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national debate on immigration reform to legalize 11 million undocumented immigrants has made it inevitable to contrast the two faces of the Republican Party: the humanitarian and inclusive face of Bush, versus the hostile and discriminatory face of Trump.

odría apostar que no son muchos los hispanos de orientación liberal o progresista a quienes se les ocurrió que algún día extrañarían la figura y el pensamiento político de un conservador como George W. Bush, el presidente número 43 de los Estados Unidos. Después de todo, el magnate inmobiliario Donald Trump logró captar el voto de un número significativo de varones latinos, tanto en las elecciones presidenciales de 2016, como en su fallido intento por reelegirse en 2020. Pero el renacimiento durante la era Biden del debate nacional sobre la reforma migratoria para legalizar a 11 millones de inmigrantes indocumentados, ha hecho inevitable contrastar las dos caras del Partido Republicano: la cara humanitaria e inclusiva de Bush, versus la cara hostil y discriminatoria de Trump. Alejado de la escena política durante los últimos 12 años, George Walker Bush decidió regresar a la plaza pública para cabildear a su propio partido Republicano a favor de una reforma migratoria integral, que ofrezca la ciudadanía a los indocumentados que tengan un récord criminal limpio y hayan pagado sus impuestos atrasados. Se trata de una sincronización perfecta con la propia política migratoria del presidente Biden, reflejada en la Iniciativa de Ley de Ciudadanía 2021, la cual es impulsada en el Senado por el senador demócrata de New Jersey Bob Menéndez y en la Cámara de Representantes por la legisladora de California Linda Sánchez. “No pretendo dar recetas, no quiero decirle al Congreso cómo hacer esto o aquello, lo que si quiero decirle al Congreso es que pongan a un lado la retórica áspera sobre la inmigración y que ninguna de las dos partes busque anotarse puntos políticos. Espero ayudar a sentar un tono más respetuoso hacia los inmigrantes que pueda conducir a una reforma del sistema”, declaró Bush este fin de semana a la cadena CBS desde su rancho Prairie Chapel en Texas. Dedicado ahora al pasatiempo de la pintura, Bush reconoció que su fracaso en lograr la aprobación de una reforma migratoria durante sus ocho años en el gobierno federal ha sido una de sus mayores decepciones y lamentó que los políticos utilicen la realidad del fenómeno migratorio para atemorizar a los votantes. Es probable que la mejor ventana de oportunidad para aprobar una reforma migratoria integral sea durante el presente año. Sin embargo, la realidad es que la mayoría de los votantes asignan en medio de la pandemia una baja prioridad al debate migratorio, a pesar de que la emergencia de niños migrantes en la frontera ha capturado la atención de la nación. George W. Bush desconoce si su partido prestará atención a su visión migratoria. Los republicanos creen que tienen una buena oportunidad de recuperar la Cá-

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mara Baja y el Senado el próximo año. Está por verse. Joe Biden ha acumulado un amplio capital político por su respuesta a la pandemia. Casi siete de cada 10 estadounidenses aprecian su labor como virtual médico en jefe de la nación. Pero si los republicanos vuelven a dar la espalda a una reforma sensible de las leyes de migración, habrán perdido quizás una de sus últimas oportunidades para seguir siendo una institución política con posibilidades reales de gobernar a nivel nacional a un país multirracial, multiétnico y multicultural. Para más información visita www.laredhispana.com.

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could bet that there are not many liberal or progressive-oriented Hispanics who have thought that one day they would miss the figure and political thought of a conservative like George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States. After all, real estate mogul Donald Trump managed to capture the vote of a significant number of Latino men, both in the 2016 presidential election and in his failed bid for reelection in 2020. But the rebirth during the Biden era of the

Away from the political scene for the past 12 years, George Walker Bush decided to return to the public square to lobby his own Republican party for comprehensive immigration reform, offering citizenship to undocumented immigrants who have a clean criminal record and have paid their back taxes. It is a perfect synchronization with President Biden's own immigration policy, reflected in the Citizenship Bill 2021, which is promoted in the Senate by the Democratic Senator of New Jersey Bob Menéndez and in the House of Representatives by the legislator from California Linda Sánchez. “I do not pretend to give recipes, I do not want to tell Congress how to do this or that, what I do want to tell Congress is to put aside the harsh rhetoric on immigration and that neither side seeks to score political points. I hope to help set a more respectful tone towards immigrants that can lead to a reform of the system," Bush told CBS this weekend from his Prairie Chapel Ranch in Texas. Now dedicated to the hobby of painting, Bush acknowledged that his failure to get immigration reform passed during his eight years in the federal government has been one of his biggest disappointments and regretted that politicians use the reality of the immigration phenomenon to scare people. voters. The best window of opportunity to pass comprehensive immigration reform is likely to be this year. However, the reality is that the majority of voters in the midst of the pandemic assign a low priority to the immigration debate, despite the fact that the emergency of migrant children at the border has captured the attention of the nation. George W. Bush does not know if his party will pay attention to his immigration vision. Republicans believe they have a good chance to win back the Lower House and Senate next year. We'll see. Joe Biden has accumulated extensive political capital from his response to the pandemic. Nearly seven in 10 Americans appreciate his work as the nation's virtual chief physician. But if Republicans turn their backs on sensible immigration reform once again, they may have lost one of their last chances to remain a political institution with real potential to govern a multiracial, multiethnic and multicultural country at the national level. For more information visit www.laredhispana.com.

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mall business is the number one employer in this country, and many San José residents rely on mom-and-pop establishments to provide a reliable source of income. During our city's shelterin-place (SIP), most discussions around relief efforts excluded our members. When small businesses are excluded, their employees are as well. Now is the time for city leaders to come together to preserve the substantial economic benefits of our diverse small business community. On behalf of the 200+ small businesses we represent, The Alum Rock-Santa Clara Street Business Association's leadership has a list of 4 recommendations we want our city leaders to take action on. 1. Halting or deferring financial burdens placed on small businesses

For impacted small business owners, the need to pay utilities and licensing costs poses a significant threat to their ability to stay in operation. The city of New Orleans, LA, announced waiving fines, fees, interest, and penalties on sales tax payments. We call on our city leadership to wave and defer utility and licensing costs for small businesses that have experienced an impact from the COVID19 pandemic. 2. Establishing a small business relief fund The city of San José can take multiple approaches to provide direct financial relief for small businesses. San José should move fast by creating funds through a combination of city resources, philanthropic dollars or by redeploying state Community Development Block Grant funds to small businesses. In the City of Philadelphia, the city announced a $10 million COVID-19 Small Business Relief Fund to provide grants to businesses. We call on the city to put a total of $10 million of general fund dollars to give relief to small businesses in highly affected communities. 3. Establishing localized and community-specific

As our city considers providing support for businesses, we ask that they be strategic in allocating resources. There should not be only one community-based organization responsible for technical assistance to businesses throughout the city. We want to make sure that our city entrusts organizations that have existing relationships in our communities. The organizations should have a track record of working well with other service providers and have the capacity to provide culturally competent services. There should not be outside consultants obtaining funds to do work local community organizations are better equipped to provide. 4. Investing in city-funded mediation between merchants and property owners Due to limitations on operations, the SIP order has resulted in many small businesses falling behind on rent. California has issued a moratorium on evictions for small businesses; however, many small business owners remain confused about what is accurate. We ask city leaders to invest in mediators who can bring everyone to the table to discuss options that are beneficial for both tenants and property owners. We also ask that the city provide property owners incentives to encourage negotiating in good faith with our business owners. If the city fails to take action, we fear that mass displacement will occur, resulting in vacant properties popping up across the city. We look to our leaders at the City of San José and ask they take action to address our community's concerns. Now is the time for action, and we ask our city leaders to identify further steps they can take at the municipal level to keep our local economy from collapsing. Authors: Peter Ortiz, Policy Advisor for the Alum Rock Santa Clara Street Business Association Co-Authors: Connie Alvarez, President of the Alum Rock Santa Clara Street Business Association and Mimi Hernandez, Strategic Advisor for the Alum Rock Santa Clara Street Business Association

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a pequeña empresa es el empleador número uno en este país y muchos residentes de San José dependen de establecimientos familiares para proporcionar una fuente confiable de ingresos. Durante la llamada de albergue en casa (SIP) de nuestra ciudad, la mayoría de las discusiones sobre los esfuerzos de ayuda excluyeron a nuestros miembros. Cuando se excluye a las pequeñas empresas, también se está excluyendo a los empleados. Ahora es el momento de que los líderes de la ciudad se unan para preservar los beneficios económicos de nuestras pequeñas empresas. En nombre de los más de 200 negocios que representamos, el liderazgo de la Asociación de Empresas de Alum Rock Street-Santa Clara tiene una lista de 4 recomendaciones las cuales nos gustaría que nuestros líderes de la ciudad tomaran acción. 1. Frenar o diferir las cargas financieras impuestas a las pequeñas empresas Para los propietarios de pequeñas empresas afectadas, la necesidad de los servicios públicos de pago y los costos de licencias representa una amenaza significativa a su capacidad para mantenerse en funcionamiento. La ciudad de Nueva Orleans anunció la exención de multas, tarifas, intereses y sanciones sobre los pagos de impuestos sobre las ventas. Hacemos un llamado a los líderes de nuestra ciudad que difieran los costos de servicios públicos y licencias para las pequeñas empresas que han experimentado impactos a causa de Covid-19. 2. El establecimiento de un pequeño fondo de ayuda de negocio

San José puede adoptar múltiples enfoques para brindar alivio financiero directo a las pequeñas empresas. La cuidad debe actuar con rapidez mediante la creación de fondos. Una combinación de recursos locales, dólares de beneficencia o mediante la redistribución de fondos estatales de CDBG. En la ciudad de Filadelfia, se anunció un Fondo de Ayuda para Pequeñas Empresas Covid-19 de $10 millones. Hacemos un llamado a la ciudad para que reserve

$10 millones de dólares del fondo general para ayudar a las pequeñas empresas. 3. Establecimiento de programas de asistencia empresarial localizados y específicos de nuestra comunidad. A medida que nuestra ciudad considera brindar apoyo a las empresas, pedimos que sea estratégico en la asignación de recursos. No debería haber sólo una organización basada en la comunidad responsable de proporcionar asistencia técnica a las empresas en toda la ciudad. Queremos asegurarnos de que nuestra ciudad confíe en organizaciones que tienen relaciones existentes en nuestras comunidades. Las organizaciones deben tener un historial de trabajar bien con otros proveedores de servicios y tener la capacidad de proporcionar servicios culturalmente competentes. No debe haber consultores externos que obtengan fondos de la Ley federal CARES ACT para realizar el trabajo que las organizaciones comunitarias locales están mejor equipadas para brindar. 4. Invertir en la mediación financiada por la ciudad entre comerciantes y propietarios La orden SIP ha provocado que muchas pequeñas empresas se atrasen en el pago de la renta. California ha emitido una moratoria sobre los desalojos para pequeñas empresas; sin embargo, muchos propietarios de empresas siguen confundidos acerca de lo que es correcto. Pedimos a nuestros líderes que inviertan en mediadores que puedan discutir opciones que sean beneficiosas tanto para los inquilinos como para los propietarios. También pedimos que la ciudad proporcione incentivos a los dueños de propiedades para alentar la negociación de buena fe con nuestros dueños de negocios. Acudimos a nuestros líderes en la ciudad de San José y pedimos acciones para abordar las preocupaciones de nuestra comunidad. Ahora es el momento de actuar, y les pedimos a los líderes de nuestra ciudad que identifiquen los pasos adicionales que pueden tomar a nivel municipal para evitar que nuestra economía local colapse. Peter Ortiz es el asesor de políticas de Alum Rock-Santa Clara Street Business Association.(ARSCSBA) Connie Álvarez es la presidenta de ARSCSBA. Mimi Hernández es el asesor estratégico de la Asociación de Empresas de ARSCSBA.

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MICRO-GRANTS, FLEXIBLE CREDITS COULD HELP TN COLLEGE STUDENTS GRADUATE

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Boyd dice que las universidades han visto un aumento del 43 por ciento en el éxito de los estudiantes al ofrecerles becas de finalización. Según la Comisión de Educación Superior de Tennessee, apenas la mitad de los estudiantes que ingresan a la universidad terminan sus títulos en seis años, y las tasas de finalización son más bajas para los estudiantes negros e hispanos de bajos ingresos.

ASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A pilot program in Knox County provides cash to cover emergencies for college students in the region, and education experts say Knox Promise is just one example of how the state can help more Tennessee students complete a degree and navigate a changing labor market. Randy Boyd, president of the University of Tennessee system and chairman of Tennessee Achieves, said the completion grants underscore the need for a wider net of services to keep students attending classes. "These are very small grants, microgrants - it could be $100, it could be $500 - for students that suddenly have something unexpected that comes up that could derail them, like a radiator breaks in their car," he said. "For some students, it makes a difference in whether they are going to be able to graduate." Boyd said colleges have seen a 43% increase in student success by offering completion grants. According to the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, barely half of students who enter college finish their degrees within six years, and the completion rates are lower for lowincome, Hispanic and Black students. Boyd said funding for the pilot was provided by a private donor, but added that he hopes to expand the program to all Tennessee students.

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"So, for a very small amount of money statewide - we estimated about $4.5 million a year - we could have a statewide completion grant program," he said. "It's something we're going to be championing in the future." Boyd said the state also could revise rules on transferring credits between colleges. He noted that barriers to transferring from a community college to a four-year institution particularly affect students of color. "We definitely need to look at how we credential and how we provide more options to our students," he said. Based on the most recent attainment rates, the state would need to help an additional 60,000 Black Tennesseans obtain an associate or bachelor's degree to close the education gap with white Tennesseans. Support for this reporting was provided by Lumina Foundation.

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ASHVILLE, TN -- Un programa piloto en el condado de Knox proporciona dinero en efectivo para cubrir emergencias para estudiantes universitarios en la región, y los expertos en educación dicen que Knox Promise es solo un ejemplo de cómo el estado puede ayudar a más estudiantes de Tennessee a obtener un título y a navegar en un mercado laboral cambiante. El presidente de sistemas de la Universidad de Tennessee, Randy Boyd, dice que las becas de finalización subrayan la necesidad de una red más amplia de servicios para que los estudiantes sigan asistiendo a clases. "Estas son becas muy pequeñas, microsubvenciones (podrían ser $100, podrían ser $500) para aquellos estudiantes a los que de pronto puede surgirles algo inesperado y podría hacerles descarrilar", dijo Boyd, "Por ejemplo, un radiador que descompone su automóvil; para algunos estudiantes, esto hace una diferencia en la posibilidad de graduarse."

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Boyd señala que los fondos para el programa piloto fueron proporcionados por un donante privado, pero agrega que esperan expandir el programa a todos los estudiantes de Tennessee. "Entonces, por una cantidad muy pequeña de dinero en todo el estado, estimamos alrededor de $ 4.5 millones al año, podríamos tener un programa de becas de finalización en todo el estado", Boyd reconoció, "Esto algo que vamos a defender en el futuro." Boyd agrega que el estado también podría revisar las reglas para la transferencia de créditos entre universidades. Señala que las barreras para el traslado de un colegio comunitario a una institución de cuatro años afectan particularmente a los estudiantes de color. "Definitivamente necesitamos observar cómo obtener las credenciales y como brindar más opciones a nuestros estudiantes", señala Boyd. Con base en las tasas de logros más recientes, el estado necesitaría ayudar a otros 60 mil habitantes negros de Tennessee a obtener un título de asociado o licenciatura para cerrar la brecha educativa con los habitantes blancos de Tennessee. La Fundación Lumina proporciono apoyo para este informe.

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CATARACT SURGERY SAVES AN AVID BOWLER’S VISION IN RECORD TIME

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f you ever have trouble seeing your way clear to getting your eyes checked, here’s a case to consider: Genida White could tell her vision was gradually getting worse, but she rationalized away the need to see an ophthalmologist—a medical doctor who specializes in eyecare. She could still do all the things she enjoyed, such as bowling every Monday. But mostly, she was nervous to hear what the doctor would say about her eyes. Her daughter provided the encouragement she needed, telling her about a radio advertisement she heard about free eye exams with EyeCare America. No more excuses; it was time for an appointment. While, unfortunately, Genida did receive the diagnosis she feared—she would need surgery to remove cataracts in both eyes—the results were brilliant. The improvement in her vision was swift and dramatic. “I’d never had eye surgery before,” Genida said. “Before I knew it, it was over.” Cataract Facts A cataract is when your eye’s natural lens becomes cloudy. People with cataracts describe it as looking through a foggy window; vision is blurred and colors are dulled. About half of all Americans over age 75 have cataracts. As you age, you’re increasingly likely to develop cataracts.

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recalls Genida. She could just barely read the last two lines of the eye chart during her initial eye exam with her ophthalmologist, Douglas Wilson, M.D. The day after surgery, Genida was able to read the whole way through the chart, top to bottom. “Dr. Wilson asked me, ‘Are you sure you couldn’t see before?!’ and I said, ‘Yes, I’m positive!’ It was amazing.” Proof of her quick recovery was evident at the bowling alley, where Genida didn’t miss one Monday on the lanes.

Su hija le dio el ánimo que necesitaba, contándole sobre un anuncio que escuchó en la radio acerca de exámenes gratuitos de la vista con EyeCare America. Se acabaron las excusas; llegó la hora de hacer una cita. A pesar de que desafortunadamente Genida recibió el diagnóstico que temía: necesitaría cirugía para remover las cataratas de ambos ojos. Los resultados fueron brillantes. La mejora en su visión fue rápida y dramática. “Nunca me había sometido a una cirugía ocular”, dijo Genida. “Antes de que me diera cuenta, el procedimiento quirúrgico terminó”. Datos y hechos sobre las cataratas

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Una catarata ocurre cuando la capa cristalina natural de su ojo se nubla. Las personas con cataratas lo describen como mirar a través de una ventana nublada; la visión es borrosa y los colores apagados. Aproximadamente la mitad de todos los estadounidenses mayores de 75 años tienen cataratas. A medida que uno envejece, es más probable desarrollar cataratas. Afortunadamente, las cataratas se pueden tratar. Un oftalmólogo extrae quirúrgicamente el lente ocular turbio y lo reemplaza con uno artificial. La cirugía de cataratas es el procedimiento más eficaz y más común que se realiza en toda la medicina de hoy; unos 3 millones de estadounidenses eligen la cirugía de cataratas cada año. Agradecida por la cirugía que salva la vista Dos semanas después de llamar a EyeCare America, Genida se sometió a una cirugía de cataratas en ambos ojos, justo a tiempo para disfrutar de las vacaciones del Día de Acción de Gracias. Se sorprendió de lo simple que fue programar el examen oftalmológico inicial con EyeCare America y de lo rápido que su vista se recuperó. “Leer la tabla optométrica fue muy difícil al principio”, se recuerda Genida. Apenas podía leer las dos últimas líneas de la tabla optométrica durante su examen ocular inicial con su oftalmólogo, Douglas Wilson, M.D. El día después de la cirugía, Genida pudo leer la tabla completa, de arriba a abajo. “El Dr. Wilson me preguntó: ¿Estás segura de que no podías ver antes? Y yo dije: ¡Sí, estoy segura! Fue increíble”.

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“Reading the eye chart was so bad at first,”

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i alguna vez tuvo problemas para ver claramente la ruta hacia el chequeo de sus ojos, considere este caso: Genida White pudo notar que su visión se estaba empeorando gradualmente, pero ignoró la necesidad de que tenía que ver a un oftalmólogo, el médico que se especializa en el cuidado de la visión. Ella todavía podía hacer todas las cosas que disfrutaba, tales como jugar a los bolos todos los lunes. Pero sobre todo, estaba nerviosa al pensar sobre lo que el médico le diría sobre sus ojos.

Fortunately, cataracts are treatable. An ophthalmologist surgically removes the cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial one. Cataract surgery is the most effective and most common procedure performed in all of medicine with some 3 million Americans choosing to have cataract surgery each year.

Within two weeks of calling EyeCare America, Genida had cataract surgery in both eyes— just in time to enjoy the Thanksgiving holiday. She was amazed at how simple it was to set up the initial eye exam with EyeCare America and at how quickly her vision was restored.

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La prueba de su recuperación rápida fue evidente en la bolera donde Genida no se perdió ni un lunes jugando bolos.

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STEER CLEAR OF TYPICAL TAX RETURN ERRORS; MAY 17 DEADLINE NEARS Some errors in tax returns could delay refunds

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EVITE ERRORES COMUNES AL DECLARAR IMPUESTOS; SE ACERCA FECHA LÍMITE DEL 17 DE MAYO Algunos errores en declaraciones de impuestos pueden retrasar reembolsos

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ASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service this week reminded taxpayers to check their tax returns for common errors that could delay refunds or otherwise affect normal processing. Here are some ways to avoid tax return slipups as the May 17 due date gets closer. Use electronic filing. Filing electronically, whether through IRS Free File or other efile service providers, is a great way to cut the chances for many tax return mistakes and maximize deductions to reduce tax owed at the same time. The tax software automatically applies the latest tax laws, checks for available credits or deductions, does the calculations, and asks taxpayers for all required information. Report all taxable income. Be sure to have income documents on hand before starting the tax return. Examples are Forms W-2, 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC. Underreporting income may lead to penalties and interest. Get names and Social Security numbers right. Enter each Social Security number (SSN) and individual's name on a tax return exactly as printed on the Social Security card. Persons generally must list on their individual income tax return the SSN of any person they claim as a dependent. If a dependent or spouse does not have and is not eligible to get a SSN, list the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) instead of a SSN. Learn about filing status. If taxpayers are unsure about their filing status, the Interactive Tax Assistant on IRS.gov can help them choose the correct status, especially if more than one filing status applies. Tax software, including IRS Free File, also helps prevent mistakes with filing status.

Correctly answer the virtual currency question. The 2020 Form 1040 asks whether at any time during 2020, a person received, sold, sent, exchanged or otherwise acquired any financial interest in any virtual currency. If a taxpayer's only transactions involving virtual currency during 2020 were purchases of virtual currency, they are not required to answer "yes" to the question. Mail paper returns to the right address. Paper filers should check the right address for where to file on IRS.gov or on form instructions to avoid processing delays. Note that due to staffing issues related to COVID-19, processing paper tax returns could take much longer than usual. Taxpayers and tax professionals are encouraged to file electronically if possible. Use the right routing and account numbers. Requesting direct deposit of a federal refund into one, two or even three accounts is convenient and allows the taxpayer access to his or her money faster. Make sure the financial institution routing and account numbers entered on the return are accurate. Incorrect numbers can cause a refund to be delayed or deposited into the wrong account. Taxpayers can also use their refund to purchase U.S. Savings Bonds. Sign and date the return. If filing a joint return, both spouses must sign and date the return. E-filers can sign using a self-selected personal identification number (PIN). Keep a copy. When ready to file, taxpayers should make a copy of their signed return and all schedules for their records. Request an extension, if needed. Taxpayers who cannot meet the May 17 deadline can easily request an automatic filing extension to October 15 and prevent late filing penalties. Use Free File or Form 4868. But keep in mind that while an extension grants additional time to file, tax payments are still due May 17.

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ASHINGTON — El Servicio de Impuestos Internos les recordó esta semana a los contribuyentes que verifiquen sus declaraciones de impuestos en busca de errores comunes que pudieran retrasar los reembolsos o afectar el procesamiento normal. Aquí hay algunas maneras de evitar errores en la declaración de impuestos a medida que se acerca la fecha límite del 17 de mayo.

Use la presentación electrónica. La presentación electrónica, ya sea a través de Free File del IRS u otros proveedores de servicios de presentación electrónica, es una excelente manera de reducir las posibilidades de cometer errores en las declaraciones de impuestos y al mismo tiempo maximizar las deducciones para reducir los impuestos adeudados. El software de impuestos aplica automáticamente las leyes tributarias más recientes, verifica los créditos o deducciones disponibles, hace los cálculos y solicita a los contribuyentes toda la información requerida. Declare todos los ingresos tributables. Asegúrese de tener a la mano todos los documentos de ingresos antes de comenzar la declaración de impuestos. Algunos ejemplos son los formularios W-2 o 1099-G (desempleo). No reportar la cantidad correcta de ingresos en la declaración puede dar lugar a multas e intereses. Escriba correctamente los nombres y números de seguro social. Ingrese cada número de Seguro Social (SSN) y el nombre de la persona en una declaración de impuestos exactamente como está escrito en la tarjeta de Seguro Social. Las personas generalmente deben incluir en su declaración individual de impuestos sobre los ingresos el número de seguro social de cualquier persona que aparece como dependiente. Si un dependiente o cónyuge no tiene y no es elegible para obtener un SSN, indique el Número de Identificación Personal del Contribuyente, (ITIN) en lugar de un SSN. Aprenda más acerca del estado civil tributario. Si los contribuyentes no están seguros de su estado civil tributario, el Asistente Tributario Interactivo (ITA, por sus siglas en inglés) en IRS. gov puede ayudarlos a elegir el estado correcto, especialmente si se aplica más de un estado civil tributario. El software de impuestos, que incluye Free File del IRS, también ayuda a prevenir errores del estado civil. Responda correctamente a la pregunta acer-

ca de la moneda virtual. El Formulario 1040 del 2020 pregunta si en algún momento durante 2020 una persona recibió, vendió, envió, intercambió o adquirió algún interés financiero en cualquier moneda virtual. Si las únicas transacciones de un contribuyente que involucran moneda virtual durante 2020 fueron compras de moneda virtual, no está obligado a responder "sí" a la pregunta. Envíe las declaraciones en papel a la dirección correcta. Los que presentan en papel deben verificar la dirección correcta para saber dónde presentar la declaración en IRS.gov o en las instrucciones del formulario para evitar demoras en el procesamiento. Tenga en cuenta que debido a problemas de personal relacionados con COVID-19, el procesamiento de las declaraciones de impuestos en papel podría demorar mucho más de lo habitual. Se anima a los contribuyentes y profesionales de impuestos a que presenten sus declaraciones de impuestos electrónicamente si es posible. Use los números correctos de cuenta y de ruta. Solicitar el depósito directo de un reembolso federal en una, dos o incluso tres cuentas es conveniente y permite al contribuyente acceder a su dinero más rápido. Asegúrese de que los números de ruta y de cuenta de la institución financiera ingresados en la declaración sean precisos. Los números incorrectos pueden hacer que el reembolso se retrase o se deposite en la cuenta incorrecta. Los contribuyentes también pueden usar su reembolso para comprar bonos de ahorro de EE. UU. Firme y anote fecha en la declaración. Si presenta una declaración conjunta, ambos cónyuges deben firmar y anotar la fecha en la declaración. Los contribuyentes que presentan electrónicamente pueden firmar usando su propio número de identificación personal (PIN). Guarde una copia. Cuando estén listos para presentar, los contribuyentes deben hacer una copia de su declaración firmada y todos los anexos para sus archivos. Solicite una extensión, en caso necesario. Los contribuyentes que no pueden cumplir con la fecha límite del 17 de mayo pueden solicitar fácilmente una extensión de presentación automática hasta el 15 de octubre y evitar multas por presentación tardía. Use Free File o el Formulario 4868. Pero tenga en cuenta que, si bien una extensión otorga tiempo adicional para presentar, los pagos de impuestos aún vencen el 17 de mayo.

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3 RAZONES PARA ADOPTAR, AMAR Y DISFRUTAR TODOS LOS ALIMENTOS A BASE DE GRANOS

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3 REASONS TO EMBRACE, LOVE AND ENJOY ALL GRAIN FOODS

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gent' grain foods, like cookies and cakes, in a healthy diet as long as you enjoy them in moderation."

omo la mayoría de los estadounidenses han estado escuchando hasta el presente, los cereales integrales son sanos. La guía dietética aconseja "que la mitad de la totalidad de los granos que consumimos en el día provenga de granos enteros". Además, las cajas de cereales y las bolsas de pan promocionan el valor nutritivo de sus granos integrales, y los titulares de noticias repiten una y otra vez el mensaje. Los granos enteros o integrales proporcionan una extensa suma de beneficios para la salud. Por ejemplo, la fibra dietética que proporcionan ayuda a preservar la salud cardiaca e intestinal, e incluso a mantener un peso sano, al hacernos sentir satisfechos entre comidas. Pero si los granos integrales son tan saludables, ¿qué ocurre con la otra mitad, o sea, los granos que no son integrales? Los granos refinados enriquecidos no solo ofrecen nutrientes vitales, sino también la versatilidad y asequibilidad que nos permite satisfacer fácil y económicamente a toda la familia. 1. Los alimentos a base de granos refinados, a menudo considerados erróneamente como algo que debemos limitar o evitar, son también parte esencial de una dieta saludable. Muy cierto, porque los molineros enriquecen estos granos reemplazando los nutrientes que se pierden durante el proceso de molienda, y en ocasiones añadiendo algunos nutrientes que ni siquiera formaban parte de la fórmula original. De ahí que los granos refinados enriquecidos cuenten con nutrientes esenciales como vitaminas del grupo B, hierro, ácido fólico y, por supuesto, ¡incluso fibra dietética! Cada uno de esos nutrientes es vital para mantener una vida saludable en todas las edades. Varias investigaciones científicas recientes demuestran que consumir alimentos elaborados tanto con granos enteros como con granos refinados enriquecidos - desde cereales y pan hasta pretzels y galletas saladas - nos ayuda a obtener suficientes cantidades de los mismos. De hecho, casi el 40% de nuestra fibra dietética proviene de alimentos a base de granos refinados. "Los estadounidenses necesitan conocer los múltiples beneficios de incorporar a sus dietas alimentos básicos elaborados con granos integrales y granos refinados", afirma el Dr. Glenn Gaesser, investigador de Grain Foods Foundation. "La recomendación dietética de que la mitad de la totalidad de los granos que consumimos sean enteros es sólida, pero la rara investigación que estudia los alimentos básicos hechos con granos refinados, como el pan y los cereales, revela que están lejos de ser 'la oveja negra'. Pero hay más buenas noticias: incluso hay espacio para alimentos 'indulgentes' a base de granos como galletas y pasteles en una dieta sana, siempre y cuando se disfruten con moderación". 2. Cuando se trata del valor de una inversión , los alimentos a base de granos son insuperables.

2. You can't beat grain foods when it comes to value. Photo Credit: Marc Wieland /Unsplash

"La preparación de comidas cotidianas nutritivas puede resultar difícil cuando se dispone de un presupuesto ajustado, pero los alimentos básicos a base de granos son una de las fuentes más asequibles de calorías y nutrientes de alta calidad", asegura Sylvia Meléndez-Klinger, fundadora de Hispanic Food Communications. "Además, están disponibles casi en todas partes, desde establecimientos de conveniencia, hasta 'tiendas del dólar'. Es reconfortante saber que ese aporte nutricional compensa el valor de nuestra inversión". 3. No tiene que preocuparse por satisfacer los paladares exigentes. Los alimentos elaborados con granos son increíblemente versátiles, y funcionan como una porción de origen de planta en cada desayuno, almuerzo y cena. Si desea un poco de inspiración para una comida deliciosa y nutritiva, pruebe a preparar la receta que le sugerimos a continuación. Cualquier alimento, relleno (¡o cubierta!) que elija, ¡será la forma perfecta de comenzar el día! Para obtener más información sobre el papel de los alimentos a base de granos en una dieta saludable y ver más recetas, visite GrainFacts.com. "Un desayuno mejor para armar" Esta receta fácil y nutritiva de pan plano para el desayuno cuenta con proteínas, frutas, verduras, ¡y por supuesto, granos! Ingredientes: 1

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taza de frijoles refritos enlatados sin grasa

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tomate mediano

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No sólo es delicioso y nutritivo, sino que también ofrece opciones ilimitadas de sustituciones simples que les satisfagan a usted y a su familia: * En lugar de pan plano, coloque los ingredientes de la combinación en una rosca de pan (bagel), tostada, o panecito. * Sustituya el tomate con su salsa favorita * Sustituya los frijoles y el aguacate por espinacas y queso * ¿No le apetecen los frijoles refritos? Los frijoles negros también proporcionan una gran fuente de proteína. ¡Buen Provecho!

s most Americans have heard by now, whole grains are good for us - dietary guidance tells us to "make half our grains whole," cereal boxes and bread bags tout their whole grain goodness, and news headlines repeat the message.

"It can be tough to prepare nutritious meals every day when you're on a tight budget, but staple grain foods are one of the most affordable sources of highquality calories and nutrients," says Sylvia Melendez-Klinger, Founder of Hispanic Food Communications. "Plus you can find them almost anywhere, from convenience stores to dollar stores, and feel good knowing that you'll always be getting great nutritional bang for your buck."

Whole grains do provide a host of health benefits - for example, the dietary fiber that they deliver supports a healthy heart, gut, and even weight by helping you feel full between meals.

3. You don't need to worry about satisfying picky eaters because grain foods are incredibly versatile, serving as a plantbased part of every breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

But if whole grains are so good for us, what about the other half, the non-whole grains? Enriched refined grains not only deliver vital nutrients but also offer the versatility and affordability that allows you to easily and affordably satisfy the entire family.

To get some inspiration for a meal that's both delicious and nutritious, try the recipe below - whatever grain food and fillings (or toppings!) you choose, it's the perfect way to start your day!

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1. Foods made with refined grains, which are often mislabeled as something to limit or avoid, are also an essential part of a healthy diet. This is true because millers enrich these grains by replacing nutrients that are lost during the milling process, and sometimes adding nutrients that weren't even there before - so enriched refined grains have essential nutrients like B vitamins, iron, folic acid, and yes, even dietary fiber! Each of these nutrients is key to living a healthy life at all ages, and recent scientific research shows that eating grain foods made with both whole grains and enriched refined grains - everything from cereal and bread to pretzels and crackers - helps us get enough of them. In fact, almost 40% of our dietary fiber comes from refined grain foods. "Americans need to know the many benefits of including both whole grain and refined grain staple foods in their diets," says Dr. Glenn Gaesser, a researcher with the Grain Foods Foundation. "Make-halfyour-grains-whole dietary guidance is sound, but the rare research that studies staple refined grain foods, like bread and cereal, shows that they are far from being the 'bad guy.' And as everyone will be glad to hear, there's even room for 'indul-

To learn more about grain foods' role in a healthful diet and see more recipes, visit GrainFacts.com. "Build-a-Better Breakfast" This easy, nutrition-packed breakfast flatbread recipe features protein, fruits and vegetables - and of course, grains! Ingredients 1

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Not only is it delicious and nutritious, but it offers limitless options for simple swaps to satisfy yourself and your family: * Rather than flatbread, layer ingredients onto a bagel, toast or wrap * Swap the tomatoes for your favorite salsa * Substitute the beans and avocado for spinach and cheese * Not a fan of refried beans? Black beans also provide a protein punch Bon appetit!

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pacial. A diferencia de las baterías tradicionales, que tienen que ser recargadas regularmente, las pilas de combustible operan constantemente, siempre que tienen un suministro constante de oxígeno e hidrógeno. El oxígeno está disponible en cualquier lugar y en cualquier momento con el aire que nos rodea. El hidrógeno, aunque también es uno de los elementos más comunes del planeta, no se puede separar fácilmente de las moléculas compuestas de las que forma parte normalmente. Así que, se usa o la gasificación o la electrolisis para separar el hidrógeno. Pero esto requiere enormes cantidades de energía, que se obtienen en su mayoría de fuentes de combustibles fósiles, lo que pone en duda que tan sustentables puedan ser las pilas de combustible.

ndeed, around the turn of the millennium, the development of hydrogen fuel cells to power our transportation sector with renewable, nonpolluting power was all the rage among environmentalists and techies alike. Fuel cells combine hydrogen and oxygen via an electrochemical reaction to make electricity, with water as the only “exhaust.” The first crude fuel cells were invented in England in the 1830s, but the technology really gained momentum in the 1960s when NASA developed them for the space program. Unlike traditional batteries, which need to be regularly recharged, fuel cells operate continuously as long as they have a steady supply of oxygen and hydrogen. Oxygen is available anywhere and anytime from the air around us. Hydrogen, though also one of the planet’s most common elements, isn’t easily separated from the compound molecules it is usually part of. So, either gasification or electrolysis are used to separate the hydrogen out. But this requires copious amounts of energy, which is most often derived from fossil fuel sources, calling into question just how sustainable fuel cells actually may be. Start-ups working on fuel cells for the auto industry (Ballard Power, Plug Power) became the darlings of investors in the 1990s and 2000s, but in the intervening two decades hybrids and EVs started to take over the auto sector instead of cars powered by hydrogen, and fuel cell makers shifted most of their attention to the aviation industry. So, what happened? Why aren’t we all driving around in fuel cell cars today? One major hurdle was the lack of a refueling infrastructure. Internal combustion cars and trucks (and hybrids) can get gasoline at just about every other corner and highway exit across the country. Meanwhile, EV drivers just need an electrical outlet, one of the most ubiquitous pieces of “infrastructure” in our world, to recharge their cars’ batteries for the next 80-200 miles. But if you do happen to drive one of the 300 fuel cell vehicles sold (or leased) in the U.S. in recent years—Toyota Mirai or Honda Clarity, to name a few, you’ll have to find a hydrogen refueling station to keep the road trip alive. And if you don’t live in California, home to 43 of the nation’s 48 hydrogen refueling stations thanks to the forwardlooking state’s Clean Transportation Program, a fuel cell vehicle probably doesn’t make a lot of sense. While fuel cells may not have lived up to their initial hype as the future of the automotive transportation sector, they are playing an increasingly larger role in powering various aspects of the aviation and aerospace industries, where hydrogen production and refueling operations can be relatively centralized. Another growth area for fuel cells is stationary applications. Our existing natural gas distribution system could be modified to pipe hydrogen into our buildings to feed fuel cells to take care of our energy needs. While fuel cells alone may not be the answer to our environmental problems, they are proving to be one of the arrows in the quiver of those trying to be part of the solution. CONTACTS: Fuel Cell Basics, fchea.org/fuelcells; “Why We Still Can't Deliver on the Promise of Hydrogen Cars,” thedrive.com/tech/33408/why-

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we-still-cant-deliver-on-the-promise-of-hydrogen-cars; “Hydrogen Fuel is Getting Buzz, But Here’s Why It Hasn’t Gone Mainstream,” news. usc.edu/trojan-family/why-hydrogen-fuel-isntmainstream-as-fossil-fuel-alternative/; “What Ever Happened To Fuel Cells?” powermag.com/ whatever-happened-to-fuel-cells/. EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://emagazine.com. To donate, visit https//earthtalk.org. Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.

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e hecho, cerca del cambio de milenio, el desarrollo de pilas de combustible de hidrógeno para alimentar a nuestro sector de transporte con una energía renovable y no-contaminante estuvo de moda entre ambientalistas y técnicos. Las pilas de combustible combinan hidrógeno con oxígeno a través de una reacción electroquímica para generar electricidad, con el agua como el único “deshecho.” Las primeras pilas de combustible crudas fueron inventadas en Inglaterra por el año 1830, pero la tecnología realmente tomó impulso por 1960 cuando la NASA las desarrolló para su programa es-

Start-ups que trabajan en pilas de combustible para la industria automotriz (Ballard Power, Plug Power) se convirtieron en los favoritos de los inversores entre 1990 y 2000, pero durante las últimas décadas, los híbridos y los eléctricos empezaron a tomar las riendas del sector automovilístico en lugar de los coches propulsados por hidrógeno, así que los productores de pilas de combustible centraron gran parte de su atención en la industria de aviación. Entonces ¿Qué pasó, por qué no nos estamos moviendo todos en autos de pilas de combustible? Un obstáculo enorme fue la falta de una infraestructura de recarga. Coches y camiones de combustión interna (e híbridos) pueden obtener gasolina casi en cada esquina y carreteras en todo el país. Mientras tanto, los conductores de eléctricos solo necesitan un enchufe eléctrico, una de las piezas más ubicuas de “infraestructura” en nuestro mundo, para recargar las baterías de sus autos para las próximas 80 - 200 millas. Pero si manejas uno de los 300 vehículos de celdas de combustible que se vendieron (o rentaron) en los EE.UU en los últimos años -- Toyota Mirai or Honda Clarity, para mencionar unos cuantos, tendrás que encontrar una estación de recarga de hidrógeno para seguir tu viaje en carretera. Y si no vives en California, el hogar de 43 de las 48 estaciones de recarga de hidrógeno de la nación, gracias al programa estatal progresista Clean Transportation Program, un vehículo de pila de combustible probablemente no tenga mucho sentido. While fuel cells alone may not be the answer to our environmental problems, they are proving to be one of the arrows in the quiver of those trying to be part of the solution. Mientras que las pilas de combustible no parecen haber evolucionado mucho más desde su éxtasis inicial para el futuro del sector del transporte automotriz, están desempeñando una función cada vez más importante al impulsar varios aspectos de las industrias de aviación y aeroespacial, donde la producción de hidrógeno y las operaciones de recarga pueden ser centralizadas. Otra área de crecimiento de las pilas de combustible son las aplicaciones estacionarias. Nuestro sistema de distribución de gas natural podría ser modificado para canalizar hidrógeno a nuestros edificios para alimentar las pilas de combustible y satisfacer nuestras necesidades de energía. Aunque las pilas de combustible no sean la respuesta a nuestros problemas medioambientales, están demostrando ser un puntero en el movimiento que intenta ser una parte de la solución. CONTACTOS: Fuel Cell Basics, fchea.org/fuelcells; “Why We Still Can't Deliver on the Promise of Hydrogen Cars,” thedrive.com/tech/33408/why-westill-cant-deliver-on-the-promise-of-hydrogen-cars; “Hydrogen Fuel is Getting Buzz, But Here’s Why It Hasn’t Gone Mainstream,” news.usc.edu/trojan-family/why-hydrogen-fuel-isnt-mainstream-as-fossil-fuel-alternative/; “What Ever Happened To Fuel Cells?” powermag.com/whatever-happened-to-fuel-cells/. EarthTalk® es producido por Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss para el 501(c)3 EarthTalk sin fines de lucro. Vea más en https://emagazine.com. Para donar, visite https//earthtalk.org. Envía preguntas a: question@ earthtalk.org.

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“LOS TRABAJADORES DE PRIMERA LÍNEA SE HAN GANADO Y MERECEN EL CAMINO A LA CIUDADANÍA” Con su primer proyecto de ley el senador Alex Padilla quiere honrar también a sus padres, quienes migraron desde Chihuahua en busca del sueño americano.

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colegas republicanos apoyan regularizar a los soñadores y a los trabajadores agrícolas, una reforma migratoria integral que cobije a los 11 millones de indocumentados que han estado viviendo en este país “en las sombras”, requiere de compromisos más arduos.

inco millones de trabajadores esenciales, que han puesto sus vidas en riesgo durante la pandemia en más de una docena de industrias vitales como salud, agricultura, cuidado infantil y servicio doméstico, podrían hacerse ciudadanos bajo el primer proyecto de ley presentado por el senador federal Alex Padilla. Tras su nombramiento por el gobernador Gavin Newsom para ocupar la silla vacante que dejó la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, Padilla se convirtió en el primer latino en ese puesto en la historia del estado. Hoy preside el Subcomité Judicial de Inmigración, Ciudadanía y Seguridad Fronteriza y su primer proyecto de ley quiere honrar no solo el esfuerzo de esos trabajadores durante COVID-19 sino el de sus mismos padres que migraron desde Chihuahua, México en los años 60. “Durante 40 años mi padre trabajó como cocinero de comidas rápidas mientras mi mamá limpiaba casas”, dijo Padilla en una conversación con medios étnicos organizada por Ethnic Media Services. “Fue un trabajo duro y honesto en su búsqueda del sueño americano. Con ese trabajo criaron tres niños y nos dieron una educación”. Los hermanos Padilla crecieron en la comunidad de clase trabajadora en Pacoima, California en el noreste del Valle de San Fernando. Su hermana mayor Julie trabaja en el sector educativo y su hermano menor Ackley se desempeña en el Concejo Municipal de Los Ángeles, donde Padilla comenzó su carrera política. Luego fue elegido como senador estatal y posteriormente se convirtió en el primer secretario de estado latino de California entre 2015 y 2021. “Durante más de un año de esta pandemia de COVID-19, he visto gestos de agradecimiento, publicaciones en Facebook y tuits de personas que agradecen a los trabajadores esenciales quienes a pesar del riesgo y del dolor, siguen yendo a trabajar todos los días para ayudar a poner comida en nuestras mesas”, dijo Padilla refiriéndose a una fuerza laboral que en su mayoría es indocumentada. “Creo que es hora de que los honremos a ellos y a su servicio con algo más que nuestras palabras…para mí el alivio del COVID no solo significa abordar los impactos de la pandemia en la salud, sino también reconstruir una economía que sea mucho más inclusiva de todas las poblaciones, y otorgar a nuestros trabajadores de primera línea un camino a la ciudadanía que se han ganado y merecen”, agregó. Según un estudio de 2016 del Center for American Progress los trabajadores indocumentados aportan $4.7 billones al PIB de EE. UU. Los inmigrantes sin papeles pagan $11.7 mil millones en impuestos estatales y locales y $12 mil millones en ingresos de

“Creemos que existe la posibilidad de obtener 60 votos para algunas de estas reformas”, pero “reformar o abolir el filibusteo ayudará a avanzar otras agendas”. Temas vitales como la protección del derecho al voto, el cambio climático y el abordar injusticias históricas como las reparaciones a las comunidades afroamericanas, que están en la agenda de Padilla, también podrían aprobarse si se cambiara la regla.

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seguridad social cada año. La semana pasada Padilla y un pequeño grupo bicameral de legisladores, enviaron una carta al presidente Joe Biden para que incluyera este proyecto de ley como parte del paquete de infraestructura. Este paquete se puede aprobar en el Senado con 50 votos más uno, a través de un proceso llamado reconciliación presupuestaria, lo que evitaría que fuera sujeto a cualquier

intento de obstrucción bajo la figura del filibusteo, que requiere que 60 miembros terminen el debate antes de pasar a votación. “Consideraremos todas las opciones”, sostuvo Padilla. “Sé que hay un apoyo bipartidista para algunas reformas, la pregunta es si lo hacemos por partes o como un paquete. Esa es la negociación”. Padilla reconoce que si bien varios de sus

De hecho los republicanos han agitado la crisis de migración en la frontera, que solo en marzo recibió 172,000 personas según datos de Aduanas y Protección de Fronteras de EE.UU (CBP en inglés), para no avanzar en la regularización de los 11 millones que ya están aquí. “Algunos de mis colegas republicanos fácilmente fusionan ambos temas como excusa para no querer hacer nada”, dijo Padilla, al aclarar que los menores no acompañados y los nuevos inmigrantes que llegan a la frontera no son objeto de su legislación. Paralelamente la Casa Blanca y el Congreso buscan más recursos “para albergar a los solicitantes de asilo de manera más humana y procesarlos más rápidamente”, sostuvo Padilla. La administración de Donald Trump dejó a solicitantes de asilo atascados en México mientras sus casos siguen pendientes en los tribunales de inmigración de este país. Crímenes de odio Padilla también apoya el proyecto de ley contra crímenes de odio que han afectado de manera alarmante a la comunidad AAPI en los últimos meses en todo el país. “Hemos insistido al director del FBI (Christopher) Wray que dé prioridad al tema de la supremacía blanca”, dijo Padilla. El senador finalmente reflexionó sobre sus 86 días en el cargo diciendo que todavía se está adaptando al “volumen y la magnitud” de su nuevo trabajo en momentos muy peculiares. “Todavía estamos en medio de una pandemia de salud global y en el despertar de la insurrección mortal 6 de enero, mis primeras semanas en el Senado participé en el juicio político (al expresidente Trump) y fui parte de la elaboración y aprobación del plan de rescate estadounidense… Es mucho”, observó. “Espero que podamos hacer todo lo que podamos tan pronto como podamos, antes de acercarnos demasiado al ciclo electoral de 2022”, concluyó.

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“FRONTLINE WORKERS HAVE EARNED AND DESERVE THE PATH TO CITIZENSHIP” With his first bill, Senator Alex Padilla also wants to honor his parents, who migrated from Chihuahua in search of the American dream.

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workers, a comprehensive immigration reform that shelters the 11 million undocumented immigrants who have been living in this country “in the shadows”, requires more arduous commitments.

ive million essential workers, who have put their lives at risk during the pandemic working in more than a dozen vital industries such as healthcare, agriculture, childcare and domestic service, could become citizens if the first piece of legislation introduced by Senator Alex Padilla, is approved.

“We think there is a possibility to get 60 votes for some of these reforms,” but “reforming or abolishing the filibuster will help advance other agendas.” Vital issues like protecting voting rights, climate change, and addressing historic injustices like reparations to African-American communities, which are on Padilla’s agenda, could also pass if the filibuster rule were changed.

On January 20th, Alex Padilla was sworn in as California ́s Junior Senator, the first Latino in that position in the state’s history. Governor Gavin Newsom appointed him to the vacant seat left by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Today, Padilla is the Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship and Border Safety and his first bill wants to honor not only the efforts of those front-line workers during COVID-19, but those of his own parents who migrated from Chihuahua, Mexico to the US in the 1960s. “For 40 years my father worked as a short order cook while my mom was cleaning houses,” said Padilla during an exclusive interview with ethnic reporters hosted by Ethnic Media Services. “It was honest hard work in their pursuit of the American dream. With that work they raised three children and gave us an education.” The Padilla siblings grew up in the working-class community of Pacoima, California. His older sister Julie works in education and his younger brother Ackley is chief of staff for Councilwoman Nury Martinez on the Los Angeles City Council, where Padilla began his political career. He then was elected as a State Senator and subsequently became California’s first Latino Secretary of State between 2015 and 2021.

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According to a 2016 study by the Center for American Progress, undocumented workers contribute $4.7 trillion to U.S. GDP. Immigrants without papers pay $11.7 billion in state and local taxes and $12 billion in social security revenues every year. Last week Padilla and a bicameral group of Democrats sent a letter to President Joe Biden to include this bill as part of the infrastructure package. This package could be approved in the Senate with 50 votes plus one, through a process called budget reconciliation, to prevent it from

“We will consider all the options,” Padilla said. “I know there is bipartisan support for reform, the question is whether we do an individual piece of legislation with separate votes or as a package. That is the negotiation.” Padilla acknowledges that although several of his Republican colleagues support regularizing the dreamers and agricultural

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“Some of my Republican colleagues will easily conflate both issues as an excuse to not want to do anything,” said Padilla, clarifying that unaccompanied minors and new immigrants arriving at the border are not covered by his legislation. At the same time, the White House and Congress seek more resources “to house asylum seekers more humanely and process them more quickly,” said Padilla. “The Trump administration left asylum seekers stuck in Mexico while their cases remain pending in U.S. immigration courts. Hate crimes

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“For more than a year now we’ve all been through this COVID-19 pandemic and along the way i’ve seen gestures of appreciation, Facebook posts and tweets of people thanking essential workers who despite the risk and despite the pain continue to show up to work everyday to help put our food in our tables,” said Padilla referring to a workforce that is mostly undocumented. “I believe it’s time we honor them and their service with more than just our words… for me, COVID relief means not only addressing the health impacts of the pandemic, but also rebuilding an economy that is much more inclusive of all populations, and give our front-line workers a path to citizenship they have earned and deserve,” he added.

being obstructed under the figure of the filibuster, which requires 60 members to finish the debate before going to a vote.

He said Republicans have agitated the migration crisis at the border -which in March received 172,000 people according to data from Customs and Border Protection-, to avoid discussing the regularization of the 11 million that are already here.

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Padilla also said he supports the Hate Crimes bill, a phenomenon that has alarmingly affected the AAPI community in recent months across the country. “We have insisted to FBI Director (Christopher) Wray to prioritize the issue of white supremacy,” Padilla said. The Senator reflected on his 86 days in office by saying that he is still adjusting to the “volume and magnitude” of his new job at a very unique time of his transition. “We are still in the midst of a global health pandemic, we are still in the wake of the deadly insurrection of January 6, my first weeks in the Senate I participated in the impeachment trial (of former President Trump) and was part of the crafting and passing of the American Rescue Plan… It’s a lot, ” he observed. “I hope we can do as much as we can as soon as we can, before we get too close to the 2022 election cycle,” he concluded.

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INNEAPOLIS – Lo que describen como un veredicto histórico, el ex oficial de la policía de Minneapolis Derek Chauvin fue condenado el jueves por el asesinato de George Floyd el año pasado. Los defensores de la justicia racial esperan que esto solo sea el comienzo de un progreso importante para su movimiento.

Otra activista con residencia en Minneapolis afuera del juzgado, Dantashia Murdoch, dijo que el veredicto se da después de un año emocional. Dijo que está feliz de ver una rendición de cuentas, dado el trauma que la comunidad negra ha enfrentado en el sistema de justicia.

El veredicto, que incluye cargos culpables por asesinato en segundo y tercer grado, se emitió casi un año después de que la muerte de Floyd desencadenara protestas globales sobre el maltrato policial hacia personas de color. Afuera del Hennepin County Courthouse, la activista local Artise Mayfield calificó el veredicto como un gran paso adelante, pero agregó que no borrará los problemas añejos con los que la comunidad negra se ha enfren-

Activista Willie Austin está parado afuera del Hennepin County Courthouse antes de la lectura de sentencia en el juicio de Derek Chauvin. Photo Credit: Public News Service / Mike Moen

tado, y sugirió que se necesitan reformas sustanciales. “Necesitábamos tomar medidas después de esto. Nada ha cambiado, ni siquiera con el hecho de que está sometido a juicio, la policía sigue matando gente,” dijo Mayfield. Se refiere a la muerte de Daunte Wright en el cercano centro de Brook-

lyn de este mes a manos de la policía. Los funcionarios de policía allá dicen que una oficial confundió su pistola táser con un arma de fuego cuando disparó a Wright en un control de tránsito. Esta oficial ha renunciado y ahora enfrenta cargos de homicidio. En cuanto al caso de Chauvin, Mayfield reconoce el trabajo del fiscal general de Minnesota Keith Ellison y

“Solo hay que ver cuantos nombres, cuanta gente ha sido brutalizada por la policía”, lamentó Murdoch. “Simplemente es desgarrador”. A medida que el juicio se desarrolló, los defensores de la reforma han renovado su esfuerzo para que la Legislatura de Minnesota considere nuevas propuestas de rendición de cuentas de la policía. Otros tres ex oficiales de policía de Minneapolis también fueron acusados en la muerte de Floyd. Su juicio se realizará más adelante en el año.

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INNEAPOLIS -- In what's being described as a landmark verdict, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted Tuesday for last year's killing of George Floyd. Racial justice advocates hope it's just the beginning of major progress for their movement.

Another Minneapolis-based activist outside the courthouse, Dantashia Murdoch, said the verdict follows an emotional year. She said she's glad to see accountability now, given the trauma the Black community has dealt with in the justice system.

The verdict, which included guilty counts for second- and third-degree murder, came nearly a year after Floyd's death sparked global protests over police mistreatment of Black people. Outside the Hennepin County Courthouse, local activist Artise Mayfield called the verdict a big step forward, but added it doesn't simply erase the longstanding problems the Black community has dealt with, while suggesting that substantial reforms are needed.

"Just looking at how many names, how many people have been brutalized by the cops," Murdoch lamented. "It's just heartbreaking." Activist Willie Austin stands outside the Hennepin County Courthouse before the verdict is read in the Derek Chauvin trial. Photo Credit: Public News Service / Mike Moen

"Actions definitely needed to be taken after this. It's not even changed that he's on trial, police are still killing people," said Mayfield. She's referring to the death of Daunte Wright in nearby Brooklyn Center this month at the hands of police. Police

officials there say an officer mistook her handgun for her taser when she shot Wright during a traffic stop. That officer has resigned and now faces manslaughter charges. As for the Chauvin case, Mayfield credits the work of Minnesota Attor-

As the trial unfolded, reform advocates have renewed their push for the Minnesota Legislature to consider new police accountability proposals. Three other former Minneapolis police officers were also charged in Floyd's death. Their trial will be held later this year.

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ACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California civil-rights groups say they were relieved to hear the three guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial on Tuesday April 20th, and they're vowing to continue the fight for racial justice. The jury in Minneapolis convicted former police officer Chauvin on all counts for killing George Floyd last May by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Had the verdict gone the other way, said Rick Callender, president of the California/Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP, the state and nation would have seen an explosion of rage and grief. "Our very right to breathe was on trial," he said, "and justice has really been served, and the verdict demonstrates accountability." Several years ago, after the police killing of Stephon Clark in Sacramento, California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 392, which established a tougher standard to justify use of deadly force by police. The wording of the standard went from "reasonable fear" to "necessary in defense of human life." Callender said much more still needs to be done to further the cause of racial justice. "We need to have an end to qualified immunity, which protects government officials from lawsuits seeking monetary damages," he said. "We need

to open up the records of police officers, so that punishments that have been placed on their records can be considered, going forth." Chauvin faces up to 40 years in prison for the most serious charge of second-degree murder. The other Minneapolis police officers in the case are to go on trial later this year.

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ACRAMENTO, Calif. – Grupos de derechos civiles de California dijeron sentirse aliviados al escuchar los tres veredictos de culpabilidad en el juicio de Derek Chauvin el martes, 20 de abril, y prometen que seguirán luchando por la justicia racial.

El jurado en Minneapolis condenó al ex oficial de policía Chauvin por todos los cargos derivados del asesinato de George Floyd en mayo del año pasado, arrodillándose sobre su cuello por más de 9 minutos. Si el veredicto hubiera tomado otra dirección, dijo Rick Callender, presidente de California/Hawaii State Conference of the NAACP, el estado y la nación habrían visto una explosión de rabia y luto. “Nuestro derecho a respirar estaba en juicio” dijo él, “Se ha hecho justicia, y el veredicto denota responsabilidad”. Hace algunos años, después del asesinato de Stephon Clark a manos de la policía en Sacramento, los legisladores de California aprobaron la Ley de Asamblea 392, que estableció criterios más estrictos para justificar el uso de la fuerza mortal por la policía. El texto de la norma cambió de “miedo razonable” a “necesario para la defensa de una vida humana”. Callender dijo que aún hay mucho por hacer para promover la causa de la justicia racial. “Necesitamos poner fin a la inmunidad calificada, que protege a los oficiales de gobierno de las demandas por compensación monetaria,” dijo él. “Necesitamos abrir los expedientes de los oficiales de policía, para que los castigos puestos en sus expedientes puedan ser considerados en el futuro.” Chauvin se puede enfrentar a hasta 40 años de prisión por el cargo más serio de asesinato en segundo grado. Los otros oficiales de policía de Minneapolis se enfrentarán al juicio en el transcurso de este año.

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acres río arriba en McCloud y ahogaría 39 sitios sagrados para su gente.

EDDING, Calif. - The 2021 top 10 list of America's "Most Endangered Rivers" is out - and the McCloud River in Shasta County is number seven.

"La gente de Winnemum Wintu todavía va a las ceremonias y va a los lugares sagrados para rezar y continuar con las tradiciones", dijo. "Hemos vivido allí durante miles de años, por lo que tenemos conexiones muy arraigadas con el río".

The report from the group American Rivers noted the McCloud is threatened by a 40-yearold plan that had been revived by the Trump administration to raise the Shasta Dam by more than 18 feet. Caleen Sisk, chief of the Winnemem Wintu tribe, said that would flood 5,000 acres upstream on the McCloud and drown 39 sites sacred to her people.

La tribu toma su nombre, Winnemem, del nombre original del río McCloud. La presa Shasta, terminada en 1945, crea un depósito que abastece de agua al Valle Central.

"Winnemum Wintu people still go to the ceremonies, and go to the sacred places to pray and carry on the traditions," she said. "We've lived there for thousands of years, and so we have very deep-rooted connections to the river." The tribe takes its name, Winnemem, from the original name of the McCloud River. The Shasta Dam, finished in 1945, creates a reservoir that supplies water to the Central Valley. Supporters of raising the height of the dam have said it would create more water storage and generate additional power. Environmental groups have noted that the dam also obstructs the native salmon population. Amy Souers Kober, American Rivers' vice president for communiction, said she'd like Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, as the first Native Amer-

Los partidarios de elevar la altura de la presa han dicho que crearía más almacenamiento de agua y generaría energía adicional. Los grupos ambientalistas han notado que la presa también obstruye la población nativa de salmón. Chief Caleen Sisk of the Winnemem Wintu Tribe opposes efforts to raise the Shasta Dam and enlarge the reservoir because it would flood her tribe's ancestral lands. Photo Credit: Winnemem Wintu Tribe

ican Cabinet secretary in U.S. history, to reject the plan to make the Shasta Dam taller and enlarge its reservoir. "We need the Biden administration to do what's right here," Kober said. "It does not make any sense to further damage this river and the tribe's sacred sites when there are better, available, more cost-effective water-supply solutions." The report and a related petition is on the American Rivers website, and the tribal efforts to stop the project are online at run4salmon.org.

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EDDING, Calif. - La lista de los 10 principales de 2021 de los "Ríos más amenazados" de Estados Unidos ya salió, y el río McCloud en el condado de Shasta es el número siete. El informe del grupo American Rivers señaló que McCloud está amenazado por un plan de 40 años que había sido revivido por la administración Trump para elevar la presa Shasta por más de 18 pies. Caleen Sisk, jefe de la tribu Winnemem Wintu, dijo que eso inundaría 5,000

Amy Souers Kober, vicepresidenta de comunicación de American Rivers, dijo que le gustaría que la secretaria del Interior Deb Haaland, como la primera secretaria del gabinete indígena en la historia de los Estados Unidos, rechazara el plan para hacer de la presa Shasta un nivel más alto y expandir su embalse. "Necesitamos que la administración Biden haga lo que es correcto aquí", dijo Kober. "No tiene ningún sentido dañar más este río y los sitios sagrados de la tribu cuando existen soluciones de suministro de agua mejores, disponibles y más rentables". El informe y una petición relacionada están en el sitio web de American Rivers, y los esfuerzos tribales para detener el proyecto están en línea en run4salmon.org.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 674023 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TJSM Innolab, 811 Sycamore Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jin Lee, 811 Sycamore Drive, Palo Alto, CA 94303. 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/ Jin Lee This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/08/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 674023 April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 674279 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Budget Blinds of Palo Alto, Budget Blinds of Cupertino, 1828 Castro Dr, San Jose, CA 95130, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The

name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): BRAIDA INC., 1828 Castro Dr, San Jose, CA 95130. 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/ Aida Roshan BRAIDA INC. President Article/Reg#: C4690086 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/16/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 674279 April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673659 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ZUKA FOODS, 1758 Junction Avenue Unit A, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Tonia Onuegbe, 5305 Heaven Valley Ct, 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/ Tonia Onuegbe This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/25/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 673659 April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673747 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Success and Empowerment LLC, Boss Babes That Slay, 274 Snell Court, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Success and Empowerment LLC, 274 Snell Court, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 7/18/2020. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Christelle Fernandez

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Clara on 04/12/2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV369979 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Luis Daniel Rios Gomez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Luis Daniel Rios Gomez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Luis Daniel Rios Gomez to Daniel L Rio b. Dan L Rios to Daniel L Rio c. Dan Luis Rios Gomez to Daniel L Rio d. Dan Luis Rios-Gomez to Daniel L Rio e. Dan-Rios Gomez to Daniel L Rio 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: 6/22/2021 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 20, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379105 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: James Peruvankal. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) James Peruvankal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Arjoon Devahja to Arjoon Shastry b. Jahnavika Devika to Sia Shastri c. Sindhu James to Sinddu Shastry d. James Paul Peruvankal to James Shastry 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: 6/01/2021 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,

APR 23 - APR 29, 2021 a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV380283 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: SangJo Lee / HyunJung Im. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) SangJo Lee / HyunJung have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kyeongwon Lee to Kelly Lee 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the 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: 6/22/2021 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 20, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV380290 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fatid Azimi. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Fatid Azimi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fatid Azimi to Fatid Stanikzai 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: 6/22/2021 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 20, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379836 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nissan Hagos. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nissan Hagos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nissan Hagos to Nisan Hagos 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: 6/15/2021 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 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW

APR 23 - APR 29, 2021 CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379832 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Desiree Morris. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Desiree Morris has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Makayla Ann Yanez to Nevaeh Arlene Cardenas 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: 6/15/2021 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 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV380199 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Peggy Misquez Savitz. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Peggy Misquez Savitz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Angel Christian Garcia Jr. to AJ Misquez DeLuna 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: 6/08/2021 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 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379917 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alicia Trang Lam. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Alicia Trang Lam has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alicia Trang Lam to Hang Phuong 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: 6/15/2021 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 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 23, 30 May 7, 14, 2021 NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF Umashankar Ramamurthy Case No. 18PR184107 1. To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both,

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com of Umashankar Ramamurthy. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Mahesh Bajoria in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3. The Petition for Probate requests that Mahesh Bajoria 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 10, 2021, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.  7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner:  Gerald W. Cummings 1030 E. El Camino Real, #426 Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (408)615-8930 April 23, 30 and May 7,

2021 SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número de caso): 20CV363740 SUM-100 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JAIME MENDOZA AND DOES 1 THROUGH 10 YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTÁ DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): MARIA LOUISA CRUZ (FORMERLY Y MARIA LOUISA MENDOZA) NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before

the court will dismiss the case. ¡AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 días, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su versión. Lea la información a continuación. Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIO después de que le entreguen esta citación y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y más información en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes California (www. sucorteca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede más cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario de la corte que le dé un formulario de exención de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin más advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remisión a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorteca.gov) o poniéndose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperación de $10,000 ó más de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER (Número de caso): 20CV363740 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de

la corte es):

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For Proof of Service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons form POS-010. Para prueba de entrega de esta citation use el formulario Proof of Service of Summons, POS-101.

is (are) doing business as: TEAM, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Paly Interdisciplinary Experience, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94301. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 04/23/2015. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Katy Cummings Paly Interdisciplinary Experience CFO Article/Reg#: State Charity Reg #107011 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/07/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 673950

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 674022 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ulta Beauty, 200 W. McKinley, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc., 1000 Remington Blvd., Suite 120, Bolingbrook IL 60440. 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/ Scott M. Settersten Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. CFO Article/Reg#: C2337302 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/08/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 674022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673913 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WINSTON EXTINGUISHER CO., 132 E Kennedy Ave, Campbell, CA 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Michael J Pizzo, 132 E Kennedy Ave, Campbell CA 95008. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 10/11/1996. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous 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/ Michael J Pizzo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/05/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 673913

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA CIVIL DIVISION 191 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE, CA 95113 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): Richard A. Kutche, Attorney at Law 1500 E. Hamilton Avenue, Suite 118 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)628-0400 Date (Fecha): 2/28/2020 Clerk, by (Secretario) A. Rodriguez Deputy (Adjunto)

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April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 673626 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rose Gold Events, 875 Sorrento Dr, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited

Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Rose Gold Events LLC, 875 Sorrento Dr, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 03/05/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file#: 661573. “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/ Isabel Y. Rivas Rose Gold Events LLC Owner Ar ticle/Reg#: 202104510012 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 3/23/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 673626 April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379492 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: TUYEN THI THANH NGO. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) TUYEN THI THANH NGO has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. TUYEN THI THANH NGO to TINA VU 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: 6/01/2021 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 12, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

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April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379733 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marco Antonio RaymundoLopez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Marco Antonio RaymundoLopez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Marco Antonio RaymundoLopez to Oliver Richoux Hülshoff 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: 6/15/2021 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 14, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV363069 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anna Marie Azevedo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anna Marie Azevedo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Anna Marie Azevedo AKA Anna Marie Gloria to Anna Marie Santos 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: 5/18/2021 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 13, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379186 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Stephen LeRoi Papin. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Stephen LeRoi Papin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Stephen LeRoi Greer to Stephen Leroi Papin 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: 6/08/2021 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 07, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379106 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Milka Teklu Beyene. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Milka Teklu Beyene has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Milka Teklu Beyene to Mekdes Abebe Biru 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: 6/01/2021 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, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379106 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Milka Teklu Beyene. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Milka Teklu Beyene has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Milka Teklu Beyene to Mekdes Abebe Biru 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: 6/01/2021 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, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 16, 23, 30 May 7, 2021 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of   Donald G. Martin No.21PR189812 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Donald G. Martin. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Scott Martin and Heather Virga in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The Petition for Probate requests that Scott Martin and Heather Virga be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: May 26, 2021, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.   If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from

the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    Attorney for Petitioner:   Sidney C. Flores 601 N. First St. Ste. 200 San Jose, CA 95112 (408)292-3400 April 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379037 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Catherine Renee Reyes. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Catherine Renee Reyes has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Catherine Renee Reyes to Catherine Renee Vallejo. 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: 6/01/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 2, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 21CV379281 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Evelyn Karen Bechtle-Hudec. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Evelyn Karen BechtleHudec has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Evelyn Karen Bechtle-Hudec to Evelyn Karen Bechtle. 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: 6/08/2021 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 8, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379278 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Karen A Hernandez Torres and Jose L. Ruiz Barralaga. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Karen A Hernandez Torres and Jose L. Ruiz Barralaga have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Camila Andrea Hernandez Ruiz to Camila Andrea Ruiz Hernandez 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

APR 23 - APR 29, 2021 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: 6/08/2021 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 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378662 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elaine Moreno & Claudio Moreno. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Elaine Moreno & Claudio Moreno have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. LindaLoraine Leylani Gutierrez to Linda-Loraine Leylani Moreno Gutierrez 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 26, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378639 Superior Court of California, County of Santa

Clara-In the matter of the application of: Krittach Phichaphop. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Krittach Phichaphop has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Krittach Phichaphop to Byte Clover 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379109 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Renee Mayo Tsuzuki. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Renee Mayo Tsuzuki has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Renée Mayo Tsuzuki to R. Mayo Tsuzuki 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: 6/01/2021 at 8:45 am, Pro-

APR 23 - APR 29, 2021 bate 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. February 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378976 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thuy Tien Thi Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Thuy Tien Thi Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thuy Tien Thi Nguyen to Tien Thi Thuy 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: 6/01/2021 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 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378981 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Michael Kifle Tesfay. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Michael Kifle Tesfay has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Michael Kifle Tesfay to Abraham Kifle Tesfay 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: 6/01/2021 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 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379157 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: SATNAM SINGH AND JASJOT KAUR BUDWAL. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) SATNAM SINGH AND JASJOT KAUR BUDWAL have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. SATNAM SINGH to SATNAM SINGH GIDHA b. JASJOT KAUR BUDWAL to JASJOT KAUR GIDHA 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: 6/01/2021 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 06, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379041 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mitthu Agarwal. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mitthu Agarwal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mitthu Agarwal to Meera Garg 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: 6/01/2021 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, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 9, 16, 23, 30, 2021 SUMMONS (Domestic Violence Restraining Order) Citacion (Orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar) Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara Corte Superior de California, Condado de Santa Clara 201 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 Family Court Case No: 17CP000184 (DV-210) 1. Person asking for Protection: La persona que solicita proteccion: Claudia Alejandra Arreola

2. Notice to Aviso a Jonathan Juvenal Hernandez The person in 1 is asking for a Domestic Violence Restraining Order against you. La persona en 1 esta pidiendo una orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar contra usted. Lea la pagina 2 para mas information 3. You have a court date Tiene una audiencia en la corte Name and address of court, if different from above: Nombre y direccion de la corte, si no es la misma de arriba: 201 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 Family Justice Center Courthouse Date: Fecha: 5/19/21 Time: Hora: 1:30 pm Dept: Depto: 79 Room Sala: What if I don’t go to my court date? If you do not go to your court date, the judge can grant a restraining order that limits your contact with the person in 1. If you have a child with the person in 1, the court could make orders that limit your time with your child. Having a restraining order against you may impact your life in other ways, including preventing you from having guns and ammunition. If you do not go to your court date, the judge could grant everything that the person in 1 asked the judge to order. Que pasa si no voy a la audiencia ? Si no va a la audienca, el juez puede dictar una orden de restriccion que limita su contacto con la persona en 1. Si tiene un hijo con las persona en 1, la corte puede dictar ordines que limitans u tiempo con su hijo. Una orden de restriccion en su contra puede tener otras consecuencias, como prohibirle tener armas de fuego y municiones. Si no va a la audiencia, el juez puede ordenar todo lo que pide la persona en 1. How do I find out what the person in 1 is asking for? To find out what the person in 1 is asking the judge to order, go to the courthouse listed at the top of page 1. Ask the court clerk to let you see your case file. You will need to give the court clerk your case number, which is listed above and on page 1. The request for restraining order will be on form DV-100, Request for Domestic Violence

Restraining Order. Como puedo entender lo que pide la persona en 1 ? Para entender lo que pide las persona en 1, vaya al tribunal en la direccion indicada en la parte superior de la pagina 1. Pida al secretario de la corte permiso para ver el expediente de su caso. Tendra que darle al secretario el numero de su caso, que aparece arriba y en la pagina1, La solicitud de una orden de restriccion se hace en el formulario DV-100, Soilicitud de orden de restriccion de violencia en el hogar. Where can I get help ? Free legal information is available at your local court’s self-help center. Go to www.courts. ca.gov/selfhelp to find your local center. Donde puedo obtener ayuda ? Puede obtener informacion legal gratis en el centro de ayuda de su corte. Vea http:// w w w.cour ts .c a .gov/ selfhelp-selfhelpcenters. htm?rdeLocaleAttr-es para encontrar el centro de ayuda en su condado. Do I need a lawyer ? You are not required to have a lawyer, but you may want legal advice before your court hearing. For help finding a lawyer, you can visit www. lawhelpca.org or contact your local bar association. Necesito un abogado? No es obligatorio tener un abogado, pero es possible que quiera consejos legales antes de la audiencia en la corte. Para ayuda a encontrar un abogado, visite https:// www.lawhelpca.org/es/ homepage o contacte al Colegio de Abogados local. Date (fecha): March 9, 2021 Clerk, by (Secretario, por): see court file Deputy (Asistente): M. Greco Run Dates: April 9, 16, 23 and 30, 20 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378909 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Turan Son Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Turan Son Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Turan Son Nguyen to Turan Son Devietsah 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: 6/01/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 30, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378660 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: MIGUEL ANGEL JASSO. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) MIGUEL ANGEL JASSO has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. MIGUEL ANGEL JASSO to MICHAEL ANGEL CAMPOS 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: 5/25/2021 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS Santa Clara. March 26, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378845 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elliott Stanley Gulley. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Elliott Stanley Gulley has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elliott Stanley Gulley to Stanley Elliot Johnson 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 29, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378659 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alexis Krystel Guerrero. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Alexis Krystel Guerrero has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alexis Krystel Guerrero to Alexis Krystel Gaoteote 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 26, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378627 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amaya Silvas. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Amaya Silvas has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Amaya Isabelle Silvas to Amaya Isabelle Celaya 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW

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CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378842 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Erika Marlene Herros Aguayo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Erika Marlene Herros Aguayo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Eli David Olivas to Eli David Herros Olivas 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 29, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378636 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Luis J. Sidayen Jr. & Leya Panganiban. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Luis J. Sidayen Jr. has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Juniyah Luisa Marie Sidayen to Juniyah Luisa Marie Panganiban Sidayen 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378628 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Honey Dinesh Engineer. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Honey Dinesh Engineer has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Honey Dinesh Engineer to Honey Pragnesh Panchal 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: 5/25/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV368195 Superior Court of Cali-

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Paul Zuniga. Petitioner(s) Paul Zuniga has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Paul Zuniga to Pablo Coello Zuniga. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 4/13/21 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 1, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court April 2, 2021 Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO.673627 The following person/ entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name Sensory Balancing, 516 Granger Ter #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. Neta Shani, 516 Granger Ter #1, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 10/24/2019 under file no. 660031 Neta Shani April 2, 9, 16, 23, 2021 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/23/2021 Notice of Motion and Motion To Be Relieved As CounselCivil (MC-051) Superior Court of California County of Santa Clara 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 Case No. 19CV345547 Citibank, N.A. v. Michaela Manzano Hearing Date: 5/18/2021 Dept. 2 Time: 9am Date Action Filed: 4/2/2019 Trial Date: 7/6/21 To: Michael Manzano, 1750 Fanwood Court San Jose, CA 95133 1. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Lynda Jacobs moves under California Code of Civil Procedure section 284(2) and California Rules of Court, rule 3.1362, for

an order permitting the attorney to be relieved as attorney of record in this action or proceeding. 2. A hearing on this motion to be relieved as counsel will be held as follows: a. Date; 5/18/21 Time: 9:00 a.m. Dept: 2 3. This motion is supported by the accompanying declaration, the papers and records Filed in this action or proceeding, and the following additional documents or evidence. 4. The client presently represented by the attorney is an individual. NOTICE TO CLIENT If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, your present attorney will no longer be representing you. You many not in most cases represent yourself if you are one of the parties on the following that: . A guardian . A Conservator . A trustee . A personal representative . A probate fiduciary . A corporation . A guardian ad litem . An unincorporated association If you are one of these parties, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LEGAL REPREENTATION. Failure to retain an attorney may lead to an order striking the pleadings or to the entry of a default judgment. 5. If this motion is granted and a client is representing himself or herself, the client will be solely responsible for the case. NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, you will not have an attorney representing you. You may wish to seek legal assistance. If you do not have a new attorney to represent you in this action or proceeding, and you are legally permitted to do so, you will be representing yourself. It will be your responsibility to comply with all court rules and applicable laws. If you fail to appear at hearings, action may be taken against you. You may lose your case. 6. If this motion is granted, the client must keep the court informed of the client’s current address. NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, the court needs to know how to

contact you. If you do not keep the court and other parties informed of your current address and telephone number, they will not be able to send you notices of actions they may affect you , including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in your losing the case. Date: 11/23/2020 /S/ Lynda Jacobs Attorney for Defendant DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF ATTORNEY’S MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL-CIVIL (MC-052) Case No. 19CV345547 Citibank, N.A. v. Michaela Manzano Hearing Date: 5/18/2021 Dept. 2 Time: 9am Date Action Filed: 4/2/2019 Trial Date: 7/6/21 1. Attorney and Represented Party. Attorney Lunda Jacobs, American Debt Law is presently counsel of record for Michaela Manzano in the above-captioned action or proceeding. 2. Reasons for Motion. Attorney makes this motion to be relieved as counsel under Code of Civil Procedure section 264(2) instead of filing a consent under section 284(1) for the following reasons: Defendant has stopped paying legal fees and canceled counsel’s services. Counsel has attempted to contact Defendant to sign a Substitution of Attorney form, but she has not done so. As a result, Counsel is unable to adequately represent Defendant in this case any longer or negotiate settlement on her behalf prior to trial. 3. Service a. Attorney has personally served the client with copies of the motion papers filed with this declaration. A copy of the proof of service will be filed with the court at least 5 days before the hearing. 4. The next hearing scheduled in this action or proceeding b. is set as followsTrial-7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept. 22 of this court. 5. The following additional hearings and other proceedings (including discovery matters) are presently scheduled in this case: Trial – 7/6/2021, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 of this court; however, Counsel respectfully requests this court to continue out the Trial in light of this pending motion. 6. Trial in this action or proceeding is b. is set as follows: Trial- 7/6/21, at

8:45AM in Dept 22 of this Court. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct. Date: 11/23/2020 /s/ Lynda Jacobs ORDER GRANTING ATTORNEY’S MOTION TO BE RELIEVED AS COUNSEL-CIVIL (MC-053) Case No. 19CV345547 Citibank, N.A. v. Michaela Manzano Hearing Date: 5/18/2021 Dept. 2 Time: 9am Date Action Filed: 4/2/2019 Trial Date: 7/6/21 1. The motion of Lunda Jacobs, American Debt Law to be relieved as counsel of record for Michaela Manzano, a party to this action or proceeding, came on regularly for hearing at the date, time and placed indicated above. FINDINGS 3. Attorney has personally served the client with papers in support of this action. 4. Attorney has shown sufficient reasons why the motion to be relieved as counsel should be granted and why the attorney has brough a motion under Code of Civil Procedure 284(2) instead of filing a consent under section 284(1). ORDER 5. Attorney is relieved as counsel of record for client a. effective upon the filing of the proof of service of this signed order upon the client. 6. The client’s last known address and telephone number: 1750 Fanwood Court, San Jose, CA 95133; #408-784-6346. If the client’s current address is known, service on the client must hereafter be made at that address unless otherwise ordered in item 13. If the current address is not known, service must be made according to Code of Civil Procedure section 1011(b) and rule 3.252 of the California Rules of Court. 7. A. The next scheduled hearing in this action or proceeding is set for a. Trial 7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 of this Court. b. The hearing will concern: TRIAL. 9 The trial is this action or proceeding: b. is set for Trial on 7/6/21, at 8:45AM in Dept 22 Of this court. 10. The client presently represented by the attorney is an individual.

APR 23 - APR 29, 2021 NOTICE TO CLIENT If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, your present attorney will no longer be representing you. You many not in most cases represent yourself if you are one of the parties on the following that: . A guardian . A Conservator . A trustee . A personal representative . A probate fiduciary . A corporation . A guardian ad litem . An unincorporated association If you are one of these parties, YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY SEEK LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING LEGAL REPREENTATION. Failure to retain an attorney may lead to an order striking the pleadings or to the entry of a default judgment. 11. If this motion is granted and a client is representing himself or herself, the client will be solely responsible for the case. NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, you will not have an attorney representing you. You may wish to seek legal assistance. If you do not have a new attorney to represent you in this action or proceeding, and you are legally permitted to do so, you will be representing yourself. It will be your responsibility to comply with all court rules and applicable laws. If you fail to appear at hearings, action may be taken against you. You may lose your case. 12. If this motion is granted, the client must keep the court informed of the client’s current address. NOTICE TO CLIENT WHO WILL BE UNREPRESENTED If this motion to be relieved as counsel is granted, the court needs to know how to contact you. If you do not keep the court and other parties informed of your current address and telephone number, they will not be able to send you notices of actions they may affect you , including actions that may adversely affect your interests or result in your losing the case. Date: Judge of The Superior Court

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TOCKTON, Calif. -- California is putting the final touches on longstanding plans to close the state's juvenile prisons and start serving all justice-involved youth at the county level. The last three state juvenile facilities, two in Stockton and one in Ventura, will stop accepting new youths on July 1, and close in 2023. Dan Macallair, executive director of the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice based in San Francisco, said rehabilitation efforts work best at the local level. "They can start working with the kid's family, working with the kid's neighborhood," Macallair suggested. "And addressing those issues that really impact long-term behavior. You can't do that in an isolated facility that might be hundreds of miles from their home." Many kids who end up behind bars have experienced abuse, poverty and abandonment, so the new system will not focus on punishment but emphasize counseling, skills training and programs such as restorative justice that help kids turn their lives around. Macallair pointed out eight state juvenile prisons already have closed down in recent decades as the number of youths locked up in California dropped dramatically. "We're down from 10,000 in 1996 to about 700 today," Macallair noted. "And what happened during that time period? The most dramatic drop in youth crime in state history." Elizabeth Calvin, senior advocate in the children's rights division at Human Rights Watch, said the decrepit state juvenile facilities, which were built in the sixties, have issues with gang violence and are no place

EL SISTEMA ESTATAL DE PRISIONES PARA MENORES SE REDUCE A MEDIDA QUE SE PREPARAN LOS SISTEMAS DEL CONDADO

Among the facilities set to close is the N.A. Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility in Stockton, CA. Photo Credit: Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice

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jarán de aceptar nuevos jóvenes el 1 de julio y cerrarán en 2023.

TOCKTON, Calif. - California está dando los toques finales a planes de larga data para cerrar las cárceles juveniles del estado y comenzar a servir a todos los jóvenes involucrados en la justicia a nivel del condado.

Dan Macallair, director ejecutivo del Centro de Justicia Penal y Juvenil con sede en San Francisco, dijo que los esfuerzos de rehabilitación funcionan mejor a nivel local.

for a young person. "They shouldn't be sent to a cage, a miniature adult maximum-security prisons," Calvin argued. "Concrete walls, bars, small windows, where the message is, 'You're a criminal, and this is all you deserve.'"

Senate Bill 823, signed last fall, ensures counties can offer the full range of services to youths in their care.

Las últimas tres instalaciones juveniles estatales, dos en Stockton y una en Ventura, de-

"Pueden empezar a trabajar con la familia del niño, trabajando con el vecindario del niño", sugirió Macallair. "Y abordar esos problemas que realmente impactan el comportamiento a largo plazo. No se puede hacer eso en una instalación aislada que podría estar a cientos de millas de su hogar". Muchos niños que terminan tras las rejas han experimentado abuso, pobreza y abandono, por lo que el nuevo sistema no se enfocará en el castigo, sino que enfatizará el asesoramiento, la capacitación en habilidades y programas como la justicia restaurativa que ayudan a los niños a cambiar sus vidas. Macallair señaló que ocho cárceles juveniles estatales ya han cerrado en las últimas décadas debido a que el número de jóvenes encerrados en California se redujo drásticamente. "Hemos bajado de 10,000 en 1996 a alrededor de 700 en la actualidad", señaló Macallair. "¿Y qué sucedió durante ese período de tiempo? La caída más dramática en la delincuencia juvenil en la historia del estado". Elizabeth Calvin, defensora principal de la división de derechos del niño de Human Rights Watch, dijo que las decrépitas instalaciones para menores del estado, que fueron construidas en los años sesenta, tienen problemas con la violencia de las pandillas y no son lugar para un joven. "No deberían ser enviados a una jaula, a cárceles de máxima seguridad para adultos en miniatura", argumentó Calvin. "Paredes de concreto, rejas, ventanas pequeñas, donde está el mensaje: 'Eres un criminal, y esto es todo lo que te mereces'". El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 823, firmado el otoño pasado, garantiza que los condados puedan ofrecer la gama completa de servicios a los jóvenes bajo su cuidado.

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EN LA ERA DE COVID, LAS CARTAS DE AUTORIDAD DE VIVIENDA OMITEN INFORMACIÓN CLAVE DE PROTECCIÓN PARA INQUILINOS

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o mucho después de que Gladys García obtuviera una orden de restricción contra su esposo en agosto pasado, llegaron cartas a su buzón diciendo que su ex debía miles de dólares en renta impaga y enfrentaba un posible desalojo.

Las cartas de la Autoridad de Vivienda de la Ciudad de Los Ángeles, o HACLA (por sus siglas en inglés), fueron una sorpresa para García. Dijo que había informado que su ex se había ido, pero que las cartas estaban dirigidas a él como si aún viviera allí. Ninguna de las cartas, que García proporcionó a CalMatters, mencionaba que los inquilinos de viviendas públicas no podían ser desalojados por impago de alquiler durante la pandemia de coronavirus. De hecho, las cartas decían que no estaría disponible ningún alivio de COVID-19 y terminaron con una amenaza de desalojo. “Dado que su alquiler ya está subsidiado como residente de una vivienda pública, no está cubierto por ninguna moratoria de alquiler COVID-19 de la que haya oído hablar en las noticias”, decía una carta. “Esta carta no renuncia a los derechos de la Autoridad de Vivienda de emprender cualquier acción legal que resulte de su incumplimiento de las obligaciones bajo su contrato de alquiler, incluida, entre otras, la retención ilegal (desalojo)”. Tanto los legisladores del estado de California como el Centro para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades han extendido las moratorias de desalojo estatales y federales del año pasado, respectivamente, hasta fines de junio de 2021. Además, HACLA, que es propietaria de los 14 proyectos de viviendas públicas de Los Ángeles donde 6.500 inquilinos de bajos ingresos viven y administra el programa de la Sección 8 de la ciudad, que subsidia el alquiler pagado a los propietarios privados, tiene una política de no desalojar a los inquilinos por falta de pago del alquiler hasta que la pandemia haya terminado. El mensaje que recibió García va en contra de esa política. “Desde la pandemia, no hemos desalojado a un inquilino por atrasos en el alquiler”, dijo la portavoz de la autoridad de vivienda de Los Ángeles, Courtney Gladney a CalMatters. La agencia también dijo que, en un caso de violencia doméstica que involucra alquiler impago, “HACLA trabajará con el residente para crear un plan de pago para pagar los atrasos del alquiler”. La agencia se negó a comentar sobre el caso de García, citando las leyes de privacidad de los inquilinos. Gladney dijo que “se compromete a mantener a todos los participantes del programa alojados en la medida de lo posible” y que sus cartas alientan a los residentes a solicitar una “revisión provisional si los ingresos de su hogar se han reducido para una posible reducción de alquiler”. Pero los inquilinos y sus defensores culpan a la autoridad de vivienda por lo que no está haciendo: informar de manera proactiva a los inquilinos sobre diversas políticas que podrían ayudarlos. Las autoridades de vivienda, que son supervisadas por el Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE. UU., tienen amplia discreción para ofrecer a los inquilinos ayuda adicional, como ajustar retroactivamente el alquiler de los últimos meses durante la pandemia, según los defensores, pero dicen que las autoridades de vivienda no parecen aprovechar eso. En febrero, los grupos de defensa del National Housing Law Project y la Coalición Nacional de Vivienda de Bajos Ingresos enviaron una carta a HUD advirtiendo que “los residentes con asistencia federal han quedado especialmente vulnerables al desalojo y la falta de vivienda”, y pidieron al departamento que tome una mano más firme para ayudar a los inquilinos. Con la ley CARES, el Congreso otorgó a las autoridades de vivienda “reglas y políticas realmente

flexibles para apoyar a los inquilinos”, pero las autoridades de vivienda no parecen estar aprovechándose, dijo Deborah Thrope a CalMatters, subdirectora del National Housing Law Project. Problemas en Los Ángeles Durante 16 años, García, una madre de 43 años de cuatro niñas en edad escolar, y su familia han vivido en Mar Vista Gardens, un extenso proyecto de vivienda pública de 601 unidades cerca de Culver City propiedad y administrado por la autoridad de vivienda de Los Ángeles. La propiedad es apreciada por algunos residentes a largo plazo por su sentido de comunidad, ubicación deseable en un distrito escolar en el lado oeste de Los Ángeles y comodidades como canchas de fútbol y senderos para caminar. A García le gusta vivir allí y no tiene a dónde ir, dijo. Su esposo se había hecho cargo del alquiler del $1300 hasta los meses previos y posteriores a su orden de restricción, agregó. Con él desaparecido y el divorcio pendiente, García dijo que solicitó que la autoridad de vivienda revisara su caso y ajustara su alquiler en consecuencia. Según la política de la autoridad de vivienda, se supone que no debe cobrar más del 40% de los ingresos mensuales de un inquilino para el alquiler. García trabaja en una tintorería un día a la semana después de perder horas debido a la pandemia y gana alrededor de $300 al mes. La autoridad de vivienda se estancó al revisar su caso, dijo García, permitiendo que el $1,300 en alquiler se acumulara cada mes mientras esperaba. Pero la agencia se apresuró a enviar avisos de que se debía pagar el alquiler. Las cartas están dirigidas a su esposo y no especifican en qué meses alegó que había dejado de pagar el alquiler. Según una factura que García proporcionó a CalMatters, la autoridad de vivienda también le facturó a su esposo el alquiler después de que se vio obligado a irse debido a la orden de restricción: $1,300 de alquiler en octubre y $1,300 de alquiler en noviembre, después de que ella dijera que ella le había dicho a la oficina que hacía mucho que se había ido. Se agregarían cargos adicionales por mora a la factura después del 10 de noviembre, según la factura. La factura exigía un total de $6,500. “Esta declaración no cancelará ninguna acción legal pendiente”, dijo. Las cartas de la autoridad de vivienda al esposo de García concluyeron con una amenaza de desalojo. Mensajes inútiles Las cartas que las autoridades de vivienda han enviado a los inquilinos en masa sobre las políticas de COVID-19 han omitido información clave sobre las opciones de alivio de alquiler, según los defensores. A lo largo de Los Ángeles el año pasado, su autoridad de vivienda envió a los inquilinos de viviendas públicas un formulario en el que indicaban que no calificaban para el alivio de COVID-19 porque su alquiler ya está subsidiado por el gobierno federal. En Berkeley, los residentes de la Sección 8 recibieron avisos que explicaban que debían informar los cambios en los ingresos, pero de lo contrario, “los inquilinos deben continuar pagando su parte del alquiler mensual a los propietarios”. Y en Encinitas, los inquilinos de la Sección 8 recibieron un aviso relativamente más útil que brindaba instrucciones sobre cómo informar cambios en los ingresos, pero nada sobre las moratorias de desalojo estatales y federales vigentes. CalMatters obtuvo copias de las cartas de Berkeley, Encinitas y Los Ángeles. Además, la carta de Encinitas no explica que la autoridad de vivienda está preguntando por un cambio en los ingresos porque reducirá la factura del inquilino, dijo Thrope, subdirector del National Housing Law Project. Las leyes de California aprobadas en enero, además de extender la moratoria de desalojo hasta fines de junio, permitir que los inquilinos que hayan pagado 25% de su alquiler durante la pandemia adeuden el alquiler atrasado como deuda civil. Convertir ese

alquiler atrasado en deuda civil significa que los inquilinos pueden ser llevados a un tribunal de reclamos menores por los propietarios, pero no desalojados por esa deuda. Las autoridades de vivienda deben cumplir con las leyes estatales, lo que significa que los inquilinos deben estar protegidos por las leyes aprobadas en enero, dijeron a CalMatters expertos académicos en vivienda. Aunque la oficina del fiscal general del estado se negó a comentar sobre su jurisdicción legal sobre las autoridades de vivienda, una opinión de marzo de 2020 de la oficina ve los conflictos potenciales bajo una luz similar. La organización de Thrope concluyó que la mayoría de las autoridades de vivienda en el estado no están ayudando a sus inquilinos tanto como podrían durante la pandemia. Según la ley CARES, las autoridades de vivienda pública pueden adoptar políticas de inquilinos favorables a la pandemia y relajar algunas de sus reglas normales, a través de una opción llamada exenciones. Los defensores del National Housing Law Project hicieron una solicitud de registros públicos a 100 autoridades de vivienda en California para averiguar qué exenciones de coronavirus estaban adoptando. Solo 30 autoridades de vivienda pública respondieron a la solicitud, y solo 15 de ellas informaron que estaban adoptando exenciones. Las autoridades de vivienda pública enfrentan intensas presiones presupuestarias. Desde 2010, la financiación del Congreso para la vivienda pública ha caído $1.6 mil millones – 21% – según el Centro de Política y Prioridades Presupuestarias. Si una autoridad de vivienda pública no es financieramente solvente, corre el riesgo de ser asumida por su agencia matriz, HUD. Este proceso, llamado administración judicial, puede resultar en el despido de los directores o empleados de la autoridad de vivienda local. Se suponía que la Ley CARES federal proporcionaría un alivio de toda la presión presupuestaria que normalmente enfrentan las autoridades de vivienda pública. Según la ley, HUD renunció a algunas de sus reglas normales sobre las autoridades de vivienda y proporcionó $685 millones adicionales en ayuda. Entonces, ¿qué opciones hay disponibles? Incluso si una autoridad de vivienda no cumple con el desalojo de un inquilino, el solo hecho de recibir un aviso amenazador puede alentar a los inquilinos a hacer lo que el organizador de Los Ángeles Bill Przylucki llama un “autodesalojo”: mudarse incluso cuando tienen derecho a quedarse. “Tenemos una serie de personas, en las que envían avisos por correo electrónico diciendo que usted debe tanto … señalando para qué programas de asistencia de alquiler no son elegibles sin señalar a qué protecciones tienen acceso”, agrega Przylucki, cuya organización POWER trabaja con inquilinos de bajos ingresos en Los Ángeles. Entre esas protecciones se encuentra la opción de diferir el alquiler. Bajo la Ley CARES, los inquilinos de viviendas públicas pueden idear un plan de pago cuando finalice la moratoria federal de desalojo, de modo que no deban alquiler impago en una sola suma ni deban cargos por pagos atrasados. Los inquilinos de viviendas públicas también están protegidos por moratorias federales de desalojo. En cualquier circunstancia en la que los residentes de viviendas públicas pierdan su trabajo, se supone que deben informar a su autoridad de vivienda para reducir su factura de alquiler. Los residentes de viviendas públicas también pueden tener la renta de los meses anteriores reducida retroactivamente bajo las exenciones de coronavirus aprobadas bajo la ley CARES. Aparte de unas pocas líneas sobre cómo informar cambios en los ingresos, esas opciones de ayuda no se mencionaron en una carta que la autoridad de vivienda de Los Ángeles envió a sus inquilinos de vivienda pública en octubre pasado. “Ninguna de las moratorias de alquiler de las que se

enteró en las noticias lo liberará de su obligación de pagar el alquiler”, decía la carta, que fue obtenida por CalMatters. “Su alquiler aún está vencido y pagadero de acuerdo con su contrato de alquiler”. “Simplemente están tratando de golpear al inquilino en la cabeza con la verdad de que bajo las protecciones actuales, aún debe pagar el alquiler”, dijo Alexandra Hong, abogada que maneja casos de defensa de desalojo en Los Ángeles. Gladney, la portavoz de la autoridad de vivienda de Los Ángeles, dijo a través de un comunicado que “cientos de inquilinos han solicitado revisiones provisionales, que han resultado en un alivio del alquiler durante la pandemia”, pero se negó a proporcionar datos sobre cuántos de los inquilinos de viviendas públicas que solicitaron Las revisiones provisionales lograron obtener alivio. La autoridad de vivienda tampoco respondió preguntas sobre cuántas personas en la agencia están asignadas para realizar revisiones, cuánto tiempo toma cada revisión o cómo es la lista de espera. La carta no menciona que las reducciones de alquiler pueden ser retroactivas. Al final de la carta, HACLA dice que se pueden encontrar más recursos en el sitio web de la autoridad de vivienda. Otro residente de Mar Vista Gardens, que solicitó el anonimato por temor a represalias por parte de los gerentes, dijo que su solicitud de revisión provisional fue denegada. El inquilino compartió con CalMatters un aviso que recibieron el año pasado de HACLA casi idéntico al que recibió García, pero este advirtió que solo les faltaba $300 en el alquiler. El residente, que ha vivido en Mar Vista Gardens durante más de 15 años, afirmó no haber dejado de hacer un pago hasta COVID-19, cuando su pareja perdió su trabajo. “Esto es lo mínimo que puede pagar en función de lo que recibe (en ingresos)”, recuerda el residente que le dijeron cuando llamaron a la oficina del gerente. Un portavoz de HUD dijo que la agencia federal no supervisa los avisos que sus autoridades de vivienda pública envían a los inquilinos. En septiembre, una organizadora voluntaria y vecina llamada Daisy Vega le envió un correo electrónico a la gerente de Mar Vista Gardens, Wendy Ortiz, así como a los ejecutivos de la autoridad de vivienda de Los Ángeles, Jonathan Nguyen y Eric Brown, contándoles sobre la deuda que había tenido García y las amenazas de desalojo que estaba recibiendo. Pero las letras no se detuvieron. Contactados por teléfono, los empleados de la oficina de administración en Mar Vista Gardens se negaron a comentar y remitieron las preguntas a la portavoz de HACLA, Courtney Gladney. La gerente de Mar Vista Gardens, Wendy Ortiz, no respondió a un correo electrónico de seguimiento. Sigo buscando alivio A fines del año pasado, García finalmente recibió noticias de la autoridad de vivienda de que su caso sería revisado, probablemente porque POWER había abogado en su nombre, dijeron ella y Vega. Su alquiler se redujo a más de la mitad, a $580. Incluso hacer esa cantidad es una lucha, dijo. Además de reducir sus horas en la tintorería, también contrajo el coronavirus durante el verano, dijo, lo que la dejó temporalmente sin trabajo. La autoridad no le ha ofrecido un alivio adicional sobre COVID-19, dijo García. La agencia tampoco ha perdonado la deuda anterior. También se había retrasado en la factura de la luz y, como resultado, su apartamento estaba a oscuras durante la visita de un periodista en enero. Dedicó algunos de sus ahorros a la deuda, pero las cartas siguen llegando. El último que recibió fue el 15 de abril, ahora dirigido a ella y no a su exmarido, y exigiendo $2,900 por el monto restante. Al final de la carta, HACLA dice que se reserva el derecho de presentar un desalojo.

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ot long after Gladys Garcia obtained a restraining order against her husband last August, letters arrived in her mailbox saying that her ex owed thousands of dollars in unpaid rent and faced possible eviction. The letters from the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, or HACLA, came as a surprise to Garcia. She said she had reported that her ex was gone, but the letters were addressed to him as if he still lived there. None of the letters, which Garcia provided to CalMatters, mentioned that public housing tenants could not be evicted for unpaid rent during the coronavirus pandemic. In fact, the letters said that no COVID-19 relief would be available and ended on an eviction threat. “Since your rent is already subsidized as a resident of public housing, you are not covered by any COVID-19 rent moratorium you may have heard about on the news,” one letter read. “This letter doesn’t waive Housing Authority’s rights to pursue any legal action resulting from your default in the obligations under your rental agreement, including but not limited to unlawful detainer (eviction).” Both California state lawmakers and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention have extended last year’s state and federal eviction moratoriums, respectively, until the end of June 2021. Additionally, HACLA — which owns Los Angeles’ 14 public housing projects where 6,500 low-income renters live, and administers the city’s Section 8 program, which subsidizes rent paid to private landlords — has a policy not to evict tenants for nonpayment of rent until the pandemic is over. The message that Garcia received flies in the face of that policy. “Since the pandemic, we have not evicted a tenant based on rent arrears,” LA’s housing authority spokesperson Courtney Gladney told CalMatters. The agency also said that, in a domestic violence case involving unpaid rent, “HACLA will work with the resident to create a payment plan to pay the rent arrears.” The agency declined to comment on Garcia’ case, citing tenant privacy laws. Gladney said it “is committed to keeping all program participants housed to the extent possible” and that its form letters encourage residents to request an “interim review if your household income has been reduced for a possible rental reduction.” But tenants and their advocates fault the housing authority for what it’s not doing: proactively informing tenants of various policies that could help them. Housing authorities, which are overseen by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, have broad discretion to offer renters extra help — like adjusting past months’ rent retroactively during the pandemic — according to advocates, but they say that housing authorities do not appear to be taking advan-

intense budget pressures. Since 2010, Congressional funding for public housing has fallen $1.6 billion — 21% — according to the Center for Budget Policy and Priorities. If a public housing authority isn’t financially solvent, it risks being taken over by its parent agency, HUD. This process, called a receivership, can result in the local housing authority’s directors or employees getting fired.

tage of that. In February, the advocacy groups the National Housing Law Project and the National Low Income Housing Coalition sent a letter to HUD warning that “federally-assisted residents have been left especially vulnerable to eviction and homelessness,” and called on the department to take a firmer hand in helping renters. With the CARES act, Congress gave housing authorities “really flexible rules and policies to support tenants,” but the housing authorities don’t appear to be taking advantage, Deborah Thrope, deputy director of the National Housing Law Project, told CalMatters.

The federal CARES Act was supposed to provide a reprieve from all the budgetary pressure normally facing public housing authorities. Under the law, HUD waived some of its normal rules over housing authorities and provided an additional $685 million in aid.

Trouble in LA For 16 years, Garcia, a 43-year-old mother of four school-aged girls, and her family have lived in Mar Vista Gardens, a sprawling public housing project of 601 units near Culver City owned and managed by the Los Angeles housing authority. The property is cherished by some long-term residents for its sense of community, desirable location in a school district on the westside of Los Angeles, and amenities like soccer fields and walking paths. Garcia likes living there and has nowhere else to go, she said. Her husband had taken care of the $1300 rent until the months leading up to and following his restraining order, she added. With him gone and a divorce pending, Garcia said she requested that the housing authority review her case and adjust her rent accordingly. Under the housing authority’s policy, it’s supposed to charge no more than 40% of a tenant’s monthly income toward rent. Garcia works at a dry cleaner one day a week after losing hours due to the pandemic, and earns about $300 a month. The housing authority stalled on reviewing her case, Garcia said, allowing the $1,300 in rent to accumulate each month while she waited. But the agency was prompt about sending notices that rent was due. The letters are addressed to her husband and do not specify what months it claimed he had stopped paying rent. According to an invoice Garcia provided to CalMatters, the housing authority also billed her husband for rent after he was forced to leave due to the restraining order — $1,300 for rent in October and $1,300 for rent in November, after she said she had told the office that he was long gone. Additional late fees would be added to the bill after Nov. 10, according to the invoice. The invoice demanded a total of $6,500. “This statement will not cancel any pending legal action,” it said.

So what options are available?

Daisy Vega, president of the resident advisory council at the Mar Vista Gardens public housing complex, poses for a portrait in her front yard on April 14, 2021. Photo Credit: Pablo Unzeuta / CalMatters Los Angeles last year, its housing authority sent public housing tenants a form letter stating that they didn’t qualify for COVID-19 relief because their rent is already subsidized by the federal government. In Berkeley, Section 8 residents received notices explaining that they should report changes in income, but otherwise, “tenants must continue paying your monthly rent portion to your landlords.” And in Encinitas, Section 8 tenants received a relatively more helpful notice that provided instructions on reporting changes in income — but nothing about the state and federal eviction moratoriums in place. CalMatters obtained copies of the Berkeley, Encinitas and Los Angeles letters.

Thrope’s organization concluded that most housing authorities in the state aren’t helping their tenants as much as they could during the pandemic. Under the CARES act, public housing authorities can Additionally, the Encinitas letter adopt pandemic-friendly renter doesn’t explain that the housing policies, and relax some of their authority is asking about a change normal rules, through an option in income because it will lower the called waivers. Advocates at the renter’s bill, said Thrope, deputy National Housing Law Project did director of the National Housing a public records request of 100 Law Project. housing authorities in California to find out what coronavirus waivers The California laws passed in Janthey were adopting. Only 30 pubuary, in addition to extending the lic housing authorities responded eviction moratorium through the to the request, and only 15 of end of June, allow tenants who those reported that they were have paid 25% of their rent duradopting waivers. 2:35:59 PM ELO_BusBridge_3-34x3.pdf 1 3/4/2021 ing the pandemic to owe the back rent as civil debt. Turning that Public housing authorities face

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The housing authority’s letters to Garcia’ husband concluded with an eviction threat. Unhelpful messaging The letters that housing authorities have sent tenants en masse about COVID-19 policies have been missing key information about rental relief options, according to advocates. Across

back rent into civil debt means tenants can be taken to small claims court by landlords, but not evicted for that debt. Housing authorities must comply with state laws, meaning tenants should be protected by the laws passed in January, academic housing experts told CalMatters. Although the state attorney general’s office refused to comment on its legal jurisdiction over housing authorities, a March 2020 opinion from the office sees potential conflicts in a similar light.

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Even if a housing authority doesn’t follow through on evicting a tenant, just receiving a threatening notice may encourage renters to do what Los Angeles organizer Bill Przylucki calls a “self-eviction” — moving out even when they’re entitled to stay. “We have a number of folks, where they’re emailing notices saying you owe this much…pointing out which rental assistance programs they’re not eligible for without pointing out what protections they have access to,” adds Przylucki, whose organization POWER works with low-income tenants in Los Angeles. Among those protections is the option to defer rent. Under the CARES Act, public housing tenants can come up with a payment plan when the federal eviction moratorium is over, so that they don’t owe unpaid rent in one lump sum or owe any late fees. Public housing tenants are also protected by federal eviction moratoriums. In any circumstances where public housing residents lose work, they are supposed to report it to their housing authority to lower their rent bill. Public housing residents can also have prior months’ rent reduced retroactively under the coronavirus waivers passed under the CARES act. Other than a few lines about reporting changes in income, those relief options weren’t mentioned in a form letter that the Los Angeles housing authority sent its public housing tenants last October. “None of the rent moratoria you heard about on the news will free you from your obligation to pay your rent,” said the form letter, which was obtained by CalMatters. “Your rent is still due and payable in accordance with your rental agreement.” “They are just trying to hit the tenant over the head with the truth that under the current protections, you must still pay rent,” said Alexandra Hong, an attorney who handles eviction defense cases in Los Angeles. Gladney, the LA housing authority spokesperson, said via a statement that “hundreds of tenants have applied for interim reviews, which have resulted in rent relief during the pandemic,” but she refused to provide data on how many of the public housing tenants who requested interim re-

views were successful in getting relief. The housing authority also did not answer questions about how many people at the agency are assigned to conduct reviews, how long each review takes or what the wait-list is like. The letter does not mention that rent reductions can be retroactive. At the end of the letter, HACLA says more resources can be found on the housing authority’s website. Another Mar Vista Gardens resident, who requested anonymity citing fear of retaliation from managers, said that their request for an interim review was denied. The tenant shared with CalMatters a notice they received last year from HACLA almost identical to the one that Garcia received, but this one warned that they were just $300 short on rent. The resident, who has lived at Mar Vista Gardens for more nearly 15 years, claimed to have never missed a payment until COVID-19, when their partner lost their job. “This is the least that you can pay based on what you’re receiving (in income),” the resident recalls being told when they called the manager’s office. A HUD spokesperson said that the federal agency does not oversee notices that its public housing authorities send tenants. In September, a volunteer organizer and neighbor named Daisy Vega emailed Mar Vista Gardens manager Wendy Ortiz, as well as LA housing authority executives Jonathan Nguyen and Eric Brown, telling them about the debt that Garcia had been saddled with and the eviction threats she was receiving. But the letters didn’t stop. Reached on the phone, employees at the management office in Mar Vista Gardens declined to comment, referring questions back to HACLA spokesperson Courtney Gladney. Mar Vista Gardens manager Wendy Ortiz did not respond to a follow-up email. Still seeking relief At the end of last year, Garcia finally received word from the housing authority that her case would be reviewed, likely because POWER had advocated on her behalf, she and Vega said. Her rent was cut by more than half, to $580. Even making that amount is a struggle, she said. In addition to having her hours at the dry cleaner cut, she also contracted the coronavirus over the summer, she said, putting her out of work temporarily. The authority hasn’t offered her additional relief over COVID-19, Garcia said. The agency also hasn’t forgiven the previous debt. She had also fallen behind on her electricity bill, and as a result, her apartment was dark during a reporter’s visit in January. She put some of her savings toward the debt, but the letters continue to arrive. The last one she received was on April 15, now addressed to her rather than her ex-husband, and demanding $2,900 for the remaining amount. At the bottom of the letter, HACLA says it reserves the right to file an eviction.