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EL MUNDO APOYA A UCRANIA Y CONDENA LA INVASIÓN DE RUSIA

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THE WORLD SUPPORTS UKRAINE AND CONDEMNS THE INVASION OF RUSSIA

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¿Qué motiva a las estrellas del box y campeones ucraniamos Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk y Vitali Klitschko, y a la súper modelo Anastasia Lena a dejar atrás su vida de fama y gloria para enfundarse en el uniforme militar de su país?

in their country to fight the invaders from Russia, with its superior military power?

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¿Qué mueve a Yuriy Vernydu, entrenador del equipo de fútbol profesional Sheriff Tiraspol, a sustituir la celebridad del balompié por una bayoneta? ¿Qué lleva a miles de ucranianos a no huir del peligro y a permanecer en su país para combatir a los invasores de Rusia, con su poderío militar superior? La respuesta es sencilla: el amor a la patria. El ejercicio de la dignidad para defender el principio fundamental de la soberanía nacional. La idea elemental de que, ante una injusticia incuestionable, siempre se tiene el valor y la dignidad personal como las mejores armas para defenderse, al costo que sea. Es absolutamente entendible y justificable que miles de ucranianos hayan tenido que salir de su país y refugiarse en Polonia, abarrotando los pocos vagones de ferrocarril que hacen el trayecto. Se trata de un acto básico de supervivencia: proteger a los hijos de las consecuencias trágicas que suelen acompañar las atrocidades de la guerra.

The answer is simple: love of country. The exercise of dignity to defend the fundamental principle of national sovereignty. The elementary idea that, in the face of unquestionable injustice, one always has personal courage and dignity as the best weapons to defend oneself, at whatever cost. Photo Credit: Diana Navarrete

Y cómo no mencionar a los miles de rusos (al menos 6,000 ya fueron arrestados) que pusieron su propia seguridad en riesgo para condenar en las calles la inadmisible invasión ordenada por su presidente. Y decenas de miles más que lo han hecho ciudades europeas y aquí en Washington, Boston y otras ciudades. Cada vez más gobiernos y organizaciones imponen sanciones a Rusia y se solidarizan con Ucrania enviándole armas y alimentos. Aún no conocemos el desenlace de esta invasión abominable, pero el mundo le está dando una lección a Vladimir Putin: Todos somos Ucrania.

It is absolutely understandable and justifiable that thousands of Ukrainians have had to leave their country and take refuge in Poland, crowding the few railway cars that make the journey. It is a basic act of survival: protecting children from the tragic consequences that often accompany the atrocities of war.

What moves Yuriy Vernydu, coach of the Sheriff Tiraspol professional football team, to replace the whistle for a rifle and bayonet?

But when CNN correspondent Clarissa Ward asked a Kharkiv resident why she had decided to stay in the city, the woman answered with great determination that she had no reason to flee, that Ukraine was her homeland and that if someone had to get out, it was the Russian invaders.

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hat motivates Ukrainian boxing stars and champions Vasyl Lomachenko, Oleksandr Usyk and Vitali Klitschko, and supermodel Anastasia Lena to leave behind their lives of fame and glory to don the military uniform of their country?

What drives thousands of Ukrainians not to flee from danger and to stay

Pero cuándo la corresponsal de la cadena CNN, Clarissa Ward, le preguntó a una residente de Kharkiv porqué había decidido quedarse en la ciudad, la mujer le respondió con mucha entereza que ella no tenía por qué huir, que Ucrania era su patria y que si alguien tenía que salir, eran los invasores rusos.

Before the eyes of the world, we have seen how ordinary women and men of all ages, young and old, mothers and sisters, are wielding arms and risking their lives to stop the invasion. On one of the access bridges to the capital Kiev, this improvised army held off a column of Russian tanks. Images of the smoking remains of a tank went viral on social media. Someone could rename that scaffolding as “the bridge of dignity”.

Y ese patriotismo es el combustible que anima la voluntad inquebrantable de los ucranianos a contener como héroes la avanzada de uno de los ejércitos más poderosos del mundo, ante una fuerza militarmente superior, no solamente por el número de soldados, sino por la sofisticación de su armamento de guerra. Ante los ojos del mundo, hemos visto como mujeres y hombres ordinarios de todas las edades, jóvenes y viejos, madres y hermanas, están empuñando un fusil y arriesgando su vida para frenar la invasión. En uno de los puentes de acceso a la capital Kiev, ese ejército improvisado contuvo a una columna de tanques rusos. Las imágenes de los restos humeantes de un tanque se hicieron virales en las redes sociales. Alguien podría rebautizar ese andamiaje como “el puente de la dignidad”. Ucrania y los ucranianos le están dando una lección al mundo: cuando se trata de defender a la patria, a tu hogar, a tu familia, al principio de no dejarse intimidar por un bravucón y a hacer todo lo humanamente posible para frenar una injustificable injusticia, se pone todo en la raya, aún la propia vida.

And that patriotism is the fuel that encourages the unwavering will of the Ukrainians to heroically contain the advance of one of the most powerful armies in the world, in the face of a militarily superior force, not only because of the number of soldiers, but also because of the sophistication of its war weaponry.

Ukraine and Ukrainians are teaching the world a lesson: when it comes to defending the motherland, your home, your family, on the principle of not being intimidated by a bully and doing everything humanly possible to stop an unjustifiable injustice, everything is put on the line, even life itself.

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And how not to mention the thousands of Russians (at least 6,000 have already been arrested) who put their own security at risk to condemn in the streets the inadmissible invasion ordered by their president. And tens of thousands more who have done it in European cities and here in Washington, Boston and other cities. More and more governments and organizations are imposing sanctions on Russia and showing solidarity with Ukraine by sending arms and food. We do not yet know the outcome of this heinous invasion, but the world is teaching Vladimir Putin a lesson: We are all Ukraine.

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¿Quién celebra el quinto? Bank of America. Por quinto año consecutivo, Bank of America ha compartido con nuestros empleados el éxito de nuestra empresa a través del valioso premio de remuneración Sharing Success. Para reconocer el arduo trabajo del equipo, este premio es adicional a la remuneración normal. Y este año, estamos orgullosos de conmemorar que por primera vez la mayoría de estos premios se otorgan en acciones de Bank of America.

Esto significa que este año se compartieron mil millones de dólares en acciones de Bank of America con el 97% de nuestros empleados, además de la compensación habitual. “Quiero agradecer a mis compañeros aquí en el Área de la Bahía por su arduo trabajo y dedicación constantes. Si bien es posible que otros bancos otorguen premios como el nuestro de vez en cuando, me enorgullece trabajar para una organización que ha recompensado a nuestros empleados durante cinco años consecutivos. Porque el éxito es mejor cuando se comparte”. Raquel González Presidente de Bank of America en Silicon Valley

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AUNQUE CALIFORNIA EXPANDE MEDI-CAL A INDOCUMENTADOS CIENTOS DE MILES DE INMIGRANTES NO PODRÁN CALIFICAR

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tes indocumentados aún tendrían que comprar un seguro sin subsidios federales. El estado podría, en teoría, proporcionar alguna asistencia financiera, dicen los defensores de la salud.

ucía Marroquín sabe lo que es esperar a que pase el dolor con la esperanza de que desaparezca por sí solo. Ella sufre de cálculos renales y puede necesitar cirugía. Pero debido a que carece de cobertura médica, su primera pregunta cuando se enferma siempre es “¿cuánto me costará?”

Lara dijo que Newsom hizo de la expansión de Medi-Cal para inmigrantes indocumentados una prioridad en el presupuesto de este año, lo que muestra cuánto han cambiado las actitudes sobre el tema. “En el pasado, este era un problema que la gente pensaba que le costaría la elección o le costaría el dolor. Es un tremendo cambio de actitud hacia la comunidad indocumentada”, dijo Lara.

De esta forma, cuando los funcionarios de California anunciaron planes para extender la cobertura de Medi-Cal a más adultos indocumentados, la residente del condado de Fresno tenía la esperanza de que finalmente calificaría para un seguro médico. Pero el ingreso anual de $35,000 de su esposo, un trabajador agrícola, pone a la pareja por encima del límite para calificar para Medi-Cal, que está reservado para residentes de bajos ingresos. Entonces, incluso con la expansión planificada del gobernador Gavin Newsom, es probable que se quede sin seguro médico. Los expertos dicen que permitir que las personas se inscriban en la cobertura integral de Medi-Cal, independientemente de su estado migratorio, es el paso más importante que California puede tomar para asegurar a tantas personas como sea posible en el sistema actual. Newsom llamó a su última expansión planificada “acceso universal a la cobertura.” Pero la expansión aún dejaría sin seguro a varios cientos de miles de inmigrantes indocumentados como Marroquín. No pueden calificar porque tienen trabajos en los que ganan por encima de los umbrales de ingresos anuales de Medi-Cal para la mayoría de los adultos: $17,609 para personas solteras, $23,792 para una pareja y $36,156 para una familia de cuatro. Eso deja a muchos inmigrantes de bajos ingresos con pocas opciones viables de cobertura médica. Si bien la mayoría de los californianos que ganan más del límite de Medi-Cal pueden obtener cobertura subsidiada a través de Covered California, no se permiten personas indocumentadas para comprar un seguro a través del mercado en virtud de la Ley Federal del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio. “Este es un gran logro y es absolutamente increíble, pero todavía habrá algunos que permanecerán sin seguro”. -ARTURO VARGAS BUSTAMANTE, ESCUELA FIELDING DE SALUD PÚBLICA DE UCLA El 1 de mayo, cerca de 235,000 personas indocumentadas mayores de 50 años obtendrán un nuevo acceso a Medi-Cal en virtud de una ley firmada el verano pasado. Una segunda propuesta, presentada en el presupuesto de enero de Newsom, incluiría a otros 700,000 adultos indocumentados en el grupo de edad de 26 a 49 años, a partir de 2024, si se aprueba en el presupuesto final de este año. Los niños y adultos jóvenes ya son elegibles. “Este es un gran logro y es absolutamente asombroso, pero aún habrá algunos que permanecerán sin seguro”, dijo Arturo Vargas Bustamante, profesor de políticas de salud en la Escuela Fielding de Salud Pública de la UCLA. “No es atención médica universal, pero la situación para muchos inmigrantes en California será mucho mejor”. En 2023, después de que Medi-Cal se expanda para cubrir a los inmigrantes indocumentados de 50 años o más, alrededor de 3.2 millones de personas permanecerá sin seguro en California, según investigadores del Centro Laboral de UC Berkeley y el Centro de Investigación de Políticas de Salud de UCLA. De ellos, 1.16 millones serán

Virginia Moscoso, que vive en Dunnigan, condado de Yolo, calificará para Medi-Cal completo si se aprueba el presupuesto del gobernador Gavin Newsom, ampliándolo a inmigrantes indocumentados de 26 a 49 años. Pero la expansión aún dejaría a cientos de miles de inmigrantes indocumentados que ganan por encima del umbral de ingresos sin seguro. Photo Credit: Anne Wernikoff / CalMatters

inmigrantes no autorizados. Incluso si se aprueba el próximo paso de Newsom, que cubre a adultos indocumentados de 26 a 49 años a partir de 2024, eso dejaría a aproximadamente 450,000 personas indocumentadas menores de 65 años sin cobertura médica. (La diferencia entre 1.16 millones de personas y las 700,000 que tendrían acceso). ‘No tiene que ser gratis. Sólo un precio justo’ La última propuesta del gobernador ayudaría a Virginia Moscoso, una madre indocumentada de 29 años con dos hijos en el condado de Yolo. Está inscrita en Medi-Cal de alcance restringido, que se limita a emergencias y embarazos, pero espera obtener todos los beneficios si la propuesta se aprueba en el presupuesto final. Los beneficios completos permiten que las personas tengan cobertura para atención preventiva de rutina, atención a largo plazo y servicios de apoyo en el hogar. Moscoso está especialmente interesado en el cuidado dental. Hace unos meses, tuvo un dolor de muelas que alivió con remedios caseros, pero está atrasada para un chequeo. En el pasado, Moscoso ha trabajado en trabajos de temporada en campos agrícolas, pero su familia de cuatro depende principalmente de las ganancias de su esposo de alrededor de $35,000, lo que significa que probablemente calificarían, apenas, para Medi-Cal bajo la expansión de Newsom. Sus hijos ya están inscritos en MediCal y eso es de gran ayuda, dijo. Está agradecida de que, aparte de sus embarazos, no haya tenido que usar su Medi-Cal de emergencia. Pero si calificara para atención primaria, tendría mucho más sentido que esperar hasta que esté enferma en el hospital. “Para mí sería una gran bendición”, dijo Moscoso. “Porque cuando vas al médico, nunca es solo una visita: necesitas pruebas y medicamentos, y se acumulan”. Muchas personas sin seguro médico buscan atención en clínicas comunitarias donde los servicios pueden ofrecerse con una escala móvil de tarifas, por lo que lo que pagan se basa en sus ingresos. Así es como suele recibir atención Marroquín, de 55 años. Cada visita a la clínica le cuesta alrededor de $40. Un ultrasonido reciente para sus cálculos renales le costó $200.

Marroquín solicitó Medi-Cal de emergencia en el pasado, pero se lo negaron porque el ingreso de su esposo de $35,000 era demasiado alto. “Es muy difícil estar sin cobertura”, dijo Marroquín. “No tiene que ser gratis, solo a un precio justo. Como dice mi esposo, podemos obtener un seguro de automóvil, ¿por qué no podemos comprar un seguro de salud?” Para la mayoría de los adultos inscritos, el límite para calificar para Medi-Cal es 138% del nivel federal de pobreza. La elegibilidad tiene en cuenta los ingresos y el tamaño del hogar. (Ciertos grupos, como las mujeres embarazadas, califican con ingresos ligeramente más altos). Las personas como Marroquín con salarios cercanos a ese umbral se consideran entre los trabajadores pobres: no están ganando un salario digno en California. La mayoría de los californianos en esa situación pueden comprar planes subsidiados de Covered California. Pero los inmigrantes indocumentados no pueden, y si bien pueden comprar cobertura directamente de las compañías de seguros, a menudo es inasequible. Por ejemplo, las primas para una pareja de 50 años podrían costar más de $1,000 al mes, dijo Alex Hernandez, un agente de seguros de salud en Merced. “Creo que algunas personas, especialmente si tienen una enfermedad, ven el valor de tener un seguro a pesar del costo. Pero es difícil”, dijo Hernández. Al enfrentarse a primas tan altas, “la mayoría de la gente va a decir que lo olvide”. Los inmigrantes indocumentados como Marroquín con salarios cercanos al umbral no ganan un salario digno. Pero no califican para Medi-Cal o Covered California. En 2016, California solicitó una exención del gobierno federal para permitir que las personas indocumentadas compren en Covered California. pero el estado retiró la solicitud a pedido de la Legislatura cuando el expresidente Donald Trump asumió el cargo. El comisionado de seguros Ricardo Lara, quien encabezó la legislación para la solicitud de exención cuando era senador estatal, dijo que la solicitud fue rescindida debido a la preocupación de que la administración Trump usaría la información de los inmigrantes en su contra. El estado no ha vuelto a presentar la solicitud de exención, pero sigue siendo una opción, dijo Lara. Incluso si se aprobara una exención, los residen-

Pero para llegar realmente a la cobertura universal, California deberá continuar con los enfoques innovadores y profundizar en la asequibilidad, dijo Lara. Él escribió un anteproyecto de ley de un solo pagador en 2017 y cree que ese tipo de sistema es inevitable, pero llevará tiempo. Mientras tanto, dijo que el estado debería seguir ampliando la cobertura donde pueda. El mes pasado, la última versión de la Legislatura de un proyecto de ley que habría creado un sistema de pagador único financiado por el estado murió en el piso de la Asamblea. No tuvo suficientes votos, según su autor, el asambleísta Ash Kalra de San José. La falta de acceso debido al estatus migratorio es solo una parte de los restantes sin seguro. Muchos otros californianos renuncian a la cobertura a pesar de ser elegibles, probablemente debido al costo. Según el estudio de UC Berkeley y UCLA, 2 millones de personas sin seguro califican para Medi-Cal, cobertura del empleador o Covered California. “La razón más común por la que las personas elegibles para la cobertura del empleador siguen sin seguro es que no pueden pagar las contribuciones de la prima”, dijo Laurel Lucia, directora del Programa de Atención Médica del Centro Laboral de UC Berkeley. Las personas elegibles para Medi-Cal pueden prescindir de Medi-Cal por varias razones. Un informe de la Fundación para el Cuidado de la Salud de California descubrió que las personas pueden verse disuadidas de presentar una solicitud debido a información errónea o una percepción negativa del programa Medi-Cal. Algunos de los que intentaron presentar una solicitud informaron que tuvieron dificultades para navegar el proceso de inscripción. De manera similar, las personas elegibles para Covered California pueden quedarse sin él porque no saben que son elegibles para recibir ayuda financiera o es posible que aún no puedan pagarla incluso con la ayuda. Los funcionarios de Covered California anunciaron el mes pasado un temporal aumento de los subsidios federales, dos tercios de los afiliados en su período de inscripción más reciente eran elegibles para obtener cobertura por $10 o menos al mes. El período de inscripción de este año se cerró con un récord de 1.8 millones de californianos que se inscribieron en un seguro médico a través del mercado. Para ayudar aún más con la asequibilidad, los presidentes de los comités de salud de la Legislatura recientemente introdujeron proyectos de ley que tienen como objetivo reducir los deducibles y copagos para las personas inscritas a través de Covered California. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.

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AS CALIFORNIA EXPANDS MEDI-CAL, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IMMIGRANTS WILL STILL BE LEFT BEHIND

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ucia Marroquin knows what it’s like to wait out pain in hopes that it will go away on its own. She is suffering from kidney stones and may need surgery. But because she lacks health coverage, her first question when she falls ill is always “how much will that cost me?” So when California officials announced plans to extend Medi-Cal coverage to more undocumented adults, the Fresno County resident was hopeful that she would finally qualify for health insurance. But her farmworker husband’s annual income of $35,000 puts the couple over the limit to qualify for Medi-Cal, which is reserved for low-income residents. So even under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s planned expansion, she’ll likely be left with no health insurance. Experts say allowing people to sign up for comprehensive Medi-Cal coverage regardless of their immigration status is the single biggest step California can take to insure as many people as possible in the current system. Newsom called his latest planned expansion “universal access to coverage.” But the expansion would still leave several hundred thousand undocumented immigrants like Marroquin uninsured. They are unable to qualify because they have jobs where they earn above MediCal’s annual income thresholds for most adults: $17,609 for single people, $23,792 for a couple and $36,156 for a family of four. That leaves many low-income immigrants with few viable options for health coverage. While most Californians who earn over the Medi-Cal limit can get subsidized coverage through Covered California, undocumented people are not allowed to buy insurance through the marketplace under the federal Affordable Care Act.

chase coverage directly from insurance companies, it is often unaffordable. For instance, premiums for a couple in their 50s could cost more than $1,000 a month, said Alex Hernandez, a health insurance agent in Merced.

and it is absolutely amazing, but there will still be some who will remain uninsured,” said Arturo Vargas Bustamante, health policy professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. “It’s not universal health care, but the situation for many immigrants in California will be much better.”

“I think some people, especially if they have an illness, see the value of having insurance despite the cost. But it’s tough,” Hernandez said. Facing such high premiums, “most people are going to say forget it.”

In 2023, after Medi-Cal expands to cover undocumented immigrants 50 and older, about 3.2 million people will remain uninsured in California, according to researchers at the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Of those, 1.16 million will be unauthorized immigrants. Even if Newsom’s next step is approved — covering undocumented adults 26 to 49 years old as early as 2024 — that would still leave roughly 450,000 undocumented people under 65 with no health coverage. (The difference between 1.16 million people and the 700,000 who would gain access.) ‘Doesn’t have to be free. Just a fair price’ The governor’s latest proposal would help Virginia Moscoso, a 29-year-old mother of two in Yolo County who is undocumented. She is enrolled in restricted-scope Medi-Cal, which is limited to emergencies and pregnancies, but hopes she would obtain full benefits if the proposal is approved in the final budget. Full-scope benefits allow people coverage for routine, preventive care, long-term care and in-home supportive services. Moscoso is especially interested in dental care. A few months back, she had a toothache that she alleviated with home remedies, but she is overdue for a checkup.

Undocumented immigrants like Marroquin with wages near the threshold aren’t earning a living wage. But they don’t qualify for MediCal or Covered California. A physician's assistant listens to a patient's heartbeat at a clinic in Bieber. Photo Credit: Wernikoff / CalMatters

In the past, Moscoso has worked seasonal jobs in farm fields, but her family of four mostly relies on her husband’s earnings of about $35,000, which means they would likely qualify — just barely — for Medi-Cal under Newsom’s expansion. Her children are already enrolled in Medi-Cal, and that’s a huge help, she said. She’s grateful that apart from her pregnancies, she hasn’t needed to use her emergency Medi-Cal. But if she qualified for primary care, it would make a lot more sense than waiting until she’s ill in the hospital. “For me it would be a great blessing,” Moscoso said. “Because when you go to the doctor it’s never just the one visit — you need tests and medication, and it adds up.” Many people without health insurance seek care at community clinics where services may be offered on a sliding fee scale, so what they pay is based on their income. That’s how Marroquin, 55, usually gets care. Each visit to the

clinic costs her about $40. A recent ultrasound for her kidney stones cost her $200. Marroquin has applied for emergency Medi-Cal in the past but was denied because her husband’s income of $35,000 was too high. “It’s very difficult to be without coverage,” Marroquin said. “It doesn’t have to be free, just at a fair price. As my husband says, we can get car insurance, why can’t we buy health insurance?” For most adult enrollees, the limit to qualify for Medi-Cal is 138% of the federal poverty level. Eligibility takes into account income and household size. (Certain groups like pregnant women qualify at slightly higher incomes.) People like Marroquin with wages near that threshold are considered to be among the working poor: They are not earning a living wage in California. Most Californians in that situation can buy subsidized plans from Covered California. But undocumented immigrants cannot, and while they can pur-

In 2016, California applied for a waiver from the federal government to allow undocumented people to buy from Covered California. But the state withdrew the application at the request of the Legislature when former President Donald Trump took office. Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, who spearheaded legislation for the waiver application when he was a state senator, said the request was rescinded because of concern that the Trump administration would use immigrants’ information against them. The waiver application has not been resubmitted by the state, but it’s still an option, Lara said. Even if a waiver were approved, undocumented residents would still have to purchase insurance without federal subsidies. The state could, in theory, provide some financial assistance, health advocates say. Lara said Newsom made MediCal expansion for undocumented immigrants a priority in this year’s budget, which shows just how much attitudes around the issue have changed. “Back in the day this was an is-

“This is a great achievement and it is absolutely amazing, but there will still be some who will remain uninsured.”

sue that people thought would cost you the election or cost you grief. It’s a tremendous shift in attitude toward the undocumented community,” Lara said. But to truly get to universal coverage, California will need to continue innovative approaches and drill down on affordability, Lara said. He authored a single-payer bill in 2017 and thinks that type of system is inevitable, but will take time. In the meantime, he said the state should keep expanding coverage where it can. Last month, the Legislature’s latest version of a bill that would have created a state-funded single payer system died on the Assembly floor. It didn’t have enough votes, according to its author, Assemblymember Ash Kalra of San Jose. Lack of access because of immigration status is just one piece of the remaining uninsured. Many other Californians forgo coverage despite being eligible, likely because of the cost. According to the UC Berkeley and UCLA study, 2 million uninsured people qualify for Medi-Cal, employer coverage or Covered California. “The most common reason that people eligible for employer coverage remain uninsured is that they can’t afford the premium contributions,” said Laurel Lucia, director of the Health Care Program at UC Berkeley’s Labor Center. People eligible for Medi-Cal may go without it for a number of reasons. A report from the California Health Care Foundation found that people may be deterred from applying because of misinformation or a negative perception of the Medi-Cal program. Some who tried applying reported having a hard time navigating the enrollment process. Similarly, people eligible for Covered California may go without it because they either don’t know they are eligible for financial aid or may still not be able to afford it even with the help. Covered California officials last month announced that because of a temporary boost in federal subsidies, two-thirds of enrollees in its most recent sign-up period were eligible to get coverage for $10 or less a month. This year’s enrollment period closed with a record 1.8 million Californians signed up for health insurance through the marketplace.

-ARTURO VARGAS BUSTAMANTE, UCLA FIELDING SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH On May 1, about 235,000 undocumented people aged 50 and older will gain new access to Medi-Cal under a law signed last summer. A second proposal, unveiled in Newsom’s January budget, would include another 700,000 undocumented adults in the 26 to 49 age group, starting as early as 2024, if approved in this year’s final budget. Children and young adults are already eligible.

To further aid with affordability, the chairs of the Legislature’s health committees recently introduced bills that aim to reduce deductibles and copays for people enrolled through Covered California.

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MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022

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CA SCHOOL DISTRICTS CAN DROP MASK MANDATE IN 2 WEEKS

DISTRITOS ESCOLARES DE CA PODRÍAN ELIMINAR EL MANDATO DE LA MASCARILLA EN 2 SEMANAS

The California Department of Public Health's new mask guidance still recommends masks for the unvaccinated indoors at school settings, but does not require them. Photo Credit: Muneer Ahmed Ok / Unsplash

La nueva guía sobre mascarillas del Departamento de Salud Pública de California sigue recomendando usarlas para los no vacunados al interior de las escuelas, pero no las exige. Photo Credit: Drubot Dean / Adobestock

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Suzanne Potter California News Service

chool districts across California can stop requiring students and staff to wear masks in two weeks, since the state announced Monday it is dropping the mask mandate in schools after March 11. The California Department of Public Health now only strongly recommends people wear masks in schools, given plunging caseloads and hospitalizations, and rising vaccination rates. Jeff Freitas, president of the California Federation of Teachers, applauded the move but hopes local districts will keep equity in mind when deciding whether to drop the mandate. "Our Black and brown communities have been higher hit with COVID rates, higher hit with deaths, and lower vaccination rates," Freitas explained. "The school districts that are serving those communities need to keep that in mind when they are making that decision." San Francisco schools are keeping the mandate for now and the Los Angeles Unified School District may need to keep its mask rules in place through the end of the year in accordance with its labor agreement. More than 1,000 school districts in California now will be able to re-evaluate mask policies.

LA SABIDURÍA DE LOS AÑOS "Soy María Orellana. Soy una peruana-estadounidense de 67 años y vivo en el condado de San Mateo. Sufro de asma y tuve COVID-19 antes de que existiera la vacuna. Me sentía muy asustada, aislada y triste. Al vacunarme, sobre todo con mi 3ra dosis, recuperé la tranquilidad, me reencontré con mis seres queridos y volví a trabajar como voluntaria en una organización cultural donde bailo danza folclórica. Me siento feliz".

The change brings California in line with updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Freitas emphasized schools need to keep providing high-quality masks for teachers and students who wish to wear them.

Las vacunas contra COVID-19 han sido probadas y han demostrado ser seguras y eficaces para millones de personas. Se recomienda una dosis de refuerzo para ayudar a mantener la inmunidad y tener mayor protección contra COVID-19.

"There are many people that have autoimmune situations or higher risk," Freitas pointed out. "They need to continue to wear masks, and it needs to be OK. Schools need to create an environment where people don't feel harassed if they continue to wear masks."

Las dosis de refuerzo son gratis y están disponibles sin importar tu estado migratorio o si tienes seguro médico.

Schools are advised to continue their push to get more students vaccinated and to offer free testing.

Visita VaccinateALL58.com o MyTurn.ca.gov o llama al 833-422-4255 para saber más.

n dos semanas, los distritos escolares de California podrán dejar de exigir que estudiantes y personal usen mascarillas, ya que el estado anuncio este lunes que eliminara el uso obligatorio en las escuelas después del 11 de marzo. Hasta ahora, el Departamento de Salud Pública de California solo recomienda ampliamente que las personas usen mascarillas en las escuelas, debido al descenso del número de casos y hospitalizaciones, y el aumento de las tasas de vacunación. Jeff Freitas, de la Federación de Maestros de California, aplaude la medida, pero espera que los distritos locales tengan en cuenta la equidad al decidir en abandonar el mandato. "Nuestras comunidades de color se han visto más afectadas por las tasas de COVID, han tenido un mayor impacto en las muertes y las tasas más bajas de vacunación, explica Freitas. "Y los distritos escolares que prestan servicios a esas comunidades deben tener eso en cuenta cuando tomen esa decisión." Las escuelas de San Francisco mantienen ahora el mandato y es posible que el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Los Angeles mantenga sus reglas de mascarillas hasta fin de año debido a su acuerdo laboral. Pero ahora, más de mil distritos escolares en California podrán reevaluar sus políticas. El cambio pone a California en línea con la guía más reciente de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades. Freitas dice que las escuelas deben seguir proporcionando mascarillas de alta calidad para los maestros y estudiantes que deseen usarlas. "Hay muchas personas que tienen situaciones autoinmunes o de mayor riesgo," reconoce Freitas. "Estas personas necesitan continuar usando mascarillas y eso debe estar bien. Las escuelas deben crear un entorno en el que las personas no se sientan acosadas si continúan usándolas." Se recomienda a las escuelas que continúen presionando para vacunar a más estudiantes y ofrecer pruebas gratuitas.

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022

DID THE PANDEMIC CREATE MORE INCOME INEQUALITY IN CALIFORNIA?

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Alejandro Lazo CalMatters

In coming months the institute expects to have its own inequality measure updated with 2020 data. Many Californians already see economic inequality as a facet of life here, with 69% of residents believing the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening, a November poll by the PPIC found. “The challenge is that the surveys had a difficult time sampling low-income individuals and households during the pandemic,” Sarah Bohn, a researcher who studies the issue for the PPIC, wrote in an email. “So even though the survey data is available, we are doing extra work to validate the income inequality statistics we typically would have in hand by now.” ‘Further exacerbating inequality’ There are other signs the 2020 recession may have deepened the economic divide, said Somjita Mitra, chief economist for the state Department of Finance. The largest contributor to growth in 2020 state personal income was from government transfers, or essentially stimulus payments. And increases in revenue from high-income earners was enough to offset losses from low-income earners. “High-income earners are doing exceptionally well, further exacerbating inequality in the state,” she said. The answer to the inequality question may help shape Sacramento policymaking after a unique recession in which lockdowns resulted in huge job losses, economic stimulus checks buoyed worker paychecks, taxes on capital gains from surging stock market filled state coffers and the rise of remote work reshaped both the state housing market and its economy. While federal aid may be expiring, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in January that he planned to use the billions of unanticipated tax dollars to help struggling California families. Newsom said he has not ruled out measures such as state-funded stimulus checks like the ones that went to low- and middle-income families last year. Fellow Democrats who lead the Legislature are interested in another Golden State Stimulus, though they have doubts about Newsom’s proposed gas tax “holiday.” Newsom and legislators have already restored paid sick leave for COVID, though workers at smaller businesses are excluded. In his spending plan, the Democratic governor presented several policies aimed at closing the economic divide, including universal healthcare that includes coverage for the state’s undocumented population, healthcare subsidies for the middle class, expanding paid family leave, establishing a tax credit for families with young children, universal no-cost meals at schools and more money to house the state’s homeless. The state last year also funded a guaranteed-income program, with a $35 million pool to support current or new pilot programs. California has long struggled with poverty, exacerbated by some of the nation’s highest housing and gasoline costs, though there is evidence progress was notched during the pandemic thanks to government aid. The state had the highest rate of poverty at 15.4%, as measured by the Census Bureau’s supplemental poverty measure, which accounts for housing and transportation costs, as well as government spending and other factors. Low-income jobs lost during pandemic From a jobs perspective, low-wage workers bore the brunt of the pandemic recession, the shortest on record. And while low-wage workers are now in high demand, they still have the most ground to make up. Mitra, of the state finance department, said that before the pandemic, the bulk of the jobs created paid about $20,000 a year, or less, resulting in people needing to work more than one job, or being underemployed. A study last year by the United Ways of California estimated 3.5 million California families didn’t make enough to meet basic needs.

Alejandro Lazo CalMatters

as recesiones en California tienden a ampliar la brecha entre ricos y pobres. La fuerte recesión pandémica de 2020 siguió este patrón y los trabajadores de bajos ingresos fueron los que más sufrieron. Pero un alivio gubernamental sin precedentes evitó que millones cayeran en la pobreza, y la demanda de mano de obra impulsó los salarios cuando las empresas reabrieron.

ecessions in California tend to widen the gap between rich and poor. The sharp pandemic downturn of 2020 followed this pattern with low-income workers suffering the most. But unprecedented government relief kept millions from falling into poverty, and demand for labor boosted wages when businesses reopened. Now with federal and state stimulus payments gone, and the recovery still underway, researchers are combing through employment statistics, as well as large-scale survey data, asking whether the pandemic resulted in a deepening of California’s divide. Three out of the last four recessions — excluding the bursting of the internet stock bubble — increased income inequality in California, the Public Policy Institute of California said.

CREÓ LA PANDEMIA MÁS DESIGUALDAD DE INGRESOS EN CALIFORNIA?

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A Valero gas station in Sacramento on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / CalMatters “We were already really seeing a lot of inequality in this state,” she said. “When the pandemic hit, those jobs were the first ones to go.” There are signs low-wage industries in the state are undergoing important changes. Low-wage jobs such as office administration, security and janitorial services have been slow to recover, likely pushing workers into other low-wage industries, according to an analysis last year by the California Policy Lab, a nonpartisan research center based at the University of California. Low-wage workers in retail shops, hotels, restaurants, grocery stores and other such customer-facing establishments were hard hit by the pandemic. Meanwhile, the rise in home delivery has accelerated the rise of warehouse jobs, including at Amazon and other online retailers, in pockets of California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire. But there have not been enough of these jobs to make up for the losses, said Till von Wachter, an economics professor at UCLA. “There are some sectors that have grown, such as transportation and warehousing, but they’re unlikely to have grown enough to absorb that big of a share,” von Wachter said. “They’re also not as ubiquitous as some of these other sectors; if you’re in San Bernardino, that’s a really important industry, but not, say, elsewhere in LA County.” Inflation, housing hit poor the hardest A spike in energy prices due to the Ukraine crisis is expected to harm the U.S. economy. Sharp rises in inflation tend to hit poorer residents the hardest, and there is some initial evidence that this is playing out in California. About 2.6 million California households were participating in the state’s CalFresh program, which provides food benefits to individuals and families with low-incomes. That’s about the same level as the most recent peak in June 2020. “Even if people are working again, or more people are working, the cost of food is outpacing their incomes,” said Jacob Hibel, co-director of the Center for Poverty & Inequality Research at UC Davis. “Just having a job is not enough to guarantee that you have enough food to feed your family.” And with housing prices skyrocketing last year, some people are now being cut out of a traditional route to the middle class, which is owning a home, experts said. Housing affordability, as measured by the number of Californians who could afford a median-priced, single-family home, hit 23% in the second quarter of 2021, according to the California Association of Realtors. That was the lowest point since prices were approaching their highs during the last bubble, in 2007, when 11% of Californians could own a home. That measure had risen slightly, to 25%, by the end of last year, according to the association. High-income workers, homeowners and people who earn investment income have, on the whole, seen their wealth increase over the last nearly two years, experts noted, likely raising wealth inequality in California. Researchers noted in interviews that the pandemic may have increased inequality in other key ways. Disadvantaged children, for instance, fell further behind academically, widening the achievement gap. “When you see those kinds of impacts, they can really lock in inequality,” said Hibel, of UC Davis. “It tends to take young people who are either in poverty – or who are experiencing inequalities – and just make it much, much less likely that they’ll be able to climb out of that social stratum when they reach adulthood.” For the record: This story was updated to make clear that stimulus payments and other government transfers were the largest contributor to growth in 2020 state personal income, not total income. This article is part of the California Divide project, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequality and economic survival in California.

Ahora que los pagos de estímulo federal y estatal se han ido, y la recuperación aún está en marcha, los investigadores están analizando las estadísticas de empleo, así como los datos de encuestas a gran escala, y se preguntan si la pandemia resultó en una profundización de la brecha de California. Tres de las últimas cuatro recesiones, excluyendo el estallido de la burbuja bursátil de Internet, aumento la desigualdad de ingresos en California, dijo el Instituto de Políticas Públicas de California. En los próximos meses, el instituto espera tener su propia medida de desigualdad actualizada con datos de 2020. Muchos californianos ya ven la desigualdad económica como una faceta de la vida aquí, con el 69% de los residentes creyendo que la brecha entre los que tienen y los que no tienen se está ampliando, de acuerdo a una encuesta de noviembre realizada por el PPIC encontrado. “El desafío es que las encuestas tuvieron dificultades para muestrear a personas y hogares de bajos ingresos durante la pandemia”, escribió en un correo electrónico Sarah Bohn, investigadora que estudia el tema para el PPIC. “Entonces, aunque los datos de la encuesta están disponibles, estamos haciendo un trabajo adicional para validar las estadísticas de desigualdad de ingresos que normalmente tendríamos a mano ahora”. ‘Exacerbando aún más la desigualdad’ Hay otras señales de que la recesión de 2020 puede haber profundizado la división económica, dijo Somjita Mitra, economista jefe del Departamento de Finanzas del estado. El mayor contribuyente a los ingresos personales estatales de 2020 provino de transferencias gubernamentales, o esencialmente pagos de estímulo. Y los aumentos en los ingresos de las personas con altos salarios fueron suficientes para compensar las pérdidas de las personas con bajos ingresos. “A las personas de altos ingresos les está yendo excepcionalmente bien, lo que exacerba aún más la desigualdad en el estado”, dijo. La respuesta a la pregunta sobre la desigualdad puede ayudar a dar forma a la formulación de políticas de Sacramento después de una recesión única en la que los cierres resultaron en enormes pérdidas de empleos, los cheques de estímulo económico impulsaron los cheques de pago de los trabajadores, los impuestos sobre las ganancias de capital del aumento del mercado de valores llenaron las arcas estatales y el aumento del trabajo remoto reformó ambos, el mercado inmobiliario estatal y su economía. “A las personas de altos ingresos les está yendo excepcionalmente bien, lo que exacerba aún más la desigualdad en el estado”. SOMJITA MITRA, ECONOMISTA JEFE DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE FINANZAS DE CALIFORNIA Si bien la ayuda federal puede estar expirando, el gobernador Gavin Newsom dijo en enero que planeó usar los miles de millones de dólares de impuestos no anticipados para ayudar a las familias de California en dificultades. Newsom dijo que no ha descartado medidas como la financiación estatal controles de estímulo como las que se destinaron el año pasado a familias de bajos y medianos ingresos. Los compañeros demócratas que encabezan la Legislatura están interesados en otro Estímulo del Estado Dorado, aunque tiene dudas sobre las “vacaciones” del impuesto a la gasolina propuestas por Newsom, pues él y los legisladores ya han hecho que la licencia por enfermedad pagada debido a Covid sea restaurada, aunque se excluyen los trabajadores de empresas más pequeñas. En su plan de gastos, el gobernador demócrata presentó varias políticas destinadas a cerrar la brecha económica, incluida la atención médica universal que incluye cobertura para la población indocumentada del estado, subsidios de atención médica para la clase media, ampliar la licencia familiar pagada, establecer un crédito fiscal para familias con niños pequeños, comidas universales sin costo en las escuelas y más dinero para albergar a las personas sin hogar del estado. El año pasado, el estado también financió un programa de ingresos garantizados, con un fondo común de $35 millones para apoyar los programas piloto actuales o nuevos. California ha luchado durante mucho tiempo contra la pobreza, exacerbada por algunos de los costos de vivienda y gasolina más altos del país, aunque hay evidencia de que se logró un progreso durante la pandemia gracias a la ayuda del gobierno. El estado tenía la tasa más alta de pobreza con 15.4%, según lo medido por la Oficina del Censo que dio a pie la medida de pobreza suplementaria, que tiene en cuenta los costos de vivienda y transporte, así como el gasto público y otros factores. Empleos de bajos ingresos perdidos durante la pandemia

Desde una perspectiva laboral, los trabajadores con salarios bajos fueron los más afectados por la recesión pandémica, que es la más corta que haya sido registrada. Y aunque los trabajadores de bajos salarios ahora tienen una gran demanda, todavía tienen más terreno que recuperar. Mitra, del departamento de finanzas del estado, dijo que antes de la pandemia, la mayor parte de los empleos creados pagaban alrededor de $20,000 al año, o menos, lo que provocaba que las personas necesitaran trabajar en más de un empleo o quedaran subempleadas. Un estudio realizado el año pasado por United Ways of California estimó 3.5 millones de familias de California no ganaba lo suficiente para satisfacer las necesidades básicas. “Realmente ya estábamos viendo mucha desigualdad en este estado”, dijo. “Cuando llegó la pandemia, esos trabajos fueron los primeros en desaparecer”. Hay señales de que las industrias de bajos salarios en el estado están experimentando cambios importantes. Los trabajos de bajos salarios, como la administración de oficinas, la seguridad y los servicios de conserjería, han tardado en recuperarse, lo que probablemente empuja a los trabajadores a otras industrias de bajos salarios, según un estudio de análisis del año pasado por el California Policy Lab, un centro de investigación no partidista con sede en la Universidad de California. “Incluso si las personas vuelven a trabajar, o si más personas trabajan, el costo de los alimentos supera sus ingresos”. -JACOB HIBEL, CODIRECTOR DEL CENTRO PARA LA INVESTIGACIÓN DE LA POBREZA Y LA DESIGUALDAD EN UC DAVIS Los trabajadores de bajos salarios en tiendas minoristas, hoteles, restaurantes, supermercados y otros establecimientos de atención al cliente fueron duramente afectados por la pandemia. Mientras tanto, el aumento de la entrega a domicilio ha acelerado el aumento de los trabajos de almacén, incluso en Amazon y otros minoristas en línea, en zonas del Valle Central de California e Inland Empire. Pero no ha habido suficientes de estos trabajos para compensar las pérdidas, dijo Till von Wachter, profesor de economía en UCLA. “Hay algunos sectores que han crecido, como el transporte y el almacenamiento, pero es poco probable que hayan crecido lo suficiente como para absorber una parte tan grande”, dijo von Wachter. “Tampoco son tan omnipresentes como algunos de estos otros sectores; si estás en San Bernardino, esa es una industria realmente importante, pero no, digamos, en otro lugar del condado de Los Ángeles”. La inflación y la vivienda golpean más a los pobres Un pico en precios de la energía debido a la crisis de Ucrania se espera que dañe la economía estadounidense. Los aumentos bruscos de la inflación tienden a afectar más a los residentes más pobres, y hay algunas pruebas iniciales de que esto se está dando en California. Alrededor de 2.6 millones de hogares de California participaban en el programa estatal Programa CalFresh, que brinda beneficios alimentarios a personas y familias de escasos recursos. Eso es aproximadamente el mismo nivel que la subida más reciente en junio de 2020. “Incluso si las personas vuelven a trabajar, o si más personas trabajan, el costo de los alimentos está superando sus ingresos”, dijo Jacob Hibel, codirector del Centro para la Investigación de la Pobreza y la Desigualdad de UC Davis. “Tener un trabajo no es suficiente para garantizar que tengas suficientes alimentos para alimentar a tu familia”. Y con el aumento vertiginoso de los precios de la vivienda el año pasado, algunas personas ahora están siendo excluidas de la ruta tradicional hacia la clase media, que es ser dueño de una casa, dijeron los expertos. Asequibilidad de la vivienda, medido por la cantidad de californianos que podían pagar una casa unifamiliar de precio medio, alcanzó el 23 % en el segundo trimestre de 2021, según la Asociación de Agentes Inmobiliarios de California. Ese fue el punto más bajo desde que los precios se acercaban a sus máximos durante la última burbuja, en 2007, cuando el 11% de los californianos podían ser dueños de una casa.Esa medida había aumentado levemente, al 25%, a fines del año pasado, según la asociación. Los trabajadores de altos ingresos, los propietarios de viviendas y las personas que obtienen ingresos de inversiones, en general, han visto aumentar su riqueza en los últimos casi dos años, señalaron los expertos, lo que probablemente aumente la desigualdad de riqueza en California. Los investigadores señalaron en entrevistas que la pandemia puede haber aumentado la desigualdad de otras maneras clave. Los niños desfavorecidos, por ejemplo, se rezagaron aún más académicamente, ampliando la brecha de rendimiento. “Cuando ves ese tipo de impactos, realmente pueden bloquear la desigualdad”, dijo Hibel, de UC Davis. “Tiende a tomar a los jóvenes que están en la pobreza, o que están experimentando desigualdades, y simplemente hace que sea mucho, mucho menos probable que puedan salir de ese estrato social cuando lleguen a la edad adulta”. Este artículo es parte del proyecto California Divide , una colaboración entre salas de redacción que examinan la desigualdad de ingresos y la supervivencia económica en California.

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MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022

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WILL SPORTS BETTING BE CALIFORNIA’S NEXT LEGAL VICE?

¿SERÁN LAS APUESTAS DEPORTIVAS EL PRÓXIMO VICIO LEGAL DE CALIFORNIA?

One by one, California has been legalizing once-taboo vices. Will wagering on sports be the next one? Photo Credit: Corleone Brown / Unsplash

Uno por uno, California ha ido legalizando vicios que alguna vez fueron tabú. ¿Serán las apuestas deportivas la próxima? Photo Credit: Aidan Howe / Pixabay

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Dan Walters CalMatters

ver the last several decades, Californians have increasingly embraced activities that had long been scorned — and often outlawed — as harmful vices. The trend began in 1984 when voters approved a state-operated lottery, emulating several other states, in a ballot measure largely sponsored by a company that made lottery scratch-off tickets. It used the slogan “the schools win too,” because most of the net proceeds were to be spent public education. The initial lottery consisted of scratch-off tickets, but eventually, it became a fullfledged gambling operation with regular drawings for multi-million-dollar jackpots, some of them connected to those of other states. The scratchers are still sold, with a current advertising slogan of “A little play can make your day.” The next big move on legalizing vice came in the 1990s when several of California’s poverty-stricken Indian tribes, taking advantage of a federal court ruling, bootstrapped into full casino gambling. The tribes started with bingo parlors, expanded into slot machines of dubious legality and then used their profits to become big political players in the Legislature and persuade voters that they should have a gambling monopoly. That allowed them to borrow enough money to create full-fledged casino resorts rivaling those of Nevada and, ironically, forge partnerships with Nevada corporations that had attempted to block tribal gaming. Gambling wasn’t the only vice to gain legal respectability. In 1996, as the tribes were solidifying their monopoly, voters allowed the sale and consumption of marijuana for medicinal purposes and two decades later, via a ballot measure sponsored by then-Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, made it fully legal, subject to state and local regulation. Despite legalization, the above-board cannabis industry has struggled to achieve the

high level of activity advocates want, in part because weed is still illegal in the federal government’s eyes. State taxes are also a burden on the legal industry and estimated 90% of marijuana grown and processed in California still goes into the underground market, much of it exported to other states. This year, California voters will be asked to take the next step in the legalization of vice — making it OK to bet on sporting events. Sports betting is legal in 30 other states, thanks to a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a federal anti-gambling law, and professional sports leagues, which long shunned gambling on their games, now have deals with big on-line sports wagering operations. Efforts to legalize sports betting in the California Legislature stalemated and some Indian tribes that had so adroitly gained a casino monopoly a quarter-century ago quickly qualified a ballot measure that would allow sports wagering, but only in their casinos. Two other measures are in various stages of qualifying for this year’s ballot, including one sponsored by the on-line betting corporations that directly challenges the tribal measure, and another by a tribal coalition that would also allow on-line betting under tribal control. The competing interests have pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars to promote their versions and oppose their rivals. Voters will be bombarded by television and on-line ads that will be confusing at best, since all purport to have the same goal. It’s impossible to predict which, if any, will prevail, a new statewide poll indicates. The poll by UC-Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies found that 45% of registered voters support sports betting in concept, with 33% opposed. That’s a starting point for the campaigns but there’s a well-established tenet of ballot measure politics that if voters are confused, they tend to vote “no” and there’s the potential for mass confusion on this issue.

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urante las últimas décadas, los californianos han adoptado cada vez más actividades que durante mucho tiempo habían sido despreciadas, y a menudo prohibidas, como vicios dañinos. La tendencia comenzó en 1984 cuando los votantes aprobaron una lotería operada por el estado, emulando a varios otros estados, en una medida electoral patrocinada por una empresa que fabricaba boletos de lotería para raspar. Usó el lema “las escuelas también ganan”, porque la mayor parte de los ingresos netos se destinarían a la educación pública. La lotería inicial consistía en boletos instantáneos, pero finalmente se convirtió en una operación de juego en toda regla con sorteos regulares de premios mayores de varios millones de dólares, algunos de ellos conectados con los de otros estados. Los rascadores todavía se venden, con un eslogan publicitario actual de “Un pequeño juego puede alegrarte el día”. El siguiente gran paso para legalizar ‘el vicio’ se produjo en la década de 1990, cuando varias de las tribus indígenas más pobres de California, aprovechando un fallo de un tribunal federal, se lanzaron al juego de los casinos por completo. Las tribus comenzaron con salas de bingo, se expandieron a máquinas tragamonedas de dudosa legalidad y luego usaron sus ganancias para convertirse en grandes actores políticos en la Legislatura y persuadir a los votantes de que deberían tener un monopolio de juego. Eso les permitió pedir prestado suficiente dinero para crear casinos completos para así tener competencia con los de Nevada e, irónicamente, forjar sociedades con corporaciones de Nevada que habían intentado bloquear los juegos tribales. El juego no fue el único vicio para ganar respetabilidad legal. En 1996, mientras las tribus consolidaban su monopolio, los votantes permitieron la venta y el consumo de marihuana con fines medicinales y dos décadas más tarde, a través de la vía electoral, el gobernador Gavin Newsom lo hizo completamente legal, sujeto a la regulación estatal y local. A pesar de la legalización, la industria del cannabis ha tenido problemas para alcanzar los logros que quieren los defensores, en parte porque la marihuana sigue siendo ilegal a los ojos del go-

bierno federal. Los impuestos estatales también son una carga para la industria legal y se estima que el 90% de la marihuana cultivada y procesada en California aún se destina al mercado clandestino, gran parte de la cual se exporta a otros estados. Este año, se les pedirá a los votantes de California que den el siguiente paso en la legalización de otro ‘vicio’: hacer legal que las personas apuesten en eventos deportivos. Las apuestas deportivas son legales en otros 30 estados, gracias a una decisión de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. en 2018 que anuló una ley federal contra los juegos de azar, y las ligas deportivas profesionales, que durante mucho tiempo evitaron apostar por sus juegos. Ahora tienen acuerdos con grandes operaciones de apuestas deportivas en línea. Los esfuerzos para legalizar las apuestas deportivas en la Legislatura de California se estancaron y algunas tribus indias que tan hábilmente habían ganado el monopolio de los casinos hace un cuarto de siglo, calificaron rápidamente una medida electoral que permitiría las apuestas deportivas, pero solo en sus casinos. Otras dos medidas se encuentran en varias etapas de calificación para la boleta electoral de este año, incluida una patrocinada por las corporaciones de apuestas en línea que desafían directamente la medida tribal, y otra por una coalición tribal que también permitiría las apuestas en línea bajo control tribal. Los intereses en competencia se han comprometido a gastar decenas de millones de dólares para promover sus versiones y oponerse a sus rivales. Los votantes serán bombardeados por televisión y anuncios en línea que, en el mejor de los casos, serán confusos, ya que todos pretenden tener el mismo objetivo. Es imposible predecir cuál prevalecerá. Una nueva encuesta estatal realizada por el Instituto de Estudios Gubernamentales de UC-Berkeley encontró que el 45% de los votantes registrados apoyan las apuestas deportivas, con el 33% en contra. Ese es un punto de partida para las campañas, pero existe un principio bien establecido en la política de medidas electorales de que si los votantes están confundidos, tienden a votar “no” y existe la posibilidad de que se produzca una confusión masiva sobre este tema. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.

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EARTHQUAKES ANNOUNCE 2022 THEME NIGHTS

LOS EARTHQUAKES ANUNCIAN NOCHES TEMÁTICAS DE 2022

California Clasico returns on June 25

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noches de herencia popular, incluida la Noche de Herencia Mexicana, presentada por Audi (5/7 vs. COL), la Noche de Herencia Vietnamita, presentada por Donor Network West (7/17 vs. HOU) y la Noche de Herencia Portuguesa, presentado por CEFCU (20/8 vs. LAFC).

AN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes announced on Tuesday March 1st the club's theme nights at home matches during the 2022 MLS regular season.

Los fanáticos también pueden esperar celebrar a los héroes locales (3/5 contra CLB), Pride (5/22 contra SKC) y fútbol femenino (7/30 contra RSL), entre muchos otros eventos durante todo el año.

The 2022 season will see the return of popular heritage nights, including Mexican Heritage Night, presented by Audi (5/7 vs. COL), Vietnamese Heritage Night, presented by Donor Network West (7/17 vs. HOU), and Portuguese Heritage Night, presented by CEFCU (8/20 vs. LAFC). Fans can also look forward to celebrating local heroes (3/5 vs. CLB), Pride (5/22 vs. SKC), and women's soccer (7/30 vs. RSL), among many others throughout the year. The highlight of the theme night calendar is the return of the California Clasico to Stanford Stadium on June 25, presented by Stanford Medicine. The match between the Earthquakes and LA Galaxy, annually scheduled near the Fourth of

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July, is the Bay Area's biggest summer sporting event and features 50,000 fans and a spectacular postgame fireworks show. The California Clasico hasn't taken place since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AN JOSE, Calif. - Los San Jose Earthquakes anunciaron el martes 1º de marzo las noches temáticas del club en los partidos en casa durante la temporada regular de la MLS de 2022.

The full theme night schedule is below:

La temporada 2022 verá el regreso de las

San Jose Earthquakes

Lo más destacado del calendario de la noche temática es el regreso del Clásico de California al Stanford Stadium el 25 de junio, presentado por Stanford Medicine. El partido entre los Earthquakes y LA Galaxy, programado anualmente cerca del 4 de julio, es el evento deportivo de verano más grande del Área de la Bahía y cuenta con 50,000 fanáticos y un espectacular espectáculo de fuegos artificiales después del juego. El Clásico de California no ha tenido lugar desde 2019 debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. El horario completo de la noche temática está a continuación:

Noches temáticas San Jose Earthquakes 2022

San Jose Earthquakes 2022 Theme Nights

Fecha

Hora (PT)

Oponente

Noche temática

Patrocinador presentador

Sábado 5 de marzo

2:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew

Héroes locales

Fastmetrics

Sábado 2 de abril

4:30 p.m.

Austin FC

Vacaciones de primavera

TBD

Date

Time (PT)

Opponent

Theme Night

Presenting Sponsor

Sat., March 5

2:30 p.m.

Columbus Crew

Local Heroes

Fastmetrics

Sat., April 2

4:30 p.m.

Austin FC

Spring Break

TBD

Sat., April 23

7:30 p.m.

Seattle Sound- Hall of Fame and City of San Jose ers FC Earth Day

Sábado 23 de abril

7:30 p.m.

Seattle Sounders FC

Salón de la Fama y Día de la Tierra

Ciudad de San José

Sat., May 7

7 p.m.

Colorado Rap- Mexican Heri- Audi ids tage Night

Sábado 7 de mayo

7 p.m.

Colorado Rapids

Noche de herencia mexicana

Audi

Wed., May 18

7:30 p.m.

Portland bers

TBD

miércoles 18 de mayo

7:30 p.m.

Portland Timbers

Noche de Promesa 74

TBD

Sun., May 22

4:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas Pride Day City

TBD

domingo 22 de mayo

4:30 p.m.

Sporting Kansas City

Pride Day

TBD

*Sat., June 25

7 p.m.

LA Galaxy

*Sábado, 25 de junio

7 p.m.

LA Galaxy

California Clásico

Stanford Medicine

Sun., July 17

6:30 p.m.

Houston Dyna- V i e t n a m e s e Donor Network mo FC Heritage Night West

domingo 17 de julio

6:30 p.m.

Houston Dynamo FC

Noche de la herencia vietnamita

Donor Network West

Sat., July 30

7 p.m.

Real Salt Lake

Women's Soc- Coca-Cola cer Appreciation

Sábado 30 de julio

7 p.m.

Real Salt Lake

Agradecimiento al fútbol femenino

Coca-Cola

Wed., Aug. 3

7:30 p.m.

Inter Miami CF

Team 408 Small PayPal Business Night

Miércoles 3 de agosto

7:30 p.m.

Inter Miami CF

Equipo 408 y Noche de pequeñas empresas

PayPal

Sat., Aug. 20

7 p.m.

LAFC

P o r t u g u e s e CEFCU Heritage Night and Back to School

Sábado 20 de agosto

7 p.m.

LAFC

Noche de la Herencia Portuguesa y Regreso a Clases

CEFCU

Mindstrong

V a n c o u v e r College Night Whitecaps FC

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Noche universitaria

6:30 p.m.

Domingo 4 de septiembre

6:30 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 4

FC Dallas

Noche de la Independencia Mexicana

Valley Health Plan

7:30 p.m.

Sábado 17 de septiembre

7:30 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 17 Sat., Oct. 1

7 p.m.

Minnesota Unit- Fan Apprecia- TBD ed FC tion Night

Sábado 1 de octubre

7 p.m.

Minnesota United FC

Noche de agradecimiento a los fanáticos

TBD

Tim- Pledge 74 Night

California Clas- Stanford Mediico cine

Mindstrong

Mexican Inde- Valley pendence Night Plan

*Match played at Stanford Stadium

Health

*Partido jugado en el Stanford Stadium

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que apoya las fuertes sanciones financieras impuestas por el presidente Joe Biden.

he Ukrainian American community rallied on the state Capitol steps last Thursday, expressing outrage over Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Sacramento is home to about 100,000 Ukrainian Americans, who are watching events unfold in horror.

“Estamos pidiendo a todo el mundo, a la OTAN, para que se una y proteja a Ucrania”, declaró Skots." Porque tenemos que parar este mal allá en Ucrania. Porque si no se detiene a Putin en Ucrania, podría ir más lejos y traer otros daños al mundo".

Vladimir Skots, chairman of Ukrainian American House, a group based in Sacramento which brings the Ukrainian diaspora together, said he supports the strong financial sanctions imposed by President Joe Biden.

La Casa Ucraniana Estadounidense está planeando un desayuno de oración en una iglesia ucraniana en la región de Sacramento el sábado. Los defensores esperan crear conciencia aquí en los EE. UU. Sobre la lucha para preservar la democracia y la independencia en Ucrania.

"We are calling for the whole world, for NATO, to unite and protect Ukraine," Skots stated. "Because we have to stop this evil over there in Ukraine. Because if Putin won't be stopped in Ukraine, he might go farther and bring other damages to the world." Ukrainian American House is planning a prayer breakfast at a Ukrainian church in the Sacramento region Saturday. Advocates hope to raise awareness here in the U.S. about the fight to preserve democracy and independence in Ukraine. Skots argued Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war is a threat to peace and stability around the world. "One leader lost his mind and attacked another country," Skots asserted. "Just because

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Ukraine wants to be free. Because Ukraine wants to go from propaganda toward education, toward NATO." Skots noted in 1994, Ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons in exchange for a promise from Russia and the United States to protect its territorial integrity. During the so-called Orange Revolution of 2004-2005, Russia was accused of trying to rig the election and of poisoning the opposition candidate, who went on to win in a revote ordered by the Ukrainian Supreme Court.

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a comunidad ucraniana estadounidense se reunió en los escalones del Capitolio estatal el jueves pasado, expresando su indignación por la invasión actual de Ucrania por Rusia. Sacramento es el hogar de unos 100.000 estadounidenses ucranianos, que observan con horror cómo se desarrollan los acontecimientos. Vladimir Skots, presidente de la Casa Ucraniana Estadounidense, un grupo con sede en Sacramento que reúne a la diáspora ucraniana, dijo

Skots argumentó que la decisión del presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, de ir a la guerra es una amenaza para la paz y la estabilidad en todo el mundo. "Un líder perdió la cabeza y atacó a otro país", afirmó Skots. "Solo porque Ucrania quiere ser libre. Porque Ucrania quiere pasar de la propaganda a la educación, a la OTAN". Skots señaló que en 1994 Ucrania renunció a sus armas nucleares a cambio de la promesa de Rusia y Estados Unidos de proteger su integridad territorial. Durante la llamada Revolución Naranja de 2004-2005, Rusia fue acusada de intentar manipular las elecciones y de envenenar al candidato de la oposición, quien ganó en una nueva votación ordenada por la Corte Suprema de Ucrania.

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METANFETAMINAS, UNA MADRE Y UN HIJO QUE NACIÓ MUERTO: DESDE LA CÁRCEL BUSCA QUE SE REABRA SU CASO DE ‘HOMICIDIO INVOLUNTARIO’

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argumenta ahora que el abogado no le brindó asistencia efectiva y la llevó a declararse culpable de un cargo que no entendió.

ANFORD – La mujer de 29 años fue trasladada de urgencia a un hospital de Central Valley el 30 de diciembre de 2017. Siete de sus nueve hijos habían nacido drogados con metanfetamina. Este, el décimo, llegaba dos semanas antes.

Intentó retirar la declaración de culpabilidad y argumentó que su primer abogado no investigó la posibilidad de que algo más que la metanfetamina pudiera haber provocado la muerte fetal. El juez negó su moción de retirar la declaración de culpabilidad y, el 15 de junio de 2018, fue sentenciada a 11 años de prisión.

Los médicos no detectaron latidos cardiacos fetales a las 9:30 p.m. A las 10:14 p.m., dio positivo por metanfetamina. Ocho minutos después, Adora Pérez de Hanford dio a luz a un niño muerto al que llamó Hades, según los registros médicos compartidos con CalMatters por un miembro del equipo legal de Pérez. “Afecto apropiado para la situación”, dijo su historial médico. “Arrancar de vez en cuando”. Y luego, en la mañana del 1 de enero de 2018, Pérez fue dada de alta del Centro Médico Adventista en Hanford y arrestada. Acusada de asesinato, finalmente se declaró culpable de “homicidio involuntario de un feto” y fue sentenciada a 11 años de prisión. Pérez ha cumplido casi cuatro años de su sentencia, pero en febrero regreso a la corte. Esta vez, un juez del condado de Kings sopesará si reabrir el caso. Los abogados de Pérez argumentan que ella no entendió el delito por el que se declaró culpable y recibió un asesoramiento ineficaz de sus abogados litigantes y de apelación. Desde su declaración de culpabilidad, la historia de Pérez ha atraído la atención nacional por su rara declaración de culpabilidad por homicidio involuntario de un feto, un cargo que no existe en la ley de California. Los defensores del derecho al aborto creen que su caso amplias implicaciones para el acceso al aborto en California, lo que podría abrir la puerta a enjuiciamientos penales de personas que buscan interrumpir sus embarazos. “Con la posibilidad de que Roe (v. Wade) caiga este año, dejar que esto se mantenga podría aumentar este tipo de procesamientos”, dijo Samantha Lee, abogada de planta de National Advocates for Pregnant Women. “Esos casos pasan en todo el país. “Solo enfatizaría que sentí ese shock cuando escuché que estos casos ocurrieron en California”. El caso de cuatro años también se ha enfrentado al fiscal general de California contra un veterano fiscal rural. En enero, cuando se avecinaba la nueva audiencia de Pérez en el condado de Kings, el fiscal general Rob Bonta emitió una advertencia a los fiscales de todo el estado: no presenten cargos contra las madres que abortan o dan a luz sin vida.

Una foto de procesamiento de Chelsea Becker de la Oficina del Sheriff del Condado de Kings. Photo Credit: CalMatters

Pérez apeló, pero su abogado de apelaciones presentó lo que se llama un escrito de Wende , que le dice a la corte de apelaciones que el abogado no encontró ningún problema sobre el cual apelar el caso.

“En California, no criminalizamos la pérdida del embarazo, no criminalizamos los abortos espontáneos, no criminalizamos los mortinatos”, dijo Bonta, nombrada en marzo pasado, en una conferencia de prensa.

ban angustiados.

“Básicamente fue poner la bandera blanca”, dijo McNamara.

Pérez “estaba emocionado, lloroso y con emociones encontradas”, escribió una enfermera. “(El padre del bebé) parecía haber estado llorando y estaba solemne”.

La corte de apelaciones establece la decisión del tribunal inferior. La Corte Suprema de California se negó a escuchar su petición de revisión.

Bonta describió su orientación como una “alerta legal” para todos los fiscales del condado.

Pérez recibió números para llamar por abuso de sustancias y asesoramiento para la depresión posparto. A ambos padres se les entregó un folleto sobre el duelo y la pérdida llamado Angel Babies.

Pérez ahora le está pidiendo al Tribunal Superior del Condado de Kings que reabra su caso.

En todo el estado en las últimas tres décadas, solo un fiscal ha acusado de asesinato a las mujeres que abortan: el fiscal de distrito del condado de Kings, Keith Fagundes. Veintidós meses después de acusar a Pérez, Fagundes presentó un cargo de asesinato contra Chelsea Becker, de 26 años, de Hanford, quien también dio positivo por metanfetamina y dio a luz a un niño muerto en el mismo hospital. Becker fue liberada en marzo después de 16 meses en prisión. Un juez del condado de Kings desestimó el cargo de asesinato en su contra en mayo. El equipo legal de Pérez lo toma como una buena señal, incluso sabiendo que han impugnado la conducta de los fiscales locales, los abogados defensores, el tribunal de primera instancia y el sistema de aplicación de la ley que cerró rápidamente alrededor de Pérez la noche de su parto Dicen que también se sienten alentados por una decisión de junio de 2021 de un tribunal de apelaciones estatales, que dictaminó que un tribunal de primera instancia no puede aceptar la declaración de culpabilidad de un acusado que no se basa en hechos, exactamente lo que la abogada pro-bono de Pérez, Mary McNamara, argumenta que está sucediendo. en el condado de Kings. “No puedes simplemente alegar algo que no podrías haber hecho”, dijo McNamara. El arresto en Año Nuevo En el hospital, según el cuadro de enfermería, Pérez y el padre de su bebé esta-

“El paciente anticipa el regreso a casa”, escribió una enfermera en taquigrafía del hospital: El paciente anticipa el alta a casa. En su resumen de alta, el Dr. Thomas Enloe recomendó que Pérez tuviera una o dos semanas de “reposo pélvico” y tuvo una cita de seguimiento. Pero el hospital ya había puesto en marcha el caso legal de Pérez. A las 11:30 horas del 30 de diciembre de 2017, una enfermera del hospital llamó a Servicios de Protección Infantil. La policía estuvo al lado de la cama de Pérez dentro de las tres horas y diez minutos de su parto. “El (Centro Médico) Adventista estaba asumiendo un papel muy proactivo al contactar a las fuerzas del orden público”, dijo McNamara. Un médico le dijo a un detective que el bebé murió de un desprendimiento de placenta “debido al uso extensivo de drogas por parte de la madre”, según los registros médicos de Pérez, una declaración que constituyó la base del caso en su contra. “Solo enfatizaría que sentí ese shock cuando escuché que estos casos ocurrieron en California”. -SAMANTHA LEE, NATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN Después de que fue acusada, a Pérez se le asignó un abogado que trabajó por contrato: el condado de Kings, con una población de 153,000 habitantes, no tiene una oficina de defensores públicos. Pérez

Fiscal de distrito desafiante El edificio más alto de Hanford es el palacio de justicia, cuatro pisos de estilo neoclásico en la sede del condado de Kings. Es casi tan antiguo como el propio condado, construido solo tres años después de la incorporación del condado en 1893. La historia del estado está inscrita en la historia de este condado rural: ensangrentado por los tiroteos de la década de 1880 entre los toros ferroviarios y los ocupantes ilegales, se enriqueció probablemente con una huelga petrolera de 1928 y responsabilidad de telón de fondo para la protesta de los recolectores de algodón de 1933. Pero allí, la historia del condado de Kings comienza a divergir de la prosperidad más reciente de California. La huelga petrolera descubrió el campo petrolero Kettleman North Dome, pero el sitio está casi agotado. Más personas se van de aquí que las que llegan: el condado ha perdido a más de 2,800 residentes debido a la emigración en los últimos cinco años, según el Departamento de Finanzas de California. Un estimado de 2,000 nacimientos cada año es lo único que evita que la población total del condado se reduzca. Una parte importante de la población adulta ha votado por Fagundes. En la última década, Fagundes, el fiscal, ha gozado de un mandato saludable. Después de una carrera de 12 años como fiscal de distrito adjunto en los condados de Tulare y Kings, ganó la carrera por el

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cargo de fiscal de distrito del condado de Kings en 2014 y 2018 con más del 68 % de los votos, y se postula para la reelección este año. Cuando Bonta realizó su conferencia de prensa el 6 de enero sobre los casos de Becker y Pérez, junto con grupos defensores del derecho al aborto, un representante de Planned Parenthood denunció a los “fiscales de distrito deshonestos”. Fagundes estaba escuchando. “La AG del estado no tiene por qué ser solicitada por grupos políticos para dar tales declaraciones”, dijo Fagundes. “Hizo un juramento para defender la ley y hacerla cumplir, no interpretarla según sus propias formas políticas”. “La AG del estado no tiene por qué ser solicitada por grupos políticos para dar tales declaraciones”. -KEITH FAGUNDES, FISCAL DE DISTRITO DEL CONDADO DE KINGS El cabello bien peinado y la sonrisa pronta de Fagundes desmienten la mentalidad de un ‘puncher’. Criado en una familia católica de clase trabajadora de siete, Fagundes dijo que el aborto nunca fue un tema que discutiera su familia. Su padre, Richard Fagundes, ha estado en la Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Kings desde 2008.

mente que se libere a las mujeres. “Creo que nuestra posición es muy clara”, dijo Bonta a CalMatters. Los tribunales de primera instancia y los abogados “deben saber que no existe una base legal para tal cargo”, dijo. Becerra dijo en un escrito amigo para la corte de 2020 que Fagundes malinterpretó la ley y que un juez de la Corte Superior del condado de Kings se equivocó al decidir no desestimar el cargo en su contra. Más recientemente, Bonta presentó una petición ante la Corte Suprema estatal, solicitando a los jueces que revisaran el caso de Pérez. Su oficina también se ha unido a coaliciones de fiscales generales estatales que se oponen a las restricciones al acceso al aborto en Texas, Mississippi, Arizona e Indiana. La ley de California con respecto a la muerte de un feto se remonta a 1970. Un hombre fue condenado por asesinato por golpear severamente a su esposa embarazada de la que estaba separada, quien perdió a su bebé. Su condena fue anulada por la Corte Suprema de California, que dictó que un feto no es un ser humano según la ley. En respuesta, la Legislatura agregó lenguaje al estatuto de asesinato de California: El asesinato de un feto era punible.

Pero agregaron una condición: el estatuto de asesinato no se aplica si el acto fue “solicitado, asistido, instigado o consentido por la madre del feto”.

el nuevo equipo legal de Pérez también han testificado que no existe ciencia que respalde la idea de que la metanfetamina causa muertes fetales.

Los abogados de Pérez argumentan que, por lo tanto, sus cargos no son válidos porque, según la ley de California, un feto no puede ser víctima de un acto delictivo si el acto lo comete la madre o con su consentimiento. Dicen que el fiscal se equivocó al acusar a Pérez y que el juez falló negativamente que Pérez se declaró culpable de algo legalmente imposible. Sostienen que el abogado original asignado a Pérez le falló al permitirle declararse culpable de un cargo menor, homicidio involuntario de un feto, que no existe en la ley de California.

La audiencia del martes abordará la cuestión de si a Pérez se le negaron sus derechos constitucionales al debido proceso por las acciones y la inacción de sus abogados originales. Si un juez está de acuerdo con Pérez, su declaración de homicidio involuntario quedará anulada y podría quedar en libertad bajo fianza. Todavía enfrentaría el cargo original de asesinato.

“La señora Pérez se declaró culpable (de homicidio involuntario) porque le habían hecho creer que podía ser condenada por asesinato, lo cual no era cierto”, escribieron sus abogados en un escrito en el que pedían a la Corte Suprema del estado que revisara el caso.

“Esto puede estar fuera de lugar decirlo, pero acredita nuestra práctica a la recuperación (de Becker) si se mantiene recuperada”, dijo Fagundes.

“En California, no criminalizamos la pérdida del embarazo, no criminalizamos los abortos espontáneos, no criminalizamos los mortinatos”. -ROB BONTA, FISCAL GENERAL DE CALIFORNIA Los expertos médicos presentados por

“A través de los años universitarios y todavía lo mantengo hoy, no tengo útero. No voy a tomar decisiones por las mujeres en ese sentido”, dijo Fagundes. “No les voy a decir qué es lo mejor para su bebé o para ellos mismos”. Demócrata durante gran parte de su vida, Fagundes se cambió al Partido Republicano en 2014 mientras se preparaba para postularse para el cargo en este condado fuertemente republicano, donde el 64% de los votantes registrados querían destituir al gobernador Gavin Newsom en septiembre. Pero las decisiones de acusar a las madres, dijo, no provinieron de sus propias inclinaciones políticas sino de las opiniones de los médicos que las trataron y de los patólogos que examinaron los fetos. “Es como, mira, ¿bajo qué circunstancias podemos hacer algo?” dijo Fagundes. “Estas mujeres están entrando y están drogadas. Si llegarían golpeados y sus fetos estarían afectados por los golpes, estaríamos acusando a los padres. ¿Por qué no le estamos acusando a la gente por esto?”.

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En casi todos los casos, la oficina del fiscal general de California apoya el trabajo de los fiscales de distrito del condado.

Bonta y su predecesor, Xavier Becerra, ahora secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE.UU., han pedido constante-

Argumenta que la cárcel para Becker, y la prisión para Pérez, les proporcionarán sus períodos más largos de sobriedad. “¿Cómo puedes no estar de acuerdo con que nuestra práctica funcionó para ella en este momento? No puedes. Ninguna otra práctica la ayudó”. Las madres hoy Hoy, Pérez es la reclusa número WG0595 en el Centro para Mujeres de California Central en Chowchilla. Desde que está en prisión por matar a su bebé, McNamara dijo que ha sido agredida. “Cuando entras en una prisión con el apodo de ‘asesino de bebés’, es similar a un hombre que va a prisión por pedofilia”, dijo McNamara. Estas marcado. Ha sido golpeada, ha sido condenada al ostracismo, ha estado entrando y saliendo de la sala de salud mental”. Las drogas están fácilmente disponibles en la prisión de mujeres, McNamara, aunque se negó a decir si Pérez, que ahora tiene 34 años, ha mantenido su sobriedad durante su encarcelamiento. “Las prisiones están llenas de drogas, y ser capaces de sobrevivir en una situación como esa siendo una persona sobria es extraordinariamente difícil”, dijo McNamara. Becker, la otra mujer acusada de homicidio involuntario de un feto, se negó a comentar a través de su abogado, Dan Arshack. “(Becker) es una joven brillante con un pasado problemático y un futuro brillante”, dijo Arshack. “Aunque no sabía cuál era la ley, en su corazón sabía que no debería haber sido criminalizada”.

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Fagundes cree que ha hecho lo mejor posible por los residentes de su condado, incluidos Becker y Pérez.

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Arshack dijo que Becker, que ahora tiene 27 años, trabaja a tiempo completo y toma cursos universitarios. Cuando se gradúe, dijo, planea postularse a la facultad de derecho. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.

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McNamara, argues is happening in Kings County.

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“You can’t just plead to something you couldn’t have done,” McNamara said.

ANFORD – The 29-year-old woman was rushed to a Central Valley hospital on Dec. 30, 2017. Seven of her nine children had been born high on methamphetamine. This one, her 10th, was coming two weeks early.

The New Year’s arrest In the hospital, according to her nursing chart, Perez and the father of her baby were distraught.

Doctors detected no fetal heartbeat at 9:30 p.m. At 10:14 p.m., she tested positive for methamphetamine. Eight minutes later, Adora Perez of Hanford delivered a stillborn boy she named Hades, according to medical records shared with CalMatters by a member of Perez’s legal team.

Perez “was emotional, tearful and mixed emotions,” a nurse wrote. “(Father of the baby) appeared to have been crying and was solemn.” Perez was given numbers to call for substance abuse and counseling for postpartum depression. Both parents were handed a brochure about grief and loss called Angel Babies.

“Affect appropriate for situation,” her medical chart noted. “Teary off and on.” And then — on the morning of Jan. 1, 2018 — Perez was released from Adventist Medical Center in Hanford and arrested. Charged with murder, she eventually pleaded guilty to “manslaughter of a fetus” and was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Perez has served nearly four years of her sentence, but in mid-February, she returned to court, where a Kings County judge had made no decision yet on whether to reopen the case. Perez’s attorneys argue that she didn’t understand the crime to which she was pleading and received ineffective counsel from her trial and appellate attorneys.

A booking photo of Adora Perez from the Kings County Sheriff’s Office. Photo Credit: CalMatters

Fagundes filed a murder charge against 26-year-old Chelsea Becker of Hanford, who also tested positive for methamphetamine and delivered a stillbirth at the same hospital. Becker was released in March after 16 months in jail. A Kings County judge dismissed the murder charge against her in May. Perez’s legal team takes that as a good sign

— even knowing that they have challenged the conduct of the local prosecutors, defense attorneys, trial court and law enforcement system that closed quickly around Perez on the night of her delivery. They say they’re also encouraged by a June 2021 decision by a state appellate court, which ruled that a trial court cannot accept a defendant’s plea that isn’t based in fact – exactly what Perez’s pro bono attorney, Mary

“Pt anticipates d/c home,” a nurse wrote in hospital shorthand: Patient anticipates discharge to home. In his discharge summary, Dr. Thomas Enloe recommended that Perez be put on one to two weeks of “pelvic rest,” and recommended a follow-up appointment. But the hospital had already put Perez’s legal case into motion. At 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 30, 2017, a nurse at the hospital called Child Protective Services. Police were at Perez’s bedside within three hours and ten minutes of her delivery.

Since her guilty plea, Perez’s story has drawn national attention for her rare plea to manslaughter of a fetus – a charge that doesn’t exist in California law. Abortion rights advocates believe her case has broad implications for abortion access in California, potentially opening the door to criminal prosecutions of people seeking to terminate pregnancies.

“Adventist (Medical Center) was taking a very proactive role in contacting law enforcement,” McNamara said.

“With the possibility that Roe (v. Wade) might fall this year, letting this stand could increase these types of prosecutions,” said Samantha Lee, staff attorney at National Advocates for Pregnant Women. “Those cases happen everywhere in the country.

“I would just emphasize that I felt that shock when I heard these cases happened in California.”

“I would just emphasize that I felt that shock when I heard these cases happened in California.” The four-year-old case also has pitted California’s attorney general against a long-time rural prosecutor. In January, with Perez’s new court date looming in Kings County, Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an admonition to prosecutors statewide: Don’t file charges against mothers who miscarry or deliver a stillbirth. “In California, we do not criminalize pregnancy loss, we do not criminalize miscarriages, we do not criminalize stillbirths,” Bonta, appointed last March, said in a press conference. Bonta described his guidance as a “legal alert” to every county prosecutor. Across the entire state in the last three decades, only one prosecutor has charged women who miscarry with murder: Kings County District Attorney Keith Fagundes. Twenty-two months after he charged Perez,

A doctor told a detective that the baby died of a placental abruption “due to extensive drug use by the mother,” according to Perez’s medical records, a statement which formed the foundation of the case against her.

-SAMANTHA LEE, NATIONAL ADVOCATES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN After she was charged, Perez was assigned an attorney who worked on a contract basis – Kings County, population 153,000, doesn’t have a public defender’s office. Perez argues now that the attorney failed to provide her with effective assistance, and led her to plead to a charge she didn’t understand. She attempted to withdraw the plea, and argued her first attorney didn’t investigate the possibility that something other than methamphetamine might have led to the stillbirth. The judge denied her motion to withdraw the plea and, on June 15, 2018, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Perez appealed, but her appellate attorney filed what’s called a Wende brief, which tells the appeals court that the attorney found no issue upon which to appeal the case. “It was basically putting up the white flag,” McNamara said. The appellate court upheld the lower court’s ruling. The California Supreme Court declined to hear her petition for review. Perez is now asking the Kings County Supe-

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rior Court to reopen her case. District attorney defiant The tallest building in Hanford is the courthouse, four stories of neo-classical revival in the seat of Kings County. It’s nearly as old as the county itself, built just three years after the county’s incorporation in 1893. The history of the state is inscribed in this rural county’s history: Bloodied by 1880s gun battles between railroad bulls and squatters, it was briefly made rich by a 1928 oil strike and provided the backdrop for the 1933 cotton pickers’ protest. But there, Kings County’s history begins to diverge from California’s more recent prosperity. The oil strike uncovered the Kettleman North Dome Oil Field, but the site is nearly exhausted. More people are leaving here than arriving – the county has lost more than 2,800 residents to out-migration in the last five years, according to the California Department of Finance. An estimated 2,000 births each year is the only thing keeping the county’s total population from shrinking. A significant number of the adult population has voted for Fagundes. In the last decade, Fagundes, the district attorney, has enjoyed a healthy mandate. After a 12-year career as a deputy district attorney in Tulare and Kings counties, he won the race for Kings County District Attorney in 2014 and 2018 with more than 68% of the vote, and he’s running for reelection this year. When Bonta held his Jan. 6 press conference on the Becker and Perez cases, joined by abortion rights groups, a representative of Planned Parenthood decried “rogue district attorneys.” Fagundes was listening. “The AG of the state has no business being asked by political groups to give such statements,” Fagundes said. “He took an oath to uphold the law and enforce the law, not interpret it for his own political ways.” “The AG of the state has no business being asked by political groups to give such statements.” -KEITH FAGUNDES, KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY Fagundes’ neatly combed hair and ready smile belie a puncher’s mentality. Raised in a working-class Catholic family of seven, Fagundes said abortion was never a topic his family discussed. His father, Richard Fagundes, has been on the Kings County Board of Supervisors since 2008. “Through the college years and I still maintain today, I don’t have a uterus. I’m not going to make decisions for women in that regard,” Fagundes said. “I’m not going to tell them what’s best for their baby or themselves.” A Democrat for much of his life, Fagundes switched to the Republican Party in 2014 as he prepared to run for office in this heavily Republican county, where 64% of registered voters wanted to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in September. But the decisions to charge the mothers, he said, came not from his own political leanings but from the opinions of the doctors

who treated them and the pathologists who examined the fetuses. “It’s like, look, under what circumstances can we do something?” Fagundes said. “These women are coming in and they are high on drugs. “If they had come in beaten up and their fetuses were suffering from being beaten up, we would be charging the fathers. Why aren’t we charging folks for this?” The staredown with state AGs In nearly every instance, the California attorney general’s office supports the work of county district attorneys. The Perez and Becker cases have reversed that dynamic. Bonta and his predecessor, Xavier Becerra, now the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary, have consistently called for the women to be freed. “I think our position is very clear,” Bonta told CalMatters. Trial courts and attorneys “should know there’s no legal standing for such a charge,” he said. Becerra said in a 2020 friend of the court brief that Fagundes misinterpreted the law and that a Kings County Superior Court judge was incorrect in deciding not to dismiss the charge against her.

More recently, Bonta filed a petition to the state Supreme Court, asking the justices to review Perez’s case. His office has also joined coalitions of state attorneys general opposing restrictions to abortion access in Texas, Mississippi, Arizona and Indiana. California law regarding deaths of a fetus dates back to 1970. A man was convicted of murder for severely beating his estranged pregnant wife, who lost her baby. His conviction was overturned by the California Supreme Court, which ruled that a fetus is not a human being under the law. In response, the Legislature added language to California’s murder statute: The killing of a fetus was punishable. But they added a condition: The murder statute didn’t apply if the act was “solicited, aided, abetted, or consented to by the mother of the fetus.” Perez’s attorneys argue that her charges are therefore invalid because, under California law, a fetus cannot be the victim of a criminal act if the act is committed by the mother, or with her consent. They say the prosecutor erred in charging Perez, and the judge wrongfully allowed Perez to plead to something legally impossible. They contend the original attorney assigned to Perez failed her by allowing her to plead to a lesser charge, manslaughter of a fetus, that doesn’t exist in California law.

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“Ms. Perez pled guilty (to manslaughter) because she had been led to believe that she could be convicted of murder, which was not true,” her attorneys wrote in a brief asking the state Supreme Court to review the case. “In California, we do not criminalize pregnancy loss, we do not criminalize miscarriages, we do not criminalize stillbirths.” -ROB BONTA, CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL Medical experts introduced by Perez’s new legal team also have testified that there is no science supporting the idea that methamphetamine causes stillbirths. The latest hearing took up the question of whether Perez was denied her constitutional rights to due process by the actions and inaction of her original attorneys. If the judge ultimately agrees with Perez, her manslaughter plea will be vacated, and she could be released on bail. She would still face the original charge of murder. Fagundes believes he’s done the best thing possible for the residents of his county, including Becker and Perez. “This may be way out of line to say, but I credit our practice to (Becker’s) recovery if she stays recovered,” Fagundes said. He argues that jail for Becker – and prison for Perez – provided them their longest periods of sobriety. “How do you disagree that our practice worked for her in this moment? You can’t. No other practice helped her.” The mothers today Today, Perez is inmate number WG0595 at the Central California Women’s Facility in Chowchilla. Since she’s in prison for killing her infant, McNamara said she’s been assaulted. “When you go into a prison with the moniker ‘baby killer,’ it’s similar to a man going to prison for pedophilia,” McNamara said. “You’re marked. She’s been beaten up, she’s been ostracized, she’s been in and out of the mental health ward.” Drugs are readily available in the women’s prison, McNamara said, though she declined to say whether Perez, now 34, has maintained her sobriety during her incarceration. “Prisons are filled with drugs, and to be able to survive in a situation like that as a sober individual is extraordinarily difficult,” McNamara said. Becker, the other woman charged with manslaughter of a fetus, declined to comment through her attorney, Dan Arshack. “(Becker) is a brilliant young woman with a troubled past and a bright future,” Arshack said. “Even though she didn’t know what the law was, in her heart she knew she shouldn’t have been criminalized.” Arshack said Becker, now 27, is working full time and taking college courses. When she graduates, he said, she plans to apply to law school.

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Dear EarthTalk: What’s up with all the debate lately as to the flow allowed in new showerheads? - Bill G., New York, NY

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EARTHTALK Q&A: ESTÁNDAR DE BAJO FLUJO PARA CABEZALES DE REGADERA Querido EarthTalk: ¿Qué pasa con el debate sobre el flujo permitido en los cabezales de regadera nuevos? -- Bill G., New York, NY

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pudieran superar un caudal de 2,5 galones por minuto (GPM). Si bien algunos fabricantes de cabezales de regadera intentaron evadir estas nuevas restricciones utilizando múltiples boquillas, el gobierno federal finalmente revisó la legislación (en 2013) para limitar los accesorios completos a 2.5 GPM.

he shower is a place of rejuvenation and relaxation for many of us, but it is also a big water hog, accounting for roughly 17 percent of the average U.S. household’s water usage. Of course, we use a lot less water in our showers nowadays thanks to a Clinton-era law mandating that new showerheads sold in the U.S. could not top a flow rate of 2.5 gallons per minute (GPM). While some showerhead manufacturers attempted to circumvent these new restrictions by utilizing multiple nozzles, the federal government eventually revised the legislation (in 2013) to limit entire fixtures to 2.5 GPM. During his term in the White House, Donald Trump often complained about his dissatisfaction with the water pressure in his showers. In December 2020 Trump reversed the Obamaera amendment; this restored the federal limit of 2.5 GPM to be applied to individual nozzles instead of the entire fixture. This meant that a shower head with three nozzles would be permitted to use 7.5 GPM. Although Trump’s law did not have a significant impact on the market demand for luxury shower heads, the loophole posed detrimental environmental impacts. Americans take about 200 million showers every day. The Alliance of Water Efficiency estimates that under Trump’s rule the country’s water usage would increase by 161 billion gallons per year. An increase in water usage also results in more energy use to heat that water, which in turn increases greenhouse gas emissions. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), homes that have switched out older less efficient showerheads with newer models have realized savings of some 2,700 gallons of water per year. This equates to a savings of 330 kilowatt hours of electricity annually, which is enough to power an entire house for 11 days. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates that the average American household stands to save $500 per year on utility bills after switching to low-flow shower heads. The group estimates that the nationwide transition to lower flow showerheads now underway can generate annual savings of $2.9 billion in water utilities and $2.5 billion in energy costs. Saving water by using a low-flow shower head is a great start, but if you’re looking for more ways to maximize your impact, the EPA has a few suggestions. When it comes to appliances, making sure to fix leaks is one easy way to save water. Additionally, whenever you need to run your dishwasher or washing machine, make sure you are optimizing for water- and energyefficiency by only running it with a full load. Lastly, landscaping is always a talking point when it comes to reducing residential water use. If you have a lawn, it is recommended to save water by replacing it with native plants that don’t require additional watering. If you’re not ready to part with your lawn, the EPA suggests keeping the grass two to three inches high to ensure the soil retains water, reducing the need for frequent watering. CONTACTS: Water Conservation Tips for Residents, www3.epa.gov/region1/eco/drinkwater/ water_conservation_residents.html; 10 Ways To Save Water At Home, americanrivers.org/ rivers/discover-your-river/top-10-ways-for-youto-save-water-at-home/; Trump showerhead rule on more water

Durante su mandato en la Casa Blanca, Donald Trump se quejó a menudo de su insatisfacción con la presión del agua en sus regaderas. En diciembre de 2020, Trump revocó la enmienda de la era Obama; esto restableció el límite federal de 2.5 GPM para aplicarse a boquillas individuales en lugar de a todo el accesorio. Esto significaba que un cabezal de regadera con tres boquillas podría usar 7.5 GPM.

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a regadera es un lugar de rejuvenecimiento y relajación para muchos de nosotros, pero también es un gran consumidor de agua, ya que representa aproximadamente el 17 por ciento del uso de agua promedio en los hogares de los EE. UU. Por supuesto, hoy en día usamos mucha menos agua en nuestras regaderas gracias a una ley de la era Clinton que ordenaba que los nuevos cabezales de regadera vendidos en los EE. UU. No

Aunque la ley de Trump no tuvo un impacto significativo en la demanda del mercado de cabezales de regadera de lujo, la laguna legal generó impactos ambientales perjudiciales. Los estadounidenses toman alrededor de 200 millones de duchas cada día. La Alianza para la Eficiencia del Agua estima que bajo el gobierno de Trump, el uso de agua del país aumentaría en 161 mil millones de galones por año. Un aumento en el uso de agua también resulta en un mayor uso de energía para calentar esa agua, lo que a su vez aumenta las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero. Según la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU., los hogares que cambiaron los cabezales de regadera más viejos y menos eficientes por modelos más nuevos lograron ahorros de unos 2,700 galones de agua por año. Esto equivale a un ahorro de 330 kilovatios hora de electricidad al año, lo que es suficiente para dar energía a una casa completa durante 11 días. El Consejo de Defensa de los Recursos Naturales (NRDC) estima que el hogar estadounidense promedio puede ahorrar $500 por año en facturas de servicios públicos después de cambiar a cabezales de regadera de bajo flujo. El grupo estima que la transición nacional a cabezales de regadera de flujo más bajo que se está llevando a cabo ahora puede generar ahorros anuales de $2.9 mil millones en servicios públicos de agua y $2.5 mil millones en costos de energía. Ahorrar agua usando un cabezal de regadera de bajo flujo es un gran comienzo, pero si está buscando más maneras de maximizar su impacto, la EPA tiene algunas sugerencias. Cuando se trata de electrodomésticos, asegurarse de reparar las fugas es una manera fácil de ahorrar agua. Además, cada vez que necesite usar su lavavajillas o lavadora, asegúrese de optimizar la eficiencia del agua y la energía encendiéndolos solo con una carga completa. Por último, la jardinería siempre es un tema de conversación cuando se trata de reducir el uso residencial de agua. Si tiene césped, se recomienda ahorrar agua reemplazándolo con plantas nativas que no requieran riego adicional. Si no está listo para deshacerse de su césped, la EPA sugiere mantener el césped de dos a tres pulgadas de altura para garantizar que el suelo retenga agua, lo que reduce la necesidad de riego frecuente. CONTACTOS: Water Conservation Tips for Residents, www3.epa.gov/region1/eco/drinkwater/ water_conservation_residents.html; 10 Ways To Save Water At Home, americanrivers.org/rivers/ discover-your-river/top-10-ways-for-you-to-savewater-at-home/; Trump showerhead rule on more water flow goes down the drain, apnews.com/article/trump-showerhead-rule-reversed-biden6b6dc448e974a948cdcad3d43bfccbe3; DOE Proposes Reversal of Trump-Era Showerhead Rule, nrdc.org/media/2021/210716. EarthTalk® es producido por Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss para la organización sin fines de lucro 501 (c) 3 EarthTalk. Vea más en https://emagazine. com. Para donar, visite https // earthtalk.org. Envíe sus preguntas a: question@earthtalk.org.

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AVISO DE AUDIENCIAS PÚBLICAS AUTORIDAD DE ESPACIOS ABIERTOS DE SANTA CLARA VALLEY POR LA PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que la Junta Directiva de la Autoridad de Espacios Abiertos de Santa Clara Valley llevará a cabo dos audiencias públicas para recibir aportes y testimonios públicos sobre la reorganización propuesta de los distritos electorales para la elección de la Junta (divisiones de directores). La Junta considerará los planes basados en el Censo de 2020, presentados por el consultor demográfico de la Autoridad, así como cualquier plan adicional que el público pueda presentar. La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo el 10 de marzo de 2022, y se llevará a cabo como parte de las reuniones regulares de la Junta Directiva, que comienzan a las 6:30 p.m. La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo por teleconferencia de conformidad con el Proyecto de Ley 361 de la Asamblea. Por favor sírvanse consultar los programas en el sitio web de la Autoridad, https://www.openspaceauthority.org/public-information/public-meetings.html, para obtener información sobre cómo participar. También se puede encontrar información adicional sobre el proceso de redistritación en el sitio web de la Autoridad en Redistricting (openspaceauthority.org). La Junta anticipa tomar medidas al cierre de la audiencia pública el 10 de marzo para seleccionar un plan de división de director preferido para su adopción final por la Junta. Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de redistritación de Distritos, por favor envíe un correo electrónico a Kellie Guerra, Secretaria de la Junta a: clerk@openspaceauthority.org o deje un mensaje al: (408) 224-7476. (PN-193)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682768 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Love Eyebrow, 1001 S Main St B107, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Veena Rani Bajaj, 1001 S Main St B107, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN682643. “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/ Veena Rani Bajaj This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 03/01/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682768 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682725 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SBA HANDYMAN SERVICES, 1082 Big Sur Dr, San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of

the registrant(s) is (are): Farzam Farniam, 1082 Big Sur Dr, San Jose, CA 95120. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/28/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Farzam Farniam This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/28/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682725 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682684 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AAAA CUSTOM FA B R I CAT I O N STONE, 419 Reynolds Circle, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angel Gallardo Rios, 253 N 6th St Apt 4, San Jose, CA 95112. Angel Gallardo Landa, 253 N 6th St Apt 4, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/22/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A reg-

istrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Angel Gallardo Rios This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/24/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682684 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682647 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REBEAUTY 21, 3518 Columbine Dr, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): TAM THACHANH TRUONG, 3518 Columbine Dr, 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/ Tam Truong This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/23/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 682647 March 4, 11, 18, 25,

2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682699 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FUN 2 LEARN INC, 4634 Capitola Ave, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): FUN 2 LEARN INC, 4634 Capitola Ave, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/23/2011. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN625809. “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/ Lorena Robles FUN 2 LEARN INC Owner Article/Reg#: C4010017 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/25/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682699 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682687 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gold’s Gym

Third Wave Automation, Inc. in Union City, CA seeks a Software Engineer II to dsgn, dvlp, and modify SW systems. 10% domestic trvl. May occasionally WFH. Apply via co website: https://tinyurl.com/yykdr9ze Gilroy, 8795 San Ysidro Avenue, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): High Note LLC, 120 Westridge Dr, Watsonville, CA 95076. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/2/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Martina Solbes High Note, LLC Member Article/Reg#: 200210510011 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/24/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682687 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682522 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Eventos408, 1742 Beverly Blvd, 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): Hilario Moreno, 1742 Beverly Blvd, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/15/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN656677. “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/ Hilario Moreno This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-

Recorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682522 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682438 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Angelica M. Janitorial Service, 5661 Crow Line, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angelica Martinez, 5661 Crow Line, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/09/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN627463. “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/ Angelica Martinez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682438 March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394454 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: VEENA VALLURI and SURYA KIRAN TUMMALA. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) VEENA VALLURI and SURYA KIRAN TUMMALA have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. KAMANNA VENKAT TUMMALA to

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022 VIRAT MAURYA TUMMALA b. SURYA TUMMALA to SURYA KIRAN TUMMALA 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/24/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 17, 2022 Julie Emede Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394664 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Piphat Cheng. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Piphat Cheng have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Piphat Cheng to Filmy Cheng 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed,

the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/24/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 AMEDNED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390111 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Farinaz Cook. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Farinaz Cook have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Farinaz Cook to Farinaz Marie Cook 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25,

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV388954 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anghie SF Benavente Castaneda. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anghie SF Benavente Castaneda has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anghie SF Benavente Castaneda to Angie Benavente 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/24/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 24, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394827 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: ANTHONY PINAL. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) ANTHONY PINAL has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. ANTHONY PINAL to JUAN ANTONIO PINAL CHAIREZ. 2. THE

COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/31/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 17, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394822 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yery Giovanny Manrique Salazar. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yery Giovanny Manrique Salazar has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Yery Giovanny Manrique Salazar to Yery Manrique. 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/31/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 24, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387020 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kaleasha Kathleen Acevedo and Kevin Jeffrey Guzman. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kaleasha Kathleen Acevedo and Kevin Jeffrey Guzman have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaleasha Kathleen Acevedo to Kaleasha Kathleen Raiden and b. Kevin Jeffrey Guzman to Kevin Jeffrey Raiden. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/05/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

March 3, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court March 4, 11, 18, 25, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Sharlene Huang Case No. 21PR191372 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Sharlene Huang. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Judy Hsu in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Judy Hsu be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: April 13, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b)

of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner: Jan-Yung Lin Concorde Law, a Professional Corporation 91 Gregory Lane, Suite 5 Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 (925)979-5467 Rune Date: March 4, 11, 18, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682425 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BRIARWOOD HOME, 38 N Almaden Blvd Unit 2207, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): CARING HEARTS HOMES INC., 38 N Almaden Blvd Unit 2207, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alvin Teodoro CARING HEARTS HOMES INC CEO/President Article/Reg#: C4709729 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682425 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682618 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EMCO SOLAR AND ENERGY, 2470 Berryessa Rd Suite E, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): EMCO ENGINEERING INC, 2470 Berryessa Rd Suite E, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/10/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ HOANG TRAN EMCO ENGINEERING INC PRESIDENT Article/Reg#: C4831314 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/18/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682618 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682632 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ELISA CLEANING SERVICES, 165 Blossom Hill Road Space 419 Lily Ann, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Elisa Chavez Barajas, 165 Blossom Hill Road Space 419 Lily Ann Way, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/03/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Elisa Barajas This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/22/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath,

Deputy File No. FBN 682632 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682412 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DAISY’S CREATIONS, 3305 Mount Wilson Drive, 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): Alejandra Daisy Baez, 3305 Mount Wilson Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/02/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alejandra Baez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/10/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682412 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682547 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EMMANUEL GALVAN TRUCKING, GALVAN E TRUCKING, E GALVAN TRUCKING, 13236 Depot St, San Martin, CA 95046, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Emmanuel Galvan, 13236 Depot St, San Martin, CA 95046. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/24/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Emmanuel Galvan This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/17/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy

File No. FBN 682547 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394533 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elodia Magana Contreras. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Elodia Magana Contreras has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elodia Magana Contreras to MarElly Magana Contreras 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/24/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 23, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394522 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: DIEM KIEU DO/DUONG TRUNG DUONG. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) DIEM KIEU DO/DUONG TRUNG DUONG have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

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Isaac Mai to Isaac Minh Duong 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/17/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 23, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394475 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Albert Roy Correa aka Albert Roy Borbon. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Albert Roy Correa aka Albert Roy Borbon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Albert Roy Correa aka Albert Borbon to Albert Roy Borbon 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be

granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/17/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 18, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390164 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anayeli Fernandez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anayeli Fernandez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anayeli Fernandez to Anayeli Jacobo 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/05/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390402 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hiep Phuoc Ca. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hiep Phuoc Ca has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hiep Phuoc Ca to Helen Phuoc Ca. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 23, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 Amended Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of   Fusako Toyoji Amended Case No. 21PR190722 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Fusako Toyoji. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Jeannie K. Tainaka and Karen A. Kunisaki in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests

that Jeannie K. Tainaka and Karen A. Kunisaki be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) 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 24, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Peti-

tioner: Jennifer E. Ramirez 2021 The Alameda, Suite 225 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)713-5444 Rune Date: February 25, March 4, 11, 2022 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Nancy J. Meyers To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Nancy J. Meyers, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on December 30, 2021, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California. IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 February 25, March 4, 11, 18, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682398 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DI VVANG, 2455 Alvin Ave, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Nguyen, Trang Thi Ngo, 2122 Flintmore Ct, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/10/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Trang Nguyen This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/10/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682398

February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682517 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 5 Star Maintenance and Cleaning Services, 342 S 18 St, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Reginaldo Gomez, 342 S 18 St, San Jose, CA 95116. Pablo Martinez, 342 S 18 St, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/16/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Reginald Gomez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682517 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682039 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Fresh and Shine Cleaning, 3235 Santa Paula Way, Union City, CA 94587, Alameda. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Elida Rodriguez, 3235 Santa Paula Way, Union City, CA 94587. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/26/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts form previous filing] of previous file #: FBN651221. “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/ Elida Rodriguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/26/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez,

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022 Deputy File No. FBN 682039 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682534 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JOYERIA GUERRERO, 1690 Story Road, 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): Rocio Guerrero, 815 Leyte Ct, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/05/2015. 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/ Rocio Guerrero This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682534 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682531 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Zeus Tax Service, 1530 Southwest Expressway Unit 149, 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): Seyed Ali Mohammad Soltan Olamaee, 1530 Southwest Exspressway Unit 149, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/16/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Seyed Ali Mohammad Solta Olamaee Zeus Tax Service Owner This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy

File No. FBN 682531 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682512 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CRAIG’S CARS, 1498 Gladding Court, Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): CRAIG’S CARS, 1498 Gladding Court, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/16/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Craig Tanner CRAIG’S CARS Member/Manager Article/Reg#: 202203811141 Above entity was formed in the state of Montana This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 682512 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682532 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUERRERO’S JEWELRY, 1745 Story Rd, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Christopher Manuel Guerrero, 1757 Seaview Dr, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Christopher Manuel Guerrero This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/16/2022.

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022 Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 682532 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681800 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GRAVITAS CHARITIES, 6203 San Ignacio Ave, San Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): GRAVITAS CHARITIES INC, 6203 San Ignacio Ave, Ste 110, San Jose, CA 95119. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/11/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Rudy Cadet GRAVITAS CHARITIES INC President Article/Reg#: C4830904 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/19/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 681800 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682448 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PROFESSIONAL BUILDING MAINTENANCE, 5706 Cahalan Ave Suite 53330, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Flavia I Hernandez, 5706 Cahalan Ave Suite 53330, San Jose, CA 95123. Rodolfo Salinas, 5706 Cahalan Ave Suite 53330, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/08/2017. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN627297. “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/ Rodolfo Salinas This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/11/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682448 February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394005 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hoang Chau Lam. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hoang Chau Lam has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hoang Chau Lam to Ryan Lam 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/03/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 04, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 SECOND AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com NO. 21CV386900 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rosario Ginny BritoHerrera. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Rosario Ginny Brito-Herrera has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rosario Ginny BritoHerrera to Rosie Ginny Brito-Herrera 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 14, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394216 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jose Anthony Solorio. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jose Anthony Solorio has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jose Anthony Solorio to Joseph Anthony Solorio 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition

for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/10/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 04, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394354 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Poong Rae Kim. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Poong Rae Kim has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Poong Rae Kim to David R. Kim 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/17/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at

least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 15, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394353 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joane Jung Choe-Lee. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Joane Jung Choe-Lee has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joane Jung Choe-Lee to Hwa Jung Choe 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/17/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 15, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394012 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application

of: Hyejin Rossiter. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hyejin Rossiter has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hyejin Rossiter to Hyejin Song 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/03/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 04, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389914 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mahboobeh Farahani. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mahboobeh Farahani has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mahboobeh Farahani to Sophia Farahani 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Nov 03, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 18 and 25, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394210 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cindy Rivera. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cindy Rivera has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Armando Ezekiel Serna to Armando Rey Pimentel 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/10/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Feb 09, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394256 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Andrade. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Juan Andrade has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juan Andrade to John Josiah Andrade 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/17/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 10, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394260 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Suzanne Liu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Suzanne Liu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Suzanne Liu

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to Hang Pham 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/17/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 10, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 18, 25, March 4, 11, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Anthony Paul Smith Case No. 21PR191489 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Anthony Paul Smith. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Theresa P. Nguyen in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Theresa P. Nguyen be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be

required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 24, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner: Deborah Azar 2005 De La Cruz Blvd., Suite 145 Santa Clara, CA 95050 (855)332-2927 Run Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Bessie Matsumoto Case No. 21PR191387 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Bessie Matsumoto. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Jeannie K. Tainaka and Karen A. Kunisaki in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Jeannie K. Tainaka and Karen A. Kunisaki be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 21, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file

kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner: Jennifer E. Ramirez 2021 The Alameda, Suite 225 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)713-5444 Run Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Daniel Hernandez Novoa Case No. 21PR191324 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Daniel Hernandez Novoa. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Sabrina Marina Novoa in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Sabrina Marina Novoa be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 23, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should ap-

pear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner: Jennifer E. Ramirez 2021 The Alameda, Suite 225 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)713-5444 Run Dates: February 18, 25, March 4, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Nunilon N. Manguino Case No. 22PR191786 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Nunilon N. Manguino, Nunilon Manguino. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Connors L. Manguino in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Connors L. Manguino be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to

administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: March 24, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner: ROBERT P. BERGMAN 3535 Ross Avenue, Ste. 308 San Jose, CA 95124 (408)247-0444 Run Dates: February

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022 18, 25, March 4, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682249 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CARPOOL INSURANCE SALES, 2259 Alum Rock Ave, 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): Gabriela Martin Camacho, 325 Giovanni Ct, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/21/2017. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN662006. “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/ Gabriela Martin Camacho This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/02/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 682249 February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 682344 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Herick Torres Hair Designer, 1275 Lincoln Ave Unit 106, 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): Jose H Torres, 440 S 11th St Apt 8, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/08/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jose H Torres This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 02/08/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 682344

February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 681821 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOS ROADSIDE & AUTO REPAIR, 3519 San Felipe Road, San Jose, CA 95135, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Arturo Ramirez, 450 Hannah Street, San Jose, CA 95126. Evelyn Ramirez, 450 Hannah Street, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/19/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Arturo Ramirez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 01/20/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 681821 February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV393724 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Igor Salari. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Igor Salari has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Igor Salari to Igor Shalar 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-

MAR 04 - MAR 10, 2022 ing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jan 24, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV393949 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abdulazeez Omar Alimsafir. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Abdulazeez Omar Alimsafir has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abdulazeez Omar Alimsafir to Luna Omar Abdul 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/03/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 03, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV393923 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NHU PHUONG THANH LE. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) NHU PHUONG THANH LE has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. NHU PHUONG THANH LE to JOYCE NHU LE 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/03/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 02, 2022 Jacqueline M Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394081 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Huanyan Liu and Xianlei Ge. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Huanyan Liu and Xianlei Ge has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nathaniel Lujia Ge to Luke Lujia Ge 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com tition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/10/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 07, 2022 Jacqueline M Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV394092 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Angela Chih-Shin Tsao. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Angela Chih-Shin Tsao has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Angela Chih-Shin Tsao to Angela Chih-Shin Kokish 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the

Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 07, 2022 Jacqueline M Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV393722 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hai-Dang Vu Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hai-Dang Vu Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hai-Dang Vu Nguyen to Dong Nguyen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jan 28, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV393953 Superior Court of California, County of Santa

Clara-In the matter of the application of: FNU RAM PAL. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) FNU RAM PAL has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. FNU RAM PAL to RAM PAL KATARIA 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/03/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 03, 2022 Jacqueline M Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV389586 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Brandynn Williams and Nina Williams Von Haken. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Brandynn Williams and Nina Williams Von Haken has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Madison Keya Von Haken to Madison Keya Williams b. Alexandria Anette Williams Von Haken to Alexandria Anette Williams 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-

tition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 08, 2022 Jacqueline M Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 2nd AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386671 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sidelia Palacios. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sidelia Palacios has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Antonia Sidelia Troncoso to Antonia Sidelia Palacios b. Aubreyana Angel Troncoso to Aubreyana Angel Palacios 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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, 2022 Jacqueline M Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV386368 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mana G Overstreet Velazquez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Maria Guadalupe Overstreet Velazquez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Guadalupe Overstreet Velazquez to Marvela Overstreet 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 03/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jan 31, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME NO. 22CV393834 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mohammad Asef Yusufi. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mohammad Asef Yusufi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mohammad Asef Yusufi to Asef Niazi 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 04/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jan 31, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court February 11, 18, 25, March 4, 2022

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Cuando decida obtener uno, vaya a la tienda, obsérvelo, acarícielo, sienta su energía y será el cuarzo que le corresponda en este plano, quien le atraerá como a un imán. En recientes estudios científicos, se ha comprobado que la energía rutilante de los cuarzos es capaz de prevenir, aliviar y hasta curar padecimientos físicos, mentales, emocionales y espirituales. Estas piedras son capaces de sanar una gran cuantía de padecimientos. Muchas personas se han sanado de enfermedades colocándose piedras de buen tamaño en el vientre, el pecho o en la espalda. También aplicándose piedras pequeñas en la frente. Los más recomendados para ello son los cristales de cuarzo, el cuarzo rosa, la amatista, la selenita, la prasiolita, la citrina, el ojo de tigre y la hematita. Se pueden aplicar en la piel por periodos de una hora o 45 minutos, en intervalos de dos a tres veces al día

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exposición a la luz de la Luna llena, y la exposición a los rayos del sol, también puede cargarse de buena energía junto a otros cristales y gemas. El tamaño de una gema o el de un cuarzo, puede variar dependiendo del propósito con el que se utilizará, y lo sustancial será el efecto benéfico que provoque. Para eliminar sentimientos adversos debe enfocarse en un cristal de cuarzo rutilado, tómelo fuertemente con ambas manos y visualice la parte interna del cristal. Al llegar a ese punto, envíe por medio de mensajes telepáticos, todos los sentimientos, emociones y pensamientos que le perturben y mediante una visualización creativa, deposítelos en el interior del cristal como si se tratase de una caja fuerte. Ahora cierre la caja fuerte con una clave imaginaria, de la cual usted se olvidará cuando concluya el ejercicio. Para atraer la buena fortuna, incremento de bienes y paz al hogar, se aconseja tener en casa: un cristal de cuarzo, dos cuarzos rosa, un péndulo de cristal, dos amatistas, una citrina, una pieza de jade, algún objeto de obsidiana, otro de mármol y otro de lapislázuli. Una geoda, tres ojos de gato y dos ojos de tigre, una piedra ágata, tres hematitas, dos piedras de luna, dos piedras de sol, dos rodocrositas y una bola de cristal. Coloque todos las piedras en un sitio adonde se refleje la luz solar. Debe observarlos y acariciarlos con frecuencia. Asimismo se recomienda limpiarles cada noche de Luna llena. Se recomienda que las piedras personales sean manipuladas o acariciadas únicamente por su dueño. Existe una gran cantidad de cuarzos, gemas y piedras que son utilizados para incrementar la atracción personal, la protección psíquica, atraer la buena suerte, sanar padecimientos, o simplemente se utilizan como amuletos protectores y talismanes para influenciar a la buena suerte, y proteger el hogar y otros ambientes. Una gran cantidad de gemas, cuarzos, metales y minerales; provienen de Estados Unidos, Brasil, China, Rusia, Canadá, Australia, India, México, Colombia, Marruecos, Chile, Etiopía, Cambodia, Bolivia, Alemania, Tahiti, Italia, Polonia, Indonesia, Francia, Suiza, Bostwana, Austria, Irán, Angola, Venezuela, República Sudafricana, Tanzania, Madagascar, Ghana, Uruguay, Myanmar, Japón, Tailandia, Kenya, República Checa, Zaire, Afganistán, Perú, Turquía, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Nigeria, Mozambique, y República Dominicana.

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ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN REFLECT ON HOW TO MOVE BEYOND HATE ATTACKS

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MUJERES ASIÁTICAS ESTADOUNIDENSES REFLEXIONAN SOBRE CÓMO SUPERAR LOS ATAQUES DE ODIO ESPAÑOL primavera de 2020 (con Hollaback Stop Harassment), los afiliados de AAAJ en Illinois, California y DC, han capacitado a unas 150.000 personas”. “Marcamos una victoria en mayo, con la aprobación de la Ley de Crímenes de Odio COVID-19, un proyecto de ley federal que requiere que el Departamento de Justicia formule una guía para las agencias de aplicación de la ley y otros sobre la creación de sistemas de informes en línea para delitos e incidentes de odio. Incluye hacer que esos sistemas sean accesibles para personas con dominio limitado del inglés”.

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sian American women are experiencing a fresh wave of violent, hate-related attacks. According to the web portal Stop AAPI Hate, since March 2020, there have been over 10,000 attacks, 16% of which have been physically violent. Elders were the targets in the majority of incidents. A poll commissioned by The National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum found that 70% of AAPI women voters experienced some sort of racialized harassment or discrimination between June 2019 and January 2021. Panelists convened by Ethnic Media Services on Feb. 25 discussed the significant happenings in the history of the United States that created an unsafe environment for AAPI’s, long before the pandemic, and how communities have responded to keep their people safe. Sung Yeon Choimorrow, Executive Director, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum : “While the pandemic and the rhetoric of the former president blaming China and Chinese people for starting the virus, may have dramatically increased incidences of hate against AAPI's, it's certainly not something new. As Asian American women, many of us felt this living in the United States long before COVID… we are targeted both for our race and our gender.” “The first Chinese immigrant woman in the United States was brought over by a New York businessman who put her on display so that Americans could watch her eat, look at her small feet, look at her skin color or hair, and the way she talked. From the get go of the Asian immigrant women's experience, we were seen as entertainment or an experience to be consumed.” “Asian women are also depicted as submissive, and terms such as “geisha girl”, “china doll” and “lotus blossom” are not favorable terms, but rather a way to hyper sexualize Asian women that makes them easy targets for sexual and other forms of harassment.” Marita Etcubañez, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) : “In terms of education and awareness, we now have more voices speaking out to help people understand the harm that racist rhetoric have on our communities…Since launching our joint bystander intervention trainings in the spring of 2020 (with Hollaback Stop Harassment), AAAJ affiliates in Illinois, California and DC, have trained about 150,000 people.” “We marked a victory in May, with passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, a federal bill that requires the Justice Department to formulate guidance for law enforcement agencies and others on creating online reporting systems for hate

crimes and hate incidents. It includes making those systems accessible for people with limited proficiency in English.” “We need greater investment in our community, including in social services, improving education, so that we can better create the conditions where people not only feel safe, but are able to thrive.” Michelle Kang, General Secretary of the Atlanta Korean Committee against Asian Hate: “AAPI's have become louder during the pandemic in response to the rise of Asian hate, especially after the March 16 Atlanta shooting massacre. We were furious and frustrated over the attacks and killings of eight innocent people and six Asian women.” “In Georgia, the first generation of Korean Americans formed the Atlanta Korean American Committee Against Asian hate on March 17… The committee created a space where black, brown, and other people of color gather to heal and support each other.” “During the 2021 elections AAPI’s made a tremendous effort to elect representatives who pushed the country in solidarity to stop hate crimes and to achieve inclusion and racial equity… Georgia AAPI is making a historical record having 12 progressive Asian American candidates, including young candidates in their 20s to represent all Americans.” Sasanna Yee, inspirational speaker and yoga teacher whose grandmother was fatally attacked at a San Francisco Park in 2019: “My grandmother immigrated here in the late 80s. She was unfortunately physically attacked across the street from her home when she went for a walk in the park in the neighborhood that I grew up in and I still live in. It's called Visitacion Valley.” “The young man that hurt her was 17 years old at the time… My grandmother's brain was bashed, she fell on her face with her broken ribs. She was in very bad condition... What happened to this young man that caused him to do such a thing? He must be in so much pain. I know because when I'm in pain, I also hurt people.” “My own journey of healing chronic pain, anxiety, and depression has really helped me to be more compassionate towards others…My practice of yoga, Qi Gong, meditation, have helped me relate to my own suffering and the suffering of other people.” “Black Lives Matter was such a powerful rallying slogan. What is it for Asians? My team and I came up with “Asians belong”. This phrase is affirming. This phrase acknowledges that we have been seen as perpetual foreigners but no longer. We are reclaiming our stories and our voice.”

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as mujeres asiáticas estadounidenses están experimentando una nueva ola de ataques violentos relacionados con el odio. Según el portal web Stop AAPI Hate, desde marzo de 2020 se han producido más de 10.000 ataques, el 16% de los cuales ha incluido violencia física. Mujeres ancianas fueron víctimas en la mayoría de los casos. Una encuesta encargada por el Foro Nacional de Mujeres Estadounidenses de Asia y el Pacífico encontró que el 70% de las mujeres votantes AAPI experimentaron algún tipo de acoso o discriminación racial entre junio de 2019 y enero de 2021. Las panelistas convocadas por Ethnic Media Services discutieron los acontecimientos significativos en la historia de Estados Unidos que han creado un ambiente inseguro para los AAPI, mucho antes de la pandemia, y cómo las comunidades han respondido para mantener segura a su gente. Sung Yeon Choimorrow, directora ejecutiva del Foro Nacional de Mujeres Asiáticas Americanas y del Pacífico : “Si bien la pandemia y la retórica del expresidente que culpa a China y al pueblo chino por iniciar el virus pueden haber aumentado drásticamente los incidentes de odio contra las AAPI, esto no es algo nuevo. Como mujeres asiático-estadounidenses, muchas de nosotras sentimos esto viviendo en los Estados Unidos mucho antes de COVID... somos blanco tanto por nuestra raza como por nuestro género”. “La primera mujer inmigrante china en los Estados Unidos fue traída por un hombre de negocios de Nueva York que la exhibió para que los estadounidenses pudieran verla comer, ver sus pies pequeños, el color de su piel o su cabello y la forma en que hablaba. Desde el comienzo de la experiencia de las mujeres inmigrantes asiáticas, fuimos vistas como un entretenimiento o una experiencia para ser consumida”. “Las mujeres asiáticas también son representadas como sumisas, y términos como “geisha”, “muñeca de porcelana” y “flor de loto” no son términos favorables, sino más bien una forma de hipersexualizar a las mujeres asiáticas que las convierte en objetivos fáciles para abusos sexuales y otras formas de acoso”. Marita Etcubañez, directora sénior de iniciativas estratégicas de Asiático-Americanos avanzando en la Justicia (AAAJ en inglés) : “En términos de educación y concientización, ahora tenemos más voces para ayudar a las personas a comprender el daño que la retórica racista tiene en nuestras comunidades… Desde el lanzamiento de nuestras capacitaciones conjuntas de intervención de espectadores en la

“Necesitamos una mayor inversión en nuestra comunidad, incluidos los servicios sociales y la mejora de la educación, para que podamos crear mejores condiciones en las que las personas no solo se sientan seguras, sino que también puedan prosperar”. Michelle Kang, secretaria general del Comité Coreano-Estadounidense de Atlanta contra el odio asiático : “Las AAPI se han vuelto más ruidosas durante la pandemia en respuesta al aumento del odio contra asiáticos, especialmente después de la masacre del 16 de marzo en Atlanta. Estábamos furiosos y frustrados por los ataques y asesinatos de ocho personas inocentes y seis mujeres asiáticas”. “En Georgia, la primera generación de coreanoestadounidenses formaron el Comité CoreanoEstadounidense de Atlanta contra el odio asiático el 17 de marzo... El comité creó un espacio donde las personas negras, morenas y otras etnias se reúnen para sanarse y apoyarse mutuamente”. “Durante las elecciones de 2021, las AAPI hicieron un tremendo esfuerzo para elegir representantes que empujaran al país a detener los crímenes de odio y lograr la inclusión y la equidad racial… Georgia AAPI está logrando un récord histórico con 12 candidatos asiático-estadounidenses progresistas, incluidos candidatos en su 20’s para representar a todos los estadounidenses”. Sasanna Yee, oradora inspiracional y profesora de yoga cuya abuela fue atacada fatalmente en un parque de San Francisco en 2019 : “Mi abuela emigró aquí a finales de los 80. Desafortunadamente, fue atacada físicamente al otro lado de la calle de su casa cuando salió a caminar al parque en el vecindario en el que crecí y en el que todavía vivo. Se llama Visitacion Valley”. “El joven que la lastimó tenía 17 años en ese momento… A mi abuela le destrozaron el cerebro, cayó de bruces con las costillas rotas. Ella estaba en muy malas condiciones... ¿Qué le pasó a este joven que lo llevó a hacer tal cosa? Debía estar sufriendo mucho. Lo sé porque cuando tengo dolor, también lastimo a la gente”. “Mi propio viaje de sanación del dolor crónico, la ansiedad y la depresión me ha ayudado a ser más compasiva con los demás... Mi práctica de yoga, Qi Gong, meditación, me han ayudado a relacionarme con mi propio sufrimiento y el sufrimiento de otras personas”. “Black Lives Matter'' fue un eslogan muy poderoso. ¿Cuál es para los asiáticos? Mi equipo y yo ideamos "Los asiáticos pertenecen". Esta frase es afirmativa. Esta frase reconoce que hemos sido vistos como extranjeros perpetuos pero ya no. Estamos reclamando nuestras historias y nuestra voz”.

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