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“Another Roll of the Dice”

Cast: L-R Allison Spratt Pearce, Darrick Penny, Lance Carter, Sarah Errington, Elliot Lazar & Jason Maddy. Photo by Aaron Rumley.

North Coast Rep Theatre of Solana Beach CA Launches World Premiere Musical Comedy

By Jack Lyons Theatre and Film Critic Member American Theatre Critics Association Frank Loesser is considered to be the most versatile of composers enshrined in the Pantheon of Broadway composer/lyricists.

Loesser wrote such hits for Broadway as “Most Happy Fella” (1956) and “Greenwillow” (1960). He also wrote music and lyrics for Hollywood movies “Hans Christian Andersen” (1952) “Guys and Dolls” (1955) starring Marlon Brando Frank

By Desert Star Staff Indio, California--Martha’s Village and Kitchen will host their monthly USDA Food Distribution event on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 from 8:00am – 10:00am at their campus at 83791 Date Avenue in Indio.

Fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, meats and other essential items will be distributed to community members in need. This important event is a federal program that helps supplement the diets of low-income individuals and families, including elderly people, by providing them with emergency food assistance at no cost. This

event is open to the public.

Each month, Martha’s distributes over 30,000 emergency assistance meals/ units of service in accordance with USDA and FDA published guidelines. It is our goal to help with food security and reduce hunger in the Coachella Valley. There is no single face of food insecurity, hunger, and the need for help. The working poor, the elderly on fixed incomes, college students, the impoverished, the disabled, children, families and individuals benefit from this program.

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Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine, based on Loesser’s earlier Broadway blockbuster production of the same name, which ran for four years.

He then followed that success with the 1967 blockbuster Broadway

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musical “How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying”, starring Robert Morse who then went on to star in the movie also penned by Loesser. I hope the preamble on Frank Loesser will help younger audiences appreciate his talent that wowed

audiences 70 plus years ago.

Librettist Mark Saltzman explores the colorful mob characters and gambling denizens of NYC after-hour bars and clubs covered by newspaperman Damon Continues on Page 19

Cooper & Gatlin Release “On Your Mind”

By Desert Star Staff Powerhouse brother-sister pop duo Cooper & Gatlin have released their catchy and relatable summer anthem “On Your Mind” out everywhere today. The pair was inspired to pen this tune after Gatlin’s self-described fantasy turned

flatline dating experience. As frustrating as the situation was, it served as the perfect lyrical inspiration. Hurt by this guy’s lack of devotion, she knew she was worth more than being put on anyone’s back burner. “On Your Mind became our ‘buck up, or butt

By Pamela J. Price The lavish annual Pageant of the Masters, “where art comes to life” opened on July 7th at the Irvine Bowl, under the stars, in the heart of Laguna Beach, CA. Closing on August 31st, you should take the opportunity of experiencing “art in living pictures,” a mélange of stage magic, music, and storytelling under the starlit sky in Laguna Beach. This year nearly 500 volunteers giving their time behind the scenes and int cast made the Pageant possible according to David Perry, Board President of the Festival of Arts. Curating art and music honoring Leonardo Da Vinci’s 500 years struck a chord with the audience who may or may not have been aware of celebrations throughout the world honoring this “Italian Renaissance master” and his dramatic influence spanning generations. A smart reminder was the hyper-real environment “special effects” this year such as a spectacular UFO hovering to our left poised in the sky to either planning to land or take off!

This season’s theme, “The Time Machine” was inspired

by English science fiction writer, H.G. Wells first novel published in 1895, The Time Machine and Leonardo Da Vinci’s legacy, celebrating his life and work which has made its way to museums worldwide including the installation of his masterpiece, The Last Supper at the Vatican in Italy.

During the Pageants 90-minute performance the audience was quietly mesmerized by stunning “living pictures” capturing the drama and spirit of historical benchmarks, from a monument of Nicola Tesla to a poster of the science fiction movies, The Time Machine produced by MGM in 1960. The mural of Leonardo’s The Last Summer, the traditional finale since 1936 brought the audience to a silent farewell as The Time Machine came to an inspirational close, almost. The Pageant exhibits 140 “established and emerging artists from Orange County” in a rainbow of genres from glass and ceramics to wood and sculpture. This kaleidoscope of creativity “dazzles” guests

out’ anthem,” the pair said.

“The world is loud + sometimes you need an excuse to slow down.

“Fragile” gives you a peaceful moment alone–so go ahead, hit repeat a few times.”

-Idobi Radio (on “Fragile”) Their previous release

“Fragile,” a raw, beautiful track about vulnerability and daring to be authentic, was released to warm praise from fans and the media alike. The track’s success includes over 2 million streams and an incredible video featuring NBC’s World of Dance stars Sean Lew and Kaycee Rice. It came hot on the heels of their debut single “Break,” another rhythmic track about the stoic face you put on in front of ex-lovers. Upon its release, the track was featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday U.S. playlist, and the video has now amassed over 628K views.

Ultra Records artist Tep No also produced a remix of the track that he even called “one of the best remixes I’ve made.”

The two have the brilliant ability to blend elements of both acoustic and electronic components seamlessly into their music. They draw you in with their lush harmonies, tight melodies, and playful brother-sister dynamic. They indeed found their sound when

the pair’s family relocated to Los Angeles in 2014 from their hometown of Franklin, Tennessee. They’ve spent the past several years honing their craft as songwriters and musicians by forging their vast array of influences together to create a sound uniquely their own. They recently wrote a batch of new left-of-center pop songs that are universal and uplifting in delivery, but also deeply personal.

“There is an element of Cooper & Gatlin’s dynamic as a duo that instantly resonates with listeners – making you feel as if you’ve known them forever when, in fact, they’ve only just released their third single. The Tennessee born, LA-based, brother-sister alternative-pop team captivate their audience with their fresh and spirited ability to connect through storytelling in their music that stems from a powerful mutual understanding.” -Heirwaves

The Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters takes time to the stage

Casey Parlette (right) Laguna Beach artist at the Laguna Beach Pageant of the Masters with Rocky Randall ( left). said Alexandra Oliveira, a ‘firsttime’ visitor to the Pageant.

For the record USA, Today readers voted the Festival one of the Top 5 Art Festivals in the Nation, voted by USA Today readers. Among the 140 artists exhibiting here is Casey Barlette of Laguna Beach and his magical, delicate butterfly sculptures and Jeffrey Scott

Rovner, and his innovative blend of photography with digital enhancements along with Linda Karagozian’s beautiful art oil paintings unafraid to reveal a provocative look at wildlife. Add to this musical performances nightly with a Celebrity Benefit on August 24th featuring Oscar-nominated singer Melissa Manchester

Stagecoach Music Festival Announces 2020 Advance Sale

By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, CA. Stagecoach 2020 follows another successful year with headline performances from Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt and Jason Aldean plus an unforgettable closing weekend set by Diplo featuring the first-ever live performance of “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus.

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Alternative Long-Term Care Solutions

By Janice Gough The cost of standalone long-term care insurance has been increasing for years; some states have recently permitted premium increases of between 200% and 300%, making it difficult for those who purchased these plans years ago to continue.

The cost of long-term care itself continues to increase along with premiums on LTC policies, making it more critical than ever for clients to plan now for future care. The decline of traditional long-term care insurance does not mean that you should not consider this

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protection, however, when you receive rate increases which do not fit your budget, you should discuss what changes you can make in the current plan with your agent, to cut costs and keep coverage.

With the decline of traditional policies, long-term care insurance coverage now often comes packaged with a life insurance or annuity product. The primary appeal of combining life insurance (or an annuity) with long-term care coverage is that these hybrid policies can offer more affordable protection and less strict underwriting.

The life insurance policy or annuity will provide a standard death benefit—either in the form of death proceeds or annuity payouts—to the contract beneficiaries even if the long-term care feature is never accessed.

Under an annuity with a long-term care rider, coverage is based on a percentage of his or her initial premium investment (usually 200% or 300% of the client’s investment). You may also choose to purchase inflation protection, which ensures that the contract value grows at a rate that is designed to keep pace with the rising costs of long-term care. The price of the product will also be impacted by how long the client wants long-term care coverage to last.

A hybrid life insurance policy is a policy that provides

a traditional death benefit to the client’s beneficiaries, but also allows some or all of this death benefit to be withdrawn to pay for longterm care expenses after a certain period has passed.

A penalty may be imposed if care is needed too early. You may also purchase a rider that requires the carrier to continue to pay for care even after the death benefit and cash value of the policy are exhausted.

With these endorsements, if the long-term care is not needed, tax-free life insurance proceeds do not change.

Many modern-day hybrid products have even evolved so that they contain a return of premium option, which allows you to access the investment

during life if it is decided to use the funds for other purposes.

Typically, hybrid policies must be funded with a single premium payment, which can make them prohibitively expensive for some. However, because many individuals may have trouble allocating a large sum of money toward the purchase all at once, some carriers have developed products that can be paid for in installments over time.

Exchanging a current annuity or life-insurance contract in a tax-free exchange can also allow a client to purchase a hybrid policy without significantly depleting otherwise available retirement funds.

In cases where you own life insurance which is not needed,

You may consider Viatical Settlements, in which you sell your permanent life insurance policy and use the proceeds to pay for long-term care expenses. The profits may be taxed, and your survivors will no longer get a death benefit from the policy. (Upon your the death, benefits will go to the new owner of your system.)

Fifty-Two percent of the population will require LTC after age 65.

Janice Gough is a Financial Advisor in Palm Springs. She can be reached for comment or questions at Janice@ GoughFinancialSvcs.com or by phone at (760) 251-7724 or Cell: (650) 200-8291.

Is It My Parking?

Condominium Plan will say which space is assigned to which residence. About once that the airspace within the garage is part of the unit. So, a year, someone comes to me with a real estate contract the walls, floors and ceilings

By Kelly G. may be the same as within are designated by the showing the seller purporting Richardson, the residential portion of the Condominium Plan as part to sell a parking space along Esq. CCAL unit – common area. This of the unit or described with the unit, despite the fact Good means the HOA normally must as exclusive use common there is no documentation morning Mr. be asked before making any area. CC&R’s unfortunately showing the seller ever had Richardson: I modifications to the garage. rarely include a parking list ownership of the space. discovered a problem with my specifying which spaces are T.M., unfortunately, you Chances are, that space in deeded garage. Long story may need to consult with a assigned to which units. If the shared garage or parking short my deed does not reflect the Condominium Plan did real estate attorney in your lot is common area, and the garage I was given. I have not create a legal interest everybody owns it in common. area to discuss if your seller been fighting to retrieve what is at fault and whether the in the garage, the seller Condominium buyers I paid for at the beginning.

HOA can reassign parking may have “sold” something are often unaware of very After a unit above my current and take away your space. which the seller never important information which located garage sold, I lost all Sincerely, Kelly owned in the first place. is at their fingertips, since power to the garage. HOA Another problem arising much important information was contacted and they Kelly G. Richardson from the lack of specificity can be found in the CC&R’s discovered the problem.

Esq., CCAL, is a Fellow of regarding parking is that and Condominium Plan. This Shouldn’t somebody have the College of Community owners over the years will may include how garages caught this issue before the trade spaces or cede parking are defined and if parking Association Lawyers and a sale? There is a whole mess rights to another owner – Principal of Richardson|Ober spaces are assigned. Do here and all we want is what without any documentation PC, a California law firm known not rely on the seller’s we paid for at the beginning. as to how this was done. The statements but review the for community association I look forward to your reply. problem often surfaces when governing documents. advice. Send questions Thank you, T.M., Brea. an association member claims Even individual garages to Kelly@richardsonober. they “acquired” a parking can be confusing. If the garage com. Past columns at Dear T.M.: The first space from another owner, is defined as part of the unit, www.HOAHomefront.com. question is, do you own despite the fact that parking normally the definition in the All rights reserved®. the garage or is it common spaces are common area if area owned by all? Normally they are not part of the unit. this is established when This is why, when redrafting the condominium project CC&Rs, I often suggest the to your community newspaper serving desert cities and beyond. is created. Sometimes, association designate which For as low as parking spaces or garages spaces goes with which For one year subscription are designated by the unit and attach that list to mailed to your home Condominium Plan, an the document as an exhibit. desert Please Call underappreciated but That helps avoid future important document. confusion and provides an Sometimes garages undebatable reference as to

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Senators Back Protections for Undocumented Military Family Members

A letter signed by 22 U.S. senators to the Department of Homeland Security asks the agency to preserve the Parole in Place program for family members of servicemen and women. (MichaelJung/Adobe Stock)

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif.

– Immigrants’ rights groups say fear is spreading among people in the U.S. military

who have undocumented family members, after word that a program that protects their families from deportation may be terminated.

The U.S. Customs and Immigration Service confirms that the “Parole in Place” program is under review, but says no

decisions have been made.

Carlos Luna, a chapter president of Green Card Veterans, part of LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens Council 5310, says the ICE raids slated to start this weekend have many service members terrified.

“People will be more afraid to open their doors,” Luna warns. “The ones who are active-duty service, they fear going on base with their spouse to do shopping. If they have childcare on base, they can’t even do that. Our military bases are federal, so they will gladly hand over to ICE any military spouses that may come up on a background check as undocumented.”

Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., along with 22 of her colleagues sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security urging the agency

to keep the program intact, saying that ending it would tear families apart and be grossly unfair to those serving in the military.

A few weeks ago, President Donald Trump tweeted that ICE intends to deport millions of undocumented people in the coming months. Luna warns that the deportations that would follow termination of the Parole in Place program would hurt military readiness.

“Servicemembers cannot perform to the best of their ability if they’re worried about ICE coming to take away their family,” says Luna. “It not only affects that one individual, it affects their entire unit.”

There is no official estimate of how many people have applied for Parole in Place status, as the Department of Defense does not make that data public.

New Mexico Celebrates Latino Conservation Week

By Desert Star Staff SANTA FE, N.M. — Latinos are the largest minority group in America, representing nearly 17% of the nation’s population. But when it comes to taking part in outdoor recreation activities, a 2018 report by the Outdoor Industry Association found only 10% of Latinos participated.

This is the 6th annual Latino Conservation Week, with as many as 150 events in 25 states. Grecia Nuñez, public lands fellow with New Mexico Wild, said some Latinos have had a more passive relationship with wilderness than other groups, but she believes social media is creating momentum for them

to get involved in advocacy work for conservation.

“We’ve been out here using these spaces to picnic, to fish, for hunting, for recreation for a long time,” Nuñez said. “So it’s something that’s been important in Latino communities for a very long time.”

The Hispanic Access Foundation said the goal of the week is to “break down barriers for Latino communities to access public lands” and create a new generation of environmental stewards by having them participate in sunset walks, camping, hiking and canoeing. An interactive map showing events scheduled around the country

this week can be found at latinoconservationweek.com.

Nuñez said calling attention to conservation efforts is especially important in New Mexico right now, where a fourth effort is under way to create a large diversion dam on the Gila River - first designated a wilderness area in 1924. Nuñez and other environmental activists

support legislation to better protect the Gila by designating it a Wild and Scenic River.

“The Gila River is the last free-flowing river in New Mexico,” she said. “And in the desert that is something that is really important to not only people but also our ecosystems, our wildlife.”

The Upper Gila watershed is home to seven threatened

or endangered species that could be harmed by a diversion project. The New Mexico governor and the state’s congressional delegation oppose the project. In 2019, the American Riversconservation group cited the proposed diversion project when naming the Gila River, the nation’s most endangered river.

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2020 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Share Views in 5 Iowa Cities

The soaring cost of prescription drug prices and other issues important to older voters will be addressed by 19 of the Democratic Party presidential hopefuls in Iowa forums this week. (insideclimatenews.org)

we have a unique position, and we understand we are making some decisions and choices for the rest of the country,” she states.

Locations for the weekday forums include Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines and Sioux City.

AARP Iowa and the Des Moines Register newspaper are sponsoring the debates, which begin at 2 p.m. Central Time.

Some of the forums are sold out, but to find out which candidates will be in each city and locations, or to watch the live stream, go to aarp.org/election2020.

Betts says Iowa’s older voters have specific concerns such as Social Security, prescription drugs and health coverage, including Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, consumer protection and livable communities.

She adds that the

political season is an exciting time in Iowa.

“AARP Iowa is excited to bring our members that energy, and also doing it in a way that no one else is doing it right now, right?” she states. “We are just pounding this down, all in a week, all across the state with all the candidates that we could get – that we could squeeze in.”

Voter turnout is consistently higher among older voters than younger ones. In the 2016 general election, 69% of baby boomers, and 70% of the older, so-called silent generation, say they voted compared with just 51% of millennials.

Disclosure: AARP Iowa contributes to our fund for reporting on Budget Policy & Priorities, Community Issues and Volunteering, Health Issues, Senior Issues.

By Desert Star Staff DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans in five cities have an opportunity this week to hear 2020 Democratic Party presidential hopefuls make their case on issues facing older voters.

Julie Betts, associate state director of communications and outreach for AARP Iowa, says 19 candidates will participate in the forums, and each will have 25 minutes on stage to answer questions from both moderators

By Desert Star Staff COLUMBUS, Ohio — The latest Census of Agriculture confirms the continuing trend of an aging farming population. However, nextgeneration farmers are stepping up to fill their shoes.

The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association analyzed data from the five-year USDA survey and found the state ranks sixth nationally for the number of new and beginning farmers. Policy Director with OEFFA Amalie Lipstreu said that’s roughly 33,000 people answering the call to a challenging occupation.

“Certainly this year, farmers are facing multiple challenges with the weather and with trade tensions,” Lipstreu said. “So we need to make sure we’re doing everything we can to ensure that farmers can make a living so that we have and can keep these young people that are interested in farming.”

Ohio also ranked sixth for the number of certified organic farms and second for the number of acres being transitioned to organic production systems. The state also increased its farmland by nearly 4,700 acres and is now home to 77,000 farms - the highest number since 1997.

Another bright spot is the value of food sold directly to Ohio consumers, which nearly doubled between 2012 and 2017 to $80 million, despite what Lipstreu said are serious shortcomings in the foodprocessing infrastructure. For example, she explained, the state only has one certified organic meat processing facility.

“Now is the time for investment in local and regional food systems to further increase the value of these direct marketed foods, create food and agriculture jobs and increase farm viability at a time when farmers

would greatly benefit from that support,” she said.

As the nation faces a growing climate crisis and Ohio works to solve waterquality problems, Lipstreu said organic production can help food and agricultural systems become resilient and regenerative. She contended investments are needed that

incentivize the transition to organic, and provide organic farmers with research data and technical assistance.

“We should be looking for ways to increase support for certified organic production systems that provide ecosystem benefits like clean water, wildlife habitat and increased wealth to local communities,” she said.

According to the analysis, research links economic health at the county level to organic agriculture.

Disclosure: Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association contributes to our fund for reporting on Consumer Issues, Hunger/ Food/Nutrition, Rural/Farming, Sustainable Agriculture.

By Desert Star Staff WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, the United States House of Representative passed the $733 billion National Defense Authorization Act. Included in the defense spending bill is a hearing protection measure that directs the Department of Defense to submit a report to the House Committee on Armed Services on current hearing protection measures in use during combat training and the effectiveness of these devices.

“The United States has the greatest military in the world, both in terms of our national

arsenal and manpower,” said Congressman Tony Cárdenas.

“We spend more on our national defense than any other developed country, yet our service members do not have adequate protective hearing equipment when they are serving abroad or adequate medical devices when they return home. I am proud that my hearing protection measure for our troops was included in the final passage of the FY20 NDAA. We need to ensure that our men and women of the Armed Forces have all the tools and resources at their disposal to help ensure that

their missions are carried out successfully, minimize mission risk, and transition back to civilian life when they return home. I am proud to have supported the passage of this year’s defense authorization and I urge the Senate to do their job and pass this bill.”

“In this era, where partisanship is the norm, the Democratic members of the Armed Services Committee have worked diligently to preserve our Committee’s long-standing tradition of bipartisanship, and the FY20 NDAA is a reflection of that tradition,” said House Armed

Services Chairman Adam Smith. “While this year’s NDAA contains bipartisan provisions, our new Democratic majority has had an undeniable impact on the contents of this bill.

Thanks to the leadership of Congressman Cárdenas and other members of our excellent caucus, the bill passed today reflects our Democratic values, supports our troops, and provides for a strong national defense enterprise.”

The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness notes that despite the widespread availability of ear protection equipment

across the Department of Defense, service members continue to experience hearing loss attributed to their military service. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, hearing loss and tinnitus are the top two service-connected disabilities among veterans. Nearly 75% of veterans suffering from tinnitus had anxiety disorder, while 60% had depression, and almost 60% had both conditions present. The VA is responsible for purchasing 20% of all hearing aids sold in the United States annually.

and the audience.

Betts says the forums are the first chance to hear from the candidates collectively, ahead of the Iowa presidential nominating contest on Feb. 3, 2020.

“We know in Iowa that

Census Reveals Bright Spots, Challenges for Ohio Farming

Ohio now is home to 77,000 farms, the highest number since 1997. (Don O’Brien/Flickr)

Cárdenas Secures Hearing Protection Measures in House-Passed NDAA

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Jeffrey Epstein had Cash, Diamonds and a Foreign Passport

NBC-PS News Staff Agents unearthed a “pile of cash, diamonds” and “a passport from a foreign country” in a safe belonging to Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors told a judge Monday during a bail hearing for the wealthy financier and accused sex trafficker.

Federal authorities are arguing for Epstein to be denied bail and to remain behind bars until he’s tried for sex-crime charges in acts allegedly involving underage girls.

“Just this morning, the government became aware of a safe that contained a pile of cash, diamonds, a passport from a foreign country with a picture of the defendant under another name,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Alex Rossmiller told U.S. District Judge Richard M. Berman.

“The passport was issued in the name of a foreign country, it was issued in the 1980s, it is expired, it shows a picture of Jeffrey Epstein, and another name,” Rossmiller said, adding the passport showed Epstein’s residence as Saudi Arabia.

Earlier in the hearing, Berman said he would not rule on Epstein’s bail request until Thursday.

Epstein, 66, was arrested

July 6 at a New Jersey airport after arriving from Paris and accused of sex trafficking and conspiracy.

He faces up to 45 years in prison on allegations that he sexually abused dozens of underage girls at his homes in New York and Florida between 2002 and 2005.

Epstein is also accused of paying his victims to recruit others, allowing him to build a vast network of girls to exploit.

He has pleaded not guilty.

His arrest camemore than a decade after he signed a controversial non-prosecution deal in 2008 that allowed him to dodge a federal indictment alleging he abused several underage girls.

Epstein ultimately pleaded guilty to state charges of soliciting minors for prostitution and served a 13-month sentence in a Florida county jail. He was forced to register as a sex offender under that deal.

Since the wealthy financier was nabbed off his private plane at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, he’s been locked up at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.

He’s pleaded not guilty to the two-count indictment.

Federal agents searching for his lavish Upper East

Side townhouse found “an extraordinary volume of photographs of nude and partially-nude young women or girls,” prosecutors say in court papers.

Federal prosecutors have said Epstein poses an “extraordinary risk of flight” given his exorbitant wealth, private planes and international ties.

On Friday, they said Epstein needs to be kept locked up because he has a history of seeking to “influence” possible co-conspirators.

He wired $350,000 to a pair of possible coconspirators just days after the publication of a newspaper story alleging he sexually abused dozens of underage girls, according to prosecutors. They said the payments were made last November after the bombshell Miami Herald story came out about his crimes and favorable plea bargain, demonstrating his alleged willingness to tamper with witnesses.

“This course of action, and in particular it’s timing, suggests the defendant was attempting to further influence co-conspirators who might provide information against him in light of the recently re-emerging allegations,”

the prosecutors wrote in court papers arguing against Epstein’s bail.

In their court papers, Epstein’s lawyers proposed that his bond be secured by a mortgage on his Manhattan mansion, valued at $77 million. They say his private jet can be pledged as collateral.

Epstein’s arrest shed renewed light on the deal he struck in 2008 with local and federal prosecutors in South Florida. The U.S. attorney in Miami at the time was Alex

Acosta, who went on to become labor secretary for President Donald Trump.

During a lengthy press conference last Tuesday, Acosta defended the deal, saying it was the best prosecutors could do at the time. Acosta resigned Friday.

Prosecutors have said Epstein has long made a habit of bringing in teenage girls he paid for “massages” at his West Palm Beach, Florida, estate in the early 2000s.

Source: NBC Palm Springs

with their own party’s leader, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

After voting against a House border security bill last month, the squad trashed moderate Democrats who helped pass the legislation, accusing them of caving to the White House and perpetuating the separation of immigrant families they railed against.

The millennial lawmakers have also clashed with Pelosi over their support for the Green New Deal and Medicare for All – expensive liberal policies that have become lightning rods for Republican ridicule.

Pelosi snapped back.

“All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world,” the 79-yearold Democrat told the New York Times, “But they didn’t have any following. They’re four people, and that’s how many votes they got, “referring to their inability to block the border bill.

Ocasio-Cortez played the intersectional card and insisted

Pelosi was unfairly targeting “newly elected women of color,” while her spokesman and progressive activist, Corbin Trent, told the Washington Post that the Democratic Party is gripped by “cowardice” and led by an older generation “driven by fear.”

With a gulf widening in the party, Trump threw in one of his trademark digs. “I’m sure that Nancy Pelosi would be very happy to quickly work out free travel arrangements,” he said, taunting the progressives.

Pelosi later called Trump’s Sunday tweetstorm “xenophobic,” and said that the president plans on “making America white again,” a phrase the speaker has used before to criticize his agenda. Though Trump’s insults and jibes often elicit a negative response, commentators took particular issue with his latest outburst, pointing out that America has been a home to immigrants since the country’s founding.

Go back to your crime infested countries and Pelosi will pay for it - Trump

By Desert Star Staff In a three-tweet tirade, President Donald Trump told progressive congresswomen to go back to their “totally broken, and crime-infested” countries of origin and sneered at the infighting rocking the Democratic Party.

“So interesting to see ‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen, who originally came from countries whose governments are a complete and total catastrophe, the worst, most corrupt and inept anywhere in the world (if they even have a functioning government at all), now loudly and viciously telling the people

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of the United States, the greatest and most powerful nation on earth, how our government is to be run,” the president tweeted on Sunday.

“Why don’t they go back and help fix the broken and crime-infested places from which they came,” he continued.

Trump’s tweet targeted a handful of hotshot progressive congresswoman informally known by the millennial moniker ‘The Squad’: New York’s Alexandria OcasioCortez, Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar, and Massachusetts’ Ayanna Pressley.

Despite Trump’s line of attack, only one of the squad hails from outside the United States. Ilhan Omar was born in Somalia and arrived in the US at the age of 12 after fleeing her country’s civil war. Her persistent criticism of Trump and American foreign policy has led right-wing pundits to blast her as un-American, with Fox News host Tucker Carlson accusing her of harboring “undisguised contempt for the United States and its people” in a segment aired on Tuesday.

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California’s New Roadmap to Tackle Uptick in Disaster

By Desert Star Staff Sacramento – Six strategies stand to amplify whole community emergency preparedness and improve coordination of community assets for disaster response and recovery, describes a report released today

by California Volunteers, Office of the Governor.

In response to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call to build community resiliency and ready the state for earthquake, wildfire, drought, and flood, the report developed in collaboration with Monitor Institute by Deloitte presents solutions to leverage nonprofit, community-based, faithbased, and private-sector resources while working with the public sector. A roadmap offers investment strategies to effectively channel private-sector resources, spur cross-sector coordination, and bolster the capacity of local communities to strengthen resilience. “Gone are the days when we let a single “blue sky day� slip away because the next earthquake, wildfire, and other natural disaster is right around the corner,� said Gov. Newsom.

“An effective emergency response and preparedness system must integrate all parts of the community. Adopting smart approaches now will boost resiliency and ready communities, especially our vulnerable populations.�

Building upon publicsector investments like the $50 million California For All Emergency Preparedness Campaign that advances a people-centered approach to promote readiness among diverse and socially vulnerable populations, the report identifies gaps before, during and after disaster and shows that with a rise in number and scale of disaster there is an increasing need for cross-sector response and recovery solutions.

The research found that most communities don’t fully understand local resources or effectively involve nonprofits, faith and community-based organizations and the private sector. Specifically, individuals and organizations are frequently unprepared for the disaster; insufficient local-level coordination leads to wasted resources, unplanned donations and volunteer actions get in the

way of emergency response and critical community needs aren’t always addressed. “When a disaster happens, all Californians want to respond.

It’s our nature of giving, but it also presents challenges,� said California Chief Service Officer Karen Baker. “With so many different sectors and organizations that have their own interests, priorities, and circumstances, our report offers opportunities to address major gaps and align, connect and maximize the many sectors and entities that stand ready to act before, during and after a disaster.� “Natural disasters increasingly threaten California’s safety and prosperity, most painfully affecting those who are already struggling economically,� said Don Howard, President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, which supported the creation of the roadmap report based on two cross-sector workshops and a review of over 70 FEMA and state planning documents and reports. “Philanthropy is a partner in building resilient communities, including by investing in

research, data, and creative solutions for responding to and preventing future disasters.�

Stepping up to lead one of the six strategies is Philanthropy California – an alliance of Northern California, Southern California, and San Diego Grantmakers – which will join together other funders for a gathering on disaster preparedness and response planning and investing later this year.

The summit aims to bring together statewide funders to clarify the variety of roles funders could play, develop equitable disaster response and recovery grantmaking

strategies, and discuss how to integrate disaster preparedness requirements into all communitybased grants and provide adequate funding to enact these approaches with local partners.

Many report insights were based on the expertise and experience of the California Volunteers team (https:// californiavolunteers.ca.gov).

The office is charged with promoting volunteering and administering AmeriCorps funds, as well as, coordinating volunteer needs and monetary donations in times of disaster with the most recent being the response to both Ridgecrest Earthquakes earlier this month.

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HOROSCOPES ARIES

What is your lineage, what are your cultural roots, your heritage? How are interactions and relations with family and relatives, and how are you feeling about yourself these days? Your energy may be low. You must rest, be in the sun and sleep a bit more, tend more to family and the home, and bring into your environments that which sustains, comforts, and supports you. No moods will be allowed.

TAURUS You may be in touch with past relationships and friends. This will allow you to review not only your self-worth but also what you value about yourself.

You will find that you must begin or assume again plans for community development; new neighborhoods based on community cooperative ideals. Communication between two factions may be needed. Notice any values conflicts. What is right beside you is most important.

GEMINI Values. A new beginning, a reorientation or a re-evaluation of your values have been called forth. Changes have occurred, opportunities are appearing. You must keep up with these for you can be a spokesperson for many. A smaller reality must fall away in order that you embrace a larger one. Usually you’re silent about such things. Who can

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you talk to now? The Soul brightens up each day, calling your personality to choose.

CANCER A new beginning is occurring for you. A new seed thought has been planted in your heart and mind. I know you sense and feel it. Forces and energies not yet fully know, call you to a greater self-discovery. Perhaps it concerns where you live and your present world work.

You have/will become more adaptable which increases your self-acceptance and selfworth. Something ends quietly and something greater begins.

LEO Review your career path, your finances and your spiritual knowledge and beliefs. This will shift into focus what is most important for you. You will re-commit to something, someplace or someone from long ago. This surprises you.

You’re finally learning from (and listening to) others. Many have loved you over lifetimes.

What does your heart tell you about these things?

VIRGO You will enter into regions of the mind not often explored and will find over time what ideas and beliefs from long ago need elimination so that new regions of mind can develop.

Hidden aspects of self will be encountered. Observe everything. The eclipses have brought endings with new beginnings. Along with your

retrograde journal, are you writing in your eclipse journal?

LIBRA Is there a conflict between previous choices and present ways of being? Holding onto the past is a comfort. However, you also want to move forward. You cannot do both.

Review what the past means to you and why you made certain decisions that keep you from certain situations and people. The eclipses this month bring forth startling and surprising thoughts, ideas, events and life changes.

The idea of forgiveness and inclusion follow.

SCORPIO Bold steps may be taken in areas of goals, culture, study, education and career.

You may even travel a bit, leading to a new direction in life. Careful in the retrograde.

Something dramatic and different may occur at work.

Or has it already? As time passes you’ll understand the opportunities being offered you. If you could do anything in the future, what would that be?

SAGITTARIUS Unexpected events will affect your dream world, your intuition, and the place where inspiration comes from.

You are to tend to finances once again. It’s important to know what your relationship is with money and sharing with others. This will expand and change. Also, someone

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may come along in the next three months and then new ideas and revelations occur.

Be charming and kind.

CAPRICORN Allow yourself to rest more.

Don’t be guarded, don’t overwork or stress yourself. If you do someone or something may catch you off guard. Too many details these days are exhausting and distracting from what’s important. Tell everyone in your environment you need extra help. Create an agenda of tasks for others to do. Allow them to perform those tasks. Then give them stars. In the meantime, lay about and languish a bit.

By Desert Star Staff Between sports practices, training, games and tournaments, teen athletes endure a lot of stress on their bodies. While some parents

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know real dairy milk is a nutritious option for growing kids, many don’t realize that chocolate milk has nutritional benefits, too – especially when it comes to exercise recovery.

According to a first-of-itskind study from the University of Texas at Austin, recovering with low-fat chocolate milk as part of a tough training routine could help teen athletes get July 17, 2019

Risa D’Angeles is the founder and director of the Esoteric & Astrological Studies Research Institute: Risa’s Esoteric Astrology.

She can be reached at risagoodwill@gmail.com.

AQUARIUS At first the weeks ahead feel uncontrollable, surprising and uncertain. Then you realize life is changing at such a rapid pace that you may as well be happy, expectant and excited about it. This response expands your imagination and vision, elevates and vivifies your life force, and you feel divinely connected to all forms of life, all planes and kingdoms.

This, by the way, is joy. Now you can nourish others with it.

PISCES You will begin to see things, life’s events, choices, in a new light. This will be good. You will learn to not turn away when upset or sad but to turn toward and make amends.

You will also begin to have a calm perspective and faith

How chocolate milk can aid in replenishing nutrients for teen athletes

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in the future, knowing what comes forth will be perfect.

Something will occur that changes you – a gift, a task, recognition, a new role, a family member, a question.

stronger. The study included more than 100 high school athletes entering grades 9-12 who were enrolled in a fiveweek training program involving training four days a week.

Some students recovered with chocolate milk and others recovered with a sports drink with the same amount of carbohydrates but no protein.

Researchers found that students who recovered with chocolate milk had greater strength gains compared to those who recovered with sports drinks. In fact, the chocolate milk group bench-pressed an average of 3.5% more at the end of the program than at the beginning, whereas teens who recovered with sports drinks actually decreased their bench-press weight by close to the same amount, around 3.2%. Additionally, those who recovered with chocolate milk improved in squat strength

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by nearly twice as much as those who consumed sports drinks for post-workout recovery, lifting an average of 15% more weight (compared to about 8% more weight) by the program’s end.

On top of high-quality protein to help build muscle, each 8-ounce glass of chocolate milk has carbohydrates to help bodies refuel; fluids and electrolytes to help rehydrate; calcium, vitamin D and phosphorus to build and maintain strong bones; vitamin A to support a healthy immune system and B vitamins to help bodies convert food into energy.

Top all that off with the taste kids love, and chocolate milk is an easy way for teens to get the nutrition they need to be their best, in athletics and beyond.

To learn more about the science supporting the benefits of chocolate milk for recovery, visit BuiltWithChocolateMilk. com. Family Features www.desertstarweekly.com

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BY THEDA KLEINHANS REICHMAN

Creep Yourself Out with Horror Tale “Us” Before he became a screenwriter/director, Jordan Peele did comedy with Keegan Michael Key. In fact, they recently worked together voicing two plush toys, Ducky and Bunny, in Disney Pixar’s “Toy Story 4.”

Now Peele’s career path has veered from comedy to writing and directing. In 2017 his first movie “Get Out” was well-received by critics.

Now he has created his second film “Us,” a modern horror story starring Lupita Nyong’o in a dual role.

“Us” was popular with critics, receiving a 94 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

However, “Us” only scored 62 percent with general audiences in the survey. It certainly won’t be your cup of tea if you can’t handle seeing a family terrorized by creepy characters that look just like them. So be forewarned.

Before the story starts, we are informed that there are thousands of miles of empty tunnels, mine shafts and abandoned train routes lying unseen beneath the

United States. As we watch the film, that statement could serve as a metaphor for what lies hidden inside each of us, just below the surface.

After that onscreen statement, the film begins in 1986 as a little girl wanders past a carnival boardwalk and into a dark, sinister-looking hall of mirrors. What happens next truly frightens her.

Then the narrative cuts to the present. That little girl is now married, with two children of her own. Her husband Gabe (Winston Duke) is all excited about a vacation he has planned for the family which will take them back to the same beach area in Santa Cruz where she had that uncomfortable experience as a child. She is reluctant, but eventually, she agrees to go.

On the beach, they relax with friends who have a summer cottage adjacent to theirs. So far so good, but things change at night when Adelaide (Lupita Nyong’o) notices a group of four shadowy individuals lurking just outside their cottage entrance.

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When her husband confronts them, they start slowly walking toward him. At this point, he quickly goes back inside and locks the doors against them.

But can he keep the intruders out and away from his family?

When the sinister group finally breaks into their beach cottage, they look exactly like them--only creepy. They are dressed all in red and have long scissors that they use as weapons. Who are

these terrible duplicates?

And what do they want?

Screenwriter Peele was inspired by many segments from other horror films like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” and TV’s “The Twilight Zone.” He then meshed these ideas into a concoction all his own, designed to freak you out.

“Us,” rated R for violence/terror and language, has a running time of 1

hour, 56 minutes. Do not bring your young children to see this movie!

The newly released DVD of “Us” is filled with featurettes where writer/director Jordan Peele, cast and crew discuss the film, giving us their insights on the story and its underlying meanings. They also explain how the four main characters were able to appear on screen simultaneously with their creepy doppelgangers.

Pizza and dessert are two things nearly any crowd can agree on. Combining classic rocky road ingredients – chocolate, marshmallows and peanuts – on a giant cookie crust makes for a sweet treat that’s perfect for a crowd and can be sliced and eaten with your hands. Family Features

ROCKY ROAD COOKIE PIZZA

Recipe adapted from Pillsbury Ingredients: Nonstick cooking spray 1 roll (16 1/2 ounces) refrigerated sugar cookie dough 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1/2 cup salted peanuts 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup caramel topping

Directions: Heat oven to 350 F. Grease 12-inch pizza pan with nonstick cooking spray. In pan, break up cookie dough. In bottom of pan, evenly spread cookie dough to form crust. Bake 12-17 minutes, or until light golden brown.

Sprinkle marshmallows, peanuts and chocolate chips evenly over crust. Bake 8-10 minutes, or until toppings are melted. Drizzle with caramel topping. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Cut into wedges.

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Leroy From The North at Pappy and Harriet’s August 15th

Ragged, Raw and Soul Deep, Leroy From the North Aims For The Rhythmic Heart Of American Roots.

By Desert Star Staff Los Angeles, CA— Leroy From The North is the brainchild of guitarist and singer-songwriter, Eli Wulfmeier. You may recognize Wulfmeier’s name from playing and touring with music notables such as Katy Rose, Brian Wright, Shelby Lynne, Joe Purdy, and Jonny Fritz.

He also played guitar with Interscope Records band, The Wild Feathers for close to 3 years and is a member of the band, Dorothy. “I think that playing with others, has had a positive impact on my writing,” claims Wulfmeier. “This last year has been spent writing a lot while I was non-stop touring with Dorothy. All that time away allowed me to work on lyrics and absorb different cultures and scenery. I’m grateful for the experience.”

Originally from Michigan and now based in Los Angeles, his music is influenced by the sound of the 70’s country gold, mixed with a little Detroit steel. Wulfmeier defines it as “Straight forward, guitar-driven rock with a slight drawl.” Joe Armstrong of Independent’s Day Radio wrote that “He sounds like an apple that fell directly off The Allman Brothers Tree.

On guitar, his trick bag is full of tried and true rock and roll licks, and he executes them with smooth flair and tasteful approach that can at times lean toward the incendiary.”

Health and Fitness is the first official release of Leroy From The North, but there will be an L.P. of all-new material following on its heels that is set to release this fall, 2019. The 5-song E.P. was produced and engineered by Geoff Neal (Chris Robinson, Black Keys, Dwight Yoakam) and was recorded at the legendary Hollywood studio, Sunset Sound.

“For this EP I wanted to bring in some songs that I

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had finished and just see how they developed with a band,” Wulfmeier explains. “We started playing ‘Here in my Home,’ ‘Hey Man,’ and ‘Into the Sunset’ live to see how they felt in the set, so those moved along fairly quickly in the studio. ‘Locked Out’ and ‘Fast Friends’ I had recorded earlier with Daxx Nielsen on drums, Johnny Flaugher on bass, and Rai Thistlewait on keys. Those songs just seemed to round out the E.P., so it made sense to add them. I think the overall vision was to create an E.P. that had some teeth but was still fun.”

Health and Fitness kick off with “Here in my Home,” a song about isolation and trying to keep up with an ever-evolving society. “I wanted the song to sound heavy with guitars and be a bit more delicate in the verses to accentuate the conflict,” he explains. The

classic Southern rock feel of “Into the Sunset” is a more light-hearted tune about overcoming adversity and feeling that things will turn out okay in the long run.

“Locked Out” has the overtones of 70’s era Gordon Lightfoot. “To me, it feels like a hangover,” Wulfmeier noted. “The lyrics are about

someone who is trying to hold on to a relationship, but he just can’t help himself. He makes the wrong move at every turn and just can’t win.”

“Fast Friends” is a rhythmic rocker that is simply about becoming better friends after a fight. “Hey Man” touches again on the theme of isolation and confusion and voices a bit of outrage fatigue. “This song was a way to express my concern with the way our privacy is quickly going away, and how we willingly allow it to happen,” he explained.

“Social media has us rating each other constantly, and I find that a bit off-putting. It’s tough because it feels like we have to participate in all of it or there’s a possibility of being left behind professionally and socially. I wanted this song to have a sort of tension and release at the end. Sort of a ‘fuck it, let’s have fun’”.

In high-school Wulfmeier played in clubs around Detroit.

From there he moved out to California and went back and forth between San Francisco and Los Angeles picking up gigs. Eventually, he got an audition as a guitar player with Katy Rose and toured

for a year with her. Following that he started a band called, Lexington Queen that played around L.A. for a few years.

After the band ended, he took an internship at Interscope Records, where he landed in a band the label put together called, The Wild Feathers.

“They were a band the label wanted to model after The Eagles, so it forced me to become more of a singer and lyricist,“ he pointed out. It was that experience that pushed me to start Leroy From The North.”

“Making Health and Fitness was meaningful,” Wulfmeier expressed. “I got to record with all of my friends. I’ve played with many of them in different bands, so it was nice to have the familiarity and professional respect. We had a blast recording, and I’m excited to do it again soon. I’m looking forward to releasing more music and videos soon, as it’s been pretty fulfilling so far.”

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Bye-bye Bond: The new 007 is a black woman?

By Desert Star Staff The James Bond franchise will shake things up entirely for its 25th installment, casting a black actress to take over from Daniel Craig as the new 007 – since redoing old stories with a PC angle is more comfortable than writing new ones.

The UK’s Daily Mail reports that British actress Lashana Lynch will take over from Craig as codename 007 in the as-yet-untitled film.

The movie will reportedly see Craig retain the title role, however, being called out of retirement in Jamaica for one last mission. If previous trends are anything to go by – and if the move pays off – Lynch may then take over fully for the 26th movie.

The revelation is not so surprising in an era when political correctness has become something of a new religion – and naturally, the casting has somewhat ironically prompted much divisiveness on social media, where there have been both celebrations of the daring move and anger that the long-established brand of the male, martini-sipping Bond would be fundamentally changed forever.

To avoid confusion, it should be pointed out that Lynch won’t be playing ‘James Bond’ per se, but

will be taking over the 007 codename, which, technically speaking, can be done by anyone.

The question is whether or not it should be.

The Bond news comes shortly after it was announced that the Little Mermaid character would also be played by a black actress in an upcoming live-action remake of the 1989 classic, causing similarly divided social media reaction. Before that, there was the controversy over the casting of a black actress in the role of the white, red-haired Annie in 2014 – and the way things are going, a black female Bond won’t be the end of it, either.

Amid all of the outrage and celebrations, only a few are pointing out the laziness of rehashing the same old stories with ‘diversified’ cast in blatant attempts to make bagloads of money pandering to more varied demographics – all without having to get the creative juices flowing to come up with entirely new characters and storylines.

Perhaps afraid to pour money into untested ideas, Hollywood studios are churning out remakes a dime a dozen – but the creative inertia could backfire if enough people decide that Bond (and the rest of the modernized remakes) are no longer worth

the price of a movie ticket.

If the opposite happens and people eat up the recycled offerings, then we can look forward to an endless stream of tedious remakes of everything from The Sound of Music to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

The trend also points to an arguably insulting assumption that women – of any race – would be so overwhelmed with gratitude to be ‘given’ a traditionally male role.

In an era when Hollywood actresses talk so much about a lack of strong female leads, one might assume they’d be happier to see each other

take on new, challenging roles in female-driven stories – instead of being placated by the offer of recycled male characters that have been around for decades.

Does everything old need to be fixed? If a movie franchise is outdated, surely the better option is to simply move on and make something new? Bond critics have long said the character is a womanizing player unfit for the #MeToo era – or, a “sleazy, sexist pig” as one tweeter put it. Why is the solution to that to simply turn the 007 characters into a woman?

Even if that description of

Bond is apt, “sleazy sexist pigs” do exist in the world and erasing them from the plots of all movies to sanitize stories for the sake of political correctness is quite unrealistic.

If the latest obsession with rewriting movie history to be less ‘sexist’ and ‘racist’ continues in the current vein, audiences may soon start to catch on to the fact that this lazy pandering is more about Hollywood studios making a quick buck than a genuine interest in diversity and inclusivity.

Then they’ll realize they’ve been duped all over again.

The New York Latino Film Festival, Presented By HBO Kicks Off Opening Night With Award-winning Film ‘Princess of the Row’

By Desert Star Staff NEW YORK, The New York Latino Film Festival (NYLFF) kicks off on Monday, August 12th with more than 83 films representing 10 countries. The Festival will open with the New Yorkpremiere of the film Princess of the Row from director Van Maximilian Carlson and starring Martin Sheen, Edi Gathegi, Ana Ortiz, Tayler Buck, Jacob Vargas, among others. Unflinching and emotional, Princess of the Row is the inspiring tale of a runaway foster child who will stop at nothing to live with the only family she knows: her father… a homeless, mentally ill-veteran fighting to survive on the streets of LA’s skid row.

The Festival returns with a star-studded line-up of screenings, including a special showcase of the beloved Bronx-set classic I Like It Like That. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the screening will be joined by the film’s cast — fully reunited for the first time since its premiere in 1994. In honor of the late Oscar-nominated www.desertstarweekly.com

filmmaker John Singleton, NYLFF is honored to present an outdoor screening of Poetic Justice, with a special appearance by his daughter Justice Singleton. Returning to the Festival is FUTURO, a one-day digital conference featuring conversations with top thought-leaders, executives, and influencers in the Latino digital space.

This year, in partnership with HBO Latino, NYLFF presents Latinos StandUp competition, in search of the best Latino standup comedians around the country. Aspiring comedians are asked to submit their entries no later than Friday, July 19th for a chance to win a paid opportunity to appear in an upcoming HBO Latino Entre Nos comedy special.

Closing the Festival, NYLFF presents El Proyeccionista (The Projectionist), the first Dominican film to screen at Sundance presenting a genre-bending homage to the power of pre-digital cinema.

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Wildlife Bill Gets Bipartisan Support

By Desert Star Staff HARTFORD, Ct. — A new bill in Congress would bring millions of dollars to help atrisk wildlife in Connecticut.

The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act, introduced with bipartisan support in the House last Friday, would send $1.3 billion of general revenue each year to states for implementation of Wildlife Action Plans. For Connecticut, that would mean about $12.5 million per year to help at-risk bird species and other wildlife.

Patrick Comins, executive director of the Connecticut Audubon Society, called it the most important legislative initiative he’s seen in his 30 years as a conservationist.

“It would provide a steady and increased source of funding for wildlife conservation, wildlife research, wildlife habitat management, even education related to wildlife,” Comins said.

Comins said populations of many bird species are declining and are now vulnerable, including federally threatened piping plovers, blue-winged warblers and Connecticut’s most endangered bird, the saltmarsh sparrow.

“It’s a small bird that lives near the coastal marshes, and it actually nests right on the ground in the higher portions of the marshes,” he said. “And so, it’s actually been having some serious problems with even small levels of sea level rise.”

Experts say rising sea levels have put saltmarsh sparrows on a

path to extinction within the next 50 years.

A bill to permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund now is pending in the Senate.

Comins said passing that bill and the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act would be the biggest news for wildlife conservation in living memory.

“With Land and Water Conservation Fund, we could protect critical habitat. And then with the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act we could appropriately manage them and also better understand what the areas that are most important to protect are,” he said.

He added wildlife conservation benefits all Americans and is an issue that should transcend partisan divisions.

Rising sea levels could drive the saltmarsh sparrow to extinction within 50 years. (Anne/AdobeStock)

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BY ROBERT KINSLER

Originality Mined On New Releases

A highly-anticipated return

by Two Door Cinema Club, as well as several stellar new independent albums and E.P.s, make for a strong field of new releases.

Artist: Two Door Cinema Club Title: False Alarm (Glassnote Records) You might like if you enjoy: A R I Z O N A, Duran Duran, Neon Trees Tell me more: On their newly-issued fourth studio album “False Alarm,” Northern Irish trio Two Door Cinema Club has once again unleashed an irresistible batch of great originals blending pop, indie rock, electronica, and neo-disco dance music.

A casual listener is likely lured in by the catchy beats and glorious choruses, but there is plenty of textured and luxurious creativity, enhancing the 10 tracks on the set.

Singer-guitarist Alex Trimble, lead guitarist Sam Halliday, and bassist-synths player Kevin Baird have joined forces

with producer Jacknife Lee (U2, R.E.M., The Killers) to push the boundaries of Two Door Cinema Club’s sound to new frontiers. “Talk” is a dance floor-meets-electronica gem; “So Many People” offers up a nuanced R&amp; B soundscape. The driving electronica cut “Dirty Air” is undeniable; the robotic “Satellite” harkens back to ‘80s New Wave but exudes a bright sheen that defies its retro roots. The disco-flavored “Nice To See You” is bolstered by hip hop artist Open Mike Eagle; the explosive “Already Gone” closes out the terrific L.P. Information: twodoorcinemaclub.com.

magic at every turn. When Farrington sings “Music Is The Drug” who would dare argue? Information: https:// farington.hearnow.com.

Artist: Farrington Title: Pictures of Pretty Things (Magic Stone Records) You might like if you enjoy: Jeff Lynne’s E.L.O., Queen, David Bowie Tell me more: Farrington’s debut album “Pictures of Pretty Things” is both ambitious and

melodic, drawing favorable comparisons with notable recordings from Badfinger, Electric Light Orchestra, Queen and Cheap Trick.

Farrington — the moniker for tunesmith/singer/multiinstrumentalist James Patrick — and a super-talented group of surrounding players (including guitarist-bassist Anthony King, vocalist Nikki Paige, drummer Marcos de la Cruz and backing vocalist Kai Danzberg) has crafted a memorable disc that is rooted in the past while also striking a claim in the here and now via inventive songcraft and bona fide power. Standouts abound on the 14-track masterwork; the shimmer of “Blue,” pulsating pianoanchored “Stupid Plastic War” and the Bowiesque “Maybe If You Leave Her” impress with a single listen. The glam punk-styled “Long Way to Nowhere,” tuneful “Long Way to Nowhere” and “When I Was You, and the tender ballad “The Love Show” showcase an artist able to create musical

face persecution in their home countries,” Reichlin-Melnick said.

The administration has been trying - so far unsuccessfully - to coax Mexico and Guatemala into signing agreements establishing them as “safe third countries,” that would process and hold migrants while they apply for asylum there, rather

than allowing them transit on their way to the U.S. border.

The president contended in a tweet that the vast majority of asylum claims are fraudulent.

Reichlin-Melnick said people still will be able to apply for a much narrower form of asylum called withholding of removal.

“Withholding of removal is

significantly more difficult to win than asylum, which offers no permanent path to remaining in the United States, no option to bring your family members, and which can be taken away in the future if the government determines that conditions have changed in your home country,” Reichlin-Melnick said.

Burt Bacharach. The disc’s additional delights include the confessional “Wishful Thinking,” Celtic-tinged “I Can’t Recall” and emotive “Come Alive.” R. Scott notes on his website: “This E.P. is about getting through our modern-day madness, the moments that shape our lives and holding on to the things we hold dear.” Information: www.rspianoman.com.

Artist: Yes Gabriel Title: Yes Gabriel (Yes Gabriel) You might like if you Artist: R. Scott enjoy: Guster, the Finn Title: Flashpoint (R. Scott) Brothers, Pugwash You might like if you Tell me more: An enjoy: John Carrillo, Paul introspective and intimate Williams, R. Stevie Moore release, veteran musical Tell me more: Over the theater composer Gaby Alter’s years some of my favorite “Yes Gabriel” is an impressive albums have been released by debut much larger than the independent artists, notably five tracks that comprise the Michael Ubaldini, Bright Blue eponymous effort. Fans of a Gorilla, Walter Clevenger, wide range of artists (notably and Psychic Rain. Southern Ron Sexsmith, Guster, Nick California-based singerDrake and the “Morning songwriter/pianist R. Scott Phase” version of Beck) will has impressed me over the all find something to love years with a unique voice and on this striking collection, original approach at capturing which is marked by topthe world around him and tier lyrics and rich musical bringing it into song. On his layers that enhance each of newly-issued E.P. “Flashpoint” the songs. Recorded over he once again proves there five years, “Yes Gabriel” is a is plenty to celebrate. The perfect blend of indie-folk and fast-moving five songs chamber pop as evidenced that comprise “Flashpoint” by the probing “Dear To Me,” include the opening gem, wistful “Fall Asleep” and “Time Of Our Lives,” which lovely “You Got Through.” could have been penned by Information: YesGabriel.com.

Immigrants’ Rights Groups Slam Asylum Rules Taking Effect Today

By Desert Star Staff JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Immigration rights groups, including the ACLU, are vowing to sue to stop the administration’s new asylum rules, which take effect today.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that blocks non-Mexican migrants from applying for asylum if they arrive on the southern border without proof, they were refused asylum in the first country they entered.

The order is aimed at slowing the flow of migrants from poverty and violencestricken countries such as Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Aaron ReichlinMelnick, policy analyst with the American Immigration Council, said the rules go against this country’s values.

“Banning asylum for anyone who’s not from Canada or Mexico or who can afford a plane ticket to come to the United States abandons America’s principles of protecting the vulnerable and offering refuge for those who

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Tens of thousands of migrants are now waiting on the Mexico side of the border stuck there because of changes the administration made earlier this year, which imposed a metering system at ports of entry and required many asylumseekers to remain in Mexico until a judge resolves their cases.

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Cleanup Continues on Large Oil Spill in Kern County

By Desert Star Staff MCKITTRICK, Calif. – Conservation groups are calling for a ban on new drilling as crews assess the damage from a large oil spill in Kern County.

Chevron reports that one of its wells near McKittrick has leaked more than 500,000 gallons of oil and wastewater into a dry creek bed. The leak started in May and continued intermittently until crews sealed it last week.

Hollin Kretzmann, senior attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, says the spill is no small matter.

“It’s massive,” he stresses. “This is bigger than the Plains All American Pipeline spill that California experienced a few years ago.

This volume of oil and water could cover a football field about 2 1/2 feet deep.”

Chevron, in a statement, said there has been no impact to waterways or wildlife.

But Kretzmann says the leak will contaminate the soil and could seep into groundwater – and that chemicals could evaporate and pollute the air.

Mary Salas Fricke, public information officer for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention, says her agency has not witnessed any oiled birds so far, but it won’t make a full assessment until it gets the thumbs up from the Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources (DOGGR).

“They’re using pumps to remotely remove product from the containment area,” she states. “And we’re waiting on DOGGR and Chevron to deem the impacted area safe for entry in order to oversee full onsite cleanup using heavy equipment.”

Kretzmann wants the state to stop approving new drilling and wind down the

The cause of an oil leak in Kern County, shown here in May when it first started, has yet to be determined. (California Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, Office of Spill Prevention and Response) existing fossil fuel extraction in California. He maintains the agency has been “captured” by the industry it is supposed to regulate.

“DOGGR has employees that have investments in oil

companies, who have worked for oil companies in the past,” he points out. “And this type of accident is the result of having an agency that has been asleep at the wheel. “ Late last week, Gov.

Gavin Newsom fired the head of DOGGR, saying the agency approved too many fracking permits and failed to police any conflicts of interest by employees who owned oil industry stocks.

people, for the most part, wouldn’t have had their brush with the law if they hadn’t been struggling with mental illness.

“These are people who aren’t as culpable as other people who are involved in the criminal justice system,” Haywood said. “And it serves no point to insist on that personal accountability angle when really it’s, you know, a mental illness that is to blame for a lot of the conduct.”

Haywood said the county’s Department of Human Services has been pushing for this kind of jail diversion program for the past five years.

The meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday at the Arlington County Courthouse. Some advocates of the program are concerned that holding the meeting during work hours will limit public input.

The treatment program would be community-based and supervised by mental-

health professionals and court workers. Haywood said the ultimate goal is to stop criminalizing behavior that is the result of a mental illness, and to give people options other than going to jail.

“A lot of the crimes that people, our future participants, are being arrested for are crimes that barely even have a victim,” he said. “So, things like trespassing, maybe even on public property. things like disorderly conduct. It’s things like interdiction, where somebody is being arrested simply because they’re in possession of alcohol.”

A recent study showed one in 10 people in Virginia prisons has been diagnosed with a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia, and about one in five has some form of mental illness.

Those interested in commenting on the proposal can contact the Arlington County Department of Human Services.

Arlington County Aims to Launch Mental Health Court

Many Virginia cities and counties began researching a decade ago to create programs to divert people with mental illnesses from incarceration. (Adobe Stock)

By Desert Star Staff ARLINGTON, Va. — Arlington County will hold a meeting this week to get public input on a new program designed to offer those with mental illnesses treatment instead of jail time

when they’re arrested.

The idea behind what’s known as “mental health court” is to waive incarceration if a person with a mental illness, convicted of a nonviolent misdemeanor, agrees to a treatment program

supervised by a judge. The draft proposal has been criticized because it requires a guilty plea before a person can enter the program.

Arlington County’s Chief Public Defender Brad Haywood said that these

Judge Rules Death Penalty Protocol Unconstitutional

By Desert Star Staff FRANKFORT, Ky. — A Franklin County judge has ruled the state’s protocol for carrying out the death penalty is unconstitutional.

The ruling by Judge Phillip Shepherd came in response to a case filed by a group of death-row inmates, who argued corrections department regulations don’t protect people with intellectual disabilities.

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with intellectual disabilities.

Aaron Bentley, chair of the Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, said the judge’s decision highlights one of the many flaws in the state’s system.

“What Kentucky is asking us is to trust that a person not only deserves - in their estimation - to be executed, but is fit to be executed,” Bentley said. “And what the decision from the Franklin circuit court shows is that we can’t trust that.”

Bentley pointed out the state once relied on IQ testing to determine whether or not a person could be considered intellectually disabled. In 2018, Kentucky’s Supreme Court ruled IQ alone is not sufficient to determine mental competency. Bentley said corrections departments should be performing comprehensive psychological testing to ensure defendants have the ability to understand why they are being sentenced to die.

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execution protocol has been ongoing for more than a decade. Republican State Rep. Chad McCoy of Bardstown said Kentuckians should be aware that legal fees and other costs involved in death-row cases are draining state funds.

“Right now with the death penalty in Kentucky, since 1978, I think we’ve had 33 people sentenced to death, but we’ve only actually executed three. And of those three, one of them voluntarily said ‘I’m not going to do any appeals;

go ahead and do it.’ And the other two actually went through the system,” McCoy said. “We waste just a ton of money on the appeals, that last literally for years, and years and years, and years.”

The state spends an estimated $10 million per year on death-penalty court proceedings, according to the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy.

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NAME, CASE NO. HEC1900781, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA 880 STATE STREET, HEMET, CA 92543, COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. ELMORE, PAGADO DINGOASEN JR., filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1a.

Present Name: ELMORE, PAGADO DINGOASEN JR., to Proposed Name: ELMORE PAGADO. 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 objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: July 27, 2019 Time: 1:30 p.m., Dept.: H1. The address of the court is 880 STATE STREET, HEMET, CA 92543 County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this 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 (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY 13279 Palm Suite 5, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Dated: AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER Drive 24, 2019, Judge of the Superior Court, Publish ESTATE OF LOIS ANDERSON aka LOIS SANTA April July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. DSW19-1179 ANDERSON aka LOIE ANDERSON CASE NO. PRIN1802795. To all heirs, beneficiaries, credi- ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF tors, contingent creditors, and persons who may NAME, CASE NO. MVC 1907784, SUPERIOR otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF RIVERboth, of: LOIS ANDERSON aka LOIS SANTA AN- SIDE 4050 MAIN STREET, RIVERSIDE, CA 92501, DERSON aka LOIE ANDERSON A PETITION FOR COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PROBATE has been filed by RIVERSIDE COUNTY PERSONS: 1. DONNA MARIE PAHL filed a petition PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR in the Superior Court of with this court for a decree changing names as folCalifornia, County of RIVERSIDE. THE PETITION lows: 1a. Present Name: DONNA MARIE PAHL to FOR PROBATE requests that RIVERSIDE COUNTY Proposed Name: DONNA PAHL CLEMENTS. THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR be appointed as per- COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this sonal representative to administer the estate of the matter shall appear before this court at the hearing decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petiand codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The tion for change of name should not be granted. Any will and any codicils are available for examination in person objecting to the name changes described the file kept by the court. THE PETITION requests above must file a written objection that includes the authority to administer the estate under the Indepen- reasons for the objection at least two court days dent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority before the matter is scheduled to be heard and will allow the personal representative to take many must appear at the hearing to show cause why the actions without obtaining court approval. Before petition should not be granted. If no written objectaking certain very important actions, however, the tion is timely filed, the court may grant the petition personal representative will be required to give no- without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: tice to interested persons unless they have waived AUGUST 8, 2019 Time: 1:00 PM.., Dept.: MV2. notice or consented to the proposed action.) The The address of the court is 4050 MAIN STREET, independent administration authority will be granted RIVERSIDE, CA 92501 County of Riverside 3.a. A unless an interested person files an objection to copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published the petition and shows good cause why the court at least once each week for four successive weeks should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the petition will be held on AUGUST 13, 2019 at 8:45AM following newspaper of general circulation, printed in Dept PS3 located at 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon in this county (specify newspaper): DESERT STAR Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262. IF YOU OBJECT to WEEKLY 13279 Palm Drive Suite 5, Desert Hot the granting of the petition, you should appear at Springs, CA 92240 Dated: JUNE 26, 2019, Judge the hearing and state your objections or file written of the Superior Court, Publish July 3, 10, 17, 24, objections with the court before the hearing. Your 2019. DSW19-1178 appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE of the decedent, you must file your claim with the FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIcourt and mail a copy to the personal representative NESS AS INDIO EATERY; INDIO FOOD TRUCK; appointed by the court within the later of either (1) INDIO BAR;, INDIO PUB; INDIO FOOD COURT; four months from the date of first issuance of letters INDIO BREWERY; INDIO COFFEE HOUSE, INDIO to a general personal representative, as defined in COMEDY CLUB, INDIO HOUSE OF BREWS, INsection 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) DIO SOCIAL CLUB, INDIO RHYTHMAND BLUES; 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery INDIO TACOS; INDIO LOUNGE, 83085 INDIO to you of a notice under section 9052 of the Cali- BLVD, INDIO. CA 92201. Riverside County; 48674 fornia Probate Code. Other California statutes and CASA BLANCA, INDIO, CA 92201. Full name of legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. registrant: OSCAR VAZQUEZ CHAVEZ, 48674 You may want to consult with an attorney knowl- CASA BLANCA, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is edgeable in California law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the conducted by INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not file kept by the court. If you are a person interested yet begun to transact business under the fictitious in the estate, you may file with the court a Request business name(s) listed above. I declare that all the for Special Notice (form DE 154) of the filing of an information in this statement is true and correct. (A inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any registrant, who declares as true, information which petition or account as provided in Probate Code he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is Signed: OSCAR VAZQUEZ CHAVEZ. This statement available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County TONI EGGEBRAATEN, Esq., 77564 Country Club on june 19, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Drive, #191 Palm Desert, CA 92211 (760) 772-4292 Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201908728. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Publish July 17, 24. 31. 2019. DSW19-1189 EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. OF: WILLIAM DENNIS STOLBACH CASE NO. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEPRIN1802138. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE contingent creditors, and persons who may other- FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF wise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of: AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTIWILLIAM DENNIS STOLBACH A PETITION FOR TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE PROBATE has been filed by LETICIA ESPARZA RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE in the Superior Court of California, County of RIV- OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. ERSIDE. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests SEQ., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). July that LETICIA ESPARZA be appointed as personal 17, 24, 31, July 7, 2019. DSW19-1189 representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIany codicils are available for examination in the file NESS AS I&M CLEANING SERVICES, 13825 LA kept by the court. THE PETITION requests author- MESA DR, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240. ity to administer the estate under the Independent Riverside County. Full name of registrant: MARIVELAdministration of Estates Act. (This authority will -VALDIVIA, 13825 LA MESA DR, DESERT HOT allow the personal representative to take many ac- SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by tions without obtaining court approval. Before taking INDIVIDUAL. Registrant has not yet begun to transcertain very important actions, however, the per- act business under the fictitious business name(s) sonal representative will be required to give notice to listed above. I declare that all the information in this interested persons unless they have waived notice statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who or consented to the proposed action.) The indepen- declares as true, information which he or she knows dent administration authority will be granted unless to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: MARIVELan interested person files an objection to the petition -VALDIVIA. This statement was filed with the County and shows good cause why the court should not Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 05, 2019. Peter grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. be held on NOVEMBER 4, 2019 at 1:30PM in Dept R-201909444. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIPS3 located at 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS Springs, CA 92262. IF YOU OBJECT to the granting FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS state your objections or file written objections with BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED the court before the hearing. Your appearance may BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEbe in person or by your attorney. IF YOU ARE A MENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME you must file your claim with the court and mail a IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER copy to the personal representative appointed by UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW the court within the later of either (1) four months (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND from the date of first issuance of letters to a general PROFESSIONS CODE). July 17, 24, 31, July 7, personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) 2019. DSW19-1188 of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE notice under section 9052 of the California Probate FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSICode. Other California statutes and legal authority NESS AS DESERT GREENS DISPOSAL, 73533 may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want JAMESON ROAD, PALM DESERT, CA 92211. to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in Cali- Riverside County. Full name of registrant: MICHAEL fornia law. YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the BRYANT NAVARRO, 73533 JAMESON ROAD, court. If you are a person interested in the estate, PALM DESERT, CA 92211; PEDRO- -VILLARyou may file with the court a Request for Special REAL III, 9035 SILVER STAR AVE, DESERT HOT Notice (form DE 154) of the filing of an inventory SPRINGS, CA 92240. Business is conducted by and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. Registrant has not yet or account as provided in Probate Code Section begun to transact business under the fictitious busi1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail- ness name(s) listed above. I declare that all the inforable from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: mation in this statement is true and correct. (A regisDAVID D. L. HORTON, Esq. #297149, DAVID D.L. trant, who declares as true, information which he or HORTON, Esq. & ASSOCIATES, 777 E. TAHQUITZ she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed: CANYON WAY, SUITE 200-092, PALM SPRINGS, MICHAEL BRYANT NAVARRO. This statement was CA 92262 (760) 364-5815. Publish July 3, 10, 17, filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 25, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County 2019. DSW19-1174 Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201908999. NOTICE — ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NAME, CASE NO. COC1907388, SUPERIOR EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS COURT OF CALIFORNIA 505 S. BUENA VISTA FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. AVE., RM 201, CORONA, CA 92882, COUNTY OF A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATERIVERSIDE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. MENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE PAMELA FORBES, filed a petition with this court for FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF a decree changing names as follows: 1a. Present AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTIName: PAMELA FORBES, to Proposed Name: PA- TIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE MELA FREEDOM FORBES. THE COURT ORDERS RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE that all persons interested in this matter shall appear OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. before this court at the hearing indicated below to SEQ., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). July show cause, if any, why the petition for change of 17, 24, 31, July 7, 2019. DSW19-1187 name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE written objection that includes the reasons for the FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSIobjection at least two court days before the matter NESS AS: EAGLE EXPRESS TRUCKING, 65063 is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the DONOVAN CIRCLE, MECCA, CA 92254. Riverside hearing to show cause why the petition should not County. Full name of registrant: SALVADOR- -TORbe granted. If no written objection is timely filed, RES MENDEZ, 65063 DONOVAN CIRCLE, MECCA, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. CA 92254. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. NOTICE OF HEARING a. Date: AUGUST 14, 2019 Registrant has not yet begun to transact business Time: 8:90am Dept.: C2. The address of the court is under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

505 S. BUENA VISTA AVE., RM 201, CORONA, CA I declare that all the information in this statement 92882 County of Riverside 3.a. A copy of this Order is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as to Show Cause shall be published at least once each true, information which he or she knows to be false, week for four successive weeks prior to the date set is guilty of a crime) Signed: SALVADOR- -TORRES for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper MENDEZ. This statement was filed with the County of general circulation, printed in this county (specify Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 01, 2019. Peter newspaper): DESERT STAR WEEKLY 13279 Palm Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. Drive Suite 5, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240 Dated R-201909233. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSIJULY 03, 2019, Judge of the Superior Court, Publish NESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE July 10, 17, 24, 31, 2019. DSW19-1180 OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED

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abandoned by the following person(s): WILLIAM DALE MORGNER, 69288 CASCADES CT, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234. This business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL The fictitious business name(s) referred to above was filed in Riverside County on: 4/4/2016 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: WILLIAM DALE MOGNER This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County, signed by, Peter Aldana Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder on July 02, 2019 File No. R-201604289. Publish July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 2019 DSW19-1184 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: ICC INVESTMENT COMPANY; ICC SHIPPING COMPANY; ICC ENERGY- OIL COMPANY; ICC AGRICULTURE COMPANY; ICC DEFENSE COMPANY; ICC PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY; ICC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, 16815 VIA CORTO WEST, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County. Full name of registrant: ICC INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., 16815 VIA CORTO WEST, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240/CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. 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: ALAN- -INN, CFO. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 10, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201909627. 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). July 17,

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24, 31, August 7, 2019. DSW19-1183 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: CHEA’S NOODLE SHACK, 82152 W HELIO CT, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County.

Full name of registrant: JOHN- -CHEA, 82152 W HELIO CT, INDIO, CA 92201; BRIANA- -CHEA, 82152 W HELIO CT, INDIO, CA 92201. Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. 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: JOHN- -CHEA. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on June 24, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201908918. 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). July 17, 24, 31, July 7, 2019. DSW19-1182 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SAM’S APARTMENTS, 71418 SAN GORGONIO RD, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270.

Riverside County; P. O. BOX 13355, PALM DESERT, CA 92255. Full name of registrant SEYED- -HANI, 71418 SAN GORGONIO RD, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270; AZAR- -HANI, 71418 SAN GORGONIO RD, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/26/2019. 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: SEYED- -HANI. This statement

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was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JULY 09, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201909588. 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., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish July 17, 24, 31, August 7, 2019. DSW19-1181

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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., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. DSW19-1176 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS TAKE YOUR MOMENT!, 16429 VIA CORTO EAST, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240.

Riverside County; 1717 E. VISTA CHINO, A7-802, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92262. Full name of registrant DR. BRAVEHEART HERNANDEZ-CORDOVA, D.D., 16429 VIA CORTO EAST, DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA 92240/CA. Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 08/05/2013. 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: DR. BRAVEHEART HERNANDEZ-CORDOVA, D.D. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 24, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201908879. 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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: C&H HAULING, 32580 DESERT MOON DR, THOUSAND PALMS CA 92276. Riverside County; PO BOX 881, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276. Full name of registrant: CHET- -HILDEBRANDT, 32580 DESERT MOON DR, THOUSAND PALMS, CA 92276. 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: CHET- -HILDEBRANDT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on June 27, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201909087. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSI-

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CANYON HILLS PLUMBING, 34138 AMBROSIA COURT, LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92532.

Riverside County; 29991 CANYON HILLS RD. #1709-105, LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92532. Full name of registrant JASON TROY CARROLL,34138 AMBROSIA COURT, LAKE ELSINORE, CA 92532.

Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6-8-18. 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: JASON TROY CARROLL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 24, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201908928. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE

Max Rodriguez The Palm Springs Police Department is warning residents of scam-callers who are trying to shake down locals for money through the phone.

Sergeant Mike Casavan with the PSPD in a video uploaded to Facebook said residents received calls asking for payment to settle a legal matter posing as the department.

Casavan said, “People have been receiving phone calls saying they are a representative of the Palm Springs Police Department and they are requiring a sum of money over the phone.”

The phony-calls may seem legitimate as the caller I.D. may show the department’s office number

and the scammer uses the names of actual employees.

However, Casavan makes it clear the police department will not make phone calls demanding any sort of payment and adds those calls should be reported to them.

Other types of scam-calls may pretend to be employees of the I.R.S. or act as a federal student loan facilitator.

These are agencies that will not make collect calls to people either.

A spokesperson with the I.R.S. Media Relations office said people should not follow any of the directions by the recording on the other end of the line and hang-up immediately. scam-calls where people The Federal Trade can report suspicious callers Commission is the national through an online portal. office that is tracking these As a rule of thumb,

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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., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE). Publish July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2019. DSW19-1175 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: NEW SONG MUSIC, 71355 BISKRA RD, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. Riverside County. Full name of registrant: SIERRA MCKENZIE BREWER, 71355 BISKRA RD, RANCHO MIRAGE, CA 92270. 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: SIERRA MCKENZIE BREWER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on June 19, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-201908706. 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

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UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINESSAND PROFESSIONS CODE). June 26, July 3, 10, 17, 2019. DSW19-1173 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS EL INFORMADOR DEL VALLE, 82015 US HIGHWAY 111, INDIO, CA 92201. Riverside County. Full name of registrant DEL VALLE INFORMADOR INC, PO BOX 6173, LA QUINTA, CA 92253/CA. Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. Registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/06/2019. 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: HECTOR IVAN FELIX, PRESIDENT. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on JUNE 07, 2019. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk Recorder File No. R-201908247. 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., BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CODE).

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PSPD Warns of Robocallers Targeting Locals

one should never disclose personal information over the phone to unknown callers; the PSPD said

people have already lost thousands of dollars as a result of these calls. Source: N.B.C. Palm Springs

Thousands of Customers in High Desert without power

By Daytona Everett A heatwave is roasting the Coachella Valley. So hot, the National Weather Service has an excessive heat warning in effect through Monday.

In the midst of the heatwave, the high desert experienced a significant power outage affecting 5,253 customers, according to Southern California Edison. Since the original outage, all customers have been restored.

Yucca Valley resident Rebeka Steve said her home one of the thousands affected.

“It was super-hot,” Steve said. “Definitely couldn’t sleep, our dogs couldn’t sleep, we actually have a family visiting right now.”

SCE said the outage was the result of an equipment issue.

“We were up in the middle of the night trying to stay cool,” she said.

It wasn’t just households that were hit by the outage; businesses such as Morongo Fruit Market were also affected. The power was back up and running in time

for that day’s customers.

“The trick is you go out early in the morning on your chores,” Dawn Andersen, a Joshua Tree resident, said about the heat. “Get back home and do work at home.”

Some people like James Stanley, a UPS worker, does not get the luxury of working at home.

“Making people happy, give them what they want, stay hydrated, drink plenty of water,” Stanley said about his demanding job.

With Amazon Prime Day on Monday and Tuesday, Stanley said he expects to be busy. He added that making deliveries in the high desert is better.

“Little bit more wind up here, little bit more breeze,” he said, “It’s a little bit nicer, but we just need to stay on our toes.”

“Stay on their toes” as the heat advisory is expected to expire soon, but the summer heat will surely be sticking around.

Source: NBC Palm Springs

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Vegas Mother of 3 Gets Last-Minute Reprieve from Deportation

By Desert Star Staff LAS VEGAS — As the ICE raids continue around the country, immigrants’ rights groups are calling for mercy in the case of a Las Vegas mother of three who was set to be deported today, and just got a temporary reprieve.

ICE arrested Adriana Arellano Cruz in Las Vegas on Thursday, even though her only crimes were some traffic violations and working on an expired visa. On Monday, a judge granted a temporary stay of the removal order, and her attorney is fighting for her release.

Her 16-year-old daughter Kimberly said she’ll have nowhere to go if her mom is deported.

“I say my mom should stay because she’s not a criminal and she has three kids here that have, like,

we have no parents,” the young woman said. “It’s just my mom with us. We have no family here. So my mom is all we got. “ Arellano’s three children, ages 21, 16 and 12, are American citizens. They pleaded her case alongside immigration advocates on Monday when news came of the temporary stay, and they are hoping ICE will release her and grant her case a new hearing.

The president has vowed to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, and ICE raids are ongoing.

Erika Castro with the Nevada Immigrant Coalition said the administration’s policies are ripping families and local communities apart.

“It’s really important that people understand that what’s happening around

family separation isn’t only happening at the border, it’s happening within our country and it’s happening

in our state,” Castro said.

The coalition has organized a phone bank to flood immigration authorities

with pleas to stop deporting undocumented people who have not been accused of a serious crime.

By Desert Star Staff House Democrats have rushed to table a resolution condemning Donald Trump for a series of angry tweets against four freshman congresswomen of color, which they said was a “blatant racist attack.”

Sponsored by Tom Malinowski (D-New Jersey), the House’s resolution lambasted Donald Trump’s “racist comments,” which have “legitimized and increased fear and hatred of new Americans.”

The document, set for a vote on Tuesday, comes in response to the US president’s

recent tirade on Twitter.

The tweets suggested that Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib “go back and help fix the totally broken and crimeinfested places from which they came.” They were further mocked by those who pointed out that three of the four women were born in the US. Malinowski is confident that the resolution will pass on a bipartisan basis, given its broad appeal and uncontroversial content.

“Even if we may disagree on

the details of immigration or border policy, racism is wrong, is un-American. It’s not who we are,” he told the Hill.

However, aside from two outspoken members of Congress, Will Hurd (Texas) and Michael Turner (Ohio), Republicans have been less willing to condemn the tweets formally. Most remained silent on Sunday when Trump initially posted the attacks, and public responses gradually trickled in on Monday.

Republican Congressman Andy Harris defended Trump, telling WBAL radio: “Clearly it’s

not a racist comment. He could have meant going back to the district they came from, the neighborhood they came from.”

Trump himself has dismissed accusations of racism, telling reporters “it doesn’t concern me because many people agree with me” during a White House event on Monday. He also lashed out particularly at Omar, claiming she “hates Israel” and “hates Jews.” Trump suggested that the Somalia native who sought refuge in the US once supported Al-Qaeda, but admitted he doesn’t know her in person.

Nevertheless, some Democrats don’t think Malinowski’s motion is sufficient to punish Trump for his “chaotic commentary.” Rep. Steve Cohen (Tennessee) accused the president of “cross[ing] a red line,” introducing a resolution to censure him formally.

“Congress must censure him for this un-American and un-presidential language,” Cohen said in a statement on Monday. His resolution has nine co-sponsors, including all four of the congresswomen who Trump’s tweets attacked.

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Adriana Arellano of Las Vegas is one of many people targeted for removal in the recent ICE raids, despite having only minor traffic and immigration violations. (Adriana Arellano)

Dems slap Trump with resolution condemning ‘go back’ tweets

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has dance moves in “Tobias the Terrible” with Elliot Lazar, Runyon that became the basis that produces smiles of one’s for the Broadway production own first nerdy attempts of “Guys and Dolls”. Saltzman at being cool on a dance sets his newly crafted musical floor. She also scores in the same period as the in “Breach of Promise” progenitor “Guys and Dolls”; and “Baseball Hattie”. retaining the style and flavor Elliot Lazar as “Tobias” of Runyon’s characters.

The Terrible Tweeny and Three tales make up others, is a perfect comedy this triptych of sorts of foil for the ladies as well characters who decide, for as for the male denizens personal reasons, to give of Runyon country. It’s the “shady side of life” a try: Lazar’s Unites States debut “Tobias the Terrible”, “Breach performance as an actor. of Promise” and “Baseball Keep an eye on this talented Hattie”, comprise the show performer from Canada, eh? currently running at NCRT. Lance Carter as Jabez, It can be a daunting task Thursday and others, delivers to integrate three separate solid performances in each one-acts with characters of his character portrayals. types so well- known into a Jason Maddy also scores as fresh, new musical comedy Haystack, Duggler and others, without having the audience, both are local favorites in San at least, recall the ancestry Diego’s professional theatre of this production. That scene. Darrick Penney as memory challenge falls to Ledge Dugan and others, is director/choreographer Larry yet another professional New Sousa. I’m not quite sure York- based actor who is he resolves that issue. being drawn to San Diego’s What I am definitely increasingly vibrant theatre sure about, however, are the scene, and NCRT in particular. performances of a fabulous The technical support/ ensemble cast who portray credits creative team led by 30 plus characters that director Sousa is first-rate shine in their individual and and one of the strengths ensemble on-stage moments. of North Coast Repertory In “Another Roll of the Dice”, Theatre productions. It’s now currently running at North amazing what the technical Coast Repertory Theatre creative team accomplishes (NCRT) the ladies have the production after production. juicier and meatier rolls in I can’t wait for Season 38 which to strut their stuff. to begin with “Amadeus” Sarah Errington as Zelma on September 4, 2019. the waitress, rules Mindy’s “Another Roll of the Dice” Deli, among other characters, features another outstanding setting the tone of what is to set design by Marty Burnett, follow. She’s our interlocutor and a lighting design by Matt for the evening entertainment. Novotny, with Costumes Think back to our salad designed by Elisa Benzoni. days. We‘ve all met or known Hair and Wig designs by waitresses of a certain age Peter Herman make those at our favorite deli who knew quick costumes changes everything and everybody convincingly believable as and called you “hon”. Her the actors move through performances in all three one- their various characters. acts are right on the nosey.

The Sound design by Allison Spratt Pearce as Ryan Ford sounds a tad the beautiful and glamourous too loud; making the lyrics Georgia St. George, the a bit difficult to hear (we’re local nightclub Diva, oozes pretty close to the stage as sensuality from every pore it is. Perhaps two notches www.desertstarweekly.com

L-R Jason Maddy, Elliot Lazar & Lance Carter. Photo by Aaron Rumley down on the pot might solve the sound issue).

Props design is by Phillip Korth and projections by Aaron Rumley and Larry

Sousa, complete the creative team. Cindy Rumley stage manages the production.

“Another Roll of the Dice” performs at North

Coast Repertory Theatre, Solana Beach, CA and runs through August 11, 2019.

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