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Monday, Dec. 14, Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, was the first American, outside of a clinical trial, to be inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Michelle Chester administered the vaccine. In California, San Diego County received 28,000 doses in the first round of the U.S. vaccination roll out. Meanwhile, Gov. Newsom launched the “Vaccinate All 58”, for an equitable distribution to all state counties, urging Californians “to remain vigilant as we face the most intense surge yet.” At press time, California had 1,617,370 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 21,188 deaths. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool)

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On Monday, December 14, the nation’s Electoral College officially stamped Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as President-Elect and Vice-President Elect. A total of 538 electors from every state and Washington, DC, took part in the critical portion of the U.S. electoral process, voting to affirm the votes cast during the 2020 election. To win, a candidate needs 270 Electoral College votes. Biden earned 306 while outgoing President Donald Trump tallied 232. Though largely viewed as a formality, the many challenges and the outrageous – almost treasonous – behavior displayed by Trump,

On January 6, three days after the 117th Congress is sworn in, members of the House and Senate are scheduled to meet in the House chamber where the President of the Senate – Vice President Mike Pence – will preside over the reading and counting of the Electoral College votes. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

his supporters, and a large swath of Republican officials made this year’s Electoral College gathering more eventful, if not uncertain. See BIDEN page 2

Vandals Hit Black churches during weekend pro-Trump rallies By Michael Balsamo and Ashraf Khalil Associated Press

Vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze as nighttime clashes Saturday between pro-Donald Trump supporters and counterdemonstrators erupted into violence and arrests.

Police on Sunday, December 13 said they were investigating the incidents at the Asbury United Methodist Church and Metropolitan A.M.E. Church as potential hate crimes, which one religious leader likened to a cross burning. “This weekend, we saw forces of hate seeking to use destruction and intimidation to tear us apart,” District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday. “We will not let that See VANDALS page 2

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire In the face of rising COVID-19 cases that are disproportionately infecting and killing African Americans and other people of color, Covered California has taken the unprecedented step of giving consumers until Dec. 30 to sign up for health insurance coverage that begins on Jan. 1. Covered California’s original enrollment deadline was Dec. 15 for coverage that starts on New Year’s Day. Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put many people from racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19, according to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tens of thousands of African Americans have benefited from health insurance through Covered See OBAMACARE page 2

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County of San Diego Communications Office

Do you run a non-profit organization which serves low and moderate-income people who’ve been impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic? If so, you may qualify for a share of about $4 million from the County Housing and Community Development Services’ Community Development Block Grant (CDBG). The funds are available for projects in the following areas:

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The Senate on Friday, December 11, passed the HBCU Propelling Agency Relationships Towards a New Era of Results for Students (PARTNERS) Act, introduced by U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.). See HBCU page 2

The HBCU PARTNERS Act builds on President Donald Trump’s 2017 executive order on HBCUs, according to Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) noted in a news release. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Some further examples of eligible projects are available here. See NON-PROFITS page 2

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Biden: continued from page 1

In Michigan, where Biden won by 50.6 percent to 47.8 percent, state legislative offices closed due to safety concerns while members of the Electoral College cast their official votes. State authorities there said they closed the offices because of “credible threats of violence.” In Texas, the Houston Chronicle reported that state and local officials of both major political parties warned that Trump’s “increasingly desperate tweets about election fraud and the coronavirus are fueling the potential for violence as well as another ominous trend of 2020, in which public servants and others who disagree are targeted at their offices and homes with armed protests, harassing phone calls and stalkers.”

“The desks and memorabilia have been largely packed, thrown out, or removed from the office space too. Television sets, mounted to the walls around the rented 14th floor of the building, are being sold off for extra cash,” a source told the newspaper. In Maryland, eight of the state’s electors are from each Congressional district and two at-large seats to represent the state’s two senators. Because nearly two million Maryland residents voted for Biden and Harris, the presidential electors chosen by the Democratic Party cast their ballots Monday. It marked the most presidential votes chosen in the state’s history. The electors, chosen by party officials in the state, included two from Prince George’s County.

The newspaper added that an “enemies” list of state and federal officials who rejected Trump’s baseless election conspiracy theories floated up from the dark corners of the Web, with home addresses listed and red targets over their photos, the latest in a string of threats to public officials.

“On behalf of my daughter, for a vice president who looks like her, I, Kent Roberson cast my vote for Kamala D. Harris,” Kent Roberson, who serves on the county’s Democratic Central Committee, said when he announced his vote for Harris as vice president.

During a violent outbreak involving the ProTrump group, “Proud Boys,” conspiracy theorist Alex Jones told Trump supporters in Washington, D.C., that Biden “will be removed one way or another.”

Gloria Lawlah, a former state secretary of aging and former state senator from Prince George’s County served as this year’s president of the electors, presiding over the state’s 59th Electoral College meeting that began in 1789.

On Monday, as the Electoral College cast its formal vote for Biden, the Daily Beast reported that Trump’s small circle of devoted legal advocates were still determined to carry on its fight to overturn the 2020 election despite the string of resounding defeats in court, including a seemingly terminal rebuke from the U.S. Supreme Court.

According to the state’s election history, Maryland joins only six states to participate in every Electoral College vote.

“But the futility of the effort is apparent in the campaign’s northern Virginia headquarters – the office that is supposed to be devoted to supporting and housing the legal crusade – which, knowledgeable sources said has virtually emptied out,” the newspaper reported, adding that many of the Trump-Pence signs had been stripped from the walls of the headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.

“Our vote today is an important step in the process of building our nation back better,” Lawlah said. “It is a repudiation of hate. A repudiation of divisiveness. It’s an affirmation of unity. We are ensuring a better nation for our children, for our grandchildren, and a better nation for generations to come.” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a Certificate of Ascertainment, which certifies that the state chose Biden and Harris. Electoral College members

can depart from the will of the people – so-called “Faithless Electors.” However, states have imposed severe penalties, from large fines to jail time. Thus, there has never been enough faithless electors to overturn an election. Following Monday’s Electoral College gatherings, votes must arrive in Washington, D.C. by December 23, fulfilling the nine-day deadline in which certified electoral ballots are due on Capitol Hill. On January 6, three days after the 117th Congress is sworn in, members of the House and Senate are scheduled to meet in the House chamber where the President of the Senate – Vice President Mike Pence – will preside over the reading and counting of the Electoral College votes. Pence will then announce the vote and ask for any objections. The House and Senate consider all objections separately and then decide how to count those votes. The 538 electoral votes are divided – one for each Congress and senator member and three for Washington, D.C., accounting for 270. The 435 members of the House decides the election, with each state receiving a vote. There are more Democrats in the House, but Republicans control more state delegations, so it is possible the House could seek to select Trump. Biden and Harris are scheduled for inauguration on January 20. “The peaceful transition of power…is a hallmark of our democracy that has been handed down for more than 220 years,” Hogan said. “At times it has been tested, sometimes even questioned. But it is a reminder that despite our differences, we are united as Americans who honor the will of the people through the greatest and most enduring Democratic process that the world has ever known.” Washington Informer Staff Writer William J. Ford contributed to this story.

Obamacare:

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California at one time or another since 2013, but there still are an estimated 67,000 uninsured Africans Americans in the state who are eligible for financial help to pay for health coverage through Covered California or low-cost or no-cost Medi-Cal.

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Roughly nine out of every 10 consumers who enroll through Covered California receive financial assistance — in the form of federal tax credits, state financial help, or both — which helps make health care much more affordable. Rose Wilkerson video: https://vimeo.com/486595740/d128242e47 One person who has benefited from health insurance through Covered California is San Francisco Bay Area resident Rose Wilkerson. “It’s just been fabulous for me,” said Wilkerson, a college lecturer and blogger who writes about African Americans in the tech industry. “I tore my lateral meniscus in my right knee, and I was having a lot of knee pain and having difficulty walking. So I had the surgery done … and my knee got better. And the great news about that I didn’t really have to pay a lot of money. “There was a period of time where I didn’t have full-time employment which meant I couldn’t get health insurance at all,” Wilkerson added. “It made me feel very vulnerable, very scared. Then I was able to get private health insurance through Covered California, which had some great plans. You can pay hundreds of thousands of dollars if you don’t have health insurance or if you don’t have really good coverage.” Consumers who sign up by Dec. 30 will need to pay their first bill in order to have their health coverage take effect on Jan. 1. “Most of the people who are uninsured either do not know they are eligible for financial assistance, or they have not checked recently to see how affordable quality coverage can be,” said Peter V. Lee, executive director of Covered California. “No one should wait to sign up, and we are extending the deadline through Dec. 30 to give all of us more time to spread the word and make sure our family and friends have health insurance during this pandemic.” Those interested in learning more about their coverage options can: -Visit www.CoveredCA.com. -Get free and confidential assistance, in a variety of languages, from a certified enroller. https://www.coveredca.com/support/contact-us/ -Have a certified enroller call them and help them for free, or call Covered California at (800) 300-1506.

Non-Profits: continued from page 1

All activities must benefit residents in the unincorporated areas of the region, as well as the cities of Coronado, Del Mar, Imperial Beach, Lemon Grove, Poway and Solana Beach. Projects or programs funded with CDBG funds must benefit at least 51% of residents whose incomes are at or below 80% of the Area Median Income. Additionally, the project must serve people and families who have been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. Applications are now open online and will be available through January 8, 2021 at 5 p.m. Completed applications can be sent to: County of San Diego Housing and Community Development Services Community Development Division 3989 Ruffin Road San Diego, CA 92123 If you would prefer to submit an electronic application, please submit to Marco De La Toba (marco.delatoba@sdcounty.ca.gov), Freddy Villafan (freddy. villafan@sdcounty.ca.gov), or Sarah Snook Brunson (sarahsnook.brunson@sdcounty.ca.gov).

Leaders of the Black Lives Matter organization decried the attacks on the churches, partly faulting police for allowing white supremacists to “run rampant.”

A video posted on Twitter showed a group of men appearing to take down a BLM sign at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Church as others in the crowd shout, “Whose streets? Our streets.” Another video showed people pouring an accelerant on a BLM banner and setting it ablaze in the street as others cheered and cursed antifa. Someone walks up about a minute later and uses a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.

April Goggans, a lead organizer for Black Lives Matter’s D.C. chapter, accused Bowser of “sitting silent and comfortable in your home as Trump send his goons in to brutalize your citizens.” She said the mayor’s statement was meaningless without action.

“It pained me especially to see our name, Asbury, in flames,” the Rev. Dr. Ianther M. Mills, the senior pastor at Asbury church said in a statement Sunday. “For me it was reminiscent of cross burnings. Seeing this act on video made me both indignant and determined to fight the evil that has reared its ugly head.”

The incidents came following weekend rallies in support of Trump’s baseless claims that he won a second term, which led to dozens of arrests, several stabbings and injuries to police officers.

“We will move forward, undaunted in our assurance that Black Lives Matter and we are obligated to continue to shout that truth without ceasing,” she added.

HBCU: continued from page 1

The bill, previously passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, is now headed to the president’s desk for a signature. If signed into law, this legislation will strengthen partnerships between federal agencies and the country’s more than 100 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The HBCU PARTNERS Act builds on President Donald Trump’s 2017 executive order on HBCUs, according to Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) noted in a news release. It will require federal agencies with relevant grants and programs to undertake annual planning and coordinate their efforts to support and expand HBCU participation those programs.

A spokesperson for D.C. police said Sunday that it was taking the offenses seriously and actively investigating.

Police in the District of Columbia said they arrested nearly 30 people for a variety of offenses, from assault to weapons possession and resisting arrests and rioting. The violence broke out after sundown Saturday, December 12. Read the full article at www.sdvoice.info

The bill strengthens the rigor and transparency requirements of existing law by requiring that agencies track their progress toward past goals and share their plans with Congress. Additionally, the legislation codifies the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs, ensuring an ongoing avenue for the institutions’ priorities and policy concerns to be raised. “Our HBCUs have unlocked opportunities for generations of students, especially in underserved communities, and I am excited that this bipartisan bill is making its way to the President’s desk,” Sen. Scott added. “The HBCU PARTNERS Act is a great step forward for these schools and their students. I look forward to this critical legislation being signed into law to help these institutions continue their legacies.”

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Foreign Policy Reset Under Biden? Will the Black Community By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Newswire Contributor Among the subjects that have been the source of speculation regarding the incoming Biden/Harris administration is the matter of foreign policy. Trump went much further than previous presidents, including George W. Bush, in advancing a unilateralist approach towards the role of the United States overseas. What should we expect under Biden/ Harris? The first thing to be clear on is, ironically, the essence of Trump’s foreign policy. Trump has been repeatedly called an isolationist, leading many people to believe that he wanted the USA to withdraw from the world. Nothing could have been further from the truth. What he wanted was for the USA to not be constrained by any international agreements such that it could do whatever it wanted, whenever it wanted. This, by the way, is the essence of “isolationism” in the USA. Biden is cut from a different cloth. Much like Obama, he has been very consistent in supporting the expansion of global capitalism and particularly what came to be known as economic neo-liberal-

ism. But his approach prioritized a working relationship with other major capitalist powers, though with the operating assumption that the USA would serve as ‘chairperson of the board’ among the global powers. This approach certainly did not advance peace; in fact, various wars were either initiated or continued under this banner. But it was more predictable. Biden ran for the Presidency under the banner of restoring sanity and respectability within the USA. While most of us are in favor of both, the Biden/Harris tendency will be to see sanity and respectability as a return to past foreign policies. This will, more than likely, include uncritical support of Israel (and, in this case, politely ignoring the Palestinians); continued contention with China and Russia; a possible restoration of US participation in the Iran nuclear accord; an insistence on the US as the gatekeeper of the Western Hemisphere; and more reliable international agreements. It may, also, involve a renewal of free trade agreements. In other words, a very mixed bag and, overall, not one that, on its own, will strengthen a tendency towards justice, even where there are positive elements. There is much more, of course, but the long and the short of it is that

a peaceful and just future cannot be found in the past. It cannot be found in more subtle and ‘rational’ attempts at US global dominance, nor with the US being part of the global oligarchy dominating the planet. A radical reshaping of US foreign policy must be undertaken not only for the future of the USA, but the future of the planet. We live in a world where the slightest mistake can set off regional conflicts, not to mention thermo-nuclear war. For these reasons, not only can we not afford to remain passive about matters of foreign policy. We must take an active approach in pressing the Biden/Harris for something dramatically different. We need, in a nutshell, a foreign policy that de-militarizes; that abandons spheres of influence; that repudiates free trade agreements that undermine the ability of countries in the global South to economically develop; and that emphasizes international cooperation in order to address the environmental catastrophe. I realize that many of us think that discussions of foreign policy are a luxury. I think that is dead wrong: it is a necessity if humanity wishes to survive the 21st century. Bill Fletcher, Jr. is the executive editor of globalafricanworker.com and a past president of TransAfrica Forum.

The politics of winning hearts and minds,

yet losing the presidency David L. Horne, PH.D. Our Weekly News

Mark your calendars. The 2020 presidential election will be the last time the Electoral College will determine the next POTUS. Will an imminent SCOTUS decision make that determination? Will it be a congressionally mandated 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution? Most likely, it will be neither. The Supreme Court can only render decisions in cases brought before the federal court, and the last such case was Chiafolo v. Washington (2020) against “faithless electors.” The court ruled 8-0 that states had the power to force electoral college members to vote according to the popular vote in the affected states. The last major congressional attempt at amending the constitution on this issue was during the 91st Congress in 1969-71. Called the Bayh-Celler amendment, it sought to eliminate the Electoral College after Richard Nixon beat Hubert Humphrey by 301 -191 electoral college votes, but Nixon had only bested Humphrey by 511,944 popular votes nationwide. The Bayh-Celler amendment barely lost by being filibustered and failing to reach cloture (not getting 60 votes) in the Senate. It passed in the House handily. No, the real change in voting for and determining the POTUS every

four years will be the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which is a legal agreement between states and Washington, D.C. that all of their electoral votes would be awarded to the presidential ticket that wins the overall popular vote in the states and Washington. D.C. (which has three electoral votes). This agreement would guarantee that the presidential-vice presidential candidates who received the most votes would be elected to office.

combined states equal 196 electoral college votes. In order for the compact to gain legal status, the number of states must equal 270 electoral votes, meaning, at present, the compact needs 74 more electoral votes. Depending on which other states sign up, it could be a combination of another eight, or 10 or 20 states to reach that number very soon, and it is already on the legislative calendar of eight more states.

Get Shut out From COVID Vaccination? By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent The f irst wave of coronavirus vaccines s h o u l d reach the public this week, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommending that all adults receive the vaccination in 2021. While the CDC said there should be enough doses for as many as 20 million people to receive vaccination by the end of December, health officials expect a much larger supply in the coming months. Still, with a justified distrust of unproven vaccines, and a perceived limited participation by African Americans in clinical the trials that lead to the development of the COVID-19 vaccine, many question whether African Americans will accept vaccination. Others are also concerned that, even if the Black community generally accepts the vaccine, would doses be available.

“One of the reasons I shudder when I hear people talk about how Black people are still suspect because of the Tuskegee Experiment and other vaccines that ended wrong is because it tends to give other folks the greenlight to leave us out,” Roderick said. She continued: “This virus is the worst thing the world has seen in 100 years. It’s too important not to consider the vaccine, especially since most people affected by the coronavirus are Black and Brown.” Putting whether the Black community can trust the vaccine aside, the next controversy on the immediate horizon is whether African Americans will have access.

Health care workers and patients in long-term health care facilities are first in line. According to guidelines, senior citizens and those with high-risk comorbidities and essential workers are next.

As of the date of this column, 16 states have voted for and signed that compact, including Colorado, which had voted for it (and the governor had signed the legislation) but new legislators have now suspended—but not revoked that state’s participation for now. With Colorado (nine electoral votes), the

All that is required is citizen activism in several other states to reach the magic number, and the deed will be done (Demanding police defunding is fine, but unrealistic. This voting issue is, however, very doable), as mentioned in two prior OUR WEEKLY articles on this issue.

“I’m looking at social media, and I’m seeing [Former President] Barack Obama saying he’ll take the vaccine on television, and I’m shaking my head,” said Tonia Everhart, a Northeast, Washington, D.C., nurse. “First, understand that Obama isn’t necessarily the most trusted voice in the Black community, and he’s not a doctor. “While I understand what he’s trying to do to encourage participation and eliminate fear, our community needs Black medical professionals, trusted voices, to say it’s okay to take the vaccine and then we need to be assured that we are not going to be left behind when the vaccine becomes available,” Everhart demanded. Health officials agreed.

“I’m guessing white folks will be first in line,” Monica Roderick, a Temple Hills, Maryland mother of four, opined.

The initial supply certainly will overwhelm demand, CDC officials said. The federal government plans to distribute the vaccine in phases.

Health care workers and patients in long-term health care facilities are first in line. According to guidelines, senior citizens and those with high-risk comorbidities and essential workers are next. After that, state and local government officials will determine who next receives a vaccination. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

The outline reportedly provided suggested no explicit details about reaching marginalized populations like the Black community who have suffered the most.

After that, state and local government officials will determine who next receives a vaccination. So far, most states have yet to develop a concrete plan.

For true democracy to really work, the candidates elected to office should receive the highest votes in the contest, not be chosen by some special electors who take the vote out of the hands of ordinary citizens. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

“You need that deep community engagement to strategize and inform what needs to be done, community by community,” Eric Toner, a senior scholar with the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, who was the lead author for Johns Hopkins’ Covid-19 vaccine allocation framework, told NBC News. That means engagement of local leaders, from pastors to principals, to reach hesitant individuals, he said, adding that such strategies are particularly key to reaching historically marginalized and disenfranchised communities. “That is a public health priority not only for ethical and moral reasons but because that’s where a lot of the transmission of the disease is happening,” Toner added. “It’s absolutely true that we can’t reach them solely through public messaging,” Toner continued. “States need to be working now to create the relationships in those communities with trusted leaders to encourage people to seriously think about getting vaccinated.”

CORRECTION

In our 12/10/20 issue, the article “Uplifting Black Voices with Common Ground Theater”, the correct name of the playwright of “Burden of Proof ” and “Boy” is Cris Eli Blak, who lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

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OBITUARIES CENTENARIAN

Webster Joseph Peeples

David Bennet

SUNRISE

9/9/1935

10/3/1919

11/12/1948

Ronald Milner

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11/27/2020

12/5/2020

11/16/2020

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WEBSTER JOSEPH PEEPLES was born on September 9, 1935 in Borgen, Virginia. Joseph grew up in a small community in Virginia. He was raised on the family farm by his mother Valenia with the assistance and guidance of his grandparents Eddie and Glennie Peeples.

Graveside service was held on Friday, December 11, 2020 at El Camino Park. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

Services will be held Wednesday, December 23, 2020 at Miramar National Cemetery, viewing on December 22, 2020 at 5880 El Cajon Blvd at 2:30pm.

DAVID BENNETT was born on October 3, 1919 in Henryetta, Oklahoma. He was the tenth of thirteen children born to the union of Simon & Julia Bennett.

Once Joe completed school, he embarked on life beyond the farm and migrated to Philadelphia. Although he made a successful life for himself in Philadelphia, he relocated to San Diego, California and he now had siblings to get to know. Joe said his goodbyes to Philadelphia and once again headed out.

David received Jesus Christ as his personal Saviour at a young age and was baptized at the Paradise Baptist Church.

RONALD MILNER was born on November 12, 1948 in Durham, North Carolina to Ernest and Gloria Milner. He was the first born / big brother of eight brothers and sisters of this union. He received his formal elementary and high school education from a multitude of public schools up and down the east coast of the United States ultimately receiving his High School Diploma from Haaron High School in New York City. Shortly after graduation he entered the New York City Community College where he studied Architecture, he later enlisted in the United States Navy serving on various Navy ships in the Engineering Department as a Machinist Mate. After receiving an Honorable Discharge from the US Navy he began a career with the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair at the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard in Brooklyn, New York (SUPSHIP) as a Project Manager responsible for the overhaul and repair of multitude of US Navy ships.

Joe arrived in San Diego in 1969. and quickly established himself once again. He began working for the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) where he would work for thirty years. After leaving there he continued serving as a guard for another twenty years. Joe had a smile and a laugh that was warm and contagious. He was known for his impeccable style. Dressed in a suit, hat, dress shoes and smelling good, he was always sharp when he stepped out. He was also well known for his signature pronunciation of words and his many witty responses, such as “You got dat right!” and “most definitely!” Joe had a kind heart, and was always happy to contribute to different organizations, events, and programs in support of a loved one. If you called, he came. He enjoyed accompanying the youngsters to their sporting events, pulling up at the family functions in his Cadillac, or just spending time hanging out with his extended family. As long as he had his water bottle and his Hennessy, he was ready to roll. Joe has always been there for friends and family through their ups and downs. He has taught us to enjoy life and everything it has to offer. He was a giving man full of kindness, strength, and confidence. Joe departed this life on November 27, 2020. He was preceded in death by mother Valenia Chambers (Peeples); and nephews James Russell and Theodore Baker. Left to cherish Joe’s memory are siblings Landie P. Jackson, Margo Chambers, Rennie Ann Price (Chambers); nieces Nicole M. Gillard (Cunningham), Valenia L. Jones (Watkins); nephews William Baker, Curtis Baker, Lamont Gillard; and a host of cousins, great-nieces, great-nephews, other relatives, friends, and acquaintances. He will be sorely missed.

David met his “Honey Bunch”, Alma Sharpe, and they were united in holy matrimony on April 12, 1939. They were blessed with five loving children. On July 7, 1944, David enlisted into the United States Navy during World War II. Shortly after the war ended, David received his Honorable Discharge on January 25, 1946. Afterwards, David began employment with the Tennessee Coal Iron as an operator helper. In September 1948, David & Alma relocated to San Diego, California with their children: Johnny Lenear, Alfred Lee and Shirley Ree. They were later blessed with daughters, Norma and Grace. On July 7, 2004, Alma was called home to Glory to be with the Lord after sixty-five years of marriage.

Ronald would later relocate to San Diego California to be near his family which he loved so dearly.

Shortly after his arrival to San Diego, David began employment with the 32nd Street Naval Base as a driver, and also worked evenings at General Atomics in the maintenance department. David retired during the mid1980s.

Ronald knew the Lord and was baptized at an early age; he affiliated with Encanto Southern Baptist Church where he received much of his spiritual guidance. Ronald is preceded in death by his father Ernest H. Milner; his nephew, Larry D. Milner Jr.; and his uncle, James Clayton Diggs.

In 1948, David and Alma united with the Mt. Erie Baptist Church. He served faithfully in various capacities including Superintendent of the Sunday School / Emeritus, Vice President of the President Counsel for District Brotherhood and Financial Chairman, which he served up until his passing. He was usually the first one there to open the church, as well as the academy; and he was generally the last to leave, securing the church and the academy. He was known to all respectfully as a strong, honest, God-fearing man, one who you could confide in for advice. He graciously assisted his pastor in any way he could. He dearly loved his church family and his pastor, but above all, he truly loved the Lord.

Ronald was married to the former Diane Pearson, from that union were three sons; Ronald Jr., Todd Milner and Tyron Milner. In addition to his immediate family he leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Gloria Milner; his sisters Sylvia Covington and Flora Slaughter; his brother Ernest H. Milner; Larry D Milner and James C. Milner; Floyd E. Milner; Norman V. Milner; and Eric K. Milner. He will sincerely be missed by his grandchildren, nieces, nephews, friends and all that came in contact with him.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Bennett; his daughter Shirley Ree; his sons Johnnie Lenear and Alfred Lee. On Saturday, December 5, 2020, after “101” years of laboring in the vineyard, David Bennett was called from labor to eternal rest. He leaves to cherish his memory: two loving and devoted daughters, Norma Fields (Edward) and Grace McMurray (Garland); one sister, Annie Ree Williams; 16 grandchildren 28 great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.

Love Lives On

Those we love are never really lost to us — we feel them in so many special ways —

through friends they always cared about and dreams they left behind, in beauty that they

Richard Moore Sr. SUNRISE 3/29/1961

SUNSET 11/29/2020

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be gone... Those we love are never really lost to us —For everywhere their special love lives on.

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Richard was so full of life and energetic. He enjoyed being outdoors and spending quality time with his family and friends, especially his sisters. He was known as being the “favorite uncle” as well as the jokester of the family. Richard was a very loving and caring person and he had a strong relationship with Christ. He was loved by everyone and will be greatly missed. Richard Addison Moore, Sr. departed this life on Sunday, November 29, 2020. He was preceded in death by parents Hershel and Jimmie Lee Moore. Left to cherish Richard’s sweet and precious memories are: four sisters Barbara Madison, Regina Timms, Tina Moore, and Rita Moore; brother-inlaw Bernard Russel; nephew Damon Johnson: his loving and devoted children Lavell, Lavonnie, and Richard, Jr.; their mother and his lifetime friend Lavonnie Stanley; and a host of sister and brother-in-laws, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, close family friends, and many others.

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EDUCATION

NATIONAL NEWS

SDCCD Trustee Seat

Taylor’s family praises Virginia

Vacated by Sean Elo-Rivera

Open in District E Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) is inviting applications from individuals who are interested in filling a Board of Trustees seat that was recently vacated by Trustee Sean Elo-Rivera, who was sworn-in as a member of the San Diego City Council on December 10. Elo-Rivera represented the SDCCD’s District E, which stretches from Barrio Logan to City Heights and includes Downtown, North Park, South Park, Golden Hill, Mountain View, Logan Heights, and Normal Heights. During the Board of Trustees’ November 12 meeting, the board decided it would appoint a replacement to fill the final two years of EloRivera’s term. While trustees had the option of calling a special election, the cost –

estimated at up to $650,000 – was considered prohibitive, especially at a time when education funding is being constrained due to the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. The next sched-

uled election in District E is in 2022. The board has 60 days from Elo-Rivera’s swearing in date as a City Council member to make a provisional appointment. A board subcommittee will coordinate the process with the assistance of Chancellor Constance Carroll. An eligible applicant

must be a resident of District E, a registered voter, at least 21 years old, and cannot be an SDCCD employee. The board will select the appointee by majority vote at an upcoming meeting. “This is an important decision since the governing board’s actions af fe c t over 100,000 students and the entire region,” s aid B o ard of Trustees President Maria Nieto Senour. “ To ensure transparenc y and full compliance with legal requirements, the entire process will be conducted at public sessions of the board.” Applications from interested candidates are due January 15, 2021. More information on the application process for those interested in representing District E will be available after December 18 at: sdccd. edu/board-vacancy.

ban on no-knock warrants By Denise Lavoie AP Legal Affairs Writer Two of Breonna Taylor’s aunts watched Monday as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ceremonially signed a statewide ban against the use of no-knock search warrants, a law named after Taylor, a Kentucky woman who was fatally shot when Louisville police broke down her door in the middle of the night.

to decertify officers who commit misconduct. “We’re here today because when the country saw what happened in March, people said that’s wrong, you need to do something,” Gov. Northam said of Taylor’s killing.

“Breonna’s Law” is the first such law enacted by a state since Taylor was killed in March, Northam said. Two other states _ Oregon and Florida _ already had similar bans, while several municipalities, including Louisville, have banned the practice since Taylor was killed. Taylor’s death, along with the killing of George Floyd while in police custody in Photo courtesy of NNPA. Minneapolis and the killings of other Black The Taylor family’s attorpeople sparked massive ney, Ben Crump, thanked protests around the county Northam and the lead against police brutality and sponsors of the legislation _ systemic racism. During a Sen. Mamie Locke and Del. special legislative session, Lashrecse Aird for “helping Virginia lawmakers passed to make a more just socia host of police and crimiety, a more just America, nal justice reforms, includone where Breonna Taylor ing a ban on the use of gets to sleep in peace withchokeholds, a requirement out the police busting in her that officers intervene to door.” stop the use of excessive force by another officer, and Taylor’s aunt, Bianca changes that make it easier

Austin, said no-knock warrants are “detrimental and destructive to Black lives.” “Thank you for listening to our voices,” Austin said. “We hope this encourages other states to get on board” in banning no-knock warrants, she said. The law, which goes into effect in March, prohibits police from going into a home without first announcing themselves. It also requires that search warrants be served only during daylight hours unless police can show a magistrate or a judge good cause as to why the warrant needs to be served at night. The law does not apply to search warrants seeking to take a blood sample from someone; they can be served anytime. Taylor was fatally shot when police executed a no-knock warrant at her apartment. Police said they did knock and announced themselves before using a battering ram to get inside. Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, said he thought intruders had burst into Taylor’s home, not police. Walker fired his gun once, striking one officer in the leg. Taylor was killed when police returned fire.

Cedric Richmond Leaves House

for a Bigger House, the White House Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Cedric Richmond resigned f rom C ong ress af ter being selected to work for President-elect Joe Biden. Richmond will work for the White House Office of Public Engagement, making him one of the highest-ranking Black in the incoming administration, other than Kamala Harris, the Vice President-elect. He announced in mid-November that he was leaving office. His district Baton

Rouge and River Road areas. The majority of this district is New Orleans, where he lives.Richmond has held a number of leadership positions including Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, The House Democratic Assistant to the Majority Whip. He has represented his district since 2011. He is a graduate of Morehouse College and Tulane Law School.

Cedric Richmond

INTERNATIONAL NEWS Ivory Coast President Ouattara Wins Third Term By Toussaint N’gotta Associated Press Ivor y Coast President Alassane Ouattara was inaugurated Monday for a third term in office amid ongoing outcries from opposition parties. More than 300 people attended the swearing in ceremony at the Presidential Palace, including about 10 African heads of state, as the re-elected Ouattara called for national dialogue. “I renew my ambition to

rebuild a more united Ivory Coast for a better future,’’ he said. “We must work tirelessly with respect for our institutions.’’ He condemned the violence that has marked the election. At least 85 people have died in election-related violence. Ouattara has been in power for nearly a decade. He initially said he would not run again this year but changed his mind after

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his party’s candidate died suddenly in July. Ouattara maintains that the country’s two-term limit for presidents does not apply to him because of a constitutional referendum passed in 2016.

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LOCAL NEWS Jen Campbell Becomes City Council President Despite Protest Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer December 10th marked the inauguration of a new San Diego City Council, followed immediately by a special meeting to vote on a new council president. The meeting was long and tumultuous; starting with public comments on who should take the new role. For over four hours, callers voiced their overwhelming support for Councilmember Monica Montgomery-Steppe. Stories poured in from all

over San Diego expressing personal moments with the Councilmember and showing how involved MontgomerySteppe is in her community. Lawana Richmond, a San Diego resident, explained her reason for supporting Councilmember Montgomery-Steppe as president to the council as “We’re at a moment where we could demonstrate that San Diego is ready to be governed by the people, for the people, and this could be a step in that direction.” Despite this, five affirmative

votes ushered in Councilmember J e n n i f e r Campbell as the new City Council President, beating Councilmember Montgomery-Steppe by one vote. Councilmembers Jennifer Campbell, Stephen Whitburn, Marni von Wilpert, Chris Cate, And Raul Campillo voted in favor of Campbell while Councilmembers Monica Montgomery-Steppe, Joe LaCava, Vivian Moreno, and Sean Elo-Rivera casting

California’s Vaccine Distribution These are California’s top three priority groups to receive coronavirus vaccines that begin arriving this month, as identified this week by the governor' office.

Councilmember Monica Montgomery-Steppe

their votes for MontgomerySteppe. In the non-agenda public comment, callers immediately voiced their disappointment in the City Council’s decision and felt that they had not been listened to. In response to the results, former Councilmember and mayoral candidate Barbara See CAMPBELL page 15

Rep. Juan Vargas’

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FIND Trafficking Act Included In NDAA On Dec. 4, the House and Senate agreed to include Rep. Vargas’ (CA-51) bill, H.R. 502 Fight Illicit Networks and Detect (FIND) Trafficking Act, in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act.

Vir tua l c urrencies, such as Bitcoin, can be used for legal purchases. However, the anonymity associated with virtual currencies has led them to become a preferred financial payment method for criminal organizations. “I'm pleased that my bill, the FIND Trafficking Act,

was included in the text for this year’s National Defense Authorization Act. Transnational criminal organizations are increasingly using virtual currencies to facilitate drug and sex trafficking,” said Rep. Vargas. “The Find Trafficking Act will require the Comptroller General of the United States to make recommendations to Congress on legislative

and regulatory actions to help put an end to these illicit activities.” The Find Trafficking Act will also require the Comptroller General to conduct studies on how virtual currencies are being used in the "dark web”.

tive solutions that prevent criminals from using virtual currency for illicit means,” said Rep. Vargas. “I look forward to this bill becoming a law and am committed to working on legislation that ensures the safety and well-being of our communities.”

“The data collected will help Congress have a greater understanding of legisla-

Vargas represents California’s 51st Congressional District which includes the southern

portion of San Diego County, all of Imperial County, and California’s entire U.S.Mexico border. Vargas was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012 and is currently serving his fourth term in Congress. He serves on the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee.

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The Universal Hip Hop Museum –

Photos Courtesy of The Universal Hip Hop Museum

By Rocky Bucano The Universal Hip Hop Museum

In the 1970s, America was in turmoil. The economy was in a freefall. The nation was grappling with the Vietnam war. Marginalized Americans were still protesting in the streets for change. Anguish was felt throughout the country, but most profoundly in the nation’s inner cities. And this collective pain incubated an art form in the heart of the Bronx, New York, that would ultimately have a profound effect and influence upon the entire world. The birth of Hip Hop is a “Made in New York” story. The story is delivered from the Bronx’s core creativity. It’s an epic tale, rich in history and cultural heritage that is rightfully told in the place that first gave it life – Welcome to the Universal Hip Hop Museum. Humble – Yet Explosive Beginning In the late 1970s, an end-of-the-school-year party delivered Hip Hop, a new musical genre that would travel from borough to borough, city to city, and eventually around the world. The Black and Latinx teens who spearheaded the revolution of Hip Hop launched a musical paradigm shift, one which, by far, has had the most significant influence on popular culture since the U.K. invasion of the Beatles in 1964.

Those teenage kids who ignited New York City’s most significant cultural export came from various Bronx neighborhoods and were viewed by their peers as relatable superheroes. In the communities in which they lived. They were the coolest of the cool. You have seen their names on party flyers, watched them showcase their talent on the big screen, and have heard their songs on the radio. Their unique personas and mastery of this new art form fueled Hip Hop’s explosive rise. I was one of those teenagers. I witnessed the culture’s birth and have participated in its global growth as a promoter and music label executive and am now leading the next phase of Hip Hop’s historical development as Executive Director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum.

A Home for Hip-Hop The Universal Hip Hop Museum will be the first smart Museum constructed amidst a worldwide pandemic and the first cultural institution of its kind on the globe honoring the totality of Hip Hop. Though the doors are not officially open – the saying – “Hip Hop Don’t Stop” – holds true. During the past year, the Museum has focused on supporting the needs of the greater global and local community by raising money to help New York City’s frontline healthcare workers and participating in the United Nations World Day of Peace. As a permanent home to accurately document, archive, and celebrate the cultural phenomenal; milestones, the Universal

Hip Hop Museum will share and document the stories about the people, places, and events that spawned a uniquely American art form that celebrates the musical and creative contributions of the culture. The Museum will give permanence to the stories bred in the Bronx and beyond and serve as a new international cultural hub welcoming local residents and one million-plus tourists to the Bronx from across the U.S. and overseas when the Museum opens to the general public in 2023.

Walking the Walk and Talking the TalkTrue Community Investment The construction of the Universal Hip Hop Museum is one of the beacons of the borough’s revitalization. It represents a homecoming celebration of an area that has been historically home to marginalized BIPOC communities that are severely rent-burdened, low income, and, during the pandemic, most severely impacted with higher than average unemployment rates and COVID-19 related deaths. The Universal Hip Hop Museum’s mission is particularly relevant when considering that it is actively choosing to invest in its community and hire from within the community. The entire project has always focused on the community’s needs, with ample green space surrounding the Museum, an affordable housing component, and the Museum as the project’s cultural anchor.

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– The Official Record of Hip Hop

When construction of the Museum begins in January 2021, a new standard for development will make history. L&M Development Partners and Type A Projects, the Museum’s development partners, have agreed to hire and train people who live in the local community. L&M Development Partners has recently signed a landmark deal with Laborers’ Local 79. The agreement represents a significant step forward, ensuring that Bronxites will be among those hired to build the future home of Hip Hop history, which also distinctly sets the Museum apart from other cultural institutions.

The Power, Purpose, and Platform The power and influence of Hip Hop are most formidable. It’s an educational instrument used in classrooms, it’s the backdrop for movie scores, we hear the beats on tv commercials, and Hip-Hop is used as a tool to preserve ancient languages in Peru and Uganda. The rhythmic beats and culture of Hip Hop not only entertains but also serve as a global connector and a loudspeaker to amplify social change. The Museum is bass bottom that adds soul to the past and present cultural and social justice issues. As an amplifier of social messaging, the Universal Hip Hop Museum seeks to become the Gold-Standard of how cultural institutions perform and inform the educational, artistic, cultural, aspirational,

and economic needs of Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) through mentorship and strategic partnerships with institutions such as MIT, CUNY, Hip Hop Education Center, Microsoft, Google, and local community organizations. The Universal Hip Hop Museum is best positioned to deliver on the race, social justice, and economic inequality issues amplified in 2020. For example, the Museum’s leadership is genuinely racially and ethnically diverse, representative of the NYC community. Furthermore, according to an SMU study completed in 2019 on cultural BIPOC, employees of the cultural institution workforce are significantly under-represented within this space. The SMU study highlights the profound lack of diversity in positions of power within 65 cultural institutions in NYC. The Museum serves as an example of intentional inclusion and diversity. The importance of Hip Hop’s influence and ability to empower and serve as a source of unity in a divided nation is more important now than ever before. And to encourage change, the Universal Hip Hop Museum will be a leader and active participant in facilitating gains for employees through opportunities in positions of power. Thus, creating an equal playing field for employees of color and investing in the community.

50 Years of Truth to Power

trends and forming new pathways to guide free expression’s democratization. The Bronx played a significant role in cultivating the rise of Hip Hop. The art form will be permanently linked to the culture’s uncanny ability to defy social norms and break down national, cultural, and racial barriers. The Museum is an apropos milestone for the culture and borough that has given so much to the world. Since its birth in the 70s, Hip Hop has kept a bright light on the economic inequality and social justice issues through songs such as “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released in1980, “Fight The Power” by Public Enemy released in 1989 and “Alright” by Kendrick Lamar in 2015. Hip Hop gives voice to the disenfranchised and is the cultural unifier connecting people of all races, ethnicities, and social status through music, poetry, dance, and art. – And in 2023, when the Universal Hip Hop Museum doors swing open, it will be a brick-and-mortar amplification of what the world needed in the 1970s and what the world needs now. The Universal Hip Hop Museum stands ready to usher the next 50 years of Hip Hop’s global prominence in the borough where it all began. The “Official Record of Hip Hop” now has a permanent home.

Fast forward 50 years from the 1970s, and Hip Hop is now the most influential art form globally, continually reshaping

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COVID-19 RESOURCES & INFORMATION SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Statewide

Covid-19 Status

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

111,441

REPORTED TESTS

2,315,222

COVID-19 cases per 100k: 63.9 Positivity rate: 11.3%

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5,212 ICU

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San Diego County Status: WIDESPREAD COVID-19 cases per 100k: 52.7 Positivity rate: 10.9%

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THE CDC:

It’s Best to Postpone Holiday Travel Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

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Travel may increase your chance of spreading and getting COVID-19. CDC continues to recommend postponing travel and staying home, as this is the best

way to protect yourself and others this year. If you are considering traveling for the winter holidays, here are some important

questions to ask yourself and your loved ones beforehand. These questions can help you decide what is best for you and your family. • Are you, someone in your household, or someone you will be visiting at increased risk for getting very sick from COVID-19? • Are cases high or increasing in your community or at your destination? The more cases in your community or at your destination, the more likely you are to get and spread COVID-19 as a result of your door-to-door travel. Check CDC’s COVID Data Tracker for the latest number of cases in each area. See TRAVEL page 15

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B5 FOUNDATION FOOD DISTRIBUTION

The B5 Foundation, Dr. LaVerne Gray Davis, President, will have a food distribution Tuesday, December 22, 2020 beginning at 10am. There will be perishable and non- perishable foods until supplies last. The distribution is held at The Calvary Baptist Church, 719 Cesar E. Chavez Parkway, San Diego, CA. 92113, Dr. Emanuel Whipple, Sr., Pastor.

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FACT: People of all ages can get it Older people and younger people can be infected by the COVID-19 virus. Older people, and people with pre-existing medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, and heart disease appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the virus. People of all ages need to take steps to protect themselves from the virus, for example by following good hand hygiene and good respiratory hygiene (wearing masks).

FACT: Exposing yourself to the sun DOES NOT protect you from COVID-19 You can catch COVID-19, no matter how sunny or hot the weather is. Countries with hot weather have reported cases of COVID-19.

FACT: Adding pepper to your meals DOES NOT prevent or cure COVID-19 Hot peppers in your food, though very tasty, cannot prevent or cure COVID-19. The best way to protect yourself against t h e new coronavirus is to wear a mask, keep 6 feet away from others, wash your hands frequently and thoroughly, maintain a balanced diet, stay well hydrated, exercise regularly and sleep well.

FACT: Thermal scanners CANNOT detect COVID-19 Thermal scanners are effective in detecting people who have a fever, but they cannot detect people who are infected with COVID-19.

FACT: The risk of shoes spreading COVID-19 is very low As a precaution, particularly in homes where infants and small children crawl or play on floors, consider leaving your shoes at the entrance of your home.

FACT: When properly worn, the prolonged use of medical masks* DOES NOT cause CO2 intoxication nor oxygen deficiency Wearing medical masks for long periods can be uncomfortable, but it does not lead to CO2 intoxication nor oxygen deficiency. Make sure your mask fits properly and is tight enough to allow you to breathe normally. Do not re-use a disposable mask and always change it as soon as it gets damp. *Medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are flat or pleated; they are affixed to the head with straps or have ear loops.

FACT: COVID-19 is NOT transmitted through houseflies or mosquito bites To date, there is no evidence or information to suggest that the COVID-19 virus is transmitted through houseflies or mosquitoes. The virus that causes COVID-19 spreads primarily through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. You can also become infected by touching a contaminated surface and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth before washing your hands. SOURCE: The World Health Organization

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

3851 ROSECRANS STREET, MAIL STOP P-578 SAN DIEGO, CA 92110-3134 (619) 531-5800 • FAX (619) 542-4186

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2020) Pursuant to California Health and Safety Code sections 101040, 120175, and 120175.5 (b) the Health Officer of the County of San Diego (Health Officer) ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: Effective 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020, and continuing until further notice, the following will be in effect for San Diego County (county): 1. All persons are to remain in their homes or at their place of residence, except for employees or customers traveling to and from essential businesses or a State authorized sector as defined in sections 10 and 11, below, or to participate in individual or family outdoor activity as allowed by this Order. 2. All “gatherings,” as defined in the California Department of Public Health Guidance for Private Gatherings found at https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/ COVID19/CDPH-Guidancefor-the-Prevention-ofCOVID-19-Transmission-forGatherings-10-09.aspx, with members of other households are prohibited unless expressly permitted in the Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the California Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020 and found at: https://www.gov.ca.gov/wpcontent/uploads/2020/12/12.3.20Stay-atHome-Order-ICUScenario.pdf. 3. SCHOOLS a. All public, charter, and private schools may hold classes and other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School - Based Programs, and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. Institutions of higher education may hold classes or other school activities only under circumstances permitted by the State and in compliance with the COVID – 19 Industry Guidance: Institutions of Higher Education and as may be updated or superseded by further State guidance. A written, worksite-specific COVID-19 prevention plan as stated in their applicable state guidance may be used by schools and institutions of higher education in lieu of a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol or Safe Reopening Plan. b. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, shall report the following to the San Diego County Office of Education (SDCOE) on or before the second and fourth

Monday of each month, in a format designated by SDCOE::

protect its patients, medical personnel and staff.

i. Number of students participating in full-time in-person learning, by school site and school district, if applicable.

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

ii. Number of students participating in hybrid learning (a mix of in-person and distance learning) by school site and school district, if applicable. iii. Number of students participating in distance learning by school site and school district, if applicable. iv. Number of school employees who work onsite at a school, by school site and school district, if applicable. v. The name, email, mailing address, and phone number of the person responsible for responding to complaints regarding COVID-19 prevention, by school site and school district, if applicable. SDCOE shall report this information to the County of San Diego by the end of business on the following day (Tuesday) and shall post this information on its publicly facing website. c. All school districts, charter schools, and private schools serving grades TK – 12 inclusive, as required in the most recent COVID -19 Industry Guidance: Schools and School-Based Programs, shall notify local health officials immediately of any positive case of COVID-19, and exposed staff and families, as relevant, while maintaining confidentiality as required by state and federal laws. 4. Child daycare and child care providers shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in State COVID-19 Updated Guidance: Child Care Programs and Providers and shall prepare and post a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11c, below. 5. “Non-essential personnel,” as defined in section 15b below, are prohibited from entry into any hospital or long-term care facility. All essential personnel who are COVID-19 positive or show any potential signs or symptoms of COVID-19 are strictly prohibited from entry into hospitals or long-term care facilities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, individuals requiring medical care for COVID-19 or related conditions may be admitted to hospitals or other medical facilities if the hospital or medical facility is appropriate for treating COVID-19 and has adequate precautions in place to

a. Take measures to preserve and prioritize resources; and, b. May authorize and perform non-emergent or elective surgeries or procedures based on their determination of clinical need and supply capacity, and where consistent with State guidance. c. Nothing in this Order shall prevent physicians and other healthcare providers from conducting routine preventive care provided it conforms to any applicable State guidance. d. Nothing in this Order shall prevent dentists or dental hygienists from conducting routine preventive care provided it conforms to any applicable State guidance. 7. Hospitals, healthcare providers, pharmacies, commercial testing laboratories, and any other setting conducting testing shall report all positive and non-positive (i.e., negative, indeterminate, and specimen unsatisfactory) test results from nucleic acid amplification tests, antibody tests, and antigen diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2 to the Public Health Officer immediately after such results are received. 8. Face coverings shall be worn as described and required in California Department of Public Health Face Covering Guidance issued on November 16, 2020, (available at: https://www. cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/ DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/guidance-for-facecoverings.aspx). 9. All businesses not meeting the definition of essential business or State authorized sector in section 10 and 11 below are referred to in this Order as “non-essential businesses” and shall be and remain closed for the duration of this Order. All essential businesses and businesses and entities in State authorized sectors must comply with the requirements of this Order. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any business may remain open if its employees and owners can provide its services from home, including by telecommuting, without direct contact with the public. 10. ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES a. “Essential business” is any business or activity (or a business/activity that employs/utilizes workers) designated by

the State Public Health Officer as “Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers” set forth in: https://covid19.ca.gov/img/ Essential CriticalInfrastructureWorkers.pdf) as that list may be updated from time-totime, and referenced in Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California. b. All essential businesses that allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post a “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” on the form available at: https://www.sandiegocounty .gov/content/dam/sdc/hhsa/ programs/phs/Epidemiology/ covid19/SOCIAL_DISTAN CING_AND_SANITATION_ PROTOCOL_04022020_ V1.pdf ), or on a form required by another governmental entity requiring substantially similar information, for each of their facilities open to the public in the county. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All essential businesses shall implement the Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol must describe all measures required in section c below. Any business that fails to prepare and successfully implement a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol shall immediately close. c. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular sector of essential business, every essential business in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol (prepared pursuant to section b, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol. 11. STATE AUTHORIZED SECTORS a. A “State authorized sector” is a type of business or activity that is not an essential business as

defined in section 10a above, and is operating in conformance with the State of California’s Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the State Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020, all portions of which are operative in San Diego County effective immediately, and available at: https:// www.gov.ca.gov/wpcontent/ uploads/2020/12/12.3.20-Stayat-Home-Order-ICU-Scenario. pdf. b. All State authorized sectors, must prepare and post a “Safe Reopening Plan” on the form available at: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/dam/ sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/Epidemiology/covid19/Community_Sector_Support/BusinessesandEmployers/SafeReopeningPlanTemplate.pdf for each of their facilities in the county. c. The Safe Reopening Plan must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. A copy of the Safe Reopening Plan must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. All businesses or entities in a State authorized sector shall implement the Safe Reopening Plan and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand. The Safe Reopening Plan must describe all measures required in section e, below. Any business that fails to prepare and comply with its Safe Reopening Plan or COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol shall immediately close. d. When the State of California has issued an industry guidance, or any subsequent amendments thereto, with mandatory or suggested restrictions and/or measures to be implemented by a particular State authorized sector, every business or entity in that sector must comply with the guidance and shall include in its Safe Reopening Plan (prepared pursuant to section c, above) all of the measures listed in the industry guidance. Any mandatory measures required by this Order must also be included in a Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol. 12. Each essential business, and business or entity in a State authorized sector, shall take all of the following actions if an employer becomes aware that an employee is diagnosed with COVID19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

WILMA J. WOOTEN, M.D. PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER

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ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 10, 2020) CONTINUATION that there is an employee that is laboratory-confirmed diagnosed with COVID-19, together with the name, date of birth, and contact information of the employee. b. Cooperate with the County Department of Public Health’s COVID-19 response team to identify and provide contact information for any persons exposed by the employee at the workplace. c. Provide notice of the exposure to any employees, and contractors (who regularly work at the workplace), who may have been exposed to COVID-19, as stated in the State’s COVID-19 Employer Playbook for a Safe Reopening, available at {https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/employer-playbook-for-safe-reopening--en.pdf}. 13. OUTDOOR RECREATION a. Each public park and recreation area or facility, shall operate in compliance with the measures set forth in the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Campgrounds, RV Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The operator of the park shall prepare a Safe Reopening Plan pursuant to section 11, above, indicating how the park or recreation facility will implement the required measures. Any park or recreation area/facility at which the Protocol requirements cannot be effectively implemented may be required to close. b. Outdoor recreation instruction and day camps that comply with the State COVID-19 Industry Guidance: Day Camps, may be conducted in park and recreation areas/facilities. c. Recreational boating may occur in compliance with applicable State guidance: https:// files.covid19.ca.gov/pdf/guidance-campgrounds.pdf. d. Businesses or entities operating pursuant to this section 13 shall comply with additional restrictions listed in Section 2 (g) of the State Regional Stay At Home Order and shall close all indoor facilities. 14. Persons who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, or who are likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19”, or as subsequently amended. Persons who have a close contact with a person who either has COVID-19, or is likely to have COVID-19, shall comply with the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to

COVID-19,” or as subsequently amended. Both orders are available at: https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/ hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/ health-order.html. If a more specific isolation or quarantine order is issued to a person, that order shall be followed. 15. For purposes of this Order: a. “Non-essential personnel” are employees, contractors, or members of the public who do not perform treatment, maintenance, support, or administrative tasks deemed essential to the healthcare mission of the long-term care facility or hospital. Nonessential personnel do not include first responders, nor State, federal, or local officials, investigators, or medical personnel carrying out lawful duties. Non-essential personnel do not include visitors to hospitals and long-term care facilities who are granted entry by the facility’s director, or designee, because they are family or friends who are visiting a resident in an end of life or similar situation, are parents or guardians visiting a child who is a patient, or because of any other circumstances deemed appropriate by the facility director, or designee, and where appropriate precautions by the facility that follow federal, State, and local public health guidance regarding COVID-19 are followed. b. “Social distancing” is maintaining a six-foot separation from all persons except for household members, first responders and medical providers or employees conducting temperature screenings. 16. This Order is issued as a result of the World Health Organization’s declaration of a worldwide pandemic of COVID-19 disease, also known as “novel coronavirus.” 17. This Order is issued based on scientific evidence regarding the most effective approaches to slow the transmission of communicable diseases generally and COVID-19 specifically, as well as best practices as currently known and available to protect vulnerable members of the public from avoidable risk of serious illness or death resulting from exposure to COVID-19. The age, condition, and health of a significant portion of the population of the county places it at risk for serious health complications, including death, from COVID-19. Although most individuals who contract COVID-19 do not become seriously ill, persons with mild symptoms and asymptomatic persons with COVID-19 may place other vulnerable

members of the public— such as older adults, and those with underlying health conditions—at significant risk. 18. The actions required by this Order are necessary to reduce the number of individuals who will be exposed to COVID-19, and will thereby slow the spread of COVID-19 in the county. By reducing the spread of COVID-19, this Order will help preserve critical and limited healthcare capacity in the county and will save lives. 19. This Order is issued in accordance with, and incorporates by reference: a) the Declaration of Local Health Emergency issued by the Health Officer on February 14, 2020; b) the Proclamation of Local Emergency issued by the County Director of Emergency Services on February 14, 2020; c) the action of the County Board of Supervisors to ratify and continue both the local health emergency and local emergency on February 19, 2020; d) the Proclamation of a State of Emergency issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 4, 2020; e) Executive Order N-25-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 12, 2020 which orders that “All residents are to heed any orders and guidance of state and local health officials, including but not limited to the imposition of social distancing measures, to control COVID-19”; f) Proclamation 9984 regarding COVID-19 issued by the President of the United States on March 11, 2020; g) Executive Order N-33-20 issued by the Governor of the State of California on March 19, 2020; h) the “Interim Additional Guidance for Infection Prevention and Control for Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 in Nursing Homes” issued by the CDC; i) COVID-19 guidance issued by the California Department of Public Health on including, but not limited to the Face Coverings Guidance issued on November 16, 2020; j) the State of California’s “Resilience Roadmap;” k) the State of California’s Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe; l) the California Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 2020; and m) the Regional Stay At Home Order issued by the California Public Health Officer on December 3, 2020. 20. This Order is issued to prevent circumstances often present in gatherings that may exacerbate the spread of COVID-19, such as: 1) the increased likelihood that gatherings will attract people from a broad geographic area;

2) the prolonged time period in which large numbers of people are in close proximity; 3) the difficulty in tracing exposure when large numbers of people attend a single event or are at a single location; and 4) the inability to ensure that such persons follow adequate hygienic practices. 21. This Order is issued to provide additional opportunities for recreational activities while also requiring additional protections from the spread of COVID-19 to the public who are taking advantage of these opportunities for recreational activities. And providing additional protections for employees of essential businesses or businesses or entities in State authorized sectors and their customers/clients. 22. This Order is issued to protect the public health as businesses are allowed to reopen by requiring businesses to implement procedures necessary to ensure their employees and customers comply with social distancing, sanitation and screening practices. 23. This Order comes after the release of substantial guidance from the Health Officer, the California Department of Public Health, the CDC, and other public health officials throughout the United States and around the world. 24. The statement of facts and circumstances set forth as justification for each Guidance issued by the California Department of Health Services that is referenced in this Order are hereby accepted and incorporated by reference into this Order. 25. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b) all governmental entities in the county shall take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with this Order and to disseminate this Order to venues or locations within the entity’s jurisdiction where gatherings may occur. 26. Violation of this Order is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Safety Code section 120295.) 27. To the extent necessary, this Order may be enforced by the Sheriff or chiefs of police pursuant to Government Code sections 26602 and 41601 and Health and Safety Code section 101029. 28. Once this Order takes effect it shall supersede the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations dated December 5, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: December 9, 2020 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

EMERGENCY REGULATIONS As Director of Emergency Services for the County of San Diego, I am authorized to promulgate regulations for the protection of life and property pursuant to Government Code Section 8634 and San Diego County Code section 31.103. The following shall be in effect for the duration of the Health Officer Order issued above which is incorporated in its entirety by reference: The Health Officer Order shall be promulgated as a regulation for the protection of life and property. Any person who violates or who refuses or willfully neglects to obey this regulation is subject to fine, imprisonment, or both. (Government Code section 8665.) Date: December 9, 2020 Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

THIS ORDER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS DO NOT SUPERSEDE MORE RESTRICTIVE STATE ORDERS OR GUIDANCE. ALL PERSONS MUST REFERENCE BOTH THIS DOCUMENT AND APPLICABLE STATE ORDERS AND GUIDANCE. TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY INCONSISTENCY THE MORE RESTRICTIVE MEASURE APPLIES.

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Kizzmekia Corbett Praised as Key COVID-19 Vaccine Scientist By The National Urban League Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and a constant presence on TV during the coronavirus pandemic, was asked a blunt question during a forum hosted last week by the National Urban League: “Can you talk about the input of African American scientists in the vaccine process?” Fauci did not hesitate when giving his answer. “The very vaccine that’s one of the two that has absolutely exquisite levels—94

to 95% efficacy against clinical disease and almost 100% efficacy against serious disease that are shown to be clearly safe—that vaccine was actually developed in my institute’s vaccine research center by a team of scientists led by Dr. Barney Graham and his close colleague, Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, or Kizzy Corbett,” Fauci told the forum. “Kizzy is an African American scientist who is right at the forefront of the development of the vaccine.” Corbett is an expert on the

front lines of the global race for a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, and someone who will go down in history as one of the key players in developing the science that could end the pandemic. She is one of the National Institutes of Health’s leading scientists behind the government’s search for a vaccine. Corbett is part of a team at NIH that worked with Moderna, the pharmaceutical company that developed one of the two mRNA vaccines that has shown to be more than 90%

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“Mellody has been a trusted advisor to me and the company for more than 20 years. She is a fearless leader defined by her grace and wisdom. She has long embraced Starbucks’ purpose and, along with the leadership team, will continue to reimagine Starbucks’ future through the foundation of its past. My heart is full and thankful that Starbucks will have Mellody’s leadership as chair.”

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This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ghina Ivonne Perez-Hall 1130 Sumner Avenue, unit P El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019588 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 10890 Calle Verde #155 La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Erikka Genae Thorpe 10890 Calle Verde #155 La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 14, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 14, 2025 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018537 Fictitious business name(s):

November 14, 2025 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17

will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

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.

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Located at: 3770 Boyd Ave #160 San Diego, CA 92111 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: Melvina Upshur 3770 Boyd Ave #160 San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2025 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019180 Fictitious business name(s): Kusanya Weddings and Events

Located at: 1050 B St, Unit 2006 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 09/20/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Monique Cheri Williams

1050 B St, Unit 2006 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 20, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 20, 2025 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019644 Fictitious business name(s): Resolve Therapy

Located at: 500 La Terraza Blvd, Ste. 150 #8179 Escondido, CA 92025 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: Robin Rachel Anderson

2242 Hilton Head Glen Escondido, CA 92026 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/10, 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018711 Fictitious business name(s): Meals-By-Mac

Located at: 7310 Parkway Drive, Apt 204 La Mesa, California 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 04/15/2019 This business is hereby registered by the following: Alkyshia Monet McDonald 7310 Parkway Drive, Apt 204 La Mesa, California 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 12, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 12, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019502 Fictitious business name(s): Glam & Innovative Projects

Located at: 1130 Sumner Avenue Unit P El Cajon, CA 92021 County of San Diego

Houston Business Solutions --Houston Consulting Solutions

Located at: 1361 West 9th Ave Apt 205 Escondido, CA 92029 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: Nina Nicole Ahuja 1361 West 9th Ave Apt 205 Escondido, CA 92029 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9019595 Fictitious business name(s): Cachanilla Brewing Co. --Cachanilla Brewery

Located at: 9244 Piedmont St. 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: Luis Javier Barcenas 9244 Piedmont St. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 21, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 21, 2025 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018843 Fictitious business name(s): Nefer Het Ankh --NFR HT NKH

Located at: 10890 Calle Verde La Mesa, CA 91941 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: Erikka Genae Thorpe 10890 Calle Verde #155 La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 14, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 14, 2025 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018889 Fictitious business name(s): Providing Healthier Alternatives to Communities Reclaiming Our People's Sustainability (PHATCROPS) --P.H.A.T.C.R.O.P.S

Fa Fashion and Hair --Fa Fashion & Hair --Fatou Hair Braiding

Located at: 5945 Mission Gorge Rd Ste 3 San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 10/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Astou Sy 402 63rd St Spc 195 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 7, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 7, 2025 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018538 Fictitious business name(s): Bell and Bell Enterprises --Bell & Bell Enterprises --B&BE --Bell and Bell Enterprise --Bell & Bell Enterprise --Dos Management --Dos Ecosystems --The FAB Project

Located at: 402 63rd St Spc 195 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 07/01/2016 This business is hereby registered by the following: Christopher J Bell 402 63rd St Spc 195 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 7, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on November 7, 2025 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9018967 Fictitious business name(s):

Royal Quartz Professional Visitation Services

Located at: 453 Park Way Chula Vista, CA 91910 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: Nacole Tashay Harris 453 Park Way Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on November 14, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041934CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Oanh Do Thi Hoang Ho on behalf of Thu Hoang Anh Tran To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Oanh Do Thi Hoang Ho on behalf of Thu Hoang Anh Tran filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Thu Hoang Anh Tran PROPOSED NAME: Jenny Tran 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: January 21, 2021 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

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041855CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Tracy Truc Ho on behalf of Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Tracy Truc Ho on behalf of Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ngoc Thi Hong Ngo PROPOSED NAME: Ruby Ngoc Ngo 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: January 21, 2021 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

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 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/17, 12/24, 12/31, 1/07 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2020-00041940CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Nessim Basabe To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Nessim Basabe filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Nessim Basabe PROPOSED NAME: Nessim Velazquez 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: December 31, 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

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Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17

Orders: I ask the court to order the person in (2) not to do the following things to me or anyone listed in (3). A. Harass, attack, strike, threaten, assault (sexually or otherwise), hit, follow, stalk, molest, destroy personal property, disturb the peace, keep under surveillance, Impersonate (on the internet, electronically, or otherwise), or block movements. B. Contact, either directly or indirectly, in any way, including but not limited to, by telephone, mail or e-mail, or other electronic means. 7. Stay Away Order: I ask the court to order the person in (2) to stay at least 100 yards away from me, my home, my job or workplace, my vehicle, each person listed in (3), and the children's school or childcare. 12. Child Custody and Visitation: I do not have a child custody or visitation order and I want one.

(FL-260), Request for Order (FL-300), Order for Publication of Summons (F1-982), Application for Order for Publication or Posting (FL-980) Order on Request to Continue Hearing DV-116, Order Granting Alternate Service (DV-117).

to the transfer, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court. Before revocation of a nonprobate transfer can take effect or a right of survivorship to property can be eliminated, notice of the change must be filed and served on the other party.

Order and Request to Continue Hearing & Granting Alternate Service (DV-116 & DV-117), Filed September 25, 2020 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza

You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and account to the court for all extraordinary expenditures made after these restraining orders are effective. However, you may use community property, quasi-community property, or your own separate property to pay an attorney to help you or to pay court costs.

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 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division 37-2020-00034008CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Ashley Margaret Walrath To All Interested Persons:

Petitioner Ashley Margaret Walrath filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Ashley Margaret Walrath PROPOSED NAME: Audrey Ashley Winchell 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: 11/10/2020 TIME: 8:30am Dept.: 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED HEARING Notice is given that the hearing in the above-entitled case has been rescheduled from 11/10/2020 08:30 AM to date and time shown below. All inquiries regarding this notice should be referred to the court listed above. Type of Hearing: Hearing on Name Change Date: December 28, 2020 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 All hearings will be conducted remotely until further notice. Absent an order of the court, personal appearances at teh hearing will not be allowed. You must make arrangements with CourtCall as soon as possible, before the hearing date. If you wait to contact CourtCall until the date and time of the hearing, CourtCall will be unable to process your request in time and you will not be able to appear at this hearing. CourtCall will charge you a fee for making the arrangements for your appearance. The fee is required. However, if you have previously obtained an approved Order on Court Fee Waiver (FW-003/FW-003GC) but believe that you may be eligible for a fee waiver, you should immediately file a Request to Waive Court Fees (FW-001/FW-001-GC) with the Civil Business Office, to request an Order on Court Fee Waiver.

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego East County Division 250 E. Main Street El Cajon, CA 92020 Case Number: 19FL012480E Notice to Respondent: Alexis Garza You have been sued. Read the information below. Petitioner's name: Victor Mayoral You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-220 or FL-270) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make order affecting your right to custody of your children. You may also be ordered to pay child support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca/gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca.org), or by contacting your local bar association. NOTICE: The restraining order below remains in effect against each parent until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. STANDARD RESTRAINING ORDER Starting immediately, you and every other party are restrained from removing from the state, or applying for a passport for, the minor child or children for whom this action seeks to establish a parent-child relationship or a custody order without the prior written consent of every other party or an order of the court. This restraining order takes effect against the petitioner when he or she files the petition and against the respondent when he or she is personally served with the Summons and Petition OR when he or she waives and accepts service. This restraining order remains in effect until the judgment is entered, the petition is dismissed, or the court makes other orders. This order is enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of it. NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce the cost you pay toward highquality, affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800300-1506. Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order, Filed September 27, 2019. Case Number 19FDV04304E 1. Name of Person Asking for Protection: Victor Mayoral 2. Name of Person You Want Protection From: Alexis Mayoral 3. Order to Protect family or household Members: Makayla Mayoral, Isaiah Mayoral, Victor Mayoral III, Hazel Mayoral, Brigette Mayoral, Leonardo Mathis, & Gabriella Jara. 6. Personal Conduct

Petition for Custody and Visitation, Filed October 15, 2019. Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Petitioner is the father of the minor children. Respondent is the mother of the minor children. The following minor children are the subject of this action: Makayla Mayoral, d.o.b. 07/26/06 Isaiah Mayoral, d.o.b. 03/31/2009 I request the following orders: A. Legal custody of children to petitioner B. Physical custody of children to petitioner C. No visitation of children with respondent. Request for Order of Child Custody, Filed September 27, 2019 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Victor Mayoral Requests the following: Physical and legal custody of the following children: Makayla Mayoral, d.o.b. 07/26/06 Isaiah Mayoral, d.o.b. 03/31/2009 No visitation for Respondent. Child abduction prevention: I request orders to prevent child abduction by respondent. I think that he or she might take the children without my permission. Application for Order for Publication, Filed July 24, 2020 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Publication Request: The petitioner requests that the court issue an order directing service of the summons listed on item 3. 3. Summons (FL-210) & Petition for Custody (FL210) and all documents filed since August 2019 as listed in attachment number one, in case the court indicated that any of these documents should be listed in the publications. Ex Parte Application and Order, Filed September 24, 2020. Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Hearing Date: September 25, 2020, Time: 1:30 pm. Court Order: The DVTRO hearing is continued to January 29, 2021, at 9 am. The petitioner's RFO is rescheduled to January 28, 2021, at 9am. The publication order will be granted for both the DVTRO pleadings and the Family Law pleadings. Amended Order for Publication, Filed September 25, 2020 Case Number 19FL012480E Petitioner: Victor Mayoral Respondent: Alexis Garza Publication Granted: The court finds that the respondent cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. The court orders that the documents listed in the item 6 be served at least once per week for four successive weeks in the following news papers: Moreno Valley City News Voice & Viewpoint for La Mesa 6. Documents to be served by publication: Summons (FL-210), Request for Domestic Violence Restraining Order (DV-100), Petition for custody and support of minor children

Court Order: The request to reschedule the Court date is granted. Your court date is rescheduled to January 29, 2021 at 9 am, in Dept. 6. Petitioner is to publish once a week for four consecutive weeks in Moreno Valley City News & Voice and Viewpoint. 12/03, 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Mateo 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 Case Number: 19-FAM-00545 Notice to Respondent: YiXiang Yuan You have been sued. Read the information below. Petitioner's name is: Michelle Elizabeth Chin You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter, phone call, or court appearance will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage or domestic partnership, your property, and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. For legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. Get help finding a lawyer at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courts.ca.gov/selfhelp), at the California Legal Services website (www.lawhelpca. org), or by contacting your local county bar association. NOTICE - RESTRAINING ORDERS FOLLOW BELOW: These restraining orders are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. They are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement officer who has received or seen a copy of them. FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. The court may order you to pay back all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for you or the other party. STANDARD FAMILY LAW RESTRAINING ORDERS Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from the state or applying for a new or replacement passport for those minor children without the prior written consent of the other party or an order of the court; 2. cashing, borrowing against, canceling, transferring, disposing of, or changing the beneficiaries of any insurance or other coverage, including life, health, automobile, and disability, held for the venefit of the parties and their minor children; 3. transferring, encumbering, hypothecating, concealing, or in any way disposing of any property, real or personal, whether community, quasicommunity, or separate, without the written consent of the other party or an order of the court, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life; and 4. creating a nonprobate transfer or modifying a nonprobate transfer in a manner that affects the disposition of property subject

NOTICE - ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE: Do you or someone in your household need affordable health insurance? If so, you should apply for Covered California. Covered California can help reduce teh cost you pay towards high quality affordable health care. For more information, visit www.coveredca.com. Or call Covered California at 1-800300-1506. WARNING - IMPORTANT INFORMATION California law provides that, for purposes of division of property upon dissolution of a marriage or domestic partnership or upon legal separation, property acquired by the parties during marriage or domestic partnership in join form is presumed to ber community property. If either party to this action should die before the jointly held community property is divided, the language in the deed that characterizes how title is held (i.e., joint tenancy, tenants in common, or community property) will be controlling, and not the community property presumption. You should consult your attorney if you want the community property presumption to be written into the recorded title to the property. The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California County of San Mateo 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 The name, address, and telephone number of the peitioner's attorney, or petitioner without an attorney, are: Michelle Chin 6143 Shelter Creek Lane San Bruno, CA 4066 (415) 866-4588 Summons Filed: 03/14/2019 Order For Publication Filed: 11/11/2020 11/26, 12/03, 12/10, 12/17

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BLACK HISTORY 1910 BIRTH OF SY OLIVER (MUSICIAN) Born in Battle Creek, Michigan, Oliver was the son of musical parents. He sang and played trumpet professionally, becoming known for his “growling” horn playing. He also composed and arranged music for other artists, including several pieces for Ella Fitzgerald. When Tommy Dorsey decided he wanted a swing band, his first step was to hire Oliver as an arranger. This made Oliver one of the first African Americans with a prominent role in a white band (Fletcher Henderson had joined the Benny Goodman orchestra a few years earlier). Oliver led the transition of the Dorsey band from Dixieland to Big Band. Years later, in 1974 he began a nightly gig at the Rainbow Room in New York. He continued until 1984, when he retired. Oliver died in New York City at the age of 77.

1961 DEATH OF SCULPTOR MARION PERKINS (SCULPTOR) Born in Arkansas on an undetermined day in 1908, he was sent to Chicago to be raised by an aunt in 1916, after the death of his parents. During the Depression of the thirties, Marion Perkins sold papers at a newsstand on Chicago’s South Side. In his free moments at the stand he busied himself whittling on bars of soap and pieces of wood, as well as sculpting with clay and wire. He began attracting local notice and participated in exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1951, that museum purchased his powerful bust of a Black Christ, Man of Sorrows. He continued sculpting for the next decade, including a series addressing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, but he never gained gallery representation or lasting notice, despite warm appraisals by Langston Hughes, Ivan Albright, and others. He died of cancer in 1961.

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Bry has announced that she will lead a coalition to recall Jen Campbell from her Council President position. In an interview with KUSI News, Bry shared that “this is a citywide issue...what we saw was very sad… [Councilmember] Monica is a very smart, independent woman who can ask the tough questions and represent the members of our city well...I heard new Councilmember Von-Wilpert, Campillo, and Whitburn talk about people

over politics in their inaugural speeches and then just a few hours later they voted with the special interest, who they

New Council President Jennifer Campbell

think will fund their political future.”

Travel Continued from page 10 • Are hospitals in your community or at your destination overwhelmed with patients who have COVID-19? To find out, check state and local public health department websites. • Does your home or destination have requirements or restrictions for travelers? Check state and local requirements before you travel. • During the 14 days before your travel, have you or those

you are visiting had close contact with people they don’t live with? • Do your plans include traveling by bus, train, or airplane, which might make staying 6 feet apart difficult? • Are you traveling with people who don’t live with you? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” you should consider making other plans, such as hosting a virtual gathering or delaying your travel.

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Moving forward as a community The pandemic and humanitarian crisis has brought us together with intensified passion and resilience. At Bank of America, we remain focused on supporting the well-being of our teammates, providing the essential financial services our clients need and helping local communities across the country move forward. Here in San Diego, we’ve donated masks to local partners to distribute to those most at risk. We’ve provided lending to local small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to help strengthen our local economy. And we continue to partner with local nonprofits and organizations that are working to advance racial equality and economic opportunity in the communities we serve. We’re grateful for our employees, who have worked tirelessly to support our clients. And we are especially grateful to the healthcare and essential workers who have helped San Diego recover. My teammates and I remain fully committed to the work to come in 2021 and beyond.

Rick Bregman San Diego Market President

Working together Grateful for our partners in San Diego who gave our community support when it needed it most. 192,000 PPE masks donated 6,204 PPP small business client loans totaling $508 million Bank of America employees

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