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JILL BIDEN: THE CONTROVERSIAL COMMENT AND THE DISCONNECT WITH LATINOS
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José López Zamorano La Red Hispana
words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community," reacted her spokesperson Michael LaRosa.
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urante la reunión anual de UnidosUS, uno de los más grandes grupos de abogacía por los latinos, la primera dama Jill Biden, quiso lisonjear a los hispanos: “La diversidad de esta comunidad, tan distinta como las bodegas del Bronx, tan hermosa como las flores de Miami y tan única como los tacos de desayuno aquí en San Antonio, es su fortaleza”. Cómo era de esperarse, sus comentarios que fueron hechos un día antes de la visita del presidente mexicano a Washington, desataron un aguacero de críticas. “La primera dama se disculpa porque sus palabras transmitieron todo menos pura admiración y amor por la comunidad latina”, reaccionó su portavoz Michael LaRosa. Fue sumamente desafortunado comparar a los latinos con tacos o bodegas, pero la falta de conexión de los Biden con la comunidad hispana parece ir más allá de un resbalón declarativo. En la más reciente encuesta de la Universidad Quinnipiac entre 110 personas que se identificaron como latinos, Biden obtuvo un 24% de aprobación. En su contra existe un entorno económico marcado por una espiral inflacionaria incontenible, ningún avance en su promesa de lograr una reforma migratoria, quejas recurrentes de la comunidad por las demoras en los trámites migratorios de residentes y ciudadanos, y un pasado marcado por haber sido el copiloto del “Deportador en Jefe”: Barack Obama. Y todo parece indicar que los republicanos se han dado cuenta del problema latino de Joe Biden y buscan capitalizar esa debilidad y aprovecharla, tanto en la ruta hacia las elecciones de noviembre, como en el maratón hacia las elecciones presidenciales del 2024. Un revelador reportaje de la publicación legislativa The Hill muestra que los republicanos están agresivamente cortejando a los votantes hispanos en un grupo selecto de contiendas electorales competitivas que podrían ser decisivas para determinar quién controlará la Cámara baja y el Senado en 2023. El Comité Nacional Legislativo Republicano afirma haber reclutado a un número récord de 102 candidatos latinos para el actual ciclo electoral, especialmente en estados que pudieran ser clave en los comicios, como Texas, Oregón y Virginia. Para muestra un botón: La hispana republicana Mayra Flores ganó una reciente elección especial en Texas, abanderando no sólo ideas conservadoras sino radicales: Afirma que el Partido Demócrata es la mayor amenaza a Estados Unidos y Biden el peor presidente de la historia. El New York Times bautizó este fenómeno como “El Ascenso de las Latinas de Ultraderecha”. Biden tuvo un momento inmejorable para reconectar con el público hispano durante la visita del presidente mexicano. Pero en lugar de presentar nuevas ideas se limitó a comprometer
It was extremely unfortunate to compare Latinos to tacos or bodegas, but the Bidens' lack of connection to the Hispanic community seems to go beyond a declarative slip. In the most recent Quinnipiac University poll of 110 people who identified as Latino, Biden had a 24% approval rating. Photo Credit: David Lienemann / Public Domain
a su vecino a destinar 1,500 millones de dólares para mantener fuertes políticas de control migratorio. Fue una oportunidad perdida. Ronald Reagan solía decir que los latinos tenían una identificación natural con los republicanos, pero que no lo sabían. Todo parece indicar que eso está empezando a cambiar y que el liderazgo de ese partido ha tomado nota y planea capitalizarlo ante un presidente, y un Partido Demócrata que siempre llegan tarde a responder a las necesidades nuestra comunidad y no parecen haber decidido su grado de compromiso con los hispanos de Estados Unidos.
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uring the annual meeting of UnidosUS, one of the largest advocacy groups for Latinos, First Lady Jill Biden wanted to flatter Hispanics: “The diversity of this community, as different as the bodegas in the Bronx, as beautiful as the Miami flowers and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio, it's their strength." As expected, her comments, which were made a day before the Mexican president's visit to Washington, unleashed a downpour of criticism. "The first lady apologizes because her
Against him there is an economic environment marked by an uncontrollable inflationary spiral, no progress in his promise to achieve immigration reform, recurring complaints from the community about delays in immigration procedures for residents and citizens, and a past marked by having been the co-pilot of the “Deporter in Chief”: Barack Obama. And everything seems to indicate that the Republicans have become aware of Joe Biden's Latino problem and are seeking to capitalize on that weakness and take advantage of it, both on the road to the November elections and in the marathon to the 2024 presidential elections. A revealing report from legislative publication The Hill shows that Republicans are aggressively courting Hispanic voters in a select group of competitive electoral contests that could be decisive in determining who controls the House and Senate in 2023. The Republican National Legislative Committee claims to have recruited a record number of 102 Latino candidates for the current electoral cycle, especially in states that could be key in the elections, such as Texas, Oregon and Virginia. As an example, the Hispanic Republican Mayra Flores won a recent special election in Texas, championing not only conservative ideas but also radical ones: she affirms that the Democratic Party is the greatest threat to the United States and Biden the worst president in history. The New York Times dubbed this phenomenon "The Rise of Far-Right Latinas." Biden had an excellent time to reconnect with the Hispanic public during the visit of the Mexican president. But instead of presenting new ideas, he limited himself to committing to his neighbor an allocation of $1.5 billion dollars to maintain strong immigration control policies. It was a missed opportunity. Ronald Reagan used to say that Latinos naturally identified with Republicans, but didn't know it. Everything seems to indicate that this is beginning to change and that the leadership of that party has taken note and plans to capitalize on it in the face of a president and a Democratic Party that are always late in responding to the needs of our community and do not seem to have decided on their degree of commitment with Hispanics in the United States.
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LOS ESTUDIANTES AFROAMERICANOS DE CAL STATE SE ESTÁN QUEDANDO ATRÁS DE OTROS GRUPOS, Y LOS DATOS DE GRADUACIÓN DEFICIENTES OSCURECEN LA CRISIS
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cada grupo individualmente, registrar la información manualmente y luego detectar las brechas de equidad.
l cierre del primer Simposio Juneteenth de la Universidad Estatal de California el mes pasado, el máximo ejecutivo del sistema presentó una agenda para mejorar la experiencia de los estudiantes de raza negra en el sistema universitario público más grande del país.
El propio portal de índices de graduación en profundidad del sistema Cal State también presenta los datos de una manera que requiere que los usuarios registren cada grupo racial y étnico individualmente, por ejemplo, descargando los datos como hojas de cálculo para permitir comparaciones matemáticas. Algunos de los sitios web del campus, como el de Cal Poly, ni siquiera permiten que el usuario descargue los datos como hojas de cálculo, lo que limita aún más la capacidad del público para detectar fácilmente las brechas de equidad.
¿El primer elemento en la lista de la canciller interina Jolene Koester? “Necesitamos desagregar los datos”, dijo. ¿Cómo? Eso puede sonar a secas, pero hay una buena razón por lo que es lo más importante: la lucha de Cal State para graduar a sus estudiantes de raza negra a menudo no se menciona en los informes públicos del sistema sobre las tasas de graduación. Combinados, los 23 campus del sistema gradúan solo la mitad de los estudiantes afroamericanos que ingresan como estudiantes de primer año durante un período de seis años, muy por debajo del promedio general de seis años del 63%, según los últimos datos del sistema de 2021. Pero eso no sería fácil de detectar al ver cómo Cal State informa los datos. En su herramienta de datos que muestra los esfuerzos del sistema para cerrar las brechas de rendimiento entre los grupos étnicos y raciales, los estudiantes afroamericanos, latinos y nativos americanos se agrupan en una sola categoría de “minorías subrepresentadas”. Dado que los estudiantes latinos comprendieron aproximadamente el 91 % de todos los estudiantes en la categoría de “minoría subrepresentada”, de acuerdo con el tamaño de su población en el sistema y el estado, eso hace que los datos reflejen casi por completo el éxito de los estudiantes latinos. En consecuencia, las desigualdades más profundas que enfrentan los estudiantes afroamericanos permanecieron ocultos. En promedio, Cal State graduó al 57 % de sus estudiantes primerizos que son minoritarios subrepresentados dentro de seis años, una brecha de 12 puntos porcentuales en comparación con los estudiantes blancos, asiáticos y otros que no pertenecen a ese grupo. Pero la brecha de graduación entre los estudiantes afroamericanos y los estudiantes fuera de la categoría de reducción subrepresentada es de 20 puntos porcentuales, y ha sido así durante 15 años. El año pasado, en todo el sistema, Cal State se gradaron 770 estudiantes afroamericanos por primera vez y transferidos menos después de seis y cuatro años, respectivamente, que sus objetivos para 2025.
La forma en que el sistema Cal State presenta las tasas de graduación oscurece cómo el sistema está fallando a sus estudiantes de raza negra. Photo Credit: Mars Sector-6 / Unsplash
En otras palabras, el método predeterminado de Cal State de presentar datos de minorías sugiere que el sistema está mucho más cerca de cerrar la brecha de rendimiento para los estudiantes afroamericanos de lo que realmente está. La brecha de graduación entre los estudiantes afroamericanos y los estudiantes fuera de la categoría de minoría subrepresentada es del 20%, y ha sido así durante 15 años. “Hemos estado presionando a la oficina del rector durante años para que desglose y nos proporcione los datos”, dijo Michele Siqueiros, presidente de Campaign for College Opportunity, una organización de defensa de los estudiantes. “Siempre hemos sido críticos con eso”. Sin embargo, en la reunión de la Junta Directiva de noviembre de 2021 que discutió las brechas en las tasas de graduación, los altos funcionarios de Cal State nunca mencionaron las brechas de equidad más profundas que experimentaron los estudiantes afroamericanos ni desglosaron ningún dato por grupos raciales específicos. En cambio, tanto el material escrito disponible públicamente como la discusión oral se centró únicamente en la brecha estudiantil minoritaria subrepresentada. Nadie de la Oficina del Canciller de Cal State estuvo disponible para una entrevista para esta historia. El canciller interino Koester rechazó una solicitud de entrevista de CalMatters. Lo mismo hizo Jeff Gold, vicepresidente asociado interino de éxito estudiantil del sistema. En una declaración escrita, Gold explicó que el sistema Cal State cambió la métrica de mínima subrepresentada en 2009 y la incorporó a las metas para 2025 de su iniciativa de graduación que se lanzaron en 2015.
“A pesar de la naturaleza problemática del término ‘URM’ y las limitaciones de la metodología subyacente, la CSU decidió no abandonar esta métrica y/o cambiar las metas a la mitad del camino”, escribió. En otras palabras, el sistema no cambiará su enfoque para medir las brechas de equidad debido a una decisión que tomó hace siete años y no cambiará hasta 2025 como muy pronto. El sistema de Cal State “está comprometido” a alejarse de la métrica de minorías subrepresentadas para futuras iniciativas de graduación, dijo Gold. Gold luego indicó que los campus individuales “desagregan periódicamente los datos de la tasa de graduación y retención de estudiantes por raza, género, etnia” y otros descriptores, como los niveles de ingresos del hogar. “Diría que, como una cuestión de cumplimiento legal de la ley federal, no debería agregar datos en exceso de esa manera”.
No tiene que ser así. Los sitios web de índices de graduación para la Universidad Estatal de San Diego y de San Jose State, por ejemplo, muestra el éxito de cada grupo racial y étnico uno al lado del otro, lo que permite a los usuarios notar instantáneamente la profundidad de las brechas de equidad entre los grupos demográficos. El enfoque de Cal State de agrupar varios grupos de identidad también puede entrar en conflicto con el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, dijo Thomas A. Saenz, presidente y asesor legal del Fondo Educativo y de Defensa Legal México-Estadounidense (MALDEF), un grupo legal de derechos civiles que ha argumentado ante la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos. “Diría que, como una cuestión de cumplimiento legal de la ley federal, no debería agregar datos en exceso de esa manera”, dijo. El sitio web del sistema universitario dedicado a cerrar la brecha de rendimiento compara los grupos agregados entre sí, no hay grupos raciales individuales que hayan ilustrado claramente las brechas de equidad mucho más amplias que experimenten los estudiantes negros.
Sin embargo, la investigación de CalMatters encontró que nueve de los 23 campus no tenían una herramienta de datos de tasa de graduación en funcionamiento, herramientas con datos obsoletos o herramientas que no revelaban las tasas de graduación por raza o etnia. Los campus restantes presentan sus datos de tasa de graduación por raza y etnia, pero la mayoría comparte la información de manera engorrosa.
Si bien se pueden obtener datos separados sobre el éxito de los estudiantes afroamericanos, los números están escondidos en grandes conjuntos de datos que carecen de la simplicidad de las otras pantallas digitales del sistema del progreso de los estudiantes. Para determinar las brechas de equidad que enfrentan los estudiantes de raza negra, CalMatters analizó los datos de graduación de todo el sistema y específicos del campus por raza. CalMatters también recreó las categorías subrepresentadas y no subrepresentadas para compararlas con las tasas de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos.
Tome a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo , por ejemplo. Para comparar la brecha en la tasa de graduación entre estudiantes afroamericanos y estudiantes blancos, un usuario de Internet tiene que hacer clic en
Como parte de su ambicioso objetivo para 2025 de aumentar las tasas de graduación, Cal State dice que quiere eliminar la brecha en la tasa de graduación entre ciertos estudiantes de color y sus
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compañeros. En 2015, el sistema lanzó la Iniciativa de Graduación 2025, que también incluye objetivos para aumentar las tasas de graduación de CSU hasta un 70 % para estudiantes nuevos y un 85 % para transferencias en un período de seis años. Desde el inicio de la iniciativa de graduación, la tasa de graduación de seis años para los estudiantes afroamericanos que ingresaron como estudiantes de primer año aumentado del 41,9% al 49,7% en todo el sistema, como parte de una tendencia general de 15 años de más estudiantes que terminan. Pero durante esos 15 años, la brecha en la tasa de graduación de seis años entre los estudiantes blancos y de raza negra que ingresaron como estudiantes de primer año en realidad se ha ampliado ligeramente. Fue del 21,9% en 2006; en 2021, fue del 22,2%. Aunque el sistema está listo para alcanzar sus objetivos generales de graduación, “todavía no estamos en camino de eliminar la parte del desafío que es la brecha de equidad”, dijo el entonces canciller Joseph Castro durante la reunión de la Junta Directiva de noviembre pasado. Aun así, añadió: “Creo que todavía podemos hacerlo”. Variación extrema y reportes incompletos Profundice en los campus individuales, y la disparidad entre el éxito de los estudiantes afroamericanos y el grupo minoritario subrepresentado más grande es más extrema. En el estado de Sonoma, la brecha de logros de graduación de seis años para estudiantes primerizos subrepresentados y no subrepresentados prácticamente se ha cerrado: hay una diferencia de solo 1.4 puntos porcentuales. Pero la brecha entre los estudiantes afroamericanos y sus compañeros no subrepresentados es de 20 puntos porcentuales. Solo un campus de Cal State, San Diego State, ha cerrado efectivamente su brecha de rendimiento de graduación de estudiantes de primer año de seis años, tanto entre estudiantes subrepresentados y no subrepresentados como entre estudiantes afroamericanos y estudiantes no subrepresentados. Al menos un informe legislativo de Cal State pintó una imagen incompleta de sus esfuerzos para cerrar las brechas de equidad. El año pasado, el sistema les escribió a los legisladores que Cal State Northridge redujo su brecha de rendimiento en 4 puntos porcentuales entre los grupos minoritarios subrepresentados y no subrepresentados entre 2019 y 2020. Eso es cierto, pero solo porque la tasa de graduación de los grupos no minoritarios se redujo en tres puntos. La tasa de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos en realidad resultó en un punto porcentual en ese tiempo, algo que el informe no menciona. Si bien el informe menciona las brechas de equidad entre los grupos de estudiantes subrepresentados y no subrepresentados, nunca
desglosó los datos por grupos raciales y étnicos individuales.
no subrepresentadas es de 8 puntos porcentuales.
Tendencias similares para estudiantes transferidos
Una brecha del 8% “no parece tan grave”, dijo Siqueiros. Pero las “estrategias que vamos a hacer para cerrar una brecha del 8% frente a una brecha del 31% obviamente serán muy diferentes”.
Las brechas de equidad son aún más pronunciadas para los estudiantes de transferencia de colegios comunitarios en todo el sistema, que representan casi la mitad de todos los estudiantes universitarios de Cal State. Después de cuatro años, la brecha de graduación entre los estudiantes transferidos de minorías subrepresentadas y sus compañeros no subrepresentados ha sido de entre 2 y 3 puntos porcentuales en los últimos seis años. Pero la brecha de graduación entre los estudiantes afroamericanos transferidos y los estudiantes no subrepresentados ha oscilado entre 9 y 12 puntos porcentuales en el mismo período. Eso equivale a unos 1200 estudiantes afroamericanos transferidos menos que obtuvieron títulos durante ese tiempo. Existen brechas de equidad más profundas entre los estudiantes transferidos en campus individuales. En Cal State Bakersfield, la brecha en las tasas de graduación después de cuatro años entre estudiantes transferidos subrepresentados y no subrepresentados es de 2 puntos porcentuales. Pero la brecha entre los estudiantes afroamericanos y sus compañeros no subrepresentados es de 18 puntos porcentuales. De hecho, el 22 de los 23 campus de Cal State vio un solo dígito de cerrar la brecha de rendimiento entre los estudiantes de transferencia subrepresentados y sus compañeros no subrepresentados. Pero lo mismo sucedió con solo siete campus de Cal State cuando se compararon las tasas de graduación de los estudiantes negros con sus compañeros no subrepresentados. Muchos campus tienen pocos estudiantes afroamericanos Hay pocas excusas para tener tasas de graduación tan bajas, dado lo pequeño que es la población de estudiantes afroamericanos en cada uno de los 23 campus de Cal State, dijeron los expertos. En 2015, de una clase promedio de primer año de casi 2800, solo 118 eran estudiantes afroamericanos, aproximadamente el 4%. “Uno pensaría que tendrían suficiente energía para dedicarse a una pequeña cohorte”, dijo Lesa Johnson, profesora de sociología negra en Chico State que estudiar las relaciones raciales en el campus. En Chico State, la brecha de rendimiento entre los estudiantes afroamericanos y los estudiantes minoritarios no subrepresentados es de 26 puntos porcentuales para el año más reciente. Entre todos los estados de California, solo Channel Islands, con una brecha de 31 puntos porcentuales, tiene una brecha más amplia, incluso cuando su brecha entre los estudiantes de minorías subrepresentadas y
Algunos campus tienen solo unas pocas docenas de estudiantes de primer año que son de raza negra. Como consecuencia, un ligero cambio en la cantidad de estudiantes afroamericanos que se gradúan puede provocar grandes cambios en la tasa de graduación. Cal State Channel Islands inscribió solo a 25 estudiantes afroamericanos de primer año en 2015, y solo ocho estudiantes de raza negra se graduaron después de seis años, con una tasa de graduación del 32 %. Si el campus hubiera graduado a ocho estudiantes afroamericanos más, su tasa de graduación para los estudiantes de raza negra hubiera sido del 64 %, suficiente para cerrar por completo la brecha de equidad con los estudiantes sin representación insuficiente. La raza no es solo un factor El presidente de Cal State con la mayor proporción de estudiantes afroamericanos no ve engaño en la forma en que el sistema presenta los datos. “Creo que hay un esfuerzo muy sincero e intencional para cerrar estas brechas de equidad”, dijo Thomas Parham, presidente de Cal State Dominguez Hills y uno de los tres presidentes de raza negra en los campus de el sistema de Cal State. “Si tuviera una pregunta sobre si realmente estamos comprometidos con el trabajo, entonces no estaría haciendo lo que estoy haciendo”. Parham también advirtió que la raza no es el único factor para comprender los datos detrás de las brechas de logros. Si un estudiante es de bajos ingresos y el primero en su familia en asistir a la universidad también puede afectar la probabilidad de que se gradúe. “Creo que hay un esfuerzo muy sincero e intencional para cerrar estas brechas de equidad”. -THOMAS PARHAM, PRESIDENTE DE CAL STATE DOMINGUEZ HILLS Dominguez Hills tiene una gran cantidad de estudiantes que se ajustan a algunos o todos esos perfiles demográficos, así como también aquellos que provienen de comunidades que soportan el racismo sistémico. Al igual que otros con perfiles estudiantiles similares, Domínguez Hills tiene que trabajar más duro para que los estudiantes crucen la línea de meta que los campus con estudiantes más adinerados y que no provienen de entornos subrepresentados, dijo Parham. Aun así, tanto para los estudiantes transferidos como para los estudiantes por primera vez, Cal State Dominguez Hills tiene una brecha de equidad más estrecha para los estudiantes afroamericanos
y los estudiantes de minorías subrepresentadas que el promedio del sistema para el año más reciente. Dominguez Hills también tiene una brecha de equidad más estrecha que Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, cuyo alumnado es 1% de raza negra, 19% URM y 16% de bajos ingresos, puntos de datos que están muy por debajo del promedio del sistema y muy por debajo de la proporción de la escuela secundaria. graduados en California que tomaron cursos de preparación para la universidad. Por otro lado, los esfuerzos de equidad de Cal State Dominguez Hill han retrocedido. Hace cuatro años, prácticamente no hubo una brecha en la tasa de graduación de seis años entre los estudiantes afroamericanos por primera vez y los estudiantes de minorías no subrepresentadas. Desde entonces, la tasa de graduación de los estudiantes afroamericanos cayó alrededor de 5 puntos porcentuales, mientras que la tasa de estudiantes de minorías no subrepresentadas creció casi 10 puntos porcentuales. Para James Minor, ex vicecanciller asistente en la oficina de todo el sistema de CSU, cualquier ayuda para los estudiantes con dificultades en el sistema mejora directamente el destino académico de los estudiantes de raza negra. Destacó varios esfuerzos en curso para mejorar las tasas de graduación de todos los estudiantes, incluida la reinscripción de los estudiantes que abandonaron de asistir y la reducción de la proporción de estudiantes que obtuvieron calificaciones D y F. Cal State también está probando software adicional y contactando a los estudiantes en la primavera que no se han inscrito en las clases de otoño, una clara señal de que pueden abandonar. Todos esos esfuerzos también beneficiaron a los estudiantes de raza negra, dijo. Pero el sistema universitario debe apuntar específicamente a los estudiantes afroamericanos, dijeron expertos y estudiantes a CalMatters. Declaraciones contradictorias Si bien el líder de CSU, Koester, mencionó claramente el desglose de datos como un objetivo para mejorar la experiencia de los estudiantes afroamericanos en el sistema Cal State, eso parecería entrar en conflicto con otros objetivos que ella y el sistema comparten. Si Cal State no quiere desagregar los datos sobre el rendimiento de los estudiantes afroamericanos hasta 2025 debido a la meta de 10 años que estableció en 2015, como dijo a CalMatters el vicepresidente asociado interino Gold, entonces probablemente no lo hará bajo Koester. Cuando Koester asumió el cargo de canciller interina en marzo, le dijo a CalMatters que no quiere el puesto de forma permanente, que estaba “comprometida al 150 %” con el puesto interino. Este artículo fue publicado originalmente por CalMatters.
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t the close of the first-ever California State University Juneteenth Symposium last month, the system’s top executive laid out an agenda for improving the Black student experience at the nation’s largest public university system.
Yet at the November 2021 Board of Trustees meeting that discussed the gaps in graduation rates, Cal State senior officials never mentioned the deeper equity gaps Black students experience or disaggregated any data by specific racial groups. Instead, both the publicly available written material and oral discussion focused solely on the underrepresented minority student gap.
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The first item on Interim Chancellor Jolene Koester’s list? “We need to disaggregate the data,” she said. Huh? That might sound dry, but there’s a good reason why it’s top of mind: Cal State’s struggle to graduate its Black students often goes unmentioned in the system’s public reporting about graduation rates.
In its marquee data tool showing the system’s efforts to close achievement gaps among ethnic and racial groups, Black, Latino and Native American students are lumped into a single category of “underrepresented minorities.” With Latino students comprising about 91% of all students in the “underrepresented minority” category — in keeping with the size of their population in the system and state — that makes the data almost entirely a reflection of the success of Latino students. Consequently, the deeper inequities faced by Black students remain hidden. On average, Cal State graduates 57% of its first-time students who are underrepresented minorities within six years, a gap of 12 percentage points compared to White, Asian and other students who don’t fall into that grouping. But the graduation gap between Black students and students outside the underrepresented-minority category is 20 percentage points — and has been that way for 15 years. Last year, across the system, Cal State graduated 770 fewer first-time and transfer Black students after six and four years, respectively, than its targets for 2025. In other words, Cal State’s default method of presenting minority data suggests the system is much closer to closing the achievement gap for Black students than it actually is. The graduation gap between Black students and students outside the underrepresented-minority category is 20% — and has been that way for 15 years. “We’ve been pushing the chancellor’s office for years about disaggregating and giving us the data,” said Michele Siqueiros, president of the Campaign for College Op-
“Despite the problematic nature of the term ‘URM’ and the limitations of the underlying methodology, the CSU decided not to abandon this metric and/or change the goalposts midstream,” he wrote. In other words, the system won’t change its approach to measuring equity gaps because
No one from the Cal State’s Office of the Chancellor made themselves available for an interview for this story.
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Combined, the system’s 23 campuses graduate just half of Black students who enter as freshmen over a six-year period — well below the overall six-year average of 63%, according to the latest system data from 2021. But you wouldn’t know it from looking at how Cal State reports the data.
Interim Chancellor Koester turned down a CalMatters request for an interview. So did Jeff Gold, interim associate vice president of student success for the system. In a written statement, Gold explained that the Cal State system adopted the underrepresented minority metric in 2009 and built it into the 2025 goals of its graduation initiative that launched in 2015.
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of a decision it made seven years ago and won’t change until 2025 at the earliest. The Cal State system “is committed” to moving away from the underrepresented minority metric for future graduation initiatives, Gold said. Gold then noted that individual campuses “regularly disaggregate student retention and graduation rate data by race, gender, ethnicity” and other descriptors, such as household income levels. “I would say as a matter of legal compliance with federal law, you should not be over-aggregating data like that.” -THOMAS A. SAENZ, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL, MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND However, CalMatters research found nine of the 23 campuses had either no functioning graduation rate data tool, tools with outdated data or tools that didn’t reveal graduation rates by race or ethnicity. The remaining campuses do present their graduation rate data by race and ethnicity, but most share the information in cumbersome ways. Take Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, for example. To compare the graduation rate gap between Black students and white students, an internet user would have to click on each group individually, record the information manually, and then spot the equity gaps. The Cal State system’s own in-depth graduation rate portal also presents the data in a way that requires users to record each racial and ethnic group individually, such as by downloading the data as spreadsheets to enable mathematical comparisons. Some of the campus websites, such as Cal Poly’s, don’t even allow the user to download the data as spreadsheets, further limiting the public’s ability to easily spot equity gaps. It doesn’t have to be that way. The graduation rate websites for San Diego State and San Jose State, for example, show each racial and ethnic group’s success side by side, allowing users to instantly notice the depth of the equity gaps across demographic groups. Cal State’s approach of bundling various identity groups may also run afoul of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, said Thomas A. Saenz, president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, a civil rights legal group that has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. “I would say as a matter of legal compliance with federal law, you should not be over-aggregating data like that,” he said. The university system’s website dedicated to closing the achievement gap compares the aggregated groups to each other, not individual racial groups that would have clearly illustrated the much wider equity gaps Black students experience. While separate data about Black student success is attainable, the num-
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bers are tucked away in large datasets that lack the simplicity of the system’s other digital displays of student progress. To determine the equity gaps facing Black students, CalMatters analyzed systemwide and campus-specific graduation data by race. CalMatters also recreated the underrepresented and non-underrepresented categories to compare them to Black student graduation rates.
Dominguez Hills has a large share of students who fit some or all of those demographic profiles, as well as those who come from communities that endure systemic racism. Like others with similar studentbody profiles, Dominguez Hills has to work harder to see students cross the finish line than campuses with more affluent students and who aren’t from underrepresented backgrounds, Parham said.
As part of its ambitious 2025 goal to increase graduation rates, Cal State says it wants to eliminate the graduation rate gap between certain students of color and their peers. In 2015, the system launched Graduation Initiative 2025, which also includes goals to bring CSU graduation rates up to 70% for first-time students and 85% for transfers in a six-year window. Since the graduation initiative’s inception, the six-year graduation rate for Black students who entered as freshmen increased from 41.9% to 49.7% systemwide, part of an overall 15-year trend of more students finishing. But over those 15 years, the six-year graduation rate gap between Black and white students who entered as freshmen has actually widened slightly. It was 21.9% in 2006; in 2021, it was 22.2%. Though the system is poised to reach its overall graduation targets, “we are not yet on track in eliminating the equity-gap part of the challenge,” said then-Chancellor Joseph Castro during last November’s Board of Trustees meeting. Still, he added: “I believe that we can still do it.” Extreme variation and incomplete reports Drill down to individual campuses, and the disparity between Black student success and the larger underrepresented minority grouping is more extreme. At Sonoma State, the six-year graduation achievement gap for underrepresented and non-underrepresented first-time students has practically closed — there’s a difference of just 1.4 percentage points. But the gap between Black students and their non-underrepresented peers is 20 percentage points. Only one Cal State campus, San Diego State, has effectively closed its six-year freshman graduation achievement gap, both between underrepresented and nonunderrepresented students and between Black students and non-underrepresented students. At least one Cal State legislative report painted an incomplete picture of its efforts to close equity gaps. Last year, the system wrote to lawmakers that Cal State Northridge narrowed its achievement gap by 4 percentage points between underrepresented and non-underrepresented minority groups between 2019 and 2020. That’s true, but only because the non-minority group graduation rate dropped by three points. The graduation rate for Black students actually declined by a percentage point in that time — something the report does not mention. While the report mentioned equity gaps between underrepresented and nonunderrepresented student groups, it never
The way the Cal State system presents graduation rates obscures how the system is failing its Black students. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / CalMatters / iStock
broke out the data by individual racial and ethnic groups. Similar trends for transfer students Equity gaps are even more pronounced for community college transfer students across the system, who make up almost half of all Cal State undergraduate students. After four years, the graduation gap between underrepresented minority transfer students and their non-underrepresented peers has been between 2 and 3 percentage points the past six years. But the graduation gap between Black transfer students and non-underrepresented students has ranged from 9 to 12 percentage points in the same period. That works out to about 1,200 fewer Black transfer students earning degrees during that time. Deeper equity gaps exist among transfer students at individual campuses. At Cal State Bakersfield, the gap in graduation rates after four years between underrepresented and non-underrepresented transfer students is 2 percentage points. But the gap between Black students and their nonunderrepresented peers is 18 percentage points. In fact, 22 of the 23 Cal State campuses were within single digits of closing the achievement gap between underrepresented transfer students and their nonunderrepresented peers. But the same was true for just seven Cal State campuses when comparing Black student graduation rates to their non-underrepresented peers. Many campuses have few Black students There’s little excuse to have graduation rates that low, given how small the Black student population is at each of Cal State’s 23 campuses, experts said. In 2015, out of an average freshman class of nearly 2,800, only 118 were Black students, roughly 4%. “You would think that they would have enough energy to devote to a small cohort,” said Lesa Johnson, a Black sociology professor at Chico State who’s studied campus race relations.
At Chico State, the Black student versus non-underrepresented minority student achievement gap is 26 percentage points for the most recent year. Among all Cal States, only Channel Islands, with a gap of 31 percentage points, has a wider gap — even as its gap between underrepresented minority and non-underrepresented minority students is 8 percentage points. An 8% gap “doesn’t seem so severe,” said Siqueiros. But the “strategies that we’re going to do to close an 8% gap versus a 31% gap are obviously going to be super different.” Some campuses have just a few dozen entering freshmen who are Black. As a consequence, a slight change in the number of Black students graduating can lead to big swings in the graduation rate. Cal State Channel Islands enrolled just 25 Black freshmen in 2015, graduating only eight Black students after six years, for a graduation rate of 32%. Had the campus graduated eight more Black students, its graduation rate for Black students would have been 64% — enough to completely close the equity gap with non-underrepresented students. Race isn’t only factor The president of the Cal State with the largest share of Black students doesn’t see deception in how the system is portraying the data. “I think there is a very sincere and intentional effort to close these equity gaps,” said Thomas Parham, president of Cal State Dominguez Hills and one of three Black campus presidents at the Cal State system. “If I had a question about whether we were really committed to the work, then I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing.” Parham also cautioned race isn’t the only factor in understanding the data behind the achievement gaps. Whether a student is low-income and first in their family to attend college can also affect the likelihood that they graduate. “I think there is a very sincere and intentional effort to close these equity gaps.”
Still, for both transfer and first-time students, Cal State Dominguez Hills has a narrower equity gap for Black students and underrepresented minority students than the system average for the most recent year. Dominguez Hills also has a narrower equity gap than Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, whose student body is 1% Black, 19% URM and 16% low-income — data points that are far below the system average and well under the share of high school graduates in California who took college-ready courses. On the other hand, Cal State Dominguez Hill’s equity efforts have regressed. Four years ago, there was virtually no six-year graduation rate gap between Black firsttime students and non-underrepresented minority students. Since then, the grad rate for Black students fell about 5 percentage points while the rate for non-underrepresented minority students grew nearly 10 percentage points. To James Minor, former assistant vice chancellor at the CSU’s systemwide office, any help for struggling students at the system directly improves the academic fates of Black students. He highlighted various efforts underway to improve graduation rates for all students, including re-enrolling students who stopped attending and lowering the share of students earning Ds and Fs. Cal State is also trying additional software, and contacting students in the spring who haven’t signed up for fall classes — a clear sign they may drop out. All those efforts benefit Black students, too, he said. But the university system needs to target Black students specifically, experts and students told CalMatters. Conflicting statements While CSU leader Koester explicitly called out disaggregating data as a goal for improving the Black student experience in the Cal State system, that would appear to conflict with other goals she and the system share. If Cal State doesn’t want to disaggregate the data regarding Black student achievement until 2025 because of the 10-year goal it set in 2015 — as interim associate vice president Gold told CalMatters — then it probably won’t do so under Koester. When Koester took the position of interim chancellor in March, she told CalMatters she doesn’t want the job permanently, that she was “150% committed” to the interim position
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OS ANGELES – At the Oscar Romero Clinic in Boyle Heights, a primarily Latino neighborhood in East Los Angeles, children arrive with a variety of symptoms.
One persistent and especially pernicious rumor claims the vaccine causes infertility. While there’s been zero evidence of this from the science community, Lindo says some severe cases of Covid infections have been seen to impact male fertility.
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With Covid infections again ticking upward here, doctors say many parents remain incredulous, influenced by rampant misinformation that continues to downplay the risks to children and families. Parents are in “tremendous denial,” according to Ruth Carleton Lindo, a pediatrician at the clinic. Many believe their little ones can’t catch the virus. “This morning a little 4-year-old came in to get his regular vaccinations, but I noticed his heart was beating a bit fast, so I sent him for a Covid test: it came back positive,” said Lindo. “The parents hadn’t noticed anything and were very surprised.” Others come in with body aches. “The other day a child came in with pain in one little foot,” she added. “It turned out to be Covid.” It’s “shocking” for parents when they learn their children are infected with the virus, the pediatrician notes, given the amount of misinformation that continues to circulate within the Latino community. Spanish-language articles, ads and programs routinely appear online and on social media, decrying the dangers of Covid vaccines, questioning their efficacy, or promoting alternative treatments known to be ineffective against the virus. More than two years into the pandemic, Latinos remain among the most vulnerable population, overrepresented in frontline jobs that put them at increased risk of exposure. That is particularly worrisome given the recent surge in infections fueled by the new B4 and B5 Omicron variants, now the dominant strains in the U.S. and more contagious than previous versions of the virus. And while hospitalization rates are lower—thanks to vaccines and boosters, as well as immunity from past infections—the new strains appear able to bypass the body’s immune system defenses. California made vaccines available to children under 5 in June, and while the response from Latino parents has been generally enthusiastic, others remain skeptical. “They come in with their little ones who have coughs and runny noses, and when I suggest testing, they say, ‘Oh no, it couldn’t be that,’” Lindo explains. “Many parents refuse the test: my child can’t have Covid.” Shifting attitudes about vaccines Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show Hispanics narrowing the gap when it comes to vaccination rates, and Lindo says she’s seen similar anecdotal trends when it comes to vaccines for children under 5. Still, there are those who have had the vaccine but refuse to let their children be immunized, while some
“Most of the time they don’t tell me the exact reason, or I am given to understand that it is related to what they’ve heard on social media, or a friend told them something. Some even mention they’ve heard it in church,” explains Lindo. “I try to make them aware of the high rates of spread in the community, that it’s an imminent danger, not theoretical. I try to get them to understand that the strain is very contagious and there is a high chance that their child will be infected,” she adds. Playing Russian roulette While the severity of Covid cases in children and adolescents tends to be much lower than in adults the risks are real, says Lindo. “Children can have severe symptoms and die from Covid,” she notes. “Although it happens less than among older people, you can’t assume your child won’t get seriously ill. If you do, you’re playing Russian Roulette.” Despite the dangers, tropes on social media often minimize or outright deny the facts, arguing that vaccines pose risks to children, that getting the vaccine is worse that contracting the virus, or that pharmaceutical companies are looking to cash in on the pandemic. Parents influenced by such messages will often take the chance on milder infections, something Lindo warns against. “I always tell doubters that they can’t rely on that ‘mild’ case of Covid. It doesn’t work that way.” Provisional data from the CDC shows 829 deaths from Covid nationwide among children age 5 to 18, and 431 deaths among children age 0-4 years old. Symptoms among children can include severe headaches or repeated vomiting, Lindo explains, adding that even in cases where symptoms are mild, Covid infections can result in long-term health problems. Still, the recent approval of the Pfizer-BioNtech and Moderna vaccines for children under 5 years old has revealed lingering doubts among Latino parents about the vaccines. According to a Kaiser Family Foundation survey, 38% of parents indicated they are taking a “wait and see” approach to vaccinating their youngest kids, while nearly 30% said they would not vaccinate them at all, no matter what. For Lindo, those numbers tell only half the story. “We just started with the campaign, and so far, the responses have been enthusiastic,” she says, adding that with the latest surge, people are becoming more open to being immunized. “I often hear parents say, ‘I didn´t realize my child could get it Covid.”
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OS ÁNGELES - En la clínica Oscar Romero de Boyle Heights, un barrio principalmente latino del este de Los Ángeles, los niños llegan con una gran variedad de síntomas. Con el aumento de las infecciones por Covid aquí, los médicos dicen que muchos padres siguen siendo incrédulos, influenciados por la desinformación desenfrenada que sigue restando importancia a los riesgos para los niños y las familias. Según Ruth Carleton Lindo, pediatra de la clínica, los padres se encuentran en una situación de "tremenda negación". Muchos creen que sus pequeños no pueden contraer el virus. "Esta mañana vino un pequeño de 4 años a vacunarse regularmente, pero noté que su corazón latía un poco rápido, así que le mandé a hacer una prueba de Covid: dio positivo", dijo Lindo. "Los padres no habían notado nada y se sorprendieron mucho".
que sus hijos sean inmunizados, mientras que algunos siguen rechazando la vacuna tanto para ellos como para sus hijos, en algunos casos incluso después de que ellos o sus hijos hayan contraído el virus varias veces. Un rumor persistente y especialmente pernicioso afirma que la vacuna provoca infertilidad. Aunque la comunidad científica no ha aportado ninguna prueba de ello, Lindo afirma que se ha visto que algunos casos graves de infecciones por Covid afectan a la fertilidad masculina. "La mayoría de las veces no me dicen el motivo exacto, o me dan a entender que está relacionado con lo que han oído en las redes sociales, o que un amigo les ha contado algo. Algunos incluso mencionan que lo han oído en la iglesia", explica Lindo. "Intento que sean conscientes de los altos índices de contagio en la comunidad, que es un peligro inminente, no teórico. Intento que entiendan que la cepa es muy contagiosa y que hay muchas posibilidades de que su hijo se infecte", añade. Jugar a la ruleta rusa
Otros vienen con dolores en el cuerpo. "El otro día vino un niño con dolor en un piecito", añadió. "Resultó ser Covid".
Aunque la gravedad de los casos de Covid en niños y adolescentes suele ser mucho menor que en los adultos, los riesgos son reales, dice Lindo.
Para los padres es "chocante" enterarse de que sus hijos están infectados por el virus, señala el pediatra, dada la cantidad de información errónea que sigue circulando entre la comunidad latina.
"Los niños pueden tener síntomas graves y morir de Covid", señala. "Aunque ocurre menos que entre los mayores, no se puede dar por sentado que el niño no enfermará gravemente. Si lo haces, estás jugando a la ruleta rusa".
En Internet y en las redes sociales aparecen habitualmente artículos, anuncios y programas en español que denuncian los peligros de las vacunas Covid, cuestionan su eficacia o promueven tratamientos alternativos que se sabe que son ineficaces contra el virus.
A pesar de los peligros, las mentiras en las redes sociales suelen minimizar o negar rotundamente los hechos, argumentando que las vacunas suponen riesgos para los niños, que vacunarse es peor que contraer el virus o que las empresas farmacéuticas buscan sacar provecho de la pandemia.
Tras más de dos años de pandemia, los latinos siguen estando entre la población más vulnerable, sobrerrepresentados en los trabajos de primera línea que les exponen a un mayor riesgo de contagio. Esto es especialmente preocupante dado el reciente aumento de las infecciones alimentado por las nuevas variantes B4 y B5 Omicron, que son ahora las cepas dominantes en EE.UU. y más contagiosas que las versiones anteriores del virus. Y aunque las tasas de hospitalización son menores -gracias a las vacunas y refuerzos, así como a la inmunidad de infecciones anteriores-, las nuevas cepas parecen capaces de eludir las defensas del sistema inmunitario. California puso las vacunas a disposición de los niños menores de 5 años en junio, y aunque la respuesta de los padres latinos ha sido en general entusiasta, otros siguen siendo escépticos. "Vienen con sus pequeños que tienen tos y goteo nasal, y cuando les sugiero que se hagan la prueba, dicen: 'Oh no, no puede ser eso'", explica Lindo. "Muchos padres rechazan la prueba: mi hijo no puede tener Covid". Cambio de actitud respecto a las vacunas Los datos de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades muestran que los hispanos están reduciendo la brecha cuando se trata de tasas de vacunación, y Lindo dice que ha visto tendencias anecdóticas similares cuando se trata de vacunas para niños menores de 5 años. Aun así, hay quienes se han vacunado, pero se niegan a
Los padres influenciados por estos mensajes suelen pensar que el único riesgo es una infección más leve, algo contra lo que Lindo advierte. "Siempre les digo a los que dudan que no pueden confiar en ese caso 'leve' de Covid. No funciona así". Los datos provisionales de los CDC muestran 829 muertes por Covid en todo el país entre niños de 5 a 18 años, y 431 muertes entre niños de 0 a 4 años. Los síntomas entre los niños pueden incluir fuertes dolores de cabeza o vómitos repetidos, explica Lindo, y añade que incluso en los casos en los que los síntomas son leves, las infecciones por Covid pueden provocar problemas de salud a largo plazo. Sin embargo, la reciente aprobación de las vacunas de Pfizer-BioNTech y Moderna para niños menores de 5 años ha puesto de manifiesto las dudas que persisten entre los padres latinos al respeto. Según una encuesta de la Kaiser Family Foundation, el 38% de los padres indicaron que están adoptando un enfoque de "esperar y ver" para vacunar a sus hijos más pequeños, mientras que casi el 30% dijo que no los vacunaría en absoluto, pase lo que pase. Para Lindo, estas cifras sólo cuentan la mitad de la historia. "Acabamos de empezar con la campaña y, hasta ahora, las respuestas han sido entusiastas", dice, y añade que, con el último aumento, la gente está más abierta a vacunarse. "A menudo oigo a los padres decir: 'No sabía que mi hijo podía contagiarse de Covid'".
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¡EL FAMOSO 'CHEF YISUS' NOS TRAE RECETAS FÁCILES Y SABROSAS PARA ESTA TEMPORADA DE ASADOS DE VERANO!
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ummer is officially here, which means it's time to break out the grill and have a backyard BBQ! Cookouts are a popular pastime in the U.S. and with 4th of July just around the corner, you'll want to make sure you're prepared to grill for the big day! To kick off the summer grilling festivities, Mazola® has teamed up with Celebrity Chef, cookbook author, and "Despierta América" star, Jesus Diaz (Chef Yisus) to share some easy-tomake recipes anyone can grill up at home using heart-healthy Corn Oil.
¡Es oficial, el verano ya comenzó! Y eso significa que llegó el momento de sacar la parrilla para disfrutar de un buen asado. Las comidas al aire libre son un pasatiempo popular en los Estados Unidos, y como el 4 de Julio ya está a la vuelta de la esquina, ¡querrás asegurarte de tener todo preparado para la parrillada del Día de la Independencia! Para dar inicio a las festividades y a los asados de este verano, Mazola® se ha asociado con Jesús Díaz (Chef Yisus), el famoso chef, autor y estrella de Despierta América, para traernos algunas recetas fáciles de preparar, que cualquiera puede hacer en casa usando Aceite de Maíz Mazola®, una alternativa saludable para el corazón.
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For starters, cooking with Corn Oil is a fantastic and versatile option that makes it ideal for all types of cooking, from grilling and sautéing to baking! Its neutral taste also allows the spices and ingredient flavors in every dish to shine throughout every bite. Trying to cook smarter while still holding on to that rich flavor? Mazola® Corn oil is also cholesterol-free, so you can feel good when grilling up delicious meals for your family this 4th of July and beyond! "Ever since I was a young boy, my family always trusted Mazola®, especially during the grilling months. Unlike other oils like coconut or olive, Mazola® has an incredibly high smoke point of 450°F, which I love because it prevents it from breaking down easily and sacrificing my food's flavor, allowing me to really turn up the heat!" Check out this recipe by Chef Yisus that is sure to turn heads and take your backyard BBQ to the next level!
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Para empezar, el Aceite de Maíz Mazola® es una opción fantástica y versátil, ideal para todo tipo de técnica de cocina, desde asar a la parrilla y saltear, hasta hornear. Su sabor neutro también permite que las especias e ingredientes en cada plato brillen a cada bocado. ¿Quieres cocinar sanamente y conservar el sabor de tus comidas? Aceite de Maíz también es libre de colesterol. Podrás sentirte mejor asando deliciosas comidas para tu familia este 4 de Julio y el resto del año. "Desde que era niño, mi familia siempre confió en Mazola®, especialmente durante los meses de parrilladas. A diferencia de otros aceites como el de coco o el de oliva, Mazola® tiene un punto de humo increíblemente alto de 450 °F (232 ºC), algo que me encanta porque evita que se queme fácilmente afectando el sabor de mis comidas; gracias a eso realmente puedo ¡subirle la temperatura al asador!". Échale un vistazo a esta receta del Chef Yisus que seguramente les va a encantar a todos y llevará tu asado ¡al siguiente nivel!:
Chicken Adobo with Grilled Shishito and Aji Dulces
Pollo Adobado a la Parrilla con Shishitos y Ají Dulce
INGREDIENTS:
INGREDIENTES:
2 pounds
chicken thighs and drumsticks
2 libras
muslos y contramuslos de pollo
20
garlic cloves
20
dientes de ajo
1/2 to 1/3 cup
Corn Oil
1/2 a 1/3 tz
Aceite de Maíz
300 mL
rice vinegar
300 ml
vinagre de arroz
150 mL
soy sauce
150 ml
salsa de soja
1 tbsp
whole black peppercorns
1 cda
granos enteros de pimienta negra
3 tbsp
brown sugar
3 cdas
azúcar morena
5
bay leaves
5 hojas
laurel
120 mL
water
120 ml
agua
1 tbsp
rocoto chili paste
1 cda
pasta de ají rocoto
1 handful
cilantro
1 manojo
cilantro
DIRECTIONS:
ELABORACION:
* Crush the garlic cloves and add to a bowl together with the rice vinegar, soy sauce, black peppercorns, sugar, bay leaves, water, Corn Oil, and the rocoto chili paste.
* Calienta la parrilla a fuego medio-alto.
* Mix together and add marinade to the chicken. Cover and marinate overnight in the fridge. * Remove from the fridge one to two hours before cooking. * Place the chicken on the grill for about ten minutes per side and then set aside. When ready to cook, heat your grill to medium-high.
* Machaca los dientes de ajo y añádelos a un tazón junto con el vinagre de arroz, la salsa de soja, la pimienta, el azúcar, las hojas de laurel, el agua, el Aceite de maíz y la pasta de rocoto. * Mezcla todo y pon el pollo en el marinado. Cúbrelo y déjalo marinar durante toda la noche en el refrigerador. * Retíralo del refrigerador entre una y dos horas antes de empezar a cocinar. * Coloca el pollo en la parrilla, diez minutos por cada lado y después, déjalo reposar.
* In a hot pan heated over high heat, pour the mixture and bring to a boil.
* En una sartén, calienta la mezcla a fuego alto hasta que hierva.
* Add the chicken to the pan covering all areas.
* Agrega el pollo a la sartén y cubre todas las partes.
* Reduce the temperature of the grill to the low and put the chicken back on the grill. Close the lid and cook for 35 minutes.
* Reduce la temperatura al mínimo y vuelve a colocar el pollo en la parrilla.
* Brush all the chicken with the sauce and leave on the grill for another 15 minutes.
* Cubre todo el pollo con la salsa y déjalo en la parrilla por 15 minutos más.
* Take the chicken out and brush it with the sauce one last time, top with the cilantro to finish.
* Saca el pollo, cúbrelo con la salsa una vez más, y rocía con cilantro para terminar.
* Cierra la tapa y déjalo cocinar durante 35 minutos.
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ELECTIONS
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WILL MAGA ELECTION DENIERS UPEND MIDTERMS?
¿NEGACIONISTAS MAGA REVERTIRÁN ELECCIONES DE MITAD DE PERÍODO?
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tenido." Becker argumenta que al insistir en que Biden no gano, los republicanos están prolongando afirmaciones sin fundamento y creando la posibilidad de repercusiones inesperadas y quizás peligrosas en las elecciones de medio termino de este ano y las elecciones de 2024.
he midterm election on Nov. 8 will be a referendum on President Joe Biden and Democrats, but also a preview of what could happen at polling places two years from now. In 2020, election officials didn't worry about violent incursions into voting tabulation centers, or mass protests turning deadly. But it was before the "big lie," the debunked theory that election fraud caused Donald Trump's loss to Biden, took hold. David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and the Election Official Legal Defense Network, said it is not a good sign the Texas GOP's new platform claims Biden did not win legally. "Certainly Texas is one of those states where lies about the election have taken hold," Becker observed. "A state which had record turnout and saw record victories for Republicans, and still, lies about the election have taken hold." Becker argued by insisting Biden didn't win, Republicans are prolonging baseless claims, and creating the possibility of unexpected and perhaps dangerous repercussions in this year's midterms and the 2024 elections. Government officials at the local level are responsible for certifying election results, and Becker believes some who still hold to Trump's assertions could refuse to do so. And while he has confidence the courts would eventually resolve issues, he noted it is not their job.
One in five election officials who withstood the 2020 pres¬sure campaign said they plan to leave before the 2024 elec¬tion, according to a recent Bren¬nan Center survey. Photo Credit: PeteLinforth / Pixabay
Uno de cada cinco funcionarios electorales que resistieron la campaña de presión de 2020 dijeron que planean irse antes de las elecciones de 2024, según una encuesta reciente del Centro Bren¬nan. Photo Credit: o Element5 Digital / Unsplash
"That's a tremendous burden on the courts," Becker contended. "There might be an amount of time where we're not sure what is going to happen. And that amount of time is going to be a ripe environment for chaos, confusion and the potential for political violence."
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Becker also believes continued claims of fraud are further dividing Lone Star State residents. "Texans are starting to point at each other as if they're the enemy, just because they might live in a different county or in a different urban versus rural environment, for instance, or might look different," Becker observed. "That is a major concern, because at its core, what election denial is about, it's about crippling democracy." Although he did not reveal his intentions, Donald Trump said Thursday he has already decided about whether to run again in 2024. Support for this reporting was provided by The Carnegie Corporation of New York.
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as elecciones de mitad de periodo del 8 de noviembre serán un referéndum sobre el presidente Joe Biden y los demócratas, pero también un anticipo de lo que podría suceder en los lugares de votación dentro de dos años. En 2020, los funcionarios electorales no se preocuparon por las incursiones violentas en los centros de tabulación de votos o las protestas masivas que se tornaron fatales. Pero eso fue antes de la "gran mentira": la teoría desacreditada de que un fraude electoral causo la derrota de Donald Trump ante Biden. David Becker, del Centro para la Innovación e Investigación Electoral, dice que no es una buena señal que la nueva plataforma de G-O-P de Texas afirme que Biden no gano legalmente. "Ciertamente, Texas es uno de esos estados donde las mentiras sobre las elecciones se han propagado," dice Becker. "Un estado que tuvo una participación récord y vio victorias récord para los republicanos, y todavía, las mentiras sobre las elecciones se han sos-
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Los funcionarios gubernamentales a nivel local son responsables de certificar los resultados de las elecciones, y Becker cree que algunos de los que todavía mantienen las afirmaciones de Trump podrían negarse a hacerlo. Y aunque confía en que los tribunales finalmente resolverán los problemas, señala que ese no es su trabajo. "Esa es una carga tremenda para los tribunales," asegura Becker. "Puede haber una cantidad de tiempo en la que no estemos seguros de lo que va a suceder. Y ese tiempo será un ambiente propicio para el caos, la confusión y el potencial de violencia política." Becker también cree que las continuas denuncias de fraude están dividiendo aún más a los residentes de Lone Star State. "Los texanos están comenzando a señalarse unos a otros como si fueran el enemigo, simplemente porque pueden vivir en un condado diferente o en un entorno urbano diferente al rural, por ejemplo, o porque pueden verse diferentes," dice Becker. "Esa es una gran preocupación, porque en esencia, de lo que trata la negación de las elecciones es de paralizar la democracia." No revelo sus intenciones, pero Donald Trump dijo el jueves que ya ha decidido volver a postularse en 2024. El apoyo para este informe fue proporcionado por The Carnegie Corporation de Nueva York.
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SB 911 WOULD DRIVE A STAKE IN THE HEART OF CALIFORNIA’S ETHNIC MEDIA
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he California legislature is considering a bill – SB 911 by Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Contra Costa) – that would dedicate $25 million in state surplus funds to local and ethnic journalism. It would also stab the independent ethnic media sector in the heart. That’s why, despite the financial pressures that have disrupted the entire news industry, our two organizations – which have worked for decades to support and advocate for the ethnic media sector – oppose SB 911. Ethnic media pride themselves on being rooted in their communities and serving as an independent advocacy voice. “We wish to plead our own cause; too long have others spoken for us,” was the mission statement of Freedom Journal way back in 1827. It captures ethnic media’s mission today, regardless of what language they publish in or which community they serve. Among our top concerns – echoed in numerous conversations with practitioners across the sector – is that the bill promotes a non-profit model as a one size fits all solution to the problems of local and ethnic journalism. But for decades most ethnic media have operated as for-profit businesses and that model has allowed them to operate as an advocacy sector for their communities. You hear it in their titles – Sentinel, Informer, Voice, Guardian, Crusader – and that is precisely why mainstream media has often disparaged their reporting without understanding the unique role they play. Adopting the nonprofit model would expressly forbid ethnic media from regularly endorsing political candidates or lobbying on behalf of proposed legislation. It would cripple their advocacy voice. Nor are most ethnic media outlets prepared to shift their revenue base from advertising to foundation and government grants, especially if overseen by a board of political appointees as SB 911 proposes. Ethnic media create a synergy with the small and micro businesses and community-based organizations that is crucial for neighborhood economies to thrive – ethnic media expand the customer base of local businesses and agencies, while local businesses provide the majority of ad revenues that support ethnic media. For the sector to become dependent
on grants from foundations or government agencies would disempower both ethnic media and their communities.
SB 911 got its name to spotlight the dire straits many ethnic media find themselves in, especially following the business shutdowns from the pandemic, inflation, and a possible recession, let alone the demands of adapting to the digital world.
Finally, we are concerned about how SB 911 proposes to administer funds through a board of political appointees that would be costly and time consuming to set up and would wind up determining the criteria for how government doles out support for local journalism for years to come. Ethnic media might have two representatives on that board. But the majority would have no direct knowledge of the unique role of ethnic media nor how it works.
But we’re not prepared to greenlight the bill as currently written for the sake of whatever share the board bestows to individual outlets after their own admin costs are met. We urge the legislature to consider far more productive ways of supporting the ethnic news sector much as you did in the 2020 Census when you increased the advertising dollars earmarked for ethnic media from $15 million to over $85 million, recognizing that only ethnic media could deliver truly inclusive outreach to the diverse communities that now make up the state.
The last thing ethnic media need are people with little experience in their communities determining what kind of media those communities need. And we are concerned that the bill as currently written would allow media startups – including many in the nonprofit space – that have operated for only one year to qualify for support. This puts them in direct competition with media that have worked for decades to serve their communities and sustain themselves.
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Redirect the $25 million to advertising or outreach on the many issues these communities now face. Create mandates that steer a fairer share of marketing dollars for issues like the drought, housing, wildfires, climate change, or health care to our media sector and that will reach the underserved audiences the state needs to reach, rather than wasting time and money on a costly administrative process in the name of ethnic media. The non-profit model works well for a small number of ethnic media news agencies, including such veteran nonprofits as Radio Bilingue and India Currents; they are convenors and informers of community, they fit the category of mission driven journalism, we applaud them for their work. But one size does not fit all media, especially the vast majority of ethnic news outlets. Don’t ask ethnic media to transform themselves into a model that reduces their interdependence with community. “Too long have others spoken for us.” That’s what SB 911 does and why we oppose it. Sandy Close, director of Ethnic Media Services, was founder and former director of New America Media and Pacific News Service. She’s worked in the ethnic media sector for over 25 years. Regina Brown Wilson is the Executive Director of California Black Media, the oldest advocacy organization supporting locally-owned black media.
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OAKLAND NONPROFIT FILLS COMMUNITY FRIDGES TO COMBAT HUNGER
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ocal nonprofits in the Bay Area are tackling hunger in low-income neighborhoods by stocking corner stores and "community fridges" around town with free healthy meals. The HOPE Collaborative in Oakland has received a $5,500 grant to help with this effort, from the Health, Environment, Agriculture and Labor Food Alliance - known as HEAL. Elizabeth Esparza - interim project director at HOPE Collaborative - said people think that hunger needs went down as the pandemic has eased, but that isn't the case. "There were a lot of increased supports in 2020," said Esparza. "And a lot of those started to drop off before the end of 2020 when the pandemic was at its worst. And so, that need is still there." HOPE Collaborative has teamed up with nonprofits
Cocina del Corazon and Third Eye Soul Kitchen to stock community fridges placed around town and launched the Community Food Distribution Project with their Healthy Corner Store partners in March. Navina Khanna, executive director of the HEAL Food Alliance, said the group is awarding $52,000 in rapid-response grants to food justice organizations that work with communities of color. "We were seeing that to go through a whole funding process is often very, very cumbersome," said Khanna, "in terms of an application and reporting requirements, and things like that. And that, by creating a pool of funds and getting that out to our communities, our communities could do what they need to do." The grants are designed to be flexible and can be used for many things - including repairs to a broken fridge, transportation, food and more. They have benefited eight grassroots, BIPOC-led organizations across the country.
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¡ALERTA! SEPTIEMBRE SERÁ UN MES COMPLICADO
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retrógrado. La situación financiera también se verá afectada ya que la inflación continuará su ciclo en ascenso. El sector salud podría verse al mismo tiempo muy afectado, debido a las nuevas variantes del Covid 19, y al aumento vertiginoso de casos de la viruela del mono. Tormentas y huracanes en el Océano Atlántico mantendrán en vilo a varios países de la región. Los días de mayor crisis serán: del día 6 de septiembre y se extenderá el llamado de alerta hasta el día 5 de octubre.
eliz fin de semana para todos, espero que estén disfrutando de la maravillosa época de verano. Escribo esta nota no con el afán de crear alarma sino, con el propósito de alertar sobre los eventos que ocurrirán durante el mes de septiembre. Ya en escritos anteriores les he comentado sobre el tema “Mercurio retrógrado” y los efectos que este aspecto astral suele ocasionar. Durante el mes de septiembre la energía será muy densa, pueden ocurrir tempestades, huracanes, temblores y calamidades. Esto en cuanto a la madre naturaleza. Con respecto a la vida en general, será un periodo de mucha tensión. Discusiones y pleitos pueden ocurrir de un momento a otro, habrá infortunadamente una ausencia de cordialidad. La mayoría de las personas sentirá una energía pesada salpicada de violencia. Lastimosamente ocurrirán más balaceras y seremos testigos de accidentes, aglomeraciones vehiculares, las cuales ocurrirán todos los días desde que inicie ese mes. También se debe de tener cuidado con: golpes, caídas, cortaduras, quemaduras y todo tipo de accidentes domésticos. El planeta que entra en retrogradación
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con mayor frecuencia es Mercurio, cada cuatro meses transita retrógrado por un ciclo de duración de aproximadamente tres semanas. Durante ese lapso suelen ocurrir todo tipo de retrasos, pérdida de tiempo, confusión, inconvenientes, olvidos, accidentes, incendios, atentados, discusiones, hechos violentos y malos entendidos; el comercio, la comunicación y el transporte se verán afectados durante la retrogradación de Mercurio. Es un periodo de reorganización
y muchas veces se tendrán que realizar las mismas tareas dos o tres veces pues el primer intento puede fallar con relativa facilidad. Esta retrogradación de Mercurio viene acompañada, por la retrogradación de tres asteroides mayores y cinco planetas más: Júpiter, Saturno, Urano, Neptuno y Plutón, éstos también permanecerán retrógrados. Situación que complica aún más el ciclo de Mercurio
Ante todo se debe de guardar la clama, ser prudente, conducir con paciencia, y no dejarse llevar por las emociones. Evitar sitios demasiado concurridos también es aconsejable. Si se actúa con precaución se podrá esquivar en gran medida los desafíos que traerá consigo el mes de septiembre. Hacer el bien a los demás, ser cortés, andar con cuidado y rezar oraciones, serán aspectos que nos ayudarán a sobrellevar un mes complicado y lleno de altibajos de todo tipo. Tengan precaución con las finanzas, no incurran en deudas, ni mucho menos en gastos innecesarios. Cuiden su salud y sus pertenencias, eleven una plegaria al Creador, y actúen con serenidad, amabilidad y prudencia. ¡Y que Dios nos ampare!
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U.S. POSTAL SERVICE HONORS MARIACHI, THE TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF MEXICO
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EL SERVICIO POSTAL DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS RINDE HOMENAJE AL MARIACHI, EL GENERO MUSICAL TRADICIONAL DE MÉXICO
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"Al crecer, recuerdo los fines de semana nostálgicos escuchando el sonido exclusivamente mexicano de la música mariachi en la Plaza Garibaldi de la Ciudad de México", mencionó Rafael López, artista de la estampilla. "La música mariachi es un emblema del patrimonio cultural mexicano con raíces en los Estados Unidos y seguidores en todo el mundo, y estoy emocionado y honrado por compartir el enérgico espíritu de esta música a través de estas estampillas".
LBUQUERQUE, N.M. – On July 15th, the U.S. Postal Service celebrated the sounds of mariachi, the traditional music of Mexico that has become widely popular in the United States, with a first-day-of-issue ceremony unveiling a pane of 20 Mariachi Forever stamps at the 30th Annual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque. News of the Mariachi stamps is being shared with the hashtag #MariachiStamps. "The Postal Service is proud to unveil these new Mariachi stamps to celebrate the exuberant sounds of this music that is an integral part of Mexican American culture and has fans around the world," said Peter Pastre, the Postal Service's government relations and public policy vice president, who served as the stamp ceremony's dedicating official. "Today, the sound of mariachi is in the air, with singers infusing the music with tales of life and love and vibrant dancing as this celebration will continue with these 18 million postage stamps that are now on sale at Post Offices across America," he said. Other participants at the stamp ceremony were Monica Trujillo, the Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque's educational and artistic conference director; Brian O'Connell, chief financial officer and chief operating officer of Atrisco Cos.; and Amelia Garcia, assistant principal of Ysleta High School in El Paso, Texas. Rafael López designed the stamps and created the art. Derry Noyes served as art director. Each of the five new stamps in the pane of 20 features a musician, dressed in the traditional outfit of mariachi performers, playing one of five iconic mariachi instruments: guitar, guitarrón, vihuela, violin and trumpet. The geometric shapes in the background of each stamp are a nod to Mexican villages, where mariachi music originated. "It is our honor and pleasure to have Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque's 30th Annual mariachi conference selected to partner with the U.S. Postal Service to launch this exquisite Mariachi Forever Stamp collection," said Monica Trujillo. "Through our music and the special memories evoked by these skillfully rendered works of art, it is our hope that each and every person that comes across these stamps can experience some of the magic that we get to experience with every note, lyric, and nuance that is mariachi." "Mariachi" refers to several things: to the music itself; to an individual musician or an ensemble of musicians; and, when used as an adjective, to anything identified with the music — be it dance or costume or culture. The first known written reference to the word "mariachi" was made in the 1850s, but the music's roots stretch back long before. "Growing up, I remember nostalgic weekends listening to the uniquely Mexican sound of mariachi music in Plaza Garibaldi in Mexico City," said stamp artist Rafael López. "Mariachi music is an emblem of Mexican cultural heritage with roots in the United States and followers around the globe and I'm excited and honored to share the vibrant spirit of this music with these stamps." Though mariachi's exact origins are obscure, it appears to have begun in western Mexico, where itinerant musicians made their living traveling from village to village and visiting ranches in the countryside to perform. The music of early mariachi included folk traditions from Spain, Mexico and Africa that melded to create a new indigenous musical form, the son. The sones developed in various regional styles, including the son jalisciense from Jalisco; the son huasteco, from northeastern Mexico; and the son jarocho or veracruzano, from the region around the Gulf port of Veracruz. The most well-known example of the son jarocho is the song "La Bamba." Beginning in the 1930s, mariachi music reached a
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Photo Credit: U.S. Postal Service new, wider audience as it was embraced by urban radio stations and used on soundtracks by Mexican filmmakers. It soon became one of the most popular musical genres in Latin America. Mariachi bands traditionally used the round-backed guitar called the vihuela, which gives the mariachi music its rhythmic vitality; the guitarrón, which is a bass guitar; and the Mexican folk harp, the arpa. By the 1940s and 1950s, the modern urban mariachi sound emerged with the expanded instrumentation including violins and trumpets. Today, ensembles continue to broaden the use of instruments, with some groups adding six to eight violins, two to four trumpets, an accordion, and the arpa, which had fallen out of use but has made a comeback among professional groups. This combination of instruments creates a unique music that is exuberant and expressive. While mariachi music had been in the United States for many years, by the 1960s, American churches, schools and universities began to develop and sponsor mariachi programs that produced new generations of musicians and enthusiasts. Immigrants to various parts of the United States created vibrant regional mariachi cultures that widened the appeal of this traditional music to new audiences. In addition, the American mariachi movement is being disseminated by first-, second- and third-generation Mexican Americans as a way of expressing ethnic pride and of staying connected to their heritage. Mariachi musicians are immediately recognizable in their traditional costume called traje de charro or charro suit. An adaptation of a Spanish horseman's riding outfit, it consists of fitted trousers adorned with silver buttons for men and full-length skirts for women, a short jacket, an embroidered belt, a wide bow tie, and a wide-brimmed hat. Though black with silver embellishments is traditional, today mariachi wear costumes in many colors. A beloved aspect of mariachi culture is dance, as this is music that is meant to get audiences moving. Each of the regional variations of the son has its traditional style of dance. While several dance styles are favored by mariachi fans, the most wellknown folk dance is the Jarabe Tapatío — the Mexican Hat Dance. Highly stylized with traditional steps and movements, it is the national folkloric dance of Mexico. This dance made its way from Mexico to the United States, where it is popularly celebrated at festivals and public performances and in dance competitions. Enjoyed around the world, mariachi has reached a global audience through recordings, films, live concerts, and television programs. In recognition of the importance and widespread appeal of mariachi music and culture, UNESCO added them to its Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list in 2011.
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LBUQUERQUE, NM — El 15 de julio el Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos celebró los sonidos del mariachi, la música tradicional de México que se ha vuelto muy popular en los Estados Unidos, con una ceremonia en primicia que presentó un panel de 20 estampillas Mariachi Forever en el 30° Annual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque. Las noticias sobre las estampillas Mariachi se están compartiendo con el hashtag #MariachiStamps. "El Servicio Postal se enorgullece en presentar estas nuevas estampillas Mariachi para celebrar los exuberantes sonidos de esta música que forma parte integral de la cultura mexicano-estadounidense y que cuenta con fanáticos en todo el mundo", expresó Peter Pastre, vicepresidente de Relaciones Gubernamentales y Política Pública del Servicio Postal, quien se desempeñó como funcionario designado para la ceremonia de la estampilla. "Hoy, el sonido del mariachi está en el aire, con cantantes que llenan la música de historias de vida y amor, así como enérgicos bailes, mientras la celebración continúa con estos 18 millones de estampillas postales que ahora están a la venta en las Oficinas Postales de los Estados Unidos", comentó. Otros participantes en la ceremonia de la estampilla fueron Mónica Trujillo, directora artística y educativa de la conferencia del Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque; Brian O'Connell, director financiero y director de operaciones de Atrisco Cos, y Amelia García, directora adjunta de Ysleta High School en El Paso, Texas. Rafael López diseñó las estampillas y creó el arte. Derry Noyes se desempeñó como directora de arte. Cada una de las cinco nuevas estampillas en el panel de 20 unidades presenta un músico, vestido con el atuendo tradicional de los mariachis, tocando uno de sus cinco instrumentos emblemáticos: la guitarra, el guitarrón, la vihuela, el violín o la trompeta. Las formas geométricas en el fondo de cada estampilla son un guiño a los pueblos mexicanos, donde se originó la música mariachi. "Es un honor y un placer para nosotros que la 30.ª Conferencia anual Mariachi Spectacular de Albuquerque haya sido seleccionada para asociarnos con el Servicio Postal de los Estados Unidos a fin de lanzar esta exquisita colección de estampillas Mariachi Forever", manifestó Mónica Trujillo. "A través de nuestra música y de los recuerdos especiales que evocan estas obras de arte ejecutadas con destreza, esperamos que todas y cada una de las personas que interactúen con estas estampillas puedan vivir parte de la magia que logramos experimentar con cada nota, letra y matiz que componen lo que es el mariachi". El término "mariachi" hace referencia a varias cosas: a la música como tal, a un músico individual o a un conjunto de músicos y, cuando se utiliza como adjetivo, a cualquier cosa que se identifique con la música, ya sea una danza, un traje o la cultura. La primera referencia escrita conocida a la palabra "mariachi" data de la década de 1850, pero las raíces de la música se remontan mucho antes.
Aunque los orígenes exactos del mariachi son oscuros, parece que comenzó en el oeste de México, donde músicos itinerantes se ganaban la vida viajando de un pueblo a otro y visitando ranchos en el campo para presentarse. La música del primer mariachi incluyó tradiciones populares de España, México y África que se fusionaron para crear una nueva forma musical indígena, el son. Los sones evolucionaron a varios estilos regionales, entre ellos el son jalisciense de Jalisco, el son huasteco del noreste de México, y el son jarocho o veracruzano de la región alrededor del golfo del puerto de Veracruz. El ejemplo más conocido del son jarocho es la canción "La Bamba". A partir de la década de 1930, la música mariachi llegó a una audiencia nueva y más amplia, ya que fue adoptada por emisoras de radio urbanas y utilizada en bandas sonoras por los cineastas mexicanos. Pronto se convirtió en uno de los géneros musicales más populares de América Latina. Tradicionalmente, las bandas mariachis usaban la guitarra de fondo redondo llamada vihuela, que le da a la música Mariachi su vitalidad rítmica; el guitarrón, que es un bajo, y el arpa folclórica mexicana. Para las décadas de 1940 y 1950, gracias a una mayor disponibilidad de instrumentos, incluidos los violines y las trompetas, surgió el sonido del mariachi urbano moderno. En la actualidad, los conjuntos siguen ampliando el uso de los instrumentos, con algunos grupos agregando entre seis y ocho violines, de dos a cuatro trompetas, un acordeón y el arpa, que había caído en desuso pero resurgió entre grupos profesionales. Esta combinación de instrumentos crea una música única que resulta exuberante y expresiva. Aunque la música mariachi había estado en los Estados Unidos durante muchos años, para la década de 1960, las iglesias, escuelas y universidades estadounidenses comenzaron a desarrollar y patrocinar programas de mariachis que produjeron nuevas generaciones de músicos y entusiastas. Los inmigrantes en diversas partes de los Estados Unidos crearon vibrantes culturas mariachis regionales que ampliaron el atractivo de esta música tradicional a nuevas audiencias. Además, el movimiento mariachi estadounidense es difundido por la primera, segunda y tercera generación de mexicano-estadounidenses como una forma de expresar el orgullo étnico y mantenerse conectados con su herencia. Los músicos mariachis son reconocibles al instante por su vestido tradicional llamado traje de charro. Siendo la adaptación de un atuendo de equitación español, está compuesto por pantalones ajustados adornados con botones plateados para los hombres y faldas largas para las mujeres, una chaqueta corta, un cinturón bordado, un corbatín ancho y un sombrero de ala ancha. Aunque el negro con adornos plateados es el tradicional, hoy en día los mariachis llevan trajes en muchos colores. Un aspecto apreciado de la cultura mariachi es la danza, ya que esta música está hecha para que el público se mueva. Cada una de las variaciones regionales del son tiene su estilo de danza tradicional. Aunque varios aficionados del mariachi prefieren ciertos estilos de baile, la danza folclórica más conocida es el Jarabe Tapatío, la Danza del sombrero mexicano. Muy estilizada con pasos y movimientos tradicionales, es la danza folclórica nacional de México. Esta danza se abrió camino de México a los Estados Unidos, donde se celebra popularmente en festivales y presentaciones públicas, así como en concursos de danza. El mariachi, que se disfruta en todo el mundo, ha llegado a una audiencia global a través de grabaciones, películas, conciertos en vivo y programas de televisión. En reconocimiento de la importancia y popularidad de la música y la cultura mariachis, la UNESCO las agregó a la lista de Patrimonio cultural inmaterial de la humanidad en 2011.
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los latinos no les importa el aire libre. "Mucha de la comunidad latina vive en áreas privadas de naturaleza", dijo Rosas. "Entonces, poder llevarlos a caminar y pescar, acampar - tener eventos virtuales, seminarios web, recursos educativos que puedan experimentar de primera mano - es el objetivo de la Semana de la Conservación Latina".
his week is a great chance to enjoy the great outdoors - with more than fifty free events, up and down the state of California, as part of Latino Conservation Week. People can go paddle boarding, hiking, take nature walks, attend film screenings and more. Juan Rosas is a conservation program associate with the Hispanic Access Foundation - which organizes the event with the help of dozens of community, non-profit, faith-based, and government organizations and agencies. He said the program dispels the misconception that Latinos don't care about the outdoors. "A lot of the Latino community do live in naturedeprived areas," said Rosas. "So, to be able to take them hiking and fishing, camping - have virtual events, webinars, educational resources that they can firsthand experience - is the goal of Latino Conservation Week." An event on Saturday, July 23 will promote the proposed Western Riverside County National Wildlife Refuge. Rep. Ken Calvert - R-Corona - and Rep. Mark Takano - D-Riverside - recently reintroduced a bill in Congress to officially create the new urban refuge. They say the idea is to improve access to nature for millions of people living in Southern California. Find out more about all the events online at 'Latino-
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Un evento el sábado 23 de julio promoverá el propuesto Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre del Condado de Western Riverside.
The Monterey Bay Aquarium hosted an event this week as part of Latino Conservation Week, one of dozens of activities planned statewide. Photo Credit: Fastily / Wikimedia Commons
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ConservationWeek.com.' This year's event slogan is "Disfrutando y Conservando Nuestra Tierra,” which means "Enjoying and Conserving Our Land." According to Rosas, this annual event has really caught on, growing significantly over the years. "It started in 2014 with nine events," said Rosas. "And this year, in year nine, it looks like we're just nearing 200 events that are going on, all around the United States. So, we're so excited." Many of the events touch on environmental justice themes, since so many Latinos in California labor in manufacturing and agriculture - industries that often pollute the air and water in nearby communities.
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El representante Ken Calvert (R-Corona) y el representante Mark Takano (D-Riverside) reintrodujeron recientemente un proyecto de ley en el Congreso para crear oficialmente el nuevo refugio urbano. Dicen que la idea es mejorar el acceso a la naturaleza para millones de personas que viven en el sur de California. Obtenga más información sobre todos los eventos en línea en 'LatinoConservationWeek.com'.
sta semana es una gran oportunidad para disfrutar del aire libre, con más de cincuenta eventos gratuitos en todo el estado de California, como parte de la Semana de la Conservación Latina.
El lema del evento de este año es "Disfrutando y Conservando Nuestra Tierra". Según Rosas, este evento anual realmente se ha puesto de moda, creciendo significativamente a lo largo de los años.
Las personas pueden practicar paddle surf, caminatas en la naturaleza, asistir a proyecciones de películas y más.
“Comenzó en 2014 con nueve eventos”, dijo Rosas. "Y este año, en el noveno año, parece que nos estamos acercando a los 200 eventos que se están llevando a cabo en todo Estados Unidos. Entonces, estamos muy emocionados".
Juan Rosas es un asociado del programa de conservación de la Hispanic Access Foundation, que organiza el evento con la ayuda de docenas de organizaciones y agencias comunitarias, sin fines de lucro, religiosas y gubernamentales. Dijo que el programa disipa la idea errónea de que a
Muchos de los eventos tocan temas de justicia ambiental, ya que muchos latinos en California trabajan en manufactura y agricultura - industrias que a menudo contaminan el aire y el agua en las comunidades cercanas.
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MUFFLER AND AUTO REPAIR CORP, 2221 Stevens Creek Blvd Suite B, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/21/2022. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN644957. “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/ Rosalba Rodriguz STEVENS CREEK MUFFLER AND AUTO REPAIR CORP Treasury Article/Reg#: 5122903 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/01/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686617 July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 687000 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Best Chrome, 13165 Monterey Rd, San Martin, CA 95046, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ricardo De La Torre, 202 N 26th St, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/10/2000. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Ricardo De La Torre This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/15/2022.
JUL 22 - JUL 28, 2022 Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 687000 July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686974 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EPOC, 60 4th Street Unit 303, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Anthony David Wolf, 60 4th Street Unit 303, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/13/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Anthony D Wolf This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/14/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686974 July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686493 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: L’ROCO GRILL, 699 Curtner Avenue #140, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): IC RESTAURANT GROUP INC, 678 W Refinado Way, Mountain House, CA 95391. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/01/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare
that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Anthony Mwangi IC RESTAURANT GROUP INC CFO Article/Reg#: C4817421 This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/28/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 686493 July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686871 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Zolano’s Insurance Services, 2055 Alum Rock Ave Suite B, 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): Yesenia Solano, 1180 Sunnyslope Rd, Hollister, CA 95023. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/10/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Yesenia Solano Zolano’s Insurance Services Owner This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/12/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686871 July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
JUL 22 - JUL 28, 2022 C & A Painting we are looking for experienced Painters/Foreman. Must have EXPERIENCE with: • Setting up equipment such as pressure washers, generators, and sprayers • Prepare surfaces for paint. Depending on interior or exterior work, this could mean: scraping and sand, pressure washing, and masking • Spreading and moving drop cloths • Applying paint by brushing rolling or spraying • Cleaning up the job site It is IMPERATIVE that you are willing to work clean and neat and present yourself in a professional manner Must be team oriented, a nice person, able to receive instruction and receive constructive criticism. We will expect you to treat our customers like they are #1 and respect our fellow employees and our office staff at all times Physical requirements may include (but are not limited to) being able to work outside all day, working from ladders, lifts, and scaffolds, and being able to lift or carry up to 50 pounds safely. C & A Painting 1260 Yard Ct. Suite A San Jose, CA 95133 669-455-0179
Accidente automovilístico llame al Dr. William Hamilton, DC 408-206-1667 NO. 686540 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUILLEN MACHINING, 671 Reed St, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Manuel Guillen, 5479 Tyhurst Walkway Apt 4, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/04/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Juan M Guillen This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/29/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 686540
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Automation Lead; Mountain View, CA; 1 Pos; Design & dev of Automa FW proj & regres test case automa, Design & execu using contin test pipeline. Req: Bachelor deg (or foreign equal) in Comp Electro, Comp Applic or rel & 4 yrs of exp in IT. Alt: Master deg (or foreign equal) in Comp, Electro, CompAppli or rel & 2 yrs exp in IT. Visual Stu, Java Dev Kit, C#, Java, Coded UI, Selenium, SoapUI, Rest Assured, Cucumber, Agile Method, MS Azure & AWS. Send CV’s Harman Connected Services C/O Mahesh, Job ID-AL-HCS-M-01, 2002, 156 Ave, NE #200, Bellevue, WA 98007. Azel Enterprise, a manufacturing company is looking for individual to add to our team: Janitor, Customer Service, Machinist, Welder, Manufacturing Engineer, and customer service. Please apply within 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Azel Enterprise Inc. 625 Wool Creek Drive San Jose, CA. 95112 Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 687012
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 687012 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AV ACCESORIOS NINA, 4195 Santa Rita Way, 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): Ana C Villalpando, 4195 Santa Rita Way, 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/ Ana C Villalpando This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/15/2022.
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 687003 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: STAGE PRESENCE, 1222 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnerhsip. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jaymee Lynn Senigaglia, 1222 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95118. Joseph Nicholas Schaben, 1222 Foxworthy Ave, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/01/2015. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN681200. “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/ Jaymee Senigaglia This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/15/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 687003 July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400823 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Samvel Spartakovich Atayan TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Samvel Spartakovich Atayan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Samvel Spartakovich Atayan to Samvel Atayan 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: 11/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 19, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400165 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: VyHanh Nguyen and Justin Kwong TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) VyHanh Nguyen and Justin Kwong have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Josephine Vy An Kwong to Josephine Vy An 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
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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: 10/25/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 11, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400456 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abdur Rafay TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Abdur Rafay has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abdur Rafay to Rafay Qureshi 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEAR-
ING: Date: 10/25/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 14, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400512 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: THI THUY HANG NGUYEN and NGOC DANH DANG TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) THI THUY HANG NGUYEN and NGOC DANH DANG have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. KIM PHU DANG to JACKSON DANG b. PHUC AN KHANG DANG to NOAH DANG 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: 11/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA
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95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400513 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: THI THUY HANG NGUYEN TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) THI THUY HANG NGUYEN has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. THI THUY HANG NGUYEN to HANA 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: 11/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general
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circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400514 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NGOC DANH DANG TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) NGOC DANH DANG has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. NGOC DANH DANG to DEAN DANG 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: 11/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400721 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jianwei Zhu TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jianwei Zhu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jianwei Zhu to Jason Jianwei 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: 11/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 18, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396870 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Scarlett Herverth-Mendoza TO
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Scarlett HerverthMendoza has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Scarlett Herverth-Mendoza to Scarlett Mendoza 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: 09/06/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 19, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 22, 29, August 5, 12, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 685173 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EXIT REALTY KEYSTONE, 16175 A Monterey Street, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): WATER WHEEL ENTERPRISES, INC.,
16175 A Monterey Street, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/30/2002. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN638489. “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/ Margaret Vierra WATER WHEEL ENTERPRISES INC President Article/Reg#: 2428850 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 05/13/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 685173 July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686815 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ES TIEMPO LLC, 1826 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ES TIEMPO LLC, 1826 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/01/2008. This filing is a refile [No change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN633160. “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/ Frank Carbajal ES TIEMPO LLC Founder
Article/Reg#: CA Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/08/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 686815 July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686829 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: El Ranchon, 4500 The Woods Dr Apt 933, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Carlos Ramon Marin Gomez, 4500 The Woods Dr Apt 933, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Carlos Ramon Marin Gomez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/11/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 686829 July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686780 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Cleaning Blessing, 1466 Ford Ave, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is
(are): Estefani Ariola Ortiz Cordova, 1466 Ford Ave, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/07/2022. This filing is first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Estefani Ariola Ortiz Cordova This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/07/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686780 July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV398511 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Melecio Artiaga Jr TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Melecio Artiaga Jr has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Melecio Artiaga Jr to Melecio Arteaga 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: 09/06/2022
JUL 22 - JUL 28, 2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 23, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400131 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jovita Frias Meza TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jovita Frias Meza has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jovita Frias Meza to Jovita A Frias 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: 10/25/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 08, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399232 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tesfaldet Berhane Ghebreslassie TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tesfaldet Berhane Ghebreslassie has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tesfalded Berhane Ghebreslassie to Tesfaldet Ghebre Berhane 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: 09/27/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 15, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior
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July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV396249 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Merced Gumaro Torres TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Merced Gumaro Torres has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Merced Gumaro Torres to Merced Torres Martinez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 08/23/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 07, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW
CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400117 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Akbar Kabirsalmani TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Akbar Kabirsalmani has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Akbar Kabirsalmani to Saeed Kabirsalmani 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: 10/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. June 20, 2022 Julie Emede Judge of the Superior Court July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV400278 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria De Lourdes Farias TO ALL INTERESTED PER-
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com SONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Maria De Lourdes Farias has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria De Lourdes Farias to Lourdes Maria Farias 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: 10/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 12, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 2022 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of DOANH KIM VU Case No. 22PR191891 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of DOANH KIM VU. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by MICHELLE MY VU in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that MICHELLE
MY VU be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: August 19, 2022, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested
in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. 10. Petitioner: Attorney for Petitioner: PHUC DINH DO, ESQ 181 South King Road San Jose, CA 95116 (408)254-9991 Rune Date: July 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686597 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TAQUIZAS MARI’S, 1935 Lavonne Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria De Jesus Escareno Chavez, 1935 Lavonne Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 3/01/2018. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maria De Jesus Escareno Chavez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/01/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686597 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686469 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ALVARADO MARIA CLEANING HOUSE, 687 Banff St, 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 Claudia Alvarado, 687 Banff St, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/28/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maria Alvarado This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/28/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 686469 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 685963 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BIRRIERIA LOS YAQUIS, 100 Ogier Ave #37, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Blanca Azucena Leyva Aguelles, 100 Ogier Ave #37, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. Alexis Marcel Leon Hernandez, 100 Ogier Ave #17, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. 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/ Blanca Azucena Leyva Arguelles This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/09/2022. Regina Alcomendras,
CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 685963 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686380 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JJ’S DELIVERY SERVICES, LLC, 1501 Tosca Court, San Jose, CA 95121, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): JJ’S DELIVERY SERVICES, LLC, 1501 Tosca Court, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 4/18/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Francisco Quiroz JJ’S DELIVERY SERVICES, LLC Managing Member Article/Reg#: 202135410523 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/23/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 686380 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686602 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HAND CANDY NAIL SPA, 1060 Willow Street 5, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Andy Nguyen, 1060 Willow Street 5, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began trans-
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acting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/01/2019. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Andy Nguyen This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/01/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 686602 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686653 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ASEGURATE M U LTI S E RVI C I OS , INC, 2701 Alum Rock Ave, 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): ASEGURATE MULTISERVICIOS, INC, 2701 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/09/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Leidy M Herrera Gomez ASEGURATE MULTISERVICIOS, INC Secretary Article/Reg#: GV13584 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/05/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 686653 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686673 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lightning Roof Removal, 240 Moselle Ct, San Jose, CA 95119, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gustavo Ramirez Lopez, 240 Moselle, San Jose, CA 95119. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/05/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Gustavo Ramirez Lopez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 07/05/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 686673 July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399853 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Rebecca Lynn Sheridan TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Rebecca Lynn Sheridan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Rebecca Lynn Sheridan to Rebecca Lynn Medun 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: 10/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 05, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399776 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Felix Sanchez Jr TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Felix Sanchez Jr has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Felix Sanchez Jr to Felix Carrasco Jr 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
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 10/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 30, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399655 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nicole John Mendoza TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nicole John Mendoza has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nicole John Mendoza to Nicholas John Mendoza 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: 10/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First
Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 28, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399833 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Christine Devin Janeway TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Christine Devin Janeway has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Christine Devin Janeway to Christine Bouton D’or Devin 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: 10/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition
in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jul 01, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399030 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thi Anh Nguyet Nguyen & Vinh Van Le TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Thi Anh Nguyet Nguyen & Vinh Van Le has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hung Van Le to Vincent Le 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 9/20/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 10, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court
July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV397807 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Bui, Thuy Thi & La, Quy Vinh TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Bui, Thuy Thi & La, Quy Vinh have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ngan Kim La to Emily Kim Ngan La 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 08/23/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. May 10, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399378 Superior Court of California, County of Santa
JUL 22 - JUL 28, 2022 Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joseph Sandoval Martinez TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Joseph Sandoval Martinez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joseph Sandoval Martinez aka Joseph Cecil Martinez to Joseph Cecil Martinez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 22, 2022 Jacqueline Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22, 29, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686440 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TOSHI’S FLOWERS AND GIFTS, 5489 Snell Ave Suite 70, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and
residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gustavo Marco Ruiz, 1648 Alum Rock Ave Ste B, San Jose, CA 95116. Andres Antonio Moreira, 1648 Alum Rock Ave Ste B, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/10/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Gustavo M Ruiz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/27/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686440 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686219 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SAN JOSE PEACE AND JUSTICE CENTER, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): The Collins Foundation, 48 S 7th St, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/01/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Daniel Mayfield The Collins Foundation President Article/Reg#: 1272176 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/17/2022. Regina Alcomendras,
JUL 22 - JUL 28, 2022 County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 686219 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686486 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gyro King, 1590 Berryessa Rd, San Jose, CA 95133, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Shoaib Rahman, 3051 Quantum Dr Apt #2134, Fremont, CA 94538. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/28/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Shoaib Rahman This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/28/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 686486 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686431 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BESWAY CABINETRY STONE, 2030 Concourse Dr, San Jose, CA 95131, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): ALYCIA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LLC, 2030 Concourse Dr, San Jose, CA 95131. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/27/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare
that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jiacheng Lu ALYCIA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LLC Owner Article/Reg#: 202126510704 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/27/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 686431 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ` FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686223 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GUADALUPANA JOYERIA, 1075 S White Road, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jaime Melendez, 4736 Saginaw Circle, Pleasanton, CA 94588. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/29/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jaime Melendez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/17/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 686223 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686224
EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JM TAX SERVICES AND BOOKKEEPING, JM ASSOCIATES, 1648 Alum Rock Ave “C”, 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): Jaime Melendez, 1648 Alum Rock Ave “C”, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/28/2002. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN519039. “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 Melendez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/17/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 686224 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686280 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MY CLEANERS, 111 Ferne Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Henry Banos, 111 Ferne Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Henry Banos This statement was
filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/21/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 686280 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686295 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DELICIAS JUQUILITA MEXICAN FOOD, 5183 Alum Rock Ave, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ana Ibanez, 5183 Alum Rock Ave, 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/ Ana Ibanez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/22/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 686295 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 686444 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A&P Plumbing, 27082 Horseshoe Ln, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Aureliano Perez, 27082 Horseshoe Ln, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above
on 6/27/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Aureliano Perez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/27/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 686444 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 685938 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JBC AUTO TRANSMISSION, 701 Kings Row Ste 91F, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Freddy Adalberto Cortez, 1642 Hillsdale Ave Apt 1, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/01/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Freddy Cortez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 06/08/2022. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 685938 July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399184 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yuru Liu, Jingwei Xu
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yuru Liu, Jingwei Wu have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Claire Chengxi Xu to Chloe Chengxi 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. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 10/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 24, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 1, 8, 15, 22, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399575 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tam N Ton TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tam N Ton has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tam N Ton to Tami NuQuynh Ton 2. THE COURT
CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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: 10/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Jun 27, 2022 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court July 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2022 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV399279 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Levy Ferrer TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Levy Ferrer has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Levy Bravo Ferrer to Levy Ferrer Rufo 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
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tarting this past Saturday, people experiencing mental health crises need to remember just three numbers to dial for help: 988. The new federal number — debuting in California and across the country this weekend — is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. Here, advocates say the shortcut will make it simpler for people in crisis to tap into the state’s network of 13 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call centers. The plan has been in the works for nearly two years. In October 2020, then President Donald Trump signed a bipartisan bill to establish 988 as a national number. That law also gave states the option to fund call centers and mental health crisis services by attaching new fees to phone lines. So far, only four states have succeeded in doing so; California may soon be poised to be the fifth. With the added funds from those fees, along with county, state and federal investments, the architects of 988 eventually envision it leading to an expansive, national overhaul of the mental health delivery system — one in which callers tap into a crisis response system that keeps police out of the equation. At this point, that bigger system, first promoted by the federal government, is mostly still just a vision. But mental health leaders in California say they hope a blueprint for the project, including a means to fund it, will begin to crystallize in the coming year. Others caution that full-scale implementation in the state’s 58 counties may prove difficult in the long run, given that the state parcels out mental health funding and services at the county level.
fornia’s National Suicide Prevention Lifeline call centers saw a 67% increase in calls, a number that’s gone up still further as the pandemic drags on. Despite this, in-state call centers have been able to answer 90% of calls, according to data from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. By comparison, in Vermont, that in-state answer rate is 52%; in Texas, 40%; and in Wyoming, 16%, the group’s data shows. “When that proverbial switch is flipped, our centers are ready to go to work.” -LE ONDRA CLARK HARVEY, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES Having in-state response is important because local call centers are more familiar with available resources than national call centers that receive calls if no one is available locally. Call centers in California say they are anticipating an influx of calls, and have been investing in infrastructure and training to prepare. To support this, the state Department of Health Care Services authorized $20 million last fall. This year’s budget includes an additional $8 million to fund the call centers. A bill going through the Legislature would raise additional funds for the program by attaching a fee to cell phone lines. Another federal bill would also bring in additional funding for the hotline and crisis services, if passed. Jonathan Porteus, chief executive officer of Sacramento-based WellSpace Health, which runs a suicide prevention crisis hotline that serves much of the state, estimates that calls to his center may triple in coming months. As word spreads
The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines. Photo Credit: llustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / CalMatters; iStock
and more people seek help, he said he feels confident in his organization’s ability to take calls and texts. But he worries about what comes after that. What happens if a suicidal caller requires immediate in-person mental health supports in a place that has none? What if they’re in a remote, rural location? Or snowbound? “For the most part, resources are stretched very thinly,” he said. The state’s patchwork, county-level approach to mental health care will likely mean some counties can deliver quite a bit less than what the public is anticipating, said Michelle Doty Cabrera, executive director of the California Behavioral Health Directors Association.
night and 6 a.m. How will such a sparsely populated, sprawling area find both the funding and staff needed to build out a fullscale, 24-7 crisis system? “If we want that kind of system on the mental health side, it costs a lot of money and takes a lot of bodies.” -PHEBE BELL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR OF NEVADA COUNTY
“The bright side is that 988 is pushing us all to dream big about what could be and the possibilities,” she said.
Some, like Porteus, suggest a regional approach may help. But that strategy has limitations, too, says Phebe Bell, behavioral health director of Nevada County, which stretches from the foothills near Sacramento to the Nevada border. If her county is lumped together with other counties and the closest mobile crisis team is based 90 miles away, it will be hard for them to respond fast enough, she said.
The challenge is especially acute in rural counties that struggle to recruit mental health workers. Cabrera notes that in Mono County, in the Eastern Sierra, even the sheriff’s department closes between mid-
“If we want that kind of system on the mental health side, it costs a lot of money and takes a lot of bodies,” she said. “And if we don’t, let’s be clear it’s not going to be the same everywhere.”
By contrast, in Los Angeles County, psychiatric mobile response teams are already in place between 8 a.m. and 2 a.m., said Connie Draxler, the acting chief deputy director of the county’s department of mental health.
deal with mental health issues amongst our employees. We see the impacts the pandemic has had in highlighting some of these concerns. If we can find a reasonable place to be part of a situation that is helpful, we want to do that.”
In coming weeks, the county plans to contract with outside providers to fill in the remaining gaps in order to have a 24/7 mobile response system in place, she said. The extent to which the rest of the system can be built out depends, in part, on what funding streams come through.
Bauer-Kahan says she’s been “amazed” by the unanimous bipartisan support this year for a bill she describes as a “labor of love.”
Around the state, counties are keeping an eye on pending legislation that could help. The bill that would add the fee in California, AB 988, was originally introduced last year by Democrat Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who named the bill the Miles Hall Lifeline Act to honor a young man in her East Bay district who was killed by police while in a mental health crisis. Last year, the bill faced opposition from the telecommunications industry and was tabled. Months of negotiations between industry representatives and the author and sponsor this spring ultimately led to a significant reduction in the fee cap — reducing it from 80 cents originally to 30 cents in the current bill. The industry has now dropped its opposition. Janus Norman, president of the California Cable and Telecommunications Association, said the companies he represents know the importance of improving mental health access. “Honestly, again, we don’t operate in a vacuum,” he said. “My companies are made up of professionals that live in society and experience things. We
Compared with many other states, California appears to be in relatively good shape to receive an influx of new callers as news of 988 spreads, according to some mental health leaders.
“I’m a mom,” she said. “I get the need for this and I get that we are failing families and we are failing people who are suffering.” She emphasizes that the phone line is available for people of all ages, including children and teens in crisis. “If we can find a reasonable place to be part of a situation that is helpful, we want to do that.” -JANUS NORMAN, CALIFORNIA CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Other states are watching California. Stephanie Pasternak, director of state affairs for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, says passing the bill here “would be a really big boost” to similar efforts nationally. But even if the cell phone fee passes, many mental health leaders in the state say the effort to truly transform the system is still in its very early stages. A state working group is supposed to come back to the Legislature in the next several months with a more concrete proposal about what comes next. “In an ideal world, when 988 launched it would be full continuum ready to go,” said Tara Gamboa-Eastman, a senior advocate with the Sacramento-based Steinberg Institute, which sponsored AB 988. While that isn’t the case, she said, she’s still optimistic about the direction the state is heading with responding to people in crisis. She hopes all counties will have an operational crisis response system by January 2029.
“It’s important, it’s needed, it’s going to happen,” said Le Ondra Clark Harvey, CEO of the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies, which includes four of the state’s 13 call centers. “When that proverbial switch is flipped, our centers are ready to go to work.”
“In the long term, I do think that we are starting to see the pieces coming together,” she said. For the record: This story has been revised to show that the California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies represents four of the state’s call centers.
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por la policía mientras estaba en una crisis de salud mental. El año pasado, el proyecto de ley enfrentó la oposición de la industria de las telecomunicaciones y fue presentado. Meses de negociaciones entre los representantes de la industria y el autor y el patrocinador esta primavera finalmente llevaron a una reducción significativa en el límite de la tarifa, reduciéndolo de 80 centavos originalmente a 30 centavos en la factura actual. La industria ahora ha abandonado su oposición.
partir del sábado pasado, las personas que experimentan una crisis de salud mental deben recordar solo tres números para pedir ayuda: 988.
El nuevo número federal -- que debutará en California y en todo el país este fin de semana -- se anuncia como una alternativa al 911 para las personas que experimentan emergencias de salud mental. Aquí, los defensores dicen que el atajo facilitará que las personas en crisis accedan a la red estatal de 13 centros de llamadas de la Línea Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio.
Janus Norman, presidente de la Asociación de Telecomunicaciones y Cable de California, dijo que las empresas que representa conocen la importancia de mejorar el acceso a la salud mental.
El plan ha estado en proceso durante casi dos años. En octubre de 2020, el entonces presidente Donald Trump firmó un proyecto de ley bipartidista para establecer el 988 como número nacional. Esa ley también dio a los estados la opción de financiar los centros de llamadas y los servicios de crisis de salud mental agregando nuevas tarifas a las líneas telefónicas. Hasta ahora, solo cuatro estados lo han logrado; California pronto podrá ser el quinto. Con los fondos adicionales de esas tarifas, junto con las inversiones federales, estatales y del condado, los arquitectos del 988 finalmente prevén que conducirá a una revisión nacional expansiva del sistema de prestación de salud mental, una en la que las personas que llaman aprovechan un sistema de respuesta a crisis que mantiene a la policía fuera de la ecuación. En este punto, ese sistema más grande, promovido por primera vez por el gobierno federal, sigue siendo en su mayoría solo una visión. Pero los líderes de salud mental en California esperan que un plan para el proyecto, incluidos los medios para financiarlo, se comience a cristalizar el próximo año. Otros advierten que la implementación a gran escala en los 58 condados del estado puede resultar difícil a largo plazo, dado que el estado distribuye los fondos y servicios de salud mental a nivel de condado. En comparación con muchos otros estados, California parece estar en una forma relativamente buena para recibir una afluencia de nuevas personas que llaman a medida que se difunde la noticia del 988, según algunos líderes de salud mental. “Es importante, es necesario, va a suceder”, dijo Le Ondra Clark Harvey, directora ejecutiva del Consejo de Agencias Comunitarias de Salud Conductual de California, que incluye cuatro de los 13 centros de llamadas del estado. “Cuando se enciende ese interruptor proverbial, nuestros centros están listos para comenzar a trabajar”. Entre 2016 y 2020, los centros de atención telefónica de la Línea Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio de California experimentaron un aumento del 67 % en las llamadas, una cifra que ha aumentado aún más a medida que avanza la pandemia. A pesar de esto, los centros de llamadas en el estado han podido responder el 90% de las llamadas, según datos de National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
El nuevo número federal se factura como una alternativa al 911 para personas que experimentan emergencias de salud mental. Un proyecto de ley permitiría a California financiar los centros de llamadas con nuevas tarifas en las líneas telefónicas. Photo Credit: Karolina Grabowska / Pexels
-LE ONDRA CLARK HARVEY, CALIFORNIA COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCIES Tener una respuesta en el estado es importante porque los centros de llamadas locales están más familiarizados con los recursos disponibles que los centros de llamadas nacionales que reciben llamadas si no hay nadie disponible localmente. Los centros de llamadas en California dicen que están anticipando una afluencia de llamadas y han estado invirtiendo en infraestructura y capacitación para prepararse. Para respaldar esto, el Departamento de Servicios de Atención Médica del estado autorizó $20 millones el otoño pasado. El presupuesto de este año incluye $8 millones adicionales para financiar los centros de llamadas. Un proyecto de ley que se está tramitando en la Legislatura recaudaría fondos adicionales para el programa agregando una tarifa a las líneas telefónicas celulares. Otro proyecto de ley federal también traería fondos adicionales para la línea directa y los servicios de crisis, si se aprueba. Jonathan Porteus, director ejecutivo de WellSpace Health, con sede en Sacramento, que administra una línea directa de crisis para la prevención del suicidio que atiende a gran parte del estado, estima que las llamadas a su centro pueden triplicarse en los próximos meses. A medida que se corre la voz y más personas buscan ayuda, dijo que confía en la capacidad de su organización para recibir llamadas y mensajes de texto. Pero le preocupa lo que viene después de eso. ¿Qué sucede si una persona que llama suicida requiere apoyo inmediato de salud mental en persona en un lugar que no tiene ninguno? ¿Qué pasa si están en un lugar rural remoto? ¿O nevado?
En comparación, en Vermont, esa tasa de respuesta en el estado es del 52 %; en Texas, 40%; y en Wyoming, 16%, según muestran los datos del grupo.
“En su mayor parte, los recursos se estiran muy poco”, dijo. El enfoque de parches a nivel de condado del estado para la atención de la salud mental probablemente significará que algunos condados pueden ofrecer bastante menos de lo que el público anticipa, dijo Michelle Doty Cabrera, directora ejecutiva de la Asociación de Directores de Salud del Comportamiento de California.
“Cuando se enciende ese interruptor proverbial, nuestros centros están listos para comenzar a trabajar”.
“El lado positivo es que 988 nos está empujando a todos a soñar en grande sobre lo que podría ser y las posibilidades”, dijo.
El desafío es especialmente agudo en los condados rurales que luchan por reclutar trabajadores de salud mental. Cabrera señala que en el condado de Mono, en la Sierra Oriental, incluso el departamento del alguacil cierra entre la medianoche y las 6 a.m.. ¿Cómo encontrará un área tan escasamente poblada y en expansión tanto los fondos como el personal necesarios para construir un sistema de crisis a gran escala que funcione las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana? “Si queremos ese tipo de sistema en el lado de la salud mental, cuesta mucho dinero y requiere muchos cuerpos”. -PHEBE BELL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DIRECTOR OF NEVADA COUNTY Algunos, como Porteus, sugieren que un enfoque regional podría ayudar. Pero esa estrategia también tiene limitaciones, dice Phebe Bell, directora de salud conductual del condado de Nevada, que se extiende desde las colinas cerca de Sacramento hasta la frontera con Nevada. Si su condado está agrupado con otros condados y el equipo móvil de crisis más cercano está ubicado a 90 millas de distancia, será difícil para ellos responder lo suficientemente rápido, dijo. “Si queremos ese tipo de sistema en el lado de la salud mental, cuesta mucho dinero y requiere muchos cuerpos”, dijo. “Y si no lo hacemos, seamos claros, no será igual en todas partes”. Por el contrario, en el condado de Los Ángeles, los equipos móviles de respuesta psiquiátrica ya están disponibles entre las 8 a. m. y las 2 a. m., dijo Connie Draxler, directora adjunta interina del departamento de salud mental del condado. En las próximas semanas, el condado planea contratar proveedores externos para llenar los vacíos restantes a fin de tener un sistema de respuesta móvil las 24 horas del día, los 7 días de la semana, dijo. La medida en que se puede construir el resto del sistema depende, en parte, de los flujos de financiación que se obtengan. En todo el estado, los condados están atentos a la legislación pendiente que podría ayudar. El proyecto de ley que agregaría la tarifa en California, AB 988, fue presentado originalmente el año pasado por la asambleísta demócrata Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, quien nombró el proyecto de ley Miles Hall Lifeline Act para honrar a un joven en su distrito de East Bay que fue asesinado
“Honestamente, nuevamente, no operamos en el vacío”, dijo. “Mis empresas están formadas por profesionales que viven en sociedad y experimentan cosas. Nos ocupamos de los problemas de salud mental entre nuestros empleados. Vemos los impactos que ha tenido la pandemia al resaltar algunas de estas preocupaciones. Si podemos encontrar un lugar razonable para ser parte de una situación que sea útil, queremos hacerlo”. Bauer-Kahan dice que está "sorprendida" por el apoyo bipartidista unánime este año a un proyecto de ley que describe como una "labor de amor". “Soy mamá”, dijo. “Entiendo la necesidad de esto y entiendo que estamos fallando a las familias y estamos fallando a las personas que están sufriendo”. Ella enfatiza que la línea telefónica está disponible para personas de todas las edades, incluidos niños y adolescentes en crisis. “Si podemos encontrar un lugar razonable para ser parte de una situación que sea útil, queremos hacerlo”. -JANUS NORMAN, CALIFORNIA CABLE AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSOCIATION Otros estados están observando a California. Stephanie Pasternak, directora de asuntos estatales de la Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales, dice que aprobar el proyecto de ley aquí “sería un gran impulso” para esfuerzos similares a nivel nacional. Pero incluso si se aprueba la tarifa del teléfono celular, muchos líderes de salud mental en el estado dicen que el esfuerzo para transformar verdaderamente el sistema aún se encuentra en sus primeras etapas. Se supone que un grupo de trabajo estatal regresará a la Legislatura en los próximos meses con una propuesta más concreta sobre lo que sigue. En un mundo ideal, cuando se lanzara el 988, sería un continuo completo listo para funcionar”, dijo Tara Gamboa-Eastman, defensora principal del Instituto Steinberg con sede en Sacramento, que patrocinó AB 988. Si bien ese no es el caso, dijo, todavía es optimista sobre la dirección que está tomando el estado para responder a las personas en crisis. Ella espera que todos los condados tengan un sistema operativo de respuesta a crisis para enero de 2029. “A largo plazo, creo que estamos empezando a ver cómo se unen las piezas”, dijo. Para que conste: esta historia ha sido revisada para mostrar que el Consejo de Agencias de Salud Conductual Comunitaria de California representa a cuatro de los centros de llamadas del estado.
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orporations are reporting record profits while inflation rates are running at the fastest pace in decades. Small businesses and low-income workers, meanwhile, are bearing the brunt of the crisis even as access to safety net programs becomes increasingly tenuous. That was the assessment of a group of economists who joined Ethnic Media Services for a media briefing to discuss what many see as a looming recession. “CEOs are telling their investors that the current inflationary environment has created opportunities to extract more and more from consumers by raising prices,” explained Dr. Rakeen Mabud, chief economist at the left-leaning Groundwork Collaborative. “These mega-corporations are able to get away with aggressive and extractive pricing because they dominate the market and know more than the consumers.” Mabud gave two examples of this kind of “profiteering” by mega-corporations. The first involved the CFO of Constellation Brands, parent company of Modelo and Corona beers, who during an earnings call instructed shareholders not to “leave any pricing on the table” in these “times of economic downturn.” The message: keep prices high now matter the impact on consumers. Mabud also pointed to Visa MasterCard, the duopoly that controls over 70% of the credit card market, which alerted credit card users that the company would be raising transaction fees despite inflationary profits. “This hits small businesses because they can't set prices the way big companies can. They have to sort of swallow those costs and pass them off to their consumers,” Mabud said. “Small businesses can’t compete with the Walmart down the street.” A June analysis from the Roosevelt Institute found that corporations hit record high profits in 2021, charging consumers 72% more than their input costs compared to 56% pre-pandemic. And according to an April report from the Economic Policy Institute, nearly 54% of recent inflationary pressure can be attributed to corporate profits, compared to 11.4% during the last inflationary period between 1979 to 2019. Less than 8% of current inflation can be attributed to rising labor costs.
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May of 2020 — at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic — lasted only two months thanks in part to the American Rescue Plan implemented by President Joe Biden, which “gave juice to the recovery.” Still, even during that short two-month period, the impact on women, people of color, the LGBTQ community and the undocumented was demonstrably more pronounced than on the nation at large. "Our unemployment insurance system is broken. We are relying on band-aids,” said Alix Gould-Werth, director of family economic security policy at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. "We don't have enough money to pay for benefits, so we are not prepared for the next crisis." On average, unemployment benefits replace only 40% of a worker's wages. Gould-Werth called the current unemployment system “weak,” noting programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Social Security, Disability Insurance (DI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) are very limited in their number and availability. “Many or all of them are only available to specific subpopulations – like people with disabilities or older adults – and they tend to have onerous eligibility criteria,” she added. The panel agreed on the need for a better understanding of the impacts of economic fluctuations beyond Wall Street, on the lives of ordinary people and communities, and how corporate and government decision making can either help or harm conditions. “When we do well, the economy does well,” said Mabud from Groundwork Collaborative. “We need to prioritize the real experience of everyday people living in this country.
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as corporaciones reportan márgenes récord de ganancias, mientras que las tasas de inflación están al ritmo más acelerado en décadas. Las pequeñas empresas y los trabajadores de bajos ingresos son los más afectados por la crisis, por el desempleo y el acceso limitado a programas de redes de seguridad. Economistas convocados a una rueda de prensa de Ethnic Media Services el 8 de julio, advirtieron que aunque es poco probable que ocurra una recesión, incluso una superficial seguirá siendo perjudicial para los grupos demográficos más vulnerables. Un análisis de junio del Instituto Roosevelt encontró que las corporaciones alcanzaron niveles récord de ganancias en 2021, cobrando a los consumidores un 72% más que sus costos de insumos en comparación con el 56% antes de la pandemia. Y según un informe de abril del Instituto de Política Económica, casi el 54% de la inflación reciente se puede atribuir a las ganancias corporativas, en contraste con la participación del 11, % que las ganancias corporativas tuvieron en el aumento de los precios entre 1979 y 2019. Menos del 8% de la inflación puede atribuirse al aumento de los costos laborales. “Los directores ejecutivos les dicen a sus inversionistas que el entorno inflacionario actual ha creado oportunidades para extraer más y más de los consumidores mediante el aumento de los precios”, explicó la Dra. Rakeen Mabud, economista jefe de Groundwork Collaborative. “Estas megacorporaciones pueden salirse con la suya con precios agresivos y extractivos porque tienen un mercado dominante y saben más que los consumidores”. Mabud dio dos ejemplos que muestran la “especulación” realizada por las megacorporaciones. El CFO de Constellation Brands, empresa matriz de la marca de cervezas Modelo y Corona, instruyó a no “dejar ningún precio sobre la mesa”, en estos “tiempos de recesión económi-
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Concentration and consolidation in specific industries – including shipping, which raked in $53 billion in profits last year – have also rattled global supply chains and contributed to rising costs.
‘Not prepared for the next crisis’
But during the briefing, analysts warned that artificially pushing the economy into a recession — defined as two straight quarters of negative growth — could be catastrophic for black workers and other marginalized groups with high unemployment rates. “Wages are not driving inflation and workers at the bottom of the pay scale have not benefited from the job growth,” said Chad Stone, chief economist at the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities.
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“Esto afecta a las pequeñas empresas porque no pueden fijar los precios como lo hacen las grandes empresas. Tienen que tragarse esos costos y pasárselos a sus consumidores”, dijo Mabud. “Las pequeñas empresas no pueden competir con el Walmart de la esquina”. La concentración y consolidación en ciertas industrias -como la oligarquía naviera mundial, tres alianzas que ganaron $53 mil millones el año pasado- han sacudido nuestras cadenas de suministro. Para desalentar la especulación, explicó Mabud, el Congreso debería restablecer un impuesto histórico sobre las ganancias excesivas, y el Departamento de Justicia y la Comisión Federal de Comercio (FTC) podrían tomar medidas enérgicas contra el poder de monopolio. No es una recesión Algunos economistas han argumentado que es necesario aumentar las tasas de interés y detener el crecimiento de los salarios para controlar la inflación. Pero los analistas advirtieron que empujar artificialmente la economía a la recesión podría ser catastrófico para los trabajadores afroamericanos y otros grupos marginados que enfrentan altas tasas de desempleo. “Los salarios no están impulsando la inflación y los trabajadores que se encuentran en la parte inferior de la escala salarial no se han beneficiado del crecimiento del empleo”, dijo Chad Stone, economista jefe del Centro de Prioridades Presupuestarias y Políticas. Según el informe laboral de junio, aunque la tasa de desempleo sigue en 3,6 %, una señal de que no estamos al comienzo de una recesión, las tasas de desempleo de negros y latinos (6,8% y 4,3% respectivamente) son altas en comparación con las de los blancos. “Si llega una recesión, será relativamente superficial”, dijo Stone. “Aun así, tenemos grupos demográficos que se ven afectados incluso por una recesión breve y poco profunda… No tenemos programas de red de seguridad social específicos que puedan ayudar a las personas más vulnerables y estamos luchando para obtener algún tipo de política adicional”. Stone explicó que la última recesión que vivió EE. UU. duró solo dos meses durante la pandemia -abril y mayo de 2020- y que el Plan de Rescate Americano implementado por el presidente Joe Biden, “le dio un impulso a la recuperación”.
"Nuestro sistema de seguro de desempleo no funciona. Dependemos de curitas", dijo Alix Gould-Werth, directora de política de seguridad económica familiar en el Washington Center for Equitable Growth. "No tenemos suficiente dinero para pagar los beneficios, así que no estamos preparados para la próxima crisis.” En promedio, los beneficios de desempleo reemplazan solo el 40% del salario de un trabajador.
Economists argue the Fed needs to raise interest rates and stop wage growth to tamp down inflation, essentially putting the economy into a deep freeze until prices begin to settle.
“If a recession comes, it'll be relatively shallow,” Stone said. “Still, we have demographic groups that get hurt even by a short, shallow recession… We don’t have targeted safety net programs that can help the most vulnerable folks and we are scrambling to get any kind of additional policy.”
También Visa MasterCard, un duopolio que controla más del 70% del mercado en el que opera, informá que aumentaría la tarifa de porcentaje fijo de cada transacción, aunque debido a la inflación, la empresa estaba automáticamente configurada para ganar más dinero.
Fue precisamente la recesión durante COVID la que afectó a las mujeres, los grupos étnicos y la comunidad LGBTQ más que a la nación en general, ya que muchos de ellos no son elegibles para los programas de redes de seguridad social. Además, las personas indocumentadas rara vez son elegibles para los fondos federales, aunque estados como Nueva York, California, Nuevo México y Oregón crearon fondos para trabajadores excluidos durante la pandemia.
To discourage profiteering, Mabud explained, Congress should reinstate a historic tax on excess profits, and the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) should aggressively crack down on monopoly power.
According to June’s job report the unemployment rate remains at 3.6%, suggesting a recession may in fact not be in the offing, though Black and Latino unemployment rates (6.8% and 4.3%, respectively) are high when compared to whites.
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Gould-Werth argumentó que el sistema de apoyo económico que tenemos es "débil". Programas como Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas (TANF), Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), Seguro Social, Seguro de Discapacidad (DI) y Seguridad de Ingreso Suplementario (SSI), entre otros, son muy limitados en su número y disponibilidad. “Muchos o todos ellos solo están disponibles para subpoblaciones específicas, como personas con discapacidad o adultos mayores, y tienden a tener criterios de elegibilidad onerosos”, agregó. Los expertos coincidieron en la importancia de entender cómo estos cambios en la economía (ya sea inflación o recesión) tienen un impacto directo en las personas más allá de la bolsa, las decisiones de las empresas o las medidas del gobierno. “Cuando a nosotros nos va bien, a la economía le va bien. Cuando Nosotros somos la economía, la creamos y exigimos”, dijo Mabud de Groundwork Collaborative. “Debemos priorizar la experiencia real de la gente común que vive en este país”, concluyó.