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su presidencia, Barack Obama no ocultaba su frustración por algo que se había convertido en un ritual macabro: al cabo de una nueva masacre insensible con armas de fuego, Obama se dirigía al país para pedir cambios legislativos, pero las tragedias y las palabras del presidente caían en oídos sordos entre muchos en el Congreso.

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La pregunta obligada: ¿Sólo porque algunos políticos incumplen su responsabilidad, debemos o no seguir proponiendo y exigiendo reformas legales significativas para el uso seguro y responsable de las armas de fuego? La respuesta es un contundente sí.

Un día después de la reciente tragedia en Monterey Park, donde un asesino solitario asesinó o hirió a personas de la tercera edad, un grupo de senadores demócratas Dianne Feinstein de California, así como Richard Blumenthal Chris Murphy de Connecticut introdujo un par de iniciativas de ley para proteger a las comunidades de las armas de asalto. El congresista David Cicilline de Rhode Island presentará una versión complementaria de la Prohibición de armas de asalto en la Cámara de Representantes.

“Es hora de que hagamos frente al lobby de las armas y eliminemos estas armas de guerra de nuestras calles, o al menos mantenerlas fuera del alcance de los jóvenes”, dijo la senadora Feinstein.

La iniciativa de ley de Prohibición de Armas de Asalto –similar a la expirada en 2004 durante la presidencia de George W. Bush– prohibiría la venta, transferencia, fabricación e importación de 205 armas de asalto de estilo militar y cargadores de alta capacidad y otros dispositivos de alimentación de municiones de alta capacidad.

Eso incluye el arma utilizada por el tirador para matar a 11 personas y herir a 9 más en una celebración del Año Nuevo Lunar en Monterey Park, California.

La Ley aumentaría la edad mínima para comprar armas de asalto de 18 a 21 años, el mismo requisito que actualmente existe en la ley para las armas cortas. Requiere una verificación de antecedentes sobre cualquier venta, intercambio o regalo futuro de un arma de asalto cubierta por el proyecto de ley, entre otras disposiciones.

El presidente Biden elogió a los legisladores demócratas que presentaron los proyectos de ley. “La mayoría del pueblo estadounidense está de acuerdo con esta acción de sentido común. No puede haber mayor responsabilidad que hacer todo lo posible para garantizar la seguridad de nuestros niños, nuestras comunidades y nuestra nación”.

El año pasado, después de la masacre de Búfalo, Biden promulgó una ley bipartidista que reforzó las verificaciones de antecedentes para los compradores de armas entre las edades de 18 y 21 años y clarificó la definición de un comerciante de armas de fuego con licencia federal. Ese dato debía ser suficiente para pensar que es posible construir una agenda bipartidista sobre la seguridad de las

armas de fuego. Tristemente, la mayoría republicana es rehén de una minoría ultraconservadora, radical y combativa que se opondrá con todos los medios para impedir el restablecimiento de la prohibición de las armas de asalto. Pero mientras sigan ocurriendo masacres que quizás pudieron ser evitadas, es una obligación de la sociedad civil continuar demandando, exigiendo que los políticos se pongan a la altura de su responsabilidad histórica o que lo paguen en las urnas.

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Duringhis presidency, Barack Obama made no secret of his frustration over what had become a macabre ritual: in the aftermath of yet another callous shooting massacre, Obama was heading home to call for legislative changes, but the tragedies and the words of the president fell on deaf ears among many in Congress.

The obligatory question: Just because some politicians fail to fulfill their responsibility, should we or should we not continue to propose and demand significant legal reforms for the safe and responsible use of firearms? The answer is a resounding yes.

One day after the recent tragedy in Monterey Park, where a lone killer murdered or injured seniors, a group of Democratic Senators, Dianne Feinstein of California, as well as Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy of Connecticut, introduced a pair of bills to protect communities from assault weapons. Congressman David Cicilline of Rhode Island will introduce a supplemental version of the Assault Weapons Ban in the House of Representatives.

"It's time we stand up to the gun lobby and get these weapons of war off our streets, or at least keep them out of the reach of young people," said Senator Feinstein.

The Assault Weapons Ban measure –similar to the one that expired in 2004 during the George W. Bush presidency – would ban the sale, transfer, manufacture and import of 205 military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and other high capacity ammunition feeding devices.

That includes the weapon used by the Monterey Park shooter who killed 11 people and injured 9 more amongst Lunar New Year celebrations.

The Act would increase the minimum age to purchase assault weapons from 18 to 21, the same requirement that currently exists in the law for handguns. It requires a background check on any future sale, trade, or gift of an assault weapon covered by the bill, among other provisions.

President Biden praised the Democratic lawmakers who introduced the bills. “The majority of the American people agree with this common-sense action. There can be no greater responsibility than doing everything possible to ensure the safety of our children, our communities, and our nation."

Last year, after the Buffalo massacre, Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law that strengthened background checks for gun buyers between the ages of 18 and 21 and clarified the definition of a federally licensed firearms dealer.

That data should be enough to think that it is possible to build a bipartisan agenda on the safety of firearms. Sadly, the Republican majority is held hostage by an ultra-conservative, radical, and combative minority that will fight with all means to prevent the reinstatement of the assault weapons ban. But as long as massacres that perhaps could have been prevented continue to occur, it is an obligation of civil society to continue demanding that politicians live up to their historical responsibility or pay for it at the ballot box.

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LA PROPUESTA DE FINANCIACIÓN ESCOLAR TIENE COMO OBJETIVO LOGRAR LA EQUIDAD, ¿PERO SERÁ SUFICIENTE?

Lospuntajes de las pruebas estandarizadas y las tasas de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos han estado muy por detrás de los de sus compañeros blancos y asiáticos. Durante décadas, los educadores y los legisladores han tratado de cerrar esa brecha de rendimiento, y una propuesta de financiamiento escolar en el nuevo presupuesto del gobernador Gavin Newsom ilustra lo difícil que es hacerlo.

La idea de la financiación propuesta comenzó como un proyecto de ley escrito el año pasado por la asambleísta Akilah Weber, demócrata de La Mesa, que habría proporcionado más dinero para los estudiantes afroamericanos de K-12. El proyecto de ley pasó por la Asamblea y el Senado con el apoyo unánime. Si bien Newsom nunca vetó el proyecto de ley, finalmente se negó a firmarlo. Weber acordó abandonar el proyecto de ley cuando el gobernador prometió incluir los fondos en su proyecto de presupuesto para el próximo año fiscal.

Pero después de que Newsom publicó su presupuesto a principios de este mes, algunos defensores que apoyaron el proyecto de ley de Weber dicen que la propuesta del gobernador se queda corta. Impulsada por las preocupaciones de que el proyecto de ley violaría las leyes estatales y federales que prohíben el trato preferencial de grupos raciales o étnicos específicos, la oficina del gobernador dirigió los fondos a las escuelas con alta pobreza en lugar de a los estudiantes de raza negra específicamente.

Algunos defensores dicen que la financiación escolar propuesta en el presupuesto diluye la intención del proyecto de ley y perpetuará la brecha de rendimiento para los estudiantes afroamericanos.

Según un análisis de CalMatters, menos del 26% de los estudiantes afroamericanos en California asisten a una escuela que calificaría para los $300 millones propuestos en el presupuesto de Newsom.

Margaret Fortune es presidenta y directora ejecutiva de la organización de escuelas chárter Fortune School of Education y fue una de las patrocinadoras principales del proyecto de ley. Dijo que la propuesta no refleja las intenciones del proyecto de ley de Weber.

“Suena bien, pero en realidad no llega a los estudiantes que necesitan ayuda”, dijo. “Esto es una manzana, y lo que queríamos era una naranja”.

Pero el proyecto de ley no se trataba solo de la raza. La AB 2774 de Weber habría otorgado fondos adicionales a los distritos escolares y las escuelas chárter para el grupo de estudiantes con los puntajes más bajos en las pruebas estandarizadas en todo el estado. En 2022, ese grupo eran estudiantes de raza negra. En todo el estado, el 30% de los estudiantes afroamericanos cumplieron o superaron los estándares en lengua y literatura en inglés y el 16% cumplieron o superaron los estándares en matemáticas en el año escolar 2021-22. Para los estudiantes

blancos, esos porcentajes fueron del 61% para lengua y literatura en inglés y del 48% para matemáticas.

Los puntajes de las pruebas cayeron levemente para todos los estudiantes durante la pandemia y la brecha de rendimiento persistió. En la primavera de 2019, el último año de pruebas estandarizadas antes del cierre por la pandemia, el 33% de los estudiantes afroamericanos cumplió o superó los estándares de lengua y literatura en inglés y el 21% cumplió o superó los estándares de matemáticas. Entre los estudiantes blancos, el 66 % y el 54 %, respectivamente, cumplieron o excedieron los estándares.

“No creo que puedas tomar 245 años de esclavitud y Jim Crow y un legado de educación separada y desigual y esperar que esta brecha no exista”.

-TYRONE HOWARD, PROFESOR DE EDUCACIÓN EN UCLA

Los partidarios del proyecto de ley de Weber dijeron que habría ayudado a los estudiantes de raza negra, como el grupo de menor rendimiento en los puntajes de las pruebas estandarizadas estatales, a mejorar académicamente. Al mismo tiempo, la legislación habría utilizado los puntajes de las pruebas para garantizar que la financiación estuviera produciendo resultados. Una vez que los puntajes de los estudiantes de raza negra ya no fueran los más bajos, el siguiente grupo con los puntajes más bajos en las pruebas calificaría para los fondos adicionales.

“Si después de uno o dos años esos estudiantes estaban progresando, podría ser cualquier otro grupo de estudiantes que podría ser considerado”, dijo Christina Laster, asesora educativa de la Red de Acción Nacional de Al Sharpton y copatrocinadora del proyecto de ley.

Algunos expertos dicen que si bien los funcionarios electos y los formuladores de políticas identifican rápidamente las brechas raciales en los logros, carecen de la

voluntad política para enfocarse en los estudiantes negros con recursos adicionales.

“Creo que tenemos mucho miedo de tener conversaciones difíciles y la posterior legislación sobre la raza y cómo logramos la justicia racial en la educación”, dijo Tyrone Howard, profesor de educación en UCLA. “No creo que puedas tomar 245 años de esclavitud y Jim Crow y un legado de educación separada y desigual y esperar que esta brecha no exista”.

El proyecto de ley de Weber no es una idea nueva. Su madre, la ex asambleísta y actual secretaria de Estado Shirley Weber, fue autora de proyectos de ley casi idénticos en 2018 , 2019 y 2020. Ninguno de ellos logró salir de la Asamblea estatal. En 2018, Newsom hizo un trato similar con Shirley Weber al incluir $300 millones en fondos únicos para los estudiantes con el rendimiento más bajo del estado. Ese financiamiento se aplicó a todos los estudiantes independientemente de su raza para evitar un posible conflicto legal.

Pero algunos expertos y defensores dicen que las soluciones que ignoran la raza no cerrarán la brecha de rendimiento de los estudiantes afroamericanos.

“Cuando a los grupos con el rendimiento más bajo les va mejor, eso beneficia a los estudiantes de todo el estado”, dijo Howard. “Creo que el gobernador se equivocó aquí”.

Ajustando la Fórmula de Financiamiento de Control Local

California financia sus escuelas públicas K-12 a través de la Fórmula de Financiamiento de Control Local, un sistema promulgado en 2013. La fórmula otorga más dinero a los distritos que atienden a porcentajes más altos de estudiantes con grandes necesidades: estudiantes de inglés, niños de crianza y estudiantes que califican para educación gratuita o a precio reducido. precio comidas.

La intención es la equidad sobre la igualdad:

más recursos para los estudiantes que más los necesitan. Y aunque la investigación muestra que la Fórmula de Control Local de Financiamiento ha ayudado a cerrar las brechas en las tasas de graduación, la preparación para la universidad y los puntajes de las pruebas, algunos defensores y legisladores han dicho que el estado necesita aumentar la responsabilidad sobre cómo los distritos gastan el dinero.

En 2015, la ACLU demandó al Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Ángeles por no gastar el dinero generado por los estudiantes de inglés, los niños de crianza y los estudiantes de bajos ingresos en servicios para esos grupos. En 2021, el Departamento de Educación de California descubrió que tres distritos escolares del condado de San Bernardino malversaron fondos para estudiantes con grandes necesidades.

El proyecto de ley de Weber habría agregado el subgrupo con los puntajes más bajos en las pruebas estandarizadas a los tres grupos de estudiantes especificados en la fórmula de financiamiento. Los subgrupos de estudiantes, como los estudiantes con discapacidades, que ya califican distritos para fondos estatales y federales adicionales no calificarían. Eso dejó a los grupos raciales y étnicos como las categorías restantes.

Este año, el proyecto de ley habría asignado $400 millones a distritos y escuelas chárter para sus estudiantes afroamericanos.

El “multiplicador de equidad”

En el presupuesto propuesto por Newsom, el proyecto de ley de Weber se convirtió en el “multiplicador de equidad”. La propuesta asigna $300 millones para las escuelas primarias y secundarias donde al menos el 90% de los estudiantes califican para recibir comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido. Para las escuelas secundarias, ese porcentaje es del 85%.

A diferencia del dinero de la fórmula de financiamiento que va a los distritos, los dólares del multiplicador de equidad irán directamente a las escuelas y las reglas serán más estrictas sobre dónde se puede gastar el dinero.

Brooks Allen, asesor de políticas educativas de Newsom y director ejecutivo de la Junta Estatal de Educación, dijo que el proyecto de ley de Weber era una “plataforma de lanzamiento”. Señaló que el proyecto de ley de Weber no incluía ningún requisito para que los distritos gastaran el dinero. Dijo que la propuesta de Newsom tendrá más medidas de responsabilidad para garantizar que las escuelas gasten el dinero en los estudiantes con las mayores necesidades. Newsom y sus asesores todavía están trabajando en esos detalles.

Las oficinas de Weber proporcionaron pocos comentarios sobre la propuesta de Newsom. Cuando se le preguntó si Weber estaba decepcionado por eso, su jefa de gabinete, Tiffany Ryan, escribió en un correo electrónico que el “multiplicador de capital” es un “paso en la dirección correcta”.

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No está claro cómo el estado asignará los $300 millones a las escuelas que califiquen. Esos detalles se darán a conocer en el proyecto de ley de educación que se publicará más adelante este año, dijeron funcionarios estatales. El proyecto de ley preliminar describirá los programas educativos específicos que recibirán dinero a través del presupuesto estatal.

Posibles problemas legales

La oficina de Weber y los patrocinadores del proyecto de ley dijeron que Newsom expresó su preocupación por violar la Proposición 209 del estado y la Enmienda 14 de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos. El primero prohíbe el trato preferencial de un grupo racial o étnico y el segundo garantiza la igualdad de protección para todos los ciudadanos.

No hay mención de estos conflictos potenciales en ninguno de los análisis del proyecto de ley. Sin embargo, un análisis del proyecto de ley de 2018 de Shirely Weber identifica un conflicto potencial con la Prop. 209, al afirmar que el proyecto de ley “en última instancia, apuntaría a un grupo étnico para obtener financiamiento suplementario”.

Los partidarios del proyecto de ley de Akilah Weber dicen que no menciona la raza sino el grupo de estudiantes con los puntajes más bajos en las pruebas.

“Nunca fue una cosa racial”, dijo Laster. “Se trata de la categoría más que de quién está en la categoría”.

Thomas A. Sáenz, presidente y consejero general del Fondo Educativo y de Defensa Legal México-Estadounidense, dijo que el tema sigue sin estar claro porque no se ha adjudicado ninguna ley.

“El problema potencial aquí es que entre los subgrupos disponibles para los puntajes de las pruebas, muchos de ellos están definidos por raza”, dijo.

Los funcionarios estatales se negaron a comentar sobre los posibles conflictos legales. Las oficinas de Weber y Newsom no proporcionaron todos los detalles sobre el acuerdo clandestino que condujo a la propuesta de presupuesto racialmente neutral.

La asambleísta Lori Wilson, demócrata de Fairfield y presidenta del California Legislative Black Caucus, dijo que el proyecto de ley de Weber fue una prioridad principal para el caucus el año pasado y que está satisfecha con el resultado.

“Para llegar a donde quieres estar, tiene que ser un enfoque incremental”, dijo WIlson. “No lo vemos como una pérdida de ninguna manera o forma”.

Una pérdida para algunos

Algunos distritos de California han tenido éxito con programas dirigidos a estudiantes de raza negra. En Fresno Unified, Lisa Mitchell supervisa el programa de Aceleración Académica Afroamericana. En 2017, la junta escolar local comenzó a asignar $4 millones al programa cada año. Este año, el programa cuenta con $2 millones adicionales gracias a los fondos de emergencia por el COVID del gobierno federal.

El distrito usó el dinero para contratar mae-

stros, tutores y consejeros dedicados a aumentar los puntajes y calificaciones de las pruebas y disminuir las tasas de suspensión y expulsión de los estudiantes afroamericanos del distrito. Entre 2017 y 2019, los estudiantes afroamericanos del distrito observaron ligeras mejoras en los puntajes de las pruebas, pero esas mejoras desaparecieron durante la pandemia. En 2022, menos de 1 de cada 5 estudiantes de raza negra cumplió o superó los estándares de lengua y literatura en inglés y 1 de cada 10 cumplió o superó los estándares de matemáticas. Mitchell dijo que el programa podría estar haciendo más para capacitar a los maestros, así como más capacitación para que los padres enseñen a leer en casa.

“Tenemos muchos programas excelentes, pero no cuentan con el personal adecuado”, dijo Mitchell. No está claro exactamente cuánto dinero habría destinado el proyecto de ley al distrito, pero ella dijo que habría ayudado.

El programa de aceleración ofrece un programa de alfabetización extracurricular de 10 semanas en la primavera y un programa de cuatro semanas en el verano. El plan de estudios se basa en autores afroamericanos. El distrito también ofrece un campo de entrenamiento de codificación de tres semanas para estudiantes de quinto y sexto grado que también enseña a los estudiantes sobre las contribuciones de los científicos afroamericanos. Si bien la mayoría de los estudiantes en estos programas son afroamericanos, Mitchell dijo que el distrito no rechaza a nadie. El programa también brinda supervisión e instrucción en el campus para estudiantes suspendidos, así como sesiones de capacitación para padres que desean enseñar lectura en casa.

“¿Por qué le damos a los estudiantes afroamericanos? Porque los estudiantes afroamericanos necesitan más ayuda”.

-LISA MITCHELL, DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA DEL PROGRAMA AFROAMERICANO DE ACELERACIÓN EN EL DISTRITO UNIFICADO DE FRESNO

Mitchell dijo que el distrito no ha enfrentado amenazas de demandas o críticas basadas en la Prop. 209 o la Enmienda 14. Ella dijo que los administradores del distrito y los miembros de la comunidad generalmente apoyan su trabajo.

“Trato de explicarle a la gente que equidad e igualdad no significan lo mismo”, dijo Mitchell. “¿Por qué le damos a los estudiantes afroamericanos? Porque los estudiantes afroamericanos necesitan más ayuda”.

Sin embargo, los representantes de la oficina del gobernador y la Junta de Educación del Estado dijeron que los $300 millones para las escuelas de alta pobreza conducirán en última instancia a una mayor equidad.

“Entiendo que a veces la gente se casa con su idea inicial”, dijo Allen. “Cuando la gente tenga la oportunidad de sentarse con esto y estudiarlo, nuestra esperanza es que vean que hay mucho que les gustará aquí”.

La reportera de CalMatters Erica Yee contribuyó a esta historia.

SCHOOL FUNDING PROPOSAL AIMS TO ACHIEVE EQUITY, BUT DOES IT GO FAR ENOUGH?

Last year, a bill would have directed more funding to the student group with the lowest standardized test scores, which would have been Black students. Instead, the governor is proposing extra money for high-poverty schools, not Black students specifically

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Black students’ standardized test scores and graduation rates have long trailed those of their white and Asian peers. For decades, educators and legislators have tried to close that achievement gap, and a school funding proposal in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget illustrates just how difficult it is to do .

The idea for the proposed funding began as a bill authored last year by Assemblymember Akilah Weber, a Democrat from La Mesa, that would have provided more money for Black K-12 students. The bill made it through both the Assembly and Senate with unanimous support. While Newsom never vetoed the bill, he ultimately refused to sign it. Weber agreed to drop the bill when the governor promised to include the funding in his proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

But after Newsom released his budget earlier this month, some advocates who supported Weber’s bill say the governor’s proposal falls short. Driven by concerns the bill would violate state and federal laws banning preferential treatment of specific racial or ethnic groups, the governor’s office directed the funding to high-poverty schools rather than Black students specifically.

Some advocates say the proposed school funding in the budget waters down the intent of the bill and will perpetuate the achievement gap for Black students.

According to a CalMatters analysis, less

than 26% of Black students in California attend a school that would qualify for the $300 million proposed in Newsom’s budget.

Margaret Fortune is president and CEO of the charter school organization Fortune School of Education and was one of the lead sponsors of the bill. She said the proposal does not reflect the intentions of Weber’s bill.

“It sounds good, but it doesn’t actually get to the students who need the help,” she said. “This is an apple, and what we wanted was an orange.”

But the bill wasn’t just about race. Weber’s AB 2774 would have given additional funding to school districts and charter schools for the student group with the lowest standardized test scores statewide. In 2022, that group was Black students. Statewide, 30% of Black students met or exceeded standards in English language arts and 16% met or exceeded standards in math in the 2021-22 school year. For white students, those percentages were 61% for English language arts and 48% for math.

Test scores dropped slightly for all students during the pandemic, and the achievement gap persisted. In the spring of 2019, the last year of standardized testing before the pandemic shutdown, 33% of Black students met or exceeded English language arts standards and 21% met or exceeded math standards. Among white students, 66% and 54%, respectively, met or exceeded standards.

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years of slavery and Jim Crow and a legacy of separate and unequal education and expect this gap to not exist.”

-TYRONE HOWARD, EDUCATION PROFESSOR AT UCLA

Supporters of Weber’s bill said it would have helped Black students — as the lowest-performing group on state standardized test scores — improve academically. At the same time, the legislation would have used test scores to ensure the funding was producing results. Once Black students’ scores were no longer the lowest, the next group with the lowest test scores would qualify for the additional funding.

“If after one or two years those students were progressing, it could be any other student group that could be considered,” said Christina Laster, an educational advisor for Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and a co-sponsor of the bill.

Some experts say that while elected officials and policymakers are quick to identify the racial achievement gaps, they lack the political will to target Black students with extra resources.

“I think we’re really afraid to have hard conversations and subsequent legislation around race and how we achieve racial justice in education,” said Tyrone Howard, an education professor at UCLA. “I don’t think you can take 245 years of slavery and Jim Crow and a legacy of separate and unequal education and expect this gap to not exist.”

Weber’s bill isn’t a new idea. Her mother, former Assemblymember and current Secretary of State Shirley Weber, authored nearly identical bills in 2018, 2019 and 2020. None of them made it out of the state Assembly. In 2018, Newsom made a similar deal with Shirley Weber by including $300 million in one-time funding for the state’s lowest-performing students. That funding applied to all students regardless of race to avoid a potential legal conflict.

But some experts and advocates say race-blind solutions won’t close the achievement gap for Black students.

“When the lowest-performing groups do better, that benefits students across the state,” Howard said. “I think the governor got it wrong here.”

Tweaking the Local Control Funding Formula

California funds its K-12 public schools through the Local Control Funding Formula, a system enacted in 2013. The formula gives more money to districts serving higher percentages of high-needs students — English learners, foster children and students qualifying for free or

reduced-price meals.

The intent is equity over equality: more resources for students who need them most. And while research shows that the Local Control Funding Formula has helped close gaps in graduation rates, college readiness and test scores, some advocates and legislators have said the state needs to increase accountability over how districts spend the money.

In 2015, the ACLU sued the Los Angeles Unified School District for failing to spend the money generated by English learners, foster children and low-income students on services for those groups. In 2021, the California Department of Education found that three school districts in San Bernardino County misused funds for high-needs students.

Weber’s bill would have added the subgroup with the lowest standardized test scores to the three student groups specified in the funding formula. Subgroups of students, like students with disabilities, that already qualify districts for additional state and federal funding would not qualify. That left racial and ethnic groups as the remaining categories.

This year, the bill would have allocated $400 million to districts and charter schools for their Black students.

The “equity multiplier”

In Newsom’s proposed budget, Weber’s bill became the “equity multiplier.” The proposal allocates $300 million for elementary and middle schools where at least 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For high schools, that percentage is 85%.

Unlike funding formula money that goes to districts, the dollars from the equity multiplier will go directly to schools and the rules will be stricter about where the money can be spent.

Brooks Allen, an education policy advisor for Newsom and the executive director of the State Board of Education, said Weber’s bill was a “launching pad.” He pointed out Weber’s bill didn’t include any requirements for districts on spending the money. He said Newsom’s proposal will have more accountability measures to make sure schools spend the money on the students with the highest needs. Newsom and his advisors are still working on those details.

Weber’s offices provided little comment about Newsom’s proposal. When asked if Weber was disappointed by it, her chief-of-staff, Tiffany Ryan, wrote in an email only that the “equity multiplier” is a “step in the right direction.”

It’s unclear how the state will allocate the $300 million to the qualifying schools. Those details will be released in the edu-

cation trailer bill that comes out later this year, state officials said. The trailer bill will describe the specific education programs that will receive money through the state budget.

Potential legal problems

Weber’s office and the bill’s sponsors said Newsom raised concerns about violating the state’s Proposition 209 and the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The former prohibits preferential treatment of any racial or ethnic group and the latter guarantees equal protection for all citizens.

There’s no mention of these potential conflicts in any of the analyses of the bill. However, one analysis for Shirely Weber’s 2018 bill identifies a potential conflict with Prop. 209, stating the bill would “ultimately target an ethnic group for supplemental funding.”

Supporters of Akilah Weber’s bill say it doesn’t mention race but rather the group of students with the lowest test scores.

“It was never once a racial thing,” Laster said. “It’s about the category rather than who’s in the category.”

Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, said the issue remains unclear because no law has been adjudicated.

“The potential problem here is that among the available subgroups for test scores, many of them are race defined,” he said.

State officials declined to comment on the potential legal conflicts. Weber’s and Newsom’s offices didn’t provide full details about the back-room deal that led to the race-neutral budget proposal.

Assemblymember Lori Wilson, a Fairfield Democrat and chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus, said Weber’s bill was a top priority for the caucus last year, and she’s pleased with the outcome.

“To get to where you want to be, it has to be an incremental approach,” Wilson said. “We do not look at it as a loss in any way, shape or form.”

A loss for some

Some California districts have seen success with programs that target Black students. At Fresno Unified, Lisa Mitchell oversees the African-American Academic Acceleration program. In 2017, the local school board started allocating $4 million to the program each year. This year, the program has an additional $2 million thanks to emergency COVID funds from the federal government.

The district used the money to hire teachers, tutors and counselors dedicated to

increasing test scores and grades and decreasing suspension and expulsion rates for the district’s Black students. Between 2017 and 2019, the district’s Black students saw slight improvements in test scores, but those gains were wiped out during the pandemic. In 2022, less than 1 in 5 Black students met or exceeded English language arts standards and 1 in 10 met or exceeded math standards. Mitchell said the program could be doing more to train teachers as well as more training for parents to teach reading at home.

“We have a lot of great programs, but they’re not adequately staffed,” Mitchell said. It’s unclear exactly how much money the bill would have directed to the district, but she said it would have helped.

The acceleration program offers a 10week after-school literacy program in the spring and a four-week program in the summer. The curriculum is based on African American authors. The district also offers a three-week coding bootcamp for fifth and sixth graders that also teaches students about the contributions of African American scientists. While most of the students in these programs are Black, Mitchell said the district doesn’t turn anyone away. The program also provides oncampus supervision and instruction for suspended students as well as coaching sessions for parents who want to teach reading at home.

“Why do we give to Black students? Because Black students need the most help.”

-LISA MITCHELL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ACCELERATION PROGRAM AT FRESNO UNIFIED

Mitchell said the district hasn’t encountered threats of lawsuits or criticism based on Prop. 209 or the 14th Amendment. She said district administrators and community members generally support her work.

“I try to explain to people that equity and equality don’t mean the same thing,” Mitchell said. “Why do we give to Black students? Because Black students need the most help.”

Representatives from the governor’s office and the State Board of Education, however, said the $300 million for highpoverty schools will ultimately lead to greater equity.

“I understand sometimes folks are wed to their initial idea,” Allen said. “When folks have a chance to sit with this and study it, our hope is that they’ll see there’s a lot to like here.”

CalMatters reporter Erica Yee contributed to this story.

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POR QUÉ PRIORIZO LA VACUNA CONTRA LA GRIPE PARA MI FAMILIA: LA TRÁGICA HISTORIA DE UNA MADRE

WHY I PRIORITIZE FLU VACCINATION FOR MY FAMILY: A MOTHER'S TRAGIC STORY

ESPAÑOL

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Latemporada de gripe (flu) ya está aquí, y aunque muchos creen que la gripe no es grave, especialmente si se consideran "sanos," a veces puede ser mortal.

Esto es algo que Angie Wehrkamp y su familia saben muy bien; en 2015, Angie perdió a su hija Gianna, que por lo demás estaba sana, a causa de la gripe. Ese año, todos los otros miembros de su familia recibieron la vacuna contra la gripe en el trabajo o la escuela. "Tenía la intención de vacunar también a Gianna, como lo hicimos con su hermano, pero simplemente se nos pasó por alto como padres ocupados," recuerda Wehrkamp.

"Mi hijo y mi hija tenían un vínculo afectivo extraordinario. Gianna era una niña de 2 años enérgica e intrépida que dominaba cada habitación a la que entraba. También era la mayor admiradora de su hermano en todos sus eventos deportivos."

Cuando Gianna comenzó a enfermarse, era algo leve y solo tenía un poco de fiebre pero a la mañana siguiente, cuando la respiración de Gianna no sonaba bien, Angie la llevó a su médico familiar para que la examinara. A su hija le diagnosticaron gripe, le recetaron un medicamento antiviral y la enviaron a casa con instrucciones de que Gianna descansara.

Cuando regresaron a casa, a pesar de que tenía un poco de fiebre y sus pulmones hacían ruido, en general Gianna parecía estar bien, descansando y viendo dibujos animados todo el día. "Esa noche la llevé a mi cama para poder vigilarla de cerca," explica Angie. "Cuando desperté alrededor de las 2 a.m., descubrí que no estaba respirando."

En menos de 48 horas de haber empezado con una fiebre leve, Gianna falleció a la edad de 2 años.

Después de perder a su hija, Wehrkamp quiso hacer algo para ayudar a crear conciencia y evitar que otras familias pasaran por lo mismo que ella, por lo que se unió al grupo sin fines de lucro Families Fighting Flu (Familias

Luchando contra la Gripe).

"Me encanta trabajar con Families Fighting Flu porque me permite honrar la memoria de Gianna," dijo Angie. "Al compartir la historia de nuestra familia, ayudamos a evitar que otros tengan que pasar por el dolor con el cual luchamos cada día."

"No haber vacunado a mi hija será por siempre el mayor arrepentimiento de mi vida," dijo Angie. "Ahora cada año le damos prioridad que nuestra familia se vacune contra la gripe." Infórmese y prepárese para proteger a su familia

La historia de Wehrkamp demuestra lo devastadora que puede ser la gripe para una familia. La influenza (gripe) es una enfermedad respiratoria contagiosa causada por los virus de la influenza que infectan la nariz, la garganta y los pulmones. Algunas personas, como los adultos de 65 años y mayores, los niños pequeños y las personas con ciertos problemas de salud, corren un mayor riesgo de sufrir complicaciones graves por la gripe. De acuerdo con los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC), la mejor forma de protegerse contra la gripe es que todas las personas de seis meses y mayores se vacunen anualmente.

Además, los CDC recomiendan que las mujeres embarazadas reciban la vacuna contra la gripe durante la temporada de gripe, que puede ser administrada en cualquier momento del embarazo. Las madres en su tercer trimestre también pueden ser vacunadas para la temporada tan pronto como la vacuna contra la gripe esté disponible, con el fin de ayudar a proteger a sus recién nacidos en sus primeros meses de vida durante la temporada de gripe.

No espere otro recordatorio; planifique hablar con el médico o farmacéutico de su familia sobre la vacunación. ¡Nunca es demasiado tarde! Para obtener más información sobre cómo puede proteger a su familia de la gripe, visite FluisaFamilyAffair.com.

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Fluseason is here, and while many believe the flu isn't serious, especially if they consider themselves "healthy," it can sometimes be fatal.

That's a fact that Angie Wehrkamp and her family know all too well - in 2015, she lost her otherwise healthy daughter, Gianna, to the flu. That year, everyone else in her family received their flu vaccination through work or school. "I had every intention to also get Gianna vaccinated, like we did for her brother, but it just fell off the radar for us as busy parents," Wehrkamp recalls.

"My son and daughter had an unparalleled bond. Gianna was a feisty and fearless 2-year-old who commanded every room she walked into. She was also her brother's biggest fan at all his sporting events."

When Gianna first became sick, it was mild, and she just felt a little warm. But the next morning when Gianna's breathing didn't sound right, Wehrkamp took her to their family doctor to get her checked out. Her daughter was diagnosed with the flu, prescribed an antiviral medication, and sent home with instructions for Gianna to rest.

When they first brought her home, despite running a low-grade fever and her lungs sounding rattly, Gianna overall seemed fine, relaxing and watching cartoons all day. "I took her to bed with me that night, so I could keep a close eye on her," said Wehrkamp. "When I woke up around 2 a.m., I discovered that she was not breathing."

In less than 48 hours of presenting with a mild fever, Gianna passed away at the age of 2.

After losing her daughter, Wehrkamp wanted to do something to help spread awareness and help prevent other families from going through what she did, joining the nonprofit group, Families Fighting Flu.

"I love working with Families Fighting Flu because it allows me to honor Gianna's memory," said Wehrkamp. "By sharing our family's story, we are helping to prevent others from having to go through the grief that we struggle with every day."

"Not getting my daughter vaccinated will forever be my biggest regret in life," said Wehrkamp. "Every year we now prioritize our family getting our flu vaccinations."

Arming yourself with the information to help protect your family

Wehrkamp's story shows how devastating the flu can be to a family. Influenza (flu) is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect the nose, throat and lungs. Some people, such as people 65 years and older, young children and people with certain health conditions, are at higher risk of serious flu complications. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best way to protect against the flu is for everyone six months of age and older to get vaccinated annually.

Additionally, the CDC recommends that pregnant people receive a flu vaccination during flu season, which can be given any time during pregnancy. Mothers in their third trimester can also be vaccinated for the season as soon as flu vaccination is available, in order to help protect their newborn infants during their first months of life during flu season.

Don't wait for another reminder; plan to talk to your family's doctor or pharmacist about vaccination. It's not too late! To learn more about how you can help protect your family from the flu, visit FluisaFamilyAffair.com.

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ECONOMIC CRASH OR SOFT LANDING AHEAD?

Recession

or no recession? That is the central question about the economy as we enter the new year.

“We really do not know whether there will be a recession in 2023 or not,” says Economist George Fenton, Senior Policy Analyst at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). He joined two other economists on an Ethnic Media Services briefing projecting economic trends in the year ahead.

Mark Zandi at Moody’s Analytics currently has it at 50–50 odds that the U.S. economy will slip into recession and a recent Bloomberg survey of 40 economists set higher odds of 70-30.

Economists can’t read the tea leaves clearly because job growth is expected to slow by the fourth quarter as is the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). But neither of those is actually declining now, says Fenton.

“The consensus is that if we have a recession that it will be short and shallow. But it could be short and deep, it could be long and shallow. We’re really not sure what’s going to happen,” he says.

The debt ceiling

“I think the next year is going to be incredibly challenging,” says Dr. Wendy Edelberg, former chief economist at the Congressional Budget Office who now directs the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Her pessimistic outlook comes at a time when Washington is embroiled in a “down to the wire” fight on the debt ceiling.

If the U.S. defaults on its debt payments it would likely trigger a worldwide recession. There are warning signs already. Stocks tumbled last week, and the DOW was down 275 points, giving up its gain for the year.

“I’m nothing but worried,” Edelberg said.

“I unfortunately have a similarly depressing assessment,” said Dr. Rakeen Mabud, Chief Economist and Managing Director of Policy and Research at the Groundwork Collaborative, a left-leaning activist group. She said there are two major threats on the horizon.

“The first is that Jerome Powell pushes us into a recession. I think we are well on our way. The medicine has not yet hit the system and we are likely to see some real economic contraction, some unemployment ramping up because that’s what he’s trying to do.

“The second threat this year is a return to government cutbacks and austerity that Republicans have already signaled is a top priority. The House GOP kicked off their 118th Congress by voting to help the super wealthy dodge their taxes,” Mabud said.

At the moment, the Republicans are a house divided between the McConnell faction and the Marjorie Taylor Greens and they have not been able to make good on their threats to defund public television or cutback on Social Security benefits.

Corporate welfare

Mabud noted that the Fed has increased

interest rates seven times over the last year and will likely do it again at the next Open Markets Committee meeting at the end of January. But she said higher prices and rising unemployment are not the best strategy to curb inflation because it will throw millions of people out of work, slow down wage growth, and cause immense financial and economic pain.

“We’re stuck in a system where very rich corporations hold power and are able to shape the economy so it benefits them,” she said.

“We saw rampant profiteering during the pandemic. We’re still seeing that, right? Anyone who has gone to buy a dozen eggs in the grocery store, you have noticed that egg prices are up,” Mabud said. “It’s not because it costs more to produce eggs or they are scarce at Kroger…These are producers who are raising prices beyond what their production costs would justify.”

What’s the fix? Mabud argues that Congress should pass a federal price gouging law and the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice should go after the profiteers. Compared to other recessions, the economic downturn from COVID was not that bad. “It was shallow precisely because policymakers stepped in to take action for people. Not for banks, not for big companies, but for people,” she said.

Child poverty

The American Rescue Plan funds are not gone but largely spent and the Child Tax Credit ended in 2022. In two years it lifted 2.9 million children out of poverty. Edelburg wants to see the child tax credit expanded so child poverty “doesn’t shoot right back up.”

There are some prospects for curbing corporate profiteering. President Biden wants to put an excess profits tax on oil and gas companies and it could be applied more broadly. Congress could ban stock buybacks as a way to avoid paying taxes. The Inflation Reduction Act passed last year includes a 15% minimum corporate tax that stops the common practice of reporting large profits to shareholders but none in taxable income to the IRS.

The Trump administration cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in 2017 and it will last until 2025. Fenton points out that raising it from 21% to 28% would generate a trillion dollars in tax revenue in the next ten years. Democrats have some leverage here and they could do some horse-trading with the Republicans. A tax break for corporate research and development expired last year and the business lobby desperately wants that deduction put back in place.

“Lawmakers who want to see expanded benefits for families and children could leverage that to force the hand of lawmakers,” Fenton said.

Edelberg agrees. “Solving the corporate tax system is not going to necessarily solve the problems that we’re facing in our economy today. It’s not going to solve the urgent issues at hand. It’s going to put us on a much better path over the longer term.”

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The child tax credit and extended unemployment insurance program are long gone and experts don’t expect new family-friendly legislation this year Dr. Wendy Edelberg, former chief economist at the Congressional Budget Office and current director of the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution. Photo Credit: Dr. Wendy Edelberg / EMS

¿CHOQUE ECONÓMICO O ATERRIZAJE SUAVE POR DELANTE?

¿Recesión o no recesión? Esa es la pregunta central sobre la economía al entrar en el nuevo año.

Realmente no sabemos si habrá una recesión en 2023 o no”, dice el economista George Fenton, analista principal de políticas del Centro de Prioridades Políticas y Presupuestarias (CBPP). Se unió a otros dos economistas en una sesión informativa de Ethnic Media Services que proyectó las tendencias económicas para el próximo año.

Mark Zandi de Moody's Analytics actualmente tiene una probabilidad de 50/50 de que la economía de EE. UU. entre en recesión y una encuesta reciente de Bloomberg a 40 economistas establece probabilidades más altas de 70/30.

Los economistas no pueden leer las hojas de té con claridad porque se espera que el crecimiento del empleo se desacelere en el cuarto trimestre, al igual que el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB). Pero ninguno de ellos está disminuyendo ahora, dice Fenton.

“El consenso es que si tenemos una recesión, será corta y superficial. Pero podría ser corta y profunda, podría ser larga y superficial. Realmente no estamos seguros de lo que va a pasar”, dice.

El techo de la deuda

“Creo que el próximo año va a ser increíblemente desafiante”, dice la Dra. Wendy Edelberg, ex economista jefe de la Oficina de Presupuesto del Congreso que ahora dirige el Proyecto Hamilton en la Institución Brookings. Su perspectiva pesimista llega en un momento en que Washington está envuelto en una lucha “hasta el último momento” por el techo de la deuda.

Si EE. UU. no cumple con los pagos de su deuda, es probable que desencadene una recesión mundial. Ya hay señales de advertencia. Las acciones cayeron la semana pasada y el DOW bajó 275 puntos, renunciando a su ganancia del año.

“Estoy muy preocupada", dijo Edelberg.

“Desafortunadamente, tengo una eval-

uación igualmente deprimente”, dijo el Dr. Rakeen Mabud, economista jefe y director general de políticas e investigación de Groundwork Collaborative, un grupo activista de izquierda. Ella dijo que hay dos grandes amenazas en el horizonte.

“La primera es que Jerome Powell nos empuja a una recesión. Creo que vamos por buen camino. El medicamento aún no ha llegado al sistema y es probable que veamos una contracción económica real, un aumento del desempleo porque eso es lo que está tratando de hacer.

“La segunda amenaza de este año es un regreso a los recortes gubernamentales y la austeridad que los republicanos ya han señalado como una prioridad principal. El Partido Republicano de la Cámara inauguró su Congreso número 118 votando para ayudar a los superricos a evadir sus impuestos”, dijo Mabud.

Por el momento, los republicanos son una casa dividida entre la facción de McConnell y Marjorie Taylor Greens y no han podido cumplir sus amenazas de desfinanciar la televisión pública o recortar los beneficios del Seguro Social.

Bienestar corporativo

Mabud señaló que la Fed aumentó las tasas de interés siete veces durante el último año y probablemente lo hará nuevamente en la próxima reunión del

Comité de Mercados Abiertos a finales de enero. Pero dijo que los precios más altos y el aumento del desempleo no son la mejor estrategia para frenar la inflación porque dejarán sin trabajo a millones de personas, ralentizarán el crecimiento de los salarios y causarán un inmenso dolor financiero y económico.

“Estamos atrapados en un sistema en el que las corporaciones muy ricas tienen el poder y pueden moldear la economía para que los beneficie”, dijo.

“Vimos una especulación desenfrenada durante la pandemia. Todavía estamos viendo eso, ¿verdad? Cualquiera que haya ido a comprar una docena de huevos en la tienda, habrá notado que los precios de los huevos han subido”, dijo Mabud. “No es porque cueste más producir huevos o escaseen en Kroger… Estos son productores que están subiendo los precios más allá de lo que justificarían sus costos de producción”.

¿Cuál es la solución? Mabud argumenta que el Congreso debería aprobar una ley federal de aumento de precios y que la Comisión Federal de Comercio y el Departamento de Justicia deberían perseguir a los especuladores.

En comparación con otras recesiones, la recesión económica de COVID no fue tan mala. “Fue superficial precisamente porque los políticos intervinieron para tomar medidas para las personas. No para los bancos, no para las grandes

empresas, sino para las personas”, dijo.

Pobreza infantil

Los fondos del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense no se han ido, sino que se gastaron en gran parte y el Crédito Fiscal por Hijos finalizó en 2022. En dos años sacó a 2,9 millones de niños de la pobreza. Edelburg quiere que se amplíe el crédito fiscal por hijos para que la pobreza infantil “no se dispare de nuevo”.

Existen algunas perspectivas para frenar la especulación empresarial. El presidente Biden quiere imponer un impuesto sobre las ganancias excesivas a las empresas de petróleo y gas y podría aplicarse de manera más amplia. El Congreso podría prohibir la recompra de acciones como una forma de evitar el pago de impuestos. La Ley de Reducción de la Inflación aprobada el año pasado incluye un impuesto corporativo mínimo del 15% que detiene la práctica común de reportar grandes ganancias a los accionistas pero ninguna en ingresos imponibles al IRS.

La administración Trump recortó la tasa del impuesto corporativo del 35% al 21% en 2017 y durará hasta 2025. Fenton señala que elevarlo del 21% al 28% generaría un billón de dólares en ingresos fiscales en los próximos diez años.

Los demócratas tienen cierta influencia aquí y podrían negociar con los republicanos. Una exención fiscal para la investigación y el desarrollo corporativo expiró el año pasado y el cabildeo empresarial quiere desesperadamente que se vuelva a aplicar esa deducción.

“Los legisladores que quieren ver mayores beneficios para las familias y los niños podrían aprovechar eso para forzar la mano de los legisladores”, dijo Fenton.

Edelberg está de acuerdo. “Resolver el sistema de impuestos corporativos no necesariamente resolverá los problemas que enfrentamos en nuestra economía hoy. No va a resolver los problemas urgentes en cuestión. Nos pondrá en un camino mucho mejor a largo plazo”.

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El crédito fiscal por hijos y el programa de seguro de desempleo extendido se acabaron hace mucho tiempo y los expertos no esperan una nueva legislación favorable a la familia este año. Photo Credit: Adam Nir / Unsplash

UNA VIGILIA, OTRO TIROTEO MASIVO

A VIGIL, ANOTHER MASS SHOOTING

Sameea Kamal CalMatters

Es difícil explicar un acto de violencia sin sentido.

Pero después de cada tiroteo masivo — en solo dos días, el total en 2023 pasó de 33 a 39 en todo el país — nosotros (los medios, el público y los legisladores) lo intentamos de todos modos. El motivo sigue sin estar claro ya que las fuerzas del orden continúan investigando la masacre en Monterey Park, cerca de Los Ángeles, que cobró su undécima muerte el lunes 23 de enero -- aunque algunos informes citaron disputas personales recientes y problemas emocionales.

El jefe de policía de Monterey Park, Scott Wiese: “El por qué es una gran parte de esto. El problema es que es posible que nunca sepamos el por qué”.

La pregunta se vuelve a hacer, después de otro tiroteo masivo: El lunes en la tarde, mientras los legisladores de California realizaban una vigilia en los escalones del Capitolio estatal por las víctimas de Monterey Park, las autoridades respondieron a los informes de disparos en la ciudad costera de Half Moon Bay, cerca de San Francisco. Siete personas, incluidos varios trabajadores agrícolas chinos, fueron asesinadas en dos tiroteos relacionados. Chunli Zhao, de 67 años, fue arrestado poco más de dos horas después en su vehículo estacionado en la estación del alguacil, dijo la Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de San Mateo. Esta mañana, la oficina del alguacil describió el tiroteo como un “incidente de violencia en el lugar de trabajo”.

En una declaración esta mañana sobre el tiroteo en Half Moon Bay, el presidente Joe Biden pidió al Congreso que aprobara la prohibición de las armas de asalto y otro proyecto de ley presentado por la senadora Dianne Feinstein de California para aumentar la edad de compra a 21 años.

La falta de un motivo claro en Monterey Park no ha impedido que algunos funcionarios electos se centren en un tema común a muchos tiroteos masivos: el fácil acceso a las armas.

El sospechoso, Huu Can Tran, de 72 años, tenía un arsenal a su disposición. Usó una pistola semiautomática con un cargador ilegal de gran capacidad en el estudio de baile de Monterey Park, donde las autoridades encontraron 42 casquillos de bala.

Tran también tenía un arma semiautomática

de 9 mm cuando ingresó a un estudio de baile en Alhambra, donde Brandon Tsay, de 26 años, luchó y desarmó a Tran y salvó más vidas. Tsay se reunió el lunes con el gobernador Gavin Newsom, quien se unió a otros para llamarlo héroe.

La policía encontró una pistola en la camioneta donde Tran se suicidó en Torrance. Y en una búsqueda en su casa de Hemet, las autoridades encontraron un rifle, municiones y evidencia de que estaba haciendo silenciadores caseros, dijo el alguacil del condado de Los Ángeles, Robert Luna.

En la vigilia que siguió a las sesiones plenarias con momentos de silencio y condolencias, los legisladores reconocieron los límites de las leyes de California, especialmente porque muchas han sido anuladas por los tribunales en los últimos tres años. Para algunos legisladores, eso significa buscar la coordinación en otros estados.

El senador estatal Dave Min, un demócrata que representa partes del Condado de Orange, incluida la iglesia mayoritariamente taiwanesa donde una persona fue asesinada y cinco resultaron heridas en un tiroteo el mayo pasado: “Podemos controlar nuestra frontera sur. Pero no podemos controlar lo que sucede entre Nevada y Oregón, y mucho menos lo que sucede entre Nevada y otros estados”.

El senador estadounidense Alex Padilla, después de recorrer un centro de recursos para víctimas en Monterey Park, insistió en la necesidad de más leyes federales sobre armas. “Muchos de mis colegas han señalado… ¿California no tiene algunas de las leyes y protecciones más estrictas de cualquier estado de la nación? Eso es verdad. Y han funcionado. …Pero cuando hay un mosaico de leyes y protecciones en varios grados en los estados, entonces claramente hay vulnerabilidades que pueden afectar a cualquier comunidad en el país”.

Newsom, también en Monterey Park, habló con CBS News: “Clips de gran capacidad: una locura. No hay justificación. Período. Punto final. California tiene una prohibición de cargadores de gran capacidad, aprobada por los votantes en 2016, pero está siendo impugnada en los tribunales.

Todas las víctimas excepto una tenían 60 años o más y fueron identificadas esta semana. Las familias de las víctimas son elegibles para recibir apoyo de la Junta de Compensación de Víctimas del estado.

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Sameea Kamal CalMatters

It’s difficult to explain a senseless act of violence.

But after every mass shooting — in just two days, the total in 2023 went from 33 to 39 nationwide — we (the media, the public and policymakers) try anyway.

The motive remains unclear as law enforcement continues to investigate the massacre in Monterey Park, near Los Angeles, that claimed its 11th fatality on Monday January 23rd — although some reports cited recent personal disputes and emotional problems.

• Monterey Park Police Chief Scott Wiese: “The why is a big part of this. The problem is, we may never know the why.”

The question is being asked again, after yet another mass shooting: Monday afternoon, even as California lawmakers held a vigil on the steps of the state Capitol for the Monterey Park victims, authorities responded to shooting reports in the seaside city of Half Moon Bay near San Francisco. Seven people, including several Chinese agricultural workers, were killed in two related shootings. Chunli Zhao, 67, was arrested a little more than two hours later in his vehicle parked at a sheriff’s station, said the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. This morning, the sheriff’s office described the shooting as a “workplace violence incident.”

In a statement this morning on the Half Moon Bay shooting, President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass a ban on assault weapons and another bill introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California to raise the purchase age to 21.

The lack of a clear motive in Monterey Park hasn’t prevented some elected officials from focusing on one theme common to many mass shootings: easy access to guns.

The suspect, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, had an arsenal at his disposal. He used a semiautomatic pistol with an illegal large-capacity magazine at the Monterey Park dance studio, where authorities found 42 shell casings.

Tran also had a 9mm semi-automatic weapon when he entered a dance studio in Alhambra, where Brandon Tsay, 26, fought and disarmed Tran and saved more lives. Tsay met Monday with Gov. Gavin Newsom, who joined others in calling him a hero.

Police found a handgun in the van where Tran killed himself in Torrance. And in a search of his Hemet home, authorities found a rifle, ammunition and evidence he was making homemade silencers, said Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna.

At the vigil following floor sessions with moments of silence and condolences, lawmakers acknowledged the limits of California laws, especially since many have been struck down by courts in the last three years. For some legislators, that means looking to other states for coordination.

• State Sen. Dave Min, a Democrat who represents parts of Orange County, including the largely Taiwanese church where 1 person was killed and 5 injured in a shooting last May: “We can control our southern border. But we can’t control what happens between Nevada, Oregon, let alone what happens between Nevada and other states.”

• U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, after touring a victim resource center in Monterey Park, doubled down on the need for more federal gun laws.

“Many of my colleagues have pointed out… doesn’t California have some of the strictest laws and protections of any state in the nation? That is true. And they have worked. …But when there’s a patchwork of laws and protections to various degrees across states, then clearly there are vulnerabilities that can impact any community in the country.”

• Newsom, also in Monterey Park, spoke to CBS News: “Large capacity clips — just insane. There’s no justification. Period. Full stop.” California has a ban on large-capacity magazines, passed by voters in 2016, but it’s being challenged in court.

All of the victims except one were 60 or older and were identified this week. Victims’ families are eligible for support from the state’s Victim Compensation Board.

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WEEK: KEEPING UP THE FIGHT AGAINST MISINFORMATION

APRENDE NUEVAS HABILIDADES

AYUDA A LOS DEMÁS

GANA DINERO AYUDANDO

Thisweek is National News Literacy Week, and according to an expert, trust in the media remains low. But there are still plenty of reliable sources, and consumers need to know what to follow and what to avoid.

A recent Gallup poll reported than only 30% of Americans have "a great deal" of trust and confidence in the media.

Kay Beckermann, a journalism professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, said there is concern that many people get most of their news from social media because of trust issues. She said that does not help the problem.

"And so, they might be looking at something that is not a trustworthy news source,"

Beckermann said. "And I think we need to be focusing on, really, helping people understand what is a legitimate news source."

She added a key way to determine if a news organization is trustworthy is by checking if the reporting often includes multiple perspectives and is not one-sided. Being able to back up a claim posted on social media with evidence is another tool. The website NewsLit.org offers tips on how to spot misinformation and other red flags.

Consumers often cite national outlets when voicing their distrust of the news media. Regionally, Beckermann said outlets around Minnesota often do a good job in holding themselves accountable. She strongly encourages readers, viewers and listeners to follow the work of local reporters.

"The Wall Street Journal is not going to tell me what is happening to me in downtown Moorhead, Minnesota, for example," she said.

"But I can look at a local newspaper; I can find out what local businesses are doing. We can talk about local politics, we can talk about local events, things we need to be aware of."

As for news coverage of politics, Beckermann said the classified-documents issue surrounding the White House is a good accountability test. She said with both a Democrat and a Republican being swept up in the events, news organizations that treat the matter with the same level of objectivity, while also being able to lay out any differences, should be viewed as reliable. Beckermann added consumers need to recognize when a candidate they support is worthy of unflattering coverage.

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POST-PANDEMIC TELEHEALTH VISITS REMAIN HIGH FOR MENTAL HEALTH

Theuse of telehealth has dropped since its peak during the height of the COVID-19 public health emergency, but more Coloradans continue to opt for remote visits, especially for mental health, according to a new report.

Telehealth services spiked by more than 900% in 2020 compared to pre-pandemic months.

Dianne Primavera, Colorado Lieutenant Governor, leads the state's Office of eHealth Innovation and said telehealth is key to achieving state goals for expanding access to health care.

"One of the silver linings of the pandemic was that it catapulted the use of telehealth, both locally and nationally, and showcased the opportunity that we have to increase access to quality health care in communities across our state," Primavera said. Use of telehealth services dropped 11% from 2020 to 2021. The report showed, however, that Coloradans continue to access eHealth services at a significantly higher rate than before the pandemic.

The Center for Improving Value in Health Care's latest analysis includes data from January 2019 to January 2022, which captures telehealth use prior to and nearly 2 years after the onset of COVID.

Telehealth is a major part of a roadmap established by eHealth Innovation, and officials can tap data from the All Payer Claims Database to inform work on expanding access statewide by 2024. Primavera said making visits accessible to

communities that face the biggest barriers to inperson services comes with layers of challenges.

"That's going to require a holistic approach that includes increased access to affordable highspeed internet, to web-enabled devices and access to training on how to use these tools," she said. "And this will hopefully get people connected to all the essential services."

Primavera added stigma continues to be one of the biggest barriers for addressing behavioral health. In smaller towns, where people may worry that their vehicle parked outside a mental healthcare facility might be recognized, telehealth provides a confidential option.

"Weather can be a barrier." Primavera added. Not having access to a bus route or a bus ticket can be a barrier. Maybe you can't get child care and you have an appointment, so that can be a barrier. So it's really taken away many of the barriers to accessing mental-health services."

CONSULTAS DE TELESALUD POSTPANDEMIA SIGUEN SIENDO ALTAS EN SALUD MENTAL

Eluso de la telesalud ha disminuido desde su punto más álgido durante la emergencia de salud pública por COVID-19, pero un nuevo informe señala que cada vez hay más habitantes de Colorado que siguen optando por las visitas a distancia, especialmente para la salud mental.

Los servicios de telesalud aumentaron más de un 900% en 2020 en comparación con los meses anteriores a la pandemia.

La vicegobernadora Dianne Primavera dirige la Oficina de Innovación en eSalud del estado. Ella afirma que la telesalud es clave para alcanzar los objetivos estatales de ampliar el acceso a la atención sanitaria.

"Uno de los aspectos positivos de la pandemia fue que impulso el uso de la telesalud," dice Primavera, "tanto a escala local como nacional, y puso de manifiesto la oportunidad que tenemos de aumentar el acceso a una asistencia sanitaria de calidad en las comunidades de todo nuestro estado."

El uso de los servicios de telesalud disminuyo ligeramente, un 11%, de 2020 a 2021. Pero el informe muestra que los habitantes de Colorado siguen accediendo a los servicios a un ritmo significativamente mayor que antes de la pandemia.

antes y casi dos años después del inicio de COVID.

La telesalud es una parte importante de la estrategia establecida por eHealth Innovation, y los funcionarios pueden aprovechar los datos de la All Payer Claims Database para informar sobre el trabajo de ampliación del acceso a todos los rincones del estado para 2024.

Primavera dice que hacer accesibles las visitas a las comunidades que se enfrentan a las mayores barreras para los servicios en persona conlleva varios retos.

"Eso va a requerir un planteamiento holístico que incluya un mayor acceso a Internet de alta velocidad asequible, a dispositivos habilitados para la web y acceso a formación sobre cómo utilizar estas herramientas," opina Primavera. "Y así se espera que la gente se conecte a todos los servicios esenciales."

Primavera afirma que el estigma sigue siendo uno de los mayores obstáculos para abordar la salud mental. En las ciudades más pequeñas, donde a la gente le preocupa que su vehículo estacionado afuera de un centro de salud mental pueda ser reconocido, la telesalud ofrece una opción confidencial.

"El tiempo puede ser un obstáculo, asegura Primavera. "No tener acceso a una ruta o a un boleto de autobús puede ser un obstáculo. Tal vez no puedas conseguir una guardería y tienes una

Covered California te ofrece ayuda económica para que tú y tu familia puedan obtener un plan médico de calidad. Cada plan que ofrecemos incluye cobertura amplia con atención preventiva, visitas al doctor, cuidado de emergencia y más. Y no lo olvides, nuestros expertos están listos para ayudarte de forma gratuita y en español.

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Notification of Grant Proposal, East Side Union High School District

El distrito de escuelas preparatorias del East Side Union está introduciendo una propuesta de subvención para uso de los fondos de aprendizaje del siglo XXI a nombre de las siguientes escuelas preparatorias: Andrew Hill, Yerba Buena, James Lick y WC Overfelt. Este es un proceso competitivo. Los beneficiarios de la subvención recibirán $250,000 por escuela durante 5 años para ser usados en programas extracurriculares y oportunidades de enriquecimiento.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 691620

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

FRESH BINS, 2723 Flory

Dr, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County

This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sergio Mora, 2723 Flory Dr, San Jose, CA 95121. 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/ Sergio Mora

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/13/2023.

Regina Alcomendras,

who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Jose De Jesus Mercado

Ixtlan Enterprise Inc. President

Article/Reg#: 5414912

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691674

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691804

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Santa Clara Auto Glass Services 50 Washington St #27, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Vicente Chavez, 50 Washington St #27, Santa Clara, CA 95050.

County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy

File No. FBN 691620

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 691674

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DAILY BAGEL CAFE, 614 Tennant Station, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): IXTLAN ENTERPRISE INC., 7075 Princevalle St, Gilroy, CA 95037. 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

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOQUE Y SAZON 2, 2260 Fairhaven Dr, Hollister, CA 95023, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Leticia Pena, 2260 Fairhaven Dr, Hollister, CA 95023. Liceth Paola Lozano Poveda, 1235 Wilwood Ave Apt 51, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/20/2023. 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/ Leticia Pena

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/20/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne

Deputy File No. FBN 691835

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Soraya Vásquez López

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/11/2023. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691532

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691729

Pablo Lopez Becerra, 2199 Tiara Dr, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/03/2023. 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/ Pablo Lopez Becerra

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/23/2023.

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 10, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jan 18, 2023

Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410077

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [No change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN617236. “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/ Vincente Chavez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/19/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By:

Deputy File No. FBN 691804

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691835

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691532

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Soraya’s Coffee and Bakery Soraya’s Café y Panadería, 1473 Karl St, 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): Soraya Vásquez López, 1473 Karl St, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/04/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN690016. “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

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NATALY’S HOUSECLEANING, 463 Wooster Av Unit A8, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Guadalupe Villa Ceja, 463 Wooster Av A8, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/15/2023. 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/ Maria Guadalupe Villa Ceja

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/18/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 691729

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691886

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LOPEZ HANDYMAN, 2199 Tiara Dr, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691886

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV409728

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: TRANG

THUY NGO INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) THUY

THUY TRANG NGO has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

THUY THUY TRANG NGO to TRANG THUY NGO 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: 05/09/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410022

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tiffany Laurell Gordon PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tiffany Laurell Gordon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tiffany Laurell Gordon to Tiffany Laurell GordonLluyomade 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/23/2023 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

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nelly Bautista Castillo INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Nelly Bautista Castillo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Omar Orozco Robles to Omar Orozco b. Nelly Bautista Castillo to Nelly Orozco c. Itzae Yareth Orozco to Itzae Omar Orozco 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/23/2023 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 19, 2023

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JOBS / CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410007

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Simone Leube Garrison INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Simone Leube Garrison has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Simone Leube Garrison to Simone Leube 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/02/2023 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 18, 2023

CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 22CV405993

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gabriela Gil INTERESTED PER-

SONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Gabriela Gil has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Gabriela Gil to Gabriela Ruiz Gil 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: 03/07/2023 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, 2022

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410131

has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Victor Hugo VillalobosGonzalez to Victor Hugo Gonzalez 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: 05/23/2023 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 20, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410281

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nguyet Que Huong

Tran, Nguyen Tuong

Huy Dang INTERESTED

Dang to Khoa Dang

Dang b. Phue Lai Dang to Lai Phue Dang 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/30/2023 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 25, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691434

true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Mauricio Valencia

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

Arroyo

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Victor Hugo Villalobos Gonzalez INTER-

ESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Victor Hugo VillalobosGonzalez

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Nguyet Que Huong

Tran, Nguyen Tuong

Huy Dang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dang Khoa

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MR MAU CLEANING SERVICES, 672 Chemeketa Dr, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Valencia Mauricio, 672 Chemaketa, Santa Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/09/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is

By: /s/

Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691434

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691419

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TORO TAXES, REYES LEGAL SERVICES

115 N. 4th St, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): REYES TAX CONSULTATIONS LLC, 987 Prevost St, Santa Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/17/2022. 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/ Claudia I Reyes REYES TAX CONSULTANTS LLC President Article/reg#: 20225341126

Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691419

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691600

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ESTEFANIA BEAUTY GLOW, 778 N. 1st St, Ste #203, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Stephanie Hung, 2181 Summerton Dr, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/13/2023. 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/ Stephanie Hung

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/13/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691600

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691667

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BRISCEN STONE & LANDSCAPING, 652 Kodiak Ct Apt 3, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County

This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Martin Contreras Gonzalez, 652 Kodiak Ct Apt 3, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/15/2023.

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/ Martin Contreras Gonzalez

This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-

Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2023. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 691667

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691627

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Total Care Carpet Cleaning, 2020 Southwest Expwy Apt G1, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eduardo Santos, 2020 Southwest expwy Apt G1, Santa Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/13/2023.

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/ Eduardo Santos

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/13/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691627

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 691490

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as:

Florez By Maleja, 1882

Trade Zone Way, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Mayra Alejandra Guzman Chavez, 1882 Trade Zone Way, San Jose, CA 95131. Biviana Florez Murillo, 1882 Trade Zone Way, San

Jose, CA 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/14/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN690780. “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/ Biviana Florez Murillo

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/10/2023. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 691490

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO.

23CV409835

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Liang Liu and Qinqin Zhu INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Liang Liu and Qinqin Zhu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jingzhi Liu to Dennis Jingzhi Liu 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: 05/16/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept.,

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CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS

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 12, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV409679

in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 09, 2023

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV4099834

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Xiaofeng Lan INTERESTED PER-

SONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

ary 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV409238

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sara Giris Halasa INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Sara Giris Halasa has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sara Giris Hanna AKA Sara Hanna AKA

Sara Giris Halasa AKA

fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Haidee

Flores INTERESTED

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kitty Moonbeam Wilson INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kitty Moonbeam Wilson has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kitty Moonbeam Wilson to Eithne Rowan Wilson 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/09/2023 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

Xiaofeng Lan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Xiaofeng Lan to Orchid Xiaofeng Lan 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: 05/16/2023 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 12, 2023

January 20, 27; Febru-

Sara Halasa to Sara Giris Nashash 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: 05/02/2023 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, 2022

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV409784

Superior Court of Cali-

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Haidee Flores has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Haidee Flores to Guadalupe Martinez 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 01/11/2023 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 11, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV409895 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mandip Kaur INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mandip Kaur has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-

lows: a. Gurshaan Singh to Gurshaan Singh Daula 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: 05/16/2023 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 13, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV409791

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jessica Nicole Peterson INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Jessica Nicole Peterson has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Peterson to Anaya, Alondra, Torrez, Muniz 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/09/2023 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 11, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV409949

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joakim Quach

Frate-Gregersen and Ondina Elisabeta

Frate-Gregersen INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Joakim Quach Frate-Gregersen and Ondina Elisabeta

Frate Gregersen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Emma Joseline Gregersen Quach to Emma Josephine

Frate-Gregersen b.

Hazel Lorelei Gregersen to Hazel Lorelei FrateGregersen 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 pe-

tition 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 HEAR-

ING: Date: 05/16/2023 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 17, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV409847

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Annand Balasubramaniyam & Naveena Colanakuduru INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Annand Balasubramaniyam & Naveena Colanakuduru has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Aryan Annand to Siddarth Annand 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: 05/16/2023 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 12, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27;

February 3, 10, 2023

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Sharon Jane Longnecker Case No. 22PR193899

1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Sharon Jane Longnecker. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Misty Longnecker in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Misty Longnecker 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.

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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 01, 2023, 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:

2001 Gateway Pl., Suite 100W

San Jose, CA 95110 (408)573.1122

Run Dates: January 27, February 3 and February 10, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691336

The following person(s) is (are) doing business

as: Donde Carito Celis 387 S 1st St Suite 10, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara County This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ingrid Carolina Celis Mejia, 651 Branham Ln, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/04/2023.

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/ Ingrid Carolina Celis Mejia

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/04/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691336

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691098

The following person(s) is (are) doing business

as: Taqueria Ortiz 1164 McLaughlin Ave Suite B, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County

This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ana Laura Ortiz Gutierrez, 4024 McHenry Ave #20, Modesto, CA 95356. Barinderpal Singh, 4024 McHenry Ave #20, Modesto, CA

95356. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/27/2022.

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/ Ana Laura Ortiz Gutierrez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/27/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 691098

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691317

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CARILLO’S SRVICE, 3819 Seventress Blvd #302, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jacqueline Carrillo, 3819 Seventrees Blvd #302, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/08/2022. 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/ Jacqueline Carrillo

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/04/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691317

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 691428

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DECOHOMES

2059 Camden Ave Suite 106, 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): Leah Cowley, 2059 Camden Ave Suite 106, 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/ Leah Cowley

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/

Deputy File No. FBN 691428

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 691015

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MJ’s Boutique 1178 Curtiss Ave Apt 7, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Munoz, 1178 Curtiss Ave Apt 7, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/21/2022. 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/ Maria Munoz

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/21/2022.

Regina Alcomendras,

County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691015

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691468

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GENTLE HANDS CAREGIVERS, 370 Vista Roma Way Apt 217, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Kristine Arnzamov, 370 Vista Roma Way, San Jose, CA 95136. Julian Tyrell Ayanyco, 370 Vista Roma Way, San Jose, CA 95136. 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/ Julian Tyrell Glen Ayanyco

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691468

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691010

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLOUSY LAPEL LLC, 201 S 4th St Apt 401, 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): BLOUSY LAPEL LLC, 201 S 4th St Apt 401, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began trans-

acting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/21/2022. 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/ Adriana Espana Recio BLOUSY LAPEL LLC

Owner/CEO Aritle/Reg#: 202129910503

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/21/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 691010

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691139

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Yesenia Cleaning Company, 371 America Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Yesenia Huerta, 371 America Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. 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/ Yesenia Huerta

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/28/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691139

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.

691138

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Roxana Cleaning Company, 209 Coy Dr #2, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Roxana Diaz De Cortez, 209 Coy Dr #2, San Jose, CA 95123. 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/ Roxana Diaz De Cortez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/28/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691138

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.

691367

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: M MELENDEZ CLEANING, 750 N 23 Rd St Apt 14, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria De Jesus Melendez De Lopez, 750 N 23 Rd St Apt 14, San Jose, CA 95112. 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/ Maria De Jesus Melendez De Lopez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/05/2023. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By:

Deputy File No. FBN 691367

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.

691530

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tacos la Choca Mexican Food 2644 Brahms 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): Esmeralda Hernandez Cordova, 2644 Brahms Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/06/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN691521. “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/ Esmeralda Hernandez Cordova

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/11/2023. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691530

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 691454

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Christemma Horticulture, 3357 Aramis Dr, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County.

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This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Mario Gaspar Garcia, 3357 Aramis Dr, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/20/2020. 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/ Mario Gaspar Garcia

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/09/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691454

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS

BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691363

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Go For It Pest Solutions, 4571 Renaissance Dr #726, San Jose, CA 95134, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Josue Campos, 4571 Renaissance Dr #726, San Jose, CA 95134. 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/ Josue Campos

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 691363

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691326

The following person(s) is (are) doing business

as: Princess Fruit and Food, 1744 West San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

Mario Alonso Gonzalez, 381 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/04/2023. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: 689885. “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/ Mario Alonso Gonzalez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/04/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 691326

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691239

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: El Remanente Mexican Grill, 2118

Main Street Unit B, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ana M Miranda, 2118 Main Street Unit B, Santa Clara, CA 95050. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/15/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous

filing] of previous file #: FBN690329. “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/ Ana M Miranda

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/30/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By:

Elaine

Deputy File No. FBN 691239

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV409621

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Virginia Marie Barron INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Virginia Marie Barron has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Virginia Marie Barron AKA Virginia Marie Hussey to Gina Marie Anderson 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: 05/09/2023 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 06, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV406752

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bertha Ochoa INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Bertha Ochoa has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bertha Ochoa to Bertha Perez Martinez 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: 03/14/2023 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 13, 2022

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

23CV409679

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO.

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kitty Moonbeam Wilson INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kitty Moonbeam Wilson has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kitty Moonbeam Wilson to Eithne Rowan Wilson 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: 05/09/2023 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 09, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV406195

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fariza Ashurova INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Fariza Ashurova has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fariza Shurova to Fariza Muminova 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: 03/07/2023 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 06, 2022

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of JOHN D. ROGERS, JR. Case No. 22PR193640

1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOHN D. ROGERS, JR. JOHN D. ROGERS. 2. A Petition for Probate has

been filed by JOSEPH

D. DERMER, DERMER LAW FIRM APC in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that JOSEPH D. DERMER, DERMER LAW FIRM

APC 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: January 30, 2023, 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:

Joseph D. Dermer DERMER LAW FIRM

15720 Winchester Blvd., Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95110 (408)395.5111

Run Date: January 13, 20, 27, 2023

NOTICE

OF DEATH

OF Linda Sue Shehan

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Linda Sue Shehan, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on December 01, 2022, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF

YOU ARE A CREDI-

TOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111

Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM

15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797

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January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.

691097

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 777 Automotive Locksmith, 808 W. San Carlos St. Unit 729, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Esteban Garcia Ureno, 808 W. San Carlos St. Unit 729, San Jose, CA 95126. 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/ Esteban Garcia Ureno

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/27/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 691097

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.

690891

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KZ Janitorial, 3870 Glengrove Way, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Karen Natalia Zepeda, 38780 Glengrove Way, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/14/2022. 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/ Karen Natalia Zepeda

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/14/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 690891

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 690629

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Spring Cleaning Maid Services 1639 Waverly 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): Norma Mary Coa, 4100 The Woods Dr. San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/15//2018. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: “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/ Norma M Coa

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/02/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 690629

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691034

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KC Cleaning Services, 3036 Shadow Springs Pl, San Jose, CA 95171, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The

name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Evangelina Perez, 3036 Shadow Springs Pl, San Jose, CA 95171.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/22/2022.

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/ Evangelina Perez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 12/23/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 691034

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691307

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Oaxaca Tamales Express, 2000 Bray Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Belarmino Cipriano, 2127 Main St Apt 3, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Rufina Morales, 2127 Main St Apt 3, Santa Clara, CA 95050. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/02/2023.

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/ Belarmino Cipriano

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/04/2023.

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 22CV402113

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amanda Halley INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Amanda Halley has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Luis Aaron Gonzalez to Aaron Nathaniel Mejia 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: 02/21/2023 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, 2022

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ana Cecilia Torres Montoya INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Ana Cecilia Torres Montoya has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ana-Cecilia

Torres-Montoya to (F) Ana (M)Cecilia (L)TorresMontoya 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: 02/07/2023 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. Oct 04, 2022

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ashlyn Grace Contag to Ashlyn Reilly Snyder 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: 04/11/2023 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, 2022

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV409459

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:

05/09/2023 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

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV404983

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Virginia Carol Cervantes INTERESTED PERSONS:

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: 02/21/2023 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. Oct 20, 2022

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 06, 13, 20, 27, 2023

Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691307

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 22CV403919

Superior Court of California, County of Santa

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV408433 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ashlyn Grace Contag INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ashlyn Grace Contag has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Gomez Gonora INTERESTED PERSONS:

1. Petitioner(s) Juan Gomez Gonora has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juan Gomez Gonora to Jonathan Michael Gomez

2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing

1. Petitioner(s) Virginia Carol Cervantes has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elijah Alxaiver Carabajal to Elijah Alxaiver Sagastume 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

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LOWERING YOUR DOG'S CARBON PAWPRINT WITH INSECT-BASED FOOD

Cats

and dogs eat a lot of meat. In the U.S., they gobble up about a quarter of the calories derived from livestock. If they were counted as a country, America’s pets would rank fifth in global meat consumption. Producing all that food generates about 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, not to mention the land, water, and other resources required to farm animals.

As pet ownership rises, Americans increasingly see their critters as family members. An ensuing trend toward premium and “human-grade” diets has further stressed the carbon-intensive livestock industry. But it also represents a pattern that may bode well for the planet — pet food generally tends to mirror shifts in consumer preferences for people, with a growing emphasis on things like health, quality, and sustainability. As eco-friendly alternatives (particularly alternative proteins) establish themselves in our grocery aisles, the pet aisle may not be far behind. One particular ingredient is emerging as a promising option for our furry friends: insects.

Insects have gotten a lot of attention in the past decade or so as a mega-efficient, protein-rich superfood of the future. A number of cuisines, particularly in Asia, Africa, and South America, have included insects for thousands of years, but many people remain squeamish about the idea of eating bugs. Dogs don’t have the same hangups.

Anne Carlson, the founder and CEO of Jiminy’s, discovered this when she began experimenting with bringing insect protein to the pet food industry. She started with cricket treats — which dogs went crazy for — then worked with scientists and veterinarians to determine if crickets and “grubs,” or black soldier fly larvae, could provide complete nutrition for dogs. Studies showed that they could, and that the bugs also offered an array of compelling health benefits. (Her team is pursuing similar research for cats.) But Carlson was always looking at it from the angle of curbing emissions. For her, it was a personal matter.

In 2016, after a stint working for a big pet food company, Carlson was pondering her next move. A conversation with her then-collegeaged daughter gave Carlson a new outlook on her career when her daughter said she didn’t want to have kids. “Her reason was she was worried about what the world was going to be like by the time they grew up,” Carlson says. “And she was talking about climate change.”

Carlson felt a pressing sense of responsibility to be part of creating a world in which her daughter would want to raise children. “I actually decided right then that no matter what I did, it was going to be fighting climate change,” she recalls. She founded Jiminy’s later that year. Today, the company offers dry and wet dog food and treats made of insects; its products are available in around 1,400 pet stores nationwide and online through popular retailers like Chewy. Although several other companies now offer insect protein treats, Jiminy’s remains the only company in the U.S. selling bug-based dog food.

We talked to Carlson about her journey to bring a more sustainable form of protein to the pet market, and what she sees as the future of the industry. Her responses have been edited for length and clarity.

Q. Tell me about the Jiminy’s origin story. How did you get the idea to launch an altprotein company for pets?

A. A little bit after that conversation [with my daughter], I got approached to lead a pet food company. They were framing it as a sustainable

alternative for pets. It was grass-fed beef. I absolutely fell in love with this idea of sustainability and pets, but I was like, “You know what? Cows are never gonna be the answer.” I started thinking, “What could be a protein source that would be sustainable for pets? And could it be humane as well?” Because that would be awesome. When you look at traditional protein, it’s pretty terrible from a lot of different perspectives.

I started throwing different types of protein sources onto a page. I actually put an insect on the page. I don’t know why. I don’t know what inspired me to do it, but I kept coming back to it. Then I saw that the U.N. had done a study saying that insects could be the answer to world hunger.

I ordered roasted crickets online. When I got them, I fed them to my dogs to see what they would do. And the drool started right away. I knew I had something that was gonna work. When you think about a dog — I don’t know, do you have a dog?

Q. I do!

A. You know if the drool starts, they’re really loving something. And it was flowing freely. Of course, I had to try it, too. I tried the crickets — and they tasted good! It was a little scary the first time I put it in my mouth, but once you get past that, you’re like, “Oh, it tastes like a sunflower seed.” It’s nutty, it’s earthy. We were kind of off to the races at that point.

Q. So you were inspired by the U.N. study about insects as a solution for human diets, and you translated that to pet food. How did that work?

A. We started with the crickets, because they are the easiest to wrap your head around. We like to call them the gateway bug — but when you look at it, you can see it is a fantastic protein source. It has all of the amino acids that you need to be a complete protein. When you’re working with dogs, you’re looking for 10 essential amino acids, and this delivers it in the quantities that you need. So I knew it was a good protein source, but then you start digging into it and you’re like, “Oh, but it also has minerals and vitamins and fiber.” All of these other things make it into even more than just a protein source. It really is a superfood. And what I loved about working with the dogs is that I felt like I could have a huge impact quickly, if I was able to make a food that was complete and balanced that they could eat every day. Because

if you think about it, if I were to make something for people — like, say I make a breakfast bar. Best-case scenario, even if you ate it every single day, I’d only be impacting about 7 percent of your eating occasions. But if I make a food for dogs, I can impact 80 to 90 percent of their eating occasions with one product.

Q. That makes sense. Speaking of the impact, could you give me a quick rundown of some of the benefits of farming insects instead of livestock?

A. You bet. It’s kind of fun, actually. Let me just give you sort of an analogy here: If you had an acre of land and you put cows on it, at the end of a year, you’re gonna get 192 pounds of protein. If you had chickens, you get 265 pounds of protein. But if you had crickets? Sixty-five thousand pounds of protein at the end of the year. And grubs, over a million pounds of protein. [Statistics come from a lifecycle assessment by insect producer EnviroFlight.] And there’s a lot of reasons why. They have a shorter lifespan. For crickets, it’s approximately six weeks. They also reproduce at a super-high rate. So if you think about a cow, it’s having one to two babies at a time and it takes nearly a year to gestate, but grubs are laying 500 eggs at a time.

The other thing that’s really cool is that there’s no waste. You’re using the entire animal. They’re roasted and ground and the entire animal is used. Even their bedding [and excrement] is used. That’s what they call frass, which is this amazing fertilizer.

Q. Jiminy’s is a pioneer and remains the only U.S. company offering complete-diet dog food made from insect protein. What were some of the challenges getting started?

A. The biggest challenge was proving that it was safe for the dogs. You could look at the nutritional analysis on it, but there was still a question as to whether or not the dogs could actually digest it. We worked with Iowa State and AnimalBiome to do a bunch of studies, and they were all published and peer reviewed. And all of that went into proving that it was safe to use in food.

When we started, we focused on treats. In order to do the food, we had to do all those studies — we knew it was really important to be able to prove that it was truly digestible and it had utility. And the great news is, what we found is that it is as digestible for dogs as chicken or beef. The other thing we were able to prove is

that, because it’s got that fiber that comes from the exoskeleton, that feeds the good bacteria in the dog’s gut. It’s also hypoallergenic — for dogs that have food allergies, oftentimes this is a great solve for them.

Q. What has been the reaction from pet owners in the five years that Jiminy’s products have been on the market?

A. It’s kind of funny, it’s really shifted. At the beginning, when we would say we’re making dog treats with cricket protein, almost always, it was like, “Wait, what?” You’d have to explain that cricket protein is a thing. Now, people are like, “Oh, cool, I’ve heard of that!” And sometimes they’ll ask us, “Oh, were you on Shark Tank?” Because there were a couple of companies making [insect-based] products for people on Shark Tank — and we’re like, “No, that’s not us! But yeah, it’s like that!”

The other thing that’s really shifted is, during the pandemic, more people adopted pets. And the people who adopted pets had more time to research what they were going to give to their pets – what kind of food. And one of the other things that’s been happening is pet ownership is starting to shift younger and younger, which is great for us. Millennials and Gen Z are closing in on 50 percent of the pet ownership in the U.S. — and they just get it. When we say we’re working with insect protein, they’re like, “That’s so cool!” And when we talk about the sustainability, they’re like, “Yes, that’s important to me.” When we say we’re reducing the carbon pawprint, it just makes sense. They know what we’re talking about.

Q. What’s your vision for where the pet industry could be in 10, 20, or 30 years?

A. It needs to change so much. There needs to be sustainability across the board. I do see some great things that are happening in certain areas. Petco now has this [refill option] for cat litter; you can actually bring your own container and scoop the litter into your own container and take it away, rather than getting another plastic container. I think that’s a great example of innovation in another category within pets. But I’d love to see rethinking of the materials that are used for leashes and collars. I mean, think about going into one of those superstores and how many different types of products there are, and then think about how much plastic there is. We need to get away from these materials that can’t be reused or recycled. And I’d like to see other proteins being used that are sustainable as well — getting away from the cow and the chicken that is just so problematic.

Q. What about your daughter? Has she shared her thoughts on the company, and how your vision has impacted her?

A. She hasn’t said absolutely that she wants to have kids, but she’s more open to the idea than she was before. I think there’s more hope. She sees what we’re doing, she sees what others are doing. And we’re trying to [approach sustainability] not just from the products that we make, but we’re trying to make sure that everything we do is moving in the right direction. We’re moving our packaging to sustainable packaging. We’re offsetting [our shipping] by planting trees. We planted over 65,000 trees already. Everything that we do, we try to put it through the lens of, is this the best solution? Is this the best answer, when we think about climate change?

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CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE TREATING GUN VIOLENCE AS A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS

State and local officials are still asking law enforcement to prevent gun violence. Community leaders believe gun violence should be treated as a public health crisis, and incorporate prevention strategies that address the social factors in areas most at risk.

CALIFORNIA DEBERÍA TRATAR LA VIOLENCIA ARMADA COMO UNA CRISIS DE SALUD PÚBLICA

Los funcionarios estatales y locales siguen pidiendo a las fuerzas del orden público que prevengan la violencia armada. Los líderes comunitarios creen que la violencia armada debe tratarse como una crisis de salud pública e incorporar estrategias de prevención que aborden los factores sociales en las áreas de mayor riesgo. ESPAÑOL ENGLISH

Brian Malte & Chet P. Hewitt CalMatters

There’san African proverb that says, “In the moment of crisis, the wise build bridges and the foolish build dams.” As gun violence rates increase across the country, police budgets have risen like dams in the name of prevention and interruption.

To decrease violence in California, research shows that we must instead invest in our communities. We need to build bridges – to job opportunities, to healing, to mental health services, to a sense of shared safety – for true gun violence prevention.

How will California respond after another wave of mass shootings – this time in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay?

Every three minutes in California, someone is killed by a gun. And firearm injuries are the leading cause of death for California youth ages 19 and under, and for youth under 24 nationwide.

This is a public health crisis.

While California gun homicides have increased in the last few years, fueled by a surge in gun sales and reduced community connections and outreach due to COVID, this rise in violence is reversible.

Public funding of prevention, interruption and intervention efforts is crucial to reducing gun violence. It’s most effective, however, when taking a public health approach that integrates community expertise and leadership. This model is a proven, clear path to safety and health equity.

To its credit, California has increased public funding to address gun violence through initiatives like the California Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program, or CalVIP. In 2022, the state allocated a record $156 million to the program. This funding supports critical violence reduction initiatives in communities with the highest risk.

Yet CalVIP funding is handled by the California Board of State and Community Corrections, an agency that oversees law enforcement, rather than public health officials. Unfortunately, as we have seen in cities like Stockton and Sacramento where leaders chose to bypass the public health model, giving law enforcement that type of discretion can be deeply antithetical to both the best practices and the intention of prevention funding.

Law enforcement is primarily engaged in intervention by enforcing laws. When law enforcement is used as a preventative force, it is often couched in increased police or probation presence, criminalization and/or prosecution. These practices often have little to do with prevention or aftercare trauma response.

Enshrining community work within law enforcement conflates intervention and prevention. This approach ignores the social and economic drivers of gun violence as well as the impacts of street violence, interpersonal violence and suicides. Gun violence prevention requires extraordinary expertise and un-

derstanding that violence stems from chronic conditions of historical oppression, poverty and racism.

Trusted and trained organizations with cultural knowledge that are embedded in communities – in a different light – are best prepared to lead on prevention efforts. This trust and approach must extend to the agencies funding and enabling this work.

So, how do we build opportunity in communities and ensure smart funding of effective gun violence prevention?

• Treat gun violence as a chronic issue and use a public health (social determinants of health) approach rooted in impacted communities.

• Demand prevention efforts at the state and municipal levels are led by agencies with a public health and health equity perspective.

• Remove barriers to communities accessing public funding opportunities so people who are most impacted can lead the efforts.

• Shift policies and budgets to acknowledge law enforcement focuses on investigation and prosecution tactics – not prevention.

• Recognize that strategies to reduce violence must clearly define and understand prevention, intervention and aftercare.

• Ensure entities that facilitate communitybased funding and gun violence prevention strategies are housed in public health rather than law enforcement (for example, Los Angeles County’s Office of Violence Prevention is part of the public health department)

These approaches would set a powerful precedent. California would have appropriate tools, finally funded to the scale of the issue, to lead the way in effective, community-owned violence prevention and interruption efforts.

There is no future in funding paradigms that favor law enforcement responses to public health problems. There is one in sufficiently funding communities – and it’s a safe and equitable future. Californians deserve that.

Brian Malte

Brian Malte is the executive director of the Hope and Heal Fund and a nationally recognized leader on gun violence prevention. He helped pass many of California’s most effective gun laws.

Chet P. Hewitt

Chet P. Hewitt is CEO of The Center and the president and CEO of the Sierra Health Foundation.

Hayun proverbio africano que dice: “En el momento de la crisis, los sabios construyen puentes y los necios construyen presas”. A medida que aumentan lon índices de violencia armada en todo el país, los presupuestos policiales se han elevado como represas en nombre de la prevención y la intervención.

Para disminuir la violencia en California, la investigación muestra que debemos invertir en nuestras comunidades. Necesitamos construir puentes, hacia oportunidades de trabajo, curación, servicios de salud mental, una sensación de seguridad compartida, para una verdadera prevención de la violencia armada.

¿Cómo responderá California después de otra ola de tiroteos masivos, esta vez en Monterey Park y Half Moon Bay?

Cada tres minutos en California, alguien es asesinado por un arma. Y las lesiones por armas de fuego son la principal causa de muerte entre los jóvenes de California de 19 años y menores, y entre los jóvenes menores de 24 años en todo el país.

Esta es una crisis de salud pública.

Si bien los homicidios con armas de fuego en California han aumentado en los últimos años, impulsados por un aumento en las ventas de armas y la reducción de las conexiones y el alcance de la comunidad debido al COVID, este aumento de la violencia es reversible.

La financiación pública de los esfuerzos de prevención, interrupción e intervención es crucial para reducir la violencia armada. Sin embargo, es más efectivo cuando se adopta un enfoque de salud pública que integra la experiencia y el liderazgo de la comunidad. Este modelo es un camino claro y comprobado hacia la equidad en seguridad y salud.

Para su crédito, California ha aumentado los fondos públicos para abordar la violencia armada a través de iniciativas como el Programa de Subsidios para la Prevención e Intervención de la Violencia de California, o CalVIP. En 2022, el estado asignó un récord de $156 millones al programa . Este financiamiento apoya iniciativas críticas de reducción de la violencia en comunidades con el mayor riesgo.

Sin embargo, los fondos de CalVIP son manejados por la Junta de Correccionales Comunitarias y Estatales de California, una agencia que supervisa la aplicación de la ley, en lugar de los funcionarios de salud pública. Desafortunadamente, como hemos visto en ciudades como Stockton y Sacramento, donde los líderes optaron por pasar por alto el modelo de salud pública, dar a las fuerzas del orden público ese tipo de discreción puede ser profundamente antitético tanto para las mejores prácticas como para la intención de financiar la prevención.

La aplicación de la ley se dedica principalmente a la intervención mediante la aplicación de las leyes. Cuando la aplicación de la ley se utiliza como una fuerza preventiva, a menudo se expresa en una

mayor presencia policial o de libertad condicional, criminalización y/o enjuiciamiento. Estas prácticas a menudo tienen poco que ver con la prevención o la respuesta al trauma posterior al tratamiento. Consagrar el trabajo comunitario dentro de la aplicación de la ley combina la intervención y la prevención. Este enfoque ignora los impulsores sociales y económicos de la violencia armada, así como los impactos de la violencia callejera, la violencia interpersonal y los suicidios. La prevención de la violencia armada requiere una experiencia extraordinaria y la comprensión de que la violencia se deriva de condiciones crónicas de opresión histórica, pobreza y racismo.

Las organizaciones confiables y capacitadas con conocimiento cultural que están arraigadas en las comunidades, desde una perspectiva diferente, están mejor preparadas para liderar los esfuerzos de prevención. Esta confianza y enfoque deben extenderse a las agencias que financian y permiten este trabajo.

Entonces, ¿cómo creamos oportunidades en las comunidades y garantizamos una financiación inteligente para la prevención eficaz de la violencia armada?

• Tratar la violencia armada como un problema crónico y utilizar un enfoque de salud pública (determinantes sociales de la salud) arraigado en las comunidades afectadas.

• Los esfuerzos de prevención de la demanda a nivel estatal y municipal son liderados por agencias con una perspectiva de salud pública y equidad en salud.

• Eliminar las barreras para que las comunidades accedan a oportunidades de financiamiento público para que las personas más afectadas puedan liderar los esfuerzos.

• Cambiar las políticas y los presupuestos para reconocer que la aplicación de la ley se centra en las tácticas de investigación y enjuiciamiento, no en la prevención.

• Reconocer que las estrategias para reducir la violencia deben definir claramente y comprender la prevención, la intervención y el cuidado posterior.

• Asegúrese de que las entidades que facilitan el financiamiento comunitario y las estrategias de prevención de la violencia con armas estén alojadas en la salud pública en lugar de las fuerzas del orden (por ejemplo, la Oficina de Prevención de la Violencia del Condado de Los Ángeles es parte del Departamento de Salud Pública).

Estos enfoques sentarían un poderoso precedente. California tendría las herramientas apropiadas, finalmente financiadas a la escala del problema, para liderar el camino en esfuerzos efectivos de prevención e interrupción de la violencia propiedad de la comunidad.

No hay futuro en los paradigmas de financiación que favorecen las respuestas de aplicación de la ley a los problemas de salud pública. Hay uno en las comunidades que financian lo suficiente, y es un futuro seguro y equitativo. Los californianos se lo merecen.

Brian Malte

Brian Malte es el director ejecutivo del Fondo Hope and Heal y un líder reconocido a nivel nacional en la prevención de la violencia armada. Ayudó a aprobar muchas de las leyes de armas más efectivas de California.

Chet P. Hewitt

Chet P. Hewittes es el director ejecutivo de The Center y presidente y director ejecutivo de Sierra Health Foundation.

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“EL RELOJ DEL APOCALIPSIS”

Desde el año 2020 hasta la fecha, se viene hablando con mucha frecuencia acerca del “Reloj del Apocalipsis", pero ha sido en las últimas semanas en donde éste ha causado un mayor impacto, pues cada vez más personas están sabiendo de la existencia de esta herramienta simbólica, que fue creada por un grupo de mentes brillantes. Este reloj emblemático fue creado por científicos nucleares en el año 1947, entre los científicos que colaboraron se encontraba Albert Eistein (1879-1955), uno de los más afamados hombres de ciencia del siglo XX. Entres sus creadores también se encontraban políticos, economistas y eruditos en temas históricos y proféticos. El reloj se encuentra actualmente en la Universidad de Chicago, y es en sí, una alegoría de todo el acontecer mundial actual.

Este tema saltó a la palestra, en el año 2020 cuando se adelantó a 5 minutos antes de las doce. Las doce en punto, indicaría el inicio del juicio final o el inicio del Apocalipsis bíblico. Cuando el reloj fue creado sus agujas fueron situadas

faltando 7 minutos para las doce, y desde esa época se ha venido adelantando o atrasando, según los acontecimientos que estén ocurriendo. Por ejemplo en el año 1991 se retrasó a 17 minutos, en ese año se desintegró la Unión Soviética. Así oscilaba el tiempo que quedaba antes de la hora del fin. Ya

en el año 2005 se adelantó a 6 minutos y poco a poco se ha ido adelantando hasta llegar en este año a una cuenta regresiva de tan sólo “90 segundos” Esta imagen del reloj fue caracterizada en una de las portadas de la afamada revista <The Economist>, en el mes de junio del año 2020. Al reloj del Apocalipsis también se le conoce como “El reloj del juicio de Dios”. Su creación se relaciona directamente con las profecías de libros sagrados, los cuales relatan que el principio del fin dará inicio con el reverdecer y resurgimiento del pueblo de Israel. Estado que fue creado por un decreto de las Naciones Unidas en el año 1947.

Tres acontecimientos históricos mantienen en vilo a no sólo a los científicos y a los expertos en temas proféticos, sino a toda la humanidad. Vivimos en tiempos de mucha violencia, la Tercera Guerra mundial se siente cada vez más cercana, quizá ya estemos en ella y no nos damos cuenta. La aparición de un cometa o asteroide que pueda caer en el Océano Atlántico ha sido profetizada no solo por los videntes más afamados, en el libro de Revelaciones

según San Juan, en la Biblia, se relata un hecho similar. Y por si fuera poco el calentamiento global, los polos se están derritiendo, la capa de hielo en Groenlandia se está volviendo agua. Estamos destruyendo al planeta, un astro que pronto se sacudirá y le demostrará al ser humano todo su poder de regeneración. Ojalá que este gobierno no entre en guerra contra China por el caso de Taiwan. Si China y Rusia se unen y le declaran la guerra a Estados Unidos, estamos perdidos. Sería el fin de la gran nación americana.

¡Que sea haga la voluntad de Dios, evitemos pensar en lujos, en vanidad y en egoísmo, es necesario alzar plegarias, y desapartarnos de tanta injusticia y de tanta violencia!

2023: Guerra, misil, balaceras, terremotos, tornados, volcanes, huracanes, cometa, accidente aéreo y de trenes, inflación, epidemias.

Tú, yo y todos: Amor, paz, esperanza, rezos, compasión, serenidad, humildad, amabilidad, honradez, tolerancia, generosidad.

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