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ABOUT ALL THOSE DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANTS ON BECOMING THE NEXT PRESIDENT the combined Chief Executive Office-Commander-in-Chief (CEO-CIC) positions.

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Since CA's Senator Kamala Harris announced, “I am a candidate for being elected “President of these United States of America” an additional 24 individuals have also declared their candidacy. The list represents the diversity of this nation's resident population: Four women (two Anglos; two AfricanAmerican), two Latinos and two more African-Americans have included themselves. The two Latinos are Julian Castro and Beto O'Rourke - both of Texas.

My concern at this point: Will the Democratic Party require each one to disclose their personal IRS submittals for the last five years? This traditional norm has not been honored by the current Republican White House oval office holder, which results in an inability to assess whether the emolument standard of the U.S. Constitution is being honored.

My recommendation is that if a candidate for the Presidency does not disclose his/her financial status when selected as the Democratic Party standard-bearer, the consequence must be personal disqualification which is enforced by the Democratic Party's action of no placement on any election ballot. What Donald J. Trump managed to accomplish (total non-disclosure) must not happen again because it prevents enforcement of the U.S. Constitutional emoluments standard (which is that an elected & seated President shall not personally profit (or benefit) in any manner from having

In prior elections circa the FDR era, political parties assembled and disclosed their platform which included the planks to be considered as priority legislation and public policy. Today, if that practice was resurrected the Democratic Party planks would include: a) Comprehensive Immigration Reform; b) Voting Rights practices which expand or suppress constituent voting (Universal I.D., gerrymandering, redistricting by those having no conflict of interest; c) Comprehensive Health Care services for All; d) Jobs/Living wages; Address Infra-structure issues; Veteran's Services issues; Reform criminal justice system; Improve FEMA's responses; etc. Federal legislation needs to focus upon doing the greatest good for the greatest number of its constituents. Special interests have their place but need not dominate the legislative process.

The Progressive Turnout Project Polling Team asked, “DO YOU THINK AMY KLOBUCHAR COULD BEAT TRUMP?” This question is inappropriate. A better question is What would encourage more voters to support Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota Senator) with donations and their vote?

This survey is flawed because it asks respondents to make choices without having any information or knowledge about Amy. A brief summary statement describing each current candidate would improve the ability of respondents to make choices regarding personal traits, values, priorities, experience, accomplishments, and validated personal background.

Another perspective: I knew nothing about Minnesota's Senator Amy Klobuchar until a recent

evening news item presented this senator making her declaration I am a candidate for the Presidency of USA” during a blizzard snowstorm which deposited a thick layer of snow on her head & shoulders. She chided Mr. Trump by asking, “How would your hair stand up to these conditions?” I was immediately impressed with her grit.

Further commentary revealed that Senator Amy Klobuchar has come up through the ranks; paid her dues and earned a reputation of getting things and legislation done by working both sides of the aisle; all traits needed to be practiced by more elected officials.

She “keeps on keeping on” under adverse conditions which is why many of her supporters showed up despite a blizzard snowfall.

The event had been scheduled and she prevailed despite the conditions. Also, she has a performance record of public service benefitting her community, its society and commerce. Recall, if you can, that neglected bridge (8 lanes wide) which collapsed suddenly into the Mississippi River with loss of life though first responders saved many trapped underwater in their vehicles. Long story short: Amy Klobuchar was the legislator who convinced her colleagues to pony up the funding which rebuilt that bridge within one year, an allocation of funds for infrastructural repairs during the George H.W. Bush Republican Administration when such funding was unheard of, despite the elements and prevailing conservative administration, SENATOR AMY KLOBKUCHAR prevailed very impressively!

That query “Can Amy beat Trump?” is pertinent only in the long run. But it gets in the way of development of the commitment by the electorate (all voters) to

decide to support her with their treasure, efforts, and votes. My point is that the Democratic Party needs to find and select a candidate for the Office of the President of United States of America who is appealing to many voters who will deliver support and votes in volumes needed to defeat the Republican DARK MONEY machine. Without that potential, no one wins, and the negative ultraconservative schemes will continue to overcome the efforts of good individuals with good intentions.

Finally, where is a concise summary of the issues which all candidates must examine and indicate their acceptance? Or reasonable non-support? Simply stated: We, the voters, need to clearly know what the candidate is willing to deliver legislatively.

Certain public policy cans may no longer be kicked into the future!

Public policy on immigration must be resolved; economic changes to permit a broader access to opportunity and wealth must be devised and implemented; that military industrial complex must be fully controlled by civilian leadership; Voting rights must be expanded to include all over the age of 18; The use of bottom line decision making must include Good Samaritan stewardship not just return on investments; Cheating in any form must have prison consequences - too many executives who cheat and lie simply get away with their self-serving ways; etc. And it is time for the ultra-rich to pay their fair share of taxes needed by government to meet its assigned responsibilities.

The National Democratic Party leadership must devise and make public an old fashioned “Democratic Platform which everyone understands and hopefully supports. Its purpose is to minimize

the character assassination approach and I gotcha negatives by an honorable opponent.

Pressing public policy issues which need resolution must be addressed (set up a schedule). The main one is to restrict the ability of DARK MONEY to undercut the Democratic legislative process by requiring full transparency. We, the People must insist on taking the high road into this nation's future.

I think it is appropriate to deal with issues pertaining to the selection and election of the next President during this three-day President's weekend holiday.

Please resolve to spent 30 minutes per week-end learning about your options. Do that until November 8, 2020 Election Day when We, The People will elect the next leader of our nation. We must elect an individual who understands that to be a leader of this American Super-Power requires being a servant of all of us; not just some of us. America's greatness has been tarnished by the current President who has tried to undermine all its institutions. When We The People decide to stand up in full solidarity we will assure that America will continue to be the great haven who is hospitable to the oppressed and impoverished.

Its ideals already embedded in its U.S. Constitution are worthy of being practiced and defended from all who attack whether domestic or foreign - so Help us GOD! P.S. Recommended reading: DARK MONEY, Jane Mayer, Author and NYTimes investigative reporter who was subjected to many harassments and threats all during her efforts to collect information which corroborated all happenings presented in her book.

EL CLAMOR DE LOS TEPESIANOS José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

Ni la lluvia, ni las gélidas temperaturas desanimaron a los “tepesianos”. Cientos de beneficiarios del programa de Estatus de Protección Temporal (TPS) llegaron esta semana a la puerta frontal de la Casa Blanca para demandar justicia. Enseguida marcharon cobijados por sus paraguas hasta el Congreso para exigir la residencia permanente para todos.

Al grito de “Queremos Justicia” y “Sí Se Puede”, el himno de batalla de la comunidad de inmigrantes en Estados Unidos, los tepesianos de El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Haití y otros países formaron un enorme

rio humano que hizo visible en la capital del país el drama humanitario derivado de la decisión del presidente Donald Trump de terminar con los TPS.

“Es tiempo que el Congreso tome acción”, nos dijo el Coordinador de la Alianza Nacional TPS, José Palma. “Es tiempo de pasar una ley que proteja a esta comunidad tepesiana para terminar con este ‘insomnio’. El mensaje es bien claro: queremos que se tome acción, queremos una solución y queremos que se tome pronto”.

El sentido de urgencia de la comunidad tepesiana es comprensible. Más de 300,000 beneficiarios de todos los países afectados viven en un estado de zozobra emocional por la incertidumbre sobre su futuro y el

de sus hijos, muchos de ellos, ciudadanos estadounidenses.

Aunque las cortes mantienen bloqueada la decisión del presidente Trump de desfasar a los TPS, en ninguna circunstancia puede verse como una decisión definitiva. El presidente propuso una extensión de 3 años tanto del TPS como de DACA, a cambio de dinero para su muro, pero su idea fue rechazada tanto por los demócratas como por los propios migrantes, entendiblemente.

A pesar del frio, los tepesianos fueron recibidos cálidamente en el Congreso. La representante Alexandria Ocasio-Cortés, la joven estrella política, se solidarizó con la movilización y con las demandas de los inmigrantes. Desde el templete, destacó

la importancia de defender un principio elemental: que quienes construyen este país, tienen el derecho de vivir en él.

La llegada de la nueva mayoría demócrata de la Cámara de Representantes abre una oportunidad para replantear la política migratoria, pero una solución integral y rápida aún parece lejana. Sin embargo, la presencia de los tepesianos es crucial para crear conciencia de que la situación de las familias migrantes reclama soluciones serias y duraderas de los lideres políticos y no soluciones simplistas y erráticas como un muro fronterizo.

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PG&E y Pacific Union College se asocian en un proyecto sobre Zonas de Resiliencia en áreas de alto riesgo de incendio en el condado de Napa Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) y Pacific Union College anunciaron que están colaborando en un proyecto en Angwin para apoyar la prevención de incendios forestales. Conocido como una Zonas de Resiliencia, este proyecto piloto es parte del Programa de Seguridad contra Incendios Forestales para la comunidad de PG&E, e incluye mejoras en la infraestructura que permitirán a la compañía suministrar electricidad a los recursos comunitarios centrales, que atienden a los clientes locales, en caso de que sea necesario apagar las líneas eléctricas por razones de seguridad, debido a las altas amenazas de incendios forestales.

Por seguridad pública, y sólo como último recurso, es posible que PG&E tenga que desconectar las líneas eléctricas que prestan servicio a las comunidades en áreas de alta amenaza de incendio, cuando se pronostiquen condiciones de peligro de incendio extremo.

Si se necesitara apagar el servicio eléctrico, por razones de seguridad pública en el área de Angwin del Condado de Napa, la presencia de la Zona de Resiliencia permitiría que la generación móvil temporal se conectara a la red rápidamente y energizaran las instalaciones ubicadas en el centro, tales como la estación de bomberos y la estación de servicio, así como los Apartamentos Brookside y algunos tramos de la Plaza Angwin que no cuentan con servicio de generación en el campus.

“Después de los devastadores incendios de 2017 y 2018, PG&E ha estado explorando cómo proporcionar energía de manera rápida pero segura en las áreas donde se ha iniciado el Cierre de Energía por Seguridad Pública”, dijo Brandon Parker, vicepresidente de Administración Financiera del Pacific Union College. “Angwin y Pacific Union College ofrecen una excelente ubicación para este piloto y esta asociación”.

Este proyecto incluirá la modernización de la infraestructura para permitir la generación temporal de energía, el enterramiento de ciertas partes de las líneas eléctricas, así como la instalación de postes y líneas eléctricas cubiertas más fuertes y resistentes. Otros componentes incluyen un transformador y el equipo de interconexión asociado, así como una red de tierra y dispositivos de aislamiento y protección de la red. La preinstalación de este equipo reducirá significativamente la cantidad de tiempo que se necesita para conectar la generación temporal a la red.

“Esta asociación ofrece una oportunidad para fortalecer nuestro programa de Desconexión de Energía por Seguridad Pública para esta región, al proporcionar otra red de seguridad para los clientes que se verían afectados por un cierre de energía proactivo”, explicó Aaron Johnson, vicepresidente de Operaciones Eléctricas de PG&E. “La cooperación entre PG&E, Pacific Union College y Angwin es una pieza crucial de este importante proyecto y estamos entusiasmados de trabajar juntos para mejorar, aún más, la seguridad de la comunidad”.

Dada la continua y creciente amenaza de incendios forestales, PG&E está evolucionando y expandiendo su Programa de Seguridad contra Incendios Forestales para la Comunidad.

Después de los incendios forestales de 2017, PG&E lanzó el programa en marzo de 2018 como una medida preventiva adicional para reducir, aún más, los riesgos de incendios forestales y ayudar a mantener seguros a sus clientes y a las comunidades a las que sirve.

El proyecto de la Zona de Resiliencia de Angwin está actualmente en construcción cerca del campo de béisbol de la universidad y se espera que esté terminado a principios de 2019. Se está construyendo sobre una servidumbre permanente y fue diseñada de tal manera que asegure el acceso tanto al campo de béisbol como al estacionamiento.

Programa de Seguridad contra Incendios Forestales para la Comunidad El Programa de Seguridad contra Incendios Forestales para la Comunidad de PG&E incluye capacidades de monitoreo e inteligencia en tiempo real, nuevas y mejoradas medidas de seguridad, así como el refuerzo crítico de su sistema eléctrico para fortalecer la seguridad y resiliencia de la red eléctrica, a fin de reducir aún más los riesgos futuros de incendios forestales. Puede encontrar más información en www.pge.com/ wildfiresafety Acerca de PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric Company, filial de PG&E Corporation (NYSE: PCG), es una de las mayores compañías combinadas de gas natural y energía eléctrica en los Estados Unidos. Con sede en San Francisco, y más de 20,000 empleados, la compañía ofrece parte de la energía más limpia del país a casi 16 millones de personas en el norte y centro de California.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH IN 2019 Healthy credit habits for the new year

as you get rid of everyday financial stressors, which is why many see a positive connection between financial control and self-perception.

Though increasing your credit score might seem daunting, following these healthy credit behaviors can help you make positive changes to your financial health and even your personal well-being.

It’s always a good time to reassess financial goals and work toward improving your overall financial health. No matter what your financial goals may be, having the right information and tools in place is key to getting you on track to take control of your credit.

Understand your credit: When starting on your journey to better financial health, begin by familiarizing yourself with your current credit standing, as well as understanding what factors may be negatively impacting your credit score. A great place to start is with your Annual Credit Report, which provides one free credit report each year from all three nationwide credit reporting agencies.

The information in these reports directly impacts credit scores, so it’s important to carefully review for any factors that could cause your score to be lower than it should be. This TransUnion Credit Score Overview is also a helpful educational resource and provides tips towards building a healthier credit standing.

Taking the first step towards financial wellness can provide a sense of empowerment

Review your report and take action: While assessing your credit report, carefully review

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for any inaccuracies or problem areas that may negatively affect your credit score. For instance, high accumulations of debt such as maxed out credits cards and unpaid bills will likely be reflected in your credit report.

Unpaid collections are also commonly reported delinquencies that can cause a big hit, even when as low as $100 or less. Prioritize addressing these smaller problem areas first before they get worse. Inaccurate information caused by identity theft can also lower your credit score and should be disputed online.

Create a plan for better credit: After resolving any outstanding issues identified while reviewing your credit report, create a plan towards improving your financial health, which should include: 1) On-time payments: Paying your bills on time and in full each month is key as it builds a positive history of on-time payments and responsible credit use.

2) Credit utilization: It is recommended to maintain a low credit utilization ratio, that is, how much of your available credit you’re using at any given time. It is recommended that you use no more than 30 percent of the available credit, otherwise, your score could be suffering.

3) Evaluate your credit cards: Before opening or closing any credit cards, do your research on the different types of credit cards and the benefits they have. Do one or more of your cards have an annual fee that you

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could live without? Strategize which cards you use regularly and keep daily spending concentrated to one or two cards total.

However, don’t close an old account just because you aren’t using it. Longstanding credit accounts are vital for building credit as this demonstrates a responsible credit history.

Remain vigilant about credit monitoring and protection: Once you’re in control of your credit, the next step is to be diligent about monitoring your credit and cautious about your personal information, which includes fraud protection. Fraudsters may take out loans, lines of credit, or rent apartments in your name, which can negatively affect your credit if it results in a non-payment.

If you think your information has been compromised, you can protect your credit by freezing it at all three credit reporting agencies. With TransUnion, you can simply freeze and unfreeze your credit with the touch of a button through the myTransUnion app at any time.

Understanding and managing personal information is vital to achieving life goals such as owning a home, financing your education or having the convenience of credit cards for everyday purchases. With responsible financial behaviors, discipline and consistency, you’ll be on your way to improving your credit, and in turn, feeling more confident about your overall financial health.

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SCHOOL OF ARTS AND CULTURE AT MHP SELECTS JESSICA PAZ-CEDILLOS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Local non-profit administrator is familiar with East San Jose Photo Credit: School of Arts & Culture

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San José, Calif. — Jessica Paz-Cedillos was named the new executive director for the School of Arts and Culture at MHP by the School’s board of directors on January 29, 2019. She comes from SOMOS Mayfair in San Jose, where she has served as director of resource development since 2015.

“Jessica has outstanding experience in managing and building non-profit

community organizations, and she has deep knowledge of the people, challenges, and opportunities in our community,” said Roy Hirabayashi, president of the School’s board of directors.

“She has demonstrated effective leadership and a strong commitment to community engagement in order to develop the resources needed to achieve the best possible outcomes for families in East San Jose. I’m confident Jessica will help lead the School to a bright future.”

She succeeds Tamara Alvarado, who left the School in June 2018 to become executive director of the Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation in San Jose and had served as the School’s executive director since its founding in 2011. Paz-Cedillos is scheduled to start in March.

Since graduating from Mount Holyoke College with a degree in history and Spanish, she has held various positions as a direct service provider and fundraiser to protect constitutional rights, end homelessness, and close the opportunity gap. She has dedicated her career to the public service sector and has worked for organizations like the Bill Wilson Center and ACLU. “As the daughter of immigrant parents from Mexico and El Salvador, I know firsthand the impact that arts and culture can have to build pride, preserve our heritage, and fuel community and economic development,” she said.

“I look forward to working with a great team and our community partners to ensure the School remains a vital resource for our children and their families, especially for our low-income immigrant community, where people can celebrate their culture and build meaningful relationships with each

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At SOMOS Mayfair, Paz-Cedillos was responsible for overall fund raising and communications. She diversified its revenue sources, nearly doubled its annual revenue from $1.5 million to $2.8 million, and helped raise more than $10 million over four years.

SOMOS Mayfair is a non-profit community-based agency in the Mayfair neighborhood of East San Jose that supports children, organizes families, connects neighbors, and addresses systemic inequalities to uplift the dreams, power, and leadership of the community (www.somosmayfair.org).

During the search process, Vanessa Shieh served as interim executive director for the School. She has been associate director for the past seven years and will continue in that role.

“I’m deeply grateful for Vanessa’s leadership during this critical transition,” said Hirabayashi. “Her familiarity with our programs and our vision, and her strengths in non-profit management, have helped keep us on a steady course over the past six months. Vanessa will remain on our leadership team and assist Jessica as she takes the reins to carry out our strategic plan.”

4 consejos simples para satisfacer su apetito de comidas caseras sofá con un razón rico y sabroso de minestrone con verduras de temporada.

Y si le añade pasta refrigerada podrá elaborar una cena completa, reduciendo el tiempo que se emplea a menudo en la elaboración, pero no el sabor. La mezcla de queso ricotta, Parmesano y romano y, por ejemplo, pasta tortellini, es un complemento perfecto de verduras como batatas, col rizada y zanahorias en un caldo humeante y con hierbas. ¡Pruebe la receta de muestra que le presentamos más adelante!

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BPT Después de un largo día, comer un plato sano de pasta o un tazón hirviente de sopa puede llenarle de calidez y comodidad, especialmente en estos días gélidos.

La buena noticia es que la comida casera no tiene que dejar de ser beneficiosa para la salud, ni exigir un largo proceso de elaboración. Podemos seguir disfrutando de las opciones ricas y sabrosas que satisfacen su apetito con platos fáciles de hacer que incorporen ingredientes sanos y nutritivos (algunos procedentes directamente de la sección de alimentos congelados de su mercado).

A continuación, algunos consejos útiles para disfrutar comidas reconfortantes sin complejo de culpa:

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* Combine estratégicamente las verduras. Existen varias formas de “colar” las verduras en sus comidas caseras favoritas. Espolvoree verduras de hoja en huevos revueltos y quichés, incorpore zucchini y zanahorias en alimentos horneados, y añada espinacas o brécol a la salsa de espaguetis, o haga gofres de calabaza. Las posibilidades son infinitas. * Use frutas para satisfacer su apetito de cosas dulces. Para muchas personas, las comidas caseras se reducen a los postres.

Aquellas que se esfuerzan por comer de forma saludable pueden disfrutar de sus golosinas con moderación, pero pudieran desear la incorporación de ingredientes como frutas frescas para que las mismas puedan beneficiarles también con un mayor valor nutritivo. Considere tartas calientes de frutillas, manzanas asadas, tarta de zanahorias y/o licuados en los que se usen frutas e incluso verduras.

Sopa minestrone hecha en olla programable con crostinis de pesto y ricota Ingredientes: Para el minestrone:

* Combine alimentos congelados y preparados con productos agrícolas frescos. Las comidas y pizzas congeladas, así como la pasta fría, son bases perfectas para comidas balanceadas, y están disponibles en muchas variedades.

Haga sus compras en las secciones de alimentos refrigerados y congelados para elaborar platos favoritos que pueda combinar sin complicaciones con frutas, verduras, granos enteros y productos lácteos con poca grasa para crear un plato balanceado. Puede ser más fácil y rápido que cocinar una comida completa desde cero, y dejarle a su disposición más tiempo para hacer otras actividades diferentes a cocinar.

•• 4 onzas de tocineta gruesa cortada en cubos pequeños

* Pruebe recetas que tengan un equilibrio de proteínas, productos lácteos y verduras. Acomódese en el

•• 2 cucharadas de pasta de tomate

•• 1 cucharadita de romero, tomillo y salvia, frescos o secos •• 1 cebolla amarilla, picada •• 2 zanahorias medianas, cortadas en cuadritos medianos •• 1 pimentón rojo mediano, picado •• 1/4 cucharadita de hojuelas de pimienta roja •• 3 dientes de ajo, picados en trocitos •• 1 batata mediana, pelada y cortada en cuadritos medianos •• 1/2 racimo de col rizada, sin tallos y

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•• 3 cuartos de caldo o extracto de res •• 1/2 taza de alubias enjugadas •• Corteza pequeña de queso Parmesano •• 1 hoja seca de laurel •• Paquete de 9 onzas de Tortellini de Tres Quesos de Buitoni •• Aceite de oliva •• 1 cucharadita de sal kosher •• Pimienta fresca Para los crostinis: •• 1/4 taza de Pesto con Pesto de Albahaca de Buitoni •• 1 baguette pequeño •• 1/2 taza de queso ricotta •• 1 taza tomatitos cherry •• Aceite de oliva •• 1/4 cucharadita de sal kosher •• Pimienta fresca Elaboración: Precaliente la olla multifuncional programable en la función de salteado “Normal”, con 1 cucharadita de aceite.

Añada la tocineta y cocine durante 5 minutos, luego incorpore el romero, el tomillo y la salvia. Cocine durante otros 3 minutos o hasta que la tocineta se dore, luego añada las cebollas, zanahorias, pimentón, batata, hojuelas de pimienta roja, la 1/2 cucharadita de sal y unos granos de pimienta. Mezcle bien y eleve la función de salteado a “More” en la olla

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y cocine durante 8 minutos. Añada el ajo y cocine durante otros 6 minutos, o hasta que las verduras estén suaves y se hayan ablandado bastante. Añada la pasta de tomate y cocine durante 1 minuto, luego añada la col rizada, los tomates triturados, el caldo de res, las alubias secas, la corteza de Parmesano, la hoja de laurel, la 1/2 cucharadita de sal y unos granos de pimienta.

Asegúrese de no añadir líquido por encima de la línea de capacidad máxima de la olla. Mezcle bien y pruebe la sazón, pues tal vez necesite un poco más de sal.

Oprima el botón de “Cancel” de la olla, coloque la tapa, y cocine en la función alta de olla de presión durante 40 minutos. Una vez que se agote el tiempo de cocción, deje reposar la olla durante 10 minutos, y después libere manualmente la presión. Asegúrese de sacar la hoja de laurel y la corteza de Parmesano.

Cuando la sopa esté lista, ponga a hervir agua en una cazuela de 4 cuartos y cocine los Tortellini de Tres Quesos de Buitoni según las instrucciones del paquete.

Saque luego toda el agua de los tortellini, añádalos a la sopa y revuelva.

Haga los crostinis sazonando los tomates con 1 cucharadita de aceite, 1/4 cucharadita de sal y un par de granos de pimienta, y hornee a 4000 F durante 15 a 20 minutos. Una vez que los tomates comiencen a quebrarse, estarán listos.

Tueste el pan, úntele queso ricotta, y luego el Pesto con Albahaca de Buitoni, y corone con los tomates asados.

Sirva la sopa con los crostinis, ¡y disfrute!

La sopa se podrá conservar hasta 3 días en el refrigerador, y si se congela durará hasta 3 meses.

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February is American Heart Month, and an excellent reminder that there are many easy steps you can take to improve your heart health.

Unfortunately, nearly half of all U.S. adults are living with high blood pressure, putting them at an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to the American Medical Association (AMA).

“During American Heart Month, we urge all Americans to take control of their heart health by knowing and monitoring their blood pressure levels and making healthy lifestyle changes that can significantly reduce the serious health consequences associated with high blood pressure,” says Barbara L. McAneny, M.D., president of the AMA. “We know that by empowering more patients to monitor and control their blood pressure, we will continue to help improve the health of patients, while reducing health care costs.”

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Las sobredosis relacionadas con los opiáceos han alcanzado proporciones epidémicas, llevándose más de 42,000 vidas en los Estados Unidos sólo en 2016.

Los médicos que están en el frente de combate están trabajando en sus comunidades con sus pacientes para revertir esta crisis de salud pública.

La Asociación Médica Estadounidense (AMA, American Medical Association) creó un grupo de trabajo sobre opiáceos en 2014, reuniendo a organizaciones médicas nacionales y estatales a fin de desarrollar formas en que los médicos practicantes podrían desempeñar un papel en la finalización de la epidemia. Por ejemplo, el grupo de trabajo instó a los médicos a mejorar su educación.

El último informe de la AMA muestra una respuesta destacada. El año pasado, más de medio millón de médicos y otros proveedores de atención a la salud tomaron cursos relacionados con la prescripción de opiáceos, el manejo del dolor, el tratamiento y áreas afines. La prescripción de opiáceos disminuyó en 22 por ciento entre 2013 y 2017.

A pesar de este avance, las muertes relacionadas con los opiáceos siguen aumentando. ¿Por qué? Los expertos dicen que ningún enfoque de política por sí mismo puede detener la epidemia. Los médicos reducen el suministro de opiáceos recetados.

Pero las políticas también deben orientarse a la prevención y el tratamiento. Alrededor del 90 por ciento de quienes necesitan tratamiento contra la adicción son incapaces de obtenerlo.

La ciencia demuestra lo que funciona: algunos medicamentos recetados por un médico o administrados en programas de tratamiento de opiáceos con certificación federal. La combinación de ese tratamiento con la atención médica, la asesoría y otros servicios puede ayudar a que los pacientes con trastorno de uso de sustancias lleven vidas satisfactorias y productivas.

“Los números hablan de una tragedia nacional.

Necesitamos actuar con determinación como lo hemos hecho en el caso de otras epidemias de salud pública. Nuestros pacientes diagnosticados con un trastorno de uso de sustancias no merecen menos”, dice la Presidenta electa de la AMA, la Dra. Patrice A. Harris. “La mayoría de las personas están de acuerdo en que necesitamos acceso a tratamientos que incluyen medicamentos, pero eso no está fácilmente al alcance de muchos pacientes. Esta epidemia no se revertirá sino hasta que afrontemos

los problemas de acceso a los opiáceos y el estigma asociado con su uso indebido”.

Entre las acciones concretas que deben emprenderse, según la Dra. Harris, tenemos: • Los proveedores de seguros deben eliminar inmediatamente los obstáculos de modo que los pacientes puedan obtener un tratamiento asequible de medicamentos combinado con asesoría.

• Los responsables del diseño de las políticas y los reguladores deben hacer cumplir las leyes que requieren que los beneficios de salud mental estén a la par de otros beneficios para la salud. Esto da a los pacientes acceso a un tratamiento relacionado con la salud mental y los trastornos por uso de opiáceos.

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To help you get started, Dr. McAneny and the experts at the AMA are offering six tips for this American Heart Month and beyond.

1. Know your blood pressure numbers. Visit LowerYourHBP.org. The site contains tools, resources and information for both patients and physicians, and was launched by the AMA as part of an effort to reduce the number of Americans who have heart attacks and strokes each year. Having a better understanding of your numbers and taking necessary steps to get your high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, under control will reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke.

2. Commit to manage high blood pressure. Work with your doctor to create an individualized treatment plan that includes healthy lifestyle changes that you can realistically stick to long-term to help you maintain a lower blood pressure and lower your risk for negative health consequences.

3. Be more physically active. Regular physical activity can help reduce the risk of developing high blood pressure. It is recommended that healthy adults 18 to 65 years of age get at least 150 minutes a week of moderate-intensity activity, or 75 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity activity.

4. Eat a healthy diet. Making simple dietary changes can help you manage or prevent high blood pressure. These changes should include eating less sodium, reducing the amount of packaged and processed foods you consume (especially those with added sodium and sugar), reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and eating foods that are rich in potassium.

5. Maintain or achieve a healthy weight. Being overweight can put you at an increased risk for developing high blood pressure. Take steps to maintain a healthy weight.

6. Drink in moderation. When consuming alcohol, do so in moderation as defined by the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans -- up to one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men, and only by adults of legal drinking age.

American Heart Month serves as an important reminder that living a heart-healthy lifestyle is possible. By paying attention to risk factors like your blood pressure, weight and more, you can reduce your risk for heart disease.

• Los proveedores de seguros de salud y los administradores de beneficios de farmacia deben asegurarse de que los pacientes tengan acceso a un cuidado del dolor asequible y no opiáceo.

• Los médicos deben registrarse en bases de datos electrónicas que rastreen las prescripciones de sustancias controladas en su estado y utilizarlas. El uso de estas bases de datos permite a los médicos tomar decisiones mejor informadas sobre sus prescripciones. Cuando resulte clínicamente pertinente, los médicos también deben prescribir de modo concomitante naloxona, una droga salvavidas que puede invertir una sobredosis relacionada con los opiáceos.

• Los pacientes y los médicos deben tener conversaciones sobre el almacenamiento y eliminación seguros de los opiáceos y de todos los medicamentos.

• Todos los estadounidenses pueden ayudar a eliminar el estigma en torno a esta epidemia, abogando por una atención integral para los pacientes con dolor y para quienes tienen un trastorno de uso de opiáceos.

Para obtener más información sobre los esfuerzos a fin de poner fin a la epidemia de opiáceos, visite end-Opioid-Epidemic.org.

“Hay muchos motivos para ser optimistas. Los médicos son líderes en áreas donde podemos tener una influencia, pero, desafortunadamente, no podemos poner fin a la epidemia por nosotros mismos”, dice la Dra. Harris. “Queda mucho trabajo por hacer y seguiremos trabajando con los gobiernos federales y estatales, la policía, los aseguradores, los educadores y otros para avanzar”.

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Belize is a multicultural society that is home to Mayans; Creoles; Garifunas, a mixture of Africans and Caribbean natives; and the descendants of European colonists from Spain, England and Scotland; and Mestizos, a mixture of Spaniards and Mayas.

The Spanish explored what is today Belize, a territory that became part of the Captaincy General of Guatemala, but Spain decided not to colonize the area because of its lack of resources and stiff resistance by the Mayans of the Yucatan Peninsula.

Later, English and Scottish colonists arrived in the region, followed by pirates, known as the Baymen, who established settlements on the coast in 1638, looking for hidden spots from which to raid Spanish shipping.

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Mexico City - Belize is making a big push to create a sustainable tourism industry, aiming to protect the environment and avoid mass tourism by offering boutique hotels and crystalclear waters that are a diver's dream.

Belizean Tourism and Aviation Minister Manuel Heredia unveiled a new tourism campaign, branded Belice: Tan exotico. Tan cerca (Belize: So Exotic. So Close), this weekend in Mexico City, targeting visitors from Latin America, especially Mexico, which is close to the Central American nation and shares some cultural and historical features.

Belize, located in the Yucatan Peninsula between Guatemala and Mexico, has a population of barely 400,000 yet welcomes about 1.5 million visitors from cruise ships and another 490,000 tourists who mostly come from the United States, Europe and Canada.

Tourism accounts for 38 percent of the Caribbean country's gross domestic product (GDP).

already enjoy protected status.

The country has just 9,000 hotel rooms spread over 807 small boutique properties and restaurants feature local cuisine, with ownership in the hands of Belizean entrepreneurs.

Belize's main attraction is its friendly people, along with pristine waters ideal for diving and snorkeling.

The country's cuisine is heavy on seafood, including fish, shellfish and lobsters.

Legend has it that pop singer Madonna was inspired to write her 1987 hit "La Isla Bonita" after visiting the town of San Pedro on Ambergris Caye, an island surrounded by the beautiful blue waters of the Caribbean Sea, putting Belize on the map.

Belizean cuisine is heavily influenced

by Mexican and Caribbean dishes, with English food barely appearing on the culinary radar despite the country having been a British colony until independence on Sept. 21, 1981.

Residents, in turn, have dubbed the island Isla Cariñosa (The Loving Island).

Rice, fish, fried plantains, coconut milk, tamales, pozol and panuchos are all eaten in the Central American nation.

The country's other prominent ambassador is American actor Leonardo de Caprio, who purchased an island in Belize with the idea of turning it into a showcase of sustainability, the goal that the government has set for the former British colony's tourism development.

"There isn't a single McDonald's or Burger King or Pizza Hut in Belize," Belize Tourism Board (BTB) director Karen Bevans said.

"Our goal is sustainable tourism. None of that all-inclusive stuff," Heredia said, referring to Belize's 25-year strategic plan for the tourism industry.

Bevans said Belize was hoping to attract Mexican tourists because even though the countries were geographically close and shared a Mayan heritage, they were neighbors who did not know each other well.

Belize is serious about safeguarding its environment and some 70 percent of the country's territory and waters

Belize's tourism attractions are similar to those of southeastern Mexico, offering many Mayan archaeological

Belize, home to the second-largest coral reef in the world, offers a variety of marine species that visitors can view at a number of beautiful spots, including the Great Blue Hole, a giant marine sinkhole off the coast.

The Belizean coast welcomes divers looking to explore coral reefs and some 450 small islands, or cays.

Belize, in fact, is home to three of the four coral reefs in the Western Hemisphere.

Visitors interested in archaeology can find majestic sites to explore in the jungle, including Actun Tunichil Muknal and Xunantunich, as well as the Che Chem Ha caverns, Blue Creek and Tiger Cave, treasures that represent barely 10 percent of the sites explored up until now.

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San José Launches Digital Inclusion Fund Californians Add Momentum to "Green New Deal" private businesses to retrofit buildings for Suzanne Potter to Close the Digital Divide SAN DIEGO - Grassroots groups such as the Sunrise Movement and 350.org are mobilizing across California and the nation this week and next to promote the "Green New Deal," a 10-year-plan to fight climate change by weaning the country off of oil and gas.

On Thursday, Rep. Alexandria OcasioCortez, D-N.Y., and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced twin resolutions in the U.S. House and Senate.

Masada Disenhouse, co-founder of the group San Diego 350, said the United States and the world need to work toward "net zero" greenhouse-gas emissions, and fast.

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San José, Calif. – On Tuesday February 12 Mayor Sam Liccardo announced that the City of San José had authorized the creation of the San José Digital Inclusion Fund (DIF). This initiative, funded through private corporate investment and the largest of its kind in the nation, will provide programs and grants to the community to close the digital divide in San José.

“San José aspires to be the city where the opportunities of innovation empower all residents and communities, especially those historically underserved and marginalized.

Access to reliable, high-speed internet service has become a necessity, not a luxury but the reality is 95,000 San José residents are ‘un-connected’ with no internet access at home. Today that changes,” said Mayor Liccardo. “The Digital Inclusion Fund will ensure that residents have access to appropriate technology, whether for homework, career opportunities, or healthcare, and access to digital literacy programs, so all San José residents are equipped for an increasingly digital, 21st century world.”

The Fund will be supported by the revenue from the small cell usage fees paid by telecommunications companies to upgrade broadband networks that lay the groundwork for 5G in San José. The City of San José and the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) will raise additional private funding.

“It is always a good day when we can expand technology options in the capital of Silicon Valley while ensuring that no resident of our city will be left on the wrong side of the digital divide” continued Mayor Liccardo.

The City has chosen the CETF, a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to close the digital divide in California, to manage the fund.

The City will create an advisory board composed of local stakeholders to administer and allocate the estimated $24 million in grants for digital inclusion programs.

“The Digital Inclusion Fund is a premier example of what can happen with sincere public -private partnerships. We are truly appreciative of our telecom partners for working with the City to take this pioneering step and are thrilled to be working

with the California Emerging Technology Fund,” said San José CIO, Shireen Santosham. “The CETF’s previous work with community-based organizations and other local stakeholders to get un-connected and under-connected households online across California makes them the ideal partner to do that for San José.”

“The California Emerging Technology Fund commends the vision and leadership of the City of San José in tackling the digital divide with such commitment and focus. San José is a trailblazer in digital inclusion and a model of what is possible to ensure that the digitally-disadvantaged are the innovative entrepreneurs and skilled workers to attract investment and ensure economic prosperity in Silicon Valley,” observed Sunne Wright McPeak, the CETF President and CEO. Over the next 10 years, the Digital Inclusion Fund will connect 50,000 San José households with universal device access and universal connectivity at speeds of at least 25 Mbps upload/3 Mbps download; and ensure those households achieve and sustain the appropriate digital skills proficiency levels to stay ahead of technology, thereby increasing quality of life outcomes in education, workforce, healthcare and more.

The DIF aims to begin grant allocations as early as this fall, with city programs and community organizations competing for the grants, ideally encouraging more innovative and demonstrably successful initiatives.

In San José, the CETF will use a similar approach to ensure that the Digital Inclusion Fund is uniquely suited to address the challenges in San José. The solutions will be local and customized.

How will grants be made?

As the City and the CETF kick off the process, they are looking to get the first $1,000,000 in grants out to grantees in the fall of 2019 based on current permitting and cash flow estimates.

Each grant round is 9 months long: • 3 months: Announcement and Launch of Digital Inclusion Initiative • 3 months: Community Awareness Outreach and Fact Finding; and • 3 months: Request for Proposals and Award of Grants.

"The vision of the Green New Deal," she said, "is really a massive program of public investments aimed at transforming the energy sector and the whole economy to create clean-energy jobs in infrastructure, to decarbonize the economy, and to promote economic justice."

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ENTREVISTA: BALLET BAJO LA GRAN CARPA DE VOLTA

El nuevo espectáculo del Cirque du Soleil combina acrobacias de alta energía y la danza clásica de la artista Rosina Gil.

su bicicleta a un parque. Entonces, ese número es ballet y “flatland”, que es la disciplina que se llama como acrobacias en bicicletas. Es una mezcla, como si fuera break dance con una bicicleta.

Tiene mucho giro, muchas acrobacias.

Todas esas formas que hace, yo las hago en otra forma con el ballet. Y aparte de que es un momento súper divertido en el show porque como que es bien calmo, la musica es musica clásica con un violín y una voz lírica de la cantante y bueno es un momento muy emotivo porque es cuando el se acuerda. El nace con el pelo azul y ósea tiene problemas, los niños se ríen de él y recuerda que la mamá siempre lo apoyo, siempre lo hizo reír.

Como que siempre le dio confianza en sí mismo. Es un momento hací que la gente le gusta porque es muy emotivo. ¿Como es tu disfraz en la obra?

El mío, porque es un recuerdo, las memorias están en color como beige, y el mío es como una malla entera con pedazos de seda y mi hijo, el personaje principal cuando era niño, está vestido como un recuerdo. Eso lo puede ver en el show como un código. Quien es un recuerdo, quien es real. ¿Me puedes contar un poco de la historia de VOLTA?

Rosina Gil aporta sus habilidades de ballet a la tierna, pero energética historia de VOLTA. Photo Credit: Matt Beard |Costumes: Zaldy

Arturo Hilario El Observador Cirque du Soleil presenta su 41ª producción con el lanzamiento de VOLTA, un espectáculo de música electrónica de alta energía que combina bailes clásicos, acrobacias impresionantes e increíbles trucos de bicicleta. Recientemente Rosina Gil, uno de los miembros del reparto del programa, se sentó a hablar sobre sus experiencias bajo la gran carpa.

Gil es una bailarina de ballet clásico de Montevideo, Uruguay que forma parte de VOLTA, trayendo la intrincada danza del ballet al emocionante mundo del escenario circular de Cirque du Soleil.

En la siguiente entrevista, ella explica de qué se trata la producción y por qué se conecta con los temas de la autoestima y la búsqueda del poder de la individualidad. ¿Cuanto tiempo tienes en el ballet?

A los cinco años empecé a ser expresión corporal, pero a los ocho empecé a ser ballet en la escuela nacional de danza de Uruguay en serio. ¿Cómo es que llegaste a trabajar en un

show como Cirque du Soleil?

Llevo toda una carrera, tengo 34 años.

Empecé a los ocho a estudiar dance. A partir de los 16 años empecé a trabajar como bailarina en la compañía nacional de Uruguay luego estuve en Paraguay dos años, luego estuve seis años bailando en España en diferentes compañías. Luego volví a Uruguay, que estaba Julio Bocca y nos llamó a todos los extranjeros que estábamos fuera. Estuve cuatro años otra vez en Uruguay y después estuve en Brasil, en Río de Janeiro con Deborah Colker que es la directora artística de Ovo, un espectáculo también del Circo del Sol. entonces también era mas danza contemporánea y también acrobacias con elementos y estructuras. O sea, unas formas ya me estaba gustando lo que es la parte de circo y bueno luego llegó esta oportunidad de venir acá, y el recibí de brazos abiertos. ¿Me puedes describir un poco qué es lo que haces con el ballet en esta producción?

Bueno mi personaje es la mamá del personaje principal cuando él era niño.

Tiene un momento el espectáculo que ve una cinta de video y comienza a recordar cuando él era chico. Iba con la mama en

El personaje principal nace con el pelo azul y con plumas y el siempre sufre de niño, bullying, y los niños se rien.

Como que le cuesta aceptarse sí mismo y siempre está con vergüenza, siempre se tapa el pelo. Y durante el show él va descubriendo, están “los grays”, son las personas que van con el teléfono, que van siempre limitados por unas rutinas, caminando todos en el mismo bloque. Y después están los “free spirits” que están todos vestidos de colores, y bueno él durante el espectáculo se va encontrando poco a poco con free spirits que son estos que hacen acrobacias enormes, que son divertidos, que se rien, que no andan con teléfono. Están como desafiando todo el tiempo sus límites. Entonces allí empieza que va a un show de talento. En el show de talento todos tienen un gorro y a la hora de ser su talento le sacan el gorro.

Cuando el va a ser su talento como que esquiva, para que no se vea el pelo azul.

Cuando termina de ser su número uno de los que presenta le saca el sombrero, pero sin saber lo que iba [pasar], y bueno todos nos empezamos a reír de el, y alli empieza. Todo ese camino hacia la libertad de él, hacia la aceptación de él, con su diferencia, como algo lindo, como algo que lo hace único.

Para ti, ¿qué es lo más fascinante, o lo que te gusta más sobre el show?

Lo que más me gusta son dos cosas: primero que es súper acrobático y tiene

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mucha energía, el cast es muy joven.

Entonces tiene como mucha garra le decimos en Uruguay. Mucha fuerza. Lo segundo es que toca todo ese tema de las debilidades de cada uno, de esa cosa que uno tiene vergüenza, sus traumas. Todo lo que todos tenemos en un momento.

Como se sufre la niñez, y cómo al final eso no es más que un momento o no es más que tal vez un impulso, para un trampolín, para sacer todo lo bueno que voz tienes. Yo siempre digo que eso es como mi historia. Yo cuando iba a la escuela siempre se reían sobre [mi nariz], que siempre era una broma.

Y eso cuando, tu pasas ese umbral de la vergüenza, del que te hacen sufrir o lo que sea, y te das cuenta de tu poder como persona auténtica que mantiene su intensidad, eso te da mucho poder. Por ejemplo, para mi en la danza, también me lo dio. Es siempre una cosa como distintiva. Entonces, es algo que me toca porque lo viví también, se el efecto que tiene uno mantenerse auténtico a lo que es.

Finalmente, ¿quería saber porqué recomiendas que la gente venga a ver el espectáculo de Cirque du Soleil, VOLTA? ¡Van a ver un mundo nuevo! Un mundo diferente. Se van a sumergir en otra realidad, totalmente diferente a la que vemos todos los días, y una cosa que a mi me sigue impresionando es que por ejemplo nosotros vemos películas de efectos especiales, de gente volando, gente que salta, gente que hace cosas impresionantes. Pero esos son efectos especiales. En cambio, acá vos ves que esas cosas son reales, lo estas viendo con tus propios ojos, seres humanos igual que vos, pero que se han dedicado con tanto amor, con tanta pasión, con tanto esfuerzo, hacer cosas que son increíbles, que son de súper héroes.

Entonces, es muy esperanzador ver eso para mi. Cuando lo veo, por ejemplo, vi el espectáculo de fuera porque teníamos rotación, y me emocionaba sin parar, aunque los conozco y son mis amigos, justamente porque se que son normales, allí parecen de otro planeta.

Es muy esperanzador. En la humanidad y también en el tema de que el Cirque du Soleil siempre toca - temas que nos tocan a todos, con mucha delicadeza, con mucho cuidado. Entonces que vengan, va a ser emotivo, excitante, impresionante.

Les va a gustar mucho.

Cirque du Soleil VOLTA está en San José de ahora hasta el 10 de marzo, 2019. Colocado en frente de el Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, boletos y mas información se puede encontrar en cirquedusoleil.com/volta o llamando al 1-877-9CIRQUE (1-877-924-7783).

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CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS

FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019

BOARD VACANCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA EDUCATION CODE 5092 A vacancy occurred on the Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Alum Rock Union Elementary School District (“District”) on December 15, 2018, when Karen Martinez submitted her resignation as a trustee of the District. On February 6, 2019, Corina Herrera-Loera was appointed to be a provisional member of the Board effective on that date.

Unless a petition calling for a special election pursuant to Education Code 5091 is filed in the Office of Santa Clara County Superintendent of Schools at 1290 Ridder Park Dr., San Jose, CA 95131, within 30 days of the date of provisional appointment, it shall become an effective appointment.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650469 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LITTLE RAINBOW BILINGUAL DAYCARE, 1804 Springsong Dr, San Jose CA, 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ya-Ting Liang, 1804 Springsong Dr, San Jose CA, 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/18/2019.

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/ Ya-Ting Liang This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/23/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650469 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651123 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INFINITE BEAUTY, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd Unit A095, Santa Clara CA, 95050, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): VF SPA COMPANY INC, 2855 Stevens Creek Blvd, Unit A095, Santa Clara CA, 95050. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/2019. 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/ Nadav Houri VF SPA COMPANY INC President Article/Registration#: 4215529 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/06/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 651123 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651271 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOUTH BAY SWEETS, 9181 Padova Drive, Gilroy CA, 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Brian Parson, 9181 Padova Drive, Gilroy CA, 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/09/2019. 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/ Brian Parson This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 651271 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 650383 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUBWAY 55097, 432 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose CA, 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SB Subway, LLC, 4302 Redwood Hwy #200, San Rafael CA, 94903. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/08/2019.

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/ Chirayu Patel SB Subway, LLC Owner Article/Registration#: 201833110109 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/18/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Raymund Reyes, Deputy File No. FBN 650383 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650405 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SUBWAY 40755, 684 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose CA, 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SB Subway, LLC, 4302 Redwood Hwy #200, San Rafael CA, 94903. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s)

listed above on: 1/08/2019.

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/ Chirayu Patel SB Subway, LLC Owner Article/Registration#: 201833110109 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/18/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Raymund Reyes, Deputy File No. FBN 650405 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651332 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: N TRANSLATIONS, 350 Budd Avenue, Apt O6, Campbell CA, 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sandra Gerbrandt, 350 Budd Avenue, Apt O6, Campbell CA, 95008. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/12/2019. 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/ Sandra Gerbrandt This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/12/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 651332 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651285 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FUN AND CONFETTI, 906 Iris Ave, Sunnyvale CA, 94086, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name

and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Myriam Dujovne, 906 Iris Ave, Sunnyvale CA, 94086.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 7/10/2018.

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/ Myriam Dujovne This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Raymund Reyes, Deputy File No. FBN 651285 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651117 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEALTH BEAR FOOD COMPANY, 18368 Twin Creeks Road, Monte Sereno CA, 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Elizabeth Noelle Matar, 18368 Twin Creeks Road, Monte Sereno CA, 95030. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/31/2019. 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/ Elizabeth Noelle Matar This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/06/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 651117 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650526 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KING K TRANSPORT, 128 Sierra Meadow 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): Kawardeep Singh Sandhu, 128 Sierra Meadow Dr, San Jose CA, 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/24/2019.

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/ Kawardeep Singh Sandhu This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/24/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650526 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651086 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CUPERTINO DAY SPA LLC, 20357 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino CA, 94044, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Cupertino Day Spa LLC, 20357 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino CA, 94044.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/03/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN623880. “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/ Wenchong Ye Cupertino Day Spa LLC CFO Article/Registration#: 201903010611 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/05/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 651086

February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651267 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LITTLE CREATIVES CHILD CARE, 1674 Florida 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): Ana Cristina Fuentes Cano, 1674 Florida Ave, San Jose CA, 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/29/2019. 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 Cristina Fuentes Cano This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 651267 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651212 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.

OMNICENTRIX 2. CENTRIX REALTY 3. CENTRIX MORTGAGE 4. OMNIVAX CONSULTING, 5598 Farmhouse Ct, San Jose CA, 95123, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): OMNICENTRIX, Inc., 5598 Farmhouse Ct, San Jose CA, 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/02/2016. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN588426. “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/ Tuan Nguyen OMNICENTRIX, INC. Owner

Article/Registration#: C3871485 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/08/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 651212 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651282 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.

NARVAEZ PAINTING INC 2. NPI, 220 Adler Ave Apt 4, Campbell CA, 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): NARVAEZ PAINTING INC, 220 Adler Ave Apt 4, Campbell CA, 95008. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 5/08/2018. 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/ Carlos Narvaez Narvaez Painting Inc President Article/Registration#: 4087137 Above entity was formed in the state of California This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Raymund Reyes, Deputy File No. FBN 651282 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651010 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THERAMEDEX, 14390 Union Ave, San Jose CA, 95124, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): THERAMEDEX LLC, 14390 Union Ave, San Jose CA, 95124. The registrant began transacting business

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FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/01/2019. 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/ Lori Thissen THERAMEDEX LLC Owner Article/Registration#: 201829010563 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/04/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 651010 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 651135 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. SOLUTIONS HOUSE CLEANING 2. STARS MAIDS HOUSE CLEANING, 6065 Miwok 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): Leticia Tamayo, 6065 Miwok Dr, San Jose CA, 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 11/08/2018. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN648332. “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 Tamayo This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/06/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 651135 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650287 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: L & D FISH CO, 1712

Stone Ave #2 San Jose CA, 95125, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): An Hung Corporation, 703 Pinto Drive, San Jose CA, 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/2019. 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/ An Ngo An Hung Corporation Owner/Ceo Article/Registration#: C4212896 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650287 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV342490 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Cheng-Wei Lin. Petitioner(s) Maria ChengWei Lin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria ChengWei Lin to Mariana C. Lin. 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 on 6/04/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

February 11, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 15, 22; March 1,

8, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV340336 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yung Hui Huang.

Petitioner(s) Yung Hui Huang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yung Hui Huang to Angela Yunghui Huang.

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 on 4/23/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

December 31, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV342306 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yi Zeng. 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. Yi Zeng to Garry Yi Zeng. 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 on 6/04/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

February 08, 2019

Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV342154 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Simone Haupenthal Perla. Petitioner(s) Simone Haupenthal Perla has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Simone Haupenthal Perla to Simone Haupenthal. 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 on 6/04/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

February 06, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV342054 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Zhoucheng Zhao.

Petitioner(s) Zhoucheng Zhao has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Zhoucheng Zhao to Jason Zhao. 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 on 5/28/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

February 01, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV342526 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Youngjin Choi and Se Young Kim. Petitioner(s) Youngjin Choi and Se Young Kim has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Hyoungseok Choi to Jimmy Hyoungseok Choi. 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 on 6/11/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

February 13, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Grace Marie Hammar To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Grace Marie Hammar, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on December 2, 2018, in the City of Santa Clara, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos,

California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 February 15, 22; March 1, 8, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650011 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JAINA INTERNATIONAL, 996 Miramonte Avenue, Los Altos CA, 94024, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Om Parkash Jain, 996 Miramonte Avenue, San Jose CA, 94024. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Om Parkash Jain This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/08/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650011 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650662 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLARITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 2021 The Alameda Ste 225, 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): Xiomara Vielman, 2021 The Alameda Ste 225, San Jose CA, 95126.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/2019.

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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Xiomara Vielman This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/28/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650662 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650894 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FUENTES TRUCKING, 948 Junesong Way, San Jose CA, 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Manuel A Fuentes, 948 Junesong Way, San Jose CA, 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/31/2019. 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/ Manuel A Fuentes This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/31/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650894 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650893 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EF TRUCKING, 948 Junesong Way, San Jose CA, 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eder William Fuentes Vides, 948 Junesong Way, San Jose CA, 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/31/2019. 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

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or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Eder William Fuentes Vides This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/31/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 650893 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650479 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WATER AND DRAINS REPIPE, 2310 Homestead Rd Suite C1 #540, Los Altos CA, 94024, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose Luis Mendez, 617 N 12th St, San Jose CA, 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/23/2019. 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 Luis Mendez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/23/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650479 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650848 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ONE DAY COMPLETE REPIPE, 615 N 12th 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): Jose Luis Mendez, 615 N 12th St, San Jose CA, 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 5/11/1010. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN537817. “I declare that all information

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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 Luis Mendez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650848 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650911 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUZMAN LANDSCAPING, 344 N 5th St Apt. 9, 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): Daniel P. Guzman Rivera, 344 N 5th St Apt. 9, 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/ Daniel P. Guzman Rivera This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/31/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650911 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650462 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NUUDFACE, 175 West Saint James Street Unit 908, San Jose CA, 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lois Sujin Lee, 175 West Saint James Street Unit 908, San Jose CA, 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s)

listed above on: 1/22/2019.

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/ Lois Lee This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/22/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650462 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650457 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROGRESS HOME CONSTRUCTION, 2339 Seacliff Way, San Jose CA, 95122, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: General Partnership.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Enrique Arce, 2339 Seacliff Way, San Jose CA, 95122. Alma Guillen, 431 Richmond Ave, San Jose CA, 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/22/2019. 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/ Alma Guillen This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/22/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650457 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650810 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CUPERTINO HEPB FREE, 1065 W Hill Ct, Cupertino CA, 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Stuti Upadhyay, 1065 W Hill Ct, Cupertino CA,

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 95014. Jaime Chan, 926 New Heaven Ct, Cupertino CA, 95014. 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/ Stuti Upadhyay This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/29/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 650810 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650484 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JB FOODS, 3001 Magliocco Dr Apt#9, San Jose CA, 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Miguel Bravo, 3001 Magliocco Dr Apt#9, San Jose CA, 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/23/2019.

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/ Miguel Bravo This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/23/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650484 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650328 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PUREDEX, 7982 Sunderland Dr, Cupertino CA, 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s)

is (are): Brian Sefton, 7982 Sunderland Dr, Cupertino CA, 95014. 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/ Brian Sefton This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650328 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV342201 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rani Illinda. Petitioner(s) Rani Illinda has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rani Illinda to Nisha Gashmeer.

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 on 6/04/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

February 06, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV339703 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Theresa Marie Schnetz.

Petitioner(s) Theresa Marie Schnetz has filed a petition for Change of Name with

the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Theresa Marie Schnetz AKA Theresa Marie Shuping to Theresa Sanchez Schnetz. 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 on 4/09/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

December 19, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV340751 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jasvir Singh Puaar.

Petitioner(s) Jagdeep Hansra (SBN 280689) has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jasvir Singh Puaar to Jasvir Singh Powar. 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 on 5/07/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 10, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV340746

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amrit Pal Kaur. Petitioner(s) Jagdeep Hansra (SBN 280689) has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Amrit Pal Kaur to Amritpal Kaur Powar. 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 on 5/07/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 10, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341003 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maura Celina De La Torre. Petitioner(s) Maura Celina De La Torre has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jose Lewis Hernandez to Joseph Lewis Hernandez.

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 on 5/14/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 15, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV340582 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Paul Delande Willis.

Petitioner(s) Paul Delande Willis has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Paul Delande Willis to Paul Delande Thacker. 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 on 4/30/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 07, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341978 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Justine Erin Morano.

Petitioner(s) Justine Erin Morano has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Justine Erin Morano to Justine Erin Wilkins. 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 on 5/28/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 31, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341940 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gaurav Prakash Shellikeri and Rasika Gaurav Shellikeri.

Petitioner(s) Gaurav Prakash Shellikeri has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Shellikeri Ishan Gaurav to Shellikeri Awadhesh Gaurav. 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 on 5/28/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 31, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341989 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Abigail Morfin.

Petitioner(s) Maria Abigail Morfin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Abigail Morfin to Abby Morfin. 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 on 5/28/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A

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FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 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.

January 31, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 8, 15, 22; March 1, 2019 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Daniel Robert Smith No.19PR185290 A Petition for Probate has been filed by James Smith in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The Petition for Probate requests that James Smith be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Daniel Robert Smith, Daniel Smith, Daniel R. Smith, Dan Smith. 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.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/10/2019 at 9:00am, Dept. 12, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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.

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 represen-

tative 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. 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 February 8, 15, 22, 2019 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Robert Emery Douglas No.19PR185303 A Petition for Probate has been filed by Charles Douglas and Susan Tsolinas in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The Petition for Probate requests that Charles Douglas and Susan Tsolinas be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Robert Emery Douglas. 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.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/10/2019 at 9:00am, Dept. 12, located at 191 North First Street,

San Jose, CA 95113.

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.

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. 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: Domenico Scire, Esq. 37 East Hedding Street San Jose, CA 95112 (408)295-5555 February 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 649854 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EL CHALATEKO, 825 E El Camino Real, Mountain View CA, 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Heydi Y Humphers, 343 Leigh Ave, San Jose CA, 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/01/2019. 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/ Heydi Y Humphers This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/02/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 649854 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650739 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EL CHALATACO , 1670 Story Rd, 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): Erika Solis Martinez, 3401 Wasson Ct, San Jose CA, 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 12/27/2018. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN649726.

“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/ Erika Solis Martinez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/28/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650739 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650140 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLOSSOM VALLEY OPTOMETRY, 590 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose CA, 95123, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Blossom Valley Optometry, Inc, 590 Blossom Hill Rd, 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/ Phuong Pham Blossom Valley Optometry, Inc Owner Article/Registration#: 4190020 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/10/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650140

listed above on: 1/21/2019.

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/ Xueshun Chen This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/25/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650599

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650034 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NATURAL KIND HEALTH CENTER, 20279 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino CA, 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Zhongqiu Cui, 395 Hanover St, San Francisco CA, 94112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/08/2018. 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/ Zhongqiu Cui This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/08/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650034

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650724 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. SANCHEZ ELECTRIC INC 2. SEI CONSTRUCTION, 5096 Edenview Drive, San Jose CA, 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sanchez Electric Inc., 5096 Edenview Drive, San Jose CA, 95111. 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#: FBN590400.

“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/ Rosa Sanchez Sanchez Electric Inc. Vice President Article/Registration#: 2368724 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/28/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650724

February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650599 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HUDSON CPA, 20370 Town Center Ln., Ste 168, Cupertino CA, 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Xueshun Chen, 20370 Town Center Ln Suite 168, Cupertino CA, 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s)

February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650830 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PANADERIA LA ESTRELLA, 158 S Jackson Avenue, San Jose CA, 95116, Santa Clara County.

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS This business is owned by a: Joint Venture. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gadiel Camarillo, 129 N 5th St apt. 11, San Jose CA, 95112. Azarias Camarillo, 129 N 5th St apt. 11, San Jose CA, 95112. Jaime Guerrero, 175 S 4th St apt.

5, San Jose CA, 95112.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/16/2019.

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/ Gadiel Camarillo This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/30/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650830 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650278 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CS AUTO WORKS, LLC, 383 N. Autumn St., San Jose CA, 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): CS AUTOWORKS, LLC, 383 N. Autumn St., San Jose CA, 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 7/02/2014. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN587127. “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/ Ernesto Chavez CS AUTOWORKS, LLC CEO Article/Registration#: 201418410129 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/16/2019.

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File No. FBN 650278 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650129 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GNC PAINTING, 793 Locust Street, San Jose CA, 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Luis Enrique Valencia Garcia, 793 Locust Street, San Jose CA, 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/09/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN650081. “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/ Luis Enrique Valencia Garcia This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/10/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650129 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650148 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FYRE LOGISTICS, 6455 Hastings Place, Gilroy CA, 95020, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): John Alexander, 6455 Hastings Place, Gilroy CA, 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 11/01/2018. 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/ John Alexander This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/11/2019.

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County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650148 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650628 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOUTH-BAY CATERING, 1525 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose CA, 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jarlein Escobar, 1525 Saratoga Ave, San Jose CA, 95129. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/25/2019. 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/ Jarlein Escobar This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/25/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650628 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650792 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RELIABLE MARKETING SOLUTIONS, 16575 Kennedy Rd, Los Gatos CA, 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Nathaniel Ebrahimoon, 1801 Lea Venworth Street Apt. #2, San Francisco CA, 94109. Matthew Ebrahimoon, 150 Anza Street, San Francisco CA, 94118.

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/ Nathaniel Ebrahimoon This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/29/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650792 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 649900 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TESLA ENERGY, 1729 N. First Street. #20713, San Jose CA, 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): X Dimension Group, 1729 North First Street. #20713, 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/ John Wang X Dimension Group Article/Registration#: 3949517 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/03/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 649900 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO.650749 The following person/ entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name ZAMAAK PEST CONTROL, 830 Hamilton Ave Suite #864, Palo Alto CA, 94301, Santa Clara County.

Amado Tiznado, 830 Hamilton Ave Suite 864, Palo Alto CA, 94301. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 02/01/2017 under file no. FBN625968

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Amado Tiznado This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/29/2019 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO.650773 The following person/ entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name RVR HOME SERVICES, 701 Braxton Drive, San Jose CA, 95111, Santa Clara County. Virginia L Fernandez, 701 Braxton Drive, San Jose CA, 95111. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 03/28/2017 under file no. FBN628214 Virginia L Fernandez, Owner This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 01/29/2019 February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341276 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Xiaotian Peng.

Petitioner(s) Xiaotian Peng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Xiaotian Peng to Penny Peng. 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 on 5/14/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 22, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341846 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phuong Vuai Ly. Petitioner(s) Phuong Vuai Ly has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Phuong Vuai Ly to Elizabeth Vu. 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 on 5/28/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 29, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341845 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thinh Thi Dan Dao. Petitioner(s) Thinh Thi Dan Dao has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thinh Thi Dan Dao to Sophie Thinh Dao. 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 on 5/28/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 29, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341824 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Aurora Larios Rodriguez. Petitioner(s) Aurora Larios Rodriguez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Julissa Vasquez Larios to (F) Julissa (L) Vasquez Larios. 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 on 5/21/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 29, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV339574 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Muzaffer Caglayan.

Petitioner(s) Muzaffer Caglayan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Muzaffer Caglayan to Ethan Stark. 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 on 4/09/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San

Jose, CA 95113. 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.

December 17, 2018 Risé Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV339908 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mary Germaine Jamlang Vecta-Garcia. Petitioner(s) Mary Germaine Jamlang Vecta-Garcia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Mary Germaine Jamlang Vecta-Garcia to Mary Germaine Vecta Garcia. 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 on 4/09/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

December 24, 2018 Risé Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341771 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lisa Av. Petitioner(s) Mae Adkins has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elayna Arden Escober to Elayna Arden Av. THE COURT

FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 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 on 5/21/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 29, 2019 Risé Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650363 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JMS CONSULTING GROUP, 7310 Pittsfield Way, San Jose CA, 95139, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Manuel Salas Jr., 7310 Pittsfield Way, San Jose CA, 95139. 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/ Juan Manuel Salas Jr. This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Raymund Reyes, Deputy File No. FBN 650363 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650305 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPARKLING DESIRE CATERING AND EVENTS, 1763 Bermuda Way, 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): Maria Estela Cruz Perez, 1763 Bermuda Way, San Jose CA, 95122. 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 Estela Cruz Perez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/16/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650305 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650144 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MY DEFENSE ALARM, 1260 Bayard Drive, 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): Trinh Phuong Pham, 1260 Bayard Drive, San Jose CA, 95122. 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/ Trinh Phuong Pham This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/10/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 650144 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 649832 The following person(s) is (are) doing business

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FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 as: A+ MCKEE AUTO CARE, 3490 Mckee Rd, 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): Hoang Huy Bui, 3495 San Pablo Ave, San Jose CA, 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/02/2019. 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/ Hoang Bui This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/02/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 649832 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650320 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NEW DIMENSION ELECRONICS, 3301 Keller St, Santa Clara CA, 95054, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Richard Le, 2812 Glen Decker Ct, San Jose CA, 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/16/1995. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN647285. “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/ Richard Le This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650320 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT NO. 650147 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EVERYTHING GOES MOVERS, 310 Sands Dr K107, San Jose CA, 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gabriel Lopez, 310 Sands Dr K107, San Jose CA, 95125. Cecilia Lopez, 310 Sands Dr K107, San Jose CA, 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN612859. “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/ Gabriel Lopez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/11/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 650147 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650483 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EGC BOBCAT SERVICE, 138 E Humboldt Street, 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): Edgar Omar Gonzalez, 138 E Humboldt St, San Jose CA, 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/23/2019. 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/ Edgar Omar Gonzalez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/23/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650483 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 650387 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AT YOUR BEST NOTARY, 4601 Lafayette Street #4832, Santa Clara CA, 95054, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Beverly B Estropia, 4435 Lakeshore Dr, Santa Clara CA, 95054.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/18/2019. 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/ Beverly B Estropia This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 01/18/2019.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Vee Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 650387 January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341372 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Carmen DiazInfante Villalobos.

Petitioner(s) Carmen DiazInfante Villalobos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Carmen DiazInfante Villalobos to Maria Carmen Villalobos DiazInfante. 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 on 5/21/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 23, 2019 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV340794 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jade Alexandria Godoy. Petitioner(s) Jade Alexandria Godoy has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jade Alexandria Godoy to Jade Alexandria Bordenave. 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 on 5/07/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 11, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV339936 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jianwei Shen and Qiuping Liu. Petitioner(s) Jianwei Shen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Louis Shen to KaiDa Shen. 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 on 4/16/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

December 24, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV336651 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Emerita Duran and Oscar Hernandez. Petitioner(s) Emerita Duran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vida Nova Hernandez to Vida Nova Hernandez Duran. 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 on 2/26/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 24, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV341011 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of:

Darien Clinton Flowers.

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

Darien Clinton Flowers to Darien Christian Guy. 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 on 5/14/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 15, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV336318 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marcus Bridges and Shawntae Eiland.

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

Kordell Malachi Bridges to Tiarri Mehki Bridges. 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 on 2/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 17, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV329899 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ovana Alhelew and Abdelrahman Alhelew.

Petitioner(s) Ovana Alhelew and Abdelrahman Alhelew have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yousef-Adam Abdelrahman Alhelew AKA Adam-Yousef A. Alhelew to Adam A. Alhelew. 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 on 5/14/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 17, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV340780 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joel Steven Apaez. Petitioner(s) Joel S. Apaez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Joel Steven Apaez to Joel Steven Apaiz. 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 on 5/07/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at

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191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

January 11, 2019 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court January 25; February 1, 8, 15, 2019 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV336440 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jose Antonio Brambila Santos.

Petitioner(s) Jose Antonio Brambila Santos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. (First) Jose (Middle) Antonio Brambila (Last) Santos to (First) Jose (Middle) Antonio (Last) Brambila Santos. 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 on 2/19/2019 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 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.

December 11, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court December 14, 21, 28, 2018; January 4, February 15, 2019

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SABBATS, CELEBRACIÓN DE FESTIVALES SOLARES MILENARIOS

que son degustados por los creyentes al finalizar el Sabbat.

Los Sabbats, se festejan en fechas cuando las condiciones místicas y astrales son óptimas para celebrar rituales mágicos, hacer invocaciones y practicar curaciones físicas, espirituales y emocionales.

En el tiempo de duración de los festivales solares, se venera a las divinidades, se rinde honor al esplendor de la naturaleza, se decretan buenos propósitos y se le desea el bien al prójimo.

SAMHAIN El primer festival solar, tiene lugar el último día del mes de octubre, en esa fecha se recuerda a los que ya no habitan la tierra, los espíritus protectores y los ancestros. La noche comienza a ser más larga que el día. Este festival es mayormente conocido como Halloween o noche de brujas.

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La mayoría de festivales solares o “sabbats” que aún se celebran en la época actual, se festejan con la llegada de los solsticios y equinoccios. Estos festivales se realizan en reverencia al Sol y a la Luna, llamados también el dios y la diosa de la mitología pagana, se han venido celebrando durante muchos

milenios. Son quizá los festejos planetarios más antiguos y datan desde las primeras eras de la vida humana en nuestro planeta. Tanto en la antigüedad como en nuestros días, se celebraban estos festivales para agradecer a las fuerzas del universo por toda la creación, por las cosechas, por las estaciones del año y por toda la naturaleza.

Durante los festivales solares se preparan altares compuestos por los cuatro elementos químicos primarios. Se ofrendan frutos, platillos especiales

El segundo festival, se celebra el día veintiuno de diciembre, fecha en la que se conmemora el renacimiento del dios a través de la diosa. Se festeja una época de nacimientos divinos, este festival coincide con la temporada de la Navidad. Solsticio de invierno.

IMBOLC El tercer festival, se conmemora alrededor del dos de febrero, en este día se celebra la recuperación de la diosa después de haberle dado vida al dios.

Simbólicamente la diosa representa la esposa y la madre del dios. Esta fecha también se conoce como fiesta de las antorchas y día de la Candelaria.

OSTARA

FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 El cuarto festival, se observa el día veintiuno de marzo, primer día de primavera. En esta fecha se rememora el despertar, reverdecer y florecer de la tierra. Temporada que marca los inicios rituales. El día y la noche tienen la misma duración. Equinoccio de primavera.

BELTANE El quinto festival, se realiza alrededor del treinta de abril, se venera al Dios joven que se hace hombre, quien junto a su consorte divina crean la abundancia y el esplendor de la naturaleza. También se conoce este festival como “Belotenia”.

PLENOVERANO El sexto festival, conocido también como “Litha”, se lleva a cabo alrededor del veintiuno de junio. Se festeja a la madre naturaleza que alcanza su máxima expresión al manifestar la plenitud que simboliza a ambos dioses. En esta época el día se hace más largo y la noche más corta. Solsticio de verano.

LUGHNASADAH El penúltimo festival, tiene como día de celebración el primero de agosto. En esa época se comienza a recoger las cosechas, simbólicamente el dios inicia su ciclo de descanso. En esta temporada se recibe la recompensa del karma. Este festival también es conocido como “Lammas”.

MABON El octavo festival, es celebrado año con año el veintiuno de septiembre. Esta fecha simboliza la segunda cosecha, el dios se despide por un lapso de tiempo y descansa hasta su renacimiento cuando inicia el nuevo ciclo. Tiempo de equilibrio vital, el día y la noche vuelven a tener la misma duración.

Equinoccio de otoño.

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El 26 de febrero de 2008, el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los EE. UU. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD) firmó acuerdos de 10 años para el programa Moving to Work (MTW), con la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Clara y con la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de San José. El 14 de abril de 2016, se firmó una extensión de la demostración, la cual finaliza en 2028. Ambas agencias operan juntas como la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Clara (Santa Clara County Housing Authority, SCCHA). La demostración del MTW proporciona a la SCCHA cierta flexibilidad para desarrollar políticas que se encuentran al margen de las limitaciones de ciertas leyes para vales y viviendas públicas de la Sección 8, para así poder mejorar su capacidad de atender las necesidades de vivienda de las personas y comunidades de bajos ingresos del condado de Santa Clara.

Cada año, la SCCHA crea un plan anual del MTW para el próximo año fiscal. El borrador del plan anual del MTW para 2020, el cual estará vigente desde el 1° de julio de 2019 hasta el 30 de junio de 2020, permitirá a la SCCHA continuar con los programas y actividades, sujetos a la aprobación del HUD, que difieren de los programas de vales y vivienda pública de la Sección 8, pero que abordan el tema de las necesidades de viviendas asequibles, de una manera consecuente con los objetivos y requisitos de la demostración del MTW. El borrador del plan anual del MTW para 2020 estará disponible para ser revisado, desde el 25 de febrero hasta el 26 de marzo de 2019, en el siguiente lugar: Santa Clara County Housing Authority 505 W. Julian Street, San José, CA 95110 Horario laboral: de lunes a viernes, de 7:30 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. (cerrado el 8 y 22 de marzo de 2019).

Se realizará una audiencia pública sobre el borrador, el martes 14 de marzo de 2019, de 11:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m., en este mismo lugar.

El borrador del plan anual del MTW para 2020 también está disponible en el sitio web de la SCCHA, en www.scchousingauthority.org, a partir de 25 de febrero de 2019.

El público también puede enviar comentarios por escrito, por correo electrónico o por el correo postal de los EE. UU., hasta el 26 de marzo de 2019, tal como se indica a continuación: Correo electrónico: Aimee.Escobar@scchousingauthority.org Correo postal de los EE. UU.: Attn: Aimée Escobar, Senior Housing Policy Analyst Santa Clara County Housing Authority 505 West Julian Street San José, CA 95110 De acuerdo con la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, la Autoridad de Vivienda realizará los esfuerzos razonables para otorgar adaptaciones a las personas con discapacidades. Llame al (408) 275-8770, por lo menos tres días antes de la audiencia pública, si necesita adaptaciones especiales. Los usuarios de TDD/TTY deben llamar al 408-993-3041.

La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Clara es un proveedor de oportunidades igualitarias de vivienda.

Esta dirección es accesible para personas ensillas de ruedas.

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AI WON’T TAKE YOUR JOB, PEOPLE WILL am were it not for a series of amazing mentors, role models, and masters whom I have been lucky enough to work for. For all practical purposes, my capabilities are directly attributable to my teachers (academic and professional). If our hypothetical senior art director doesn’t need junior art directors, or if the corporation will not allow the hiring of humans who are not expert AI coworkers, how will the junior art directors learn enough to become senior?

Shelly Palmer AI, specifically “augmented intelligence,” is going to have both an awesome and an unfortunate impact on our posterity.

Let’s explore one possible way AI may impact the future of work, and how it may dramatically change how we train our workforce.

The Graphic Arts Department (A Metaphor for Every Department) A brand manager needs an advertisement.

So, the brand manager sends a brief to the senior art director (in-house or at an agency) and asks for something amazing to be created. On or before the deadline, the brand manager and the art director meet to review the work.

The brand manager is presented with three approaches, and after a number of meetings, a number of revisions, and revelations, they agree on a final product.

This is a process that has repeated itself for more than a century, and AI is not going to stop it (today).

After getting approvals from senior management, the art director must execute the work and deliver all of the versions and variations required. These might include a full complement of IAB (Interactive Advertising Bureau) standard ad units for the web, graphics suitable for a video graphics package, newspaper ads (in several sizes), a 30-sheet billboard, a digital billboard in several dozen aspect ratios, full-page and double truck print ads (bleed and no-bleed), and a stylebook so that the package designers and the promotion agency can access the new look and get a feel for product design and in-store signage. A list of deliverables can have hundreds of variations, each requiring subtle compositional changes, revised typography, and resizing of images.

The Logical Conclusion

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for the senior director to approve those.

All in, a major campaign might take a 10-person art department a week or so to deliver. That’s today.

And while this may not always be true, today we rely on inspired, talented, uncompromising humans to create groundbreaking graphic art.

The AI-assisted Graphic Artist

But what about the junior art directors?

They will be deprived of the mentorship, remediation, and education an apprentice requires to become a master.

In a world filled with senior art directors who are augmented with AI coworkers, junior art directors need not apply. BTW, in this scenario the senior art director doesn’t need to know anything about AI or computer programming; the AI system requires only a click of a button.

Now, let’s imagine the same process in a slightly different way. In this scenario, the senior art director has an AI coworker (an AI system designed and trained to version graphic artwork).

Instead of harnessing a team of junior art directors to build the deliverables, the senior art director clicks a button and the AI coworker builds every required deliverable, in seconds.

Unlike handing the work to a junior team and waiting hours, days, or weeks, the work is ready immediately for review.

The senior art director will still have to page through each version to give it final approval, and might even have to tweak a few of the versions to get them just right.

But the basic work, the work of 10 junior art directors, will be eliminated – and so will their jobs.

Today, the senior art director hands this project to a group of junior art directors and graphic artists. This work is not tough, it’s just tedious, and there is a lot of it. Anywhere from a few hours to a few days to a few weeks later (depending on the length of the deliverables list), the junior art directors submit their finished work to the senior art director for final approval.

From a fiscal management point of view, the senior art director’s productivity has increased exponentially. The ROI is easy to calculate: remove 10 junior people from payroll who earn between ¼ and ½ of the wages their supervisor earns.

The unit will enjoy a three- to five-fold reduction in annual payroll expense, maybe more. This is an excellent path to value creation (for the shareholders).

The senior art director makes some subtle changes to the deliverables that are not quite right, and the junior art directors are taught why the changes had to be made. Of course, some of the work is perfect, and it takes only a second

Some Things Won’t Change for a While The process between the brand manager and the senior art director will remain unchanged for a while. Creativity and collaboration are human traits that have a magical quality. Hits are a mystery.

You Get Where This Is Going Multiply this scenario by every department where productivity can be increased with human/machine partnerships. It’s easy to imagine millions of jobs simply being eliminated.

Many of them will be people who trained a lifetime to achieve their positions. As each new purpose-built AI system comes online, the work for less productive humans will evaporate practically overnight.

Why This Will Happen Almost every CEO will insist on using AI to push productivity to its limits. The competitive advantage is too great (if you’re first), and if you’re unfortunate enough to be a follower (fast or otherwise), an AI-augmented workforce will become table stakes. Nothing is going to stop this.

What We Really Need to Figure Out For me, the most devastating aspect of this future vision is what happens to the farm team. Paying your dues started in the Gilded Age. I would not be where I

If you follow this hypothesis to its logical conclusion, at some point, the senior art directors are replaced by AI systems that have seen enough awesome graphic art to create artwork that is “good enough” from scratch. To be fair, the vast majority of work product created by journeymen across all disciplines is not at a “masterpiece” level.

I like to think that the full replacement of creative workers and production workers is still far away, but I know differently.

Look at the cab drivers around the world protesting ride-sharing services. They are fighting for their livelihoods. What kind of world will we live in if their actions are mimicked by displaced workers in every field, from every walk of life?

What You Can Do about It There is only one thing you can do about this. You must become the very best AI coworker you can become. No matter how smart you think you are, there are things a well-trained AI system can do better than you can. It can look at more data, it can see the world differently, it can augment your capabilities.

How do you become a best-in-class AI coworker? Start by learning to use the existing tools, inject yourself in the process, and become a lifelong student of your art and the AI tools at the cutting edge of your profession.

This approach may not save your human co-workers, but it will position you to survive and prosper in our exponentially changing world.

Author’s note: This is not a sponsored post. I am the author of this article and it expresses my own opinions. I am not, nor is my company, receiving compensation for it. I know this is a much bigger topic than I have room to write about here. It also requires some frank discussion and debate. Please send me an email or tweet your thoughts, offer alternative views, or suggest other ideas about probable futures.

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Newsom Lays Out Lofty Health Goals in State of the State

"We need to provide greater affordability assistance, reinstitute the Affordable Care Act individual requirements, put in place greater cost-control effort to help deal with the cost of health care in California," he said.

Medi-Cal already serves low-income, undocumented children, but Newsom emphasized his support for extending health coverage to qualifying undocumented people ages 18 to 26.

Wright said he'd go even further, with an extension to all low-income Californians regardless of age or immigration status. Opponents have said such a system would bust the state budget.

FEBRUARY 15 - 21, 2019 Wright also agreed with Newsom in the view that overall health-care costs need to drop, and supports policies designed to leverage billions in state contracts to lower drug costs.

"We are very supportive of Gov. Newsom's effort to pool the prescription drug-purchasing power of the state to get real savings," he said.

Wright also praised the governor's focus on the effects of consolidation in the health-care arena, which he said have led to higher costs and limited patient choice.

The text of AB 4 Medi-Cal for All is online at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on the Legislature to protect California from federal attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Photo Credit: jdlasica/Flickr

Suzanne Potter California News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Groups that promote greater access to health care cheered Tuesday February 12 as Gov. Gavin Newsom made the issue a central part of his State of the State address. The governor criticized what

he called the Trump administration's "vandalism" of the Affordable Care Act. Anthony Wright, executive director of the nonprofit Health Access, said he agrees that the state needs to step in where the federal government has retreated.

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