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YOUR 2021 STIMULUS CASH:

Your Federal vs State Check By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media

Direct cash relief is coming to Californians soon. Both the state and federal government have begun issuing stimulus checks to Americans. The American Rescue Plan, which includes the third and largest round of federal COVID-19 stimulus of the pandemic so far, was signed into law by President Biden on March 12. According to several reports direct deposits began hitting peoples’ bank accounts as soon as March 14, with paper checks and pre-paid debit cards expected to follow soon.

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Last Friday, President Joe Biden signed the latest round of federal COVID-19 relief, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, into law. The broad scope of this stimulus package covers a wider range of national and state priorities as comSee PLAN page 2

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CITIZENS’ LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW

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THE HOUSE PASSED SWEEPING POLICE REFORM NAMED AFTER ‘GEORGE FLOYD’, BUT WILL IT PASS THE SENATE?

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The County of San Diego is now taking applications for the second opening in recent months for the San Diego County Citizens’ Law Enforcement Review Board (CLERB).

be affiliated with the County. CLERB also investigates deaths in connection with the actions of sworn deputies and probation officers. The review board makes advisory findings on complaints, and recommends policy and procedure changes to the Sheriff, Chief Probation Officer and the Board of Supervisors.

A qualified applicant is needed to fill a vacancy opening July 1 for Supervisorial District 1. The first vacancy was announced Dec. 16 and closed Jan. 31. A decision is still pending on who will fill the position.

Applicants:

Volunteers for the second vacancy must live in District 1. The area includes, in part, Point Loma, Coronado, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Bonita, San Ysidro and unincorporated areas of the South Bay.

• Cannot be a County employee.

CLERB was established in 1990 to investigate citizen complaints against San Diego County Sheriff ’s deputies and probation officers. The 11 members of CLERB include two from each of the five supervisorial districts. The eleventh is chosen at large from any of the five districts. CLERB members serve threeyear terms and are appointed by the Board of Supervisors. Members cannot

• Must be a registered voter in San Diego County. • Must be a resident of District 1.

• Cannot currently hold a position as a sworn law enforcement officer. • Serve a three-year term for no more than two consecutive full terms. • Should attend one CLERB meeting prior to applying for the vacancy. • Must complete a training course within three months of the appointment. The Clerk of the Board will take applications until April 2.

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This stimulus round will also include an additional $1,400 payment per dependent. Unlike previous rounds, this round will also include payments for dependents age 17 and above. The maximum amount possible is $5,600, for a couple with two adult

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Low-income Californians can also expect a state-specific Golden State Stimulus check, which will be distributed over the course of 2021. Though both stimulus payments are dispensed automatically, they do have big differences when it comes to qualifications.

For the federal stimulus payment, the full $1,400 amount will be distributed to individuals with an adjusted gross income less than $75,000, heads of households earning less than $112,500 and married couples earning less than $150,000. Payments will gradually lower for people earning more than those amounts, with the cutoffs for payments being $80,000 for individu-

Only those with the hardest of hearts will ever forget the dying words of George Floyd, a Black man who gasped, “I can’t breathe!” as a white Minneapolis police officer literally choked him to death. The horrific incident, which was captured in video, set off a season of protests across the United States and the globe and a national reckoning of the racial and criminal injustice that have plagued African Americans for generations. In a late-night session on March 3, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, largely along party lines and with just one vote by a Republican, Texas Rep. Lance Gooden, who later said in a since-deleted tweet that it was an accident and he had pressed the wrong button.

This landmark, wide-ranging police reform legislation has received broad support from a wide variety of civil rights organizations, including the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, the NAACP, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., the National Urban League, the National Action Network, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and several other civil and human rights groups. “Never again should an unarmed individual be murdered or brutalized by someone who is supposed to serve and protect them,” Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), who authored the bill, said in a statement. “Never again should the world be subject to witnessing what we saw happen to George Floyd in the streets in Minnesota.” Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis, Minn. officer responsible for Floyd’s death, was fired and will soon be tried on a third-degree murder charge. Jury selection began in early March. The bill, which must be signed by President Biden before it becomes law, aims to end racial profiling, change the culture of the nation’s police departments, build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve— and save lives.

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The bill - if passed by the Senate and signed by the President, would: • Prohibit federal, state, and local law enforcement from racial, religious, and discriminatory profiling. • Mandate training on racial, religious, and discriminatory profiling for all law enforcement. • Require law enforcement to collect data on all investigatory activities. • Ban chokeholds and carotid holds at the federal level and conditions law enforcement funding for state and local governments banning chokeholds. • Ban no-knock warrants in drug cases at the federal level and conditions law enforcement funding for state and local governments banning noknock warrants at the local and state level. • Require that deadly force be used only as a last resort and requires officers to employ de-escalation techniques first. Changes the standard to evaluate whether law enforcement use of force was justified from whether the force was “reasonable” to whether the force See REFORM page 2

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pared to previous federal government relief efforts. This one is aims to both prepare the country logistically to emerge from the pandemic and to recover from the economic strife of the past year.

The income thresholds for this federal stimulus round are based on the most recent tax return filed. Like the previous rounds, the money will be automatically distributed to people who have their tax information filed with the IRS. All eligible recipients, including those who don’t typically file taxes, can use the IRS’ “Get My Payment” website to request a payment or check its status. California’s Golden State Stimulus relief package was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom on Feb. 23. The package includes one-time stimulus payments for Californians 18 years or over who receive the California Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) or file with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). An individual who is claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax filing is ineligible to receive a payment. The California stimulus payment will be either $600 or $1,200, based on the recipient’s eligibility. Californians who either receive the CalEITC, meaning they make under $30,000 in taxable income along with other qualifications, or file with an ITIN and earn $75,000 or less will receive $600. Californians who meet both of these conditions will receive $1,200. For couples filing jointly, the ITIN requirement will count if at least one person in the couple files with an ITIN. The biggest difference between the Golden State Stimulus and the rounds of federal stimulus checks that have been issued so far is that eligibility in California is based on 2020 tax returns. The payments will be determined by tax returns filed by October 15, 2021, which is the deadline for filers who request an extension on the original Apr. 15 deadline. The payment itself expires on November 15, 2021. The Golden State Stimulus will go out automatically after 2020 tax returns are filed. The $1400 federal stimulus checks are based either on 2019 or 2020 tax returns.

“This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle-class folks, the people who built this country, a fighting chance,” President Biden said March 12. Lawmakers and policy analysts alike have shared their thoughts about the legislation, and how it will affect multiple areas of need for Californians. In his statement, Gov. Gavin Newsom focused on the aid that the state will receive from the legislation. Together, California state and local governments are set to receive over $40 billion dollars. “With this infusion of federal stimulus, California can make faster progress on responding to COVID, supporting small businesses, putting money in people’s pockets, and bolstering K-12 and higher education. All of these pandemic responses add up to a brighter future for California,” said Newsom. The governor says he looks forward to working with partners in the Legislature to identify “key shared priorities” such as equity, housing affordability, education, and infrastructure, and to chart a path for the state to come “out of this pandemic as a stronger and more inclusive California.”

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Direct aid to Californians includes one-time $1,400 stimulus payments for people earning less than $75,000 and $300 supplemental weekly unemployment benefits through Sept. 6. The first $10,200 in unemployment benefits will also be nontaxable for households that earn under $150,000.

emergency rental assistance, with $5 billion set aside for emergency housing vouchers for unhoused people and survivors of domestic violence. Also, a provision in the package increases the value of cash vouchers for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants and Children (WIC).

The American Rescue Plan also provides aid for families with children through an expansion of the child tax credit. The one-year expansion increases the credit to up to $3,600 per child, distributed in monthly installments. According to projections by the Urban Institute, the child credit tax expansion will cut child poverty in half.

For business owners, the Small Business Administration (SBA) will receive $25 billion for a new grant program for restaurants, bars and “other food and drinking establishments,” with $5 billion targeted for businesses with lower revenue. Also, an extra $1.25 billion is set for the SBA’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, which supports live music and performance venues.

“It is unacceptable that in the richest country in the world, millions of children continue to go to bed hungry and are deprived of basic resources they need to succeed. As Co-Chair of the Majority Leader’s Task Force on Poverty and Opportunity, I applaud this long overdue effort to dismantle the systemic inequality that keeps kids and families at the bottom of the economic ladder,” says U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13). The American Rescue Plan also includes nearly $130 billion in grants to state and local educational agencies, along with $39 billion in grants to higher education institutions and $15 billion to childcare facilities, to assist with safe school reopening.

In an online briefing held by Ethnic Media Services on Mar. 13, the panelists spoke about how the legislation could serve as a blueprint for future permanent legislation. “I should emphasize that all of the almost all of these are short term provisions, they are not permanent. But they provide guidance about the kinds of policies we might want to be enacting going forward on a permanent basis,” said Chad Stone, Chief Economist at the nonprofit Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

The package also provides increased funding for programs that help low-income earners. $25 billion will go to

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was “necessary.” • Limit the transfer of military-grade equipment to state and local law enforcement. • Require federal uniformed police officers to wear body cameras and requires state and local law enforcement to use existing federal funds to ensure the use of police body cameras. • Require marked federal police vehicles to have dashboard cameras. • Make it easier to prosecute offending officers by amending the federal criminal statute to prosecute police misconduct. The mens rea requirement in 18 U.S.C. Section 242 will be amended from “willfulness” to a “recklessness” standard. • Enable individuals to recover damages in civil court when law enforcement officers violate their constitutional rights by eliminating qualified immunity for law enforcement. The Justice in Policing Act also establishes public safety innovation grants that community-based organizations can use to create local commissions and task forces to develop equitable public safety approaches, much like former President Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. In addition, it requires the creation of law enforcement accreditation standard recommendations. “This represents a major step forward to reform the relationship between police officers and communities of color and impose accountability on law enforcement officers

whose conscious decisions preserve the life or cause the death of Americans, including so many people of color,” said civil rights attorneys, Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, on behalf of the Floyd family in a statement. Civil rights leaders are ecstatic over the bill’s passage but may soon find they will have to temper both their enthusiasm and expectations. The House passed a similar bill last year, but then-Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell buried it in what came to be referred to as his “legislative graveyard.” In a CNN interview, Bass said that she has been in talks with Sens. Cory Booker (DNJ) and Tim Scott (R-SC) for several weeks, and current Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) will likely put some version of the bill on the floor for consideration and a vote. But first, obstacles will have to be overcome. Although Democrats now control the Senate, with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris, some Democrats may require some convincing and 10 Republican votes also will be needed for passage. Senate Republicans have claimed that the House bill puts police officers in danger and makes communities less safe. They also object to the provision that eliminates qualified immunity and prosecutorial standards, the major sticking point that they believe would subject law enforcement officers to excessive litigation. But Democrats argue it is needed to hold police accountable for unnecessary use of deadly force. That’s a red line for me, Scott told the Associated Press. “Hopefully we’ll come up with something that actually works.”

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION Biden shows racial tone-deafness with deputy education pick

EDITORIAL

In Support of Black Votes Matter

By Christina Laster A Black mother and advocate for Black lives

By John E. Warren Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint By now all of America, and Blacks in particu l ar, are aware of the “Voter Suppression” legislation introduced in more than 28 states with more than 108 and legislative proposals introduced to restrict voter participation aimed at African Americans in particular. These legislative proposals introduced and passed already in some states are the products of Republican controlled state legislative bodies. The New York Times has already said that these efforts represent the worst attack on voter participation since Reconstruction and Jim Crow. Those measures led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was gutted in part by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. It appears that the call for action against these efforts is coming out of the State of Georgia, just as it gave us the two U.S. Senators needed to give control of the U.S. Senate to President Biden and Vice President Harris as the tie breaking vote in the senate. The answers appear, in part, to rest with the newly created “Black Voters Matter” campaign. This effort is placing pressure on some of the largest corporations in America to stop funding those members of the legislature backing these measures and to use their collective lobbying influence nationwide to withdraw support from those legislators who support voter suppression laws. The companies so far identified include: Coca Cola, UPS, Home Depot, just to name a few, with others being added to the

list. Black Voters Matter organizers believe that these and other Fortune 500 companies can force change by withholding financial support and lobbying against such laws. Black Voters Matter should spread across this country just as Black Lives Matter did. The idea is not one of calling for “boycotts” but rather the support of those who support voter inclusion and the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. The Black Press can play a major role in this movement by helping our communities know who are the legislative members supporting the proposed voter suppression laws. Many of these laws, as proposed in Georgia, would: limit voting to the hours of 9am to 5pm daily; eliminate Sunday voting, reduce polling sites in black and communities of color, reduce ballot collection boxes and require State voter identification cards, which many seniors would not be able to obtain since they don’t always have access to birth records. We the Black Press, who have told our story for 194 years, can once again tell the story of those who are proposing and support such legislation in each of the states in which we live and vote; we can encourage voter registration such as that which defeated Donald Trump in November 2020; and we can ensure by doing so that with the 2022 elections the Republicans, White Nationalists and the likes of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 are once again defeated at the ballot box. Let’s get involved if we are not already and let’s stay involved.

Just when I thought the 400-plus years in abusive relationships with racist American systems were up, President Joseph R. Biden is dimming the light of hope that poet Amanda Gorman had so profoundly beckoned with “The Hill We Climb.” The new president chose Cindy Marten to serve as the United States Deputy Secretary of Education. And as a black mother who birthed a black son and daughter, I take issue with this particular Biden nominee. On January 20th, Americans watched a seemingly bold and powerful white elected official declare war on white supremacy during a presidential inaugural address. It was truly unconventional. A white male public official, verbally committing to eradicating the social disease that plagues yet benefits his own race. Two weeks before Biden’s inauguration, a majority white mob attacked the U.S. Capitol. Their fear of becoming a white minority was the irrational motivation they used for mob violence against all who stood in their way. Nevertheless, the newly elected president tickled American ears with his tongue from the podium. His end goal was to unify a country that has never reconciled after the Civil War.

Black People Need Systemic Change, Not Another Echochamber In what would become the proudest moment of his life’s achievements, Biden declared at the podium that “A cry for racial justice some 400 years in the making moves us. The dream of justice for all will be deferred no longer.” Although Biden’s heartfelt words were flattering and met the moment, Black Americans didn’t

gag. His well-prepared speech that enamored many black voters quickly withered in his selection of Marten. Since 1619, black Americans have grown accustomed to broken promises delivered by so-called virtuous white politicians. When it comes to Marten’s professional record, most American parents are unaware of her zero tolerance practices in K-12 education that harmed black children. Many black California parents whose children have or are currently attending the San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD) can list the mountain of racial infractions occurring during Marten’s tenure. Her record is laden with ill-treatment against

School-To-Prison Pipeline While her shortfall in implementing racial equity for black children remained absent throughout her tenure, the harsh punishment against little minds and their black bodies during these school years is unforgivable. Under Marten’s leadership, the suspension rate of black girls was 46% higher than the district’s average. Furthermore, the suspension rate for black boys was 206% higher than the district’s average. Black boys and men have traditionally been the targets of harsh punitive treatment by non-black people in America, with black girls and black women being the least protected demographic. Such high suspension and expulsion rates not only contribute to learning loss but to a real-life school-to-prison pipeline.

“To heal we must be affirmed, invested in, and built up daily.” black youth who needed more attention from caring adults, not harsher treatment and isolation. Hence, they know about Marten’s racially discriminatory behavior and overall lack of addressing the needs of black children. Most are outraged at President Joe Biden’s shortsightedness in this nominee.

Black Students Hardly Improved Under Marten During Superintendent Cindy Marten’s tenure at SDUSD, academics for black youth hardly improved.

Marten’s punitive policies deprived hundreds of black children of having a promising future beyond high school. Low test scores and high suspension rates don’t indicate that black youth are intellectually inferior or unteachable. It is a sign that the district’s leadership lacks the cultural competency needed to reach, thoroughly educate, and invest in its black students. Notably, the buck always stops with the person seated at the highest position of leadership, and in this case, that person was Marten. But our situation doesn’t fall squarely on her.

Historical Roots of Educational Injustice

On English Language Arts and Math standardized tests, black public school students performed lower than any other racial group.

To be clear, black America is on fire and has been ablaze since Reconstruction failed under white American leadership.

Marten Didn’t Slow The Drip In

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Trying to rewrite the January 6th coup attempt By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Newswire Contributor There is something amazing going on in Republican Party circles. If I did not know better, I would assume that I was watching a television comedy. Segments of the Republican Party are attempting to tell us that the January 6th coup attempt did not actually happen. Instead, they argue, what we SAW on television was allegedly orchestrated by Antifa and the Black Lives Matter movement. There are certain noteworthy things about this argument,

the most important being that it is not based on any facts. None. The second is that this line of argument started as soon as the coup attempt had ended. Right-wingers claimed that it was a so-called false flag operation that was conducted by the political Left in order to delegitimize the political Right. There are many problems with this line of thinking, not the least being that many of the alleged perpetrators of the 1/6 coup attempt were avowed right-wingers who conducted this operation in the full view of video.

So, what is going on? Simply put, the pro-fascist elements in the Republican Party are attempting to convince a critical mass of the public that what they saw…they did not really see. This is not even equivalent to a magician’s trick with the sleight of hand. They are going one step further and asserting that what all of us saw on television or the web, for which many people have been arrested and charged, did not happen or, if it did, it was really conducted by the political Left. It is important to note that

both Antifa and the Black Lives Matter movement are networks, at best. There is no one organization called “Antifa,” for instance, and there are many organizations that operate under the banner of Black Lives Matter. Therefore, the right-wing assertions of an Antifa and BLM conspiracy would not make sense in the best of all possible worlds. But more importantly, there is no evidence to back up such assertions! The pro-fascist element within the Republican Party is attempting several things

at the same time. First, to lay the basis for further repression of anti-fascist and anti-racist forces. This is part of the motivation behind an increase in anti-terrorism legislation in various states when the government already has the authority to prosecute terrorists. Second, the pro-fascist element in the Republican Party is trying to obscure both the reality of January 6th but also the antics of Trump. They are simply trying to deny that there was a coup attempt where people were injured

and/or lost their lives. There is a famous term for what the pro-fascist element is doing. It comes from an iconic film. The term is “gas lighting,” i.e., to lead people to believe that what they are actually experiencing or seeing is not really happening. We cannot afford to ignore this. Precisely for these reasons, the fascists and their collaborators need to be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, thereby demonstrating the danger that they pose to any democratic political system. This is no comedy.

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OBITUARIES Kim Schrone Jones-Taylor

Bernice Sudduth

Sylvester Briggins

SUNRISE

12/29/1966

10/5/1936

11/30/1953

SUNSET

3/1/2021

2/16/2021

CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR KIM SCHRONE JONES TAYLOR KIM SCHRONE JONES was born in Monroe, Louisiana on December 29, 1966 to Flora L. Rose Jones and Harold O. Jones Sr. The family moved to Los Angeles when Kim was very young. They moved to beautiful San Diego. Fresh air and stars in the sky were new to Kim. She gazed at the stars and counted them as her younger brother was amazed by the big, round, big light bulb in the sky. Kim attended Pre-school and Elementary school in Rancho Penasquitos, CA. She began Middle school after moving to Poway. Kim was a girl scout. Later, she found sports more to her liking. Poway High School. Kim played basketball, softball, and ran track. Kim’s medical interest earned her several certifications. She worked many years in the medical field. She had a natural built in kindness for others. Kim’s work ethic was often beyond the norm. From donut shop to Medical Assistant and Certified Nursing Assistant. One of the most impressive roads that Kim took was the road that led her to becoming an Evangelist. She was Baptized in 1994. Where served Under the leadership of several leaderships. She became a leader in many areas of her church and community under the leadership of Bishop William Benson at “Total Deliverance Worship Center” where she thrived. She served as Coordinator of Evangelism, License Chaplin, National licensed Elder with the Pentecostal Assembly world. BA in Theology. Kim leaves behind, Husband, Tim Taylor; Son, Christopher Haley; Daughter Patrice Shell, Granddaughter London Haley; Mother, Flora Rose Jones, Brother, Harold Oliver Jones Jr. She was preceded in death by her beloved Son, Marlon D Howe, a loving Father, Harold O. Jones Sr. “Death Ends Life, Not a Relationship” - Jack Lemmons

Memories Build a Special Bridge

Our memories build a special bridge when loved ones have to part

to help us feel we’re with them still and sooth a grieving heart.

Our memories span the years we shared, preserving ties that bind,

They build a special bridge of love and bring us peace of mind.

Emily Matthews

BERNICE SUDDUTH was born on October 5, 1936 in Pheba, Mississippi to the proud parents of General and Oberia Washington. She was the second born of nine children raised from humble and spiritual beginnings. She attended Petty Elementary School, Pheba and North Side High School, West Point. Bernice always exceeded her expectations in education, she received Christ at First Missionary Baptist Church of Pheba, MS and served in Sunday School and Usher Board Ministries. Bernice united In Holy Matrimony with Charles Sudduth. From this union a son Theotres was born. Later in life she transitioned to San Diego, California. During this journey God blessed her with a baby boy Steven. Bernice attended New Hope Friendship Missionary Baptist Church following the leadership of Pastor Milton Chambers Sr until her health began to decline. She previously attended and served on the Usher Ministry at Mt Erie Missionary Baptist Church and Good Faith Missionary Church all of San Diego, California. Bernice retired as Director of Environmental Services at El Cajon Valley Hospital, San Diego with outstanding achievements through her many years of service. Prior she was employed for Point Loma Inn as a housekeeper and excelled to becoming the Manager of House Services. Bernice was Phenomenal and loving her smile would ignite the room. She spoke with such a soft tone. She was SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL. She was the Matriarch of her family, she enjoyed simple things like eating, laughing & talking with her family and others. She also enjoyed dining out Chinese food was one of her favorites. Bernice was called home to be with the Lord on Monday March 1, 2021. She is preceded in death by her parents General & Oberia Washington, husband Charles Sudduth, son Steven Jackson, grandson Deandre King, sister Catherine Shelton & brother Tommie Washington. Bernice leaves to forever cherish her memory one son Theotres Sudduth Sr, three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, one god daughter Caren Smith and a host of family members and friends.

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Funeral service was held Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary, Memory Chapel; interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. SYLVESTER BRIGGINS was born on November 30, 1953 in Shelby County (Helena), Alabama to the union of James and Willie Mae Briggins. He received his formal education at the Shelby County School System and was a graduate of Thompson High School. After high school, Sylvester moved to Newport News, Virginia where he was employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock as a Ship Welder. He decided to enlist in the United States Navy; where he served as a Torpedoman’s Mate for 12 years. After leaving the service; he moved to San Diego, California where he began his civilian’s life journey working at North Island Naval Air Station until health issues led him to take disability retirement. Sylvester enjoyed games of chance, fishing, jazz music, and attending music concerts. He especially enjoyed watching football (diehard Raiders Fan) and tennis. He was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, San Diego, California. Sylvester passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the San Diego VA Hospital from cardiac arrest. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Willie Mae Briggins; his two brothers, Cleophus and Carl Briggins and a sister, Carolyn Briggins. Sylvester leaves to cherish his memory: two sons, Terrell Briggins (Amy) of Richmond VA and Tristan Parker of Avondale, AZ; two daughters, Takesha Briggins of Greensboro, NC and Brenae Briggins of San Diego, CA; a grandson, Ryan J. Murray II and a granddaughter, Alesia R. Smallwood both of San Diego, CA; one brother, James “Buster” Brown (Lisa) of Atlanta, GA; two sisters, Janis Ford and Dorothy Valentine both of Milwaukee, WI; uncle, Charles Briggins of Huntsville, AL; his longtime friend, Terri Tazewell of San Diego, CA; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.

Regina Gates

Henry Louis Foster

SUNRISE

7/4/1992

2/9/1954

SUNSET

2/9/2021

2/18/2021

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Funeral service was held Monday, March 1, 202 at Grace Church; interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. REGINA FAITH GATES was born July 4, 1992, in San Diego, California to Bishop Reginald Gates & Peggy Yvonne Gates. Regina accepted Christ at an early age under the leadership of her father Bishop Gates at Springhill Community Church. The family later joined Grace Church under the leadership of Pastor Zac Morrison. Regina attended Freeze Elementary, where at age nine, Regina’s eighteen-year battle began with Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis Syndrome (PAPS)-a rare lung disease. Yet, she pressed her way through. She completed her secondary education at Keiller Middle, graduating from Lincoln High Class of 2010. In April 2017, her son, the joy of her life arrived, Zaccai would prove to be her inspiration for pressing on. She completed her BA degree in 2019 from San Diego State University in Interdisciplinary Studies (Spanish, Rhetoric & Writing, and History). Regina also was an avid baker. Birthdays were some of our family’s best days. We could always count on Regina to make the cake of our choice, ranging from her great-grandmother, Lorraine Arterberry-Sanford’s, famous carrot cake, pound cake, or red velvet cake, to her very own custom ice cream cake. Did somebody say she was stubborn? Oh Yes! In October 2019 when medical professionals warned us to prepare for our final goodbyes, Regina said, “No, not yet.” God agreed and answered her prayers and on December 17, 2019 Regina was blessed with two new lungs from a successful double-lung transplant. We were blessed to be given another year with Regina. Unfortunately, the PAPS returned, and on February 9, 2021 while at home surrounded by family God called Regina to eternal rest. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Johnny Lee Haynes and Dorothy Ann Sanford- Haynes, and Fred Spencer and Hattie Blanche-Spencer. Left to cherish her legacy of love and precious memories are: her parents Bishop Reginald and Peggy Gates, Son Zaccai King Gates-Dillard and his father Deshaun Dillard, sister Renisha Gates, brothers Melvin Pradd, Marvin Pradd & David Gates; children she gained the title as surrogate mother, Amara Pradd, and Shamarion Haynes, lifelong friend Mia BellPinckney, a host of other nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, cousins, other relatives and friends.

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY Walk through viewing was held on Sunday, March 14, 2021; Graveside service was held on Monday, March 15, 2021, at Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, CA. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary. HENRY LOUIS FOSTER, JR., the fourth of five children, was born to Henry Louis Foster, Sr and Emma Doris Smith Foster on February 9, 1954 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1956, The Foster’s moved to San Diego where they raised their five children. Henry Jr. was affectionately called “Butch” by his family and friends. Butch grew up on the baseball diamond at Encanto Little League. He continued to excel in sports at Hoover High School where he met the love of his life, Elena Leavy. The couple married February 12, 1972. Henry Jr. graduated from Hoover High School and attended San Diego City College. In 1975 along with his father and mother, the H.L. Foster Construction Company Inc. was formed. The company seal can be seen on sidewalks throughout San Diego County. Henry, Jr. played a vital role in hiring many People of Color in the construction industry, giving them their first union job. He was an active member of the Labors’ Union of North America, Local 89, for thirty-one years and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 12 for seven years. He was recognized by Local 89 for the work he did on President Obama’s campaign. Henry Jr. loved coaching his two sons in baseball. Committed to giving back to his community, he served in various capacities at Sunshine Pony/Colt League for over 25 years, as a mentor to the players, a friend to the parents and supporters, a coach, a manager and as the President of the league. Henry Jr. was also an extremely proud Hampton University graduate dad. Our beloved, Henry Louis Foster, Jr. received his wings on February 18, 2021 and was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Love Horton. Henry Jr. is mourned by his wife of 49 years Elena, three children, Henry III (wife-Antonique), Brandon, Amber DuBose (Husband-Eric), eight grandchildren, Branden, Henry IV, Morghan, Eric IV, Avianna, Caleigh, Demitri, Antonio, four sisters, Angela Hill, Dr. Francine Williams PhD, Romell Foster-Owens, Zarier Howard and a host of in-laws, nieces, nephew from the Leavy and Foster families and extended family.

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LOCAL NEWS The Hon. Randa Trapp and Genevieve Jones to be Honored Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The 20th Annual San Diego County Women's Hall of Fame is an annual induction ceremony that recognizes women from San Diego whose actions and accomplishments have visibly made a difference for women in the community. Six local women will be honored and inducted into the hall of fame this year, the Honorable Randa Trapp, and attorney Genevieve Jones-Wright among them. The virtual Induction ceremony occurs Sunday, March 21, 2021, at 2:30 PM. Here’s more about these two special women from our community, who will receive the Activist Award, and the Trailblazer award, respectively:

Genevieve Jones-Wright, Activist Genevieve Jones-Wright proudly served San Diego County as a public defender from 2006-2019, and is

now the inaugural executive director of Community Advocates for Just and Moral G overnance (MoG o)— an impact litigation organization she co-founded with another Black woman attorney. MOGO works to achieve racial justice and holds government accountable to all people, especially those who have been disenfranchised. Jones-Wright is the founder of Motivation. In.Action and is the 42nd president of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association. She is a founding board member of the David’s Harp Foundation and a volunteer attorney for the California Innocence Project. Every day she works to dismantle our criminal legal system, as it now exists, to achieve a more just and equitable system for all.

Hon. Randa Trapp, Trailblazer In 2003, after practicing law for nearly 20 years, Judge Trapp was appointed by Governor Gray Davis to the San Diego County Superior Court, the third largest court system in the United States. Judge Trapp has been active in all aspects of her community. She is a past president of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association

and past regional director of the California Women Lawyers. Formerly, she served as a member of the Board of Directors of the California Association of Black Lawyers and Lawyers Club of San Diego as well as president for five consecutive years of the J. Clifford Wallace Inn of Court. Judge Trapp was also Treasurer of the National Association of

Women Judges and Chair of the National Bar Association Judicial Council. She currently serves on the Lawyers Club Advisory Board and as Chair of the Judicial Advisory Board of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers. For more information and to register for this pay-whatyou-can event visit www. https://www.sandiegowomenshalloffame.com or call (619) 233-7963.

Artist rendering of Central Elementary School set for completion in 2022. credit: SDUSD

New Central-Wilson Campus

Named for Rev. George Walker Smith Voice & Viewpoint Newswire One year ago, San Diego bid farewell to beloved community leader, Rev. George Walker Smith at his memorial service. On Sunday, Board of Education Vice President Dr. Sharon Whitehurst-Payne and President Richard Barrera joined the Smith family in announcing the brand new Central-Wilson campus in City Heights the “George Walker Smith Education Campus.” The name recommendation was presented to the Board of Education during its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. The first African-American elected to office in the City of San Diego, Rev. George Walker Smith joined the San Diego Unified Board of Education in 1963. During his 16-year service to the Board of Education, Smith was a champion for equality, making it his mission to diversify the district by hiring African-American teachers. Smith passed away

on Feb. 15, 2020. Following his death, the board issued a proclamation in his honor on Feb. 25, 2020, recognizing his extraordinary efforts to lead the way towards equal education for all students in San Diego County and beyond, and proclaimed Feb. 28 as Rev. George Walker Smith Day in the San Diego Unified School District. On April 24, 2018, and April 23, 2013, the board issued proclamations recognizing Rev. George Walker Smith for his lifelong commitment to provide equal educational opportunities for all students in San Diego County and beyond. The Central Wilson Rebuild Project at the new Wilson Middle School campus encompasses seven new buildings. The main entrance was moved from 39th Street to 37th Street along Orange Avenue. With the Wilson Middle School campus nearly completed, demolition of the former

site is now underway. The demolition marks the start of another massive project to build a new Central Elementary School from the ground up to include 26 new general-purpose classrooms and 14 specialized classrooms. Construction on the new Central Elementary School site will be completed in winter 2022. The district plans on using the existing site along Polk Avenue for teacher and employee housing. San Diego Unified’s capital projects are funded by San Diego Unified School District’s Propositions S, Z and Measure YY, which are local bond measures approved by San Diego voters to repair, renovate and revitalize neighborhood schools. Associated new building and facility signage will be funded with capitol bond funds Propositions S, Z, and Measure YY.

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COVID-19 UPDATES \ \ \ \ \ \ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ CONSUMER ALERT /////////////////////

COVID Scams on the Rise

Amid Vaccine Rollout and Distribution Delays By Nina Mohan Scammers are taking advantage of the confusion surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine distribution and using it as an opportunity to prey on consumers anxious to get their shots.

local news outlets GoSkagit. com and KGMI.com have reported that scammers claiming to be Skagit County representatives called residents and offered them vaccine appointments and then asked for personal information such as a mother’s maiden name or social security numbers to confirm the appointment.

Because distribution varies state by state and changes are announced almost daily, there’s not a lot of clarity on when and how people can get vaccinated, explained Karen S. Hobbs, Assistant Director, Division of Consumer & Business Education at the Federal Trade Commission. “Officials are doing what they can, the best they can, but no state is immune to confusion and scammers are ready to take advantage,” she said.

you should contact a trusted source, so you’ll be checking with state and local health departments to learn when and how to get the vaccine and you can also talk to

cash – once the money is gone, it’s gone. That’s why it’s important to act quickly. It’s the only way to increase your chances of getting your money back.”

“We’ve redesigned our report intake system to be really easy, and we also have a version of the site in Spanish," which, Hobbs noted, is important for many communities served by EMS. “We want to hear from these communities, we really want outreach to them and part of the way to do that is through the reports they file.”

“The general message people are hearing [about vaccines] is scarcity and the logistical hurdle of delivery, and that feeds into this confusion and makes people pay attention when they get a call,” explained Hobbs.

“This is one of those schemes that, like the pandemic, is affecting literally everyone, everywhere,” she added.

The FTC website offers tips on how to recognize a vaccine scam. First, you should never pay for a vaccine and anyone asking for money, whether to get you an appointment, put you on a list or reserve a spot in line, is a scammer. Other signs of a scam include: • Advertisements to buy the vaccine. You can’t buy it anywhere, it’s only available at federal- and state-approved locations. • Requests for personal, financial, or health information. No one from a vaccine distribution site, healthcare provider’s office, pharmacy, or your insurance company or Medicare will ask for personal information or your Social Security, credit card, driver’s license or bank account number to sign you up to get the vaccine. • Unexpected or unusual texts and emails containing links about the COVID vaccine. Do not click on links or open attachments from sources you don’t recognize as you could download dangerous malware onto your device.

Hobbs said the FTC has received numerous reports of vaccine scams, though none so far have involved large numbers of people. The complaints involve scammers posing as federal and local officials, as well as hospital staff, clinic workers and healthcare providers. “People are pretending to be someone you can trust in order to get money or information,” she said, adding that victims have reported being asked to provide sensitive information like social security numbers, medical information and driver’s license numbers. On its website, the County of Merced reported that scammers posing as clinic workers contacted Merced residents and offered them COVID-19 vaccines for an upfront $100.00 fee. After the money was paid, the victims were referred to a vaccine site where they did not have appointments. Prepaid schemes have also appeared in Ventura County, and in Skagit County, WA.,

“Our advice to people is that

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your healthcare providers directly,” Hobbs said. Hobbs also encouraged people to sign up for FTC consumer alerts for the latest information on a variety of consumer issues, including COVID-related scams, and noted that if you have been scammed, it’s important to contact authorities right away. “Getting money back from scammers is a challenge because scammers ask people to use certain payments and these methods have certain characteristics: quick, anonymous, difficult to reverse,” she explained. One p opular metho d involves instructing victims to buy gift cards and then asking them for the numbers on the back. Scammers also ask for payments via cash-reload cards and money transfers such as Western Union and MoneyGram. “They choose these methods because they’re like

Statewide

COVID-19 STATUS

COVID-19 cases per 100k: 6.5 Positivity rate: 2.3%

TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

265,906

REPORTED TESTS

4,097,855 HOSPITALIZED

13,365 ICU

1,627 SOURCE: County of San Diego, HHSA as of 3/16/21

read too,” she explained. “The information helps the agency spot trends, alert communities about potential scams, and informs the FTC’s education, messaging and policy priorities.”

San Diego County Status: SUBSTANTIAL COVID-19 cases per 100k: 6.8 Positivity rate: 2.8%

SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 3/16/21

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Reporting scams to the FTC also helps the FTC and law enforcement prevent future fraud, Hobbs noted. “When victims report scams, the information goes into a database that our 3000 law enforcement partners

People can file anonymously, she said, adding that the FTC does not ask or care about immigration status. “There is no required information [to file a report], people can tell us as little or as much as they like,” she said. For more information on how to avoid scams, or what to do if you have been a victim of fraud, please visit FTC.gov or click on the links below.

• What to do if you have been scammed: https:// www.consumer.ftc.gov/ articles/what-do-if-youwere-scammed • Three ways to avoid COVID-19 vaccine scams: https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/attachments/ coronavirus-advice-consumers/three_ways_to_ avoid_covid-19_vaccine_ scams_508_2.pdf • Information on COVIDrelated topics for consumers: ftc.gov/coronavirus • Report fraud, scams and bad business practices, and get actionable Next Steps to help you recover: ReportFraud.ftc.gov • Report identity theft: www.identitytheft.gov For information on how to get the COVID-19 vaccine, please speak with your healthcare provider or pharmacist, or contact your state and local health department. • Contact your local health department: https://www. naccho.org/membership/ lhd-directory • Contact your state health department: https://www. cdc.gov/publichealthgateway/healthdirectories/ healthdepartments.html

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Jordan Marie Finley

The 79th District Special

36th Plays by Young Writers Winner

Photos courtesy of Playwrights Project & Amelia Hartley

By Calvin Brown Guest Contributor

Playwrights Project is virtually producing its 36th annual Plays by Young Writers Festival March 11-26, 2021. Of the over 240 plays submitted by students from across California, five were chosen as winners with four receiving full productions. Of those four only one, Jordan Marie Finley, is returning after winning for her play “Feliz Cumpleaños” in 2019. Finley, whose work centers on themes of identity, family, and love, won in this year’s contest for her play, “The Love Project”. In the play a case of mistaken identity during a schoolwide Senior project pins Ronnie, our male protagonist, in a situation where he must pretend to be female online for his classmate, Henry. Henry’s project, “What a Guy Wants?”, invites female students to pose questions to him anonymously. The play profoundly explores the depths of its characters. Ronnie begins

Jordan is standing with actor Zaina Price, who was featured in last year_ s “Feliz Cumpleaños” and currently starring in “The Love Project.

Jordan Marie Finley

Jordan Finley pictured here with the cast of “Feliz Cumpleaños.

to examine who he really is. Henry is at first presented as perfect, but as the audience slowly learns his history, they discover this is not the case. It is only in a safe space online, under the anonymity of Henry’s assignment, that we see these two characters as their honest selves.

remain paramount in the story of a teenager and her brother working to make a life after their parents are deported. In both of Finley’s winning Playwrights Project scripts, the protagonists downplay parts of their identity for fear of how they will be viewed by the public.

Thematically the play is in heavy conversation with Shakespeare. From Ronnie’s internet alias of, “JulietDeservedBetter”, to the quoting of several lines verbatim, “Romeo and Juliet” is never far from the minds of the students. The staple of High School English class works well as a backdrop for the entire piece, and entices several interesting comparisons, notably the star crossed nature of our two leads. Another piece the playwright appears to be in conversation with is Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. “The Love Project” features twin siblings, and a delightful exploration of mistaken gender and identity.

Like the characters in her plays, Jordan is careening towards adulthood. She is currently completing a BFA in Acting alongside a degree in Writing and Literature at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has recently written a play inspired by the George Floyd protests called, “Why We March”, that she hopes to put into live production when the opportunity arises.

Finley’s previous winning play, “Feliz Cumpleaños” carries similar themes. The importance of family and love

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“The Love Project” debuted during Playwrights Project’s virtual Plays by Young Writers Festival, March 1113, and the festival continues through March 26. For more information, please contact Playwrights Project at (858) 384-2970 or write@playwrightsproject. org. Tickets can be purchased at www. playwrightsproject.org.

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The special election is April 6, 2021 and early voting by mail has already begun! Vote-bymail is a great option, but if you do decide to vote in person: Be prepared. Bring your face mask and plan to

maintain social distance. The Registrar of Voters is adhering to the County’s public health orders.

You must live in the 79th District to vote. Only those who live in the 79th District can vote in the election. The area encompasses southeastern San Diego, the cities of La Mesa and Lemon Grove, and parts of Chula Vista, Bonita and National City. Not sure if you live in the 79th assembly district? You can find out online at https://rov.sandiegocounty.gov/rov/Eng/ Voters.asp In-person voting, what you can expect. • All voters must wear face coverings. Voting accommodations will be made available for those who are unable to wear one • Hand sanitizer readily available when entering and exiting facility • Masks and gloves available for all visitors

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Every active registered voter residing in the 79th Assembly District will receive a ballot in the mail for the 79th State Assembly District Special Primary Election on April 6, 2021. We encourage you to make voting decisions from the comfort and safety of your home and return your ballot by mail. Voters who return their mail ballot through the U.S. Postal Service can track it by signing up for Where’s My Ballot? at sdvote.com Need to vote in person? Early voting has begun at the Registrar’s office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Your assigned polling place will be open on Election Day, April 6, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wear your face mask and plan to maintain social distance.

· No-Cost COVID-19 Testing Available Now · Seven-Days A Week · Protect Yourself, Your Family, Your Friends & Community To find a site near you, visit 211sandiego.org or call 2-1-1.

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oted Yet?

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By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

San Diego Community Assist (SDCA) gave away free laptop computers and food at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation. The Jacobs Center was the place last Saturday, March 13th was the date.The event was produced by Mr. Xavier Mitchell and his team of caring SDCA staff members.

• Plexiglass barriers in use at the Registrar’s office and all polling places • Election workers will be wearing masks and in some cases face shields • Floor markers placed to maintain social distancing • Controlled path of travel when entering and exiting • Regular cleaning/disinfecting of frequently touched objects and surfaces Over 300,000 mail ballots have been sent out to registered voters residing in the 79th District. Starting Monday, March 29, you’ll also have the option to drop off your ballot at one of many mail ballot drop-off locations around the district. A list of locations is in your mail ballot packet. If you haven’t received your mail ballot, call the Registrar’s office at (858) 565-5800. SOURCE: San Diego County News Center

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Hosted by entertainer, Galaxy The Legend Glenn, and event coordinator, Carl Overstreet, Jr., who kept the event running smoothly. The program was part of the organization’s commitment to improving the quality of life in San Diego by providing educational as well as social assistance to people in need. Newly elected Mayor Todd Gloria made an appearance and handed out the first computer of the day to a deserving family. “I’m grateful to be here in Southeast at the Jacob Center,” said Mayor Todd Gloria. “I want to say to the people who are distributing laptops and food to the families, “Thank you for stepping up because, right now, we need this more than ever with what’s going on in our nation.” Secretary of State Shirley Weber and her daughter, assembly candidate Dr. Akilah Weber, were also on hand to witness the generosity of SDCA’s team of diligent workers. “It is so important that we work together and help each other up, especially in hard times, but actually at all times,” Akilah Weber shared. Southeast community activist William ‘’Billy’’ Carter, Kathleen Harmon and Brother Charles X Alexander were also in attendance to show their valuable community support. If putting smiles on some faces in the middle of the Pandemic crisis was part of SDCA’s mission it was definitely “mission accomplished” last Saturday at JC, by the good people of SDCA and their associates.

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At press time, the County Public Health Order remained effective as of February 6, 2021. On Wednesday, March 17, 2021, the County lifted some COVID-19 restrictions and moved from the most restrictive Purple Tier into the less restrictive Red Tier. Stayed tuned for an updated County Public Health Order. Visit sandiegocounty.gov.

ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS (EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 6, 2021) 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 immediately, 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 November 13, 2020 CDPH Guidance for the Prevention of COVID-19 Transmission for Gatherings found at https:// www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ Guidance-for-the-Preventionof-COVID-19-Transmissionfor-Gatherings-November-2020. aspx shall comply with said guidance. Gatherings not in compliance are prohibited. 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 COVID-19 and Reopening In-Person Instruction Framework & Public Health Guidance for K-12 Schools in California, 20202021 School Year guidance (available at: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/Consolidated_Schools_Guidance.pdf), 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:

i. Number of students participating in full-time in-person learning, by school site and school district, if applicable. 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 15a 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 protect its patients, medical personnel and staff..

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 SARSCoV-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-face-coverings.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

6. Hospitals and healthcare providers, including dentists shall:

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-to-time, and referenced in Executive Order N-3320 issued by the Governor of the State of California.

a. Take measures to preserve and

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_DISTANCING_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 Plan for Reducing COVID-19 and Adjusting Permitted Sector Activities to Keep Californians Healthy and Safe {available at: https://www.cdph. ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/ CDPH%20Document%20Library/COVID-19/8-28-20_ Order-Plan-Reducing-COVID19-Adjusting-Permitted-Sectors-Signed.pdf}, and the Blueprint for a Safer Economy framework {available at: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/

COVID-19/COVID19CountyMonitoringOverview.aspx }. with the exception of places of worship which in addition to the listed sector activities are allowed to operate indoor at 25% capacity with singing and chanting being prohibited during indoor services. b. All State authorized sectors, with the exception of restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, 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. Restaurants bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries which do not limit services to take-out or delivery, must prepare and post a “COVID-19 Restaurant Operating Protocol” on the form found at https://www.sandiegocounty. gov/content/dam/sdc/deh/fhd/ food/pdf/covid19sdrestaurantoperatingprotocol_en.pdf for each restaurant 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 or Restaurant Operating 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 Safe Reopening Plan. e. All restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries that are otherwise permitted to be open shall be closed from 10:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. every day

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NICK MACCHIONE, FACHE AGENCY DIRECTOR

• Thursday, March 18, 2021

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 FEBRUARY 6, 2021) CONTINUATION except for delivery, take-out, and drive-thru. Guests already in the establishment at 10:00 p.m. may remain in the establishment until 11:00 p.m..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. 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 COVID-19: a. Promptly notify the County Department of Public Health 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. Outdoor playgrounds may operate in compliance with the State guidance Outdoor Playgrounds and other Outdoor Recreational Facilities, available at: https://

www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/ CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/ Outdoor%20Playgrounds%20 and%20other%20Outdoor%20 Recreational%20Facilities.aspx. 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. Non-essential 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-2520 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-3320 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) and the California Statewide Public Health Officer Order dated August 28, 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. Section 11e of this Order requires a closing time for restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries commensurate with the traditional end of dine-in meal service. The State Health Officer found (as stated in the November 19, 2020 Limited Stay at Home Order) that “certain activities conducted during 10:00pm to 5:00am are often non-essential and more likely related to social activities and gatherings.” For restaurants, bars, wineries, distilleries and breweries, the time restriction is also imposed to reduce the occurrence of higher alcohol consumption and reduced food consumption after 10:00 p.m. CDPH Guidance on Closure of Sectors in Response to COVID-19, dated July 1, 2020, observed that “alcohol consumption slows brain activity, reduces inhibition, and impairs judgment, factors which contribute to reduced compliance with recommended core personal protective measures, such as the mandatory use of face coverings and maintaining six feet of distance from people outside of one’s own household.” 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 9, 2020.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: February 6, 2021 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: February 6, 2021 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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You’ve Got to Move It, Move It SDUSD’s Spring DETAILS ON

Prospective study finds light activity, such as gardening or walking, preserves women’s mobility during aging

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By UCSD Health Sciences Department One in four women over age 65 is unable to walk two blocks or climb a flight of stairs. Known as mobility disability, it is the leading type of incapacity in the United States and a key contributor to a person’s loss of independence. New research from Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Sciences at UC San Diego suggests that light-intensity physical activity, including shopping or a casual walk, may protect mobility in older women. Published in the February 23, 2021 online issue of JAMA Open, researchers found that women who did not have a mobility disability at the start of the study, and who spent the most amount of time doing light-intensity activities, were 40 percent less likely to experience loss of mobility over a six-year period. “Older adults who want to maintain their mobility should know that all movement, not just moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, counts,” said senior author Andrea LaCroix, PhD, MPH, Distinguished Professor and chief of the Division of Epidemiology at

Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health. “We found that, among older women, light-intensity physical activity preserves mobility later in life.”

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body mass index (BMI) of less than 30.

The prospective study obser ved 5,735 women age 63 and older, living in the United States and enrolled in the Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health study, an ancillary study of the Women’s Health Initiative. Participants wore a research-grade accelerometer for seven days to obtain accurate measures of their physical activity. The mean time spent in light physical activity was 4.8 hours per day.

“Mo d e r a t e - t o - v i g o r o u s physical activity is increasingly more difficult to perform as people age. Considering the aging population in the United States, these findings could have major impacts on public health recommendations, putting more focus on the importance of light physical activity to improve the health and well-being of older women. Doing so may help women maintain mobility and independence as they age,” said co-author John Bellettiere, PhD, professor of epidemiology at Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health.

Researchers found that women who spent the most time performing light-intensity physical activity had a 46 percent lower risk of mobility loss compared to women who participated in lower levels of physical activity. Similar results were observed among white, Black and Latinx women. Women with and without obesity also reduced their risk of mobility disability, but the benefit was strongest among women with a

Adults in the United States age 65 and older struggle to meet physical activity guidelines, which recommend 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per week. There is no available guidance on how much light activity people should do, largely because very few studies have investigated it. Study authors said their data suggests that light activity is likely important for maintaining mobility, which is essential for healthy aging.

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Older adults with mobility disability experience more hospitalizations and spend more on health care. Women bear a disproportionate burden of mobility disability. “The highest levels of light-intensity physical activity are unnecessary. After five hours of activity, we observed no further increase in benefit,” said first author Nicole Glass, MPH, a doctoral candidate in the San Diego State University/ UC San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Public Health. “In addition, our results showed that light-intensity physical activity was associated with preserved mobility regardless of the amount of higher-intensity physical activities, such as brisk walking, jogging or running, the women engaged in. So whether you exercise or not, higher light-intensity physical activity is healthy.” Read the full study: https:// jamanetwork.com/journals/ jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2776720

San Diego Unified School District and educator representatives announced the next steps to prepare for a classroom reopening the week of April 12. They outlined options to allow for students to safely return to campus full-time, while providing continued robust online instruction for families that do not feel safe returning to campus at this time. As the district continues to r e v i e w reopening preference surveys sent to all families, it began working with principals this week to help set specific models for each school community. Families will receive details from their schools on March 22, asking them to select a specific model when classrooms reopen the week of April 12. Every family will have the opportunity to choose either an in-person/online

hybrid or an online-only model. Those remaining online will continue to receive an online experience, while those choosing the hybrid model will see their live instruction time increase. Both elementary and secondary students will have the opportunity to be on campus for a six-hour school day. The default school s ite mo d el is four days per week of in-person i ns t r u c t i on with precise schedules to be set based on the number of students who wish to attend in person, available space, and existing health and safety guidelines. Educators and school leaders also agreed on steps which will make hybrid learning unnecessary in the fall, committing to no layoffs and the creation of a specialized instruction model for students who do not want to return to campus.

INTERNATIONAL NEWS AFRICAN

Maternal Health Groups Benefit Under Biden Maternal health Program in Nigeria Maternal health groups worldwide are hoping that the election of Joe Biden will lead to a lifting of the so-called “global gag rule’ which cut off much-needed maternal health services in many parts of the developing world. “I am excited and hopeful that things are going to be better,” said Nelly Munyasia, exe cutive director of Reproductive Health Network Kenya. Her network promotes h e a lt h s e r v i c e s , including offering information about abortion.

for and advise their clients. The so-called global gag rule led to more pregnancies and lower contraceptive use among women in African countries reliant on U.S. foreign aid, according to a study published in the Lancet Global Health journal. “Our findings suggest how a U.S. policy that aims to restrict federal funding for

Current US policies restrict access to safe abortion not just by attaching anti-abortion conditions to foreign aid. The United States also imposes its rules on how medical providers and non-profits spend their own funds, and on how they care

“Because abortions are an important cause of maternal mortality, the increase in abortion uptake might also increase maternal deaths — and possibly disproportionately given that abortions under the policy could be less safe,” he said.

abortion services can lead, unintentionally, to more – and probably riskier – abortions in poor countries,” said Nina Brooks, a researcher at Stanford University who co-led the work.

When organizations reject U.S. funds, they often have to reduce the scale of their programs— years of work to earn the trust of marginalized communities are also lost when clinics close and there are often no other existing programs to replace the services. Past versions of the global gag rule have shown that the policy does not reduce the number of abortions and has instead increased unsafe abortions. It also has negative impacts on maternal, newborn, and child health.

Stanford University’s Eran Bendavid, who co-led the study, said its findings had probably captured only a partial view of the policy’s harm to maternal health,

Pre s i d e nt Jo e Bi d e n rescinded the Mexico City Policy on Jan. 28 – also known as the ‘global gag rule’ as one of his early acts in office.

Maternal health Program in Nigeria

“We are going to access funding and we are going to save the lives of women and girls,” she says, before explaining how tough the past four years has been.

since knock-on effects of risky abortions were not measured.

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Former UPS Executive

• Thursday, March 18, 2021

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Pledges $20 Million to Alma Mater

Former delivery driver-turned-philanthropist Calvin Tyler eases Morgan State students’ debt burden. By Kevin Michael Briscoe Zenger News To help students avoid crippling college debt, former United Parcel Service executive and Morgan State University alumnus Calvin Tyler is increasing his $5 million commitment to his alma mater by $15 million to fund academic scholarships. The expanded Calvin and Tina Tyler Endowment Scholarship Fund, created in 2002 to offer scholarships for Baltimore students, will now be used to attract students from around the country to a university eager to distinguish itself as a premier research institution, the university recently announced. “A lot of young people in Baltimore and throughout the country are in need of help right now,” said Tyler. “Putting them further in

debt through the reliance on government loans is just not the answer. Getting a college degree and graduating without debt is something that we think is very important.”

decades to come.” Wilson said he “literally dropped the phone” when the Tylers informed him that they wanted to raise their commitment to the university.

Student demog raphics suggest that nearly every Morgan student will, in the form of partial or full tuition scholarships, be impacted by the increased funds. Of the approximately 8,000 students currently attending the university, 90 percent receive some type of financial assistance.

“My wife and I have become keenly aware of the effect that the pandemic has had on a number of young people trying to get an education,” said Tyler. “We have the resources to help a lot of young people … through our endowed scholarship plan. It’s not so much that we’re supporting Morgan, it’s more that we are supporting Baltimore … Baltimore is our hometown, it’s where we’re from.”

“Forty-five percent qualify for Pell Grants, federal assistance to support students, at various levels based on family support, and about 30 percent of that 45 percent are eligible for maximum benefits,” said Morgan State President David Wilson. “Thousands of students will be impacted for decades and

Forced to drop out of Morgan in 1963 due to a lack of money to complete his own degree in business administration, Tyler became one of the first 10 black drivers for UPS in 1964. He closed out his career with the package

delivery company as senior vice president of operations, retiring in 1998 and taking a seat on its board of directors. Tyler’s company stock options and board compensations make up the bulk of his benefactor’s wealth, according to Wilson. “Calvin was a hard worker who has made his money work for him,” Wilson said. “He didn’t come up through diversity programs or human resources, though no slight on those organizations. At one point, he was literally the chief operating officer for a major corporation.” Morgan State University has a long history as one of four historically black colleges and universities in Maryland. Founded as Centenary Biblical Institute in 1867 to train young men in the ministry, it was renamed Morgan College in 1890 in honor of

Morgan State University President David Wilson (standing) witnesses philanthropist Calvin Tyler and his wife, Tina, sign the agreement to increase their commitment to the university to $20 million, the largest gift by an alumnus in the school's history. (Courtesy of Morgan State University)

Tyler Hall, the recently constructed student services building on Morgan’s campus, stands as a legacy of Calvin and Tina Tyler’s “legacy of philanthropic giving.” (Courtesy of Morgan State University)

Rev. Lyttleton Morgan, its first trustee board chairman. The school remained a private institution until 1939, when it was purchased by the state to provide more opportunities for black residents. In 1975, the school gained university status and expanded its offerings to include several doctoral programs. Today, Morgan has 12 colleges, schools and institutes, with curricula that includes liberal arts, engineering, architecture and planning,

social work, global journalism and communications. In 2007, by virtue of its growth among doctoral-granting institutions, Morgan was classified as “doctoral research institution” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Ten years later, the university was designated by the Maryland General Assembly as the state’s “preeminent public urban research university.” (Edited by Carlin Becker and Matthew B. Hall)

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Aliyah Powell advocates for education, mental health, financial literacy and is passionate about diversity and inclusion.

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Also, an entrepreneur and fashionista, Powell continues to shoot for the moon, set and break barriers for like-minded African American women. The University of Louisville graduate and chair of the National Society of Black Engineers started working at Great American Cookies. At 17, Powell served as an interim store manager with a limited staff. “We might have two people working in the morning and one person at night. And so, I started to get into the group of trying to figure out how I can make the job more efficient for that one person,” Powell stated. “I wanted to make sure that they had everything that they needed when they got into work. And that’s essentially the idea behind industrial engineering.” At Michelin, Powell is certified in Lean Six Sigma, a team-focused managerial approach that seeks

After earning her certification, Powell moved up to senior progress engineer – one of the youngest engineers and few African American women in t he branch’s history.

She has supported plantwide projects and mentored others through the certification process. Powell also helps recruit students into the company’s co-op program, which offers internship-like positions where individuals can

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Located at: 6710 Pinecone Lane San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/01/2014 This business is hereby registered by the following: Delia Evita Price 6710 Pinecone Lane San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 01, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003909 Fictitious business name(s): Burgers and Bowls

Located at: 7091 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 01/12/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Terra American Bistro, Inc. 7091 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 08, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003885 Fictitious business name(s): Lady Liquids --Lady Liquids by Shay

Located at: 6865 Potomac St #72 San Diego, CA 92139 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: La'Sha Renee Marie Williams 6865 Potomac St #72 San Diego, CA 92139 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 08, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9004170 Fictitious business name(s): Backpacks Filled with Love

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 08/18/2017 This business is hereby registered by the following: Kelly Roschon Carter 8421 Carlisle Dr. #8 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 09, 2026 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003085 Fictitious business name(s): Morrison Fix It

Located at: 1907 Columbia St. #200 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 02/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Bryan Dean Morrison 1907 Columbia St. #200 San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 01, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003376 Fictitious business name(s): Afield and Afoot Media

Located at: 5755 Adams Avenue San Diego, CA 92115 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: William Brooks Sulzbach II 5755 Adams Ave. San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 04, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 04, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9003356 Fictitious business name(s): Lily Haircut and Nails

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Ruth To Tran 4229 48th St. #1 San Diego, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on March 03, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002833 Fictitious business name(s):

A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 01/15/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following:

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 09, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002485 Fictitious business name(s):

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.

filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

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Located at: 4245 J Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego --7938 Broadway No. 1263 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/10/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Andre Mario Smith 7938 Broadway No. 1263 Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego --4245 J Street San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 22, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 22, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002872 Fictitious business name(s): Rancho Nutrition

Located at: 3761 Avocado Blvd La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Wade Family LLC 1974 Duke St. Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 23, 2026 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001694 Fictitious business name(s): Etah's World --Default District

Located at: 3683 University Ave San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego --2068 Oriole St San Diego, CA 92114 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: Dat Nguyen Phan

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Located at: 2102 India Street San Diego, CA 92101 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

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Located at: 1259 Georgia Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 05/01/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Juneka L. Roswell 1259 Georgia Street Imperial Beach, CA 91932 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 19, 2026 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002143 Fictitious business name(s): Cemanahuac Entertainment --South East Social Club Clothing Company

Located at: 2119 Berry Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/21/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Alexander Lara 2119 Berry Street Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 05, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 25, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9001231 Fictitious business name(s): Bluz Janitorial Services

Located at: 4380 Van Dyke Ave #7 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 12/04/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Samuel Robles 4380 Van Dyke Ave #7 San Diego, CA 92105 County of Los Angeles This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on January 28, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on January 28, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002361 Fictitious business name(s):

Wynn University School of Taekwondo #3

Located at: 914 East 8th Street Suite 112 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/11/1998 This business is hereby registered by the following: Troy Lynn Rawls 914 East 8th Street Suite 112 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego

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Located at: 5232 Auburn Drive San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Stefan Nakia Warren 5232 Auburn Drive San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002451 Fictitious business name(s): Movement 1st Chiropractic

Located at: 4649 Felton St San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 01/29/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dianna Elizabeth Rocha 4649 Felton St San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9002448 Fictitious business name(s): National City Smoke Shop

Located at: 131 W 33rd St, Unit #4 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego --1626 - G Sweetwater Rd, #288 National City, CA 91950-7683 This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was 06/08/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: National City Smoke Shop 131 W 33rd St, Unit #4 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on February 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on February 10, 2026 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00010084CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Christine Anita Lee Ellis To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Christine Anita Lee Ellis filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Christine Anita Lee Ellis PROPOSED NAME: Christine Houston Keough THE COURT ORDERS that

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: April 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 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 Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.) The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00010626CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Aaron Turner To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Aaron Turner

PRESENT NAME: Aaron Turner PROPOSED NAME: Aaron Darnell Murphy 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: April 26, 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 will notify the parties by mail of a future remote hearing date.

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Michael Tzion Rivera filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Michael Tzion Rivera PROPOSED NAME: Michael Tzion Velasquez 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: April 15, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE (Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which poses a substantial risk to the health and welfare of court personnel and the public, rendering presence in, or access to, the court's 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.

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment 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.)

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.

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego

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of service must be filed with the court.)

County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00007361CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Aleena Mia Ramsey

Davidean Suzanne Quijada filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.)

PRESENT NAME: Davidean Suzanne Quijada

The address of the court is: 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 2/25, 3/04, 3/11, 3/18

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;

The address of the court is: 330 W Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/01 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00007748CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Elena Sara Greene To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Elena Sara Greene filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows:

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Aleena Mia Ramsey filed a petition with this court for a decree changing name as follows: PRESENT NAME: Aleena Mia Ramsey PROPOSED NAME: Aleena Mia Figueroa

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 PRESENT NAME: name should not be granted. Elena Sara Greene Any person objecting to the name changes described PROPOSED NAME: above must file a written Elena Ava Kozak objection that includes the reasons for the objection at THE COURT ORDERS that least two court days before all persons interested in this the matter is scheduled to be matter appear before this heard and must appear at court at the hearing indicated the hearing to show cause below to show cause, if any, why the petition should not why the petition for change of be granted. If no written name should not be granted. objection is timely filed, the Any person objecting to the court may grant the petition name changes described without a hearing. above must file a written objection that includes the NOTICE OF HEARING reasons for the objection at Date: April 06, 2021 least two court days before Time: 8:30 A.M. the matter is scheduled to Dept. C-61 be heard and must appear at NO HEARING WILL the hearing to show cause OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE why the petition should not be granted. If no written (Due to the COVID-19 objection is timely filed, the pandemic, which poses court may grant the petition a substantial risk to the without a hearing. health and welfare of court personnel and the public, NOTICE OF HEARING rendering presence in, Date: April 08, 2021 or access to, the court's Time: 8:30 A.M. facilities unsafe, and Dept. C-61 pursuant to the emergency NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON ABOVE DATE orders of the Chief Justice of the State of California and General Orders of the (Due to the COVID-19 Presiding Department of pandemic, which poses the San Diego Superior a substantial risk to the Court, the following Order health and welfare of court is made: personnel and the public, rendering presence in, NO HEARING WILL or access to, the court's OCCUR ON THE DATE facilities unsafe, and SPECIFIED IN THE pursuant to the emergency ORDER TO SHOW orders of the Chief Justice CAUSE. of the State of California and General Orders of the The court will review the Presiding Department of documents filed as of the date the San Diego Superior specified on the Order to Court, the following Order Show Cause for Change of is made: Name (JC Form #NC-120). NO HEARING WILL If all requirements for a OCCUR ON THE DATE name change have been met SPECIFIED IN THE as of the date specified, and ORDER TO SHOW no timely written objection CAUSE. has been received (required at least two court days The court will review the before the date specified), the documents filed as of the Petition for Change of date specified on the Order to Name (JC Form #NC-100) Show Cause for Change of will be granted without a Name (JC Form #NC-120). hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the If all requirements for a name change have been met Petition will be mailed to the petitioner. as of the date specified, and no timely written objection If all the requirements have has been received (required not been met as of the date at least two court days before the date specified), the specified, the court will mail the petitioner a written order Petition for Change of with further directions. Name (JC Form #NC-100) will be granted without a If a timely objection is filed, hearing. One certified copy the court will set a remote of the Order Granting the hearing date and contact the Petition will be mailed to the parties by mail with further petitioner. directions. If all the requirements have A RESPONDANT not been met as of the date OBJECTING TO THE specified, the court will mail NAME CHANGE MUST the petitioner a written order FILE A WRITTEN with further directions. OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS If a timely objection is filed, (excluding weekends and the court will set a remote holidays) BEFORE THE hearing date and contact the DATE SPECIFIED. Do parties by mail with further not come to court on the directions. specified date. The court will notify the parties by A RESPONDANT mail of a future remote OBJECTING TO THE hearing date. NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN Any Petition for the name OBJECTION AT LEAST change of a minor that is TWO COURT DAYS signed by only one parent (excluding weekends and must have this Attachment holidays) BEFORE THE served along with the DATE SPECIFIED. Do Petition and Order to Show not come to court on the Cause, on the other nonspecified date. The court signing parent, and proof will notify the parties by of service must be filed with mail of a future remote the court.) hearing date. Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.) The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 3/04, 3/11, 3/18, 3/25 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Dr. Vista, CA 92081 37-2021-00006428CU-PT-NC Petitioner or Attorney: Davidean Suzanne Quijada To All Interested Persons: Petitioner

PROPOSED NAME: Dena Suzanne Quijada 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: April 6, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 25 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.

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 325 S. Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081 North County Division Case Number: 20FL009421N Notice to Respondent: Luisa Natalia Palma Velasquez You have been sued by Petitioner: Dale Thomas Rosen 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 you 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 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. The name and address of the court are: Superior Court of California County of San Diego North County Division 325 S. Melrose Drive Vista, CA 92081

The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: Brian Burkett SBN:220343 Law Office of Brian Burkett (619) 250-2683 591 Camino De La Reina, Suite 821 San Diego, CA 92108

Any Petition for the name change of a minor that is signed by only one parent must have this Attachment served along with the Petition and Order to Show

Starting immediately, you and your spouse or domestic partner are restrained from: 1. removing the minor children of the parties from

Standard Family Law Restraining Orders

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 benefit 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 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. You must notify each other of any proposed extraordinary expenditures at least five business days prior to incurring these 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. 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 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 joint form is presumed to be 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. join 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. Summons Filed: October 22, 2020 Order for Publication Filed: March 01, 2021 3/18, 3/25, 4/01, 4/08

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Content Management System Implementation Services The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking proposals from a qualified firm with proven experience in large-scale ERP system, content management and payroll system implementations for the public sector with a focus the in the following areas: process and needs assessment, workflow mapping and redesign, technical requirements development, software system/vendor selection; and enterprise systems migrations and implementations. A single Consultant will be selected to complete each of the following initiatives via a negotiated Task Order process. The Initiatives include the following: Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System, Enterprise Content Management Systems (ECMS) and Payroll Management Software System. A copy of the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and related informational documents can be accessed from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/contracts or by contacting: Gabriella LeRoy, SANDAG, 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101, gabriella.leroy@sandag.org. Proposal Due Date: Proposals must be received via BidNet by 3:00PM PST April 28th , 2021.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Request for Proposals (RFP) Fleet and Fuel Management Services The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is seeking proposals from firms with the expertise, experience, capability, and resources to provide Fleet and Fuel Management Services for its fleet of approximately 39 vehicles on behalf of SANDAG. A copy of the Request for Proposals (SOL682372) can be accessed from the SANDAG website via SANDAG web- based vendor portal, BidNet. The one-hour pre-proposal meeting for this RFP is scheduled for March 25, 2021 at 11:00 am. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. on April 16, 2021. Related informational documents and forms can be accessed from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/contracts. If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Howell at (619)595-5392 or by email at Jennifer.Howell@sandag.org

LEGAL NOTICES

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LEGAL NOTICES

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REMOVE, FABRICATE AND INSTALL NEW RAIN GUTTERS AT TWO SCHOOL SITES (WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND KIMBROUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. on THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021, outside the main office of Washington Elementary School, located at 1789 State Street, San Diego, CA 92101. Upon completion, all contractors will proceed to Kimbrough Elementary School, located at 321 Hoitt Street, San Diego, CA 92102. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact Natalie Ethridge nethridge@sandi.net for the link to preregister. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CP21-0746-08). COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CP21-0746-08 or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information. All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on April 9, 2021. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CP21-074608 Remove, Fabricate and Install New Rain Gutters at Two School Sites (Washington Elementary School and Kimbrough Elementary School). For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. The project estimate is between $157,000.00 and $162,000.00. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: B, C-39, C-43 or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CP21-0746-08 Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REMOVE AND REPLACE MAIN ELECTRICAL SERVICE AT CHESTERTON AND MASON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 beginning at Chesterton Elementary, 7335 Wheatley St., San Diego, CA 92111 and upon completion will proceed to Mason Elementary, 10340 San Ramon Dr., San Diego, CA 92126. CONTRACTORS MUST BE PRESENT AND CHECK-IN AT BOTH SITES IN ORDER TO BID ON THIS PROJECT. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact jalmond@sandi.net for the link to preregister. (PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS No. CP21-0769-23). COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CP21-0769-23) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information. All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on APRIL 14, 2021. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CP21-076923 Chesterton and Mason Elementary Schools Electrical Service. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. The project estimate is between $380,000 and $410,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: C-10 or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CP21-0769-23 Advertisement for Bids: Requesting Bids for Request for Proposal (RFP) Responses - Lease-Leaseback (LLB)* Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will electronically receive proposals for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: PRECONSTRUCTION SERVICES FOR MIRA MESA HIGH SCHOOL –LLB *This is a LLB project. Only prime contractors listed below may submit proposals to the San Diego Unified School District. Please visit our website for each prime contractor’s contact information at www.sandiegounified.org/LLB-Outreach. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for LLB Prime Contractors at 9:00 a.m. on March 26, 2021 in front of the main office of Mira Mesa High School, 10510 Marauder Way, San Diego, CA 92126. The meeting will begin with a general project overview, followed by a site walk of the school site. Failure to attend or extreme tardiness and to sign in will render a LLB Prime Contractor’s Proposal ineligible. All contractors and subcontractors must preregister with the District prior to attending the site walk. Please send only one representative per company. Email nethirdge@sandi.net for the preregistration link. Only proposals from the following Group G LLB Prime Contractors will be accepted. • • Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC • C.W. Driver, LLC • Clark Construction Group – California, LP • Erickson-Hall Construction Company • McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. • Soltek Pacific Construction Company • Sundt Construction, Inc. • Swinerton Builders • Turner Construction Company COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED. Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and RFP number CP21-055008) or The Daily Transcript for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information. RFP Responses must be received electronically at or before 2:00 p.m. on April 16, 2021. LLB Prime Contractors interested in submitting an RFP must go to www.planetbids.com/portal/portal.cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CZ21-0550-08 Request for Proposals for Mira Mesa High School – Preconstruction. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. This is a PSA project, however this project does not require prequalification at this time. Subcontractor prequalification is not required at the preconstruction phase. However, subcontractor prequalification will be required for each Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) phase of the Project(s) and remain in good standing throughout the duration of this project. The District requires the LLB Prime Contractor to possess B or other appropriate license, of State of California Contractor License(s). The Contractor’s license(s) must be active and in good standing, at the time of best value analysis and contract award, and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Andrea R. O’Hara, M.A., Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer, Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CZ21-0550-08. Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive “ELECTRONIC-ONLY” bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services for: MARVIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND FULTON K-8 REROOF A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2021, beginning at Fulton K-8, 7055 Skyline Dr., San Diego, CA 92114 then proceed to Marvin Elementary School, 5720 Brunswick Ave., San Diego, CA 92120. CONTRACTORS MUST BE PRESENT AT BOTH SITES IN ORDER TO BID ON THIS PROJECT. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact amains@sandi.net for the link to preregister. (PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS No. CZ21-0731-42). COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CZ21-0731-42) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information. All bids must be received electronically at or before 1:00 p.m. on APRIL 7, 2021. Firms interested in submitting a bid package must go to https://www.planetbids.com/portal/portal. cfm?CompanyID=43764 then search under “Bid Opportunities” for “Invitation number” CZ21-0731-42 Marvin ES and Fulton K-8 Reroof. For new vendors, please register under “New Vendor Registration”. The project estimate is between $5.2 million and $5.7 million. This is a PSA project and requires prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: B or other appropriate license, subject to District approval. SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department CZ21-0731-42

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COMMUNITY NEWS CALIFORNIA HITS EQUITY MARK:

2M Doses to Vulnerable Areas By Janie Har Associated Press

California last Friday, March 12 announced it has administered more than 2 million vaccine doses to people in vulnerable, low-income ZIP codes. This will allow counties to more quickly reopen activities such as indoor dining and indoor gyms at reduced capacity.

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announced that he would set aside 40% of vaccine for residents of some 400 ZIP codes the state deems most vulnerable based on metrics such as household income, access to health care and education levels.

The point is to tie reopening standards to ensuring that the people most impacted by the pandemic are protected against the virus. While race and ethnicity are not explicit factors in designating vaccinations, the ZIP codes

overlap heavily with neighborhoods with higher populations of residents who are Black, Latino and Asian and Pacific Islander, officials said.

At the time of his announcement, the state had administered about 1.6 million doses to residents of these ZIP codes.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW? California adopted a fourtier, color-coded system in August that dictates how

much activity is allowed in each county. New tier assignments are announced on Tuesdays. Previously, counties could move from the most restrictive purple tier to the lower red tier based on metrics including the number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people per day over a period of several weeks. The threshold for entering the red tier will move from 7 cases per 100,000 residents to 10 cases.

By hitting the 2 million mark, the state will reassess counties and allow them to move to the red tier within 48 hours instead of waiting until Tuesday. Los Angeles County, the nation’s most populous with 10 million residents, said the line outside of Malcolm X Library earliest it would allow Vaccination in late February 2021. Photo: Bruce Williams museums, gyms, movie theaters and restaurants moved 13 more counties to open indoors at limited into the red tier, includcapacity is Monday. ing Sacramento, San Diego, On Wednesday, the state Riverside and Ventura.

ARTICLE CONTINUATION TOne-Deafness: continued from page 3

Due to historic infractions committed by the American government, Black children should be the U.S. Department of Education’s top priority.

If the argument is finding a new way to measure a school’s success beyond standardized tests, we’ve been down this road before.

To be frank, this argument becomes more annoying year after year because it tells me that many public education policymakers

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aren’t fully committed to educating black children. We have been measuring what does and what doesn’t work for decades. There are plenty of data points leading to the right approach.

Hence, susp ending a black child, regardless of the infraction committed, should be unconstitutional due to the historical injustices that have crafted today’s black experience.

Consider this: When teaching generational hurt and abused people, restorative justice approaches don’t work on black people because we have never been whole.

Every time an American school suspends a black child, it flings the dirt from dried cotton fields on defeated antebellum plantations of injustice into the eyes of their descendants. Their debts remain unpaid.

To heal we must be affirmed, invested in, and built up daily. That’s equity. Most Americans are familiar with our Nation’s historically racist educational law that made teaching black enslaved people to read a crime. Some Americans are knowledgeable of the century and a half of substandard educational choices and access that blacks were subjugated to in the years following emanci-

Powell: continued from page 13

“I hope to continue growing both with the company and in the community,” Powell said, adding that her goal is to inspire others and impart the knowledge she has learned to future generations of driven Black girls. Part of her mission is being a fashion leader. Pow e l l f ou n d e d F it Fashionista, an online retail store designed to sell chic exercise-wear.

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Suspending Black Children Should Be Unconstitutional

The issue is: Do white Americans have the will to invest in Blacks having access? Or are their fears or lack of empathy blocking America from achieving its best version?

We still are displaced people, and so are our children. We have never truly felt wanted in this country. White-only spaces have confirmed and defined our black realities.

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pation. However, most don’t understand how historic racist educational policies impact each generation.

As a youth, Powell struggled with her health, from asthma to developing thyroid issues, which caused

Influential white people should therefore be listening to the voices of black parents. Like Lazarus of Bethany, our black ballots politically raised Biden from political decay during the 2020 primaries. Yet here we stand in this abusive relationship that is America’s public education system with his nominee. Whether it was Marten’s intent or not is of unimportance. What Biden and others must understand is that most black parents and black educators believe Marten is patently unfit to serve black youth because harm not her to gain weight. “It wasn’t until 2019 that I decided to completely dedicate myself to transforming my mind, body, and spirit,” Powell declared.

healing is evident.

Black Parent Voices Matter When will white democratic leaders stop taking our black votes for granted? One would have thought that with racial equity and justice verbiage protruding from this White House that America would finally treat black children as well as they do white children. So when the acting secretary of education Miguel Cardona is focused on his five-point plan to reopen schools safely, I’ll be praying he’ll pass my message to Biden regarding my concerns on Marten. Biden should be centering our black children, whose needs have never been properly addressed since the founding of this so-called great Nation. He needs to prove to Black American people that America can be great by investing in black youth and ending this pipeline that currently lures them into the criminal justice system. I believe it can be done, but I’m not holding my breath until I see sustainable change and the elimination of racist systems. And Marten ain’t it. This article originally appeared in The Black Wall Street Times

goals. That’s when the idea of Fit Fashionista was born.” Powell lost 65 pounds and said she took control of her health.

She said she began eating healthier and doing more exercise.

And, like at Michelin and in her entrepreneurial pursuits, Powell is seeking more results.

Noting that she still had not developed the needed confidence, Powell spent time thinking about boosting her self-esteem.

“Although I am very proud of myself for how far I’ve come, I’m still not quite where I want to be, so the journey continues,” she decided.

“I’ve always had a love for fashion and, I’ve always used it to express myself, so I decided to dress up and carry myself at the gym, the same way I would at social outings with my friends,” Powell uttered.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr, NNPA President and CEO, affirmed, “The Black Press of America salutes all African American women entrepreneurs during 2021 Women’s History Month as we acknowledge the 194th anniversary month of the founding of the Black Press. Aliyah Powell exemplifies the interdisciplinary genius and resilience of African American women business leaders across a diverse range economic sectors including the STEM fields of endeavor.”

“That’s when I realized the old saying ‘when you look you, you feel good’ really does apply. After I started to put more effort into the way I looked and went to the gym, I noticed my self-confidence boosting and my determination to reach my