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Dra. Isabel Gomez Bassols La Red Hispana

You may have a neighbor or family member who is experiencing domestic violence, and you don't know how to help them. I will share some ideas with you.

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n nuevo estudio encontró que el confinamiento a raíz de la pandemia, así como el estrés provocado por la pérdida de familiares, o del empleo, han profundizado otra pandemia, la de la violencia doméstica. La violencia doméstica tiene varios rostros, puede ser física, emocional, psicológica, económica o sexual.

Una de cada cuatro mujeres y uno de cada 10 hombres experimentan a lo largo de sus vidas alguna forma de violencia doméstica.

Trágicamente, las víctimas de la violencia doméstica de nuestras comunidades hispanas cargan con frecuencia un doble peso, toda vez que en muchos casos se trata de mujeres migrantes vulnerables que no sólo padecen de abuso sistemático, sino temen buscar ayuda debido a su situación migratoria.

Es posible que tengas un vecino o un familiar que sufren de violencia en el hogar, y no sabes cómo ayudarles. Compartiré contigo unas ideas.

Lo más importante es ESCUCHAR, pues esa persona es la única que te puede relatar lo que realmente ocurre en su hogar, en su vida, en su relación. Lo principal es decirle que estás ahí para apoyar. Escucha sin interrumpir, sin juzgar, no pienses que lo que te diga es falso. Cuida la forma de escuchar y el tono de tu voz cuando le hables.

Pon atención a tus propios miedos, prejuicios y creencias. Tus experiencias te sirven sólo a ti. No debes pensar que tu forma de enfrentarte a esta situación es la única forma efectiva, ni pienses que vas a ser el rescatador de esta relación. Si sermoneas la persona se pone a la defensiva y no buscará ayuda.

No culpes a la víctima de lo que le sucede, ni castigarlo con tus palabras sobre por qué continúa con esta relación. Si estás tratando con una persona de otra cultura o raza no hagas comentarios racistas.

The most important thing is to LISTEN, because that person is the only one who can tell you what really happens at home, in her life, in her relationship. The main thing is to tell him that you are there to support. Listen without interrupting, without judging, do not think that what he tells you is false. Take care of the way you listen and the tone of your voice when you speak to him.

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Ten lista una maleta, en caso de que necesites un tiempo aparte, además ropa, ten copias de tus documentos importantes, medicinas, artículos para desinfectar.

En el caso que no vives con tu ex pareja y necesitas recoger o llevar a tus hijos, sigue las siguientes recomendaciones: Que alguien te acompañe. Avísale cuando vas a ir, no te bajes del auto, practica el distanciamiento social adecuado. Puedes llamar las 24 horas al día, a la línea de Ayuda de Violencia Doméstica 800-799-7233.

La mayoría de los refugios están llenos, pero se están utilizando hoteles, iglesias y otros espacios para apoyar al público. Hay ayuda a tu alcance.

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new study found that the confinement from the pandemic, as well as the stress caused by the loss of family members, or of employment, have deepened another pandemic, that of domestic violence. Domestic violence has many faces, it can be physical, emotional, psychological, economic or sexual.

One in four women and one in 10 men experience some form of domestic violence in their lifetime. Tragically, victims of domestic violence in our Hispanic communities often carry a double burden, since in many cases they are vulnerable migrant women who not only suffer from systematic abuse, but fear seeking help due to their immigration status.

Pay attention to your own fears, prejudices, and beliefs. Your experiences serve only you. You should not think that your way of dealing with this situation is the only effective way, nor do you think that you are going to be the rescuer of this relationship. If you lecture the person becomes defensive and will not seek help.

Do not blame the victim for what happens to her, or punish her with your words about why she continues with this relationship. If you are dealing with a person of another culture or race, do not make racist comments.

Help them create a safety plan for victims or survivors of violence during this pandemic.

Ask them what their strengths and resources are in protecting their children.

You can help them assess their situation, such as asking them what things they can control right now and which ones they cannot control. Help them identify power and how they can keep their children healthy.

This may include being able to listen to your fears and feelings.

How to identify patterns and triggers of violence and abuse: Identify your partner's behavior patterns before you explode, for example, your voice changes, you start to sweat, speed up, and flail.

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Ayúdales a crear un plan de seguridad durante esta pandemia a las víctimas o sobrevivientes de violencia. Pregúntales cuáles son sus fortalezas y recursos para proteger a sus hijos.

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Once these patterns have been identified, the person can think of ways to use the time to prepare for outbreaks of violence and not just protect himself and her children during times of greatest danger.

Les puedes ayudar a evaluar su situación, como preguntándoles qué cosas puede controlar en este momento y cuales no puede controlar. Ayúdales a que puedan identificar el poder y de qué manera pueden mantener a sus hijos sanos. Esto puede incluir el poder escuchar sus miedos y sus sentimientos.

The following recommendations are for those who are victims of a violent relationship.

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Cómo identificar patrones y detonantes de violencia y abuso: Identificar los patrones de conducta de su pareja antes de explotar, por ejemplo, cambia su voz, comienza a sudar, se acelera y se agita.

Una vez que haya identificado esos patrones, la persona puede pensar en maneras de utilizar el tiempo para prepararse para las explosiones de violencia y para no sólo proteger su persona y sus hijos durante los momentos de mayor peligro.

Las siguientes recomendaciones son para quienes son víctimas de una relación de violencia.

Identifica espacios seguros en tu hogar o patio para los momentos de mayor tensión, puede ser ver una película, estar en el garaje o salir a caminar. Asegúrate que si hay armas de fuego que las mismas estén con llave y fuera del alcance de los niños. Si tienes una

Try to stay in touch with people in the community with other members of your trusted community. Even members of your religious community. Identify a person you trust with whom you can talk about possible danger when there is imminent danger in your home.

Identify safe spaces in your home or yard for the most stressful moments, it could be watching a movie, being in the garage, or going for a walk. Make sure that if there are firearms that they are locked and out of the reach of children. If you have an argument, do not be in the kitchen or in a place where there is a gun.

Have a suitcase ready, in case you need some time aside, also clothes, have copies of your important documents, medicines, items to disinfect.

In the case that you do not live with your ex-partner and you need to pick up or take your children, follow the following recommendations: Someone accompanies you. Let them know when you are going to go, do not get out of the car, practice adequate social distancing. You can call the Domestic Violence Helpline 24 hours a day at 800-799-7233.

Most of the shelters are full, but hotels, churches and other spaces are being used to support the public. Help is at your fingertips.

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HEALTH

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ONLY 4 WEEKS LEFT ON COVERED CALIFORNIA OPEN ENROLLMENT

SOLO QUEDAN 4 SEMANAS DE INSCRIPCIÓN ABIERTA DE COVERED CALIFORNIA

People who sign up now on Covered California would begin coverage on February 1st.

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La gente que se inscriba ahora en Covered California comenzarían la cobertura el 1 de febrero.

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ith the Omicron variant spreading like wildfire, many people without health insurance are searching for options - and may find them on the Covered California marketplace.

The open enrollment period runs through January 31. James Scullary, spokesperson with Covered California, said the uninsured risk getting stuck with huge medical bills if they end up having to go to the hospital.

insurance, according to the nonprofit group FAIR Health.

entire thing is different,"

The state estimates that 1.1 million uninsured Californians are eligible for free or very-low-cost coverage via Covered California or Medi-Cal. Scullary said the cost varies by zip code, income, and how many people in the household need to be covered.

$10 a month for compre-

"The savings and the financial help that is now available through the American Rescue Plan is so significant, that if you checked a year ago, the

said Scullary. "Many people are paying less than hensive coverage from a name-brand plan that fits their needs best."

He adds that 75% of people on Covered California are paying less than $100

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on la variante Omicron propagándose rápidamente, muchas personas sin seguro médico están buscando opciones y pueden encontrarlas en el mercado de Covered California.

a month for their brand- El período de inscripción name health plan - like abierta se extiende hasta Anthem BlueCross, Blue el 31 de enero. James Scullary, portavoz de Shield, Kaiser PermanCovered California, dijo ente, and Healthnet. que las personas sin seguro corren el riesgo de People can find the quedarse con enormes shop-and-compare tool facturas médicas si terminan en el hospital. on CoveredCA.com.

"Las hospitalizaciones", dijo Scullary, "particularmente aquellas que requieren tratamiento en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, pueden ser increíblemente costosas, con un promedio de más de $127,000 dólares por visita".

La factura para alguien con COVID que solo necesita atención ambulatoria, comúnmente los que están completamente vacunados, tendría un promedio de un poco más de $ 1,300. Y gran parte de eso estaría cubierto por el seguro, según el grupo sin fines de lucro FAIR Health.

"Hospitalizations," said Scullary, "particularly those that require Intensive Care Unit treatment, can be incredibly expensive, and average more than $127,000 dollars per visit."

El estado estima que 1.1 millones de californianos sin seguro son elegibles para la cobertura gratuita o de muy bajo costo a través de Covered California o Medi-Cal. Scullary dijo que el costo varía según el código postal, los ingresos y cuántas personas en el hogar deben estar cubiertas.

Los ahorros y la ayuda financiera que ahora está disponible a través del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense son tan significativos que, si lo revisó hace un año, todo es diferente", dijo Scullary."

Muchas personas pagan menos de $10 al mes por una cobertura integral de un plan de marca que se adapta mejor a sus necesidades".

Agrega que el 75% de las personas en Covered California pagan menos de $100 al mes por su plan de salud de marca, como Anthem BlueCross, Blue Shield, Kaiser Permanente y Healthnet.

The bill for someone with COVID who only needs outpatient care - commonly the fully-vaccinated - would average just over $1,300. And much of that would be covered by

La gente puede encontrar la herramienta de comprar y comparar en CoveredCA.com.

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PUBLIC HEALTH EXPERTS WORRY ABOUT CDC’S SHORTENED ISOLATION TIME FOLLOWING EXPOSURE TO COVID

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ublic health experts are expressing concern about new Centers for Disease Control guidelines which shorten by half the isolation time after an individual is exposed to COVID. The CDC issued its revised guidelines Dec. 27, recommending that people who have tested positive for COVID isolate for five days, down from the previous 10-day requirement. If they are asymptomatic or their symptoms are resolving, (without a fever for 24 hours, for example), they must follow isolation by 5 days of wearing a mask when around others.

No additional testing is required before ending isolation, and the CDC did not define what “resolving” symptoms might be.

People who have been exposed to someone with COVID can simply mask for 10 days if they have been boosted, or taken the first set of Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months, or completed the primary series of J&J vaccine within the last 2 months. A test is recommended on the 5th day after exposure.

Those who are unvaccinated or have not yet received a booster if they are eligible, must isolate at home for five days — also down from the previous requirement of 10 — after which they must wear a mask around others for an additional five days. A test is recommended on day 5.

Unvaccinated people who have been exposed to COVID but cannot quarantine are required to wear a mask when around others.

In an interview with the PBS NewsHour Dec. 28, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, Director of Health at the City of St. Louis, Missouri Department of Health said public confusion over the new guidelines is warranted. “The job now is on the CDC, on the federal government, and on local health officials to make sure that people understand the science and can make that transition,” she said, noting that implementation of the changes will be slow, because many municipalities do not have the funding to support the recommended testing on the fifth day.

Home testing kits are in short supply.

Social media exploded as the new guidelines were announced, with some tweeters accusing the CDC of putting corporate profit over best public health practices. Of particular concern is the fact that a follow-up negative test is not required before leaving isolation, leaving individuals to decide for themselves whether their symptoms have resolved.

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The new guidelines were announced even as the US faces a surge of COVID infections from the Omicron and Delta variants, with an estimated 265,000 new cases per day, with 75,000 hospitalizations and 1,500 daily deaths.

“MUDDIEST GUIDELINE EVER!” tweeted Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, Senior Fellow at the Federation of American Scientists. “Tell me what’s wrong with this CDC rule: it says you can simply leave the house if ‘your symptoms are resolving.’ In what universe is that considered a clear guideline? It’s dangerously muddy.”

“People will definitely abuse that vagueness to be blasé and ignore isolation. Businesses will abuse it too — to the detriment of public health,” said FeiglDing.

The epidemiologist also noted that the Food and Drug Administration Dec. 28 announced that rapid antigen tests are less sensitive for detecting Omicron variant infections. “This could mean we are missing a lot more COVID19. I know many families with everyone having symptoms but (not testing) positive,” he said.

Jerome Adams, who served as US Surgeon General during the Trump Administration and now serves as the Health Equity Director at Purdue, tweeted: “Regardless of what CDC says, you really should try to obtain an antigen test (I know: easier said than done) and confirm it is negative prior to leaving isolation and quarantine.”

“There’s not a scientist or doctor I’ve met yet who wouldn’t do this for themselves, and their family,” he wrote.

Dr. Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University’s School of Public Health, said that the new CDC guidelines were “a step in the right direction,” but fell somewhat short.

“While new CDC isolation guidelines are reasonable, here's what I would have done differently,” he tweeted. “Required a negative antigen test after 5 days; had different guidelines for vaccinated (contagious for shorter time) versus unvaccinated; and specified higher quality masks.”

“The critique appears to be that people won't follow CDC guidelines; that they will stop isolating after 5 days even with symptoms and/or not wear a mask.”

“Yes. That will happen for some. But shorter isolation means lower barrier to test/isolate, which will motivate others to test,” stated Jha. The CDC’s new guidelines can be read here: https:// to.pbs.org/3mGW08K

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una prueba negativa de seguimiento antes de salir del aislamiento, lo que deja que las personas decidan por sí mismas si sus síntomas se han resuelto.

os expertos en salud pública están expresando su preocupación por las nuevas pautas de los Centros para el Control de Enfermedades que acortan a la mitad el tiempo de aislamiento después de que una persona se expone a COVID.

Las nuevas pautas se anunciaron incluso cuando EE. UU. Enfrenta un aumento de infecciones por COVID de las variantes Omicron y Delta, con un estimado de 265,000 nuevos casos por día, con 75,000 hospitalizaciones y 1,500 muertes diarias.

El CDC emitió sus pautas revisadas el 27 de diciembre, recomendando que las personas que hayan dado positivo en la prueba de COVID se aíslen durante cinco días, en comparación con el requisito de los 10 días anteriores. Si están asintomáticos o sus síntomas se están resolviendo (sin fiebre durante 24 horas, por ejemplo), deben seguir 5 días de aislamiento después de usar una máscara cuando estén cerca de otras personas.

"¡GUÍA MÁS MUDDIAL!" tuiteó el Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding, miembro principal de la Federación de Científicos Estadounidenses. "Dime qué hay de malo en esta regla de los CDC: dice que puedes simplemente salir de casa si" tus síntomas se están resolviendo ". ¿En qué universo se considera eso una pauta clara? Está peligrosamente embarrado ".

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No se requieren pruebas adicionales antes de finalizar el aislamiento, y los CDC no definieron qué síntomas podrían "resolverse".

Las personas que han estado expuestas a alguien con COVID pueden simplemente enmascararse durante 10 días si han recibido un refuerzo, o si han tomado el primer conjunto de la vacuna Pfizer o Moderna en los últimos 6 meses, o si completaron la serie primaria de la vacuna J&J en los últimos 2 meses. Se recomienda una prueba el quinto día después de la exposición.

Aquellos que no están vacunados o que aún no han recibido un refuerzo si son elegibles, deben aislarse en casa durante cinco días, también por debajo del requisito anterior de 10, después de lo cual deben usar una máscara alrededor de los demás durante cinco días adicionales. Se recomienda una prueba el día 5.

Las personas no vacunadas que han estado expuestas a COVID pero que no pueden ponerse en cuarentena deben usar una máscara cuando estén cerca de otras personas.

“La gente definitivamente abusará de esa vaguedad para mostrarse indiferente e ignorar el aislamiento.

Las empresas también abusarán de él, en detrimento de la salud pública”, dijo Feigl-Ding.

El epidemiólogo también señaló que la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos el 28 de diciembre anunció que las pruebas rápidas de antígenos son menos sensibles para detectar infecciones variantes de Omicron. “Esto podría significar que estamos perdiendo mucho más COVID19. Conozco muchas familias en las que todos tienen síntomas pero (no dan positivo en la prueba)”, dijo.

Jerome Adams, quien se desempeñó como Cirujano General de EE. UU. Durante la Administración Trump y ahora se desempeña como Director de Equidad en Salud en Purdue, tuiteó: “Independientemente de lo que digan los CDC, realmente debería intentar obtener una prueba de antígeno (lo sé: es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo) y confirme que sea negativo antes de salir del aislamiento y la cuarentena ".

"No hay ningún científico o médico que haya conocido todavía que no haría esto por sí mismos y por su familia", escribió.

En una entrevista con PBS NewsHour el 28 de diciembre, el Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, Director de Salud del Departamento de Salud de la ciudad de St. Louis, Missouri, dijo que se justifica la confusión pública sobre las nuevas pautas. "El trabajo ahora está en los CDC, en el gobierno federal y en los funcionarios de salud locales para asegurarse de que las personas comprendan la ciencia y puedan hacer esa transición", dijo, y señaló que la implementación de los cambios será lenta, porque muchos municipios no tienen los fondos para apoyar las pruebas recomendadas en el quinto día.

El Dr. Ashish Jha, Decano de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Brown, dijo que las nuevas pautas de los CDC eran "un paso en la dirección correcta", pero se quedaron un poco cortas.

Los kits de prueba caseros son escasos.

“La crítica parece ser que la gente no sigue las pautas de los CDC; que dejarán de aislarse después de 5 días incluso con síntomas y / o sin máscara”.

Las redes sociales explotaron cuando se anunciaron las nuevas pautas, y algunos tuiteros acusaron a los CDC de anteponer las ganancias corporativas a las mejores prácticas de salud pública. Es especialmente preocupante el hecho de que no se requiere

"Si bien las nuevas pautas de aislamiento de los CDC son razonables, esto es lo que hubiera hecho de manera diferente", tuiteó. “Requería una prueba de antígeno negativa después de 5 días; tenía pautas diferentes para los vacunados (contagiosos por un tiempo más corto) versus los no vacunados; y máscaras especificadas de mayor calidad ".

"Sí. Eso le pasará a algunos. Pero un aislamiento más corto significa una barrera más baja para probar / aislar, lo que motivará a otros a probar”, dijo Jha.

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I kind of got used to being in my solitude and then coming back into a social space, that was really difficult for me. Even getting together with my friends, holding a conversation, all that stuff, I had to really kind of teach myself. Now that I have been home, spending time with myself, I can say I know myself a lot better. And I know the kind of friends that I need and that I cherish.

Back to normal life — sort of.

With COVID-19 vaccines widely available, California colleges welcomed students back for a mix of in-person and online classes this fall. After months of studying virtually from childhood bedrooms and other remote locations, students could once again ask questions of professors face to face and socialize with their peers IRL. The transition didn’t always go smoothly.

Some students struggled to find affordable housing. Others discovered they actually preferred online classes — especially when trying to juggle work with school. And policies around vaccines and other coronavirus safety measures were sometimes confusing and unevenly enforced. Still, many said the chance to connect with other students in person was worth the strife, whether that meant putting on a theater performance together or simply studying side by side.

Reporters with the CalMatters College Journalism Network spoke with students from around the state about their experience returning to campus this fall — the highs, the lows, and the just plain weird. (Comments have been edited for length and clarity.)

Jeevan Acharya, Chapman University Senior film production and computer science major We shot my thesis October 17th weekend, and the weekend after. My thesis is about a newlywed, reserved, Indian-American woman who risked being excommunicated from her and her husband’s family after they see her in a provocative commercial while on vacation in Mexico.

The biggest part about (the production) was adapting as the situation was changing.

And every week, we had to update our (COVID-19) guidelines to make sure everybody was safe. If you have holes in there, your production could get shut down. So any minor things are taken pretty seriously.

My freshman and sophomore year — before COVID happened — I had a lot of experience on set. But a lot of those positions weren’t in key roles —they were kind of learning and being an understudy of those key positions.

And your Advanced Production comes at a crucial time where you step from those smaller positions into those larger roles, and you carry a lot more responsibility on your shoulders.

The way I prepared for it was a lot of counsel with my advisors, and just kind of trusting the process, having faith in myself that I would deliver in the end. I feel like that’s a really hard thing for creative people, and especially art students to do: to trust what they’re doing, really believe in themselves 100%, and have faith that it’s going to turn out the way you want it if you put the work in.

Having time to really mold the film into what I

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want is just such a huge stress reliever. Over the summer it was almost like this looming shadow over my head. And now that it’s done, it’s like, I see brighter days.

— Interviewed by Juhi Doshi Cate Armstrong, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Senior sociology major and lead singer in the band Purple Hibiscus We started (the band) in the end of June. The first show that we had was at my house. We planned it, but I was like, I’m nervous about this because we’re entering a new realm of, “Is it acceptable to do this? How many people can be there? Is this outside? Masks or no masks?” What we want is for everybody to be safe and happy and healthy. The COVID anxiety hasn’t necessarily gone away, (but) I think the route that we have been able to follow has been safe.

My favorite moments are when I get to kind of step back and witness my bandmates in their flow moments. I’ll look to the side and I see Tim just absolutely ripping a riff, and you can tell he’s just so connected with what he’s doing. Getting to watch those organic moments of just absolute bliss is really special.

(We’re) just embracing the need for this music. We’ve been isolated for over a year and a half, and it’s just like this craving is being met of being around other people and experiencing music together. Just the genuine smiles of people in the crowd, watching people get down and dance — it’s just a different way of expression that we haven’t been able to access in the last year and a half. Watching people connect with a different part of themselves that has kind of been locked away for a sec is really beautiful.

try. My flights back home are sometimes 17 hours. I usually double mask because I don’t want to catch the virus while flying. I think I got tested like around 50 times last year. Also, I always quarantine when I go back home for at least five days. And then I get tested again.

As an international student, I felt like I was going through the worst case scenario that any international student could go through — being so far away from home and being unable to see my parents during a global pandemic.

It’s like an apocalypse. I remember when I first said, I wanted to move abroad, everyone was like “What if something happened and you’re unable to get back home?”, and I used to laugh at them, and I was like, “What’s going to happen?”

When big things happen in Lebanon, I see it on the news, and it sucks because it just makes me want to just go back home. Also when Facebook and WhatsApp crashed, I was unable to communicate with my family and that freaked me out because Lebanon is in such an unstable place that I was worried that I would not be able to communicate with them if anything happened. So that was an instance where it was hard for me to focus on my classes.

I always feel guilty that I get to continue in my life abroad when my friends and family back home have to deal with all the political crises and the issues in Lebanon. I’m privileged that I have the ability to do that and I recognize that every day. But it also feels like I’m turning my back on my country, even though I have no other choice.

— Interviewed by Juhi Doshi Nia Otchere-Sarfo, University of Southern California

— Interviewed by Stephanie Zappelli

Junior musical theater major

Tatiana Douaihy, Chapman University

Being at home, everything is so convenient and I feel like classes were taken at a bit of a slower pace. I think being back on campus, it’s like you’re forced to get back in that groove. As a musical theater major, we have rehearsals, and we’re expected to be here and there and bam, bam, bam — it was really hard. Because your body has to get used to going from zero to 100.

Junior majoring in Strategic and Corporate Communication and English I’m from Lebanon, and I started attending school in the U.S. two years ago I’ve had to deal with a lot of COVID regulations, especially flying in and out of the coun-

There was a different kind of energy that you’re using in Zoom classes. Everything is in the voice and in the face when you’re acting. So oftentimes you have to feel like you may have to really push vocally or really make some kind of big expression physically because something really subtle may not be picked up. I was so looking forward to going back to the classroom. I thought it was going to be a bit of a struggle but I was very relieved. I was like, “Finally, I can use my body again, I can really be in my body and really be as expressive as I can be.”

— Interviewed by Steven Vargas Ben Kasdorf, San Diego State University Junior marketing major It’s weird being a college student and living in a van. It’s like I’m camping. At first I was really nervous and I would worry about the temperature, where I was going to park, if it was safe, but I’ve adjusted. It’s tough sometimes. Car problems mean that I’m homeless if I have to take my van into the shop. I have to be really discreet, too. If I’m near students on campus, I climb up to the front so I don’t open the side doors and let everyone know that it’s kind of, like, set up. All it takes is one person to see, “Oh, this van has an entire life in it, an entire person’s possessions.”

During COVID, my dad’s business was struggling. He owns properties in Wisconsin and his income is rent from people, but people stopped paying their rent because a lot of people were getting laid off and a lot of people took advantage (of the eviction moratorium). Originally my dad was helping me pay my rent out here, but I didn’t want to put that burden on him or anyone in my family.

Had school not come back in person, I don’t think I would’ve come back. Why pay outof-state tuition for online schooling? I don’t learn well from lectures. I have to talk to TAs or professors after class. I can be a C or B student going to big lectures, but I can’t be an A student unless I have my extra questions answered personally.

I wasn’t mad about the vaccine (mandate), because you have to get vaccinated for everything to go to college anyway, but the mask gets old when you’re in the gym doing cardio. I go to the gym every day because, um, I live in a van, so I have to shower at the gym. It’ll be annoying to wear a mask for eight or nine hours straight, but it keeps everyone safe, and somehow there hasn’t been an outbreak (on campus), so they must be doing something right.

— Interviewed by Emily Forschen Analí Salazar, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Junior transfer student, studying mechanical engineering

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ENGLISH I’m a transfer from Santa Barbara City College. Going from a school where we had an environment where it was all people of color, all coming from similar backgrounds, to coming to a campus where everyone’s white, it’s definitely a transition to say the least. I have a friend in my class who I know from City College, and he also speaks Spanish. We’ll be in our welding class, speaking in Spanish, and we’ll be yelling at each other in Spanish because that’s how we are, and everyone is staring at us, like, “What are they saying?”

It’s been funny in that circumstance, but it’s definitely different in the aspect of walking around campus and then seeing a huge group of frat boys walking towards me. I am a small person. I am a five-foot little brown girl. So seeing a huge group of, like, 6’3” white frat men — not a great feeling. That’s been the biggest difference, being in an environment where I don’t know if I’m ok. They could be the nicest people ever, but also, you have no idea, because of how many incidents so many frats have had.

— Interviewed by Stephanie Zappelli Sudarshan Seshadri, University of California Los Angeles Sophomore electrical engineering major I don’t know much about campus and obviously things have changed a lot from before COVID. But I am enjoying it because I’m getting to meet a lot of people here and it’s nice having human interaction after a year of definitely not (having) that.

I love cats. And this one day, I saw a post on the UCLA subreddit. Something about Powell Cat (a beloved cat on campus) not letting you pet him. And I had just pet him the day before. So I posted a video (of myself petting the cat), and people seem to like that. And I made a joke saying, “I’m gonna do one of those things every day.” That was a joke, but I did it the next day and said, “Day one,” still mostly at that point a joke, but there were a lot of upvotes so I just did it again. And I kept doing it until I guess we’re at Day 43 now, which is pretty crazy.

I’ve gotten so much positive feedback. I remember there was this one guy who made a post, like, “Keep doing this, it’s like daily therapy,” and I’m like, if you put it like that, that’s wonderful. There’s so many people saying “Oh, yeah, you know, I am not on campus. I haven’t been able to meet Powell Cat. I’m living vicariously through you.” I love that. I’m glad a lot of people are getting a lot of positivity from my daily posts.

— Interviewed by Bernard Mendez Airin Valdez, Stanford University Freshman, major undecided As a first-generation student, I did not feel adequately prepared for college-level work, especially at a school like Stanford.

My whole senior year (of high school) was online learning. It was very difficult to not only learn the material but have to teach myself the content since personally I’m more of a visual and tactile learner. Having to balance school work and home responsibilities also made my online experience challenging. I’m the oldest of three children. My brother was a freshman in high school so I had to help him a lot with homework and also my younger sister, who is in middle school. I also had to

help around the house.

I am very happy to transition onto on-campus life since I have the opportunity to experience my first year of college in-person, but after a year of online learning, it’s very difficult and so different. I often feel behind compared to my peers who have more resources or had the opportunity to be exposed to content that is completely new to me.

A way the university has helped with this transition has been having programs in place for students that are first-generation and low-income, like me. I was able to come onto campus early during the summer and take a math and English class to develop my skills.

But their support is very continuous, not just during the summer but also now during the school year — like being able to speak with an academic advisor who specifically works with first-generation and low-income students.

— Interviewed by Itzel Luna Raichel Tjan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Junior transfer student studying business Women are targeted, and especially with what’s going on recently with the attacks on Asians, I was really scared of that coming to school. First of all, I’m a girl. Second of all, I’m an Asian girl in a non-Asian dominant city, which I’ve never lived in before. So it was, like, scary coming to school in general. It’s been fine, but I’ve definitely noticed myself looking around and looking for people of color.

I honestly just don’t feel safe in general any-

time I’m walking in the dark by myself. I like to wear my air pods when I walk around, but at nighttime, I make sure they’re out. I make sure I have my keys and pepper spray — everything ready. I have my phone ready to call someone. But luckily that night, a guy who was also in (Week of Welcome), he walked up to me and was like, “Hey, you shouldn’t be walking alone. You know, like, we both shouldn’t be walking alone in general. So maybe we should walk together.” We’re still friends now.

It’s safety over everything to me especially because that’s what my mom stresses so much because she’s had an experience of almost being attacked when she was in college. It’s such a big thing to her, and I don’t want her to worry about me.

— Interviewed by Stephanie Zappelli Sarah Hong, San Diego State University Freshman economics major A lot of the international students, most of them, say they have lived in America for four years and they have no friends. I thought, maybe I will be like the rest of them, but it seems like not. I’ve made lots of good friends and I’m very gratitude. Gratitude? No. Grateful.

When I was in middle school, I had a really severe depression. It was because of the stress of studying. It was the darkest time of my life and I didn’t want to experience it again in high school. So I thought I would go to America to experience another kind of lifestyle….

The pandemic is so different in China. If there are even two cases in the city, they close the whole city. They will prohibit people getting out and taking public transportation to other cities, and when you are out, you must wear a mask. Here, it’s like there is no pandemic.

Nobody cares about it! I receive the COVID-19 digest with all the cases on campus and nobody cares about it. No one wears a mask at all. I’m a little mad about it, but it is their freedom. It’s just like, they should protect themselves. Maybe I am just used to wearing a mask.

I think online school is meaningless. I wanted to go to America to speak English like a native speaker. Oh, it’s just a dream! I want to learn something really useful for me, not just keep my GPA a high score, but to use my hard work. Online school makes me feel like I am not learning what I need to learn.

— Interviewed by Emily Forschen Ashley Hayes-Stone, San Francisco State University Junior photojournalism major When I originally applied to San Francisco State at the beginning of the pandemic, I wanted to live in the city. I wanted that lifestyle, but it’s really expensive and I didn’t know how I was going to do it. When the pandemic hit, it was almost relieving in a way, because (finding a place to live) was one less thing I had to stress about.

Because I live in Vacaville and I work in Sacramento, I thought, “This is perfect.” I can go to school online and get my degree and be done. It was stressful at first, but once I got a hang of it, I found it useful to be able to go back and review the lectures more than once, and take really good notes, and I have actually been getting really good grades.

However, they are making classes that I need in-person for next semester. It’s really difficult to go to Sacramento, then go to the city, and then go home. I know that everyone wants to go back to normal, but I find it really difficult to go back to that life, especially in a time that’s really uncertain.

To ask students to attend on-campus classes who have already grown accustomed to learning online is unfair. They should be given the opportunity to at least finish it online. I feel that the schools are putting their needs before the students, even though we are the ones that pay for everything.

I understand we have to get back to some normalcy, but for people like me who have been doing this for a while, we just want to move on.

— Interviewed by Oden Taylor Doshi, Forschen, Luna, Mendez, Taylor, Vargas and Zappelli are fellows with the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. This story and other higher education coverage are supported by the College Futures Foundation. \\\

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algo. Así que ese fue un caso en el que me resultó difícil concentrarme en mis clases.

Siempre me siento culpable de poder continuar en mi vida en el extranjero cuando mis amigos y familiares en casa tienen que lidiar con todas las crisis políticas y los problemas en el Líbano. Tengo el privilegio de tener la capacidad de hacer eso y lo reconozco todos los días. Pero también siento que le estoy dando la espalda a mi país, aunque no tengo otra opción.

De vuelta a la vida normal, o algo así.

Con las vacunas COVID-19 ampliamente disponibles, las universidades de California dieron la bienvenida a los estudiantes para una combinación de clases presenciales y en línea este otoño. Después de meses de estudiar virtualmente desde los dormitorios de sus casas y otros lugares remotos, los estudiantes pudieron volver a hacer preguntas a los profesores cara a cara y socializar con sus compañeros en la vida real.

– Entrevistado por Juhi Doshi Nia Otchere-Sarfo, Universidad del Sur de California Especialización en teatro musical junior

La transición no siempre fue fluida.

Algunos estudiantes lucharon para encontrar una vivienda asequible. Otros descubrieron que en realidad preferían las clases en línea, especialmente cuando intentaban conciliar el trabajo con la escuela. Y las políticas sobre vacunas y otras medidas de seguridad contra el coronavirus a veces eran confusas y aplicado de manera desigual.

Aún así, muchos dijeron que la oportunidad de conectarse con otros estudiantes en persona valió la pena, ya sea que eso significara presentar juntos una representación teatral o simplemente estudiar uno al lado del otro.

Reporteros con CalMatters College Journalism Network hablaron con estudiantes de todo el estado sobre su experiencia al regresar al campus este otoño: sus altos y sus bajos y lo simplemente extraño. (Los comentarios se han editado para mayor claridad y extensión).

La estudiante de la Universidad Politécnica Estatal de California, Analí Salazar, de 22 años, se sienta afuera en un banco antes de su clase de soldadura el 2 de diciembre de 2021. Salazar es una estudiante transferida que estudia ingeniería mecánica. Photo Credit: Julie Leopo / CalMatters

La forma en que me preparé fue un montón de consejos con mis asesores, y simplemente confiar en el proceso, tener fe en mí mismo que al final cumpliría. Siento que eso es algo realmente difícil para las personas creativas, y especialmente para los estudiantes de arte: confiar en lo que están haciendo, creer realmente en sí mismos al 100% y tener fe en que todo saldrá de la manera que tú quieres si pones el trabajo.

Tener tiempo para realmente moldear la película en lo que quiero es un gran alivio del estrés. Durante el verano fue casi como esta sombra que se cierne sobre mi cabeza.

Y ahora que está hecho, es como, veo días más brillantes.

Jeevan Acharya, Universidad Chapman

– Entrevistado por Juhi Doshi

Especialización en producción cinematográfica y ciencias de la computación

Cate Armstrong, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Filmamos mi tesis el fin de semana del 17 de octubre y el fin de semana siguiente. Mi tesis trata sobre una mujer indígena estadounidense reservada y recién casada que se arriesgó a ser excomulgada de ella y de la familia de su esposo después de verla en un comercial provocativo mientras estaba de vacaciones en México.

La mayor parte de (la producción) fue adaptarse a medida que la situación cambiaba.

Y todas las semanas, teníamos que actualizar nuestras pautas (COVID-19) para asegurarnos de que todos estuvieran a salvo.

Si habían agujeros allí, la producción podría cerrarse. Entonces, cualquier cosa menor se toma muy en serio.

Mi primer y segundo año, antes de que ocurriera COVID, tenía mucha experiencia en el set. Pero muchos de esos puestos no estaban en roles clave; eran como aprender y ser un suplente de esos puestos clave. Y su producción avanzada llega en un momento crucial en el que pasa de esos puestos más pequeños a esos roles más grandes, y tiene mucha más responsabilidad sobre sus hombros.

Licenciada en sociología y cantante principal de la banda Purple Hibiscus Empezamos (la banda) a finales de junio. El primer espectáculo que tuvimos fue en mi casa. Lo planeamos, pero yo estaba como, estoy nervioso por esto porque estamos entrando en un nuevo reino de, “¿Es aceptable hacer esto? ¿Cuántas personas pueden estar ahí? ¿Es esto afuera? ¿Máscaras o sin máscaras? Lo que queremos es que todos estén seguros, felices y saludables. La ansiedad COVID no ha desaparecido necesariamente, (pero) creo que la ruta que hemos podido seguir ha sido segura.

Mis momentos favoritos son cuando puedo dar un paso atrás y ser testigo de mis compañeros de banda en sus momentos de flujo.

Miro hacia un lado y veo a Tim simplemente rompiendo un ‘riff’, y se puede decir que está tan conectado con lo que está haciendo.

Ver esos momentos de absoluta felicidad es realmente especial.

(Estamos) simplemente aceptando la necesidad de esta música. Hemos estado aislados durante más de un año y medio, y es como si se cumpliera este deseo de estar cerca

de otras personas y experimentar la música juntos. Solo las sonrisas genuinas de la gente en la multitud, viendo a la gente bajar y bailar, es solo una forma diferente de expresión a la que no hemos podido acceder en el último año y medio. Ver a las personas conectarse con una parte diferente de sí mismos que ha estado encerrada por un segundo es realmente hermoso.

– Entrevistado por Stephanie Zappelli Tatiana Douaihy, Universidad Chapman Junior con especialización en Comunicación Estratégica Corporativa e Inglés Soy del Líbano y comencé a asistir a la escuela en los Estados Unidos hace dos años.

Tuve que lidiar con muchas regulaciones de COVID, especialmente volando dentro y fuera del país. Mis vuelos de regreso a casa son a veces de 17 horas. Por lo general, uso la máscara doble porque no quiero contraer el virus mientras vuelo. Creo que me hicieron pruebas como unas 50 veces el año pasado.

Además, siempre me pongo en cuarentena cuando vuelvo a casa durante al menos cinco días. Y luego me hago la prueba de nuevo.

Como estudiante internacional, sentí que estaba pasando por el peor escenario por el que podría pasar cualquier estudiante internacional: estar tan lejos de casa y no poder ver a mis padres durante una pandemia global. Es como un apocalipsis. Recuerdo que cuando dije por primera vez, quería mudarme al extranjero, todos decían: “¿Qué pasa si algo pasa y no puedes volver a casa?”, Y solía reírme de ellos y yo pensaba: “¿Qué podría ocurrir?”

Cuando suceden cosas importantes en el Líbano, lo veo en las noticias y molesta porque me dan ganas de volver a casa.

Además, cuando Facebook y WhatsApp fallaron, no pude comunicarme con mi familia y eso me asustó porque el Líbano está en un lugar tan inestable que me preocupaba no poder comunicarme con ellos si pasaba

Al estar en casa, todo es muy conveniente y siento que las clases se toman a un ritmo un poco más lento. Creo que estar de vuelta en el campus es como si estuvieras obligado a volver a ese ritmo. Como estudiante de teatro musical, tenemos ensayos, y se espera que estemos aquí y allá y bam, bam, bam, fue realmente difícil. Porque tu cuerpo tiene que acostumbrarse a pasar de cero a 100.

Me acostumbré a estar en mi soledad y luego volver a un espacio social, eso fue realmente difícil para mí. Incluso al reunirme con mis amigos, mantener una conversación, todas esas cosas, realmente tuve que enseñarme a mí mismo. Ahora que he estado en casa, pasando tiempo conmigo mismo, puedo decir que me conozco mucho mejor. Y sé el tipo de amigos que necesito y que aprecio.

Había un tipo diferente de energía que estaba usando en las clases de Zoom. Todo está en la voz y en la cara cuando actúas.

Así que a menudo tienes que sentir que realmente tienes que presionar vocalmente o realmente hacer algún tipo de expresión grande físicamente porque algo realmente sutil puede no ser captado. Tenía tantas ganas de volver al salón de clases. Pensé que iba a ser un poco complicado, pero me sentí muy aliviado. Yo estaba como, “Finalmente, puedo usar mi cuerpo de nuevo, realmente puedo estar en mi cuerpo y ser realmente tan expresivo como puedo ser”.

– Entrevistado por Steven Vargas Ben Kasdorf, Universidad Estatal de San Diego Especialista en marketing junior Es extraño ser un estudiante universitario y vivir en una camioneta. Es como si estuviera acampando. Al principio estaba muy nervioso y me preocupaba la temperatura, dónde iba a aparcar, si era seguro, pero me he adaptado. A veces es duro. Los problemas con el automóvil significan que no tengo hogar si tengo que llevar mi camioneta al taller. Yo también tengo que ser muy discreto. Si estoy cerca de los estudiantes en el campus, subo al frente para no abrir las puertas laterales y dejar que todos sepan que está un poco arreglado. Todo lo que se necesita es que una persona vea: “Oh, esta camioneta tiene toda una vida, las posesiones de una persona”.

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ESPAÑOL Durante COVID, el negocio de mi papá estaba pasando apuros. Tiene propiedades en Wisconsin y sus ingresos son el alquiler de la gente, pero la gente dejó de pagar el alquiler porque despedían a mucha gente y mucha gente se aprovechó (de la moratoria de desalojo). Al principio, mi padre me estaba ayudando a pagar el alquiler aquí, pero no quería poner esa carga sobre él ni sobre nadie de mi familia.

Si la escuela no hubiera regresado en persona, no creo que hubiera regresado. ¿Por qué pagar matrículas fuera del estado para la educación en línea? No aprendo bien de las conferencias. Tengo que hablar con profesores auxiliares o profesores después de clase. Puedo ser un estudiante C o B yendo a grandes conferencias, pero no puedo ser un estudiante A a menos que me respondan personalmente mis preguntas adicionales.

No estaba enojado con (los mandatos) de la vacuna, porque tienes que vacunarte para todo para ir a la universidad de todos modos, pero la máscara envejece cuando estás en el gimnasio haciendo cardio. Voy al gimnasio todos los días porque, um, vivo en una camioneta, así que tengo que ducharme en el gimnasio. Será molesto usar una máscara durante ocho o nueve horas seguidas, pero mantiene a todos a salvo y, de alguna manera, no ha habido un brote (en el campus), por lo que deben estar haciendo algo bien.

de COVID. Pero lo estoy disfrutando porque estoy conociendo a mucha gente aquí y es bueno tener interacción humana después de un año sin (tener) eso definitivamente.

escolar, como poder hablar con un asesor académico que trabaja específicamente con estudiantes de primera generación y de bajos ingresos.

Amo a los gatos. Y hubo un día, vi una publicación en el ‘subreddit’ de UCLA algo sobre Powell Cat (un gato amado en el campus) que no te deja acariciarlo. Y lo había acariciado el día anterior. Así que publiqué un video (de mí mismo acariciando al gato), y a la gente parece gustarle. E hice una broma diciendo: “Voy a hacer una de esas cosas todos los días”. Eso fue una broma, pero lo hice al día siguiente y dije: “Día uno”, todavía en ese momento era una broma, pero hubo muchos votos a favor, así que lo hice de nuevo. Y seguí haciéndolo hasta que creo que estamos en el día 43 ahora, lo cual es bastante loco.

– Entrevistado por Itzel Luna

He recibido muchos comentarios positivos.

Recuerdo que había un tipo que hizo una publicación, como, “Sigue haciendo esto, es como una terapia diaria”, y yo digo, si lo pones así, es maravilloso. Hay tanta gente que dice “Oh, sí, ya sabes, no estoy en el campus. No he podido conocer a Powell Cat. Estoy viviendo indirectamente a través de ti “. Me encanta eso. Me alegro de que mucha gente esté recibiendo mucha positividad de mis publicaciones diarias.

– Entrevistado por Bernard Mendez

– Entrevistado por Emily Forschen

Airin Valdez, Universidad de Stanford

Analí Salazar, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Estudiante de primer año, sin definir especialización

Estudiante de transferencia junior, estudiando ingeniería mecánica Soy una transferida del Santa Barbara City College. Pasar de una escuela donde teníamos un entorno en el que todas las personas eran de color, todas con antecedentes similares, a venir a un campus donde todos son blancos, definitivamente es una transición, por decir lo menos. Tengo un amigo en mi clase que conozco de City College y también habla español. Estaremos en nuestra clase de soldadura, hablando en español, y nos gritaremos unos a otros en español porque así somos, y todos nos miran como, “¿Qué están diciendo?”

Ha sido gracioso en esa circunstancia, pero definitivamente es diferente en el aspecto de caminar por el campus y luego ver a un gran grupo de chicos de fraternidad caminando hacia mí. Soy una persona pequeña. Soy una niña morena de cinco pies. Así que ver a un grupo enorme de, como, hombres blancos de fraternidad de 6’3 ”, no es una gran sensación. Esa ha sido la mayor diferencia, estar en un entorno en el que no sé si estoy bien.

Podrían ser las personas más agradables de todos los tiempos, pero tampoco, no tienes idea, debido a la cantidad de incidentes que han tenido tantos frats.

– Entrevistado por Stephanie Zappelli Sudarshan Seshadri, Universidad de California Los Ángeles Estudiante de segundo año de ingeniería eléctrica No sé mucho sobre el campus y obviamente las cosas han cambiado mucho desde antes

Como estudiante de primera generación, no me sentía lo suficientemente preparado para el trabajo de nivel universitario, especialmente en una escuela como Stanford.

Todo mi último año (de secundaria) fue el aprendizaje en línea. Fue muy difícil no solo aprender el material, sino tener que enseñarme a mí mismo el contenido, ya que personalmente soy más un aprendiz visual y táctil. Tener que equilibrar el trabajo escolar y las responsabilidades del hogar también hizo que mi experiencia en línea fuera un desafío. Soy el mayor de tres hermanos. Mi hermano era un estudiante de primer año en la escuela secundaria, así que tuve que ayudarlo mucho con la tarea y también a mi hermana menor, que está en la escuela secundaria. También tuve que ayudar en la casa.

Estoy muy feliz de hacer la transición a la vida en el campus ya que tengo la oportunidad de experimentar mi primer año de universidad en persona, pero después de un año de aprendizaje en línea, es muy difícil y muy diferente. A menudo me siento atrasado en comparación con mis compañeros que tienen más recursos o tuvieron la oportunidad de estar expuestos a contenido que es completamente nuevo para mí.

Una forma en que la universidad ha ayudado con esta transición ha sido la implementación de programas para estudiantes de primera generación y de bajos ingresos, como yo.

Pude llegar al campus temprano durante el verano y tomar una clase de matemáticas e inglés para desarrollar mis habilidades. Pero su apoyo es muy continuo, no solo durante el verano sino también ahora durante el año

Raichel Tjan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Estudiante de transferencia junior estudiando negocios Las mujeres son el objetivo, y especialmente con lo que está sucediendo recientemente con los ataques a los asiáticos, tenía mucho miedo de que eso viniera a la escuela. Primero que nada, soy una chica. En segundo lugar, soy una chica asiática en una ciudad dominante no asiática, en la que nunca había vivido antes. Así que, en general, fue aterrador llegar a la escuela. Ha estado bien, pero definitivamente me he dado cuenta de que estoy mirando a mi alrededor y buscando gente de color.

Honestamente, no me siento seguro en general cada vez que camino sola en la oscuridad. Me gusta usar mis cápsulas de aire cuando camino, pero por la noche, me aseguro de que estén fuera. Me aseguro de tener las llaves y el gas pimienta, todo listo. Tengo mi teléfono listo para llamar a alguien. Pero afortunadamente esa noche, un chico que también estaba en (Semana de Bienvenida), se acercó a mí y me dijo: “Oye, no deberías estar caminando solo. Ya sabes, ambos no deberíamos caminar solos en general. Así que tal vez deberíamos caminar juntos “. Seguimos siendo amigos ahora.

Es la seguridad sobre todo para mí, especialmente porque eso es lo que mi madre enfatiza tanto porque tuvo la experiencia de casi ser atacada cuando estaba en la universidad. Es algo muy importante para ella y no quiero que se preocupe por mí.

– Entrevistado por Stephanie Zappelli Sarah Hong, Universidad Estatal de San Diego Estudiante de primer año de economía Muchos de los estudiantes internacionales, la mayoría de ellos, dicen que han vivido en Estados Unidos durante cuatro años y no tienen amigos. Pensé, tal vez seré como el resto de ellos, pero parece que no. He hecho muchos buenos amigos y estoy muy agradecida. ¿Gratitud? No. Agradecida.

Cuando estaba en la escuela secundaria, tuve una depresión muy severa. Fue por el estrés de estudiar. Fue el momento más oscuro de mi vida y no quería volver a experimentarlo en la escuela secundaria. Así que pensé en ir a Estados Unidos para experimentar otro tipo de estilo de vida. No tenía una vida muy feliz en China, así que quería ir a un entorno completamente nuevo.

La pandemia es muy diferente en China. Si hay incluso dos casos en la ciudad, cierran toda la ciudad.

Prohibirán a la gente salir y tomar el transporte público a otras ciudades, y cuando esté fuera, debe usar una máscara. Aquí, es como si no hubiera una pandemia. ¡A nadie le importa! Recibo el compendio de COVID-19

con todos los casos del campus y a nadie le importa. Nadie usa una máscara en absoluto.

Estoy un poco enojada por eso, pero es su libertad. Es como si debieran protegerse.

Quizás solo estoy acostumbrado a usar una máscara.

Creo que la escuela en línea no tiene sentido.

Quería ir a Estados Unidos para hablar inglés como un hablante nativo. ¡Oh, es solo un sueño! Quiero aprender algo realmente útil para mí, no solo mantener mi GPA en un puntaje alto, sino también usar mi arduo trabajo. La escuela en línea me hace sentir que no estoy aprendiendo lo que necesito aprender.

– Entrevistado por Emily Forschen Ashley Hayes-Stone, Universidad Estatal de San Francisco Especialidad en periodismo junior Cuando solicité originalmente para el estado de San Francisco al comienzo de la pandemia, quería vivir en la ciudad. Quería ese estilo de vida, pero es muy caro y no sabía cómo lo iba a hacer. Cuando golpeó la pandemia, casi fue un alivio de alguna manera, porque (encontrar un lugar para vivir) era una cosa menos por la que tenía que preocuparme.

Como vivo en Vacaville y trabajo en Sacramento, pensé: “Esto es perfecto”. Puedo ir a la escuela en línea, obtener mi título y terminar. Fue estresante al principio, pero una vez que me acostumbré, me resultó útil poder volver atrás y revisar las conferencias más de una vez, y tomar notas realmente buenas, y de hecho he estado obteniendo muy buenas calificaciones.

Sin embargo, están haciendo las clases que necesito en persona para el próximo semestre. Es muy difícil ir a Sacramento, luego ir a la ciudad y luego volver a casa. Sé que todo el mundo quiere volver a la normalidad, pero me resulta muy difícil volver a esa vida, especialmente en un momento de mucha incertidumbre.

Pedir a los estudiantes que asistan a clases en el campus que ya se han acostumbrado a aprender en línea es injusto. Se les debe dar la oportunidad de al menos terminarlo en línea. Siento que las escuelas están anteponiendo sus necesidades a los estudiantes, aunque somos nosotros los que pagamos por todo.

Entiendo que tenemos que volver a la normalidad, pero para personas como yo que han estado haciendo esto por un tiempo, solo queremos seguir adelante.

– Entrevistado por Oden Taylor Doshi, Forschen, Luna, Mendez, Taylor, Vargas y Zappelli son becarios de la Red de Periodismo Universitario de CalMatterso, una colaboración entre CalMatters y estudiantes de periodismo de todo California. Esta historia y otra cobertura de educación superior son apoyadas por College Futures Foundation.

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RED PORK POZOLE

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fresh pork tenderloin never frozen and unprocessed

2 pounds

pork spine bones

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Water

2 tbsp

salt

3

fresh garlic cloves

5

ancho chili peppers deveined

5

guajillo chili peppers deveined

1

large onion, split

400 gr

fresh corn for precooked pozole

½ cup

finely chopped fresh lettuce

5

fresh radishes, sliced

10

fresh lemons in quarters

1. Place the backbone and cubed pork tenderloin in a large pot. Add enough water to cover the meat. Add the garlic cloves, salt to taste, the corn and bring to a boil. Lower to medium heat and simmer for an hour.

2. In a small saucepan, add enough water to cover the chiles. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Place the softened chiles in a blender with a quarter of an onion and a little of the water and blend until the mixture is homogeneous. Add that chili paste to the corn and meat broth.

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3. When the pork is soft, remove the backbone bones. Season to taste.

Before serving, remove the meat from the bone and cut it into small pieces.

4. Serve the pozole with chopped lettuce, radish slices, and lemon quarters.

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2 cucharadas

sal

3

dientes de ajo frescos

5

chiles anchos desvenados

2.5 libras

filete de cerdo fresco nunca congelado y sin procesar

2 libras

huesos de espinazo de cerdo

5

chiles guajillos desvenados

N/A

Agua

1

cebolla partida

400 gr

maíz fresco para pozole precocido

½ taza

lechuga fresca finamente cortada

N/A

Rábanos frescos en rodajas

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grande,

1. Coloca el espinazo y el filete de cerdo en cubos en una olla grande. Agrega suficiente agua para cubrir la carne.

Agrega los dientes de ajo, sal al gusto, el maiz y deja hervir. Baja a fuego medio y cocina a fuego lento durante una hora.

2. En una cacerola pequeña, agrega suficiente agua como para cubrir los chiles. Deja hervir y cocina a fuego lento de 15 minutos. Coloca los chiles ablandados en una licuadora con un cuarto de cebolla y un poco del agua y licúa hasta que la mezcla quede homogénea. Agrega esa pasta de chile al caldo de maiz y carne.

3. Cuando la carne de cerdo esté blanda, retira los huesos de espinazo.

Sazona al gusto. Antes de servir, retira la carne del hueso y córtala en trozos pequeños.

4. Sirve el pozole con lechuga picada, rodajas de rábano y cuartos de limón.

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6,8% en el uso de agua, frente al 13,3% en octubre, que vio lluvias torrenciales. Los mayores ahorros provinieron de la mitad norte del estado; el uso de agua creciente ligeramente en un 0,8% en el sur de California.

n a clear sign that the drought persists, California adopted new emergency regulations on January 5th aimed at stopping residents from wasting the state’s precious water.

The rules ban practices such as hosing down sidewalks and driveways with drinking water, washing cars without a shutoff nozzle on the hose and irrigating lawns and gardens too soon after rain.

Approved unanimously by the State Water Resources Control Board, the mandates could take effect as soon as Jan. 15 and have a one-year expiration date unless extended. Fines can reach as high as $500, but enforcement will be spotty: Local governments and water agencies are allowed to enforce them at their discretion, and they will largely be complaintbased.

“There’s not going to be like a statewide force of water cops or anything like that,” said Eric Oppenheimer, the water board’s chief deputy director.

California’s drought is not over despite a bounty of snowfall and rain over the past month: California’s snowpack — a critical source of water — is 150% of average for Jan. 4. But with three months left of the wet season, it’s not enough to bring an end to the severe drought and water shortages.

California still needs about another foot of snow water content — the amount of water contained in the snowpack — by the end of March to reach its historic seasonal average, according to the state data. Almost 16 inches of snow water content have accumulated this week.

“December alone will not end the drought, clearly,” said Jeanine Jones, interstate resources manager for the Department of Water Resources. “December was wonderful, but now we just hope it keeps on going.”

The amount of water now stored is actually worse than last year at this time: The state’s reservoirs in December were projected to contain about 78% of average — compared to about 82% in 2020.

Moderate to exceptional drought still grips the entire state, and a soggy start to the rainy season does not guarantee even an average water year. California has felt that false hope before: In 2013, during the last record-breaking drought, a wet December turned into a dry January and February.

Climatologists predict that the state will dry out during the rest of the winter and spring.

“After we get through this weather system this week, things go dry. And the expectations are a drier than average January, February and March,” said California’s state climatologist Michael Anderson.

And conservation still lags. California Gov. Gavin Newsom in July called for Californians to voluntarily cut water use by 15% in the face of the ongoing drought.

But state officials announced statewide savings of only 6% from July to November compared to last year.

November, a dry month, saw only a 6.8% reduction in water use — down from 13.3% in October, which saw torrential rains. The greatest savings came from the northern half of the state; water use increased slightly by 0.8% in Southern California.

“You want to kiss every snowflake and every raindrop that comes down, because it was just so bad,” said Felicia Marcus, who chaired the State Water Resources Control Board under Gov. Jerry Brown during the last drought. “At the same time, we've got to exercise our efficiency muscles every way we can, all the time.”

Similar restrictions on wasteful water use were temporarily enacted during the last drought under former Governor Jerry Brown, who also issued a statewide water conservation mandate.

In October, Newsom instructed regulators at the State Water Resources Control Board to consider once again barring wasteful water uses when he extended the drought emergency statewide.

The emergency rules adopted this week take aim at residents as well as homeowners associations, which can no longer penalize residents for brown lawns and drought-tolerant landscaping plants. Local governments may no longer use drinking water to irrigate

“Quieres besar cada copo de nieve y cada gota de lluvia que cae, porque estaba tan mal”, dijo Felicia Marcus, quien presidió la Junta Estatal de Control de Recursos Hídricos bajo el gobernador Jerry Brown durante la última sequía. "Al mismo tiempo, tenemos que ejercitar nuestros músculos de eficiencia de todas las formas posibles, todo el tiempo".

California issued emergency drought rules this week aimed at wasteful water use. Although snowpack is 150% of average, climatologists predict dry conditions for the rest of the season. And conservation still lags. Photo Credit: Daniel Gorostieta / Pexels

ornamental turf on street medians.

The new rules do not affect agriculture, the leading user of water in California. And both public commenters and board member Laurel Firestone raised concerns about how penalties could affect low-income Californians — spurring the board to add new language requiring warnings and fees based on the recipient’s ability to pay.

“This is not the most effective, or even in my mind appropriate policy approach to save water when we're in a drought emergency,” said board member Laurel Firestone, who called for a more systemic approach rather than individual penalties. “Unfortunately, like in the last drought, we don't have a more appropriate and effective policy developed that we go to in drought emergencies.”

The state's efforts to make permanent the emergency water waste rules enacted during the last drought faced opposition from powerful urban and agricultural water interests, and ultimately fizzled.

But many local water agencies have already adopted their own rules.

Sacramento, for instance, has prohibited a number of wasteful water uses since 2017, including washing down sidewalks and irrigating so much that it overflows onto sidewalks or streets.

The utilities department “takes an education-first approach to solving water waste by providing notices to residents before issuing any fines,” Carlos Eliason, a spokesperson for the department, said in an email.

Fines, however, can be issued to repeat offenders, and the allowable amount has doubled due to the city’s “Water Alert,” currently ranging from $50 to $1,000.

The East Bay Municipal Utility District also restricts certain wasteful water uses but hasn’t issued any fines over the past year, said spokesperson Tracie Morales.

“Most of our water waste investigations are resolved by reaching out to our customers and providing education and resources, without having to resort to enforcement,” Morales said. However, she said the district can “escalate to a formal warning letter letting them know that we may charge them for additional monitoring, and that we have the right to install a flow restrictor or even shut off their water.”

“There is nothing that obligates us to take specific action and enforce" the state's new regulations, Morales said. She added, however, that the district might consider updating its rules to more closely match the state’s wording.

Officials couldn’t say how much water the new regulations adopted are expected to save. Instead, they said, the focus is largely on educating consumers, rather than collecting fines.

“I don't believe that there were any fines of up to $500.

There were, I believe, a small handful throughout the state of smaller fines after multiple levels of warnings and outreach,” said David Rose, senior staff counsel with the water board. “Mostly what the suppliers chose to do was to implement their own existing water waste or water use restrictions as opposed to the board's regulation.”

The timing of the decision after such a soggy start to the water year “wreaks havoc with messaging,” Marcus said.

But it’s a change that she said she hopes will persist longer term — which would require a different regulatory process.

“To me, these rules are sort of the least we can do.

They're primarily common sense.”

California emitió esta semana reglas de emergencia contra la sequía destinada a detener el desperdicio del agua.

Aunque la capa de nieve es el 150% del promedio actual, los climatólogos predicen condiciones secas para el resto de la temporada. Y la conservación aún está rezagada.

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n una clara señal de que la sequía persiste, California adoptó nuevas regulaciones de emergencia el 5 de enero destinada a evitar que los residentes desperdicien el agua preciosa del estado.

Las reglas prohíben prácticas como lavar las aceras y las entradas con agua potable, lavar los autos sin una boquilla de cierre en la manguera y regar el césped y los jardines demasiado pronto después de la lluvia.

Aprobados por unanimidad por la Junta Estatal de Control de Recursos Hídricos, los mandatos podrían entrar en vigencia tan pronto como el 15 de enero y tener una fecha de vencimiento de un año a menos que se extiendan. Las multas pueden llegar hasta los $500, pero la aplicación será irregular: los gobiernos locales y las agencias de agua pueden hacerlas cumplir a su discreción, y en gran medida se basarán en quejas.

“No va a haber una fuerza estatal de policías de agua ni nada de eso”, dijo Eric Oppenheimer , director adjunto en jefe de la junta de agua.

La sequía de California no ha terminado a pesar de la abundancia de nevadas y lluvias durante el último mes: la capa de nieve de California, una fuente crítica de agua, es el 150% del promedio del 4 de enero. Pero con tres meses restantes de la temporada de lluvias, no es suficiente para poner fin a la grave sequía y la escasez de agua.

California todavía necesita alrededor de otro pie de capa de nieve para fines de marzo para alcanzar su promedio histórico estacional, según los datos estatales. Casi 40 centímetros de nieve se han acumulado para esta semana.

“Diciembre por sí solo no terminará con la sequía, claramente”, dijo Jeanine Jones, gerente de recursos interestatales del Departamento de Recursos Hídricos.

“Diciembre fue maravilloso, pero ahora solo esperamos que continúe”.

La cantidad de agua ahora almacenada es en realidad peor que el año pasado en este momento: se proyectó que los embalses del estado en diciembre contendrían aproximadamente el 78% del promedio, en comparación con aproximadamente el 82% en 2020.

La sequía moderada un excepcional todavía afecta a todo el estado, y un comienzo húmedo de la temporada de lluvias no garantiza ni siquiera un año de lluvia promedio. California ha sentido esa falsa esperanza antes: en 2013 , durante la última sequía récord, un diciembre húmedo se convirtió en enero y febrero secos.

Los climatólogos predicen que el estado secará durante el resto del invierno y la primavera.

“Después de superar este sistema meteorológico esta semana, las cosas se secan. Y las expectativas son más secas que el promedio de enero, febrero y marzo”, dijo el climatólogo estatal de California, Michael Anderson .

Y la conservación aún está rezagada. El gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, pidió en julio a los californianos que redujeran voluntariamente el uso de agua en un 15% ante la sequía en curso. Pero los oficiales estatales anunciaron esta semana ahorros estatales de solo el 6% de julio a noviembre en comparación con el año pasado.

Noviembre, un mes seco, vio solo una reducción del

Restricciones similares sobre el desperdicio de agua se promulgaron temporalmente durante la última sequía bajo el exgobernador Jerry Brown, quien también emitió un mandato de conservación de agua en todo el estado .

En octubre, Newsom ordenó a los reguladores de la Junta Estatal de Control de Recursos Hídricos que consideraran una vez más prohibir el desperdicio de agua cuando extendiera la emergencia por sequía en todo el estado.

Las reglas de emergencia que tienen esta semana apuntan tanto a los residentes como a las asociaciones de propietarios de viviendas, que ya no pueden penalizar a los residentes por céspedes marrones y plantas de jardinería tolerantes a la sequía. Es posible que los gobiernos locales ya no utilicen agua potable para regar el césped ornamental en las medianas de las calles.

Las nuevas reglas no aplicables a la agricultura, el usuario principal de agua en California. Y tanto los comentaristas públicos como la miembro de la junta, Laurel Firestone, expresaron su preocupación sobre cómo las posibilidades podrían afectar a los californianos de bajos ingresos, lo que motivó a la junta a agregar un nuevo lenguaje que requiere advertencias y tarifas basadas en la capacidad de pago del destinatario.

"Este no es el enfoque de política más efectivo, ni siquiera en mi opinión apropiado, para ahorrar agua cuando estamos en una emergencia por sequía", dijo Laurel Firestone , miembro de la junta, quien pidió un enfoque más sistémico en lugar de sanciones individuales.

“Desafortunadamente, como en la última sequía, no contamos con una política más apropiada y eficaz desarrollada a la que acudimos en caso de emergencia por sequía”.

Los esfuerzos del estado para hacer permanentes las reglas de emergencia de desperdicio de agua promulgadas durante la última sequía enfrentaron la oposición de poderosos intereses urbanos y agrícolas del agua, y finalmente fracasaron. Pero muchas agencias de agua locales adoptan sus propias reglas.

Los funcionarios no pudieron decir cuánta agua se espera que ahorren las regulaciones publicadas esta semana. En cambio, dijeron, la atención se centra principalmente en educar a los consumidores, en el lugar de cobrar multas.

"No creo que haya habido multas de hasta $500. Creo que hubo un pequeño puñado en todo el estado de multas menores después de múltiples niveles de advertencias y alcance", dijo David Rose, asesor de personal senior de la junta de agua. "Principalmente, lo que decidieron hacer los proveedores fue implementar sus propias restricciones existentes de desperdicio de agua o uso de agua en contraposición a la regulación de la junta".

El momento de la decisión después de un comienzo tan empapado del año del agua "causa estragos en los mensajes", dijo Marcus.

Pero es un cambio que dijo que espera que persista a más largo plazo, lo que requeriría un proceso regulatorio diferente.

“Para mí, estas reglas son lo mínimo que podemos hacer. Son principalmente de sentido común".

Julie Cart contribuyó a esta historia.

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IN CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING BY THE PEOPLE WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE While politicians nationwide try to game the system, in California, it’s all about representation

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a perfect job, but as good as you can expect.”

Since the 2010 Census, California’s Latino population has grown by 11.2% -- 69% of all population growth in the state and 70% of the growth of voting-age citizens – and is now 27% of the state’s voting population. All other ethnicities combined grew at a 3.1% rate as the state population grew by 6.1% overall.

alifornia’s just-completed redistricting process offers a model for the rest of the United States in establishing political districts that do justice to rapidly growing racial and ethnic minorities.

At an online news briefing convened by Ethnic Media Services on Dec. 28, all four speakers – including three veteran voting rights experts and redistricting reformers – called the redistricting process transformational.

Asked which minority groups won and which lost in the map drawing, Paul Mitchell, owner of Redistricting Partners who works with dozens of governments and interested parties nationwide, said, “It’s impossible to say how did minority groups benefit without asking how did Californians benefit. California is a majority minority state.”

The final maps “were not the ones the legislature would have drawn if it could,” Mitchell added.

In most of the rest of the country, incumbent politicians’ first priority is getting themselves and their allies re-elected. They rig the redistricting process through so-called “gerrymandering” that “packs” political districts to boost their supporters or “cracks” them to divide their opponents.

But prior to the 2010 Census, California became the first state — and still one of just a handful — where the redistricting process is instead conducted by private citizens. Such commissions in other states operate under rules different from California’s.

Russell Yee, one of five Republicans serving with

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four independents and five Democrats on California’s 14-member commission, described the process as “the most participatory, open-access redistricting effort in the nation, and probably in all history.”

He was one of 2,000 people to apply to serve on the redistricting panel, charged with drawing new, equally populated districts for the state’s 53 U.S. Congressional seats, 80 state Assembly seats, 40 state Senate seats, and four Board of Equalization seats to represent the state’s nearly 40 million people.

An analysis of California’s new maps by MALDEF, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, found that the number of districts where the majority of the voting-age population is Latino grew from 10 to now 16 for the 53 Congressional seats, from 17 to 22 in the state Assembly, and from seven to 10 in the state Senate.

“On behalf of MALDEF,” said Thomas Saenz, its president and general counsel, “I have to say that the commission did a terrific job in complying with the Voting Rights Act in drawing maps — not

Asian Americans are California’s fastest-growing ethnic minority, Census data found, though still fewer and less widely dispersed as compared to the Latino population. In three of the new U.S. Congressional district maps, the voting age population is more than a third Asian American, Mitchell said.

Michell said the Commission worked to maintain the ability of California’s Black population – now at 7% statewide -- to choose its representatives even as it has tended to disperse across the state.

The Commission, for example, drew a Northern California district spanning Richmond and Vallejo that has an approximately 25% Black population.

Yee said the commission fielded and honored tribal requests both to maintain or separate various tribal territories.

Jonathan Mehta Stein, executive director of California Common Cause, described how the commission held hundreds of public meetings, with translators for public testimony and materials printed in 13 different languages, and hosted 23 commission meetings that heard almost 200 presentations from a wide range of stakeholders, including the Black Redistricting Hub, the Dolores Huerta Foundation, Asian Americans Advancing Justice and many others.

Outreach also took the form of ads, town hall meetings, roundtables, and more, ultimately eliciting 32,000 written public comments and 3,900 verbal ones. Other efforts yielded 1,300 forms returned from state and federal jails and prisons, Stein said.

The commission detailed its processes on its wedrawthelines.ca.gov website in a 221-page report on Dec. 26.

“Community input actually did influence us, all the time and throughout the process,” Yee recalled.

“Ordinary citizens’ stories absolutely had an influence on us, absolutely did affect how the lines were drawn.”

Yee also highlighted the important role of Kathay Feng of Common Cause in advocating for a citizen’s commission in the first place, an effort Common Cause continues to propel nationwide.

The panelists emphasized that although California is notoriously “blue,” ensuring that any given district includes a certain community does not guarantee specific outcomes.

To “perform,” that is, make their voices heard, people still have to be eligible to vote, choose to register and vote, and often also form coalitions.

No community’s political loyalty is assured.

“Recognizing and honoring diversity does not necessarily advantage Democrats,” Mitchell stated.

“The test in elections is, when they’re campaigning, are they trying to earn those votes? When they’re in office, are they responsive to those individuals? Because that’s ultimately what the framework of districts is trying to establish.”

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nos numerosa y menos dispersa respecto a la población latina. En tres de los nuevos mapas de distritos congresales de EUA, la población con edad para votar es más de una tercera parte asiático-americana, dijo Mitchell.

l recién terminado proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales en California ofrece un modelo para el resto de Estados Unidos en cuanto al establecimiento de distritos políticos que hacen justicia a las rápidamente crecientes minoridades raciales y étnicas.

Mitchell dijo que la Comisión trabajó para mantener la capacidad de la población negra de California – ahora el 7% a nivel estatal – para elegir sus representantes aún cuando ha tendido a dispersarse por el estado. La Comisión, por ejemplo, dibujó un distrito en el Norte de California que abarca desde Richmond a Vallejo y que tiene una población negra de aproximadamente un 25%.

En una sesión informativa en línea convocada por Ethnic Media Services el 28 de diciembre, los cuatro ponentes –que incluían tres expertos veteranos en derecho al voto y en la reforma de redistribución de los distritos electorales – llamaron transformacional al proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales.

Cuando le preguntaron a Paul Mitchell, dueño de Redistricting Partners, que trabaja con decenas de gobiernos y partes interesadas en todo el país, qué grupos minoritarios ganaron y cuáles perdieron en el diseño del mapa, respondió, “Es imposible decir cómo se beneficiaron los grupos minoritarios sin preguntar cómo se beneficiaron los californianos. California es un estado de mayoría minoritaria”.

Los mapas finales “no eran los que la legislatura habría diseñado si hubiera podido”, agregó Mitchell.

En la mayor parte del resto del país, la primera prioridad de los políticos titulares es conseguir que vuelvan a ganar las elecciones ellos y sus aliados. Manipulan el proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales mediante el llamado “gerrymandering” que “empaca” a los distritos políticos para potenciar sus partidarios o los “agrieta” para dividir a sus adversarios.

Pero antes del Censo de 2010, California se convirtió en el primer estado – y aún es uno de tan solo un puñado – en que el proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales se lleva a cabo por ciudadanos privados. En otros estados, tales comisiones funcionan bajo reglas distintas a las de California.

Russell Yee, uno de cinco Republicanos que desempeñan servicios con cuatro independientes y cinco Demócratas en la comisión de California de 14 miembros, describió el proceso como “la labor de redistribución de los distritos electorales más participativa y de acceso abierto de toda la nación, y probablemente de toda la historia”.

Fue una de las 2,000 personas que solicitaron desempeñar servicios en el panel de redistribución de los distritos electorales, encargado de dibujar nuevos distritos igualmente poblados para los 53 asientos congresales de EUA, 80 asientos de la Asamblea Estatal, 40 asientos del Senado Estatal, y cuatro asientos de la Directiva de Impuestos Sobre Ventas, Uso y Otros para representar a los casi 40 millones de personas del estado.

Un análisis de los nuevos mapas de California por MALDEF, el Fondo Mexicano-Americano para la Educación y Defensa Legal, reveló que el número de distritos en los que la mayoría de la población con edad para votar es latina creció de 10 a los 16 de ahora para los 53 asientos congresales, de 17 a 22 en la Asamblea Estatal, y de siete a diez en el Senado Estatal.

“En nombre de MALDEF”, dijo Thomas Saenz, su presidente y abogado general, “He de decir que la comisión realizó una labor fabulosa en el

Yee dijo que la comisión recogió y respetó solicitudes tribales para mantener o separar varios territorios tribales.

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cumplimiento de la Ley de derecho al voto en cuanto al dibujo de los mapas – no una labor perfecta, pero tan buena como se podía esperar”.

Desde el Censo de 2010, la población latina de California ha crecido en un 11.2% – el 69% de todo el crecimiento de la población en el estado y el 70% del crecimiento de ciudadanos

con edad para votar – y es ahora el 27% de la población votante del estado. El resto de las étnias combinadas crecieron en un 3.1% mientras que la población del estado creció en un 6.1% en general.

Los asiático-americanos son la minoría étnica de California que ha crecido más rápidamente, según los datos del Censo, aunque aún así me-

Jonathan Mehta Stein, director ejecutivo de California Common Cause, describió cómo la comisión convocó centenares de juntas públicas, con intérpretes y traductores para los testimonios públicos y materiales impresos en 13 idiomas diferentes, y celebró 23 juntas de la comisión que escuchó casi 200 presentaciones de una amplia gama de partes interesadas, incluyendo el Black Redistricting Hub, la Fundación Dolores Huerta, Asian Americans Advancing Justice y muchos más.

Las actividades de divulgación también adoptaron la forma de anuncios, juntas de foro municipal, mesas redondas, etc., obteniendo al final 32,000 comentarios públicos escritos y 3,900 verbales. Otras labores aportaron 1,300 formatos recibidos desde cárceles y prisiones estatales y federales, dijo Stein.

La comisión detalló su proceso en su sitio web wedrawthelines.ca.gov en un informe de 221 páginas el 26 de diciembre.

“Los comentarios de la comunidad nos influyeron de verdad, todo el tiempo y a través del proceso”, recordó Yee. “Las historias de los ciudadanos de a pie influyeron realmente sobre nosotros, afectaron absolutamente la manera de dibujar las líneas”.

Yee también destacó el papel importante de Kathay Feng de Common Cause al abogar en primer lugar por una comisión de ciudadanos, una labor que Common Cause sigue impulsando en todo el país.

Los panelistas hicieron hincapié en que aunque California es notoria por ser “azul”, garantizar que algún distrito incluya una cierta comunidad no garantiza resultados específicos.

Para “tener éxito”, es decir, hacer oír su voz, la gente aún tiene que ser elegible para votar, elegir registrarse para votar y votar, y a menudo también tiene que formar coaliciones. No está asegurada la lealtad política de ninguna comunidad.

“Reconocer y respetar la diversidad no beneficia necesariamente a los demócratas”, declaró Mitchell.

“La prueba de las elecciones es, cuando están haciendo campaña, ¿están tratando de ganar esos votos? Cuando están en el cargo, ¿responden a esas personas? Porque eso es, al final, lo que el marco de los distritos pretende establecer”.

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EARTHTALK Q&A: DO WEALTHY PEOPLE GENERATE MORE POLLUTION? Dear EarthTalk: Do wealthy people generate more pollution and/or carbon emissions than the less fortunate? - George P., Greenwich, CT

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EARTHTALK Q&A: ¿LOS RICOS GENERAN MÁS CONTAMINACIÓN?

Querido EarthTalk: ¿La gente rica genera más contaminación y/o emisiones de carbono que la gente menos afortunada? -- George P., Greenwich, CT

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n una palabra, sí. El 10 por ciento más rico de la humanidad fue responsable del 52 por ciento de las emisiones globales entre 1990 y 2015, según un informe de Oxfam de 2020. Solo el uno por ciento más rico produjo el 15 por ciento de las emisiones globales durante ese tiempo, más del doble que la mitad más pobre de la humanidad. Este fenómeno se llama desigualdad de emisiones: Las naciones y las personas más ricas emiten cantidades excesivamente grandes de gases de efecto invernadero, mientras que las naciones y las personas más pobres sufren la mayor parte de las consecuencias.

n a word, yes. The richest 10 percent of humanity was responsible for 52 percent of global emissions between 1990 and 2015, according to a 2020 Oxfam report. The richest one percent alone produced 15 percent of global emissions during that time, more than double that of the entire poorest half of humanity. This phenomenon is called emissions inequality: Wealthier nations and individuals emit excessively large amounts of greenhouse gases, while poorer nations and individuals suffer the bulk of the consequences.

The result is that pollution is harming those least responsible—and least equipped to combat its effects—more severely than those who are most to blame. In the United States, this is partially a result of systemic racism. Factories and power plants that emit toxic pollution have overwhelmingly been built near non-white and poor communities, which often lack adequate resources to resist powerful fossil fuel companies. The most famous example of this power imbalance is “Cancer Alley,” a region of Louisiana where the predominantly Black residents face some of the worst air quality in the nation and suffer from chronic health issues as a result.

Global income data tracks closely with emissions data: The World Inequality Lab’s 2022 report found that the wealthiest 10 percent earn 52 percent of all income, while the poorest half of all people earn just 8.5 percent. Why does wealth correlate so closely to emissions? On an individual level, people with more wealth are more likely to own cars, travel by airplane and own big homes that consume lots of energy.

Wealthy people are also more likely to invest in the stock market, a significant but harder to measure source of emissions: By giving a company money, investors tacitly greenlight the company’s business practices. And because those investors expect a positive return on their investment, profitable companies tend to avoid potential risks like reorganizing their supply chain to be more environmentally friendly, since there might not be an immediate financial payoff for doing so.

Though corporations seem huge and impossible to change, individuals still have the power to influence them. If you invest in the stock market, you can ensure that the companies you put money into don’t contribute to the oil industry or deforestation, and you can consider pulling your investments from those that do. The website Good with Money is a helpful place to start.

Still, the blame for greenhouse gas emissions falls squarely on the shoulders of corporations and governments, not individuals. While many companies have taken modest steps to reduce pollution, overall emissions are still increasing and will likely stay that way until the governments of major polluters like the U.S., China and the European Union force companies to transition away from fossil fuels. Until then, the wealth gap will continue to grow, and emissions inequality will grow along with it.

CONTACTS: Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity, oxfam.org/en/press-releases/ carbon-emissions-richest-1-percent-more-doubleemissions-poorest-half-humanity; World Inequality Report 2022, wir2022.wid.world/www-site/ uploads/2021/12/Summary_WorldInequalityReport2022_English.pdf; Welcome to Cancer Alley, Where Toxic Air Is About to Get Worse, propublica. org/article/welcome-to-cancer-alley-where-toxic-air-is-about-to-get-worse; Good With Money, good-with-money.com.

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The richest 1% of humanity produces 15% of total carbon emissions, while the richest 10% is responsible for more than half. Photo Credit: Pexels

LA SABIDURÍA DE LOS AÑOS "Soy María Orellana. Soy una peruana-estadounidense de 67 años y vivo en el condado de San Mateo.

Sufro de asma y tuve COVID-19 antes de que existiera la vacuna. Me sentía muy asustada, aislada y triste.

Al vacunarme, sobre todo con mi 3ra dosis, recuperé la tranquilidad, me reencontré con mis seres queridos y volví a trabajar como voluntaria en una organización cultural donde bailo danza folclórica.

Me siento feliz".

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El resultado es que la contaminación está dañando a los menos responsables - y menos equipados para combatir sus efectos - más severamente que a los más culpables. En los Estados Unidos, esto es en parte el resultado del racismo sistémico. Las fábricas y plantas de energía que emiten contaminación tóxica se han construido de manera abrumadora cerca de comunidades no blancas y pobres, que a menudo carecen de los recursos adecuados para resistir a las poderosas empresas de combustibles fósiles. El ejemplo más famoso de este desequilibrio de poder es "Cancer Alley", una región de Louisiana donde los residentes predominantemente negros enfrentan una de las peores calidades de aire de la nación y, como consecuencia, sufren de problemas de salud crónicos.

Los datos de ingresos globales siguen de cerca los datos de emisiones: El informe de 2022 del World Inequality Lab encontró que el 10 por ciento más rico gana el 52 por ciento de todos los ingresos, mientras que la mitad más pobre de toda la gente gana solo el 8,5 por ciento. ¿Por qué la riqueza se correlaciona tanto con las emisiones? A nivel individual, las personas con más riqueza tienen más probabilidades de poseer automóviles, viajar en avión y poseer grandes casas que consumen mucha energía.

Las personas ricas también tienen más probabilidades de invertir en la bolsa, una fuente de emisiones significativa pero más difícil de medir: Al dar dinero a una empresa, los inversores dan luz verde tácita a las prácticas comerciales de la empresa. Y debido a que esos inversores esperan un rendimiento positivo de su inversión, las empresas rentables tienden a evitar riesgos potenciales como reorganizar su cadena de suministro para que sea más favorable al medio ambiente, ya que podría no haber una recompensa financiera inmediata por hacerlo.

Aunque las corporaciones parecen enormes e imposibles de cambiar, las personas aún tienen el poder de influir en ellas. Si inviertes en la bolsa, puedes asegurarte de que las empresas en las que inviertes dinero no contribuyan a la industria petrolera o la deforestación, y puedes considerar retirar tus inversiones de las que sí lo hacen. El sitio web Good with Money es un lugar útil para comenzar.

Aún así, la culpa de las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero recae directamente sobre los hombros de las corporaciones y los gobiernos, no de los individuos. Si bien muchas empresas han tomado medidas modestas para reducir la contaminación, las emisiones en general siguen aumentando y probablemente se mantendrán así hasta que los gobiernos de los principales contaminadores como los EE. UU., China y la Unión Europea obliguen a las empresas a dejar de usar combustibles fósiles. Hasta entonces, la brecha de riqueza seguirá creciendo y la desigualdad de emisiones crecerá con ella.

CONTACTOS: Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent more than double the emissions of the poorest half of humanity, oxfam.org/en/press-releases/carbonemissions-richest-1-percent-more-double-emissions-poorest-half-humanity; World Inequality Report 2022, wir2022.wid.world/www-site/uploads/2021/12/ Summary_WorldInequalityReport2022_English.pdf; Welcome to Cancer Alley, Where Toxic Air Is About to Get Worse, propublica.org/article/welcome-tocancer-alley-where-toxic-air-is-about-to-get-worse; Good With Money, good-with-money.com.

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Preparación de un informe preliminar de impacto ambiental para el proyecto del corredor vial Mabury-Berryessa-Oakland y aviso de Reunión de Alcance Público

¿Qué se está planificando?

La Ciudad de San José (Ciudad), en asociación con el Departamento de Transporte de California (Caltrans), propone construir mejoras en la U.S. 101 y carreteras locales adyacentes.

El proyecto propuesto está ubicado en la U.S. 101 entre la intersección de la U.S. 101 / McKee Road y la intersección de la U.S. 101 / I-880 en la ciudad de San José, condado de Santa Clara. ¿Por qué este anuncio?

Este aviso le informa sobre la preparación de un Informe de Impacto Ambiental (EIR) para cumplir con la Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA). Este aviso también le informa sobre la oportunidad de proporcionar comentarios sobre el alcance y el contenido del proyecto propuesto como parte de un seminario web de Zoom.

Dónde entra usted: Caltrans y la Ciudad de San José están ofreciendo a individuos y organizaciones la oportunidad de comentar sobre el proyecto propuesto. Durante el seminario web de Zoom, el equipo del proyecto presentará el proyecto, los conceptos de diseño, el proceso de revisión ambiental y proporcionará información sobre cómo puede compartir sus comentarios y preguntas. Habrá intérpretes de español, vietnamita, mandarín, cantonés y portugués. Todas las solicitudes de adaptaciones razonables y/o servicios de idiomas deben presentarse 72 horas antes de la fecha de la reunión programada. Después del evento, se agregará una grabación del webinar al sitio web del proyecto: bit.ly/101Mabury. No se requiere la asistencia al seminario web para comentar sobre los materiales del proyecto.

CUANDO Y DONDE: Se llevará a cabo una reunión pública virtual el Miércoles 19 de enero de 2022 de 18 a 20 h.

Enlace de la reunión: Número telefónico: ID del seminario web:

bit.ly/101maburywebinar US: +1 669 900 6833 896 7890 5031

Esta reunión se llevará a cabo por video y teleconferencia únicamente. Para acceder al enlace de la reunión, la información de la llamada y las instrucciones para participar, visite la página web en: bit.ly/101Mabury.

Envíe sus comentarios a través de nuestro formulario de comentarios en línea en bit. ly/101Mabury, por correo electrónico a: US.Mabury.101.Project@dot.ca.gov o por teléfono (800-795-7455). Envíe sus comentarios por escrito sobre los materiales antes del 4 de febrero de 2022.

Contacto: Para obtener más información sobre el proyecto propuesto o para enviar comentarios, comuníquese con: Caltrans Department of Transportation District 4 Office Environmental Analysis Attn: Daniel Chan, Environmental Planner P.O. Box 23660 , MS-8B Oakland, CA 94612-0660; teléfono (510) 496-9435

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681504 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SYMROP, 101 S Santa Cruz Ave #1085, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Married Couple. The

name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Satoshi Kataoka, 134 Lester Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Marino Kataoka, 134 Lester Ln, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2017. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN629060. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Satoshi Kataoka This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/04/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 681504 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681448 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BAO XIAOYAN FENCING CLUB, 1135 Sonora Ct, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Xiaoyan Bao, 1135 Sonora Ct, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Xiaoyan Bao This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/03/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681448 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681353 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JB CLEANING & MAINTENANCE INC, 1159 Utopia Pl, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): JB CLEANING & MAINTENANCE INC, 1159 Utopia Pl, San Jose, CA 95127.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/28/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ JB CLEANING &

MAINTENANCE INC JB CLEANING & MAINTENANCE INC CEO Article/Reg#: C4742417 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/28/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681353 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681395 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jesus Torres Gardening, 1635 Foley Ave, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jesus Torres, 1635 Foley Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/29/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN611276.

“I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jesus Torres This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/29/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 681395 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681356 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PAVILION INN, 1280 N 4th Street, San Jose, CA 95115, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): BAY AREA LODING LLC, 525 Crespi Drive, Pacifica, CA 94044. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN626491. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Anish Khimani BAY AREA LODGING LLC Managing Member A r ti c l e/R e g# : 202036310387 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/28/2021.

JAN 07 - JAN 13, 2022 Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681356 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Kevin’s Tailoring, 3543 Homestead Rd, Santa Clara CA, 95051. Filed in Santa Clara County on 08/04/21 under file no.

FBN677631. Lai Nguyen, 462 Shendan Pl, San Jose CA, 95111. This business was conducted by: An Individual. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Lai Nguyen This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 12/20/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681228 January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV370410 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chrispin Ray Archey. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chrispin Ray Archey has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chrispin Ray Archey to Chrispin Ray Archey-Silveira 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392721 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Stephanie Noelle Sandra SAWANTGOUBERT, Ravindra Ramesh SAWANT. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Stephanie Noelle Sandra SAWANTGOUBERT, Ravindra Ramesh SAWANT have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Samarth Samuel Camille S AWA N T- G O U B E RT to Samuel Samarth SAWANT-GOUBERT 2.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/05/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 27, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391150 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Esther Lynn Sanchez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Esther Lynn Sanchez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Esther Lynn Sanchez to Esther Lynn Walde 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name

JAN 07 - JAN 13, 2022 changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 02, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391897 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anzhela Sukhetskaya/Vitali Razhkou. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anzhela Sukhetskaya/ Vitali Razhkou have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Anzhela Sukhetskaya to Angela Powell b. Vitali Powell to Vitali Powell 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 14, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 22CV392999 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kevin Antonio Rodriguez and Van Buu Khau. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kevin Antonio Rodriguez and Van Buu Khau have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Logan James Rodriguez to Logan James Khau Rodriguez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/29/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 05, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV392942 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yukako Hulse-Inoue. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(sYukako Hulse-Inoue has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Yukako Hulse-Inoue to Mimi Diane-Yukako Hulse 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file 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:

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 04, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV392954 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kwangyoung Lee and Suyoung Ku. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kwangyoung Lee and Suyoung Ku have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Taeeun Lee to Jamie Taeeun Lee b. Taehun Lee to Leo Taehun Lee 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 04, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387111 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Matthew Ulysses Tovar. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Matthew Ulysses Tovar has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Matthew Ulysses Tovar to Matthew Ulysses BarreraBolanos 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 04, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV392939 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yuanlei Zhang. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yuanlei Zhang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hanyao Zhang to Ben Hanyao Zhang 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file 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. Date: 4/12/2022, Time: 8:45pm, Dept: _____, Room: Probate. NOTICE OF HEARING: 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 04, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV392903 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Greg and Sherrin Nolan. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) s/b Greg Nolan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Marcus Gregory Nolan-Ward to Marcus Gregory Nolan 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 04, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391410 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Catherine Tapia. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Catherine Tapia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cathleen Rosillo AKA Catherine Rosillo AKA Catherine Tapia to Catherine Rosillo 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file 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

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NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 06, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392867 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Yun Cheng.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yun Cheng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Yun Cheng to Winnie Yun Cheng 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least

two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 30, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 7, 14, 21, 28, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681290 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE BEST LIMOUSINE RM, 2312 Mount Pleasant Rd, San Jose, CA 95148, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): J Reyes Madriz Torres, 2312 Mount Pleasant Rd, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/23/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ J Reyes Madriz Torres This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/22/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681290 December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681258 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tacos Mexicanos Don Ely, 1704 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eleazar Herrera Moreno, 1898 Senter Rd Apt 210, San Jose, CA 95112.

Perla Aydee Ovin Rivera, 1898 Senter Rd Apt 210, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/20/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Perla Aydee Ovin Rivera This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/21/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681258

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December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681075 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: An Eye for Design, 1459 Holt Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Aileen Hartunian, 1459 Holt Ave, Los Altos, CA 94024. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Aileen Hartunian This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/15/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 681075 December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681351 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUCCULENTS JOURNEY, 1724 Don Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Julianne P Haghverdian, 1724 Don Ave, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Julianne P Haghverdian This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/28/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681351 December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681008 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: I PASS DRIVING SCHOOL, 155 E Campbell Ave. Suite 215, Campbell, CA 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LA FORTUNA ENTERPRISE LLC, 155 E Campbell Ave. Suite 215, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious

business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Lung Chao LA FORTUNA ENTERPRISE LLC Managing Member A r ti c l e/R e g# : 202105011011 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/13/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681008 December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680299 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: El Sabroson, 1350 Pear Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Matilde Cruz, 475 E. Arques, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/07/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN623620. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Matilde Cruz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/15/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 680299 December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680694 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Chula Puebla, 1350 Pear Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ruben Rodriguez, 307 Roosevelt Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN623555. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Ruben Rodriguez This statement was

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/30/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 680694 December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391959 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Swandise Hongphan Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Swandise Hongphan Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Swandise Hongphan Tran to Phan Thi Tran 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392798 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Bin Wu, Qianxing Wu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Bin Wu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bin Wu to Henry Wu b. Qianxing Wu to Jensen Wu 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that

includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 29, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390210 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phung Kim Heng. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Phung Kim Heng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Phung Kim Heng to Kim Mai Heng 2.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391146 Superior Court of California, County of

Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Angel Jesus Larios, Nancy Michelle Ramos. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jesus Larios, Nancy Michelle Ramos have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Angel Jesus Larios to Angel Jesus Rodriguez b. Nancy Michelle Ramos to Nancy Michelle Rodriguez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 02, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386814 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: John Anthony Seañez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) John Anthony Seañez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

John Anthony Seañez to Angíe Veronica Seañez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/01/2022 at 8:45

am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391024 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Miroslava Villa Lozano and Francisco Eduardo Puga. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Miroslava Villa Lozano and Francisco Eduardo Puga have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Joaquin Francisco Puga to Joaquin Francisco Puga Villa 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 30, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392712 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: An Hoang Thuy Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) An Hoang Thuy Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. An

JAN 07 - JAN 13, 2022 Hoang Thuy Tran AKA Thuyan Tran to Annie Tran 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/05/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 27, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392572 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Victoria Arevalo Abrenica.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Maria Victoria Arevalo Abrenica has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Victoria Arevalo Abrenica to Victoria Arevalo Abrenica Lynch 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of

Santa Clara.

Dec 22, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392640 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sayed Khalid Rohani, Alia Rohani.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sayed Khalid Rohani, Alia Rohani have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sayed Khalid Rohani to Khalid Sadat b.

Alia Rohani to Alia Sadat c. Sayed Suliaman Rohani to Sulaiman Sadat d. Sara Rohani to Sara Sadat e. Sofia Rohani to Sofia Sadat 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/29/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 23, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386900 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rosario Ginny Brito-Herrera.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Rosario Ginny BritoHerrera has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rosario Ginny Brito-Herrera to Rosie Ginny Brito-Herrera.

2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why

JAN 07 - JAN 13, 2022 the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 22, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV370410 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chrispin Ray Archey. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chrispin Ray Archey has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chrispin Ray Archey to Chrispin Ray Archey-Silveira. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 11/10/2020 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 16, 2020 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Edwin Arthur Goodgold Case No. 21PR196515 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Edwin Arthur Goodgold, Edwin Goodgold. 2.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Stuart R. Goodgold in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Stuart R. Goodgold be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 28, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT P. BERGMAN 3535 Ross Avenue, Ste.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 308 San Jose, CA 95124 (408)247-0444 Run Date: December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of James Robert Murphy Case No. 21PR191589 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of James Robert Murphy, James Murphy. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Thomas Joseph Murphy in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Thomas Joseph Murphy be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 04, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as

provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT P. BERGMAN 3535 Ross Avenue, Ste. 308 San Jose, CA 95124 (408)247-0444 Run Date: December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 SUMMONS (Family Law) (FL-110) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): TINA MARIA PEREZ AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): You have been sued.

Read the information below.

Lo han demandado.

Lea ia información en la pagina siguiente.

Petitioner’s name is: SAUL ECHEVERRIAMONDRAGON Nombre del demandante: Case Number (Número de caso): 21FL003598 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs.

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web Site (www. lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local court or county bar association.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte NO basta para protegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales.

Para asesoramiento legal, pónganse en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado.

NOTICE; The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

AVISO; Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California.

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

Exención De Cuotas: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte.

1. The name and address of the court is (el nombre y dirección de la corte son): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Family Justice Center Courthouse Street Address: 201 N. First Street.

San Jose, CA 95113 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección, y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): SAUL ECHEVERRIAMONDRAGON 4756 Bordwell Drive San Jose, CA 95113 Telephone: (408)5691263 x00

STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from 1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children: 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court.

Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or you own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance?

If so, you should apply for Covered California.

Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506.

Date (Fecha): 10/12/2021 WARNING – IMPOR12:00AM TANT INFORMATION Clerk, by (Secretario, por) d. Otwell, Deputy California law provides (Asistente): that, for purposes of

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dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property.

If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divide, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suya separada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte.

ORDENES DE RESTRICCION NORMALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR

ADVERTENCIA – INFORMACION IMPORTANTE De acuerdo a la ley de California, las propiedades adquiridas por las partes durante su matrimonio o pareja de hecho en forma conjunta se consideran propiedad comunitaria para los fines de la división de bienes que ocurre cuando se produce una disolución o separación legal del matrimonio o pareja de hecho. Si cualquiera de las partes de este caso llega a fallecer antes de que se divida la propiedad comunitaria de tenencia conjunta, el destino de la misma quedará determinado por las cláusulas de la escritura correspondiente que describen su tenencia (por ej. tenencia conjunta, tenencia en común o propiedad comunitaria) y no por la presunción de propiedad comunitaria. Si quiere que la presunción comunitaria que registrada en la escritura de la propiedad, debería consultar con un abogado.

En forma inmediata, usted y su cónyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido: 1. Llevarse del estado de California a los hijos menores de las partes, o solicitar un pasaporte nuevo o de repuesto para los hijos menores, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de la otra parte o sin una orden de la corte; 2. Cobrar, pedir prestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los beneficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, como de vida, salud, vehículo y discapacidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es); 3. Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquier manera de cualquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o separada, sin el consentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte, excepto en el curso habitual de actividades personal o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y 4. Crear o modificar una transferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte la asignación de una propiedad sujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte. Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamentaria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte.

Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario propuesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales antes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigencia. No obstante, puede usar propiedad

AVISO-ACCESO A SEGURO DE SALUD MÁS ECONÓMICO: ¿Necesita seguro de salud a un costo asequible, ya sea para usted o alguien en su hogar? Si es as¡, puede presentar una solicitud con Covered California.

Covered California lo puede ayudar a reducir el costo que paga por seguro de salud asequible y de alta calidad. Para obtener mas información, visite www.coveredca. com. O llame a Covered California al 1-800-3000213.

December 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 21, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387397 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cara Lee Ayala. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cara Lee Ayala has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cara Lee Ayala to Cara Lee DiMaria Ayala. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file 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

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NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/11/22 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 5, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680419 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JESUS MALTA PAINTING, 106 COLONADE SQUARE, SAN JOSE, CA 95127, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): J. JESUS MALTA SQUARE, SAN JOSE, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/1/21.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ J. JESUS MALTA MACIAS This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/18/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 680419 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681124 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A&A PRO CLEANING L.L.C., 115 Millar Ave, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): A&A PRO CLEANING L.L.C., 115 Millar Ave, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ NERY ADALBERTO AGUIAR MONTES A&A PRO CLEANING L.L.C. Owner A r ti c l e/R e g# : 202133510576 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-

Recorder of Santa Clara County on 12/16/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681124 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681217 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Dream Trading, Dream Tour, 3562 Mauricia Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sung Park, 3562 Mauricia Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/20/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Sung Park This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/20/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681217 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681160 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EZ GMARKET, 110 Gifford Ave, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): GERALDINE PONCE DE LEON, 110 Gifford Ave, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ GERALDINE PONCE DE LEON This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/16/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681160 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680730 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JM ELECTRICAL, 12480 Mabury Rd Apt B, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose M Torres, 12480 Mabury Rd Apt B, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/01/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Jose M Torres This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/01/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 680730 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681273 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TUUKASA REAL ESTATE, TUUKASA REALTY, 339 Saratoga Avenue Suite 300, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): TUUKASA INCORPORATED, 339 Saratoga Avenue Suite 300, San Jose, CA 95129. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Idean Pourshams TUUKASA INCORPORATED Owner Article/Reg#: C4134491 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/22/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 681273 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681136 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BF GENERAL LABOR, 7713 Wasabi Way, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Boris Flores, 7713 Wasabi Way, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/16/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Boris Flores This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/16/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 681136 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681056 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Inhance MedSpa, 12945 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Cheng Medical Corporation, 12945 Saratoga Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Elbert T Cheng Cheng Medical Corporation President Article/Reg#: C2419047 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/15/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681056 December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV370785 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kerry Sorrel Sutton. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kerry Sorrel Sutton has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kerry Sorrel Sutton to Ben Ky Owen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/25/2022 at 8:45

am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 23, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392468 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Pin Yu Yuan.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Pin Yu Yuan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Pin Yu Yuan to Patrick Pin Yu Yuan 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391522 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Srirama Sarat Karedla and Ratna Deepthi Jarugu on Behalf of Samaira Karedla.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Srirama Sarat Karedla and Ratna Deepthi Jarugu on Behalf of Samaira Karedla have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Samaira Karedla to Nithya Karedla

2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 03, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV383648 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NO NAME GIVEN, KHUSHI. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) NO NAME GIVEN, KHUSHI has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. NO NAME GIVEN KHUSHI to KHUSHI KADIYAN 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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JAN 07 - JAN 13, 2022 Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392089 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: THAI QUOC NGUYEN. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) THAI QUOC NGUYEN has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. THAI QUOC NGUYEN to HENRY THAI NGUYEN 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392442 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Giadys Alcazar. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Giadys Alcazar has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Emiliano Anthony Garcia Alcazar to Emiliano Anthony Diaz Alcazar 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at

the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392569 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chau Minh Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chau Minh Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Chau Minh Nguyen to Minh-Chau Nguyen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Dec 22, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV388097 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yesica Del Carmen Gavarrete Escobar.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yesica De Carmen Ga-

JAN 07 - JAN 13, 2022 varrete Escobar has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Dariel Alexander Melgar to Dariel Alexander Melgar Gavarrete 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/18/22 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 14, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 14, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of RICHARD JAY GOMES Case No. 21PR191060 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RICHARD JAY GOMES. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by DAWN SIBERTS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that DAWN SIBERTS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing

on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 09, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Anita L. Steburg 2033 Gateway Place, 5th Floor San Jose, CA 95110 (408)573-1122 Run Date: December 24 and 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of FUSAKO TOYOJI Case No. 21PR190722 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FUSAKO TOYOJI. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by JEANNIE K. TAINAKA and KAREN A. KUNISAKI in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that JEANNIE K. TAINAKA and KAREN A. KUNISAKI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.)

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 17, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Jennifer E. Ramirez 2021 The Alameda, Suite 225 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)713-5444 Rune Date: December 24 and 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of FLORENCE KAORU TAINAKA Case No. 21PR191388 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of FLORENCE KAORU TAINAKA. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed

by JEANNIE K. TAINAKA and KAREN A. KUNISAKI in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that JEANNIE K. TAINAKA and KAREN A. KUNISAKI be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representa-

tive to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 09, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Jennifer E. Ramirez 2021 The Alameda, Suite 225 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)713-5444 Rune Date: December 24 and 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of BESSIE MATSUMOTO Case No. 21PR191387 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of BESSIE MATSUMOTO. 2.

A Petition for Probate has been filed by JEANNIE K. TAINAKA and KAREN A. KUNISAKI in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that JEANNIE K. TAINAKA and KAREN A. KUNISAKI be appointed as personal

representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: February 10, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor.

You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Jennifer E. Ramirez 2021 The Alameda, Suite 225 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)713-5444 Rune Date: December 24 and 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680957 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ILLUSION BEAUTY ACADEMY, 1313 North Milpitas Blvd Suite 172, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and

residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Laura P. Nieves, 65 McCreery Av Apt 314, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Laura Nieves This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/09/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 680957 December 17, 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681051 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JUST PLANTY THINGZ, 309 Shaughnessy Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): THEPLANTDRIP.CO LLC, 309 Shaughnessy Dr, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Lisa Ta THEPLANDRIP.CO LLC Owner A r t i c l e/ R e g# : 202106910166 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/14/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 681051 December 17, 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680609 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lucky Signs, 1260 Alma Ct, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lucky Signs LLC, 1260 Alma Ct, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/01/21.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all 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.)

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS /s/ Khanh Bui This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/09/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 680609 December 17, 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): LUCKY SIGNS, 1260 Alma Ct, San Jose CA, 95112. Filed in Santa Clara County on 10/29/21 under file no.

FBN682901. Khanh Bui, 1260 Alma Ct, San Jose CA, 95112. This business was conducted by: An Individual. “I declare that all 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.) /s/ Khanh Bui This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 12/09/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 680615 December 17, 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391903 Superior Court of California, County of Santa ClaraIn the matter of the application of: Sholeh Tabani.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sholeh Tabani has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Sholeh Tabani to Sholeh Taban 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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Dec 14, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 17, 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMENO. 21CV391522 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Srirama Sarat Karedla and Ratna Deepthi Jarugu on Behalf of Samaira Karedla.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Srirama Sarat Karedla and Ratna Deepthi Jarugu on Behalf of Samaira Karedla have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Samaira Karedla to Nithya Karedla 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 03, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court December 17, 24, 31, 2021; January 7, 2022

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Reiki: Técnica natural de curación física y espiritual que utiliza las manos como canalizadoras de energía con el propósito de procurar alivio a síntomas y enfermedades. Su filosofía principal es procurar hacer el bien a los demás, y amar y respetar todo ser viviente.

Agua florida: Colonia hecha a base de flores. Líquido de gran utilidad en rituales místicos.

Amuleto: Objeto portátil al que se le atribuye una virtud sobrenatural protectora.

Ritual: Ceremonia que consta de ciertas reglas establecidas para el culto religioso.

Ashé : Poder de las fuerzas cósmicas y naturales.

Bendición.

Rosacruz: Legendaria orden fraterna, mística, esotérica, espiritualista, secreta, fundada en el siglo XIV. El término Rosacruz también puede designar a los miembros de la masonería y otras fraternidades similares.

Astrología: Ciencia y arte de predecir el futuro mediante la observación de los movimientos e interacción de los planetas y las doce constelaciones que conforman nuestra galaxia. Una de las ciencias más antiguas del mundo.

Runas: Letras de un antiguo alfabeto sagrado de origen nórdico el cual fue usado hace más de dos mil quinientos años. Antiguo método de adivinación.

Ayahuasca: Hierba alucinógena que es utilizada comúnmente para la exploración espiritual. También es usada como droga recreativa y medicinal.

Hierba originaria de la selva amazónica.

Santería: Culto afrolatino basado en sincretizmo religioso y en practicas espirituales de la tribu nigeriana los Yorubas.

Babalawo: Sumo sacerdote en santería e hijo del Orisha Orunla.

Buda: Fundador del budismo. Siddharta Gotama.

Ser iluminado.

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Candomblé: Uno de los nombres con que se conoce a la santería en Brasil.

dos los obstáculos.

Carta astral: Diagrama utilizado por los astrlógos para ejercitar la astrología, en la cual se

Hadas: Seres fantásticos del reino angelical que obran proezas por los seres humanos.

representa los planetas y la tierra, desde un lugar y hora determinada con el fin de crear un horóscopo personal de un individuo.

Horóscopo: Pronóstico basado en la fecha de nacimiento dependiendo de la posición de los planetas y las constelaciones.

Chacras: Puntos focales presentes en el cuerpo físico cuya función es recibir, procesar y transmitir energía.

Limpia: Hacerse una limpia, ahuyentar las malas vibras y los malos espíritus.

Oshún: Hermosa divinidad considerada la Venus del panteón yoruba, sincretizada con la Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre. Patrona del amor, el dinero, la belleza y la juventud.

Mancias: Ciencias adivinatorias.

Paranormal: Referente a la parapsicología.

Mantra: Se llama mantra a una frase u oración corta, que se repite varias veces con el fin de procurar relajación, paz, buena fortuna, tranquilidad y felicidad.

Pentagrama: Diagrama mágico que consiste en una estrella de cinco puntas. Es considerado por los ocultistas como uno de los más potentes objetos en la realización de rituales y conjuros mágicos.

Chamán: Hombre sabio en la medicina natural o sumo sacerdote dentro de la magia en tribus primitivas. Hechicero practicante de ritos mágicos y sobrenaturales cuyo propósito es el influenciar entidades espirituales.

Duende: Seres fantásticos del reino angelical que obran maravillas por la humanidad, mensajeros entre los espíritus y los seres humanos.

Equinoccios: Ciclo del año en que el día y la noche tienen la misma duración.

Espiritista: Persona que practica la doctrina de invocar y contactar espíritus.

Feng shui: Significa viento y agua. Arte de vivir en armonía con la naturaleza y el universo.

Ganesh: Divinidad hindú con cabeza de elefante, considerado como el dios de la buena suerte, la prosperidad y el conocimiento. Quien remueve to-

Médium: Persona que tiene la capacidad de comunicarse y entrar en contacto con los espíritus.

Metafísica: Ciencia de los principios primeros y las primeras causas.

Milagro: Hecho sobrenatural atribuido al poder divino.

Mitología: Historia fabulosa de los dioses, semidioses y héroes de la antigüedad.

Oración: Conjunto de palabras que expresan pensamientos religiosos.

Oráculo: Respuesta divina.

Orisha: Santo, deidad del panteón yoruba.

Posesión: Estado de la persona sobre cuyo espíritu ejerce influencia otro espíritu.

Profecía: Predicción de un acontecimiento futuro por inspiración divina.

Profeta: Persona que anuncia la palabra divina o el futuro por inspiración sobrenatural.

Novena: Ejercicio devoto que consiste en oraciones determinadas que se rezan durante nueve días.

Psíquico: Quien estudia y analiza la parte espiritual y mental del ser humano. Quien además realiza predicciones basadas en la clarividencia y los métodos adivinatorios.

Ofrenda: Don que se ofrece a Dios, a la Virgen María o a los Santos.

Quiromancia: Adivinación por medio de las líneas que se forman en las palmas de las manos.

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Solsticios: Época en la que el Sol se encuentra en uno de los trópicos.

Talismán: Objeto que tiene la virtud de proteger a quien lo lleva o de darle algún poder mágico.

Tarot: Paquete de setenta y ocho cartas que son utilizadas como medio para la adivinación.

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Yoga: Sistema filosófico de la India que hace consistir el estado perfecto en la contemplación, la inmovilidad absoluta, el éxtasis y las practicas acéticas. Multiplicidad de ejercicios y posturas que agilizan el cuerpo, dan paz al espíritu y serenidad a la mente.

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THE PROMISE AND LIMITS OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR YOUTH

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fender now going to college, she reasoned that her long list of crimes never hurt anyone except herself, the kind of drug-use offenses justice reform advocates call nonviolent and “victimless.”

irst, they stare. They are sitting, face-to-face, in a cinder block box of a room designed for attorney visits. It stinks of sweat and fear.

As a reporter looks on, several women in the circle talk about the good work Tracy has done since coming home from a women’s prison in the Central Valley.

The prisoner — a young man who as a teen took part in a Salinas robbery that ended with rape and murder — waits nervously.

“With everything I’ve done to try to turn my life around, I never knew that I needed to make amends,” she says, still unsure how all this will apply to her.

The middle-aged woman who faces him survived the ordeal, and she wonders why she’s here. Before she entered these prison walls, she had almost turned back. But she said she heard God’s voice telling her this was meant to be.

Then her mother speaks. She is shaking.

Urged on by a trained mediator, she begins to tell the story of the hurt this young man brought upon her and her loved ones. He, too, speaks — in his case, of regret, guilt and shame.

And before it ends, everyone is in tears.

This dialogue — described to a reporter by the victim who participated roughly a decade ago — had a lasting impact on her, one of thousands of similar conversations across the country each year. They are the backbone of restorative justice, an alternative to the traditional U.S. model of justice that’s centered on punishment and retribution. The restorative justice movement has grown steadily since the 1970s, with the goal of lessening the harm caused by crimes, while considering the needs of all those impacted — victims, communities and offenders.

Restorative justice is now a standard offering across the U.S., increasingly relied upon by schools and law enforcement to divert low-level juvenile offenders away from the criminal justice system. The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime has even published a how-to manual for both adult and juvenile cases.

A 2019 analysis in the Utah Law Review found that 45 states have enacted laws supporting the use of restorative justice or similar models, in a variety of settings. Thirty-five states “have codified the use of restorative justice in juvenile justice and criminal justice processes.” California has more than 40 statutes, laws and provisions supporting the practice.

“Restorative justice has emerged as a new legal norm,” writes law review author Thalia González.

There’s plenty of anecdotal evidence that techniques like victim-offender dialogues and community circles can and do produce profound feelings among participants — from relief to validation and a sense of catharsis.

But critics and proponents of restorative justice agree the methods have clear limitations, including this central shortcoming: the techniques only work when a perpetrator admits guilt, and wants to participate, which is not always guaranteed to even the most willing of crime victims. As a method for school discipline, it has also increasingly come under scrutiny for consuming teachers’ time and energy or being unfairly applied, according to Mikhail Lyubansky, who teaches the psychology of race and ethnicity at the University of Illinois.

In Canada, where restorative justice has been widely practiced since the early 2000s, critics note that many victims don’t want to take part. “‘Restorative action in its various forms rarely springs from the wishes of the victims themselves or victim support organizations,” writes Arlène Gaudreault, of the School of Criminology at Université de Montréal. “Most of the time, the action centers on the offender. It is often set in motion by services that work with offenders — minor and adult alike — in the context of probation, alternatives to incarceration or parole.”

Still other critics say its reach is simply too limited. Aside from low-level misdemeanor cases, restorative justice doesn’t reduce or replace a

“It’s not easy when you have a child that’s incarcerated or into trouble,” the woman says. “You live every day waiting for the phone call or the knock on the door, and you say, ‘What now?’”

Photo Credit: Illustration by Christine Ongjoco significant number of prison and jail sentences, and it doesn’t reverse the country’s historic trend of mass incarceration and the poverty and racism that drive criminality among young people. They say the method has become nothing more than a feel-good patch slapped on top of a broken justice system.

Even those working to deploy restorative justice see its limitations.

A break-in victim told the offender they were reluctant to participate at first, but in the end concluded: “There is value in getting this off my chest to see you and talk to you.”

The results of these efforts are limited but noteworthy: Following 34 face-to-face juvenile victimoffender dialogues between 2016 and 2018, only two of the youth involved committed new crimes within six months, the center reports.

“I am always struck by how some system actors are only interested in establishing these programs for a limited number of harms and a limited number of people, intent on maintaining control over the ways communities respond to harm,” Oakland attorney Sia Henry told The Imprint. As a result, she added, the program’s potential can be stifled.

“This feels similar to how companies and government agencies, in a knee-jerk reaction to the racial uprising last summer, were quick to issue statements, rename streets, create police reform commissions, etc. in hopes we could all just move past the ‘moment.’”

In surveys after the victim awareness classes, 75 percent of the teens reported feeling “understood and accepted responsibility for their past actions,” Vautier said, and 85 percent said they developed “deeper empathy towards the victims of crimes.”

“People who are victims don’t just get over it”

Decades of promising data

Still, coastal Santa Cruz County — a historically progressive region in the southern reaches of the greater Bay Area — has embraced restorative justice wholeheartedly. Reforms to its juvenile system, launched in 1999 as one of the earliest projects funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, have been praised nationwide.

Successful results from restorative justice have long been reported across the country, going back to a 1993 study of victim-offender dialogue programs in four states.

Over the past decade, the county’s juvenile hall bookings have dropped from 576 per year in 2011 to 157 in 2020, according to local records. Last year, there was an average daily population of 13 youth between the ages of 12 to 18, down from a high of 52 in 1998.

In Santa Cruz County, where 200-plus juvenile misdemeanor crimes are charged each year, the nonprofit Conflict Resolution Center runs two publicly funded youth diversion programs for minors charged with misdemeanor crimes such as shoplifting and minor burglaries.

Last year, nine teens took part in the center’s victim-offender dialogue program, mostly held over Zoom. A total of 55 youth were referred to parentteen mediation. In addition, 54 youth participated in victim awareness education classes.

Alaya Vautier, who directs restorative justice programs for the center, said young people, parents and victims of crimes have all expressed support.

Although the cases are kept confidential, Vautier shared some of the written feedback her agency has received: “I learned the importance of empathy in a more detailed way that I had never thought of, and how people who are victim(s) don’t just get over it,” wrote one youth participant.

Another county program, Caminos Hacia el Éxito, is run by the police department in nearby Watsonville. More than 428 youth have completed its diversion programs over the past eight years, with just 40 committing new offenses within six months of completing the program. The police department touts this as a 91 percent success rate.

Later, a 2005 meta-analysis reviewing cases of nearly 12,000 youth showed a positive “intervention effect” resulting from victim-offender dialogue that was twice that of traditional court cases.

In 2016, another study found that of 551 Texas youth, those who went through traditional juvenile courts committed new crimes in nearly 50 percent of cases, while those in a “minimal restorative justice educational program” had a 31 percent recidivism rate.

As recently as December 2020, a report looking at recidivism rates and victim satisfaction across a number of studies found that “results are promising for both, regardless of whether the program targets juvenile or adult offenders, or low-level or serious (even violent) crimes.” *** It’s tough for a journalist to observe a restorative justice circle or dialogue because they are kept confidential. For this piece, The Imprint revisited a rare observation a reporter was able to document.

It took place in 2012 at Hartnell Community College in Salinas, across the bay from Santa Cruz.

As she continues, Tracy is stunned to hear, to really feel, the depth of suffering she inflicted on her mother. She understands now that even drug crimes can have victims. Everyone is crying as she and her mother talk about Tracy’s teen years, each acknowledging the ways they — often unknowingly — hurt each other.

From restorative to transformative justice Despite the research findings, and the powerful emotions of sessions like the one Tracy participated in, some youth justice advocates express surprising levels of dissatisfaction with the restorative justice approach.

Henry, a senior program specialist with Oaklandbased Impact Justice’s Restorative Justice Project, argues that for it to be effective, America must create its own version of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission — one that addresses historic and ongoing systemic harms. “If this country is serious about realizing a more racially just society, it first has to stop trying to placate those most harmed by its racism and, instead, commit to doing the long, hard work real transformation demands,” Henry said.

Her preferred approach is what many call “transformative justice,” which aims to correct the broader, systemic roots of crime and injustice — not merely hold individual offenders to account.

“It is critical Black and Indigenous people lead these efforts, as members and beneficiaries of the oppressive class are in no position to tell the oppressed how to heal from their oppression,” Henry said. Only then can restorative justice work to combat and heal the impacts of crime, she argues.

Indeed, except in minor juvenile cases, restorative programs in the U.S. do little if anything to reduce mass incarceration. They rarely replace a prison or jail sentence. In Santa Cruz County, for example, Vautier said that for some juveniles charged with serious crimes, “the judge might ask the person to have a dialogue with the victim.” But the intervention doesn’t usually keep the offender from being locked up.

Still, ever the juvenile justice reform pioneer, the county may again soon lead the way for the nation. Vautier said “there’s a will” among local officials to apply more restorative justice practices as a preventive measure, before youth even end up in detention.

Tracy, a young woman, faces her mother as they sit in a circle of supporters, advocates and a trained mediator.

“Juvenile probation here is pretty progressive and very interested in keeping them out of juvenile hall as much as possible, to do things differently,” she said. “If we could reach the youth before they go through court, we might have better outcomes.”

Tracy has heard of this type of “restorative circle” for offenders and victims, but she never thought it would apply to her. As a rehabilitated drug of-

This story is being co-published with The Imprint, a national news outlet covering child welfare and juvenile justice issues.

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poderamiento de la organización. Él dice que otros programas, como el desarrollo de la juventud y las familias saludables, también complementan la educación para la fuerza laboral.

program in central Oregon is helping growing Latino communities in the region upgrade their workforce skills.

"Tenemos esta noción de realmente encontrarnos con nuestros clientes donde están y trabajar con ellos de manera integral y holística, por así decirlo. Pueden venir con un problema pero, a medida que hablamos con ellos y obtenemos más información, a veces aparecen otras cosas," afirmo también González.

The Latino Community Association has offices in Bend, Madras, Prineville and Redmond. Its workforce education and training program provides services such as computer literacy classes, resume assistance and English tutoring.

González dice que durante el año pasado, la Asociación de la Comunidad Latina ha ayudado a 85 personas a mejorar sus habilidades en inglés y computación. Él dice que la educación y la capacitación de la fuerza laboral son aproximadamente una cuarta parte del trabajo de la organización.

Oscar Gonzalez is empowerment programs manager for the organization. He said other programs such as youth development and healthy families also supplement workforce education.

"We have this notion of really meeting our clients where they're at and working with them on a holistic, wraparound basis, so to say," said Gonzalez.

"They may come in with one issue but, as we talk to them and get more information, sometimes other things come up."

Gonzalez said over the past year, the Latino Community Association has helped 85 people improve their English and computer skills. He said workforce education and training are about a quarter of the organization's work.

Gonzalez noted that the Latino Community Association also is accredited to practice immigration law. Importantly, they're able to find help from community members.

"Another beautiful thing about what we do here," said Gonzalez, "is the fact that we've encountered so many hundreds of people that are willing to help us in our mission and working alongside of our family members when teaching them in learning Eng-

González señala que la Asociación de la Comunidad Latina también está acreditada para ejercer la ley de inmigración. Es importante destacar que pueden encontrar ayuda de miembros de la comunidad.

The Latino Community Association provides computer-skills training for beginners and more advanced users. Photo Credit: GR-Photography / Adobe Stock lish and helping them prepare for the citizenship examination."

Like everyone else, the pandemic has affected their work. But Gonzalez said switching to an online model for some classes has the advantage of bringing people from different communities together.

"There's a lot of great things that we've been able to accomplish in spite of COVID," said Gonzalez. "And COVID has pushed us to be creative and kind of shift our attention."

Support for this reporting was provided by Lumina Foundation.

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n programa en Oregon central está ayudando a las comunidades latinas en crecimiento de la región a mejorar sus habilidades laborales. La Asociación de la Comunidad Latina tiene oficinas en Bend, Madras, Prineville y Redmond.

Su programa de educación y capacitación para la fuerza laboral brinda servicios como clases de alfabetización informática, asistencia con el curriculum y tutoría en inglés.

Oscar González administra los programas de em-

"Otra cosa hermosa que hacemos aquí es el hecho de que nos hemos encontrado con cientos de personas que están dispuestas a ayudarnos en nuestra misión, y a trabajar junto a los miembros de nuestra familia para ensenarles inglés y ayudarlos a prepararse para el examen de ciudadanía," menciono además González.

Como a todos los demás, la pandemia ha afectado su trabajo. Sin embargo, González dice que cambiar a un modelo en línea para algunas clases tiene la ventaja de unir a personas de diferentes comunidades.

"Hay muchas cosas geniales que hemos podido lograr a pesar del COVID, y esto nos ha impulsado a ser creativos y a cambiar nuestra atención", comento González.

La Fundación Lumina proporciono apoyo para este informe.