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derail, Osmán does not feel the same uncertainty and anxiety, but remains vigilant.

ace un par de años, el joven soñador, Osmán López, un “dreamer” beneficiario de DACA, vivía en la frontera de un dilema: la realización de los sueños de toda su vida, y la inminencia de una pesadilla personal y familiar por el temor a la deportación durante la hostil era Trump.

Osmán still remembers the day his phone rang one afternoon in 2012. It was a surprise call, with unexpected news.

Al cumplirse esta semana el noveno aniversario del programa DACA implementado por el presidente Barack Obama y que blindó de la deportación a cientos de miles de jóvenes indocumentados, la mayoría mexicanos, el mismo programa que Trump buscó descarrilar sin éxito, Osmán no siente la misma incertidumbre y ansiedad, pero se mantiene expectante. Osmán todavía recuerda el día que su teléfono sonó una tarde del 2012. Era una llamada sorpresiva, con noticias inesperadas. A los 21 años, se encontraba trabajando en un restaurante italiano a medio tiempo, y tomando las clases que podía pagar en un colegio comunitario, usualmente era 1 clase o raras veces 2 clases por semestre. Su situación indocumentada lo hacía inelegible a ayuda económica. “La vida se sentía estática, con sueños que volaban, pero una realidad que no los alcanzaba”, me cuenta.

Photo Credit: La Red Hispana activa, formada por muchos como yo. Hoy me siento orgulloso de haber alcanzo lo que hasta el momento he logrado, y vigilante de un futuro que esta por escribirse”, me cuenta. Evité mencionar la nacionalidad de Osmán, porque el verdadero espíritu de la experiencia americana es que tu país de origen no debe importar, sino lo que estas determinado a hacer con tu vida. Eso debería ser el centro de la conversación, conforme el Congreso debate el futuro de DACA y de cientos de miles de talentosos, patriotas y dedicados soñadores como Osmán López. Para más información visita www.laredhispana.com.

José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

couple of years ago, the young dreamer, Osmán López, a DACA recipient “dreamer,” lived on the edge of a dilemma: the realization of his life-long dreams, and the imminence of a personal and family nightmare for him: fear of deportation during the hostile era Trump. As this week marks the ninth anniversary of the DACA program implemented by President Barack Obama and which shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth, most of them Mexican, from deportation, the same program that Trump unsuccessfully sought to

“Cuando se implementó DACA, poco a poco fui cogiendo impulso para correr y alcanzar mis sueños de volar. Después de 6 años pude terminar la universidad, convirtiéndome el primero en mi familia en obtener un título universitario. Ver el orgullo en la cara de mis padres valió el esfuerzo. DACA me ayudo a unir cabos y fundir bases para el futuro que soñaba para mi vida”.

At age 21, he found himself working at an Italian restaurant part-time, and taking classes that he could afford at a community college, usually 1 class, rarely 2 classes per semester. His undocumented status made him ineligible for financial aid. "Life felt static, with dreams that flew, but a reality that did not reach them," he tells me. “When DACA was implemented, little by little I was gaining momentum to run and achieve my dreams of flying. After 6 years I was able to finish college, becoming the first in my family to earn a college degree. Seeing the pride on my parents' faces was worth the effort. DACA helped me connect the dots and lay the foundations for the future that I dreamed of for my life.” In 2019 I met and wrote about Osmán's story because I was impressed by his dedication, his integrity and optimism, essential qualities of his American experience: He arrived at the age of 15 in the United States with a small suitcase full of dreams. He was brought in by his parents on a religious visa, but at some point in his new American life he lost his status. It was a rough start. Without speaking English, he struggled in school, but managed to graduate. When he wanted to enter college, he ran into an insurmountable wall of financial hindrance from being undocumented.

En 2019 conocí y escribí sobre la historia de Osmán porque me impactaron su dedicación, su entereza y optimismo, cualidades esenciales de su experiencia americana:

His father lost the job that brought them to the United States and the family had to constantly move, sometimes requesting shelter with relatives in South Florida. The economic vicissitudes caused the unthinkable: the family was forced to separate.

Llegó a los 15 años llegó a los Estados Unidos con una pequeña maleta repleta de ilusiones. Fue traído por sus padres con una visa religiosa, pero en alguna escala de su vida americana perdió el estatus. Fue un comienzo duro. Sin hablar inglés, batalló en la escuela, pero logró graduarse. Cuando quiso entrar a la universidad, se topó con un muro infranqueable de apoyo financiero por ser indocumentado.

In 2012, DACA gave him the support to change his life. He received a well-deserved job offer in Washington, DC, at La Red Hispana, where he did his internship as an intern. Every day he works long hours as a sound engineer and producer of relevant educational and informational content aimed at the Spanish-speaking community in the United States. Osmán is my friend and partner.

Su padre perdió el empleo que los trajo a los Estados Unidos y la familia tuvo que mudarse constantemente, en ocasiones pidiendo albergue en casas de familiares en el sur de la Florida. Las vicisitudes económicas provocaron lo impensable: la familia se vio forzada a separarse.

“After 9 years, we are still in the fight. Waiting on the long promise of an immigration adjustment, but it is an active wait, made up of many like me. Today I am proud of having achieved what I have achieved so far, and I am vigilant of a future that is about to be written,” he tells me.

En 2012, DACA le dio el soporte para cambiar su vida. Recibió una merecida oferta de empleo en Washington, DC, en La Red Hispana, donde hizo sus prácticas de becario. Todos los días trabaja largas horas como ingeniero de sonido y productor de relevante contenido educativo e informativo dirigido a la comunidad hispanoparlante de los Estados Unidos. Osmán es mi amigo y compañero. “Después de 9 años, seguimos en la lucha. Esperando en la larga promesa de un ajuste migratorio, pero es una espera

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I avoided mentioning Osmán's nationality, because the true spirit of the American experience is that your country of origin should not matter, but what you are determined to do with your life. That should be at the center of the conversation as Congress debates the future of DACA and hundreds of thousands of talented, patriotic, and dedicated dreamers like Osmán López. For more information visit www.laredhispana.com.

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2021 SACRAMENTO BUS TRIP PROVIDES STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK EARNESTLY WITH STATE REPRESENTATIVES ABOUT EDUCATION

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Student Services Act programs to provide grants for school and county mental health partnerships.

very year, students, teachers, school administrators, as well as local education advocates across our community, fill up a handful of school buses and head to our state’s capitol to share their ideas and concerns about California’s public education system with members of our State Legislature. A tradition hosted by my office for the past two decades, the Sacramento Bus Trip for Education brings community members right to the decision-makers – this year, we carried on our tradition through a completely virtual format! The 18th Annual Sacramento Bus Trip for Education shaped up to be another informative and earnest conversation with “Bus Trip participants” and my colleagues in the Senate and State Assembly: Senators John Laird, Josh Becker, Steve Glazer and Bob Wieckowski, as well as Assemblymembers Ash Kalra and Alex Lee. There was much to discuss with students returning to their classrooms and schools navigating our educational landscape amid COVID-19 and beyond. Topics brought up during this year’s trip ranged from school reopening to school-based mental health support systems, closing the digital divide for students, the State’s education budget and more. The dialogue was led by students of all ages who provided personal testimony that reflected on their educational experience during a time of drastically altered learning conditions. Recounting her experience, first-generation college student and political science major at San Jose State University, Britney Ortiz, told Legislators, “Like many of my peers, I have had to face barriers throughout my academic journey. I have had to work a job, and sometimes two, throughout my college career in order to support myself, while anxiously striving to attain a 4.0 GPA.” “I quickly found a community at my campus’s Chicanx/Latinx student success center, where I was provided with so much support from staff who shared

Our youngest Bus Trip participant was Erin, a brilliant 4th grade student attending Ben Painter Elementary School. “The need for upgrading laptops and use of technology is a must and would be awesome if it happened,” Erin said. “Students with advanced working technology would get higher grades than students without advanced technology.”

The 2019 Sacramento Bus Trip for Education. Photo Credit: Office of Senator Dave Cortese my similar background and motivated me to do well in school,” said the resilient Ortiz, who joined the Bus Trip to advocate for the adequate funding of our California State Universities. Recognizing the financial challenges that today’s college students face, especially here in our District, we discussed State efforts underway to ease this economic burden. Assemblymember Kalra spoke on AB 1456, the Cal Grant Reform Act, that would improve accessibility to the Cal Grant program and ensure the program can cover non-tuition expenses such as basic needs and living expenses, while Senator Glazer touched on his bill, SB 785, that would expand student participation in the “California Promise Program” at CSU’s that develops pathways to a more affordable college experience for students from first-generation, low-income, or underrepresented backgrounds. But there is so much more work to be done these next few years as we exit a time of sweeping economic instability brought on by COVID-19. By the same token, we’ve also seen a rise in levels of

stress, depression, and anxiety for our students as a result of the pandemic. Steven Luo, a junior at Evergreen Valley High School, spoke on the importance of accessibility in mental health services to support the behavioral well-being of every student and the fight for eliminating the stigma around accessing support, citing that nearly 50% of mental health issues are established by the age of 14 and 75% by the age of 24, with 79% of youth and young adults experiencing mental health struggles not accessing care. Responding to student mental health impacts is a priority for the State Legislature, with many looking to the model we championed here in our county: School-Linked Services. By connecting students and families to county mental health counseling and case management right at their school site campuses, partnerships between counties and local school systems like School-Linked Services can help reach those students that are not yet able to access existing services. With this concept in mind, the Legislature’s Version of the 2021-22 State Budget includes an augmentation of $200 million for Mental Health

As Erin fittingly pointed out, the pandemic has made clear that many students and families are being left behind due to the significant digital divide in our community. Lack of digital access and broadband infrastructure inequity is an overarching issue that the State is committed to addressing for the long term. We have learned from this pandemic that there is a poverty and racial divide that is very real across our state, and has led to social, psychological, health, and academic impacts on our students. Equity was a common theme raised throughout the Bus Trip, for participants and Legislators alike, and is a lens through which many Legislators are viewing all policy and budget decision-making, myself included. We were able to cover even more wide-ranging topics during this year’s virtual Bus Trip and for those of you who would like to view a full recording of the discussion, visit the video gallery that is posted on my Senate website: https://sd15.senate.ca.gov. I am eagerly anticipating next year’s Bus Trip and the opportunity to bring this tradition back to our State Capitol building. Senator Dave Cortese represents District 15 which encompasses much of Santa Clara County in the heart of Silicon Valley. Along with his accomplished career as an attorney and business owner, the Senator previously served on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, the San Jose City Council, and the East Side Union High School District Board.

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A MEDIDA QUE REABRE CALIFORNIA, 6 COSAS QUE NECESITA SABER SOBRE COVID-19 Ana B. Ibarra CalMatters

uince meses después de que los californianos enfrentaran su primera orden de quedarse en casa por COVID-19, la mayoría de los mandatos se levantarán el martes. Y qué viaje ha sido: hace apenas unos meses, los hospitales estaban abrumados por personas gravemente enfermas que buscaban camas escasas. Pero aunque la perspectiva de California es más brillante, COVID-19 sigue siendo una amenaza muy real. A pesar de que la tasa de infección y las hospitalizaciones del estado están en un mínimo histórico, la pandemia no ha terminado. La gente todavía está muriendo por COVID-19, solo a tasas más bajas que hace seis meses. Restricciones como el distanciamiento físico y el uso de mascarillas ofrecieron cierta protección a las personas que aún no han sido vacunadas, y ahora que la mayoría de ellas están desapareciendo, se espera que las infecciones comiencen a aumentar, dijo la Dra. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, epidemióloga de la Universidad de California, San Francisco. Hasta el viernes, el 54.6% de los californianos elegibles, todos los que tengan 12 años o más, se han vacunado por completo. Otro 11% ha recibido una dosis. Pero a medida que la demanda de vacunas se desvanece, los funcionarios de salud pública se preocupan por cómo se desarrollarán las nuevas infecciones entre los que aún no están protegidos. ¿Verá el estado otro repunte en los casos? ¿Quién es vulnerable y dónde? Aquí hay seis cosas que debe saber sobre la situación actual de las infecciones, las muertes y las vacunas.

enero, más de 22.000 personas infectadas fueron hospitalizadas y más de 4.800 estaban en UCI.

Los negros y latinos siguen en alto riesgo Aproximadamente el 56,5% de los residentes negros y el 55% de los latinos no han sido vacunados, en comparación con el 38% de los residentes blancos y el 15,5% de los estadounidenses de origen asiático, según el desglose de vacunación del estado.

Es un nuevo récord: las hospitalizaciones son ahora menos de la mitad de lo que eran a mediados de octubre, cuando alrededor de 3.000 personas infectadas fueron hospitalizadas, según el promedio de 14 días.

“Dicen, ‘bueno, mi comadre no se ha vacunado, así que no estoy seguro de querer hacerlo’”.

El viernes se sumaron cincuenta y cinco personas más a la cifra de muertos por pandemia de California, que ahora incluye a 62.593 personas. En un momento del invierno, casi dos docenas de condados tenían menos de 10 camas de UCI disponibles. En muchos casos, los hospitales tuvieron que rechazar a los pacientes o transferirlos a hospitales a cientos de kilómetros de distancia. Las tragedias, sin embargo, permanecen. El viernes se sumaron cincuenta y cinco personas más a la cifra de muertos por pandemia de California, que ahora incluye a 62.593 personas. En las últimas semanas, California registró una de las cifras más bajas en muertes diarias por COVID-19, con cifras similares a abril de 2020. California aún no está cerca de la inmunidad colectiva Aproximadamente dos tercios de los residentes elegibles han recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna. Y como le gusta recordarnos al gobernador, California ha administrado casi 16 millones de dosis más que el siguiente estado más poblado, Texas. Los funcionarios de salud estatales no establecen un objetivo de vacunación para la inmunidad colectiva o comunitaria, ya que los niños menores de 12 años (el 15% de la población) aún no pueden ser vacunados

Alrededor de 1,000 californianos todavía se infectan cada día, las hospitalizaciones han alcanzado un nuevo mínimo, las personas de color siguen en alto riesgo y casi la mitad de las personas elegibles no están completamente vacunadas. Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash

y es posible que las personas previamente infectadas ya estén protegidas. Pero los expertos dicen que del 70% al 85% de la población total debe estar completamente vacunada para lograr una protección a gran escala contra el virus. El estado rastrea el progreso de la vacunación para aquellos elegibles por condado. A partir de la semana pasada, el condado de Marin lideraba con un 75% de vacunados entre su población de 12 años o más. El condado de Lassen ocupó el último lugar con un 22%. Los seis condados principales con el porcentaje más alto de población vacunada se encuentran en el Área de la Bahía. Los brotes todavía son posibles Los expertos dicen que es posible otra ola de infecciones. Pero agregan que probablemente no será tan severo como los aumentos repentinos del pasado, cuando los laboratorios estaban abrumados con pruebas y los hospitales excedían su capacidad.

“No olvidemos que se trata de una pandemia en curso”, dijo Andrew Noymer, epidemiólogo de la Universidad de California en Irvine. Por ejemplo, “en el condado de Orange, los hombres latinos están rezagados en cuanto a vacunación, por lo que ese es un grupo que todavía está en riesgo”, dijo. En otoño o invierno, es probable que el estado experimente otra ola de infecciones, dijo. El Dr. Mark Ghaly, secretario de salud y servicios humanos del estado, dijo que espera ver brotes, especialmente en los condados con tasas de vacunación más bajas. “Es en esos momentos de un brote que debemos estar preparados para vacunar a más personas”, dijo. Eso también significa que los condados rurales más pequeños aún pueden correr el riesgo de desbordar sus sistemas hospitalarios si experimentan un brote. “Sabemos que la capacidad es menor en los condados rurales, y esos condados también tienen tasas de vacunación más bajas”, dijo BibbinsDomingo.

-DR. EFRAÍN TALAMANTES, INTERNISTA EN ALTAMED EN EL ESTE DE LOS ÁNGELES Eso significa que los grupos que resultaron más perjudicados por el virus aún enfrentan el mayor riesgo. La desconfianza en el sistema de salud y la vacilación en las vacunas son barreras, pero los expertos dicen que los problemas de acceso, como la imposibilidad de tomarse un tiempo libre en el trabajo y la falta de transporte, son probablemente el problema más importante. El Dr. Efraín Talamantes, director de operaciones de AltaMed en el este de Los Ángeles, ha descubierto que algunos pacientes no están necesariamente en contra de vacunarse, sino que solo necesitan un poco más de tiempo o información para tomar una decisión. Entre los latinos, generalmente hay un efecto comunitario, dijo. Cuando un miembro de la familia se vacuna, otros tienden a seguirlo. Pero funciona en ambos sentidos. “Dicen, ‘bueno, mi comadre no se ha vacunado, así que no estoy seguro de querer hacerlo’”, dijo Talamantes. Muchas personas mayores no están vacunadas y la mayoría de los niños ni siquiera son elegibles Una parte significativa de las

Las infecciones y las hospitalizaciones han disminuido, pero no han desaparecido

personas mayores de California, alrededor de 1,5 millones de ellas, aún no se han vacunado, a pesar de estar entre las más vulnerables al virus. Las personas mayores representan casi el 16% de la población del estado, pero el 73% de las muertes relacionadas con COVID. Aún así, el 22% de ellos no han sido vacunados. Las personas de 65 años o más han sido elegibles para vacunas desde mediados de enero, aunque las primeras semanas estuvieron plagadas de confusión y problemas de suministro. Muchas personas mayores pueden tener problemas de acceso. Si no conducen, probablemente dependan de los horarios de los miembros de la familia. Si están enfermos o confinados en casa, es posible que estén esperando que los departamentos de salud pública y los proveedores acudan a ellos. Los expertos dicen que también será importante ver cómo se desarrollan las infecciones entre los niños, muchos de los cuales regresarán pronto al aula por primera vez en mucho tiempo. Aproximadamente el 34% de los niños de 12 a 17 años han recibido al menos una dosis. Es posible que las vacunas para los aproximadamente 6 millones de niños menores de 12 años en California no estén disponibles hasta el otoño. El mes pasado, Pfizer dijo que espera obtener una autorización de uso de emergencia de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos para su vacuna para niños de 2 a 11 años en septiembre. Es posible que necesite una vacuna de refuerzo Ghaly dijo que hay dos razones por las que las personas pueden necesitar inyecciones de refuerzo: la inmunidad menguante y la necesidad de protección adicional debido a una variante más peligrosa. “Rezo para que sea muy poco probable que sea el problema de la variante”, dijo Ghaly. Pero si es necesario, California está lista para reanudar los esfuerzos de vacunación masiva, dijo.

En el pico de la pandemia, el 17% de las personas en California a las que se les hizo la prueba de COVID-19 estaban infectadas. Desde hace aproximadamente un mes, ha estado por debajo del 1%. La semana pasada, California registró entre 792 y 1,136 nuevas infecciones todos los días. Eso es comparable a los primeros días de la pandemia la primavera pasada.

Al igual que con muchas otras enfermedades, la inmunidad de la vacunación puede disminuir eventualmente, pero debido a que COVID-19 es nuevo, no está claro cuánto durará la protección.

Las hospitalizaciones también han tenido una tendencia a la baja durante varios meses. Hasta el viernes, 1,263 personas en todo el estado estaban hospitalizadas con COVID-19 y otras 261 estaban en cuidados intensivos. Durante el pico de mediados de

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That also means smaller, rural counties may still run the risk of overflowing their hospital systems if they experience an outbreak. “We know capacity is least in rural counties, and those counties also have lower vaccination rates,” Bibbins-Domingo said.

ifteen months after Californians faced their first COVID-19 stay-at-home order, most mandates will be lifted on Tuesday. And what a journey it’s been — just months ago, hospitals were overwhelmed with severely sick people seeking scarce beds.

Blacks and Latinos still at high risk About 56.5% of Black residents and 55% of Latinos have not been immunized, compared to 38% of white residents and 15.5% of Asian Americans, according to the state’s vaccination breakdown.

But while California’s outlook is brighter, COVID-19 remains a very real threat. Even though the state’s infection rate and hospitalizations are at an all-time low, the pandemic isn’t over. People are still dying from COVID-19, just at lower rates than six months ago. Restrictions like physical distancing and maskwearing offered some protection to people who have not yet been vaccinated, and now that most of those are going away, infections are expected to start rising, said Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, an epidemiologist at University of California, San Francisco. As of Friday, 54.6% of eligible Californians — everyone 12 and older — have been fully vaccinated. Another 11% have received one dose. But as vaccine demand fades, public health officials worry how new infections will play out among those not yet protected. Will the state see another uptick in cases? Who is vulnerable and where? Here are six things you should know about where infections, deaths and vaccinations stand today. Infections and hospitalizations are down, but not gone At the peak of the pandemic, 17% of people in California tested for COVID-19 were infected. For about a month now, it’s been under 1%. Last week, California recorded between 792 to 1,136 new infections every day. That’s comparable to the early days of the pandemic last spring. Hospitalizations also have been on a downward trend for several months. As of Friday, 1,263 people statewide were hospitalized with COVID-19 and another 261 were in intensive care. During the mid-January peak, more than 22,000 infected people were hospitalized and more than 4,800 were in ICUs.

“They say, ‘well my comadre hasn’t gotten vaccinated, so I’m not sure I want to.’” -DR. EFRAIN TALAMANTES, INTERNIST IN ALTAMED IN EAST LOS ANGELES Around 1,000 Californians are still newly infected every day, hospitalizations have hit a new low, people of color remain at high risk and almost half of eligible people aren’t fully vaccinated. Photo Credit: Traveling Lifestyle / Pexels

scale protection against the virus. The state tracks vaccination progress for those eligible by county. As of last week, Marin County led with 75% vaccinated among its 12 and older population. Lassen County ranked last with 22%. The top six counties with the highest percentage of vaccinated populations are in the Bay Area. Outbreaks are still possible Experts say another wave of infections is possible. But they add that it probably won’t be as severe as the past surges, when labs were overwhelmed with tests and hospitals exceeded their capacity.

“Let’s not forget that this is an ongoing pandemic,” said Andrew Noymer, epidemiologist at University of California, Irvine. For example, “in Orange County, Latino males are lagging in vaccination, so that is a group that is still at risk,” he said. Come fall or winter, it is likely the state will see another wave of infections, he said. Dr. Mark Ghaly, the state’s health and human services secretary, said he expects to see outbreaks, especially in counties with lower vaccination rates. “It’s at those moments of an outbreak that we need to be ready to vaccinate additional people,” he said.

Los menores de 12 a 17 años pueden recibir las vacunas contra el COVID-19

It’s a new record low: Hospitalizations are now less than half what they were in mid-October, when around 3,000 infected people were hospitalized, according to the 14-day average. At one point in the winter, nearly two dozen counties had fewer than 10 available ICU beds. In many cases, hospitals had to turn away patients or transfer them to hospitals hundreds of miles away.

Among Latinos, there is usually a community effect, he said. When one family member gets vaccinated, others tend to follow. But it works both ways. “They say, ‘well my comadre hasn’t gotten vaccinated, so I’m not sure I want to,’” Talamantes said. Many seniors aren’t vaccinated, and most kids aren’t even eligible A significant portion of California’s seniors — about 1.5 million of them — have not yet been vaccinated, despite being among the most vulnerable to the virus. Seniors make up almost 16% of the state’s population, but 73% of COVID-related deaths. Still, 22% of them have not been vaccinated. People 65 and older have been eligible for shots since mid-January, although the first few weeks were riddled with confusion and supply issues. Many seniors may be facing access issues. If they don’t drive, they likely rely on family members’ schedules. If they are ill or homebound, they might be waiting for public health departments and providers to come to them.

Vaccines for the approximate 6 million children in California younger than 12 years may not be available well until the fall. Last month, Pfizer said it expects to seek emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its vaccine for kids 2 to 11 years old in September.

In the past few weeks, California has recorded among the lowest numbers in daily COVID-19 deaths, with numbers similar to April 2020. California isn’t close yet to herd immunity

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About two-thirds of eligible residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine. And as the governor likes to remind us, California has administered almost 16 million more doses than the next most populous state, Texas.

But experts say that 70% to 85% of the total population must be fully vaccinated to reach large-

Dr. Efrain Talamantes, chief operating officer at AltaMed in East Los Angeles, has found that some patients are not necessarily against getting immunized, but just need a little more time or information to make up their mind.

Experts say it also will be important to see how infections play out among kids, many who will be heading back to the classroom soon for the first time in a long time. About 34% of children ages 12 through 17 have received at least one dose.

The tragedies, however, remain. Fifty-five more people were added Friday to California’s pandemic death toll, which now includes 62,593 people.

State health officials don’t set a vaccination goal for herd or community immunity, since children under 12 — 15% of the population — cannot yet be vaccinated and previously infected people may already be protected.

That means the groups that were harmed the most by the virus are still facing the most risk. Mistrust in the health system and vaccine hesitancy are barriers, but experts say access issues, like the inability to take time off work and lack of transportation are likely the bigger issue.

Ghaly said there are two reasons people may need booster shots — waning immunity and the need for additional protection because of a more dangerous variant.

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“I pray that it is very unlikely that it’s the variant problem,” Ghaly said. But if needed, California is ready to re-up mass-vaccination efforts, he said. Like with many other diseases, immunity from vaccination can decrease eventually, but because COVID-19 is new, it’s unclear how long protection will last.

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JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021

IRS LANZA HERRAMIENTA EN LÍNEA PARA AYUDAR A FAMILIAS DE BAJOS RECURSOS A INSCRIBIRSE PARA PAGOS MENSUALES DEL CRÉDITO TRIBUTARIO POR HIJOS

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Además, a través de Free File Alliance, Intuit ha ofrecido formularios rellenables de Free File durante muchos años. Esta es la versión electrónica de los formularios impresos del IRS, que brinda a todos los contribuyentes la opción de presentar su declaración electrónicamente de forma gratuita. No hay restricciones de ingresos para usar esta opción para presentar una declaración de 2020.

ASHINGTON — The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service un¬veiled this week an online Non-filer Sign-up tool de¬signed to help eligible families who don't normally file tax returns register for the monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments, scheduled to begin July 15.

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This tool, an update of last year's IRS Non-filers tool, is also designed to help eligible individuals who don't normally file income tax returns register for the $1,400 third round of Economic Impact Payments (also known as stimulus checks) and claim the Recovery Rebate Credit for any amount of the first two rounds of Economic Impact Payments they may have missed. Developed in partnership with Intuit and delivered through the Free File Alliance, this tool provides a free and easy way for eligible people who don't make enough income to have an income tax returnfiling obligation to provide the IRS the basic information needed—name, address, and Social Security numbers—to figure and issue their Advance Child Tax Credit payments. Often, these are individuals and families who receive little or no income, including those experiencing homelessness and other underserved groups. This new tool is available only on IRS.gov. "We have been working hard to begin delivering the monthly Advance Child Tax Credit to millions of families with children in July," said IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig. "This new tool will help more people easily gain access to this important credit as well as help people who don't normally file a tax return obtain an Economic Impact Payment. We encourage people to review the details about this important new effort." The Non-filer Sign-up tool is for people who did not file a tax return for 2019 or 2020 and who did not use the IRS Non-filers tool last year to register for Economic Impact Payments. The tool enables them to provide required information about themselves, their qualifying children age 17 and under, their other dependents, and their direct deposit bank information so the IRS can quickly and easily deposit the payments directly into their checking or savings account. No action needed by most families Eligible families who already filed or plan to file 2019 or 2020 income tax returns should not use this tool. Once the IRS processes their 2019 or 2020 tax return, the information will be used to determine eligibility and issue advance payments. Families who want to claim other tax benefits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit for low- and moderate-income families, should not use this tool and instead file a regular tax return. For them, the fastest and easiest way to file a return is the Free File system, available only on IRS.gov. Public-private partnership plays vital role Intuit developed the Non-filer Sign-up tool for the IRS and delivers this tool through its participation in the Free File Alliance. Intuit has a long history of working closely with the IRS on innovative solutions, including last year's Non-filers: Enter Payment Info Here tool. In addition, for many years, Intuit has offered Free File Fillable Forms, also delivered through the Free File Alliance. This is the electronic version of IRS paper forms, which provides all taxpayers with the option to electronically file for free. There are no income restrictions for using this option to file a 2020 tax return. Watch out for scams The IRS urges everyone to be on the lookout for scams related to both Advance Child Tax Credit payments and Economic Impact Payments. The IRS emphasized that the only way to get either of these benefits is by either filing a tax return with the IRS or registering online through the Non-filer Sign-up tool, exclusively on IRS.gov. Any other option is a scam. Watch out for scams using email, phone calls or

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Photo Credit: Nataliya Vaitkevich / Pexels texts related to the payments. Be careful and cautious: The IRS never sends unsolicited electronic communications asking anyone to open attachments or visit a non-governmental web site. Other tools coming soon The IRS has created a special Advance Child Tax Credit 2021 page at IRS.gov/childtaxcredit2021, designed to provide the most up-to-date information about the credit and the advance payments. The page already features a link to the Non-filer Sign-up tool. In the next few weeks, it will also feature other useful new tools, including: • An interactive Child Tax Credit eligibility assistant to help families determine whether they qualify for the Advance Child Tax Credit payments. • Another tool, the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, will initially enable anyone who has been determined to be eligible for advance payments to see that they are eligible and unenroll/opt out of the advance payment program. Later, it will allow people to check on the status of their payments, make updates to their information and be available in Spanish. Community partners can help The IRS urges community groups, non-profits, associations, education organizations and anyone else with connections to people with children to share this critical information about the Advance Child Tax Credit as well as other important benefits. The IRS will provide additional materials and information in the near future that can be easily shared by social media, email and other methods. About the Advance Child Tax Credit The expanded and newly-advanceable Child Tax Credit was authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act, enacted in March. Normally, the IRS will calculate the payment based on a person's 2020 tax return, including those who use the Non-filer Sign-up tool. If that return is not available because it has not yet been filed or is still being processed, the IRS will instead determine the initial payment amounts using the 2019 return or the information entered using the Non-filers tool that was available in 2020. The payment will be up to $300 per month for each child under age 6 and up to $250 per month for each child age 6 through 17. To make sure families have easy access to their money, the IRS will issue these payments by direct deposit, as long as correct banking information has previously been provided to the IRS. Otherwise, people should watch their mail around July 15 for their mailed payment. The dates for the Advance Child Tax Credit payments are July 15, Aug. 13, Sept. 15, Oct. 15, Nov. 15 and Dec. 15. For more information, visit IRS.gov/childtaxcredit2021.

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ASHINGTON - El Departamento del Tesoro y el Servicio de Impuestos Internos lanzó esta semana una nueva herramienta en línea, Non-Filer Sign-up, diseñada para ayudar a las familias elegibles que normalmente no presentan declaraciones de im¬puestos, para que reciban los pagos mensuales por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos programa¬dos para el 15 de julio. Esta herramienta, una actualización de la herramienta Non-Filers del IRS del año pasado, también está diseñada para ayudar a las personas elegibles que normalmente no presentan declaraciones de impuestos a inscribirse para la tercera ronda de pagos de impacto económico de $1,400 (también conocidos como cheques de estímulo) y reclamar el Crédito de recuperación de reembolso por cualquier monto de las dos primeras rondas de pagos de impacto económico que no hayan recibido. Desarrollada en colaboración con Intuit y ofrecida a través de Free File Alliance, esta herramienta proporciona una manera gratis y fácil para las familias que no tienen la obligación de presentar una declaración de impuestos proporcionarle al IRS la información necesaria para calcular y emitir sus pagos por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos si son elegibles. A menudo, se trata de familias que reciben pocos o ningún ingreso e incluso las personas sin hogar, los pobres de las zonas rurales y otros grupos desamparados. Esta nueva herramienta está disponible sólo en IRS.gov. “Hemos trabajado arduamente para entregar mensualmente el Crédito tributario por hijos adelantado para millones de familias este verano,” dijo Chuck Rettig, Comisionado del IRS. “Esta nueva herramienta ayudará a más personas a obtener acceso fácilmente a este importante crédito, así como también ayudará a las personas que normalmente no presentan una declaración de impuestos a obtener un pago de impacto económico. Alentamos a las personas a revisar los detalles de este nuevo e importante esfuerzo.” La herramienta Non-Filer Sign-up es para las personas que no presentaron una declaración de impuestos de los años 2019 o 2020 y que no usaron la herramienta Non-Filers del IRS el año pasado para inscribirse para los pagos de impacto económico. La herramienta les permite proveer la información requerida personal, de sus hijos calificados, menores de 17 años y su información bancaria de depósito directo para que el IRS pueda depositar de una manera rápida y fácil los pagos directamente en su cuenta de cheques o ahorros. La mayoría de las familias no tienen que hacer nada Las familias elegibles que ya han presentado o tienen planes de presentar declaraciones de los años 2019 o 2020 no deben usar esta herramienta. Una vez que el IRS procese su declaración de impuestos, la información se usará para determinar la elegibilidad y emitir pagos por adelantado. Las familias que deseen reclamar otros beneficios tributarios, como el Crédito tributario por ingreso del trabajo para familias de ingresos bajos y moderados, deben presentar una declaración de impuestos regular. Para ellos, la manera más rápida y fácil de presentar una declaración es el sistema de Free File, disponible sólo en IRS.gov. La asociación público-privada desempeña una función vital Intuit desarrolló la herramienta Non-Filer Sign-up para el IRS y ofrece esta herramienta a través de su participación en Free File Alliance. Intuit tiene un largo historial de trabajar en estrecha colaboración con el IRS en soluciones innovadoras, incluida la herramienta Non-Filers: Enter Payment Info Here del año pasado.

El IRS insta a todos a estar al acecho contra las estafas relacionadas, tanto de los pagos por adelantado del crédito tributario por hijos, como de los pagos de impacto económico. El IRS destacó que la única manera de obtener cualquiera de estos beneficios es presentando una declaración de impuestos con el IRS o inscribirse en línea, únicamente en IRS.gov. Cualquier otra opción es una estafa. Tenga cuidado con las estafas por correo electrónico, llamadas telefónicas o mensajes de texto relacionados con los pagos. El IRS nunca envía comunicaciones electrónicas no solicitadas para pedirle que abra archivos adjuntos o visite un sitio web que no es gubernamental. Se esperan otras herramientas próximamente El IRS creó una página especial del pago por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos del 2021 en IRS.gov/ creditoporhijos2021 y está diseñada para proporcionar la información más actualizada acerca del crédito y los pagos por adelantado. La página ya cuenta con un enlace a la herramienta Non-Filer Sign-up. En las próximas semanas, también tendrá otras herramientas nuevas y útiles, que incluyen: • Un asistente interactivo de Crédito tributario por hijos para ayudar a las familias a determinar si califican para los pagos por adelantado del crédito. • Otra herramienta, el Portal de actualización del Crédito tributario por hijos, permitirá a cualquier persona que inicialmente haya sido elegible para recibir los pagos por adelantado ver su elegibilidad y cancelar inscripción u optar por no participar en el programa de pagos por adelantado. Más adelante, se les permitirá a las personas verificar el estado de sus pagos, hacer actualizaciones a su información y estará disponible en español. Grupos comunitarios pueden ayudar El IRS insta a los grupos comunitarios, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, asociaciones, grupos educativos y cualquier otra persona con conexiones con personas con niños a compartir esta información crítica acerca del pago por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos, así como otros beneficios importantes. El IRS proveerá materiales e información adicional en el futuro que se pueden compartir fácilmente a través de las redes sociales, correo electrónico y otros métodos. Acerca de los pagos por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos El nuevo Crédito tributario por hijos ampliado fue autorizado por la Ley del Plan de Rescate Estadounidense, promulgada en marzo. Normalmente, el IRS calculará el pago de acuerdo con la información de la declaración de impuestos de una familia de 2020, incluyendo aquellos que usan la herramienta NonFiler Sign-up. Si esa declaración no está disponible porque aún no se ha presentado o todavía se está procesando, el IRS determinará la cantidad del pago inicial usando la declaración de 2019 o la información ingresada mediante la herramienta Non-Filers que estaba disponible en 2020. El pago será de hasta $300 por mes por cada niño menor de 6 años y hasta $250 por mes por cada niño de 6 a 17 años. Para asegurarse de que las familias tengan fácil acceso a su dinero, el IRS emitirá estos pagos por depósito directo, siempre y cuando la agencia tenga disponible la información bancaria correcta. De lo contrario las personas deben estar al pendiente de su buzón postal a partir del 15 de julio ya que el pago llegará por correo. Las fechas de envío de los pagos por adelantado del Crédito tributario por hijos son el 15 de julio, 15 de agosto, 15 de septiembre, 15 de octubre, 15 de noviembre y 15 de diciembre. Para obtener más información, visite IRS.gov/creditoporhijos2021.

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PORK TE INSPIRA INGREDIENTS • 1½ cups pulled fresh pork tenderloin (RAW, NEVER FROZEN AND UNPROCESSED) • 2 Hass avocados, halved and pitted • ½ cup BBQ sauce (without high fructose corn syrup) • 2 tablespoons red bell pepper, chopped • 2 tablespoons onion, minced • 3 cloves of fresh garlic, minced

Sauté the onion, bell pepper and garlic. Add the pulled pork and ¼ cup of your favorite BBQ sauce. Distribute evenly between avocado halves. 3. Preheat oven to 350 ° F. 4. In a small bowl, combine the low-fat mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic, and cilantro. Stir well. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons of water to achieve the desired thickness and add salt and pepper to taste. 5. Place the stuffed avocados in a baking dish and bake covered with foil for 15 to 18 minutes.

For the aioli • 3 tablespoons low-fat mayonnaise • 3 garlic cloves, minced

6. Before serving, drizzle each half with remaining BBQ sauce and Cilantro Garlic Aioli. Garnish with fresh cilantro and green onion.

• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, finely chopped

7. Add a pinch of fresh cheese on top if you wish.

• 1 tablespoon of fresh lemon juice

• Salt and pepper to taste For decoration • 2 tablespoons fresh coriander, minced • 2 tablespoons garlic coriander aioli • 2 tablespoons green onion, chopped 1. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pit. Scoop out some of the avocado to make room for the filling. 2. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet.

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Note: To make pulled pork with the pork tenderloin, generously season the pork with salt and pepper. In a cast iron pot, over high heat, brown the meat on all sides in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add 1 cup of water and 2 cups of low sodium chicken, vegetable, or beef broth. Cover, reduce to low heat and cook for 1 ½ to 2 hours until the meat is so tender it flakes. This can also be achieved in an Instant Pot and a slow cooker. Times may vary.

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PORK TE INSPIRA INGREDIENTES • 1½ tazas de solomillo de cerdo fresco desmenuzado (CRUDO, NUNCA CONGELADO Y SIN PROCESAR) • 2 aguacates Hass, cortados por la mitad y sin hueso • ½ taza de salsa BBQ (sin jarabe de maíz con alto contenido de fructosa) • 2 cucharadas de pimiento morrón rojo, picado • 2 cucharadas de cebolla, picada • 3 dientes de ajo fresco, picados Para el alioli • 3 cucharadas de mayonesa baja en grasa • 1 cucharada de jugo de limón fresco • 3 dientes de ajo, picados • 2 cucharadas de cilantro fresco, finamente picado • Sal y pimienta al gusto Para la decoración • 2 cucharadas de cilantro fresco, picado • 2 cucharadas de alioli de ajo y cilantro • 2 cucharadas de cebolla verde, picada 1. Corta los aguacates por la mitad y quítales el hueso. Saca un poco de aguacate para dejar espacio para el relleno. 2. Agrega 1 cucharada de aceite de oliva a la sartén. Sofríe la cebolla, el pimiento morrón

y el ajo. Agrega la carne de cerdo desmenuzada y ¼ de taza de tu salsa BBQ favorita. Distribuye uniformemente entre las mitades de aguacate. 3. Precalienta el horno a 350 °F. 4. En un recipiente pequeño, combina la mayonesa baja en grasa, el jugo de limón, el ajo y el cilantro. Revuelve bien. Agrega de 1 a 2 cucharaditas de agua para lograr el espesor deseado, y agrega sal y pimienta al gusto. 5. Coloca los aguacates rellenos en una fuente para hornear y hornéalos cubiertos con papel de aluminio de 15 a 18 minutos. 6. Antes de servir, rocía cada mitad con la salsa BBQ restante y el alioli de ajo y cilantro. Adorna con cilantro fresco y cebolla verde. 7. Añade encima una pizca de queso fresco si lo deseas. Nota: Para hacer carne de cerdo desmenuzada con el lomo de cerdo, sazona generosamente la carne de cerdo con sal y pimienta. En una olla de hierro fundido, a fuego alto, dora la carne por todos lados en 2 cucharadas de aceite de oliva. Aproximadamente de 4 a 5 minutos. Agrega 1 taza de agua y 2 tazas de caldo de pollo, vegetales o res, bajo en sodio. Cubre, reduce a fuego bajo y cocina durante 1 ½ a 2 horas hasta que la carne esté tan blanda que se desmenuce. Esto se puede lograr también en una olla instantánea y en una olla de cocción lenta. Los tiempos podrían variar.

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¿SE LEGALIZARÁN LOS PSICODÉLICOS EN CALIFORNIA?

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San Francisco se formó en marzo de 2021 con $ 6.4 millones en fondos privados. El Centro Johns Hopkins de Investigación Psicodélica y de la Conciencia, formado en septiembre de 2020, cuenta con 17 millones de dólares en fondos privados.

n medio de una creciente investigación científica sobre los usos terapéuticos de las drogas psicodélicas y un impulso progresivo para suavizar el castigo por delitos relacionados con las drogas, los legisladores de California están considerando un proyecto de ley para legalizar los hongos mágicos, el éxtasis y varias otras sustancias alucinógenas.

Mientras muchos legisladores de California dijeron que estaban convencidos de que los psicodélicos podrían ser beneficiosos en algunos entornos médicos, algunos estaban preocupados por una frase en el proyecto de ley de Wiener: “compartiendo socialmente”.

La propuesta ha desatado un intenso debate sobre hasta dónde debería llegar California para adoptar nuevos tratamientos médicos y desestigmatizar el uso de drogas sin comprometer la seguridad pública. Mientras la investigación sobre los posibles beneficios de los psicodélicos para tratar el TEPT, la depresión y la ansiedad se está volviendo cada vez más común en los entornos académicos, el proyecto de ley va más allá de las aplicaciones médicas para permitir el uso recreativo de los psicodélicos. El Proyecto de Ley del Senado 519 despenalizaría la posesión y el intercambio no comercial de psicodélicos por personas de 21 años o más. No permitiría la venta de psicodélicos en tiendas autorizadas por el gobierno de la forma en que el cannabis está permitido por la ley estatal, pero establece el marco para que California avance hacia la regulación de las drogas psicodélicas en el futuro. La medida pasó un gran obstáculo la semana pasada, dejando al Senado estatal con el mínimo de votos necesarios, y ahora pasa a la Asamblea, donde probablemente continuará dividiendo a los demócratas que controlan la Legislatura.

“Hemos abordado el problema del consumo de drogas al intentar arrestar y encarcelar a la mayor cantidad de personas posible, y no ha funcionado”. -SEN. SCOTT WIENER, AUTOR DEL PROYECTO DE LEY PARA DESPENALIZAR LAS DROGAS PSICODÉLICAS

Debate sobre ‘compartiendo socialmente’ La legislación permite a los adultos intercambiar psicodélicos entre sí, siempre que no haya dinero de por medio. Básicamente, sancionaría las drogas del partido, argumentó el senador republicano Pat Bates de Laguna Niguel.

El Senado estatal aprobó un proyecto de ley para legalizar las drogas alucinógenas para los californianos de 21 años o más. ¿Podrían los psicodélicos convertirse en el próximo cannabis? Photo Credit: fotografierende / Pexels

ciación de Investigación de Oficiales de la Paz de California, una federación de sindicatos de policías, argumenta que conduciría a más tráfico de drogas y delincuencia. “Creemos que muchas de las sanciones relacionadas con las sustancias controladas funcionan como un impedimento o una razón para que las personas reciban el tratamiento que necesitan para cambiar sus vidas”, escribió el grupo al Comité de Seguridad Pública del Senado. “Como hemos visto tantas veces, a menudo son las poblaciones más vulnerables, y aquellas que tienen los sistemas de apoyo más débiles, las que serán más susceptibles al mayor acceso y uso de drogas”. Los demócratas están divididos sobre la propuesta.

El debate se produce cinco años después de que los votantes de California legalizaran el cannabis y un año después de que los votantes de Oregón legalizaran el uso de hongos psicodélicos en un entorno terapéutico y despenalizaran la posesión de pequeñas cantidades de todas las drogas . Como parte de un movimiento creciente para combatir la Guerra contra las Drogas, el proyecto de ley de California significaría que un viaje psicodélico no resulta en un viaje a la estación de policía.

El senador Bob Archuleta, un demócrata de Pico Rivera, dijo que votó en contra del proyecto de ley porque legalizaría los psicodélicos antes de que los legisladores tengan más información sobre sus efectos. El proyecto de ley establecería un grupo de trabajo en el Departamento de Salud Pública del estado para investigar las sustancias psicodélicas con mayor profundidad. Archuleta dijo que preferiría esperar a recibir una guía definitiva del grupo.

“Hemos abordado el problema del uso de drogas al intentar arrestar y encarcelar a la mayor cantidad de personas posible, y no ha funcionado”, dijo el senador demócrata Scott Wiener de San Francisco, autor del proyecto de ley. “Esta guerra contra las drogas no ha reducido el consumo de drogas. No ha reducido la adicción. No ha reducido las sobredosis. Ha empeorado el problema “.

A los ojos de Wiener, no hay tiempo para esperar. Hay vidas en juego. Las tasas de suicidio de los veteranos fueron significativamente más altas que la tasa nacional de suicidios, según datos de 2016 del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos de EE. UU.

Está impulsando la medida como una forma de ampliar el tratamiento para las enfermedades mentales y revertir las políticas de justicia penal que considera discriminatorias contra las personas de color. Sin embargo, algunos legisladores dicen que el enfoque de Wiener va demasiado lejos. Entre las drogas que legalizaría se encuentra la ketamina, que, según los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley, a veces se usa para facilitar las agresiones sexuales. “No sé por qué en el mundo estaríamos contemplando la posibilidad de legalizar una droga como la ketamina, utilizada para incapacitar a mujeres jóvenes y niñas con el propósito de violarlas”, dijo la senadora republicana Melissa Meléndez de Temecula durante un acalorado debate la semana pasada sobre el piso del Senado. Los grupos encargados de hacer cumplir la ley también se oponen al proyecto de ley. La Aso-

¿Ayuda para los veteranos? Llegan los psicodélicos. La investigación científica parece prometedora. Estudios recientes sugieren que los psicodélicos como el MDMA, más conocido como molly o éxtasis, podrían llenar un vacío en la atención de salud mental para los veteranos que sufren de trastorno de estrés postraumático. El Centro de Investigación de Políticas de Salud de UCLA descubrió que casi el 55% de los veteranos de California que buscaron ayuda médica para la salud mental no sentían que recibieran el tratamiento que necesitaban. Es una de las razones por las que varios grupos de veteranos apoyan el proyecto de ley. “Probé innumerables tratamientos fallidos y me sentí desesperado … Sin otras opciones, sentí que no tenía nada que perder al seguir un tratamiento psicodélico fuera de los EE. UU.”, Escribió Marcus Capone, un ex Navy SEAL, en un artículo de opinión instando a los legisladores a pasar la factura. “Prácticamente de la noche a la mañana, sentí que se había quitado un gran peso y mi función cog-

nitiva había regresado. Después de años de frustración y desesperanza, recuperé mi vida “. La investigación científica emergente muestra que los psicodélicos pueden ayudar a las personas con TEPT a aprender nuevos patrones de pensamiento y superar el trauma. “La MDMA tiene un papel que desempeñar en la extinción de los recuerdos basados en el miedo, y los recuerdos basados en el miedo están muy bien codificados en el cerebro”, dijo Jennifer Mitchell, neuróloga de la Universidad de California en San Francisco y miembro de la Centro UC Berkeley para la ciencia de los psicodélicos. “Parece tener un impacto en la consolidación y el recuerdo de los recuerdos basados en el miedo”. La dosis de MDMA no elimina estos recuerdos basados en el miedo. Mitchell dice que ayuda a los pacientes a volver a visitar momentos traumáticos sin el miedo o la vergüenza habituales. Guiados por un terapeuta, los pacientes pueden analizar sus pensamientos más profundamente y finalmente dejarlos ir. Mitchell compara los efectos de la MDMA en los recuerdos con la nieve que cae en un globo de nieve. Imagínese esquiando por la ladera de una montaña utilizando siempre el mismo sendero. “Cada vez que tomas ese sendero, la nieve se vuelve un poco más compacta y el sendero se desgasta un poco más. Y pronto, esa es la única forma de subir la montaña ”, dijo Mitchell. “La psicodélica te permite sacudir el globo de nieve y que una nueva capa de nieve fresca, suave y nueva caiga por todas partes, de modo que ese camino ya no sea evidente y puedas encontrar una nueva forma de salir de la montaña”. Más allá del trastorno de estrés postraumático, las drogas psicodélicas también son prometedoras para los tratamientos de depresión y ansiedad. Un estudio de Johns Hopkins del año pasado observó cómo los adultos con depresión respondían a dos dosis de psilocibina, y prosperaron. Más del 70% de los participantes vieron una mejora en su salud mental. Los psicodélicos superaron cuatro veces a otros antidepresivos existentes en la actualidad. En otro estudio, un participante que había tomado muchos medicamentos contra la ansiedad que nunca habían ayudado a su depresión finalmente mejoró después de sesiones de terapia facilitadas con psilocibina. Estaba atrapado pensando en los mismos pensamientos negativos una y otra vez, y la psilocibina lo ayudó a cortar ese circuito para que pudiera sanar. Varias universidades de investigación han invertido en estudiar el potencial médico de los psicodélicos, especialmente en los últimos dos años. La División de Psicodélicos de Neuroscape en UC

“Si queremos confinarlo, especificarlo para su uso terapéutico con nuestros veteranos, lo apoyo totalmente, pero creo que esto supera eso”, dijo, antes de votar “no”. Pero Wiener sostiene que el intercambio social es un elemento esencial de la legalización. “Si la gente va a usar psicodélicos, es mejor que los use con otra persona porque, aunque la mayoría de las personas usan estas drogas de manera segura, cualquiera puede tener una mala reacción a cualquier tipo de droga, legal o ilegal”, dijo. Pero el intercambio social también abre cuestiones de responsabilidad que preocupan a Mitchell, el neurocientífico. “A menos que exista una regulación, ¿quién puede decir que los hongos de alguien que ellos mismos recogen en algún campo son lo correcto? Y si lo comparten, y es algo incorrecto, y alguien muere … ¿quién tiene la culpa y cómo lo solucionamos?” dijo Mitchell. A medida que los movimientos de despenalización ganan terreno en la costa oeste, algunos grupos de nativos americanos en el suroeste siguen preocupados de que pueda invadir sus prácticas tradicionales. El cactus peyote, una fuente natural de la droga psicodélica mescalina, es fundamental para las ceremonias religiosas de la Nación Navajo. Los Angeles Times informó el año pasado que algunos navajos estaban molestos por las ciudades que estaban considerando ordenanzas para despenalizar el peyote. Temen que disminuya el suministro natural de peyote, que ya es una especie vulnerable. En respuesta a esta preocupación, el proyecto de ley de Wiener no despenalizaría la mescalina obtenida del peyote. Mientras sería ilegal poseer un cactus peyote, el proyecto de ley permitiría la mescalina de otros tipos de cactus. “Tomamos esta decisión para honrar los derechos soberanos de los practicantes del peyote nativo, quienes señalan que el cactus peyote es un sacramento y los jardines de peyote en Texas tienen un suministro cada vez menor de peyote que crece naturalmente”, escribió Catie Stewart, portavoz de Wiener, en un correo electrónico a CalMatters. En 2019, Oakland se convirtió en la primera ciudad de California en despenalizar todas las plantas psicodélicas. Menos de un año después, Santa Cruz aprobó una medida similar. Pero esos son algunos de los enclaves más progresistas de California. Si todo el estado está listo para aceptar los psicodélicos es una pregunta que se responderá este verano, ya que la Asamblea estatal considera el proyecto de ley de Wiener. La Asamblea tiene un bloque de demócratas moderados, algunos de los cuales representan distritos indecisos, que a veces se ponen del lado de los republicanos para acabar con la legislación liberal. “Si el proyecto de ley no pasa por la Asamblea, lo intentaremos de nuevo”, dijo Wiener. “El problema no va a desaparecer y, a veces, se necesitan algunos intentos para aprobar una factura”.

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While many California lawmakers said they were persuaded that psychedelics could be beneficial in some medical settings, some were concerned about one phrase in Wiener’s bill: “social sharing.”

mid growing scientific research into therapeutic uses for psychedelic drugs and a progressive push to soften punishment for drug crimes, California lawmakers are considering a bill to legalize magic mushrooms, Ecstasy and several other hallucinogenic substances.

‘Social sharing’ debate The legislation allows adults to exchange psychedelics with each other, so long as no money is involved. It would essentially sanction party drugs, argued Republican Sen. Pat Bates of Laguna Niguel.

The proposal has set off an intense debate over how far California should go to embrace novel medical treatments and destigmatize drug use without compromising public safety. While research into the potential benefits of psychedelics to treat PTSD, depression and anxiety is becoming increasingly mainstream in academic settings, the bill goes beyond medical applications to allow recreational use of psychedelics. Senate Bill 519 would decriminalize the possession and non-commercial sharing of psychedelics by people age 21 or older. It would not permit the sale of psychedelics in government-sanctioned shops the way cannabis is allowed under state law, but sets up the framework for California to move toward regulating psychedelic drugs in the future. The measure passed a major hurdle last week, clearing the state Senate with the bare minimum of votes necessary, and now moves to the Assembly, where it will likely continue to divide Democrats who control the Legislature.

“We’ve addressed the issue of drug use by trying to arrest and incarcerate as many people as possible, and it hasn’t worked.” -SEN. SCOTT WIENER, AUTHOR OF BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS The debate comes five years after California voters legalized cannabis and a year after Oregon voters legalized the use of psychedelic mushrooms in a therapeutic setting and decriminalized possession of small amounts of all drugs. Part of a growing movement to combat the War on Drugs, the California bill would mean that a psychedelic trip does not result in a trip to the police station. “We’ve addressed the issue of drug use by trying to arrest and incarcerate as many people as possible, and it hasn’t worked,” said Democratic Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco, the bill’s author. “This War on Drugs hasn’t reduced drug use. It hasn’t reduced addiction. It hasn’t reduced overdoses. It’s made the problem worse.” He’s pushing the measure as a way to expand treatment for mental illnesses and roll back criminal justice policies that he sees as discriminating against people of color. However, some lawmakers say that Wiener’s approach goes too far. Among the drugs it would legalize is ketamine, which, according to law enforcement officials, is sometimes used to facilitate sexual assaults. “I don’t know why in the world we would be contemplating legalizing a drug like ketamine, used to incapacitate young women and girls for the purposes of raping them,” GOP Sen. Melissa Melendez of Temecula said during a heated debate last week on the Senate floor. Law enforcement groups also oppose the bill. The Peace Officers’ Research Association of

“If we want to confine it, specify it for its therapeutic use with our veterans, I totally support that, but I do believe that this steps way over that,” she said, before voting “no.” But Wiener argues that social sharing is an essential element of legalization. The state Senate passed a bill to legalize hallucinogenic drugs for Californians 21 and older. Could psychedelics become the next cannabis? Photo Credit: Ilustración de Anne Wernikoff / CalMatters; iStock; Wikimedia Commons

California — a federation of police unions — argues that it would lead to more drug dealing and crime. “We believe many of the penalties related to controlled substances work as a deterrent or a reason for individuals to get the treatment they need to turn their lives around,” the group wrote to the Senate Public Safety Committee. “As we have seen so many times, it is often the most vulnerable populations, and those who have the weakest support systems, that will be most susceptible to the increased access and use of drugs.” Democrats are divided over the proposal. Sen. Bob Archuleta, a Pico Rivera Democrat, said he voted against the bill because it would legalize psychedelics before lawmakers have more information about their effects. The bill would set up a working group in the state Department of Public Health to research psychedelic substances in greater depth. Archuleta said he’d rather wait to receive definitive guidance from the group. In Wiener’s eyes, there is no time to wait. Lives are on the line. Suicide rates of veterans were signficantly higher than the national suicide rate, according to 2016 data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Help for veterans? In come psychedelics. The scientific research looks promising. Recent studies suggest that psychedelics such as MDMA — better known as molly or Ecstasy – could fill a gap in mental health care for veterans suffering from PTSD. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that nearly 55% of California veterans who sought medical help for mental health did not feel like they received the treatment they needed. It’s one reason several veterans groups support the bill. “I had tried countless failed treatments and felt hopeless… With no other options left, I felt I had nothing to lose by pursuing psychedelic treatment outside the U.S.,” Marcus Capone, a former Navy SEAL, wrote in an op-ed urging lawmakers to pass the bill. “Practically overnight, I felt a huge weight had been lifted and my cognitive functioning returned. After years of frustration and hopelessness, I got my life back.” Emerging scientific research shows that psy-

chedelics can help people with PTSD learn new thinking patterns and overcome trauma.

“If people are going to use psychedelics, it’s better for them to use it with someone else because, even though people overwhelmingly use these drugs safely, anyone can have a bad reaction to any kind of drug, legal or illegal,” he said.

“MDMA has a role to play in the extinction of fearbased memories, and fear-based memories are very well encoded in the brain there,” said Jennifer Mitchell, a neurologist at the University of California, San Francisco and a member of the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. “It does appear to impact the consolidation and recollection of fear-based memories.”

But social sharing also opens up liability questions that concern Mitchell, the neuroscientist. “Unless there is regulation, who’s to say that somebody’s shrooms that they pick themselves in some field are the right thing? And if they share it, and it’s the wrong thing, and somebody dies… who’s to blame, and how do we fix that?” said Mitchell.

The MDMA dose does not remove these fearbased memories. Mitchell says it helps patients revisit traumatic moments without the overhang of the usual fear or shame. Guided by a therapist, patients can work through their thoughts more deeply and eventually let them go.

As decriminalization movements gain traction on the West Coast, some Native American groups in the Southwest remain concerned it could encroach on their traditional practices. The peyote cactus — a natural source of the psychedelic drug mescaline — is central to religious ceremonies for the Navajo Nation. The Los Angeles Times reported last year that some Navajo were upset by cities considering ordinances to decriminalize peyote. They fear it would diminish the natural supply of peyote, which is already a vulnerable species.

Mitchell likens the effects of MDMA on memories to snow falling in a snow globe. Imagine skiing down a mountainside using the same trail every time. “Every time you take that trail, the snow gets a little bit more deeply packed and the trail gets a little bit more worn. And soon, that’s the only way up the mountain,” said Mitchell. “The psychedelic allows you to shake the snow globe and for a fresh, smooth, new coat of snow to fall everywhere, such that that path is no longer apparent and you can find a new way off the mountain.” Beyond PTSD, psychedelic drugs also offer promise for depression and anxiety treatments. A Johns Hopkins study from last year observed how adults with depression responded to two doses of psilocybin — and they thrived. More than 70% of participants saw an improvement in their mental health. The psychedelics outperformed other currently existing antidepressants four-fold. In another study, a participant who had taken many anti-anxiety medications that had never helped his depression finally got better after facilitated therapy sessions with psilocybin. He was stuck thinking the same negative thoughts over and over, and the psilocybin helped him cut that circuit short so he could heal. Several research universities have invested in studying psychedelics’ medical potential, especially in the past two years. The Neuroscape Psychedelics Division at UC San Francisco formed in March 2021 with $6.4 million in private funding. The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, formed in September 2020, is supported by $17 million in private funding.

In response to this concern, Wiener’s bill would not decriminalize mescaline sourced from peyote. While it would still be illegal to possess a peyote cactus, the bill would allow mescaline from other types of cacti. “We made this decision to honor the sovereign rights of Native Peyote practitioners, who point out that the peyote cactus is a sacrament and the peyote gardens in Texas have a dwindling supply of naturally-growing peyote,” Catie Stewart, Wiener’s spokesperson, wrote in an email to CalMatters. In 2019, Oakland became the first city in California to decriminalize all psychedelic plants. Less than a year later, Santa Cruz passed a similar measure. But those are some of the most progressive enclaves in California. Whether the whole state is ready to embrace psychedelics is a question that will be answered this summer, as the state Assembly considers Wiener’s bill. The Assembly has a bloc of moderate Democrats — some of whom represent swing districts — who sometimes side with Republicans to kill liberal legislation. “If the bill doesn’t make it through the Assembly, we will try again,” Wiener said. “The issue is not going away, and sometimes it takes a few tries to get a bill through.”

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n los años secos, los californianos hablan de la sequía como si fuera una guerra: una batalla del norte contra el sur, los que tienen contra los que no tienen, los peces contra los agricultores.

n dry years, Californians talk about the drought as if it were a war — a battle of north versus south, haves versus have-nots, fish versus farmer.

When a critical resource is scarce, we want to fight for it. But let’s not drown in the fake narrative of environmentalists against growers. It’s a false dichotomy that distracts from the real heart of California’s water woes: an outdated system that prioritizes the financial interests of a wealthy few over the health and well-being of many. This keeps us from finding honest solutions to drought conditions that the climate crisis will only intensify. An either-or choice ignores the central role water plays in all our lives. Keeping water in the rivers and creeks where it belongs helps more than just salmon. It helps low-income and Indigenous communities, the fishing industry and, yes, farmers too.

The drought and worsening climate crisis underscore why California’s water must be divvied up equitably. Photo Credit: mrjn Photography / Unsplash

On the Klamath River — where salmon are dying because of poor water management and historic overallocation to agricultural users — saving salmon from extinction also means feeding the people of the Yurok tribe and sustaining their cultural traditions, not to mention honoring historic treaty agreements.

Cuando un recurso crítico escasea, queremos luchar por él. Pero no nos ahoguemos en la falsa narrativa de los ambientalistas contra los productores. Es una falsa dicotomía que distrae del verdadero corazón de los problemas del agua en California: un sistema obsoleto que prioriza los intereses financieros de unos pocos ricos sobre la salud y el bienestar de muchos. Esto nos impide encontrar soluciones honestas a las condiciones de sequía que la crisis climática solo intensificará. La elección de una u otra ignora el papel central que juega el agua en todas nuestras vidas. Mantener el

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Proponents of new water infrastructure projects say we just need more storage. But building more dams and reservoirs that divert water before it passes through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, or allowing more water to be sucked south to the Central Valley, would be disastrous for the entire ecosystem. These projects don’t help all farmers — certainly not those running family farms near the delta.

Californians should be wary of boondoggle projects touted as a panacea for the state’s challenges. Building a tunnel to siphon more water from the Sacramento River would collapse our natural ecosystem and cause irrevocable harm. Instead, we should focus on right-sizing our agricultural footprint to efficiently feed people, while investing in recycled-water projects, especially in urban and suburban communities.

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Farmers have a right to make a living, and we need to feed people. But as the climate crisis intensifies, we should consider our priorities carefully before allocating a scarce public resource to bolster an export crop. Let’s not pretend that protecting Big Ag is the same as guaranteeing food on the table.

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While everyone can and should do their part to reduce water consumption, it’s important to think about the system we’re saving water for. The biggest user of California’s water is agriculture, and the current system is neither equitable nor efficient.

Water is a finite resource, but there’s enough for both fish and farmer if we start treating it sensibly. We need a system that recognizes this reality, and prioritizes the public good over the financial interests of a private few. Ross Middlemiss is a staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity, rmiddlemiss@biologicaldiversity.org.

En el río Klamath, donde el salmón está muriendo debido a la mala gestión del agua y la sobreasignación histórica a los usuarios agrícolas, salvar al salmón de la extinción también significa alimentar a la gente de la tribu Yurok y mantener sus tradiciones culturales, sin mencionar el respeto de los acuerdos de tratados históricos. Los defensores de los nuevos proyectos de infraestructura hídrica dicen que solo necesitamos más almacenamiento. Pero construir más presas y embalses que desvíen el agua antes de que pase por el delta Sacramento-San Joaquín, o permitir que se succione más agua hacia el sur hasta el Valle Central, sería desastroso para todo el ecosistema. Estos proyectos no ayudan a todos los agricultores, ciertamente no a los que tienen granjas familiares cerca del delta. Los proyectos grandes y costosos, como Sites Reservoir en el condado de Colusa y el Proyecto Delta Conveyance, prometen asegurar el suministro de agua para todos, pero en realidad benefician principalmente a las corporaciones agrícolas enfocadas en las ganancias.

Pero si insistimos en trazar líneas en la tierra reseca de California, seamos honestos acerca de nuestra posición. Gran parte del agua transportada desde el norte de California a las granjas del Valle Central se usa para cultivar cultivos que requieren mucha agua, como alfalfa y nueces. La mayoría de las almendras cultivadas en el estado se envían al extranjero, lo que las convierte en la principal exportación agrícola de California . Los agricultores tienen derecho a ganarse la vida y necesitamos alimentar a las personas. Pero a medida que se intensifica la crisis climática, debemos considerar nuestras prioridades cuidadosamente antes de asignar un recurso público escaso para impulsar un cultivo de exportación. No pretendamos que proteger Big Ag es lo mismo que garantizar comida en la mesa.

But if we insist on drawing lines in the parched California earth, let’s be honest about where we stand. Much of the water transported from Northern California to Central Valley farms is used to grow water-intensive crops such as alfalfa and tree nuts. The majority of almonds grown in the state are shipped overseas, making them California’s top agricultural export.

So if we’re stuck with the fish-versus-farmer paradigm, let’s be clear. The big agribusinesses and shadowy water districts serving them, for whom the system was designed and who have historically benefited — they’re the farmer. The rest of us are the fish.

agua en los ríos y arroyos a los que pertenece ayuda a algo más que al salmón. Ayuda a las comunidades indígenas y de bajos ingresos, a la industria pesquera y, sí, a los agricultores también.

Los californianos deben tener cuidado con los proyectos despilfarradores que se promocionan como una panacea para los desafíos del estado. La construcción de un túnel para extraer más agua del río Sacramento colapsaría nuestro ecosistema natural y causaría un daño irrevocable. En cambio, deberíamos enfocarnos en dimensionar correctamente nuestra huella agrícola para alimentar eficientemente a las personas, mientras invertimos en proyectos de agua reciclada, especialmente en comunidades urbanas y suburbanas.

Big, pricey projects, such as Sites Reservoir in Colusa County and the Delta Conveyance Project promise to secure water supply for everyone, but they actually mostly benefit agricultural corporations focused on profits.

This drought is not an aberration, nor are the shortages inciting fear and anger throughout the state. The situation is a foreseeable symptom of an allocation system that overpromises to those with financial and political clout. When the gaps in an overallocated system are laid bare, it’s the environmental, Indigenous, family-farm and low-income community stakeholders who are left clamoring for the water spilling from the Big Ag trough.

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Mientras todos pueden y deben hacer su parte para reducir el consumo de agua, es importante pensar en el sistema para el que estamos ahorrando agua. El mayor usuario del agua de California es la agricultura y el sistema actual no es ni equitativo ni eficiente. Esta sequía no es una aberración, ni la escasez incita al miedo y la ira en todo el estado. La situación es un síntoma previsible de un sistema de asignación que promete demasiado a quienes tienen influencia financiera y política. Cuando las brechas en un sistema sobreasignado quedan al descubierto, son los actores ambientales, indígenas, de la agricultura familiar y de la comunidad de bajos ingresos los que se quedan clamando por el agua que se derrama del abrevadero Big Ag. Entonces, si nos quedamos con el paradigma del pez contra el agricultor, seamos claros. Los grandes agronegocios y los distritos de agua en la sombra que los atienden, para quienes se diseñó el sistema y quienes históricamente se han beneficiado, son los agricultores. El resto de nosotros somos los peces. El agua es un recurso finito, pero hay suficiente tanto para los peces como para los agricultores si empezamos a tratarla con sensatez. Necesitamos un sistema que reconozca esta realidad y priorice el bien público sobre los intereses financieros de unos pocos privados. Ross Middlemiss es abogado de planta del Centro para la Diversidad Biológica, rmiddlemiss@biologicaldiversity.org.

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a pasión de Andreanecia Morris’ por la vivienda la ha convertido en una de las defensoras más fervientes de Nueva Orleans de la reestructuración distrital.

ndreanecia Morris’ passion for housing has made her one of New Orleans’ most ardent advocates of redistricting.

It seems a stretch – redistricting is that once-in -adecade process when states, counties and cities get to redraw district lines that determine where people vote. But ultimately, Morris argues, redistricting is about whether your vote counts and that in turn determines where you live and even whether you get a place to call home. “Housing,” Morris says, “is the issue of our time. Without it, redistricting is often a rigged outcome.” Morris runs HousingNOLA, which she helped found in 2014 to improve housing conditions and expand the quantity of affordable housing in the city. She also serves on the board of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. She has spent decades as an activist building collaborations to promote housing with government agencies and community advocates. “When people talk about civic engagement, they often say, ‘I want to talk about getting people to vote,’ and I’m like, ‘what’s the first thing you need to vote? An ID? No, no. You need an address.’ Where you live determines who you vote for.” And, she adds, it often determines whether you vote. “You’re sitting there talking about getting low- to moderate- income, mostly African Americans to vote, and they can’t pay their rent. They can’t pay the light bill or may soon be foreclosed on. And you think you showing up at the door to register them to vote will fly? Not unless and until you talk to them about how you will fix those problems. “I can show you how the failure to build properly functioning housing systems is at the root cause for all other issues—racial equity, economic disparity, police violence, sexism, you name it. You can’t address any of them without addressing housing,” Morris says. Morris’ zeal was ignited when she first saw the dilapidated state of New Orleans’ public housing properties, so at odds with her childhood memories of family shopping tours from her hometown of Edgard to Canal Street. She was working for the public housing agency fresh out of college. “My immediate reference point was Beirut – the televised images I’d seen in the 1980s of bombed-out buildings during Lebanon’s civil war. We had verdant green grass, but that was the only difference between our large buildings and the ones in Beirut. I was appalled the government of the United States had done this to Americans.” More troubling, she says, was that “everyone just went along with it.” Even after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, neglect was the status quo in her opinion. She became consumed in figuring out the policies and politics in play. “The way my mind works, I want to understand why things are broken, and I like fixing stuff.” “The burning question,” Morris realized, “was how the informal network of power brokers and shot callers who ultimately direct the city’s politics and decisions regard people of African descent,” who comprise 60% of the city’s population. That number itself has a complicated past. “New Orleans is not Detroit or Chicago, where African Americans formed a majority only after the Great Migration. For a good chunk of New Orleans’ history, the city wasn’t even part of America. It was under French and Spanish rule. So we would not have been African Americans. We would have been enslaved Africans or enslaved black people or even free people of color.” Not lost on the establishment, Morris argues, is

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Parece ser un tramo – la reestructuración distrital es un proceso que se hace una vez por década cuando los estados, condados y ciudades pueden redibujar las líneas de los distritos que determinan donde votará la gente. Pero últimamente, argumenta Morris, la reestructuración distrital se trata de determinar si tu voto cuenta y esto determina donde vives e incluso si puedes llamarlo tu hogar. Andreanecia Morris, HousingNOLA Executive Director. Photo Credit: EMS

that African Americans are essential to the city’s economic engine. “What powers the city now is tourism and what it means to be in New Orleans. People come here, unlike people who go to see New York, or Los Angeles, or Houston, to be with New Orleanians which means they come here to be among us, to hang out with us, to be fed by us, even to be offended by us…Black people are key to the notion of New Orleans. “It’s not that the largely White establishment doesn’t want Black people here. They need and want us here. They just don’t want us in charge.” Which brings her to redistricting. Housing was the issue Morris used to persuade New Orleans’ residents to participate in the 2020 Census. Housing is the issue to explain the high stakes of redistricting. Both drive the allocation of resources to neighborhoods. How lines are drawn will determine whether communities have enough numbers to organize around shared issues like housing, and whether residents can elect advocates of their choice. Voices are lost when communities are split and fused into districts where opposing groups hold the majority. New Orleans has not regained its pre-Katrina number but the state’s population has grown. Louisiana retained its six member House delegation. Drawing district boundaries is contentious. In Louisiana, like most states, the task falls to the state legislature. Republicans control both houses and Donald Trump carried the state in 2020, but Louisiana elected a Democrat as governor. That office has the power to veto the legislature’s proposed maps. Line drawing begins in earnest in September, with further release of Census data. Legislators know voters are drawing maps of their own and preparing to seek remedy in the courts if the legislative line drawing racially discriminates or otherwise violates federal law. Morris is determined to pressure city residents to hold all elected officials accountable, regardless of political affiliation. She wants to restore the wraparound services public housing tenants once enjoyed, services that often enabled tenants to transition to independence. Those services began to be stripped in the Reagan years with the propaganda assault on “welfare queens.” “There are very few people who talk about the history and politics of housing,” Morris says. “As housing advocates, we want to educate and activate apathetic voters and to get all voters to understand that redistricting plays a huge role in their lives.” “How do you make sure you’re not being accidentally counted as only three-fifths of a person because of how the district lines are drawn? What does community mean when its people, that person, that family, that household loses the ability to represent themselves? We don’t seem to get that connection.” Until people do, the images of Beirut will continue to haunt Morris’ vision of the city’s future.

“La vivienda” dice Morris, “es el problema de nuestra época. Sin ella, la reestructuración distrital muchas veces es un resultado manipulado. Morris dirige HousingNOLA, que ayudó a fundar en el 2014 para mejorar las condiciones de vivienda y aumentar la cantidad de viviendas accesibles en la ciudad. También es miembro del consejo de la Coalición Nacional para la Reinversión Comunal. Ha pasado décadas como activista estableciendo colaboraciones para promover la vivienda con las agencias gubernamentales y defensores de la comunidad. “Cuando la gente habla de la participación cívica, muchas veces dicen, ‘Quiero hablar de cómo conseguir que la gente vote,’ y yo digo’ ¿Qué es lo primero que necesitas para votar? ¿Una identificación? No, no. Necesitas una dirección. ’ Donde vives determina por quién votas.” Y también añade que muchas veces determina si votas o no. “Estás ahí sentada, hablando de cómo conseguir que la gente de ingresos bajos – hasta medianos mayoritariamente afroamericana vote, y ni siquiera pueden pagar su renta. No pueden pagar la cuenta de la luz o tal vez estén a punto de ser desalojados. Y tú piensas que si tú te apareces en sus puertas para registrarlos a que voten, ¿les vas a hacer un favor? No lo vas a hacer hasta que les hables acerca de cómo vas a solucionar esos problemas. “Te puedo mostrar cómo la incapacidad de construir sistemas de alojamiento que funcionan bien es la causa principal para todos los demás problemas – la equidad racial, la disparidad económica, la violencia policial, el sexismo, y cosas así. No puedes abordar ninguno de los temas, sin hablar de la vivienda,” dice Morris. El entusiasmo de Morris se prendió cuando vio por primera vez el estado de deterioro de las propiedades de vivienda pública, tan en conflicto con los recuerdos de su niñez sobre los tours de compras con la familia en su ciudad natal de Edgard hasta Canal Street. Recién salida de la universidad estuvo trabajando para la agencia de vivienda pública. “Mi punto de referencia inmediato fue Beirut – las imágenes televisadas que había visto en los años 1980 de edificios bombardeadas durante la guerra civil del Líbano. Nosotros tuvimos un pasto verde frondoso, pero esta fue la única diferencia entre nuestros edificios grandes y los de Beirut. Estuve consternada por el hecho de que el gobierno de los Estados Unidos había hecho esto a los americanos.” Más preocupante, dice ella, fue que “todo el mundo simplemente lo aceptaba.” Incluso después de la devastación por el Huracán Katrina en el 2005, la negligencia fue la situación imperante según ella. Ella se volvió muy ocupada intentando averiguar cuáles fueron las políticas y normas en vigor. “Mi mente funciona de manera que quiero saber por qué las cosas están rotas, y me gusta arreglar cosas.” “La pregunta caliente” notó Morris, “fue cómo la red informal de corredores de poder y mandamás quienes por último dirigen las políticas y decisiones de la ciudad tratan a la gente de descendencia africana”, quienes constituyen el 60% de la población de la ciudad. Este número por sí mismo tiene un pasado complicado. “Nueva Orleans no es Detroit o Chicago,

donde los afroamericanos formaron una mayoría luego de la Gran Migración. Por mucho tiempo en la historia de Nueva Orleans, la ciudad ni siquiera fue parte de América. Se hallaba bajo el domino Francés y Español. Así que no hubiéramos sido afroamericanos. Hubiéramos sido africanos esclavizados o gente negra esclavizada o incluso gente libre de color“. No se nos pude olvidar, argumenta Morris, que los afroamericanos son esenciales para el motor económico de la ciudad. Lo que impulsa la ciudad ahora es el turismo y lo que significa estar en Nueva Orleans. La gente viene aquí, a diferencia de la gente que va a visitar Nueva York, o Los Ángeles, o Houston, para estar con la gente de Nueva Orleans lo que significa que vienen aquí para estar con nosotros, para pasar tiempo con nosotros, para ser alimentados por nosotros, o incluso ser ofendidos por nosotros… La gente negra es la clave para el concepto de Nueva Orleans. “No es que el establecimiento mayormente Blanco no quiera a la gente Negra aquí. Nos necesitan y nos quieren aquí. Solamente no quieren que estemos a cargo. Lo que la lleva a la reestructuración distrital. La vivienda fue el problema que Morris utilizó para persuadir a los residentes de Nueva Orleans a que participaran en el Censo del 2020. La vivienda es el tema para explicar el gran interés en la reestructuración. Ambos llevan la asignación de recursos a los vecindarios. La manera en que se dibujan las líneas determinará si las comunidades tienen suficientes números para organizarse en torno a cuestiones comunes como la vivienda, y si los residentes pueden elegir defensores de su elección. Las voces se pierden cuando las comunidades están divididas y fundidos en distritos donde los grupos opuestos tienen la mayoría. Nueva Orleans no ha recuperado sus números preKatrina pero la población del estado está creciendo. Louisiana conservó su delegación en la Cámara de seis miembros. Rediseñar los límites del distrito es contencioso. En Louisiana, como en la mayoría de los estados, la tarea recae en la legislatura estatal. Los republicanos tienen el control de ambas Cámaras y Donald Trump llevó el estado en el 2020, pero Louisiana eligió a un Demócrata como gobernador. Esta oficina tiene el poder de vetar los mapas propuestos por la legislatura. El dibujo de las líneas empieza en serio en Septiembre, con la liberación de los datos del Censo. Los legisladores saben que los electores dibujan sus propios mapas y se preparan para recurrir a los tribunales si el dibujo de las líneas de la legislatura discrimina racialmente o viola de otra manera las leyes federales. Morris está determinada para presionar a los residentes de la ciudad para hacer que los funcionarios electos rindan cuentas, independientemente de su afiliación política. Quiere reestablecer los servicios que los inquilinos de los establecimientos solían disfrutar, los servicios que muchas veces permitían a los inquilinos la transición a la independencia. Esos servicios empezaron a desaparecer en los años de Reagan con el ataque propagandístico de las “reinas del bienestar.” “Hay muy poca gente que habla de la historia y política de la vivienda,” dice Morris. “Como defensores de la vivienda, queremos educar y activar a los electores apáticos y hacer que todos los electores entiendan que la redistribución distrital desempeña un papel muy importante en sus vidas.” “¿Cómo te aseguras que no te cuentan por accidente como tres quintas partes de una persona a causa de cómo se dibujaron las líneas del distrito? ¿Qué significa comunidad cuando su gente, esa persona, esa familia, ese hogar pierde su habilidad para representar a sí mismo? Al parecer no podemos entender esa conexión”. Hasta que la gente lo entienda, las imagines de Beirut continuarán persiguiendo la visión de Morris del futuro de la ciudad.

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ANTIQUITIES ACT MORE RELEVANT LEY DE ANTIGÜEDADES MÁS RELEVANTE THAN EVER ON ITS 115TH ANNIVERSARY QUE NUNCA EN SU 115 ANIVERSARIO ESPAÑOL

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sores rechazaron un intento de permitir el desarrollo y la extracción de petróleo. Entonces, Steph Wald, secretaria de la junta de Carrizo Conservancy, quiere que el Congreso fortalezca la ley, de modo que los monumentos ya no se puedan dividir.

EATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Some of California's most dramatic landscapes have been protected under the Antiquities Act, which turns 115 years old this month.

"Es tan crítico", dice Wald. "Vimos en la última administración lo precaria que era la situación. Y podemos fortalecerla para que no esté en el punto de partida de una administración que podría no tener los mismos valores que la actual".

Many of the newer monuments came under scrutiny during the Trump administration, which proposed shrinking several of them to make way for commercial projects. At Carrizo Plain National Monument along the central coast, advocates beat back an attempt to allow development and oil drilling.

Desde el año 2000, los presidentes han creado once nuevos monumentos en el Estado Dorado, incluidos Berryessa Snow, California Coastal, Castle Mountains, Carrizo Plain, Cascade-Siskiyou, Cesar Chavez, Fort Ord, Giant Sequoia, Mojave Trails, San Gabriel Mountains y Monumentos Nacionales Sand to Snow.

So Steph Wald - secretary of the board for the Carrizo Conservancy - wants Congress to strengthen the law, so that monuments can no longer be carved up. "It's so critical," says Wald. "We saw in the last administration how precarious the situation was. And we can strengthen it so that it's not willy-nilly on the chopping block for an administration that might not have the same values as the current administration." Since the year 2000, presidents have created eleven new monuments in the Golden State - including Berryessa Snow, California Coastal, Castle Mountains, Carrizo Plain, Cascade-Siskiyou, Cesar Chavez, Fort Ord, Giant Sequoia, Mojave Trails, San Gabriel Mountains, and Sand to Snow National Monuments. Vanessa Moreno is the Coachella program coordinator for the Council of Mexican Federations in North America. She said her organization often coordinates tours of the Sand to Snow National Monument for families from the low-income immigrant communities just east of Palm Springs.

President Bill Clinton used the Antiquities Act in 2012 to designate the Carrizo Plain National Monument. Photo Credit: Bureau of Land Management "Being able to visit our national monuments and disconnect a little bit from that life, and be able to breathe in that fresh air," said Moreno, "it's just such a special relationship that communities make with these spaces." Some of California's oldest sites preserved under the Antiquities Act include Muir Woods, the Devil's Postpile, Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Park, all designated between 1906 and 1936. Support for this reporting was provided by The Pew Charitable Trusts.

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ARQUE NACIONAL DEATH VALLEY, California - Algunos de los paisajes más espectaculares de California han sido protegidos por la Ley de Antigüedades, que cumple 115 años este mes. Muchos de los monumentos más nuevos fueron objeto de escrutinio durante la administración Trump, que propuso reducir varios de ellos para dar paso a proyectos comerciales. En el Monumento Nacional Carrizo Plain a lo largo de la costa central, los defen-

Vanessa Moreno es la coordinadora del programa Coachella para el Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en América del Norte. Dijo que su organización a menudo coordina recorridos por el Monumento Nacional Sand to Snow para familias de las comunidades de inmigrantes de bajos ingresos al este de Palm Springs. "Poder visitar nuestros monumentos nacionales y desconectar un poco de esa vida, y poder respirar ese aire fresco", dijo Moreno, "es una relación tan especial que las comunidades hacen con estos espacios". Algunos de los sitios más antiguos de California conservados bajo la Ley de Antigüedades incluyen Muir Woods, Devil's Postpile, Death Valley y el Parque Nacional Joshua Tree, todos designados entre 1906 y 1936. The Pew Charitable Trusts proporcionó apoyo para este informe.

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said Americans mustn't forget the terrible toll of this disease. "I lost literally scores of friends to the disease, and watched our government pretty much do nothing about it for over a decade," Zbur recounted. "And so, as I think about the 40th anniversary, I think we need to remember all the people that were lost."

OS ANGELES – Este mes hace cuarenta años, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades reportaron los primeros casos de lo que ahora se conoce como VIH/SIDA, lo que provocó una epidemia que cobró la vida de 32 millones de personas en el mundo y 700.000 en los Estados Unidos.

He added the huge loss of life and perceived inaction by the Reagan administration motivated groups like Equality California to help elect leaders who would take the disease seriously, including former President Bill Clinton, former Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.

Rick Chavez Zbur, director ejecutivo saliente de Equality California y candidato para el Distrito de Asamblea 50 en el área de Santa Mónica, dijo que los americanos no deben olvidar el saldo terrible de esta enfermedad. “Yo literalmente perdí a muchos amigos a causa de la enfermedad, y observé que nuestro gobierno no hizo básicamente nada al respecto por más de una década”, contó Zbur. “Así que, pensando en el 40° aniversario, creo que necesitamos recordar a todas las personas que perdimos”. Agregó que la enorme pérdida de vidas y la sensación de inacción por parte de la administración de Reagan motivaron a grupos como Equality California a elegir líderes que tomaran en serio la enfermedad, incluyendo al ex presidente Bill Clinton, la ex senadora Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., y la Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Hoy en día, los tratamientos contra el VIH hacen posible que 38 millones de personas en todo el mundo puedan vivir con VIH, incluyendo a 1.2 millones de americanos. Chavez Zbur añadió que está orgulloso del papel de liderazgo que ha desempeñado California

The fight against HIV/AIDS continues, 40 years after the disease began to ravage American cities and towns. Photo Credit: Nito / Adobe Stock

para hacer más accesibles los medicamentos nuevos. “California es uno de los estados cuyo seguro cubre por completo el PEP y PrEP con MediCal”, destacó Zbur. “Esto no es el caso en todo el país, así que tenemos que reducir las barreras para medicamentos que pueden prevenir el VIH”. Los defensores quisieran ver la derogación de las leyes en algunos estados que criminalicen la transmisión de o la exposición percibida al VIH y otras enfermedades infecciosas, argumentando que las leyes sirven como un factor disuasivo para que la gente se haga una prueba.

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OS ANGELES -- Forty years ago this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first cases of what would become known as HIV/AIDS, and touch off an epidemic that took 32 million lives across the globe, and 700,000 in the United States. Rick Chavez Zbur, outgoing executive director of Equality California and a candidate for Assembly District 50 in the Santa Monica area,

Today, HIV treatments make it possible for 38 million people worldwide to live with HIV, including 1.2 million Americans. Chavez Zbur added he's proud of the leading role California has played in making new medications more accessible. "California is one of the states that insurance fully covers PEP and PrEP in Medi-Cal," Zbur pointed out. "And that's not the case across the country, so we need to reduce the barriers for medication that can prevent HIV." Advocates would also like to see the repeal of laws in multiple states that criminalize the transmission of or perceived exposure to HIV and other infectious diseases, arguing the laws serve as a major disincentive for people to get tested.

PROTEGE EL AIRE DE TODOS A JUSTANDO EL TUYO. A JUSTA EL TERMOSTATO A 78° O MÁS DE 4 A 9 P.M. Durante este período la demanda es más alta y hay menos energía limpia disponible. Cambia tu horario de consumo de energía para ayudar a reducir la contaminación y a que California conঞnúe brillando.

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del equipo. Lovejoy agregó: “Hemos enseñado en Español por algún tiempo. Y siempre supimos que una vez que pusiéramos el contenido en inglés lo pondríamos en español también. Y eso fue como llegamos a donde estamos ahora, es decir, es siempre un pensamiento estratégico para nosotros, el siempre estar desarrollando todo lo que hacemos en español. Porque sabemos que la necesidad es alta y sabemos que estamos constituidos por una inmersión dual o por hispanohablantes principalmente, especialmente muchos de los grados inferiores”.

esde 2014 los 49ers de San Francisco han ofrecido un programa educativo a través de su fundación 49ers Foundation la cual ha proporcionado recursos gratuitos, lecciones y excursiones al estadio, aprovechando el futbol americano para enseñar lecciones relacionadas al STEAM a los estudiantes K-8 en el Área de la Bahía. En el inicio de la pandemia, cuando la enseñanza se transportó al internet y los 49ers no pudieron ofrecer programas de actividad en persona debido a los cierres en el Condado de Santa Clara, la programación se adaptó a un formato en línea a través del 49ers EDU Digital Playbook, que se presentó hace un año y recientemente publicó una versión en español. Dirigido por el Director de los 49ers EDU y 49ers Museum, Jesse Lovejoy, el equipo detrás del programa educativo quería encontrar una manera de convertir el plan de estudios en algo de muy fácil acceso tanto para educadores, como estudiantes y padres. “Normalmente es un programa de excursión en el cual los niños vienen al estadio, y pasan por una serie de actividades. Todo se basa en el aprendizaje STEAM. Y una de las cosas que queríamos que tuvieran para esa experiencia fue un libro de texto adecuado para que pudieran sentarse en nuestros salones, hacer las lecciones, y luego los maestros y estudiantes tendrían algo para llevarse a casa, para que puedan continuar explorando el tema, y los maestros podrían usarlos para construir nuevas lecciones una vez que regresen a los salones”. Construir un libro de texto desde cero significaba que la organización contactó a varios tutores incluyendo el Monterey Bay Aquarium, el Lawrence Hall of Science, el Santa Clara Unified School District, entre otros. “El playbook inicial fue construido de la misma manera que nuestro plan de estudios, que escribimos nosotros mismos. Se logró a través de la compilación de un consejo asesor de un grupo de personas diferentes de todos lados del Bay Area,” dijo Lovejoy. Los maestros que tienen sus “botas en el piso” en los salones, también fueron una voz muy importante en la creación del playbook y del contenido educativo en general, según Lovejoy. “Todo esto se basó en los comentarios que recibíamos y que continuamos recibiendo de los educadores”. Esta colaboración con educadores y un consejo de asesores permitieron al equipo educativo de los 49ers, que también se compone de educadores con experiencia y aquellos en el trabajo adyacente a la educación, a construir una campaña de educación más enfocada que sigue los estándares del estado y se enfoca en las comunidades diversas en el área de la bahía. La primera línea de los objetivos de la 49ers Foundation declara justo en el inicio que la fundación existe para “utilizar el fútbol americano para educar y habilitar.” Considerando la brecha en la accesibilidad de sus clases producida por la pandemia que frenó la mayoría de las reuniones públicas, la 49ers EDU tuvo que visualizar una manera de continuar honrando su declaración de objetivos. Principalmente, la manera en que los niños terminan de usarlo es a través del sistema educativo. Entonces, lo que siempre recomendamos a los educadores es que lo compartas con tus estudiantes y especialmente este tipo de recur-

En términos de lo que está en la versión en español del playbook, Lovejos dice que permanece filosóficamente igual a la versión en inglés. La única gran diferencia fue el enfoque de usar el lenguaje y los coloquialismos de forma correcta. El Director de 49ers EDU y 49ers Museum, Jesse Lovejoy. Photo Credit: San Francisco 49ers

sos, y sobre todo el año pasado cundo muchas familia simplemente intentaban averiguar cómo hacer que sus hijos participaran en experiencias de enseñanza desde la casa mientras que el aprendizaje a distancia apenas se estaba desarrollando como algo independiente". STEAM & Sueños En cuanto al contenido, el libro en sí mismo se concentra en varias partes del STEAM (Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería, Artes y Matemáticas) y algunos Estándares Estatales de Tronco Común. Un ejemplo de esto incluye la física en el futbol americano lo que involucra romper el concepto de fuerza con una actividad que exige a los estudiantes que determinen cómo ciertas imágenes en movimiento de un tackle o una recepción usan el empuje, arrastre, arranque y detención en sus movimientos. Otras páginas del playpook interactivo incluyen secciones de comprensión de lectura, salud y nutrición, el proceso del diseño ingenieril, incluso una sección de sustentabilidad medioambiental del estadio de LEVIS. El contenido incluído está diseñado como una pieza de media interactiva e interesante que aparentemente proporciona un acercamiento simple a varios conceptos educacionales, y era el objetivo, hacerlo tan accesible como fuera posible, según el director Lovejoy. “Puedes enviar la liga a casa con tu niño, enviarlo a los padres. Pueden explorar por sí mismos este tipo de cosas. Así que, en verdad espero que ese tipo de cosas finalmente terminen sucediendo, sería una extraprdinaria manera de conectar a las familias a la enseñanza vía el deporte, que es una de las cosas que sabemos que tienen más probabilidades de suceder. Cuando tienes un tema como el deporte, como los 49ers, como cualquier otra forma cool de enseñar éstas cosas, a veces puede unir a los padres con sus hijos en una forma diferente”. “Así que, fue definitivamente creado con ese propósito. Y en verdad espero que algo de eso suceda”. ¿Y por qué enfocarse en STEAM? Lovehoy dice que la intención de enfocarse en un currículum de STEAM impregnado de fútbol, fue en parte por la región, comunidad objetivo, y la oportunidad de hacer algo distinto, y aún estar en el reino del mundo de los 49ers. “STEAM fue como obvio para nosotros en ese

momento. Quiero decir, es muy importante que la gente joven, más alejada de los recursos y oportunidades, entiendan y desarrollen una apreciación por la ciencia y matemáticas en específico, pero también los otros temas, por el hecho de que esos temas se vuelven muy importantes en su educación y finalmente es lo que necesita la fuerza laboral y en lo que se están convirtiendo los trabajos. Así que simplemente nos basamos en eso y dijimos ‘es importante para los niños el desarrollar una pasión por estas cosas y aprender de ellas”. Un reporte del 2012 realizado por la Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities encontró que aunque los hispanos especializados en temas STEAM han incrementado desde los 90’s en los EE.UU. aún hay inequidad en el acceso a las matemáticas de alta calidad y la instrucción en ciencia del k-8, lo que lleva al desánimo y falta de interés en la búsqueda del campo STEAM en la preparatoria y más adelante. Estos factores no son reliquias de los 90’s tampoco –continúan plagando comunidades de bajos ingresos sin acceso a matemáticas desafiantes y de calidad en programas de ciencia, lo que puede reducir su autoeficacia y sus aspiraciones para estar en campos de STEM/ STEAM. Al enfocarse en los aspectos STEAM de la eucación e integrándolos al fútbol, el objetivo del Playbook EDU de los 49ers era proveer de algo útil a algunas de las minorías sub representadas en las carreras STEM/STEAM. “A los maestros se les está solicitando cada vez más este tipo de cosas. Entonces, hay una gran sincronía ahí. Y podemos entrar y proveer algo que cumpla con ambas necesidades. Y luego también, el estadio LEVIS, y el juego de fútbol son plataformas magníficas para enseñar sobre estas cosas, como cuando empiezas a pensar qué tan bien puedes enseñar sobre ingeniería, llevando a los niños en un tour al estadio LEVIS, o lo increíble que puedes convertir los conceptos de física al analizar cómo un quarterback lanza un balón y un linebacker hacer una tacleada. Así que simplemente pensamos que esto es el matrimonio perfecto de lo que la comunidad quiere y necesita, además lo hacemos muy bien”. Playbook En Español Lecciones de inmersión dual Español-Inglés han estado disponibles desde el 2015, así que era sólo cuestión de traducir y asegurarnos de que el playbook coincidiera con los estándares

“¿Cómo se referiría un hispanohablante nativo a muchas de las terminologías que usamos en el edificio, qué palabras se usan en inglés contra las que comúnmente se utilizan en una transmisión de NFL en español? Hicimos mucha investigación al respecto. Así que, creo que sólo diré que los únicos cambios reales podrían ser los ajustes en el vocabulario para hacerlo parecer más natural en comparación de una traducción forzada, una traducción directa del material. Lo pensamos mucho en ese sentido”. Ahora que el playbook en ambos idiomas está disponible, Lovejoy dice que siempre hay espacio para nuevas adaptaciones y cambio de contenido. “Hemos hablado al respecto, así que la respuesta es sí. Pero por ahora no hay una línea de tiempo para ello. Además tenemos incertidumbre de hacia dónde movernos a continuación. El área de la bahía es muy diversa. Es como ¿Qué idioma escogemos? Hablamos sobre el mandarín, quizás, pero podríamos ir a cualquier de las “bolsas” que existen en el área de la bahía en términos de etnicidad y lenguaje, y encontrar una oportunidad ahí. Nos encantaría continuar recibiendo retroalimentación de nuestros constituyentes para continuar investigando lo que está ahí afuera y resolverlo”. “Pero sí, creo que es muy posible que hagamos algo en otro idioma, especialmente el libro de texto, tal como está ahora. Es una cosa muy natural el poder traducir y proveer en diferentes idiomas”. El director Lovejoy tuvo un último pensamiento acerca de la educación general el año pasado: “Quiero agradecer a los maestros. Sabes, ha sido un año increíblemente difícil. Más de un año. Y aún hay mucho en qué pensar por que no se volverá a la normalidad en el verano. Así que, sólo tengo mucho respeto por las mujeres y hombres que acuden al trabajo todos los días, motivados por los niños, porque no es algo fácil de realizar”. “Realmente espero que las cosas que estamos haciendo sean de utilidad. Y siempre quiero alentar a los educadores a acercarse a nosotros, comunicarse con nosotros, hacernos saber cuáles son sus necesidades, porque para eso estamos aquí, para escuchar, responder e intentar apoyar de la mejor manera que nos sea posible”. El Playbook digital EDU de los 49ers puede encontrarse en epañol e inglés en: https://www.49ers.com/community/edudigitalplaybook.

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THE NINERS & THEIR FOCUS ON STEAM EDUCATION TOOLS FOR CHILDREN’S FUTURES A Look at the San Francisco 49ers’ Digital Education Tools Which Aim to Get Kids Interested in Analytical and Creative Careers At a Young Age

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“So, it's definitely created for that purpose. And I do hope that some of that would happen.”

ince 2014 the San Francisco 49ers have hosted an educational program through their 49ers Foundation which has provided free resources, lessons and stadium tour field trips which have leveraged the game of football to teach about STEAM related lessons to K-8 students in the Bay Area.

Lovejoy says the intention to focus on a football infused STEAM curriculum was in part because of the region, target community, and opportunity to do something different, yet still be in the realm of the world of the 49ers.

At the start of the pandemic, as teaching moved online and the 49ers could not provide in person activity programs due to the shutdowns in Santa Clara County, the programming was adapted to an online format through its 49ers EDU Digital Playbook, which launched a year ago and just recently released a version in Spanish. Led by the Director of 49ers EDU and 49ers Museum, Jesse Lovejoy, the team behind the education program wanted to find a way to turn the curriculum into something easily accessible by educators, students, and parents alike. “It's normally a field trip program where kids actually come to the stadium, and they go through a series of activities. It's all based on STEAM learning. And one of the things that we wanted them to have for that experience was a proper textbook so that they could sit in our classrooms, do the lessons, and then teachers and students would have something to go home with so they could continue to explore the subjects, and teachers could use them to build new lessons once they got back to the classrooms.” Building a textbook from scratch meant that the organization reached out to various advisors including the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Lawrence Hall of Science, and the Santa Clara Unified School District, among others. “The initial playbook was constructed in the same fashion as our curriculum, which we wrote ourselves. And that was through the compilation of an advisory council of a bunch of different folks all across the Bay Area,” said Lovejoy. Teachers, who have their ‘boots on the ground’ in classrooms, were also very much an important voice in the direction of the playbook and education content in general according to Lovejoy. “All of it was based off of feedback that we were and continue to get from educators.” This collaboration with educators and an advisory council allowed the 49ers education team, which itself is made up of experienced educators and those in education-adjacent work, to construct a more focused education companion that aligned with state standards and focused on the diverse communities in the Bay Area. The first line of the mission statement of the 49ers Foundation states right up front that the foundation exists to, “harnesses football to educate and empower.” Since there was a gap in accessibility to their classes once the pandemic halted most public gatherings, 49ers EDU had to visualize a way to continue to honor their mission statement. “Primarily the way the kids end up using it is through the education system. And so, what we are always encouraging educators to do is share this with your students and especially this kind of resource, and especially last year when a lot of families were just trying to figure out how to engage their kids in learning experiences at home while distance learning was kind of getting figured out like this is something that can be standalone.” STEAM & Dreams In terms of content, the playbook itself focuses on various of the Science, Tech, Engineering Arts and Mathematics portions of STEAM and some Common Core State Standards. One example of this includes physics in football which involves breaking down the concept of force with an activity which asks students to determine how certain moving images of a tackle, or a catch are using push, pull, start, and stop in their movements. Other pages of the interactive playbook include sections on reading comprehension, health and

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Better Days: Before the pandemic shutdowns, the San Francisco 49ers EDU program worked directly with children and parents, with the help of some of the Niners’ own roster. Here is a group with cornerback K'Waun Williams. Photo Credit: San Francisco 49ers nutrition, the engineering design process, even a section on the environmental sustainability of Levi’s Stadium. The included content is designed as a slick, interactive piece of media that seemingly provides simple approaches to various educational concepts, and it was the goal to make it as approachable as possible, according to Director Lovejoy. “You can send the link home with your kid, send it to the parents. They can self-explore this kind of thing. So, I would really hope that that's the kind of thing that would end up happening, is that it would be a neat way for families to kind of bond around learning via sports, which is one of the things that we know is more inclined to happen. When you have a subject like sports, like the 49ers, like any other kind of cool way to teach these things, sometimes it can bring parents and kids together in a different way.”

“STEAM was just kind of obvious to us at that point. I mean, it’s so important that young people furthest from resource and opportunity understand and develop an appreciation for science and math specifically, but also the other subjects because of how important those things become later on in their education and ultimately what the workforce needs and what jobs are increasingly becoming. So, we just kind of sat back from all that and said it's important for kids to develop a passion for these things and to learn about these things.” A 2012 report by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities found that although Hispanics in STEM related majors were on the rise since the 1990s in the US, there was still inequality in access to high quality math and science instruction from K-8, which in turn lead to discouragement and lack of interest in pursuing the fields of STEM in high school and beyond. These factors are not relics of the 90s either - they continue to plague lower income communities without access to challenging and quality math and science programs which can lower their selfefficacy and their aspirations to be in STEM/STEAM fields. By focusing on the STEAM aspects of education and integrating that with football the goal of the 49ers EDU Playbook was to provide something useful to some of the most underrepresented mi-

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norities in STEM/STEAM careers. “Teachers are increasingly being asked to do these things. So, there's a great kind of synchronicity there. And we can come in and provide something that kind of meets both of those needs. And then also, Levi's Stadium and the game of football are just wonderful platforms to teach about these things, like when you start to think about how well you can teach about engineering by having kids take a tour of Levi's Stadium or how cool you can make physics concepts by looking at how a quarterback throws a ball, and a linebacker makes a tackle. So, we just kind of sat back and said, this is the kind of perfect marriage of what the community kind of wants and needs and what we do really well.” Playbook En Español Dual immersion English-Spanish lessons have been available since 2015, so it was all a matter of translating and making sure the playbook me the standards of the team. Lovejoy adds, “We’ve been teaching in Spanish for quite some time. And we always knew that once we put this stuff up in English that we would do it in Spanish as well. And that's kind of how we got to where we are right now, which is to say, you know, it's always a strategic thought for us to be developing everything we do in Spanish because we know that the need is high and a lot of our constituents are dual immersion or Spanish speaking primarily, especially a lot of the lower grades.” In terms of what is in the Spanish version of the playbook, Lovejoy says it is philosophically unchanged from the English version. The only big difference was the focus on getting the language usage and colloquialisms correct. “How would a native Spanish speaker refer to a lot of the terminology that we use in the building? Like what words would they just use in English? Versus something that's commonly used when you're broadcasting NFL football in Spanish. We did a lot of research and looking at that. So, I guess what I would say is the only real changes might just be vocabulary things that we adjusted so that it made it seem more natural as opposed to a more clunky, just straight translation of the material. We were very thoughtful in that sense.” Now that both language digital playbooks are out in the world Lovejoy says there is always room for new adaptations and changing content. “We've talked about it, and so the answer to that is yes. But there's no timeline specifically applied to it now. There's also we have uncertainty about where we would go next. The Bay Area is so diverse. It's like, what language do you choose? We talked about Mandarin, perhaps, but you can go to any of the pockets that exist in the Bay Area in terms of ethnicity and language and find need and opportunity there. So I would love to kind of continue to get input from our constituents and to keep kind of researching what's out there and figure it out.” “But yes, I think it's very possible that we would do something in another language, especially the textbook, as it exists now. It's a very natural thing to be able to translate and provide in different languages.” Director Lovejoy had a final thought regarding this last year and education in general: “I want to thank teachers. You know, it's been an incredibly difficult year. It's been more than a year. And there's still more to think about because it's not going to be return to normal in the fall. So, I just I have so much respect for the women and men who go to work every single day and just show up for kids right now because it's just not easy to do.” “I really hope that the things that we're doing can be helpful in some very small way within that. And I always want to encourage educators to reach out to us, communicate with us, let us know what your needs are, because that's what we're here for, is to listen and respond and try and support as best we can.” The 49ers EDU Digital Playbook can be found in both English and Spanish at https://www.49ers. com/community/edudigitalplaybook.

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JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021 the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. ROCCO VALENTINO SEGURA to ROCCO VALENTINO VAN AKEN 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: 7/06/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 11, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382844 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Makol Thiok Mahoor. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Isatu Conteh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Makol Thiok Mahoor to _____ 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382929 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jacklin Hernandez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jacklin Hernandez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jacklin Hernandez to Jacklin Dagio Hernandez b. Josefina Dagio de Hernandez to Josefina Dagio Hernandez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published

JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021 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. Jun 11, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382928 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bryce Sollazzi, Resa Sollazzi. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Bryze Sollazzi, Resa Sollazzi have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Camille Louise Jones to Camille Louise Sollazzi 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 11, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE

OF NAME NO. 21CV379487 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yanzhong Zhu and Wei Yi Chen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yanzhong Zhu and Wei Yi Chen have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. William Zhu to William Xinyuan Zhu 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382915 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Y-CHI THI HUYNH. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Y-CHI THI HUYNH has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Y-CHI THI HUYNH to YCHI THI HUYNH 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 8/27/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 26, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382705 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mikaela Ortega Zamarron. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mikaela Ortega Zamarron has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mikaela Ortega Zamarron to Mikaela Ortega Allred 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 04, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV383007 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Siu Tau Siu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Siu Tau Siu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Siu, Siu Tau AKA Siu Tau Cheng Siu to Siu Tau Chengsiu 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: 8/31/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 15, 2021

Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV383078 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: SAM JACOB MUTHIRAKALAYIL. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) SAM JACOB MUTHIRAKALAYIL has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. SAM JACOB MUTHIRAKALAYIL AKA SAM JACOB AKA SAM JACOB MUTHIRAKALAYIL to SAM JACOB MUTHIRAKALA 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: 8/31/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382905 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the mat-

ter of the application of: Nicole Ximena Pavlik. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nicole Ximena Pavlik has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nicole Ximena Pavlik to Nicole Ximena Benalcázar-Pavlik 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV377635 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Luis Nestor Ramon Perez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Luis Nestor Ramon Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Luis Nestor Ramon Perez to Luis Perez Achtar 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 pe-

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS tition 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: 7/06/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 04, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV382882 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nan Sun, Tianyue Jia. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nan Sun, Tianyue Jia has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Conan Jia to Aaron Jia 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am,

Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 10, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379836 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nissan Hagos. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nissan Hagos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nissan Hagos to Nisan Hagos 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 6/15/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Apr 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382878 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bijay Sedain. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Bijay Sedain has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bijay Sedain to Bijay Gurung 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: 8/24/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 10, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 18, 25, July 2, 9, 2021 SUMMONS-FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (CITACION JUDICIAL) CASE NUMBER (Número de caso): 19CV347681 SUM-100 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): DIEGO ARMANDO SERRANO MONDRAGON; MARCELINO HERNANDEZ PEREZ AND DOES 1 TO 30, INCLUSIVE

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

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

concesión de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. CASE NUMBER (Número de caso): 19CV347681 The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y dirección de la corte es): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara 191 N. First Street San Jose, California 95113 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): THEODORE COX, ESQ., SBN: 147357 SOUTHWEST LEGAL GROUP 22440 Clarendon Street, Second Floor Tel: (818)591-4300 Date (Fecha): 5/9/2019 Clerk, by (Secretario) Yuet Lai Deputy (Adjunto) For Proof of Service of this summons, use Proof of Service of Summons form POS-010. Para prueba de entrega de esta citation use el formulario Proof of Service of Summons, POS-101. Statement of Damages (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death) Case No. 19CV347681 To: Diego Armando Serrano Mondragon Plaintiff: Pablo BanuelosMeza, seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: 1. General Damages a. Pain, suffering and inconvenience $ 100,000.00 2. Special Damages a. Medical Expenses (to date) $13,693.23 b. Future medical expenses (present value) $15,000.00 c. Loss of earnings (to dat e) $15,000.00 Date: August 7, 2019 /s/ Theodore Cox, Esq. Statement of Damages (Personal Injury or Wrongful Death)

Case No. 19CV347681 To: Marcelino Hernandez Perez Plaintiff: Pablo BanuelosMeza, seeks damages in the above-entitled action, as follows: 3. General Damages b. Pain, suffering and inconvenience $ 100,000.00 4. Special Damages d. Medical Expenses (to date) $13,693.23 e. Future medical expenses (present value) $15,000.00 f. Loss of earnings (to date ) $15,000.00 Date: August 7, 2019 /s/ Theodore Cox, Esq. June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 675624 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JG Drywall, Inc., 2811 McKee Rd Apt 226, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): JG Drywall, Inc., 2811 McKee Rd Apt 226, 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/ Jaime Guillen JG Drywall, Inc. President Article/Reg#: C4580406 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 6/03/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 675624 June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 675485 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Pollos Asados el Trebol, 483 Sieber Ct, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by

an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Enoc Ibarra Osuna, 483 Sieber Ct, 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/ Enoc Ibarra This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 5/21/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 675485 June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 675478 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KJ Real Estate Certified Transaction Coordinators Service, KJ Real Estate Virtual Assistants Service, KJ Real Estate Lead Generation Service, KJ Real Estate Marketing Service, KJ Lender Virtual Assistant Service, KJ Mortgage Lead Generation Service, KJ Lender Marketing Service, KJ Transaction Service, Airen Home Loans, LoanAndHomes.com, HomeAndLoans.com, 378 Oleander Drive, 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): Airen Marketing LLC, 378 Oleander Drive, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on, N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: . “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/ Sharad Gupta Airen Marketing LLC Owner Article/Reg#:

JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021 202104210096 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 5/21/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 675478 June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382737 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Edwin Maurice Serrano. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Edwin Maurice Serrano has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Edwin Mauricio Serrano to Maurice Serrano 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 21CV380609 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Laura Alicia Ortuondo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Laura Alicia Ortuondo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Isabella Victoria Leme to Isabella Victoria Ortuondo - Leme b. Diego Fabian DaSilva Leme to Diego Fabian Ortuondo - Leme 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 6/29/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Apr 26, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382790 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tuan Huu Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tuan Huu Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tuan Huu Nguyen to Tommy Tuan Huu Nguyen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all

JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382792 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Benny H. Andrade. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Benny H. Andrade has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Benny H. Andrade to Benny Andrade 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382045 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phuong Thanh Ngoc Luc. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Phuong Thanh Ngoc Luc has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Phuong Thanh Ngoc Luc to Thanh Ngoc Phuong Luc 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: 7/27/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com May 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382689 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Martha Janet Mesa. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Martha Janet Mesa has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Martha Janet Mesa to Jeanett Meza 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 03, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382688 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gia Lan Huynh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Gia Lan

Huynh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Gia Lan Huynh to Sean Huynh 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 03, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382355 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Favian Fernandez and Alma Jaral. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Favian Fernandez and Alma Jaral has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Delilah Marie Jaral to Delilah Marie Fernandez 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: 7/27/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382711 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kristin Gayle McFall & Amin Faghirizadeh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kristin Gayle McFall & Amin Faghirizadeh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kristin Gayle McFall to Kristin Gayle Zadeh b. Kian Alexander Faghirizadeh to Kian Alexander Zadeh c. Lianna Rose Faghirizadeh to Lianna Rose Zadeh d. Amin Faghirizadeh to Amin Zadeh 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 04, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382664 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tram Minh Bao Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tram Minh Bao Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Isa Thanh Minh Iqbal to Isa Thanh Minh Iqbal Nguyen b. Maryam Hoang Minh Iqbal to Maryam Hoang Minh Iqbal 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS county of Santa Clara. Jun 03, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382637 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Enrique Sterling and Mary Anna Cazarez-Sterling. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Enrique Sterling and Mary Anna CazarezSterling has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Olivia Sterling to Olivia Elizabeth Sterling 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: 8/10/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 02, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382681 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Majawati

Wanamarta. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Majawati Wanamarta has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Majawati Wanamarta to Carolina Majawati Wanamarta 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: 8/17/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 11, 18, 25, July 2, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382214 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jaebong Lee. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jaebong Lee has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jaebong Lee to Noel Lee 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes

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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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382591 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hee Yeon Cho. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jaebong Lee has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hee Yeon Cho to Kate Star Cho 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 8/10/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy

of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382036 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Srividya Kannan Venkatraman, Venkatraman Kannan. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Srividya Kannan Venkatraman, Venkatraman Kannan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hayathman Venkatraman to Srikaran Venkatraman 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: 7/27/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382556 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: AGNES BENEDICTA XAVIER. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) AGNES BENEDICTA XAVIER has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. AGNES BENEDICTA XAVIER to Agnés Roma Xavier 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. February 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382593 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sarah Moussa Marcos. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sarah Moussa Marcos has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sarah Moussa

Marcos to Soheir Mattar Moussa 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: 8/10/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382599 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mandeep Kaur. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mandeep Kaur has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mandeep Kaur to Mandeep Nayyar 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: 8/10/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378384 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jaebong Lee. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Lucas Foster Buwick and Cameryn Elizabeth Frost have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lucas Foster Buwick to Lucas Foster Frostwick b. Cameryn Elizabeth Frost to Cameryn Elizabeth Frostwick 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: 7/20/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks

prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 17, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382421 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Razieh Khalifeh zadeh yolghonabad. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Razieh Khalifeh zadeh yolghonabad has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Razieh Khalifeh zadeh yolghonabad to Layla Khalifehzadeh 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382517

JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jose Montenegro. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jose Montenegro has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jose Montenegro to Joseph Aiden Andrade 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 27, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382355 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Favian Fernandez and Alma Jaral. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Favian Fernandez and Alma Jaral have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Delilah Marie Jaral to Delilah Marie Fernandez 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: 7/27/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021

2nd AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 19CV317632 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Haihua Xu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Haihua Xu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Haihua Xu to Cassie Xu 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.

JUN 18 - JUN 24, 2021 If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 7/13/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 28, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 674760 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Maria Laguna Cleaning Service, 1300 E San Antonio St Sp 27, 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 Carmen Laguna Garcia, 1300 E San Antonio St 27, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 4/21/2021. 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/ Maria Laguna This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 4/28/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 674760 May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 675470 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: URC Capital II, 18330 Laurel Drive, Monte Sereno, CA 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: General Partnership. The name and residence ad-

dress of the registrant(s) is (are): Randeep Singh Rekhi, 18330 Laurel Drive, Monte Sereno, CA 95030. Arpit Uppal, 21023 Christensen Drive, Cupertino, CA 95014. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 5/10/2021. 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/ Randeep Singh Rekhi This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 5/20/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 675470 May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV379308 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ruth Chilengi Crippen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ruth Chilengi Crippen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ruth Chilengi Crippen to Racheal Crippen 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382357 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abdullah Ramein, FNU Rita, Fnu Khadija, FNU HIBA. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Abdullah Ramein & FNU Rita have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abdullah Ramein to Abdullah AZIM b. FNU Rita to Rita FAYEZ c. FNU KHADIJA to KHADIJA AZIM d. FNU HIBA to HIBA AZIM 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior

Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV381778 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cynthia Gomez & Anthony Ngo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cynthia Gomez & Anthony Ngo have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Zayden Emiliano Ngo Gomez to Zayden Emiliano Ngo 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: 7/13/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 12, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382397 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Daniel Sabanovich. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Daniel Sabanovich has filed a petition

for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rachel Alisa Sabanovich to Michael Asato Sabanovich 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382419 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bauyrzhan Krykpayev. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Bauyrzhan Krykpayev has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bauyrzhan Krykpayev to Baur Krykpayev 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: 8/03/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382037 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Carlson Tristan Santiago Cabatotan. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Carlson Tristan Santiago Cabatotan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Carlson Tristan Santiago Cabatotan to Carlson Tristan Santiago 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: 7/27/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street,

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV372977 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Seyed Amin Allah Hosseini. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Seyed Amin Allah Hosseini has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Seyedarvin Hosseini to Arvin Hosseini b. Seyed Amin Allah Hosseini to Nami Hosseini 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: 7/20/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV382013 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Silvia Ramirez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Silvia Ramirez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Silvia Ramirez AKA Silvia Ramirez Montes to Dora Maria Ramirez Montes 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: 7/20/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 17, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court May 28, June 4, 11, 18, 2021

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de iglesia, incienso sangre de dragón e incienso de almizcle.

l verano ya llegó y es una época apropiada para hacernos una limpieza espiritual. Las últimas tres semanas han sido bastante agitadas, han ocurridos hechos de violencia, y se han dado muchos altercados y malos entendidos. Todo ello debido a la energía del planeta Mercurio que ha permanecido retrógrado. La buena noticia es que el día martes 22 termina esta mala racha. El día domingo 20 es un día relevante, se celebra el Solsticio de Verano y el día más largo del año. Fecha propicia para realizar rituales, rezos, meditaciones y limpias espirituales. Es aconsejable que en cada cambio de estación se realice un ritual, con el fin de influenciar a la buena suerte, la buena salud y la serenidad. Al mismo tiempo para liberarnos de energías extrañas, malas vibras y mala suerte. Este domingo es el día para los sortilegios y las limpias, se sentirá aliviado y contará con mayor energía después de realizar el ritual.

Posteriormente báñese y al final utilice la mezcla que preparó como enjuague final. Al salir de la ducha rece la oración a San Miguel Arcángel, e invoque la asistencia de La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre, Virgen del Perpetuo Socorro, Virgen del Pilar, Metatrón Arcángel, Santa Bárbara, San Cipriano, San Juan Bautista, San Ignacio de Loyola, San Jorge, San Gregorio Nacianceno, San Felipe Neri, San Norberto, San Pablo y San Judas Tadeo, Si realiza la limpia con fe y con optimismo, ésta le será benéfica, le hará sentir y lucir radiante y contará con energía renovada.

Si no conoce a un chamán de confianza, la limpia puede realizarla usted mismo. Primero necesitará el agua de tres cocos, ¼ de botella de agua florida, ¼ de botella de Kolonia 1800, 2 vasos de agua bendita, una botella de agua mineral, un poco de cascarilla, siete ramas de ruda, veintiún hojas de mejorana, y un poco de las hierbas: abre camino, rompezaragüelles, pirul y arrasa con todo. Reúna todo en un recipiente de metal, agregue un galón de agua y deje reposar durante tres horas. Acto seguido, cuele la mezcla y deposítela en otro recipiente que sea nuevo y de color blanco, luego frote una vela blanca de buen tamaño por todo su cuerpo desnudo; después encienda la vela y colóquela en un plato de color rojo frente a un espejo, enseguida queme incienso

La vela frente al espejo se puede quemar durante varios días hasta que se queme por completo. Luego los restos de la vela y el plato se entierran o se van a dejar al cementerio, donde al mismo tiempo se ofrendan nueve monedas de la misma denominación. Las colonias, hierbas y fragancias se pueden adquirir en las botánicas Oración a San Miguel Arcángel San Miguel Arcángel, tú que eres el encargado de todos los trabajos en el mundo entero, acudo a tu sagrada presencia y enciendo una vela roja en tu honor. Te ruego que cuides y ampares a todos mis seres queridos. Consuélame cuando me encuentre en el medio de la angustia y desvanece toda maldad que encuentre en el camino. Ilumina mis pasos y encamíname al bien por medio de la Purificación espiritual. Todo esto te lo pido en el nombre de Jesús de Nazaret. Asía sea. Amén.

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BROAD COALITION OF AMERICANS FIGHTS AMPLIA COALICIÓN DE ESTADOUNIDENSES PELEA CONTRA LAS LEYES DE SUPRESIÓN DEL VOTO AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION LAWS Advocates put faith in broad public support to pass federal voting rights laws

Los activistas tienen fe en el amplio apoyo del público para aprobar leyes federales de derecho al voto.

ESPAÑOL entra en vigencia el 1 de julio previene el envío proactivo de solicitudes de boleta por correo, e incluso prohíbe dar alimentos o agua a las personas que hacen largas filas para votar en persona. “La Ley para el Pueblo (S1) avanza el trabajo que este país ha estado haciendo desde 1965 y antes con el movimiento de derechos civiles”, dijo Elizabeth Hira, Spitzer Fellow y consejera de políticas del programa de democracia del Brennan Center. “La discriminación odiosa, a menudo basada en la raza, sigue viva en la ley estadounidense”. La S1 será votada próximamente en el Senado. Incluye el registro automático de votantes, el registro de votantes por Internet que aún no funciona en diez estados del país, y dos semanas de votación anticipada, que favorecería a mujeres madres y trabajadores asalariados que no tienen flexibilidad para hacer fila exclusivamente un martes, el día electoral.

From left to right: Mimi Marziani, President, Texas Civil Rights Project; Alex Gulotta, Arizona State Director, All Voting is Local; Elizabeth Hira, Spitzer Fellow and Policy Counsel, Brennan Center's Democracy Program. Photo Credit: EMS

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he dramatic image of Texas Democrats leaving the legislature before midnight to block a voter restriction bill spotlights a surge of activism to secure access to the polls. Voting rights advocates believe this growing activism can still win passage of federal legislation to counter measures like SB7 which Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to pass. “SB7 will make it harder for everyone to vote in Texas, but particularly for people of color, people with disabilities, and people who use English as a second language,” said Mimi Marziani, President of the Texas Civil Rights Project, during a press briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services. "But there is growing opposition to this bill from people of all different ethnic backgrounds, business leaders like the American Airlines CEO, faith leaders talking to their congregations, economists and even Republicans who are saying this just doesn't make sense," Marziani added. In essence, SB7 seeks to drastically reduce early voting hours, Sunday morning voting that is particularly popular with parishioners in black churches, and NGO efforts to get out the vote. It also attempts to prohibit local election officials from distributing vote-by-mail applications, and to make it easier for politicians alleging fraud to have an election overturned with very limited proof. “The people who are currently in power in the state of Texas want to insulate their own power by changing the rules of the game. But the fact of the matter is Texas has changed (demographically),” Marziani said. Two federal bills, For the People Act (S1), and the John L. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, both with strong bipartisan support, aim to counterbalance voter suppression initiatives like SB7. In North Carolina, a bill in the state Senate to reduce the time to request and return an absentee ballot directly affects the African-American community. North Dakota has been pushing a voter identification law that requires residence, something impossible for Native Americans in a state that does not assign residential addresses to reservations. In Georgia, a new voting law that takes effect July 1 prevents proactive ballot requests by mail, and even prohibits giving food or water to people who stand in long lines to vote in person. "The People's Act (S1) is advancing the work this country has been doing since the civil rights movement," said Elizabeth Hira, Spitzer Fellow and Policy Counsel at the Brennan Center's Democracy Program. "Invidious discrimination, often race based, is very much still alive in American law." S1 will be voted on shortly in the Senate. It includes automatic voter registration, online voter registration that is not yet operational in ten states across

the country, and two weeks of early voting, which would favor mothers and workers who do not have the flexibility to line up exclusively on a Tuesday, the election day. Other provisions include increasing the penalties for intimidation at the polls and restoring the right to vote for Americans who have been to jail, which could benefit four million people, 1.7 of whom are Black and Latino. The bill wants to ease identification requirements that would protect 378,000 transgender Americans who are eligible to vote but do not have an ID that matches their gender identity. It also bans partisan gerrymandering and provides grants for election security and election administration. Hira highlighted S1’s campaign finance reform limiting large dollar contributions to politicians as “transformative.” "The current Congress is the most diverse in history and yet 77% of legislators are white and 73% are men ... In the entire history of the United States there have been 994 senators and only 58 of them have been women," Hira said. “When you look at those statistics, you begin to realize why the policies that matter to everyday Americans have not been prioritized…because the majority of Congressmen are millionaires.” For Alex Gulotta, National Interim Director of the "All Voting Is Local" Campaign in Arizona, what happens in the fight for the right to vote is not a partisan divide but "a divide over values.” “It is a struggle between people who believe in democracy over authoritarianism, between people who believe in facts, data and science over lies and conspiracy theories, between people who believe in justice and fairness over pure political power and greed.” Gulotta highlighted the historic turnout in the 2020 elections, despite the worst health crisis the world has faced in a century with the COVID-19 pandemic. In Arizona, for example, the participation of Asian Americans increased by 17%, of African Americans by 11%, of Native Americans by 8% and of Latinos by 5%. All these communities have the highest rates of coronavirus infections. But thanks to their pressure, of nearly 50 bills with ballot restrictions, only three of them passed the Arizona legislature. "This is a huge national fight financed by a lot of dark money," Gulotta said, referring to organizations like Heritage Action which defines itself as "a grassroots army of commited conservative activists on the front line against the liberal agenda.” The activist nonetheless believes that the education and mobilization of communities that increasingly understand that "voting is the last act in a civic engagement process" will make the 2022 elections even "more successful" than the 2020 elections.

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a dramática imagen de los demócratas de Texas saliendo de la legislatura antes de la medianoche para bloquear un proyecto de ley de restricción de votantes destaca un aumento del activismo para asegurar el acceso a las urnas. Los defensores del derecho al voto creen que este creciente activismo puede lograr la aprobación de una legislación federal para contrarrestar medidas como la SB7, que el gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, ha prometido aprobar. “SB7 hará que sea más difícil para todos votar en Texas, pero particularmente para los más vulnerables: poblaciones étnicas, personas con discapacidades y personas que usan el inglés como segundo idioma”, dijo Mimi Marziani, presidenta del Proyecto de Derechos Civiles de Texas durante una conferencia de prensa organizada por Ethnic Media Services. “Pero hay una creciente oposición realmente diversa y multifacética a este proyecto de ley: personas de diferentes orígenes étnicos, líderes empresariales como el CEO de American Airlines, líderes religiosos, economistas y hasta republicanos que dicen que esto simplemente no tiene sentido”, agregó Marziani. En esencia SB7 busca reducir drásticamente las horas de votación anticipada, la votación de los domingos por la mañana que es particularmente popular entre los feligreses de las iglesias negras, y los esfuerzos de Ong’s para promover el voto. También contempla prohibir a los funcionarios electorales locales distribuir solicitudes de voto por correo, y facilitar a los políticos alegar fraude electoral para convocar la revisión de resultados prácticamente sin pruebas. “Las personas actualmente en el poder en el estado de Texas, están tomando medidas para blindar su propio poder cambiando las reglas del juego. Pero el hecho es que Texas ha cambiado (demográficamente)”, dijo Marziani. Dos proyectos de ley federales, el S1, la Ley para el pueblo y la ley de promoción del derecho al voto de John Lewis, ambos con gran apoyo bipartidista, están destinados a hacerle contrapeso a estas iniciativas de supresión de voto que no solo suceden en Texas. En Carolina del Norte, un proyecto de ley que avanza en el Senado estatal busca reducir el tiempo para solicitar y devolver una boleta de voto ausente, lo que afecta especialmente a la comunidad afroamericana. Dakota del Norte estuvo considerando una ley de identificación de votantes que exige tener un domicilio, algo imposible para los nativo americanos en un estado que no asigna direcciones residenciales a los resguardos. En Georgia, una nueva ley de votación que

Otras provisiones contemplan aumentar las penas por intimidación en las urnas y restaurar el derecho al voto para los estadounidenses que han pagado penas de prisión lo que podría beneficiar a cuatro millones de personas, 1.7 de las cuales son negras y latinas. También busca reducir las exigencias de identificación que protegerían a 378,000 estadounidenses transgénero que son elegibles para votar pero no tienen un ID que coincida con su identidad de género. También prohíbe la manipulación partidista de distritos electorales y proporciona subvenciones para la seguridad electoral y la administración de elecciones. Hira destacó la reforma del financiamiento de campañas de S1 que limita las grandes contribuciones en dólares a los políticos como "transformadora". ” El congreso actual es el más diverso en la historia y aun así el 77% de los legisladores son blancos y el 73% son hombres… En toda la historia de los Estados Unidos ha habido 994 senadores y solo 58 de ellos han sido mujeres.” dijo Hira. “Cuando ves esas estadísticas, comienzas a darte cuenta de por qué las políticas que importan a los estadounidenses comunes no han sido priorizadas...porque la mayoría de los congresistas son millonarios”. Para Alex Gulotta, director nacional interino de la campaña “Toda votación es local” en Arizona, lo que sucede en la pugna por el derecho al voto no es una división partidista entre Republicanos y Demócratas sino “una división de valores”. “Es una lucha entre personas que creen en la democracia sobre el autoritarismo. Entre personas que creen en los hechos, los datos y la ciencia sobre las mentiras y las teorías de la conspiración, entre las personas que creen en la justicia y la equidad sobre el poder político puro y la codicia”. Gulotta destacó la participación histórica en las elecciones de 2020, durante la peor crisis de salud que el mundo ha enfrentado en un siglo con la pandemia de la COVID-19. En Arizona, por ejemplo, la participación de asiático americanos aumentó en un 17%, la de afroamericanos en un 11%, la de nativos americanos en un 8% y la de latinos en un 5%. Todas estas comunidades han sufrido los índices más altos de contagios por el coronavirus. Pero gracias a su presión, de cerca de 50 proyectos de ley con restricciones electorales, sólo tres de ellos pasaron en la legislatura de Arizona. “Esta es una gran pelea nacional financiada con mucho dinero oscuro”, dijo Gulotta al referirse a organizaciones como Heritage Action, que se define como “un ejército de base de activistas conservadores comprometidos en la línea del frente contra la agenda liberal”. El activista cree no obstante que la educación y la movilización de las comunidades que cada vez comprenden más que “votar es el último acto en un proceso de participación cívica”, hará que las elecciones de 2022 sean incluso “más exitosas” que las del 2020.

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