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Safe Holiday Hosting Tips The coronavirus is changing how families gather for the holidays. (Adobe Stock)

How to Host a Safe Holiday Meal: Epidemiologist Explains Her Personal Plans

By Desert Star Staff Like many people in this unusual year, I am adjusting my family’s holiday plans so that we can all be

safe during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

I am an epidemiologist and mother of four with a large extended family.

Given the severe nationwide resurgence of COVID-19 infections, gatherings of family and friends over the upcoming holidays have the potential

to amplify the spread of the virus. Several recent studies have further confirmed that indoor socializing at home carries a significantly higher

risk of viral transmission than outdoor activities.

Health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy

American Heart Association to Tackle Racial Health Disparities

By Desert Star Staff Spurred on by racial imbalances in COVID-19 deaths and a national reckoning on race, the American Heart Association has put out a call to action for health groups to tackle the structural racism that leads to significant health disparities.

According to the group, institutional discrimination in the United States contributes to higher cardiovascular disease rates, high blood pressure and Type 2 diabetes in Black and Brown communities. AHA President Dr. Mitchell Elkind, a physician at Columbia University’s Irving Medical Center, said knowledge of these health

gaps isn’t new. Still, his group sees a greater sense of urgency to address them.

“The Association will leverage our scientific enterprise, education and advocacy work to support national awareness of structural racism and to promote a national reconciliation,” he said. “The people of these communities deserve nothing less, and society must demand it.”

He said the group is committing millions of dollars to scientific research on diseases that hit underrepresented communities. Funding also

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The American Heart Association is funding new scientific research programs on diseases that disproportionately hit underrepresented communities. (Adobe Stock)

Bezos Earth Fund to Help Protect NW’s ‘Emerald Edge’ Forest

Parts of the Emerald Edge could sequester 3.5 million tons of carbon dioxide, if protected. (Bryan Evans/The Nature Conservancy)

By Desert Star Staff SEATTLE -- The Nature Conservancy has been chosen as one of the first recipients to benefit from Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion fund to fight climate change.

The Bezos Earth Fund is contributing $100 million to the organization, $20 million of which will go to its project to protect old-growth forests in the Northwest.

The Emerald Edge, which

extends from Washington state to southeast Alaska, is the largest, intact temperate rainforest on Earth. The Nature Conservancy’s Washington state director Mike Stevens said this region is critical for storing carbon - a natural solution to climate change.

“Up to a third of the emissions reductions and sequestration that we need to do can be done through nature,” Stevens said.

Part of the funds will be used to protect 250,000 acres of old-growth forest on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, which The Nature Conservancy says will conserve more than 47 million tons of standing carbon and sequester 3.5 million tons of carbon dioxide.

The Nature Conservancy is partnering with indigenous and First Nations people to preserve the Emerald

Safe Holiday Hosting Tips Continued from Page 1 and Infectious Diseases, have warned that much of the transmission this fall occurs across all age groups at small indoor gatherings.

For the past 15 years, my family tradition is to travel from Washington, D.C., and both grandparents, to sunny Florida to celebrate Thanksgiving with cousins.

This year we decided to skip the travel and will have fall and winter celebrations at home.

We are not canceling the holidays, but to keep ourselves and others safe, we are maintaining plans small and flexible and remembering that the health of those we love is most important as we enter the season of gratitude.

Before you gather First, everyone attending any holiday celebration must be on the same page about taking precautions before getting together. The idea is to lower infection risk in the weeks leading up to the holidays and then confirm it.

In general, everyone should plan to be vigilant in their public health practices beforehand, especially since grandparents are at higher

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risk. In my family, we have agreed to limit contact with other people as much as possible the week before Thanksgiving. We have also decided that everyone needs to be extra cautious around the few close people we see regularly.

In conjunction with quarantining, testing is the second strategy.

Research has consistently shown that people are most contagious a day or two before they show symptoms, so everyone plans to get tested with an RT-PCR test within 72 hours of Thanksgiving while still being able to get results in hand before we gather.

If the demand for tests is high and wait times are long, we will get rapid tests. But these are a second choice, as they are less reliable and can be expensive.

Where and how to eat and socialize No matter how careful you and your family are, there is some risk that someone will be infected. With that in mind, the goal is to reduce the conditions that lead to viral spread. The biggest risks are indoor spaces with poor

ventilation, large groups and close contact. So we are planning the opposite: a short outdoor Thanksgiving with a small group and plenty of space between everyone.

To reduce the risk of infection from flying and keep the gathering small, the only people coming to Thanksgiving at my family’s home in D.C. are my mother, aunt, and uncle, all of whom live within driving distance.

This is in addition to myself, my husband and our kids.

When deciding how many people will come to the holidays, keep it small and consider the amount of space you have to maintain social distancing.

If the weather cooperates, we plan to be outside for trivia games and the turkey meal. Rather than eat around one table, we will have individual tables and place settings spaced far apart and space heaters around.

I’ve got a mini care package planned for each guest so that everyone will have their own blanket, hand sanitizer, utensils and a festive mask.

My mother won’t be helping out in the kitchen this year, and, unfortunately, that goes for cleanup too. We won’t take a group picture, November 20, 2020

Edge. Tyson Atleo is the organization’s economic development lead for its Emerald Edge program.

He said reinstating the rights and responsibilities of indigenous communities to steward their lands and waters will bring long-term conservation success.

“The people that are closest to those resources and care deeply about it and are deeply dependent

but I will be sure to capture some of the special moments.

If the weather doesn’t cooperate, Plan B will be inside in the large family room with as many windows open as possible and with everyone spaced as far apart as possible. Being outside is safer, but if you must be indoors, improve ventilation by opening doors and windows.

Consider turning on exhaust fans and using an air purifier.

Everyone who lives in the household will be in one section, while my mom will have her own individual area, as will my aunt and uncle. Even though we won’t hold hands before sharing the meal, we will still recite that we are “thankful for family, friends and food.”

Whether outside or inside, everyone will wear masks when they aren’t eating, maintain 6 feet of distance and use the hand sanitizer that I will place throughout the house.

It is also essential to be mindful of alcohol consumption, as a pandemic is not the time for lowered inhibitions and lousy judgment.

After the event I hope everyone enjoys the meal and quality time

on those resources naturally have a vested interest in ensuring the preservation of those natural resources over the long term,” Atleo said.

Christine Woll is southeast Alaska program director for The Nature Conservancy.

She said forests in her region could sequester even more carbon than we currently know. She said that’s why it’s important to protect areas at risk of being logged while also considering the people living in the region.

“We’re hoping this gift can really scale up the work we’ve been doing with communities on supporting alternative livelihoods that help take some of that pressure off that old-growth harvest so we can protect those forests but keep jobs in these communities,” Woll said.

The Nature Conservancy also is funding efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of farming practices in India. The Bezos Earth Fund announced 15 other recipients, including the Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund, Environmental Defense Fund and World Wildlife Fund.

Disclosure: The Nature Conservancy of Washington contributes to our fund for reporting on Climate Change/ Air Quality, Energy Policy, Environment, Water.

spent with one another in this melancholy year, but the work is not done once the dishes are clean and everyone is home safely.

Everyone is planning to get another COVID-19 test one week after the meal.

Additionally, Thanksgiving is our family’s trial run for Christmas, so a few days after, I plan to call everyone and discuss what worked well and what didn’t. If all goes well, I hope to repeat this quarantine, test and gather process for Christmas.

The ending of 2020 deserves to be celebrated, given this challenging year.

This Thanksgiving will be different from those of other years, and my kids understand they need to manage their expectations.

But we still plan to uphold our tradition of writing all that we are thankful for and reading our messages aloud to one another. We will always share love, laughs, and a good meal while everyone does their part to protect one another.

This story was produced with original reporting from Melissa Hawkins and is a collaboration with The Conversation.

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Transferring Retirement Savings to the next Generation

By Janice Gough Leaving retirement savings in your past employer’s plan can limit your choice of investments and limit your beneficiary’s choices for distribution of proceeds.

The main reason to move your money to an Individual Retirement is to provide beneficiaries with more options, stagger out taxation of distributions and grant better options for liquidation.

The 401K umbrella of investment choices normally offer a menu of mutual funds, however, the safe investment choices, such as a Equity Indexed Annuities, REITs

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(real estate investment trusts), MLCDs ( Market Linked CDs) are not normally offered. Other investments which may not be included are risk products, such as individual stocks and bonds, ETFs (exchange traded funds), and using alternative investments. Liquidation of numerous investments left to heirs in the 401K can require a lot of work, because each investment will require it’s own liquidation.

Qualified plans (such as 401(k)s and profit- sharing plans are subject to a different set of rules that do not allow the funds to be distributed over time. As a result, when your 401(k) is inherited, the funds will usually be distributed immediately in a single lump sum payment, resulting in an immediate tax liability for the beneficiary.

This could result in an increase in all of your taxes if the income received, boost you to a higher tax bracket.

Further, if the estate is the beneficiary of an inherited qualified plan (401(k)), you lose the option of rolling the funds into an Inherited IRA in order to maximize the tax-deferral potential.

Failing to name a beneficiary, will cause benefits to be paid out to your estate upon death, which will cause a loss of the tax-deferral benefits that can otherwise be realized with an inherited IRA. This is because the favorable rules that allow the account value to be distributed over time, only apply if the account’s designated beneficiary is an individual or a trust. There must be a life expectancy.

Through the inherited IRA, The Generation -skipping

transfer tax is a federal tax that results when there is a transfer of property by gift or inheritance to a beneficiary who is at least 37½ years younger than the donor. The legislation effectively closed the loophole where inheritances could skip a generation to avoid double estate taxation Typically the beneficiary will exhaust the account funds within five years of the original owner’s death, which allows the account value to continue to grow and stretches the tax liability that accompanies the distributions over that period of time.

The rollover must be accomplished through a trustee-to-trustee transfer whereby the 401(k) plan administrator transfers the funds directly into a new IRA account that only holds the inherited 401(k) funds.

In the inherited retirement account arena, how beneficiary designations are stated is critical to a successful transfer of the account to the next generation. Important to note, the account’s beneficiary designation trumps even the client’s will in determining who will inherit the account, While most beneficiaries cannot control the type of retirement accounts that they have inherited, when it comes to maximizing the taxdeferral benefits associated with inherited accounts, knowing the rules of the game is key to avoiding a major tax hit when these accounts change hands. The Secure Act, an expansive retirement law that went into effect Jan. 1,2020, eliminated the

“stretch IRA,” which allowed non-spousal beneficiaries to withdraw assets of inherited accounts over their lifetimes.

Now, those who inherited an IRA since the beginning of 2020 and thereafter have 10 years to withdraw the assets, however or could take a lump sum and face taxation of the money all at once. Spouses and disabled beneficiaries are among the exceptions to the Rule.

The Grantor can establish an irrevocable trust that assigns a beneficiary who is younger than the settlor by at least 37 ½ years.

It is called a generation

skipping trust and can be a part of a comprehensive estate plan that aims to minimize tax liability.

Janice Gough is a Financial Consultant in Palm Springs located at 471 E Tahquitz, Ste221. and specializes in retirement planning. You may Contact her at Janice@ GoughFfinancialSvcs. com or by calling our office (760) 251-7724 or Mobile (650) 200-8291, We offer a Complimentary, review for first time clients and online meetings. Celebrating 43 years in business.

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will go toward new local, state and federal efforts to provide equitable access to health care and healthy food.

Elkind said health-care accessibility among races is uneven. Even with the Affordable Care Act, which is being challenged in the U.S. Supreme Court, he said, Black and Brown’s people still are more likely to be uninsured than White people. Gaps in heart disease rates also are pronounced.

“Black Americans continue to experience a nearly 30% higher death rate from cardiovascular disease and a 45% higher death rate from cardiovascular disease, and a 45% higher death rate from stroke compared with non-Hispanic White Americans,” he said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention data, heart disease is the leading cause of African-Americans’ death. In Virginia, deaths from heart ailments are about 1.3 times more

common for Black people than White people. Virginia data is available online at americashealthrankings.org.

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Eva Green Shines in Alice Winocour’s “Proxima” Now Streaming on Amazon

Any career woman, who has been faced with juggling her work with parental responsibilities, will relate to French director Alice Winocour’s “Proxima.”

Co-written with JeanStéphane Bron, the film is a family drama centering on a female astronaut in training for a space trip to Mars.

Driven by the impeccable characterization of Sarah Loreau by Eva Green, the film is a pre-blast-off excursion into the delicate balance between Sarah and her seven-year-old daughter Stella, beautifully rendered by talented Zélie BoulantLemesle, who makes her film debut. Unlike the “Hollywoodish” superficial character and relationship development in the Netflix series “Away” starring Hillary Swank, Winocour’s script delves deeply into the changing family dynamic, which is spot on and intriguing, illuminating the roller coaster of emotions that mother and daughter experience during the preflight training process.

Sarah sits quietly with Stella, explaining that she has been chosen to be an astronaut and that her training will commence shortly, after which she will be gone for a year. In a very poignant moment, her child asks, “Will you die before me?”

Sarah tries to skim over the answer, and as she’s tucking her in casually says, “That is customary.” To move forward, Sarah must enlist the aid of her ex-partner and Stella’s

dad Lars Eidinger to become the primary caretaker. Nicely played by Thomas Ackerman, at first, Lars is reluctant to be a full-time dad and can’t understand why his “ex” wants to do this. She tells him that being an astronaut has been her dream ever since she was a little girl and put a lampshade on her head. Being in the space business himself, Lars agrees, and his daughter moves in along with her cat Laika.

Sarah is the only woman selected for this particular mission, the training of which will take place at the European Space Agency in Cologne, Germany, under the supervision of team commander and somewhat sexist Mike Shannon, aptly played by Matt Damon. On occasion, he tries to pull her off parts of the training that he thinks might be too daunting, citing that she might not have the core skills. Offended, she insists that she can do it and does as well as the male astronauts, including the grueling 9G Gravity machine. The training scenes are intense and beautifully captured by cinematographer Georges Lechaptois, who lingers on a frame before cutting to the next shot.

Leisure time is given to the astronauts who, one night, sat around a campfire reciting poetry: “Give me a garden of beautiful flowers where I can walk undisturbed.” As the training nears completion, Stella and her dad are moved to housing in Cologne for the astronauts’ families.

Supervised by astrophysicist Wendy, played by Sandra Hüller, she takes Stella under her wing and becomes her surrogate mother. In between training sessions, Sarah spends time with her daughter, and there is a sweet scene of them ice-skating together. But, Stella is quite unhappy as being dyslectic; she is having trouble keeping up with the other kids and can’t do the multiplication tables. Throughout the film, we see Sarah’s devotion to her training, as well as her deep concern for her daughter’s well being. As time allowed to spend with her daughter shortens, Stella begins to withdraw and forms a strong bond with Wendy.

Blast-off is nearing, and the reality of the potential danger of the mission is setting in, and each astronaut is asked to write

a “just in case” letter to their families. They can also bring a few souvenirs onboard to remember their earth connections, such as favorite family photos, shots of water, forests, and even ladybugs.

They can get enough stuff to fill a shoebox – no more than that. Being so close to takeoff and to avoid any contamination, the astronauts can now only see their families through a glass partition, and you can see the pain Sarah is feeling in not being able to hold her child one last time before she leaves for outer space. Here, she takes an implausible dramatic action that endangers not only herself but also the mission is. Perhaps it was to heighten the drama and to hammer home Sarah’s devotion to her child. However, taking that action flies in the face of all her training and leaves you

doubting her commitment.

Not a right message as breaking strict rules doesn’t shine a positive light on Sarah and brings into question the woman’s ability to walk the line between parenting and career. Despite this contrived dramatic moment, the schedule is maintained, and all the astronauts are suited up. But is it a “go?”

“PROXIMA” A Vertical Entertainment Release Where: Digital HD from Amazon Video, iTunes & Pay TV Genre: Action/Drama Running time: 1 hour 47 minutes Languages: French, English, Russian, German (sub-titles when appropriate) Not rated.

Court Ruling, Biden Election Could Save AZ DACA Recipients

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program protects from deportation and other rights thousands of immigrants brought into the United States as children. (vivalapenley/Adobe Stock)

By Desert Star Staff Arizonans eligible for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program are hopeful but cautious over a court ruling that could reverse a Trump administration policy

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that crippled the program.

Last week, a federal judge declared the appointment of Chad Wolf as interim Secretary of Homeland Security was unlawful, and he lacked authority

when he limited access to work permits for thousands of so-called Dreamers.

Reyna Montoya is the founder and CEO of the group Aliento Arizona and said the ruling could allow November 20, 2020

thousands of Arizonans to move on with their lives.

“This would allow us to hopefully reinstate the whole DACA program, and all those 27,000 Arizona Dreamers who couldn’t apply for the DACA program will have an opportunity to apply for it,” Montoya said. “It would bring it back to the way that it was.”

The case affects 650,000 people brought into the United States as children by parents who were undocumented.

Montoya warns Dreamers to be patient since the outcome of the ruling could be delayed by an appeal.

Montoya added Arizona’s Dreamers are cautiously optimistic that a Democratic administration will be moving into the White House in January. She said Dreamers are reminding Presidentelect Joe Biden of his

promise to reverse President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at DACA. But, she said ultimately, Biden needs to get a measure through Congress to ensure the Dreamers’ future.

“So is he going to work in a bipartisan manner to ensure that we have a congressional action?

Because at the end of the day, we need some permanence,” Montoya said. “And if he doesn’t solve it, then we might have another president in four years again who might not like the program.”

Wolf was nominated for the DHS job last summer but was never confirmed by the Senate.

The New York federal judge upheld a General Accounting Office finding that Wolf does not have the statutory authority to serve as acting secretary.

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Housecall Providers Celebrates 25th Year in OR

Primary medical director Pam Miner is among the doctors making house calls in Oregon. (Andie Petkus/Housecall Providers)

By Desert Star Staff This year marks the 25th anniversary of a unique program that provides in-home care for some of Oregon’s most vulnerable residents.

Housecall Providers has

expanded to three programs since it began in 1995. At any given time, its primary-care arm serves 1,500 to 1,600 patients. It also has about 120 hospice patients and provides community-based palliative care for 150 people

with severe but non-lifethreatening conditions that require wraparound services.

Chief executive Rebecca Ramsay said staff is on call for patients’ serious needs.

“If the patient has the flu or is having any kind of

exacerbation of their chronic illness, we can make urgent visits as well,” she said. “So the difference there is that we’re going to the patient on an urgent basis, instead of the patient having to come to an office setting.”

In 2017, the nonprofit community-benefits company CareOregon acquired Housecall Providers.

The program’s primarycare medical director, Dr. Pamela Miner, said they serve homebound elderly Oregonians, people coping with physical or developmental disabilities, and those with medical or behavioral health challenges. She said the ability to provide house calls allows them to care for so-called “super-utilizers” -- the handful of Medicare beneficiaries who make up most hospital visits.

“We help prevent expensive trips to the hospital and unnecessary nursing-home stays,” she said. “Not only does this set a new standard for the quality of care that patients can expect at home, but it

also improves patient health outcomes, lowers health-care costs and improves the care team’s satisfaction as well.”

Miner said her team takes COVID-19 precautions on home visits and uses teleconferencing as much as possible.

In 2012, Housecall Providers began participating in the national Independence at Home demonstration, a Medicare shared-savings model. Still, Ramsay said it’s hard to remain financially viable, and the program relies on donations. She told a home-based service is an option many people want, and it is likely to be in even greater demand as the population ages.

“There’s a lot of work to do,” she said, “to really make sure that the health-care financing system is coming along with us in recognition of the value of this type of care.”

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Iran threatens the US with a ‘crushing’ response

By Desert Star Staff Tehran has warned that any attack against Iran by the US would be met with a “crushing” response following reports that President Trump had considered options for attacking Iranian nuclear sites.

Iranian government spokesperson Ali Rabiei vowed to punish any unprovoked US aggression in a streamed broadcast on Tuesday, following reports of a Trump administration’s calculated attack.

Any action against the Iranian nation would undoubtedly face a crushing response.

The remarks were a reaction to reports in the New York Times (NYT) on Monday. The paper claimed that US President Donald Trump had asked his senior advisers last Thursday whether there was scope to take out Iranian nuclear sites.

His advisers, including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, apparently warned Trump that the move could escalate into a broader conflict.

According to the report,

Trump is frustrated that his sanctions and harsh rhetoric haven’t been enough to bring Iran back to the negotiating table and surrender its nuclear program once and for all.

The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with the military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites but may still be considering options against other Iranian assets and allies, including militias in Iraq.

The report claimed that the attack would have targeted Natanz, Iran’s main uranium-enrichment facility is approved. It is unclear whether any consideration was given to a missile or cyber-attack.

Last Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said that Iran’s uranium stockpile at Natanz was 12 times larger than the previous nuclear agreement’s limits, which Trump abandoned in 2018.

The White House has not commented on the New York Times story.

The Trump administration has been pursuing a “maximum pressure campaign” against the Persian state in the form of crippling economic sanctions.

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Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202010862. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 DSW20-5185 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS SQUEAKY THRONE CLEANING SERVICES, 68675 DURANGO ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 92234. Riverside County. Full name of registrant MIGUEL- - AVALOS, 68675 DURANGO ROAD, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234.

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

(A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed MIGUEL AVALOS. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 11/03/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202011416. 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

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OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE). Publish November 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 DSW20-5184 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS CHAPARRITOS GRILL, 77-682 COUNTRY CLUB DR STE H, PALM SPRINGS, CA 92211. Riverside County. Full name of registrant CORAL MOUNTAIN FOUNDATION INC., 44-100 MONTEREY AVE, SUITE T, PALM DESERT, CA 92260/CA. Business is conducted by CORPORTION. Registrant has yet to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above.

I declare that all the information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant, who declares as true, information which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime) Signed JOSHUA AARON GROSSMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Riverside County on 10/27/2020. Peter Aldana, Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder File No. R-202010908. NOTICE — THIS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT EXPIRES FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE IT WAS FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK. A NEW FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT MUST BE FILED BEFORE THAT TIME. THE FILING OF THIS STATEMENT DOES NOT ITSELF AUTHORIZE THE USE IN THIS STATE OF A FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME IN VIOLATION OF THE RIGHTS OF ANOTHER UNDER FEDERAL, STATE OR COMMON LAW (SEE SECTION 14411, ET. SEQ., BUSINES SAND PROFESSIONS CODE).

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Nursing Homes Brace for Second Wave of COVID-19 Cases

Kentucky is one of 12 states nationwide where there is an alarming increase in COVID cases, especially among nursing-home residents and staff. (Adobe Stock)

By Desert Star Staff LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Coronavirus cases in Kentucky and across the nation are spiking at alarming rates, and new data from AARP show nationwide nursing home infections are no longer declining.

Advocates are calling

for increased transparency, staffing, personal protective equipment (PPE) and testing.

So far, 1,095 long-term care facility residents and staff in the Commonwealth have died, totaling more than 65% of all COVID-19 related deaths in the state.

Sherry Culp, a long-

term care ombudsman for the Nursing Ombudsman Agency of the Bluegrass, said facilities should start communicating now about how they’ll help residents and families stay connected and safe during the holidays.

“So facilities need to be planning now for increased

phone calls; increased video chats,” Culp suggested.

“They need to be preparing if someone wants to drop a holiday gift off to their mother.”

Culp noted over the past four weeks, resident and staff cases have begun to tick upward.

Yet AARP’s findings show in every state, nursing homes are experiencing shortages of direct-care workers and PPE, particularly N95 masks, gowns, gloves and eye protection.

Nationwide, more than 91,000 residents and staff have died from COVID-19.

She added community spread affected nursing-home residents and stressed adhering to COVID-19 guidelines such as mask-wearing and social distancing can make a difference, especially for nursing home staff at risk of transmitting the virus as they go to and from work.

“Those are the kinds of things that I think there needs to be a lot of attention on right now,” Culp urged. “It’s what every Kentuckian can do to help preserve the lives of our nursing-home residents.”

Eric Evans, associate state director of advocacy and

outreach for AARP Kentucky, said there are actions federal and state lawmakers can take to prevent more deaths this winter, including providing more funding for regular testing, as well as increased oversight of facilities to ensure that discharges, transfers and in-person visitation follow safety guidelines.

“AARP urges elected officials to take action, combat this national tragedy, provide funding for nursing homes, PPE, staffing,” Evans emphasized. “To really stop this, we really think that Congress should act now.”

Evans also pointed out that sparse data has been available on the scope of the crisis in nursing homes since the start of the pandemic.

He said AARP’s COVID-19 Dashboard will be updated monthly to provide four-week snapshots of the virus’s infiltration into long-term care facilities across the country.

Disclosure: AARP Kentucky contributes to our fund for reporting on Budget Policy and Priorities, Health Issues, Senior Issues, and Urban Planning/Transportation. I

St. Louis Helps Pave Way for Nonpartisan Election Reform

By Desert Star Staff ST. LOUIS, Mo. -City elections in St. Louis will change next year after residents approved a nonpartisan primary system in what’s known as “approval voting.”

Supporters say having cities in Middle America get on board helps with broader reform efforts.

The new system allows voters to choose as many candidates as they want during the primaries, allowing the two top votegetters to advance.

The idea is to elect someone who garnered the most comprehensive support.

Approval voting averts the cost and complexities associated with “ranked-choice” voting.

Earlier this year, Fargo, North Dakota, became the first U.S. city to enact the practice.

Chris Raleigh, director of campaigns and advocacy at the Center for Election Science, said voting reforms get heavy focus in coastal areas, so having heartland residents endorse this approach is a big deal.

“They’re sick of bad elections and bad government like everybody else,” Raleigh contended.

Skeptics of approval voting say voters still will be tempted to use ballot strategy by second-guessing adding other choices, so they don’t harm their preferred candidate. www.desertstarweekly.com

But the Center cautioned no system can fully guarantee a majority winner when there are more than two candidates.

Meanwhile, Raleigh added he hopes to see the movement gain momentum in states such as Colorado.

In St. Louis, some African-American groups worry approval voting will harm the Democratic Party, which has seen massive local elections success.

But Jamala Rogers, executive director of the Organization for Black Struggle, said the party hasn’t always produced a candidate who has backed most residents, including marginalized voters.

“As part of Prop D education, people found out that three out of five voters often preferred a different candidate,” Rogers observed. “To me, that’s a huge disenfranchising piece of statistic.”

Rogers explained she hopes the process can help create more educated voters who will know more about their chosen candidates.

The new approach will be used in the March primary next spring.

Disclosure: Center for Election Science contributes to our fund for reporting on Campaign Finance Reform/ Money in Politics, Civic Engagement, and Civil Rights.

This fall, nearly 70% of St. Louis voters backed the idea of switching to “approval voting.” (Adobe Stock)

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Paid-Leave Advocates Look to New Administration for Relief

Jessica Shamout, a working mom from Pasadena, is advocating for a national paid-leave program. (Jessica Shamout)

By Desert Star Staff SACRAMENTO, Calif.

-- As the Biden administration prepares to take power, advocates for working families are pressing for a national

paid-leave program.

Today, California Congresswoman Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, is holding a virtual roundtable open to the public with experts on paid leave,

families and small businesses.

One of the speakers, working mom Jessica Shamout, said her former coworkers gave her a hard time when she took 12

weeks of paid leave at full salary after her daughter’s birth, even though she had negotiated it into her contract.

“This should be the norm, that people are taking the time and making their family a priority,” Shamout contended. “This should not be shameful to ask for. You shouldn’t have to feel like you’re gaming the system.”

Nationwide, most lowwage employees don’t have access to paid leave. California is one of nine states to offer such a program, and it only pays 60 to 70% of people’s weekly salary. The government deducts a portion of workers’ paychecks to pay for it.

The roundtable event takes place at 11:00 a.m. today on Facebook Live.

The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world without a national paid-leave program.

Bridget Shea, campaign manager for a nonprofit called Paid Leave for the

United States, said the issue is especially crucial in 2020 and beyond.

“You know, we have record numbers of women leaving the workforce, COVID-19 cases are on the rise again, we’re in an economic downturn,” Shea observed. “So the need for paid leave paid sick days, affordable child care and financial support for caregivers has never been greater.”

Congress is considering two bills that would address the matter.

The Family Act would establish a national program offering 12 weeks of paid leave.

And the HEROES Act, currently stalled in the U.S. Senate, would increase coronavirus relief and close loopholes on paid leave.

Disclosure: Paid Leave for the U.S. (PL+US) contributes to our fund for reporting on Early Childhood Education, Family/Father Issues, Livable Wages/Working Families, and Women’s Issues.

Presidential Transition Key for Nevada’s DACA Recipients

By Desert Star Staff LAS VEGAS -- More than 12,000 Nevadans are protected by DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, and President-elect Joe Biden has promised on Day One he’ll reverse the Trump administration’s attempts to repeal it.

A federal judge ruled last week that, because the nomination of interim Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf wasn’t confirmed by the Senate, Wolf didn’t have the authority to reduce DACA work permits from two years one or close the program to first-time applicants.

Lalo Montoya, political director for the group Make the Road Nevada, is a DACA recipient and said he hopes to see a legislative proposal for immigration reform on top of reversing the recent DACA changes.

“DACA has never been a

long-term solution,” he said.

“As someone who has it, it’s really tough to plan your life in two-year increments. It’s tough -- like I, myself, this election meant my livelihood.”

In addition to protecting DACA, Montoya said, Biden has promised a deportation moratorium, protections for people seeking asylum and an end to family separations.

Make the Road Nevada also advocates for a path to citizenship for the millions of undocumented people living in the United States and Congress to include them in a coronavirus relief package.

The CARES Act that passed in March excluded undocumented immigrants from benefits, preventing U.S. citizen children of undocumented parents from getting aid. Montoya’s group is urging Congress to change that in the next COVID-19 relief bill. He pointed out that many undocumented workers,

Nevada is home to more than 12,000 DACA recipients, and more than 250,000 Nevadans live with at least one undocumented person. (Wikimedia Commons) and those living in mixedstatus households, are on the front lines of the pandemic.

“Not just around reversing some policies,” he said, “but literally keeping people safe from the pandemic and making

sure that they’re not excluded due to their legal status.”

Montoya said DACA changed his life by allowing him to start a business without fear of deportation, but more comprehensive

reform is needed. He said he thinks the new administration will provide an opportunity to bring folks together to fight for greater respect and dignity for immigrants.

Will Drive-Through Voting Stick? One IA Official Hopes So

By Desert Star Staff IOWA CITY, Iowa -- The 2020 election saw many voters cast their ballots in ways much different than they’re used to. The pandemic resulted in a surge in absentee voting by mail, but drive-through voting also surfaced -- and one Iowa official believes it has staying power.

Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert said he was floored when people asked to bring the option back for future elections. Weipert said

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he thought it was just a “oneand-done” deal because of the crisis and concerns about voting in person.

“I have received so many ‘thank yous,’” he said, “and letters of, ‘You’re going to continue the drivethrough voting, right?’”

His office said 18,000 Johnson County residents took advantage of drive-through voting this fall. Weipert said he wants to make it a permanent part of his county’s voting process, but other auditors

say not all jurisdictions will have the resources to pull it off, even if voters demand it.

Johnson County made use of a parking garage at the Health and Human Services Building in Iowa City. Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz, who also is president of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors, credited Weipert’s work to make voting more accessible. However, she said, she thinks logistics will make it harder for the option to catch on throughout the state.

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As for absentee voting, Weipert said he believes people who tried it for the first time “Of course, you’d have this year will do so again -to have enough staff to be not only for the convenience able to do that,” she said, but also for them to become “and you’d have to have a more informed voters. venue, such as what he had, “The other thing I hear from to be able to do that.” voters,” he said, “is, ‘It gives Drive-through voting me a chance to look up the is seen as an extension of judges and other candidates curbside voting. Most curbside I knew nothing about, and programs were intended to help actually vote on that race.’” those with difficulty entering The state’s secretary a polling place because of a has said more than 1 million disability. Still, states such as Iowans requested absentee Iowa expanded the service ballots for the November this year for anyone deemed election, a state record. high risk for COVID-19. www.desertstarweekly.com