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¿Eres uno de los millones de personas con deuda estudiantil?¿Solicitaste un préstamo federal y debes todavía más de la deuda original?
El presidente Joe Biden develó esta semana un plan federal que de ser finalizado llevará alivio a millones de personas que sufren con la deuda estudiantil
Actualmente más de 25 millones de egresados universitarios deben más de lo que pidieron prestado originalmente, incluidos muchos que han realizado pagos durante años, debido a las tasas de interés de los préstamos federales para estudiantes.
Bajo el nuevo plan, se cancelarían hasta $20,000 del monto que el saldo de un prestatario ha aumentado debido a los intereses no pagados de sus préstamos después de iniciar el pago, independientemente de sus ingresos, de acuerdo con la Casa Blanca.
Los egresados de ingresos bajos y medios inscritos en el plan SAVE o cualquier otro plan de pago basado en los ingresos (IDR) serían elegibles para que la cantidad total que su saldo haya aumentado desde que iniciaron el pago se cancele.
Este grupo de prestatarios incluye solteros que ganan $120,000 o menos y prestatarios casados que ganan $240,000 o menos. No será necesaria ninguna solicitud para que los prestatarios reciban este alivio si el plan se implementa según lo propuesto.
La Casa Blanca estima que se perdonarían los saldos de intereses acumulados hasta la fecha para 25 millones de prestatarios, y es probable que a 23 millones se les condone todo el crecimiento de su saldo.
La triste realidad es que millones de estudiantes que tuvieron que recurrir a los préstamos estudiantiles siguen viendo crecer sus saldos debido a los intereses acumulados, a pesar de qué han cumplido con su obligación de hacer pagos mensuales.
Peor aún: a muchos se les han capitalizado estos intereses impagos, los cuales se han agregado a su saldo de capital. Es decir, están pagando intereses sobre una cantidad más alta que la originalmente solicitada.
El plan de alivio de deuda estudiantil está haciendo cuidadosamente diseñado para evitar que, como ha ocurrido en otras ocasiones, se ha impugnado en los tribunales. Por ello se enfoca en grupos específicos, especialmente personas de bajos ingresos.
Es importante entender que el tema de la deuda estudiantil es mucho más que un problema personal, pues afecta la equidad, la justicia social y hasta a la economía,
Un alto nivel de deuda impide que los graduados alcancen metas como
comprar una casa, formar una familia o ahorrar para la jubilación. Esto reduce la estabilidad económica y la movilidad de la sociedad. Sobra decir que ese impacto negativo es desproporcionado en las personas de más bajos ingresos, como las minorías latina o negra.
Es obvio pues que la deuda estudiantil exacerba la desigualdad y ayuda a perpetuar el ciclo de pobreza. Oponerse a un plan de alivio de deuda de esta naturaleza, sólo puede provenir de quienes buscan mantener a ciertos grupos oprimidos. Adivina quién es uno de sus principales opositores.
Correcto. Donald Trump.
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Under the new plan, up to $20,000 of the amount a borrower's balance which has increased due to unpaid interest on their loans would be canceled after they start repayment, regardless of their income, according to the White House.
Low- and moderate-income graduates enrolled in the SAVE plan or any other income-based repayment (IDR) plan would be eligible to have the entire amount of the balance which has increased since they began repayment cancelled.
José López Zamorano La Red Hispana
Areyou one of the millions of people with student debt? Did you apply for a federal loan and still owe more than the original debt?
President Joe Biden this week unveiled a federal plan that, if finalized, will bring relief to millions of people suffering from student debt.
More than 25 million college graduates currently owe more than they originally borrowed, including many who have been making payments for years, due to high interest rates on federal student loans.
This group of borrowers includes singles earning $120,000 or less and married borrowers earning $240,000 or less. No application will be necessary for borrowers to receive this relief if the plan is implemented as proposed.
The White House estimates that interest balances accrued to date would be forgiven for 25 million borrowers, and 23 million will likely have all growth in their balance forgiven.
The sad reality is that millions of students who had to resort to student loans continue to see their balances grow due to accumulated interest, even though they have met their obligation to make monthly payments.
Worse yet: many have had this unpaid interest capitalized, which has been added to their principal balance. That is, they are paying interest on a higher amount than originally requested.
The student debt relief plan is being carefully designed to prevent it from being challenged in court, as has happened on other occasions. Therefore, it focuses on specific groups, especially low-income people.
It is important to understand that the issue of student debt is much more than a personal problem, as it affects equity, social justice and even the economy.
High debt prevents graduates from achieving goals like buying a home, starting a family, or saving for retirement. This reduces the economic stability and mobility of society. Needless to say, this negative impact is disproportionate on lowerincome people, such as Latino or Black minorities.
It is obvious then that student debt exacerbates inequality and helps perpetuate the cycle of poverty. Opposition to a debt relief plan of this nature can only come from those who seek to keep certain groups oppressed. Guess who is one of his main opponents?
Correct. Donald Trump.
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FOSTER KIDS MISS OUT ON SPORTS AND MUSIC. A NEW CALIFORNIA PLAN AIMS TO HELP THEM CATCH UP
A new proposal from the Newsom administration would steer more money to foster children with the greatest needs while also setting aside funds for them to pursue their passions.
LOS NIÑOS DE CRIANZA SE PIERDEN DE LOS DEPORTES Y DE LA MÚSICA. UN NUEVO PLAN EN CALIFORNIA TIENE COMO OBJETIVO AYUDARLOS A PONERSE AL DÍA
Una nueva propuesta de la administración Newsom destinaría más dinero a la crianza de niños con mayores necesidades y al mismo tiempo reservaría fondos para que puedan dedicarse a sus pasiones.
Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters
Foster kids often miss out on Little League or music lessons. That’s one of the consequences of changing homes, or living with a family on a tight budget.
Now California has a new plan to give them opportunities for the kinds of extracurricular activities that can build character and community.
It’s included in a proposed revision to how the state pays for foster care that’s intended to make more money available to high-needs kids. Youth advocates are especially enthusiastic about the funding for extracurricular activities, which would come in the form of a monthly stipend of at least $500.
“These kids are always underfunded,” said Brian Blalock, senior directing attorney at the Youth Law Center. “And especially when the kids are with grandma and the kids are with relatives, often on fixed income. It’s where we most want these young people as a system, and as a consequence, grandma’s maxing out credit cards to keep the grandbaby in basketball and dance and tutoring.”
The California Department of Social Services put forward the proposal last month, as part of a restructuring to the state’s foster care payment system that was prompted by a 2015 law. Lawmakers are expected to consider it in budget deliberations this spring. By law, the state must adopt updated foster care pay rates by Jan. 1, although the changes would not roll out until 2026.
Aside from the money for activities, the proposal includes a new scale for payments to foster families and money earmarked for support services like therapy and mentoring. Children with greater needs would receive more money.
If the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom sign off on the plan, the department estimates California will spend about $1 billion a year by 2028-29 on foster care payments.
Some money will come from the federal government, but the vast majority will be put up by the state’s general fund. For comparison, California spent a total of $459 million in foster care pay in 2023-24.
State officials say the proposal is meant to create room for positive experiences in foster care.
“Most importantly it is attuning to the fact that all of these children have strengths, and focusing on those strengths and building those strengths is really key to addressing that trauma and improving the well-being of all of our children,” said Angie Schwartz, deputy director of the Children and Family Services Division at the California Department of Social Services, during a webinar in March.
Assessing children’s needs in foster care
Under the state’s proposal, compensation for caregivers would be based on a tiered system of kids’ assessed needs. This would range from $1,788 a month for most kids to $6,296 for kids with the greatest needs for support.
That would replace the current model which bases a caregiver’s pay on where a child is placed. Right now group homes are paid a higher rate than grandparents or foster families, for example.
The acuity of a child’s needs will be evaluated with a tool known as the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths assessment. While this assessment is used today, it doesn’t determine funding. Kids are usually assessed every six months.
This assessment takes into account a number of things, including kids’ behavioral and emotional needs, risk behaviors and how the child is doing in school, socially and physically.
Foster care services providers and the Legislative Analyst’s Office have raised questions about the re-
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liability of the assessment tool and whether it will be done consistently.
“There’s real worry about children potentially being scored at a lower tier or at a lower level, and then that determining the tier of services that they would get,” said Christine Stoner-Mertz, CEO of the California Alliance of Child and Family Services, which represents organizations that work in child welfare. Stoner-Mertz said the state needs to figure out a process for when children switch tiers, especially if their level of need begins to decline and they are bumped down to a lower funding level.
“How are we working with families to prepare them for what could often be perceived as losing those supports that are, in fact, making the child more stable in their home?”
For the first time, children and their caregivers may also be eligible for “immediate needs” dollars, which would fund support services like therapy and mentoring. This would come in amounts between $1,000 and $4,100 a month and would be reserved for the 25% of children with the greatest needs.
Supporting home-based foster care
For the past several years, the state has been working to place more kids with families rather than in group homes. Research shows that kids tend to do better at a home with a family. The state has decreased the number of children being placed in congregate settings by almost 60%, according to the social services department.
Organizations that support foster families are watching the state’s proposal closely, and some are worried it does not provide enough money for the nonprofits that do the work to place kids in homes.
The nonprofits, known as foster family agencies, play an important role in this process by recruiting foster parents and training them, as well as providing social work support.
The California Alliance of Child and Family Services notes that the rate paid to foster family agencies has remained mostly flat for almost 20 years.
A recent survey by the alliance showed foster family agencies have high turnover rates of social workers because they cannot compete with the salaries offered by other employers. The survey also showed 68% of foster family agencies are at risk of downsizing because of insufficient funding.
As proposed, the state would pay the nonprofits $1,610 a month for most children and up to $7,213 for kids with the greatest needs. The alliance representing the nonprofits says the monthly rates need to be between $2,245 and up to $10,650 to be sustainable.
“We want to have more home-based care, and this is what (foster family agencies) do and support,” said Adrienne Shilton, vice president of public policy at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services. “So we’re perplexed by that, in terms of stated goals and then (the rates) we see here.”
La administración de Newsom propone cambios importantes en la forma en que California paga a las familias de crianza, incluido un estipendio para actividades juveniles. La propuesta, que se espera que se discuta durante las negociaciones presupuestarias de 2024, tiene como objetivo entregar más dinero a los niños con mayores necesidades de apoyo. Photo Credit: Freepik
Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters
Los niños en hogares de crianza a menudo se pierden las lecciones de música o los juegos de las ligas menores. Ésa es una de las consecuencias de cambiar de hogar o de vivir con una familia con un presupuesto ajustado.
Ahora California tiene un nuevo plan para brindarles oportunidades para los tipos de actividades extracurriculares que pueden desarrollar el carácter y el sentido de comunidad.
Está incluido en una revisión propuesta de cómo el estado paga el cuidado de crianza cuyo objetivo es poner más dinero a disposición de los niños con grandes necesidades. Los defensores de la juventud están especialmente entusiasmados con la financiación de actividades extracurriculares, que vendría en forma de un estipendio mensual de al menos 500 dólares.
“Estos niños siempre carecen de fondos suficientes”, dijo Brian Blalock, abogado y director principal del Youth Law Center. “Y especialmente cuando los niños están con la abuela y con parientes, a menudo con ingresos fijos. Es donde más queremos a estos jóvenes como sistema y, como consecuencia, la abuela está agotando las tarjetas de crédito para que el nieto pueda seguir practicando baloncesto, bailando y dando clases particulares”.
El Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California presentó la propuesta el mes pasado, como parte de una reestructuración del sistema de pago de cuidados de crianza del estado impulsada por una ley de 2015. Se espera que los legisladores lo consideren en las deliberaciones presupuestarias esta primavera. Por ley, el estado debe adoptar tarifas salariales actualizadas para cuidados de crianza antes del 1 de enero, aunque los cambios no se implementarán hasta 2026.
Además del dinero para actividades, la propuesta incluye una nueva escala de pagos a familias de acogida y dinero destinado a servicios de apoyo como terapia y tutoría. Los niños con mayores necesidades recibirían más dinero.
Si la Legislatura y el gobernador Gavin Newsom aprueban el plan, el departamento estima que California gastará alrededor de mil millones de dólares al año para 2028-29 en pagos de cuidados de crianza.
Parte del dinero provendrá del gobierno federal, pero la gran mayoría será aportada por el fondo general del estado. A modo de comparación, California gastó un total de $459 millones en pagos de cuidado de crianza en 2023-24.
Los funcionarios estatales dicen que la propuesta tiene como objetivo crear espacio para experiencias positivas en el cuidado de crianza.
“Lo más importante es sintonizarnos con el hecho de que todos estos niños tienen fortalezas, y centrarse en esas fortalezas y desarrollarlas es realmente clave para abordar ese trauma y mejorar el bienestar de todos nuestros niños”, dijo Angie Schwartz, subdirector de la División de Servicios para Niños y Familias del Departamento de Servicios Sociales de California, durante un seminario web en marzo.
Evaluación de las necesidades de los niños en hogares de crianza
Según la propuesta del estado, la compensación para los cuidadores se basaría en un sistema escalonado de las
necesidades evaluadas de los niños. Esto oscilaría entre $1,788 al mes para la mayoría de los niños y $6,296 para los niños con mayores necesidades de apoyo.
Esto reemplazaría el modelo actual que basa el salario de un cuidador en el lugar donde se coloca al niño. En la actualidad, a los hogares colectivos se les paga una tarifa más alta que a los abuelos o las familias de acogida, por ejemplo.
La agudeza de las necesidades de un niño se evaluará con una herramienta conocida como evaluación de las necesidades y fortalezas de niños y adolescentes. Si bien esta evaluación se utiliza hoy en día, no determina la financiación. Los niños suelen ser evaluados cada seis meses.
Esta evaluación tiene en cuenta una serie de cosas, incluidas las necesidades conductuales y emocionales de los niños, las conductas de riesgo y el desempeño del niño en la escuela, social y físicamente.
Los proveedores de servicios de cuidado de crianza y la Oficina del Analista Legislativo han planteado dudas sobre la confiabilidad de la herramienta de evaluación y si se realizará de manera consistente.
“Existe una preocupación real por la posibilidad de que los niños sean clasificados en un nivel inferior o en un nivel inferior, y luego eso determine el nivel de servicios que recibirían”, dijo Christine Stoner-Mertz, directora ejecutiva de la Alianza de Servicios para Niños y Familias de California, que representa a organizaciones que trabajan en el bienestar infantil.
Stoner-Mertz dijo que el estado necesita idear un proceso para cuando los niños cambien de nivel, especialmente si su nivel de necesidad comienza a disminuir y son rebajados a un nivel de financiación más bajo.
“¿Cómo estamos trabajando con las familias para prepararlas para lo que a menudo podría percibirse como una pérdida de apoyos que, de hecho, hacen que el niño sea más estable en su hogar?”.
Por primera vez, los niños y sus cuidadores también pueden ser elegibles para recibir dólares para “necesidades inmediatas”, que financiarían servicios de apoyo como terapia y tutoría. Esto vendría en montos entre $1,000 y $4,100 por mes y estaría reservado para el 25% de los niños con mayores necesidades.
Apoyar el cuidado de crianza en el hogar
Durante los últimos años, el estado ha estado trabajando para colocar a más niños en familias en lugar de en hogares grupales. Las investigaciones muestran que a los niños les suele ir mejor en un hogar con una familia. El estado ha reducido el número de niños colocados en entornos congregados en casi un 60%, según el departamento de servicios sociales.
Las organizaciones que apoyan a las familias de crianza están siguiendo de cerca la propuesta del estado, y a algunas les preocupa que no proporcione suficiente dinero a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que hacen el trabajo de colocar a los niños en hogares.
Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro, conocidas como agencias de familias de crianza (foster family agencies), desempeñan un papel importante en este proceso al reclutar a padres de acogida (foster parents) y capacitarlos, además de brindarles apoyo en materia de trabajo social. La Alianza de Servicios para Niños y Familias de California señala que la tasa pagada a las agencias de familias de acogida se ha mantenido prácticamente estable durante casi 20 años.
Una encuesta reciente realizada por la alianza mostró que las agencias de familias de acogida tienen altas tasas de rotación de trabajadores sociales porque no pueden competir con los salarios ofrecidos por otros empleadores. La encuesta también mostró que el 68% de las agencias de familias de acogida corren el riesgo de reducir su tamaño debido a una financiación insuficiente.
Según lo propuesto, el estado pagaría a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro $1,610 al mes para la mayoría de los niños y hasta $7,213 para los niños con mayores necesidades. La alianza que representa a las organizaciones sin fines de lucro dice que las tarifas mensuales deben estar entre $2,245 y hasta $10,650 para ser sostenibles.
“Queremos tener más atención domiciliaria, y esto es lo que (las agencias de familias de crianza) hacen y apoyan”, dijo Adrienne Shilton, vicepresidenta de políticas públicas de la Alianza de Servicios para Niños y Familias de California. “Así que estamos perplejos por eso, en términos de objetivos declarados y luego (las tasas) que vemos aquí”.
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2ND GEN ASIAN AMERICANS SHARE CHALLENGES OF CARE GIVING FOR ELDERLY IMMIGRANT PARENTS
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging has created four videos featuring families discussing the challenges of caregiving. The 'We Care' project will be screened at film festivals around the US, starting this May.
Sunita Sohrabji
Ethnic Media Services
The tradition of caring for one’s aging parents is embedded in Asian culture. But 2nd generation AAPIs face multiple challenges in caring for their immigrant parents, including a lack of support, finances, and just plain time.
In its 2020 report: “Asian Americans 65 and Older,” the Administration for Community Living — an agency within the federal Department of Health and Human Services — notes that the Asian American population age 65 and older was 2,492,874 in 2019 and is projected to grow to 7.9 million by 2060. Older AAPIs largely live in three states: California, Texas, and New York, noted the report. More than 9% of the elderly AAPI population lives in poverty, with an average annual income of $30,788, and just $19,561 for older Asian American women. About 25% of Asian American seniors live with their adult children.
‘We Care’
The National Asian Pacific Center on Aging is one of five organizations involved with Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC’s Narrative Change and Caregiving Project. The initiative is funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For the project, NAPCA created four videos of families discussing the myriad of challenges involved in care-giving. The filmmakers brought together a deeply-moving range of narratives. One film tells the story of two Indian American daughters caring for their mother, formerly a physician, who can now only communicate by blinking as her disease progresses. Another film focuses on a Filipino American man trying to balance the twin challenges of a full time job and being the sole care giver for his 91 year old mother. In a sweet moment, the two chat about old times as they make egg rolls together.
A young Hawaiian Chinese woman lives with her elderly mother, who suffers from multiple illnesses. They are forced to talk about end of life expectations as a close family member is moved to hospice care. And in another film, a Thai American woman, whose elderly parents still work at their restaurant despite health challenges, says: “I feel like I’m the parent of two really stubborn children.”
The series is titled: “We Care.”
Patience and Love
“Every story is different, the expectations are different,” Benny Lai, a spokesman for NAPCA, told Ethnic Media Services. “But the mindset is the same. You have to have a lot of patience and love. Otherwise you cannot be a caregiver.”
“Asian folks are more willing and common to be caregivers. Back in our home countries, it’s very common that the second generation are living with their parents,” said Lai. “And when they are in the States, living in bigger homes, getting married, moving out of their parents’ homes, they find it easier to hire a couple of domestic helpers at maybe $3,000 to $4,000 a month per person, or put them in elderly houses for $4,000 a month. But not a whole lot of people can afford them,” he said, noting that by default, adult children become their parent’s caregivers.
Denyse Woo Ockerman, who lives with her mother Irma in Hemet, California, characterizes her mom as “my best friend.”
Ohana
“We were meant to be together,” she says in her film. “Caregiving is imprinted in our culture. It is ohana,” says Woo Ockerman, using her culture’s word for a deeply-tied family.
“Love is With Me,” are the words that echoed through Manisha and Nayana Shahane’s mother’s journal, which she began to write shortly after being diagnosed with Multiple Symptom Atrophy. The family’s long term care insurance ran out: Manisha and Nayana had to step up round-theclock care, often at expense to their own wellbeing.
The loss of time for self-care was a theme that echoed through all four videos. But each caregiver also spoke about the deep satisfaction they had gained from caring for a vulnerable human being.
All four films will be featured at various film festivals around the US beginning in May. They can be viewed on NAPCA’s YouTube channel next month.
ESTADOUNIDENSES DE ORIGEN ASIÁTICO DE SEGUNDA GENERACIÓN COMPARTEN LOS DESAFÍOS DEL CUIDADO A PADRES INMIGRANTES MAYORES
El Centro Nacional de Asia Pacífico sobre el Envejecimiento ha creado cuatro videos en los que las familias discuten los desafíos del cuidado. El proyecto 'We Care' se proyectará en festivales de cine de todo Estados Unidos a partir de mayo de este año.
Latradición de cuidar a los padres ancianos está arraigada en la cultura asiática. Pero los AAPI de segunda generación enfrentan múltiples desafíos al cuidar de sus padres inmigrantes, incluida la falta de apoyo, finanzas y simplemente tiempo.
En su informe de 2020: “Asiáticos americanos de 65 años o más”, la Administración para la Vida Comunitaria - una agencia dentro del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos federal - señala que la población asiáticoamericana de 65 años o más era de 2,492,874 en 2019 y se proyecta que crezca a 7,9 millones en 2060. Las AAPI de mayor edad viven en gran medida en tres estados: California, Texas y Nueva York, señala el informe. Más del 9% de la po-
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blación AAPI de edad avanzada vive en la pobreza, con un ingreso anual promedio de $30,788, y solo $19,561 para las mujeres asiático-americanas mayores. Alrededor del 25% de las personas mayores asiático-americanas viven con sus hijos adultos.
‘We Care’
El National Asian Pacific Center sobre el Envejecimiento es una de las cinco organizaciones involucradas en el proyecto Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC’s Narrative Change and Caregiving. La iniciativa está financiada por la Fundación Robert Wood Johnson.
Para el proyecto, NAPCA creó cuatro videos de familias discutiendo los innumerables desafíos que implica brindar cuidados. Los realizadores reunieron una gama de narrativas profundamente conmovedora. Una película cuenta la historia de dos hijas indias americanas que cuidan a su madre, ex médica, que ahora sólo puede comunicarse parpadeando a medida que avanza su enfermedad. Otra película se centra en un hombre filipino-estadounidense que intenta equilibrar los dos desafíos de un trabajo de tiempo completo y ser el único cuidador de su madre de 91 años. En un momento dulce, los dos conversan sobre los viejos tiempos mientras preparan rollitos de huevo juntos.
Una joven china hawaiana vive con su madre anciana, que padece múltiples enfermedades. Se ven obligados a hablar sobre las expectativas del final de la vida cuando un familiar cercano es trasladado a un centro de cuidados paliativos. Y en otra película, una mujer tailandesa-estadounidense, cuyos padres ancianos todavía trabajan en su restaurante a pesar de sus problemas de salud, dice: “Me siento como si fuera la madre de dos niños realmente testarudos”. La serie se titula: “We Care.”
Paciencia y Amor
“Cada historia es diferente, las expectativas son diferentes”, dijo Benny Lai, portavoz de NAPCA, a Ethnic Media Services. “Pero la mentalidad es la misma. Hay que tener mucha paciencia y amor. De lo contrario no puedes ser un cuidador”.
“Los asiáticos están más dispuestos y son más comunes en ser cuidadores. En nuestros países de origen, es muy común que la segunda generación viva con sus padres”, dijo Lai. "Y cuando están en Estados Unidos, viven en casas más grandes, se casan y se mudan de la casa de sus padres, les resulta más fácil contratar a un par de empleadas domésticas por unos 3.000 a 4.000 dólares al mes por persona, o ponerlas en casas de ancianos por 4.000 dólares al mes. Pero no mucha gente puede permitírselo”, dijo, señalando que, por defecto, los hijos adultos se convierten en los cuidadores de sus padres.
Denyse Woo Ockerman, que vive con su madre Irma en Hemet, California, caracteriza a su madre como “mi mejor amiga”.
Ohana
"Estábamos destinados a estar juntas", dice en su película. “El cuidado está grabado en nuestra cultura. Es ohana”, dice Woo Ockerman, usando la palabra de su cultura para referirse a una familia profundamente unida.
“El amor está conmigo”, son las palabras que resonaron en el diario de la madre de Manisha y Nayana Shahane, que comenzó a escribir poco después de que le diagnosticaran atrofia de síntomas múltiples. El seguro de atención a largo plazo de la familia se acabó: Manisha y Nayana tuvieron que intensificar la atención las 24 horas del día, a menudo a expensas de su propio bienestar.
La pérdida de tiempo para el cuidado personal fue un tema que resonó en los cuatro videos. Pero cada cuidador también habló sobre la profunda satisfacción que había obtenido al cuidar a un ser humano vulnerable.
Las cuatro películas se presentarán en varios festivales de cine de Estados Unidos a partir de mayo. Se podrán ver en el canal de YouTube de NAPCA el próximo mes.
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EVERYDAY HABITS TO HELP PROTECT AGAINST ILLNESS THIS SEASON
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only 8% of children and 21% of adults reporting receipt of the 2023-24 COVID-19 vaccine, less than half the population reporting receipt of a flu vaccine and just 20% of adults 60 and over reporting receipt of the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, it’s no surprise that rates of respiratory illnesses are at elevated levels this season.
“Respiratory illness is all too common, particularly during colder months when people spend more time indoors and germs can spread more easily,” says Dr. Albert Rizzo, chief medical officer, American Lung Association. “Fortunately, there are many strategies for staying healthy.”
The American Lung Association is sharing everyday habits you can adopt to help avoid infection, along with information about available tools to help prevent severe illness:
• Wash your hands. Regularly wash your hands with soap and water. If soap and water isn’t available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
• Cover your cough and sneeze. Stop the spread of infection by using a tissue to cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze. You can use your elbow if a tissue is not available.
• Keep your distance. Close contact with a person who is sick increases exposure to respiratory droplets containing a virus. Maintain your distance whenever possible.
• Stay home. In addition to staying home when you are sick, try your best to keep your distance from household members to help prevent them from getting sick.
• Clean and disinfect. When someone is sick at home, cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched surfaces is especially important to help prevent the spread of illness.
• Consider wearing a mask. Wearing a mask helps provide protection against circulating
viruses, and can help protect people at higher risk of serious illness. Effectiveness does vary depending on the virus and mask quality.
• Get up to date. Talk to your doctor to see if you and your family members are up to date on vaccinations. Flu vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older. RSV vaccination is recommended for adults 60 years of age and older after having a discussion with their healthcare provider. Maternal RSV vaccination is recommended as an option to help prevent babies from developing severe RSV illness and is given during weeks 32-36 of pregnancy during September through January. COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for everyone 6 months of age and older.
• Learn more about monoclonal antibodies. If you have an infant or are an expectant parent, ask your healthcare provider about a monoclonal antibody injection to help provide protection against severe RSV illness. This preventative antibody is recommended for infants under 8 months of age and babies between 8-19 months at increased risk of severe RSV.
• Get tested, if needed. If you do get sick, testing can help your healthcare provider determine which virus you have, and inform next steps such as treatment. Talk to your healthcare provider about testing right away if you get sick, especially if you are at increased risk for severe illness.
• Seek treatment. Antiviral medications available for flu and COVID-19 may lower your risk of severe illness, hospitalization and death if started early and within the recommended treatment window.
For more resources, visit, lung.org/viruses.
To feel your best this season, adopt healthy habits. And if you do fall ill, take steps to get the right treatment.
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Dado que solo el 8% de los niños y el 21% de los adultos informaron haber recibido la vacuna contra la COVID-19 2023-24, menos de la mitad de la población informó haber recibido una vacuna contra la gripe y solo el 20% de los adultos mayores de 60 años informaron haber recibido la vacuna contra el virus respiratorio sincitial (VRS), no sorprende que las tasas de enfermedades respiratorias estén en niveles elevados esta temporada.
“Las enfermedades respiratorias son muy comunes, especialmente durante los meses más fríos, cuando las personas pasan más tiempo en interiores y los gérmenes pueden propagarse más fácilmente”, dice el Dr. Albert Rizzo, director médico de la American Lung Association. “Afortunadamente, hay muchas estrategias para mantenerse sano”.
La American Lung Association comparte los hábitos cotidianos que puede adoptar para ayudar a evitar infecciones, junto con información sobre las herramientas disponibles para ayudar a prevenir enfermedades graves:
• Lávese las manos. Lávese las manos periódicamente con agua y jabón. Si no dispone de agua y jabón, use desinfectante de manos con al menos un 60% de alcohol.
• Cúbrase al toser y estornudar. Detenga la propagación de la infección usando un pañuelo desechable para cubrirse la boca y la nariz al toser y estornudar. Puede usar el codo si no dispone de un pañuelo desechable.
• Conserve la distancia. El contacto cercano con una persona enferma aumenta la exposición a gotitas respiratorias que contienen un virus. Mantenga la distancia siempre que sea posible.
• Quédese en casa. Además de quedarse en casa cuando esté enfermo, haga todo lo posible por mantenerse alejado de los miembros de la familia para ayudar a evitar que se enfermen.
• Limpie y desinfecte. Cuando alguien está enfermo en casa, limpiar y desinfectar las superficies que se tocan con frecuencia es especialmente importante para ayudar a prevenir la propagación de enfermedades.
• Plantéese usar mascarilla. El uso de una mascarilla ayuda a brindar protección
contra los virus circulantes y puede ayudar a proteger a las personas con mayor riesgo de enfermarse gravemente. La eficacia varía según el virus y la calidad de la mascarilla.
• Póngase al día. Hable con su médico para ver si usted y los miembros de su familia están al día con las vacunas. Se recomienda la vacunación contra la gripe para todas las personas a partir de los 6 meses de edad. Se recomienda la vacuna contra el VRS para adultos de 60 años o más después de hablar con su proveedor de atención médica. Se recomienda la vacuna materna contra el VRS como una opción para ayudar a prevenir que los bebés desarrollen una enfermedad grave por el VRS, y se administra durante las semanas 32 a 36 del embarazo, de septiembre a enero. Se recomienda la vacuna contra la COVID-19 para todas las personas a partir de los 6 meses de edad.
• Obtenga más información sobre los anticuerpos monoclonales. Si tiene un bebé o está embarazada, pregúntele a su proveedor de atención médica acerca de una inyección de anticuerpos monoclonales para ayudar a brindar protección contra la enfermedad grave por VRS. Este anticuerpo preventivo se recomienda para niños menores de 8 meses y bebés entre 8 y 19 meses con mayor riesgo de VRS grave.
• Hágase la prueba, si es necesario. Si se enferma, las pruebas pueden ayudar a su proveedor de atención médica a determinar qué virus tiene e informar sobre los próximos pasos, como el tratamiento. Hable con su proveedor de atención médica sobre la posibilidad de hacerse la prueba de inmediato si se enferma, especialmente si tiene un mayor riesgo de enfermarse gravemente.
• Busque tratamiento. Los medicamentos antivirales disponibles para la gripe y la COVID-19 pueden reducir el riesgo de enfermedad grave, hospitalización y muerte si se inicia temprano y dentro de la ventana de tratamiento recomendada.
Para obtener más recursos, visite lung.org/ viruses.
Para sentirse lo mejor posible esta temporada, adopte hábitos saludables. Y si se enferma, tome medidas para recibir el tratamiento adecuado.
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FIRST-EVER LISTAS CAMPAIGN HELPS WOMEN PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES
Listas empowers women with emergency resilience in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires.
LA PRIMERA CAMPAÑA LISTAS AYUDA A LAS MUJERES A PREPARARSE PARA EMERGENCIAS
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Women are among the leading groups primed for disaster preparation, according to the California Office of Emergency Services (CalOES).
As a result, CalOES is launching Listas, a firstof-its-kind campaign to empower women with emergency resilience knowledge in the face of disasters ranging from extreme heat to winter storms to wildfires.
At a Thursday, April 4 briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media, a CalOES leader, a state assemblymember and a mother of two who works as a teacher discussed the Listas campaign and how it can empower women as resilience leaders in ethnic communities.
Preparing women for emergencies
The campaign, launched in March during Women’s History Month, builds off of research that identified two key groups of women who would most benefit from disaster preparation resources: “the head of the household and the messenger,” said Diana Crofts-Pelayo, Assistant Director of Crisis Communication & Public Affairs at CalOES.
“These heads are women who bear the weight of responsibility making ends meet while taking care of children or elderly parents, while the messengers are first- or second-generation women helping support their families within the unit,” she explained. “We saw that women over the age of 18, mostly in Latino, AAPI and Black communities, are the ones that would listen to our message, pass it on and actually use it during an emergency.”
CalOES is providing Californians with videos and actionable disaster safety tips, as well as local county emergency alert signups, through over 73 community organization outreach grantees.
These organizations have worked alongside a larger statewide partnership network to make over 400,000 calls to California women since March asking them to sign up for alerts and sharing preparedness information.
Local phone, text and email alerts in multiple languages for disasters like flooding, earthquakes and wildfires are available for Californians in each county through listoscalifornia.org/alerts.
Women across communities
“My grandma never learned English. My mom was born in Mexico, and she was always seen as the leader within our family here and back in Mexico,” said Crofts-Pelayo. “Women are the ones that push their families to do things. It’s not necessarily the man of the household anymore. At the end of the day, they’re the ones that are most likely to be looking after elderly parents, or engaging with their community through schools and local associations.”
“What we want is for women to have that knowledge and talk about it with their partners, family, friends and children,” she continued. “Emergencies are not fun; it’s not if but when the next one happens. The more that a family can talk about it, the more you demystify responding to it.”
“The most important thing we saw in our research is that people need to see an emergency to truly believe it,” Crofts-Pelayo added. “We got anecdotes from people that said ‘I might not evacuate my home until I see the water rising on my street corner,’ or ‘unless I see the flames down the street.’ There are still many communities that have never experienced a natural disaster, and our aim is showing people that this is real, this happens every day … All disasters are local, which is why
community-based preparedness is so important.”
“It’s the women who are taking care of parents, grandparents, children, doing the shopping, taking care of the house, preparing for tomorrow,” said District 10 Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen. “For emergency situations, it’s key that women not only hear these messages but deliver them.”
“When disaster comes, it affects everybody across communities, and seeing different women talk from their cultures about having go-bags ready, batteries charged, water for washing and drinking — women across communities can think, ‘If she’s doing this, I should be doing this in my home as well,’” she added.
A teacher’s perspective
“Thinking about the safety and wellbeing of my family and students, knowing that I have the knowledge and the tools to protect them, is always a top priority for me, and thinking about emergency preparedness goes hand in hand with that,” said Shayla Happi Amenra-Warmsley, a Sacramento-based mother of two and second grade teacher.
“I’ve started implementing these tools both in my personal family and within my classroom — from creating emergency kits, to developing family communication plans and emergency contact systems, this campaign definitely helped bring many ‘what-ifs’ into the practical reality of what I would do in the case of an earthquake, fire, flood, or a power outage, which did happen to my home a month ago,” she continued, adding that Listas enabled her to respond to it.
“In times of crisis, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless, especially for young people,” Amenra-Warmsley said. “Having a plan just as important as practicing it, so a lot of what I do at home and with my students alongside teaching the tools we need to be prepared — like shelterin-place plans, memorizing emergency phone contacts, planning evacuation routes and having snack bags — is teaching the tools we need for mental resilience, whether that’s morning yoga or emotional regulation exercises.”
“There are changing elements to what it means to be prepared, it means being both flexible and adaptable in the face of adversity,” she added.
“As a teacher, I not only educate my students academically but also teach them lifelong skills of resiliency, emerging from any storm as a stronger version of themselves. Learning how to prepare for emergencies is at the heart of that.”
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Las mujeres se encuentran entre los grupos líderes preparados para la preparación ante desastres, según la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia de California (CalOES).
Como resultado, CalOES está lanzando Listas, una campaña única de este tipo para empoderar a las mujeres con conocimientos sobre resiliencia ante emergencias frente a desastres que van desde calor extremo hasta tormentas invernales e incendios forestales.
En una sesión informativa del jueves 4 de abril organizada por Ethnic Media Services y California Black Media, un líder de CalOES, un asambleísta estatal y madre de dos hijos que trabaja como maestra discutieron la campaña Listas y cómo puede empoderar a las mujeres como líderes de resiliencia en comunidades étnicas. Preparar a las mujeres para las emergencias La campaña, lanzada en marzo durante el Mes de la Historia de la Mujer, se basa en una investigación que identificó dos grupos clave de mujeres que se beneficiarían más de los recursos de preparación para desastres: “la cabeza de familia y la mensajera”, dijo Diana Crofts-Pelayo, subdirectora de Comunicación de Crisis y Asuntos Públicos de CalOES. “Estas cabezas son mujeres que cargan con el peso de la responsabilidad de llegar a fin de mes mientras cuidan a niños o padres ancianos, mientras que las mensajeras son mujeres de primera o segunda generación que ayudan a sustentar a sus familias dentro de la unidad”, explicó. “Vimos que las mujeres mayores de 18 años, en su mayoría de comunidades latinas, AAPI y negras, son las que escucharían nuestro mensaje, lo transmitirían y lo utilizarían durante una emergencia”.
CalOES ofrece a los californianos videos y consejos prácticos de seguridad ante desastres, así como inscripciones para alertas de emergencia de los condados locales, a través de más de 73 organizaciones comunitarias beneficiarias de extensión.
Estas organizaciones han trabajado junto con una red de asociaciones más grande a nivel estatal para realizar más de 400,000 llamadas a mujeres de California desde marzo pidiéndoles que se registren para recibir alertas y compartan información de preparación.
Alertas locales por teléfono, mensajes de texto y correo electrónico en varios idiomas sobre desastres como inundaciones, terremotos e incendios forestales están disponibles para los californianos en cada condado a través de listoscalifornia.org/ alerts.
Mujeres en todas las comunidades
“Mi abuela nunca aprendió inglés. Mi mamá nació en México y siempre fue vista como la líder dentro de nuestra familia aquí y en México”, dijo CroftsPelayo. “Las mujeres son las que empujan a sus familias a hacer cosas. Ya no es necesariamente el hombre de la casa. Al fin y al cabo, son ellas las que tienen más probabilidades de cuidar a padres ancianos o de interactuar con su comunidad a través de escuelas y asociaciones locales”.
“Lo que queremos es que las mujeres tengan ese “Las emergencias no son divertidas; No se trata de si, sino de cuándo sucederá la próxima. Cuanto más puede hablar una familia sobre eso, más se desmitifica la respuesta”.
"Lo más importante que vimos en nuestra investigación es que la gente necesita ver una emergencia para creerla realmente", añadió Crofts-Pelayo. “Recibimos anécdotas de personas que decían: 'Quizás no evacue mi casa hasta que vea el agua subir en la esquina de mi calle' o 'a menos que vea las llamas en la calle'. Todavía hay muchas comunidades que nunca han experimentado un desastre natural, y nuestro objetivo es mostrarle a la gente que esto es real, esto sucede todos los día … Todos los desastres son locales, por eso la preparación comunitaria es tan importante”.
“Son las mujeres las que cuidan a los padres, los abuelos y los niños, hacen las compras, cuidan la casa y se preparan para el siguiente día”, dijo Stephanie Nguyen, asambleísta del Distrito 10. "En situaciones de emergencia, es clave que las mujeres no sólo escuchen estos mensajes sino que los transmitan".
“Cuando llega un desastre, afecta a todos en las comunidades, y ver a diferentes mujeres hablar de sus culturas sobre tener bolsas de viaje listas, baterías cargadas, agua para lavar y tomar — las mujeres de todas las comunidades pueden pensar: 'Si ella está haciendo esto, yo también debería hacerlo en mi casa'", añadió.
La perspectiva de una maestra “Pensar en la seguridad y el bienestar de mi familia y mis estudiantes, sabiendo que tengo el conocimiento y las herramientas para protegerlos, es siempre una prioridad absoluta para mí, y pensar en la preparación para emergencias va de la mano con eso”, dijo Shayla Happi. Amenra-Warmsley, madre de dos hijos y maestra de segundo grado que vive en Sacramento.
“Comencé a implementar estas herramientas tanto en mi familia personal como en mi salón de clases - desde la creación de kits de emergencia hasta el desarrollo de planes de comunicación familiar y sistemas de contacto de emergencia, "esta campaña definitivamente ayudó a llevar muchos 'qué pasaría si' a la realidad práctica de lo que yo haría en caso de un terremoto, incendio, inundación o corte de energía, lo que sucedió en mi casa hace un mes", continuó, agregando que Listas le permitió responder.
“En tiempos de crisis, es fácil sentirse abrumado e impotente, especialmente entre los jóvenes”, dijo Amenra-Warmsley. “Tener un plan es tan importante como practicarlo, por eso gran parte de lo que hago en casa y con mis alumnos, además de enseñar las herramientas que necesitamos para estar preparados - como planes de refugio en el lugar, memorizar contactos telefónicos de emergencia, planificar rutas de evacuación y tener bolsas de comida - es enseñarnos las herramientas que necesitamos para la resiliencia mental, ya sea yoga matutino o ejercicios de regulación emocional”.
"Hay elementos cambiantes en lo que significa estar preparado, significa ser flexible y adaptable frente a la adversidad", añadió. “Como maestra, no solo educo académicamente a mis alumnos, sino que también les enseño habilidades de resiliencia para toda la vida, para que emerjan de cualquier tormenta como una versión más fuerte de sí mismos. Aprender a prepararse para las emergencias es la esencia de eso”.
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Listas empodera a las mujeres con resiliencia ante emergencias frente a desastres que van desde calor extremo hasta tormentas invernales e incendios forestales.
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East West Bank abrió sus puertas en 1973 con el objetivo de brindar servicio a las personas que alguna vez fueron ignoradas por los grandes bancos. A pesar de que hemos crecido, nos hemos mantenido fieles a nuestras raíces, ayudando a las minorías y las poblaciones marginadas a conectarse con nuevas oportunidades.
Sus metas son nuestra motivación. Su éxito es nuestra misión. Cuando esté listo para comprar su primera casa, nosotros le ayudaremos a alcanzar más lejos.
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gran asterisco, no si una ciudad decide demandar todo el tiempo”.
Los partidarios de la legislación dicen que resolverá dos problemas que actualmente están frenando la ley.
El primero es legal. Tal como está escrito, el remedio del constructor incluye disposiciones aparentemente contradictorias que parecen permitir simultáneamente a los desarrolladores una cantidad ilimitada de densidad y al mismo tiempo empoderar a los gobiernos locales para aplicar sus propios estándares. Ambas cosas no pueden ser ciertas al mismo tiempo.
“Esto es simplemente una disposición de la ley descabellada”, dijo Chris Elmendorf, profesor de derecho de UC Davis que ha hecho más que nadie para revitalizar y popularizar el estatuto largamente olvidado.
Establecer límites numéricos explícitos a lo que se permite podría hacer más difícil para los opositores argumentar que un proyecto de reparación del constructor no es consistente con la ley.
Convertir el remedio del constructor de una moneda de cambio de gran tamaño en una negociación abierta a una política que “cualquiera con una calculadora pueda descifrar” probablemente alentaría a los desarrolladores más tradicionales a hacer uso de ella, dijo Dave Rand, un abogado de uso de suelos que representa muchos proyectos de remedios para el constructor.
En beneficio para los desarrolladores, el proyecto de ley también reduciría la cantidad de unidades asequibles que los proyectos de reparación del constructor deben proporcionar. Actualmente los promotores tienen que reservar al menos el 20% de las unidades para inquilinos o compradores de bajos ingresos. El
proyecto de ley reduciría esa cifra al 10% y eximiría a los proyectos de 10 unidades o menos de cualquier requisito de asequibilidad.
Una amenaza de vivienda creíble
Evitar que los promotores propongan proyectos de gran tamaño “completamente absurdos” también podría ayudar a limitar la reacción política a la ley, dijo Louis Mirante, cabildero del Concejo del Área de la Bahía, que regularmente respalda legislación para acelerar la construcción de viviendas. “A los legisladores les preocupa mantener la credibilidad de las leyes de vivienda ante sus colegas escépticos en materia de vivienda”.
De todos modos, es probable que la propuesta enfrente mucho escepticismo. Está previsto que el proyecto de ley se presente ante el comité de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario de la Asamblea el 17 de abril.
A medida que continúen las negociaciones sobre futuras enmiendas, los legisladores y cabilderos a favor del desarrollo necesitarán llegar a un entendimiento conceptual compartido de para qué sirve realmente el remedio del constructor, dijo Elmendorf.
Para las ciudades que no lograron implementar sus planes de vivienda a tiempo, el remedio del constructor ha sido visto como un “castigo”, dijo.
Este nuevo proyecto de ley podría representar una forma diferente de pensar acerca de la ley, una que no desate un caos total en el departamento de planificación de una ciudad, dijo Elmendorf, sino que entre en vigor “como un código de zonificación estatal predeterminado que se aplica cuando las ciudades no han logrado su objetivo con una alternativa suficientemente buena por sí solos”.
Todas las tasas, cargos, productos y pautas del programa están sujetos a cambios o terminación sin previo aviso. Pueden aplicarse otras limitaciones y restricciones. Todos los préstamos están sujetos a la evaluación de la solicitud, tasación, y aprobación de crédito por parte de East West Bank. El programa está disponible en condados selectos de California, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nevada, Nueva York, Texas y Washington.
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CALIFORNIA’S MOST CONTROVERSIAL HOUSING LAW COULD GET A MAKEOVER
Some of California’s top lawmakers want to clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute
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the last two years the “builder’s remedy” has been the unruly teenager of California housing laws.
Running roughshod over zoning regulations while sowing angst among local elected officials, the law lets developers build as much as they like, wherever they like, in cities and counties that have blown past deadlines to get their housing development blueprints certified by state regulators.
Despite its use as a hardball negotiating tactic by aggressive developers, no project has broken ground, much less finished, as a result of the builder’s remedy. That’s partially because relatively few developers are willing to make use of the confusingly-worded law for lack of legal certainty.
Now, some of California’s most powerful Democratic lawmakers are pushing legislation that would clear up, but also rein in, the state’s most controversial housing statute. Nearly a year and a half since a developer first used the law to propose a zoning-code-blowing project, 2024 may be the year that the builder’s remedy grows up.
“The ‘builder’s remedy’ has sort of lived in the Twitterverse, but actually making it a clear law, so that everyone is following the same rules of engagement and we know what the rules are…(that) is really what we’re aiming to do here,” said Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, a Berkeley Democrat, who chairs the Assembly appropriations committee and who authored AB 1893, which she said would “modernize” the law.
The proposed overhaul, outlined in a newly amended draft of the bill published this morning, includes new perks for developers, textual edits to clear up how the law would apply and a provision to let developers who make use of other state laws allowing them to bypass environmental review and public hearing requirements to make use of builder’s remedy guarantees too.
But the bill would also put a cap on how big builder’s remedy projects can be, while prohibiting its use in industrial zoned areas. That’s a break from current law, in which the sky — and the California Building Code — is the limit.
“We tried to land this bill in a place where it is a stick — it’s holding our cities accountable — but it’s not overreaching in its scope,” said Wicks.
Wicks’ bill is backed by Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has ramped up the state Department of Justice’s enforcement of housing production law since coming into office in 2021.
“It has been over 30 years since the builder’s remedy was enacted and it’s remained in effect, largely unchanged, since then,” Bonta said in a statement. The bill is meant to provide clarity to “local governments, planners, developers, and courts,” he added, while also ensuring that housing actually gets built in cities and counties that don’t have certified housing elements, rather than getting stuck in legal limbo. This is one of at least two bills aimed at tying up the builder’s remedy’s perceived loose ends.
AB 1886 by San Diego Assemblymember David Alvarez, a Democrat, would specify that jurisdictions without state certified housing plans would be subject to the builder’s remedy until those plans are passed by local officials and signed off on by the California Housing and Community Development department. That’s a response to cities that have argued that the state’s stamp of approval isn’t necessary.
Does the builder’s remedy need fixing?
The builder’s remedy has been on the books for more than three decades, but was only recently given new life by pro-housing legal scholars and state housing regulators.
As cities and counties have scrambled to plan for their share of the 2.5 million new homes that Gov. Gavin Newsom wants built across California by the end of the decade, the builder’s remedy — which spells a total loss of local control over land use — has been among the most menacing possible consequences of non-compliance.
It’s also been a reliable path to litigation.
Though the state doesn’t gather data on builder’s remedy projects, the pro-housing legal advocacy group
YIMBY Law has identified 93 projects with roughly 17,000 potential units spread across 40 mostly affluent California cities. Jurisdictions have refused to process nearly half of these applications, arguing that the law doesn’t actually apply, that it’s been misinterpreted or that the law itself is unconstitutional. Eight of the projects are the subject of current lawsuits. Few, if any, builder’s remedy projects have actually resulted in new housing — yet.
Defenders of the current law say that isn’t surprising: Large residential developments take years to complete and the current legal ambiguities in the newly unearthed law are being ironed out by the courts in developers’ favor.
“The builders remedy is already a very successful program at motivating cities to get in compliance with the housing element law and in generating applications for housing that would otherwise not be possible in the highest income, highest opportunity places in California,” said Sonja Trauss, YIMBY Law’s founder. The group has not taken a position on Wicks’ bill.
Though all builder’s remedy projects remain on paper, the law has taken on an outsized significance in the politics of California housing over the last 15 months.
For “Yes In My Backyard” activists who blame development-averse local governments for the state’s housing shortage, the builder’s remedy has been celebrated as the policy equivalent of the “F—- Around and Find Out” meme.
For opponents, the builder’s remedy is the most extreme logical conclusion of the state’s recent push to build more housing.
Jen Wolosin is a Menlo Park city council member whose district includes the former headquarters of Sunset Magazine, now the site of a proposed builder’s remedy project with three residential towers and 805 housing units. The tallest would reach 421 feet. Nothing is moving forward just yet. The builder’s remedy application simply holds the project’s place in the per-
mitting queue. Even so, Wolosin, who was endorsed in her 2020 election by Peninsula for Everyone, a local YIMBY group, called the proposal “jaw dropping” and “outrageous” in its scale relative to the surrounding low-lying neighborhood.
“I don’t like seeing cities flout state law and exacerbate the housing crisis,” she said. “That offends me.”
But, she added, in lacking all “guardrails,” the builder’s remedy “can turn off people who would otherwise want to help solve the housing crisis.”
A sizable chunk of California municipalities are still legally vulnerable to the “remedy.” At last count, nearly 40% of cities and counties have failed to have their “housing elements” certified by the state. Legal gray areas hold back widespread adoption Wicks’ bill would add some of those guardrails.
The bill would cap projects at two or three times the current zoned density, depending on the neighborhood. That doesn’t include whatever add-ons are al-
lowed under the state’s density bonus law, which gives developers added height and density in exchange for building affordable units. The bill would also allow cities to impose “objective” standards of development, including architectural style requirements, if they already apply to other dense multifamily areas and aren’t prohibitively expensive to abide by.
“This is just a crazy-making provision of the law.”
-CHRIS ELMENDORF, LAW PROFESSOR, UC DAVIS
Putting restrictions on the builder’s remedy may seem an ideological 180 for Wicks and Bonta, both of whom have allied themselves with YIMBY activists. Even so, the bill has received outright support or optimistic neutrality from many of the state’s pro-housing organizations. Leaders of California Community Builders and Habitat for Humanity California are attending a press conference in Sacramento today where Bonta and Wicks will unveil the latest version of the bill.
“Part of why the YIMBY movement emerged was to have a clear process in place to have homes actually being built and if you’re going to have to end up in court all the time, that’s not really ideal,” said Matthew Lewis, a spokesperson for the state advocacy group, California YIMBY.
The group does not yet support the bill, but Lewis said it agrees with Wicks’ general intent. “The builder’s remedy is fantastic, we love it, it’s one of the most popular things among YIMBYs. But with the big asterisk — not if a city decides to sue you all the time.”
Supporters of the legislation say it will resolve two problems that are currently slowing the law down. The first is legal. As written, the builder’s remedy includes seemingly self-contradictory provisions that seem to simultaneously allow developers an unlimited amount of density while also empowering local governments to apply their own standards. Both of those things can’t be true at the same time.
“This is just a crazy-making provision of the law,” said Chris Elmendorf, a UC Davis law professor who has done more than anyone to revitalize and popularize the long-forgotten statute.
Setting explicit numeric limits on what is allowed could make it more difficult for opponents to argue that a builder’s remedy project isn’t consistent with the law.
Converting the builder’s remedy from a supersized bargaining chip in an open-ended negotiation into a policy that “anyone with a calculator can figure out” would likely encourage more traditional developers to make use of it, said Dave Rand, a land-use attorney who represents many builder’s remedy projects. In a perk for developers, the bill would also reduce the number of affordable units that builder’s remedy projects are required to provide. Currently developers have to set aside at least 20% of the units for lower income renters or buyers. The bill would cut that number to 10% while exempting projects of 10 units or fewer from any affordability requirement.
A credible housing threat
Keeping developers from proposing supersized “completely preposterous” developments could also help limit the political backlash to the law, said Louis Mirante, a lobbyist with the Bay Area Council, which regularly backs legislation to speed up housing construction. “Legislators are worried about maintaining the credibility of housing laws to their housing skeptical colleagues.”
The proposal is likely to face plenty of skepticism regardless. The bill is scheduled to go before the Assembly’s Housing and Community Development committee on April 17.
As negotiations continue over future amendments, pro-development lawmakers and lobbyists will need to come to a shared conceptual understanding of what the builder’s remedy is actually for, Elmendorf said.
For cities that failed to get their housing plans enacted on time, the builder’s remedy has been seen as a “punishment,” he said.
This new bill could represent a different way of thinking about the law, one that doesn’t unleash unmitigated chaos on a city’s planning department, Elmendorf said, but kicks in “as a default statewide zoning code that applies when cities haven’t come up with a good enough alternative on their own.”
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UNA VIDA EN LA CUERDA FLOJA: VICENTE QUIRÓS Y EL MUNDO DE KOOZA
El veterano funámbulo habla sobre la dedicación al oficio, las virtudes de trabajar junto a un hermano y la alegría de ser parte del legado del Cirque du Soleil.
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Vicente
Quirós es parte de una familia circense española icónica y galardonada formada por artistas e intérpretes de la cuerda floja que han innovado y continuado las tradiciones del espectáculo circense durante seis generaciones.
Durante los últimos 17 años
Quirós ha sido artista de KOOZA del Cirque du Soleil, el espectáculo que enfatiza las artes escénicas clásicas del circo con un estilo elevado y acrobacias atrevidas por las que la compañía es conocida.
Quirós, todavía ágil y actuando en sus sesenta años junto a su hermano, es uno de los cinco artistas originales de KOOZA que han estado en el espectáculo desde su inauguración en 2007. Su acto es una deslumbrante actuación de doble cuerda que lleva la clásica actuación de circo a otro nivel.
En la siguiente entrevista Quirós habla sobre su legado familiar, cómo KOOZA enaltece el circo tradicional, el esfuerzo que requiere trabajar en las artes acrobáticas y por qué no puede perderse este espectáculo.
KOOZA llega a San José bajo la gran carpa en el Santa Clara County Fairgrounds del 18 de abril de 2024 al 26 de mayo de 2024.
Para empezar, ¿puedes hablar un poco de tu familia, de dónde vienes y cómo es ser parte de una familia de artistas?
Yo soy la 6.ª generación en la vida circense de tradición de circo. Mi padre era trapecista y mi madre era de Madrid y era cantante cuando era joven, pues ganó su primer premio con 16 años y también fue a la televisión y allí ganó premio, pero luego lo dejó todo porque fue al circo a trabajar a Madrid y vio a mi papá y se enamoró del trapecista y aquí estamos nosotros.
Así es como empezó mi vida, soy de muchas generaciones y mis padres con sus hermanos y mi abuelo, pues tienen un circo y todavía sigue en España trabajando por todas las partes de España como lo que es Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Gijón, todo España. Y nosotros de pequeño, pues íbamos al colegio, nos quedamos con nuestra abuelita y queremos ser jugadores de fútbol, pero mi padre dijo, "No, ya es hora de que vengan para el circo porque queremos seguir la tradición".
Mi padre nos llevó al circo y empezamos a ensayar y así fue como fue nuestra vida, de infancia.
Y cómo fue que llegaste a ser parte de Cirque du Soleil?
Bueno, empezamos a hacer lo que hacemos, que es el alambre, en el circo de mi familia trabajamos por unos cuatro años y después las empresas grandes españolas nos vieron trabajar y nos contrataron. De ahí nos fuimos a trabajar al mejor circo que había en España y luego, cuando hicimos como dos años de ahí, fuimos a trabajar a Australia. Nuestro primer contrato fue en 1983. Imagínate, 41 años.
Y de ahí pues nos salió todo muy bien porque hicimos todos los mejores espectáculos de Europa, los mejores circos, estuvimos por todo el mundo y también fuimos a competir a Montecarlo y ganamos el premio de oro. Nos lo dio la princesa Stéphanie y su papá. Y somos los únicos alambristas en el mundo que hemos ganado el premio de oro.
Y el Cirque du Soleil nos estaba siempre persiguiendo con sus agentes y nos querían contratar. Pero nosotros éramos muy jóvenes y no habíamos decidido venir a esta compañía tan maravillosa. Entonces pasaron los años, ganamos el premio de oro. Competimos también en Rusia y ganamos siempre medallas de oro, gracias a Dios, por nuestro buen trabajo.
Y nos dijeron, "vamos a abrir un espectáculo nuevo, se va a llamar KOOZA y va a haber muchos números así de tradición de circo." Entonces nosotros pensamos pues vamos a Cirque du Soleil y pues firmamos por dos años y mira,
ya he firmado mi 17.º, 17 años de contrato, que vamos aquí ya. Así fue todo, más o menos. ¿Para darte una idea, no?
Porque desde el principio han estado ahí, ¿Tuviste alguna participación en la creación del acto del alambre?
Bueno, mira, nosotros hacemos alambre alto, pero solamente un alambre. Y yo con el tiempo pues tuve una buena idea de hacer alambre doble. Y entonces hacemos un alambre arriba que está como diez metros, y el de abajo está como a unos seis metros.
Entonces a Cirque du Soleil le encantó cómo trabajamos. Porque un alambre doble, no lo ves en cualquier circo porque es un aparato muy, muy grande. Es un número como de atracción. Enton-
ces vinieron los ingenieros, los especialistas de Cirque du Soleil de Montreal, y vinieron a donde estábamos trabajando ese año en donde son las fiestas de San Fermín, en Pamplona, que es muy importante, y ellos vinieron ahí y vino nuestro aparato.
Entonces ellos se dieron una idea, le dijimos cómo era el cable de grueso, más o menos de largo, y ellos pues regresaron aquí a Canadá, y entonces hicieron un aparato todavía mucho más bonito que el que nosotros tenemos, muy dinámico y es increíble porque tardan como un minuto y medio en montar, es increíble.
Un alambre doble con tantos cables y tantas máquinas es una cosa increíble. Solamente ver el montaje del aparato de trabajar esos efectos espe-
ciales que hacen es un ya es algo increíble de ver. ¿Es un espectáculo, me entiendes?
Entonces ellos nos hicieron todo nuestro aparato y va enganchado las antenas del circo, que es muy fuerte. El circo es grande, alto. Y así fue más o menos todo. Y cuando trabajamos, pues toda la gente de pie, todo el mundo muy contento, nosotros felices, pues estar en la mejor compañía del mundo y muy responsable y profesional.
Y ahora que ya has estado tanto tiempo, ¿Qué es lo que has aprendido sobre esa experiencia?
Pues al cabo de los años de mi trayectoria, lo que he aprendido es mucha disciplina. He aprendido que uno puede ser un buen artista, pero mantenerse es lo más difícil. Cosas como ser muy profesional porque todo es muy muy profesional, y por ejemplo, pues tiene muchas cosas que otros circos no tienen, por ejemplo, tiene una cocina que comemos todos los artistas juntos, tienen fisioterapia con nuestros doctores y si nos pasa algo, nos dan masaje.
Bueno, todas esas cosas que para mí ha sido algo increíble, que en otros espectáculos no está. Luego vivimos en apartamentos de lujo, y todo eso es lo que me da buen sabor de boca aquí en Cirque du Soleil. Me siento sereno y se preocupan mucho por los artistas, aquí uno es un artista, aquí en el Cirque du Soleil somos un artista de verdad. Te tratan como artista y si te duele un dedo o te pasa algo, tú rápido vas ahí con los fisioterapeutas, te miran, ellos deciden, "no trabajes hoy, porque es peligroso." Te dan dos días de descanso. Esas son las cosas que me gustan mucho. Y
se mantiene uno más al cabo de los años.
¿Qué es lo que estás pensando cuando estás ahí en el alambre? ¿Estás en la zona y bloqueas la audiencia? ¿O también tomas nota de que hay gente viendo este espectáculo?
Voy a explicar más o menos un poquito de todo para que entiendan. Nosotros antes de trabajar nos calentamos 45 minutos, ¿y que pensamos?
En hacer un buen trabajo, haya mucha gente o no haya, o esté lleno o haya poca gente. Nosotros siempre intentamos dar siempre lo máximo porque no puedes aflojar, porque si aflojas te puedes caer. Siempre con muchas ganas.
Y nuestro número consiste en correr en el alambre, saltar, bailamos, peleamos con espadas, saltamos cuatro personas a la misma vez a la cuerda. Mis compañeros y mi hermano se saltan una persona, luego saltan dos personas, luego se suben los hombros de uno y terminamos con pirámides, con bicicletas. Uno un adelante, una bicicleta, otra bicicleta atrás un puente entre una persona y la otra, luego arriba una silla. Mi hermano se sube arriba la silla y se pone de pie. En esto con consiste nuestro número. Pero nosotros cuando trabajamos para nosotros, lo más importante es que la gente nos aplauda y que guste.
Porque para el artista lo más importante que es el aplauso del público, ¿no? Y yo cuando trabajo siempre antes de trabajar, le digo a mis compañeros y a mi hermano, "Lo más importante es trabajar con ganas y no fallar un pie para no caerse". Y claro, yo cuando trabajo yo lo que más pienso es en que no haya un fallo porque uno se preocupa que tenemos nuestra red de seguridad, pero siempre es mejor no fallar.
Y pues es lo que te puedo decir, pues para nosotros lo importante siempre es hacer un óptimo trabajo y si estamos muy preparados y gracias a Dios llevamos 17 años y no nos hemos caído ninguno, en 17 años, como 5000 espectáculos y no nos hemos caído. Es por nuestra profesionalidad, porque nosotros vamos rápido a la cama. Yo no bebo, yo no fumo. Yo me acuesto temprano y me levanto por la mañana y ya estoy preparado para para ensayar con mis hermanos y mis compañeros. Si en eso consiste todo nuestro trabajo, mucha, mucha disciplina y profesionalidad.
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Vicente Quirós es un acróbata de cuerda floja con KOOZA del Cirque du Soleil, que llega a San José del 18 de abril de 2024 al 26 de mayo de 2024 en el Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Photo Credit: Matt Beard © Cirque du Soleil
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Desde que estabas chico siempre has trabajado con familia. Ahora sigues trabajando con tu hermano, ¿Cómo es tener esa conexión a familia ya que trabajas con el de día en día?
Pues como te digo, no hay nada mejor en esta vida que cuando trabajas con tu hermano desde el inicio, porque es como cuando construyes una casa, ¿no? El cimiento lo haces muy bueno y después la casa no se va a caer.
Yo cuando empecé a trabajar con mis dos hermanos, eh, cuando trabajamos como estamos tantos años y si yo voy corriendo en el alambre y voy a saltar mal, mi hermano, por tantos años de experiencia que hemos aprendido juntos, él sabe si yo voy torcido o no, voy a ir a la derecha, para izquierda, ya sabe, y de qué manera ponerse para que yo no falle.
Es como la telepatía. No sé cómo explicarte, pero de tantos años estar trabajando juntos no hay nada mejor en esta vida que trabajar con tus propios hermanos. ¿Por qué? Porque yo sí estoy cansado estoy trabajando y que me siento cansado, que tengo la barra que pesa como 30 kilos para balancearlo y creo que me voy a correr y no voy a aguantar, pienso, “¡No! es mi hermano. Está subido ahí, encima de mis hombros, lo tengo encima, como me voy a caer”. Y entonces pues me pongo más fuerte y resisto.
Eso es algo muy, muy importante de trabajar con tus hermanos, porque nos conocemos y sabemos de qué manera hacerlo. Cuando cambias con muchos artistas ya no es bueno porque vienen diferentes personas, tienes que enseñarle y todo eso es más difícil integrarlo en el grupo, pero cuando trabajo con mi hermano se me hace fácil. Pues ya que telepáticamente ya sabemos cómo hacerlo todo.
¿Qué se siente ser parte del legado no solo de este espectáculo sino del legado de Cirque du Soleil?
Bueno, para nosotros los artistas, el Cirque du Soleil es la meta. Es como cuando tú empiezas una carrera que es muy larga, por toda la vida, y al final llegas a la meta. Y estoy en el Cirque du Soleil, es la mejor compañía, donde eres un artista, donde te tratan bien y es lo máximo de un artista, todo el mundo quiere venir al Cirque du Soleil. Es difícil entrar en Cirque du Soleil porque tienes que estar muy preparado, ser muy profesional, respetuoso, seguir sus leyes. Para nosotros un artista, pues la meta de un artista es llegar aquí y mantenerse. Si eso es algo maravilloso, lo máximo, digamos en español. ¿Y bueno, finalmente quería preguntar por
qué recomendarías a la gente que venga a ver el espectáculo?
Yo como artista de circo te puedo decir algo increíble. Mira, venid aquí al espectáculo de KOOZA sabes que vas a ver algo de categoría, algo bien hecho, algo bien preparado. Detrás del espectáculo hay cientos de personas que han hecho lo mejor para hacer un espectáculo tan bueno.
Yo te puedo decir que hay espectáculos que los hacen en un mes, en dos semanas, en mes y medio, KOOZA tardo más de ocho meses para ser un espectáculo. Todo el mundo ensayando día tras día. Es algo ya de calidad.
Vas a ver algo muy bueno. Entonces el Cirque du Soleil siempre te presenta un espectáculo. Cada espectáculo es diferente. Cada uno tiene su historia y todos son muy buenos. Y cuando vas a ver el espectáculo, nadie te molesta. No hay nadie vendiendo dentro del espectáculo ni nada. Se cierran las puertas, empieza el espectáculo hay un respeto muy, muy grande. Entonces vas a ver algo de súper calidad y como te digo, nosotros cuando salimos al final vemos a la gente llorando y nos dicen, "gracias, gracias, I love you, te quiero." Sí, eso es algo tan bonito para un artista.
Por eso ya como reacción del público y se pone de pie, ya con eso sabemos que nuestro espectáculo es muy bueno, que siempre gusta y nos hace feliz. Y al otro día pues tenemos muchas ganas de trabajar para ver todas las personas que vienen a vernos.
Y Vicente, ¿hay otra cosa que quieras agregar?
Pues la verdad que vengan a ver el espectáculo porque como te digo, los espectáculos Cirque du Soleil no son permanentes que se quedan en la misma ciudad. Nosotros estamos un mes o dos meses y ya nos vamos a otros diferentes países y ya no venimos más y se lo van a perder.
Y sería muy, muy triste que se pierdan un espectáculo de esta categoría. Es inmenso, es un espectáculo muy generoso. Como vas a comer una buena comida que te dan tú, buena bebida, tu buen aperitivo. Luego te dan tu buen plato, tu segundo plato y con broche de oro te dan un postre de lo mejor que hay. Así es el espectáculo de KOOZA. Por decirte algo así más o menos. Se queda uno como un rey.
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A LIFE ON A TIGHTROPE: VICENTE QUIRÓS AND THE WORLD OF KOOZA
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Quirós is part of an iconic and awardwinning Spanish circus family of high-wire artists and performers who have innovated and continued the traditions of circus performance for six generations.
For the past 17 years Quirós has been a performer for Cirque du Soleil's KOOZA, the show that emphasizes the classic performing arts of the circus with the elevated style and daring acrobatics for which the company is known.
Quirós, still agile and performing in his sixties alongside his brother, is one of five original KOOZA artists who have been in the show since its opening in 2007. His act is a dazzling doublestring performance that carries the classic performance circus to another level.
In the following interview, Quirós talks about his family legacy, how KOOZA celebrates the traditional circus, the effort it takes to work in the acrobatic arts, and why you can't miss this show. KOOZA comes to San Jose under the big top at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds from April 18, 2024 to May 26, 2024.
To start, can you talk a little about your family, where you come from, and what it's like to be part of a family of artists?
Yo soy la 6.ª generación en la vida circense de tradición de circo. Mi padre era trapecista y mi madre era de Madrid y era cantante cuando era joven, pues ganó su primer premio con 16 años y también fue a la televisión y allí ganó premio, pero luego lo dejó todo porque fue al circo a trabajar a Madrid y vio a mi papá y se enamoró del trapecista y aquí estamos nosotros.
I am the 6th generation in circus life of circus tradition. My father was a trapeze artist and my mother was from Madrid and she was a singer when she was young, she won her first prize when she was 16 and she also went to television and won a prize there, but then she left everything because she went to work for the circus in Madrid and then she saw my dad and fell in love with the trapeze artist so here we are.
This is how my life began, I come from many generations and my parents with their brothers and my grandfather, they have a circus in Spain and they are still working in all parts of Spain such as Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, Gijón, everywhere in Spain. When we were little, we went to school, we stayed with our grandmothers and we wanted to be soccer players, but my father said, "No, it's time for them to come to the circus because we want
My father took us to the circus and we started rehearsing and that was our childhood life.
And how did you become part of Cirque du Soleil?
Well, we started doing what we do, which is wire, we worked in my family's circus for about four years and then the big Spanish companies saw our work and hired us. Then we went to work in the best circus in Spain and then, after about two years, we went to work in Australia. Our first contract was in 1983. Imagine, 41 years ago.
And from there everything went very well for us because we did all the best shows in Europe, the best circuses, we were all over the world and we also went to compete in Monte Carlo and won the gold prize. It was given to us by Princess Stéphanie and her father. We are the only wire fencers in the world who have won the gold award.
And Cirque du Soleil was always chasing us with their agents and they wanted to hire us. But we were very young so we decided not to come to this wonderful company. Then years passed, we won the gold award. We also competed in Russia and always win gold medals, thank God, for our good work.
And they told us, "we are going to open a new show, it’s called KOOZA and there will be many circus-traditional acts." So we thought, well, let's go to Cirque du Soleil and then we'll sign for two years and look, I've already signed my 17th, 17-year contract, that we’ve been here now. That's how it all went, more or less. To give you an idea, right?
Since you've been there since the beginning, did you have any involvement in the creation of the wire act?
Well, look, we do tall wire, but only one. And over time I had a good idea of making a double wire. So we made a wire at the top that is about ten meters, and the one at the bottom that is about six meters.
So Cirque du Soleil loved how we worked. Because a double wire, you don't see it in any circus because it is a very, very large device. It is an attraction by itself. So the engineers came, the specialists from Cirque du Soleil from Montreal, and they came to where we were working that year at the San Fermín festivities, in Pamplona, which is very important, so they went there and also did our device.
So they got an idea, we told them how thick and long the cable was, more or less, then they came back here to Canada, and they made an even more beautiful device than the one we had, very dynamic, it's incredible. Because it takes about a
minute and a half to assemble, it's amazing. A double wire with so many cables and so many machines is an incredible thing. Just seeing the assembly of the device with the special effects that they do is already something incredible to see. It's a show by itself, you understand me?
So they made all our apparatus and the circus antennas are attached to it, which are very strong. The circus is big, tall. And that was more or less everything. When we perform, well, all the people are standing, everyone is very happy, we are happy, because we are in the best company in the world and very responsible and professional.
And now that you've been there so long, what have you learned about that experience?
Well, after my trajectory, what I’ve learned is a lot of discipline. I’ve learned that you can be a good artist, but keeping yourself up there is the most difficult. Things like being very professional because everything is very very professional, and for example, it has many things that other circuses don't have, for example, we have a kitchen where all the artists eat together, we have physiotherapy with our doctors and if something happens to us, they give us massage.
Well, all those things that for me have been something incredible, that are not present in other shows. We have lived in luxury apartments, and all of that is what gives me a good mouth taste here at Cirque du Soleil. I feel serene and they care a lot about the artists, here one is an artist, here at Cirque du Soleil we are real artists. They treat you like an artist and if your finger hurts or something happens to you, you quickly go there with the physiotherapists, they look at you, and they decide, "don't work today, because it's dangerous." They give you two days of rest. Those are the things that I really like. And one maintains itself better after the years.
What are you thinking when you are there on the wire? Are you in the zone and blocking the audience? Or do you also take note that there are people watching this show?
I'm going to explain more or less a little bit of everything so you understand. Before working we warm up for 45 minutes, and what do we think? In doing a good job, whether there are many people or not, whether it’s full or there are only a few people. We always try to give our best because you can't slack off, because if you do you can fall. Always looking forward to it.
Our act consists of running on the wire, jumping, dancing, we fight with swords, and we jump four people at the same time on the rope. My colleagues and my brother jump one person, then
two, then they climb one person's shoulders and we end up with pyramids, with bicycles. One in front, a bicycle, another bicycle behind, a bridge between one person and the other, then a chair on top. My brother climbs up the chair and stands up. This is what our number consists of. But when we work, for us the most important thing is that people applaud and that they like our act.
Because for the artist the most important thing is the public's applause, right? And when I work, before work, I always tell my colleagues and my brother, "The most important thing is to work hard and not miss a foot so we don’t fall." And of course, when I work, what I think most about is that there is no failure because we know we have our safety net, but it is always better not to fall. And that's what I can tell you, because for us the important thing is always to do an excellent job and we are very prepared and thank God we have been there for 17 years and we have not fallen, in 17 years, there have been about 5,000 shows and if we have not fallen it's because of our professionalism, because we go to bed early. I don't drink, I don't smoke. I go to bed early and get up in the morning ready to rehearse with my brother and my colleagues.
Yes, that's what our work consists of, a lot, a lot of discipline and professionalism.
Since you were little you have always worked with family. Now you continue working with your brother. What is it like to have that connection to family since you work with him every day?
Well, as I tell you, there is nothing better in this life than when you work with your brother from the beginning, because it's like when you build a house, right? You build the foundation very well and then the house will not fall.
When I started working with my two brothers, hey, when we work like we have for so many years, if I'm running on the wire and I'm going to jump wrong, my brother, because of so many years of experience that we have learned together, he knows if I'm going Crooked or not, I'm going to go to the right, to the left, you know, and which way to stand so that I don't fail.
It's like telepathy. I don't know how to explain it, but after so many years of working together there is nothing better in this life than working with your own brothers. Because if I am tired, I am working and I feel tired, I have a bar to balance that weighs about 30 kilos and I think I am going to fail and I am not going to withstand, I think, “No! He’s my brother. He’s up there, on top of my shoulders, he’s on me, how am I going to fall?" And then I get stronger and resist.
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veteran tightrope walker talks about dedication to the craft, the virtues of working alongside a brother, and the joy of being part of Cirque du Soleil's legacy.
Vicente Quirós (left) is a high-wire acrobat with Cirque du Soleil’s KOOZA, which arrives to San Jose from April 18, 2024 - May 26, 2024 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds. Photo Credit: Matt Beard © Cirque du Soleil
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That is something very, very important about working with your brothers, because we know each other and we know how to do it. When you change with many artists it is no longer good because as different people come, you have to teach them and all of that is more difficult to integrate them into the group, but when I work with my brother it becomes easier for me. Well, since telepathically we already know how to do everything.
How does it feel to be part of the legacy of not only this show but the legacy of Cirque du Soleil?
Well, for us artists, Cirque du Soleil is the goal. It's like when you start a race that is very long, for a lifetime, and in the end you reach the finish line. And I am in Cirque du Soleil, it is the best company, where you are an artist, where they treat you well and it is the best for an artist, everyone wants to come to Cirque du Soleil. It is difficult to enter because you have to be very prepared, be very professional, respectful, and follow their rules. For us, as artists, because the goal of an artist is to get here and stay here. That’s something wonderful, it’s the top.
And well, finally I wanted to ask why you would recommend people come and see the show?
As a circus artist I can tell you something incredible. Look, come here to the KOOZA show you know you're going to see something top class, something well done, something well prepared. Behind the show there are hundreds of people who have done their best to make such a good show.
I can tell you that there are shows that are done in a month, in two weeks, in a month and a half, KOOZA took more than eight months to become a show. Everyone’s rehearsing day after day. It is top quality.
Vas a ver algo muy bueno. Entonces el Cirque du Soleil siempre te presenta un espectáculo. Cada
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espectáculo es diferente. Cada uno tiene su historia y todos son muy buenos. Y cuando vas a ver el espectáculo, nadie te molesta. No hay nadie vendiendo dentro del espectáculo ni nada. Se cierran las puertas, empieza el espectáculo hay un respeto muy, muy grande.
You're going to see something very good. Cirque du Soleil always presents you with a different show. Each one has their story and they are all very good. And when you go to see the show, no one bothers you. There's no one selling inside the show or anything. The doors close, the show begins, and there is huge, huge respect.
So you are going to see something of super quality as I tell you, when we go out at the end we see people crying and they tell us, "thank you, thank you, I love you, I love you." Yes, that is such a beautiful thing for an artist.
That's why the audience reacts and stands up, and with that we know that our show is very good, that it always pleases us and makes us happy. And the next day we really want to work again to see all the people who come see us. Vicente, is there anything else you want to add?
Well, truthfully come to see the show because as I said, Cirque du Soleil shows are not permanent, they do not stay in the same city. We are here for a month or two and we are going to different countries and we are not coming anymore and people are going to miss it.
And it would be very, very sad for them to miss a show of this caliber. It is immense, it is a very generous show. It’s like when you go out for a great meal, a good drink, a good aperitif. Then you get your good dish, then your second dish and with a flourish they give you one of the best desserts there is. This is the KOOZA show, just for comparison. One ends up feeling like a king.
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PALETERIA ADRIANA, 74 South 24th 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): Manuel Tisnado Alvarado, 1188 Whitton Ave, San Jose, CA 95116. Antonio Zalapa Marquez, 1188 Whitton, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/10/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
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By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704968
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Guadalajara Market, 829 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County.
This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Stephanie Barragan, 829 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/15/2024.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704298
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ruby’s Taqueria, 821 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Stephanie Barragan, 821 Borregas Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/20/2024.
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704658
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704770
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VOLT VALLEY ELECTRICAL SERVICES 247 N Capitol Ave Unit 124, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): VOLT VALLEY ELECTRICAL SERVICES, 247 N Capitol Ave Unit 124, 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.)
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV434893
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tai Chau & Linh Tran INTERESTED PERSONS:
1. Petitioner(s) Tai Chau & Linh Chau have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Michelle Chau to Michelle Truc Chau 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: 6/18/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
April 09, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV434545
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mi Chung
Hong INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)
Mi Chung Hong has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mi Chung Hong to Heather Mi Hong 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: 6/18/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
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Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV430210
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Juan Manuel Reyna Pacheco and Victoria Castro Madriz INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Juan Manuel Reyna Pacheco and Victoria Castro Madriz have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. FIRST: Violeta MIDDLE: Madriz LAST: Reyna to FIRST: Victoria MIDDLE: Violeta LAST: Reyna Madriz 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/14/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
April 05, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
Thanh Vy Nguyen INTERESTED PERSONS:
1. Petitioner(s) Phuong
Thanh Vy Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Phuong Tram Luv to Tram Phuong Luv 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/14/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 05, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV434956
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dominic Francis G Gagnon, Karen Lynn Gagnon INTERESTED PERSONS:
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: 6/18/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 10, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV434456
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: No Name Given Yogita AKA FNU, Yogita INTERESTED PERSONS:
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.
April 04, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV433984
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tiffany Teresa Blackwell INTERESTED PERSONS:
Administer Estate of Neomi Mizrachi
Case No. 24PR196877
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Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phuong
1. Petitioner(s) Dominic Francis G Gagnon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dominic Francis G Gagnon to Dominic F.G.L. Scelzo b. Domenica Giuseppina Maria Gagnon to Domenica Giuseppina Maria Scelzo c. Karen Lynn Gagnon to Karen Lynn Scelzo 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show
1. Petitioner(s) No Name Given Yogita and FNU, Yogita has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. No Name Given, Yogita AKA FNU, Yogita to Yogita Goyal 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: 6/11/2024 at
1. Petitioner(s) Tiffany Teresa Blackwell has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tiffany Teresa Blackwell to My Ngoc 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: 6/11/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Mar 27, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 12, 19, 26, May 3, 2024
Notice of Petition to
1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Neomi Mizrachi. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Orit Mizrachi in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3. The Petition for Probate requests that Orit Mizrachi be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 13, 2024, at 9:01am, Dept. 2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7 If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with 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: Orit Mizrachi 1951 Briarwood Drive Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408)529-5337
Run Date: April 12, 19, 26, 2024
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: QUE DELICIA
NUTRITION SPOT, 412-A E SANTA CLARA ST, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Silvia Valencia, 3063Everdale Drive, San Jose, 94148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/26/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ SILVIA VALENCIA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/26/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704470
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704340
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARCHKEY SOLUTIONS, 1860 S. 10th Street, San Jose, CA 95112-410, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sprig Electric Co., 1860 S. 10th Street, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/2023. This 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/ Paula Harvey Secretary
Article/Reg#: C0677360
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/21/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 704340
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ACZ TRANSPORTATION INC 436 Willard Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ACZ Transportation, Inc., 436 Willard Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/24. This 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/ Celso C. Uchicua CEO Article/Reg#: 5936558
Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/29/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703707
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704633
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: API Services, 4869 Minas Drive, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Marsha L. Jones-Edick, 4869 Minas Drive, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/26/2001. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN653046. “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/ Marsha L. JonesEdick
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/29/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena,
Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Natalie Lyukevich, 556 University Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant began transacting
(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Natalie Lyukevich
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/29/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704630 April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704609 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARMONIA EMOCIONAL 1600 THE ALAMEDA STE 104, 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): Maria Del Carmen Roman, PO BOX 26817, San Jose, CA 95159. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/29/2024.
This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Maria Del Carmen Roman
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/29/2024.
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AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV429041
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.
7043707
File No. FBN 704633 April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704630 The following person(s) is
doing business as: VASONA ACCOUNTING 15466 Los Gatos Blvd., Suite 109210,
the
previous filing] of previous file #: FBN655190.
declare
all
this
is true
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(are)
business under
fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/01/2015. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from
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FICTITIOUS
CLASSIFIEDS
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 704609
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 704605
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: White Sierra Concrete, P.O. BOX 110722, Campbell, CA 95011, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Luis Jimenez Valdez, P.O. BOX 110722, Campbell, CA 95011. 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/ Luis Jimenez Valdez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/28/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 704605
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704679
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ESTRADO’S, 2151 Oakland Rd SPC 323, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Armando Estrada, 2151 Oakland Rd SPC 323, CA 95131. 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/ Armando Estrada This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/02/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 704679
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 704704
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ARCEGA POOL SERVIES 3888 Regaby Pl, San Jose, CA 95121. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Marcelo Horacio Arcega, 3888 Regaby Pl, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/02/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Marcelo Arcega This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/02/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704704
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704680
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JS REBAR, 4500
The Woods Dr. Apt 1401, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): JS REBAR, 4500 The Woods Dr. Apt 1401, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/03/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN653284. “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/ Javier Cuevas Anaya JS REBAR Owner Article/Reg#: 6005183
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/02/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath,
Deputy File No. FBN 704680
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
3rd AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV431224
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kaia Izu INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)
Kaia Izu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaia Izu to Akira Hannah Bartosz b. Kaia Sayaka Finn to Akari Isaak Bartosz 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Apr 02, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV434156
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ye Jun Zhang INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)
Ye Jun Zhang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ye Jun Zhang to Jun Ye Zhang 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all
persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two 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: 6/11/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar 29, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV434221
ING: Date: 6/11/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
April 02, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV434329
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joung Wook Moon INTERESTED PERSONS:
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV433120
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jennifer Villanueva INTERESTED PERSONS:
NOTICE OF HEAR-
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jayna Alexandria Ortiz INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jayna Alexandria Ortiz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jayna Alexandria Ortiz to Jayna Patjawee Fuller 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.
1. Petitioner(s) Joung Wook Moon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joung Wook Moon to Joungwook Moon b. Seoin Moon to Esther Seoin Moon c. Haein Moon to Sophia Haein Moon 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: 6/18/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
April 03, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 5, 12, 19, 26, 2024
1. Petitioner(s) Jennifer Villanueva has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cruz Elijah Daily to Cruz Elijah Daily Villanueva 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/28/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar 14, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
April 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2024
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Thomas Lynn Herbert Case No. 24PR196867
1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Thomas Lynn Herbert, Thomas L. Herbert, Thomas Herbert. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Thomas Lynn Herbert in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Thomas Lynn
Herbert 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: May 24, 2024, at 9:01am, Dept. 1, 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: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382
Run Date: April 5, 12, 19, 2024
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of LISA ANN FRYE FARNSWORTH Case No. 24PR196855
1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of LISA ANN FRYE FARNSWORTH, LISA FARNSWORTH, AND LISA FRYE. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Edward Frye, III in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Edward Frye, III 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: May 22, 2024, at 9:01am, Dept. 1, 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
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/ LEGALS
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. 200 San Jose, CA 95124 (408)247-0444
Run Date: April 5, 12, 19, 2024
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Probate Division Case No. 23AD025988
Attorney for Petitioner: Law Offices of Kathryn Schlepphorst
Kathryn Schlepphorst (CSB #161202) 1361 S. Winchester Blvd. Suite 208 San Jose, California 95128 Telephone:(408) 9931120
Facsimile: (408) 9931125
CITATION TO PARENT
Date: 5/8/2024
Time: 11:00AM
APJ: Hon. Le Jacqueline Duong
Dept: 1
In Re: The Matter of the Adoption Petition of Lisa Parraz and Alfonso Parraz, Adopting Parents FROM: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO: CASSANDRA SCHICK-REPOSA
By order of this Court you are hereby cited to appear before the HON. JACQUELINE DUONG,
judge presiding in Dept. 1 of the Court located at 201 N. 1st St., San Jose, CA 95113, on May 8, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., then and there to show cause, if you have any, why AIDEN BELL, should not be declared free from your parental control and custody of his Mother according to the petition on file herein.
The petition on file herein is for the purpose of freeing subject child for placement for adoption.
Dated: /s/ Clerk By: Deputy Clerk
Run Dates: April 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV428691
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nancy Patricia Narvaez Diaz
INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nancy Patricia Narvaez Diaz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Emiliano Narvaez to Emiliano Leon Narvaez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 3/26/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Jan 08, 2024
Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior
Court
February 16, 23, March 1, 8, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704296
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE BBQ PIT, BBQ PIT, THE BARBEQUE PIT, BARBEQUE PIT, BARBECUE PIT, 1349 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): RSBBQ, INC, 8021 Carmel Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This is a new 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/ Lawrence Ingram, Jr. RSBBQ, INC.
TREASURY Article/Reg#: C3603209, CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/20/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 704296
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704255
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HIGH & MIGHTY PIZZA JOINT, HIGH AND MIGHTY PIZZA JOINT, HIGH & MIGHTY PIZZA, 7661 Monterey Road, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): RSBBQ, INC, 8021 Carmel Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This is a new 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/ Eric Ingram President
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/19/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 704255
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 704441
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EVA’S HOUSECLEANING, 465 Royale Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95126203, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eva Prasad, 465 Royale Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95126203. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/20/2014. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN700799. “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/ Eva Prasad
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/26/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 704441
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704435
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COLLEGE AID PLANNING, 465 Royale Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County
This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eva Agripina Prasad, 465 Royale Park Dr, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Eva Agripina Prasad
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/26/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 704435
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704254
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DGO SERVICE CLEANING 779 Villa Ave, 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): Teresa Angelica Diego Francisco, 779 Villa Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/14/2024.
This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Teresa Angelica Diego Francisco
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/19/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704254
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704356
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOUTH BAY PRODUCE INC, 1005 South 5th Ste D, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SOUTH BAY PRODUCE INC, 1005 South 5th Ste D, San Jose, CA 95112.
The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/28/2013.
This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN648855.
“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares
as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Leticia Ramirez Rodriguez
SOUTH BAY PRODUCE INC
CEO Article/Reg#: C4730590
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/22/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 704356
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO.
703670
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ONNECAPS, 2453 COUNTRYBROOKS, San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angie Natalia Jimenez Romero, 2453 COUNTRYBROOKS, San Jose, CA 95132. 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/ Angie Jimenez
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 2/29/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 703670
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704183
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BURGARA’S LANDSCAPING, 1041 Eat William St, 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): Juan Ramon BurgaraDominguez, 1041 East William St, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious
business name(s) listed above on 02/26/2024.
This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Juan Ramon Burgara-Dominguez
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/18/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 704183
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704384
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ANGELOU’S MEXICAN GRILL, 78 S. 1st St, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ANGELOU’S TS ENTERPRISES INC, 17446 Belletto Dr, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/01/2012. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN654191. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Sergio Lopez ANGELOU’S TS ENTERPRISES INC
President Article/Reg#: 3787157
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/22/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704384
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: COLOMBIAN SHOP, 2086 Lucretia Ave Apt 103, 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): Laura Mercedes Garcia, 2086 Lucretia Ave Apt 103, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/20/2014.
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/ Laura Mercedes Garcia
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/20/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 704284
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704357
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JIA YI HEALTH CARE, 10475 S De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): JIA YI HEALTH CARE INC, 10475 S De Anza Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Sonny Lim
JIA YI HEALTH CARE INC
CEO Article/Reg#: 6115985
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/22/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 704357
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV431224
Superior Court of California, County of Santa
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NO. 704284
Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kaia Izu INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kaia Izu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaia Izu to Akira Adah
Thella Tokarczuk b. Kaia
Sayaka Trinn to Akari Isaac Tokatczuk 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Feb 21, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV431269
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of:
Vesilina Siuli Kalati INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Vesilina Siuli Kalati has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vesilina Siuli Kalati to Elina Vesilina Sevesi-Kalati b. Elgielyn Elina Woods-Kalati to Elgielyn Emmaleah Sevesi-Kalati 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name
should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING:
Date: 5/07/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Feb 21, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
ORDER
TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV432924
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sandra Nichole Lupercio INTERESTED PERSONS:
1. Petitioner(s) Sandra Nichole Lupercio has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sandra Nichole Lupercio to Sandra Nichole Garcia 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/28/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Mar 12, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 243CV426122
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cladia Judith Perez INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cladia Judith Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cladia Judith Perez to Claudia Judith Perez. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 4/23/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Mar 26, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 29, April 5, 12, 19, 2024
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Teresita C. Tan
Case No. 24PR196817
1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Teresita C. Tan. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Kathleen Go in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Kathleen Go 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: May 06, 2024, at 9:01am, Dept. 2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7
If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either:
1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested
in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. 10. Attorney for Petitioner:
Shahram Miri
80 Gilman Ave Suite 27, Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382
Run Date: March 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703547
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DTECH PRODUCTIONS, 410 N White Rd, Apt 5106, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): FURNISH TECH LLC, 410 N White Rd, Apt 5106, 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/ Mushfiour Rahman FURNISH TECH LLC Managing Member Article/Reg#: 202359816524 Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 2/28/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 703547
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704055
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NICO’S FINE FINISHING 10338 Sienna 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): NICOLAS AGUILAR, 10338 Sienna Dr, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/12/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Nicolas Aguilar This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/14/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704055
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704000
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: C&T FOOD, 597 Crystalberry Ter, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Tae Hee Lee, 597 Crystalberry Ter, San Jose, CA 95129. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/23/1998. 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/ Tae Hee Lee
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/12/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 704000
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704030
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOP SHELF FADES HQ, 2746 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The
name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): TSF INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, 2746 Aborn Rd, San Jose, CA 95121.
The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Luciano Gomez TSF INVESTMENT GROUP LLC Managing Member
Article/Reg#: 202461211578
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/13/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704030
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 703811
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: XTREME KUTZ BARBERSHOP 1184 E. Santa Clara St, 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): DANIEL PEREZ GUZMAN, 1500 Almaden Rd Apt #201, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/02/2023. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN698988.
“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Daniel Perez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/05/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703811
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CAUSOR CONTRUCTION 3056 Van Sansul Ave #8, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ricardo J Causor Naranjo, 5056 Van Sansul Ave #8, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/17/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN703302. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Ricardo J Causor Naranjo
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CLASSIFIEDS
2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703597
March 22, 29, April 5, 12,
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703977 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAMMA’S HAPPY TART, 3539 Monroe Street Apt 224, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LEE YABUSHITA HIDEKO, 3539 Monroe Street Apt 224, Santa Clara, CA 95051. The registrant
transacting business
the fictitious business
listed
Hideko
This statement was filed with the
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 2/28/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 703597
began
under
name(s)
above on 1/23/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/
Lee
Co. Clerk-Recorder of
Santa Clara County on 3/12/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703977
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
NO. 704012
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: INBAR FISH
PILATES, 1031 Persimmon Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): INBAR FISH, 1031 Persimmon Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087.
The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/10/2023.
This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ INBAR FISH
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/13/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 704012
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704089
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LATINA SKIN, 1944 Mandarin Way, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lorena Torres, 1944 Mandarin Way, San Jose, CA 95122. Cynthia O Martinez, PO BOX 51090, San Jose, CA 95151. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/14/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which
he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Lorena Torres This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/14/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 704089
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 703623
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHUMILOVA INTERIORS, 77 N Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): KHRYSTYNA SHUMILOVA, 77 N Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/22/2024.
This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ KHRYSTYNA SHUMILOVA
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 2/28/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 703623
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704018
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A&P Cleaning, 1415 Lexington Dr Apt 1, San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angie P Jimenez Campino, 1415 Lexington Dr Apt 1, San Jose, CA 95117. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true
and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Angie Paola Jimenez Campino
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/13/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 704018
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 704182
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SPACORALS, 1501 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): NINI KATHERINE JUNCA TAMAYO, 1501 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/18/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ NINI KATHERINE JUNCA TAMAYO
This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on 3/18/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 704182
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV432935
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of:
David Scott Goehring INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)
David Scott Goehring has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.
David Scott Goehring to David Scott Freed 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter ap-
pear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEAR-
ING: Date: 5/28/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Mar 12, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV4331120
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jennifer Villanueva INTERESTED PERSONS:
1. Petitioner(s) Jennifer Villanueva has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cruz Elijah Daily to Cruz Elijah Daily Villanueva 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the
petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/28/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Mar 14, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV432448
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rema Odaini Beidalah INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)
Rema Odaini Beidalah has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rema Odaini Beidalah AKA Rema Hassan Alodaini AKA Rema Hassan Beidalah to Rema Hassan Alodaini 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/21/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa
Clara. Mar 05, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV432943
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Katherine Panameno
INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Katherine Panameno has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows:
a. Moises Ezequiel Panameno Garcia to Moises Ezequiel Arias Panameno 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 5/28/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
Mar 12, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
Amended Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of JEAN ANN FEARINGTON Case No. 24PR196698
1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and
persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JEAN ANN FEARINGTON AND JEAN FEARINGTON. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by JAMES WILLIAM BURGESS in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that JAMES WILLIAM BURGESS 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 22, 2024, at 9:01am, Dept. 2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with 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. 200, San Jose, CA 95124 (408)247-0444
Run Date: March 22, 29, April 5, 2024
NOTICE OF DEATH
OF David L. Davis
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of David L. Davis, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on January 12, 2024, 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, 5448 Thornwood Drive, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95123 (408) 395-5111
Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 5448 Thornwood Drive, Ste 200 San Jose, CA 95123 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797
March 22, 29, April 5, 12, 2024
21 EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com APR 12, 2024 - APR 18, 2024 CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS
SAN DIEGO CATHOLIC DIOCESE DIVESTS FROM FOSSIL FUELS
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Brian Roewe EarthBeat
The San Diego Diocese has divested its financial holdings from the fossil fuel industry, the first Catholic diocese in the United States to make public such an economic move in response to Pope Francis' repeated calls for an end to the era of fossil fuels in the face of climate change.
While more than 350 Catholic institutions worldwide have announced divestment commitments, the omission of any U.S. diocese has been notable, given the nation's status as the global leader in fossil fuel production and largest historical source of planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.
The Southern California diocese, led by Cardinal Robert McElroy, in 2021 began to explore the process of removing direct and indirect investments in companies involved in the extraction and production of coal, oil and gas from its portfolio of trust funds, retirement funds and health funds.
By the end of 2022, it had eliminated all direct investments in fossil fuels and reduced its indirect holdings, through mutual funds, to 3%, surpassing its goal of less than 5%. The diocese does not disclose the size of its investment portfolio. Throughout the past year, diocesan officials and its investment advisors continued to monitor the funds to ensure they were clean of direct fossil fuel stocks and meeting the mutual funds targets.
That monitoring alongside a desire not to prematurely declare mission accomplished led the diocese to refrain discussing its divestment until recently, Kevin Eckery, diocesan communications director, told EarthBeat.
The pivot in investment policy away from fossil fuels was done, Eckery said, "in keeping with the Holy Father's ideas about stewardship of the environment and not wasting resources," along with addressing human-driven climate change.
"This wasn't what we wanted to be invested in and we had other things that we wanted to do," he said.
Along with divesting, the diocese is looking to create a long-term program to promote investing in environmentally responsible companies.
"Pope Benedict XVI says that all purchasing is a moral act. And so we have to think about also the way that our financial behavior has an impact around the world," Christina Bagaglio Slentz, the diocese's associate director for creation care, told EarthBeat.
As part of their discernment, officials with the San Diego Diocese examined the socially responsible investment guidelines of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that were updated in 2021. Those guidelines advise Catholic institutions to "consider divestment from those companies that consistently fail to initiate policies intended to achieve the Paris Agreement goals," referring to the 2015 global pact where all nations agreed to reduce their emissions to limit global warming to "well below" 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) and ideally 1.5 C (2.7 F).
Fossil fuel production is on pace to double the level allowed under the 1.5 C warming limit.
Jose Aguto, executive director of Catholic Climate Covenant, said the San Diego Diocese's divestment was "significant and an important marker."
"Pope Francis signals quite clearly, saying so starting in [his encyclical] Laudato Si', that we need to move away from fossil fuel production," Aguto said, adding, "Our Catholic institutions have a moral obligation to heed that call, to do what we need to do to divest, to move away from fossil fuels and into a renewable energy future."
Slentz called divestment "part of a broader effort to care for creation" within the San Diego Diocese.
To date, roughly 70% of its 97 parishes have installed solar panels, and the pastoral center gets nearly 90% of its electricity from renewable sources. It has also encouraged parishes to start creation care teams and is working to reduce single-use plastics throughout the diocese. San Diego is one of at least 20 U.S. dioceses to enroll in the Vatican's Laudato Si' Action Platform, a multiyear project, endorsed by Francis, for Catholic institutions and individuals to live out the messages in the pope's 2015 encyclical, "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home."
In Laudate Deum, his recent apostolic exhortation "on the climate crisis," Francis stated, "The necessary transition towards clean energy sources such as wind and solar energy, and the abandonment of fossil fuels, is not progressing at the necessary speed."
The pope called on nations at the COP28 United Nations climate summit in December to eliminate the use of fossil fuels, with the Vatican delegation in Dubai supporting the
first-ever agreement by countries to work to transition away from fossil fuels.
Burning fossil fuels is the primary driver of climate change, as the greenhouse gas emissions that are released trap heat in the atmosphere. Since the late 1800s, average global temperature has risen between 1.1 and 1.2 degrees Celsius and by the early 2030s is on track to surpass 1.5 C - a point where scientists say millions more people will be put at risk from far more destructive, and possibly irreversible, climate-related impacts, like stronger storms, rising sea levels and more intense heat waves and droughts.
The U.S. is the largest historical emitter of greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for roughly a quarter of overall global emissions. It ranks second in present-day emissions, behind China, and is the largest producer and consumer of oil and gas in the world.
Nearly 360 Catholic institutions globally have announced fossil fuel divestment commitments, including 66 dioceses and eight national and regional bishops' conferences. So have 36 Catholic organizations in the U.S., among them nine universities (University of San Diego in 2021) and a dozen religious congregations and provinces.
In August, EarthBeat reported the San Diego Diocese was in the process of divesting, a development revealed as it was honored for its actions in response to Laudato Si'.
But the diocese waited to make the move public until it was certain it had achieved its divestment goals. News was featured in a late-December article in the Times of San Diego, and a Jan. 1 column in The Southern Cross, the diocesan newspaper.
Eckery said the returns in the newly divested portfolio have been "acceptable to us, so we don't feel we've made any sacrifice by doing it."
But beyond finances, he said McElroy and the diocese determined "it was the right thing to do."
Anna Johnson, North American senior programs manager for the Laudato Si' Movement, which keeps a database of Catholic divesting institutions, said, "We are very excited that San Diego has pursued and completed divestment, particularly in following our Catholic teachings responding to the ecological crisis that we are facing."
Aguto with Catholic Climate Covenant said that while divestment is an important step, it cannot be the only one. He argued its impact is somewhat limited due to the majority of fossil fuel reserves under control of nationally owned oil and gas companies that do not have stockholders.
"We're not getting to that, so we need to continue to find other ways beyond divestment if we're really going to get to the heart of the problem," he said.
Dan DiLeo, a theologian at Creighton University (which divested in 2020) who has advocated for Catholic institutions to divest from fossil fuels, said he applauded the "prophetic witness" and expressed hope it could inspire other U.S. dioceses and Catholic institutions to live out church teaching by cutting fossil fuels out of investment portfolios.
He added that U.S. institutions have a differentiated responsibility - a term Francis has used frequently - to lead in acting on climate change due to the nation's disproportionate consumption of fossil fuels.
Announcing the diocese's divestment wasn't about accolades or attention, the diocese stressed, but in an effort to share that it can be done and provide another resource to other organizations that may be exploring the possibility.
"We don't always need to reinvent the wheel," Slentz said.
Brian Roewe wrote this article for EarthBeat.
LA DIÓCESIS CATÓLICA DE SAN DIEGO RETIRA INVERSIÓN EN COMBUSTIBLES FÓSILES
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Brian Roewe EarthBeat
La
Diócesis de San Diego se ha despojado de sus inversiones en la industria de los combustibles fósiles, siendo la primera diócesis católica de Estados Unidos en hacer pública una medida económica de este tipo en respuesta a los repetidos llamados del Papa Francisco para poner fin a la era de los combustibles fósiles ante del cambio climático.
Si bien más de 350 instituciones católicas en todo el mundo han anunciado compromisos de desinversión, la omisión de cualquier diócesis estadounidense ha sido notable, dado el estatus de la nación como líder mundial en la producción de combustibles fósiles y la mayor fuente histórica de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero del planeta.
La diócesis del sur de California, encabezada por el cardenal Robert McElroy, comenzó en 2021 a explorar el proceso de eliminar inversiones directas e indirectas en empresas involucradas en la extracción y producción de carbón, petróleo y gas de su cartera de fondos fiduciarios, fondos de jubilación y fondos de salud. .
A finales de 2022, había eliminado todas las inversiones directas en combustibles fósiles y reducido sus participaciones indirectas, a través de fondos mutuos, al 3%, superando su objetivo de menos del 5%. La diócesis no revela el tamaño de su cartera de inversiones. A lo largo del año pasado, los funcionarios diocesanos y sus asesores de inversiones continuaron monitoreando los fondos para garantizar que estuvieran libres de reservas directas de combustibles fósiles y cumplieran con los objetivos de los fondos mutuos.
Ese monitoreo junto con el deseo de no declarar prematuramente la misión cumplida llevó a la diócesis a abstenerse de discutir su desinversión hasta hace poco, dijo a EarthBeat Kevin Eckery, director de comunicaciones diocesano.
El giro en la política de inversión para alejarse de los combustibles fósiles se hizo, dijo Eckery, "de acuerdo con las ideas del Santo Padre sobre la administración del medio ambiente y no desperdiciar recursos", además de abordar el cambio climático impulsado por el hombre.
"Esto no era en lo que queríamos invertir y teníamos otras cosas que queríamos hacer", dijo.
Además de la desinversión, la diócesis busca crear un programa a largo plazo para promover la inversión en empresas ambientalmente responsables.
"El Papa Benedicto XVI dice que toda compra es un acto moral. Por eso tenemos que pensar también en la forma en que nuestro comportamiento financiero tiene un impacto en todo el mundo", dijo a EarthBeat Christina Bagaglio Slentz, directora asociada para el cuidado de la creación de la diócesis.
Como parte de su discernimiento, los funcionarios de la Diócesis de San Diego examinaron las pautas de inversión socialmente responsable de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de EE. UU. que se actualizaron en 2021. Esas pautas aconsejan a las instituciones católicas que "consideren la desinversión de aquellas empresas que consistentemente no inician políticas destinadas a para lograr los objetivos del Acuerdo de París", en referencia al pacto global de 2015 en el que todas las naciones acordaron reducir sus emisiones para limitar el calentamiento global a "muy por debajo" de 2 grados Celsius (3,6 grados Fahrenheit) e idealmente 1,5 C (2,7 F).
La producción de combustibles fósiles va camino de duplicar el nivel permitido bajo el límite de calentamiento de 1.5°c.
José Aguto, director ejecutivo de Catholic Climate Covenant, dijo que la desinversión de la Diócesis de San Diego fue "un indicador significativo e importante".
"El Papa Francisco señala con bastante claridad, empezando por [su encíclica] Laudato Si', que debemos alejarnos de la producción de combustibles fósiles", dijo Aguto, y agregó: "Nuestras instituciones católicas tienen la obligación moral de atender ese llamado, de "Hagamos lo que sea necesario para desinvertir, alejarnos de los combustibles fósiles y avanzar hacia un futuro de energía renovable".
Slentz calificó la desinversión como "parte de un esfuerzo más amplio para cuidar la creación" dentro de la Diócesis de San Diego.
Hasta la fecha, aproximadamente el 70% de sus 97 parroquias han instalado paneles solares y el centro pastoral obtiene casi el 90% de su electricidad de fuentes renovables. También ha alentado a las parroquias a iniciar equipos de cuidado de la creación y está trabajando para reducir los plásticos de un solo uso en toda la diócesis. San Diego es una de al menos 20 diócesis de EE. UU. que se inscribieron en la Plataforma de Acción Laudato Si' del
Vaticano, un proyecto plurianual, respaldado por Francisco, para que instituciones e individuos católicos vivan los mensajes de la encíclica del Papa de 2015, "Laudato Si', sobre el cuidado de nuestra casa común."
En Laudate Deum, su reciente exhortación apostólica "sobre la crisis climática", Francisco afirmó: "La necesaria transición hacia fuentes de energía limpias como la eólica y la solar, y el abandono de los combustibles fósiles, no avanza a la velocidad necesaria".
El Papa llamó a las naciones en la cumbre climática de las Naciones Unidas COP28 en diciembre a eliminar el uso de combustibles fósiles, y la delegación del Vaticano en Dubai apoyó el primer acuerdo entre los países para trabajar en la transición para abandonar los combustibles fósiles.
La quema de combustibles fósiles es el principal impulsor del cambio climático, ya que las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero que se liberan atrapan el calor en la atmósfera. Desde finales del siglo XIX, la temperatura global promedio ha aumentado entre 1,1 y 1,2 grados Celsius y para principios de la década de 2030 está en camino de superar los 1,5 C, un punto en el que los científicos dicen que millones de personas más correrán el riesgo de sufrir consecuencias mucho más destructivas y posiblemente irreversibles. impactos relacionados con el clima, como tormentas más fuertes, aumento del nivel del mar y olas de calor y sequías más intensas.
Estados Unidos es el mayor emisor histórico de emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, responsable de aproximadamente una cuarta parte de las emisiones globales totales. Ocupa el segundo lugar en emisiones actuales, detrás de China, y es el mayor productor y consumidor de petróleo y gas del mundo.
Casi 360 instituciones católicas en todo el mundo han anunciado compromisos de desinversión en combustibles fósiles, incluidas 66 diócesis y ocho conferencias episcopales nacionales y regionales. También lo han hecho 36 organizaciones católicas en Estados Unidos, entre ellas nueve universidades (Universidad de San Diego en 2021) y una docena de congregaciones y provincias religiosas. En agosto, EarthBeat informó que la Diócesis de San Diego estaba en proceso de desinvertir, un hecho revelado al ser honrada por sus acciones en respuesta a Laudato Si'.
Pero la diócesis esperó para hacer pública la medida hasta estar segura de haber logrado sus objetivos de desinversión. La noticia apareció en un artículo de finales de diciembre en el Times de San Diego y en una columna del 1 de enero en The Southern Cross, el periódico diocesano. Eckery dijo que los rendimientos de la cartera recientemente vendida han sido "aceptables para nosotros, por lo que no sentimos que hayamos hecho ningún sacrificio al hacerlo".
Pero más allá de las finanzas, dijo que McElroy y la diócesis determinaron que "era lo correcto".
Anna Johnson, gerente senior de programas norteamericanos del Movimiento Laudato Si', que mantiene una base de datos de instituciones católicas desinversiones, dijo: "Estamos muy entusiasmados de que San Diego haya proseguido y completado la desinversión, particularmente siguiendo nuestras enseñanzas católicas en respuesta a la crisis ecológica. crisis a la que nos enfrentamos".
Aguto, de Catholic Climate Covenant, dijo que si bien la desinversión es un paso importante, no puede ser el único. Sostuvo que su impacto es algo limitado debido a que la mayoría de las reservas de combustibles fósiles están bajo control de compañías nacionales de petróleo y gas que no tienen accionistas.
"No vamos a llegar a eso, por lo que debemos seguir buscando otras formas más allá de la desinversión si realmente queremos llegar al meollo del problema", afirmó.
Dan DiLeo, un teólogo de la Universidad de Creighton (que desinvirtió en 2020) que ha abogado para que las instituciones católicas se deshagan de los combustibles fósiles, dijo que aplaudió el "testimonio profético" y expresó la esperanza de que pueda inspirar a otras diócesis e instituciones católicas de EE. UU. a vivir la iglesia. enseñanza eliminando los combustibles fósiles de las carteras de inversión.
Añadió que las instituciones estadounidenses tienen una responsabilidad diferenciada -un término que Francisco ha utilizado con frecuencia- de liderar la acción sobre el cambio climático debido al consumo desproporcionado de combustibles fósiles en el país.
Anunciar la desinversión de la diócesis no fue para elogios o atención, enfatizó la diócesis, sino en un esfuerzo por compartir que se puede hacer y proporcionar otro recurso a otras organizaciones que puedan estar explorando la posibilidad.
"No siempre necesitamos reinventar la rueda", dijo Slentz.
Brian Roewe escribió este artículo para EarthBeat.
22 EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com APR 12, 2024 - APR 18, 2024 GREEN LIVING
Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego celebrates a bilingual Mass for Earth Week at St. James Church in Solana Beach, California, April 17, 2021. Photo Credit: CNS / The Southern Cross / John Gastaldo
FENG SHUI PARA LA SALA, EL COMEDOR, Y LA COCINA
Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador
El Feng Shui es un maravilloso arte milenario, que nos enseña a vivir con armonía, tranquilidad, balance y estética. Cada área del hogar está relacionada con aspectos y circunstancias de la vida. Cuando se aplican los consejos del Feng Shui, dichas áreas del hogar, pueden convertirse en un manantial de serenidad y de buena suerte.
Siguiendo las instrucciones necesarias, cualquier vivienda sin importar su tamaño, puede convertirse en un hogar Feng Shui; que atraerá a sus habitantes, buena fortuna, felicidad, paz, abundancia, buena salud, vitalidad, energía, buen humor, amistades, y amor. Se le llama Ch’i a la energía universal, compuesta esencialmente por el ying y el yang, los dos elementos opuestos en el universo. Que suelen ser representados por el día y la noche, la luz y la oscuridad, masculino y femenino, frío y el calor, etc. El ch'i puede ser de naturaleza positiva o negativa. Los sabios consejos del Feng Shui, invitan a crear Ch’i positivo y eliminar el Ch'i negativo.
La sala
La sala representa el área del conocimiento y bienestar de la familia.
El interior de la sala debe contar con buena iluminación, así aumentará la entrada del Ch'i.
Los muebles deben ser de un tamaño, y color adecuado al espacio.
El color de las paredes debe ser adecuado, y acorde a los muebles y a la decoración.
Flores y ornamentos naturales crean energía positiva. No utilice flores de plástico, ya que éstas acumulan Ch’i negativo. La limpieza periódica es necesaria e indispensable.
Evite la acumulación de adornos en mesas y paredes.
Las alfombras deben mantenerse limpias y en buen estado.
Libros, instrumentos musicales, cristales y candeleros, son potenciales creadores de energía positiva.
Si la puerta de entrada abre directamente a la sala, no bloquee el camino con muebles o decoraciones, porque estaría bloqueando la entrada de la suerte y del Ch'i.
Para la sala, son apropiados cuadros o pinturas que representen la naturaleza, también aquellos que reflejen alegría y felicidad.
El comedor
El área del comedor simboliza el área de mentores, la vida social y las amistades. El comedor debe ser amplio, acogedor, pulcro y sin adornos exagerados.
El buen mantenimiento del piso y las paredes de esta área, incrementa los sentimientos de buena voluntad, por aquellas personas que visiten su hogar.
La mesa del comedor ha de colocarse en el centro, y no pegada o demasiado cerca a la pared, porque causaría todo tipo de restricciones.
Una mesa redonda u ovalada, es preferible porque anima a la conversación.
Se recomienda utilizar sillas cómodas, evitando estilos sofisticados; las sillas adecuadas atraen amistades sinceras.
Obtenga el cuidado de salud que necesita con Medi-Cal, independientemente de su estado migratorio.
Solicite Medi-Cal hoy: HealthyAC.org
A partir del 1º de enero de 2024, los adultos pueden inscribirse en Medi-Cal completo, independientemente de su estado migratorio. Eso significa que las personas de todas las edades pueden ser elegibles para con todos los demás requisitos de elegibilidad.
¿Qué cubre Medi-Cal completo?
• Cuidado médico, dental, de la vista, de salud mental y planificación familiar
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Colocar un espejo frente a la mesa del comedor, duplica simbólicamente la cantidad de alimentos, y el número de amigos.
Se recomienda colgar pinturas con paisajes, flores o frutas ya que aumentan la energía positiva del Ch'i.
Si esta área se conecta directamente con la sala o la cocina, debe definirse utilizando divisiones, bambú o plantas de interior.
La presencia de matas y flores naturales, estimula la creación y presencia del Ch'i.
La cocina
El área de la cocina especialmente la estufa, está directamente ligada a la riqueza y prosperidad financiera. Su limpieza y organización resulta de vital importancia para la estabilidad económica.
Es de buena suerte colocar un espejo sobre la estufa, de ese modo se duplicará la suerte.
La cocina nunca debe estar conectada con la puerta del baño. Tampoco con la puerta de las habitaciones porque creará inestabilidad y altibajos de dinero. Si el área de la cocina está conectada con la puerta del baño, los habitantes del hogar enfermarán frecuentemente.
Todos los electrodomésticos deben funcionar a la perfección.
La estufa debe estar separada del refrigerador y el lavadero, porque representan elementos opuestos. El interior de la nevera y las despensas, debe permanecer limpio y organizado.
Tuberías y drenajes deben cubrirse. Si están a simple vista atraerán escasez.
La pintura de las paredes debe permanecer intacta.
Mantenga un buen surtido de alimentos en las despensas, y frutas frescas a la vista.
No mantenga platos u otros utensilios de cocina sucios o sin lavar por más de una hora.
Contenedores de basura deben permanecer “limpios y cubiertos” con sus respectivas tapaderas. No almacene desperdicios en la cocina por más de tres horas.
Una cocina limpia y organizada presagia tiempos de crecimiento y cosecha.
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