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san diego county grand jury issues report on:

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Memorial Day:

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The San Diego County Civil Grand Jury has just released a report on school safety. This is a follow up to its 2013/2014 report entitled “School Security: There is No Greater Purpose.” This Grand Jury report identified several specific areas of concern: 1. Informed Planning: data collection from more recent shootings across the nation to help prevent future active shooter incidents in San Diego; 2. Current Training of all personnel with responsibility for student welfare; 3. Targeted Improvements to identify weaknesses in buildings, equipment, support staff and first responders; and 4. Fiscal Commitment to increasing budgetary commitments for all districts.

The Grand Jury made 12 findings that are listed in the report. Among them are the following:

In spite of a number of people and locations who seek to take the credit, the first Memorial Day was held by former slaves in Charleston, South Carolina.

During the Civil War, Union Army soldiers who were prisoners of war were held at the Charleston Race Course. It is reported that at least 257 Union prisoners died there and were quickly buried in unmarked graves. The bodies had been buried under the bleachers of the race track.

After the war, a group of black workmen dug up the bodies and reburied them to properly honor the fallen.

On May 1, 1865, over 10,000 people -- recently freed slaves, black schoolchildren, colored soldiers and their allies - -held what was the first Memorial Day parade.

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1. Overall, the San Diego County schools studied are prepared to handle many kinds of emergencies, including active shooter situations, due largely to mandates from the State;

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2. Overall, law enforcement, first responders, parents and other stakeholders have shown interest in working with schools in prevention of a possible school shooter incident;

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3. At the school site level, there appears to be some lack of interactive collaboration with community stakeholders on the actual development of the plans; 4. Before and after school programs need to be better addressed in safety plans, and 5. Many districts expressed a need to train all adults on campus safety procedures.

Among the recommendations of the Grand Jury were the following: Increase the priority of funding in school budgets for training, equipment and infrastructure improvements to handle active shooter crisis as a matter of security for staff and students.

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By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent

By Steve Peterson Contributing Writer

This year marks the 40th Black Baccalaureate Celebration for SDSU students. This celebration is an opportunity to recognize and honor graduates who are also members of the black community. The ceremony took place at Lincoln High School, 4777 Imperial Ave., San Diego, Thursday, May 16 at 7 p.m.

“The Black Baccalaureate Ceremony is a time for black Faculty to honor SDSU black graduates in the black community--with well-honored black traditions of song and expressive culture,” said Associate Professor of Africana Studies Charles Toombs. “This year's theme, "40 Years of Leadership: Dismantling Barriers for Our See BACCALAUREATE page 9

“Let’s pause here to give a little credit where credit is due. Freeing 17 prisoners – all of whom were serving life sentences without parole – is impressive and commendable and the result of a campaign – 90 Days of Freedom – launched by Kardashian’s attorney, Brittany K. Barnett, a black woman,” Anne Branigin wrote for The Grapevine.

The Decarceration Collective’s MiAngel Cody, another black female lawyer, also collaborated on the project.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION The 55th Massachusetts Colored Regiment singing in the streets of Charleston S.C. on Feb. 21, 1865.

Union soldiers who advanced into Charleston, most of whom were members of the 21st United States Colored Infantry, were welcomed by former slaves celebrating their freedom.

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“They paraded around the racetrack, and then they gathered as many as could fit into the cemetery compound. About three or four black preachers read from script,� said David Blight, a professor of history at Yale University and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery. His research is responsible for bringing this little known history to light. It was observed by the historian that the white South controlled much of the nation’s narrative, which explains why this heroic story was practically erased.

At the May 1, 1865 celebration, it is reported that three thousand black children carried roses and sang “John Brown’s Body,� a tribute to the “fervent abolitionist�. It is reported that they also sang “The Star-Spangled Banner,� and that Black women followed with f lowers, wreaths, and crosses. Black men and Union soldiers followed behind them. By the end of the procession the graves were covered in rose petals.

Include substitute teachers and all other adult workers in the training and practice provided to regular sTaff on active shooter awareness and responses specific to each school;

The project focuses on the socialite’s recent foray into criminal justice reform.

Conduct active shooter drills with staff that are dynamic and produce “immediacy� of response consistent with the schools approved safety plan;

It is suggested that the ex-slaves were paying tribute to the dead who gave their lives for the exslaves’ freedom. Writing in the New York Times, Blight the historian wrote of the ex-slaves, “by their labor, their words, their songs, and their solemn parade on their former owner’s racetrack, black Charlestonians created the Independence Day of a Second American Revolution.�

Hopefully, it will also shine a light on the African American women lawyers, like Anne Barnett, Topika Sam and MiAngel Cody, who many argue deserve the lion’s share of the credit that’s gone almost exclusively to Kardashian.

Use age appropriate training methods in conducting lockdown and active shooter drills with students.

The Decarceration Collective is led by African American female attorneys Cody and Bella Bahhs.

It has been suggested that the African American origins of the holiday were later suppressed by white Southerners who regained power in the South after the end of Reconstruction, and then claimed Memorial Day as a holiday of reconciliation for white Americans.

It counts as a premier collective of lawyers, community organizers, and criminal justice policy consultants working to dismantle a system that privileges prisons over people.

The Grand Jury looked at school shootings over a six year period beginning with the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT, which resulted in 27 deaths. These tragedies continued in February 2018 with the 17 deaths that resulted from the shooting rampage at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL.

In the North, a General John A. Logan proclaimed Decoration Day as a nationwide Observance. He used his position to make a tradition which had started in the south three years earlier by some freed African Americans to start a process that led to the name “Memorial Day,� first used in 1882. “Memorial Day� was not declared the official name of the holiday until a Federal law was passed in 1967. A year later, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which created a three day holiday which has evolved into a national time to honor fallen soldiers.

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Kim Kardashian, who has deservedly made headlines for helping to win the freedom of as many as 17 mostly African American prisoners who were life without parole sentences, reportedly has signed a deal with Oxygenfor a documentary tentatively titled, “Kim Kardashian: The Justice Project.�

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“If we wanted to go back even further, it’s worth knowing the viral Mic video on Alice Marie Johnson that moved Kardashian to act was facilitated by – you guessed it – a black woman, Topeka Sam,� Branigin said.

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The organization provides federal criminal defense, strategic communications and public relations counsel and they serve individual, public and nonprofit clients throughout the United States. “MiAngel Cody and I have been doing this work for free,� Barnett said in a statement. “Ask any of our dozens of clients who are now free living their best lives. Both of us left six-figure salary jobs and wiped out our own savings accounts to fund our work,� she said. “We attempted to get grants from these large foundations shelling out millions of dollars to other organizations but would not look our way because they so-called don’t fund “direct services.’ “Our hands were full picking locks to human cages, we didn’t have time to participate in glorified begging from the nonprofit industrial complex only to be turned down,� she said.

Barnett explained that Kardashian “linked arms with us to support us when foundations turned us down.� “We and our clients and their families have a lot of love for [Kardashian] and are deeply grateful for her,� she said.

Barnett also isn’t blaming Kardashian for the media attention. “Kim has always been very clear in her role. It’s the media that spins it around – not Kim. We do not care how the media is portraying it, that’s what the media does,� She said. “Who cares? We need Kim’s support and the support of anyone else who wants to join this fight.

We love that she is using her platform to raise awareness. We are not trying to be famous. We are trying to get our people free. Period,� Barnett said.

In 90 days, the African American attorneys freed 17 people from life without parole sentences – the second-most severe penalty permitted by law in America. “Only two of us ‌ Prosecutors opposed nearly every single case we had,â€? Barnett said. “We litigated our asses off in federal courts across the country. We won downward departures in most of our cases due to good lawyering,â€? she said.

Barnett continued:

The report also states that the Grand Jury reviewed the incidents that led to 10 deaths in a school in Santa Fe, Texas in May 2018.

In looking at a Washington Post study completed in 2018, it was found that more than 223,000 American children have witnessed or been victimized by gun violence at school since the Columbine tragedy in 1999.

The California Penal Code sec. 933(c) requires any public agency which the Grand Jury has reviewed and about which it has issued a final report, comment to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the agency.

Such comment shall be made no later than 90 days after the Grand Jury publishes its report (filed with the Clerk of the Court); except that in the case of a report containing findings and recommendations pertaining to a department or agency headed by an elected County official (e.g. District Attorney, Sheriff, etc.), such comment shall be made within 60 days to the Presiding Judge with an information copy sent to the Board of Supervisors.

To read the complete Grand Jury report, visit: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/ grandjury.

“People set to die in prison are now free. Our clients weren’t even on this selective list the Sentencing Commission sent out or on federal defenders’ radars. “In fact, we have copies of letters federal defenders sent some of our clients telling them they weren’t even eligible for relief under the First Step Act – but we got them free. “Our work in 90 days is historic. We picked some up from prison. We gave re-entry stipends. We continue to support them upon release.�

To support the work done by the Decarceration Collective, go to: https://thedecarcerationcollective.org/support-us/

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More Suggestions For Creating Available Housing In San Diego

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

In some cities like Washington, D.C., local government discovered decades ago that there were surplus school buildings, many too old to

be renovated for a declining school population.

Today many of those buildings have been converted into attractive livable housing with very little sign that they were once school buildings.

Here in San Diego, we have two structures that are not being used or, if they have been purchased for other use, it has not been made

known to the general public. One such structure is the abandoned U.S. Post Office Building in Midway. While there are few windows, the facility offers possibilities for conversion into some type of housing. The second such building is the old public library on E Street in downtown San Diego. If this structure has not already been designated for other future use, it could be converted into housing and accelerate progress

with the homeless problem.

It should also be noted that as long as landlords can raise rents without controls and security deposits remain equivalent to home ownership down payments, the homeless problem will grow. Once again the issue is not only affordable housing, it is also one of how we make better use of available housing.

Forget the Adversity Score, Just Dump the SAT

By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Newswire Contributor

The College Board, the organization that develops and administers the SAT test, has developed a new “adversity score” to augment the widely used college admissions examination. The fact that the College Board has had to create an “adversity score” is reason enough to discard the badly f lawed SAT test, a test that many consider racially biased, and that only measures the likelihood of first-year college success. In other words, it measures the accumulated advantages that some students have over others because of the quality of their high schools, their family wealth, and other factors. The “adversity score” seeks to measure the disadvantages that some students experience. Interestingly, the “adversity score” does not measure race, although racial discrimination is alive and well in our nation.

Indeed, the development of an adversity score that does not account for race is a capitulation to the anti-affirmative action forces, some

directed by this administration’s Justice Department that have brought lawsuits against Harvard and other universities because of “anti-Asian” bias. It is also a bow to the argument that a white student from a poor family is more disadvantaged than a black child whose family is upper-middleclass when there is plenty of evidence that this is not necessarily so. Structural racism is so woven into our national consciousness that a child of middle-class black folks is likely to do worse than their parents did. Our nation is in race denial, and this adversity score, which does not consider race, is part of the denial.

The pilot testing of the adversity score seems to indicate that using it may create more diverse admissions, but there are precious few details about the score (and it won’t even be shared with students and their parents).

But the very existence of an adversity score raises questions about the efficacy of the SAT. This is perhaps why.

This is an interesting time for the adversity score to be rolled out. Robert Schaffer, Public Education Director of Fair Test (the National Center for Fair and Open Testing) says the adversity scores are a way for the College

Board to defend itself against its critics. He said, “Schools do not need the SAT or ACT – with or without ‘adversity scores’ – to make high-quality, admissions decisions that promote equity and excellence.” In fact, more than 1000 colleges and universities, including half for the top 100 liberal arts colleges, do not use the SAT to evaluate applicants.

Harvard University. The organization is making megabucks on the backs of our students, and it is reinforcing biases along the way. Some see the adversity score as a step in the right direction toward modifying the SAT. I see it as a defensive move to shore up a f lawed test and an even more f lawed organization.

What should colleges use, instead, to evaluate students? How about high school grades? Some will argue that the quality of high schools varies. Well, that ought to be an impetus for improving the quality of some high schools, especially those in inner cities.

How about class rank? The University of Texas uses class rank to admit some students, which ensures a diverse class given the segregation that remains in our nation’s high schools. The adversity score will purportedly ref lect differences in high school quality.

This fall, more than 150 colleges will use the adversity-enhanced SAT in their admissions process. Based on those results, more colleges will use the score to measure adversity. I know lots of folks who consider the development of an adversity score good news. It would be much better news if colleges and universities simply decided to stop using the SAT. It measures privilege, not knowledge, and it is demonstrably biased. Fixing a corrupt system instead of changing it only serves to reinforce the status quo.

Eliminating the use of the SAT would do much the same, allowing college admissions counselors to make better decisions.

The College Board says it is a nonprofit organization, but let’s follow the money. It makes so much money that its President, David Coleman, earns more than a million dollars a year, more than the President of

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Prevent Long Hot Summer of Violence in America

By Russell Simmons Exclusive to the NNPA

Across the nation and throughout the world, millions of people are still morning the tragic and senseless killing of our Brother Nipsy Hustle. We are again reminded of the terrible sickness of violence in communities across the United States.

with violence directly contributes to its devastating continuance.

There are, however, very successful programs in nearly every hot pocket in our inner cities that are alarmingly underfunded.

Those effective antiviolence programs are in constant need of volunteers. I have personally witnessed and worked closely with so many extremely productive and amazing programs that in fact prevent violence.

We should not wait for another one of our hero’s to be killed before we stand up to take action to prevent this plague of violence from continuing. Nipsy was a great example of what can happen when a young man from our community puts his head down and transcends the traps that are laid by the enemies of our youth in America.

Effective programs like Erica Ford’s “Life Camp” in Queens, New York or Captain Dennis Muhammed’s “Peace Keepers” efforts in over 20 cities are in need of additional funding and support from city, state and federal agencies. Of course, in addition, the private sector and local community support systems must also be summoned to help out. Now is the time to act to prevent future violence.

Let me be clear: All those who have the capacity and opportunity to do their part to end the senseless spiral of violence but do nothing by their omission are aligned with the forces that are against our communities’ safety, resilience and progress. Complacency

These two programs are shining examples of how much better and effective local interventions are than the police who in many cases are disconnected, not trusted, brutal and too often fatal. But despite the results of current research studies on what works, city

budgets in too many states are now being turned over to ineffective police containment strategies because of the undue inf luence of police unions and other conservative political forces. Violence cannot be contained. It has to be prevented by trusted and effective community-based programs.

Are we prepared to sit back this summer and watch more than 50 of our kids get shot and killed every weekend in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Detroit, Miami, or in St. Louis? Because if we don’t act urgently now, that’s what is gonna happen!

Where is the national debate or priority about our children’s safety from violence?

It appears that the hip-hop community is the only authentic and caring voice that is speaking out effectively and consistently on this important issue and “Taking back responsibility.”

Most religious and political figures won’t bring it up publicly or earnestly unless we do it first. I will do my part. Will you?

No matter how big or small your impact might be, everyone’s input and support is

needed now. Even if you only will just write to your member of the U.S. Congress to urge more funding for community antiviolence programs, that will also be helpful.

The clock is ticking. The summer is coming.

Are you prepared to lose a love one or a friend to violence in our communities? Or are you going to join me and others to help make a lasting difference? Thank you for your response. With great love, all things are possible.

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OBITUARIES Mrs. Elaine Deloris Cokley Parker

Naomi Young

Deaster Prince

SUNRISE August 22, 1936

SUNRISE May 11, 1957

SUNRISE November 7, 1953

SUNSET May 6, 2019

SUNSET May 5, 2019

SUNSET May 1, 2019

Elaine Deloris Cokley was born on August 22, 1936 and departed this life at the age of 82 at 5:49 a.m. on May 6, 2019 in San Diego, California.

Elaine came into this world in Columbus, South Carolina to the late Anne Mae Rogers and the late Rev. Henry W. Cokley. Elaine is the second eldest of 5 children born to this union.

In 1956 she met and married her late husband, Clifford Cobb Parker in Columbus, South Carolina. Elaine had a passion and zest for life, and was a devoted wife and loving mother. She was extremely generous and believed in giving back through her volunteerism as well as being active in her churches, Woodland Church of God in Chris and Greater Trinity Baptist Church.

Elaine was a unique pillar in the family, a true Matriarch. She was a very wise woman, always willing to help her family, friends and neighbors. As a stay at home wife and mother, she was dedicated to her family even when raising 8 children, which was not an easy job. She always did it with her unique style and grace Elaine was preceded in death by her loving husband, Clifford Cobb Parker, Sr.; her sons, Craig Levi Cokley and Clifford Parker, Jr.; and siblings, Carrie, Hennita, Mamie and William.

She is survived by her loving daughters, Linda Ridgeway, Kathy parker, Gail Parker and Carol Pearson; sons, Andrew and Anthony Parker; 26 grandchildren; 28 great grandchildren as well as a host of other relatives and friends to cherish her memory.

Elaine Deloris Cokley Parker will never be forgotten. She will always be in our hearts and minds and truly missed.

Laura Perry SUNRISE December 18, 1927 SUNSET May 15, 2019

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NAOMI YOUNG, daughter of Wilma Montana and the late Johnny Young was born in Alexandria, Louisiana on May 11, 1957. Two years after entering the world, Naomi relocated to San Diego, California with her mother and step-father, Earnest Lee Owens. Naomi graduated with honors from Lincoln High School “Class of 1975”.

Deaster Brooks was welcomed into the world by her parents Mr. Pharisee Brooks and Ms. Ruth Choyce-Brooks on November 7, 1953 in San Diego, California. Dea has always had a strong tie to her beloved family. In the mid-60's, young Ms. Brooks was introduced to a guy in the neighborhood named Dexter Prince. The lovebirds were later married in 1972. This union spawned four children - Dexter, Detrick, Dyeesha and Derrick. The couple later informally adopted Ylvisaker (Nyjil) Chaissions and Aly Mobley as their own.. She took her duties as a mother and grandmother very seriously.

Naomi had a passion for education,she attended the University of San Diego and graduate in 1979 with a Bachelors of Arts in Human Communications. With Naomi’s determination for education, she returned to Louisiana where she received her master’s degree from Southern University. After receiving her masters, she relocated to Washington D.C and acquired her Ph.D. in Communications in 2000. Naomi wrote and published a book about Communications studies from the African-American perspective. After completing her studies in Washington D.C, she returned home to San Diego to give back to the education community and began her teaching career as a professor at Grossmont College and San Diego City College where she served for twenty-three years.

Though faith was a strong part of her upbringing, it wasn't until the Prince family united with the Bayview Baptist Church that Dea had the opportunity to truly put that faith into action. She faithfully served in the choir, an officer of the Deaconess Board, The Junior Mission and other auxiliaries.

After working a few clerical roles with the City of San Diego , Dea decided to go for a role with Kaiser Permanente. She remained there for 26 years in progressive roles until her retirement in 2010.

On Sunday, May 5, 2019, Professor Naomi Young peacefully transitioned from this life. She was preceded in death by her father, Johnny Young and her sister, Camella Wallace.

She earned several degrees and continued to expand her knowledge until early on-set dementia prevented her from doing so.

She leaves to cherish her memory her beloved mother, Wilma Owens; sister, Jacqueline Pierce; two brothers, Mark Owens and Earnest Owens Jr.; three aunts: Marion Danielly and June Thompson and Gerald Denny; two nieces, Antoinette Logan-Singleton and Christina Paulina and two nephews, Marco Owens and Justin Woods as well as a host of other relatives, friends, colleagues and many students who will mourn her passing, yet celebrate her life.

The Prince Family matriarch is survived by her husband of 46 years Dexter L. Prince, her father Pharisee Brooks Jr., brother Ray Brooks, sisters Brenda Brooks, Donna J. Brooks, daughter Dyeesha Prince, sons Dexter M. Prince, Detrick Prince, Derrick Prince, Ylvisaker Chaissions and Aly Mobley, and grandsons Lee Shawn West, Eriq West, Desmond West, Cayden Prince-Mobley and Bo Prince. In addition, a host of aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, cousins and friends mourn the loss of this phenomenal woman.

Laura Lee Jackson was born on December 18, 1927 in Monroe, Louisiana to Jessie Watts and Curtis Jackson. She was the youngest of seven siblings. She had four brothers (Willie, Ernest, Hardy and Newt) and two sisters (Emma and Rosie).

In 1947 Laura’s father asked her to bring a family member to San Diego, California. When she arrived she loved it so much that she ended up making it her home. She was a loving and devoted mother of five children, four girls and a son. Laura professed her faith in Jesus Christ at a young adult age. Later on in life she united with Bethel Baptist Church where she was an active member for many years. Some years later Laura was blessed to meet Everett Perry. They were united in holy matrimony in 1978 while Everett was hospitalized at a local hospital.

Everett and Laura were married for almost twelve years before his death. Laura was full of life. She loved traveling whenever she could, and loved gardening.

Laura quietly departed this life on Wednesday May 15, 2019 in her home at the age of ninety-one. She was preceded in death by her husband Everett in 1990.

Laura is survived by her four daughters, Patricia Nash, Velma Moesch, Rhoda Jackson, and Johnette Harris; son-in-law Lewis Harris; grandchildren Latasha Jackson, DeAnna Lapoint, Erica Baquiran, Lamarr Johnson, Nakia Blanson, Rajohna Alexander, DeAndre Richardson, Eugene Nash, Michael Nash, Curtis Nash, Valerie Nash, and a host of great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren, relatives, and friends. Her memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.

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OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM AND THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE In response to the package of legislation threatening the existence of charter schools in California, we respectfully request a meeting with California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California legislative leadership to discuss our opposition to SB 756, AB 1505 and AB1506. We are very concerned.

We believe these bills will do significant and long-term harm to California’s African American students and families.

The National Action Network (NAN), with chapters throughout the United States, including California, is one of the leading civil rights organizations promoting an agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people.

The Urban League is one of the nation’s oldest movements organized to enable African Americans and other underserved urban residents to secure economic self-reliance, parity, power and civil rights.

We are keenly aware that African American children are not doing well in California public schools. There is a severe and persistent African American achievement gap throughout the State of California in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

It is a crisis in CA public education that 80 percent of African American students fail to meet state standards in Math, and 68 percent cannot read or write on grade level.

We want to remind you that seven out of eight African American public school students are enrolled in district-run schools. Many African American parents respond to this failure in district-run schools by choosing to send their children to public charter schools.

It is not fair to African American families to take away public charter schools and force them back into failing district-run schools in order to balance school budgets.

Upon review of this package of bills, we have determined, these measures represent a direct attack on the ability of African American parents to choose the best education possible for their children. These bills clearly seek to diminish and destroy the progress many charter schools have made toward eliminating the severe and persistent education achievement gap in California.

We hope California’s government leadership will agree, eliminating a system that shows progress, hope and improvement for youth who are the lowest performing subgroup is a step backward. African American students and families deserve better.

Dr. Tecoy Porter Sr. President NAN Sacramento

Michael Lawson President and CEO Los Angeles Urban League

Rev. Jared Moten President NAN San Diego

Cassandra Jennings President and CEO Greater Sacramento Urban League

Rev. Jonathan Moseley President NAN Los Angeles

Ray King President and CEO San Diego Urban League

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IN OTHER NEWS FIRST SOUTHEASTERN SAN DIEGO

BUSINESS ACCELERATOR OPENS ITS DOORS Public-private partnership between the City of San Diego, the Jacobs Center, and CONNECT with San Diego Venture Group invests $2.5 million to help local early-stage businesses succeed.

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By Staff Writer Voice & Viewpoint

On Monday, May 20, Connect All @ the Jacobs Center (CAJC), the San Diego region’s first business accelerator focused on diverse, low-to-moderate income business start ups, celebrated its grand opening at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. Two years in the making, it is the brainchild of Mayor Keven Faulconer, the San Diego City Council and the Economic Development Department’s Stephen Maduli-Williams and Erik Caldwell, who envisioned a greater business ecosystem for San Diego’s underserved communities.

The accelerator is a first of its kind. Most accelerators exclusively seek out a particular type of business to match a specific funding or program model. Connect All is uniquely designed to seek out and cultivate any startup business type, as long as they are ready and poised to succeed.

“It’s a very different approach,” said Bennet Peji the Jacob Center’s Vice President of Impact & Partnerships. The Connect All model is “inclusive because we are here to nurture companies and meet them where they are on their entrepreneurial journey,” he said. “One that’s best suited to making sure the companies grow and succeed. We’ve crafted it for this community.”

According to Peji, the center is as state-ofthe art in design and function as any business accelerator or incubator you’ll find in the country. bkm OfficeWorks donated all the high-end furniture that adds an impressive, high tech feel to the space.

The 4,300 square feet space offers a free, flexible co-working space, complete with office equipment, mentorship and support services tailored to meet the needs of individual participants. 13 local startups made it through the rigorous application process. 66 companies applied. Applicants were chosen for their readiness to meet the next stage of business growth and were required to be at least 51% moderate to low income. All were required to reside in the City of San Diego, have a viable product with sales and customers, and they must be willing to hire low-to-moderate income City residents as well.

“It’s all about opportunity and access.

That’s key,” said Alex Waters, CAJC Director, who along with Manager Danea Ramos, oversees the program. Waters, an SDSU graduate, has worked with early stage entrepreneurs startup organizations in and around San Diego for the last 5 years, including the Downtown San Diego Partnership, 1 Million Cups, StartUp Week and StartUp Weekend.

“San Diego is a great spot for opening a business,” Waters said. “It has a collaborative spirit but also a sense of individuality.

People are willing to try and be different and be bold but also willing to lend a hand for others doing the same thing.”

The Jacobs Center beat out eight other collaboratives to win the coveted contract with the City. The program is being funded through a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program funded by HUD, and administered through the City of San Diego and private partnerships including MUFG Union Bank, and bkm OfficeWorks.

Bennett Peji, Vice President, Jacobs Center Impact & Partnerships and Alvenesia Sims, Jacobs' Facilities Concierge for Property Management.

Finding a pathway to sustainable business ownership that creates jobs is the main goal for Connect All. That is the most challenging part for new business owners. “If you’re thinking about starting a business, there are resources out there for you,” Waters said. There is a myth, he said, about hard work leading to automatic success. “Often, people are working really hard, but in the wrong direction. A lot of times people limit themselves as to what they can do, what they qualify to do, what programs they qualify for. We can give them a Pathway and help them figure it.”

There is also a Business Resource Center accessible to any local entrepreneurs of all levels to connect and learn about local services and support programs.

Alex Waters Director Connect All

To learn more about Connect All visit www.connectallsd.org. The inaugural cohort includes: Access Trax, Butterfly Boutique & Day Spa, Faveo, Hyp3R, Nomad Donuts, The Dojo, Mapigator, Promodrone, Shukor Bella, Smart Guider, Standard Spoon, SurfDurt, Vincii. Go to www.sdvoice.info for a complete description and links to their company websites.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kamala D. Harris (DCA) EARLIER THIS MONTH introduced the 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act, legislation to provide funding for school districts across the country to support STEM education for girls, students of color, LGBTQ students, and students with disabilities. With the United States facing a projected shortage of approximately 1 million STEM professionals by 2025, Harris is committed to increasing opportunities for women and minorities to secure these high wage, stable jobs.

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“When we have more women, people of color, LGBTQ folks, and people with disabilities in STEM jobs, we get better results,” said Harris. “Preparing

our nation’s students for the jobs of the 21st century starts in the classroom, and we must ensure that the benefits of that education are shared equally with those who are currently underrepresented in STEM professions.”

Specifically, the 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act would authorize a $40 million competitive grant program for school districts to improve participation in STEM education. Examples of qualifying activities include: Providing tutoring and mentoring programs in STEM subjects.

Providing afterschool and summer activities designed to encourage interest and skill-building in STEM subjects.

Providing

subsidies

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minimize the costs of STEM-related educational materials, equipment, field trips, internships, and work experiences.

Educating parents about the opportunities and advantages of STEM careers.

Providing professional development services to teachers, principals, and other personnel aimed at reduced racial and gender bias.

Companion legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH).

Supporters of the legislation include American Federation of Teachers, Association of California School Administrators, CSforAll, Girl Scouts, Girls Who Code, Hispanic Heritage Foundation, NAACP,

National Association of Secondary School Principals, National PTA, National Society of Black Engineers, Out in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Women Engineers, and USC Race & Equity Center.

In addition to Harris, co-sponsors of the legislation include Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV).

Last month, Senator Harris introduced legislation to combat sexual harassment in STEM following a landmark report which found that sexual harassment is pervasive in institutions of high education and contributes to loss of highly talented, highly-trained individuals in the STEM workforce.

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sdsu african american alumni scholarship gala

Celebrates Black Graduates

By Imani Harris Contributing Writer

At the Jacobs Center Celebration Hall on May 17, 2019 the SDSU African American Alumni Chapter (AAAC) unified to not only celebrate the 40th anniversary of the SDSU Black Baccalaureate, but to honor community leaders and raise scholarship funds for black students. The AAAC is emerging to support, advocate for, encourage and mentor black San Diego State University students. With the recent vandalism of the SDSU Black Resource Center and bold racial slurs against students of color, the SDSU AAAC steps up in a big way to advocate for equal opportunities for black students.

It was a night to remember. The Alumni Master of Ceremonies Dr. Daniel E. Walker and the Honorable Dina Walker graced the grand gala with SDSU pride, elegance, laughter and love.

The distinguished former SDSU students were not shy in praising the Africana Studies Department and faculty for their success. Daniel E. Walker is a world renowned speaker, college professor and founder of the Long Beach Indie International Film Festival (Ibifest.com).

The Honorable Dina Walker, taking after her mentor Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber, is a member of the Rialto Unified Board of Education in California.

The room was electrifying with performances from Impact Dance and Music Ensemble, an alum-directed company out of Los Angeles, California. Sheryl “Imani” Harris (Alum), founder of the dynamic ensemble, plans to bring more of the arts to the city that she accredits to starting her career path in the arts. Alum Nancy Tentman-Brown, also known as Misty Brown, brought the house down with a heartfelt song dedicated to Assemblymember Dr. Weber.

Current SDSU student, Ronald Williams, expressed some of the challenges of his generation through a powerful poetic expression that brought the audience to their feet.

To say the least, the entertainment was outstanding but did not outshine the unity, love and commitment to raising scholarship funds for students and making moves to better the

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educational experience for current and future black students at San Diego State University.

Alum Kenny Rose, now known as Jahi Awakoaiye, who earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering at San Diego State University and minored in Africana Studies and Economics, was honored for his sacrifice to uplifting the African American community in Oakland, California. He is the Director of Ile Omode School where he pours in all he has been given and learned to future leaders. Jahi Awakoaiye, clothed in kingly attire, addressed his colleagues and current SDSU students with a word of hope and endless possibilities.

Current SDSU black students, who recently had their confidence shaken by recent vandalism to the one place set aside to support their academic success, was surrounded by black excellence cultivated from relationships formed at San Diego State University. The evening concluded with Assemblymember Dr. Shirley N. Weber being awarded by SDSU AAAC and San Diego State University. Assemblymember Weber received proclamations from the City of San Diego and the City of Chula Vista. The icing was on the cake and Assemblymember Dr. Shirley N. Weber put the cherry on top with a riveting speech that had her previous students, current SDSU students, family and friends on the edge of their seats. It’s the roots of Dr. Shirley Weber’s courage, fight, passion and example that gave hope to so many of her branches that will and have already become life producing trees.

The SDSU African American Alumni Chapter Scholarship Gala proudly achieved its goal of raising funds to support the education of black students at SDSU. The SDSU AAAC would like to thank the residents of San Diego who actively support the students and alumni of San Diego State University; Mandate Records and GodRadio1.com for supporting the event; the black students for choosing to attend SDSU and be part of a rich legacy; the honorees for their selfless service; and San Diego State faculty and staff for their support in making this event a success. If you are a black SDSU alumni, and would like to join this honorable cause they can be reached at AAACsdsuAlumni@ gmail.com.

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Continuation from Cover: Baccalaureate People," is an apt one to celebrate black students at SDSU and the Department of Africana Studies' 40-year support, recognition and honor of black students' accomplishments and leadership at SDSU and in the black community,” he said.

According to literature describing the 40-year tradition,”In 1980, after years of hearing complaints from students and parents about the quality and relevance of the University commencement services, Dr. Shirley Weber, the department chairperson of Africana Studies, proposed the Black Baccalaureate to the Africana Studies Department (then known as Afro-American Studies). The faculty enthusiastically accepted the idea and the late Dr. Shirley Thomas was asked to coordinate the first event.

It was not the intention of the Black Baccalaureate to replace commencement, but to provide an additional service that would speak to the unique experiences and accomplishments of Black students. The Black Baccalaureate is a time of reflection, celebration, and dedication. Because it is the Black community that has given birth and support to so many Black students at SDSU, and it is the Black community to which they will return as committed and competent individuals, it is only proper that the Black Baccalaureate be held in the Black community.”

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IN MORE LOCAL NEWS LAVEARN LONDON AND CHARLES DAVIS AMONG HONOREES AT

29TH ANNUAL SAN DIEGO HOUSING FEDERATION RUBY AWARDS Photography by Michael & Kate Photography

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Lavearn London, a resident of Hillside Views and real estate development consultant Charles Davis with Urban West Development were among the honorees last Thursday, May 16 at the San Diego Housing Federation’s (SDHF) 29th annual Ruby Awards. Held at the US Grant Hotel, the event is one of SDHF’s signature events. It is the county’s largest affordable housing community recognition event and honors the best people, projects and achievements of the past year.

Hundreds of housing and community leaders from across the region and around the state were on hand to applaud winners in more than a dozen categories and acknowledge the achievements of their peers.

Winners in twelve categories—including “Project of the Year,” “Outstanding Resident Leader,” and “Outstanding Advocate”—were selected by a cross-disciplinary jury while the “Housing Champion” was again selected by the SDHF Board of Directors.

Lavearn London received a Ruby Award for Outstanding Resident Leader. The award recognizes an individual residing in San Diego affordable housing who has played an important role in promoting the creation of more affordable housing and/or enhancing how affordable

housing improves the lives of residents and local communities. London is described as being generous in her service, placing great value on creating a safe environment for others to call “home.” She is a member of Residents United Network, she has lobbied in Sacramento, presented at community and regional meetings, given public testimony at San Diego City Council, served as a panelist at conference workshops, and has empowered her peers’ engagement. For the Mid-term Election, London canvassed door-todoor, encouraging others to register and vote, and made more than 300 phone calls to help Prop 1 & 2 pass. She was recognized Thursday for tirelessly working to uplift and advocate for her community.

Charles Davis receive the Ruby Award for Outstanding Development Partner. He has been involved in over $950 million in development and construction management work in the San Diego region, including over 1,000 units of affordable housing, enhancing communities from Oceanside to San Ysidro and in between. His experience includes the management of over 17 affordable housing developments and 11 retail, industrial, environmental and commercial projects from acquisition, planning, development, construction and operations. Davis is known for his strong commitment to housing and community enhancement and his ability to successfully shepherd the

development process, which has led to many affordable housing successes of which he has played a significant production role.

Other Ruby Awardees included: the Housing Champion award, James “Jim” Silverwood, PresiLavearn London dent and CEO of AfOutstanding SDG_E EE_S Award_Retrofi firmed Housing; the Resident Leader The Allison (Ribbon Cutting) Outstanding Service to Residents, Diana Aguiar; Outstanding Advocate, Scott Dreher; SDG&E Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Award for Retrofit, The Allison Apartments, Housing Innovation Partners and Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation; SDG&E EnerCharles Davis gy Efficiency & SusOutstanding AFTER tainability Award BEFORE Development Partner The Allison Apartments for New Construc- The Allison Apartments tion, Mission Cove, Renaissance and Community Houson Homelessness (CCH); Housing National Community Renaissance ingWorks; and Outstanding GovProject of the Year – Rehab, Town and Community HousingWorks; ernment Agency or Elected Official, and Country Village Apartments, CSH Supportive Housing Award, Councilmember Chris Ward.

San Diego Housing Commission, The Allison, Housing InnovaHousing Development Partners tion Partners and Wakeland HousFor more information about SDHF (HDP), and Chelsea Investment ing and Development Corporavisit www.housingsandiego.org.

Corporation; Housing Project of tion; Innovations Award, Rebecca the Year – New Construction, MisLouie; The John Craven Memorial sion Cove, National Community Award, The Clairemont Coalition

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The Educational Cultural Complex was the location of an afternoon of information for many students looking forward to higher education choices. The event was sponsored by the San Diego Unified School District, The San Diego Community College District, Elementary Institute of Science, Feeding San Diego, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Dreambuilders and the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Delta Upsilon Chapter San Diego, were a part of the Community Partners that made this event possible.

The Food & Nutrition Services were on hand with a great chicken and rice dish and an assortment of fruits that attracted a steady stream of customers. Inside, a number of informational tables were assembled to provide a variety of information. The table for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) was extremely popular. Perhaps one of the highlights of the afternoon was the brief presentations made by Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne, President of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Education. She acknowledged the San Diego Unified Teacher of the Year, who brought a number of his students with him.

San Diego Community College District Chancellor, Constance Carroll, gave some exciting information to the crowd. She reminded some and informed others that if you attended San Diego public schools, you have a tuition free ride, with books paid for, to the Community Colleges in San Diego County. And from there you are able to complete your education at one of our 4 year universities. All the speakers reminded those present that this is a good time to pursue higher education in San Diego County.

Fourth District City Councilmember Monica Montgomery was also on hand to bring greetings and to encourage the students to follow their dreams. This was a great pre-graduation activity for those who attended with an eye on the future.

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DID MEDICAL COMMUNITY MISS SIGNS OF MASSIVE EBOLA OUTBREAK IN CONGO? Newswire Global Information Network

Just over a month ago, experts at the World Health Organization looked at the growing spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and declined to call it a “global health emergency” because only two provinces were afflicted with the killer disease at that time.

Despite over 1,200 deaths to the hemorrhagic disease, “(it) was an almost unanimous vote that this would not constitute a PHEIC (public health emergency of international concern),” said Robert Steffen of the University of Zurich at a news conference. “We were

moderately optimistic that this outbreak could be brought under control—not immediately, but still within a foreseeable time,” reported Reuters.

But instead of going away on its own, the disease doubled down on the Congolese, so much so that doctors are now calling it “the worst outbreak in the country’s history” and the second largest Ebola outbreak recorded anywhere.

It is important to recall that the DRC, by contrast with Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, has successfully contained nine Ebola outbreaks, including one that surfaced in May 2018 in Equateur province.

But after decades of government repression and ineffective international responses, civilians, not surprisingly, often regard response efforts with suspicion.

The U.N. is judged to be complicit in the massacres here, and for not protecting the population except for a few battalions. And NGOs, people think they are here just to make money.”

Amid the scramble to contain the outbreak, social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp have provided a platform for all types of messages – true or otherwise.

A recent study in The Lancet found that people had been bombarded by

misinformation. Sampling some 961 adults between 1 September and 16 September last year in the towns of Beni and Butembo, some 86 percent, said they’d heard Ebola didn’t exist.

About one in four, or 230 people, said they didn’t believe it existed.

Similarly, some 86 percent had heard the disease was being used to destablize the area, while more than one in three believed that to be true.

One Facebook page, “Véranda Mutsanga en Révolution”, now has 230,000 members. Many users ridicule others for doubting the existence of the disease or offer tips for staying safe – while other users fan multiple conspiracy theories.

Facebook has routinely criticized for allowing information to spread.

been false

ZUMA LAWYERS CHALLENGE CORRUPTION CHARGES IN 20 YEAR OLD CASE Newswire Global Information Network

Lawyers for former South African President Jacob Zuma are planning to argue in court that charges of corruption against the ex-president are too old to litigate and should be dropped.

Mr. Zuma is accused of committing 16 counts of fraud, racketeering and money laundering relating to a multi-billion-dollar 1999 arms deal.

The arms deal involves military

hardware supplied by Thales, a French defense company, to South Africa’s armed forces in the late 1990s.

The 77-year-old Zuma has denied any wrongdoing, claiming he was the victim of a politically motivated witch-hunt, and has applied for a permanent stay of prosecution over the case.

Muzi Sikhakhane, Zuma’s lawyer, called the case against his client, “mob justice” and said he had been charged because of his unpopularity

among many South Africans.

“Suppose we know that he may well have done what we suspect he did. Does he get stripped of human dignity, is there a reason to deal with him in a particular way because he is Mr Zuma?” Sikhakhane said in his opening comments on the first day of the hearing.

The French arms company expressed a similar view, saying they believed they cannot obtain a fair trial because of the very long delay of the case, together with a range of factors beyond its control.

Sikhakhane argued that given the time span, Zuma’s constitutional right to a prompt trial had been “violated to the point where we could say ‘a fair trial can never happen’.”

The company has denied any knowledge of any transgressions having been committed by any of its employees in relation to the awarding of the contract in the 1999

J. Zuma

arms deal.

The hearing is set to last until Friday but the court will not sit on Wednesday.

A separate judicial inquiry into alleged state corruption during Zuma’s time as president is under way, meanwhile, in Johannesburg.

GERMANY AGREES TO RETURN ANCIENT STONE CROSS TAKEN FROM NAMIBIA Newswire Global Information Network

The German Historical Museum in Berlin has announced the return to Namibia of a 15th century artifact known as the Stone Cross of Cape Cross. Namibia has demanded the object’s return since June 2017.

Germany’s State Secretary for Culture and Media, Monika Grütters, admitted that dealing with the country’s colonial legacy in Namibia had been a “blind spot” for Germany for too long.

The restitution, planned for August, was sparked in part by a 2018

symposium the museum held on the history of the object.

The 11 foot, 1.1 ton cross had been placed on Namibia’s coast by Portuguese explorers in 1486 and was seen as a symbol of the country’s colonial past.

It came into Germany’s possession in 1893, when a sailor discovered it and ordered it removed and returned with it to Germany.

The object was presented to Kaiser Wilhelm II, who used it to serve his propaganda purposes regarding the empire’s naval superiority.

The Kaiser also ordered a new

cross, emblazoned this time with the German imperial eagle and a German inscription, to replace the original.

The object entered the collection of East Germany’s Museum of German History in 1953, and then the German Historical Museum after reunification. It has been part of the museum’s permanent exhibition since 2006.

The museum acknowledged the “outstanding significance which an artifact like this pillar has to the people of Namibia and the special contribution it can make on site in the future to understanding

Namibia’s history.”

The artifact was originally erected by explorer Diogo Cao in 1486 on the coastline of present-day Namibia to signify Portuguese territorial claims, as well as serve as a navigational marker.

Namibia, which was previously known as German South-West Africa, was a German colony from 1884 to 1915.

acknowledge the darkest chapters of its colonial past, but has recently made steps in that direction.

Though the German government announced a planned apology for the genocide of tens of thousands of Herero and Nama men, women, and children between 1904 and 1908, it has refused to pay reparations, pointing to the millions that it has given Namibia in development aid over the years.

Germany has been slow to fully

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HEALTHY LIVING Your Heart Health: Part 2 in a 3 Part Series

Congestive Heart Failure

Have Too Many Bad Habits?

6 Ways To Create Good Ones

at rest.

The Heart Failure Society of America classification is as follows. Stage A: Patients at risk of heart failure, but with no structural heart disease (i.e., DM, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, coronary artery disease or chronic kidney disease). Stage B: Patients with structural disease, but with no symptoms of heart failure. Stage C: Patients with structural disease and heart failure symptoms. Stage D: Patients with end stage heart disease. If you find yourself at this last stage, consider three options at this point: heart transplant, left ventricular assist device, or hospice.

There are many causes of heart failure that should be considered in the differential diagnosis. However, hypertension is by far and away the most common diagnosis in African Americans.

By Dr. Jerome Robinson, M.D.

Let’s continue our discussion on congestive heart failure and the importance of knowing what it is, what symptoms characterize it, and the importance of treatment, particularly in the African Amerian community.

The New York Heart Association characterizes Class 1 patients as those patients with no symptoms and able to conduct ordinary daily activity. Class 2 patients have slight limitations of physical activity when comfortable at rest, but have ordinary physical activity results in fatigue palpitations dyspnea or chest pain(angina). Class 3 marks limitation of physical activity, comfortable at rest, but less with than ordinary physical activity results and fatigue palpitations dyspnea or angina pain. Class 4 symptoms characterize patients who are unable to carry out any physical activity without discomfort symptoms of cardiac insufficiency or have symptoms even

Hypertension, idiopathic cardiomyopathy, infections (i.e., viral myocarditis, Chagas disease,Toxins (i.e., Alcohol, cytotoxic drugs used to treat cancers,valvular heart disease, prolonged arrhythmias diabetes and coronary artery disease. Hypertension was the leading cause of heart failure in a large study conducted on only African American patients (i.e., the A Heft trial).

The treatment of congestive heart failure is very important and has both social and sexual differences in its application. The incidence of heart failure in African American males is approximately 4.5% per year. There is a 3.8% annual incidence in African American females versus 2.7% annual incidence in white males and 1.8% incidence in white females.

The disease is found earlier in African-Americans and is much more severe with adverse consequences. There are also treatment differences as suggested by the A Heft trial. This trial, published initially in 2005, was the first convincing trial with a heart failure benefit in African

limited amount of willpower in the morning, it’s very important how we use that energy,” Carter says. “By focusing on just one habit you would like to change – for example, eating a healthy breakfast – you can concentrate that willpower on the task at hand until it becomes a habit.”

By Dr. Rob Carter III and Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter

It’s said that we become our habits. In some cases that is not a good thing; bad habits prevail among many Americans. One report found that over 70 percent of US adults have at least one unhealthy behavior associated with chronic health problems.

Breaking bad habits isn’t easy, but sometimes the best answer is replacing them with empowering new habits that bring positive changes to one’s daily life.

“We often have habits that hold us back, like smoking or eating food lacking in nutrition,” says Dr. Rob Carter III, co-author with his wife, Dr. Kirti Salwe Carter, of The Morning Mind: Use Your Brain to Master Your Day and Supercharge Your Life.

“A great way to start every day is with a series of empowering habits. Morning, in fact, according to some researchers is the best time to start making these kinds of changes in your life.”

Carter has six ways you can create new, empowering habits and make them stick: Prioritize habits. “For each area in which you want to grow,” Carter says, “take some time to think about what kind of empowering habits you’d like to establish around that topic.” Areas to consider are health, wealth, social, relationships, job, hobbies, self-esteem, interpersonal skills, positive thinking, time management, and life purpose.

Focus on one at a time. “Because we have a

Be reasonable with yourself. The time it will take to establish the new habit depends upon how much resistance a person has. And sometimes developing a new habit represents a long leap from where one currently stands.

“That’s too daunting,” Carter says, “so break it down into more achievable steps. Incremental improvements add up to a big transformation and are often more powerful and sustainable.”

Commit specific time toward the goal. Carter suggests nailing down a detailed timeline and committing a full effort toward formation of the new habit within that time span. “Write down what you hope to achieve, how many times a week you will practice the new habit, and when and where you’ll do it,” Carter says. “Having a specific goal helps keep you accountable to yourself.

Reward success. Have a reward in place to celebrate performing your new habit. “It has to be something that will motivate you to complete your habit,” Carter says.

Stack habits. “The neural pathways of your preexisting habits are well-travelled routes in your brain,” Carter says. “You can take advantage of this by building a new habit and associating it with an old one that is well-established. This is a quicker way to create new habits than if you were to start from scratch. For example, if you want to create a new habit of exercising in the morning, and you have a habit of reading the newspaper every morning, tie these activities together by exercising immediately before you read the paper. Reading the paper becomes your reward.”

“When you learn for yourself how simple it is to change habits,” Carter says, “you’ll want to make adjustments to all areas of your life.”

Quick & Easy Time-of-Use 4 Ways to Focus on (TOU) Energy Tips for Self-Care San Diegans Newswire StatePoint

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It’s no surprise that the concept of self-care is getting a lot of traction in many health and wellness circles. Self-care can improve your mental and physical health and help you be more productive. Unfortunately, many people don’t prioritize it.

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Though May Gray is in full effect in San Diego, summer will be here before we know it. There are many easy ways for residents to use sustainable energy while staying cool when temperatures rise back up. Residents who use energy efficiently between 4p.m. and 9 p.m. and use large appliances during other periods of the day will best use renewable energy sources while helping to protect the environment - and save money too.

John Ohanian, President & CEO of 2-1-1 San Diego, states, “We know that practicing ways to save energy including participating in programs like Time of Use can help make an impact on their household budget, and we are here to help. We’re open 24/7, so families can dial 2-1-1 any time, even after the kids go to bed, to learn more about this and other programs.”

Enjoy natural sunlight later: With more hours of daylight during the warmer months, take advantage of the sun by spending more time outside or by using its rays to light up your space instead of flipping on the lights.

Spend less time worrying about dishes: Most dishwashers are more efficient than hand washing, and you can use cleaner energy just by loading your dishwasher after dinner and running it before you leave in the morning.

Visit local Cool Zones: In the summer, the County of San Diego designates Cool Zone sites, air-conditioned settings where seniors and others can gather. The sites encourage people to share air conditioning during the heat of the day, lowering individual usage

Whether you are a career-focused professional or a stay-at-home parent, it’s likely you have a tendency to put other people’s needs – those of your children, colleagues, friends or family -- ahead of your own.

Here are four ways to focus on making time for essential self-care activities. and helping to conserve energy for the whole community.

Fire up the grill: Take dinner outdoors by firing up a grill instead of slaving over a hot stove indoors. You’ll avoid using electricity and warming up your space.

Hang-dry your clothes: Instead of putting your clothes in the dryer, try hanging them outside to dry with the natural heat from the sun!

Fix, seal and maintain leaky windows and doors: Make sure they are sealed tight so you can keep the cool air in and the hot air out.

1. Make over your morning: Rise an hour before everyone else in your household.

Use the time to meditate, stretch, write in a gratitude journal or visualize a successful day ahead.

2. Make a list of your favorite things: Write down things that truly bring you joy and fill you with a sense of purpose. To ensure you’re finding time to do them, schedule them in your calendar. Some ideas could be going for a run, buying fresh flowers or tackling an arts and crafts project.

3. Invest in new gear: Sometimes the best motivator for getting active is a new piece of clothing or accessory you feel confident wearing.

“New footwear is a great way to support health and wellness goals, while helping you stay motivated to invest in self-care activities,” says Randy Woodworth, women’s athletic buyer for Rack Room Shoes.

To help you on your healthy self-care path,

invest in something that is comfortable and can easily transition between activities. For one-stop shopping for footwear and other accessories to help you reach your self-care goals, visit the Athletic Shop at Rack Room Shoes in stores or online at rackroomshoes. com.

4. Take regular walks outside: Never underestimate the power of exercise and fresh air. Find the time that is most convenient for you, whether that’s first thing in the morning, during a lunch break or after dinner.

Once you’ve got the plan in place, get into a self-care routine that works for you and stick with it.

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Meet 6 of San Diego’s 25 Most Remarkable Teens

Endiya Griffin

Habon Hassan

By Yvette Urrea Moe County of San Diego Communications

The San Diego Public Defender’s Office honored local teens for their accomplishments in 25 categories including civic involvement, leadership, arts and culture, technology and courage to overcome adversity.

The awards are called the Most Remarkable Teen and were coordinated by the Public Defender’s Office and the San Diego County Public Defender Youth Council, a team of civically engaged middle and high school students developing and working on projects that will make a difference in their schools and communities.

The Most Remarkable Teens were presented with the awards Friday at the San Diego Central Library. The program recognizes San Diego youth, ages 13 to 19, for their contributions and efforts. They were all nominated by the community.

“We are excited to bring this program to San Diego and thrilled by the community response and the 201 nominations our office received from throughout the county,” San Diego County Public Defender Randy Mize said. “It was difficult choosing just 25 from so many amazing kids, but it was also encouraging to learn that San Diegans want to talk about the good things San Diego teens are doing. And that is a good conversation to have in itself.”

San Diego County Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Kristin Gaspar and San Diego

Antonyio Powell

City Councilmembers Barbara Bry and Monica Montgomery presented the awards to the 25 teens.

All nominees interviewed received a certificate of recognition from the Public Defender for the honor of being nominated from among the thousands of San Diego youth.

Here are the 25 teens selected this year:

Youth Activism: Endiya Griffin at San Diego Metropolitan High School. She is an intern at the ACLU and a freelance writer for YR Media, an NPR-affiliated network. Her work has been published by NPR and Teen Vogue. She is a social media strategist for a nonprofit that aims to transform the lives of youth and communities. She is graduating high school in 2020 and will also receive an associate’s degree in sociology from Mesa College the same year.

Youth Humanitarian:

Enrique Gonzalez

Phonisha Pruitt

Committee’s Peacemakers program.

Technology: Antonyio Powell at San Diego City College. He is an audio engineer in music production with the David’s Harp Foundation Business Pod program and is an Artist Mentor Instructor at Oak Park Elementary, inspiring youth to choose a positive direction. He is also a dancer in The Junkyard Dance Crew, a local hip-hop dance crew that is focused on influencing others to stay off the streets and away from gangs.

Perseverance: Enrique Gonzalez at King Chavez Community School. A year ago, his family lost their home, and he and his mother, stepfather and four siblings have been living in a van, shelters and finally Father Joe’s Village. Enrique says his struggles have made him stronger and he is focused on his education and playing guitar.

He aspires to be a high school music teacher.

Payton Smith

Non-Traditional Sports: Phonisha Pruitt at Lincoln High School. She has wrestled competitively throughout high school and is the first person in the school’s history to qualify for CIF State Championships four years in a row and is a Cheer Captain and Homecoming Queen. She also was Associated Student Body president in her junior year and included the largest number of special education students in the government body.

Most Promising Teen: Payton Smith at Muirlands Middle School.

She is the president of the Allied Action Club, an anti-bullying group and helps new students transition to her school. She coaches a youth basketball camp, a cheer camp for kindergarten to fifth grade students and she also established her own dance camp last year. Dancing since she was three years old, she now teaches ballet, jazz, and hip-hop to young children.

Habon Hassan at Crawford High School. Born in Somalia, Habon lived in Kenya for nine years until coming to the U.S. at the age of 14 as a refugee. She believes she must “fight for what’s right for those who have been wronged.” She is part of the Crawford Law Academy where she works on the California Innocence Project.

She also serves as a translator for new refugees and is a leader in the International Rescue

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2776 Sweetwater Blvd Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/16/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kevin Davis 4525 Alta Lane ste B La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 16, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 16, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9012698 Fictitious business name(s): NATIONAL BATHTUB REFINISHERS Located at: 732 1st Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 01/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: a. Frances M. Morales b. Jose Gonzalo Morales Rios 732 1st Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 16, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 16, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9012019 Fictitious business name(s): A LOVE CHECK Located at: 7841 Shorwood Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 04/22/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Davin & Hughes LLC 7841 Shorwood Drive San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 9, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 9, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011602 Fictitious business name(s): a. K-CUTZ BARBERSHOP b. SAN DIEGO BARBERFEST Located at: 6461 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/01/12 This business is hereby registered by the following: Khalil Je Bryant 1608 So. 42nd Street

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9012569 Fictitious business name(s): a. SOUTHEAST FUSION 619 b. ENTERTAINMENT PIECES Located at: 8107 Helm Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/15/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lamicka Shawntae Motton 8107 Helm Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 15, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011197 Fictitious business name(s): ON TIME TRANSPORTATION Located at: 7614 Lemon Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 07/01/15 This business is hereby registered by the following: On Time LLC 7614 Lemon Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 1, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 1, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9012541 Fictitious business name(s): EXTRAORDINARY BANANA PUDDING Located at: 4041 Home Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/15/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Toran Daveh Grays 4041 Home Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 15, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 15, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9012705 Fictitious business name(s): DAVIS TRUCK RENTAL Located at:

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San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 6, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 6, 2024 5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010553 Fictitious business name(s): ROSESS APPAREL Located at: 1250 Santa Cora Ave #1422 Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rosemary Silva 1250 Santa Cora Ave #1422 Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 30, 2024 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011482 Fictitious business name(s): THE PRETTY TOUGH ROOM Located at: 1330 Oro Vista Road #229 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/03/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sadell Ptomey 1330 Oro Vista Road #229 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 3, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 3, 2024 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011127 Fictitious business name(s): FRANKS CONCRETE INC Located at: 4544 Clairmont Dr. San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 03/01/18 This business is hereby registered by the following: Franks Concrete Inc. 4544 Clairmont Dr. San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 30, 2024 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011866 Fictitious business name(s): SURF AND SOUL Located at: 651 3rd Ave Ste. D Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/08/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sarajevo Petty 3853 T Street San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 8, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 8, 2024 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011295 Fictitious business name(s): MATTE DIGITAL

MARKETING Located at: 3921 1/2 Marine View Ave San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/02/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Antoine Ramon Matthews 3921 1/2 Marine View Ave San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 2, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 2, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011671 Fictitious business name(s): REKRE8 Located at: 828 South 47th St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/06/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Debrenna Lefa Glastervann 828 South 47th St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 7, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 7, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011676 Fictitious business name(s): ANOTHER PG DESIGN Located at: 5496 Imperial Ave. #7 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ellerpatericiea Andrea Glaster 5496 Imperial Ave. #7 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 7, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 7, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010668 Fictitious business name(s): a. COMADRE CRAFTS b. COMPADRE CRAFTS Located at: 1236 East 16th Street National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was 04/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: a. Krysta Hughes 1236 East 16th Street National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego b. Patricia Nieves 5547 Shasta Lane National City, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011355 Fictitious business name(s): DURDUR FASHION Located at: 4964 Auburn Dr. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/02/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ardo A. Shire

4964 Auburn Dr. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 2, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 2, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9018908 Fictitious business name(s): STERLING'S CHAINS AND THINGS Located at: 257 Sychar Road San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/07/16 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sterling Franklin Hogans III 257 Sychar Road San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 5, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 5, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010689 Fictitious business name(s): 7-ELEVEN STORE #39178A Located at: 4727 Federal Blvd San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 4/25/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Hallak Dynasty, Inc. 2593 Fresh Waters Court Spring Valley, CA 91978 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 25, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 25, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011233 Fictitious business name(s): D&B TREE SERVICES Located at: 2515 Sweetwater Road #49 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 4/6/10 This business is hereby registered by the following: DB Solution Inc 2515 Sweetwater Road #49 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on May 1, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on May 1, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010214 Fictitious business name(s): SPATIAL PERSPECTIVE GROUP Located at: 8717 Macawa Ave San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 1/1/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: a. Johnny Spiva II b. DuShaunda Spiva 8717 Macawa Ave San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2024 5/16, 5/23, 5/30, 6/6 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011125 Fictitious business name(s): KANDEE'S TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC Located at: 5080 Camino Del Arroyo San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 4/30/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kandee's Transportation Company LLC 5080 Camino Del Arroyo San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 30, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9011097 Fictitious business name(s): PARTI HELPERS Located at: 1641 Skyline Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was 4/30/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: a. Cynthia Renee Noland 1641 Skyline Dr. Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego b. Gwedolyn Wright-Watkins 103 Cedaridge Dr San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego c. Sabrina Garcia 9503 Caminito Toga San Diego, CA 92126 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 30, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 30, 2024 5/9, 5/16, 5/23, 5/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010892 Fictitious business name(s): TDC PRODUCTS Located at: 1290 El Cortez Court Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/26/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Paul Min Seong Lee 1290 El Cortez Court Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 26, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 26, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9009425 Fictitious business name(s): BLACK MOLD ANALYSIS Located at: 34565 Black Cherry Street Wnchester, CA 92596 County of Riverside The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/11/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rajiv Krishan 34565 Black Cherry Street Wnchester, CA 92596 County of Riverside This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 11, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 11, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010096 Fictitious business name(s): H.V.R. CONSTRUCTION CO. Located at:

4158 Hemlock St. San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/18/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Hector Vaco Rodriguez 4158 Hemlock St. San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 18, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 18, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010517 Fictitious business name(s): a: ENRICHED LIFE b: EMBODY ESSENTIALS Located at: 2292 Faraday Ave #100 Carlsbad, CA 92008 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Leanne Jones 3415 Medici Way Unit 5 Oceanside, CA 92056 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010568 Fictitious business name(s): FOOD PIMP Located at: 1947 La Carta Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Gregory E. Branham 1947 La Carta Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010628 Fictitious business name(s): a: BUTTERY SEASON b: BUTTERY SZN Located at: 8645 Fletcher Pky #469 La Mesa, CA 92942 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: Co-Partners The first day of business was 4/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Joseph L. Miller III 8645 Fletcher Pky #469 La Mesa, CA 92942 Christopher Cosme 9130 Gramercy Drive #410 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010615 Fictitious business name(s): a. FLASH MOVERS b. MOVERS CHAMPION Located at: 8035 Paradise Valley Rod #15 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Angelito Cristobal Sampol Jr. 8035 Paradise Valley Rod #15

San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010638 Fictitious business name(s): FABULOUSLY YOU HAIRDESIGNS Located at: 6449 University Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/24/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sherrice Renee Williams 8340 Jamacha Road San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 24, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 24, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010518 Fictitious business name(s): SHAYWILL Located at: 5115 Cedarwood Rd. Apt 104 Bonita, CA 91902 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 3/01/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lashee Nicole Williams 5115 Cedarwood Rd. Apt 104 Bonita, CA 91902 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010501 Fictitious business name(s): L HORNSBY PIGMENTS Located at: 888 La Mesa Blvd.

La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/23/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Lisa Marchesini Hornsby 7150 Central Avenue Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 23, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 23, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9008490 Fictitious business name(s): CR HAULING Located at: 873 2nd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/03/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Charles Jerome Ringdahl Jr. 873 2nd Avenue Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 03, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 03, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2019-9010065 Fictitious business name(s): a. KEARNY MESA AUTO

www.sdvoice.info LEGAL NOTICES b. KMA Located at: 4191 Convoy St Ste. A San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 4/17/19 This business is hereby registered by the following: Thao Van Nguyen 6412 Celia Vista Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on April 17, 2019 This fictitious business name will expire on April 17, 2024 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 -----------------------------------

NAME CHANGE California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00021220CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Leelahnie Gordillo TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Leelahnie Gordillo PROPOSED NAME: Leelahnie Tortoledo THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 27, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

5/23, 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00021171CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Haroon Ahmed Zaheer TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Haroon Ahmed Zaheer

The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint LEGAL NOTICES PROPOSED NAME: Aaron Zaheer

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 27, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

5/2, 5/9, 5/16, 5/23 -------------------------------California County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2019-00017590CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Enrique Panduro Cardenas TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: filed a petition with this court for decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Enrique Panduro Cardenas PROPOSED NAME: Enrique Cardenas THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted: NOTICE OF HEARING Date: June 13, 2019 Time: 9:00 A.M. Dept.

C-903, The address of the court is: 1100 Union Street San Diego, CA 92101.

A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county,Voice & Viewpoint.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS The County of San Diego, Owner, invites bids for Renovation of the Storm Water System at the San Pasqual Academy Project; ORACLE PROJECT NO. 1020907; BID No. 9478.

LEGAL NOTICES received at the Department of Purchasing and Contracting, at 5560 Overland Avenue, Ste. 270, San Diego, 92123, until 2:00 PM on June 3, 2019,at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Contract documents including Plans and Bid Forms are available for download on the County Buynet site: https:// buynet.sdcounty.ca.gov.You must be registered at the site in order to download documents.

The Contractor shall possess, at the time of submitting the bid, a California contractor's license, Classification A, General Engineering Contractor. The cost of construction is estimated to be $3,000,000. Bid security of no less than 10% required at time of bid. Successful bidder shall provide Payment and Performance Bonds for 100% of the contract amount. Prevailing Wage rates apply. For complete bid information, go to County of San Diego Purchasing and Contracting website at https:// buynet.sdcounty.ca.gov. For questions, please contact PCO, Martha F. Trevejo at Martha.

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NOTICE OF BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: BATTERY REPLACEMENT AND UNINTERRUPTED POWER SUPPLY REPAIRS AT SERRA DATA CENTER. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on MAY 30, 2019 outside of the entrance of the Data Center located at the northeast corner of Serra High School, 5156 Santo Rd., San Diego, CA 92124. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ20-0129-23). All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on JUNE 14, 2019, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The project estimate is between $140,000 and $160,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: C-10 or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened. Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans, specifications and any other documents that comprise the bid package. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in three formats, hard copy, CD, or online from PlanWell. Hard copy bid documents are available at Crisp Imaging, 8375 Camino Santa Fe, Unit B, San Diego, CA 92121, phone number 858-535-0607, for a refundable payment of One Hundred Dollars ($100) per set; CD’s are available for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, are returned intact and in good order to Crisp Imaging within ten (10) days of the issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation.

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949-285-3171). All bids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in the bid package beginning May 21, 2019. Bid packages will not be faxed. SENATE BILL (SB) 854 REQUIREMENTS: Effective July 1, 2014, no contractor or subcontractor may be listed on a bid proposal, or awarded a contract for a public works project (awarded on or after April 1, 2015) unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) pursuant to Labor Code §1725.5 [with limited exceptions from this requirement for bid purposes only under Labor Code §1771.1(a)]. This project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the DIR. Prime contractors must add the DIR Registration Number for each of their listed subcontractors to the Subcontractors List AND submit a certificate of registration for their own firm and those of their listed subcontractors upon request by the District. Failure of the bidding prime contractor to list their subcontractors DIR Registration Number on the Subcontractors List at time of bid may result in rejection of their bid as non-responsive.

Refer to the following DIR Website for further information: www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/ PublicWorks.html PREVAILING WAGES: Prevailing wage requirements apply to all public works projects and must be followed per Article 17 of the General Conditions of this bid.

DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May 10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required to satisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at least three percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with this Program, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumerated in the bid package. Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bid package and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid security in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder and Surety Company, or a certified or cashier's check in favor of the San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall be given to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract as specified, within five (5) working days of notification by the District. The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding process. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120 days after the date set for the opening of bids. For information regarding bidding, please call 858-522-5822.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A., Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Officer, Strategic Sourcing & Contracts Dept. CZ20-0129-23

Unlike Veterans Day, when we honor all who have served, Memorial Day is when Americans honor persons who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.

The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), the trade association of more than 200 African American-owned newspapers and media companies around the country, celebrates the sacrifices of all of our men and women in uniform, as well as their families, on Memorial Day and every day.

We are especially proud to honor our Black veterans; whose sacrifices and accomplishments went beyond the field of battle to include the fields and lots adjacent to where they lived, worked and worshipped.

For generations, African Americans returning home from service too often faced discrimination, disrespect, violence, and even death, according to the nonprofit Equal Justice Initiative.

For instance, the Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps, a precursor of the U.S. Air Force, according to the History Channel.

Trained at Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II and their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, helping to encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces.

However, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, white supremacy was the law and custom throughout the nation, and many whites feared that Black soldiers who had experienced the pride of military service would resist the disenfranchisement, segregation, and second-class citizenship that still characterized the African American experience.

In August 1917, U.S. Sen. James Vardaman of Mississippi warned that, once a Black soldier was allowed to see himself as an American hero, it would be “but a short step to the conclusion that his political rights must be respected.”

Bringing Black soldiers home to the South with expectations of equality, he predicted, would “inevitably lead to disaster.”

For Sen. Vardaman, Black soldiers’ potential as community leaders was terrifying, and the “disaster” would be a mass

movement for African American rights, according to the Equal Justice Initiative.

Indeed, many African American soldiers returned determined to fight for their freedom and equality at home. Veterans like Hosea Williams and Medgar Evers played central roles in what became the civil rights movement. For Evers, the battle for freedom would eventually cost him his life.

The effort to suppress the prospect of potential leadership made Black veterans targets, and many suffered brutal violence for protesting mistreatment or simply wearing their military uniforms.

In August 1898, a Black Army private named James Neely was shot to death by a mob of white men in Hampton, Georgia, for protesting a white storekeeper’s refusal to serve him at the soda counter.

In Hickman, Kentucky, a recentlydischarged Black soldier named Charles Lewis was lynched in uniform in December 1918, just weeks after the end of World War I. Black veterans of World War II also faced violence for the most basic assertions of equality and freedom.

In August 1944, the white owner of a small restaurant in Shreveport, Louisiana, shot and wounded four Black soldiers he claimed, “attempted to take over his place.”

He faced no charges, according to the Equal Justice Initiative.

In June 1947, a Black Navy veteran named Joe Nathan Roberts, studying at Temple University through the G.I. Bill, was visiting family in Sardis, Georgia, when a group of white men became upset because he refused to call them “sir.”

Later that night, the men abducted Mr. Roberts from his parents’ home and shot him to death.

In November 1942, while stationed at Camp Polk, Louisiana, Private Merle Monroe wrote a letter to the Pittsburgh Courier describing the Black soldier’s struggle to maintain a sense of patriotic pride in the face of lynching.

“Paradoxically enough,” he wrote, “our country spends millions annually in effort to build up Negro morale, both in and out of the army, yet, foolishly, destroys the blue print of its program by tolerating brutal killings without even a pretense of a fair trial.”

Today, our nation proudly honors the sacrifices of its heroes. “From the first African-American Medal of Honor recipient to current day Soldiers, individuals have made their mark within the history of this nation with their courage, leadership and honor,” reads the lead-in to the Profiles in Courage salute to African Americans on goarmy.com.

African Americans have proudly served all branches of the armed services. Many have made the ultimate sacrifice in support defense of our freedoms.

Crispus Attucks, a former slave, was the first casualty of the American Revolutionary War when he was killed during the Boston Massacre.

On Sept. 28, 1918, while serving as squad leader of Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93rd Division, Medal of Honor recipient Cpl. Freddie Stowers went above and beyond the call of duty when his company led the attack at Hill 188, Champagne Marne Sector, France.

First Lt. Vernon J. Baker received a Medal of Honor for his extraordinary heroism in action near Viareggio, Italy, during World War II (at the time, holding the rank of second lieutenant). Baker demonstrated outstanding courage and leadership in destroying enemy installations, personnel and equipment during his company’s attack against a strongly entrenched enemy in mountainous terrain. The federal government later acknowledged that racism was the reason he didn’t receive the medal until 50 years later.

Pfc. Milton Olive III was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor for saving the lives of four other U.S. Army soldiers during a battle early in the Vietnam War. Milton used his body to cover a grenade to save his fellow soldiers.

“It was the most incredible display of selfless bravery I ever witnessed,” the platoon commander later told a journalist.

In partnership with the NNPA, Wells Fargo remembers and honors African American service members this Memorial Day.

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CHULA VISTA HIGH CROWNS FIRST BLACK PROM KING & QUEEN Photos and article courtesy of Deanna McKinney

On Saturday April 27th, Grace Malatse and Miguel Davis were crowned Prom King and Queen at Chula Vista High School’s Senior Prom. These sweethearts were the first ever Black couple in South Bay San Diego to win the crown! Queen, Grace Malatse, has been a major asset to her high school, as well as her community, while excelling in performing arts and competitive dance teams. Her mother, April, is extremely proud of her accomplishments, and the positivity her young daughter is giving back to the community.

The sweethearts Grace and Miguel, are both on the Principal’s honor roll, and will both be attending San Francisco State University in Fall 2019. Grace will be majoring in Forensic Science, and Miguel in Criminal Justice. Not only has this stellar couple made history in the South Bay, they have set the standard and paved the way for young black students in the future.