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HUNDREDS COME OUT FOR DRIVE THRU FOOD & MASK DISTRIBUTION:

BAIL TO ZERO FOR MISDEMEANORS AND SOME FELONIES

The rain was not a deterrent last Friday as over three families showed up in cars for a drive-thru food and mask distribution at the Black Contractors location at 61st and Imperial Avenue. The rain did not bother the volunteers who came hours ahead of time to stuff bags with canned goods and non-perishable food items. The event was the joint effort of the People’s Alliance and the Hip Hop Wellness projects, headed up by Rev. Shane Harris and Mr. Carlton Overstreet. The masks were the products of San Diego Monitor News Publisher Cheryl Morrow and a team of volunteers who made them. There were home deliveries for many of the seniors and some others who were not able to personally come out.

INDIVIDUAL STIMULUS CHECKS BEGIN TO ARRIVE,

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LIKE A PETRI DISH FOR VIRUS: The IRS does plan to set up a portal on its website where filers can enter direct deposit information if the agency doesn’t already have those details. Those who have provided bank information on their 2018 or 2019 returns don’t have to do anything unless their information has changed. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

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By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media

California Inmates Are At Risk

In an effort to protect the safety and health of the citizens of California, the state’s Judicial Council set bail to zero for non-violent crimes. The new rule is one among 11 the council has adapted to avoid filling up jails during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Payments from the $2.3 trillion federal coronavirus stimulus package have begun hitting individual bank accounts.

sent on Thursday, April 9, and should arrive in bank accounts beginning no later than Tuesday, April 14.

In a memo, IRS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the first round of payments were

Most Americans are eligible for and will receive stimulus payments, except for those who

Certain lower-level felonies and misdemeanors will get temporary 90-day reprieves in order to shield attorneys, court staff, judges, law enforcement agents, employees and incarcerated inmates in jail facilities from the deadly effects of the coronavirus.

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See BAIL page 2

By Nigel Duara CalMatters

So far, few infections have been reported among California’s inmates. Eight inmates in California prisons have tested positive for the coronavirus, along with 62 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation employees.

In jails, there are no reliable statewide numbers for infections. But in Orange County, ten have been confirmed to have Photo: Reuters

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By Antonio Ray Harvey California Black Media

“Don’t wash your dirty laundry in the street,” goes the centuries-old African-American adage. The saying is a warning to Black people: Don’t get into spats with other Black people about racial differences while “in mixed company.” That’s code for White people.

But at a White House Coronavirus Task Force press conference last week things got a little heated. An exchange between a Black Journalist and the country’s top doctor went there — touching on African-American culture and racial stereotypes in a very public way. Big Mama may not have approved.

At the briefing held to update Americans about the global Coronavirus pandemic, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams, who is African American, probably didn’t think he would set off a controversy when he said people of color should avoid drugs, tobacco and alcohol as a safety precaution See CONTROVERSY page 9

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By Charlene Crowell NNPA Newswire Contributor

For the foreseeable future, ‘normal’ life will be indefinitely suspended due to the global pandemic known as the coronavirus.

Record-breaking employment layoffs in the month of March resulted in the Department of Labor reporting that 10.4 million consumers lost their jobs and filed for unemployment compensation. As of press time, there were 16.6 million Americans who filed for unemployment benefits since the coronavirus pandemic shut down large portions of the U.S. economy.. As medical

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experts continue to track the virus, the New York Times reported at least 600,000 known coronavirus infections and at least 25.00 related deaths in the United States.

Beyond these statistics, untold numbers of additional school and retail closures, and an expanding army of people working from home have also been directly affected by the virus.

Consumers both young and old have passed as the virus continues to spread across the country.

Zeroing in on the economic impacts of the crisis, people everywhere are struggling with competing needs in their lives. When living costs exceed available financial resources, tough times lead to tough decisions about how to feed families, keep a home to live in, ways to keep utilities working and a myriad See LOANS page 2

By Quinci LeGardye California Black Media

Gov. Newsom announced April 9 that California will begin distributing an extra $600 per week of unemployment benefits provided by the federal CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, Economic, Security) Act, which started April 12.

While the announcement may be welcome news to laid off W-2 workers, most independent contractors See UNEMPLOYMENT page 5

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ARTICLE CONTINUATION Inmates: continued from page 1

the virus and 159 are in quarantine. Two deputies also have tested positive, including one who works at Armendariz’s jail, the Theo Lacy Facility.

In Los Angeles County, seven inmates have tested positive and one jail nurse who died had the disease.

Thirteen other inmates are in isolation with fevers exceeding 100 degrees, and another 308 inmates have been quarantined, meaning they were in close contact with someone in isolation. In Riverside County, a sheriff’s deputy who died of complications from COVID-19 on March 30 likely contracted it from an inmate he escorted to a medical facility.

“Everybody knows from TV shows, from movies, what the environment is like in prison,” said Heather Williams, Federal Defender for the Eastern District of California, which serves as public defenders for federal defendants in Bakersfield, Redding, Fresno and Sacramento. “Two, three, four to a cell, massive meal times. Even the yard gets crowded.

“So you have this Petri dish. It’s inhumane, and it’s a recipe for absolute disaster.”

An infectious disease is a matter of mathematics.

Its transmissibility is defined as its reproduction rate, and this coronavirus is very good at reproducing, better than the flu, although not quite as good as the virus known as SARS. Social distancing, self-isolation, quarantining the sick – all can dampen its spread and forestall a crush of patients flooding hospitals all at once.

But that’s on the outside. In jails, there is no real social distancing, and certainly no self-isolation.

“How do you avoid mass congregation in a jail?” said Linda Bernard, a Pennsylvania legal nurse consultant who testifies on healthcare in jails. “You can do feeding in housing units or cells, but there will be people mixing.”

Jails aren’t isolated from the larger community. The New York Times reported on Wednesday that the Cook County Jail in Chicago is the nation’s largest known source of coronavirus infections, with a

Bail: continued from page 1

The action by the policy-making body of the courts was called to help control the spread of the virus among inmates and reduce the number of prisoners from lock-up. The city of Los Angeles first enacted a zero-bail initiative a couple of weeks ago.

Now, the measure is statewide.

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, the chairperson of the Judicial Council, said the measure received a lot of input and considerations before approval to reduce the jail population.

“We listened to suggestions from our justice system partners, the public, and the courts, and we greatly appreciate all of the input,” said Cantil-Sakauye in a written statement. “Working with our stakeholders, I’m confident we can preserve the rule of law and protect the right of the victims, the accused, litigants, families and children, and all who seek justice. It’s truly a team effort.”

In mostly overcrowded conditions, African Americans are over-represented in California’s prison population. Nearly 29 percent of the state’s male inmates were Black in 2017, the Public Policy Institute of California reported.

Social justice advocates up and down the state have been pressuring officials about the welfare of inmates in jails and prisons since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis.

Across the state, many inmates as well as California prison officials have been diagnosed with the virus. Advocates be-

cluster of at least 350 inmates and guards infected.

Bernard has seen outbreaks of mumps, lice and the flu in jails, and each carries a risk of transmission to the outside world. “You have employees coming in and picking something up,” Bernard said, “and potentially exposing their families.”

Inmates say conditions are unsafe When the wheels of justice grind to a halt, the carceral system continues to pump in new inmates as police make new arrests. During the pandemic, with courts closed across the country, the place they all land — and the place most will stay — is the county jail.

Inside, inmates like Armendariz are now locked in a facility with a patient carrying a highly communicable disease that the men are convinced will lead to their own slow, agonizing deaths.

Worse, they say, is when a nurse hands over medication besides pills, such as nasal or asthma inhalers, which are then handed back to the nurses.

“Yes, the nurse has gloves on, but how many times has she been in contact with someone else’s pill bag or inhaler? I might as well be shaking hands with all these people. There’s a lot of opportunity for this thing to spread.”

The inmates are given one small bar of soap each week, Armendariz and Kocontes said, with which the inmates are expected to clean themselves and their cells.

Their concerns may get a day in court. Last week, an Orange County civil rights attorney asked a federal court judge to release most of the jail system’s inmates because of “the threat of impending excruciating death.”

In response to what they perceive as lax cleaning and quarantine procedures , the inmates have created their own quarantine system. New arrivals are told not to touch anything — newspapers, communal surfaces, the phones attached to the wall — for 12 days after they arrive in the medical unit. There is one phone designated for new inmates.

ACLU says release them; some sheriffs resist

lieve releasing inmates will solve the solution to prevent the spreading of the virus and save lives.

Loans:

Jamilia Land is an African-American community activist and member of California Families United 4 Justice, a Sacramento-based nonprofit organization that supports families impacted by police-involved shootings and violence. She said the cancellation of bail is a “wonderful idea,” but it is something that should have taken place long before the pandemic.

of other day-to-day needs.

“It’s something that been needed to happen,” Land told California Black Media. “Unfortunately, when we look at the demographic of people who are incarcerated and overpopulating the jails in general, they look like us. They are Black and Brown people. Also, bail is feeding a lobster that is known as mass incarceration.

We need to end it.”

In 2018, when Gov. Gavin Newsom was lieutenant governor in Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration, California passed Senate Bill 10 (SB 10). It was landmark legislation that abolished the cash money bail system for defendants waiting for trial, and also gave judges more discretion to determine who will be sent to jail or not – based on risk.

California was the first state in the nation to do so.

But the bail industry and other opponents of SB 10 rallied against the bill and collected more than 400,000 signatures, preventing the legislation from becoming state law the following year.

Now, it is up for a statewide referendum vote on the California ballot in November 2020.

Civil liberties advocates have demanded in meetings and letters that the Orange County jails immediately release medically fragile inmates, as well as those older than 65.

Stimulus:

Nationwide, the decision on how many inmates should be released falls to elected officials who run county and municipal jails, and who have elections to win when the pandemic ends.

owe back child support payments.

“Some municipalities, some jurisdictions are taking it as seriously as possible,” said Tifanei Ressl-Moyer of the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area.

“Others are just waiting and hoping it doesn’t happen to them.” In late March, the state began to release a total of 3,500 prison inmates who were within 60 days of their release date.

Los Angeles County has made broad public efforts to reduce arrests and release the low-risk offenders still inside. The Los Angeles County jail system has released at least 1,700 inmates, and Sheriff Alex Villanueva has ordered his deputies and municipal departments in the county to make fewer arrests and issue more citations.

Before the pandemic, about 300 people per day were brought into the county’s jails. That number, Villanueva said earlier this month, was down to about 70 each day.

Alameda, San Diego, San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, among others, have each released a significant number of jail inmates while taking protective steps, such as feeding inmates in cells and cancelling scheduled visits.

In Sacramento County, the sheriff has ordered the release of inmates with 30 days or fewer remaining in their sentences. The jail released 421 inmates in late March of the total pre-pandemic population of about 3,700 inmates.

“California’s Judicial Council took measures to reduce jail populations this week by setting bail statewide at zero for misdemeanors and lower-level felonies to “safely reduce jail populations,”,” said Ramirez of the ACLU.

small dollar loans” to consumers and small businesses during the pandemic.

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Despite a $2 trillion federal rescue enacted with bipartisan support, checks of $1,200 promised to taxpayers, along with an additional $500 per child will arrive too late for first of the month April payments for bills like mortgages and rental payments. “[I] must make clear that the legislation is far from comprehensive, and that there are issues it leaves unaddressed and areas where it falls short…The American people need help now and this bill represents a down payment on that relief,” said Waters.

As the cost of living has risen faster and higher than most consumer incomes for more than a decade, the likelihood of a savings account large enough to cover household expenses for a month or more is slim to none.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the agency tasked with protecting consumers from unscrupulous lenders has been conspicuously subdued.

Instead of forceful and timely agency alerts via multi-media communications warning consumers about opportunistic scam artists, CFPB has offered a modest tip sheet on how consumers – not government – can protect themselves. Fortunately, as the viral saga unfolds, some news outlets are reporting on the potential harms of consumers turning to payday and car-title loans.

A joint response by five federal regulars – Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – came on March 26 in a statement that encouraged banks, savings and loans, and credit unions to offer “responsible

According to the regulators, “responsible small-dollar loans can play an important role in meeting customers’ credit needs because of temporary cash-flow imbalances, unexpected expenses, or income disruptions during periods of economic stress or disaster recoveries.”

For Black America and other communities of color, predatory short-term loans of $500 or less began decades ago when payday and car-title storefronts took prominent residence in our neighborhoods across the country. Loans that were marketed as quick fixes for millions of consumers morphed into long-term financial nightmares that deepened debt with every renewal. In many cases, the interest paid on these loans was often double or triple the amount of principal borrowed.

A coalition of civil and consumer rights organizations released a joint statement warning of the possible spike in high-cost lending by the nation’s depository institutions – banks, credit unions and savings and loans.

“This is the worst possible time for banks to make predatory payday loans,” said Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, the Center for Responsible Lending, Leadership Conference for Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, National Consumer Law Center.

“Around the time of the last recession, a handful of banks issued ‘deposit advances’ that put borrowers in an average of 19 loans a year at over 200% annual interest,” continued the leaders. “These bank payday loans disproportionately harmed the financially vulnerable and badly damaged banks’ reputations. Since 2013 when regulatory guidance warned against this form of credit, banks have mostly stayed away.

We trust that they will continue to do so as they do not want to repeat mistakes of the past.”

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Single-filers who make less than $75,000 will receive $1,200, while married couples making less than $150,000 are scheduled to get $2,400. An additional $500 payment will be provided to households for each child under 17.

The IRS will base the payments on the adjusted gross income of taxpayers’ 2019 return. If a 2019 return hasn’t been filed (the deadline has been extended for two months), the IRS will use information from the 2018 return. If the return doesn’t contain direct deposit information, or if the IRS doesn’t have returns from 2018 or 2019, a paper check will be issued later.

Electronic payments also will go out to those receiving Social Security and disability, even if recipients don’t typically file a tax return.

For those who haven’t provided the IRS with bank account information, paper checks are expected to begin reaching households in May, but, in some cases, recipients won’t receive payment until September.

“If we have your bank information, you’ll get it within two weeks,” Mnuchin said.

“Social Security, you’ll get it very quickly after that. If we don’t have your information, you’ll have a simple web portal, we’ll upload it. If we don’t have that, we’ll send you checks in the mail.”

Treasury officials said they expect 50 million to 70 million Americans to have received directly deposited payments by April 15, which is one day later than what the IRS said it expects the deposits to become available.

The IRS does plan to set up a portal on its website where filers can enter direct deposit information if the agency doesn’t already have those details. Those who have provided bank information on their 2018 or 2019 returns don’t have to do anything unless their information has changed.

As for paper checks, the Washington Post reported that the IRS plan would distribute those to the lowest-income Americans first, prioritizing payments for individual taxpayers with incomes of $10,000 or less on April 24.

Checks for earners of $20,000 or less would be in the mail May 1, followed by those with incomes of $30,000 on May 8, $40,000 on May 15, and continuing in income increments of $10,000 each week, according to the plan. The IRS plans to issue about 5 million checks each week.

Stimulus checks would be issued on Sept. 4 to joint taxpayers earning $198,000, the maximum allowed under the stimulus. All others would be sent on Sept. 11, in most cases, because the IRS did not have prior tax information for them, and they need to apply for the checks.

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By Dr. Margaret Fortune Contributor

I have founded seven schools over the past 12 years with one mission in mind — to eradicate the achievement gap that Black students suffer year after year.

Fortune School, a network of K-12, tuition-free, public charter schools is a regional initiative in Sacramento and San Bernardino to prepare kids for college, starting in kindergarten.

‘Alexa, Homeschool My Kids!’

So, when on March 21, I announced to families we were closing our schools temporarily because of the COVID-19 virus, it broke my heart. When you are an educator, the school community means everything. You experience the joys and challenges of life with children and families as you educate the next generation. But, when God closes a door, he opens a window.

via Google Meet and Google Classroom, which means her teachers are still doing the teaching and I am not responsible for creating a makeshift curriculum.

Her advice for keeping it together?

“PRAYER! Once we move beyond this pandemic, I hope people will realize how important human connection is!”

It never occurred to me that a deadly pandemic would drive us to lock-up our brick and mortar classrooms and open virtual ones in a week’s time, but that’s exactly what we’ve done.

She has a designated space for her Google Meets (lighting is everything of course!) and still holes up in her dungeon/bedroom for homework. We are fortunate to have both a laptop for her and a tablet. Outside of Google Meets and assignment deadlines, she is on a loose schedule. My main rule is homework and classwork finished by 5 p.m.! I also keep her weekly tutor appointment, now via FaceTime.

The stay-at-home mandates have forced Ann Perry Wallace and her three children – ages 10, almost 16 and 17 – to slow their normally fastpaced family life down.

I checked in with some mommy friends to see what’s up with them.

Cherhonda Mason-Ayers, a married mom with a fifth-grade student in Shelby County Schools, has been teaching for 17 years. She has a different approach:

“I do make them get up, wash up, get on decent clothes and get their breakfast before starting so they can feel like they’re doing more than just playing around,” she said. “I have carved out a makeshift office in my bedroom. I get up, pray, meditate, shower, get dressed, get coffee and breakfast, make up the bed.” The bed made signals the start of the workday.

By Joy Doss Shelter-in-place mandates have — for now — made homeschooling part of the norm and some parents and guardians are having to dig deep.

Millions of parents have been dropkicked into a homeschooling situation. Like me, some already work from home. Others had to make a quick-step. Distressingly, some are furloughed and not working at all.

Regardless, it makes for fraught times as we try to figure out their stuff and our stuff at the same time. That task is piled atop pushing through cabin fever, slogging through a swamp of uncertainty and conflicting information and managing the anxiety of living in what feels like a bizarre dystopian novel.

To remain semi-sane, I meditate, exercise regularly, pray like crazy and selectively tune out the news.

All that to say, ALEXA, HOMESCHOOL MY KIDS! Cause we ain’t ready! And we don’t know nothin’ bout this new math of theirs!

For me, it’s mostly a space invasion. My sixth-grader mostly is like a self-cleaning oven – very independent and wants no help. But she gone get this supervision. We review assignments daily. Her school was online within days, operating

“I actually moved our son’s desk from his room into my workspace to help him understand, WE ARE STILL LEARNING AND WORKING. Our new norm is that we do these things TOGETHER. I have a bell… and even made a hall pass for him to do things like go to the restroom or get a drink of water. According to him, I am doing way too much!”

She gauges good stopping points between their respective Zoom meetings, laughing at the thought of such. Her son’s teachers provide assignments on Sunday evenings and use Zoom to have face-to-face meetings and answer questions about assignments.

Stay Home, Stay Safe and Stay Informed.

An actress, writer and program manager, Ann often works at home, so creating and converting separate corners for everyone was imperative.

Coincidentally, they just moved into a larger home in midtown.

Her husband, Darius, shares the kiddo responsibilities. The Wallace kids mostly manage without their parents, “attending” school through distance learning models. They prepare their own breakfast and lunch and have dinner as a family.

Periodically throughout the day, the Wallaces stop so Darius can lead the family in Tai Chi practice. “This relaxes and energizes us,” Ann says.

Like Cherhonda, Ann relies on prayer. “I cannot control what happens so I have to pray. Psalms 91 is my bestie right about now.”

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We put hundreds of Chromebooks into the hands of eager parents and on March 25, Fortune School launched an ambitious Distance Learning Program to our families who, alongside millions of Californians, have found themselves sheltering in place and suddenly homeschooling.

Our program is built to last until the end of the school year if need be. We are using Google Classroom as our learning management system, providing students with original, teacher-made videos and assignments curated by our curriculum and instruction department based on Fortune’s existing curriculum. Our teachers engage students face-toface for instructional questions through Google Hangouts. It’s been cool to see students rocking their school uniforms at the kitchen table from home, while they video conference with their teachers and classmates.

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teachers to provide yoga, art, music, and spoken word for students.

Interestingly, principals have observed that we’ve seen certain social media savvy, millennial parents engage in our digital schools in ways they never did in person.

For sure, there are some in our school community who struggle with the technology. To address that problem, we have established tech hotlines to answer questions from parents and teachers, manned by the IT staff who were normally assigned to school buildings. We created a Distance Learning Hub, which is a family friendly website with technology training videos, announcements and a portal to virtual classrooms all in one place.

Teachers have their own Distance Learning Professional Development website along with office hours two times a day from our tech and curriculum experts.

We have moved Special Education services online too, providing specialized therapies and instructional supports to students with IEPs through Google Hangouts. Counseling is available for all of our students who need social-emotional support during this time.

Kids still need structure in a homeschooling model. We’ve provided parents with a daily schedule that includes breakfast and lunch. Any parent can pick-up a FREE grab-and-go breakfast and lunch every day at a drive through at one of our school sites.

Small public school systems like Fortune, don’t receive much attention in the larger narrative about what’s happening in American schools right now. But, I want you to know, we are here and we are serving our families from our homes to theirs. We are keeping a positive attitude and following the advice of inventor George Washington Carver who said, “Start where you are, with what you have. Make something of it and never be satisfied.”

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Margaret Fortune is the President/ CEO of Fortune School, a network of K-12 public charter schools in Sacramento, California she founded to close the African American achievement gap in her hometown. Dr. Fortune has been an education adviser to two California Governors. She is secretary-treasurer of California State National Action Network, a national civil rights organization.

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HEALTHY LIVING

Staying Safe By Telemedicine Also Means

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people are encouraged to use telemedicine to limit in-person interactions with medical staff and help prevent the spread of the virus.

Telemedicine, sometimes called telehealth, is any health care service you can get while not being physically present in the room with a provider.

That includes emails, video chats, instant messaging,

using an online portal to get test results, calling a nurse hotline, or getting your prescriptions mailed.

But like any online activity, there are security risks involved. How can patients and doctors ensure each parties’ information is protected?

“Medical data is some of the most sensitive information out there. Now, needing to share more of your medical

history with the telemedicine doctors makes the entire communication more vulnerable,” says Stephen Hyduchak, CEO of Aver, an identity-verification service.

Use these security practices when using telemedicine services: Double-check before downloading the app. Your healthcare provider’s preferred app that you can download from

its website. That’s the safest route. Otherwise, use a reputable online store to download the app.

Beware of phishing, or cybercrime. Always verify a link or attachment before opening it.

Coronavirus-based hackers aim to get you to click onto a malicious telehealth link either via email, text, or telephone messages posing as a legitimate institution like your

doctor or insurance provider, to get you to share personal information like financial records, dates of birth, or medical IDs or passwords.

Learn how the telemedicine service uses your data. Look for telemedicine providers that explain their use of data that you share. Do they provide that information in writing with a code of conduct?

You have to make sure the

telehealth service is reputable and that it’s following all HIPPA rules. Also, only disclose relevant information that is absolutely essential.

Telemedicine services are a very useful way to access healthcare during an outbreak like this. But, having awareness of and using security measures is essential.

PARENTING Lost Your Health Insurance Due to COVID-19?

Coping During the Covered California Can Help Stress of COVID-19 Voice & Viewpoint Newswire Covered California

As job-loss claims hit record highs, Covered California and Medi-Cal are providing a path to coverage for those Californians dealing with a loss of income and their health insurance coverage due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Covered Ca lifornia has announced a special-enrollment period related to the crisis. Anyone who meets Covered California’s eligibility requirements, which are similar to those in place during the annual open-enrollment period, can sign up for coverage from now through June 30.

Individuals can access private health insurance plans and monthly premiums may be lowered. Coverage begins on the first day of the following month — meaning individuals losing job-based coverage will not face a gap in coverage.

That was the case for Jose Gonzalez Fernandez. The 60-year-old Bay Area resident lost his construction job and health insurance at the end of February. He enrolled in a Covered California plan for just $2 a month for him and his wife, Luz “I have always had health insurance through my union,” Gonzalez Fernandez said. “I can’t imagine getting sick, not having health insurance and not having money to pay for the medicine and medical services. That truly is scary.”

Consumers who sign up through CoveredCA.com may be eligible for no-cost or low-cost coverage through Medi-Cal, which is immediately effective.

All medica lly necessar y screening and testing for COVID-19 is free of charge, including doctor’s office vis-

its and necessar y network emergency room or urgent care visits. In addition, all health plans offered t h roug h C overed California and MediCal will provide telehealth options for enrollees.

Me d i- C a l c over s costs associated with COVID-19 in both its managed care plans and with feefor-service providers.

Covered California hea lt h plans w i l l help cover costs that arise from any required treatment or hospitalization.

“A core part of our mission is improving access to high-quality health care, and that has never been more important than it is right now in California,” Peter V. Lee,

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To learn more: • Visit www.CoveredCA.com and view the Shop and Compare Tool • Call Covered California at (800) 300-1506 for free and confidential assistance from a certified enroller

ARTICLE CONTINUATION UNEMPLOYMENT: continued from cover and gig workers are still unclear on whether they are eligible for the additional unemployment benefit or not.

California’s standard weekly payment to unemployed workers falls between $40 and $450 a week.

The CARES Act opened up unemployment insurance to self-employed workers through its new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. The new program is meant for workers who are unemployed, have had their hours reduced, or are unable to work due to COVID-19, and who are not eligible for state unemployment benefits.

However, California’s Employment Development Department (EDD) will have to build a new application system for the federal government program.

According to the EDD website, the new program “will likely rival the size of the regular UI [unemployment insurance]

program the EDD already administers.

contractors, considering the fact that the state has already reclassified them According to the CARES Act, cover- as W-2 employees under the state’s new age for independent contractors under AB-5 law, which took effect January. the PUA program starts retroactively on Jan. 27. Each individual freelancer The CA_EDD Twitter account received will receive a maximum of 39 weeks of backlash from an April 1 post. “We hear benefits. you, [independent contractors]! We have The EDD has also encouraged inde- a process to determine if you’ve been pendent contractors to apply for state misclassified and eligible for UI benefits. unemployment benefits. According It starts with you filing a claim to get the to the COVID-19 FAQ section of the process going.” website, independent contractors and gig workers can apply if they or their Independent contractors commenting past employer has made contributions under that post fired back, complaining to the state’s unemployment insurance that they didn’t think they were misclasprogram. The self-employed and inde- sified. They just want clear guidelines pendent contractors are told to list them- for how self-employed workers could selves as their last employer. There’s receive benefits. currently no information on whether or not any independent contractors have Clarity from the state on self-employed been approved for standard California unemployment benefits after following workers and their unemployment benefits may take some additional time, but these instructions. with the extra $600 per week payment However, some independent contractors ending at the end of July, independent are concerned that the EDD is encour- contractors and gig workers are wonderaging them to apply as independent ing how long they’ll have to wait

Children and teens react, in part, on what they see from the adults around them. When parents and caregivers deal with the COVID-19 calmly and confidently, they can provide the best support for their children. Parents can be more reassuring to others around them, especially children, if they are better prepared.

Watch for behavior changes in your child Not all children and teens respond to stress in the same way.

Some common changes to watch for: • Excessive crying or irritation in younger children • Returning to behaviors they have outgrown (for example, toileting accidents or bedwetting) • Excessive worry or sadness • Unhealthy eating or sleeping habits • Irritability and “acting out” behaviors in teens • Poor school performance or avoiding school • Difficulty with attention and concentration • Avoidance of activities enjoyed in the past • Unexplained headaches or body pain • Use of alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs

Ways to support your child • Talk with your child or teen about the COVID-19 outbreak.

• Answer questions and share facts about COVID-19 in a way that your child or teen can understand.

• Reassure your child or teen that they are safe. Let them know it is ok if they feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your own stress so that they can learn how to cope from you.

• Limit your family’s exposure to news coverage of the event, including social media. Children may misinterpret what they hear and can be frightened about something they do not understand.

• Try to keep up with regular routines. If schools are closed, create a schedule for learning activities and relaxing or fun activities.

• Be a role model. Take breaks, get plenty of sleep, exercise, and eat well. Connect with your friends and family members.

• Visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/ for helpful tips and information to help you SOURCE: CDC

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Local COVID-19 Resources Essential Businesses: The Rules of Face Masks and Gloves SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SANITATION PROTOCOL: -All essential businesses that allow members of the public to enter a facility must prepare and post “Social Distancing and Sanitation Protocol” at/near the entrance of any applicable facilities no later than 12:00 AM on Tuesday, April 7th.

-A copy of this protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work in an applicable facility.

-For the template: Visit sandiegocounty.gov and enter the search term: social distancing and sanitation protocol BANKS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: -Effective 12:00 AM on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, all employees working within banks and public transportation (e.g. taxis and rideshares) are required to wear a cloth face covering.

BUSINESSES THAT SELL FOOD AND/OR BEVERAGES: -Effective Thursday, April 9, 2020, businesses that sell food and/or beverages (e.g. grocery stores, convenience stores, farmer’s markets, supermarkets, etc.) must have a current permit to sell food and/or beverages from the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health to be deemed “essential”.

SOURCES: First5SanDiego, Feeding San Diego, San Diego County, SDCDA.org

Public Health Order Updates The County Stay-at-Home order, except for essential needs or to go to an essential job, is still in effect until April 30, but may be extended.

Cloth face coverings are strongly recommended for the general public, but, at press time, there is no legal mandate. Cloth face coverings do not need to be medical grade.

A cloth face covering:

who have a fever and a cough and are part of the following: -Have a lower respiratory illness and no other potential cause, especially if they are hospitalized -People living in a senior living facility, including nursing facilities or assisted living facilities -People who are elderly -People in congregate settings, such as homeless shelters

- is a material that covers the nose and mouth -Health care workers and other emergency responders - can be secured to the head with ties or straps or simply wrapped If you are sick, stay home for around the lower face seven days to avoid getting others infected whether you have -can be improvised from household COVID-19 or not. items, such as bandanas, cloth napkins, scarves, t-shirts, sweatshirts, Why Not Everyone is Tested or towels Testing people who have mild DIY Face Coverings: Visit or moderate symptoms but first5sandiego.org/diyare not at higher risk of severe face-coverings/ for tips complications depletes testing and video guidance resources and scarce personal protective equipment and Testing for COVID-19 is still exposes other patients and health limited and recommended care personnel to COVID-19. for people at higher risk of developing severe complications If you believe you have COVID-19, from the disease. call your medical provider. Your doctor will determine if you This recommendation might change should be tested. If you don’t when testing is more widely available. have a medical provider, call 2-1-1.

At the moment, COVID-19 testing is being considered for people

County COVID-19 Numbers to Know Senior Hotline 833-544-2374 COVID-19 Text Message Alert System Text “COSD COVID19” to 468-311 Mental Health & Emotional Support: Access & Crisis Line: 1 (888) 7247240 for counseling referrals 2-1-1 San Diego: Dial 2-1-1, or visit www.211sandiego.org, for access to community, health, social, and disaster services.

SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Line: Call 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746 to connect with a trained crisis counselor Teen Line: Text lines and email remain open. Text “TEEN” to 839863 between 6:00pm-9:00pm PST to receive person teen-to-teen education and support.

The Peer-Run Warm Line: Call 1-855-845-7415 for peer-run non-emergency emotional support.

Domestic Violence Support: San Diego County Domestic Violence Hotline (also for sexual assault): 1-888-DVLINKS (385-4657) National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233; TTY 1-800-787-3224 Food Assistance: Feeding San Diego (858) 452-3663 Jacobs and Cushman San Diego Food Bank (858) 527-1419.

IRS Stimulus Check Updates IRS Scam Alert The IRS will not ask that you pay a fee or confirm personal information before issuing an economic impact payment.

Seniors Social Security recipients not typically required to file tax returns will automatically receive economic impact payments.

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Eligible individuals with adjusted gross income up to $75,000 will automatically receive the full $1,200 payment

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Let the Learning Continue!

As we transition to full distance learning, we recognize that some families will need support and we are committed to having a distance learning program that is accessible to all San Diego Unified students.

Students in grades TK-12 will be issued a Chromebook laptop

by April 24. Pick-up locations are conveniently located at Lincoln, Morse and other high schools. Please go to the pick-up location closest to your home.

When you arrive at the location, please adhere to all social distancing guidelines and have your nose and mouth covered. Staff will follow protocols to protect everyone. All laptops will be sanitized prior to distribution and must be returned at the end of the school year.

#BETTERSD

Food Distribution Sites San Diego Unified’s Food & Nutrition Services is conducting a drive-thru/walk-up distribution of packaged prepared food at 19 schools.

Serving Locations

Meal distribution times for all locations will be from Monday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Children do not need to be present during pick-up. If children are not present, a student ID and/or photo of the child/children will need to be shown.

Clark Middle School

4388 Thorn St.

Garfield Elementary

4487 Oregon St.

Oak Park Elementary

2606 54th St.

Chavez Elementary

1404 S 40th St.

Horton Elementary

5050 Guymon St.

Perkins K-8

1770 Main St.

Cherokee Point Elementary

3735 38th St.

Ibarra Elementary

4877 Orange Ave.

Porter Elementary North

445 S. 47th St.

Chollas-Mead Elementary

4525 Market St.

Kearny High School

1954 Komet Way

Sherman Elementary

301 22nd St.

Dewey Elementary

3251 Rosecrans St.

Madison High School

4833 Doliva Dr.

Walker Elementary

9245 Hillery Dr.

Farb Middle

4880 La Cuenta Dr.

O'Farrell Charter

6130 Skyline Dr.

Zamorano Fine Arts Academy 2655 Casey St.

Foster Elementary

6550 51st St.

* We may add sites; those will be updated on our website: www.sandiegounified.org

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MORE COVID-19 NEWS & INFORMATION ONE-STOP CAREER PORTAL AND SERVICES LIST Voice & Viewpoint Newswire

San Diego Regional EDC (in partnership with Startup San Diego & Connect) - https://sandiegolifechanging.org/hiring-in-san-diego/ OnwardCA - https://onwardca.org/ San Diego Workforce Partnership - https://workforce.org/portal/ , or call (619) 228-2900

W. Kamau Bell Helps Secure $1M for

New To Working From Home?

“MASKS FOR THE Here Are Some Tips PEOPLE” CAMPAIGN

By Chida Rebecca

Voice & Viewpoint Newswire On Monday, April 13, CNN host W. Kamau Bell and San Francisco-based pastor and director of Faith in Action’s LI V E FR EE Ca mpa ig n, Michael McBride, hosted a joint Instagram Live campaign to protect Black and Brown communities amid coronavirus. That night, Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, announced he is donating $1 million to the Masks for the People humanitarian campaign.

T he c a mpa i g n, w h ic h launched last week, seeks to secure masks, sanitizers and testing kits for communities unable to access them. Their stated goal was to reach $1 million in donations. McBride’s LIVE FREE Campaign is, according to their website, “a campaign led by hundreds of faith congregations throughout the United States committed to addressing gun violence and mass incarceration of young people of color.”

w it h u nderlying health condit ions a nd are vulnerable in the face of America’s frayed social safety net.

They are more likely to be sick, without health coverage a nd without access to stable housing and protection. Masks for the People was born from the idea that leaders in impacted communities must develop supply chains and information systems to overcome these barriers.

“Less than a week ago we pulled together an un-precedented coalition of activists, faith leaders, artists and entrepreneurs committed to securing a supply chain of PPE and preventative care for Black and Brown communities,” said Pastor McBride.

Black and Brown communi- “Thanks to Dorsey’s generosties comprise a dispropor- ity, and the generosity of othtionate number of Americans ers who have given, we can

The idea of working from home has always been a glamorized one. Rolling out of bed whenever you’d like, sitting poolside with your favorite drink at noon. Man! That sounds like a day anyone would enjoy. Especially if you find yourself working for a company that you may not particularly like physically going to. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen corporations big and small come to a major halt due to COVID19. Businesses have essentially locked their doors and are requiring employees to work from home. While some may have been excited, others are Photo: Instagram realizing that working from home is not for everyone. scale immediately and expand beyond the initial eight to 10 I grew up in a family business and was accustomed to workcities. It’s just a blessing.” ing for long hours at my desk.

For every $10,000, the campaign intends to supply 5,000 kits containing masks, hand sanitizer and other personal protective equipment (PPE) for the most vulnerable people in communities of color, including single parents, the elderly, and the disabled. Kits will be distributed across the country, including Detroit, Chicago and New Orleans.

a reality check. After being in denial about the obvious distractions, I opted to get an actual desk with a chair and sit there. I went from papers all over the house to everything being in one central location. The desk and chair in a designated part of the house started me off with the structure I need to work efficiently.

2. Structure Your Time This is a must. Try to keep the same hours you had when you were physically going to work.

Working from home can be one of the biggest distractions there is. From the television to the kitchen to the laundry and even YOUR BED! These are all things that will beg for your attention during the times you should be working.

you know that sitting for long periods of time is said to put you at a higher risk of heart disease, diabetes, depression, and obesity? Simply stepping away from your desk and taking a walk, stretching or some form of activity can reduce the negative effects of too much sitting. If you have other individuals in the house, taking breaks affords you the opportunity to connect with them and shift your mind from any stressful thinking you may be engaged in.

4. Create an End Time Knowing when to start working is just as important as knowing when to stop. When I initially started working from home, I found that when I got into a good flow, it was hard to stop. So, I wouldn’t. I

ARTICLE CONTINUATION CONTROVERSY: continued from cover against the coronavirus.

“We need you to do this, if not for yourself, then do it for your Abuela. Do it for your Grandaddy. Do it for your Big

Mama. Do it for your Pop Pop,” said America’s top doctor, who is tasked with advancing the health of Americans, to journalists.

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Moments later, Yamiche Alcindor, a Black White House correspondent for PBS, pointedly asked Adams if his comment was an attack on African Americans.

“There are some people online who are already offended by that language and the idea that behaviors may be leading to these high death rates,” Alcindor told Adams.

“We need targeted outreach to the African-American c o m m u n i t y,” Ada ms responded to Alcindor. “I used the language that I used in my family. I have a Puerto Rican brother-in-law.

I call my grandaddy, ‘granddaddy.’ I have relatives who call their grandparents Big Mama. So that was not to be offensive.”

Adams, 45, received his bachelor’s degree in both biochemistry and psychology from the University of Maryland, master of public health degree from the University of California at Berkeley, and a medical degree from Indiana Un iversit y S chool of Medicine. He assumed the office of Surgeon General of the United States on Sept. 5, 2017.

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I had an innate discipline that helped me stay glued to my seat and maybe a little too much. But as times changed and opportunities arose for me to work from home, I realized that I had to implement some different habits at home than that of my former office space. For those of you that are new to “working from home,” here are a few tips I’ll share with you to help you in your transition.

When I first started working from home, my house seemed magical. It just had a different feeling on Wednesday at 11 am than a Saturday or Sunday at 11 am did. If you don’t structure your time you won’t get anything done. The great thing about going to work is that your office was, for the most part, a space designated purely for work. It pretty much shaped how you worked and to what degree.

Your home is usually considered a place for rest and relax1. Pick a Designated ation – a place you escape to.

Work Area So, understand your brain When I started working from is going to need some slight home, I thought I could sit rewiring and some patience. on my bed, spread out documents and my laptop and 3. Take Your Breaks have at it. Well, I soon found that I would start off sitting ‘In the workforce, breaks up, legs crossed and attentive, are mandated. According to then progressively move into Psychology Today, “A ‘break’ a slouched position, followed is a brief cessation of work, by a full-on fetal position with physical exertion, or activcomplete attention on the tele- ity. You decide to give it a rest vision while my computer and with the intention of getting papers were strewn off to the back to your task within a reaedge of the bed. Talk about sonable amount of time.” Did

would sit from 7 am until 11 pm at times with minimal breaks. I was determined to ride out the wave of productivity, sometimes working beyond midnight. My dad would always encourage me not to work past the midnight hour because I was cheating myself out of the next day.

He was right. Pushing yourself beyond an established cut off point can lead to burnout quickly. Ultimately, it’s about setting boundaries with yourself. Give it your all within the time allotted and then stop.

Put all your focus and energy into the hours you set, the same way you did when you physically clocked in at work.

When you’re done – then you’re done. Save work for the next day. There will ALWAYS be something to do. Time is the one thing we cannot replace. Remember to unplug and regroup.

Chida Rebecca is Editor-inChief of Black & Magazine

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County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 26, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 26, 2025 04/16, 04/23, 04/30, 05/07 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9006976 Fictitious business name(s): ValderraMa's truCking

Located at: 333 Los Reyes Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/19/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Manuel Valderrama 333 Los Reyes Dr. San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 19, 2025 04/09, 04/16, 04/23, 04/30 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9006901 Fictitious business name(s): luCky's

Located at: 6957 University Avenue La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego --12520 High Bluff Drive, Ste. 220 San Diego, CA 92130 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Luckys Family, Inc. 6957 University Avenue La Mesa, CA 91942 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 18, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 18, 2025 04/02, 04/09, 04/16, 04/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9007013 Fictitious business name(s): Well bred

Located at: 9565 Heinrich Hertz Drive, Suite 4-5 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego --12520 High Bluff Dr., Ste. 220 San Diego, CA 92130 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Well Bred, Inc. 9565 Heinrich Hertz Drive, Suite 4-5 San Diego, CA 92154 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 19, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 19, 2025 04/02, 04/09, 04/16, 04/23 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9005881 Fictitious business name(s): Mortgage loan serViCes --graCe & Co --hoMedreaMs ---

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Located at: 5955 Charing Street San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation The first day of business was 09/24/1987 This business is hereby registered by the following: Vanleeuwen, Pye & Associates, Inc. 5955 Charing Street San Diego, CA 92117 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 05, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 05, 2025 03/26, 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9006768 Fictitious business name(s): hanks FarMer Market

Located at: 420 S Meadowbrook Dr San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: A Corporation Registrant Has Not Yet Begun To Transact Business Under The Name(s) Above This business is hereby registered by the following: Eli Rey Group, Inc 420 S Meadowbrook Dr San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 17, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 17, 2025 03/26, 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9006716 Fictitious business name(s): seduCtiVe sCents

Located at: 640 67th St. #10 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/16/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Dorene Hanlett 640 67th St. #10 San Diego, CA 92114 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 16, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 16, 2025 03/26, 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 -----------------------------------FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 2020-9006790 Fictitious business name(s): aFroCentriC 2.0

Located at: 2603 University Ave Unit B San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego The business is conducted by: An Individual The first day of business was 03/17/2020 This business is hereby registered by the following: Brandon A. Lowery 2603 University Ave Unit B San Diego, CA 92104 County of San Diego This statement was filed with the Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County on March 17, 2020 This fictitious business name will expire on March 17, 2025 03/26, 04/02, 04/09, 04/16 ------------------------------------

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REQUEST FOR BIDS Advertisement for Bids Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REMOVE AND REPLACE SHINGLES ON BUILDINGS 500 AND 900 AT CHALLENGER MIDDLE SCHOOL A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on APRIL 23, 2020 in front of the main office of Challenger MS, 10810 Parkdale Avenue San Diego, CA 92126. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company.

Contact scheng@sandi.net for the link to preregister. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CP20-0991-24).

COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CP20-0991-24) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information.

All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on MAY 5, 2020, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened via webcast only.

No in-person attendance allowed at Bid Opening.

To view the bid opening virtually: 1. Click this URL to start or join Zoom: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/438082310 2. Enter meeting ID: 438 082 310.

To listen to the audio portion of the bid opening: 1. Dial 1-669-900-6833 (Find your local number: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/u/abK35UAcmR) 2. Meeting ID: 438 082 310.

The project estimate is between $425,000 and $460,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: C-39 or other appropriate license, subject to District approval.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department

CP20-0991-24

Notice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School District, acting by and through its governing board, will receive sealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, equipment, and services to: REMOVE AND REPLACE FENCING AT MISSION BAY MONTESSORI A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on FRIDAY, APRIL 24, 2020, in front of the main office of Mission Bay Montessori Academy, 2640 Soderblom Ave, San Diego, CA 92122. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST PREREGISTER WITH THE DISTRICT PRIOR TO ATTENDING THE SITE WALK. Please send only one representative per Company. Contact jimperial@sandi.net for the link to preregister. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DETAILS (No. CP20-0993-52).

COVID-19 SITE WALK SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WILL BE ENFORCED Please refer to Planwell (www.crispimg.com, click on PlanWell, Public Planroom, search SDUSD and project bid number CP20-0993-52) or The Daily Transcript Publication for the complete Advertisement for Bids which includes Site Walk Safety Precautions AND preregistration information.

All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on MAY 08, 2020, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, at which time bids will be publicly opened via webcast only.

No in-person attendance allowed at Bid Opening.

To view the bid opening virtually: 1. Click this URL to start or join Zoom: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/143460671 2. Enter meeting ID: 143-460-671.

To listen to the audio portion of the bid opening: 1. Dial 1-669-900-6833 (Find your local number: https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/u/a4HJ4eLIv) 2. Meeting ID: 143-460-671 The project estimate is between $290,000 and $325,000. This is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification. The District requires that Bidders possess any of the following classification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), valid and in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contract award: A or other appropriate license, subject to District approval.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Andrea O’Hara, M.A. Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Officer Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Department

TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY April 16th

1861-Isaac Burns Murphy born Isaac Burns Murphy was born in Fayette county, Kentucky.

He is known as one of the best American horse jockeys of all time.

Isaac Burns Murphy Murphy’s career winning percentage is still unequaled in American horse racing; he achieved a record 628 wins in 1,412 races during the fifteen seasons he rode. In 1955, despite his race, he was the first American jockey to be elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame.

1862 - District of Columbia

Compensated Emancipation Act

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James W. Fowler Co. is seeking certified and qualified DBE, subcontractor and/or suppliers for: Parkway Dr/Alvarado Rd Trunk Sewer Phase 3 Upgrade – Bid #18-01 City of La Mesa, CA Bid Date: May 19, 2020 @ 11:00 a.m.

Subcontracting and material/supply opportunities include, but not limited to the following categories of work: traffic control; surveying; grouting; saw cutting; dewatering; erosion control; asphalt paving; aggregate; curbs, gutters and sidewalk; pavement marking/striping; irrigation; landscaping; CCTV (for sewer); CIPP; auger boring/utility pipe jacking; welding; trucking (dump trucks); and shoring.

This project is funded by: California Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) James W. Fowler Co. is an equal opportunity employer and we are requesting qualified subcontractor and supplier bids from all interested firms, including disadvantaged, minority, women, small business enterprises, small business in a rural area, labor surplus area firm(s), historically underutilized business other business enterprises. Where economically feasible, we are willing to divide total contract requirements into smaller portions or quantities to permit maximum participation by M/W//S/DBE, SBRA, LSAF, and HUB firms. Please contact us to discuss opportunities available.

James W. Fowler Co. will assist M/W/S/DBE, SBRA, LSAF, and HUB subcontractors in obtaining necessary equipment, supplies, or materials. We are also available to provide assistance in obtaining bonding, lines of credit and/or insurance to M/W/S/DBE, SBRA, LSAF, HUB subcontractors. Please complete all negotiations 24-hours prior to bid opening. We also encourage the utilization of apprentices for this project.

Bid documents can be obtained from the City of La Mesa or from James W. Fowler Co. The plans and specs are available at no cost on the James W. Fowler Co. website at www.jwfowler. com. For more information, please contact James W. Fowler Co. at (503) 623-5373.

James W. Fowler Co. is a union signatory contractor and for this project non-union Subcontractors may be required to sign an agreement for trades covered under James W. Fowler Co.’s union agreements.

Quotes may be submitted by email: estimating@jwfowler.com or fax: (503) 623-9117 James W. Fowler Co. 12775 Westview Drive, Dallas OR 97338 (503) 623-5373, FAX (503) 623-9117 Contact: Estimating Department EMAIL: estimating@jwfowler.com

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On April 16, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act. The act freed slaves in the District of Columbia and compensated owners up to $300 for each freed person. In the months following the enactment of the law, commissioners approved over 930 petitions, granting freedom to 2,989 former slaves.

(Source: www. senate.gov)

D.C. Emancipation Act

1973 -USA’s 1st elected Af-Am woman mayor Lelia Smith Foley was elected mayor of the AllBlack town of Taft, Oklahoma, making her the first African Lelia Foley-Davis American woman to be elected mayor of a U.S. city. Born on November 7, 1941, and raised in Taft, Foley-Davis graduated in 1960 from Moton High School. After losing her mayoral office in the early 1980s, she continued to serve the town. In 2000 she successfully regained the title of Taft’s mayor. Later that year she made a bid for the District Thirteen seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. After receiving a majority in the Democratic primary, she lost a runoff election to Allan Harder. According to recent writings, Foley-Davis remained in Taft, which is still predominantly Black.

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Mother Starrie Dixon

Zanella M. Black

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Debra Lynn Martin Dew

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Private Graveside Service will be held on Thursday April 16, 2020 at 10:00 AM at Mount Hope Cemetery. Only close family are to attend.

ZANELLA M.BLACK, also known as Nell Black, 87 of Rancho San Diego, California, passed away Saturday, April 04, 2020 at the Sharp Bonitaview Hospice Home. Ms. Black was born on December 17, 1932 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, a daughter of Sallie Topps and Albert Holmes.

She married Elmer Waters in Ogden Utah on November 03,1950. He died on October 5, 2005. They had five children before they divorced in 1968. Zanella is survived by daughters Sharon Kay Van Buren and June Elizabeth Haynes and sons Ronald Eugene Waters and Scott Elmer Waters. Zanella had another daughter, Patricia Ann Koontz, who died in 1999. Zanella remarried William Black in 1969 and divorced a short time later, with no children from that union. He is also deceased. After the three older children became adults, Zanella was a single mother to the younger children, Sharon and Scott and raised them single handedly as she pursued a rewarding career in state service in California. She worked her way up through the ranks as a psych technician at state mental hospitals before being recruited as a manager into personnel services at RJD Correctional facility. She was the state’s first Black Institutional Personnel Officer. Zanella was well respected and loved in all of her positions. She retired from the state in 2002 after 38 years of stellar work performance. Zanella was known for her wit and biting sense of humor and her sense of fairness. She was a dedicated and loving mother to her children and grandchildren. Zanella is also survived by grandchildren; Brandon M. Black, Frank Koontz Jr., Ryan Waters, Cameron Waters and Colby Waters. She has two deceased grandchildren; Dante Elijah Waller and Candace Waters. She has three great grandchildren; Asja Koontz, Ciara Koontz and Elisia Koontz.

Zanella is also survived by her last living sibling William Topps, and many nieces and nephews from her brother and other deceased siblings.

Larry Eugene Norvell

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Private services were held for Debra Lynn Dew at Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary, Memory Chapel on Wednesday, April 8, 2020; interment at Miramar National Cemetery. Final arrangements were entrusted to Anderson-Ragsdale Mortuary.

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Service: Monday, April 13, 2020 11:00 a.m. Preferred Cremation & Burial Chapel 6406 University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115 Interment: Mt. Hope Cemetery LARRY EUGENE NORVELL Larry Eugene Norvell was born on August 16, 1950 in San Diego, California to John Henry Norvell, Jr. and Gloria May (Johnson) Norvell. He was the third child and only son to this union. He was raised in a loving home along with his five sisters Caroline Ann, Jacquelyn Marie, Patricia Diane, Cherri Lavern, and Kathy Jean.

Many years later the family was blessed with a sister Kiechawn Chantell Bush. Larry received his formal education in San Diego. He attended Stockton Elementary, Gompers Junior High, and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1969. Bird had a beautiful singing voice. He would often be heard singing all throughout the neighborhood. He sang with many neighborhood singing groups. Larry began his career with San Diego Unified School District as a custodian. He retired after twenty-seven years of employment in 2003. Brother Bird most enjoyed being the one and only brother. He loved his mother’s and sister’s good cooking. Uncle Bird, as he was affectionately known by his many nieces and nephews, often spent his pastime joking and playing cards and dominoes with them. Larry was a resident of Balboa Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for one year. We are forever grateful for the care they provided Larry.

Larry leaves behind to mourn his passing and forever cherish his fond memories of five beautiful and loving sisters; Jacquelyn Mason and Patricia Wilson of Cypress, Texas; Cherri Gee, and Kathy Norvell of San Diego. Kiechawn Bush Norvell of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; nine nephews;

ANDERSON-RAGSDALE MORTUARY 5050 Federal Boulevard San Diego, California 92102 (619) 263-3141 www.andersonragsdalemortuary.com

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Theodora Elliot Gentry

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DEBRA LYNN MARTIN DEW was born on September 29, 1959, in Shady Grove, Louisiana. She was the first daughter out of 7 children, born to Newman and Lizzie Mae Martin. Debra’s siblings included Larry Martin, Perry Martin, Jerry Martin, Eddie Martin, Patricia Johnson and Annie Ruth Saddler. Debra and her siblings moved to San Diego, CA as teens, where she attended San Diego High School. Afterwards, she became a Mother to her first born son, Yolan Young. Soon thereafter, she met the love of her life, a young, handsome gentleman and Navy man, Theodore Dew. They wed on November 24, 1979, making her now Debra Lynn Dew. Together they would birth 3 more beautiful children, Theodore Dew Jr., Rafael Dew, and Patricia Dew, in addition to caring for Theodore Dew Sr.’s first son, Deshawn Dew. For years, Debra was not just a stay-at-home Mom, but was also a Nurse and then became a chef for one of Oceanside, CA premiere, upscale, five-star retirement facilities. Always the life and light at every family gathering, with a laugh so contagious, Debra would make every person smile with joy. Debra taught her children 2 things: Education is a priority, and always stand up for what you believe in. Debra’s legacy continues to grow; not just with her children, but also her 7 grandchildren: [In order] Chardonnay Young, Amyah Lynn Smith, Karissa Yana Young, Kaiya Yani Young, Iysis Young, Siyer Dew and Solomon Dew. On March 25, 2020, after a valiant 10-year battle with a terminal illness, God called Debra home. She was a strong woman and survived years longer than the Doctors originally advised. God heard our prayers, and she was not alone when she entered into Heaven’s gates. Debra was blessed to see all of her children one last time before God called her home. Debra Lynn Dew, a beautiful Mother, strong woman, and a fighter til’ the end. She will truly be missed.

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three nieces; two aunts and “other” brothers; two goddaughters and many other great and great-great-nieces, and nephews, cousins, and extended family members. We wish to thank sister Cherri Gee and Raymond Marks for their unconditional love, care and support of Larry!

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STARRIE VIRGINIA DIXON was born in San Antonio, Texas May 31st, 1937 to Stephnes T. and Gladys D. Tillman. At an early age the family moved to Los Angeles, CA. Starrie graduated from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles, CA. Starrie later received her associate degree at East Los Angeles Jr College. She was a member of the West Angeles Church of God in Christ, under the leadership of the late Pastor Clarence Church Sr. Starrie met the love of her life, Roy Dixon, while they both sang in the church choir. December 21, 1957, they were married in holy matrimony. While supporting the young entrepreneur, Roy Dixon and his development of ten Dixon Burger restaurants, Starrie raised two beautiful daughters Royce, and Rhonda and a handsome son Dominic. She continued working in several positions as a secretary in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Later in 1978, Roy and Starrie Dixon purchased their first of many Taco Bell Franchises. The family relocated to San Diego, CA, where they attended Jackson Memorial Church of God in Christ under the leadership of the late Bishop J. A. Blake Sr. Starrie was employed at UCSD as a secretary while continuing to teach at the San Diego School District as an adult education teacher. In1985 Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ was established by Pastor Roy Dixon. Years later, retiring from the School District she continued to work alongside him as the Office Manager for Faith Chapel Church of God in Christ. About ten years ago, Starrie was diagnosed with Dementia, which eventually took her life. She is survived by her loving husband, Bishop Roy Dixon; her children, Royce Napoli, Rhonda Dixon, and Dominic (Martha) Dixon; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and dear friends. Her parents and only sibling, Steven, Jr., preceded her in death.

• Thursday, APRIL 16, 2020

H.W. “Skipper” Ragsdale, III Owner (In Memoriam)

Valerie Ragsdale Owner

Continuing over 130 Years of Service

Kevin Weaver General Manager

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Private service was held on April 1, 2020 THEODORA ELLIOTT GENTRY, also known as ‘Teddy,’ by family and friends, was born on Sept. 22, 1924, in Elliott, Arkansas, to Euna W. Elliott (d.1972). and William Elliott (d.1962). Theodora was the fourteenth of nineteen children. Theodora’s eighteen siblings preceded her in death. Her birthday coincides 60 years to the day with the signing of The Emancipation Proclamation. (September 22, 1864.)

Theodora grew up in Elliott Arkansas, a depression era child, on the family farm. The close knit-family and rural community life shaped her formative years. During and after the World War II era, Theodora’s family, along with 6 million other African Americans, moved to industrial centers outside the rural South, joined the military, etc. The Great Migration. Theodora and Veronica relocated, joining siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins in Long Beach, CA. In Long Beach, CA Theodora was soon introduced to a young enlisted Navy seaman, Hollis Gentry Jr--a friend of her brother Maceo Elliott. Theodora Elliott and Hollis Gentry Jr. (d. 1979) were united in Holy Matrimony in Long Beach, California. Theodora united with Calvary Baptist church, in San Diego, California.She was known for her Faith in God; High Expectations of Self and Others; Cooperative and Generous Spirit; Goal Oriented Problem Solving and her ability to Deliver Positive and Innovative Results. In 1962, Theodora entered Civil Service with the U.S. Postal Service. In the Postal Service (USPS) Theodora began her career as a Postal Clerk and retired as Tour I Superintendent-MDO: Manager of Distribution Operations of a full plant (600+) employees (1962- 1987).

Theodora’s work ethic, attention to detail, insightful and innovative thinking was recognized. In San Diego, recognition of her achievement as the first Female, African American, USPS Manager of Distribution Operations is one of the distinguishing hallmarks of her U.S. Postal Service career. Theodora volunteered as a Peer Educator with Telesis II of California, San Diego (1986). This led to a second career with Episcopal Community Services Theodora’s life embodied a thirst for learning. She participated in and delivered Professional Drug Abuse and Prevention Training Courses including: Senior Medicine Peer Educator; Group Counseling and Treatment of Chemical Dependency.

Theodora translated her education and professional training into action through leadership. Throughout San Diego County, she conducted Substance Abuse Prevention Community Outreach and performed countless hours of direct-contact-intervention counseling. She helped organize Community Health seminars and distributed Healthy Living materials. At the international border (USA/Mexico), with teams of college and high school students, Theodora implemented ‘Friday Night’ Youth Outreach. Theodora was affiliated with committees and foundations and received a host of awards. Mrs. Theodora Gentry, Age 95, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 16, 2020, at her home in San Diego, CA surrounded by her loving family members.

Teddy Gentry was a Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother, Aunt, Cousin, Soror, Neighbor and Friend, respected by all who knew her, young and old. Surviving family includes: Daughters, Grandchildren ,Great Grandchildren, Great-Great Grand-Children A host of Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and Extended Family throughout the United States. Theodora is preceded in death by her: Father-William Elliott, Mother-Euna W, Elliott, Husband-Hollis Gentry Jr., Son-Hollis Gentry III, and Siblings.

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