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José López Zamorano

La Red Hispana

Estamos

a 21 meses de las elecciones presidenciales del 2024, pero la carrera ya arrancó.

Y lamentablemente, los políticos conservadores tienen toda la intención de convertir -nuevamente- a los inmigrantes indocumentados en chivos expiatorios de los problemas de Estados Unidos.

Para muestra varios ejemplos:

Con apariciones en Nueva Hampshire y Carolina del Sur el pasado fin de semana, Donald Trump lanzó su tercera carrera por la Casa Blanca con un discurso que fue prácticamente una copia de su mensaje anti inmigrante, xenofóbico y racista del 2015.

“Están enviando personas que son asesinos, están enviando violadores. Y están enviando, francamente, terroristas, o los terroristas vienen por su cuenta, y no podemos permitir que esto suceda”, sostuvo Trump.

Acaso frustrado porque los votantes registrados parecen preferir al gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis como nominado Republicano, Trump no sólo acusó falsamente al presidente Joe de imponer una política de fronteras abiertas, sino que prometió restablecer “en cuestión de horas” las políticas migratorias de la era Trump.

Desafortunadamente, todos recordamos esas políticas: la separación de niños migrantes, la implantación forzada del programa Quédate en México que ignoró el debido proceso de decenas de miles de solicitantes de asilo y la aplicación indiscriminada del Título 42 bajo el cual más de 2 millones de migrantes han sido rechazados en la frontera durante la pandemia de COVID.

Otro ejemplo: el gobernador texano Gregg Abbott -el mismo que envía a migrantes desvalidos desde Texas hasta Washington de noche y sin ropa apropiada para el frío- designó a un ex agente de la Patrulla Fronteriza como nuevo “zar” de la seguridad en la frontera con México. Su mensaje es claro: los migrantes no son bienvenidos a Texas.

Y por si fuera poco, los Republicanos más radicales de la Cámara de Representantes están listos para impulsar una iniciativa de ley de control fronterizo para mantener el tema de migración en la mente de los votantes desde este momento y hasta las elecciones presidenciales de 2024.

Todo parece indicar que los políticos Republicanos no entendieron el memo que les siguen enviando los votantes. En 2022 perdieron la ventaja histórica de la oposición en comicios intermedios, apenas lograron ganar la Cámara Baja y no recuperaron el

Senado; en 2020 perdieron la Casa Blanca por más de 7 millones de votos y en 2016 Hillary Clinton tuvo 3 millones más votos que Trump.

Sus políticas migratorias corren a contrapelo de la realidad multiétnica y multiracial de Estados Unidos y son una receta para perder fuerza a nivel nacional. Y lanzarse nuevamente contra los migrantes es una nueva fórmula para el fracaso electoral.

López Zamorano La Red Hispana

Weare 21 months away from the 2024 presidential elections, but the race has already started.

And sadly, conservative politicians have every intention of scapegoating undocumented immigrants - againfor America's problems.

Many examples have already happened:

With appearances in New Hampshire and South Carolina this past weekend, Donald Trump launched his third run for the White House with a speech that was practically a copy of his anti-immigrant, xenophobic and racist message from 2015.

“They are sending people who are murderers, they are sending rapists. And they are sending, frankly, terrorists, or the terrorists come on their own, and we cannot allow this to happen," Trump said.

Perhaps frustrated that registered voters appear to prefer Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as the Republican nominee, Trump not only falsely accused President Joe of imposing an open borders policy, but vowed to restore "within hours" the immigration policies of the Trump era.

Unfortunately, we all remember those policies: the separation of migrant children, the forced implementation of the Stay in Mexico program that ignored due process for tens of thousands of asylum seekers, and the indiscriminate application of Title 42 under which more than 2 million migrants have been turned away at the border during the COVID pandemic.

Another example: Texan Governor Gregg Abbott - the same one who sends helpless migrants from Texas to Washington at night and without appropriate clothing for the coldappointed a former Border Patrol agent as the new "czar" of border security with Mexico. His message is clear: migrants are not welcome in Texas.

And as if that were not enough, the most radical Republicans in the House of Representatives are ready to push through a border control bill to keep the issue of migration in the minds of voters from now until the 2024 presidential election.

Everything seems to indicate that Republican politicians did not understand the memo that voters keep sending them. In 2022 they lost the historical advantage of the opposition in intermediate elections, barely managed to win the Lower House and did not recover the Senate; in 2020 they lost the White House by more than 7 million votes and in 2016 Hillary Clinton had 3 million more votes than Trump.

His immigration policies run against the grain of the multi-ethnic and multi-racial reality of the United States and are a recipe for losing strength at the national level. And launching again against migrants is a new formula for electoral failure.

José

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Tormentas históricas. RESPUESTA HISTÓRICA.

Desde que empezaron las tormentas el 30 de diciembre, más de 5000 empleados de PG&E trabajaron día y noche de forma segura y rápida para restablecer el suministro eléctrico. Cientos más trabajaron tras bambalinas para ayudar a coordinar los esfuerzos de socorro. En total, nuestras cuadrillas restablecieron el suministro de electricidad a cerca de 3 millones de clientes.

Pero no lo hicimos solos. Cuadrillas de todo el país y de Canadá acudieron a ayudar a nuestros clientes. Y los equipos de primera respuesta (policía, bomberos y médicos), así como los socios comunitarios como la Cruz Roja, los bancos locales de alimentos, el servicio 211 y muchos otros, trabajaron para apoyar a nuestras cuadrillas y mantener seguros a nuestros clientes. Conforme pasaban los días y las tormentas seguían causando estragos, los socorristas no pararon hasta terminar el trabajo. Estamos profundamente agradecidos por el sacrificio, la tenacidad y la resistencia de todos aquellos que trabajaron con nosotros.

Entendemos la importancia del gas y la electricidad para su seguridad y la de su familia en los meses de invierno, y trabajaremos siempre y sin descanso para restablecer el suministro de la energía. Y, ahora que las comunidades comienzan a reconstruirse, estamos listos para ayudarles en todo lo que podamos.

5,000

miembros de las cuadrillas de PG&E trabajaron con la ayuda mutua de

12

otras empresas de servicios públicos, que enviaron

2,200

personas de todo el país y de Canadá para restablecer el suministro de energía para cerca de 3 millones de clientes

Los californianos han demostrado que el trabajo en equipo, el coraje y la compasión fueron más fuertes que una tormenta de intensidad no vista en 100 años. ¡Gracias!

MILLIONS TO LOSE COVERAGE DURING THE ‘UNWINDING’

Starting in April millions of families could see their health coverage disappear as the government unwinds pandemic-era policies.

MILLONES DE PERSONAS PERDERÁN COBERTURA DURANTE LA 'RELAJACIÓN'

A partir de abril, millones de familias podrían ver desaparecer su cobertura de salud a medida que el gobierno revierte las políticas de la era de la pandemia.

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Peter White Ethnic Media Services

During12 months after April 1, 2023, between 15-18 million Americans will lose health coverage provided during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

“Through COVID legislation, states have mostly kept people covered through Medicaid without interruption in exchange for an increase in their Medicaid federal matching funds,” says Farah Erzouki, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). She spoke to reporters during an Ethnic Media Services briefing cosponsored by CBPP last week.

When that program ends, so will the continuous coverage requirement, and all 89 million Medicaid enrollees will have to reapply to renew their eligibility. Erzouki says enrollment in Medicaid grew to 89 million-plus people since February of 2020, an increase of 30%. It was the biggest experiment in universal health care since the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010.

“Access to coverage and healthcare services has been critical during this time of increased hardship. At the same time, this continuous coverage policy has meant that most Medicaid enrollees probably have not had contact with their Medicaid agencies in three years, and in some cases, even longer,” she said.

Erzouki said that people would have to do the paperwork in order to keep their medical coverage. People have moved during the pandemic or may not receive their renewal notice in the mail.

Erzouki said in the coming months Medicaid agencies are going to be overwhelmed processing cases and documents. She estimated seven million people could lose their coverage due to paperwork issues although they are still eligible.

“They need to make sure that their Medicaid agency has updated contact information for them,” said Laura Guerra-Cardus, CBPP’s Director of State Medicaid Strategy.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid have dubbed the end of expanded health coverage an “Unwinding.”

The Biden Administration could extend the date of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for another 90 days and the continuous coverage requirement would remain for another three months. However, at some point it would end.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that some 8.2 million Medicaid recipients who reapply will no longer qualify and will have to transition to another source of coverage. Another 6.8 million will lose Medicaid coverage despite still being eligible.

“Check your mail,” says Guerra-Cardus. People could receive letters at some point from either Medicaid or CHIP and they should complete the renewal forms if they get one, she says. If they don’t qualify, they may be able to get affordable coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace and can learn more by visiting www. healthcare.gov

“However, people are given a pretty limited time after they lose Medicaid coverage to transition to the ACA. So the concern there is that people won’t have enough time to enroll in the marketplace after they lose Medicaid coverage without experiencing some sort of gap in coverage,” she said.

Eligibility and income requirements vary widely by state. So contacting non-profit groups can

help you fill out state-specific applications forms. For local help filling out an application go to: https://widget.getcoveredamerica.org

Children (5.3 million) and young adults (4.7 million) will lose CHIP/Medicaid coverage. Nearly one-third of those predicted to lose coverage are Latino (4.6 million) and 15% (2.2 million) are Black, according to CMS.

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, covers 15 million people regardless of immigration status.

“One third of our population use this as insurance for children. Over half of all California children have coverage through Medi-Cal,” says Kristen Testa, Health Director at The Children’s Partnership.

“So this unwinding will have a tremendous effect on all those families. Every one of them is going to have to renew,” she said.

Calling this period “an all hands on deck situation,” Testa noted there are community-based organizations all over California that are trained and given grants to help with enrollment.

“There’s also the California Health Department website that has listings across the state,” she said.

California passed a continuous coverage law last year for young children that won’t go into effect until 2025, so some kids are going to lose coverage in the interim.

“So the important thing is for everybody to know and help our community renew their coverage and know where to go,” she said.

Not so lucky are people in 11 states that did not expand Medicaid under the ACA or the American Rescue Plan.

CMS estimated 383,000 individuals, who will lose eligibility for Medicaid, would fall in the coverage gap in the remaining 11 non-expansion states – with incomes too high for Medicaid, but too low to receive Marketplace tax credits.

CMS noted that state adoption of Medicaid expansion in these states would mitigate potential coverage loss at the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Those states are Wyoming, Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida.

“This is a moment where we’re going to really feel the stark differences across our country. In the eleven remaining non-expansion states, eight of which are in the south, there is already too little access to healthcare coverage for people, including communities of color,” Guerra-Cardus said.

After being able to take care of their healthcare needs for several years, she said that some people suddenly will lose coverage and not have any other option for affordable coverage.

Peter White Ethnic Media Services

Durantelos 12 meses posteriores al 1 de abril de 2023, entre 15 y 18 millones de estadounidenses perderán la cobertura de salud proporcionada durante la pandemia de COVID-19 por la Ley de respuesta al coronavirus de Families First.

“A través de la legislación COVID, los estados en su mayoría han mantenido a las personas cubiertas a través de Medicaid sin interrupción a cambio de un aumento en sus fondos federales equivalentes de Medicaid”, dice Farah Erzouki, analista sénior de políticas, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Habló con los periodistas durante una sesión informativa de los Servicios de Medios Étnicos copatrocinada por CBPP la semana pasada.

Cuando finalice ese programa, también lo hará el requisito de cobertura continua y los 89 millones de afiliados a Medicaid tendrán que volver a presentar una solicitud para renovar su elegibilidad. Erzouki dice que la inscripción en Medicaid aumentó a más de 89 millones de personas desde febrero de 2020, un aumento del 30%. Fue el experimento más grande en el cuidado de la salud universal desde que se aprobó la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) de 2010 en 2010. “El acceso a la cobertura y los servicios de atención médica ha sido fundamental durante este tiempo de mayores dificultades. Al mismo tiempo, esta política de cobertura continua ha significado que la mayoría de los inscritos en Medicaid probablemente no hayan tenido contacto con sus agencias de Medicaid en tres años y, en algunos casos, incluso más”, dijo.

Erzouki dijo que las personas tendrían que hacer el papeleo para mantener su cobertura médica. Algunas personas se mudaron durante la pandemia o tal vez no reciban su aviso de renovación por correo.

Erzouki dijo que en los próximos meses las agencias de Medicaid se verán abrumadas procesando casos y documentos. Ella estimó que siete millones de personas podrían perder su cobertura debido a problemas de papeleo, aunque todavía son elegibles.

“Deben asegurarse de que su agencia de Medicaid tenga su información de contacto actualizada”, dijo Laura Guerra-Cardus, directora de estrategia estatal de Medicaid de CBPP.

Los Centros de Medicare y Medicaid han denominado el fin de la cobertura de salud ampliada como una "Relajación".

La Administración Biden podría extender la fecha de la Emergencia de Salud Pública (PHE) por otros 90 días y el requisito de cobertura continua se mantendría por otros tres meses. Sin embargo, en algún momento terminaría.

Los Centros de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid (CMS) proyectan que unos 8,2 millones de beneficiarios de Medicaid que vuelven a solicitar ya no calificarán y tendrán que hacer la transición a otra fuente de cobertura. Otros 6,8 millones perderán la cobertura de Medicaid a pesar de seguir siendo elegibles.

“Revise su correo”, dice Guerra-Cardus. La gente podría recibir cartas en algún momento de Medicaid o CHIP y deberían completar los formularios de renovación si reciben uno, dice ella. Si no califican, es posible que puedan obtener una cobertura asequible a través del mercado de la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio y pueden obtener más información visitando www.healthcare.gov

“Sin embargo, a las personas se les da un tiem-

po bastante limitado después de que pierden la cobertura de Medicaid para hacer la transición a la ACA. Entonces, la preocupación es que las personas no tendrán suficiente tiempo para inscribirse en el mercado después de perder la cobertura de Medicaid sin experimentar algún tipo de brecha en la cobertura”, dijo.

Los requisitos de elegibilidad e ingresos varían ampliamente según el estado. Por lo tanto, ponerse en contacto con grupos sin fines de lucro puede ayudarlo a completar formularios de solicitud específicos del estado. Para obtener ayuda local para completar una solicitud, visite: https://widget. getcoveredamerica.org

Los niños (5,3 millones) y los adultos jóvenes (4,7 millones) perderán la cobertura de CHIP/ MedicaidCasi un tercio de los que se prevé que perderán la cobertura son latinos (4,6 millones) y el 15% (2,2 millones) son negros, según CMS. Medi-Cal, el programa de Medicaid de California, cubre a 15 millones de personas sin importar su estatus migratorio.

“Un tercio de nuestra población usa esto como seguro para niños. Más de la mitad de todos los niños de California tienen cobertura a través de Medi-Cal”, dice Kristen Testa, directora de salud de The Children’s Partnership.

“Entonces, esta relajación tendrá un efecto tremendo en todas esas familias. Cada uno de ellas tendrá que renovar”, dijo.

Al llamar a este período "una situación de manos a la obra", Testa señaló que hay organizaciones comunitarias en todo California que están capacitadas y reciben subvenciones para ayudar con la inscripción.

“También está el sitio web del Departamento de Salud de California que tiene listados en todo el estado”, dijo.

California aprobó el año pasado una ley de cobertura continua para niños pequeños que no entrará en vigencia hasta 2025, por lo que algunos niños perderán la cobertura mientras tanto.

“Entonces, lo importante es que todos sepan y ayuden a nuestra comunidad a renovar su cobertura y saber a dónde ir”, dijo.

No tienen tanta suerte las personas en 11 estados que no ampliaron Medicaid bajo la ACA o el American Rescue Plan.

CMS estimó que 383,000 personas, que perderán la elegibilidad para Medicaid, caerán en la brecha de cobertura en los 11 estados restantes que no están en expansión, con ingresos demasiado altos para Medicaid, pero demasiado bajos para recibir créditos fiscales del Mercado.

CMS señaló que la adopción estatal de la expansión de Medicaid en estos estados mitigaría la posible pérdida de cobertura al final de la Emergencia de Salud Pública (PHE). Esos estados son Wyoming, Wisconsin, Kansas, Texas, Tennessee, Carolina del Norte, Carolina del Sur, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi y Florida.

“Este es un momento en el que realmente vamos a sentir las diferencias marcadas en nuestro paísEn los once estados restantes que no están en expansión, ocho de los cuales están en el sur, ya hay muy poco acceso a la cobertura de atención médica para las personas, incluidas las comunidades de color”, dijo Guerra-Cardus.

Después de poder atender sus necesidades de atención médica durante varios años, dijo que algunas personas perderán repentinamente la cobertura y no tendrán ninguna otra opción para una cobertura asequible.

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MONARCH BUTTERFLY WINTER COUNT SHOWS SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT

Aviso de audiencia pública

JUNTA DIRECTIVA DE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT

ASUNTO: La Junta Directiva de Santa Clara Valley Water District determinará la necesidad de compensar a los directores por hasta 15 días por mes calendario y considerará establecer un monto de compensación por reunión de los directores en el año calendario 2023.

QUIÉN: Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water)

QUÉ: Audiencia pública de la Junta Directiva para determinar la necesidad de compensar a los directores por hasta 15 días por mes calendario o considerar establecer un monto de compensación por reunión de los directores en el año calendario 2023.

CUÁNDO: 14 de febrero de 2023 a la 1:00 p.m.

DÓNDE: Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Chambers 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose CA, y por Zoom en: https://valleywater.zoom.us/j/84454515597

Suzanne Potter California News Service

Thiswinter, volunteers counted more than 335,000 Western monarch butterflies in an annual survey, a big improvement over the last few years, but still far short of historical numbers.

Observers only counted 2,000 of the iconic black-and-orange butterflies in 2020, and then 250,000 in 2021.

Rebeca Quinonez-Pinon, senior manager of the Climate-Resilient Habitat Program, and monarch recovery strategist with the National Wildlife Federation, said it still represents a 90% decline in numbers over the past few decades.

"In the late '80s and the early '90s, the count of monarchs was very high," Quinonez-Pinon explained. "One of the highest numbers that was recorded was in 1997, with 1.2 million monarchs."

She said experts would need to see an average of 500,000 monarchs over a period of five

years in order to consider the monarch population stable. In California, the public can visit large clusters of monarch butterflies for a few more weeks at Pismo State Beach, in Pacific Grove near Monterey, and at Natural Bridges in Santa Cruz County.

This winter, 250 volunteers conducted the butterfly counts at 272 overwintering sites, coordinated by the Xerces Society. The biggest clusters of monarchs were found on private property in Santa Barbara County.

Quinonez-Pinon said going forward, California needs to work to protect butterfly habitat and continue the fight against global warming.

"Habitat loss and fragmentation, which is completely exacerbated by climate change, and the heavy use of pesticides are the three top threats to the monarch butterfly," Quinonez-Pinon outlined. "That's where we need to focus."

She and other experts noted people can do their part by planting butterfly-friendly gardens, filled with native nectar plants and native milkweed.

CONTEO INVERNAL DE MARIPOSA MONARCA MUESTRA MEJORÍA SIGNIFICATIVA

Suzanne Potter California News Service

Esteinvierno, los voluntarios contaron más de 335,000 mariposas monarca occidentales en el estudio anual, lo que supone una gran mejora respecto a los últimos anos, pero sigue estando muy por debajo de las cifras históricas.

Los observadores solo contaron dos mil de estas icónicas mariposas negras y naranjas en 2020, y 250,000 en 2021.

Rebeca Quinonez-Pinon, estratega de recuperación de la mariposa monarca para National Wildlife Federation, dice que todavía representa una disminución del 90 por ciento en los números en las últimas décadas.

"Nos podemos dar cuenta de que la población aún sigue declinando," asegura Quinonez-Pinon. "Que definitivamente no es comparable con los millones de mariposas monarcas que acostumbrábamos a ver en los 90's y los 80's."

Según ella, los expertos necesitarían ver una media de 500,000 mariposas en un periodo

de cinco años para considerar estable la población de monarcas. En California, el público puede visitar grandes grupos de mariposas monarca durante unas semanas más en Pismo State Beach, en Pacific Grove, cerca de Monterey, y en Natural Bridges, en el condado de Santa Cruz.

Este invierno, 250 voluntarios realizaron los recuentos de mariposas en 272 lugares de hibernación, coordinados por la Sociedad Xerces. Los mayores grupos de monarcas se encontraron en propiedades privadas del condado de Santa Barbara.

Quinonez-Pinon afirma que, de cara al futuro, California tiene que trabajar para proteger el hábitat de las mariposas y seguir luchando contra el calentamiento global.

"Los problemas que enfrenta la mariposa monarca son el cambio climático la destrucción de su hábitat y el otro problema es el uso de pesticidas," dice Quinonez-Pinon.

Ella y otros expertos dicen que las personas pueden hacer su parte al plantar jardines amigables con las mariposas, llenos de plantas nativas de néctar y algodoncillo nativo.

Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) lo invita a una audiencia pública de la Junta Directiva para determinar la necesidad de compensar a los directores por hasta 15 días por mes calendario y considerar un monto de compensación por reunión para los directores en el año calendario 2023.

En el día y en el lugar establecido para la audiencia pública, la Junta Directiva recibirá comentarios respecto de la necesidad de compensar a los directores por hasta 15 días por mes calendario por realizar sus tareas oficiales y establecer la compensación de la Junta para el año calendario 2023, y luego tomará sus determinaciones sobre estos temas. Luego de considerar toda la información presentada, la Junta considerará las siguientes opciones:

LÍMITE DE REUNIONES POR MES:

1. Determinar que hay una necesidad operativa de compensar a los directores por hasta 15 días por mes calendario y establecer el límite de reuniones por día en función de esto para el año calendario 2023; o

2. Determinar que NO hay necesidad operativa de compensar a los directores por más de 10 días por mes calendario, según el Código de Aguas de California.

COMPENSACIÓN POR REUNIÓN:

1. Mantener la compensación actual de los directores de $348.45 por día;

2. Reducir la compensación de los directores a una cantidad específica inferior a la tarifa de $348.45 por día, a aplicarse a partir del 14 de abril de 2023; o

3. Aprobar un incremento del 5 % en la compensación de los directores de acuerdo con las secciones 20200-20207 del Código de Aguas de California, a aplicarse a partir del 14 de abril de 2023.

Esta reunión se realiza conforme a la Ley Brown (Brown Act). La audiencia pública que se llevará a cabo el 14 de febrero de 2023 a la 1:00 p. m. se realizará durante una reunión de la Junta Directiva y admitirá la participación presencial del público en la fecha, hora y dirección descritas anteriormente, o virtualmente a través del enlace de Zoom provisto. Los documentos asociados con esta audiencia están disponibles para que el público los revise antes de la reunión en la oficina del secretario de la Junta o en línea en www.valleywater.org, y estarán disponibles durante la reunión.

Para obtener más información, comuníquese con el Secretario de la Junta al 408-630-2557

Valley Water, en cumplimiento de la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA), solicita a las personas que requieren adaptaciones especiales para acceder y/o participar en las reuniones de la Junta de Valley Water que se comuniquen con la oficina del Secretario de la Junta al (408) 630-2711, al al menos 3 días hábiles antes de la reunión programada de la Junta de Valley Water para asegurarse de que Valley Water pueda ayudarlo. Se harán esfuerzos razonables para acomodar a las personas con discapacidades.

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Experts say a rise in the number of monarch butterflies is encouraging, but does not reverse decades of decline for the species.

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EL ‘REPARATION TASK FORCE’ DE CALIFORNIA SE CONCENTRA EN QUIÉN SERÍA ELEGIBLE PARA UNA COMPENSACIÓN

El primer ‘Reparation Task Force’ (Grupo de Trabajo para Compensaciones) de California acordó que los residentes deberían calificar para una compensación. Pero, ¿deberían ser elegibles ciertos antiguos residentes “vulnerables”, como los niños de crianza temporal o los exprisioneros?

Wendy Fry CalMatters

El‘Reparation Task Force’ de California concluyó el sábado 28 de enero dos días de audiencias públicas en San Diego, tomando algunas decisiones clave y acercándose poco a poco a la fecha límite de julio para su conjunto final de recomendaciones.

El grupo de trabajo acordó el sábado recomendar que el estado cree la California African American Freedmen Affairs Agency (Agencia de Asuntos de Afroamericanos Liberados de California) para implementar las recomendaciones del grupo de trabajo.

El Grupo de Trabajo de Compensaciones (Reparation Task Force) se ha estado reuniendo en todo California para ayudar a los funcionarios estatales a examinar cómo la esclavitud y el racismo sistémico han dañado a los afroamericanos y cómo debería responder el estado. El gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó la ley de 2020 que crea el grupo de trabajo, que se espera que desarrolle propuestas de compensación para la Legislatura en julio.

La nueva agencia propuesta procesaría reclamos de compensaciones y trabajaría con varias agencias estatales para manejar otras recomendaciones.

La mayor parte del grupo de trabajo también acordó extender su trabajo por un año más, para supervisar la implementación de sus recomendaciones. El asambleísta Reggie Jones-Sawyer, demócrata de Los Ángeles, se abstuvo de esa votación, mientras que los otros ocho miembros del grupo de trabajo votaron a favor de extender su trabajo hasta el 1 de julio de 2024.

En septiembre, Newsom vetó un proyecto de ley de Jones-Sawyer que habría extendido el plazo para las recomendaciones del grupo de trabajo.

¿Se requiere residencia?

Los miembros del grupo de trabajo también parecieron estar de acuerdo el viernes en que habrá algún tipo de requisito de residencia estatal para que las personas sean elegibles para recibir compensación por los daños causados por la esclavitud y el racismo. Pero los parámetros de los requisitos de residencia siguen sin decidirse.

Por ejemplo, no está claro si las personas que sufrieron una de las cinco categorías de daños designadas por el grupo de trabajo mientras vivían en California, pero que desde entonces se mudaron fuera del estado, serían elegibles para recibir reparaciones.

Esas cinco categorías de daños contra los afroamericanos incluyen la expropiación injusta de propiedades, la devaluación de los negocios de afroamericanos, la discriminación en la vivienda, el encarcelamiento masivo y los daños a la salud.

La mayoría de los miembros del grupo de trabajo dijeron que se inclinaban por establecer un requisito de residencia actual, lo que significa que para ser elegible, la persona debe vivir en California. Pero no se realizó ninguna votación oficial el viernes o el sábado.

Cheryl Grills, miembro del grupo de trabajo y psicóloga clínica con énfasis en psicología comunitaria, dijo que le preocupa que algunas personas vulnerables, como los niños en hogares de crianza o las personas que acaban de salir de la cárcel, se vean abrumadas por tener que reunirse con personas demasiado específicas. requisitos de residencia.

“Queremos ser lo más inclusivos posible, porque el daño está en todas partes. Es omnipresente y afecta a todos los negros”, dijo.

Poblaciones especiales

Alrededor del 6.5% de los residentes de California, más de 2.5 millones de personas, se identifican como de raza negra o afroamericanos.

Aproximadamente el 20% de los 60 000 niños de crianza de California son de raza negra, al igual que un gran porcentaje de los 95,000 presos estatales de California , casi 14,000 presos federales y unos 44,000 presos de cárceles del condado .

La presidenta del grupo de trabajo, Kamilah Moore, indicó que podría apoyar la compensación de ciertas personas que sufrieron daños mientras estaban en California pero se mudaron fuera del estado.

“No necesariamente deberíamos castigar a las personas por los daños que soportaron, sino por no poder resistir la atrocidad sancionada por el estado”, dijo Moore, quien es abogada y experta en justicia reparadora.

El grupo de trabajo también discutió y aprobó preliminarmente la recomendación de que el estado cierre hasta 10 prisiones estatales, pero debatió qué se debe hacer con los sitios. El panel discutió la recomendación de vender o arrendar las propiedades o usar los espacios como lugares de enseñanza o capacitación. En el sitio web del Departamento de Justicia se publicó una lista completa de varias docenas de “recomendaciones preliminares para futuras deliberaciones” del grupo de trabajo .

‘Queremos ser lo más inclusivos posible, porque el daño está en todas partes. Es omnipresente y afecta a todos los afroamericanos.’

-CHERYL GRILLS, MIEMBRO DEL GRUPO DE TRABAJO Y PSICÓLOGA CLÍNICA

Otras recomendaciones incluyen permitir que los presos encarcelados voten y reciban un salario justo de mercado por su trabajo, hacer que los préstamos sin intereses estén disponibles para las empresas y los compradores de viviendas propiedad de afroamericanos, y otorgar becas universitarias a los graduados de secundaria de raza negra.

Sin ‘fichas’

Cualquier programa de reparaciones tendría que ser promulgado por la Legislatura y aprobado por el gobernador.

Las reuniones del viernes y sábado en San Diego State fueron las primeras de 2023 y las 12.º audiencias públicas desde que la Secretaria de Estado Shirley Weber redactó la legislación que creaba el panel cuando era asambleísta.

Weber asistió a la reunión el viernes por la mañana y recibió una ovación de pie de unas 100 personas presentes. Instó a los miembros del grupo de trabajo a impulsar sus recomendaciones y dijo que esperaba

que el trabajo del grupo de trabajo se convirtiera en un modelo para un esfuerzo nacional de compensaciones.

“Es como un bebé; si no lo sacas, no va a vivir”, dijo Weber. “Asegúrese de que sus recomendaciones realmente cambien la experiencia y la vida de los afroamericanos. No necesitamos cosas simbólicas… Asegúrese de que sus recomendaciones tengan un impacto duradero”.

El senador estadounidense Cory Booker, demócrata de Nueva Jersey, reintrodujo el 24 de enero una legislación federal sobre ‘reparaciones’ que establecería una comisión para considerar propuestas de compensación para afroamericanos descendientes de la esclavitud.

Un proyecto de ley similar para crear una comisión nacional para estudiar las compensaciones para los afroamericanos se ha presentado en el Congreso de diversas formas durante las últimas tres décadas. El último proyecto de ley salió del comité judicial de la Cámara por primera vez el año pasado, pero no fue más allá.

Compensaciones en otros lugares

El viernes y el sábado, los miembros del grupo de trabajo también se enteraron de cómo la ley fiscal actual de los EE.UU. beneficia a los miembros más ricos de la sociedad, la gran brecha de riqueza entre los ciudadanos blancos y negros, y sobre varios esfuerzos de reparación en otras ciudades y condados.

El informe provisional de casi 500 páginas del grupo de trabajo presenta datos nacionales que muestran que, en 2017, el 3,5 % de todas las empresas estadounidenses eran propiedad de negros, mientras que el 81% eran propiedad de blancos.

El valor neto medio de los hogares afroamericanos en 2019 fue de $24,100, menos del 13% del valor neto medio de los hogares blancos en $188,200. Los datos estado por estado no estaban disponibles.

El alcalde de San Diego, Todd Gloria, también habló el viernes y aplaudió al grupo de trabajo. Compartió sus experiencias personales como la primera persona de color elegida alcalde de la ciudad. Gloria es latina, nativa americana y filipina.

Un comentarista público criticó a Gloria por no haber iniciado aún un grupo de trabajo de compensaciones en San Diego como otras ciudades, como San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Oakland, Hayward, Vallejo, Culver City y Los Ángeles, así como los condados de Alameda, San Francisco. y Los Ángeles. La próxima serie de audiencias públicas estatales será el 3 y 4 de marzo en Sacramento. Los elementos de la agenda se publicarán en el sitio web del Departamento de Justicia cuando estén disponibles.

Miembros del público hablan durante una reunión del grupo de trabajo estatal sobre compensaciones en la Universidad Estatal de San Diego el 28 de enero de 2023. Photo Credit: Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters

CALIFORNIA REPARATIONS TASK FORCE ZEROES IN ON WHO’D BE ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION

Wendy Fry CalMatters

TheCalifornia reparations task force concluded two days of public hearings on Saturday January 28 in San Diego, making some key decisions and inching closer to their July deadline for their final set of recommendations.

The task force agreed on Saturday to recommend that the state create the California African American Freedmen Affairs Agency to implement recommendations by the task force.

The Reparations Task Force has been meeting throughout California to help state officials examine how slavery and systemic racism have harmed African Americans and how the state should respond. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the 2020 law creating the task force, which is expected to develop reparations proposals for the Legislature by July.

The Freedmen Affairs Agency would process claims for reparations and work with various state agencies to handle other recommendations.

Most of the task force also agreed to extend their work for another year, to oversee the implementation of their recommendations. Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, a Los Angeles Democrat, abstained from that vote, while the other eight task force members voted in favor of extending their work until July 1, 2024.

In September, Newsom vetoed a bill by Jones-Sawyer that would have extended the deadline for the task force’s recommendations.

Residency required?

Task force members also appeared to agree Friday that there will be some form of a state residency requirement for people to be eligible for compensation for the harms caused by slavery and racism. But the parameters of the residency requirements remain undecided.

For example, it remains unclear if people who suffered from one of the task force’s designated five categories of harm while living in California, but have since moved out of state, would be eligible for reparations.

Those five categories of harm against Black people include the unjust taking of properties, devaluation of Black businesses, housing discrimination, mass incarceration and health harm.

Most task force members said they were leaning toward setting a current residency requirement, meaning to be eligible

the person has to be living in California. But no official vote was taken.

Cheryl Grills, a task force member and clinical psychologist with an emphasis in community psychology, said she is concerned that some vulnerable people, such as children in foster care or people just getting out of prison, would be heavily burdened having to meet overly-specific residency requirements.

“We want to be as inclusive as possible, because the harm is everywhere. It’s omnipresent and it touches all Black folks,” she said.

Special populations

About 6.5% of California residents, more than 2.5 million people, identify as Black or African American.

About 20% of California’s 60,000 or so foster children are Black, as are large percentages of California’s 95,000 state prisoners, nearly 14,000 federal prisoners and 44,000 or so county jail inmates.

Task Force Chairperson Kamilah Moore indicated she may support allowing for compensation to certain people who have been harmed while in California but have moved out of state.

“We shouldn’t necessarily punish people for the harms they endured, but for not being able to withstand the statesanctioned atrocity,” said Moore, who is a reparatory justice scholar and attorney.

The task force also discussed and preliminarily approved recommending the state close as many as 10 state prisons, but it debated what should be done with the sites. The panel discussed recom-

mending selling or leasing the properties or using the spaces as teaching or training locations.

A full list of the task force’s several dozen “preliminary recommendations for future deliberation” was published on the Department of Justice’s website.

‘We want to be as inclusive as possible, because the harm is everywhere. It’s omnipresent and it touches all Black folks.’

-CHERYL GRILLS, TASK FORCE MEMBER AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

Other recommendations include allowing incarcerated prisoners to vote and receive a fair market wage for work, making zero-interest loans available to Blackowned businesses and homebuyers, and providing college scholarships to Black high school graduates.

No ‘tokens’

Any reparations program would need to be enacted by the Legislature and approved by the governor.

The meetings Friday and Saturday at San Diego State were the first of in 2023 and the 12th public hearings since Secretary of State Shirley Weber wrote the legislation creating the panel when she was an Assemblymember.

Weber attended the meeting Friday morning and received a standing ovation from about 100 people in attendance. She urged task force members to push their recommendations forward and said she hoped the task force’s work would become a model for a national effort of reparations.

“It’s like a baby; if you don’t get it out, it’s not going to live,” Weber said. “Make sure your recommendations will really change the experience and life for African Americans. We don’t need token things … Make sure your recommendations are going to have a lasting impact.”

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, on Jan. 24 reintroduced federal reparations legislation that would establish a commission to consider proposals for reparations for African American descendants of slavery.

A similar bill to create a national commission to study reparations for Black Americans has been introduced in Congress in various forms over the last three decades. The last bill advanced out of the House judiciary committee for the first time last year but did not go further.

Reparations elsewhere

On Friday and Saturday, task force members also heard about how current U.S. tax law benefits the wealthiest members of society, the large wealth gap between Black and white citizens, and about various reparations efforts in other cities and counties.

The task force’s nearly 500-page interim report presents national data showing that in 2017, 3.5% of all U.S. businesses were Black-owned, while 81% were owned by whites.

The median Black household net worth in 2019 was $24,100, less than 13% of the median net worth of white households at $188,200. State-by-state data was not available.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria also spoke Friday and applauded the task force. He shared his personal experiences as the first person of color elected as the city’s mayor. Gloria is Latino, Native American and Filipino.

One public commenter criticized Gloria for not yet initiating a San Diego reparations task force like other cities, such as San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Oakland, Hayward, Vallejo, Culver City and Los Angeles, as well as the counties of Alameda, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The next set of state public hearings will be on March 3 and 4 in Sacramento. Agenda items will be posted on the Department of Justice’s website when available.

California’s first-in-the-nation task force on reparations agreed residents should qualify for compensation. But should certain “vulnerable” former residents, such as foster kids or ex-prisoners, be eligible?

Members of a state reparations task force hold a public hearing at San Diego State University on Jan. 28, 2023. Photo Credit: Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters

Downtown San Jose is not for everyone.

CA 'JUST SAFE' CAMPAIGN AIMS TO REDEFINE PUBLIC SAFETY

Socialjustice advocates have just launched a new public education campaign. It's called "Just Safe," and it's aimed at changing the conversation about crime, especially in the wake of the recent mass shootings.

The group Californians for Safety and Justice has released a commercial, narrated by actress Jennifer Lewis, making the point that safety isn't just the absence of crime - it is the presence of well-being.

The group's executive director, Tinisch Hollins, said these shootings and others plague a society that neglects mental health.

"So, the goal of this is to invite conversation about doubling down on investments that lead to wellbeing," said Hollins, "like mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, education."

The campaign applauds efforts to heal communities, such as the announcement last week from the California Victims Compensation board of a $2.5 million grant to open three new trauma recovery center offices in Stockton and Bakers-

field.

The state's 19 trauma recovery centers offer mental health treatment, help with medical expenses, and support groups for victims of violent crime.

While accountability is important for people involved with the justice system, Hollins said she agrees with the state's efforts in recent years to prioritize rehabilitation over punishment. She called post-incarceration programs that help people re-enter society "a wise investment."

"Removing barriers, making sure that they have the resources they need when they return home," said Hollins, "keeps us all safe, prevents more crime from happening, and helps our economy, because we have more folks to be able to play a role."

She noted that right now, people who've paid their debt to society often fail to recover when they face huge obstacles to finding employment and housing, and must comply with onerous legal requirements.

Find out more about the campaign online at 'JustSafe.org.'

LA CAMPAÑA “JUST SAFE” DE CALIFORNIA TIENE COMO OBJETIVO REDEFINIR LA SEGURIDAD PÚBLICA

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Suzanne Potter California News Service

de la justicia social acaban de lanzar una nueva campaña de educación pública. Se llama "Just Safe" y tiene como objetivo cambiar la conversación sobre el crimen, especialmente a raíz de los recientes tiroteos masivos. El grupo Californians for Safety and Justice ha lanzado un comercial, narrado por la actriz Jennifer Lewis, que destaca como la seguridad no es solo la ausencia de delincuencia, sino la presencia del bienestar. La directora ejecutiva del grupo, Tinisch Hollins, dice que estos tiroteos y otros afectan a una sociedad que descuida la salud mental.

Defensores

"El objetivo de esto, es invitar a una conversación sobre duplicar las inversiones que conducen al bienestar, como el tratamiento de salud mental, el tratamiento por abuso de sustancias y la educación."

La campana aplaude los esfuerzos para sanar comunidades, como el anuncio la semana pasada de la junta de Compensación de Victimas de California, de una subvención de dos millones y medio de dólares para abrir tres nuevos centros de recuperación de trauma en Stockton

y Bakersfield. Los 19 centros de recuperación de trauma en el estado, ofrecen tratamiento de salud mental, ayuda con los gastos médicos y grupos de apoyo para víctimas de delitos violentos.

Si bien la rendición de cuentas es importante para las personas involucradas en el sistema de justicia, Hollins dice que está de acuerdo con los esfuerzos del estado en los últimos años para priorizar la rehabilitación sobre el castigo. Ella llama a los programas posteriores al encarcelamiento, que ayudan a las personas a reinsertarse en la sociedad, como "una sabia inversión".

"Eliminar barreras y asegurarse de que tengan los recursos que necesitan cuando regresen a casa, nos mantiene a todos seguros, evita que ocurran más delitos y ayuda a nuestra economía, porque tenemos más personas que pueden desempeñar un papel."

Ella señala que, en este momento, las personas que han pagado su deuda con la sociedad a menudo no se recuperan cuando enfrentan enormes obstáculos para encontrar empleo y vivienda, y deben cumplir con requisitos legales onerosos. Obtenga más información sobre esta campaña en línea en 'JustSafe.org'.

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"Just Safe" is a new public education campaign with a goal of changing public conversations about crime in California. Photo Credit: Californians for Justice and Safety ENGLISH

PALESTINIAN ADVOCATES PRAISE

NEW FACT SHEET ON RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION

DEFENSORES PALESTINOS ELOGIAN NUEVA HOJA INFORMATIVA SOBRE DISCRIMINACIÓN RELIGIOSA

Groups fighting for Palestinian rights are praising a new fact sheet on religious discrimination from the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, because of what it left out.

The document does not include a definition of antisemitism written by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.

Former President Donald Trump issued an executive order in 2019 requiring federal agencies to consider the IHRA definition when investigating Title VI complaints of discrimination.

Lina Assi, advocacy manager for Palestine Legal, said the definition and the accompanying examples conflate criticism of the Israeli state with antisemitism.

"We mostly have seen it with shutting down events and punishing students and professors that speak about life as a Palestinian," Assi recounted. "And we believe that definition not only violates our constitutional right to free speech, but also perpetuates anti-Palestinian racism and discrimination."

In a statement, IHRA said the working definition is non-legally binding, and the organization does not track implementation of it at the state or local level. Last year, pro-Israel attorneys filed a federal discrimination complaint against University of California-Berkeley after student groups passed a bylaw pledging not to host Zionist speakers. Assi noted last March, the student government at Arizona State University questioned an event with a pro-Palestinian poet and journalist before ultimately allowing him to speak.

"A student government committee first attempted to condition the approval of the event to say that the speaker needs to refrain from criticizing Israel," Assi pointed out. "Student government officials stated falsely that the university and the federal government had adopted IHRA and that they were required by law to adhere to the definition."

The pro-Israel Brandeis Center has called for the IHRA definition to be codified into a formal rule. Meanwhile, 17 civil rights groups wrote to the federal government, asking for the IHRA definition to be excluded from the fact sheet.

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Losgrupos que luchan por los derechos de los palestinos están elogiando una nueva hoja informativa sobre la discriminación religiosa de la Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Educación de EE. UU., debido a lo que omitió. El documento no incluye una definición de antisemitismo escrita por la Alianza Internacional para el Recuerdo del Holocausto.

El expresidente Donald Trump emitió una orden ejecutiva en 2019 que requiere que las agencias federales consideren la definición de IHRA al investigar las denuncias de discriminación del Título VI. Lina Assi, gerente de defensa de Palestina Legal, dijo que la definición y los ejemplos que la acompañan combinan las críticas al estado de Israel con el antisemitismo.

“Lo hemos visto principalmente con el cierre de eventos y el castigo de estudiantes y profesores que hablan sobre la vida como palestino”, relató Assi. "Y creemos que esa definición no solo viola nuestro derecho constitucional a la libertad de expresión, sino que también perpetúa el racismo y la discriminación contra los palestinos".

En un comunicado, IHRA dijo que la definición de trabajo no es legalmente vinculante y que la organización no realiza un seguimiento de su implementación a nivel estatal o local. El año pasado, los abogados proisraelíes presentaron una denuncia federal por discriminación contra la Universidad de California-Berkeley después de que grupos de estudiantes aprobaran un estatuto que prometía no acoger a oradores sionistas.

Assi señaló en marzo pasado que el gobierno estudiantil de la Universidad Estatal de Arizona cuestionó un evento con un poeta y periodista propalestino antes de finalmente permitirle hablar.

“Un comité del gobierno estudiantil primero intentó condicionar la aprobación del evento para decir que el orador debe abstenerse de criticar a Israel”, señaló Assi. "Los funcionarios del gobierno estudiantil declararon falsamente que la universidad y el gobierno federal habían adoptado la IHRA y que la ley les exigía adherirse a la definición".

El centro pro-Israel Brandeis Center ha pedido que la definición de IHRA se codifique en una regla formal.

Mientras tanto, 17 grupos de derechos civiles escribieron al gobierno federal solicitando que se excluyera la definición de la IHRA de la hoja informativa.

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Protestors at the University of California-Berkeley demonstrate in support of student groups that passed a bylaw pledging not to invite pro-Zionist speakers. Photo Credit: Palestine Legal

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MORE THAN A MILLION UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS GAINED DRIVER’S LICENSES IN CALIFORNIA

Wendy Fry CalMatters

Ona recent night, by the Miramar Reservoir in San Diego County, a man named Erwin sat at a picnic table scrolling through dozens of texts from his wife. He read aloud her warnings about police patrolling a road near their home.

“‘There’s a lot of cops out tonight,’” he read. “Cops everywhere.’ ‘Be careful; lots of cops.’ ‘Too many cops.’

“Every time I want to get a burger or juice or anything like that and I leave the house, she will text me ‘There’s a lot of cops. Be careful,’” Erwin explained. “It’s a reality that we live in. We adapt our life and our every day to it.”

Erwin, who asked not to use his last name for fear of deportation, is a 27-year old business manager, husband and father of a 6-monthold baby girl. He’s also a Congolese immigrant whose visa expired. His wife, a U.S. citizen, fears what would happen if police stop him.

Although California is a sanctuary state — with protections for immigrants who lack documentation authorizing them to be in the United States — there are loopholes and law enforcement sometimes works with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Beyond that, Erwin worries a traffic stop might escalate. “Believe me, in my country, I would never have to worry about getting pulled over and being scared that they’re going to shoot me,” he said.

Erwin wants to swap his foreign driver’s license for a California one.

“Before I didn’t have a family, so I could risk it,” he said, “but now I have my family and I drive my kid everywhere we go. So decided to get right and get the driver’s license, so it’s less of an issue if I get pulled over.”

A license to drive

Erwin has made multiple attempts to obtain an AB 60 driver’s license.

It’s a special license that lets undocumented California residents legally drive, but with federal limitations.

Proponents say the special license was a boon to immigrants and the state’s economy. But critics, and even some immigrant advocates, say it has drawbacks and risks, since law enforcement and immigration officials can access it. Nevertheless the state is expanding its flexibility, giving IDs to more undocumented residents.

California lawmakers first passed AB 60, called the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act, in 2013, as part of a broad effort to adopt more inclusive policies toward immigrants, to decriminalize their daily lives and maximize their contributions to the economy, experts said.

Since the law took effect in 2015, more than a million undocumented immigrants, out of an estimated 2 million, have received licenses, and more than 700,000 have renewed them.

Besides California, 18 other states have followed suit.

‘I feel like that’s a very important psychological piece, in the sense of ‘This is who I am. I have an ID to show you who I am.’

-SHIU-MING CHEER OF CALIFORNIA IMMIGRANT POLICY CENTER

“With AB 60, what we did was recognize the needs of many hardworking immigrants living here and contributing so much to our great state,” said Luis Alejo, the former Assembly member from Watsonville who authored the bill. Now he is a county supervisor for Monterey County.

Undocumented immigrants in California contribute $3.1 billion a year in state and local taxes; nationally they contribute $11.7 billion in taxes, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington D.C. research entity.

New legislation signed in September will make other California ID’s available in January to undocumented immigrants who don’t drive or who can’t take the driver’s test. Backers of that measure say residents most likely to benefit are the elderly and people with disabilities.

“IDs are needed for so many aspects of everyday life, from accessing critical health benefits, to renting an apartment,” said ShiuMing Cheer, deputy director of programs and campaigns at the California Immigrant Policy Center, a sponsor of the law.

Experts say more flexible ID laws may do more than help people on an individual level. Eric Figueroa, a senior manager at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, said licenses enable undocumented immigrants to look for better jobs and gain better protections from employers trying to steal or withhold wages.

“It helps build the economy broadly — by unlocking people’s potential — and it helps the workers by giving them more options,” he said.

Erwin uses family connections to remotely renew his Congo license — a privilege he noted not everyone has. Being able to drive al-

lowed his family to move to a better neighborhood and him to find better employment in a suburb about 25 miles away, he said.

‘With AB 60, what we did was recognize the needs of many hard-working immigrants living here.’

No one has studied how many people have garnered better jobs as a result of the special licenses. Alejo said many of his constituents describe “profound economic impacts,” but he agrees more research is needed.

Some opponents of the licenses say their economic benefits are likely negligible. Instead it is encouraging illegal migration to California, they say, which further strains the state’s budget to provide education and other services.

More than that, it makes undocumented residents too comfortable, critics argued.

Before the special licenses, immigrants said they feared routine traffic stops and drunk-driving checkpoints, where their vehicles could be impounded for not having a driver’s license. Many also could face deportation proceedings after being contacted by police.

“Community members used to share that they always used to

have to buy beat-up cars because they always knew it would get impounded,” said Erin Tsurumoto Grassi, policy director at Alliance San Diego, a community organization focused on equity issues.

“Folks were always losing their vehicles because they didn’t have a license. They didn’t have the ability to have a license,” she said.

Accident trends

Some opponents of the special license law claimed it would make roadways less safe, because some immigrant drivers wouldn’t be able to read traffic signs in English.

But a 2017 study by the Immigration Policy Lab at Stanford University showed those safety concerns were speculative. The rate of total accidents, including fatal accidents, did not rise and the rate of hit-and-run accidents declined, which likely improved traffic safety and reduced overall costs for California drivers, researchers said.

The study, which documented a 10% decline in hit-and-run accidents, ran in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in April 2017.

“Coming to this as scientists, we were immediately shocked by the absence of facts in this debate,” said Jens Hainmueller, a Stanford political science professor and codirector of the lab. “Nobody was drawing on any evidence; it was more characterized by ideology.”

Other research by Hans Lueders, a postdoctoral research associate for the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice at Princeton University, found AB 60 did not improve insurance premiums nor increase the share of uninsured drivers.

Are license holders safe?

Questions persist about whether the special licenses make recipients easier targets for immigration enforcement.

Some immigrant advocates initially opposed the new licenses because they looked different from other driver’s licenses. On the front of the cards’ upper right side is “Federal Limits Apply” instead of the iconic gold bear of California. On the back the cards say: “This card is not acceptable for official federal purposes.”

Alejo said legislators had intended to protect people from immigration enforcement, so they wrote certain protective measures into the original AB 60 bill. They added language prohibiting state and local government agencies from using the special license to discriminate against license holders or for immigration enforcement.

Yet some advocates point to reports of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement accessing the databases of state and local law enforcement agencies and of state departments of motor vehicles.

In December 2018, the ACLU of Northern California and the National Immigration Law Center published a report detailing multiple ways federal immigration agencies get access to motor vehicle records. After that, the California Attorney General’s Office implemented new protocols to protect immigrants’ DMV information from ICE and other agencies.

A chilling effect

Dave Maass, director of investigations at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said there is always going to be a risk someone will misuse data on undocumented people.

“I wouldn’t say that people should feel 100% safe,” he said.” I would just say that the risk has been lessened quite a bit … but that does not mean the risk has totally gone away.”

In recent years there has been a large drop-off in the number of immigrants applying for AB 60 licenses. According to the Department of Motor Vehicles, 396,859 immigrants applied for the licenses in fiscal 2014-15, but only 68,426 applied in the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022.

Advocates said that may be because most people who wanted a license applied for it already, or because education and outreach about the law have lessened over the years.

Cheer said news of ICE accessing California databases could have a chilling effect on immigrants’ willingness to interact with government.

“It does create more of a trust deficit with government agencies whenever there is a story about ICE having access to California databases or information in California databases,” she said.

Being seen

On the other hand, there’s an added benefit to the new licenses, Cheer said: immigrants now have a feeling of being included and acknowledged as residents of California.

“I feel like that’s a very important psychological piece, in the sense of ‘This is who I am. I have an ID to show you who am,’” she said. Erwin said he carefully weighed the possibility that he would be effectively giving ICE his home address against wanting to have the proper paperwork, so there would be no excuse for a police officer to escalate a traffic stop with him. He decided one risk was worth reducing the risk of the other.

For some immigrants, the passage of the license law didn’t come soon enough.

Dulce Garcia, an attorney and advocate for immigrants, recently described at a San Diego public forum on immigration enforcement what happened when police stopped her brother who was undocumented.

Police cited Edgar Saul Garcia Cardoso for driving without a license and when he appeared in a courthouse in January 2020 to face the consequences, ICE detained and deported him, within hours, to Tijuana, she said.

There he was kidnapped, held for ransom and tortured for eight months, Garcia said.

In May 2021, he returned to the United States and received asylum protections. But he never recovered from the trauma, Garcia said. He died of unknown causes in September 2022.

“I wish there was a way you could see through my eyes the harm you have caused by colluding with ICE,” Garcia told law enforcement officials at the forum. “Edgar was loved, and his life mattered.”

-LUIS ALEJO, FORMER ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM WATSONVILLE

Seven years after the Safe and Responsible Drivers Act gave undocumented residents a license to drive, the state is ready to expand its impact, but the law still has detractors.

Erwin, an immigrant who is seeking a California driver's license, sits in his car at Lake Miramar in San Diego on Jan. 8, 2023.

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INDOCUMENTADOS OBTUVIERON LICENCIAS DE CONDUCIR EN CALIFORNIA

Siete años después de que la Ley de Conductores Seguros y Responsables otorgara a los residentes indocumentados una licencia para conducir, el estado está listo para expandir su impacto, pero la ley todavía tiene detractores.

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Enuna noche reciente, junto al embalse de Miramar en el condado de San Diego, un hombre llamado Erwin estaba sentado en una mesa de picnic leyendo docenas de mensajes de texto de su esposa. Leyó en voz alta sus advertencias sobre la Policía que patrullaba una carretera cerca de su casa.

“‘Hay muchos policías afuera esta noche’”, leyó. “Policías por todas partes”. “Ten cuidado; muchos policías.’ ‘Demasiados policías’.

“Cada vez que quiero comprar una hamburguesa o un jugo o algo así y salgo de la casa, ella me envía un mensaje de texto: ‘Hay muchos policías. Ten cuidado’”, explicó Erwin. “Es una realidad en la que vivimos. Adaptamos nuestra vida y nuestro día a día a esa realidad”, agrega.

Erwin, quien pidió no usar su apellido por temor a la deportación, es un gerente comercial de 27 años, esposo y padre de una niña de 6 meses. También es un inmigrante congoleño cuya visa expiró. Su esposa, ciudadana estadounidense, teme lo que sucedería si la Policía lo detiene.

Aunque California es un estado santuario, con protecciones para los inmigrantes que carecen de documentación que los autorice a estar en los Estados Unidos, existen vacíos legales y la Policía a veces trabaja con el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés).

Más allá de eso, a Erwin le preocupa que una parada de tráfico se intensifique. “Créanme, en mi país, nunca tendría que preocuparme de que me detuvieran y tuviera miedo de que me dispararan”, dijo.

Erwin quiere cambiar su licencia de conducir extranjera por una de California.

“Antes no tenía familia, así que podía arriesgarme”, dijo, “pero ahora tengo mi familia y llevo a mi hijo a donde quiera que vayamos. Así que decidí hacerlo bien y obtener la licencia de conducir, para que sea un problema menor si me detienen”.

Una licencia para conducir Erwin ha hecho varios intentos para obtener una licencia de conducir bajo la Ley AB 60. Es una licencia especial que permite a los residentes indocumentados de California conducir legalmente, pero con limitaciones federales.

Los defensores dicen que la licencia especial fue de gran ayuda para los inmigrantes y la economía del estado. Pero los críticos, e incluso algunos defensores de los inmigrantes, dicen que tiene inconvenientes y riesgos, ya que los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley y de inmigración pueden acceder a él. Sin embargo, el estado está expandiendo su flexibilidad, otorgando identificaciones a más residentes indocumentados.

Los legisladores de California aprobaron por primera vez la AB 60, llamada Ley de Conductores Seguros y Responsables, en 2013, como parte de un amplio esfuerzo para adoptar políticas más inclusivas hacia los inmigrantes, para despenalizar su vida diaria y maximizar sus contribuciones a la economía, dijeron los expertos.

Desde que la ley entró en vigencia en 2015, más de un millón de inmigrantes indocumentados, de un estimado de 2 millones, han recibido licencias y más de 700,000 las han renovado.

Además de California, otros 18 estados han seguido su ejemplo.

“Siento que es una pieza psicológica muy importante, en el sentido de ‘Esto es lo que soy. Tengo una identificación para mostrarte quién soy’”.

-SHIU-MING CHEER DEL CENTRO DE POLÍTICAS PARA INMIGRANTES DE CALIFORNIA

“Con AB 60, lo que hicimos fue reconocer las necesidades de muchos inmigrantes trabajadores que viven aquí y contribuyen tanto a nuestro gran estado”, dijo Luis Alejo, el ex asambleísta de Watsonville que redactó el proyecto de ley. Ahora es supervisor del condado para el condado de Monterey.

Los inmigrantes indocumentados en California aportan $3.1 mil millones al año en impuestos estatales y locales; a nivel nacional aportan $11,700 millones en impuestos, según el Instituto de Política Tributaria y Económica ( Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy), una entidad de investigación de Washington D.C.

La nueva legislación firmada en septiembre pondrá a disposición otras identificaciones de California en enero para los inmigrantes indocumentados que no conducen o que no pueden tomar el examen de conducir. Los partidarios de esa medida dicen que los residentes con más probabilidades de beneficiarse son los ancianos y las personas con discapacidades.

“Las identificaciones son necesarias para muchos aspectos de la vida cotidiana, desde acceder a beneficios de salud críticos hasta alquilar un apartamento”, dijo Shiu-Ming Cheer, subdirectora de programas y campañas del Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Centro de Políticas de Inmigrantes

de California), patrocinador de la ley.

Los expertos dicen que las leyes de identificación más flexibles pueden hacer más que ayudar a las personas a nivel individual. Eric Figueroa, gerente sénior del Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, dijo que las licencias permiten a los inmigrantes indocumentados buscar mejores trabajos y obtener mejores protecciones de los empleadores que intentan robar o retener salarios.

“Ayuda a construir la economía en general, al desbloquear el potencial de las personas, y ayuda a los trabajadores al brindarles más opciones”, dijo.

Erwin usa conexiones familiares para renovar de forma remota su licencia de Congo, un privilegio que, según observó, no todos tienen. Ser capaz de conducir permitió que su familia se mudara a un mejor vecindario y que él encontrara un mejor empleo en un suburbio a unas 25 millas de distancia, dijo.

“Con AB 60, lo que hicimos fue reconocer las necesidades de muchos inmigrantes trabajadores que viven aquí”.

-LUIS ALEJO, EX ASAMBLEA DE WATSONVILLE

Nadie ha estudiado cuántas personas han obtenido mejores trabajos como resultado de las licencias especiales. Alejo dijo que muchos de sus electores describen “profundos impactos económicos”, pero está de acuerdo en que se necesita más investigación.

Algunos opositores a las licencias dicen que sus beneficios económicos probablemente sean insignificantes. En cambio, está alentando la migración ilegal a California, dicen, lo que ejerce más presión sobre el presupuesto del estado para brindar educación y otros servicios.

Más que eso, hace que los residentes indocumentados se sientan demasiado cómodos, argumentaron los críticos.

Antes de las licencias especiales, los inmigrantes dijeron que temían las paradas de tráfico de rutina y los puestos de control de alcoholemia, donde sus vehículos podrían ser confiscados por no tener una licencia de conducir. Muchos también podrían enfrentar procesos de deportación después de ser contactados por la Policía.

“Los miembros de la comunidad solían compartir que siempre tenían que comprar autos destartalados porque siempre sabían que serían confiscados”, dijo Erin Tsurumoto Grassi, directora de políticas de Alliance San Diego, una organización comunitaria enfocada en temas de equidad.

“La gente siempre perdía sus vehículos porque no tenían licencia. No tenían la capacidad de tener una licencia”, dijo. Tendencias de accidentes

Algunos opositores a la ley de licencias especiales afirmaron que haría que las carreteras fueran menos seguras, porque algunos conductores inmigrantes no podrían leer las señales de tránsito en inglés.

Pero un estudio de 2017 realizado por el Laboratorio de Políticas de Inmigración de la Universidad de Stanford mostró que esas preocupaciones de seguridad eran especulativas. La tasa de accidentes totales, incluidos los accidentes fatales, no aumentó y la tasa de accidentes de atropello y fuga (hit and run) disminuyó, lo que probablemente mejoró la seguridad del tránsito y redujo los costos generales para los conductores de California, dijeron los investigadores.

El estudio, que documentó una disminución del 10 % en los accidentes conocidos como de atropello y fuga (hit and run), se publicó en las Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) en abril de 2017.

“Al llegar a esto como científicos, nos sorprendió de inmediato la ausencia de hechos en este debate”, dijo Jens Hainmueller, profesor de ciencias políticas de Stanford y codirector del laboratorio. “Nadie se basó en ninguna evidencia; estaba más caracterizado por la ideología”.

Otra investigación realizada por Hans Lueders, investigador asociado posdoctoral del Centro Mamdouha S. Bobst para la Paz y la Justicia de la Universidad de Princeton, descubrió que AB 60 no mejoró las primas de seguros ni aumentó la proporción de conductores sin seguro.

¿Están seguros los titulares de licencias?

Persisten las dudas sobre si las licencias especiales hacen que los destinatarios sean objetivos más fáciles para la aplicación de la ley de inmigración.

Algunos defensores de los inmigrantes inicialmente se opusieron a las nuevas licencias porque se veían diferentes a otras licencias de conducir. En el anverso de la parte superior derecha de las tarjetas está “Se aplican límites federales” en lugar del icónico oso dorado de California. En el reverso, las tarjetas dicen: “Esta tarjeta no es aceptable para fines federales oficiales”.

Alejo dijo que los legisladores tenían la intención de proteger a las personas de la aplicación de la ley de inmigración, por lo que escribieron ciertas medidas de protección en el proyecto de ley AB 60 original. Agregaron lenguaje que prohíbe a las agencias gubernamentales estatales y locales usar la licencia especial para discriminar a los titulares de licencias o para hacer cumplir las leyes de inmigración.

Sin embargo, algunos defensores señalan informes de que el Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de EE.UU. accedió a las bases de datos de las agencias de aplicación de la ley estatales y locales y de los departamentos estatales de vehículos motorizados.

En diciembre de 2018, la ACLU del norte de California y el Centro Nacional de Leyes de Inmigración publicaron un informe que detalla las múltiples formas en que las agencias federales de inmigración obtienen acceso a los registros de vehículos motorizados. Después de eso, la Oficina del Fiscal General de California implementó nuevos protocolos para proteger la información del DMV de los inmigrantes de ICE y otras agencias.

Un efecto escalofriante

Dave Maass, director de investigaciones de Electronic Frontier Foundation, dijo que siempre existirá el riesgo de que alguien haga un mal uso de los datos de personas indocumentadas.

“No diría que la gente debería sentirse 100% segura”, dijo. Solo diría que el riesgo se ha reducido bastante… pero eso no significa que el riesgo haya desaparecido por completo”.

En los últimos años ha habido una gran caída en el número de inmigrantes que solicitan licencias AB 60. Según el Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados, 396,859 inmigrantes solicitaron las licencias en el año fiscal 2014-15, pero solo 68,426 lo hicieron en el año fiscal que finalizó el 30 de junio de 2022.

Los defensores dijeron que eso puede deberse a que la mayoría de las personas que querían una licencia ya la solicitaron, o porque la educación y la divulgación sobre la ley han disminuido con los años.

Cheer dijo que la noticia de que ICE accedió a las bases de datos de California podría tener un efecto escalofriante en la disposición de los inmigrantes a interactuar con el gobierno.

“Crea más déficit de confianza con las agencias gubernamentales cada vez que hay una historia sobre que ICE tiene acceso a las bases de datos de California o información en las bases de datos de California”, dijo.

Ser visto

Por otro lado, hay un beneficio adicional con las nuevas licencias, dijo Cheer: los inmigrantes ahora tienen la sensación de ser incluidos y reconocidos como residentes de California.

“Siento que es una pieza psicológica muy importante, en el sentido de ‘Esto es lo que soy’. Tengo una identificación para mostrarte quién soy’”, dijo.

Erwin dijo que sopesó cuidadosamente la posibilidad de que efectivamente le daría a ICE la dirección de su casa en lugar de querer tener la documentación adecuada, por lo que no habría excusa para que un oficial de Policía intensifique una parada de tráfico con él. Decidió que un riesgo valía la pena reducir el riesgo del otro.

Para algunos inmigrantes, la aprobación de la ley de licencias no llegó lo suficientemente pronto.

Dulce García, abogada y defensora de los inmigrantes, describió recientemente en un foro público de San Diego sobre la aplicación de la ley de inmigración lo que sucedió cuando la Policía detuvo a su hermano que era indocumentado. La policía citó a Edgar Saúl García Cardoso por conducir sin licencia y cuando se presentó en un juzgado en enero de 2020 para enfrentar las consecuencias, ICE lo detuvo y lo deportó, en cuestión de horas, a Tijuana, dijo.

Allí fue secuestrado, retenido por rescate y torturado durante ocho meses, dijo García.

En mayo de 2021, regresó a los Estados Unidos y recibió protección de asilo. Pero nunca se recuperó del trauma, dijo García. Murió por causas desconocidas en septiembre de 2022.

“Desearía que hubiera una forma en que pudieran ver a través de mis ojos el daño que han causado al confabularse con ICE”, dijo García a los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley en el foro. “Edgar era amado y su vida importaba”.

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February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691888

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Peace on Hearth Tree Service, 3383 Payne Ave, San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Roberto V. Romero, 3383 Payne Ave, San Jose, CA 95117. 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/ Roberto V. Romero

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

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 691888

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691849

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

Simply Organized SJ., 269 E. Saint James St., 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 Paola Quijada Lossada, 269 E. Saint James St., San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/18/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 692085

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FJ Sweeping/Power Wasing Co., 164 Heller Pl, 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): Dolores Lopez, 164 Heller Pl, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/27/2023. 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/ Dolores Lopez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/27/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 692085

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME NO. 691758

The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Lolita and Jose’s Daycare, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose CA, 95127. Filed in Santa Clara County on 03/02/2018 under file no. F11066540. Dolores Gutierrez, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose, CA 95127. Jose Gutierrez, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose, CA 95127. This business was conducted by: Married Couple. “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/ Dolores Gutierrez

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

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Dolores Gutierrez, Deputy File No. FBN691758

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410624

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tran Gia Minh Le INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Tran Gia Minh Le has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tran Gia Minh le to Minh Gia Tran 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 06/06/2023 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 31, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410351

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

Ruochong Fei & Wang

Pan INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ruochong Fei & Wang pan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a

decree changing names

as follows: a. Celia Fei to Blythe Celia Fei 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: 05/30/2023 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 26, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410353 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mitchell Cobarrubias INTERESTED PER-

SONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mitchell Cobarrubias has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mitchell Cobarrubias to Mitch Cobarrubias 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: 05/30/2023 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 26, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410075

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

SONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hyerin Ha has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hyerin Ha to Hailey Hyerin Ko 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 19, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

application of: Chiunghui Tseng and Huanwan Cheng INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Chiunghui Tseng and Huanwen Cheng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Allison Cheng to Allie Yuting Cheng b. Ariel Cheng to Ariel Yushuan Cheng 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date:

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 23, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410403

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: 05/30/2023 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 27, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV410408

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

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410291

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marie Ange Napa INTER-

ESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Marie Ange Napa has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Marie Ange Napa AKA Marie Ange Napaa AKA Mona Napa

AKA Monalisa Napaa

AKA Monalisa Napa

AKA Monalisa Napaa

AKA Mona Nabaa AKA

Mona Nabas AKA Marie

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

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anna Lim, Yohan Lee INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anna Lim has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elowyn Lee to Gwyneth Lee 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the

Francis Polansky has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Francis Polansky to Frank Polansky 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: 05/30/2023 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 27, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

Ange Nabaa AKA Marie Ange Naba to Mona Napaa 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: 05/30/2023 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

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410287

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

AHMADIZENOOZ to MAHIN BAGHERI 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:

05/30/2023 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

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 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

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 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 HEARING: 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 31, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Gerald H. Cooper Case No. 23PR194068

1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Gerald H. Cooper, Gerald Howard Cooper, Gerald Cooper. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Leslie Cooper in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Leslie Cooper 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: March 27, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept. 2, 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

CLASSIFIEDS

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: Shahram Miri

80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382

Rune Date: February 3, 10, 17, 2023

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, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691620

LEGALS

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 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. 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: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy

File No. FBN 691804

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691835

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 Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 691835

January 27, February 3, 10, 17, 2023

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 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

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): 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. 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 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

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 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 18, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 23CV410077

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

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 19, 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. 23CV410007

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

NO. 22CV405993

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

PERSONS: 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

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

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

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

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 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.

Jan 18, 2023

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 27; February 3, 10, 17, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

Victor Hugo Villalobos Gonzalez INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Victor Hugo VillalobosGonzalez 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

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 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 HEARING: 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

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 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

By:

/s/

Patty

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. ClerkRecorder 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., 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

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 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

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

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

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 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

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

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 20, 27; February 3, 10, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME

NO. 23CV409784

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Haidee Flores INTERESTED

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 HEARING:

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 follows: 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS

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 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 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 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 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. 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: Ryan Steburg 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.

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 691317

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

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

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 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/ 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

Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

Regina

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

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 691428

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS

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

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

FICTITIOUS

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: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, 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. 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: /s/ Elaine Fader, 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

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 13, 20, 27; February 3, 2023

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

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

names as follows: a. Elijah

Jacqueline

M.

Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

January 13, 20, 27;

February 3, 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 01/03/2023.

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

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

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

January 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 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: 1. Petitioner(s) Virginia Carol Cervantes has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing

Alexaiver Carabajal to Elijah Alexaiver 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 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 13, 20, 27 and February 3, 2023

DIGITAL SECURITY: MASSACHUSETTS BILL WOULD TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS ON FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY

SEGURIDAD DIGITAL: PROYECTO DE LEY DE MASSACHUSETTS ENDURECERÍA LAS RESTRICCIONES A LA TECNOLOGÍA DE RECONOCIMIENTO FACIAL

Kathryn Carley

Public News Service

Lawmakers in the Commonwealth are considering legislation to ensure police use of facial-recognition technology also protects people's privacy and civil rights.

Massachusetts was one of the first states to implement restrictions on the technology as part of a sweeping police reform law in 2020. A special legislative commission, which included police and civil liberties activists, then developed even greater restrictions on use of facial-recognition software.

Kade Crockford, Technology for Liberty program director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, called the latest bill a 'win,' both for police and the public.

"The police can use the technology to help them solve very serious crimes," Crockford pointed out. "And the public can benefit not only from that, but also from regulations that protect our basic privacy and civil rights at the same time."

The current bill would require police to obtain

a warrant to perform a facial recognition search and ensure the results of the search alone cannot be used to arrest someone or obtain a search warrant.

Facial-recognition technology can be faulty and has resulted in the false arrests and incarceration of people across the country.

A federal study found the majority of algorithms are less accurate with Black, Asian and Native American faces, while other research finds some algorithms misidentify Black women nearly 35% of the time.

Crockford argued by passing the legislation, lawmakers can prevent those types of mistakes from happening here.

"Because if they do, it would make Massachusetts a leader, not only here in the United States, but really, worldwide," Crockford asserted.

The legislation passed the House last session, but failed to get a vote in the Senate. Crockford hopes former Attorney General, now Gov. Maura Healy's previous support of the bill will improve its chances this year.

Las empresas de tecnología de reconocimiento facial, que originalmente se asociaron con las fuerzas del orden, ahora están trabajando con escuelas y universidades para aumentar la seguridad y evitar tiroteos al negar el acceso al campus a las personas que han sido prohibidas o para monitorear la actividad dentro de los edificios escolares.

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Kathryn Carley Public News Service

Loslegisladores de la Commonwealth están considerando una legislación para garantizar que el uso policial de la tecnología de reconocimiento facial también proteja la privacidad y los derechos civiles de las personas.

Massachusetts fue uno de los primeros estados en implementar restricciones a la tecnología como parte de una ley de reforma policial radical en 2020. Una comisión legislativa especial, que incluía a la policía y activistas por las libertades civiles, desarrolló restricciones aún mayores sobre el uso de software de reconocimiento facial.

Kade Crockford, director del programa Tecnología para la Libertad de la Unión Estadounidense de Libertades Civiles de Massachusetts, calificó el último proyecto de ley como una "victoria", tanto para la policía como para el público.

"La policía puede usar la tecnología para ayudarlos a resolver delitos muy graves", señaló Crockford"Y el público puede beneficiarse no solo de eso, sino también de las regulaciones que protegen nuestra privacidad básica y nuestros derechos civiles al mismo tiempo".

El proyecto de ley actual

requeriría que la policía obtenga una orden para realizar un registro de reconocimiento facial y garantizar que los resultados del registro por sí solos no se puedan usar para arrestar a alguien u obtener una orden de registro.

La tecnología de reconocimiento facial puede ser defectuosa y ha resultado en falsos arrestos y encarcelamientos de personas en todo el país.

Un estudio federal encontró que la mayoría de los algoritmos son menos precisos con rostros negros, asiáticos y nativos americanos, mientras que otra investigación encuentra que algunos algoritmos identifican erróneamente a las mujeres negras casi el 35% del tiempo.

Crockford argumentó que al aprobar la legislación, los legisladores pueden evitar que ocurran ese tipo de errores aquí.

"Porque si lo hacen, Massachusetts sería un líder, no solo aquí en los Estados Unidos, sino en todo el mundo", afirmó Crockford.

La legislación fue aprobada en la última sesión de la Cámara, pero no logró ser votada en el Senado. Crockford espera que el anterior apoyo de la fiscal general, ahora gobernadora Maura Healy, al proyecto de ley mejore sus posibilidades este año.

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Facial-recognition technology companies, which originally partnered with law enforcement, are now working with schools and universities to increase safety and prevent shootings by denying campus access to people who have been banned, or to monitor activity inside school buildings.

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Mario Jiménez Castillo

El Observador

Acuario con Aries

El flechazo entre ambos puede ser total. Pero para que todo funcione bien, deberán tener una afinidad cultural e intelectual bastante acentuada. A los dos se les conoce por ser bastante apasionados, aunque Acuario es más discreto que el derrochador nativo del signo Aries. Si aprenden a tenerse confianza y evitan a toda costa los coqueteos ocasionales y las escenitas de celos, entonces la vida en pareja será fabulosa.

Acuario con Tauro

En esta relación habrá de todo un poco desde un principio, lo que le salvará de caer en la temida costumbre. Tauro tendrá que ser más abierto y sobre todo más comunicativo porque Acuario, necesita saber todo lo referente a su pareja para sentirse confiado y seguro de la relación. En la intimidad habrá mutuo entendimiento, por lo tanto éste augura ser un romance dinámico, armonioso y sobre todo muy afortunado.

Acuario con Géminis

Signos cambiantes y amantes de la novedad y la aventura, situación que les unirá desde el comienzo. Como ambos necesitan de su libertad, se darán el respectivo y necesario espacio y compartirán sus deseos e inquietudes a cabalidad. Para que puedan ser plenamente felices, deberán confiar totalmente el uno en el otro, porque no faltarán personas mal intencionadas que intenten separarlos creando sospechas y malos entendidos.

Acuario con Cáncer

Cáncer ayudará a Acuario a ser más organizado

EL MUNDO ROMÁNTICO DE ACUARIO

y previsor. Acuario con su chispa, energía y optimismo, le dará suficientes motivos a Cáncer para sentirse acompañado, seguro de la relación y muy feliz. La falta de comunicación y el sentimentalismo de ambos pudieran de vez en cuando hacer mella en la relación, pero donde hay amor y entendimiento, también hay soluciones. Esta relación tiene mucho futuro por delante.

Acuario con Leo

Leo siempre apoyará a Acuario en sus geniales ideas y ambiciosos proyectos. Acuario se mostrará romántico, leal y muy flexible, cualidades que Leo busca en una pareja para sentirse totalmente enamorado. Habrá gran entendimiento físico, mental y espiritual entre ambos. Evitando uno el carácter posesivo y el otro los arranques de celos, entonces se darán cuenta que han encontrado el amor que tanto han estado buscado.

Acuario con Virgo

A la mayoría de nativos del signo Acuario les gustaría encontrar un amor sereno, romántico y sumamente espiritual. Si es así, entonces Virgo será el candidato perfecto que llenará todos los requisitos que busca Acuario. Ambos se inclinan por la filosofía, el gusto por el arte, los viajes, la cultura y disfrutan de la filantropía. Se entenderán muy bien en la alcoba, por lo tanto la felicidad les acompañará por mucho tiempo.

Acuario con Libra

Esta unión sentimental estará llena de comprensión, armonía, sensualidad y mutuo entendimiento. Si los dos coinciden en las mismas ideas, sentimientos, proyectos, metas en la vida y al mismo tiempo poseen el mismo nivel cultural; formarán una pareja innovadora, amantes del romanticismo y la tranquilidad familiar. En pocas palabras, estarán destinados a formar la pareja ideal. Sola-

mente deberán cuidarse de intrigas creadas por falsas amistades.

Acuario con Escorpión

A veces Acuario anda en busca de un amor apasionado, profundo y sin reservas. Escorpión puede ofrecer todo esto y mucho más, especialmente en la intimidad. La sensibilidad, el deseo de progresar y las aspiraciones para el futuro, son algunos de los tantos puntos de encuentro que compartirán a plenitud. Evitando los malos entendidos y las fricciones por cosas o temas insignificantes, esta pareja puede llegar a ser muy feliz.

Acuario con Sagitario

El amor por sus semejantes, el deseo de aventura y el sentido de justicia son virtudes comunes en ambas personalidades. Acuario precisa de una pareja que le motive y aliente en todos sus

proyectos e ilusiones, y Sagitario con su optimismo, sabrá alegrarle la vida al típico nativo de Acuario. El factor fidelidad y la confianza que se tengan será determinante para que el futuro de esta relación sea satisfactorio para ambas partes.

Acuario con Capricornio

La estabilidad en esta relación dependerá del grado de evolución emocional que presenten ambos signos. Tienen grandes perspectivas de superación personal, espiritual y laboral, aspectos que les unirá como pareja y como equipo. En la intimidad lograrán acoplarse a cabalidad. Puede ser que el carácter de ambos se muestre explosivo de vez en cuando, pero con un toque de romanticismo siempre podrán resolver sus diferencias.

Acuario con Acuario

Esta relación puede resultar benéfica para ambos y el flechazo puede ser instantáneo. Se recomienda que exista cierta afinidad emocional y cultural para que pueda existir el balance necesario que les haga mantenerse unidos. No les será difícil alcanzar juntos el estatus social y económico que desean. Permanecerán juntos por mucho tiempo, siempre y cuando no se dejen envolver en celos, secretos del pasado y verdades a medias.

Acuario con Piscis

Acuario guiará social y emocionalmente al nativo de Piscis, y logrará centrarlo en la vida de manera definitiva. Por su parte Piscis, sabrá apoyar y valorar todos los esfuerzos que hace Acuario en su trabajo diario y especialmente en su profesión. Esta relación tendrá algunos altibajos al principio, pero con un toque de sensualidad a diario, seguirán juntos y disfrutarán de la vida en familia, la comprensión y los placeres románticos.

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