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Tobacco Flavor Bans Continue to Divide

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As states and communities rush to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products linked to vaping, Carol McGruder races from town to town, urging officials to include what she calls “the mother lode of all flavors”: menthol.

Anti-Black Bias

Leadership Council, has tried for years to warn lawmakers that menthol attracts new smokers, especially African Americans.

Now that more officials are willing to listen, she wants them to prohibit menthol cigarettes and cigarillos, not just e-cigarette flavors, to reduce smoking among Blacks. See TOBACCO page 2

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While San Diego Police Captain Jeffrey Jordan, of the Special Projects/Legislative Affairs Division, argues that there is no racism involved in police practices, the reports on the police stop data released by Campaign Zero and commissioned by the local ACLU tell a different story.

The seriousness of the information presented in the reports makes it necessary to repeat the findings as many times as necessary to insure that the community gets the facts.

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House Restores Portions of Garifuna Voting Rights Law Gutted in 2015 Visibility in A Quest for

America’s U.S. Census

By Stacy M. Brown

NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent

More than four years after sections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were taken out by the Supreme Court and following four attempts under a House led by Republicans, Rep. Terri Sewell’s (R-Ala.) bill to reinstate voting protections has finally passed.

“Voting is personal to me because it was on the streets of my hometown, Selma, that foot soldiers shed their blood on the Edmund Pettus Bride so that all Americans—regardless of race—could vote,” Sewell, who is African American, wrote on Twitter.

“I am so proud the House voted to #RestoreThe Vote,” she added.

The measure, H.R. 4, passed by a 228-187 margin, with all Democrats voting in favor while Sewell and Pennsylvania Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick counted as the only Republicans to support the legislation.

Gilberto Amaya, a native of Honduras and Garifuna, a descendant of Africans of mixed tribal ancestry, who were captured and shipped from Africa to the Caribbean islands.

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“The wholesale disenfranchisement of voters Many are now calling on the Senate to take up the threatens our democracy. Conservative lawmakmeasure. ers across the country are pulling out all the stops to prevent people of color—especially Black peoRev. Dr. William Barber, the president and senior ple—from exercising our right to vote,” she stated. lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and the architect of the Moral Mondays Movement in North Caroli- Howell continued: na, counts among those calling out Senate leaders.

“We didn’t march and die fighting for our right to “The U.S. House passed legislation to restore the vote only to have that right denied us in this new Voting Rights Act,” Barber stated.

Jim Crow era—fueled by the racist policies of conservative state legislators and the terrible decision “If [GOP Senate Majority Leader] Mitch McCon- in Shelby v. Holder by the Supreme Court that renell refuses to take it up in the Senate, he’s con- inforced these oppressive laws. fessing that he believes the GOP can’t win without voter suppression.”

“We call on Sen. Mitch McConnell to follow the leadership of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to stop Gerrymandering, unfair voter I.D. laws, and in- the assault on voting rights by scheduling a Sentimidation at the polls are among the tactics being ate vote on the Voting Rights Advancement Act as used to prevent voters of color from casting votes, soon as possible. stated Marcela Howell, the founder, and president of In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Re- “We encourage voters across the country to unite in productive Justice Agenda. resistance by holding their elected representatives accountable and, most of all, by exercising their “Passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act by right to vote in local, state, and federal elections.” the House is a first step toward restoring our democracy. We applaud the House of Representatives Sewell’s bill initially would cover 11 states, infor passing the Voting Rights Advancement Act of cluding nine in the South, and also California 2019,” Howell stated. and New York.

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Gilberto Amaya’s career in international development has taken him across more than 30 countries as he implemented renewable energy systems, agribusiness projects, and poverty alleviation initiatives. He witnessed post-independence struggles of sovereign states whose names are rarely heard on U.S. nightly newscasts— Burkina Faso, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe. A native of Honduras, he has memories of blending into and being welcomed by communities in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central and South See CENSUS page 16

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In New York City, when officials proposed a ban on menthol cigarettes earlier this year, which has yet to be acted upon, the Rev. Al Sharpton made a similar argument against the measure: Banning menthol would lead to greater tensions with police in Black communities.

McGruder and other tobacco control researchers are using the youth vaping epidemic—and the vaping-related illnesses sweeping the country— as an opportunity to take on menthol cigarettes, even though they are not “I think there is an Eric Garner concern here,” the civil right rights activrelated to the illnesses. ist told The New York Times in July, “We started to see that vaping is referring to the well-known case of a something that we could leverage in 43-year old Black man who died in a order to deal with this whole men- chokehold in 2014 while being arrestthol issue,” said Valerie Yerger, an ed by New York City police on suspiassociate professor of health policy cion of selling single cigarettes. at the University of California-San The flavor bans that are currently Francisco. sweeping the country have more to Menthol is a substance found in mint do with e-cigarettes than menthol plants that creates a cooling sensation cigarettes. and masks tobacco flavor in both e-cigarettes and cigarettes. Those That’s because a mysterious vapproperties make menthol more ap- ing-related illness has sickened more pealing to first-time smokers and than 1,880 people nationwide and led vapers, even as they pose the same to at least 37 deaths. In California, at health threats as non-menthol prod- least 150 residents have fallen ill and at least three have died, according to ucts and may be harder to quit. the California Department of Public Nearly nine out of 10 African Amer- Health. ican smokers prefer mentholated cigarettes, according to the Centers for Most of those illnesses have been associated with vaping cannabis prodDisease Control and Prevention. ucts, and yet politicians’ urge to adopt But even as tobacco control activ- flavored tobacco bans continues. ists see opportunity, some African Americans, including smokers, fear In July 2016, Chicago became the discrimination. They predict that first major U.S. city to ban menthol banning menthol will lead to a surge cigarette sales, but it limited the proin illicit sales of cigarettes and result hibition to within 500 feet of schools. in additional policing in communities that already face tension with law Of the more than 200 communities in the country that restrict or ban the enforcement. sale of flavored tobacco, fewer than Joseph Paul, director of political and 60 include restrictions on menthol civic affairs at City of Refuge Los cigarettes, according to the CamAngeles, a church with about 17,000 paign for Tobacco-Free Kids. members in Gardena, Calif., spoke at a board of supervisors meeting in Aspen, Colo., will ban all flavored September against a proposed flavor nicotine products, including menban in Los Angeles County that was thol cigarettes, effective Jan. 1. A few communities in Minnesota already adopted a week later. have such bans in place. In CaliforIf officials truly wanted to end nia, close to 50 communities restrict youth vaping, he later told Califor- or ban flavored tobacco products; of nia Healthline, the ordinance should those, more than 30 include restrichave targeted only vape flavors and tions on menthol cigarettes. Notably, exempted adult smokers and their San Francisco banned menthol cigarettes along with all flavored tobacmenthol cigarettes. co products in 2018, before banning “Menthol cigarettes are very popular all vapes and e-cigarettes earlier this in the Black community, my people year. smoke menthol cigarettes,” he said.

At the national level, the Food and The Los Angeles County ban pro- Drug Administration banned the hibits sales but not possession of fla- sale of flavors in combustible cigavored e-cigarette products, menthol rettes in 2009, but exempted mencigarettes and chewing tobacco in the thol. Last November, the agency prounincorporated area of the county, posed a ban on menthol-flavored inhabited by about 1 million people. combustible cigarettes, calling their Shops have until April to clear their use among youths “especially troushelves of flavored tobacco products. bling,” but it has not yet taken action.

Paul warned that people will start selling menthol cigarettes illegally: “It’s supply and demand.” That will make the community more vulnerable to police harassment, he said.

Menthol, which was first added to cigarettes in the 1920s, is as oldschool as it gets when it comes to flavored tobacco, yet it hasn’t prompted action in the way that vape flavors such as cotton candy and strawberry-melon have. That’s because vaping was embraced by a specific population: affluent white teens, Yerger said.

Big Tobacco aggressively pushed menthol cigarettes on Black youths in the 1950s and 60s, and now some people consider Kools and Newports part of Black culture, McGruder said.

McGruder and others point out that the tobacco industry has supported and funded civil rights groups and causes, forming relationships with prominent Black leaders such as Sharpton. Big Tobacco acknowledged that it has contributed to Sharpton’s organization, the National Action Network, and similar groups.

McGruder said it’s difficult for the African American community to contradict respected male civil rights and religious leaders, so when they argue that menthol bans will lead to criminalization, the community listens.

But Bobby Sheffield, a pastor and vice president of the Riverside County Black Chamber of Commerce, said the criminalization argument is a scare tactic.

“We’re not trying to have anyone incarcerated because they have this product in their possession,” Sheffield said. His organization, which represents local businesses, started campaigning this year for menthol bans in California’s Inland Empire, including the cities of Riverside, San Bernardino and Perris.

Some smokers understand the need to keep tobacco out of the hands of children, but they don’t think it’s fair to include menthol cigarettes.

“It’s stupid. Now they’re trying to act like menthol cigarettes are the problem. These have been around for a long time,” said April Macklin of Sacramento, who smokes Benson & Hedges menthols. She smoked when she was younger, quit, and started again three years ago.

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The bill would require all states to get federal approval for election changes known to disproportionately affect voters of color, like strict voter I.D. laws, tighter voter registration requirements, and polling place closures in areas with large numbers of minority voters.

San Diego Police stopped black people at a higher rate than white people in 85% of the police beats in their jurisdiction, while San Diego Sheriff’s deputies stopped black people at higher rates in every area of their jurisdiction. Once stopped, San Diego police were 25% more likely to search, 8% more likely to arrest without warrant and 59% more likely to use force against black people than white people. In the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, deputies were 21% more likely to search, 18% more likely to arrest and 47% more likely to use force against black people during a stop. The same Campaign Zero Police Scorecard reflected anti-LGBT bias and bias against people with disabilities in both departments.

The Voting Rights Act is perhaps the most significant piece of civil rights legislation in U.S. history, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stated.

For more than 50 years, the law stood as a powerful force to prevent the type of racial discrimination in voting that marred America’s history before the bill’s passage, Schumer stated.

“The Supreme Court’s disastrous decision in Shelby County v. Holder gutted this critical legislation and unleashed a surge of pernicious Republican-led voter suppression laws,” he continued.

“The House of Representatives passed H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act. This is a critical step towards restoring the protections of the Voting Rights Act and beating back the scourge of voter suppression,” Schumer added.

He continued: “The right to vote is the very wellspring of our democracy. Generations have organized, protested, marched, and died to extend the franchise to all Americans.

“It is incumbent upon every member of Congress to continue to fight to increase, rather than impede, access to the ballot box and ensure that every eligible American can have their voice heard. I urge Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to bring this legislation to the floor of the Senate.

Voting rights are simply too important to be banished to Leader McConnell’s legislative graveyard.”

The city of Sacramento will ban the sale of flavored tobacco, including menthol cigarettes, effective Jan. 1.

Macklin, 53, said she might just quit because she won’t smoke anything other than menthol. But even with a ban in place, she doubts menthol cigarettes will be gone for good. “I’m sure people will figure something Then the Trump administration said out,” she said. in September it would soon ban all flavored e-cigarette products, but it This story was produced by Kaiser may now be backing away from ban- Health News and first published on the website California Healthline. ning mint and menthol.

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The “beats” referred to in the Campaign Zero reports were those areas assigned to police and sheriff patrols.

The vast majority of these stops, according to the report, were initiated by officers with fewer than 15% of stops initiated from civilian calls for service. Stated another way in the report, “90% of these stops were made by officers who had an assignment classified as “Patrol traffic enforcement, field operations.”

During a stop, 24% of the people stopped by San Diego police were searched, arrested or were impacted by police use of force during the stop.

In speaking of police searches, the Campaign Zero Scorecard found that in three-quarters of all SDPD searches, no contraband was found by officers. By contrast, fewer than 1% reported finding a gun.

The consent searches conducted by officers gave them the most discretion since the searches were conducted based on permission from the person being searched as opposed to a search warrant based on probable cause.

San Diego Police conducted 2,565 searches where the police reported no basis for the search other than consent being given by the person being searched. The study found that black people were 23% more likely, and latinos 60% more likely, to have San Diego police conduct a consent search on them during a stop.

The report also found that San Diego Police searched 6,614 people after pulling them over for an alleged traffic violation. People of color were most likely the subject of such stops, with black people 133% more likely to be searched when compared with their white counterparts. There appeared to be no justification for these disparities.

The largest disparities in police searches, and use of force, involved encounters with people perceived to have mental disabilities. Such people were 81% more likely to be searched and 172% more likely to experience police use of force than people who were not perceived to have a disability. Blacks and latinos in this group were searched at the highest rates.

The findings from the Campaign Zero Scorecard are in sharp contrast to the report given by San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit to the Citizen Advisory Board on November 18, 2019.

That report, for instance, said that “SDPD, community members, and the City Attorney should collaborae on a satement addressing racial profiling, real or perceivied, as an example, the over policing in some communities.” That recommendation looks rather foolish when one considers the data just presented from the Campaign Zero Report which the local ACLU had commission in light of the ongoing problems of police conduct and interactions with blacks in San Diego.

It appears that police and Sheriff’s deputies have already been evaluated in San Diego County and found “unsatisfactory” in many respects.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Response to Anti-Black Bias of SD Police The Rent is Too High—

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

The recent report of the San Diego Police Chief to the Citizens Advisory Board was seen by many as just another “dog and phony” show.

Most of us saw it before when Shelly Zimmerman was police chief and talked about changes in the department based on the concerns raised by the U.S.Department of Justice. It was also a time of some 46 Recommendations then made by the police chief to correct or address many of the issues raised by the Feds.

During that time and since then, we the community have talked about continued “racial profiling” of Afri-

can Americans. We have also talked about “curbing,” the practice of setting people on street curbs while detaining them for whatever reason.

We have complained of whole black families being “curbed” or detained and released. It appears that during all this time and all the work reportedly going into meeting the requirements of the Racial Identity and Profiling Act of 2015, better known as RIPA, not much has changed.

The Campaign Zero data scorecard resulting from the local ACLU study of San Diego Police and the San Diego County Sheriff ’s handling of Black people suggests not much has

changed in terms of the attitudes and behavior of these two law enforcement agencies. The data in the Campaign Zero report, if true, make it very difficult to talk about goals and policy changes in policing departments that appear to have made little change in the three years since AB 953 was enacted.

This is also a good time to take another look at the goals set out by Councilmember Montgomery when she took over the chair of the Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods Committee of the San Diego City Council.

A Salute to Paving Great Futures For those of us who are older and have labored in the trenches for civil rights, equity, education, fairness and equality, we have just been assured that our work has not been in vain. Nowhere was this more evident than last Saturday night at the Bayview Baptist Church Martin Luther King, Jr. Multicultural Center. The Paving Great Futures celebration held there that night was a powerful testimony to an organized effort to reach, train, and rehabilitate as many young people as possible. The diversity of

programs and efforts to not only train, but also to encourage business ownership, is an impressive one.

The support evidenced at this event speaks volumes to the faith that has been placed in the work already done by this group.

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint is happy to add its voice to those saying “Well done, and keep on paving those great futures.”

Racism and Sexism Help End Kamala Harris’ Presidential Campaign

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D Last Tuesday, Senator Kamala Harris announced she was suspending her 2020 presidential campaign, because of low poll numbers and financial pressures. Unsurprisingly, this announcement came on the heels of a coordinated weekend media blitz of a leaked resignation letter by Kelly Mehlenbacher, a disgruntled staffer, who had unsurprisingly left Harris’ campaign to work with former New York City Mayor and billionaire, Michael Bloomberg on his newly announced candidacy.

Harris had announced in early November there would be widespread layoffs and an intense focus on Iowa so Ray Charles could see from the grave that the campaign was in trouble.

Pundits, news publications and political junkies treated Mehlenbacher’s letter like a smoking gun, which detailed how horrible of a work environment Harris created blaming Harris’ lack of leadership, focus and clear vision on how to win for the current state of affairs. Mehlenbacher laid Harris’ issues at the feet of the leadership (Campaign chairwoman Maya Harris and Campaign manager Juan Rodriguez), without detailing what role she may have played in the demise of the campaign as Director of State Operations.

Mehlenbacher’s job was to make sure the campaign was run efficiently by planning, executing, monitoring,

evaluating, improving and correcting the systems and processes over time so the campaign could grow and scale as the candidate moved closer to the actual race. Only well-funded campaigns even have this position which is why Mehlenbacher may have cut her losses and bolted to Bloomberg’s campaign because that well-paid, position was about to be over.

Aside from the curious case of Mehlenbacher, what began as a promising U.S. presidential campaign ended with a whimper and the resignation letter was just the final nail in the campaign coffin of a Black woman constantly dogged by racism and sexism.

At a dinner party, I learned of the resignation letter and a friend asked me what my thoughts were. After reading it, I said I’m never surprised by a Black woman being undermined by a disgruntled white woman at work, especially when times get tough.

Yes, the campaign had problems, debate performances were uneven and voters needed more clarity on Harris’ health care plan, which she failed to communicate clearly. No, you cannot blame the ultimate failure of the campaign on the resignation letter.

However, who wrote it, how it was received and used, played a significant role in the end of the campaign.

The willingness of people to immediately take the word of a disgruntled

staffer over a campaign manager and chairwoman is telling. Mehlenbacher didn’t say anything in the letter anyone who has spent time working on or covering a political campaign doesn’t already know. When you run out of money, hard decisions must be made and when you fail to deliver i.e., raise enough money or put efficient processes in place, then sometimes what you may have planned is no longer viable. What she wrote isn’t a smoking gun, but simply status quo when it comes to political campaigns. The weight given that letter by the media was astonishing and the willingness to accept that Harris couldn’t lead a political staff let alone a presidential campaign was interesting.

Three of Senator Bernie Sanders’ top strategists left his 2020 campaign, citing creative differences the week after he launched his campaign in February and nada. No coordinated media blitz about how his campaign was over then or in October when the 78-year-old suffered a heart attack.

and The Presidential Candidates Aren’t Saying Enough About It

By Marc H. Morial President, National Urban League

“Across the nation, families are struggling with homelessness and housing insecurity. We need to treat the affordable housing shortage like the crisis that it is. Housing is a fundamental human right. It’s time we as a nation acted like it and end the housing crisis once and for all.”—U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, introducing the Homes for All Act, which expands public housing stock i and guarantees housing as a human right.

A pivotal moment in the 2020 Democratic primary race that happened on November 20th may have escaped notice by much of the country. For the first time since the debates began—a total of six nights of debates— the candidates finally were asked a question about the housing crisis.

I was so concerned about the lack of public discussion around this critical issue facing the nation that I sent a letter to the candidates, urging them to share their plans.

“Gentrification is driving families from their homes,” I wrote. “A minimum-wage worker needs 2.5 fulltime jobs to afford a one-bedroom apartment in most of the United States. The foreclosure crisis of 2008 exacerbated the shortage of affordable housing, forcing families out of the homes they lost and into the already-tight rental market.

“Simply put, the rent is too damn high. Mortgages are unattainable.

What is your plan?”

We didn’t get to hear from every candidate, and none of those who responded were able to share much detail about their plans. But simply having the issue raised was an important first step.

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, for example, cited noted the shortage of affordable housing— the federal government has stopped building new housing, and private developers prefer to serve the upper-income market. Significantly, she said: “Housing is how we build wealth in America,” she said. “The federal government has subsidized housing for decades for white people and has said for Black people you’re cut out of the deal. That was known as redlining.”

The impact of redlining on Black household wealth cannot be overstated. In the mid-20th Century, the federal government color-coded neighborhoods throughout the nation as green for “best,” blue for “still desirable,” yellow for “definitely declining” and red for “hazardous.”

Lenders would not finance homeownership in redlined Black neighborhoods, which exacerbated a Blackwhite wealth gap that persists to this day. More than 80 years after those color-coed maps were drawn, three out of four redlined neighborhoods continue to struggle economically.

White families today have nearly 10 times the net worth of Black families.

Meanwhile home prices are rising at twice the rate of wage growth and nearly half of all renters spend 30 percent or more of their income on rent.

About 11 million Americans spend more than half their income on rent.

The average renter’s hourly wage is $5.39 less than the national two-bedroom Housing Wage—the wage needed to afford an apartment at fair market rent without spending more than 30 percent of income on housing—and $1.08 less than the one-bedroom Housing Wage, according to the NLIHC. Black and Hispanic households are more likely than White households to be both cost-burdened and low-income. Twenty percent of Black households and 16 percent of Hispanic households are extremely low-income renters, compared to just 6 percent of white households.

Even as this crisis grows, the Trump Administration yet again has proposed drastic cuts to affordable housing programs that would drive up rents for the poorest residents of subsidized housing and wipe out resources for maintaining and improving public housing buildings.

A few minutes on a nationally-televised debate may be a start but it is nowhere near enough to address the magnitude of the affordable housing crisis. Those candidates who do have detailed plans need to talk about them much more often. And those candidates without detailed plans need to develop them, immediately.

One disgruntled white woman essentially says, “I’m mad at Kamala because my job is harder than usual, life isn’t fair and the people in charge won’t do what I tell them to do,” and game over?

It wasn’t just the letter. It was also the idea that the letter was the final straw when folks have been coming for Harris over her racial identity and career as a prosecutor from the jump.

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• Thursday, december 12, 2019

Alice Cobb

Wallace Boyance II

Annie Mae Jones

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ALICE PRESTON COBB was born October 22, 1919 in Winchester, TN to Mote and Hattie Cunningham. She loved telling stories of life on the farm. She often spoke of her grandfather Lee, and all that he taught her from farming to life. In 1940, she met and married Lawrence Gray.

They were blessed with a son. Lawrence passed away in November 1968.

Alice began making yearly trips to San Diego, CA to visit family. In 1980, Alice met and married Reverend Milton Cobb and moved to South Pittsburg, TN. Reverend Cobb passed away after a long illness during the mid-1980s. Shortly afterwards, Alice moved back to Winchester.

She attended First Missionary Baptist Church and was a very active member. She was proudly known as Mother Cobb and loved by many.

After her health began to deteriorate, she relocated to San Diego to be with her loving family. This year, in October Alice turned 100 years old.

If you knew Alice, you’d know she was a very feisty lady. She talked nonstop. She had a cake with her picture on it. She enjoyed her birthday.

She couldn’t get enough of her children, grandchildren and friends. She would tell anyone who would listen how much she loved her “grands”.

She was never alone as they would visit her every day. They would draw pictures for her or just sit and talk with her for hours. She enjoyed playing with all of her grands. Alice spent her last days looking outside her windows at God’s beautiful nature and gazing at the moon on a clear night. She was comforted with regular calls from her sisters, brothers and church members. On Monday, November 25, 2019, Alice Preston Cobb transitioned from earthly labor to eternal rest while surrounded by loved ones. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Morton and James; sisters: Geneva, Gladys and Ruby; great-granddaughter, Dar’neshia Oliver and great-great granddaughter, Rosalee Oliver. Alice leaves to celebrate her life her devoted son Bakir Madyun (Shahidah)’ grandchildren: Muhsinah McFarlin (Darryl), Baseemah Madyun, Zakiyyah Madyun, Bakir Madyun II (Michelle), Aaliyah Madyun, Rasheda Madyun (Fred); brothers, Gene Cunningham and George Cunningham; sisters, Eloise Curuth and Bettye Hill; 25 great grandchildren: 22 great-great grandchildren, including 2 great-great grandchildren to yet be born and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends including her First Missionary Baptist Church family.

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WALLACE A. BOYANCE II was born February 13, 1950 in Berkeley, California to the union of Wallace A. Boyance and Felicia V. Boyance. He met Victoria G. Mills in Seattle, Washington and they married June 27, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan.

Wallace graduated magna cum laude from St. Mary’s College in Moraga, California; three years later, he graduated from Boalt Hall School of Law. On August 12, 1978, he became a U. S. Postal Inspector and was assigned to the Seattle Division. Later, he transferred to the Bay Area; then the Detroit Division; and finally relocated to San Diego Division, where he retired in March 6, 2016. He then began work as the Witness Protection Coordinator for the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, where he retired on January 31, 2019.

Wallace loved to travel to different cities throughout California; and was ecstatic about his wonderful visit to Paris, France in May 2018.

Much of his leisure time was spent visiting casinos in Las Vegas, as well as various local casinos. Furthermore, he enjoyed listening to classical and jazz music. He loved spending time at the beach and attending family reunions. One of his favorite pass-times was watching NFL football games and he was both a Raiders and 49ers fan.

He departed this life after a courageous five-year struggle with terminal prostate cancer. His father preceded him in death in January 2019. He is survived by his wife Victoria G. Boyance, his mother Felicia V. Boyance (Algere), sisters Adrian A. Boyance-Bowers, and Sylvia M. Boyance, his brother Gerard J. Boyance, and a host of aunts and cousins.

I’m Free Don’t grieve for me, for now I’m free. I’m following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard him call, I turned my back and left it all.

Good friends, good times, a loved one’s touch. Perhaps my time seemed all to brief. Don’t lengthen it now with undone grief. Lift up your heart and share with me. God wanted me now, He set me free.

Virgie Lee Foster SUNRISE 10/20/38

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VIRGIE LEE FOSTER was born on October 20, 1938 to the late Sallie Mae and Albert Foster in Alabama. He attended school in the Jasper community and graduated from Dora High School in 1958.

After high school Virgie moved to San Diego, California in 1959, where General Dynamics employed him for forty-two years.

Virgie loved playing cards and traveling. He was generous and always willing to help those in need. Virgie had a smile that all will miss, and numerous enjoyable memories to cherish.

He leaves is wife Pam Foster, his three daughters Patricia Roach, (Wydell), Marilyn White, and Linda Jackson all of San Diego; three grandsons Nathan Jones, Marquiz, and Isaiah Roach of San Diego; three granddaughters Evoney Monique Piper, Tatiana Roach of San Diego, and Sheyenne Dorthilee Wilson of Vallejo, CA; greatnieces Cassandra Bailey, Dorothy Hudson, Linda Pleasant, Deyanna Bailey of Alabama, and Cynthia Durden of Georgia; great-nephew Jeris Pleasant, Dante Williams of Alabama; step-daughters Andrea Price, Princess Hill of San Diego and Janin Coleman of Florida.

Virgie transition from labor to reward on Saturday, November 23, 2019, joining his parents Sallie and Albert Foster, son Virgie Lee Foster, Jr., one sister, Louise Fellers; two brothers Ezra Foster, Sr., and Joe Fellers, and niece Edna Foster McCoy.

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ANNIE MAE JONES was born on Monday, December 22, 1930 in Humphrey, Arkansas during a winter storm. She was the second child of six girls born to Maggie Harris and John Bracey.

Annie attended Humphrey High School and in her later years was employed as a caregiver.

In the summer of 1947 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas Annie Mae was taken by the voice of James Jones, fondly known as "RedBoy" as he performed in town as a member of the singing group "Jones and Murry." She knew he was the one.

On December 10, 1947 Annie Mae Bracey became Annie Mae Jones and the wife of James Walter Jones. Eight children were born to this beautiful union. The Jones family moved to Bakersfield, CA in 1963 and to San Diego, CA in 1966. They remained married for sixty-five years before he received his wings in 2013.

Annie Mae was saved in 1974 or 1975 under the teaching and guidance of Pastor Elder Jessie Harvey at Israelite Church of Christ in San Diego and became a Deaconess and Usher. She became an ordained Missionary under Pastor Elder Ozel Moore of Helping Hand Church of God in Christ of San Diego. Annie Mae remained a member of said church for the remainder of her long and glorious life.

God called Missionary Jones home on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 5:55 a.m. She was preceded in death by parents, husband James "RedBoy" Jones, three sisters Rosie Lee Lasley, Bernice King, Louise Hampton; son Robert L. Jones; daughters Emma J. Jones and Barbara L. Jones; and great-granddaughter Carla Johnson.

Annie Mae leaves to cherish her memories sons James Jones (Ernestine Jones), John Henry Jones (Crystal Jones); daughters Deloris Gibson, Ella Mae Jones, Erma Smith, and Vivian Jones Osborne; sisters Virginia Jones and Lenora Mitchell (Theodis) of Humphrey, AR; grandkids Shirley Jones Bradford (Lonnie Bradford III), Shavonda White Knight (Raymond Knight), Eric White, James Jones III, Jerrell Jones, Janelle Jones Phillips (Larry Phillips), Stevie Jones, Eugene Henderson, Latasia Henderson, Shameka Henderson, Kenneth Smith (Danita Smith), Lewis Smith, Latisa Smith, Wanika Jones, Marcus Jones, James D. Jones, John Jones, Jr., Ashley Jones, Precious Jones, Adrianna Jones, and Deandre Jones, thirty-seven great-grandkids, twentyseven great-great grandkids, and a host of other family members.

“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.”

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STATE AND LOCAL NEWS

Gov. Sets Up Advisory Team on Aging as

Golden State Population Grows Grayer

By Tanu Henry

California Black Media

After Carl Maryland retired in 2009, he started playing for a team in the Sacramento Golden Seniors Softball Club league.

“Mostly to stay active and fit,” the 78-yearold says, but he enjoyed hanging out and shooting the breeze with his teammates, too.

Then, two years ago, he fell ill. His doctor advised him to take some time off from playing. In April of this year, when it was time to go back, he wasn’t well enough to get back on the field.

Maryland has now moved into his son Robert’s home in Sacramento. Occasionally, they go out to the batting cage and play catch together.

“He doesn’t drive anymore,” Robert says. “It would be good if he could go out at anytime and hang out with his buddies. He misses that.”

In California, caring for aging parents can be difficult for middle income families like the Marylands. There are few resources they can access for information or money to pay for medical bills, at-home care, or other needs.

The state provides assistance for home aides and transportation for low-income families.

And most aging Californians who are wealthy can afford to move into plush nursing homes or senior communities – an unaffordable option for average families - where there are people on staff to assist them.

Expecting California’s aging population to balloon by about 4 million to 8.6 million people by 2030, Gov. Newsom is taking steps to meet the needs of families like the

Marylands.

In June, the governor issued an executive order, asking the Secretary of the Health and Human Services (HHS) to set up a cabinetlevel “Workgroup for Aging” to advise the Secretary on “developing” a Master Plan on policy and programs.

Gov. Newsom expects the committee to complete and deliver the Master Plan by October 2020.

To support the workgroup, Ghaly announced the creation of an advisory committee comprised of Californians from various backgrounds who have some expertise on aging, including former Assemblymember Cheryl Brown (D-San Bernardino). Brown was chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging and Long Term Care during her tenure in the legislature.

Brown wrote a resolution that pointed out the need for the task force on caregiving

By 2030, the Public Policy Institute of California estimates about 1 million aging adults in the state will need some assistance to take care of themselves. The population of seniors who will need nursing home care is expected to grow as well. California is also one of 14 states that has a poverty rate of more than 10 percent among the 65-andolder population, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Carl Maryland, aged 78

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Low income San Diegans will soon have a reason to get rid of their old gas guzzler and replace it with a low or zero emission vehicle.

Applicants could receive as much as $10,000 to replace their older vehicles with a low or zero emission alternative.

The foregoing warning is provided pursuant to Proposition 65. This law requires the Governor of California to publish a list of chemicals “known to the State to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity.” This list is compiled in accordance with a procedure established by the Proposition, and can be obtained from the California Environmental Protection Agency. Proposition 65 requires that clear and reasonable warnings be given to persons exposed to the listed chemicals in certain situations.

In October, Supervisor Fletcher received support from his colleagues on the County Board of Supervisors to begin implementation of 'Clean Cars 4 All' - a California Air Resources Board cap-andtrade funded program that provides an incentive (approximately $5,000-10,000) for residents in communities disproportionately burdened by pollution. Residents have the opportunity to retire their older vehicle and replace it with a low or zero emission vehicle alternative, or receive a voucher for the use of alternative mobility options such as public transit, car sharing, bike sharing or to purchase an electric bicycle. The Board’s

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Gov. Newsom, who has first-hand caregiver experience from taking care of his dad before his death in 2018, announced the Master Plan committee in his State of the State speech in January. The governor’s father, William

The governor said the plan must be “personcentered” and address issues like isolation, transportation, the nursing shortage and the increasing demand for in-home supportive services.”

“I never thought twice about it,” says Brown.

“That’s what we did. Families used to have that intergenerational support. It brought us closer together. It made us stronger.

Californians provide an estimated $47 billion a year in unpaid labor taking care of their families and every day in California, 1,000 people turn 65. Long-term care costs are increasing.”

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“Our collective charge is to develop a roadmap that envisions a future where all Californians, regardless of race, economic status or level of support, can grow old safely, with dignity and independence,” wrote Marko Mijic, a Deputy Secretary at the HHS in an email to the new committee members.

Newsom, was a former Appeals Court Judge who suffered from dementia.

For Brown, working to solve problems aging adults and their caregivers face is fulfilling.

Since she was about 14 years old, Brown says she remembers being a caretaker for aging adults in her family.

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"Yet again, San Diego will be putting California Air Resources Board dollars to work through the 'Clean Cars 4 All' program,” said Supervisor Fletcher. Fletcher is a member of the California Air Resources Board. “We will be providing incentives to replace higher polluting, older vehicles with clean air vehicles in our communities suffering from the worst air pollution."

The state’s ‘Clean Cars 4 All’ initiative began last year and about $5 million was made available for San Diego County, but the County had not sought the funds. It’s expected another $5 million will be available next year. The APCD is expected to start administering the program in late 2020.

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COMMUNITY NEWS The Old Globe’s “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show”

By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

Anyone who has grown up in an English-speaking country knows the story in Charles Dickens’ famous novel, A Christmas Carol, even if they don’t know it by name. Published in England in 1843, the story focuses on how past tragedies shape who we become and that it’s never too late to make a change.

San Diego already has several annual stage productions based on A Christmas Carol. At this time of the year, there are also marathons of film adaptations, as well as innumerable television show episodes inspired by the story. Most of them have more traditional titles than the The Old Globe’s uniquely named “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show”.

The crowd poured into the intimate theatre-in-the-round less than 10 minutes before curtain. Finally, the lights dimmed, anticipation hummed, spotlights came up, and actors appeared, a chorus of narrators...that immediately broke the fourth wall. [For those that are picturing a building demolition, “the fourth wall” is that invisible separation between actors and audience. Breaking the fourth wall means the actors treat the audience as though they’re also in the fantasy. It’s not a normal thing to do, especially in live theatre.] That expertly broken fourth wall trope later helped to add comedy in tense or scary scenes.

The talented cast was small - only five actors playing over 50 roles. As one actor was dedicated to the title role of Ebenezer Scrooge, that meant the other four had to be skilled and fast.

Unlike many shows at The Globe, this one wasn’t cast with much of a multicultural bent. To be fair, with the cast-heavy “How The Grinch Stole Christmas” running in their other theatre, that might only be due to availability and talent,.

Simple special effects made the most of the space while adding that “wow factor” to the production that couldn’t be achieved with fancy sets.

Photos by Jim Cox

The most memorable effects of the show were the ghostly chair and the introduction of Marley’s ghost (which was similar to several of the creepier movie versions). to several film adaptations. Amanda Zieve’s lighting design, however, was arguably the star of the show, with ghost lights, storms, and firelight being just a few things she achieved with lightbulbs.

Classic lines like “Bah. Humbug” and “God bless us, everyone” found in nearly every adaptation of A Christmas Carol were interspersed with contemporary analogies (a crowd was compared to the Trader Joe’s parking lot) and gags (the Ghost of Christmas Present was on her cell phone most of the time) that kept even “theatre-non-goers” engaged. Orville Mendoza’s brilliant introduction of the hairspray fog when he played the Ghost of Marley ensured the schtick drew a chuckle every time it was used. Cathryn Wake and Jacque Wilke were excellent as twin-speaking sisters, as well as the Ghosts of Present and Past (respectively). And nobody will ever forget Dan Rosales in that Tiny Tim suit.

the holiday season and will delight theatergoers.

Cathryn Wake as Ghost of Christmas Present, Robert Joy as Ebenezer Scrooge, Orville Mendoza as Jack, Jacque Wilke as Jennie, and Dan Rosales as Fred

Jacque Wilke as Ghost of Christmas Past

There were a few serious moments, most appropriately when Robert Joy’s sour Scrooge realizes he let one poor decision he made ruin his life.

There is nothing funny about the middle of a life-changing moment.

Many comedies forget that trauma isn’t a joke, but Greenberg & Rosen’s “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show” remembered.

The Sons of Pitches: Cathryn Wake, Jacque Wilke, Robert Joy, Orville Mendoza, and Dan Rosales

Orville Mendoza as Jacob Marley

A delightfully light-hearted Christmas sing-a-long was the perfect way to end the show. The sly insertion of a verse of “The Dreidel Song” is a cute nod to the heritage of both of the show’s writers.

The Old Globe’s production of “Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big San Diego Christmas Show” is an energetic romp through the classic story that cleverly maintains the spirit of the original novel and the brightness of

Dan Rosales as Young Scrooge, Jacque Wilke as Ghost of Christmas Past, Robert Joy as Ebenezer Scrooge, Cathryn Wake as Archibald, and Orville Mendoza as Charles

Cathryn Wake as Ghost of Christmas Present and Robert Joy as Ebenezer Scrooge

The New Alvarado Hospital Emergency Department

By Staff Writer Photos Brian Goodin

Voice & Viewpoint

December 5th was a ver y special day at Alvarado Hospital. It was the celebration of the opening of the hospital ’s new emergency wing with a ribboncutting ceremony. The occasion provided an opportunity for the public to see a long awaited and much appreciated, modern, fully-equipped emergency department. Af ter the ceremony, tours of the department were guided by members of the Alvarado Hospital Emergency Department staff.

The new Emergency Department is located in a new, three-stor y building built adjacent to the current emergency room. This more than doubles the bed capacity to 32, with the ability to expand further in the future, if needed.

The new facility is built and equipped per the latest operational and safety standards for emergency care, including a modern trauma care room, negative-pressure isolation rooms, a networked digital

through-put management system, and a spacious open f loor plan that allows for a fast track emergency care section.

The new facility will be manned by the same experienced and k nowledgeable staff that has brought Alvarado Hospital local and national recognition for clinical expertise and patient safety.

The new emergency department also holds a Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians, meaning that Alvarado’s staff are specif ically trained, and the facility is specif ically outf itted to care for the needs of Alvarado’s senior-aged patients. Alvarado Hospital decided to pursue a GEDA as part of its greater mission to directly ser ve the needs of its immediate community. The GEDA is their latest certif ication, adding to their certif ication as a Severe Heart Attack Receiving Center (STEMI) and their accreditation

as an Advanced Primar y Stroke Center.

Alvarado Hospital is a member of Prime Healthcare. It is a 306-bed full-ser vice, acute care hospital centrally located in San Diego adjacent to SDSU. Ranked in the top 5% nationally for clinical excellence, the hospital is also ranked among America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surger y, Spine Surger y and Critical Care.

Alvarado Hospital offers more than 25 programs and ser vices, including the Advanced Spine & Joint Institute, cardiac and cancer ser vices, otolar yngolog y, surgical weight loss, outpatient rehabilitation, sexual miccine, digital mammography, geriatric-psyschiatric care, vascular ser vices and sleep medicine.

To learn more, visit AlvaradoHospital.com or call (800) ALVAR ADO.

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PAVING GREAT FUTURES

Graduation Gala

By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer

Photos: Brian Goodin & Armand King

Saturday night at Bayview Baptist Church, located in the heart of Southeast San Diego, a hard working community in Valencia Park, there was a very special gathering for a super cause. It was the 4th Annual Paving Great Futures Graduation Gala, showcasing all the extraordinary effort put forth by an outstanding organization. Paving Great Futures, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, paved the way to healthy and productive futures for marginalized and at-risk individuals by providing them with essential skills and opportunities for personal and professional growth and success.

Paving Great Futures Core Competencies value system constitutes of: Entrepreneurship, Job Readiness,Financial Literacy,Responsible Life Skills, Civic Engagement and Community Service. The community showed its support by filling the Bayview Baptist’s Martin Luther King Jr. Building Room at the church to full capacity. Over four hundred people were in attendance.

There were 50 graduates in all who completed several different programs provided by the organization. Some of the programs under this unique umbrella equipping participants for a bright future are: C.H.A.M.P., which stands for Culinary Hospitality Administration Management Program; GEWELS, which stands for Guiding Empowering Women Entrepreneur Leaders for Success; EMPIRE, which stands for Engineering & Music Program Inspiring Rising Entrepreneurs; and L.A.C.E.D, the Leadership and Civic Engagement Development program. All the graduates had a walk towards their success that wonderful evening.

There were also awards presented to individuals for their outstanding contributions in the community, including JJ Anderson of the DA’s Office, Reginald Washington from Project A.W.A.R.E., with his involved style of mentoring to hundreds of young men and women, and Rockette Ewell of U.S. Bank.

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Life & Love Celebration Staff Writer

Photos by Michael Brunker

The Jacobs Center’s Celebration Hall was the setting Sunday afternoon for a birthday celebration for Ms. Starla Lewis, who turned 70 years young with well wishes from family and friends. Ms. Lewis is Professor Emerita of Black Studies at San Diego Mesa College and is a professional consultant and life mastery coach. She is the founder and CEO of C.E.L.L. (Celebration of Everlasting Life & Love) Consulting, co-creator and facilitator of “Woman’s Worth: Reclaiming Our Divinity & Our Destiny” and is co-author of “I Am: My Own Self-Validation.”

This seven-time Teacher of the Year awardee is beloved by many in the community and has dedicated her life to, in her words, “teach people how to gain mastery over their lives”

The Community is Invited to The 5th Annual Wreaths Across America Day Greenwood Memorial Park & Mortuary

4300 Imperial Avenue. San Diego, California 92113

December 14, 2019, 9:00 am – 11:00am Every December, the mission on National Wreaths Across America Day is to:

REMEMBER the fallen veterans, HONOR those that have served and their families, and TEACH our children the value of freedom.

Greenwood Memorial Park is the first private cemetery in San Diego selected to be a part of this ceremony. We will honor as many of the 10,000 veterans buried here as we can with wreaths.

How Can You Help?

• Join us Saturday, December 14th at 9am at Greenwood Memorial Park to participate in the ceremony and volunteer to help lay the wreaths on veteran graves.

• Honor A Veteran by Sponsoring a Wreath for $15.00 each.

Go to: http://waasandiego.com/Sponsor_a_Wreath.htm Select “To sponsor a wreath to come to Greenwood”, click here.

Scroll down and follow the instructions to (a) Sponsor a wreath; (b) Volunteer; (c) Invite others.

Please note: The deadline to sponsor a wreath for 2019 is November 27, 2019

Thank You in Advance for Your Support

Gloria James Greenwood Coordinator,

Wreaths Across America

Gloria.James@Greenwoodsd.com

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Cell (504) 615-4588 Office (619) 527-3018

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COMMUNITY NEWS

4 HORSEMEN’S First Lady Rider Michelle “Pretty Eyes” Ivory Is the Motorcycle Club’s Newest and Easiest Rider

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

The 4 Horsemen’s Motorcycle Club has been changed forever with the nomination and acceptance of long time female bike-rider Michelle ‘’Pretty Eyes’’ Ivory. After years of riding with various girl groups, and riding solo, she felt it was time to pursue her dream of “patching-up” and belonging to her favorite motorcycle club.

Michelle, a city employee (Water Department) and mother of one, has been hanging around the club and their members for the last seven years. The members of the 4H Club have been watching her handle her bikes with the greatest of ease and admiring her passion and commitment to the bike culture.

“She would hang out at the club, go on rides with us and participate in our functions and fundraisers. Her brother, Michael “Fluff” Ivory, is also a member in our club,” 4 HMC Wes “Sconey” Brinker said.

After a few years of contemplation she finally got the nerve and asked the club members if she could join the legendary club of bikers. A meeting soon followed her request; the powers that be, including international approval, decided it was time to let one of the best riders in San Diego male or female into the 52 year old proud establishment.

First things first: she had to pass probation and fulfil her prospect duties, which she passed with flying colors in 8 months, and she was ceremoniously handed her well-deserved Patch of acceptance and completion. Her passion for

bike riding began at a young age in the bygone canyons of Valencia Park.

“I used to ride dirt-bikes with the boys when I was a kid and it’s something that I really enjoyed.”

Michelle shared. “I stopped riding and picked it back up seven years ago and now I’m on my second bike. I have ridden my bike to Las Vegas and San Francisco by myself. That’s how much I enjoy riding, and a challenge,” she said.

“I used to go on road trips with other clubs. Solid, black-Sabbath, Undisputed and others clubs.

Riding Harley’s is kind of in my DNA now. It means so much to me being a member of the 4 Horsemen and it’s an honor to be riding with my brother, Michael, and I really appreciate the guys for understanding my passion and not letting my gender be an issue. I’m going to try my best not to let them down,” Michelle continued.

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Club President Dorian “Do-Do” Sweat had this to say about the club’s First Lady of Ride, “I have a lot of confidence in her ability to ride and lead. That’s why we made her Road Captain. That’s a serious responsibility, a big part of our safety is in her hands.”

“I remember a few years back when she was talking about getting a bike. She said, ‘When I do get a bike, I want to ride just like you,’” the smiling Mr. President shared.

The 4 Horsemen’s prettiest and easiest rider plans on leading the pack on their National bike run to Milwaukee, Wisconsin this spring.

NAACP SAN DIEGO BRANCH’S

KWANZAA KICK-OFF!

By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

On the evening of December 5, 2019, the NAACP San Diego Branch had a Kwanzaa Kickoff celebration at its final general body meeting of the year. The annual meeting, held at the Jacobs Center Community Room, is a time for the local NAACP committee chairs to share information with membership about the civil rights issues they’ve championed throughout the year and what they plan to work on in the coming year.

Refreshments were catered by Mosque 8’s David Muhammad. Meetings are presided over by NAACP 1st Vice President Francine Maxwell.

The NAACP San Diego Branch meets the first Thursday of every month at 6pm at the Jacob Center’s Community Room #404 on Euclid Ave.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS “IT’S ALL FAKE NEWS” COMPLAINS PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA about DEVASTATING MEDIA EXPOSE

By Staff Writer Global Information Network

No, that’s not our President condemning the critical voices of media. That troubling phrase was deployed by Zambian President Edgar Lungu, complaining about local coverage of the plunder of valuable, increasingly scarce Mukula rosewood trees—and hence, the destruction of Zambia’s vulnerable forests.

President Lungu was particularly incensed by a report naming the President himself, his daughter, Tasila, and several high-ranking ministers for allegedly trafficking the rare and valuable rosewood to eager buyers in China.

Authors of the “Mukula Cartel”—the UK- and US-based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA)—estimate the illegal trade generates around $7.5 million in bribes and “informal fees” per year.

“If not dismantled, this Mukula Cartel has the power to derail the international protection recently granted to the rare African trees,” warned the EIA. “At the current rate of exploitation, the rosewood species may soon be extinct.”

As the Zambian leader was making an appearance at the recent Climate Summit in Madrid, Zambians at home were devouring news of the so-called Mukula Cartel.

“Mukula Cartel is Fake News,” the President protested. Scolding reporters, he ordered them to “return to professional reporting.”

Illicit and unsustainable harvesting of this precious timber has led to the destruction of Zambian forests, with environmental activists and the international community warning of a looming extinction.

Zambia’s deforestation rate is the highest in Africa and fifth globally, with an average loss of between 250,000 and 300,000 hectares of forest every year, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

Presidential spokesman Isaac Chipampe also struck back at the charges, repeating the president’s claim that the country “is being polluted daily with lies that have the potential to endanger peace in the country.”

But Rueben Lifuka, president of Transparency International Zambia said: “It is imperative that the claims made in this report are investigated by multiple agencies and offices... the sale of Zambia’s natural resources benefits only a few people at the highest level of the government.”

Meanwhile, Zambian hiphop singer and recording artist Pilato remains behind bars since his arrest after arriving at Kenneth Kaunda Airport in Lusaka last May. He had fled the country in January over death threats regarding his latest song Koswe Mumpoto (rat in the pot) which the President’s party, the Patriotic

Front, considered insulting.

tion,” added Tosi Mpanu Mpanu, a lead negotiator from the Africa Group. “We need to receive financial resources, technology transfer, and capacity building. And these are not outrageous asks.”

suffering severe effects of climate change, as if coming from the global south is a mortal sin, with no or very little action from developing countries.”

An “urgent action” campaign to release Pilato (real name Fumba Chama) can be found at Amnesty.org—the website of Amnesty International.

The name Pilato written as PilAto is an acronym for “People in Lyrical Arena Taking Over.”

CLIMATE ACTIVISTS AT MADRID SUMMIT DENOUNCE INACTION BY WORLD LEADERS

By Staff Writer Global Information Network

As the 25th United Nations climate conference moved into its second week, environmental activists from around the world denounced the influence of corporate power plainly visible at the Madrid summit and took to the streets in a massive climate protest led by indigenous leaders and youth.

The summit—known as COP25, or conference of parties—has so far focused on meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global temperature rise to “well below 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit.”

But climate scientists say the talks are failing to produce the drastic measures necessary to address the climate crisis.

Protesters from India, Africa, the U.S., the UK, Europe and Latin America linked arms to march through Madrid’s city center.

Nigerian environmental organizer, Godwin Ojo, explained the purpose of his participation.

“We are here to stop corporate power. We are here to stop corporate capture of the state, cor-

porate capture of the U.N., corporate capture of resources.

“We want to put an end to climate change. All over the south, there is flooding. A lot of people are dying from climate change. And now the farmers are unable to plant because there are rainfall problems in Nigeria.

“Multinationals have totally grabbed the reins of government,” he observed. “Economic concerns overrule all other interests. Industry continues to degrade the environment, overexploit crude oil resources, destroy people’s livelihoods, pollute the waterways—they can’ t even be brought to acknowledge the damage they are doing, let alone clean it up.

“What is their driving force? Profit, profit and more profit. Human rights violations, climate change, none of it matters. Climate change even to the point of disaster is business.”

“Africa needs to receive means of implementa-

Nakabuye Hilda Flavia of Uganda remarked: “This reminds me a bit of the rampant racism and apartheid my ancestors endured… We are

“Developed countries must be ashamed of themselves given the amount of carbon they emit compared to what Africa is emitting. We almost emit nothing but we are suffering the most.”

HOME OF STRUGGLE ICON WINNIE MANDELA IS NOW A MUSEUM

By Staff Writer Global Information Network

The modest home of the late Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in Brandfort, Free State, where she was forced to live when banished in 1977, has become a museum.

The Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Brandfort House Museum in Majwemasweu, Brandfort, is now complete, the national Department of Sports, Arts and Culture announced this week.

Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa promised it would also serve as a multipurpose center with Wi-Fi facilities and parking spaces for tourists.

The struggle icon was banished to the town in May 1977 by the apartheid government. Madikizela-Mandela lived here with her youngest daughter, Zindzi, for eight years.

The ailing anti-apartheid struggle icon died in a hospital on April 2, 2018. She was 81.

Twenty four-hour security services have been put in place by the Lejweleputswa District Municipality to guard this national asset. “… at this stage, the department is in the process of procuring expertise to collect artefacts and curate an exhibition. After the collection of

the artefacts and installation of the exhibition material, the museum will be officially opened,” department spokesperson Asanda Magaqa said.

The “Winnie Madikizela-Mandela House will now be part of the prized national monuments and sites that fall under the resistance and liberation heritage route program—one of the premier departmental mandates to preserve and promote the legacies of our heroes and heroines as an integral part of our cultural heritage.

Initially, the construction of this museum was mired in scandal and controversy. In 2012, US$208,000 was allocated to the Free State Independent Development Trust (IDT) but the money “disappeared.”

According to the news website News24, “an audit report commissioned by the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC) found that nearly R600 000 paid to two contractors for the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Museum project in the Free State amounted to ‘fruitless expenditure.”

The new contractors responsible for the project are expected to restore the dwelling and the bombed clinic, converting them into interpretative spaces.

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HEALTHY LIVING Consuming Alcohol Leads to Brain Do’s & Don’ts Changes That Could Trigger Cravings For Family Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

A new study in mice may have finally found an explanation for the high relapse rates in people who struggle with alcohol dependence. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine discovered that acetate, a byproduct of alcohol breakdown, traveled straight to the brain and altered gene activity, which in turn could influence behaviour, suggests the study. This process was also found to affect pregnant mice and their fetuses, which could have implications for understanding and combating fetal alcohol syndrome.

The results may demonstrate how alcohol changes the brain’s learning system—and how triggers such as passing by a bar, or seeing old drinking friends may prompt cravings in people with alcoholism.

US researchers found that acetate, a metabolite of alcohol mostly produced when it is broken down in the liver, travelled to the brain’s learning centre in mice. Here it added epigenetic markers to genes, found the study published in Nature.

‘It was a huge surprise to us that metabolized alcohol is

Gatherings

Tips for dealing with the changes, challenges, and opportunities of family gatherings

By Staff Writer directly used by the body to add chemicals called acetyl groups to the proteins that package DNA, called histones,’ said the study’s senior author Dr Shelley Berger, director of the Penn Epigenetics Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Berger said the study is the first observable, empirical evidence indicating how alchohol, and how it is metabolized in the body “directly influences epigenetic regulation in the brain.’

The team found that acetate from the breakdown of alcohol added chemical groups to the DNA via an enzyme called ACSS2. In previous work published in Nature in 2017, Dr Berger and her team found that this enzyme was needed to form spatial memories, the responsible for the recording information about one’s environment. In the current study, the team used behavioural tests to show that ACSS2 was needed to form alcohol-related memories.

‘Our molecular and behavioural data, when taken together, establish ACSS2 as a possible intervention target in alcohol use disorder—in which memory of alcohol-as-

By Dr. Ken Druck With holidays here, here are a few tips on how to make family gatherings into lifetime memories and avoid disaster.

Whether your family is facing new changes, old challenges, or fertile opportunities, here are some dos and don’ts for making the most of your family time together while avoiding joy-robbing drama: Dos:

sociated environmental cues is a primary driver of craving and relapse even after protracted periods of abstinence,’ said joint-first author, Dr Gabor Egervari also at the Perelman School of Medicine.

The team also showed that ‘binge-drinking’ pregnant mice passed on the effect—the alcohol-breakdown product acetate was passed through the placenta and caused the same epigenetic brain changes in the fetus, a discovery which could lead to insights into potential treatments for fetal alcohol syndrome.

Start thinking about your next family gathering by taking a deep breath. Some things have probably changed, and some things probably remain pretty much the same. Relax and focus on the opportunities at hand for family closeness, celebration, and love.

Ask the host if there’s anything you can bring or do to help make the gathering wonderful and share some of the load.

Greet each family member with as kind, loving, and compassionate a heart as possible.

Volunteer to do and/or bring something that invokes a sweet remembrance of a beloved family member who has passed—or welcomes a new member of the family.

Make the decision to be pleasant and even-tempered. Do your best to forgive the pain of the past and make peace with your family by being as caring, respectful, honest, attentive, and encouraging as possible.

KEEP ACTIVE, BE FIT, STAY ENGAGED.

ingly bring into a family gathering. Make peace by leaving resentments, anger, hurt, grudges, and so on at the door.

Stay calm when someone says or does something insensitive, rude, or inappropriate and resist the temptation to jump into the fray.

Visualize having a good time—if not a great one!—with your family. Picture smiling faces and open hearts, including your own. And then, bring that attitude (and a nice house gift, yummy dish, or nice bottle of wine) with you.

Don’ts: Don’t imagine the worst and build a negative emotional charge before a family gathering.

Don’t use your family gathering as a stage for acting out old family rivalries, grudges, dramas, or differences.

Don’t talk shop. If some members of the family are in the family business, put business matters on hold for discussion at a later time in another setting.

about others.

Don’t succumb to the temptation to use hurtful humor, ridicule, teasing, or sarcasm.

Don’t be drawn into arguments or political discussions with family members who are trying to convince you that your position is incorrect or crazy.

Don’t arrive at a family gathering already intoxicated or completely exhausted.

Don’t perpetuate dismissive and ageist beliefs, myths, stereotypes, and/or misconceptions about either older or younger members of your family.

Don’t waste this once-in-alifetime opportunity to fortify your family with love, kindness, understanding, and humility.

Put these dos and don’ts into practice by being your best self, lightening your heart, leading with loving-kindness, disciplining your negative impulses, containing your kneejerk defenses, defusing brewing arguments, exhibiting patience and compassion, and imagining all the good things that are going to come out of this family gathering.

Alvarado Hospital has a number of health and fitness programs ideal for seniors to help keep you fit in both body and mind!

Clear the air of any hostility, blame, and/or guilt you may inadvertently and unknow-

Under our PALS community programs, we offer classes such as our Senior Fitness Class, our Alvarado Balance Class, and the “Back Nine” Senior Golf Program, which is led by a PGA professional and licensed recreation and physical therapists. All are designed to sharpen your motor skills and strengthen your body.

Don’t Pour Fats, Oils or Grease Down the Drain

To learn more about these and other FREE programs, contact us at (619) 229-7216, or visit us at: AlvaradoHospital.com/PALS

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Cooking grease and oils can clog sewer lines and cause unsafe conditions for our rivers, bays and beaches

No one wants to spend their holidays troubled by sewer problems. With the holiday season fast approaching, the City of San Diego reminds residents not to dispose of fats, oils or grease down the drain.

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Fats, oils and grease can clog pipes in our neighborhoods and over time cause a complete blockage, which could lead to a sewer spill. These sewer spills have the potential to reach San Diego’s bays, rivers and beaches which can cause unsafe conditions and temporary closures.

To help keep your plumbing and sewers as clear as possible, here are some reminders:

• RECYCLE large amounts of residential cooking oil or grease by disposing of it at the Miramar Landfill Recycling Center located at 5165 Convoy St. • If any cooking oil or grease goes down your drain, immediately flush with cold water.

• You may also throw any excess grease away in the trash.

• Oils also come from salad dressings, butter, bacon fat, meat drippings, milk and mayonnaise.

In addition, here are some important facts about how grease impacts your sewer system:

• Cooking grease coats and clings to the inside of pipelines, and can eventually cause a complete blockage.

• Costly home plumbing bills are often the result of greaseclogged pipelines.

• Residential pipelines clog easily since they are only 2 inches to 4 inches in diameter.

• Many people are unaware that pouring hot water and detergent down the drain only breaks up grease temporarily.

• Flushing grease and oils down the toilet also causes sewer backups.

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Local start-ups and small businesses will soon be getting more assistance from the City of San Diego. The City of San Diego announced last week that it has revamped its Business Finance Loan Program to offer more business-friendly features, remove funding barriers and meet the changing needs of entrepreneurs.

The updated loan program, which is administered by the City’s Economic Development Department, lends local businesses funding from $10,000 to $500,000. Interest rates range from 4% to 10%, and funding match requirements are now lower and more flexible, especially for very small businesses and startups.

The previous program didn’t offer funds less than $25,000, its interest rate floor was 8% and its 2:1

matching requirement created a high variety of funding mechanisms. In barrier for young businesses not yet recent years, the program consisted of Small Business Micro Revolving bankable to traditional lenders.

Loans ($25,000-$150,000) and San “Smart businesses are the heart Diego Regional Revolving Loans of our city’s economy,” said ($150,000-$500,000). The City has Christina Bibler, Director of the given 79 loans totaling $8.9 million City’s Economic Development to support businesses, including Department. “We’ve been listening $250,000 to AleSmith Brewery to the entrepreneurs we meet during Company of Mira Mesa and $150,000 our business walks, community to Nomad Donuts of North Park. events and through our extensive engagement with businesses. We’re The City’s desire to increase the usage making it easier to grow a business and effectiveness of the program, in San Diego by giving business respond to business community owners more flexible, relevant and feedback and incorporate a loan consultant’s findings prompted the streamlined tools they can use.

Economic Development Department Originally launched in the early to update the loan program’s 1990s, the City of San Diego structure and terms. The revised Business Finance Program Business Finance Loan Program was historically offered businesses a approved Oct. 16, 2019, by the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic

Development Administration.

“Our goal is to create a loan program that more startups can use to launch and more small businesses can leverage to expand operations and create at least middle-income jobs,” Bibler said. “The smaller loan amounts, lower interest rates and more flexible terms are designed to appeal to businesses in our underserved and older communities.

These are our targeted businesses that can help activate and transform neighborhoods.”

For more information or to apply for the Business Finance Loan The revised Business Finance Loan Program, please visit https:// Program will be concentrating w w w. s a n d i e g o . g o v/e c o n o m i c outreach efforts in traditionally development/business/financing or underserved priority areas such as contact the Economic Development Opportunity Zones, the San Diego Department at 619-236-6700 and Promise Zone or low- and moderate- sdbusiness@sandiego.gov. income (LMI) communities.

How Your Brick-And-Mortar Store Can Compete with Amazon Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Do you lie awake at night worrying about going head to head with Amazon in a modern day David vs.

Goliath showdown? A whopping 83% of US consumers have bought something on Amazon in the last six months. How can a small, brick-andmortar retailer hope to compete?

First, a reality check: some 87% of retail sales still occur in brick-andmortar stores, according to Deloitte.

Amazon itself clearly recognizes the value of brick-and-mortar stores, which have been shown to increase traffic to a retailer’s website.

Although Amazon may account for nearly half of all online spending, that only adds up to about 5% of U.S. retail sales—which still leaves plenty of opportunity for you.

Here’s what your brick-and-mortar store can do to compete with Amazon and not only survive, but also thrive in the coming years.

1. Learn from Amazon Why do consumers love Amazon?

Convenience is key. Amazon offers a frictionless shopping experience that’s convenient, fast and personalized. Here’s how you can do the same.

Offer click and collect. If you sell

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Instead of fearing Amazon as an enemy, enlist them as a partner.

Setting up a store on Amazon’s marketplace can not only boost your sales, but also generate traffic to your website. Selling on Amazon Accept a wide range of payment can even drive customers to your options. Shoppers want to pay in physical store. the way that’s most convenient for them. During the 2018 holiday 3. Do what Amazon can’t do season, almost one-fourth (24%) of consumers planned to use mobile Last, but not least, focus on areas payment in-store. Millennials, in where Amazon falls short. particular, want to pay with their phones to speed up the checkout Curation: Many shoppers find process. Speed things up even more the sheer volume of products on by using tablets and smartphones Amazon overwhelming. Brickto accept payments throughout the and-mortar shops can compete by store, so shoppers don’t need to wait offering a manageable selection of products that saves shoppers time at the checkout counter. and headaches.

Get personal. Consumers want personalized recommendations Uniqueness: While Amazon may from retailers, and personalized be a great place to find low prices, service from retail employees is key it rarely delivers those delightful to where they shop. Use retail loyalty moments of discovery that shoppers software to track what customers love. Offering unique products can purchase and which marketing give you an edge over Amazon’s offers they respond to. Then reach mass-produced wares. Offer unique out to them with tailored offers or items shoppers won’t find anywhere specific products you know they’ll else. like. Share what you learn with employees so they can provide Enjoyment: Nothing beats the personal touch and feel of shopping personal recommendations, too. in a physical brick-and-mortar store.

2. Partner with Amazon Brick-and-mortar retailers should products online, give customers the option to pick up their online purchases in-store. They can get their items faster without paying for shipping.

Should funds for lending become constrained, given comparably fundable loan applications, the applicants from businesses in the targeted regions would be funded first. Eligible companies must be located in the city of San Diego and use loan funding for activities in the city. Such activities include the purchase of fixed machinery and equipment, working capital and the leveraged purchase of new and rehabilitative buildings.

focus on what Amazon can’t do. Put personality into your store. Make it shopping “experience,” where consumers can eat play, work, learn and discover new things. If you do, your business will become the store of the future, so you don't just compete against Amazon, but thrive.

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County of San Diego The 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: Christine Renee Rounds 7109 Conestoga Way San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego --William Gabriel Torar 2873 Adrian St San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9027234 Fictitious business name(s): Collision Repair Work's Located at: 5943 Schuyler St San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Christian Angel Dobles 5943 Schuyler St San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego --Victor Hugo Dobles 919 Elwood St San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 12, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 12, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9026177 Fictitious business name(s): hellaBlessed Located at: 1579 Golden Gate Ave Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 10/29/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tricia Reyes 1579 Golden Gate Ave Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego --Ronald Scott Reyes 1579 Golden Gate Ave Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on October 29, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on October 29, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9026848 Fictitious business name(s): Authentic Original Customs Located at: 5080 Camino Del Arroyo #252 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/03/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Cartier Spelmon 5080 Camino Del Arroyo #252 San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 05, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 05, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9027194 Fictitious business name(s):

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Bright & Clean Janitorial Services Located at: 136 Madison St. Oceanside, CA 92057 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Joint Venture Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Freddie James Carter 136 Madison St. Oceanside, CA 92057 County of San Diego --Angela Crystal Legree 136 Madison St. Oceanside, CA 92057 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 08, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 08, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9027557 Fictitious business name(s): Boardwalk Tax Service Located at: 8318 University Ave Ste #B La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 11/14/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Marvin L Caldwell 5173 Waring Rd Ste #54 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego --Javier Bravo 8318 University Ave Ste #B La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego --Daryl B. Fick 8318 University Ave Ste #B La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 14, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 14, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9027671 Fictitious business name(s): Voiced By Valerie Located at: 9071 Dallas St #D2 La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego The 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: Valerie L. Gorrell 9071 Dallas St #D2 La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 15, 2024 11/28, 12/05, 12/12, 12/19 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9026970 Fictitious business name(s): Beautiful Dame Skincare Located at: 6602 El Cajon Blvd.

Ste #A107 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 11/06/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tiffany Michelle Garcia 5745 Eldergarden St. San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 06, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on November 06, 2024 11/21, 11/28, 12/05, 12/12

NAME CHANGE

Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26 ------------------------------------

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.

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SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00063271CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Julian Steven Hubbard To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Julian Steven Hubbard filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Julian Steven Hubbard PROPOSED NAME: Julian King Monroe

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 27, 2020

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Civil Division 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 --P.O. Box 120128 San Diego, CA 92112-0128 37-2019-00058868CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Alexandria Fryer on behalf of minor child

To All Interested Persons:

Alexandria Fryer on behalf of Destynie Rose Raelynn Bradwell, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Destynie Rose Raelynn Bradwell PROPOSED NAME: Destynie Rose Raelynn Fryer

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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: January 16, 2020 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. 903 The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 12/05, 12/12, 12/19, 12/26 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00052107CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: JOHN TATE, JR. To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner John Tate, Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: John Tate, Jr. PROPOSED NAME: John Tates, Jr.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall 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

REQUEST FOR BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: CONSTRUCT FENCING AT E.B. SCRIPPS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JOINT USE FIELD A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on DECEMBER 19, 2019 in front of the main office of E.B. Scripps Elementary School 11778 Cypress Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92131. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ20-0693-08).

GENERAL CONTRACTORS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO INVITE SUBCONTRACTORS TO SITE VISITS. All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on JANUARY 16, 2020, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project estimate is between $350,000 and $390,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: A or C-13. All late bids shall be deemed nonresponsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation.

Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions?

949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning December 10, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)]. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package. Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5825.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department

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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.

A Hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on December 19, 2019 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 503 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego Central 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101

RIA 1600083 CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control

of: Adolfo Serrano Mirna Serrano

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: December 19, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept. 903 The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101 11/21, 11/28, 12/05, 12/12

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.

PROBATE

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 37-2019-00056764-PR-LS-CTL appointed by the court within the later of either (1)four months from the date of first To all heirs, beneficiaries, issuance of letters to a general creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who personal representative, as demay otherwise be interested fined in section 58(b) of the in the will or estate or both, of California Probate Code, or (2)60 days from the date of Linda C. Bridges, mailing or personal delivery to Linda C.B. Green you of a notice under section 9052 of the California A Petition for Probate Probate Code. has been filed by Lovie Williams Other California statutes in the Superior Court of and legal authority may California, County of affect your rights as a San Diego. creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney The Petition for Probate knowledgeable in requests that California law.

Lovie Williams be appointed as personal You may examine the file representative to administer kept by the court. the estate of the decedent.

If you are a person The Petition interested in the estate, you requests authority to may file with the court a administer the estate under Request for Special the Independent Notice (form DE-154) of the Administration of filing of an inventory and Estates Act. appraisal of estate assets or of (This authority will allow the any petition or account as personal representative to provided in Probate Code take many actions without section 1250. obtaining court approval.

A Request for Special Before taking certain very Notice form is available from important actions, however, the court clerk. the personal representative Petitioner: Lovie Williams will be required to give notice to interested persons 7026 Springford Ave. unless they have waived San Diego, CA 92114 notice or consented to the (619) 341-4370 proposed action.)

11/21, 12/05, 12/12 The independent administration authority will CITATION be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and SUPERIOR COURT OF shows good cause why the CALIFORNIA court should not grant the County of Riverside authority.

4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Linda C. B. Green Case Number:

Petitioner or Attorney: George Maricic In the matter of the petition of: Adolfo Serrano Mirna Serrano To: Sarai Garcia and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of: Aaron Rafael Barajas, a minor By order of the Court you are hereby cited and may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department F502 of the above entitled court, located at 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 on 01/10/2020 at 8:30 a.m. of that day, then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his/her/their parents according to the petition on file herein.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of the Family Code §7860 which provide the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.

This Petition is dated 11/15/19 and is ordered pursuant to CCP §415.50 to be published in the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint as the newspaper most likely to give notice to the defendant, respondant, or citee.

12/12, 12/19, 12/26, 01/02 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of Riverside 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 RIA 1600084 CITATION Freedom From Parental Custody and Control Petitioner or Attorney: George Maricic

To: Sarai Garcia and to all persons claiming to be the father or mother of: Zeus Maximiliano Serrano-Lara, a minor By order of the Court you are hereby cited and may appear before the Judge Presiding in Department F502 of the above entitled court, located at 4175 Main St. Riverside, CA 92501 on 01/10/2020 then and there to show cause, if any you have, why said person should not be declared free from the control of his/ her/their parents according to the petition on file herein.

You are hereby notified of the provisions of the Family Code §7860 which provide the judge shall advise the minor and the parents, if present, of the right to have counsel present. The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel and if they are unable to afford counsel, shall appoint counsel to represent the parents.

This Petition is dated 11/15/19 and is ordered pursuant to CCP §415.50 to be published in the San Diego Voice and Viewpoint as the newspaper most likely to give notice to the defendant, respondant, or citee.

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Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: ELECTRICAL SERVICES FOR NETWORK AND TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES AT THIRTY-SEVEN SITES. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on DECEMBER 19, 2019 in front of the main office of Hardy Elementary School, 5420 Montezuma Rd., San Diego, CA 92115. Upon completion, contractors will proceed to Henry High School, 6702 Wandermere Dr., San Diego, CA 92120.

Upon completion, contractors will then proceed to Dana Middle School, 1775 Chatsworth Blvd., San Diego, CA 92106. Contractors must be present and sign-in at all three sites to be able to bid this project. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ20-0666-23). All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on JANUARY 17, 2020, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project estimate is between $1,850,000 and $2,100,000. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: C-10 or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are available for download on PlanWell through Crisp Imaging. Go to www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 949285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning December 10, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. PRE-QUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS: Pursuant to Public Contract Code (PCC) §20111.6, each contractor wishing to bid as a prime to the District for projects estimated at $1,000,000 or over, or any subcontractor performing the license classifications of A, B [if performing the work of] C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and/or C-46 wishing to submit a bid to a bidding prime contractor must be prequalified in order to bid. Projects estimated at 10 million or greater require audited financials. Go online to https://www.sandiegounified.org/contractorprequalification to download the most current prequalification application for your company. Completed applications must be submitted to the District no later than January 3, 2020, which is 10 business days before the bid opening due date. Any questionnaires submitted later than this deadline will not be processed for this Invitation for Bids. The District encourages all general contractors bidding as a prime contractor, and all MEP subcontractors to request a questionnaire, complete it and submit it as soon as possible. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)]. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive. Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/PublicWorks.html. PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid. PROJECT STABILIZATION AGREEMENT (PSA): This project is subject to the Project Stabilization Agreement (PSA) adopted by the Board of Education on July 28, 2009. The complete agreement is available for viewing and downloading at www.sandi.net - Proposition S & Z. DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package.

Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids.

For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5822.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Dept.

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The National Association of Black Journalists Founded 1975 With about 3000 members, 74 professional chapters, and 51 student chapters, it is arguably the world’s largest media organization for people of color. They strive to “strengthen ties among African-American journalists, promote diversity in newsrooms, honor excellence and outstanding achievement in the media industry, expand job opportunities and recruiting activities for established African-American journalists and students interested in the journalism field, and expand and balance the media's coverage of the African-American community and experience.”

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Kenya proclaimed independent 1963 Kenya proclaimed independent, the last of Britain’s East African holdings to be freed. Kenya voluntarily joined the British Commonwealth less than a year later George F. Grant patent for the golf tee 1899 George F. Grant loved golf, but grew frustrated trying to keep the ball still when teeing off. On December 12, 1899, Grant received Patent No. 638,920 for a golf tee (initially made of wood and rubber) which raised the golf ball slightly off of the ground, giving players greater control of the direction and speed of a drive. George Grant’s small invention has become a standard piece of equipment for all golfers. The patent reached lifetime expiration this week, as well.

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Holiday Confessions: Americans Admit to Their Secret Holiday Spending Attitudes and Habits Are we just doing the holidays for the gram? Many Americans admit to spending money they shouldn’t just to impress others

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On Sunday, November 24, 2019, the Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE) held it’s 2019 Holiday of Hope Family Celebration at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA. ACE is a partnership of community organizations working together to address the effects of community violence, providing a network of services to strengthen Central Region families in central San Diego. The holiday celebration, originally started by the San Diego Compassion Project is held to uplift and support families who have lost their loved ones to violent crime. The theme being, “Supporting families together, Share beautiful memories of loved one(s). We are not grieving alone.”

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Yet, near his home in Fairfax, Va., a bureaucracy momentarily stripped him of his identity. The incident sparked Amaya’s quest to have “Garifuna” fully recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau.

“After conducting some public business at a government agency in Virginia,” Amaya recalled, “I was leaving the line, and the Latina clerk heard me speaking Spanish to my wife and called me back to the counter.”

For ethnicity, he had checked black.

“You checked the wrong box,” the clerk said. “You can’t check black.

You speak Spanish. You have to check Hispanic.’”

Today, Amaya is a member of the Census Bureau’s National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic and Other Populations (NAC), designed to solicit recommendations on ways to improve the accuracy of the decennial count in determining ethnic minorities. He is allied with other Garifuna organizations,

scholars and Afro latino advocates to document their heritage and expand their visibility.

austere privation, others were transported 1,700 miles westward and abandoned to their fate.

The Garifuna, descendants of Africans of mixed tribal ancestry, were captured and shipped from Africa to the Caribbean islands of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Garifuna historians recount onboard insurrections that ran the ships aground. The captives escaped inland, intermarried with the indigenous Carib and Arawak Indians, also prey for forced-labor bondage. Sometimes referred to as the Black Caribs, the Garifuna led and participated in unsuccessful revolts, the Carib Wars, to overthrow British dominion, sometimes with assistance of France, England’s imperial rival.

“They put more than 2,000 people on ships and transported them across the Caribbean to the bay islands of Honduras,” Amaya explains, “and that’s where the Garifuna people landed in mainland Central America. From their arrival on the coast, they eventually spread northwest to the rest of Honduras, Guatemala, Belize, and south to Nicaragua.

Through migration, some large communities are here, like in the South Bronx, New York.”

Though slavery had ceased in England by the late 1700s, the slave trade continued in the Americas. Given public outrage and the political strength of the abolition movement, the British demurred, in the Caribbean, from wholesale execution of prisoners deemed guilty of armed resistance.

Though many Garifuna died after being captured and held in

Amaya says New York’s Garifuna population is America’s largest, between 70,000 to 100,000, “but that is only an estimate because we don’t really show up in decennial census data.” Garifuna communities are also in Houston, Los Angeles, and elsewhere here and abroad in smaller concentrations.

The Garifuna are not entirely new arrivals in America. “Migration is in our people’s DNA,” Amaya states. “The earliest Garifuna

migration to the United States was after World War II, when they were recruited to work on the merchant marine ships supplying Europe during the war against the Axis powers. They weren’t conscripted into the U.S. military, but many chose to remain in America after the war and never returned home.

They sent for their families to join them in America.”

Education was Amaya’s path to the United States. He grew up on the Honduran coast, an outstanding student who became the first Garifuna to graduate with a degree in industrial-mechanical engineering from the National University of Honduras in the capital, Tegucigalpa. There he met and married Rachel, a Garifuna, also a student. They have six children.

“I went to work for the Honduras government for 10 years until I was offered an opportunity to work for a U.S. Agency for International Development contractor for projects in Latin America,” he says. “Later, they decided I would be more useful to their work in Africa.”

The contractor preferred Amaya be U.S.-based, so the family moved to Philadelphia. He earned his master’s degree in international development from the University of Pennsylvania.

“Wherever you go—and I’ve been around, in all of Latin America, in Europe, and different places—and I’ve read about different places—it doesn’t matter the type of regime, the left the right, a democracy an autocracy, a theocracy. Black people are always in the same position, at the bottom of the economic ladder.

“And, in my work, poverty alleviation, I have to look at those things and say, so why are we being sold the idea in Latin America that we’re all the same, that we have the same rights, the same opportunities, yet we’re always at the bottom? Nowhere is there anything close to a racial democracy. I came to the realization that it was a deliberate effort by the white Hispanic elite to keep the situation like that, and to inflate their [own] numbers.”