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Cal State campuses are taking multiple steps to improve retention and graduation rates, in part by maintaining closer connections with freshmen during the pandemic. (CSU) is determined that the solitary

Cal State Works Hard to Keep Freshmen in School During Pandemic nature of online learning will

By Larry Gordon Krisstina Caro, a freshman at California State University East Bay, has been on campus only once, to buy a hoodie

sweatshirt at the campus bookstore. With all her classes online, she feels somewhat disconnected from the school and finds it frustrating that she

can’t fulfill her hopes of meeting new people and joining clubs during her first year of college.

Nevertheless, she is doing well in her classes and

not wreck her freshman year and slow down her plan to graduate within four years. She has no intention of withdrawing for a semester or, worse, dropping out altogether.

“You have to make the best of a bad situation because you are not the only one going through it. Things could be worse,” said Caro, a human development major who lives Continues on Page 3

US reports record 3,000+ Covid-19 deaths in a single day

By Desert Star Staff The United States has crossed another daily death record amid the coronavirus pandemic, recording over 3,000 new fatalities in the space of 24 hours as only about half of Americans surveyed say they’ll agree to take a vaccine.

The US reported 3,054 deaths on Wednesday, topping a previous record of 2,769 reached in May, according to data compiled by the Covid Tracking Project. The country is now approaching 290,000 Covid-related fatalities since the global virus outbreak kicked off late last year.

Despite the spike in reported hospitalizations and

deaths, large swathes of Americans remain reluctant to receive any of the coronavirus inoculations currently under trial, recent polling conducted by the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows.

Though some health experts maintain that at least 70 percent of the population would need to take the jab before achieving herd immunity, 53 percent of those surveyed were either not sure whether they would get vaccinated, or adamant that they would not. That figure was roughly split down the middle between the two

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5 Things to Keep in Mind When Selecting Your 2021 Health Plan Behavioral Health Offerings: The pandemic is taking an emotional toll on Americans, and part of managing your mental health includes knowing what kind of behavioral health offerings are available to you with your health plan. Options offered by Providence Health Plan, for example, allow members access to wellbeing support from mental health care professionals inperson or virtually. Virtual visits provide more timely access to counseling services.

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By Desert Star Staff Premiums are often the biggest consideration when choosing your health plan during open enrollment each year. However, paying close attention to what different plans include can make a major difference in the scope of services and types of care available to you as well as what your out-of-pocket costs are.

While considering your

health care options, be sure to consider important aspects of a potential plan such as: Telehealth Offerings: Many health care providers are expanding the types of services they offer via webbased virtual calls due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Having access to medical personnel remotely can eliminate a trip to the doctor’s office

to treat common ailments such as a sore throat, cough or fever. If your plan does cover telehealth visits, be sure to understand the costs compared to traditional visits, as well as whether the offering is temporary during the pandemic or expected to continue as a plan feature throughout the plan year.

People who prefer stores and brands that make community a priority might also want to look at their health plan options in the same way. For example, Providence Health Plan employees are all members of the surrounding communities and many volunteer their time at local organizations.

COVID-19 Support: In the wake of COVID-19, many health plans have taken steps to ensure their members have access to the health care resources they Provider Network: need. Measures may include Knowing that your providers enhancements to coverage or and facilities are in your plan’s an online hub of COVID-related network is essential. This resources like assessment may mean verifying that the tools, wellness resources for most conveniently located mental and physical health, hospital for you or loved ones research updates and more. is in-network if you have an By providing information and emergency or need surgery, or resources to communities, it may mean ensuring a favorite including vulnerable members doctor can still continue to of the population, health plans see you if you switch plans. help ensure patients are aware of their health care options.

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Community College Data Collection Aims to Boost Employment

With unemployment at record highs during the pandemic, community colleges supply data to help folks get new skills for employment.

The Opportunity America survey on workforce development represents the first-ever attempt to compile a list of noncredit training options across the nation.

Steve Partridge, vice president for strategic partnerships and workforce innovation for Northern Virginia Community College, which is participating in the survey, said the results will be essential to the economic recovery since most folks want to get back to work quickly and be sure training will help them get the jobs they’re after.

“It hopefully will get some of that data to see and compare the types of training,” Partridge explained.

“So if I have an IT class in my market, I can compare that to other markets to see, are

we all doing somewhat the same way of training or is it really just totally different?”

He added more than 1,000 institutions across the nation will contribute to the survey.

In Virginia, community colleges offer numerous courses, leading to jobs in health care and IT, two of the fastest-growing industries in the state.

Tamar Jacoby, president of Opportunity America, cosponsoring the survey and national education groups and government agencies, said she hopes state lawmakers will use the data to fund more career education programs in their budgets.

“If you don’t know that the colleges in your state are capable of doing a great job of preparing a lot more people to go back to work, you’re not going to get them the funding,” Jacoby contended.

“But if we can give you that information that could

A new survey of workforce-training classes aims to help state lawmakers allocate funding for career training. (Adobe stock) generate funding for more of these kinds of programs, it would help learners, it would help the college, and it would help the businesses that need a new kind of worker.”

She noted the survey is also to gauge what she calls a “revolution,” in which schools are working more closely with employers so they can target skills development that can

lead directly to work instead of having students take more classes that aren’t job-specific.

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulators are looking to authorize an immunization developed jointly by Pfizer and German firm BioNTech, with one official noting earlier on Wednesday that a decision

would come within “days to a week” after an agency meeting set for December 10.

Though the UK became the first to green-light the Pfizer jab earlier this month, followed by Bahrain and December 11, 2020

Canada, British health authorities have since warned that those with a “significant history of allergic reactions” should steer clear of the vaccine “on a precautionary basis.” The warning was

issued after two National Health Service staffers who received the jab on Tuesday experienced adverse side effects, both of whom were said to have been prone to allergic reactions.

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with her family in San Lorenzo, just a 20-minute drive to the university in Hayward.

Freshman year has always been challenging for some students across the 23-campus CSU system. Typically, about 15% do not return for the sophomore year. And now the pandemic threatens to increase the number who will drop out.

Despite Caro’s positive attitude, some others may be too frustrated with online classes.

Others may feel family financial pressures that make college attendance too difficult now.

If that occurs in significant numbers, CSU could see reversals in its campaign to dramatically improve

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“I can’t really learn from sitting at my computer and listening to someone talk,” he said. He recently withdrew graduation rates by 2025. from school mid-semester.

The CSU system has seen Money issues worsened success with freshmen even matters. His stepfather lost during the Covid-19 emergency his machinist job due to and the switch to online classes pandemic-related cutbacks, in the spring. By this fall, the and his parents moved in with system’s first-year dropout relatives in Idaho, where his rate hit a historic low: 14.5% stepfather found a new job. of those who had started in O’Bird could not afford to live 2019 compared to 15.7% on his own and joined them. of the previous year’s group.

He is starting a job in Idaho Seventeen campuses saw in the same motorcycle parts lower freshmen dropout rates, company where his stepfather while six showed higher rates. works. He is not sure about A daily worry returning to college in the future.

Last year’s freshmen began For now, he is relieved to be with regular in-person classes away from the “extra stress and and the chance to make friends mental strain” of online classes. and feel connected to a physical In contrast, Erika Lainez campus, with gyms, cafeterias Arias, of Los Angeles, is sticking and clubs, for a semester with her child development and a half until the pandemic studies at CSU Dominguez Hills. changed things in March.

The campus gave her a laptop In contrast, current freshmen and a hot spot to take online started entirely online and have classes. The university “is doing not had many opportunities to more than enough in providing forge social bonds and ties to a lot of stuff for students, and schools they may never have I appreciate that,” she said. visited. So, experts say, their Her classes are going all academic progress could be right, although she said it is more uncertain even though sometimes hard to communicate barriers for some, such as with professors. Socially, she commuting costs and time, were has only visited with new eliminated, and the more flexible school friends by phone. schedules of online education Arias, born in El Salvador may better accommodate jobs and immigrated to the U.S. with and family chores.”We worry a her family as a child, said she lot every day of this term about has never considered dropping what the experience is like for out. “So far, I’m staying on those students, what it means top of my game,” she said. for their college experience She added that online learning and what it means for their forces students to rely more on academic trajectory,” James themselves, a possible asset Minor, CSU’s assistant vicefor future studies and careers. chancellor and senior strategist CSU’s system-wide for academic success and freshman dropout rates have inclusive excellence, said of improved over the past decade this year’s freshmen. “It keeps or so. Those moved from us up at night, for sure.”

20.5% among students who What happens during enrolled in 2008 to 14.5% for freshman year is very important those who began 2019. Part since that is when most of that progress is attributed to dropouts occur. With current the abolishment two years ago CSU freshmen receiving a lot of no-credit remedial courses of special attention, Minor said required of some under-prepared he is optimistic that they will students. Those courses were continue in school in generally replaced with credit-bearing strong numbers and that this courses with extra tutoring. online stretch will be “part of However, current dropout their college career but won’t be rates vary widely among the defining their college career.”

CSU campuses. The worst, Seeking to retain students, 26.9%, was at Humboldt many efforts are underway State, which has struggled with to help students feel more enrollment partly because of its comfortable with online classes relatively remote location in far and ensure access to mental northern California. The best, health resources, financial aid, 5.8%, was at Cal Poly San virtual counseling, and tutoring Luis Obispo, which enrolls an focused on freshmen. Still, some academically elite student body. freshmen say they can’t learn CSU Dominguez Hills and online as in-person and miss East Bay are tied at having one the campus social life too much. of the worst freshman dropout Some transfer to less expensive rates in the system: 22%. Yet, community colleges but are still they also saw recent progress counted as CSU dropouts. in keeping more freshmen Taking different paths enrolled in their second year.

The pandemic took its toll That is considered notable since, on Dominguez Hills freshman at both campuses, more than Jesse O’Bird’s education and half of their undergraduates family finances. A history major are the first in their families to who lived in Long Beach but go to a four-year college. never set foot on the university Three other campuses campus in nearby Carson, he Long Beach, Fullerton and San disliked the online format and Diego -- managed to keep their was at risk of failing a math rates to about half that, at 11%. class. He sorely missed faceRacial disparities persist, to-face teaching and found it although those gaps have challenging to communicate shrunk a lot over the past with professors virtually. decade. Across the CSU December 11, 2020

system, Black students have shown notable progress since 2008, when about 30% of Black freshmen did not return for a second year compared to 17.3% for 2019.

Black students especially benefited from the end of noncredit remedial courses, officials said. The latest freshmen dropout rates for other groups were: 9.1% of Asians, 13.9% of whites and 16% of Latinos.

All the programs aimed at helping new freshmen with their online classes and other issues should lead more to return next fall, officials say.

But huge unknowns remain with the pandemic, roiling politics and the economy, said Caron Inouye, CSU East Bay’s Director of General Education.

“We are living in scary times,” said Inouye. “And a lot of students are experiencing stress. It makes it hard to focus on college when all that is going on.”

Among the recent changes, an automatic alert system lets counselors know midsemester when they are at risk of falling more than one class; those at-risk students are referred to online counseling and tutoring support.

CSU East Bay and other campuses also went full press with mandatory online courses known as Foundations of Success that aim to get freshmen accustomed to university life and improve study habits. Without in-person lunches at campus cafeterias, these courses are also a way for students to socialize and feel a part of campus they barely have explored, if at all.

Online education is not ideal, but these classes of 25 students or so and their smaller break out rooms of five or six try to “build communication skills and relationships with classmates,” explained East Bay professor Andrew Yunker, who teaches several sections.

So even though everyone wishes they were actually on campus, online connections help students “see that other classmates are going through similar problems,” Yunker said.

For example, he assigned his classes to keep a log of everything they did over 24 hours, including studying, eating, sleeping, exercising and watching TV and then slotting those activities into categories of importance. Students shared their results, raising family illnesses, car breakdowns and having to tutor younger siblings.

Freshmen key to improving graduation rates In 2015, the CSU system began an ambitious, decadelong effort to improve its relatively low graduation rates.

The goals of the Graduation Initiative 2025 include increasing the four-year graduation for first-time students to 40% and the six-year plan to 70%.

The CSU system recently reported that its four-year graduation rate across all campuses rose to 31%, up from 27.7% last year. The six-year rate remained at about 62%

this year. Those statistics were hailed as good news since they were earned while graduates had to complete degrees mostly online due to the pandemic.

The CSU will not back away from its graduation targets despite the pandemic, according to Minor, CSU’s assistant vice-chancellor.

However, he said there could be temporary backslides.

This year’s particular challenge was the disruption current CSU freshmen felt during their last months in high school, he noted. With problems during the sudden switch to online high school classes, some students missed important class material, disengaged academically and arrived at CSU less ready for college than they would have otherwise, he said.

Then, many CSU summer programs to bolster skills were canceled.

In response, the university is having “pretty good success” this fall in providing extra counseling and tutoring and is striving to “engage them and keep them enrolled.”

At Cal State Dominguez Hills, the freshman dropout rate declined about ten percentage points over the past decade and continued that trend over the past year, moving from 23.2% to 22%.

Matthew Smith, its dean of students and interim associate vice president of student life, said. Simultaneously, the switch to online learning “will definitely make it more difficult,” the campus will not dial back its efforts to keep students enrolled.

“The work is already challenging.

This brings a new twist to that.”During the pandemic, freshmen need to feel connected to their campus, said Maureen Scharberg, CSU East Bay’s Dean of Academic Programs and Services. “We want to make sure we do everything we can do as a campus to prevent that student from stepping away.”

And if students still leave, they should feel welcome to return or possibly transfer to a community college or elsewhere.

CSU East Bay freshman Emily Bus-Kwofie wishes she were on campus rather than taking online classes in her family’s San Leandro living room.

The pre-nursing student who emigrated from Ghana says too many classmates seem unwilling to participate in discussions, and it is sometimes hard to connect directly with faculty.

Still, she intends to stay in college and thinks that most of her classmates will too, with the goal of a diploma and solid career.

“I don’t want to be living paycheck to paycheck,” BusKwofie said. “It’s personally safer for me to go to college, have that under my belt and have some profession I enjoy.

I want to be stable and know where I’m headed. That’s why college is always on my mind.”

This article originally appeared on EdSource.org.

Support for this reporting was provided by Lumina Foundation.

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Doctor’s Orders: Program Prescribes Fresh Fruits, Vegetables

By Desert Star Staff A pilot program that prescribes a trip to the produce aisle has been a success in Idaho.

The Nebraska-based Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition evaluated the Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force’s(IHRTF) Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program offers vouchers to food-insecure patients with diabetes and prediabetes.

It found significant improvements in participants’ health.

Julie Walker, manager of diabetes education at Saint Luke’s Humphreys Diabetes Center in Boise, said there was a lot of positive feedback, including a young woman with Type 1 diabetes.

“She had called and wanted to know if there was any way she could get re-enrolled in the program because she really attributed that to her success in reducing her A1C, and if she could be re-enrolled

again, it would really be helpful,” Walker recalled.

“And fortunately, she was.”

A1C levels measure a person’s blood sugar.

Walker said levels above 7 significantly increase the risk of nerve damage, and the woman’s A1C was cut from 9 to 6.3 during the program. The evaluation found participants’ A1C levels dropped by an average of 13% throughout the program.

Cliff Metcalf, owner of Cliff’s Country Market in Caldwell, accepted vouchers for the program.

“We ring it up like a regular transaction,” Metcalf explained. “They give us the vouchers instead of cash, and then they go home with some really good produce.”

Metcalf added people get the vegetables and then find out they like them more than the sugary foods they’re used to buying.

Christina Tierney, manager of the Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable

In Caldwell, Idaho, Cliff’s Country Market was among the stores that participated in the Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable program. (Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force) Program for IHRTF, said the budget for fresh foods is often the first to go when people are experiencing food insecurity. She reiterated a lack of these healthy foods in people’s diets is tied to diseases like diabetes.

“What we’ve proven through the Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables is that access to fresh fruits and vegetables actually can reverse those diagnoses and bring down the A1C levels,” Tierney confirmed.

Tierney added they hope to scale the program up beyond the Treasure Valley.

Disclosure: Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force contributes to our fund for reporting on Hunger/Food/Nutrition.

Texans Get Preview of Potential High Court Changes to Roe v. Wade into effect if constitutional precedent changes.

Brandi Collins-Calhoun, a senior movement engagement associate for the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, noted abortion rights activists across the nation projected a post-Roe world since the appointment of anti-abortion justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court.

“We’ve been using language around when Roe gets overturned because it’s something that has always seemed inevitable to us,” Collins-Calhoun remarked.

“But now it’s certain that it’s going to happen.”

Arrambide contended the Texas Legislature is controlled by anti-abortion legislators who don’t acknowledge what severe restrictions will mean women’s

In Caldwell, Idaho, Cliff’s Country Market was among the stores that participated in the Prescription for Fresh Fruits and Vegetable program. (Idaho Hunger Relief Task Force)

By Desert Star Staff AUSTIN, Texas-New Mexico and Colorado are likely to become major destinations for Texas women seeking an abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturns the 1973 Roe versus Wade decision.

Aimee Arrambide, executive director for NARAL Pro-Choice Texas, said women there already had a preview of what future abortion access could look like when the governor

and attorney general used COVID-19 quarantine measures to block access to abortion care under the guise of public health.

“So for about a month, abortion was completely inaccessible in Texas,” Arrambide explained. “And what we saw is an increase in Texans traveling to states where it was more accessible, like New Mexico or Colorado.”

Ten states, including Texas, currently have abortion “trigger laws,” meaning

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CDC demands info on Covid-19 vaccine recipients

By Desert Star Staff US states looking to obtain Covid-19 vaccines are being asked to give extensive details on jab recipients to the Centers for Disease Control – data many worries is ripe for abuse – according to the contract they’re required to sign.

Several states have balked when confronted with the CDC’s Data Use and Sharing Agreement (DUA), which they are asked to sign to receive their allotment of any Covid-19 vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

The agreement requires the state or territory to turn over the names, addresses, birthdates, and ethnic profiles of jab recipients – and gives the CDC a disturbingly free hand to do what it wishes with that information.

The agency has tried

to downplay the volume of information it is demanding from states, explaining in the DUA that it “has sought minimally necessary data elements for the public health purposes,” forgoing such juicy bits as “social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, or passport numbers.” While admitting that further information could be collected from jab recipients in the future, the CDC insists “any changes to the data elements will be in consultation with” local governments.

While the data-sharing agreement seeks to reassure states that all personally identifying information will be protected en route to the centralized government database that will store the data, the CDC reportedly has not yet adopted an encryption

former head of the CDC’s immunization program, Dr. Walter Orenstein, told the New York Times he didn’t understand why the agency needed access to states’ personally identifiable health data.

The CDC has promised not to use vaccination data to “market commercial services to individual patients or non-patients, to assist in bill collection services, or for any civil or criminal prosecution,” including immigration enforcement, an issue New York Governor Andrew Cuomo specifically cited last month in explaining why he had not signed over New York’s vaccination data. system capable of securing Like Pennsylvania, other that data. The possibility of states have laws on the breaches is genuine. The books that would normally CDC has pledged to notify prohibit them from sharing affected jurisdictions within an patient health information, hour if personally identifiable even with federal authorities. information is stolen, and Warp Speed personnel within 24 hours if a breach revealed last week that 17 involves “non-personallyof the 68 US “jurisdictions” identifying information.” Both had not returned their possibilities look disturbing signed DUAs to the CDC. to those who recall stories While program officials about March’s mega-hack acknowledged during a into the CDC, National Monday presser that “a Institutes of Health, and the handful” of jurisdictions remain World Health Organization. outstanding, they claimed Even if security measures the holdouts would sign function as intended, some and return their agreements privacy-conscious local by the end of the week. governments are worried by Those agreements might the sheer number of health be missing data the CDC officials, private contractors, has demanded – Minnesota, tech support people, and for example, has pledged “other agents” who will receive it will not submit patients’ “authorized user” status and “name, ZIP code, race, access to states’ supposedly ethnicity or address.” Instead, private information. Even the the state will submit “de-

identified doses-administered data,” according to a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Health.

The dispute remains academic for now, as the Food and Drug Administration has not yet given emergency authorization to any leading Covid-19 vaccine candidates.

However, frontrunner Pfizer, whose vaccine has already been approved by the UK, has “pre-positioned” shipments of its formula across the US. Operation Warp Speed military director Army General Gustave Perna confirmed that the administration hopes to begin vaccinating people within 24 hours of the jab’s approval, putting further pressure on the FDA to greenlight the drug.

Previous efforts to create a federal vaccination database have been spiked for violating Americans’ privacy. Warp Speed officials have attempted to frame the unprecedented medical tracking of Americans as a “whole of America approach” to vaccination, and the Department of Health and Human Services has – somewhat belatedly – announced it is “exploring solutions” to protect privacy.

However, the National Governors Association has warned that mass data collection will only increase vaccine hesitancy and distrust of medical authorities, a significant issue is given that fewer than half of Americans are willing to be among the first group to take a jab that has been rushed to market in under a year.

Many AZ Renters Face Eviction as Moratorium, Financial Aid Ends

By Desert Star Staff PEORIA, Ariz. -- Many Arizonans have used legal and financial assistance programs to keep a roof over their heads during the pandemic.

However, advocacy groups say families behind on their rent could face a perfect storm on Dec. 31, when the eviction moratorium and assistance programs both come to an end.

Census Bureau statistics show more than 150,000 Arizonans currently are behind on their rent, and about one-third of them believe they will soon be evicted.

Cynthia Zwick, director for the social services agency Wildfire, said short of Congress extending the CARES Act, the state will face a significant housing crisis in the new year.

“We’re working with a coalition of members that is asking for an extension of the CDC moratorium,” Zwick explained. “We’re asking for additional funds from the federal government. There’s www.desertstarweekly.com

a letter asking the governor for additional support. But I’m not hopeful that we’re going to see something happen fast enough.”

Zwick noted hundreds of thousands of Arizonans have seen jobs and their income disappear since the pandemic began in February.

She cautioned while some housing assistance programs are still able to help. Most of them are close to exhausting their resources, and added the pandemic also has hurt the state’s landlords, many of whom need monthly rent payments to cover their mortgages and avoid foreclosure on their properties.

“Tenants should continue to work with their landlord to work out either payment plans or extensions of time within which to pay the rent,” Zwick suggested. “I think they should also reach out to utility companies if they have gotten behind on their utility bills. There is help out there for that which continues past the first of the year.”

Thousands of Arizona renters could face eviction in January when both the federal eviction moratorium and CARES Act housing assistance are scheduled to end. (nito/Adobe Stock) Advocates warn renters with physical or emotional challenges are particularly vulnerable to being evicted.

Julia Cordy, an attorney with the Arizona Center for Disability Law, said their condition often puts them in December 11, 2020

more danger than others.

“We’re seeing an increase in symptoms due to the stress of COVID, the stress of looming evictions, financial issues,” Cordy outlined. “And in some cases, they’re being evicted not

just for financial reasons but because of behaviors that relate to their disabilities.”

A listing of programs and agencies that can assist people facing evictions is online at WildfireAZ.org.

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Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202012102. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2020 DSW20-5198

NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOHN F. CLYATT Case No. PRIN2001190 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN F. CLYATT .A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Pamela Clyatt O’Reilly in the Superior Court of California, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Pamela Clyatt O’Reilly be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on Feb. 3, 2021 at 8:45 AM in Dept. No. PS3 located at 3255 E. Tahquitz Cyn Way, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. The hearing is only by telephonic appearance. Call 1-213-306-3065 and enter Meeting No. 289-100-160# .IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250.

A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: WILLIAM K SWEENEY ESQ SBN 51670 LAW OFFICE OF WILLIAM K SWEENEY 32371 ALIPAZ ST NO 29 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CA 92675 CN973738 CLYATT Dec 4,9,11, 2020. DSW20-5195 IN THEJUVENILE COURT OF MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE IN THE MATTER OF: JACOB MATTHEW LEFEAU, DOB 01/22/2015, Docket Number: EE7503 A CHILD UNDER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE ORDER OF PUBLICATION In this cause, it appearing to the Court from the allegations of the petition filed, and duly sworn to, that the residence of the mother, Joanna Alexandra Perez, are unknown and cannot be ascertained by diligent search and inquiry; and that the whereabouts of the Respondent cannot be found or the post office address of said parent cannot be ascertained, and therefore, the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon said parent, it is ordered that Joanna Alexandra Perez enter her appearance herein on the 8th day of January, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. and plead or answer to the petition filed herein, a copy of which may be obtained from the clerk of Court. JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT will be taken against you should you fail to appear and answer, and that a copy of this order be published for four consecutive weeks in the Desert Star Weekly, a newspaper published in Riverside County, California.

Honorable Alycia Chism, Magistrate Attn: Megan H. Wilson, Attorney at Law Nov. 20, 2020, Nov. 27, 2020, Dec 4, 2020, Dec. 11, 2020. 20-5191 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 111 LEAK DETECTION, 53693 SLATE DR, COACHELLA, CA 92236. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: VINCENT- -MUNOZ III, 53693 SLATE DR, COACHELLA, CA 92236. Business is conducted by: Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: VINCENT- -MUNOZ III. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on December 10, 2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202012762 NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). December 11, 18, 25, 2020, January 1, 2021 DSW20-5203 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS AMANI HQ, 9150 SANTA BARBARA DR., RIVERSIDE, CA 9250. Riverside County; 9150 SANTA BARBARA DR., RIVERSIDE, CA 9250. Full name of registrant TINLAND EMPIRE PROPERTY SOLUTIONSLLC, 9150 SANTA BARBARA DR., RIVERSIDE, CA 92508/CA. Business is conducted

by LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant has yet to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed NELLA JUMA, MANAGER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 12/09/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202012686. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish November 27, December 11, 18, 2020, January 1, 2021 DSW20-5202 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CAFÉ SOLAZ, 60-750 TRILOGY PARKWAY, LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253. Riverside County; 15241 LAGUNA CANYON RD, IRVINE, CA 92618-3152. Full name of registrant TRILOGY AT LA QUINTA MAINTNANCE ASSOCIATION, 15241 LAGUNA CANYON RD, IRVINE, CA 92618-3152/ CA. Business is conducted by CORPORATION. Registrant has yet to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, informa-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CORAL SPA, 60-750 TRILOGY PARKWAY, LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA 92253. Riverside County; 15241 LAGUNA CANYON RD, IRVINE, CA 92618-3152. Full name of registrant TRILOGY AT LA QUINTA MAINTNANCE ASSOCIATION, 15241 LAGUNA CANYON RD, IRVINE, CA 92618-3152/ CA. Business is conducted by CORPORATION. Registrant has yet to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed GERALDINE SENA, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/23/2020.

Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202012094. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish November 27, December 4, 11, 18, 2020 DSW20-5197 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS ENSALSAME, 28408 SERENITY FALLS WAY, MENIFEE, CA 92585. Riverside County. Full name of registrant DENISSE “M” LOPEZ, 28408 SERENITY FALLS WAY, MENIFEE, CA 92585.

Business is conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has yet to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed DENISSE LOPEZ. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/21/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202010699. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE).

Publish November 20, 27, December 4, 11, 2020 DSW20-5192 APN: 656-360-002 TS No: CA01000152-17-4 TO No: 95312910 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED January 8, 2013. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. On January 7, 2021 at 09:00 AM, at the front entrance of the former Corona Police Department at 849 W. Sixth Street, Corona, CA 92882, Special Default Services, Inc., as the duly Appointed Trustee, under and pursuant to the power of sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded on January 25, 2013 as Instrument No. 2013-0040129 of official records in the Office of the Recorder of Riverside County, California, executed

by MICHAEL DACOLIAS, AN UNMARRIED MAN,, as Trustor(s), in favor of WARWICK CASTLE LLC, AN OREGON LIMITED LIABLILTY COMPANY as Beneficiary, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the United States, all payable at the time of sale, that certain property situated in said County, California describing the land therein as: EXHIBIT “A” THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 5 EAST, SAN BERNARDINO BASE AND MERIDIAN, IN THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. SAID LAND IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE AREA SHOWN ON A MAP FILED IN BOOK 15, PAGE 10 OF RECORD OF SURVEYS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. The property heretofore described is being sold “as is”.

The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: VACANT LAND RIVERSIDE COUNTY, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240., no common designation. Directions may be obtained pursuant to a written request submitted to the Beneficiary c/o Special Default Services, Inc. at 17100 Gillette Ave, Irvine, CA 92614 within 10 days from the first publication of this notice. Directions shall be deemed reasonably sufficient to locate the property if information as to the location of the property is given by reference to the direction and approximate distance from the nearest crossroads, frontage road, or access road. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the Note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said Note(s), advances if any, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligations secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of this Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to be $235,805.07 (Estimated). However, prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at said sale may include all or part of said amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee will accept a cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the California Financial Code and authorized to do business in California, or other such funds as may be acceptable to the Trustee. In the event tender other than cash is accepted, the Trustee may withhold the issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon Sale until funds become available to the payee or endorsee as a matter of right. The property offered for sale excludes all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Notice to Potential Bidders If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee auction.

You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a Trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien.

If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of

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these resources, you should be aware that the same Lender may hold more than one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the property. Notice to Property Owner The sale date shown on this Notice of Sale may be postponed one or more times by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about Trustee Sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 for information regarding the Special Default Services, Inc. or visit the Internet Web site address listed below for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case, CA01000152-17.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Notice to Tenant NOTICE TO TENANT FOR FORECLOSURES AFTER JANUARY 1, 2021 You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call 702659-7766, or visit this internet website www.insourcelogic.com, using the file number assigned to this case CA01000152-17 to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase.

Date: December 1, 2020 Special Default Services, Inc. TS No. CA01000152-17 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA 92614 (949) 225-5945 TDD: 866-6604288 Susan Earnest, Trustee Sales Officer SALE INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED ON LINE AT www.insourcelogic.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: In Source Logic AT 702-659-7766 SPECIAL DEFAULT SERVICES, INC.

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MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURP O S E . O rd e r N u m b e r 7 3 2 9 5 , P u b D a t e s : 12/04/2020, 12/11/2020, 12/18/2020, DESERT STAR WEEKLY. DSW20-5201 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE Trustee Sale No. : 00000008414559 Title Order No.: 190875441 FHA/ VA/PMI No.: ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY APPLIES ONLY TO COPIES PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR, NOT TO THIS RECORDED ORIGINAL NOTICE. NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 09/01/2017. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP, as duly appointed Trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust Recorded on 09/01/2017 as Instrument No. 2017-0366444 of official records in the office of the County Recorder of RIVERSIDE County, State of CALIFORNIA. EXECUTED BY: GRETHA A PHILLIPS, WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK/CASH EQUIVALENT or other form of payment authorized by California Civil Code 2924h(b), (payable at time of sale in lawful money of the United States). DATE OF SALE: 12/22/2020 TIME OF SALE: 9:00 AM PLACE OF SALE: IN FRONT OF THE CORONA CIVIC CENTER, 849 W. SIXTH STREET, CORONA, CA 92882. STREET ADDRESS and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 66755 1ST STREET, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA 92240 APN#: 639-323-010-5 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust, with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $231,714.97. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and

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Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property.

You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-730-2727 for information regarding the trustee’s sale or visit this Internet Web site www.servicelinkASAP.com for information regarding the sale of this property, using the file number assigned to this case 00000008414559.

Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR TRUSTEE SALE INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AGENCY SALES and POSTING 714-730-2727 www.servicelinkASAP.com BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. BARRETT DAFFIN FRAPPIER TREDER and WEISS, LLP as Trustee 3990 E. Concours Street, Suite 350 Ontario, CA 91764 (866) 795-1852 Dated: 11/11/2020 A-4727827 11/27/2020, 12/04/2020, 12/11/2020.

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Report: Child Care Key for Equitable Economic Recovery

well-being and a paycheck.

She said for a recovery that leaves no one behind, people who have been disproportionately impacted need to be front and center.

“Women of color, lowwage workers, women in rural areas are most impacted by this COVIDfueled economic downturn,” Mason said. “These are women who worked in service occupations, were earning lower wages, had fewer benefits and are really struggling to get by.”

Researchers found a direct correlation between school and day-care closures and reduced working hours for women. In September, the start of the school year, more than 865,000 women exited the workforce, compared with Thirty-three percent of working women between the ages of 23 and 39 say school and day-care more than 200,000 men.

Mason noted the U.S. closures are a significant reason for not working, compared with just 11.8% of men. (Wokanis alone in the developed dapix/Pixabay) world in not providing publicly subsidized child care, and

By Desert Star Staff in unprecedented numbers.

Nicole Mason, president for decades, lawmakers LINCOLN, Neb. -- Since And a new report suggests and CEO at the Institute for have treated child care as the onset of the coronavirus a full economic recovery will Women’s Policy Research, a private responsibility. pandemic, women in not be possible unless steps said the lack of access to child The report said an Nebraska and across the are taken to help women care has forced women to equitable economic recovery U.S. have left the workforce get back on the job. choose between their families’ will require financial support

for workers who lost jobs through no fault of their own, boosting wages and ensuring paid sick and family medical leave for all workers. But Mason said the broader economy will remain sluggish until mothers - who often are the primary caregivers in their families have access to affordable, high-quality child care.

“What we know is that when families have child care, women feel comfortable being in the workforce, they’re able to sustain employment, families do better, children thrive when they are at high-quality childcare centers,” she said.

The report also recommends ramping up infrastructure projects, including building out true broadband internet in states including Nebraska, so those living in rural communities can complete online job applications, participate in virtual classrooms and access telemedicine. Of the 15 million Americans without broadband access, 14.5 million live in rural counties.

Blumenthal, Net-Neutrality Groups Slam Trump Nominee for FCC

By Desert Star Staff The U.S. Senate could vote as early as today to approve President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission - a nomination opposed by Democrats and advocates for Nathan Simington is a Commerce Department official who wrote a controversial rule in May that aims to pressure social media companies - which have slapped warning labels on many of the president’s claims about the election.

Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal said Trump is trying to promote gridlock and hamstring the agency with an even number of Republicans and Democrats.

“The FCC should be truly an independent agency that serves the public interest, not a political football, which is what Donald Trump is trying to make it,” Blumenthal said.

The Trump administration created the vacancy by withdrawing the nomination of

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an official who had criticized the president’s stance on the independence of sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

Advocates say the FCC should be focused on ensuring all Americans have reliable broadband to facilitate distance learning and working from home during the pandemic. During his confirmation hearing, Simington refused to answer questions on programs such as E-rate, Lifeline and rural broadband that bring internet service to low-income families and to people in remote areas.

Under Trump, the FCC repealed Obama-era rules forbidding internet service providers from slowing down certain websites or charging more for internet fast lanes, which would disadvantage sites owned by small companies or nonprofits.

Evan Greer, deputy director for the group Fight for the Future, wants the Biden administration and the next Congress to reinstate net neutrality.

Net-neutrality advocates oppose President Donald Trump’s effort to install a loyalist at the FCC during the lame-duck period. (Electronic Frontier Foundation) “Eighty percent of voters from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly agree that our cable companies should not get to pick and choose which

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websites we can visit, where we get our news, how we listen to music, how we watch videos,” Greer said.

“Those are issues that everyone can agree on.”

Simington sailed through the committee vote with Republican support and will now need to be confirmed by the full Senate.

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“Rainbow Wave” of LGBTQ Lawmakers to Press for Change

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif. -The 2020 election is notable for the so-called “rainbow wave” of LGBTQ lawmakers elected for the first time, in California and across the country.

For example, Todd Gloria is the first LGBTQ person and the first person of color to be elected mayor of San Diego, Susan Eggman from the Central Valley will be the first LGBTQ Latina to serve in the California state Senate, and Alex Lee from San Jose has said he’s honored to become the first openly bisexual member of the State Assembly.

“There’s a lot of things you’d assume that would have already been accomplished by 2020 that haven’t been done, even in California,” Lee said.

“And so, I hope to encourage more young, queer people of color to run for office and make their own history in California.”

In addition, Christie Holstege, the new mayor of

Palm Springs, is the first openly bisexual mayor in the country, and Delaware elected Sarah McBride as the first openly “trans” state senator in the nation. The number of LGBTQ members to serve in the next Congress is the highest ever.

The United States still, however, has a long way to go before the percentage of people in government who identify as LGBTQ matches that of the general population. Samuel Garrett-Pate, communications director for the group Equality California, noted that while the Biden administration supports passage of the Equality Act, true progress will require more than providing basic legal protections.

“It’s going to take investment in LGBTQ students in our schools,” he said. “It’s going to take a real commitment to ending the epidemic of violence against transgender women. And it’s going to take working together to end the

Alex Lee, D-San Jose, will be sworn in on Monday as the first openly bisexual member of the California State Assembly. (Vanessa Hsieh) HIV epidemic, which is going into its 40th year next year.”

Garrett-Pate added that Equality California hopes to make progress by electing more

LGBTQ people and allies. To that end, the group’s Leadership Academy works to recruit and train candidates for public office.

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California contributes to our fund for reporting on Census, Health Issues, HIV/AIDS Prevention, LGBTQIA Issues.

PA Clinics May See More Patients if Roe v. Wade is Overturned

By Desert Star Staff PHILADELPHIA -- Reproductive-rights advocates say if the U.S. Supreme Court weakens or overturns Roe v. Wade, more women may seek abortion services in Pennsylvania.

Lawmakers in Ohio have said they intend to limit access to abortions as much as possible, and West Virginia still has an abortion ban on the books that predates Roe v.

Wade - the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that says women have the right to choose whether or not to bear a child.

Seneca Joyner, manager of community organizing at the Women’s Medical Fund, said if the new conservative members of the court

succeed in overturning Roe, women in such states may have no other options.

“Coming across the state border to receive care provided by people that respect your choices about your life and your family will be really important to people who live in the states that border us,” Joyner said.

The Women’s Medical Fund provides counseling and emergency financial assistance to women living in poverty who need access to abortion services. Brandi CollinsCalhoun, the senior movement engagement associate with the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy, said such funds exist in many states and play an increasingly critical role in maintaining

access to abortion services.

“They’re funding the practical support for patients,” Collins-Calhoun said. “They’re doing their travel, their lodging, and they’re also doing a lot of the direct service work.”

She added at least 10 states have passed socalled trigger laws - bans on most or all abortions that will automatically go into effect if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

Continuing access to abortion services in Pennsylvania also could be in jeopardy. Joyner noted the Commonwealth already has more than 1,200 pages of abortion restrictions and regulations on the books.

“So, I imagine it is actually just going to get worse, which is - I know for a fact - the intention of the law both here in Pennsylvania and in the states

that border us,” Joyner said.

She said maintaining access to abortion services as an issue of racial and economic justice.

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