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Ahead of the November election, the Opportunity for All Coalition has

Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced his plan for learning and safe schools ahead of the 2020–2021 school year. The California Department of Public Health simultaneously issued a framework for when and how schools should reopen for in-person instruction.

begun its “Yes on Proposition 16” campaign. To kick off the drive, the group held a virtual press conference on Zoom July 14 featuring lawmakers, advocates and activists. Supporters of See PROP 16 page 2

Menthol and African Americans: Lawsuit Filed Against

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Seven out of 10 African American youth between ages 12 and 17 who smoke use menthol cigarettes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And a higher percentage of Black adults who smoke began using menthol cigarettes (93%) — that’s more than two times higher than the number of White adults who did the same (44%), according to the CDC.

Somewhere it’s raining. Somewhere the heavens have opened up, reflecting the tears that are falling across the globe as news of the death of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis (DGA) spreads.

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The legislator, freedom fighter and justice warrior, who was famously beaten, bloodied and arrested in Selma, Alabama — and in other cities across the Jim Crow South — during the struggle for civil rights and racial equality, was 80.

His death came just hours after another the passing of another civil rights icon, Rev. C.T. Vivian, who was 95.

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“Learning is non-negotiable,” said Governor Newsom. “The virus will be with us for a year or more, and school districts must provide meaningful instruction in the midst of this pandemic. In California, health data will determine when a school can be physically open – and when it must close – but learning should never stop. Students, staff, and parents all prefer in-classroom instruction, but only if it can be done safely.”

The Governor’s plan centers on five key areas: 1) Safe in-person school based on local health data The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) currently uses six indicators to track the level of COVID-19 infection in each California county as well as the preparedness of the county health care system – data that includes the number of new infections per 100,000 residents, the test positivity rate, and the change in hospitalization rate, among others. Any county that does not meet the state’s benchmarks is put on the County Monitoring List.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Lewis: continued from page 1

and CEO, and comrade in arms with both Rev. Vivian and Lewis, expressed the devastation he and the world feel at the loss of the two revered giants.

Chavis, like Vivian and Lewis, worked with and was a disciple of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He said the world would miss Lewis’s “good trouble,” quoting Lewis’s famous call to arms. “The Honorable John Lewis was a longtime master freedom fighter who set the eternal example of how and why we all should fight for the freedom and equality of all humanity,” Chavis remarked.

“May Lewis now have his rest in peace. As for those of us who worked with him and [those] who marched with him, we must keep fighting for freedom and equality with renewed vigor, courage and energy. Black Lives Matter.”

As he’d done earlier to honor Rev. Vivian, former president Barack Obama expressed his sorrow.

“John Lewis loved this country so much that he risked his life and his blood so that it might live up to its promise. And through the decades, he not only gave all of himself to the cause of freedom and justice but inspired generations that followed to try to live up to his example.”

lead this summer’s demonstrations in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Afterward, I spoke to him privately.

authorities when he and other CORE members attempted to enter a whites-only waiting room at a bus station in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

“He could not have been prouder of their efforts – of a new generation standing up for freedom and equality, a new generation intent on voting and protecting the right to vote, a new generation running for political office,” Obama recounted.

“If there was anything I learned on that long, bloody bus trip of 1961,” he wrote in his memoir, “it was this — that we were in for a long, bloody fight here in the American South. And I intended to stay in the middle of it.”

“I told him that all those young people – of every race, from every background and gender and sexual orientation – they were his children.

They had learned from his example, even if they didn’t know it. They had understood through him what American citizenship requires, even if they had heard of his courage only through history books.”

Lewis was the last surviving speaker from the famed 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The world also will remember Lewis for leading hundreds of people in one of the most famous demonstrations for civil rights ever – Bloody Sunday.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who served more than three decades on Congress with Lewis, declared Lewis’ death as one of the saddest days in American history.

“Despite being one of the youngest leaders of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis galvanized and inspired hundreds of his peers to join in the fight for equal rights. Our nation is forever indebted to him for his humble sacrifices,” the congresswoman stated.

The former president recalled his last meeting with Lewis.

Lewis routinely credited King and Rosa Parks for inspiring his activism, which he famously called “good trouble, necessary trouble.” He also referred to his participation in the civil rights movement as a “holy crusade.”

“It’s fitting that the last time John and I shared a public forum was at a virtual town hall with a gathering of young activists who were helping to

Lewis joined a Freedom Ride in 1961, organized by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). He suffered one of many beatings at the hands of

Prop 16: continued from page 1

the constitutional amendment followed that meeting with another that included members of the Black press and other ethnic media from across California July 16.

Proposition 16 asks voters to decide on reinstating affirmative action in California, which would allow state agencies and institutions to once again consider race in employment, contracting and college admissions. In 1996, California voters passed Prop 209, which ended any consideration of race in decision making related to the state.

measures that is going to help us chip away at the structural racism that has prevented too many Black Californians from realizing their full potential,” Cohen said.

ACA 5, the legislation Weber introduced that paved the way for Prop 16 to become a ballot initiative, passed the California Assembly with a 60-14 vote on June 10. Shortly after, the state Senate approved the proposal with a 30-10 vote on June 24.

Eva Paterson, President of the Equal Justice Society and co-chair of the “Yes on Proposition 16” campaign, emphasized the importance of the proposition during the current national reckoning on racism that is happening across the country.

“California has suffered for the last 24 years trying to create equality and justice and equal opportunity without an affirmative effort to do that. And we see a decline with regards to not only the achievement gap, but also the economic gap between people of color and women and White men in the state of California,” said Assemblymember Dr. Shirley Weber (D-San Diego), chair of the Legislative Black Caucus.

“What we hear repeatedly are calls for the end of systemic racism. The reinstatement of affirmative action is a concrete way to dismantle systemic racism. You have heard that businesses owned by women and people of color have lost $1.1 billion a year. Imagine what that money would have done in the pockets of our community. And so that is one concrete example of what will happen when Proposition 16 is passed,” said Paterson.

State Board of Equalization Member Malia Cohen says the Black vote will be a deciding factor this election cycle across the United States. She said African Americans in California will also need to play a vital role in the approval of Prop 16, and the statewide campaign before it to educate voters about the benefits of the proposal.

People opposed to Prop 16 have already begun to organize around the state. On July 12 in Fremont, Fremont City Council member Yang Shao joined anti-Prop 16 activists for a rally that was streamed on Zoom, Facebook and YouTube.

“Prop 16 is one of the many important ballot

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Anti-Tobacco advocates say these numbers are alarming. So, two of the nation’s top organizations committed to decreasing the use of tobacco in the United States are taking legal action to end the consumption of menthol by African Americans, calling them chemically unhealthy and deadly. They want it eliminated from all tobacco products.

The two groups, the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) and Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) formally announced their joint lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during a ZOOM news conference In June 2020.

“We are suing the United States’ Food and Drug Administration for their failure to enact

“Some students would go to a worse school than others only because of their race,” said Jeff Yang a student activist at the Fresno rally. “How is that

public health policy that protects the health and welfare of African Americans,” said Carol McGruder, co-chair of AATCLC. Represented by Pollock Cohen, LLP, a New York City-based firm, the complaint requests that the court compel the FDA to act on the organization’s own conclusion that it would benefit the public health to add menthol to the list of prohibited cigarette flavors in the United States.

In California, there is no statewide ban on the sale or possession of flavored tobacco products. However, a growing number of communities in the state are banning the sale of them. So far, more than 30 jurisdictions have placed restrictions on the sale of mentholated cigarettes. San Francisco County was the first county in the state to ban menthol cigarettes in the summer of 2017.

In an effort to protect the public and design a healthier future for all Americans, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act), was signed into law on

On March 7, 1965, as Lewis and others journeyed across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, a mob of state troopers clad in riot gear attacked. The authorities began their onslaught on Lewis and the other marchers using tear gas before brutally escalating the assault to bullwhips and rubber tubing that had been wrapped in barbed wire. One of the cops attacked Lewis with a nightstick, fracturing his skull and knocking him to the ground.

In the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, Lewis praised this generation of freedom fighters. “This feels and looks so different,” he said of the Black Lives Matter movement and other ongoing demonstrations.

“It is so much more massive and all-inclusive.

There will be no turning back.”

Lewis announced late last year that he had Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

fair? How does that make us feel that the United States of America is actually equal?”

Weber said opportunity should be shared by all people across California, particularly because it is a state that is majority ethnic and has a majority of women.

In California, 37% of state residents are White.

Combined, ethnic groups account for 63% of the population of nearly 40 million people. Approximately, Hispanics make up 39%; Asians, 15%, and African Americans, 6%.

White Californians make up nearly 60% of the people whose earnings rise to the top 10% of annual incomes in the state, followed by Asians whose earnings comprise close to another 20% of that category, according to the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC). Hispanics account for nearly 15% of those top earners and the number of African Americans among the people with the highest incomes in California falls below 5%.

Less than 2% of Californians own nearly 20% of the state’s net worth and they are concentrated in just 30 zip codes out of 2,597 in the state.

“Proposition 16 will give us an opportunity to restore affirmative action back to California, not to restore quotas, not to restore any kind of preferential system, but a system of outreach and opportunity that will allow California to work to acquire the kind of equal opportunity that is so necessary for the state,” Weber added.

June 22, 2009, by President Barack Obama.

“When the Tobacco Act was signed, all characterizing flavors were banned from cigarettes. All except menthol,” McGruder said.

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Schools located in counties that are on the Monitoring List must not physically open for in-person instruction until their county has come off the Monitoring List for 14 consecutive days. Schools in counties that have not been on the Monitoring List for the prior 14 days may begin in-person instruction, following public health guidelines. There is a single exception. The public can track their county’s daily data, and if their county is on the Monitoring List at https://covid19.ca.gov/ roadmap-counties/#track-data.

Local health officers may grant a waiver to allow elementary schools to reopen in-person instruction if the waiver is requested by the district superintendent, in consultation with labor, parents and community-based organizations.

2) Strong mask requirements for anyone in the school All staff and students in 3rd grade and above will be required to wear a mask or face covering. Students in 2nd grade and below are strongly encouraged to do so. Face covering should be provided if students do not have one.

3) Physical distancing requirements & other adaptations CDPH requires all adults to practice and manage social distancing amongst themselves and students, “as practicable.” Health screenings are required of all visitors, and any student or staff exhibiting a fever or other symptoms will be immediately sent home.

4) Regular testing and dedicated contact tracing for outbreaks at schools Staff in every California school be tested for COVID-19 periodically based on local disease trends and testing capacity. The state will provide resources and technical assistance.

5) Rigorous distance learning The Legislature and Governor Newsom enacted a budget providing $5.3 billion in additional educational funding, and set school requirements to include: rigorous and grade-appropriate instruction, device and connectivity availability, daily live interactions with teachers and other students, challenging class assignments, and targeted ESL and Special Ed supports and interventions.

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Several studies have documented how major tobacco companies have target-marketed menthol cigarettes to African Americans, beginning in the 1950s.

Tobaccofreekids.org has reported that 45,000 African Americans die each year from a smoking-related disease.

Some African American leaders, including the Rev. Al Sharpton, have cautioned that making menthol cigarettes illegal will only create room for an underground market, which could expose Blacks to more criminal convictions and increase law enforcement surveillance — particularly in neighborhoods where there are more cases of police use of excessive force. Sharpton opposed a ban on menthol cigarettes in New York City last year that did not pass.

African American and Latino smokers —76.8% of whom smoke menthol cigarettes — likely prefer brands with menthol because the tobacco industry markets those products to young people and Black people, according to the FDA’s “Preliminary Scientific Evaluation of the Possible Public Health Effects of Menthol Versus Nonmenthol Cigarettes” study of 2013.

“This landmark litigation is the culmination of a decade of pioneering work by the health champions of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership and other Black-led organizations,” Doug Blanke, the Executive Director of Public Health Law Center, said in a written statement. “It has the potential to reverse the leading cause of death in the Black community.”

Pollock Cohen law firm’s Christopher Leung, an attorney representing AATCLC and ASH, said he hopes the lawsuit “saves tens of thousands lives” and that it would correct “a terrible wrong perpetrated against the Black community.”

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD We who are today fighting for such things as an end to police brutality, the stopping of voter suppression and the reenactment of the Voting Rights Act, which would restore that which the U.S. Supreme Court decision took away, must ensure that their deaths and the legacies these men left do not die with them. Our committed involvement in the fight that they lead for us ensures that we convert their deaths into a “changing of the guard” and not the death of those guardians.

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

The recent deaths of C.T. Vivian, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rep John Lewis and earlier this year, Representative Elijah Cummings, all signal the passing of those who have guarded our freedom and led the fight for equality. These men were not giants. They were mere mortals like you and I who were brave enough to commit to what they believed in and to do so because the outcome involved more than themselves.

If we look back at their lives, we will find they did not set out to become great, but became great because they set out to make a difference. The differences they made came at great personal cost to each. For Representative John Robert Lewis, we have been able to visit that cost through the film footage of such things as Bloody Sunday where Civil Rights demonstrators were beaten, hosed by police and chased on horseback while marching for the right to vote. We gained that victory with the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and lost most of it with a bad U.S. Supreme Court Decision just a few years ago.

Locally, the lives and legacies of such men as Rev. George Walker Smith, Carroll Waymon, and now Dr. Robert Matthews must be continued with the same commitment and selflessness that made these men great. Those of us who are here must ensure that “the strong keep on coming.” We must be strong and committed because of the men and women on whose shoulders we stand. This is bigger than “Black Lives Matter” and the Covid Pandemic. Those who see the fight for human rights, life and dignity know that the battle is as serious as the Pandemic.

They also see police brutality as a danger as great as the pandemic itself.

We can each become participants in this battle. We can register to vote; join the demands for change at all levels of government and add our voices, our money and our bodies to the struggle. Where will you stand during this changing of the guard?

This is so important today.

How Can Working Parents Still Teach Their Kids at Home This Fall?

Joe W. Bowers Jr. CBM

Last Friday, Gov. Newsom held a press briefing to announce his “Pandemic Plan for Learning and Safe Schools.” Although his plan offers clear guidance on when and how schools should reopen, it doesn’t answer some pressing questions.

The governor’s plan incorporates the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) framework that establishes a baseline of standards for K-12 schools to reopen for in-person instruction for the 2020-2021 school year and under what circumstances schools would have to shut down and return to distance learning. Guidance for colleges and universities is still being finalized.

Newsom’s plan for elementary and secondary education during the COVID-19 pandemic focuses on five key requirements:

OPINION:

Why Do We Need to Be Convinced? mean when they call you nigger. Whichever paper prints my article and chooses to put n….r, that’s on you.

By Dr. E. Faye Williams Jane Elliott said, “If we didn’t have all those years when Black lives didn’t matter, we wouldn’t have to have a Black Lives Matter Movement now.” Questioning whether we should support Black Lives Matter is like questioning the Civil Rights Movement that brought us thus far or like working against voter suppression because we think one vote won’t make a difference or whether we should support Black businesses or deposit our money with a Black Bank or support Black elected officials who are working overtime against great odds to just keep our heads above water! Isn’t the answer obvious? Don’t these questioners understand how we got to where we are today? Don’t they understand the sacrifices so many of our people made to bring us out of slavery, through Jim Crow, through segregation and so much more? If we knew our history we would not have to be convinced of the necessity to do business with each other and to be the first in line to vote on everything from dog catcher to President.

If you’re a Black person, I don’t care how much money you have, where you live or work, who your non-Black friends are, whether you attended Harvard or Howard, whether you have dark skin or light skin, to those 3540 percent who still support the current person in the White House and any number of his cronies who are Senators, Governors, House Members, state and local officials, you’re still a nigger. I didn’t intend to say “the N word.” They don’t call you the N word. They call you just what they’re thinking, We must stop acting like saying the N word somehow softens the blow of what they

We’ve already done too much explaining and excusing the behavior of our so-called allies of another race or culture.

Those allies we see in the street now aren’t the people we’ve known and worked with all of our lives. They’re mostly young people who have no fear of treating you like the human being you are. Many of them already have Black spouses and Black babies and truly want a world of equality for them. Where’re those so-called allies we’ve worked with for years on what they cared about? We often worked with some of them because often they were just the lesser of two evils—but we helped them to get what they wanted. Where are they when it comes to what we care about?

Well, have you been looking at these polls in the Presidential race where a majority of certain white people still plan to vote for #45 after all he has done not only to insult you, but to make life difficult for them? When #45 gets ready to disrespect us, he doesn’t leave some of them out. It’s clear he doesn’t even care about those poor whites who support him.

If another white person tries to tell me about how much #45 has done for this country, how much he’s done for Black people, so they’re going to vote for him, I’m no longer interested in anything else they have to say. They need not ever ask me to give my vote to anything they think is important if I don’t see it as important to my community.

Why does any Black person have to wonder for whom they’ll vote this year? Just compare the records of the candidates on things that should matter to you, and you shouldn’t have to be still thinking about for whom you should vote for in any office.

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California schools closed for in-person instruction in midMarch as part of a broader set of CDPH recommendations intended to reduce transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Under Newsom’s plan public and private schools in California counties on the state’s coronavirus watch list must stay closed for in-person instruction until the county has remained off the list for 14 days.

Thirty-two counties — including Los Angeles, San Diego, Alameda, and Sacramento — are currently on the state’s monitoring list because of their COVID-19 transmission levels and hospitalization rates. Eighty to 90 % of the state’s students live in these counties and if the status of their county doesn’t change will have to start the school year distance learning.

With his announcement coming just weeks before many of the state’s 1,000 school districts were planning to resume with a hybrid of in-person instruction and distance learning, teachers and parents welcomed Newsom’s updated school opening guidelines because of their concerns about whether schools could open safely with the state experiencing a surge of COVID-19 cases.

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Newsom expects schools in counties on the coronavirus watch list to offer rigorous distance learning.

“The word rigorous is foundational,” he said. “If we are going to have distance learning, and we will, to make sure that it’s real, that we address equity, we address the divide and its quality to rigorous distance learning.”

The education budget allocates $5.3 billion specifically to mitigate learning loss due to the shortcomings of distance learning and it sets requirements to ensure schools provide rigorous and grade-appropriate instruction. School districts are required to provide -- devices and internet connectivity; daily, live interaction with teachers and other students; class assignments that are challenging and equivalent to in-person instruction; and targeted support and interventions for English learners and special education students.

During the press briefing Newsom said, “Students, staff, and parents, all prefer in-classroom instruction, but only if it can be done safely.”

Schools in counties not on the watch list when beginning in-person instruction must require students and staff in third grade and above to wear a mask or face covering.

Staff in every California school is recommended to be tested for COVID-19 periodically. The state will provide resources and technical assistance for tracing COVID-19 outbreaks in school settings.

Anyone entering school must be given a health screen.

When at least 5% of the student body and staff are diagnosed with COVID-19, a school will shut down and begin offering distance learning. An entire school district should close if 25 % or more of its schools have closed due to COVID-19 within 14 days, and in consultation with the local public health department. Districts may reopen after 14 days, also in consultation with the local public health department.

Newsom has provided needed clarity to school districts on when and how to open and close schools and signed a budget that included distance learning standards. However, important questions remain unanswered. Two important ones are: What will be done about the ineffective and inadequate online teaching many students -- especially Black and Brown students -- experienced during the strict stay-athome order last Spring, and, with kids at home, how will we address the needs of working parents?

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OBITUARIES Annie Pearl Gordon

Hiriece Allen

Estelle James

SUNRISE

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1/29/38

3/10/83

9/16/41

SUNSET

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ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Services were held Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary, HIRIECE TENACHI ALLEN was born on March 10, 1983 to James R. Allen Jr. and Services were held Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary, Memory Chapel; interment at Miramar National Cemetery.

Brenda L. Darden. Hiriece was raised from birth in sunny San Diego, California. Memory Chapel ANNE PEARL WILLIAMS (“Ann”) was born January 29, 1938 in Albany, Georgia.

She was the fifth of eight children to parents ‘Will Williams and Henrietta Monroe.

Ann has always been driven and determined but with a purpose . Ann believed whatever job you had, be the best you can be. The four children were raised not to prejudge people by what they see.

She was very active in many community initiatives, organizations. While in San Diego, CA from 1963 1965, Ann served for Perry Elementary PTA as Treasurer, then as ‘Vice President. Ann helped with the school functions and the raising of money by helping with family dinner nights at the school. In 1965 Sister Gordon started nursing school and served as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LU) in Quonset Point, Rhode Island then in VA Hospital, La Jolla, California. Even while her husband was away for active military service, Ann not only remained a devout military wife and mother for both her husband and children, she was also a devout community organizer for those in similar circumstances. Ann, along with several other military wives, served as representatives for the Bayview Navy Housing committee, which focused on obtaining housing upgrades for military families. Ann was also involved in the Little League Field, the Navy Wives Softball Teams, Teen Club and lobbying such as for the building of the first Navy Mini Mart within the community. Prior to this, a long trek had to be taken to the Navy Commissary. While her husband was away in Vietnam, she supported and be heaved in his service and made sure he understood the sacrifice of such service by giving her children bracelets of captured American Military Men held in Vietnam and holding on to them until they returned home to their family. Ann’s last phrase was “you will be alright!” Ann is survived by her husband of 64 years, Eugene Gordon Sr; 4 children, Linda Hazard, Eugenia Young, Eugene Gordon Jr., and Cassandra Joyce; her sister Dorothy Daniels of Ocala Florida; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great grandchildren; nephews; nieces and cousins.

“Reese” as she was affectionately known by family and friends, was a blessing not With profound sadness we announce the passing of ESTELLE JAMES, a loving just to her family, but also to those around her. She was very motivated, persistent, and devoted mother and friend to all whose lives she touched. On Thursday, July determined, and never willing to give up.

9, 2020, she left us while sleeping peacefully at Chula Vista Sharp Hospital. She Reese attended Valencia Park Elementary, Kroc Middle School, and was a was in her 78th year.

Buccaneer at Mission Bay High School, where she graduated in 2001. After grad- Estelle James was born in Florence, South Carolina on September 16, 1941 to Kate uation, she also attended Concorde Career College and graduated in 2010. Reese and Walter Billups. She accepted Christ as her personal Savior and was baptized had a fulfilling career serving the community in retail while attending trade school. at a young age in Florence, where she also received her formal education, gradShe played basketball at Southcrest Recreation Center, volunteered at Memorial uating from Florence High School.

Recreation Center, and maintained employment in spite of her life changes.

Shortly afterward, Estelle married her high school sweetheart, the late Bronson Reese’s whole life changed when she found out she was having both of her pride James. She also enrolled in a cosmetology school and obtained her license. and joys. She did any and everything for her handsome son Marquese Lavone Allen-Pattmon, and beautiful daughter Na’aliah Cameo Jackson. In 2015, Reese In 1987, Estelle moved to San Diego, California. After having her first child and began cancer treatment. Although she was ill, she was yet determined to be of embracing motherhood, she decided to place her career on hold while raising good courage. She fought bravely and never gave in. Reese kept a job in spite of her children. the obstacles before her. She fundraised and walked the cancer walk every year Estelle was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She treasured her children and so that it would feel like something new each time. Every year she walked, and embraced every moment with them. She especially loved her role as “MaMa”. while staying committed to fighting a good fight for five long years.

She had a vivacious personality and always made people around her feel loved.

On Tuesday, July 9, 2020 at 12:00 p.m., Hiriece Tenachi Allen was called from Estelle cared deeply for her family and neighbors. She did this not out of obligaearthly labor to her heavenly reward. Her sister Ambria was at her side along tion, but because of who she was. She was always the first to offer help. She regwith the assistance of faith and prayers offered by family and friends whom loved ularly fed meals to children and neighbors. She always ensured that every child her dearly. who crossed her threshold was safe, healthy, and happy.

Hiriece was preceded in death by her grandparents: Geneva Taylor, Ruth Moore She was the loving and devoted mother of five children: son, Kevin Bronson James Jackson, and Ezell Taylor. Left to cherish her memory are: her parents James R. and his wife, Gloria James; daughter, B’Nay James-Dudley and her husband; Alexis Allen, Jr., and Brenda L. Darden; siblings: Euphermia Dixon, Ruthie Fudge, Ambria Dudley; daughter, Natalie “KeKe” James; daughter, Tracey James and her late husAllen, Glenn Darden, Eugene Darden, James R. Allen, III, Marcus Bowden, and band, Flo Lindo; and son, Edwin James and his wife, Rosalind James; grandchilLeonard Derrick; her children Marquese Lavone Allen-Pattmon, and Na’aliah dren Hakim, Samad, Dasia, Clennard, Sabrina, Isaiah, Talia, Edwin Jr., Joshua and Cameo Jackson; and a host of nieces, nephews, aunties, uncles, cousins, and Asiaunna; great-grandchildren: Aniya, Victor Jr., Covie Aaliyah, Arianna and Mila; friends that will miss her dearly. other children she birthed in her heart: Charlene McCoy, Joseph and Jonathan, David Fambro and Ernest Broom, and so many more; her lifelong childhood friend, Sylvia Jones, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Janessa Del Valle

Antonio Ricardo Mays Jr.

SUNRISE 11/24/00

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7/4/20

9/17/03

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL JANESSA IZETH DEL VALLE was born on November 24, 2000 in Santa Maria, CA to Orlando and Diana Del Valle. She was blessed since the day she came into this world, everyone who met her was touched by her one way or another.

Growing up, Janessa was a happy and smart child. She loved to play with her barbies, read books and listen to music. She excelled in school and sports, winning several academic and sports awards.

Janessa had a huge heart and loved to help others, most recently she started sign language classes. She was very proud of her Mexican heritage through her mother’s side and learned everything about the Aztec Culture.

She was a dare devil and always physically challenging herself to get that adrenaline rush. She was a warrior who never gave in to fear. She held a black belt in Karate, loved to ride motorcycles and was a skilled skater.

Family was very important to her, she took enormous pride in being an older sister and protected her little sister and brothers from any harm. She had the most beautiful smile, and was a loyal and loving daughter, sister, niece and friend.

When she loved someone, she loved hard.

We pray that God welcomes her into his arms. We will miss her kindness, warmth and beautiful smile. Rest in Peace Janessa.

“Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.”

~ After death, the soul of the Aztec went to one of three places: the Sun, Mictlan or Tlalocan. Souls of fallen warriors would transform into hummingbirds that followed the Sun on its journey to the sky ~

SUNSET 6/29/20

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Services were held Friday, July 17, 2020 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary, Memory Chapel.

ANTONIO RICARDO MAYS JR., affectionately known as “Little Tony”, was born September 17, 2003 in San Diego, CA. to Antonio Mays and Sharon Ann Judge. He lived in Los Angeles, CA for fifteen years, where he received his formal education.

Little Tony was well known for his compassion, his cooking skills, his reading and writing, and his creativity. Little Tony knew what it meant to be a strong black man. Antonio Jr loved it. He held civil rights and revolution dear in his heart. At age sixteen, just short of his seventeenth birthday, Antonio had the courage to join the fight for civil rights. He left home and went to join the fight that had been erupting all over the United States. The date he left was June 23, 2020. Antonio Rico Mays Jr exercised more courage and compassion than one has ever seen. In the end, his actions made a tremendous impact. The most hostile riot site in the United States. Capitol Hill in Seattle, Washington was taken back by authorities due to the lack of organization and control in the area. Words cannot express how proud his father is of his son. Antonio had balance, creativity, compassion, courage, strength, and soul. He will always be embraced for these qualities, and I shall lean on him for encouragement thru his example. He is loved by so many.

On Monday, June 29, 2020, the angels of God escorted Antonio Ricardo Mays Jr. to be with his heavenly father. He leaves to cherish his memory his beloved parents: his mother, Sharon Ann Judge, his devoted father, Antonio Ricardo Mays Sr. and his stepmother, Amber Mays; his two sisters, Zamaya and Feven; grandmother, Genie Judge; uncles, Michael Mays Jr., Ryan Mays, Faris Waters, Michael Cunningham, Marcus Williams, Rashad Strane, Tim Davis, Damien Johnson and Gerrie Herring; aunts, Bernice Walls, Shauna Gambles, Stacey Gillespie (Cedric), Shauntae Williams; his best friend, Arteist Herring; and a host of cousins, other relatives and many friends.

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LOCAL/STATE NEWS ARTS & CULTURE Petition Urges Trader Joe’s to Virtual Unveiling of Fascinating Stones:

Change Ethnic The Shona Sculptures of Zimbabwe Food Labels Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

Associated Press Responding to calls for Trader Joe’s to stop labeling its international food products with ethnic-sounding names, the grocery store chain said it has been in a yearslong process of repackaging those products and will soon complete the work.

In the latest call to re-name racially-charged brands and logos, nearly 1,000 people have signed an online petition urging the retail giant to rename products labeled “Trader Ming’s,” “Trader Jose,” or “Trader Giotto’s” to refer to Chinese, Mexican or Italian food, respectively, SFGate reported.

are `Arabian Joe,’ `Trader Jose,’ and `Trader Joe San,’ the petition states.

The company said in a statement that it decided several years ago to use only the Trader Joe’s name on its products and has been in the process of updating the ethnic-sounding labels.

“While this approach to product naming may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect _ one that is contrary to the welcoming, rewarding customer experience we The petition said the strive to create every day,” labels perpetuate harmful company spokeswoman Kenya Friend-Daniel said. stereotypes.

“The Trader Joe’s branding is racist because it exoticizes other cultures _ it presents `Joe’ as the default `normal’ and the other characters falling outside of it _ they

Packaging for a number of the products has already been changed, and the company expects to complete the process “very soon,” she said.

Funding for New San Diego

Mental Health Diversion Program Approved Initiative Will Steer People Away from Jail and Into Treatment Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office announced funding earlier this month for a new initiative that will divert people with serious mental illness away from the justice system and into treatment, the first of its kind in the County. Funding comes from a contract authorized by the County’s Board of Supervisors July 7, which ea r ma rked $3, 328,0 0 0 in grant money from the Department of State Hospitals (DHS). The funding will establish San Diego County’s first formal pretrial mental health diversion program, expanding community-based treatment and reducing the number of people who cycle through psychiatric crises and jail due to

untreated mental illness.

Partners in the proposed program, which is based on the County’s Behavioral Health Court, includes the District Attorney’s Office, the Sheriff’s Department, the Public Defender, the Health and Human Services Agency, the Probation Department, and the Superior Court.

Services include Assertive Communit y Treatment, wraparound services, case management, life skills, medication management, benefits assistance, peer support, community linkages and more.

Funding will support treatment and housing for approximately 30 participants at any given time during the contract period.

Independent Commission on

Police Practices Measure Heads to November Ballot Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Earlier this month, the City Council unanimously approved the establishment of a community-led commission. The proposed Char ter amendment will be placed on the ballot for the November 3, 2020 Municipal Special Election. City of San Diego voters will decide on establishing a community-led commission, with police oversight, potentially moving the city one step closer to police accountability & transparency. The measure

On July 9, the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art (SDAAMFA) unveiled its first virtual exhibit, Fascinating Stones: The Shona Sculptures of Zimbabwe. The exhibit features Shona sculptures which are part of a larger African Art collection. The exhibit is available on the museum website at www.sdaamfa.org through Feb 2021.

Major art institutions noted in the beginning of the 20th century that “Shona Sculpture was perhaps the most important art to emerge African stone sculptures from Africa.” The inspirafrom Zimbabwe are called tion for the artists is steeped Shona sculpture, after the in traditional culture. “The largest tribe engaged in contemporary style of Shona sculpting. In the Shona lan- art [is] powerful, distincguage “Zimbabwe” means tive, and extremely beauti-

ful,” said SDAAMFA Board Member Fern Nelson.

Formerly owned by Al and Betty Waxman and recently donated to SDA A M FA by their daughters Sheri Roseman and Denise Miller, the Waxman Collection is the largest permanent African Art collection received by SDAAMFA to date. The collection includes a variety of African art pieces celebrating the traditional customs and tribal life of several African countries. Explore the exhibit on the museum website at www.sdaamfa.org.

Famed Architect

Paul Williams’ Archive Goes to Getty, USC

By John Rogers Associated Press Before there was Frank Gehry there was Paul Revere Williams, who shaped the face of Los Angeles throughout much of the 20th century, a time in which he also became known as perhaps the greatest Black architect of his time.

Now Williams’ archives, containing tens of thousands of drawings, blueprints, vintage photographs and other papers once thought lost, have been acquired by the University of Southern California School of Architecture and the Getty Research Institute.

“Paul Williams was a trailblazing architect whose long career helped shape Los Angeles and Southern California.

His archive essentially tells the story of how the modern Southland was built,” Getty Research Institute Director Mary Miller said Tuesday. “Its importance as an aesthetic and educational resource cannot be overstated.”

making anyone uncomfort- County Courthouse, Los able about shaking hands with Angeles International Airport and First African Methodist him.

Church were among the projHe came to be known, Hudson ects he led or worked on. said, as the “architect to the stars,” designing eye-popping He was also chief architect for homes for Frank Sinatra, Cary the Pueblo del Rio neighborGrant, Lucille Ball and Desi hood of South Los Angeles, built in 1940 to house African Arnaz, among others.

American defense industry Creating unique homes for the workers. rich and famous represented only a small part of his work. Although he mainly worked in Southern California, Williams His archives also document his also was chief architect for early residential commissions the United Nations building from a 1920s housing boom to in Paris and the Langston landmark mid-century civic Terrace in Washington, D.C., buildings. The Los Angeles the nation’s first federally

The archives contain approximately 35,000 plans, 10,000 original drawings, blueprints, hand-colored renderings, photographs and other materials.

They have been cared for by his granddaughter Karen Elyse Hudson, who has published extensively about his work.

“The collaboration of two such esteemed institutions, the University of Southern California and Getty Research Institute to preserve and further his legacy, would make our grandfather extremely proud,” Hudson said.

Williams began his career in the 1920s, a time when there were few opportunities for Black architects, and indeed segregation affected greatly the way he often did his work.

would dissolve the current Community Review Board on Police Practices and would establish an independent commission with independent counsel, investigative authority and the power to subpoena.

“great house of stone” and stone sculpture is the art that most represents the people of Zimbabwe. The energy, the vast varieties of stone and the skill of the sculptors has led to critical acclaim and major exhibitions worldwide.

He learned to draw upside down so he could sketch across a table for white clients who might be uncomfortable sitting next to him. At construction sites he often kept his hands clasped behind his back as he watched his work being created, so as not to risk

sponsored public housing.

He was the first African A mer ic a n member of the American Institute of Architects, its first African American Fellow and the first African American recipient of the institute’s Gold Medal, its highest honor.

It was once believed his archives were lost when a South Los Angeles bank building where they were thought to be stored was burned down in the 1992 riots that followed the acquittal of four white police officers for the beating of Black motorist Rodney King.

Although some of Williams’ business records were stored there, most of his papers were housed elsewhere.

Born in Los Angeles in 1894, Williams was orphaned following the death of his father at age 2 and his mother at age 4. He died in 1980 at 85.

Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Wing designed by Paul R. Williams (c. 1950s)

Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building, 1999 W. Adams (at Western Ave.), in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was designed by architect Paul R. Williams.

Despite those early hardships he would go on to be hailed as one of the University of Southern California’s most distinguished alumni. Milton S.F. Curry, dean of the university’s School of Architecture, said Tuesday USC was honored to play a role in the archives’ acquisition.

The archives will be a central feature of the USC Center for Architecture + City Design and the African American Art History Initiative at Getty.

They will eventually be made available to scholars and others through a digitalization project that will take several years.

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A Preview of

What’s On Your November Ballot

Source: CALMatters

PART 2: 8 CA Ballot Measures That Made the Cut

Part 2 of 2

REFERRED BY THE LEGISLATURE

By Ben Christopher CALMatters

After a bit of last-minute legislative maneuvering, the list of propositions that California voters will be asked to weigh in on has been — more or less — finalized.

Eight measures address matters as vital as voting rights, rent control, affirmative action, property tax law, dialysis clinic staffing requirements, stem cell research funding and the preservation or final dispatch of cash bail in California.

RACE AND CIVIL RIGHTS These three measures, all placed on the ballot by the Legislature, had been introduced before protests against racism and police brutality swept the country.

But as California lawmakers look for ways to play a role in the national debate about institutional barriers to equity and the meaning of citizenship, many legislators see these as particularly potent causes.

PROP. 16: ENDING THE BAN ON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION Who put it there: The Legislature, via a bill by San Diego Democrat Assemblymember Shirley Weber.

Type: Constitutional amendment What it would do: Allow schools and public agencies to take race and other immutable characteristics into account when making admission, hiring or contracting decisions.

PROP. 17: RESTORING THE RIGHT TO VOTE TO PEOPLE ON PAROLE Who put it there: The Legislature, via a bill by Sacramento Democrat Assemblymember Kevin McCarty.

Type: Constitutional amendment

A MEASURE IS PROPOSED...

...A TITLE AND SUMMARY ARE GIVEN...

Assemblymember Kevin Mullin, but sponsored by the California Realtors.

Type: Constitutional amendment What it would do: Allow homeowners who are over 55, disabled or victims of natural disaster to take a portion of their property tax base with them when they sell their home and buy a new one. It would also limit the ability of new homeowners who inherit properties to keep their parents’ or grandparents’ low property tax payments.

Most of the additional money raised would go into a state fire response fund.

PROP. 21: RENT CONTROL (AGAIN) Who put it there: Signatures, collected via an effort mostly funded by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.

What it would do: Tax some commercial property based on its market value, rather than the price at which it was purchased.

This would raise property taxes on many large businesses across the state, increasing funding for schools and local government.

PROP. 19: PROPERTY TAX BREAKS AND CLOSING THE “LEBOWSKI LOOPHOLE” Who put it there: The Legislature, via a bill by San Mateo Democrat

PROP. 23: REGULATING DIALYSIS CLINICS Who put it there: Signatures, via an effort funded entirely by the Service Employees International UnionUnited Healthcare Workers West.

Type: Statute

Who put it there: Signatures, via a campaign funded entirely by Alastair and Celine Mactaggart.

Type: Statute What it would do: Strengthen California’s already strongest-in-the-nation consumer privacy law and establish a California Privacy Protection Agency.

PROP. 14: BORROWING FOR STEM CELL RESEARCH Who put it there: Signatures via an effort mostly funded by Robert Klein, JDRF International and Open Philanthropy.

Source: CALMatters Visit us online at www.sdvoice. info for more details about each measure.

What it would do: Borrow $5.5 billion to fund stem cell research.

HOW TOUGH ON CRIME California, the home of three-strikes sentencing, has spent the last decade rethinking its approach to criminal justice. Two measures on the November ballot, channeling the spirit of the ‘90s, are pushing to reverse that reversal.

What it would do: Ask voters to either approve or strike down a state law that banished money bail from the state criminal justice system.

Type: Constitutional amendment

What it would do: Turn “app-based” drivers into independent contractors, exempting companies such as Lyft and Uber from standard wage and hour restrictions. It would also guarantee these drivers an earnings floor, a stipend to purchase health insurance and other minimum benefits.

LAWS (AGAIN)

PROP. 24: STRONGER CONSUMER PRIVACY

Who put it there: The Legislature, with a bill introduced by San Mateo Democrat Assemblymember Kevin Mullin.

Who put it there: Citizens. Campaign largely funded by the California Teachers Association, SEIU California and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Type: Statute

What it would do: Allow cities to introduce new rent control laws, or expand existing ones.

Type: Referendum

PROP. 15: SPLIT ROLL

...AND THEN FINALLY PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

Type: Statute

Who put it there: Signatures, via a campaign largely funded by the bail bond industry.

This wouldn’t be a California election without at least a few wildy contentious ballot measures about housing and property taxes.

...THE MEASURE IS DEEMED “ELIGIBLE”...

Type: Bond

PROP. 18: LETTING (SOME) 17 YEAR OLDS VOTE (SOME OF THE TIME)

HOUSING AND PROP. 13

...SIGNATURES ARE CHECKED...

What it would do: Require dialysis clinics to have at least one physician on site at all times and to report patient infection data to California health officials.

What it would do: Allow Californians who are currently on parole to vote.

What it would do: Allow 17-year-old U.S. citizens to vote in a primary and special election as long as they will turn 18 by the subsequent general election.

...LAWMAKERS ARE ALERTED...

PROPOSED BY CITIZENS

PROP. 25: DITCH OR KEEP CASH BAIL

Type: Constitutional amendment

...SIGNATURES ARE GATHERED...

PROP. 20: ROLLING BACK BROWN-ERA “LENIENCY” Who put it there: Signatures, via a campaign largely funded by law enforcement agencies.

Type: Constitutional amendment What it would do: Allow prosecutors to charge repeat or organized petty theft as a felony, require probation officers to seek tougher penalties for those who violate the term of their parole three times, and exclude those who have been convicted of domestic violence and certain nonviolent crimes from early parole consideration.

LABOR VS. MANAGEMENT Usually standoffs between employees and their bosses take place behind closed doors. In California, you often find them on the ballot.

PROP. 22: SELFEMPLOYMENT FOR RIDE-HAIL AND OTHER APP-DRIVERS Who put it there: Signatures, via a campaign mostly funded by Lyft, Uber and Doordash.

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Celebrating Our Graduates!

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COURTESY OF NCNW SECTION PRESIDENT, MRS. HELEN EDWARDS “The San Diego Section of National Council Of Negro Women, Inc. is proud to honor you as an outstanding member of the graduated class of 2020! It is our hope that you will continue in your strides to better yourself in the field of education.

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KEEP SAFE. KEEP IT GOLDEN.

CLOSE THE SHADES

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COMMON GROUND THEATRE

Presents Its 57th Season

NKLIN APPOINTED N GROUND THEATRE PHOTOS COURTESY OF DR. DOROTHY SMITH

actor and director Yolanda Marie Franklin was reas Executive Artistic Director of San Diego’s Common (CGT). Ms. Franklin succeeds the late Charles Westwho led Common Ground Theatre from 2011 until

nal actor, Ms. Franklin has starred in numerous roles aters, including The Old Globe Theatre, Cygnet Theatre, Lambs Players Theatre, Ion Theatre, New Vile, La Jolla Playhouse, Diversionary Theatre, On Stage Diego Repertory Theatre, and Common Ground s directed plays at Common Ground Theatre, Ion Loma Playhouse, and Community Actors Theatre. d several Critics Circle acting awards and, in 2017, reNoel Critics Circle Awards, one for Best Direction in duction and another for Best Dramatic Production of direction of “The Ballad of Emmett Till” by Ifa Bayeza.

ed actor/director has had a long association with Comheatre, appearing under the direction of legacy direcffney in “Four Queens, No Trump,” later in Handel’s ed by Dr. Rose Buchanan, and in “For Colored Girls . . harles W. Patmon, Jr. She served as Guest Artistic Dion Ground Theatre from July 1, 2019 until June 30, ames Weldon Johnson’s “God’s Trombones’’ and RaMaharaj’s “Little Rock: The True Story of the Little mmon Ground Theatre’s Board of Directors named e Artistic Director on July 8, 2020. Ms. Franklin red Common Ground Theatre’s 2021 Season, in collabJacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. See beummer theatrical enticements available via Zoom. roundtheatre.com, for specific dates and times. It xciting year for theatre in Southeast, both now and in

PRESENTS ITS 57TH SEASON “RAISING OUR CONSCIOUSNESS TO A HIGHER LEVEL” SPECIAL SUMMER ENGAGEMENT - JULY 23-26, 2020 DINNER & A ZOOM, a new Common Ground Theatre / Moxie Theatre Collaboration A live Virtual Theatre series of new plays by Black Women, with plays by Andréa Agosto, A. D. Brown, Niccole Nero Gaines, and Joy Yvonne Jones. #blackwomenvoices #blacktheatre

FALL/WINTER 2020 PRODUCTIONS: A DIGITAL SERIES “LITTLE ROCK: THE TRUE STORY OF THE LITTLE ROCK NINE”

by Rajendea Maroon Maharaj, with an interview with Director Yolanda Marie Franklin and Cast

“CELEBRATING AND LIFTING THE VOICES OF OUR BLACK MALE PLAYWRIGHTS” A Black Men’s Edition, featuring: 4 BLACK MALE PLAYWRIGHTS, 4 NEW PLAYS, 4 PANEL DISCUSSIONS NOT TO BE MISSED

COMPANION ONE-ACT PLAYS ACT ONE: “Day of Absence” by Douglas Turner Ward ACT TWO: “Si Debemos Desaparecer” (If We Should Disappear)

by Yolanda Marie Franklin

SPRING/SUMMER PRODUCTION: A MUSICAL TO BE ANNOUNCED Visit CGT’s website,commongroundtheatre.com, for specific dates and times.

FIRST TIME

Restaurant Owners Find Success

Photos by Brian Goodin

By Brian Goodin Contributing Writer

Derrell and Tracii Hutsona are trail blazers in the edible world of restaurateurs.

This awesome bi-racial power couple is taking their first shot at turning the burners on in their new Hillcrest restaurant, located at 3825 Fifth Avenue, for just over a year now in the city of San Diego. Hillcrest is known for its liberality and diversity, which is a perfect setting for the style and bold name of this deliciously energic place to eat.

The name of the restaurant, according to Tracii, is derived from the definition found in the Urban Dictionary referring to someone who makes you breakfast all the time. She says, “it is a common term used among some friends that are chefs, Breakfast Bitch!” Derrell said if he had any idea of how much people would gravitate toward the name, they would have named it long ago. However, we know a name can only sustain a business so far, then the product or service must satisfy the consuming customer. That is where Breakfast Bitch delivers with a delectable returnability. This minority owned business keeps track filling the void for two slots, a young African American male and a female business owner in an industry that takes no prisoners.

Tracii is from Los Angeles and Derrell is a native San Diegan who was a standout athlete at Helix High School and Washington State University. He had a short stint as a running back in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals.

This dynamic duo has been married five years; they own several other businesses including a VIP concierge service, a nonprofit organization that helps educate our youth, and a prison consultation business indulging in legal matters. Fortified with perseverance, the Hutsona’s are managing to stay above water in this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic but not without growing pains or, in this case, employment pain. On March 17, 2020, Breakfast Bitch was shut down, so to speak, because of COVID-19 and all of its precautionary measures. All of Derrell and Tracii’s employees quit except one outstanding cook named Felix. His tremendous loyalty and effort helped them stay open until today with a team of new employees to quench your appetite for some of the best breakfast food in the city.

When you stop by Breakfast Bitch be sure to partake of one of their extremely popular croissant sandwiches. They also have you covered with an assorted menu of goodies like Shrimp & Grits from their Soul Food Sunday menu. Whatever day of the week you drop by the restaurant you will be completely satisfied with a breakfast menu that was created with you in mind. Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Soul Food Sunday at Breakfast Bitch was on and poppin’ with the liveliest R&B breakfast and crowd in the city. DJ Kool-T of San Diego provided the sounds like it was a backyard BBQ. Even now, without the live DJ, every day you can get a smokin’ breakfast meal.

The Voice & Viewpoint is happy to support African American restaurants and businesses like this one throughout our San Diego comm”UNITY.”

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MORE COVID-19 NEWS & INFORMATION JULY 20-24 is

JULY 2020 is

National Youth Sports Week “All Small Business Month” If you’re a small business, browse the resources at business.ca.gov/shopsafeshoplocal for safetyspecific special discounts, programs, trainings, tools and resources.

ICY MI Kids between the ages of 6 and 17 should get at least sixty minutes of daily physical activity. Before resuming team sports, the CDC and the federal HHS recommends we assess the following risks of Covid-19 spread: • Size of the team and physical closeness social distancing of players • Players at higher risk of developing a serious disease • Social distance while not actively engaged in play • Presence of nonessential visitors, specta• How much necessary touching of shared tors and volunteers equipment and gear • Travel required outside of the local community • Player(s) age and ability to comply with

C O N S ID E R T HI S

San Diego County Placed on State Monitoring List

COVID-19 RESOURCES

WHEN: July 3rd

City’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program Apply Soon, Funding Limited

WHY: After the region’s case rate went above 100 positive cases per every 100,000 people three days in a row. The County has not met that metric since then, and the case rate stands at 149.2 as of July 21.

WHAT IT MEANS: The State of California has mandated that counties remaining on the list for 3 consecutive days ‘should be ready to restore limitations if outbreaks increase.”

education doesn't stop at sixth grade or 12th grade, it continues on.

Effective July 13, 2020, all CA county indoor operations are closed: Dine-in restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, movie theaters, family entertainment centers (for example: bowling alleys, miniature golf, batting cages and arcades), zoos and museums, and cardrooms. Bars, brewpubs, breweries, and pubs must close all indoor and outdoor operations statewide, unless they are offering sit-down, outdoor dine-in meals. Alcohol can only be sold as part of a meal.

- Dr. William Haseltine, renowned scientist on Houston Public Radio July 13, 2020

Gyms and fitness centers; places of worship and cultural ceremo-

“I hear a pressure. ‘Get the schools open.’ I don't hear people saying how we're going to get there, in addition to money and staff. Are there other precautions they should be taking and are these even realistic precautions when you're dealing with the space and class size or the behavioral issues that come with children, trying to get them to conform? Those are all issues. And it depends on the age of the kid.

What you do with a 5 year old is not what you're going to do with an 11 year old or a 15 year old or a 25 year old. All of these things we have to think about because

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nies, like weddings and funerals; offices for non-critical infrastructure sectors; personal care services, like nail salons and body waxing; hair salons and barbershops; and shopping malls.

Tattoos, piercings and electrolysis shops may not be operated outdoors and must close.** **Update: Effective July 20, Mayor Faulconer signed an Executive Order, approved and adopted by the City Council, allowing restaurants and retail shops to expand outside onto sidewalks, private parking lots and on-street parking. A City Ordinance is to follow in the next few weeks.

HOW WILL THE COUNTY GET OFF THE STATE WATCHLIST?: After the County lowers its case rate to the state’s metric for at least three days. If not, more sectors of the economy may be barred from opening, and schools will not be able to open for in-person instruction. The County has its own set of “triggers” it is tracking that could prompt changes to the local health order. Visit sandiegocounty.gov for COVID19 updates.

Relief Now Available - Onetime, emergency financial assistance to help eligible San Diegans pay their rent if they’re experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Up to $4000. Funding is limited. Apply soon and early. Visit the San Diego Housing Commission’s website at www.sdhc.org

Free Summer Lunch Program at City Parks Available Through August. Most sites serve daily meals from 12:00 - 1:00pm - Includes MLK, Jr Rec Ctr, Paradise Hills Rec Ctr, Willie Henderson Rec Ctr and more. For complete site list visit: https://www.sandiegoparksfoundation.org/major-projects/ nourishing-neighbors SOURCE: California Department of Public Health, San Diego County, San Diego County Communications Office, San Diego Parks Foundation, San Diego Housing Commission

Come out and meet the apprenticeships of the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council

Apprenticeship Information Career Day Are you ready to be trained for a career, tuition-free, while working a job that provides good wages and benefits?

Drive through to get info about Earn-While-You-Learn training opportunities for a career in construction!

Wear your masks!

Sunday, July 26, 2020 10 AM - 2 PM Malcolm X Library Parking Lot 5148 Market St. San Diego, CA 92114

Learn more about union apprenticeship programs at www.sdbuildingtrades.com/training-programs/

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FORMER LIBERIAN LEADER JOINS PANEL INVESTIGATING

THE GLOBAL RESPONSE TO Especially Hard in Africa COVID-19 Global Information Network The Wo r l d Hea lt h Organization has announced that Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia’s former president, and Helen Clark, New Zealand’s former prime minister, are to head a panel to review the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

By Rodney Muhumuza Associated Press Lessons via radio or TV. Math problems in newspapers. Classes on Zoom or WhatsApp.

between the ages of 6 and 11 and over one-third of youth between 12 and 14 not attending, according to the U.N. culture and education The options for African agency. students to keep studying while schools remain closed But getting students back because of the coronavirus to school also comes with pandemic seem varied, but special challenges in Africa, the reality for many is that where children in some they will fall behind and countries may cram into tiny possibly drop out of school classrooms by the dozens. forever _ worsening inequality on an already unequal The cha rit y Save t he Children called the pancontinent. demic the “biggest global “I think education now is education emergency of our more of an emergency than time” in a report published the health issue,” said Dr. this week. It identified 12 Mary Goretti Nakabugo, a countries in which children literacy expert who runs “are at extremely high risk of a Uganda-based education dropping out forever.” Nine nonprofit called Uwezo, of them are in sub-Saharan noting that there have been Africa. no reported virus deaths and just over 1,000 cases in this East African country, though, as elsewhere, limited testing means those figures are likely undercounts.

Children “are completely helpless at the moment.”

Although the pandemic has disrupted education across the globe, the schooling crisis is more acute in Africa, where up to 80% of students don’t have access to the internet and even electricity can be unreliable, making distance learning difficult, if not impossible. Schools also often provide a refuge to vulnerable children, offering With the help of outside services that their families groups, some African governments have announced cannot afford. measures to support learnSub-Saharan Africa already ing from home. But many has the highest rates of have been hindered by a children out of school any- lack of reliable electricity where in the world, with and poor internet connecnearly one-fifth of children tivity. Even newspapers into

which learning materials are inserted are not affordable for many in the region. In Uganda, for instance, annual per capita income was less than $800 in 2019, according to World Bank data.

Uganda’s government has pledged to distribute 10 million radios and over 130,000 solar-powered TV sets, but authorities have failed to honor past promises, including giving a free mask to everyone.

In neighboring Kenya, primary and secondary schools will remain closed through 2020, although colleges and other institutions of higher learning can reopen in September. That means Kenyan pupils will repeat an

Mmes. Johnson Sirleaf and Clark will head the newly formed Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness a nd Response.

The announcement follows the Trump administration’s formal notification to the U.N. on Monday of its withdrawal from WHO, which won’t take effect until July 6, 2021 with a possibility of reversal by a new administration or changed circumstances.

Mrs. Sirleaf led Liberia during the Ebola epidemic that began in 2014, when more than 11,000 people were infected with the virus and died. New Zealand has been lauded as a success story for its handling of the

coronavirus pandemic.

The World Health body’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said it was time to reflect and to strengthen collaboration in order to conta in t he pa ndemic.

“Through you, the world will understand the truth of what happened and also the solutions to build our future better as one humanity,” the AFP news agency quoted Dr Tedros as saying.

from the United States, that it was slow to respond to the initial outbreak in China; the evaluation announced by the WHO will look not just “I cannot Imagine two more at the WHO’s response, but strong-minded, indepen- at the response of individual dent leaders to help guide us countries as well. through this critical learning process to help us under- Ac cord i ng to W HO’s stand what happened -- an announcement, the panel honest assessment and to will operate independently help us understand also what and they will choose other we should do to prevent such panel members as well as a tragedy in the future,” the members of an independent secretariat to provide supworld health leader said. port. They are expected to The Wo r l d H e a l t h deliver an interim report in Organization (WHO) has November and a “substanbeen under pressure for tive” report to the World some time to review its han- Health Assembly — the dling of the pandemic. It has WHO’s governing body — at faced criticism, most notably its 2021 meeting next May.

Zimbabwe Police Detain Prominent Journalist, Protest Leader

By Farai Mutsaka Associated Press

academic year, a phenomenon commonly described as a “dead year.”

But the effects will not be limited to academic disruption.

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Zimbabwe police on Monday yer Beatrice Mtetwa said he swooped in and detained a is detained at a police staprominent journalist and tion in the capital, Harare, an opposition leader ahead but is being denied access to of anti-government protests lawyers. planned for the end of this “Political intimidation of the month, their lawyers said. press has no place in democracies,” tweeted the U.S. The journalist, Hopewell embassy in Harare, which in Chin’ono, has a huge folthe past has been accused by lowing on Twitter, where the ruling party of “sponsorhe regularly posts about ing” Chin’ono. alleged government corruption. He has also been using The organizer of the planned his account to encourage July 31 protest, opposition Zimbabweans to speak out politician Jacob Ngarivhume, and act against corruption. is also in police custody, said Zimbabwe Lawyers for “They are breaking into Human Rights, which is promy home. Alert the world!” viding lawyers for him.

Chin’ono tweeted as police raided his home. His law- Charges against both men are

not yet clear, the lawyers said.

Journalists, lawyers, doctors and nurses are among hundreds of people who have been arrested in recent months in Zimbabwe for protesting, striking for better pay or, in some cases, simply doing their work as tensions rise in the troubled southern African country.

A deteriorating economy and reports of widespread corruption linked to government contracts for the purchase of COVID-19 personal protective gear and drugs amid poor service delivery have further stoked public anger.

MALI FACING WORST CIVIL UNREST IN YEARS Global Information Network Protests broke out across the West African nation of Mali for the third time in a month as President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita appeared unable or unwilling to meet popular demands.

tional media. Some of the protestors invaded the building of the national broadcaster which was then forced off air.

The leader of one of the parties in the opposition coaTens of thousands of Malians lition, Yeah Samaké, told filled the streets over the the BBC that he rejected weekend in an unprece- President Keïta’s offer of condented display of public anger cessions and still wanted him at the long-running jihadist to leave power. conflict, weak public services, economic woes and govern- “He has failed the people of ment corruption.

Mali,” Samake told the BBC. “He has not kept his prom“We don’t want this regime ises of securing the people anymore,” chanted the crowd of Mali, of fighting corrupat a rally covered by interna- tion, of providing jobs for

the youth and these are the demands today of the people of Mali.”

ment “very quickly”.

But this came as security forces “came and attacked Four people died in Friday’s and ransacked our headquardemonstration in the cap- ters”, an opposition spokesital Bamako and another man said. four deaths were reported on Saturday.

Keita is two years into a second five-year term but faces In an effort to end the unrest, increased opposition over a President Keïta suggested he rise in jihadist violence and could agree to re-run some of an economic crisis. the disputed parliamentary elections, which is one of the A new opposition coalition protesters’ demands. Prime led by the conservative Imam, Minister Boubou Cissé said Mahmoud Dicko, has been he and the president were insisting on further reforms open to talks and promised after rejecting earlier concesto form an inclusive govern- sions including the formation

of a unity government.

Imam Dicko is pushing for change while the president seems out of energy and ideas as huge problems pile up for Mali despite the presence of close to 15,000 international troops and constant injections of external aid.

International mediators from the UN peacekeeping mission to Mali, the European Union and the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) have been sounding out Imam Dicko.

Originally a teacher of Arabic, the imam studied in Saudi Arabia and became the religious leader of the mosque in Badalabogou where he is said to be an advocate of traditionalist West African Islam, conservative in his view of family issues but a strong defender of Mali’s pre-Muslim cultural roots and pluralistic religious culture and reverence for mysticism.

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HEALTHY LIVING

Wear A Mask How Risky Is Does Wearing A Mask Pose Any Dining Out During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Health Risks?

By Dr. Jerome Robinson

Hey, let’s get serious about Covid-19 and your risk for catching this disease and it’s serious outcomes. In the last two weeks we have seen an increase in the number of positive cases in the country which may be expected to exceed a hundred thousand cases per day.

Within the last two weeks in San Diego County we have seen the highest percentage of test positivity among those in the 20 to 29 age group at 24.6 percent. Their mortality is less than 1%( 0.7%). The next age group of positive infections occurred in the 30 to 39 age group, at 18.9%, with a mortality of 0.9%. 20,348 people tested positive for COVID-19 infections with 422 deaths.

These numbers are based on the current data as reported by the San Diego County Health Department as of July 13, 2020. These numbers may be misleading and may underestimate the actual positivity in the community, which may be 5 to 10 times higher than that amount. Some San Diegans may have only minor symptoms or no symptoms at all and, therefore, did not get tested and we are not able to count all the possible deaths. The average age of positive cases in San Diego County has been approximately 40 years of age and the average age of death has been around 78 years of age.

There may be many reasons we have seen an increase in COVID-19 cases in California, Arizona, Texas and Florida. We opened the economy too soon in a lot of cases and people relaxed after two to three months of lockdown. Perhaps the infectivity rate may have increased because the virus has mutated, causing it to become more infective. We have merely six months of experience with this virus and its sequelae (a pathological condition affecting the body as a result of a prior disease like the coronavirus) and are learning more. We are seeing its effects on a person’s respi-

ratory, kidney, cardiac, and neurologic functions. In addition, there is a chronic fatigue syndrome that negatively affects even a previously healthy individual’s physical stamina. These effects are real and we are seeing more as time passes.

Remember, we do not have a cure or therapies to combat this virus at this time, and one may not be available until 2021. All we have is each other. The virus is mutating and may make it more difficult to develop an effective vaccine, or make a potential vaccine less effective. Would you want to take that chance? Would you want to put older members of your family with multiple medical problems at risk? Consider this as playing Russian roulette.

You have the ability to make a difference and significantly cut the spread of COVID-19. Wear a mask, physically distance at least six feet and more, wash your hands frequently for at least 20 seconds, or use an antiseptic spray or lotion.

Everyone feels good when they are able to do something good for someone else.

Do this not only for yourself but for others. Remember to be safe, be cautious and be careful out there.

Dr. Robinson is a San Diego-based, board certified internist and cardiologist. He is an FACC fellow of the American College of Cardiology, an FACP fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), a fellow of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH), and a fellow of the Society of Cardiac Angiography and Intervention (SCAI).

By The Associated Press There is some risk, but health officials say there are precautions you can take to minimize the chances you’ll be exposed to the virus.

Ordering takeout or delivery is still the safest option for getting restaurant food, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If you decide to eat at a restaurant, it’s best to opt for outdoor seating where tables are at least 6 feet apart, the agency says.

By The Associated Press not congregating too closely while waiting for a table, says Dr. Susan Casey Bleasdale, an infectious disease expert at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Digital or disposable menus and throwaway utensils are also preferable, according to the CDC. The agency says touchless payment options, like those available on your mobile device, are optimal. Otherwise, restaurants should have procedures for The coronavirus spreads avoiding hand-to-hand conthrough droplets that are tact with cash and credit emitted when people talk, cards. laugh, sing, cough or sneeze.

Indoor spaces are more risky If you are gathering at a than outdoor spaces because restaurant with a group, it might be harder to keep Bleasdale suggests only dinpeople apart and there’s less ing with people you know, ventilation, the CDC says. and checking if they have been feeling sick or experiDiners should assess what encing any symptoms. other safety steps the restaurant is taking.

People more vulnerable to For example, servers should severe illness from the virus, be wearing masks and the such as the elderly, might restaurant should have a want to avoid eating out at process to ensure people are restaurants altogether.

There are several unique scholarships out there, but one sticks out year after year for giving creative teens an outlet to showcase their design talents for a shot at big scholarship dollars. While many teens missed out on the opportunity to attend prom in person this year, that didn’t stop them from crafting one-of-a-kind prom-wear masterpieces to enter the annual Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest.

Read on to learn more about a few designers who faced off for $20,000 in prizes.

Dress Finalists:

Zipporah Wills (top row, third from the left). Wills of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. spent 120 hours crafting her entry using 20 rolls of Duck Tape. Her “Quaran’teen’ Queen!” masterpiece, inspired by the historical events impacting the class of 2020, exhibits the importance of following pandemic protocols while remembering to stop and smell the roses.

Tux Finalists:

Larry Inniss III(bottom row,

could feel like it’s harder to breathe if you’re not used to wearing a mask, said Benjamin Neuman, a professor of biology at Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

But he said masks don’t meaningfully decrease oxygen in the body.

Others can wear masks w it hout r isk i ng t hei r health, according to experts, ‘The body is quite good at despite false rumors to the adjusting to keep oxygen levels where they need to contrary. be,’ he said.

In areas where COVID-19 is spreading, health experts There’s also no evidence that agree that wearing masks or the use of masks causes funother face coverings in pub- gal or bacterial infections, lic helps reduce the risk of according to Davidson spreading the virus when Hamer, an infectious dispeople can’t socially dis- ease expert at Boston tance by staying 6 feet apart. University. Disposable face masks are meant to be used The coronavirus mainly once, then thrown in the spreads through droplets garbage. With cloth masks, that are emitted when peo- it’s a good idea to wash ple talk, laugh, sing, cough them regularly. and sneeze. Masks lower the likelihood of those droplets Wearing a mask may be reaching other people. Even uncomfortable, but health if you don’t have symptoms, officials say you should you could be carrying the resist any urge to touch virus and could spread it. your face. That could bring germs from your hands into When it’s humid outside, it your nose, mouth or eyes.

July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month

The Office of Minority Health (OMH) is offering free, accredited online training. For information on Improving Cultural Competency for Behavioral Health Professionals, visit thinkculturalhealth.hhs.gov/education/behavioral-health

EDUCATION Prom Designer Finalists Face off for $20,000 in Scholarships As the price tag on a college education continues to rise, students are seeking out a variety of financial aid options to relieve the burden.

No, not for most people.

Babies and toddlers should not wear masks because they could suffocate. The same goes for anyone who has trouble removing a mask without help.

last on right). Inniss III of Freeport, N.Y, spent 43 hours crafting his entry using 25 rolls of Duck Tape. He was inspired by his school’s knight mascot and the strength the world has shown in the fight against coronavirus. Using school colors, maroon and blue, details include shoulder and knee armor, a shield, gauntlet and a face mask.

2020 voting has just ended, but you can visit www.stuckatprom.com in the coming weeks to view the winners.

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BUSINESS NEWS BUSINESS DIRECTORY

California Is Hooking Up Small Businesses Small Business Receive Free E-Commerce, Online Marketing Help

By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media Gov. Newsom says he wants to help small businesses.

Combined, they are a major economic engine in the state.

He wants them to get online quicker and expand their markets to reach new customers in cyberspace. This is as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hammer their bottom lines and change the way we shop.

pandemic, it is imperative that they have the online presence and access to capital to reach those potential clients,” said Gene Hale, president of the Greater Los Angeles African American Chamber of Commerce (GLAAACC). “ Supporting local businesses will help stimulate those communities and invigorate job growth.”

To that end, the governor declared July 2020 “California for All Small Business Month” in a proclamation issued July 8.

T he Sm a l l Bu s i ne s s Month proclamation coincided with the start of “Calling All Californians: #ShopSafeShopLocal,” a new “With local businesses across campaign the governor’s office the state working to meet is leading. unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 cri- The #ShopSafeShopLocal camsis, California for All Small paign encourages shoppers in Business Month is an import- California to help small busiant time to recognize their nesses operate safely during essential contributions to our the pandemic. It also prostate, and each do our part to vides small business owners help California’s diverse small with resources to help them businesses recover and thrive,” improve their online presence, reads the proclamation. including free website development and digital marketing.

African American business owners and advocates across The Governor’s Office of the state are optimistic. The Business and Economic much-needed assistance Gov. Development has partnered Newsom has announced in with leading tech companies a time of crisis, they say, will in the state, including Google, enable them to remain com- eBay, Square and Yelp, to propetitive in a rapidly changing vide services to small busiglobal marketplace. nesses, including free online advertising, free websites, and “95% of the world customers COVID-19 relief. They will are outside of the United States. also connect California busiAs small businesses learn to nesses with under 750 employpivot as a result of the Covid ees to shipping companies that can help them set up e-commerce deliveries.

“Local has taken on a new meaning and California’s beloved small businesses need our help now more than ever,” said Isabel Guzman, co-chair of the Small Business Subcommittee and Director of

the state’s Office of the Small Business Advocate, in an OpEd she co-authored with Sarah Friar, who is co-chair of the Small Business Subcommittee and CEO of San Franciscobased Nextdoor. The Press Enterprise, a Riverside County media outlet, published their statement.

“California’s small businesses are adapting to the new marketplace, integrating technology at higher rates than ever, developing creative ways to connect with clients digitally and repurposing to serve their communities with innovations that meet the moment,” said Gov. Newsom. “California remains committed to helping Nextdoor is a San Francisco- all of our diverse small busibased company that provides nesses become more resilient a hyper-local social network- and thrive.” ing platform to connect people with each other and to busi- There are nearly 4 million nesses and resources in their small businesses in California. community.

In good times, they make up over 99% of all businesses in “Supporting nearby stores, the state and employ nearly business owners, and local half of the state’s workemployees, as they modify force — over 7.1 million peooperations to slow the spread ple, according to U.S Small of COVID-19, is an essential Business Administration’s commitment to our commu- 2018 numbers. nity,” Guzman and Friar wrote.

Before the pandemic, across In addition to resources the United States, Africanfrom business partners, the American and Latino womcampaign’s website includes en-owned businesses were links to state and county experiencing the fastest industry guidance, free busi- growth, according to 2012 U.S. ness consulting, and the Census Bureau data.

California Manufacturers and Technology Association’s per- But COVID-19 is presentsonal protective equipment ing new financial and opera(PPE) marketplace. The online tional challenges, especially for portal links California busi- businesses owned by African nesses with COVID-19 safety Americans and other ethnic equipment. minorities in California.

UC System Picks First Black President Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The University of California Boa rd of Regents has appointed Michael V. Drake, M.D., as the 21st president of UC’s world-renowned system of 10 campuses, five medical centers, three nationally affiliated labs, more than 280,000 students and 230,000 faculty and staff.

Drake has a long and distinguished career in higher education, most recently as president of The Ohio State University (OSU). Prior to his six years at OSU, his entire academic career has been at UC, including as chancellor of UC Irvine for from 2005 to 2014 and as the systemwide vice president for health affairs from 2000 to 2005.

Drake received his A.B. from Stanford University and his residency, M.D., and fellowship in ophthalmology from UCSF. He subsequently spent more than two decades on the faculty of the UCSF School of Medicine, including as the Steven P. Shearing Professor of Ophthalmology.

Under his leadership, Drake greatly enhanced UC Irvine’s reputation as a premier university. UC Irvine rose to join the top 10 public universities in U.S. News & World Report’s annual list and was ranked by Times Higher Education as the No. 1 university in the U.S. under 50 years old. During his tenure

at the campus, the four-year graduation rate increased by more than 18 percent, while undergraduate enrollment and diversity significantly increased. In addition, Drake oversaw the establishment of new schools of law and education as well as programs in public health, nursing and pharmacy.

“Much has changed in the 15 years since I was given the privilege of becoming chancellor at UC Irvine, but not my absolute belief in this great University and its time-honored mission,” Drake said.

‘Personifies the qualities we looked for in selecting a new president’ Drake has published and/or reviewed numerous peer-reviewed articles, co-authored six books and has received various awards for teaching, public service, mentoring and research.

“Dr. Drake personifies the qualities we looked for in selecting a new president: He is committed to seeing the whole student and to supporting all our students. He recognizes the incalculable value of faculty and staff to the University’s mission, and he understands the importance of the public and private partnerships that help us achieve that mission,” said

John A. Pérez, chair of the UC Board of Regents. “As the first person of color to serve as UC president, Dr. Drake returns to UC at an important point in the University’s journey. This is a homecoming the University of California is very excited to be celebrating early.”

Drake’s extensive public service experience includes various roles for the American Medical Association, the National Eye Institute, the Association of American Medical Colleges, and multiple commissions on health in the state of California.

A rigorous search The 10-month long search for the University’s next systemwide leader began in September after Janet Napolitano announced she would leave UC in August 2020. The regents approved rigorous criteria to guide their search. Drake, 69, and his wife, Brenda, have two grown sons and four grandchildren.

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P.O. Box 3456 Chula Vista, CA 91909 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/01/1997 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carmen Eugenia Roush 1215 E. Grand Ave. #101B Escondido, CA 92027 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 22, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 22, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010231 Fictitious business name(s):

Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Starlina Rena Spencer 1956 Ensenada St Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 19, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011335 Fictitious business name(s):

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Located at: 171 Old Ranch Road Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/15/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rachael Rangel 171 Old Ranch Road Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 18, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 18, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011277 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 2840 39th Street #11 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Safetrans Medical Transport LLC 2840 39th Street #11 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 30, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011033 Fictitious business name(s):

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Located at: 3855 Avocado Blvd St 120D La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/19/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Linda LaSha Smedley-Wilson 205 Beech St #18 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 26, 2025 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011502 Fictitious business name(s): Chrissy's Cookies --Slaughter-Haus Skincare

Located at: 1423 Cuyamaca St. El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego --790 Camino De La Reina San Diego, CA 92108 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 01/01/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Slaughter-Haus Enterprises LLC 1423 Cuyamaca St. El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 02, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 02, 2025 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010996 Fictitious business name(s): RZNGMEN

Located at: 3042 Levante St Carlsbad, CA 92009 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/24/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: Craig Christopher Carlisle 3042 Levante St Carlsbad, CA 92009 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 25, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 25, 2025 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011474 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 4602 Kansas St. #103 San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Dellaree Murray 4602 Kansas St. #103 San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 02, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 02, 2025 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011598 Fictitious business name(s): Jr Sanchez Landscaping Service --Jr Sanchez Landscape Service

Located at: 4150 Chamoune Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 11/14/2005 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jose Luis Sanchez Roque 4150 Chamoune Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego --Herlinda Fabiola Sanchez Lazo 4150 Chamoune Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 07, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 07, 2025 07/23, 07/30, 08/06, 08/13 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011634 Fictitious business name(s): Music Empowered

Located at: 2990 Fletcher Parkway APT D El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/26/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: David Joseph Villegas 2990 Fletcher Parkway APT D El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 08, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 08, 2025 07/16, 07/23, 07/30, 08/06 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010892 Fictitious business name(s): Beach Bridal

Located at: 6353 El Cajon Blvd.

Suite 124 #555 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Samantha, Josephine, David 6353 El Cajon Blvd.

Suite 124 #555 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --Nicholas Allen David 6353 El Cajon Blvd.

Suite 124 #555 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2025 07/16, 07/23, 07/30, 08/06

Kolorblynd --The Trap Stop

Located at: 7319 Hyatt Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Havikhaze, LLC 7319 Hyatt Street San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 01, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 01, 2025 07/16, 07/23, 07/30, 08/06 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010927 Fictitious business name(s): Afya Delights

Located at: 5015 Comanche Drive Unit D La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Tasha Davis 5015 Comanche Drive Unit D La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego --Gerelle Davis 5015 Comanche Drive Unit D La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010809 Fictitious business name(s): Kadia Hair braiding

Located at: 6011 University Avenue San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kitagbe Kaba 4121 54th Place Apt 308 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011416 Fictitious business name(s): Thriving Through Education

Located at: 7570 Church St #8 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Trillianne Vernechell Johnson 7570 Church St #8 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 01, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 01, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010952 Fictitious business name(s): Mixed Culture Boutique

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LMS BouJee Beauty Bar --LMS Beauty Bar

Located at: 6760 University Ave #130 San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 06/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Latasha Thomas 1848 El Prado Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --Marsha Ryder 209 Vista Horizon St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --Shalamar Rogers 3550 Ruffin Rd #173 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 30, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011254 Fictitious business name(s): Earline's Cleaning Service --Earline's Cleaning Service

Located at: 3550 Ruffin Rd #173 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was 06/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shalamar Rogers 3550 Ruffin Rd #173 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --Jaynae Rogers 3550 Ruffin Rd #173 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --Barbara Rogers 4445 Marcellena Rd #1 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --ShaKeeya Sanders 4375 Dawson Ave San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --Anyla Palmer 3550 Ruffin Rd #173 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --Dashawn Sanders 4164 Alta Dena #2 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 30, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010632 Fictitious business name(s): Las Americas Immigration Services

Located at: 4455 Twain Ave #F San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego ---

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Yoga With Kriday

Located at: 4526 Kansas St. San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego --4526 Kansas St. Apt #8 San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/30/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kristy Nari Whitlock 4526 Kansas St. Apt #8 San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 30, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 30, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011430 Fictitious business name(s): Two Black Sheep Design

Located at: 3330 Russell St. San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Claudette Augusta-Wasson 3330 Russell Street San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego --Laurie Ann Chambers 3330 Russell Street San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 01, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 01, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010435 Fictitious business name(s): BLK PRSS Printing Co. --Editing Nina

Located at: 1956 Ensenada St Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual

Safetrans --Safetrans Medical Transport

4 My Fellas --D.A. Servicing

Located at: 848 North Rainbow #5318 Las Vegas, NV 89107 County of Clark The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Danielle Anderson 331 Los Soneto Dr San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 25, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 25, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011443 Fictitious business name(s): A+ Repair

Located at: 7930 North Ave #44 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/01/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Marcos R Caballero 7930 North Ave #44 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 02, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 02, 2025 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011262 Fictitious business name(s): Ruiz Auto Scanner

Located at: 1034 South 45th St San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Sergio torrez Ruiz 1034 South 45th St

Stuart Matthieu Wealth Management Group --Stuart Matthieu Wealth Management and Insurance Agency

Located at: 2658 Del Mar Heights Rd #343 Del Mar, CA 92014 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/10/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carol Marie Stewart 2658 Del Mar Heights Rd #343 Del Mar, CA 92014 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 18, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 18, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9009898 Fictitious business name(s): 7-Eleven Store #13633F

Located at: 5141 College Avenue San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 03/11/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: RAASHI, INC. 10454 Galena Canyon Road San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 16, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 16, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010419 Fictitious business name(s): The Kings Barbershop

Located at: 3432 University Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/30/2010 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mario A. Espinoza Jr. 5610 Alta Vista Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 19, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9011059 Fictitious business name(s): 3:33 Harmony Crystals

Located at: 2720 E. 8TH Street Apt. 205 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A General Partnership Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Rachel Deniese Cartwright 2720 E. 8TH Street Apt. 205 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego --Jacqueline Joearlie Cartwright 3077 Washington Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --Ebony Fontenette

Tawona Be Fit

Located at: 3455 Kearny Villa Rd #214 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Trawona Deanna Smith 3455 Kearny Villa Rd #214 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 16, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 16, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010376 Fictitious business name(s): The Boulevard

Located at: 6470 Federal Boulevard Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 05/28/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: San Diegrown, Inc. 6470 Federal Boulevard Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 19, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010677 Fictitious business name(s): The On And Poppin' Ponytail

Located at: 14512 Rutledge Sq San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 03/15/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: THE ON AND POPPIN' PONYTAIL LLC 14512 Rutledge Sq San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 23, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 23, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010608 Fictitious business name(s): Entro Eco

Located at: 6344 Ferris Sq San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 05/15/2015 This business is hereby registered by the following: Posnett International Co, Ltd 6344 Ferris Sq San Diego, CA 92121 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 22, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 22, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 Read Free Online! www.sdvoice.info

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The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Dimitri Gregory Greene 3465 Valle Ave. #2 Kingdom Beauty Empire San Diego, CA 92113 --County of San Diego Innovative Hair This statement was filed with Expressions Mobile the Recorder/County Clerk of Beauty Boss San Diego County on --June 22, 2020 "Braid Boot Camp Confidence And Character This fictitious business name will expire on Building Academy" June 22, 2025 --07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 Kingdom Beauty -----------------------------------Headquarters FICTITIOUS BUSINESS --NAME STATEMENT The King's Daugther 2020-9010937 --Fictitious business name(s): Sunshine's Place FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9009662 Fictitious business name(s):

--Hello Sunshine

Located at: 1450 Bermuda Ln. El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/2017 This business is hereby registered by the following: Roshoundra Griffin 1450 Bermuda Ln. El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 15, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 15, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010452 Fictitious business name(s): Baker Psychological Services

Located at: 3023 Bunker Hill St, Ste 100-7 San Diego, CA 92109 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christina Elizabeth Baker 1168 Reed Ave San Diego, CA 92109 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 19, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010588 Fictitious business name(s): Deluxed Rideshare Services --Rideshare U

Located at: 3465 Valle Ave. #2 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Dimitri Gregory Greene 3465 Valle Ave. #2 San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 22, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 22, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010602 Fictitious business name(s):

Sergin Engineering, Inc.

Located at: 4332 Rodrigo Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 03/18/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Sergin Engineers, Inc. 4332 Rodrigo Drive San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 24, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 24, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9010772 Fictitious business name(s): Bri's Boutique

Located at: 1021 Highland Ave. National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/17/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brendie N Garcia 402 63rd St. Spc. 240 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on June 23, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on June 23, 2025 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Hall Of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00022695CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Alan W. Cheung, Esq. To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner(s) Thuy-Tien T. Nguyen and Khoung A. Thai on behalf of Khang An Thai, a minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Khang An Thai PROPOSED NAME: Khang Nguyen Thai

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Petitioner: Kyle C. Nelson 32784 Hislop Way Temecula, CA 92592 858-204-7694 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 -----------------------------------

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If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must (The courthouse is temporarily file your claim with the court closed. This hearing must be and mail a copy to the personal PROPOSED NAME: attended by phone as follows: representative appointed by Kasheta Bedford the court within the later of De La Garza NOTICE OF PETITION TO MANDATORY either (1)four months from ADMINISTER ESTATE OF COURTCALL: the date of first issuance of THE COURT ORDERS that Mark Donovan Demery All appearances for letters to a general personal all persons interested in this Case Number: emergency/non-emergency representative, as defined in matter appear before this 37-2020-00006135-PR-PL-CTL hearings must be made section 58(b) of the California court at the hearing indicated telephonically or by video Probate Code, or (2)60 days below to show cause, if any, To all heirs, beneficiaries, through CourtCall at 888-882from the date of mailing or why the petition for change of creditors, contingent 6878 or at www.courtcall. personal delivery to you of a name should not be granted. creditors, and persons who com. Please make your notice under section 9052 of Any person objecting to the may otherwise be interested arrangements with CourtCall the California Probate Code. name changes described above in the will or estate or both, of as soon as possible, before Other California statutes must file a written objection Mark Donovan Demery the hearing date. If you wait and legal authority may that includes the reasons for to contact CourtCall until the affect your rights as a the objection at least two A Petition for Probate date and time of the hearing, creditor. You may want to court days before the matter is has been filed by CourtCall will be unable to consult with an attorney scheduled to be heard and must Kelli Harmon process your request in time knowledgeable appear at the hearing to show and and you will not be able to in California law. cause why the petition should Ginnymae Higgins appear at this hearing. not be granted. If no written in the You may examine the file objection is timely filed, the Superior Court of California, CourtCall charges a fee for kept by the court. court may grant the petition County of San Diego. making the arrangements. If If you are a person interested without a hearing. you have previously obtained in the estate, you may file The Petition for Probate an approved Order on Court with the court a Request NOTICE OF HEARING requests that Fee Waiver (FW-003/FWfor Special Notice (form Date: August 05, 2020 Ginnymae Higgins 003-GC), CourtCall may DE-154) of the filing of an Time: 8:30 A.M. and not require a fee. It is your inventory and appraisal of Dept. C-61 Kelli Harmon responsibility to inform estate assets or of any petition The address of the court is: be appointed as personal CourtCall that you have an or account as provided in 330 West Broadway representative to administer approved Order to avoid being Probate Code section 1250. A San Diego, CA 92101 the estate of the decedent. charged the fee. If you do not Request for Special Notice 07/09, 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 have an approved Order, but form is available from the The Petition requests believe you may be eligible for court clerk.

PROBATE authority to administer the one, you should immediately estate under the Independent file a Request to Waive Court Attorney for Petitioner: NOTICE OF PETITION TO Administration of Estates Act. Fees (FW-001/FW-001-GC) Anne J. Kane ADMINISTER ESTATE OF (This authority will allow with the Probate Business Cosgrove Cosgrove & Eric Alan Nelson the personal representative Office.

Humphrey Case Number: to take many actions without 41610 Indian Trail Road, Ste 2 37-2020-00020117-PR-LA-CTL obtaining court approval.

This information is subject Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 Before taking certain very to change, so please go to the 760-340-6665 To all heirs, beneficiaries, important actions, however, following website for updated 07/16, 07/23, 07/30 creditors, contingent creditors, the personal representative information for the San Diego -----------------------------------and persons who may will be required to give notice County Superior Court to otherwise be interested in the to interested persons unless obtain additional information will or estate or both, of they have waived notice or and updates, at: Eric Alan Nelson consented to the proposed www.sdcourt.ca.gov) action.) The independent A Petition for Probate administration authority This information is subject has been filed by will be granted unless an to change, so please go to the Asks that everyone...

Kyle C. Nelson interested person files an following website for updated in the objection to the petition and information for the San Diego Superior Court of California, shows good cause why the County Superior Court to - Show respect by County of San Diego. court should not grant the obtain additional information frequently washing authority. and updates, at: your hands for 20 The Petition for Probate www.sdcourt.ca.gov) seconds or more. requests that A hearing Kyle C. Nelson on the petition will be held If You Object be appointed as personal in this court as follows: to the granting of the petition, - Show courtesy by representative to administer the on September 23, 2020 you should appear at the wearing a mask estate of the decedent. at 1:30 p.m. hearing and state your in Department 502 objections or file written The Petition requests located at the objections with the court - Show care by authority to administer the Superior Court of before the hearing. Your checking on Seniors. estate under the Independent California appearance may be in person Administration of Estates Act. County of San Diego or by your attorney.

(This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without REQUEST FOR BIDS obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very Advertisement for Bids important actions, however, Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its the personal representative will be required to give notice governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: to interested persons unless they have waived notice or FURNISH AND INSTALL FENCING AND SINGLE POINT OF ENTRY AT MULTIPLE SITES consented to the proposed GROUP E action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2020, in front of the person files an objection to the main office of Mount Everest Academy, 4350 Mount Everest Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92117. petition and shows good cause Upon completion, all contractors will proceed to Toler Elementary School, 3350 Baker Street, why the court should not grant San Diego, CA 92117. Upon completion, all contractors will proceed to Twain High School, 6402 Linda Vista Road, San Diego, CA 92111. Prime contractors must attend and check in at the authority.

PRESENT NAME: Kashetah Laquay Bedford

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A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: on September 24, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. in Department 503 located at the Superior Court of California County of San Diego 1100 Union St. San Diego, CA 92101 Central Courthouse

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this If You Object matter appear before this to the granting of the petition, court at the hearing indicated you should appear at the below to show cause, if any, hearing and state your why the petition for change of objections or file written name should not be granted. objections with the court Any person objecting to the before the hearing. Your name changes described above appearance may be in person Sock It Universe must file a written objection Located at: or by your attorney. that includes the reasons for 3465 Valle Ave. #2 the objection at least two San Diego, CA 92113 If you are a creditor or a court days before the matter County of San Diego contingent creditor The business is conducted by: is scheduled to be heard and of the decedent, you must must appear at the hearing to An Individual file your claim with the court show cause why the petition and mail a copy to the personal Registrant Has Not Yet should not be granted. If no Begun To Transact Business representative appointed by written objection is timely Under the court within the later of filed, the The Name(s) Above either (1)four months from court may grant the petition This business is hereby the date of first issuance of without a hearing. registered by the following: letters to a general personal Dimitri Gregory Greene representative, as defined in NOTICE OF HEARING 3465 Valle Ave. #2 section 58(b) of the California Date: August 17, 2020 San Diego, CA 92113 Probate Code, or (2)60 days Time: 8:30 A.M. County of San Diego from the date of mailing or Dept. C61 This statement was filed with personal delivery to you of a the Recorder/County Clerk of The address of the court is: notice under section 9052 of 330 W. Broadway San Diego County on the California Probate Code.

San Diego, CA 92101 June 22, 2020 Other California statutes and 07/16, 07/23, 07/30, 08/06 This fictitious business name legal authority may affect ------------------------------------ your rights as a creditor. You will expire on SUPERIOR COURT OF June 22, 2025 may want to consult with an CALIFORNIA 07/02, 07/09, 07/16, 07/23 attorney knowledgeable County of San Diego -----------------------------------in California law.

Hall Of Justice FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Courthouse NAME STATEMENT You may examine the file 330 West Broadway 2020-9010604 kept by the court.

San Diego, CA 92101 Fictitious business name(s): If you are a person interested 37-2020-00021376DGSB Collective in the estate, you may file CU-PT-CTL Located at: with the court a Request for Petitioner or Attorney: 3465 Valle Ave. #2 Special Notice (form DE-154) Kashetah Laquay Bedford San Diego, CA 92113 of the filing of an inventory County of San Diego and appraisal of estate assets The business is conducted by: To All Interested Persons: or of any petition or account Petitioner An Individual as provided in Probate Code Kashetah Laquay Bedford Registrant Has Not Yet section 1250. A Request Begun To Transact Business filed a petition with this court for Special Notice form is for a decree changing name Under available from the court clerk.

all three sites in order to bid this project. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PRE-REGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact scheng@sandi.net for the link to pre-register. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (NO. CZ21-0008-24).

COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED: Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number (CZ21-0008-24) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information.

All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on AUGUST 27, 2020. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CZ210008-24 Furnish and Install Fencing and Single Point of Entry at Multiple Sites Group E. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. The project estimate is between $900,000 and $1,000,000. 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: B or other appropriate license, subject to District approval.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT CZ21-0008-24 Andrea O’Hara, M.A., Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Dept.

Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: FURNISH AND INSTALL FENCING AND SINGLE POINT ENTRY AT MULTIPLE SITES GROUP B A mandatory site visit scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020, in front of the main office of Zamorano ES at 2655 Casey St., San Diego, CA 92139. Upon completion, all contractors will proceed to School of Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA) at 2425 Dusk Dr, San Diego, CA 92139. Upon completion, all contractors will proceed to Rowan ES at 1765 Rowan St, San Diego, CA, 92117. Upon completion, all contractors will proceed to Sherman ES at 301 22nd St., San Diego, CA 92102. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company.

Contact jimperial@sandi.net for the link to preregister. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CZ21-0007-52).

COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CZ21-0007-52) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information.

All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on AUGUST 26, 2020. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CZ210007-52 Furnish and Install Fencing and Single Point of Entry at Multiple Site Group B. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”.

The project estimate is between $1.7 million and $1.9 million. 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: B or other appropriate license, subject to District approval.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department

CZ21-0007-52

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION schools: continued from page 11 “The critical consequences may be related to health, water and nutrition” because schools are often oases of stability, according to a report by the Norwaybased Chr. Michelsen Institute.

The development research institute noted that school closures may deny students access to meals and health programs, and sometimes clean water and sanitation.

Schools also provide havens for children from work and exploitation. Girls may especially suffer, according to the literacy expert Nakabugo, who cited anecdotal reports of a growing number of teenage pregnancies _ as the Norwaybased institute’s report noted happened during West Africa’s Ebola epidemic.

The prolonged shutdown could also mean many schools close for good and many teachers quit, exacerbating what is already the world’s worst teacher shortage.

Media reports in Uganda cite school owners who are looking to sell their properties or have turned dorms into rental units to keep up with loan payments. The local association of Ugandan teachers is urging authorities to employ furloughed teachers as village tutors.

“The teachers are so discouraged at the moment. They feel left out,” said Stella Maris Basemera, a mathematics teacher who heads a Uganda-based group of tutors called Creative Learning Africa.

“So some of them are going to run away from the profession.”

In the West African nation of Senegal, education officials tried to keep children learning by broadcasting some classes on television after schools closed in March, a move aimed at reaching students without home internet access. But electricity is often lacking in villages.

“The potential of digital technology is enormous,” said Djibril Tall, a teacher in Senegal’s Louga region. But “in many places people are forced to travel long distances just to have enough to charge their phones.”

Some students in Senegal returned to classrooms in June, but, for many in Africa, returning to school may be tricky.

In Zimbabwe, where in many schools up to 70 students may be crammed into a small room, the government is postponing a phased reopening that had been scheduled to begin this month. Teachers unions had warned that such a plan is dangerous in schools lacking face masks, hand sanitizer, and even running water.

Even in South Africa, the continent’s most prosperous economy, the government has faced criticism from teachers unions for its decision to reopen schools despite a growing number of cases.

Since schools there reopened in June, at least 650 students and teachers have tested positive in the province of Gauteng, the country’s economic hub, forcing 71 schools to close again.

Many private schools across Africa are offering online tutoring. But in poor and rural areas, children are more likely to spend their days playing games or housekeeping.

“It is the poorest schools that will continue to suffer and remain closed, while affluent schools reopen, only deepening inequality in both access to and quality of education,” said Dipolelo Moime, spokesman for One SA Movement, a group of South African activists.

While some parents are paying hundreds of dollars a month for their children to attend online classes, others pay much less to teachers who conduct lessons in backyards. Many others cannot afford any support.

“I can’t even afford to buy bread. Where will I get the money for these private lessons?” said Maud Chirwa, a mother in the Kuwadzana suburb of Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare. “They are better off at school where there are some controls.”

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