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Criticism for Inhumane

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Treatment of Haitian Migrants

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By Barrington M. Salmon In her time as co-director of the UnDocuBlack Network, Patrice Lawrence said she has seen coverage that startled and jarred her. But one particular image she saw Sunday, Sept. 19, of officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on horseback grabbing for and roughing up a Haitian man, left her bereft. “I thought of a few things immediately: the savages on horseback whipping people and the one who grabbed that young man should be fired with immediate effect and replaced with people able to offer care, assistance and cater to the migrants’ See INHUMANE page 5

By Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has affected and changed the

U.S. Customs and Border Protection mounted officers attempt to contain migrants as they cross the Rio Grande from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico, into Del Rio, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER &

Covid-19 Updates see pg. 12

Covid-19 cases in 8,775 92115 southeast 92105

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92114 4,328 92139

NBCA Holds Chat n’ Chew see page 11

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SDUSD Board of Education to Discuss

Potential Vaccine Mandate

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entire world, there is no doubt that it has hit communities of color, specifically the Black community, the hardest. According to The COVID Tracking Project, an online tracker that collects and publishes data about COVID-19 in the United States, has reported that as of March 2021, at least 73,462 Black lives were lost due to COVID19. Additionally, Black Americans account for 15 percent of COVID-19 deaths where race is known, though the California Department of Public Health has stated that tests, cases, and deaths See NUMBERS page 5

REP. BEATTY

Introduces Legislation to

Establish National

Rosa Parks Day By Stacy M. Brown NNPA In coordination with Reps. Jim Cooper (TN-05) and Terri S ewell (AL-07), U.S. Congresswoman and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Joyce Beatty (OH-03) introduced in August legislation to establish Rosa Parks Day as a Federal Holiday.

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The San Diego Unified Board of Education announced this week that it will publicly discuss a potential vaccine mandate for staff and eligible students at the next regular meeting on Tuesday, September 28. Currently, all San Diego Unified School District employees must either show proof of the COVID-19 vaccination or regularly pro-

duce a negative test to work. Nationwide, children 12 years of age or older are currently eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The announcement comes a week after the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted to make vaccines mandatory for its students who are aged 12 and up, the first major school district in the United States that has

implemented a vaccine mandate. Previously, in August, the LAUSD made vaccines mandatory for its employees. The September 28 Board meeting will be held online via Zoom, beginning at 5 p.m. Public testimony requests can be submitted up until 1 p.m. the day of the meeting, which will be live streamed on YouTube and broadcast on iTV Channel 16.

“Through her willingness to sit, Rosa Parks stood up for what she believed in,” Beatty said. “As a state legislator, I was proud to lead the push to make the Buckeye State the first state to officially recognize Rosa Parks Day. It’s now time for us to come together as a nation to honor this American hero through a new national holiday.”

In 2005, Beatty, then-Member of the Ohio General A s s e m b l y, spearheaded legislation to designate December 1st as “Rosa Parks Day” in the State of Ohio – making the Buckeye State the first in the nation to formally recognize the Civil Rights icon. Ohio’s annual Rosa Park tribute has engaged thousands of children and community leaders across the state to celebrate Mrs. Parks’ legacy and example. “Rosa Parks is a hero to countless Americans and to me,” Beatty said.

“Her life and actions on that historic December day more than 50 years ago have inspired people across the country and around the world to stand up against discrimination and work peacefully to create a more just and fair society.” Beatty continued, “I was honored to have led the charge in the State of Ohio to recognize Rosa Parks, and I’m proud to push to get her the national recognition she deserves.”

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EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION The Haitian Dilemma By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint This is a pain ful commen tary. Humanity demands that we all be treated with fairness. This country has boasted the guarantee to the pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. Those who live in a world without such assurances hear what we say and see the quality of life that even our poorest of citizens appear to enjoy. So we don’t blame the Haitians for doing what each of us would do if we were in their shoes.

by the U.S. government and expect ing to find homes in America, and at the same time we have over 3 million DACA residents also seek ing to be recognized and given citi zenship, all adds up to numbers that frighten Americans with the ques tion of when do we close the door? The big question is, are we going to treat everyone fairly and, if so, what constitutes “fair”? The same rules must apply to all without the appearance of favoritism. There has to be a limit on the number of peo ple permitted in the boat or the boat itself will sink.

This matter is made even more painful when we consider that the politics of color appears to have entered this picture. The recent surge of migrants from South America was not met with exporta tion but detentions. It appears that, for now, only single individuals are being deported and not families or children. They are allegedly being processed.

The problems in all the countries in this hemisphere are closely related to corruption in the gov ernments of those countries along with their crime problems. The storms and earthquakes that have hit Haiti compound a problem that already existed, not to mention the recent assasination of the Haitian president.

Then we have the history of how we have dealt with Haitians and the matter of political asylum. Let’s not forget that in 1992 when the U.S. Coast Guard was intercept ing Haitian refugees at sea, some on inner tubes and small life rafts; these people were quickly returned to Haiti even though they claimed political asylum while, during the same period, refugees from Cuba also claiming political asylum were taken in and placed in detention camps in Florida. The massive number of more than 100,000 Afghans recently airlifted

We can control the humanity with which people are being expelled. No more images of border agents on horseback riding people down because they are still coming across the river. There has to be a better way. But to the Haitians and oth ers gathering to illegally enter this country, that can not be permitted. You create your own humanitarian crisis by making the choice to fol low the rumour that all you have to do is show up and come in. To Americans of all colors, the issue has to be one of more than race. Let’s deal with this issue as we can and should.

Redistricting, Outreach and Public Policy By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint As mandated by the U.S. Con stitution, America has recently completed the 2020 Census which has to be taken every 10 years. Since 1790, its purpose has been to determine representation in the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate. The reason being that the number of seats in the U.S. Congress is fixed at 435 and the seats in the Senate allocate two senators for each state, regardless of population. Redistricting means that electoral districts in each state should have equal numbers, so that representa tion is proportional to the number of people in the state. Clearly, such a process as mandated by the U.S. Constitution is meant to involve all the people covered by the Census count and people living in the areas being counted. These elements then require outreach to ensure the inclusion of all people. This legal obligation then becomes a matter of “Public Policy”, not one of selective inclusion of portions of the population. This is why the Census uses the language of “com munities of inclusion” or “COI”. This inclusion of the people carries with it “public comment” which is the opportunity for the people to comment on that which is being proposed by elements or agencies

of the government that have been given “delegated authority”. Those who carry out delegated duties are limited to actions under their del egated authority. This is because they are not elected themselves by the people who elect the legislators. Following the logic and the California Constitution, as well as Federal Statutes, “outreach” in redefining the electoral districts at the State, County and local lev els has not been inclusive of the people of California, but rather a hand picked few purporting to be “representatives of the people”. California Statutes require “news papers of general circulation” as instruments of public notice or “outreach”. This has not been done. Rather, a decision has been made that social media and the internet is sufficient to substitute for the legal requirements. This is a law suit waiting to happen. Now that Redistricting Commis sions at the State, County, and local levels have been made aware of their failure to follow the law, the only issue is will they do anything to correct the problem in the time remaining. After maps are drawn and submitted it will be too late to make changes. Something to think about.

GOV. NEWSOM SHOULD

Close the Vaccination Loophole for School Employees By Dr. Margaret Fortune President/CEO of Fortune School The honey moon is over in communi ties where the Delta vari ant has taken hold. Since back to school, I’ve spent weeks filling in for principals, supervis ing children, checking children's temperatures and providing them masks, directing traffic in the parking lot, picking up garbage, wiping down cafeteria tables — all of which are required to run safe schools in these times. I’ve talked to other heads of schools that can say the same thing or something similar since the start of this school year. The same cul prit continues to affect us all — COVID-19. However, normally we have a village to manage these tasks. Now, we don’t. Staffing shortages are severe and there are no substitutes to be had. Further aggravating the situa tion, are public health rules that require paid school staff who test negative for COVID-19 but remain unvaccinated to stay home for 10 days at a time, when they are exposed to someone who tests positive. It leaves the rest of us — including the students — without a teacher, cafeteria worker, or jan itorial staff. We have to throw on five or six hats in order to ensure that our students are educated.

Necessary? Yes. Sustainable? No. Governor Gavin Newsom took a good first step when he required school employees to be vacci nated, but he left a gaping loop hole. He allowed school staff to test-out of being vaccinated by committing to take a COVID test twice a week. Then he put the burden on schools to become COVID testing centers overnight for the employees who refuse to get vaccinated. The result is that these staff who refuse vaccination have to be benched for two weeks every time they get exposed to someone who tests positive for COVID-19. Imagine, if you will, being a part of a 40-person team and every week there are 10 people who are forced to quarantine for two weeks, leaving 30 team mem bers to do the work of 40 during that first week. That’s one person doing their job and the additional work of three coworkers. These types of staffing outages are debil itating schools across the state. There are news reports of schools having to shut down classrooms for lack of staff. Some major school systems with the political clout have taken matters into their own hands. Los Angeles Unified, for exam ple, has closed the loophole and

is requiring all school employ ees to be vaccinated. The state of California should do the same. California has over 6 million stu dents who can’t afford for us to agree to anything less than 100% vaccination for school employees. Yes, the policy could force out educators who refuse to get vac cinated but, they won’t be work ing anyway if they get exposed to a positive case. Essentially, the unvaccinated have become hard to employ in a school setting. They can go out at any time and take down our schools with them. We can’t risk that. Editor’s Note: Dr. Margaret Fortune is the President/CEO of Fortune School, a system of nine, K-12 public charter schools with over 2,300 students focused on closing the Black achievement gap by preparing students for col lege. She is a State Delegate on the California Democratic Party (CDP) State Central Committee where she also is an elected mem ber of the Executive Board of the CDP Black Caucus. Fortune is Treasurer of National Action Network (NAN) Sacramento and has been an education advisor to two California Governors. She is a graduate of the UC Berkeley and Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government.

Don’t Abandon the Christians in Afghanistan By Dr. Barbara Reynolds In places like Afghanistan the Christian Church faces persecution and death as the Disciples of Jesus Christ did under the Roman Empire. St. Paul, the prolific writer of most of the New Testament, and St. James the brother of Jesus were beheaded, a form of terror still used by Islamic extremists today.

munities. Already since Kabul fell, Christians are reporting that the Taliban has been threatening their lives.

Christians ---about 20,000- in Afghanistan are facing the height ened threat of death as the Taliban takes control. The civilized world must not ignore their fate and use all the resources to aid them. In the past, foreign Christian work ers in Afghanistan have been murdered and many have fled the country. Many secret believers are trying to flee the violent and extremist views of the Taliban, but scores of Christians are too poor and cannot afford to leave.

Relief organizations report that in May 2021, the Taliban bombed a Kabul high school, killing at least 85 people, mainly schoolgirls. The previous year, the Taliban staged a shooting at a maternity clinic, kill ing women, children, and babies.

Afghanistan churches must oper ate underground and remain invisible in a country where Muslims who change their faith are breaking the law and consid ered to have betrayed their com

There as elsewhere in several Muslim territories, to be exposed as a Christian risk being charged with apostasy, punishable by death or imprisonment. In 2019, Reuters reported that the Islamic State released a video purporting to show its militants beheading 10 Christian men in Nigeria.

Islamists beheading of its crit ics gained national focus with the murder of Daniel Pearl, an American journalist kidnapped and beheaded in Pakistan. In 2012, Islamic militant groups such as al-Qaeda used beheading as a propaganda tool, distribut ing gruesome photographs and videos of the executions to media outlets and on the Internet. ISIL, an extremist group in Iraq and Syria, staged mass beheadings of

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Syrian and Iraqi captives begin ning in 2014 and used the threat of beheading to extract ransom payments from some Western governments. Several British and American hostages reportedly were beheaded by ISIL. Historically, however, beheading is not the weapon of choice pri marily of Islamic extremists nor the Romans who used it along with throwing Christians in cages with ferocious lions. Ritual decapitation known as seppuku was practiced in Japan from the 15th through the 19th century. The guillotine was used on crim inals of ordinary birth during the French Revolution. According to tradition, beheading by sword was introduced to England by William the Conqueror in the 11th cen tury but was stopped in 1747, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. Today it is the extremist Islamic groups that continue beheading, a terrible gruesome form of murder. Prayerfully, the United Nations, and all nations of the world will ban together to aid the Christians in Afghanistan. They can not be left to fend for themselves.

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EPA Report Outlines How Climate Change Impacts Black Communities Race, ethnicity, and income were factors in the report findings By Vayunamu Bawa Contributing Writer A report by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) entitled Climate Change and Social Vulnerability in the United States outlines how Black people across age ranges bear the brunt of the climate crisis and face the most risks. “Black and African American individuals are more likely to live in areas with the highest increases in childhood asthma diagnoses and the highest increases in mortality rates

due to climate-driven changes,” says the report released this month. Heatwaves, wildfires, water and air pollution are just some of the things Black communities will continue to grapple with as climate conditions worsen. Local San Diego high school student, Kyle Tianishi, won the Innovator Award in the 2021 International Young Eco-Hero competition for his project addressing the effects of climate change. He was one of 25 young environmental activists from across the globe who were

honored by Action For Nature (AFN), an international nonprofit supporting and honoring Young Environmental Activists aged 8 to 16. Kyle created NEREID, a device that detects microscopic particles in water, after researching why his parents never let him drink from the tap. Young people of color are growing into environmental activists because it is clear to them how much their future depends on it. On September 24, students around the world are holding a Global Climate Strike for the climate crisis and one participating group is CA Youth vs Big Oil. This movement organizes strikes and meetings across California and is specifically calling on Governor Newsom to act and put communities first. “Young people are quite literally seeing our futures go up in smoke,” reads their petition addressed to Newsom that encourages a halt to new state permits for oil and gas drilling.

San Diego high school students protesting for climate change action. Photo:Vayunamu Bawa.

Race, ethnicity, and income were some of the factors the recent EPA report used while focusing on coastal locations that are vulnerable to temperature increases.

From air to water quality, its data shows how climate change disproportionately affects people of color. Kyle had similar thoughts on the connection between the climate crisis and health. “Climate change disproportionately affects those who contribute to it the least. Developing countries, areas with weaker infrastructure, and people of color suffer the most from the effects of climate change, yet their actions are far less harmful to the environment than fossil fuel emissions and deforestation. The only way to stop this is to end climate change now,” Kyle said in a recent interview with San Diego Voice & Viewpoint. In April, Mayor Todd Gloria announced an “Emp ower ment Polic y Plan for San Diego’s Black Community” plan. The plan’s goals for the city are to address the most pressing issues of economic mobility, police reform, educational barriers, differing health outcomes during the pandemic, and the effects of climate change. The plan was issued following the release of the City of San Diego Climate Equity Index Report which was developed last year to measure residents’ level of access to opportunity and the degree of potential impact from climate change in all census tracts. The report was produced

“in collaboration with community-based organizations representing Communities of Concern”, according to the City of San Diego’s website. Some of the factors considered for the Index, which was published in 2021 after a 2020 revision, were overcrowdedness, proximity to recreation areas, proximity

The Mayor’s “Back to Work SD” budget then invested $7 million into this fund in June. San Diego’s Black community, especially the youth, should be engaged in holding the city accountable on initiatives like the Climate Equity Fund. Everyone has to work together through political and non-political

High school sophomore Kyle Tianshi working in his lab. Photo courtesy of Kyle Tianshi.

to waste sites, bikeability, energy cost burden, and tree coverage. Barrio Logan, Lincoln Park, Nestor, Logan Heights, Palm City, Mountain View, Stockton, Grant Hill, Southcrest, Teralta East, Shelltown, and the Tijuana River Valley ranked the lowest, according to the report. In response, the Climate Equity Fund was established with the San Diego City Council approving nearly $5 million a year to be spent only on projects in these ‘Communities of Concern.’

actions to ensure that the needs of the community are prioritized because present and future health outcomes seriously depend on it. The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper coverage of local news in San Diego County is supported by the Ethnic Media Sustainability Initiative, a program created by California Black Media and Enthnic Media Services to support minority -owned-and-operated community newspapers across California.

County Grants Now Available to

Improve Neighborhoods, Communities By José A. Álvarez County of San Diego

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The County is now accepting proposals for grants to improve neighborhoods and communities in San Diego’s unincorporated area. Funding for the projects comes from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, which provides an annual grant to the County department of Housing and Community Development Services. The purpose of the grant is to allow residents and nonprofits to submit projects that benefit low- to moderate-income residents if the project aligns with the County’s Consolidated Plan. Grant applications for the 2022-2023 CDBG awards are now open and will be accepted through Nov. 1, 2021 at 5 p.m.

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The CDBG program provides funding for a wide range of activities focused on community facilities and infrastructure development, affordable housing acquisition or preservation, neighborhood enhancement and a limited range of public services targeted at low- and moderate-income communities. Depending on the project, federal money may be available to improve your community. In the past, federal CDBG funds have been used for community centers, parks, streets, accessibility issues and public facilities and services. Residents and nonprofits working in the unincorporated area of the county may propose projects for CDBG funding that benefit low- and moderate-income persons and align with one of the County’s Consolidated Plan goals: • Increase affordable housing opportunities across

the region for low-to moderate-income and special needs residents • Prevent or end homelessness through accessible housing and supportive services • E n hanc e c om mu n it y infrastructure and facilities to provide a suitable and sustainable living environment • Provide housing and support services for those living with HIV/AIDS. Applications should be submitted via email to marco. delatoba@sdcounty.ca.gov, freddy.villafan@sdcounty. ca.gov, and sarahsnook. brunson@sdcounty.ca.gov. If unable to submit electronically, applications may be mailed to 3989 Ruffin Rd., San Diego, CA 92123. For more information and to access applications, visit https://www.sandiego.gov/ cdbg.

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Inhumane: continued from cover

healthcare and other medical needs,” she said. “They have ramped up deportations and are deporting children. I’m just so angry. I can’t stop bawling. It’s evil. Evil. Makes no sense.” The unidentified man was one of 10-15,000 primarily Haitian migrants who had crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico into the U.S. and gathered under the International Bridge in Del Rio. The officers’ aggressiveness, the use of their long reins to try to corral the men, women and children and the inhumanity of their actions stirred deep anger and resentment. Lawrence, a Jamaican who has lived the undocumented immigrant experience in the U.S., heads an organization which concentrates on the needs, concerns and issues of Black undocumented and formerly undocumented individuals. Having defended their interests across a number of fronts, she said she is also incensed because Fox News flew drones over the encampment and drummed up anti-immigrant fears of Black hordes overrunning America. “Fifteen thousand migrants is not a crisis. It is something the U.S. government can handle. They need to stop the foolishness,” Lawrence said. She is not alone in her outrage. Civil rights organizations also put the Biden Administration on blast this week. One after the other issued press releases and statements decrying the treatment of the Haitian people seeking asylum. “This cruelty is utterly sickening. The events that took place [Sunday] are all too familiar to those that are aware of America's ugly history. Brutality and violence against immigrants and refugees were inhumane under the last administration, and that sentiment remains. No person fleeing poverty and hunger should be treated in this egregious manner,” said NAACP President Derrick Johnson in a statement. “It is no secret that Haiti – the first Black republic – has been severely punished by western powers for centuries. This latest incident is nothing short of adding insult to injury. While President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Senate Majority Leader Schumer have since denounced the violence, in this instance, words mean nothing without action.”

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for people of color in general are underreported statewide by up to 30 percent. As of September 15, 2021, in California there have been 177,575 reported cases of COVID-19, and a total of 4,409 reported deaths due to the virus, among Black residents. The reasons for this vary and include many factors driven by society and general inequities in society. For example, in 2018, the Kaiser Family Foundation reported that 11.7 percent of Black Americans in the United States had no health insurance, compared to 7.5

Veteran Haitian activist Dr. Ron Daniels, founder of the Haiti Support Project, released a scathing statement. “We are absolutely outraged by the images of Haitians being herded and whipped like cattle,” he said. “In the minds of African Americans, it conjures up traumatic images of water hoses turned on Black children in Birmingham and horses trampling protesters on the Edmund Pettis Bridge. No human being should be brutalized like this. It must stop immediately.” Amidst the blistering criticism, the White House released the following statement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in attempt to explain the administraton's position and decry the images that harkened back to slavery: “DHS does not tolerate the abuse of migrants in our custody, and we take these allegations very seriously. [Customs and Border Protection’s] Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating the matter and has alerted the DHS Office of Inspector General. In addition, Secretar y [Alejandro Ni c h o l a s ] Mayorkas has directed that personnel from the Office of Professional Responsibility be on site full-time to ensure that the responsibilities of DHS personnel are executed consistent with applicable policies and training and the Department’s values.” The statement continued, “Secretary Mayorkas visited Del Rio today and witnessed the extraordinary work of DHS personnel. The footage is extremely troubling and the facts learned from the full investigation, which will be conducted swiftly, will define the appropriate disciplinary actions to be taken. We are committed to processing migrants in a safe, orderly, and humane way. We can and must do this in a way that ensures the safety and dignity of migrants.” Haitian activist Monique Clesca points out that many of the Haitians who massed at the US-Mexico border came after the July 7, 2021, catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 2,000 people and left thousands of others homeless and in devastating conditions. But thousands of other people left Haiti after the 2010 earthquake that killed as many as 300,000 people. Many relocated to Brazil and other parts of South America. “A lot of them are not coming directly from Haiti,” said Clesca, a journalist, interpercent of white americans. Additionally, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in an April 2021 report stated that Black Americans are more likely to have higher risks of COVID-19 infection because they tend to work essential jobs, such as food service, health care, and public transit, which require them to regularly interact and have contact with the public. Because of this, The COVID Tracking Project has said that nationwide, Black people have died at 1.4 times the rate of white people.

WHAT ABOUT SAN DIEGO? According to a September 11 San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) COVID-19 Watch Report, within the past three

Migrants find an alternate place to cross from Mexico to the United States after access to a dam was closed, Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021, in Ciudad Acuña, Mexico. (AP Photo/Sarah Blake Morgan)

national development consultant and a retired United Nations official. “Some people have crossed 8, 11 countries trying to get to the US. They may have had residency elsewhere such as Brazil or Chile and been pushed out or left. If someone is coming from Brazil for example, they should be spoken to and given the option of going back to Brazil and not be sent [back] to Haiti.” UCLA Sociocultural Anthropology Professor Dr. Jemima Pierre said too often, the true reasons for the steady stream of migrants from Haiti, Mexico, Guatemala and elsewhere are lost in conversation and debates. She says a seminal reason for the movement of migrants north stems from U.S. foreign policy, American embrace and support of repressive governments. In Haiti’s case, it’s been the occupation of the island nation since 2004. “It’s a long story,” Pierre says. “This was not a sudden increase in the numbers of people. It’s an increase in draconian conditions. The U.S. closed the borders which is illegal and does not allow people the opportunity to seek asylum or refuge. It’s terrorism that is bringing Black people, Colombians and others,” she said. “The US policy is racist.” “[Michel] Martelly and Moïse have been devastating for Haiti,” said Clesca who was in Haiti when Moïse was assassinated and when months Black San Diegans have accounted for the third largest population of confirmed cases, behind Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders and Latinos, with a total of 1,764 reported cases. The report also stated that Black residents were the second highest demographic group to require being hospitalized due to COVID-19, behind Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders. San Diego County’s HHSA September 11 Report also revealed startling statistics: the hospitalization rate for not fully vaccinated residents is 51 times higher than fully vaccinated residents. The September 11 Report stated that since March 1, See NUMBERS page 16

the earthquake hit. “They have been devastating for the economy, for human rights, in terms of opportunities. Home is no longer home or welcoming for many Haitians. People have been selling their clothes, land and other possessions to be able to go elsewhere.” Dr. Pierre, a Haitian native who emigrated to the U.S. as a child, said U.S. imperialism and White supremacy

have governed the way that successive American governments have treated the Haitian people. She said the intervention of a US/UN/ Canada/France/OAS coalition into Haiti’s affairs has been fueling the Haiti crisis. Clesca said Haitian sovereignty and control of their own affairs has been choked off by U.S. and western countries in league with a small clique of the Haitian elite.

The Biden administration has ramped up deportations ahead of a judge’s ruling that could put a hold on the removal of undocumented immigrants. There are reports that as many as 6,000 people have been returned to Haiti on flights leaving Texas several times a day. Administration officials estimate that all of the migrants will be removed over the course of the next week.

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ARTS & CULTURE First, She Was A Survivor: #MeToo’s Burke Tells Her Story By Jocelyn Noveck Associated Press “Maybe it won’t catch on.” That’s what Tarana Burke was thinking when she first found out the phrase “MeToo” was suddenly circulating online in October 2017, in the wake of shocking revelations about Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. It was a phrase she had come up with over years of working with survivors of sexual violence. And she worried that it would be co-opted or misused, turned into a mere hashtag for a brief moment of social media frenzy and ruining the hard work she had done. As it turned out, it did catch on. Actor Alyssa Milano had asked victims of sexual assault or harassment to share their stories or simply say #MeToo, and hundreds of thousands had done so on the very first day. But Burke’s fears did not materialize, and her movement has taken off in a way she’d never dreamed. “I wasn’t even dreaming this big,” she told The Associated Press in an interview. “I thought I had big, lofty goals and I didn’t dream nearly big enough.” Now, as the #MeToo movement approaches its fourth anniversary, Burke, 48, has come out with a highly

personal, often raw memoir of her childhood in the Bronx in New York City, her journey into activism, and the beginnings of #MeToo. She also provides a vivid account of how she herself was raped when she was only seven years old — an event that shaped her future in profound ways. She spoke to AP ahead of the book’s release on September 14, 2021. AP: Why was it time for this memoir? BURKE: People will think this is a book about, you know, going to the Golden

been growing inside me for more than 40 years. It was time to give it a home outside of my body. AP: What message do you hope to send other women and girls who, like you, experienced rape or sexual assault? BURKE: That their experiences aren’t singular, and they aren’t alone. It feels really isolating, particularly if you’re dealing with sexual violence. I really want to convey the message that you are not alone. YOU are normal and the things that happened to you are NOT

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Globes and meeting a bunch of celebrities, and a bunch of powerful men whose lives were impacted by #MeToo. I want to tell a different story. My story is ordinary and also extraordinary: It’s so many other little black girls’ stories, so many young women’s stories. We don’t pay attention to the nuances of what survival looks like or what sexual violence feels like and how it impacts our lives. So it just felt important. This is a story that’s

normal. It doesn’t make something wrong with you. AP: You write about how you felt both guilt and deep shame about what happened to you. BURKE: Shame is insidious. It’s all-consuming. It can get into all the nooks and crannies and cracks and crevices of your life. There’s not enough messages that say, ‘This is not your shame to carry. This is not your burden to bear.’

AP: A key issue moving forward is the intersection of #MeToo and race. Have we moved forward as a society in that regard? BURKE: We haven’t moved nearly enough. It became even more evident during the racial reckoning the country found itself in the last year or so. People cannot connect the two. Really, this is about advancing humanity. All of it is about liberation. And so Black lives have to matter. Women, people, have to have bodily autonomy. We need to live in a world that thinks about the environment and the actual space that we live in. All of those things are related to how we coexist as human beings. And we have to recognize that these systems of oppression we all live under affect us differently. I am Black and I am a woman and I am a survivor. And all those things exist at the same time. AP: A very raw part of this book explores how when you were young, you felt ugly. You had to navigate those feelings. Did this experience help you to parent your own child? BURKE: I was very worried about Kaia’s self-esteem. But then Kaia turned

Actor L. Steven Taylor Is The King Behind ‘The Lion King’ By Mark Kennedy Associated Press L. Steven Taylor got the life-changing call in 2005: Would he like to make his Broadway debut in “The Lion King”? It was just a six-month contract but he took it, uprooting his family and moving to New York. “Six months has turned into 16 years,” Taylor says. “The show just kept kind of pulling me back, calling me back. It’s home for me.” Taylor got the honor to restart “The Lion King” last week on September 14 as Mufasa, the king, after 18 months of silence due to the

L. Steven Taylor as Mufasa during a North American tour performance of “The Lion King.” (Joan Marcus/Disney Theatrical Productions via AP)

Tarana Burke, founder and leader of the #MeToo movement, stands in her home in Baltimore on Oct. 13, 2020. Burke released her memoir, “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement” on Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)

This cover image released by Flatiron Books shows “Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement” by Tarana Burke. (Flatiron Books via AP)

out to be this beautiful child, a physically beautiful child. And still in middle school she came to me and said, ‘I want Hannah Montana’s nose,’ and things like, kids were bothering them because they thought they were ugly. I was just like, wow, it doesn’t matter what you physically look like. People will find ways to tear you down. If they see the vulnerability and parts of you that shine, they’ll take the lowest hanging fruit and try to take that from you. AP: You describe how when #MeToo exploded in 2017, you were afraid your movement, the work you’d done, would be co-opted. How did you get over that concern? BURKE: Over time it became clear to me that whatever

I’m supposed to do, whatever this assignment is that I’ve been given, it’s clearly an assignment for ME. So if you take away how the world or the media describes #MeToo, what I built hasn’t really changed. I say this in the book: little Black girls in Selma and white women in Hollywood really need the same things. And I realized, nobody can take that away from me. I just became really comfortable. It may not ever look like it looked in October 2017. But that’s OK, because what happened in October 2017 was a phenomenal moment that we shouldn’t be trying to duplicate. We should be trying to build on that and do other things. I don’t have that fear anymore. And it’s been an incredible journey of learning.

Josephine Baker is 1st Black Woman Given Paris Burial Honor

Associated Press pandemic. Roars greeted him as he stood atop Pride Rock at the reopening. “It’s different and the same,” he says. “It’s kind of these two feelings fighting with each other constantly everywhere.” Taylor has been Mufasa on Broadway for the last six years. Taylor — born Steven Lamar Taylor but known professionally as L. Steven Taylor — has matured into the role, gradually making it his own. He was a young father when he started in the show and now his son is off in college — studying musical theater. “[Mufasa] is everybody’s favorite father, you know what I mean? That weight of the gravity of that was super heavy on me at first. I just wanted to do it right,” he says. “When I first stepped into the role, I was 26. I was a very young father. And all I was trying to do was not trying to mess up. Every time I put on the costume, I felt like I was kind of playing in daddy’s clothes.”

The remains of American-born singer and dancer Josephine Baker will be reinterred at the Pantheon monument in Paris, making the entertainer who is a World War II hero in France the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor. “The Lion King” cast appears at the curtain call following their first show back after the COVID-19 shutdown, at the Minskoff Theatre on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in New York. (Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)

Taylor recounts the first time his son watched him as Mufasa. His young son, Steven Taylor Jr., and a friend were seated in the front row when — spoiler alert — Mufasa dies and is lowered into the ground. From the stage, Taylor could hear his son’s friend saying: “Your dad’s dead now.” To which his son replied: “He’s just playing!” During the enforced hiatus from “The Lion King,” Taylor had to pivot. He did online concerts and turned his son’s old bedroom into a recording studio to narrate audio books. He also took the time to reflect on what he wanted to be. “Revisiting the things that were important to me during this time was a key factor in getting me through this,” he says. On a wider scale, Taylor has also cheered proposed reforms and commitments for the theater industry

to be more inclusive, galvanized by the killing of George Floyd and last summer’s protests. “Broadway itself has always been this kind of lofty ideal that wasn’t really changing. Broadway was this unmovable thing,” he says. “We are what makes up Broadway and it should reflect that.” While “The Lion King” has been running on Broadway for 23 years, Taylor thinks it’s the perfect show to usher the world toward a more equitable and inclusive future. “We’re a predominantly Black cast and so people are coming to see a predominantly Black cast telling this particular story. We represent royalty. We’re not the stereotypes that you see on TV. We’re kings, queens, you know what I mean? We’re flawed, but we figure those things out,” he says. ________________

Le Parisien newspaper reported on August 22, 2021, that French President Emmanuel Macron decided to organize a ceremony on Nov. 30 at the Paris monument, which houses the remains of scientist Marie Curie, French philosopher Voltaire, writer Victor Hugo and other French luminaries. The presidential palace confirmed the newspaper’s report. After her death in 1975, Baker was buried in Monaco, dressed in a French military uniform with the medals she received for her role as part of the French Resistance during the war. Baker will be the fifth woman to be honored with a Pantheon burial and will also be the first entertainer honored. Holocaust survivor Simone Veil, one of France’s most revered politicians, was buried at the Pantheon in 2018. The other women are two who fought with the French Resistance during World War II — Germaine Tillion and Genevieve de Gaulle-Anthonioz — and Nobel Prize-winning chemist Curie.

In this photo dated March 6, 1961, singer Josephine Baker poses in her dressing room at the Strand Theater in New York City, USA. (AP Photo)

The monument also holds the remains of 72 men. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Baker became a megastar in the 1930s, especially in France, where she moved in 1925 as she was seeking to flee racism and segregation in the United States. Baker quickly became famous for her “banana skirt” dance routines and wowed audiences at the Theatre des ChampsElysees and later at the Folies Bergere in Paris. She became a French citizen after her marriage to industrialist Jean Lion in 1937. During World War II, she joined the French Resistance. Amid other missions, she collected information from German officials she met at parties and carried messages hidden in her underwear to England and other countries, using her star status to justify her travels. A civil rights activist, she took part in 1963 in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who made his “I Have A Dream” speech.

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• Thursday, September 23, 2021

IN MORE LOCAL NEWS Underserved Communities are Affected by Climate Change Too Resources to Stay Prepared During National Preparedness Month By Cori Zaragoza Contributing Writer There has never been a better time than now to prepare your household for a natural disaster. From the pandemic, to wildfires raging throughout California, it is important to always have a plan in place for whatever may happen. Recent earthquakes in Mexico and Los Angeles show that Southern California isn’t immune to extreme weather and natural disasters. In an April 2021 Healthline article, Sabrina McCormick, PhD, associate professor of environmental and occupational health at The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, shared how underserved communities are affected more by climate change and it’s devastating effects on nature and natural disasters. September is National Prepared-ness Month, only recently put into place by President Joe Biden in August 2021. During the August Proclamation, President Biden reflected on the natural disasters that occurred over the past year and acknowledged “...the particularly devastating toll they take on disadvantaged, low-income communities and people of color.” “Heat is a big example that we see across American communities of color and communities of lower socio-

economic status. They tend to be living in hotter areas, so if you have an extreme heat wave, not only is it already hotter to begin with but there isn’t the infrastructure necessary to cool those communities,” McCormick said to Healthline. To combat these disparities, San Diego has put out a few programs in place to help prepare people in the unfortunate event of a natural disaster or extreme weather event: • SD Emergency App: This app can be downloaded on your Apple or Android phone and is an application that helps you prepare for future disasters and also gather information for any that do happen. It includes a map of emergency shelters, a list of emergency updates, and instructions on what to do in specific disasters. It also includes an interactive plan maker that allows you to make checklists and supply lists. In August 2021, a feature called ShakeReadySD was added that will warn app users of impending earthquakes in the San Diego area. To download the SD Emergency App, visit www.readysandiego.org/ content/oesready/en-us/ SDEmergencyApp.html • Download a personal disaster plan: The County of San Diego Emergency Services has put out two resources for residents to

download. The Personal Disaster Plan is a printable booklet that has spaces for San Diegans to fill out and keep on hand. It has a space for emergency contacts, as well as a space for you to draw the floorplan of your home to define and map out an escape route. It also has a checklist of household utilities that should be monitored often, such as gas valves and circuit breakers. Additionally, it includes resources on what to do in the specific events of wildfires, earthquakes, floodings, and evacuations. A second Personal Disaster Plan booklet is also available for disabled people and how they can access a network of support so they have the opportunity to be prepared for any disaster. To download these booklets, or to request a free physical copy, visit www.readysandiego.org/ content/oesready/en-us/ make-a-plan.html. • Build an emergency supply kit: ReadySanDiego has made a list of supplies needed during a disaster ranging from basic needs, to sanitation, to pets. You can download the list at www.readysandiego.org/ content/oesready/en-us/ BuildaKit.html and take it to the store when buying supplies. The more supplies you can check off this

Ways Pet Parents Can Be Ready When Disaster Strikes By Dr. Gary Weitzman President & CEO. San Diego Humane Society In honor of September being National Preparedness Month, San Diego Humane Society is urging all people who have animals to ensure they have an emergency plan in place for their pets and livestock. Whether an emergency occurs because of an illness, wildfire, earthquake, or other disaster in San Diego County, planning is the key to keeping you, your loved ones and your animals safe. Here are the top 10 tips to help you plan for an emergency:

Prepare an Emergency Kit. Put all your daily pet supplies in a sturdy container. Gather a twoweek supply of food, water and your pet’s medications. Don’t forget shot records, bowls, crates, bedding and toys. Keeping your pet comfortable will reduce stress during an evacuation.

Practice Transporting Your Pet. Make sure your pet is comfortable getting into a carrier and know where your pet hides when he is stressed and scared.

Plan for Large Animals. If you have large animals/livestock, have trailers or travel containers avail-

able. Practice with your animals in advance, so they are used to being loaded and unloaded from their trailers. Work with neighbors to identify locations where large animals can be brought to on foot (especially large open areas that can provide safe spaces during fires). You may not have time or space to evacuate all your large animals, and you will not be allowed to reenter mandatory evacuation areas even for your own animals.

Identification. Make sure your pets are always wearing identification. This includes animals who don’t normally go outside. Collars with tags that have your phone number are important. Having your pet microchipped can also help identify them if they become lost. Make sure you keep your address and phone number up to date, in addition to listing an emergency contact outside of your immediate area.

tant to prepare. County information sources such as ReadySanDiego.org and ListoSanDiego.org (Spanish) can help. Research hotels outside your area for pet policies and ask friends or family if you and your pets can stay with them in case of disaster.

In Case of Illness. Create a care tree detailing how your pets will be cared for if you become sick or hospitalized. During a pandemic like COVID-19, have 2-4 options lined up in case additional people become sick. See PETS page 9

Plan Ahead. Not all evacuation shelters accept pets, so it’s impor-

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list, the better prepared you will be.

Take Action: Attend the County’s Upcoming Climate Action Plan Meeting

For concerned citizens, the County of San Diego Planning & Development S er v ices D ep ar t ment’s Planning Commissionis ho st i ng an i n for ma tional public hearing for their Climate Action Plan Update Progress Report on October 1st at 9 am at the County Operations Center (COC). The Campus Center Chambers is located at 5520 Overland Ave, San Diego, CA 92123.

The item is titled “Climate Action Plan” (CAP) Update. Staff will provide a progress report on the CAP Update project and provide an opportunity for the Planning Commission to hear from the public. For more information, e mai l C A P @ s d c ou nt y. ca.gov or call (619) 3237987. To view live and previously recorded Planning Commission Hearings, visit www.sandiegocounty.gov/ content/sdc/pds/PC/sop/ PCHearing_stream.html While no one ever hopes to be in a natural disaster or emergency situation, there

are steps you can take to ensure that you and your family stay safe and healthy throughout whatever may happen. Reflect on National Preparedness Month and take action, today, for your household. The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper coverage of local news in San Diego County is supported by the Ethnic Media Sustainability Initiative, a program created by California Black Media and Enthnic Media Services to support minority -owned-and-operated community newspapers across California.

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

FACEBOOK ON HOT SEAT FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING LINKS ON ITS WEBSITE, REPORT SAYS

Photo of trafficking victim lured on Facebook

Global Information Network False or misleading posts on Facebook and Instagram are being blamed for enabling human traffickers who recruit African women to be ferried to Saudi Arabia and other countries with promises of visas and jobs. Instead, the women are held captive, denied access to food and forced to perform sex acts in massage parlors, according to internal investigations published recently in the Wall Street Journal. Evidence of the human trafficking was uncovered by Facebook’s own team of human exploitation investigators but until recently the social media platform lacked a protocol for dealing with job ads for domestic servitude. As a result, dangerous ads were allowed to remain on the site. In a 3-page blockbuster titled

“Facebook’s Staff Flags Criminals, But Company Often Fails to Act,” of Sept. 17, the WSJ cited “shocking behavior seen on FB posts… in clear violation of Facebook’s rules.” Internal Facebook documents found by the paper showed alarms being raised about how FB’s platforms were used in some developing countries where its user base is huge and expanding. Allegations in the story brought a strong rebuke by the social media giant which called them “deliberate mischaracterizations” that conferred “false motives to FB’s leadership and employees.” In the WSJ article, a young Kenyan freelance writer was profiled who had applied for a job seen on Facebook that promised free airfare and visas - even though Facebook had banned employment ads tout-

ing free travel and visa expenses. Titled “Cleaners needed in Saudi Arabia,” the ad touted a $300 monthly wage, enticing the young writer to meet the recruiter at the Nairobi airport. The salary was now 10% less than promised and once hired, only the employer could terminate the contract. If she wanted out, she would lose her visa and be in Saudi Arabia illegally. She attempted to back out only to learn her contract had already been sold to an employer and she would have to repay the employer if she quit. Without the required money, she was flown to Riyadh, Saudi’s capital city. There, she worked in a home from 5 a.m. to dusk, cleaning, sleeping in a storage room and berated by her boss who called her a dog.

79-year-old anti-apartheid veteran from the ruling African National Congress, whose presidency from 2009 to 2018 was marred by widespread allegations of graft and malfeasance. He denies wrongdoing.

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has lost his latest bid to remain out of jail after refusing to respond to a corruption inquiry.

Yet Facebook still hadn’t implemented systems to find and remove the trafficking posts 18 months after abuses were discovered. Finally in 2019 they launched a sweep and found more than 300,000 instances of potential violations. More than 1,000 accounts were disabled. But posts of human trafficking continued to pop up and Facebook allegedly delayed a project meant to improve understanding of human trafficking.

A memo uncovered by the report read: “We know we don’t want to accept profit from human exploitation. How do we want to calculate these numbers and what do we want to do with this money?” The Kenyan victim, meanwhile, said she has been warning other people about the risks of getting trafficked and would like to see FB work harder. “I think something should be done about this,” she said, “so that nobody just goes in blindly.”

ZUMA LOSES BID TO STAY OUT OF JAIL, IN LATEST TOP COURT RULING

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After two months, she escaped to a deportation center where she met other Kenyan women, including one with marks from chains on her wrists and ankles.

“The application for rescission is dismissed,” Justice Sisi Khampepe said as she read the majority decision, which included an order for Zuma to pay court costs. It was the latest legal setback for the

Back in June, Justice Khampepe sentenced the former president to 15 months imprisonment in a ruling called one of the most prolific Constitutional Court judgments in the history of South Africa. Many saw the case as a test of South Africa’s post-apartheid ability to enforce rule of law, particularly against the powerful. Zuma stayed out of jail until July 7, asking the court to revoke its sentence for contempt, arguing it was excessive and would endan-

ger his health and life. His appeal was denied and he finally turned himself over to police. Zuma’s supporters in the port city of Durban responded with fury, setting off some of the worst riots and looting in decades. More than 300 people were killed and thousands of businesses pillaged and razed. President Cyril Ramaphosa called the violence a “failed insurrection”. Fueling it was frustration among the largely Black communities still living in squalid conditions long after the ANC swept to power in South Africa’s first democratic elections in 1994. Zuma faces a separate corruption trial linked to his sacking as deputy president in 2005, when he was accused of taking bribes from a French arms manufacturer.

Mr. Zuma once said the party was more important than the nation itself, contending that it would govern South Africa until Jesus returned. And during his nearly nine-year presidency that was marred by scandal, corruption and mismanagement, ANC officials repeatedly rallied behind him as their leader. In the end, though, his party turned against him, asking him to step down a full year and a half before the end of his second term and the country that had inspired the world with Nelson Mandela’s idea of peaceful reconciliation, and the continent with Thabo Mbeki’s vision of an “African renaissance,” would now be known for corrupt leadership and a wide range of thorny problems.

LIBERIAN LEADER ANNOUNCES YEAR-LONG BICENTENNIAL TO BEGIN Global Information Network On Feb. 5, 1820, the first organized group of emigrating freed slaves departed from New York to Freetown, Sierra Leone, in West Africa.

a $10K monthly fee for its threeyear effort, while Carbon Thread will earn $20K per month. Both are managed by Ice Miller.

Next year, Liberia will mark the date with a bicentennial celebration beginning January 2022 and running through December 2022, according to a recent announcement by President George Manneh Weah.

“The year is of high symbolic significance as it commemorates 200 years Photo of Pres. G. Weah and wife since the first group of freed slaves touched down on what came to be known as the Providence Island,” President Weah said.

A steering committee constituted by President Weah will plan and carry out appropriate activities for the event. The N.Y.C.-based Ice Miller Strategies has signed on as the lead Public Affairs shop for Liberia. It will represent Liberia before the Biden administration, Congress, federal agencies and multilateral groups that have stakes in Liberia’s economic and national security interests, according to its engagement letter. The shop will develop and execute a US media strategy for Liberia, Weah and other Liberian officials to raise the country’s profile. Liberia will pay Ice Miller $300K annually for a three-year period that began Aug. 1. There is an option to renew for another oneyear period. Strom Public Affairs is in line for

Americans was difficult to obtain as the indigenous population was unwilling to part with lands they owned and the settlers for the most part did not integrate with the indigenous societies.

friendship with Monrovia in 1848. Because of fears of the impact this might have on the issue of slavery in the United States, Washington did not recognize the nation it had played a role in creating.

According to the Office of the Historian of the Foreign Service Institute, U.S. Dept. of State, the founding of Liberia in the early 1800s was motivated by the domestic politics of slavery and race in the United States as well as by U.S. foreign policy interests. In 1816, a group of w hite Amer ic ans founded the American Colonization Society (ACS) to deal with the “problem” of the growing number of free blacks in the United States by resettling them in Africa. Land for settlements of the African-

Today, about 5 percent of the population of Liberia is descended from these settlers. London was the first to extend recognition to the new republic, signing a treaty of commerce and

The United States finally established diplomatic relations with Liberia in 1862, and continues to maintain strong ties with the West African nation despite significant strains during Liberia’s two civil

wars. In recent years, congressional interest partly has centered on the immigration status of over 80,000 Liberian nationals resident in the United States. Recent protests and instances of inflammatory rhetoric have raised concerns over political tensions in the country. In May 2019, the U.S. Embassy condemned ethnically divisive statements by politicians, reproaching those who “incite unlawful acts through ill-considered rhetoric that could jeopardize Liberia’s hardwon peace and security.” The U.S. Embassy also has warned Liberia’s opposition against using charged rhetoric, as it has called on the Weah administration to respect political freedoms. Mounting socioeconomic pressures and calls for governance reform and postwar accountability are key challenges facing Liberia’s fledgling democracy; how the country’s political class responds to such forces will have implications for Liberia’s trajectory.

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BUSINESS NEWS Shane Harris Appointed Photo courtesy of Jason V

To SDUSD School Names Committee

The local civil rights activist is founder of the People’s Association of Justice Advocates Voice & Viewpoint Newswire San Diego Unified School District Board President Richard Barrerra and Superintendent Lamont Jackson named Shane Harris the President of the People’s Association of Justice Advocates , a national civil rights leader and civic leader to the “School Names Committee”. The committee made up of about 15 currently appointed members is tasked with advising the school board on what names new schools being built should have as well as advising school board officials on renaming existing schools within the district. The committee was tasked recently with renaming the formerly known Serra High School. Harris has already outlined some of his goals on this committee such as building a more transparent process of the committee gathering public input on schools being named or renamed by implementing the committee’s first regularly scheduled public meetings, he plans to fight

for the school district to name schools in the region after former San Diego City Councilmember George Stevens, United States Congresswoman Shirley Chisolm as well as former United States President Barack Obama. He also outlined Tuesday that he plans to assess San Diego Unified School District’s school names located in south San Diego where mostly Latinos and African Americans reside to ensure that those school names reflect the cultural diversity of the communities they are located in. Those named to this committee can only be named by the Superintendent and School Board President and there are no terms for this committee. Shane Harris released the following statement on his appointment to the committee: “It is an honor to be appointed to the San Diego Unified School District’s School Names Committee. During 2020 there were

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nearly 100 confederate statues and monuments removed across the country and buildings were renamed as well following George Floyd’s killing. I will help to bring a new unique lens to equity when it comes to analyzing the names of our city’s schools and helping to determine if a school should be renamed as well as looking at new schools being built and helping to decide how those schools are named. Although school names may seem minimal it is another layer of equity that I’m looking forward to helping to pull back in our region. A child deserves to see their community reflected in their school name”. Harris is a nationally recognized civil rights activist, policy consultant, social campaigns strategist, ordained minister and founder of a national bi-coastal civil rights nonprofit organization called the People’s Association of Justice Advocates based in San Diego & Washington D.C.

A San Diego native, Harris spent 13 years in the foster care system after losing both of his parents. He overcame the loss of his parents, struggles with gangs and drugs, and his time in the foster care system to become what he calls, “a voice for the voiceless”. His commitment is to use his childhood challenges and current platform to “bring a voice to people often overlooked in society”. Harris has been recognized with county, state and national honors for his work around policy and social activism. In 2016 Our City San Diego magazine named him among the 20 most powerful people in San Diego and in 2017 he was honored as one of the Root 100’s most influential African Americans in the nation. Harris was a pivotal leader in the renaming of San Diego Unified School District’s Robert E. Lee Elementary School noting Lee’s history as a confederate general in the 1860’s

and arguing that the name was “outdated and that Lee wasn’t representative of San Diego’s values’’. According to a recent press release, Harris advocacy is credited for bringing “important an equity lens to the work of reimagining systems and creating new narratives in communities that have been historically marginalized and for those who have been underrepresented in society and he continues to deepen that work by implementing policy

changes county wide, statewide, and nationally in the areas of foster care, criminal justice reform, reimagining policing and government transparency”. Shane Harris is a national civil rights activist, policy consultant, social campaigns & organizing strategist, ordained minister and founder of the People’s Association of Justice Advocates, a national civil rights organization and policy institute based in San Diego, CA and Washington D.C.

CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY

Ben Crump Named to TIME Magazine’s

100 Most Influential People By Stacy M. Brown NNPA TIME named nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump to the 2021 TIME100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, making him the only personal injury trial lawyer to make the list. Crump has established himself as one of the nation’s foremost lawyers and advocates for social and racial justice.

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In addition to working on some of the most high-profile cases in the U.S., representing the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Trayvon Martin, and Michael Brown, Crump has fought for justice for the residents of Flint, Michigan, who were affected by poisoned water; Black women with ovarian cancer targeted by Johnson & Johnson to use talc products; and people who experienced discriminatory practices — “banking while Black” — by some of the nation’s largest banks. He is the founder and principal owner of Ben Crump Law. “Ben Crump transcends and transforms the traditional role of a law-

yer,” said U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters. “He is not only having an impact on the culture both inside and outside the courtroom, but his advocacy is influencing corporate boardrooms and the highest levels of government.” Crump has been nationally recognized as the 2014 NNPA Newsmaker of the Year, The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, Ebony Magazine Power 100 Most Influential African Americans, and has been referred to as “Black America’s Attor ney General.” His book, published in October 2019, Open Season: Legalized Genocide of

Colored People, documents how America is killing Black people, whether with a bullet or a lengthy prison sentence, and justifying it legally. “It’s an honor to be recognized this way and to use any influence I have to bring about greater racial justice for all Americans,” Crump said. “I am deeply grateful to every single person who has raised a voice to elevate our cries for equality, and I will continue to use any influence I have to make our laws, our justice system, and corporate America more just and free of systemic racism.” Crump is currently leading an effort to generate 50,000 calls in 50 hours to the U.S. Senate, urging pas-

sage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act. He released a video with the family members of people killed by police, urging supporters to call their senators. “Ben is shining a light on racial injustice everywhere it exists,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, who has called him Black America’s attorney general. “He is changing hearts and minds, practices and precedents, laws and lives.” The full list and related tributes will appear in the Sept. 27 / Oct. 4 issue of TIME, available on newsstands on Friday, September 17 , and now at time.com/time100. The list, now in its eighteenth year, recognizes the impact, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals.

Attorney Ben Crump speaks during a news conference on Monday, March 22, 2021, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Leave Early and Take Your Pets. If you are evacuating your home, take

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In Case You’re Away. A disaster may strike or an order to evacuate may come when you’re away from home. Make arrangements in advance with a trusted neighbor to take your pets and meet you at a specified location.

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Trusting The Rebuilding Process By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

Monty Youngsmith shared.

Valencia Park’s 12-year-old and younger Hornets lost to the tougher, older and bigger Eastlake’s Titans from down south, with a final score of 40-6. The young Hornets, along with the rest of the VP association, are in a “rebuild” and “trust the process” mode. It’s going to take some patience, constructive practices, and commitment from parents, players and coaches to their community in order to reconstruct the VP experience. “I see some progress each week. We made fewer mistakes today but we still got lots of work to do,” Head Coach

“Eastlake is one of the best teams in the league, but they have mostly 12 and 13 year old’s that barely made the

birthday deadline on their team. I’m not taking anything away from Eastlake; they are a good team and they came here and took care of business,” One VP player said.

When will we play against teams of our size? To that, the coach says, ‘Sorry, but that won’t happen until next season.” For now, the rebuilding Hornets team will have to tough it out and trust the process. A bright star on the Hornet roster two-way stood out is Jerimiah Lindstrum. He scored the team’s only touchdown. Jersey numbers 50,1,10, and double 00, were also some of the top Hornets that put in work and played with a sense of purpose for their team. “I think we could have done better. I do think we will do better next week,” Hornets player Jerimiah Lindstrum shared. The

undersized Hornets got a half time speech of critique and encouragement from former VP Hornet and NFL player, Jamar “Tell It Like It Is” Taylor. VP also has a flag team; a 10-U and a 14-U combination team composed of Hornet representatives and players from Balboa’s Raider Nation. “I’m proud of my players and we are going to keep on working hard to fix this, one game at a time,” shared Coach Monty. Lookin’ good. Eastlake’s tough Titans could find themselves in the Championship game this season.

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National Black Contractors Association Holds Chat n’ Chew

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Voice & Viewpoint Newswire The upcoming planning of San Diego County’s “Southeastern Live Well Center” brought together some of the biggest names in construction from the Black community, who are shovel ready to do the “big” jobs. San Diego County, under the leadership of Jack Pellegrino, Director of Purchasing and Contractors, has assured that BIPOC residents will not be left out of the $60 million dollar major construction project in their own community. Pellegrino put a requirement in the contract for the General Contractor PCL, working with a community

Black contractor BLK IPO, to target Southeastern San Diego’s subcontractors for a 10 percent target of contracting to go to local Southeastern zip codes. These African American contractors are working on some of the biggest projects right now in San Diego, like Montgomery Services, who just laid the concrete foundation and built the parking structure off the Dr. Martin Luther King Freeway. Additionally, they worked on Euclid Avenue for the Affirmed Affordable Housing Project, now under construction, along with Cats Excavation and Grading, securing $6 million dollars for the local Black community.

Attending the meeting was long time local BCA board member and major Block Masonry Union Contractor Victor Ross, who stated that he is ready and willing to work any job, of any size. In the past, he has worked on some of the biggest signature San Diego projects like Petco Park, the San Diego Convention Center Expansion, the New Gompers Preparatory Academy Gyms, Malcolm X Library and Performing Arts Center, the New Jackie Robinson YMCA, Lincoln Senior High School, and the National BCA building, among others.

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BCA Vice President Mark Forte called PCL to hold a direct meeting with B CA members, where half of the attendees met on Zoom and half in-person. Lucas Mallory, San Diego area manager of PCL Construction, and newest National BCA Member-AtLarge, replied by saying he would sponsor the NBCA Monthly Chat n’ Chew, which was filled to capacity with Black American contractors, all eager to get a piece of the pie. The prime contractor PCL Construction has also tasked the local BCA to assist in finding local skilled and trained workers, general laborers for Labor Unions, and subcontractors for all state and federal approved apprenticeships. Andrew Strong, Director of the Office of Equity & Racial Justice, gave an overview of the mission and intent of his department, which he summed up as “...making people feel that they belong. As I have been in rooms as the only Black person, and I was not made to feel that I belong in that room,” he stated.

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COVID-19 UPDATES PFIZER SAYS

COVID-19 Vaccine

Works in Kids Ages 5 to 11 By Lauran Neergaard Associated Press

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES

LIMITED ORDER OF THE HEALTH OFFICER (Effective June 15, 2021)

On June 15, 2021, the Blueprint for a Safer Economy will be rescinded. Persons and entities may still be subject to Cal OSHA and California Department of Public Health guidelines and standards with limited public health restrictions, including face coverings, school based guidance, and guidance for mega events. The California Public Health Officer has issued an order to be effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID19/Order-of-the-State-Public- HealthOfficer-Beyond-Blueprint.aspx. The California Public Health Officer has also issued updated face covering guidance effective June 15, 2021, and available here: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/ Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID19/guidance-for-face- coverings.aspx#June15guidance. In San Diego County, persons who have been diagnosed with COVID19, or who are likely to have COVID19, will be subject to the Order of the Health Officer titled: “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID19,” 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, will be subject to 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/pro-

grams/phs/community_epidemiology/ dc/2 019-nCoV/health-order.html. Subsequent Health Officer Orders related to the COVID-19 pandemic may be issued in San Diego County as conditions warrant. 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: 1. Effective June 15, 2021, the Order of the Health Officer and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, and any other Health Officer orders related to COVID-19 shall expire, with the exception of the following: a. “Isolation of All Persons with or Likely to have COVID-19,” dated December 24, 2020. b. “Quarantine of Persons Exposed to COVID-19,” dated April 5, 2021. c. Any quarantine or isolation order issued to an individual that is currently in effect. 2. Pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 120175.5 (b), all governmental entities in the county shall continue to take necessary measures within the governmental entity’s control to ensure compliance with State and local laws, regulations, and orders related to the control of COVID-19.

IT IS SO ORDERED: Date: June 14, 2021 Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H. Public Health Officer County of San Diego

EXPIRATION OF 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 Health Officer Order and Emergency Regulations, dated May 6, 2021, shall expire as a regulation for the protection of life and property, on June 15, 2021.

Pf i z e r s ai d Mon d ay, September 20, its COVID19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S. authorization for this age group. The vaccine made by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech already is available for anyone 12 and older. But with kids now back in school and the extra-contagious delta variant causing a huge jump in pediatric infections, many parents are anxiously awaiting vaccinations for their younger children. For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose — a third of the amount that’s in each shot given now. Yet after their second dose, children ages 5 to 11 developed coronavirus-fighting antibody levels just as strong as those getting the regular-strength shots, Dr. Bill Gruber, a Pfizer senior vice president, told The Associated Press. The kid dosage also proved safe, with similar or fewer temporary side effects — such as sore arms, fever or achiness — that teens experience, he said. “I think we really hit the sweet spot,” said Gruber, who’s also a pediatrician.

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Gruber said the companies aim to apply to the Food and Drug Administration by the end of the month for emergency use in this age group, followed by applications to European and British regulators. Earlier this month, FDA chief Dr. Peter Marks told the AP that once Pfizer turns over its study results, his agency would evaluate the data “hopefully in a matter of weeks” to decide if the shots are safe and effective enough for younger kids. An outside expert said scientists want to see more details but called the report encouraging. “These topline results are very good news,” said Dr. Jesse Goodman of Georgetown University, a former FDA vaccine chief. Many Western countries

so far have vaccinated no younger than age 12, awaiting evidence of what’s the right and safest dose. While kids are at lower risk of severe illness or death than older people, more than 5 million children in the U.S. have tested positive for COVID-19 since the pandemic began and at least 460 have died, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Cases in children have risen as the delta variant swept through the country. A second U.S. vaccine maker, Moderna, also is studying its shots in elementary school-aged children. Pfizer and Moderna are studying even younger tots as well, down to 6-montholds. Results are expected later in the year.

Fake COVID-19 Documents

Can Mean Trouble By Colleen Tressler Federal Trade Commission More places are requiring proof that you’ve had a COVID-19 vaccine or have recently tested negative before giving you access. Scammers see this as an opportunity to profit by selling fake verification tools or products, like fake vaccination cards, certificates, and test results. Advice from the federal trade commission: • Know that buying fake vaccine cards, making your own, or filling in blank cards with false information is illegal and could get you fined, or even land you in jail. • Don’t share personal infor-

mation with people you don’t know. Scammers will turn the tables and sell your data or use it to commit identity theft. • The only legitimate way to get proof that you’re vaccinated — or that you test negative — is to GET vaccinated or to TEST negative. If you lose that proof, check with your state health department or the place you got vaccinated to find out how you might be able to get a replacement. • If you spot a fake vaccine card, report it to the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services at 1-800-HHSTIPS or oig.hhs.gov, or file

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

COVID-19 STATUS TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES

346,934

HOSPITALIZED

17,355

Date: June 14, 2021

a complaint with the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. You can also file a report with the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc. gov. To learn more about COVID-related scams, visit ftc.gov.coronavirus/scams.

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COUNTY COVID-19

VACCINATION RATES BY RACE / ETHNICITY

Black or African American 3% Race and Ethnicity Unknown 5.8% Other/ Multiple Race 10.4%

Asian 12%

Native Hawaiian or Other Paciﬁc Islander 0.7% American Indian or Alaska Native 0.4%

White 38.2%

Latino or Hispanic 29.5%

Helen Robbins-Meyer Chief Administrative Officer Director of Emergency Services County of San Diego

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REPORTED TESTS

6,330,999

ICU

1,815

SOURCE: County of San Diego. Last updated 9/15/2021

SOURCE: Calif. Dept. of Public Health as of 9/15/21

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HEALTHY LIVING/EDUCATION SDCC’s Dr. Ricky Shabazz

CELEBRATE YOUR ROOTS

Proudly And Loudly Chosen for New Pres. Fellowship With Hair Tips Leaders of colleges educating a quarter-million+ students to participate in program to advance student success

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Aunt Jackie’s Curls & Coils conducted research among girls ages 9 -12 to learn more about their relationship with their hair. Here is what these young naturalistas had to say: • Hairstyling is a form of Self-Expression: Girls like to do their own hair. Having textured hair makes them feel “confident,” “individual” and “pretty,” especially when their hair is styled the way they like. • They’re Proud of Their Textured Hair: Girls described their natural hair with glowing and prideful adjectives. • They Seek Care and Styling Solutions: The most pressing hair care concern? Detangling. They want products that detangle and smell good. • Hair They Admire: While a few celebrities were mentioned, the hair they most admire is close to home -- mom. Girls cherish the time they spend together with mom during hair care and styling.

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Photo: Aunt Jackie’s Curls & Coils

Aunt Jackie’s Textured Hair Tips for the New School Year

Properly Detangle: Prevent those tears by applying detangling moisturizer, comb hair from ends to root gently and slowly with a wide tooth comb. Do your best to avoid pulling through the tangles and remember that a little goes a long way!

Be Gentle: An effective shampoo recipe will help cleanse and soften the hair without stripping youthful hair of its natural oils.

Don’t forget to Deep Condition: Deep conditioning restores natural

shine, promotes elasticity, revives missing moisture and so much more. Try wrapping conditioned hair in a plastic cap for 15 to 20 minutes to achieve the desired result.

Stop the Irritation: Use a scalp oil to treat dry skin to prevent flaking and a chronically dry, irritated scalp.

Stay Updated on Cute Protective Styles: Low manipulation styles like braids and twists are a saving grace for mom or dad who are always on the go, yet allow a child to show off their personality. Staying in tune with what’s cool, cute, and easy to do is a great way to help your child flourish.

TO OUR PARENTS AND FAMILIES:

THANK

YOU! E. TOBY BOYD CTA President

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program announced September 20 that Dr. Ricky Shabazz, president at San Diego City College (SDCC), is one of 25 leaders selected for the 2021-22 class of the Aspen New President’s Fellowship. The program supports community college presidents in the early years of their tenure. The 25 Aspen Fellows, who lead colleges that collectively serve more than 280,000 students, were selected through a highly competitive process. Starting later this year, the Fellows will engage over nine months in residential sessions and virtual learning to develop strategies to meet their goals for student success and equity with data to assess challenges and progress. “We continue to learn how the best community colleges improve outcomes for students and close persistent race- and incomebased equity gaps,” said Josh Wyner, executive director of the College Excellence Program. “This year’s fellows

have demonstrated their commitment to achieving excellent and equitable student outcomes, and we are eager to work with them.”

Dr. Ricky Shabazz, President San Diego City College

“I am grateful for this opportunity to join the Aspen Institute’s New President’s Fellowship to advance student success,” said Dr. Ricky Shabazz, who provides leadership to SDCC. “I love my job, I love my colleagues, and I love that San Diego City College is committed to social justice and academic excellence for our students. Being part of this fellowship will continue to advance our mission of improving the lives of our students and our community.” As community colleges grapple with the impact of COVID and enrollment declines, turnover among presidents remains high. This new class of Aspen Presidential Fellows is 52 percent female, and 64 per-

cent are people of color. Located in 17 states, their institutions too are diverse, from a tribal college with fewer than 500 students to an urban college that educates more than 35,000 each year. “Community colleges play a critical role in helping to prepare young adults and incumbent workers for in-demand jobs of the future,” said Monique Baptiste, Vice President and Head of Jobs & Skills for Global Philanthropy at JPMorgan Chase. “Ensuring that the leaders of these institutions are equipped with the support and training they need to develop equitable student success is an integral part of building capacity over the long-run.”

Thank you for partnering with educators throughout this pandemic. Thank you for your dedication and for working with us to make learning a priority. As the new school year begins, educators are committed to keeping our students and schools safe.

TOGETHER,

WE CAN MAKE EVERY SCHOOL, IN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD A SPECIAL PLACE TO LEARN.

We know quality public schools make a better California for all of us.

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Located at: 3212 Webster Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/17/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Eugena Evans 3212 Webster Avenue San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020853 Fictitious business name(s): Lavish Personalizations

Located at: 816 E J St Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 03/31/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rochelle Monique Parker-Jones 816 E J St Chula Vista, CA 91910 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020622 Fictitious business name(s): Stardust Float Spa LP

Located at: 3589 Midway Drive San Diego, CA 92110 County of San Diego --3654 Oliphant St. San Diego, CA 92106 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Partnership Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Rebecca Larisa Schulman 3654 Oliphant St. San Diego, CA 92106 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 15, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 15, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9021009 Fictitious business name(s): R & L Wellness

Located at: 402 63rd St Spc 220 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/20/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rocio A. Gonzalez-Guerra 402 63rd St Spc 220 San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 20, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9021014 Fictitious business name(s): Jessica’s Food on the Move

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Located at: 2490 Main St Suite C Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/17/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Carla M Diaz 8822 Jaylee Ave Spring Valley, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020731 Fictitious business name(s): 4 Corners Consulting --4C Consultants

Located at: 16769 Bernardo Center Drive, Ste. 139 San Diego, CA 92128 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 07/02/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Micheal J. Diggs 16769 Bernardo Center Drive, Ste. 139 San Diego, CA 92128 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 16, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 16, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020974 Fictitious business name(s): Linme’s Gourmet Soul Food And Catering

Located at: 691 Bollenbacher St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 06/11/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: King of Kings Temple Church of God in Christ of San Diego, California 691 Bollenbacher St. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 16, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 16, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020318 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 3937 Boston Ave. San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego --2502 Spanish Fork Ave N. Las Vegas, NV 89031 County of Clark This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Mechiel Earls 3937 Boston Ave. San Diego, CA 92113 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 20, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020704 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 170 Mace St. D10 Chula Vista, CA 91911

Located at: 3913 Ohio St. Apt 2 San Diego, CA 92104 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

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Valentine’s Tacos & Catering --DIVERSiFiED SoLuTION --ENSY --E-MAN

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J.A.X.X. LOGISTICS LLC

Located at: 3838 Estrella Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 09/10/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: J.A.X.X. LOGISTICS LLC 3838 Estrella Ave San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020662 Fictitious business name(s): The Luau --The Luau Bar

Located at: 7123 El Cajon Blvd San Diego, CA 92115 County of San Diego --3811 College Ave San Diego, CA 92115 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: BCR Enterprises LLC 3811 College Ave San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 15, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 15, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019914 Fictitious business name(s): Butterfly Family Child Care

Located at: 3047 Buena Vista Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 04/05/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Michele Linda Galvez 3047 Buena Vista Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 03, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020576 Fictitious business name(s): B.U.G.G.S Beauty Lounge

Located at: 435 S. 66th St San Diego, CA 92114 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: B.U.G.G.S Beauty Lounge 435 S. 66th St San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on

Hollywood’s Famous Food Cart

Located at: 435 S. 66th St San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --P.O Box 740269 San Diego, CA 92174 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: Hollywood’s Famous Food Cart 435 S. 66th St San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 14, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 14, 2026 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018313 Fictitious business name(s): Mi Rancho Taco Shop 1

Located at: 3170 main St San Diego, CA 92113 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: Leonardo Urrutia Jr 6140 1/2 Acorn Street San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 18, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 18, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020500 Fictitious business name(s): Q Cab

Located at: 15870 Camino San Bernardo Apt 268 San Diego, CA 92127 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: Saede Feizi 15870 Camino San Bernardo Apt 268 San Diego, CA 92127 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 13, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 13, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019943 Fictitious business name(s): RenewYou Health and Fitness

Located at: 6370 Blanchard Rd. La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/07/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jeremiah Raylecio Wallace 6370 Blanchard Rd. La Mesa, CA 91942 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 07, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 07, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7

Nettie Mae Boutique

Located at: 3121 38th St San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/03/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Yvonne Kathreen Modica 3121 38th St San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 03, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019688 Fictitious business name(s): The Matthews Company

Located at: 4931 Dassco Court San Diego, CA 92102 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: Brian L. Matthews 4931 Dassco Court San Diego, CA 92102 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 01, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020332 Fictitious business name(s): Harrison Serenity Ranch LLC

Located at: 18187 Nate Harrison Grade Road Palomar Mountain, CA 92060 County of San Diego --4815 33rd Street San Diego, CA 92116 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 12/22/2014 This business is hereby registered by the following: Harrison Serenity Ranch LLC 4815 33rd Street San Diego, CA 92116 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 10, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 10, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019589 Fictitious business name(s): Landscape de Coronado

Located at: 2854 East Valley Parkway #23 Escondido, CA 92027 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/31/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Taylor Austin Coronado 2854 East Valley Parkway #23 Escondido, CA 92027 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 31, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 31, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020513 Fictitious business name(s): M & O’s Munch A Bunch

Located at: 315 Vista Horizon St Apt #F San Diego, CA 92113 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

Cohen Consulting

Located at: 2669 West Canyon Ave San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego --P.O. Box 23261 San Diego, CA 92193 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/31/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Ortal Cohen 2669 West Canyon Ave San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 31, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 31, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020179 Fictitious business name(s): WILLOE FIT --LITASFUQ

Located at: 5595 Lindo Paseo #1412 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: Alice Nicole Abrams 5595 Lindo Paseo #1412 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 09, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018878 Fictitious business name(s): Afshar Group --Politics 365 --Autism Spa --USCANTEC --American School of Public Service

Located at: 5453 Shannon Ridge Lane San Diego, CA 92130 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: Shahriar Afsharinejad 5453 Shannon Ridge Lane San Diego, CA 92130 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 24, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020037 Fictitious business name(s): Sanez Transport Inc

Located at: 9750 Via de la Amistad San Diego, CA 92154

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County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Sanez Transport Inc 9750 Via de la Amistad San Diego, CA 92154 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 08, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 08, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019676 Fictitious business name(s):

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: Semere Fesseha 6596 Crabtree Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 03, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019744 Fictitious business name(s):

name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Calvin Pearce 2814 Lake Crest Chula Vista, CA 91915 --Eboni Pearce 2814 Lake Crest Chula Vista, CA 91915 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 01, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019672 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018913 Fictitious business name(s):

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018683 Fictitious business name(s):

without a hearing.

Located at: 1625 Santa Venetia St #6208 Chula Vista, CA 91913 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/31/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Michael Phillip Smith 1625 Santa Venetia St #6208 Chula Vista, CA 91913 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 01, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019147 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 4369 Pomona Ave La Mesa, CA 91942 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: Eldridge C. Briscoe 4369 Pomona Ave La Mesa, CA 91942 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 21, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 21, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019104 Fictitious business name(s):

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.

Located at: 5638 Lake Murray Blvd Ste 177 La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 03/12/2000 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vickie L. Madison-Husband 5690 Lake Murray Blvd Apt. 13 La Mesa, CA 91942 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 02, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 02, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019570 Fictitious business name(s):

Located at: 4637 Market St San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego --4180 Sycamore Dr. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Cindy Lopez 4180 Sycamore Dr. San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 24, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018870 Fictitious business name(s):

This fictitious business name will expire on August 24, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019055 Fictitious business name(s):

RTC Consulting Solutions

Located at: 3549 Castle Glen Dr. #109 San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Letisha Massy 3549 Castle Glen Dr. #109 San Diego, CA 92123 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 01, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 01, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019189 Fictitious business name(s): The Jordan Co --The Jordan Company

Located at: 9374 Babauta Rd., Unit 99 San Diego, CA 92129 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/22/1993 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jerald J. Jordan 9374 Babauta Rd., Unit 99 San Diego, CA 92129 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 27, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 27, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9020223 Fictitious business name(s): Patterson Community Garden

Located at: 6450 Blue Ash Drive Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/02/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Antoinetta Yvette Brown 6450 Blue Ash Drive Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 09, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 09, 2026 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019850 Fictitious business name(s): Modern Miniature Magic

Located at: 5956 Fennell Ave San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego --P.O. BOX 740943 San Diego, CA 92174 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/02/1995 This business is hereby registered by the following: Valerie C. Hearst 5956 Fennell Ave San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 03, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on September 03, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019857 Fictitious business name(s): Shiny Cab

Located at: 6596 Crabtree Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is

Different Strokes Hair and Beauty Specialist

Nuñez Trucking

Located at: 2083 El Prado Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/31/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Erik Nuñez 2083 El Prado Ave Lemon Grove, CA 91945 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 31, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 31, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019557 Fictitious business name(s): Brooks Contracting & Consulting

Located at: 4227 Maryland Street #3 San Diego, CA 92103 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: D’Andre RaShawn Brooks 4227 Maryland Street #3 San Diego, CA 92103 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 31, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 31, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9017552 Fictitious business name(s): Encelia Hair

Located at: 7734 Herschel Ave Suite J La Jolla, CA 92037 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 02/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Encelia Hair LLC 7734 Herschel Ave Suite J La Jolla, CA 92037 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 11, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 11, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019642 Fictitious business name(s): TSCSPORTS

Located at: 2814 Lake Crest Chula Vista, CA 91915 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the

B.E.A.M. Partys, Rentals & Accessories

Chocolate Buttafly

Located at: 1908 Via Las Palmas Unit #26 National City, CA 91950 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A General Partnership The first day of business was: 01/01/2006 This business is hereby registered by the following: Shawn R. Williams 1908 Via Las Palmas Unit #26 National City, CA 91950 --Martel S. Black 1908 Via Las Palmas Unit #26 National City, CA 91950 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 27, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 27, 2026 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019424 Fictitious business name(s): Fantasy Fruits and Coffee

Located at: 3695 Fairmount Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego --4182 Poplar St Apt 1 San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Rosaura Flores Santiago 4182 Poplar St. Apt. 1 San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 30, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 30, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019199 Fictitious business name(s): TL Spa & Wellness --TL Spa Skin Studio --TL Spa & Wellness Suites --Tyrla Jane Skincare

Located at: 7183 Navajo Rd Suite D San Diego, CA 92119 County of San Diego --10167 Prince Charming Ln Santee, CA 92071 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 03/01/2006 This business is hereby registered by the following: Tyrlin Enterprises, Inc. 7183 Navajo Rd Suite D San Diego, CA 92119 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 27, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 27, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23

Chica Magnifica

Tofu House SDSU

Located at: 6061 El Cajon Blvd, Suite 4 San Diego, CA 92115 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: Tofu House Operation LLC 6061 El Cajon Blvd, Suite 4 San Diego, CA 92115 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 24, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 24, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018419 Fictitious business name(s): Mission Cab

Located at: 4550 Vandever Ave #28 San Diego, CA 92120 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: Samuel Bahru 4550 Vandever Ave #28 San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 19, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018429 Fictitious business name(s): Blooming Land Design

Located at: 6131 Fulmar Street San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 02/16/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Rebecca Gedeon 6131 Fulmar Street San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 19, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 19, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9019438 Fictitious business name(s): Nicks N Dents

Located at: 6813 Cartwright St San Diego, CA 92120 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: Nicholas Travis Gonzalez 6813 Cartwright St San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 30, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 30, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 Visit our Twitter! @VoiceViewpoint

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Professional Technology Service --Promotion Technological Systems --PTS --Professional Tree Service

Located at: 8030 La Mesa Blvd 155 La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/25/2008 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brian Woodward 8030 La Mesa Blvd 155 La Mesa, CA 91942 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 26, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 26, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018779 Fictitious business name(s): Bella Reflections

Located at: 16935 W. Bernardo Dr., Suite 260 San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 08/06/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: RMP Holdings LLC 23 Chimney Lane Ladera Ranch, CA 92694 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 23, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 23, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9017180 Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Luxury Picnics --San Diego Picnics

Located at: 4450 Home Ave San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple The first day of business was: 07/01/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Genesis Higuera 4450 Home Ave San Diego, CA 92105 --Hai Tran 4450 Home Ave San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 06, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 06, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018929 Fictitious business name(s): Jay & M’s

Located at: 1678 Klauber Avenue San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 07/24/2021 This business is hereby registered by the following: Jaelynne Elizabeth Cline 1678 Klauber Avenue San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 24, 2021

USA Transport

Located at: 854 Diamond Drive Chula Vista, CA 91911 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: Jumer Bryan G. Rebamonte 854 Diamond Drive Chula Vista, CA 91911 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 26, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 26, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2021-9018613 Fictitious business name(s): UCON Design and Build

Located at: 10543 Avenida Olinda Unit 5 San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Alef Service 10543 Avenida Olinda Unit 5 San Diego, CA 92127 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 20, 2021 This fictitious business name will expire on August 20, 2026 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23

Abandonment of Fictitious Business Name STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2021-9018612 Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: Alef Service Restoration and Remediation

Located at: 10543 Avenida Olinda Unit 5 San Diego, CA 92127 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Corporation The fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on 06/18/2019, and assigned File no. 2019-9015354 Fictitious business name is being abandoned by: Alef Service 10543 Avenida Olinda Unit 5 San Diego, CA 92127 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 20, 2021 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23

NAME CHANGE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Civil Division 330 W. Broadway P.O. Box 120128 San Diego, CA 92112-0218 37-2021-00038548CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Jegnaw Zeggeye and Feven Kebede To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Jegnaw Zeggeye and Feven Kebede on behalf of minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Crystal Feven Jegnaw PROPOSED NAME: Abiela Feven Jegnaw 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

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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 hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT 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 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 non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway P.O. Box 120128 San Diego, CA 92112-0128 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division Hall of Justice 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00039643CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Veronica Del Carmen Robbins and Michael William Robbins on behalf of minor To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Veronica Del Carmen Robbins and Michael William Robbins on behalf of minor filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Aiden Michael Robbins-Antonio PROPOSED NAME: Aiden Michael Robbins 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: November 02, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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

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 hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 -----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 37-2021-00038415CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Javier Jr Portillo To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Javier Jr Portillo filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Javier Jr Portillo PROPOSED NAME: Xavier Jr Portillo THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 26, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 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 hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT 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

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future hearing date.

Petitioner Erick Ricardo Any Petition for the name Aranda-Martinez change of a minor that is filed a petition with this court signed by only one parent must for a decree changing names have this Attachment served as follows: along with the Petition and Order to Show Cause, on the other non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

PRESENT NAME: Erick Ricardo Aranda-Martinez

PROPOSED NAME: The address of the court is: Erick Ricardo Martinez 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 THE COURT ORDERS that 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14 all persons interested in this -----------------------------------matter appear before this SUPERIOR COURT OF court at the hearing indicated CALIFORNIA below to show cause, if any, County of San Diego why the petition for change of Central Division name should not be granted. 330 W. Broadway Any person objecting to the P.O. Box 120128 name changes described San Diego, CA 92101-0128 above must file a written 37-2021-00036998objection that includes the CU-PT-CTL reasons for the objection at Petitioner or Attorney: least two court days before Eva Jewell Graves the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at To All Interested Persons: the hearing to show cause Petitioner why the petition should not Eva Jewell Graves be granted. If no written filed a petition with this court objection is timely filed, the for a decree changing names court may grant the petition as follows: without a hearing. PRESENT NAME: Eva Jewell Graves PROPOSED NAME: EnVahye Yerûshah YsraEL

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 12, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. C-61 NO HEARING WILL OCCUR ON THE DATE SPECIFIED IN THE ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE.

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, The court will review the why the petition for change of documents filed as of the date name should not be granted. specified on the Order to Any person objecting to the Show Cause for Change of name changes described Name (JC Form #NC-120). above must file a written objection that includes the If all requirements for a reasons for the objection at name change have been met least two court days before as of the date specified, and the matter is scheduled to be no timely written objection heard and must appear at has been received (required the hearing to show cause at least two court days why the petition should not before the date specified), the be granted. If no written Petition for Change of objection is timely filed, the Name (JC Form #NC-100) court may grant the petition will be granted without a without a hearing. hearing. One certified copy NOTICE OF HEARING of the Order Granting the Date: October 25, 2021 Petition will be mailed to the Time: 8:30 A.M. petitioner. Dept. 61 If all the requirements have NO HEARING WILL not been met as of the date OCCUR ON THE DATE specified, the court will mail SPECIFIED IN THE the petitioner a written order ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. with further directions. 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 a timely objection is filed, the court will set a hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions.

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.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do

PRESENT NAME: The address of the court is: Sawra Sohrabi 330 W. Broadway P.O. Box 120128 PROPOSED NAME: San Diego, CA 92101-0128 Sara Sorabi 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ------------------------------------ THE COURT ORDERS that SUPERIOR COURT OF all persons interested in this CALIFORNIA matter appear before this County of San Diego court at the hearing indicated Central Division below to show cause, if any, Hall of Justice why the petition for change of 330 W. Broadway name should not be granted. San Diego, CA 92101 Any person objecting to the 37-2021-00036123name changes described CU-PT-CTL above must file a written Petitioner or Attorney: objection that includes the Erick Ricardo reasons for the objection at Aranda-Martinez least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be To All Interested Persons: heard and must appear at

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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.

will be granted without a hearing. One certified copy of the Order Granting the Petition will be mailed to the petitioner.

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 non-signing parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 21, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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 hearing date and contact the parties by mail with further directions. A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00035351CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Sheena R Gulley To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Sheena R Gulley filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Sheena Randeline Gulley PROPOSED NAME: Sheena Randeline Edmondson THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 05, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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)

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23 ----------------------------------SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Central Division 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2021-00036273CU-PT-CTL Petitioner or Attorney: Richard Eugen Pinson To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Richard Eugene Pinson filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: PRESENT NAME: Richard Eugene Pinson PROPOSED NAME: Richard Macias THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: October 13, 2021 Time: 8:30 A.M. Dept. 61 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.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 9/2, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23

SUMMONS SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego Civil Business Office 18 Central Division 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Case Number:

37-2019-00012939-CU-OECTL Notice to Defendant:

MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC., KIMBERLY BOND, and JAMES CALLAGHAN You Are Being Sued by Plaintiff:

RICHARD ARELLANO

NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo. ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court cleark for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court’s lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. The name and address of the court is: Superior Court of California County of San Diego Central 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101

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2021, over 96 percent of hospitalizations have occurred in people who are not fully vaccinated. Comparatively, the report shows that only 3.4 percent of fully vaccinated San Diegans have required hospitalization. Since March 2021, almost 89 percent of deaths due to COVID-19 have occurred in people who are not fully vaccinated, while only 11.1 percent of fully vaccinated San Diegans have died. Overall, Black residents are the third highest group to die from COVID-19, with Native Hawaian/Pacific Islanders being second and Latinos being first. According to the San Diego HHSA, in all, over 2,441,228 residents have had at least one dose of the vaccine. Of those, only 66,459 were Black residents, which is a meager 3 percent of the total vaccinated population in San Diego. In comparison, 845,354 White San Diegans have had at least one dose of the vaccine, making up 38.2 percent of the total vaccinated population.

THE COVID-19 VACCINE In a July 2021 report by the CDC, it was proven that the COVID-19 vaccine reduces the risk of infection by COVID-19 by 5 times and death by COVID-19 by 10 times. As stated earlier, the San Diego HHSA stated that the rate of hospitalization for unvaccinated patients is 51 times higher than those vaccinated. The Pfizer-BioNtech (Pfizer) vaccine has also been recently approved by the FDA. There is no doubt: the vaccine works at protecting against COVID-19 and it’s repercussions. Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., and County public health officer for San Diego, had this to say in an article by the County News Center: “While we’ve seen a higher number of breakthrough infections, almost all of the deaths and hospitalizations are occurring in San Diegans who are not fully vaccinated. The COVID-19 vaccine is the best tool we have to get out of this pandemic.” The COVID-19 vaccine is ALWAYS free and can be acquired in many ways. All that is required is a photo ID (such as a school or work ID)

and proof of age (something that shows you are older than 18, such as driver’s license or passport). Those younger than 18 can only receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and must have a parent, legal guardian, or relative caregiver with them or give written consent for them. Visit coronavirus-sd.com/ vaccines for the consent form. You do not need to be a resident of the U.S. to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Immigration status will never be required. Drug stores like CVS and Rite-Aid offer the shot, either walk-up or through appointments that can be made by phone, in-person, and online. If you have medical insurance, your provider can set up an appointment for you to see your regular doctor or nurse for the shot, also provided at no cost. Free vaccine clinics and walk up sites are also regularly held throughout San Diego. Visit coronavirus-sd.com/vaccines for more information.

UPCOMING VACCINATION SITES Soul Swapmeet, Walk Up 10AM – 3PM Saturday, September 25, 2021 The first 100 people that get vaccinated will get a free movie pass. Encore Event Center, 8253 Ronson Road, San Diego, CA 92111 www.sdsoulswapmeet.com Logan Heights Family Health Center, Appointments and Walk Up 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Every Tuesday-Saturday (619) 515-2300 1809 National Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 City Heights Family Health Center, Appointments and Walk Up 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Every Monday-Friday (619) 515-2400 5454 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115 The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper’s coverage of local news in San Diego County is supported by the Ethnic Media Sustainability Initiative, a program created by California Black Media and Enthnic Media Services to support minority-owned-and-operated community newspapers across California.

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Summons Filed: March 11, 2019 Order for Publication of Summons/Citation Filed: September 15, 2021 9/23, 9/30, 10/7, 10/14

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

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not come to court on the specified date. The court will notify the parties by mail of a future hearing date.

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The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff ’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is:

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.

A RESPONDENT OBJECTING TO THE NAME CHANGE MUST FILE A WRITTEN OBJECTION AT LEAST TWO COURT DAYS (excluding weekends and holidays) BEFORE THE DATE SPECIFIED. Do

ARTICLE CONTINUATION

- Limit social gatherings to those in your household - If you must gather, do so outdoors, distanced, and masked - Check on loved ones through phonecalls, letters, and online

The black lines represent the 95 confidence intervals (error bars). Rates are not calculated for fewer than 20 events. NHPI=Native Hawaiian_Pacific Islander, AIAN=American Indian_Alaska Native.

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• Thursday, September 23, 2021

CHURCH DIRECTORY Christians’ United in the Word of God

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Rev. Luis A. Garcia, Sr. Pastor

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Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Diego

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Pastor Rodney and Christine Robinson

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OBITUARIES Iona Lemor White-Collier

Stanley Bernard Wilson

Kenrick Lee Washington

SUNRISE

1/3/1956

8/10/1986

12/13/1937

SUNSET

9/2/2021

8/24/2021

Funeral Service will be held on Friday October 1, 2021, at 11:00 am at California Cremation and Burial, 5880 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego California 92115. Celebration of Life will be held Sunday October 3, 2021, 12pm-til at Colina Del Sol Park, 5319 Orange Ave @ 52nd Street, San Diego, California STANLEY BERNARD WILSON, was born January 31, 1956, to the Parentage Curtis Mitchell and Dodie Evans Turner in Fort Worth, Texas. The family would eventually relocate to San Diego, California when Stanley was a young boy. He attended San Diego area schools and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1974. Stanley accepted Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age. As an adult he enjoyed spending time with his family, barbecuing, dancing to music, shooting hoops and was known as being a sharp dresser. Stanley brought so much happiness to those around him. He was always the life of the party. He was preceded in death by his Parents; Curtis Mitchell and Dodie Evans Turner and Brother Barry Wilson. He leaves to cherish his memory 3 Children; Lamar Wilson, Nikka Arms and Katie Wilson, 4 Sisters; Alvie Perry, Adrian Evans, Deedrick Pugh, Kimberly Turner 3 Brothers; Keith Wilson, Ivan Turner, Patrick Turner, Grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews and a host of family and friends.

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KENRICK LEE WASHINGTON, was born on August 10, 1986 to Wilbur and Gwendolyn Washington in San Diego, California. Kenrick was an amazing father, son, brother and friend. Kenrick had an infectious laugh and he was one of the kindest people you could ever meet. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Kenrick Lee Washington was called home on August 24, 2021. He was preceded in death by his father, Wilbur Washington. Kenrick leaves to cherish his memory son, Eliee Washington, Fiancé, Andrea Rosario, mother, Gwendolyn Washington, grandparents; George and Mae Washington, brothers; Dwayne Wright (Sheri) and Andre Washington, sister, Ashley Washington and bonus sister, Roxanne Chappell, nieces and nephews; Naliyah; Demarion; Zahra; Ava; D’merus; Demeré and Demarè; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

IONA LEMOR WHITE-COLLIER, was born on December 13, 1937 with her twin sister, in Robeline, Louisiana to Issac and Matilda Wallace. Iona and her twin sister were the youngest of 7 children. She spent her formative years in Natchitoches Parish, her twin sister as her guardian angel. She received her formal education at Natchitoches Central High School. As an adult Iona relocated to California in a pursuit of happiness and new opportunities. The husband of her youth was the late Shelley White Sr.,To this union they had three beautiful children; Zander, Donna Kay, and Shelley. Later she fell in love with Johnny Blankenship. They were blessed with two children; Carl and Chavia. God entrusted Iona in caring for her two beautiful grandnieces; Tunisia and Danetta. Iona loved her children dearly, she was selfless, taught them to love the Lord, family and thy neighbor. Iona began her walk with Christ early in life and she continued her journey at Saint Paul United Methodist Church. Mahalia Jackson was one of her favorite gospel singers, she enjoyed putting on her Sunday best and going to hear the gospel groups perform. Iona was a hardworking woman, she worked as a seamstress, retail assistant, and managed a couple of stores, St Paul Food CO-OP and KD’s Novelties. Iona’s passion was caregiving and for many years she operated a daycare from her home and provided in-home care for adults. One of her hobbies was shopping. She loved a good bargain! She also enjoyed gardening, dancing, and walking. You would often find her going on long walks around the neighborhood, known as Ma, Wee, Onie, or Ms. White. Her sweet high-pitched voice resonated through Skyline, and more specifically, Gribble Street. After 83 years she said farewell to her loving family and many friends on August 24, 2021. Preceding her in death are parents; Issac and Matilda Wallace, brother Sonny, sisters; Jessye, Teola and Neomi, son Shelley White Jr, daughter Zander Powell. She leaves to cherish her memory sons; Carl Blankenship, Chavia (Angie)Blankenship, daughters; Donna Kay White, Tunisia (Alvin) Evans, Danetta Dykes all of San Diego CA, brother Lester Wallace of San Diego, CA, sister Ruby Rodgers of Baldwin Hills, CA., grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great-grandchildren, cousins, nieces, nephews, church family and friends.

Life is but a Stopping Place

KeAndra Shanae Standard

Life is but a stopping place, a pause in what’s to be, a resting place along the road, to sweet eternity.

SUNRISE 10/27/1988

SUNSET 8/31/2021

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL KEANDRA SHANAE STANDARD, was brought onto this earth on October 27, 1988. Born in San Diego, California to her proud parents, Seranda Wilson and Kevin Standard, she was the playmate for her big sister and was affectionately known as “KeKe” by her family and friends. KeKe attended Greater Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church with her grandmother, where she accepted Christ into her heart and was baptized at an early age under the leadership of Dr. L.E. Thompson. She participated in the Children’s Choir with her sister and cousins. While attending Valencia Park Elementary, she joined the Theatrical and Drama program, where she took part in their productions. Later, she would attend Lewis Middle School, followed by Patrick Henry High School. She pursued her education even further by attending Grossmont Community College. KeKe loved following in her big sister’s footsteps, so she joined the Encanto Recreation Center basketball team. She wanted to be a “Lady Bull!” She also had her own passions in life, and that was cooking. She enjoyed cooking with her grandmother and was able to master her own special recipes: Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken Enchiladas, and Shrimp Pasta Salad. She eventually enrolled in a Culinary Job Training Program, where she learned the culinary arts. She received her culinary certification in 2017, with her goal being to one day start her own catering business. Although she had trials and tribulations in her life, she had a good “soul”. Her family will always be grateful that God had given them “KeKe” for 32 years. And now, she has been plucked from this earth and returned to our Father in Heaven. She is now with her mommy, Seranda Wilson, big sister, Porsha Standard, Grandparents; James and Gladys Standard, Dr. Alton Thomas Wilson, uncles; Shay Wilson and Marvin Standard. She is survived by her two beautiful children; DeAndre Towers (Dre) and KeNiya Green (Glen), devoted father, Kevin Standard, brother, Jared Standard, grandmother, Emma Wilson, God-mother, Nellida Frierson, Aunts; Sadalya Diamond, Fonda Standard, Natalie Standard, Shalisa (Robert) Young, Janet Wilson,Uncles; Dassie Standard, Mark Standard, Stefan Wilson, Selywn (Lisa) Wilson, great-uncles, great-aunts, cousins, bestie Rachel Battle, buddies; Jamillha White and Dominique Shipley, companion Marion Cottingham and many friends who will continue to cherish her memory.

We all have different journeys, different paths along the way, we all were meant to learn some things, but never meant to stay… our destination is a place, far greater than we know. For some the journey’s quicker, for some the journey’s slow. And when the journey finally ends, we’ll claim a great reward, and find an everlasting peace, together with the Lord.

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Valerie Ragsdale Owner

Continuing over 130 Years of Service

Kevin Weaver General Manager

Alversia Evans SUNRISE 3/2/1966

SUNSET 8/24/2021

ARRANGEMENTS BY PREFERRED CREMATION & BURIAL ALVERSIA EVANS, was born on March 2, 1966 to Eugene Aubrey and Barbara Lockett in Phoenix, Arizona and was the eldest of 6 siblings. Alversia was a beautiful wife, friend, and mother who at age 55 passed away peacefully in her home on August 24, 2021. Although she lived a hard life, it never kept her from having faith and uplifting those around her. She was a caring and selfless woman who always put others needs before her own, she always smiled through the hard times. Leaving to cherish her memory her children; Kevinica, Kevin, Shatiya, Adriana, Davonte and Isis, 13 grandchildren and god-children she took on as a mother. During her last few years here on earth she dreamed about the family all coming together, finding her inner peace and self-teaching herself about life and spirituality to share with others she cared for. Alversia will forever be in our hearts and her imprint on who she was as a person will never be forgotten. Until we meet again; we miss and love you. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. II Timothy 4:7

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• Thursday, September 23, 2021

AROUND TOWN FDSRC Proudly Presents Acclaimed Gospel/Inspirational Artist

Carmelia “Toot” Bell & Friends

The 10th Annual

FANNIE LOU

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“Hallelujah Any How” Fundraiser When: Where: Time: Donation: Attire:

Celebrating the 104th birthday and legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer, a human rights leader and forerunner in the food justice movement. This festive event will highlight food activism and artistry, and serves as the primary fundraising campaign to aid Project New Village in their ﬁght for food justice in Greater Southeastern San Diego.

Saturday, September 24, 2021 George L. Stevens Community Senior Center 570 So 65th Street (Off Skyline Drive) San Diego, CA. 92114 5:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. $25.00 Business/Dressy

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SPECIAL NOTE: At this time and until further notice, all unvaccinated persons entering any Port facility are required to wear a face covering. For vaccinated individuals, mask wearing is optional but encouraged.

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(619) 813-9148

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Isn’t the best time to continue building your legacy right now? Owning a home isn’t just about finances—it’s about building a future. Our Community Homeownership Commitment1 can help new homebuyers with: Down payment help up to $10,000 or 3% of the purchase price, whichever is less. Product availability and income restrictions apply.2 Closing cost help up to $7,500 as a lender credit.3 Down payments as low as 3% down. Income limits apply.4 Learn more: bankofamerica.com/homeowner

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE THE POWER TO DO? You are invited to apply. Your receipt of this material does not mean you have been prequalified or pre-approved for any product or service we offer. This is not a commitment to lend; you must submit additional information for review and approval. 1. Down Payment program and America’s Home Grant program: Qualified borrowers must meet eligibility requirements such as being owner-occupants and purchasing a home within a certain geographical area. Maximum income and loan amount limits apply. Minimum combined loan-to-value must be greater than or equal to 80%. The home loan must fund with Bank of America. Bank of America may change or discontinue the Bank of America Down Payment Grant program or America’s Home Grant program or any portion of either without notice. Not available with all loan products, please ask for details. 2. Additional information about the Down Payment program: Down Payment program is currently limited to two specific mortgage products. Program funds can be applied toward down payment only. Borrowers cannot receive program funds as cash back in excess of earnest money deposits. Down Payment Grant program may be considered taxable income, a 1099-MISC will be issued, consult with your tax advisor. May be combined with other offers. The Bank of America Down Payment Grant program may only be applied once to an eligible mortgage/property, regardless of the number of applicants. Homebuyer education is required. 3. Additional information about the America’s Home Grant program: The America’s Home Grant program is a lender credit. Program funds can only be used for nonrecurring closing costs including title insurance, recording fees, and in certain situations, discount points may be used to lower the interest rate. The grant cannot be applied toward down payment, prepaid items or recurring costs, such as property taxes and insurance. Borrowers cannot receive program funds as cash back. 4. Maximum income and loan amount limits apply. Fixed-rate mortgages (no cash out refinances), primary residences only. Certain property types are ineligible. Maximum loan-to-value (“LTV”) is 97%, and maximum combined LTV is 105%. For LTV >95%, any secondary financing must be from an approved Community Second Program. Homebuyer education may be required. Other restrictions apply. Credit and collateral are subject to approval. Terms and conditions apply. This is not a commitment to lend. Programs, rates, terms and conditions are subject to change without notice. Bank of America, N.A., Member FDIC. Equal Housing Lender. ©2021 Bank of America Corporation. America’s Home Grant, Bank of America Community Homeownership Commitment, Bank of America and the Bank of America logo are registered trademarks of Bank of America Corporation. MAP3623794 | AD-BAAM8426000 | 06/2021