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FIRST FRIDAY FIESTA June 1, 2018 / 5:30pm MACLA 510 S 1st St San Jose, CA Free

7TH STREET BIG BAND IN CONCERT June 1, 2018 / 8pm Tabard Theatre Co 29 N San Pedro St San Jose, CA $30 - $42

YURI & PANDORA June 2, 2018 / 8pm City National Civic 135 W San Carlos St San Jose, CA $56 - $125

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LA BAYADERE June 2, 2018 / 2pm SJSU Hammer Theatre Center 101 Paseo De San Antonio San Jose, CA $11 - $21

HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH June 2, 2018 / 8pm San Jose Stage Company 490 S 1st St San Jose, CA

ICA LIVE! ART(WORK) ARTIST’S PRINT DEMO June 1, 2018 / 7pm San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art 560 S 1st St San Jose, CA

PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SEASON FINALE – SAN JOSE YOUTH SYMPHONY June 2, 2018 / 4pm California Theatre 345 S 1st St San Jose, CA $5 - $20

DAN NGUYEN June 3, 2018 / 4pm San Jose Center for the Performing Arts 255 S Almaden Blvd San Jose, CA $35

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ALUM ROCK UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUES… AN UPDATE ON ACTIONS TAKEN were usually made by ARUSD Board members Andres Quintero and Karen Martinez).

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Hilbert Morales EL OBSERVADOR The Alum Rock Community organization, which calls itself the “Community For Better Alum Rock Schools” and its allies planned to oppose efforts to oust ARUSD Superintendent Hilaria Bauer during ARUSD Board Meeting held on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

Superintendent Hilario Bauer's 'sins' are her efforts to untangle the ARUSD from past scandals related to Del Terra Real Estate (Services contracts). Amongst the Community For Better ARUSD Schools allies were San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and the Honorable Blanca Alvarado (former Supervisor, County of Santa Clara); several families whose children attend ARUSD, and members of the community.

A coalition of elected officials, educators, advocates, parents and students have come together to oppose this attempted ouster of Superintendent Hilaria Bauer, and once again demand transparency, consistency and accountability from their school board. (EO's Note: Three ARUSD Board members, {Esau Herrera; Khanh Tan; and Dolores Marquez}, have been voting as a block for actions which allegedly contributed to this situation; the Nay votes

Dr. Bauer has been a refreshing voice of leadership who has sought to distance the School District from the (allegedly) corrupt dealings involving Del Terra Real Estate and the legally-questionable management of District bond program (which exceeds $425 million).

While rumors have swirled for months that the Board’s majority was maneuvering to dismiss Dr. Bauer as a smoke-screen to the Del Terra (Real Estate Services contract) controversy.

Tonight’s special Board Meeting's agenda reveals that the Board will be formally considering the “dismissal, discipline of release” of the Superintendent (Item 2.03 under “Closed Session” of the meeting agenda).

This comes at a time when the (ARUSD) board’s (alleged) fiscal mismanagement is under investigation (by the SCCo District Attorney Jeff Rosen since September 2017). At this time ARUSD constituent's trust in this board's (integrity) is at an all-time low.

During an exclusive phone interview with EO's columnist Hilbert Morales, Ms. Blanca Alvarado said, “The quickest way to change things at ARUSD's School Board is for the ARUSD's constituency to not re-elect Esau Herrera and Khanh Tan, who are both up for re-election this year; Dolores Marquez does not come up for

re-election for two more years; until 2020.”

ARUSD voters have an immediate opportunity to elect two replacements who would make different decisions regarding the use of the Bond Funds intended to improve facilities and instructional environments for their ARUSD students.

ARUSD constituents, (whose 10,634 kids attend as students), need to plan to vote this coming election day, June 5, 2018. “That would change things at ARUSD immediately,” per Ms. Blanca Alvarado.

SJ Mayor Sam Liccardo and former Supervisor Blanca Alvarado both had spoken in support of the ARUSD constituents efforts to be fully informed and achieve school board transparency, accountability and responsibility at the news conference held on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 at 11:30 AM at the Alum Rock Union School District (Offices), 2930 Gay Avenue, San Jose, CA 95127.

The District’s new legal counsel (Maribel Medina, esq., Legal Trejo law firm), who is believed to be linked to Del Terra Real Estate Services, (allegedly) has been creating a manufactured case for dismissal at the request of Trustees Khanh Tran, Esau Herrera and Dolores Marquez.

It has been a year since the extraordinary audit requested

by SCCo Office of Education

and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) revealed ARUSD’s lack of internal controls, an internal auditor and a failure to track bond expenditures.

Throughout this year of investigations and legal trouble, the leadership of ARUSD’s Superintendent has been used as (a) political football.

“On Friday, May 24th, the Alum Rock Community brought a criminal complaint to the Santa Clara District Attorney’s Office and the Fair Political Practices Commission outlining numerous criminal violations (of ) Government Code Sections 1090, 8311.65, 87100, 87300, and Elections code 7054 by the ARUSD Board, Del Terra, and a District (and former Del Terra) employee. The complaints outline the clear conflicts of interest of the contracts Del Terra has with the District and a consistent pattern of corruption by the Board. The Board will have an opportunity to terminate these contracts at this meeting” (of 05.29.2018).

The ARUSD administration advised EO that the ARUSD Board reported no action was taken when it reconvened after having a closed session to consider personnel actions (and probably other related matters).

And so the stalemate continues at ARUSD. Those voters, who are constituents of ARUSD, have an immediate opportunity to change the makeup of

their school board in a very democratic manner. EO's recommendation is to base your personal votes upon 'factual, truthful and useful information' which is available in that FCMAT report; in your Voter's Information Manual mailed to each registered voter's home by the SCCo Registrar of Voters; and in the recorded votes documented in ARUSD School Board Minutes.

ARUSD's students, who are our community's future, need the very best instructional efforts by the ARUSD's teaching staff.

About $425 per student is to be expended improving facilities and instructional environments ($425 x 10,000 students) = $4.25 million authorized by those three school bond issues which were supported by ARUSD constituents in past elections.

Do what it takes to get the most value out of those past community decisions to improve your kids future by improvements in their education environment.

And since kids learn from our actions as adults, let's try to present the best adult behavior coupled with evidenced based decision making by stakeholders who live in the Alum Rock Community. The best improvements come from your own residents who want the best for their kids and their future.

(Information sources: Office of SJ Mayor, David Low email, 05.29.2018; “Community for Better Alum Rock Schools”, Jeff Markham, cfbars.org@gmail. com; and ARUSD office staff ).

¿DÓNDE ESTÁN LOS NIÑOS? José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

La administración del presidente Donald Trump reconoció la semana pasada ante el Congreso haber perdido el seguimiento de por lo menos 1,475 niños migrantes, oficialmente llamados “Unacompanied Children (UAC), que habían llegado solos a la frontera y entregados con patrocinadores adultos en los Estados Unidos.

Se trata de una cifra preliminar, toda vez que el número fue estimado de una encuesta de 7,000 casos de menores de edad no acompañados que llegaron a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, quedaron bajo custodia oficial, fueron asignados primero al Departamento de Salud (HHS), y después enviados a hogares patrocinadores por decisión de la Oficina de Reubicación de Refugiados (ORR).

De acuerdo con estadísticas oficiales, la mayoría (más del 80%) de los hogares que reciben a los niños corresponden a familiares cercanos, incluso padres. Es posible que algunos adultos no hayan respondido a la encuesta por temor a perder la custodia de los menores, por lo que no necesariamente los niños están desaparecidos o en riesgo inminente. El resto de los casos corresponde a hogares sin vinculación con el menor.

El HHS entregó el año fiscal 2017 a unos 40,000 menores migrantes no acompañados a hogares patrocinadores. Así hayan sido entregados a familiares o no, resulta francamente inaceptable que el gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos no use los recursos a su alcance para encontrar a esos menores de edad, así sea tocando la puerta de todos y cada uno de los hogares que

recibieron la custodia de los niños.

EL HHS sostiene que no tiene responsabilidad legal de dar seguimiento a los casos una vez que son asignados. Una sociedad mide su autoridad moral de muchas maneras, pero una de las más importantes es la forma en la que sus instituciones tratan a los más vulnerables entre nosotros. Y no hay duda de que a esa categoría corresponden los menores de edad, especialmente, aquellos que viajan solos.

Desafortunadamente la administración Trump ha decidido que la mejor estrategia para reducir el reciente incremento de inmigrantes centroamericanos a los Estados Unidos es a través de la criminalización del fenómeno migratorio, as través de la nueva política de “tolerancia cero” anunciada por el procurador general Jeff Sessions.

No sólo los inmigrantes cargan el peso de llegar a los Estados Unidos huyendo de la violencia, las pandillas y la pobreza, o todo lo anterior, sino ahora enfrentarán cargos criminales en los Estados Unidos.

Por si fuera poco, en el caso de las familias migrantes, pende la amenaza de las autoridades estadounidenses de separar a los menores de sus padres.

Tiene razón el legislador Adriano Espaillat cuando afirma que esta es una crisis de derechos humanos. ¿Dónde están los niños? ¿Cómo están los niños? La respuesta deberíamos saberla todos, la sociedad, el Congreso, el sistema interamericano de derechos humanos, las Naciones Unidas.

Se trata de una obligación moral ineludible para todos.

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MEASURE G WILL HELP OUR STUDENTS REACH NEW HEIGHTS E as t Sid e Unio n Hi g h S c hool D i s tri c t provid es a n ou t s t a n d i n g and co ntinual l y i m p r ov i n g e du c ati on to l o c a l hi g h s c h ool s t u d ents.

D ed i c at ed t ea c her s and rigo ro us aca d em i c p r og ra m s p r o vid e a s trong f ou n d at i on f or s u c cess in co l l e ge a n d f u t u r e c ar eers.

S t u d ent achi e v e m en t is on t h e rise. G rad uat i on rat e s a r e i m pro vi ng and a r e n ow a b ov e s t at e and cou n ty av era ge s .

Unf or tunatel y, th e S t at e d oe s n’ t p r o vid e enoug h f u n d i n g f or l o c al hi g h school s . Mea s u r e G g u a rantees l o cal f u n d i n g t o keep h i g h -qual i ty te a c her s i n t he c l as s ro om and s u p p or t c ol l e ge p r e parati on an d j ob - t ra i n i n g p r o g ram s.

Me asure G i s cr i t i c a l t o s t u d e n t ac h ie vem ent and f u t u r e c a r eer s u c cess. Many s t u d e n t s w i l l b e t h e firs t m em ber of t hei r f a m i l y

La “Medida G” Ayuda a Nuestros Estudiantes a Alcanzar Nuevas alturas

t o att e n d c o l l e ge . Me a s u r e G e n s u r e s o u r l o c a l h i gh s c h o o l s c a n p r ov i d e c o u n s e l i n g a n d c o l l e ge p r ep a rati o n p r o gra ms to h e l p a l l s t u d en ts w i th a c a de mi c p l a n n i n g f or t he f u tu r e . E a s t Si de s tu de n ts d es e r v e th e s a me c h a n c e a s o th e r s t u d en ts to l e a r n th e n e c e s s a r y s ki l l s to c o mp e te f o r go o d j o bs i n S i l i c o n Va l l e y. Me a s u r e G w i l l a p p ea r o n th e Ju n e 5 th b a l l o t a n d w on’ t p a s s u n l e s s w e v o te Y E S.

para la universidad y de entrenamiento para carreras.

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El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Preparatoria East Side ofrece una excelente educación que continúa mejorando para los estudiantes de preparatoria a nivel local. Contamos con maestros dedicados y programas académicos rigurosos que ofrecen una fuerte base como preparación para el éxito en la universidad y para sus carreras en el futuro.

El rendimiento de los estudiantes está mejorando. Las tasas de graduación están Mejorando y ahora se encuentran por encima de las tasas del estado y del condado. Desafortunadamente, el estado no ofrece suficientes fondos para nuestras escuelas preparatorias locales. La “Medida G” es una propuesta que garantiza los fondos locales para mantener a maestros de alta calidad en nuestros salones de clases y para apoyar los programas de preparación

La aprobación de la “Medida G” es vital para el éxito de los estudiantes y para el éxito de sus carreras en el futuro. Muchos estudiantes serán los primeros en asistir a la universidad en sus familias. La “Medida G” asegura que nuestras escuelas preparatorias locales puedan ofrecer servicios de consejería y programas de preparación para la universidad, para ayudar a los estudiantes con su planificación académica para el futuro. Los estudiantes del Distrito (East Side) merecen las mismas oportunidades que otros estudiantes de aprender las habilidades necesarias para competir por buenos empleos en el Valle del Silicio (Silicon Valley). La “Medida G” estará en la boleta de votación el día 5 de junio y no será aprobada a no ser que votemos a su favor (Sí).

Control Local de Fondos: • Los ciudadanos de edad avanzada serán elegibles para una excepción.

• Por ley, todos los fondos de la “Medida G” se mantendrán a nivel local para el beneficio de las escuelas locales del Distrito (East Side).

• Se requiere tener un Comité Civil de Supervisión y auditorías anuales.

• Estos fondos no pueden utilizarse para el salario de los miembros de la administración.

FAVOR DE PARTICIPAR CON NOSOTROS–VOTE SÍ POR LA “MEDIDA G”

BE SMART WHEN HIRING A CONTRACTOR

and find a contractor on bbb.org. There you can see their rating, complaint history, reviews from past customers, and whether they’re a trustworthy BBB Accredited Business. Ask for references from friends and family as well.

• Research their track record. You can search for a contractor’s business profile at bbb.org to see if they are a BBB Accredited Business, get free information on their history of complaints, and read verified Customer Reviews. Also ask for local references, and speak with those customers about their experience with the vendor and the quality of work. If possible, inspect the contractor's work yourself. Ask if the contractor is a member of a professional association that has standards or a code of ethics.

ᵒᵒ Watch out for contractors who have: high

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Summer can be a great time to start home improvement projects, but you may not be able to tackle them all on your own. Hiring a contractor may be helpful, but it’s important to do your research before you begin! In 2017, consumers nationwide filed more than 5,000 complaints

on general contractors with BBB. Common complaints for contractors include sales practices, followed by refunds. Consumers also submitted complaints related to contractors performing work and being unable to reach customer service or get a refund.

Follow these tips to ensure you are hiring a trustworthy contactor: • Find a contractor you can trust. Start with trust

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• Get it in writing. Always get estimates in writing and never let any work begin without a written and signed contract. Do not be pressured into signing an agreement before you are ready, and make sure you read and understand everything before signing. The contract should include contact information, start and completion dates, and a detailed description of the exact work to be done, any material costs, payment arrangements, and warranty information.

Specify who is to obtain necessary building permits and who is responsible for clean-up. Make sure all verbal promises are included in the contract. It’s also important to ask questions such as information on the subcontractors, how much work will be subcontracted, and any other questions you may not understand on the contract. Never sign an incomplete or partially blank contract.

• Ask for multiple quotes. You should always shop around and get at least three quotes from different businesses. Make sure all bids consider the same set of criteria. Remember that the lowest bid may not necessarily be the best bid; if one bid is significantly lower than the others are, the contractor may be cutting corners or may not understand your work requirements.

If you’re exposed to a home improvement scam, report it to BBB Scam Tracker at bbb.org/ scamtracker to help warn others. If you work with a great company on your home improvement project, leave them a Customer Review. And if you’re not satisfied with an outcome, you can file a complaint with BBB. You can reach your BBB at info@bbbemail.org or (510) 844-2000, or by visiting bbb.org.

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Conector regional Eastridge a BART Proyecto de Tranvía Capitol Expressway Aviso de Preparación del Informe de Impacto Ambiental Suplementario y Reunión de Alcance Comunitario La Autoridad de Transporte del Valle de Santa Clara (VTA) ha hecho planes para extender 2,4 millas el tranvía a lo largo de Capitol Expressway en San José desde la estación existente de Alum Rock hasta el Centro de Trasbordos Eastridge Transit Center. Este proyecto incluye vías elevadas a lo largo de Capitol Expressway, una estación elevada en Story Road, y una estación a nivel del suelo en Eastridge Transit Center.

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SCC SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.— On Tuesday May 29 the County of Santa Clara led a nationwide coalition to fight the Trump Administration’s efforts to roll back women’s access to cost-free contraception. Together with the City of Oakland and 15 other cities, counties, and local agencies across the nation, the County filed an amicus brief urging the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a preliminary injunction that blocks new rules that would undermine the Affordable Care Act’s guarantee of cost-free insurance coverage for birth control.

“Santa Clara County has a long history of supporting access to contraception,” said Joe Simitian, President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. “We support contraception access as a matter of policy, through the health plans we provide our employees, and through the medical services we provide and contract for. We’re not prepared to simply stand by while the federal government strips away health care and family planning protections our residents rely on.”

“We believe in women to make the best decisions for themselves and their families,” said Supervisor Cindy Chavez, who represents Central, East, and South San Jose. “So we will keep fighting for our healthcare choices and making sure services are available.”

“Yet again, the Trump Administration

has shown its complete disregard for the law and the rights of women,” said Santa Clara County Counsel James R. Williams.

“These radical new rules were pushed through without following federal law, and they are flatly contrary to both the Affordable Care Act and bedrock principles of separation of church and state.”

The sweeping new rules issued by the Trump Administration would dramatically expand exemptions to Affordable Care Act’s birth control coverage requirement for employers who claim to have moral or religious objections to contraception. If the rules are allowed to take effect, many women will lose insurance coverage for birth control, increasing costs for local governments like the County of Santa Clara that provide no- and low-cost contraceptive services and medical care associated with unintended pregnancies.

The Trump Administration issued the new rules in October 2017 and made them effective immediately, without providing any opportunity for input from the public.

The States of California, Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Virginia sued over the rules and obtained a preliminary injunction halting their implementation. The amicus brief authored by the County of Santa Clara and City of Oakland urges the Ninth Circuit to affirm that injunction and argues that the rules would cause substantial harm to local governments that provide safety-net services related to family planning and unintended pregnancies.

Como resultado de la actualización de los planes de diseño e ingeniería, VTA está preparando un Borrador de Informe de Impacto Ambiental Suplementario (SEIR, por sus siglas en inglés) para evaluar los principales cambios en el proyecto que se prevé tendrán como resultado impactos ambientales significativos e inevitables. Para obtener más información sobre los cambios en el proyecto y brindar opiniones sobre el alcance y el contenido del SEIR, asista a la siguiente reunión de alcance comunitario.

14 de junio de 2018, de 6:00 a 8:00 p.m.

William C. Overfelt High School Salón de Usos Múltiples (Edificio F, Sala 5F) 1835 Cunningham Avenue, San Jose, 95122 Esta ubicación es proporcionada por las Líneas de autobús rápido 22, 70, 77 de VTA. La presentación comenzará a las 6:00 p.m., seguida de una Conversación Abierta

El Aviso de Preparación describe los cambios propuestos al proyecto y tiene una extensión de entre 5 y 10 páginas. Se encuentra disponible en www.vta.org/eastridgetobart. Para recibir una copia por correo postal llame al (408) 321-7575.

En la reunión se aceptarán comentarios por escrito sobre el alcance y el contenido del SEIR, y por correo postal hasta el 28 de junio de 2018.

Envíe sus comentarios a VTA Environmental Programs, 3331 North First Street, B-2, San Jose, CA 95134-1927; o al correo electrónico: EBRC-CELR-Comments@vta.org Se solicita a las personas que requieran traducción de idiomas, lenguaje de señas americano o documentos en formatos accesibles comunicarse con Alcance Comunitario de VTA llamando al (408) 321-7575/ (408) 321-2330 TTY con al menos 5 días hábiles de anticipación a la reunión. La instalación de la reunión es accesible para personas con discapacidades.

Para obtener más información sobre la reunión, comuníquese con Alcance Comunitario de VTA., o por correo electrónico a community.outreach@vta.org.

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Q&A: JONATHAN FLEMING & THE PATH TO DISTRICT 7 Arturo Hilario El Observador

District and City do not feel safe where they live, and we demand better.

Jonathan Fleming is a San Jose resident and a mechanical engineer who is running for San Jose’s District 7 Council seat. A father and husband, his route to politics has been one guided by his own experiences in the community he says he has a plan to change for the better.

I am one of the few persons in this City who has had the courage to challenge the status quo of City Government by researching and using facts to counter unworkable and highly expensive policies and we have seen the results in our neighborhoods. This is how necessary change is made. My Community supports me in making this necessary change and because of that, we will change City Hall.

District 7 encompasses the center point intersection of Tully Road and Senter Road, and the boundaries are the 280 to the North, King Road to the East, Senter Road to the South and Highway 87 to the West.

Fleming’s main focus is on homelessness and housing in District 7 and San Jose as a whole, and how communities, including the homeless residents, can attain better living conditions.

Beyond these issues, he believes he is a candidate of transparency; his website is full of information, studies and plans for District 7 that cover many of that community’s issues and observances.

Recently Flemings answered some questions in order to give community members and potential voters a look into what his “Fleming Plan” is all about, and why he among other candidates should be given an opportunity to lead District 7 in a new direction. Voting will occur on Tuesday June 5.

Tell us about yourself. What is your history and background, and what brought you to living in San Jose?

I am a husband and father first. I am married to an amazing Registered Nurse named Kristel and we have the most beautiful 19-month-old daughter in the entire world! I graduated Santa Clara University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and secured a job at a local defense contractor before I graduated. I became the youngest lead vehicle architect at my firm and won many awards and achievements for my leadership and ingenuity, including a recognition from a United States Senator for saving American lives in combat through my engineering design.

Almost nine years ago I was the victim of a motor vehicle accident that changed my life forever. A young driver who was speeding, rear ended me on the freeway while I was stopped, resulting in massive

Jonathan Fleming, who is running for San Jose’s District 7, and family. Photo Credit: Jonathan Fleming for San Jose City Council District 7

trauma to my spine, and resulting in secondary injuries throughout my body, including temporary blindness, concussion, and chronic pain. I was told that I would not walk again without the aid of assistive devices. I have had 19 surgeries and procedures since, undergone thousands of hours of rehabilitative therapy, and more. As a result, I understand what it is like to lose everything and to have to fight with all you have to get it back. I was cast aside, had my health insurance taken away from me, and was told I did not qualify for the support programs that were allegedly in place as my physical and emotional pain became increasingly worse.

Only through strength in God, the love of my incredible wife, parents, sisters, family, friends, teachers, medical providers, and our Community, was I able to find myself and make the decision that I would not be defined by the negligence of another. I have a lot to give and to fight for to ensure that the next person in my shoes did not have to endure the same torment as I. I do not know the definition of the word “quit,” so I persevered and overcame until I could walk again without help.

I created my own small engineering business and have continued moving forward by focusing on improving the quality of life for all of my Community members in District 7.

Can you give some insight into how you became interested in running?

Was there a particular experience or moment that led you to join the District 7 race?

As part of my physical therapy two years ago, while walking around our neighborhoods, I spoke with a boy who was crying because he cut his leg on syringe after going down the slide at the La Ragione Tot Lot. His mother couldn’t pay for an ambulance and I knew we had to make a change.

So, I became very active in our Community and founded the Senter Monterey Neighborhood Association.

Afterwards, I recognized that our diverse District needed to come together and work to solve the many problems we were faced with, so I founded the District 7 Leadership Group. Our District needed a leader at City Hall to advocate for all of us, so I volunteered to be a Neighborhoods Commissioner and was unanimously elected as Vice Chair of the Neighborhoods Commission last year.

It doesn’t matter what you look like, what gender or ethnicity you are, we are ALL equal, and it is time we had a Councilmember who understands that and fights for us all.

I am committed to our Community and am running for this office because our City, and especially our District, needs real leadership that listens to its residents and isn’t afraid to go against the status quo of the past several years of policies that have continually eroded our quality of life. I am disheartened at seeing our City enable the problems we face every day - problems like homelessness, crime, housing, trash, and terrible road conditions. I am running because the residents of my

You’re big on transparency, with you being the only candidate in the District 7 race with access to endorsement applications and questionnaires, as well as a breakdown of your positions on issues. Why do you feel this was something that you needed to provide?

I believe that transparency is important in this election. For too many years now, District 7 has elected representatives who do not have a plan for fixing the problems we face, or even worse, who lie about their verbal campaign promises.

Look at my opponent’s websites and tell me what they stand for and how they will lower the cost of housing, combat crime, fix our streets, and solve homelessness? Will they tax us more to bring about solutions? The truth is that the voters have no clue what they will do because they are hiding the information. Why would you vote for someone who does not write down their plan when your family’s safety is at stake?

Another benefit of my campaigns openness and transparency is that all people can see the requirements that special interest groups want in exchange for their endorsement. Such as special access to Councilmembers in closed door sessions without staff present. Remember, these applications were not just sent to me, they were sent to all candidates running in Santa Clara County for every position from Councilmember to Supervisor and more.

A voter has the right to understand who they are voting for and to feel confident in their plan. My transparency does that. No other candidate gives the voter that access.

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District 7 from the dumping ground of the City into a safe and vibrant place for us to work and raise our families.

District 7 has the worst roads, the dirtiest parks, the highest crime rates, and suffers from the effects of the homeless crisis. The Fleming Plan identifies the causes for these issues and offers solutions for how to combat them. It focuses on creating jobs and building housing by lowering or eliminating excess regulations that make the cost of living unbearable and force so many of our neighbors out of the City. No other candidate has created a plan for our City and District. After publishing The Fleming Plan, I have noticed many of my ideas are being copied by other candidates and by others. Please check out The Fleming Plan for yourself and let me know what you think! www.Fleming2018. com/myplan.

Housing and homelessness in particular are two of the most talked about issues between the District 7 candidates. How can these be alleviated?

Housing and homelessness go hand in hand. When prices are so high that persons cannot afford the rent on their income, people will either live with friends or choose the homeless route where they can live in their cars or out on the streets and creeks. Subsidy programs generally do not help the middle class. Our government has created this problem and the other candidates in this race will continue that failed approach.

For example, the term “affordable housing” is spoken by my opponents, but that really means subsidized housing that further widens the gap between rich and poor while eliminating the middle class. “Affordable housing” costs all new 1,500 square foot housing units around $62,500 in taxes before it can even be built which causes rent to be 25% higher than it should. Add on other permitting fees from the City, County, and State, and it is easy to understand why developers are hesitant to build here, resulting in a supply and demand crisis with the product being skyrocketing housing costs. As a matter of fact, an article was just published that shows the same home built in Texas costs $500,000.00 more to build in San José. Then remember that Texas does not have a state income tax and you see that the CA bureaucrats in office are making things so expensive here that we need a candidate like me to step in and champion common-sense solutions that help us all, especially

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I do not believe in the “permanent supportive housing” and “housing first” method of housing the homeless where our City spends around $600,000.00 per studio apartment and then gives it to a homeless person years down the line. In those years of waiting, people are victimized and abused, causing them to turn to drugs and other methods to cope.

Unlike my opponents who champion “permanent supportive housing,” I do not believe that giving someone a studio apartment for the rest of their life because they are homeless is a real solution. So many of us have to work two or more jobs just to break even so it does not feel fair to the average voter. The average person is penalized with more expensive living costs to pay for someone else’s ability to get off the streets as referenced above.

My plan calls for lowering the restrictions and fees on creating new housing which will lower the costs across the board and increase supply, making housing affordable for every income class, including the homeless who work but cannot afford current housing prices. For the rest of the homeless population, my plan also calls for identifying the homeless population into three categories: those who can be helped, those who cannot, and those who are somewhere in between. Instead of only helping those who cannot be helped, and therefore forcing everyone into that category due to years of neglect, we need to focus on those who can be helped by giving them a purpose again through a job. Our City has a problem with trash and blight, so let’s hire our homeless residents to clean it up. In exchange they get housing, minimum wage, and access to medical benefits to get them back on their feet. Every six months they are evaluated with the hope that they become self-supportive and secure a job outside of this program where they can afford their own housing. This program would have a limit of 12 - 18 months because it is not an entitlement program, it is a rehabilitative program to help our fellow human.

What future would you like to see for the communities of District 7?

I would love for District 7 to come together and unite under leadership that listens and cares about every single person. For our residents to become more active and to participate in our democracy by making their voices heard. We are the most diverse district in the City and we should be

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represented equally, with all of our neighborhoods helping each other to develop solutions to the problems we face every day.

I want our roads to be fixed and out parks to be clean and safe. I want our Police department doubled so when we call 911 an officer responds immediately. I want our Community members to sit down and have lunch with our officers to break down the walls of misconception and build a stronger Community Police force. I want our residents to feel safe and to be happy. I want there to be a new pride in our District where we do not accept things for how they are but dream about how we want them to be and then act to make that happen.

Finally, why should community members going to vote June 5th look towards you as their pick?

I believe that District 7 voters should choose me to be their representative because I will stand up for what is right and will not stop until we see a positive change in our Community. All of us deserve to be represented equally and we will be treated the same as more affluent areas of our City. I have

researched the issues and understand how they impact our neighborhoods.

I am the only transparent and open candidate who has published a plan for when I take office. All of my campaign funding has come from individuals and therefore, I am not controlled by any special interest, so I will do what is right for our residents. I currently serve as the Vice Chair of the San José Neighborhoods Commission and have built up relationships within the various City departments so on day one of my administration, we will begin solving the problems facing our Community.

I want to unite our District and will do so by hosting monthly town hall meetings where we encourage all the leaders of our District to attend and participate. By working hard and obtaining results, we will show our Community members that all of us matter and that we can accomplish anything when we work together.

I love the people of our District and our quality of life will improve under my leadership. Please elect me on June 5th and together we will make a difference.

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"Having that starting point gives us something more. I believe that knowing each other and having spent a long time together gives us an advantage. So we can keep calm and live day by day without anxiety, waiting for the moment and starting off on the right foot," Cuadrado said.

Before beginning the World Cup, the Colombians will play a friendly against Egypt this Friday, a game that, according to Cuadrado, will be a chance to determine what shape the team is in.

Colombia will start its World Cup play on June 19 against Japan, after which it

"It will be a very difficult game - every team is out to show what it's made of.

We can measure how we're doing and go into the game with the greatest sense of responsibility," he said.

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"We have a great team, and I believe we have to be very united and work toward that goal, which is to get further than we did in the last World Cup," Cuadrado said at Colombia's training camp in Milanello.

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May 22, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327520 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Pablo Vasquez & Norma Elena Paulino Vasquez.

Petitioner(s) Pablo Vasquez & Norma Elena Paulino Vasquez have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Leonela Paulino Vasquez to Leonela Vasquez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/07/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San

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

May 02, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV326024 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Diana Lyn Salah. Petitioner(s) Diana Lyn Salah has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Crystal Gayle Pardillo to Crystal Gayle Salah. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/10/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 06, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV325816 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sun Mi Jang. Petitioner(s) Sun Mi Jang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sun Mi Jang to Hannah Jang Davis. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show

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cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/03/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 03, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327522 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joyce Pauline Lopez.

Petitioner(s) Joyce Pauline Lopez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joyce Pauline Lopez to Joyce Pauline Segura.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/07/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 02, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328904 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Keren A Berguig, Oriel J Berguig.

Petitioner(s) Keren A Berguig has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a

decree changing names as follows: a. Karen A Berguig to Keren A Bergig b. Oriel J Berguig to Oriel J Bergig c. Rony Berguig to Ronnie Bergig d. Maayan Bergig to Ma’ayan Bergig e. Eden Z Berguig to Eden Z Bergig f. Itay S Berguig to Itay S Bergig. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 9/04/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 30, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 NOTICE OF DEATH OF Emma Theresa Walker To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Emma Theresa Walker, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on May 3, 2018, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 June 1, 8, 15, 22 2018 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Regina Veronica Erickson No.18PR183586 A Petition for Probate

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com has been filed by David Michael German in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

The Petition for Probate requests that David Michael Garman be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 07/30/2018 at 9:00am, Dept. 12, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113.

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

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal repres5entative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal

of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Domenico Scire, Esq. 37 East Hedding St San Jose, CA 95112 (408)295-5555 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 642464 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PACIFIC LEGAL GROUP, 3400 El Camino Real #9, Santa Clara CA, 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Byung Oh Kim, 3400 El Camino Real #9, Santa Clara CA, 95051. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a refile of previous file #FBN606203 with changes. “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/ Byung Oh Kim This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/18/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 642464 May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 642508 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BEN’S KITCHEN, 2120 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara CA, 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Raul Isaias Laguna, 5520 Spinnaker Dr 3, San Jose CA, 95123.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 5/21/2018. 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/ Raul Isaias Laguna This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/21/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 642508 May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 642400 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GOWIN SEMICONDUCTOR, 2010 North First St., Suite 540, Santa Jose CA, 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Melody Semiconductor LLC, 2010 North First St., Suite 540, Santa Jose CA, 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jinghui Zhu CEO Melody Semiconductor LLC Above Entity was formed in the state of California Article/Registration #201329610084 This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/17/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 642400 May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328508 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ashley Marie Surigila.

Petitioner(s) Ashley Marie Surigila has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ashley Marie Surigila to Ashley Marie Selvam.

THE COURT

ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/28/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 21, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328500 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: S Srinivasan. Petitioner(s) S Srinivasan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. S Srinivasan to Sri Srinivasan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/28/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 21, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327688 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joan Dinh. Petitioner(s) Joan Dinh has filed a petition

JUNE 1 - 7, 2018 for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joan Dinh to John Dinh. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 04, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328436 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mandeep Singh.

Petitioner(s) Mandeep Singh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mandeep Singh to Mohinder Pal. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/28/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 18, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328291

Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sulaiman Prabu. Petitioner(s) Sulaiman Prabu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Sulaiman Prabu to Sulaiman Prabu-Beevi. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/21/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 16, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV325938 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yahaira Linet Martinez.

Petitioner(s) Yahaira Linet Martinez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Yahaira Linet Martinez to Yahaira Marie Linet. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/10/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 5, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior

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JUNE 1 - 7, 2018 Court May 25; June 1, 8, 15 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 642300 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1.

ANGEL’S LIGHTING, 2.

ANGEL’S LIGHTING LLC 3. CARLOS ANGEL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 4. SANTA’S HELPERS LIGHTING, 815 Pescadero Dr, San Jose CA, 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Angel’s Lighting LLC, 815 Pescadero Dr, San Jose CA, 95123.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 12/01/2010. This filing is refile of previous file #FBN598078. “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/ Carlos Angel President Angel’s Lighting LLC. Article/Registration #201028710087 (from CA Sec of State’s Office) Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/15/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 642300 May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 642196 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TAPIA TRUCKING, 4200 The Woods Dr 119, San Jose CA, 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Heriberto Sandoval Tapia, 29167 Santa Doingo Ct, Santa Nella CA, 95322.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is 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/ Heriberto Sandoval Tapia This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/11/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Mike Louie, Deputy File No. FBN 642196 May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327745 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gloria A. Gonzales.

Petitioner(s) Gloria A. Gonzales has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Gloria A. Gonzales to Gloria Gonzales Lastra.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 7, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327561 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Naarai Amador and Luis Jimenez.

Petitioner(s) Naarai Amador and Luis Jimenez have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jaylah Amador Oviedo to Jaylah Jimenez

Amador.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/07/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 3, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328060 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Chengxuan Song. Petitioner(s) Chengxuan Song has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Chengxuan Song to Len Chengxuan Song. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/21/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 14, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV328142 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lanette

May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018

& DEVELOPMENT, 14311 Quito Rd, Saratoga CA, 95070, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Trust. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Paul Heath, Trustee of the Paul Heath, 1981 Family Trust, 14311 Quito Rd, Saratoga CA, 95070. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 2/22/1990. This filing is a refile of previous file #577984 with changes.

“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/ Paul Heath, Trustee of the Paul Health, 1981 Family Trust This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/02/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Laura Luna, Deputy File No. FBN 641842

NOTICE OF DEATH OF Luella Ginevra Wait

May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Luella Ginevra Wait, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on April 22, 2018, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641613 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROYAL PINES APARTMENTS, 525 N. El Camino Real, San Mateo CA, 94401, Santa Mateo County. The principal place of business is in San Mateo County and a currently fictitious business name statement is on file at the county clerk-recorder’s office of said county. This business is owned by a: Trust. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): 1. Anthony Crisafi, CoTrustee for The Anthony J. Crisafi & Michelle Crisafi Trust dated 08/12/1997 2. Michelle Crisafi CoTrustee for The Anthony J. Crisafi & Michelle Crisafi Trust dated 08/12/1997 3.

Paul Dumesnil, Co-Trustee for the Paul J. Dumesnil & Roselyn Dumesnil Trust Dated 08/17/1998 4. Roselyn Dumesnil, Co-Trustee for the Paul J. Dumesnil & Roselyn Dumesnil Trust Dated 08/17/1998, 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino CA, 95014.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above

Gross.

Petitioner(s) Lanette Gross has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Lanette Gross to Lanette Acuna.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/21/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 15, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 May 18, 25; June 1, 8, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641842 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SARATOGA PROPERTY

on: 12/06/2011. This filing is a refile of previous file #247919 after 40 days of expiration date. “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/ Paul Dumesnil, CoTrustee This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 641613 May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641768 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FL DELIVERY, 1430 Bali Ct, 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): Fredy Samuel Landaverry, 1430 Bali Ct, San Jose CA, 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 4/30/2018. 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/ Fredy Landaverry This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/30/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Venessa Reed, Deputy File No. FBN 641768 May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641617 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DELANO APARTMENTS, 280 La Pala Drive, San Jose CA, 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Michael Kelly, 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200,

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS Cupertino CA, 95014.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 11/01/2017. 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/ Michael Kelly, Owner This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 641617 May 11, 18, 25 June 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641889 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SHINNING STARS DAYCARE, 1459 Amesbury Wy, 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): Dolores Gutierrez, 1459 Amesbury Wy, San Jose CA, 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.”

(A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Dolores Gutierrez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/02/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 641889 May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641616 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VILLA FAIRLANE APARTMENTS, 264-270 La Pala Drive, San Jose CA, 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company.

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address of the registrant(s) is (are): NMJ Properties, LLC., 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino CA, 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 12/01/2017.

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/ Jason Chen Managing Member NMJ Properties, LLC. Article/Registration #201624310413 (from CA Sec of State’s Office) Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 641616 May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641615 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CEDARS STUDIO APARTMENTS, 157 Union Avenue, Campbell CA, 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Cedars Studio Apartments II, LLC., 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino CA, 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 4/11/2011. This filing is a refile of previous file #558841. “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/ Jim Barrow Managing Member Cedars Studio Aparments II, LLC. Article/Registration #201213510331 (from CA Sec of State’s Office) Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2018.

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Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 641615 May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 641614 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE MIDFIELD APARTMENTS, 3101 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto CA, 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Limited Liability Company.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): The Fisher, LLC., 20410 Town Center Lane, Suite 200, Cupertino CA, 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 02/01/2016.

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/ Larry Fisher Managing Member The Fisher, LLC. Article/Registration #200332810145 (from CA Sec of State’s Office) Above Entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 4/25/2018.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 641614 May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV324213 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jose Mora. Petitioner(s) Jose Mora has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jose Mora to Josiah Winters. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name

should not be granted on 6/05/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

March 5, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327794 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lin Shi. Petitioner(s) Lin Shi has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lin Shi to Lieven Lin Shi. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 8, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV325577 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sebastian Anaya. Petitioner(s) Aida B. Mendez Lopez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sebastian Anaya to

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Sebastian Mendez. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 6/26/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

March 26, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV326508 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Lucia Chiarella. Petitioner(s) Maria Lucia Chiarella has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Lucia Chiarella to Lucy Therasumus Chiarella. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/17/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 16, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327683 Superior Court of California, County of

Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lisa Perez. Petitioner(s) Lisa Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kristina Nikole Lugo to Kristina Nikole Jackson Perez.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 4, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327439 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Annie Hien Thi Tran. Petitioner(s) Annie Hien Thi Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Annie Hien Thi Tran to Hanna Hien Thi Tran. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/07/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327823 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alexey Malykh.

Petitioner(s) Alexey Malykh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Alexey V. Malykh to Nick Mazzarino. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 8, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327599 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Shabina.

Petitioner(s) Shabina has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Shabina to Shabina Gill. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/07/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador,

a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

May 3, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV326664 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thanh Van Le. Petitioner(s) Thanh Van Le has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thanh Van Le to Peter Le. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/24/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 18, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV326288 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Christopher Ryan Deffendall.

Petitioner(s) Christopher Ryan Deffendall has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Christopher Ryan Deffendall to Christopher Ryan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/17/2018 at 8:45 am,

JUNE 1 - 7, 2018 Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 11, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327194 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alfred Leon. Petitioner(s) Alfred Leon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nickolas Yen Leon to Nicholas Alfred Leon. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 7/31/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 26, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327851 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Manuel Albert Carrion aka Manuel Albert Carin. Petitioner(s) Christopher Carin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Manuel Albert Carrion to

Manuel Albert Carin. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

April 26, 2018 Rise Jones Pichon Judge of the Superior Court May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 2018 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 18CV327864 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cleveland Joel Sigh. Petitioner(s) Cleveland Joel Sigh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cleveland Joel Sigh to Lâmurülum Ankhenatenkhut-neb Saï.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 8/14/2018 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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Q&A: BEN BOGEN AND THE SEASONS OF “JERSEY BOYS” The Broadway Performer Talks About His Role in the Hit Production, Growing Up in the Bay Area, and What Frankie Valli and Beyoncé Have in Common

theater influences. I remember being show “The Sound of Music” and live footage of “Cats”, on videocassette! I remember getting in front of the TV and trying to dance all the choreography to “Cats” and just being so mesmerized and so I think my parents always knew I’d do something creative with my life, and they gave me all that encouragement and nourished all that.

I started when I was in second grade, I started doing kids theaters through a man named Barrett Lindsay-Steiner, who runs a theater program in the Bay Area called “Standing Ovations”.

He really changed my life because I remember I was a rambunctious kid.

Ben Bogen is a New York based actor who initially born and raised in Walnut Creek, California. He attended the University of Michigan where he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theater.

He went on to work in theater in the East Coast, and as of a year ago has been part of the “Jersey Boys” touring production, playing among other things the lead role of Frankie Valli.

I stepped into that theater program and I remember being so frustrated because I couldn’t learn the lyrics to this song, I was so frustrated. My mom was like, “Fine, we’ll take you out of the program.”

And for some reason something inside me said, “No, you can do this.” So, I bunkered down, learned the song, did my little audition, [and] did my first play. They’re little spoofs of musicals, like “Princes and the Pizza”, and I remember stepping out on stage at the Jewish Community Center in Walnut Creek, and it was the most exhilarating, most incredible moment of my life. I remember being like, “This is the greatest feeling in the world.”

“Jersey Boys” is the musical chronicle of The Four Seasons, which sees the group as they start up, become a worldwide hit, and all the highs and lows that come with such a trajectory in life.

I remember feeling liking the people so much and thinking these friends were different than the ones at school. From that moment on I was changed forever.

I was hooked.

Bogen recently took time to talk about his own chronicles in musical theater, and how much this particular production has meant to him.

How did you get involved with the “Jersey Boys” production?

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Could you talk a bit about what it was like growing up in the Bay Area, and how you became interested in the arts?

I grew up in Walnut Creek, my whole life I was there from birth through the end of high school, so pretty close to San Jose.

My mom is a children’s book author, my dad is a scientist but they both have a very strong appreciation and connection to the arts. My dad sings in an adult choir. My mom she was musical as a kid and has always loved everything in the theater.

So, I grew up with a lot of musical and

Last year I kept auditioning and I was supposed to do a production in Connecticut and I was in the final call backs for “Jersey Boys” and hadn't heard anything so I literally packed up my sublet, moved everything out, had nothing left in New York, got to Connecticut, and [getting] off the train got the call from my agent saying I had gotten the “Jersey Boys” national tour.

I was like, “Well, what do I do now?” And so, I had to quit this production four days in, because it conflicted with rehearsals.

So, I go back to New York, hang out for a few weeks and started rehearsals for a couple of weeks. Then we hit the road in September of last year. We’ve been

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touring ever since.

and became BEYONCE.

Could you tell me about what you do within the production?

In [Jersey Boys] you see Frankie Valli not be the center of attention, the first big chunk of the show. The show is split up in four different seasons. It starts out in spring and then the summer and fall and winter. Spring is narrated by Tommy DeVito, summer is narrated

by Bob Gaudio, fall is narrated by Nick Massi. and winter is narrated by Frankie Valli. And so, when the show is finally handed over to Frankie to narrate, you see him break off and become a solo performer. It’s pretty interesting to see that progression.

Currently in “Jersey Boys” I am a male swing, but also specifically the Frankie Valli understudy, and I now have gone on for the role of Frankie Valli 28 times, which is amazing. Sometimes understudies get to go on once, maybe twice. There used to be another Frankie Valli in the tour who would go on twice a week because the role is so vocally demanding. Because our schedule has been a little bit different so there isn’t that role specified, so there’s me another guy in the ensemble that are the Valli understudies so anytime the main guy is out either one of us goes on.

I’m also assistant Dance Captain, so I help maintain the choreography of the show and taking notes from the audience, so that things stay clean and crisp, and look like what the creators had initially set on us. So that aspect of the job is interesting as well.

Could you give a quick rundown of what the story of “Jersey Boys” about?

It is the story of The Four Seasons, it is about Frankie Valli, before he was the Frankie Valli that we know of today. It was about where he came from, where the other guys came from in his group, how they all became friends and how they all started in a poor neighborhood in New Jersey in the 50’s and how they became a group and had ups and downs and slowly rose to fame as soon as they appeared on American Bandstand.

They were ‘insert whatever pop culture phenomenon we have today’. They were even before The Beatles. I can’t think of a band today that was famous in the way they were, but it is interesting because today there are stories of pop culture groups, and one of the performers broke off to become a solo superstar sensation like Beyoncé broke off of Destiny’s Child

Do you have a moment that’s personally your favorite, whether to perform, watch from the side of the stage, or as an audience member?

I love the moment when we come out of the red jackets and we’re singing “Sherry”, and it’s kind of the moment the audience is waiting for, and there's so much build up to it. There’s like a 1960’s camera that has a close up of all of our faces and it’s in black and white and its projected onto the screen but it’s twice as big and everyone in the audience sees us performing it live in that moment but it’s in black and white like if it was an old television.

It’s so cool, because people see it and they think it’s the footage of The Four Seasons but then they realize it’s actually us being filmed live on stage. Even if I never get to study a part like that ever again, I’ll have had this experience early on and I don’t know, I always take that in because very few shows give you the opportunity to sing like that. It’s the greatest feeling in the world.

“Jersey Boys” will be at Broadway San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts from June 5-10, 2018. Tickets and info at broadwaysanjose.com. A sneak peek is available at jerseyboystour.com.

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