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not bear fruit. But the president decides to place himself in the corner of the progressives by linking the fate of both initiatives at the waist. The president of the Lower House postpones the vote and sets a new deadline for October 31, a strategy to seek a rapprochement between the two fractions to a point of agreement. For now, divisions within the Democratic Party are deepening.

rama en la colina del Capitolio. El presidente de la república, Joe Biden, acude urgentemente al Congreso a dialogar a puertas cerradas con los miembros de su partido en la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado, para acercar a progresistas y moderados en un intento de último momento para rescatar las dos joyas de su agenda legislativa, el plan de infraestructura física y el paquete de infraestructura humana.

La intervención presidencial no fructifica. Pero el presidente decide colocarse en la esquina de los progresistas al vincular por la cintura el destino de ambas iniciativas. La presidenta de la Cámara Baja pospone el voto y fija un nuevo plazo para el 31 de octubre, una estrategia para buscar un acercamiento entre ambas fracciones a un punto de acuerdo. De momento, las divisiones al interior del Partido Demócrata se profundizan. En el centro del drama se encuentran dos senadores demócratas “moderados”, el senador de Virginia del Oeste Joe Manchin y la senadora de Arizona, Kyrsten Sinema, pero es casi imposible colocar a ambos en el mismo saco.

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millones de personas que necesitan con urgencia de una más robusta red de seguridad social en medio de la pandemia. Pero no todo está perdido, el partido demócrata tiene una tabla de salvación en el mes de octubre: su capacidad para mirarse en el espejo y encontrar su identidad, e incluso salir fortalecido. Como decía el legendario estadista Winston Churchill: “Nunca desaproveches una buena crisis”.

José López Zamorano La Red Hispana

here’s drama on Capitol Hill. The president of the republic, Joe Biden, urgently goes to Congress to talk behind closed doors with members of his party in the House of Representatives and the Senate, to bring together progressives and moderates in a lastminute attempt to rescue the two jewels of its legislative agenda, the physical infrastructure plan and the human infrastructure package.

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El senador Manchin sólo apoya, por el momento, un paquete de infraestructura humana por 1.5 millones de millones concentrado en las prioridades de los más vulnerables. En el caso de la senadora Sinema, quién llegó al Senado precedida de una fama como intensa activista social de izquierda, nadie parece saber, incluida ella misma, cuál es la causa que defiende.

Senator Manchin only supports, at the moment, a human infrastructure package worth 1.5 trillion focused on the priorities of the most vulnerable. In the case of Senator Sinema, who came to the Senate preceded by a reputation as an intense left-wing social activist, no one, including herself, seems to know what are the causes that she defends. In the House of Representatives there is another group of "moderates", the so-called Blue Dogs, the same ones who set an arbitrary deadline to vote on the physical infrastructure package and who now feel betrayed by the decision of their leaders to link both plans. The political spectacle of the divisions of the Democratic Party, exhibited in full public light, has generated the logical interpretation that there is an identity crisis in the party in power. When a senator like Sinema votes against raising the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, one wonders what she is doing as a member of the Democratic Party.

En la Cámara de Representantes existe otro grupo de “moderados”, los llamados Blue Dogs, los mismos que fijaron un plazo arbitrario para votar el paquete de infraestructura física y que ahora se sienten traicionados por la decisión de sus líderes de ligar ambos planes.

All of the above is bad news for Democrats, for President Biden's agenda, and for the country.

El espectáculo político de las divisiones del Partido Demócrata, exhibidas a plena luz pública, han generado la lógica interpretación de que existe una crisis de identidad en el partido en el poder. Cuando una senadora como Sinema vota en contra del aumento a los salarios mínimos a $15 dólares por hora, uno se pregunta qué hace militando en el Partido Demócrata.

Unless the Democrats manage to move their positions closer together, an electoral catastrophe can be anticipated in 2022, a stagnation of the president's legislative agenda and, therefore, a negative impact on millions of people who urgently need a more robust network of social security in the midst of the pandemic.

Todo lo anterior son malas noticias para los demócratas, para la agenda del presidente Biden y para el país. A menos que los demócratas logren acercar sus posiciones, puede anticiparse una senda catástrofe electoral en 2022, un estancamiento de la agenda legislativa del presidente y, por lo tanto, un impacto negativo en

At the center of the drama are two “moderate” Democratic senators, West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin and Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema, but it is nearly impossible to put the two together.

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Tomamos medidas cuando más se necesita El año pasado, destinamos $1,250 millones como parte de nuestra continua labor de cinco años de promover la igualdad racial y las oportunidades económicas. Hasta la fecha, hemos financiado o invertido directamente casi $400 millones de este compromiso, además de otras maneras en las que seguimos teniendo un impacto positivo en nuestras comunidades. Nuestra labor incluye: •

$36 millones para 21 Instituciones de Depósitos para Minorías (MDI) e Instituciones Financieras de Desarrollo Comunitario (CDFI) que ayudan a negocios propiedad de minorías. Esto se suma a un aproximado de $100 millones en depósitos para MDI y nuestra cartera actual de $1,800 millones en CDFI • $300 millones en 100 fondos de inversión para destinar capital a empresarios y dueños de pequeñas empresas minoritarios • Subsidio de $10 millones para financiar el Centro para Empresarios Afroamericanos (CBE), en asociación con las universidades Spelman y Morehouse • $25 millones para 21 universidades históricamente afroamericanas (HBCU), instituciones que atienden a hispanos (HSI) y centros universitarios comunitarios en apoyo a la capacitación y colocación laboral • Creación de nuevas asociaciones y alianzas enfocadas en el desarrollo de habilidades y de oportunidades laborales para minorías • $60 millones para aumentar el acceso a capital y a oportunidades profesionales para desarrolladores afroamericanos, nativos y multiculturales (BIPOC) de vivienda a precio razonable • Más de 33 millones de mascarillas y de 272,000 desinfectantes para manos, y 8 millones de guantes para comunidades necesitadas • $1.35 millones en subsidios para apoyar iniciativas de salud mental para jóvenes de minorías • Participación fundadora de $25 millones en la nueva iniciativa del Smithsonian sobre el tema racial, Nuestro futuro compartido: identificación de nuestro pasado racial Estos son solo algunos ejemplos de cómo trabajamos con socios comunitarios, líderes empresariales, expertos y académicos del sector público y privado para seguir impulsando el progreso. En Bank of America llamamos a esto un buen comienzo.

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STUDENT COVID VACCINATIONS: CALIFORNIA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO REQUIRE THEM FOR KIDS 12 AND UP

VACUNAS COVID PARA ESTUDIANTES: CALIFORNIA SE CONVIERTE EN EL PRIMER ESTADO EN EXIGIRLAS PARA NIÑOS DE 12 AÑOS EN ADELANTE

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n another aggressive effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and ensure schools remain open, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on October 4th a vaccine mandate for students ages 12 and older, making California the first state in the nation to require students to be fully vaccinated for in-person instruction. The mandate would add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of required immunizations, which includes mumps, measles and rubella. Newsom issued this order in the aftermath of similar mandates from the state’s largest districts, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified. “Vaccines work,” Newsom said. “It’s why California leads the country in preventing school closures and has the lowest case rates. We encourage other states to follow our lead to keep our kids safe and prevent the spread of COVID-19.” Parents still have some time to get their students vaccinated. The state mandate will go into effect only once the federal Food and Drug Administration fully approves vaccines for those 12 and older. Upon FDA approval, students will have until the start of the following academic term, either January 1st or July 1st, to be fully vaccinated. Ariel Harmon-Holmes, a parent of two Los Angeles Unified students, said the mandate made her proud to live in California. “I was very pleased that LA Unified enacted the vaccine mandates,” she said. “I think California should continue to have a track record of leading the way.” Although Harmon-Holmes’ children are too young to be vaccinated, she said she would get them their shots as soon as possible, even under the FDA’s emergency use authorization, which comes before full approval. “FDA approval is just the cherry

on the sundae,” she said. “I’m much much more concerned about them getting COVID than I am about them getting the vaccine.” This mandate, however, doesn’t just put the responsibility on students. All public school employees will be required to be vaccinated as soon as the mandate takes effect for students. Until now, teachers and staff were either required to be vaccinated or undergo regular testing for COVID-19; negative tests will no longer suffice. The California Teachers Association endorsed the mandate in a statement from its president E. Toby Boyd. “While recognizing the need for medical and religious exemptions, we believe vaccinations are key for both student and educator safety, keeping our schools open for in-person instruction and for combating this pandemic,” Boyd said. Leaders at some smaller, rural districts in more conservative parts of the state are expecting more pushback. David MacLeod, superintendent of Warner Unified in San Diego County, said he personally supports the mandate. “We won’t beat COVID unless we can get people vaccinated,” he said. “It’s a race of time. It’s us against the virus.” But the leader of the 208-student district said he expects some students and staff will leave the district because of the mandate, hurting the district’s already fragile budget. While the mandate comes from the state, MacLeod says, it’s the district officials who will have to enforce it. “We get a lot of political pushback,” he said. “The angry parents are lashing out, and we’re the people who can personify all the evils of the world.” The California Department of Public Health will develop the rules for personal and religious exemptions following a public

comment period. Details for that process have not yet been released. Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco, said the rules around personal exemptions are currently too vague. She said exemptions should be limited to medical and religious reasons. The regulations surrounding the latter, she said, should be tightened. “I think the personal belief exemptions are too leaky,” Gandhi said. “Medical exemptions are quite limited, and for religious exemptions there needs to be a demonstrated sincerely held belief.” The state expects that based on current FDA timelines, students grades 7-12 will be required to be vaccinated by July 1, 2022. Students who are currently too young to get the vaccine will be required to receive their doses as soon as they reach the required age, but they’ll be given a “reasonable period of time to receive both doses.” Students who do not get fully vaccinated will be required to enroll in independent study, the only alternative to in-person instruction being offered this year. The mandate comes in the aftermath of Newsom’s overwhelming victory in September’s recall election, during which the governor leaned into mask and vaccine mandates. Despite recent parent protests against student vaccine requirements, a survey released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that most families nationwide are willing to vaccinate their children. Harmon-Holmes said most of her peers also support a vaccine requirement for students, but she suspects their voices are being drowned out. “The parents who are against it are very, very vocal, but that’s not a representative sample,” she said. “I hope that most parents come to agree.”

El gobernador Gavin Newsom agregó COVID-19 a la lista de enfermedades por las que los estudiantes deben vacunarse para asistir a la escuela. Photo Credit: CDC / Unsplash

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n otro esfuerzo agresivo para detener la propagación de COVID-19 y garantizar que las escuelas permanezcan abiertas, el gobernador Gavin Newsom anunció el 4 de octubre un mandato de vacunación para estudiantes de 12 años en adelante, lo que convierte a California en el primer estado de la nación en exigir que los estudiantes estén completamente vacunados para poder asistir a instrucción en persona. El mandato agregaría la vacuna COVID-19 a la lista de inmunizaciones requeridas, que incluye paperas, sarampión y rubéola. Newsom emitió esta orden a raíz de mandatos similares de los distritos más grandes del estado, el Distrito Unificado de

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Los Ángeles y el Unificado de San Diego. Los padres todavía tienen tiempo para vacunar a sus estudiantes. El mandato estatal entrará en vigencia una vez que la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos apruebe completamente las vacunas para los mayores de 12 años. Tras la aprobación de la FDA, los estudiantes tendrán hasta el comienzo del siguiente período académico, ya sea el 1 de enero o el 1 de julio, para estar completamente vacunados. El estado espera que, según los plazos actuales de la FDA, los estudiantes de los grados 7-12 deberán vacunarse antes del 1 de julio de 2022. Los estudiantes que actualmente son demasiado jóvenes para recibir la vacuna deberán recibir sus dosis

tan pronto como alcancen la edad requerida, pero se les dará un “período de tiempo razonable para recibir ambas dosis”. El mandato llega a raíz de la abrumadora victoria de Newsom en la elección revocatoria de septiembre, durante la cual el gobernador se inclinó hacia los mandatos del uso de cubrebocas y la aplicación de vacunas. Una encuesta publicada esta semana por Kaiser Family Foundation encontró que la mayoría de las familias en todo el país están dispuestas a vacunar a sus hijos. Los estudiantes de California que no estén completamente vacunados deberán inscribirse en un estudio independiente, la única alternativa a la instrucción en persona que se ofrece este año.

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de refuerzo para Pfizer para quienes trabajan en entornos de alto riesgo, incluida la atención médica.

aiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Keck Medicine y otros sistemas hospitalarios importantes en California dicen que están en camino de cumplir con la fecha límite del jueves para el mandato de vacunación COVID-19 del estado, y varios citan tasas de vacunación del 90% o más.

Aunque los CDC indicaron que aún no cambiarían su definición de “completamente vacunado” para incluir tres inyecciones en lugar de dos, las agencias de California están monitoreando las recomendaciones federales y han publicado un plan de vacunación a nivel estatal, Dijo la semana pasada el secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Dr. Mark Ghaly.

California fue el primer estado de la nación en anunciar que todos los trabajadores de la salud deben estar completamente vacunados. La orden, que incluye a médicos, enfermeras, técnicos, conserjes y otros trabajadores en hospitales, centros de diálisis, consultorios médicos, hogares de ancianos, centros de abuso de sustancias y otras instalaciones, sigue siendo uno de los más estrictos del país. Solo se permiten excepciones médicas y religiosas limitadas. El 28 de septiembre, los funcionarios de salud estatales emitieron una nueva orden que extendió el mandato a los trabajadores de atención médica en el hogar, hospicio, centro de discapacidad y centro para personas mayores, pero les dio dos meses adicionales para cumplir, hasta el 30 de noviembre. A pesar de las predicciones que el mandato causaría una grave escasez de personal, muchos hospitales importantes dijeron a CalMatters que confiaban en que la fecha límite del jueves no interrumpiría las operaciones diarias. Varios hospitales grandes, con la excepción de un proveedor importante en San Diego, dijeron que tenían solo un pequeño número de solicitudes de exenciones médicas y religiosas. Sin embargo, los hospitales y otras instalaciones de salud no están obligados a informar de manera rutinaria al estado o al público sobre las vacunas o exenciones de sus empleados. Solo necesitan informarlo “A pedido” del Departamento de Salud Pública de California. Esos datos, si existen, no se han hecho públicos. A nivel federal, divulgación de las tasas de vacunación de los empleados sigue siendo opcional. “Anticipamos que será un número relativamente pequeño de empleados que elijan terminar su -DR. JEFF SMITH, CENTRO MÉDICO CEDARSSINAI Kaiser, que emitió un requisito de vacunación en toda la empresa tres días antes de que se anunciara la orden de California a principios de agosto, aumentó la vacunación de los empleados en un 12% en las siguientes seis semanas, dijo el portavoz Marc Brown. Aproximadamente el 90% de los empleados de Kaiser estaban completamente vacunados hace dos semanas, dijo. “Como proveedor de atención médica responsable del cuidado de más de 12.4 millones de personas, tenemos la obligación moral de hacer todo lo posible para detener este virus”, dijo Brown. “Uno de los pasos que podemos tomar como proveedores de atención médica es asegurarnos que nuestros empleados y médicos estén vacunados”. Stanford Health Care en Palo Alto, UC Davis Medical Center en Sacramento y Keck Medicine y Cedars-Sinai Medical Center en Los Ángeles informaron que menos del 6% del personal permanece sin vacunar. “Anticipamos que será un número relativamente pequeño de empleados que optarán por dejar su empleo como resultado de no estar vacunados”, dijo el Dr. Jeff Smith, vicepresidente ejecutivo de operaciones hospitalarias de Cedars Sinai. Dijo que el 97% está vacunado y menos del 2% ha solicitado exenciones.

“Nos estamos preparando y considerando lo que significará para los 2.5 millones de trabajadores de la salud en California y analizando cómo afecta los requisitos para que muchas de esas personas se vacunen”, dijo Ghaly.

Aproximadamente el 90% de los empleados de Kaiser Permanente estaban completamente vacunados hace dos semanas. Photo Credit: Unsplash

Falta de datos de cumplimiento Sin embargo, la falta de datos estatales dificulta determinar exactamente cómo les está yendo a los establecimientos de salud, cuántas exenciones se otorgaron o si ciertas regiones o sectores de trabajadores están rezagados. Kaiser Permanente, el proveedor de salud más grande del estado, dijo que había “pequeñas diferencias regionales” en las tasas de vacunación de los empleados en sus hospitales, pero se negó a especificar dónde. Dignity Health, que opera instalaciones en todo el Valle Central y en muchas áreas rurales del estado, no especificó cuántos empleados fueron vacunados, solo que la “gran mayoría” ya está vacunada o planea hacerlo antes del jueves. En Keck Medicine de la USC, el 92% de los empleados están completamente vacunados y solo cinco personas no han sido vacunadas ni buscaron una exención religiosa o médica, según Felipe Osorno, administrador ejecutivo de operaciones. Sutter Health, uno de los proveedores más grandes en el norte de California, y UCLA Health en el sur de California no respondieron a las consultas sobre el cumplimiento del mandato. Algunas instalaciones de salud dijeron que la orden estatal, que desencadenó campañas de educación interna, marcó una gran diferencia en alentar a los empleados indecisos a vacunarse. En febrero, solo el 75% de las enfermeras de California habían sido vacunadas y el 22% no planeaba vacunarse, según un encuesta realizada por la American Nursing Foundation. La Asociación de Enfermeras de California ha apoyado la vacunación, pero no ha apoyado el mandato, afirmando que “todas las personas elegibles deben vacunarse, respetando la necesidad de adaptaciones médicas y religiosas”. Las enfermeras se encuentran entre los grupos más vacunados en Stanford Health, según David Jones, director de recursos humanos. “No hemos visto este problema entre nuestras enfermeras. Nuestras enfermeras son uno de nuestros grupos más vacunados con alrededor del 97% ”en comparación con la tasa del 95% de todo el personal. La oposición de las enfermeras a los mandatos de vacunas se ha convertido en un pararrayos durante la pandemia, y algunas personas están preparando protestas en California y en todo el país. En Nueva York, casi 3,000 trabajadores

se apresuraron a vacunarse una semana antes de la fecha límite del lunes en el estado, pero las demandas y las manifestaciones de trabajadores han trastornado los sistemas de salud, lo que ha obligado a los funcionarios estatales a prepararse para traer a la Guardia Nacional y otro personal de emergencia en caso de que demasiados continúen incumpliendo. “Anteriormente vimos tasas de vacunación más bajas en el personal de limpieza y cafetería, lo que se superpone significativamente con las poblaciones latinas y negras”. -FELIPE OSORNO, KECK MEDICINA Los mandatos de vacunas estatales y federales han ayudado a cerrar la brecha en las disparidades de vacunación entre los trabajadores de salud de Keck, que reflejan los de la población general, dijo Osorno. Aproximadamente el 99% de los médicos de Keck están vacunados, pero es menos probable que otros grupos de empleados cumplan por completo. “Anteriormente vimos tasas de vacunación más bajas en el personal de limpieza y cafetería, lo que se superpone significativamente con las poblaciones latinas y negras”, dijo Osorno. En todo el estado, el 29.7% de los latinos están vacunados a pesar de constituir el 39.4% de la población elegible. Entre los afroamericanos, el 5.7% es elegible para la vacuna, pero solo el 4.2% ha sido vacunado. de acuerdo con los datos del estado. “Para mí, esa es una de las estadísticas más tristes que surgen de la pandemia, la continuación de la disparidad de vacunación entre negros y latinos ”, dijo Osorno. “Ser latino yo mismo es tremendamente doloroso”. Las campañas de educación y las conversaciones individuales con los empleados de Keck que estaban preocupados por los efectos secundarios y otros problemas ayudaron a elevar la tasa de vacunación del personal de limpieza del 25% al 80%. La orden estatal no se aplica a los consultorios dentales, aunque deben cumplir con una orden anterior que permite a los empleados someterse a pruebas regulares de COVID-19 en lugar de la vacunación, dijo la Asociación Dental de California. Es poco probable que las inyecciones de refuerzo afecten el mandato, por ahora La fecha límite estatal llega una semana después de que el gobierno federal autorizara las dosis

Por el momento, no hay planes para ajustar la orden de vacunación en todo el estado, según el Departamento de Salud Pública de California, especialmente porque aquellos que recibieron las vacunas Moderna o Johnson and Johnson no son elegibles para un refuerzo. “Todo lo que hemos escuchado hasta ahora es que los refuerzos probablemente serían opcionales”, dijo Osorno. Quedan focos de oposición En algunas áreas del estado donde las protestas por la vacunación y el enmascaramiento son generalizados, cientos de empleados han presentado solicitudes de exención. En San Diego, 700 empleados de Sharp HealthCare solicitaron exenciones religiosas y 100 solicitaron exenciones médicas, según el director de operaciones Brett McClain. Hace dos semanas, aproximadamente el 88% del personal de Sharp estaba completamente vacunado. Más adelante en Scripps Health, 571 empleados solicitaron exenciones y el 93% están total o parcialmente vacunados, dijo un portavoz. CalMatters. “Cerca del 90% de las (solicitudes) en este momento son generalmente en el sentido de alguien que se identifica como cristiano … expresado en torno a ‘mi religión me dice que mi cuerpo es mi cuerpo y yo controlo lo que entra en él’”, dijo McClain. Las solicitudes de exención también han manifestado una oposición religiosa al uso de células madre en la creación de vacunas, aunque la vacuna COVID-19 no contiene células madre. Hay suficientes retenciones para preocupar a los administradores de Sharp que se enfrentan al aumento del número de pacientes y la disminución del personal debido a agotamiento relacionado con la pandemia. La rotación entre algunos departamentos de enfermería se ha duplicado en los últimos seis meses, dijo McClain. “Mi preocupación es que tenemos alrededor de 20,000 empleados y todavía tenemos alrededor de 1,000 de ellos que no han sido vacunados y no han solicitado una exención”, dijo McClain. “Estamos llegando a un momento decisivo, aseguro”. Esos empleados han declarado que van a dejar el estado o dejar la atención médica, dijo, pero El amplio mandato de vacunación del presidente Joe Biden para los grandes empleadores y los contratistas federales hará que sea cada vez más difícil para los no vacunados encontrar un empleo alternativo. “Este será el caso de casi todos los empleadores del país”, dijo Osorno de Keck Medicine. “Esto no somos solo nosotros. Creemos mucho en la vacunación, pero esto es algo a lo que (los trabajadores) se van a enfrentar en todas partes “. Nuestros informes de atención médica cuentan con el respaldo de la California Health Care Foundation, la Blue Shield of California Foundation y la California Endowment.

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CALIFORNIA VACCINE MANDATE: MOST HEALTH CARE WORKERS ARE COMPLYING, HOSPITALS SAY

Kristen Hwang CalMatters

The state deadline comes one week after the federal government authorized Pfizer booster shots for those who work in high risk settings, including health care.

aiser Permanente, Dignity Health, Keck Medicine and other major hospital systems in California say they are well on their way to meeting Thursday’s deadline for the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate, with several citing vaccination rates of 90% or higher.

Although the CDC indicated it would not yet change its definition of “fully vaccinated” to include three shots instead of two, California agencies are monitoring federal recommendations and have released a statewide vaccination plan, Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said last week.

California was the first state in the nation to announce that all health care workers must be fully vaccinated. The order, which includes physicians, nurses, technicians, janitors and other workers in hospitals, dialysis centers, doctor’s offices, nursing homes, substance abuse centers and other facilities remains one of the most stringent in the country. Only limited medical and religious exemptions are allowed. On September 28th state health officials issued a new order that extended the mandate to in-home, hospice, disability center and senior center health care workers, but gave them an extra two months to comply, until Nov. 30. Despite predictions that the mandate would cause severe staffing shortages, many major hospitals told CalMatters that they were confident Thursday’s deadline would not disrupt daily operations. Several large hospitals — with the exception of a major provider in San Diego — said they had only small numbers of requests for medical and religious exemptions. Although hospitals and other health facilities must track staff vaccination and exemption status, they are not required to routinely report the information to the state or the public. According to the California Department of Public Health, a facility will be reviewed only if a complaint is made against it. At the federal level, disclosure of employee vaccination rates remains optional. “We anticipate it will be a relatively small number of employees that choose to end their employment as a result of not being vaccinated.” -DR. JEFF SMITH, CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER State health officials said they are “watching the deadline closely and expect full compliance.” “We cannot underscore enough that vaccinating health care workers is a key component of providing health care,” state public health officer Dr. Tomás Aragón told CalMatters. Kaiser, which issued a company-wide vaccination requirement three days before California’s order was announced in early August, increased employee vaccination 12% in the subsequent six weeks, said spokesperson Marc Brown. About 90% of Kaiser employees were fully vaccinated as of two weeks ago, he said. “As a health care provider responsible for the care of more than 12.4 million people, we have a moral obligation to do everything we can to stop this virus,” Brown said. “One of the steps we can take as a health care provider is to ensure our employees and physicians are vaccinated.” Stanford Health Care in Palo Alto, UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento and Keck Medicine and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported fewer than 6% of staff remain unvaccinated. “We anticipate it will be a relatively small number of employees that choose to end their employment as a result of not being vaccinated,”

“We are preparing and considering what it will mean for the 2.5 million health care workers in California and looking at how it impacts the requirements for so many of those individuals to be vaccinated,” Ghaly said.

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said Dr. Jeff Smith, Cedars Sinai’s executive vice president of hospital operations. He said 97% are vaccinated and less than 2% have requested waivers. Lack of compliance data A lack of state data, however, makes it difficult to determine exactly how health facilities are faring, how many exemptions were granted or whether certain regions or sectors of workers are lagging behind. Kaiser Permanente, the largest health provider in the state, said there were “small, regional differences” in employee vaccination rates at its hospitals but declined to specify where. Dignity Health, which operates facilities throughout the Central Valley and in many rural areas of the state, did not specify how many employees were vaccinated, only that the “vast majority” are already vaccinated or plan to be before Thursday. At Keck Medicine of USC, 92% of employees are fully vaccinated and only five people have not been vaccinated or sought a religious or medical exemption, according to Felipe Osorno, executive administrator of operations. UCLA Health did not respond to inquiries about meeting the mandate. At Sutter Health, one of the largest providers in Northern California, 91% of employees and 96% of affiliated providers are fully vaccinated, according to Dr. William Isenberg, chief quality and safety officer. Some health facilities said the state order, which triggered internal education campaigns, made a big difference in encouraging hesitant employees to get their shots. In February, only 75% of California nurses had been vaccinated and 22% did not plan to get vaccinated, according to a survey conducted by the American Nursing Foundation. The California Nurses Association has supported vaccination but has stopped short of endorsing the mandate, stating “all eligible people should be vaccinated, while respecting the need for medical and religious accommodations.” Nurses are among the most highly vaccinated groups at Stanford Health, according to David Jones, chief human resources officer. “We have not seen this issue among our nurses. Our nurses are one of our highest vaccinated groups at around 97%” compared to the 95%

all-staff rate. Nurses’ opposition to vaccine mandates has become a lightning rod throughout the pandemic, with some people staging protests in California and across the country. In New York, nearly 3,000 workers rushed to get vaccinated one week ahead of the state’s Monday deadline, but lawsuits and worker demonstrations have roiled health systems, forcing state officials to prepare to bring in the National Guard and other emergency staff should too many remain non-compliant. “Earlier we saw lower vaccination rates in cleaning and cafeteria staff, which overlaps with Latino and Black populations significantly.” -FELIPE OSORNO, KECK MEDICINE State and federal vaccine mandates have helped close the gap on vaccination disparities among Keck’s health workers, which mirror those in the general population, Osorno said. About 99% of Keck’s physicians are vaccinated but other employee groups are less likely to be fully compliant. “Earlier we saw lower vaccination rates in cleaning and cafeteria staff, which overlaps with Latino and Black populations significantly,” Osorno said. Statewide Latinos have received 29.7% of vaccinations despite making up 39.4% of the eligible population. Likewise, African Americans make up 5.7% of the eligible population but have received only 4.2% of vaccines, according to state data. “That to me is one of the saddest statistics coming out of the pandemic — the continued disparity of vaccination among Blacks and Latinos,” Osorno said. “Being Latino myself, it’s horrendously painful.” Education campaigns and individual conversations with Keck employees who were concerned about side effects and other issues helped raise the vaccination rate for cleaning staff from 25% to 80%. The state order does not apply to dental offices, although they must comply with a previous order that allows employees to undergo regular COVID-19 testing in lieu of vaccination, the California Dental Association said. Booster shots unlikely to affect mandate — for now

For the moment, there are no plans to adjust the statewide vaccination order, according to the California Department of Public Health, especially since those who received the Moderna or Johnson and Johnson shots are not eligible for a booster. “Everything we’ve heard so far is that boosters would probably be optional,” Osorno said. Pockets of opposition remain In some areas of the state where masking and vaccination protests are widespread, hundreds of employees have submitted exemption requests. In San Diego, 700 employees at Sharp HealthCare requested religious waivers and 100 requested medical waivers, according to Chief Operating Officer Brett McClain. As of two weeks ago, about 88% of Sharp’s staff were fully vaccinated. Down the road at Scripps Health, 571 employees requested waivers, and 93% are fully or partially vaccinated, a spokesperson told CalMatters. “Close to 90% of (requests) right now are generally in the sense of somebody who identifies as Christian…stated around ‘my religion tells me my body is my body, and I control what goes into it,’” McClain said. Waiver requests have also stated religious opposition to the use of stem cells in the creation of vaccines, although the COVID-19 vaccine does not contain stem cells. There are enough holdouts to worry Sharp administrators faced with escalating patient numbers and dwindling staff due to pandemicrelated burnout. Turnover among some nursing departments has doubled in the past six months, McClain said. “My concern is we’ve got about 20,000 employees and we still have about 1,000 employees who have not been vaccinated and have not applied for an exemption,” McClain said. “We’re getting to crunch time for sure.” Those employees have stated they are going to leave the state or leave health care, he said, but President Joe Biden’s sweeping vaccine mandate for large employers and federal contractors will make it increasingly difficult for the unvaccinated to find alternate employment. “This is going to be almost every employer in the country,” Osorno with Keck Medicine said. “This is not just us. We believe very heavily in vaccination, but this is something that (workers) are going to face everywhere.” This article was updated on Sept. 29 to correct misinformation about vaccination rates among Latinos and African Americans. Our health care reporting is supported by the California Health Care Foundation, Blue Shield of California Foundation and the California Endowment.

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GRANDPARENTS MAY HOLD KEY TO OVERCOMING COVID VACCINE HESITANCY IN BLACK COMMUNITY

Former California state Legislator Cheryl Brown, co-founder of Black Voice News, discussed the necessity of trusted messengers as she introduced Rev. Steven Shepard, pastor of the AME Church in San Bernardino, California.

“In the black community, grandparents hold a place of high respect,” said pediatrician Michael Lenoir, board chair of the African American Wellness Project. “The grandmothers, in my opinion, hold the black community together.”

“He didn't really want to get a vaccination at first. But he would always talk about how tired he was. He would always talk about he couldn't keep his eyes open, how he had lost his sense of taste.”

“So if the grandparent is telling the young: ‘you need to go get vaccinated. I got vaccinated, you need to go get vaccinated,’ there's not a lot of discussion, it's pretty straightforward,” he said at the news briefing, jointly organized by Ethnic Media Services and California Black Media. Older African Americans are much more open to the discussion of vaccines than younger African Americans are, said Lenoir. He noted that Black parents are holding themselves and their children back from getting vaccinated because of fears of possible negative side effects from the shot. An estimated 48 percent of Black Californians are fully vaccinated, compared to 58 percent of the state’s population at large. In California, Black people comprise 5 percent of the population, but make up 7 percent of the state’s deaths from Covid, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Dr. Oliver Brooks, Chief Medical Officer for the Watts Healthcare Corporation in Los Angeles, said Blacks are less likely to get vaccinated because of a lack of access to vaccination sites, missing a day of work to get a shot, and possibly more days if there are side effects. Few are actually anti-vaxxers, he said.

Brown’s husband called the county hospital. A doctor spoke to Shepard and told him to go to the hospital right away. “Five days later, the doctor looked at him and said: ‘You know, people come in your condition, they don't generally walk out.’” “The pastor is convinced now that this is something that's very important for us as African Americans, and he has gone all out. His leadership is what's changing the trajectory of this vaccine in our community,” said Brown. “I was on the Covid doorstep of death,” said Shepard. “I did not want to get the vaccine because of some of the issues that both doctors had discussed, and how we're treated every day when we go into doctors’ offices or to ER rooms.” But historically, the Black church has served as the epicenter for bringing about positive change in the community, said Shepard. “When I was released from the hospital, I felt it was my job to make sure that our community had the right information. The Bible tells us that our people perish for lack of knowledge.” “I was so into dealing with what happened in the past, that I did not take the time to realize the science behind the vaccine,” he said.

Black Americans have also been mistreated by the healthcare system and thus rightly have a distrust of it, said Brooks. “Blacks have been mistreated by the medical system for as long as we have been in this country, going back to the enslaved.” he said. noting that medical schools would use Black bodies as cadavers for college anatomy classes.

Alva Brannon, who recently became fully vaccinated, said that she has a distrust of the healthcare system because her father was part of the Tuskegee experiment and did not get treated for his syphilis. Brannon contracted syphilis in utero and lost her vision in childhood. Her mother had to get a court order so that she could receive a corneal transplant.

Sterilizations were forced upon Black women in the South. And the Tuskegee experiment — also known the US Public Health Service experiment in Alabama — denied treatment for syphilis to Black males for four decades, to assess the impact of the disease when it goes untreated.

When her doctor asked her to get vaccinated, the elderly woman initially said no, believing the vaccine would harm her. But a few days later, she got a call from her church, which had set up a vaccination site to administer the single dose Johnson and Johnson vaccine. “I accepted that as a symbol of God, and that it was time,” she said, adding that she then encouraged her children and relatives to get vaccinated as well.

In the present day, African Americans are less likely to get cardiac studies and procedures, or treatment for pain. “This is all documented. So I want it to be clear

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lack seniors who themselves are vaccinated could be the trusted messengers the community needs to get the Covid vaccination, said public health experts at a news briefing Sept. 21.

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“Así que si algún abuelo le dice a los jóvenes: ‘tienes que ir a vacunarte. Yo me vacuné, tienes que ir a vacunarte’, no hay mucho más que decir, es bastante directo”, dijo en la sesión informativa de noticias, organizada en conjunto por Ethnic Media Services y California Black Media.

Photo Credit: Rajiv Perera / Unsplash The briefing also featured the premiere of a video-rap created by Christopher HargroveThompson and his roommate Nicholas Buckwalter. The video shows Chris going to CVS to get his shot while rapping about wanting to be safe so he can see his grandmother. “A lot of our information is filtered through social media; there's so much misinformation. Even if you don't fully believe it, a lot of young people already are so busy and just procrastinate on a variety of things, not just vaccinations. And misinformation allows people to just delay the entire process as a whole,” said Hargrove-Thompson.

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as personas mayores negras que estén vacunadas podrían ellas mismas ser las mensajeras fiables que la comunidad necesita para vacunarse contra la COVID, dijeron los expertos de la salud pública en una sesión informativa el 21 de septiembre. “En la comunidad negra, los abuelos ocupan un lugar de mucho respeto”, dijo Michael Lenoir, pediatra y presidente de la junta del Proyecto de Bienestar Afroamericano. “Las abuelas, en mi opinión, mantienen unida a la comunidad negra”.

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Los afroamericanos mayores son mucho más abiertos a la conversación de las vacunas que los afroamericanos más jóvenes, dijo Lenoir. Observó que los padres negros se están conteniendo ellos mismos y también a sus hijos de vacunarse por temor de posibles efectos secundarios de la inyección. Se calcula que el 48 por ciento de los californianos negros están completamente vacunados, en comparación con el 58 por ciento de la población del estado en general. En California, las personas negras abarcan el 5 por ciento de la población, pero constituyen el 7 por ciento de las muertes del estado por Covid, según los datos de la Kaiser Family Foundation. El Dr. Oliver Brooks, oficial médico principal en Watts Healthcare Corporation en Los Ángeles, dijo que los negros son menos propensos a vacunarse por falta de acceso a sitios de vacunación, y por no querer faltar un día de trabajo para conseguir la inyección, y posiblemente más días si hay efectos secundarios. Pocos son realmente anti-vacunas, dijo. Los americanos negros también han sido maltratados por el sistema de atención médica y por ello no confían en él y con razón, dijo Brooks. “Los negros han sido maltratados por el sistema médico desde siempre, desde que vivimos en este país, desde la esclavitud”, dijo, observando que las facultades de medicina usaban cuerpos negros como cadáveres para las clases de anatomía universitarias. Se forzaban esterilizaciones en mujeres negras en el Sur. Y el experimento de Tuskegee – también conocido como el experimento del Servicio de Salud Pública de EUA en Alabama – negó tratamiento para la sífilis a varones negros durante cuatro décadas para evaluar el efecto de la enfermedad cuando no se trata. Actualmente, los afroamericanos son menos propensos a hacerse estudios y procedimientos cardíacos, o tratamiento para el dolor. “Todo esto está documentado. Así que quiero que quede claro que la falta de confianza en el sistema médico es válida”, dijo Brooks. Cheryl Brown, antigua legisladora estatal de California y cofundadora de Black Voice News, comentó la necesidad de mensajeros fiables al presentar al Reverendo Steven Shepard, pastor de AME Church de San Bernardino, California. “Realmente no quería vacunarse al principio. Pero siempre hablaba de lo cansado que estaba. Siempre hablaba de que no podía

mantener los ojos abiertos, de cómo había perdido el gusto”. El marido de Brown llamó al hospital del condado. Un doctor habló con Shepard y le dijo que se fuera al hospital enseguida. “Cinco días después, el doctor le miró y le dijo: ‘Sabe, la gente llega en su condición, generalmente no salen caminando.” “El pastor ahora está convencido de que esto es algo muy importante para nosotros los afroamericano, y lo ha dado todo. Su liderazgo es lo que está cambiando la trayectoria de esta vacuna en nuestra comunidad”, dijo Brown. “Yo estuve en el umbral Covid de la muerte”, dijo Shepard. “No quería vacunarme por algunos de los problemas que ambos doctores mencionaron, y por cómo nos tratan todos los días cuando entramos en las consultas médicas o en las salas de emergencias”. Pero históricamente, la iglesia negra ha servido como el epicentro para traer el cambio positivo a la comunidad, dijo Shepard. “Cuando me dieron de alta del hospital, sentí que era mi trabajo asegurarme de que nuestra comunidad tenía la información correcta. La Biblia nos dice que nuestra gente perece por falta de conocimiento”. “Estaba tan obsesionado con lidiar con lo que pasó en el pasado, que no me tomé el tiempo para darme cuenta de la ciencia que hay detrás de la vacuna”, dijo. Alva Brannon, que recientemente se vacunó completamente, dijo que no tenía confianza en el sistema de atención médica porque su padre era parte del experimento de Tuskegee y no le trataron su sífilis. Brannon se infectó de sífilis in utero y perdió la vista en la niñez. Su madre tuvo que conseguir una orden judicial para que pudiera recibir un trasplante de córnea. Cuando su médico le pidió que se vacunara, la señora mayor dijo que no al principio, al creer que la vacuna le haría daño. Pero unos días más tarde, recibió una llamada de su iglesia, que había instalado un lugar de vacunación para administrar la vacuna de una sola dosis de Johnson and Johnson. “Lo acepté como una señal de Dios, y que era el momento”, dijo, agregando que luego animó a sus hijos y parientes a vacunarse también. La sesión informativa también presentó el estreno de un video-rap creado por Christopher Hargrove-Thompson y su compañero de casa, Nicholas Buckwalter. El video muestra a Chris en camino a CVS para vacunarse mientras canta rap acerca de querer estar seguro para poder ver a su abuela. “Mucha de nuestra información se filtra por las redes sociales, hay muchísima desinformación. Incluso si uno no la cree completamente, mucha gente joven ya está tan ocupada que simplemente deja muchas cosas para después, no solo las vacunaciones. Y la desinformación permite a la gente retrasar el proceso completo en general”, dijo Hargrove-Thompson.

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OUTSIDE LANDS ANNOUNCES THE HOUSE BY HEINEKEN LINEUP Kelis to Headline The House by Heineken’s Musical Event

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utside Lands is pleased to announce the return of The House by Heineken which will again bring its unique festival experience to Golden Gate Park October 29-31. The global brand is taking its longstanding festival partnership to the next level by raising the roof all the way off House by Heineken and bringing festival goers an unforgettable backyard-themed experience with an outdoor format designed to celebrate the ways people have connected with each other over the past 18 months. The curated outdoor experience will feature a wide-ranging lineup of incredible music, with headlining artists Kelis, Sango and The Egyptian Lover and supporting performances from Aaron Axelsen, Miramar, Banksia, Lirl.79, Fort Knox Five, Geo Star, All Good Funk Alliance, Motion Potion, DJ Equal, Bender and Michael Milano. For the full schedule, visit the Outside Lands The House by Heineken page. All GA and VIP tickets are now sold out but a small number of 3-Day and Single Day Shuttle Passes are still available at https://www.sfoutsidelands.com/tickets/. The Golden Gate Club is returning with a more elevated festival experience than ever. The Golden Gate Club is the festival’s ultimate VIP experience with Outside Lands tapping San Francisco’s internationally renowned design impresario Ken Fulk to create an unfor-

gettable ambiance. Food is being curated by San Francisco’s famous Sorrel and esteemed Restaurateur, Sommelier and Winemaker Mark Bright will also pour big bottles and rare cellared wines from the menus of Angler and Saison. Additional offerings include personalized concierge services and ‘Mr. Fulk’s Wild Ride,’ a custom trolley that will shuttle guests between stages in style. A small amount of tickets are still available but selling quickly. As always, Outside Lands will also be featuring the best in culinary with Taste of the Bay Area in addition to Wine Lands, Beer Lands, GastroMagic and Cocktail Magic. Other cultural programming includes Outsider Art and the return of Grass Lands, the first curated cannabis experience at a major American music festival. The spectacular backdrop of Golden Gate Park rounds out the overall experience making Outside Lands a festival like none other. The safety of the festival remains a top priority and Outside Lands producers are working closely with local and state officials to determine this year’s safety and security measures. The festival recently announced that all attendees will need to show proof of vaccination or provide a negative COVID-19 test for entry. For the latest on festival safety protocols and security measures, please visit the Health & Safety page. Additional information regarding ticketing and general festival questions can be found under FAQs on the festival website at sfoutsidelands.com.

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PUBLIC-SERVICE WORKERS REJOICE AS FEDS FORGIVE STUDENT DEBT

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A GAO report found 99% of the people who apply for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program are denied. Photo Credit: Alexander Mils / Unsplash

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ACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Hundreds of thousands of teachers, nurses, social workers, military officers and others in public service can breathe a sigh of relief as the Biden administration announced major reforms to the public-service loan forgiveness program this week. Miguel Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education, said the program will be streamlined so about 550,000 more people will qualify. "In 2007, Congress made a pledge to forgive loans if you serve the community for ten years, and we're going to make that right," Cardona remarked. The program is supposed to pay off remaining loans for people who have made payments for ten years while working in a qualifying profession, but you had to have a certain type of loan. Now, people can get a waiver and be able to count payments on other types of student loans toward the forgiveness program. Merrie Wolf, a longtime math teacher from Tulsa, was told after a decade of payments that she would have to convert to a different type of loan and start the clock all over again. "The student-loan process has been a nightmare, to say the least," Wolf asserted. "I was led to believe a whole ten years that I was headed toward Public Service Loan Forgiveness." According to the Institute for College Access and Success, in 2018-19, the most recent year from which data is available, 48% of California college graduates had student loan debt, with an average debt load of more than $21,000. Jesse Yedinak Gray, research director and assistant professor at Brown University School of Public Health, said the changes are a light at the end of the tunnel after years of crushing debt.

"It's a lot of money that you don't get to use to save for retirement, or save for, say, my son's education either," Gray pointed out. "It's ending up costing so much more than I ever thought it would." The changes mean more military officers will qualify, and the feds are going to review all applications that were previously denied.

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ACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Cientos de miles de maestros, enfermeras, trabajadores sociales, oficiales militares y otros en el servicio público pueden respirar aliviados esta semana, ya que la administración Biden acaba de anunciar importantes reformas al Programa de Condonación de Prestamos al

Servicio Público. El secretario de Educación, Miguel Cardona, dice que el programa se simplificara para que califiquen unas 550,000 personas más. "En 2007, el Congreso se comprometió a condonar prestamos si el trabajador servía a la comunidad durante diez años, y lo haremos bien", aseguro el Señor Cardona. Se supone que el programa condona los prestamos restantes para las personas que hayan realizado pagos durante diez años, mientras trabajaran en una profesión calificada, pero usted tenía que tener un cierto tipo de préstamo. Ahora las personas pueden obtener una excepción y pueden contar pagos de otros tipos de préstamos estudiantiles para el programa de condonación. Merrie Wolf es una profesora de matemáticas en Tulsa a la que le dijeron después de una década de pagos que tendría que cambiar a un tipo de préstamo diferente y poner en marcha el reloj, nuevamente desde cero. "El proceso de préstamos estudiantiles ha sido una pesadilla, por decir lo menos. Durante diez años me hicieron creer que me encaminaba hacia la Condonación del Préstamo por Servicio Público", agrego además Wolf. Según el Instituto por el Acceso y Éxito en los Colegios, en 2018-2019, el 48% de los graduados universitarios de California tenían deudas por prestamos estudiantiles, con una carga promedio de deuda de más de $21,000. Jesse Yedinak Gray es epidemióloga de la Escuela de Salud Pública de la Universidad de Brown. Ella dice que los cambios son una luz al final del túnel después de años de abrumadora deuda. "Es una gran cantidad de dinero que no se puede usar para ahorrar en la jubilación o, por ejemplo, en la educación de mi hijo. Al final está costando mucho más de lo que pensé", también comento Gray. Los cambios significan que más oficiales militares calificaran, y los federales revisaran todas las solicitudes que fueron denegadas anteriormente.

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LAS AUDIENCIAS SOBRE LA REDISTRIBUCIÓN DE LOS DISTRITOS ELECTORALES IGNORAN LA DIVERSIDAD DEL ESTADO Los activistas de Arizona luchan por ser escuchados

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durante los próximos 10 años y puede realmente proporcionar una oportunidad para nuestras comunidades para asegurarse de que tengamos de verdad un asiento a la mesa en el gobierno estatal y federal”, dijo.

os datos más recientes sobre la población de Arizona, del Censo del 2020, muestra que el estado sigue creciendo y diversificándose.

“La redistribución de los distritos electorales es la lucha siguiente en la batalla para proteger a nuestra democracia”, dijo Sandy Ochoa, coordinadora de Tucson para Mi Familia Vota.

Pero mediante el proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales que sigue a esos nuevos datos del censo, Arizona no está cumpliendo con su deber de asegurar la igualdad en la representación política para todos sus votantes.

Las mismas fuerzas anti-democráticas que intentan mantener el poder pasando propuestas de ley para suprimir a los votantes, también intentarán manipular los mapas a su favor durante la redistribución de los distritos electorales.

En una sesión informativa el 22 de septiembre que convocó Ethnic Media Services, los activistas que trabajan para ver la creciente diversidad de Arizona reflejada en la estructura de poder político del estado describieron los retos.

“Ya han dicho que piensan usar el poder que tienen a nivel estatal para asegurar una década de poder conservador”, agregó, “avisando abiertamente al pueblo de su estrategia: Reducir el número de asientos competitivos a nivel nacional. Limitar los centros urbanos progresivos y reducir el campo de batalla congresal en donde puedan competir los Demócratas”.

“Hemos visto una falta de inversión desde el principio”, dijo Reginald Bolding, líder minoritario de la cámara de representantes del estado que representa el Distrito 27, comenzando con el esfuerzo del año pasado para conseguir un recuento completo y exacto en el Censo del 2020.

La redistribución de los distritos electorales, dijo Jennifer Chau, directora ejecutiva en Arizona de Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders for Equity (AANHPI por sus siglas en inglés), “brinda la oportunidad de elegir a personas que representen a nuestra comunidad y que compartan nuestros valores”.

La Comisión del estado para la redistribución independiente de los distritos electorales (IRC por sus siglas en inglés) supervisa la redistribución de los distritos electorales. Se creó la comisión conforme a la Proposición 106 del estado en el 2000 con el fin de eliminar el partidismo político. Después de un comienzo lento debido al impacto de la pandemia en el trabajo del censo, los mapas preliminares de la IRC están programados para el 27 de octubre, para promulgarlos el 22 diciembre. Esos mapas se usarán el año que viene en las campañas del estado para el Senado de EUA, los nueve asientos en la Cámara de Representantes de EUA, un nuevo gobernador y secretaria/o de estado, 30 senadores del estado y 60 representantes del estado.

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También describe Chau una audiencia a la que fue en Tucson que estaba atestada con unas 200 personas. “Éramos las únicas personas asiáticas allí. Estoy intentando comprender qué esfuerzos hizo la IRC para llegar a nuestra comunidad, ni que hablar de otras comunidades de color, y cómo es que el 95% de las comunidades blancas sabían de esta junta pero nosotros no”.

La IRC está encargada de convocar eventos públicos para proporcionar opiniones de la comunidad. Pero hasta ahora, observó Victoria Ochoa, directora de la redistribución de los distritos electorales para One Arizona, una coalición de grupos de abogacía, “Estamos viendo muy claramente que la comisión no está dando la prioridad a las comunidades de color”.

Haciéndose eco de los oradores anteriores, Jaynie Parrish, de Navajo County Democrats, coincidió con lo de la falta de divulgación por parte de la IRC y su particular impacto donde el asistir a una junta puede implicar horas de viaje.

Muy a menudo, la IRC ha limitado su extensión comunitaria a vecindades predominantemente blancas, dijo, con escaso espacio y ningún servicio de traducción.

Voluntarios, dijo, “tenían que hacer el trabajo de informarnos a nosotros y a la gente de nuestras comunidades y de crear materiales porque simplemente no había nada”.

Una vez listos los mapas preliminares a finales de octubre, la IRC convocará una tercera ronda de juntas públicas para presentarlos.

Describió cómo las juntas que habían promovido durante semanas se cancelaban precipitadamente y cómo, cuando sí hubo una, “la seguridad intimidaba. ¡Eso sí que es supresión del votante! Muchachos jóvenes y blancos pasaban la vara a los ancianos y los cacheaban diciendo que los había contratado la IRC. Esto es justo en medio de la nación Navajo. No interpretaban la zona, no interpretaban el ambiente”.

En lo que tomó como una señal esperanzadora después de la sesión informativa con los medios, Ochoa dijo, la IRC está buscando sugerencias acerca de donde debe celebrar esas juntas, via la función “contacta con nosotros” en su página web (https://irc.az.gov/node/49) y su boletín (https://tinyurl.com/AZIRCNL). Y en su junta de planificación semanal a finales de septiembre, dijo que la comisión había hablado acerca de agregar “foros municipales televisivos” para permitir que la gente sin conexión a Internet pudiera participar. De especial preocupación, dijo Ochoa, es lo rápido que crece el Valle Oeste en el Condado de Maricopa, y vigilar los esfuerzos por “juntar” a toda su población latina para limitar el número de legisladores que puede elegir. “Llenar huecos en la IRC no debe ser el papel de los grupos comunitarios”, dijo Bolding. También es co-director de la Arizona Coalition for Change y candidato para secretario del estado. “Mientras que la IRC pueda parecer un tema y asunto nebulosos, esto afectará profundamente

Describió cómo se había “agrietado” una comunidad de Chinatown en cuatro distritos. “Cuando ocurrió un desastre natural”, dijo, “ninguno de esos cuatro distritos quiso proporcionar la financiación para lo que necesitaran, así que discutían acerca de quién debería pagarlo, ya que hay cuatro distritos en ese Chinatown”.

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Andrea Varela, de la One Arizona Coalition y Rural Arizona Engagement (RAZE), nació y se crió en la zona rural de Casa Grande, entre Phoenix y Tucson. Creció dándose cuenta de las disparidades en los recursos y en la representación entre las zonas rurales y urbanas. “Este ciclo de redistribución de los distritos electorales es nuestra oportunidad para formar el futuro”, dijo. “Creo en la creación de poder comunitario y esto solo se puede conseguir centrándose en las comunidades infrarrepresentadas y las comunidades de color y acercándose a donde están para hacer frente a los problemas que nos afectan a todos”.

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ble in state and federal government,” he said. “Redistricting is the next fight in the battle to protect our democracy,” said Sandy Ochoa, Tucson coordinator for Mi Familia Vota.

he most recent data on Arizona’s population, from the 2020 Census, shows that the state is continuing to grow and diversify.

The same anti-democratic forces trying to hold onto power by pushing voter suppression bills will also attempt to manipulate the maps in their favor during redistricting.

But through the redistricting process that follows that new census data, Arizona is failing in its duty to ensure equal political representation for all its voters.

“They’ve already said they plan to use the power they hold at the state level to secure a decade of conservative power,” she added, “openly telling people their game plan: Reduce the number of competitive seats nationwide. Limit progressive urban centers and shrink the congressional battlefield where Democratic candidates can compete.”

In a Sept. 22 briefing hosted by Ethnic Media Services, activists working to see Arizona’s growing diversity reflected in the state’s political power structure described the challenges. “We have seen a lack of investment from the beginning,” said Reginald Bolding, minority leader in the state’s house of representatives representing District 27, starting from last year’s effort to get a complete, accurate count in the 2020 Census.

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Redistricting, said Jennifer Chau, executive director of Arizona AANHPI -- Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders for Equity -- “gives the opportunity to elect people who represent our community and share our values.”

Redistricting is overseen by the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), created pursuant to state Proposition 106 in 2000, intended to remove political partisanship.

She described how a Chinatown community had been “cracked” among four districts. “When a natural disaster occurred,” she said, “none of those four districts wanted to provide funding for whatever they needed, so they were bickering about who should be paying for that, since there are four districts in that Chinatown.”

After a slow start due to the pandemic’s impact on census work, the IRC’s preliminary maps are due Oct. 27, to be enacted Dec. 22. Those maps will be used next year in state races for the U.S. Senate, the state’s nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, a new governor and secretary of state, 30 state senators and 60 state representatives.

Chau also described going to a hearing in Tucson that was jam packed with about 200 people. “We were the only Asian people there. I’m trying to figure out what efforts the IRC made to reach out to our community, let alone other communities of color, and how these 95% of white communities knew that this meeting was happening but we did not.”

The IRC is charged with holding public events to provide community input. But so far, noted Victoria Ochoa, redistricting manager for One Arizona, a coalition of advocacy groups, “We are very clearly seeing that the commission is not prioritizing communities of color.”

Echoing previous speakers, Jaynie Parrish, of Navajo County Democrats, concurred about the IRC’s lack of outreach, and its particular impact where attending a meeting can require hours of driving.

Too often, the IRC has confined its outreach to predominantly white neighborhoods, she said, with insufficient room and no translation services.

Volunteers, she said, “had to do the work of educating ourselves and the people in our communities and come up with materials because there was just nothing there.”

Once its draft maps are ready later in October, the IRC will host a third round of public meetings to present them. In what she took to be a hopeful sign following the media briefing, Ochoa said, the IRC is seeking suggestions on where it should hold those meetings, via its website’s “contact us” function (https://irc.az.gov/node/49) and its newsletter (https://tinyurl.com/AZIRCNL). And at its weekly planning meeting in late September, she said, the commission discussed adding “tele town halls” to allow people without Internet connections to participate. Of particular concerns, Ochoa said, is the fast-growing West Valley in Maricopa County, and watching out for efforts to “pack” its Latino population together to limit the number of state legislators it can elect. “Filling gaps in the IRC should not be the role of community groups,” Bolding said. He is also co-director of the Arizona Coalition for Change and a candidate for secretary of state. “While the IRC may seem like a nebulous topic and subject, this will have a profound impact over the next 10 years and can actually provide an opportunity for our communities to make sure that we truly have a seat at the ta-

She described how meetings they’d promoted for weeks were abruptly canceled and how, when she did get to one, “the security was intimidating. Talk about voter suppression! We had our elders being wanded and patted down by young white kids that said they were hired by the IRC. This is right in the middle of the Navajo nation. They were not reading the area, they were not reading the room.”

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A majority of voters of color overwhelmingly rejected ousting Governor Gavin Newsom from office in California’s recall election. The results highlight key lessons about how to mobilize ethnic voters nationwide

La mayoría de los votantes de color rechazó abrumadoramente la destitución del gobernador Gavin Newsom en la elección revocatoria de California. Los resultados destacan lecciones clave sobre cómo movilizar a los votantes étnicos en todo el país

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espite the confusing narratives about the alleged support of ethnic voters to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, post-election analyses show that most of them overwhelmingly rejected his recall and in some cases, helped turn large counties and suburbs in the governor’s favor. Experts convened by Ethnic Media Services made a detailed analysis of the role of ethnic voters participating in the September 14 elections, a recall pushed by the Republican Party that sought to oust Newsom from office. “One of the things to understand about Latino voters is that they’re late deciders and cast their ballot closer to Election Day,” said Sonja Diaz, Founding Director of UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI). "And that was true for this 2021 recall election." Because predictions about ethnic voting behavior draw heavily on national polls, those predictions often fail to reflect what actually happened at the neighborhood and precinct levels. According to LPPI data, Latinos rejected Newsom's recall with more than 80% of the votes in the south, north and central valley of California, especially in precincts with a large Hispanic electorate. In Los Angeles County for example, 83% voted against the recall, in Madera County that number was 82% and in Contra Costa, it was 88%. While in counties like Sacramento, Merced and Sonoma, that number dropped (75% of Latinos rejected Newsom's impeachment), Hispanics continued to support Newsom favorably. Even in San Diego County, which is home to two candidates who wanted to replace the governor - former mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox - 80% of Latinos voted against his removal. In conservative Orange County districts with the lowest density of Latino voters, only 47% of the electorate was against the recall but it was "unequivocal" that even there, "Latinos helped the governor to remain in office and in some ways, neutralized the white ballot that were cast in that jurisdiction,” explained Diaz. For Raphe Sonenshein, Executive Director of the Pat Brown Institute of Public Affairs at Cal State LA, “it is critically important” to gather better data through “ecological polls” that are done with large voter samples of communities of color, almost three to four times the size of national surveys. "A deep dive into the voting behavior and preferences of communities of color in California is the first step to reversing this syndrome of national media drawing conclusions that just change everybody's view of the world," said Sonenshein. "It can end up affecting political party strategies, many of which are set on the East Coast, not out here." Sonenshein argued that the national narrative suggests that white undecided voters and Trump's white voters are the largest electoral communities in the country. "They are studied non-stop,” he said. Both experts agreed that despite the Democrats' lack of enthusiasm for Latino voters, they knew what was at stake in this election thanks to the role of civil society and community organizers. In the barrios, various campaign strategies inspired minority voters to cast their ballot in a special off-cycle election, even though at the beginning they did not even understand what a recall was. Messages about the importance of voting now to increase the chances of doing so in the 2022 elections underscored the issues at stake -- such as comprehensive immigration reform, voting rights law, and the infrastructure package. "People of color makeup over 60% of our county and are struggling to afford rent, survive the pandemic, and some are even facing threats of deportation," said Jonathan Paik, Executive Director of Orange County Civic Engagement Table (OCCET Action). “Part of our strategy was to mobilize the progressive Asian-American vote, ensuring outreach in six different languages: Tagalog, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, Hmong and Punjabi, through ethnic media, knocking on doors, and we placed ads in newspapers, tv, radio and digital,” he added. Engaging these communities meant focusing on issues such as worker protections, mask mandates, the care of children returning to schools, the election of future

senators for California, and several bills waiting to be signed by the governor. "We knew this would have an impact on national politics," said Janette Robinson-Flint, Executive Director of Black Women for Wellness, an organization that played a key role in engaging the black vote. “We couldn't afford to sit still so we brought posters to beauty salons, barber shops. We put up posters in the Leimert Park and Inglewood areas of Los Angeles and we also had young men talking to their friends on campus. " Posters with images of black voters also appeared on the back of buses in San Francisco, at construction sites and even in museums. Michael Gomez Daly, Executive Director of Inland Empire United, said his organization invested about $20,000 in direct calls to low-to-moderate propensity voters, including workers at the Adelanto Detention Center, whom he asked about shutting down for-profit prisons. "People overwhelmingly support this issue but when asked how they were planning on voting in the recall, they said they were for it... there was a disconnect between values and the partisan identity," said Gomez Daly. In his conversations with neighbors, he came away convinced that engaging forgotten communities is key to winning, you need to rely on trusted messengers and focusing on partisan identity is not a winning strategy. The panelists highlighted that for the 2022 elections, key issues such as employment, health care, housing, racism, and of course COVID are the ones that are going to mobilize voters. "What money is being invested in these groups today to get ready for 2022?", asked Diaz of LPPI. “Campaigns have finite resources, but you have to invest in these voters and my question for the political leaders is whether they got the message," she concluded.

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pesar de las narrativas confusas sobre la supuesta preferencia de votantes étnicos a favor de la revocatoria del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, los análisis postelectorales muestran que la mayoría de ellos rechazó abrumadoramente su destitución y en algunos casos, ayudó a convertir grandes condados y suburbios a favor del mandatario local. Expertos convocados por Ethnic Media Services hicieron un detallado análisis sobre el voto latino y otros grupos étnicos participantes en los comicios del 14 de septiembre, revocatoria convocada por el Partido Republicano que buscaba expulsar a Newsom de su cargo antes de tiempo. “Una de las cosas que hay que entender sobre los votantes latinos es que toman decisiones tardías y que emiten su voto más cerca del día electoral”, dijo Sonja Diaz, directora fundadora de la Iniciativa de Política Latina de la Universidad de California en Los Angeles (LPPI en inglés). “Y eso fue cierto para esta elección de revocatoria de 2021”. Debido a que las predicciones del comportamiento del voto étnico están basadas en las encuestas nacionales, estas se quedaron cortas al reflejar lo que realmente pasó a nivel barrios y precintos. Según datos de LPPI los latinos rechazaron la revocatoria de Newsom con más del 80% en el sur, el norte y el valle central de California, especialmente en precintos con una alta concentración de electorado hispano. En el condado Los Ángeles por ejemplo, el 83% votó en contra de la revocatoria, en el condado de Madera ese número fue del 82% y en Contra Costa, fue del 88%. Si bien en condados como Sacramento y Merced y Sonoma, ese número bajó (75% de latinos rechazaron la destitución de Newsom), los hispanos siguieron apoyando favorablemente a Newsom. Incluso en el condado de San Diego, de donde eran oriundos dos candidatos que querían reemplazar al gobernador -el exalcalde Kevin Faulconer y el empresario John Cox-, el 80% de los latinos votó en contra de su destitución. En distritos conservadores del condado de Orange con

la menor densidad de votantes latinos, solo el 47% del electorado estuvo en contra de la revocatoria pero fue “inequívoco” que aún allí, “los latinos ayudaron al gobernador a permanecer en la oficina y neutralizaron los votos en blanco que se emitieron en esa jurisdicción”, explicó Diaz. Para Raphe Sonenshein, director ejecutivo del Instituto Pat Brown de asuntos públicos en la universidad estatal de California en LA, “es de vital importancia” recopilar mejores datos a través de “encuestas ecológicas” que se hacen con grandes muestras de votantes de las comunidades de color, casi tres a cuatro veces más del tamaño que se hacen a nivel nacional. “Una inmersión profunda en el comportamiento electoral y las preferencias de las comunidades de color en California es el primer paso para revertir este síndrome de los medios nacionales que extraen conclusiones que simplemente cambian la visión del mundo de todos,” dijo Sonenshein. “Esto puede terminar afectando las estrategias de los partidos políticos, muchos de los cuales se establecen en la costa este, no aquí”. Sonenshein sostuvo que esa narrativa nacional hace pensar que los votantes indecisos blancos y los votantes blancos de Trump son las comunidades electorales más grandes en el país, lo que obedece a que “son estudiados sin parar”. Ambos expertos coincidieron en que a pesar de la falta de entusiasmo de los demócratas por los votantes latinos, estos sabían lo que estaba en juego en esta elección gracias al papel de la sociedad civil y los organizadores comunitarios. En los barrios, varias estrategias de campaña inspiraron el voto de las minorías en una elección especial fuera de ciclo, en la que muchos no entendían siquiera que era una revocatoria. Se compartieron mensajes sobre la importancia de votar ahora para aumentar las posibilidades de hacerlo en las elecciones de 2022, en las que se juegan temas importantes como la reforma migratoria integral, la ley del derecho al voto, y el paquete de infraestructura. “Los votantes de color son más del 60% de nuestro condado y están luchando por pagar el alquiler, sobrevivir la pandemia e incluso algunos enfrentan amenazas de deportación”, sostuvo Jonathan Paik, director ejecutivo de la mesa de participación cívica del condado de Orange (OCCET Action en inglés). “Parte de nuestra estrategia fue movilizar el voto progresista asiático-americano, divulgando información en seis idiomas diferentes: tagalo, vietnamita, coreano, chino, mo y punjabi, en los medios de comunicación étnicos, tocando puertas, y con anuncios digitales, en periódicos, radio y televisión”, añadió. Involucrar a estas comunidades significó centrarse en temas como las protecciones a los trabajadores, los mandatos de máscaras, el cuidado de los niños que regresan a las escuelas, la elección de futuros senadores por California y varios proyectos de ley a la espera de ser firmados por el gobernador. “Sabíamos que esto tendría un impacto en la política nacional”, aseguró Janette Robinson-Flint, directora ejecutiva de Mujeres Negras por el Bienestar, organización que jugó un rol vital en la participación del voto afroamericano. “No podíamos darnos el lujo de quedarnos sentados así que llevamos carteles a los salones de belleza, peluquerías y barberías. Pusimos carteles en las áreas de Leimert Park e Inglewood de Los Ángeles y también tuvimos jóvenes negros hablando en los campus a sus amigos”. Posters con imágenes de votantes negros aparecieron también en la parte trasera de los autobuses en San Francisco, en sitios de construcción y hasta en museos. Michael Gomez Daly, director ejecutivo de Inland Empire United dijo que su organización invirtió alrededor de $20,000 en llamadas directas a votantes de baja a moderada propensión, incluyendo a trabajadores del Centro de Detención de Adelanto, a quienes preguntaba sobre su apoyo al cierre de prisiones con fines de lucro. “La gente apoya este tema abrumadoramente pero al preguntarle cómo iban a votar en la revocatoria, decían que por el sí… había una desconexión tremenda entre los valores y la identidad partidista”, aseguró Gomez Daly. En sus conversaciones con vecinos identificó tres temas claves para alentar la participación en su comunidad: involucrar a las comunidades olvidadas, convocar a los mensajeros de confianza, y renunciar a la afinidad con el partido como estrategia ganadora. Los panelistas destacaron que para los comicios de 2022, temas clave como el empleo, la atención médica, la vivienda, el racismo, y por supuesto COVID son los que van a movilizar a los votantes. “¿Qué dinero se está invirtiendo hoy en estos grupos para prepararse para 2022”?, se cuestionó Diaz de LPPI. “Si bien las campañas tienen recursos finitos, hay que invertir en estos votantes y me pregunto si los políticos están entendiendo ese mensaje”, concluyó.

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prestado $3,250 millones de dólares a mujeres durante los últimos 40 años. Y el 43% de los dólares del Payback Protection Program que distribuyeron se destinó a empresas dirigidas por mujeres de color.

AN FRANCISCO -- Worldwide, only 65% of women have a bank account, compared with 72% for men, so as we celebrate National Businesswoman's Week later this month, community development financial institutions are working to even the playing field.

“Nuestra misión es brindar oportunidades económicas a toda la gente", afirmó Perkins. “E históricamente en Estados Unidos, las mujeres han estado desatendidas y se han mantenido fuera de las conversaciones financieras". Según la Corporación Financiera Internacional, existe un déficit de financiación de 300.000 millones de dólares para las pequeñas empresas formales cuyas propietarias son mujeres. Además, los servicios financieros son limitados o están fuera del alcance para más del 70% de las empresas dirigidas por mujeres.

Many of those institutions specialize in making loans to under-banked groups. Ebony Perkins, director of investor relations for SelfHelp Credit Union, said her organization has loaned $3.25 billion dollars to women over the past 40 years. And 43% of the Payback Protection Program dollars they distributed went to companies run by women of color. "Our mission is to provide economic opportunity for all people," Perkins stated. "And historically in America, women have been underserved and kept out of the financial conversations." According to the International Finance Corporation, there is a financing gap of $300 billion dollars for formal, female-owned small businesses. In addition, financial services are limited or out of reach for more than 70% of female-owned companies.

Nuray Ozbay, asociada de inversiones de Self Help Federal Credit Union en San Francisco, dijo que su división prestó casi $410 millones a 17,000 mujeres en California desde el 2008. Señaló que algunas mujeres pueden tener dificultades para calificar para un préstamo.

The Women's Building in San Francisco, which runs a food pantry, also offers financial literacy classes in conjunction with Self Help Federal Credit Union. Photo Credit: SHFCU Malea Chavez, executive director of the Women's Building, a nonprofit in San Francisco which helps women get ahead, said during the pandemic, women took on the bulk of the caregiving, which kept millions out of the workforce.

Nuray Ozbay, investment associate for Self Help Federal Credit Union in San Francisco, said her division lent almost $410 million to 17,000 women in California since 2008. She pointed out that some women can have a hard time qualifying for a loan.

"It's much more challenging for them to prove their working records, to have access to credit, to be able to qualify for loans, to be able to start a business," Chavez outlined. "All of those things are just more challenging because they have less access to the experience that's needed to qualify."

"Women's ownership of land or home or that type of asset is lower than men," Ozbay explained. "Hence, they have larger barriers in access to lending."

Many community development financial institutions provide free counseling to help clients take charge of their financial future.

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AN FRANCISCO -- En todo el mundo, solo el 65% de las mujeres tienen una cuenta bancaria, en comparación con el 72% de los hombres y, en marco de la celebración de la Semana Nacional de la Empresaria a finales de este mes, las instituciones financieras de desarrollo comunitario están trabajando para igualar las condiciones. Muchas de esas instituciones se especializan en otorgar préstamos a grupos con acceso limitado a los servicios bancarios. Ebony Perkins, directora de relaciones inversionistas de Self-Help Credit Union, dijo que su organización ha

“La propiedad de terreno u hogar o ese tipo de activo es menor en las mujeres que en los hombres”, explicó Ozbay. Por lo tanto, tienen mayores barreras para el acceso al crédito”. Malea Chavez, directora ejecutiva de Women's Building, una organización sin fines de lucro en San Francisco que ayuda a las mujeres a salir adelante, dijo que durante la pandemia, las mujeres asumieron la mayor parte del cuidado, lo que mantuvo a millones fuera de la fuerza laboral. “Es mucho más difícil para ellas demostrar sus antecedentes laborales, para tener acceso al crédito, para poder calificar para préstamos, para poder abrir un negocio”, aseguró Chavez. “Todas esas cosas simplemente son más desafiantes porque tienen menos acceso a la experiencia que se necesita para calificar". Muchas instituciones financieras de desarrollo comunitario brindan asesoramiento gratuito para ayudar a los clientes a hacerse cargo de su futuro financiero.

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money to tribes, nonprofits and local government agencies to restore desert habitat, fight climate change and improve recreational access.

OSHUA TREE, Calif. -- Projects to protect the Mojave and Colorado Deserts stand to get a lot more funding, as Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill creating the California Desert Conservation Program.

Brenda Gallegos, conservation program associate for the Hispanic Access Foundation, said the projects will make access to nature more equitable.

The program is not yet funded, but the money should come with the 2022 budget cycle. Cody Hanford, deputy executive director of the Mojave Desert Land Trust, said he would like the state to purchase parcels of private land that connect large tracts of public land. "The top priority would be acquisitions of private land inside habitat linkages," Hanford explained. "By preserving these linkages, that enables the desert to remain intact and species to flow as needed. " The Southern California desert is a big hit with tourists, attracting $7.6 billion in spending in 2018, which supports 78,000 jobs. The program would funnel

"One third of every community of color is naturedeprived," Gallegos pointed out. "This will actually increase that access to nature for all of our communities of color in the area." Janessa Goldbeck, California director of the VetVoice Foundation, said her group was an original co-sponsor of the bill. "We believe strongly that protecting our public lands is a patriotic duty," Goldbeck contended. "Veterans and military families use public lands to reconnect after they are deployed." The program also will fund efforts to remove nonnative plant species such as cheatgrass, because they create fuel for wildfires.

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GRUPOS DE CONSERVACIÓN CELEBRAN UN NUEVO PROGRAMA PARA FINANCIAR LA RESTAURACIÓN DEL DESIERTO

Suzanne Potter California News Service

OSHUA TREE, Calif. -- Los proyectos para proteger los desiertos de Mojave y Colorado podrían obtener mucho más financiamiento, ya que el gobernador Gavin Newsom firmó un proyecto de ley que crea el Programa de Conservación del Desierto de California. El programa aún no está financiado, pero el dinero debería llegar con el ciclo presupuestario del 2022.

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Cody Hanford, subdirector ejecutivo del Mojave Desert Land Trust, dijo que le gustaría que el estado comprara parcelas de tierra privada que conectan grandes extensiones de tierra pública.

fines de lucro y agencias gubernamentales locales para restaurar el hábitat del desierto, combatir el cambio climático y mejorar el acceso recreativo. Brenda Gallegos, asociada del programa de conservación de la Hispanic Access Foundation, dijo que los proyectos harán que el acceso a la naturaleza sea más equitativo. "Un tercio de cada comunidad de color está privada de la naturaleza", señaló Gallegos. "Esto, de hecho, aumentará el acceso a la naturaleza para todas nuestras comunidades de color en el área". Janessa Goldbeck, directora de California de la Fundación VetVoice, dijo que su grupo fue uno de los patrocinadores originales del proyecto de ley.

"La máxima prioridad serían las adquisiciones de tierras privadas dentro de los vínculos del hábitat", explicó Hanford. Al preservar estos vínculos, eso permite que el desierto permanezca intacto y que las especies fluyan según sea necesario".

"Creemos firmemente que proteger nuestras tierras públicas es un deber patriótico", sostuvo Goldbeck. "Los veteranos y las familias de militares usan tierras públicas para reconectarse después de su despliegue".

El desierto del sur de California es un gran éxito entre los turistas, y atrajo $7,600 millones de derrama en el 2018, lo que apoya a 78,000 empleos. El programa canalizaría dinero a tribus, organizaciones sin

El programa también financiará los esfuerzos para eliminar las especies de plantas no nativas como el cheatgrass, porque crean combustible para incendios forestales.

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Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador San Antonio de Padua Para la felicidad en el matrimonio y en el seno familiar. Para encontrar mascotas y objetos perdidos. Procura pareja A las mujeres solteras. Bendito san Antonio, santo de los milagros, santo de la ayuda, preciso de ti un favor divino. Llevo en mis manos una imagen con tu ilustre nombre, e invoco tu presencia, para hacerme justicia en todo momento. Consuélame en esta necesidad y concédeme tu noble ayuda con toda confianza. Dios Todopoderoso, que la solemnidad votiva de San Antonio, tu confesor y doctor, le dé alegría a la iglesia. Que por su intercesión, estemos siempre protegidos con tu asistencia celestial y asimismo alcemos amor y alegría por toda la eternidad. Amén. San Cosme y San Damián Para sanar de enfermedades y padecimientos contagiosos.

Para protegerse del covid 19. Para recuperar y mantener la buena salud. Señor que moras en tu trono celestial, nuestro médico y remediador eterno, que hiciste a los hermanos San Cosme y San Damián inquebrantables en su fe, invencibles en su heroísmo, y humildes de corazón, para llevar salud a las dolencias humanas. Permite que por la intercesión ellos, sea sanada nuestra enfermedad, y que por ellos también la curación se dé pronto y sin ninguna recaída. Confiando en tu infinita bondad y misericordia, te agradecemos con el alma. Amén. San Expedito Para obtener milagros urgentes. Para librarse de angustias y ansiedad. Para recuperar el amor propio y el auto estima. Majestuoso San Expedito, noble y fiel servidor de Dios, hijo escogido del cielo y benemérito servidor de Cristo. Así como enfrentaste el mal en nombre de la verdad, te ruego que apartes de mi memoria y sentimientos, todo pensamiento y acción pecaminosa. Del mismo modo, te ruego que reconfortes mi espíritu con el calor de tu célebre presencia. Amén. San Isidro Labrador Para tener éxito financiero. Para procurar buenas cosechas. Se le invoca para que se produzca la lluvia. Se le pide para que no ocurran incendios ni terremotos. “Glorioso San Isidro Labrador”, tu vida fue un fiel ejemplo, llena de caridad y sencillez, de arduo trabajo y oración; enséñanos a compartir el pan de cada día con nuestros semejantes, y haz que el trabajo de nuestras manos bendiga a la tierra y sea al mismo tiempo plegaria de alabanza al nombre de Dios. Del mismo modo que tú lo hiciste, queremos acudir confiadamente a la bondad de Dios, y ver su mano providente en

nuestras vidas. Te lo pedimos en el nombre de Cristo. Amén.

para que sean siempre auténticos testimonios de Cristo Jesús. Amén.

San Jorge Para combatir fuerzas oscuras, espíritus malignos y brujería. Se reza su oración cuando se batalla y se lucha por alcanzar un sueño o un ideal.

Santo Toribio Romo Es muy aclamado como un santo que concede favores a los inmigrantes. Para cuando se tiene un caso de migración, para obtener documentos legales.

Insigne y poderoso San Jorge, fiel ejemplo de humanidad, del pecado y la maldad nos salvaste con tu lanza protectora. Por tu divina humildad, glorioso mártir, te pedimos una pronta intercesión para vencer los peligros que nos acechan, las tentaciones que nos persiguen y las penas que nos congojan. De ese modo, lograremos una feliz resolución a nuestras angustias y arribaremos a buen puerto, el que nos tiene reservado nuestro Señor del cielo y de los ejércitos. Amén. San Juan Bosco Rezar su novena para procurar protección a jóvenes y Adolescentes. Se le pide cuando los jóvenes no van bien en la escuela. También para alejarles de vicio, drogas y malas compañías. Tú has querido mucho a la juventud y a ellos dedicaste toda tu vida orientándolos en el camino del bien y la oración. Te ruego que continúes también hoy desde el cielo con tu misión de salvación. Haz que nuestros jóvenes crezcan sanos y generosos, que rechacen las ocasiones del mal, y que se empeñen con todo entusiasmo en vivir plenamente una vida sana,

Padre Santo, Señor del cielo, te pedimos por intercesión de Santo Toribio Romo, que cuides y protejas a todos los inmigrantes, también a nuestros familiares que han partido a tierras lejanas en busca de superación propia y de nuestras familias, cuídalos de todo mal, bendícelos en salud y en trabajo, y haz que se mantengan firmes en la fe, creyentes en las bondades del cielo y sean fieles testigos del amparo del Señor Jesús. Ilumínales con la santa y bienaventurada luz del Todopoderoso. Amén. San Valentín Santo que ayuda a encontrar una pareja o el verdadero amor. Se reza su novena para contar con buenos amigos, mantener una buena apariencia y para la felicidad. Venerado San Valentín, santo patrón del amor y la nobleza en el mundo entero. Acudo a tu magna presencia para pedirte que conduzcas mi vida por el camino de la fe, el cariño y la confianza divina. Ilumina, sustenta y defiende los más puros sentimientos humanos, y reconforta el espíritu de aquellos que claman y buscan tu sagrado auspicio, y así puedan encontrar el amor verdadero. Confiando en tu noble intercesión, así sea. Amén.

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REHABILITATION PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR I/II Spanish Speaking Required County of San Mateo $5,153 - $7,318 Monthly The Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS) team of the Human Services Agency (HSA) of San Mateo County is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Rehabilitation Production Supervisor I/II. This current vacancy is a permanent position assigned in South Bay Recycling (SBR) and/or the WorkCenter program. The position is a shared assignment and will be scheduled weekly to work in SBR and/or the WorkCenter. The schedule of this position will vary and include weekends in SBR and/or the WorkCenter depending on the needs of the departments. Under supervision, Rehabilitation Production Supervisor I/II will perform a variety of support activities and supervise the operation of Vocational Rehabilitation Services’ SBR and WorkCenter. In addition, this position is responsible for instructing, training and supervising the work of support staff and individuals with emotional and physical disabilities or others with barriers to employment by observing, evaluating and reporting on progress, attendance and employment potential of clients and preparing written evaluations. The ideal candidate will have skills to work in SBR, WorkCenter and Catering Connection. Bilingual in Spanish is required. South Bay Recycling (SBR) skills: • Supervisory experience working with people with disabilities/barriers in a recycling environment. • Experience with recycling and knowledge of identification, recovery of and separation of recycled material. • Knowledge of production flows and quality control. • Excellent organizational skills and attentive to detail during the daily performance of duties. • Superior verbal and written communication skills. • The ability to meet scheduled deadlines. • Computer knowledge and experience. • Work effectively within or leading a team. • Possess excellent customer service skills. • Experience in effective report writing. • The ability to establish positive relationships with vendors and customers. • Ability to work overtime and holidays as established in the agreement with South Bay Recycling. • Ability to be flexible in weekly schedules. WorkCenter skills: • Keep records of materials and supplies. • Assist in planning work layout and efficient use of equipment. • Supervise quality control procedures set up on the production line. • Ensure all products/services meet or exceed customer demands. • Discuss and make recommendations on material inventory, production status of contract work and need for new equipment. • Assist in making time studies to determine piece rates. • Identify and notify Production Manager in advance of material needs. • Perform related duties as assigned. • Plan and perform the work involved in receipt, storage, issuance, and delivery of a wide variety of raw and finished goods. • Review and control inventory records, issue materials to work floor, check finished goods coming from work floor and arrange for shipping or storage as needed. • Maintain, requisition and fill orders; prepare requisitions to maintain adequate stock on hand. • Receive stock and check for agreement with purchase order, requisitions, and/ or kits lists. • Direct and participate in taking periodic physical inventories and check and reconcile physical inventory records. • Supervise and monitor the staff and flow of work in/out of the WorkCenter. • Serve as back-up to Production Manager. • Perform related duties as assigned. • Supervise shipping/receiving area, where employees provide training and supervision for the operations of the warehouse that supports the WorkCenter. Catering Connection skills: • Experience in supervision and working with adults who have barriers to employment. • At least two-three years of Kitchen Lead/Supervisory experience in a catering service, Hotel, restaurant and/or healthcare kitchen setting including responsibility for food preparation, catering, food purchasing and inventory control. • Experience with food cost /purchasing, inventory control, website management, meal tracking and receiving deliveries. • Ability to supervise Food Services with a hands-on approach with clients/ trainees with barriers to employment. • The knowledge of customer service practices, excellent interpersonal skills, and the ability to work with clients and staff at differing levels in the organization is required. • Knowledge of Event and Menu Planning and Catering functions. • Ability to develop/create a diverse menu. • Knowledge of sanitation practices within a commercial kitchen Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to qualify is: Rehabilitation Production Supervisor I: Experience working with staff involved in product or service delivery operation. Rehabilitation Production Supervisor II: Two years of experience in an industrial production operation or rehabilitation workcenter including a supervisory assignment. FINAL FILING DATE: Continuous To learn more about the position and to apply online, please visit our website at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanmateo/jobs/3185819/rehabilitationproduction-supervisor-i-ii-spanish-speaking-required-open-and-pro. Applications are only accepted online. Responses to the supplemental questions must be submitted in addition to our regular employment application form. A resume will not be accepted as a substitute for the required employment application and supplemental questionnaire. EOE

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679268 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GRTN HOLDINGS, 437 Mundell Way, Los Altos, CA 94022, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a General Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Eliezer Garten, 437 Mundell Way, Los Altos, CA 94022. Yael Garten, 437 Mundell Way, Los Altos, CA 94022. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/22/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Eliezer Garten This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/01/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 679268 Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679079 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LACANDONBUY.COM, 7151 Church St Apt D, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 7151 Church St Apt D, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/15/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Juan Carlos Rodriguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/27/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679079 Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679006 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: A+ Cleaning Service, 1903 Saint Andrews Cir, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by

an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Emilio Lua Gonzalez, 1903 Saint Andrews Cir, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 08/04/2016. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts form previous filing] of previous file #: 620134. “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/ Emilio Lua Gonzalez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/23/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 679006 Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679166 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PRX INC DBA PRXDIGITAL, 991 W Hedding St #201, San Jose, CA 96126, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): PRX INC, 991 W Hedding St #201, San Jose, CA 96126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/15/1983. 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/ Thuy Nguyen PRX INC COO Article/Reg#: C1134322 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/29/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679166 Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679059 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AMP CLEANING, 3653 Copperfield Drive Apt #106, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are):

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Angelica Maria Pena, 3653 Copperfield Drive #106, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Angelica Pena This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/27/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679059

nandez, 2388 Madden Ave Unit H410, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Julio Cesar Herrera Hernandez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/28/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 679114

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678977 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Grocery Outlet of Gilroy, 333 E 10th Street, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Hum Char LLC, 333 E 10th Street, Gilroy, CA 95020. 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 form previous filing] of previous file #: FBN582272. “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/ Aaron McGinley Hum Char LLC Corporate Officer Article/Reg#: 20214610581 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/22/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 678977

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679214 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SENOR TACO TAQUERIA, 1375 Blossom Hill Rd Suite 11, 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): Joaquin Archundia, 5620 Hoffman Ct Apt 3, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/30/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Joaquin Archundia This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 9/30/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 679214

Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679114 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Los Altos Hardwood Floors, 1415A W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Julio Cesar Herrera Her-

Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22, 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387219 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jaskaran Singh Atwal. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jaskaran Singh Atwal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jaskaran Singh Atwal to Jaskaran Singh Nahal 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: 1/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Aug 20, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387294 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jesus Barragan. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jesus Barragan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jesus Barragan to Zeus Mendoza 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 1/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a

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newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Aug 04, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387219 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jaskaran Singh Atwal. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Jaskaran Singh Atwal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jaskaran Singh Atwal to Jaskaran Singh Nahal 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: 1/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Aug 20, 2021 Julie A. Emede

Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387017 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sean Yeul Oh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sean Yeul Oh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sean Yeul Oh to Seung Yeul Oh 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: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387319 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sivling Heng Lam. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sivling Heng Lam has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sivling Heng Lam to Luna Xiuling Lam 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: 1/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Oct 04, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387286 Superior Court of California, County of Santa

Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Curiel Leon. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Maria Curiel Leon has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Curiel Leon to Maria Rosario Caro Carrillo 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: 1/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Oct 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387283 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nayerehossadat Jozi. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nayerehossadat Jozi has

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Immediately looking to hire warehouse workers in a dry food stuff warehouse in Fremont, California. Contact Gayathri@ fyvelements.com. Phone no. 917 328 3331. 1 year experience in handling warehouse, lifting heavy weight, and riding forklift. Languages – English/Spanish filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Nayerehossadat Jozi to Nayer Jozi 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: 1/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Oct 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387020 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kaleasha Acevedo and Kevin Guzman. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kaleasha Acevedo and Kevin Guzman has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaleasha Acevedo to Kaleasha Raiden b. Kevin Guzman to Kevin Raiden 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: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387217 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mong Yang. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mong Yang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lixuan Yang to Catherine Yang 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

CHILD FIND NOTICE The San Mateo County SELPA is seeking children and young adults from birth to age 21 who may need special education services, including highly mobile (such as migrant or homeless) children with disabilities and children who are suspected of having a disability and are in need of special education. If you believe your child may have any of these special needs, please contact your local school district or the SELPA Office at (650) 802-5464.

AVISO PARA ENCONTRAR NIÑOS SELPA del Condado de San Mateo está buscando niños y jóvenes de 0 a 21 años de edad quienes puedan necesitar servicios de educación especial, incluyendo altamente móviles (como niños migrantes o desamparados) con discapacidades y niños que se sospeche tengan una discapacidad y tienen necesidad de servicios de educación especial. Si usted cree que su niño pueda tener una de estas necesidades especiales, por favor contacte a su distrito escolar local o la Oficina de SELPA al (650) 802-5464. 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: 1/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 30, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): EVILO ENTERPRISES, 3430 Timberlake Ave, San Jose CA, 95148. Filed in Santa Clara County on 3/26/19 under file no. FBN653015. Evilo Enterprises, 3430 Timberlake Ave, San Jose CA, 95148. This business was conducted by: A Corporation. “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/ Lam Hung Nguyen This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/30/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 679255 Rune Date: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of  GLORIA G. MARQUEZ Case No. 21PR191019 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Gloria G. Marquez, Gloria Marquez. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Nicholas Marquez in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that by Nicholas Marquez 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

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should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: December 8, 2021, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. 9. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner:   Shahrm Miri 80 Gilman Avenue, Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 Rune Date: October 8, 15 and 22, 2021 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of  LINDA STUART Case No. 21PR191018 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Linda Stuart, Linda Darnell Stuart, Linda D. Stuart, Lunda Granada. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by George Granada in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that by George Granada 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: December 8, 2021, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. 9. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.    10. Attorney for Petitioner:   Shahrm Miri 80 Gilman Avenue, Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 (408)866-8382 Rune Date: October 8, 15 and 22, 2021 SUMMONS (Family Law) (FL-110) NOTICE TO RESPONDENT (Name): Alberto

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Euan Echeverria AVISO AL DEMANDADO (Nombre): You have been sued. Read the information below. Lo han demandado. Lea ia información en la pagina siguiente. Petitioner’s name is: Maria Elena Torres Nombre del demandante: Case Number (Número de caso): 21FL000774 You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courts.ca.gov/ selfhelp), at the California Legal Services Web Site (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica o una audiencia de la corte NO basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Para asesoramiento legal, pónganse en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www. lawhelpca.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el

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NOTICE; The restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them.

Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from

AVISO; Las órdenes de restricción están en vigencia en cuanto a ambos cónyuges miembros de la pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte de otras ordenes. Cualquier agencia del orden publico que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas ordenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and cost that the court waived for you and the other party. Exención De Cuotas: Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. La corte puede ordenar que usted pague, ya sea en parte o por completo, las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentos a petición de usted o de la otra parte. 1. The name and address of the court is (el nombre y dirección de la corte son): Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara Family Justice Center Courthouse Street Address: 201 N. First Street. Mailing Address: 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner’s attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección, y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): SHAWN R. PARR 1625 The Alameda, Suite 900 San Jose, CA 95126 (408)267-4500 Date (Fecha): 2/16/2021 3:00PM Clerk, by (Secretario, por) /s/ L. Martinez, Deputy (Asistente): STANDARD

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1. Removing the minor child or children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. Cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile and disability, held for the benefit of the parties and their minor child or children: 3. Transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasi-community, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. Creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or you own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs. NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information,

visit www.coveredca. com Or call Covered California at 1-800-3001506. WARNING – IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in joint form is presumed to be community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divide, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property. ORDENES DE RESTRICCION NORMALES DE DERECHO FAMILIAR En forma inmediata, usted y su cónyuge o pareja de hecho tienen prohibido: 1. Llevarse del estado de California a los hijos menores de las partes, o solicitar un pasaporte nuevo o de repuesto para los hijos menores, sin el consentimiento previo por escrito de la otra parte o sin una orden de la corte; 2. Cobrar, pedir prestado, cancelar, transferir, deshacerse o cambiar el nombre de los beneficiarios de cualquier seguro u otro tipo de cobertura, como de vida, salud, vehículo y discapacidad, que tenga como beneficiario(s) a las partes y su(s) hijo(s) menor(es); 3. Transferir, gravar, hipotecar, ocultar o deshacerse de cualquier manera de cualquier propiedad, inmueble o personal, ya sea comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o separada, sin el consentimiento escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte, excepto en el curso habitual de actividades personal o para satisfacer las necesidades de la vida; y 4. Crear o modificar una transferencia no testamentaria de manera que

OCT 08 - OCT 14, 2021 afecte la asignación de una propiedad sujeta a transferencia, sin el consentimiento por escrito de la otra parte o una orden de la corte. Antes de que se pueda eliminar la revocación de una transferencia no testamentaria, se debe presentar ante la corte un aviso del cambio y hacer una entrega legal de dicho aviso a la otra parte. Cada parte tiene que notificar a la otra sobre cualquier gasto extraordinario propuesto, por lo menos cinco días laborales antes de realizarlo, y rendir cuenta a la corte de todos los gastos extraordinarios realizados después de que estas órdenes de restricción hayan entrado en vigencia. No obstante, puede usar propiedad comunitaria, cuasicomunitaria o suya separada para pagar a un abogado o para ayudarle a pagar los costos de la corte. AVISO-ACCESO A SEGURO DE SALUD MÁS ECONÓMICO: ¿Necesita seguro de salud a un costo asequible, ya sea para usted o alguien en su hogar? Si es as¡, puede presentar una solicitud con Covered California. Covered California lo puede ayudar a reducir el costo que paga por seguro de salud asequible y de alta calidad. Para obtener mas información, visite www.coveredca.com. O llame a Covered California al 1-800-300-0213. ADVERTENCIA – INFORMACION IMPORTANTE De acuerdo a la ley de California, las propiedades adquiridas por las partes durante su matrimonio o pareja de hecho en forma conjunta se consideran propiedad comunitaria para los fines de la división de bienes que ocurre cuando se produce una disolución o separación legal del matrimonio o pareja de hecho. Si cualquiera de las partes de este caso llega a fallecer antes de que se divida la propiedad comunitaria de tenencia conjunta, el destino de la misma quedará determinado por las cláusulas de la escritura correspondiente que describen su tenencia (por ej. tenencia conjunta, tenencia en común o propiedad comunitaria) y no por la presunción de propiedad comunitaria. Si quiere que la presunción comunitaria que registrada en la escritura de la propiedad, debería consultar con un abogado.

Run Dates: October 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679067 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rejoice Foot Spa, 2711 Union Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Li-Shu Wei, 1081 Boynton Ave, San Jose, CA 95117. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/01/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Li-Shu Wei This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/27/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679067 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679016 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Clarity Coaching For You, Terapia Familiar, 5313 Fairway Dr, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Patricia Caldera, 5313 Fairway Dr, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/09/2011. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file#: FBN620563. “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/ Patricia Caldera This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/23/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679016 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

OCT 08 - OCT 14, 2021 NO. 678898 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RR Services “Huacana Envios de Dinero”, 3151 Senter Rd Suite 100, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Zaira Romero, 678 Elmbrook Way, San Jose, CA 95111. Edgardo Reina, 678 Elmbrook Way, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/20/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Zaira Romero This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/20/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 678898 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679161 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BONIITA BEAUTY FULL SALON, 5328 Monterey Rd Suite A, 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): Alma Rosa Stottlemyer, 4144 Senter Road, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alma Rosa Stottlemyer This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/29/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 679161 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678525 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TACOS EL PINZAN, 8707 Monterey St, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This

business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Gabriel Pacheco, 4150 Hamilton Ave, San Jose, CA 95130. 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 Gabriel Pacheco This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/08/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678525 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678943 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BLUE STONE FABRICATION, 105 Leavesly Rd Bldg 2E, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Javier Gonzalez Mejia, 7160 Rosanna Street, 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/ Javier Gonzalez Mejia This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/21/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678943 October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386634 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Debra Y Weaver. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Debra Y Weaver has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Debra Y Weaver to Deborah 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 12/14/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 13, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386965 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ma Socorro Arreola Atayde. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ma Socorro Arreola Atayde has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ma Socorro Arreola Atayde to Mayra Arreola Atayde 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: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks

prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 23, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386841 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Noreen Constance Hussain. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Noreen Constance Hussain has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Noreen Constance Hussain to Noreen Violet Huxley 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: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Aug 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387109 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mario J. Anguiano. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mario J. Anguiano has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ma-

rio J. Anguiano to Mario Jaime Anguiano 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: 01/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 28, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 20CV373829 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Robel Kassa Workineh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Workineh Kassa Wolie and Emebet Asmamaw Kebede has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Robel Kassa Workineh to Robel Workineh Kassa 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: 11/09/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located

at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 23, 2022 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV383696 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thuong Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Thuong Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thuong Tran to Kelly Thuong Tran b. Olivia Tran to Olivia Ngoc Luuly Hoang c. Evan Tran to Evan Bao Dang Hoang 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: 11/02/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 13, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386994 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS application of: Sitdalia Elizabeth Martinez Martinez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Sitdalia Elizabeth Martinez Martinez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sitdalia Elizabeth Martinez Martinez to Sitdalia Elizabeth Ramírez Castillo 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: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387116 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hashim Khayoon Hashim. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hashim Khayoon Hashim has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Hashim Khayoon Hashim to Radwan Khayoon Hashim 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: 1/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. Sep 28, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court October 1, 8, 15, 22, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678233 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MI CANASTA COLOMBIANA, 949 South 3rd Street, Unit 7, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Michell Andrea Gamboa Nino, 949 South 3rd Street, Unit 7, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 1/1/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Michell Andrea Gamboa Nino This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 678233 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386370 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Iklime Aksoy. Petitioner(s) Iklime Aksoy has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Iklime Aksoy to Fatima Johnson. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-

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tition for change of name should not be granted on 11/30/2021 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 31, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678755 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOBILE HOME REPAIR SPECIALIST, 764 Inverness Way, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Dominic Paul Carpenter, 764 Inverness Way, Sunnyvale, CA 95087. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 09/16/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Dominic Paul Carpenter This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/16/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 678755 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678569 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PIMIENTA MASONRY, 13660 Llagas Ave, San Martin, CA 95046, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a: Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Valentin Pimienta Vaca, 13660 Llagas Ave, San Martin, CA 95046. Melina Escoto Cuevas, 13660 Llagas Ave, San Martin, CA 95046. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 09/10/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN678144. “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/ Valentin Pimienta Vaca This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/10/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678569 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678377 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MM JANITORIAL SERVICES, 4200 The Woods Dr Apt 1002, San Jose, CA 95136, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Isabel Munoz Macias, 4200 The Woods Dr Apt 1002, San Jose, CA 95136. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 08/19/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maria Isabel Munoz Macias This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/01/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678377 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678895 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LADIE’S TEAM, 489 Liquidamber 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): Tania Luquez Jaquez, 489 Liquidamber Ct, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 08/30/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Tania Luquez Jaquez This statement was

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/20/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 678895 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678791 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OfertaUSA.com, 205 E Alma Ave, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Renato Teran Moreno, 110 Roundtable PO 1812, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 08/22/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Renato Teran This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/16/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 678791 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678643 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Healthy Nutrition Fitness and Accesories, 1783 Alum Rock Ave Suite #30, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Adriana Barrera, 243 N 26th St, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Adriana Barrera This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/14/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678643 September 24, Octo-

ber 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678655 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AAAA’S WINDOW TINT, 2576 Lafayette St, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Claudia Ivette Gutierrez Sanchez, 2815 Stemple Ct, San Jose, CA 95121. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 08/29/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Claudia I Gutierrez Sanchez This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/14/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Laura Luna, Deputy File No. FBN 678655 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678821 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PC AUTO REPAIR & BODY SHOP, 661 Reed Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Paulo Cavalcanti, 1789 Elsie Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043. 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/ Paulo Cavalcanti This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/17/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678821 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 675493 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty By Gupta Group, Sell Your

Home for As Low as 0%, Sell Your Home for As Low as 1%, Gupta Group Home Selling System, RBid Homes by Gupta Group, Guaranteed Cash Offer on Your Home in 24 Hrs by Gupta Group, Guaranteed Cash Offer on Your Home by Gupta Group, Buy This Home and We’ll Buy Yours by Gupta Group, Your Home Sold Guaranteed or We’ll Buy It by Gupta Group, Love your Home or We’ll Buy it Back by Gupta Group, Move Upto Any One of Our Listings and We’ll Purchase Your Home for Cash, Gupta Group, Gupta Group Of Companies, Airen Group, Airen Group of Companies, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Cupertino, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of San Jose, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Fremont, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Milpitas, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Santa Clara, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Mountain View, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Stanford, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Pleasanton, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Campbell, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of San Ramon, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Dublin, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Castro Valley, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Hayward, Trade Upto Any One Of Our Listings and We’ll Purchase Your Home For Cash, Trade Upto Any One Of Our Listings and We’ll Purchase Your Current Home For Cash, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Gilroy, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Livermore, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Newark, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Union City, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Atherton, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Belmont, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Burlingame, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Foster City, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of San Mateo, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Redwood City, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Portala Valley, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of San Francisco, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Bay Area, Your Home Sold

Guaranteed Realty of South Bay, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of East Bay, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of North Bay, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of SF/Bay Area, We Don’t Sell Homes, We Change Lives, NotOnMLSListings. com, RBIDHomes. com, TheNextMillionaireAgent.com, 911MyHomeSale. com, 411MyHomeValue.com, TradeInTheHome.com, Tra d e U pThe H o m e. com, Soldin72Hrs. com, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty, BayAreaHotHomeDeals.com, Our Name is Our Promise, 00Split.com, ZeroSplitBrokerage.com, Buy This Home and We’ll Buy Yours, Buy This Home and I’ll Buy Yours, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Santa Cruz, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Sunnyvale, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Los Gatos, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Saratoga, Your Home Sold Guaranteed Realty of Morgan Hill, 378 Oldeander Drive, San Jose, CA 95123, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Airen Realty, Inc, 378 Oleander Drive, San Jose, CA 95123. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on, N/A. This filing is a refile [Changes) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: 202101498. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Sharad Gupta Airen Realty, Inc CEO Article/Reg#: C4696556 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 5/24/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Laura Luna, Deputy File No. FBN 675493 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386275 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Matthew Ibanga. Petitioner(s) Matthew Ibanga has filed

OCT 08 - OCT 14, 2021 a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Matthew Ibanga to Matthew Gabriel. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 11/23/2021 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. Aug 27, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386529 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Gloria Noemy VenturaRodriguez. Petitioner(s) Gloria Noemy VenturaRodriguez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fatima Andrea Ventura-Astorga to Andrea Fatima VenturaAstorga. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 11/30/2021 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. Sep 07, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV384666 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: IsaiahJamil Russell Charles White. Petitioner(s) Isaiah-Jamil Russell Charles

White has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. IsaiahJamil Russell Charles White to Isaiah-Jamil Russell Giovanni WrightRoberts. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 10/19/2021 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. February 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Antojitos Michoacanos, 3580 Columbine Dr, San Jose CA, 95127. Filed in Santa Clara County on 11/30/20 under file no. FBN670408. Joseluis Arroyo Rojas, 3580 Columbine Dr, San Jose CA, 95127. This business was conducted by: An Individual. “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/ Joseluis Arroyo Rojas This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 7/07/2018. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 676757 September 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678604 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: UNITED BACK OFFICE SERVICES, INC, 807 Aldo Ave. #110, 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): UNITED BACK OFFICE SERVICES, INC, 2841 Mantis Dr, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant

OCT 08 - OCT 14, 2021 began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 09/13/2021. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN676708. “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/ Alvaro Cuevas UNITED BACK OFFICE SERVICES, INC President Article/Reg#: C4642066 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/13/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678604 September 17, October 1, 8, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678456 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Musa Jewelry, 111 Saratoga Ave #2107, 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): Nora Alejondra Martin Galindo, 111 Saratoga Ave #2107, 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/ Nora Alejandra Martin Galindo This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/03/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 678456 September 17, October 1, 8, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678599 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: RITZ FLOWERS & PLANTS, 220 S Morrison Ave, 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): Fonseca Maritza, 220 S Morrison Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant

began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 02/06/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maritza Fonseca This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/13/2021. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678599 September 17, October 1, 8, 2021

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 678220 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MOISES LANDSCAPING, 3210 Mt. Rainier Drive, San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an: Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Moises Abraham Melgar Calderon, 3210 Mt. Rainier Drive, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on: 08/06/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Moises A. Melgar Calderon This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/21. Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 678220 September 17, October 1, 8, 2021

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386633 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Vy Khanh Thuy Hoang. Petitioner(s) Vy Khanh Thuy Hoang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vy Khanh Thuy Hoang to Ivy Hoang. 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

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386452 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Erandy Elizabeth Jaime Aguirre & Jaime Leonel Lemus Barraza. Petitioner(s) Erandy E. Jaime Aguirre & Jaime Leonel Lemus Barraza have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jaily Nicole Jaime to Jaily Nicole Lemus Jaime. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 11/30/2021 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. Sep 02, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court September 17, October 1, 8, 2021

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Q&A WITH RICK NEGRON OF “HAMILTON”: BEHIND THE CROWN OF THE “FIRST PUERTO RICAN KING” Actor Rick Negron Speaks on Getting in the Mind of a ‘Lunatic King’, the Ripples of Hurricane Maria, and How Lin-Manuel Miranda Accelerated Diversity in the Performing Arts

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ick Negron is a multi-talented Puerto Rican performer who has been involved in some of the most beloved and popular shows throughout his 25-year career on Broadway, with his overall stage career going back to the age of ten. It was in Puerto Rico, spurred by his drama teacher mother, that Negron first took interest in the arts, eventually winding up dancing alongside Puerto Rican entertainment icons like Iris Chacón. Now, after building his career in Broadway, Negron is on the West Coast taking on one of his most interesting roles to date, a king losing the New World to the Founding Fathers of the future United States. Or better known in history as King George III, the pseudo villain of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton”.

Well, I was born and raised in Puerto Rico, and my mom is an Irish American girl from Ohio, but her father was stationed in Puerto Rico. He was in the military, and she ended up going to Puerto Rico in the fifties and ended up going to University there and fell in love with the island and ended up marrying my Puerto Rican father and had a family there. But she taught school, and she was the drama teacher in school in Puerto Rico. So she pretty much was the one that that initiated the bug in me. And at the age of ten, I started doing community theater, by the time I was in high school, I was doing all the school shows, and I was doing community theater. And I started dancing professionally for local TV in San Juan. One of the musicals I had done in community theater I had met a choreographer who had a dance school, and she got me interested in dancing. Before I knew it, I was dancing on TV with the likes of Iris Chacón, Nydia Caro, and these are all Puerto Rican TV stars from the 70s and 80s, which lets you know that I've been in the business for a really long time! I graduated high school in Puerto Rico, decided to go to College in New York. I went to a Liberal arts College outside of New York City. It's a small school called Sarah Lawrence, who had a really great theater and dance and music program. And then when I graduated College, I thought I wanted to be a professional dancer because they kind of groomed me for dance companies. And so I was on scholarship at Bailey and then danced briefly as an apprentice with the Paul Taylor Dance Company. But I realized that was not really my dream. It was sort of my College dance teachers' dreams. My dream was to be on Broadway. So I shifted and started auditioning for Broadway stuff. And before long I did an off-Broadway show. And then I got my Union card. I think the first Broadway show that I got was a show called "Leader of the Pack" and that was in 1985. The choreographing was directed by Michael Peters who choreographed "Beat It" and "Bad", the Michael Jackson videos. And he was hot back in those days because those videos were very popular. This show did not have a lot of success, but it was my first Broadway show. I did a national tour of "West Side Story" and guess what, they hired the Puerto Rican to play a Jet! Cut to many years as a dancer on Broadway and then doing some lead roles in "West Side Story" and then I moved to Los Angeles thinking, “I want to do lead roles.” How did “Hamilton” come into your life, and how did you end up getting the part of King George III? An old dancer friend of mine from the eighties who's now a big director choreographer, his name is Sergio Trujillo, a Colombian…in 2005 called me and said, “I'm doing this workshop of this little musi-

And then I have fun with him at the end because I think at the end, he's having so much fun that you really see the lunacy try to start to come in, and that's a lot of fun.

Also, I hadn't been home since the hurricanes. It was a year and a half after the hurricane, and still there was blue tarps on some people's roofs, [and] abandoned buildings. San Juan was doing better, you know, and businesses were coming back. But whenever I drive out into the countryside, places were still struggling, and that really brought it home. I did some stuff from afar, sending things and volunteering with some organizations to help after Maria to be on the ground and see firsthand, even a year and a half afterwards, it's sobering, to say the least.

What was it like becoming a part of this highly regarded production that is predominantly people of color?

I wanted to ask about your character of King George III, and if you could give a perspective of what that role entails within "Hamilton", as well as how you prepare to get in that character's mindset.

The following is a conversation with Negron over his experiences working in performing arts, the diversity that has sprung up in Broadway over the years, and what it’s like to become the first Puerto Rican king of “Hamilton”. Hello Rick, to start off, I wanted to ask you if you could you talk a little bit about your experience with the performing arts and your path to the stage?

And so, I've just been riding the wave after Puerto Rico. We were there for a month. We raised about $15 million for arts education in Puerto Rico, thanks to Lin-Manuel's Flamboyan Foundation.

Rick Negron plays the iconic King George III in “Hamilton”, playing at San Jose’s Center for the Performing Arts from October 12-31, 2021. Photo Credit: © Joan Marcus

cal called ‘In The Heights’ and I think you'd be right for the father.” And I said, "Okay, you know that it's all the way in Connecticut, I live in Los Angeles." And a workshop means it doesn't pay any money. He goes, "Yeah, but you need to listen to the music." I said, "Okay, send me the CD." He sent it to me - the minute I heard Lin-Manuel's "In The Heights" the first time, I said, "I gotta do this. I don't care if I have to pay him!" So I did a workshop of In The Heights in 2005, and I got to meet the whole gang who, as you know, later on and went on to do "Hamilton". I didn't get to originate the role on Broadway that was my friend Carlos Gomez, [who] had to leave "In The Heights" on Broadway about nine months or ten months into the run, he had lost his voice. He was having vocal issues. I took over for Carlos, and I played the role of the father on Broadway for two years. And I got to do Puerto Rico with the national tour, which was a real dream for me to go back home. Cut to Lin's success, and I became pretty good friends with Lin-Manuel and Thomas Kail, our director and Alex Lacamoire, the musical director and even Andy Blankenbuehler, who did both "In The Heights" and "Hamilton". He and I did "West Side Story" many years ago as a dancer, so we're old friends. And when "Hamilton" became a huge success, I texted Lin-Manuel and I said, "I would love to get involved either on one of your national of tours or in any way I can. And obviously, the only role that I'm really right for is the King, because everybody else is much younger." And to his credit, he said, "Well, you have the King and George Washington. Those are the two older guys in the show." And I said, Absolutely. So they sent me the material and I auditioned for it, and I didn't hear back. They put out two national tours and casting said, "Well, there were other guys that were in the process in line, understudies on the original production on Broadway who wanted to do the tours." And I said, "I understand I'm the new man in this particular crowd." And Luckily, I didn't get the other two national tours because when this particular tour was put together and I finally did get it, it's the one that opened in Puerto Rico with Lin-Manuel returning to the role of Hamilton. And it just couldn't have been better timing for me. Going back home to Puerto Rico, performing in the theater that's four blocks away from the hospital that I was born at [and] six blocks away from the house that my grandfather built, that I grew up in. Just so much history and emotions and being back there doing that role in that show, the King, it was just a dream come true. And I got a lot of press thanks to Lin. He really pushed me forward, saying, "Hey, this is our first Puerto Rican King." He coined that phrase, and so that's my Instagram account @1stpuertoricanking. I started it just for "Hamilton", and that's an homage to Lin giving me the moniker.

I actually got to see Jonathan Groff play the role on Broadway. I happened to be in New York during previews before they opened, and because I'm family and I know everybody involved, I got tickets and my wife and I saw the show, and I thought he was fantastic. Just truly an incredible talent. And I thought, what a great take on that character, making him so foppish and almost on the border of insanity. But then when the role was handed to me, I thought, I'm going to do some serious research here and try to get to the bottom of who this guy really was. And I did. And what I discovered was that King George is woefully misunderstood. He was a very good King. He was probably more involved than any king before him in politics and he was beloved by the British, his constituents, by his subjects. He was frugal, he was smart, he started the King's Library. He studied science, he was into agriculture, he was known as "Farmer King". He was loyal to his wife, they had twelve children, he never had mistresses, the family ate leftovers, pointing to his frugality, and he really didn't start losing his mind, and it was a disease, porphyria, I think is what some historians think that he had. But he didn't really start losing it until after the stress of losing the colonies. And when I read all that, I thought, "We can't make this guy a two-dimensional guy." That's the easy way out, to just make him a crazy mean despot or dictator or whatever. So I dug in deep and I started from a very small kernel of truth with him. I remember when they started rehearsals, our Associate Director, Patrick Vassel, said, "You know Rick, most guys come in and they have this outlandish larger than life take on him, and we have to pair them down. You're coming in with something super real and super small, and we have to build you up." And I said, "Well, that that's how I like to work. I like to work from the kernel of truth and then sort of expand and build on top of that, like lacquer, you just keep on putting layers and layers. And so when I was interviewed in Puerto Rico by The New Yorker Magazine, one of the greatest compliments, he said, "He plays him with a Trumpian flare," which is great because I really wanted to show not just hints of lunacy, but I also wanted to show hints of danger. This guy with a flick of a finger can decimate an entire population. But also, I wanted to show a little bit of empathy, too, a little bit of intelligence, not just some crazy lunatic. I think I bring all of those things to the role, and I'm having so much fun trying to remold him every time I go out on stage and find new things, and I keep tweaking the character finding new things. I've been doing this for about a year and a half now or more, and I still have so much fun and literally he's only on stage for about ten minutes. But that first song is so well known and loved, and it's a really wonderful song. His other two songs are basically the same melody, but different lyrics, but he definitely has an arch, which is great. He starts at one place, "I'm the King and you can't leave me," and it's basically him saying that "This can't be a breakup song because I'm the King." 'Til the end when he's lost the colonies and he's just flabbergasted by what's going on, people leaving office and new presidents.

Well, when you think about musical theater, you think about these shows that are sort of ahead of their time. Big seismic shifts in how musical theater is done, the massive hits that have sort of changed musical theater. And there's a bunch out there. "West Side Story" was like that. Nobody had ever seen a show with jazz music with a trombone in the pit. Matter of fact, the year that "West Side Story" came out, "The Music Man", won for best musical, "West Side Story" got mixed reviews. It was misunderstood. People just didn't realize, "why are we watching a show about gangs? We can't relate to it." The intelligentsia in New York just couldn't relate to it. Now Spielberg's movie coming out, the piece endures, and I think "Hamilton" is like that. It's one of those big, monumental shifts in the way musical theater is thought about, not just with hip-hop, but also the brilliant way that the story is being told through the lens of a multiracial cast. I think that is one of the brilliant strokes of the show. None of the roles are specific. We've had Asian kings, Black kings. Right now, we have an Asian Burr on Broadway. So to me, that's an enormous shift because we had been underrepresented as Matthew Lopez, who just won the Tony Award for playwriting on Broadway. He mentioned in his acceptance speech, "We are 19% of the population but we are 2% represented on Broadway." And that's true for African-Americans and Asian-Americans. So to have a show that champions that talent and the way that the show does, there are seven companies worldwide right now, so that's a lot of employment for non-whites, but also Caucasians are not left out of mix! We have plenty of Caucasian actors and singers and dancers in the show. It's just more opportunity for us where there was little [before]. I'm what the mexicanos say, I'm a bit 'güerito' because of my mom, so I can play both jets and Sharks, but for those who visibly don't fit in both boxes, this is an incredible opportunity to be seen. Overall, what do you hope that people take away from your version of King George and your performance in Hamilton? Well, as much as I wish that they would find a little bit more compassion for him, it's not put forward in the material that much, although I tried to give him a little bit of humanity. But what I hope that audiences take away is a better understanding of what the power dynamics are, what they were then and what they are now. So understanding our past and how this country was put together and the sacrifices that founding fathers made to create a more perfect Union, to get away from tyranny and to get away from fascism and all those things. I think if I anything, I hope people walk away with a better understanding of what makes America great. And it's none of the things that everybody thinks right off the bat. Really what makes us great is our ability to see everybody in the world as equal and to have compassion and empathy for everybody. And we are a collection of stories from all over the world. That's what America is about. We are a collection of immigrants. We get the job done. Everybody here is an immigrant. I'm sorry, the only ones that can say they're "real Americans" are the Native Americans, and they have their own story. They have their own axe to grind with this country. And rightly so. I think just having a better understanding of what made this beautiful experiment and the forces that were involved. I think it's the greatest gift that I could give to audience members and of course they're going to get entertained. For almost three hours. You can forget about the pandemic. You can forget about all the troubles at home. You can just dive into this world and be taken on a journey. It's great.

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Q&A CON RICK NEGRON DE “HAMILTON”: DETRÁS DE LA CORONA DEL “PRIMER REY PUERTORRIQUEÑO” El Actor Rick Negron Habla sobre Meterse en la Mente de un ‘Rey Lunático’, las Ondas del Huracán Maria y Cómo Lin-Manuel Miranda Aceleró la Diversidad en las Artes Escénicas

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en Puerto Rico, gracias a la Fundación Flamboyán de Lin-Manuel. Además, no había estado en casa desde los huracanes. Fue un año y medio después del huracán, y todavía había lonas azules en los techos de algunas personas y edificios abandonados. San Juan estaba mejorando, ya sabes, los negocios estaban volviendo. Pero cada vez que manejo al campo, los lugares todavía están pasando apuros y eso realmente me conmovió. Hice algunas cosas desde lejos, envié cosas y trabaje como voluntario con algunas organizaciones para ayudar después de Maria, estar en el terreno y ver de primera mano, incluso un año y medio después, es triste, por decir lo menos.

ick Negron es un artista puertorriqueño con múltiples talentos que ha estado involucrado en algunos de los espectáculos más adorados y populares a lo largo de su carrera de 25 años en Broadway, y su carrera en el escenario en general se remonta a los diez años de edad. Fue en Puerto Rico, impulsado por su madre y maestra de teatro, donde Negron se interesó por primera vez en las artes, y finalmente terminó bailando junto con Íconos del entretenimiento puertorriqueño como Iris Chacón. Ahora, después de construir su carrera en Broadway, Negron está en la Costa Oeste asumiendo uno de sus papeles más interesantes hasta la fecha, un rey que pierde el Nuevo Mundo ante los Padres Fundadores del futuro Estados Unidos. O mejor conocido en la historia como el rey Jorge III, el pseudo villano de "Hamilton" de Lin-Manuel Miranda. La siguiente es una conversación con Negron sobre sus experiencias trabajando en las artes escénicas, la diversidad que ha surgido en Broadway a lo largo de los años y cómo es convertirse en el primer rey puertorriqueño de "Hamilton". Hola Rick, para empezar, quería preguntarte si ¿Podrías hablar un poco sobre tu experiencia con las artes escénicas y tu camino hacia el escenario? Bueno, nací y crecí en Puerto Rico, mi madre es una irlandesa estadounidense de Ohio, pero su padre estaba estacionado en Puerto Rico. Él estaba en el ejército y ella terminó yendo a Puerto Rico en los años cincuenta y asistiendo a la Universidad allá, se enamoró de la isla, terminó casándose con mi padre puertorriqueño y tuvieron una familia allá. Ella dio clases en la escuela, fue la maestra de teatro en la escuela en Puerto Rico. Así que básicamente ella fue la que me metió el bicho del teatro. A los diez años, comencé a hacer teatro comunitario, cuando estaba en la secundaria, participaba en todos los espectáculos escolares y hacía teatro comunitario. Empecé a bailar de manera profesional para la televisión local en San Juan. En uno de los musicales que había hecho en el teatro comunitario, conocí a una coreógrafa que tenía una escuela de baile y ella hizo que me interesara en el baile. Antes de darme cuenta, estaba bailando en la televisión con gente como Iris Chacón, Nydia Caro, estrellas de la televisión puertorriqueña de los años 70 y 80, lo que te permite saber que ¡Ya llevo mucho tiempo en el negocio! Me gradué de la escuela secundaria en Puerto Rico, decidí ir a la universidad en Nueva York. Fui a una universidad de artes liberales en las afueras de la ciudad de Nueva York. Es una escuela pequeña llamada Sarah Lawrence, que tenía un gran programa de teatro, baile y música. Y luego, cuando me gradué de la universidad, pensé que quería ser bailarín profesional porque me prepararon para las compañías de baile. Entonces tuve una beca en Bailey y luego bailé brevemente como aprendiz con la Paul Taylor Dance Company. Pero me di cuenta de que ese no era realmente mi sueño. Era una especie de sueño de mis profesores de baile de la universidad. Mi sueño era estar en Broadway. Así que cambié y empecé a ir a audiciones para cosas de Broadway. Y en poco tiempo hice un espectáculo Off Broadway. Y luego obtuve mi Union card. Creo que el primer espectáculo de Broadway que obtuve fue un espectáculo llamado "Leader of the Pack" y fue en 1985. La coreografía fue dirigida por Michael Peters, quien coreografió "Beat It" y "Bad", los videos de Michael Jackson. Y estaba de moda en esos días porque esos videos eran muy populares. Este espectáculo no fue muy exitoso, pero fue mi primer espectáculo de Broadway. Hice una gira nacional de "West Side Story" y ¿Adivinen qué? ¡Contrataron al puertorriqueño para interpretar a un Jet!

Quería preguntarle sobre tu personaje de King George III, y si puedes dar una perspectiva de lo que implica ese papel dentro de "Hamilton", así como cómo te preparas para meterte en la mentalidad de ese personaje.

Rick Negron interpreta al icónico rey Jorge III en "Hamilton", que se presentará en el Centro de Artes Escénicas de San José del 12 al 31 de octubre de 2021. Photo Credit: © Joan Marcus

ciendo este taller de este pequeño musical llamado 'In The Heights' y creo que serías el adecuado para el padre". Y dije: "Está bien, sabes que está en Connecticut, yo vivo en Los Ángeles". Y un taller significa que no paga dinero. Él dijo, “Sí, pero necesitas escuchar la música". Le dije: "Está bien, envíame el CD". Me lo envió. En el momento en que escuché "In The Heights" de Lin-Manuel por primera vez, dije: "Tengo que hacer esto. ¡No me importa si le tengo que pagar!" Así que hice un taller de In The Heights en el 2005, y conocí a toda la pandilla que, como saben, más tarde hicieron "Hamilton". No pude empezar el papel en Broadway que fue mi amigo Carlos Gómez, [quien] tuvo que dejar "In The Heights" en Broadway unos nueve o diez meses después, había perdido su voz. Tenía problemas vocales. Reemplacé a Carlos e interpreté el papel del padre en Broadway durante dos años. Y pude presentarme en Puerto Rico con la gira nacional, lo que fue un verdadero sueño para mí volver a casa. Cortemos al éxito de Lin y yo me hice muy amigo de él y Thomas Kail, nuestro director y también de Alex Lacamoire, el director musical e incluso Andy Blankenbuehler, que hizo "In The Heights" y "Hamilton". Él y yo hicimos "West Side Story" hace muchos años como bailarín, así que somos viejos amigos. Y cuando "Hamilton" se convirtió en un gran éxito, le envié un mensaje de texto a Lin-Manuel y dije: Me gustaría participar en una de tus giras nacionales o de cualquier forma que pueda. Y obviamente, el único papel que es muy adecuado para mí es el de Rey, porque todos los demás son mucho más jóvenes“. Y a su favor dijo: "Bueno, tienes al Rey y a George Washington. Esos son los dos tipos mayores del show". Y yo dije, absolutamente. Así que me enviaron el material, hice una audición y no recibí ninguna respuesta. Sacaron dos giras nacionales y el casting dijo, “Bueno, había otros chicos que estaban en el proceso en la fila, suplentes de la producción original en Broadway que querían hacer las giras ". Y dije: "Entiendo que soy el hombre nuevo en este grupo particular". Y afortunadamente, no obtuve las otras dos giras nacionales porque cuando esta gira particular se armó y finalmente la obtuve, fue la que abrió en Puerto Rico con Lin-Manuel volviendo al papel de Hamilton.

¿Cómo llegó “Hamilton” a tu vida y cómo terminaste consiguiendo el papel del rey Jorge III?

Y no pudo haber sido un mejor momento para mí. Regresar a Puerto Rico, actuar en el teatro que está a cuatro cuadras del hospital en el que nací [y] a seis cuadras de la casa que construyó mi abuelo, en la que crecí. Tanta historia y emociones y estar de regresó allá haciendo ese papel en ese programa, el Rey, fue solo un sueño hecho realidad. Obtuve mucha prensa gracias a Lin. Realmente me empujó hacia adelante, diciendo: "Oye, este es nuestro primer Rey puertorriqueño". Él se inventó esa frase, y esa es mi cuenta de Instagram @ 1stpuertoricanking. Lo empecé solo por "Hamilton", y eso es un homenaje a Lin dándome el apodo.

Un viejo amigo bailarín de los ochenta que ahora es un gran director coreógrafo, se llama Sergio Trujillo, colombiano…me llamó en el 2005 y dijo, “"Estoy ha-

Y entonces, he estado “montando la ola” después de Puerto Rico. Estuvimos allá por un mes. Recaudamos alrededor de $15 millones para la educación artística

Pasé demasiados años como bailarín en Broadway y luego hice algunos papeles principales en "West Side Story" y luego me mudé a Los Ángeles y pensé: "Quiero hacer papeles principales".

De hecho, pude ver a Jonathan Groff interpretar el papel en Broadway. Por casualidad estuve en Nueva York durante las vistas previas antes de que abrieran, y como soy de la familia y conozco a todos los involucrados, conseguí boletos y mi esposa y yo vimos el espectáculo, y pensé que era fantástico. Realmente un talento increíble. Y pensé, qué gran interpretación de ese personaje, haciéndolo tan presumido y casi al borde de la locura. Pero luego, cuando me entregaron el papel, pensé: Voy a hacer una investigación seria e intentar de llegar al fondo de quién era realmente este tipo. Y lo hice. Y lo que descubrí fue que el rey Jorge es terriblemente incomprendido. Fue un muy buen rey. Probablemente estuvo más involucrado que cualquier rey antes que él en la política y era amado por los británicos, sus electores, sus súbditos. Era frugal, era inteligente, puso en marcha la Biblioteca del Rey. Estudió ciencias, se interesó por a la agricultura, se le conocía como el "Farmer King". Era leal a su esposa, tuvieron doce hijos, nunca tuvo amantes, la familia comió sobras, lo que apunta a su frugalidad, realmente no empezó a perder la cabeza, tenía una enfermedad, porphyria, creo que es lo que algunos historiadores piensan que tenía. Pero realmente no comenzó a perderla hasta después del estrés de perder las colonias. Y cuando leí todo eso, pensé “No podemos convertir a este tipo en un tipo bidimensional”. Esa es la solución más fácil, convertirlo en un déspota o dictador o lo que sea. Así que indagué profundamente y comencé desde un pequeño núcleo de verdad con él. Recuerdo que cuando comenzaron los ensayos, nuestro director asociado, Patrick Vassel, dijo: " Ya sabes Rick, la mayoría de la gente entra y tiene este extravagante enfrentamiento más grande que la vida con él, y tenemos que emparejarlos. Tú estás llegando con algo súper real y súper pequeño, y tenemos que hacerte crecer". Y dije, “Bueno, así es como me gusta trabajar. Me gusta trabajar desde el núcleo de la verdad y luego expandirme y construir sobre eso, como laca, simplemente sigues poniendo capas y capas. Y así, cuando fui entrevistado en Puerto Rico por The New Yorker Magazine, uno de los mayores cumplidos fue: "Lo interpreta con un toque Trumpiano", lo cual es genial porque realmente quería mostrar no solo indicaciones de locura, sino que también quería mostrar alusiones de peligro. Este tipo con un movimiento de un dedo puede diezmar a toda una población. Pero también quería mostrar un poco de empatía, un poco de inteligencia, no solo un loco lunático. Creo que traigo todas esas cosas al papel, y me divierto mucho tratando de remodelarlo cada vez que salgo al escenario y encuentro cosas nuevas y sigo ajustando al personaje para encontrar cosas nuevas. He estado haciendo esto durante aproximadamente un año y medio o más, y todavía me divierto mucho y, literalmente, solo está en el escenario durante unos diez minutos. Pero esa primera canción es tan conocida y amada, y es una canción realmente maravillosa. Sus otras dos canciones básicamente son la misma melodía, pero letras diferentes, pero definitivamente tiene un arco, lo cual es genial. Empieza en un lugar, "Soy el Rey y no puedes dejarme" y básicamente es él diciendo que "Esta no puede ser una canción de ruptura porque soy el Rey". Hasta el final, cuando perdió las colonias y está asombrado por lo que está sucediendo, la gente que deja su cargo y los nuevos presidentes.

Y luego me divierto con él al final porque creo que al final, se está divirtiendo tanto que realmente ves que la locura comienza a aparecer, y eso es muy divertido. ¿Cómo fue formar parte de esta producción de gran prestigio que es predominantemente de gente de color? Bueno, cuando piensas en el teatro musical, piensas en estos espectáculos que están algo adelantados a su tiempo. Grandes cambios sísmicos en cómo se hace el teatro musical, los éxitos masivos que han cambiado el teatro musical. Y hay un montón ahí fuera. "West Side Story" fue así. Nadie había visto nunca un espectáculo con música de jazz con un trombón en el foso. De hecho, el año en que salió "West Side Story", "The Music Man", ganó el premio al mejor musical, "West Side Story" recibió críticas mixtas. Fue mal entendido. La gente simplemente no se dio cuenta, "¿Por qué estamos viendo un programa sobre pandillas? No podemos relacionarnos con él". La intelectualidad de Nueva York simplemente no podía relacionarse con él. Ahora que sale la película de Spielberg, la obra perdura, y creo que "Hamilton" es así. Es uno de esos grandes y monumentales cambios en la forma en que se piensa el teatro musical, no solo con el hip-hop, pero también la forma brillante en la que se cuenta la historia a través de la lente de un elenco multirracial. Creo que es uno de los trazos brillantes del espectáculo. Ninguno de los papeles es específico. Hemos tenido reyes asiáticos, reyes negros. En este momento, tenemos un Burr asiático en Broadway. Entonces, para mí, es un cambio enorme porque habíamos estado subrepresentados como Matthew Lopez, quien acaba de ganar el premio Tony por la dramaturgia en Broadway, mencionó en su discurso de aceptación: "Somos el 19% de la población, pero estamos representados al 2% en Broadway". Y eso es cierto para los afroamericanos y asiáticoamericanos. Entonces, para tener un programa que defienda ese talento y la forma en que lo hace el programa, hay siete compañías en todo el mundo actualmente, por lo que hay muchos empleos para los no blancos, ¡pero también los caucásicos no se quedan fuera de la mezcla! Tenemos muchos actores, cantantes y bailarines caucásicos en el programa. Solo hay más oportunidades para nosotros donde había poco [antes]. Soy como dicen los mexicanos, un poco 'güerito' por mi mamá, entonces puedo jugar tanto a jets como a Sharks, pero para los que visiblemente no caben en ambas cajas, esta es una oportunidad increíble de ser visto. En general, ¿qué esperas que la gente aprenda de tu versión de King George y tu actuación en Hamilton? Bueno, por mucho que me gustaría que encontraran un poco más de compasión por él, no está muy presente en el material, aunque intenté darle un poco de humanidad. Pero lo que espero que el público se lleve es una mejor comprensión de cuáles son las dinámicas de poder, qué eran en ese entonces y qué son ahora. Entonces, comprender nuestro pasado y cómo se formó este país y los sacrificios que hicieron los padres fundadores para crear una Unión más perfecta, para alejarse de la tiranía y alejarse del fascismo y todas esas cosas. Creo que, en todo caso, espero que la gente se vaya con una mejor comprensión de lo que hace grande a Estados Unidos. Y no es ninguna de las cosas que todo el mundo piensa a la primera. Realmente lo que nos hace grandes es nuestra capacidad para ver a todos en el mundo como iguales y tener compasión y empatía por todos. Somos una colección de historias de todo el mundo. De eso se trata Estados Unidos. Somos una colección de inmigrantes. Hacemos el trabajo. Todos aquí son inmigrantes. Perdón, los únicos que pueden decir que son "verdaderos estadounidenses" son los nativos americanos, y tienen su propia historia. Tienen su propio interés personal en este país. Y con razón. Creo que simplemente tener una mejor comprensión de lo que hizo este hermoso experimento y las fuerzas que estuvieron involucradas. Creo que es el mejor regalo que podría dar a los miembros de la audiencia y, por supuesto, van a estar entretenidos. Por casi tres horas. Puedes olvidarte de la pandemia. Puedes olvidarte de todos los problemas en casa. Puedes simplemente sumergirte en este mundo y dejar que te lleven de viaje. Es genial.

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sempleo para las personas con discapacidades siguen siendo obstinadamente altas, por lo que ahora es un buen momento para que los empleadores reconsideren sus políticas de contratación.

ES MOINES, Iowa - October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and advocates for people with disabilities are calling on employers to take a more inclusive approach as they scramble to fill open positions.

Lovelace se pregunta si ellos están siendo realmente inclusivos, o si tienen personal que está al tanto de que existen recursos sin explotar, por ejemplo, el empleo de personas con discapacidades para cubrir vacantes laborales.

Worker shortages have been the focus of national headlines in light of the pandemic, but not every demographic is being heavily recruited.

Según datos federales, la tasa de desempleo para las personas con discapacidades es de 11.5%, en comparación con poco más del 5% para el resto de la población. Mientras tanto, los sitios web de ofertas de empleo, incluido el portal de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral en Iowa, muestran entre 50 mil y 70 mil vacantes en todo el estado.

Brooke Lovelace, executive director of the Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council, said jobless rates for people with disabilities remain stubbornly high - so now is a good time for employers to reexamine their hiring policies. "Are they really being inclusive?" said Lovelace. "And do they have folks, you know, that are hiring folks that are aware of some untapped resources out in there, in using people with disabilities to fill those openings?" According to federal data, the jobless rate for folks with disabilities is 11.5%, compared to just over 5% for the rest of the population. Meanwhile, job posting websites, including Iowa's Workforce Development portal, show anywhere from 50,000 to 70,000 openings around the state. Lovelace said workers with disabilities offer a wide range of skill sets. She noted banks are struggling to find employees right now, and the insurance industry also has a strong presence in Iowa.

People living with disabilities make up roughly 30% of the U.S. workforce, although their unemployment rate is more than double the overall rate. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock

She said she feels companies in those industries and others should be more inclusive in their hiring as the economy lurches through the pandemic. "One of the things the pandemic has shown us - most people can successfully work at home," said Lovelace. "And individuals with disabilities have been asking for those types of flexibilities for a while." Iowa has a tax-credit program designed to encourage hiring of workers with disabilities. It includes a maximum deduction of $20,000 per employee.

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ES MOINES, Iowa - Octubre es el Mes de Concientización sobre el Empleo para Personas con Discapacidades, y los defensores de este grupo demográfico están pidiendo a los empleadores que adopten un enfoque más inclusivo mientras luchan por cubrir sus puestos vacantes. La escasez de trabajadores ha sido el foco de los titulares nacionales a la luz de la pandemia, pero no todos los grupos demográficos están siendo contratados en la misma medida. Brooke Lovelace, del Consejo de Discapacidades del Desarrollo en Iowa, dice que las tasas de de-

Lovelace dice que los trabajadores con discapacidades ofrecen una amplia gama de habilidades. Ella señala además que los bancos están luchando por encontrar empleados en este momento, y la industria de seguros también tiene una fuerte presencia en Iowa. Lovelace cree que las empresas de esas industrias y otras deberían ser más inclusivas en su contratación a medida que la economía se tambalea a través del periodo de pandemia. "Una de las cosas que nos ha mostrado la pandemia es que la mayoría de las personas pueden trabajar con éxito en casa. Y las personas con discapacidades han estado pidiendo ese tipo de flexibilidad por mucho tiempo", agrego también Lovelace. Iowa tiene un programa de crédito fiscal diseñado para fomentar la contratación de trabajadores con discapacidades. Incluye una deducción máxima de $20 mil por empleado.

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