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LA DEVASTADORA VIOLENCIA RACISTA EN BUFFALO

THE DEVASTATING RACIST VIOLENCE IN BUFFALO

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José López Zamorano La Red Hispana El horror de la masacre se hizo viral. El adolescente asesino no se conformó con masacrar a sangre fría a 10 clientes del supermercado Tops de Buffalo, Nueva York, y herir a una cantidad similar, sino que transmitió las grotescas imágenes a través de una cámara de video montada en su casco militar. La mayoría de las víctimas eran afroamericanas y en el barril de su rifle de asalto tenía grabada una consigna racista. La tragedia guarda una similitud espeluznante con otra masacre, la del supermercado Walmart de El Paso, Texas en 2019, donde murieron 23 personas, la mayoría hispanas, incluidos 8 mexicanos. En ambos casos el autor fue un joven blanco, con probables problemas mentales y motivado por una ideología violenta, racista y supremacista con la misión de exterminar principalmente a víctimas de las minorías. Las dos masacres tuvieron su origen en la teoría supremacista de “El Gran Reemplazo”, una supuesta cábala para sustituir a la población blanca europea de Estados Unidos, mediante la migración desenfrenada de países de mayoría latina o negra, o a través de los matrimonios interraciales o la violencia.

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aumentando el número de víctimas que mueren en tiroteos cometidos con armas de asalto estilo militar. Si usted cree que los políticos deben hacer más, las elecciones de noviembre son una excelente oportunidad para elegir a candidatos que apoyen regulaciones sensibles en el tema de las armas de fuego, no sólo en el Senado o la Cámara Baja sino en legislaturas estatales y condados. Es hora de decir, con el voto, alto a las armas que facilitan la violencia racista.

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José López Zamorano La Red Hispana The horror of the massacre went viral. The teenage murderer was not content with cold-bloodedly massacring 10 patrons of the Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, and injuring a similar number, but instead transmitted the grotesque images through a video camera mounted on his military helmet. Most of the victims were African American and the barrel of his assault rifle had a racist slogan engraved on it. The tragedy bears an eerie similarity to

Correctly, the Department of Justice is investigating this matter as a racially motivated hate crime and act of violent extremism and has pledged to conduct a thorough and expeditious investigation into this shooting. Also, to seek justice for the innocent victims. The obligatory question: Is that enough?

Correctamente, el Departamento de Justicia está investigando este asunto como un crimen de odio y un acto de extremismo violento por motivos raciales y se comprometió a realizar una investigación exhaustiva y expedita sobre este tiroteo. También, a buscar justicia para las víctimas inocentes. La pregunta obligada: ¿Es eso suficiente?

Ni la masacre de niños de la Escuela Primaria Sandy Hook hizo posible el restablecimiento de la Prohibición Contra las Armas de Asalto. En el Congreso, demócratas y republicanos siguen culpándose mutuamente de la inacción. Mientras tanto sigue

The two massacres had their origin in the white supremacist conspiracy theory of "The Great Replacement", where an alleged cabal wants to replace the white European population of the United States, through unrestrained migration from countries with a Latino or black majority, or through interracial marriages or violence against whites. This is the tip of the iceberg of a threat to public safety: the Memphis based Southern Poverty Law Center monitors the activities of 733 hate groups in the United States, some of which had remained in the darkness of their basements, until they felt sheltered by the xenophobic proclamations of the Trump era.

Se trata de la punta del iceberg de una amenaza a la seguridad pública: el Southern Poverty Law Center monitorea desde Memphis las actividades de 733 grupos de odio en la geografía de Estados Unidos, algunos de los cuales se habían mantenido en la oscuridad de sus sótanos, hasta que se sintieron arropados por las proclamas xenofóbicas de la era Trump.

Me atrevo a pensar que frenar la hemorragia de muertes innecesarias por la violencia racista requiere de un cambio legal, cultural y de una más agresiva política de vigilancia del FBI. Es entendible que los “lobos solitarios” son los más difíciles de detectar, pero en varios casos han surgido focos rojos en las redes sociales que han pasado desapercibidos por las autoridades.

another massacre, that of the Walmart supermarket in El Paso, Texas in 2019, where 23 people died, most of them Hispanics, including 8 Mexicans. In both cases the perpetrator was a young white man, with probable mental problems and motivated by a violent, racist and supremacist ideology with the mission of exterminating mainly minority victims.

I venture to think that stemming the hemorrhage of needless deaths from racist violence requires legal and cultural change and a more aggressive FBI surveillance policy. It is understandable that so called “lone wolves” are the most difficult to detect, but in several cases similar red flags have emerged on social networks that have gone unnoticed by the authorities.

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Not even the massacre of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School made it possible to reinstate the Assault Weapons Ban. In Congress, Democrats and Republicans continue to blame each other for inaction. Meanwhile, the number of victims who die in shootings committed with military-style assault weapons continues to rise. If you think politicians need to do more, the November election is an excellent opportunity to elect candidates who support sensitive gun regulations, not just in the Senate or House, but in state and county legislatures. It is time to say, with a vote, stop the weapons that facilitate racist violence.

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‘LIKE TORTURE’: FOR CALIFORNIANS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, GETTING TO SEE A DENTIST CAN TAKE YEARS

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said Eric Sung, chair of special patient care at UCLA’s dental school and Jones’ dentist. About 36% of Sung’s patients drive between one and two hours to the UCLA clinic while an additional 30% drive more than two hours.

he first time Namirah Jones visited the dentist at age 5, her meltdown brought the office to a halt. Her mother, Mia Costley, her grandmother and a dental assistant held her down while she screamed. The dentist couldn’t even get a mirror in her mouth.

“They’re coming in from Palm Desert or Lancaster and Bakersfield,” Sung said. “I’m getting people from really far away.” Rebecca Creede’s son, CJ, is one of those patients. CJ, 9, is autistic and broke a tooth a few months ago.

“That’s when it was determined that no dentist could ever work on her; she would have to be put to sleep,” Costley said from their apartment in Corona. Jones, now 19, has severe autism and an intellectual disability. She’s among tens of thousands of patients across the state whose disabilities — ranging from cognitive and physical disabilities like autism and cerebral palsy to complex health conditions like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s — require sedation during dental procedures, making basic dental care largely inaccessible. A typical dental office cannot perform general anesthesia nor can it accommodate other disabilities requiring wheelchair lifts or other specialized equipment. Instead, disabled patients languish on waiting lists for years at the few places that can see them — usually dental schools. When they get an appointment, it’s frequently a financial hardship requiring time off of work for caregivers, long drives from remote areas of the state, overnight hotel stays and out-ofpocket surgical fees. “For more serious procedures people can be waiting for a year, which if you think about it, living with dental pain for a year is like torture,” said Tony Anderson, executive director of Valley Mountain Regional Center in Stockton. Regional centers oversee the coordination and delivery of services for Californians with disabilities. The situation is untenable, said California Dental Association president Ariane Terlet. The association is asking the Legislature to include $50 million in the budget to build special needs clinics and surgery centers across the state. “The state is responsible for ensuring access to dental care for patients with special health care needs,” Terlet said. “If California is serious about its commitment to health equity, people with special health care needs must be provided timely access to dental care.” “For more serious procedures people can be waiting for a year, which if you think about it, living with dental pain for a year is like torture.” -TONY ANDERSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VALLEY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL CENTER IN STOCKTON Jones is non-verbal and, like many people with autism spectrum disorder, is hypersensitive to certain sights, sounds and sensations, making the dentist’s office a nightmare. In 2019, she began touching her mouth repeatedly. Her mother worried she was in pain and called Loma Linda University School of

Namirah Jones, at home with her mom Mia Costley, in Corona on May 2, 2022. Jones has severe autism as well as an intellectual disability. Photo Credit: Lauren Justice / CalMatters

Dentistry, where she had previously been able to get her teeth cleaned under sedation. This time, they said her weight gain made the procedure too risky. UC San Diego said Jones, then 16, was too old for their pediatric clinic. The University of Southern California never called back. Only UCLA’s’ dental school would see her, but the next available appointment was 16 months out. It would be another three months from the initial visit before Jones could be scheduled for surgery. She fought the anesthesiologist until she fell asleep — all for a routine teeth cleaning and cavity filling. “As her parent and caregiver, it’s triggering and traumatizing to watch,” Costley said. Not enough providers Without a centralized database, the number of patients that need special dental care is hard to quantify. Approximately 1.3 million children, or 15% of all children, in the state have chronic physical, developmental or behavioral conditions — although of course not all of those require special dentistry. The Department of Developmental Services also serves an estimated 330,000 individuals with disabilities. And California’s growing aging population includes 690,000 seniors with Alzheimer’s disease. But, according to the dental association, there are only 14 dental schools and surgery centers that can handle these special needs patients. Some hospitals give dentists admitting privileges to perform surgery, but they say it’s often difficult to book operating time. “When I started, roughly 20% of our adult consumers needed hospital dentistry or surgery center dentistry,” said Karissa McGuffin, dental coordinator at Valley Mountain Regional Center, which serves San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Amador, Calaveras and Tuolumne counties. McGuffin was hired in 2019 to address the severe need for dental care among the center’s 18,000 consumers. The inability to find a dentist was the No. 1 issue facing their clients, she said, and 20% is likely an undercount.

One of the primary reasons it’s so difficult to find a dentist is that most don’t accept Medi-Cal, the state health plan for its poorest residents, which a majority of people with disabilities rely on. In 2021, about 36% of active licensed dentists in the state accepted Medi-Cal. That number has grown by about 10% since 2017, when the state increased reimbursement rates. However, the number of Medi-Cal enrollees has also grown, reaching 14 million in the past two years. “In our five counties we don’t have a single (hospital) or surgery center for dentistry that takes Medi-Cal,” Anderson said. Even private insurance is reluctant to reimburse a dentist for anesthesia, frequently claiming that it’s not medically necessary, said Richard Barnes, a dentist in Visalia who runs a private practice and surgery center. Barnes built his surgery center specifically to address the lack of special needs providers in his area. Initially he accepted all insurance, but he said he had to start charging $850 out-of-pocket for anesthesia in order to keep his practice afloat. “We were writing off close to $1 million a year because (insurers) weren’t paying,” Barnes said. He subsidizes the loss from the surgery center with the rest of his dental practice. In a normal year, he sees around 2,000 special needs patients from across the state — but he still wishes he could do more. “The phone rings all day long, but we’re excluding a lot of patients right now because we have to charge them,” Barnes said. According to a 2018 report from the Legislative Analyst’s Office on improving dental access for patients with disabilities, only a third of Medi-Cal enrollees received any dental care between 2014 and 2016 while even fewer regional center clients — 20% — saw a dentist in the same time period. Nowhere to turn With few options, special needs patients and their families drive hours to see a dentist,

“The ones that are supposed to accept Medi-Cal can’t do the work, and they’re dumbfounded. They don’t know where to send you,” Creede said. In the past two years, Creede, who lives in Redding, has driven CJ to Stockton, San Francisco and most recently Visalia for dental care. It’s exasperating, Creede said, because CJ is non-verbal and can’t tell her if he’s in pain. Every dead end is another day that he might be suffering. “I just kind of gave up after a while. A lot of parents give up.” -LAURA MULVIHILL, PARENT TO A 26-YEAR-OLD WITH SEVERE AUTISM AND A SEIZURE DISORDER “It’s really frustrating that there’s not somewhere in local areas or in each region that can take care of your kids with special needs,” Creede said. Eventually, she found Barnes in Visalia. The Creede family saved up money for two months in order to afford the out-of-pocket anesthesia fee. They rented a car and a hotel room and drove seven hours south. It cost them $2,500 altogether. CJ got a root canal and dental restoration on two teeth. “Dr. Barnes, he was absolutely amazing,” Creede said, but he shouldn’t be the only one who could treat CJ. Frequently she sees messages from parents in local special needs Facebook groups asking where to find a dentist for their kids. “I comment that we had to go to Visalia, and they’re like, ‘Are you serious?’” Creede said. “A lot of people don’t have the means.” It’s even harder for adults with special and complex health needs to find a dentist. MediCal is more likely to reimburse sedation for children than for adults, and while many pediatric dentists have some experience working with special needs patients, most adult dentists do not. Although use of Medi-Cal dental benefits among all adults has doubled in the past seven years, it still remains far below childhood visits. In 2019, nearly two-thirds of Medi-Cal kids ages 6-9 had an annual dental exam while only 22% of adults ages 21-34 and 27% of seniors ages 65-74 saw a dentist. “You get told no a lot,” said Laura Mulvihill, whose 26-year-old son Troy has severe autism and a seizure disorder. “I just kind of gave up after a while. A lot of parents give up.” Troy hadn’t seen a dentist for 16 years before they found Barnes. Like the Creedes, Mulvihill had to get a hotel room and

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 ENGLISH drive four hours to get to the clinic. Troy had three cavities. It’s a common story, said Sung, the dentist at UCLA, where the waiting list is more than a year long. “A lot of families, literally when I see them on screening day, meaning one year after they called, say it’s been a decade or more since they’ve seen a dentist,” Sung said. By the time adult special needs patients find a dentist that can accommodate them, their dental disease may have become severe. “Unfortunately, once in a while it’s not one or two cavities, it’s 20 cavities or we’re taking a lot of teeth out,” Sung said. Improving access proves outcomes

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For a lot of special needs patients, facilities designed to handle their needs could cut down wait times and reduce the need for sedation, which carries risks. Desensitization to simple procedures is possible for patients with mild to moderate behavioral difficulties. Patients with physical disabilities, too, generally just need a facility with wheelchair lifts or a space that can accommodate a gurney. Richard Kunihira, a dentist in the Inland Empire, has operating room privileges at Kaiser Fontana but tries to reduce patients’ need for sedation to once every two years or so. He takes the time to get patients used to the dental office and the sensations in their mouth and teaches parents and caregivers how to gently brush their teeth at home.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Cal for extra time spent on special needs patients, but the time must be accompanied by a procedure. “There might not be a procedure (to reimburse),” Sung said. “You need to desensitize them, have them come in, visit you and perhaps not perform work at all. The second time, come a little bit closer. Look in your mouth and maybe touch therapy just so that they get used to the whole experience, the new environment.” But if more dentists were able to accommodate special needs patients, it would help those with more intensive needs. “The problem is, the number of people able and willing to see special needs patients in the private sector is fairly low,” Sung said. “They are referring to university. So when we see that population plus the extremely sick, we’re basically being overwhelmed.” Back in Corona, Jones, 19, hurriedly jams a toothbrush in her mouth for barely 10 seconds before putting it down. “You’re doing good. You’re doing awesome,” Costley says, taking over. She holds her daughter’s hand and gently runs the bristles over Jones’ teeth and tongue. “Uh, we’re almost done,” Costley says when Jones tries to push her hand away. Jones has made a lot of progress in the past three years. She’s learning how to brush her teeth, do the laundry and wash the dishes. She’s less combative and doesn’t exhibit as many signs of frustration. Right now, Costley is teaching her how

ESPAÑOL to use a speaking device to answer yes/no questions and increase her vocabulary. She has her practice the phrase “I want burrito,” and when Costley asks if Jones loves her, she giggles and presses the “yes” button.

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In a lot of ways Jones is just like any other teenager. She tries to get out of her chores and loves to hide in her room. Her bed sports a Rick and Morty bedspread, and accents of hot pink (her favorite color) adorn the room. She’s been listening to a lot of Lizzo and 90s R&B, and likes to watch “King of the Hill” on TV. Her favorite body sprays are neatly lined up on a shelf. Despite the progress she has made, Costley doesn’t think Jones will ever be able to see a dentist without sedation. “She doesn’t like brushing her teeth. She has to be prompted. I think it’s a sensory issue. She doesn’t like the top brushed or the tongue,” Costley said. Although her daughter’s teeth seem fine now, Costley is preparing to put in a request for an appointment at UCLA. She knows the year and a half wait means they have to start planning now. “My daughter is not a burden,” she said. “It’s everything else that’s a burden.” CalMatters COVID and health care coverage is supported by grants from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, the California Health Care Foundation and the California Wellness Foundation.

Namirah Jones, de 19 años, se cepilla los dientes en casa con su madre Mia Costley, en Corona, el 2 de mayo de 2022. Jones tiene autismo grave y una discapacidad intelectual. Photo Credit: Lauren Justice / CalMatters

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a primera vez que Namirah Jones visitó al dentista a los 5 años, su colapso detuvo las operaciones del consultorio. Su madre, Mia Costley, su abuela y un asistente dental la sujetaron mientras ella gritaba. El dentista ni siquiera pudo poner un espejo en su boca. “Fue entonces cuando se determinó que ningún dentista podría trabajar con ella; habría que ponerla a dormir”, dijo Costley desde su apartamento en Corona. Jones, ahora de 19 años, tiene autismo severo y una discapacidad intelectual. Ella se encuentra entre las decenas de miles de pacientes en todo el estado cuyas discapacidades, que van desde discapacidades cognitivas y

físicas como el autismo y la parálisis cerebral hasta condiciones de salud complejas como el Alzheimer y el Parkinson, requieren sedación durante los procedimientos dentales, lo que hace que la atención dental básica sea en gran medida inaccesible. Un consultorio dental típico no puede realizar anestesia general ni puede adaptarse a otras discapacidades que requieran elevadores de sillas de ruedas u otro equipo especializado. En cambio, los pacientes discapacitados languidecen en las listas de espera durante años en los pocos lugares que pueden verlos, generalmente las facultades de odontología. Cuando obtienen una cita, con frecuencia se trata de una dificultad financiera que requiere tiempo libre para los cuidadores, viajes largos

At his private practice, he sees one to three special needs patients a day, 80% of whom are on the autism spectrum and a majority of whom are on the moderate to severe end. Some of the patients who previously struggled now allow teeth cleaning and X-rays to be done without sedation. It’s hard, however, for most practices to operate this way.

desde áreas remotas del estado, estadías nocturnas en hoteles y gastos quirúrgicos de su bolsillo. “Para procedimientos más serios, las personas pueden esperar un año, y si lo piensas bien, vivir con dolor dental durante un año es como una tortura”, dijo Tony Anderson, director ejecutivo del Centro Regional Valley Mountain en Stockton. Los centros regionales supervisan la coordinación y la prestación de servicios para los californianos con discapacidades. La situación es insostenible, dijo Ariane Terlet, presidenta de la Asociación Dental de California. La asociación está solicitando a la Legislatura que incluya $50 millones en el presupuesto para construir clínicas para necesidades especiales y centros quirúrgicos en todo el estado. “El estado es responsable de garantizar el acceso a la atención dental para pacientes con necesidades especiales de atención médica”, dijo Terlet. “Si California se toma en serio su compromiso con la equidad en la salud, las personas con necesidades especiales de atención médica deben tener acceso oportuno a la atención dental”. “Para procedimientos más serios la gente puede estar esperando un año, que si lo piensas bien, vivir con dolor dental durante un año es como una tortura”.

“Most dentists aren’t going to find that spending the time is economically feasible,” Kunihira said. “It is unfortunately the nature of the system.”

-TONY ANDERSON, DIRECTOR EJECUTIVO DEL CENTRO REGIONAL VALLEY MOUNTAIN EN STOCKTON

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ESPAÑOL muchas personas con trastorno del espectro autista, es hipersensible a ciertas imágenes, sonidos y sensaciones, lo que hace que la oficina del dentista sea una pesadilla. En el 2019 comenzó a tocarse la boca repetidamente. A su madre le preocupaba que tuviera dolor y llamó a la Facultad de Odontología de la Universidad de Loma Linda, donde anteriormente había podido limpiarse los dientes bajo sedación. Esta vez, dijeron que su aumento de peso hizo que el procedimiento fuera demasiado arriesgado. UC San Diego dijo que Jones, entonces de 16 años, era demasiado mayor para su clínica pediátrica. La Universidad del Sur de California nunca devolvió la llamada. Solo la facultad de odontología de la UCLA la vería, pero la próxima cita disponible era dentro de 16 meses. Pasarían otros tres meses desde la visita inicial antes de que se pudiera programar la cirugía para Jones. Luchó contra el anestesiólogo hasta que se quedó dormida, todo por una limpieza dental de rutina y un relleno de caries. “Como su padre y cuidador, es desencadenante y traumatizante de ver”, dijo Costley. No hay suficientes proveedores Sin una base de datos centralizada, es difícil cuantificar la cantidad de pacientes que necesitan atención dental especial. Aproximadamente 1.3 millones de niños, o el 15% de todos los niños, en el estado tienen condiciones físicas, de desarrollo o de comportamiento crónicas, aunque, por supuesto, no todos requieren odontología especial. El Departamento de Servicios de Desarrollo también atiende a unas 330,000 personas con discapacidades. Y la creciente población que envejece en California incluye 690,000 adultos mayores con la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Pero, según la asociación dental, solo hay 14 escuelas de odontología y centros de cirugía que pueden atender a estos pacientes con necesidades especiales. Algunos hospitales otorgan a los dentistas privilegios de admisión para realizar cirugías, pero dicen que a menudo es difícil reservar el tiempo de operación. “Cuando comencé, aproximadamente el 20% de nuestros consumidores adultos necesitaban odontología en un hospital o en un centro de cirugía”, dijo Karissa McGuffin, coordinadora dental del Centro Regional Valley Mountain, que atiende a los condados de San Joaquín, Stanislaus, Amador, Calaveras y Tuolumne. McGuffin fue contratado en 2019 para abordar la grave necesidad de atención dental entre los 18,000 clientes del centro. La imposibilidad de encontrar un dentista era el problema número uno que enfrentaban sus clientes, dijo, y el 20% es probablemente un recuento insuficiente. Una de las principales razones por las que es tan difícil encontrar un dentista es que la mayoría no acepta Medi-Cal, el plan de salud estatal para los residentes más pobres, del que depende la mayoría de las personas con discapacidades. Menos de un tercio de todos los dentistas con licencia en el estado aceptan Medi-Cal, un número que ha permanecido estancado a pesar del creciente número de inscritos en Medi-Cal. “En nuestros cinco condados no tenemos un solo(hospital) o centro quirúrgico para odontología que acepta Medi-Cal”, dijo Anderson. Incluso los seguros privados son reacios a reembolsar a un dentista por la anestesia, alegando con frecuencia que no es médicamente necesaria, dijo Richard Barnes, un dentista en Visalia que dirige un centro privado de práctica y cirugía. Barnes construyó su centro de cirugía específicamente para abordar la falta de proveedores

de necesidades especiales en su área. Inicialmente aceptó todos los seguros, pero dijo que tuvo que empezar a cobrar $850 de su bolsillo por la anestesia para poder mantener su práctica a flote. “Estábamos cancelando cerca de $1 millón al año porque (las aseguradoras) no estaban pagando”, dijo Barnes. Subvenciona la pérdida del centro de cirugía con el resto de su práctica dental. En un año normal, atiende alrededor de 2,000 pacientes con necesidades especiales de todo el estado, pero aún desea poder hacer más. “El teléfono suena todo el día, pero estamos excluyendo a muchos pacientes en este momento porque tenemos que cobrarles”, dijo Barnes. De acuerdo a un informe del 2018 de la Oficina del Analista Legislativo sobre cómo mejorar el acceso dental para pacientes con discapacidades, solo un tercio de los afiliados a Medi-Cal recibieron atención dental entre 2014 y 2016, mientras que incluso menos clientes del centro regional (20 %) vieron a un dentista en el mismo período de tiempo. No hay adónde ir Con pocas opciones, pacientes con necesidades especiales y sus familias manejan horas para ver a un dentista, dijo Eric Sung, presidente de atención especial al paciente en la facultad de odontología de la UCLA y dentista de Jones. Alrededor del 36 % de los pacientes de Sung conducen entre una y dos horas hasta la clínica de UCLA, mientras que un 30 % adicional conduce más de dos horas. “Vienen de Palm Desert o Lancaster y Bakersfield”, dijo Sung. “Estoy recibiendo gente de muy lejos”. El hijo de Rebecca Creede, CJ, es uno de esos pacientes. CJ, de 9 años, es autista y se rompió un diente hace unos meses. “Los que se supone que deben aceptar Medi-Cal no pueden hacer el trabajo y están estupefactos. No saben a dónde enviarte”, dijo Creede. En los últimos dos años, Creede, que vive en Redding, llevó a CJ a Stockton, San Francisco y, más recientemente, a Visalia para recibir atención dental. Es desesperante, dijo Creede, porque CJ no habla y no puede decirle si siente dolor. Cada callejón sin salida es otro día que podría estar sufriendo. “Simplemente me rendí después de un tiempo. Muchos padres se dan por vencidos”. -LAURA MULVIHILL, MADRE DE UN JOVEN DE 26 AÑOS CON AUTISMO SEVERO Y TRASTORNO CONVULSIVO “Es realmente frustrante que no haya un lugar en las áreas locales o en cada región que pueda cuidar a sus hijos con necesidades especiales”, dijo Creede. Finalmente, encontró a Barnes en Visalia. La familia Creede ahorró dinero durante dos meses para pagar la tarifa de anestesia de su bolsillo. Alquilaron un coche y una habitación de hotel y condujeron siete horas hacia el sur. Les costó $2,500 en total. CJ se hizo una endodoncia y una restauración dental en dos dientes. “Dr. Barnes, fue absolutamente increíble”, dijo Creede, pero no debería ser el único que podría tratar a CJ. Con frecuencia ve mensajes de padres en grupos locales de necesidades especiales de Facebook que preguntan dónde encontrar un dentista para sus hijos. “Comenté que teníamos que ir a Visalia, y me dijeron: ‘¿Hablas en serio?’”, dijo Creede. “Mucha gente no tiene los medios”. Es aún más difícil para los adultos con nece-

sidades de salud especiales y complejas encontrar un dentista. Es más probable que Medi-Cal reembolse la sedación para niños que para adultos, y aunque muchos dentistas pediátricos tienen algo de experiencia trabajando con pacientes con necesidades especiales, la mayoría de los dentistas adultos no la tienen. Aunque el uso de los beneficios dentales de Medi-Cal entre todos los adultos se ha duplicado en los últimos siete años, aún permanece muy por debajo de las visitas infantiles. En 2019, casi dos tercios de los niños de Medi-Cal de 6 a 9 años se sometieron a un examen dental anual, mientras que solo el 22 % de los adultos de 21 a 34 años y el 27 % de las personas mayores de 65 a 74 años vieron a un dentista. “Te dicen que ‘no’ muchas veces”, dijo Laura Mulvihill, cuyo hijo Troy, de 26 años, tiene autismo severo y un trastorno convulsivo. “Simplemente me rendí después de un tiempo. Muchos padres se dan por vencidos”. Troy no había visto a un dentista durante 16 años antes de encontrar a Barnes. Al igual que los Creede, Mulvihill tuvo que conseguir una habitación de hotel y conducir cuatro horas para llegar a la clínica. Troy tenía tres caries. Es una historia común, dijo Sung, el dentista de UCLA, donde la lista de espera es de más de un año. “Muchas familias, literalmente cuando las veo el día de la evaluación, es decir, un año después de que llamaron, dicen que ha pasado una década o más desde que vieron a un dentista”, dijo Sung. Para cuando los pacientes adultos con necesidades especiales encuentren un dentista que pueda atenderlos, es posible que su enfermedad dental se haya vuelto grave. “Desafortunadamente, de vez en cuando no son una o dos caries, son 20 caries o nos sacan muchos dientes”, dijo Sung. Mejorar el acceso mejora los resultados Para muchos pacientes con necesidades especiales, las instalaciones diseñadas para manejar sus necesidades podrían reducir los tiempos de espera y reducir la necesidad de sedación, lo que conlleva riesgos. La desensibilización a procedimientos simples es posible para pacientes con dificultades conductuales de leves a moderadas. Los pacientes con discapacidades físicas también generalmente solo necesitan una instalación con elevadores para sillas de ruedas o un espacio que pueda acomodar una camilla. Richard Kunihara, dentista en Inland Empire, tiene privilegios de quirófano en Kaiser Fontana, pero trata de reducir la necesidad de sedación de los pacientes a una vez cada dos años más o menos. Se toma el tiempo para acostumbrar a los pacientes al consultorio dental y las sensaciones en la boca y les enseña a los padres y cuidadores cómo cepillarse los dientes suavemente en casa. En su práctica privada, atiende de uno a tres pacientes con necesidades especiales al día, el 80% de los cuales están en el espectro del autismo y la mayoría de los cuales están en el extremo moderado a severo. Algunos de los pacientes que antes tenían problemas ahora permiten que la limpieza dental y las radiografías se realicen sin sedación. Sin embargo, es difícil para la mayoría de las prácticas operar de esta manera.

tistas facturen a Medi-Cal por el tiempo adicional dedicado a pacientes con necesidades especiales, pero el tiempo debe ir acompañado de un procedimiento. “Puede que no haya un procedimiento (para reembolsar)”, dijo Sung. “Necesitas insensibilizarlos, hacer que entren, te visiten y tal vez no realicen ningún trabajo. La segunda vez, acércate un poco más. Mírate la boca y tal vez terapia táctil solo para que se acostumbren a toda la experiencia, al nuevo entorno”. Pero si más dentistas pudieran acomodar a pacientes con necesidades especiales, ayudaría a aquellos con necesidades más intensivas. “El problema es que la cantidad de personas capaces y dispuestas a atender a pacientes con necesidades especiales en el sector privado es bastante baja”, dijo Sung. “Se están refiriendo a la universidad. Entonces, cuando vemos esa población más los extremadamente enfermos, básicamente nos sentimos abrumados”. De vuelta en Corona, Jones, de 19 años, se mete apresuradamente un cepillo de dientes en la boca durante apenas 10 segundos antes de dejarlo. “Lo estás haciendo bien. Lo estás haciendo genial”, dice Costley, haciéndose cargo. Ella sostiene la mano de su hija y pasa suavemente el cepillo sobre los dientes y la lengua de Jones. “Uh, casi hemos terminado”, dice Costley cuando Jones intenta apartar su mano. Jones ha progresado mucho en los últimos tres años. Está aprendiendo a cepillarse los dientes, lavar la ropa y lavar los platos. Es menos combativa y no muestra tantos signos de frustración. En este momento, Costley le está enseñando a usar un dispositivo de habla para responder preguntas de sí/no y aumentar su vocabulario. Le pide que practique la frase “Quiero un burrito”, y cuando Costley le pregunta si Jones la ama, se ríe y presiona el botón “sí”. En muchos sentidos, Jones es como cualquier otro adolescente. Ella trata de salir de sus tareas y le encanta esconderse en su habitación. Su cama luce una colcha de Rick and Morty, y detalles en rosa intenso (su color favorito) adornan la habitación. Ha estado escuchando mucho a Lizzo y canciones R&B de los 90, y le gusta ver “King of the Hill” en la televisión. Sus aerosoles corporales favoritos están perfectamente alineados en un estante. A pesar del progreso que ha logrado, Costley no cree que Jones pueda ver a un dentista sin sedación. “A ella no le gusta cepillarse los dientes. Ella tiene que ser motivada. Creo que es un problema sensorial. No le gusta la parte superior cepillada o la lengua”, dijo Costley. Aunque los dientes de su hija parecen estar bien ahora, Costley se está preparando para solicitar una cita en UCLA. Ella sabe que el año y medio de espera significa que tienen que empezar a planificar ahora. “Mi hija no es una carga”, dijo. “Todo lo demás es una carga”.

“La mayoría de los dentistas no encontrarán que gastar el tiempo sea económicamente factible”, dijo Kunihara. “Desafortunadamente, es la naturaleza del sistema”.

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dice que muchos latinos y latinas están sobreviviendo, por lo que la planificación de la jubilación puede pasar a un segundo plano frente a otras prioridades.

bout half of Latinos either lost a job or had their wages cut during the pandemic, according. Now, AARP is offering a free new program - called "Let's Talk Dinero" - designed to help Latinos get back on their feet.

"Las comunidades marginadas como las latinas, negras y algunos grupos asiáticos," asegura Mendoza, "Simplemente no están a la par de sus contrapartes blancas en términos de ahorros para la jubilación, planes de pensiones, 401{k}s y planes de este tipo."

Adriana Mendoz - associate director for advocacy and community engagement for AARP California - said many Latinos are just getting by, so retirement planning can take a back seat to other priorities.

Let's Talk Dinero offers monthly online events on retirement, caregiving, entrepreneurship and managing finances. People can get more information on 'aarp.org/letstalkdinero'. Mendoza said the website has multiple easyto use tools that help with student loan repayment, connect you with an advisor, calculate what you can expect to get from Social Security, or find how much to invest in a 401(k). "We have a tool that's called 'The Money Map' that basically helps you develop a budget plan

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"Underrepresented communities like Latinos and Blacks and some Asian groups," said Mendoz, "they're just not at par with their white counterparts in terms of retirement savings, pension plans, 401(k)s, and this sort."

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Let's Talk Dinero ofrece eventos mensuales en línea sobre jubilación, cuidado, emprendimiento y administración de finanzas. Las personas pueden obtener más información en 'aarp.org/letstalkdinero'.

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for unexpected expenses, manage debt and build savings plans," said Mendoz. Statistics from MRI-Simmons show that the Latino community is largely underserved by the banking sector. Seventy-one percent of Latinos age 35 or older use a banking service, 34% have a noninterest checking account, 22% use overdraft protection, 18% have interest-bearing checking accounts, and 8% use Certificates of Deposit.

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proximadamente la mitad de los latinos perdieron un trabajo o les redujeron el salario durante la pandemia, según una,encuesta reciente de Pew. Ahora, A-A-R-P ofrece un nuevo programa gratuito, llamado "Let's Talk Dinero", diseñado para ayudar a las y los latinos a recuperarse. Adriana Mendoza, directora adjunta de defensa y participación comunitaria de AARP California,

Mendoza dice que el sitio web tiene varias herramientas fáciles de usar que ayudan con el pago de préstamos estudiantiles, te conectan con un asesor o calculan lo que puedes esperar recibir del Seguro Social o cuanto invertir en un 401{k}. "Tenemos una herramienta que se llama "The Money Map" que básicamente ayuda a desarrollar un plan presupuestario para gastos inesperados, administrar deudas y crear planes de ahorro," dice Mendoza. Las estadísticas de MRI-Simmons muestran que la comunidad latina esta desatendida en gran medida por el sector bancario. El 71% de los latinos de 35 años o más usa un servicio bancario, el 34% tiene una cuenta de cheques sin intereses, el 22% usa protección contra sobregiros, el 18% tiene cuentas de cheques que no generan intereses y el 8% usa certificados de depósito.

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for food, housing, and medical costs in March and April. Black, Latino and other families of color were among those most likely to be struggling, the center reported.

s the state’s Democratic leaders weigh how to spend a record $97.5 billion budget surplus, they also are grappling with how best to keep many vulnerable Californians out of poverty with federal stimulus dollars waning and high inflation devouring household budgets.

“We’ve got a strong labor market,” said Sarah Kimberlin, a senior policy analyst with the center. “But even if you can find a job, that doesn’t mean that you can afford to pay the rent and get food on the table.” The governor unveiled a variety of other measures he said were aimed at easing the inflation burden. Those proposals included $2.7 billion in rental assistance and $1.4 billion in past-due utility bill assistance. He also proposed a waiver of child care fees for low-income families estimated to cost $157 million.

Some advocates say the revised budget Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Friday won’t do enough. To address inflation, Newsom is proposing to devote $18.1 billion in state funds. His lead proposal, estimated to cost about $11.5 billion, would refund $400 each to most of the state’s car owners, with the aim of easing the burden of high gas prices. Newsom also included $750 million to fund public transit for free for three months.

“Even if you can find a job, that doesn’t mean that you can afford to pay the rent and get food on the table.”

Activists said the car owner refund would not be targeted enough toward those needing the most help.

-SARAH KIMBERLIN, SENIOR POLICY ANALYST AT THE CALIFORNIA BUDGET & POLICY CENTER

“At the end of the day, the state budget should be about ensuring every Californian can afford housing, food, child care, health care, and education opportunities,” said Chris Hoene, executive director of the California Budget & Policy Center.

Newsom also proposed $933 million be used to provide cash payments of $1,500 for hospital and nursing home workers, while reserving $304 million for health insurance premium assistance for families.

Experts say low-income Californians are struggling the most with a volatile economic recovery marred by high housing costs and pricier basic necessities. And critics said the budget proposal doesn’t go far enough to help lowerincome households weather high inflation. Mayra Paniagua, a part-time tax preparer in Ventura County whose family of five lives frugally on a combined income of $44,000, said she would welcome any relief as she has seen expenses climb this year.

California lawmakers and activists are pressing Gov. Gavin Newsom to spend more to help the state’s poorest residents. Graphic Credit: CalMatters

The state’s poverty rate fell from 16.2% in 2019 to 12.3% in 2020, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. But experts caution that inflation and the expiration of federal programs could threaten that progress. Without the child tax credit, for

Se invita al público a dar su opinión en la audiencia pública del Comité de Supervisión Ciudadana de la Medida B de 2016 (MBCOC, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre los ingresos y gastos de la Medida B de 2016 para Año Fiscal (AF) 2021: Miércoles 25 de mayo de 2022 12:00 pm Videoconferencia por Zoom (incluye capacidad telefónica)

But the California Democrats who control state government are at odds over how they should spend on the state’s poorest. “We stretch our money, and try to save as much as possible, especially for what we need.”

En noviembre de 2016, los votantes del Condado de Santa Clara aprobaron la Medida B, un impuesto de medio centavo a las ventas por un período de 30 años en todo el condado dedicado a mejorar el transporte público, las carreteras, las autopistas y el transporte activo (bicicletas, peatones y calles completas) dentro del propio Condado. Los votantes confiaron al MBCOC la supervisión para garantizar que los fondos de la Medida B de 2016 se gasten de acuerdo con las definiciones de la boleta electoral y para informar a los votantes sobre el cumplimiento del Programa.

-MAYRA PANIAGUA, PART-TIME TAX PREPARER AND MOTHER OF THREE Some are advocating the state extend expiring federal stimulus programs. Others say the eligibility of programs should be expanded to include more people.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) continúa con la ejecución de los proyectos y programas contenidos en el Programa de la Medida B de 2016. Los ejemplos de los muchos proyectos/programas en curso incluyen reparación y mejoras de calles/vías locales; intersecciones de carreteras; y proyectos para ciclistas/peatones. Más la información sobre los proyectos/programas de la Medida B de 2016 está disponible en el sitio web de VTA: (1) Programa de la Medida B de 2016; y 2) Sitio web de transparencia de la Medida B de 2016.

They have about a month to come to an agreement, as the legislature is constitutionally required to pass a budget by June 15. Then, Newsom has 15 days to act, before the new budget takes effect July 1.

Puede encontrar información adicional sobre la audiencia pública en el Portal de juntas y comités en vta.org. Se alienta al público a dar su opinión durante la reunión a través de Zoom o por correo electrónico, hasta las 10:00 a.m. del 05/25/22 en: board.secretary@vta.org. El lenguaje de señas y los servicios adicionales de interpretación se proporcionarán previa solicitud comunicándose con el Servicio al Cliente de VTA al menos cinco días antes de la audiencia en customer.service@vta.org o (408) 321-2300, TTY (408) 321-2330.

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Republican lawmakers, who are so small a minority they have virtually no say over spending, blame inflation on the policies of the majority party. “Democrat-rule has made this state unaffordable,” James Gallagher, the Assembly Republican leader from Yuba City, said last week.

The federal stimulus is credited with boosting the fortune of the state’s least well off.

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“It’s been hard,” Paniagua said. “We stretch our money, and try to save as much as possible, especially for what we need.”

Gallagher and other Republicans have blamed the state’s gas tax, which Democrats raised in 2017 under Brown to repair roads and bridges and expand mass transit, as a contributor to higher prices at the pump. Gallagher also has blamed the state’s climate change agenda for driving up the cost of utilities.

instance, 1.7 million children are at risk of falling deeper into poverty, the Budget & Policy Center has said.

To offset freighting costs, the governor proposed a $439 million pause on the state’s diesel tax. The governor also announced that the state’s minimum wage is set to increase to $15.50 an hour next year due to the inflation hike. Some Democratic legislators and their allies are pushing Newsom to take a different approach. Assemblyman Miguel Santiago, a Los Angeles Democrat, plans to promote a bill he authored that would enable the state to extend the expired federal child tax credit. Santiago’s bill, backed by United Ways of California, would provide a $2,000 payment per child to families that earn $30,000 a year or less. “It is a chance for the Legislature to send a clear message of prioritization,” said Anna Hasselblad, director of public policy for United Ways of California. Any form of relief would be welcome to Paniagua, a 38-year-old mother of three living with her husband in a two-bedroom apartment in the coastal Ventura County city of Port Hueneme. In a phone interview, Paniagua said her family survived the pandemic only because her husband kept his job at a local nursery. He is undocumented, she said, and so would not have qualified for 2020 federal relief. In 2021, her family benefited from state stimulus checks for the undocumented, she said, and from goods from a local food pantry and some CalFresh benefits available to her because her son was enrolled in school.

Las copias de los documentos del Programa de la Medida B de 2016 y los resultados de la auditoría independiente del Año Fiscal 2021 están disponibles para inspección pública de 8 a.m. a 5 p.m., de lunes a viernes en las oficinas de VTA ubicadas en 3331 N. First Street, San Jose, CA en el vestíbulo del Edificio B. Esta información también está disponible en: vta.org/projects/funding/2016-medida-b. Las preguntas sobre la audiencia pública deben dirigirse a: Office of the Board Secretary llamando al (408) 321-5680 o bien escribiendo a board.secretary@vta.org.

This year, she said, the high cost of living has stretched her family thin. With her rent increasing $200 in July to $2,100 a month, she has taken to using the Flipp phone app to search for deals on necessities such as milk, yogurt and baby formula for her 7-month-old baby girl.

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informó Budget & Policy Center.

“Tenemos un mercado laboral sólido”, comentó Sarah Kimberlin, analista de políticas en Budget & Policy Center. “Pero incluso si puede encontrar un trabajo, eso no significa que pueda pagar el alquiler y poner comida en la mesa”.

ientras los líderes demócratas del estado sopesan cómo gastar un superávit presupuestario récord de $97,500 millones, también están tratando de encontrar la mejor manera de mantener a muchos californianos vulnerables fuera de la pobreza ante la disminución de los dólares del estímulo federal y la alta inflación que devora los presupuestos familiares.

El gobernador dio a conocer otras medidas que, según dijo, tenían como objetivo aliviar la carga de la inflación. Esas propuestas incluyen $2,700 millones en asistencia para el alquiler y $1,400 millones en asistencia para facturas de servicios públicos. También se determinará una exención de las tarifas de cuidado infantil para familias de bajos ingresos cuyo costo se estima en $157 millones.

Algunos defensores dicen que el presupuesto que el gobernador Gavin Newsom dio a conocer el viernes no será suficiente. Para abordar la inflación, Newsom propone invertir $18.1 millones en fondos estatales. Su propuesta principal, cuyo costo se estima en torno a $11,500 millones, reembolsaría $400 a cada propietario de automóviles del estado, con el objetivo de aliviar la carga de los altos precios de la gasolina. Newsom también agregó $750 millones para financiar el transporte público de forma gratuita durante tres meses. Los activistas dijeron que el reembolso a los dueños de un automóvil no estaría dirigido a aquellos que necesitan más ayuda. “Al final del día, el presupuesto estatal debe garantizar que todos los californianos puedan pagar vivienda, alimentos, cuidado infantil, atención médica y oportunidades educativas”, comentó Chris Hoene, director ejecutivo del Centro de Políticas y Presupuesto de California. Los expertos dicen que los californianos de bajos ingresos son los que más luchan con una económica volátil empañada por los altos costos de la vivienda y las necesidades básicas. Los críticos argumentaron que la propuesta de presupuesto no va lo suficientemente lejos como para ayudar a los hogares de bajos ingresos a sobrellevar la alta inflación. Mayra Paniagua, una preparadora de impuestos en el condado de Ventura, cuya familia de cinco miembros vive frugalmente con un ingreso combinado de $44,000, señaló que agradecería cualquier alivio ya que ha visto aumentar los gastos este año. “Ha sido difícil”, explicó Paniagua. “Estiramos dinero y tratamos de ahorrar tanto como sea posible, especialmente para lo que necesitamos”. Pero los demócratas de California que controlan el gobierno estatal están en desacuerdo sobre cómo pueden invertir en las comunidades más pobres del estado. “Estiramos dinero y tratamos de ahorrar tanto como sea posible, especialmente para lo que necesitamos”. -MAYRA PANIAGUA, PREPARADORA DE IMPUESTOS Algunos abogan por que el estado extienda los programas de estímulo federal. Otros dicen que la elegibilidad de los programas debería ampliarse para incluir a más personas. Los líderes del estado tienen alrededor de un mes para llegar a un acuerdo, ya que la legislatura está obligada constitucionalmente a aprobar un presupuesto antes del 15 de junio. Luego, Newsom tiene 15 días para actuar, antes de que el nuevo presupuesto entre en vigencia el 1 de julio. Los legisladores republicanos, que son una minoría tan pequeña que prácticamente no tienen voz sobre el gasto, culpan a la inflación de las políticas del partido mayoritario. “El gobierno demócrata ha hecho que este estado sea inasequible”, dijo la semana pasada James Gallagher, líder republicano de la Asamblea de Yuba City. Gallagher y otros republicanos han culpado al impuesto estatal de la gasolina, el cual aumentaron los demócratas en 2017 bajo el mandato del ex gobernador Jerry Brown para reparar carreteras,

“Incluso si puede encontrar un trabajo, eso no significa que pueda pagar el alquiler y poner comida en la mesa”.

Mayra Paniagua y sus tres hijos dentro de su casa en Oxnard el 14 de mayo de 2022. “Con los pagos de estímulo pudimos continuar con el pago del auto y las demás cuentas del hogar”, dijo Paniagua. “Eso nos ayudó mucho”. Photo Credit: Pablo Unzueta / CalMatters

puentes y ampliar el transporte público. Gallagher también ha culpado a la agencia de cambio climático del estado por aumentar el costo de los servicios públicos. Se atribuye al estímulo federal el impulso de la fortuna de los menos favorecidos del estado. La tasa de pobreza del estado cayó del 16,2% en 2019 al 12,3% en 2020, según el Public Policy Institute of California. Pero los expertos advierten que la inflación y el

vencimiento de los programas federales podrían amenazar ese progreso. Sin el crédito fiscal para hijos, por ejemplo, 1,7 millones de niños corren el riesgo de caer en la pobreza, ha dicho el Budget & Policy Center. Más de la mitad de los residentes de California con ingresos inferiores a $50,000 tuvieron dificultades para pagar los costos de alimentos, vivienda y atención médica entre el mes de marzo y abril. Las familias afroamericanas, latinas y otras de color se encontraron entre las que tenían más probabilidades de tener dificultades económicas,

-SARAH KIMBERLIN, ANALISTA DE POLÍTICAS EN EL CENTRO DE POLÍTICAS Y PRESUPUESTO DE CALIFORNIA Newsom también hizo que se utilizaran $933 millones para proporcionar pagos en efectivo de $1,500 para trabajadores de hospitales y asilo de ansianos, mientras que reservaba $304 millones para asistencia con primas de seguro médico para familias. Para compensar los costos, el gobernador decidió pausar $439 millones en el impuesto estatal al diésel. Newsom también anunció que el salario mínimo del estado aumentará a $15.50 la hora debido a la inflación. Algunos legisladores demócratas y sus aliados están presionando a Newsom para que adopte un enfoque diferente. El asambleísta Miguel Santiago, demócrata de Los Ángeles, planea un proyecto de ley que permitiría al estado extender el crédito tributario federal por hijos. El proyecto de ley de Santiago, respaldado por United Ways of California, proporcionaría un pago de $2,000 por niño a las familias que ganan $30,000 al año o menos “Es una oportunidad para que la Legislatura envíe un mensaje claro de priorización”, dijo Anna Hasselblad, directora de políticas públicas de United Ways of California. Cualquier forma de alivio sería bienvenida para Paniagua, quien tiene 38 años, y es madre de tres hijos. Ella vive con su esposo en un apartamento de dos habitaciones en la ciudad costera de Port Hueneme, en el condado de Ventura. En una entrevista telefónica, Paniagua explicó que su familia sobrevivió a la pandemia sólo porque su esposo mantuvo su trabajo en una guardería local. Él es indocumentado, agregó, por lo que no habría calificado para el alivio federal de 2020. En 2021, su familia se benefició de los cheques de estímulo estatal para los indocumentados y de los productos de una despensa de alimentos locales y algunos beneficios de CalFresh disponibles para ella porque su hijo estaba inscrito en la escuela. Este año, dijo, el alto costo de vida ha afectado económicamente a su familia. Su renta aumentó $200 y ahora paga $2,100 por mes. Paniagua ha comenzado a usar la aplicación Flipp para buscar ofertas en productos esenciales como leche y yogurt. Se acabaron las visitas al cine y las salidas a comer hamburguesas de In-N-Out, una de las comidas favoritas de sus hijos, concluyó. Este artículo es parte de California Division Project, una colaboración entre salas de redacción que examinan la desigualdad de ingresos y la supervivencia económica en California. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.

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three-way split among the top candidates shows it’s anyone’s game. “I am not a traditional candidate who has spent their career in politics. The fact is I am not known by the political insiders,” Yiu said in the email. “My strength, however, is my background, experience, and skills which I believe is what voters are looking for in a state controller — someone who understands finance, knows how to manage investments and can save taxpayers money.”

most California elections, the race for state condoesn’t get much attention. Introller

But this year, it’s one of the hottest races. And the political dynamics make it unpredictable, potentially opening a path for a candidate who isn’t campaigning very much — but is spending millions of her own money.

She’s not the first statewide candidate to take a somewhat “stealth” approach to campaigning, relying mostly on TV ads and mailers to win over voters. But that strategy has its limits.

Some strategists believe that Lanhee Chen, the sole Republican in the June 7 primary, is likely to nab one of the two spots on the November ballot. That would force four Democrats to battle for the second slot. There’s Malia Cohen, chairperson of the state Board of Equalization, who has the California Democratic Party’s endorsement. There’s also Steve Glazer, a state senator from the Bay Area who’s pitching himself as an independent watchdog who will stand up to party leaders. There’s Ron Galperin, who serves as controller of the city of Los Angeles — the “golden ballot designation,” he says, because he’s the only candidate with “controller” next to his name. He also says he’s well-known in Los Angeles, and hopes to capitalize on high voter turnout for the high-profile mayoral race. And then there’s Yvonne Yiu, a current city council member and former mayor of Monterey Park (population 60,000) in the San Gabriel Valley. A longtime financial advisor, she has already funneled about $5.7 million of her own money into her campaign, including a $1.2 million donation last Thursday. That’s 95% of her total fundraising of $6 million so far. The other four major contenders have raised about $7 million — combined. The amount of cash she’s willing to spend on a downballot race has raised eyebrows — and makes her an outlier among all candidates running for state office in the primary.

Matt Shupe, a political strategist for several Republican candidates and campaigns, said the power of TV ads only goes so far.

The state Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 3, 2022. Photo Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / CalMatters makes me independent, and the voters will never have to question whether I have their best interests at heart.” Unlike the other major controller candidates, she also declined in-person, video interviews with CalMatters for its Voter Guide, submitting written answers instead. She also doesn’t speak in her campaign ads — instead letting a narrator introduce her to seemingly random voters and promote her campaign slogan: “Yiu is for You.” But Yiu says she doesn’t believe lack of name recognition statewide is a problem, saying that voters aren’t that familiar with any of the candidates in the race. If media endorsements are any indication, the

“Campaigns will always be limited by a finite amount of funds, and how those resources are marshaled are some of the most important decisions a campaign makes. If you’re buying all your ads on TV, you are missing out on people that cut the cord and are on Hulu and Netflix," Shupe said.

In a down ballot race such as controller, ballot designation and partisanship play key roles.

Tim Rosales, who was Cox’s campaign manager, said a candidate’s own money provides the “luxury” of being able to bypass the press and pay for direct communication to voters.

“Her opponents each have individual spaces and name identification,” Spillane said, citing Galperin’s “controller” title and the reputations that Glazer and Cohen have built in the Bay Area. “That’s worth more than a new face coming in and trying to buy an office in those regions.”

So what’s the power of self-funding?

“It can be a significant difference maker, especially when you’ve got a crowded field and candidates who are unknown and donors who are split,” he said. “Being able to invest in your own campaign to a great degree, it gives you lift.” “People need to know that you’ve got skin in the game” if you don’t have a track record in politics, Rosales added. “It shows confidence, and it shows that you really believe you can do this.” “The fact that I’ve put my own money into this race makes me independent, and the voters will never have to question whether I have their best interests at heart.” -YVONNE YIU, CANDIDATE FOR STATE CONTROLLER Also in 2018, Eleni Kounalakis, a political unknown and executive of one of the biggest land development companies in California, won the election for lieutenant governor after spending $7.7 million of her own money, and getting help from a $5 million independent expenditure effort funded by her father. This year, Kounalakis is facing only token opposition for reelection.

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Money isn’t the whole picture, though. In California, it would take much more money than what Yiu has invested for a statewide media campaign, said Galperin, one of her Democratic competitors. And, he told CalMatters, “Californians usually, not always, don’t like people just buying an election.”

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Later Monday, in a fundraising email, Cohen called out Yiu’s spending and called on her supporters to “let Californians know that the Controller's office isn't for sale.”

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She declined to be interviewed for this story. Asked why she’s willing to spend so much of her own money to become controller, she responded by email that as an immigrant and woman, she has been underestimated her whole career and has always relied on herself.

“The fact that I’ve put my own money into this race

While now retired from finance, she has worked part-time as an arbitrator and expert witness for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, a private corporation that aims to self-regulate the finance industry. (That authority once censured and fined Yiu’s own firm for improperly depositing investor funds in a real estate trust account owned by one of the fund’s managing members.)

In 2018, it boosted Republican John Cox into the top two for governor, though he eventually lost handily to Democrat Gavin Newsom.

“I want to do what I’m good at, which is finance,” she said in an endorsement interview with the Sacramento Bee.

“When I announced my campaign for State Controller, I was discounted again – by political insiders, party elites and special interest groups. I decided to do what I’ve always done when I wanted something. I counted on myself to get the job done,” she told CalMatters.

Yiu worked as a financial advisor and asset manager for firms including Merill Lynch, E*Trade Financial, Citicorp Investment Services and Charles Schwab. She also founded her own investment and brokerage firm that she reports managed $500 million in assets.

Political strategist Kevin Spillane said that while spending $4 million on TV ads will make an impact, there’s no guarantee that it will be enough.

The controller does not make state policy, but as California prepares to become a sanctuary for those seeking abortions, it’s possible that state spending could fall under some limited purview of the controller. Still, campaigning on abortion rights could boost a candidate’s name recognition. Democrats hope it helps them at the polls, trumping voter concerns such as crime, homelessness and inflation.

It’s not that she’s not campaigning at all. For her 50th birthday last October, Yiu threw a campaign fundraiser. She also attended the state Democratic Party convention in March and made her pitch for the party’s endorsement. She has been posting financial literacy tips on her Instagram page, touting her endorsements on her Facebook page and courting Asian-American voters through events, groups and targeted media.

She says she never forgot the difficulties her mother faced raising three daughters on her own. It’s something she’s campaigning on — promoting financial literacy for women and people of color.

Now, she’s using some of that wealth to boost her campaign.

On May 5, three days after Politico’s scoop of a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, Cohen called on Chen to declare his stance on abortion rights once and for all. Galperin and Glazer soon followed.

It’s fitting with the stealthier approach she’s taken so far. In her own words, she’s the most unknown candidate — and unlike the other candidates, she’s not interested in using the controller’s office as a steppingstone.

Yiu came to the U.S. from Hong Kong at the age of 16 following the death of her father. She earned her undergraduate degree in economics from UCLA, and her master’s degree in finance from Loyola Marymount University.

"Similarly, if you're only buying direct mail, you may miss voters on social media. Having the broadest spectrum of communications is vital and that is where the power of earned media is."

A stealth candidate?

But while the other candidates sought out attention, Yiu stayed out.

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There’s also a long history of self-funded candidates not winning: Republican Bill Simon, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2002; Democrat Steve Westly, who lost in the gubernatorial primary in 2006; and Republican Meg Whitman, who spent a record $140 million on her campaign, securing the nomination, but losing to Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown in 2010. Rosales, the consultant, also pointed to the example of Al Checchi, who spent $40 million of his own money in the Democratic primary for governor in 1998 and ended up losing to Gray Davis, who had a strong foundation of support among the party from his long career. “Money puts you in the conversation," Rosales said, "but it doesn’t necessarily win elections.” CalMatters reporter Alexei Koseff contributed to this story.

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POR LOS MILLONES INVERTIDOS DE SU PROPIA BOLSA, SABEMOS CUÁNTO YVONNE YIU DESEA SER CONTROLADORA DE CALIFORNIA n la mayoría de las elecciones de California, la contienda por el control estatal no recibe mucha atención.

Pero este año, es una de las contiendas que más están llamando la atención. Y la dinámica política lo hace impredecible, abriendo potencialmente un camino para una candidata que no está haciendo mucha campaña, pero que está gastando millones de su propio dinero. Algunos estrategas creen que Lanhee Chen, la única republicana en las primarias del 7 de junio, probablemente obtenga uno de los dos lugares en la boleta electoral de noviembre. Eso obligaría a cuatro demócratas a luchar por el segundo puesto. Esta también Malia Cohen, presidente de la Junta de Supervisores, que cuenta con el respaldo del Partido Demócrata de California. También se cuenta con Steve Glazer, un senador estatal del Área de la Bahía que se presenta como un perro guardián independiente que se enfrentará a los líderes del partido. También esta corriendo Ron Galperín, quien se desempeña como controlador de la ciudad de Los Ángeles, la “designación de la boleta dorada”, dice, porque es el único candidato que es “Controlador” junto a su nombre. También dice que es muy conocido en Los Ángeles y espera capitalizar la alta participación de votantes para la contienda por la alcaldía de alto perfil. Y luego está Yvonne Yiú, miembro actual del concejo municipal y ex alcalde de Monterey Park (población 60,000) en el Valle de San Gabriel. Como asesora financiera desde hace mucho tiempo, ya ha canalizado alrededor de $ 5.7 millones de su propio dinero en su campaña, incluida una donación de $ 1.2 millones el jueves pasado. Eso es el 95% de su recaudación total de $6 millones hasta ahora. Los otros cuatro contendientes principales han recaudado alrededor de $ 7 millones, combinados. La cantidad de dinero en efectivo que está dispuesta a gastar en una contienda electoral en la que tiene todo en su contra ha escandalizado a varios, y hace de ella un caso atípico entre todos los candidatos que se postulan para un cargo estatal en las primarias. ¿Un candidato sigiloso? El 5 de mayo, tres días después de la primicia de Politico de un proyecto de fallo de la Corte Suprema de EE. UU. para anular la histórica Decisión de Roe v. Wade, Cohen pidió a Chen que declarara su postura sobre el derecho al aborto de una vez por todas. Galperín y Glazer siguieron prontamente. El controlador no se inmiscuye en la política estatal, pero como California se prepara para convertirse en un santuario para aquellos que buscan abortos, es posible que el gasto estatal caiga dentro del alcance limitado del controlador. Aun así, hacer campaña sobre el derecho al aborto podría impulsar el reconocimiento del nombre de un candidato. Los Demócratas esperan que les ayude en las urnas, y que pueda superar las preocupaciones de los votantes sobre el crimen, la falta de vivienda y la inflación. Pero mientras los otros candidatos buscaban atención, Yiu se quedó fuera. Lo que va acorde al enfoque más sigiloso que ha tomado hasta ahora. En sus propias palabras, es la candidata más desconocida y, a diferencia de los otros candidatos, no está interesada en usar la oficina del controlador como trampolín. “Quiero hacer lo que se hacer bien, que son las finanzas”, dijo en una entrevista de patrocinio con el Sacramento Bee. No es que ella no esté haciendo campaña en absoluto. Para su cumpleaños número 50 en octubre pasado, Yiu lanzó una campaña de recaudación de fondos. Ella también asistió a la convención estatal del Partido Demócrata en marzo e hizo su presen-

tación para el respaldo del partido. Ella ha estado publicando consejos de educación financiera en su página de Instagram, promocionando sus respaldos en su página de Facebook y cortejando a los votantes asiático-estadounidenses a través de Eventos, grupos y medios dirigidos.

Charles Schwab. También fundó su propia firma de inversión y Corredora de Bolsa que, según informa, administró $ 500 millones en activos. Mientras que ahora jubilada de las finanzas, ha trabajado a tiempo parcial como árbitro y perito para la Administración Reguladora de la Industria Financiera, una corporación privada que tiene como objetivo autorregular la industria financiera. (Esa administración una vez censuró y multó a la propia empresa de Yiu por depositar indebidamente fondos de inversionistas en una cuenta fiduciaria de bienes raíces propiedad de uno de los miembros administradores del fondo).

Ella se negó a ser entrevistada para esta historia. Cuando se le preguntó por qué está dispuesta a gastar tanto de su propio dinero para convertirse en controladora, respondió por correo electrónico que, como inmigrante y mujer, ha sido subestimada durante toda su carrera y siempre ha confiado en sí misma. “Cuando anuncié mi campaña correr por el puesto de Contralor del Estado, los expertos políticos, las élites del partido y los grupos de intereses especiales me descartaron nuevamente. Decidí hacer lo que siempre he hecho cuando quería algo. Contaba conmigo misma para hacer el trabajo”, dijo. CalMatters. “El hecho de que he puesto mi propio dinero en esta contienda me hace independiente, y los votantes nunca tendrán que dudar si tengo si tengo o no, las mejores intenciones para ellos”. A diferencia de los otros candidatos principales a controlador, ella también rechazó entrevistas en video en persona con CalMatters para la guía del votante, presentando respuestas por escrito en su lugar. Ella tampoco habla en su anuncios de campaña – en cambio, permite que un narrador la presente a votantes aparentemente aleatorios y promueva el eslogan de su campaña: “Yiu es para ti”. Pero Yiu dice que no cree que la falta de reconocimiento de nombre en todo el estado sea un problema y dice que los votantes no están tan familiarizados con ninguno de los candidatos en la contienda. Si los respaldos de los medios son una indicación, el división de tres vías entre los principales candidatos muestra que es el juego de cualquiera. “No soy una candidata tradicional que ha pasado su carrera en la política. El hecho es que los expertos políticos no me conocen”, dijo Yiu en el correo electrónico. “Sin embargo, mi fortaleza son mis antecedentes, experiencia y habilidades, que creo que es lo que los votantes buscan en un controlador estatal: alguien que entienda de finanzas, sepa cómo administrar inversiones y pueda ahorrar dinero a los contribuyentes”.

Ahora, está usando parte de esa riqueza para impulsar su campaña. Yvonne Yiu se postula para controlador estatal. Photo Credit: YouTube

punto. “Las campañas siempre estarán limitadas por una cantidad finita de fondos, y cómo se organizan esos recursos son algunas de las decisiones más importantes que toma una campaña. Si está comprando todos sus anuncios en la televisión, se está perdiendo de las personas que cortan el cable y están en Hulu y Netflix”, dijo Shupe. “Del mismo modo, si solo está comprando correo directo, puede perder a los votantes en las redes sociales. Tener el espectro más amplio de comunicaciones es vital y ahí es donde está el poder de los medios ganados”. El estratega político Kevin Spillane dijo que si bien gastar $4 millones en anuncios de televisión tendrá un impacto, no hay garantía de que sea suficiente. En una contienda electoral negativa, como la de controlador, la designación de la boleta y el partidismo juegan un papel clave. “Cada uno de sus oponentes tiene espacios individuales e identificación de nombre”, dijo Spillane, citando el título de “controlador” de Galperin y las reputaciones que Glazer y Cohen han construido en el Área de la Bahía. “Eso vale más que una cara nueva que entra y trata de comprar una oficina en esas regiones”. Yiu llegó a los EE. UU. desde Hong Kong a la edad de 16 años tras la muerte de su padre. Obtuvo su licenciatura en economía de la UCLA y su maestría en finanzas de la Universidad Loyola Marymount.

Ella no es la primera candidata estatal en adoptar un enfoque un tanto “sigiloso” para hacer campaña, confiando principalmente en anuncios de televisión y anuncios publicitarios para ganarse a los votantes. Pero esa estrategia tiene sus limitaciones.

Ella dice que nunca olvidó las dificultades que enfrentó su madre para criar sola a sus tres hijas. Es algo por lo que está haciendo campaña: promover la educación financiera para mujeres y personas de color.

Matt Shupe, estratega político de varias campañas de candidatos republicanos, dijo que el poder de los anuncios de televisión solo llega hasta cierto

Yiu trabajó como asesora financiera y administradora de activos para firmas como Merill Lynch, E*Trade Financial, Citicorp Investment Services y

Aviso para los dueños de propiedades no reclamadas El contralor estatal de California está salvaguardando dinero en efectivo, valores y objetos de valor de millones de personas y empresas. ¿Podría pertenecerle alguna de ellas? Por ley, las empresas y las instituciones deben entregar bienes como cuentas bancarias, cheques sin cobrar, beneficios de seguros, acciones, bonos de ahorro y los contenidos de las cajas de seguridad cuando, por lo general, no ha habido actividad en la cuenta ni contacto con el dueño durante tres años. La Oficina del Contralor Estatal tiene propiedades no reclamadas de más de 64 millones de personas y organizaciones.

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“El hecho de que he puesto mi propio dinero en esta contienda electoral me hace independiente, y los votantes nunca tendrán que dudar si tengo o no las mejores intenciones para ellos”. -YVONNE YIU, CANDIDATA A CONTRALORA ESTATAL Entonces, ¿cuál es el poder que da la autofinanciación? En 2018, impulsó al republicano John Cox a ser uno de los dos primeros para gobernador, aunque finalmente perdió cómodamente ante el demócrata Gavin Newsom. Tim Rosales, quien fue director de campaña de Cox, dijo que el dinero propio de un candidato proporciona el “lujo” de poder pasar por alto a la prensa y pagar por la comunicación directa con los votantes. “Puede marcar una diferencia significativa, especialmente cuando tienes un campo abarrotado y candidatos que son desconocidos y donantes que están divididos”, dijo. “Ser capaz de invertir en tu propia campaña en gran medida, te da impulso”. “La gente necesita saber que tienes todo en el asador, y que corres un riesgo” si no tienes un historial en política, agregó Rosales. “Muestra confianza y muestra que realmente crees que puedes hacerlo”. También en 2018, Eleni Kounalakis, un desconocido político y ejecutivo de una de las empresas de desarrollo de tierras más grandes de California, ganó las elecciones para vicegobernador después de gastar $7.7 millones de su propio dinero, y obtener ayuda de un esfuerzo e inversión independiente de $5 millones financiado por su padre. Este año, Kounalakis es enfrentando solo una oposición simbólica para la reelección. Sin embargo, el dinero no es el cuadro completo. En California, se necesitaría mucho más que el dinero que ha invertido Yiu para una campaña mediática en todo el estado, dijo Galperin, una de sus competidoras demócratas. Y, le expresó a CalMatters, “A los californianos por lo general, no siempre, les gusta que la gente simplemente compre una elección”. También hay una larga historia de candidatos autofinanciados que no han ganado: el republicano Bill Simon, que se postuló sin éxito para gobernador en 2002; el demócrata Steve Westly, quien perdió en las primarias para gobernador en 2006; y la republicana Meg Whitman, quien gastó un récord de $ 140 millones en su campaña, asegurando la nominación, pero perdiendo ante el gobernador demócrata Jerry Brown en 2010. La consultora Rosales, también señaló el ejemplo de Al Checchi, quien gastó $ 40 millones de su propio dinero en las primarias demócratas para gobernador en 1998 y terminó perdiendo ante Gray Davis, quien tenía una sólida base de apoyo entre el partido debido a su larga trayectoria. “El dinero te pone en el mapa”, dijo Rosales, “pero no necesariamente puedes ganar las elecciones”. CalMatters el reportero Alexei Koseff contribuyó a esta historia. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.

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IN BUFFALO AFTER MASS SHOOTING, BIDEN CALLS WHITE SUPREMACY 'A POISON'

EN BUFFALO DESPUÉS DEL TIROTEO MASIVO, BIDEN LLAMA A LA SUPREMACÍA BLANCA 'UN VENENO'

"We have to refuse to live in a country where Black people going about weekly grocery shopping can be gunned down by weapons of war deployed in a racist cause," President Joe Biden said during a speech in Buffalo on Tuesday May 17, 2022. Photo Credit: Maria Lysenko / Unsplash

"Tenemos que negarnos a vivir en un país donde las personas negras que hacen las compras semanales pueden ser asesinados a tiros con armas de guerra desplegadas en una causa racista", dijo el presidente Joe Biden durante un discurso en Buffalo el martes 17 de mayo. 2022. Photo Credit: Mike Groll / Oficina de la Gobernadora Kathy Hochul

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resident Joe Biden traveled to Buffalo Tuesday to grieve with residents of the city, after 10 people were killed over the weekend in an anti-Black racist attack. During a speech at Buffalo's Delavan Grider Community Center, Biden recalled the names of the 10 victims and who they were to their community. Biden said evil came to Buffalo through a hateful individual, just as it has recently in cities such as Charleston, Pittsburgh and El Paso. He added Americans cannot remain silent about the dangers of white supremacy and racism, and how people have been radicalized through politics and social media. "White supremacy is a poison, running through our body politic," Biden asserted. "And it's been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. We need to say as clearly and forcefully as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in America." The gunman, an 18-year-old white man, is believed to have been motivated by whitesupremacist ideology. He's alleged to have posted online about the "Great Replacement theory," a conspiracy theory alleging nonwhite people are immigrating to the United States and other Western countries specifically to diminish the influence of white people. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who is from Buffalo, said hearts are broken in the city after the loss and attack, but emphasized she hopes the tragedy can be a national call to action to eradicate white supremacy. "He targeted this community, intentionally coming to this ZIP code because he could do maximum damage and death to people," Hochul stated. "Not just any New Yorkers, but he was targeting and wanted to execute Black New Yorkers."

The shooter was able to legally purchase a gun in Pennsylvania in December despite previously having undergone a mentalhealth evaluation. During his remarks, Biden acknowledged there is very little he can do when it comes to executive action on gun reform, and stressed it is up to him to convince Congress to pass legislation.

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l presidente Joe Biden viajó a Buffalo el martes para afligirse con los residentes de la ciudad, después de que 10 personas murieran durante el fin de semana en un ataque racista contra personas negras. Durante un discurso en el Centro Comunitar-

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io Delavan Grider de Buffalo, Biden recordó los nombres de las 10 víctimas y quiénes eran para su comunidad. Biden dijo que el mal llegó a Buffalo a través de un individuo odioso, tal como sucedió recientemente en ciudades como Charleston, Pittsburgh y El Paso. Agregó que los estadounidenses no pueden permanecer en silencio sobre los peligros de la supremacía blanca y el racismo, y cómo las personas se han radicalizado a través de la política y las redes sociales. “La supremacía blanca es un veneno que atraviesa nuestro cuerpo político”, afirmó Biden. “Y se ha permitido que se encone y crezca justo frente a nuestros ojos. Necesitamos decir tan clara y contundentemente como podamos que la ideología de la supremacía blanca no tiene cabida en Estados Unidos”. Se cree que el pistolero, un hombre blanco de 18 años, estuvo motivado por la ideología supremacista blanca. Se alega que publicó en línea sobre la "teoría del Gran Reemplazo", una teoría de la conspiración que alega que las personas que no son blancas están inmigrando a los Estados Unidos y otros países occidentales específicamente para disminuir la influencia de los blancos. La gobernadora Kathy Hochul, quien es de Buffalo, dijo que los corazones están rotos en la ciudad después de la pérdida y el ataque, pero enfatizó que espera que la tragedia pueda ser un llamado nacional a la acción para erradicar la supremacía blanca. “Él apuntó a esta comunidad, viniendo intencionalmente a este código postal porque podía causar el máximo daño y muerte a las personas”, declaró Hochul. “No solo cualquier neoyorquino, sino que estaba apuntando y quería ejecutar a los neoyorquinos negros”. El tirador pudo comprar legalmente un arma en Pensilvania en diciembre a pesar de haberse sometido previamente a una evaluación de salud mental. Durante sus comentarios, Biden reconoció que es muy poco lo que puede hacer cuando se trata de una acción ejecutiva sobre la reforma de armas, y enfatizó que depende de él convencer al Congreso para que apruebe una legislación.

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Q&A: THE CHIPMUNK DETECTIVES ARE BACK ON THE CASE

Breakout Actress KiKi Layne Shares Her Experience on Being Part of the Disney+ Original Movie Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

La actriz emergente KiKi Layne comparte su experiencia al ser parte de la película original de Disney+ Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers

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The chipmunks are back, but this isn’t a reboot.

Las ardillas están de vuelta, pero esto no es un reboot.

The loveable pint-sized detectives known as Chip and Dale first appeared on screen in 1943 in a Disney short cartoon called “Private Pluto”, though they are most known for their 1989 show Chip ‘n’ Dale: Rescue Rangers, which ran for 65 episodes and whose reruns made the show a 90’s childhood staple.

Behind the scenes of this new movie, creators say this is a comedy that breathes in new life and updates the characters in a unique way. This is definitely helped with the voice cast, which includes comedian John Mulaney voicing Chip, and actor and SNL alumni Andy Samberg voicing Dale. Their new detective friend is played by breakout star KiKi Layne, whose performance as one of the leads in Barry Jenkins’ award nominated, If Beale Street Could Talk captivated audiences and earned Layne rave reviews. Layne recently chatted with us about the movie, from what it was like to step into the mixture of live action and CGI animation while interacting with maquettes of the titular characters, as well as what people will love about this celebration of nostalgia. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers premieres exclusively on Disney+ on May 20, 2022. Hello KiKi, thanks for your time. Could you tell me a little bit about your character, Ellie and what she's all about in this film? So Ellie is a young detective who I guess is lucky enough to be invited to solve the latest mystery with her idols, Chip and Dale. She's like Chip and Dale's biggest fan, but also really trying to establish herself as a detective as well. What did you find most fascinating about working on something like this that involves animated things you can't really see until its finished? I mean, I quickly discovered that I underestimated the challenge that I had signed up for because basically I never had a real scene partner. I would just be looking at a puppet or a piece of tape for my eyeline and then, "action! Go for it." But Thankfully, Akiva Schaffer, our director, was just so clear about everything that he needed. So much clarity about what character was there, what they were doing. So it helped me to ground my imagination a bit so that the circumstances felt a bit more real. And so I didn't have to think so much about like, "Oh, I'm talking to a Chipmunk." It's like, “No, I'm talking to a friend. I'm talking to someone that I'm trying to help.” Can you tell us a about the story in Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers? So this film takes place thirty years after the original series aired, and we're kind of getting to know the real Chip and Dale, not the Chip and Dale that we met in the series. It takes place in Hollywood. They're struggling actors, which I really connected with [laughs]. And so it's kind of an exploration of friendship. [That's] a big central theme of this film and how friendships grow, how we let friends down, how

Q&A: LOS DETECTIVES CHIPMUNK ESTÁN DE VUELTA EN EL CASO

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Thirty years later, they are back in a Disney+ Original Movie, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. In modern-day Los Angeles, the two detective chipmunks are older, no longer acting in a detective show, and no longer friends. Yet when a new case pops up which has authorities stumped and threatens the life of an old cartoon castmate, the two ex-partners must reunite to solve the case with the help of a die-hard fan, Detective Ellie Steckler.

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Los adorables detectives diminutos conocidos como Chip y Dale aparecieron por primera vez en la pantalla en 1943 en un corto de dibujos animados de Disney llamado "Private Pluto", aunque son más conocidos por su programa de 1989 Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers, que duró 65 episodios y cuyas reposiciones hicieron del programa un elemento básico de la infancia de los 90.

Actress KiKi Layne plays Detective Ellie Steckler in Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, which premieres exclusively on Disney+ on May 20, 2022. Photo Credit: Christopher Patey / Contour by Getty Images.

we come back together, but still highlighting those essential “Rescue Rangers” themes of, “there's a crime to solve and Chip’s this way, but Dale is kind of like this.” So all of that nostalgia, anyone who loved the original series is still going to get a lot of that same feeling from watching the film. I was looking at your castmates, a lot of funny people. I was wondering, what is it like collaborating with John Mulaney and Andy Samberg? I still don't know what it's like working with them because I didn't actually get to work with them which is kind of funny about being able to be a part of a film and make a film and not meet any of my cast. But one of these days I hope you'll get to talk to them in real life. I hope so! Thanks again KiKi. For my final question, why would you recommend people check out Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers on May 20? I think that everyone should watch Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers because it is a celebration of animation and if there is any animated film series character that you love and adore, you are going to connect to something in this film because we are celebrating that.

Treinta años después, están de vuelta en una película original de Disney+, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers. En Los Ángeles contemporáneo, las dos ardillas detectives son mayores, ya no actúan en un programa de detectives y ya no son amigos. Sin embargo, cuando aparece un nuevo caso que deja perplejas a las autoridades y amenaza la vida de un antiguo compañero de reparto de dibujos animados, las dos exparejas deben reunirse para resolver el caso con la ayuda de una fan incondicional, la detective Ellie Steckler. Detrás de las escenas de esta nueva película, los creadores dicen que esta es una comedia que respira nueva vida y actualiza a los personajes de una manera única. Esto definitivamente se ve favorecido por el elenco de voces, que incluye al comediante John Mulaney dando voz a Chip, y al actor y exalumno de SNL Andy Samberg dando voz a Dale. Su nueva amiga detective es interpretada por la estrella emergente KiKi Layne, también protagonista de la película nominada al premio Barry Jenkins “If Beale Street Could Talk” que cautivó al público y le valió a Layne muy buenas críticas. Layne conversó recientemente con nosotros sobre la película, sobre cómo fue entrar en la mezcla de acción en vivo y animación CGI mientras interactuaba con maquetas de los personajes principales, así como sobre lo que a la gente le encantará de esta celebración de la nostalgia. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers se estrena exclusivamente en Disney+ el 20 de mayo de 2022. Hola KiKi, gracias por tu tiempo. ¿Podrías contarme un poco sobre tu personaje, Ellie, y su papel en esta película?

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Ellie es una joven detective que supongo que tiene la suerte de ser invitada a resolver el último misterio con sus ídolos, Chip y Dale. Es como la mayor fan de Chip y Dale, pero a la vez está tratando de establecerse como detective. ¿Qué es lo que te pareció más fascinante de trabajar en algo como esto que involucra personajes animados que realmente no puedes ver hasta que todo está terminado? Rápidamente descubrí que subestimé el desafío en el que me había metido porque básicamente nunca tuve un compañero de escena real. Siempre estaba viendo a una marioneta o a un pedazo de cinta que me marcaba la línea de la vista y luego escuchaba “¡Acción! A por ello”. Pero afortunadamente, Akiva Schaffer, nuestro director, fue muy claro acerca de todo lo que necesitaba. Tanta claridad sobre qué personaje estaba ahí, qué estaban haciendo. Así que me ayudó a poner a tierra un poco mi imaginación para que las circunstancias se sintieran un poco más reales. Y así no tuve que pensar tanto en cosas como, "Oh, estoy hablando con una Ardilla". Es como, “No, estoy hablando con un amigo. Estoy hablando con alguien a quien estoy tratando de ayudar”. ¿Puedes contarnos algo sobre la historia de Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers? Por supuesto, esta película tiene lugar treinta años después de que se emitió la serie original, y estamos conociendo a Chip y Dale reales, no a Chip y Dale que conocimos en la serie. Tiene lugar en Hollywood. Son actores en apuros, con los que realmente me identifiqué [se ríe]. Y es una especie de exploración de la amistad. [Ese es] un gran tema central de esta película, cómo crecen las amistades, cómo defraudamos a los amigos, cómo volvemos a estar juntos, pero iluminando la temática esencial de "Rescue Rangers" de "hay un crimen que resolver, Chip tiene esta forma de ser, pero Dale esta otra". Entonces, con toda esa nostalgia, cualquiera que amara la serie original todavía tendrá mucho de ese mismo sentimiento al ver la película. Estaba viendo a tus compañeros de reparto, mucha gente divertida. Me preguntaba, ¿Cómo es colaborar con John Mulaney y Andy Samberg? Todavía no sé cómo es trabajar con ellos porque en realidad no llegamos a trabajar juntos, lo cual es un poco divertido sobre poder ser parte de una película, hacer una película y no conocer a nadie de mi elenco. Pero uno de estos días espero que puedas hablar con ellos en la vida real.

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‘UN MUNDO QUE NO HEMOS VISTO’—LA GUERRA A ‘WORLD WE HAVE NOT SEEN’—UKRAINE EN UCRANIA AUMENTA LA AMENAZA DE UN WAR RAISES THREAT OF NUCLEAR CONFLICT CONFLICTO NUCLEAR ENGLISH

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he world is confronting the threat of nuclear armed conflict the likes of which has not been seen since the end of the Cold War. And while war in Ukraine has escalated the threat, its antecedents can be traced to a shift in U.S. military posture years earlier.

l mundo se enfrenta a la amenaza de un conflicto armado nuclear como no se había visto desde el final de la Guerra Fría. Y aunque la guerra en Ucrania ha intensificado la amenaza, sus antecedentes se remontan a un cambio en la postura militar de Estados Unidos años atrás.

That’s the consensus of a group of experts who spoke recently during a briefing for ethnic media organized by Ethnic Media Services.

Ese es el consenso de un grupo de expertos que hablaron recientemente durante una sesión informativa para medios étnicos organizada por Ethnic Media Services.

“How real is the threat of nuclear war,” asked Daryl Kimball, executive director of the non-partisan Arms Control Association and publisher and contributor for the organization’s monthly journal, Arms Control Today. “It is all too real.” According to Kimball, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent rhetoric highlights the grave risks associated with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Describing Putin’s statements—including a Feb. 24 warning that interference by outside powers in Ukraine would invite “consequences… such as you have never seen in your entire history”—as “unprecedented,” Kimball notes this marks the first time that the former Cold War adversary has made explicit nuclear threats. And while some have interpreted Putin’s words as bluster intended to stave off direct U.S. and NATO assistance to Ukraine, Kimball says both Russian and U.S. military doctrine leave open the option to deploy nuclear weapons against non-nuclear targets. What does that mean in practice? From the purview of Moscow, if the tide of war appears to be turning against Russia, tactical, short-range nuclear weapons could become an increasingly attractive option to gain back the upper hand. And, says Kimball, “Once nukes are used, there is no guarantee that the other side won’t respond.” Kimball is quick to point out that to date U.S. intelligence has seen no signs that Russia—which maintains an arsenal of some 100 tactical nuclear warheads—has begun to prepare such an attack. Observers also took note of Putin’s Victory Day speech, delivered in Moscow on May 9 to commemorate Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany, which left out any such escalatory threats. But with the war in Ukraine now stretching into its third month, Kimball warns that its continuation increases the danger of nuclear conflagration. “The longer the Ukraine conflict continues,” he says, “the higher the risk. We are in a heightened state of danger.” Michael Klare is professor emeritus and director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies at Hampshire College. According to him, the current threat of nuclear war dates to a decisive shift in U.S. military posture in 2018 that turned away from the War on Terror to focus instead on what its authors described as “Great Power competition.” Under this new strategy, articulated by former Secretary of Defense James Mattis, America’s armed forces would turn away from small-scale conflicts in the global South that defined much of the War on Terror to focus on larger wars with “near-peer powers,” namely Russia and China. For leaders in Moscow and Beijing, that shift brought with it a heightened and unacceptable threat from newly deployed U.S. conventional weapons targeting their countries’ respective military capabilities and infrastructure. Whether this was the driving factor in Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine is something for “future historians to decide,” says Klare, adding however that the resulting situation has “triggered anxiety” in both Russia and China, prompting the latter to expand its nuclear capabilities. As for what comes after Ukraine, both Klare and Kimball agree the picture remains decidedly precarious. “After the war in Ukraine, this process of all three powers building capabilities for conventional and nuclear war is bound to accelerate,” says Klare. “In Europe, after the war… we’re going to see a new Iron Curtain, except this line will lie closer to Russia than the one during the Cold War,” with both Finland and Sweden now considering NATO membership. In the Asia Pacific, potential confrontation over Taiwan—which U.S. leaders have sworn to prevent from becoming “another Ukraine”—again points to the possible deployment of nuclear weapons. The “nuclear fire break,” says Klare, “becomes much narrower, increasingly to disappear.” In the meantime, fighting continues in Ukraine, with Russia’s war aims remaining vague, from what began ostensibly as an effort to topple the current government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to more recent proclamations of taking control over eastern, Russianspeaking portions of the country. For Andrew Nynka, editor-in-chief of the U.S.-based Ukrai-

Photo Credit: Pixabay nian Weekly newspaper, Putin’s nuclear threats are part of the broader information war being waged over Ukraine. “Putin is using the question of nuclear war to divide his enemies,” says Nynka, adding that absent this threat the situation in Ukraine would look very different. “The only thing stopping Western aid is the threat of nuclear weapons.” But even Nynka acknowledges that getting into the mind of Putin, a “master of misinformation and disinformation,” is a fool’s errand. For Gabriela Iveliz Rosa Hernández, research associate at the Arms Control Association, that uncertainty has defined much of Russia’s strategy—or apparent lack thereof—for much of the war. “You have broad and unclear aims… Russia is uncertain of what it is trying to do.” Rosa Hernández notes that whatever its current goals, the use of nuclear weapons by Russia is just as likely to push those aims farther out of reach, hardening resistance both in Ukraine and in the international community. Which suggests the fighting could continue with no clear end in sight. “I do not see a ceasefire any time soon,” says Rosa. Both Kimball and Klare agree that communication and a tamping down of escalatory rhetoric are critical and that both Russia and the U.S. need to return to the disarmament table prior to the expiration in 2026 of the New START Treaty which called for both nations to draw down their nuclear stockpiles. But with tensions at historic levels, a return to such talks appears unlikely, says Kimball. At which point, he warns, we will be “Living in a world with no restrictions on the world’s largest nuclear arsenals. This is a world we have not seen.”

"¿Hasta qué punto es real la amenaza de una guerra nuclear?", preguntó Daryl Kimball, director ejecutivo de la Asociación de Control de Armas, organización no partidista, y editor y colaborador de la revista mensual de la organización, Arms Control Today. "Es demasiado real". Según Kimball, la reciente retórica del presidente ruso Vladimir Putin pone de manifiesto los graves riesgos asociados al actual conflicto en Ucrania. Describiendo las declaraciones de Putin como "sin precedentes" -incluida una advertencia el 24 de febrero de que la interferencia de las potencias extranjeras en Ucrania invitaría a "consecuencias... como nunca han visto en toda su historia"- Kimball señaló que esta fue la primera vez que el antiguo adversario de la Guerra Fría ha hecho amenazas nucleares explícitas. Y aunque algunos han interpretado las palabras de Putin como una bravuconada destinada a evitar la participación directa de Estados Unidos y la OTAN en Ucrania, Kimball afirma que tanto la doctrina militar rusa como la estadounidense dejan abierta la opción de desplegar armas nucleares contra objetivos no nucleares. ¿Qué significa eso en la práctica? Desde el punto de vista de Moscú, si la marea de la guerra parece volverse contra Rusia, las armas nucleares tácticas de corto alcance podrían convertirse en una opción cada vez más atractiva para recuperar la ventaja. Y, dice Kimball, "una vez que se usan las armas nucleares, no hay garantía de que el otro bando no responda". Kimball se apresura a señalar que, hasta la fecha, los servicios de inteligencia estadounidenses no han visto indicios de que Rusia -que mantiene un arsenal de unas 100 cabezas nucleares tácticas- haya empezado a preparar un ataque de este tipo. Los oradores también tomaron nota del discurso de Pu-

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Pero con la guerra en Ucrania que se extiende ahora a su tercer mes, Kimball advirtió que su prolongación aumenta el peligro de una conflagración nuclear. "Cuanto más se prolongue el conflicto de Ucrania", dice, "mayor será el riesgo. Estamos en un estado de peligro elevado". Michael Klare es profesor emérito y director del Programa de Estudios sobre la Paz y la Seguridad Mundial del Hampshire College. Según él, la actual amenaza de guerra nuclear se remonta a un cambio decisivo en la postura militar de Estados Unidos en 2018, que se alejó de la Guerra contra el Terror para centrarse en cambio en lo que sus autores describieron como "Competencia de Grandes Potencias". Bajo esta nueva estrategia, articulada por el exsecretario de Defensa James Mattis, las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos se alejarían de los conflictos a pequeña escala en el Sur global que definieron gran parte de la Guerra contra el Terror, para centrarse en guerras más grandes con las "potencias cercanas", es decir, Rusia y China. Para los dirigentes de Moscú y Pekín, ese cambio trajo consigo una amenaza mayor e inaceptable de las armas convencionales estadounidenses recién desplegadas que apuntaban a las capacidades e infraestructuras militares de sus respectivos países. Si esto fue el factor que impulsó la decisión de Putin de invadir Ucrania es algo que "tendrán que decidir los futuros historiadores", dice Klare, añadiendo sin embargo que la situación resultante ha "disparado la ansiedad" tanto en Rusia como en China, impulsando a esta última a ampliar sus capacidades nucleares. En cuanto a lo que viene después de Ucrania, tanto Klare como Kimball coinciden en que el panorama sigue siendo decididamente precario. "Después de la guerra en Ucrania, este proceso de las tres potencias de construcción de capacidades para la guerra convencional y nuclear está obligado a acelerar", dice Klare. "En Europa, después de la guerra... vamos a ver un nuevo Telón de Acero, excepto que esta línea estará más cerca de Rusia que la que había durante la Guerra Fría", con Finlandia y Suecia considerando ahora la adhesión a la OTAN. En Asia-Pacífico, la posible confrontación en torno a Taiwán -que los líderes estadounidenses han jurado evitar que se convierta en "otra Ucrania"- apunta de nuevo al posible despliegue de armas nucleares. El "cortafuegos nuclear", dice Klare, "se hace mucho más estrecho, para desaparecer cada vez más".

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Las comodidades del edificio incluirán una sala comunitaria en la planta baja con cocina, completamente accesible por dos elevadores, administración de la propiedad en el lugar, acceso seguro al edificio, cobertura de recepción, almacenamiento seguro de bicicletas. La renta incluirá agua, basura y desagüe. La información acerca de la solicitud y preferencia se encuentra en el Portal de vivienda de SF - DAHLIA en housing. sfgov.org. Las solicitudes deben presentarse antes de las 5:00 p. m. del 30 de mayo de 2022. Favor de comunicarse con Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation para obtener información sobre el edificio al 415-358-3941 o a ComplianceTeam@tndc.org. Se realizará un sorteo el 13 de junio de 2022. Los resultados se publicarán en housing.sfgov.org. Las unidades están disponibles a través de la Oficina de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario del Alcalde de San Francisco y están sujetas al monitoreo y otras restricciones. Visite www.sfmohcd.org para obtener información sobre el programa.

Mientras tanto, los combates continúan en Ucrania, y los objetivos de guerra de Rusia siguen siendo imprecisos, desde lo que comenzó ostensiblemente como un esfuerzo por derrocar al actual gobierno del presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelensky, hasta las más recientes proclamaciones de tomar el control de las partes orientales y rusófonas del país. Para Andrew Nynka, redactor jefe del periódico estadounidense Ukrainian Weekly, las amenazas nucleares de Putin forman parte de la guerra de información más amplia que se libra en torno a Ucrania. "Putin está utilizando la cuestión de la guerra nuclear para dividir a sus enemigos", dice Nynka, añadiendo que sin esta amenaza la situación en Ucrania sería muy diferente. "Lo único que detiene la ayuda occidental es la amenaza de las armas nucleares". Pero incluso Nynka reconoce que meterse en la mente de Putin, un "maestro de la desinformación", es una tarea de locos. Y esa incertidumbre ha definido gran parte de la estrategia rusa -o la aparente falta de ella- durante la guerra, según Gabriela Iveliz Rosa Hernández, investigadora asociada de la Asociación para el Control de Armas. "Tiene objetivos amplios y poco claros... Rusia no está segura de lo que intenta hacer". Rosa Hernández señala que, sean cuales sean sus objetivos actuales, el uso de armas nucleares por parte de Rusia tiene la misma probabilidad de alejar esos objetivos, endureciendo la resistencia tanto en Ucrania como en la comunidad internacional. Lo que sugiere que los combates podrían continuar sin un final claro a la vista. "No veo un alto el fuego a corto plazo", dice Rosa. Tanto Kimball como Klare están de acuerdo en que la comunicación y la reducción de la retórica de la escalada son fundamentales y en que tanto Rusia como Estados Unidos deben volver a la mesa de desarme antes de que expire en 2026 el Nuevo Tratado START, que obligaba a ambas naciones a reducir sus arsenales nucleares. Pero con las tensiones en niveles históricos, la vuelta a esas conversaciones parece improbable, dice Kimball. En ese momento, advierte, estaremos "viviendo en un mundo sin restricciones con los mayores arsenales nucleares del mundo. Este es un mundo que no hemos visto".

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Neptuno y se considera el metal adecuado para el signo Piscis.

Acero

Oro

Es un metal fuerte por excelencia, se asocia a la inteligencia, la perspectiva, la sabiduría y la iniciativa. Al poseer pequeños objetos de acero en casa, se contará con protección energética y se sentirá el deseo de ir a la conquista de planes y metas. Es regido por el planeta Mercurio y es el metal apropiado para el signo Virgo.

Atrae éxito en los negocios y en actividades artísticas, es el rey de los metales, se asocia a las leyendas del arte, jefes y gobernantes. Es también considerado como un símbolo solar y se le aprecia como fortalecedor del cuerpo, la mente y el espíritu. Es apreciado como un potente talismán para el signo Leo.

Aluminio

Pirita

Regido por el diligente planeta Mercurio, este metal representa la energía mental, los grandes inventos, la potencia, la sagacidad y la adaptabilidad. Proyecta buena energía y protege en contra de entidades y espíritus oscuros. Es un metal asociado a las virtudes humanas y se asocia al signo Géminis.

Es un metal brillante y resplandeciente que en la antigüedad se utilizó para fabricar espejos y predecir el futuro. Se utiliza actualmente para atraer buena fortuna, dinero y bienes materiales. Se asocia místicamente al planeta Venus y a las diosas del amor, y se considera talismán de suerte para Libra.

Bronce De la aleación del cobre y el estaño surge el bronce, metal hermoso y agradable a la vista. Se recomienda poseerlo en figuras decorativas y candeleros. Infunde dinamismo, pasión, creatividad y entusiasmo a quien lo posee. Es regido por el planeta Urano y es el metal de buena suerte para el signo Acuario. Cromo El cromo es un metal altamente considerado en su forma de micro mineral como un ingrediente activo en el metabolismo. En su forma metálica se asocia al sentido común, la independencia, el poder persuasivo y la magia lunar. Está regido por Plutón y se considera de buena suerte para el signo Escorpión.

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Metal cálido, potente y hermoso, se le considera el guardián de la buena salud, protector de la estructura ósea y las articulaciones. Ayuda a resaltar las cualidades más positivas en los seres humanos. Desde la antigüedad está asociado al planeta Venus y a la diosa Oshún, es un talismán para el signo Tauro.

Hierro

Estaño Considerado el metal de la buena fortuna, los buenos deseos, el crecimiento espiritual, la expansión económica, las buenas noticias y la integración familiar. Lo rige el planeta Júpiter y se le considera un neutralizador de energías adversas, es el metal considerado de buena suerte

Plata

El metal de la defensa, el valor, las magnas edificaciones y los grandes proyectos industriales. Infunde lealtad y carisma, es fuerte como el planeta Marte, protege contra ataques psíquicos, es uno de los metales más utilizados en el mundo y se asocia místicamente al signo de Aries. Rodio Es uno de los metales más valiosos, ligado a la fuerza de voluntad y la belleza en todo su esplendor. Goza de ser potente, vibrante y anticorrosivo, es un amuleto en contra de cualquier adversidad, mala vibra o peligro. Esta regido por

Es el metal de los sueños, las revelaciones, la percepción, la profundidad, la concentración y el carisma. Es conocido su gran valor místico cuando se efectúan rituales a la luz de la Luna llena. Se aprecia como el metal de la eterna juventud. Al ser regido por la Luna se asocia al signo Cáncer Platino Considerado un metal valioso, fortalece las habilidades mentales, ayuda a preservar la juventud y la energía. Se le aprecia como un talismán que ayuda a resolver litigios y casos de corte. Hermoso, relumbrante y poderoso. Está regido por Saturno y se considera de buena suerte para Capricornio.

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ness 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/ Adrian Salgado Maceda This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/11/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 685028 May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397188 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dan Thanh Thi Truong. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Dan Thanh Thi Truong has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dan Thanh Thi Truong to Dani Thanh Thi 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: 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 22, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396570 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: ARSHDEEP SINGH, RAVINA RAJ PATEL. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) ARSHDEEP SINGH, RAVINA RAJ PATEL have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. ARSHDEEP SINGH to ARSHDEEP SINGH KALHER b. RAVINA RAJ PATEL to RAVINA PATEL KAUR KALHER 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: 07/12/2022 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. Apr 08, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396739 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Roderic Rory Tolentino Pettigrew. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Roderic Rory Tolentino Pettigrew has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Roderic Rory Tolentino Pettigrew to Rory Tolentino Pettigrew 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 11, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397194 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: XXX Ashish Thomas. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-

SONS: 1. Petitioner(s) XXX Ashish Thomas has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. XXX Ashish Thomas to Ash Thomas 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 22, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397713 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Poojaben Prakashbhai Amin. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Poojaben Prakashbhai Amin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Poojaben Prakashbhai Amin to Pooja Amin 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 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. May 06, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396312 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alanna Setsuko Pardini. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Alanna Setsuko Pardini has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alanna Setsuko Pardini to Alanna Setsuko Kathryn Elder 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 May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397806 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Carla Alejandra Ramirez Ramirez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Carla Alejandra Ramirez Ramirez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alerith Danette Sanchez Ramirez to Alerith Ramirez 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: 08/23/2022 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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 10, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 20, 27, June, 3, 10, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684952 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JP & Associates, 825 Fleming Aven., San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): John Grimaldo, 825 Fleming Ave., San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/9/2022. This is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ John Grimaldo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/09/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 684952 May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684876 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MODERN LOCK AND SECURITY, AAA DISCOUNT MOBILE LOCK & KEY, DISCOUNT MOBILE LOCKSMITHS, MODERN LOCK AND KEY, WILLOW GLEN LOCKSMITH, 1585 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

Andrew Wicker, 1585 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/12/2022. This is a Refile (No changes in facts from previous filing): Previous file# FBN598926. “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/ Andrew Wicker This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/05/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 684876 May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684788 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HELIO CONSULTING, 555 W. Middlefield Rd. Apt E310, Mountain View, 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Yiran Sun, 555 W. Middlefield Rd, Apt E310, Mountain View, CA 94043. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/30/2022. 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/ Yiran Sun This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/03/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 684788 May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 685004

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLEAN FLOORS, 725 N. 21st Street, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LIPMPIO BUILDING MAINTENANCE, 725 N. 21st, San Jose, CA 95112. 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/ Ricardo Sotero Huitron LIMPIO BUILDING MAINTENANCE CEO Article/Reg#: 3851178 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/10/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 685004 May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684565 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Magnolia Creations, 7371 Forsum Rd., San Jose, CA 95138 , Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ana Silvia Guevara, 7371 Forsum Rd., San Jose, CA 95138. 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/ Ana Silvia Guevara This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 04/26/2022. Regina Alcomendras,

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County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684565 May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684485 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RUBI BEAUTY, 5769 Seifert Ave, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): PERLA RUBI REYNOSO, 5769 Seifert Ave, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/14/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Perla Rubi Reynoso 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 684485 May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 684953 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: J&S Cleaning Services, 88 Rancho Dr., Unit C, 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): Juan Figueroa, 88 Rancho Dr, Unit C, 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/ Juan Figueroa This statement was

filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/09/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684953 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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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: 08/23/2022 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 06, 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. 22CV397807 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bui, Thuy Thi and La, Quy Vinh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. 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. 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: 08/23/2022 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 10, 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. 22CV397687 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Raul Salcedo Torres. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Raul Salcedo Torres has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Raul Salcedo Torres to Raul Torres. 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 05, 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. 22CV397716 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Seyedeh Masoomeh Mardani. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Seyedeh Masoomeh Mardani has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Seyedeh M. Mardani aka Seyedeh Masoomeh Mardani. 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. May 6, 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. 22CV397404 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Claudia Miguel. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Claudia Miguel has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Claudia Miguel to Makiko Miguel Yoshizawa. 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. March 04, 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. 22CV397543 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Xiao Lu and Qiuyun Shen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Xiao Lu and Qiuyun Shen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

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. 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. May 03, 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. 22CV397880 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thi Thuy Diem Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Thi Thuy Diem Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hoang Gia Bao Nguyen to Brian Gia Bao 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: 08/23/2022 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 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 HEAR-

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 ING: 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. April 6, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 2022 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) is (are) doing business as: Victor Campuzano Gardening, 1124 Owsley Ave #A, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Victor Campuzano

Lopez, 1124 Owsley Ave #A, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/15/2017. 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/ Victor Campuzano This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/02/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 684778 May 6, 13, 20, 27, 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 May 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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. 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 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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 California, 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 HEAR-

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ING: 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 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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 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 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

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 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 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 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 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 April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 2022 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

MAY 20 - MAY 26, 2022 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 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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. HaiDang 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 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, 13 and 20, 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 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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 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

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But the crisis in fairness actually cuts the other direction: marginalizing and harming gender minorities, not female athletes. In Florida, the "Don't Say Gay" law bans discussions of gender and sexuality in primary school classrooms and requires teachers to disclose their students' gender and sexuality questions to their parents. Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation uses the power of the government to police the gender binary, which underpins male dominance.

.S. feminists have been raising alarms about persistent assaults on gender equality. Across the country, GOP-led legislatures are rolling back reproductive rights, legislating against trans youth and their families, and censoring school curricula about racism, sexism, LGBTQ+ issues and even what to expect at the gynecologist's office. These developments in the U.S. reflect a troubling pattern: Around the world, patriarchal authoritarianism is on the rise, and democracy is on the decline. The connection between sexism and authoritarianism is not coincidental, or a mere character flaw of individual misogynists-in-chief. Women's political power is essential to a properly functioning multiracial democracy, and fully free, empowered women are a threat to autocracy. Assaults on women's and LGBTQ+ rights-and attempts to put women "in their place"-constitute a backlash against feminist progress expanding women's full inclusion in public life. As women's participation becomes more prominent in domestic and international politics, our research sheds light on why political sexism and gender policing are also becoming more virulent-and what to do about it. Patriarchal Authoritarianism Authoritarianism rejects political competition and promotes a strong central power that upholds the political and social status quo. Autocrats try to maintain control by attacking the rule of law, separation of powers, political expression and fair elections. But strongmen and their enablers also tend to usurp power in part by promoting a conservative and binary gender hierarchy. Patriarchy is, in the words of political scientist Valerie Hudson and her colleagues, the "first political order." And it is closely related to authoritarianism. Authoritarian backsliding occurs when women are stripped of equal access, opportunity and rights in the workplace, in the public sphere and at home. By strengthening men's control over the women and girls in their lives, authoritarian leaders strike a patriarchal bargain, doling out private authority in exchange for public loyalty to the strongman. Incidentally, many women buy into the bargain, too. Women from dominant groups and classes are often willing to promote conservative gender norms and policies that retrench the status quo. The policing of gender expression and relations becomes a powerful tool for promoting a hegemonic racial, religious or ethnic national identity.

On Jan. 6, 2021, pro-Trump protestors tried to maintain control by attacking the rule of law, separation of powers and fair elections. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons

gender segregation by job sector, and lack of access to affordable childcare and healthcare. Democrats in Congress have attempted to address some of these issues in the "Build Back Better" bills. But components designed to support working women-such as childcare and extending child tax credits-met opposition, primarily from Republicans, that effectively killed the bills. Meanwhile, laws against gender-based violence have loosened in the U.S., thanks, in part, to what scholar Ruth Ben-Ghiat describes as the GOP's "culture of lawless masculinity." The reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, first championed by thenSen. Biden in 1994, was blocked for years by Republicans and a few Democrats who refused to close the "boyfriend loophole" that allows certain convicted abusers to keep firearms. When VAWA was finally approved by Congress in March, tacked onto a spending bill, it lacked the gun control provision. Finally, anti-transgender legislation has become a goto wedge issue for the Republican Party, which has introduced discriminatory bills at an exponential rate: 79 in 2020, 147 in 2021 and more than 280 already slated for 2022 legislative sessions. Many of these proposals aim to pit cisgender girls and women against transgender people, claiming to protect equity in sports and safety in bathrooms.

Patriarchal authoritarians rely on stable, narrow constructions of masculinity and femininity to assert control in homes, families and private lives. The Republican Party is promoting an old yet predominant vision of family values by cynically pretending families are under threat from increased tolerance of LGBTQ+ people and rising anti-racist agitation. In doing so, it's positioning itself as the party of "parents' rights"-a direct bid for white women's votes-while restricting rights of parents whose children are transgender or subject to racial discrimination in schools. These seemingly inconsistent policies have a common through line: They restrict discussions of racial and gender equality in public schools while inserting ever more state control over women's and LGBTQ+ families' rights. It is consonant with the GOP's unironic co-optation of "my body, my choice" as an anti-vaccine slogan by people who proudly restrict women's access to medical care. Autocracy to Democracy ... And Back Again Democracy and equal rights for women are rare in world history. Every country that is a democracy today was once an autocracy (or was part of one). When countries have transformed into durable democracies, it is because democratic movements mobilized to challenge the status quo and, over time, successfully pushed forward change. In fact, it was women's activism-demanding the right to vote, to own property, to have constitutionally protected bodily autonomy, and to have civil and political rights for all people-that inaugurated the expansion of global democracy in the 20th century. Our research finds that during the postwar period, mass move-

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Thus, alongside assaults on democracy, patriarchal authoritarians also promote increased state control over women's bodies; the subordination of women in public office and the workforce; permissiveness toward sexual assault, harassment or abuse; hypermasculine ideals; the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people; tolerance of violence toward women and girls; and an emphasis on the "traditional family," in which the role of women is primarily domestic. Put simply, the patriarchal authoritarian worldview is that men are "men," while women are wives and mothers. Everyone else is a threat to the system.

ments demanding independence and democracy were more successful at achieving their aims when women participated in larger numbers at the front lines. From the Philippines to Brazil, from Tunisia to Argentina, from Chile to Sudan, "people power" movements were more likely to usher in sustained democratization when at least 25 percent of their participants were women. Yet in recent years, many democracies have slid back into authoritarianism, unable to stave off the rise of illiberal forces. For the 16th consecutive year, the world has been moving toward authoritarianism-what some have called a "democratic recession." Today, the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) project reports that only 30 percent of people in the world live in democracies. Often dismissed as simply a feature of autocrats' personalities, misogynistic leadership appears to help bring authoritarianism to fragile democracies. Unsurprisingly, researchers have also discovered that women's rights and gender equality gains have stalled or, worse, are being reversed. For instance, India, Myanmar and Venezuela have seen recent downgrades in levels of both democracy and women's equality. Fully autocratic countries like Russia, Turkey and China show us what consolidated patriarchal control looks like: Women are considered subordinate to men in the home, in the workplace and in public office. In Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called women who choose to work rather than have children "half persons." In these countries-and many others-reproductive rights are under threat or, in some cases, nonexistent. In China, women's reproduction was policed for decades under the "one child" policy. That has been relaxed to increase the country's population, but some Chinese feminists now worry that the government's call for Chinese women to produce three children might inspire future intrusive reproductive policies. Calls for "traditional values" facilitate the subjugation of women and LGBTQ+ people. Russian President Vladimir Putin justified his own authoritarian power grab in 2012 by invoking patriarchal and homophobic rhetoric. In his Feb. 24 speech, in which he rationalized his armed forces' invasion of Ukraine, Putin invoked a defense of Russia's "traditional values" against the West's "false values" that "are directly leading to degradation and degeneration, because they are contrary to human nature"-a reference to the expansion of feminist and LGBTQ+ rights within the West. Toward a Feminist Democracy There is much we can do to protect and expand the hard-won rights that are already enshrined in policy and which, in turn, protect democracy. First, it is crucial to fully understand that assaults on women's and LGBTQ+ autonomy, well-being and rights are assaults on constitutional democracy. A country in which more than half the population is subordinated politically, socially, economically and culturally is not a democracy. Corresponding assaults on democracy-including restrictions on ballot access, protest and public expression, and weakening the rule of law-can unravel women's equality, particularly for marginalized and subjugated groups. The fate of women's rights is tied to the fate of democracy, and women's mobilization can help to secure both.

It's not hard to recognize patriarchal authoritarianism in U.S. political life today, but is it rhetoric or reality? Four key domains are under sustained legal and political attack by legislators seeking to set back gender equality: access to reproductive healthcare; workplace equality and economic inclusion; protection from sexual and gender-based violence; and LGBTQ+ rights.

More than 100 years ago, women worldwide mobilized for their inclusion in democracy. And they have since used their political power to demand fundamental rights in healthcare, employment and domestic life. As a result, women have become key constituents with whom authoritarian leaders and parties have to contend-and often seek to control.

Last year saw record-setting restrictions on abortion access, with 19 states passing new laws and just six expanding access. Yet despite enthusiasm for forcing women into motherhood, Republicans continue to stonewall paid parental leave.

This finding is instructive: Women and their allies mobilize when their rights are under assault, but they are even more powerful when they mobilize on broadbased issues. Women from all walks of life must continue to be vocal champions of inclusive democracy.

The U.S. remains the only country among the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 38 member states without mandated paid leave for new parents, despite the fact that more than 80 percent of Americans support such a policy and only 60 percent of current workers are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act's guaranteed unpaid leave. At the same time, workforce participation plummeted during the pandemic, with women's unemployment and nonparticipation nearly double that of men in 2020.

Feminist candidates, women elected officials and feminist policies are fundamental to the health and well-being of democracy. Feminists must find their political homes and invest in them. Women, gender minorities and feminists of all genders who are already engaged need to stay engaged. For those who have taken these hard-won rights for granted, the time has come to take a stand.

Not all countries experienced this "shecession," which reflects structural inequalities in the U.S. economy,

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azgo misógino parece ayudar a llevar el autoritarismo a las democracias frágiles. Como era de esperar, los investigadores también han descubierto que los avances en los derechos de las mujeres e igualdad de género se han estancado o, peor aún, se están revirtiendo. Por ejemplo, India, Myanmar y Venezuela han visto degradaciones recientes en los niveles tanto de democracia como de igualdad de la mujer.

as feministas de EE. UU. han estado alertando sobre los ataques persistentes a la igualdad de género. En todo el país, las legislaturas lideradas por el Partido Republicano están revirtiendo los derechos reproductivos, legislando en contra de los jóvenes trans y sus familias, y censurando los planes de estudios escolares sobre racismo, sexismo, temas LGBTQ+ e incluso qué esperar en la oficina del ginecólogo.

Países totalmente autocráticos como Rusia, Turquía y China nos muestran cómo es el control patriarcal consolidado: Las mujeres se consideran subordinadas a los hombres en el hogar, en el lugar de trabajo y en los cargos públicos. En Turquía, el presidente Recep Tayyip Erdogan ha llamado a las mujeres que eligen trabajar en lugar de tener hijos "medias personas".

Estos eventos en los EE. UU. reflejan un patrón preocupante: en todo el mundo, el autoritarismo patriarcal está en aumento y la democracia está en declive. La conexión entre el sexismo y el autoritarismo no es una coincidencia, o un mero defecto de carácter de misóginos individuales en jefe. El poder político de las mujeres es esencial para una democracia multirracial que funcione correctamente, y las mujeres completamente libres y empoderadas son una amenaza para la autocracia. Los ataques a los derechos de las mujeres y LGBTQ+, y los intentos de poner a las mujeres "en su lugar", constituyen una reacción en contra del progreso feminista que expande la inclusión total de las mujeres en la vida pública. A medida que la participación de las mujeres se vuelve más prominente en la política nacional e internacional, nuestra investigación arroja luz sobre por qué el sexismo político y la vigilancia de género también se están volviendo más virulentos, y qué hacer al respecto. Autoritarismo patriarcal El autoritarismo rechaza la competencia política y promueve un poder central fuerte que defienda el status quo político y social. Los autócratas intentan mantener el control atacando el estado de derecho, la separación de poderes, la expresión política y las elecciones justas. Pero los hombres fuertes y sus facilitadores también tienden a usurpar el poder en parte al promover una jerarquía de género binaria y conservadora. El patriarcado es, en palabras de la politóloga Valerie Hudson y sus colegas, el "primer orden político". Y está íntimamente relacionado con el autoritarismo. El retroceso autoritario se produce cuando se despoja a las mujeres de la igualdad de acceso, oportunidades y derechos en el lugar de trabajo, en la esfera pública y en el hogar. Al fortalecer el control de los hombres sobre las mujeres y las niñas en sus vidas, los líderes autoritarios cierran un trato patriarcal, otorgando autoridad privada a cambio de la lealtad pública al hombre fuerte. Por cierto, muchas mujeres también aceptan el trato. Las mujeres de los grupos y clases dominantes a menudo están dispuestas a promover normas y políticas de género conservadoras que reducen el statu quo. La vigilancia de la expresión y las relaciones de género se convierte en una poderosa herramienta para promover una identidad nacional racial, religiosa o étnica hegemónica. Así, junto con los ataques a la democracia, los autoritarios patriarcales también promueven un mayor control estatal sobre los cuerpos de las mujeres; la subordinación de la mujer en los cargos públicos y la fuerza laboral; permisividad hacia la agresión, el acoso o el abuso sexual; ideales hipermasculinos; la criminalización de las personas LGBTQ+; tolerancia de la violencia hacia las mujeres y las niñas; y un énfasis en la "familia tradicional", en la que el papel de la mujer es principalmente doméstico. En pocas palabras, la cosmovisión autoritaria patriarcal es que los hombres son "hombres", mientras que las mujeres son esposas y madres. Todos los demás son una amenaza para el sistema. No es difícil reconocer el autoritarismo patriarcal en la vida política estadounidense de hoy, pero ¿es retórica o realidad? Cuatro dominios clave están bajo constante ataque legal y político por parte de los legisladores que buscan hacer retroceder la igualdad de género: acceso a la salud reproductiva; igualdad laboral e inclusión económica; protección contra la violencia sexual y de género; y derechos LGBTQ+. El año pasado hubo restricciones sin precedentes en el acceso al aborto, con 19 estados que aprobaron nuevas leyes y solo seis ampliaron el acceso. Sin embargo, a pesar del entusiasmo por obligar a las mu-

En estos países, y en muchos otros, los derechos reproductivos están bajo amenaza o, en algunos casos, son inexistentes. En China, la reproducción de la mujer estuvo vigilada durante décadas bajo la política de "un solo hijo". Eso se ha relajado para aumentar la población del país, pero algunas feministas chinas ahora temen que el llamado del gobierno para que las mujeres chinas tengan tres hijos pueda inspirar futuras políticas reproductivas intrusivas.

El 6 de enero de 2021, manifestantes a favor de Trump intentaron mantener el control atacando el estado de derecho, la separación de poderes y elecciones justas. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons jeres a ser madres, los republicanos siguen obstruyendo la licencia parental remunerada. Estados Unidos sigue siendo el único país entre los 38 estados miembros de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos sin licencia pagada obligatoria para padres nuevos, a pesar del hecho de que más del 80 por ciento de los estadounidenses apoyan dicha política y solo el 60 por ciento de los trabajadores actuales están cubiertos por la licencia sin sueldo garantizada por la Ley de Ausencia Familiar y Médica. Al mismo tiempo, la participación laboral se desplomó durante la pandemia, con el desempleo y la falta de participación de las mujeres casi el doble que el de los hombres en 2020. No todos los países experimentaron esta "shecession", que refleja las desigualdades estructurales en la economía de los EE. UU., la segregación de género por sector laboral y la falta de acceso a cuidado infantil y atención médica asequibles. Los demócratas en el Congreso han intentado abordar algunos de estos problemas en los proyectos de ley "Build Back Better". Pero los componentes diseñados para apoyar a las mujeres trabajadoras, como el cuidado de los niños y la extensión de los créditos fiscales por hijos, se encontraron con la oposición, principalmente de los republicanos, que efectivamente acabaron con los proyectos de ley. Mientras tanto, las leyes contra la violencia de género se han flexibilizado en EE. UU., gracias, en parte, a lo que la académica Ruth Ben-Ghiat describe como la "cultura de masculinidad sin ley" del Partido Republicano. La reautorización de la Ley de Violencia contra la Mujer, defendida por primera vez por la entonces Sen. Biden en 1994, fue bloqueado durante años por los republicanos y algunos demócratas que se negaron a cerrar la "laguna legal del novio" que permite que ciertos abusadores condenados tengan armas de fuego. Cuando VAWA finalmente fue aprobada por el Congreso en marzo, agregada a un proyecto de ley de gastos, carecía de la disposición de control de armas. Finalmente, la legislación contra las personas transgénero se ha convertido en un tema clave para el Partido Republicano, que ha introducido proyectos de ley discriminatorios a un ritmo exponencial: 79 en 2020, 147 en 2021 y más de 280 ya programados para las sesiones legislativas de 2022. Muchas de estas propuestas tienen como objetivo enfrentar a las niñas y mujeres cisgénero con las personas transgénero, alegando proteger la equidad en los deportes y la seguridad en los baños. Pero la crisis de equidad en realidad va en la otra dirección: marginar y dañar a las minorías de género, no a las atletas. En Florida, la ley "No digas gay" prohíbe las discusiones sobre género y sexualidad en las aulas de las escuelas primarias y exige que los maestros revelen las preguntas sobre género y sexualidad de sus alumnos a sus padres. La legislación anti-LGBTQ+ utiliza el poder del gobierno para vigilar el binarismo de género, que sustenta el dominio masculino.

Los autoritarios patriarcales se basan en construcciones estrechas y estables de masculinidad y feminidad para afirmar el control en los hogares, las familias y la vida privada. El Partido Republicano está promoviendo una visión antigua pero predominante de los valores familiares al pretender cínicamente que las familias están amenazadas por una mayor tolerancia hacia las personas LGBTQ+ y una creciente agitación antirracista. Al hacerlo, se está posicionando como el partido de los "derechos de los padres" -una apuesta directa por los votos de las mujeres blancas- mientras que restringe los derechos de los padres cuyos hijos son transgénero o están sujetos a la discriminación racial en las escuelas Estas políticas aparentemente inconsistentes tienen una línea directa común: Restringen las discusiones sobre igualdad racial y de género en las escuelas públicas mientras que introducen cada vez más control estatal sobre los derechos de las mujeres y las familias LGBTQ+. Está en consonancia con la cooptación irónica del Partido Republicano de "mi cuerpo, mi elección" como eslogan antivacunas por parte de personas que orgullosamente restringen el acceso de las mujeres a la atención médica. De la autocracia a la democracia... y de regreso La democracia y la igualdad de derechos para las mujeres son raras en la historia mundial. Cada país que es una democracia hoy en día fue una vez una autocracia (o fue parte de una). Cuando los países se han transformado en democracias duraderas, es porque los movimientos democráticos se movilizaron para desafiar el statu quo y, con el tiempo, impulsaron con éxito el cambio. De hecho, fue el activismo de las mujeres, exigiendo el derecho al voto, a la propiedad, a tener una autonomía corporal constitucionalmente protegida y a tener derechos civiles y políticos para todas las personas, lo que inauguró la expansión de la democracia global en el siglo XX. Nuestra investigación encuentra que durante el período de la posguerra, los movimientos de masas que exigían la independencia y la democracia tenían más éxito en el logro de sus objetivos cuando las mujeres participaban en en grandes números en el frente. Desde Filipinas hasta Brasil, desde Túnez hasta Argentina, desde Chile hasta Sudán, los movimientos de "poder popular" tenían más probabilidades de marcar el comienzo de una democratización sostenida cuando al menos el 25 por ciento de sus participantes eran mujeres. Sin embargo, en los últimos años, muchas democracias han vuelto al autoritarismo, incapaces de evitar el surgimiento de fuerzas iliberales. Por decimosexto año consecutivo, el mundo se ha estado moviendo hacia el autoritarismo, lo que algunos han llamado una "recesión democrática". Hoy, el proyecto Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) informa que solo el 30 por ciento de la gente en el mundo viven en democracias. A menudo descartado como una simple característica de las personalidades de los autócratas, el lider-

Los llamados a los "valores tradicionales" facilitan el sometimiento de las mujeres y las personas LGBTQ+. El presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin, justificó su propia toma autoritaria del poder en 2012 invocando una retórica patriarcal y homofóbica. En su discurso del 24 de febrero, en el que racionalizó la invasión de Ucrania por parte de sus fuerzas armadas, Putin invocó la defensa de los "valores tradicionales" de Rusia contra los "valores falsos" del Occidente que "llevan directamente a la degradación y la degeneración, porque son contrarias a la naturaleza humana"- una referencia a la expansión de los derechos feministas y LGBTQ+ en el Occidente. Hacia una democracia feminista Es mucho lo que podemos hacer para proteger y ampliar los derechos ganados con tanto esfuerzo que ya están consagrados en las políticas y que, a su vez, protegen la democracia. En primer lugar, es crucial comprender plenamente que los ataques a la autonomía, el bienestar y los derechos de las mujeres y LGBTQ+ son ataques a la democracia constitucional. Un país en el que más de la mitad de la población está subordinada política, social, económica y culturalmente no es una democracia. Los ataques correspondientes a la democracia, incluidas las restricciones al acceso a las boletas electorales, las protestas y la expresión pública, y el debilitamiento del estado de derecho, pueden desbaratar la igualdad de las mujeres, en particular para los grupos marginados y subyugados. El destino de los derechos de las mujeres está ligado al destino de la democracia, y la movilización de las mujeres puede ayudar a asegurar ambos. Hace más de 100 años, las mujeres de todo el mundo se movilizaron por su inclusión en la democracia. Y desde entonces han usado su poder político para exigir derechos fundamentales en la salud, el trabajo y la vida doméstica. Como resultado, las mujeres se han convertido en constituyentes clave con quienes los líderes y partidos autoritarios tienen que lidiar y, a menudo, buscan controlar. Este hallazgo es instructivo: las mujeres y sus aliados se movilizan cuando sus derechos están siendo atacados, pero son aún más poderosos cuando se movilizan por cuestiones de base amplia. Las mujeres de todos los ámbitos de la vida deben seguir siendo campeonas vocales de la democracia inclusiva. Las candidatas feministas, las funcionarias electas y las políticas feministas son fundamentales para la salud y el bienestar de la democracia. Las feministas deben encontrar sus hogares políticos e invertir en ellos. Las mujeres, las minorías de género y las feministas de todos los géneros que ya están comprometidas deben seguir comprometidas. Para aquellas que han dado por sentado estos derechos ganados con tanto esfuerzo, ha llegado el momento de tomar una posición Esta historia fue producida con informes originales de Zoe Marks y Eric Chenoweth para Ms. Magazine Versión emitida por Lily Bohlke para Commonwealth News Service/Public News Service

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