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¿LOS MAGISTRADOS VS EL PUEBLO?

THE JUDGES VS THE PEOPLE?

El derecho al aborto en manos de la Corte Suprema de EEUU

The right to abortion is in the hands of the US Supreme Court

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a reciente filtración sobre las intenciones de la mayoría de magistrados conservadores de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de eliminar el histórico fallo de Roe vs Wade de 1973, que estableció las protecciones constitucionales al derecho de la mujer elegir sobre su cuerpo, abre la interrogante sobre si el máximo tribunal está cada vez más fuera de tono con el público estadounidense.

A casi 50 años del histórico dictamen de la suprema corte de justicia, una sólida mayoría de 64% de los estadounidenses favorece que se mantenga tal cual fue aprobado, frente a sólo un 36% de la población que se inclina por abolirlo, de acuerdo con una encuesta nacional elaborada para la cadena de televisión CBS.

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más senadores a favor del derecho a decidir y una mayoría a favor del derecho a decidir en la Cámara para adoptar legislación que codifique Roe, que trabajaré para aprobar y convertir en ley”, sostuvo.

Al margen de la opinión que tenga cada uno de nosotros sobre el derecho de la mujer a elegir --y yo personalmente creo que es un derecho elemental que debe ser resguardado--, este debate es un recordatorio de que la participación cívica no es un ejercicio en vano. Si la Corte Suprema tiene el poder de anular las intenciones de una mayoría, el voto tiene el poder de colocar en los máximos niveles de decisión a quienes defiendan nuestros valores fundamentales.

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he recent leak about the intentions of the majority of conservative judges of the Supreme Court of Justice to eliminate the historic Roe vs.

Wade ruling of 1973, which established constitutional protections for the right of women to choose over their bodies, raises the question of whether the highest court is increasingly out of tune with the American public.

Almost 50 years after the historic ruling of the supreme court of justice, a solid majority of 64% of Americans favor

It is worth remembering that nearly 50 years ago, Roe v. Wade undid a host of state and federal regulations on abortion and launched a national conversation about its legality, the circumstances under which it was permissible, as well as its religious and moral implications.

“Sostenemos que Roe y Casey deben ser anulados. Es hora de hacer caso a la Constitución y devolver el tema del aborto a los representantes electos del pueblo”, establece el fallo. Es decir que 5 magistrados conservadores en los hechos anular en la voluntad de más de seis de cada 10 estadounidenses y reabrirán un debate nacional sobre el aborto.

Coming during an election year, the impending Supreme Court decision will have a clear political effect and could make abortion a defining issue in the November election.

Vale la pena recordar que hace casi 50 años, Roe vs Wade deshizo una gran cantidad de regulaciones estatales y federales sobre el aborto y puso en marcha una conversación nacional sobre su legalidad, las circunstancias bajo las cuales era permisible, así como sus implicaciones religiosas y morales.

Consciente de su impacto político, el presidente Biden -quien cree que el derecho de la mujer a elegir es fundamental- sostuvo que, si la Corte anula Roe vs Wade, recaerá sobre los funcionarios electos en todos los niveles de gobierno proteger el derecho de la mujer a elegir. “Y recaerá en los votantes elegir a los funcionarios a favor del derecho a decidir este noviembre. A nivel federal, necesitaremos

According to the leak to POLITICO, the judges: Samuel Alito, author of the ruling that will be made official, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett support abolishing Roe vs. Wade. Liberals: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Stephen Breyer oppose. Although Chief Justice John Roberts' position is unknown, his vote against the abolishing of Roe vs.

Wade would be insufficient to overturn the majority of 5 conservative justices.

“We hold that Roe and Casey should be overturned. It is time to pay attention to the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the elected representatives of the people”, states the ruling. That is to say that 5 conservative justices in fact annul the will of more than six out of 10 Americans and will reopen a national debate on abortion.

De acuerdo con la filtración a POLITICO, los magistrados: Samuel Alito, autor del dictamen que será oficializado, Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch y Amy Coney Barrett apoyan abolir Roe vs Wade. Los liberales: Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan y Stephen Breyer se oponen. Aunque se desconoce la postura del presidente del tribunal, John Roberts, su voto en contra sería insuficiente para nulificar a la mayoría de 5 magistrados conservadores.

Por ocurrir durante un año electoral, la inminente decisión de la Corte Suprema tendrá un claro efecto político y podría convertir al aborto en un tema definitorio del desenlace en las elecciones de noviembre.

keeping it as it was approved, compared to only 36% of the population that is inclined to abolish it, according to a national survey prepared for the CBS television network.

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Aware of its political impact, President Biden - who believes that a woman's right to choose is fundamental - argued that if the Court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will fall on elected officials at all levels of government to protect the right of women woman to choose “And it will be up to voters to choose pro-choice officials this November. At the federal level, we will need more pro-choice senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to adopt legislation to codify Roe, which I will work to pass and sign into law,” he said.

Regardless of the opinion that each one of us has about a woman's right to choose -and I personally believe that it is an elementary right that must be protected-, this debate is a reminder that civic participation is not a vain exercise.

If the Supreme Court has the power to override the intentions of a majority, voting has the power to place those that defend our fundamental values at the maximum levels of decision-making.

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‘SI OBTENGO ALGO DE TI, PODRÍA MORIR’: ALGUNOS ESTUDIANTES INMUNOCOMPROMETIDOS DE CAL STATE SE SIENTEN ABANDONADOS A MEDIDA QUE SE AFLOJAN LAS MEDIDAS DE SEGURIDAD DE COVID

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vida de las personas discapacitadas.

“Se ha vuelto muy fácil saber a quién le importa y a quién no en función de si usan un cubrebocas y lo que dicen sobre su uso”, agregó.

a no se requiere que los estudiantes de la Universidad Estatal de Chico usen cubrebocas en el interior para prevenir el COVID-19. Pero la profesora de salud pública de Chico State, Lindsay Briggs, aún requiere que los estudiantes usen mascarillas en su clase debido a la preocupación por su esposa inmunocomprometida, que tiene problemas pulmonares.

Ben Duarte, Chico State Solo el 30% de los riñones de Benjamín Duarte están funcionando debido a una enfermedad renal crónica, y él lucha contra la diabetes y la presión arterial alta. Estos diagnósticos hicieron que Duarte, un especialista en divulgación del programa STEM Connections de Chico State abordara su trabajo de manera diferente en los últimos años.

“Le dije a mis alumnos: ‘Si traes COVID a mi salón de clases y yo lo llevo a casa, es probable que mi esposa muera’”, dijo Briggs.

Briggs no está sola en su preocupación. En la Universidad Estatal de California, el sistema de universidades públicas más grande del país con cerca de medio millón de estudiantes, los campus están tomando diferentes decisiones en torno a las protecciones contra el COVID-19 a medida que la pandemia avanza hacia una nueva fase. Para algunos estudiantes y personal inmunocomprometidos, parte de los adultos de California con mayor riesgo de complicaciones graves de COVID-19 y la muerte: eso significa sopesar los riesgos de asistir a clases en persona y sentirse descuidado por la administración de la universidad que, según dicen, no los consultó antes de levantar las restricciones.

Cada uno de los 23 campus del sistema implementa sus propias medidas de seguridad de COVID-19 en función de las necesidades de sus comunidades, según la oficina del Canciller. El estado de San Francisco todavía hace cumplir el mandato del uso de cubrebocas, al igual que Cal State LA, donde el campus está repleto de carteles que recuerdan a los estudiantes y profesores que usen mascarilla en el interior. Mientras tanto, Chico State y Cal Poly San Luis Obispo eliminaron sus requisitos del uso de mascarillas en la primavera.

Los cambios en las prácticas de los campus coincidieron con meses de disminución de casos de COVID y hospitalizaciones en el estado, aunque esos números comenzaron a aumentar recientemente. Los expertos en salud pública dijeron que las universidades podrían instituir medidas de seguridad más allá de exigir vacunas para proteger a los estudiantes inmunocomprometidos, incluido el distanciamiento social en las aulas, realizarse pruebas de covid después de los descansos, el fomento del uso de mascarilla y las opciones de clases en línea.

“Debemos implementar estas medidas para proteger a las personas inmunodeprimidas”, comentó el Dr. John Swartzberg, profesor de enfermedades infecciosas de UC Berkeley.

The College Journalism Network habló con estudiantes y personal inmunocomprometidos sobre la vida durante la pandemia y la incertidumbre y frustración que sienten a medida que el mundo parece avanzar. Su sensación de seguridad, dijeron, se ve afectada por las precauciones que se toman tanto en sus campus como en las comunidades aledañas.

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MW Kaplan estaba mirando una foto que se tomó recientemente en un autobús, pero algo parecía extraño: era la única persona a bordo que llevaba una mascarilla puesta.

Luego se dio cuenta de que era una foto de 2019, antes de la pandemia, cuando la mayoría del mundo no estaba preocupado por contraer un virus mortal.

Kaplan tiene un trastorno de dolor musculoesquelético que causa disfunción neurológica y fatiga. Tiene que tomar esteroides que le ayudan a reducir el dolor y la inflamación asociados con su condición, pero también reduce su inmunidad, lo cual la hace más vulnerable a contraer COVID-19 y otras enfermedades.

“Incluso antes de que comenzara la pandemia, me enfermé bastante. Especialmente durante la temporada de gripe. Usé mascarillas quirúrgicas incluso en ese momento, especialmente cuando tenía síntomas o si iba a estar en un lugar lleno de gente donde estamos más expuestos a enfermarnos”, explicó Kaplan.

Kaplan experimenta dolores de cabeza, dolor de garganta y náuseas casi a diario. Kaplan llama a esto su línea de base y cree que si contrae COVID sería peor.

“Dado lo pobre que ya es mi salud, sé que el daño marcaría una diferencia muy grande y muy obvia en mi vida cotidiana”, agregó.

Kaplan, estudiante de comunicaciones y presidente del club Cal Poly Disability Alliance, se inscribió en una clase presencial para los trimestres de otoño e invierno. Al estar completamente vacunados y en un campus con un mandato del uso del cubrebocas, se sintió menos incómodo en un salón de clases lleno de estudiantes. Pero cuando Cal Poly SLO anunció que eliminaría el mandato del uso de mascarillas a fines de marzo, Kaplan se preocupó más por su seguridad y decidió cambiar su clase en persona a una virtual. No fue difícil hacer el cambio, dijo, ya que conoce a muchos de sus profesores en su departamento.

“Son personas increíblemente complacientes y, en general, muy amables”, comentó Kaplan. “Entonces, en ese sentido, he tenido mucha suerte porque conozco personas en una situación similar que no han tenido profesores tan complacientes”.

La decisión de Cal Poly SLO de eliminar su mandato de mascarilla, dijeron, fue “desalentadora, pero no impactante”.

“La vida de las personas discapacitadas realmente nunca ha sido la prioridad de nadie”, comentó Kaplan.

También señaló que los administradores de Cal Poly SLO no consultaron al departamento de Cal Poly Disability Alliance sobre la eliminación del mandato del uso del cubrebocas, incluso después de que el periódico del campus, Mustang News, publicara una historia sobre las preocupaciones de estudiantes inmunocomprometidos.

El portavoz de Cal Poly SLO, Matt Lazier, se negó a comentar si los funcionarios del campus habían hablado con el departamento, citando la privacidad de los estudiantes.

“La vida de las personas con discapacidad realmente nunca ha sido la prioridad de nadie”.

-MW KAPLAN, ESTUDIANTE DE CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO “El enfoque principal de Cal Poly ha sido hacer todo lo que esté a su alcance para garantizar la salud y la seguridad de todos los miembros de la comunidad del campus y, al mismo tiempo, brindar a sus estudiantes una experiencia de aprendizaje práctico que sea lo más cercana posible a la ‘normalidad’ dentro del público actual”, escribió Lazier en un correo electrónico.

Para Kaplan, la eliminación del mandato del uso de mascarilla ilustró una falta general de conciencia sobre los problemas que enfrentan las personas discapacitadas.

Es posible que las personas sanas no piensen mucho en alguien que no usa una mascarilla, pero para Kaplan, indica que no valoran la

Duarte, de 57 años, tiene un mayor riesgo de contraer una infección grave de COVID-19 y es un apasionado de su trabajo, en el que ayuda a reclutar estudiantes de comunidades de bajos ingresos y subrepresentadas para especializaciones en ciencias, tecnología y matemáticas. Recientemente fue nominado como empleado del año en el campus.

Pero continuar ese trabajo en un entorno en el que no se siente protegido por la universidad es difícil, dijo, tanto que está considerando buscar otro trabajo o jubilarse anticipadamente.

El presidente de Chico State anunció que la universidad levantaría el mandato del uso de cubrebocas a principios de marzo, citando la “gran disminución de casos y hospitalizaciones” del condado de Butte y las altas tasas de vacunación del campus.

Duarte pasa la mayor parte del día laboral en su oficina usando una máscara N95 con su compañero de trabajo, quien no usa cubrebocas. Y aunque trabaja principalmente en el campus, a menudo interactúa con personas por teléfono o computadora.

Cuando los estudiantes o el personal le preguntan por qué es tan estricto con el uso del cubrebocas, él responde: “Porque si obtengo algo de ustedes (enfermedad), podría morir”.

También se molesta cuando la gente compara el COVID con la gripe, como si fuera menos grave.

“Le dije a mis alumnos: ‘Si traes COVID a mi salón de clases y yo lo llevo a casa, es probable que mi esposa muera’”.

-LINDSAY BRIGGS, PROFESORA DE SALUD PÚBLICA DEL ESTADO DE CHICO “Sí, una gripe puede matar mi riñón”, dice Duarte. “No puedo pasar por eso. Si tengo gripe y diarrea, me deshidrato y eso afecta seriamente a mis riñones”.

Duarte ha enviado repetidamente correos electrónicos a los administradores de Chico State, pidiéndoles que brinden una mejor orientación sobre cómo lidiar con la exposición al covid, y ha criticado la forma en que los administradores han manejado la pandemia desde marzo de 2020, cuestionando si están calificados para tomar decisiones de salud pública en una crisis.

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Con la mayor parte de su trabajo realizado virtualmente, Duarte siente que se está perdiendo gran parte de lo que solía hacer que su trabajo fuera divertido: interactuar con los estudiantes.

“Estoy cansado de estar encerrado”, comentó. “Soy una persona sociable; Me gusta estar rodeado de gente y participar”.

Olive Patton, San Francisco State University “Mi vida ha cambiado positivamente en los últimos dos años”, dice Olive Patton, “todo el mundo a mi alrededor usa mascarillas”.

Patton, estudiante de posgrado de segundo año en estudios de sexualidad en la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco, tiene el síndrome de Ehlers Danlos, una afección hereditaria que afecta los tejidos conectivos, compromete su sistema inmunológico y le provoca dolor crónico, fatiga y confusión mental.

Cuando era niña, Patton hacía gimnasia y danza y se dislocaba las articulaciones con frecuencia. Tuvo neumonía en la escuela primaria y una cirugía de cadera en la escuela secundaria. A los 16, tuvo bronquitis varias veces y tuvo que tomar esteroides, explicó.

“Entonces, más o menos la combinación de tener dolor crónico y tener un sistema inmunológico debilitado me enfermó al menos cada dos semanas, casi toda mi infancia”, agregó Patton.

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profesores y personal usen mascarilla. La ciudad de San Francisco también tiene una tasa de vacunación del 19%. Eso se compara con el 64.5% en San Luis Obispo, donde vive Kaplan, y el 51.4% en el condado de Butte, donde vive Duarte.

estudia y muestra las experiencias de las personas discapacitadas. Los mandatos del uso de mascarilla, dijo, eliminan la carga de pedirle a otra persona que se ponga el cubrebocas, especialmente donde se conglomeran grupos grandes.

“Creo que en San Francisco hemos tenido un clima social bastante bueno en torno al uso del cubrebocas y el distanciamiento social, y también, como, ser muy cuidadosos al verificar las tarjetas de vacunación”, dijo Patton. Pero salir de la ciudad y ver a la gente haciendo grandes fiestas o burlándose de los demás por usar mascarilla ha sido “un shock”, agregó.

“Es realmente intimidante tener que ser la persona que diga: ‘Me siento incómodo, la gente no usa mascarillas’”, agregó Patton.

El estado de San Francisco decidió mantener su mandato del uso del cubrebocas y otras medidas de seguridad, como pruebas semanales para aquellos con exenciones de vacunas, en parte para mantener seguras a las personas de alto riesgo y sus familiares, comentó Pam Su, decana de estudiantes de la universidad.

“Sabemos que hay estudiantes y profesores que viven con personas inmunocomprometidas o que tienen hijos que aún no pueden vacunarse”, dijo Su. Los estudiantes inmunocomprometidos que todavía tienen preocupaciones sobre su seguridad pueden preguntar a los funcionarios de su departamento académico si pueden tomar más clases en línea, explicó Su. Aunque las clases de Patton son en línea, todavía asiste al campus porque es miembro del Instituto Paul K. Longmore, una organización que

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Tener clases virtuales durante la pandemia hizo que Patton se sintiera más segura y cree que deberían haber sido una opción incluso antes de la pandemia.

Las clases virtuales brindan a las personas discapacitadas la oportunidad de aprender en la comodidad de su hogar sin ponerse en peligro, señaló.

Aunque se siente segura, Patton siente que es un caso especial. Como estudiante de posgrado, dijo que tiene más opciones. Es posible que otros estudiantes no tengan la misma flexibilidad, agregó.

“Desearía que hubiera alguna manera de que otras personas entendieran por qué es tan importante cuidarnos unos a otros y continuar con las prácticas que mantienen a otras personas seguras”, concluyó.

Mendoza es parte de la Red de Periodismo Universitario de CalMatters, una colaboración entre CalMatters y estudiantes de periodismo de todo California. Esta historia y otra cobertura de educación superior son apoyadas por College Futures Foundation.

Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.

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tudents at Chico State University are no longer required to mask up indoors in order to prevent COVID-19. But Chico State public health professor Lindsay Briggs still requires students to wear masks in her class out of concern for her immunocompromised wife, who has lung problems.

“I told my students: ‘If you bring COVID into my classroom, and I bring it home, it is likely my wife will die,’ ” Briggs said.

Briggs isn’t alone in her concern. Across California State University, the country’s largest public

four-year university system with close to half a million students, campuses are making different choices around COVID-19 protections as the pandemic moves into a new phase.

For some immunocompromised students and staff — part of the third of California adults at a higher risk for serious COVID-19 complications and death — that means weighing the risks of attending inperson classes, and feeling neglected by university administration who they say didn’t consult them before easing restrictions.

Each of the system’s 23 campuses implements COVID-19 safety measures based on their communities’ needs, according to

“Es realmente intimidante tener que ser la persona que diga: ‘Me siento incómodo, la gente no usa cubrebocas’”.

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the Chancellor’s office. San Francisco State still enforces a mask mandate, as does Cal State LA, where the campus is peppered with signs reminding students and faculty to wear masks indoors. Meanwhile, Chico State and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo removed their mask requirements in spring.

The changes in campuses’ practices coincided with months of declining COVID cases and hospitalizations in the state — though those numbers started ticking up recently. Public health experts said colleges could institute safety measures beyond requiring vaccines to protect i m mu n o c o m p ro m i s e d students, including socially distanced classrooms, testing after breaks, encouraging mask use and online class options.“I think that masking can play a role in helping to control viral circulation and certainly protecting immunosuppressed people,” said Dr. John Swartzberg, a UC Berkeley infectious diseases professor.

The College Journalism Network talked with immunocompromised students and staff about life during the pandemic, and the uncertainty and frustration they feel as the world seems to be moving on. Their sense of safety, they said, is af-

Patton no fue diagnosticada con EDS hasta que cumplió los 19 años. Es susceptible a los pequeños resfriados, pero no se ha preocupado demasiado por el riesgo para su salud en el campus porque la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco aún requiere que los estudiantes,

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fected by the precautions taken both on their campuses and in the surrounding communities.

M.W. Kaplan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo M.W. Kaplan was looking at a picture recently of themselves on a bus, but something looked off — Kaplan was wearing a mask, but no one else was.

Then the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo student realized it was a photo from 2019 — before COVID, when most of the world wasn’t worried about catching a deadly virus.

Kaplan has a musculoskeletal pain disorder that causes neurological dysfunction and fatigue. They take a steroid that reduces the pain and inflammation associated with their condition, but also lowers their immunity, making them more susceptible to severe COVID-19 and other diseases.

“Even before the pandemic started, I got sick quite a lot. And especially during flu season, I wore surgical masks even then, especially if I thought I was sick or if I was going to be somewhere crowded where I knew that people were probably going to be sick,” Kaplan said.

Kaplan experiences headaches, sore throat, and nausea on a nearly daily basis.

Kaplan calls this their baseline, and thinks COVID would be worse.

“Given how poor my health already is, I know that damage would make a very big, very obvious difference in my day-today life,” they said.

A communications major and president of the Cal Poly Disability Alliance club, Kaplan was enrolled in one in-person class for the fall and winter quarters. Being fully vaccinated and on a campus with a mask mandate, they felt just slightly uncomfortable in a classroom full of students. But when Cal Poly SLO announced it was removing the mask mandate in late March, Kaplan worried more about their safety and decided to switch their in-person class to a virtual one. It wasn’t hard to make the change, they said, since they know a lot of their professors in their department.

“They are incredibly accommodating and just generally very kind people,” said Kaplan. “So in that respect, I’ve been very lucky because I know people in a similar situation that have not had professors that were as accommodating.”

Cal Poly SLO’s decision to remove its mask mandate, they said, was “disheartening, but not shocking.”

“The lives of disabled people have never really been anyone’s priority,” they said.

Kaplan said Cal Poly SLO administrators did not consult the Cal Poly Disability Alliance club about removing the mask mandate — even after the campus newspaper, the Mustang News, published a story about the concerns of immunocompromised students.

Cal Poly SLO spokesperson Matt Lazier declined to comment on whether campus officials had talked to the club, citing student privacy.

He also gets upset when people compare COVID to the flu, as if that were less serious.

”The lives of disabled people have never really been anyone’s priority.”

“I told my students: ‘If you bring COVID into my classroom, and I bring it home, it is likely my wife will die.”

-M.W. KAPLAN, CAL POLY SAN LUIS OBISPO STUDENT

-LINDSAY BRIGGS, CHICO STATE PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSOR

“Cal Poly’s primary focus has been to do everything in its power to ensure the health and safety of all of its campus community members while also providing its students with a learn by doing experience that is as close to ‘normal’ as possible within current public health constraints,” Lazier said in an email.

“Yeah, a flu can kill my kidney,” Duarte tells them. “I can’t go through that. If I get the flu, and I get diarrhea, I get dehydrated, that’s seriously taxing my kidneys.”

For Kaplan, the dropping of the mask mandate illustrated a general lack of awareness about the issues disabled people face.

Healthy people might not think much about someone not wearing a mask, for example, but for Kaplan, it signals that they don’t value Kaplan’s life.

“It’s become really easy to tell who cares and who doesn’t based on whether they wear a mask, and what they say about wearing masks,” they said.

Ben Duarte, Chico State Only 30% of Benjamin Duarte’s kidneys are functioning due to chronic kidney disease, and he grapples with diabetes and high blood pressure. These diagnoses made Duarte, an outreach specialist at Chico State’s STEM Connections program, approach his job differently in the last few years.

Duarte, 57, is both at a higher risk for a serious COVID-19 infection and passionate about his job, in which he helps recruit students from low-income and underrepresented communities into science, technology and math majors. He was recently nominated for a campus employee of the year award.

San Francisco State chose to keep its mask mandate and other safety measures such as weekly testing for those with vaccine exemptions in part to keep high-risk people and their family members safe, said Pam Su, associate dean of students at the university.

Sean Murphy, a university spokesperson, said there are at least three public health professionals on Chico State’s emergency’s operations team, including a registered nurse and a physician.

“We know that there are students and faculty who live with people who are immunocompromised, or have children who are not able to get the vaccine yet,” Su said.

With most of his work done virtually, Duarte feels like he is missing out on a large part of what used to make his job fun: interacting with students.

Immunocompromised students who still have concerns about their safety can ask their academic department officials if they can take more of their classes online, Su said.

“I’m tired of being inside,” he said. “I’m a people person; I like being around people and engaging.”

Olive Patton, San Francisco State “My life has kind of changed very positively in the last two years,” says Olive Patton, “by everybody wearing masks around me.”

A second-year graduate student in sexuality studies at San Francisco State University, Patton has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, an inherited condition that affects connective tissues, compromises her immune system and gives her chronic pain, fatigue and brain fog.

As a child, Patton did gymnastics and dance and dislocated her joints often. She had pneumonia in elementary school and hip surgery in high school. At 16, she had bronchitis multiple times and had to go on steroids, she said.

Chico State’s president announced that the university was lifting the mask mandate in early March, citing Butte County’s “sharp decline in cases and hospitalizations” and the campus’ high vaccination rates.

“So pretty much the combination of having chronic pain and having a weakened immune system, I was pretty much sick at least every other week, pretty much all of my childhood,” Patton said.

When students or staff ask why he is so strict about masking, he says he tells them, “Because if I get something from you I could die.”

“I think in San Francisco we’ve had a pretty good social climate around masks and distancing, and also, like, being really careful with checking vaccination cards,” Patton said. But leaving the city and seeing people holding large parties or making fun of others for wearing masks has been “a shock,” she said.

He has sent repeated emails to Chico State administrators asking them to give better guidance on how to deal with exposure, and has been critical about the way administrators have handled the pandemic since March 2020, questioning if they are qualified to make public health decisions in a crisis.

But continuing that work in an environment where he doesn’t feel protected by the university is difficult, he said — so much that he’s considering other career options, or retiring early.

Duarte spends most of the work day in his office wearing an N95 mask with his unmasked coworker. And although he mostly works on campus, he’s still often interacting with people on the phone or computer.

sity still requires students, faculty and staff to wear masks. The city of San Francisco also has an 84.7% COVID-19 vaccination rate. That’s compared to 64.5% in San Luis Obispo, where Kaplan lives, and 51.4%% in Butte County, where Duarte lives.

“It’s also really intimidating to have to be the person to say, ‘I’m uncomfortable, people aren’t wearing masks.’ “ -OLIVE PATTON, SAN FRANCISCO STATE GRADUATE STUDENT Patton wasn’t diagnosed with EDS until she was 19. She is susceptible to the smallest of colds, but hasn’t worried too much about the risk to her health on campus because San Francisco State Univer-

Though Patton’s classes are online, she still goes to campus because she is a fellow at the Paul K. Longmore Institute, an organization that studies and showcases disabled people’s experiences. Mask mandates, she said, remove the burden of asking another person to put on their mask, especially in a larger group.

“It’s also really intimidating to have to be the person to say, ‘I’m uncomfortable, people aren’t wearing masks,’ or, like, having to try to fight that,” Patton said.

Having virtual classes throughout the pandemic made Patton feel safer, and she believes they should have been an option even before the pandemic. They give disabled people a chance to learn in the comfort of their own home without putting themselves in danger, she said.

Although she does feel safe, Patton feels like she is a special case. As a graduate student in a small cohort, she said she has more options. Other students may not have the same flexibility, she said.

“I wish there was some way for other people to understand why it’s so important to take care of one another and to continue practices that keep other people safe,” she said. “It really doesn’t need to be this extremely political statement.”

Mendoza is a fellow with the CalMatters College Journalism Network, a collaboration between CalMatters and student journalists from across California. This story and other higher education coverage are supported by the College Futures Foundation.

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un plan que les serviría de cuartada a la hora de llevar a cabo tan despiadada faena.

l término retrógrado, literalmente se refiere al movimiento a la inversa de los planetas por un período específico. La retrogradación planetaria excluye al Sol y a la Luna. Este movimiento a la inversa no sucede, lo que ocurre es que durante periodos determinados de tiempo, los planetas transitan en su órbita alrededor del Sol en un ciclo más lento. El planeta que entra en retrogradación con mayor frecuencia es Mercurio, cada cuatro meses transita retrógrado por un ciclo de duración de aproximadamente tres semanas. Durante ese lapso suelen ocurrir todo tipo de retrasos, pérdida de tiempo, confusión, inconvenientes, olvidos, accidentes, incendios, atentados, discusiones, hechos violentos y malos entendidos; el comercio, la comunicación y el transporte se verán afectados durante la retrogradación de Mercurio. Es un periodo de reorganización y muchas veces se tendrán que realizar las mismas tareas dos o tres veces pues el primer intento puede fallar con relativa facilidad. Mercurio entró en retrogradación el día 10 de mayo y transitará de esa manera hasta el día 3 de junio. Viviremos tres semanas que pueden presentar complicaciones.

La fusión de Mercurio retrógrado y el día viernes 13 (el cuál se considera de mal augurio), puede causar temor en algunos. Nada grave ocurrirá, aún así se debe de tener mucho cuidado con las personas con las que se entre en contacto. Habrá energías negativas y energías de estrés, la gente pude mostrar enfado, disgusto e insatisfacción. Ocurrirán problemas con el tráfico e infortunadamente ocurrirán hechos que envolverán armas de fuego. Se debe de andar con prudencia, mantener la calma en momentos intensos y dedicar lapsos para

El 11 de septiembre de 1307, Clemente V, comenzó a enviar misivas a toda Europa, en ella se llamaba a todos los guardianes de la iglesia a que estuvieran preparados para realizar una gran obra en nombre de Dios, al mismo tiempo se les pedía que abrieran los sobres el día viernes 13 de octubre.

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la meditación y para la oración.

El Viernes 13 Durante más de setecientos años el día Viernes 13, se ha considerado como un día de augurios perniciosos, misteriosos y hasta funestos. Desde los primeros albores de la era cristiana, los obispos de Roma temerosos que algún día claudicaran sus juicios y dictámenes, tomaron la decisión de aniquilar a todo aquel que tuviera ideas contrarias a lo establecido por los valores religiosos que ellos profesaban.

Siglos más tarde, hombres de ciencia, grandes letrados y filósofos, formaron <<La Orden de los Templarios>> En la época medieval el Vaticano se vio en aprietos porque los caballeros del temple habían propagado su poder y creencias por toda Europa.

En el siglo XIV, varias monarquías del viejo continente habían caído presas del infortunio, la austeridad comenzó a ahondar en

sus arcas, entonces los templarios comenzaron a facilitarle préstamos a los reyes y a los nobles, obteniendo dividendos y de paso inventando el mundo de los banqueros y economistas.

Al observar Clemente V (Papa de 1305 a 1314) como avanzaban las obras de los templarios, como esparcían sus dominios y como ganaban aliados, entonces, con la ayuda del Rey Felipe IV de Francia, decidieron formular una maquiavélica idea para exterminarlos a todos y para ello fraguaron

Al amanecer de ese día las cartas fueron abiertas y en ellas Clemente V, proclamaba que “había tenido un sueño revelador”, una visión en la cual el mismísimo Creador, le pedía que extirpara a los templarios de la tierra porque eran hechiceros malignos, ensalmistas y sodomitas de juicio apóstata, que denigraban su creación, por ello debían ser quemados en la hoguera. Aquel día se inició la cacería de brujas y miles de personas fueron calcinadas, mutiladas y salvajemente asesinadas. Lo más triste del caso es que aquella abominable matanza fue ejecutada por motivaciones económicas y políticas.

Por aquella gran masacre ocurrida el día viernes 13 de octubre de 1307, siempre ha sido considerado el día viernes 13 como un día de augurios y presagios espiritistas. Fue así como comenzó esta leyenda que ha permanecido latente a través de los siglos.

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EXPERTS SAY CA MUST ACT NOW TO PROTECT YOUTH FROM SOCIAL MEDIA DANGERS

El propósito de este aviso es informarle que el Departamento de Transporte de California (Caltrans), en cooperación con Santa Clara Valley Transportation (VTA) y Town of Los Gatos, preparará un Informe de Impacto Ambiental (EIR)/Evaluación Ambiental (EA) para el Proyecto de Alivio a la Congestión vehicular en el corredor de la Ruta Estatal 17 (SR 17).

El Proyecto propone: 1) modificar las rampas de entrada y salida del paso a desnivel entre la SR 17 y la SR 9; 2) ampliar la autopista y el arcén de la SR 17 para eliminar la reducción del número de carriles y los cuellos de botella entre Lark Avenue y el paso a desnivel entre la SR 17 y la SR 9; 3) implementar tecnología avanzada de transporte (sistema de control de semáforos, sistema de información para viajeros y rampas); y 4) implementar la infraestructura necesaria para crear “calles completas” que mejoren el tránsito de ciclistas y peatones.

El propósito del Proyecto es mejorar las operaciones de tráfico de los carriles principales de la autopista y reducir la congestión en la SR 17; reducir el tráfico que usa como desvío el Town of Los Gatos para salir de la congestión; mejorar las operaciones en el paso a desnivel entre la SR 17 y la SR 9; y mejorar la movilidad del transporte activo (bicicletas y peatones) además de la conectividad en Town of Los Gatos a lo largo de la SR 17.

Se solicita su opinión sobre el alcance y el contenido del EIR/EA. Para tal efecto, se llevará a cabo una reunión virtual de alcance al público el: jueves, 19 de mayo de 2022 De 6:00 p. m. a 7:00 p. m.

Esta reunión se llevará a cabo únicamente por video y teleconferencia.

Para acceder al enlace de la reunión, la información para hacer la llamada y las instrucciones para participar, visite la página web del proyecto en: www.vta.org/sr17corridor.

La fecha límite para recibir comentarios sobre el alcance del proyecto es el lunes 6 de junio de 2022. Los comentarios pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a sr17-corridor@vta.org o por correo regular a: California Department of Transportation District 4, Office of Environmental Analysis Attn: Juliane Smith P.O. Box 23660, MS 8B Oakland, CA, 94623-0660 Para obtener más información sobre el proyecto propuesto, comuníquese con Programa de extensión a la comunidad (Community Outreach) de VTA, llamando al (408) 321-7575, TTY para personas con discapacidad auditiva: (408) 321-2330 o enviandonos un correo electrónico a community.outreach@vta.org.

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s children grow up, parents and caregivers across California face the difficult decision of how to oversee social media use. But is that decision made harder by a lack of legal protections for children in the Golden State?

Marc Berkman is CEO of the California-based nonprofit Organization for Social Media Safety. He said he believes Sacramento needs to act now to better protect youth from social media cyber-bullying, substance abuse, and even human trafficking.

"Our main legislative focus right now is on Sammy's Law," said Berkman. "Require social media platforms to give parents the choice to use third-party safety software, to get alerts when dangerous content comes across their child's social media accounts."

Berkman said the Organization for Social Media Safety has also endorsed pending legislation for better transparency in social media platforms' terms and conditions, as well as protections against companies implementing intentionally addictive features targeted to child users.

Berkman said he has personal experience in leading for change to better protect California's youth, helping pass a first-in-the-nation law.

"My co-founder - Ed Peisner - his 14-year-old son was brutally attacked," said Berkman. "An associate of the attacker filmed the attack and put it up on social media. And we developed Jordan's Law after Jordan Peisner, to deter what we now call social media-motivated violence."

Social media reform activist Frances Haugen became a household name after turning over data from her former employer, Facebook, to the U.S. government.

In an online discussion hosted by the American Federation of Teachers, Haugen reiterated her position that Facebook, and its parent company Meta - which also owns Instagram, WhatsApp and other platforms - knows the damage it is inflicting on American children, and must be held accountable.

"No one inside of Facebook came in and said, 'This is what we want to do,'" said Haugen. "But what they did do is, they turned a blind eye. If we hold children's toys to a product liability standard where you need to demonstrate you did safety by design, why aren't we asking the same thing of these virtual products for children? Especially as we move into the land of the 'metaverse.'"

Haugen - a former Facebook product manager - explained rather than acting as a mirror to reflect what's already taking place in society, Facebook instead both amplifies certain ideas over others, and induces users to act in certain ways.

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medida que los niños crecen, los padres y cuidadores de todo California enfrentan la difícil decisión de cómo supervisar el uso de las redes sociales. Pero, ¿Será que esa decisión se vuelve más difícil por la falta de protección legal para los niños en el Estado Dorado?

Marc Berkman es director ejecutivo de la organización sin fines de lucro para la seguridad en las redes sociales con sede en California. Dijo que cree que Sacramento necesita actuar ahora para proteger mejor a los jóvenes del ciberacoso en las redes sociales, el abuso de sustancias e incluso la trata de personas.

"Nuestro principal enfoque legislativo en este momento es la Ley de Sammy", dijo Berkman. "Requerir que las plataformas de redes sociales den a los padres la opción de usar software de seguridad de terceros, para recibir alertas cuando contenido peligroso llega a las cuentas de redes sociales de sus hijos".

Berkman dijo que la Organización para la Seguridad de las Redes Sociales también ha aprobado la legislación pendiente para una mayor transparencia en los términos y condiciones de las plataformas de redes sociales, así como protecciones contra empresas que implementan funciones intencionalmente adictivas dirigidas a usuarios infantiles.

Berkman dijo que tiene experiencia personal en liderar el cambio para proteger mejor a la juventud de California, ayudando a aprobar una ley pionera en la nación.

"Mi cofundador, Ed Peisner, su hijo de 14 años fue brutalmente atacado", dijo Berkman." Un asociado del agresor filmó el ataque y lo subió a las redes sociales.

Y desarrollamos la Ley de Jordan después de Jordan Peisner, para impedir lo que ahora llamamos violencia motivada por las redes sociales".

La activista por la reforma de las redes sociales Frances Haugen se convirtió en un nombre familiar después de entregar datos de su antiguo empleador, Facebook, al gobierno de los EE. UU. En una discusión en línea organizada por la Federación Estadounidense de Maestros, Haugen reiteró su posición de que Facebook y su empresa matriz Meta, que también es propietaria de Instagram, WhatsApp y otras plataformas, conocen el daño que está infligiendo a los niños estadounidenses y deben rendir cuentas.

"Ningún trabajador de Facebook entró y dijo: 'Esto es lo que queremos hacer'", dijo Haugen. ""Pero lo que hicieron fuera mirar al otro lado. Si exigimos que los juguetes para niños cumplan con un estándar de responsabilidad del producto en el que debe demostrar que su diseño fue seguro, ¿Por qué no pedimos lo mismo de estos productos virtuales para niños? Especialmente a medida que nos adentramos en la tierra del 'metaverso'".

Haugen, un ex gerente de productos de Facebook, explicó que en lugar de actuar como un espejo para reflejar lo que ya está sucediendo en la sociedad, Facebook amplifica ciertas ideas sobre otras e induce a los usuarios a actuar de cierta manera.

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El gobernador Gavin Newsom, en su presupuesto de enero, propuso reducir a la mitad las tarifas, hasta un máximo de $150, y gastar $50 millones para cubrir los presupuestos de los tribunales.

alifornia is poised this year to make changes to what some call “hidden” court fees, hundreds of dollars often tacked onto traffic tickets and minor violations that can increase their cost nearly tenfold. But so far, state officials disagree on how far to go.

La propuesta de algunos legisladores y la coalición Debt Free Justice de eliminar las tarifas por completo podría costar aproximadamente el doble. Los líderes del Senado endosaron ese plan en sus propuestas presupuestarias el mes pasado, cuando anunciaron un superávit presupuestario de $68 mil millones.

Known as a civil assessment, the fee is imposed on hundreds of thousands of Californians as a penalty for failing to pay a ticket by a deadline or failing to appear in court on a charge.

Demasiado pobre para pagar las multas La coalición dijo que espera que Newsom respalde la eliminación total de las tarifas cuando presente su propuesta de presupuesto esta semana. HD Palmer, portavoz del Departamento de Finanzas de Newsom, se negó a comentar.

The vast majority of the fees are issued in traffic or infraction cases. A fine can be imposed each time a deadline is missed.

A $300 maximum fine can be added for violations as minor as jaywalking and on tickets that originally cost as little as $35, according to the Debt Free Justice California, a coalition of organizations, policy experts and legal advocates opposing “unfair ways the criminal legal system drains wealth from vulnerable communities.”

California has one of the highest late fees in the nation, the coalition says. The group says the fees trap low-income Californians in a cycle of ballooning debt with the courts.

Money collected from the extra charges bolsters court coffers, leading advocates to accuse the state of paying for its judicial system by charging those who can least afford it.

The fees generate nearly $100 million annually, and the courts retain more than half.

In Riverside County, the fees that the court system kept made up 14% of its budget, according to a report published by the coalition this year.

The report gave as an example a San Lorenzo resident who is a CalWorks recipient and mother who could not afford to pay for traffic violations. She was charged late fees on traffic citations five times since 2009, amounting to more than $1,500 of debt, about double the cost of the original tickets.

It made her ineligible for a driver’s license for 13 years, the report said.

“They were trying to take all of this money away from us,” she said, “but we didn’t have any in the first place.”

Civil assessment fees are disproportionately borne by people of color, who are overrepresented in traffic stops compared to their share of the population, the report said.

In January advocates sued San Mateo County Superior Court challenging its practice of automatically charging the $300 maximum fee in all traffic cases with a missed deadline.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in his January budget proposed halving the fees, to a maximum of $150, and spending $50 million to backfill court budgets.

The proposal by some lawmakers and the Debt Free Justice coalition to eliminate the fees entirely could cost about twice as much. Senate leaders endorsed that plan in their budget proposals last month, as they announced an unprecedented $68 billion projected budget surplus.

Too poor for tickets The coalition said it hopes Newsom will back full elimination of fees when he unveils his revised budget proposal this week. H.D. Palmer, a spokesman for Newsom’s Department of Finance, declined to comment.

The Judicial Council, which governs the court system, has supported making changes to civil assessments. In a 2017 report a commission of courts officials recommended limiting the use of civil assessments or letting fines be converted to community service.

“We’re grateful for the efforts of both the Governor’s administration and the Legislature to reform the system and provide necessary backfill funding for the

Guillermo Hernandez, who uses his van for his businesses, lost work when his license was suspended in 2013 for failure to pay a ticket. He sued the DMV along with several other Bay Area residents and won.

Photo Credit: Anne Wernikoff / CalMatters judicial branch,” said Martin Hoshino, administrative director of the Judicial Council, in an email. “We support the Governor’s proposal and are committed to working with him and with legislative leaders in the coming weeks as they finalize the state budget.”

The proposals come after the state eliminated dozens of court fines and fees over the past two years that advocates said disproportionately affected low-income criminal defendants. The state repealed such charges as the cost of a public defender, drug testing, and probation and supervision services.

Newsom also signed a law last year that limits the state’s use of wage garnishments to claw back those debts and another that expanded a pilot program allowing Californians to ask the courts to reduce ticket fines they can’t afford to pay.

Last year a bill to eliminate civil assessments passed the state Senate but was gutted in the Assembly.

The Debt Free Justice coalition said at the time it couldn’t get Newsom to agree to a deal to eliminate the fees.

His administration told lawmakers the fee should be reduced but remain to motivate defendants to come to court.

“We feel the 50% reduction strikes a balance of providing immediate fiscal relief for all Californians and also preserving the viability of the civil assessment being used as a tool to keep individuals accountable, to compel individuals to appear in court proceedings,” Mark Jimenez, principal program budget analyst at the Department of Finance, told a Senate budget subcommittee in February.

Jimenez said the penalties are an alternative to issuing warrants to demand court attendance.

But Senators were unconvinced that the fees were an effective motivator for those too poor to pay traffic tickets.

“If they don’t have the money … how is that any incentive to come in?” said Sen. Dave Cortese, a Democrat representing San Jose. “You either have it or you don’t.”

The coalition surveyed 200 Californians with recent traffic citations for its report; 73% said they did not know they would be issued a late fee for failing to appear or to pay, and 38% said extra fees would not have helped them make a timely payment.

Advocates suggested text messages would be more effective at getting defendants with demanding work schedules to court.

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alifornia está lista este año para realizar cambios en lo que algunos llaman tarifas judiciales “ocultas”, cientos de dólares a menudo agregados a multas de tránsito e infracciones menores que pueden aumentar su costo casi diez veces. Pero hasta ahora, los funcionarios estatales no están de acuerdo sobre qué tan lejos llegar.

Conocida como evaluación civil, la tarifa se impone a cientos de miles de californianos como sanción por no pagar una multa antes de la fecha límite o por no presentarse ante el tribunal por un cargo.

La gran mayoría de las tasas se emiten en casos de tráfico o infracción. Se puede imponer una multa cada vez que se incumple un plazo.

Se puede agregar una multa máxima de $300 por infracciones tan leves como cruzar la calle imprudentemente en multas que originalmente costaban $35, según Debt Free California Justice, una coalición de organizaciones, expertos en políticas y defensores legales que se oponen a las “maneras injustas en que el sistema legal penal drena la riqueza de las comunidades vulnerables”.

California tiene uno de los recargos por pagos atrasados más altos del país, dice la coalición. El grupo dice que las tarifas atrapan a los californianos de bajos ingresos en un ciclo de deuda creciente con los tribunales.

El dinero recaudado de los cargos adicionales refuerza las arcas de los tribunales, lo que lleva a los defensores a acusar al estado de pagar por su sistema judicial cobrando a quienes menos pueden pagarlo.

Las tarifas generan casi $100 millones al año y los tribunales retienen más de la mitad.

En el condado de Riverside, las tarifas que mantuvo el sistema judicial representaron el 14% de su presupuesto, según un informe publicado por la coalición este año.

El informe dio como ejemplo a una residente de San Lorenzo que es beneficiaria de CalWorks y no podía pagar las infracciones de tránsito. Se le cobraron cargos por multas de tránsito cinco veces desde 2009, que ascienden a una deuda de más de $1,500, aproximadamente el doble del costo de las multas originales.

Las infracciones que tuvo la hicieron inelegible para obtener una licencia de conducir durante 13 años, según el informe.

“Estaban tratando de quitarnos todo este dinero”, dijo, “pero no teníamos nada”.

Las tarifas de evaluación civil las pagan de manera desproporcionada las personas de color, que están sobrerrepresentadas en las paradas de tráfico en comparación con su parte de la población, según el informe.

En enero, los defensores demandaron al Tribunal Superior del Condado de San Mateo desafiando su práctica de cobrar automáticamente la tarifa máxima de $300 en todos los casos de tráfico con una fecha límite incumplida.

El Consejo Judicial, que gobierna el sistema judicial, quiere realizar cambios en las evaluaciones civiles. En un informe de 2017, una comisión de funcionarios judiciales recomendó limitar el uso de evaluaciones civiles o dejar que las multas se conviertan en servicio comunitario.

“Estamos agradecidos por los esfuerzos tanto de la administración del Gobernador como de la Legislatura para reformar el sistema y proporcionar los fondos necesarios para la rama judicial”, escribió en un correo electrónico Martin Hoshino, director administrativo del Consejo Judicial. “Apoyamos la propuesta del Gobernador y estamos comprometidos a trabajar con él y con los líderes legislativos en las próximas semanas mientras finalizan el presupuesto estatal”.

Las propuestas surgen luego de que el estado eliminara decenas de multas en los últimos dos años que, según los defensores, afectó desproporcionadamente a las personas de bajos ingresos quienes fueron acusados de delitos. El estado revocó cargos como pruebas de detección de drogas y servicios de supervisión y libertad condicional.

Newsom también firmó una ley el año pasado que limita el uso de embargos salariales por parte del estado para recuperar esas deudas y otra que permitió ampliar un programa piloto para que los californianos pidan a los tribunales que reduzcan las multas que no pueden pagar.

El año pasado, un proyecto de ley para eliminar las evaluaciones civiles fue aprobado por el Senado estatal, pero fue desmantelado en la Asamblea. La coalición Debt Free Justice explicó en ese momento que no pudo llegar a un acuerdo con Newsom para eliminar las tarifas.

Su administración les dijo a los legisladores que la tarifa debería reducirse pero permanecer para motivar a los acusados a acudir a los tribunales.

“Creemos que la reducción del 50% logra un equilibrio entre proporcionar un alivio fiscal inmediato para todos los californianos y también preservar la viabilidad de la tasación civil que se utiliza como una herramienta para hacer que las personas rindan cuentas, para obligar a las personas a comparecer en los procedimientos judiciales”, dijo Mark Jimenez, analista principal del presupuesto del programa en el Departamento de Finanzas a un subcomité de presupuesto del Senado en febrero.

Jiménez agregó que las sanciones son una alternativa a la emisión de órdenes de arresto para exigir la asistencia a la corte.

Pero los senadores no estaban convencidos de que las tarifas fueran un motivador efectivo para aquellos que eran demasiado pobres para pagar multas de tránsito.

“Si no tienen el dinero… ¿Cómo van a pagar la multa?”, dijo el senador Dave Cortese, un demócrata que representa a San José.

La coalición encuestó a 200 californianos con citaciones de tránsito recientes para su informe; el 73% dijo que no sabía que se le cobraría un recargo por no presentarse o no pagar, y el 38% dijo que los cargos adicionales no los habrían ayudado a realizar un pago a tiempo.

Los defensores sugieren que los mensajes de texto serían más efectivos para llevar a los acusados con horarios de trabajo exigentes a la corte.

Este artículo es parte de California Divide Project, una colaboración entre redacciones que examina la desigualdad de ingresos y la supervivencia económica en California.

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get deficit.

A 2013 bill that would have encouraged counties to make homeless courts more accessible was set for a hearing in the Assembly Judiciary Committee but was postponed and never heard.

esiree Garibay used to sleep outside in Redondo Beach. One night in July 2020, she was lying down in a city park and police issued her a ticket.

Muratsuchi pitches the courts as an alternative to the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Courts proposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

She missed her court date, and the ticket became a warrant for her arrest. She said she became even more determined to avoid the courthouse.

Newsom’s proposal would mandate that all 58 counties create courts that could compel people with serious mental illness into treatment. They would not need to be homeless to participate.

But on a Wednesday in April – nearly two years after getting the ticket – Garibay stood by while Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Lonnie Smith waved a metal detection wand over her black Selena sweatshirt. Then she walked into what appeared to be an outdoor job fair, with white tents arched over picnic tables.

The proposed CARE courts faced criticism at their first hearing in late April from mental health advocates and some Democratic legislators, who singled out the proposal’s language permitting the courts to involuntarily commit unwilling defendants into mental health treatment.

Cheery nonprofit workers in matching turquoise shirts greeted her and asked if she needed anything. Palm trees swayed in a breeze from the ocean six blocks west.

A judge in a black robe sat behind a courtroom bench, but instead of handing down sentences, she told defendants things like “excellent job,” “congratulations” and “you have so much good news.”

Desiree Garibay listens to the judge at homeless court in Redondo Beach on April 27, 2022.

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This is still, technically, Los Angeles County Superior Court. Except it’s outside. And, more critically to people like Garibay, 31, the court makes the unhoused defendants a promise: If you show up to court, we will not put you in jail.

the county courthouse in Torrance, Webb said.

Statistics provided by the city of Redondo Beach show monthly attendance between 68% and 100%, for an average of 80% attendance since the court moved outside in September 2020.

“I wish I could say we masterminded it, but really, the pieces fell into place and it became something that worked,” Webb said. “In my 35 years of working in criminal justice, I have not seen anything (else) where the interests of everyone align.”

Further, they pledge to help those in attendance get housing. The job fair tents are actually a collection of homeless advocacy organizations, legal expungement teams, mental health and drug counselors, and housing assistance groups.

Webb is the public face of the program, testifying twice at the Capitol, and said the court’s encouraging attendance statistics were a combination of design and circumstance. The court only moved outside because of the pandemic.

Previous attempts at statewide homeless court programs have failed. A 2002 proposal to create a homeless court pilot program in four counties was vetoed by then-Gov. Gray Davis, who cited the bill’s proposed costs against the state’s $24 billion bud-

California already has more than 450 homeless courts across 19 counties, but the Redondo Beach court organizers say their model works better.

Here, court convenes in a central location where the unhoused tend to congregate – in this case, close to a food donation center and two religious homeless outreach organizations.

The specifics of the bill’s funding are unclear. The bill calls for giving the Judicial Council an unspecified amount from the general fund to administer the programs.

“At first I didn’t answer the summons, I got a warrant, and there were old warrants too, three (altogether),” Garibay said.

That opposing vote, from Placerville Republican Frank Bigelow, is rooted in an analysis from an Assembly Republican Caucus consultant who warned members that the courts could allow pretrial diversions for any felony, said Hannah Ackley, Bigelow’s chief of staff.

Muratsuchi told CalMatters he’s planning to change the bill’s language around felonies.

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The courts are already enmeshed in the ongoing public debate over Prop 47, a 2014 law that reclassified several property and drug crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and sunsets in November.

A team from the Los Angeles County public defender’s office attends the homeless courts specifically to help defendants expunge their criminal records.

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One of the team’s principal duties at the Redondo Beach court is helping reclassify convictions – which were felonies before Prop 47 passed in 2014 – to misdemeanors.

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But Garibay left court smiling, her ticket dismissed.

She also walked away with a lead on a new place to stay.

From all outward signs, the homeless court appears to be working. Attendance is far from perfect, but it’s much higher than what homeless courts typically drew when the court was held at

His bill passed unanimously in the Assembly Judiciary Committee last month, and received one vote in opposition in a subsequent hearing in the Assembly Health Committee.

“Our consultant suggested the bill would be supportable if it were amended to include the same limitations for homeless suspects that would also apply to mentally ill defendants,” Ackley said in an email to CalMatters.

It’s a familiar refrain to homeless advocates and defense attorneys: One original charge metastasizes into a series of missed court dates, warrants for failing to appear and possible jail time.

“The best thing about it, other than bringing it to the community where they are, is that a lot of what we do in California for the homeless is in silos,” said Redondo Beach City Attorney Mike Webb. “We bring it all in one place.”

Muratsuchi said the “critical difference” between CARE courts and the Redondo Beach model is that the latter won’t force defendants into mental health treatment.

Ackley said that diversion programs for mentally ill defendants, for instance, don’t allow for pretrial diversions for serious felonies, including murder. She said the consultant report is not public.

Now organizers want to take that concept and apply it statewide.

A bill sponsored by Torrance Democrat Al Muratsuchi, AB 2220, would create a homeless courts pilot program, offering grants to counties which can tailor programs to their own communities.

Outdoor court in Sacramento in August may be less appealing than a spring beach day in Los Angeles County. But the idea is to help counties take their courts to places the unhoused are more likely to show up, while providing services such as employment assistance and substance abuse recovery.

“We’re seeing that there was a lot of pushback on the CARE courts,” Muratsuchi said. “While debates are ongoing, the Legislature and the governor should keep in mind this tried and proven model of homeless courts.”

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That, said Los Angeles County Assistant Public Defender Tom Moore, is key to helping get defendants housing.

“One of the biggest obstacles to housing is a felony on your record,” Moore said. “We frequently come across clients who don’t know they can have those felonies reclassified.”

Garibay said she has moved in with her boyfriend in Torrance, but is still looking for a permanent place to stay.

“They actually work with you,” she said. “I like just the fact (that) they’re helping me with housing, just my own place finally to call home.”

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tre los tribunales de CARE y el modelo de Redondo Beach es que este último no obligará a los acusados a recibir tratamiento de salud mental.

esiree Garibay solía dormir afuera en Redondo Beach. Una noche de julio de 2020, estaba acostada en un parque de la ciudad y la policía le emitió una multa.

Su proyecto de ley fue aprobado por unanimidad en el Comité Judicial de la Asamblea el mes pasado y recibió un voto en contra en una audiencia posterior en el Comité de Salud de la Asamblea.

Se perdió su cita en la corte y la multa se convirtió en una orden de arresto. Ella dijo que se volvió aún más decidida a evitar el juzgado.

Ese voto contrario, del republicano de Placerville Frank Bigelow , se basa en un análisis de un consultor del Caucus Republicano de la Asamblea que advirtió a los miembros que los tribunales podrían permitir desviaciones previas al juicio por cualquier delito grave, dijo Hannah Ackley, jefa de personal de Bigelow.

Pero un miércoles de abril, casi dos años después de recibir la multa, Garibay se mantuvo de pie mientras el ayudante del alguacil del condado de Los Ángeles, Lonnie Smith, agitaba una varita detectora de metales sobre su sudadera negra de Selena. Luego entró en lo que parecía ser una feria de trabajo al aire libre, con carpas blancas arqueadas sobre mesas de picnic.

Alegres trabajadores sin fines de lucro con camisas turquesas la saludaron y le preguntaron si necesitaba algo. Las palmeras se mecían con la brisa del océano seis cuadras al oeste.

Una jueza con una túnica negra se sentó detrás de un banco de la sala del tribunal, pero en lugar de dictar sentencias, les dijo a los acusados cosas como “excelente trabajo”, “felicitaciones” y “tienes muchas buenas noticias”.

Este sigue siendo, técnicamente, el Tribunal Superior del Condado de Los Ángeles.

Excepto que está en el exterior. Y, lo que es más crítico para personas como Garibay, de 31 años, el tribunal les hace una promesa a los acusados sin hogar: si se presenta ante el tribunal, no lo meteremos en la cárcel.

Además, se comprometen a ayudar a los asistentes a conseguir vivienda. Las carpas de la feria de trabajo son en realidad una colección de organizaciones de defensa de personas sin hogar, equipos de eliminación de antecedentes penales, consejeros de salud mental y drogas, y grupos de asistencia de vivienda.

California ya tiene más de 450 tribunales para personas sin hogar en 19 condados, pero los organizadores de los tribunales de Redondo Beach dicen que su modelo funciona mejor. Aquí, la corte se reúne en una ubicación central donde las personas sin hogar tienden a congregarse, en este caso, cerca de un centro de donación de alimentos y dos organizaciones religiosas de ayuda para personas sin hogar.

Ahora los organizadores quieren tomar ese concepto y aplicarlo en todo el estado.

Un proyecto de ley patrocinado por el demócrata de Torrance Al Muratsuchi, conocido como AB 2220 , crearía un programa piloto de tribunales para personas sin hogar, ofreciendo subvenciones a los condados que pueden adaptar los programas a sus propias comunidades. La cancha al aire libre en Sacramento en agosto puede ser menos atractiva que un día de playa primaveral en el condado de Los Ángeles. Pero la idea es ayudar a los condados a llevar sus tribunales a lugares donde es más probable que se presenten las personas sin hogar, mientras

Tribunal para personas sin hogar del condado de Los Ángeles en Redondo Beach el 27 de abril de 2022.

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se brindan servicios como asistencia laboral y recuperación por abuso de sustancias.

Los detalles de la financiación del proyecto de ley no están claros. El proyecto de ley pide que se dé al Consejo Judicial una cantidad no especificada del fondo general para administrar los programas.

“Al principio no respondí a la citación, me dieron una orden de arresto y también había órdenes de arresto antiguas, tres (en total)”, dijo Garibay.

Es un estribillo familiar para los defensores de las personas sin hogar y los abogados defensores: un cargo original se convierte en metástasis en una serie de citas en la corte perdidas, órdenes de arresto por no comparecer y posible tiempo en la cárcel.

Pero Garibay salió de la corte sonriendo, su boleto fue desestimado. También se fue con una pista sobre un nuevo lugar para quedarse.

“Lo mejor de esto, además de llevarlo a la comunidad donde están, es que mucho de lo que hacemos en California para las personas sin hogar está en silos”, dijo el abogado de la ciudad de Redondo Beach, Mike Webb. “Lo traemos todo en un solo lugar”.

A juzgar por todos los signos externos, el tribunal para personas sin hogar parece estar funcionando. La asistencia está lejos de ser perfecta, pero es mucho más alta de lo que normalmente atraían los tribunales para personas sin hogar cuando el tribunal se llevaba a cabo en el juzgado del condado en Torrance, dijo Webb. Las estadísticas proporcionadas por la ciudad de Redondo Beach muestran una asistencia mensual entre el 68 % y el 100 %, para un promedio de asistencia del 80 % desde que la corte se mudó afuera en septiembre de 2020.

Webb es la cara pública del programa, testificó dos veces en el Capitolio y dijo que las alentadoras estadísticas de asistencia de la corte fueron una combinación de diseño y circunstancia. La cancha solo se mudó afuera debido a la pandemia.

“Ojalá pudiera decir que lo planeamos, pero en realidad, las piezas encajaron y se convirtió en algo que funcionó”, dijo Webb. “En mis 35 años de trabajo en la justicia penal, no he visto nada (más) donde se alineen los intereses de todos”.

Los intentos anteriores de programas judiciales para personas sin hogar en todo el estado han fracasado. Una propuesta de 2002 para crear un programa piloto de tribunales para personas sin hogar en cuatro condados fue vetada por el entonces gobernador. Gray Davis, quien citó los costos propuestos del proyecto de ley contra el déficit presupuestario estatal de $24 mil millones.

Un proyecto de ley de 2013 que habría alentado a los condados a hacer que los tribunales para personas sin hogar fueran más accesibles se programó para una audiencia en el Comité Judicial de la Asamblea, pero se pospuso y nunca se escuchó.

Muratsuchi presenta los tribunales como una alternativa a los tribunales de asistencia comunitaria, recuperación y empoderamiento (CARE) propuestos por el gobernador Gavin Newsom.

La propuesta de Newsom exigiría que los 58 condados creen tribunales que podrían obligar a las personas con enfermedades mentales graves a recibir tratamiento. No necesitarían ser personas sin hogar para participar.

Los tribunales propuestos por CARE enfrentaron críticas en su primera audiencia a fines de abril por parte de defensores de la salud mental y algunos legisladores demócratas, quienes destacaron el lenguaje de la propuesta que permite a los tribunales internar involuntariamente a los acusados que no quieren recibir tratamiento de salud mental.

“Estamos viendo que hubo mucho rechazo en los tribunales de CARE”, dijo Muratsuchi. “Mientras los debates están en curso, la Legislatura y el gobernador deben tener en cuenta este modelo probado y probado de tribunales para personas sin hogar”.

Muratsuchi dijo que la “diferencia crítica” en-

Ackley dijo que los programas de desviación para acusados con enfermedades mentales, por ejemplo, no permiten desviaciones previas al juicio por delitos graves, incluido el asesinato. Ella dijo que el informe del consultor no es público.

“Nuestro consultor sugirió que el proyecto de ley sería compatible si se modificara para incluir las mismas limitaciones para los sospechosos sin hogar que también se aplicarían a los acusados con enfermedades mentales”, dijo Ackley en un correo electrónico a CalMatters.

Muratsuchi le dijo a CalMatters que planea cambiar el lenguaje del proyecto de ley en torno a los delitos graves.

Los tribunales ya están inmersos en el debate público en curso sobre la Proposición 47, una ley de 2014 que reclasificó varios delitos contra la propiedad y las drogas de delitos graves a delitos menores y caducó en noviembre.

Un equipo de la oficina del defensor público del condado de Los Ángeles asiste a los tribunales para personas sin hogar específicamente para ayudar a los acusados a eliminar sus antecedentes penales.

Una de las funciones principales del equipo en la corte de Redondo Beach es ayudar a reclasificar las condenas, que eran delitos graves antes de que se aprobara la Prop 47 en 2014, a delitos menores.

Eso, dijo el Defensor Público Asistente del Condado de Los Ángeles, Tom Moore, es clave para ayudar a conseguir vivienda a los acusados.

“Uno de los mayores obstáculos para la vivienda es un delito grave en su registro”, dijo Moore. “Con frecuencia nos encontramos con clientes que no saben que pueden reclasificar esos delitos”.

Garibay dijo que se mudó con su novio a Torrance, pero que todavía está buscando un lugar permanente para quedarse.

“De hecho, trabajan contigo”, dijo. “Me gusta el hecho de que me están ayudando con la vivienda, mi propio lugar finalmente para llamar hogar”.

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power at every level of government.

Beth Miller, a Republican political consultant, said Californians who are motivated by abortion rights are already quite engaged politically. She is skeptical that it will bring new or infrequent voters the polls, especially when abortion access is not under immediate threat here.

hen a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the constitutional right to abortion leaked Monday night, Democratic leaders in California reacted swiftly with shock, grief and fury.

“The overriding issue in California is the cost of living,” Miller said.

It didn’t take long for the personal devastation to turn political.

But California Democrats are quickly elevating abortion to the forefront of their messaging anyway, with some even fundraising off the news that Roe v.

Wade may be overturned. More than 70% of Californians oppose repealing the ruling, according to a poll this year by the Public Policy Institute of California.

By Wednesday morning, Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is running for re-election this year, had already cut a new campaign ad about “reproductive freedom under attack.” In a tweet unveiling the ad, he framed defeating “anti-choice Republicans” as the “defining issue of the 2022 election.”

As the stark reality has sunk in that the landmark Roe v. Wade decision is unlikely to make it to its 50th birthday, many Democrats are leaning forcefully into abortion rights as a key election issue. With decades of public polling indicating that a majority of Americans believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, it could be the party’s most potent counterweight in a campaign cycle in which Republicans seem poised to capitalize on voter frustration over inflation and crime.

“Don’t think for a second this is where they stop,” Newsom said Wednesday outside Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, where he raised the alarm that conservatives would also seek to roll back other rights such as same-sex marriage. “Pay attention, America. They’re coming after you next.”

In his remarks, Newsom called for a stronger Democratic counteroffensive on protecting abortion. He slammed Republicans for claiming to be pro-life while opposing policies to provide more support to women and families after a baby is born, previewing a political attack that could soon be coming to swing districts across the country.

“That’s how extreme the Republican Party is in the United States of America. You want extremism?

Rape and incest, they don’t even make an exception,” Newsom said. “Wake up, America. Wake up to who you’re electing.”

Democrats, weighed down by sagging approval ratings for President Joe Biden and in danger of losing control of Congress in the November midterm election, have been struggling to find a message that might motivate liberal voters to show up to the polls and persuade moderates to stick with their governance.

Jack Pitney, a professor of politics at Claremont McKenna College, said the reality of a Supreme Court ruling against abortion rights could provide a significant boost. Though warnings about that potential outcome have not historically driven turnout for Democrats while the Roe decision withstood decades of attacks, Pitney said voters are much more alert to loss.

“The issue has moved from the realm of the hypothetical to the realm of the real,” he said.

And it could remain near the top of the news through the rest of the year, with the official opinion expected this summer and then potentially dozens of states passing new abortion restrictions after that.

“It’s kind of like a wildfire, and the burning embers and debris will spread over the electorate for months to come,” Pitney said.

Still, it is uncertain how much of a difference abortion can make for Democrats, who are facing significant political headwinds nationally from pocketbook issues such as spiraling inflation and high gas prices.

While probably not potent enough to shift the balance of power, Pitney said abortion could move the margins in close races with national implications, such as the contests for U.S. Senate in Georgia and Wisconsin. Some Republicans are already planning to push for a nationwide abortion ban should the GOP win complete control of the federal government in the next few years. The ruling, Pitney added, might also help Democrats regain some ground with young voters, who have particularly soured on Biden.

There is probably less of a potential impact in California, where Democrats have nearly maximized their

Abortion rights supporters protest a U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade at the Robert T. Matsui Courthouse in Sacramento on May 3, 2022. Photo Credit: Rahul Lal / CalMatters

Within hours of Politico publishing the draft Supreme Court ruling on Monday night, Newsom and legislative leaders pledged to put an amendment on the November ballot enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution. Though “not why we’re doing this,” Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins, a San Diego Democrat, acknowledged during a press conference Tuesday that she hoped the measure would boost turnout.

During his visit to Planned Parenthood on Wednesday, Newsom agreed that “folks should really be pissed off at this moment. If this doesn’t animate people to get involved…I don’t know what the hell will.”

The greatest impact could come in a handful of swing U.S. House districts, where the Democratic Party is defending vulnerable incumbents or seeking to win back seats it lost two years ago. Anti-Donald Trump fervor among suburban women drove Democrats to major gains in places such as Orange County in 2018, and anger over abortion restrictions may provide a similar motivating force in 2022.

In the Santa Clarita Valley outside Los Angeles, where Republican Mike Garcia won a congressional race by fewer than 400 votes in 2020, his Democratic opponents have repeatedly lambasted the draft Supreme Court decision on social media and in local news outlets since Monday night.

Christy Smith, who lost to Garcia two years ago and is seeking a rematch, attended an abortion rights rally Tuesday evening, posing near a giant replica of a wire hanger with a “keep your policies off my body” sign. She called it a “warning” to Garcia.

Another Democrat challenging Garcia, Quaye Quartey, said in an interview that the draft ruling had created “more of a sense of urgency” around stopping the “Republican onslaught on our democratic values.” He noted that Garcia had signed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to overturn Roe and co-sponsored a bill to ban abortion nationally by declaring that life begins at conception.

“We know that he’s dangerous, and this is just another example of how dangerous he is,” Quartey said.

Yet not every Democrat has rushed to embrace the topic, hinting at some of the political nuances that could emerge as the immediate outrage over the draft opinion settles.

Unlike many of her colleagues, state Sen. Melissa Hurtado of Hanford, who faces one of the toughest re-election bids of any legislator this year, has yet to comment on the decision. Since Monday, she has posted on social media about mental health awareness, teacher appreciation and even Star Wars Day, but not abortion rights.

Neither has Assemblymember Rudy Salas of Bakersfield, who is seeking to take out Republican David Valadao in a Central Valley congressional seat with an increasing Democratic voter registration advantage.

Neither Hurtado’s nor Salas’ campaigns responded to interview requests. But both are running in districts where a majority of voters are Latino and white conservatives have traditionally held disproportionate sway in elections because of low turnout.

The PPIC survey found that support for Roe v. Wade was considerably lower among Latinos than other ethnic groups in California — just 64%. And while a slim majority of Republicans (54%) do oppose overturning the decision, that compares to 77% of independent voters and 87% of Democrats.

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tenga el control total del gobierno federal en los próximos años. El fallo, agregó Pitney, también podría ayudar a los demócratas a recuperar algo de terreno entre los votantes jóvenes, que se han enfadado particularmente con Biden.

uando se filtró el lunes por la noche un proyecto de fallo de la Corte Suprema que anularía el derecho constitucional al aborto, los líderes demócratas en California reaccionaron rápidamente con conmoción, dolor y furia.

Probablemente haya menos impacto potencial en California, donde los demócratas casi han maximizado su poder en todos los niveles de gobierno.

No pasó mucho tiempo para que la devastación personal se volviera política.

Beth Miller, consultora política republicana, dijo que los californianos que están motivados por el derecho al aborto ya están bastante comprometidos políticamente. Ella es escéptica de que traerá votantes nuevos o poco frecuentes a las urnas, especialmente cuando el acceso al aborto no está bajo amenaza inmediata aquí.

El miércoles por la mañana, el gobernador Gavin Newsom, quien se postula para la reelección este año, ya había publicado un anuncio de nueva campaña sobre “la libertad reproductiva bajo ataque”. En un tuit que dio a conocer el anuncio, enmarcó la derrota de los “republicanos contra el derecho a decidir” como el “tema definitorio de las elecciones de 2022”.

A medida que la cruda realidad se ha hundido en que es poco probable que la histórica decisión Roe v. Wade llegue a su 50 cumpleaños, muchos demócratas se están inclinando con fuerza hacia el derecho al aborto como un tema electoral clave. Con décadas de encuestas públicas que indican que la mayoría de los estadounidenses cree que el aborto debería ser legal en todos o en la mayoría de los casos, podría ser el contrapeso más potente del partido en un ciclo de campaña en el que los republicanos parecen estar preparados para capitalizar la frustración de los votantes por la inflación y el crimen.

“No crean ni por un segundo que aquí es donde se detienen”, dijo Newsom el miércoles en las afueras de Planned Parenthood Los Ángeles, donde dio la alarma de que los conservadores también buscarían hacer retroceder otros derechos como el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo. “Presta atención, América. Ellos vendrán después de ti.

En sus comentarios, Newsom pidió una contraofensiva demócrata más fuerte para proteger el aborto. Criticó a los republicanos por afirmar ser pro-vida mientras se opone a las políticas para brindar más apoyo a las mujeres y las familias después del nacimiento de un bebé, anticipando un ataque político que pronto podría estar llegando a los distritos que se caracterizan por ser indecisos en todo el país.

“Así de extremista es el Partido Republicano en los Estados Unidos de América. ¿Quieres extremismo? Violación e incesto, ni siquiera hacen una excepción”, dijo Newsom. “Despierta, América. Despierta a quién estás eligiendo”.

Los demócratas, agobiados por la caída de los índices de aprobación del presidente Joe Biden y en peligro de perder el control del Congreso en las elecciones de mitad de período de noviembre, han estado luchando por encontrar un mensaje que pueda motivar a los votantes liberales a acudir a las urnas y persuadir a los moderados para que se mantenga firme su gobernabilidad.

Jack Pitney, profesor de política en Claremont McKenna College, dijo que la realidad de un fallo de la Corte Suprema contra el derecho al aborto podría brindar un impulso significativo.

Aunque históricamente las advertencias sobre ese resultado potencial no han impulsado la participación de los demócratas, mientras que la decisión de Roe resistió décadas de ataques, Pitney dijo que los votantes están mucho más alertas ante las pérdidas.

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“El problema primordial en California es el costo de vida”, dijo Miller.

El gobernador Gavin Newsom y otros demócratas de California cuentan con el derecho al aborto para llevar a sus votantes a las urnas. Pero para algunos podría llegar a ser más importante el crimen, la falta de vivienda y la inflación que se está sufriendo.

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al ámbito de lo real”, dijo.

Y podría permanecer en las portadas y titulares de las noticias durante el resto del año, con la opinión oficial esperada este verano y luego, potencialmente, docenas de estados aprobarán nuevas restricciones al aborto posteriormente a esto.

“Es como un incendio forestal, y las brasas y los escombros se extenderán sobre el electorado durante los próximos meses”, dijo Pitney.

Aún así, no está claro qué diferencia puede hacer el aborto para los demócratas, que enfrentan obstáculos políticos significativos a nivel nacional debido a problemas serios como la inflación en espiral y los altos precios de la gasolina.

Si bien probablemente no sea lo suficientemente potente como para cambiar el equilibrio de poder, Pitney dijo que el aborto podría mover los márgenes en contiendas reñidas con implicaciones nacionales, como las contiendas para el Senado de EE. UU. en Georgia y Wisconsin.

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Pero los demócratas de California están elevando rápidamente el aborto al frente de sus mensajes de todos modos, con algunos incluso recaudando fondos con la noticia en cuanto a que Roe v. Wade puede ser anulado. Más del 70% de los californianos se oponen a derogar el fallo, según una encuesta realizada este año por el Public Policy Institute of California.

En horas de Politico publicando el borrador del fallo de la Corte Suprema el lunes por la noche, Newsom y los líderes legislativos se comprometieron a incluir una enmienda en la boleta electoral de noviembre que consagra el derecho al aborto en la constitución estatal. Aunque “no es por eso por lo que estamos haciendo esto”, la presidenta provisional del Senado, Toni Atkins, demócrata de San Diego, reconoció durante una conferencia de prensa el martes que esperaba que la medida impulsara la participación.

Durante su visita a Planned Parenthood el miércoles, Newsom estuvo de acuerdo en que “la gente realmente debería estar enojada en este momento. Si esto no anima a la gente a involucrarse… no sé qué diablos lo hará”.

El mayor impacto podría venir en un puñado de distritos electorales de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU., donde el Partido Demócrata defiende a titulares vulnerables o busca recuperar los escaños que perdió hace dos años. El fervor anti-Donald Trump entre las mujeres de los suburbios llevó a los demócratas a obtener importantes logros en lugares como el condado de Orange en 2018, y la ira por las restricciones al aborto puede propor-

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En el Valle de Santa Clarita, en las afueras de Los Ángeles, donde el republicano Mike García ganó una contienda por el Congreso por menos de 400 votos en 2020, sus oponentes demócratas han criticado repetidamente el proyecto de decisión de la Corte Suprema en las redes sociales y en canales de noticias locales desde el lunes por la noche.

Christy Smith, quien perdió ante García hace dos años y busca una revancha, asistió a un mitin por el derecho al aborto el martes por la noche, posando cerca de una réplica gigante de una percha de alambre con un letrero que decía “mantenga sus políticas fuera de mi cuerpo”. Ella lo llamó una “advertencia” para García.

Otro demócrata que desafía a García, Quaye Quartey, dijo en una entrevista que el borrador del fallo había creado “más sentido de urgencia” para detener el “ataque republicano a nuestros valores democráticos”. Señaló que García había firmado un amicus curiae solicitando a la Corte Suprema que revoque Roe y copatrocinado un proyecto de ley para prohibir el aborto a nivel nacional al declarar que la vida comienza en la concepción.

“Sabemos que es peligroso, y este es solo otro ejemplo de lo peligroso que es”, dijo Quartey.

Sin embargo, no todos los demócratas se han apresurado a adoptar el tema, insinuando algunos de los matices políticos que podrían surgir a medida que se asiente la indignación inmediata por el proyecto de opinión.

A diferencia de muchos de sus colegas, la senadora estatal Melissa Hurtado de Hanford, quien enfrenta una de las ofertas de reelección más difíciles de cualquier legislador este año, aún no ha comentado sobre la decisión. Desde el lunes, ha publicado en las redes sociales sobre conciencia de salud mental , apreciación del maestro e incluso el Día de Star Wars , pero no sobre el derecho al aborto.

Tampoco lo ha hecho el asambleísta Rudy Salas de Bakersfield, quien busca eliminar al republicano David Valadao en un escaño en el Congreso del Valle Central con una creciente ventaja en el registro de votantes demócratas.

Ni las campañas de Hurtado ni las de Salas respondieron a las solicitudes de entrevistas.

Pero ambos se postulan en distritos donde la mayoría de los votantes son latinos y los conservadores blancos tradicionalmente han tenido una influencia desproporcionada en las elecciones debido a la baja participación.

La encuesta de PPIC encontró que el apoyo a Roe v. Wade fue considerablemente más bajo entre los latinos que entre otros grupos étnicos en California: solo el 64 %. Y aunque una pequeña mayoría de republicanos (54 %) se opone a revocar la decisión, eso se compara con el 77 % de los votantes independientes y el 87 % de los demócratas.

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s demócratas de California están atrapados en una de las disputas más importantes en la historia moderna del estado sobre el futuro del proyecto de un tren de alta velocidad desde Los Ángeles a San Francisco después de una década de construcción problemática.

El proyecto del tren bala de $105 mil millones, para el cual se han gastado $10.3 mil millones hasta ahora, sería la mayor inversión individual en la historia del estado, el esfuerzo de obras civiles más ambicioso de la nación y ahora un símbolo para muchos expertos de cómo no construir un ferrocarril, todo lo cual define lo que está en juego en el actual impasse.

La disputa se ha enconado durante 16 meses, desde que el gobernador Gavin Newsom solicitó a la Legislatura una asignación de $4,200 millones a principios de 2021. La solicitud ha provocado un enfrentamiento con los demócratas de la Asamblea, que se han negado rotundamente a entregar los últimos fondos restantes de un bono aprobado en 2008 para el tren de alta velocidad.

La batalla involucra quién ejercerá el control sobre el futuro del proyecto, cómo mejorar su eficiencia y cómo los fondos restantes pueden generar los mayores beneficios, lo que implica fuertes desacuerdos que pueden ser difíciles de resolver.

“El proyecto no avanza de acuerdo con un plan sólido, lo que genera perdidas y otras ineficiencias”, dijo Bent Flyvbjerg, experto en negocios en megaproyectos de la Escuela de Negocios Saïd de la Universidad de Oxford y la Universidad de IT de Copenhague. “Dadas las divisiones políticas, el aumento de costos, los retrasos en los cronogramas y la falta de una fuente de ingresos futura sólida, este proyecto irá al cementerio de los famosos despilfarros”.

Los defensores del tren de alta velocidad cuestionan caracterizaciones tan graves y afirman que el proyecto es sólido.

“Los detractores siempre serán detractores”, dijo Ray LaHood, secretario de Transporte de EE.UU. durante la presidencia de Obama y defensor de los trenes de alta velocidad. “Hay una construcción en marcha. Cientos de personas están trabajando en el proyecto y tienen trabajos bien remunerados. Ahora hay un plan para ir a Bakersfield. El futuro es muy alentador. No se ha detenido”.

Un enfrentamiento legislativo Pero los problemas serios siguen sin resolverse en el Valle Central, y los nuevos problemas con las reubicaciones de servicios públicos a lo largo de las vías futuras están nuevamente retrasando la construcción.

La autoridad ferroviaria estimó en 2008, cuando los votantes aprobaron $9 mil millones para el sistema, que costaría $33 mil millones y comenzaría a funcionar en 2020.

Pero las lentas compras de terrenos, los retrasos en los documentos ambientales, la rotación de empleados y los litigios en los últimos 14 años siguen poniendo la meta más fuera de alcance.

“No hay confianza en el proyecto”, dijo el presidente Anthony Rendon, demócrata de Los Ángeles. “Teníamos una fecha de finalización de 2020 y ahora no tenemos una fecha de finalización”.

La última estimación, realizada a principios de este año, fijó el costo en 105.000 millones de dólares. La nueva etiqueta de precio se basa en algunas estimaciones realizadas en 2019, sin tener en cuenta el aumento repentino de la inflación en los materiales de construcción y la mano de obra, según la Oficina del Analista Legislativo, el asesor no partidista de la Legislatura. El riesgo es que aún no se conoce el costo real.

En sus negociaciones con la Legislatura, Newsom ha ofrecido varios miles de millones de dólares en incentivos a los centros urbanos para conseguir los $4.200 millones. De momento, la Asamblea no ha mordido el anzuelo.

La oficina de Newsom no respondió a una solicitud de comentarios.

En este contexto, Rendon y la mayoría de los demócratas en la Asamblea quieren detonar esencialmente el plan de Newsom para el ferrocarril.

Cuando se le preguntó en una entrevista reciente qué no podía aceptar, Rendon dijo: “Creo que esta estricta adhesión al proyecto actual no es realmente lo que nos interesa”.

Newsom dio a conocer el “proyecto actual” en 2019, cuando redujo los planes del exgobernador Jerry Brown y adoptó un plan para un sistema operativo parcial electrificado de 171 millas entre Bakersfield y Merced. Costaría $23 mil millones, dejando al estado con $2 mil millones para cubrir cualquier contratiempo, según el plan de negocios para 2022 presentado a principios de este año.

sólido de financiación del transporte”.

Cada lado en la disputa cree que el éxito final del proyecto para conectar las estaciones del centro de Los Ángeles y San Francisco con un tren de 220 millas por hora, una ambición que existe desde hace 40 años, depende de su enfoque.

Compitiendo con los Planes de trenes de alta velocidad de California En una Carta del 15 de octubre a Newsom, Rendon y Friedman ofrecieron una asignación de $1,000 millones para la próxima construcción y otros $1,500 millones para sobrecostos. Como parte de esa oferta, buscaron un aumento para los segmentos ferroviarios de alta velocidad en el sur de California y un plan mejorado para conectar el segmento del Valle Central con el Área de la Bahía.

No se llegó a ningún acuerdo, aunque las negociaciones entre el personal de la Legislatura y la oficina del gobernador se han reanudado en las últimas semanas. El presupuesto para el próximo año fiscal sería adoptado el 1 de julio con una posible revisión en agosto.

En un comunicado, la portavoz de la autoridad ferroviaria, Annie Parker, señaló que Newsom “propuso un paquete de transporte integral de $ 9.1 mil millones” para objetivos climáticos y de tránsito. Incluye, dijo, $4.9 mil millones para tránsito y otros proyectos de transporte ecológico, así como $4.2 mil millones para el tren bala.

El tren bala, agregó, “ha sido un motor económico”.

La necesidad de la autoridad ferroviaria de los $4.2 mil millones de inmediato no está clara. La autoridad ferroviaria tiene alrededor de 1,500 millones de dólares en efectivo, según sus informes financieros, lo que significa que podría mantener el proyecto en marcha durante al menos un año.

Helen Kerstein, quien supervisa el tren de alta velocidad para la Oficina del Analista Legislativo, dijo que es importante resolver el enfrentamiento actual, aunque no es una amenaza inmediata, para el futuro a largo plazo del proyecto.

Pero el director ejecutivo de la autoridad ferroviaria, Brian Kelly, ha insistido en que la agencia necesita el dinero ahora para proporcionar una planificación estable y hacer compras anticipadas ordenadas de artículos como trenes que tardan mucho tiempo en entregarse.

Las opiniones de los demócratas de la Asamblea, la mayoría de los cuales votaron a favor de una resolución el año pasado que respaldaba una recalibración del programa, irrita a muchos partidarios.

De los legisladores urbanos, el ex presidente de la autoridad ferroviaria, Dan Richard, dijo: “Nunca estarán satisfechos.

Hice acuerdos para dar $470 millones para Los Ángeles Union Station y $700 millones para la electrificación de Caltrain. Ni siquiera nos invitaron a hablar en la dedicación”.

El plan de la Asamblea también retrasaría la instalación de un sistema eléctrico de alto voltaje, hasta que las vías del Valle Central se conecten en alguna parte. Mientras tanto, quiere que la autoridad ferroviaria considere una nueva generación de trenes que funcionan con baterías, que según los fabricantes podrían alcanzar 170 mph y más en los próximos años. Kelly cuestiona que los trenes de batería puedan viajar lo suficientemente rápido como para cumplir con los requisitos legales.

Una pregunta más básica es si el estado puede alguna vez permitirse hacer las costosas conexiones con las costas, que involucran largos túneles de montaña cerca de fallas sísmicas. Bakersfield a Los Ángeles tiene un precio de $50 mil millones y San Francisco al Valle Central vinculado a Chowchilla $ 22 mil millones, según las estimaciones del extremo superior en el borrador del plan de negocios de 2022.

“Hay una cuestión pendiente muy significativa de dónde vendrá ese dinero y cómo proceder en este momento”, dijo Kerstein.

A los legisladores les preocupa que el sistema de 171 millas permanezca aislado.

“La idea de gastar todo su dinero en un tren que no se conecta a nada y solo esperar obtener más dinero, me parece una propuesta comercial realmente aterradora”, dijo Friedman.

Es probable que el apoyo federal sea insuficiente Los defensores del tren bala creen que la Ley de Infraestructura Bipartidista que firmó el presidente Biden el año pasado podría proporcionar dinero nuevo. Pero no hay una excepción designada para el proyecto de California, a diferencia del tren Acela de Boston a Washington, DC California podría esperar no más de $5 mil millones, dicen los expertos en subvenciones, una cantidad útil pero no un cambio de juego.

Un grupo de revisión designado por el estado planteó serias preocupaciones sobre el futuro del proyecto en una carta de abril a los líderes legislativos. Elogió el progreso en las autorizaciones ambientales y reconoció el impacto de COVID, pero criticó las estimaciones de costos desactualizadas, la falta de experiencia técnica para los próximos contratos y la supervisión legislativa.

“La experiencia de costo y cronograma hasta ahora aún no respalda el optimismo sobre el desempeño futuro”, escribió el autor, Louis Thompson, presidente del panel durante mucho tiempo y ex ejecutivo de la Administración Federal de Ferrocarriles y experto en ferrocarriles del Banco Mundial.

Thompson continuó: “A pesar de la posibilidad de financiación federal adicional, la financiación general del proyecto sigue siendo inadecuada e inestable, lo que hace que la

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gestión eficaz sea extremadamente difícil. Además, la autoridad no tiene una guía clara de la Legislatura sobre los próximos pasos del proyecto”.

Reubicaciones de servicios públicos descarrilan al tren bala Otra complicación es que la construcción en el Valle Central se está estancando y una vez más no cumple con el cronograma revisado. Hay 119 millas actualmente bajo contrato para firmes y estructuras, que originalmente se suponía que estarían terminadas para 2017.

“Visualmente no está pasando nada en el Valle Central”, dijo Jeff Denham, expresidente del subcomité ferroviario de la Cámara, un agricultor republicano de almendras que votó por el proyecto cuando estaba en la Legislatura pero luego se convirtió en un crítico. “El equipo ha sido trasladado”.

La construcción se ha desacelerado significativamente, dijeron tres funcionarios que trabajan o asesoran en el proyecto, quienes pidieron no ser identificados porque no están autorizados bajo contratos estatales para hablar con los medios de comunicación. Dicen que el cronograma del estado para completar 119 millas para diciembre de 2023 es imposible y un resultado más probable colocaría la finalización entre 2026 y 2030.

Parker, la portavoz de la autoridad ferroviaria, dijo que está trabajando en actualizaciones de construcción y las presentará a la junta ferroviaria este verano. Se espera que uno de los tres contratos de construcción, liderado por la firma española Ferrovial, esté “sustancialmente completo” para la fecha límite actual, dijo.

Un problema central involucra las reubicaciones de servicios públicos, que están muy atrasadas y retrasan el inicio de puentes y viaductos. Los informes de progreso más recientes de la autoridad ferroviaria validan las preocupaciones de los ejecutivos.

En su informe de progreso de abril, la autoridad ferroviaria dijo que el 57% de los 1.850 proyectos de reubicación de servicios públicos siguen sin terminar por parte de tres equipos de contratistas unos 10 años después de que comenzó la construcción.

Luego de que los propietarios de las sanitarias aprueben los diseños para mover cables o tuberías, la autoridad ferroviaria tiene seis meses para comenzar las obras, según los tres ejecutivos. Si pasa esa ventana, debe comenzar el proceso nuevamente, dijeron. Por muchas razones, los diseños a menudo pasan por una nueva aprobación.

Parker dijo que la autoridad ha sido transparente sobre los problemas generales, que se originaron al comenzar la construcción “fuera de secuencia” con la compra de terrenos y la reubicación de servicios públicos. Ella señaló: “Actualmente, estamos trabajando en esos desafíos y estamos implementando procedimientos para evitar que estos problemas sucedan en contratos futuros”. Ella dijo que el trabajo ha comenzado en algunas reubicaciones de servicios públicos incompletas, quedando un 28% aún por comenzar.

Las lentas compras de tierras se han cernido sobre el proyecto durante una década. El estado carece de 222 parcelas de las 2291 que necesita, según el informe. Solo se han completado 28 de las 66 estructuras en cuatro condados.

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“Este proyecto es grande, complejo, complicado y difícil y necesita supervisión”, dijo Laura Friedman, demócrata de Glendale y presidenta del Comité de Transporte de la Asamblea. “Parece que nos están presionando para que les demos su dinero rápidamente y sigamos adelante. ‘Legisladores, apártense de nuestro camino’, lo que para mí es realmente cometer una mala conducta legislativa”.

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El Senado ha mantenido su largo silencio sobre el proyecto ferroviario. La presidenta del Comité de Transporte del Senado, Lena González, demócrata de Long Beach, rechazó una solicitud de entrevista y respondió preguntas escritas.

En un comunicado, dijo que está trabajando en un “paquete

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La tasa de gasto en construcción de los equipos dirigidos por Tutor Perini y Dragados está muy por debajo de las proyecciones, según muestran los informes. Según las tarifas de facturación actuales, tomará alrededor de cuatro años completar el valor restante del trabajo bajo sus contratos, según los informes de progreso. Se completaría alrededor de 2026.

Hace dos años, Kelly fue citado en los medios de comunicación diciendo que la construcción alcanzaría su máxima velocidad y emplearía entre 1.700 y 2.000 trabajadores. En su informe de abril, el empleo se reportó en 906. Parker dijo que la estimación se realizó antes de la pandemia de COVID. Los tres contratos actuales cubren solo 119 millas de las 171 millas de la ruta que Newsom quiere construir. Se necesitarían nuevos contratos y la adquisición de terrenos para 52 millas adicionales. Las vías, un sistema de señalización complejo y un sistema eléctrico de alto voltaje vendrían después de que los puentes, el lecho de la vía y los viaductos estén casi terminados.

Como resultado, la autoridad ferroviaria enfrenta desafíos monumentales para transportar a sus primeros pasajeros en el sistema operativo parcial de Bakersfield a Merced antes de la fecha límite de Newsom de 2030 y dentro del presupuesto actual de $23 mil millones.

“El ferrocarril es cuestionado en cuanto al rendimiento económico en las mejores circunstancias”, dijo Flyvbjerg, el experto de las universidades de Oxford y Copenhague que describe el proyecto de California como un estudio de caso de cómo no construir un tren bala. “Entonces, lo último que necesitan los proyectos ferroviarios, en términos de retorno económico, son retrasos y sobrecostos que socavan aún más ese retorno”.

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not an immediate threat — is important to resolve for the long-term future of the project.

But rail authority chief executive Brian Kelly has insisted that the agency needs the money now to provide stable planning and to make orderly advanced purchases of such items as trainsets that take a long time for delivery.

alifornia Democrats are locked in one of the most consequential disputes in modern state history over the future of the Los Angeles-to-San Francisco highspeed rail project after a decade of troubled construction.

The views of Assembly Democrats, a majority of whom voted for a resolution last year that backed a recalibration of the program, rankles many supporters.

The $105 billion bullet train project — for which $10.3 billion has been spent so far — would be the largest single investment in state history, the most ambitious civil works effort in the nation and now a symbol to many experts of how not to build a railroad, all of which define the stakes in the current impasse.

The feud has festered for 16 months, since Gov. Gavin Newsom asked the Legislature for a $4.2 billion appropriation in early 2021. The request has triggered a standoff with Assembly Democrats, who have steadfastly refused to hand over the last remaining funds from a 2008 bond measure for high-speed rail.

The battle involves who will exert control over the project’s future, how to improve its efficiency and how the remaining funds can yield the greatest benefits, which involve sharp disagreements that could be difficult to resolve.

“The project is not proceeding according to a robust plan, which results in waste and other inefficiencies,” said Bent Flyvbjerg, a business expert in mega projects at the University of Oxford’s Saïd Business School and IT University of Copenhagen. “Given the political divisions, the cost growth, the schedule delays and the lack of a sound future revenue source, this project is going to the graveyard of famous boondoggles.”

Proponents of high-speed rail dispute such grave characterizations, asserting the project is solid.

“The naysayers are always going to be naysayers,” said Ray LaHood, U.S. Transportation Secretary under President Obama and a crusader for high-speed rail. “There’s construction underway. Hundreds of people are working on the project and have good paying jobs. There’s a plan now to go to Bakersfield. The future is very encouraging.

It hasn’t stopped.”

A legislative standoff But serious problems remain unresolved in the Central Valley, and new issues with utility relocations along the future tracks are again holding up construction.

The rail authority estimated in 2008, when voters approved $9 billion for the system, it would cost $33 billion and start running by 2020. But slow land purchases, delays in environmental documents, employee turnover and litigation over the last 14 years keep putting the goal further out of reach.

“There is no confidence in the project,” said Speaker Anthony Rendon, a Los Angeles Democrat. “We had an end date of 2020 and now we don’t have an end date.”

The latest estimate, made earlier this year, set the cost at $105 billion. The new price tag is based on some estimates made in 2019, not accounting for the spurt of inflation in construction materials and labor, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office, the non-partisan adviser to the Legislature. The risk is that the real cost is still not known.

In his negotiations with the Legislature, Newsom has offered several billion dollars of sweeteners to the urban centers to get the $4.2 billion. So far, the Assembly has not bitten.

Lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom have different opinions on what the next steps for California’s high-speed rail project should be. Photo Credit: California High-Speed Rail Authority Competing California high-speed rail plans In an Oct. 15 letter to Newsom, Rendon and Friedman offered to provide a $1 billion appropriation for upcoming construction and another $1.5 billion for cost overruns. As part of that offer, they sought an increase for high-speed rail segments in Southern California and an improved plan to connect the Central Valley segment to the Bay Area.

No deal was reached, though negotiations between staffs from the Legislature and the governor’s office have resumed in recent weeks. The budget for the next fiscal year would be adopted by July 1 with a possible revision in August.

In a statement, rail authority spokesperson Annie Parker noted that Newsom “proposed a $9.1 billion comprehensive transportation package” for transit and climate goals.

It includes, she said, $4.9 billion for transit and other green transportation projects, as well as the $4.2 billion for the bullet train.

The bullet train, she added, “has been an economic engine.”

The rail authority’s need for the $4.2 billion immediately is not clear. The rail authority has about $1.5 billion in cash on hand, according to its financial reports, meaning it could keep the project going for at least a year.

Helen Kerstein, who monitors high speed rail for the Legislative Analyst’s Office, said the current standoff — though

Of the urban legislators, former rail authority chairman Dan Richard said, “They will never be satisfied. I made agreements to give $470 million for Los Angeles Union Station and $700 million for electrification of Caltrain. We didn’t even get invited to speak at the dedication.”

The Assembly plan would also delay installation of a high voltage electrical system, until the Central Valley tracks connect somewhere. In the interim, it wants the rail authority to consider a new generation of battery-operated trains, which manufacturers say could reach 170 mph and higher in coming years. Kelly disputes that the battery trains could travel fast enough to comply with legal requirements.

A more basic question is whether the state can ever afford to make the costly connections to the coasts, involving lengthy mountain tunnels near seismic faults. Bakersfield to Los Angeles is priced at $50 billion and San Francisco to the Central Valley tie-in at Chowchilla $22 billion, according to upper end estimates in the 2022 draft business plan.

“There is a very significant outstanding question of where that money will come from and how to proceed at this point,” said Kerstein.

Legislators are worried that the 171-mile system would remain isolated.

“The idea that you would spend all your money on a train that doesn’t connect to anything and just hope that you’re going to get more money, I find a really frightening business proposition,” said Friedman.

Federal support likely insufficient Bullet train proponents believe that the Bi-Partisan Infrastructure Law that was signed by President Biden last year could provide new money. But there is no designated carve-out for the California project, unlike for the Acela train from Boston to Washington, D.C. California might expect no more than $5 billion, grant experts say, a helpful amount but

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A state-appointed peer review group raised serious concerns about the future of the project in an April letter to legislative leaders. It praised progress on environmental clearances and acknowledged the impact of COVID, but it faulted out-of-date cost estimates, lack of technical experience for upcoming contracts and legislative oversight.

“The cost and schedule experience so far does not yet support optimism about future performance,” wrote the author, Louis Thompson, the longtime chairman of the panel and a former Federal Railroad Administration executive and World Bank railroad expert.

Thompson went on, “Despite the possibility for additional federal funding, overall project funding remains inadequate and unstable making effective management extremely difficult. In addition, the authority has no clear guidance from the Legislature on the next steps in the project.”

Utility relocations derailing bullet train Another complication is that construction in the Central Valley is bogging down, once again failing to meet a revised schedule. There are 119 miles currently under contract for roadbed and structures, which originally was supposed to be completed by 2017.

“There is visually nothing happening in the Central Valley,” said Jeff Denham, the former chairman of the House rail subcommittee, a Republican almond farmer who voted for the project when he was in the Legislature but later became a strident critic. “Equipment has been moved out.”

Construction has significantly slowed, said three officials working or consulting on the project, who asked not to be identified because they are not authorized under state contracts to speak to the news media. They say the state’s schedule for completion of 119-miles by December 2023 is impossible and a more likely outcome would put completion anywhere from 2026 to 2030.

Parker, the rail authority spokeswoman, said it is working on construction updates and will present those to the rail board this summer. One of the three construction contracts, led by the Spanish firm Ferrovial, is expected to be “substantially complete” by the current deadline, she said.

A central problem involves utility relocations, which are far behind schedule and delaying the start of bridges and viaducts. The rail authority’s most recent progress reports validate the executives’ concerns.

In its April progress report, the rail authority said that 57% of 1,850 utility relocation projects remain uncompleted by three teams of contractors some 10 years after construction began.

After utility owners approve designs to move wires or pipes, the rail authority has six months to start work, according to the three executives. If it goes past that window, it must start the process over, they said. For many reasons, designs often go through reapproval.

Parker said the authority has been transparent about the overall problems, which originated from starting construction “out of sequence” with land purchases and utility relocations. She noted, “Currently, we are working through those challenges and we’re implementing procedures to prevent these issues from happening on future contracts.”

She said that work has begun on some uncompleted utility relocations, leaving 28% yet to start.

Newsom’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

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Slow land purchases have loomed over the project for a decade. The state lacks 222 parcels out of 2,291 that it needs, the report said. Only 28 of the 66 structures across four counties have been completed.

Against this backdrop, Rendon and a majority of Democrats in the Assembly want to essentially detonate Newsom’s plan for the rail.

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“There is no confidence in the project.”

Asked in a recent interview what he could not accept, Rendon said, “I think this strict adherence to the current project is not really what we’re interested in.”

Newsom unveiled the “current project” in 2019, when he scaled back former Gov. Jerry Brown’s plans and adopted a blueprint for an electrified 171-mile partial operating system between Bakersfield and Merced. It would cost $23 billion, leaving the state with $2 billion to cover any setbacks, according to the 2022 business plan unveiled earlier this year.

“This project is big and complex and complicated and difficult and needs oversight,” said Laura Friedman, a Glendale Democrat and chair of the Assembly Transportation Committee. “It seems like there’s pressure being put on us to very quickly give them their money and just move on.

‘Legislature, get out of our way,’ which to me is really, really committing legislative malfeasance.”

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The rate of construction spending by the teams led by Tutor Perini and Dragados are lagging far behind projections, the reports show. At current billing rates, it will take about four years to complete the remaining value of work under their contracts, according to the progress reports. It would put completion at about 2026.

Two years ago, Kelly was quoted in the news media saying construction would reach full speed by now and employ 1,700 to 2,000 craft workers. In its April report, employment was reported at 906. Parker said the estimate was made before the COVID pandemic.

The three current contracts cover only 119 miles of the 171 miles of the route that Newsom wants to build. New contracts and land acquisition would be needed for 52 additional miles. Tracks, a complex signaling system and a high voltage electrical system would come after bridges, track bed and viaducts are largely completed.

As a result, the rail authority is facing monumental challenges to carry its first passengers on the Bakersfield to Merced partial operating system by Newsom’s deadline of 2030 and within the current $23 billion budget.

The Senate has maintained its long silence on the rail project. Senate Transportation Committee chair Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat from Long Beach, declined an interview request and to answer written questions. In a statement, she said she is working on a “robust transportation funding package.”

Each side in the dispute believes the ultimate success of the project to connect downtown stations in Los Angeles and San Francisco with a 220 mile per hour train — an ambition that has existed for 40 years — hinges on their approach.

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“Rail is challenged regarding economic return under the best of circumstances,” said Flyvbjerg, the Oxford and Copenhagen universities expert who describes the California project as a case study of how not to build a bullet train.

“So, the last thing rail projects need, in terms of economic return, is delays and cost overruns that further undermine that return.”

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May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397717 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sai Krishna Chaitanya Govada and Keerthana Thangaraju. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sai Krishna Chaitanya Govada and Keerthana Thangaraju has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tara Keerthana to Tara Keerthana Govada. 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.

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Petitioner(s) Bui, Thuy Thi and LA, Quy Vinh. has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Ngam Kim La to Emily Kim Ngan La. 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.

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Sebastian Lyu to Sebastian Chenye Lyu. 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.

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May 11, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV392757 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Patricia Liliana Guerrero. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Patricia Liliana Guerrero has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Patricia Liliana Guerrero aka Liliana Miranda Guerrero Lashgari to Patricia Liliana Guerrero Lashgari. 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: 06/07/22 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684778

May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684717 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EAGLE CARGO EXPRESS LLC, 1201 Parkmoor Ave, Apt 1009, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): EAGLE CARGO EXPRESS LLC, 1201 Parkmoor Ave, Apt 1009, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/29/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Julian Loza Ocampo EAGLE CARGO EXPRESS LLC Owner Article/Reg#: 5015454 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/29/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 684717

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684805 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bina’s Spa, 613 Tasman Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Thuha Nguyen, 769 McLaughlin Ave, San Jose, CA 95116.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Thuha Nguyen This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/03/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684805 May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684778 The following person(s)

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Position: Principal Hardware/Firmware Engineer System level design including part selection, prototyping, test/bring-up, circuit design & simulation, schematic capture, & layout review; develop software based on electronics hardware schematics & datasheets. Firmware Development including Writing drivers in C/C++, using debuggers & assemblers in IDE & command line tools.

Work on physical layer, middleware, applications layers, comply with agile development; Develop tools for validating systems for current characteristics of low power/battery powered devices; develop validation tools in Python/Bash on Linux platforms(Debian/Ubuntu) to implement Audio processing algorithms & control/interact with devices.

Job loc: Santa Clara, CA. Requirements: MS in Electrical Eng/Computers. or in the alternative BS in Electrical Eng/ Computers, plus 5 ys of exp. Contact: Xekera Systems, 2348 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684739 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOTEL 6 SAN JOSE SOUTH, 2560 Fontaine Road, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): D SAN JOSE LLC, 8762 Preston Trace Blvd, Frisco, Tex 75033. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/17/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Scott Nadel D SAN JOSE LLC COO Article/Reg#: 202207810471 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/02/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 684739 May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684740 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOTEL 6 SANTA CLARA, 3205 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The

name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): D SILICON LLC, 8762 Preston Trace Blvd, Frisco, Tex 75033. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/22/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Scott Nadel D SILICON LLC COO Article/Reg#: 202208210068 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/02/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 684740 May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684535 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BERRACO COLOMBIAN COFFE COMPANY, 10370 Norwich Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alejandro Cespedes Moreno, 10370 Norwich Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and

correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alejandro Cespedes Moreno This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/25/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684535 May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397514 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amairani Alvarado. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Amairani Alvarado has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ariana Marie Alvarado to Ariana Marie Melendez 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: 08/16/2022 at

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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.

May 02, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV369791 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Odalys De Anda Saldana. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Odalys De Anda Saldana has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Odalys De Anda Saldana to Odalys Villegas De Anda 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: 07/05/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 02, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397328 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elif Can OZGUN and Jamaluddin SEDDIQI. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Elif Can OZGUN and Jamaluddin SEDDIQI have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Esra Ala SEDDIQI to Esra Ala OZGUN 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: 08/09/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 27, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397325 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Evelyn Martinez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Evelyn Martinez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Azalia Maribel Chavez to Azalia Luna Martinez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 08/02/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 27, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397332 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Guadalupe Perez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Guadalupe Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Guadalupe Perez to Guadalupe Perez Nieto 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: 08/09/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N.

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

Apr 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397340 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Zhaoqi Jin & Anhui Xin. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Zhaqi Jin & Anhui Xin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Christian Xin to Christian Shun Jin 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: 08/09/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397291 Superior Court of Cali-

fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: HOANG VAN MAI and YEN THI THUY HUYNH. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) HOANG VAN MAI and YEN THI THUY HUYNH have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

THAO NGOC MAI to SANDRA MAI 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: 07/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 26, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397346 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nguyen Thao My Do. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nguyen Thao My Do has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nguyen Thao My Do to Amy Nguyen Do 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: 08/09/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 28, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397395 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: HUY QUOC NGUYEN. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) HUY QUOC NGUYEN has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

HUY QUOC NGUYEN to ALVIN 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: 08/09/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published

MAY 13 - MAY 19, 2022 at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 29, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397542 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: ENEYDI Y. RUIZ-LOPEZ. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) ENEYDI Y. RUIZ-LOPEZ has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. YARYTZI GOMEZ to YARYTZI GOMEZ-RUIZ. 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: 08/16/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 29, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Amy Chen Case No. 22PR191893 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will

or estate, or both, of Amy Chen. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Amy Chen in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Tsang-Chi Chen 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 23, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7.

If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal

MAY 13 - MAY 19, 2022 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: Paul E. Rogers 255 N. Market St. #125 San Jose, CA 95110 (408)641-8803 Rune Date: May 6, 13, 20, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of SAMBANDASWAMI KARUNANITHI (also known as Sam Karunanithi) Case No. 22PR192285 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SAM BAN DASWAM I KARUNANITHI, SAM KARUNANITHI. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Vijayakumar Baskaran in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Vijayakumar Baskaran e appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: June 29, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept.

5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections

with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Petitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 Run Date: May 6, 13 and 20, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ERIC RABE Case No. 22PR192286 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ERIC RABE, ERIC MATTHEW RABE, ERIC M. RABE. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Nancy Iwasaka in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Nancy Iwasaka be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: June 29, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7.

If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Petitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Ave Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382

STATEMENT NO. 684374 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ULTRAMEDICALS, 19925 Stevens Creek Blvd #100, Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Sassan Behjat, 3293 Valley Square Lane, San Jose, CA 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2012. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file#: FBN627493. “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/ Sassan Behjat This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/20/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684374 April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022

Run Date: May 6, 13 and 20, 2022

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684431 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLUE EAGLE ELECTRIC, 5207 Terner Way Apt 304, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maikel Hacopy Esmealian, 5207 Terner Way Apt 304, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/10/2022.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maikel Hacopy Esmealian This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/21/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684431

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684489 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Notary Consolidated Services, 149 Basch Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Del Rosario Tellez, 149 Basch Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maria Del Rosario Tellez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/25/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684489 April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684470 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ray’s Plumbing and Drain Cleaning, 562 Groth Place, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ray Joseph Gavin, 562 Groth Place #11, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Ray Gavin, Manager This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/22/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684470 April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397300 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chung Chieh Chu and Lingyen Chen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chung Chieh Chu and Lingyen Chen have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Wei-Yu Chu to William Chu b. Chen-Yu Chu to Emily Chu 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: 08/02/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 26, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397046 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Antonio Carriles-Merlo.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Antonio Carriles-Merlo have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Antonio Carriles-Merlo to Tony Merlo Carriles 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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: 07/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 19, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 SECOND AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV393722 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hai-Dang Vu Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hai-Dang Vu Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hai-Dang Vu Nguyen to Don 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

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petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/24/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 26, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397122 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elizabeth Kate Wilson. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Elizabeth Kate Wilson has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elizabeth Kate Wilson to Elizabeth Kate Nguyen-Wilson 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: 07/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 21, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022

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2nd AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV391469 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: MEBRATU MOLLA. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) MAHALET ASEFA has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

FANUEL MEBRATU BISET to CHRISTIAN MEBRATU BISET 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/31/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 22, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397296 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thong Huu Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Thong Huu Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thong Huu Nguyen to Thomas Huu 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: 08/02/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 26, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397076 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phuong Thao Hoang Nguyen.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Phuong Thao Hoang Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Phuong Thao Hoang Nguyen to Khanh Hoang 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/19/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 20, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397130 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chiao Feng, Cheng. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Chiao Feng, Cheng has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

CHIAO FENG, CHENG to JOA, CHIAOFENG, CHENG 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 21, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo

Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395270 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jeromy Odell Lawson. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jeromy Odell Lawson has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. JEROMY ODELL LAWSON to JEROMY ODELL. 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: 06/07/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

March 21, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684233 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FDZ PROPERTIES, 21100 Uvas Road, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): FDZ PROPERTIES, 21100 Uvas Road,

Morgan Hill, CA 95037.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/18/2022.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Benjamin Fernandez FDZ PROPERTIES Vice President Article/Reg#: 4596366 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/18/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684233 April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684236 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rose Garden Auto Care - Pitstop, 590 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Seven Flags Inc., 590 Coleman Avenue, San Jose, CA 95110.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ James R. Alves Seven Flags Inc. President Article/Reg#: A450576 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/18/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684236 April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684389 The following person(s) is (are) doing business

as: SMITH EBERT PROPERTIES, 115 E. SANTA CLARA ST., SAN JOSE, CA 95113, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Helen Ebert, 1651 Mulberry Lane, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/31/1969. 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/ Helen Ebert This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/20/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684389 April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 683906 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: QUICK GENERAL CLEAN UP & HAULING, 487 Laswell Ave, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alejandro Tejada Escobar, 487 Laswell Ave, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/01/2019.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alejandro Tejada Escobar This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/07/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 683906 April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684034

MAY 13 - MAY 19, 2022 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VERKIC CONSTRUCTION, 16619 Marchmont Dr, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ZDRAVKO VERKIC, 16619 Marchmont Dr, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/31/2022.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ ZDRAVKO VERKIC This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/11/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684034

is (are) doing business as: FRONTLINE AUTO PERFORMANCE, 1680 Almaden Expressway, Unit B, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): DEBBY C LO, 229 Berrendo Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/01/2011.

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/ DEBBY C LO This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/14/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684166

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684187 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Interchanges Martinez, 682 Overland Ct, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Christian Martinez, 682 Overland Ct, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/15/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Christian Martinez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/15/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684187

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684128 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AZTEC GRAPHIC DESIGNS, 571 Tully Rd, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): VERONICA SANCHEZ, 2050 McKee Rd, Apt 103 Bldg 9B, San Jose, CA 95116. JAIME SANCHEZ, 2050 McKee Rd, Apt 103 Bldg 9B, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/11/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Veronica Sanchez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/13/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684128

April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684166 The following person(s)

April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 STATEMENT OF

MAY 13 - MAY 19, 2022 ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): O&G Towing, 1734 Castlebrook Court, San Jose, CA 96133, filed in Santa Clara County on 04/19/22, under file no.

FBN629920. This business was conducted by: An individual.“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Blas Ortega This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/19/2022.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 684289 April 22, 29, May 6 and 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397094 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: THU THAO HO and JOHNNY LE. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) THU THAO HO and JOHNNY LE has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

KHANG LE to KHANG ANDY LE. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 07/26/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for

four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 20, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396320 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sunghwi Cho. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sunghwi Cho has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sunghwi Cho to Kevin Sunghwi Cho. 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: 07/5/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

March 30, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV392902 Superior Court of California, County of

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Emily Florence Moala.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Emily Florence Moala has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Emily Florence Moala to Emily Florence Aholelei 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 05/31/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 05, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396867 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Huichen Wang.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Huichen Wang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Huichen Wang to Huichen Kao 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: 07/19/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 14, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV395587 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: CHRISTOPHER PEREZ. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) CHRISTOPHER PEREZ has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

CHRISTOPHER PEREZ to CHRISTOPHER COVARRUBIAS 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: 06/14/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause

shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Mar 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396999 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Anandi Krishnan, Dhurjati Ravi.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Anandi Krishnan, Dhurjati Ravi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. KESHAV DHURJATI to KESHAV RAVI 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: 07/19/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 18, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396322

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ahmad Shaker Raufi.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ahmad Shaker Raufi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Ahmad Shaker Raufi to Shahker Raufi 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: 07/05/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Mar 30, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396579 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ngan ThiKim Nguyen.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ngan ThiKim Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Ngan ThiKim Nguyen to Jessica 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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: 07/12/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jan 12, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396865 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Goretti Marie Mirelez.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Goretti Marie Mirelez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Goretti Marie Mirelez to Goretti Marie Smiley 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: 07/19/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA

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

Apr 14, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396810 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: THAO THI BICH TRINH. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) THAO THI BICH TRINH has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. THAO THI BICH TRINH to AHNA THAO TRINH 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: 07/19/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Apr 13, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court April 22, 29, May 6, 13, 2022

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MAY 13 - MAY 19, 2022

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SHARKS LEGEND PATRICK MARLEAU ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT Sharks Franchise Icon Spent Parts of 21 Seasons Donning Teal; Retires as the NHL's All-Time Games Played Leader

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•He was the first player from his 1997 draft class to reach 1,000 games and is the third-youngest player in NHL history to accomplish the feat (31 years, 124 days - behind Dale Hawerchuk [30 years, 306 days] and Vincent Damphousse [31 days, 110 days]). Had there not been a work stoppage during the 2004-05 season, Marleau would have been the youngest ever.

AN JOSE, CA - Patrick Marleau, a San Jose Sharks legend and one of the top players in the history of the National Hockey League, announced on Tuesday May 10 his retirement from the game after a 23-year career.

•Collected his 500th NHL goal on Feb. 2, 2017

From humble beginnings as a boy growing up in Humboldt, Sask, Marleau ascended to the NHL as a 17-year-old phenom. He proceeded to author one of the more remarkable careers in NHL history, culminating on April 21, 2021 in Las Vegas when he played in his 1,768th NHL game, eclipsing the record held by one of the game's most iconic legends, Gordie Howe. Howe had become the NHL's record holder on Nov. 26, 1961, when he played in his 1,000th NHL regular season game.

•600th assist on Nov. 8, 2018 •1100th NHL point on Nov. 21, 2015.

•Selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game three times (2004, 2007 and 2009).

•On Oct. 25, 2019, became the seventh player in NHL history to appear in at least 1,500 games with one franchise.

Marleau concludes his playing career firmly entrenched among the top players in the history of the NHL, as evidenced by his rankings on the League's all-time lists: 1st in games played (1,779); 23rd in goals (566); T-7th in game-winning goals (109); 50th in points (1,197); and 81st in assists (631).

With the Sharks franchise, Marleau ranks first in nearly every offensive category, including games played (1,607), goals (522), points (1,111), power-play goals (163), shorthanded goals (17), game-winning goals (101), multi-goal games (67) and shots (3,953).

He also ranks second in assists (589), eighth in penalty minutes (481), and eighth in points-per-game (0.69 - min. 200 games). Incredibly, he scored at least one game-winning goal against every NHL team he played against in his career (including the Sharks), except for the Vegas Golden Knights, who didn't enter the NHL until the 2018-19 season.

Marleau's retirement officially ends his consecutive regular season games played streak at 910, which places him fifth all time, and was the NHL's secondlongest active streak. The veteran forward had not missed an NHL game he was eligible to play in since

•On Dec. 12, 2019 vs. the New York Rangers, Marleau and Joe Thornton became the first pair of teammates to have appeared in 1,600 regular season games and play in the same game together.

Photo Credit: San Jose Sharks April 9, 2009.

Marleau was originally selected by the Sharks with the second overall selection in the 1997 NHL Draft and made his NHL debut on Oct. 1, 1997. At 18 years, six days old, Marleau became the youngest player to make his NHL debut since 1945.

That season, Marleau finished tied for eighth among rookies in games played while also ranking in the top-10 in several offensive categories including points (32, fourth), goals (13, fifth), assists (seventh) and power-play points (7, ninth). He appeared in 74 games his rookie season and, over the next 22 years, that would be the fewest number of games he would play in a full 82-game season.

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Of the 385 players to ever don a Sharks uniform for at least one regular season game, Marleau has played alongside 265 of them (69%).

Over the next two decades, Marleau continued to add to his hockey resume: •On Dec. 12, 2006 at Washington, Marleau appeared in his 672nd NHL game to take sole possession of first place on the Sharks all-time franchise games played list, surpassing Mike Rathje (671).

•On Jan. 17, 2010, he appeared in his milestone 1,000th career game to become the first player to play all 1,000 career NHL games in a Sharks uniform.

Including Stanley Cup Playoff games, Marleau amassed 1,974 career games (195 playoff games) which is second to only Mark Messier's 1,992 total games. Marleau is also just one of 13 NHL players to skate in at least 23 seasons and is one of 14 players in NHL history to play in four separate decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s).

His 195 Stanley Cup Playoff games are the 23rd most in NHL history, and his appearance in the playoffs in 20 different seasons is tied for the third most.

In the postseason, Marleau has recorded 127 points (72 goals, 55 assists) and ranks tied for 14th all-time in playoff goals and tied for 49th in playoff points.

Internationally, Marleau played for the gold-medal winning Team Canada in the 2010 and 2014 Olympics, represented Canada in the 2014 World Cup of Hockey (gold medal), and has appeared in four World Championships (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005).

PATRICK MARLEAU'S LANDMARK GAMES Game #1

Oct. 1, 1997

San Jose vs. Edmonton

Game #100

Dec. 10, 1998

San Jose at Nashville

Game #200

Jan. 8, 2000

San Jose vs. Florida

Game #300

March 1, 2001

San Jose at Ottawa

Game #400

Oct. 19, 2002

San Jose vs. Colorado

Game #500

Nov. 26, 2003

San Jose vs. Chicago

Game #600

Jan. 14, 2006

San Jose at Montreal

Game #700

Feb. 24, 2007

San Jose at Calgary

Game #800

Oct. 17, 2008

San Jose at Anaheim

Game #900

Dec. 1, 2009

San Jose vs. Ottawa

Game #999

Jan. 15, 2011

San Jose vs. St. Louis

Game #1,000

Jan. 17, 2011

San Jose at Phoenix

Game #1,200

Dec. 19, 2013

San Jose at Los Angeles

Game #1,300

Feb. 5, 2015

San Jose at Vancouver

Game #1,400

Mar. 19, 2016

San Jose vs. New York Rangers

Game #1,500

Oct. 18, 2017

San Jose vs. Detroit

Game #1,600

Nov. 26, 2018

San Jose vs. Boston

Game #1,700

Jan. 11, 2020

San Jose vs. Dallas

Game #1,767

Apr. 17, 2021

San Jose at Minnesota

Game #1,768

Apr. 19, 2021

San Jose at Vegas

Game #1,779

May 12, 2021

San Jose at Vegas

MAY 13 - MAY 19, 2022

REPORT: IMMIGRANT WORKERS ANSWER TO OHIO, US LABOR SHORTAGES ENGLISH

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"The government, in coordination with the provinces in Canada, say, 'What are the jobs that are most in demand? Where do you need these workers?'" said Lim. "And we don't have that in the U.S. We have an immigration system that largely has not been reformed for now three decades. And so it's really not as responsive as other countries have been able to become."

INFORME: LA RESPUESTA DE LOS TRABAJADORES INMIGRANTES A OHIO, ESCASEA MANO DE OBRA EN EE.UU.

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s the country reels with the highest levels of inflation seen since the 1980s, experts say without adding more workers, wage increases could drive prices - and inflation - even higher in Ohio and across the U.S.

Andrew Lim is the director of research for the nonprofit American Immigration Council. Through analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics and other data, his organization found immigration policy in Canada and other countries may be the golden ticket.

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While many future jobs will be taken by youths aging into the workforce, research suggests many positions will still go unfilled unless the Buckeye State, and the U.S. as a whole, gains more workers by 2030.

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As baby boomers age, demand for health-care support workers is expected to rise substantially by 2030, according to the American Immigration Council.

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the future.

"You have this great resignation where people are really looking for better conditions, but also better wages," said Lim. "And this is putting a lot of pressure on employers because now the competition for workers is really, really tight. And there are limits to what employers are able to do without passing those elevated costs up to consumers."

Lim said unlike other parts of the country, Ohio is dealing with more than the effects of the past two years.

Of the more than 165 million jobs expected to exist in 2030, almost half will be left open by retirees, career changers, or workers who've left the labor market entirely, according to American Immigration Council findings.

"Even before the pandemic," said Lim, "there was a lot of planning that was being done by chambers of commerce, city councils, by regional associations about how do you make Ohio metros attractive, not just to immigrants but to people in general. And so, a stable population at the very least is really important."

Lim said Ohio mirrors much of what's going on nationally, with the added problem that some of the state's major cities have been shrinking since as far back as the 1970s.

Data shows occupations that grew the most between 2019 and 2021 had a large share of immigrants, including health care, transportation, food preparation, construction, and manufacturing.

Lim added that while COVID restrictions may be mostly a thing of the past, the pandemic's effects on the economy and worker shortage will remain into

Reporting by Ohio News Connection in association with Media in the Public Interest and funded in part by the George Gund Foundation.

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ientras que el país se tambalea con los niveles más altos de inflación vistos desde los años 1980, los expertos dicen que sin agregar más trabajadores, los aumentos de salario podrían impulsar los precios, y la inflación, aún más en Ohio y en todo EE. UU. Si bien muchos trabajos futuros serán ocupados por jóvenes con edad de incorporarse a la fuerza laboral, la investigación sugiere que muchos puestos seguirán vacantes a menos que el estado de Buckeye, y los EE. UU. en su conjunto, ganen más trabajadores para 2030.

Andrew Lim es el director de investigación de la organización sin fines de lucro American Immigration Council. A través del análisis de la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales y otros datos, su organización descubrió que la política de inmigración en Canadá y otros países puede ser el boleto dorado.

El gobierno, en coordinación con las provincias de Canadá, pregunta: “¿Cuáles son los trabajos que tienen más demanda, dónde necesitas a estos trabajadores?”, dijo Lim. “Y no tenemos eso en los EE. UU. Tenemos un sistema de migración que en gran medida no se ha reformado en las últimas tres décadas. Y, por lo tanto, realmente no es tan receptivo como otros países han podido ser".

De los más de 165 millones de empleos que se espera que existan en 2030, casi la mitad quedará vacante por los jubilados, las personas que cambiaron de carrera o los trabajadores que abandonaron el mercado laboral por completo, según los hallazgos del Consejo Estadounidense de Inmigración.

Lim dijo que Ohio refleja gran parte de lo que sucede a nivel nacional, con el problema adicional de que algunas de las principales ciudades del estado se han disminuido desde los años 1970.

Lim agregó que si bien las restricciones de COVID pueden ser en su mayoría una cosa del pasado, los efectos de la pandemia en la economía y la escasez de trabajadores permanecerán en el futuro.

“Tienes esta gran resignación donde la gente realmente busca mejores condiciones, pero también mejores salarios”, dijo Lim. "Y esto está ejerciendo mucha presión sobre los empleadores porque ahora la competencia por los trabajadores es muy, muy fuerte. Y hay límites a lo que los empleadores pueden hacer sin pasar esos costos elevados a los consumidores".

Lim dijo que, a diferencia de otras partes del país, Ohio está lidiando con más que los efectos de los últimos dos años.

“Incluso antes de la pandemia", dijo Lim, "las cámaras de comercio, los ayuntamientos y las asociaciones regionales estaban haciendo mucha planificación" sobre cómo hacer que las áreas metropolitanas de Ohio sean atractivas, no solo para los inmigrantes sino para la gente en general.

Y así, una población estable como mínimo es realmente importante".

Los datos muestran que las ocupaciones que más crecieron entre 2019 y 2021 tenían una gran proporción de inmigrantes, incluida la atención médica, el transporte, la preparación de alimentos, la construcción y la manufactura.

Información de Ohio News Connection en asociación con Media in the Public Interest y financiado en parte por la Fundación George Gund.

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