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his presidency, but imposed punitive tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from two of his trading partners.

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ay buenas razones para declarar un buen avance la novena cumbre de líderes de América del Norte que reunió la semana pasada en Washington los presidentes Joe Biden, Andrés Manuel López obrador y el primer ministro de Canadá, Justin Trudeau.

Fue el primer encuentro de los líderes de Estados Unidos, México y Canadá desde 2016 por una razón que tiene nombre y apellido: Donald Trump. El entonces presidente de los Estados Unidos no sólo interrumpió las reuniones a lo largo de su presidencia, sino que impuso aranceles punitivos a las importaciones de acero y aluminio de dos de sus dos socios comerciales.

El nuevo encuentro revitaliza la noción de que los tres países tienen más coincidencias que diferencias y que, por encima de muchas otras cosas, los une la necesidad de trabajar cooperativamente para mejorar la competitividad frente otras regiones del mundo, especialmente Asia, sumar energías para proyectos comunes y mantenerse bien coordinados para enfrentar retos, como la emergencia de la pandemia del COVID-19.

La lista de coincidencias es amplia: los tres países acordaron por ejemplo hacer más para responder a la trágica epidemia de sobredosis de drogas que costó la vida a más de 100,000 estadounidenses durante un periodo de 12 meses en medio de la pandemia.

Estados Unidos y México pactaron a su vez hacer más para enfrentar el flagelo del tráfico de armas estadounidenses al territorio mexicano Particularmente uno de los resultados del encuentro suena prometedor. El canciller mexicano Marcelo Ebrard anunció que los tres países acordaron lanzar en fecha próxima un programa que podría ser bautizado tentativamente como “Sembrando Oportunidades”, inspirado en el programa del presidente López Obrador “Sembrando Vida”.

Aunque aún no tenemos los detalles de ese programa, es evidente que sólo ofreciendo alternativas tangibles y atacando las causas que producen la migración a los Estados Unidos, será posible paliar el problema. No se trata sin embargo de una solución de corto plazo, y Estados Unidos debe hacer más para abrir rutas legales que alienten o persuadan a las personas a no hacer el peligroso viaje a través de territorio mexicano.

Pero en Estados Unidos, las realidades políticas muestran nubarrones en el horizonte en relación con las políticas públicas hacia los migrantes. Los republicanos siguen instalados en su visión limitada que condiciona toda reforma de migración a un control operativo absoluto de la frontera, lo cual es una meta inalcanzable Apenas el viernes, precisamente un día después de la cumbre de líderes de América del Norte, la cámara de representantes tuvo que conformarse con aprobar una versión de reforma migratoria que excluye la ruta de la residencia legal y ciudadanía. En su lugar o sólo

The new meeting revitalizes the notion that the three countries have more coincidences than differences and that, above many other things, they are united by the need to work cooperatively to improve competitiveness against other regions of the world, (especially Asia), add energy for projects and stay well-coordinated to face challenges, such as the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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ofrece permisos de trabajo y protección contra las deportaciones por un máximo de 10 años.

Más aún, el presidente Biden no ha logrado siquiera lograr la aprobación de su impuesto federal del año fiscal 2022, así que cualquier promesa de recursos sustantivos en el tema migratorio, primero debe sobrevivir el no menos peligroso laberinto legislativo. Al menos Los Tres Amigos coinciden en que juntos es mejor que separados. Ahora el reto es convertir la buena voluntad en programas que resistan la prueba de los relevos en el liderazgo de los tres países.

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The list of coincidences is long: the three countries agreed, for example, to do more to respond to the tragic drug overdose epidemic that has killed more than 100,000 Americans over a 12-month period amid the pandemic.

The United States and Mexico agreed to do more to confront the scourge of US arms trafficking to Mexican territory.

It was the first meeting of the leaders of the United States, Mexico and Canada since 2016, and that meeting stalled for years for a reason that has a first and last name: Donald Trump. The then president of the United States not only interrupted meetings throughout

Particularly one of the results of the meeting sounds promising: Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard announced that the three countries agreed to launch a program that could be tentatively baptized as "Sowing Opportunities", inspired by President López Obrador's "Sowing Life" program.

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here is good reason to declare satisfactory progress at the ninth summit of North American leaders that met last week in Washington between Presidents Joe Biden, Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Although we do not yet have the details of this program, it is evident that only by offering tangible alternatives and attacking the causes that produce migration to the United States, will it be possible to alleviate the problem. It is not a short-term solution, however, and the United States must do more to open legal routes that encourage or persuade people not to make the dangerous journey through Mexican territory.

But in the United States, political realities show dark clouds on the horizon in relation to public policies towards migrants. Republicans remain steadfast in their limited vision that conditions all immigration reform to absolute operational control of the border, which is an unattainable goal.

Just on Friday, precisely one day after the summit of North American leaders, the House of Representatives had to settle for approving a version of immigration reform that excludes the path of legal residence and citizenship. Instead or only offer work permits and protection against deportation for up to 10 years.

Furthermore, President Biden has not even managed to get his federal tax changes approved for the fiscal year of 2022, so any promise of substantive resources on immigration must first survive the no less dangerous legislative maze. At least The Three Amigos agree that sticking together is better than being separated. The challenge now is to turn goodwill into programs that will stand the test of leadership changes in the three countries.

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Juntos ayudamos a crear oportunidades El año pasado, Bank of America destinó $1,250 millones durante cinco años para promover la igualdad racial y las oportunidades económicas.

Hasta la fecha, hemos financiado o invertido un tercio de esta cantidad además de nuestro prolongado esfuerzo para lograr un impacto en nuestra comunidad y abordar los grandes retos de la sociedad.

Parte de nuestra labor actual para hacer la diferencia consiste en: • Invertir $300 millones en 100 fondos de capital pertenecientes a y dirigidos por minorías, incluido Ulu Ventures. Esto ayudará a los empresarios y propietarios de pequeñas empresas de minorías a generar más empleos, estabilidad financiera y crecimiento.

• Invertir $36 millones en 21 instituciones de depósitos para minorías (MDI) e instituciones financieras de desarrollo comunitario (CDFI), que apoyan a empresas propiedad de minorías, además de cerca de $100 millones en depósitos para MDI y nuestra cartera actual de CDFI con más de $2,000 millones, lo cual ayuda a abrir camino hacia la vitalidad económica en nuestros mercados locales.

• Proporcionar financiamiento y apoyo a través de programas innovadores y asociaciones con centros universitarios comunitarios, universidades y organizaciones sin fines de lucro, que ofrecen programas de capacitación y acreditación para conectar a más personas con carreras de salario alto y gran demanda.

Llevamos a cabo esta labor junto a socios comunitarios, líderes empresariales, expertos y académicos de los sectores público y privado para garantizar que nuestras inversiones lleguen adonde más se necesitan. Juntos, podemos ayudar a impulsar el progreso sostenible en el Área de la Bahía. ¿Qué quiere lograr? ™

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EL KINDER DE TRANSICIÓN UNIVERSAL SERÁ UN CAMBIO DE JUEGO

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Contar es esencial para todos los años de matemáticas tempranas, y el diseño de esta lección ayuda a romper las barreras que separan los niveles de grado.

teven Kellner is a former school superintendent who now works for California Education Partners, a nonprofit organization.

Las prácticas comunes en el salón de clases son un primer paso importante para crear un entorno colaborativo donde los maestros y los estudiantes se beneficien de la coherencia entre los niveles de grado.

On a Tuesday evening in May, third-grade teacher Clara Yanez and second-grade teacher Jackie Gonzalez stood in front of their board of education and asked them to count little plastic farm animals.

Los mayores desafíos en cualquier distrito escolar se presentan en los puntos de transición: de un edificio a otro o de un grado a otro. A través de este ejercicio, la junta experimentó un aspecto de coherencia, que en un nivel más amplio implica conectar los puntos desde el aula hasta la oficina del director y la sala de juntas para que todos los aspectos de un distrito trabajen juntos para crear el mejor ambiente para los estudiantes.

While not a typical agenda item at Buttonwillow Union Elementary School, this exercise in “counting collections” was a way for these teachers to show board members the building blocks of coherence from preschool to third grade. Counting is essential to all years of early math, and this lesson design helps breakdown barriers that separate the grade levels.

Common classroom practices are an important first step in creating a collaborative environment where teachers and students benefit from a consistency between grade levels.

The biggest challenges in any school district come at transition points – from building to building or grade to grade. Through this exercise, the board experienced one aspect of coherence, which on a larger level involves connecting the dots from the classroom to the principal’s office to the board room so that all aspects of a district are working together to create the best environment for students.

Today, we’re facing challenging transition points requiring solid connections. The investment of nearly $3 billion over the next four years is a watershed event in California public education. With the recall election behind us, we can now begin planning knowing the governor’s education agenda is secure.

Creating a 14th grade in our public schools is a game changer, especially for students who come from socioeconomically disadvantaged homes and students who are English Learners. But the promise of transitional kindergarten will fall short if it is created as a stand-alone program across California’s 1,000 school districts.

Although high-quality education for 4-year-olds is difficult to access even in the state’s largest districts located in densely populated urban centers, most of California’s districts are small, less than 2,500 students, and located in rural areas, further compounding the challenge of early education options. Since many of these districts are often the community’s largest employer, the opportunity to provide transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds will fill a critical equity gap toward accessing early education across California.

Districts across the state are already working to strengthen connections between grades for all students preschool to third grade and embracing adjustments to their systems to make this possible.

In Monterey Peninsula Unified, teachers from preschool to third grade along with principals and district administrators engaged in a collaborative book study focused on early math practices. The Sausalito-Marin City Elementary District bridged gaps for students by creating an improvement team connecting teachers, administrators, county office of education staff with two nonprofit early education providers to lead this work.

While individual districts can do this important work for our youngest learners in isolation, we know that educators are stronger together. Since June 2020, through a year of almost entirely distance learning, nine California districts connected, collaborated and supported each other toward building an academic and structural bridge between preschool and third grade.

These district teams met virtually to share classroom practices and promising data on successes, challenges and roadblocks. Despite differences in size and geography, these districts shared a dedication to better serve socioeconomically disadvantaged and emerging bilingual students.

Hoy, nos enfrentamos a puntos de transición desafiantes que requieren conexiones sólidas. La inversión de casi 3 mil millones durante los próximos cuatro años es un hito en la educación pública de California.

Con la elección revocatoria detrás en el pasado, ahora podemos comenzar a planificar sabiendo que la agenda educativa del gobernador es segura.

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Back in Buttonwillow, board members successfully grouped their plastic farm animals into groups of threes and fours to complete the lesson. Although this activity alone won’t create coherence, Yanez and Gonzalez both expressed that they were glad the board members had a tangible example of how teachers work together across grade levels.

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“Even in our small district it is important to give our board members a connection to the student experience,” they remarked. Stuart Packard, superintendent at Buttonwillow noted that the board presentation was “an opportunity for our teacher-leaders to showcase their quality teamwork over the past year. Their perseverance to continue the focus on coherence even during distance learning was commendable.”

Si bien no es un tema típico de la agenda en la escuela primaria Buttonwillow Union, este ejercicio de “contar colecciones” fue una manera de estos maestros para mostrar a los miembros de la junta los pilares de la coherencia desde el preescolar hasta el tercer grado.

teven Kellner es un ex superintendente escolar que ahora trabaja para California Education Partners, una organización sin fines de lucro.

Un martes por la tarde en mayo, la maestra de tercer grado Clara Yáñez y la maestra de segundo grado Jackie González se pararon frente a su junta de educación y les pidieron que contaran pequeños animales de granja de plástico.

Crear un grado 14 en nuestras escuelas públicas es un cambio de juego, especialmente para los estudiantes que provienen de hogares con desventajas socioeconómicas y los estudiantes que son aprendices del inglés. Pero la promesa de un kinder de transición se quedará corta si se crea como un programa independiente en los 1,000 distritos escolares de California.

Aunque la educación de alta calidad para niños de 4 años es de difícil acceso incluso en los distritos más grandes del estado ubicados en centros urbanos densamente poblados, la mayoría de los distritos de California son pequeños, menos de 2,500 estudiantes y están ubicados en áreas rurales, lo que agrava aún más el desafío de opciones de educación temprana.

Dado que muchos de estos distritos a menudo son el empleador más grande de la comunidad, la oportunidad de proporcionar un kinder de transición a todos los niños de 4 años llenará una brecha de equidad crítica para acceder a la educación temprana en todo California.

Los distritos de todo el estado ya están trabajando para fortalecer las conexiones entre los grados para todos los estudiantes de preescolar a tercer grado y están adoptando ajustes en sus sistemas para hacer esto posible.

En el Distrito Escolar Unificado de Monterey Peninsula, los maestros desde preescolar hasta tercer grado junto con los directores y administradores del distrito participaron en un estudio colaborativo de libros enfocado en las prácticas de matemáticas tempranas. El Distrito Primario de la Ciudad de Sausalito-Marin colmó las brechas para los estudiantes al crear un equipo de mejoramiento que conecta a maestros, administradores, personal de la oficina de educación del condado con dos proveedores de educación temprana sin fines de lucro para liderar este trabajo.

Si bien los distritos individuales pueden hacer este importante trabajo para nuestros alumnos más jóvenes de forma aislada, sabemos que los educadores son más fuertes juntos. Desde junio de 2020, después de un año de aprendizaje a distancia casi en su totalidad, nueve distritos de California se conectaron, colaboraron y se apoyaron mutuamente para construir un puente académico y estructural entre el preescolar y el tercer grado. Estos equipos distritales se reunieron virtualmente para compartir prácticas del salón de clases y datos prometedores sobre éxitos, desafíos y obstáculos. A pesar de las diferencias de tamaño y geografía, estos distritos compartieron la dedicación de servir mejor a los estudiantes bilingües emergentes y en desventaja socioeconómica.

De vuelta en Buttonwillow, los miembros de la junta agruparon con éxito sus animales de granja de plástico en grupos de tres y cuatro para completar la lección.

Aunque esta actividad por sí sola no creará coherencia, Yáñez y González expresaron que estaban contentos de que los miembros de la junta tuvieran un ejemplo tangible de cómo los maestros trabajan juntos en todos los niveles de grado.

“Incluso en nuestro pequeño distrito es importante dar a los miembros de la junta una conexión con la experiencia de los estudiantes”, remarcaron. Stuart Packard, superintendente de Buttonwillow señaló que la presentación de la junta fue “una oportunidad para que nuestros maestros líderes mostraran su trabajo en equipo de calidad durante el año pasado. Su perseverancia para continuar enfocándose en la coherencia incluso durante el aprendizaje a distancia fue encomiable“.

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LA UC ABANDONA OFICIALMENTE LAS UC OFFICIALLY DITCHES ANY TESTS FOR UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS PRUEBAS PARA ADMISIONES DE PREGRADO

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-Cecilia Estolano, presidenta de la Junta de Dirigentes de la UC Luego de meses de reuniones, un grupo de trabajo del Senado Académico de la UC recomendó en septiembre que la UC no adoptara la prueba de admisión. Su informe dijo que la revisión de la evaluación Smarter Balanced como una prueba de admisión simplemente recrearía los mismos problemas que llevaron a la Junta de Dirigentes de la UC a deshacerse del SAT y ACT.

he University of California will not require any kind of admissions test for students trying to gain entry as undergraduates, system leaders reiterated Thursday.

Though the system voted last year to do away with requiring the SAT and ACT admissions tests, still up in the air was whether the UC would decide to use any other test.

Signs already strongly suggested that the answer was no. A December 2020 report and more recent September report stated that creating a new test and using an existing assessment 11th graders have to take already aren’t feasible. On Thursday, UC leaders reaffirmed that the system will be testfree for undergraduate admissions going forward.

“We don’t have an assessment now that we believe we can use effectively,” said UC President Michael Drake at Thursday’s UC Board of Regents meeting.

Después de eliminar el SAT y el ACT en 2020, la Universidad de California dijo recientemente que ya no consideraría usar ninguna prueba como parte de su proceso de admisión de pregrado. Photo Credit: Jeswin Thomas / Unsplash

The University of California system decided at a Board of Regents meeting to abandon standardized tests as part of its undergraduate admissions process. Photo Credit: Susan Gold / Unsplash

The Board of Regents agreed with the move, said its chair, Cecilia Estolano. “We reached a conclusive decision that there isn’t right now a test or an assessment that we feel comfortable using in our admissions process.”

Overall, Smarter Balanced “captures the inequities in opportunities to learn across California schools that are pronounced by race and socioeconomic status,” the Academic Senate group’s September report said.

“This will have national implications,” she added.

President Drake last month agreed with that recommendation.

The SAT and ACT have long been the focus of critics who say they are racially biased and give a leg up to wealthier students whose families can afford pricey test preparation.

Having no testing requirement is also seen as one reason why the UC admitted its most diverse class for this fall, according to a July press statement from President Drake’s office. The number of low-income students who were admitted to a UC campus jumped by 10% since 2020.

How we got here The creation of a new test is out of the question because it would take too long to develop, a December 2020 academic report to the UC Office of the President said. The Board of Regents’ vote last year to get rid of the SAT included the possibility of having a replacement test by 2024. But another academic report indicated creating a new test would take nine years. In effect, the Board of Regents’ tight deadline ruled out a new test, the December 2020 report said.

The UC’s focus then shifted to using an existing test called Smarter Balanced. It’s an assessment federal law requires that California public school students take for free in classrooms in grades 3 through 8 and 11. Unlike the SAT, though, the Smarter Balanced isn’t a “high stakes” test that determines a student’s academic fate. It’s chiefly used by state and district officials to measure whether students are making academic progress.

Generally, it’s not a test K-12 students stress over.

“This will have national implications.”

-CECILIA ESTOLANO, CHAIR, UC BOARD OF REGENTS After months of meetings, a working group of the UC Academic Senate recommended in September that the UC not adopt the test for admissions.

Its report said overhauling the Smarter Balanced assessment as an admissions test would just recreate the same issues that prompted the UC Board of Regents to get rid of the SAT and ACT. For one, using it for admissions would turn the Smarter Balanced assessment into a major source of anxiety for students given its sudden high-stakes nature. Next, making Smarter Balanced an admissions tool would create a new marketplace for test-prep, which the Academic Senate group said would result in wealthier families hiring tutors and purchasing other materials to give their students a leg up.

Are admissions tests at the UC gone forever?

Could the UC change its stance and adopt an admissions test again? Maybe, Drake said. If a test comes along and “does what we believe it should do in a way that we believe it’s effective, we certainly could consider adopting such a thing in the future.”

At least one Regent thought keeping the door slightly open for another testing requirement is illadvised, given how much work is required to overhaul admissions requirements.

“We would have to rewrite our entire admissions system again,” said Alexis Atsilvsgi Zaragoza, a Berkeley student and Regents member, who noted that admissions offices at the UC scrambled to adjust their criteria for letting students in after the Regents removed the SAT requirement.

More work for admissions offices without a test Still, without a test, admitting students becomes more challenging because of the workload it represents for admissions officers, Estolano said.

That the UC ditched the SAT has already led to record-level applications to the system. For fall 2021, the first season after the UC dropped its testing requirement, the UC received more than 200,000 applications, compared with 172,000 in 2020.

Training admissions office staff on the “comprehensive review” process that looks at grades, extra-curriculars, the socio-economic factors in which students grow up and other non-test criteria becomes even more important, Estolano said.

Relying more on artificial intelligence may be one way to help with the workload. A report to the Regents this week noted that AI plays a small part in admissions and financial aid decisions at campuses, but its role could be expanded. “Algorithms could be employed to create a predictive score for each applicant, a process that could help to supplement evaluation by admissions staff,” the report said.

But there are pitfalls to that approach, the report cautioned.

“However, the potential for adverse outcomes or unintended consequences can be ingrained in AI-enabled tools if they draw on outdated training data or data that is incomplete or unrepresentative of a broad demographic.”

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a Universidad de California no requerirá ningún tipo de prueba de admisión para los estudiantes que intenten inscribirse, reiteraron los líderes del sistema el jueves.

Aunque el sistema votó el año pasado para eliminar la exigencia de las pruebas de admisión SAT y ACT, todavía estaba en el aire si la UC decidiría utilizar alguna otra prueba.

Las señales ya sugerían fuertemente que la respuesta era no. Un informe de diciembre de 2020 y un informe más reciente de septiembre indicaron que la creación de una nueva prueba y el uso de una evaluación existente ya no eran factibles. El jueves, los líderes de la UC reafirmaron que el sistema estará libre de pruebas para las admisiones de pregrado en el futuro.

“Ahora no tenemos una evaluación que creemos que podemos usar de manera efectiva”, dijo el presidente de la UC, Michael Drake, en la reunión de la Junta de Dirigentes de la UC el jueves.

La Junta de Dirigentes estuvo de acuerdo con la medida, dijo su presidenta, Cecilia Estolano. “Llegamos a la decisión concluyente de que en este momento no hay una prueba o una evaluación que nos haga sentir cómodos para usar en nuestro proceso de admisión”.

“Esto tendrá implicaciones nacionales”, agregó.

El SAT y el ACT han sido durante mucho tiempo el punto de enfoque de los críticos que dicen que tienen prejuicios raciales y dan una ventaja a los estudiantes más ricos cuyas familias pueden pagar una cuota costosa para los exámenes.

No tener requisitos de prueba también se considera una de las razones por las que la UC admitió su clase más diversa para este otoño, según un comunicado de prensa de julio de la oficina del presidente Drake. La cantidad de estudiantes de bajos ingresos que fueron admitidos en un campus de la UC saltó un 10% a comparación del año 2020.

Cómo llegamos aquí La creación de una nueva prueba está fuera de discusión porque llevaría demasiado tiempo desarrollarla, dijo un informe académico de diciembre de 2020 a la Oficina del Presidente de la UC. El voto de la Junta de Dirigentes el año pasado para deshacerse del SAT incluyó la posibilidad de tener una prueba de reemplazo para 2024. Pero otro informe académico indicó que la creación de una nueva prueba tomaría nueve años. En efecto, el ajustado plazo de la Junta de Dirigentes descartó una nueva prueba, según el informe.

Luego, el enfoque de la UC cambió al uso de una prueba existente llamada Smarter Balanced. Es una evaluación que la ley federal requiere que los estudiantes de las escuelas públicas de California tomen gratis en las aulas de los grados 3 al 8 y 11. Sin embargo, a diferencia del SAT, Smarter Balanced no es una prueba de “alto riesgo” que determina el destino académico de un estudiante. Es utilizado principalmente por funcionarios estatales y distritales para medir si los estudiantes están progresando académicamente. Generalmente, no es una prueba por la que los estudiantes de K-12 se estresen.

“Esto tendrá implicaciones nacionales”.

Por un lado, usarlo para las admisiones convertiría la evaluación Smarter Balanced en una fuente importante de ansiedad para los estudiantes dada su naturaleza repentina de alto riesgo. Luego, hacer de Smarter Balanced una herramienta de admisión crearía un nuevo mercado para la preparación de exámenes, lo que, según el grupo del Senado Académico, resultaría en familias más adineradas que contratarían tutores y comprarían otros materiales para darles una ventaja a sus estudiantes.

En general, Smarter Balanced “captura las desigualdades en las oportunidades de aprendizaje en las escuelas de California que se manifiestan por la raza y el nivel socioeconómico”, explicó el Senado Académico en su informe de septiembre.

El presidente Drake estuvo de acuerdo el mes pasado con que no se hiciera ningún examen de admisión a los estudiantes. ¿Se acabaron para siempre las pruebas de admisión en la UC? ¿Podría la UC cambiar su postura y volver a adoptar una prueba de admisión? Quizás, dijo Drake. Si aparece una prueba y “hace lo que creemos que debería hacer de una manera que creemos que es efectiva, ciertamente podríamos considerar adoptarla en el futuro”.

Al menos un dirigente pensó que mantener la puerta ligeramente abierta para otro requisito de prueba no es aconsejable, dada la cantidad de trabajo que se requiere para revisar los requisitos de admisión.

“Tendríamos que reescribir todo nuestro sistema de admisión nuevamente”, dijo Alexis Atsilvsgi Zaragoza, estudiante de Berkeley y miembro del grupo de Dirigentes, quien señaló que las oficinas de admisiones de la UC se apresuraron a ajustar sus criterios para permitir que los estudiantes ingresen después de que los Dirigentes eliminaron el requisito de SAT. Más trabajo para las oficinas de admisiones sin examen Aún así, sin una prueba, admitir estudiantes se vuelve más desafiante debido a la carga de trabajo que representa para el personal del departamento de admisiones, dijo Estolano. El hecho de que la UC abandonó el SAT ya ha dado lugar a aplicaciones de nivel récord en el sistema. Para el otoño de 2021, la primera temporada después de que la UC eliminó su requisito de prueba, la UC recibió más de 200,000 solicitudes, en comparación con las 172,000 de 2020.

Capacitar al personal de la oficina de admisiones en el proceso de “revisión integral” que analiza las calificaciones, los factores socioeconómicos en los que crecen los estudiantes y otros criterios que no son exámenes, se vuelve aún más importante, dijo Estolano.

Depender más de la inteligencia artificial puede ser una forma de ayudar con la carga de trabajo. Esta semana, un informe a los Dirigentes señaló que, la IA juega un papel pequeño en las admisiones y las decisiones de ayuda financiera en los campus, pero su función podría ampliarse. “Se podrían emplear algoritmos para crear una puntuación predictiva para cada solicitante, un proceso que podría ayudar a complementar la evaluación del personal de admisiones”, dice el informe.

Pero hay trampas en ese enfoque, advirtió el informe.

“Sin embargo, el potencial de resultados adversos o consecuencias no deseadas puede estar arraigado en las herramientas habilitadas por IA si se basan en datos de entrenamiento obsoletos o datos incompletos o no representativos de un grupo demográfico amplio”.

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la COVID-19, una vez más estamos peleando una guerra en dos frentes: contra el virus y contra la desinformación desenfrenada”, dice el presidente de la AMA (American Medical Association) , Dr. Gerald E. Harmon.

OVID-19 vaccines are overwhelmingly safe and highly effective at reducing the risk of severe disease, hospitalizations and death.

Unfortunately, misinformation and pervasive myths continue to sow doubt, leaving many unprotected.

Éstos son algunos de los principales mitos que los médicos están escuchando y lo que usted debe saber:

Roughly 99% of deaths linked to COVID-19 in the latest wave -- and the vast majority of cases involving severe symptoms that require hospitalization -- were among patients who weren’t fully vaccinated, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“With high levels of community spread of COVID-19, we’re once again fighting a two-front war: against the virus and against rampant misinformation,” says American Medical Association president, Gerald E. Harmon, M.D. Here are some of the top myths physicians are hearing and what you need to know: Can COVID-19 vaccines impact fertility? Risks to fertility or the ability to become pregnant after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine were disproven through clinical trials and real-world data points.

While pregnant women weren’t specifically targeted for vaccine trials, several participants became pregnant without issue during the trial duration and there’s been no demonstrated real-world impact on fertility. Moreover, COVID-19 itself carries significant risks for pregnant women, including higher risks of preterm labor and stillbirth, and higher risks of hypertension and pneumonia for pregnant women. There’s also no evidence showing that COVID-19 vaccines affect male fertility.

Can vaccinated people “shed” spike proteins, affecting those close to them? Vaccine shedding can only occur when a vaccine contains a weakened version of the virus. None of the COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use in the United States contain a live virus, so it’s not biologically possible for a vaccinated person to affect an unvaccinated person by proxy or by “shedding” spike proteins.

I’ve already had COVID-19. Do I need the vaccine? Yes, the data shows that unvaccinated individuals are more than twice as likely to be reinfected with COVID-19 than those who were fully vaccinated after initially contracting the virus. Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and those around you.

Why do I need the vaccine if breakthrough infections are possible? Some fully vaccinated people will still get sick because no vaccine is 100% effective. However, data show that vaccination may make COVID-19 symptoms less severe.

The vaccines have also been shown to provide substantial protection against death and hospitalization in cases of breakthrough infection.

I’m young and healthy. Do I really need the vaccine? Many young, previously healthy people have gotten seriously ill or died from COVID-19, and those numbers are increasing with new, more transmissible variants. There’s no way to predict how you’ll respond to infection. Additionally, vaccines help prevent you from carrying the virus and transmitting it to others. Reducing the number of unvaccinated people will mitigate transmission of the virus.

I have allergies. Should I be worried about a reaction to the vaccine? There have been very rare (2.5-5 people per million) reports of severe (anaphylactic) allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.

Having severe allergic reactions to certain foods, bee stings or oral medications doesn’t mean you will have an allergic reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine.

The vaccination sites are prepared to evaluate and handle these situations on individual bases.

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“The evidence around vaccinations is abundantly clear; they’re safe, effective and will help protect you and your loved ones from severe COVID and death,” says Dr. Harmon. “If you have questions about the vaccine, its safety, or effectiveness, please speak to your physician. We are here for you, eager to answer your questions, and get you protected from this virus.”

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as vacunas contra la COVID-19 son abrumadoramente seguras y altamente efectivas para reducir el riesgo de enfermedades graves, hospitalizaciones y muerte. Desafortunadamente, la desinformación y los mitos generalizados continúan sembrando dudas, dejando a muchas personas desprotegidas.

Aproximadamente el 99% de las muertes relacionadas con la COVID-19 en la última ola, y la gran mayoría de los casos que involucran síntomas graves que requieren hospitalización, se dieron entre pacientes que no estaban completamente vacunados, según los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades.

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Approval of Final Feasibility Study/Remedial Action Plan for Southern Pacific Brisbane The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has approved the final Feasibility Study/Remedial Action Plan (FS/RAP) for the northern 35 acres of the Southern Pacific Brisbane property located at Geneva Avenue and Bayshore Boulevard in Brisbane, CA 94014 (Site). The approved remedy will ensure long-term protection of human health and the environment under future Site uses allowed under the voter-approved Measure JJ. The next step is preparation of the Remedial Design Implementation Plan. Remediation work is expected to begin in 2023 and continue for roughly three years.

This remedy addresses the following chemicals of concern in soil: metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). The final FS/RAP requires on-site consolidation of contaminated soil underneath a protective cap of clean soil or hardscape (2,500 cubic yards/208 truckloads); transport contaminated soil (2,500 cubic yards/208 truckloads) to a permitted disposal facility; protective caps consisting of clean soil or hardscape; conducting soil vapor testing prior to constructing buildings; installing soil vapor mitigation systems, if necessary; and land use restrictions that prohibit the use of groundwater and establishment of a Soil Management Plan. There will be annual inspections and a review of the effectiveness of the remedy every five years.

California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): As the responsible agency having regulatory authority over the Site, DTSC prepared an addendum to the City of Brisbane’s Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse Number 2006022136), which concluded that the remedy would not result in new significant environmental impacts or increase in severity of impacts.

Where can I get more information? You may view the final FS/RAP at Brisbane City Hall, 50 Park Place, Brisbane, CA 94005 (call for more information 415-508-2120), the Visitacion Valley branch library located at 201 Leland Avenue, San Francisco (call 415-355-2848 for more information), or online at www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public (search for Site code 41490037).

Contact Information: Nicole Yuen, Project Manager at (510) 540-3881 or Nicole.Yuen@dtsc. ca.gov; Asha Setty, Public Participation Specialist at (510) 540-3910, toll-free at (866) 495- 5651 or Asha.Setty@dtsc.ca.gov; For media requests, please contact: Barbara Zumwalt, Public Information Officer at (916) 445-2964 or Barbara.Zumwalt@dtsc.ca.gov

¿Pueden las vacunas contra la COVID-19 afectar la fertilidad? Los riesgos para la fertilidad o la capacidad de quedar embarazada después de recibir una vacuna contra la COVID-19 se refutaron a través de ensayos clínicos y puntos de datos del mundo real. Si bien no hubo una orientación específica para las mujeres embarazadas en los ensayos de vacunas, varias participantes quedaron embarazadas sin problemas mientras duró el ensayo y no se ha demostrado un impacto en el mundo real en la fertilidad. Además, la COVID-19 en sí misma conlleva riesgos significativos para las mujeres embarazadas, incluidos mayores riesgos de parto prematuro y muerte fetal, así como mayores riesgos de hipertensión y neumonía para las mujeres embarazadas. Tampoco hay evidencia que demuestre que las vacunas contra la COVID-19 afecten la fertilidad masculina. ¿Pueden las personas vacunadas “desprender” proteínas espiga, afectando a las personas cercanas a ellas? El desprendimiento de la vacuna solo puede ocurrir cuando una vacuna contiene una versión debilitada del virus. Ninguna de las vacunas de la COVID-19 autorizadas para su uso en los Estados Unidos contiene un virus vivo, por lo que no es biológicamente posible que una persona vacunada afecte a una persona no vacunada por cercanía o por “desprender” proteínas espiga.

Ya he tenido COVID-19. ¿Necesito la vacuna?

Sí, los datos muestran que las personas no vacunadas tienen más del doble de probabilidades de volver a infectarse con COVID-19 que aquellas que estaban completamente vacunadas después de contraer inicialmente el virus. Ponerse la vacuna es la mejor manera de protegerse a usted mismo y a quienes le rodean. ¿Por qué necesito la vacuna si son posibles las infecciones postvacunación? Algunas personas completamente vacunadas aún se enfermarán porque ninguna vacuna es 100% efectiva. Sin embargo, los datos demuestran que la vacunación puede hacer que los síntomas de COVID-19 sean menos graves. También se ha demostrado que las vacunas proporcionan una protección sustancial contra la muerte y la hospitalización en casos de infección postvacunación.

Soy joven y saludable. ¿Realmente necesito la vacuna? Muchas personas jóvenes, previamente sanas, se han enfermado gravemente o han muerto a causa de la COVID-19, y esas cifras están aumentando con nuevas variantes más transmisibles. No hay forma de predecir cómo responderá usted a la infección. Además, las vacunas ayudan a evitar que usted porte el virus y lo transmita a otros.

Reducir el número de personas no vacunadas mitigará la transmisión del virus.

Tengo alergias. ¿Debería preocuparme por una reacción a la vacuna? Ha habido informes muy escasos (2.5-5 personas por millón) de reacciones alérgicas graves (anafilácticas) a las vacunas COVID-19. Tener reacciones alérgicas graves a ciertos alimentos, picaduras de abeja o medicamentos orales no significa que tendrá una reacción alérgica a una vacuna de la COVID-19. Los sitios de vacunación están preparados para evaluar y manejar estas situaciones de modo individual.

Se puede encontrar más información basada en hechos sobre las vacunas visitando cdc.gov o DeTiDepende.org.

“La evidencia en torno a las vacunas es muy clara: son seguras, efectivas y ayudarán a protegerlos a usted y a sus seres queridos de la COVID grave y la muerte”, dice el Dr. Harmon. “Si tiene preguntas sobre la vacuna, su seguridad o efectividad, hable con su médico. Estamos aquí para usted, ansiosos por responder a sus preguntas y protegerlo de este virus”.

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arai Saldana esperaba comenzar su último año en UC Merced desde un apartamento nuevo donde ya había firmado un contrato de arrendamiento. Pero las cosas no salieron como esperaba y Saldana pasó las dos primeras semanas del año escolar yendo de un hotel a otro.

Los retrasos en la construcción habían retrasado la apertura de Merced Station, el complejo privado de apartamentos para estudiantes donde había planeado vivir, dejando a más de 500 de los más de 9,000 estudiantes de UC Merced sin vivienda.

En habitaciones de hotel pagadas por la universidad, Saldana y su compañera de cuarto se turnaban para estudiar o comer en el único escritorio. Sin cocina, no podía preparar comida. Y debido a que los hoteles tenían que hacer espacio para huéspedes que no eran estudiantes y que ya tenían reservaciones, dijo, la universidad le asignó tres hoteles diferentes en un lapso de 11 días. El movimiento constante afectó sus estudios.

“No empecé tan bien como esperaba”, dijo. “Empecé a quedarme atrás”.

Saldana finalmente encontró una habitación para alquilar fuera del campus. Pero su experiencia refleja la de miles de estudiantes en todo el sistema de la UC que estaban ansiosos por regresar a su vida cotidiana en el campus este otoño después de un año de aprendizaje en línea durante la pandemia y se encontraron con dificultades para encontrar una vivienda. Al no poder asegurar los dormitorios o pagar costosos apartamentos fuera del campus, algunos terminaron en viviendas poco convencionales: habitaciones de hoteles locales.

Al menos cuatro campus de la UC ofrecieron una opción de hotel, proporcionando un alivio temporal a cientos de estudiantes. Pero el apoyo financiero que los acompañó varió de un campus a otro. Y para muchos estudiantes, encontrar viviendas más permanentes y asequibles sigue siendo difícil, incluso cuando se acerca el final del trimestre de otoño.

decisiones. Para mantener seguros los campus de COVID, algunos reservan camas para poner en cuarentena a los estudiantes que se infectan y densidad reducida en los dormitorios, lo que significa que había menos camas disponibles. Y en ciudades costeras como Santa Cruz y Santa Bárbara, los estudiantes se encontraron frente a mercados de vivienda que fueron transformados por la pandemia. Además de acampar en hoteles, algunos recurrieron a otras medidas extremas para contrarrestar el alto costo de vida, incluido el couchsurfing y los desplazamientos de largas distancias.

Los estudiantes de UC Merced que vivían en hoteles se han mudado desde entonces a apartamentos o viviendas en el campus, dijo el vicerrector de Asuntos Estudiantiles, Charles Nies. Pero UC Santa Bárbara, UC San Diego y UC Santa Cruz también han recurrido a hoteles para alojar estudiantes.

Al 16 de noviembre, había 280 estudiantes de UC Santa Bárbara alojados en 10 hoteles diferentes contratados por la universidad, dijo Mario Muñoz, director asociado de Vida Residencial y Comunitaria durante una reunión en el ayuntamiento el 16 de noviembre. Eso es menos de aproximadamente 350 a principios del trimestre después de que algunos estudiantes pudieron asegurar una vivienda en otro lugar.

Los funcionarios de la universidad dijeron que los estudiantes en hoteles pagan $26 por día, el equivalente a un espacio de ocupación doble en apartamentos de propiedad de la universidad, y la escuela está cubriendo los $175 restantes por día.

La estudiante de quinto año, Sarah Hamidi, dijo que comenzó a buscar una vivienda en junio, después de que la universidad anunciara que volvería a las clases presenciales. Pero la pusieron en una lista de espera y le dijeron que las residencias y los apartamentos ya estaban llenos. Hamidi no pudo encontrar vivienda en las comunidades cercanas de Isla Vista y Goleta.

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Sarah Hamidi, de 22 años, estudiante de último año en UCSB, revisa su teléfono en su habitación de hotel el 17 de noviembre de 2021. Hamidi, quien solicitó una vivienda con la esperanza de conseguir un apartamento, se encontró con una lista de espera y luego se le dio una habitación de hotel temporal en Santa Bárbara que ocupa desde septiembre de 2021. Photo Credit: Julie Leopo / CalMatters

dad que le ofrecía una habitación en Ramada by Wyndham y tomó lo que vio como su única opción.

Ella viaja al campus en automóvil, cocina algunas de sus comidas en una olla instantánea y pide a DoorDash el resto.

La lucha por la vivienda se sumó a un final ya frustrante de su experiencia universitaria. Recientemente se enteró de que no podía terminar la especialidad que eligió debido a una calificación baja en una clase. Cuando firmó el contrato de vivienda, dijo, lloró.

“Este es mi último año en UCSB”, comentó. “No podía creer que esa fuera mi situación”.

Madeline Castro, estudiante de último año de UCSB, paga $750 de su bolsillo al mes por una habitación en Pacifica Suites. Tiene su propio espacio con una cama tamaño king, una pequeña nevera, un microondas y un escritorio, pero dice que se siente sola.

“El objetivo de venir a la universidad es tener un compañero de cuarto y una experiencia divertida, ¿verdad?”, dijo Castro.

Al principio, los estudiantes enfrentaron una fecha límite, la cual era diciembre, para encontrar alojamiento en otro lugar o pagar el precio del hotel por su cuenta.

Castro dijo que estaba teniendo problemas para ahorrar para un depósito y que buscar un lugar en el mercado inmobiliario de Santa Bárbara la dejó “súper estresada”.

La difícil situación de los estudiantes en los hoteles se convirtió en un punto de reunión para Food Not Bombs, un colectivo local de

ayuda mutua, que organizó un mitin el 5 de noviembre pidiendo a la universidad que extienda los contratos con los hoteles. Cientos de estudiantes asistieron, impulsados por una reacción violenta contra una propuesta de vivienda en el campus denominada “Dormzilla” en informes de prensa y redes sociales. El edificio propuesto de 4,500 camas, Munger Hall, ha sido criticado por su diseño, que incluye dormitorios sin ventanas.

En la reunión del 16 de noviembre, Muñoz dijo que la universidad planea extender los contratos de hotel hasta el trimestre de invierno para quienes los necesiten.

“En este punto, buscamos priorizar el traslado de los estudiantes que se encuentran en hoteles al alojamiento del campus. Nuestra intención es que cualquier persona que se encuentre actualmente en un hotel reciba una oferta de alojamiento en el campus o un contrato de hotel extendido durante el trimestre de invierno”, explicó Muñoz.

Si bien UC Santa Barbara subsidia el costo de las habitaciones de hotel para los estudiantes, y UC Merced pagó la cuenta completa más el servicio de transporte y las tarjetas de la tienda de comestibles, los estudiantes que recurren a la vida en un hotel en UC San Diego deben pagar su propio viaje.

Cuatro hoteles Marriott cerca de La Jolla ofrecen a los estudiantes de UCSD tarifas con descuento para estadías prolongadas, y un portavoz de la universidad estimó que allí se alojaban unos 20 estudiantes.

Por ejemplo, los estudiantes pueden reservar una habitación en el Residence Inn San Diego Del Mar por $169 por noche. Pero incluso esa tasa de descuento equivale a alrededor de $5,000 por mes. La portavoz de UCSD, Leslie Sepuka, dijo que la universidad no paga las facturas de hotel de los estudiantes, pero que pueden solicitar un subsidio único para cubrir parte del costo a través del Centro de Necesidades Básicas de la escuela.

Si bien los hoteles pueden ser agradables por las comodidades, no son una opción viable para los estudiantes de bajos ingresos y aquellos que no reciben apoyo financiero de sus familias, comentó Kida Bradley, estudiante de segundo año de UCSD. “Es como poner un curita en una herida de bala”, dijo Bradley. En cambio, ella y otro estudiante involucrados en el gobierno estudiantil de UCSD redactaron una propuesta para los administradores pidiéndoles que proporcionen más viviendas de emergencia en el campus y que permitan estadías en los sofás de los dormitorios.

UC Santa Cruz también está usando 60 habitaciones en un Best Western local para albergar a estudiantes graduados.

La tarifa mensual de $2,700 incluye desayuno. Los estudiantes pagan lo que cuesta el alojamiento tradicional para estudiantes graduados en el campus ($1,247 al mes), mientras que la universidad subsidia el resto. Al igual que otros estudiantes alojados en hoteles, los estudiantes de posgrado no tienen dónde cocinar.

Rojina Bozorgnia, estudiante de último año de UCSC y vicepresidenta de asuntos externos de la Student Union Assembly, dijo que el hotel es una buena opción para los estudiantes que actualmente no pueden encontrar alojamiento, pero no es una solución a largo plazo.

“No es realmente una forma sostenible de lidiar con la crisis de la vivienda”, dijo Bozorgnia. “Es una solución a muy corto plazo para un problema que no hemos abordado a largo plazo”.

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Un problema de mucho tiempo La vivienda asequible ha sido durante mucho tiempo un problema para las universidades públicas de California. En 2020, el 16% de los estudiantes de la UC vivían en hoteles, viviendas transitorias o lugares al aire libre porque no tenían viviendas permanentes, según un informe de la Oficina de Analista Legislativo del estado. Aunque el sistema de UC ha agregado 20,000 camas más en sus 10 campus desde el año escolar 2015-16, todavía quedaban más de 7,500 estudiantes en listas de espera para conseguir alojamiento en el campus durante el otoño de 2021, encontró la LAO.

Estudiantes de la Universidad de California, Josh Lewis, dijo que la crisis de viviendas para estudiantes de este año no tiene precedentes. Los estudiantes abandonaron las comunidades durante la pandemia, agregó Lewis, y los propietarios adquirieron nuevos inquilinos.

“Esos propietarios [están] ahora tratando de adoptar enfoques depredadores para recuperarse de COVID, aumentando drásticamente el precio del alquiler a medida que las protecciones del alquiler están terminando en algunas de las ciudades de nuestros campus de la UC”, concluyó.

Los legisladores de California buscan soluciones. Se comprometieron a invertir $500 millones para viviendas de estudiantes en el presupuesto estatal de este año – una cifra que, según los expertos, no es suficiente para cubrir las necesidades.

Un subcomité de la Asamblea sobre financiamiento de la educación celebró recientemente una audiencia para discutir cómo el estado puede apoyar aún más a los colegios y universidades públicas de California para construir viviendas asequibles para estudiantes. El asambleísta Kevin McCarty (D-Sacramento), presidente del subcomité, dijo que la mayoría de los administradores universitarios le han dicho que quieren crear más viviendas en el campus porque es una propuesta comercial de bajo riesgo con un mercado cautivo: los estudiantes.

“Si lo construyes, literalmente vendrán, porque de todos modos están allí”, dijo McCarty.

Pero las preocupaciones de los campus sobre asumir demasiadas deudas, las regulaciones ambientales y la oposición de la comunidad han contribuido a desacelerar el ritmo de la construcción. Los funcionarios de la UC han abogado por que los legisladores creen un fondo de préstamos rotatorio permanente con cero por ciento de interés del que las universidades puedan pedir prestado.

Mientras tanto, Hamidi, la estudiante de UC Santa Bárbara, todavía no está segura de sus planes para el resto del año escolar. Solicitó una vivienda universitaria para el trimestre de invierno. Dijo que si no recibe un contrato, seguirá quedándose en un hotel.

Para Castro, el trimestre de invierno parece más prometedor.

Recientemente consiguió un lugar en los apartamentos de la universidad fuera del campus, después de haber sido incluida en una lista de prioridades. Pero es consciente de que muchos de sus compañeros de estudios aún no tienen alojamiento.

“Me siento aliviada ahora, pero no todo el mundo tiene eso”, concluyó.

Loyola y Ananthavel son compañeros de CalMatters College Journalism Network, una colaboración entre CalMatters y estudiantes de periodismo de todo California.

Marnette Federis contribuyó con el reportaje. Esta historia y otra cobertura de educación superior son apoyadas por College Futures Foundation.

La pandemia exacerbó la crisis inmobiliaria de la UC. Los administradores dijeron que la incertidumbre sobre si la instrucción sería en persona o en línea creó una avalancha de estudiantes de último minuto que solicitaron alojamiento después de que se tomaron esas

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a primera vez que William Joseph Brown llenó una encuesta para intentar conseguir una vivienda permanente, estaba viviendo al lado de una carretera. Eso fue en diciembre de 2019.

A fines de agosto de este año, cuando la agencia de transporte de California lo sacó de la misma franja de tierra escondida detrás de la rampa de salida de San Clemente en la Interestatal 5 en dirección norte, todavía no tenía dónde vivir.

Caltrans eliminó a Brown y otras 20 personas debido a la “amenaza inmediata de fuego a la seguridad”, ya que estaban “usando llamas abiertas para cocinar cerca de la vegetación seca”, dijo un portavoz a CalMatters.

La agencia dijo que seis de esas personas fueron asignadas a viviendas permanentes. Brown dijo que recibió un vale para una habitación de hotel durante aproximadamente una semana, y luego otro, que expiró recientemente.

Pero todavía está esperando el bono de vivienda permanente que le prometieron hace dos años. Brown dijo que ninguno de sus amigos salió de la indigencia desde que los sacaron del campamento, tampoco: “Simplemente están en un lugar diferente”.

“Estábamos en la rampa de salida porque estábamos fuera del camino”, dijo. “La gente no quiere ver personas sin hogar. Muchos de nosotros estuvimos allí porque ese era el último lugar al que podíamos ir”.

California está gastando más que nunca en personas sin hogar ($ 12 mil millones entre 2021 y 2023), lo que también significa que hay más presión para tener un impacto. La mayor parte de ese dinero se destinará a crear más espacios para vivir y proporcionar recursos de salud mental para las personas que ahora están en las calles.

Pero Caltrans está utilizando parte del dinero en un esfuerzo intensificado para sacar a personas como Brown de las bulliciosas autopistas del estado en nombre de la seguridad.

“Tenemos que lidiar con la falta de vivienda”, dijo el gobernador Gavin Newsom en la Cumbre Económica de California 2021 en Monterey el 9 de noviembre.

“Tenemos que lidiar con la limpieza del estado, las calles, la limpieza de nuestras vías pasos a desnivel, nuestros pasos superiores, eliminación de grafitis, tratamiento de campamentos”.

Reducir la falta de vivienda es una prioridad para muchos votantes. Y es probable que sea un gran problema de campaña en 2022, como lo fue para las elecciones del 14 de septiembre sobre si retirar Newsom.

Pero si bien puede ser una buena política sacar a las personas sin hogar de lugares públicos visibles, los expertos dicen que solo está trasladando el problema a otro lugar.

“Gastar dinero estatal en acosar a personas que luchan bajo los impactos de fallas en las políticas locales, estatales y federales es contraproducente”, dijo Margot Kushel, directora de la Iniciativa Benioff para Personas sin Hogar y Vivienda en la Universidad de California en San Francisco. “Presentaría la idea radical de tomar la perspectiva de las personas que viven allí”.

No hay suficientes camas La última vez que los voluntarios y los funcionarios locales contaron el número de personas sin hogar en California fue una noche de enero de 2020. Se encontraron con más de 161.000 personas, dentro y fuera de los refugios. Ese es el número más grande en la nación, pero el recuento se considera ampliamente una subestimación y no toma en cuenta la devastación económica provocada por la pandemia de COVID-19 que comenzó dos meses después.

Aproximadamente el 36% de esas personas en este estado se encuentra sin hogar durante al menos un año , lo que significa que los otros dos tercios eran nuevas personas sin hogar, según datos federales.

Mientras tanto, las ciudades y condados de California informaron el año pasado un poco más de 53,000 camas en un refugio de emergencia o vivienda de transición , o menos de una cama por cada tres personas. En algunas áreas, la proporción llega a cinco personas por cama; ningún condado tiene al menos una cama completa por persona.

-GOV. NOTICIAS DE GAVIN EN NOV. 9 CUMBRE ECONÓMICA

alizan el desplazamiento, ni sus necesidades futuras", dijo.

"La situación con los campamentos en California es inaceptable", dijo Newsom en un comunicado reciente. "Me niego a aceptar el status quo: nuestros compatriotas californianos que sufren viviendo en tiendas de campaña, bajo desniveles de carreteras, expuestos a los elementos y viviendo en condiciones insalubres".

A través de un estudio de modelos informáticos que no se sometió a una revisión por pares, Barocas descubrió que en Boston, la disolución de un campamento para personas sin hogar tenía más probabilidades de aumentar las sobredosis, las hospitalizaciones y la mortalidad.

Durante la cumbre económica, el gobernador dijo que su oficina había identificado 100 campamentos como las principales prioridades y estaba trabajando con Caltrans para limpiarlos "de una manera reflexiva y estratégica", una promesa que ha hecho varias veces.

Josh Lowe, de 32 años, hizo una balsa con tablas y madera para cruzar el arroyo San Mateo y llegar a donde se ha estado quedando en San Clemente. Lowe se mudó al bosque con su perro después de que un campamento en la propiedad de Caltrans fuera retirado el 27 de agosto. Photo Credit: Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters

Sin embargo, hay algunas camas de refugio, en iglesias por ejemplo, que no cuentan en estas estadísticas oficiales porque no reciben dinero del gobierno federal.

Durante la pandemia, hubo muchas más camas disponibles en California como habitaciones de hoteles y moteles alquiladas o compradas por el estado en números récord. Proyecto Roomkey ha proporcionado refugio temporal a más de 48,000 personas durante la pandemia, y Project Homekey ha albergado temporalmente a millares más en 94 hoteles que crearon alrededor de 6,000 unidades de vivienda permanente.

La financiación para este último programa se triplicó en el presupuesto más reciente, de $ 846 millones a $ 2,750 millones. Otros $ 2.2 mil millones durante los próximos tres años se destinarán a la creación de instalaciones de salud conductual.

En Los Ángeles, los funcionarios descubrieron que entre la pérdida en la capacidad de los refugios estilo almacén provocada por las medidas de seguridad de COVID y la ganancia principalmente en las habitaciones de motel que el estado puso a disposición, la capacidad total de los refugios en la ciudad no varió significativamente entre 2020 y 2021 .

Pero los defensores dicen que lograr una proporción de uno a uno en las camas de los refugios para las personas no debería ser el objetivo final. Administrar refugios puede ser muy costoso y, si bien trata el problema temporalmente, puede ser un callejón sin salida cuando no hay una vivienda permanente en el otro lado. La administración encargada de la Vivienda de Los Ángeles, por ejemplo, descubrió que Necesita más del triple de la oferta de vivienda de apoyo permanente existente para satisfacer la demanda.

Además, muchas personas dicen que no quieren entrar en refugios colectivos, donde a menudo no solo están expuestos a condiciones de vida deficientes , sino también a posibles agresiones.

“Si ofreces a las personas traumatizadas estar en un refugio enorme donde puede haber violencia, donde no puede haber un final a la vista, donde te robarán o podrían robar tus cosas, esa no es realmente una oferta”, dijo Kushel.

En el campamento de Brown junto a la I-5, dijo que a él ya otros dos campistas se les ofreció una cama de refugio, pero la rechazaron. Sufre de una afección ocular degenerativa que cierra su visión periférica y dijo que le robaron sus pertenencias varias veces en los refugios. ¿Qué hay en el presupuesto de Caltrans?

El presupuesto incluye $ 1.1 mil millones para un proyecto llamado Clean California , y la mayor parte del dinero se destina a la recolección de basura y al embellecimiento. Newsom ha dicho que agregará alrededor de 11,000 empleos en tres años , y que los jóvenes en riesgo y las personas que anteriormente estaban sin hogar o encarcelados tendrán prioridad.

Si bien el dinero de Clean California se usa para limpiar escombros en campamentos para personas sin hogar, no se puede usar para retirar personas, por lo que Caltrans está recurriendo a una cuenta diferente.

“Tenemos que lidiar con la limpieza del estado, las calles, la limpieza de nuestras vías, nuestros pasos subterráneos, nuestros pasos elevados, la eliminación de grafitis, lidiar con los campamentos”.

Pero hasta ahora su oficina y Caltrans se han negado a identificar las ubicaciones, citando preocupaciones de privacidad y seguridad para los campistas. "¿Cómo se supone que vamos a saber qué está pasando con estos recursos?" preguntó Christopher Martin, director de políticas de Housing California, un grupo de defensa sin fines de lucro. "Es muy a puerta cerrada, y creo que eso es un poco aterrador porque necesitamos saber que alguien se ha hecho realmente responsable".

Caltrans también recibió $ 2.7 millones adicionales este año fiscal para que los coordinadores encargados de personas sin hogar mitiguen los riesgos de seguridad en los campamentos, limpien la basura y los escombros y conecten a las personas que viven en estos campamentos con los servicios de apoyo y la vivienda.

En un comunicado a CalMatters, Caltrans dijo que gastó más de $ 15 millones en el año fiscal que terminó el 30 de septiembre y proyecta gastar casi $ 36 millones el año específicamente en la limpieza de campamentos para personas sin hogar. Realizó solo 19 reubicaciones de campamentos en todo 2020, cuando los funcionarios federales de salud desaconsejaron hacerlo durante la pandemia. Este año, Caltrans ha completado 347 hasta mediados de octubre.

Cuando se les preguntó cómo la agencia lidia con la escasez de refugios y unidades de vivienda, los funcionarios de Caltrans dijeron que “se coordinan con las ciudades y los proveedores de servicios sociales, lo que puede conectar a las personas sin hogar con los servicios. Sin embargo, en los campamentos de alta prioridad donde se ha identificado una amenaza inmediata para la seguridad o la infraestructura esencial, el departamento debe proceder con la limpieza del campamento".

Al mismo tiempo, hay $ 50 millones en nuevas subvenciones para ayudar a los gobiernos locales a lidiar con los campamentos. Las aplicaciones se abrieron recientemente y el dinero se distribuirá el próximo verano.

Nada de ese dinero financiará la limpieza de los campamentos, según Russ Heimerich, portavoz de la Agencia de Vivienda, Servicios al Consumidor y Negocios de California. En cambio, dijo, los beneficiarios obtendrán fondos para brindar servicios adaptados a las necesidades de las personas en esos campamentos.

Heimerich dirigió cualquier pregunta sobre las limpiezas de Caltrans a la agencia de transporte, mientras que Caltrans dirigió las preguntas sobre los programas de servicios de campamentos al Consejo de Coordinación y Financiamiento para Personas sin Hogar de California. Ambos rechazaron múltiples solicitudes de entrevistas telefónicas.

Martin dijo que la aparente falta de coordinación entre los programas era "un poco preocupante".

En febrero, el auditor del estado de California expresó su preocupación por la falta de coordinación entre las múltiples agencias que se ocupan de la falta de vivienda en California: “Al menos nueve agencias estatales administran y supervisan 41 programas diferentes que proporcionan fondos para mitigar la falta de vivienda, sin embargo, ninguna entidad supervisa los esfuerzos del estado o es responsable de desarrollar un plan estratégico a nivel estatal”.

Los nuevos programas plantean una pregunta más importante para Josh Barocas, profesor asociado de medicina en la Universidad de Colorado que estudia la falta de vivienda y el uso de sustancias: ¿Por qué el dinero del transporte se destina a la limpieza de los campamentos para personas sin hogar?

"En realidad, no tiene en cuenta los efectos a largo plazo sobre la salud de los desplazados y los que re-

“Es lo que yo llamaría teatro social”, dijo. “Le está mostrando a su vecindario que está tratando de hacer algo al eliminar literalmente el problema ... La única forma de solucionar este problema es abordar los problemas sociales y estructurales que están perpetuando la pobreza, perpetuando la falta de vivienda en la ciudad."

Si bien Barocas no cree en la limpieza de campamentos, dijo que es valioso el acercamiento continuo a la comunidad, incluso cuando las viviendas aún no están allí. “Llevar los recursos a donde están las personas y, literalmente, encontrarlos donde están, nunca pierde utilidad”, dijo.

“Es lo que yo llamaría teatro social. Le está mostrando a su vecindario que está tratando de hacer algo al eliminar literalmente el problema".

-JOSH BAROCAS, PROFESOR ASOCIADO DE MEDICINA EN LA UNIVERSIDAD DE COLORADO QUE ESTUDIA LA FALTA DE VIVIENDA Eve Garrow, analista de políticas de personas sin hogar y defensora de la ACLU del sur de California, dijo que muchas de las personas que ahora acampan junto a las carreteras de California se encontraban originalmente en lugares más seguros, como parques y baños. Pero se han mudado a la periferia debido al acoso de las fuerzas del orden, un menudo provocado por llamadas al servicio realizado por sus vecinos alojados.

“La respuesta es simple”, dijo. "Deja de criminalizar a la gente".

En un informe reciente , Garrow y sus colegas argumentan que el estado de la vivienda debería ser un grupo social protegido, una política que el grupo de Martin y el Western Center on Law and Poverty esperan avanzar en la próxima sesión de la Legislatura.

Buscando un refugio estable Brown, de 42 años, dijo que había trabajado con varios trabajadores de la salud del condado para estar en la lista de espera para obtener un vale de vivienda permanente, pero todos ellos renunciaron desde entonces. "Parece que nadie puede siquiera darme una respuesta de por qué no está avanzando", dijo.

El vale subsidiaria la vivienda de Brown, por lo que tiene que gastar solo un tercio de su cheque por discapacidad en el alquiler. Pero todavía necesitará encontrar un propietario dispuesto a alquilarle a un hombre que ha estado sin hogar durante más de cinco años.

Eventualmente, quiere poder albergar a su abuela, lo que no podría hacer al costado de una autopista.

También quiere una cura para su visión; se enteró de un ensayo clínico cuando vivía en el campamento, pero dijo que era muy difícil para él considerar la opción si tenía que tomar medicamentos, ya que probablemente se los robarían. Y quiere dejar de preocuparse por que le roben sus cosas todas las noches, cuando apenas puede ver.

Desde que lo echaron del campamento, Brown se conectó con otro proveedor de servicios que está programado para llamarlo para resolver su caso. Alojarse en un hotel con su amiga, Megan, le proporcionó la estabilidad que tanto necesita. "Me acostumbré mucho a eso, y luego nos dijeron que teníamos que irnos".

Brown y tres de sus compañeros de campamento escribieron una carta instando a los líderes electos, funcionarios públicos y proveedores de servicios involucrados en la limpieza del campamento a ser honestos sobre la difícil situación de muchas personas sin hogar: “Admita que el proceso para obtener asistencia es largo, que no hay suficientes viviendas para todos los que están haciendo lo que se supone que deben hacer para recibirla. " Para que conste: Este artículo ha sido actualizado para aclarar que la fuente de dinero que Caltrans está usando para sacar a las personas sin hogar de los campamentos no es el programa Clean California.

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WILL CALIFORNIA’S PLAN FOR CLEARING HOMELESS CAMPS WORK?

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see 41 different programs that provide funding to mitigate homelessness, yet no single entity oversees the State’s efforts or is responsible for developing a statewide strategic plan.”

he first time William Joseph Brown filled out a survey to try to get into permanent housing, he was living beside a highway. That was December 2019.

The new programs raise a bigger question for Josh Barocas, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado who studies homelessness and substance use: Why is transportation money going toward clearing homeless camps?

In late August this year, when California’s transportation agency cleared him from the same strip of land tucked behind the San Clemente off-ramp on the northbound Interstate 5, he still had nowhere to live.

“It doesn’t actually take into account the long-term health effects of those being displaced and doing the displacement, and their future needs,” he said.

Caltrans removed Brown and about 20 other campers due to the “immediate safety threat of fire,” as they were “using open flames to cook near dry vegetation,” a spokesperson told CalMatters.

Through a computer modeling study that did not undergo peer review, Barocas found that in Boston, disbanding a homeless camp was more likely to drive up overdoses, hospitalizations and mortality.

The agency said six of those people were matched to permanent housing. Brown said he got a voucher for a hotel room for about a week, and then another, which recently expired.

But he’s still waiting on the permanent housing voucher he was promised two years ago. Brown said none of his friends exited homelessness since they were removed from the camp, either: “They’re just in a different place.”

“We were on the off-ramp because we were out of the way,” he said. “People don’t want to see homeless people. A lot of us were there because that was the last place to go.”

California is spending more than ever before on homelessness — $12 billion between 2021 and 2023 — which also means there’s more pressure to make an impact. The bulk of that money will go to creating more living spaces and providing mental health resources for people who are now on the streets.

But some of the money is being used by Caltrans in a ramped-up effort to move people like Brown off the state’s bustling freeways in the name of safety.

“We’ve got to deal with homelessness,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said at the 2021 California Economic Summit in Monterey on Nov. 9. “We’ve got to deal with cleaning the state, the streets, cleaning up our thoroughfares, our underpasses, our overpasses, removing graffiti, dealing with encampments.”

Reducing homelessness is top of mind for many voters. And it’s likely to be a big campaign issue in 2022, as it was for the Sept. 14 election on whether to recall Newsom.

But while it may be good politics to move homeless people out of visible public locations, experts say it’s just moving the problem somewhere else.

“Spending state money on harassing people who are struggling under the impacts of local, state and federal policy failures is counterproductive,” said Margot Kushel, director of the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco. “I would present the radical idea of taking the perspective of the people living there.”

There aren’t enough beds The last time volunteers and local officials counted the number of people experiencing homelessness in California was on a January night in 2020. They came across more than 161,000 people, in and out of shelters. That is the largest number in the nation, but the tally is widely considered an underestimate, and it doesn’t take into account the economic devastation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic that started two months later.

About 36% of those people had been homeless for at least a year, which means the other two-thirds were newly homeless, according to federal data.

Meanwhile, cities and counties across California reported last year a little more than 53,000 beds in either an emergency shelter or transitional housing — or fewer than one bed for every three people. In some areas, the ratio is as high as five people per bed; no county has at least one full bed per person.

There are, however, some shelter beds — in churches for example — that aren’t counted in these official statistics because they don’t receive any money from the federal government.

A lot more beds became available in California during the pandemic in hotel and motel rooms leased or bought by the state at a record clip. Project Roomkey has provided temporary shelter to more than

“It’s what I would call social theater,” he said. “It's showing your neighborhood that you are trying to do something by literally sweeping the problem away....

The only way to actually fix this problem is to get at the social and structural issues that are perpetuating poverty, perpetuating homelessness in the city.”

William Brown, right, and Josh Lowe with his dog near the encampment where they both were staying before it was cleared by Caltrans in San Clemente. Photo Credit: Ariana Drehsler / CalMatters 48,000 people during the pandemic, and Project Homekey temporarily sheltered thousands more across 94 hotels that created about 6,000 permanent housing units.

Funding for the latter program was tripled in the most recent budget, from $846 million to $2.75 billion. Another $2.2 billion over the next three years will go to create behavioral health facilities.

In Los Angeles, officials found that between the loss in warehouse-style shelter capacity brought on by COVID safety measures, and the gain mostly in motel rooms made available by the state, total shelter capacity in the city didn’t vary significantly between 2020 and 2021.

But advocates say achieving a one-to-one ratio on shelter beds for people shouldn’t be the ultimate goal. Running shelters can be very expensive, and while it treats the problem temporarily, it can be a dead end when there’s no permanent housing on the other side. The Los Angeles Housing Authority, for example, found it needed more than triple the existing permanent supportive housing supply to match demand.

Besides, many people say they don’t want to go into congregate shelters, where they often are not only exposed to substandard living conditions, but potential assault.

“If you offer traumatized people to be in a huge shelter where there can be violence, where there can be no end in sight, where your things will get stolen, or could get stolen, that's not really an offer,” Kushel said.

At Brown’s camp by I-5, he said he and two other campers were offered a shelter bed, but turned it down. He suffers from a degenerative eye condition that blocks his peripheral vision, and said he had his belongings stolen multiple times at shelters.

What’s in the budget for Caltrans?

The budget includes $1.1 billion for a project called Clean California, with most of the money going to litter pickup and beautification. Newsom has said it will add about 11,000 jobs over three years, with at-risk youth and people who were formerly homeless or incarcerated getting priority. While Clean California money is being used to clean up debris at homeless encampments, it can't be used to remove people, so Caltrans is dipping into a different account.

“We've got to deal with cleaning the state, the streets, cleaning up our thoroughfares, our underpasses, our overpasses, removing graffiti, dealing with encampments."

-GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM AT NOV. 9 ECONOMIC SUMMIT “The situation with encampments in California is unacceptable,” Newsom said in a recent statement. “I refuse to accept the status quo — our fellow Californians suffering in tents, under highway overpasses, exposed to the elements, and living in unsanitary conditions.”

During the economic summit, the governor said that his office had identified 100 encampments as top priorities and was working with Caltrans to clear them “in a thoughtful and strategic way” — a promise he has made multiple times.

While Barocas doesn’t believe in clearing encampments, he said there is value in continued community outreach, even when the housing isn’t there yet.

“Bringing resources to where people are, and literally meeting them where they're at, never loses utility,” he said.

“It’s what I would call social theater. It's showing your neighborhood that you are trying to do something by literally sweeping the problem away."

But so far his office and Caltrans have declined to identify the locations, citing privacy and security concerns for the campers.

-JOSH BAROCAS, AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO WHO STUDIES HOMELESSNESS

“How are we supposed to know what's happening with these resources?” asked Christopher Martin, policy director at Housing California, a nonprofit advocacy group. “It's very behind closed doors, and I think that's a little bit frightening because we need some accountability.”

Eve Garrow, a homelessness policy analyst and advocate at the ACLU of Southern California, said many of the people now camping alongside California’s highways were originally in safer spots such as parks with restrooms. But they’ve moved into the fringes because of law enforcement harassment, often brought on by calls to service made by their housed neighbors.

Caltrans also got an additional $2.7 million this fiscal year for homeless coordinators to mitigate safety risks at encampments, clean trash and debris, and connect people living in these camps to support services and housing.

In a statement to CalMatters, Caltrans said it spent more than $15 million in the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 and projects to spend nearly $36 million in the next year specifically on homeless camp cleanups. It conducted just 19 encampment relocations in all of 2020, when federal health officials advised against them during the pandemic. This year, Caltrans has completed 347 through mid-October.

When asked how the agency deals with the shortage of shelter and housing units, Caltrans officials said they “coordinate with cities and social service providers, which can connect people experiencing homelessness with services. However, on high priority encampments where an immediate threat to safety or to essential infrastructure has been identified, the department must proceed with the encampment clearing.”

At the same time, there’s $50 million in new grants to help local governments deal with encampments.

The applications opened recently, and the money will be distributed next summer.

None of that money will fund encampment clearings, according to Russ Heimerich, a spokesperson for the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Instead, he said, grantees will get funds to provide services tailored to the needs of people in those camps.

Heimerich directed any questions about the Caltrans cleanups to the transportation agency, while Caltrans directed questions about the encampment service programs to the California Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council. Both declined multiple requests for phone interviews.

Martin said the apparent lack of coordination between the programs was “a little concerning.”

California’s state auditor in February raised concerns about a lack of coordination between the multiple agencies dealing with homelessness in California: “At least nine state agencies administer and over-

“The answer is simple,” she said. “Stop criminalizing people.”

In a recent report, Garrow and her colleagues argue housing status should be a protected social group, a policy Martin’s group and the Western Center on Law and Poverty hope to advance in the Legislature’s next session.

Seeking stable shelter Brown, who is 42, said he had worked with several county health workers to get on the waitlist for a permanent housing voucher, but all of them had since quit. “It just seems like nobody can even give me an answer as to why it's not moving forward,” he said.

The voucher would subsidize Brown’s housing so he has to spend only a third of his disability check on rent. But he’ll still need to find a landlord willing to rent to a man who’s been homeless for more than five years.

Eventually, he wants to be able to host his grandmother, which he couldn’t do on the side of a freeway. He also wants a cure for his vision; he learned about a clinical trial when he was living in the camp, but said it was very difficult for him to consider the option if he had to take medication, as it would likely get stolen. And he wants to stop worrying about getting his stuff stolen every night, when he can barely see.

Since getting kicked out of the camp, Brown connected with another service provider who’s scheduled to call him to sort out his case. Staying in a hotel with his friend, Megan, provided some much-needed stability. “I got very used to that, and then we were told we had to leave.”

Brown and three of his fellow campers wrote a letter urging elected leaders, public officials, and service providers involved in the camp clearing to be honest about the plight of many homeless people: “Admit that the process of getting assistance is lengthy, that there is not enough housing for everyone who qualifies for it, and that there are people on the street who do want help and are doing what they’re supposed to do to receive it."

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CARS AND TRUCKS: HOW INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE PROMISES COMPARE TO CALIFORNIA’S MANDATES

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Even in California, meeting the 2035 target will require rapidly increasing the number of zeroemission vehicles on California’s roads.

ations convening at the United Nations climate conference this month pledged to end the sale of new gasoline-powered cars in major markets by 2035 and globally by 2040, mirroring California’s plans.

Zero emission vehicles made up a little more than 2% of the more than 28 million passenger vehicles on California’s roads in 2020, but more than 11% of sales for the first three quarters of 2021, according to the state energy commission.

The nations took another major step: a plan to eliminate sales of trucks and buses that pump out planet warming pollution by 2040. But even though it was inspired by California, the international agreement goes beyond the state’s current mandates, which ramp up sales of zeroemission trucks, starting in 2024.

The sales exceed projections for 2025 from the Air Resources Board, but still fall far short of former Gov. Jerry Brown’s executive order to put 1.5 million ZEVs on California’s roads by that year.

California’s global ranking for zero-emissions vehicle sales is slipping, Sperling said, behind “almost everyone.”

California signed on in support of both international agreements. Notably absent from both: the United States government and other major car markets, including China and Germany.

“The feds are, at least in the transportation area, really lagging. And so the California story is really becoming more and more important,” said Daniel Sperling, founding director of the University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation and a member of the California Air Resources Board.

Transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gases in California, and state air quality officials say tougher regulations are coming for cars and trucks. Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph said from Glasgow that California has a suite of new regulations under development for passenger vehicles starting with model year 2026 “all the way to the full zero emission transition.”

In addition, state officials say a draft proposal for medium and heavy-duty trucks, expected by the fall of 2022, would require all new trucks sold in California to be zero emission by 2040.

California has for decades led the nation with its clean car rules, originally enacted to combat the choking smog that cloaked the state. California has unique authority under the federal Clean Air Act to set its own standards for tailpipe emissions, which have expanded to encompass greenhouse gases, as well.

In rules enacted by the air board in 2012, California requires that a certain percentage of cars that are produced by a manufacturer and delivered for sale in California be zero emissions.

Each vehicle receives credits based on its electric driving range and other factors. Mandates in the regulation range from 4.5% of a major manufacturer’s fleet in 2018 to 22% by 2025.

Companies can meet these targets by increasing sales or by buying and trading credits.

Last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the air board to amp up those standards by initiating a mandate to ban sales of new gas-powered cars and pickup trucks by 2035. Medium and heavy duty trucks should be zero emissions by 2045 “where feasible.” The regulations needed to meet these targets are still under development.

State Sen. Lena Gonzalez, a Democrat from Long Beach, said she’s thankful to see global commitment to increase electrification of medium and heavy-duty trucks even more quickly — which signals that California, too, can pick up the pace.

“Goals only matter if we have focused 2022 legislation that will actually reduce emissions,” she said. “We can’t rely only on goals if they don’t actually get the job done.”

The budget package Newsom signed this year included $3.9 billion over three years to speed up vehicle electrification.

Morning commuters head toward Oakland on July 22, 2019. Photo Credit: Anne Wernikoff / CalMatters

General Motors signed on to the international agreement today, reaffirming its commitment to phase out sales of gas powered cars and SUVs by 2035. Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo also signed it.

Absent, however, were Toyota and Volkswagen, the two top-selling automakers in the world.

“In many areas of the world such as Asia, Af-

rica, Middle East, etc. an environment suitable for promoting full zero emission transport has not yet been established,” said Ed Hellwig, a spokesperson for Toyota Motor North America.

“We think it will take more time to make progress, and suitable policies will be required to develop the pathway to zero emission vehicles in the timelines set out; thus, it is difficult for us to commit to the joint statement at this stage.”

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Noviembre 2021

Departamento de Control de Sustancias Tóxicas, Nuestra misión es proteger a la gente, las comunidades y el medio ambiente de California de los productos químicos nocivos, limpiando los sitios contaminados, haciendo cumplir las leyes sobre residuos peligrosos y obligando a desarrollar productos más seguros.

Aprobación del Estudio de factibilidad / Plan de acción remedial final para Southern Pacific Brisbane El Departamento de Control de Sustancias Tóxicas de California (DTSC) ha aprobado el Estudio de factibilidad/Plan de acción remedial final (FS/RAP) para los 35 acres del norte de la propiedad Southern Pacific Brisbane ubicada en Geneva Avenue y Bayshore Boulevard, en Brisbane, CA 94014 (Sitio). El remedio aprobado garantizará la protección a largo plazo de la salud humana y del medio ambiente en los usos futuros del Sitio permitidos según la Medida JJ. El siguiente paso es la elaboración del Plan de implementación del diseño remedial. Se espera que los trabajos de remediación comiencen en el 2023 y continúen aproximadamente tres años.

Este remedio aborda los siguientes productos químicos de interés en los suelos: metales, compuestos orgánicos volátiles (VOC), hidrocarburos totales de petróleo (TPH), hidrocarburos aromáticos polinucleares (PAH), pesticidas organoclorados y bifenilos policlorados (PCB). El FS/RAP final requiere la consolidación en el sitio de los suelos contaminados debajo de una capa protectora de tierra limpia o una capa dura (2,500 yardas cúbicas / 208 camionadas), remover suelo contaminado (2,500 yardas cúbicas / 208 camionadas) a un vertedero autorizado; las capas protectoras que consisten de tierra limpia o de una capa dura; realizar pruebas de vapor del suelo antes de construir los edificios; instalar sistemas de mitigación de vapor del suelo, si es necesario; y restricciones de uso del terreno que prohíben el uso de aguas subterráneas y el establecimiento de un Plan de manejo de suelos. Habrá inspecciones anuales y una revisión de la efectividad del remedio cada cinco años.

At the climate conference in Glasgow today, California Air Board Chair Liane Randolph took the helm of an international coalition of companies and governments called the Transportation Decarbonisation Alliance, signing a call to speed deployment of electric vehicle charging around the world.

“We have a lot of work going on…making sure that there’s charging infrastructure and fueling infrastructure for the zero emissions vehicles,” she said. “And so we really need to be doubling down on all of those strategies.”

California is leading the world when it comes to electric truck mandates, Sperling said. In June 2020, the state adopted the world’s first regulation requiring manufacturers to increase sales of zero emission trucks starting in 2024. The rule added to existing mandates to phase out the sales of gas powered transit buses by 2029, with the goal of turning over the fleet to entirely zero emission by 2040.

Unlike the international memorandum, which sets a goal for all new trucks and buses sold to be zero emission by 2040, California’s truck mandates require 55% of new delivery vans and large pickups, 75% of commercial trucks such as garbage trucks and 40% of the big rigs sold in California to be emissions-free by 2035.

The draft rule expected to come before the air board by fall of 2022 proposes requiring public fleet operators to buy an increasing percentage of electric trucks over time. Certain fleets, including those with more than 50 vehicles or $50 million in revenue, would have to switch to entirely zero emission vehicles between 2035 and 2042, depending on the type of truck.

Truck “fleet turnover requires something at least as aggressive as the international pledge and perhaps even more so,” said Bill Robertson, vehicle program specialist for the air board.

Ley de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA): Como agencia responsable que tiene autoridad reguladora sobre el Sitio, el DTSC elaboró un anexo al Informe de impacto ambiental de la Ciudad de Brisbane (Cámara de compensación estatal número 2006022136), que concluyó que las remediaciones no darían lugar a nuevas consecuencias ambientales significativas o un aumento de la gravedad de los impactos.

Electric bus manufacturer BYD endorsed the international truck and bus memorandum, as did Volkswagen truck brand Scania. But other major truck manufacturers including Daimler and Volvo are not listed as supporters.

¿Dónde puedo obtener más información? Puede ver el FS/RAP final en Brisbane City Hall, 50 Park Place, Brisbane, CA 94005 (llame para obtener más información, al 415-508-2120), la sucursal de la biblioteca Visitacion Valley, ubicada en 201 Leland Avenue, San Francisco (llame al 415-355-2848 para obtener más información), o en línea, a www.envirostor.dtsc.ca.gov/public (busque el código del Sitio 41490037).

Claes Eliasson, a spokesperson for Volvo Group, said that the pledge differs slightly from Volvo’s existing commitments, which is why the company didn’t sign.

Información de contactos: Nicole Yuen, Jefe del Proyecto, al (510) 540-3881 o Nicole.Yuen@dtsc. ca.gov; Asha Setty, Especialista en Participación Pública, al (510) 540-3910, línea gratuita al (866) 4955651 o Asha.Setty@dtsc.ca.gov. Para solicitudes de los medios, comuníquese con: Barbara Zumwalt, Oficial de Información Pública, al (916) 445-2964 o Barbara.Zumwalt@dtsc.ca.gov

“They pledge for 100% zero tailpipe emission, we pledge for 100% fossil free,” he said, adding that he and colleagues believe there will still be a need for some biofuel-powered internal combustion engines by 2040.

California’s ability to set its own vehicle standards has come under fire in recent years. The Trump Administration acted to eliminate California’s authority, while President Joe Biden has proposed to overturn that order — but California is still waiting.

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que han sido traumatizados por la policía.

Veronica Fowler, directora de comunicaciones de la Unión Estadounidense de Libertades Civiles de Iowa, dijo que el veredicto subraya la creencia de que la policía está eligiendo lados.

ES MOINES, Iowa - The Kyle Rittenhouse verdict is fueling a variety of perspectives.

One viewpoint is that it's adding to what's perceived as an increasingly hostile environment toward people who protest against systemic racism.

“No debería funcionar de esta manera", dijo Fowler.

"Necesitamos un sistema de seguridad pública que proteja la vida de toda la comunidad".

El juicio de Rittenhouse siguió a los movimientos de varios estados, incluido Iowa, para adoptar leyes que aumentan las sanciones para los manifestantes y ofrecen una mayor protección a la policía durante los disturbios civiles.

Rittenhouse, a white teen from Illinois, was found not guilty of murder charges in last year's shooting of protesters in Wisconsin.

Critics of the verdict say it's an example of the criminal justice system showing favoritism toward white people, while Black Lives Matter demonstrators in cities like Des Moines say they've been traumatized by police.

Veronica Fowler, communications director with the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, said the verdict underscores beliefs that law enforcement is choosing sides.

"That's not the way it should work," said Fowler.

"We need a system of public safety that protects the lives of the entire community."

The Rittenhouse trial followed moves by several states, including Iowa, to adopt laws that increase penalties for protesters and offer greater protections for police during civil unrest.

In passing Iowa's law, supporters and Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said police officers need all the help they can get when protests turn violent.

But Fowler contended most people who set out to protest are peaceful, and tension often escalates only after a large police presence is established.

Al aprobar la ley de Iowa, los partidarios y el gobernador republicano Kim Reynolds dijeron que los policías necesitan toda la ayuda que puedan obtener cuando las protestas se vuelven violentas.

Anti-racism groups in Iowa say initially after George Floyd's murder, they saw promising state-level policies to address police accountability. But they contend that approach quickly changed with laws they believe make it harder to protest. Photo Credit: Adobe Stock

"They are not violent protests until the police show up," said Fowler. "The police, too often, are still using dangerous techniques."

She suggested forceful action, such as using rubber bullets and tear gas, sets a tone that resonates with opposition groups like militias.

Other civil rights advocates fear the Rittenhouse verdict will embolden more vigilantism, especially in states with open-carry gun laws.

A recent Harvard review of Black Lives Matter protests in the U.S. found 96% involved no property damage or police injuries. The report says most of the violence was directed toward BLM protesters.

Pero Fowler sostuvo que la mayoría de las personas que se disponen a protestar son pacíficas, y la tensión muchas veces aumenta solo después de que se establece una gran presencia de la policía.

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"No son protestas violentas hasta que aparezca la policía", dijo Fowler. "La policía, con demasiada frecuencia, sigue utilizando técnicas peligrosas".

ES MOINES, Iowa - El veredicto de Kyle Rittenhouse está alimentando una variedad de perspectivas. Un punto de vista es que se suma a lo que se percibe como un entorno cada vez más hostil hacia las personas que protestan contra el racismo sistémico.

Ella sugirió que las medidas de fuerza, como el uso de balas de goma y gases lacrimógenos, establece un tono que resuena con los grupos de oposición como las milicias.

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Rittenhouse, un adolescente blanco de Illinois, fue declarado inocente de los cargos de asesinato en el tiroteo de manifestantes el año pasado en Wisconsin.

Los críticos del veredicto dicen que es un ejemplo del sistema de justicia penal que muestra favoritismo hacia los blancos, mientras que los manifestantes Black Lives Matter en ciudades como Des Moines dicen

Otros defensores de los derechos civiles temen que el veredicto de Rittenhouse envalentone más el vigilantismo, especialmente en los estados con leyes de portar armas abiertas.

Una revisión reciente de Harvard de las protestas de Black Lives Matter en los EE. UU. Encontró que el 96% no involucró daños a la propiedad ni lesiones policiales. El informe dice que la mayor parte de la violencia se dirigió contra los manifestantes de BLM.

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NATIVE TRIBES CALL FOR NEW NARRATIVE THIS THANKSGIVING Groups Press for Support of New Monument at Avi Kwa Ame

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tribu Bishop Paiute, es una de los que piden un cambio.

"Odio la idea de que estemos celebrando una historia tan falsa y malinterpretada", comentó Patterson. Creo que la gente está muy dispuesta a recordar el Día de Acción de Gracias y la colonización, pero no recuerdan los efectos que tuvo en las comunidades de personas que ya vivían aquí”.

AUGHLIN, Nev. -- This week marks the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving meal, and many Native American tribes are asking other Americans to face some hard truths. They noted Indigenous people lost most of their land and a great many lives to disease and war following the arrival of the settlers.

Los grupos de defensa de los nativos americanos argumentaron que la historia sobre el Día de Acción de Gracias que a la mayoría de los estadounidenses les enseñaron en la escuela primaria es una fábula. Creen que debería ser reemplazada por un recuento honesto del sufrimiento que soportaron las tribus.

Taylor Patterson, executive director of the Native Voters Alliance Nevada and a member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe, is among those calling for change.

"I hate the idea that we're celebrating a history that is so false and misrepresented," Patterson remarked. "I think people are so willing to remember Thanksgiving and remember colonization, but not remember the effects that it had on the communities of people that were already living here."

Native American advocacy groups argued the story about Thanksgiving most Americans were taught in elementary school is a fable. They believe it should be replaced with an honest accounting of the suffering the tribes endured.

Patterson pointed out the country can turn over a new leaf by listening to native voices and uplifting native causes.

"People can kind of change the narrative of

Town leaders in Searchlight, Laughlin and Boulder City have declared their support for a new national monument at Spirit Mountain, or Avi Kwa Ame, which lies between Lake Mead and the California border.

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Thanksgiving and move past that history now, and give the land and the people the respect that it deserves," Patterson contended.

This year President Joe Biden named Deb Haaland, a Native American leader, as U.S. Interior Secretary.

Tribes in Nevada want the administration to create a new national monument at their most sacred site, known as Avi Kwa Ame or Spirit Mountain, in southwest Nevada. The area is revered by 12 Yuman tribes and is at the center of their creation stories.

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AUGHLIN, Nev. -- Esta semana marca el 400 aniversario de la primera comida de Acción de Gracias, y muchas tribus nativas americanas están pidiendo a otros estadounidenses que enfrenten algunas verdades difíciles. Señalaron que los pueblos indígenas perdieron la mayor parte de sus tierras y muchas vidas a causa de las enfermedades y la guerra tras la llegada de los colonos.

Taylor Patterson, directora ejecutiva de Native Voters Alliance Nevada y miembro de la

Patterson señaló que el país puede cambiar de página escuchando las voces nativas y animando las causas nativas.

"La gente puede cambiar la narrativa del Día de Acción de Gracias y dejar atrás esa historia ahora, darle a la tierra y a la gente el respeto que se merece", sostuvo Patterson.

Este año, el presidente Joe Biden nombró a Deb Haaland, una líder nativa americana, como secretaria del Interior de los Estados Unidos.

Las tribus en Nevada quieren que la administración construya un nuevo monumento nacional en su sitio más sagrado, conocido como Avi Kwa Ame o Spirit Mountain, en el suroeste de Nevada. El área es venerada por 12 tribus yumanas y está en el centro de sus historias de creación.

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Everyone was taking care of themselves.

It was with a lot of protection; it was actually very very hard to do it. But the people that were around, they turned into family because they were here every single day.

But it was a good feeling having people around. Different from the beginning of the pandemic. But it was definitely a good turnaround.

atalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista is someone you may not be familiar with, but if you’ve happened to hear about musician Natti Natasha, they’re one in the same. Natalia was a Dominican girl who wanted to pursue singing from an early age, and Natti would be her eventual stage name and alter ego, the embodiment of that childhood dream come true.

Why do you feel it's important that at this point in your life, that people get to know you outside of the stage and in your more personal life?

Now fans can take a peek behind the stage and into her life with a docuseries exploring her rise to fame.

First gaining exposure in 2012 as a feature on Don Omar’s “Dutty Love”, Natasha came to the United States undocumented and fought tooth and nail to pursue a music career. Since then all of her perseverance, some good management and a bit of luck have skyrocketed her in the realm of music, specifically the Reggaeton genre, amassing a multitude of popular singles and hit collaborations with the likes of Latino artists Becky G, Maluma, and Thalia.

With millions upon millions of plays a month, Natasha is a bona fide star who interacts with her fans on stage with her riveting presence, and on Instagram, posting curated posts to her 34 million followers. Besides those two avenues, Natti Natasha has rarely allowed the public access to her private life.

Now though, fans can get an intimate and behind the scenes look at the life of Natalia for the first time in “Everybody Loves Natti”, a Prime Video docuseries that brings down the curtain of privacy for an all-access look at the person behind the stardom.

Recently I had the opportunity to speak with Natasha to look at why and how the show was made, and how juggling her new motherhood and stardom, as well as facing down critics’ doubts and assumptions, put a lot of fuel into her wanting to step out of the spotlight and under the microscope at this point in her life. So continue reading to find out why “Everybody Loves Natti”.

To start off, how did “Everybody Loves Natti” come to be? Where did the concept come from and how long were you thinking about doing a project like this?

It was very, I would say spontaneous, because we had the offer, but I hadn't been thinking about it at the moment. I'm very private. I was very private about my life and everything. I always focused more on

Natti Natasha opens up her private life to audiences in the new Prime Video docuseries “Everybody Loves Natti”. Photo Credit: Miguel Ducos

releasing music but so many things were going on at the moment. The pandemic had gone on. I tried to get pregnant. I couldn't, but then I was able to. And then I saw myself working on "Nattividad", my album, and I just said, “if I show the world everything that I'm going through right now, I feel like it would be the best way of just telling the story, just like it is - if they get it directly from the source, obviously,

going to have a family. I was going to have a daughter. And that's another stereotype that I said, I want to show the world how I did it, and that's how it came about. So there's a lot of things in there, so if you ask me about a concept, I would just say that it's my life.

Thank you. And it seems like it was filmed partly during the pandemic,

I never felt that I needed to hide anything anyways, but I wanted people to really just get to know me more, like I said, in this beautiful moment in my life, in this beautiful process. I'm pregnant, I'm working on my album, and I just feel like I was working on two amazing projects at once. me.”

And that [involved] opening the doors of my home, so that's the moment when I said, “let me go back and let me talk to Mona Scott,” who is the producer. She didn't know that I was even with Raphy [Natti's longtime manager, Pina Records' founder Raphy Pina]. She did not know I was pregnant, so little by little, it was surprises for her also. So that's why I took the decision of doing it because I feel the fans needed to know the whole story from me, every process.

I wanted the world to see, also [people] said that I wasn't going to be able to work or be in the music industry because I was

right?

It was in the middle of everything, yeah.

So how was that experience of getting filmed during that time and allowing a production crew into your life?

It was like in the middle of the pandemic already, and it's horrible because it's still going on for everyone. So like I said, I was going through that bad moment like everyone else, and I tried to get pregnant, and I couldn't. So it was a very dark moment. And when I saw this light that I could get pregnant, to me, it was a blessing. So at that moment when they're recording me, I'm just very thankful. So it was actually a good feeling to have people around.

Well, because I have always been very private, and this was a moment that I didn't feel like I needed to [hide]. I never felt that I needed to hide anything anyways, but I wanted people to really just get to know me more, like I said, in this beautiful moment in my life, in this beautiful process. I'm pregnant, I'm working on my album, and I just feel like I was working on two amazing projects at once.

And there's no better way to give back to my fans and to tell them how everything went about, the true story about everything, not what people say out there about Natti Natasha. I feel like they deserve it also, so that's one of the main reasons I did it.

At one point in the show interviews, you say that you feel like you're “breaking the glass ceiling”. I wanted to know if you could expand on that what that means in terms of your career, being a mom and being a Latina.

I mean, with everything personal and professional, when the people found out I was pregnant, I got a lot of attacks, I guess, on social media. Like, "How are you going to be this reggaeton artist, this pop artist and still be pregnant and still be Natti Natasha?" And to me, I was like, “I am ready to just stop that stereotype.”

So that's what I did. And I recorded it and I showed the world. To me, it was very important to do that.

And my final question, Natti, what do you hope audiences watching “Everybody Loves Natti” take away from it and who you are?

I just want them to see me. I want them to feel like they're family. I want them to feel like they're in my home because literally, doors open. They're all welcome. I want them to get to know me, to really really get to know me, not for what people say, but for who I truly am, and that's what they're going to see.

“Everybody Loves Natti” is now streaming on Prime Video.

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e intenté quedar embarazada y no pude.

Entonces fue un momento muy oscuro. Y cuando vi esta luz de que podía quedar embarazada, para mí fue una bendición. Así que en ese momento cuando me estaban grabando, estaba muy agradecida. En realidad fue una buena sensación tener gente alrededor.

atalia Alexandra Gutiérrez Batista es alguien con quien quizás no estés familiarizado, pero si has oído hablar de la música Natti Natasha, son una misma.

Natalia era una niña dominicana que quería dedicarse al canto desde temprana edad y Natti sería su eventual nombre artístico y alter ego, la encarnación de ese sueño de la infancia hecho realidad. Ahora los fanáticos pueden echar un vistazo detrás del escenario y entrar en su vida con una serie documental que explora su ascenso a la fama.

Natasha, que ganó exposición por primera vez en 2012 como participante en "Dutty Love" de Don Omar, llegó a los Estados Unidos indocumentada y luchó con uñas y dientes para seguir una carrera musical. Desde entonces, toda su perseverancia, una buena gestión y un poco de suerte la han disparado en el ámbito de la música, específicamente el género Reggaeton, acumulando una multitud de sencillos populares y colaboraciones exitosas con artistas latinos como Becky G, Maluma y Thalía.

Con millones y millones de reproducciones al mes, Natasha es una estrella auténtica que interactúa con sus fans en el escenario con su fascinante presencia, y en Instagram, con selectas publicaciones para sus 34 millones de seguidores. Además de esas dos vías, Natti Natasha rara vez ha permitido que el público acceda a su vida privada.

Sin embargo, ahora los fanáticos pueden tener una mirada íntima y detrás de escena de la vida de Natalia por primera vez en "Everybody Loves Natti", una serie documental de Prime Video que baja la cortina de la privacidad para una mirada de acceso total a la persona detrás del estrellato.

Recientemente tuve la oportunidad de hablar con Natasha para ver por qué y cómo se hizo el programa, cómo malabarear su nueva maternidad y el estrellato, así como enfrentar las dudas y suposiciones de los críticos, le dio mucho combustible a su deseo de salir del centro de atención y bajo el microscopio en este momento de su vida. Así que sigue leyendo para descubrir por qué “Everybody Loves Natti”.

Para empezar, ¿Cómo surgió “Everybody Loves Natti ¿De dónde surgió el concepto y cuánto tiempo estuviste pensando en hacer un proyecto como este?

Diría que fue muy espontáneo, porque teníamos la oferta, pero no pensaba en eso en ese momento. Soy muy reservada. Era muy reservada sobre mi vida y todo. Siempre me concentré más en lanzar música, pero en ese momento estaban sucediendo muchas cosas. La pandemia había continuado. Traté de quedar embarazada. No pude, pero luego sí.

Me encontraba trabajando en "Nattividad",

Todos se estaban cuidando. Fue con mucha protección; de hecho, fue muy, muy difícil hacerlo. Pero las personas que estaban alrededor, se convirtieron en familia porque estaban aquí todos los días. Era una buena sensación tener gente alrededor.

Diferente al inicio de la pandemia. Pero definitivamente fue un buen cambio.

Natti Natasha abre su vida privada al público en la nueva serie documental de Prime Video “Everybody Loves Natti”. Photo Credit: Miguel Ducos

mi álbum, y dije: “Si le muestro al mundo todo por lo que estoy pasando en este momento, siento que sería la mejor manera de contar la historia, tal como es - si la obtienen directamente de la fuente, obviamente, yo."

Y eso [implicó] abrir las puertas de mi casa, así que ese fue el momento en que dije: “Déjame volver a hablar con Mona Scott”, quien es la productora. Ella ni sabía que yo estaba con Raphy [el manager de toda la vida de Natti, el fundador de Pina Records, Raphy Pina]. Ella no sabía que yo estaba embarazada, así que poco a poco fueron sorpresas para ella también. Por eso tomé la decisión de hacerlo porque siento que los fans necesitan saber toda mi historia, cada proceso.

Quería que el mundo viera, también [la gente] dijo que no iba a poder trabajar o

estar en la industria de música porque iba a tener una familia. Iba a tener una hija. Y ese es otro estereotipo que dije, quiero mostrarle al mundo cómo lo hice, y así fue cómo surgió. Así que hay muchas cosas ahí, así que si me preguntas sobre un concepto, solo diría que es mi vida.

Gracias. Al parecer se filmó en parte durante la pandemia, ¿verdad?

Fue en medio de todo, sí.

Entonces, ¿cómo fue esa experiencia de ser filmada durante ese tiempo y permitir que un equipo de producción entrara en tu vida?

Ya estaba en medio de la pandemia, y es horrible porque todavía sigue para todos.

Entonces, como dije, estaba pasando por ese mal momento como todos los demás,

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¿Por qué sientes que es importante que en este momento de tu vida la gente te conozca fuera del escenario y en tu vida más personal?

Bueno, porque siempre he sido muy reservada, y este fue un momento en el que no sentí que necesitaba [esconderme]. De todos modos, nunca sentí que necesitaba esconder nada, pero quería que la gente realmente me conociera más, como dije, en este hermoso momento de mi vida, en este hermoso proceso. Estoy embarazada, estoy trabajando en mi álbum y siento que estoy trabajando en dos proyectos increíbles a la vez.

Y no hay mejor manera de retribuir a mis fans y contarles cómo fue todo, la verdadera historia de todo, no lo que la gente dice sobre Natti Natasha. Siento que ellos también se lo merecen, así que esa es una de las principales razones por las que lo hice.

En un momento de las entrevistas del programa, dices que sientes que estás "rompiendo el techo de cristal”. Quería saber si puedes expandir sobre lo que eso significa en términos de tu carrera, ser madre y ser latina.

Quiero decir, con todo lo personal y profesional, cuando la gente se enteró de que estaba embarazada, recibí muchos ataques, supongo, en las redes sociales.

Como, "¿Cómo vas a ser esta artista de reggaetón, artista pop, estar embarazada y seguir siendo Natti Natasha?" Y para mí, me dije: "Estoy lista para acabar con ese estereotipo". Así que eso es lo que hice. Y lo grabé y se lo mostré al mundo. Para mí fue muy importante hacer eso.

Y mi pregunta final, Natti, ¿Qué esperas que el público que ve “Everybody Loves Natti” se lleve de esto y de quién eres?

Solo quiero que me vean. Quiero que se sientan como si fueran de la familia. Quiero que se sientan como en mi casa porque, literalmente, las puertas se abren. Todos son bienvenidos. Quiero que me conozcan, que me conozcan de verdad, no por lo que dice la gente, sino por lo que realmente soy, y eso es lo que van a ver.

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AVISO DE CAMBIOS PROPUESTOS EN EL SERVICIO Y LAS TARIFAS DE SAN JOSÉ CLEAN ENERGY En una audiencia pública el 14 de diciembre de 2021, el Consejo Municipal de San José considerará los siguientes cambios en el servicio y tarifas de San José Clean Energy (SJCE) que entrarían en vigor el 1 de enero de 2021: - Mantener GreenValue al mismo precio que PG&E, pero aumentar el contenido de energía renovable al 40 %.

- Aumentar las tasas de GreenSource del 8 % por encima de PG&E al 12 % y aumentar el contenido de energía renovable del 55 % al 60 %.

- Proporcionar un descuento en las tarifas del 5 % para los clientes de SJ Cares.

Para obtener más información y ver copias del aviso de tarifas enviado a los clientes, visite SanJoseCleanEnergy.org/es/ recursos/#mandated Si el Consejo Municipal aprueba estos cambios, los clientes que deseen permanecer en GreenSource (servicio predeterminado estándar) no necesitan realizar ninguna acción. Los clientes que deseen inscribirse en GreenValue o TotalGreen u optar por recibir el servicio de generación de PG&E pueden hacerlo de una de tres maneras sencillas, en cualquier momento: 1. Visite SanJoseCleanEnergy.org/es/susopciones 2. Llame al 833-432-2454 3.Envíe un correo electrónico a customerservice@sanjosecleanenergy.org Necesitará su número de cuenta de PG&E, el apellido en la cuenta y el código postal.

Si desea ver y participar en la reunión del Concejo Municipal, visite www.sanjoseca. gov/news-stories/watch-a-meeting.

11/26/21 CNS-3531380# EL OBSERVADOR

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680434 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: BENNY’S HANDYMAN SERVICES, 2453 Amador Dr, 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): Almaquio Benitez Garcia, 2453 Amador Dr, San Jose, CA 95122.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/23/2021.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all informa-

tion 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/ Almaquio Benitez Garcia Owner This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/18/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 680434 November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

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Part Time $20.00-$25.00 per hour. Combined Job Duties Light Duties. South San Jose location. Duties Clerical, preparing mailers, stuffing envelopes, computer input, possible phone call calls. All simple stress free stuff.

We are looking to being flexible to work with the right person to help us with our real estate business and assist in moms needs.

Other duties include helping my 87 year old mom 105 lbs. with bathing and cleaning, providing a meal or so running to the store. She is very independent and only needs minimal assistance. Your help is mostly for security in the event we step out.

Hours are flexible on our part as well as yours. Our focus is to get the small tasks done for mom and our business low stress easy to do business needs. We have other opportunities in our business if you are ambitious.

Please call Dan at 408-401-3557 or send a text.

NO. 680518 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: LACANDONBUY. COM, 447 First St, Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Juan Carlos Rodriguez, 7151 Church St Apt D, Gilroy, CA 95020. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/27/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Juan Carlos Rodriguez This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/19/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 680518 November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390577 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application

of: Maria Del Carmen Aguilera Perez AKA Maria Carmen Aguilera Perez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Maria Del Carmen Aguilera Perez AKA Maria Carmen Aguilera Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Del Carmen Aguilera Perez to Maria Del Carmen Aguilera Perez b. Maria Carmen Aguilera Perez to Maria Del Carmen Aguilera Perez 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: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA

95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390540 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Oanh Hoang Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Oanh Hoang Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Oanh Hoang Nguyen to Joanna 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

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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: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

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: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390575 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tara Chambers- G omez & Devin Gomez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tara Chambers-Gomez & Devin Gomez have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tara Maurine Chambers-Gomez to Tara Maurine Gomez b.

Sage Travis ChambersGomez to Sage Travis Gomez c. Lucas Wyatt Chambers-Gomez to Lucas Wyatt Gomez 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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390598 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yi-Ping Li. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Yi-Ping Li has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Yi-Ping Li to Beth Yi-Ping Li 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

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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: 03/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 19, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390521 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alin Gharapetian. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Alin Gharapetian has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Areg Alvin Azadkhanian to Areg Sako Azadkhanian 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.

NOV 26 - DEC 02, 2021 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: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390531 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kangsuk Kim. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kangsuk Kim has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kangsuk Kim to Paul Kangsuk Kim 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: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378434 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tuyen Thi Thanh Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Tuyen Thi Thanh Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Tuyen Thi Thanh Nguyen to Tuyen Thi Thanh Bui 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

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 01/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 18, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 26, December 3, 10, 17, 2021 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of ALLEN WU Case No. 21PR191257 1.To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may be interested in the will or estate, or both, of Allen Wu, Allen Ching-Chieh Wu. 2. A Petition for Probate has been filed

by Alexander Wu in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. 3.The Petition for Probate requests that by Alexander 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: January 10, 20212, at 9:01am, Dept. 5, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 7. If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. 8. If you are a creditor or contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. 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 Rune Date: October 29, November 5 and 12, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680351 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Calistros Tree Service, 4950 Dickinson 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): Francisco Javier Calistro Ramirez, 4950 Dickinson Dr, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 09/30/2020.

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/ Francisco Calistro This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/16/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader,

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Deputy File No. FBN 680351 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME The following person(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): JustinIT, 4247 Leigh Avenue, San Jose CA, 95124.

Filed in Santa Clara County on 11/30/20 under file no. FBN670425.

Justice Lammers, 4247 Leigh Avenue, San Jose CA, 95124. This business was conducted by: An Individual.

“I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Justice Lammers This statement was filed with the Co. Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/01/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 680021 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390442 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Makeba Mautwana Id-Deen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Makeba Mautwana Id-Deen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Makeba Mautwana Benson to Makeba Mautwana Id-Deen 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: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 17, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390402 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hiep P. CA. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Hiep P. CA has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Hiep Phuoc CA to Helen Phuoc CA 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: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 17, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386042 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Amanda Ivett Muñoz. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Amanda Ivett Muñoz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Midai MaryJane Farias Muñoz to Midai MaryJane Muñoz 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: 01/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 16, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387025 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Victoria Tavares & Gerardo Lopez Munoz. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Victoria Tavares & Gerardo Lopez Munoz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Camila Andrea Tavares Lozano to Camila Andrea Lopez b. Gerardo Lozano Jr to Gerardo Lopez Jr c.

Valeria Nancy Lozano

to Valeria Nancy Lopez 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 01/04/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 24, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390105 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ernie & Veronica Balerrama. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ernie & Veronica Balderrama has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lilliana Elvia Vivas

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Sanchez to Lilliana Kristina Balderrama 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: 02/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

Gary James Vecchio to Solon James Cisneros 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: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390208 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Solon James Vecchio. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Solon James Vecchio has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Solon James Vecchio AKA

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390296 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: NHUT MINH BUI and THI THIEN ANH TRUONG. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) NHUT MINH BUI and THI THIEN ANH TRUONG has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court

for a decree changing names as follows: a. ANH KHOI BUI to LOUIS KHOI BUI 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: 02/22/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 15, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389107 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Duong Thai Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Duong Thai Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-

lows: a. Duong Thai Tran to Katherine Tran 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/02/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 25, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF DEATH OF ALICE VYFVINKEL To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of ALICE VYFVINKEL, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on September 7, 2021, in the City of Sunnyvale, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent

NOV 26 - DEC 02, 2021 creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF DEATH OF SILVIO VERCELLINO To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of SILVIO VERCELLINO, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on September 1, 2021, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF DEATH OF AL MARVIN WILSON To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons

who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Al Marvin Wilson, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on September 15, 2021, in the City of San Mateo, County of San Mateo, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF DEATH OF CAROL JEAN TERRANOVA To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of Carol Jean Terranova, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on September 3, 2021, in the City of Santa Clara, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200

NOV 26 - DEC 02, 2021 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 NOTICE OF DEATH OF William August Moershel To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both of William August Moershel, who was a resident of Santa Clara County, State of California, and died on July 16, 2021, in the City of San Jose, County of Santa Clara, State of California.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the deceased, you must file your claim within four months from the date of first publication with the DERMER LAW FIRM, 15720 Winchester Boulevard, Suite 200, Los Gatos, California 95030 (408) 395-5111 Joseph D. Dermer, Esq. DERMER LAW FIRM 15720 Winchester Blvd., Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95030 Tel (408) 395-5111 Fax (408) 354-2797 November 19, 26, December 3, 10, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679551 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MILAGROS AUTO SALES, 3107 Monterey Rd, San Jose, CA 95111, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): AISHA & JASMIN INC, 3107 Monterey Rd, San Jose, CA 95111. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on

10/12/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ ILYAS EBRAHIMI AISHA & JASMIN INC CEO Article/Reg#: C4771416 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/12/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy File No. FBN 679551 November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680155 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Essential Auto Glass Specialist, 1298 Shortridge Ave Unit B, San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Jose Arteaga, 1298 Shortridge Ave Unit B, San Jose, CA 95116. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/01/2021.

This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Jose Arteaga This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/04/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Sandy Chanthasy, Deputy

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com File No. FBN 680155

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680202 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Las Cazuelas Restaurant, 55 Race St, San Jose, CA 95126, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Las Cazuelas Taqueria, Inc, 55 Race St, San Jose, CA 95126.

The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/20/2006.

This filing is a Refile [No Change(s) in facts form previous filing]. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Graciela Armas Las Cazuelas Taqueria, Inc Owner Article/Reg#: C3301948 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/08/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy File No. FBN 680202

Petitioner(s) Angela Jossette Vivas has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Angela Jossette Vivas to Angela Jossette Delhonte 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 23, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386964 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Angela Jossette Vivas. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387027 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Seyed Abdollah Banitaba. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:

November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

1. Petitioner(s) Seyed Abdollah Banitaba has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Seyed Abdollah Banitaba to Seyed Banitaba 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: 1/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Aug 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV385677 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Raul Ortega Mora and Raul Mora Jr. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Raul Ortega Mora and Raul Mora Jr have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Raul Ortega Mora to Raul Mora Ortega b. Raul Mora Jr to Raul Jr Junior Mora 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: 1/18/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390161 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thu Ngoc Anh Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS SONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Thu Ngoc Anh Nguyen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Thu Ngoc Anh Nguyen to Phoebe Anh 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: 02/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 09, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389652 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Cruz Guillen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s)

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Fraire, Maria Cruz has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Fraire, Maria Cruz to Guillen, Maria Cruz b.

Fraire Gonzalez, Ma Cruz to Guillen, Maria Cruz c. Fraire de Guillen, Maria Cruz to Guillen, Maria Cruz 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 02/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 AMENDED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV378377 Superior Court of California, County of

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Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joana Perez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Joana Perez has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Issac Perez to Ashley Perez 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: 11/23/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 21, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

Rosario Ginny BritoHerrera. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Rosario Ginny Brito-Herrera has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Daniel Joseph HerreraDuran to Daniel Joseph Herrera 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 12/21/2021 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 22, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court

November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV386901 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of:

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389626 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Roba-

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com beh Panahy. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Robabeh Panahy has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Robabeh Panahy to Sima Panahy 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: 02/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389605 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Zohreh MohammadiCorrea. TO ALL IN-

TERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Zohreh Mohammadi-Correa has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Zohreh MohammadiCorrea to Zohreh Mohammadi b. Zohreh Mohammadi Correa to Zohreh Mohammadi 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: 02/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 29, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV390088 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the mat-

ter of the application of: Shu-Chen Chih. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Shu-Chen Chih has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Shu-Chen Chih to Jane Shu-Chen Chih 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: 02/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 08, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389653 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kaileen Y. Yen. TO

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Kaileen Y. Yen has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Kaileen Y. Yen to Kaileen Yen Barnacastle 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: 02/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 12, 19, 26, December 3, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 680101 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Northern California Technical Sales, Inc., 101 S. Santa Cruz Avenue, #1363, Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa

NOV 26 - DEC 02, 2021 Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL SALES, INC. 101 S. Santa Cruz Avenue, #1363, Los Gatos, CA 95030. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 1/4/1994. 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/ Asif Subedar NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TECHNICAL SALES, INC. President/CEO Article/Reg#: C3234958 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 11/3/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy File No. FBN 680101 November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679705 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Twinkle Twinkle Home Daycare, 1571 Nuthatch Ln, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by an Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Maria Rebeca Esquivel Villanueva, 1571 Nuthatch Ln, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/06/2021.

This filing is a refile [Change(s) in facts form previous filing] of previous file #: . “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Maria Rebeca Esquivel Villanueva This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/18/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679705 November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679868 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Anago of Northern California, 1460 Koll Circle, Ste B, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): TOFF, INC., 1460 Koll Circle, Ste B, San Jose, CA 95112. 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/ Matthew J. Sole TOFF, Inc. President Article/Reg#: C2815273 Above entity was formed in the state of CA This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/22/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Nina Khamphilath,

NOV 26 - DEC 02, 2021 Deputy File No. FBN 679868 November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 679924 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MAA KA KHANA, 326 Commercial St, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by a Married Couple. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is (are): Piyushkumar Shah, 138 Marylinn Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. Priti Shah, 138 Marylinn Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035. The registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/25/2021. This filing is a first filing. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.) /s/ Piyushkumar Shah This statement was filed with the Co. ClerkRecorder of Santa Clara County on 10/26/2021.

Regina Alcomendras, County Clerk Recorder By: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy File No. FBN 679924 November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389397 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ricardo Javier Seminario. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Ricardo Javier Seminario has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Ezio Rowee Almacen to Ezio Rowee Seminario Almacen 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: 2/01/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 27, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389626 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Robabeh Panahy. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Robabeh Panahy has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Robabeh Panahy to Sima Panahy

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 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: 2/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 01, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV387307 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cara Lee Ayala. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Cara Lee Ayala has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cara Lee Ayala to Cara Lee DiMaria Ayala 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-

sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 1/11/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 05, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389810 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hanson Yip & Le Truc My Tran. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Hanson Yip & Le Truc My Tran has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Uy Tan Diep to Wayland Leo Yip 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: 2/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Oct 04, 2021; 10:19AM Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389804 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Pin Ting & Hsiuju Tsai. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Pin Ting & Hsiuju Tsai has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Wei Ting to Sheena Wei Ting b. Yu Ting to Yulissa Yu Ting 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: 2/15/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Sep 29, 2021; 8:51PM Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389747 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Vikash Ruhil & Jyoti Rani. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1.

Petitioner(s) Vikash Ruhil & Jyoti Rani has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Vikash Ruhil to Ranveer Singh b. Jyoti Rani to Isha Rani 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing

CLASSIFIEDS / LEGALS 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: 2/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

Nov 02, 2021 Julie A. Emede Judge of the Superior Court November 5, 12, 19, 26, 2021 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 21CV389914 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mahboobeh Farhani. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: 1. Petitioner(s) Mahboobeh Farhani has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Mahboobeh Farhani to Sophia Farahani. 2. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the pe-

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tition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: Date: 2/08/2022 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. 3. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

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RETHINKING THANKSGIVING AT 400 YEARS: A NATIVE PERSPECTIVE

REPENSAR EL DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS A LOS 400 AÑOS: UNA PERSPECTIVA NATIVA

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LCATRAZ ISLAND, Calif. -- Some 400 years ago in 1621, the settlers and Native tribes ate together at the first Thanksgiving meal. But many tribes see this seminal date in American history as a day to mourn the losses of Native American lives and land that followed.

This Thanksgiving, it is estimated 5,000 to 6,000 people attended the annual Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz, to honor the 19-month occupation of the island by Native American activists from 1969 to 1971.

Morning Star Gali, coordinator of the Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering and California community and tribal liaison for the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), which advises the United Nations on tribal issues, explains the idea behind the event.

"We celebrate this day as a day of healing, as a day of truth-telling," Gali stated. "It's a day of resistance to the exploitation that Indigenous

ESPAÑOL nes Unidas sobre cuestiones tribales, explica la idea detrás del evento.

peoples are continuing to fight."

The IITC is also promoting a campaign, "Gold, Greed and Genocide," drawing attention to the legacy of the Gold Rush. Miners moving West brought diseases that devastated the native population.

Gali said to heal, California must come to terms with all aspects of its history. She noted at one time, the state actually targeted Native Americans for extinction, paying out $1 million for scalping expeditions in 1851.

"There was this onslaught of bounty hunters that were chasing through our people and massacring our villages," Gali emphasized. "We were force-marched off of our land between the 1830s and 1860s. And so, California Indian leaders were imprisoned on Alcatraz Island."

Native American advocates have also campaigned for the removal of statues of Father Junipero Serra in cities up and down the California coast. They argued the mission system Serra oversaw enslaved, relocated or killed hundreds of thousands of Indigenous Californians.

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"Celebramos este día como un día de sanación, como un día de decir la verdad", afirmó Gali. "Es un día de resistencia a la explotación que los pueblos indígenas continúan luchando".

Las tribus nativas americanas se reúnen en Alcatraz en la mañana de Acción de Gracias cada año para llamar la atención sobre la pérdida de tierras nativas. Photo Credit: Shelby Cohron / Unsplash

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SLA ALCATRAZ, California - Hace unos 400 años, en 1621, los colonos y las tribus nativas comieron juntos en la primera comida de Acción de Gracias. Pero muchas tribus ven esta fecha fundamental en la historia de Estados Unidos como un día para lamentar las pérdidas de vidas y tierras de nativos americanos que siguieron.

Este día de Acción de Gracias, se estima que llegaron 5,000 y 6,000 personas a la reunión anual Sunrise Gathering en Alcatraz, para honrar la ocupación de 19 meses de la isla por activistas nativos americanos desde 1969 hasta 1971.

Morning Star Gali, coordinadora de Alcatraz Sunrise Gathering y enlace comunitario y tribal de California para el Consejo Internacional de Tratados Indios (CITI), que asesora a las Nacio-

El CITI también está promoviendo una campaña, "Oro, codicia y genocidio", que llama la atención sobre el legado de la fiebre del oro.

Los mineros que se mudaron al oeste trajeron enfermedades que devastaron a la población nativa.

Gali dijo que para sanar, California debe aceptar todos los aspectos de su historia. Ella señaló que en un momento, el estado en realidad apuntó a los nativos americanos para la extinción, pagando $ 1 millón por expediciones de scalping en 1851.

"Hubo una avalancha de cazarrecompensas que perseguían a nuestra gente y masacraban nuestras aldeas", enfatizó Gali. "Fuimos obligados a abandonar nuestra tierra entre las décadas de 1830 y 1860. Y así, los líderes indígenas de California fueron encarcelados en la isla de Alcatraz".

Los defensores de los nativos americanos también han hecho campaña para que se eliminen las estatuas del padre Junipero Serra en ciudades a lo largo y ancho de la costa de California. Argumentaron que el sistema de misiones que Serra supervisó esclavizó, reubicó o mató a cientos de miles de indígenas californianos.

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HORÓSCOPO DE DICIEMBRE Mario Jiménez Castillo El Observador

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Vive la época festiva con calma, tranquilidad y buena vibra, pero no te extralimites en gastos, porque del 20 diciembre al 30 de enero las finanzas pueden sufrir altibajos. Es presagio que durante este mes lograrás librarte de un padecimiento de salud o de un pesar que no te dejaba ser completamente feliz.

La retrogradación de Venus, tu planeta regente, puede crearte algunos inconvenientes y rencillas con seres queridos, evita todo tipo de confrontaciones y no permitas que la negatividad de algunas personas echen a perder tu buen ánimo.

Un sueño largamente acariciado se materializará antes que el año finalice.

Números de la suerte: 12-25-43-44-52-55 TAURO Venus tu planeta regente estará retrógrado durante 40 días, todo dará inicio el día 20 de diciembre. Debes de ser cauteloso con tus desplazamientos y evitar al mismo tiempo excesos de cualquier tipo. La navidad es el momento ideal para dejar en el pasado todo aquello que no te permite avanzar, iniciarás un nuevo ciclo.

Números de la suerte: 17-21-23-30-40-59 GÉMINIS El amor y las relaciones de pareja atravesarán por un momento culminante en las próximas semanas. Tomarás una decisión que te será difícil de sobrellevar, pero que a largo plazo será para tu total conveniencia. Cuentas con muchas bendiciones y el año que viene, éstas se multiplicarán.

Números de la suerte: 4-8-31-39-60-67 CÁNCER En esta temporada te convertirás en un cordero de paz, servirás como mediador entre conocidos y familiares que han enfrentado momentos de discordia. Tu palabra y tu presencia traerán alivio y solución. Te sentirás afortunado con todo lo que has logrado. Ten precaución a fin de mes y en enero, ya que habrá turbulencias.

Números de la suerte: 19-22-24-32-44-46 LEO La actual posición de los astros te recomienda que actúes con cautela, no tomes decisiones a la ligera y evita confrontaciones con gente poco evolucionada. Existe una aura protectora iluminando tu camino, ángeles y espíritus de luz te acompañarán cundo enfrentes momentos de crisis. Un deseo que haz pedido al universo se hará realidad.

Números de la suerte: 11-13-15-29-49-54 VIRGO

Números de la suerte: 15-28-52-53-58-61 ESCORPIÓN Este año han ocurrido muchos eventos que han mermado un tanto tus fuerzas y tu buena energía, es augurio que el mes de diciembre será benéfico para ti, especialmente en el sector salud y en el sector económico. Del cielo llegará una gran bendición a tus manos, serás totalmente recompensado.

Números de la suerte: 20-21-39-50-5258 SAGITARIO Te preparas para finalizar este 2021 y para comenzar un nuevo ciclo más óptimo. Los astros te favorecerán a la hora de nuevos inicios y deseos. Es necesario que dejes ir en paz todas las energías que no te convienen, pero las cuales quieres retener por la fuerza de la costumbre. Estrecharás lazos más firmes con gente de bien. Happy birthday!

Números de la suerte: 8-17-21-32-41-42 CAPRICORNIO El planeta Venus estará retrógrado en tu signo alrededor de 6 semanas, este aspecto no significa que tendrás mala suerte, pero sí te hace un llamado de atención para que cuides tu salud al máximo.

No tomes decisiones importantes, este lapso adverso llegará a su fin y si extremas cuidados nada te sucederá.

Números de la suerte: 24-26-31-36-5060 ACUARIO Debes liberarte de presiones y de compromisos que no te corresponden, ya has ayudado lo suficiente, ahora es momento para relajarte y vivir en plena armonía.

Despedirás el año con nostalgia pero debes saber que el año próximo, será benéfico para tu salud y para tu economía.

Experimentarás un sueño profético que se hará realidad.

Números de la suerte: 12-29-36-38-4049 PISCIS

Las fiestas navideñas llenarán tu espíritu de buenos sentimientos y a mediados del mes, sentirás que has podido despojarte de una carga bien pesada que no te dejaba avanzar. Economiza y no gastes de más porque vendrán varias semanas en las que puedes enfrentar gastos imprevistos. Disfruta de las fiestas con familia y amigos.

A partir del día 12 de diciembre iniciará para ti, un nuevo sendero de mayor fortaleza y espiritualidad. Rencillas con personas queridas quedarán en el pasado, tendrás una etapa de buena suerte. Ya te has dado cuenta que la rigidez de carácter no te aporta nada positivo. Perdona viejas ofensas y vive la navidad con gozo y alegría.

Números de la suerte: 2-30-32-39-42-47

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