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Race and Reflections on the Kwanzaa holiday celebration from its founder, Dr. Ron Karenga

Assemblymember Shirley Weber (D-79th District) (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Governor Gavin Newsom is expected to name Dr. Shirley Weber as the next California Secretary of State. The Assemblymember for the

Boxes containing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine are prepared to be shipped at the McKesson distribution center in Olive Branch, Miss., Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, Pool)

By Quinci LeGardye

California Black Media

A second COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in California this week, one that is easier for smaller community centers and pharmacies to safely distribute than the Pfizer vaccine, which must be stored at ultra-cold See VACCINE page 2

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Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer December 19th found the City of Lemon Grove busy with its residents. At the Recreation Center, the Mayor, City Council members and the See LEMON GROVE page 7

79th District will replace Secretary Alex Padilla, who has been tapped by President-elect Joseph Biden to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, a major cabinet position in the new administration.

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This is a revisiting of an early and ongoing conversation about the shared meaning of Kwanzaa, its particular cultural message to African people, and its core values that speak to the best of what it means to be African and human in the world and for the world. It raises the constantly relevant issues of race and religion and how they relate, not only to Kwanzaa as a holiday, but also to us as a people.

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By Dr. Ron Karenga Each year the coming of Kwanzaa brings a sense of joyful satisfaction of having created something unique, beautiful, and beneficial for our people. It also reminds me of the extensive and enjoyable research, study and thought pursued to conceive and create Kwanzaa, and the overall and ongoing labor of love offered to make Kwanzaa a living, lasting and transformative tradition worthy of the name, history, and culture African. As an activist-scholar, I sought to build into Kwanzaa’s Kawaida philosophical framework answers to questions that would be raised, not only about the daily practice and values of Kwanzaa, but also about its origins and intent, its relation to religious and other holidays, and our self-conscious insistence on the special and particular meaning and message it has for us as African people.

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MORTGAGE DISCRIMINATION PERSISTS ACROSS CALIFORNIA

By Quinci LeGardye

California Black Media

There is no silver lining it seems when it comes to redlining.

Redlining describes the illegal practice when government agencies or private institutions systematically exclude certain groups of people -- or selectively raise the prices of goods and services for them. The most notable example is how the United States government and private banks intentionally denied African Americans home loans based on race through much of the 1900s.

A new study by Oakland-based policy institute

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The Greenlining Institute has found that Black, Latino and Native American borrowers still receive fewer home purchase loans than white borrowers. White borrowers receive more mortgage loans than Black and Brown borrowers, See MORTGAGE page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Secretary:

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Dr. Weber, who has represented the San Diego, California area in the State Assembly since 2012, will become the 30th California Secretary of State since 1849. In taking that position, she becomes number four in the chain of succession for Governor of the State and will hold that office until 2022.

The next election for that position is June 7, 2022. She will be only the fourth woman to ever hold the position and the first Black woman to do so in state history. It has been suggested that the speed with which her appointment has been announced following Padilla’s appointment to fill Harris’s seat in the U.S. Senate, might be an effort to calm Blacks who wanted that position to go to a Black woman and suggested two possible candidates.

temperatures: around minus 70 degrees Celsius.

Dr. Weber chairs the Assembly Budget subcommittee on Public Safety, and the California Legislative Black Caucus.

She also serves as a member of the Assembly Standing Committee on Education, Higher Education, Elections, Budget and Banking and Finance. In 2013, Dr. Weber was appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly as a representative to the prestigious National Education Commission of the States (ECS), a nationwide group approved by the Congress in 1965 to develop effective policy and practices for public education.

Distribution of the Moderna vaccine will prioritize similar groups as the Pfizer vaccine: healthcare workers and longterm care residents and staff first, followed by essential workers and members of high-risk groups. It will also be sent to many smaller and rural hospitals. The general public will

Dr. Weber has been a voice and a trailblazer in the Assembly, authoring major legislation passed by the Assembly and signed into law by the Governor.

Born to sharecroppers in Hope, Arkansas, Shirley Nash Weber has lived in California since the age of 3. Educated in inner-city public schools, she graduated with honors and entered UCLA, where she received her BA, MA and PhD by the age of 26 years. Prior to receiving her doctorate, she became a professor at San Diego State University at the age of 23. She taught in the Department of Africana Studies at San Diego University for more than forty years before retiring.

Dr. Weber’s political career started as an elected member of the Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District. She also served as President of the Board during her terms of office. She is past President of the San Diego Chapter of the NAACP, and chair of the San Diego Citizens Equal Opportunity Commission.

Assemblymember Weber has long displayed an interest in the electoral process in the state of California. In 2016, she briefly served as chair of the Assembly Elections and Redistricting Committee. A law she wrote that same year allows some felons serving sentencing in county jail to vote while behind bars. She also authored a trio of laws in 2013 to increase voter registration information for probationers and parolees. The Secretary of State has responsibility for California’s election operations in 58 counties, setting statewide voting mandates.

The Secretary of State position has to be confirmed by both the State Assembly and the State Senate.

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I think too of how millions of African people all over the world have embraced and celebrate this pan-African holiday Kwanzaa and how Kwanzaa unites us in ways no other holiday does.

And I think of how it reaffirms our identity, dignity and excellence as African people, grounds us in our culture and provides us with a value system in the Nguzo Saba (The Seven Principles) which serves as framework and foundation for our internal strengthening and flourishing and our bringing good into the world. These are Umoja (Unity), Kujichagulia (Self-Determination), Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility), Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics), Nia (Purpose), Kuumba (Creativity), and Imani (Faith).

Given the phenomenal growth and solid grounding Kwanzaa has achieved in the world African community, it’s no wonder claimants and controversies rise around it. Indeed, if it had remained a small organizational holiday as in its first years, no one would think it worthy of either claim or comment. For success always has numerous fraudulent fathers and pretentious mothers, but failure is almost always an orphan. Thus, there is an increasing parade of pretentious contributors to Kwanzaa’s conception, revisionist “histories” claiming discoveries of new authors and collective origins of its creation, and a persistent stream of right-wing, left-wing and liberal criticism around contrived issues of race and religion.

The first problem of quaint and curious claims of creating Kwanzaa is easily solved by testing the claimants for evidence of competence in African cultures and languages relevant to the conception of Kwanzaa, for indications of relevant research and associated intellectual activity, and for demonstration of continued contribution beyond anecdotal references and imagined assistance in wishful ways.

The second reconception and misrepresentation of Kwanzaa poses a more serious problem. For it seeks to interrupt Kwanzaa’s continuing expansion, undermine its acceptance, and question and deny the right of Black people to celebrate themselves, embrace their own culture and have their own holiday without needing to explain away themselves or deny the special and particular meaning the holiday holds for them. And the criticism is posed in racial and religious terms to appeal to emotion and render reason almost irrelevant.

On Dec. 18, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the emergency use of a vaccine developed by Moderna and the National Institutes of Health for adults 18 and older. The Western States Scientific Safety Review Workgroup, which includes scientists from California, endorsed the vaccine on Dec. 20.

The Moderna vaccine was developed using the same technology as the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. In clinical trials involving over 30,000 adults, the Moderna vaccine was found to have 94.5 % efficacy at preventing COVID-19.

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regardless of population or income.

The report, Home Lending to Communities of Color in California, is based on data reported under the federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act in 2019. It found that home purchase loans owned by Black and Latino homeowners were about 60 % of what would be expected based on their percentage of California’s population. This discrepancy was consistent both with high-income and low-income communities.

Across the state, women of color make up 30 % of the population, but received only 8 % of home loans.

The pattern also held in regional breakdowns. In the Los Angeles/Long Beach/Glendale Metropolitan Area, the Black community makes up 7.8 % of the population, but received 4 % of home purchase loans in 2019. In the San Francisco/San Mateo/Redwood City region, the Black community makes up 3.6 % of the population, but only received 0.7 % of home purchase loans.

Inequity in homeownership among communities of color continues to contribute to the wealth gap since wealth cannot be easily built incrementally from generation to generation without the inheritance of property. Today Black communities in particular are still feeling the financial effects of decades of redlining, or discriminatory mortgage-lending policies.

likely not receive the vaccine until spring or summer of 2021 California initially received 327,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which was authorized Dec. 11. Some healthcare workers and long-term care residents across the state have begun receiving vaccinations.

Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have also begun receiving vaccinations based on the recommendation of the Attending Physician of Congress. Many politicians have been documenting their vaccinations on social media to encourage the public to follow their examples.

California Congresswomen Representative Barbara Lee (DCA-13), who received the vaccine on Dec. 19, encouraged Californians to take the shot.

“Building public trust in this vaccine will be crucial if we want to turn the corner and crush this virus. I urge everyone, especially people of color who have suffered the most from this pandemic, to recognize that the risk of contracting COVID-19 far outweighs the understandable skepticism of this va ccine,” Lee said.

“In our society, homeownership remains critical to building wealth and financial stability,” said report author Rawan Elhalaby, Greenlining’s Senior Economic Equity Program Manager. “The racial discrepancies we see can’t be explained simply by differences in income. It will take a concerted effort by banks, non-bank lenders and financial regulators to overcome the systemic disadvantages that Black, Latino and Indigenous borrowers still face.”

In California, mortgage discrimination only compounds the twin crises of homelessness and the lack of affordable housing. Across the state, those problems are the worst in the country by all indicators, and they affect African Americans, who make up nearly 40 % of the state’s homeless population, in disproportionate numbers. Across the state, as of January 2019, there were an estimated 151,278 homeless people. Of that number, there are more than 60,000 unsheltered Black people, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Homeless Policy Research Institute at the University of Southern California reports that there is a shortage of 1.4 million affordable homes in California.

The concerted efforts that banks must take, as recommended in the report, include increasing their branch presence in communities of color and extending access to more loan products to lower-income and immigrant communities.

There is also evidence that culturally competent banks and well-funded nonprofits led by people of color can lead to better loan rates for communities of color. First-time buyers can also seek out homeownership counseling, where they are advised through the basics of loan rates and advised away from predatory rates.

The issues of race and racism are raised around the strange and confused contention that Kwanzaa is too Black and we are being too Black by insisting on its Africanness, its Blackness and its particular meaning for Black people. Moreover, it is asserted that Kwanzaa and Black people must be less Black, if we are to be accepted and acceptable in the dominant society. Now, it should be noted that there is no public parallel conversation like this for others; no calls for Jews or Hanukkah to be less Jewish, or for the Irish and St. Patrick’s Day to be less Irish.

Indeed, no other people are criticized for being too much of themselves or called separatist for having and celebrating a holiday that has a special and particular message and meaning for them, regardless of its meaning to others.

Yet there is among some a racial uncomfortableness about Blacks and Kwanzaa and thus, attempts to discredit it or redefine it to make it socially “acceptable” like with King and Malcolm. One such attempt is to redefine and re-present Kwanzaa and them as universal and not particular to Africans, as if we can’t be both. Indeed, Kwanzaa is culturally particular, but its essential message is both culturally particular and universal in the human sense of the word. To say that it is culturally particular is to say that it is culturally rooted, rises out of a particular people’s history and culture, bears the imprint and content of that people’s ideas and values, and speaks to the people in a special and particularly meaningful way.

Therefore, Cinco de Mayo speaks to Mexicans in a particularly meaningful way; Chinese New Year to Chinese; Hanukkah to Jews; and St. Patrick’s Day to the Irish. And no one asks these cultural groups to redefine their holidays to de-emphasize their origins, make them less Mexican, Chinese, Jewish or Irish or redefine them so that they lose their particular historical and cultural meaning. And likewise, no one should ask that Kwanzaa be redefined and adulterated in such ways.

Kwanzaa is, of necessity, an African American and pan-African holiday and requires no permission or external acceptance for its practice, profound meaning or worth. Nor can it deny its special and particular meaning to African people without undermining its essential message and meaning as a celebration of African family, community and culture and a unique contribution to the diverse richness of human life and culture. And because Kwanzaa builds on the best of African culture, its message, like all ethically-expansive and world-encompassing messages, has both a particular and universal meaning. It speaks first and foremost to us, originates from us and is an expression of the special cultural truth we speak to the world. And in this, it speaks not only to the best of what means to be African,

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but also the best of what it means to be human and thus offers a common-ground message to other humans in the world.

Therefore, religious resistance to Kwanzaa is also misplaced and is provoked and promoted by manipulation of uninformed apprehension and misunderstanding. There is no Kwanzaa competition or conflict with the various religions Black people embrace, for as we’ve said for years, Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday not a religious one. Kwanzaa builds on the best of African tradition and opens up cultural space for Africans of all faiths.

And thus, Africans of all faiths can and do celebrate Kwanzaa: Black Christians, Muslims, Hebrews, Jews, Buddhists, Bahá’í, and Hindus, as well as those who follow the ancient African spiritual and ethical traditions of Maat, Ifa, Ashanti, Dogon, etc. For Kwanzaa offers is not an alternative to their particular religions or faiths, but a common ground of African culture which they all share and on which they meet and are reaffirmed in the expansive meaning and sacred beauty of their being African in the world.

Thus, all over the world, African people rightfully celebrate Kwanzaa, embrace and find common ground in its cultural and ethical values, in its insistence on the oneness and sacredness of life, social justice, due respect of persons and people, responsibility and care for the vulnerable, repair and preservation of the environment, the end of oppression everywhere, a just peace, and the shared obligation to constantly bring and sustain good in the world through righteous and relentless struggle.

This article was first published in Our Weekly.

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Are You Taking the Publisher’s Message COVID-19 Vaccine?

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

As we approach this Christmas Holiday, there is much to be thankful for in spite of the Pandemic. We here at the San Diego Voice & Viewpoint newspaper are thankful for having been sustained throughout this crisis so that we might continue to be of service.

not perish but have eternal life.” It is God’s love that makes the giving so special. Let us not forget the message of the Angels to the shepherds watching over their sheep in the fields of Bethlehem that night.

It was a message of “ Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth, good will toward men”

We want to ask that you use this time as a true period of reflection as to the meaning of Christmas. We find it in John 3:16 of the Bible: “ God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shall

The peace that the angels sang of returns to the earth each Christmas as God honors the time set aside to honor the birth of his son. This Spirit of peace and good will is responsible for all the good we desire to do at this time of year.

By Glenn Ellis Let us not forget, those who don’t believe in him still celebrate him through their gifts and actions. So while many of us mourn our losses, pain and suffering through this pandemic, yet we still have much to be grateful for if we are alive, well, and able to help someone else.

May God Bless all of you, your families, friends, businesses and many efforts during this time, in spite of the pandemic and its tow.

Again, we thank you, appreciate you and pray for your well being.

Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, and Voice & Viewpoint Staff

ADVOCATE FOR A

racial justice agenda at the U.S. Department of Education

By John B. King Jr. and Marc Morial First, the Secretary of Education must use his or her platform to lead a nationwide conversation about education through a racial equity lens.

The coronavirus has shined a light on how systematic racism, unequal access to opportunity, and disinvestments in low-income communities and communities of color have compounded inequities that have long existed in our country. Black and Latino Americans, for example, are more likely to be hospitalized with and die of COVID-19, are less likely to have access to quality healthcare, and are experiencing disproportionate and devastating economic instability as a result of the pandemic.

Meanwhile, Black and Latino children are bearing the emotional impact of seeing their communities and families ravaged by the virus and are more likely to encounter challenges with their education—which has largely moved online—due to a lack of access to high-speed internet and devices for learning.

With a new presidential administration, we have an opportunity to begin on the path to a strong recovery from the pandemic. But COVID19 recovery cannot happen without education recovery. And true education recovery must focus on ensuring every child’s civil right to quality teaching and learning in our nation’s public schools. The federal government—specifically the Biden-Harris administration’s Department of Education—can, and must, play a part in this work, by reinstating its role as a civil rights agency with a robust racial justice agenda.

To be sure, if we want to “build back better,” decisive and bold federal action is required. As the BidenHarris administration prepares to assume office, we believe there are important ways that the Education Department can address the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, as well as our nation’s ongoing fight against systemic racism and injustice.

That conversation must center on the needs of students from marginalized communities, clearly illuminate the impacts of the pandemic, and demonstrate how those impacts interact with and exacerbate hundreds of years of systemic racism. That conversation, shaped by the secretary’s national bully pulpit, is critical to nudging our decentralized education system toward greater equity. It must be stewarded by a leader who intentionally creates and maintains space for feedback loops with communities that have been marginalized and most directly impacted by injustice.

Second, the Education Department must use all the levers at its disposal to combat educational inequities that existed prior to, and have been compounded by, the pandemic.

The Department must work with Congress to take immediate action to close the digital divide, invest additional federal resources to address learning loss due to COVID-related disruptions, and incentivize states to revise their funding formulas to make them more equitable so that students with the greatest needs receive the resources that are necessary to succeed in college and careers.

In the early months of 2021, the Biden-Harris administration also will be tasked with proposing a budget and advocating for that budget before Congress. We urge the new administration to hold firm to its promise to invest in programs that help our most underserved students thrive, by tripling funding for Title I; making college more affordable by doubling the maximum Pell Grant; and supporting community colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Minority-Serving Institutions.

Importantly, we hope the Department will, along with robust investments, work with Congress to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, a fundamental lever in advanc-

ing racial equity and opportunity for today’s students.

Additionally, the Department must immediately strengthen and re-issue prior guidance that supports a racial justice agenda. This includes guidance to states, schools, and institutions of higher education to legally pursue desegregation strategies that increase diversity. This also includes guidance issued by the Departments of Education and Justice related to ensuring that students of color aren’t disproportionately subjected to overly harsh school discipline practices.

The Department also must issue guidance and take appropriate civil rights enforcement actions to ensure that students of color, Native students, English learners, students with disabilities, and students from low-income families have access to the same opportunities and resources as their peers. This includes access to advanced coursework, talented and diverse educators, and safe and supportive school environments.

Finally, he incoming secretary must hold fast to ensuring that educators, families, and communities have accurate information about how students are performing in our K-12 schools, including data from statewide assessments, so that resources can be directed to schools and students in need.

Our communities are seeking the Department of Education’s leadership in fighting against the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and the deep, systemic disparities that threaten to create a second-class education system for students of color. We call upon the Biden-Harris administration to enforce federal education law, champion equitable policies, and implement a racial justice agenda as a sign of its commitment to dismantling the inequities that have denied students of color access to opportunity for far too long.

John B. King Jr. is the president and chief executive of the Education Trust and served as U.S. Secretary of Education under President Obama. Marc Morial is the President and CEO of the National Urban League.

Now comes the moment of t r ut h.

The time has come when each of us will have to make a personal decision about whether to take the COVID-19 vaccine or not. Following months of the most unimageable experience of living in the midst of a global pandemic, the promise of the vaccine hoped for is finally at hand. Within days or weeks, people are going to start receiving the first of a two-dose vaccine.

As opposed to influencing your decision or telling you what you should do; this column will contribute to making sure that your decision is an informed decision.

Making sure that you have asked the right questions, especially about the stuff you don’t understand, is the important thing you can do to guarantee that the decision you make is one that you can live with.

Here are a few areas that look at some of the most common questions that folks have posed to me.

I thought you might find them helpful: What’s different about this vaccine? The COVID-19 vaccines are different because they use a “new” technology called mRNA. The CDC describes how it works by saying, “To trigger an immune response, many vaccines put a weakened or inactivated germ into our bodies. Not mRNA vaccines. Instead, they teach our cells how to make a protein—or even just a piece of a protein— that triggers an immune response inside our bodies. That immune response, which produces antibodies, is what protects us from getting infected if the real virus enters our bodies”.

This vaccine works by providing a “genetic code” for our cells to produce viral proteins. Once the proteins (which don’t cause disease) are produced, the body launches an immune response against the virus, enabling a person to develop immunity to that virus should it ever show up again. This is a new technology with vaccines in humans. Even though there has been research in the past, it has not been successful until now.

Whereas in the past, vaccines worked by introducing small parts of either live or inactive viruses, in order to create a “memory” in the immune system against a future invader of the same type of virus; mRNA works in a whole different way. They actually introduced a protein in the injection, which causes the immune system to react and attack it as an invader.

The protein then has a “plan” programmed (so to speak) inside to instruct the immune system to create antibodies for the COVID19 virus, should it ever show up.

Clearly, this is a remarkable breakthrough in the world of vaccines!

However, there are some concerns that worry some experts. mRNA’s protein is a foreign invader, and there is the possibility, albeit slight, that it could trigger an immune response separate from the one intended, and cause an inflammatory response from the immune system. This was at the heart of some of the unsuccessful attempts with mRNA as a vaccine.

There is also the question of the effectiveness and safety in those people with chronic medical conditions. Is there data on how it works in those populations and communities? Almost 60 percent of American adults have at least one chronic medical condition. 40 percent of U.S. adults are obese; one of the most common underlying conditions that increases one’s risk for severe illness. The more underlying medical conditions people have, the higher their risk. What percentage of the study population reflected people with pre-existing chronic conditions?

And then there are our seniors and elderly. Elderly and older adults are at greatest risk of severe disease and death from COVID19. People older than 65 years makeup 9% of the world’s population, and yet they account for 30% to 40% of cases and more than 80% of deaths. A review of recent research literature shows that older adults were excluded from more than 50% of COVID19 clinical drug trials and 100% of vaccine trials. Again, what percentage of the study population reflected people who were older?

According to the CDC, all but one of the COVID-19 vaccines that are currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in the United States use two shots. The first shot starts building protection. A second shot a few weeks later is needed to get the most protection the vaccine has to offer. What this means is that most shouldn’t expect to receive and see protection from the vaccine (assuming it works, and enough people take it) until late spring or early Summer 2021.

This means that the best thing all of us can do, regardless of our decision on taking the vaccine, is to remain vigilant in keeping up the protective measures of sanitation, physical distancing, and wearing face masks.

Finally, keep in mind that what we know so far about the vaccines is based on preliminary data. To date, there have been no peer-reviewed published studies. If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it’s a duck. This is still a clinical trial. Learn all you can; educate yourself and your family; make an informed decision. Don’t forget that Information is the Best Medicine”.

Remember, I’m not a doctor. I. just sound like one. Take good care of yourself and live the best life possible!

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BLACK HISTORY 1832 FOUNDING OF THE GEORGIA INFIRMARY The Georgia Infirmary was the first hospital in the United States specifically for the care of African Americans. Though destroyed during the Civil War, the hospital rebuilt and reopened in 1871. By 1906 it was also home to the first Black Nursing School in the country. In 1964, the hospital integrated both patients and staff.

Today the Georgia Infirmary it is part of the St. Joseph’s/Candler health system and specializes in rehabilitation for the elderly.

she married Dr. Aristide Elphonso Peter Albert.

She and her husband were strong advocates for education and used their home to teach reading and writing. After she and her husband moved to Louisiana, Octavia Rogers Albert met Charlotte Brooks and decided to interview her and other former slaves. Rogers Albert compiled these interviews into the narrative collection The House of Bondage in order to create an accurate historical record of both slavery and the adjustment to freedom. The book was published in 1890, but did become popular until years after her death in 1889.

1860 1853 BIRTH OF OCTAVIA R. ALBERT Born in slavery in Georgia, Octavia Victoria Rogers was freed during the Emancipation. She attended Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University), where she studied to be a teacher. In 1874,

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CONGRESS RECEIVES THE FIRST LETTER OF SECESSION On December 20, 1860, South Carolina resolved to secede from the United States. Four days later, a letter was received in the House of Representatives stating that “the people of the State of South Carolina, in their sovereign capacity, have resumed the powers heretofore delegated by them to the Federal Government of the United States, and have thereby dissolved our connection with the House of Representatives.”

This made South Carolina the first state to secede from the U.S.A. Ten other states seceded that same winter. The opening shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.

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FOUNDING OF THE KKK

BIRTH OF LEE LOUIS DANIELS

A group of former Confederate soldiers established the KKK in Tennessee. The group was devoted to the causes of White supremacy and ending Reconstruction.

They were closely tied to Southern D emo c r at s , and most of their activities were ignored by local law enforcement and politicians. W.E.B. DuBois once described Klan attacks as “armed guerilla warfare” and estimated the KKK was responsible for 197 murders and 548 aggravated assaults in North and South Carolina alone between 1866 and mid-1867. By the early 1870s, most activity had died down, but there was a resurgence in the early 1900s with the film Birth of A Nation. Klan membership became an unspoken requirement for a political career in the South during the first half of the 1900s and onwards. Still in existence today, “America’s first domestic terror group” has a membership in the low thousands.

Lee Daniels is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Daniels pro duced 2001’s Academy Award winning Monster’s Ball, becoming the first African-American film producer to solely produce an Oscar-winning film (for which Halle Berry picked up Best Actress, making her the only AfricanAmerican winner for that award). He also directed Shadowboxer, Precious, Push, and Lee Daniels’ The Butler.

Daniels co-created and directed Fox’s Empire and served as executive producer for all 6 seasons. Daniels also co-created and directed Star and served as executive producer for all three seasons. The show was produced by Lee Daniels Entertainment.

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BPT This year, New Year’s Eve celebrations might not look like they normally do. But that doesn’t mean you can’t still celebrate with family and friends! In fact, given how difficult this year has been, a party might be exactly what is needed.

The good news is that there are plenty of fun, safe ways to ring in the new year as a family right from the comfort of your own home.

Here are a few ideas for making your New Year’s Eve celebration a fun event for all:

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Have a dance party: With a little planning and spirit, any room can be transformed into a dance space. Turn on some tunes, get the family moving and raise the roof to ring in 2021.

You could even turn off the lights and use glow sticks or LED light-up wands for added ambiance.

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Set up a photo booth: Make it a night to remember by setting up a photo booth for the kids to enjoy. Pick a corner, pull out old Halloween costumes or find some festive props, and let your kids get creative.

The photos can be great to share on your social channels to wish friends a happy new year.

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Look through old photos or home movies: As we head into a new year, take a trip down memory lane by looking through old photos or watching home movies.

This is sure to put a smile on everyone’s face and is a great reminder of how far they’ve come this past year.

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This is a great way to keep the kids occupied and get some face time with grandparents or others who might be isolated.

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Board games, anyone?

Get the family energized with a little competition.

Find a few games everyone can enjoy or host a tournament of your family favorites. Consider giving out some fun prizes to keep everyone engaged.

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Glam up e ver yday objects: Kids love sparkle! Add glitter to playdough or slime and let them play.

Use number cookie cutters to spell out 2021.

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DIY dessert bar: Set up a dessert bar, and let your kids create a confetti-themed treat with some pre-made cupcakes topped with frosting. Have a variety of confetti colored toppings, like sprinkles, decorating icing, and colorful Fruity Pebbles cereal or candy pieces, on hand for everyone to use to make their own masterpiece.

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Have a virtual hangout: Carve out some time and say hi to family and friends

Watch an early countdown: Nothing says New Year’s Eve like a good countdown. On Dec. 31, watch at 8pm EST Pebbles’ Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble from Bedrock leading into the 9 p.m. EST hour during “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2021”.

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Make party favors: Pick up some party favors at a local store or better yet, make them at home. There are plenty of great tutorials online for fun party favors the kids will enjoy. Try your hand at making confetti poppers, a fun take on a celebration staple. What better way to ring in the new year than with some fun party poppers the kids will enjoy making and eating.

Whatever you end up doing, don’t forget to take some time to reflect on this past year and celebrate the year to come.

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Coffee at the

Four Corners of Life

NBA Star Norman Powell

Gives Back In A Big Way

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Voice & Viewpoint Staff Writer On Saturday, December 19, an interesting gathering at Euclid Avenue and Imperial Avenue occurred. The San Diego Police Department’s Southeastern Division came out with members of the community to hold a “Coffee Meet & Greet”.

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While the gesture was a noble one, Captain Manny Del Toro of the Southeastern Division was reminded that the community has been holding events at this location for years, changing it from the “Four Corners of Death” to the “Four Corners of Life”.

Officer Jennifer Gregory, Community Relations Officer for SDPD, along with several other offices were present. There was a walkup coffee vendor along with tables and chairs, socially distanced. The event was a good step for a department working to improve its image. It is much appreciated.

It was cold and dark last Saturday morning as 140 people lined up outside the College Grove Walmart in San Diego. They were waiting for the 5am special opening of the Walmart, arranged by NBA Champion Norman Powell.

He was and did pick up the Holiday Shopping Tab for families from Lincoln High School, which he attended.

Powell provided $400.00 per family for both Saturday and Sunday’s special shopping spread. The store was open from 5am until 7am for

these selected student families to purchase groceries, clothing and personal care items and gifts.

Mrs. Sharon Powell, the mother of Mr. Powell was there on behalf of the Powell family. Mr. Powell called in and addressed the shoppers over the store’s public address system. According to Ms. Stacy Dent of San Diego Unified Schools, who worked with Lincoln on this project, she and others were successful in getting the MTS (Metropolitan Transit System) to donate a 40 passenger bus to carry families from Lincoln to the College Grove Walmart.

Mr. Powell is a 2011 Lincoln graduate. After graduation, Mr. Powell went on to become a star member of the UCLA men’s basketball team, graduating with a degree in history in 2015. Although Mr. Powell currently lives in Toronto, Canada and plays for the Toronto Raptor team, he remains committed to San Diego and seeks to inspire his fellow Hornets to stay connected and give back to where they came from, making a positive difference in the community. Each family was greeted by a team of workers giving gift packages and tee shirts to those arriving. It was a great event both days.

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People around San Diego answered a few relevant questions concerning issues that have an impact on their daily lives.

By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer

Lemon Grove Food Distribution

How do you feel about taking the COVID-19 vaccination?

“I will not be taking it because there is not enough information about the side effects to make me feel safe,” Carlotta said When asked about the new administration coming into office, she responded, “I am extremely hopeful about the change our country so desperately needs that will come from President-Elect Biden.” Lastly she said, “Going into 2021, I will make it a point to see family much more often.”

Lemon Grove Mayor, Racquel Vasquez, center

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Carlotta Blount of Vista, CA

What is the best thing that has come from the COVID-19 pandemic?

Kenyon commented, “People are doing much more to stay healthy and showing genuine love to one another.”

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making food distributions to needy residents. The drive-thru line provided an initial stop to verify one’s residency in Lemon Grove, then the next stop was a bag of groceries, and the third stop, with Santa and some of his helpers, handed out what looked like pies from Costco.

Mayor Vasquez says that, since April, the city has provided food distribution to more than 4,000 people; that 33 percent of the residents are out of work and in need, and that January 15th will be the last day of this effort unless they can receive some funds to continue.

Meanwhile, across the street from the Food Distribution, people were lined up over a block and a half waiting to be tested for the COVID-19 at the Lemon

Grove Community Center. The Mayor says that facility is providing more than 600 tests a day, with a three day turn around on test results. Tests are being provided 7 days a week from 8am until 5pm daily. Those in line appeared to have patience and were socially distant while waiting for what looked to be at least l hour.

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Holds Toy Drive

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On the last Saturday before Christmas 2020, the OG Sandbox crew put together their last community event of the year.

“Today was a good day. We had a lot of people who showed up. It was way more than was expected for our Toy Drive-by,” OG President Aaron Gibson said. “We even had a van full of kids singing “Jingle Bells” to us. That was real cool. Due to the COVID-19, it shut down a lot of our functions, so we decided to close the year out with a bang.”

The Sandbox crew followed the new health and safety protocol in order to complete their making-people-happy mission.

“It’s all about the kids, that’s the reason we do this.”, Sandbox member, Darnell Meals, shared.

“We didn’t expect this many people, but we made it happen because that’s what we do. This COVID has really devastated our community. All we can do is pray and try to stay safe. God Bless everyone.”

A long caravan of car’s started lining up at 8:30 a.m. at Mountain View Park for the 10 a.m. toy and snack bag giveaway.

“We put a lot of smiles on the faces of the children and the parents,” said Aaron. “Hopefully next year we can hit the ground running with more functions for the children in the community. It was a great pleasure to serve.”

Kenyon Pattis, San Diego, CA

What is one of the most surprising things for you that has come from the pandemic?

“The fact that COVID-19 has leveled the playing field in the sense that if you are rich or poor it has affected everyone. Also, Zoom has allowed me to communicate with loved ones infected with the virus and become closer in this dreadful situation.”

Musa Kaleem, San Diego, CA

Would you take the COVID-19 vaccine?

How do you feel about the current situation with Black Lives Matters (BLM)?

“Yes, I would take the vaccine and I’m excited about BLM. We need to stick together and stop putting each other down because no one is going to help us but us.”

Latarius Ross a traveling nurse, Memphis, TN

Would you take the COVID-19 vaccine?

“I think the vaccine really gives people hope and it is a great progression of what we are going through. I believe in the BLM issues. We need to defund the police and there is so much work to do to make us whole. I’m hopeful for peace & love with people coming together in this new year.”

Kyla Henson, San Diego, CA

Would you take the COVID-19 vaccine?

“I would not take the vaccine right now because I feel it is a gimmick in the way of the new world order of things. I depend on Jeremiah 29:11 for God knows the plans He has for you. Plans to prosper you and not harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.”

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Friday, Dec. 18, CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center and Union Bank announced the winners of the third Union Bank Start-Up Pitch Competition. In partnership with the City of San Diego, the virtual pitch competition is the culmination of four months of training and mentorship for the third group of businesses in the program. CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center is the region’s only business accelerator focused on serving low-to-moderate income and diverse founders.

First-place winner, Worthy Picks, is a startup owned by Anahi Abe-Brower. It offers a curated selection of ecofriendly products, specializing in bamboo and organic

cotton, to inspire a sustainable lifestyle. Abe-Brower received a $7,500 cash prize to support her business.

by Meri Birhane. The startup won a $5,000 cash prize, as well as the “Audience Choice” Award based on public voting.

“Anahi Abe-Brower did a fantastic job of showing the judges the need for her eco-friendly business and growth trajectory,” said Jeanette Gan cation and a judge on the panel. “We agree with Anahi that big changes often start with small steps and look forward to seeing her company thrive.”

Placing third, The STEAM C ol l ab or at ive fo c us es on Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) with youth program leaders to innovate STEAM education solutions, targeting girls and African American youth.

The company, which is led by Jasmine Sadler, was awarded $2,500.

The second-place award went to Meri Consulting Services, a professional services firm that provides proven sales, legal, digital transformation and marketing strategies to tech startups and small-tomedium size businesses, led

In total, nine companies competed in the virtual pitch competition and 14 companies have completed the business accelerator program overall: ALine Design + Drafting, Best Vibes Family Tribes, Best

Way Construction Services, Blue Ribbon Kitchen, Los Brothers Tacos, Meals in Motion, Meri Consulting Services, Moon Garden Meditation, Nakamura Partners, San Diego Black Professionals, San Diego International Birthing Project, The STEAM Collaborative, Worthy Picks and Welfie.

Each organization presented their ideas in a five-minute video pitch, and a panel of judges viewed and voted based on predetermined criteria, including business model, market opportunity, job creation potential and long-term vision. All the videos can be viewed at bit. ly/CAJCpitch3.

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Local United Way encourages workers without employer-sponsored retirement savings plans to enroll Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Half of Californians are unprepared for retirement.

Due to that dire statistic, United Way of San Diego County (UWSD) is encouraging all eligible San Diegans to enroll in CalSavers, the state of California’s new retirement savings program created for the millions of Californians who do not have a way to save for retirement through their job. For 100 years, United Way of San Diego County has aligned with partners to address inequities in the region and help underserved communities. UWSD is recommending that all eligible employers facilitate the free retirement savings program for their workers.

CalSavers was created by legislation in 2016 requiring California employers that do not already sponsor a retirement plan to participate in a CalSavers automatic enrollment individual retirement account (IRA).

The program makes it easier for workers to save for their retirement by allowing local small businesses and companies to provide workers with a retirement savings option—all at no cost, no fiduciary liability and low administrative complexity.

“Too many San Diegans are unprepared for retirement, threatening the stability of their families,” says Nancy L. Sasaki, President and CEO of United Way of San Diego County. “Given today’s economic uncertainty, without an easy way to save for retirement, many workers simply won’t. This lack of access to employer-sponsored retirement plans disproportionately affects younger workers and people of color, who already face significant financial hurdles. However, mounting evidence shows that access makes a difference. That’s exactly what CalSavers provides, and why we’re encouraging all eligible employers and employees to take advantage of this amazing benefit now.”

UWSD has also joined forces with core local partners to spread the word about CalSavers in San Diego, including: • City of San Diego Economic Development Department • East County Economic Development Corporation • San Diego Chamber of Commerce • San Diego Regional Economic Development

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Statistics about retirement savings in California: Nearly half of all Californians have inadequate savings, and are on track for significant economic hardship in retirement.

7.5 million Californians lack a way to save for retirement at work.

Two-thirds of California workers without access to work-sponsored retirement plans are people of color and half are Latino.

Even though saving while you’re young makes a major difference, two-thirds of working millennials have no money put away for retirement.

Access makes a difference: people are 15 times more likely to save for retirement if they can do it at work.

How CalSavers Works There are two ways to join the program: at work through a participating employer or directly for those who do not work for

a participating employer. At work, employees are enrolled automatically into CalSavers unless they choose to opt out. Once enrolled, employees can contribute to their personal retirement account automatically with each paycheck. Participants can stick with the standard account settings or choose their own. To ensure CalSavers works for our mobile workforce, savers can keep their account as they move from job to job, and self-employed individuals can participate.

Eligible employers can register for CalSavers at any time by the following deadlines: • Businesses with over 100 employees: September 30, 2020 (deadline has passed, but employers can still enroll) • Businesses with over 50 employees: June 30, 2021 • Businesses with five or more employees: June 30, 2022 “CalSavers is free for businesses and workers,” says Sasaki. “It’s an easy way to provide for your financial futures and help your employees thrive. We encourage everyone to enroll in this valuable program as soon as possible.”

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020695 Fictitious business name(s): El Taxquenito Mexican Food

Located at: 1015 Grand Ave #A,B Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/05/2020 This business is hereby

registered by the following: Mairiani Hitzel Rodriguez 5920 Streamview Dr. #1 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 16, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 16, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020168 Fictitious business name(s): Time Flies Trucking

Located at: 7637 Normal Ave #A La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Jesus Amador Bermudez 7637 Normal Ave #A La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020122 Fictitious business name(s): La Mesa Work Center

Located at: 6134 University Ave San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 01/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: REG Associates LLC 6134 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020309 Fictitious business name(s):

An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: La'Shay Nicole Suseberry 17081 W Bernardo Dr #107 San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019196 Fictitious business name(s):

County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 12, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 12, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019502 Fictitious business name(s):

PRESENT NAME: Thu Hoang Anh Tran

CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tracy Truc Ho on behalf of Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo

of service must be filed with the court.)

Fatuma's Vegan Soul Cafe

Located at: 751 Macadamia Drive Carlsbad, CA 92011 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Halima Fatuma Parker 751 Macadamia Drive Carlsbad, CA 92011 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 10, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 10, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020187 Fictitious business name(s): Dream Big CA Consultant

Located at: 2401 Kathleen Pl San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Craig C Allen 2401 Kathleen Pl San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/24, 12/31, 1/07, 1/14 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020021 Fictitious business name(s): Bay Pacific Enterprises

Located at: 6560 Linda Lane San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/1989 This business is hereby registered by the following: John Laurence Oldham 6560 Linda Lane San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9020160 Fictitious business name(s): The Quartz Pointe

Located at: 518 Berland Way Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Santana Rendon 518 Berland Way Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on December 5, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on December 5, 2025 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019802 Fictitious business name(s): Devoted and Care Living

Located at: 17081 W Bernardo Dr #107 San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

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Located at: 3770 Boyd Ave #160 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Melvina Upshur 3770 Boyd Ave #160 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2025 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019180 Fictitious business name(s): Kusanya Weddings and Events

Located at: 1050 B St, Unit 2006 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/20/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Monique Cheri Williams

1050 B St, Unit 2006 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2025 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019644 Fictitious business name(s): Resolve Therapy

Located at: 500 La Terraza Blvd, Ste. 150 #8179 Escondido, CA 92025 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Robin Rachel Anderson

2242 Hilton Head Glen Escondido, CA 92026 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018711 Fictitious business name(s): Meals-By-Mac

Located at: 7310 Parkway Drive, Apt 204 La Mesa, California 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/15/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Alkyshia Monet McDonald 7310 Parkway Drive, Apt 204 La Mesa, California 91942

Glam & Innovative Projects

Located at: 1130 Sumner Avenue Unit P El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ghina Ivonne Perez-Hall 1130 Sumner Avenue, unit P El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019588 Fictitious business name(s): Houston Business Solutions --Houston Consulting Solutions

Located at: 1361 West 9th Ave Apt 205 Escondido, CA 92029 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Nina Nicole Ahuja 1361 West 9th Ave Apt 205 Escondido, CA 92029 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019595 Fictitious business name(s): Cachanilla Brewing Co. --Cachanilla Brewery

Located at: 9244 Piedmont St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Luis Javier Barcenas 9244 Piedmont St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041934CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Oanh Do Thi Hoang Ho on behalf of Thu Hoang Anh Tran To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Oanh Do Thi Hoang Ho on behalf of Thu Hoang Anh Tran filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

PROPOSED NAME: Jenny Tran 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 21, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041855-

To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Tracy Truc Ho on behalf of Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo PROPOSED NAME: Ruby Ngoc Ngo 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 21, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041940CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Nessim Basabe To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Nessim Basabe filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Nessim Basabe PROPOSED NAME: Nessim Velazquez 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: December 31, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

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

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

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

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

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mail of a future remote hearing date.

dismissed, or the court makes other orders.

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

This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

d.o.b. 03/31/2009 No visitation for Respondent.

Child abduction prevention: I request orders to prevent child abduction by respondent. I think that he or she might take the children without my permission.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego East County Division 250 E. Main Street El Cajon, CA 92020 Case Number: 19FL012480E Notice to Respondent: Alexis Garza You have been sued. Read the information below.

Petitioner's name: Victor Mayoral You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make order affecting your right to custody of your children. You may also be ordered to pay child support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca/gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local bar association.

NOTICE: The restraining order below remains in effect against each parent until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders.

This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party.

STANDARD RESTRAINING ORDER Starting immediately, you and every other party are restrained from removing from the state, or applying for a passport for, the minor child or children for whom this action seeks to establish a parent-child relationship or a custody order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of the court.

This restraining order takes effect against the petitioner when he or she files the petition and against the respondent when he or she is personally served with the Summons and Petition OR when he or she waives and accepts service.

This restraining order remains in effect until the judgment is entered, the petition is

NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay toward highquality, affordable health care.

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Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order, Filed September 27, 2019.

Case Number 19FDV04304E 1. Name of Person Asking for Protection: Victor Mayoral 2. Name of Person You Want Protection From: Alexis Mayoral 3. Order to Protect family or household Members: Makayla Mayoral, Isaiah Mayoral, Victor Mayoral III, Hazel Mayoral, Brigette Mayoral, Leonardo Mathis, & Gabriella Jara.

6. Personal Conduct Orders: I ask the court to order the person in (2) not to do the following things to me or anyone listed in (3).

A. Harass, attack, strike, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), hit, follow, stalk, molest, destroy personal property, disturb the peace, keep under surveillance, Impersonate (on the internet, electronically, or otherwise), or block movements.

B. Contact, either directly or indirectly, in any way, including but not limited to, by telephone, mail or e-mail, or other electronic means.

7. Stay Away Order: I ask the court to order the person in (2) to stay at least 100 yards away from me, my home, my job or workplace, my vehicle, each person listed in (3), and the children's school or childcare.

12. Child Custody and Visitation: I do not have a child custody or visitation order and I want one.

Petition for Custody and Visitation, Filed October 15, 2019.

Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Petitioner is the father of the minor children.

Respondent is the mother of the minor children.

The following minor children are the subject of this action: Makayla Mayoral, d.o.b. 07/26/06 Isaiah Mayoral, d.o.b. 03/31/2009 I request the following orders: A. Legal custody of children to petitioner B. Physical custody of children to petitioner C. No visitation of children with respondent.

Request for Order of Child Custody, Filed September 27, 2019 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Victor Mayoral Requests the following: Physical and legal custody of the following children: Makayla Mayoral, d.o.b. 07/26/06 Isaiah Mayoral,

Application for Order for Publication, Filed July 24, 2020 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Publication Request: The petitioner requests that the court issue an order directing service of the summons listed on item 3.

3. Summons (FL-210) & Petition for Custody (FL210) and all documents filed since August 2019 as listed in attachment number one, in case the court indicated that any of these documents should be listed in the publications.

Ex Parte Application and Order, Filed September 24, 2020.

Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Hearing Date: September 25, 2020, Time: 1:30 pm.

Court Order: The DVTRO hearing is continued to January 29, 2021, at 9 am.

The petitioner's RFO is rescheduled to January 28, 2021, at 9am. The publication order will be granted for both the DVTRO pleadings and the Family Law pleadings.

Amended Order for Publication, Filed September 25, 2020 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Publication Granted: The court finds that the respondent cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. The court orders that the documents listed in the item 6 be served at least once per week for four successive weeks in the following news papers: Moreno Valley City News Voice & Viewpoint for La Mesa 6. Documents to be served by publication: Summons (FL-210), Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DV-100), Petition for custody and support of minor children (FL-260), Request for Order (FL-300), Order for Publication of Summons (F1-982), Application for Order for Publication or Posting (FL-980) Order on Request to Continue Hearing DV-116, Order Granting Alternate Service (DV-117).

Order and Request to Continue Hearing & Granting Alternate Service (DV-116 & DV-117), Filed September 25, 2020 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Court Order: The request to reschedule the Court date is granted. Your court date is rescheduled to January 29, 2021 at 9 am, in Dept. 6.

Petitioner is to publish once a week for four consecutive weeks in Moreno Valley City News & Voice and Viewpoint.

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Services were held Friday, December 4, 2020 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary; entombment at Cypress View Mausoleum. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Graveside service was held on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Greenwood Memorial Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to AndersonRagsdale Mortuary.

ALMA FERGUSON was born on October 1st, 1936. She has been loved and cherished since this very day. She was born to mother, Victoria Bennett and father, Peter Ferguson in Cross, South Carolina. She was the youngest of 11 children. Alma was a second mother to most, auntie or Nana to many, and a friend to all.

LAZARO PIÑON MORENO NACIO en México D.F. en el mes enero 24 de 1957, sus padres Ascencio Piñon Gomez y Dolores Moreno Gonzalez. Fue de gran bendición ser un hijo y hermano de 5 hermanos y 1 una hermana. Orgullo ha sido una familia con valores Principios amor, respeto unidad han Tenido la enseñanza de ser hombres Y mujeres de fe. En el año 1973 Lazaro y Elvira Piñon Con ‘trajieron Matrimonio en México y Tuvieron La gran bendición de tener 5 mujeres Y un varón El año 2003 Lazaro y Elvira Piñon Tuvieron el llamado Pastoral en el Cual sus vidas han sido de servir al Señor Jesucristo en el cuál ellos Con la ayuda de Dios llevando a Cabo el ministerio que se les Ha entregado como responsabilidad Al cuidado de las almas llevándolas Al camino de la salvación por Medio de su testimonio a las Ovejas a seguir Adelante No importando la albercidad, obstáculo Que estuvieran atravesando Siempre trasmitiendo amor, fe Esperanza, y perseverancia a Lograr el destino de cual todos Fuimos llamados a servir.

Alma resided in Cross until her mother passed away when she was 11 years old. She shared that she had to grow up very fast. After several years in Cross, Alma lived in Florida and New York with family. She later moved to California with family. From this point she called San Diego home.

While in San Diego she met and married in 1971, Joseph Crittenden Jr. The union was blessed and grew with five children. She loved Bingo and she loved the Lord. In the early 70s she became a faithful member of New Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church. She loved everything about church, from the fellowship to praising the Lord.

In 2006 Alma and Joseph moved to Victorville, CA. In 2013 they moved to Arizona to live near their daughter. Joseph passed in 2017 and the rest of their children moved to Arizona. In early November, Alma began to experience a rapid decline in health which resulted in a hospital stay. Alma did what came natural to her; she prayed and she fought. On November 23rd, Alma was called to her eternal home to be with the Lord. Alma was welcomed by her family and friends that had preceded her.

Alma was preceded in death by her mother and father; husband Joseph Crittenden Jr., all 10 of her siblings, several nieces and nephews, and many relatives and dear friends.

Alma is survived by her loving family whom she doted on to everyone. Her bonus sister Nora Ferguson; sons; Patrick Abernathy, Gerald Ferguson, Peter Ferguson, and Marcus Wilson; daughters Jennifer Forney, Ericka Crittenden-Kowall, and Leanna Crittenden; grandchildren Kenneth Ferguson, Jamar Ferguson, Artavia Wilson, Darrel Forney, Isaiah Forney, Marquisha Ferguson, Olivia Kowall, Cyrus Kowall, and Zaim Crittenden-Herford; 10 great-grandchildren, hosts of nieces, nephews, family, and close friends.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Dates of Public Notice: December 21, 2020 and December 28, 2020 PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION MOVING TO WORK FISCAL YEAR 2022 PLAN ____________________________________________________________________ PUBLIC NOTICE The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is soliciting public comment on its Moving to Work (MTW) Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022) Annual Plan. The proposed plan will be available for review on SDHC’s website, www.sdhc.org, beginning on January 4, 2021. Comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on February 5, 2021, to be considered

by SDHC staff and decision-making authorities in their final review of the proposed plan.

Please submit written comments by mail to: Mariangela Patruno/Moving Forward, San Diego Housing Commission, 1122 Broadway, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101, or email your comments to mariangelap@sdhc.org

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SUBJECT In its MTW Annual Plan for Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022), SDHC describes activities intended to increase programmatic efficiencies, support self-sufficiency for rental assistance participants, and expand housing choice options for low-income families in the City of San Diego.

SDHC is soliciting public comment on planned programmatic activities for Fiscal Year 2022.

PUBLIC HEARING SDHC will hold a virtual public hearing by video conference on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 MTW Annual Plan on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 9 a.m. Information on how to attend will be provided on SDHC’s website, www.sdhc.org.

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

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

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2020) Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b) the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Effective 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020, and continuing until further notice, the following will be in effect for San Diego County (county): 1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or a State authorized sector as defined in sections 10 and 11, below, or to participate in individual or family outdoor activity as allowed by this Order.

2. All “gatherings,” as defined in the California Department of Public Health Guidance for Private Gatherings found at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/ COVID19/CDPH-Guidancefor-the-Prevention-ofCOVID-19-Transmission-forGatherings-10-09.aspx, with members of other households are prohibited unless expressly permitted in the Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the California Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020 and found at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20Stay-atHome-Order-ICUScenario.pdf.

3. SCHOOLS a. All public, charter, and private schools may hold classes and other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School - Based Programs, and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. Institutions of higher education may hold classes or other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID – 19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. A written, worksite-specific COVID-19 prevention plan as stated in their applicable state guidance may be used by schools and institutions of higher education in lieu of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol or Safe Reopening Plan. b. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, shall report the following to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) on or before the second and fourth

Monday of each month, in a format designated by SDCOE::

protect its patients, medical personnel and staff.

i. Number of students participating in full-time in-person learning, by school site and school district, if applicable.

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. All businesses not meeting the definition of essential business or State authorized sector in section 10 and 11 below are referred to in this Order as “non-essential businesses” and shall be and remain closed for the duration of this Order. All essential businesses and businesses and entities in State authorized sectors must comply with the requirements of this Order.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any business may remain open if its employees and owners can provide its services from home, including by telecommuting, without direct contact with the public.

10. ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES a. “Essential business” is any business or activity (or a business/activity that employs/utilizes workers) designated by

the State Public Health Officer as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” set forth in: https://covid19.ca.gov/img/ Essential CriticalInfrastructureWorkers.pdf) as that list may be updated from time-totime, and referenced in Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California. b. All essential businesses that allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post a “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” on the form available at: https://www.sandiegocounty .gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/ programs/phs/Epidemiology/ covid19/SOCIAL_DISTAN CING_AND_SANITATION_ PROTOCOL_04022020_ V1.pdf ), or on a form required by another governmental entity requiring substantially similar information, for each of their facilities open to the public in the county. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All essential businesses shall implement the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must describe all measures required in section c below. Any business that fails to prepare and successfully implement a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol shall immediately close. c. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular sector of essential business, every essential business in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

11. STATE AUTHORIZED SECTORS a. A “State authorized sector” is a type of business or activity that is not an essential business as

defined in section 10a above, and is operating in conformance with the State of California’s Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the State Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020, all portions of which are operative in San Diego County effective immediately, and available at: https:// www.gov.ca.gov/wpcontent/ uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stayat-Home-Order-ICU-Scenario. pdf. b. All State authorized sectors, must prepare and post a “Safe Reopening Plan” on the form available at: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/ sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epidemiology/covid19/Community_Sector_Support/BusinessesandEmployers/SafeReopeningPlanTemplate.pdf for each of their facilities in the county. c. The Safe Reopening Plan must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Safe Reopening Plan must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All businesses or entities in a State authorized sector shall implement the Safe Reopening Plan and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Safe Reopening Plan must describe all measures required in section e, below. Any business that fails to prepare and comply with its Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol shall immediately close. d. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular State authorized sector, every business or entity in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Safe Reopening Plan (prepared pursuant to section c, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol.

12. Each essential business, and business or entity in a State authorized sector, shall take all of the following actions if an employer becomes aware that an employee is diagnosed with COVID19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health

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Thursday, December 24, 2020 •

NICK MACCHIONE, FACHE AGENCY DIRECTOR

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

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

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

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2020) CONTINUATION that there is an employee that is laboratory-confirmed diagnosed with COVID-19, together with the name, date of birth, and contact information of the employee. b. Cooperate with the County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace. c. Provide notice of the exposure to any employees, and contractors (who regularly work at the workplace), who may have been exposed to COVID-19, as stated in the State’s COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening, available at {https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/employer-playbook-for-safe-reopening--en.pdf}.

1. OUTDOOR RECREATION a. Each public park and recreation area or facility, shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Campgrounds, RV Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The operator of the park shall prepare a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11, above, indicating how the park or recreation facility will implement the required measures. Any park or recreation area/facility at which the Protocol requirements cannot be effectively implemented may be required to close. b. Outdoor recreation instruction and day camps that comply with the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Day Camps, may be conducted in park and recreation areas/facilities. c. Recreational boating may occur in compliance with applicable State guidance: https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-campgrounds.pdf. d. Businesses or entities operating pursuant to this section 13 shall comply with additional restrictions listed in Section 2 (g) of the State Regional Stay At Home Order and shall close all indoor facilities.

2. Persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19”, or as subsequently amended. Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID-19, or is likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to

COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/ hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/ health-order.html. If a more specific isolation or quarantine order is issued to a person, that order shall be followed.

3. For purposes of this Order: a. “Non-essential personnel” are employees, contractors, or members of the public who do not perform treatment, maintenance, support, or administrative tasks deemed essential to the healthcare mission of the long-term care facility or hospital. Nonessential personnel do not include first responders, nor State, federal, or local officials, investigators, or medical personnel carrying out lawful duties. Non-essential personnel do not include visitors to hospitals and long-term care facilities who are granted entry by the facility’s director, or designee, because they are family or friends who are visiting a resident in an end of life or similar situation, are parents or guardians visiting a child who is a patient, or because of any other circumstances deemed appropriate by the facility director, or designee, and where appropriate precautions by the facility that follow federal, State, and local public health guidance regarding COVID-19 are followed. b. “Social distancing” is maintaining a six-foot separation from all persons except for household members, first responders and medical providers or employees conducting temperature screenings.

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

5. This Order is issued based on scientific evidence regarding the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of communicable diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, as well as best practices as currently known and available to protect vulnerable members of the public from avoidable risk of serious illness or death resulting from exposure to COVID-19. The age, condition, and health of a significant portion of the population of the county places it at risk for serious health complications, including death, from COVID-19.

Although most individuals who contract COVID-19 do not become seriously ill, persons with mild symptoms and asymptomatic persons with COVID-19 may place other vulnerable

members of the public— such as older adults, and those with underlying health conditions—at significant risk.

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

7. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference: a) the Declaration of Local Health Emergency issued by the Health Officer on February 14, 2020; b) the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Director of Emergency Services on February 14, 2020; c) the action of the County Board of Supervisors to ratify and continue both the local health emergency and local emergency on February 19, 2020; d) the Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 4, 2020; e) Executive Order N-25-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 which orders that “All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19”; f) Proclamation 9984 regarding COVID-19 issued by the President of the United States on March 11, 2020; g) Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 19, 2020; h) the “Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” issued by the CDC; i) COVID-19 guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health on including, but not limited to the Face Coverings Guidance issued on November 16, 2020; j) the State of California’s “Resilience Roadmap;” k) the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe; l) the California Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 2020; and m) the Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the California Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020.

8. This Order is issued to prevent circumstances often present in gatherings that may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19, such as: 1) the increased likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area;

2) the prolonged time period in which large numbers of people are in close proximity; 3) the difficulty in tracing exposure when large numbers of people attend a single event or are at a single location; and 4) the inability to ensure that such persons follow adequate hygienic practices.

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

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

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

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

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

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

(California Health and Safety Code section 120295.)

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

16. Once this Order takes effect it shall supersede the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations dated December 5, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: December 9, 2020 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

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

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

(Government Code section 8665.)

Date: December 9, 2020 Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

THIS ORDER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS DO NOT SUPERSEDE MORE RESTRICTIVE STATE ORDERS OR GUIDANCE. ALL PERSONS MUST REFERENCE BOTH THIS DOCUMENT AND APPLICABLE STATE ORDERS AND GUIDANCE. TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY THE MORE RESTRICTIVE MEASURE APPLIES.