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ALL-MAIL ELECTION, EXPLAINED 2020 PART 1

By Ben Christopher CALMatters

How do you hold an election during a global pandemic? Without knowing it, California voters have been practicing for years.

In this June 3, 2020 file photo demonstrators gather to protest the death of George Floyd near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. The three month stretch between the symbolic kickoff and close of America’s summer has both galvanized broad public support for the racial justice movement and exposed the obstacles to turning that support into concrete political and policy changes. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

By Colleen Long, Kat Stafford and R.J. Rico Associated Press

National Action Network’s Rev. Al Sharpton led the rally and march, themed “Get Your Knee off Our Necks.”

On is left is Congressman Al Green (D-Texas).

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By Barrington M. Salmon

Since the 1920s — and before that, with a brief foray during the Civil War — a growing share of the statewide electorate has been voting remotely. Now that the coronavirus pandemic has turned public assembly, waiting in line, exchanging envelopes and all the other trappings of Election Day into a latent superspreader event, Democratic lawmakers are looking for another way: the mailbox.

California is moving to an (almost) allmail election for 2020. Image via iStock

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Memorial Day brought the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, prompting hundreds of thousands of Americans to take to the streets in protest. President Donald Trump called Floyd’s death a “disgrace” and momentum built around policing reform.

But by Labor Day, the prospects for federal legislation have evaporated. And Trump is seeking to leverage the violence that has erupted around some of the protests to scare white, suburban voters and encourage them to back his reelection campaign.

On the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, tens of thousands of protestors gathered again at the Lincoln Memorial to protest the continued killings of African-American women, children ad men by law enforcement and vigilantes and others.

“Parenting During This Pandemic

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Blacks Feared Sundown

Can recognizing God’s gifts help parents rear their children during the current COVID-19 crisis? One Louisiana-based counselor believes just that

“No matter what he says or what he claims, you are not safer in Donald Trump’s America,” Biden said Friday.

The march, convened

by The Rev. Al Sharpton of the National Action Network and Martin Luther King, III, brought together parents and relatives of victims of police-involved murders and vigilantes, a wide cross-section of social justice activists, representatives of civil society and the Civil Rights movements, congressmen and women, members of the clergy and people just tired of the relentless attacks on African-Americans by state-sanctioned agents.

Yet Trump’s campaign also sees an opportunity to appeal to some voters who may be turned off by

“Demonstration without legislation will not

“For many parents, it can feel overwhelming to face competing demands at home and work along with possible financial challenges during

In the Aug. 16 premiere of the HBO show “Lovecraft Country,” created by Misha Green and based on the novel of the same name by Matt Ruff, the main characters drive past a sign that reads “[N-word]s, don’t let the sun set on you here. Understand?” Towns that banned African Americans in the mid-20th century would,

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The three-month stretch between the symbolic kickoff and close of America’s summer has both galvanized broad public support for the racial justice movement and exposed the obstacles to turning that support into concrete political and policy changes.

It has also clarified the choice for voters in the presidential race between Trump, who rarely mentions Floyd or other Black Americans killed by police anymore, and Democrat Joe Biden, who argues that the summer of protests can become a catalyst for tackling systemic racism.

Polls show Biden has an advantage among Americans when it comes to which candidate can manage the country better through the protests. An ABC News/ Ipsos poll out Friday showed that 55% of Americans believe Trump is aggravating the situation. When it comes to reducing violence, Americans favor Biden to Trump, 59% to 39%.

By Candace J. Semien Jozef Syndicate Reporter

With today’s coronavirus pandemic, parents and grandparents are facing a crisis never before seen. From dealing with health fears, sharp shifts to virtual learning, job losses, and political protests, parenting youth today–in a world that’s vastly changing–has become more challenging and overwhelming.

Nearly half of parents of children under age 18 said their stress levels related to the coronavirus pandemic are high, according to a new survey by the American Psychological Association (APA).

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scenes of violence cropping up around some of the protests, including in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where police shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, seven times last month. The president has openly directed his appeals at the “suburban housewives of America” _ especially white housewives _ casting his reelection as the only thing preventing violence in cities from spilling into their neighborhoods.

this unprecedented crisis,” said Arthur C. Evans Jr., PhD, APA’s chief executive officer. “Children are keen observers and often notice and react to stress or anxiety in their parents, caregivers, peers, and community. Parents should prioritize their self-care and try their best to model healthy ways of coping with stress and anxiety.”

Trump traveled to Kenosha this past week, thanked law enforcement for their efforts and met with people whose businesses were destroyed in fires. He did not meet with Blake’s family. Biden did, on Thursday, while on a visit to the city.

“I think that there was a lot of optimism surrounding the protests this summer in the wake of George Floyd because for the first time, we were starting to see all of these white people in the United States pay a great deal of attention to police brutality and racial injustice,” said Ashley Jardina, assistant professor of political science at Duke University, and author of the book “White Identity Politics.”

“But white Americans have always had a low tolerance for protests and unrest around race in the U.S., and that’s particularly true when they think that protests become violent or involve the destruction of property,” Jardina added.

The majority of racial justice protests have been peaceful. But some, including in Kenosha and Minneapolis, saw vandalism and violence. A Trump supporter is charged with homicide in the shooting deaths of two protesters in Kenosha, and an anti-fascist shot and killed a rightwing protester in Portland, Oregon, and was later killed during his arrest by law enforcement.

Trump has also tried to link the protests to local increases in shootings, murders and other crimes in cities, including Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit, Chicago and New York, even though criminal justice experts say the spike defies easy explanation in a year with historic unemployment and a pandemic that has killed more than 180,000 people. Crime overall remains lower than it has been in years past and criminologists also caution against a focus on crime statistics over a short time frame,

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either formally or informally, put up intimidating signs like that at the town limits to remind Blacks passing through that they were not welcome.

These places, known commonly as “sundown towns,” existed across the nation.

Many of them were here in California, too.

The memory of sundown towns re-entered our collective cultural conscience recently as incidents of police brutality have pushed people to speak out against racism.

The book “Sundown Towns: A Hidden Dimension of American Racism,” written by sociologist James W. Loewen, was originally published in 2005. In the preface of the re-printed 2018 edition, Loewen noted that while sundown towns are on the decline, some former sundown towns have shifted from overt to systemic racism through policies such as “Driving While Black policing.”

He cites the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., as an example.

There is widespread misconception that sundown towns were mostly concentrated in the Deep South and Midwest, as depicted in Lovecraft Country’s first episode of the series, which was set along the highway route from Chicago to Massachusetts.

But similar numbers of sundown towns existed in the West as well, including in California up until the mid-20th century. The national sundown town database on Loewen’s website lists 112 possible sundown towns in California. These towns are categorized on the website as either possible, probable, or surely, as it is difficult to categorize “sundown towns” because of varying degrees of explicitness in their approaches

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such as week-to-week or month-to-month.

Dan Cooper, a white 51-year-old software engineer in Portland, remains supportive of the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement but fears the vandalism is “playing into the right’s hands.”

“A few months ago they started off in a more BLM-focused way. It does seem like they’ve lost their way a little bit,” Cooper said of the protests.

Steve DeFeo, a white 49-year-old manager at an insurance company in Edgewater, Florida, shares that concern. He said that while he supports the protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, he worries that violent protesters allow others to inaccurately portray the movement as dangerous.

“That message gets amplified when you go out and spray-paint and throw rocks and light fires,” he said. “When you see a burnt building, that is helping the wrong side of the narrative. It’s not as effective for the BLM movement and keeping their message for what it should be.”

Federal police reform stalled on Capitol Hill after an initial burst of movement.

Nationwide, since late May, there have been at least 450 pieces of policing reform proposals introduced in 31 states, according to a count by the National Conference of State Legislatures. Many states had finished their normal legislative session at the time of Floyd’s death and are planning to address police accountability next year.

Breanna Wright, 24, of Louisville, Kentucky, participated in more than 20 demonstrations in her hometown, where Breonna Taylor, a Black woman, was killed by police in March. Wright says she remains focused on turning the protests into action.

“Everyone is putting Black Lives Matter on the street, Black Lives Matter in their windows,” she said. “That changes nothing for me because next week they’ll murder me on your Black Lives Matter decorated street.”

“I mean, it’s cute, you’ve tried -- thank you!

It’s touching that you’ve done that! -- but the system has to change.”

National Black Lives Matter organizers have never asked for, encouraged or condoned looting or fighting with law enforcement or police supporters on the streets, because they are protesting the violent harm done to their communities.

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California cities classified as “surely” sundown towns on Loewen’s website include Brea, Chico, Culver City, El Segundo, Fresno, Glendale, Hawthorne, La Jolla, Palmdale, San Marino and Taft. Cities that are now majority Black and Brown, including Compton and Inglewood in Southern California, previously barred Black residents.

The list also includes some entire counties as surely sundown in the past.

Evidence listed on Loewen’s website includes census records and anecdotes submitted by citizens or discovered through research. The anecdotes listed include alleged cross burnings and other threats towards Black homeowners, and alleged expulsions of entire ethnic groups. Though many sundown towns have strong oral histories, with residents and locals confirming their existence, sundown ordinances were usually not part of a city’s records.

Loewen wrote, “I read at least 300 local histories -- some of them elaborate coffee table books -- about towns whose sundown histories I had confirmed via detailed oral histories, but only about 1 percent of these mentioned their town’s racial policies. In conversation, however, the authors of these commemorative histories were often more forthcoming, showing that they knew about the policy but didn’t care to disclose it in print.”

In her book Wandering in Strange Lands, author Morgan Jerkins spoke with a woman named Rachelle, who shared her memories of sundown towns in Los Angeles County.

“I can remember when a black person had better not go to Glendale or Culver City and be there after five o’clock.”

In addition to African Americans, other

“A crisis comes for the purpose of reflection, re-turning, and restoring,” said Green. “It takes the Anointing to recognize what to do in a crisis. This anointing is a parent anointing. It is the special, God-given ability to parent that many people already have,” she said.

In 2013, Green published the second edition of, “The Parent Anointing,” which clarifies the unique position God establishes to help adults parent and rear children. Green offers this advice for those seeking solutions and strategies through this pandemic. “The parent who moves in the anointing follows God, the Heavenly Father,” she said. Within the pages of The Parent Anointing and during private sessions, Green urges parents to reflect on God as the ultimate parent and become that reflection.

“The parent anointing is the ‘reflection’ of love of the Father God upon His children. When a parent operates in the anointing (calling and instruction) of the Heavenly Father, the child sees the goodness of God reflected in the love which the parent has for the child,” she said.

She used John 17:22-23 to explain. It states, “And the glory which You gave me, I have given them, that they may be one, just as we are one. {Unity} I in them, and You in me .{Reflection} and that the world may know that You sent me {Representation} and have loved them as You have loved me {reflective mirroring}.”

The parent anointing is not reserved for biological parents only, Green said. A parent is also a nonbiological adult who cares for and guides a child or teen. For all parents, the anointing is reflective from God through the parent to the child and it is present in three significant ways: faith, purpose, and significance.

Thenjiwe McHarris, a strategist with the Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 150 organizations, said Trump’s effort was a “desperate tactic to paint our movement a particular kind of way to stoke fear in communities across the country and to try to steal this election.”

to discouraging African American and other non-White visitors.

Louisiana-based family counselor Barbara W. Green said one way to deal with the crisis is to recognize God’s gift to parents.

The way to survive any crisis is to resist the temptation to become selfish, Green said “If a family is to get through a crisis it is through unified effort in looking out for one another. Not survival of the fittest but fitting all to survive. And, if the family is to survive, it must be done through one accord, not discord. The family that strives together, remains together, in purpose. And (when) the purpose is to glorify God, the family has achieved added value on earth, and in Heaven, to survive the crisis.”

ethnic groups were also excluded from cities. In 1885, about 320 Chinese Americans were expelled from Eureka, Calif., after a Chinese man accidentally shot a city councilman. According to an article in the North Coast Journal, multiple towns around Eureka followed suit, and Chinese Americans were expelled from an estimated 40 communities in Northern California in 1885 and 1886.

Green also tells parents to hold on to faith. “It is the one, sure way to please God. More than 2,000 years ago, the Glory that was given to family was oneness in faith. It is the major supplier of anointing.”

According to the Chapter 14 of Loewen’s book, “Sundown Towns Today,” California has integrated its communities more than other states with historic sundown towns, with many cities eliminating discriminatory laws and removing warning signs.

The anointing gives parents the power to be like Christ and consult the Father in every decision and do God’s will, especially through this pandemic, she said.

In 2017, the National League of Cities (NLC) announced a collaboration with the Center for Social Inclusion to help local government officials advance racial equity in their cities. The mission of NLC’s Race Equity and Leadership Initiative is to “strengthen the knowledge and capacity of local elected officials to eliminate racial disparities, heal racial tensions and build more equitable communities,” according to their website.

However, racial animosity still exists as shown by the multiple Black Lives Matter protests that have occurred in the state since May. In a time of civil unrest and calls for revolution, history is revealing and asserting itself.

“Sundown towns have never gone away,” wrote Jerkins in a recent article. “As long as Black people have stories of what has happened to them or others for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and as long as White people terrorize Black people who move into their neighborhoods, or create laws to restrict them from living there in the first place, sundown towns will always be a part of the fabric of American culture.”

She reminds parents that God watched over His son to “perfect the things that concerned Him and, in turn, the Son never did anything without consulting His Father, first. ‘I do the will of the Father who sent Me,’ Christ said.”

For families to endure, grow, and defeat stagnation during this time of crisis, these three things are needed: • Purpose Singularity where one person may have the same purpose as another but remains singular in how they achieve their purpose.

• Unity in the agreement of the importance of strengthening the family structure.

• Glory and credit for overcoming obstacles the family members may face during these trying times.

Circling back to John 17, Green said, “It is then, that the child will say, ‘the lessons my parents gave me I have given my children that they may be one just as God and I are one. And I have loved them in the same manner as my parents and God loved me’.”

From her Inner Reflections’ office in Baton Rouge, Green counsels individuals, families, and groups in person and virtually. The Parent Anointing is available in her office and through independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes and Noble. She is also the author of a children’s book on generational prayers (The Great One) and a collection of life-affirming short stories (A Charge to Keep).

This article originally appeared in The Drum Newspaper.

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EDITORIAL:

“We the People……”

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher The Constitution of the United States starts with the words, “We the People,” not “Me The People.” Donald Trump and those who follow him would change those words and, in effect, replace Democracy with Racism.

The Constitution has been the means to “establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence,” and “promote the general Welfare,” of all the people of this nation. Nowhere does the document say “for a select few or a chosen few.”

Nowhere does it say “for White people War Amendments,” abolished slavery, only,” although that had been the im- declared all persons born naturalized plied interpretation in the beginning. in the United States as America citizens, including African Americans; The Bill of Rights, inspired by and prohibited each government in Thomas Jefferson and drafted by the United States from denying citJames Madison, was adopted in 1791 izens the right to vote based on that as the first ten amendments to the U.S. citizens’s race, color or previous conConstitution; adding such guarantees dition of servitude. as Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech Press, Petition and Assembly, We keep America great by exercising Due Process of Law and Equality be- our right to vote in spite of efforts by fore the law. The 13th, 14th and 15th Trump, the Republican U.S. Senate Amendments, known as “The Civil which refuses to uphold its oath to

protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and the U.S. Department of Justice which is charged by its creation to uphold the laws of the land. The protests we see today in our cities is a guaranteed Constitutional right. The violence is not.

The right to vote is a guaranteed state right, not regulated by the President nor under his jurisdiction. Let us not get so caught up with Donald Trump that, in protest, we ignore our guar-

anteed rights as “We the people” and not the “Me the People” of Trump and his racist supporters who really mean “Make America White Again.”

America had never stopped being great until Donald Trump, Mitch McConell of the United States Senate and William Barr of the U.S. Department of Justice decided that the President is more important than the U.S. Constitution and its guarantees of more than 200 years.

Something to think about.

White-Collar, White Professionals Get AB5 Exemptions.

Why Don’t Black and Brown App-Based Drivers?

By Alice Huffman California Hawaii NAACP President, NAACP National Board of Directors Member The California legislature is known for producing prog ressive, forward-thinking policies that empower people of color. But when it comes to protecting the freedom of workers who drive cars, buy groceries, and deliver other services via app-based platforms—the majority of them Black and Brown Californians—the legislature is failing our community.

contractors, requiring instead that workers become full-time employees, with immovable, set shifts and fixed wages. The proponents said they were trying to protect the rights of drivers, but they did it by embracing an old-fashioned worldview. In reality, today’s workers value flexibility. By a 4-to-1 margin, drivers prefer to work as independent contractors. They need the flexibility of independent work because many drive to supplement income from other jobs or obligations; 80 percent of drivers work fewer than 20 hours a week.

restoring their ability to work as independent contractors. They’ve been exempted for the same reasons appbased drivers reject AB 5: They want the freedom to set their own schedules, the freedom to work in ways that make sense for them, and the economic freedom that comes from self-employment.

But the nearly one million Californians who perform app-based work are still bound by AB 5. And those app-based workers are predominantly Black and Brown. Ten percent of drivers identify as Black, 31 percent You can’t achieve racial justice withidentify as Latino, and 14 percent as out economic justice, but instead of In fact, Sacramento knows their plan Asian or Pacific Islander. supporting smart protections, instead doesn’t work. The legislature has of finding creative ways to ensure exempted lawyers, insurance brokers, There’s a solution. the rights of Black and Brown peo- and dentists from AB 5, allowing them ple while enabling them to find good, to work as independent contractors. I’m supporting Proposition 22 to fix flexible work, our legislators are mired They’ve exempted accountants, archi- what the lawmakers broke. Prop 22 in outdated ways of thinking that will tects, engineers, and graphic designers. will protect app-based jobs and precost our communities much-needed Photographers, podiatrists, and psy- serve flexibility, and it will strengthen jobs and income. chologists, too. And securities brokers, those jobs by providing drivers independence plus benefits. It creates a travel agents, and web designers.

A year ago, the legislature passed and wage guarantee, provides access to Governor Newsom signed Assembly In all, more than 100 white-col- health care benefits, includes new proBill 5, which eliminated the ability of lar, overwhelmingly white profes- tections against discrimination and Californians to work as independent sions have been exempted from AB 5, harassment, and increases safety stan-

dards for drivers and passengers. It’s a win-win that will save hundreds of thousands of jobs for Black and Brown workers and for all Californians who are choosing independent app-based work, while setting up job protections for the modern economy.

munities long underserved by mass transit—at a time when safe, reliable mobility is more important than ever.

This is a gut punch to our community.

Social justice advocates and community leaders like myself, as well as tens of thousands of drivers, have pleaded As it stands, AB 5 threatens to take with the legislature to undo this terriwork and income away from the com- ble law that hurts our community. We munities already hardest hit by the have been ignored. pandemic and the worst economy since the Great Depression. COVID- In the face of such indifference to the 19 has devastated our state’s economy, economic wellbeing of people of color, leaving people of color struggling to the only response is action. We, as a support themselves. 12.9 percent of community, have to put our weight Latino and 14.6 percent of Black work- behind change. We know politicians ers are unemployed, and it’s more than don’t have a plan—that was abunlikely that those lost jobs aren’t comdantly clear when the app-based plating back anytime soon. forms almost shut down last month.

You would think our progressive leg- We need to take matters into our own islature would be doing everything hands to ensure Black and Brown in their power to protect these com- families don’t suddenly find themmunities. Instead, the politicians are selves without a paycheck—or without stubbornly advancing disastrous laws a service we rely on. and lawsuits that threaten hundreds of thousands of jobs for our people. If the politicians won’t stand up for us, They’re also risking shutting down a we have to stand up for ourselves by vital transportation lifeline for com- passing Prop 22.

Do Not Mess with Our Football!

By Harry C. Alford & Kay DeBow Community College was a great selection. The biggest improvement came from experience playing against competition from the Los Angeles area.

Schools with a noticeable number of Black players like Compton, Los Angeles City, Pasadena, Santa Monica, Santa Barbara, Harbor City, etc. would give us our greatest competition.

I fell in love with the sport of football as a young boy (four years old). My father bought me a football uniform for Christmas. Of course, it was a Los Angeles Rams uniform. We would attend most of the Rams home games with my cousins and uncles. It was truly a family tradition. By the time I Defense was my specialty in high entered high school my body was mus- school, while at community college I played offense (tight end). My highest cular and coordinated. honor was to be chosen All Western My obsession was to graduate and Athletic Conference Tight End unanreceive a scholarship to either the imously. That caught the big schools’ University of Southern California eyes. Soon, I was flying across the or UCLA. To further improve my nation visiting major colleges and tryskills and chances I decided to go to ing to decide which one to select as a Community College for my fresh- my college/team. In the end, I leaned man and sophomore years. Ventura toward the Big Ten and finally chose

the mighty Wisconsin Badgers. I never regretted it.

saver and character builder. If it were to go away it would decimate our Black communities and lower our educaWhen Kay and I married we had twin tional accomplishments. Right now, it boys. The boys would grow up and instills pride in Black neighborhoods earn athletic scholarships to the Big and helps build new Black middle Ten Conference just like their dad. class neighborhoods.

They signed for Maryland. However, the sport this time would be Lacrosse It is without a doubt that going through which is extremely popular on the east the football experience makes a person coast. Our sons did well in school. We a better veteran, a more responsible proudly say we are a successful family father, a brighter businessman and a and that success was grounded in our valued citizen. Taking away that sport competitive roots. from our culture would be devastating and tragic in so many ways. Our Things have not changed that much. graduation lines would shorten, and Today, seventy percent of professional our jail cells will overpopulate. The football is played by Black players. cultural gains that have been made They are Black and educated. Most will all be for not. Football promotes are doing quite well with the money. health and rewards hard work.

Football has been good to Americans.

For Black Americans it can be a life So now, Kay and I look at our grand-

sons. Will they be given the same opportunities as their fathers? We see a very big risk being laid before them and their ilk. Will it be damaging to their futures? It was a lifesaver for their grandfather. They deserve at least as much. They and the generations to follow are going to be at risk.

Can America stay strong and mighty as a free nation? It seems dubious.

Let us concentrate on our health and cultural disciplines and defeat the illness before us rather than destroy our future.

Mr. Alford is the Co-Founder, President/ CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce®. Ms. DeBow is the Co-Founder, Executive Vice President of the Chamber.

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OBITUARIES Lois May Hale SUNRISE 11/29/32

Osler Childress

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IN LOVING MEMORY

LOIS MAY HALE was born in Mexia, Texas on November 29, 1932 to the late Luther and Mary Denton. At a young age, Lois, along with her family, moved to San Diego, California. She attended and graduated from Point Loma High School with the “Class of 1950” and continued her education at San Diego City College.

Osler, this September 11th is the fifteenth year of your entrance into eternal life.

It has been fifteen years of transition for all of us.

You are always in our thoughts and forever in our hearts. We love and miss you and you will live in our memories.

God is blessing you still.

While attending college, she began dating the love of her life, Charles Hale. They were united in marriage in November 1952. Their union was blessed with four children: Roeshorn, Sharon, Charles Jr. and Steven.

Shortly after arriving to San Diego, Lois began working for a well-known jewelry store; Jessop & Sons Jewelers. During the mid-1980s, she retired after thirty years of exemplary service.

Lois united with Greater Trinity Missionary Baptist Church during the mid-1950s and remained a member until her passing.

Lois was a very loving and devoted mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and the best friend one could ever have. She was sweet, beautiful, strong and loving. She was the foundation that kept the family together. She was that special someone you could always talk to.

Love, Barbara Childress and Family

Lois enjoyed watching soap operas; eating her favorite dessert, carrot cake; reading her daily words and hearing from her children daily.

All who knew and loved her will miss her, her voice, her smile, her smell, her hugs, her laughter and how she made them feel. They will miss her.

On Wednesday, August 26, 2020, Lois May Hale was called from earthly labor to eternal rest. Waiting to greet her at heaven’s gates are her parents; her sister, Betteye Hansett and her brother, Robert Denton.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her loving children: Roeshorn H. Hale, Sharon L. Hale, Charles Hale Jr., and Steven E. Hale; her brother, Roy Denton; daughtersin-law, Kathy Hale and Margaretta Felcon; grandchildren:

Nichole Edmond

Trenell, Cantwon, Terell, Steven, Kayla, Lauren and Prince Royce; great-grandchildren: Rodney, Kaylanii, Zendaya, Zoey, Jurnie, Alexa, Matt, and Joe; special friend, Janice Weaver; and a host of other relatives and friends throughout San Diego and Texas.

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SUNSET 8/27/20

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NICHOLE DELANE EDMOND was born on November 22, 1974 to Mr. and Mrs. Clifton and Clara Edmond. Nichole was baptized at the age of five at Pilgrim Progressive Baptist Church under the late Dr. Reverend Marvin Hines. She was a wonderful mother, daughter, granddaughter, aunt, niece, cousin, and friend.

SUNRISE

Nichole had a heart of gold and would share her last. One thing for sure is that Nichole always spoke her mind. You just knew when not to push that button.

Nichole was educated in Sweetwater School District. She graduated from Chula Vista High School and went on to receive her Bachelor of Science Degree in Medical Administration from the University of Phoenix. God blessed her with a beautiful baby girl Nicolette DeJonee’ Davis on August 20, 2003. The bond that the two shared is unbreakable, they were both the true definition of “ride or die”.

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On Thursday, August 27, 2020, God saw fit to reach down and quietly called Nichole PAMELA LAWSON was the first born child of Dr. Cleo Malone and Doreatha Delane Edmond to eternal rest with her auntie Mattie standing by her side.

Bolden Hoey. Her siblings affectionately called her “Pammy Wammy.”

Left to cherish her loving memory are her daughter Nicolette DeJonee’ Davis; parPamela attended Cleveland Public Schools as a child. Pamela was a dadents Clifton and Clara Edmond; brother Stanley Morris; grandmother Ola L. Johnson dy’s girl who loved her daddy Cleo dearly. and grandfather Will Edmond, both of Birmingham, AL; aunts Mattie Garvin (WIllie) In 1980, Pamela followed in her daddy’s footsteps and moved from of Cincinnati, OH, Barbara Steven (Reggie) of Houston, TX, and Lena Johnson of Cleveland, Ohio to San Diego, California. She continued her education Birmingham, AL; uncle Reverend Nathaniel Edmond (Christine) of Chicago, IL; and graduated from National University in San Diego, California with an nieces and nephews; Faithe Salazar, Shauntalize Harrison, Dejovan Edmond, Associate of Arts Degree in Accounting. She later received her 2nd Associate Nicholas Edmond, Quan Salazar; god-sisters and god-brother: Chenequia Taylor, Degree from San Diego City College in Drug and Alcohol Counseling. Just like Tanika Taylor and DeAndrae Woods; Shalanda Fuller, a special friend, who was her father she went into social work and helped countless people through Nichole’s right hand sister who was there through it all; Demetrius “Metrius” her work with the HIV Project, The MAAC Project, The Palavra Tree Alcohol Graham, her right hand brother who was forever by her side, along with a host of family, extended family, and friends. and Drug Counseling Centers.

Pamela became a gatherer of people just like her father had done before her. She attracted many individuals from many diverse backgrounds.

Anyone who stayed near long enough became family.

Pamela was the ex-wife of William “Billy” Allen and Roosevelt McKinley.

However, the love of Pamela’s life was found in her loving wife affectionately known as “Grandma Janet” Malone Lawson. Janet was Pam’s lifelong friend, and her mentor in sobriety before becoming her wife in 2015. Pam had recently nursed Janet back to health after a major stroke in January of this year.

Pam was a spiritual woman, a leader, a teacher, a counselor, a mentor, and a community activist. She truly believed in the power of people. Pam really loved and wanted the best for her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren who lovingly called her “Nana Pam.” We know Pamela is happy because she made it home to be with her daddy.

Pamela Lynn Malone Lawson left her earthly body and received her wings on Saturday August 15, 2020. Pam’s legacy now lives on through her spouse Janet Malone Lawson; children William Michael Clark, Serena Allen, and Tamika McKinley; siblings Donald and Danny Malone, Kyle Simmons, Karen Wade, Kaya Malone and Michelle Shelley “Poo” Hoey; grandchildren: D’Arjene, D’Arion, Trezell, Camerion, and Alijah Michael; and great-grandchildren: Santana and Sy’ire; along with many more nieces and nephews.

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STATE AND LOCAL NEWS

Check Your Voter Registration Now to Get Mail Ballot Later

By Tracy DeFore, County of San Diego Communications Office The Registrar of Voters will prepare election ballots for mailing in two weeks so active registered voters are urged to check their voter registration now to get a mail ballot at their address later.

Voters have until mid-September to make sure registration information is current. Mail ballots start going out on Oct. 5. If you’re up to date, you could find

Producers, Writers, Musicians, Others to Remain Freelancers Quinci LeGardye California Black Media After months of uproar, harsh criticisms and biting commentary from advocates representing various industries, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 2257 into law on Sept. 4. The legislation is an AB 5 amendment bill, and it will go into effect immediately.

AB 2257 builds on the controversial worker misclassification law by clarifying which industries will be exempted from AB 5’s restrictions.

More than 1.8 million postcards went out to registered voters last month telling them to expect a mail ballot for the Nov. 3, 2020, Presidential General Election.

If you are a registered voter and did not receive this postcard, this could mean: • You are not registered to vote in San Diego County, or • You recently moved or changed your name and have not re-registered to vote

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your ballot in your mailbox that same week.

You can also sign up to track your mail ballot every step of the way. Find out when the Registrar mails your ballot, when it arrives back at the Registrar’s office and when it is counted. Visit Where’s My Ballot? to sign up and receive automatic notifications.

Mail-in ballots give voters the option to vote from the safety of their homes. Learn more at Vote Safer San Diego

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CA Inmate Firefighters Allowed

to Fight Fires When Released

AB 5, which took effect in January of this year, reclassified millions of independent contractors in California to W-2 employees based on what the state calls “the ABC test” to comply with a 2018 state Supreme Court ruling called the Dynamex decision.

Exempted industries will now instead be classified by legal criteria called the Borello standard, which previously allowed more workers to operate as independent contractors in the state.

Professions added to AB 2257 exemptions include freelance writers, photographers, translators, visual artists, musicians, film support crews, real estate appraisers and insurance underwriters, among others. The bill also clarifies language regarding sole proprietors and adds new language regarding referral agencies.

Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), author of both AB 2257 and AB 5, said, “AB 2257 represents a comprehensive framework for employment law that makes a clear distinction between employer-employee relationships and professionals that run their own independent businesses.”

Gonzalez said the amendment bill was based on “long standing precedent” developed in case law over the past 30 years.”

“The legislation was a product of robust dialogue over the last year with workers

and businesses from every part of the state and reflects the main principles found in the Dynamex decision,” she added.

Independent contractors and freelancers have been pushing back against AB 5 since it was first announced in 2019, prompting fear of job losses that were later exacerbated by the pandemic. Throughout the 2020 legislative year, Gonzalez had meetings with various industries regarding the bill’s exemptions.

AB 2257 also ensures that workers who are subject to “undue control and direction from their employer” or could not satisfy the previous Borello standard are covered by the ABC test, according to Gonzalez’s statement.

Those workers who have been reclassified are now entitled to benefits, including worker’s compensation, overtime pay, paid time off, and more.

Happy 170th Anniversary California!

1850 OR 2020, CENSUS NUMBERS MATTER

Voice & Viewpoint Staff California gained official status as the 31st state in America on September 9, 1850. According to the Guide to 2010 State and Local Census Geography — California History:

Quinci LeGardye California Black Media Inmate firefighting crews, made up of more than 2,000 inmate firefighters per year, have helped extinguish many of the biggest wildfires in California.

ated. Currently, it takes years to get their records expunged, which would allow them to obtain Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certification.

However, once they’re released, they cannot serve in that profession under current law because of their criminal records.

“AB 2147 ensures that formerly incarcerated people who have successfully participated as incarcerated firefighters have a pathway to meaningful employment,” said Assemblymember Eloise Gomez Reyes (D - Grand Terrace), the bill’s author.

“These individuals have received valuable training and placed themselves in danger to defend the life and property of Californians.

Due to their service to the state of California protecting lives and property, those individuals that successfully complete their service in the fire camps should be granted special consideration relating to their underlying criminal conviction.”

Now, AB 2147, a law that would lift that restriction, has been sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom to sign after passing both the State Senate and Assembly on Aug. 30.

The bill allows nonviolent offenders who’ve participated in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations’ fire camps to have their records expunged after release.

In California, previously incarcerated persons are often turned away from fire departments because of their conviction records and state licensing rules, even if they fought fires while incarcer-

The bill comes to Gov. Newsom during a particu-

larly strong wildfire season, which has collectively burned 1.48 million acres and has seen multiple lightning complex fires -- all complicated by unprecedented heatwaves across the state.

Because of the intensity and scale of the fires, Gov. Newsom declared a state of emergency on Aug. 18. The next day, he announced that the state’s resources to fight wildfires were stretched thin.

Allowing previously incarcerated persons to be firefighters also gives them the chance to get well-paying jobs, Reyes has argued, pointing out that steady and meaningful employment would lower recidivism rates. Inmate crews are paid between $2 and $5 a day, with a $1 per hour increase while fighting a fire.

“Those that have served on the fire lines deserve a second chance,” tweeted Reyes on Aug. 30.

“The United States acquired the area of California from Mexico in 1848, with generally the same boundary as the present state.

The area of California was never organized as a territory, but was administered from 1848 to statehood by a federal military authority.

California was admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.

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1850 Census

“Census data for California are available beginning with the 1850 census; however, the data for 1850 are incomplete because the questionnaires from Contra Costa and Santa Clara Counties were lost and those for San Francisco County were destroyed by fire. Some missing 1850 data have been supplanted by information obtained from a state census in 1852.”

All Californians can help their communities secure essential public resources by answering nine easy questions online or by phone (visit my2020census.gov or call 844-3302020). Participate today in the 2020 Census before September 30!

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COMMUNITY NEWS SDSU’s Black Resource Center

Celebrates Black Minds

By Dwayne Hill and Voice & Viewpoint Staff Even through the pandemic, systemic racism, and the “Black Lives Matter Movement” fight for social justice, “Black Minds Matter.”

On September 2, 2020 San Diego State University’s Black Resource Center (BRC), in collaboration with the San Diego State University Africana Studies Department, for mulated an vir tual “Welcome Back” reception and celebration. The celebration was intended to give a formal show of support to all students of color coming back to their home away from home during these uncharted educational times due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The event was organized

by Bonnie Reddick, Ph.D., who is the Black Resource Center Director and SDSU Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity; Dr. J. Luke Wood, Vice President of SDSU Student Affairs and Campus Diversity; Christian Holt, President, SDSU Associated Students; and Kennedy Boyd, President, SDSU Afrikan Student Union, and representatives from each of the seven colleges.

The well attended celebration included scholars and educators alike. Student Cierra Watkins opened the evening with her beautiful voice by singing the Black National Anthem, receiving a round of applause and standing ovations from all.

Then the traditional African “Libation to Our Ancestors” sacred ceremony was performed by Africana Studies Distinguished Professor, Dr. Anthony Merritt. Dr. Merritt later opened the floor with a “Say Their Name” conversation, beginning with Tamir Rice, the 12 year old youth from Cleveland Ohio, who was unjustly murdered by a white 26 year old police officer, named Timothy Loehmann, for brandishing a toy gun. Loehmann was never brought to justice for his crime. The black student audience started calling out the names of those who have given the ultimate sacrifice due to systemic racism, bad policing and police brutality in America. Names like Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Alton Sterling, and Ahmaud Arbery, and others.

the significance of the evening:

to life. Pure water is poured and passed from one cup Q: What is the signifi- to another during the cercance of the Harrietta emony to symbolize the Goodwin Scholarship Fund cycle of life and the sacrifices our Ancestors made to Foundation? impact our consciousness A: Henrietta Goodwin was as we progress through life. the first African American In the case of the Libation student to graduate from given at the BRC, we honSan Diego State University in ored those who gave the 1913. While she is not men- ultimate sacrifice. tioned on the roster of graduates, both an attendance Dr. Wood commented that ledger and her registration the BRC has come a long record card indicate that she way since its February did graduate on January 30, 2018 grand opening. “For 1913, having attended the the first time, the Black school sporadically since Resource Center has a full 1908. This means every black staff of well trained personstudent who attends San nel to better help the black Diego State University stands students navigate through on the shoulders of the great their academic study at the Ms. Harrietta Goodwin. In University,” Wood said. her spirit, the Black Resource Center continues the long San Diego State University tradition of Black Excellence is leading the way this academic year by adopting Dr. Q: Why perform the libation Shirley Weber’s Assembly ceremony before the other Bill 1460, which requires festivities?

California State University students to take up one A: According to Dr. Merritt, 3-unit ethnic studies course its purpose is to give remem- in order to graduate. The pasbrance, honor, respect and sage of the AB 1460 brought love to those who have passed with it five new well-trained on, and whose lives were sig- Africana Studies Department Read below a few questions nificant to the cause of Black faculty members to betasked of Dr. Reddick regarding liberation. Water is essential ter equip the department to

Photos from top: Dr. Bonnie Reddick, Ph.D., Director of SDSU’s Black Resource Center and Division of Student Affairs and Campus Diversity; bottom left: Students Attendees; bottom right: Africana Studies Distinguished Professor, Dr. Anthony Merritt. Photos by Dwayne Hill

handle the new student body caseload.

Students expressed their joy virtually with some fancy dance moves.

As the welcome back celebration came to a close, BRC staff member, Ms.Tonika Green, kicked it off with some hip-hop music as our young, beautiful Black

“There is nothing wrong with black people that ending racism can’t solve”- Andre Perry, Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities

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THOUSANDS DESCENDED ON THE NATION’S CAPITAL FOR THE

2020 March on Washington

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CONT. FROM COVER: MARCH

By Barrington M. Salmon Trice Edney News Wire

lead to change,” Sharpton told the crowd. “We didn’t come out and stand in this heat because we didn’t have nothing to do. We come to let you know if we will come out by these numbers in the heat and stand in the heat, that we will stand in the polls all day long...What we need is change, and we’re at a point where we can get that change. But we have to stand together. We have to vote.”

Rev. Sharpton announced the march shortly after Minneapolis cops handcuffed George Floyd, a total of four officers held him down and one cop kneeled on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, killing him. Floyd’s death precipitated multi-racial protests in cities and towns all over the United States.

Demonstrators have been demanding justice, an end to systemic racism, and that cops be help accountable for murdering primarily unarmed people. Others have called for the defunding of police departments and abolition of the criminal justice system.

African-Americans and their allies are angry, frustrated and exhausted from the constant assaults, steeped in racism and discrimination. And as police officers continue to kill Black people, marches proliferate. Those at the march were also honoring Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed by officers in her Louisville home while she slept. The cops broke down the door, Taylor’s boyfriend, thinking they were burglars fired a shot and the plainclothes officers shot and killed Taylor.

Elijah McClain of Aurora, Colorado, died after a clerk called the police saying he looked suspicious. Several police tackled him, put him in a chokehold and he suffered a heart attack. Authorities say first responders injected

Thousands showed up to demonstrate their disdain for the unrelenting police killings and shootings around the nation.

Because of the coronavirus, most wore masks.

McClain with the sedative, ketomine, which may also have contributed to his death.

More recently, widespread protests erupted again after police in Kenosha, Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake seven times in front of his three children as he opened his car door.

Blake survived the shooting, but is paralyzed.

Relatives of Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery, Blake and several others were on hand.

“There are two systems of justice in the United States,” an emotional Jacob Blake Sr., said.

“There’s a White system and a Black system -the Black system ain’t doing so well.”

Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, exhorted the crowd to remain firm and committed in the march toward justice.

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Martin Luther King III joined the march, also introducing his daughter as Dr. King’s only granddaughter and a future civil rights leader.

be encouraged,” she said. “Don’t stop saying ‘Black lives matter.’ Don’t stop peaceful protesting,” she said. “Stand up. We were built for this.”

March organizers said there were so many families of victims present that there wasn’t time for all of them to speak.

Participants in the event – called the “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks” Commitment March on Washington – offered speeches on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and then the throng marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Marchers on the National Mall wore t-shirts and masks emblazoned with “8:46.” Family members and others carried signs with “Say Her Name” recognizing Taylor and large placards with photos of Martin, Taylor, Tamir Rice, McClain, and countless others killed at the hands of police or White vigilantes.

The youngest speaker, Yolanda Renee King, the 12-year-old granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., encouraged young people to continue taking a stand. “My generation has already taken to the streets — peacefully and with masks and social distancing — to protest racism,” she said. “And I want to ask the young people here to join me in pledging that we have only just begun to fight, and that we will be the generation that moves from me to we.”

The presence of coronavirus – the global pandemic of which the United States is the epicenter – affected the number of people who were on the Mall. Many people in other parts of the country who planned to be in Washington, erred on the side of caution and stayed home.

NAN volunteers handed out gloves, masks and hand sanitizer with the majority of demonstrators wearing masks and they exercising social distancing to comply with requirements from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The march occurred against the backdrop of COVID-19, which has so far infected more than 6 million Americans and resulted in the deaths of more than 183,000 people. This public health crisis is accompanied by an economic meltdown and recession caused by the pandemic; more than 56 million unemployed Americans; and anywhere from 10-30 million people who are on the verge of being evicted from their apartments and houses.

According to published reports following the marches and speeches, smaller groups of protesters took the demonstrators to other parts of Washington. Some groups blocked traffic, yelled and taunted police and chanted for social justice. Others went at the Wharf in Southwest DC and blocked traffic, as did about 200 protesters who briefly blocked a ramp that led onto Interstate 395 before departing.

Sixteen activists dressed in orange jumpsuits, bags over their heads and handcuff around

Yolanda Renee King, granddaughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 12, encouraged young people to stay involved, but peacefully.

their wrists, marched in single file to the White House. They were protesting on behalf of incarcerated men who have been placed solitary confinement. Led by members of the Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee (IWOC) in D.C., the activists stood in silent protest in front of the White House, with one protestor holding a sign which read: “End Prison Slavery.”

Meanwhile, a crowd of several hundred people marched to Department of Justice. Led by the groups, “Every Case Matters” and “Mass Action Against Police Brutality”, the protestors insisted that Justice Department officials reopen every cases of police brutality and prosecute the officers responsible.

Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee spoke to the gathering via video. She said that Bayard Rustin, A. Philip Randolph and the rest of those who organized the March on Washington in 1963 would be disenchanted and saddened that more than 50 years later, African Americans are still demanding justice and equality under the law.

“I have to believe that if they were with us today, they would share in our anger and frustration as we continue to see Black men and women slain in our streets, and left behind in our economy and justice system that has too often denied Black folks our dignity and rights,” she said.

Sharpton emphasized the importance of voting in November to get rid of Donald Trump, spoke of the need to commit to pursuing a new agenda that prioritizes equity, justice, and opportunity for all and said it’s time for a different type of national conversation. “ … The conversation. Well, we’ve had the conversation for decades,” he said. “It’s time to have a conversation with America. We need to have a conversation about your racism, about your bigotry, about your hate, about how you would put your knee on our neck while we cry for our lives. We need a new conversation.”

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CALIFORNIA’S (MOSTLY)

All-Mail Election, Explained CONT. FROM COVER: ELECTION

By Ben Christopher CALMatters

If all goes as planned, every registered, regular voter in the state can expect to get a ballot in the mail before the November 2020 election — whether they ask for one or not.

Easier said than done.

Many Republicans, President Donald Trump most vocal among them, say more remote voting will favor Democrats and serve as a Trojan Horse for fraudsters. The president has gone so far as to float the idea of delaying the election until more in-person voting is allowed. He’s also opposed to sending more money toward the Postal Service lest that funding be used to help states like California send a ballot to every active, registered voter. The president doesn’t have the authority to postpone the election and there isn’t much evidence to back up his various claims — more on that below. But it’s turned the logistically complicated question of how to hold an election during a public health crisis into an even more complicated, politically charged one.

PART 1 Source: CALMatters

HOW EXACTLY WILL THE NOVEMBER 2020 ELECTION BE DIFFERENT? “The health concerns of forcing people into in-person voting during a pandemic are all too real,” said Silicon Valley Democratic Assemblyman Marc Berman.

That’s why Democratic lawmakers, the governor and even some Republicans in Sacramento want to make sure that every registered and active voter automatically gets a ballot in the mail before November 3 — no signing up required.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has been sued over his executive orders to reshape the coming elections, as the Legislature works to iron out the details. Voting rights groups want to ensure that some in-person voting options remain, but county election regulators say they’re short on time as they scramble to find enough poll workers and socially distance-able event spaces to hold this very different kind of election.

Can California pull off a (mostly) all-mail election ? Santa Barbara County registrar Joe Holland, president of the organization representing election officials in California, pauses before answering:

IT’S A TWO-PART PLAN:

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County election officials must send a ballot to every registered and active voter in the state.

A new law authored by Berman lets counties get a jump-start processing early votes, and instructs them to count ballots they receive up to 17 days after the polls close — as long they are put in the mail on Election Day.

2.

For those who need in-person assistance; didn’t get their ballot as planned; don’t have a fixed address; or who need to replace a ballot that’s been torn, lost, pet-chewed or food-splattered, counties still need in-person voting options.

Newsom penned an executive order to that effect. It was challenged in court but has since been codified by the Legislature.

“One way or another,” said Orange County Sen. Tom Umberg, the author of that bill, “we’re going to have a different kind of election in the fall.”

“I better hope it is. This is the biggest challenge of my career.”

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WON’T IT TAKE LONGER TO KNOW WHO WON? Probably. California is famously slow at tallying ballots — though election administrators might prefer “famously careful.” The rules that make it easy for Californians to vote from home, register to vote or change party affiliation on Election Day mean that county officials regularly have to spend weeks after the polls close checking signatures and processing registration applications.

In both 2016 and 2018, it took the state nearly 30 days to count every last ballot.

With the number of mail-in applications expected to increase by upwards of 35% this year, the count could slow even further. And given that Republicans appear less enthusiastic about remote voting — more on that below — experts such as UC Irvine election law professor Rick Hasen worry that an inordinate number of race outcomes will shift from the GOP to the Democrats as late absentee ballots are counted, providing a windfall for conspiracy theorists.

A new state law is giving counties a small work-around: Registrar offices can begin processing ballots as soon as they arrive — but still no counting until the polls close.

IN CALIFORNIA, BALLOT COUNTING IS SLOW — BY DESIGN

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COVID-19 UPDATES THE NEW CALIFORNIA LAW

Protecting You from Eviction or Foreclosure to 2021

By Voice & Viewpoint Staff

“COVID-19 has impacted everyone in California – but some bear much more of the burden than others, especially tenants struggling to stitch together the monthly rent, and they deserve protection from eviction,” said Governor Newsom in an August 31 news conference.

The new law protects tenants from eviction for non-payment of rent and also helps keep small landlords out of foreclosure as a result of economic hardship caused by the pandemic. The legislation builds on the state’s strongest-in-the-nation rent cap and eviction protections passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor last year.

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Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 No COVID-19-Related Evictions Until February 1, 2021 • Tenant cannot be evicted for a COVID-19 related hardship that accrued between March 4 – August 31, 2020 if tenant returns declaration of hardship under penalty of perjury.

• Tenant cannot be evicted for a COVID19 related hardship that accrues between September 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021 if tenant returns declaration of hardship under penalty of perjury and pays at least 25% of the rent due.

• Higher income tenants (over $100K household income or over 130% of median household income, whichever is higher) must provide documentation to support their declaration upon a landlord’s request.

• Applies to all residential tenants (including mobile home tenants), regardless of immigration status.

expanded to allow landlords to recover these amounts.

• Landlords may begin to recover this debt on March 1, 2021. This expanded small-claims court provision sunsets on February 1, 2025.

Additional Legal and Financial Protections for Tenants • Extends notice period for nonpayment of rent from 3 to 15 days to provide tenant additional time to respond to landlord’s notice to pay rent or quit.

• Requires landlords to provide hardship declaration forms in a different language if rental agreement was negotiated in a different language.

• Provides tenants a backstop if they have a good reason for failing to return the hardship declaration within 15 days.

• Requires landlords to provide tenants a notice detailing their rights under the Act. • Limits public disclosure (“masking”) of eviction cases involving nonpayment of rent between March 4, 2020 – January 31, 2021.

• Protects tenants against being evicted for “just cause” if the landlord is shown to be evicting the tenant for COVID-19-related nonpayment of rent.

Tenants Still Responsible for Paying Unpaid Amounts to Landlords • So long as the tenant with COVID-19 related hardship follows the bill’s procedures, any unpaid rent due between March 4, 2020 – January 31, 2021 is not a ground/basis for eviction, but is still owed to the landlord as a Statewide Consistency and a Pause on form of consumer debt.

• Small claims court jurisdiction is temporarily Local Measures

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is to be ahead of the game

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In 2003, I lost my home to a fire. It destroyed so many things I cherished. It uprooted my entire life. We have to make sure all of us — and everyone we love — are prepared for the unexpected.

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Stay ready with five easy steps:

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Get alerts at calalerts.org for up-to-the-minute updates

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Create an evacuation plan

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Have a go-bag of essentials, such as medication, cash, and first aid Have a stay box of items including food and water Help friends and neighbors do the same

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• Existing local ordinances can remain in place until they expire and future local action cannot undermine this Act’s framework.

• Requires ordinances that provide a repayment schedule to begin repayment no later than March 1, 2021.

• Clarifies that nothing in the Act affects a local jurisdiction’s ability to adopt an ordinance that requires just cause, consistent with state law, provided it does not affect rental payments before January 31, 2021.

Protections for Small Landlords • Extends the Homeowners’ Bill of Rights’ anti-foreclosure protections to small landlords, 1-4 units, non-owner occupied.

• Provides new accountability and transparency provisions to protect small landlord borrowers who request CARES-compliant forbearance, and provides the borrower who is harmed by a material violation with a cause of action.

Significantly Increases Penalties on Landlords Who Do Not Follow Court Evictions Process • Increases penalties on landlords who resort to self-help (i.e., locking the tenant out, throwing property out onto the curb, shutting off utilities) to evict a tenant, rather than going through the required court process.

Two City Ordinances Set to Strengthen

Pandemic-Related Worker Protections

Passed on 7-2 votes. Sick leave and worker rehiring, retention expanded to all San Diego employees

By Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Tuesday, September 8 the allowed after its effective date.

City Council passed two ordi- ◆ Part-time employees - ◆ Certain employers must nances that strengthen worker take steps to rehire or Paid sick leave equal to protections amid the COVIDretain employees when the average number of 19 pandemic. Protections they reopen after panhours worked in a twonow cover sick leave for all demic-related closure week period employees in San Diego and • Expands the same coveror company ownership require certain employers to changes. age to San Diego employtake steps to rehire or retain ees in the 147 businesses • Recall: When an employer employees when they reopen. reopens after a pandemwho operate within the City ic-related closure, laid-off boundaries and have 500 or Quick Facts: employees must be offered more employees nationally. their former positions or a • Exemptions: emergency 1st Ordinance similar position for which responders, healthcare Paid Sick Leave they are qualified. workers, parcel delivery • Requires a second vote - or Generally applies, based ◆

workers, and companies Gov. Newsom’s signature on on seniority, to employees that provide at least 160 Assembly Bill 1867. of large hotel businesses; hours of paid sick leave ◆ If passed by the Council, it janitorial, maintenance, annually. will be in effect until Dec. and security services; and 31, 2020.

2nd Ordinance privately-owned large • Builds on the federal Recall and Retention event centers.

Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act, in effect since April 1, • Takes effect immediately - • Retention: Generally, when through Dec. 31, 2020 a large hotel changes ownerthat temporarily requires Depending on the pas◆

ship, or a company changes employers with fewer than sage of Assembly Bill building service contractors, 500 employees to provide 3216, which would take employees may only be dispaid, COVID-19 related effect on Jan. 1, 2021, the missed for cause during a sick leave. ordinance could remain 90-day transition period, ◆ Full-time employees - 80 hours of paid sick leave in effect until six months among other requirements.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

HOSPITALIZED

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS SENEGAL SEES DOLLAR SIGNS IN ZIMBABWE GRANTS COAL MINING NEW CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN DAKAR RIGHTS IN ITS BIGGEST GAME PARK

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Can a fish and peanut-based economy ramp up to become a world-class industrial powerhouse when money is tight and oil discoveries may not bring the hoped-for rewards?

Wildlife and the environment will be at risk in Zimbabwe’s biggest game park now that the government has given the green light to several Chinese companies seeking to launch polluting coal-mining activities in the fragile animal preserve.

That’s the question for Senegalese people to consider as hopes placed in their president, Macky Sall, and his “Plan for an Emerging Senegal” sputter forward.

Billboards touting the P re s i d e nt’s a mbit i ou s schemes promising wealth, jobs and social inclusion line the streets of the capital city Dakar while talk on the street focuses on a string of major oil and gas discoveries off its coast, which the government hopes will make Senegal an oil exporter in the coming years.

Senegal has a young population with a median age of 18.4 years, eager to find work.

But oil prices globally are low and have yet to turn around while over-exuberant government spending could negatively impact future growth.

“The young need jobs and they can’t eat concrete,” worries Elimane Haby Kane, founder and chair of LEGSAfrica, a pan-African thinktank based in Dakar.

The president’s plan for Senegal is facing challenges.

Frequent fliers through the shiny new Blaise Diagne International Airport say

Zimbabwe is already on the hook to explain the deaths of 22 elephants just as the mining concessions were awarded to several Chinese companies in Hwange National Park.

Photo of planned new building in Dakar

they are dreading the 90 minute drive into Dakar. A taxi ride to the airport costs around $35; the ride to the old one cost less than $5.

their air conditioning on all day long,” said Mamy Tall, a local architect who runs the Instagram page DakarLives, which has 297,000 followers.

Elimone Thiaw, secretary general for the union of taxi drivers at the old airport, said that his union had over 500 registered taxis but that so far only 100 of those had been allowed to work at the new airport.

This year, a familiar investor came forward with an ambitious plan for Dakar’s environs. American-born hip hop singer and solar energy promoter known as Akon, said he is raising $6 billion to build a ‘real-life futuristic Wakanda’ in a 2,000 acre cornfield gifted to him by the government. Run on cryptocurrency called Akoin, it will feature luxury condos, a beachfront resort, office parks, a university and a hospital.

Downtown’s gleaming new high rises with their glass, steel and concrete panels may impress visitors from New York and Paris but how will they fare in Senegal’s warm, dry climate? Huge windows tend to invite uncomfortable heat.

“People are going to have

Construction of “Akon City,” could begin early next year.

Environmentalists now fear the mining activities will harm the environment and worsen human-wildlife conflict as animals move to get away from disturbances to their habitats.

Zimbabwe uses hydro-generated electricity but recent droughts, worsened by climate change, have meant less capacity for the country as well as neighboring Zambia from the Kariba Dam. Even as China’s investment in renewable energy projects has soared, making them one of the world’s leaders in solar, for example, Chinese companies have been building hundreds of coal plants abroad, some in countries that currently burn little or no coal.

Last year, Kenyan judges stopped a Chinese-backed scheme to build Kenya and East Africa’s first coal plant because the owners had failed to conduct a thorough assessment of the plant’s impact on Lamu, an idyllic archipelago in the country’s northeast.

The Hwange National Park is home to elephants, rhinos, lions, cheetahs, giraffes and other rare species. Zhongxin Coal Mining Group and Afrochine Smelting received permission from the government to begin environmental impact assessments for drilling, land clearance, road building and geological surveys at two proposed sites inside the park, which is home to almost 10% of Africa’s remaining wild ele-

phants.

It could devastate safari tourism, which is a vital source of income for local people.

The mysterious deaths of the elephants in Zimbabwe appear similar to the deaths last month of more than 275 elephants in neighboring Botswana. Scientists are still investigating the deaths of the elephants in Botswana’s Okavango Delta area and poaching, poisoning and anthrax have been ruled out.

Botswana has the world’s largest elephant population, estimated at 156,000 and Zimbabwe has the second largest, estimated at 85,000.

Last year about 200 elephants in Zimbabwe died of starvation as a result of the country’s drought.

HOTEL RWANDA HERO JAILED

IN RWANDA ON TERROR CHARGES

SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IN SOUTH AFRICA

PERFORMED BY AN ALL WOMAN CAST Global Information Network “Theatre will rise again,” declared James Ngcobo, artistic director of the renowned Market Theatre in Johannesburg. “Covid hasn’t stifled our passion, just moved it into another space.”

This month, Ngcobo is spotlighting speeches from some of Shakespeare’s iconic plays, mostly written for male characters but acted here by women. Reversing the roles, he says, will provide the actors with artistic challenges in dramas that were written more than 400 years ago but are still relevant today.

The theatre’s new production, “Chilling with the Bard” opened in August for “Women’s Month” with August 9 a public holiday in South Africa commemorating the 1956 march of approximately 20,000 women to the Union Buildings in Pretoria with petitions containing more than 100,000 signatures against the country’s pass laws.

Pa ss l aw s required S o u t h Africans defined as “Black” to carr y an internal passport k now n as a pass, that maint aine d p o p u l at i o n segregation, controlled urbanizat i on , an d managed migrant labor during the apartheid era.

“It is really a marvel that almost 400 years after he wrote this great literature, we are still intrigued and engulfed in this magnificent work of brilliance,” observed Ng c o b o. “S h a k e s p e a re poured his heart and imagination into these wonderous stories that have been acclaimed, enjoyed, and staged over the years.”

Global Information Network “I’m ready to face terror charges against me,” declared ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina this week from a cell at the Metropolitan Police Station in Kigali, Rwanda.

Rusesabagina, who faces terror, murder and arson charges, said he is now choosing his defense team to prove his innocence.

Best known for the story of how he saved 1,268 people during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, Rusesabagina vanished after reaching Dubai following a flight last week from Chicago. Days later he re-emerged, wearing handcuffs, in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

“With a 44-year history and over 300 awards, the Market Theatre Foundation remains at the forefront of producing and presenting cutting edge work that has an authentic African artistic voice and which is inclusive of the rich tapestry of African diversity.”

Ngcobo and the actresses in Shakespearean roles can be seen on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=rRNt1oKlOgs

Rwandan President Paul Kagame, breaking his silence on the dramatic arrest of a prominent dissident, maintains that his government had not forced Rusesabagina to return from exile to face charges of terrorism and murder but hinted that he might have been tricked into returning.

“There was no kidnap,” Mr. Kagame said during a live television call-in on state television. “He got here on the basis of what he believed and wanted to do,” the New

Photo of P. Rusesabagina

York Times reported.

of other countries.

Rusesabagina’s family insists he would never have voluntarily returned to Rwanda and has accused the Kagame government of kidnapping him from Dubai. They are demanding to know more about the circumstances of his transfer.

The charges he now faces center on his leadership of the Rwanda Movement for Democratic Change, an opposition coalition whose armed wing, the National Liberation Front, has been accused of carrying out attacks in Rwanda.

Mr. Kagame’s government has been trying for at least a decade to apprehend Rusesabagina, 66, who was catapulted to fame by the 2004 movie, in which he was played by the actor Don Cheadle.

Rusesabagina is a Belgian citizen and an American permanent resident. He has not been granted any consular visits, a family spokesperson told The Times.

His actions were also captured in the 1998 book, “We Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families,”

by American journalist and author Philip Gourevitch.

Authorities said he was arrested on an international warrant with the cooperation

On Sunday Mr. Kagame doubled down on his assault on Rusesabagina’s reputation, saying that other survivors from the Hotel Milles Collines dispute his depiction as a hero. Previously, Rwandan officials have dismissed “Hotel Rwanda” as “pure fiction” and accused Mr. Rusesabagina of “propagating lies and misinformation” about the genocide.

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HEALTHY LIVING Chadwick Boseman’s Death Puts Focus on

Colon Cancer and African Americans

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor

The death of actor Chadwick Boseman from colon cancer at age 43 has brought new attention on the disease and how it disproportionately impacts African Americans.

Boseman was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer at 38.

It later advanced to stage 4.

Boseman was filming movies that included completing his own stunts while undergoing cancer treatment that included chemotherapy. The actor died on August 30.

His death caught many who worked closely with him by surprise.

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women in America.

It is the second most common cause of death related to the disease. African Americans are disproportionately impacted with a 20 percent greater rate than whites and an even greater degree of mortality.

Ever y year on average 140,000 Americans are diagnosed with colon cancer with about 50,000 succumbing to the disease. For African Americans the death rates are higher. Diets high in animal fat and low in fiber are associated with the development of colon cancer.

Cigarette smoking, obesity, lack of exercise and vitamins C and E deficiency are also contributing factors tied to colon cancer.

Dr. Wayne Frederick, who is the President of Howard University and a medical doctor, where Boseman graduated in 2000, commented on Boseman’s trip to Howard

Benefits to Giving Your

3 Smartphone a Rest Voice & Viewpoint Newswire America is saturated in smartphones. A Pew Research Center survey reported 81% of Americans own the versatile — and some say, addictive — mobile device.

With the smartphone’s capabilities for internet access, social media interaction, running all kinds of apps, and texting, its screen has become the nation’s preoccupation — while face-to-face human conversation seems more of a second option.

University’s commencement in 2018 as the featured graduation speaker. Frederick focused on the importance of knowing what one’s family history is and knowing what close relatives died of.

He instructed that if you’re unclear how a close relative died you should investigate and find out.

“When I was in medical school, we got screening guidelines that it should start at 50. What we are seeing now is individuals getting colon cancer now is much younger. It is something for us to watch,” said Dr. Frederick on Roland Martin Unfiltered on August 31.

Martin broadcast a two-hour tribute in honor of Boseman on his daily show.

“African Americans are much less likely to get the generic screening,” he added.

Dr. Frederick also mentioned that popular historian Dr. Ibram X. Kendi was diagnosed with colon cancer at 36.

In January 2018, Kendi learned he had colon cancer after a colonoscopy. Though the cancer spread to his liver, further tests revealed that Kendi was cancer free after six months of chemotherapy and surgery. In January 2019, Kendi wrote “What I Learned From Cancer,” in The Atlantic. Kendi was trying to complete another epic work “How to Be an Antiracist,” as he was being treated for colon cancer.

“In the hours of each day when I managed to submerge myself inside the writing zone, the metastatic cancer was an afterthought.

The symptoms from the six months of chemotherapy, from January to June last year, were an afterthought: my marathons of tiredness, the bubbling nausea, my hands and feet tingling and darkening and drying and blistering, making them unusable at times,” Kendi wrote regarding this cancer battle.

“Everywhere you go, so many people are looking into their phone, not at each other,” says Johnny Welsh, author of Paper Maps, No Apps: An Unplugged Travel Adventure. “Will smartphones and social media be the biggest distractors of interpersonal communications in our lifetime?”

Welsh wanted to ensure that didn’t happen in his life, so he and his girlfriend embarked on a 16-day western U.S. road trip devoid of smartphones and electronic devices. We can’t all take a road trip these days, but Welsh learned some valuable lessons everyone can benefit from - even for an afternoon. Here’s how we

all can benefit by giving our phones a rest:

Enjoy real conversation.

Meaningful conversation with friends and loved ones. The art of one-on-one communication is getting lost. But without phones to distract us, our communication can be more fulfilling. It can be a challenge for families and couples alike who are accustomed to being apart even while in the same room — because we are on our phones.

Keep your head up, see and feel more.

Simple observation of nature’s beauty is enhanced, even

with a trip to the store. “Kids looked out the window of cars with a sense of wonder.

Every day was a new discovery. Unplugging today gives you that same sense of fresh discovery and in-the-moment living we were all intended to have,” Welsh said.

Re-learn how to relax.

“Turn it off. Unplug. Be totally in the present,” Welsh says.

Too many people spend time consumed by social media, which can either add stress or steal the present.”

You’re robbing yourself of the full experience of life if you stay glued to a screen and miss many of the moments and people around you.

Tips to Quit Smoking for Good Kicking a smoking habit is a gift that keeps on giving. Your body will experience health benefits almost immediately and in the years to come.

While quitting is often easier said than done, relying on tools and support can help.

Here are a few tips to help you quit for good: • Set a date to quit with mean-

ing behind it.

• Anticipate the challenges associated with withdrawal symptoms and plan to potentially use smoking cessation products to meet them head-on. Though many such products are available without a prescription, talk to your provider or pharmacist first, as they can

interact with other medications you take.

• Check out programs that allow you to quit on your terms. For example, the Walgreens team can help you build a personalized plan, with free live support and healthcare clinics.

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FINANCE Millennial Money: 6 Great Recession lessons that still apply

By Melissa Lambarena AP The Great Recession demolished jobs across the U.S., and it eventually came for mine, too. After graduating in 2009, I worked four months as an entry-level executive assistant at a nonprofit before being laid off.

I had limited financial knowledge, a short work history and a lot to prove to break into the field of journalism, my ultimate goal. Along the way, I picked up valuable lessons that might help you manage your finances during the coronavirus-related recession.

1. SAVE WHAT YOU CAN My short work history disqualified me from receiving unemployment benefits, so I relied on my savings account.

Even a small emergency fund of $500 can prevent you from falling into debt, and I had socked away enough to cover a few months of expenses.

If you’re still employed, “pay yourself first,” said Samuel Deane, a financial planner at Deane Financial in New York.

“Even if it’s $20 every time you get paid, make sure you put that $20 away first and then live your lifestyle with the remainder.” Automate it with direct deposit if you can.

If you’ve lost your job, saving will obviously be tougher.

Apply for unemployment if you qualify, and contact your landlord, creditors, area nonprofits and family members to seek relief. If you’re still employed but have had your salary cut, consider a side gig and work on trimming expenses.

2. THINK TWICE BEFORE REJECTING JOB OFFERS After many interviews and dead ends, I applied for an administrative role at an accounting firm and got hired in December 2009. It paid about $7,000 less than

my previous salary. I knew it wouldn’t put my career on track, but it would cover most of my bills, so I took it.

Amanda Grossman, now a certified financial education instructor in El Paso, Texas, made similar compromises after being laid off as a market researcher in Florida in 2008. She took a career counselor’s advice and relocated to Texas for a lower-paying job in the environmental industry. “(The counselor) said, ‘Look, the economy is not doing well. You need to take that job, it’s going to keep going down; you’re not going to be able to find work,”’ Grossman said.

If your sector is hurting and unemployment benefits or savings are lacking, even a less-than-ideal role can help you ride out a recession.

3. GET SMART ABOUT MONEY You’ll find a myriad of financial literacy resources online and at your local library, assuming it is open and safe to visit during the pandemic.

I struggled to save money on a lower salary. Credit cards became my emergency fund. I don’t recommend this approach, but times were tough. Had I learned about financial hardship programs, student loan repayment options or balance transfer credit cards, I would have saved heaps on interest and ditched debt faster.

4. ESTABLISH MULTIPLE STREAMS OF INCOME I still wanted journalism experience and extra income, so on top of my new fulltime job, I learned to shoot and edit video. I began freelancing in 2010. A year later, I also launched a small social media consulting business.

Grossman, too, had other goals. “I’ve always wanted to be a writer and I love, love, love talking about money,” she said.

While she was unemployed in Florida, she launched the blog “Frugal Confessions.”

She learned new writing skills from books and sought feedback from editors at newspapers. In 2013, she left her environmental job in Texas to run her blog full time.

5. PROTECT YOUR CREDIT _ BUT PROTECT YOURSELF FIRST In a crisis like COVID-19, many normal financial rules don’t apply. You may need to carry a credit card balance to buy groceries or address an emergency. You may need to make only the minimum payment to cover rent. You may even need to contact your card issuer and ask for relief options like payment deferrals.

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BUSINESS NEWS BLACK BUSINESS RELIEF

Grant Fund Tops $1 Million

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Inclusive economic recovery funded by City partnerships with 400+ individual & corporate donations Voice & Viewpoint Newswire In an effort to deliver relief for Black-owned businesses disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce recently on announced August 31 the Black Business Relief Grant Fund has topped more than $1 million with a mix of private and corporate donations as well as a major partnership from the City of San Diego.

In the first round of grants distributed, nearly 200 businesses have received aid, including Hammonds Gourmet Ice Cream, where owner Averill Williams spoke in support of the program during Monday’s announcement. Several additional rounds of distribution are anticipated to provide relief to some of the 1,000 applicants received.

The fund has benefitted from a mix of donations from more than 400 individuals and 37 corporate donors.

In addition, Mayor Kevin L. Faulconer and the City Council allocated $500,000 in emergency relief funding to the effort under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act from the City’s Small Business Relief Fund. Other donors include San Diego Grantmakers, which is also the fiscal agent for the fund, the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, Sony Electronics, The San Diego Foundation, The Leichtag Foundation, Alliance Healthcare Foundation, Cox Communications, US Bank, Union Bank and Wells Fargo.

Created in June, the Black Business Relief Grant Fund was created to offer relief

to the thousands of Blackowned businesses in San Diego, many of which faced additional hurdles in unlocking state and federal financial resources.

“It was important for us to donate to the Black Business Relief Grant Fund. Blackowned businesses have felt devastating financial impacts and have been one of the hardest hit communities throughout this pandemic,” said Cody J. Martinez, chairman of the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation.

“During these difficult times, we feel it is our responsibility to come together and support small local businesses any way we can.

According to data from the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Black and Hispanic populations were four times as likely to live in areas that have been impacted by COVID-19 and unemployment when compared to the White population, and twice as likely when compared to the Asian population.

Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 and are administered

by San Diego Grantmakers.

Roughly 74 percent of recipients are women-owned companies and nearly 40 percent are childcare centers. Other recipients include a coffee shop, a wine shop, a sports fishing business, an ice cream shop, professional services companies and more.

“San Diego’s Black-owned businesses are a vibrant economic driver for the Black community and for the entire region,” said Donna DeBerry, President and CEO of the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce.

“Today, Mayor Faulconer stands beside our corporate partners and hundreds of individual San Diegans to say to Black business owners, ‘We see you, we value you, and we are here for you.’ The Chamber will continue as a voice and advocate to ensure this spirit endures and Black businesses and entrepreneurs are provided equitable access to the resources needed to thrive through the pandemic and beyond.”

Priority is given to sole proprietorship businesses whose net income was less than $100,000 in 2019 and have 10 or fewer employees.

“I am very appreciative that the Black Chamber has extended this grant to Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream,” said Averill Williams, ow n e r of Ham m on d s G ou r m e t Ic e C re a m .

“Receiving this grant has contributed to our ability to continue to operate during these difficult times. And beyond just the financial help, the Black Chamber equally extended access to counseling and additional business development resources that I see as significant to the survivability and overall growth to my business.”

Grant funds include complimentary business development assistance with the San Diego and Imperial Valley Small Business Development Center Network, through which business owners learn about additional financial resources and skills such as how to manage financial books, how to write up a business plan or how to adapt their marketing to the current environment.

MONEY:

CARE VIEW HEALTH CENTER In June 1 of 2020, San Ysidro Health and Care View Medical Group, formally merged operations, creating a system of health care for more than 107,000 individuals across San Diego County. Under the San Ysidro Health network, Care View Medical Group has been renamed San Ysidro Health Care View Health Center. Through this partnership, San Ysidro Health and Care View Health Center have an opportunity to provide a wider range of comprehensive health services to patients.

Care View Medical Group was founded in Southeastern San Diego in 1980

by Dr. Rodney Hood and the late Dr. Richard O. Butcher, two prominent doctors and leaders in medicine. Dr. Hood and Dr. Butcher are well-known pioneers in establishing a system of care and providing essential health services for residents and families.

Dr. Rodney Hood and Dr. Richard O. Butcher Founders,Care View Medical Group

If you have questions about your health, we invite you to call the

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That’s a worthy goal, but in

Businesses looking for assistance can apply on the Central San Diego Black Chamber of Commerce website. Those who wish to support the fund can learn more on the San Diego Grantmakers website.

“Our work is not done,” said

ARTICLE CONTINUATION Even with three jobs, I struggled at times to make the minimum payments on my credit cards due to high balances and interest rates. I never defaulted, but I did stress and scramble over it.

I wanted a record of on-time payments and the good credit they build so that I could qualify for future low-interest rate offers.

California Coast Credit Union President and CEO Todd Lane. ‘Small, minority-owned businesses still need our help. We encourage all local corporations to make it a top priority to advance diversity, equity and inclusion, and support our most economically vulnerable businesses in our community.”

and speak directly with a health care provider now!

times of emergency, prioritize getting back on your feet first.

Once you do, you’ll have time to address your credit scores.

6. MAKE CALCULATED MONEY MOVES

how to ask for a raise. Every year that my workload and responsibilities increased, I made a case for a higher salary. Asking is uncomfortable at first, but it gets easier. The extra money eventually paid off my debts.

Eventually, I left my apartment and moved in with roommates. I also read the post-recession climate and, in successive jobs, learned

A recession’s impact is largely out of your control, but your reaction isn’t. With strategic steps, you can insulate yourself and create new opportunities.

Hours are Monday-Friday from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm and Saturday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are providing care through our telehealth services to new and existing patients. The SYHealthLine offers telemedicine related to COVID-19 symptoms or exposure as well as general medical care outside of COVID-19 such as diabetic care or pediatric sick visit. If patients need further in-person care, they will be directed to the best way to receive care without compromising their health or the health of others.

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Located at: 12760 High Bluff Dr, Ste 370 San Diego, CA 92130 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 09/10/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: TealHeal MMO Inc 12760 High Bluff Dr, Ste 370 San Diego, CA 92130 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 27, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 27, 2025 09/10, 09/17, 09/24, 10/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9014100 Fictitious business name(s): Thoughtful Pages

Located at: 2038 Siegle Dr Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This 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: Robert Duane May 2038 Siegle Dr Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --Shanae Delicia May 2038 Siegle Dr Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 26, 2025 09/03, 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 ------------------------------------

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Located at: 950 S. Magnolia Ave Apt 7 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This 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: Latoya Althimease Brown 950 S. Magnolia Ave Apt 7 El Cajon, CA 92020 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 11, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 11, 2025 09/03, 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9014107 Fictitious business name(s): Kushaak Construction

Located at: 3643 1/2 Altadena Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This 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: Raul Gonzalez Jr 3643 1/2 Altadena Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 26, 2025 09/03, 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9013423 Fictitious business name(s): Creatively Crafted Events

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County of San Diego This 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: Candice Marie Alexander 8703 Lake Murray Blvd #5 San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 11, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 11, 2025 09/03, 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9013308 Fictitious business name(s):

County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 27, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 27, 2025 08/27, 09/03, 09/10, 09/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9012624 Fictitious business name(s):

San Diego County on July 20, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 20, 2025 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10

facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made:

why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Jeow Sauce Company

Located at: 4142 Adams Ave San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This 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: Jeowsauce Company LLC 4142 Adams Ave San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 07, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 07, 2025 09/03, 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9013497 Fictitious business name(s): 7th Day Auto

Located at: 1110 East 8th St Ste 313 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/04/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: James E Harris Jr 1110 East 8th St Ste 313 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 12, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 12, 2025 09/03, 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9013831 Fictitious business name(s): Little Little Much Much

Located at: 8490 Avenida Angulia Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This 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: Michael Jackson 8490 Avenida Angulia Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 18, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 18, 2025 08/27, 09/03, 09/10, 09/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9012615 Fictitious business name(s): Lex Quality Home Care

Located at: 8134 Lemon Grove Way #4 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/08/2008 This business is hereby registered by the following: Robyn Sherrell Kinsler 8134 Lemon Grove Way #4 Lemon Grove, CA 91945

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Located at: 4397 Elm St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was 07/11/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Danielle Nicole Hollins 4397 Elm St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego --Virgil Rondell Harris 4397 Elm St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on July 28, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on July 28, 2025 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9013035 Fictitious business name(s): Freedom Flooring & Interiors --All Cabinets Wholesale

Located at: 120 N. Pacific Street A-11 San Marcos, CA 92069 County of San Diego This 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: Dawn Elaine Leeser 1906 S Tremont Street A Oceanside, CA 92054 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 04, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 04, 2025 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9013491 Fictitious business name(s): The Glo Up

Located at: 3577 J Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 06/15/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Crystal Rae Johnson 3577 J Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 12, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on August 12, 2025 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9012173 Fictitious business name(s): Ave's Landscaping

Located at: 2488 56th St. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This 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: Alfred Morris II 2488 56th St. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Superior Court 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00021433 CUPTCTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tara Denise Alston To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Tara Denise Alston filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Tara Denise Alston PROPOSED NAME: Nevaeh Rain Jones

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

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 05, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/10, 09/17, 09/24, 10/01 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00028165CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Juana Carrillo-Gonzalez To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Juana Carrillo-Gonzalez and Ramon Carrillo Quezada on behalf of minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: David Carrillo PROPOSED NAME: David Carrillo Gonzalez

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

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 24, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's

NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor, that is signed by only one parent, must have this Attachement served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 08/27, 09/03, 09/10, 09/17 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00027306CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Charmaine Yolanda Lindsay-Engdahl To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Charmaine Y. Lindsay-Engdahl filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Charmaine L. Engdahl aka Charmaine Lindsay Engdahl aka Charmaine Lindsayengdahl aka Charmaine Engdahl PROPOSED NAME: Charmaine Yolanda Lindsay-Engdahl THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted.

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 17, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor, that is signed by only one parent, must have this Attachement served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Hall of Justice Courthouse 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00028013CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Samuel Jermont Gibbs Jr. To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Samuel Jermont Gibbs Jr. filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Samuel Jermont Gibbs. Jr. PROPOSED NAME: Devin Jermont Dantzler Sr. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated

Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: September 23, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the Presiding Department of the San Diego Superior Court, the following Order is Made: NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. The court will review the documents filed as of the date specified on the Order to Show Cause for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-120).

If all requirements for a name change have been met as of the date specified, and no timely written objection has been received (required at least two court days before the date specified), the Petition for Change of Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order with further directions.

If a timely objection is filed, the court will set a remote hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

A RESPONDANT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachement served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 08/27, 09/03, 09/10, 09/17 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2020-00027436CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Bruce M. Abrams, Esq. To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Mary M. Johnson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name

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estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

PRESENT NAME: Mary Montgomery Johnson PROPOSED NAME: Mary Ann Montgomery

PROBATE NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF

THE COURT ORDERS that Florence Marie Wiggers all persons interested in this Case Number: matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated 37-2020-00028560-PR-LA-CTL below to show cause, if any, To all heirs, beneficiaries, why the petition for change of creditors, contingent name should not be granted. creditors, and persons who Any person objecting to the may otherwise be interested name changes described in the will or estate or both, of above must file a written Florence Marie Wiggers objection that includes the reasons for the objection at A Petition for Probate least two court days before has been filed by the matter is scheduled to Lazeeta Wiggers be heard and must appear at in the the hearing to show cause Superior Court of California, why the petition should not County of San Diego. be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition The Petition for Probate requests that without a hearing.

Lazeeta Wiggers be appointed as personal NOTICE OF HEARING representative to administer Date: September 17, 2020 the estate of the decedent.

Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 The Petition requests NO HEARING WILL authority to administer the OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (Due to the Covid-19 (This authority will allow Pandemic, which poses the personal representative a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court to take many actions without obtaining court approval. personnel and the public, Before taking certain very rendering presence in, important actions, however, or access to, the court's the personal representative facilities unsafe, and pursuant to the emergency will be required to give notice to interested persons unless orders of the Chief Justice they have waived notice or of the State of California consented to the proposed and General Orders of the action.) The independent Presiding Department of administration authority the San Diego Superior will be granted unless an Court, the following Order interested person files an is Made: objection to the petition and shows good cause why the NO HEARING WILL court should not grant the OCCUR ON THE DATE authority.

SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW A hearing CAUSE. on the petition will be held in this court as follows: The court will review the on November 5, 2020 documents filed as of the at 1:30 p.m. date specified on the Order to in Department 503 Show Cause for Change of located at the Name (JC Form #NC-120).

Superior Court of California If all requirements for a County of San Diego name change have been met 1100 Union St. as of the date specified, and San Diego, CA 92101 no timely written objection has been received (required Central -Probate Division at least two court days If You Object before the date specified), to the granting of the petition, the Petition for Change of you should appear at the Name (JC Form #NC-100) hearing and state your will be granted without a objections or file written hearing. One certified copy objections with the court of the Order Granting the before the hearing. Your Petition will be mailed to the appearance may be in person petitioner. or by your attorney.

If all the requirements have not been met as of the date If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor specified, the court will mail of the decedent, you the petitioner a written order must file your claim with with further directions. the court and mail a copy to the personal representative If a timely objection is filed, appointed by the court within the court will set a remote the later of either (1) four hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general directions. personal representative, as A RESPONDANT defined in section 58(b) of the OBJECTING TO THE California Probate Code, or NAME CHANGE MUST (2) 60 days from the date of FILE A WRITTEN mailing or personal delivery OBJECTION AT LEAST to you of a notice under TWO COURT DAYS section 9052 of the California (excluding weekends and Probate Code. holidays) BEFORE THE Other California statutes DATE SPECIFIED. Do and legal authority may not come to court on the affect your rights as a specified date. The court creditor. You may want to will notify the parties by consult with an attorney mail of a future remote knowledgeable hearing date. in California law.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor, that is You may examine the file signed by only one parent, kept by the court. must have this Attachement If you are a person interested served along with the in the estate, you may file Petition and Order to Show with the court a Request Cause, on the other nonfor Special Notice (form signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of the court.)

Attorney for Petitioner: Antoinette Middleton, Esq. Law Offices of Antoinette Middleton 1761 Hotel Circle South, Suite 115 San Diego, CA 92108 (619) 235-9501 09/10, 09/17, 09/24 -----------------------------------

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BLACK HISTORY 1847

1930

BIRTH OF JOHN ROY LYNCH

CHARLES E. MITCHELL NAMED AMBASSADOR TO LIBERIA

Born into slavery in Louisiana, John Roy Lynch was freed in 1863 under the Emancipation Proclamation. Lynch was elected as the first AfricanAmerican Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives, the first Black man to hold this position in the country. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives during Reconstruction, serving from 1873-1877 and in 1882. Lynch was also the first African American to chair a political party’s National Convention.

Officially titled “Minister Resident/Consul General” (later upgraded to “Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary”), Charles E. Mitchell was a “Coloured” certified public accountant and banker from West Virginia. He was selected and sent specifically to condemn slavery in Liberia.

1962 September 9, 2020

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COURT RULING ON JAMES H. MEREDITH’S “OLE MISS” ADMISSION Former USAF serviceman James H. Meredith applied for a transfer from all-Black Jackson State College, and was accepted into the University of Mississippi. However, his admission was revoked when the registrar learned he was Black. With the assistance of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Meredith filed suit against the school. After over a year in the judicial system, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Meredith was to be admitted to the university. When he tried to register on September 20, 1962, the entrance was blocked by Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett. On September 28, the governor was found guilty of civil contempt and ordered to cease interfering with desegregation or face arrest and a fine of $10,000 a day. On September 30th, Meredith was escorted onto the Ole Miss campus by U.S. Marshals, setting off riots that resulted in the deaths of two students. He graduated with a degree in political science in 1963.

21-year-old young adult author gets Remembrance Day September 11, 2020

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A 21-year-old author has agreed to a seven-figure deal for a pair of young adult novels.

Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group, announced Thursday that it would publish Faridah ÀbikeIyimide’s highly anticipated debut, the thriller “Ace of Spades,” in June 2021.

The author also plans a second novel,

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Feiwel and Friends is calling “Ace of Spades” a combination of “Gossip Girl’’ and “Get Out,” the story of two Black students at an overwhelmingly white private school and how they get caught up in a “disturbing and deadly game.”

“I hope readers in the U.S. see that Black people belong in stories like

‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘Pretty Little Liars,’ and that above everything else we deserve happy endings,” ÀbikeIyimide, a London resident currently attending college in Scotland, said in a statement.

Feiwel acquired North American rights to the two books. Usborne will release Àbike-Iyimide’s work in the United Kingdom.

Screenwriter John Ridley

to write new Batman comic series Associated Press John Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of color.

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The Oscar-winning screenwriter and DC publisher Jim Lee announced plans for Ridley to write the miniseries during a DC FanDome virtual panel on Saturday. The four-issue

comic is scheduled to release in January.

Ridley said the series will focus on the family of Lucius Fox, who is one of Bruce Wayne’s closest allies. Fox was also the president of Wayne Enterprises.

The panel revealed an illustration of a leaping Batman.

Ridley won an Academy Award for best adapted screenplay in 2013 for his work on “12 Years of Slave.”

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