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The following commentary and analysis is based upon my personal experience as a 'person of color (brown)'.

As a citizen I have been profiled; been the target of bigotry and prejudice; been a jury member on a case involving 'police force'; and have been on the civil grand jury. In this society, many individuals are unable to imagine that I have earned three degrees (chemistry, biology and public health) and that my Army Group Classification Test (AGCT) score exceeds the norm of 100 by quite a bit.

This nation must face its reality, which is that its people tend to be biased.

Though civil rights have been legislated, the goal of a totally accepting and inclusive diverse society will continue to elude our nation until most of our citizens feel that within their minds, heart and soul. That has not happened despite all the equal access, equal opportunity, civil and voting rights legislation passed to achieve 'respectful fairness'.

A St. Louis grand jury did not indict Officer Darren Wilson, who killed an unarmed 18-year-old Black teenager, Mike Brown, more than three months ago.

Justice was not served.

The judicial process used is flawed. A standard applied universally to shield all law enforcement officers is the following: “If I decide that I am in harm's way, I am licensed to kill to defend myself and society....and I will do just that.”

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Over a thousand persons have been killed by police lethal force. Following investigations,Internal Affairs (IA), without fail and despite a conflict of interest, continues to exonerate those who took lethal actions.

These incidents have not been impartially assessed.

The aggregated results are not used to make improvements in the application of our laws. We may aspire to having 'law and order' in our nation, but we have not continued to correct the judicial flaws extant today. Mike Brown's killing is the most transparent case brought to the public's consciousness today by information technology, especially its audiovideos & camera photos.

Plus mainstream media has broadcast these incidents as 'news'. Since August 9, 2014 about 15 more deaths resulted from police use of lethal force. Most involve Black/ Brown youth.

Right here in San Jose, a few years ago, a CA Drug Enforcement Agency agent incorrectly identified a local Mexican-American man, who, when challenged, ran up an alley, jumped a fence, only to be shot in the back by that DEA agent. An innocent Brown man died.

Whatever DEA officials did to review, assess, and discipline that agent, remains in a personnel file, whose contents cannot be revealed to the public.

A SJPD officer responded to a disturbance in a Vietnamese home. The woman, wielding a paring knife, was fatally shot by a San Jose police officer. Ms. Madison Nguyen became the negotiator whose effectiveness in this unfortunate case motivated her to enter local politics.

Why do I cite these two local cases? Simply because these events will continue

to happen here until every incident involving use of police force (choke-holds, tazers, firearms) is investigated by both SJPD's Internal Affairs and the Independent Police Auditor (IPA).

One only has to review the 2013 annual SJ-IPA report to see the data which establishes that only one “use of police force” case of some 480 resulted in a 'personnel action'. Again, all personnel actions taken remain confidential.

A need exists to specifically address standards applied to use of lethal police force. Today's audio-video and smart phone cameras enable the public to record what really has happened. The time to collect that information has arrived. The time to use that information to devise ways to improve outcomes is here. Sworn officers must be responsible and accountable for their actions, especially when they use lethal force.

No longer should the statement “I thought that my life was in harm's way” be accepted without full cross examination which ensures justice for all those involved.

Law enforcement officers, if they misuse their policing authority, must be held fully accountable. That means today's confidential practices must be changed to allow monitoring, assessment, and corrective actions by impartial authorities having no conflict of interest.

If Mike Brown's death moves this nation towards an impartial judicial process, more reasonable outcomes will result. We can achieve 'law and order' while enhancing our ability to achieve 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness'. Then all 1,150+ families impacted by the use of police lethal force may be consoled. A need exists to monitor police use of lethal force.

Earl Ofari Hutchinson NAM On March 22, 1991, a visibly shaken and angered President George H.W. Bush said he was sickened and "outraged" by what he saw on television. That was the beating of black motorist Rodney King by a swarm of LAPD cops. A year later following the acquittal of four LAPD cops by a Simi Valley jury with no blacks on it, Bush ordered then Attorney General William Barr to begin the process of slapping federal civil rights charges on the four officers.

He issued a terse statement saying “the verdict has left us all with a deep sense of personal frustration and anguish."

He backed this up with a televised address on May 1 in which he strongly signaled that civil rights charges would be brought against the officers.

Bush had the authority to order a prosecution, via a string of federal criminal civil rights laws specifically authorize the prosecution of police officers, who blatantly violate the law by using deadly or excessive force against civilians, when there is a “compelling public interest” to do so. In the case of King, the compelling public interest was that the state trial was flawed in the racially skewed jury composition, and that there was a need to confront the corrosive violation of civil rights by a law enforcement agency. More specifically, the statute on “compelling public interest” makes plain that the alleged violation must involve "egregious conduct, including that which . . . causes loss of life," and where "the result in the prior prosecution was manifestly inadequate in light of the federal interest involved."

With the Ferguson grand jury deciding not to bring charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for the slaying of Michael Brown, President Obama now finds himself faced with the same decision Bush Sr. had to make 22 years ago. The call has repeatedly gone out for U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to bring civil

rights charges against Wilson.

He would not have moved as quickly as he did to assign a phalanx of FBI agents to the case, secure an independent autopsy of Brown’s death, and personally travel to the city to review procedures with civil rights attorneys and investigators without the personal approval of Obama.

But can and will he do what Bush Sr. did and order Holder to go forward with charges?

There’s the compelling federal interest. Brown was not detained or charged with a crime when the fatal encounter with Wilson occurred. Multiple eyewitnesses say he was shot with his hands up. An independent autopsy has confirmed that Brown was shot after an alleged scuffle with Wilson.

Though there was no apparent racial motive in Wilson confronting Brown, his action clearly violated Brown's right to exercise his freedom of movement, and his rights. This civil right was violated the moment Wilson presumed that a young black man walking in a public thoroughfare had committed a crime. The safeguard of that right must be a fundamental concern of federal prosecutors.

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The charge that Wilson abused his power as an officer in killing Brown under the color of law is the linchpin of federal prosecutions against local police officers. This is the same rationale that federal prosecutors used to bring civil rights charges against the four LAPD officers that beat King. The crucial legal point was that they acted in an official capacity when they violated King's rights. As in the King case, there are crucial federal interests in ensuring the rights of individuals to be free from undue harm because of their color, age, and being in a public area merely because someone perceives they shouldn't be there and then acts on that perception with no cause other than that belief or perception.

Bush Sr. was deeply concerned that the King beating had caused an even deeper, volatile and dangerous rift between police and African-Americans.

The riots after the cops were acquitted underscored that.

This was enough of a compelling interest to force Bush to act. Obama will have to consider the same. As Bush Sr. did, he can and should follow his example and green light a prosecution of Wilson.

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NEWSUSA In the current job market typified by stubborn unemployment rates, there are areas where available jobs outnumber those applying for them: science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Despite the strong demand for STEM jobs, many women, as well as members of under-represented minority groups, are not entering the technology pipeline due to certain factors, including shortcomings in K-12 education.

Recently, President Obama called for STEM education reform, indicating that STEM instruction "requires everything from more challenging curriculums and more demanding parents to better support for teachers and new ways to measure

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how well our kids think."

Popular activities that encourage young people to seriously consider engineering and science include FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), which annually stages robotics and LEGO competitions that emphasize the fun side of engineering, while teaching important science, math and team-working lessons to pre-college students.

Over the years, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has taken an active role in various STEM outreach initiatives, including FIRST competitions, for which the society has recruited mentors, judges and engineering students.

One especially exciting STEM-related program was the Decision Point Dialogues held recently in conjunction with the U.S. News STEM Solutions Conference. Mod-

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erated by public radio's John Hockenberry, the Decision Point Dialogues, "Critical Thinking, Critical Choices: What Really Matters in STEM," featured a panel of STEM notables, including Ioannis Mialouis, president and director of the Museum of Science in Boston, and Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, the 2013-2014 president of ASME and head of the pressure vessels technical services division for Regie du batiment du Quebec, in a fast-paced discussion of the STEM challenges facing precollege teachers and their students today.

During the two-hour panel session, Kotb offered some advice to students who may be considering earning a degree in engineering or another STEM field. "Don't just pursue it because you're good in math and science," she said. "You have to have a pas-

sion for it. Girls should spend a day at work with engineers and see what their life is like."

ASME is also participating in a pilot program with leading education technology company EverFi by sponsoring a web-based in-

teractive STEM education platform for middle and high schools in the Washington, D.C., area. The course comprises 16 modules addressing STEM-related topics such as basic computer science and the real-world application of algebra. According to Presi-

dent Obama, "Leadership tomorrow depends on how we educate our students today -- especially in science, technology, engineering and math."To learn more about what ASME is doing to promote STEM education, visit www.asme.org.

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That's why the Veterans Financial Coalition (http://www. veteransfinancialcoalition.org) was formed in June 2014 by a diverse group of organizations including Visa's Practical Money Skills for Life, Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE), Consumer Action, and the Consumer Federation of America. The coalition welcomed three new members in November – Call For Action, the National Consumers League (NCL) and the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC).

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site in addition to links to the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) program and other VA training and career success programs. The U.S. Department of Labor's Career One Stop site also offers additional information on military-specific career programs.

Educate veterans and the community organizations that serve them.

Research consumer protections for veterans.

Raise awareness for veterans' financial needs.

Aside from the Veterans Financial Coalition, returning veterans and reservists can also use the following suggestions and resources to build their post-military financial and career path: ‣Get personalized advice: Throughout the military career lifecycle, active military, reservists and retired military personnel have access to specific savings, investing and spending resources. But nothing takes the place of personalized financial/tax advice and lifetime personal finance

education. Veterans can view and download resources such as budgeting tips, tax break information and educational games from the Veterans Financial Coalition. As part of the Coalition's free resources, the AFCPE also provides an online database to locate a certified professional financial counselor to help with savings, spending, investing and tax issues. On the credit front, Wells Fargo has partnered with the National Foundation for Credit Counseling and its Sharpen Your Financial Focus initiative to deliver Wells Fargo's

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week. California currently has 50,057 dialysis patients.

Though not very health literate, Olga appreciates the irony of her situation. She knows it would be cheaper for her to get a kidney transplant for about $100,000 than it is to receive a lifetime of dialysis, which costs around $80,000 a year in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Without treatment to replace her failing kidneys, Olga knows she will die.

The 37-year-old single mother is desperate to get a transplant so she can get well enough to nurture and provide for her three children again – something she hasn’t been able to do for the last couple of years.

But her undocumented status disqualifies her from getting on the organ transplant list, endangering her life.

Olga’s frail health forced her to stop working as a house cleaning woman and attendant at a Bay Area car wash, something she did seven days a week to

•Above: Olga (far left) with her three children. / photo: Viji Sundaram supplement the $800 monthly her temporary relief. She tried checks her children’s father going on disability with the sends her. Those were jobs she help of an immigration attorcould do without revealing her ney provided by a charitable unauthorized status. In 2010, organization, but was told she she was abruptly forced to quit didn’t qualify. her job loading boxes at a UPS facility, when her employer one The Mexico-born woman was day asked her for her Social Se- diagnosed with kidney disease curity number. in 2001. In 2012, doctors told her she would require dialysis Olga, who asked that her last for the rest of her life unless she name not be used, stopped could get a kidney transplant. working completely two years But to get on the transplant list, ago after her legs began to they told her, she would need swell and she suffered persis- to have legal status. Until then, tent headaches. Her trips to she could receive dialysis on an the emergency room only gave outpatient basis three times a

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On average, transplantation doubles the life expectancy of a patient compared to dialysis. But even if she were given a transplant, Olga’s medical treatment would be far from over because she would need anti-rejection drugs costing about $10,000 a year for the rest of her life. Many transplant centers say an undocumented person’s status could compromise his or her ability to continue paying for follow-up care.

“Essentially, all transplant centers require that all transplant candidates have medical insurance, be it public or private, so that the patients will have coverage following transplantation to cover the cost of the immunosuppressive drugs, which are expensive,” said Dr. John Scandling, medical director of the kidney transplant center at Stanford University, where some undocumented patients living in Santa Clara County have received transplants.

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But he asserted: “My personal opinion is that undocumented patients should not be kept off the organ waiting list. We don’t turn down organs donated by undocumented people, but we are not willing to provide organs to them.”

An oddity in the U.S. health care system requires that federal Medicare cover all patients with end-stage renal disease, regardless of their age, for dialysis and organ transplantation.

The exception is undocumented immigrants. But low-income undocumented patients can receive emergency care for which hospitals are reimbursed by the federal-state funded insurance program for lowincome people called Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California). Olga is lucky that California, like New York and North Carolina, defines the outpatient dialysis she receives as “emergency care.”

Last year, following protests by 14 undocumented patients in critical need of organ transplants, two Chicago-area hospitals agreed to put undocumented patients in need of organ transplants on the wait list.

Even if Olga could get on the kidney transplant list, she would likely have to wait six to 10 years to get a transplant in the San Francisco Bay Area be-

cause there is a greater demand for kidneys here than there are donors, Scandling said. In the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest, by contrast, the wait time is between one and three years.

Olga’s father, who had lived in the United States illegally since he, his wife and Olga immigrated here from their native Mexico 15 years ago, moved back home in 2012 to seek treatment for his diabetes.

Olga, too, could go back to Mexico, where a kidney transplant costs around $40,000, but she would have to sneak back in through the desert to reunite with her three U.S.born children. That, she said, would be too dangerous.

Laura Lopez, executive director of Street Level Health Project, an Oakland-based non-profit that helps immigrants get access to health care and other services, believes that California should provide health care for all of its residents. She supports democratic Sen. Ricardo Lara’s Health Care For All bill.

“People shouldn’t have to go back to their homeland to die because they can’t get health care in the U.S.,” Lopez asserted.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Roddy Scheer and Doug Moss EARTHTALK Americans have done a great job making sure that our kids have something to eat at school regardless of socioeconomic status, with the National School Lunch Program providing low-cost or free lunches to upwards of 31 million students at 92 percent of U.S. public and private schools.

But that doesn’t mean the food has been especially nutritious, and public health experts say it’s no wonder our kids are more obese than ever when we feed them trans fats, salts and sodas for lunch.

Kids get half their daily calories at school, so what’s for lunch there has a big impact on health and lasting eating habits.

A 2008 analysis of school lunches by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concluded that American kids consume very few fruits and vegetables in their cafeterias—with potatoes accounting for a third of all vegetables consumed.

IOM also found that kids were eating many refined grains and too much saturated fat and sodium.

A 2009 study by USA Today found that meat used by McDonald’s and Burger King was tested for bacteria and unsafe pathogens up to 10 times as much as meat bound for U.S. school cafeterias. In response to these stark findings, along with vigorous advocacy by First Lady Michelle

DECEMBER 5-11, 2014 Obama, things are starting to improve. In 2010, Congress voted to revamp the nation’s school lunch program by enacting the Healthy, HungerFree Kids Act (HHFKA).

The higher standards in the new law seek to align school meals with the federal 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans by upping the availability and portion sizes of fruits, vegetables and whole grains (and requiring students to select a fruit or vegetable), establishing calorie ranges, removing trans fats and limiting sodium levels.

The law also incentivizes schools to take part with generous meal reimbursement funds. The new standards went into effect in 2012 and have been working their way through school districts from coast-to-coast and getting rave reviews in the process.

Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, who collected plate waste data among more than 1,000 students in four schools in urban, low-income school districts both before and after HHFKA took effect, found that fruit selection increased 23 percent following implementation: “Average per person fruit consumption was unchanged,” said researchers, “but because more students selected fruit overall, more fruit was consumed post-implementation.” Also, per student vegetable consumption went up 16.2 percent.

But just because public health researchers think the

program is going well doesn’t mean Congress will keep it going. The Republican-dominated House of Representatives has included waivers for school lunch nutrition standards in its fiscal-year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill.

“The provision would allow schools with a 6-month net loss of revenue to opt out of providing the healthier meals outlined by the HHFKA,” Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal writes in the New England Journal of Medicine.

“A deficit of any amount from any cause could allow schools to return to the same meals that the IOM found in 2008 to be nutritionally lacking.” Consumers interested in protecting the new nutritional standards should weigh in by calling, writing or emailing their Congressional representatives and speaking up for healthier kids.

CONTACTS: National School Lunch Program, www.fns.usda. gov/nslp/national-schoollunch-program-nslp; IOM, www.iom.edu; HHFKA, www.fns.usda.gov/initiative/hhfka.

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•Caleb Zigas, Executive Director of La Cocina in San Francisco.

Arturo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR Caleb Zigas is the Executive Director at La Cocina and describes the non profit as an “incubator kitchen, we work with low income and immigrant women entrepreneurs who are launching, growing and formalizing food businesses”. Zigas has been at La Cocina since 2005 and was initially involved in the food industry. He found his calling when looking for social justice work within La Cocina, saying, “(I) believed in the economic opportunity of talented entrepreneurs and have been here ever since.”

The idea of the event, generally is an extension of an event they’ve been doing the last couple years, a market place which highlights the clients at the non profit. Zigas says they “look at who makes products at La Cocina and try to find a way to create a collection of what they believe to be the best foods and gifts in the bay area all in one location.”

Three days of events (beginning Friday December 5th) Mole tasting, wine and music is what encapsulates Saturday’s evening. Saturday and Sunday bring about the marketplace, which also incorporate street food. The main draw is the 40+ craft vendors, who Zigas says “will help you

through all of your holiday gift giving”. On Sunday only there will be a Tamalada, with some of the best tamale makers in the country. Zigas notes that the location, Ghirardelli Square, is one of the “forgotten industrial spaces in San Francisco.” There is a labor force down in the wharf he adds, and “it really is part of the ecosystem that makes San Francisco a great food city.”

Its headed to a new future, with many craft vendors coming in and being part of that aforementioned ecosystem. One of the goals is by putting the local entrepreneurs, many of them Immigrant Latina women, in a large tourism area, with the profits going directly to them. Zigas adds, “Our real goal was to provide the kind of experience where its not just shopping for consumerism but to benefit the community. You can come hang out and you can eat, drink, hang out all day and listen to great music, and the women out here selling will have done that because they want to make a living doing something they love to do.”

More info on La Cocina, as well as ticket purchases to the Marketplace events, can be found at http://www.lacocinasf.org/.

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Arturo Hilario EL OBSERVADOR 8 days ago one of the most iconic entertainment figures in history passed away at the age of 85. Chespirito, as he was called (“little Shakespeare” in Spanish), was born Roberto Gómez Bolaños in 1929 in Mexico City. His ascent into being one of the most revered and beloved playwrights, actors, directors, comedians and humanitarians was notable in his funeral procession. One of the largest in the continents’ history, it brought out thousands

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of his fans, some dressed as one of many eclectic characters Bolaños created over the years.

More than 40 thousand filled the Estadio Azteca (a soccer stadium with a max capacity of 104 thousand) to bid farewell to this man that brought light into millions of hearts around the world. Like a Mexican version of Charlie Chaplin or Robin Williams, his characters were warm, and organic in nature.

It said a lot that it wasn't Chespirito acting so much as he was translating his own beliefs and views of the world into carica-

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throw it in the trash bin and I’d retrieve it, time and time again.

As much as she tried to discard it during out trip I kept going back in the trash to get that treasured toy, as I had grown attached to it in one way or another. Even as a child born in the late 80’s I had been affected by the character, without knowing the man behind it.

•More than 40k came to Chespirito’s servuce in Mexico City. Photo courtesy Notimex. tures of himself. One, El Chavo, was an orphan living in a barrel within an apartment complex.

He showed viewers that even in his dire state he saw the world as one being full of kind people and opportunity. His innocence to the cruelties of the world saw him in many situations where his neighbors, although some of them reluctant and/or grumpy, were always there to aid or give advice to Chavo.

Let me recount a story my mother told and retold to me over the years. As a two year old I traveled for the first time to

visit relatives in Mexico where I remember encountering a slightly burnt figure, which I then proceeded to carry around with me for the duration of the trip.

It was in fact, although burnt, a toy depiction of Chespiritos second most famous persona, El Chapulin Colorado (or “the red cricket”). He was a sort of superhero, with a red leotard, yellow heart shaped logo (with a “CH” to designate him as the “Chapulin”) pair of antennae topped with yellow balls, as well as a mallet to fight crime. She’d

As I watched earlier in the week the highlights and top notch speeches dedicated to his honor and his accolades, I went back and talked to my mother about the doll and how I’d been so attached to it even in its state. She told me that even then I knew his name and I had indeed watched the show, which originally ran from 19731979, as so many others did for generations. In a way, I hadn’t thought of the effect of such a character and its creator in a way that I did when he died and I saw or read the obituaries and highlights of his life. Even the longest running show on Univision Sábado Gigante, which

has been airing every Saturday evening since 1962, canceled its programming in lieu of Bolaños death. It’s difficult to sum up a man in a couple hundred words, but my intent is mainly to recall how it affected me during the holiday season. I looked up a couple of YouTube videos and saw the specials, which were hard to ignore if one was to switch on any Spanish language station. I talked to family members, even shared something about him on Facebook.

In this age, that’s how we cope with the loss of a star.

“Little Shakespeare”, was indeed a man who spent his life entertaining and bringing joy to people of all ages and color (his shows were dubbed into many languages and get 91 million viewership every day).

So if you aren’t familiar with him, google it and see a skit or interview to get an idea of why he was so revered, and why thousands upon thousands flocked to see him depart.

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273906 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Young Yoon Jang and Won Seok Jang. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Young Yoon Jang and Won Seok Jang, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Young Yoon Jang to Jessica Youngyoon Jang b. Won Seok Jang to Justin Wonseok Jang THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

December 2, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2014 Order for Publication or Posting of Summons and First Amended Petition to Establish a Parental Relationship Brandon Rose (269196) 586 N. First St. #217 San Jose, CA 95112 Telephone: 408-520-1185 Facsimile: 408-786-0179 Email:Brandon@lobrlaw. com Attorney for Petitioner, Ana Garcia SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA STREET ADDRESS: 170 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95113 MAILING ADDRESS: 191 North First Street CITY AND ZIP CODE: San Jose, CA 95113 Petitioner: Ana Garcia Respondent: Antonio Vargas ORDER FOR PUBLICATION OR POSTING Case No. 113CP021191

Publication Granted: The Court finds that the Respondent cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. The Court orders that the Summons and Petition be served by

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publication in the newspa- exención de cuotas.

California, las propiedades per listed below. Publica- Si desea obtener asesora- a. as an individual. (a usted adquiridas por las partes tion must occur at least once miento legal, pónganse en como individuo) durante su matrimonio o a week for four successive contacto de inmediato con pareja de hecho en forma weeks. un abogado. Puede ob- WARNING – IMPORTANT conjunta se consideran

tener información para INFORMATION propiedad comunitaria para EL OBSERVADOR encontrar a un abogado en WARNING: California law los fines de la división de el Centro de ayuda de las provides that, for purposes bienes que ocurre cuando If during the time of Publica- Cortes de California (www. of division of property upon se produce una disolución tion or Posting you locate sucorte.ca.gov), en el sitio dissolution of a marriage o separación legal del mathe Respondent’s address Web de los Servicios Le- or domestic partnership or trimonio o pareja de hecho. you must have someone gales de California (www. upon legal separation, prop- Si cualquiera de las partes 18 years or older mail the lawhelpcalifornia.org) o erty acquired by the parties de este caso llega a fallecer Summons, Petition and poniéndose en contacto con during marriage or domestic antes de que se divida la Order for Publication to the el colegio de abogados de partnership in joint form is propiedad comunitaria de Respondent. The server su condado. presumed to be community tenencia conjunta, el destino must complete and file with NOTICE; The restraining property. If either party to de la misma quedará deterthe Court a Proof of Service orders on Page 2 are effec- this action should die before minado por las cláusulas de or Mail, FL-335. tive against both spouses the jointly held community la escritura correspondiente or domestic partners until property is divide, the lan- que describen su tenencia Date: November 19, 2014 the petition is dismissed, a guage in the deed that char- (por ej. tenencia conjunta, Philip H. Pennypacker judgment is entered, or the acterizes how title is held tenencia en común o propie court makes further orders. (i.e. joint tenancy, tenants dad comunitaria) y no por la Judicial Officer These orders are enforce- in common, or community presunción de propiedad able anywhere in California property) will be controlling, comunitaria. Si quiere que Published: December 5, 12, by any law enforcement and not the community la presunción comunitaria 19, 26, 2014 officer who has received or property presumption. You que registrada en la escrituSUMMONS seen a copy of them. should consult your attorney ra de la propiedad, debería (Family Law) AVISO; Las órdenes de if you want the community consultar con un abogado.

NOTICE TO RESPON- restricción que figuran en property presumption to be ORDENES DE RESTRICDENT (Name): Antonio la página 2 valen para am- written into the recorded title CION NORMALES DE Vargas bos cónyuges o pareja de to the property.

DERECHO FAMILIAR AVISO AL DEMANDADO hecho hasta que se despida En forma inmediata, usted (Nombre): Antonio Vargas la petición, se emita un fallo STANDARD FAMILY LAW y su cónyuge o pareja de

o la corte dé otras órdenes. RESTRAINING ORDERS hecho tienen prohibido: You are being sued. A usted Cualquier autoridad de la Starting immediately, you lo están demandado. ley que haya recibido o visto and your spouse or domes- 1.Llevarse de estado de Petitioner’s name is: Ana una copia de estas órdenes tic partner are restrained California a los hijos menoGarcia puede hacerlas acatar en from res de las partes, si los huNombre del demandante: cualquier lugar de California. 1.Removing the minor child biera, sin el consentimiento Ana Garcia NOTE: If a judgment or sup- or children of the parties, if previo por escrito de la otra

port order is entered, the any, from the state without parte o una orden de la Case Number (Número de court may order you to pay the prior written consent of corte. caso): all or part of the fees and the other party or an order of 2.Cobrar, pedir prestado,

costs that the court waived the court. cancelar, transferir, deshac113CP021191 for yourself or for the other 2.Cashing, borrowing erse o cambiar el nombre You have 30 CALENDER party. If this happens, the against, canceling, transfer- de los beneficiarios de cuDAYS after this Summons party ordered to pay fees ring, disposing of, or chang- alquier seguro u otro tipo and Petition are served shall be given notice and ing the beneficiaries of any de cobertura, tal como de on you to file a Response an opportunity to request a insurance or other cover- vida, salud, vehículo y dis(form FL-120 or FL 123) at hearing to set aside the or- age, including life, health, capacidad, que tenga como the court and have a copy der to pay waived court fees. automobile and disability, beneficiario(s) a las partes y served on the petitioner. A AVISO: Si se emite un fallo held for the benefit of the su(s) hijo(s) menor(es); letter or phone call will not u orden de manutención, parties and their minor child 3.Transferir, gravar, hipoteprotect you. la corte puede ordenar que or children: car, ocultar o deshacerse If you do not file your Re- usted pague parte de, o to- 3.Transferring, encumber- de cualquier manera de sponse on time, the court das las cuotas y costos de la ing, hypothecating, conceal- cualquier propiedad, inmmay make orders affecting corte previamente exentas ing, or in any way dispos- ueble o personal, ya sea your marriage or domestic a petición de usted o de la ing of any property, real or comunitaria, cuasi comupartnership, your property, otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la personal, whether commu- nitaria o separada, sin el and custody of your chil- parte ordenada a pagar es- nity, quasi-community, or consentimiento escrito de la dren. You may be ordered tas cuotas debe recibir aviso separate, without the written otra parte o una orden de la to pay support and attorney y la oportunidad de solicitar consent of the other party or corte, con excepción las opfees and costs. If you cannot una audiencia para anular an order of the court, except eraciones realizadas en el pay the filing fee, ask the la orden de pagar las cuotas in the usual course of busi- curso normal de actividades clerk for a fee waiver form. exentas. ness or for the necessities of o para satisfacer las necesiIf you want legal advice, 1. The name and address life; and dades de la vida; y contact a lawyer immedi- of the court are (el nombre 4.Creating a nonprobate 4.Crear o modificar una ately. You can get informa- y dirección de la corte son): transfer or modifying a non- transferencia no testamention about finding lawyers Superior Court of California probate transfer in a manner taria de manera que afecte at the California Courts 170 Park Center Plaza that affects the disposition el destino de una propiedad Online Self-Help Center 191 North 1st Street of property subject to the sujeta a transferencia, sin el (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/self- San Jose, CA 95113 transfer, without the written consentimiento por escrito help), at the California Legal consent of the other party or de la otra parte o una orden Services Web Site (www.

2. The name, address, and an order of the court. Before de la corte. Antes de que lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by telephone number of peti- revocation of a nonprobate se pueda eliminar la revocontacting your local court tioner’s attorney, or the pe- transfer can take effect or cación de una transferencia or county bar association. titioner without an attorney, a right of survivorship to no testamentaria, se debe are: property can be eliminated, presentar ante la corte un Tiene 30 DIAS CORRIDOS (El nombre, dirección, notice of the change must aviso del cambio y hacer después de haber recibido y número de teléfono del be filed and served on the una entrega legal de dicho la entrega legal de esta Cit- abogado del demandante, o other party. aviso a la otra parte. ación y Petición para pre- del demandante si no tiene You must notify each other Cada parte tiene que nosentar una Respuesta (for- abogado, son): of any proposed extraordi- tificar a la otra sobre cualmulario FL-120 ó FL-123) Brandon Rose (269196) nary expenditures at least quier gasto extraordinario ante la corte y efectuar la 586 N. First St. #217 five business days prior to propuesto, por lo menos entrega legal de una copia San Jose, CA 95112 incurring these extraor- cinco días laborales anal demandante. Una carta o Telephone: 408-520-1185 dinary expenditures and tes de realizarlo, y rendir llamada telefónica NO basta account to the court for all cuenta a la corte de todos para protegerlo.

David H Yamasaki, Chief extraordinary expenditures los gastos extraordinarios Si no presenta su Respues- Executive Officer/Clerk made after these restrain- realizados después de que ta a tiempo, la corte puede ing orders are effective. estas órdenes de restricción dar órdenes que afecten Date (Fecha) November 18, However you may use hayan entrado en vigencia. su matrimonio o pareja de 2013 community property, quasi- No obstante, puede usar hecho, sus bienes y la cus- Clerk, by (Secretario, por) S. community property, or you propiedad comunitaria, todia de sus hijos. La corte Angulo, Deputy (Asistente) own separate property to cuasi comunitaria o suya también le puede ordenar NOTICE TO THE PERSON pay an attorney to help you separada para pagar a un que pague manutención y SERVED: You are served or to pay court costs. abogado o para ayudarle a honorarios y costos legales.

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Si no puede pagar la cuota AVISO A LA PERSONA MACION IMPORTANTE de presentación, pida al QUE RECIBIÓ LA ENTREADVERTENCIA: Published: December 5, 12, secretario un formulario de GA: Esta entrega se realiza De acuerdo a la ley de 19, 26, 2014

PETITION to Establish Parental Relationship Brandon Rose (269196) 586 N. First St. #217 San Jose, CA 95112 Telephone: 408-520-1185 Facsimile: 408-786-0179 Email:Brandon@lobrlaw. com Attorney for Petitioner, Ana Garcia SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA STREET ADDRESS: 170 Park Avenue, San Jose, CA 95113 MAILING ADDRESS: 191 North First Street CITY AND ZIP CODE: San Jose, CA 95113 BRANCH NAME: Family Law Division Petitioner: Ana Garcia Respondent: Antonio Vargas PETITION to Establish Parental Relationship

CASE Number 113CP021191 1. Petitioner is a. The mother.

2. The Children are a. Childs Name Date of birth Age Sex Davana Vargas 08/30/2004 10 F 3. The court has jurisdiction over the respondent because the respondent b. has sexual intercourse in this state, which resulted in conception of the children listed in item 2.

4. The action s brought in this county because (you must check one or more to file in this county): a. the child resides or is found in the county 5.Petitioner claims (check all that apply): b. respondent is the child’s father 6. A completed Declaration Under Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement at (UCCJEA)) (form FL-105) is attached Petitioner request the court to make the determinations indicated below, 7. PARENT- Child RELATIONSHIP a. Respondent b.

Petitioner 8. CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION Petitioner Respondent Joint Other a. Legal Custody of children to X b. Physical custody of children to X c. Visitation of children (2) Reasonable visitation d. Facts in support of the requested custody and visitation orders are (specify): X .

Contained in the attached declaration 12. CHILD SUPPORT The court may make orders for support of the children

DECEMBER 5-11, 2014 and issue and earnings assignment without further notice to either party.

13. I HAVE READ THE RESTRAINING ORDERS ON THE BACK OF THE SUMMONS (FL-210) AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THEY APPLY TO ME WHEN THIS PETITION IS FILED. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

DATE: 09/25/2014.

Ana Garcia Published: December 5, 12,19, 26, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273587 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Phuoc Doan. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Phuoc Doan, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Phuoc Doan to Henry Doan. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 20, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273620 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mandana Panadkhah Bamdad. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Mandana Panadkhah Bamdad, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Mandana Panadkhah Bamdad to Mandana Panadkhah Panad. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 21, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273622 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mahahn Shoukoofeh Bamdad. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Mahahn Shoukoofeh Bamdad, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Mahahn Shoukoofeh Bamdad to Mahahn Massy. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 21, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273737 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joy Sarkar. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Joy Sarkar has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joy Sarkar to Jay Sarkar. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 25, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273744 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alexey Vladimirovich Serbin. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Alexey

DECEMBER 5-11, 2014 Vladimirovich Serbin has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Alexey Vladimirovich Serbin to Alexey Serbin. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 25, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598754 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, SJC Cars Inc 478 E. Santa Clara St San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Cars Inc 478 E. Santa Clara St San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon; 11/25/2014 “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.)

Surinder Sinug, Officer November 28; December 5, 12, 19, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/25/2014.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV272814 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marcos Ivan Castañeda.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Marcos Ivan Castaneda, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Marcos Ivan Castañeda to Marcos Ivan Diaz Castañeda. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 03/24/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 5, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court

November 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273178 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Yun-Shan Shao. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Yun-Shan Shao, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. YunShan Shao to Marta YunShan Shao. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 13, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273481 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abeer Beshara Suliman. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Abeer Beshara Suliman, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Abeer Beshara Suliman to Flower Solomon.

The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 19, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273428 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maharite Embaye Ghebremzchael. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Maharite Embaye Ghebremzchael, has filed a petition for Change of Name

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maharite Embaye Ghebremzchael to Lidya Embaye Ghebremzchael. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 18, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598301 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Dolphin Towing, 1680 Almaden Expressway Unit G San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara Co. Simon Guerrero 269 E. Saint John St. Apt. E San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 10/15/2009. “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.)

Simon Guerrero November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/12/2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598612 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, RMB. Janitorial 2637 Puccini Ave. San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Rosa Ma Barragan 2637 Puccini Ave. San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 11/19/2014 who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)

Rosa Ma Barragan November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/19/2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598400 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, California Production Plumbing 14610 Pacheco Pass Highway Gilroy, CA 95020, Santa Clara Co. Karen Ciraulo 14610 Pacheco Pass Highway Gilroy, CA 95020.

This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name

or names listed hereon, as of 1/12/2014. “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.)

Karen Ciraulo November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/14/2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598299 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Atlantis Glass 495 E. Brokaw Unit E San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Sepandar Danesh 5890 Garces Ave San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 11/12/2014. “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.)

Sepandar Danesh November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/12/2014.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598302 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, Munoz Building Maintenance 12965 Sycamore Ave San Martin, CA 95046, Santa Clara Co. Aurora Munoz 12965 Sycamore Ave San Martin, CA 95046. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, as of 11/12/2014. “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.)

Aurora Munoz November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/12/2014.

Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name NO. 596007 The following person/entity has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name: ifotosphere 2291 Via Maderos Los Alto, CA 94024, Santa Clara Co. Michelle Suet Wah Lam 6456 C Buena Vista Dr. Newark, CA 94560. This business was conducted by an individual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 04/25/2013 under file no. 57774 Michelle Suet Wah Lam November 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 9/02/2014 Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of Vera Ardyne Greer, aka Vera A. Greer and

Vera Greer No.114PR175010 A Petition for Probate has been filed by Dyann Gagne in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Dyann Gagne be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Vera Ardyne Greer, aka Vera A. Greer and Vera Greer. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: January 21, 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 12, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112 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. 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. 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.

Attorney for Petitioner: Lawrence M. Brenner, ESQ. 133 Mission Street, Ste 290 Santa Cruz, CA 95060 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273089 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thanh Thuy Phuong Khuc.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Thanh Thuy Phuong Khuc, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Thanh Thuy Phuong Khuc to Tanya Thanh Vosburgh.

The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for

change of name should not be granted on 03/24/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 12, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 14, 21, 28; December 5, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV273086 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Ninfa Serna Perezchica.

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Ninfa Serna Perezchica, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Ninfa Serna Perezchica to Ninfa Perezchica Serna. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 03/24/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

November 12, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 14, 21, 28; December 5, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV272299 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Elora Injoh Muna. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Elora Injoh Muna, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Elora Injoh Muna to Elora Muna. The COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 03/10/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Room, located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 23, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 14, 21, 28; December 5, 2014

LEGAL CLASSIFIEDS

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598162 The following person(s) is(are) doing business, 1) Happy Thymes 32 Washington Square Drive Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. 2). Happy Thymes Soap 32 Washington Square Drive Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. 3) Happy Thymes Market 32 Washington Square Drive Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. 4) Happy Thymes Kitchen 32 Washington Square Drive Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Wendy S. Ho 32 Washington Square Drive Milpitas, CA 95035.

This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “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.)

Wendy S. Ho November 14, 21, 28; December 5, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/06/2014

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT NO. 598128 The following person(s) is (are) doing business, 11 Health Center 1683 N. Milpitas Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035, , Santa Clara Co. Neng Ke Yang 2299 Lani Ave San Jose, CA 95122 and Qiong Gui Zhang 440 Dixon Landing Rd. Unit J-103 Milpitas, CA 95035.

This business is conducted by a general partnership; registrants have begun transacting business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 11/05/2014 “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.)

Neng Ke Yang and Qiong Gui Zhang November 14, 21, 28; December 5, 2014 This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 11/05/2014 SUMMONS AND PETITION No.113FL165511 The Court finds that the Respondent, Uzomah Kingsley Anamah, cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure.

The Court orders that the Summons and Petition be served by publication for: Dissolution/Separation/Nullity of Marriage or Domestic Partnership (Family Law).

This order for publication was granted to Petitioner, Hazel R. Harper, on April 8, 2014 at the Superior Court of CA, County of Santa

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Clara, 191 N.First St., San Jose, CA 95113.

October 3, 10, 17, 24, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV272337 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Tianyou Yu. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Tianyou Yu, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a.

Tianyou Yu to Peter Yu. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 03/15/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 24, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court October 31; November 7, 14, 21, 2014 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NO. 114CV272582 Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Joshua Nathon Peevyhouse and Jacob Sebastian Peevyhouse. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Joshua Nathon Peevyhouse and Jacob Sebastian Peevyhouse, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Joshua Nathon Peevyhouse to Joshua Nathon Morales b.

Jacob Sebastian Peevyhouse to Jacob Sebastian Morales. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 03/17/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara.

October 30, 2014 Aaron Persky Judge of the Superior Court November 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014

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COMMUNITY

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San Jose CALIFORNIA The San Jose City Council considered what to do to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Kansen Chu who was elected to the CA State Assembly and has already been sworn in as a State Assembly member.

Per the SJ City Charter, the Council has three options for

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filing this vacant seat: 1) Appoint a new Council member; 2) Call a special election to fill this vacancy (est. cost: $800,000); and/or make an interim appointment.

The City Council will discuss these options.

EO recommends that any citizen interested in public service, who is a resident of the Berryessa District and

who desires to represent the interests of Berryessa constituents; those individuals need to step up to identify themselves and to begin/enter the process which leads to being selected or appointed to the challenges of civic leadership and decision-making.

Begin by contacting the City Clerk for information available now.

SPORTS

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Israel Imru SPECIAL TO EL OBSERVADOR The San Jose Sharks scored their first winning streak – if you can call a two-win situation a streak – since late October with a thriller against the Flyers on Tuesday night with goals by both Vlasic and Matt Nieto.

The game was a bit sloppy from both ends, but a win is a win, and this will hopefully bring the Sharks back to their winning form when at home. This surge of home ice advantage is extremely welcome as 6 of the Sharks next 8 games are going to be on home ice; last season the Sharks were nearly indestructible when playing at the SAP Center, finishing the season at an extremely impressive 29-7-5.

This year they have been less-than-stellar, with an away record (8-6-2) that is actually a bit stronger than their current home record (4-4-2).

The struggling Philadelphia Flyers (8-13-3) drew first blood (S. Couturier) on an early power play in the first with an interference call on Sheppard. Though both teams were

playing physical, the overall feel of the game was sloppy. The first period in particular was riddled with turnovers by both teams – with the Sharks leading the charge.

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•San José Sharks players Justin Braun (61), Tommy Wingels (57), and Logan Couture (39) celebrate the equalizing (1-1) goal

by Wingels, which helped lead them to a victory over the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday Night. Photo: Arturo Hilario

Wingels and Niemi were my players of the match as both of them were directly responsible for the Sharks victory. Wingels was essential in setting up the equalizer to Vlasic in the 2nd period and in helping Nieto capitalize on the late Flyers mistake, leading to Nieto’s first game-winning goal of the season with just 12 seconds left in regulation.

Both goalies played extremely well, with each earning one of Dan Rusanowsky’s stars at the end of the match. Niemi and Mason both had several key saves, including a few one-on-one situations. Mason had one against Sharks defenseman Desjardins on a breakaway off a Flyer’s mistake. Niemi had a similar situation in which he faced defenseman Nicklas Grossman and came out victorious with the save.

The Sharks aim to continue their “hotstreak” against the Boston Bruins here at the SAP Center on Thursday, December 4th.

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Aries (21 de marzo-19 de abril) Un año que inicia su epílogo y que te ha dejado grandes enseñanzas, has crecido espiritualmente, este último mes es para que goces de diversión sana y expreses todos tus buenos sentimientos. Descansa y disfruta para que inicies con pie derecho el 2015. Números de la suerte: 2-11-18-22-26-59

Tauro (20 de abril-20 de mayo) Diciembre es un mes que trae consigo buenas nuevas, especialmente de amigos y parientes que viven en el extranjero. Debes tomar una seria decisión con respecto a tu vida sentimental. No permitas que los celos y los malos entendidos interfieran en tu relación. Números de la suerte: 6-32-34-41-42-61

Géminis (21 de mayo-22 de junio) Vivirás una época feliz rodeado(a) de familia y amigos, durante este mes se resolverá un asunto referente a documentos, pronto podrás respirar en paz. Te desilusionará la actitud injusta que mostrará un supuesto amigo(a) Alejarás gente negativa de tu camino. Números de la suerte: 9-11-21-22-35-65

Cáncer (23 de junio-22 de julio) Júpiter navega por tu sector de finanzas y economía, es augurio que se harán presentes varias oportunidades para avanzar en ese sentido. Todo lo referente a negocios, comercios y empresas propias, estará favorecido durante este mes y gran parte del 2015. Números de la suerte: 19-24-27-32-37-62

Leo (23 de julio 21 de agosto) Aprovecha las oportunidades que se presenten, Júpiter sigue navegando en tu signo, los augurios son prometedores, especialmente en cuanto a dinero y buena suerte se refiere. Decidirás iniciar por un nuevo camino que te llevará a alcanzar todas tus metas financieras. Números de la suerte: 1-10-28-3746-55

Virgo (22 de agosto-21 de septiembre) La buena estrella de la navidad te acercará aún más con personas afines a tus proyectos y deseos, recibirás buenas noticias, te sentirás alegre, con mucha energía positiva para compartir. Ese gran deseo que tienes se verá materializado durante la segunda mitad del 2015. Números de la suerte: 7-23-2845-54-64

Libra (22 de septiembre-22 de octubre) Todo este mes te verás beneficiado por la buena suerte en los juegos de azar, lotería, casinos, sorteos y todo tipo de juegos estarán muy favorecidos para ti, juega tus números de suerte, porque es muy probable que seas receptor de un premio. La abundancia se hará presente en tu camino. Números de la suerte: 4-13-17-21-33-50

Escorpión (23 de octubre-21 de noviembre) ¡Enhorabuena Escorpión! Termina una época de dificultades para ti dando inicio a un nuevo ciclo más próspero y feliz. Saturno abandona tu signo en noche buena y es presagio que un milagro se obrará en tu destino. Tendrás todo para ser feliz. Números de la suerte: 6-11-21-34-54-61

Sagitario (22 de noviembre-20 de diciembre) Happy birthday! Este mes es para que disfrutes la vida al máximo, sentirás que la buena suerte hace acto de presencia en tu camino concediéndote tu más grande deseo. Pueden ocurrir mudanzas, ascensos, cambios de empleo y todo tipo de novedades en tu mundo laboral. Números de la suerte: 7-20-30-44-52-55

Capricornio (21 de diciembre-19 de enero) Parece que el tema del amor sigue siendo tu talón de Aquiles, si has errado, lo mejor es reconocerlo y pedir disculpas, existe mucho amor entre ustedes, es momento para dejar atrás el pasado e iniciar por un nuevo camino. Venus le dará un toque de alegría a tu vida. Números de la suerte: 8-9-16-26-35-36

Acuario (20 de enero-20 de febrero) Marte el planeta fuerte y guerrero navega por tu signo desde el día 4 de diciembre, su influencia será benéfica, especialmente en el sector salud, tu recuperación física y anímica es inminente. Contarás con mucha energía y muchos deseos de triunfar. Números de la suerte: 3-9-25-29-53-63

Piscis (21 de febrero-20 de marzo) Tienes dos misiones importantes que cumplir en este mes, una es perdonar a una persona que te causó perjuicio, porque debes entender que todo ocurrió sin intención de hacerte sentir mal. La otra es expresarle buen ánimo y alegría al familiar que visitarás. El buen karma estará contigo. Números de la suerte: 15-22-29-31-48-60

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TECHNOLOGY

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DECEMBER 5-11, 2014

Shelly Palmer On August 15, 1620, the “Old Comers” set sail on two merchant ships: the Mayflower and the Speedwell. Sadly, the Speedwell was not up to the task and was forced to return to port about a month into its journey. My great-great-greatest-grandfather was probably on the Speedwell, but my friend Bill Bradford’s greatgreat-greatest-grandfather, William Bradford, was on the Mayflower. He and about 100 other “saints” and “pilgrims” used the best technology available, and an unwavering belief in their interpretation of religious doctrine, to found a colony in the New World.

In honor of these fiercely committed individuals and the Thanksgiving holiday they created for us, here is a short list of emerging technologies and changing philosophies circa 1620. The Earth was NOT the center of the Universe!

According to Wikipedia, in Fe-

witchcraft. This is somewhat understandable because it was around the same time that Sir Francis Bacon laid the groundwork for the scientific method.

bruary 1616, the Inquisition assembled a committee of theologians, known as qualifiers, who delivered their unanimous report condemning heliocentrism as “foolish and absurd in philosophy, and formally heretical since it explicitly contradicts in many places the sense of Holy Scripture.”

The Inquisition also determined that the Earth’s motion “receives the same judgment in philosophy and ... in regard to theological truth it is at least erroneous in faith.” Galileo was ordered “to abstain completely from teaching or defending this doctrine and opinion or from discussing it... to abandon

completely... the opinion that the sun stands still at the center of the world and the earth moves, and henceforth not to hold, teach, or defend it in any way whatever, either orally or in writing.”

In ����������������������� Epitome astronomiae Copernicanae, Johannes Kepler developed a heliocentric model of the solar system in which all the planets have elliptical orbits. This provided significantly increased accuracy in predicting the position of the planets. Kepler’s ideas were not immediately accepted. And, just for good measure, a week before the Pilgrims set sail, Kepler’s mother was arrested for

Gonna Go Round In Circles: Merry Times in 1620 While the Pilgrims were obviously too uptight to care about such things, in May 1620, the InterWeb says that the first merry-go-round was seen at a fair in Philippapolis, Turkey. I wonder what it looked like?

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum: The Original Google Maps Wikipedia: In 1570 (May 20) Gilles Coppens de Diest at Antwerp published 53 maps created by Abraham Ortelius under the title Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, considered the “first modern atlas.” Three Latin editions of this (besides a Dutch, a French and a German edition) appeared before the end of 1572; twenty-five editions came out before Ortelius’ death in 1598; and several others were published subsequently, for the atlas continued to be in demand till about 1612. This is the world map the Pilgims would have relied on for their voyage.

There Is Always Something New So there you have it... the hottest tech and trends from 1620.

We have come quite a long way since then, or have we? There are still groups with strong, counter-culture beliefs. Social media amplifies their voices in ways the Pilgrims could never have imagined. Francis Bacon would be pleased with the evolution of the scientific method.

Kepler has been vindicated.

Not only have astronomers proven that the solar system is heliocentric, scientists used a modern version of his mathematics to calculate the orbit and land a spacecraft on a comet just a few weeks ago.

We all have much to be thankful for this holiday season, but I’d like to give a Holiday shout out to the Old Comers and their contemporaries of 1620.

Without their vision, hard work and sacrifice, we would not be where we are today.

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Press Junkie For years Afrolicious performed regularly in the Mission District in San Francisco before ending their residency earlier this year to take their live band on the road and concentrate on creating and releasing more original music.

Last Saturday (11/29) they returned to their old stomping grounds, where the Afrolicious live band played a nearly sold out show at The Chapel with support from Midtown Social.

It was like old times with the band bringing the full force of their funk and soul to the San Francisco faithful. After the show things took an unfortunate turn when Wendell Rand, the bass player for Afrolicious, had his car broken into and thieves stole his bass (vintage Modulas Graphite VJ) and frontman Joey “Pleasuremaker” McGuire’s guitar and keyboard (Ibanez Artstar, Nord Electro).

•Afrolicious is pictured with their instruments, many of which were stolen in San Francisco after their November 29th show at ‘The Chapel’.

Both musicians support All proceeds from the comthemselves and their families pilation, titled “Emergency with their wages from perfor- Funk”, will be going to help ming, and to make up for their secure funding for equipment. losses the band decided to re- Alongside brand new Afrolilease a compilation of music cious and Pleasuremaker songs to raise money to replace the like “Chicha Pleasure” and “Liequipment. “We hope that our ving Our Lives” are never befogear will turn up eventually, re live recordings of Afrolicious I’ve had that guitar since I was at Red Rocks and Brooklyn 15 and have composed most Bowl. ‘Emergency Funk’ is an of my music on it. But in the 11 track album and is available meantime we need to purchase now at www.afrolicious.bandreplacements so we can make camp.com and is priced as ‘pay our upcoming gigs, and con- what you want’. tinue to provide for our family and our fans.” said McGuire.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com Maryah SPECIAL TO EL OBSERVADOR Since its birth out of the South Bronx, Hip-Hop has been unifying various cultures, breaking down the walls and barriers which have been keeping people in their corner or “their side of the world” for years. From gang violence, to different styles and perceptions on life, communities all over our nation have been kept segregated; not allowing one another to cross over, mainly due to a mis-education on life.

•Performers and fans alike are seen unifying their shared tastes for art, culture and unit through Hip Hop in the Bay Area chapters of the “Undivided” shows. Photos courtesy of Felix Uribe/Eleven:1 Photography

The Bay Area is a place that is well known for its diversity, and ever changing, ever growing lifestyles.The HipHop Culture in the Bay Area is one aspect that puts it “on the map”, so to speak. From Tupac Shukur to Mac Dre to E-40, this community is well known for impacting the nation with its style in rhythm and rhyme.

Today the Bay Area is the home to many new up and

coming artists. Many of which are gospel rappers whose aim is to collaborate in efforts to shape the culture we live in today into one of unity, by means of art through their music. However, like the old saying goes, “ it takes a village to raise a child.” Therefore, in this we know its going to take a lot more than a few positive poets on stage to unify a whole segregated community in all its various beliefs and point of views.

Which is one reason why these artists have collaborated to create a diverse movement which brings together people from different cultures, beliefs and walks of life, right here in our own community, with love expressed through HipHop as the underlying foundation. February 22, 2014, was the first big bag in the Bay Area of this monumental movement.

Positive Hip-Hop was given it’s platform on which to shine, at the first of a series titled, “Undivided”. Christian

DECEMBER 5-11, 2014 Bustos - Executive Director of Lyrical Opposition - explains, “ The general goal of Undivided is to create a platform for artists from different areas and backgrounds, bringing them together for a night of unity. The aim by doing this is to create a positive atmosphere of events to bring people of all diversities and demographics that would probably not have gotten together if it weren’t for these events.” Thus far, 5 out of a series of 100, Undivided events have been launched in our local community. From participating cities such as San Francisco, Sacramento, and Oakland, there is a new wave of events, which are aiming to create an atmosphere of unity, bringing in people from all over the Bay Area.

When we look at the history of Hip-Hop culture, this was unknowingly the goal it had reached: A collaboration of artists pointing people to a way out of the street life, and the gang life. Giving them hope and inspiring them to

reach for greater impact and make a statement in society, in our nation and in our world. In the more recent years, many have been claiming the death of the Hip-Hop culture, since on today’s radio, it does not seem to represent the value from which it originated.

With gospel rapper, Lecrae at the top of the charts in our nation, on the Billboard 200, it is evident that society today could be searching for the hope, comfort and inspiration Hip-Hop once offered. Could this be why there has been so much success of these community events? Perhaps two cultures that once seemed so opposite of one another, are beginning to collide as a result of the hunger for, and deprivation of realness and optimism in our nation. It appears as though our own backyard is taking part in what could potentially be a new birth in Hip-Hop culture through lyrics and events such as “Undivided” which inspire truth, love and unity.