn Woods Darensbourg (Johan); son, John L. Woods Jr. (Audrey); sisters: Billie Ann Hayes and Patricia Braxton; all of San Diego; as well as 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.

Arthur Lee Oliver was born on July 18,1941, in Seminole County City of Sanford, Florida. He was the second eldest of 6 siblings born to Henry and Carrie Mae Oliver (both deceased). Arthur was a very bright, intelligent, and knowledgeable child who was able to advance well in both school and in life. From a young age, Arthur showed great leadership ability. He was involved in programs like Safety Patrol.

At the age of 16, Arthur enlisted in the Army for one year as a paratrooper with the 101st Airborne Division, “Screaming Eagles.” After a year of army life, he decided his heart was in the Marine Corps. He was able to rise high through the ranks fast!

Arthur got married and had three children while continuing to flourish in the Marines. He became a Sergeant Major, obtaining two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars, and two Silver Stars. He was one of the fortunate ones who was able to live and tell the story of survival.

Arthur dedicated his life to the Marines and carried himself as a warrior. After twenty-three years of military service, and legacy under his belt, he was honorably discharged and retired to settle with his new wife, Barbara, and raise his granddaughter, Nicole, whom he cared for and loved as his very own.

Arthur was an active member of the Elks Lodge and was a 32 Degree Mason with Prince Hall Fidelity #10, where he maintained leadership. He had a passion for karate, sharing this through teaching martial arts to children in the community. Arthur also loved fishing and being with his family. Anyone who knew Arthur knew he was a different kind of individual. He never tried to belong or fit in, but lived his authentic self.

On January 1, 2022, the Lord called Arthur Lee Oliver home to be reunited with his wife, Barbara, his mother, father, and dearest sister.

Farewell mighty warrior, you had an exceptional life. Thank you for your love, your strength, your Black excellence. Thank you Daddy, for loving me and Mama, and showing me greatness.

William R. Miles, Sr.

Jose Joaquine Sevillano, Jr.

SUNRISE

07/09/1948

SUNRISE 09/25/1938

SUNSET 01/02/2022

SUNSET 01/22/2022

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ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL MORTUARY William R. Miles, Sr. was born on September 25, 1938, in Coalwood, West Virginia, to Gus and Samantha Miles. William accepted the Lord at an early age. After graduating from Jacksonian High School in 1957, he enlisted in the US Navy and served for eight years before receiving an honorable discharge.

William met the love of his life, Barbara L. Miles, and to this union one son was born.

In 1972, William joined the San Diego Police Department, where he worked tirelessly for twenty-two years before retiring in 1994. During his time of employment with the police department, he served with the DARE Unit for fourteen years. After retiring from the San Diego Police Department, he joined the U.S. Marshall Department in 1995 as a Court Security Officer until December 2012.

William enjoyed watching sports. He was a fan of baseball, basketball, football, and his beloved Chargers (until they moved). He loved his family and especially enjoyed spending time with his grandsons.

On January 22, 2022, William R. Miles, Sr. departed this life and went to live eternally with the Lord. He was preceded in death by his parents: Gus and Samantha Miles, as well as his wife, Barbara L. Miles.

Left to cherish his memories are: sister, Renner Rollins (Gerald); his only son, William R. Miles, Jr.; and grandchildren: William R. Miles, III, Jayden C. Miles, and Mike Snow; along with a host of nieces and nephews.

William will be deeply missed by his family, neighbors, and many friends who knew and loved him.

Jose Joaquine Sevillano, Jr. was born on July 9, 1948, in Colon, Panama, to the union of Jose Joaquin Sevillano, Sr. and Maria de Jesus Romero de Sevillano.

Jose was educated in Colon private schools and came to the United States in 1965, where he joined the Navy. He served during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged.

Jose worked as a correctional officer for the County of San Diego, retiring after fifteen years of service. In addition to other duties performed as a correctional officer, he was also a firefighter.

In 1996, Jose met the love of his life, Bertha Alondra Price, whom he subsequently married. A daughter, Dorothy Maria Sevillano, was born to this union.

Jose enjoyed the life that he shared with Bertha. Fishing, grilling, camping, and various outdoor activities were many of the things they loved doing. He was

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a loving and faithful son who took care of his mother until she passed away in her late nineties.

Jose Joaquin Sevillano, Jr. departed this life on January 2, 2022. He was preceded in death by parents and sister, Jilda Sevillano.

Left to treasure his memory are his widow, Bertha Sevillano; two daughters: Dorothy Sevillano of San Diego and Nicole Maria Sevillano of Fort Worth, TX; three sons: Jesus Hawkins of Iowa, Marcel Nazareno Sevillano, and Scott Dion Sevillano, both of Texas; three sisters: Carmen Markland Jackson of San Diego, Maria de Jesus Markland Sevillano of Hubbard, TX, and Yadira Markland Sevillano Jackson of Temecula, CA; one brother, Clarence Markland of Colon, Panama; one grandson, Delon Sevillano of Texas; and a host of relatives and friends.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY 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

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3085 K Street San Diego, CA 92102

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

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Mesa View Baptist Church

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7024 Amherst Street San Diego, CA 92115

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

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10 A.M. Sunday Service Live Stream Facebook Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

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