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VOLUME 36 ISSUE 45 | WWW.EL-OBSERVADOR.COM | NOVEMBER 6-12, 2015

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Now that BOS President Dave Cortese has appointed the “Commission on Protec-tive Custody-County Jails”, it is recommended having a permanent standing “Ju-dicial System Reform Com-mission.”

A perceived need is to con-tinuously review and rec-ommend adjustments to current punitive laws en-forcement by police & sheriff deputies. A system wide ap-proach is necessary because a ‘case by case’ approach simply does not move the present practices towards the desired future.

Last November 4, 2014, California voters approved Proposition 47 which estab-lished the following: “Crimi-nal offenders who commit certain non serious and non-violent drug and property crimes would be sentenced to reduced penalties (such as shorter terms in jail). State savings resulting from the measure would be used to support school truancy and

dropout prevention, victim services, behavioral health modifications, mental health and drug abuse treat-ment, and other programs designed to keep offenders out of prison and jail.”

Superior Court judges should not be sending men-tally challenged individu-als off to a jail cell to await an available psychiatric bed. Appropriate and effec-tive alternatives need to be made available by the SCC’s Health & Hospital Systems.

Whatever Superior Court, has done to implement a program establishing uni-formity and equity in sen-tencing has not been re-vealed to the general public. How many youthful offend-ers, who tend to make ‘un-fortunate destructive deci-sions,’ were given a second chance?

Would it be possible to re-move that question box in job applications which ask the applicant to reveal any prior criminal record? This impedes the offender, who has repaid society by serv-ing his/her sentence, from full re-integration into the job market and back into full participation in social-economic activities.

Proposition 47 changed low-level nonviolent crimes,

such as simple drug posses-sion and petty theft from felonies to misdemeanors. It authorizes felonies for registered sex offenders and anyone previously convicted of rape, murder or child mo-lestation. It potentially saves hundreds of millions of dol-lars every year and funds schools, crime victims, men-tal health and drug treat-ment.

Criminal justice system re-form is on the minds of the public today as an outcome of the Ferguson, Missouri ef-fect. Members of the public now have smart electronic devices which record law enforcement incidents. The impact is profound in that the public now is aware that law enforcement is not uni-form in its application and outcomes. Profiling, ideolo-gies, bias, bigotry, superior-ity beliefs, and prejudices ex-ist in all of us. To minimize the impact of these factors in our judicial system would require constant monitoring and full transparency which many believe does not exist today.

This commission must look into the demographic makeup of inmates in jails. The fact is that 50% of all inmates (3,600) are Latinos and14% are African Ameri-can. This disproportionality, especially in regards to La-

tinos, may be the outcome of profiling practices, attitudes, or of the practice of greater numbers of police patrols per-forming surveillance of com-munity criminal hot spots. With limited resources on hand, it is reasonable to have these police practices, how-ever, there are additional fac-tors which need inclusion and assessment. These include being untrained (low skill-levels), unemployed, under-employed, and impoverished. Low incomes require families to double up in single family dwellings. When is it appro-priate to include these factors in the court proceedings?

This commission could obtain and reveal the facts concerning sentenced of-fenders who are sent to other jurisdiction’s jails to prevent jail overcrowding here. This imposes great hardships on the immedi-ate family, especially with job schedules and travel ex-penses.

It would be appropriate to look into ‘Re-Entry Pro-grams’ designed to assist offenders released from jails. Recidivism can be re-duced by re-entry programs and half-way homes where counseling and orientation programs are available. Released inmate need to quickly and effectively find housing, a job, and recon-

nect with his/her family and community.

Another goal could be to begin to implement/utilize alternatives to incarcera-tion. Such alternatives may involve the latest mental health; behavioral health modification knowledge integrated with supervised community service. Let’s exploit opportunities which keep the offender in contact with his/her family, school, community, job, and local supportive faith organiza-tions.

This proposed “Judicial Sys-tems Reform Commission” may assemble factual re-ports which inform the gen-eral public, and which estab-lishes that individual offend-ers ‘guilty’ of nonviolent, non-drug and non-sexual charges, did receive ‘reduced sentences’, or were referred/diverted to rehabilitation and behavioral modification training and other support-ive community services.

Currently, the general public is totally un-informed about these matters which affect the current levels of commu-nity safety and security.

In conclusion, there is much which can be addressed by this proposed ‘Judicial Sys-tem Reform Commission.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com2 NOVEMBER 06-12, 2015CALENDAR

Hilbert Morales

EL OBSERVADOR

P.O. Box 1990 San Jose, CA 95109 99 North First Street, Suite 100

San Jose, CA 95113

PUBLISHER Angelica Rossi

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PUBLISHER EMERITUSHilbert Morales

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ADVERTISING & SALES DIRECTOR

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OP-EDHilbert Morales

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GRAPHIC DESIGNER & ILLUSTRATOR

ABOUT US El Observador was founded in 1980 to serve the informational needs of the Hispanic community in the San Francisco Bay Area with special focus on San Jose, the capital of Silicon Valley. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be transmitted or reproduced by any form or by any means, this includes photo copying, recording or by any informational storage and retrevial sys-tems, electronic or mechanical without express written consent of the publishers. Opinions expressed in El Observador by persons submitting articles are not necessarily the opinions of the publishers.

SENATOR BILL MONNING

We live in a culture that ignores our own mortal-ity and refuses to speak about death. Yet there is nothing more certain than one’s own passing. As a co- author of the End of Life Option Act, which was recently signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, I was pleased that the legislation had an unantici-pated side effect in our state…Californians started to talk openly about what they wanted when they are faced with their own passing.

November is Hospice and Palliative Care Month and it is important that individuals are aware of and consider all of the end-of-life options in order to select the ones that best align with their own per-sonal beliefs.

According to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, nearly 1.6 million Americans who live with life-limiting illnesses receive care from hospice and palliative care providers each year. Additionally, more than 355,000 trained volunteers contribute roughly 16 million hours of service to support these terminally ill patients in hospice care.

The term “hospice” shares the same root as “hos-pitality” and can be found as far back as medieval times when it referred to a place of shelter and rest for ill travelers on a long journey. It first began be-ing used specifically for terminally ill patients in the mid-1800’s in France and was introduced in the United States in 1963.

Those who introduced hospice care in the United

States saw the program as an opportunity to alle-viate the physical, emotional, and spiritual distress many patients experience during the dying process.

Similar to hospice care, palliative care is another option provided for patients intended to anticipate, prevent, and treat the suffering associated with many terminal diseases.

With such a large number of people afflicted by terminal diseases, it makes sense that November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month . It is essential that people communicate with their family members and loved ones about what their wishes are during their final days and to explore all the options available to them. We have plans for al-most every stage of our lives—now it is time to plan for our final stage.

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EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com 3NOVEMBER 06-12, 2015 CALENDAR

El Observador is the Leading Bilingual Newspaper of

Silicon Valley

Serving our Latino Community Since 1980.

El Observador Publications is look-ing for qualified editorial, social media, marketing, and advertising interns interested in advancing their careers and expanding their knowl-edge base. For more information on these positions please email [email protected].

Honor on the RowNovember 11

2:00 pm – 6:00 pmSantana Row

Corner of Stevens Creek and Winchester Boulevard. *After the parade, the

historic military vehicle will be on display*

Free

DIY Stars & Stripes Wristbands

Saturday November 7th, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

Presidio Officers’ Club50 Moraga Ave,

San Francisco, CAFree

Free National Parks Day | Veterans Day 2015

November 11thAll Day

Muir Woods National Monument

1 Muir Woods Road,Mill Valley, CA

Other Participating National Parks:

* Cabrillo  * Death Valley * Joshua Tree

* Lassen Volcanic * Lava Beds

* Muir Woods * Pinnacles

* San Francisco Maritime * Sequoia-Kings Canyon

* Whiskeytown * Yosemite

Veteran’s Day Celebration: Speakers, Music & Food

November 11th11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Little House800 Middle Ave,Menlo Park, CA

FreeRSVP is required

Call: (650) 326-2025 ext.238

DJ Series Concert: Egyptian Lover with

Chungtech & Guillermo Saturday November 7th

2:00 pmAmoeba Music SF

1855 Haight Street,San Francisco, CA

Free

Exploring Human Origins: Smithsonian Exhibit

Exhibit Opens November 25th – December 22nd,

Milpitas Library160 N Main St.,

Milpitas CAInfo:

408-262-1171Free

Talleres de Negocios para Pequeñas Empresas

Cuando: Viernes 13 de Noviembre a las 8:00 am

Lugar: Mexican Heritage Plaza

Temas: Comercialización, Estado de Cuentas,

Financiación.Registrate gratis: http://bit.

ly/1RtuS5g

Small Business MarketingNOVEMBER 12

10:00 am to Noon•Researching your market

•Reaching your market•Retaining your market

SBDC Silicon Valley Center-Entrepreneur Training Room

480 N First Street Ste. 210 San Jose, CA

Registration: www.sbdcsv.org

 Basic BookkeepingDECEMBER 10 

10:00 am to Noon•Bookkeeping system

components•Cash versus accrual

accounting•Financial statements

•Employee related records•Computerized accounting

systemsSBDC Silicon Valley Center-

Entrepreneur Training Room

480 N First Street Ste. 210 San Jose, CA

Registration: www.sbdcsv.org

10th Annual Dancing Feathers Youth Powwow

Arts & CraftsNovember 7th

All DayThomas Edison Charter

Academy3531 22nd, St,

San Francisco, CAFree

Dia de los Muertos Workshops, Altars, Music

& Car ShowNovember 7th

5:00 pm - 8:00 pmExcelsior Playground

Russia Ave and Madrid St, San Francisco, CA

Free

“Today is the Shadow of Tomorrow”

16th Annual Dia de los Muertos ExhibitionOctober 9–Saturday,

November 7Gallery Hours:

Tuesday–Friday 12–7pm,Saturday 11am–5pmSunday 11am–3pm

SOMArts934 Brannan St. (between

8th and 9th),San Francisco, CA

Info: somarts.org/shadow/Free

All Saint’s Day & Day of the Dead

November 7thOak Hill Funeral Home &

Memorial Park300 Curtner Ave,

San Jose, CA Free

20th Annual Dia de Los Muertos: Oakland

November 8th10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Fruitvale Village3401 E 12th St, Oakland, CA

Free

South First FridaysArt Walk

November 67:00 pm - 11:00 pm

SoFA District (San Jose)South First Street and

William Street, San Jose, CA

Free

Found in TranslationExhibition

November 15thMACLA

Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana

510 South 1st, Street,San Jose, CA maclaarte.org

Free

Bank of America Free Museum Weekend

Saturday November 7th, All Day

Participating Museums:San Francisco

– Contemporary Jewish Museum

– de Young Museum– Legion of Honor

Oakland– Chabot Space & Science

Center

San Jose– San Jose Museum of Art

– The Tech Museum of Innovation

Mountain View– Computer History Museum

Sacramento– Crocker Art Museum– The California Museum

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story maps created by the U.S. Department of Education to view a district’s discipline story can move stakeholders from being unclear how they can help to action, and ensure all students’ rights are protected.

Recently the National Black Child Development Institute celebrated its 45th annual conference. I participated in a panel discussion where we were charged with analyzing connections between education and the criminal justice system. Jeremiah, an eight year-old, asked the crowded room of adults how he can be sure his teachers will keep him safe and secure at school. The fact that he felt the need to ask this question was not only heart-wrenching, but also showed that even our youngest scholars grapple with the messages we send them when we exclude them from schools. Jeremiah’s reality is also a reason why we are being proactive about taking steps

to eliminate exclusion from schools for our youngest students.

Jeremiah and his brother Joshua addressing the audience. (Courtesy: William Lee, NBCDI)

Children, like adults, sometimes make mistakes. Students understand the power of their voice and also acknowledge they don’t always act appropriately. However, they expect adults to see them as valuable from the moment they arrive at school, and to support their path into adulthood especially when they make mistakes. Please join the Administration as we continue to Rethink Discipline, making sure every student not only has a high quality school to attend, but feel welcomed the moment they enter our doors, receiving our love at first sight. Khalilah M. Harris is Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com4 EDUCATION NOVEMBER 06-12, 2015

NEWSUSA

Were you a math whiz growing up, or did you struggle and feel anxious at the mere mention of math? As a parent, you surely don’t want your child to experience the same thing.

“It’s easy to help your child not only excel at math but also enjoy it,” says Raj Valli, the founder of Tabtor Math, a tablet-based math learning program for K-8 children personalized by a dedicated tutor. “Create a math-friendly environment, make math a playful language and participate in an ongoing dialogue about math.”

Valli offers the following advice for helping your child enjoy math.

Create a positive environment around math. Since children model the attitudes of those around them, speak positively about math (even hiding your true feelings). Say encouraging phrases like, “It’s really cool that you can use math every day.”

Think about math as a language. Because children begin using language when they are very young, they don’t feel the same anxiety about reading and writing as they do about

math. To transfer this positive attitude over to math, approach math as a language, rather than as a “problem.” Count things together, measure things together and talk about the numbers involved in any activity you are doing together. Don’t worry too much about getting answers “right” or “wrong.” Instead, help them think through the process of using math aloud, in words.

Hold a math “dialogue” centered on everyday activities. Once your child is comfortable with thinking about math in language terms, ask at the supermarket how many cookies are in a package and how your child calculated this answer. She might refer to the size of the package or the size of the cookies inside. Whether right or wrong, it’s important to emphasize the process used in her head to make the guess. This gets her thinking about math as a visual subject involving shape and volume, rather than just as numbers in a line.

You might ask an older child how many slices of bread are in a loaf, how thick each slice is and how long the loaf is. Open the package to see how close the estimate was. He will learn to feel comfortable with estimating and will enjoy a conversation with you using math as a focal point.

Khalilah M. HarrisWHITE HOUSE INITIATIVE

In the context of school discipline, in my experience, students have regularly shared their pain and frustration of not being able to connect the discipline received to the infraction or explanation provided by adults who say they care about them.

This is just one of the many reasons why the Department of Education is committed to rethinking school discipline.

During the 2015 Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference in September, I participated in a panel discussing disparities in school discipline, specifically strategies to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. Anita Sewell shared her story of being suspended for correcting her teacher about the history of civil rights activists. Sewell was frustrated with what she deemed a flawed lesson, and knew her tone of voice likely became inappropriate, but she also thought her voice was neither valued nor heard. I frequently hear versions of this story throughout the country in my role as Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

In October, I joined a panel with Miajia Jawara, a youth advocate and member of the Dignity in Schools Campaign. Miajia began by highlighting what felt like a positive experience, noting she was given an alternative to suspension by an educator who felt she was gifted and special – only to realize all of her classmates weren’t getting that same second chance. While appreciative, Miajia and other advocates struggled with feeling some students were placed on a pathway to juvenile justice and ultimately long-term confinement. This was amplified with the release of a fact sheet during the event showing the huge gap in investments between funding for schools and funding for jails in some states.

Anita Sewell passionately shares her experience.

These examples, and many others like them, highlight the need for caring and concerned adults to consider how and why students face consequences in schools and communities. Rethinking school discipline should mean using data to inform us about where there may be harsh and unfair practices, as well as considering what it looks like to hold students accountable for their behavior in ways that support positive development and accelerate learning and achievement. Using tools like the

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BPT

In most parts of the country, the months of June, August, September and October are the most popular for wed-dings. Whether recently mar-ried or anxiously counting the days until you tie the knot, there are some important tax implications that you and your spouse can’t afford to overlook.

“In between the flurry of wedding planning, dress shop-

ping and bridal showers, few engaged couples stop to think about how getting married will affect their income taxes,” explained TaxAct spokesper-son, Shaunna Morgan. “While it’s important to understand the tax consequences, keep in mind that you can still do your own taxes. TaxAct, a leading DIY tax solution, asks simple questions about life events like marriage to guide you through the tax implications and help you get all of your deductions

to maximize your refund.”

Name changes Your name(s) and Social Se-

curity number(s) are critical elements of your tax return. Both identifiers must exactly match the information the Social Security Administration (SSA) has on file. That means if you legally change your name after you get married, the SSA needs to know about it.

To get a Social Security card

with your new name, you’ll need to provide proof of iden-tity, such as a marriage certifi-cate, fill out an application and either mail it or deliver it in person to your local SSA office.

You’ll want to do this long before you file your income tax return.

New address / If you’re mov-ing, remember to report your new address to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The fastest way to make the change is to complete Form 8822 available on the agency website at www.irs.gov.

New filing status Once you’ve said, “I do,” you’ll

have the option to claim one of two filing statuses on your tax return: married filing jointly or married filing separately. If you and your spouse each earn an income, you might consider running the num-bers to determine if you have a lower combined tax by fil-ing one way versus the other. Some tax software packages do the calculations for you so it’s easier to make an informed

decision when selecting a fil-ing status. TaxAct Deluxe, for example, gives users a Joint vs. Separate Analysis report that does all the calculations so you can see your estimated refund amounts for each filing status. For many couples, married fil-ing jointly results in lower in-come tax liability.

Keep in mind that no mat-ter when in the year you get married, you are considered married for the full year. Even if your big day is December 31, you will have a married status in the eyes of the IRS for the entirety of that tax year.

Changing your tax withholding:

Any time you have a life change you should revisit your Form W-4. Getting married is definitely one of those times. If both you and your spouse work, you’ll likely have a higher combined income, which may put you into a higher tax brack-et. In order to ensure the right amount of tax is withheld from your paycheck, you’ll want to update your Form W-4 to ensure you aren’t having too

much or too little tax withheld.

Affordable Care Act premium tax credit

If you or your spouse receive health insurance through a government-sponsored mar-ketplace and receive advance payments of the premium tax credit to help offset the cost of your premiums, you’ll want to review your coverage after the wedding, and notify the mar-ketplace of your newly married status. Reporting this change will help you avoid having too much or too little premium assistance paid and ultimately, help you steer clear of owing additional money or getting a small refund when you file your taxes. If you elect to keep your coverage “as is,” separate from your spouse, or wish to add your spouse to your cov-erage, you should notify the marketplace of your special changes in coverage. If you elect to go under your spouse’s health plan, be sure to cancel your marketplace coverage.

For more information: visit

www.irs.gov

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NOVEMBER 06-12, 2015

New Chip-Enabled Cards Protect

Consumers And Business Owners

NAPSI

Electronic payments in the United States have become even safer and more secure with the recent adoption of EMV chip-enabled tech-nology. This is a significant advancement in the fight against counterfeit card fraud. In recent months, a growing number of consumers have received new chip-enabled cards in the mail, and it’s im-portant to understand the benefits of this technology and how to use it.

EMV technology authen-ticates in-person card trans-

actions, helping to mitigate fraud. These cards use com-puter chips to store card in-formation and work with payment terminals to gener-ate a one-time-use encrypted code every time a consumer makes a purchase. As a result, counterfeiters can’t get the necessary information to cre-ate a duplicate card.

In order to use a chip-en-abled card, consumers have to insert—or “dip”—their card into a slot at the bottom of the payment terminal. After the card is inserted, instructions will appear on the screen in-forming the consumer how to complete the transaction. Once it’s complete, the termi-nal will direct the customer when to remove the card. Upgraded payment terminals

will continue to accept mag-netic stripe cards for consum-ers who have not yet received new cards.

According to the Aite Group, by the end of the year, 1.1 bil-lion chip-enabled cards will find their way into consum-ers’ wallets, helping business owners and consumers better protect themselves from indi-vidual counterfeit card fraud, as well as large-scale payment data breaches like those at Target and Michaels.

As the United States con-tinues to develop innovative solutions, consumers and business owners can educate themselves about EMV and electronic payment technolo-gies. Master Your Card, a community empowerment program by MasterCard, has a number of resources avail-able that explain the benefits of the latest technologies, such as EMV, and how to use them, to learn more

www.masteryourcardusa.org

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Una misión para arrojar luz sobre el impacto de la diabetes tipo 2 en la comunidad mul-

ticultural

BPT

¿Sabía que los afroamericanos e hispanos adultos en los Estados Unidos tienen un riesgo mayor de desarrollar diabetes tipo 2? Solamente en los Estados Unidos, la enferme-dad es la quinta causa principal de muerte en la comunidad afroamericana y casi el 13 por ciento de los hispanos adultos han sido diag-nosticados con diabetes.

Es por ello que Merck y la Asociación Ameri-cana de la Diabetes han formado un equipo para Desafiando la Diabetes a fin de crear conciencia de por qué es tan importante que los hispanos y los afroamericanos con diabetes tipo 2 trabajen con su médico en el establecimiento y alcance de su objetivo A1C (glucosa sanguínea promedio durante 2 a 3 meses). A través de este programa, también pueden conocer si están en riesgo de tener un nivel bajo de glucosa sanguínea, conocido como hipoglucemia, y cómo ayudar a reducir ese riesgo.

Conocida por su rol de larga duración en “Law & Order” y sus actuaciones nominadas

al Tony, S. Epatha Merkerson es parte de la población afroamericana en riesgo y recibió un llamado de atención importante hace trece años cuando fue diagnosticada con diabetes tipo 2. A pesar de tener antecedentes famili-ares de diabetes, y de perder a su padre y a su abuela por complicaciones de la diabetes tipo 2, desconocía que también tenía esta enfer-medad.

Al igual que S. Epatha, la chef de celebridades y autora de libros de cocina Leticia Moreinos Schwartz también tiene antecedentes famili-ares de diabetes. Su abuelo luchó contra la diabetes tipo 2 durante muchos años antes de fallecer a causa de un accidente cerebrovascu-lar, una de las complicaciones más graves que presenta esta enfermedad. Por lo tanto, ha visto personalmente algunos de los desafíos que puede enfrentar la gente con diabetes tipo 2. La pérdida de su abuelo llevó a toda la familia a conocer más acerca de los riesgos de desarrollar diabetes tipo 2 y a realizar cam-bios en su estilo de vida.

Ambas mujeres son muy apasionadas en cuanto a educar a otras personas sobre la importancia de trabajar con su médico para controlar la diabetes y establecer y alcanzar un objetivo A1C individualizado. De hecho, casi un tercio de los adultos estadounidenses con diabetes no alcanza su objetivo A1C. Jun-tas, Merkerson y Moreinos Schwartz trabajan para cambiar las estadísticas.

Merkerson y Moreinos Schwartz alientan a estos grupos afectados de manera despropor-cionada a que se comprometan a establecer y alcanzar su objetivo A1C al aceptar Desafi-ando la Diabetes. También están alentando a los afroamericanos e hispanos a que conozcan si están en riesgo de tener un nivel bajo de glucosa sanguínea y cómo ayudar a reducir ese riesgo.

Muchas personas con diabetes ya conocen la importancia de controlar el nivel alto de glu-cosa sanguínea mediante la alimentación, el ejercicio y los medicamentos (recetados), pero

quizá desconozcan que el nivel de glucosa sanguínea también puede descender mucho. Algunos medicamentos para la diabetes pu-eden provocar un nivel bajo de glucosa san-guínea, en particular si los pacientes omiten comidas, cambian su dieta o aumentan su fre-cuencia de ejercicios. Asegúrese de hablar con su médico si experimenta algunos problemas de nivel alto o bajo de glucosa sanguínea.

Preguntas clave para su médico

Lograr un control del nivel de glucosa san-guínea puede ser un desafío, ya que es una parte fundamental del plan de control de la diabetes. Desafiando la Diabetes alienta a las personas a mantenerse motivadas y a tomar un rol activo en el control de su nivel de glu-cosa sanguínea, haciendo algunas preguntas clave para guiar su charla con el médico:

* ¿Cuál es mi nivel A1C y cuál sería mi obje-tivo?

* ¿Cuáles son los signos y síntomas de los niveles altos y bajos de la glucosa sanguínea?

* ¿Necesito hacer algún cambio en mi plan de control de la diabetes?

* ¿Cuáles son los posibles beneficios y efectos secundarios de los medicamentos que estoy tomando?

* ¿Cuáles son las causas de los niveles altos y bajos de la glucosa sanguínea?

Para obtener más información y unirse al compromiso de Merkerson y Moreinos Schwartz, visite www.AmericasDiabete-sChallenge.com. Además, puede encontrar recursos en español en www.DesafiandoL-aDiabetes.com. También puede unirse a la comunidad de Desafiando la Diabetes; en

Facebook.com/AmericasDiabetesChallenge.

La actriz ganadora del Emmy y del Golden Globe S. Epatha Merkerson (izquierda) y la chef de las celeb-ridades y autora de libros de cocina Leticia Moreinos Schwartz (derecha) han formado un equipo con Merck y la Asociación Americana de la Diabetes para solicitarle a los afroamericanos e hispanos con diabetes tipo 2 que trabajen con su médico para establecer y alcanzar su objetivo A1C.

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Because it comes from Blanco, the German manufacturer of finely crafted sinks and faucets, it’s made of the company’s Silgranit, which is an extremely hygienic surface that’s both safe and tough for food prep, cleaning and more.

2) Up against the wall is where you can keep a lot of accessories. From knife and spice storage to paper towel holders, a decorative recess system keeps them all out of the way but still within easy reach at all times.

3) Let things slide in your kitchen. That is, keep pots, pans, dishes and canned goods on sliding shelves that can not only let you use “blind” space but keep bending, stretching and searching for things at a minimum.

4) Things can be simply rolling along if you have a rolling cart, particularly one with a cutting board top and shelves or draw-ers underneath. You simply push it to wherever you want to do your kitchen work—or just to the part of the room that’s least cluttered.

5) Rack ‘em up. A ceiling rack will let you hang up your pots and pans where they’re convenient to get to, out of your way and able to double as decorative accessories.

En un envase profundo con 2 tazas de agua bien caliente, agrega los chiles y deja hidratar por 5 minutos.

En una licuadora, mezcla bien los tomates, la cebolla, el ajo, el jugo de naranja, los chiles y 1 1/4 taza del agua en la que hidrataste los chiles.

En una olla profunda, dora el cerdo en aceite de oliva, sazónalo con sal y pimienta a gusto y luego agrega la salsa, el orégano y las hojas de laurel. Mezcla bien y deja cocinar tapado por 40 minutos.

Unos 10 minutos antes de servir, agrega los nopales y sazona con sal y pimenta.

SUGERENCIAS PARA SERVIR

Sirve con tortillas de maíz o con tu acompañante favorito. Si no encuentras los nopales, usa judías o guisantes verdes.

PREPARACIÓN 10 mins COCCIÓN 50 mins PORCIÓNES 4-6 personas

INGREDIENTES2 libras cerdo para guisar, cortado en cubos de 1 pulgada (paletilla/shoulder)

2 chiles anchos, secos (sin tallo, semillas, ni venas)1 chile guajillo, secos (sin tallo, semillas, ni venas)

3 tomates pera, cortados en mitades1 cebolla blanca, pelada y cortada en cuartos

4 dientes ajoJugo de 2 naranjas

2 cdas. aceite de olive2 hojas laurel

1 cdita. orégano seco Sal y pimienta al gusto

3 nopales cocidos, cortados en tiras

INFORMACIÓN NUTRICIONAL Calorías: 405

Proteína: 29 gramos Grasa: 27 gramos

Sodio: 86 miligramos Colesterol: 99 miligramos Grasa Saturada: 9 gramos Carbohidratos: 11 gramos

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numer of children who were eligible but not yet enrolled.

“People don’t think about Medicaid expan-sion as a kids’ issue, but we know from past research that covering parents results in what we call a strong ‘welcome-mat’ effect for kids,” she says. “That means when the parent learns about their own coverage opportunity, they may learn their child is also eligible.”

Nationally, six percent of children don’t have health insurance. In California that number is 5.4 percent. Kristen Golden Testa, California health director with the Santa Monica-based

nonprofit The Children’s Partnership, says the situation will get even better next year once a groundbreaking new state law to help undocumented children goes into effect.

“All low-income children will be able to en-roll in Medi-Cal regardless of their immigra-tion status,” she says. “This will mean an addi-tional 170,000 children will have insurance.”

Because California has the biggest popula-tion in the country, Testa says gains in the Golden State will make a “big dent” in the na-tional rate of uninsured children.

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County of Santa Clara Mo-ves Forward to Staff New

Downtown Clinic Providing Primary Care and Urgent

Care Services by April 2016

San Jose, CA – On Tuesday the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved funding for 158 full time positions at Valley Health Center (VHC) Downtown San Jose, which is anticipated to open on April 18, 2016.

The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

(SCVMC) has estimated that when the clinic is fully operational, Primary Care and Urgent Care services will enable 7,700 visits monthly or 92,000 visits annually. It is anticipated that monthly specialty visits will reach 2,200 visits monthly or 26,000 visits annually.

“I am proud of the hard work that Santa Cla-

ra Valley Medical Center, the County Health and Hospital Committee, my colleagues on the Board of Supervisors, and our commu-nity partners have done to bring primary and urgent care services back to the Downtown

San Jose community,” said Supervisor Cindy Chavez.

When San Jose Medical Center (SJMC) clo-sed in 2004, the Downtown San Jose com-munity lost access to medical and urgent care services. Many community leaders, including Bob Brownstein, Roz Dean and Al Traugott, have organized since then to advocate for direct medical services in Downtown San Jose. VHC Downtown San Jose, a three story, 60,000 square foot facility, is now being built on the site of the old SJMC. In addition to replacing the urgent care services that SJMC offered, the new medical center will provide increased primary and specialty care servi-ces based on an extensive demographic as-sessment of the needs of the Downtown San Jose region.

These services range from Adult and Pedia-tric Urgent Care and Comprehensive Family-Oriented Services (ex. Family Practice, High Risk Ob/Gyn, Adult and Pediatric Psychia-try and Pediatric Healthy Lifestyle Center [PHLC]) to Adult and Specialty Services (ex. Internal Medicine, Behavioral Health, Dia-betes Management, Retinal Screening and Dermatology). VHC Downtown San Jose is located on East Santa Clara Street, between North 14th Street and North 17th Street.

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According to report co-author Joan Al-ker, when California expanded Medicaid for adults, the state also signed up a significant

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SACRAMENTO, CA - Sup-porters of workers’ rights filed a ballot initiative Tues-day to raise California’s minimum wage from $9 to $15. Comment from Alma Hernandez, political director for SEIU California, which is sponsoring the initiative.

The Fight for 15 movement is taking its case to the voters – filing on Tuesday to put a measure on the ballot to raise California’s minimum wage from 9 dollars an hour to 15 by the year 2020. Support-ers say it would help 3 point 3 million low wage workers

in the state. Alma Hernandez with the Service Employees International Union, which is sponsoring the initiative, says with the high cost of liv-ing in the Golden State, it’s impossible to support a fam-ily on 9 dollars an hour.

“What you see in many homes across California is you have families living 2 to 3 families in a home, in an apartment, just to be able to make ends meet.”

The measure would require businesses with more than 26 employees to start pay-ing 12 dollars an hour by July 2017 and gradually move up to 15 dollars by July 2020 – and they’d have to give full time workers at least six paid sick days a year. Smaller busi-nesses would have to start paying $10.10 an hour in 2017 and move up to 15 dol-lars by July 20-21.

Opponents of the mini-mum wage says it burdens employers and forces them to cut jobs. But Hernandez says that hasn’t been borne out in places such as San Francisco that have already upped the minimum wage.

“That’s actually the reason

why we’re going directly to the voters is that they see through the fear tactics that the other side employs. They all see prices around them continuing to increase and their wages continuing to re-main stagnant.”

Backers say they plan to start collecting signatures in January. Meanwhile a simi-lar ballot initiative that was filed earlier this year already has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. That measure does not include the sick day provisions.

November 17 - November 20, 2015Community Reception: Thursday, November 19, 6-8pm

Oakland CA: Pro Arts and the Foster Youth Museum present Tribute: Stories of Fos-ter Youth Tattoos. The exhibition will be on view at Pro Arts’ gallery in downtown Oakland from November 17 to November 20, 2015. A public reception will be held on Thursday, November 19, 6-8pm. The exhibition and reception are free to the public.

The stories found within Tribute illuminate - for the first time in a public setting -

the hidden meanings behind the tattoos of a handful of foster youth from California. The exhibition investigates these stories and memorializes foster youth experiences. Through photography and language, the Tribute provides the public with a glimpse into the personal narratives of foster youth.

Some of the tattoos in this exhibition are rebellious in nature, evoking revolutionary

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Veteran’s Day 2015 can offer ways to understand and

appreciate veterans

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As November 11th ap-proaches, we as a nation re-member and recall those that have served and returned to our shores as ‘watchers of our walls’.

A veteran (from Latin ve-tus, meaning “old”) is a per-son who has had long service or experience in a particular occupation or field, in this writing it’s someone who has had experience in the armed forces.

Veteran’s Day came origi-nally as Armistice Day, on the cessation of hostilities November 11th, 1918. Armi-stice Day became a Federal holiday in the US in 1938 and after WWII and The Vietnam War became what we celebrate as Veteran’s Day.

The Department of Vet-eran’s Affairs states, “The mission of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) is to fulfill our Nation’s promise to Veterans for their service and sacrifice to our Nation.” It is essential to the fruition of our goals and dreams to have this protection from both en-emies far and near, and not only adhere to the mission aforementioned, but to take into account the effects of war and service on the psyche

of a human being.

A recent television program reminded us of this aspect of war on a person. “We’re not built to kill. We don’t have claws or fangs or armor. Vets that came back with PTSD, that didn’t happen because we’re comfortable with kill-ing. We’re not. We can’t be. We feel. We’re connected.”

Simply stated, our fellow citizens come back from duty and in some way or another are affected by their time serving. Programs are in place to help with reha-bilitation and reintegration into normalcy though it’s not hard to imagine someone not wanting help or being uneasy about admitting to aid, whether it be monetary, education or health wise.

If this happens with people who don’t serve in the mili-tary, so it could be an even more abstract feeling to someone who is trained in some ways to be brave, keen and helpful; not weak, de-moralized and in need. For all the strength and years of service of these men and women give, there is depth to their dilemmas that we should not make assump-tions about. Alternatively, it’s much more helpful to of-fer help or guidance towards facilities, organizations and forums (both physical and online) capable of providing relatability and help to veter-ans. Job counseling, financial aid information, health in-surance and allowances are all things that service men and women come back to,

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In the end, our shores are safer and have been since the formation of the Continental Army in 1775, which marks 240 years of people braving the unknown for our well be-ing.

So on this Veteran’s Day at 11 am, when the procession for the different branches of military takes place at Arlington Cemetery, take a moment if possible to pon-der on the sacrifice and duty that millions of American citizens (and those wanting to become one) have offered us, those looking for purpose, peace, adventure and a new life through service.

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Supervisors Approve Ordinance to Deter Road

Rage on County Highways and Expressways

Users of Santa Clara County highways and expressways have a new tool to fight road rage, whether they are driving cars, riding bicycles or walking.

Responding to complaints from bicyclists who say they have been threatened and endangered by motorists, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, October 20, approved an ordinance that would allow them to file a civil lawsuit against another person for hostile behavior and, if successful, could collect up to $1,000.

Supported by the County’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee, the issue was brought to the board by Supervisor Dave Cortese nearly a year ago. At his request, the proposed ordinance was broadened to include acts of road rage suf-fered by anyone on County roads, including motorists, cy-clists, pedestrians or equestrians.

“While motorists and cyclists have become more aware of each other, especially on narrow roads, bad behavior still happen all too frequently,” said Supervisor

Cortese. “This ordinance will allow victims to take legal civil action and could be a deterrent to these acts of harassment.”

Examples of bad behavior witnessed on County roadways include motorists driving too closely to cyclists or pedes-trians, making threats and cutting them off roadways or throwing objects.

Besides the ordinance, the Board’s action on Tuesday fo-cuses attention on other ways the County has to reduce

conflicts on roadways:

•Education and outreach – Provide road users with safety tips and information on best practices in sharing the road.

•Road engineering – creating buffer zones between bikes and cars by redesigning roads, making bike lanes more vis-ible and building bike-only paths parallel to the roads.

•Increased enforcement -- Targeting areas that are fre-quented by bicyclists and motorists to deter hostile behav-ior.

•For more information or an interview, call the Office of Supervisor Dave Cortese at 408-299- 5030.

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Assemblymember Catharine Baker’s Veterans Financial Aid Bill Signed

By Governor Brown

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Assemblywoman Catharine B. Baker (R-San Ramon) announced in Sep-tember that Governor Brown had signed her bill, AB 1401, providing veterans of the California National Guard, the State Military Reserve, and the Naval Militia with greater access to student financial aid services.

The Office of the Adjutant General was required to provide veterans with student financial aid forms and assist them in the completion of enrollment

fee waivers and FAFSA applications, until the law expired on January 1, 2012. Since the law’s expiration, the support has not been replaced—hin-dering veterans’ pursuit of post-ser-vice education and the notification of available financial aid opportunities. AB 1401 reinstates the expired law and restores a much-needed service to veterans interested in continuing their education.

“Our veterans sacrifice so much in the name of service to our country and to the State of California,” said Baker. “It is the responsibility of our govern-ment to support our veterans upon their return to private life and ensure their equal access to a bright and suc-cessful future. That’s why I introduced Assembly Bill 1401, providing our

veterans with the tools to reach their potential.”

Many veterans are unaware of the federal Post-9/11 bill and the Califor-nia National Guard Education As-sistance Award Program, and some do not have even basic contact infor-mation for veterans’ educational as-sistance. Assembly Bill 1401 makes certain our veterans are aware of the many resources that are available to them.

Baker added, “I am very pleased by the unanimous bipartisan support for this bill and that Governor Brown signed this important measure pro-viding veterans with greater assistance and notification of financial aid ser-vices.”

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Where do the leading

candidates for the Republican

presidential nomination stand on environmental

issues?

Doug Moss & Roddy Scheer EARTHTALK

In recent decades, Repub-licans have certainly been far less sympathetic to environ-mental causes than the Dem-ocrats, and this year’s batch of candidates for the party’s Presidential nomination is no exception.

Donald Trump has re-mained skeptical of environ-mentalists and the issues they care about. In 2012 he tweet-ed that the Chinese created climate change to suppress the American economy. More recently, he called climate change “a hoax” on Fox News. He is also notoriously sup-portive of getting rid of any tax on oil, “the lifeblood of the economy.” While Trump may look bad on climate change, at least he has a track record of working well with environ-mentalists on some of his de-velopment projects.

Ben Carson rejects the sig-nificance of climate change, deeming it distracting and irrelevant. He does support

some development of alterna-tive energy sources, but only so much as it reduces depen-dence on foreign oil. Likewise, he supports drilling both off-shore and in Alaska to both create jobs and put economic pressure on Middle Eastern terrorists. Despite his lack of climate concern, Carson does feel strongly about conserva-tion, saying in his 2012 book, America the Beautiful, that “mindless consumption” leads to unnecessary pollu-tion and that we should all take care to protect the health of the planet.

Marco Rubio is no fan of government intervention, and would prefer to see the free market dictate how we protect the environment. He publically stated in 2014 that human activity is unrelated to the warming climate trend, such that any laws would be ineffective and bad for our economy. His plan to keep energy prices low consists of continued exploration of domestic energy sources. He supports expansion of wind and solar energies, but also favors increasing production and consumption of coal, oil and natural gas.

Jeb Bush started out his political career with negative views on environmental regu-lations, but after re-election as Florida’s governor in 1998 he changed his tune to say that conservation is the purview of the states (not the federal gov-ernment). He’s well known for spearheading a $2 billion

program to protect and re-store the Everglades, and op-poses oil drilling in his own state. He favors continued oil consumption, but he would also like to see 25 percent of U.S. energy derived from re-newable sources by 2025.

Carly Fiorina supports clean alternatives to fossil fuels, but maintains that every poten-tial energy source should be explored (including nuclear and “clean” coal). She believes the best strategy for cutting carbon emissions is global ac-tion. Conveniently, this posi-tion makes any federal action by the U.S. pointless. In keep-ing with her antipathy for big government, Fiorina would like to see the U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency downsized and its role in poli-cy making diminished.

For the most part, the rest of the still-crowded Republi-can field shares similar views about climate and environ-ment. If any of these candi-dates makes it to the White House, Americans should buckle up for a rough ride that could include approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to bring Canadian tar sands oil across U.S. soil, a pull-back from any emissions reduction commitments made by the Obama administration at the upcoming Paris climate talks, and a weakening of federal powers when it comes to en-vironmental oversight of air and water quality and conser-vation initiatives in general.

Javier Sierra

Si fuera uno de esos candi-datos presidenciales (¡para nada!) y alguien me pregun-tara a quién admiro más, diría, cualquiera de los cientos de héroes que defienden a sus comunidades contra el bom-bardeo diario de la contami-nación.

Este asedio ocurre en cien-tos de comunidades hispanas de todo el país, y uno de esos héroes es Juan Flores, un ac-tivista del Centro sobre Raza, Pobreza y el Medio Ambi-ente, en el Condado de Kern, California. La pelea que libra Flores es heroica. Kern genera el cerca del 80% de la produc-ción petrolera de California, incluyendo el 95% de las ex-plotaciones de fracking, más que cualquier otro condado de todo el país. Y el precio que pagan los residentes de Kern, abrumadoramente hispanos, es estremecedor.

“Tenemos uno de los índices de asma más altos del país, especialmente entre nuestros niños”, dice Flores. “Es triste que un niño tenga un ataque de asma cada dos días. No tienen respiro. Por eso esta-mos en la pelea”.

Según un estudio del Na-tional Resources Defense Council, cerca de 2 millones de californianos, que ya so-portan la carga de otros tipos de contaminación, viven a menos de una milla de una explotación de gas o petróleo. De ellos, un astronómico 92% son comunidades de color.

El reporte también develó que solamente en Kern, de las personas que viven a me-nos de una milla de un pozo petrolero o gasero, el 64% es hispano.

“No nos estamos organi-zando contra esta injusticia porque odiamos a la industria petrolera”, advierte Flores. “Lo

hacemos porque amamos a nuestra comunidad”. Flores va a necesitar cada gota de esa devoción por su gente porque la situación bien podría em-peorar para los sufridos resi-dentes de Kern. A instancias de la industria petrolera, el condado ha propuesto una ordenanza que permitiría lograr permisos de explo-tación de fracking de 25 años, sin prácticamente ninguna oposición ni revisión.

“Si es verdad que sabían de esto hace 40 años, entonces es verdad que no se preocupan por sus hijos ni sus nietos”, lamenta Flores. “Todo lo que les importa es cuánto dinero pueden meterse en el bolsillo”.

La heroica resistencia de Flores persigue otro tipo de riqueza: la salud y bienestar de su comunidad.

Javier Sierra es un columni-sta del Sierra Club. Sígalo en Twitter @javier_SC

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NO. 115CV287523Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Seungryul Choi and Jiyoun Chun. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners, Seungryul Choi and Jiyoun Chun, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Andrew Choi to Andrew Jaehyung Choi b. Claire Choi to Claire Jaehee Choi. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/12/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-

bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 30, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtNovember 6, 13, 20,27, 2015

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NO. 115CV287702Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Be Thi Nguyen. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner,

Be Thi Nguyen, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a Be Thi Nguyen to Bekki Br Nguyen b. Alan Soundara to Alan Nguyen. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/12/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 04, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtNovember 6, 13, 20,27, 2015

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NO. 115CV285213Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abraham Eli Gonzales. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Elydia Sanchez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Abraham Eli Gonzales to Eli Sanchez. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/01/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. September 3, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtNovember 6, 13, 20,27, 2015

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FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV286629Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of

the application of: Faiza Omar. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Faiza Omar, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a Faiza Omar to Faiza Farooq Omar. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/29/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 07, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtNovember 6, 13, 20,27, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV287456Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Hassan Rasti and Nasrin Jaffari . TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners, Hassan Rasti and Nasrin Jaffari, have filed a peti-tion for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Hassan Rasti to David Rasti b. Nasrin Jaffari to Nancy Rasti. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/12/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 29, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtNovember 6, 13, 20,27, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV287669Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Alfonso Ochoa. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Alfonso Ochoa, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a Diego Smith to Diego Alfonso Ochoa. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/12/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. November 3, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtNovember 6, 13, 20,27, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609861The following person(s) is (are) doing business, IL Palazzo Gardens 250 Curtner Ave Palo Alto, CA 94305 Santa Clara Coun-ty. Greker, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is con-ducted by a limited liability company; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.08/01/11 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Diane FeirmanManaging MemberNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/06/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609857The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Blue Hills Studio Apartments 7213 Rainbow Drive San Jose, CA 95129 Santa Clara County. Blue Hills Studio Apartments II, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane

Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; regis-trant has begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed here-on.06/09/10 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jim Barrow JrManagerNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/06/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609855The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Lakeview Garden Apart-ments 816 N. Humboldt Street San Mateo, CA San Mateo County. Lakeview Investments, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is con-ducted by a limited liability company; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.06/24/10 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Don Dougherty ManagerNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/06/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609803The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Sycamore Park Apart-ments 398 Boynton Av-enue Dan Jose, CA 95117 Santa Clara County. Sycamore Park-Boynton, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; regis-trant has begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed here-on.07/23/10 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Joyne Shapiro ManagerNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/05/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609798The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Lake Vasona Manor 909 University Avenue Los Gatos, CA 95032 Santa Clara County. Stephen Chen and Hsin-Hsin Chen 25901 Springhill Rd Los Altos, CA 94022. This business is conducted by a married couple; regis-trants have begun trans-acting business under the fictitious business name or names listed here-on.07/23/10 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Hsin-Hsin ChenNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/05/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609797The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Warm Springs Self Stor-age 45585 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539 Alameda County. Warm Springs Self Storage , LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; regis-trant has begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed here-on.01/14/1988 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jim Barrow JRManagerNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/05/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609854The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Rosa Crest Studio Apart-ments 394 Boynton Av-enue San Jose, CA 95117 Santa Clara County. Rosa Crest Studio Apartments, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; regis-trant has begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed here-on.06/09/2010 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information

which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jim Barrow JRManagerNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/06/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609860The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Rosa Crest Studio Apart-ments 394 Boynton Av-enue San Jose, CA 95117 Santa Clara County. Rosa Crest Studio Apartments, LLC. 20410 Town Center Lane Suite 200 Cupertino, CA 95014. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; regis-trant has begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed here-on.06/09/2010 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jim Barrow JrManagerNovember 6, 13, 20, 27, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/06/15

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV287186Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kang-Min Lin. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Kang-Min Lin, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a Kang-Min Lin to Jack-son Kang-Min Lin. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/05/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 22, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtOctober 30; November 6, 13, 20, 2015

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NAME STATEMENTNO. 610305

The following person(s) is (are) doing business, J&C Trucking 279 Waverly St Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Santa Clara County. Cristi-na Jeannette Pineda Alas 279 Waverly St Sunny-vale, CA 94086. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.10/20/15 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Cristina J. Pineda AlasOctober 30; November 6, 13, 20, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/20/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610507The following person(s) is (are) doing business, QC Credit Agency 88 S. 3rd St #209 San Jose, CA 95112 Santa Clara County. Jonny Vu 101 S. 3rd St #162 San Jose, CA 95112 This busi-ness is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.1998” “I de-clare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jonny VuOctober 30; November 6, 13, 20, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/27/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 607706The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Southside Financial 3136 Story Rd Suite #2 San Jose, CA 95127 Santa Clara County. Socorro Montano-Soto and Andres B. Soto 2910 Archwood Cr San Jose, CA 95148 This business is conducted by a married couple; reg-istrants have not begun transacting business un-der the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Socorro Montano-Soto October 30; November 6, 13, 20, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa

Clara on 10/23/15ORDER TO SHOW

CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF

NAMENO. 115CV281206

Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Valarie So-lis. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Vala-rie Solis, has filed a peti-tion for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Je-didiah Ian Solis to Je-didiah Ian Ramirez. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/08/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. September 14, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtSeptember18, 25; Octo-ber 2, 9, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV287080Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Marco Tulio De Leon and Gloria Elizabeth De Leon. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners, Marco Tulio De Leon and Gloria Elizabeth De Leon, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Jordy Evans De Leon to Jordy Evans De Leon De Leon. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 01/05/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the

county of Santa Clara. October 21, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtOctober 23, 30; Novem-ber 6, 13, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV286607Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Christina Mauricio Silva. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that peti-tioner, Christina Mauricio Silva, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Christina Mauricio Silva to Chris-tina Silva Mauricio . 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/29/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 07, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtOctober 23, 30; Novem-ber 6, 13, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV286734Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jian Chen and Dan Ye. TO ALL INTERESTED PER-SONS: The court finds that petitioners, Jian Chen and Dan Ye, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a Ye Xuan Chen to Jes-sica Yexuan Chen . 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/29/15 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four suc-

cessive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circulation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 09, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtOctober 23, 30; Novem-ber 6, 13, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610087The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Anthony’s Glass and Mir-rors 1869 Lanai Ave San Jose, CA 95122 Santa Clara County. Jose Anto-nio Valencia 1869 Lanai Ave San Jose, CA 95122 . This business is con-ducted by an individual; registrants has begun transacting business un-der the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.10/13/15 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who de-clares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.)Jose Antonio Valencia October 23, 30; Novem-ber 6, 13, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/13/15FICTITIOUS BUSINESS

NAME STATEMENTNO. 609637

The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Little Orchard 1859 Little Orchard St San Jose, CA 95125 Santa Clara County. American Red-stone 4340 Almaden Exp. San Jose, CA 95118 . This business is conducted by a corporation; registrants has begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed here-on.09/29/15 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information, which he or she knows to be false, is guilty of a crime.)Ernie Arreola , CEOOctober 23, 30; Novem-ber 6, 13, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 09/29/15

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV286411Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Santos Orellana. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner, Santos Orellana, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-

ing names as follows: a Alexis Geovanny Hidalgo to Alexis Geovanny Hi-dalgo Orellana. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/22/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 2, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtOctober 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV286770Superior Court of Cali-fornia, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sarah Ca-price Taylar. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that pe-titioner, Sarah Caprice Taylar, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a Sarah Ca-price Taylar to Sarah Caprice Camarillo. 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 pe-tition for change of name should not be granted on 12/29/15 at 8:45 am, Pro-bate Dept., located at 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of the Order to Show cause shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a news-paper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. October 13, 2015Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtOctober 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610061The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Bludev Consulting 22348 McClellan Road Cuperti-no, CA 95014 Santa Clara County. Upasona Hazari-ka 22348 McClellan Road Cupertino, A 95014. This

business is conducted by an individual; registrants have not begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Upasona HazarikaOctober 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/13/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610075The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Per-fect Clean Janitorial 247 McDonald Ave San Jose, CA 95116 Santa Clara County. Eduardo Borbon 247 McDonald Ave San Jose, CA 95116. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants have not begun transact-ing business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Eduardo Borbon October 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/13/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610077The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Alex-ander Designs 1111 Story Rd Suite #1063 San Jose, CA 95122 Santa Clara County. Continental Pre-cious Metal Inc. 1111 Story Rd Suite #1063 San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by A Cor-poration; registrants has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.10/13/15 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Hung TranOctober 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/13/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610076The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Hung Phat Diamonds & Jewelry. 1111 Story Rd Suite #1063 San Jose,

CA 95122 Santa Clara County. Trans Fine Jew-elry Inc. 1111 Story Rd Suite #1063 San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by A Cor-poration; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.10/13/15 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Hung TranOctober 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/13/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 610068The following person(s) is (are) doing business, V&B Janitorial 2065 Palm Beach Way San Jose, CA 95122 Santa Clara Coun-ty. Jose Villa 2065 Palm Beach Way San Jose, CA 95122. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.10/12/15 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jose VillaOctober 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/13/15

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609992The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Second Half Under Grace 3256 South White Rd San Jose, CA 95148 Santa Clara County. Lowanda Pierson 3491 Tully Rd San Jose, CA 95148. This business is conducted by an individual; registrants has begun transacting business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed here-on.10/08/15 “I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Lowanda Pierson October 16, 23,30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/08/15

Statement of Abandonment

of Use of Fictitious Business Name

NO. 609991The following person/enti-ty has abandoned the use of the fictitious business names: 1) C.H.E.A.P 2) Creative Health Education And Prevents 3250 South White Rd #152 San Jose, CA 95148 Santa Clara Co. Lowanda Preison 3491 Tully Rd San Jose, CA 95148. This business was conducted by an in-dividual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 02/16/2011 under file no. 346014Lowanda Preison October 16, 23, 30; November 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/08/2015

Statement of Abandonment

of Use of Fictitious Business Name

NO. 609989The following person/enti-ty has abandoned the use of the fictitious business names: Play & Learn 1341 Old Rose Pl San Jose, CA 95132 Santa Clara Co. Juan Encarnacion 1341 Old Rose Pl San Jose, CA 95132. This business was conducted by an in-dividual and was filed in Santa Clara County on 11/12/2011 under file no. 558316Juan EncarnacionOctober 16, 23, 30; No-vember 6, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 10/08/2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

NO. 609670The following person(s) is (are) doing business, Wealth Recovery Solu-tions 99 N. First Street suite 208 San Jose, CA 95113 Santa Clara County. Diana C. Guada-lupe Chipana 5300 Terner Way #1101 San Jose, CA 95136. This busi-ness is conducted by an individual; registrant has begun transacting busi-ness under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon.06/19/15 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true in-formation which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Diana C. Guadalupe Chipana October 2, 9, 16, 23, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 09/29/15

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The tools that were once life-saving had now become a tremendous burden to me as I tried to get my life back together. Because of this it created roadblocks at every level of my existence. Carrying the stigma of being an ex-offender is debilitating. From being denied employment and housing, to not knowing how to establish healthy relationships, life becomes exceedingly difficult. And maintaining my freedom, I soon found, was no easy task while wrestling with the haunting memories of my past imprisonment.

Going back to prison was the last thing I wanted. But I realized that I could go back inside, at any time, at the whim of my parole officer. I witnessed this the first week I reported to my parole officer. The conditions of my parole dictated that I had to report to parole twice a week, with periodic drug testing, and find employment. My parole officer was friendly for the most part, but she had a case load she couldn’t handle. Because of this she took no bullshit. She was a tough cop who made it clear she had the power to put me back in prison if I ever stepped out of line.

While waiting in her office I sat and watched her as she was questioned a young black parolee that had messed up. She asked him a routine question that she asked all parolees: “Have you had any police contact?” Police contact was any negative interaction with law enforcement. He replied, “Yes,” and the mild mannered parole officer suddenly went ballistic. She knew already that the guy was a suspect in a robbery and ordered him to stand. She grabbed the parolee by the collar and forcefully pushed him until he reached the wall. “Nose on the f---ing wall and spread ‘em,” she said. The parolee did not resist. She handcuffed him and yelled, “You’re going back in.” I was scared shitless at that point and pissed my pants out of fear, just thinking about returning to prison. I had learned that freedom was not what I expected.

So for all those that will be coming home, you should remember that freedom is precious, and in order to maintain it, you have to work hard to keep it. It’s something I discovered during the 17 years I have been free.

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¿Alguna vez miraste a una persona y te preguntaste qué sucedía dentro de su cabeza? La película de Disney-Pixar “Inside Out” te lleva en un viaje emocionante y divertido hacia el interior de la mente para encontrar la respuesta. Dentro del Cuartel General, el centro de mando de la mente de una niña de 11 años llamada Riley, cinco emociones trabajan sin descanso, lideradas por la alegre optimista Joy. Ella se esfuerza por garantizar que Riley siga siendo feliz mientras trabaja junto a las otras emociones: Fear, Anger, Disgust y Sadness. Richard Roeper, del Chicago Sun-Times la elogió como un “clásico instantáneo”. ¡Vívela como nunca antes en Disney Blu-ray! Ahora en venta.

In the highly anticipated film, Pixar Animation’s THE GOOD DINOSAUR, in theaters No-vember 25th, the question is asked: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never be-came extinct?

Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (voice of Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.

Pixar animation has a long his-tory of representing unusual friendships on the big screen, let’s take a look at some memora-ble Pixar Films featuring unlikely relationships over the years to get you ready for THE GOOD DINOSAUR!

INSIDE OUT (2015)Joy is assisted by Bing Bong, Riley’s long forgotten imaginary friend on a quest to bring Riley happiness again.

WALL-E (2008)A robot named WALL-E, who is designed to clean up an abandoned, waste-covered Earth far in the future falls in love with another robot named EVE.

TOY STORY (1995)The one that started it all focuses on the relationship between Woody, a pull -string cowboy doll (voiced by Tom Hanks), and Buzz Lightyear, an astronaut action figure (voiced by Tim Allen).

UP (2009)An elderly widower named Carl Fredricksen and an earnest young Wilderness Explorer named Russell (Jordan Nagai) fulfills his dream to see the wilds of South America and to complete a promise made to his late wife.

THE GOOD DINOSAUR (2015)Apatosaurus ‘Arlo’ befriends a cave boy names Spot in the second Pixar movie released this year.

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San Martín Caballero es un santo católico cuya devoción es ampliamente popular dentro de la comunidad latina, se le conoce como el santo patrón de los trabajadores. Existen miles de testimonios de personas que han dado fe de los milagros obtenidos cuando acuden a él, especialmente cuando se le pide por abundancia de trabajo, para mejorar las condiciones laborales, para conseguir un buen empleo y especialmente para mejorar la situación económica de los creyentes. Se le ofrendan comúnmente velas color rojo y se le reza una novena para alcanzar de él un favor. Su fecha de festividad es el día 11 de noviembre.

También es conocido como San Martín de Tours, nació en el año 316 en la región que ahora comprende Hungría, era hijo de una familia pagana. Su padre era un oficial del ejército Romano. Recibió su educación en Roma y a la edad de quince años se vio forzado a servir en el ejército del imperio. Después de convertirse en cristiano, vivió su vida con mucha humildad rehusando a continuar sirviendo en el ejército. A la edad de veintitrés años él afirmaba: “Soy un soldado de Cristo y no es legal para mí luchar en un ejercito cruel y sanguinario.”

Una leyenda relata que cuando era soldado, encontró en su camino a un mendigo que estaba casi desnudo. Era un día muy frío, San Martín se quitó su capa, la dividió en dos dándole al mendigo la otra mitad. Esa noche se le apareció Cristo en su sueño, vestido en esa mitad de su capa, diciendo: “Martín me ha cubierto este día.”

Según cuenta la leyenda, el demonio trataba muy a menudo de tentar a San Martín en diferentes formas, a veces se le presentaba como un alto funcionario del ejército, ofreciéndole riquezas y cargos de poder. También se le aparecían mujeres hermosas y adineradas con la intención de tentarlo para que cometiera delitos y fechorías, pero los ahuyentaba con sus oraciones y su fe inquebrantable. El obispo San Hilario le cedió unas tierras en una zona apartada de Francia y allí fundó un convento, el primero en Francia. Más adelante vivió en Tours en donde fundó otro monasterio y dedicó su vida a ayudar a los más necesitados, proveía educación a los niños y le enseñaba a los creyentes el amor al prójimo, a los animales y a la naturaleza en general. En sus enseñanzas le pedía a los creyentes que no se convirtieran en fanáticos religiosos, pues los fanatismos no ayudan a nadie, lo que pedía a quiénes escuchaban era que actuaran con bondad y buena fe con el prójimo, pues de estas obras se recibirían bendiciones del Señor Jesucristo.

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Honorable San Martín Caballero,que en piedad y amor, abrigastea pobres y desampara-dos que se helaban en la calle,dividiendo tu propio manto en dos.Mira hacia los que te invocan y auxilia a los que imploran tu patrocinio y bendición.Intercede por nosotros ante el trono de Jesu-cristopara que podamos en-contrar ayuda en todas nuestras necesidades, tanto materiales como espirituales.

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The iconic rock star Gene Simmons has a huge heart -- more than 140 times wide. The KISS band member -- who stars in his own re-ality TV show “Gene Simmons Family Jewels,” -- highlighted his relationship with ChildFund International by inviting viewers to tune in to his journey to Zambia to meet 12 of his more than140 sponsored children.

Gene thought he was traveling to Africa to go on safari with his wife, Shannon; however, she had other ideas in mind. She had arranged for Gene to meet 12 of his sponsored children.

Gene and Shannon brought school supplies, soccer balls, backpacks and clothing to share with the children. One of Gene’s sponsored children received a bicycle so he didn’t have to walk the long distance to school. Shannon even gave one young woman the shoes off her feet.

While there, they met a young woman he sponsors named Esther. There are days when she and her family have no food. And while she loves school, it’s not easy for her to get to it. She has to walk long distances, but she doesn’t

complain. She has a dream -- she has wanted to be a nurse since losing both of her parents to illness.

Gene told her that he would make a deal with her: If she makes good grades, he would pay her nursing school tuition.

Shannon said, “You don’t owe us anything. You don’t have to pay us back. You owe us to be a good nurse.”

Gene added, “We met an amazing 16-year-old girl with lots of charisma, who can change the cycle, but the odds are stacked against her.”

Like millions of other sponsors, Gene was in-troduced to ChildFund through the organiza-tion’s commercials. The commercial’s message hasn’t changed much -- a small monthly dona-tion can change the lives of children living in developing countries. And to this very day, the average sponsor is not a celebrity, just a regular person who cares.

“It’s our responsibility to take care of each other,” said Gene. “You don’t need to be a star. You don’t need to be rich.”

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Earthquakes Midfielder

Fatai Alashe, Defender

Marvell Wynne Selected as

Finalists for MLS Awards

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Fatai Alashe has been selected as one of three finalists for the 2015 AT&T Rookie of the Year Award, while Quakes defender Marvell Wynne is a finalist for the MLS Fair Play Award. The AT&T Rookie of the Year Award recognizes the best player without previous professional experience who made his MLS debut in 2015. The MLS Fair Play Award is given annually to both an individual player and team and is selected by Major League Soccer based on objective criteria such as fouls committed, cards received, games & minutes played, as well as subjective evaluation of sportsmanlike behavior.

Alashe, 22, was the fourth overall selection in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of Michigan State University. He made his MLS debut in Week 1 at FC Dallas before recording his first career start in Week 2 at Seattle Sounders FC. The following week, Alashe scored just five minutes into his home debut, tallying the first-ever goal at Avaya Stadium.

Alashe made a total of 28 appearances, including 27 starts, for San Jose during his rookie year, notching two goals and two assists. He became the team’s first MLS SuperDraft selection to score multiple goals in his rookie season since Ike Opara in 2010.

Consistently matching up against opponents’ most dangerous attacking midfielder, and often acting as the team’s primary replacement at center back, Alashe helped the Quakes defense allow just 39 total goals, tied for third fewest in Major League Soccer.

Wynne, 29, joined the Earthquakes prior to this season after stints with the New York Red Bulls, Toronto FC and the Colorado Rapids. The first overall selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft was the Quakes most oft-used defender in 2015 and helped the club rank among the league’s best in numerous defensive categories, including allowing just 11 goals on home turf, fewest by any team in a single season since 2013.

Despite the 10-year MLS veteran setting career highs in appearances (33), starts (32) and minutes (2,762), Wynne committed only 22 fouls all season and was cautioned just once. Wynne was the only player in the league this season to log more than 2,500 minutes and receive one or fewer yellow cards.

Forward Joel Ward

Earns the Honor For the

First TimeSAN JOSE - The San Jose Sharks an-

nounced on Tuesday that forward Joel Ward has been selected as the Sharks Foundation “Sharks Player of the Month” for October.

Ward led the Sharks in goals (7), points (11) and was T-4th in assists (4) during the month of October. He currently ranks T-3rd amongst all NHL players in goals and is T-19th in points. More so, Ward leads the league in face-off percentage at 62.7% amongst play-ers with at least 50 face-offs taken.

Ward recorded a hat trick on Oct. 24, 2015 versus the Carolina Hurricanes, the second hat trick of his career and first hat trick of the season by a Sharks player. The North York, Ontario, native has registered a point in seven of the 11 games he has played in this season.

Established in the 1996-97 season, the

Sharks Foundation “Sharks Player of the Month” program honors the Sharks player(s) who have contributed most to the team’s suc-cess each month. The Sharks Player of the Month and Year award program has donated more than $300,000 to the Sharks Founda-tion since the program’s inception.

This is the first player of the month recogni-tion for Ward.

The San Jose Sharks AHL affiliate hits the ice at 1:15pm vs. the San Diego Gulls at the

SAP Center

SAN JOSE, CA - The San Jose Barracuda presented by Barracuda Networks and the American Hockey League affiliate of the San Jose Sharks has announced that the club will host a teddy bear toss presented by Kaiser Permanente on Saturday, November 7 at 1:15pm vs. the San Diego Gulls.

The teddy bear toss presented by Kaiser

Permanente encourages fans to bring a new stuffed animal to the game to throw onto the ice following the Barracuda’s first goal of the afternoon. The tossed stuffed animals will then be donated to the following local charities:

Sunday FriendsAsian Americans for

Community Involvement (AACI)Bill Wilson Center

Family and Children’s ServicesSunnyvale Community Services

Rebekah Children’s Services

“The Barracuda are excited to partner with Kaiser Permanente for our first ever teddy bear toss at the SAP Center,” said San Jose Barracuda Vice President Jon Gustafson. “We encourage all fans to participate to help out some great local charities as we approach the holiday season.”

Doors open at 12:30pm as the San Jose

Barracuda host the San Diego Gulls (AHL affiliate of the Anaheim Ducks) at 1:15pm. November 7 marks the first of 13 San Jose Barracuda and San Jose Sharks doubleheaders at the SAP Center this season. The San Jose Sharks host the Anaheim Ducks at 7:30pm. Fans must have a separate ticket for both games.

Photo Credit: USA Today Sports Images

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