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CÓMO LA INFLACIÓN PODRÍA DECIDIR LA PRESIDENCIA EN 2024
HOW INFLATION COULD DECIDE THE PRESIDENCY IN 2024
José López
Zamorano
La Red Hispana
una realidad que padecemos todos los días: los precios de los alimentos, de la gasolina, de la vivienda parecen estar sumidos en una carrera de velocidad.
Aunque la tasa de inflación anual en Estados Unidos se ha enfriado y el índice de precios al consumidor de julio muestra un aumento de 2.9%, el menor desde marzo de 2021, pocos economistas esperan una reducción en los precios de los supermercados.
Lo más que podemos esperar es que esos precios no aumenten al mismo ritmo, pero no que bajen. Y los precios de los alimentos siguen siendo una cuarta parte más altos que antes de la pandemia de COVID-19.
Y si bien hay razones internas, como el efecto inflacionario de los programas de ayuda económica durante la pandemia, existen factores globales, como la guerra en Ucrania, uno de los mayores productores globales de trigo, que han afectado las cadenas de abasto y el precio de los consumos básicos.
Por eso, para la mayoría de los votantes, la inflación es algo personal. Los términos económicos abstractos como el crecimiento del Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) son ajenos, pero la inflación nos golpea de cerca.
Para las familias que viven de un sueldo a otro, incluso un aumento modesto de los precios puede dificultar el acceso a las necesidades básicas. Estos costos crecientes han afectado desproporcionadamente a los hogares de bajos ingresos, las comunidades de color y los estadounidenses más jóvenes,
Esto hace que la inflación no solo sea un problema de consumo cotidiano, sino también una fuente de ansiedad sobre la estabilidad económica y el futuro.
Es una realidad que afecta especialmente a nuestra comunidad hispana. Una reciente encuesta de la organización UnidosUS lo confirma: “Cuatro de las cinco prioridades principales de los votantes hispanos siguen estando impulsadas por cuestiones de bolsillo: Inflación/costo de vida, salarios, vivienda y costos de atención médica”, sostiene su estudio.
Más aún, el creciente costo de la vivienda llegó por primera vez a los cinco primeros lugares en 2023 y ahora es un tema principal en todos los estados. La inmigración y el crimen/ violencia con armas de fuego empataron en el lugar número cinco de las principales prioridades
A pocas semanas de las elecciones, los votantes esperan que los candidatos aborden los desafíos económicos que los afectan cotidianamente.
Los candidatos que puedan comunicar de manera eficaz cómo planean restaurar el poder adquisitivo probablemente ganen el favor de los votantes. Por el contrario, aquellos que minimizan el impacto de la inflación corren el riesgo de parecer ajenos a las luchas que enfrentan los estadounidenses comunes.
Y en los estados clave, donde las elecciones se deciden por márgenes muy estrechos, la inflación podría ser la clave del desenlace el 5 de noviembre.
José López Zamorano
La Red Hispana
Itis a reality that we suffer every day: the prices of food, gasoline, and housing seem to be in a race of expenses.
Although the annual inflation rate in the United States has cooled and the consumer price index for July shows an increase of 2.9%, the lowest since March 2021, few economists expect a reduction in supermarket prices.
The most we can hope for is that those prices do not increase at the same rate, but not that they fall. And food prices are still a quarter
higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
And while there are domestic reasons, such as the inflationary effect of economic aid programs during the pandemic, there are global factors, such as the war in Ukraine, one of the world's largest producers of wheat, that have affected supply chains and the price of basic consumption.
That's why, for most voters, inflation is personal. Abstract economic terms like Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth are alien, but inflation hits close to home.
For families living paycheck to paycheck, even a modest increase in prices can make it difficult to access basic needs. These rising costs have disproportionately affected low-income households, communities of color, and younger Americans.
This makes inflation not only an everyday consumption problem, but also a source of anxiety about economic stability and the future.
It's a reality that especially affects our Hispanic community. A recent survey by UnidosUS confirms this: “Four of the top five priorities of Hispanic voters continue to be driven by pocketbook issues: Inflation/cost of living, wages, housing, and health care costs,” the study says.
What’s more, the rising cost of housing made it into the top five for the first time in 2023 and is now a top issue in every state. Immigration and gun crime/ violence tied for the number five spot on top priorities
With just a few weeks until the election, voters expect candidates to address the economic challenges that affect them on a daily basis.
Candidates who can effectively communicate how they plan to restore purchasing power will likely win voters’ favor. Conversely, those who downplay the impact of inflation risk appearing oblivious to the struggles facing ordinary Americans.
And in key states, where elections are decided by razor-thin margins, inflation could be the key to the outcome on November 5.
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NONPROFIT WORKS TO IMPROVE LATINO GRADUATION RATES IN CA
ORGANIZACIÓN TRABAJA PARA MEJORAR TASAS DE GRADUACIÓN DE LATINOS EN CA
Suzanne Potter California News Service
Latinos make up 40% of California's population and more than 56% of K-12 public school students.
However, Latino high school graduation rates are low, prompting a national effort to encourage parental involvement. The Parent Institute for Quality Education is a nonprofit focused on social justice and equity-based approaches, empowering families to advocate for their children's success in education.
Elizabeth Cabrera, vice president of program and impact for the organization, said forging a strong bond between parents and the school is key.
"Data show that if families are involved, the chances of students graduating from high school going off to college are greater," Cabrera reported. "It needs to be a priority and we need to create action plans around it to make it happen. And it's not a 'nice to have,' it's a must-have to really be able to support the student all around."
As of 2020, 66% of Latinos in California had a high school diploma, compared with 95% of white residents. High school graduation rates and enrollment in higher education among Latino students have improved in recent years.
Cabrera pointed out her group leads workshops for parents around the state.
"We directly work with districts and school leaders to have us come into their schools, work with their families, to train them and teach them about everything from what the education system looks like," Cabrera outlined. "What's at the state level, at the county level, at the local level, and what can you do to get involved and ask the right questions. Also, things like better understanding the different assessments."
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the group a $5 million grant to establish a statewide Family Engagement Center.
Support for this reporting was provided by Lumina Foundation.
Suzanne Potter California News Service
Loslatinos representan el 40% de la población de California, pero más del 56% de los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas desde preescolar hasta el grado 12º.
Sin embargo, las tasas de graduación de bachillerato de los latinos son las más bajas de cualquier otro grupo étnico. Ahí es donde entra en juego un esfuerzo estatal para impulsar la participación de los padres. El Parent Institute for Quality Education, conocido como PIQE, es una organización sin fines de lucro que ayuda a las familias a abogar por el éxito de sus hijos.
Elizabeth Cabrera dice que forjar un vínculo solido entre los padres y la escuela es clave. "Los datos muestran que, si las familias par-
ticipan, las posibilidades de que los estudiantes se gradúen de bachillerato y vayan a la universidad son mayores," informa Cabrera. "Tiene que ser una prioridad y debemos crear planes de acción en torno a que esto suceda. Y no se trata de algo <>, sino de algo imprescindible para poder apoyar realmente al estudiante en todos los aspectos."
En 2020, el 66% de los latinos de California tenían un diploma de bachillerato, en comparación con el 95% de los residentes blancos. En todo Estados Unidos, 98,000 estudiantes indocumentados de entre 15 y 19 años se gradúan cada ano, pero solo entre el 5 y el 10% se inscriben a la universidad.
Cabrera dice que PIQE organiza talleres para padres en todo el estado.
"Trabajamos directamente con distritos y lideres escolares para que podamos ir a sus escuelas, trabajar con sus familias, capacitarlos y ensenarles todo, desde como es el sistema educativo," dice Cabrera, "que hay a nivel estatal, a nivel condado y a nivel local, y que se puede hacer para participar y hacer las preguntas correctas. También cosas como entender mejor las diferentes evaluaciones."
El Departamento de Educación de EE.UU. ha concedido a PIQE un subsidio de $5 millones de dólares para poner en marcha un Centro de Participación Familiar a escala estatal. El apoyo para este reportaje fue aportado por la Fundación Lumina.
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The Parent Institute for Quality Education offers a "train the trainer" program to equip families who have been through the parent-involvement program to facilitate the program for others. Photo Credit: Africa Studio / Adobe Stock
El Parent Institute for Quality Education ofrece un programa de “formación para formadores” que capacita a las familias que han pasado por el programa de participación de los padres para facilitar el programa a otros. Photo Credit: Freepik
YEARS INTO HISTORIC EFFORTS TO CLOSE HEALTH DISPARITIES, HOW IS MEDI-CAL DOING?
Palav Babaria from DHCS discusses health disparities in California, and how successfully the ongoing transformation of Medi-Cal is bridging them.
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Over the last few years, Medi-Cal — California’s version of Medicaid — has been on the national front lines of reducing health disparities impacting Californians of color.
Palav Babaria, deputy director of quality and population health management at the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), spoke with EMS about some of the state’s more glaring health disparities, and how the historic transformation of Medi-Cal has helped bridge the gap.
Reducing inequity
“There are two major ways we’re approaching health equity,” said Babaria. “One, we’ve been tracking disparities, especially by race and ethnicity, for over a decade now, and setting bold, measurable goals to reduce them. But reporting on inequity is not enough to change it, so we’ve also been expanding access through CalAIM.”
CalAIM, short for California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, is a multi-year effort to reduce health disparities through new services like street medicine, home accessibility modifications, medically tailored meals, sobering centers and housing support including rent aid, tenancy navigation, transitional housing and daily living skills training.
Medi-Cal is also providing waivers for many of these services to Californians who may not otherwise qualify for them.
To reduce maternal death and illness from conception through 12 months postpartum, Medi-Cal has developed a Birthing Care Pathway coordinating services across various areas of members’ lives; for instance, doula care, nutrition aid and mental health screening.
“We’ve been centering members themselves in how we design these programs,” Babaria said. “As of 2024, all our medical plans in each county are required to have an Advisory Committee that includes community members and Medi-Cal members, and we kicked off a quarterly state-level Member Advisory Committee in 2023 … so the people experiencing health disparities can tell us how the system needs to change to better meet their needs.”
“Our health care system is good when you’re urgently sick and you show up to the emergency room or the hospital; people generally have their needs met. What our general health care system is really bad at is preventing people from getting sicker,” said Babaria.
“Many people, for example, may not have a regular primary care provider screening them for diabetes and counseling them before they develop diabetes or have an amputation,” she continued. “The purpose of our tracking is to identify who’s at risk of getting sick before that happens to keep them well with preventive visits, and the purpose of these new programs is to address the social drivers of health, to improve the overall outcome of interrelated needs like diabetes, high blood pressure and depression.
“Altogether, that’s called population health,” said Babaria. “The concept has been a focus for Medicaid nationally for the last decade or so, but the data to be able to look at how we’re doing at a statewide level has sometimes been lacking,” said Babaria. “Nationally, we’re definitely on the leading edge.”
Medi-Cal is tracking much of its progress through its 50×25 initiative, a CalAIM campaign launched in 2022 to reduce disparities and improve care by 50% in three areas: children’s preventive health, maternity care and behavioral health, which includes mental health and substance use disorder.
Disparities in these areas vary between counties and races, but some goals like Asian and Hispanic or Latino youth preventive care visits and immunizations are already met, while other goals like maternity care for Black and Native American women are nearly met.
The goals where disparities remain high include prenatal depression screening, which has a statewide rate of 10% against a goal of 15%, although some regions like southeastern and far northern California have rates as low as 3%, or are unreported altogether.
Disparity also persists for substance use disorder engagement and follow-up for an emergency department substance use disorder visit, with a statewide rate of 7% against a 14% goal for treatment and a 16% statewide rate against a 24% goal for follow-up.
However, these metrics were last reported in 2021 and 2022. An update with more recent data measuring the progress of Medi-Cal since then is expected this August.
Listening sessions
“There’s a common saying in the healthcare world that every system is perfectly designed to get the results that it produces, and we know that our current system isn’t working for some of our members,” said Babaria.
To hear directly from members experiencing this inequity, Medi-Cal also launched its three-phase, five-year Health Equity Roadmap Initiative.
For the first phase, begun in November 2023 and now complete, DHCS staff held 11 listening sessions hosted by community-based organizations statewide, to listen to hundreds of Medi-Cal members about the challenges that prevent them from getting the health care they need — particularly for members from communities of color, those with disabilities, those in rural areas and those with behavioral health issues like substance abuse disorder.
“The most resounding, consistent piece of feedback we got is that it’s really hard to navigate and access all of the different Medi-Cal programs,” she added. “Sometimes it’s because there are weeks- or months-long wait times for appointments, or members haven’t updated their contact information and we don’t know how to reach them, or sometimes it’s because we just have a very complicated health care system and our members don’t know that dental, maternal or behavioral health services are even available.”
“We got a lot of requests for more behavioral health services, and that’s a nationwide phenomenon,” said Babaria. “We don’t have as much capacity as the demand, especially after the pandemic, when we saw a lot more people having issues with mental health or substance use needs … and we experienced provider shortages, especially those who could speak members’ native language, and often in rural areas and smaller counties.”
To expand information accessibility, Medi-Cal has set translation and interpretation requirements in 18 threshold languages for health plans in all counties in California. Threshold languages — including Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese — are the primary language of 3,000 members or 5% of the member population in a county, whichever is lower.
As of March 2024, non-enrolled Californians newly eligible for Medi-Cal spoke mostly English (197,469) and Spanish (125,722), with the next-highest being unreported (10,834) and Russian-speaking members (3,893).
“In Phase 2, we’re taking what we’ve heard from members in the listening sessions and figuring out what solutions look like,” said Babaria. “Often, state health care policy is developed with providers and advocates, but members getting these services are not at the table. We want to do a co-design process where members themselves identify our biggest priorities,” said Babaria. “In Phase 3, we’ll turn those priorities into a timeline of goals we can measure.”
“If you want to close health disparities, you can’t do that without the people most affected by it being at the table and having a voice in the process. We’re at the beginning of that journey,” she added. “Having these communities guiding our process at the local level is how we’re going to make sure that we see measurable changes down the road.”
TRAS AÑOS DE ESFUERZOS HISTÓRICOS PARA ACABAR CON LAS DISPARIDADES DE SALUD, ¿CÓMO LO ESTÁ HACIENDO MEDI-CAL?
Palav Babaria del DHCS analiza las disparidades de salud en California y el éxito con que la transformación en curso de Medi-Cal las está superando.
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Enlos últimos años, Medi-Cal, la versión de Medicaid de California, ha estado en la primera línea nacional para reducir las disparidades de salud que afectan a los californianos de color.
Palav Babaria, subdirector de calidad y gestión de la salud de la población del Departamento de Servicios de Atención Médica (DHCS), habló con EMS sobre algunas de las disparidades de salud más evidentes del estado y cómo la transformación histórica de Medi-Cal ha ayudado a cerrar la brecha.
Reducir la inequidad «Hay dos formas principales de abordar la equidad sanitaria», dijo Babaria. «Por un lado, llevamos más de una década haciendo un seguimiento de las disparidades, especialmente por raza y etnia, y fijando objetivos audaces y cuantificables para reducirlas. Pero informar sobre la desigualdad no es suficiente para cambiarla, así que también hemos ampliado el acceso a través de CalAIM.»
CalAIM, abreviatura de California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal, es un esfuerzo de varios años para reducir las disparidades de salud a través de nuevos servicios como medicina callejera, modificaciones de accesibilidad en el hogar, comidas médicamente adaptadas, centros de sobriedad y apoyo a la vivienda que incluye ayudas para la renta, navegación por el arrendamiento, vivienda de transición y formación en habilidades para la vida diaria.
Medi-Cal también ofrece exenciones para muchos de estos servicios a los californianos que de otro modo no calificarían para recibirlos.
Para reducir la mortalidad y las enfermedades maternas desde la concepción hasta los 12 meses posteriores al parto, Medi-Cal ha desarrollado una vía de atención al parto que coordina servicios en diversos ámbitos de la vida de los afiliados; por ejemplo, atención de doula, ayuda nutricional y exámenes de salud mental.
«Hemos estado centrando a los propios miembros en cómo diseñamos estos programas», dijo Babaria. «A partir de 2024, todos nuestros planes médicos en cada condado están obligados a tener un Comité Asesor que incluya a miembros de la comunidad y miembros de Medi-Cal, y pusimos en marcha un Comité Asesor de Miembros trimestral a nivel estatal en 2023 ... para que las personas que experimentan disparidades de salud puedan decirnos cómo debe cambiar el sistema para satisfacer mejor sus necesidades.»
“Nuestro sistema de atención médica es bueno cuando uno está enfermo de urgencia y acude a la sala de emergencias o al hospital; las personas generalmente tienen sus necesidades cubiertas. En lo que nuestro sistema general de atención sanitaria es realmente malo es en evitar que la gente se enferme más”, afirmó Babaria.
«Muchas personas, por ejemplo, pueden no tener un médico de atención primaria que les haga pruebas de diabetes y les asesore antes de que desarrollen diabetes o sufran una amputación», continuó. El objetivo de nuestro seguimiento es identificar a las personas en riesgo de enfermarse antes de que eso suceda para mantenerlas sanas con visitas preventivas, y el objetivo de estos nuevos programas es abordar los factores sociales de la salud, para mejorar el resultado global de necesidades interrelacionadas como la diabetes, la hipertensión y la depresión».
«Todo eso se llama salud de la población», dijo Babaria. «El concepto ha sido un enfoque para Medicaid a nivel nacional durante la última década más o menos, pero los datos para poder mirar cómo lo estamos haciendo a nivel estatal a veces ha sido deficiente», dijo Babaria. «A nivel nacional, estamos definitivamente a la vanguardia». Medi-Cal está siguiendo gran parte de su progreso a través de su iniciativa 50×25, una campaña de CalAIM lanzada en 2022 para reducir las disparidades y mejorar la atención en un 50% en tres áreas: salud preventiva infantil, atención a la maternidad y salud conductual, que incluye salud mental y trastornos por consumo de sustancias.
Las disparidades en estas áreas varían entre condados y razas, pero algunos objetivos como las visitas de atención preventiva y las vacunaciones de los jóvenes asiáticos e hispanos o latinos ya se han alcanzado, mientras que otros objetivos como la atención a la maternidad de las mujeres negras y nativas americanas casi se han alcanzado.
Los objetivos donde las disparidades siguen siendo altas incluyen la detección de depresión prenatal, que tiene una tasa estatal del 10% frente a una meta del 15%, aunque algunas regiones como el sureste y el extremo norte de California tienen tasas tan bajas como el 3%, o no se informan en absoluto.
La disparidad también persiste para el compromiso y el seguimiento del trastorno por consumo de sustancias para una visita de trastorno por consumo de sustancias en el departamento de emergencias, con una tasa estatal del 7% frente a un objetivo del 14% para el tratamiento y una tasa estatal del 16% frente a un objetivo del 24% para el seguimiento.
Sin embargo, estas métricas se informaron por última vez en 2021 y 2022. Se espera una actualización con datos más recientes que miden el progreso de Medi-Cal desde entonces en agosto.
Sesiones de escucha
"Existe un dicho común en el mundo de la atención médica que dice que cada sistema está perfectamente diseñado para obtener los resultados que produce, y sabemos que nuestro sistema actual no funciona para algunos de nuestros miembros", dijo Babaria.
Para escuchar directamente a los miembros que experimentan esta desigualdad, Medi-Cal también lanzó su Iniciativa de hoja de ruta para la equidad en la salud de tres fases y cinco años de duración.
Para la primera fase, que comenzó en noviembre de 2023 y ya está completa, el personal del DHCS llevó a cabo 11 sesiones de escucha organizadas por organizaciones comunitarias en todo el estado, para escuchar a cientos de miembros de Medi-Cal sobre los desafíos que les impiden obtener la atención médica que necesitan — particularmente para miembros de comunidades de color, personas con discapacidades, personas de áreas rurales y personas con problemas de salud conductual, como trastorno por abuso de sustancias.
“El comentario más rotundo y consistente que recibimos es que es realmente difícil navegar y acceder a todos los diferentes programas de Medi-Cal”, agregó. “A veces es porque hay tiempos de espera de semanas o meses para las citas, o los miembros no han actualizado su información de contacto y no sabemos cómo comunicarnos con ellos, o a veces es porque simplemente tenemos un sistema de atención médica muy complicado y nuestros miembros ni siquiera saben que hay servicios de salud dental, materna o conductual disponibles”. "Recibimos muchas solicitudes de más servicios de salud conductual y ese es un fenómeno a nivel nacional", dijo Babaria. “No tenemos tanta capacidad como la demanda, especialmente después de la pandemia, cuando vimos que muchas más personas tenían problemas de salud mental o necesidades de uso de sustancias… y experimentamos escasez de proveedores, especialmente aquellos que podían hablar el idioma nativo de los miembros, y a menudo en áreas rurales y condados más pequeños”.
Para ampliar la accesibilidad a la información, Medi-Cal ha establecido requisitos de traducción e interpretación en 18 idiomas umbral para los planes de salud en todos los condados de California.
Los idiomas umbral, incluidos el árabe, el chino, el coreano, el ruso, el español, el tagalo y el vietnamita, son el idioma principal de 3000 miembros o el 5% de la población de miembros de un condado, lo que sea menor. En marzo de 2024, los californianos no inscritos recientemente elegibles para Medi-Cal hablaban principalmente inglés (197,469) y español (125,722), y los siguientes en número eran los miembros no declarados (10,834) y los de habla rusa (3,893).
“En la Fase 2, tomaremos lo que escuchamos de los miembros en las sesiones de escucha y descubriremos cómo son las soluciones”, dijo Babaria. “A menudo, la política estatal de atención médica se desarrolla con proveedores y defensores, pero los miembros que reciben estos servicios no participan. Queremos realizar un proceso de codiseño en el que los propios miembros identifiquen nuestras mayores prioridades”, dijo Babaria. "En la Fase 3, convertiremos esas prioridades en un cronograma de objetivos que podamos medir".
“Si se quiere cerrar las disparidades en salud, no se puede lograr sin que las personas más afectadas estén en la mesa de negociación y tengan voz en el proceso. Estamos al comienzo de ese viaje”, añadió. "Tener a estas comunidades guiando nuestro proceso a nivel local es la forma en que nos aseguraremos de ver cambios mensurables en el futuro".
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Palav Babaria, deputy director of quality and population health management at the Department of Health Care Services. Photo Credit: EMS
EARTHTALK Q&A: GREENER BICYCLES EARTHTALK Q&A: BICICLETAS MÁS ECOLÓGICAS
Dear EarthTalk: You hear a lot about e-bikes these days, but what’s being done to make regular old human powered bicycles greener? -- P.L. Milwaukee, WI
As interest in e-bikes grows, it’s important to remember that traditional human-powered bicycles are also evolving towards greater sustainability. Various innovations and practices are making these bikes ecofriendlier, focusing on materials, production processes and end-of-life recycling.
One significant development is the use of sustainable materials for bike frames. Traditionally, bike frames have been made from aluminum, steel or carbon fiber. However, each of these materials has environmental impacts. Aluminum requires substantial energy to produce, while carbon fiber involves complex processes and is challenging to recycle. In contrast, sustainable alternatives are gaining traction. Bamboo, for one, is a fast-growing, renewable material with a low environmental footprint. Bamboo bikes are noted for their durability and natural shock absorption, making them a compelling choice.
Innovative companies are also exploring the potential of recycled materials. A notable example is a bicycle frame made from recycled plastic and produced using renewable energy. This approach not only reduces waste but lessens dependency on virgin materials. Similarly, some brands are repurposing old bicycles or bike parts, extending their life cycle and reducing the need for new resources. The production process itself is another area of focus. Brands are adopting practices that minimize environmental impact: reducing emissions in factories, using renewable energy, and implementing water-saving measures. Additionally, companies are using paints and finishes that avoid harmful chemicals, and are engage in fair trade prac-
tices, ensuring that their supply chains are as ethical as they are sustainable.
A crucial aspect of making bicycles greener is ensuring they are durable and easy to repair. High-quality components and thoughtful design contribute to a longer lifespan, which reduces the frequency of replacements and the associated environmental impact. Brands are also increasingly providing repair services and spare parts, which supports a more sustainable lifecycle for each bicycle.
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Amedidaque crece el interés por las e-bikes, es importante recordar que las bicicletas tradicionales de tracción humana también están evolucionando hacia una mayor sostenibilidad. Diversas innovaciones y prácticas están haciendo que estas bicicletas sean más ecológicas, centrándose en los materiales, los procesos de producción y el reciclaje al final de su vida útil.
Un avance significativo es el uso de materiales sostenibles para los cuadros de las bicicletas. Tradicionalmente, los cuadros se han fabricado con aluminio, acero o fibra de carbono. Sin embargo, cada uno de estos materiales tiene un impacto medioambiental. El aluminio requiere mucha energía para su producción, mientras que la fibra de carbono implica procesos complejos y es difícil de reciclar. Por el contrario, las alternativas sostenibles están ganando terreno. El bambú, por ejemplo, es un material renovable de rápido crecimiento y bajo impacto ambiental. Las bicicletas de bambú destacan por su durabilidad y su amortiguación natural, lo que las convierte en una opción convincente.
Las empresas innovadoras también están explorando el potencial de los materiales reciclados. Un ejemplo notable es un cuadro de bicicleta fabricado con plástico reciclado y producido con energía renovable. Este enfoque no sólo reduce los residuos, sino que disminuye la dependencia de los materiales vírgenes. Del mismo modo, algunas marcas están reutilizando viejas bicicletas o piezas de bicicletas, alargando su ciclo de vida y reduciendo la necesidad de nuevos recursos. El propio proceso de producción es otra área de interés. Las marcas están adoptando prácticas que minimizan el impacto ambiental: reducir las emisiones en las fábricas, utilizar energías renovables y aplicar medidas de ahorro de agua. Además, las empresas están utilizando pinturas y acabados que evitan los
productos químicos nocivos, y participan en prácticas de comercio justo, garantizando que sus cadenas de suministro sean tan éticas como sostenibles.
Un aspecto crucial para que las bicicletas sean más ecológicas es garantizar que sean duraderas y fáciles de reparar. Los componentes de alta calidad y un diseño cuidado contribuyen a alargar la vida útil, lo que reduce la frecuencia de las sustituciones y el impacto ambiental asociado. Las marcas también ofrecen cada vez más servicios de reparación y piezas de repuesto, lo que contribuye a un ciclo de vida más sostenible para cada bicicleta.
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As interest in e-bikes grows, it’s important to remember that traditional human-powered bicycles are also evolving towards greater sustainability. Photo Credit: Pexels
A medida que crece el interés por las bicicletas eléctricas, es importante recordar que las bicicletas tradicionales de tracción humana también están evolucionando hacia una mayor sostenibilidad. Photo Credit: Freepik
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CALIFORNIA’S HOMELESS POPULATION GREW AGAIN THIS YEAR, ESPECIALLY IN THESE
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Homelessness increased again in California this year. But experts are raising questions about the data.
NewMarisa Kendall CalMatters
data shows nearly 186,000 people now live on the streets and in homeless shelters in California, proving the crisis continues to grow despite increasing state and local efforts to stem the tide.
That’s according to an exclusive CalMatters analysis of the latest results of the point-in-time count, a federally mandated census that requires counties to tally their unhoused residents over the course of one night or early morning in January.
The count is up slightly from last year’s tally of about 181,000, and up 8% from 2022 (the last year most California counties counted people living in encampments). But there’s some good news: The rate at which the homelessness crisis is growing appears to have slowed. It grew 13% between 2019 and 2022, 13% between 2017 and 2019, and 16% between 2015 and 2017.
And homelessness actually dropped significantly from 2022 in at least nine counties – bucking what for some was a yearslong trend of increases. At least four other counties saw their populations remain relatively steady.
CalMatters’ analysis is based on data from the 32 counties that have reported it so far this year. In counties that made progress this year, officials say they added more shelter beds and affordable housing – much of it through federal funding related to the COVID-19 pandemic or other new state money.
“Folks got serious,” said Kari Howell, a program manager for the Homeless Services Division of San Luis Obispo County, which saw a 19% dip in homelessness compared to 2022. “Service providers started to get the support they needed from local communities that allowed them to further expand the work they were doing. I think we’re really proud, while also simultaneously acknowledging there’s so much more work to do.”
But experts warn these numbers should be taken with a grain of salt. The county that reported the biggest increase in homelessness (San Joaquin) and the one that reported the biggest decrease (Sacramento) both changed the way they counted this year – calling into question how accurately this count can be compared to prior years. And in every county, experts warn the tally is likely an undercount, as volunteers are sure to miss people sleeping tucked away out of sight.
“Ever since the (point-in-time count) became a mandate we’ve been railing against it,” said Christy Saxton, director of health, housing and homeless services for Contra Costa County. “Because it’s incredibly flawed. Everyone has a different methodology.”
Those challenges point to a bigger dilemma: Voters and politicians alike repeatedly report that homelessness is one of the most important issues facing California, but it’s hard to address the problem without knowing its full scope.
Sacramento and San Joaquin counties saw big changes. Or did they?
Homelessness doubled in San Joaquin County this year compared to the county’s last count in 2022. And the number of people sleeping outdoors — not in a shelter — increased nearly a whopping 160%. No other California county saw such a massive increase.
But the huge change raised questions.
Community leaders say the increase is, at least partially, part of a broader trend of more people
landing on the streets in the Central Valley. Kern County saw the state’s second-worst increase: Overall homelessness grew 67% compared to 2022, and the number of people sleeping outside increased 128%. Fresno County didn’t count its unsheltered homeless population this year, but it saw a nearly 80% increase in overall homelessness from 2019 to 2023.
Activists in the Central Valley blame rent increases, which, unlike in big cities such as San Fran-
The Rev. Nelson Rabell, a pastor in Stockton who also serves on the board of affordable housing organization Faith in the Valley, blames the recent influx of people moving to the region from the Bay Area in search of cheaper housing. Families in his congregation keep coming to him with the same story: Their landlord kicked them out and wants to remodel their home to attract Bay Area
renters with more money, he said.
“They’re always on the brink,” Rabell said of those displaced families. “One check away. Someone gets sick, or you have a landlord trying to take advantage of the situation. They’re one month away from being homeless.”
But there could be another factor behind San Joaquin County’s massive increase in homelessness: A major change in the way the county counted.
This year, instead of doing the count itself, San Joaquin County used data firm Applied Survey Research, a company also used by nine other California counties this year.
“They’re always on the brink. One check away. Someone gets sick, or you have a landlord trying to take advantage of the situation. They’re one month away from being homeless.”
Rev. Nelson Rabell, board member, affordable housing organization Faith in the Valley
In a change from last year, the county also assigned volunteers to every census tract in an effort to count all homeless people. And their numbers skyrocketed.
“Knowing how many people are living unsheltered is very disheartening,” said Krista Fiser, chair of the county’s continuum of care, “but most people involved with the county feel confident that it is a significantly more accurate count.”
The new methodology likely doesn’t account for the entire increase. “Anecdotally, you can see it’s getting worse,” Fiser said.
But because of the data discrepancy, officials don’t really know how much worse.
A questionable decline in homelessness in the capital
Activists have raised similar questions in Sacramento County, which saw the state’s biggest drop in homelessness. Overall homelessness fell 29% compared to the county’s last count in 2022, and the number of people sleeping outside dropped 41%.
But Loaves & Fishes, a nonprofit that provides food and other services for homeless communities in Sacramento, says its programs served more people this year than last year. It questions whether the point-in-time count numbers are too good to be true.
“These numbers are incredibly difficult to believe and further highlight the trust issues with local government that our guests have consistently expressed over our many years of service,” the organization said in a June news release.
Like San Joaquin, Sacramento County changed the way it counted. Instead of using Sacramento State University, the county hired Simtech Solutions – a data firm that also counted for more than a dozen other California counties this year. Sacramento made the switch because officials liked the idea of being part of that broader cohort, said Trent Simmons, director of data for Sacramento Steps Forward, the nonprofit that leads the county’s count.
Simmons stands behind the reported drop. Though the vendor was different, the method they used was the same as in 2022, he said.
“When we point to a lot of other contextual data around the count, it all does point to the same direction,” he said. “We see an increase in services, we see more people housed, more shelter capacity, more permanent housing capacity, we see more funding, we see more service providers in the system.”
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cisco and Los Angeles, are rarely moderated by local rent control rules.
Andrea Zeppa, homeless services regional coordinator for Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless, and Deidra Perry, far right, program financial manager for Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless, team up during Alameda County’s 2024 point-in-time count in Berkeley on Jan. 25, 2024. The PIT count, which included a voluntary survey, gathers data on the county’s homeless population. Photo Credit: Loren Elliott / CalMatters
time count in California
The feds tell counties throughout the country to count their unhoused populations at least every two years using a point-in-time census, which generally takes place over the course of one night in January. In California, the counts generate tons of fanfare. Armies of volunteers fan out to tally every person they see sleeping in a tent or a car, and mayors, city council members and other elected officials often join in. They also count everyone spending the night in a shelter.
The results are crucial. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development uses the data to help determine how much homelessness funding to give each county. But the numbers also have come to serve as a framework around which states base their understanding of the homelessness epidemic. State and local politicians constantly reference them in speeches: Decreases allow bragging rights, and increases are lobbed as ammunition at opponents.
The data also factors into legislation. Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat from Encinitas, introduced a bill last year that would require local governments to provide enough housing for their homeless populations based on their most recent point-in-time count. While that provision is no longer on the table, the counts continue to come up time and time again in legislative hearings.
Most California counties that conducted a count this year released the results this summer. Thirteen counties, including Santa Clara, didn’t count this year – they counted last year and will count again in 2025. Another 13 counted this year but haven’t yet released their results. CalMatters compiled and analyzed the results available for each county. In reaching the statewide total, if there was no 2024 data, CalMatters used the most recent data reported to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The feds eventually will compile the data into a national report, but that likely won’t happen until the end of the year. When it does, its total for California may be different from CalMatters’ total, because it will include data that wasn’t yet reported at the time of publication.
The federal agency recognizes the limitations of its mandatory count, saying it’s not meant to capture the “entire universe” of people who are homeless throughout the year. But, according to spokesperson Andra Higgs: “There is no other data source available that provides a more accurate count of both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness across the country.”
There are ways local officials can make their counts more accurate, such as calling people on housing waitlists to ask where they sleep, or using school data to contact families of homeless students, said Peter Connery, vice president of Applied Survey Research – a nonprofit consulting firm that conducted counts for 10 California counties this year.
But the problem, Connery said, is that most counties conduct the counts on a shoe-string budget, using staff who already have a full plate of other responsibilities. His firm charges between $50,000 and $185,000 for a count, depending on the size of the county. Those prices include paying people who are or have been homeless to help.
Counties do the best they can with what they have, Connery said.
“Does every county do an optimal job of it? I would say no, they don’t,” he said.
Did cracking down on encampments change homelessness numbers?
As officials in cities throughout California experiment with new ways to manage homelessness, they eagerly awaited the results of this year’s point-in-time count to see if their efforts paid off.
In San Diego, Mayor Todd Gloria didn’t get the reduction he was hoping for after cracking down
on street encampments and directing people to “safe sleeping” sites. The number of people sleeping outside without shelter increased 6% in the city compared to last year (unlike many other California jurisdictions, the city and county of San Diego count every year instead of every other year).
San Diego banned homeless encampments across a wide swath of the city in July 2023. To give people somewhere legal to go in a city without enough shelter beds or housing, city leaders opened sanctioned camps where people sleep in tents purchased by the city, and safe parking sites for people living in RVs. The 749 people living in those sanctioned camps and parking sites are still counted as homeless and “unsheltered” by the feds, meaning they don’t help San Diego lower its unsheltered point-in-time count numbers.
Gloria called that “frustrating.” He sent the Department of Housing and Urban Development a letter this summer asking the agency to re-classify both types of sites as shelters.
“I believe the streets are better today than they were a year ago,” Gloria told CalMatters.
In the city of Los Angeles, where Mayor Karen Bass has made clearing encampments a priority, homelessness dropped 2% this year from the year before. It’s a small decline, but it’s the first time in six years the city has seen any decrease. The number of people living on the street without shelter dropped 10%.
Bass drastically changed the way the city clears encampments in December 2022, when she launched Inside Safe, a program that moves people from camps into hotel rooms. More than 2,700 people have come indoors through that program, according to LAist. But a CalMatters investigation found officials have struggled to provide the medical and mental health services participants need, and to move people from the temporary hotels into permanent housing.
“Ever since the (point-in-time count) became a mandate we’ve been railing against it. Because it’s incredibly flawed. Everyone has a different methodology.”
-Christy Saxton, director of health, housing and homeless services for Contra Costa County
People living in those temporary hotel rooms are still classified as homeless by the federal government.
The number of people sleeping outdoors dropped nearly 45% in Napa County from 2022 – the biggest decrease in unsheltered homelessness of any California county. City and county officials say that’s because they’ve gone to great lengths to snap up state and federal funding.
In 2022, the county received just under $100,000 per year for permanent supportive housing from the feds, said Jennifer Palmer, the county’s director of housing and homeless services. Now, they rake in more than $400,000.
“We’re really decided that is the greatest need in the community,” Palmer said.
In two years, the county also added 95 new shelter beds, more than doubling their supply.
But in some areas of California, the funds they used to make gains against homelessness have dried up. Homelessness decreased in Santa Cruz County by nearly a quarter between 2022 and 2023. Then it plateaued this year.
The county received nearly 400 new federal housing vouchers in 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But while those have been used up, people continue to lose their homes faster than the county can pull people out of homelessness, said Robert Ratner, director of Housing for Health in the county.
“We’re not going to see progress in the (point-intime) count if that is the continuing dynamic,” he said.
LA POBLACIÓN DE PERSONAS SIN HOGAR EN CALIFORNIA VOLVIÓ A CRECER ESTE AÑO, ESPECIALMENTE EN ESTOS
CONDADOS
El número de personas sin hogar volvió a aumentar en California este año, pero los expertos están planteando dudas sobre los datos.
en todos los condados, los expertos advierten que es probable que el recuento sea inferior al real, ya que los voluntarios seguramente no verán a personas que duermen escondidas.
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datos muestran que casi 186,000 personas viven ahora en las calles y en refugios para personas sin hogar en California, lo que demuestra que la crisis sigue creciendo a pesar de los crecientes esfuerzos estatales y locales para detener la marea.
Eso es según un análisis exclusivo de CalMatters de los últimos resultados del Conteo de un Punto en el Tiempo, un censo obligatorio a nivel federal que requiere que los condados cuenten a sus residentes sin vivienda en el transcurso de una noche o una madrugada en enero.
El recuento es ligeramente superior al del año pasado, de unas 181,000 personas, y un 8% superior al de 2022 (el último año en que la mayoría de los condados de California contaron a las personas que viven en campamentos). Pero hay buenas noticias: el ritmo al que crece la crisis de falta de vivienda parece haberse desacelerado. Creció un 13% entre 2019 y 2022, un 13% entre 2017 y 2019, y un 16% entre 2015 y 2017.
Y, de hecho, el número de personas sin hogar se redujo significativamente a partir de 2022 en al menos nueve condados, lo que contrasta con lo que para algunos era una tendencia de aumento que se venía produciendo desde hacía años. Al menos otros cuatro condados vieron sus poblaciones mantenerse relativamente estables.
El análisis de CalMatters se basa en datos de los 32 condados que lo han informado hasta ahora este año.
En los condados que lograron avances este año, los funcionarios dicen que agregaron más camas en refugios y viviendas asequibles, gran parte de ello a través de fondos federales relacionados con la pandemia de COVID-19 u otro dinero estatal nuevo.
“La gente se lo tomó en serio”, dijo Kari Howell, gerente de programas de la División de Servicios para Personas sin Hogar del condado de San Luis Obispo, que vio una caída del 19 % en el número de personas sin hogar en comparación con 2022. “Los proveedores de servicios comenzaron a recibir el apoyo que necesitaban de las comunidades locales, lo que les permitió ampliar aún más el trabajo que estaban haciendo. Creo que estamos realmente orgullosos, al mismo tiempo que reconocemos que hay mucho más trabajo por hacer”.
Pero los expertos advierten que estas cifras deben tomarse con pinzas. El condado que informó el mayor aumento de personas sin hogar (San Joaquín) y el que informó la mayor disminución (Sacramento) cambiaron la forma en que contabilizaron este año, lo que pone en duda la precisión con la que se puede comparar este recuento con años anteriores. Y
“Desde que el recuento puntual se convirtió en obligatorio, hemos estado protestando contra él”, dijo Christy Saxton, directora de salud, vivienda y servicios para personas sin hogar del condado de Contra Costa. “Porque tiene fallas increíbles. Cada persona tiene una metodología diferente”.
Esos desafíos apuntan a un dilema mayor: tanto los votantes como los políticos informan repetidamente que la falta de vivienda es uno de los problemas más importantes que enfrenta California, pero es difícil abordar el problema sin conocer su alcance total.
Los condados de Sacramento y San Joaquín sufrieron grandes cambios. ¿O no?
Este año, la cantidad de personas sin hogar se duplicó en el condado de San Joaquín en comparación con el último recuento del condado en 2022. Y la cantidad de personas que duermen a la intemperie (no en un refugio) aumentó casi un enorme 160%. Ningún otro condado de California experimentó un aumento tan masivo.
Pero el enorme cambio planteó preguntas.
Los líderes comunitarios dicen que el aumento es, al menos en parte, parte de una tendencia más amplia de más personas que terminan en las calles en el Valle Central. El condado de Kern vio el segundo peor aumento del estado: la falta de vivienda en general aumentó un 67% en comparación con 2022, y la cantidad de personas que duermen a la intemperie aumentó un 128%. El condado de Fresno no contabilizó su población sin hogar sin refugio este año, pero vio un aumento de casi el 80% en la falta de vivienda en general entre 2019 y 2023.
Los activistas del Valle Central culpan a los aumentos de alquiler, que, a diferencia de lo que ocurre en grandes ciudades como San Francisco y Los Ángeles, rara vez son moderados por las normas locales de control de alquileres.
El reverendo Nelson Rabell, pastor de Stockton que también forma parte de la junta directiva de la organización de viviendas asequibles Faith in the Valley, culpa a la reciente afluencia de personas que se mudan a la región desde el Área de la Bahía en busca de viviendas más baratas. Las familias de su congregación siguen acudiendo a él con la misma historia: su propietario los echó y quiere remodelar su casa para atraer a inquilinos del Área de la Bahía con más dinero, dijo.
“Siempre están al borde del abismo”, dijo Rabell sobre esas familias desplazadas. “Un cheque de distancia. Alguien se enferma o un propietario intenta aprovecharse de la situación. Están a
Marisa Kendall CalMatters
Andrea Zeppa, coordinadora regional de servicios para personas sin hogar de Alameda County Healthcare for the Homeless, habla con una persona sin hogar durante el recuento puntual de 2024 del condado de Alameda en Berkeley el 25 de enero de 2024. Photo Credit: Loren Elliott / CalMatters
un mes de quedarse sin hogar”.
Pero podría haber otro factor detrás del aumento masivo de personas sin hogar en el condado de San Joaquín: un cambio importante en la forma en que el condado realiza el recuento.
Este año, en lugar de realizar el recuento él mismo, el condado de San Joaquín utilizó la empresa de datos Applied Survey Research, una compañía también utilizada por otros nueve condados de California este año.
“Siempre están al borde del abismo. Un cheque les impide hacerlo. Alguien se enferma o el propietario intenta aprovecharse de la situación. Están a un mes de quedarse sin hogar”.
-Reverendo Nelson Rabell, miembro de la junta directiva de la organización de vivienda asequible Faith in the Valley
A diferencia del año pasado, el condado también asignó voluntarios a cada zona censal en un esfuerzo por contar a todas las personas sin hogar. Y sus números se dispararon.
“Saber cuántas personas viven sin refugio es muy desalentador”, dijo Krista Fiser, directora del programa de atención continua del condado, “pero la mayoría de las personas involucradas con el condado confían en que es un recuento significativamente más preciso”.
Es probable que la nueva metodología no explique todo el aumento. “Anecdóticamente, se puede ver que está empeorando”, dijo Fiser.
Pero debido a la discrepancia en los datos, los funcionarios no saben realmente cuánto ha empeorado la situación.
Disminución cuestionable del número de personas sin hogar en la capital Los activistas han planteado preguntas similares en el condado de Sacramento, que registró la mayor caída en el número de personas sin hogar del estado. El número total de personas sin hogar disminuyó un 29 % en comparación con el último recuento del condado en 2022, y el número de personas que duermen a la intemperie disminuyó un 41 %.
Pero Loaves & Fishes, una organización sin fines de lucro que ofrece alimentos y otros servicios a las comunidades sin hogar de Sacramento, dice que sus programas atendieron a más personas este año que el año pasado. Se pregunta si las cifras de recuento de un momento determinado son demasiado buenas para ser ciertas.
“Estas cifras son increíblemente difíciles de creer y resaltan aún más los problemas de confianza con el gobierno local que nuestros huéspedes han expresado constantemente a lo largo de nuestros muchos años de servicio”, dijo la organización en un comunicado de prensa de junio.
Al igual que San Joaquín, el condado de Sacramento cambió su forma de contar. En lugar de utilizar la Universidad Estatal de Sacramento, el condado contrató a Simtech Solutions, una empresa de datos que también contabilizó los datos de más de una docena de otros condados de California este año. Sacramento hizo el cambio porque a los funcionarios les gustó la idea de ser parte de ese grupo más amplio, dijo Trent Simmons, director de datos de Sacramento Steps Forward, la organización sin fines de lucro que lidera el recuento del condado.
Simmons respalda la caída reportada. Aunque el proveedor era diferente, el método que utilizaron fue el mismo que en 2022, dijo.
“Cuando analizamos muchos otros datos contextuales sobre el recuento, todos apuntan a la misma dirección”, dijo. “Vemos un aumento en los servicios, vemos que hay más personas alojadas, más capacidad de alojamiento, más capacidad de alojamiento permanente, vemos más financiación, vemos más proveedores de servicios en el sistema”.
Problemas con el recuento puntual de personas sin hogar en California
Los federales les dicen a los condados de todo el país que cuenten a sus poblaciones sin hogar al menos cada dos años mediante un censo puntual, que generalmente se lleva a cabo en el transcurso de una noche de enero. En California, los recuentos generan toneladas de fanfarria. Ejércitos de voluntarios se despliegan para contar a cada persona que ven durmiendo en una tienda de campaña o
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en un automóvil, y alcaldes, miembros del consejo municipal y otros funcionarios electos a menudo se suman. También cuentan a todas las personas que pasan la noche en un refugio.
Los resultados son cruciales. El Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de Estados Unidos utiliza los datos para determinar la cantidad de fondos que debe otorgar a cada condado para combatir la falta de vivienda. Pero las cifras también han llegado a servir como marco en torno al cual los estados basan su comprensión de la epidemia de falta de vivienda. Los políticos estatales y locales las mencionan constantemente en sus discursos: las reducciones permiten alardear y los aumentos se utilizan como munición contra los oponentes.
Los datos también se tienen en cuenta en la legislación. La senadora Catherine Blakespear, demócrata de Encinitas, presentó un proyecto de ley el año pasado que exigiría a los gobiernos locales proporcionar viviendas suficientes para sus poblaciones sin hogar en función de su recuento más reciente en un momento determinado. Si bien esa disposición ya no está sobre la mesa, los recuentos siguen surgiendo una y otra vez en las audiencias legislativas.
La mayoría de los condados de California que realizaron un recuento este año publicaron los resultados este verano. Trece condados, incluido Santa Clara, no contaron este año; contaron el año pasado y volverán a contar en 2025. Otros 13 contaron este año, pero aún no han publicado sus resultados. CalMatters recopiló y analizó los resultados disponibles para cada condado. Para llegar al total estatal, si no había datos de 2024, CalMatters utilizó los datos más recientes informados al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano de EE. UU.
Los federales finalmente compilarán los datos en un informe nacional, pero eso probablemente no sucederá hasta fin de año. Cuando lo haga, el total para California puede ser diferente del total de CalMatters, porque incluirá datos que aún no se habían informado al momento de la publicación. La agencia federal reconoce las limitaciones de su
recuento obligatorio, y dice que no está destinado a capturar el "universo entero" de personas sin hogar durante todo el año. Pero, según la portavoz Andra Higgs: "No hay otra fuente de datos disponible que proporcione un recuento más preciso de las personas sin hogar, tanto con refugio como sin él, en todo el país".
Hay formas en que los funcionarios locales pueden hacer que sus recuentos sean más precisos, como llamar a las personas en las listas de espera de vivienda para preguntarles dónde duermen o usar datos escolares para contactar a las familias de los estudiantes sin hogar, dijo Peter Connery, vicepresidente de Applied Survey Research, una firma consultora sin fines de lucro que realizó recuentos en 10 condados de California este año.
Pero el problema, dijo Connery, es que la mayoría de los condados realizan los recuentos con un presupuesto limitado y emplean personal que ya tiene una agenda llena de otras responsabilidades. Su firma cobra entre 50,000 y 185,000 dólares por recuento, dependiendo del tamaño del condado. Esos precios incluyen pagar a personas que están o han estado sin hogar para que ayuden.
Los condados hacen lo mejor que pueden con lo que tienen, dijo Connery.
“¿Todos los condados hacen un trabajo óptimo al respecto? Yo diría que no, no lo hacen”, afirmó.
¿La represión de los campamentos modificó las cifras de personas sin hogar?
Mientras los funcionarios de las ciudades de toda California experimentan nuevas formas de gestionar el problema de las personas sin hogar, esperaban con impaciencia los resultados del recuento puntual de este año para ver si sus esfuerzos dieron resultado.
En San Diego, el alcalde Todd Gloria no consiguió la reducción que esperaba tras arrasar con los campamentos callejeros y dirigir a la gente a sitios para “dormir de forma segura”. El número de personas que duermen a la intemperie sin refugio aumentó un 6% en la ciudad en comparación con el año pas-
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ado (a diferencia de muchas otras jurisdicciones de California, la ciudad y el condado de San Diego cuentan todos los años en lugar de cada dos años). En julio de 2023, San Diego prohibió los campamentos de personas sin hogar en una amplia franja de la ciudad. Para brindarles a las personas un lugar legal al que ir en una ciudad sin suficientes camas en refugios o viviendas, los líderes de la ciudad abrieron campamentos autorizados donde las personas duermen en tiendas de campaña compradas por la ciudad y lugares de estacionamiento seguros para las personas que viven en vehículos recreativos. Las 749 personas que viven en esos campamentos y lugares de estacionamiento autorizados aún son contabilizadas como personas sin hogar y "sin refugio" por los federales, lo que significa que no ayudan a San Diego a reducir sus cifras de personas sin refugio en un momento dado.
Gloria calificó eso de “frustrante”. Este verano envió una carta al Departamento de Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano pidiendo a la agencia que reclasifique ambos tipos de sitios como refugios.
"Creo que las calles están mejor hoy que hace un año", dijo Gloria a CalMatters.
En la ciudad de Los Ángeles, donde la alcaldesa Karen Bass ha hecho de la limpieza de los campamentos una prioridad, la falta de vivienda cayó un 2% este año en comparación con el año anterior. Es una disminución pequeña, pero es la primera vez en seis años que la ciudad ha visto una disminución. El número de personas que viven en la calle sin refugio bajó un 10%.
Bass cambió drásticamente la forma en que la ciudad despeja los campamentos en diciembre de 2022, cuando lanzó Caja Fuerte Interior, un programa que traslada a las personas de los campamentos a habitaciones de hotel. Más de 2,700 personas han llegado al interior a través de ese programa, según LAist. Pero una investigación de CalMatters encontró que los funcionarios han tenido dificultades para proporcionar los servicios médicos y de salud mental que necesitan los participantes y para trasladar a las personas de los hoteles temporales a viviendas permanentes.
“Desde que el recuento en un momento determinado (PIT) se convirtió en obligatorio, hemos estado protestando contra él, porque tiene muchos fallos. Cada uno tiene una metodología diferente”.
Christy Saxton, directora de salud, vivienda y servicios para personas sin hogar del condado de Contra Costa
Las personas que viven en esas habitaciones de hotel temporales todavía están clasificadas como personas sin hogar por el gobierno federal.
La cantidad de personas que duermen a la intemperie disminuyó casi un 45 % en el condado de Napa en comparación con 2022, la mayor disminución en la cantidad de personas sin hogar sin techo de cualquier condado de California. Los funcionarios de la ciudad y el condado dicen que eso se debe a que han hecho grandes esfuerzos para obtener fondos estatales y federales.
En 2022, el condado recibió poco menos de 100,000 dólares al año para viviendas de apoyo permanente de parte de los federales, dijo Jennifer Palmer, directora de vivienda y servicios para personas sin hogar del condado. Ahora, recaudan más de 400,000 dólares.
"Estamos realmente decididos a que esa es la mayor necesidad de la comunidad", dijo Palmer.
En dos años, el condado también agregó 95 nuevas camas en refugios, más del doble de su oferta. Pero en algunas zonas de California, los fondos que se utilizaban para luchar contra la falta de vivienda se han agotado. La falta de vivienda disminuyó en el condado de Santa Cruz en casi una cuarta parte entre 2022 y 2023. Luego se estancó este año.
El condado recibió casi 400 nuevos vales federales para vivienda en 2022 debido a la pandemia de COVID-19. Pero, si bien se han agotado, la gente sigue perdiendo sus hogares a un ritmo más rápido del que el condado puede sacar a la gente de la situación de calle, dijo Robert Ratner, director de Vivienda para la Salud en el condado.
"No vamos a ver avances en el recuento (puntual) si esa es la dinámica continua", dijo.
STUDY: 40% OF VOTERS WILLING TO CROSS PARTY LINES ON LOCAL ISSUES
Suzanne Potter California News Service
Acommonnarrative suggests that deeply polarized American voters always support their party's candidates, but a new study suggests otherwise in certain circumstances.
Researchers from Sacramento State and San Diego State universities asked more than 900 partisan voters about housing and homelessnessthen asked them to choose, in a hypothetical local election - between a candidate from their party who disagreed with their views, or one from the opposite party who is aligned with them on policy.
Sacramento State Associate Professor of Political Science Danielle Martin co-authored the study.
"Overall, voters do support candidates from their own party - even when an opposite party candidate was closer to their views on one of those salient local issues," said Martin. "But we also found that about 40% defected from their party."
The study found that people with weak party loyalty were more likely to defect, as were people who are very invested in their policy position.
They also found that in national and state-level races, people are much less likely to split their votes between parties.
Study co-author Professor of Public Policy and Administration Ted Lascher, also from Sacramento State, said the data show that voters are more flexible when an issue hits close to home.
"One of the implications is that somebody who's running, who's the out party, in terms of local party identification, may be able to win elections in city
council and mayoral races," said Lascher, "if they choose the issue very carefully. Because voters will sometimes cross party lines on particular local issues."
San Diego State University Political Science Professor Brian Adams said this means that even though Democrats enjoy broad support in California, that support is more conditional than absolute in local races.
"A lot of this research suggests that if Republicans put forward candidates that actually agreed with some of the policy positions that Democratic voters have," said Adams, "at least some Democratic voters would be willing to switch."
About 96% of electoral contests in the U.S. are at the local level - for races such as the school board, the city council, and the county board of supervisors.
Support for this reporting was provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Suzanne Potter California News Service
Unanarrativa común sugiere que los votantes estadounidenses profundamente polarizados siempre apoyan a los candidatos de su partido, pero un nuevo estudio sugiere lo contrario en determinadas circunstancias. Investigadores de las universidades estatales de Sacramento y San Diego preguntaron a más de 900 votantes partidistas sobre la vivienda y las personas sin hogar y luego les pidieron que eligieran, en una elección local hipotética, entre un candidato de su partido que no estaba de acuerdo con sus puntos de vista o uno del partido opuesto que esta alineado con ellos en materia de políticas. La profesora asociada del estado de Sacramento, Danielle Martin, fue coautora del estudio.
"En general, los votantes apoyan a los candidatos de su propio partido, incluso cuando un candidato del partido opuesto estaba más cerca de sus puntos de vista sobre uno de esos temas locales destacados. Pero también encontramos que alrededor del 40% deserto de su partido," enfatizo Martin.
El estudio encontró que las personas con una lealtad débil al partido tenían más probabilidades de desertar, en comparación con las personas que están muy comprometidas con su posición política. También descubrieron que, en las elecciones a nivel nacional y estatal, es mucho menos probable que la gente divida sus votos entre partidos.
El coautor del estudio, el profesor Ted Lascher, también de Sacramento State University, agrega que los datos muestran que los votantes son más flexibles cuando un tema les toca de cerca.
"Una de las implicaciones es que alguien que se postula, que es del partido externo, en términos de identificación de partido local, puede ganar las elecciones para el consejo municipal y la alcaldía, si elige el tema con mucho cuidado. Porque los votantes a veces cruzan las líneas partidistas en cuestiones locales concretas," argumento Lascher.
Brian Adams, profesor de ciencias políticas de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego, dice que esto significa que aunque los demócratas disfrutan de un amplio apoyo en California, este apoyo es más condicional que absoluto en las elecciones locales.
"Gran parte de esta investigación sugiere que, si los republicanos presentaran candidatos que realmente estuvieran de acuerdo con algunas de las posiciones políticas que tienen los votantes demócratas, al menos algunos votantes demócratas estarían dispuestos a cambiar," insistió también Adams.
Alrededor del 96% de las contiendas electorales en los EE. UU. son a nivel local, para contiendas como la junta escolar, el consejo municipal y la junta de supervisores del condado.
Apoyo para esta historia fue proporcionado por la Carnegie Corporation of New York
Un nuevo estudio sugiere que el partidismo es menos pronunciado en las elecciones locales cuando los votantes sienten profundamente un problema local en particular.
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IMMIGRANTS ARE EATING PETS AND STEALING JOBS, CLAIMS A CLEARLY UNHINGED TRUMP AT PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
LOS INMIGRANTES SE COMEN A LAS MASCOTAS Y ROBAN EMPLEOS, AFIRMA UN TRUMP CLARAMENTE DESQUICIADO EN EL DEBATE PRESIDENCIAL
Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services
Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump went full throttle on immigrants during the Sept. 10 Presidential debate, vowing to deport at least 15 million migrants immediately after taking office.
“These people coming in…they’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” said the former President, referencing debunked reports of Haitian migrants trapping animals and barbecuing them in Springfield, Ohio.
Karen Graves, strategic engagement manager for Springfield, told CBS News there was no evidence to substantiate such claims. “In response to recent rumors alleging criminal activity by the immigrant population in our city, we wish to clarify that there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,” she said.
Sen. Ted Cruz, and X/formerly Twitter owner Elon Musk posted similar claims a day before the debate.
‘Violent Criminals’
Immigration was at the center of the evening debate, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. “Pennsylvania is the battleground of battlegrounds. It’s where everything’s going down,” Mohan Seshadri, executive director of the Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance, told reporters at a Sept. 6 EMS news briefing.
Trump kept invoking immigration into almost every question asked by ABC News reporters David Muir and Lynsey Davis. He blamed migration for high inflation levels. “We have millions of people pouring into our country from prisons and jails, from mental institutions and insane asylums. And they’re coming in and they’re taking jobs that are occupied right now by African Americans and Hispanics and also unions.”
Trump blamed immigrants for high levels of crime, saying that their home countries, conversely, had seen a drop in crime as more criminals allegedly flood the US. “They are taking over the towns. They’re taking over buildings. They’re going in violently. These are the people that Harris and Biden led into our country. And they’re destroying our country. They’re dangerous.”
Mass Deportation Plan
Muir asked Trump about his plan to deport more than 11 million migrants, asking if border patrol agents would “go door to door.” Trump evaded the question, saying the numbers were closer to 21 million people. He has said he will use the National Guard, the US military and local law enforcement to carry out the largest mass deportation in US history.
Throughout the debate, which went over its 90-minute time schedule, Harris, the daughter of an Indian immigrant mother, and a Jamaican immigrant father, did not once defend or champion immigration and migration.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released a report in August noting that in 2022, undocumented immigrants paid nearly $100 billion in federal, state and local tax revenue, an average of roughly $9000 per person.
Undocumented Immigrants Pour Billions Into Economy
Undocumented immigrants that year paid $25.7 billion in Social Security taxes, $6.4 billion in Medicare taxes, and $1.8 billion in unemployment insurance taxes in 2022. But they are barred from receiving Social Security, Medicare, or unemployment benefits.
If implemented, Trump’s draconian mass deportation plan would “create a perfect storm of economic hardship for California and other major agricultural states,” said Edward Kissam, in a recent op-ed for EMS. Undocumented immigrants add about $2 billion annually to California’s coffers.
“Given that at least four out of five undocumented farmworkers plan to keep on working in agriculture for 5+ years, why deport them when labor shortages have been a constant challenge for the industry for at least two decades?,” questioned Kissam, noting that undocumented immigrants serve not only in the fields, but also as supervisors, production managers, packing house workers, technicians, truck drivers, and warehouse workers.
Filipina Nurses
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the US relied on nurses from the Philippines, who make up about onethird of foreign-born LVNs. Filipina nurses served on the front-line of the pandemic, working directly with patients in hospitals and assisted living facilities. Conversely, white nurses worked largely in outpatient settings, according to a report from the Berkeley Interdisciplinary Migration Initiative.
In total, immigrants account for 17% of U.S. GDP, amounting to $3.3 trillion annually.
Border Czar
As Vice President, Harris has been tasked with getting the US border under control and getting at the root causes of migration from Central America. At the debate, Trump lashed into Harris’s failures in controlling the border, and claimed that millions of migrants had poured into the country under her watch.
Moderator Muir noted that illegal border crossings had reached an all-time high over the past three years, and asked why the Biden Administration had waited until 6 months before the election to enact new policies.
Harris fought back with remarks she has made several times on the campaign trail. “I’m the only person on this stage who has prosecuted transnational criminal organizations for the trafficking of guns, drugs, and human beings.”
Trump Killed the Bill
She noted that members of Congress last year came up with a bipartisan bill to secure the border, which she supported. “That bill would have put 1,500 more border agents on the border. It would have allowed us to stem the flow of fentanyl coming into the United States and put more resources to allow us to prosecute transnational criminal organizations for trafficking in guns, drugs, and human beings.”
“But you know what happened to that bill? Donald Trump got on the phone, called up some folks in Congress, and said, ‘kill the bill.’ Because he’d prefer to run on a problem instead of fixing a problem,” said Harris. “The people of our country actually need a leader who engages in solutions, who actually addresses the problems at hand.”
Moments after the debate, Harris got a much-anticipated endorsement from mega-star Taylor Swift, who, in a rebuff to Trump’s running mate JD Vance, posted her endorsement on Instagram alongside a photo in which she hugged her cat.
La vicepresidenta Kamala Harris pronuncia un discurso junto al presidente Joe Biden sobre los esfuerzos de la administración para reducir los costos de los medicamentos recetados para los estadounidenses, el jueves 15 de agosto de 2024, en Largo, Maryland. Photo Credit: Foto oficial de la Casa Blanca / Lawrence Jackson
Sunita Sohrabji Ethnic Media Services
Ecandidato presidencial republicano Donald Trump atacó a fondo a los inmigrantes durante el debate presidencial del 10 de septiembre, prometiendo deportar al menos a 15 millones de inmigrantes inmediatamente después de asumir el cargo.
“Estas personas que entran… se están comiendo a los perros. Se están comiendo a los gatos. Se están comiendo las mascotas de la gente que vive allí”, dijo el expresidente, haciendo referencia a informes desacreditados de inmigrantes haitianos que capturaban animales y los asaban a la parrilla en Springfield, Ohio.
Karen Graves, directora de compromiso estratégico de Springfield, dijo a CBS News que no había pruebas que corroboraran tales afirmaciones. «En respuesta a los recientes rumores que alegan actividades delictivas por parte de la población inmigrante en nuestra ciudad, queremos aclarar que no ha habido informes creíbles o reclamaciones específicas de animales domésticos que hayan sido dañados, heridos o maltratados por individuos dentro de la comunidad inmigrante», dijo.
El senador Ted Cruz y el ex propietario de Twitter, Elon Musk, publicaron afirmaciones similares un día antes del debate.
'Criminales violentos'
La inmigración estuvo en el centro del debate nocturno, que tuvo lugar en Filadelfia, Pensilvania, un estado clave en la batalla. «Pensilvania es el campo de batalla de los campos de batalla. Es donde todo se va a decidir», dijo Mohan Seshadri, director ejecutivo de la Alianza Política de Isleños Asiáticos y del Pacífico, a los periodistas en una rueda de prensa celebrada el 6 de septiembre en EMS.
Trump siguió invocando la inmigración en casi todas las preguntas de los periodistas de ABC News David Muir y Lynsey Davis. Culpó a la inmigración de los altos niveles de inflación. «Tenemos a millones de personas llegando a nuestro país desde prisiones y cárceles, desde instituciones mentales y manicomios. Y están llegando y están ocupando puestos de trabajo que ahora ocupan afroamericanos e hispanos y también sindicatos.»
Trump culpó a los inmigrantes de los altos niveles de delincuencia, afirmando que sus países de origen, por el contrario, habían experimentado un descenso de la criminalidad a medida que más delincuentes inundaban supuestamente Estados Unidos. «Se están apoderando de las ciudades. Están tomando edificios. Están entrando violentamente. Esta es la gente que Harris y Biden llevaron a nuestro país. Y están destruyendo nuestro país. Son peligrosos».
Plan de deportación masiva
Muir preguntó a Trump sobre su plan para deportar a más de 11 millones de migrantes, preguntando si los agentes de la patrulla fronteriza «irían puerta por puerta». Trump eludió la pregunta, diciendo que las cifras se acercaban más a los 21 millones de personas. Ha dicho que utilizará a la Guardia Nacional, al ejército estadounidense y a las fuerzas de seguridad locales para llevar a cabo la mayor deportación masiva de la historia de Estados Unidos.
A lo largo del debate, que duró 90 minutos, Harris, hija de una madre inmigrante india y de un padre inmigrante jamaicano, no defendió ni defendió ni una sola vez la inmi-
gración y la migración.
El Instituto de Impuestos y Política Económica publicó un informe en agosto señalando que en 2022, los inmigrantes indocumentados pagaron casi 100 mil millones de dólares en ingresos tributarios federales, estatales y locales, un promedio de aproximadamente 9000 dólares por persona.
Los inmigrantes indocumentados invierten miles de millones en la economía
Los inmigrantes indocumentados ese año pagaron $25.7 mil millones en impuestos de Seguridad Social, $6.4 mil millones en impuestos de Medicare y $1.8 mil millones en impuestos de seguro de desempleo en 2022. Pero tienen prohibido recibir Seguridad Social, Medicare o beneficios de desempleo.
Si se implementa, el draconiano plan de deportación masiva de Trump “crearía una tormenta perfecta de dificultades económicas para California y otros estados agrícolas importantes”, dijo Edward Kissam, en un artículo de opinión reciente para EMS. Los inmigrantes indocumentados añaden alrededor de $2 mil millones anualmente a las arcas de California.
«Dado que al menos cuatro de cada cinco trabajadores agrícolas indocumentados planean seguir trabajando en la agricultura durante más de cinco años, ¿por qué deportarlos cuando la escasez de mano de obra ha sido un desafío constante para la industria durante al menos dos décadas?», cuestionó Kissam, señalando que los inmigrantes indocumentados no sólo trabajan en los campos, sino también como supervisores, gerentes de producción, trabajadores de empacadoras, técnicos, conductores de camiones y trabajadores de almacén. Enfermeras filipinas
Durante la pandemia de Covid-19, EE.UU. recurrió a enfermeras filipinas, que constituyen aproximadamente un tercio de las LVN nacidas en el extranjero. Las enfermeras filipinas estuvieron en primera línea de la pandemia, trabajando directamente con los pacientes en hospitales y residencias asistidas. Por el contrario, las enfermeras blancas trabajaron principalmente en centros ambulatorios, según un informe de la Iniciativa Interdisciplinaria sobre Migración de Berkeley.
En total, los inmigrantes representan el 17% del PIB de Estados Unidos, lo que representa 3,3 billones de dólares al año.
Zar de la frontera
Como vicepresidente, a Harris se le ha encomendado la tarea de controlar la frontera de Estados Unidos y atacar las causas fundamentales de la migración desde Centroamérica. En el debate, Trump arremetió contra los fracasos de Harris en el control de la frontera y afirmó que millones de inmigrantes habían llegado al país bajo su supervisión.
El moderador Muir señaló que los cruces fronterizos ilegales habían alcanzado un máximo histórico en los últimos tres años y preguntó por qué la Administración Biden había esperado hasta seis meses antes de las elecciones para promulgar nuevas políticas. Harris contraatacó con comentarios que ha hecho varias veces durante la campaña electoral. “Soy la única persona en este escenario que ha procesado a organizaciones criminales transnacionales por el tráfico de armas, drogas y seres humanos”.
Trump acabó con el proyecto de ley
Señaló que los miembros del Congreso presentaron el año pasado un proyecto de ley bipartidista para asegurar la frontera, que ella apoyó. «Ese proyecto de ley habría puesto 1.500 agentes fronterizos más en la frontera. Nos habría permitido frenar el flujo de fentanilo que entra en Estados Unidos y poner más recursos para permitirnos perseguir a las organizaciones criminales transnacionales por tráfico de armas, drogas y seres humanos.»
“¿Pero sabes qué pasó con ese proyecto de ley? "Donald Trump habló por teléfono, llamó a algunas personas en el Congreso y dijo: 'eliminen el proyecto de ley'. Porque preferiría presentar su candidatura a un problema en lugar de solucionarlo", dijo Harris. "La gente de nuestro país realmente necesita un líder que se comprometa con las soluciones, que realmente aborde los problemas actuales".
Momentos después del debate, Harris obtuvo un respaldo muy esperado de la megaestrella Taylor Swift, quien, en un rechazo al compañero de fórmula de Trump, JD Vance, publicó su respaldo en Instagram junto con una foto en la que abrazaba a su gato.
Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrant parents from India and Jamaica, failed to defend immigration and migration in her onstage rebuttals to her opponent.
Kamala Harris, hija de padres inmigrantes de India y Jamaica, no defendió la inmigración y la emigración en sus respuestas a su oponente en el escenario.
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Una California sin la Industria del Tabaco ya comenzó.
Hace 30 años era normal fumar en todas partes. Desde restaurantes y bares, hasta playas y parques.
¿Quién hubiera imaginado que eliminar el humo del tabaco de estos lugares sería posible?
¿O que hoy podríamos vivir en edificios libres de humo y vapes?
Cada vez que respiramos aire libre de humo de tabaco los californianos probamos que podemos derrotar a la Industria del Tabaco.
De hecho, ya hay dos ciudades en California que acabaron con su venta.
Una California sin el daño del tabaco no solo es posible… ya comenzó.
De sueño a dueño
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2 Información adicional sobre el programa de Pago Inicial: el programa de Pago Inicial está disponible con un producto de hipoteca. Los fondos del programa se pueden aplicar únicamente al pago inicial. Los prestatarios no pueden recibir fondos del programa en forma de reembolsos de dinero en efectivo que superen los depósitos realizados por el comprador. Es posible que el programa de Subsidio de Pago Inicial se considere como ingreso tributable. Se emitirá el formulario 1099-MISC; consulte con su asesor fiscal. Se puede combinar con otras ofertas. El programa de Subsidio de Pago Inicial de Bank of America solo se puede solicitar una vez para una hipoteca/propiedad que califica, sin importar el número de solicitantes. Es necesario que asista a un taller para compradores de vivienda.
3 Información adicional sobre el programa America’s Home Grant: el programa America’s Home Grant es un crédito del prestamista. Los fondos del programa se pueden utilizar solamente para costos de cierre no recurrentes, incluidos el seguro de título de propiedad, cargos por registro y, en determinadas situaciones, se pueden utilizar puntos de descuento para reducir la tasa de interés. El subsidio no se puede aplicar al pago inicial, partidas previamente pagadas o costos recurrentes, como impuestos sobre la propiedad y seguro. Los prestatarios no pueden recibir los fondos del programa como reembolsos de dinero en efectivo.
sueños premonitorios son producidos en gran parte, por la intuición y la sensación del individuo. Los sueños premonitorios se distinguen de los demás tipos de sueños, porque pueden predecir el futuro. Un sueño premonitorio se puede distinguir de entre otros sueños, cuando la sensación energética que se experimenta. se prolonga aún durante la vigilia. La mente humana durante el reposo continúa procesando ideas, y proponiéndole alternativas y soluciones al individuo, aunque sea inconscientemente.
Cuando nuestra intuición y las emociones, se encuentran en un mismo nivel energético, es entonces cuando el sueño profético emerge del subconsciente.
Durante el año 2001 tuve la oportunidad de visitar algunos países del sureste asiático;
viví por varios meses en las Islas Marianas del Norte. Solamente en una isla diminuta en el medio del océano, uno puede apreciar la potencia y verdadera inmensidad del mar.
Cuando volví a los Estados Unidos a finales de 2002, comencé a tener sueños
muy perturbadores, con inmensas olas que amenazaban con borrar la faz de la Tierra. Recuerdo que en ese mismo año, soñé con un maremoto y este ocurría en la Isla de Bali. Comenté el sueño con amigos y familiares, pero jamás imaginé que años después, Indonesia sufriría junto a otras naciones de la región, la terrible experiencia del Tsunami de
diciembre del 2004.
Año tras año los sueños con las olas se han vuelto cada vez más frecuentes. Recuerdo que al principio solamente veía las olas a lo lejos, y lograba ponerme a salvo.
Cada vez que experimento este sueño despierto muy preocupado. Emocionalmente afectado. El miedo y la zozobra que padezco durante el mismo, tiene alcances apocalípticos. Observo a mucha gente siendo literalmente absorbida por las inmensas olas, que pueden compararse con un edificio de 20 pisos. Mi preocupación traspasó los límites de la curiosidad. Leí, investigué, y analizé teorías y predicciones al respecto, entre ellas las de Edgar Cayce. Pero no fue hasta julio del 2006 cuando un amigo me invitó al cine a ver el documental de Al Gore “An Inconvenient Truth.”
En el documental se plantea el inminente peligro que corremos todos los seres humanos, si no hacemos algo para contrarrestar el calentamiento global.
Los polos han comenzado a presentar pronunciadas anomalías, los paisajes han cambiado en Alaska, Groenlandia, y en el sur de Argentina. En la Antártica y en el polo norte, se han abierto grietas en el hielo y muchos de los enormes
témpanos han comenzado a sucumbir. La catástrofe ha sido anunciada. Hace varias semanas sea por sugestión o por mera impresión, volví a soñar con las enormes olas, esta vez lograba ponerme a salvo en un monte muy alto. Pero a lo lejos observaba con pavor, como ciudades y naciones enteras eran devoradas con furia, por las terribles olas que marchaban avasallantes.
Videntes, síquicos y personas con instrucción espiritual, me han comentado que han experimentado el mismo sueño, con las mismas olas y la misma destrucción. Talvez sea el inconsciente colectivo, quien nos está previniendo para que hagamos algo al respecto.
¡Ojalá! los esfuerzos de organizaciones ambientalistas no sean en vano, porque en o durante los próximos treinta años, una catástrofe global podría amenazar a un tercio de la población del mundo.
¡Ojalá! se deje de invertir en la guerra, y los gobernantes dejen a un lado la soberbia desmedida. Que el egoísmo no les ciegue ante la tan peligrosa amenaza que se avecina. Dios mediante se hago algo antes de que sea demasiado tarde. ¡Orad a Dios!
Hispanic Heritage Month Kickoff Event
luminaries from the Bay Area that have elevated the LATINO VOICE in our communities.
RICARDO CORTEZ Book signing of ABC’s of Low Riding
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Gratis Jueves 6–9 p.m.
Circle of Palms
Centro de San José
Entrada Gratis para el Museo
Lecciones de Baile Gratis
Música en Vivo Gratis
Comida y bebidas disponible en El Cafecito de Mezcal
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JOBS / CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS
Residential Construction Manager
JKF Construction is currently seeking a reliable, bilingual construction manager.
In this role, you will be responsible for working directly with our Project Manager to complete custom home projects from start to finish in a timely and cost-effective manner. The jobs range from new custom homes to large scale addition/remodels located in the Bay Area Peninsula.
Some of the duties and responsibilities include site management, working with sub-contractors, material take-off, standing inspections, ordering and receiving materials.
We are looking for an individual to join our team who upholds our values of good communication, attention to detail, strong organizational skills, positive attitude and ability to solve problems. Bilingual in Spanish and English.
We offer competitive salary based on experience, paid weekly with bonus incentives. Please send resume with cover letter to Home@JKFconstruction.com
Thank you for your interest in this job posting.
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709124
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SONG E NAPULE’, 525 Cashmere Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The names and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Napoli Foods LLC, 525 Cashmere Terrace, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/28/2024. 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/ Yael Smadja Napoli Foods LLC
Owner
Article/Reg#: 202460716598
Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/03/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 709124
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709222
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BAYVIEW SIGNINGS, 1659 Branham Lane Ste. F #216, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Bishnoi LLC, 4340 Kirk Road, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/06/24. 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/ Neha Bishnoi Bishnoi LLC Owner
Article/Reg#: 202252810824
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/06/2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 709222
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709244
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708815
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE VR SCHOOL, THE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY, MOONSHOT ACADEMY, MOONSHOTS IN EDUCATION, MOVEMENT
THINKING, SCHOOL OF AI, 531 Lasuen Mall #19492, Stanford, CA 94305, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Freedom Cheteni, 531 Lasuen Mall #19492, Stanford, CA 94205. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 08/05/2024. 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/ Freedom Cheteni This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/23/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 708815
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE ADVISORS, 1900 Camden Ave., San Jose, CA. 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): California Real Estate Advisors Inc., 1900 Camden Ave., San Jose, CA. 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/04/24. 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/ Ramsin Jacob California Real Estate Advisors Inc President Article/Reg#: 6374344 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/06/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 708959
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708547
CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/04/2024. 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.)
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Medical Mobile Services, 817 Hellyser Ave., San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): Annttunette Bush, 817 Hellyser Ave., 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.)
Annttunette Bush This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/12/ 2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708574
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709159
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LS AUTO KEY MASTER 4950 Cherry Ave., Apt 170, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara County This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Martha Liliana Sandoval Quimbaya, 4950 Cherry Ave., Apt 170, San Jose,
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709219
/s/ Martha Liliana Sandoval This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/04/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 709159
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709237
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EL SAZON DE LA NENA, 3592 Topock Ct., San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Dalli A Gonzalez Hernandez, 3592 Topock Ct., San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/09/2024. 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/ Dalli A Gonzalez Hernandez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/06/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 709037
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: REVIVE THERAPY & AESTHETICS, 275 Tennant Ave., Ste 100, 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): Jay Pennock, Medical Director, PC, 1840 41st Ave., Suite 102-325, Capitola, CA 95010. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/06/2024. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN697767. “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/ Nancy Moua Jay Peenock, Medical Director, PC Manager Article/Reg#: 5768946 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/06/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 709219
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709119
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROBLE PAVERS, 434 Page St., Apt BX, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County. This
business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Hector M Rosales, 434 Page St., Apt BX, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/12/2010. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN587598. “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/ Hector Rosales This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/03/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 709119
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709047
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LOS CARNALES, 326 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Pedro Sanchez Alvarez, 2251 Emory Court, Los Bano, CA 93635. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/21/2021. This is a refile for change in facts from previous 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/ Pedro Sanchez Alvarez
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/29/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy
File No. FBN 709047
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
NOTICE
OF
DEATH
OF Zenaida Cruz Estaban
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Zenaida Cruz Esteban who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on August 9, 2024, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 5448 Thornwood Drive, Suite 200, San Jose, California 95123 (408) 395-5111
Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 5448 Thornwood Drive, Ste 200 San Jose, CA 95123 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
STATEMENT OF DAMAGES
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNA COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Case No. 23CV415323
RICK LE, Plaintiff v. TIMOTHY LE, Defendant
To: Defendant, Timothy LE
Plaintiff: Rick LE seeks damages in the above-
entitled action, as follows:
GENERAL DAMAGES
Emotional Distress
$ 100,000.00
SPECIAL DAMAGES
Attorney Fees
$ 30,000.00
CIVIL PENALTY (Identity Theft) $ 30,000.00
Plaintiff reserves the right to seek punitive damages in the amount of $100,000.00 when pursuing a judgment in the suit filed against you.
Date: April 5, 2024
/s/ Duong Si Tran
Attorney for Plaintiff RICK LE
Run Dates: September 13, 20, 27 and October 4, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709139
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JJ GREAT QUALITY PAINTING, 1255 Plum Street, Apt #2, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The names and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Jose Rodriguez Marroquin, 1255 Plum Street, Apt #2, San Jose, CA 95110. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Juan Jose Rodriguez Marroquin
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/04/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 709139
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709038
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: M C Construction & Remodeling Inc, 3560 Haig St., Apt 2, Santa Clara, CA 95054, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): M C Construction & Remodeling Inc., 3560 Haig St., Apt 2, Santa Clara, CA 95054.
The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/26/24. 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/ Genero Morales
M C Construction & Remodeling Inc.
President
Article/Reg#: 5580379
Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/29/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VOSTOK GYRO AND SHAWARMA HALAL 199 Acalanes Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Kazan Foodservice Group LLC, 199 Acalanes Dr., Unit 14, Sunnyvale, CA 94086.
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/ Asel Madharbekova Kazan Foodservice Group LLC
Owner
Article/Reg#: 202462216156
Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/05/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708360
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708959
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JJ EXPRESS, 2328 Karen Dr., Santa Clara, CA. 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): Juan Jose Samame, 2328 Karen Dr., Apt 03, Santa Clara, CA. 95050. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/27/24. 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 Jose Samame
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/27/ 2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy
File No. FBN 708959
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708900
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LAND PALMS LANDSCAPING
944 Prevost St., San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): Eden Alonso De La Sierra, 944 Prevost St., San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN703081. “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.)
Eden Alonso De La Sierra
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/ 2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 708900
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708826
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ASIAN FUSION GROCERY STORE 163 E Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Shree Royal Ventures LLC, 163 E Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. 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/ Amod Katwal Shree Royal Ventures LLC
CEO
Article/Reg#:
BA202415215
Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/23/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 708826
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 709064
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AGAVE PAINTING 991 Wren Dr., Apt 1, 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): Gabriela Iniguez, 991 Wren Dr., Apt 1, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/26/2024. 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/ Gabriela Iniguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/29/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy
File No. FBN 709064
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708561
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CRG CONCRETE & DEMOLITION, 10501 Singleton Rd., San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Christian Raul Gonzalez, 10501 Singleton Rd., San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/12/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Christian R Gonzalez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/13/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 708561
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV446208 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jose Engelberto Serrano INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jose Engelberto Serrano has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jose Engelberto Serrano to Jose Sanchez Serrano 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 11/26/24 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 22, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV436376
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Giang Huynh Tuyet Le (Gianna Huynh Le) TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Giang Huynh Tuyet Le (Gianna Huynh Le) has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Giang Huynh Tuyet Le, Le, Huynh Tuyet Giang to Gianna Huynh 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: 10/08/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. April 25, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV446486 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Quoc Dinh Tran and Thuy My Tam Nguyen TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Quoc Dinh Tran and Thuy My Tam Nguyen filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Bao Tran Tran to Angela Tran. b. Quoc Huy Tran to Steven Tran 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 11/26/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. September 4, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV446553 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lacquise De’ Zah Henderson TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) Lacquise De’ Zah Henderson filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lacquise De’ Zah Henderson to Liviana Lacquise Dezah Henderson 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 12/03/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. September 5, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV446262
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jonathan Manuel Chavez TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)
Jonathan Manuel Chavez filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows:
a. Jonathan Manuel Chavez to Jonathan Ivan Covarrubias
Arroyo 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 11/26/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 30, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV445652
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kiet Van Nguyen TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kiet Van Nguyen filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kiet Van Nguyen to Matthew Sokol 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 11/19/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
August 22, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV435976
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Dung Kim Pham TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Dung Kim Pham filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Dung Kim Pham to Eliana 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 10/15/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
September 4, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV446560
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: CHARLES PHAM TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) CHARLES PHAM filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. CHARLES PHAM to THANH VAN PHAM. 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 12/3/2024 at 8:45 am,
Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
September 5, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
September 6, 13, 20, 27, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708900
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LAND PALMS LANDSCAPING 944 Prevost Street, San Jose, CA 05125, Santa Clara County This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): EDON ALONSO DE LA SIERRA, 944 PREVOST STREET, SA JOSE, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/26/24. This filing is a refile of previous file #FBN703081. “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/ EDEN ALONSO DE LA SIERRA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 708900
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT NO. 708811
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LAS DELICIAS DE MATEO, 411 Lewis Rd., Space #328 San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. The principal place of business is in Santa Clara County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file at the county clerkrecorder’s office of said county. This business is owned by a general partnership. The names and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Victoria M. Quintanilla, 411 Lewis Rd., Space #328 San Jose, CA 95111, Bryan Rivera, 411 Lewis Rd., Space #328 San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/22/2024. 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/ Victoria Margarita Quintanilla
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/22/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 708811
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
STATEMENT NO. 708926
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DE TODITO FOOD 3455 Homestead Rd., APT 34, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. The principal place of business is in Santa Clara County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file
at the county clerkrecorder’s office of said county. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Wendy Paola
Arevalo Valbuena, 3455 Homestead Rd., APT 34, Santa Clara, CA 95051, Antonio Rodriguez, 3955 Rhodra, San Jose, CA 95117. 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/ Wendy Paola
Arevalo Valbuena
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 708926
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708285
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CP PROPERTIES, 1101 S. Winchester Blvd., Suite h-189, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Erskine Sankey, 3190 Rubino Drive #204, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/01/24. 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/ Erskine Sankey
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/2/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708285
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708953
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TONY IT CONSULTING, 1042 Bellhurst Ave., San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual.
The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): Tony T Nguyen, 1042 Bellhurst Ave., San Jose, CA 95122.
The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/22/2024.
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/ Tony T Nguyen
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/27/ 2024.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BUDS IN THE MUD FLOWER FARM 15412 Woodard Road, San Jose, CA 95124,
Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are):
Jenelle Suzanne McClane, 15412 Woodard Road, San Jose, CA 95124. 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.)
By /s/ F Jenelle Suzanne McClane
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/05/ 2024.
Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 708333
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV445905
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Xiaomin Xu INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Xiaomin Xu filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Xiaomin Xu to Ruochen 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: 11/19/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 27, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV445482
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Brian Chen and Sonya Pita TO ALL INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Brian Chen and Sonya Pita filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Brian Chen to Brian Guster b. Sonya Pita to Sonya Guster 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: 11/12/2024 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. August 20, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV445318
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jonathan Cruz and Stephanie Cruz TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jonathan Cruz and Stephanie Cruz filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Noah Sebastian Cruz Alvarenga to Noah Sebastian Cruz 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: 11/12/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 16, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV446124
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thinh Xuan Le and Thi Linh Nguyen TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) Thinh Xuan Le and Thi Linh Nguyen filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tan Chau Le to David 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: 11/26/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 28, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV445633
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of:
Sadie Ariana Rojas Lira TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) Sadie Ariana Rojas Lira filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sadie Ariana Rojas Lira to Ceiri Ariana Rojas Lira 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: 11/19/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 22, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV444845 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of:
Grettell Perez Cortes TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) Grettell Perez Cortes filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Grettell Perez Cortes to Grettell Cortes 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:
11/05/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 08, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 30 and September 6, 13, 20, 2024
Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Virginia Fumiko DeYoung
Case No. 24PR197848
1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Virginia Fumiko DeYoung. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Shirley Fitzpatrick in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Shirley Fitzpatrick 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: October 4, 2024, at 9:01am, Dept. 1, 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:
Robert E. Greeley
Law Ofcs of Robert E. Greeley 2166 The Alameda San Jose, CA 95126 (408) 277-6800
Run Date: August 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708509
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GLOW&GO 1895 N Capitol Ave. San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara County. The principal place of business is in Santa Clara County and a current fictitious business name statement is on file at the county clerkrecorder’s office of said county. This business is owned by an individual. The names and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alexis Jovanna Chacon Guzman, 1895 N Capitol Ave. San Jose, CA 95132. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/09/2024. 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/ Alexis Jovanna Chacon
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/09/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 708509
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708477
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SELAH 1, 5678 Via
Monte Dr. #3, San Jose, CA 95118, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Ministerio Internacional Selah, 5678 Via Monte Dr. #3, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/15/2023. 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/ Eleazar Cortez Ministerio Internacional Selah Secretary Article/Reg#: 5979622 This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/08/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 708477
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708079
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CARDENAS TIRES MOBILE SERVICE & MECHANIC, 1225 Vienna Dr., Space 79, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Marvin Danilo Cardenas Marin,1225 Vienna Dr., Space 79, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Nancy Iracema Lopez Paniagua, 1225 Vienna Dr., Space 79, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. 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/ Marvin Danilo Cardenas Marin Above entity was formed in the state of CA
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 7/26/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 708079
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708361
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOTO’S BALLOON CREATIONS AND EVENTS, 68 Victoria Drive, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): Guadalupe Fernandez Soto, 68 Victoria Drive, Gilroy, CA 95020. 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/ Guadalupe Fernandez Soto
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/05/ 2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708361
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708456
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: THE MARKS OF ART TATTOO PARLOR, 3014 Union Av., San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence registrant(s) is (are): Gualberto Flores, 3014 Union Av., San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/01/2024. 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.)
Gualberto Flores This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/08/ 2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708456
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708093
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HK MULTISERVICES AGENCY, 2135 Tully Rd., Suite A, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Hellenn K Cox, 3577 Sunnydale Ct., San Jose, CA 95117. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 7/29/2019. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #:
FBN657178. “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/ Hellenn K Cox This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 7/29/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 708093
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708454
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: R.V. PROPERTIES, 1805 Cape Hatteras Way, 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): Eufronio P. Vidamo, 1805 Cape Hatteras Way, San Jose, CA 95133. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/22/2012. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN626816. “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/ Eufronio P. Vidamo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/8/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708454
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS
BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708641
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HOWE LOWELL, 3561 Homestead Road, #232 Santa Clara, CA 95051, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Peter Alexander Q. Generao, 3561 Homestead Road, #232 Santa Clara, CA 95051. 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/ Peter Alexander Q. Generao
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/16/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 708641
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 707855
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: M&J LANDSCAPING, 1909 Panama Ave., San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Antonio Estevez, 1909 Panama Ave., San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/03/1992. 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 Antonio Reyes Estevez
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 7/18/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TAMALERIA PINOTEPA, 200 Ford Rd., #248, San Jose, CA 95138, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gabriela Lopez Aguilar, 200 Ford Rd., #248, San Jose, CA 95138. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)
/s/ Gabriela Lopez Aguilar
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/12/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder
By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 708548
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708238
The following person(s)
is (are) doing business as: HOT DOGS B&M, 47 Cleveland, Apt2, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Brenda Leticia Beltran, 47 Cleveland, Apt2, San Jose, CA 95128. 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/ Brenda Beltran This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 7/31/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708238
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708372
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AA IGNITION INTERLOCK, 1735 Angela Street, 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): Ted May, 1735 Angela Street, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] previous file # FBN653579. “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/ Ted May
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/06/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy File No. FBN 708372
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 708621
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PARTY 360, 4143 Ellmar Oaks Dr., San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a general partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Fernando Maldonado C, 4143 Ellmar Oaks Dr., San Jose, CA 95136, Diana M. Ramirez Galcia, 4143 Ellmar Oaks Dr., San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/04/2024. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] previous file # FBN700122. “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/ Fernando Maldonado
This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 8/15/2024. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 708621
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME
NO. 24CV444735
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Karina Yissel Zesati INTERESTED
PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) Karina Yissel Zesati has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Karina Yissel Zesati to Karina Yissel Reynoso Zesati 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: 10/29/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. August 7, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV445362 Superior Court of California, County of
Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: John Eldar Sadirov TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) John Eldar Sadirov has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. John Eldar Sadirov to John Sadir 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: 11/12/2024 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. August 19, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV444888
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: SONNY MINH PHI.
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) SONNY MINH PHI has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. SONNY MINH PHI to SON MINH PHI. 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: 11/5/2024 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. August 8, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV444889
Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: VIRGINIE THUY CHUNG HUYNH. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) VIRGINIE THUY CHUNG HUYNH has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. VIRGINIE THUY CHUNG HUYNH to THUY CHUNG HUYNH. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 11/5/2024 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.
August 8, 2024 Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 24CV438588 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Emilena Amelia Castro-Solis TO
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.
Petitioner(s) Emilena Amelia Castro-Solis filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Emilena Amelia CastroSolis to Emilena Amelia Solis-Castro. 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: 9/17/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.
August 19, 2024
Le Jacqueline Duong Judge of the Superior Court
August 23, 30 and September 6, 13, 2024
CLASSIFIED JOB FAIR
PROJECT 2025 TO CALIFORNIA: REPORT ABORTION DATA OR LOSE BILLIONS IN MEDICAID
If the next Republican president implements Project 2025, California will face an ultimatum: report sensitive abortion data to the CDC or jeopardize Medicaid funding.
Monique O. Madan CalMatters
Project 2025, the 900-page conservative playbook for the next Republican president, issues an ultimatum for California: track and report abortion data to the federal government or risk losing billions in Medicaid funding for reproductive health.
California is one of only three states that do not report abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Project 2025’s proposed federal mandate directly conflicts with the state’s strong protections for patient privacy and could dismantle the legal and ethical foundations that have made California a refuge for those seeking reproductive care.
terview with CalMatters.
As Project 2025 and reproductive health have become major campaign themes, Trump continues to distance himself from the rightwing plan. He’s repeatedly called some of the project’s proposals “abysmal” and has said “I have no idea who is behind it.” Paul Dans, the Project 2025 director and a former top adviser in Trump’s administration, resigned from the Heritage Foundation in July after Trump began to disengage from the plan.
In Tuesday’s presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris explicitly warned about Project 2025’s plans to monitor “your pregnancies, your miscarriages.”
Medicaid – known as Medi-Cal in California – is the single largest payer of maternity care in the country. So, if California fought the proposed abortion reporting requirements, billions of dollars in Medicaid funding that provides critical reproductive healthcare services would be at risk.
The state didn’t immediately release figures showing how many Californians rely on Medi-Cal for family planning or how much money would be at stake. But Medi-Cal’s family planning funds pays for about 39 percent of all births in the state. In total, MediCal covers about 14.2 million Californians, according to a June 2024 report. Medi-Cal brought in $85 billion in federal funds in fiscal year 2021–2022.
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The blueprint, crafted by Donald Trump allies and leaders in his first administration, clearly targets states with abortion protections like California, seeking the kind of data that could be used to target abortion-seekers or even criminally punish out-of-staters who come to the state for reproductive health services.
“Because liberal states have now become sanctuaries for abortion tourism, [the Department of Health and Human Services] should use every available tool, including the cutting of funds, to ensure that every state reports exactly how many abortions take place within its borders, at what gestational age of the child, for what reason, the mother’s state of residence, and by what method,” reads the chapter on abortion reporting.
Roger Severino, who served as the Department of Health and Human Services’ director of the Office for Civil Rights under Trump, authored Project 2025’s abortion surveillance plan. He is now the vice president of domestic policy at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025. He declined an in-
On the stage, Trump denied supporting a national abortion ban, in part because the fall of Roe led to his desire for each state to implement its own policy. “This is an issue that’s torn our country apart for 52 years,” Trump said on the debate stage. “Every legal scholar, every Democrat, every Republican, liberal, conservative, they all wanted this issue to be brought back to the states where the people could vote. And that’s what happened.”
Harris’ home state has a long history of protecting reproductive rights. The state legalized abortion in 1967, six years before the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, and has since enacted numerous laws to ensure access to abortion care.
The California Constitution includes an explicit right to privacy, which has been interpreted by state courts to guarantee the right to choose an abortion.
California, along with Maryland and New Hampshire, does not require abortion providers to report patient data to the federal government, as Severino points out. The California Department of Public Health said just days after Roe v. Wade was overturned that it does not report abortion data to the federal government because it is not required to do so. The states that do collect data generally use it for public health analysis that can help improve abortion access by identifying gaps and needs
Under Project 2025, all 50 states would be required to submit to the federal government data such as the reason for the abortion, fetus’ gestational age, the birthing parent’s state of residence, whether the procedure was surgical or pill-induced, and more.
Cat Duffy, a policy analyst at the National Health Law Program, said the intention of collecting this data “is not one of scientific exploration.”
“It’s to create a culture of fear, which will spread, not just to abortion seekers, but pregnant people as well, who will be afraid of going to the doctor and what they tell the doctor,” she said.
Medi-Cal and access to critical care
Medicaid operates as a state-federal partnership, with the federal government paying a percentage of the costs. And in exchange, states have to comply with minimum requirements set forth by the federal government.
Some examples of minimum requirements include providing mandatory benefits such as transportation to medical appointments; maintaining programs for preventing and detecting Medicaid fraud; and reporting immunization figures and annual pediatrician visits. Project 2025 seeks to establish abortion surveillance as another minimum requirement.
Duffy estimates Medi-Cal spends multiple billions annually on reproductive health, considering the costs of comprehensive services like contraceptives, counseling, reproductive health education, prenatal care, labor and delivery, postpartum care, STI and cancer testing, and infertility treatments.
“If a state like California decided to not comply with those abortion reporting requirements, it could lose billions of dollars and would likely hamstring the ability of the state to provide sexual and reproductive healthcare services,” Duffy said. “Because while I think that there are states that would try to compensate with state funds, it’s just a lot of money to make up and that it could potentially be really devastating.”
Duffy noted that the proposal could increase surveillance of individuals seeking abortions, particularly targeting vulnerable populations. The fear of being monitored or reported could deter these groups from seeking necessary healthcare, increasing health risks, she said, adding that it can also heighten the risk of legal repercussions for both patients and providers, further marginalizing those already facing systemic inequalities.
“Those disproportionately impacted by the provisions in Project 2025 are the same folks that are disproportionately impacted by abortion bans: It’s communities of color, it’s young people, it is LGBTQ+ individuals.”
Fear of being monitored—in the
Photo Credit: Illustration by Gabriel Hongsdusit / CalMatters
clinic and beyond
Josie Urbina, an OB-GYN at San Francisco General Hospital and a research fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, said some individuals are more prone to pregnancy complications due to social determinants like low socioeconomic status, living in urban areas, or exposure to toxins. These factors, along with pre-existing conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and chronic stress, contribute to poor outcomes.
Research from the University of California also found that while receiving an abortion does not negatively affect women’s health, being denied one leads to worsened financial, health, and family outcomes.
“And what we’ve seen sometimes for some of our patients who have these comorbidities is that they’re more susceptible to stillbirth, hemorrhage, preeclampsia and eclampsia,” Urbina said. “And that can lead to complications that are life threatening, where a patient loses their life because of the severity of the medical condition that worsens with the progression of a pregnancy.”
In recent years, abortion has increasingly become criminalized in the United States, with a wave of restrictive laws and policies sweeping across state lines. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, many states enacted strict abortion bans, with some imposing severe penalties, including lengthy prison sentences, for healthcare providers who perform abortions.
These bans also create a chilling effect on those seeking care, as well as on the medical professionals who may fear prosecution. This trend has resulted in a patchwork of abortion access across the country, as the legality of the procedure and the risk of criminalization vary dramatically depending on geographic location.
Haley Tsukayama, associate director of legislative activism at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, said that the language used in Project 2025’s abortion surveillance proposal is framed to “overhaul” the medical system in a way where there will be more integrated data sharing, including intimate information ending up in the hands of data brokers where there’s room for possible data misuse.
“There isn’t a lot of talk about consent or patient knowledge in this document. So it certainly opens up doors to the possibility of more data sharing and possibly more scrutiny on the way that data flows,” she said. “The data that will be collected can get sent to data brokers who can re-identify information pretty quickly and paint a picture of your life.”
This has already happened with period-tracking apps that share data with Facebook and Google without users’ consent. If abortion data were similarly exposed, it could lead to serious privacy violations and unintended consequences, including harassment, discrimination, or even legal action against patients, Tsukayama said.
“We’re already in a supercharged, data-driven ecosystem,” she said.
“And we’re going to see that increase.”
PROYECTO 2025 A CALIFORNIA: REPORTAR DATOS DE ABORTO O PERDER MILES DE MILLONES EN MEDICAID
Si el próximo presidente republicano implementa el Proyecto 2025, California enfrentará un ultimátum: informar datos confidenciales sobre abortos a la CDC o poner en peligro el financiamiento de Medicaid.
Monique O. Madan CalMatters
ElProyecto 2025, el manual conservador de 900 páginas para el próximo presidente republicano, lanza un ultimátum para California: rastrear e informar datos sobre abortos al gobierno federal o arriesgarse a perder miles de millones en fondos de Medicaid para salud reproductiva.
California es uno de los tres únicos estados que no informan datos sobre abortos a los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades.
El mandato federal propuesto por el Proyecto 2025 entra directamente en conflicto con las fuertes protecciones estatales para la privacidad de los pacientes y podría desmantelar los fundamentos legales y éticos que han hecho de California un refugio para quienes buscan atención reproductiva.
El plan, elaborado por aliados de Donald Trump y líderes de su primera administración, apunta claramente a estados con protecciones del aborto como California, buscando el tipo de datos que podrían usarse para atacar a quienes buscan abortar o incluso castigar penalmente a quienes vienen de fuera del estado en busca de servicios de salud reproductiva.
«Dado que los estados liberales se han convertido ahora en santuarios para el turismo abortista, [el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos] debe utilizar todas las herramientas disponibles, incluido el recorte de fondos, para garantizar que cada estado informe exactamente cuántos abortos se producen dentro de sus fronteras, a qué edad gestacional del niño, por qué motivo, el estado de residencia de la madre y mediante qué método», reza el capítulo sobre la información del aborto.
Roger Severino, quien se desempeñó como director de la Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos durante la presidencia de Trump, fue el autor del plan de vigilancia del aborto del Proyecto 2025. Ahora es vicepresidente de política interna de la Heritage Foundation, el grupo de expertos conservador detrás del Proyecto 2025. Rechazó una entrevista con CalMatters.
A medida que el Proyecto 2025 y la salud reproductiva se han convertido en temas importantes de campaña, Trump continúa distanciándose del plan de derecha. En repetidas ocasiones ha calificado algunas de las propuestas del proyecto de “abismales” y ha dicho: “No tengo idea de quién está detrás de esto”. Paul Dans, director del Proyecto 2025 y ex asesor principal de la administración Trump, renunció a la Fundación Heritage en julio después de que Trump comenzara a desvincularse del plan.
En el debate presidencial del martes, la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris advirtió explícitamente sobre los planes del Proyecto 2025 para vigilar «tus embarazos, tus
abortos».
En el escenario, Trump negó apoyar una prohibición nacional del aborto, en parte porque la caída de Roe motivó su deseo de que cada estado aplique su propia política. «Este es un tema que ha desgarrado a nuestro país durante 52 años», dijo Trump en el escenario del debate. «Todos los juristas, todos los demócratas, todos los republicanos, liberales, conservadores, todos querían que este asunto volviera a los estados, donde la gente pudiera votar. Y eso es lo que ocurrió».
El estado natal de Harris tiene una larga historia de protección de los derechos reproductivos. El estado legalizó el aborto en 1967, seis años antes de la histórica decisión Roe v. Wade, y desde entonces ha promulgado numerosas leyes para garantizar el acceso a la atención del aborto.
La Constitución de California incluye un derecho explícito a la privacidad, que ha sido interpretado por los tribunales estatales para garantizar el derecho a elegir un aborto.
California, junto con Maryland y New Hampshire, no exige a los proveedores de abortos que comuniquen los datos de los pacientes al gobierno federal, como señala Severino. El Departamento de Salud Pública de California declaró pocos días después de la anulación del caso Roe contra Wade que no comunica datos sobre abortos al gobierno federal porque no está obligado a hacerlo. Los estados que sí recopilan datos suelen utilizarlos para realizar análisis de salud pública que pueden ayudar a mejorar el acceso al aborto mediante la identificación de carencias y necesidades.
Según el Proyecto 2025, los 50 estados tendrían que presentar al gobierno federal datos como el motivo del aborto, la edad gestacional del feto, el estado de residencia del progenitor que dio a luz, si el procedimiento fue quirúrgico o con pastillas, etc.
Cat Duffy, analista de políticas del Programa Nacional de Leyes de Salud, dijo que la intención de
recopilar estos datos "no es de exploración científica".
“Se trata de crear una cultura del miedo, que se extenderá no sólo a quienes buscan un aborto, sino también a las personas embarazadas, que tendrán miedo de ir al médico y de lo que le dirán”, dijo.
Medi-Cal y acceso a cuidados críticos
Medicaid -conocido como MediCal en California- es el mayor pagador individual de atención a la maternidad en el país. Por lo tanto, si California se opone a los requisitos de información sobre el aborto propuestos, miles de millones de dólares en fondos de Medicaid que proporcionan servicios críticos de salud reproductiva estarían en riesgo.
El estado no publicó de inmediato cifras que muestren cuántos californianos dependen de Medi-Cal para la planificación familiar o cuánto dinero estaría en juego. Pero los fondos de planificación familiar de Medi-Cal cubren alrededor del 39 por ciento de todos los nacimientos en el estado. En total, Medi-Cal cubre a unos 14,2 millones de californianos, según un informe de junio de 2024. Medi-Cal recaudó $85 mil millones en fondos federales en el año fiscal 2021-2022.
Medicaid opera como una asociación estatal-federal, y el gobierno federal paga un porcentaje de los costos. Y a cambio, los estados deben cumplir con los requisitos mínimos establecidos por el gobierno federal. Algunos ejemplos de requisitos mínimos incluyen proporcionar beneficios obligatorios como transporte a citas médicas; mantener programas para prevenir y detectar fraudes a Medicaid; y reportar cifras de vacunación y visitas anuales al pediatra. El Proyecto 2025 busca establecer la vigilancia del aborto como otro requisito mínimo.
Duffy estima que Medi-Cal gasta varios miles de millones anualmente en salud reproductiva, considerando los costos de servicios integrales como anticonceptivos, asesoramiento, educación sobre salud reproductiva,
Una investigación de la Universidad de California también encontró que, si bien someterse a un aborto no afecta negativamente la salud de la mujer, negarlo empeora los resultados financieros, de salud y familiares.
«Y lo que hemos visto a veces para algunos de nuestros pacientes que tienen estas comorbilidades es que son más susceptibles a la muerte fetal, hemorragia, preeclampsia y eclampsia», dijo Urbina. «Y eso puede llevar a complicaciones que son potencialmente mortales, donde un paciente pierde la vida debido a la gravedad de la condición médica que empeora con la progresión de un embarazo».
atención prenatal, parto y parto, atención posparto, pruebas de ITS y cáncer, y tratamientos de infertilidad.
«Si un estado como California decidiera no cumplir con esos requisitos de notificación de abortos, podría perder miles de millones de dólares y probablemente mermaría la capacidad del estado para prestar servicios de atención sanitaria sexual y reproductiva», dijo Duffy. «Porque aunque creo que hay estados que intentarían compensarlo con fondos estatales, es mucho dinero para compensar y eso podría ser realmente devastador».
Duffy señaló que la propuesta podría aumentar la vigilancia de las personas que solicitan abortos, especialmente en el caso de las poblaciones vulnerables. El temor a ser vigilados o denunciados podría disuadir a estos grupos de buscar la atención sanitaria necesaria, aumentando los riesgos para la salud, dijo, y añadió que también puede aumentar el riesgo de repercusiones legales tanto para los pacientes como para los proveedores, marginando aún más a quienes ya se enfrentan a desigualdades sistémicas.
«Quienes se ven afectados de forma desproporcionada por las disposiciones del Proyecto 2025 son las mismas personas que se ven afectadas de forma desproporcionada por las prohibiciones del aborto: Son las comunidades de color, son los jóvenes, son las personas LGBTQ+».
Miedo a ser monitoreado, en la clínica y más allá Josie Urbina, ginecóloga y obstetra del Hospital General de San Francisco e investigadora de la Universidad de California en San Francisco, afirma que algunas personas son más propensas a sufrir complicaciones en el embarazo debido a factores sociales determinantes, como un bajo nivel socioeconómico, la vida en zonas urbanas o la exposición a toxinas. Estos factores, junto con enfermedades preexistentes como la diabetes, las cardiopatías, la hipertensión y el estrés crónico, contribuyen a los malos resultados.
En los últimos años, el aborto se ha criminalizado cada vez más en Estados Unidos, con una ola de leyes y políticas restrictivas que se extienden a través de las fronteras estatales. Tras la revocación de Roe v. Wade, muchos estados promulgaron estrictas prohibiciones del aborto, y algunos impusieron penas severas, incluidas largas penas de prisión, para los proveedores de atención médica que practican abortos.
Estas prohibiciones también crean un efecto paralizador en quienes buscan atención, así como en los profesionales médicos que pueden temer ser procesados. Esta tendencia ha resultado en un mosaico de acceso al aborto en todo el país, ya que la legalidad del procedimiento y el riesgo de criminalización varían dramáticamente según la ubicación geográfica.
Haley Tsukayama, directora asociada de activismo legislativo de la Electronic Frontier Foundation, dijo que el lenguaje utilizado en la propuesta de vigilancia del aborto del Proyecto 2025 está enmarcado para «revisar» el sistema médico de manera que haya un intercambio de datos más integrado, incluyendo información íntima que acabe en manos de intermediarios de datos donde haya lugar a un posible uso indebido de los datos.
«En este documento no se habla mucho de consentimiento ni de conocimiento del paciente. Así que sin duda abre la puerta a la posibilidad de que se compartan más datos y, posiblemente, a un mayor escrutinio sobre la forma en que fluyen», dijo. «Los datos que se recojan pueden enviarse a intermediarios de datos que pueden reidentificar la información con bastante rapidez y pintar un retrato de tu vida».
Esto ya ha ocurrido con aplicaciones de seguimiento de la menstruación que comparten datos con Facebook y Google sin el consentimiento de los usuarios. Si los datos sobre abortos se expusieran de forma similar, podrían producirse graves violaciones de la privacidad y consecuencias imprevistas, como acoso, discriminación o incluso acciones legales contra las pacientes, afirma Tsukayama.
«Ya estamos en un ecosistema sobrecargado, impulsado por los datos», dijo. «Y vamos a ver cómo aumenta».
Una sala de exámenes en el centro de salud de Planned Parenthood de los condados de Orange y San Bernardino.
Photo Credit: Imagen cortesía de Planned Parenthood de los condados de Orange y San Bernardino
