Vol. 62 No. 39 | Thursday, September 29, 2022

LOVED ONES HOLD OUT HOPE FOR BLACK AND MISSING INDIVIDUALS

Homelessness Among Black San Diegans PART II

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

In Part I of our article on the San Diego City and County Continuum of Care Action Plan for Addressing Homelessness Among Black San Diegans, we highlighted some of the findings of the Ad Hoc Committee which the Continuum of Care created on addressing the homelessness of Black San Diegans, under the San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness.

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Sr. National Correspondent

BLACK FAMILY EMPOWERMENT DAY

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PROP 30 DEBATE SPLITS CA DEMOCRATIC PARTY

By Edward Henderson California Black Media

The debate surrounding Proposition (Prop) 30 is causing division between the California Democratic Party and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Prop 30 calls for a 1.75% raise on income taxes for people earning over $2 million

annually. It is projected that the tax could generate around $5 billion annually. A majority of the funds would go towards programs helping people buy electric cars and install charging stations. Twenty per cent of funds would go towards CalFire staffing and wildfire prevention/response programs.

Daniel Robinson drove his 2017 Jeep Renegade west into the desert terrain on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, and no one has seen the Buckeye, Arizona, man since.

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As part of a broad civic educa tion initiative, High School Voters Registration Week, California Secretary of State Shirley Nash Weber has been traveling across the state encouraging young people to register to vote.

High School Voter Registration Week occurs in the last weeks of April and September and offers pre-registration, mock voting trials, guidance for teachers and admin istrators, and other tools to help

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By Solomon O. Smith California Black Media

Derrica and Natalie started the nonprofit Black and Missing Foundation in 2008 with a mission to bring awareness to missing persons of color and to provide vital resources and tools to missing person’s families and friends.

Robyn Austin/Courtesy Black and Missing Foundation

A San Diego woman keeps her belongings in shopping carts near an underpass where homeless people sleep. PHOTO: AP/Lenny Ignelzi

Secretary Weber is greeted by the president of the Jurupa Unified School District Melissa Ragole and Vice President of the Riverside Unified School District Dr. Angelo Farooq.

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Mental Bar Grand Opening

Salute to Edward Smith

ARTICLE CONTINUATION

MISSING:

Investigators discovered the car, described as blue-grey, about four miles from a worksite in a remote part of the desert where Robinson, 25, worked as a field geologist overseeing sites in the area.

At 5’8 inches tall, Robinson is African American, weighs 150 pounds, and has short black hair. He has brown eyes.

has brown eyes and long black hair.

eyes and medium-length brown hair.

The Black and Missing Foundation also helps families immediately after they report a missing loved one.

“Many times, the families don’t know how to file a police report, and often when they file the report, an officer tells them that it could be a runaway situation or maybe drugs are involved,” Natalie Wilson said during an ear lier interview.

Police ask anyone with information to con tact (623) 349-6400 or the Black and Missing Foundation at (877) 97-BAMFI.

On September 21, 2022, Cayla Combs went missing in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was last seen that morning near her residence in Marshall Shadeland. Her family described her as suicidal and possibly in possession of a firearm. They said Cayla drives a black 2018 Kia Sorento with Pennsylvania plate KZS4334.

Combs, 27, is described as biracial with a light complexion. She stands 5’1 inches and

HOMELESSNESS:

We discussed some of the painful history of racism and housing both in America and San Diego County dating back to the Restrictive Racial Covenants. One of the out standing findings was how: “Black people account for 21% of the unsheltered population and 30% of the sheltered population, while only accounting for 5.5% of the general population of San Diego County.” This report, while shared with the San Diego City Council’s Committee on Public Safety and Livable Neighborhoods, has been delayed in its release to the general public.

VOTER:

young people get an early start in voting. Advertising, speak ing tours, and videos aimed at future voters are part of the arsenal Weber’s office is using to reach voters.

At the legal voting age of 18, many young voters are in their first years of college or at the end of high school. Through volunteering and education, they are encouraged to partic ipate in the process as early as possible.

Last week, Weber spoke to stu dents at John W. North High School in Riverside County as part of her statewide vot ing education tour. “California allows us to register students as early as 16, to pre-register for voting,” said Weber. “We also allow those at 16 years old to work in the polls, so we want to encourage voting at every level.”

On National Voting Registration Day, last Tuesday, Sept. 20, she was at Dodger stadium reaching out to citizens and encouraging them to register. The holiday was established by a non-partisan group in 2012, with the goal of increas ing voter registration and recruiting volunteers to work at polling places. The National Association of Secretaries

Police ask anyone with information to call (412) 323-7141 or contact the Black and Missing Foundation.

Tiffany Foster, 36, was last seen on March 1, 2021, at Lakeside Apartments in Newnan, Georgia. Her vehicle was located nearly an hour away in Fulton County with her per sonal belongings inside.

Foster, who is Black, stands 5’2 inches and weighs about 220 pounds. She has hazel eyes and long black hair.

Police ask anyone with information to call (770) 253-1502 or contact the Black and Missing Foundation.

Family members said Robyn Austin might have suffered a mental health crisis when the 32-year-old Marine veteran disappeared on August 11, 2022, at the San Diego Veterans Center.

Austin is described as biracial, stands 5’6 inches, weighs 135 pounds, and has brown

While many of the findings of the report are painful, we editorially applauded the Ad Hoc Committee for the truthfulness of its find ings and its report. This week, we are looking at some additional findings and recommendations in this Action Plan: Addressing Homelessness Among Black San Diegans.

The stated purpose of the report was to:

• Explore the factors contributing to the disparities among Black people experiencing homeless ness;

• Listen and engage in extensive dialogue with Community stake holders, and develop a series of recommendations to be used to

of State and the National Association of State Election Directors are among the orga nizations endorsing the holi day, according to their website.

Weber is the first Black woman to hold the position of Secretary of State in California after being appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020.

She was sworn in on Jan. 29, 2021. Her office is responsible for more than accounting for the vote, preparing for elec tions and campaign filings.

She is also responsible for busi ness filings and the historical archives of the state.

Weber is one of three Black women in the United States who are Secretaries of State.

Tahesha Way of New Jersey and acting secretary of the com monwealth Leigh Chapman of Pennsylvania are the other two. All three are Democrats.

Weber acknowledged the his toric role of Black women in voting in an interview on NBC.

“Black women in this country have always been sometimes ignored and yet counted on,” said Webber in an interview on NBC. “We’ve been a silent force for change. Everyone always knew you could count on the sister in the front row to get things done.”

Weber has been an active pro ponent of protecting voting

San Diego Police asked that anyone with information call (619) 531-2000 or contact the Black and Missing Foundation.

Derrica and Natalie started the nonprofit Black and Missing Foundation in 2008 with a mission to bring awareness to missing per sons of color and to provide vital resources and tools to missing person’s families and friends.

As laid out in a 2021 HBO special, the foun dation’s goal remains to educate the minority community on personal safety.

At one point, statistics from the FBI and other sources noted that approximately 64,000 black women and girls were missing, despite that specific demographic accounting for a relatively small percentage of the U.S. population.

Because of the efforts of the Wilson sis ters, the Black and Missing Foundation has helped to find or bring closure to hundreds of cases involving missing persons of color.

address the impact of systemic racism within the homeless cri sis response system.

Some of the additional findings of the Ad Hoc Committee were that:

• Being Black impacts your access to the crisis response system;

• Leadership at homeless organi zations continues to be majority White;

• If you are Black, you have to beat the door down and be persistent in getting benefits;

• Homeless programs believe White people and their issues. They want Black people to prove their issues before they let you in;

• Less than 11% of the front-line staff working in support, mon itoring, and case management

rights and American democ racy. On Sept. 28, she will be hosting a Voting Rights Town Hall at Sacramento State, where she will discuss the 1965 Voting Rights Act and how to further protect voting rights across the nation.

Her advocacy for the vote comes from deeply rooted per sonal experiences. Growing up, she remembers that her grandparents and parents did not have the right to vote dur ing the era of Jim Crow in Arkansas. Her father moved the family to California where she received her PhD from the University of California Los Angeles by age 26. Weber was a four-term Assemblymember representing California’s 79th district and was the chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus in 2020.

While Weber is pushing to include more voters in California, many places across the country have taken a different approach to voting rights. After the gutting of the 1969 Voting Rights Act in 2013, which no longer required some Southern states to seek federal approval of voting changes, many enacted new policies and laws that some deemed restrictive.

The Brennan Center for Justice tracks some of the ongoing fights over voting rights and some of the methods used by

“We tell the families that they know their loved ones and know what’s not their behav ior. So, we are there for the families to hold their hands or to listen.”

Wilson said the foundation is a voice for the families, and everyone should have a role in bringing awareness to the plight of missing persons of color.

“We have to help,” she said.

For information about the Black and Missing Foundation or to donate, visit www.bamfi. org.

positions at homeless services organizations are Black.

• Unsheltered people participating in Focus Groups for this study said: “Case managers hold our people to a different standard. They make assumptions about how a Black person will act and what they need.” The reality is that, clearly, there is no “one size fits all for inclusion.” In the report, the Committee makes the following recommendations to funding stakeholders:

■ Create seats a the table to bring in more diverse repre sentation on existing funding committees;

■ Include people with lived experiences on decision-mak ing committees;

states; closing polling places, requiring identification, ger rymandering, removing indi viduals from voter rolls and casting doubts on the legiti macy of the process, are a few of the complaints they follow.

This year, 32 cases have been filed in fifteen states. Some of these legal complaints illus trate concerns that protections for the right to vote need to be strengthened. Campaign Legal Center v. Scott, No. 1:22-cv00092 (W.D. Tex.), for exam ple, pointed to voting role purging enacted by then Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott. In the case, which Scott lost, the judge said it had “flawed results” which removed nearly 10, 000 voters from the rolls -only 80 were ineligible.

When visiting Southwestern College in South Bay, on Sept. 9, Weber spoke about the need to protect voting rights and the importance of inclusion and vigilance. She challenged stu dents to find the “courage” to defend democracy with their votes.

“We are helping people to understand that voting is power, that it is an equalizing power, and that every voter gets one vote,” said Weber. “I tell the students all the time do not give away your power … use your power to your best interest.”

■ Analyze the current landscape of services providers to deter mine how accessible our pro grams are for Black people.

Under the report heading, “Mentorship of Black-led Organizations”, it was learned that: “cre ating trusting relationships with participants was essential to engag ing in services, creating a suitable environment, and identifying housing”.

This report, if followed and imple mented, could be a significant game changer for Black homeless San Diegans. The real question here is, what will be done to imple ment the proposed recommenda tions and changes?

PROP 30:

Newsom is arguing that Prop 30 would dispropor tionately benefit one company, Lyft Inc. He is fea tured in a new television ad to spearhead efforts promoting a NO vote.

“Prop 30 is being advertised as a climate initiative,” Newsom says in the ad. “But in reality, it was devised by a single corporation to funnel state income taxes to benefit their company. Put simply, Prop 30 is a Trojan horse that puts corporate welfare above the fiscal welfare of our entire state.”

Lyft has given more than $15 million to support the measure, including funding for signature-gathering to get it on the ballot. It plans to exclusively use elec tric vehicles by 2030.

This declaration follows California’s efforts to rein in the emissions of transportation companies like Lyft and Uber. The California Air Resources Board adopted a rule last year that would require those companies to cut 90% of their emissions by 2030.

The Governor, along with the “NO” camp, believe that Lyft is trying to use Prop 30 funding to help lower their costs as they transition to employing only electric-powered vehicles.

The California Clean Air Coalition, which has been running the political campaign in support of Prop. 30, responded to Newsom’s ad with the following statement:

“Prop 30 is supported by the American Lung Association, California state firefight ers, and California Democratic Party because it will prevent catastrophic wildfires and reduce the tailpipe emissions polluting our air and threatening the health of our families.

Daniel Robinson/ Courtesy Black and Missing Foundation

Cayla Combs/ Courtesy Black and Missing Foundation

Tiffany Foster/ Courtesy Black and Missing Foundation

Robyn Austin/ Courtesy Black and Missing Foundation

EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY/OPINION

San Diego Mayor / City Council Actions and the New Chief Operating Officer

By Dr. John E. Warren Publisher

Elsewhere on this page, there are several Letters to the Editor concern ing the Mayor and City Council appoint ing Jay Goldstone, former Chief Operating Officer (COO) over the Midway Develop ment Project, as a consultant. There are several things wrong with this move as the Letters to the Editor make clear.

First, the City of San Diego just confirmed the hiring of Mr. Eric Dargan, from Texas, the City’s new Chief Operating Offi cer with much praise for his ability. The selection of the person to oversee the Midway Development Project in terms of its cost, duration, and complexity should have rested with the very able-bodied new COO, who happens to be a Black man. Yet Goldstone was one of the people

involved in the 101 Ash Street deal, which has turned out to be a case of corruption and embarrassment. There are perhaps too many former Mayor Jerry Sanders people still involved in making decisions for the city of San Diego.

If the City had enough confidence in Eric Dargan to hire him as Chief Operating Offi cer, then it should have enough confidence to allow him to make the difficult decisions that come with his job. These are no longer the days of the City-Manager form of gov ernment that once existed here and led to much corruption, such as the pension cri sis. Jay Goldstone’s appointment and con tract should be rescinded by the Mayor and the City Council with the City showing the respect and confidence in its new COO that was confessed at his hiring.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: An Opportunity Lost

Dear Editor,

San Diego is a Strong Mayor form of government. Before that, we were a City-Manager form of government. San Diego has just hired a new Chief Operating Officer (COO) who fills the role of the City Manager. He over sees all city departments.

We have a new COO who also happens to be Black. He comes with excellent refer ences and experience. That is why, for the life of me, I can’t understand why the individ ual who just left the position is being retained as a consul tant for the exclusive role of overseeing the development occurring in the Midway District. This in addition to a “citizens” committee who are all the usual suspects.

Former COO, Jay Goldstone gave us a clue in the Mayor’s Press release. Goldstone said.

“I wish Eric all of the best in his role as Chief Operating Officer and know that his experience running a large public works department will serve the city well.”

They have every intention of him being the Pothole expert. Yet in the same press release the new COO, Eric Dargan said, “I’m honored to have been selected to help Mayor Todd Gloria carry out his big plans for this beautiful city.” Dargan said, “I have a genuine passion for tackling significant challenges and making municipal operations as effective as possible for the people they serve. I look for ward to bringing that passion to the city of San Diego.”

The Midway District devel opment is an opportunity

for a fresh start. Instead, we see development led by the same folks who can’t believe we have a severe homeless problem. Well, the elements that make grown-up cities grown-up, like Pro stadi ums and arenas, are pushed out in the name of housing and the blue tent population continues to grow. Part of the reason is that most working folks can’t pay $2,500- $3,500 for a simple two-bedroom apartment.

What was the rush to hire a former employee with former elected officials and former/ current staff of Jerry Sanders for another developer’s par adise? We are the 8th largest city, and we keep recycling the same individuals that constantly didn’t bring about change. The opportunity for a set of fresh eyes with the new COO has been pushed aside in the name of developer greed. It is certainly a Lost Opportunity. We have shot our new COO in the foot before he has even picked up a pen to sign his contract. Is that progressive innovation or business as usual?

Dear Editor: I just heard about our new COO, Mr. Eric K. Dargan has been selected as the new Chief Operating Officer for the City of San Diego. Finally, the City of San Diego has selected a qualified can didate who happens to be Black. My moment of pride was over very quickly.

What has me twisted is that he is already being pigeon holed as leading “Record Infrastructure investment”. Does that mean he doesn’t

have the skills for anything else or were we duped into looking the other way while the former COO gets the plum assignment [as] special consultant to the Mayor for the new Midway area proj ect?

Cornel West is right: “Patriarchy is a disease, and we are in perennial recovery and relapse. So, you must get up every morning and struggle against it.”

The one opportunity to get it right and it’s business as usual. DAMN!

Mr.Rodney Hart, Veteran

Dear Editor,

My wife and I have lived in San Diego for many years. We have seen the good, the bad, and on too many occa sions the ugly, especially when it comes to the double standards set for Black folks. And every time it happens, we say “Oh well”.

Well, this time we don’t want to say “Oh well”. We want to say, “Shame on you”.

Shame on the Mayor and City Council to spend tax payers’ money to have two people doing the job of Chief Operating Officer. They hired a Black man with a good professional record, and yet the Mayor felt it necessary to keep the former COO, Jay Goldstone. Why? Before Goldstone it was Kris Michell as COO. She didn’t have a bifurcated job and it was her staff that negotiated 101 Ash Street.

Goldstone is the same per son who was COO for Jerry Saunders, the same person

Black Youth Mental Health: Will Our Kids Be Alright?

By Rhea Boyd and Jade Davis Special to California Black Media Partners

We are living in unusual and challenging times, when despair and despondency have replaced hope as a more common, and perhaps as the more acceptable lens, through which too many of us view the future. In the wake of widespread disease, mass loss, economic instability, climate breakdown, police violence, erosion of bodily autonomy for women and girls, violence towards transgender and non -binary communities, and an actual insurrection, no won der many have lost hope.

Our kids are no exception.

Nationally, there has been a concerning rise in reported persistent feelings of sad ness or hopelessness among teens. Suicidal thoughts and attempts are up. And hospi talizations for mental health crises for children and youth are at an all-time high. These trends pre-date the pandemic and have only worsened over recent years.

In this, California is no exception.

In 2019, almost 1 in 3 ado lescents experienced seri ous psychological distress.

Suicide rates remain worri somely high. And California ranks 43rd in the nation for providing screenings that could identify children and youth who are suffering and in need of support.

By a number of measures, Black children and youth in California are particularly in need of the types of support that unfortunately, few are finding.

Black children in California are most likely to report seri ous emotional disturbance. Yet, they are less likely to have adequate public resources directed to their social, emo tional, and developmental needs. They are more likely to attend low-income schools that experienced the greatest learning loss over the past two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. And they are more likely to have their develop mental needs criminalized and serviced in punitive set tings, where Black children are astonishingly 31.3 times more likely to be committed to Juvenile Justice than White children in California.

who was brought back as COO again, and was the voice dur ing the discussion on 101 Ash advising that the City is better off paying those who sold it to the City rather than sue them. This was opposite of what the San Diego City Attorney Mara Elliot recommended, which was not to settle. We

But these problems, that now burden our children, are not entirely new. Their current needs expose past oppres sions, unvanquished by time.

Just as their new struggles reveal older foes, unchal lenged by the status quo.

And so, the work to address the mounting mental health challenges our children now face - and Black children are too often left to face with out adequate support - must begin with confronting sys tems of oppression and chal lenging the status quo.

Thankfully, the model we, as a state, must follow from those most impacted, particularly Black communities, who have long imagined and worked to realize, a loving path to men tal, physical and emotional well-being.

These folks, including Black children and youth, are building on the rich legacy of social activism, mutual aid, and intergenerational bonds in communities of color, that can and should be brought to bear as California considers how best to support young people’s mental health and well-being.

For example, the thoughts and dreams of young Black people, should be used to guide the apportionment of Gov. Newsom’s recent mul ti-billion dollar investment in youth behavioral health.

The promise of these invest ments, alongside some major changes in Medicaid policy, have created an enormous opportunity to shift how the state shows up for our kids and how our kids can show up for each other.

Placing billion-dollar invest ments in Bay Area institu tions like Ryse’s Community Commons in Richmond or Dream Youth Clinic in Oakland would allow the state to return to communities of color some of what systems of oppression have taken from them. Moreover, it would allow the state to learn from and support powerful mod els of sanctuary for youth of color. These protected spaces provide free health services, including counseling, and green space to gather, collab orate, advocate and heal. And

should note that we appreciate Council President Pro Tem Montgomery Steppe for voting against the settlement.

Now another large develop ment is going in the Midway area. The development team was selected under Goldstone.

And now he will be special consultant to the Mayor on the

they are particularly impor tant for Black LGBTQ youth, who are less likely to attempt suicide when they have access to a LGBTQ- affirming space.

If California were to take seri ously the aspirations of young Black people in reshaping our state’s behavioral health pro grams, it might also lead to the uplifting of the students and parents of color who have called for Police Free Schools in Oakland and Los Angeles. The racial inequities in exposure to policing, judi cial scrutiny, and incarcera tion for children of color are enormous in California and contribute to and compound the barriers to learning and mental health in under-re sourced schools.

Finally, to address the state’s crisis of children’s mental health, it is important that caregivers and youth be posi tioned to intervene on behalf of their family or friends who are struggling. That position ing might include an expan sion of Guaranteed Income Pilots. It might include Peer to Peer programs in schools. Or it might include employ ing young people from impacted communities to work on Crisis Intervention Teams deployed for children and youth experiencing a mental health crisis.

In short, the possibilities to respond to the crisis affect ing our children’s social and emotional well-being are only limited by the confines of our collective imagination. And there are those among us, particularly in the Black com munity, who have been busy imagining, for generations.

If, we, as a state, collectively, choose to turn to those folks, especially our kids of color who are disproportionately impacted, and work along side them to create a new future together, our kids will be more than alright. They can thrive.

Rhea Boyd, MD, MPH is a pedi atrician, public health advocate and Director of Equity and Justice for the California Children’s Trust. Jade Davis is an administra tive assistant for the California Coalition for Youth (CCY) and a member of the California Children’s Trust’s Youth Advisory Board.

project. At the end of the day if we can get Jerry Saunders (his former staffers) out of the building we may all have an opportunity for a fresh start. We urge the current mayor to terminate any agreement with Mr. Goldstone and move for ward with the individual hired for the job, the new COO.

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SUNRISE 11/01/1922

SUNSET 09/23/2022

Wyoline Jayne Morton was called home to be with the Lord at the age of 99 on Friday, September 23, 2022, at St. Paul’s Villa in San Diego, CA. Wyoline was born on November 1, 1922, in Nogales, AZ. She was the eldest daughter of Ethel Mae and Isaac Booker, and along with her younger sister Bettie Louise, Wyoline grew up in San Diego, CA.

Wyoline met her second husband, Joe Morton, and they were married for over 30 years. Joe was a Navy Chief Petty Officer and served as a Navy Recruiter and Submarine Engineer. The family lived in Indianapolis, IN, Groton, CT, and San Diego and would often travel together, seeking new experiences to broaden the perspectives of their children. Wyoline especially loved and doted on her grandchildren. She also had a great sense of style.

Wyoline was a second-generation, faithful and active member of Bethel Memorial AME Church since 1936 in San Diego. She served as a Missionary for many years and was so proud of her position. She was also an active mem ber of the San Diego Red Hat Society. One of her many pleasures was walk ing at Chollas Lake with her friends and family and going to the Senior Center.

Wyoline had a giving nature, a wonderful sense of humor, and a deep sense of loyalty to family and friends. She was always there to brighten the lives of others.

She was very proud of having graduated from San Diego City College and earning her Associated Arts degree in Spanish.

She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. She was preceded in death by both her parents, her beloved sister, Bettie Louise Booker, and Joe Morton. Wyoline is survived by Irene Williford, cousin, who resides in Southfield, Michigan; her son, Hilliard Michael Bernard Morton, and his wife Sonia of San Diego; her daughter, Rickey Jayne Vignati and her husband Giovanni Vignati, who reside in San Diego.

She is also survived by her grandchildren, Rickey Michelle Morton and Ashley Marie Morton, and dear friends who will mourn her passing, yet celebrate her life.

Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark. Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

Brightmon

Otha Bill Coleman

SUNRISE 08/17/1934

SUNSET 09/20/2022

Otha Bill Brightmon, known as “O.B.,” was born in Marshall, TX, on August 17, 1934, to Gertrude and Limous Brightmon. He was the sixth of their seven children.

O.B. moved to San Diego in 1952 and was hired by Ryan Aeronautical Company as a Shop Helper. He met his wife Janet, AKA Gloria, in 1953; they were married at Calvary Baptist Church in June 1954 and had five children.

O.B. worked at Ryan Aeronautical (later called Teledyne Ryan) for 44 years, retiring in 1996 as Equal Employment Opportunity Manager. O.B. was their first African-American manager.

O.B. earned a B.A. from San Diego State in 1970. He was the first in his family to earn a college degree.

He designed and led the new building project for 32nd Street Church of Christ, dedicated in 1979. He also led building projects for the 69th Street Church of Christ, New Paradise Baptist Church, and Phillips Temple CME Church.

O.B. was a founding board member of the San Diego Hospice and previous ly served as treasurer of the local NAACP. He was an officer of the 32nd Street Church of Christ.

On September 20th, the Lord called O.B. home. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister Australia Tanghlyn; brothers Leonard, Hubert, Clarence, Leroy, and Reuben Brightmon; and grandson Matthew Hutchinson.

O.B.’s memory will be cherished by Gloria, his wife of 68 years; daughters Gail Moser, Darla Brightmon, Lynne Brightmon-Michaels, Kelly Brightman; son Darrin Brightmon (Jean); grandsons Marshall Moser, Joshua (Aika) and Xavier Brightmon, granddaughter Alexis Brightmon; two great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and other relatives and friends.

Memorial service is Saturday, October 1, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at 32nd Street Church of Christ. All are welcome to celebrate his homegoing and share stories of remembrance.

Condolences and flowers: https://www.californiacremation.com/obituaries/.

SUNRISE 06/30/1956

SUNSET 08/29/2022

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Funeral services were held on 09/14/2022 at Memory Chapel of Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary, with a burial following at Miramar National Cemetery. Final arrange ments were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Ewell Coleman departed this earth and transitioned back to his heaven ly home on August 29, 2022. Ewell was born in Kansas City, MO, to Ewell and Ethel Coleman. He was preceded in transition by his father, Ewell C Coleman.

Ewell enlisted into the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and served in artillery, where he was a combat marksmanship coach and received many accred itations. After leaving the military, he enrolled in Machinist school, where he excelled and became an aircraft mechanic and worked at General Dynamics’ aircraft, where he built space shuttle doors and various airplane parts.

General Dynamics is where he met his wife, Darlene Coleman, and mar ried in 1990. This Union of love blended their children Craig, Eboni, Rhonna, Christopher, and Tiffanni and later produced two blessings from God, sons Joshua and Caleb.

Ewell was very athletic and he loved basketball and football. Summers were filled with family trips, creating memories at amusement parks, swimming, road trips, playing basketball with his sons, and teaching his children how to drive, repair, and maintain their first vehicles.

In 1997, God had a change of plan for him and his family that moved him to Washington State with total favor. He was transferred to the Boeing Company, where he completed his aircraft career and retired.

Ewell had two loving bonus sisters, Linda Lucas and Deborah Alto, who tran sitioned before him.

Ewell is survived by his wife, Darlene Coleman; aforementioned children, Craig Ingram, Christopher Coleman (Nancy), Joshua Coleman, Caleb Coleman, Eboni Sanders (Cory), Rhonna Harris (Kamone), and Tiffanni Epenesa (Tomasi); 20 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his mother, Ethel Coleman; siblings, Garland Coleman, Philip Coleman, Charmaine Coleman, Marilyn Coleman, and Sonya Coleman; and a host of other family members and friends to mourn his loss.

Paul McKee

SUNRISE 09/02/1926

SUNSET 08/29/2022

ARRANGEMENTS BY ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY

Funeral services were held on 09/15/2022 at Calvary Baptist Church, with a burial following at Miramar National Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson Ragsdale Mortuary.

Paul McKee was born September 2, 1926, to the proud parents of Margie and Sam McKee. Paul joined the Georgiana Baptist Church, where he loved to sing and praise God.

Paul completed his formal education in Georgiana, AL. After graduating from high school, Paul moved to San Diego and enlisted in the U.S. Navy for 20 years. Paul met and married Marguerite. Two children were born into this union; both sons preceded Paul in death.

Paul was employed at Union Bank for 20 years, where he was a painter. He was always a happy person and was always treated with dignity and respect. Paul united at Calvary Baptist Church and was a faithful member for over 40 years. Paul was an awesome Sunday School teacher and served on the Deacon Board for many years.

Paul also served as a VP officer in the San Diego District Association of the California State Missionary and National Baptist Convention. He became part of the Hospitality Committee, where he served as the Chair and Head Chef. The Social Hall is named “The Calvary Baptist Church Paul McKee Social Hall.”

On August 29, 2022, Paul received his wings to fly on to heaven to greet God and his loved ones, who were waiting at the gate of heaven. Paul’s wife, Mary Jane; his 3 Brothers, Claude, Artis, and Pete; his 3 sisters, Fannie Willie Mae and Louise; and one stepdaughter, Mignon, all preceded him in death.

Paul leaves to cherish his memories, his stepdaughter Monique (Fred) Manfred; grandchildren, Antoinette, Danielle, and Devon; and a host of his Calvary Family and friends to mourn his passing. Paul will be greatly missed!

Public Comments Get Heated at LA Reparations Task Force Meeting

Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media

Th e nine member California Task Force to Study and Develop Reparations Proposals for African Americans convened in Los Angeles at the California Science Center for its tenth meet ing on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24.

The meeting opened with comments from the public with speakers passionately delivering their views on what reparations should look like. Many focused their comments and opinions on who should and should not receive reparations. The opposing views creat ed tension among those in the audience on an issue that the task force resolved months ago.

“I think it’s a good thing. We have a lot of passion in our community and reparations speak to the core of what makes Black Americans. I wouldn’t expect any less,” said Chad Brown, a member of the National Assembly of American Slavery Descendants (NAASDLA) and Coalition of a Just and Equitable California (CJEC).

“This is the process. I expect a lot of passion. It’s passion directed at finding solutions,” Brown told California Black Media.”

The temperature in the room rose when Kevin Cosney, associate director of the California Black Power Network (CBPN), addressed the task force members and said that a majority of the members made a “problemat ic” decision in excluding people such as Africans enslaved in the Caribbean, Native Americans, and persons from the continent of Africa.

“We encourage this task force to be transparent, bold, gracious, expansive, and unified in its work of diverse opinions,” Cosney told the task force. “The fact that you prematurely rushed on eligibility is problematic and disrespects the community’s voice. We would like you to reconsider and take this into account.”

Cosney’s CBPN and Brown’s CJEC are two of seven “anchor organizations,” selected across the state to host “community listening ses

sions” in conjunction with the task force.

California Secretary of State Shirley Weber who authored the task force legislation, Assembly Bill (AB) 3121 in 2020 while serv ing in the Assembly – has taken the posi tion that compensation should be limited to African Americans who are descendants of Africans enslaved in the United States.

“Reparations are designed to repair and heal the damages done to Africans for 400 years who (suffered) through Jim Crow (laws),” Weber said last January. “Reparations are for those who are descendants of slavery. Their ties are permanently severed from their homeland and their ability to return to Africa is almost impossible. We are truly Americans.”

Last March, the task force voted 5-4 that lin eage will determine who will be eligible for reparations over race.

Task Force chairperson Kamilah Moore, vicechair Amos Brown, pastor of Third Baptist Church in San Francisco, and president of his local NAACP branch; University of California-Berkeley professor Jovan Scott Lewis; San Diego City Councilwoman Monica Montgomery-Steppe, and Sen. Steven Bradford (D-Gardena) voted in approval of lineage.

Eligibility is determined by an individual being African American, “the descendant of a (person enslaved as chattel) or the descen dant of a free-Black person living in the United States prior to the end of the 19th century,” Moore said.

NAACP Members Against Voter Suppression In Upcoming Branch Elections

Member coalition also calls for financial accountability

all hands on deck.”

According to a recent press release from Justice Coalition USA, the current national NAACP Election Manual notes that many NAACP members in rural communities, elderly members, and members who can not afford internet will again have their votes suppressed this fall by National NAACP policies. The coalition believes the NAACP’s staff’s decision to force all NAACP voters to participate through electronic voting for their officers in November 2022 elections, consti tutes “a breach of membership contracts, a violation of Article IX of the By-laws, and will cause irreparable harm to the many of the organization’s most vulnerable members.”

The Justice Coalition is a coalition of NAACP members seeking redress of the issues of the NAACP National Organization illegally tak ing over Branches and State organizations and to address the apparent corruption existing under the current national leadership.

“You can buy an NAACP membership for $30, but to exercise your NAACP Vote, you need to buy a computer and a wifi connection for $300,” said Rev. Dr. Cardes Brown, a nation ally recognized NC NAACP leader, life member, and spokesperson for hundreds of NAACP members whose votes were similarly sup pressed last October.

Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP, said on Twitter: “We will not stand idly by as partisan politicians dismantle our system, oppress our voices and suppress our votes. People have fought and died for the sacred right to vote. This is a time of crisis. Our constitution is being tested, and we need

‘Derrick Johnson is correct!’, the Justice Coalition statement said, as it pledged to not stand idly by while NAACP members’ votes are suppressed through another NAACP election cycle.

The NAACP is in a time of crisis, the statement said, where ‘all hands on deck’ are needed to ‘push back against the barriers established by National to suppress the vote of its most vulnerable members and resist the disman tling of the mission and constitution of the 1909 NAACP’.

“We are also concerned about a misleading letter published by one of the McClatchy papers, implying the Internal Revenue Service had found some problems with our branches’ tax-exempt status,” Dr. Brown continued.

“We call on the NAACP CEO to disclose the nature of the tax status modifications he made when he set up the NAACP Empowerment Program, Inc. (501)(c)(3) New York Corporation and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Inc. (501)(c)(4) Delaware Corporation. We have asked for an electronic meeting about these issues with CEO Derrick Johnson. We await his response.”

The Justice Coalition USA is a coalition of NAACP members seeking redress of the issues that have disenfranchised many State & Branch NAACP organizations. The Coalition called to account, for example, the 2021 NC NAACP State election that was conducted under the supervision of the National organization and violated the very Bylaws and rules established by the national organization. Visit https://jus ticecoalitionusa.org for more information.

Hear Her Campaign Addresses Pregnancy, Postpartum Health Inequities

By Wanda Barfield Division of Reproductive Health, CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Hear Her campaign raises awareness of potentially lifethreatening warning signs during and after pregnancy and encourages the people supporting pregnant and postpartum people to really listen when they express concerns.

Too many people die from pregnancy-related complications each year.

Valencia, one of the women featured in the campaign, talked about her experience with a pregnancy-related complication. During her first pregnancy, Valencia struggled with headaches and dizziness. When she reported worsening symptoms, she felt like no one took her

seriously. I didn’t know who to talk to and wasn’t sure how to speak up for myself,” she recalled. It was her primary care provider who finally helped her get the care she needed.

Valencia is among the many people who face serious health complications during and after pregnancy. CDC launched Hear Her to raise awareness of the potentially life-threat ening warning signs during and in the year after preg nancy.

Too many people die from pregnancy-related compli cations each year. Tragically, four in five of these deaths could be prevented. There are considerable racial dis parities when it comes to pregnancy-related deaths. Black and American Indian/ Alaska Native women are two to three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than white women.

A number of factors contribute to the maternal mor tality rate among Black and American Indian/Alaska Native women. Structural racism and implicit bias can

play a role in the disparity.

For example, delayed pre natal care initiation is asso ciated with personal expe riences of bias and racism.

Protective factors also do not seem to convey the same risk reduction for some minority populations.

For example, we see per sistent disparities in mater nal mortality, regardless of educational attainment. In

addition, access to qual ity care can be an issue.

For example, it has been found that hospitals that disproportionately cared for Black women at deliv ery had increased poor out comes for both Black and white women in those hos pitals.

To address racial and eth nic disparities in maternal mortality, CDC supports the

work of Maternal Mortality Review Committees around the country to get quality data about the circumstanc es surrounding a pregnancyrelated death, including the documentation of bias, discrimination, and racism. These data are used by committees to make recommendations to prevent future pregnancyrelated deaths and are also used by CDC to better understand maternal mortality

across the nation.

A better understanding of pregnancy-related deaths can lead to identifying the initiatives that will have the most impact. Standardized quality care can ensure the right care in the right places at the right time for women. And high-quality care doesn’t end at delivery. It should extend into the postpartum period up to a year after delivery, when about a third of pregnancy-related deaths occur.

Many pregnant and postpar tum people may feel ignored or dismissed when sharing their concerns, which may make them hesitant to ask questions or speak up. Not fully listening may cause healthcare providers to miss warning signs that require urgent care. Hear Her encourages partners, friends, family, and healthcare pro fessionals to really listen when a person says some thing doesn’t feel right. Acting quickly could save their life.

For more information, visit cdc.gov/HearHer.

Cheryce Cryer provides her thoughts about reparations and shares issues she had trying to access a community listening session run by one of the anchor organizations. Kevin Cosney. Sept. 24, 2022.

PHOTO: Antonio Ray Harvey/CBM

Screenshot via justicecoalitionusa.org

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COVID-19 UPDATES

Regional Monoclonal Antibody Treatment Centers Closing as Demand Decreases

By Katie Cadiao County of San Diego

Regional Monoclonal Antibody Treatment operations are winding down as fewer San Diegans are in need of this service at this stage of the pandemic.

As the summer surge is decreasing and healthcare systems have built capacity for providing COVID-19 treatment to their patients, three of the four operating Monoclonal Antibody Regional Centers (MARCs) will close by the end of this month. Family Health Centers of San Diego will continue to pro vide monoclonal antibodies for prevention and for treatment, by appointment only.

Since the MARCs opened in February of 2021, nearly 15,000 patients have been treated with monoclonal antibodies at 10 loca tions across the region, includ ing sites at Palomar Health, Vista Community Clinic, San Ysidro Health, Neighborhood Healthcare, Family Health Centers of San Diego, and the cities of San Diego and Chula Vista.

The development of the MARCs, prior to the availability of antivi ral COVID-19 medications in pillform, was a novel collaboration among federal, state, county, and local partners, and has received statewide recognition.

body treatment has been steadily decreasing in recent months as COVID-19 treatments, includ ing Paxlovid, have become read ily available at medical providers’ offices and other locations,” said Wilma J. Wooten, M.D., M.P.H., County public health officer.

“County Public Health will con tinue to monitor the pandemic to ensure the community’s treatment needs are met.”

San Diegans testing positive for COVID-19 should discuss treat ment options with their health care provider, especially if they are at high risk for developing severe

symp toms. Individuals without a pri mary care provider can schedule a no-cost telehealth visit online at https://sesamecare.com/covidca, or call 1-800-232-0233 to find a nearby COVID Test to Treat loca tion.

In addition to treatment, COVID vaccines are widely available

with the virus. Medical providers and County sites offer both the primary series of the COVID-19 vaccines, as well as the new biva lent boosters.

The new bivalent boosters gener ate an immune response from the original COVID-19 virus, as well as the BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants. The Omicron sub vari ants are responsible for the major ity of new infections in the region and across the globe.

Anyone who is interested in get ting the bivalent booster must have completed the primary series of the COVID-19 vaccine first, meaning they must have received the two-dose primary series of Pfizer, Moderna, or Novavax. Also eligible for the bivalent booster are those who received at least one shot of the Janssen vaccine.

The new bivalent boosters can be given two months after the com pletion of the primary vaccine series, or two months after the last monovalent booster dose. Like all COVID-19 vaccines, the bivalent booster can be given simultane ously with the flu vaccine.

The bivalent boosters have not yet been authorized for children under the age of 12. Youth ages 5-11 years can get boosted with

Pfizer seeks to expand omicron booster to 5-to-11 year-olds

By The Associated Press

Pfizer asked U.S. regulators Monday to expand use of its updated COVID-19 booster shot to children ages 5 to 11.

Elementary school-aged children already received kid-sized doses of Pfizer’s original vaccine, a third of the dose given to everyone 12 and older -- two primary shots plus a booster.

If the Food and Drug Administration agrees, they would start get ting a kid-sized dose of the new omicron-targeted formula when it was time for their booster.

FDA vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said last week he expected a deci sion on boosters for that age group soon.

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech also announced a new study of the omicron-focused booster in

even younger children, those ages 6 months through 4 years, to test different doses.

Updated boosters made by both Pfizer and rival Moderna rolled out earlier this month for everyone 12 and older. They’re a tweak to vac cines that already have saved mil lions of lives -- a combination or ``bivalent’’ shot that contains half the original recipe and half pro tection against the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron relatives responsible for most of today’s COVID-19 cases.

The hope is that the modified boosters will help tamp down continuing COVID-19 cases and blunt another winter surge. As of last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 4.4 million Americans had gotten an updated booster so far.

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Black Family Empowerment Day Spotlights San Diego’s Black Arts & Culture District

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

After 32 years of conversation by multiple community organizers, their wishes were finally granted: to have City officials acknowl edge and dedicate nine blocks from 61st Street to 69th Street on Imperial Avenue in Southeast San Diego to celebrate Black culture in San Diego’s newly cre ated Black Arts & Culture District.

Local historians, educators, busi ness entrepreneurs, and Black cul ture embracers assembled at Marie Wideman Park on Imperial Avenue to celebrate the monumental occasion.

“This is a powerful event and a long time coming. I couldn’t miss this.

It is an honor and a blessing to be standing here right now,” Master of Ceremony Galaxy Glenn Runnells shared. “Nine blocks of Black cul ture. This is unprecedented. One of our missions as a people should be to be impactful and powerful and to celebrate who we are and follow the example set by the brothers and sis ters who made a very historic event like this possible.”

The crowd of celebrants was treated to a variety of foods, music, resource booths, live entertainment, impor

tant information on Black history, and much more.

“I think this is nice and much credit is due to the tireless organizers for their persistence and resilience in getting this done,” Devanta Roberts of Serving of the Soul Catering shared. The event gave special honors to a group of elders in the community.

Dajahn Blevins, Arts Commissioner and a driving force behind the event, had a group present flowers and praises to the elders seated in beauti ful gold-trimmed chairs in a “Flowers Now Ceremony”. Amid the vendors and community members present, was an air of fellowship and appreciation for the occasion.

“Our goal is to make San Diego CA “Where the World Meets to Celebrate Black Art, Culture and Entertainment,” said Blevins, who is also CEO and Founder of San Diego Urban Warriors Inc.

A Copeira class consisting of multiple ages celebrated Elder Chuck Ambers as a member of their family. He is known for his commitment to the Black history of Old Town and Julian.

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The Mental Bar Grand Opening

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

On the last Saturday in September, the husband and wife team of Daneyel and Tommy Walker could be seen on 6325 Imperial Ave with a super-sized pair of scissors clutched firmly in their hands.

The Mr. and Mrs. were standing behind a red-ceremonial ribbon in front of an audience of coffee con noisseurs and excited well-wishers.

When the scissors met the ribbon and ribbon hit the ground, the brand new Mental Bar coffee shop and more was pronounced officially open for busi ness. Nestled in the Black Cultural Arts District the cafe features menu items, aesthetics, free WIFI and an

outdoor space featuring a mural representing San Diego’s 4th District. The cafe is open seven days a week from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

“We are pretty excited about the Mental Bar,” shared co-owner Tommy Walker. “Its been a twoand-a-half year proj ect that me and my wife Daneyel have been work ing on. The community really needed a third place. The first place is your home, the second is your workplace, and the third is where you come out and meet your neighbors and com municate like we used to. This is just a great opportunity to bring a place

like this into the community right in the heart of Southeast.”

The Mental Bar - now serving well ness one sip at a time.

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Balboa Association Salutes Mr. Edward Smith

By Darrel Wheeler Contributing Writer

On February 15th Balboa’s Raider Nation lost its longest-tenured Raider.

Mr. Edward Smith, aka Smitty, served in mul tiple capacities for Balboa.

He spent 32 uninterrupted years of service with one association. That’s really rare these days. He was definitely loyal to his soil.

Mr. Smith was known for his no-nonsense approach to han dling the day-to-day logistics of running a youth Football & Cheer association. His point of view garnered respect throughout San Diego’s youth football experi ence.

“Over everything else, he really cared about

the kids. He spent a lot of time working with them,” Mr. Smith’s wife, Gracey Smith, shared. “Being the president was hard work, but he enjoyed it very much. He would have loved this today, but I know he’s watch ing. Thanks to everybody that did this in his honor. Our family thanks you so much. Today was so wonderful.”

Head Coach and Boardmember, Milton Clack, and the staff of Raider people unan imously decided to wait for the right time to honor the former coach, parent, and presi dent.

Last Saturday was the right time and Hoover High School was the right location. Mr. Smith spent some of his Saturdays at Hoover’s field overseeing the day’s action.

“I feel like he left a good legacy around here. He impacted a lot of people. He’s seen third-generation families and players come through Balboa. That’s awesome,” said son Marcus Smith.

In recognition of his many years of service to the community black and white balloons

were released to honor the longest-tenured Raider in Balboa history.

On the field, it was back to football business as the Raiders challenge the Aztecs of Chula Vista. Without the best player in the divi sion, Balboa’s 10-U team fell short against the Aztecs. However, the 13-U team had no problem demolishing the undermanned vis itors from CV, with another running clock victory.

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HEALTHY LIVING/EDUCATION

US Adults Should Get Routine Anxiety Screening, Panel Says

By Lindsey Tanner AP Medical Writer

U.S. doctors should regularly screen all adults under 65 for anxiety, an influential health guidelines group proposed Tuesday.

It’s the first time the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screening in primary care for adults without symptoms. The proposal is open for public comment until Oct. 17, but the group usually affirms its draft guidance.

The recommendations are based on a review that began before the COVID-19 pandemic, evaluating studies showing potential benefits and risks from screening. Given reports of a surge in mental health problems linked with pandemic isolation and stress, the guidance is “very timely,” said Lori Pbert, a task force member and co-author. Pbert is a psychologist-researcher at the University of Massachusetts’ Chan Medical School.

The task force said evidence for benefits, including effective treatments, outweighs any risks, which include inaccurate screening results that could lead to unnecessary followup care.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental health com plaints, affecting about 40% of U.S. women at some point in their lives and more than 1 in 4 men, Pbert noted.

Black people, those living in poverty, people who have lost partners and those who have other mental health issues are among adults who face higher risks for developing anxiety, which can manifest as panic attacks, phobias or feeling always on edge. Also, about 1 in 10 pregnant and postpartum women experience

anxiety.

Common screening tools include brief questionnaires about symp toms such as fears and worries that interfere with usual activities. These can easily be given in a primary care setting, the task force said, although it didn’t specify how often patients should be screened.

“The most important thing to rec ognize is that a screening test alone is not sufficient to diagnose anx iety,” Pbert said. The next step is a more thorough evaluation by a men-

tal health professional, though Pbert acknowledged that finding mental health care can be difficult given shortages of specialists.

Megan Whalen, a 31-year-old mar keting specialist who was diagnosed with anxiety in 2013, says regular doctors should screen for mental health issues as commonly as they do for physical problems.

“Health is health, whether the problem is visible or not,” said Whalen, of Hoboken, New Jersey.

She has gotten help from medicine and talk therapy, but her symptoms worsened during the pandemic and she temporarily moved back home.

“The pandemic made me afraid to leave home, my anxiety telling me anywhere outside of my childhood house was unsafe,” Whelan said. “I absolutely still struggle with feelings of dread and fear sometimes. It’s just a part of my life at this point, and I try to manage it as best as I can.”

The task force said there isn’t enough solid research in older adults to rec ommend for or against anxiety screening in those aged 65 and up.

The group continues to recommend depression screening for adults and children, but said there isn’t enough

evidence to evaluate potential ben efits and harms of suicide screening in adults who show no worrisome symptoms.

In April, the group issued similar draft guidance for children and teens, recommending anxiety screening but stating that more research is needed on potential benefits and harms of suicide screening kids with no obvious signs.

Guidelines from the task force often determine insurance coverage, but anxiety is already on the radar of many primary care doctors. In 2020, a group affiliated with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommended rou tine primary care anxiety screening for women and girls starting at age 13.

Melissa Lewis-Duarte, a wellness coach in Scottsdale, Arizona, says rhythmic breathing, meditation and making a daily list of three things for which she is grateful have all helped with her anxiety.

“Doctors say, ‘Make sure you’re sleeping, control your stress.’ Yeah, I get that,” but not everyone knows how, said the 42-year-old mother of three. “It’s difficult to prioritize self-care, but that’s what’s necessary.’’

New and Expanded Financial Aid for Community College Students

By Aldon Thomas Stiles California Black Media

New and updated financial support for the state’s community college attendees, including changes to the Cal Grant and expanded aid for new and returning students, has been announced by California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Daisy Gonzales.

Gonzales told California Black Media (CBM) that she wants college hopefuls to know that these programs, which are described in the “I Can Go to College” campaign, can be accessed at icangotocollege.com and that the grants do not need to be paid back.

Aside from grants, the website offers online mentorships for students. The need for these programs, Gonzales said, were developed with students in mind as her office conducted statewide surveys.

“What has been very intentional during this pandemic is that we went straight to the stu dents. We’re not guessing here,” she said. “We were very intentional in doing student out reach, interviews and focus groups.”

The average tuition cost for state community college is a little under $2,000 per year while private community colleges average over $21,000 in tuition costs.

the Golden State Education and Training Program. It is a grant of $2,500 for anyone who lost their job during the pandemic and has entered a career training program to help them get back to work.

According to Ken Brown, Immediate Past President of the California Community Colleges Trustee Board and Vice President of the El Camino Community College District, this is the business of California’s community col leges.

trying to get trained up or retrained,” Brown told CBM.

Nationwide, fewer people are going to com munity college. And Black male attendance is declining at a disproportionate rate. Brown and Gonzales both expressed the view that part of the reason for the decline in atten dance is financial in nature.

“Obviously people look at the pandemic,” Brown said. “A lot of Black males – you’re talking about 18- to 30-year-olds – could not afford to continue with school.”

munity college to provide for themselves or their families.

Part of the solution Gonzales proposed was the work being conducted with the Black and African American Advisory Panel, includ ing programs that help facilitate transfers to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) as California’s community colleges have partnered with HBCUs.

Another solution comes from the grant money available to students.

“Many of the structures that existed prior to this year’s budget were not meant for the stu dents that we’re trying to serve,” said Gonzales.

According to the survey, another possible explanation is the lack of representation and community. The African American Male Education Network and Development was pro vided with roughly $1.1 million in state funding to “create a model” to transform education to help support Black men.

“As college enrollment of Black men is declin ing at an alarming rate, our organization is eager to continue engaging with our partners to expand our impact on retention rates among Black male students” said Dr. Amanuel Gebru, President of the African American Male Education Network and Development.

Students who have been to community col lege but have yet to finish their education will now be eligible for financial aid. Before this year, that was not the case. These grants and programs will use some state and federal emergency dollars. Additionally, some dis tricts have implemented their own programs to aid their students.

This doesn’t include books and other fees.

The Chancellor’s office asserts that there are over 200 programs available to community college students to help with these costs.

There are programs like the Student Success Completion Grant, which now offers $4,000 per semester for students taking 15 or more units, and $1,298 per semester for students taking 12-14.9 units, expanded eligibility for the California College Promise Grant fee waiver, the Cal Grant Entitlement Award for students attending community colleges, and grants available to current and former foster youth.

Other programs like the Middle Class Scholarship, designated for students with a house hold income of over $200,000, who may not qualify for other federal grants, are examples of the chancellor’s office attempting to pro vide aid for students who would otherwise not have it.

Another program being offered to students is

“Our assumption is that not everybody who goes to college is trying to get a four-year degree, not everybody who goes to commu nity college is even trying to get an associate’s degree. Many of the folks who go to college are

Brown goes on to point out that many Black men, especially since the pandemic, have gone straight into the workforce instead of to com

According to Gonzales, San Bernardino Community College District will be providing free books and supplies for all enrolled and San Diego City College is offering free books, supplies, child care and a work-study program.

For interested parents, Live Well San Diego hosts K-12 school virtual telebrief ings every 1st Tuesday of the month from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The meeting is conducted completely online. Parents are encouraged to submit ques tions 24 hours in advance so that they can be answered on the call. Participants can

also ask questions during the call through the online Q&A feature.

Here’s how you can participate:

Option 1- Computer (preferred):

• Click on the following link https://zoom. us/j/516756508 using your computer.

• Meeting ID: 516 756 508.

• All participants will be muted during the meeting.

• To submit questions during the call, use the chat feature on the Zoom platform.

• If any difficulties arise in accessing the

participant link, use option2.

Option 2- Phone (listen-in only):

• Call into the meeting using this number: 1 (669) 900-6833 or 1 (346) 248-7799.

• Meeting ID: 516 756 508.

• All participants will be muted during the meeting.

• Callers will not have the opportunity to submit questions during the call.

Get involved, and get answers to your pressing K-12 Education questions. Live Well San Diego welcomes you.

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POPE FRANCIS APPEALS FOR RELEASE OF CATHOLICS KIDNAPPED IN CAMEROON

release of the kidnapped Christians.

Pope Francis has added his voice to calls by the bishops of Cameroon for the release of five priests, a religious sister, a cook, a catechist and a 15 year old girl kidnapped in southwest Cameroon where a civil war has been raging between the French and English-speaking com munities for years.

At a mass on Sept. 25, the pope said he was praying for peace in Cameroon. “I join in the appeal of the bishops of Cameroon for the liberation of people kidnapped in the diocese of Mamfe,” according to the Catholic News Agency.

In addition to the kidnappings on Sept. 16, gunmen set fire to St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Nchang, Cameroon, according to Vatican News.

Catholic bishops in Cameroon strongly condemned the attack in a state ment that called for the immediate

“We insist on this because this act has now crossed the red line and we must say that ‘enough is enough,’” they said in the statement.

The roots of the current Anglophone problem can be traced back to the First World War when the British and French occupied the “German Kamerun Protectorate” and divided its territory into two parts. This partition gave rise to the development of a different cul tural heritage and identity in the British and French regions, a devel opment that would create problems for future attempts at reunification.

In 1961, the U.N. held talks to determine whether the British territory should be annexed to Nigeria or Cameroon. Critics labeled the talks “false negotiations” involving par ties with asymmetrical powers.

“As the British Southern Cameroons’ nationalist conflict continues to wax and wane, the people of former British Cameroons live

with a sense of deception in the present-day République du Cameroon,” wrote scholar Fonkem Achankeng in the Journal of Global Initiatives.

The proportion of Anglophone Cameroonians to French-speakers is currently at around 16%, down from 21% in 1976.

Attacks on the church were also denounced by the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) - an independent, nongovernmental, apolitical and nonprofit making organization dedicat ed to the protection and advancement of human rights.

In a related development, the rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch, reports the re-arrest of prominent Cameroonian Anglophone peace activist Abdul Karim Ali. He is accused of possessing a video on his phone showing alleged human rights abuses committed by a Cameroonian soldier against civilians in the country’s English-speaking regions.

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DAUGHTER FROM FUNERAL

The daughter of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu said she was “stunned” by the Church of England when they denied her the right to officiate at her godfather’s funeral because she is married to a woman.

According to the Rev. Mpho Tutu van Furth, an Anglican priest in the Diocese of Washington, DC, the Church barred her from officiating despite her late godfather’s personal wish that she lead the ceremony at his funeral.

Her godfather, Martin Kenyon, died in England last week. He was 92.

“You can’t speak a message of wel come and love and live a message of exclusion,” the Rev. Tutu van Furth said. “It’s incredibly sad,” she told BBC News. “It feels like a bureaucratic response with maybe a lack of compassion.”

Martin Kenyon and Desmond Tutu became friends when they were both students at Kings College. Tutu would become a voice for LGBT equality, speaking in a video released by the Free & Equal campaign.

“I cannot keep quiet when people are penalized for something about which they can do nothing,” Tutu declared. “First, when women are excluded just simply and solely because they are women. But more pernicious, more ghastly is the fact that people are penalized, killed, all sorts of ghastly things happen to them simply because of their sexu al orientation.

“I oppose such injustice with the same passion that I opposed apart heid.”

Mr. Kenyon, a powerful force in the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa, was also an early, outspoken critic of the Anglican Communion’s stance on gay rights.

However, its sister Anglican church in the US, The Episcopal Church, does allow clergy to enter into gay marriages.

Marceline Tutu van Furth, a Dutch academic who is married to the Archbishop Tutu’s daughter, said the church told them it accepts priests in same-sex relationships but not if they are married.

The Church of England and the Episcopal Church are tied together in the global Anglican Communion, which represents about 85 million worshipers around the world. The Episcopal Church has taken a stance in favor of acceptance of gay clergy and members, starting with the consecration of Bishop Gene Robinson, an openly gay priest, in New Hampshire in 2003.

The Church of England, however, has said that under its religious laws, while it permits same-sex civil partnerships, it does not sup port same-sex marriage because it would go against its teachings. Gay clergy are expected to remain cel ibate, and those in same-sex mar riages are not permitted to be ordained.

Tutu remarked in 2013: “I would refuse to go to a homophobic heav en. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place. I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.”

He added: “I am as passionate about this campaign as I ever was about apartheid. For me, it is at the same level.”

In the end, Tutu was able to fulfil her godfather’s wish as the service was moved from a church and was instead held in her godfather’s gar den in Shropshire.

director of PACJA.

they have made on climate finance,” she said in a press interview.

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets of Nairobi over the weekend to demand that wealthy countries pay more in the fight against climate change.

“We need the Global North to pay for the damages they are causing,” said Duncan Omwami, an activist who joined the protest.

“Ninety six percent of the emissions are being emitted by the Global North,” he said, “while four percent is emitted by the Global South. We are not able to make any great con tribution to these emissions so we are demanding that the Global North pay for the loss and damage.”

The march was part of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA), a youth-based movement that holds street marches and pro tests as it highlights the need for wealthier countries to pay for the huge damage done to lands of smallholder farmers and pastoralists across Africa.

PACJA climate activists point to the ongoing drought which has been described by locals as the “worst in 40 years”.

“It unimaginable that communi ties can lose livelihoods due to the climate crisis and yet governments are too incapacitated to intervene,” said Mithika Mwenda, executive

Protestor Elizabeth Wathuti com mented: “These disasters and these challenges are not just happening in Kenya, they are happening across the African continent. And this is a continent that has done the least to cause the climate crisis but still con tinues to bear the biggest brunt.”

“So we are asking that countries which have contributed the most to this crisis should definitely not abandon these communities on the frontline to their fate but they should step up and fulfil the pledges

In September 2021 almost 3.5 million Kenyans became victims of extreme weather with the government declaring it a national disaster. In the same period, around 200,000 people were displaced by flooding.

Meanwhile, at the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) taking place in Dakar, Senegal, African climate activists expressed disappointment with the presentation of John Kerry, President Joe Biden’s Special Climate

Envoy, accusing him of a lack of comprehension of the magnitude of climate change.

“John Kerry came to AMCEN without coming out strongly to deliver a bold commitment that would offer hope to families in the Horn of Africa, Sahel and the rest of Africa whose livelihoods have been turned upside down by a problem they have very little to do with,’ said Mithika Mwenda, Executive Director of PACJA.

In his speech during the African Ministerial Conference, Kerry urged every country to bear the burden of its impacts. Kerry acknowledged that the 48 countries of sub-Saha ran Africa emit only 0.55% of glob al harmful emissions, but said that every nation had to pull together in the face of crisis. “And is there a dis parity in that? Yes, there is. Is there an unfairness built into that? Yes, there is,” Kerry said.

“Mother Nature does not measure where the emissions come from,” he said. “They don’t have a label of one country or another on them. And it’s important for all of us to now come together to figure out how we’re going to compensate for that and deal with it.”

“The challenge of the climate crisis comes from the crisis of emissions in every country.”

Mithika said African communitybased organizations consider it a mockery to the people on the conti nent when a top US diplomat spews out what Africans have heard over the years without telling them why his country continues to churn out tons of carbon emissions across the Atlantic and on its failure to honor its commitments on climate finance.

“Kerry’s mere recognition of the ‘climate crisis facing the African continent’ is just a tired rhetoric which we hardly want to hear.”

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Should a Startup Use a Credit

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rue if the credit card balance is not paid off in full each month.

In most circumstances, an entrepreneur should not use a credit card instead of a loan to fund a startup and its expenses because the drawbacks of using a credit card usually outweigh a credit card’s benefits.

The major benefit of using a credit card instead of a bank loan is that a credit card makes it easy to obtain about $10,000 of credit without having to go through a cumbersome and restrictive bank loan approv al process.

Another benefit is that the credit card will be widely accepted by suppliers of prod ucts and services needed by the entrepreneur. Also the credit card will allow the entrepreneur to initially just make small monthly pay ments so that they have time to start generating a profit to repay the credit card.

The major drawback of a credit card is the extraordinarily high interest rates that acc-

The annual interest rates on credit cards are generally 1018 percent higher than the interest rates on a typical bank loan. Also, if any cred it card minimum payment is not paid on time, the cred it card company will usually charge a late fee of about $25 for every late payment.

The extra 10-18 percent of interest and late fees are very expensive for the entrepreneur. Having to pay the interest and late fees results in the entrepreneur not being able to use those amounts to hire employees, make invest ments, or to take a salary.

Another drawback of a credit card is that the available funds are too limited, as most entrepreneurs will need much higher available funds to start a business, so the entrepre neur will still need to obtain bank loans or other types of funding.

Therefore, for entrepreneurs who just need about $10,000

of cash and will be able to repay the $10,000 in a few months, the benefits of using a credit card will probably outweigh the drawback of the high interest rates.

For all other entrepreneurs, however, the drawbacks of the high interest rates and limited funds will outweigh the benefits, so financing a startup with credit cards should be avoided.

Donald Williams is the founder of Williams Accounting & Consulting.

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Attorney Don Tamaki, Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Los Angeles-based attorney Lisa Holder, and Loyola-Marymount professor Cheryl Grills, voted in favor of race.

AB 3121 established the task force with a “special consideration” of those who are descendants of persons enslaved in the United States. Starting with the Atlantic Slave Trade, chattel slavery was sanctioned in the U.S. from 1619 to 1865.

“We agree that there should be special con sideration for those that trace their lineage back to Slavery,” Cosney said. “But we also know and understand that the system of white supremacy affects everyone who is Black on this

planet and in this country.”

Members from CJEC and CBPN moved their heated discussion outside of the facility after making their comments. But, the conversa tions cooled off with smiles and gestures of mutual respect for opinions.

Brown said the eligibility issue is settled but he is not at odds with debating the merits of the decision the task force made who oppose it.

“Reparations are not something that is a cure. It is not something meant to change the minds of people,” Brown said. “Reparations are meant to repair a special community that has been impacted by slavery, Jim Crow, convict leas ing, mass incarcerations, and the throughline of slave ships and chains.”

The next Task Force in-person meeting is scheduled for Oakland in December 2022, followed by San Diego in January 2023 and Sacramento in February 2023.

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Fictitious business name(s): TSJordan Foundation Located at: 4860 Logan Ave. Apt. 201 San Diego, CA 92113

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Fictitious business name(s): Clothes Depot Unlimited Located at: 6853 Imperial Ave. Unit B San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego

2039 El Prado Ave. Lemon Grove, CA 91945

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This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 07/01/2010

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Fictitious business name(s): Marfelia Family Daycare Located at: 3214 Marlborough Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

County of San Diego

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This business is hereby registered by the following: Marfelia Alvarado Maldonado 3214 Marlborough Ave. San Diego, CA 92105

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Fictitious business name(s): iExploreGlobally Travelyaway Located at: 1920 Paradise St. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above

This business is hereby registered by the following: Algeredia Roberson 1920 Paradise St. San Diego, CA 92114

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Fictitious business name(s): Aztec Thrift Store Located at: 6210 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 08/29/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Erick Maurice West Sr. 3265 Ocean View Blvd. Unit 4 San Diego, CA 92113

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 21, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 21, 2027 9/29, 10/06, 10/13, 10/20

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020853

Fictitious business name(s): Glide Luxury Car Service Located at: 9090 La Jolla Shores Lane La Jolla, CA 92037

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: Hope For Parents, LLC 9090 La Jolla Shores Lane La Jolla, CA 92037

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 19, 2022

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Fictitious business name(s):

County of San Diego

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An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Cesar Guillen Villa 2432 Central Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 20, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 20, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020629

Fictitious business name(s): Ritani Solutions Located at: 10808 Everly Way San Diego, CA 92129 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: Komala Rani. Mullapudi 10808 Everly Way San Diego, CA 92129

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 15, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 15, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020409

Fictitious business name(s): dust BEE gone Located at: 3365 Afton Rd. San Diego, CA 92123 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was: 09/13/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Jennifer Parsons 3365 Afton Rd. San Diego, CA 92123

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 13, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 13, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019897

Fictitious business name(s): The Lash Palace San Diego LLC Located at: 1473 Melrose Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego 3875 Main St. Apt. 301 Chula Vista, CA 91911 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

A Limited Liability Company

The first day of business was: 12/11/2021

This business is hereby registered by the following: The Lash Palace San Diego LLC 1473 Melrose Ave. Chula Vista, CA 91911

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 06, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 06, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020832

Fictitious business name(s): 4 Corners Office Services Located at: 7656 Normal Ave. Frnt. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above

This business is hereby registered by the following: Patricia Meleine Rodarte 7656 Normal Ave. Frnt. La Mesa, CA 91941

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020833

Fictitious business name(s):

A&C Construction Located at: 230 54th St. Unit 4 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

An Individual

The first day of business was: 03/01/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Abner Brenes 230 54th St. Unit 4 San Diego, CA 92114

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 17, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on September 17, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020869

Fictitious business name(s): Mediterraneo Italian Bistro Bar and Grill

Barkade Located at: 1347 Tavern Rd. Alpine, CA 91901 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

A Corporation

The first day of business was: 01/10/2013

This business is hereby registered by the following: Silvherc INC 1347 Tavern Rd. Alpine, CA 91901

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 19, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 19, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020646

Fictitious business name(s): M.L. Legacy Productions Located at: 1305 Cuyamaca Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 09/14/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Reginald Ernest Williams Jr. 1305 Cuyamaca Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 15, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 15, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020649

Fictitious business name(s): Angela's Beauty Palace - Hair & SPA Located at: 6765 El Cajon Blvd. 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: Angela's Beauty Palace - Hair and SPA 6765 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115

This statement was filed with

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This fictitious business name will expire on September 15, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020747

Fictitious business name(s): Ramberto's Taco Shop

Ramberto's Mexican Food Located at: 1039 Sweetwater Rd. Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was: 03/16/2000

This business is hereby registered by the following: Quiroz Family & Associates INC. 1039 Sweetwater Rd. Spring Valley, CA 91977 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 16, 2022

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019928

Fictitious business name(s): THATSIRIUSBARBER LLC

SouthEast Fades Hair and ART Studio Located at: 1669 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company The first day of business was: 10/07/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: THATSIRIUSBARBER LLC 1669 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92105 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 06, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 06, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020537

Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Therapeutic Massage and Healing Located at: 6940 Alvarado Rd. San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego 1222 Woodrow Ave. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Kimberly Reyes 6940 Alvarado Rd. San Diego, CA 92120 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 14, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 14, 2027 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020390

Fictitious business name(s): LAO J.K Market And Laundry Located at: 4704 Market St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego 4595 Hartley St. San Diego, CA 92102 County of San Diego This business is conducted by: A Married Couple Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Selena Sichantha 4595 Hartley St.

San Diego, CA 92102 Smith Sichantha 4595 Hartley St. San Diego, CA 92102

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 12, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 12, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020247

Fictitious business name(s): Powell & Company Powell Dynasties King Kennels BullyKings FoxyGirl FoxyGirl Entertainment Smooth Streak Jet Skies The FoxHole Powell's Place Desabian's 5IVESTAR Located at: 4755 Home Ave. #7 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: Desabian Charles Powell 4755 Home Ave. #7 San Diego, CA 92105

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 09, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on September 09, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020058

Fictitious business name(s): Daygo French Connection Located at: 4755 Home Ave. #7 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: Desabian Charles Powell 6403 Imperial Ave. San Diego, CA 92114 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 07, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 07, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019684

Fictitious business name(s): 4th District Home

Fourth District Home Located at: 1304 Helix St. 33 Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

A Limited Liability Company

The first day of business was: 09/01/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: 4th District Home 1304 Helix St. 33 Spring Valley, CA 91977

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 01, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 01, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020123

Fictitious business name(s): Coups Automotive Located at:

656 Concepcion Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977

County of San Diego

451 Sacramento Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

An Individual

The first day of business was: 09/08/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following:

Jose Medina 451 Sacramento Ave. Spring Valley, CA 91977

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 8, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 8, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9020124

Fictitious business name(s): Daygo Towing 24hr Services Located at: 343 J St. Unit B Chula Vista, CA 91910 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

An Individual

The first day of business was: 09/08/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Diego Covarrubias 343 J St. Unit B Chula Vista, CA 91910

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 08, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 08, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019786

Fictitious business name(s): Mountain Helix Acupuncture Located at: 9301 Madison Ave. La Mesa, CA 91941 County of San Diego This business is conducted by:

An Individual The first day of business was: 08/10/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Kaitelyn Sera Hammond 9301 Madison Ave. La Mesa, CA 91941 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 02, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 02, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019969

Fictitious business name(s): San Diego Essential Aesthetics Located at: 4565 Ruffner St. Suite 115

San Diego, CA 92111 County of San Diego 6053 Wenrich Dr. San Diego, CA 92120 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

A Corporation

The first day of business was: 09/06/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: SDBodyContouring, a Medical Corporation 8690 Center Drive La Mesa, CA 91943

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on September 07, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on September 07, 2027 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/06

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9018001

Fictitious business name(s): Left Coast Apparel --Southern Coastal Supply CO.

Lake Life Outfitters

LCA Unlimited

Blue Marlin Fishing CO. Located at: 11864 La Colina Rd. San Diego, CA 92131 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by:

A Corporation

The first day of business was: 04/01/22

This business is hereby registered by the following: Ghost-9 Apparel INC. 11864 La Colina Rd. San Diego, CA 92131 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 10, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on August 10, 2027 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2022-9019614

Fictitious business name(s): Valley Care Homes INC Located at: 2366 Highview Lane Spring Valley, CA 91977 County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the name(s) above This business is hereby registered by the following: Garrick Charlton 2043 Alberque Ct. San Diego, CA 92139 This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 31, 2022 This fictitious business name will expire on August 31, 2027 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29

PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Public Notice: 10/1/2022

PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE SAN DIEGO HOUSING COMMISSION’S CLOSING OF TWO RENTAL ASSISTANCE WAIT LISTS

PUBLIC NOTICE: The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is closing two Rental Assistance Wait List – Moderate Rehabilitation and Non-Elderly Persons with Disability (NED).

SUBJECT: SDHC, 1122 Broadway, Suite 300, San Diego, CA 92101, will close the Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) and the Non-Elderly Persons with Disability (NED) rental assistance wait lists, effective November 1, 2022.

SDHC’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan states that SDHC may close a wait list if it determines that the applicant pool is large enough to fill the estimated amount of available vouchers for the next 24 months. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development regulations do not require a public hearing when opening and closing the wait list.

No applications will be accepted after the deadline. Families who wish to apply for the Mod Rehab or NED wait list before the deadline must complete an online Application for Housing Assistance via the Rental Assistance Wait List Portal on SDHC’s website: https://www.sdhc.org/housing-opportunities/help-withyour-rent/wait-list-portal/

The Mod Rehab and NED wait lists will remain closed until further notice.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

2022-9019620

Fictitious business name(s): Fabulously You Hair Design Located at: 8340 Jamacha Rd. San Diego, CA 92114

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual

The first day of business was: 08/30/2022

This business is hereby registered by the following: Sherrice Renee Williams-Ivory 8340 Jamacha Rd. San Diego, CA 92114

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on August 31, 2022

This fictitious business name will expire on August 31, 2027 9/08, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME 2022-9020648

Fictitious business name(s) to be abandoned: Blessed Hands Beauty & SPA Lounge Located at: 6765 El Cajon Blvd. San Diego, CA 92115

County of San Diego

This business is conducted by: An Individual

The Fictitious business name referred to above was filed in San Diego County on: 11/18/2019 and assigned File no. 2019-9027750

The fictitious business name is being abandoned by: Alba Kouma Mawulawoe Atsouvi 2408 Eastridge Loop Chula Vista, CA 91915

This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County September 15, 2022 9/22, 9/29, 10/06, 10/13

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division 37-2022-00037378-CU-PT-

CTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Wissam Faisal Naji & Savana Sami

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Wissam Faisal Naji & Savana Sami

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

a. PRESENT NAME: Wissam Faisal Naji

PROPOSED NAME: Sam Harris

b. PRESENT NAME: Laith Faisal Naji

PROPOSED NAME: Laith Harris

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 2, 2022

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 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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/29, 10/06, 10/13, 10/20

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Central Division 37-2022-00037367-CU-PTCTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Mariam Wissam Faisal

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Mariam Wissam Faisal filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Mariam Wissam Faisal

PROPOSED NAME: Mariam Harris

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 2, 2022 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 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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/29, 10/06, 10/13, 10/20

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

County of San Diego

330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Civil Division 37-2022-00036953-CU-PT-

CTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Lily Ivana Mendoza

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner

Lily Ivana Mendoza filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Lily Ivana Mendoza

PROPOSED NAME: Lily Ivana Ives

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 31, 2022 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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/22, 09/29, 10/06, 10/13

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Civil Division 37-2022-00034776-CU-PTCTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Paul Daniel Schadler

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Paul Daniel Schadler filed a petition with this court

for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Paul Daniel Schadler

PROPOSED NAME: Pinchas Peretz Halevi

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 18, 2022 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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/15, 09/22, 09/29, 10/06

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

County of San Diego

330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Civil Court 37-2022-00034817-CU-PTCTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Chelsea Leigh Barrett

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner

Chelsea Leigh Barrett filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Chelsea Leigh Barrett

PROPOSED NAME: Chelsea Leigh Ives

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 18, 2022 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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/15, 09/22, 09/29, 10/06

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

County of San Diego 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice Courthouse 37-2022-00035579-CU-PTCTL

Petitioner or Attorney: LyBroan Kenneth Washington AKA LyBroan Washington AKA LyBroan Kenneth James

To All Interested Persons: Petitioner LyBroan Kenneth Washington AKA LyBroan Washington AKA LyBroan Kenneth James filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: LyBroan Kenneth Washington AKA LyBroan Washington AKA LyBroan Kenneth James

PROPOSED NAME: LyBroan Kenneth James

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 25, 2022

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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court.

The address of the court is: 330 West Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 09/15, 09/22, 09/29, 10/06

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego 330 W. Broadway San Diego, CA 92101 Hall of Justice 37-2022-00031958-CU-PTCTL

Petitioner or Attorney: Tareq Alexander Asfour To All Interested Persons: Petitioner Tareq Alexander Asfour filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

PRESENT NAME: Tareq Alexander Asfour

PROPOSED NAME: Tareq Alexander Vasquez

THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARING

Date: September 29, 2022 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 nonsigning parent, and proof of service must be filed with the court. 09/08, 09/15, 09/22, 09/29

SUMMONS

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Central Division Juvenile Court 2851 Meadow Lark Dr. San Diego, CA 92123

CITATION FOR FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL

Attorney or Party Without Attorney: Luis Alejandro Vargas Sanchez

Case Number: 22AD000110C

In the Matter of Dulce Maria Galeana Balanzar (Date of Birth: 04/16/2009, a minor)

Respondents: Adan Galeana de los Santos

You are ordered to appear in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of San Diego, in Department JC-02 at the court location indicated above on September 30, 2022 at 1:30 PM, to show cause, why Dulce Maria Galeana Balanzar should not be declared free from parental custody and control as requested in the petition.

This hearing will be conducted by video or telephone through the 2851 Meadowlark Drive SAN DIEGO, CA 92123. See Attached instructions and call the court to have the video link emailed to you.

IMPORTANT: Adan Galeana de los Santos please call the court promptly for instructions on how to attend this hearing. (858)634-1671 M-F 8:30am - 11:30 PST

At the hearing, the judge will read the petition and, if requested, will explain the effect of the granting of the petition, any term or allegation contained therein and the nature of the proceeding, its procedures and possible consequences, and may continue the matter for not more than 30 days for the appointment of counsel or to give counsel time to prepare.

The court may appoint counsel to represent the minor whether or not the minor is able to afford counsel. If any parent appears and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent each parent who appears unless such representation is knowingly and intelligently waived.

Someone over the age of 18 not the petitioner - must serve the other party with all the forms and complete a proof of service form, such as Proof of Service (JC Form #FL-330 or JC Form #FL-335), telling when and how the other party was served and file that with the court.

If you wish to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your pleading, if any, may be filed on time.

Dated Filed: 08/15/2022 09/08, 09/15, 09/22, 09/29

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It is disappointing that the Governor would side with the California Republican Party and a handful of San Francisco bil lionaires who would rather kids breathe toxic, pol luted air than pay their fair share.”

Assemblymember Tina McKinnor (D–Inglewood), member of the California Black Legislative Caucus (CBLC), is sup porting Prop 30. She cites air quality as the number one concern prompting her decision.

“I know how this air quality affects my district. On a personal note, I raised my chil dren in Lawndale, and we were right off the 405 free way. My sons grew up with really bad nosebleeds. Both of them had asthma … I know we need cleaner air … Back in the day it was good to buy a house off the freeway but now not so much. We’ve since learned how it pollutes the air and how bad it is for people who live out there … We got to think about our kids, and their quality of life in the future. We can’t have children liv ing in that kind of pollution.”

On Nov. 8, California voters will decide the ultimate fate of Prop 30

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