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LATINA POWER LATINA POWER

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José López Zamorano

La Red Hispana

Haymucho que celebrar en marzo, el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer, en especial para las mujeres latinas en los Estados Unidos en este año electoral.

Porque si la participación cívica entre la comunidad latina fuera una competencia, no hay duda de quienes serían los ganadores o, mejor dicho, las ganadoras.

Las mujeres latinas vencerían a los hombres, con la mano en la cintura.

Consistentemente hay más latinas votantes que hombres, tienen más altos porcentajes de registro electoral y más altos niveles de votación, especialmente en el importante segmento de 18 a 24 años.

Es pocas palabras: Las mujeres latinas son el motor del crecimiento y de la influencia electoral de la comunidad latina en los Estados Unidos.

Las cifras lo confirman. En este momento tenemos 19 latinas en la Cámara de Representantes, algunas en el Senado, la senadora Catherine Cortez-Masto de Nevada y la gobernadora de Nuevo México, Michelle Luján Grisham.

No ha sido un camino fácil desde que Gloria Molina se convirtió en la primera latina en la legislatura estatal de California en 1982 o desde que Ileana RosLehtinen fue electa como la primera latina electa al Congreso federal en 1989. No hay que olvidar que no fue hasta 1975 cuando el Congreso aprobó la extensión de la Ley de Derechos Electorales, para exigir asistencia lingüística en los centros de votación, para que las mujeres latinas, asiáticas y nativo-americanas pudieran ejercer sus derechos políticos efectivamente.

Pero subsiste una paradoja, las latinas siguen estando subrepresentadas en el voto femenino de Estados Unidos, especialmente en comparación con los niveles de votación de las mujeres blancas no-latinas.

Se requiere “una inversión significativa en extensión y movilización de votantes fundamental para aprovechar todo el potencial que tienen tanto las latinas como los latinos para influir en el panorama político estadounidense y, por lo tanto, en los resultados de las políticas que impactan sus vidas y comunidades”, sostiene un estudio de UnidosUS.

La buena noticia es que muchas organizaciones están dedicadas a movilizar a los votantes latinos en general, pero especialmente a las mujeres latinas.

Por ejemplo la organización Poder LatinX mantiene la beca “Poderosas”, como parte de sus programas de empoderamiento comunitario, para brindar desarrollo de liderazgo e inspirar a las latinas en estados electorales clave, y utilizar herramientas de participación cívica para aumentar la participación de los votantes en sus comunidades

En La Red Hispana lanzamos la campaña “Votamos” para motivar a los latinas y latinos a registrarse para votar y participar activamente en las elecciones, así como para educar a la comunidad

sobre la importancia del voto y cómo ejercer su derecho de manera efectiva.

El voto es la herramienta más poderosa para impulsar el cambio y promover la igualdad y la equidad.

Al participar en el proceso electoral— como votantes o como candidatos a puestos de elección— los latinos podemos influir en políticas públicas que impactan directamente nuestras vidas, como la salud, la economía, la educación, la inmigración y la justicia social.

Cada voto cuenta y cada voz importa. Y las mujeres latinas están liderando el camino con su dignificante ejemplo como trabajadoras, madres y ciudadanas plenas.

José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

Thereis much to celebrate in March, which is Women's History Month, especially for Latina women in the United States in this election year.

Because if civic participation among the Latino community were a competition, there is no doubt who the winners would be.

Latina women would beat men, hand on hip.

There are consistently more Latina voters than men, they have higher

percentages of voter registration and higher levels of voting, especially in the important 18 to 24 year old segment.

Simply put: Latina women are the engine of growth and electoral influence of the Latino community in the United States.

The figures confirm it. Right now we have 19 Latinas in the House of Representatives, some in the Senate, Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto of Nevada and the governor of New Mexico, Michelle Luján Grisham.

It hasn't been an easy road since Gloria Molina became the first Latina in the California state legislature in 1982 or since Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was elected the first Latina to Congress in 1989.

We must not forget that it was not until 1975 when Congress approved the extension of the Voting Rights Act, to require linguistic assistance at voting centers, so that Latina, Asian and Native American women could effectively exercise their political rights.

But a paradox remains: Latinas continue to be underrepresented in the US female vote, especially compared to the voting levels of non-Latina white women.

“A significant investment in outreach and critical voter mobilization is required to realize the full potential that both Latinas and Latinos have to influence the American political landscape and, therefore, the policy outcomes that impact their lives and communities”, maintains a study by UnidosUS.

The good news is that many organizations are dedicated to mobilizing Latino voters in general, but especially Latina women.

For example, the organization Poder LatinX maintains the “Poderosas” scholarship, as part of its community empowerment programs, to provide leadership development and inspire Latinas in key electoral states, and use civic participation tools to increase voter participation in their communities

At La Red Hispana we launched the “Votamos” campaign to motivate Latinas and Latinos to register to vote and actively participate in the elections, as well as to educate the community about the importance of voting and how to exercise their right effectively.

Voting is the most powerful tool to drive change and promote equality and equity.

By participating in the electoral process—as voters or as candidates for elected office—Latinos can influence public policies that directly impact our lives, such as health, the economy, education, immigration and social justice.

Every vote counts and every voice matters. And Latina women are leading the way with their dignified example as workers, mothers and full citizens.

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Si su negocio aceptó Visa o Mastercard entre 2004 y 2019, ahora usted puede reclamar su parte de una conciliación de 5500 millones de dólares. ¡Reclame su parte ahora!

Los comerciantes (propietarios de negocios) que en algún momento entre el 1 de enero de 2004 y el 25 de enero de 2019 aceptaron Visa o Mastercard pueden ahora reclamar su parte de una conciliación de 5500 millones de dólares.

Tanto Visa como Mastercard y sus bancos emisores (los “Demandados”) han violado presuntamente la ley, inflando indebidamente las tasas de intercambio. Los Demandados alegan que no han cometido nada indebido. Afirman que sus prácticas comerciales son legales.

Tras años de apelaciones, la Conciliación es definitiva y desde ahora se aceptan formularios de reclamación. Si usted decide no interponer una reclamación, no recibirá ningún pago proveniente de la Conciliación.

En estos momentos se están enviando formularios de reclamación por correo postal a más de 15 millones de comerciantes. Incluso en el caso de que usted no reciba un formulario de reclamación por correo postal, existe la posibilidad de que aun así sea apto para recibir un pago compensatorio. Le recomendamos que visite www.PaymentCardSettlement.com para obtener más información sobre la Conciliación. La fecha límite para la presentación de reclamaciones es el 31 de mayo de 2024. Puede presentar su reclamación en línea a través del sitio web. O, si lo prefiere, puede interponer su reclamación por escrito y en papel, descargando el formulario de reclamación desde el mismo sitio web, o llamando por teléfono al 1-800-625-6440. El administrador del grupo de demandantes y los abogados del grupo de demandantes están a su disposición para ayudarle a preparar su reclamación sin costo alguno.

Interponer su reclamación en línea le debería llevar cinco minutos o menos.

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CALIFORNIA CONSIDERS ‘TUITION-FREE BACHELOR’S DEGREES’

AB2093, the “Tuition-Free Bachelor’s Degree,” would allow California's 116 community colleges to forgive tuition and fees for low-income, first-time, full-time California resident students as they pursue a four-year degree.

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Whilethe world’s largest higher education system – California’s community colleges – continues to expand its curriculum, lawmakers are expanding ways for students to access it.

At a press conference at East Los Angeles College on Feb. 22, local state Assembly representative Miguel Santiago presented the latest of the “California College Promise” measures he initiated in 2017.

This one, AB2093, the “Tuition-Free Bachelor’s Degree,” would allow the state’s 116 community colleges to forgive tuition and fees for low-income, first-time, full-time California resident students all the way as they pursue a four-year degree.

Earlier iterations of Santiago’s “Promise” programs have provided this kind of support for students’ first year of community college (AB19, 2017), then their second year (AB2, 2019), and boosted student access in other ways, such as giving disabled students more time to complete their degrees via lower per-semester course load requirements to maintain eligibility.

Alberto Roman, president of the host college campus in Monterey Park (Los Angeles County), opened the presentation by touting new BA programs in community colleges that will help meet the demand for health care professionals.

To help students earn these degrees, he said, is to help ensure equal opportunities for all, including low-income and under-represented.

Community colleges have long offered two-year “Associate of Arts” degrees – AAs – and a pathway to four-year baccalaureate (BA) programs offered by the California State University (CSU) or University of California (UC) systems.

But dozens of the 116 accredited community colleges up and down the state now also offer a variety of BA programs, such as four within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), in biotech, aeronautics, dental hygiene and respiratory therapy.

With those who choose not to go to college citing the cost as a primary reason for the decision, Santiago said, “We’re moving students out of systemic poverty, one student at a time.”

Santiago was LACCD board president prior to being elected to the state Assembly in 2014 and is currently challenging incumbent Kevin De Leon for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council. He addressed the gathering in both English and Spanish.

“We’re doing (President Joe) Biden one better,” he said, referring to the president’s dogged accumulation of loan forgiveness victories.

The day before, in Culver City (Los Angeles County), Biden had announced canceling $1.2 billion in debt for 153,000 people who had been paying off loans of $10,000 or less for a decade or more. The move brings the total forgiven under his administration to $138 billion for almost 4 million Americans, despite conservative-leaning court and Congressional Republican opposition to his original plans to forgive more than $400 billion of student debt.

He’s done so by such things as addressing failures in the current system to deliver on promises to students pursuing careers in public service, for instance, teachers, first responders and government workers, and by helping people defrauded by schools that closed or otherwise cheated them.

AB2093, co-authored by Santiago and Assembly colleague Sabrina Cervantes of Riverside County, allows the state’s community college districts

some discretion in how they use the funding, if they accept it at all.

For example, instead of waiving tuition fees up front, some might choose to pay back fees after the coursework is completed.

Or schools could choose to provide help with other student costs such as transportation, child care and books, or fund college preparedness programs, current LACCD board president Nichelle Henderson said.

So far, she said, California College Promise has helped nearly 150,000 students, including 36,000 in LACCD.

The funds already exist within the community college system, Santiago stated. The measure is simply an exercise in funding those who need it most, he said, “the students!”

Besides, James McKeever, AFT 1521 Faculty Guild president said, given the increasing need for workers with bachelor’s degrees and the decreasing percentage of the workforce that has one, and the finding that 95% of Californians who’ve earned BAs at community colleges stay in their communities, the state will soon enough recoup its investments in education via taxes paid by those higher-earning workers.

He recalled a time when higher education in California truly was free.

But, he said, public universities began charging tuition soon after the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster ruling in California, which said Latino students were being discriminated against under the pretext of language differences. The ruling set a precedent for the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling ending school segregation nationwide.

The problem, McKeever said, is that the loan forgiveness programs only “kick the can down the road,” with the CSU system currently considering 30% tuition increases.

“Education is the most democratic thing we can do,” said Francisco Rodriguez, LACCD chancellor. And California College Promise students, he said, “earn degrees at a higher rate and transfer at a higher level and rate.”

“Report after report suggests that we have a shortage of baccalaureate degree earners in California. It’s the ticket out of poverty, the great equalizer.”

“An education fuels a strong economy,” Rodriguez said. “Education can make the difference between an individual participating in the economy or being left out on the margins.”

“Call your legislators!” Santiago urged.

CALIFORNIA CONSIDERA 'LICENCIATURAS GRATUITAS'

AB2093, la “Licenciatura sin colegiatura”, permitiría a los 116 colegios comunitarios de California condonar la colegiatura y las cuotas a los estudiantes de bajos ingresos, primerizos y de tiempo completo que residen en California mientras cursan una carrera de cuatro años.

Mark Hedin

Ethnic Media Services

Mientras que el sistema de educación superior más grande del mundo –los colegios comunitarios de California– continúa ampliando su plan de estudios, los legisladores están ampliando las formas para que los estudiantes accedan a él.

En una conferencia de prensa en East Los Angeles College el 22 de febrero, el representante de la Asamblea estatal local, Miguel Santiago, presentó la última de las medidas de la “Promesa Universitaria de California” que inició en 2017.

Éste, AB2093, la “Licenciatura sin colegiatura”, permitiría a los 116 colegios comunitarios del estado condonar la colegiatura y las cuotas para estudiantes de bajos ingresos, residentes por primera vez y a tiempo completo en California, durante una carrera de cuatro años.

Las versiones anteriores de los programas “Promise” de Santiago han brindado este tipo de apoyo para el primer año de los estudiantes en el colegio comunitario (AB19, 2017), luego, su segundo año (AB2, 2019), e impulsó el acceso de los estudiantes de otras maneras, como darles a los estudiantes discapacitados más tiempo para completar sus títulos a través de requisitos de carga académica más bajos por semestre para mantener la elegibilidad.

Alberto Román, presidente del campus universitario anfitrión en Monterey Park (condado de Los Ángeles), abrió la presentación promocionando nuevos programas de licenciatura en colegios comunitarios que ayudarán a satisfacer la demanda de profesionales de la salud.

Ayudar a los estudiantes a obtener estos títulos, dijo, es ayudar a garantizar la igualdad de oportunidades para todos, incluidos los de bajos ingresos y los subrepresentados.

Los colegios comunitarios han ofrecido durante mucho tiempo títulos de “Asociado en Artes” (AA) de dos años y un camino hacia programas de bachillerato (BA) de cuatro años ofrecidos por los sistemas de la Universidad Estatal de California (CSU) o la Universidad de California (UC).

Pero docenas de los 116 colegios comunitarios acreditados en todo el estado ahora también ofrecen una variedad de programas de licenciatura, como cuatro dentro del Distrito de Colegios Comunitarios de Los Ángeles (LACCD), en biotecnología, aeronáutica, higiene dental y terapia respiratoria. Mientras que aquellos que optan por no ir a la universidad citan el costo como la razón principal de la decisión, Santiago dijo: “Estamos sacando a los estudiantes de la pobreza sistémica, un estudiante a la vez”.

Santiago fue presidente de la junta de LACCD antes de ser elegido miembro de la Asamblea estatal en 2014 y actualmente está desafiando al titular Kevin De Leon por un puesto en el Concejo Municipal de Los Ángeles. Se dirigió a la reunión tanto en inglés como en español.

“Estamos haciendo que (el presidente Joe) Biden sea un poco mejor”, dijo, refiriéndose a la obstinada acumulación de victorias en la condonación de préstamos por parte del presidente.

La víspera, en Culver City (condado de Los Ángeles), Biden había anunciado la cancelación de 1.200 millones de dólares de deuda de 153.000 personas que llevaban una década o más pagando préstamos de 10.000 dólares o menos. La medida eleva el total perdonado bajo su administración a 138 mil millones de dólares para casi 4 millones de estadounidenses, a pesar de la oposición del tribunal de tendencia conservadora y del Congreso republicano a sus planes originales de perdonar más de 400 mil millones de dólares de deuda estudiantil.

Lo ha hecho a través de cosas como abordar las fallas del sistema actual para cumplir las promesas a los estudiantes que siguen carreras en el servicio público, por ejemplo, maestros, rescatistas y trabajadores gubernamentales, y ayudando a personas defraudadas por escuelas que cerraron o los engañaron de otra manera.

AB2093, escrito en coautoría por Santiago y su colega de la Asamblea Sabrina Cervantes del condado de Riverside, permite a los distritos de colegios comunitarios del estado cierta discreción en cómo utilizan los fondos, si es que los aceptan.

Por ejemplo, en lugar de renunciar a las tasas de inscripción por adelantado, algunos podrían optar por devolver las tasas una vez finalizado el trabajo del curso.

O las escuelas podrían optar por brindar ayuda con otros costos de los estudiantes, como transporte, cuidado infantil y libros, o financiar programas de preparación universitaria, dijo la actual presidenta de la junta de LACCD, Nichelle Henderson.

Hasta ahora, dijo, California College Promise ha ayudado a casi 150.000 estudiantes, incluidos 36.000 en LACCD.

Los fondos ya existen dentro del sistema de colegios comunitarios, afirmó Santiago. La medida es simplemente un ejercicio para financiar a quienes más lo necesitan, dijo: “¡los estudiantes!”.

Además, James McKeever, presidente del AFT 1521 Faculty Guild, dijo que, dada la creciente necesidad de trabajadores con títulos de licenciatura y el porcentaje cada vez menor de la fuerza laboral que tiene uno, y el hallazgo de que el 95% de los californianos que han obtenido títulos de licenciatura en colegios comunitarios permanecen en sus comunidades, el estado pronto recuperará sus inversiones en educación a través de los impuestos pagados por esos trabajadores con mayores ingresos.

Recordó una época en la que la educación superior en California era verdaderamente gratuita.

Pero, dijo, las universidades públicas comenzaron a cobrar colegiatura poco después del fallo Méndez v. Westminster de 1947 en California, que decía que los estudiantes latinos estaban siendo discriminados con el pretexto de diferencias lingüísticas. El fallo sentó un precedente para el fallo de la Corte Suprema de 1954 en Brown contra la Junta de Educación que puso fin a la segregación escolar en todo el país.

El problema, dijo McKeever, es que los programas de condonación de préstamos sólo “patean la lata más adelante”, y el sistema CSU actualmente considera aumentos de colegiatura del 30%.

“La educación es lo más democrático que podemos hacer”, dijo Francisco Rodríguez, canciller de LACCD. Y los estudiantes de California College Promise, dijo, “obtienen títulos a un ritmo más alto y se transfieren a un nivel y ritmo más altos”.

“Un informe tras otro sugiere que tenemos una escasez de personas con títulos de licenciatura en California. Es el boleto para salir de la pobreza, el gran igualador”.

“La educación impulsa una economía fuerte”, dijo Rodríguez. “La educación puede marcar la diferencia entre que un individuo participe en la economía o quede excluido”.

“¡Llamen a sus legisladores!” Instó Santiago.

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CA LAWMAKERS PROPOSE $100 BILLION FOR SHELTERS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Democratic leaders in the U.S. House and Senate reintroduced the Housing for All Act, which would put about $100 billion over 10 years toward solving the crisis of people experiencing homelessness.

The bill would fund federal programs to build affordable housing and provide emergency shelter.

Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., who is cosponsoring the bill, said housing is a human right, not a privilege.

"There are more than 653,000 people experiencing homelessness in the United States, including over 181,000 here in the State of California," Padilla pointed out. "We know that there is a shortage of 7.3 million affordable homes in the country. So the stakes are indeed high."

Opponents of the bill cited concerns about cost. On Tuesday February 20, local, county, state and federal leaders spoke at a Project Homekey site in Los Angeles, a program started during the pandemic to turn old motels into permanent supportive housing with wraparound services to address issues of addiction, mental health and unemployment.

Dhakshike Wickrema, deputy secretary for homelessness at the California Business Consumer Services and Housing Agency, touted the program's successes.

"Homekey has funded over 15,000 homes in 250 projects across California," Wickrema reported. "These projects will serve almost 170,000 residents."

Karen Bass, mayor of Los Angeles, noted the bill would also fund programs to keep people from being evicted.

"One of the fastest-growing sectors of

the unhoused population are our elders, seniors who maybe worked in retail their whole life, didn't have a 401(k), didn't have a pension," Bass outlined. "Social Security really will not pay for anything in Los Angeles and they wind up unhoused."

The proposal would also establish a commission to focus on racial equity in housing.

LEGISLADORES DE CALIFORNIA PROPONEN $100 MIL MILLONES PARA REFUGIOS Y VIVIENDAS ASEQUIBLES

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Loslíderes demócratas en la Cámara y el Senado de Estados Unidos reintrodujeron la Ley de Vivienda para Todos, que destinaría alrededor de $100 mil millones en 10 años a resolver la crisis de las personas sin hogar.

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El proyecto de ley financiaría programas federales para construir viviendas asequibles y proporcionar refugio de emergencia.

El senador Alex Padilla, demócrata por California, copatrocinador del proyecto de ley, dijo que la vivienda es un derecho humano, no un privilegio.

"Hay más de 653.000 personas sin hogar en Estados Unidos, incluidas más de 181.000 aquí en el estado de California", señaló Padilla. "Sabemos que en el país faltan 7,3 millones de viviendas asequibles. Así que hay mucho en juego".

Los oponentes al proyecto de ley citaron preocupaciones sobre el costo. El martes 20 de febrero, líderes locales, del condado, estatales y federales hablaron en un sitio del Proyecto Homekey en Los Ángeles, un programa iniciado durante la pandemia para convertir viejos moteles en viviendas de apoyo permanentes con servicios integrales para abordar problemas de adicción, salud mental y desempleo.

Dhakshike Wickrema, subsecretario para las personas sin hogar de la Agencia de Vivienda y Servicios al Consumidor Empresarial de California, elogió los éxitos del programa.

"Homekey ha financiado más de 15.000 viviendas en 250 proyectos en toda California", informó Wickrema. "Estos proyectos atenderán a casi 170.000 residentes".

Karen Bass, alcaldesa de Los Ángeles, señaló que el proyecto de ley también financiaría programas para evitar que las personas sean desalojadas.

"Uno de los sectores de más rápido crecimiento de la población sin vivienda son nuestros mayores, personas mayores que tal vez trabajaron en el comercio minorista toda su vida, no tenían un plan 401(k), no tenían una pensión", destacó Bass. "La Seguridad Social realmente no paga nada en Los Ángeles y terminan sin vivienda".

La propuesta también establecería una comisión que se centraría en la equidad racial en la vivienda.

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Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass spoke in Los Angeles on Tuesday February 20, 2024 in support of legislation to fund programs to build affordable housing and help people experiencing homelessness. Photo Credit: Office of Sen. Alex Padilla

Líderes demócratas en la Cámara y el Senado de Estados Unidos reintrodujeron la Ley de Vivienda para Todos, que destinaría alrededor de $100 mil millones en 10 años a resolver la crisis de las personas sin hogar.

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AtHOW COMMUNITY VOTES MAKE POLITICAL CHANGE

As the U.S. electorate grows more diverse, mobilizing historically marginalized voters is more politically decisive than ever this election year.

VOTOS COMUNITARIOS GENERAN CAMBIOS POLÍTICOS

A medida que el electorado estadounidense se vuelve más diverso, movilizar a votantes históricamente marginados es más decisivo políticamente que nunca este año electoral.

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Selen Ozturk

Ethnic Media Services

a Friday, February 23 Ethnic Media Services briefing, voter engagement experts discussed how organizing community voters can make political change.

What community votes can win

“If we’re going to affect social change, it has to be through the people that are most affected by it to begin with,” said Ernie Serrano, Integrated Voter Engagement Organizer with Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE).

SCOPE first formed to mobilize South Los Angeles communities after the Rodney King riots in 1992, Serrano explained, “because the powers in our communities weren’t investing in us. There was heavy redlining, policing,” failed responses to the crack epidemic and corporate and environmental exploitation. “We wanted to have a say in how our elected leaders were governing us.”

Because communities of color are often disenfranchised, he continued, many members are not as politically informed, and so “the grassroot effort to have a voice at the table requires telling our community why it’s important to vote, showing what it can win.” One major recent victory by SCOPE involved the 2022 election of LA Mayor Karen Bass, who gave up her congressional seat to run a grassroots campaign against billionaire Rick Caruso.

“So, you have a grassroots leader, with only $10 million in budget, against someone who spent $109 million dollars with big business support … recreating her through ads to the point that people thought she was an entirely different person than who she was,” Serrano said. “These are odds that, historically, people don’t beat, and we won.”

How was it possible?

“Because he didn’t have a concept of what it meant to reach the demographic that he needed to reach in order to gain the seat,” explained Serrano. “If he was really interested in bettering conditions in LA like homelessness and environmental issues, he would have invested in LA residents …who are often disengaged from the voting process because they don’t believe the system was designed for us, that it’s already rigged for the powers that be. But that’s not necessarily true.”

Empowering voters by counting voters

The power of community voting “starts with the Census,” said Debbie Chen, Houston-based community activist and Executive VP with the National OCA, Asian Pacific American Advocates.

“It’s not simply ‘Come election time, go vote,’ because redistricting is actually the best way to conduct mass voter suppression,” she explained. “The Census determines who gets counted for redistricting, which determines who gets to govern, vote and spend in certain areas.”

Redistricting is the process through which congressional districts are drawn every ten years, following the decennial Census count.

For the average first-generation immigrant, ‘The importance of being counted,’ that message alone doesn’t necessarily resonate,” Chen continued. “But when you approach it from the perspective that being counted lets you decide who gets to spend your tax dollars, how much of your money comes back to your area to get roads built, schools, nice sidewalks as opposed to ditches — everybody understands money.”

“Many people in the new immigrant AAPI community don’t realize how your vote gives you power to influence your community this way,” she added. Although AAPI are the fastest-growing U.S. ethnic group, “neither party has traditionally invested in outreach to the AAPI community, despite the fact that in many areas our vote can make that margin of difference in closer races.”

In Texas, for instance, eligible AAPI voters grew by 74% between 2010 and 2020, compared to a 21% increase in overall eligible voters statewide.

The power of voting lies in “making sure that we get counted, that our influence over our community doesn’t get diluted through racial gerrymandering,” Chen said. “It should come down to who can best invest in where we live.”

The value of community votes

“Politics is local,” said Anneshia Hardy, executive director of Alabama Values. “The message of ‘If your vote wasn’t important, they would stop it’ doesn’t ring true because of these coordinated efforts to dilute our vote, the value of it.”

White men, for example, are 30% of the population but hold 62% of U.S. elected offices, she said — often as a result of incumbency and racial redistricting such as in the Milligan fair mapping case, which Alabama Values helped win last year in favor of two newly redrawn majority-minority districts reflecting the state’s growing Black electorate.

Although white voters are historically more likely to turn out than other ethnic groups, ethnic voters make up increasingly decisive electorates in battleground states, while the share of non-Hispanic White eligible voters has been declining since 2000, according to Pew.

That electoral gap also extends across generations, with Alabamians under 45 comprising 1.7 million of the voting population, but only half of those voters cast ballots, compared to 70% of 2.1 million voters over 45.

In total, 2.3 million Alabamians voted — a record number in terms of volume, but one which represented only 62% of voters statewide, with 1.4 million eligible Alabamians not having voted.

How do we show the value of community votes to those who do not engage?

“By helping voters see themselves in the solution to issues that matter to them — social justice, health care, education,” said Hardy. “Who controls the narrative has power over tangible community outcomes.”

“The notion that voters of color abstain because they feel their vote doesn’t matter fails to acknowledge the deeper issue at play,” she continued. “Many of these voters are disappointed not because they undervalue their vote, but because they see unkept political promises that persist despite their vote.”

Currently, Alabama Values is battling Senate Bill 1, a piece of state legislation that makes absentee ballot voting a felony — worsening the ability of many Alabamians, particularly those of color living in remote areas, to vote at all.

“Even in the midst of trying to get people to vote, we’re fighting to ensure that everyone has access to the ballot at all,” added Hardy. “To engage these voters, particularly voters of color, we must address their legitimate concerns about the democratic process by working to make it more responsive to what they want.”

EnSelen Ozturk Ethnic Media Services

una sesión informativa de Ethnic Media Services el viernes 23 de febrero, expertos en participación electoral discutieron cómo la organización de los votantes comunitarios puede generar cambios políticos. Lo que los votos comunitarios pueden ganar

“Si vamos a lograr un cambio social, para empezar tiene que ser a través de las personas más afectadas”, dijo Ernie Serrano, Organizador Integrado de Participación Electoral de Conceptos Estratégicos en Organización y Educación Política (SCOPE).

SCOPE se formó por primera vez para movilizar a las comunidades del sur de Los Ángeles después de los disturbios de Rodney King en 1992, explicó Serrano, “porque los poderes de nuestras comunidades no estaban invirtiendo en nosotros. Hubo fuertes líneas rojas y medidas policiales”, respuestas fallidas a la epidemia de crack y la explotación corporativa y ambiental. "Queríamos tener voz y voto sobre cómo nos gobernaban nuestros líderes electos".

Debido a que las comunidades de color a menudo se ven privadas de sus derechos, continuó, muchos miembros no están tan informados políticamente, por lo que “el esfuerzo de base para tener una voz en la mesa requiere decirle a nuestra comunidad por qué es importante votar, mostrando qué puede ganar”.

Una victoria importante reciente de SCOPE involucró la elección en 2022 de la alcaldesa de Los Ángeles, Karen Bass, quien renunció a su escaño en el Congreso para realizar una campaña de base contra el multimillonario Rick Caruso.

“Entonces, tenemos un líder de base, con sólo 10 millones de dólares de presupuesto, frente a alguien que gastó 109 millones de dólares con el apoyo de las grandes empresas… recrearla a través de anuncios hasta el punto de que la gente pensaba que era una persona completamente diferente a lo que era”, dijo Serrano. “Éstas son probabilidades que, históricamente, la gente no supera y nosotros ganamos”.

¿Cómo fue posible?

“Porque no tenía un concepto de lo que significaba llegar al grupo demográfico al que necesitaba llegar para ganar el escaño”, explicó Serrano. “Si estuviera realmente interesado en mejorar las condiciones en Los Ángeles, como las personas sin hogar y las cuestiones medioambientales, habría invertido en los residentes de Los Ángeles.… quienes a menudo se desvinculan del proceso de votación porque no creen que el sistema fue diseñado para nosotros, que ya está manipulado para los poderes fácticos. Pero eso no es necesariamente cierto”. Empoderar a los votantes contando votantes El poder del voto comunitario “comienza con el censo”, dijo Debbie Chen, activista comunitaria con sede en Houston y vicepresidenta ejecutiva de la OCA Nacional, Asian Pacific American Advocates.

"No se trata simplemente de 'Cuando llegue el momento de las elecciones, vaya a votar', porque la redistribución de distritos es en realidad la mejor manera de llevar a cabo una supresión masiva de votantes", explicó. “El Censo determina quién se cuenta para la redistribución

de distritos, lo que determina quién gobernará, votará y gastará en ciertas áreas”.

La redistribución de distritos es el proceso mediante el cual se dibujan distritos electorales cada diez años, siguiendo el conteo del censo decenal.

Para el inmigrante promedio de primera generación, 'La importancia de ser contado', ese mensaje por sí solo no necesariamente resuena”, continuó Chen. “Pero cuando lo abordas desde la perspectiva de que el conteo te permite decidir quién gasta el dinero de tus impuestos, cuánto de tu dinero regresa a tu área para construir carreteras, escuelas, banquetas bonitas en lugar de zanjas - todo el mundo entiende el dinero.”

“Muchas personas en la nueva comunidad de inmigrantes AAPI no se dan cuenta de cómo su voto les da poder para influir en su comunidad de esta manera”, añadió. Aunque los AAPI son el grupo étnico de más rápido crecimiento en Estados Unidos, “ninguno de los partidos ha invertido tradicionalmente en llegar a la comunidad AAPI, a pesar de que en muchas áreas nuestro voto puede marcar ese margen de diferencia en contiendas más reñidas”. En Texas, por ejemplo, los votantes elegibles de la AAPI aumentaron un 74% entre 2010 y 2020, en comparación con un aumento del 21% en el número total de votantes elegibles en todo el estado.

El poder del voto reside en “asegurarnos de que seamos contados, de que nuestra influencia sobre nuestra comunidad no se diluya mediante la manipulación racial”, dijo Chen. "La cuestión debería reducirse a quién puede invertir mejor en el lugar donde vivimos".

El valor de los votos comunitarios

“La política es local”, dijo Anneshia Hardy, directora ejecutiva de Alabama Values. "El mensaje de 'Si su voto no fuera importante, lo detendrían' no suena cierto debido a estos esfuerzos coordinados para diluir nuestro voto, su valor". Los hombres blancos, por ejemplo, representan el 30% de la población, pero ocupan el 62% de los cargos electos en Estados Unidos, dijo, a menudo como resultado de la redistribución de distritos raciales, como en el caso de mapeo justo de Milligan, que Alabama Values ayudó a ganar el año pasado a favor de dos distritos mayoritarios y minoritarios recientemente rediseñados que reflejan el creciente electorado negro del estado.

Aunque históricamente los votantes blancos tienen más probabilidades de votar que otros grupos étnicos, los votantes étnicos constituyen electorados cada vez más decisivos en los estados en disputa, mientras que la proporción de votantes blancos no hispanos elegibles ha ido disminuyendo desde 2000, según Pew.

Esa brecha electoral también se extiende a través de generaciones: los habitantes de Alabama menores de 45 años representan 1,7 millones de la población votante, pero sólo la mitad de esos votantes emitieron su voto, en comparación con el 70% de los 2,1 millones de votantes mayores de 45 años.

En total, votaron 2,3 millones de habitantes de Alabama - una cifra récord en términos de volumen, pero que representó sólo el 62% de los votantes en todo el estado, con 1,4 millones de habitantes de Alabama elegibles que no habían votado.

¿Cómo mostramos el valor de los votos comunitarios a quienes no participan?

“Ayudando a los votantes a verse a sí mismos en la solución de los problemas que les importan - justicia social, atención médica, educación”, dijo Hardy. “Quien controla la narrativa tiene poder sobre los resultados comunitarios tangibles”.

“La noción de que los votantes de color se abstienen porque sienten que su voto no importa no reconoce el problema más profundo en juego”, continuó. “Muchos de estos votantes están decepcionados no porque subvaloren su voto, sino porque ven promesas políticas incumplidas que persisten a pesar de su voto”.

Actualmente, Alabama Values está luchando contra el Proyecto de Ley del Senado 1, una legislación estatal que convierte el voto en ausencia en un delito grave — empeorando la capacidad de muchos habitantes de Alabama, particularmente aquellos de color que viven en áreas remotas, para votar.

“Incluso mientras intentamos que la gente vote, estamos luchando para garantizar que todos tengan acceso a la boleta”, agregó Hardy. "Para involucrar a estos votantes, particularmente a los votantes de color, debemos abordar sus preocupaciones legítimas sobre el proceso democrático trabajando para que responda mejor a lo que ellos quieren".

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Elección Primaria Presidencial del 5 de marzo de 2024

SE NOTIFICA POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE que el Registro de Votantes del Condado de Santa Clara cuenta con las siguientes ubicaciones como Centros de Votación para cada precinto electoral para la Elección Primaria Presidencial que se llevará a cabo en el Condado de Santa Clara el martes 5 de marzo de 2024

SE NOTIFICA TAMBIÉN que las boletas emitidas en dicha elección serán contadas centralmente en la Oficina del Registro de Votantes del Condado de Santa Clara, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, California 95112.

Votación Temprana en la Oficina del Registro de Votantes 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, CA 95112

Día Fecha Horario

lunes - viernes 5 de febrero de 2024 – 4 de marzo de 2024* 8:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m.

sábados - domingos 24 de febrero de 2024 – 25 de febrero de 2024 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m.

2 de marzo de 2024 – 3 de marzo de 2024

Día de la Elección 5 de marzo de 2024

* Abierto el 19 de febrero de 2024, Día de los Presidentes

LAS UBICACIONES ESTÁN SUJETAS A CAMBIOS

7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Por favor visite www.sccvote.org para la información más actualizada.

Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 11 Días

Abiertos del 24 de febrero – 4 de marzo – de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m.

Día de la Elección, 5 de marzo de 2024 – de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Códigos de Asistencia con el Idioma:

C = Chino; S = Español; T = Tagalog; V = Vietnamita H = Hindi; J = Japonés; K = Coreano; M = Jemer

B = Punyabí; G = Guyaratí; L = Tamil; O = Portugués; P = Persa; Q = Nepalí; R = Ruso; U = Telugu; Y = Sirio

Ubicación Dirección Ciudad Asistencia de Idioma Campbell

Town

Sanctuary 400 W Campbell Ave Campbell, CA 95008 C/S/T/V/H/K/P/R/U

- Library 7881 Murray Ave Gilroy, CA 95020 C/S/T/V/B

26379 Fremont Rd Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 C/S/T/V/H/R

Morgan Hill Masonic Center 380 W Dunne Ave Morgan Hill, CA 95037 C/S/T/V/H/B/O

Palo Alto Art Center - Auditorium 1313 Newell Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303 C/S/T/V/H/K/P/R/U

Edenvale Branch Library - Community Room 101 Branham Ln E San Jose, CA 95111 C/S/T/V/K/L/Y

West Valley Branch Library - Community

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Roberto Cruz Alum Rock Library - Community Room 3090 Alum Rock Ave San Jose, CA 95127

LAS UBICACIONES ESTÁN SUJETAS A CAMBIOS

Mt. Pleasant High School - Classrooms 805 & 808 1750 S White Rd San Jose, CA 95127

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Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 11 Días

Abiertos del 24 de febrero - 4 de marzo – de 10:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m.

Braly Park 704 Daffodil Ct Sunnyvale, CA 94086 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/Q/R/U

Día de la Elección, 5 de marzo de 2024 – de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Washington Park - Park Building 840 W Washington Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94086 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/Q/R/U

Ubicación Dirección Ciudad Asistencia de Idioma

Cupertino Library - Community, 201A & 201B Rooms 10800 Torre Ave Cupertino, CA 95014

Saratoga

Ubicación

Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 4 Días

Center for Employment Training - Banquet

Santa

African

San

Taiwanese American Presbyterian ChurchGym Room 3675 Payne Ave San Jose, CA 95117

Pioneer High School - Dance Room 1290 Blossom Hill Rd San Jose, CA 95118

Vineland Branch Library - Community Room 1450 Blossom Hill Rd San Jose, CA 95118

Hillview Branch Library - Community Room 1600 Hopkins Dr San Jose, CA 95122 C/S/T/V/H

Vietnamese American Cultural CenterMultipurpose Room 2072 Lucretia Ave San Jose, CA 95122 C/S/T/V/H/J/I

Santa Teresa High School - Multi-Purpose Bldg. 1300 6150 Snell Ave San Jose, CA 95123 C/S/T/V/H/K/B/L/O/P/Y

Houge Park - Neighborhood Center Bldg. 1 3962 Twilight Dr San Jose, CA 95124 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/P/R/U

St. Timothy's Lutheran Church - Cafeteria 5100 Camden Ave San Jose, CA 95124 C/S/T/V/H/K/B/L/O/P/R/U

Italian Gardens Apartments - Community Room 1524 Almaden Rd San Jose, CA 95125 C/S/T/V

San Jose Scottish Rite Center - Library 2455 Masonic Dr San Jose, CA 95125 C/S/T/V/H/L/O

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Willow Glen Community Center - Rooms 3 & 5 2175 Lincoln Ave San Jose, CA 95125 C/S/T/V/H

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San Jose Odd Fellows Community Center HallFellowship Hall 1035 Emory St San Jose, CA 95126 C/S/T/V/H/K/U

LAS UBICACIONES ESTÁN SUJETAS A CAMBIOS

Alum Rock Youth Center - Multipurpose Room 137 N White Rd San Jose, CA 95127 C/S/T/V/H/K/M/B/O

James Lick High School - Classroom 1303 57 N White Rd San Jose, CA 95127 C/S/T/V/H/K/M/B/O

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Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy - Jaguar Den 14281 Story Rd San Jose, CA 95127 C/S/T/V/H/B/O

San Jose City College-Student CenterCommunity Room 2100 Moorpark Ave San Jose, CA 95128 C/S/T/V/H/K/P/R

Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 4 Días Abiertos del 2 de marzo – 4 de marzo de 2024 de 9:00 a.m. a 5:00 p.m. Día de la Elección, 5 de marzo de 2024 – de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Ubicación Dirección Ciudad Asistencia de Idioma

Vista Center for the Blind & Visually ImpairedAuditorium 101 N Bascom Ave San Jose, CA 95128 C/S/T/V/H/K/P/R/U

Moreland Community Center - MU1 & MU2 1850 Fallbrook Ave San Jose, CA 95130 C/S/T/V/H/K/P/R/U

Bible Way Christian Center - Fellowship Room 2090 Oakland Rd San Jose, CA 95131 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/P/U

Brooktree Elementary School - Music Room & Stage 1781 Olivetree Dr San Jose, CA 95131 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/P/U

PayPal Inc. - Building 12, Town Hall 2161 N 1st St San Jose, CA 95131 C/S/T/V/H/K/U

Santa Clara County Office of Education - San Jose Room 1290 Ridder Park Dr San Jose, CA 95131 C/S/T/V/H/K

Berryessa Branch Library - Community Room 3355 Noble Ave San Jose, CA 95132 C/S/T/V/H/B/L/O/U

Majestic Way Elementary School - FIS Room 1855 Majestic Way San Jose, CA 95132 C/S/T/V/H/L/P/U

Summerdale Elementary School - Music Room & Stage 1100 Summerdale Dr San Jose, CA 95132 C/S/T/V/H/M/B/L/O/U

Independence High School - D-Commons 617 N Jackson Ave San Jose, CA 95133 C/S/T/V/H/K/M/B/G/L/O/U

St. Francis of Assisi Parish - Sandersfeld Hall 5111 San Felipe Rd San Jose, CA 95135 C/S/T/V/H/B/G/L/U

Village Square Library - Padma and Venkat Pullela Community Room 4001 Evergreen Village Sq San Jose, CA 95135 C/S/T/V/H/B/G/L/U

Evergreen Islamic Center - Community Hall 2486 Ruby Ave San Jose, CA 95148 C/S/T/V/H/B/G/L/U

Sikh Gurdwara Sahib - South Hall 3636 Gurdwara Ave San Jose, CA 95148 C/S/T/V/H/B/G/L/U

Triton Museum of Art - Permanent Collection Hall 1505 Warburton Ave Santa Clara, CA 95050 C/S/T/V/H/K/B/L/O/R/U

Valley Village Retirement CommunityBuilding 18, Social Center 390 N Winchester Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95050 C/S/T/V/H/K/L/P/R/U

Muslim Community Association - Banquet Hall 3003 Scott Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95054 C/S/T/V/H/K/B/L/O/R/U

UCSC Silicon Valley Extension - Rooms 2110 & 2130 3175 Bowers Ave Santa Clara, CA 95054 C/S/T/V/H/K/R/U

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Prince of Peace Lutheran ChurchFellowship Hall 12770 Saratoga Ave Saratoga, CA 95070 C/S/T/V/H/J/K/R/U

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Stanford University-Tresidder Center - Oak Lounge 459 Lagunita Dr Stanford, CA 94305 C/S/T/V/K/R

Columbia Middle School - Library 739 Morse Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085 C/S/T/V/H/K/R

Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 4 Días

Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 4 Días Abiertos del 2 de marzo – 4 de marzo de 2024 de 10:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m. Día de la Elección, 5 de marzo de 2024 – de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Fair Oaks Park - Park Building 540 N Fair Oaks Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085 C/S/T/V/H/K/R

Sunnyvale Community Center - Ballroom 550 E Remington Dr Sunnyvale, CA 94087 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/Q/R/U

Ubicación Dirección Ciudad Asistencia de Idioma

Ubicaciones de Centros de Votación de 4 Días Abiertos del 2 de marzo – 4 de marzo de 2024 de 10:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m. Día de la Elección, 5 de marzo de 2024 – de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Abiertos del 2 de marzo – 4 de marzo de 2024 de 10:00 a.m. a 6:00 p.m. Día de la Elección, 5 de marzo de 2024 – de 7:00 a.m. a 8:00 p.m.

Sunnyvale Middle School - Library 1080 Mango Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94087 C/S/T/V/H/K/G/L/P/Q/R/U

Gilroy Library 350 W 6th St Gilroy, CA 95020 C/S/T/V/B

Ubicación Dirección Ciudad Asistencia de Idioma

Ubicación Dirección Ciudad Asistencia de Idioma

Morgan Hill Library 660 W Main Ave Morgan Hill, CA 95037 C/S/T/V/H/B/O

Gilroy Library 350 W 6th St Gilroy, CA 95020 C/S/T/V/B

Gilroy Library 350 W 6th St Gilroy, CA 95020 C/S/T/V/B

Morgan Hill Library 660 W Main Ave Morgan Hill, CA 95037 C/S/T/V/H/B/O

Morgan Hill Library 660 W Main Ave Morgan Hill, CA 95037 C/S/T/V/H/B/O

SE NOTIFICA TAMBIÉN POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE que, conforme a la Sección 15101 del Código Electoral, las boletas de Voto por Correo se abrirán y procesarán para su conteo a partir del 5 de febrero de 2024 en la Oficina del Registro de Votantes del Condado de Santa Clara, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, California 95112.

SE NOTIFICA TAMBIÉN POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE que, conforme a la Sección 15101 del Código Electoral, las boletas de Voto por Correo se abrirán y procesarán para su conteo a partir del 5 de febrero de 2024 en la Oficina del Registro de Votantes del Condado de Santa Clara, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, California 95112.

SE NOTIFICA TAMBIÉN POR MEDIO DE LA PRESENTE que, conforme a la Sección 15101 del Código Electoral, las boletas de Voto por Correo se abrirán y procesarán para su conteo a partir del 5 de febrero de 2024 en la Oficina del Registro de Votantes del Condado de Santa Clara, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San Jose, California 95112.

31 de enero de 2024

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Shannon Bushey

Shannon Bushey Registro de Votantes Condado de Santa Clara

Registro de Votantes Condado de Santa Clara

Shannon Bushey Registro de Votantes Condado de Santa Clara

GAVIN NEWSOM FACES ANOTHER RECALL ATTEMPT. WILL IT DO ANY BETTER THAN 2021?

Conservative critics of California’s governor announce another attempt to recall him from office. Voters overwhelmingly rejected a 2021 bid. But activists say the effort will at least force him to focus on the state’s problems.

Herewe go again: Conservative activists who worked on the failed recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2021 have launched another attempt, arguing that conditions in California only worsened in the two-and-ahalf years since then as Newsom’s attention shifted to national politics.

Rescue California, one of the main political committees behind the 2021 recall, announced today that it was pursuing a campaign to remove Newsom from the governor’s office before he terms out in early 2027.

“We’ve got to do it again, because he’s a better governor when he’s under a microscope,” Anne Dunsmore, a fundraiser and campaign manager for Rescue California, told CalMatters. “We cannot do this trajectory for three more years.”

Newsom defeated the 2021 recall, which was fueled by anger over his response to the coronavirus pandemic, by nearly 24 percentage points. Then he won a second term a year later by almost the same margin, suggesting overwhelmingly liberal California voters have little appetite to toss the governor.

But Dunsmore said she has been frustrated to watch Newsom tout California’s success in the national media and become a surrogate for other Democratic candidates across the country when the state is losing population, smash-and-grab robberies are out of control and there is a high rate of homelessness among veterans. She said extending health coverage to undocumented immigrants while California is facing a budget deficit estimated to be tens of billions of dollars was a breaking point.

Dunsmore said she hopes the recall campaign will either force Newsom to refocus his attention on solving California’s problems, or damage what many presume are his ambitions to run for president in the future.

“He cannot own any bragging rights on a national level,” Dunsmore said. “If he stays home and fixes these problems, he’ll be a political rock god. I have no problem with that.”

Prominent California Democrats immediately circled the wagons, dismissing the recall petition as political gamesmanship by Republicans. In a fundraising email, Newsom asked supporters to help him keep “some anti-science, anti-woman far-right conspiracy theorist from becoming governor of California.”

“We are taking it seriously,” Newsom spokesperson Nathan Click said in a statement. “These Trump Republicans are targeting Gov. Newsom because he is out there defending democracy and fighting for the reelection of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. He’s not going to be distracted from that fight. Democracy’s on the ballot, and he’s going to keep fighting.”

Rescue California could begin gathering signatures on its recall petition within a matter of weeks. The committee needs about 1.31 million valid signatures from registered California voters to qualify for the ballot, some 180,000 fewer than last time — though that attempt only qualified after a judge granted proponents additional time to collect signatures.

Dunsmore brushed off the notion that another recall campaign would primarily be a financial boon to political consultants and said her team “learned so much about what we went through two years ago,” including how to qualify their petition at less cost.

She blamed the failure of the 2021 recall on voters’ distaste for Larry Elder, the libertarian radio host who was the leading replacement candidate, and suggested things could go differently with a more viable alternative to Newsom on the ballot.

“The job now is to find someone who’s qualified,” Dunsmore said.

GAVIN NEWSOM ENFRENTA OTRO INTENTO DE DESTITUCIÓN. ¿LE IRÁ ESTA VEZ MEJOR QUE EN 2021?

Los críticos conservadores del gobernador de California anuncian otro intento de destituirlo de su cargo. Los votantes rechazaron abrumadoramente una candidatura para 2021. Pero los activistas dicen que el esfuerzo al menos lo obligará a concentrarse en los problemas del estado.

Alexei Koseff CalMatters

Aquívamos de nuevo: los activistas conservadores que trabajaron en la fallida destitución del gobernador Gavin Newsom en 2021 han lanzado otro intento, argumentando que las condiciones en California solo empeoraron en los dos años y medio transcurridos desde entonces, cuando la atención de Newsom se centró en el ámbito nacional.

Rescue California, uno de los principales comités políticos detrás de la destitución de 2021, anunció hoy que estaba llevando a cabo una campaña para destituir a Newsom de la oficina del gobernador antes de que deje su mandato a principios de 2027.

“Tenemos que hacerlo de nuevo, porque es un mejor gobernador cuando está bajo el microscopio”, dijo a CalMatters Anne Dunsmore, recaudadora de fondos y directora de campaña de Rescue California. “No podemos seguir esta trayectoria durante tres años más”. Newsom derrotó la revocatoria de 2021, impulsada por la ira por su respuesta a la pandemia de coronavirus, por casi 24 puntos porcentuales. Luego ganó un segundo mandato un año después por casi el mismo margen, lo que sugiere que los votantes abrumadoramente liberales de California tienen pocas ganas de destituir al gobernador.

Pero Dunsmore dijo que se ha sentido frustrada al ver a Newsom promocionar el éxito de California en los medios nacionales y convertirse en un sustituto de otros candidatos demócratas en todo el país cuando el estado está perdiendo población, los robos están fuera de control y hay una alta tasa de personas sin hogar entre los veteranos. Dijo que extender la cobertura de salud a los inmigrantes indocumentados mientras California enfrenta un déficit presupuestario estimado en decenas de miles de millones de dólares era un punto de quiebre.

Dunsmore dijo que espera que la campaña de destitución obligue a Newsom a volver a centrar su atención en resolver los problemas de California o dañe lo que muchos suponen que son sus ambiciones de postularse para presidente en el futuro .

“Él no puede tener ningún derecho de fanfarronear a nivel nacional”, dijo Dunsmore. “Si se queda en casa y soluciona estos problemas, será un dios del rock político. No tengo ningún problema con eso.”

Prominentes demócratas de California inmediatamente se pusieron de acuerdo y desestimaron la petición de destitución como una astucia política de los republicanos. En un correo electrónico de recaudación de fondos, Newsom pidió a sus seguidores que lo ayudaran a evitar que “algún teórico de la conspiración de extrema derecha anti-ciencia y anti-mujer se convierta en gobernador de California”.

“Lo estamos tomando en serio”, dijo el portavoz de Newsom, Nathan Click, en un comunicado. “Estos republicanos de Trump están apuntando al gobernador Newsom porque está defendiendo la democracia y luchando por la reelección de Joe Biden y Kamala Harris. No se distraerá de esa pelea. La democracia está en la boleta electoral y él seguirá luchando”.

Rescue California podría comenzar a reunir firmas para su petición de destitución en cuestión de semanas. El comité necesita alrededor de 1.31 millones de firmas válidas de votantes registrados de California para calificar para la boleta, unas 180.000 menos que la última vez, aunque ese intento sólo calificó después de que un juez concedió a los proponentes tiempo adicional para recolectar firmas.

Dunsmore descartó la idea de que otra campaña de destitución sería principalmente una bendición financiera para los consultores políticos y dijo que su equipo “aprendió mucho sobre lo que pasamos hace dos años”, incluyendo cómo calificar su petición a un costo menor.

Culpó del fracaso de la revocatoria de 2021 al disgusto de los votantes por Larry Elder, el locutor de radio libertario que era el principal candidato sustituto, y sugirió que las cosas podrían ser diferentes con una alternativa más viable a Newsom en la boleta.

“El trabajo ahora es encontrar a alguien que esté calificado”, dijo Dunsmore.

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Recall Newsom volunteer Pat Miller holds up a sign during petition signing event at SaveMart in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2021. Photo Credit: Anne Wernikoff / CalMatters

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BORDER PATROL IS DROPPING OFF HUNDREDS OF MIGRANTS AT SAN DIEGO TROLLEY STATION AFTER WELCOME CENTER CLOSES

“Street releases” have resumed following the early closure of the San Diego Migrant Welcome Center. The nonprofit that operated the migrant welcome center announced its “finite resources have been stretched to the limit”’ amid a significant increase in migrant arrivals.

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Asone volunteer said, it feels back to “zero” in San Diego after a migrant reception center ran out of money, leading federal Border Patrol officers to begin dropping off hundreds of people at a trolley station over the weekend.

The so-called “street releases” in San Diego have touched off disagreements among federal, state and local officials about how to assist the new arrivals and who should pay for it. They also reflect a broader challenge President Joe Biden faces trying to manage unprecedented numbers of people arriving at the USMexico border.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported nearly 2.5 million encounters with migrants along the southwest border from October 2022 through September 2023. More than 80% of those encounters occurred between official ports of entry — in remote desert areas or mountains in southeastern San Diego and elsewhere in California, Arizona and Texas.

In the past six months nearly 100,000 migrants have arrived in the San Diego region, county officials said, though most have moved on to other U.S. cities.

Many of the migrants who arrived over the weekend had been in Border Patrol custody but were released on what the federal government calls “humanitarian parole.” Some were disoriented and unclear about where they were, as they got off buses Saturday and Sunday at the Iris Street trolley station in San Diego. Some weren’t sure if they were still being detained.

They had no place to charge their cell phones, use bathrooms, eat a meal, or arrange travel to other parts of the United States. Many had received notices to appear in immigration courts in other cities, some they had never heard of and couldn’t pronounce. Others had been separated from family members during the detention process and didn’t know what to do next.

“Where am I?” asked Juan Carlos Ortiz, a 28-year-old from Nicaragua, as he rummaged through his backpack for shoelaces that had been removed from his shoes while in custody. With a shoelace halfway through one shoe, he raced with his group to catch the next trolley heading for the San Diego International airport.

Another man who spoke Arabic called a friend in Egypt and pressed his phone into a reporter’s hand: “Is my friend still in custody?” asked the man on the phone, half a world away.

Border Patrol officials said they had no choice but to release the migrants on city streets, because its holding facilities were overcrowded and understaffed. The agency said it was working with local and federal partners to find a solution to the humanitarian challenges at the southern border.

The welcome center, which opened in October, closed Thursday night because of a lack of funds. Previously it bused people from a federal detention center to a former elementary school in San Diego, where migrants were given basic services, connected with loved ones through translators, and allowed to rest and arrange for the next leg of their journey.

Since October San Diego County has awarded $6 million to SBCS, the nonprofit formerly known as South Bay Community Services, which ran the center. The funds came from what’s left of $650 million the federal government sent San Diego County for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The nonprofit provided transportation, Wi-Fi, phonecharging stations, food, travel advice and other services. The group aimed to keep the center open through March, but Thursday was its last day because its “finite resources have been stretched to the limit” amid a significant increase in migrant arrivals, CEO Kathie Lembo said last week.

County officials said the center served 700 to 900 people a day last week. In total it has provided services to more than 81,000 migrants since October, Lembo said. “This temporary support was vital and prevented tens of thousands of individuals from being stranded in San Diego without the support needed to continue their journey, as 99.5% of the migrants we served traveled on to destinations outside of the county,” Lembo said in a statement.

What newly arrived migrants will do now that the center is closed is unclear.

“We really feel strongly there is a continuous role here for a whole-of-government approach, so we can be the welcoming region that we are known to be.”

Migrants who arrived last week came from China, Ecuador, Mexico, Egypt, Nicaragua, Guinea and Georgia.

“If you speak Spanish, please walk down the sidewalk this way,” volunteers shouted as group after group of migrants left the federal buses. “English, over here!” waved another volunteer.

Volunteers from nearly a dozen local and state nonprofits spread out from the Iris trolley station to the San Diego airport, trying to help direct people on the next leg of their trip.

“I’m going to show you a diagram of the trolley’s route. You guys are here at Iris,” volunteer Robert Vivar explained to a group of Spanish-speakers, showing them a map. “Where you’re going to go is where the star is — at the stop called Old Town. That’s where you’re going to get down.”

Volunteers used translation apps on cell phones to try to communicate with those speaking languages other than English, Spanish or French.

It was the same routine volunteers followed last fall before the migrant welcome center opened.

“It feels like we’re starting from zero again,” said volunteer Patricia Mondragon, who stressed the need for continued government assistance. Mondragon said local or state governments could provide bathrooms, cell charging stations and Wi-Fi to help disoriented migrants figure out where they are and where they’re going next.

“We really feel strongly there is a continuous role here for a whole-of-government approach, so we can be the welcoming region that we are known to be. We need to help people in a dignified manner,” Mondragon said.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has said California cannot continue

Aviso público: Plan anual MTW para FY2025

providing the same level of humanitarian services along the border it has in the past, not while facing tens of billions in projected budget deficits.

In the fiscal year that ended in June, the state allocated $150 million for sheltering services for migrants. That money is “fully committed” for the year, a spokesman said.

But Monday Daniel Lopez, the deputy communications director for Newsom’s office, said California will continue “serving as a model of partnership for a safe and humane border.

“The state remains committed to supporting counties as they develop contingency plans to provide sheltering and other essential services for migrants,” he said.

California funds nonprofit organizations that temporarily house migrants who are separated from family members during the detention process. Lissette Gabelanez, 19 from Ecuador, was in that situation Saturday afternoon as she waited for her mother, father and 4-yearold brother to be released from detention.

El 26 de febrero de 2008, el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de los Estados Unidos (Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD) firmó los contratos por 10 años de Moving to Work (MTW) con la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Clara y la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de San José. El 14 de abril de 2016 se firmó una extensión de la demostración que finalizará en 2028. Ambas agencias operan en conjunto como la Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Clara (SCCHA). La demostración de MTW brinda a SCCHA cierta flexibilidad para desarrollar políticas que están fuera de las limitaciones del vale del Artículo 8 y ciertas leyes de vivienda pública para aumentar su capacidad para atender las necesidades de vivienda de personas y comunidades de bajos ingresos en el Condado de Santa Clara.

Cada año, la SCCHA elabora un Plan MTW anual para el próximo año fiscal. El borrador del Plan MTW anual para 2025, efectivo desde el 1 de julio de 2024 hasta el 30 de junio de 2025, permitirá a SCCHA seguir avanzando en sus programas y actividades, sujeto a la aprobación de HUD, que difieran del Vale de elección de vivienda (Articulo 8) y los programas de vivienda pública, pero que enfrentan las necesidades de vivienda asequible en formas que son consistentes con los objetivos y los requisitos de la demostración de MTW.

El borrador del Plan anual de MTW para 2025 estará disponible para revisión desde el 20 de febrero hasta el 20 de marzo de 2024 en www.scchousingauthority.org/mtw

SCCHA celebrará una audiencia pública sobre el MTW Plan propuesto por Zoom y en persona el viernes 8 de marzo de 2024, desde las 11:00 a.m. hasta 12:00 p.m. El enlace para asistir a la reunión de Zoom es: https://scchousingauthority-org.zoom.us/j/88546642122?pwd=S3hpVmRGVEhJb21LbG xxT2JYSnFCdz09

No se requiere inscripción previa para asistir en persona. La audiencia pública se realizará en nuestra oficina en 505 W. Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95110. Sala de conferencias: Yosemite. El público puede enviar comentarios por escrito desde el 20 de febrero hasta el 20 de marzo de 2024, a través de correo electrónico o por correo postal U.S mail, como sigue:

Correo electrónico: Heather.Miller@scchousingauthority.org

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Attn: Heather Miller, 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 deberá hacer los esfuerzos razonables para acomodar a personas con incapacidades. Por favor llame al (408) 275-8770 al menos tres días antes de la audiencia pública si necesita adaptaciones especiales. Los usuarios de TDD/TTY pueden llamar al 408-993-3041. La Autoridad de Vivienda del Condado de Santa Clara es un proveedor de igualdad de oportunidades de vivienda. Este lugar es accesible en silla de ruedas.

“Should I just go back to the detention center,” she asked a volunteer, who told her she was free to make her own decisions but they recommended she wait at the trolley station.

“I’m just very worried about my family,” she told CalMatters.

At the Old Town trolley station Saturday morning, migrant travelers could take a free shuttle to the airport. But by midday Saturday, airport officials stopped migrants from boarding the free shuttles unless they could show proof that their airline ticket had already been purchased.

A couple from Colombia said they could only purchase their tickets in cash and decided to take a taxi from Old Town to the airport. About a dozen people gathered around a T-Mobile booth at the train depot to ask the attendant to charge their phones, as they tried connecting with loved ones to purchase airline tickets. “We’ve been slammed all day,” said the cashier.

A spokesperson for the San Diego airport said migrants should not be arriving at the airport without tickets, or more than eight hours before their flights are scheduled to take off.

“The airport is not set up to provide services,” said Nicole Hall, an airport spokesperson.

San Diego County Supervisor Jim Desmond, a Republican, opposes using county funds to manage the street releases.

“The federal government must manage the mess they’ve created,” he said. “We need the border to be secure and the laws to be upheld, including asylum cases to be heard on a case-by-case basis, not just mass released. But, in the meantime, if the federal government allows this to take place, they must fund the chaos they’ve created.”

“It’s astounding that $6 million dollars have been spent in less than four months’ time and, as a region, we have absolutely no enduring welcoming infrastructure to show for it. “

-LINDSAY TOCZYLOWSKI, IMMIGRANT DEFENDERS LAW CENTER

Some advocates have raised concerns about how funds at the migrant welcome center were spent and are calling for the county to investigate.

Invoices obtained by CalMatters through a Public Records Act request show that from October through December the organization spent $750,000 on personnel costs, $368,000 on transportation from the border patrol detention center to the welcome center, $461,800 on onward travel for migrants, $151,000 on operating expenses, and $330,000 to subcontractors, among other costs.

“It’s astounding that $6 million dollars have been spent in less than four months’ time and, as a region, we have absolutely no enduring welcoming infrastructure to show for it. This is unacceptable,” said Lindsay Toczylowski, executive director of Immigrant Defenders Law Center, which had volunteers at the trolley station.

Toczylowski said her organization will have to “fulfill the mission that has been abandoned by the organization that received all of the county funds.”

Funding transparency is crucial, said Erika Pinheiro, executive director of Al Otro Lado, another nonprofit that sent volunteers last weekend.

“Nothing can be done to get that money back, but we hope it serves as a lesson for the management of future funding so that it’s spent in a way that actually serves the community and focuses resources on the most vulnerable,” Pinheiro said.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Friday it would continue to “surge personnel, transportation, processing, and humanitarian resources to the most active and arduous areas throughout San Diego’s border region where migrants are callously placed by smuggling organizations.”

It added it will coordinate as much as possible with state, local and non-governmental partners, but “this situation is the latest example of the pressing need for Congress to provide additional resources and take legislative action to fix our outdated immigration laws.”

Migrants arrive at the Iris Avenue Transit Center after being dropped off by Border Patrol agents in San Diego on Feb. 25, 2024. Photo Credit: Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters

LA PATRULLA FRONTERIZA ESTÁ LIBERANDO A CIENTOS DE MIGRANTES EN LA ESTACIÓN DEL TRANVÍA DE SAN DIEGO DESPUÉS DEL CIERRE DE UN REFUGIO

Las “liberaciones en la calle” se han reanudado luego del cierre anticipado del Centro de Bienvenida a Migrantes de San Diego. La organización sin fines de lucro que operaba el centro de bienvenida a inmigrantes anunció que sus “recursos finitos se han visto agotados hasta el límite” en medio de un aumento significativo en las llegadas de inmigrantes.

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dijo un voluntario, en San Diego se siente volver a “cero” después de que un centro de recepción de migrantes se quedó sin dinero, lo que llevó a los oficiales federales de la Patrulla Fronteriza a comenzar a dejar a cientos de personas en una estación de tranvía durante el fin de semana.

Las llamadas “liberaciones callejeras” en San Diego han provocado desacuerdos entre funcionarios federales, estatales y locales sobre cómo ayudar a los recién llegados y quién debería pagar por ello. También reflejan un desafío más amplio que enfrenta el presidente Joe Biden al tratar de gestionar un número sin precedentes de personas que llegan a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.

La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. informó casi 2,5 millones de encuentros con migrantes a lo largo de la frontera suroeste desde octubre de 2022 hasta septiembre de 2023. Más del 80% de esos encuentros ocurrieron entre puertos de entrada oficiales, en áreas remotas desérticas o montañas en el sureste de San Diego y en otras partes de California, Arizona y Texas.

En los últimos seis meses, casi 100,000 inmigrantes llegaron a la región de San Diego, dijeron funcionarios del condado, aunque la mayoría se mudó a otras ciudades de Estados Unidos.

Muchos de los migrantes que llegaron durante el fin de semana habían estado bajo custodia de la Patrulla Fronteriza pero fueron liberados bajo lo que el gobierno federal llama “libertad condicional humanitaria”. Algunos estaban desorientados y no tenían claro dónde estaban cuando se bajaron de los autobuses el sábado y el domingo en la estación de tranvía de Iris Street en San Diego. Algunos no estaban seguros de si todavía estaban detenidos.

No tenían un lugar donde cargar sus teléfonos celulares, usar el baño, comer o organizar viajes a otras partes de Estados Unidos. Muchos habían recibido avisos para comparecer ante tribunales de inmigración en otras ciudades, algunos de ellos nunca habían oído hablar y no podían pronunciarse. Otros habían sido separados de sus familiares durante el proceso de detención y no sabían qué hacer a continuación.

“¿Dónde estoy?” preguntó Juan Carlos Ortiz, un nicaragüense de 28 años, mientras buscaba en su mochila cordones que le habían quitado mientras estaba bajo custodia. Con un cordón en la mitad de un zapato, corrió con su grupo para tomar el siguiente tranvía que se dirigía al aeropuerto internacional de San Diego.

Otro hombre que hablaba árabe llamó a un amigo en Egipto y puso su teléfono en la mano de un periodista: “¿Mi amigo sigue detenido?” preguntó el hombre por teléfono, al otro lado del mundo de distancia.

Los funcionarios de la Patrulla Fronteriza dijeron que no tenían más remedio que liberar a los migrantes en las calles de la ciudad, porque sus instalaciones de detención estaban superpobladas y carecían de personal. La agencia dijo que estaba trabajando con socios locales y federales para encontrar una solución a los desafíos humanitarios en la frontera sur.

El centro de bienvenida, que abrió en octubre, cerró el jueves por la noche por falta de fondos. Anteriormente, transportaba en autobús a personas desde un centro de detención federal a una antigua escuela primaria en San Diego, donde los inmigrantes recibían servicios básicos, se conectaban con sus seres queridos a través de traductores y se les permitía descansar y organizar el siguiente tramo de su viaje.

Desde octubre, el condado de San Diego ha otor-

gado $6 millones a SBCS, la organización sin fines de lucro anteriormente conocida como South Bay Community Services, que administraba el centro. Los fondos provienen de lo que queda de $650 millones que el gobierno federal envió al condado de San Diego para la pandemia de COVID-19.

La organización sin fines de lucro proporcionó transporte, acceso a wifi, estaciones para cargar teléfonos, comida, consejos de viaje y otros servicios. El grupo pretendía mantener el centro abierto hasta marzo, pero el jueves fue su último día porque sus “recursos limitados se han visto al límite” en medio de un aumento significativo en las llegadas de inmigrantes, dijo la semana pasada la directora ejecutiva Kathie Lembo.

Los funcionarios del condado dijeron que el centro atendió entre 700 y 900 personas por día la semana pasada. En total prestó servicios a más de 81,000 inmigrantes desde octubre, dijo Lembo.

“Este apoyo temporal fue vital e impidió que decenas de miles de personas quedaran varadas en San Diego sin el apoyo necesario para continuar su viaje, ya que el 99,5% de los migrantes a los que atendimos viajaron a destinos fuera del condado”, dijo Lembo en una declaración.

No está claro qué harán los inmigrantes recién llegados ahora que el centro está cerrado.

Los inmigrantes que llegaron la semana pasada procedían de China, Ecuador, México, Egipto, Nicaragua, Guinea y Georgia.

“Si habla español, por favor camine por la acera de esta manera”, gritaron los voluntarios mientras grupo tras grupo de migrantes bajaban de los autobuses federales. “¡Inglés, por aquí!” saludó a otro voluntario.

Voluntarios de casi una docena de organizaciones sin fines de lucro locales y estatales se desplegaron desde la estación del tranvía Iris hasta el aeropuerto de San Diego, tratando de ayudar a orientar a las personas en el siguiente tramo de su viaje.

“Les voy a mostrar un diagrama de la ruta del tranvía. Ustedes están aquí en Iris”, explicó el voluntario Robert Vivar a un grupo de hispanohablantes, mostrándoles un mapa. “A donde irás es donde está la estrella: en la parada llamada Old Town. Ahí es donde vas a caer”.

Los voluntarios utilizaron aplicaciones de traducción en teléfonos móviles para intentar comunicarse con quienes hablaban idiomas distintos del inglés, español o francés.

Fue la misma rutina que siguieron los voluntarios el otoño pasado antes de que abriera el centro de bienvenida a inmigrantes.

“Se siente como si volviéramos a empezar desde cero”, dijo la voluntaria Patricia Mondragón, quien enfatizó la necesidad de una asistencia gubernamental continua. Mondragón dijo que los gobiernos locales o estatales podrían proporcionar baños, estaciones de carga de celulares y wifi para ayudar a los inmigrantes desorientados a descubrir dónde están y hacia dónde se dirigen.

“Realmente creemos firmemente que aquí hay un papel continuo para un enfoque de todo el gobierno, para que podamos ser la región acogedora que se nos conoce por ser. Necesitamos ayudar a la gente de manera digna”, dijo Mondragón.

El gobernador Gavin Newsom ha dicho que California no puede seguir brindando el mismo nivel de servicios humanitarios a lo largo de la frontera que ha brindado en el pasado, no mientras enfrenta decenas de miles de millones en déficits presupuestarios proyectados.

En el año fiscal que terminó en junio, el estado asignó 150 millones de dólares para servicios de albergue para migrantes. Ese dinero está “totalmente comprometido” para el año, dijo un portavoz.

Pero el lunes Daniel López, subdirector de comunicaciones de la oficina de Newsom, dijo que California seguirá “sirviendo como modelo de asociación para una frontera segura y humana”.

“El estado sigue comprometido a apoyar a los condados mientras desarrollan planes de contingencia para brindar refugio y otros servicios esenciales a los migrantes”, dijo.

California financia organizaciones sin fines de lucro que albergan temporalmente a inmigrantes que son separados de sus familiares durante el proceso de detención. Lissette Gabelanez, ecuatoriana de 19 años, se encontraba en esa situación el sábado por la tarde mientras esperaba que su madre, su padre y su hermano de 4 años fueran liberados de su detención.

“¿Debería volver al centro de detención?”, le preguntó a un voluntario, quien le dijo que era libre de tomar sus propias decisiones, pero le recomendaron que esperara en la estación del tranvía.

“Estoy muy preocupada por mi familia”, dijo a CalMatters.

El sábado por la mañana, en la estación de tranvía del casco antiguo, los viajeros inmigrantes podían tomar un servicio de transporte gratuito al aeropuerto. Pero el sábado al mediodía, los funcionarios del aeropuerto impidieron que los inmigrantes abordaran los transbordadores gratuitos a menos que pudieran mostrar pruebas de que ya habían comprado su boleto de avión.

Una pareja de Colombia dijo que solo podían comprar sus boletos en efectivo y decidieron tomar un taxi desde el casco antiguo hasta el aeropuerto. Alrededor de una docena de personas se reunieron alrededor de una cabina de T-Mobile en la estación de trenes para pedirle al asistente que cargara sus teléfonos, mientras intentaban conectarse con sus seres queridos para comprar boletos de avión. “Nos han estado golpeando todo el día”, dijo el cajero.

Un portavoz del aeropuerto de San Diego dijo que los migrantes no deberían llegar al aeropuerto sin boletos o más de ocho horas antes del despegue programado de sus vuelos.

“El aeropuerto no está preparado para prestar servicios”, dijo Nicole Hall, portavoz del aeropuerto. El supervisor del condado de San Diego, Jim Desmond, un republicano, se opone a utilizar fondos del condado para gestionar las liberaciones en las calles.

“El gobierno federal debe gestionar el desastre que han creado”, afirmó. “Necesitamos que la frontera sea segura y que se respeten las leyes, incluidos los casos de asilo que se escuchen caso por caso, no solo que se liberen en masa. Pero, mientras tanto, si el gobierno federal permite que esto suceda, debe financiar el caos que ha creado”.

Algunos defensores han expresado su preocupación sobre cómo se gastaron los fondos en el centro de bienvenida a inmigrantes y están pidiendo que el condado investigue.

Las facturas obtenidas por CalMatters a través de una solicitud de la Ley de Registros Públicos muestran que de octubre a diciembre la organización gastó $750,000 en costos de personal, $368,000 en transporte desde el centro de detención de la patrulla fronteriza al centro de bienvenida, $461,800 en viajes posteriores para migrantes, $151,000 en gastos operativos, y $330.000 a subcontratistas, entre otros costos.

“Es sorprendente que se hayan gastado 6 millones de dólares en menos de cuatro meses y, como región, no tengamos absolutamente ninguna infraestructura acogedora y duradera que lo demuestre. Esto es inaceptable”, dijo Lindsay Toczylowski, directora ejecutiva del Immigrant Defenders Law Center, que tenía voluntarios en la estación del tranvía.

Toczylowski dijo que su organización tendrá que “cumplir con la misión que abandonó la organización que recibió todos los fondos del condado”.

La transparencia en la financiación es crucial, dijo Erika Pinheiro, directora ejecutiva de Al Otro Lado, otra organización sin fines de lucro que envió voluntarios el fin de semana pasado.

“No se puede hacer nada para recuperar ese dinero, pero esperamos que sirva como lección para la gestión de fondos futuros para que se gasten de una manera que realmente sirva a la comunidad y centre los recursos en los más vulnerables”, dijo Pinheiro.

La Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de Estados Unidos dijo el viernes que continuaría “aumentando personal, transporte, procesamiento y recursos humanitarios a las áreas más activas y arduas de toda la región fronteriza de San Diego, donde las organizaciones de contrabando colocan cruelmente a los migrantes”.

Agregó que coordinará tanto como sea posible con socios estatales, locales y no gubernamentales, pero “esta situación es el último ejemplo de la necesidad apremiante de que el Congreso proporcione recursos adicionales y tome medidas legislativas para arreglar nuestras obsoletas leyes de inmigración”.

Los migrantes revisan sus teléfonos y hacen llamadas después de que agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza los dejaron en el Centro de Tránsito de Iris Avenue en San Diego el 25 de febrero de 2024. Photo Credit: Adriana Heldiz / CalMatters

NEW CA DATA: SOCIAL PROGRAMS REDUCE CRIME

Programs intended to reduce the chances that someone will end up back behind bars are working, according to a new analysis of California state data.

A new report finds that people who participated in a social program funded by Proposition 47 had a recidivism rate of 15.3% compared with 35% to 45% for people traditionally incarcerated by the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections.

Linda Penner, chairperson of the California Board of State and Community Corrections, which produced the report, is supportive.

"These results indicate that Prop 47 is delivering the results voters wanted: safer communities where individuals who commit low-level crimes are directed to housing, employment, mental-health and substance-use services instead of prison," she said.

Proposition 47 raised the threshold for a theft to qualify as a felony, which lowered the number of people getting jail time. It has saved the state $800 million in incarceration costs since it passed in 2014 - money that was reinvested in social programs that help justiceinvolved people get back on their feet.

Saun Hough, vocational services administrator

SHIELDS For Families Inc., a nonprofit social services organization in South Central Los Angeles, applauds the focus on crime prevention.

"When you are able to address those issues, you're attacking some of the root causes of crime, and you keep people from feeling like they have no other choice but to go back to crime or to commit crime, but you really help to address the issues that lead them to make those decisions in the beginning," Hough explained.

The analysis also found that 60% of people experiencing homelessness who make it through the program end up finding a stable place to live.

NUEVOS DATOS DE CA: PROGRAMAS SOCIALES REDUCEN LA DELINCUENCIA

Los programas destinados a reducir las posibilidades de que alguien termine nuevamente tras las rejas están funcionando, según un nuevo análisis de datos del estado de California. Un nuevo informe encuentra que las personas que participaron en un programa social financiado por la Propuesta 47 tenían una tasa de reincidencia del 15,3%, en comparación con el 35 al 45% de las personas tradicionalmente encarceladas por el Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Linda Penner preside el Board of State and Community Corrections de California, que elaboro el informe.

"Estos resultados indican

que la Proposición 47 está dando los resultados que los votantes querían: comunidades más seguras donde las personas que cometen delitos menores son dirigidas a servicios de vivienda, empleo, salud mental y uso de sustancias en lugar de presión," explico Penner.

La Proposición 47 elevo el umbral para que un robo califique como delito grave, lo que redujo el número de personas que van a la cárcel. Le ha ahorrado al estado $800 millones en costos de encarcelamiento desde su aprobación en 2014, dinero que se reinvirtió en programas sociales que ayudan a recuperarse a las personas involucradas en la justicia.

Saun Hough trabaja con SHIELDS For Families Inc.,

una organización de servicios sociales sin fines de lucro en el centro sur de Los Angeles. El aplaude la atención prestada a la prevención del delito.

"Cuando eres capaz de abordar esos problemas, estas atacando algunas de las causas fundamentales del crimen y evitas que las personas sientan que no tienen otra opción que volver a delinquir o cometer delitos. Realmente ayudas a abordar las cuestiones que los llevaron a tomar esas decisiones en un principio," indico además Hough. El análisis también encontró que el 60% de las personas sin hogar que logran superar el programa terminan encontrando un lugar estable para vivir.

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A new report shows that people who complete Prop 47-funded programs like those offered at Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Los Angeles are much less likely to be reincarcerated. Photo Credit: Safe Harbor

Un nuevo informe muestra que las personas que completan programas financiados por la Proposición 47, como los que se ofrecen en el Centro de Recuperación Safe Harbor en Los Ángeles, tienen muchas menos probabilidades de ser reencarceladas. Photo Credit: Standret / Freepik

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WHAT WOULD BARBARA LEE DO AS CALIFORNIA’S U.S. SENATOR?

Yue Stella Yu CalMatters

Inthe fiercely competitive race to become California’s next U.S. senator, Barbara Lee has hardly been the candidate of the hour.

Lagging in polls, Lee was largely ignored by the other contenders during three televised debates. Her campaign — struggling to fundraise — does not have enough cash to promote her message on TV, while others have dominated the airwaves statewide.

It’s an uphill battle for Lee ahead of the March 5 primary, as she trails two fellow Democratic members of Congress — Adam Schiff and Katie Porter — as well as former baseball star Steve Garvey, a Republican. Only the top two will advance to the general election in November.

But Lee — an Oakland progressive who’s been in Congress since 1998 — believes she should not be counted out.

“I’m doing my campaign people to people, voter to voter,” she told CalMatters in an hour-long interview Thursday. She has five get-out-thevote rallies scheduled this week, starting this evening in Oakland.

Despite largely similar voting records, Lee has diverged from Schiff and Porter on several issues, especially foreign policy. She was the first to call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, catching fire among a plurality of California Democratic Party delegates at their November convention.

She is the only candidate in this race to have experienced homelessness and an abortion when it was still illegal nationwide. Her past, she said, helps her connect with voters. “My background resonates with a heck of a lot of people in California,” she said.

Standing out

Being the only person of color among the top contenders, Lee said she understands firsthand the impact of racial injustice.

Case in point: A smelter that emitted chemicals in Black and brown neighborhoods in her hometown of El Paso, Texas, where her mother developed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Lee said.

That’s why there needs to be more Black representation in the Senate, Lee said, noting only three Black women have served in the Senate for a total 10 years since 1789. That includes Laphonza Butler, appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last October after the death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein.

“My perspective, which none of the other candidates have … is a perspective that many Californians have in terms of justice and in terms of fighting for policies for everyone that create equity and opportunity and freedom and justice,” Lee said.

Something else that sets her apart, she said, is that “I push the envelope early on.”

Lee received death threats for casting the lone vote against the Afghanistan War following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Two decades later, she has consistently championed an amendment trying to repeal the war authorization — an effort that even gained some unlikely allies in some Republicans.

She was also among the first members of Congress to co-sponsor a resolution to impeach

then- President Donald Trump in 2017, and the first to introduce a bill in 2019 to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level.

“I step out there, and sooner or later, folks fall in line,” she said.

Pushing for public campaign financing

But is the lackluster fundraising a signal that her progressive policies may be out of step with California voters?

Lee does not think so.

She acknowledged that she does not have as much campaign cash as Schiff or Porter. But that’s partly because most Californians do not have the luxury to give, she said.

“I think my agenda speaks to the agenda of the majority of Californians who are not billionaires and who are just struggling to make ends meet,” she said.

Like Schiff and Porter, Lee wants to reform the nation’s campaign finance system. All three support overturning Citizens United — the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision barring governments from regulating corporate or union political spending — and establishing a public campaign financing system. All three have rejected contributions from corporaterun political action committees this election, although only Porter’s campaign has never taken corporate PAC money.

Drawing campaign funds from a public pool would level the playing field and help curb corporate influence, Lee said.

“The way the campaign finance system is built at this point … is very discriminatory,” she said. “Many of our colleagues … if they had access to the same type of resources that others have, they would come around because they’d be freer in terms of their legislation.”

Raising the minimum wage

For months, Lee has advocated for a $50 federal minimum wage — double the hourly rate supported by Schiff and Porter. The $50 an hour is what California families realistically need to make to survive, Lee said, citing a study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

But what can the Senate really pass in the near future?

Not the $50 rate, Lee acknowledged. She said the first step is to pass the Raise the Wage Act, which would increase the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour to $17 by 2028. And in

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California, she said, the starting point may be raising the state’s $16 minimum wage to $20, indexed to inflation.

But what’s to stop businesses — now having to pay more to their employees — from passing that cost onto consumers?

Lee said it would take federal investment in small businesses to offset that cost and also require big corporations to pay their “fair share” in taxes. The federal government must also aim to lower the cost of living, such as child care, housing and gas, she added.

Reducing crime and homelessness

Lee said she is leaning toward voting for Proposition 1 — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure to borrow $6.4 billion to build more housing and mental health treatment facilities and also to redirect some mental health funding.

But, she said, she wants to ensure the measure does not criminalize more unsheltered people in California. “Devil’s in the details,” she said.

Should cities in California have the authority to clear out encampments, even if there’s not enough shelter for each unhoused person?

Not if local governments can’t relocate them “in a coordinated fashion” and make sure “people have safe and clean places to live,” Lee replied, adding that cities should not call in the police to clear the encampments.

“Because that starts a cycle of criminalization,” Lee explained.

In addressing California’s crime rate, Lee said the federal government must first pass a nationwide assault weapon ban and prioritize police accountability.

Lee defended how Oakland — her hometown — has handled crime, even though Newsom sent 120 California Highway Patrol officers for assistance. Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is also facing a recall attempt as opponents claim she is “dismantling” the local police department.

Lee said she does not support the recall. “Every elected official makes mistakes,” she said.

State assistance to address Oakland’s crime problem, Lee said, “is a good first step,” but it is important to also invest in community violence prevention programs, such as using former gang members or formerly incarcerated people to prevent crime.

Going alone on foreign policy

Lee’s father, a veteran, called her right after her vote against the Afghanistan war, Lee recalled.

“(He) said: ‘That was the right vote. Do not send our troops into harm’s way not knowing what you are doing,’” she said.

Lee has brought that philosophy to many more votes on foreign policy, opposing military authorizations in Iraq in 2002 and supporting U.S. troop removal from Syria in 2023.

Beyond those votes and her stance on a ceasefire in Gaza, Lee has been the most consistent among all candidates in calling for cutting the defense budget. She is also the first to champion the Audit the Pentagon Act — which would require the defense department to pass a clean audit as it has failed a budgetary audit six times in a row.

The representative from Oakland is trying to move up from fourth in the polls to the top two in the March 5 primary. She says voters should consider her life experience and her courage to stand alone.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee answered questions about how she would navigate being a U.S. Senator if she wins the March 5 primary. Photo Credit: CalMatters

¿QUÉ HARÍA BARBARA LEE COMO SENADORA ESTADOUNIDENSE DE CALIFORNIA?

La representante de Oakland está tratando de pasar del cuarto lugar en las encuestas a los dos primeros en las primarias del 5 de marzo. Ella dice que los votantes deberían considerar su experiencia de vida y su coraje para mantenerse sola en algunos temas.

Yue Stella Yu CalMatters

Enla carrera ferozmente competitiva para convertirse en la próxima senadora estadounidense de California, Barbara Lee no ha sido la candidata del momento.

Lee, rezagado en las encuestas, fue ignorada en gran medida por los demás contendientes durante tres debates televisados. Su campaña, que lucha por recaudar fondos, no tiene suficiente dinero para promover su mensaje en la televisión, mientras que otros han dominado las ondas en todo el estado.

Es una batalla cuesta arriba para Lee antes de las primarias del 5 de marzo, ya que está detrás de dos compañeros demócratas en el Congreso, Adam Schiff y Katie Porter, así como de la ex estrella del béisbol Steve Garvey, un republicano. Sólo los dos primeros avanzarán a las elecciones generales de noviembre.

Pero Lee, una progresista de Oakland que ha estado en el Congreso desde 1998, cree que no se la debe descartar.

“Estoy haciendo mi campaña de pueblo a pueblo, de votante a votante”, dijo a CalMatters en una entrevista de una hora el jueves pasado. Tiene programadas cinco manifestaciones para conseguir el voto esta semana, que comenzarán esta tarde en Oakland.

A pesar de registros de votación muy simil-

ares, Lee se ha distanciado de Schiff y Porter en varios temas, especialmente en política exterior. Ella fue la primera en pedir un alto el fuego permanente en Gaza, lo que encendió el fuego entre una pluralidad de delegados del Partido Demócrata de California en su convención de noviembre.

Ella es la única candidata en esta carrera que

ha experimentado la falta de vivienda y un aborto cuando todavía era ilegal en todo el país. Su pasado, dijo, la ayuda a conectarse con los votantes. “Mi experiencia resuena en mucha gente en California”, dijo.

Sobresaliendo

Al ser la única persona de color entre los

principales contendientes, Lee dijo que comprende de primera mano el impacto de la injusticia racial.

Caso en cuestión: una fundición que emitía sustancias químicas en vecindarios afroamericanos y morenos en su ciudad natal de El Paso, Texas, donde su madre desarrolló una enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica, dijo Lee.

Por eso es necesario que haya más representación afroamericana en el Senado, dijo Lee, señalando que sólo tres mujeres de raza negra han servido en el Senado durante un total de 10 años desde 1789. Eso incluye a Laphonza Butler, nombrada por el gobernador Gavin Newsom en octubre pasado después de la muerte de la senadora Dianne Feinstein.

“Mi perspectiva, que ninguno de los otros candidatos tiene… una perspectiva que muchos californianos tienen en términos de justicia y en términos de luchar por políticas para todos que creen equidad, oportunidades, libertad y justicia”, dijo Lee.

Otra cosa que la distingue, dijo, es que “empujo los límites desde el principio”.

Lee recibió amenazas de muerte por haber votado en solitario contra la guerra de Afganistán tras los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre de 2001. Dos décadas después, ha defendido consistentemente una enmienda que intenta revocar la autorización de guerra, un esfuerzo que incluso ganó algunos

La representante Barbara Lee, candidata al Senado de los Estados Unidos, concedió una entrevista en la oficina de CalMatters en Sacramento el 22 de febrero de 2024. Photo Credit: Larry Valenzuela / CalMatters / CatchLight Local

aliados improbables entre algunos republicanos .

También estuvo entre los primeros miembros del Congreso en copatrocinar una resolución para destituir al entonces presidente Donald Trump en 2017 , y la primera en presentar un proyecto de ley en 2019 para despenalizar el cannabis a nivel federal.

“Salgo y, tarde o temprano, la gente se alinea”, dijo.

Presionando por el financiamiento público de campañas

¿Pero es la mediocre recaudación de fondos una señal de que sus políticas progresistas pueden no estar en sintonía con los votantes de California?

Lee no lo cree así.

Reconoció que no tiene tanto dinero para la campaña como Schiff o Porter. Pero eso se debe en parte a que la mayoría de los californianos no tienen el lujo de dar, dijo.

“Creo que mi agenda responde a la agenda de la mayoría de los californianos que no son multimillonarios y que simplemente luchan para llegar a fin de mes”, dijo.

Al igual que Schiff y Porter, Lee quiere reformar el sistema de financiación de campañas del país. Los tres apoyan la revocación de Citizens United (la decisión histórica de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos que prohíbe a los gobiernos regular el gasto político corporativo o sindical) y el establecimiento de un sistema público de financiamiento de campañas. Los tres han rechazado las contribuciones de los comités de acción política dirigidos por corporaciones en esta elección, aunque sólo la campaña de Porter nunca ha aceptado dinero de los PAC corporativos.

Retirar fondos de campaña de un fondo público nivelaría el campo de juego y ayudaría a frenar la influencia corporativa, dijo Lee.

“La forma en que se construye el sistema de financiación de campañas en este momento… es muy discriminatoria”, dijo. “Muchos de nuestros colegas… si tuvieran acceso al mismo tipo de recursos que otros tienen, lo aceptarían porque serían más libres en términos de su legislación”.

Aumentar el salario mínimo

Durante meses, Lee ha abogado por un salario mínimo federal de 50 dólares, el doble de la tarifa por hora apoyada por Schiff y Porter. Los 50 dólares la hora es lo que las familias de California realmente necesitan ganar para sobrevivir, dijo Lee, citando un estudio del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts . Pero, ¿qué puede realmente aprobar el Senado en un futuro próximo?

No la tarifa de 50 dólares, reconoció Lee. Dijo que el primer paso es aprobar la Ley de Aumento de Salarios, que aumentaría el salario mínimo federal de $7,25 por hora a $17 para 2028. Y en California, dijo, el punto de partida puede ser aumentar el salario mínimo estatal de $16 a $20. , indexado a la inflación.

Pero, ¿qué impide que las empresas, que ahora tienen que pagar más a sus empleados, traspasen ese costo a los consumidores?

Lee dijo que se necesitaría inversión federal en pequeñas empresas para compensar ese costo y también requeriría que las grandes corporaciones pagaran su “parte justa” en impuestos. El gobierno federal también debe

apuntar a reducir el costo de vida, como el cuidado de los niños, la vivienda y el gas, añadió.

Reducir la delincuencia y la falta de vivienda

Lee dijo que se inclina por votar a favor de la Propuesta 1: la medida del gobernador Gavin Newsom para pedir prestados 6.400 millones de dólares para construir más viviendas e instalaciones de tratamiento de salud mental y también para redirigir algunos fondos para la salud mental.

Pero dijo que quiere asegurarse de que la medida no criminalice a más personas desamparadas en California. “El diablo está en los detalles”, dijo.

¿Deberían las ciudades de California tener la autoridad para desalojar los campamentos, incluso si no hay suficiente refugio para cada persona sin vivienda?

No si los gobiernos locales no pueden reubicarlos “de manera coordinada” y asegurarse de que “la gente tenga lugares seguros y limpios para vivir”, respondió Lee, y agregó que las ciudades no deberían llamar a la policía para despejar los campamentos.

“Porque eso inicia un ciclo de criminalización”, explicó Lee.

Al abordar la tasa de criminalidad de California, Lee dijo que el gobierno federal primero debe aprobar una prohibición de las armas de asalto a nivel nacional y priorizar la responsabilidad policial.

Lee defendió cómo Oakland, su ciudad natal, ha manejado el crimen, a pesar de que Newsom envió a 120 agentes de la Patrulla de Caminos de California en busca de ayuda. La alcaldesa de Oakland, Sheng Thao, también enfrenta un intento de destitución, ya que sus opositores afirman que está “desmantelando” el departamento de policía local.

Lee dijo que no apoya la destitución. “Todo funcionario electo comete errores”, dijo.

La asistencia estatal para abordar el problema de la delincuencia en Oakland, dijo Lee, “es un buen primer paso”, pero también es importante invertir en programas comunitarios de prevención de la violencia, como el uso de ex pandilleros o personas anteriormente encarceladas para prevenir la delincuencia.

Avanzar solos en política exterior

El padre de Lee, un veterano, la llamó justo después de su voto contra la guerra de Afganistán, recordó Lee.

“(Él) dijo: ‘Ese fue el voto correcto’. No envíes a nuestras tropas a lugares peligrosos sin saber lo que estás haciendo’”, dijo.

Lee ha llevado esa filosofía a muchas más votaciones sobre política exterior, oponiéndose a las autorizaciones militares en Irak en 2002 y apoyando la retirada de las tropas estadounidenses de Siria en 2023.

Más allá de esos votos y su postura sobre un alto el fuego en Gaza, Lee ha sido la más consistente entre todos los candidatos al pedir un recorte del presupuesto de defensa. También es la primera en defender la Ley de Auditoría del Pentágono, que requeriría que el Departamento de Defensa aprobara una auditoría limpia, ya que no aprobó una auditoría presupuestaria seis veces seguidas.

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WORLD BUILDING SERVICE, 363 Greenpark Way, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Aguirre, 363 Greenpark Way, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/27/2024. 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 Aguirre

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By: /s/ Corrine Vasquez, Deputy

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March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702413

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LUX METHOD, 750 Pronto Drive, 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): OG 1129 Enterprises LLC, 750 Pronto Drive, 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/19/2024. 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

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Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy

File No. FBN 702413

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703566

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

Refinishing, 1009 S Fifth 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): Lucio Marvin Amaya, 271 Auburn Way Apt #1, San Jose, CA 95129. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/27/2024. 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/ Lucio Marvin Amaya

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March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GROWTH INVESTMENTS, 19 Crystal Ct, Milpitas, CA 95035, San-

County on 2/02/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Eric Hoang, Deputy

File No. FBN 702841

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703527

ta Clara County This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Dennis Aoki. 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/ Dennis Aoki

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March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702841

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MPOWER IDEAS 17415 Monterey Road Suite 207, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): MPOWER IDEAS INC., 17415 Monterey Road Suite 207, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/20/2018.

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.)

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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TACOS LA CHOCA MEXICAN FOOD II, 1610 Chabot 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): Eliezer Duran Hernandez, 1610 Chabot Way, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/26/2024. 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/ Eliezer Duran Hernandez

Tacos la choca Mexican Food II Owner

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By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703527

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703365

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WATER RATE ADVOCATES FOR TRANSPARENCY, EQUITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY, 7 W Central Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an unincorporated association other than a partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Patrick Kearns, 7 W Central Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030712. 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/ Patrick Kearns

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/20/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703365

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703031

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

MARY’S CLEANING

1235 Wildwood Ave. Apt 14, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

MARY’S CLEANING JANITORIAL SERVICES

INC, 1235 Wildwood Ave. Apt 14, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/06/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Maria Guadalupe

Garcia MARY’S CLEANING JANITORIAL SERVICES INC

Article/Reg#: 5954193

Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/09/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703031

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703032

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LA NIÑA FRESA, 1235 Wildwood Ave. Apt 14, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara County

This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Guadalupe Garcia Gonzalez, 1235 Wildwood Ave, CA 94089. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/06/2024.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ MARIA GUADALUPE

GARCIA GONZALEZ

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/09/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703032

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703495

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUARANTY FUNDING USA, LANI VU THE MORTGAGE PRO, LXV REAL ESTATE 710

Lakeway Drive Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County

This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LXV GLOBAL CORPORATION, 710 Lakeway Drive Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/08/2024. 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/ LAN XUAN VU LXV GLOBAL CORPORATION President

Article/Reg#: 6093541

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/23/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703495

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703380

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GLASS WORLD, 1158 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd Apt, 43, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ALEXANDER LOPEZ HERNANDEZ, 1158 Sunnyvale Saratoga Rd Apt. 43, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. 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/ Alexander Lopez Hernandez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/20/2024. Regina Alcomendras,

County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703380

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703449

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

SANTA CLARA, 3542

La Rambla Ave, Suite 5A, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): A2W VENTURES, INC, 2059 Camden Ave #342, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/20/2024.

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/ Annie Wang A2W VENTURES INC

President

Article/Reg#: 5288903

Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/22/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 703449

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703320

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DAILY CLEANERS 1561 Warburton Ave Apt 5, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SANTIAGO MENDOZA, 1561 Warburton Ave, Apt 5, Santa Clara, CA 95050. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/25/2024. 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/ Santiago Mendoza

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/16/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 703320

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT NO. 703473

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

Little Palace Childcare Home, 2623 Ophelia Ave, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Little Palace Childcare Home, 2623 Ophelia Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/23/2024. This filing is a refile

[Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: 702827. “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/ Annett A. Ramirez Vasquez

Little Palace Childcare Home Owner Article/Reg#: 6090628

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/23/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 703473

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703358

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BUN CHA XUAN HONG 4405 Pinon Pl, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Minh Hoang Bui, 4405 Pinon Pl, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/20/2024.

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/ Minh Hoang Bui

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/20/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 703358

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME

NO. 24CV431241

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

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

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

5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 21, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV431285

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sarah Peters and Jaime D. Diaz INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Sarah Peters and Jaime D. Diaz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elijah Dennis Peters to Elijah Dennis Diaz b. Lynae Serenity Peters to Lynae Serenity Diaz 2. THE COURT

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

heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING:

OF NAME

NO. 24CV429163

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

VARZI. INTERESTED

Date:

4/30/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 21, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV431292

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Riana Emmajeanne Fesaitu INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Riana Emmajeanne Fesaitu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Riana Emmajeanne Fesaitu to Riana Emmajeanne Jaduram 2. THE COURT

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

OF HEARING: Date: 4/30/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 21, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

MARIA KHEIROLLAHZADEH VARZI has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. MARIA KHEIROLLAHZADEH

VARZI to MARYA KHEIROLLAHZADEH

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

OF HEARING: Date: 4/2/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 16, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

March 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703361

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

MENDEZ LIQUOR, 1815 Alum Rock Ave Suite A, 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): Mayra V Mendoza Mendez, 1815 Alum Rock Ave Suite A, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/01/2024. 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/ Mayra V Mendoza Mendez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/20/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 703361

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703271

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ST. JOSEPH HOME HEALTH 1525 McCarthy Blvd #208, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ST. MARY’S HEALTH CARE CORP., 1525 McCarthy Blvd #208, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/14/2018. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN649124. “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/ Mariano Alatorre ST. MARY’S HEALTH CARE CORP. Managing Member

Article/Reg#: C2910865

Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/15/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703271

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702689

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STELLAR BEAUTY ROOM 36 Harold Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ESTELA DIANA RUIZ-MALDONADO, 802 Harliss Ave, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/15/2024. 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/ ESTELA RUIZMALDONADO

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/29/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Eric Hoang, Deputy File No. FBN 702689

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703096

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RUIZ JANITORIAL SERVICES, 1897 Perrone Cl, 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): Celestino Ruiz Garcia, 1669 Cas Dr, San Jose, CA 95111. 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/ Celestino Ruiz Garcia

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/12/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703096

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703234

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jesus Handyman, 1341 Danube Way #7, 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): Jesus Calderon, 1341 Danube Way #1, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Jesus Calderon

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/13/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 703234

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703302

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CAUSOR CONSTRUCTION 3056 Van Sansul Ave #8, 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): Ricardo Jesus Causor, 3056 Van Sansul Ave #8, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/17/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Ricardo Jesus Causor This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/16/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 703302

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703334

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WILLARD AUTO SERVICE 61 South Capitol Ave, 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): KY VU, 61 South Capitol Ave, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Ky Vu

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/16/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 703334

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703096

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

RIAL SERVICES

1897 Perrone Cl, 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): Celestino Ruiz Garcia, 3669 Cas Dr, San Jose, CA 95111. 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/ Celestino Ruiz Garcia This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/12/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703096

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702189

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Steffanonis Janitorial, 330 N-Mathilde Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Enrique Sanchez, 330 N-Mathilde Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/12/2024. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN659396. “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/ Enrique Sanchez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/12/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 702189

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

NO. 702188

The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Steffanonis Janitorial, 1125 Ronchew Wy #17, San Jose CA, 95117. Filed in Santa Clara County on 10/03/2019 under

file no. FBN659396.

Leticia Steffanoni, 1125

Ronchew Wy #17, San Jose, CA 95117. This business was conducted by: an individual. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Leticia Steffanoni

This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 1/12/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN702188

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV430898

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Pandora Siu-Yin Chan INTER-

ESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Pandora Siu-Yin Chan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Pandora Siu-Yin Chan to Pandora Siu-Yin Lui 2. THE COURT

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

NOTICE OF HEARING:

Date: 4/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 14, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV430942

Superior Court of Cali-

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS

fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: MARIA DE LOS ANGELES

SANTOYO INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) MARIA DE LOS ANGELES SAN-

TOYO has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Birth Cert. Middle name: de los Angeles Gutierrez to Birth Cert. Middle name: de los Angeles b. Birth Cert. Last name: Valencia to Birth Cert. Last Name: Gutierrez Valencia 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING:

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

5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 20, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV431019

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

Fernando Hernandez Beltran INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Date:

4/30/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 15, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV431123

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

Yi Zhang Durhan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yi Zhang Durhan to Yi Zhang 2. THE

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

8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV431224

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

Izu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaia Izu to Akira Chloé Tokarczuk b. Kaia Sayaka Finn to Akari Isaac Tokarczuk 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE

Fernando Hernandez Beltran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Guadalupe Fernando Lizarraga to Fernando Hernandez Beltran 2. THE COURT

ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/30/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 16, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1,

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

4/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 01, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAMENO. 24CV431257

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

OF HEARING: Date: 5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 21, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV430204

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dalia Alatorre-Parra INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Kaia Izu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sophia Jondalynn Santiago to Sophia MaldonadoAlatorre 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV431269

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Vesilina Siuli Kalati INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Vesilina Siuli Kalati has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vesilina Siuli Kalati to Elina Vesilina SevesiKalati b. Elgielyn Elina Woods-Kalati to Elgielyn Emmaleah Sevesi-Kalati

Lin He INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Lin He has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lin He to Lin He Nevens 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 21, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 21, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 23, March 1, 8, 15, 2024

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Mohammad Reza Barghisavar Case No. 24PR196453

1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Mohammad Reza Barghisavar (aka Ray Barghisavar, Ray Bargh). 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Anahita Barghisavar in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Anahita Barghisavar be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act.

(This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 28, 2024, at 9:0am, Dept. 2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7 If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either:

1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Petitioner: 26033 Getty Drive, Unit 411 Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (408)828-5578

Run Date: February 23, March 1, 8, 2024 FICTITIOUS

County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ali Sedda, 1290 S. Bascom Ave #B, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/12/2024. 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/ Ali Sedda

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/12/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703121

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702995

business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Knox 24/7, 117 Bernal Road #70-189, San Jose, CA 95119. 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/ Paulo Paredes

Knox 24/7 Inc

President/CEO Article/Reg#: 5868199

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/13/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 703207

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

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

ELECTRIC VAL USA

CORP , 2235 California St Apt 210, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

ELECTRIC VAL USA

CORP, 2235 California St Apt 210, Mountain View, CA 94040. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/30/2024. 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 A Valadez

Cervantes ELECTRIC VAL USA

CORP

CEO

Article/Reg#: 6079011

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/08/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 702995

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703207

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Knox 24/7, Knox 24/7 Security, 117 Bernal Road #70-189, San Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara County. This

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703047

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

KD FENCING COMPA-

NY 1484 Cathay Dr, 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): Sara Dominguez, 1484 Cathay Dr, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/09/2024. 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/ Sara Dominguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/09/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 703047

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702687

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gojo Ethiopian Restaurant, 1261 W. San Carlos St, 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): Mamush M. Beyene, 1784 Old Oakland Rd, #15, San Jose,

MAR 01, 2024 - MAR 07, 2024

CA 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/29/2024. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN660301. “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/ Mamush Beyene

Mamush M Beyene Owner

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/29/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 702687

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703010

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

AUTO REPAIR, 299 S. 24th St Suite #2, 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): Jose L Rodriguez, 2528 Flint Ave, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/01/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN655400. “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 L Rodriguez

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/08/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703010

February 16, 23, March

1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702681

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STONE STREET PICTURES, STAGEONE

CREATIVE, SOUTH

BAY AV, 196 N. 3rd St, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

STAGEONE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT LLC, 196 N 3rd St, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2024. 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/ Christopher Denise STAGEONE CREATIVE MANAGEMENT LLC

Director Article/Reg#: 201612510328

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/29/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 702681

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703199

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

TOCS, 2015 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): GUNEET KOHLI KAINTH, DDS, INC., 2015 Camden Ave, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ GUNEET KOHLI KAINTH

GUNEET KOHLI KAINTH, DDS, INC

President

Article/Reg#: 4611347

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/13/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703199

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 701900

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PREMIER TAX SERVICES 1042 West Hedding Street, Suite 250, 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):

Marco A. Sierra, 1042 West Hedding Street, Suite 250, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Marco A. Sierra, Owner

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/03/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 701900

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702667

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MEI HUA HERBS, 1740 N Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

RUNKANG INC, 1740 N Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/22/2024. 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/ Winnie Huang RUNKANG INC

Owner

Article/Reg#: 6048405

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/29/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 702667

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703073

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LOS GATOS ELITE, 15445 Los Gatos Blvd Suite 200, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and

residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): K & C WILLIAMS INCORPORATED, 18119 Idalyn Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95033. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/19/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN690560. “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/ Kristina Williams K & C WILLIAMS INCORPERATED President

Article/Reg#: C4267669

Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/12/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 703073

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703083

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

PRODUCTS, 672 Gail Ave Apt 24, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Rene Soberano, g72 Gail Ave Apt 24, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/10/2024. 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/ Rene Soberano

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/12/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy

File No. FBN 703083

February 16, 23, March

1, 8, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV4328691

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

Nancy Patricia Narvaez

Diaz INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Nancy Patricia Narvaez Diaz has filed a petition

for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Emiliano Narvaez to Emiliano Leon Narvaez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 3/26/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 08, 2024

Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV430716

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Erica Tamayo INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Erica Tamayo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Erica Tamayo to Erika Tamayo 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/30/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San

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

Feb 09, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV430367

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anthony Gabriel Thomas Perez INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anthony Gabriel Thomas Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anthony Gabriel Thomas Perez to Anthony Gabriel Thomas Rose 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 05, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV430565

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

has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Socorro Camacho to Maria Socorro Ortiz 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/23/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 07, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV430625

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rital Vergara on behalf of Jordan T. Vergara Blanco and Alexander A. Blanco Vergara, minors INTERESTED

PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Rital Vergara on behalf of Jordan T. Vergara Blanco and Alexander A. Blanco Vergara, minors has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jordan Teofilo Vergara Blanco to Jordan Teofilo Vergara b. Alexander Alonzo Blanco Vergara to Alexander Alonzo Vergara 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be

heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date:

4/23/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 08, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV430805

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chong Cha Wilson INTER-

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

NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/30/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 13, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

NOTICE OF DEATH OF Mary Lou Butera

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Mary Lou Butera, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on January 11, 2024, in the City of Santa Rosa, County of Sonoma, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDI-

TOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 5448 Thornwood Drive, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95123 (408) 395-5111

Joseph D. Dermer, Esq.

DERMER LAW FIRM

5448 Thornwood Drive, Ste 200 San Jose, CA 95123

Tel (408) 395-5111

Fax (408) 354-2797

February 16, 23, March

1, 8, 2024

SUMMONS (Family Law) (FL-110)

NOTICE TO RESPON-

DENT (Name): FRANK OTTO SCHLOR

AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre):

You have been sued.

Read the information below.

Lo han demandado.

Lea ia información en la pagina siguiente.

Petitioner’s name is: CORA HAUSSECKER

Nombre del demandante:

Case Number (Número de caso): 23FL004185

You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you.

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

For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately.

You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your

local court or county bar association.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. The name and address

of the court is (el nombre y dirección de la corte son):

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Family Justice Center Courthouse Street Address: 201 N. FIRST STEET San Jose, CA 95113

Mailing Address: 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113

2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección, y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son):

KARA N. FOSTER, ESQ. 292858

Foster Hsu, LLP 111 N. Market St., Ste. 389, San Jose, CA 95113 (408)841-7200

Date (Fecha): DEC 19, 2023 3:58 PM Clerk, by (Secretario, por) /s/ C. Torres, Deputy (Asistente):

STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS

Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from

1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court;

2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children:

3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and

4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a

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

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

NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE:

Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www. coveredca.com Or call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506.

WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATION

California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divide, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property.

ORDENES DE RESTRICCION NORMALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR

En forma inmediata, usted y su cónyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido:

1. Llevarse del estado de California a los hijos menores de las partes, o solicitar un pasaporte nuevo o de repuesto para

los hijos menores, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de la otra parte o sin una orden de la corte;

2. Cobrar, pedir prestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los beneficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, como de vida, salud, vehículo y discapacidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es);

3. Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquier manera de cualquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o separada, sin el consentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte, excepto en el curso habitual de actividades personal o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y

4. Crear o modificar una transferencia no testamentaria de manera que afecte la asignación de una propiedad sujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte. Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamentaria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte. Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario propuesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales antes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigencia. No obstante, puede usar propiedad comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suya separada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte.

AVISO-ACCESO A SEGURO DE SALUD MÁS ECONÓMICO: ¿Necesita seguro de salud a un costo asequible, ya sea para usted o alguien en su hogar? Si es as¡, puede presentar una solicitud con Covered California. Covered California lo puede ayudar a reducir el costo que paga por seguro de salud asequible y de alta calidad. Para obtener mas información, visite www.coveredca.com. O llame a Covered California al 1-800-300-0213.

ADVERTENCIA – IN-

FORMACION IMPORTANTE

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

Run Date: February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702985

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Abalos Tree Services, 240 El Bosque St, San Jose, CA 95134, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose Luis Abalos, 240 El Bosque St, San Jose, CA 95134. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/06/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN660396. “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 Abolos

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/07/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 702985

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702828

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NATMIT DESIGN, 1143 Brace Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa

Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Natalie Mitchell, 1143 Brace Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Natalie Mitchell This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/02/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 702828

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702630

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LC CLEANING SERVICES, 1315 Kingfisher Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LC JANITORIAL SERVICES, LLC, 1315 Kingfisher Way #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/01/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

/s/ Cesar Yanez

LC JANITORIAL SERVICES, LLC Owner

Article/Reg#: 202359211502

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/26/2023. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 702630

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702787

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: J.T.R TOTAL WELLNESS 7666 Santa

Inez Court, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Alberto Torres Rey, 7666 Santa Inez Court, Gilroy, CA 95020.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/01/2024.

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 Alberto Torres Rey

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/01/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 702787

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702847

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GME ELECTRIC, 5300 Terner Way #6133, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gerardo Nicolas Mendoza Cordero, 5300 Terner Way #6133, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/02/2024. 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/ Gerardo N Mendoza Cordero

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/02/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 702847

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 702832

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE ULTIMATE RENOVATION, 5529 Blossom Gardens Cir, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County This business is owned

MAR 01, 2024 - MAR 07, 2024

by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): JORGE LUIS

VERA, 5529 Blossom Gardens Cir, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/02/2024. 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/ Jorge Luis Vera

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/02/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 702832

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 702716

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

GARDEN SUPPLY,

1001 San Antonio Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Nava BMJ Inc., 707 Fourth Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063.

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/ Lourdez B Avalos Nava BMJ Inc.

President Article/Reg#: 6038847

Above entity was formed in the state of CA

This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 1/30/2024.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 702716

February 9, 16, 23,

March 1, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV430205

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

INTERESTED PER-

SONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

Melinda Mihalyi has filed a petition for Change of

Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Melinda Mihalyi to Kristy Mihalyi 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 01, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV429371

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

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

to First Name: Gabriela

Last Name: Ruiz Gil 2. THE COURT ORDERS

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

ing. NOTICE OF HEAR-

ING: Date: 4/01/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 18, 2024

Judge Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 24CV430210

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

Juan Manuel Reyna Pacheco and Victoria Castro Madriz INTER-

ESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Juan Manuel Reyna Pacheco and Victoria Castro Madriz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Violeta Madriz Reyna to Violeta Reyna Madriz

2. THE COURT OR-

DERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

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

ING: Date: 4/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 01, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME

NO. 24CV430445

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Solomon Weldegiorgis Mehari / Yerusaliyem Solomon Weldegiorgis INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Weldegiorgis Mehari / Yerusaliyem Solomon Weldegiorgis have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Solomon Weldegiorgis Mehari to Solomon Teferi Eyasu b. Yerusaliyem Solomon Weldegiorgis to Betty Eyasu Solomon c. Melawit Mehari Solomon to Melawit Eyasu Solomon d. Meliame Mehari Solomon to Meliame Eyasu Solomon e. Amen Mehari Solomon to Amen Eyasu Solomon 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/23/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 06, 2024

Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court

February 9, 16, 23, March 1, 2024

In The Matter of the Adoption Petition of UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS Case No. 23AD025944

CITATION TO ALLEGED FATHER

FROM: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

TO: SANTOS MANCILLAS, and his attorney of record, if any

By order of this Court you are hereby cited to appear before the Hon. Jackie Arroyo, judge presiding in Dept. 1 of the Court located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose CA 95113, on March 27, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., then and there to show cause, if you have any, why UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS, should not be declared free from your parental control and custody, for the purpose of freeing UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS for placement for adoption. The following information concerns rights and procedures that relate to this proceeding to declare minor free from your parental control and custody as set forth in Family Code § 7860, et seq.:

1. At the beginning of the proceeding, the Court will consider whether or not the interest of the minor requires appointment of counsel. If the Court finds that the interests of the minor do require such protection, the Court will appoint counsel to represent her, whether or not she is able to afford counsel. The minor will not be present in Court unless she requests or the Court so orders.

2. If a parent of the minor appears without counsel and is unable to afford counsel, the Court must appoint counsel for the parent, unless the parent knowingly and intelligently waives the right to be represented by counsel. The Court will not appoint the same attorney to represent both the minor and his parent.

3. The Court may appoint either the Public Defender or private counsel. If private counsel is appointed, he/she will receive a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, the amount of which will be determined by the Court. That amount must be paid by the real parties in interest, but not by the minor, is proportioned as the Court believes to be just. If, however, the Court finds that any of the real parties in interest cannot afford counsel, the amount will be paid by the county.

4. The Court may continue the proceeding for not more than Thirty (30) days as necessary to appoint counsel and become acquainted with the case.

Dated: February 7, 2024

By: /s/ D. Bueno, Deputy, Deputy Clerk

Run Dates: February 9, 16, 23 and

March 1, 2024

In The Matter of the Adoption Petition of UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS

Case No. 23AD025944

PETITION TO TERMINATE PARENTAL RIGHTS OF SANTOS MANCILLAS

TO: S ANTOS MANCILLAS

The Court sets a hearing on the request to terminate your parental rights as set forth in this Petition on 2/7/2024 at 11:00AM in Department 1of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

PETITION

1. Petitioners are the legal guardians of and desire to adopt UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS (d.o.b.: 09/05/2022; age: 1 year and 4 months), a minor, who is the subject of this petition. Petitioners were appointed as temporary guardians of the minor on September 28, 2022 (see case no. 22PR193048). Petitioner, GLORIA

A. ESCOBEDO is the second cousin of Leticia Marie Chavez Salazar, who is the biological mother of the minor. Mother’s parental rights were terminated by order of the court on August 23, 2023. At the commencement of this matter, it was unknown to Petitioners who any alleged biological fathers of the child may be.

2. On November 16, 2023, Petitioner filed a request to terminate the parental rights of any unknown alleged father. At the hearing on January 10, 2024, the Court found and ordered the following:

a. The alleged natural father’s identity is unknown;

b. The whereabouts of the alleged natural father are unknown and cannot be ascertained;

c. Notice to the alleged father was dispensed; and The parental rights of the alleged father if any he may have had and any other possible father were terminated.

3. S ubsequently, Petitioners were alerted by the Adoptions Specialist at California Department of Social Services that the birth mother had named an alleged father in the minor’s medical records. According to the records:

a. Biological mother stated the father of baby (“FOB”) was not

involved.

b. She stated FOB’s name was Santos Mancillas, and that she did not know his age.

c. After biological mother was discharged, she left the hospital with Mr. Mancillas.

d. FOB stated “their encampment was cleaned out and he [was] looking for shelter.”

4. The Adoptions Specialist further provided Petitioners with a list of six (6) potential addresses for Mr. Mancillas.

5. The minor child was abandoned by Mr. Mancillas in the hospital after the minor was born. At all times since, the minor has been in the custody and control of Petitioners. To Petitioners’ knowledge, Mr. Mancillas has never met the minor child. Mr. Mancillas left the minor child at the hospital on September 9, 2022 around 9 a.m. without any provision for the child’s support nor communication, with the intent to abandon the child.

6. The Petitioners request the following be the orders of the Court:

a. Terminate the parental rights of SANTOS MANCILLAS and declare that the minor child UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS is free from the custody and control of SANTOS MANCILLAS.

VERIFICATION

I, GLORIA ANN ESCOBEDO and SERGIO R. ESCOBEDO, declare as follows:

I am the petitioner in the above action to Terminate Parental Rights of the Alleged Father. I have read the foregoing Petition to Terminate Parental Rights of Santos Mancilass and know the contents contained in this document. The same is true of my own knowledge, except as to those stated on information and belief, and as to those matters, I believe them to be true. If called to testify as a witness regarding these statements, I could and would competently do so.

Dated: Jan 19, 2024 /s/ Gloria Ann Escobedo Petitioner

Dated: 1/19/24

/s/ Sergio R. Escobedo Petitioner

Run Dates: February 9, 16, 23 and March 1, 2024

In The Matter of the Adoption Petition of UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS

Case No.

23AD025944

ORDER

The request for termination of parental rights filed by GLORIA A. ESCOBEDO and SERGIO R. ESCOBEDO came on regularly to be heard on January, 10, 2024 at 11:00 am in Department 13 of this Court before the Honorable Jacqueline M. Arroyo, Judge of the Superior Court. Petitioners appeared along with their attorney LYDIA E. HSU, ESQ. of Foster Hsu, LLP via Microsoft Teams. The Court having received and considered the evidence and arguments set forth, finds as follows:

1. The Court GRANTS the request of GLORIA A. ESCOBEDO and SERGIO R. ESCOBEDO that the minor child, UNIQUE JOYCE MARIE MANCILLAS (hereinafter “Unique”) (DOB: 09/05/2022; Age: 1 year and 4 months) shall be freed from the care and custody of SANTOS MANCILLAS and that the parental rights of SANTOS MANCILLAS toward Unique shall be terminated forthwith.

2. The Court GRANTS the adoption request of GLORIA A. ESCOBEDO and SERGIO R. ESCOBEDO.

3. The Court deems GLORIA A. ESCOBEDO and SERGIO R. ESCOBEDO the guardians of Unique pursuant to Family Code Section 7893.

4. This matter shall be continued to ____________________ in Department 13 for the Adoption Finalization Hearing.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: HON. JACQUELINE M. ARROYO

Judge of the Superior Court

Run Dates: February 9, 16, 23 and March 1, 2024

PRESAGIOS PARA MARZO

Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador

Aries

Inicias un ciclo muy positivo, todo lo que te propongas lo podrás conseguir, la energía de los astros te favorecerá durante todo el mes. Contarás con romance y buena salud. Habrá invitaciones, tu mundo social florecerá. Tomaste la decisión correcta al apartar de tu vida, situaciones y energías poco convenientes.

Tauro

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Géminis

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Cáncer

Disfruta durante este mes del romance y de las invitaciones. Es recomendable que hagas un ahorro, ya que el próximo mes traerá consigo muchos desafíos, especialmente de carácter financiero. Volverás a encontrarte con amistades que no veías desde hace años. Ocurrirá un evento que te hará sentir afortunado.

Leo

Es posible que estés distanciado(a) de uno de tus seres queridos, deja pasar un tiempo, y aclara la situación en el momento propicio. De pronto sentirás que tienes más responsabilidades que antes, aún así, lograras resolverlo todo de la mejor manera. Existen envidias y celos hacia ti, tú sigue brillando y reza por tu porvenir.

Virgo

Este mes pondrás en orden tus finanzas, tu hogar y tu vida sentimental. Has decidido ser feliz, y eso equivale a mantener un sano equilibrio entre mente, cuerpo y espíritu. Es probable que muchos de ustedes viajen, o que decidan irse a vivir a otro lugar. Los cambios que se den en tu vida, vendrán con muy buen

augurio.

Libra

Mes ideal par que inicies una rutina de ejercicios, y para que procures una alimentación más sana y balanceada. Cuando te das cariño a ti mismo, tu autoestima se eleva, te sientes más optimistas y sientes que la vida te sonríe, sigue así. Para la suerte en el amor, hazle una novena a San Antonio.

Escorpión

Vienen en camino buenas noticias respecto a documentos, financieramente será un mes de mucha mejoría. Es presagio que llegará una buena cantidad de dinero a tus manos, posiblemente este mes o durante el mes de abril. Para la buena suerte, ofrenda unas velas aromáticas con esencia de vainilla.

Sagitario

Tendrás trabajo en abundancia y muchas responsabilidades, la buena noticia es que tendrás la energía y la salud para realizar todo de la mejor manera. Llegará una noticia que te hará sentir feliz. Evita discusiones con familiares. Suaviza tus comentarios, no a todo mundo le parecerá bien tu extremada franqueza.

Capricornio

Es muy probable que durante este mes recibas la buena noticia que tanto haz estado esperando. Un problema se resolverá y sentirás que te quitarás una carga pesada, que no te dejaba ser feliz. Ocurrirán eventos y situaciones que harán que te acerques más a tus creencias religiosas.

Acuario

Este será un periodo muy positivo en cuanto a trabajo, proyectos e ingresos. También es augurio de recuperación de algún padecimiento físico. Tu nueva filosofía de vida atraerá a tu camino, personas progresistas, quiénes se convertirán en tus mejores aliados. Necesitas salir a divertirte.

Piscis

¡Feliz cumpleaños! Tendrás un mes productivo, lleno de desafíos pero también de satisfacciones. No tomes decisiones a la ligera, ni prestes atención a consejos poco atinados. Una fuerza renovadora recorrerá todo tu ser. Eso que haz pedido al cielo con tanta fe, muy pronto se hará realidad.

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EARTHTALK Q&A: GREENER CRUISING

Dear EarthTalk: Has the cruise industry cleaned up its act regarding its environmental footprint in recent years? - M.B., Seattle, WA

Cruise ships are a big part of the marine shipping sector that is responsible for close to three percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. No doubt, as much as these big boats might recycle or use less harmful cleaning spray in guest rooms, they are still big polluters. And the consumers that keep filling up more and bigger boats—the cruise industry is the fastest-growing sector in travel— are part of the problem, given that the federal government doesn’t seem interested in forcing the industry to clean itself up.

Indeed, if you care about the planet, you might want to reconsider those plans to take a cruise on your next vacation. A recent study by the non-profit Friends of the Earth found that a cruise-goer emits eight times more greenhouse gas emissions per day than a land-based vacationer.

And if you thought flying was bad for your carbon footprint, consider this: “Even accounting for emissions from an equivalent-night hotel stay at a four-star U.S. hotel, a passenger on a cruise ship emits about two times more carbon dioxide (CO2) than someone who flies and rents a hotel,” reports Bryan Comer of the International Council on Clean Transportation. That said, several cruise operators have made strides in their sustainability efforts. Recycling and on-board waste processing used to be rare on cruise ships but nowadays are standard across the industry. Many ships now use green tech like solar panels, exhaust scrubbers, cooking oil conversion systems, energy efficient appliances and LED lighting. And some are reducing and limiting engine noise so as not to disturb marine life while also steering clear of sensitive and/or marine breeding grounds.

Another way some cruise lines are going green is by transitioning their fleets to run on liquified natural gas (LNG)—otherwise

known as methane—as a way to cut back on CO2 emissions. But just because LNG burns cleaner than conventional marine petroleum products doesn’t mean it’s all that green. “While this reduces direct air pollution emissions, the types of engines that cruise ships use leak unburned methane into the atmosphere,” adds Comer. “This is called ‘methane slip’ and the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from these engines end up being higher than using low-sulfur marine gas oil.”

Cruise Lines International Association, a trade group representing 50 cruise companies, would like to see its members achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Environmental leaders argue that to reach this goal, the industry’s focus should be on zero-emissions energy technologies—next generation batteries, hydrogen fuel cells—not on swapping some carbon-emitting fuels for others slightly less harmful.

Some cruise lines may be more ecofriendly than others, but as of now cruising is still one of the dirtiest vacation choices one can make. In lieu of government regulation to force the cruise industry to clean up its act—which doesn’t seem forthcoming—the best thing green groups can do is educate the public about the environmental perils of cruising in hopes that consumer pressure will force change.

CONTACTS: What if I told you cruising is worse for the climate than flying? https://theicct.org/marine-cruising-flyingmay22/; Vacationers Generate 8 Times More Carbon on a Cruise Ship than on Land, https://foe.org/news/cruise-passengers-carbon/; Cruise Lines International Association, https://cruising.org/.

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EARTHTALK Q&A: CRUCEROS MÁS ECOLÓGICOS

Estimado EarthTalk: ¿Ha limpiado el sector de los cruceros su huella medioambiental en los últimos años? - M.B., Seattle, WA

Puede que algunas líneas de cruceros sean más ecológicas que otras, pero a día de hoy los cruceros siguen siendo una de las opciones vacacionales más sucias que uno puede tomar. Photo Credit:

Loscruceros son una parte importante del sector del transporte marítimo, responsable de cerca del tres por ciento de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero. Sin duda, por mucho que estos grandes barcos reciclen o utilicen aerosoles de limpieza menos nocivos en las habitaciones, siguen siendo grandes contaminadores. Y los consumidores que siguen llenando barcos cada vez más grandes -la industria de cruceros es el sector de mayor crecimiento en el sector de viajes- son parte del problema, dado que el gobierno federal no parece interesado en obligar a la industria a limpiarse.

De hecho, si te preocupa el planeta, quizá quieras reconsiderar esos planes de hacer un crucero en tus próximas vacaciones. Según un estudio reciente de la organización sin ánimo de lucro Amigos de la Tierra, un crucerista emite ocho veces más gases de efecto invernadero al día que un turista terrestre.

Y si pensabas que volar era malo para tu huella de carbono, piensa en esto: "Incluso teniendo en cuenta las emisiones de una noche de hotel equivalente en un hotel estadounidense de cuatro estrellas, un pasajero de un crucero emite unas dos veces más dióxido de carbono (CO2) que alguien que vuela y alquila un hotel", informa Bryan Comer, del Consejo Internacional de Transporte Limpio.

Dicho esto, varios operadores de cruceros han avanzado en sus esfuerzos de sostenibilidad. El reciclaje y el tratamiento de residuos a bordo solían ser raros en los cruceros, pero hoy son habituales en todo el sector. Muchos buques utilizan ahora tecnología ecológica, como paneles solares, depuradores de gases de escape, sistemas de conversión del aceite de cocina, electrodomésticos de bajo consumo e iluminación LED. Y algunos reducen y limitan el ruido de los motores para no molestar a la vida marina, al tiempo que se mantienen alejados de zonas sensibles o de cría de peces.

Otra forma en que algunas líneas de cruceros se están volviendo ecológicas es mediante la transición de sus flotas al gas natural licuado (GNL) -también conocido como metanocomo forma de reducir las emisiones de CO2.

Pero que el GNL se queme de forma más limpia que los productos petrolíferos marinos convencionales no significa que sea ecológico. "Aunque reduce las emisiones directas de contaminación atmosférica, los motores de los cruceros emiten metano no quemado a la atmósfera", añade Comer. "Esto se llama 'deslizamiento de metano' y las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero del ciclo de vida de estos motores acaban siendo más altas que usando gasóleo marino bajo en azufre".

Cruise Lines International Association, un grupo comercial que representa a 50 compañías de cruceros, desearía que sus miembros lograran cero emisiones netas de carbono para 2050. Los líderes ecologistas sostienen que, para alcanzar ese objetivo, el sector debería centrarse en tecnologías energéticas de emisiones cero -baterías de nueva generación, pilas de combustible de hidrógenoy no en cambiar algunos combustibles que emiten carbono por otros ligeramente menos nocivos.

Puede que algunas compañías de cruceros sean más ecológicas que otras, pero a día de hoy los cruceros siguen siendo una de las opciones vacacionales más sucias que se pueden tomar. En lugar de una regulación gubernamental que obligue al sector de los cruceros a limpiar su imagen -cosa que no parece que vaya a ocurrir-, lo mejor que pueden hacer los grupos ecologistas es educar al público sobre los peligros medioambientales de los cruceros con la esperanza de que la presión de los consumidores fuerce el cambio.

CONTACTOS: ¿Y si te dijera que los cruceros son peores para el clima que volar? https:// theicct.org/marine-cruising-flying-may22/; Los turistas generan 8 veces más carbono en un crucero que en tierra, https://foe.org/news/ cruise-passengers-carbon/; Cruise Lines International Association, https://cruising.org/.

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