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Below are some examples, but there are many more indicators that document workplace discrimination against Latina women:

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a Ley de Igualdad Salarial exige que hombres y mujeres en el mismo lugar de trabajo reciban el mismo salario por el mismo trabajo.

• Latina workers are paid only 57 cents for every dollar paid to nonHispanic white men. In the last three decades, the wage gap for Latinas has only narrowed by 5 cents. Results: Almost 30% of households headed by Latinas live below the poverty level.

Los puestos de trabajo no tienen que ser idénticos, pero sí deben ser sustancialmente iguales. Es decir, es el contenido del puesto (no los títulos de los puestos) lo que determina si los puestos son sustancialmente iguales.

Si atendemos las conclusiones del extraordinario reporte “Cómo hacer que los empleos funcionen para las latinas”, elaborado por UnidosUS, nos encontramos ante una inaceptable violación sistemática de la legalidad cuando se trata del trabajo de las mujeres latinas en Estados Unidos.

A continuación, algunos ejemplos, pero existen muchos más indicadores que documentan la discriminación laboral hacia las mujeres latinas: • A las trabajadoras latinas se les paga sólo 57 centavos por cada dólar pagado a hombres blancos nohispanos. En las últimas tres décadas, la brecha salarial de las latinas sólo se ha reducido en 5 centavos. Resultados: casi el 30% de los hogares liderados por latinas viven por debajo del nivel de pobreza.

• Las trabajadoras latinas están sobrerrepresentadas en empleos de bajos salarios con trabajos más impredecibles, horarios y menos protecciones en el lugar de trabajo.

Aunque representan sólo el 19% de la población estadounidense, las latinas representan el 29.7% de ocupaciones de servicios.

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Se trata de una situación inaceptable que exige soluciones no sólo desde los gobiernos, federal, estatales y locales, sino especialmente de las empresas del sector privado, muchas de las cuales tienen grandes departamentos de responsabilidad corporativa, pero no pasan un examen aprobatorio cuando se trata de igualdad salarial en el espacio laboral.

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he Equal Pay Act requires that men and women in the same workplace receive the same pay for the same work.

The jobs do not have to be identical, but they must be substantially the same. That is, it is the content of the En momentos que en la conversación job (not the job titles) that determines pública en Estados Unidos hay un én- whether the jobs are substantially the same. fasis apropiado en la importancia de preservar la legalidad cuando se trata If we look at the conclusions of the de la política migratoria, un énfasis y extraordinary report “How to make urgencia similares deben aplicarse a jobs work for Latinas”, prepared by corregir la inmoral brecha salarial y UnidosUS, we find ourselves facing laboral que tiene a las latinas en Es- an unacceptable systematic violation tados Unidos como trabajadoras de of the law when it comes to the work segunda clase. of Latina women in the United States.

• Las latinas carecen desproporcionadamente de acceso a beneficios laborales. Por ejemplo, sólo el 18% de las latinas tienen una cuenta de jubilación patrocinada por el empleador (en comparación con 71% de los hombres blancos).

• Latinas are disproportionately excluded from public welfare benefits due to immigration status or misinformation about eligibility.

• Latinas disproportionately lack access to workplace benefits. For example, only 18% of Latinas have an employer-sponsored retirement account (compared to 71% of white men).

All this despite the fact that Latina workers make up 12.6 million people in the workforce, which represents around 16% of the female workforce in the country.

That is, Latinas in general and Latina workers in particular have been, are and will increasingly be a key sector for economic growth and social cohesion in the United States.

This is an unacceptable situation that demands solutions not only from federal, state and local governments, but especially from private sector companies, many of which have large corporate responsibility departments, but do not pass the test when it comes to equal pay in the workplace.

Todo esto a pesar de que las trabajadoras latinas suman 12.6 millones de personas en la fuerza laboral, que representa alrededor del 16% de la fuerza laboral femenina en el país.

Es decir, las latinas en general y las trabajadoras latinas en particular han sido, son y serán cada vez más un sector clave para el crecimiento económico y la cohesión social en los Estados Unidos.

• Latina workers are overrepresented in low-wage jobs with more unpredictable jobs, schedules, and fewer workplace protections. Although they represent only 19% of the US population, Latinas represent 29.7% of service occupations.

And that Latinas are driving the growth of the United States, Latina entrepreneurs represent nearly half of all Latinos and create businesses six times faster than any other group in the United States. Since 2007, Latino ownership of companies has grown 87%.

• Las latinas están desproporcionadamente excluidas de los beneficios públicos de bienestar social debido al estatus migratorio o a la desinformación sobre la elegibilidad.

Y de que las latinas están impulsando el crecimiento de Estados Unidos.

Las emprendedoras latinas representan casi la mitad de todos los latinos y crean empresas seis veces más rápido que cualquier otro grupo en los Estados Unidos. Desde 2007, la propiedad latina de las empresas ha crecido un 87%.

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se hacen pasar por amigos de la comunidad, mientras se aprovechan de ti.

Solo en un mundo de fantasía quienes vuelven adictos a los jóvenes con sus productos pudieran decir que se preocupan por su futuro. Como cuando ofrecen becas a estudiantes que escriben ensayos sobre los beneficios de vapear.

Y cuando dicen que apoyan a tu comunidad, en realidad se refieren a donaciones que hacen estratégicamente a organizaciones políticas y de negocios con el fin de mejorar su imagen y reducir la exigencia de leyes efectivas para controlar el tabaco.

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LAS FERIAS DE SALUD DE FIN DE SEMANA SON CLAVE PARA LLEGAR A LAS COMUNIDADES RURALES DE CALIFORNIA Informar a los habitantes de las zonas rurales de California sobre la asistencia sanitaria a la que tienen derecho requiere una comunicación más táctil que tecnológica.

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residentes, que contribuyen a la economía de una forma muy concreta”, añadió Aguilar, quien ofreció revisiones de salud mental y presión arterial durante la feria en un stand junto a su colega cardiólogo, el Dr. Javier López.

UBA CITY, CA. — En las zonas rurales de California, donde el acceso a internet o banda ancha y el transporte público son limitados y donde algunas personas carecen incluso de teléfonos móviles, las ferias de salud de fin de semana ayudan a las agencias y a los proveedores a reducir la amplia brecha informativa.

“Especialmente cuando se trata de trabajadores agrícolas” -que se enfrentan a tabúes culturales sobre el reconocimiento de problemas de salud física y mental y a menudo trabajan siete días a la semana- “tenemos que tratar los factores de estrés físico y mental como interconectados y tratarlos donde están: ir a los campos, preguntar cuándo están disponibles”, explicó.

En medio de un esfuerzo estatal para volver a determinar “elegibilidad”, es decir, si los individuos o familias califican para recibir beneficios para MediCal, una feria de salud en Yuba City, California, el domingo 8 de octubre atrajo a cientos de residentes.

El evento fue organizado por Ampla Health (Ampla Salud) y patrocinado la UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities (CRHD)(Centro para la reducción de las disparidades en la salud de la Universidad de California en Davis). Entre los puestos se encontraban el Departamento de Policía de Yuba City, California Rural Legal Assistance (Asistencia jurídica rural en California), el Departamento de Desarrollo del Empleo del estado (EDD) y Every Woman Counts (Cada mujer cuenta), un programa estatal que ofreció pruebas gratuitas de detección del cáncer de mama en la feria.

Almuerzos gratuitos, mesas decoradas con flores, una zona de juegos para niños, rifas y una cabina de DJ dieron a la feria un ambiente festivo.

Ángela Ramírez fue una de las personas que asistieron a una feria de la salud que se llevó a cabo el fin de semana en Yuba City, California. Ella se acercó para informarse sobre cómo puede tener acceso a servicios de atención médica para ella y su familia. Photo Credit: Manuel Ortiz

Sin embargo, los trabajadores agrícolas tienen uno de los índices más bajos de visitas al hospital en comparación con cualquier otro grupo del estado.

Entre las razones se encuentran la confusión sobre la elegibilidad, la falta de acceso físico, la falta de información precisa en español o en lenguas indígenas y el miedo a que el uso de las prestaciones del gobierno les haga vulnerables a la deportación.

George Masih, un hombre sij de 60 años que asistió a la feria, dijo que llegó de la India hace una semana con un visado de inmigración patrocinado

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Lucy Candito, quien apoya a pacientes para navegar el sistema de salud en Ampla, mencionó que exactamente 354 personas asistieron a la feria, en el vigésimo tercer año de la clínica de Ampla.

“Suspendimos la feria en 2020 y 2021 debido a COVID y desde que la feria ha vuelto, estamos viendo mucha más gente”, dijo Candito. “Hay mucho interés y necesidad este año de personas que no han renovado su atención médica en tres años; este año ha sido nuestro más ocupado con renovaciones, especialmente mientras nos preparamos para ayudar a más personas indocumentadas a inscribirse.”

Ampla es una red de centros de salud comunitarios sin fin de lucro que proporcionan atención médica proporcionada a los residentes de bajos ingresos en toda la ciudad de Yuba y los alrededores del condado de Sutter. Bajo el cuidado administrado, el estado contrata servicio con planes de seguro de salud locales – como Kaiser y Blue Cross – para proporcionar servicios de Medi-Cal a las personas beneficiarias.

Yuba City, una comunidad mayoritariamente rural situada en el valle de Sacramento, a unos 65 km al norte de Sacramento, alberga a una importante comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas, muchos de ellos indocumentados y con bajos ingresos.

Junto a esta población hay una gran comunidad punjabí, así como un número creciente de afganos, venezolanos, guatemaltecos y otros grupos recientemente asentados que llegan como parte de una oleada de solicitantes de asilo que cruzan la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.

Vivienda asequible en una ubicación ideal Viva en un departamento tipo estudio en una excelente ubicación en 1628 Webster Street, en el corazón de la ciudad de Alameda, y a una corta distancia a pie de supermercados, tiendas minoristas, empleadores locales y escuelas.

Estos 49 departamentos tipo estudio (370-400 pies cuadrados) cuentan con baños individuales y cocina pequeña y son adecuados para hogares de una a tres personas.

Las rentas oscilarán entre $518 y $1,554 mensuales con los servicios públicos incluidos en la renta mensual.

El plazo de preinscripción estará abierto desde las 9:00 horas del 2 de octubre hasta las 20:00 horas del 22 de octubre.

Las mudanzas comienzan en enero de 2024.

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La feria llega en el momento en que California se convierte en el primer estado de los

Medi-Cal, el programa de Medicaid de California, es “el seguro médico más accesible para comunidades como ésta”, afirmó el director del CRHD, Dr. Sergio Aguilar, profesor de medicina interna en UC Davis.

“Es la gran belleza de este estado: protege a sus

Actualmente hay 15 millones de californianos afiliados a MediCal, entre ellos 5.7 millones de niños.

La mayoría -el 70%- procede de comunidades de color.

Redeterminación de Medi-Cal Durante la pandemia, se suspendieron las actualizaciones anuales de elegibilidad para las personas inscritas en Medi-Cal, con el fin de evitar que perdieran el acceso a servicios de salud. Desde el final de la declaración federal de emergencia COVID-19 el pasado mes de mayo, este proceso se ha reanudado y los inscritos han empezado a recibir sobres amarillos del Departamento de Servicios de Cuidado de la Salud (DHCS) solicitando información actualizada.

Ahora se espera que entre dos y tres millones de californianos pierdan su cobertura y hasta la fecha más de 300,000 la han perdido desde el 1 de julio.

El proceso de redeterminación comenzó en abril de 2023 (aunque California retrasó la desafiliación real todo lo posible, hasta julio) y finalizará en abril de 2024.

A partir de enero de 2024, además, todos los californianos con bajos ingresos, independientemente de su estatus migratorio, tendrán derecho a la cobertura del programa, que incluye atención médica y preventiva típica, así como atención dental, cobertura de recetas, recuperación de abuso de sustancias, salud mental y atención de maternidad, incluidos servicios de doula.

“No sé nada sobre la reinscripción”, dijo Leah, de 54 años, una mujer sin vivienda que asistió a la feria. Las gafas graduadas son una necesidad para ella, ya que “leo todo lo que cae en mis manos”.

‘Tratarlos donde se encuentren’

Estados Unidos que amplía el derecho a Medicaid a todos los residentes indocumentados. A partir de enero de 2024, un millón de personas tendrán derecho a Medicaid. Actualmente, las personas que no tienen documentos menores de 26 años y mayores de 49 son elegibles.

por su hija. Dijo que su siguiente prioridad era conseguir un seguro médico, pero se mostró reacio a hablar más sobre el proceso de inscripción.

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Al no poseer un teléfono móvil, dijo que recibe correo a través de Hands for Hope (Manos por la esperanza), un refugio local, pero no recibió un aviso sobre su estado de Medi-Cal, ya que no ha revisado su correo durante un año y pensaba que los beneficiarios de cupones de alimentos son inscritos automáticamente en los servicios de atención médica.

“Yo voy a la clínica local”, dice Leah, “estoy allí unos 30 minutos, pero no me dicen nada. Así que ahora sé que será mejor que vaya para asegurarme de que sigo cumpliendo los requisitos. En este momento estoy aturdida por no saberlo”. Ángela Ramírez, de 29 años, asistió a la feria con sus dos hijos.

“No sé mucho sobre MediCal”, dijo Ramírez, una trabajadora agrícola recién llegada de México. “Escuché que había gente aquí que me puede ayudar a inscribirme”.

Ella dijo que no tenía seguro, haciendo hincapié en que la atención de la salud era fundamental para los trabajadores agrícolas que trabajan en condiciones difíciles y “en casos de emergencia, especialmente con sus hijos.” Cuando le dijeron que podría inscribirse en enero, se le iluminó el rostro.

Terry Lindley, residente de 72 años del complejo de vivienda en cuyo campo se llevó a cabo la feria de salud, asistió al acto con un amigo llamado Richard. Dijo que la atención dental era una prioridad para ambos, pero encontrar dentistas que acepten pacientes de Medi-Cal ha resultado difícil.

Lindley dijo que llegó a la feria sin saber nada acerca de la renovación de la elegibilidad de Medi-Cal, “pero creo que es importante. Es lo más importante que hemos aprendido viniendo aquí”.

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WEEKEND HEALTH FAIRS KEY TO REACHING CALIFORNIA’S RURAL COMMUNITIES Informing rural Californians about health care they qualify for requires communication more high-touch than high-tech.

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UBA CITY, CA. — In rural areas of California where broadband access and public transportation are limited, and where some lack even cell phones, weekend health fairs help agencies and providers bridge a vast information gap.

Amid a statewide effort to redetermine eligibility for Medi-Cal, a health fair in Yuba City, California on Sunday Oct. 8 drew hundreds of residents.

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The event was organized by Ampla Health and sponsored by the UC Davis Center for Reducing Health Disparities (CRHD). Booths included the Yuba City Police Department, California Rural Legal Assistance, the state Employment Development Department, and Every Woman Counts, a state program which offered free breast cancer screenings at the fair.

Free lunch, dining tables set with flower decorations, a children’s play area, raffle prizes and a DJ booth gave the fair a festive atmosphere.

Dr. Sergio Aguilar (R), director of UC Davis’ Center for Reducing Health Disparities and cardiologist Dr. Javier Lopez. Photo Credit: Peter Schurmann

Lucy Candito, a patient navigator at Ampla, said exactly 354 people attended the fair, which was the clinic’s twenty-third.

70% — come from communities of color.

“We suspended the fair in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID, and since it’s been back, we’re seeing a lot more people,” said Candito. “There’s a lot of interest and need this year from people who haven’t renewed their health care in three years; this year’s been our busiest with renewals, especially as we prepare to help more undocumented folks to enroll.”

During the pandemic, annual eligibility updates were suspended for those enrolled in Medi-Cal, in order to prevent health care losses; since the end of the federal COVID-19 emergency declaration last May, this process has resumed and enrollees have begun receiving yellow envelopes from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) seeking updated information.

Ampla is a nonprofit network of community-based health centers providing managed care to low-income residents throughout Yuba City and surrounding Sutter County. Under managed care, the state contracts with local health insurance plans — like Kaiser and Blue Cross — to provide Medi-Cal services to enrollees.

Two to three million Californians are now expected to lose their coverage, and to date over 300,000 have lost it since July 1. The redetermination process began in April 2023 (though California delayed actual disenrollment as long as possible, until July) and will end April 2024.

Yuba City, a largely rural community centered in the Sacramento Valley about 40 miles north of Sacramento, is home to a sizable farmworker community, many of them low-income and undocumented.

Alongside this population is a large Punjabi community, as well as growing numbers of Afghans, Venezuelans, Guatemalans and other recently settled groups arriving as part of a wave of asylum-seekers crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

‘Treat them where they are’ The fair comes as California becomes the first state to extend Medicaid eligibility to all undocumented residents; come January 2024, one million will be newly eligible. Currently, undocumented people under 26 and over 49 are eligible.

Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, is “the most accessible health insurance for communities like this,” said CRHD Director Dr. Sergio Aguilar, an internal medicine professor at UC Davis.

“It’s the great beauty of this state: it protects its residents, who are contributing to the economy in a very concrete way,” added Aguilar, who offered mental health and blood pressure screenings during the fair at a booth with cardiologist colleague Dr. Javier Lopez.

“Especially when it comes to farmworkers” — who face cultural taboos about acknowledging physical and mental health issues and often work seven days a week — “we have to treat physical and mental stressors as interconnected and treat them where they are — go to the fields, ask when they’re available,” he explained.

Nevertheless, farmworkers have some of the lowest rates of hospital visits among any other group in the state. Reasons include confusion about eligibility, lack of physical access, lack of accurate information in Spanish or Indigenous languages, and fear that use of government benefits will render them vulnerable to deportation.

George Masih, a 60-year-old Sikh man who attended the fair, said he arrived from India a week ago on an immigration visa sponsored by his daughter. He said his next priority was to get health insurance but was reluctant to talk any further about the enrollment process.

15 million Californians are currently enrolled under MediCal, including 5.7 million children. The majority —

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Leah, 54, an unhoused woman in Yuba City, says she was unaware of the Medi-Cal reenrollment process prior to coming to the fair. (Credit: Sandy Close) Beginning in January 2024, furthermore, all low-income Californians regardless of immigration status will become eligible for coverage under the program, which includes typical medical and preventive care as well as dental care, prescription coverage, substance abuse recovery, mental health, and maternity care including doula services.

“I don’t know anything about reenrollment,” said Leah, 54, an unhoused woman who attended the fair. Prescription glasses are a necessity for her, as “I read anything I can get my hands on.”

Not owning a cell phone, she said she receives mail through Hands for Hope, a local shelter, but didn’t receive a notice about her Medi-Cal status as she hasn’t checked her mail for a year, and previously thought that food stamp recipients were automatically enrolled in care.

“I go to the local clinic,” said Leah, “I’m there for maybe 30 minutes, but they don’t say anything. So, I know now I better go check on that to make sure I still qualify.

I am stunned at this point not knowing.”

Angela Ramirez, 29, attended the fair with her two children.

“I don’t know much about MediCal,” said Ramirez, a farmworker recently arrived from Mexico. “I heard there were people here who can help me get registered.”

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She said she had no insurance, emphasizing that health care was critical for farmworkers laboring in difficult conditions and “in cases of emergency, especially with your kids.” When told that she could enroll come January, her face lit up.

Terry Lindley, a 72-year-old resident of the housing complex fairgrounds, attended the event with a friend named Richard. She said dental care was a priority for both – but finding dentists who take Medi-Cal patients has proved difficult.

Lindley said she came to the fair not knowing anything about renewing Medi-Cal eligibility, “but I think it’s important. That’s the most important thing we’ve learned by coming here.”

Additional reporting by Peter Schurmann and Sandy Close.

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Although stress is common, 74% of Hispanic men hesitate to seek professional help for mental health issues. It's important that Hispanic men understand how stress affects them and seek help when they experience it.

Below are three ways stress can affect overall health.

1. Aging Aging is a natural part of life. However, stress can accelerate aging and increase your risk of poor health. A 2022 study published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) found that people who experienced chronic stress showed signs of accelerating immune aging. Premature aging of the immune system can lead to an increased risk of chronic disease.

To prevent premature aging and avoid longterm health problems, Hispanic men should take time each day to manage stress. Activities like walking, running and other forms of exercise are a fantastic way to manage stress and invest in your health in the long run.

2. Weight Stress has been associated with weight gain. There are many reasons why stress can cause weight gain. For example, you may turn to comfort food or overeat to cope when stressed. Stress also activates the body's fight-or-flight hormone, cortisol, which slows down processes to survive immediate threats, including your metabolism. In short, stress may contribute to weight gain, which can have long-term health consequences, including high blood pressure and cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, increased risk of cancer and can also interfere with mental health.

Weight is of special concern to Hispanic men's health. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health, over 80% of Hispanic men are overweight or obese compared to 75.3% of Non-Hispanic White men. Because of the predisposition to weight gain, it's critical that Hispanic men manage their stress to manage their weight and reduce their risk of serious health conditions down the line.

3. Sexual health Stress can kill your libido. According to the Cleveland Clinic, exhaustion and common

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n la sociedad de alta velocidad de hoy en día, es fácil estresarse. Independientemente de que usted esté preocupado por el dinero, el tiempo, el trabajo o las relaciones sentimentales, el estrés puede surgir de la nada. Y si bien podría pensar que solo afecta su salud mental, también puede afectar su salud física, especialmente si no toma medidas para mitigarlo. Y los hombres, en particular, deben tomar nota de esta realidad.

n today's fast-paced society, it's easy to feel stressed. Whether you're worried about money, time, work or relationships, stress can creep up out of nowhere. You may think that stress only affects your mental health, but it can also impact your physical health, especially if you don't take steps to mitigate it. Men, in particular, should take note.

According to a national survey by Cleveland Clinic, a nonprofit multispecialty academic medical center integrating clinical and hospital care with research and education, 83% of men said they experienced stress in the last six months. While there are many sources of stress, work can play a significant role, especially for Hispanic men. The nonprofit's 2023 MENtion It® survey found that a quarter of Hispanic men indicate work as the main source of stress, compared to a fifth of nonHispanics.

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stressors from work, family or life in general can reduce your sex drive because the stress takes your mind off sexual desire. Chronic stress can also interfere with hormone levels, leading to a lower libido. It's not an unheardof phenomenon. The MENtion It data shows that three in five Hispanic men are aware that stress can impact their sexual health.

You may not think of it as a facet of overall health, but having a healthy sex life has several benefits. According to the National Council on Aging, sexual activity can help burn calories, strengthen muscles, lower blood pressure, reduce your risk of heart disease, improve sleep, strengthen your immune system and even relieve headaches.

While sexual dysfunction is incredibly common, many men feel uncomfortable and embarrassed to talk about their issues. This is especially true for Hispanic men because sexual health is closely tied to social and cultural expectations of "machismo" or masculinity.

Perhaps that's why, when experiencing issues having sex, only a third of Hispanic men saw a medical professional, according to the MENtion It survey. The survey also found that half of Hispanic men said that experiencing issues having sex left them feeling depressed, compared to a third of non-Hispanic men.

Seek help to destress These are just three of many ways in which stress can impact Hispanic men's health. See your primary care provider or a mental health professional if you experience physical, mental or sexual health issues.

Seeking help is easier said than done, especially for men. A 2019 study published in the American Journal of Men's Health found that men are less likely than women to seek help for mental health issues. Also, the MENtion It survey found that 44% of U.S. men don't get annual exams and don't take care of their mental health. Passing the buck on your mental and physical health won't just impact your health today but can have consequences down the road as well.

If you're experiencing high levels of stress in your life, it's time to book an appointment and talk with your doctor about ways to manage your stress. To learn more about the MENtion It survey and other aspects of Hispanic men's health, visit clevelandclinic.org/MENtionIt.

Según una encuesta nacional realizada por Cleveland Clinic, centro médico académico sin fines de lucro de especialidades múltiples que integra la atención clínica y hospitalaria con la investigación y la educación; el 83% de los hombres participantes dijeron haber experimentado estrés en los últimos seis meses. Aunque existen muchas fuentes de estrés, el trabajo puede desempeñar un papel importante, especialmente para los hombres hispanos. La encuesta MENtion It® 2023 de la organización sin fines de lucro reveló que el 25% de los hombres hispanos indican que el trabajo es la principal fuente de estrés, en comparación con el 20% de los participantes no hispanos.

Aunque el estrés es común, el 74% de los hombres hispanos vacilan a la hora de buscar ayuda profesional para sus problemas de salud mental. Pero es importante que entiendan cómo les afecta el estrés y busquen ayuda cuando lo experimenten. A continuación, tres formas en que el estrés puede afectar la salud en general: 1. Envejecimiento El envejecimiento es parte natural de la vida.

Sin embargo, el estrés puede acelerar el envejecimiento y aumentar el riesgo de mala salud. Un estudio de 2022 publicado en The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) revela que quienes experimentaron estrés crónico mostraron signos de aceleración del envejecimiento inmunitario. El envejecimiento prematuro del sistema inmunitario puede conducir a un mayor riesgo de enfermedad crónica.

Para prevenir el envejecimiento prematuro y evitar problemas de salud a largo plazo, los hombres hispanos deben dedicar tiempo cada día a controlar el estrés. Actividades como caminar, correr y otras formas de ejercicio son maneras idóneas de controlar el estrés e invertir en su salud a largo plazo.

2. Peso El estrés está asociado con el aumento de peso. Hay muchas razones por las que el mismo puede causar ese aumento. Por ejemplo, podemos recurrir a una comida reconfortante o comer en exceso para aliviarnos cuando estamos estresados. El estrés también activa el cortisol, la hormona de "lucha o huida" del organismo, que ralentiza los procesos para sobrevivir a las amenazas inmediatas, incluido el metabolismo. En resumen, el estrés puede contribuir al aumento de peso, lo que implica consecuencias para la salud a largo plazo, como presión arterial y colesterol altos, diabetes tipo 2, mayor riesgo de cáncer, y también puede interferir con la salud mental.

El peso es de especial preocupación para la salud de los hombres hispanos. Según la Oficina de Salud de las Minorías del Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de los Estados Unidos, más del 80% de los hombres hispanos

tienen sobrepeso u obesidad, en comparación con el 75.3% de los hombres blancos no hispanos. Debido a la predisposición al aumento de peso, es fundamental que los hombres hispanos manejen su estrés para controlar el peso, y reducir así el riesgo de graves afecciones de salud en el futuro.

3. Salud sexual El estrés puede acabar con su libido. Según Cleveland Clinic, el agotamiento y los factores estresantes comunes del trabajo, la familia o la vida en general, pueden reducir su deseo sexual porque el estrés aleja su mente del deseo sexual. El estrés crónico también puede interferir con los niveles hormonales, lo que provoca a una libido más baja. No es un fenómeno insólito. Los datos de MENtion It muestran que tres de cada cinco hombres hispanos son conscientes de que el estrés puede afectar su salud sexual.

Puede que no piense en ello como una faceta de la salud en general, pero tener una vida sexual saludable implica varios beneficios. Según el Consejo Nacional sobre el Envejecimiento, la actividad sexual puede ayudar a quemar calorías, fortalecer los músculos, disminuir la presión arterial, reducir el riesgo de enfermedades cardíacas, mejorar el sueño, fortalecer el sistema inmunitario e incluso aliviar los dolores de cabeza.

Si bien la disfunción sexual es increíblemente común, muchos hombres se sienten incómodos y les avergüenza hablar sobre sus problemas. Esto es especialmente cierto en los hombres hispanos porque la salud sexual está estrechamente ligada a las expectativas sociales y culturales de "machismo" o masculinidad.

Tal vez por eso, cuando experimentan problemas para tener relaciones sexuales, solo un 33% de los hombres hispanos participantes consultaron con un profesional médico, según la encuesta MENtion It, en la cual también el 50% de los hombres hispanos dijeron que experimentar problemas para tener relaciones sexuales los hacía sentir deprimidos, en comparación con el 33% de los hombres no hispanos.

Busque ayuda para eliminar el estrés Estas son solo tres de las muchas maneras en que el estrés puede afectar la salud de los hombres hispanos. Si experimenta problemas de salud física, mental o sexual, consulte con su proveedor de atención primaria o con un profesional de salud mental.

Buscar ayuda es algo más fácil de decir que de hacer, especialmente en el caso de los hombres. Un estudio de 2019 publicado en el American Journal of Men's Health afirma que los hombres son menos propensos que las mujeres a buscar ayuda para tratar problemas de salud mental. Además, la encuesta MENtion It revela que el 44% de los hombres estadounidenses no se hacen exámenes anuales y no cuidan su salud mental. Pasar por alto cualquier acción relacionada con su salud mental y física no solo afectará su salud hoy, sino que también puede tener consecuencias en el futuro.

Si experimenta altos niveles de estrés en su vida, es hora de coordinar una cita y hablar con su médico sobre las formas de controlarlo.

Para obtener más información sobre la encuesta MENtion It y otros aspectos de la salud de los hombres hispanos, visite la página web clevelandclinic.org/MENtionIt.

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FAMILIES FUME OVER NEWSOM’S VETO OF CHILDREN’S HEARING AID BILL, CALL HIS PLAN ‘A NIGHTMARE’ More than 30 states require insurers to provide some level of coverage for kids’ hearing aids. California isn’t one of them, and Gov. Newsom for the second time has vetoed a bill to close that gap.

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wo of Johanna Wonderly’s four children depend on hearing aids, and the other two will probably need them in the future. At roughly $6,000 per child, the cost adds up quickly.

But the Roseville family can only afford them when Wonderly’s husband, Paul, is called to active duty for the California Army National Guard, because that’s when federal coverage kicks in. The family’s standard insurance does not cover hearing aids.

Her second oldest daughter, Cara, was born while Paul was working at his then-private-sector job as a bartender. His insurance denied their claim for a hearing aid. A state-run program for children with disabilities or chronic medical conditions said the family made too much money to qualify for help.

The Wonderlys applied for assistance through a national non-profit and crossed their fingers.

“We were living paycheck-to-paycheck back then.

We didn’t have savings if my husband lost his job, let alone pay for an unexpected $6,000 expense,” Johanna Wonderly said. “We were going to have to say ‘Sorry, Cara. You don’t get hearing aids.’”

The Legislature this year unanimously passed a measure that would have helped families like hers by requiring health insurers to cover hearing aids for anyone under 21. Most private health insurance in California designates children’s hearing aids as cosmetic or elective devices.

But over the weekend Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the bill, citing improvements made to an existing state program established in 2021 to help families afford hearing aids. It’s the second time Newsom has effectively blocked this legislation and pointed to the state’s Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program as an alternative. Advocates and some legislators say that program has failed.

In his veto message, Newsom cites concern about creating a costly precedent by adding benefits to the state’s Affordable Care Act insurance exchange, known as Covered California. A legislative analysis estimates the added cost at about $11 million.

Newsom also said improving access to children’s hearing aids remained a priority for his administration.

“We can, and we must, do better for these children and their families as we implement” the Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program, the message said.

Children’s advocates say the program will never work.

“There’s been two years of oversight hearings on this program. It’s not working, so to double down on a failing program it’s not only harmful to children, it’s wasting, you know, millions of taxpayers’ dollars,” said Michelle Marciniak, co-founder of Let California Kids Hear, a parent advocacy group that sponsored the legislation. Marciniak’s daughter lost partial hearing after a viral infection.

Lifelong impact of hearing loss Research shows infants and children who cannot hear can develop permanent speech, language, and cognitive deficits. They quickly fall behind in school, suffering delayed reading comprehension and social and emotional problems. Those who get an assistive device like a hearing aid within the first six months of life have much better outcomes.

“If you have a child that’s born with hearing loss and doesn’t get hearing aids until the age of 3 or 4, this kid is going to be delayed for the rest of their life,” said Dr. Daniela Carvalho, director of Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego’s hearing program, who testified in support of the measure.

Dr. Dylan Chan, director of the Children’s Communication Center at UC San Francisco, said the impact on a child’s life is so profound that hospitals

are required by state and federal law to test every newborn for hearing problems.

That “fix” came in the form of the Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program. The program, which received $16 million its first year, distributed hearing aids to 39 children and has been harshly criticized by legislators demanding accountability.

Last year another budget allocation expanded eligibility to about 7,000 kids and doubled the budget. Currently, 255 children — roughly half of all applicants — have gotten hearing aids, according to state data.

“But identifying kids with hearing loss does no good if we don’t have the ability to provide the appropriate interventions,” Chan said. “It would be like being able to diagnose a child with asthma but not giving them an inhaler.”

Carvalho said several of her patients’ families were waiting for the legislation to pass to be able to afford hearing aids.

Parents say they can’t find providers who participate, the application process is lengthy and confusing, and resources are unavailable for people who don’t speak English.

“They have their hands tied. I mean it literally is a choice that the family needs to make. It’s a huge financial decision,” Carvalho said.

Support for hearing aid bill Marciniak, the advocate who has helped lead the fight for coverage since 2019, said lawmakers brought the bill back this year because the Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program has been ineffective since it launched in 2021.

“This is definitely a broken promise,” Marciniak said. “And it’s disappointing because they haven’t been willing to come to the table to solve this with us in a meaningful way.”

Most states already include hearing aid coverage in their insurance exchanges. Thirty-two states require private insurance to offer some level of coverage for kids’ hearing aids, including 27 that mandate it as a benefit under the Affordable Care Act. California only offers coverage to very low-income families through public insurance like Medi-Cal or the program for kids with disabilities, setting the income cap for a family of four at around $40,000.

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Johanna Wonderly helps her children Caitlyn, 5, Cassie, 9, and Cara, 7, with their homework on Oct. 11, 2023.

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with asthma but not giving them an inhaler.”

-DR. DYLAN CHAN, DIRECTOR OF THE CHILDREN’S COMMUNICATION CENTER AT UC SAN FRANCISCO The state’s coverage gap leaves 20,000 kids and young adults whose families don’t qualify for low-income assistance, according to a California Health Benefits Review Program analysis for the Legislature. That represents nearly half of all hearing aid users between the ages of 0 and 20.

In 2019 a similar bill passed unanimously and was sent to Newsom. At the time, former Santa Monica Democratic Assemblymember Richard Bloom, the bill author, told CalMatters that Newsom asked him to rescind the bill with a promise to create a budget fix.

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Kasey Cain, a mom from Lincoln and board president of California Hands and Voices, said she spent nine months fighting red tape. She sent required paperwork to the program in a pre-addressed envelope from the state. It was returned as undeliverable.

“It was a nightmare. I started to receive calls that they were going to close my account because they never received the documents,” Cain said.

“I don’t know why your self-addressed envelope doesn’t work.”

Eventually, she and her husband gave up and put the $2,500 charge on a credit card. They couldn’t wait any longer to update their 7-year-old son’s hearing aid. Later, when one of his hearing aids was replaced by a cochlear implant, insurance considered it a necessary medical device and covered it. The family was responsible for a $15 copay.

Newsom’s veto message said the Department of Health Care Services, which manages the hearing aid program, has developed an improvement plan that will be implemented over the next six months.

A representative from the Department of Health Care Services in a written statement said the department has moved its application process online and translated materials into 19 languages.

Information about the program is also mailed to all parents’ whose children are identified with hearing loss at birth.

California Democrats want to try again Sen. Caroline Menjivar, a Democrat from Burbank, co-authored this year’s measure with Democratic Sen. Anthony Portantino from Glendale.

“I’m not sure why we haven’t been able to pass it,” Menjivar said during the bill’s final floor vote. “We are behind close to 30 states that have already implemented this. Let’s be the next one.”

In a statement following the veto, Menjivar pledged to hold the administration accountable.

Wonderly, the mom of four, said it took 14 months for her eldest daughter Cassie’s hearing loss to get diagnosed. She worried that Cassie, who didn’t respond to sound and who had the limited eyesight normal for newborns, wouldn’t know who her parents were.

“Every night I fell asleep with my hand on my baby because I wanted her to know that she was secure, she was safe. That she knew that we were there for her,” Wonderly said.

Wonderly said eventually the national grant program paid for her second daughter’s hearing aids.

But soon Cassie, now 9, will need an updated pair, and Wonderly’s two other children, ages 7 and 1, who also have hearing loss, will likely need hearing aids in the future.

The closest provider that participates in the Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program is more than 100 miles away, Wonderly said.

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MUCHAS FAMILIAS FURIOSAS POR EL VETO DE NEWSOM AL PROYECTO DE LEY DE PRÓTESIS AUDITIVAS PARA NIÑOS Y LLAMAN A SU PLAN ‘UNA PESADILLA’ Más de 30 estados exigen que las aseguradoras proporcionen cierto nivel de cobertura para las prótesis auditivas de los niños. California no es uno de ellos, y el gobernador Newsom vetó por segunda vez un proyecto de ley para cerrar esa brecha.

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no califican para recibir asistencia para personas de bajos ingresos, según un análisis del Programa de Revisión de Beneficios de Salud de California para la Legislatura. Esto representa casi la mitad de todos los usuarios de audífonos entre 0 y 20 años.

os de los cuatro hijos de Johanna Wonderly dependen de prótesis auditivas y los otros dos probablemente los necesitarán en el futuro. A un precio de aproximadamente 6,000 dólares por niño el costo aumenta rápidamente.

En 2019, un proyecto de ley similar fue aprobado por unanimidad y enviado a Newsom. En ese momento, el ex asambleísta demócrata de Santa Mónica, Richard Bloom, autor del proyecto de ley, dijo a CalMatters que Newsom le pidió que rescindiera el proyecto de ley con la promesa de crear una solución presupuestaria.

Pero la familia Roseville sólo puede permitírselo cuando el marido de Wonderly, Paul, es llamado al servicio activo de la Guardia Nacional del Ejército de California, porque es entonces cuando entra en vigor la cobertura federal. El seguro estándar de la familia no cubre las prótesis auditivas.

Su segunda hija mayor, Cara, nació mientras Paul trabajaba en su entonces empleo en el sector privado como barista. Su seguro rechazó su reclamo por una prótesis auditiva. Un programa estatal para niños con discapacidades o condiciones médicas crónicas dijo que la familia ganaba demasiado dinero para calificar para recibir ayuda.

Los Wonderly solicitaron ayuda a través de una organización nacional sin fines de lucro y cruzaron los dedos.

“En aquel entonces vivíamos de cheque en cheque. No teníamos ahorros si mi esposo perdía su trabajo, y mucho menos pagar un gasto inesperado de $6,000”, dijo Johanna Wonderly. “Íbamos a tener que decir ‘Lo siento, Cara’. No conseguimos los dispositivos’”.

Este año, la Legislatura aprobó por unanimidad una medida que habría ayudado a familias como la de ella al exigir que las aseguradoras de salud cubran las prótesis auditivas para cualquier persona menor de 21 años. La mayoría de los seguros de salud privados en California designan las prótesis auditivas para niños como dispositivos cosméticos o electivos.

Pero durante el fin de semana , el gobernador Gavin Newsom vetó el proyecto de ley, citando mejoras realizadas en un programa estatal existente establecido en 2021 para ayudar a las familias a pagar las prótesis auditivas. Es la segunda vez que Newsom bloquea efectivamente esta legislación y señala el Programa de Cobertura de Audífonos para Niños del estado como una alternativa.

Los defensores y algunos legisladores dicen que el programa ha fracasado.

En su mensaje de veto, Newsom cita su preocupación por crear un precedente costoso al agregar beneficios al intercambio de seguros de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio del estado, conocido como Covered California. Un análisis legislativo estima el costo adicional en alrededor de $11 millones.

Newsom también dijo que mejorar el acceso a las prótesis auditivas para niños seguía siendo una prioridad para su administración.

“Podemos, y debemos, mejorar las cosas para estos niños y sus familias a medida que implementamos” el Programa de Cobertura de Audífonos para Niños, decía el mensaje.

Los defensores de los niños dicen que el

Cassie, de 9 años, trabaja en su tarea el 11 de octubre de 2023. Photo Credit: Jyotsana Bhamidipati / CalMatters

programa nunca funcionará.

“Han habido dos años de audiencias de supervisión sobre este programa. No está funcionando, por lo que duplicar un programa fallido no sólo es perjudicial para los niños, sino que también es desperdiciar millones de dólares de los contribuyentes”, dijo Michelle Marciniak, cofundadora de Let California Kids Hear, un grupo de defensa de padres que patrocinó la legislación. La hija de Marciniak perdió parcialmente la audición tras una infección viral.

Impacto de la pérdida auditiva a lo largo de la vida Las investigaciones muestran que los bebés y niños que no pueden oír pueden desarrollar déficits permanentes del habla, el lenguaje y cognitivos. Rápidamente se retrasan en la escuela, sufren retrasos en la comprensión lectora y problemas sociales y emocionales. Aquellos que reciben un dispositivo de asistencia como un audífono dentro de los primeros seis meses de vida obtienen resultados mucho mejores.

“Si tienes un niño que nace con pérdida auditiva y no recibe sus dispositivos hasta los 3 o 4 años, este niño tendrá un retraso por el resto de su vida”, dijo la Dra. Daniela Carvalho, directora de Rady, un Programa de audición del Children’s Hospital-San Diego, quien testificó en apoyo de la medida.

El Dr. Dylan Chan, director del Centro de Comunicación Infantil de UC San Francisco, dijo que el impacto en la vida de un niño es tan profundo que las leyes estatales y federales exigen que los hospitales realicen pruebas a todos los recién nacidos para detectar problemas de audición.

“Pero identificar a los niños con pérdida auditiva no sirve de nada si no tenemos la capacidad de proporcionar las intervenciones adecuadas”, afirmó Chan. “Sería como poder diagnosticar asma a un niño pero no darle un inhalador”.

Carvalho dijo que varias de las familias de sus pacientes estaban esperando que se aprobara la legislación para poder pagar las prótesis auditivas.

“Tienen las manos atadas. Quiero decir, literalmente, es una elección que la familia debe tomar. Es una decisión financiera enorme”, dijo Carvalho.

Apoyo al proyecto de ley sobre prótesis auditivas Marciniak, el defensor que ha ayudado a liderar la lucha por la cobertura desde 2019, dijo que los legisladores devolvieron el proyecto de ley este año porque el Programa de Cobertura de Audífonos para Niños ha sido ineficaz desde su lanzamiento en 2021.

“Esta es definitivamente una promesa incumplida”, dijo Marciniak. “Y es decepcionante porque no han estado dispuestos a sentarse a la mesa para resolver esto con nosotros de una manera significativa”.

La mayoría de los estados ya incluyen cobertura de prótesis auditivas en sus planes de seguros. Treinta y dos estados exigen que los seguros privados ofrezcan algún nivel de cobertura para las prótesis auditivas de los niños, incluidos 27 que lo exigen como un beneficio según la Ley de Atención Médica Asequible. California sólo ofrece cobertura a familias de muy bajos ingresos a través de seguros públicos como Medi-Cal o el programa para niños con discapacidades, fijando el límite de ingresos para una familia de cuatro personas en alrededor de 40.000 dólares.

“Es como poder diagnosticar asma a un niño pero no darle un inhalador”.

-DR. DYLAN CHAN, DIRECTOR DEL CENTRO DE COMUNICACIÓN INFANTIL DE UC SAN FRANCISCO La brecha de cobertura del estado deja a 20,000 niños y adultos jóvenes cuyas familias

Esa “solución” llegó en forma del Programa de Cobertura de Audífonos para Niños.

El programa, que recibió 16 millones de dólares en su primer año, distribuyó prótesis auditivas a 39 niños y ha sido duramente criticado por legisladores que exigen rendición de cuentas. El año pasado, otra asignación presupuestaria amplió la elegibilidad a unos 7,000 niños y duplicó el presupuesto.

Actualmente, 255 niños (aproximadamente la mitad de todos los solicitantes) han recibido prótesis, según datos estatales.

Los padres dicen que no pueden encontrar proveedores que participen, que el proceso de solicitud es largo y confuso y que no hay recursos disponibles para las personas que no hablan inglés.

Kasey Cain, una madre de Lincoln y presidenta de la junta directiva de California Hands and Voices, dijo que pasó nueve meses luchando contra la burocracia. Envió la documentación requerida al programa en un sobre con la dirección del estado. Fue devuelto por no poder entregarse.

“Fue una pesadilla. Empecé a recibir llamadas de que iban a cerrar mi cuenta porque nunca recibieron los documentos”, dijo Cain.

“No sé por qué su sobre con su dirección no funciona”.

Finalmente, ella y su esposo se dieron por vencidos y cargaron $2,500 a una tarjeta de crédito. No podían esperar más para actualizar el audífono de su hijo de 7 años. Posteriormente, cuando uno de sus audífonos fue sustituido por un implante coclear, el seguro lo consideró un dispositivo médico necesario y lo cubrió. La familia era responsable de un copago de $15.

El mensaje de veto de Newsom decía que el Departamento de Servicios de Atención Médica, que gestiona el programa de prótesis auditivas, ha desarrollado un plan de mejora que se implementará durante los próximos seis meses.

Un representante del Departamento de Servicios de Atención Médica dijo en una declaración escrita que el departamento movió su proceso de solicitud en línea y tradujo materiales a 19 idiomas. También se envía información sobre el programa por correo a todos los padres cuyos hijos tienen pérdida auditiva al nacer.

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“No estoy seguro de por qué no hemos podido aprobarlo”, dijo Menjívar durante la votación final del proyecto de ley. “Estamos detrás de cerca de 30 estados que ya lo han implementado. Seamos los siguientes”.

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Wonderly, madre de cuatro hijos, dijo que le tomó 14 meses diagnosticar la pérdida auditiva de su hija mayor, Cassie. Le preocupaba que Cassie, que no respondía al sonido y tenía la vista limitada normal en los recién nacidos, no supiera quiénes eran sus padres.

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“Todas las noches me quedaba dormido con la mano sobre mi bebé porque quería que ella supiera que estaba segura, que estaba a salvo. Que supiera que estábamos ahí para ella”, dijo Wonderly.

Wonderly dijo que finalmente el programa nacional de subvenciones pagó las prótesis auditivas de su segunda hija. Pero pronto Cassie, que ahora tiene 9 años, necesitará un par de dispositivos actualizados, y los otros dos hijos de Wonderly, de 7 y 1 año, que también tienen pérdida auditiva, probablemente necesitarán prótesis en el futuro.

El proveedor más cercano que participa en el Programa de Cobertura de Prótesis Auditivas para Niños está a más de 100 millas de distancia, dijo Wonderly.

Esta nota se realizó con el respaldo de la California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), que trabaja para garantizar que las personas tengan acceso a la atención que necesitan, cuando la necesitan y a un precio que puedan pagar. Visite www. chcf.org para obtener más información.

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FROM TEXAS’ BORDER TO CALIFORNIA: A TALE OF TWO CITIES’ RESPONSE TO MIGRANTS ARRIVING UNEXPECTEDLY While many of the 900-plus migrants who arrived in L.A. from Republican states quickly integrated into the community, the few dozen who went to Sacramento found an under-resourced support system.

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For 32 years the mission of Sacramento Area Congregations Together (ACT) has been to organize and work with the faith community to further social justice causes. On June 2 the organization’s executive director, Gabby Trejo, received a phone call, informing her that a group of 16 migrants had been abruptly dropped off at the offices of the Sacramento diocese and needed immediate assistance.

ura Silva was among 36 migrants who in early June were driven from Texas’ border to New Mexico and then flown to Sacramento. She had no family there to take her in and no knowledge of how to find shelter. She had just learned about the capital city several days before, after crossing the U.S. border.

“At the beginning this incident was considered a crisis, but it quickly escalated.”

-GABBY TREJO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER

The Diocese of Sacramento and partner organizations stepped in to help, offering clothes and food to the 31-year-old Colombian mother and her fellow travelers. The next few days, the migrants slept at a synagogue before being placed in a hotel.

Though Sacramento ACT had never provided direct services in a situation like this, Trejo said, the organization decided to respond to what seemed to be a temporary emergency.

While grateful for that support, Silva soon began to feel frustrated because she couldn’t find a job.

Without guidance on the convoluted U.S. asylum process, Silva didn’t know how to apply for a work permit, which can take six months or more to get.

But it wasn’t temporary. Three days later, a second flight with 15 Latin American asylum seekers, including Silva, arrived in Sacramento similarly unprepared.

“At the beginning this incident was considered a crisis, but it quickly escalated,” Trejo said.

After three months of waiting, Silva decided to leave Sacramento.

“A friend of mine told me I could find a job at a Mexican restaurant in Memphis. I thought about it for days until I left,” Silva said during a phone interview from the apartment she shares with three other migrants in Tennessee’s second largest city.

Silva and her fellow new arrivals in Sacramento found an under-resourced local support system, community leaders said. Some, like Silva, already are considering moving on to other destinations.

By contrast, other migrants are finding better support in Los Angeles. Since June, more than 900 migrants have arrived there, most on buses from Texas. Advocates say they are being quickly integrated into the L.A. community.

Texas ‘theatrics’ or California hospitality Los Angeles has received millions of dollars from the state to help newly arrived migrants. Sacramento has received no such help from the state.

State officials said that’s because of the significantly larger number of migrant arrivals in L.A. than in Sacramento.

Some lawmakers applaud California’s response.

“While the governors of Florida and Texas have decided to play politics with human lives, our state has decided to take a compassionate approach towards individuals who are in need of care,” said Assembly member Wendy Carrillo, a Democrat from Los Angeles. “For me, it’s about coming together as a state to recognize the humanity of people, and treating them with dignity, rather than engaging in political theatrics.”

Beyond the political controversy over the unexpected migrant arrivals, Silva’s experience raises a question: Does the capital city have sufficient resources to help migrants, especially compared to Los Angeles?

A few days after Silva landed in Sacramento, Hember Paiz and Dena Arenas arrived in L.A.’s Union Station. They were part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plans to bus thousands of migrants to Democraticled cities.

The Guatemalan couple received a paper listing local resources and phone numbers. They knew who to call for legal advice, for instance. A relative picked them up.

Three months later Paiz and Arenas were sitting in a downtown Los Angeles law office, ready to apply for a government work permit.

“The city is beautiful, honestly,” Paiz said in September. “We don’t yet have jobs to be able to become more independent.”

With help from the local nonprofit Immigrant Defenders Law Center, Paiz and Arenas applied for work permits, received health care coverage for

From left to right, Sheryl Paiz, 11, Dena Arenas, 31, Hanna Paiz, and Hember Paiz, 30, at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center in Los Angeles on Sept. 19, 2023. Photo Credit: Lauren Justice / CalMatters

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“What we saw in the experience of these particular migrants is that integration into this community has been slower,” said Jessie Tientcheu, CEO of Opening Doors, a resettlement organization in Sacramento.

Meanwhile in Sacramento, some community leaders were criticizing how California’s capital city responded to the arrival of the 36 migrants in June.

“I think we need a more coordinated approach. And that is going to include both the city and the county governments, as well as the state, frankly.”

their family through Medi-Cal and enrolled in the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children.

“We got a sense of how much the hotels cost per day, but we realized we would need help, so we pulled someone out of retirement to help us with folks going to ER, dental appointments, and a lot of coordination. We normally don’t do that.”

Anticipating the logistical and economic challenges of helping a growing number of asylum seekers in Sacramento, Trejo sent a funding request to Sacramento County on July 12, more than a month after the migrants’ unexpected arrivals.

Trejo asked for nearly $194,000, to cover 17 hotel rooms for four months and to pay the salaries of a case manager and staff. Trejo said at first Sacramento County officials said they would explore available resources to assist the migrants, though spending the funds would require approval by the county Board of Supervisors.

Sacramento County ultimately did not release the money, saying in a written statement that officials had not identified funds they could allocate for the immigrants.

Fears of sleeping on streets As Sacramento ACT waited for an official answer from Sacramento County, Silva feared having to sleep on the streets again.

She’d experienced homelessness during her journey to the United States, she said. She had walked across mountains in the notorious Darién Gap rainforest in Panama and traversed several Central American countries to reach Mexico. She settled in Ciudad Juárez, near the U.S. border, for about a month.

In May Silva surrendered to U.S. border officials in El Paso, Texas. Once Silva was released and placed into a shelter two men approached her, promising her housing and a job in California. Feeling hopeful, she accepted the ticket on a chartered flight, which was later revealed to have been paid for by Florida’s migrant relocation program.

“I think we need a more coordinated approach.

And that is going to include both the city and the county governments, as well as the state, frankly.”

-JESSIE TIENTCHEU, CEO OF OPENING DOORS Silva thought Sacramento might be where she could start over and, little by little, fulfill the promise she had made to the 15-year-old daughter she left back in Colombia: to make enough money to help her daughter continue and improve on her education.

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million going to 12 local governments across California.

Sacramento County was awarded $910,210 to “establish an interagency task force to promote cross-jurisdictional coordination to create a rapid response plan and system of care for newly arriving migrants,” according to the state agency. But the county would not be able to disburse the funds until January.

Like Silva, some asylum seekers have left Sacramento. Ones who stayed were told Sacramento ACT could no longer help them financially.

State aid for Los Angeles California officials began planning last spring for a potential increase in migrant arrivals linked to the impending end of Title 42, a federal emergency health rule that had allowed border officials to turn away migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

From April 2021 to September 30, 2023, the state helped more than 472,000 migrants who were processed and released at the border, said Scott Murray, a social services department spokesperson.

That includes more than 98,000 who came to the state since Title 42 ended on May 12.

The state’s preparation included a $1.3 million contract with the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights in Los Angeles, the lead organization of the L.A. Welcomes Collective of nonprofits. Officials allowed that contract to stay in place, to provide humanitarian aid for migrants arriving to the L.A. area from Texas, Murray said. It expires in December.

“We have to be responsive to these major emergencies, sometimes not created from a natural flow of migration but by the politics in the nation.”

-ANGELICA SALAS, DIRECTOR OF THE COALITION FOR HUMANE IMMIGRANT RIGHTS As part of the state’s 2023 budget, the L.A. County government also received $2 million from the state’s social services department, to work with nonprofits providing aid to newly arriving migrants.

Lyndsay Toczylowski, executive director at the Immigrant Defenders Law Center, said her firm is providing legal guidance and support to migrants seeking asylum. The L.A. Welcomes Collective organizations also work with each other and with state and local officials to provide services to arriving migrants. That includes medical attention and a warm meal at arrival, and legal services and transportation to new destinations if migrants choose to leave L.A., said Jorge-Mario Cabrera, a spokesperson for the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, more commonly known as CHIRLA. This is nothing new for the organization, said Executive Director Angelica Salas. “We feel like this is the nature of the work we do, which is that we have to be responsive to these major emergencies, sometimes not created from a natural flow of migration but by the politics in the nation.”

A family’s flight Since June, Texas has sent dozens of buses of migrants to Los Angeles. The City Council in August voted to investigate whether human trafficking, kidnapping, or any other crime was committed when the first bus arrived from Texas on June 14.

“The gang activity was growing and we were getting threats; we were being extorted and abused,” Paiz said. “It was a difficult situation. More than anything, that’s why I needed to look for some security and protection for my family.”

Paiz, 30, had been a propane gas salesman, and his daily routine involved driving a truck through various neighborhoods. Gang violence was growing in Guatemala, Paiz said, and gang members harassed him on his work routes. They stole money and, when he stopped carrying cash, they stole tanks of gas, which his employer deducted from his earnings, he said.

In early 2023, two gang members approached him at work with a proposition, Paiz said: Would he join the gang as an informant? They asked that he give them information about his clients and in exchange, gang members would leave him alone and supplement his earnings.

Paiz said no and the gang assaulted him. He arrived home that day with his nose and mouth bloodied and his chest covered in bruises. Soon after the family left Guatemala and made the journey to the U.S.-Mexico border by car, bus and foot.

Claiming asylum By the time Paiz, Arenas and their oldest daughter made it to the U.S.-Mexico border, Arenas, 31, was near the end of her pregnancy. Hanna was born in April in Tamaulipas, Mexico where they waited two months before crossing the border to Laredo, Texas.

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Si bien muchos de los más de 900 inmigrantes que llegaron a Los Ángeles desde estados republicanos se integraron rápidamente en la comunidad, las pocas docenas que fueron a Sacramento encontraron un sistema de apoyo con pocos recursos.

There they claimed asylum, saying they had fled violence in Guatemala. The family was transported to a Laredo church where they waited two weeks for the bus that would take them to Los Angeles.

Hanna, barely a month old, cried the whole way.

She had wanted warm milk but there was no way to heat up her formula on the bus, Arenas said.

The only consolation, Arenas said, was the view out the window of a beautiful new country she had never seen before, as the bus made its way through the Arizona desert.

Three months later the family sat in a Los Angeles legal office. Arenas bounced Hanna on her lap as the infant babbled. Occasionally croons would begin to turn into cries, and Arenas would stand and rock Hanna to quiet her. Arenas handed Hanna to 11-year-old Sheryl, who rubbed noses with her baby sister.

Paiz said the family is living in central Los Angeles with his uncle, and he’s looking for jobs while he waits for his permit.

“We want stability, emotionally and economically,” Paiz said. “My family wants to have a home free of everything we went through in Guatemala. To forget about all of that and build a new home.”

A promise to keep In total, California has spent more than $1.3 billion since 2019, to assist the federal government in providing humanitarian services and help for newly arriving migrants, said Murray, of the California Department of Social Services. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights’ contract is part of that investment.

California does not have a contract with Sacramento ACT, or any other organization in Sacramento, for providing services to migrants sent there, Murray said.

Because Sacramento ACT couldn’t provide longterm assistance to asylum seekers, at least two other organizations stepped in. NorCal Resist has daily supplied food and basic necessities and Opening Doors, which has worked with Afghan and Ukrainian refugees, will pay for housing the asylum seekers for six months.

Tientcheu, of Opening Doors, said welcoming migrants is a good investment for the city and county of Sacramento — and for the state.

“Immigrants and refugees are incredibly entrepreneurial,” she said. “Over time, they pay more in taxes than they use in public benefits.”

Days before Silva left Sacramento, she was able to start working on her declaration for asylum application, detailing her experiences in Colombia and her reasons for fleeing and fearing going back. But Silva wasn’t able to file her asylum application while in Sacramento, she said, because she wasn’t given proper information about the asylum process.

In her paperwork, Silva recounted that her former partner, a police officer in Colombia, psychically abused her. Before she could report it to authorities, he threatened to kill her, she said.

Now, seven months after she fled Colombia, Silva works as a waitress in Memphis. Her tips are best on weekends, she said, though her earnings aren’t enough to pay for her own apartment.

Aura Silva afuera del apartamento que comparte con otros tres inmigrantes en Memphis, Tennessee, el 2 de octubre de 2023. Photo Credit: Andrea Morales / CalMatters

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ura Silva estaba entre los 36 inmigrantes que a principios de junio fueron conducidos desde la frontera de Texas a Nuevo México y luego trasladados en avión a Sacramento. No tenía familia allí que la acogiera y no sabía cómo encontrar refugio.

Ella acababa de conocer la capital unos días antes, después de cruzar la frontera con Estados Unidos.

La Diócesis de Sacramento y organizaciones asociadas intervinieron para ayudar, ofreciendo ropa y comida a la madre colombiana de 31 años y a sus compañeros de viaje. Los días siguientes, los inmigrantes durmieron en una sinagoga antes de ser alojados en un hotel.

Si bien agradeció ese apoyo, Silva pronto comenzó a sentirse frustrada porque no podía encontrar trabajo.

Sin orientación sobre el complicado proceso de asilo en Estados Unidos, Silva no sabía cómo solicitar un permiso de trabajo, cuyo trámite puede tardar seis meses o más.

Después de tres meses de espera, Silva decidió dejar Sacramento.

“Un amigo mío me dijo que podía encontrar trabajo en un restaurante mexicano en Memphis. Lo pensé durante días hasta que me fui”, dijo Silva durante una entrevista telefónica desde el apartamento que comparte con otros tres inmigrantes en la segunda ciudad más grande de Tennessee.

Silva y sus compañeros recién llegados a Sacramento encontraron un sistema de apoyo local con pocos recursos, dijeron los líderes comunitarios. Algunos, como Silva, ya están considerando mudarse a otros destinos.

Por el contrario, otros inmigrantes están encontrando mejor apoyo en Los Ángeles. Desde junio, más de 900 inmigrantes han llegado allí, la mayoría en autobuses desde Texas. Los defensores dicen que se están integrando rápidamente a la comunidad de Los Ángeles.

El ‘show’ de Texas o la hospitalidad de California

Still, Silva is able to send money to Colombia, to build a better future for her daughter.

Los Ángeles ha recibido millones de dólares del estado para ayudar a los inmigrantes recién llegados.

Sacramento no ha recibido tal ayuda del estado. Los funcionarios estatales dijeron que eso se debe al número significativamente mayor de llegadas de inmigrantes a Los Ángeles que a Sacramento.

“I didn’t want to leave Sacramento. I loved it,” Silva said. “But I came to this country to work and give my daughter a better education. That was a promise I will keep.”

“Mientras los gobernadores de Florida y Texas han decidido hacer política con vidas humanas, nuestro

Algunos legisladores aplauden la respuesta de California.

estado ha decidido adoptar un enfoque compasivo hacia las personas que necesitan atención”, dijo la asambleísta Wendy Carrillo, demócrata de Los Ángeles. “Para mí, se trata de unirnos como Estado para reconocer la humanidad de las personas y tratarlas con dignidad, en lugar de involucrarnos en teatro político”.

Más allá de la controversia política sobre las llegadas inesperadas de inmigrantes, la experiencia de Silva plantea una pregunta: ¿Tiene la capital recursos suficientes para ayudar a los inmigrantes, especialmente en comparación con Los Ángeles?

Unos días después de que Silva aterrizara en Sacramento, Hember Paiz y Dena Arenas llegaron a Union Station de Los Ángeles. Eran parte de los planes del gobernador de Texas, Greg Abbott, de transportar en autobús a miles de inmigrantes a ciudades lideradas por los demócratas.

La pareja guatemalteca recibió un documento con una lista de recursos locales y números de teléfono.

Sabían a quién llamar para pedir asesoramiento jurídico, por ejemplo. Un familiar los recogió.

Tres meses después, Paiz y Arenas estaban sentados en una oficina legal en el centro de Los Ángeles, listos para solicitar un permiso de trabajo del gobierno.

“Honestamente, la ciudad es hermosa”, dijo Paiz en septiembre. “Aún no tenemos trabajo para poder ser más independientes”.

Con la ayuda del Centro Legal de Defensores de Inmigrantes, una organización local sin fines de lucro, Paiz y Arenas solicitaron permisos de trabajo, recibieron cobertura de atención médica para su familia a través de Medi-Cal y se inscribieron en el Programa de Nutrición Suplementaria para Mujeres, Bebés y Niños del estado.

No hay fondos disponibles Mientras tanto, en Sacramento, algunos líderes comunitarios criticaban cómo respondió la capital de California a la llegada de 36 inmigrantes en junio.

“Lo que vimos en la experiencia de estos inmigrantes en particular es que la integración en esta comunidad ha sido más lenta”, dijo Jessie Tientcheu, directora ejecutiva de Opening Doors, una organización de reasentamiento en Sacramento.

“Creo que necesitamos un enfoque más coordinado.

Y eso incluirá tanto a los gobiernos de la ciudad como del condado, así como al estado, francamente”.

Durante 32 años, la misión de Sacramento Area Congregations Together (ACT) ha sido organizar y trabajar con la comunidad religiosa para promover las causas de justicia social. El 2 de junio, la

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directora ejecutiva de la organización, Gabby Trejo, recibió una llamada telefónica informándole que un grupo de 16 inmigrantes habían sido dejados abruptamente en las oficinas de la diócesis de Sacramento y necesitaban asistencia inmediata.

“Al principio, este incidente se consideró una crisis, pero rápidamente se agravó”.

-GABBY TREJO, DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA DE SACRAMENTO AREA CONGREGATIONS TOGETHER Aunque Sacramento ACT nunca había brindado servicios directos en una situación como esta, dijo Trejo, la organización decidió responder a lo que parecía ser una emergencia temporal.

Pero no fue temporal. Tres días después, un segundo vuelo con 15 solicitantes de asilo latinoamericanos, incluido Silva, llegó a Sacramento igualmente sin preparación.

“Al principio este incidente se consideró una crisis, pero rápidamente se intensificó”, dijo Trejo.

“Teníamos una idea de cuánto costaban los hoteles por día, pero nos dimos cuenta de que necesitaríamos ayuda, por lo que contratamos a alguien de su jubilación para que nos ayudara con la gente que iba a emergencias, con las citas dentales y con mucha coordinación. Normalmente no hacemos eso”.

Anticipándose a los desafíos logísticos y económicos de ayudar a un número creciente de solicitantes de asilo en Sacramento, Trejo envió una solicitud de financiación al condado de Sacramento el 12 de julio, más de un mes después de las llegadas inesperadas de los migrantes.

Trejo pidió casi $194,000 para cubrir 17 habitaciones de hotel durante cuatro meses y pagar los salarios de un administrador de casos y del personal. Trejo dijo que al principio los funcionarios del condado de Sacramento dijeron que explorarían los recursos disponibles para ayudar a los inmigrantes, aunque gastar los fondos requeriría la aprobación de la Junta de Supervisores del condado.

El condado de Sacramento finalmente no entregó el dinero y dijo en una declaración escrita que los funcionarios no habían identifica-

do fondos que pudieran asignar para los inmigrantes.

Miedo a dormir en la calle Mientras Sacramento ACT esperaba una respuesta oficial del condado de Sacramento, Silva temía tener que volver a dormir en las calles.

Ella había experimentado la falta de vivienda durante su viaje a los Estados Unidos, dijo. Había cruzado montañas en la famosa selva tropical del Darién Gap en Panamá y atravesado varios países centroamericanos para llegar a México. Se instaló en Ciudad Juárez, cerca de la frontera con Estados Unidos, durante aproximadamente un mes.

En mayo, Silva se entregó a funcionarios fronterizos estadounidenses en El Paso, Texas. Una vez que Silva fue liberada y colocada en un refugio, dos hombres se acercaron a ella y le prometieron alojamiento y un trabajo en California. Sintiéndose esperanzada, aceptó el boleto en un vuelo fletado, que luego se reveló que había sido pagado por el programa de reubicación de inmigrantes de Florida.

“Creo que necesitamos un enfoque más coordinado. Y eso incluirá tanto a los gobiernos de la ciudad como del condado, así como al estado, francamente”.

-JESSIE TIENTCHEU, DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA DE ABRIENDO PUERTAS Silva pensó que Sacramento podría ser el lugar donde podría empezar de nuevo y, poco a poco, cumplir la promesa que le había hecho a la hija de 15 años que dejó en Colombia: ganar suficiente dinero para ayudar a su hija a continuar y mejorar su educación.

Algún tiempo antes de que el condado de Sacramento rechazara la solicitud de financiamiento de Trejo, la Oficina de Desarrollo Económico y Comercial del Gobernador (GO-Biz) anunció las primeras subvenciones estatales para la integración e inclusión de inmigrantes locales, más de $6 millones destinados a 12 gobiernos locales en todo California.

El condado de Sacramento recibió $910,210 para “establecer un grupo de trabajo interinstitucional para promover la coordinación interjurisdiccional para crear un plan de respuesta rápida y un

sistema de atención para los inmigrantes recién llegados”, según la agencia estatal. Pero el condado no podría desembolsar los fondos hasta enero.

Al igual que Silva, algunos solicitantes de asilo abandonaron Sacramento. A los que se quedaron se les dijo que Sacramento ACT ya no podía ayudarlos financieramente.

Ayuda estatal para Los Ángeles Los funcionarios de California comenzaron a planificar la primavera pasada para un posible aumento en las llegadas de migrantes relacionado con el inminente fin del Título 42, una norma federal de salud de emergencia que había permitido a los funcionarios fronterizos rechazar a los migrantes en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, para evitar la propagación de COVID-19.

Desde abril de 2021 hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2023, el estado ayudó a más de 472,000 migrantes que fueron procesados y liberados en la frontera, dijo Scott Murray, portavoz del departamento de servicios sociales. Eso incluye a más de 98,000 que vinieron al estado desde que terminó el Título 42 el 12 de mayo.

La preparación del estado incluyó un contrato de $1.3 millones con la Coalición por los Derechos Humanos de los Inmigrantes en Los Ángeles (CHIRLA), la organización líder LA Welcomes Collective de organizaciones sin fines de lucro. Los funcionarios permitieron que ese contrato se mantuviera vigente para brindar ayuda humanitaria a los migrantes que llegaban al área de Los Ángeles desde Texas, dijo Murray. Expira en diciembre.

Como parte del presupuesto estatal para 2023, el gobierno del condado de Los Ángeles también recibió $2 millones del departamento de servicios sociales del estado para trabajar con organizaciones sin fines de lucro que brindan ayuda a los inmigrantes recién llegados.

Lyndsay Toczylowski, directora ejecutiva del Immigrant Defenders Law Center, dijo que su firma brinda orientación legal y apoyo a los inmigrantes que buscan asilo.

Las organizaciones LA Welcomes Collective también trabajan entre sí y con funcionarios estatales y locales para brindar servicios a los inmigrantes que llegan. Eso incluye atención médica y una

comida caliente a su llegada, y servicios legales y transporte a nuevos destinos si los migrantes deciden abandonar Los Ángeles, dijo Jorge-Mario Cabrera, portavoz de la Coalición por los Derechos Humanos de los Inmigrantes, más conocida como CHIRLA.

la nariz y la boca ensangrentadas y el pecho cubierto de hematomas. Poco después, la familia abandonó Guatemala e hizo el viaje hasta la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México en automóvil, autobús y a pie.

Esto no es nada nuevo para la organización, afirmó la directora ejecutiva Angélica Salas. “Sentimos que esta es la naturaleza del trabajo que hacemos, que es que tenemos que responder a estas grandes emergencias, a veces no creadas por un flujo natural de migración sino por la política de la nación”.

Cuando Paiz, Arenas y su hija mayor llegaron a la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México, Arenas, de 31 años, estaba cerca del final de su embarazo. Hanna nació en abril en Tamaulipas, México, donde esperaron dos meses antes de cruzar la frontera a Laredo, Texas.

El vuelo de una familia Desde junio, Texas ha enviado decenas de autobuses de inmigrantes a Los Ángeles. En agosto, el Concejo Municipal votó a favor de investigar si se cometió trata de personas, secuestro o cualquier otro delito cuando llegó el primer autobús desde Texas el 14 de junio.

En uno de esos autobuses iban Paiz, Arenas y sus dos hijas. La familia guatemalteca había escapado de la violencia de las pandillas en su ciudad natal, dijeron, y luego soportó un largo viaje con la esperanza de una vida más estable.

“La actividad de las pandillas iba creciendo y recibíamos amenazas; estábamos siendo extorsionados y abusados”, dijo Paiz. “Fue una situación difícil. Más que nada, por eso necesitaba buscar seguridad y protección para mi familia”.

Paiz, de 30 años, había sido vendedor de gas propano y su rutina diaria consistía en conducir un camión por varios barrios. La violencia de las pandillas estaba creciendo en Guatemala, dijo Paiz, y los miembros de las pandillas lo acosaban en sus rutas de trabajo.

Le robaron dinero y, cuando dejó de llevar dinero en efectivo, le robaron tanques de gasolina, que su empleador dedujo de sus ganancias, dijo.

A principios de 2023, dos pandilleros se le acercaron en el trabajo con una propuesta, dijo Paiz: ¿Se uniría a la pandilla como informante? Le pidieron que les diera información sobre sus clientes y, a cambio, los pandilleros lo dejarían en paz y complementarían sus ganancias.

Paiz dijo que no y la pandilla lo agredió. Llegó a casa ese día con

Solicitando asilo

Allí solicitaron asilo, diciendo que habían huido de la violencia en Guatemala. La familia fue transportada a una iglesia de Laredo donde esperaron dos semanas el autobús que los llevaría a Los Ángeles.

Hanna, que apenas tenía un mes, lloró todo el camino. Ella quería leche tibia pero no había manera de calentar su fórmula en el autobús, dijo Arenas.

El único consuelo, dijo Arenas, fue la vista desde la ventana de un hermoso país nuevo que nunca había visto antes, mientras el autobús atravesaba el desierto de Arizona.

Tres meses después, la familia se sentó en una oficina legal de Los Ángeles. Arenas hizo saltar a Hanna en su regazo mientras la bebé balbuceaba. De vez en cuando, los canturreos comenzaban a convertirse en gritos, y Arenas se levantaba y mecía a Hanna para calmarla. Arenas le entregó a Hanna a Sheryl, de 11 años, quien se frotó la nariz con su hermana pequeña.

Paiz dijo que la familia vive en el centro de Los Ángeles con su tío y que él está buscando trabajo mientras espera su permiso.

“Queremos estabilidad emocional y económica”, dijo Paiz. “Mi familia quiere tener un hogar libre de todo lo que pasamos en Guatemala. Olvidarnos de todo eso y construir un nuevo hogar”.

Una promesa para cumplir En total, California ha gastado más de $1.3 mil millones desde 2019 para ayudar al gobierno federal a brindar servicios humanitarios y ayuda a los inmigrantes recién llegados, dijo Murray, del Departamento de Servicios So-

ciales de California. El contrato de la Coalición por los Derechos Humanos de los Inmigrantes es parte de esa inversión.

California no tiene un contrato con Sacramento ACT, ni con ninguna otra organización en Sacramento, para brindar servicios a los inmigrantes enviados allí, dijo Murray.

Debido a que Sacramento ACT no pudo brindar asistencia a largo plazo a los solicitantes de asilo, al menos otras dos organizaciones intervinieron. NorCal Resist ha suministrado diariamente alimentos y artículos de primera necesidad y Opening Doors, que ha trabajado con refugiados afganos y ucranianos, pagará el alojamiento de los solicitantes de asilo durante seis meses.

Tientcheu, de Opening Doors, dijo que dar la bienvenida a los inmigrantes es una buena inversión para la ciudad y el condado de Sacramento, y para el estado.

“Los inmigrantes y refugiados son increíblemente emprendedores”, dijo. “Con el tiempo, pagan más impuestos de lo que utilizan en beneficios públicos”.

Días antes de que Silva saliera de Sacramento, pudo comenzar a trabajar en su declaración de solicitud de asilo, detallando sus experiencias en Colombia y sus razones para huir y temer regresar.

Pero Silva no pudo presentar su solicitud de asilo mientras estaba en Sacramento, dijo, porque no le dieron información adecuada sobre el proceso de asilo.

En su trámite, Silva relató que su expareja, un policía en Colombia, abusó psíquicamente de ella. Antes de que pudiera denunciarlo a las autoridades, él amenazó con matarla, dijo.

Ahora, siete meses después de huir de Colombia, Silva trabaja como camarera en Memphis. Sus propinas son mejores los fines de semana, dijo, aunque sus ingresos no son suficientes para pagar su propio apartamento.

Aún así, Silva puede enviar dinero a Colombia para construir un futuro mejor para su hija.

“No quería irme de Sacramento.

Me encantó”, dijo Silva. “Pero vine a este país a trabajar y darle a mi hija una mejor educación. Esa fue una promesa que cumpliré”.

Los inmigrantes llegan a la iglesia católica croata de San Antonio en Los Ángeles en dos autobuses que viajan desde Texas el 19 de septiembre de 2023. Photo Credit: Lauren Justice / CalMatters

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"En 2022 hubo 500.000 transacciones", dijo Forman.

"Casi $20 millones en gastos de CalFresh y Market Match, principalmente destinados a agricultores pequeños y medianos. Por lo tanto, este programa tiene impactos masivos para los compradores de CalFresh, para los agricultores y para los operadores del mercado".

roups that fight hunger are calling for a fair shake in the upcoming farm bill, which provides federal matching funds for programs that help low-income families afford fresh produce.

La actual Ley Agrícola expiró el 30 de septiembre y se están negociando un nuevo proyecto de ley que cubra los próximos cinco años.

The Market Match program gives people on Cal Fresh about $15 per market per day to spend at 270 sites across the state.

Grupos como la Coalición de Mercados de Agricultores para Todos y la Alianza para los Mercados de Agricultores de California están pidiendo al Congreso que financie programas como Market Match en todo el país.

Minni Forman is the food and farming program director at the nonprofit Ecology Center in Berkeley, which runs Market Match.

Andy Naja-Riese es director ejecutivo del Instituto Agrícola de Marin (AIM), una organización sin fines de lucro que administra mercados de agricultores.

"In 2022, there were 500,000 transactions," said Forman. "Almost $20 million in CalFresh and Market Match spending, primarily going back to small and mid-size farmers. So, this program has massive impacts for CalFresh shoppers, for farmers and for market operators."

The current Farm Bill expired September 30 and negotiations are ongoing for a new bill to cover the next five years.

Groups such as the Farmers Market for All Coalition and the Alliance for California Farmers Markets are asking Congress to fund programs such as Market Match across the country.

Andy Naja-Riese is CEO of the nonprofit Agricultural Institute of Marin (AIM), which runs farmers markets.

He said the feds need to prioritize programs with proven results and not make them compete for funds with newer programs.

"We're advocating for our elected officials to support this tiered approach," said Naja-Riese, "so that programs like in California and across the country can continue to operate successful innovative pro-

Dijo que los federales deben priorizar los programas con resultados probados y no hacerlos competir por fondos con programas más nuevos.

"Estamos abogando por que nuestros funcionarios electos apoyen este enfoque escalonado", dijo Naja-Riese, "para que programas como en California y en todo el país puedan continuar operando programas innovadores exitosos como Market Match".

Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, speaks with a member of the public at the Clement Street Farmer's Market in San Francisco. Photo Credit: Felice Thorpe

grams like Market Match."

On Sunday October 15, anti-hunger groups gathered at AIM's Clement Street market in San Francisco on its tenth anniversary, to honor Assemblyman Phil Ting - D-San Francisco - who wrote the bill in 2015 that led to the creation of the Market Match program.

Ting said there's enough money to keep it going for now.

"With the Market Match program," said Ting, "we did the $35 million this last year's budget to hopefully get us through one or two more years before we have to ask for more money."

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El domingo 15 de octubre, grupos contra el hambre se reunieron en el mercado de AIM Clement Street en San Francisco en su décimo aniversario, para honrar al asambleísta Phil Ting - demócrata de San Francisco quién redactó el proyecto de ley en 2015 que condujo a la creación del programa Market Match.

os grupos que luchan contra el hambre están pidiendo un cambio justo en el próximo proyecto de ley agrícola, que proporciona fondos federales de contrapartida para programas que ayudan a las familias de bajos ingresos a comprar productos frescos.

Ting dijo que hay suficiente dinero para seguir funcionando - por ahora.

El programa Market Match ofrece a las personas de Cal Fresh alrededor de $15 por mercado por día para gastar en 270 sitios en todo el estado.

"Con el programa Market Match", dijo Ting, "conseguimos los 35 millones de dólares del presupuesto del año pasado para, con suerte, poder pasar uno o dos años más antes de que tengamos que pedir más dinero".

Minni Forman es directora del programa de alimentación y agricultura en el Centro de Ecología, una organización sin fines de lucro en Berkeley, que dirige Market Match.

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INDIAN SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN SAME SEX MARRIAGE

The decision was a blow to two Indian American petitioners, who have waited for more than two years for the court to recognize their marriage.

LA CORTE SUPREMA DE LA INDIA ANULA EL MATRIMONIO ENTRE PERSONAS DEL MISMO SEXO La decisión fue un duro golpe para dos peticionarios indio-estadounidenses, que habían esperado más de dos años para que el tribunal reconociera su matrimonio.

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n a 3-2 judgement, India’s Supreme Court Oct. 17 failed to affirm same sex marriages, arguing that there is no constitutional right to marriage.

The verdict was delivered by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justices SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli and PS Narasimha. Attorneys for the petitioners argued that marriage is a fundamental right that should be granted to all citizens of India. But the court disagreed. “The constitution doesn’t expressly recognize a fundamental right to marry,” said Chandrachud, announcing the verdict.

The ruling noted that same sex marriage was not protected by the Special Marriage Act of 1954, which it interpreted as pertaining only to interfaith marriages.

Moreover, the court ruled that Parliament and India’s states had the power to create laws upholding same-sex marriages, but it was not the Court’s responsibility to set precedent where no law exists.

Adoptions Prohibited “Marriage is a social institution that exists outside the state,” said Bhat. “It is a social concern, over which the court has very little influence.” He noted that while LGBTQ+ people did have the right to choose their partners, the Court has no responsibility to ensure rights for such unions.

The Indian Supreme Court did rule that a special committee must be set up to ensure that LGBTQ+ people have the same protections under law as their heterosexual counterparts. Same-sex couples are also prohibited from jointly adopting together, even though Chief Justice Chandrachud proclaimed: “Law cannot make assumptions about good or bad parents.”

India’s Bharatiya Janata Party government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had opposed the case, arguing that marriage equality should be left to Parliament. Moreover, it characterized the case as representing “an urban and elitist perspective.”

‘Deeply Disappointed’ US-based couple Parag Mehta — managing director and President at JP Morgan Chase Policy Center — and his husband Vaibhav Jain, national outreach director at the AAPI Victory Fund, were two of the dozens of petitioners in the case. The couple joined millions of others around the world who watched live via YouTube the justices making their arguments in the matter.

“We are pretty crushed,” Jain told Ethnic Media Services minutes after the verdict was announced.

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Parag Mehta (left) and his husband Vaibhav Jain, were two of dozens of petitioners urging India to recognize samesex marriage. Photo Credit: Parag Mehta / Facebook

“We are deeply disappointed in the Supreme Court’s judgement this morning.

We know it didn’t happen today, but India will ultimately get this right. And future generations will look back and wonder what all the fuss was about,” he said.

Foreign Marriages Are Valid In a statement issued before the decision, Jain said: “Our case is pretty simple: for more than five decades, Indian law has held that foreign marriages are valid in India. In other words, a marriage in New York is a marriage in New Delhi.”

“And our Constitution explicitly prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex. So, as far as I am concerned, my marriage to Parag is already legal in India. The courts and the government simply need to acknowledge what is true and right,” said Jain, who is an Indian citizen. Mehta is an American citizen.

Mehta, who was the former chief of staff and senior advisor to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy in the Obama Administration, met Jain in Washington, DC in 2012. Five years later, they were married in a legal ceremony officiated by DC Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sri Srinivasan.The couple recently adopted two infants, Rani and Vivaan.

Devastating Impact Indian American writer Kunal Mukherjee, author of the seminal novel, “My Magical Palace,” the tale of an Indian teen coming to terms with his sexuality, told Ethnic Media Services: “The Supreme Court verdict was bitterly disappointing and far from courageous. It will have a devastating impact on the daily lives of tens of millions of LGBTQ+ citizens of India.”

But, noted Mukherjee, the case offered a victory of sorts. “20 years ago, no one knew what queer was. Right now, we are front and center for all of India,” he said, noting that the vast majority of Indians support same-sex marriages.

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on un fallo de 3 a 2, el Tribunal Supremo de la India el 17 de octubre no confirmó los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo, argumentando que no existe un derecho constitucional al matrimonio.

El veredicto fue pronunciado por el presidente del Tribunal Supremo, DY Chandrachud, y los jueces SK Kaul, SR Bhat, Hima Kohli y PS Narasimha. Los abogados de los peticionarios argumentaron que el matrimonio es un derecho fundamental que debería concederse a todos los ciudadanos de la India. Pero el tribunal no estuvo de acuerdo.

"La Constitución no reconoce expresamente el derecho fundamental a contraer matrimonio", afirmó Chandrachud al anunciar el veredicto.

El fallo señaló que el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo no estaba protegido por la Ley de Matrimonio Especial de 1954, que interpretó como perteneciente únicamente a los matrimonios interreligiosos. Además, el tribunal dictaminó que el Parlamento y los estados de la India tenían el poder de crear leyes que defendieran los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo, pero no era responsabilidad del Tribunal sentar un precedente donde no existe ninguna ley.

Adopciones Prohibidas "El matrimonio es una institución social que existe fuera del Estado", dijo Bhat. "Es una preocupación social sobre la cual el tribunal tiene muy poca influencia". Señaló que si bien las personas LGBTQ+ tenían derecho a elegir a sus parejas, la Corte no tiene la responsabilidad de garantizar los derechos de dichas uniones.

La pareja estadounidense Parag Mehta - director gerente y presidente del JP Morgan Chase Policy Center - y su esposo Vaibhav Jain, director de extensión nacional del AAPI Victory Fund, fueron dos de las docenas de peticionarios en el caso. La pareja se unió a millones de personas en todo el mundo que vieron en vivo a través de YouTube a los jueces exponer sus argumentos sobre el asunto.

"Estamos bastante destrozados", dijo Jain a Ethnic Media Services minutos después de que se anunciara el veredicto.

“Estamos profundamente decepcionados por la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de esta mañana. Sabemos que no sucedió hoy, pero la India finalmente obtendrá este derecho. Y las generaciones futuras mirarán hacia atrás y se preguntarán a qué se debe tanto alboroto”, afirmó.

Los matrimonios extranjeros son válidos En una declaración emitida antes de la decisión, Jain dijo: “Nuestro caso es bastante simple: durante más de cinco décadas, la ley india ha sostenido que los matrimonios extranjeros son válidos en la India. En otras palabras, un matrimonio en Nueva York es un matrimonio en Nueva Delhi”.

“Y nuestra Constitución prohíbe explícitamente la discriminación por motivos de sexo. Por lo que a mí respecta, mi matrimonio con Parag ya es legal en la India.

Los tribunales y el gobierno simplemente necesitan reconocer lo que es verdad y lo correcto”, dijo Jain, que es ciudadano indio.

Mehta es ciudadana estadounidense.

Mehta, exjefe de gabinete y asesor principal del cirujano general estadounidense Vivek Murthy en la administración Obama, se reunió con Jain en Washington, DC en 2012.

Cinco años después, se casaron en una ceremonia legal oficiada por el juez Sri Srinivasan del Tribunal de Apelaciones del Circuito de DC. La pareja recientemente adoptó a dos bebés, Rani y Vivaan.

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La Corte Suprema de la India dictaminó que se debe crear un comité especial para garantizar que las personas LGBTQ+ tengan la misma protección legal que sus homólogos heterosexuales. A las parejas del mismo sexo también se les prohíbe adoptar conjuntamente, a pesar de que el presidente del Tribunal Supremo, Chandrachud, proclamó: “La ley no puede hacer suposiciones sobre buenos o malos padres”.

El escritor indio-estadounidense Kunal Mukherjee, autor de la novela fundamental "Mi palacio mágico", la historia de un adolescente indio que acepta su sexualidad, dijo a Ethnic Media Services: “El veredicto de la Corte Suprema fue amargamente decepcionante y lejos de ser valiente. Tendrá un impacto devastador en la vida diaria de decenas de millones de ciudadanos LGBTQ+ de la India”.

El gobierno del Partido Bharatiya Janata de la India, encabezado por el Primer Ministro Narendra Modi, se había opuesto al caso, argumentando que el matrimonio igualitario debería dejarse en manos del Parlamento.

Además, caracterizó el caso como representativo de “una perspectiva urbana y elitista”.

Pero, señaló Mukherjee, el caso ofreció una especie de victoria. “Hace 20 años nadie sabía qué era queer. En este momento, estamos en el centro de toda la India”, dijo, señalando que la gran mayoría de los indios apoyan los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo.

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UVAS Y MANZANAS: PROPIEDADES NATURISTAS Y MÍSTICAS Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador Manzana Pyrus malus La mayoría de versiones coinciden en señalar a la manzana, como uno de los primeros frutos que conoció la raza humana, se cree que en el principio de los tiempos el árbol de manzana contenía todos los secretos de la eterna juventud, de la vida y de la muerte. Durante los festivales paganos, la manzana es uno de los principales componentes en los altares dedicados, a los espíritus protectores y ancestros.

La manzana es el fruto predilecto de Changó, divinidad yoruba asociada al fuego y la pasión.

La manzana es recomendada para aliviar la indigestión, constipación y acelerar el metabolismo. Las infusiones se indican para curar la fiebre, los cólicos y el catarro. El jugo de la manzana es recetado para combatir la diarrea, disentería y la indigestión. La cáscara es ampliamente utilizada en emplastos, para reducir los dolores artríticos y reumáticos. Se aconseja incluirla en la dieta diaria, para reducir los niveles del colesterol, y reforzar los mecanismos de defensa del organismo.

Propiedades medicinales: Fuente de vitamina B y C, contiene pectina, silicio, potasio, sodio, hierro y magnesio.

Propiedades místicas: El incienso de manzana es usado para promover el amor en las parejas e impregnar el hogar de armonía. Un enjuague con agua de manzana practicado al mediodía, cura la tristeza, la melancolía y la depresión.

Uva Vitis vinifera En su infinidad de variedades, la uva junto a la manzana es quizá una de las frutas más antiguas del planeta, es mencionada desde los pasajes bíblicos (Isaías 5:2, Jeremías 8:13, Mateo 7:16 y Revelaciones 14:18) hasta en las antiguas historias de los faraones egipcios.

En la antigua Roma las uvas eran consideradas, el fruto sagrado ofrecido a Baco o Dionisio, el dios de la vid.

Las uvas son recetadas para tratar padecimientos del estómago y el hígado. El fruto es considerado uno de los remedios más eficaces, contra la constipación, los cólicos y la mala digestión. También se dice que cura la fiebre, y se receta a personas convalecientes. De la fermentación de las uvas de mayor calidad se produce el vino, una de las bebidas más populares y añejas de la historia, los científicos recomiendan tomar una copa de vino al día para preservar la buena salud, agilizar la memoria y alargar la vida. Los vinos más exquisitos se producen en Italia, Portugal, Francia, España y Chile.

Propiedades medicinales: contiene vitamina A, B, C y E, además magnesio, potasio, cloro, hierro y sodio.

Propiedades místicas: Las uvas son frecuentemente incluidas, en la fabricación de altares ofrendados a Demeter o Ceres, la diosa de las cosechas. Se recomienda plantar una mata de uvas en la casa, para incrementar la atracción del dinero y multiplicar los bienes materiales.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698653 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ortega Landscaping, 1753 Quimby Rd, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose Ortega, 1755 Quimby Rd, San Jose, CA 95122. 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/ Jose Ortega This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/30/2023.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698725 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MILO ABADILLA VISUALS, 3308 Moncucco Court, San Jose, CA 95148, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Milo Albasin Abadilla, 3308 Moncucco Court, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/1/23.

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La Junta Directiva de SamTrans celebrará una reunión pública el 30 de octubre de 2023 y una audiencia pública el 6 de diciembre de 2023 para recibir comentarios del público sobre los siguientes cambios propuestos en la estructura tarifaria de SamTrans: Lo siguiente se aplicará el 1 de enero de 2024: - Eliminación del pase Summer Youth Pass - Consolidación de las tarifas locales y exprés por un precio único - Exención de tarifas para excursiones escolares organizadas con antelación Lo siguiente se aplicará en el momento del lanzamiento de Clipper® Next Generation (previsto para otoño de 2024): - Introducción del pago a bordo, sin contacto, mediante tarjetas de crédito y débito (también conocido como “Pago abierto” (Open Payment) - Introducción de acumuladores del pase de un día y pase mensual (también conocidos como “Limitación de tarifas” (Fare Capping) - Suspensión del pago de tarifas de autobús en la aplicación móvil SamTrans; se sustituye por el pago de tarifas de autobús en la aplicación móvil Clipper - Participación en el programa regional de descuentos por trasbordo La Junta Directiva del Distrito de Tránsito del Condado de San Mateo invita al público a hacer comentarios sobre los posibles cambios en la reunión y la audiencia públicas. La gente puede participar a través de un enlace web Zoom y/o por teléfono.

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filing] of previous file #: FBN696598. “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/ Martha Rodriguez Solano MARSH SERVICES LLC Owner Article/Reg#: 202356410246 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/13/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699038 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698774 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PARADISE EVENTS, 15650 La Mesa Ct, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a

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corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): PARADISE PLAYSPACE, INC., 15650 La Mesa Ct, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/06/2023. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN697225. “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/ Anahita Tabatabaei Yazdi PARADISE PLAYSPACE, INC. Owner Article/Reg#: 5842163 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 698774 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699874 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ROSA’S HOUSE CLEANING, 364 Swaps Dr, 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): ROSA ELENA FARFAN MARTINEZ, 364 Swaps Dr, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/17/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Rosa Elena Farfan Martinez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/17/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 699874 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699660 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LICE CLINICS OF AMERICA SUNNYVALE, 545 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): LICE TO KNOW YOU LLC, 500 North Rainbow Blvd, Suite 300A, Las Vegas, NV 89107. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 07/01/2023. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN594784. “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/ Ibrahim Moinuddin LICE TO KNOW YOU LLC OFFICER Article/Reg#:

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202357517126 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/06/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 699660 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699748 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MARISCOS SAN JUAN #3, 575 First Street, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): SERGIO’S RESTAURANTS INC, 1780 Senter Rd, San Jose, CA 95112.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/06/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Sergio Becerra Cruz SERGIO’S RESTAURANTS INC President Article/Reg#: CA2995566 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/11/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699748 October 20, 27, No-

vember 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699773 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GENESIS FAST CLEANING, 652 Hermitage Way, San Jose, CA 95134, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Luis R Arroyo, 652 Hermitage Way, San Jose, CA 95134. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/12/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Luis R Arroyo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/12/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 699773 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699774 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ORJUELA PAINTER SERVICES, 2770 Croft Dr, San Jose, CA 95148, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): German Orjuela Gomez, 2770 Croft Dr, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under

OCT 20, 2023 - OCT 26, 2023 the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/12/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ German Orjuela Gomez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/12/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699774 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699698 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NGOC GIAU NGUYEN, 1260 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): NGOC GIAU THI NGUYEN, 1260 Meridian Ave, San Jose, CA 95125.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/27/2022. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Ngoc Giau Thi Nguyen This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/10/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 699698 October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV424027 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mai Binh Quan INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mai Binh Quan has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mai Binh Quan to Rebecca Quan 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: 1/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 12, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423573 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Antonia Mendez Vargas INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Antonia Mendez Vargas has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Antonia Mendez Vargas to A. Mendez Vargas El 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: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Oct 02, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV424127 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Christopher James Miller / Hayley Sarah Hirsh INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Christopher James Miller / Hayley Sarah Hirsh has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Christpher James Miller to Christpher James Miller Halsner b. Hayley Sarah Hirsh to Hayley Sarah Hirsh Halsner 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: 1/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 13, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423927 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cynthia Uribe INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cynthia Uribe has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cynthia Uribe to Cynthia Uribe Rodriguez 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: 1/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 10, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423970 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alejandro Tomas Capellini INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Alejandro Tomas Capellini has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alejandro Tomas Capellini to Alejandro Tomas Cappellini 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: 1/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published

at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 11, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV422940 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marie Bernard Sanoria INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Marie Bernard Sanoria has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Marie Bernard Sanoria to Marie Bernard Canton Sanoria 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: 1/02/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 25, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423641 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Myna Le INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Myna Le has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as

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follows: a. Myna Thi Le to Tina Thi Le 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 03, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV421061 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Martha P Vasquez INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Martha P Vasquez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. (f) Yamileth (m)Vasquez (l) Amador to (f)Yamileth (l) Amador Vasquez b. (f) Yaretzi (m)Vasquez (l) Amador to (f)Yaretzi (l) Amador Vasquez c. (f) Nathan (m)Vasquez (l) Amador to (f)Nathan (l) Amador Vasquez 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: 11/28/2023 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 17, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 20, 27, November 3, 10, 2023 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of MEREL SPENCE Case No. 23PR195363 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of MEREL SPENCE. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Tim Spence in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Tim Spence 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: November 2, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept.

2, 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

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letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Paul E. Rogers 255 N. Market Street, #125 San Jose, CA 95110 (408)641-8803 October 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699386 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sandra Mendoza Family Day Care, 1511 Willowmont Ave, 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): Sandra Mendoza, 1511 Willowmont Ave, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 12/12/2002.

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/ Sandra Mendoza This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/28/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 699386 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699538 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: FM CONSTRUCTION CO, 1495 San Marcos Dr, San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned

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by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jun, Peter S, 1495 San Marcos Dr, San Jose, CA 95132. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/02/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Peter S Jun This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/03/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699538 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699547 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SIMPLY GREEN, 327 Los Padres Blvd, 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): Katherine Lugo, 327 Los Padres Blvd, San Clara, CA 95050. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/20/2023. This filing is a Refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN602349. “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/ Katherine Lugo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/03/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 699547 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699618 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Antojitos El Pelon de Oaxaca, 135 Cosmo Ave Apt C, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Justino Léon Ruiz, 135 Cosmo Ave Apt C, Mor-

gan Hill, CA 95037. Yared E. Enriquez, 135 Cosmo Ave Apt C, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/05/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Justino Leon Ruiz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699618 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699644 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Marichuy’s House Cleaning, 520 Jacki Drive, 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): Maria De Jesus Rosas-Mendoza, 520 Jacki Drive, 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/ Maria De Jesus Rosas-Mendoza This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 699644 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699680 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: IRMANDADE DO ESPIRITO SANTO OF EAST SAN JOSE, IES, IES HALL, 1401 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): IRMANDADE DO ESPIRITO SANTO OF EAST SAN JOSE, 1401 E Santa Clara St, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/01/1914.

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/ Christina Avila IRMANDADE DO ESPRITO SANTO OF EAST SAN JOSE Treasurer Article/Reg#: 81467 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/06/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 699680 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699615 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PACIFIC SPACE DESIGN, 506 Robert Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): KRYSTAL CABINETS INC, 2559 Britt Wat, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/05/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Ankur Sule KRYSTAL CABINETS INC President Article/Reg#: 5816077 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699615 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699240 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JOSE LOCKSMITH, 357 S Redwood Ave, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Yosef

Haim Chezkian, 357 S Redwood Ave, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Yosef Haim Chezkian This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/21/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 699240 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699312 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SOPHIA’S JANITORIAL SERVICES, 1791 Bradford Way #C, 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): Hector Jaime Condado, 1791 Bradford Way #C, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/26/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Hector Jaime Condado This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/26/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 699312 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699408 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HONUGOLF, LLC, 1598 Santa Maria Ave, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): HONUGOLF, LLC, 1598 Santa Maria Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. 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/ Ping Flenniken HONUGOLF, LLC Owner Article/Reg#: 201818310571 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/28/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699408 October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423572 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Van Linh Nguyen INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Van Linh Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ngoc Bao Thu Nguyen to Hailey Bao Thu Nguyen b. Thi Minh Thu Nguyen to Tristina Thu Nguyen c. Thi Anh Thu Nguyen to Irene Thu Nguyen 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted.

If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 02, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423635 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fatemeh Gourdarzinikoo INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Fatemeh Goudarzinikoo has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fatemeh Goudarzinikoo to Nasim Goudarzinikoo 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: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 03, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423329 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Harminder Singh Dhaliwal & Pavanpreet Kaur Sidhu INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Harminder Singh Dhaliwal & Pavanpreet Kaur Sidhu has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mehar Singh Dhaliwal to Mehar Singh Sidhu-Dhaliwal 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

OCT 20, 2023 - OCT 26, 2023 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: 1/02/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 29, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423573 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Antonia Mendez Vargas INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Antonia Mendez Vargas has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Antonia Mendez Vargas to A. Mendez Vargas El 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: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 02, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo

Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423790 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Shun-Chen Huang INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Shun-Chen Huang has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Shun-Chen Huang to Joly Shunchen Huang 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: 1/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 05, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423920 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Fatemeh Rafiei INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Fatemeh Rafiei has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Fatemeh Rafiei to Fatima Rafiei 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

OCT 20, 2023 - OCT 26, 2023 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: 1/16/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 10, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2023 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of EDWARD EVERETT ROUSAR, III Case No. 23PR195650 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EDWARD EVERETT ROUSAR, III. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Johnie M. Kelly, Jr. in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Johnie M. Kelly, Jr. 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 01, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections

or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Karen A. Lapinski 111 North Market Street, Suite 300 San Jose, CA 95113 (408)500-5001 October 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699486 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BIG-J- COSTUME PAINTING, 1323 Crucero Drive, #2, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Manuel Alvarez-Valencia, 1323 Crucero Drive, #2, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/29/23. This filing is my 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 Manuel AlvarezValencia This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/29/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com By: /s/ Corrine Vasquez File No. FBN 699486 October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698607 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1 Health Los Gatos, 1 Health Los Gatos by Dr. Sarah, 1 Health by Dr. Sarah, 1 Health Los Gatos Chiropractic Wellness, 1 Health Chiropractic of Los Gatos and 1 Health Chiropractic Wellness, 223 W. Main Street, #D1, Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Bracamontes Palma Chiropractic and Wellness, Inc., 223 W. Main Street, #D1, Los Gatos, CA 95030. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a new 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/ Sarah Bracamontes, President Bracamontes Palma Chiropractic and Wellness, Inc. Article/Reg#: 3110188 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/29/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 698607 October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698121 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LAVELLO INTERIORS, 456 Los Gatos Almaden N. Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Kokab Farahnaz Jameson, 456 Los Gatos Almaden N. Road, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/10/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is

guilty of a crime.) /s/ Kokab-Farahnaz Jameson This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/14/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 698121 October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699075 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LA CANTINA BAR & GRILL, 549 W Julian St, San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Francisco D Gutierrez, 1222 Carrie Lee Way, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/01/2024. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Francisco D Gutierrez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/15/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 699075 October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698586 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: IRIS INTERPRETING, 542 Sheridan Pl, 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): Marisa Escalera, Sheridan Pl, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN634950. “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/ Marisa Escalera This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/29/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 698586 October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699392 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ONWARD CONSTRUCTION, 10577 McVay, 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): Aaron Michael Sommese, 10577 McVay Ave, San Jose, CA 95127. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/25/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Aaron M Sommese This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/28/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 699392 October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699245 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CALAFIA’S LANDSCAPING, 2156 Bikini Ave, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alejandro Sanchez Ramirez, 2156 Bikini Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/18/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alejandro Sanchez Ramirez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/21/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen, Deputy File No. FBN 699245

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Deputy File No. FBN 699325

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698875 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Aegena Apartments, 1211 Garbo Way, #107, San Jose, CA 95117, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an unincorporated association other than a partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): FBOET, LLC, 1211 Garbo Way #107, San Jose, CA 95117. CMTT, LLC, 1986 Eaton Ave, San Carlos, CA 94070. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 6/15/2007. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN647780. “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/ Eric G. Tiegel E&CFT, LLC Managing Co-Tenant Article/Reg#: 200716010055 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/07/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 698875

October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023

October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699325 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Salome’s House Cleaning Services, 5138 Snow Dr, 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): Yamile Maritza Vargas Calle, 5138 Snow Dr, San Jose, CA 95111.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/26/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Yamile M Vargas Calle This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/26/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Ronald Nguyen,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423568 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Parneet Kaur Behniwal INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Parneet Kaur Behniwal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Parneet Kaur Behniwal to Parneet Kaur 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: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 02, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423160 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Julio César López Meyer to Julio César Araiza Meyer INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Julio César López Meyer has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Julio César López Meyer to Julio César Araiza Meyer 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated

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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: 1/02/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 27, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423328 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tejaskumar Kishorkumar Vandra INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tejaskumar Kishorkumar Vandra has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tejaskumar Kishorkumar Vandra to Tejas Vandra 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: 1/09/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for

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hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 29, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV420977 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Nancy Adelina Palma INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Nancy Adelina Palma has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Theo Alexander Monge to Theo Esteban Palma 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: 11/28/2023 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 16, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 22CV407897 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Janessa Acuna, Joseph Duran INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Janessa Acuna, Joseph Duran have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Alyssa Mae Samaro to Alyssa Mae Duran 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: 11/07/2023 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, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court October 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023 AMENDED Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of GAIL TEBOE VAN TUBERGEN Case No. 23PR194257 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of GAIL TEBOE VAN TUBERGEN. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Ryan Van Tubergen in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Ryan Van Tubergen 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: November 17, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept. 13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Anita Steburg Steburg Law Firm, P.C. 2001 Gateway Place, Suite 100W San Jose, CA 95110 (408)573-1122 October 6, 13, 20, 2023 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of CRAIG KAIL Case No. 23PR195618 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CRAIG KAIL. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Michael Flaherty in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara.

3.The Petition for Probate requests that Michael Flaherty 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: November 9, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept. 2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Shahram Miri 80 Gilman Avenue, Suite 27 Campbell, CA 95008 Telephone: (408)8668382 October 6, 13, 20, 2023 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of TINA CHENG Case No. 23PR195021 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both,

of SAM GU. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Tina Cheng in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that Tina Cheng 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: November 9, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept.

2, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Tina Cheng

1176 Hyde Avenue San Jose, CA 95129 (408)250-1502 October 6, 13, 20, 2023 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ROBERT E. LAMPREDA Case No. 23PR195510 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Robert E. Lampreda, Robert E. Lampreda, Sr. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed by ROBERT E. LAMPREDA, JR., in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that ROBERT E. LAMPREDA, JR be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. 4. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. 5. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consent to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. 6. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: October 27, 2023, at 9:01am, Dept.

13, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8.

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

OCT 20, 2023 - OCT 26, 2023 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. 9. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

10. Attorney for Petitioner: Joseph D. Dermer Dermer Law Firm 5448 Thornwood Drive, Suite 200 San Jose, CA 95123 (408)395-5111 September 29, October 6 and 13, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699218 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JELLYFISHE, 2467 Nightingale Drive, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alina Maloon, 2467 Nightingale Drive, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/19/2020. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN663735. “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/ Alina Maloon This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/21/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 699218 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699132 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Aguayo Gardining and Landscaping, 14632 Union Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Lucio Aguayo Esparza, 14632

Union Ave, San Jose, CA 95124. Maria Del Carmen Perez, 14632 Union Ave, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/20/2010. 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 Del Carmen Perez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/18/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy File No. FBN 699132 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699071 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ABC auto upholstery, 2221 Stevens Creek Blvd Ste C, San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Cesar Arnoldo Portillo Chavez, 3010 Masonwood St, San Jose, CA 95148. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/14/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Cesar Arnoldo Portillo Chavez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/14/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699071 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699255 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: VRIDAATMA SANGHA, 415 Vasquez Ave., #2, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Yosef Seffi Kaminitz, 415 Vasquez Ave., Apt 2,

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The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/01/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Yosef Seffi Kaminitz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/22/2023.

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business name(s) listed above on 9/06/2023.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Layda Patricia Cordoba This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/06/2023.

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September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699258 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JVS AUTO GLASS SERVICES, 2530 Berryessa Rd. #215, San Jose, CA 95132, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose J. Villalvazo, 2517 S. B Street, Stockton, CA 95206. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/21/2014. This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts from previous filing] of previous file #: FBN647595. “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/ Jose J. Villalvazo This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/22/2023.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699144 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: KMILA’S HOUSE CLEANING, 600 E Weddell Dr Spc #20, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a married couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Alejandra Lozada Aguilar, 600 E Weddell Dr Spc #20, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Diego Martinez Gutierrez, 600 E Weddell Dr Spc #20, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/12/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Alejandra Lozada Aguilar This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/18/2023.

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698802 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PCR GENERAL SOLUTIONS CLEANING, 2118 Canoas Garden Ave Building L126, San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Layda Patricia Cordoba, 2118 Canoas Garden Ave Building L 126, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698689 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CARRASCO’S JANITORIAL, 2150 Monroe St Apt 2, 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): Carrasco Vega Pedro, 2150 Monroe St Apt 2, Santa Clara, CA 95050.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 8/30/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Pedro Carrasco Vega This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 08/31/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 698689 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699115 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: WONDER WORLD LEARNING HOME, 845 Roble Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94086, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Gina Lisette Ruiz Alfonso, 845 Roble Dr, Sunnyvale, CA 94086. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/18/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Gina Lisette Ruiz Alfonso This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/18/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 699115 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698761 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MC Emergency House Cleaning, 5039 Dougherty Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Guadalupe Cruz Franco, 5039 Dougerty Ave, Morgan Hill, CA 95037.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 9/05/2023. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or

she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maria Cruz This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/05/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 698761 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 698872 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: SO FRESH & SO CLEAN, 1090 Park 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): Rashel Stephanie Silverio Castro, 1090 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 2/19/2020. 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/ Rashel S Silverio Castro This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/07/2023.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 698872 September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV423072 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Heejin Choe INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Heejin Choe has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Heejin Choe AKA Stacy Heejin Park to Stacy Heejin Park 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: 01/02/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 26, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV422926 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lindsey Olivares INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Lindsey Olivares has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Lexiana Mariah Herrer-Olivares to Lexiana Mariah Olivares b. Jozias Alexander Molina-Olivares to Jozias Alexander Olivares c. Romeo William Molina-Olivares to Romeo William Olivares d. Maximus Julian Molina-Olivares to Maximus Julian Olivares 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: 01/02/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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Judge of the Superior Court September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV422946 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Neha Jindal INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Neha Jindal has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Neha Jindal to Neha Khanna 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: 01/02/2024 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 25, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV419654 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Katelyn Delaney Kranich INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Katelyn Delaney Kranich has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Katelyn Delaney Kranich to Katelyn Delaney DeanDicksor 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

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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: 11/07/2023 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Jul 27, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 23CV419720 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Denise Lindsay Kranich; Wyatt Harrison Kranich INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Denise Lindsay Kranich; Wyatt Harrison Kranich have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Denise Lindsay Kranich to Denise Lindsay Dean-Dickson b.

Wyatt Harrison Kranich to Wyatt Harrison DeanDickson 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: 11/07/2023 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

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Jul 27, 2023 Jacqueline M. Arroyo Judge of the Superior Court September 29, October 6, 13, 20, 2023 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 699136 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EVERGREEN MEDICAL CENTER, 2365 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): EVERGREEN PROFESSIONAL INV., LLC, 2365 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/10/2011. 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/ VICENTE SONGCAYAWON EVERGREEN PROFESSIONAL INV., LLC MANAGER/MEMBER Article/Reg#: 201127710188 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 09/18/2023.

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IS THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE WAR DEEPENING U.S. INTER-ETHNIC HATE? As the bloody war between Israel and Palestine escalates, so does antisemitic and Islamophobic U.S. hate.

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n a Friday, Oct. 13 Ethnic Media Services briefing, experts discussed the conflict’s roots, what it means for Jewish and Muslim U.S. communities confronting increased hate, and how inter-ethnic U.S. violence is deepening in response to the international violence.

Hate crimes and rising conflict Explaining the war’s background, Jamal Dajani — Palestinian-American journalist, co-founder of Arab Talk Radio, and former member of the San Francisco Human Rights Commission — said “What’s happening now is not happening in a vacuum … For the past 75 years, Palestinians have not seen any advancement in negotiations, they have not realized their aspirations, and they are living under apartheid.”

Israel has been classified an apartheid state

by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and its own human rights organization, B’Tselem.

Domestically, the U.S. has witnessed a rise in white supremacy, antisemitism and Islamophobia since the Trump administration, he continued, “and white supremacists are opportunists. They can take advantage of any international event, be it between Russians and Ukrainians or Palestinians and Israelis, to foment their hatred. Across the board, most of the hate crimes here — attacks on mosques, attacks on synagogues — are perpetrated by white supremacists.”

When it comes to Palestinians’ “aspiration for freedom and independence,” he continued, “they have a lot of Jewish supporters, like from Jewish Voice for Peace … This is not a religious conflict. It is not an ethnic conflict …

This is a territorial conflict. It’s a colonial conflict. If you have any ethnic group — whether Jewish, or from Afghanistan or China — drive you out of your home to refugee camps, Palestinians will see them as invaders.”

The war’s impact on U.S. hate crimes Brian Levin, founder of the Center for the

Study of Hate and Extremism and criminal justice Professor Emeritus at CSU San Bernardino, said the U.S. has seen an increase in hate crimes over recent years, hitting a record reported number of 10,840 in 2021 with a population representation of 91.1% per the FBI. This record was surpassed again with the FBI’s release of 2022 statistics on Monday.

Last year saw a whopping 11,643 reported hate crimes with a slightly raised population representation of 91.7%. Over 56% of these crimes were racially or ethnically motivated, while over 17% were religiously motivated.

Comparing this spike to past ones — 2020 during the election and George Floyd protests, 2001 after 9/11 — Levin made two points: “Hate crimes are not only spiking, but are more elongated in in their spikes,” and “There is massive underreporting. The most recent Bureau of Justice Statistics studies show that a bare minimum of overall hate crimes are reported by victims … and certain populations, like immigrants or foreignlanguage communities, are far less likely to report.”

While white supremacists are very often involved in these attacks, he added “Not everybody who attacks Jews are white supremacists. We have different types of offenders: thrill offenders with shallow prejudices, acting on stereotypes; defensive or reactive offenders; mentally ill offenders; and mission offenders.”

While the current war “is indeed a political dispute,” said Levin, “in article seven of Hamas’ charter, they say the Day of Judgment will not come until Muslims kill the Jews. We’ve also had similar statements by Hezbollah and others … Jews not distinguished by nationality.”

Thus, he continued, we can expect this religious violence to be reflected in U.S. attacks.

The conflict not seen in media Estee Chandler — organizer of Jewish Voice for Peace, Los Angeles chapter — said “Gaza has been under nearly 16 years of Israeli military blockade and the war on Palestinians started over 75 years ago with oc-

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cupation and systemic apartheid … and though much of the media is reporting that Israel has now left Gaza, that’s not true.

They just moved their defenses to the perimeter.”

¿LA GUERRA ENTRE ISRAEL Y PALESTINA ESTÁ PROFUNDIZANDO EL ODIO INTERÉTNICO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS?

“What we are seeing now is a mass expulsion,” she continued, “where half of the over two million people in Gaza have been asked to leave their homes … because Israel says that they will bomb them. They’ve given over a million people 24 hours to try to move amidst all the bombing and rubble and roads that have already been destroyed … and the mainstream media isn’t reporting on these incidences … there is much misinformation that drives this.”

Nor is the mainstream media reporting on the effect in U.S. communities, Chandler added — and particularly on college campuses.

“Locally on the UCLA campus, we’re seeing that members of Students for Justice in Palestine are being doxxed on social media.

Their ability to organize and secure spaces to do teach-ins has been suppressed,” and this is seen on campuses nationwide, she said — for example, at Harvard.

The tensions are also fueling increasing violence beyond college campuses. Last Saturday, a six-year-old Palestinian-American boy in Chicago was fatally stabbed by his landlord — who also attacked his mother — on the war-motivated grounds that the family was Muslim.

Addressing fault lines in U.S. Palestinian support Fatin Jarara — a Palestinian community organizer working with Al-Awda New York: The Palestine Right to Return Coalition for 20 years — said the very framing used for the briefing, “the ‘Israel versus Hamas conflict,’ is problematic to me, because this implies that this is an issue between a whole nation of people and a militant group, when it’s not just that. This is an issue of occupation imposed on indigenous people … In one week of bombardment on Gaza, more have been killed than in a year of bombardment on Afghanistan.”

Describing U.S. responses, she said the push for support of Israel “is already very high. The talking is done for you,” often without verification, she said, offering as example President Biden’s claim of having seen photos of babies decapitated by Hamas; the photos never surfaced and the White House later walked back this claim.

Conversely, Jarara said, as Palestinians, “we have footage after footage; I grew up on it my entire life … and there is a very hostile environment to it in the United States,” as many sympathizers fear showing support at all. For example, “yesterday at Brooklyn College, a New York City councilwoman went to the Palestine rally with a concealed carry gun … she thought that she could intimidate the youth scot-free, but she was arrested and charged this morning,” as it was illegal under state law to possess a gun at a protest.

“As Palestinians, we see all lives as worthy of living a dignified life,” she concluded. Those in the U.S. who support the Palestinian cause “don’t want to see violence” and “don’t want to see people losing their lives,” but “want to see my people live a dignified life too. They want to see my people liberated.”

A medida que se intensifica la sangrienta guerra entre Israel y Palestina, también aumenta el odio antisemita e islamófobo de Estados Unidos.

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Los principales medios de comunicación tampoco informan sobre el efecto en las comunidades estadounidenses, añadió Chandler, y particularmente en los campus universitarios. “A nivel local, en el campus de UCLA, estamos viendo que los miembros de Estudiantes por la Justicia en Palestina están siendo engañados en las redes sociales. Se ha suprimido su capacidad para organizar y asegurar espacios para impartir clases”, y esto se ve en los campus de todo el país, dijo— por ejemplo, en Harvard.

n una sesión informativa del viernes 13 de octubre de Ethnic Media Services, los expertos discutieron las raíces del conflicto, lo que significa para las comunidades judías y musulmanas estadounidenses que enfrentan un odio creciente y cómo la violencia interétnica estadounidense se está profundizando en respuesta a la violencia internacional.

Crímenes de odio y conflicto creciente Al explicar los antecedentes de la guerra, Jamal Dajani — periodista palestino-estadounidense, cofundador de Arab Talk Radio y ex miembro de la Comisión de Derechos Humanos de San Francisco — dijo: "Lo que está sucediendo ahora no está sucediendo en el vacío... Durante los últimos 75 años, los palestinos no han visto ningún avance en las negociaciones, no han realizado sus aspiraciones y viven bajo el apartheid".

Israel ha sido clasificado como Estado de apartheid por Human Rights Watch, Amnistía Internacional y su propia organización de derechos humanos, B'Tselem.

A nivel interno, Estados Unidos ha sido testigo de un aumento de la supremacía blanca, el antisemitismo y la islamofobia desde la administración Trump, continuó, “y los supremacistas blancos son oportunistas. Pueden aprovechar cualquier acontecimiento internacional, ya sea entre rusos y ucranianos o palestinos e israelíes, para fomentar su odio.

En general, la mayoría de los crímenes de odio aquí — ataques a mezquitas, ataques a sinagogas — son perpetrados por supremacistas blancos”.

Cuando se trata de la “aspiración de libertad e independencia” de los palestinos, continuó, “tienen muchos partidarios judíos, como la Voz Judía por la Paz... Este no es un conflicto religioso. No es un conflicto étnico... Este es un conflicto territorial. Es un conflicto colonial.

Si algún grupo étnico — ya sea judío, afgano o chino — lo expulsa de su hogar a campos de refugiados, los palestinos lo verán como invasores”.

El impacto de la guerra en los crímenes de odio en Estados Unidos Brian Levin, fundador del Centro para el Estudio del Odio y el Extremismo y profesor emérito de justicia penal en CSU San Bernardino, dijo Estados Unidos ha experimentado un aumento de los delitos de odio en los últimos años, alcanzando una cifra récord de 10.840 en 2021 con una representación de la población del 91,1% según el FBI. Este récord fue superado nuevamente con la publicación por parte del FBI de las estadísticas de 2022 el lunes. El año pasado se denunciaron la friolera de 11.643 delitos de odio, con una representación demográfica ligeramente aumentada del 91,7%. Más del 56% de estos delitos tuvieron motivaciones raciales o étnicas, mientras que más del 17% tuvieron motivaciones religiosas.

Al comparar este aumento con los anteriores — 2020 durante las elecciones y las protestas de George Floyd, 2001 después

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del 11 de septiembre — Levin destacó dos puntos: “Los crímenes de odio no sólo están aumentando, sino que sus picos son más alargados y existe un enorme subregistro."

Los estudios más recientes de la Oficina de Estadísticas de Justicia muestran que las víctimas denuncian un mínimo de delitos de odio en general... y ciertas poblaciones, como los inmigrantes o las comunidades de lenguas extranjeras, tienen muchas menos probabilidades de denunciarlos”.

Si bien los supremacistas blancos suelen estar involucrados en estos ataques, añadió: “No todos los que atacan a los judíos son supremacistas blancos. Tenemos diferentes tipos de delincuentes: delincuentes apasionados con prejuicios superficiales, que actúan según estereotipos; delincuentes defensivos o reactivos; delincuentes con enfermedades mentales; y los delincuentes de encargo”.

Si bien la guerra actual “es de hecho una disputa política”, dijo Levin, “en el artículo siete de los estatutos de Hamas, dicen que el Día del Juicio no llegará hasta que los musulmanes maten a los judíos. También hemos recibido declaraciones similares de Hezbolá y otros... los judíos que no se distinguen por nacionalidad”. Por lo tanto, continuó, podemos esperar que esta violencia religiosa se refleje en los ataques estadounidenses.

El conflicto no visto en los medios Estee Chandler — organizadora de Jewish Voice for Peace, capítulo de Los Ángeles — dijo “Gaza ha estado bajo casi 16 años de bloqueo militar israelí y la guerra contra los palestinos comenzó hace más de 75 años con ocupación y apartheid sistémico… y aunque muchos medios de comunicación informan que Israel ya ha abandonado Gaza, eso no es cierto. Acaban de mover sus defensas al perímetro.”

“Lo que estamos viendo ahora es una expulsión masiva”, continuó, “donde a la mitad de los más de dos millones de personas en Gaza se les ha pedido que abandonen sus hogares… porque Israel dice que los bombardearán. Le han dado a más de un millón de personas 24 horas para intentar moverse en medio de todos los bombardeos, escombros y carreteras que ya han sido destruidas… y los principales medios de comunicación no informan sobre estos incidentes... hay mucha desinformación que impulsa esto”.

Las tensiones también están alimentando una violencia cada vez mayor más allá de los campus universitarios. El sábado pasado, un niño palestino-estadounidense de seis años en Chicago fue apuñalado mortalmente por su casero –quien también atacó a su madre – alegando que la familia era musulmana, motivada por la guerra.

Abordar las fallas en el apoyo palestino de Estados Unidos Fatin Jarara, un organizador comunitario palestino que trabaja con Al-Awda Nueva York: La Coalición por el Derecho al Retorno de Palestina durante 20 años – dijo que el mismo marco utilizado para la sesión informativa, “el 'conflicto Israel versus Hamás', es problemático para mí, porque implica que se trata de una cuestión entre toda una nación de personas y un grupo militante, cuando no es sólo eso. Se trata de una cuestión de ocupación impuesta a los pueblos indígenas...

En una semana de bombardeos en Gaza, han muerto más personas que en un año de bombardeos en Afganistán”.

Al describir las respuestas de Estados Unidos, dijo que la presión para que se apoye a Israel “ya es muy alta. La conversación ya está hecha para ustedes”, a menudo sin verificación, dijo, y puso como ejemplo la afirmación del presidente Biden de haber visto fotografías de bebés decapitados por Hamás; las fotos nunca salieron a la luz y la Casa Blanca luego retractó esta afirmación.

Por el contrario, dijo Jarara, como palestinos, “tenemos imágenes tras imágenes; Crecí con esto toda mi vida... y hay un ambiente muy hostil en Estados Unidos”, ya que muchos simpatizantes temen mostrar apoyo. Por ejemplo, “ayer en el Brooklyn College, una concejal de la ciudad de Nueva York fue a la manifestación de Palestina con una pistola oculta… ella pensó que podría intimidar a los jóvenes sin problemas, pero fue arrestada y acusada esta mañana”, ya que era ilegal según la ley estatal poseer un arma en una protesta.

“Como palestinos, consideramos que todas las vidas son dignas de vivir una vida digna”, concluyó. Aquellos en Estados Unidos que apoyan la causa palestina “no quieren ver violencia” y “no quieren ver gente perdiendo la vida”, pero “quieren ver a mi pueblo vivir una vida digna también”. Quieren ver a mi pueblo liberado”.

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