The Paper 09-29-22

by lyle e davis

So you’ve heard the latest?

The number of migrant arrests carried out along the U.S.Mexico border in fiscal year 2022 surpassed 2 million in August, an all-time high driven in part by unprecedented levels of migration from Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, according to government sources.

Clearly, the federal govern-

ment and state government are not doing their job.

In the Old West, when law enforcement was spotty or nonexistent, vigilantes sometimes stepped in. A known cattle rustler might be found facedown in a gully with a terminal case of "lead poisoning," as they used to say in TV westerns.

The word ‘vigilante’ has been around for awhile.

It is being used more and more often today . . . and rather than taking on a negative impression more and more of the public appear to be sympathetic to such a movement.

Why?

It appears to be simply because the federal government has not been doing their job. When the public sees that elected officials are not doing

their job they often roll up their sleeves, adopt an attitude of, “if they can’t or won’t do it, we will.”

The term ‘vigilante’ came into being largely due to the formation of San Francisco’s Committee on Vigilance, formed by citizens in 1851 to combat organized crime. Later, the 1856 Vigilance Movement became even more active.

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Because the people were so enraged at the lack of government attention to serious crime and economic problems a group came together and while they got a lot of things done . . . . there was also a lot of violence. People died as a result of vigilantes . . . often with the approval of the on-looking public.

There are those political observers who are predicting that the phenomenon of vigilantes will rise again and, further, that violence is so likely to occur that it is no longer a question of if but when.

Let’s take a look at the vigilante movement and see what has happened in the past . . . and what, indeed, we may be facing in the near future.

1856 was perhaps the most exciting year of the era by reason of the flood of crime into the city of San Franmcisco which soon brought about the resurrection of the Vigilance Committee of 1856, a form of direct action which attracted the attention of the world to a

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new style of summary justice, the result of extraordinary conditions in San Francisco.

As for local conditions, it is enough to note that in the first ten months of 1855 there were 489 murders in the state and only six legal executions. Stuffed ballot boxes were used to qualify the election of supervisors who did not reside in the districts voted.

In 1853, with the politicans and "Hounds" running the city, the expenditures amounted to $2,646,000. Under a reform management following the work of the Committee of Vigilance of 1856, the city got along in good shape with the expenditure of $353,000. The population was then estimated at 55,000.

The years 1854 and 1855 were tumultuous at best. No one had time for city business because of the rush to the gold fields. Politics and the government of the city and State were neglected by the residents, and naturally the offices and emoluments fell to the criminal elements who came west. Some of the worst characters driven from New York's Bowery and

Nova Scotia :

Here lies Ezekial Aikle, Age 102. Only The good Die Young.

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In a London , England cemetery: Here lies Ann Mann, Who lived an old maid but died an old Mann. Dec. 8, 1767

from Botany Bay, Australia, held office and wallowed in corruption and graft.

Trials in the courts were a farce, and those in power made no pretense of shielding their friends when charged with crimes.

An honest man's vote was worthless at the polls, and ballot box stuffing was openly practiced.

James King of William (18221856), born of an old Virginia family, and who became a prominent banker in Yerba Buena (then the name of San Francisco), only to lose his fortune later in the local panic of 1854-5, was the man who practically alone started the work of rousing honest residents to the struggle of cleaning out the criminal element in power. At that time the criminal element was closely affiliated with certain influential, wealthy people in sharing the profits of political corruption.

On October 8, 1855, he started a newspaper, the Evening Bulletin, which contained 4 pages, 10x15 inches in size.

But slow on the draw.

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A lawyer's epitaph in England

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Sir John Strange. Here lies an honest lawyer, and that is Strange.

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John Penny's epitaph in the Wimborne, England, cemetery:

Shortly thereafter, when Charles Cora, a notorious gambler, shot down U.S. Marshal Richardson, and was formally arrested by his friends in office, King, with his vigorous ardor, declared that if Cora was allowed to escape, the sheriff, David Scannell, must hang. Still later, King took on James P. Casey, one of the city supervisors, and showed that he had been an inmate of Sing Sing Prison in New York. On May 14th Casey shot King as the latter was coming from the editorial rooms of The Bulletin.

Following the shooting, over ten thousand people crowded around his home to hear the latest on his condition. The crowd later retired to the Plaza, and soon a buzz went through the crowd that a Committee of Vigilance was forming. Meanwhile, Casey was being guarded in the jail on Broadway by hundreds of his friends and a company of militia. Friends of King were allowed to enter the jail to

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He is not here, there's only the pod. Pease shelled out and went to God.

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In a cemetery in England : Remember man, as you walk by, As you are now, so once was I As I am now, so shall you be. Remember this and follow me.

This week, a compendium of wit, wisdom and neat stuff you can tell at parties. Enjoy!

Old Cemeteries

Some fascinating things on old tombstones!

Harry Edsel Smith of Albany, New York :

Born 1903--Died 1942. Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down.

It was.

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In a Thurmont, Maryland , cemetery: Here lies an Atheist, all dressed up and no place to go.

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On the grave of Ezekial Aikle in East Dalhousie Cemetery,

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In a Ribbesford, England, cemetery: Anna Wallace

The children of Israel wanted bread, And the Lord sent them manna.

Clark Wallace wanted a wife, And the Devil sent him Anna.

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In a Ruidoso, New Mexico, cemetery: Here lies Johnny Yeast.... Pardon him for not rising.

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In a Uniontown, Pennsylvania , . .cemetery: Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake.

Stepped on the gas instead of the brake.

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In a Silver City, Nevada, cemetery: Here lays The Kid. We planted him raw. He was quick on the trigger

Reader, if cash thou art in want of any, Dig 6 feet deep and thou wilt find a Penny.

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In a cemetery in Hartscombe, England : On the 22nd of June, Jonathan Fiddle went out of tune.

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Anna Hopewell's grave in EnosburgFalls, Vermont: Here lies the body of our Anna, Done to death by a banana. It wasn't the fruit that laid her low, But the skin of the thing that made her go.

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On a grave from the 1880s in Nantucket, Massachusetts: Under the sod and under the trees, Lies the body of Jonathan Pease.

To which someone replied by writing on the tombstone: To follow you I'll not consent. Until I know which way you went.

An Arab Sheik was admitted to Gunderson Lutheran Hospital for heart surgery, but prior to the surgery the doctors needed to find a supply of his rare blood type in case the need arose. However, it couldn't be found locally, so the call went out to all the states.

Finally, in Westby, Wisconsin, a Norwegian was located who had the right blood type. The Norwegian, whose name was Ole, willingly donated his blood for the Arab.

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assure themselves that the prisoner had not been spirited away.

At nine o’clock the next morning, members of the 1851 Committee of Vigilance began to reform as the 1856 Committee. Among them was William T. Coleman, a prominent member of the old committee. He was urged to start the new movement. Coleman was member No. 1. By the time King died of his gunshot wound on May 20th, the Committee of Vigilance had swelled to 3,500 members under arms. With a cannon to batter down the doors, they then marched to the jail, but Casey was delivered to them after a short protest.

The committee later returned to the jail on Broadway and took Charles Cora to their headquarters. Both men were given advocates to defend them; both were tried before a jury composed of members of the Committee of Vigilance, were convicted and hanged from a platform extended from the second story windows of a nearby fort.

An immense crowd filled Sacramento Street between Battery and Davis to watch the double hanging on May 22nd.

Thus the Vigilance Committee continued.

Each Committee of Vigilance formally relinquished power after it decided the city had been "cleaned up."

It has been repeatedly said that crime was reduced by the actions of the vigilance committees for some time afterwards, especially after the 1856 committee.

Switch now to Helena, Montana:

Another newspaper editor, Robert E. Fisk, of the Helena Daily Herald, evoked the memory of 1864 and called for the organization of a vigilance committee. “There is no disguising the fact,” he wrote, “that Helena at this time is the rendezvous of a score or more of very hard characters—men that have no visible means of a livelihood and that are watching for opportuni-

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ties to rob and even murder, if necessary, to carry out their infamous purposes. Would it not be a wise precautionary step to invite some of these desperate characters to ‘take a walk,’ or shall we wait for other murders and robberies, or perhaps until they burn the town again?”

In September 1865, a public notice was posted in Virginia City announcing the revival of the vigilance committee there and vowing “to inflict summary judgment upon any and all malefactors in any case where the civil authorities are unable to enforce the proper penalty of law.”

Lynchings in Virginia City resumed a few days later when two suspected horse thieves, John Morgan and John Jackson, were found one morning dangling from the frame of the corral at a slaughterhouse. By the end of 1865, the death toll from vigilante justice in Montana had reached thirty-five.

Now let’s fast forward to today: How did we get to where we are today? Why are organized groups of civilians stepping in to patrol our borders? Why are tensions rising on both sides of the border? Why is the state housing sexually violent predators in San Diego County? Why was the SANDAG Executive Director allowed to resign and move to some other community after it had been proven that he and other SANDAG staff members lied to the people and to their legislative leaders? Why were they not held accountable?

It’s the first steps taken toward “Vigilance Committees”stepping in to do the work our government has proven it is incapable, or unwilling, to do. The government has not been listening to the people. Or worse, it’s been listening, but ignoring them. As well as the constitution.

Residents of Borrego Springs are furious that the state of California has agreed to house a sexually violent predator in that community; now the state wants to do the same in Lakeside. Lakeside residents are no happier than the Borrego Springs folks.

Is the state of California likely to decree that a sexually vio-

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lent predator is to be housed in Escondido? Or San Marcos? Or Vista? Or Oceanside?. If that happens you can be sure that residens will gather together and all chip in to buy some tar and some feathers . . . and to let the state decison makers know that they are a target for being ‘tarred and feathered.’ Or worse.

Starting at the top, the federal government has failed to do all it could do, and should do, to curtail illegal immigration. One of the most recent analyses, from the Pew Hispanic Center, claimed in August of 2020 that more than 40 million people living in the U.S. were born in another country, accounting for about one-fifth of the world’s migrants. There were 10.5 million unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. in 2017, accounting for 3.2% of the nation’s population. The single largest group of unauthorized immigrants in the U.S. are from Mexico.

There are those who conveniently blame whichever president is currently sitting in the White House. But it is clear that our elected Senators and Representatives have failed

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Mayor Rebecca Jones

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City Council District 1 Maria Nunez

City Council District 2 Ambreen Ahmed Jay Petrek

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miserably to either force the issue upon the administration or to act legislatively to solve the issue. In short, it is the federal government to blame . . . not just one individual.

While it is true that the illegal immigration from Mexico has declined, it remains that we have an estimated 11.1 million illegal aliens amongst us.

Amid this chaos, states, local governments and citizen groups have responded. In Arizona, whose illegal population has grown fastest, a citizen initiative called Proposition 200 passed with a solid majority to place curbs on the distribution of public benefits to illegals. This was back in 2004. Many Hispanic citizens voted for it. In April 2012, the Ninth Circuit Court, en banc, held that the requirement to provide voter identification at the polling place is valid.

Aggressively trying to protect their land and families, in April of 2005 Project Minuteman was formed. It had swollen to

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Local News

MISSING ESCONDIDO MAN’S BODY FOUND

The medical examiner’s office has positively identified a body found in San Diego Sheriff’s jurisdiction as our missing man, Stanley Stephens. Eduardo Zamora is still in custody and has been arraigned on murder charges (PC 187(a)) related to Stephen’s death. If you have information on this crime, please contact Detective Chris Zack at (760) 839-4972.

Follow the Escondido Police Department on social media @EscondidoPolice.

To report any suspicious activities in your neighborhood, you may contact the Police Department directly, or you may make an unidentified call on our “Anonymous Tip Line” at 760-743TIPS (8477) or via our Web site at police.escondido.org

Scam Alert: Warrant Scam Phone scammers posing as Sheriff's Deputies.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is warning the public about a phone scam involving con artists posing as deputies.

To sound convincing, the caller identifies himself as a currently employed deputy. The storyline involves a missed court appearance. He then transfers the person on the other line to another person claiming to be a deputy who

demands they come alone to Sheriff’s Department Headquarters located at 9621 Ridgehaven Court in Kearny Mesa. He also makes a threat, claiming the issue will escalate into a criminal matter if the person fails to show up. Those who reported receiving the call say they were told to go to Sheriff’s Headquarters alone at any time, including at night, and not to tell anyone about this.

This is a SCAM. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department will NEVER call anyone demanding money or threatening them with jail time over any matter. Sheriff’s Headquarters is also closed at night and on weekends.

FACT: Outstanding warrants cannot be resolved over the phone or at Sheriff’s Department Headquarters. Warrants can only be cleared through the court. People with outstanding warrants are urged to turn themselves in Monday through Friday during business hours at any one of the Sheriff’s Court Facilities.

The Phone Call

To sound believable, scammers will use a real employee’s name or Sheriff’s Department telephone number which can be found online.

They will also use Caller ID “spoofing” to appear as though the call is coming from a Sheriff’s Station, Substation, jail or court offices.

The Scare Tactic

Which gets back to the cops.

The caller will try to intimidate you. They will threaten you with lawsuits, jail time or arrest if you don’t pay them or take immediate action.

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These scams play on your fears. You want to be a law abiding citizen and you surely don’t want to end up in jail. In a panic, you end up giving your personal information or money to resolve the situation.

Again, if you get a phone call like this: HANG UP! IT IS A SCAM!

Investigation Underway After Hit-and-Run Driver Collides with Pedestrian

While crossing North Redondo Drive just East of Martin Street a twenty-eight-year-old male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle traveling Westbound on Redondo Drive at around 6:30 pm on Sunday, September 18, 2022. The driver of the vehicle involved fled the scene. Oceanside officers immediately responded and the patient was transported to the hospital with critical injuries.

Investigators are searching for the driver involved in the accident. The vehicle believed to be involved is a 2006-2009 Blue Ford Fusion.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact Traffic Investigator Paul at (760) 435-4431 or email DCPaul@oceansideca.org.

Letters to the Editor

Another Friedrich Fan

Dear Lyle,

Another great article by Mr. Gomez which made me realize how fortunate I am to be able to afford the premiums of a "supplemental" policy with Medicare rather than a "Medicare Advantage" policy. With my supplemental policy I may visit any specialist I wish without a referral. Years ago I chose this after realizing I did not want to have to seek a referral before I saw a specialist. Reading this article reinforces my decision. Thanks to Mr. Gomez (and to you for continuing to publish The Paper.)

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Man About Town

COPS

From Bob Niderost, a good friend and retired deputy sheriff with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department:

A friend sent me this. The author is Bob Lonsberry who is a conservative talk show radio host in New York.

The cops amaze me.

Some days I honestly don’t know how they do it. Like yesterday, at the Navy Yard. We know about the bad guy, we know about his military record and his criminal record. And we know what he did. But we don’t know much about how he came to stop doing what he was doing. We don’t know much about how they took him down. But what we do know is impressive.

Yesterday morning about 8:20, the first 9-1-1 call came in of trouble in Building 197. Moments later, an alert was broadcast and officers began speeding toward the Navy Yard from across the District of Columbia. Regular patrol officers. Some from schools, some from speed-enforcement details, all from the first hour a new shift and a new week. Old, young, male, female, black, white. They just came. Primarily from the Metropolitan Police Department and the Federal Park Police. Officers whose lives were going from zero to 60 in the blink of an eye. Officers who went from the sleepy good morning of a Monday dawn to the real-world battlefield of an active shooter. They began to arrive almost immediately. And quickly formed up into an assault team. They didn’t wait for the SWAT team. They didn’t stand back and wait for the armored personnel carrier. They formed up and went in. Specifically, seven minutes after the first call, an ad hoc team of park police and district police with AR-15s ran into the building in their patrol uniforms. They ran to the sound of the gunfire. They closed with the enemy, and engaged him, and killed him. And by every account some 10 minutes after the first word of trouble had breathed across the police radio, regular patrol officers had killed the gunman and ended his assault.

He fought the law, and the law won. It’s impossible to calculate how

many lives that saved. It’s impossible to calculate how much expertise that took. It’s impossible to grasp the mindset of readiness that must permeate the men and women of law enforcement. Without notice, the police can be thrown into lifeand-death situations where every second and every decision counts. And sometimes, like yesterday, they must operate in an environment that is heartbreaking and troubling.

The responding officers at the Navy Yard ran past the dead and dying, their blood pooling where they lay, in order to press their attack against a monster. And that was just yesterday.

Every day it is different, every call it is different. Sometimes they are comforting heartbroken children, other times they are knocking on the door to inform someone of the death of a relative. Sometimes they are spat upon, other times they are vomited upon. They are hated and loved, cursed and praised, sometimes on the same call. They see the carnage of the highways, the sorrow of abused and neglected children, the collapse of a battered wife. They talk the despondent off bridges, they catch the drunk drivers, they try to mediate family and neighbor disputes. And half the time they do it while being cussed by one group or another.

Maybe it’s the neighborhood people. Maybe it’s the pastors. Maybe it’s an activist with a cell-phone

video.

The politicians trash them, the residents trash them, the police brass trashes them. They’re ready to lay down their lives for strangers, but heaven help them if anybody thinks they were impolite to a citizen. Heaven help them if they disrespected somebody’s culture. They fight crime all day, every day, and usually it is a pretty low-key affair. Until there’s a glint of sunlight or a stumbling drunk or a dispatch on the radio.

That’s when it’s Superman time.

That’s when the next 10 minutes of your life are going to be some of the most important in your life.

Like yesterday at the Navy Yard.

Across a big city, the routine of the morning worked its way out. Until there was a cry for help, and the sirens began to roar, and a crew of men and women from at least a couple of departments ran toward the danger.

And killed it.

Before he could kill anybody else.

The cops amaze me.

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more than a thousand volunteers with 30 private planes to monitor activity on the border 24 hours a day, reporting what they find to the Border Patrol.

There are other groups who have organized, all non-governmental organizations made up of civilians who are fed up and are working to get a handle on the illegal immigration issue.

But tensions are growing . . . Indeed, National Guard units have already been fired upon by Mexican smugglers on this side of the border. Our Guard units were neither equipped or tasked to pursue the bandits back across the border.

Unfortunately, when bullets fly, people tend to die. Here, from a CNN telecast, aired back on February 9th, 2007, is the transcript of one such case, which suggests we are getting closer and closer to armed violence on the border:

CASEY WIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice over): In the Arizona desert near

Tucson Thursday, three illegal aliens were killed, three others seriously wounded, and an unknown number apparently kidnapped after they were attacked by gunmen while traveling north from the Mexican border.

JAMES OGDEN, PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.: It appears that they were attacked by bandits coming through this area. And right now we have got -- Border Patrol is up in the air with their aircraft, trying to see if we have other -- we're worried that we have other -- other bodies in this desert area.

WIAN: It's at least the third similar incident in Arizona within two weeks, where armed men have tried to intercept loads of illegal aliens.

OGDEN: With this being a known corridor, it seems that the human trafficking now is not only because of drug smuggling becoming targets, but also human trafficking is also becoming targets.

WIAN: One Arizona police chief tells CNN intelligence reports are circulating that

heavily-armed bandits are patrolling Interstate 10, waiting for smugglers transporting illegal aliens. Once they spot a group, they move in, sometimes dressed as law enforcement, overwhelm the smuggler, and steal his human cargo. Bandits often resort to kidnapping for ransom and even murder.

Arizona's gang and immigration task force, known as GITEM, says the violence is the result of increased federal and local law enforcement pressure on the border.

COMMANDER DAN WELLS, GITEM: It's becoming increasingly more difficult for human smugglers to get their loads across the border. So, many of the smuggling organizations have turned to hijacking human loads that have already made it across the border.

WIAN: Wells says his department and the Border Patrol have seized an alarming number of AK-47 and other highpowered rifles recently.

Calls for retribution have already begun. One Phoenix

too.

“I feel like I know this dog already,” says Jay. “She’s famous.” So management is making a big fuss over Marigold. People snap her photo. Staff employees treat her like a member of the Royal family. All that’s missing is her tiara.

Park employees are letting Marigold smell them. They speak sweetly to her. Ashley, who oversees retail operations doles out affection by the metric ton. “Who’s a sweet baby?” says Ashley.

talk show host got the attention of governmental authorities when he suggested illegals be shot when crossing the border.

As early as April of 2006, talk show host Brian James on radio station KFYI and said: "What we'll do is randomly pick one night every week where we will kill whoever crosses the border," he said. "Step over there and you die. You get to decide whether it's your lucky night or not. I think that would be more fun."

James said he would be "happy to sit there with my high-powered rifle and my night scope" and shoot border crossers, adding the National Guard should be permitted to shoot illegal immigrants and receive "$100 a head."

The FCC received a complaint from both Arizona’s attorney general and a US federal attorney concerning the program and the talk show host’s suggestion.

They wrote. "We are deeply

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visit a vendor. I get beer. She gets a hotdog. The woman working behind the hotdog stand wants her picture made with Marigold.

“She’s blind?” the woman says.

“Yes.”

“Like, blind blind?”

“Yes.”

The woman presses her nose to Marigold’s face. Marigold uses her nose to see the woman. The woman begins to weep.

By Sean Dietrich

Montgomery. It’s evening. Riverwalk Stadium is thumping. Tonight is a big night for the Montgomery Biscuits minor league team. Half the town is here.

The Biscuits are squaring off against the Pensacola Blue Wahoos in the Southern League playoffs. No hand is beerless.

I approach the stadium gates with a blind dog. Marigold the blind coonhound stands beside me, on a leash. Her nose is lightly pressed against my calf as we walk, so she can follow me. I am her Seeing Eye human.

Marigold has been accompanying me everywhere I go lately. She’s still sort of a puppy, and she needs a lot of help.

Her left eye is missing because her last owner took a blunt object to her face. Marigold was garbage to him.

Well, it’s too bad her abuser can’t see her tonight. Because tonight, Marigold is Queen of Montgomery. Riverwalk Park has made special allowance for Marigold to be here. They’ve pulled out all the stops for her arrival. They rolled out the proverbial red carpet for her. A county judge is waiting by the gate to welcome her. Jay Jones, the Biscuits’ front office guy is there,

It isn’t long before employees are trying to locate official Biscuits paraphernalia for Marigold to wear. In a way, it feels as though Marigold is the unofficial team mascot of the evening.

So we’re having a large night. Riverwalk Park is a loud place. Lots of sounds. Lots of smells. The crowd is screaming. There is pulsating music. Countless eruptions of cheering. Marigold is unsure about all this stimulation. But she’s hanging in there.

She is swarmed by gaggles of new admirers. Most of them are teenagers. They treat Marigold the way people once treated Elvis. They shower her with attention. At one point, I count nine hands simultaneously petting Marigold’s black-and-tan coat at once.

After the first pitch, Marigold and I

“I love you, Marigold,” she whispers.

Soon, we are in our seats. We are seated just off the third-base line. It’s a good game. Third inning. The Biscuits are up by one. Marigold is still trying to adjust to all the attention. It’s hard being a mascot.

She sits in one of the vacant seats behind me. April, a former veterinary tech, is now holding Marigold in her lap. She feeds Marigold smatterings of nachos and other treats.

April is like Marigold’s PR person. If anyone wants access to Marigold, they have to go through April.

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concerned that, given the intensifying conflict over immigration in Arizona, this speech may lead to violence. Tempers are short on both sides and the situation is highly volatile."

James told the Arizona Republic later his comments had been taken out of context and he was trying to illustrate his point that the immigration debate had become "outrageous."

"I did not receive a single listener complaint," the station manager, Mary Cantillo added. "We want to know why this has become an issue a month after the fact." She suggested that the issue was raised by an activist group on behalf of illegal immigrants to support their upcoming public rally.

There is a story told of a vehicle attempting to run a road block during the battle within Kosovo, formerly part of the Bosnia-Hercegovina venue; the vehicle ignored orders to stop, was fired upon, and the occupants were killed. A great hue and cry ensued. For several days. Then something interesting happened.

No one ever tried to run that roadblock again.

Message sent, delivered, and understood.

While it would be more desirable to accomplish a solution to the illegal immigration legislatively rather than through snipers or other armed violence . . . some observers feel it is rapidly heading that direction unless someone does something quickly in congress. And if congress does not hear the people’s message loud and clear then congress is to blame for what is likely to happen.

One congressman, the late Charlie Norwood, of Georgia’s 9th District, tried to do something about the immigration crisis. And he was partially successful. He not only introduced H.R. 3137, but got it passed by the House. It then moved over to the Senate where it was rechristened Senate Bill 1362 and promptly referred to the

Judiciary Committee where it remained.

Unfortunately, Congressman Norwood passed away in 2007.

Our entire immigration crisis is due to one fact – that the federal government has failed – even refused - to enforce existing law. Had the federal government done whatever was necessary to uphold the law of the land, none of this would be necessary.

Some of the primary issues addressed in the debate include the argument that states have the authority to enforce immigration law; that states have the inherent authority to arrest and detain, and also to transport to federal custody, aliens who are suspected of having violated federal immigration law — and declares that this authority has never been preempted by a federal law.

Indeed, on April 3, 2002, the Justice Department to the Attorney General of the United States, affirms this right of the state’s authority.

It is also argued that the federal government must take custody of illegal aliens arrested by state or local law enforcement officials — and provide reimbursement for the costs of detaining and transporting the aliens; that all aliens who violate immigration law be entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) database, greatly increasing the ability of state and local police to apprehend them; that a new criminal offense and new civil penalties for unlawful presence in this country be created and to increase the criminal and civil penalties for unlawful entry.

Only one time did an American president take full control of the illegal immigration situation and do something about it.

His name was Dwight Eisenhower.

Eisenhower called in retired Army General Joseph Swing and gave him his marching orders. “Control the flow of illegal immigrants into this country and deport those ille-

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Preventing Suicide

In 2020, there were just under 46,000 suicides in the United States, making it the nation’s 12th-leading cause of death. California’s suicide rate is 10.7 per 100,000, compared to 13.4 nationally. Suicide rates across the United States have been increasing, and are now double homicide rates. Obviously, more can be done to end this ongoing tragedy.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, and this session I co-authored Assembly Concurrent Resolution 37, declaring September 5 through September 11 Suicide Prevention Week in California. To view ACR 37, please click here.

While suicide rates are the highest among people from 45 to 54 years of age, rates among youth 15 to 24 have increased more than 200 percent in the last 50 years. Among veterans, every day an estimated 22 commit suicide –that’s one veteran every 65 minutes. By calling attention to the problem, raising awareness about warning signs when they are present, by eliminating the stigma associated with mental illness and by providing resources for those needing help, we can save thousands of lives.

The State of California has established a Suicide Prevention Program through the Department of Health Care services, along with multiple local and statewide projects resulting from passage of the Mental Health Services Act

(Prop. 63), approved by voters in 2004. For more information, please click here.

Beginning this July, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline went operational across the country. Dial 988 to be connected with qualified and trained responder/counselors with access to multiple resources for those in distress. Veterans needing help and support can access the veterans help line by dialing 988, and then pressing 1.

Suicide can be prevented – help is available. We just need to get the word out.

An electronic version of this article is available at: https://ad75.asmrc.org/

Assemblymember Marie Waldron, RValley Center, represents the 75th Assembly District in the California Legislature, which includes the communities of Bonsall, Escondido, Fallbrook, Hidden Meadows, Pala, Palomar Mountain, Pauma Valley, Rainbow, San Marcos, Temecula, Valley Center and Vista.

5th District Supervisor

Jim Desmond

One Safe Place

A lot has happened during my first three years on the Board of Supervisors, but there is nothing that I’m prouder to be a part of than One Safe Place.

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A few months ago, I got to tour and cut the ribbon for this new building, which will be a life-saver for North County. Located in San Marcos, One Safe Place provides free support services to anyone who has experienced family violence, child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence, hate crimes, elder abuse, human trafficking, violent loss, or other crimes.

I've been a huge proponent of One Safe Place and was glad to support the effort with $50,000 to Free to Thrive which will provide a head law attorney for the legal clinic at One Safe Place. This position is critical for identifying and serving human trafficking survivors and those vulnerable to being trafficked in North County.

The sad reality is, One Safe Place is vital for North County. 27% of total San Diego County domestic violence calls occur in North County. 44% of domestic violence homicides are in North County. Also, 42% of all Behavioral Health Services’ clients are from North County. When we explore the root causes of homelessness – we cannot deny the role that domestic violence plays among mothers with children.

One Safe Place provides services for so many different people. Child and adult

victims of abuse and their families can walk through the doors and receive acute crisis care, forensic medical exams, advocacy, counseling and therapy, legal services like restraining orders, connections to a safe shelter and housing, long-term mentoring, workforce readiness, clothing, and educational opportunities…all under one roof.

To have all these services under the same roof is vital and we are seeing a change immediately in North County. Whether you’re a victim of family violence, elder abuse, child abuse, or human trafficking, North County is safer with One Safe Place.

I want to thank District Attorney, Summer Stephan for her leadership and partnership on this effort, and all the community partners for making this a reality for North County!

One Safe Place is located at 1050 Los Vallecitos Boulevard, San Marcos, CA 92069. Individuals can contact One Safe Place at gethope@OneSafePlaceNorth.org or at 760-290-3690. The facility is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to noon.

To contact North County Office – by appointment only 325 S. Melrose Ave., Suite 5200 Vista, CA 92081 Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Website: www.supervisorjimdesmond.com

Email: Jim.Desmond@sdcounty.ca.gov

Travel Trouble shooter

Q: I have been trying for eight months to get a refund from Expedia for my unused flight credits. I had canceled my flights back in 2020.

Expedia offered me a partial refund after I rebooked a new flight for December 2021 that used twothirds of the original flight credit. But I had to cancel that flight, too, because American Airlines kept dropping flights.

Expedia fully refunded the twothirds of the credit I used for the new flight. A supervisor told me the only way I could get the remaining amount refunded was by booking another flight through Expedia and American Airlines for the same travelers. Then I had to pay for it and call them back to start the refund process.

Earlier this year, I complied with Expedia's instructions. I booked and paid for new flights on American Airlines with the same travelers and then called them. A representative said a request for a refund would be submitted. After two additional phone calls regarding the status of the refund and 12 weeks of waiting, I have yet to receive my money. I would like to receive a refund back to my credit card for the remaining one-third ($569) of the original flight credit. Can you help? -- Evelyn Fink, Anchorage

A: Most flight credits are nonrefundable. But during the pandemic, airlines and online travel agencies bent some of their rules -- and made up a few as they went along.

It looks like there are a few moving parts to your case. You booked through Expedia and then received credits through American Airlines. The terms of those credits changed during the pandemic, confusing customers and sometimes travel agencies, too. An Expedia supervisor told you that you could get a full refund for your flight credits.

You did the right thing by asking your online travel agency for help. It's Expedia's job to figure out what you can and can't do with your flight credit. When American canceled your second flight, you should have received a refund or a flight credit. But it looks as if things got very confusing between the cancellations and credit requests. And in the end, nothing happened.

Taking this to the next level might have done the trick. I list the names, numbers and email addresses of the Expedia executives on my customer advocacy site. A quick email to one, along with the paper trail you kept, might have untangled this refund confusion.

If an airline or travel agency offers you a choice between a refund or credit, always take the money. Cash doesn't expire, and you can use it to book travel anywhere. Or you can save your money and take

a staycation. Most airline credits expire before they're used, and, and the company gets to keep your hardearned money. Don't let that happen to you.

I contacted Expedia on your behalf. "Our agents are going to process the outstanding refund and let the customer know it's been completed," a representative told me. "This was an unfortunate situation where we didn't provide the level of service we strive to provide, and we're sincerely sorry for the frustration. We've added a voucher to the customer's account as well for the inconvenience caused."

Christopher Elliott's latest book is “How To Be The World’s Smartest Traveler” (National Geographic). Get help by contacting him at http://www.elliott.org/help

© 2022 Christopher Elliott.

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Q: My wife and I booked an Alaska cruise with UnCruise Adventures two years ago. The cruise line canceled the sailing on the day we were about to depart from Australia.

We have requested a refund multiple times, but they refuse, offering a credit instead. We can't use future cruise credit because of our health. Can you help me get a refund for the $12,490 we spent on our cruise? -- Ken West, Hornsby Heights, NSW, Australia

A: I'm sorry to hear about your health problems. Who knew this pandemic would last as long as it has? Many companies changed their terms and conditions to accommodate their customers after the COVID outbreak, so it's not unreasonable to think UnCruise might, too.

And what are the UnCruise terms? According to its ticket contract, your "sole remedy" when it cancels a cruise is a future cruise credit.

These ticket contracts are tricky. You can't negotiate them (they're called adhesion contracts), so when you book a ticket, you automatically agree to the terms set forth by UnCruise and its lawyers. It doesn't matter if you haven't read the agreement, either.

So technically, UnCruise doesn't have to give you a refund. But during the pandemic, companies changed their rules or disregarded them entirely. I think your case fell into that gray area.

I think you might have been able to appeal your case to UnCruise. It's a small company and it lists its executives on its website. Email addresses are formatted firstname+last initial@uncruise.com -- so if I worked there, I'd be christophere@uncruise.com. (But I don't,

Historically Speaking by Tom Morrow

companies that hesitated to give their information about profit and loss. Soon after, the newspaper gained power and respect from the reading public. Vermont Royster, a later the editor of the WSJ, said “Dow always believed business information was not the ‘private province of brokers and tycoons.’”

When Mr, Dow Met Mr. Jones

Nearly everyone has asked: what is or was a Dow Jones Average? Is it a real person, place or just a business moniker. Well it’s all of the above. It is a week-day reading of 30 key American stocks indicating how the nation’s business climate is going.

Dow saw the recession was ending, so he came up with a simple tracking system to monitor the nation daily business climate. By tracking the closing stock price of 12 companies, adding up the of stock prices, and dividing the total by 12, Dow came up with his “stock average.” In 1896 the first such average appeared in the WSJ. Later, the Dow Jones Co, expanded the report to a “20 Active Stock” index, which included 18 railroad and 2 nonrail stocks Today has been expanded and is known as the “Dow Jones Industrial Average” (DJIA).

Charles Dow and Edward Jones met as writers at the Providence Evening Press. Jones could skillfully and quickly analyze a financial report. They were committed to reporting on Wall Street without bias. Other reporters at the time could be bribed into reporting favorably on a company to drive up stock prices. Dow and Jones refused to do so. They believed Wall Street needed a financial news bureau. In 1882, they started the business firm of Dow, Jones & Company. They developed an intricate system of reporting business news allowing investors and business leaders to keep track of daily stock pricing.

In 1883, the company started an afternoon two-page business summary called the Customers' Afternoon Letter. Their daily stock report included nine railroads, one steamship line, and Western Union.

By 1889, the partners realized it was time to transform their two-page news summary into a real newspaper. They founded the Wall Street Journal daily business newspaper. The first issue of the WSJ appeared on July 8, 1889. It cost two cents per issue or five dollars for a one-year subscription. Dow was the editor and Jones managed the deskwork.

Although his name wasn’t on the Dow Jones Company’s logo, Charles Bergstresser became an important founding partner in the Dow Jones Co. The business' early headquarters was located in the basement of a candy store. Bergstresser chose to be a silent partner. His strength lay in his interviewing skills. Jones once remarked Bergstresser could make a wooden Indian talk and tell the truth.

The WSJ, has become one of the most respected financial publications in the world. In the WSJ a series of principles was developed and published for understanding and analyzing market behavior which later became the groundwork for technical analysis.

Charles Dow often warned his WSJ staff reporters about exchanging slanted stories for stock tips or free stock. Crusading for honesty in financial reporting, Dow published the names of

By 1898, the WSJ was a morning daily newspaper covering more than just financial news. Unlike other newspapers the WSJ reported on such events as war without rhetoric. Dow also added an editorial column called "Review and Outlook" and "Answers to Inquirers," in which readers sent in investment questions. Jones retired in 1899, but Dow and Bergstresser stayed on. Dow continue writing editorials, focusing on the position government held in American business. The WSJ set a precedent in reporting during the election of 1900 by endorsing White House incumbent President William McKinley. He was re-elected with Theodore Roosevelt as vice president.

In 1893, many mergers began taking place, resulting in the formation of huge corporations. These corporations sought markets for their stock shares. The wildly speculative market meant investors needed information about stock activity, hence the active stock listing became vital to investors.

Over the years many companies have been added or subtracted depending upon their company’s financial position. For example, K-Mart was dropped a few years ago. General Electric Western Union are the only companies that survived the ups and downs of the many DJIA listings, and they no longer among today’s 30 Dow industrials.

The current DJIA consists of 30 stocks and remains one of the world’s oldest and most popular stock indices. The stocks of the DJIA listing are: American Express, Amgen, Apple, Boeing, Caterpillar, Chevron, Cisco, Disney, Dow, Goldman Sachs, Home Depot, Honeywell, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, JP Morgan Chase, McDonalds, Merck, Microsoft, Nike, Procter & Gamble, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing, Salesforce.com, Travelers, United Health, Verizon, Visa, Walgreens, and Wal-Mart.

To get the “average,” add up the daily stock prices in the listing, then divide by 30. Whether you’re a small investor or a company CEO, or neither, monitoring the daily DJIA is your way of keeping tabs on the pulse of the nation’s business health and that’s certainly everyone’s business.

My thanks to Ken Klauber of Stifel, Nicolaus for providing the current 30 DJIA listings.

Charles Dow (left) Edward Jones, right

gals still in this country.”

It was done.

In 1954 the INS made a concerted effort to control the flows, both ways. The result was called "Operation Wetback" and universally deemed a success. The 1955 INS annual report concluded that "the so-called 'wetback' problem no longer exists.... The border has been secured."

A large scale task force operation in the Southwest, working in proximity of the border, accounted for a great majority of apprehensions. This "Special Mobile Force Operation" began in California in the last days of fiscal 1954 and after the backbone of the wetback invasion was broken in California, shifted to South Texas. Mobile task forces were assembled and set into action. Light planes were used in locating illegal aliens and directing ground jeeps to effect apprehensions. Transport planes were used to airlift aliens to staging areas for prompt return

to Mexico....

These activities were followed by mopping up operations in the interior and special mobile force units continued to discover illegal aliens who had eluded initial sweeps through such cities as Spokane, Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis. These sweeps removed 20,174 illegal Mexican aliens from industrial jobs.

The incentives for immigration are so strong that it can't be stopped with anything short of military force.

Is something like that possible today? It appears so.

David L. Stone, United States Department of State, as part of a Master of Strategic Studies Degree at The US Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, researched and wrote a paper dealing with “Sealing the Border with Mexico: A Military Option.”

It was a feasibility study of deploying the U. S. Army, Marines, or National Guard on the U.S. border with Mexico. The question was whether such a deployment could

effectively deter the smuggling of illegal narcotics and immigrants. Is this a threat that can be deterred by military means as opposed to more traditional law-enforcement methods carried out by civilian agencies? The current state of border affairs does not speak well for the capacity of the civilian law enforcement agencies to deal effectively with the problem. Despite their best efforts, and despite significant increases in personnel and resources, it is not likely that the civilian agencies, including the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, Customs, and others which recently joined together to form the Department of Homeland Security, can realistically do more than already achieved to stem the flow of narcotics and illegal aliens into the country from Mexico.

According to Jeffrey Passel, there is substantial evidence that INS enforcement activities do virtually nothing to deter illegal entry across the Mexican border. There is also some question about the seriousness of the law enforcement agencies to deal with the illegal immigration problem

and by implication with the potential terrorist threats posed thereby.

In regards to illegal narcotics smuggling, the General Accounting Office reported to Congress that “U.S. and Mexican (drug) interdiction efforts have had little, if any, impact on the overall flow of drugs through Mexico into the United States.” Despite increased expenditures to the War on Drugs effort, interdiction of imported drugs, particularly marijuana and cocaine, appears to be relatively ineffective, as the flow of cocaine imports increases at ever lower prices. The image of the U.S.Mexico border region is that of a vulnerable zone in urgent need of numerous, serious security measures to repel an “invasion” of “illegal aliensm,” to win the War on Drugs, and to counter the threat of terrorism.

Many different voices from different sectors of the political, business and private community have called publicly for

Letters to the Editor Cont. from Page 4

Monta Huber, Escondido

P.S. A friend drops off a copy of The Paper to me every week which also gives me my laughs for the day. And Happy Retirement to Evelyn - she certainly deserves it.

From 5th District Supervisor, Jim Desmond:

Hi, Lyle:

Homelessness is an issue of great concern in San Diego County. Whenever I meet with groups or people in our community, the most frequently asked question I receive is, 'What is being done about homelessness?'

I have made homelessness a top priority, by helping individuals get off of streets and sidewalks, and making our communities safer. I'm pleased to say, recently we took a major step in North County.

Last year, the County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $10 million to address homelessness in each of the 18 cities in San Diego County. Today, we awarded the City of Oceanside over $3 million for a navigation center that will help individuals get off the street and into services and housing.

What I have learned during my

three years on the Board of Supervisors is that solving homelessness is not a one-size fits all approach. What may work in Oceanside, may not work in Escondido, which is why we made this money available to each city and for them to choose what they believe is best.

This 50-bed center will be open 24 hours when it opens in December. The San Diego Rescue mission will operate it on behalf of the City of Oceanside and provide traumainformed healthcare care services, public benefits and connections to permanent supportive housing.

I was able to take a tour of the building with Donnie Dee, the President and CEO of the San Diego Rescue Mission. They will be providing on-site services. This is a significant resource for North County and a major step forward as we address homelessness in the region.

I’m also pleased to say that North County is a hub for behavioral health services.

Three of the region’s five Crisis Stabilization Units are located along the State Route 78 corridor in Oceanside, Vista, and Escondido.

$20 million from the County, dedicated to psychiatric beds coming to the Tri-City Medical Center and... In partnership with District Attorney Summer Stephen, we’ve opened One Safe Place in San

Marcos, to serve women and families in North County experiencing domestic violence, human trafficking, and elder abuse.

We hear the people of North San Diego County and are working toward solving the problems!

/s/Jim Desmond Supervisor, 5th District San Diego County

Letters to the Editor should be sent to: thepaper@cox.net

Please keep them to 250 words or less. The Paper reserves the right to edit for clarity and for space considerations.

City of San Marcos, CA.

Vigilantes! Cont. from Page 8

the deployment of the U.S. Army or other military units on the border with Mexico to stem the tide of illicit drugs and illegal aliens into the U.S. Numerous ranchers, businessmen and other residents along the border have also called on the government to allow the military to protect their property, and prominent political commentators, such as Bill O’Reilly of FOX News constantly call for the military to “seal” the border with Mexico. Ranchers in border areas have legitimate concerns about their property being trespassed and damaged by illegals and drug traffickers as they scatter into the U.S. Some landowners have taken the law into their own hands to deal with the problem.

And so we come back to the decisive action that President Eisenhower took in Operation Wetback. Eisenhower instituted and deported more than 3 million allegedly undocumented immigrants, and he did it quickly. He hired a trusted General and gave the General the authority to do it. The General did not require the outlandish budgets or manpower roles we have today. We are top-heavy with bodies . . . that do not seem to be doing much.

The stakes are high. Here’s why: A government has the right to and ought to regulate the flow of immigration to that level which is most beneficial to the economy. It has a right to not take another country's poor to only become permanent beneficiaries of the welfare system. Lastly, the transparent lack of enforcement on the border has only emboldened criminal elements to operate there with impunity.

Solution

All immigrants would be required to register with the government and undergo some simple tests including a background check. If they have caused no problems here, they will be required to return home, check-in, and then be allowed to return.

The number of legal immigrants we give visas to should be greatly increased and the process to get here simplified to those steps that are neces-

sary to maintain security. The easier it is for legitimate people to get here (while keeping the bad guys out) will prevent the "black market" immigrant transport problem we have now.

When they return they'll be required to use legitimate information for any job they have and provide that information to the government.

They'll have very limited access to welfare programs. In short, they'll be expected to support themselves like every other immigrant who comes here legally has to do.

Two tracks of legal immigration should be adopted, an irrevocable path to citizenship and a guest worker program. Guest workers will be allowed to work for 10 years and have no eligibility for welfare. The path to citizenship will require a renunciation of Mexican (or other relevant nation's) citizenship and classes in English will be required. Guest workers cannot be hired if there are willing and capable legal residents or citizens applying to do the work.

Presently, there is a lot of talk within Congress about Immigration Reform. We’ll believe it when we see it.

There appears to be a great deal of smoke and mirrors, very little of substance and even less that will generate bipartisan support.

Congress is broken. Deals can no longer get done.

Bottom Line: We have an absence of leadership . . . not only at the presidential level but, more often, at the federal legislative level.

The inability of Congress to enact meaningful legislation to address the issue of illegal immigration, the debt, the over-all economic meltdown, suggests to more and more frustrated citizens that it is time to think about organizing meaningful “vigilance committees” and begin taking action against those legislators who do not do their jobs (and are paid handsomely for it).

A nationally organized vigilance committee could mobilize for a massive rally in Washington, D. C., while Congress is in session, and

demonstrate the anger the nation holds against Congress for not doing their jobs; and to clearly demonstrate that Congress needs to get its act together and get work done or, it, Congress, will soon be out of a job.

At the same time, a similar organized vigilance committee could mobilize in California and stage a massive rally in Sacramento . . to get the legistlature’s attention to not only the illegal immigration issue, but that San Diego County will not tolerate placing of sexually violent predators withing this county.

The second part of the strategy is to take strong and decisive political action at the ballot box. Those legislators who have not done their jobs should be turned out of office and fresh new blood brought in.

The third part of the strategy, if the first two don’t work, is to watch, with sadness, the creation of a militant arm of the modern day “Vigilantes.”

Chuckles Cont. from Page 2

After the surgery, the Arab sent Ole, as appreciation for giving his blood, a new BMW, a pile of diamonds and several million U.S. dollars.

Many days later, once again the Arab had to go through some corrective surgery. His doctor telephoned Ole who was more than happy to donate his blood again.

After the second surgery, the Arab sent Ole a thank-you card and five pounds of lutefisk. Ole was shocked that this time the Arab did not reciprocate with a new car, diamonds, and money.

He phoned the Arab and said, 'I thought dat you vould be yenerous again, and dat you vould give me anudder BMdubleU and diamonds and money. But you only gave me a tank-you card and some lutefisk!'

To this the Arab replied, 'Ya,

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How handsome is this guy?!

Sir Cluckens is sure to impress all the ladies in your flock. This remarkable rooster was recently brought in by our Humane Law Enforcement team, along with quite a few of his chicken friends, and is now looking for a loving home where he can romp and roost and greet the sun with a hearty cock-a-doodle-doo!

Sir Cluckens (and friends) is available for adoption at San Diego Humane Society’s Escondido Campus at 3500 Burnet Drive. To learn more about making him part of your family, please visit sdhumane.org/adopt<https:

Valentina was transferred to Rancho Coastal Humane Society from a local rescue partner. She was adopted and spent 11 years in her home. Now her family is moving to Hawaii and would rather have her find a new home here than to go into quarantine in Hawaii.

The $75 adoption fee for Valentina includes medical exam, spay, up to date vaccinations, and registered microchip.

For more information or to sponsor a pet visit Rancho Coastal Humane Society at 389 Requeza Street in Encinitas, call 760-753-6413, or log on to www.SDpets.org.

Open 11 to 4 Friday through Monday, and by appointment Wednesday and Thursday.

Vigilantes Continued on Page 13

Chuckles Cont. on Page 11 Valentina is pet of the week at your Rancho Coastal Humane Society. She’s a 14year-old, 9pound, female, Domestic Short Hair cat with a Brown and White Tabby coat.

Are you ready for a fun outing in San Marcos’ beautiful North City?

Come experience San Marcos Farmer’s Market on Tuesdays, located in the vibrant North City community. The Farmer’s Market is a community hub—a place to meet up with your friends, bring your children and find locally grown food and goods.

Pick up fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables direct from growers. While you take in the fresh air, grab a bite to eat! With a variety of products including baguettes, empanadas, pizza, sweets and vegan treats and more, there is something for everyone to enjoy! Farmer's Markets also showcases the rich and diverse musical talent from our local community. Join us for live music from a range of genres! Bring your family and friends to 251 North City Drive, from 3-6 p.m. (fall and winter) or 3-7 p.m. (spring and summer) for a delightful afternoon out!

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The harsh reality is we don’t have enough resources (staff and mostly money) to do everything that everyone wants done. And to top it off, we have laws from the state and federal government that limit some of the freedom of choice and local control we would like. Within that context, however, I think we have a great city staff who works hard to prioritize what needs to be done first. And listens to the needs of the residents. It’s a hard job trying to find the balance.

It can’t be overstated that feedback from the residents of the city really helps. I sometimes think that people may feel that city hall is faceless. But it is not. People care about what you think. Now of course we can’t always implement your ideas and we always try to make data driven decisions, but I wouldn’t want that to discourage one from giving input. And I think you would be surprised by how much change comes from feedback from residents. So don’t be shy. Engage with the city and keep Escondido a great place to live.

Stay informed, Be Kind, Remember your neighbor, and Stay safe!

Semper Fi, Mac Paul P. McNamara Mayor of Escondido pmcnamara@escondido.org

Problem Solved Cont. from Page 7

Montgomery Cont. from Page 5

For those potholes, damaged street signs, street light issues, graffiti reporting, and other local problems needing attention, the City’s “Access Vista” mobile app provides a convenient way to notify the City to such issues, while providing location information that helps City staff respond.

The Access Vista app also provides quick access to key City information and services. Residents can also report a problem online at CityofVista.com. If you’re out and about and it’s easier to call, use the Report a Problem hotline at 760.639.6177. With everyone’s help, the City can be even more proactive in enforcing code violations, cleaning up graffiti, making sure streetlights are operating correctly, and filling potholes. The City uses many different methods to keep residents informed about city happenings and City Council discussions. Whether residents want to stay informed all the time or just during emergencies staying informed is a priority for the city.

The best way to keep current is to check the city’s social media sites or sign up for City news updates at CityofVista.com.

Chuckles

Cont. from Page 10

but now I haf Norvegian blood in my veins so I gotta tink tvice before I spend my money.'

I just got thrown in jail for punching a guy in the nose, breaking same.

In my defense, when you hear an Arab counting down from 10 your instincts kick in.

What's the difference between ET and an illegal immigrant?

ET looked better, smelled better, learned English, had his own bike . . . and wanted to go home.

A pregnant woman gets into a

car accident and falls into a deep coma. Asleep for nearly six months, she wakes up and sees that she is no longer pregnant. Frantically, she asks the doctor about her baby.

The doctor replies, “Ma’am, you had twins! A boy and a girl. The babies are fine. Your brother came in and named them.”

The woman thinks to herself, “Oh no, not my brother — he’s an idiot!” Expecting the worst, she asks the doctor, “Well, what’s the girl’s name?”“Denise,” the doctor says.

so please don't try to email me at that address.)

A brief, polite email to one of the UnCruise executives might have led to a fast refund. Clearly, no one could have predicted things would drag on with COVID for as long as they have.

If you ever feel well enough to cruise again, please read the ticket contract. Make sure you have a way to get a refund if you need to. If the contract doesn't allow for refunds, buy travel insurance.

I contacted UnCruise on your behalf.

"We seek to provide the best adventure cruises and personalized service to each guest, that is one of the reasons we have so many repeat guests come onboard," a representative told me. "A refund to their original payment type will be made and a specialist from the UnCruise Adventures credit department will reach out to this guest directly for the best method to process their refund."

Christopher Elliott is the chief advocacy officer for Elliott Advocacy. Email him at chris@elliott.org or get help with any consumer problem by contacting him at http://www.elliott.org/help © 2022 Christopher Elliott.

© 2022 Christopher Elliott.

By the end of the sixth inning, Marigold is growing restless. There are a lot of smells here and she’d like to know what, precisely, they are. So we go exploring.

Marigold wanders between the aisles, making friends.

A little boy with Down syndrome sees Marigold pass by and shouts.

“Can I pet your dog?!” Marigold is overjoyed to be loved by this boy. She gives as much as she gets.

A little girl with braided locks and beads in her hair lets Marigold give her a facial. “I want to keep this dog,” says the girl.

A young man dressed in a police uniform asks to get his picture made with her. “Who’s a sweet baby?” he says.

A flock of elderly women approach Marigold. Two old women sit cross-legged on the bare, sticky floor. They pet Marigold within an inch of her life. I’m surprised Marigold has any fur left.

Another older man asks to pet her. He looks like a rough customer. Tattoos, boots, cigarettes in his chest pocket. He begins to tear up when he sees Marigold’s scarred eyes. He wipes his face with his sleeve.

“This is some dog,” he says.

And so it was, on one summer night in Montgomery, when the crickets were screaming, and a ballgame was in full swing,

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"High Tech with High Touch

When a new discovery or development dramatically changes the way we live, work, learn or communicate it represents a major turning point in human history. In the age of man there have been many such events. Developments like spoken language, agriculture, taming fire and domesticating food and work animals dramatically changed the way we lived but it took several millennia for those innovations to fully impact man’s culture. In just the past two hundred years technological developments like electricity, internal combustion engines, radio, telephone and television, have accelerated the cultural impact of innovation. In the modern world, new technology can radically change the way we conduct our lives, even within the time span of a generation. The Internet is an excellent example.

To many of us, it certainly seems so. We’ve come to accept existing life changing breakthrough technologies as simply familiar parts of our everyday lives. We recognize only those innovations that cause changes in the way we conduct our current lives as being significant. For those of us over thirty who have witnessed the profound changes the Internet has wrought in our lives and culture, the Internet is mind blowing phenomenon. For those under thirty who grew up with the WWW, the connected universe is simply a familiar technology that has always been there.

John Van Zante’s

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We opened The Computer Factory in August of 1995, so we have been intimately involved with the evolution of the Internet and its connection devices for nearly a generation. We have watched the Internet grow from a network of “geek” tended bulletin boards to a worldwide information highway used by five billion people. The average user spends over four hundred minutes on the WWW each day with nearly a third if those minutes spent on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, facebook, Pinterest, Snapchat etc. This is a worldwide phenomenon, an unprecedented short term change in human behavior. Its effect on civilization and cultures can only be guessed, but certainly, it can’t be all good.

Leaving contemplation on the positive and negative effects of the “connected universe” aside for now,

If your pet doesn’t have a microchip, get one. Make sure it’s registered and your information on the registry is accurate.

If your pet does get away, post signs in your neighborhood with a recent picture and basic information. As Joe Friday said, “Just the facts.”

Post on social media and in your neighborhood groups.

Talk to your letter carrier and others who cover your neighborhood.

today we focus on the impact this “cyber revolution” has had on The Computer Factory and our customers. When we opened twenty seven years ago, nearly 100% of home based computer activity was local or “stand Alone”. Users purchased applications (games, tax programs, word processing etc) to use locally. Output from these applications would be printed and/or stored locally. Today, nearly all home based computer activities involve Internet connectivity. The programs that users once purchased for standalone use are now readily available to use on the Internet. The “word processor” documents once printed, mailed then stored on the local hard drive are now e-mailed and stored in the cloud. Small business users have experienced a similar transformation. In addition to providing Internet connectivity, the business may incorporate a local network server that links all users and acts as

a mini- Internet for the applications that are specific to the business. It provides local application programs and data storage for all the local network users. For the vast majority of PC users, the Internet has changed their PCs from stand-alone computing and communication devices to Internet terminals. The result has been a dramatic reduction in the need for local CPU speed, memory and data storage on PC home and business workstations.

There are four basic configurations of the Windows PCs used for home and business workstation applications. They are the tower/desktop, the All-in One, the notebook/laptop and the Micro. Each configuration is specifically designed to meet a particular need or fill a niche user pattern. Next week we will discuss the various configurations and how each works to meet user-specific needs.

What to do if Your Pet Goes Missing..Like Paris Hilton’s Dog

When one of my buddies heard that Paris Hilton’s Chihuahua, “Diamond Baby,” was missing, he said, “That’s terrible, no matter who you are. Pets don’t know if you’re rich or poor, famous or unknown. They love us for who we are.”

While Paris Hilton hired a pet detective, a dog whisperer, and a pet psychic, prevention is the best way to keep pets safe. A worker left a door open and that’s how Diamond Baby got out. Make sure your doors are closed and your yard is secure.

Mom always said, “Don’t leave home without ID.” Make sure your pet has a tag with accurate information. If you’ve moved or changed your phone number, update the tag.

Answer the doggone phone. I found a lost dog and called the number. No answer. The woman eventually called back, saying, “We screen our calls.” I’m sure her dog appreciated that.

Check the shelters that handle animal control for your area. Then keep checking! This could take a while.

If your pet is an escape artist, you might want to invest in a GPS Tracking Device. Most of these combine a health monitor with a pet tracker that will tell when your pet gets out of range of the base, where it’s gone, and even driving directions to find your pet. Sure. It costs more than a collar with a tag. But it’s cheaper than hiring a pet detective.

Montgomery Cont. from Page 11

Marigold the Magnificent was touched by almost every human in Montgomery County. People lined up for yards just to touch the hem of her collar.

She was greeted by policemen, EMTs, stadium employees, professional athletes, cheerleaders, beer vendors, sportscasters, TV journalists, news reporters, radio announcers, meteorologists, attorneys, musicians, children, and one notorious county judge.

For one night only, a blind coonhound was the most popular thing to ever hit Central Alabama. And well, I suppose I just wanted the man who wounded her to know that.

Biscuits win; 5-2.

Chuckles Cont. from Page 11

The new mother thinks, “Wow, that’s not such a bad name!

Guess I was wrong about my brother. I like Denise!”

Then she asks the doctor, “What’s the boy’s name?”

The doctor replies, “DeNephew"

Hollywood Squares:

These great questions and answers are from the days when 'Hollywood Squares' game show responses were spontaneous, not scripted. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions, of course...

Q.. Paul, what is a good reason for pounding meat?

I’ve never met Sean Dietrich.

But I love the guy.

He has a talent comparable to Mark Twain . . able to put emotions into words that touch your heart and your mind. Hope you enjoy him as much as I do. He’s great!

A. Paul Lynde: Loneliness! (The audience laughed so long and so hard it took up almost 15 minutes of the show!)

Q. Do female frogs croak?

A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water

IS THE INTERNET THE MOST POWERFUL AND SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND? Part I of II

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Vigilantes Cont. from Page 10

History has shown that when government pushes the people to the point they form vigilante committees and become active vigilantes, violence follows.

People die. Usually those who deserve to die . . . but sometimes innocents get caught up.

In this scenario we are looking at the beginnings of another Civil War in America. Americans shooting other Americans.

I don’t want to see that happen. No one I know does.

But the clock is ticking.

The governmental legislators, both federal, state, county and city, need to listen. And act.

Soon.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9021153

The name of the business: Pacific Coast Publishing, located at 4680 Caneel Bay Ct., Oceanside, Ca. 92057.

Registrant Information: Della Marie Olson-Alexander 4680 Caneel Bay Ct. Oceanside, Ca. 92057

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/22/2022 /s/ Della Marie Olson-Alexander Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/22/2022 9/29, 10/06, 10/13 & 10/20/2022

GARAGE AND BAKE SALE

okay to come out and ask him if he's married?

A.. Rose Marie: No, wait until morning.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019383

The name of the business: Enchanted Kulture, located at 1922 Northstar Way, Apt 142, San Marcos, CA. 92078

Registrant Information: Kitten Kulture LLC 1922 Northstar Way Apt 142 San Marcos, CA. 92078

SAT. OCT. 1ST, 7AM-12NOON Multiple Sellers!- Something for everyone! Jewelry,

wares,

Chuckles

Cont. from Page 12

long enough.

Q. If you're going to make a parachute jump, at least how high should you be?

A. Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Q. True or False, a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.

A. George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.

Q. You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a man or a woman?

A.. Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.

Q. According to Cosmopolitan, if you meet a stranger at a party and you think that he is attractive, is it

Q. Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?

A. Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.

Q. In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say 'I Love You'?

A. Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.

Q. What are 'Do It,' 'I Can Help,' and 'I Can't Get Enough'?

A. George Gobel: I don't know, but it's coming from the next apartment.

Q. As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with your hands while talking?

A. Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing old question Peter, and I'll give you a gesture you'll never forget.

Q. Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?

A. Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company

First day of business 9/15/2011

/s/ Jessica Richelieu, President

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/29/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/06 and 10/13/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019309

The name of the business: Fuego Brands, located at413 Catalina Blvd., San Diego, Ca. 92106.

Registrant Information: Aaron Martinez 7511 Judson Ct., San Diego, Ca.92111

Francesca Witte 28877 Pujol St., #1515 Temecula, CA. 92590

This business is operated by a General Partnership

First day of business n/a /s/ Aaron Martinez Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/26/2022 9/29, 10/06, 10/13 and 10/203/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019384

The name of the business: SuChe Travels, located at 1969 Quail Glen Rd., Escondido, Ca. 92029.

Registrant Information: Chester Warfel Jr. 2156 West Dr. El Cajon, CA. 92021

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 4/08/22.

/s/ Chester Warfel Jr.

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/29/2022, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 & 10/06/2022

Oceanside, CA 92054 Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside 760-4338920 401 Country Club Lane Oceanside, CA

North County Aviculturists, a club for pet bird owners and breeders, will meet on Saturday, October 1st at 5:30 p.m. at the Masonic Center, 761 Eucalyptus Ave.

Our speaker will be Andrea Cabibi on Crop Feeding Sick Birds and Chicks. General meeting is free. Visit www.ncabirdclub.com for more information.

ARTISTS ARE INVITED TO APPLY FOR JURIED EXHIBITIONSIN ENCINITAS - ELIGIBILITY: Artists who live or work in San Diego County may apply.

FEES:

There are no fees to apply. and no commissions on any artwork sales.

DEADLINE: Exhibition applications must be received by Thursday, September 29, 2022, 4:00pm.

NOTIFICATION:

Artist notification begins early November 2022.

EXHIBITIONS: Each exhibition will be on view for approximately three months and include an artist reception with Art Night Encinitas. Artists creating both two-and three-dimensional works in a variety of media are welcome to apply for a solo exhibition that will be held at one of three civic art spaces in Encinitas.

Arts organizations are also encouraged to apply for a group show representing visual artists in their membership.

EXHIBITION VENUES

Encinitas Community Center 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive

118 linear feet of hanging space for 2-D exhibitions

Two locking glass cases for 3-D exhibitions

Natural light and LED art lighting system

City of Carlsbad SuperHero

Obstacle Race: SuperHero Obstacle Race, Oct. 2, 2022

Adventure seeking families can dress up like superheroes and come out to the ninth annual SuperHero Obstacle Race, on Sunday, Oct. 2 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Alga Norte Community Park, 6565 Alicante Road. Parents and children will run together through a superhero themed 2K obstacle course while dressed in costumes. Defeat villains while leaping over tall buildings, crawling through toxic tunnels and navigating through 20 obstacles throughout the park, including mazes, slides, wrecking balls, tight ropes, web crawlers and other obstacles along the way.

At a Glance

Mighty Mojo

Solar and Roofing

Everyone is a winner, and each participant will receive a free superhero cape, bib and finishing medal.

The race will take approximately one hour to complete.

Groups will be launched every 10 min.

More Information

This race encourages partnership and teamwork in a non-competitive environment.

Siblings, caregivers, grandparents and friends can also participate in lieu of parents.

Each participant must register. Cost is $25 per participant.

Must be 4 years old or over to participate.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase.

Online registration ends at 5 p.m. on Oct. 1.

In-person registration available until 10 a.m. on Oct. 2.

Registration at: https://www.active.com/carlsbadca/running/distance-runningraces/super-hero-obstacle-race2022

For Even More Information

Email Rachael Shay at Rachael.Shay@carlsbadca.gov or call 442-339-2519

City of Escondido Presents “AgTech Hackathon, October 2123: Dozens of Entrepreneurs, Mentors, Farmers, Investors, Students, Community Leaders…

Three Incredible Days! The demand for innovation for climate, water, and workforce challenges is calling for Southern California’s first AgTech incubator. We want to put AgTech within reach in Escondido.

This pilot has the opportunity to foster the thousands of startups in the agriculture sector with resources like:

Coworking space and investor

meeting space

Incubator to bring in valuable employment opportunities

And eventually wet labs and test kitchens

The City of Escondido and Fresh Brewed Tech are partnering to bring the AgTech community together, at Escondido’s potential AgTech incubator!

By bringing together farmers, technologists, community leaders, engineers, and more, we hope to better understand today’s agriculture and food system problems and build solutions together with our local customers for the world.

The meeting place of agriculture and technology, AgTech is innovation that builds upon our best agricultural practices while using every next-frontier technology available to us.

AgTech includes economic opportunities like:

Science of plants/crops and livestock

Adding value to the agricultural production chain

Soil improvement, equipment, sensors

Improvement of sustainability practices

100+ Attendees

Collaborate with some of San Diego’s top AgTech entrepreneurs, investors, and industry leaders

Progress an Idea

Pitch, recruit, and build a team to advance an AgTech idea over three days

Expert Advice Receive help from facilitators and mentors on how to validate an idea

Create a Minimum Viable Product

(MVP) With idea, validation, and first customer data, learn how to craft a minimum valuable product

Pitch Competition - Prepare and pitch to a panel of industry judges where you’ll receive feedback and potential follow on meetings

Cash Prizes $10,000+ cash and prizes awarded to teams based on progress and feedback from judges

HELP WANTED

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019509

The name of the business: Vital Pest Solutions, located at 727 Mango Ct., San Marcos, CA. 92069

Registrant Information: Francisca Bautista 727 Mango Ct. San Marcos, Ca. 92069

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business n/a /s/ Francisca Bautista

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on August 30, 2022. 9/08, 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019477

The name of the business: Beyond Home Inspection, located at 3748 Cavern Pl., Carlsbad, CA. 92010

Registrant Information: Matt Sohrabi 3748 Cavern Pl. Carlsbad, CA. 92020

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 8/29/2022 /s/ Matt Sohrabi

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on August 30, 2022. 9/29, 10/06, 10/13 & 10/20/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019590

The name of the business: Shaucha House Care, LLC., located at 3326 Hollowtree Drive, Oceanside, Ca. 92058

Registrant Information: Shaucha House Care LLC 3326 Hollowtree Drive Oceanside, Ca. 92058

This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company

First day of business n/a. /s/ Kino Suarez, Manager Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/31/2022 9/08, 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9018502

The name of the business: The Beauty Hut by Cara, located at 2213 S. El Camino Real, Suite A, #123, Oceanside, CA. 92054.

Registrant Information: Cara Bombolo 2 Creekside Dr., Unit 312 San Marcos, Ca. 92078

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business n/a. /s/ Cara Bombolo Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/16/2022 9/08, 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020662

The name of the business: JC’s Cookshack - est. 2022; J&C Cookshack - est. 2022, located at 315 Calabrese St., Fallbrook, CA. 92028

Registrant Information: JC’s CookShack - Mobile Food Facilities, LLC 315 Calabrese St. Fallbrook, CA. 92028

This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company

First day of business n/a /s/ Chin T. Torres, President Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/15/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/06 and 10/13/2022

75yr old woman w/MS in wheelchair seeking live-in care provider in Escondido. This would be primary/only residence of care provider. Shifts are 5 evenings a week but would need to sleep at apartment all 7 nights weekly. Compensation includes private bed, bath, utilities, cable and internet in a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment. Male or female apply. No pets or children. Must pass IHSS background check and have valid DL. Leave Message 760-666-5555

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019087

The name of the business: Kona Hut Coffee House, located at 1922 S. Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA. 92054

Registrant Information: Tammy Ann Stepp 1826 Alvarado St., #2 Oceanside, Ca. 92054. This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 8/15/2014.

/s/ Tammy A. Stepp Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/24/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 & 10/13/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT 2022-9019847

The name of the business: Its Shallow; Shallow Imagery, located at 1575 W. Valley Pkway #96, Escondido, Ca. 92029.

Registrant Information: Clover E. McLaughlin 1575 W. Valley Pkway #96 Escondido, CA. 92029

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/2/22.

/s/ Clover E. McLaughlin

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/02/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 & 10/13/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020581

The name of the business: Chem Dry of North County, located at 29550 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, Ca. 92082.

Registrant Information: Keifer UTCANC Cleaning Inc. 29550 Cole Grade Rd. Valley Center, CA. 92082 This business is operated by a corporation. First day of business 7/28/2022

/s/ Tiffany Joyce, CFO, Secretary

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/14/2022 9/29, 10/06, 10/13 & 10/20/22

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019800

The name of the business: Paisley’s Projects, located at 2913 S. Santa Fe Ave., San Marcos, Ca. 92069.

Registrant Information: Stephanie White 2913 S. Santa Fe Ave.

San Marcos, Ca. 92069

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/02/22.

/s/ Stephanie White

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/02/2022, 9/08, 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29/2022

NOTICE OF INTENDED DECISION (Administrative)

The Planning Director of the City of San Marcos has considered the proposed project and does intend to APPROVE the Director’s Permit DP22-0003 on October 3, 2022.

Project No.: DP22-0003 –

Redline Athletics

Applicant: Intense Sports, LLC

Request: Request for a Director’s Permit to allow the operation of a personal services facility for sports performance training within an existing 14,746 square foot building in the Light Industrial (L-I) Zone.

Environmental Determination: The Director’s Permit is Categorically Exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facility with No Expansion) in that this is an existing facility with no expansion.

Location of Property: 2937 Norman Strasse Road, more particularly described as: Lot 15 of County of San Diego Tract No. 4557, filed in the Office of the County Recorder of San Diego County, State of California, on December 3, 1986. Assessor’s Parcel Number(s): 217-560-15-00.

Further information about this notice can be obtained from Chris Garcia, Senior Planner, by calling 760-744-1050 extension 3237, or via email cgarcia@san-marcos.net

Notice: Any interested person may appeal the decision of the Planning Division Manager to the Planning Commission provided the appeal fee is paid ($20 for residents; $1,155 for non-residents) and a written appeal is submitted to the Planning Division Secretary within ten (10) calendar days of the date of the decision (due no later than 4:30 PM on October 13, 2022). The written appeal should specify the reasons for the appeal and the grounds upon which the appeal is based. The City’s Planning Commission will then consider the filed appeal/s at a later public hearing. The Planning Division can be contacted at 760-744-1050, extension 3233 or gjackson@sanmarcos.net. The City of San Marcos is committed to making its programs, services and activities accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in any City program, service or activity, please contact the City Clerk’s office at 1 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069, or call 760744-1050, extension 3145.

Phil Scollick, City Clerk, City of San Marcos.

PD: 09/29/22.

FICTITIOUS

2022-9020958

The name of the business: Veteran’s United Solutions, located at 888 Summer Moon Road, San Marcos, Ca. 92078.

Registrant Information: Veteran’s United Solutions, LLC 888 Summer Moon Road San Marcos, Ca. 92078

This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company

First day of business

n/a /s/ David McCulloh, Manager Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/20/2022 9/29, 10/06, 10/13 and 10/20/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019800

The name of the business: Paisley’s Projects, located at 2913 S. Santa Fe Ave., San Marcos, Ca. 92069.

Registrant Information: Stephanie White 2913 S. Santa Fe Ave. San Marcos, Ca. 92069

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/02/22.

/s/ Stephanie White

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/02/2022, 9/08, 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019665

The name of the business:

Sticker Happy, located at 330 Rancheros Drive, Unit 228, San Marcos, Ca. 92069.

Registrant Information: Sticker Happy, LLC 330 Rancheros Drive, Unit 228.

San Marcos, Ca. 92069

This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company

First day of business n/a.

/s/ Patrick Hays, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/01/2022, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 & 10/06/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019731

The name of the business: Servpro of North Vista/San Marcos; Servpro of Escondido, located at 2870 So. Santa Fe, San Marcos, CA. 92069.

Registrant Information: Araya Construction Inc. 2870 So. Sante Fe. San Marcos, CA. 92069

This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business 4/15/2006.

/s/ Jose A. Araya Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/01/2022, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 & 10/06/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019855

The name of the business: Ramborista, located at 1212 N. Broadway #J, Escondido, CA. 92026.

Registrant Information: Alejandra Velazquez 1212 N. Broadway #J Escondido, Ca. 92026

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/6/2022.

/s/ Alejandra Velazquez

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/06/2022, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 & 10/06/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019628

The name of the business: Mustafa Transportation, LLC, located at 1830 Lindsley Park Dr., San Marcos, CA. 92069.

Registrant Information: Mustafa Transportation LLC 1830 Lindsley Park Dr. San Marcos, CA. 92069

This business is operated by a Limited Liability Company.

First day of business n/a.

/s/ Mustafa Wafa, CEO Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/31/2022, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 & 10/06/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019858

The name of the business: Omar’s Little Havana, located at 376 Vista Village Dr., Unit C, Vista, CA. 92083.

Registrant Information: Omar Jesus Gonzalez 29627 Pamoosa Lane Valley Center, Ca. 92082

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/5/2022.

/s/ Omar J. Gonzalez

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/06/2022, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29 & 10/06/2022

LEGALS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019537

The name of the business: The Quilt Queens, located at 8896 Calle Tragar, San Diego, Ca. 92129

Registrant Information: Jill Anne Fellows 8896 Calle Tragar San Diego, CA. 92129

Nancy Cote Kane 444 Pine Needles Drive Del Mar, Ca. 92014

This business is operated by a General Partnership

First day of business n/a.

/s/ Jill Anne Fellows

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/30/2022, 9/08, 9/15, 9/22 & 9/29/2022

CITY OF SAN MARCOS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (PW RFP 22-06)

AS-NEEDED HVAC MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Marcos, hereinafter referred to as Agency or City, invites proposals for the above stated Project and will be available on line via PlanetBids. Proposals are due up to the hour of 4:00 p.m. on October 24, 2022.

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING A non-mandatory pre-proposal meeting/job site walk will be held on October 17, 2022 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM at 201 Mata Way, San Marcos, CA 92069.

WORK DESCRIPTION The work consists of HVAC maintenance and repair services.

LOCATION OF WORK Citywide.

ESTIMATED BUDGET The estimated overall budget is $750,000.00.

TERM Five (5) years.

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

The City uses PlanetBids to post and receive bids/proposals. Only vendors that are registered will be eligible to submit a bid/proposal for formal solicitations with the City. PlanetBids is accessible via the City’s website and direct link provided below and provides all documents at no cost to bidders/proposers. http://www.san-marcos.net OR https://www.planetbids.com/po rtal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=39 481

GENERAL The company to whom the Contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under such company, shall hereby ensure that minority and women business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids for subcontracts. Further, there shall be no discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age, or sex.

DOP: 9/29/22

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019237

The name of the business: North County Associated Brokers, J.B. Properties, located at 1435 Vaquero Glen, Escondido, CA. 92026

Registrant Information: NCAB, Inc. 1435 Vaquero Glen Escondido, CA. 92026

This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business 4/16/2012.

/s/ Joseph R. Boozer, President.

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/25/2022 9/01, 9/08, 9/15 & 9/22/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020529

The name of the business: Next Level Deliveries, located at 1647 Avocado Dr., Vista, Ca. 92083.

Registrant Information: Jose Andres Vargas 1647 Avocado Dr. Vista, Ca. 92083

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/14/2022.

/s/ Jose Andres Vargas Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/14/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 & 10/13/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020560

The name of the business: Heritage Barber Shop, located at 1366 S. Mission Rd., Fallbrook, Ca. 92028

Registrant Information: Sara Rogel Sanchez 521 Debby St. Fallbrook, Ca. 92028

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business 9/14/2022.

/s/ Sara Rogel Sanchez Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/14/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 & 10/13/2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020376

The name of the business: Styling Brilliance, located at 2647 Gateway Rd. Ste 105 Carlsbad, Ca. 92009

Registrant Information: Christina Shih

This business is operated by an individual.

First day of business n/a.

/s/ Christina Shih

Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/12/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 & 10/13/2022

FICTITIOUS

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO VISTA DIVISION 325 S. Melrose Vista, Ca. 92081 760.201.8094

SUMMONS (Parental Custody and Support)2 CASE NO. 22FL003104N

NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: MELINDA MATHIS

You are being sued.

Petitioner’s name is: LEON MARTINEZ

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay 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.courtsinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelp.org), or by contacting your local county bar association.

NOTICE: The restraining order on page 2 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.

1. The name and address of the court are Superior Court of California, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA. 92081.

2. The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are:

Leon Martinez Self represented litigant 636 Canopy Dr. San Marcos, CA. 92069 760.213.1505

Date: March 21, 2022

P. Gomez, Clerk of the Superior Court

STANDARD FAMILY LAW 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 custdy order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of he 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.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME 37-2022-00035533-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner Joanne Pauline Gurrola aka Jo Ann Pauline Smith filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: Joanne Pauline Gurrola to Proposed name of Jo Ann Pauline Smith. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objections 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: October 25, 2022, 8:30 am, Dept. 25

The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose, Vista, Ca. 92081, North County Regional Center.

A copy of the Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: San Marcos News Reporter, dba, The Paper, 845 W. San Marcos Blvd, San Marcos, Ca. 92078. Dated September 08, 2022.

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE - SEE ATTACHMENT.

/s/ James E. Simmons, Jr. Judge of the Superior Court 9/22, 9/29, 10/06 & 10/13/2022

CITY OF SAN MARCOS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (PNR RFP 22-02)

PYROTECHNIC SERVICES FOR

ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY FIREWORKS DISPLAY

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of San Marcos, hereinafter referred to as Agency or City, invites proposals for the above stated Project and will be available on line via PlanetBids. Proposals are due up to the hour of 4:00 p.m. on October 21, 2022.

PRE-PROPOSAL MEETING None.

WORK DESCRIPTION The work consists of providing professional pyrotechnic services for the City’s annual Independence Day fireworks display.

LOCATION OF WORK Bradley Park, 1587 Linda Vista Drive, San Marcos, CA 92078.

ESTIMATED BUDGET The estimated overall budget is NTE $35,000/Year.

TERM up to five years.

AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS

The City uses PlanetBids to post and receive bids/proposals. Only vendors that are registered will be eligible to submit a bid/proposal for formal solicitations with the City. PlanetBids is accessible via the City’s website and direct link provided below and provides all documents at no cost to bidders/proposers.

http://www.san-marcos.net OR https://www.planetbids.com/por tal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=394 81

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019303

The name of the business:

The Legacy Alliance, located at 1918 Redwing Street, San Marcos, CA. 92078.

Registrant Information: The Legacy Homeschool Alliance 1918 Redwing Street San Marcos, CA. 92078

This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business 8/25/2022

/s/ Tim Shaw Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 8/26/2022 9/01, 9/08, 9/15 & 9/22/2022

County, located at 29550 Cole Grade Rd., Valley Center, Ca. 92082

Registrant Information: Keifer Vicanc Cleaning, Inc. 29550 Cole Grade Road Valley Cener, Ca. 92082

This business is operated by a corporation.

First day of business 7/28/22.

/s/ Tiffany Joyce, CFO, Secretary Filed with Ernest J. Dronenburg Jr., County Clerk/Recorder of San Diego, on 9/14/2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/6 & 10/13/2022

This restraining order remains in effect until the judgment is entered, the petition is dismiss, or the court makes other orders.

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

NOTICE--ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE - Do you or someone in yhour household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For mor information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506. 9/22, 9/29, 10/06 & 10/13/22

GENERAL The company to whom the Contract is awarded, and any subcontractor under such company, shall hereby ensure that minority and women business enterprises will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids for subcontracts.

Further, there shall be no discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical handicap, medical condition, marital status, age, or sex.

DOP: 9/29/2022