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In a recent speech, Presi-dent Obama said it would be a good idea if everyone in the country was required to vote. He also stated that if mandatory voting was en-acted, it “would completely change the political map in this country.”

The President is certainly correct on that point, and he gave some important in-sights as to why this is so. Most of the people who do not vote, he said, are young, have lower income levels and are often from immi-grant groups and minori-ties. These, of course, are the groups, which includes His-panics, that historically vote Democratic.

If more people from these groups voted, it’s safe to say that more Democrats would be elected to office. Manda-

tory voting would certainly increase the number of La-tinos who vote. According to the PEW Research Hispanic Center, only 48% of the eli-gible 23.3 million Hispanics voted in the 2012 presiden-tial election.

This means that 12.1 mil-lion eligible Hispanic voters did not exercise their right to vote. This lags behind other groups in the country, as the voter turnout rate in the 2012 presidential election among blacks was 66.6% and among whites it was 64.1%. In essence, millions of Hispanic voices aren’t being heard, and mandatory voting would get those voices heard.

There are a number of is-sues upon which most His-panics agree with the Demo-cratic positions. We all know that the Republicans oppose immigration reform and that the Democrats are for it, but the Republicans are also against raising the minimum

wage, while the Democrats are strongly in favor of it.

Since many Latinos work in low-wage industries such as food service, a raise in the minimum wage would mean a raise in living conditions for many Hispanics. More Dem-ocrats in office means a better chance for an increase in the minimum wage, at both the federal and state level.

Another issue on which most Latinos back the Dem-ocrats is higher taxes on the wealthy to raise more rev-enue for needed government programs and pay down the national debt. According to a 2012 impreMedia/Latino Decisions survey of more than 5,600 Latino voters, a huge 77% of them favored in-creasing taxes on the wealthy.

It’s not just Latinos, either. Most Americans believe that the wealthy should pay more in taxes. In an April, 2014 Gallup Poll, 61% said that upper-income people paid

too little in taxes. In a recent February, 2015 Associated Press GfK poll, 68% said that wealthy households and rich corporations pay too little in taxes.

The Republicans, however, want to cut taxes for the rich even more, as shown in their latest federal budget pro-posal. The Republicans also want drastic cuts to such vital programs as Social Security, Medicare, Pell Grants (mon-ey provided to students for college), and Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Pro-gram (food stamps). These issues are very important to Latinos, and the Latino voice needs to be heard on them.

If mandatory voting were enacted into law, a truer rep-resentation of the beliefs and values of the people living in this country would be re-flected. As it now stands, Re-publicans are very enthusias-tic about voting while many

Democrats tend to be lax, and this can lead to a misrep-resentation in government.

Mandatory voting is an idea whose time has come, and remember, with the power of the vote comes responsibil-ity, as it is important to keep

up with the issues that affect the country. So until, if ever, mandatory voting becomes law, it’s important for all eli-gible Hispanic voters to exer-cise their right to vote. By not voting, you’re letting some-one else talk for you.

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Hilbert Morales

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OPINION

Not enough rain these past four winters has been very disappointing. Califor-nia is now in its fifth year of drought weather. If one goes by past historical records, this drought may last another five years. Recent reports reveal that California’s reservoirs now contain only one years water supply. The response by Santa Clara Valley Water District (Tony Estremera, Esq., Board Chair) is to ask their clients to begin to cut consumption by 30%. Prior conservation goals were not achieved.

California’s State Budget (FY 2015-16) continues

supporting the same thing: diversion practices. The continued practice to divert Sacramento River waters which flow through the Del-ta to meet the potable water consumption demand of the Los Angeles basin and agri-business is more of the same. That Dual Tunnel Project under the Delta needs to be shelved. Available funds need to be redirected to the pro-duction of additional potable water using current recycling and desalination technology along with capturing needed solar energy power for the desalination programs which need to have pilot projects planned, funded, and imple-mented very soon.

Already, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Orange County are recovering and reusing existing waste water sources very effectively. Recently, the recycling plant in Alviso was put into full service in the re-covery and reuse of existing

‘grey water’ sources. What our local Santa Clara Valley Water District would be wise to initiate is the planning, funding and implementa-tion of a pilot desalination facility. Desalination tech-nology already is being used, exists, and can be improved. Its merit is that it converts seawater to potable water and could become the most reliable source of potable water which is independent of drought weather experi-enced in the future.

What residents in Santa Clara County need to know is “What more can be done cre-atively?” There is a need to se-riously consider undertaking a pilot project which builds the first desalination facility here in Santa Clara County’s Alviso District. Its perceived ‘very high cost’ must not be a deterrent to authorizing its first preliminary trial and as-sessment.

Keep in mind that potable water is essential to any and all biological life processes, including that of humans. Let’s not wait until we have a water supply crisis to con-sider building a desalination facility. The environmental reality is that there is plenty of water In the Pacific Ocean, but not a drop of it is fit to drink without being de-salinated. Consider that the San Francisco Bay, which extends all the way to the Alviso Slough could be used as a seawater source. Add the copious solar energy the sun provides Santa Clara Valley. The necessary solar energy panels could be manufac-tured here in Silicon Valley. What this means is that to-day we have the expertise and technology to build a seawa-ter desalination facility here in San Jose’s Alviso District.

Its initial assembly and con-struction costs may be con-sidered excessive, however,

when Silicon Valley runs out of available potable water, how will the local population and its commerce survive or thrive? An individual needs about six glasses of water per day minimum. Let’s increase that to one gallon per day minimum. Let’s also assume that the County of Santa Clara will soon have two mil-lion residents. Keep in mind that no jurisdiction is limit-ing building permits. Califor-nia’s population is projected to reach 50 million by 2050. Thus current potable water sources will not be sufficient. It is time to consider the pro-duction of additional potable water which adds to the cur-rent volume produced by natural weather cycles (rain & snow melt).

There are 326,700 gallons of water per acre-foot (de-fined as one acre of surface covered by water one foot deep). Just to provide local residents with drinking wa-

ter for one day would require a pilot desalination facility be engineered to produce six acre-feet of potable water per day. This approach would ADD to existing supplies. Prudence requires surveying all current best practices here in California as well as wher-ever desalination processes are currently being used. Ini-tial cost per acre-foot of wa-ter will be excessive, however, with increased know-how, the costs will be reduced. However, this community will be prepared to produce, at the minimum, drinking water for its residents.

A desalination pilot pro-gram must be started soon because it will be necessary to use this approach to have suf-ficient potable water supplies when California’s popula-tion reaches 50 million. Let’s start being creative about this matter now. Let’s deal with this current drought respon-sibly and realistically.

Verónica T. Avendaño EL OBSERVADOR

Grandes cambios de la nación en la educación para adaptarse a las nuevas Nor-mas Estatales Comunes deja un grupo de instructo-res con pequeños materia-les para la implementación. Para los instructores, como Sabrina Silverman, 25, eso significa que ella debe pasar más tiempo creando su pro-pio plan de estudios

Inglés como Segundo Idi-oma maestros (ESL, siglas en Inglés), como Silverman, junto con los distritos es-colares locales tienen que crear su currículo propio. Silverman enseña matemáti-cas en William C. Overfelt High School, en el este de San José. Según la escuela, desde el año 2014, el 74 por ciento de la demográfica es-tudiantil consistió de ELL (Aprendices del Idioma In-glés, [Es siglas en Inglés]) en comparación con el nivel de estado de más o menos 22 por ciento de los estudiantes matriculados en las escuelas públicas, de acuerdo con el California Departamento de Educación.

En Overfelt, Silverman gasta cerca de una hora ha-ciendo su propio plan de lección para enseñar a sus es-tudiantes ELL. Ella dijo que el 95 por ciento del plan de estudios que sea creado a sí misma o tenido que adaptar a partir del material anterior para adaptarse a las necesi-dades de sus estudiantes.

“Hay más recursos dis-ponibles para la historia y el Inglés en cuanto a ELD, que hay para las matemáticas”, dijo Silverman. “Hay muy poco apoyo en el distrito o muy poco apoyo entre otros maestros, más porque no sa-ben cómo hacerlo, no porque no quieren”. Silverman es la única instructor de ELD en su escuela. Su escuela tiene colaboraciones reuniones para todos los instructores, sin embargo, las reuniones se centran en la población estudiantil en general y no centralizados en enseñar a los estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés.

“Los materiales se están quedando detrás de la apli-cación de las estándares”, dijo Lori Musso, una adminis-trador de la Oficina de Edu-cación del Condado de San Mateo.

Musso funciona como un recurso para ayudar al per-sonal de educación reciben apoyo profesional para de-sarrollar el currículo aca-démico.

Ella dijo que por primera vez los estándares de Artes del Lenguaje Inglés y Desar-rollo del Idioma Inglés tra-bajan juntos bajo las nuevas estándares.

Para los estudiantes ELL, eso significa que su plan de

estudios se llevará a cabo al mismo nivel académico que sus compañeros. Musso di-cho en el pasado, “hemos tenido estudiantes que están aprendiendo un idioma, pero no aprendiendo al rigor de los contenidos en la clase y que eso es realmente un er-ror.”

El Maestro de de Inglés para Hablantes de Otros Idi-omas (TESOL, por su initials en Inglés) publicado en 2013 una discusión colaborativa “Cambio de la función del maestro de ESL.” La colabo-ración encontró una falta de cantidad uniformidad ELS acreditación y la necesidad de una colaboración con los maestros de contenido. La publicación TESOL también señaló instructores de ESL, con frecuencia crean su pro-pio currículo que debe ser modificado para que coin-cida con las normas funda-mentales comunes. (http://www.tesol.org/docs/default-source/advocacy/ccss_con-v e n i n g _ f i n a l - 5 - 3 - 1 3 .pdf?sfvrsn=4)

Stanford Universidad de “La comprensión del idioma” es una iniciativa creada para hacer tomar conciencia de la función del lenguaje dentro de los Estándares Estatales Comunes. Directora Ejecu-

tiva, Martha Castellón, ha colaborado con la iniciativa de tres años, ayudando a crear diferentes programas y ofreci-endo apoyo a los estudiantes ELL a prosperar.

“Reconocemos la necesidad de ayudar a los educadores a interpretar las estándares y saben lo que hay que hacer en cuanto a la educación de los estudiantes ELL, para darles las habilidades lingüísticas que necesitan para tener éxito bajo las nuevas normas”, dijo Castellón.

Al igual que otros instructo-res, Castellón notó la falta de recursos disponibles para los instructores de ESL. “Siem-pre ha habido libros de texto que incluyen recomenda-ciones sobre cómo ajustar la enseñanza a las necesidades de los estudiantes del idioma Inglés,” dijo ella. “Ellos in-cluyen anotaciones en la guía del maestro en cuanto a lo que podríamos hacer con los estu-diantes del idioma inglés, pero era claro que ellos no eran el foco ... .La mayoría de los dis-tritos escolares quieren llegar a un fuera de la plataforma de productos, necesitan algo que ya está hecho, listo para salir “.

Aunque, los materiales tales como libros de texto y hojas de trabajo preparadas son

un raro descubrimiento para los instructores, hay avances con la tecnología en la clase. Silverman dijo que ha sido capaz de utilizar videos y otros programas de ordenador en todas las clases. Pero el uso de herramientas de alta tec-nología en el aula, sólo funcio-na para sus estudiantes ELL de nivel superior, no tanto para los estudiantes que es-tán empezando en el idioma Inglés.

“La mayoría de los mate-riales no son necesariamente malos, es sólo que no se adap-tan lo suficiente para que los estudiantes de ESL”, dijo Silverman. “Los materiales que tienen bancos de pal-abras, que tienen comienzos de frase o que tienen formas como partes notas quizá de maneras de enseñar a los es-tudiantes de ESL ... si tenían ese tipo de material para el plan de estudios que ya está hecho, entonces sería mucho más fácil para ESL maestros y para cualquier persona que tiene estudiantes de ESL “.

Verónica T. Avendaño es-cribió este artículo como parte de la Informado Comu-nidades Educación Reporting Fellowship, una alianza entre New America Media y Silicon Valley Community Founda-tion.

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California is one of the best states for finding someone to do your taxes, according to a new report that ranks states based on accessibility, affordability and effective-ness of tax help.

While the WalletHub re-port found that 66 percent of Californians pay for the service, there also are pro-grams that do it free of charge.

“Most of our clients are retired people, but we get a bunch of young ones,” said Hector Chao, a volunteer tax preparer for AARP’s Tax-Aide program that

provides the free service for those with low to moderate incomes. “Sometimes they are relatives of these retired people who tell them, ‘Come to AARP, it’s for free.’ So, the price is good.”

Last year in California, nearly 3,000 Tax-Aide volunteers helped nearly 188,000 people file their federal, state and local tax returns. The program is of-fered at hundreds of sites throughout the state, in-cluding senior centers, li-braries and other locations.

Preparation of tax returns under the Affordable Care Act rules require additional documentation from tax-payers this year. Chao said volunteers are Internal Rev-enue Service-certified each

year to make sure they know the latest tax rules.

“Every January, we have a couple of weeks of train-ing,” he said, “and it’s mostly doing problems to get our brains back into gear.”

Chao, who is retired, said he enjoys helping others.

“I think it’s a good thing to do things for the com-munity,” he said. “I do other things as well, but this is the one which is the most im-portant.”

You don’t need to be a member of AARP or a re-tiree to use the free service. Tax-Aide sites can be found online at aarp.org or by call-ing 1-888-AARP-NOW (1-888-227-7669).

Lori AbbottCALIFORNIA

NEWS SERVICE

Un reporte reciente pub-licado el jueves por Walle-tHub muestra los mejores y los peores estados para en-contrar ayuda para los im-puestos; y California ocupa el sitio numero 11 de la lista. La clasificacion, que coloca al estado entre los mejores para encontrar apoyo fiscal, tomo en cuenta la accesibi-lidad de la ayuda, un precio alcanzable y su efectividad.

El reporte encontro que el 66% de los californianos pagan por el servicio, pero tambien que hay programas gratuitos. Hector Chao es un preparador voluntario de im-puestos en el programa Tax-Aide de la AARP, y brinda el servicio sin costo a quienes tienen ingresos medianos o bajos.

“La mayoria de nuestros usuarios son gente retirada, pero nos llegan muchos jo-venes. A veces son parientes de personas retiradas que les dicen que venir a la AARP no tiene costo. Asi que es un buen precio.”

El ano pasado en California casi tres mil voluntarios del Tax-Aide auxiliaron a casi 188 mil personas a llenar sus formatos de impuestos fede-rales, estatales y locales. El programa se ofrece en cien-tos de ubicaciones en todo el estado, incluyendo centros para personas mayores, bib-liotecas y otros sitios.

Las normas que rigen la preparacion para la devolu-cion de impuestos, bajo la Affordable Care Act (Ley de Cuidado Asequible), exigen a los contribuyentes documen-tacion adicional este ano. Chao dice que el y su grupo cada ano son certificados por

el IRS para asegurarse de que estan actualizados en las normas fiscales.

“Cada enero tenemos dos semanas de entrenamiento, que es sobre todo hacer prob-lemas para echar a andar de nuevo nuestro cerebro.”

Chao, quien ya esta reti-rado, dice que disfruta ayu-dando a los demas.

“Pienso que es bueno hacer cosas por la comunidad. Yo tambien hago otras cosas, pero esta es la mas impor-tante.”

No hace falta ser miembro de la AARP ni estar reti-rado para aprovechar el ser-vicio gratuito. La ubicacion de los puntos donde esta el Tax-Aide se encuentran en aarp.org o llamando al 888-AARP-NOW (1-888-227-7669).

EL OBSERVADOR | www.el-observador.com6 HEALTH APRIL3-9, 2015

Chris Thomas CALIFORNIA

NEWS SERVICE

The U.S. Supreme Court is to hear arguments about whether the Environmental Protection Agency can require power plants to clean up their toxic emissions, as the coal industry and its supporters continue to challenge the agen-cy’s standards for mercury and other airborne toxins.

The case is full of semantics about what is “necessary and appropriate” - but more than half of Americans live and breathe in the vi-cinity of a coal- or oil-burning power plant, including 13 in California.

Earthjustice attorney Jim Pew said the indus-try has avoided this type of regulation for 20 years.

“They’re sort of chugging along, putting this stuff out in far greater amounts than any other industry in the country,” he said, “and they’re making the breathtaking argument that they, of all industries, should be exempt-ed from having to control it.”

The coal industry and EPA agree that it would cost about $9 billion a year to upgrade pollu-tion controls at the plants, but they disagree on the value of the potential benefits of clean-er air. The EPA says it would prevent from

4,000 to 11,000 premature deaths a year, and that a monetary value can’t be calculated for some of the benefits.

Exposure to toxins from power plants is high-er in communities of color - 71 percent for African-Americans, compared with 56 per-cent for the general public - according to the NAACP, which partnered with other groups to survey the related health concerns in 2012. What they discovered prompted them to in-tervene in the case in favor of pollution con-trols, said Jacqui Patterson, director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program.

“We found that these coal plants are dispro-portionately located in low-income commu-nities and communities of color,” she said, “particularly African-American, Latino-American and Native American communi-ties.”

Exposure to airborne toxins is linked to heart attacks, asthma and birth defects. California is one of 17 states that signed a brief in favor of the need for air-pollution controls. Some power companies also support them.

The high court’s decision is expected this summer. Information on the case is online at scotusblog.com.

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FAMILY FEATURESBrighten up your Easter feast with unique flavor twists to refresh traditional dishes like ham and deviled eggs. And don’t forget the decorations — it’s easy to create vibrant centerpieces using eggs dyed in the hottest seasonal shades.

Orange Glazed HamPrep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour 45 minutesServings: 24

1 bone-in spiral-cut ham, about 10 pounds1 cup orange marmalade

1 teaspoon Mustard, ground1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder

1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper, Ground1/4 teaspoon Cloves, Ground

Preheat oven to 325°F. Place ham on side in roasting pan. Mix marmalade and spices in small bowl un-til well blended. Brush 1/2 marmalade mixture over ham, gently separating slices so mixture can reach middle of ham. Cover loosely with foil.

Bake 1 hour, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Remove foil. Brush with remaining marmalade mix-ture. Bake 45 minutes longer. Serve ham with pan drippings.

Tip: Pair spices like ginger or chipotle with fruity jams and preserves to balance out saltiness of ham. Cherry Bourbon, Apricot Pineapple Chipotle or Lemon Ginger are easy flavor combinations your guests will love.

Decorating sugarJelly beans

Green sprinkles

Prepare cake mix as directed on package, adding 1 tablespoon of lemon extract. Spoon into 18 paper-lined muffin cups, filling each cup 2/3 full. Bake as directed for cupcakes. Cool cupcakes on wire rack.

For frosting, beat cream cheese, but-ter, sour cream and remaining 2 tea-spoons lemon extract in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Stir in food color until evenly tinted. Frost cooled cupcakes.

To decorate cupcakes, cut each marshmallow crosswise into 5 slices. Sprinkle 1 side of each marshmallow slice with decorating sugar. Arrange 5 marshmallow petals on top of each cupcake to resemble daisy, pressing marshmallows into frosting. Place jel-ly beans in center of petals. Garnish with sprinkles.

Slice eggs in half lengthwise. Remove yolks; place in small bowl. Mash yolks with fork or potato masher.

Stir in mayonnaise, mustard, smoked paprika and seasoned salt until smooth and creamy. Spoon or pipe yolk mixture into egg white halves. Sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Refrigerate 1 hour or until ready to serve.

Tip: Deviled eggs are a snap to customize once you create the base of egg yolks, mayonnaise and ground mustard. Try adding chili powder, red pepper and cumin for a Southwest variation or dill weed and parsley for a Dill Mustard version.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Servings: 6

6 hard-cooked eggs, peeled1/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 teaspoon Mustard, Ground1/2 teaspoon Paprika, Smoked1/4 teaspoon Lawry’s Seasoned

Salt2 slices bacon, crisply cooked

and crumbled

Prep time: 30 minutesCook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 181 package (2-layer size) white cake mix

1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons Pure Lemon Extract, divided1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened2 tablespoons sour cream

1 package (16 ounces) confectioners’ sugar10 drops McCormick Yellow Food Color

18 large marshmallows

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It is with a heavy heart that I write of the death of San Jose

Police Officer Michael John-son Badge Number 3718, last Tuesday March 24th. Officer Johnson was killed in the line of duty as he responded to a call for service. His loss if felt

deeply by all of us in the City family who serve the people of San José.

This is a grim reminder that

our friends and colleagues in

the police and fire services put their lives on the line every day to protect our residents and keep our community safe. Mi-chael Johnson made the ulti-mate sacrifice, and together we pay our profound respect, and honor his life and his service. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends, and certainly to his and our colleagues in the San Jose Po-lice Department, at this painful and difficult time.

We also honor Michael through our work together. Everything we do as a City and as individuals, through our combined efforts, helps make San José a safer, more compas-sionate, and better place. That is our fundamental mission, and as we move forward, we will remember Officer John-son in our hears and through our actions as we work to cre-ate a better community for all.

As our city responds to this tragic event, many in our community have responded with heartfelt tributes and are showing their support of Offi-cer Michael Johnson, his fam-ily, and the Department with vigils, commemorations, and fundraisers.

• Flags have been lowered at all City facilities for a full week, as well as at other Santa Clara County, schools, and public fa-cilities throughout our region. In addition Governor Brown ordered Capitol flags to be lowered in Sacramento.

• Many public bodies had ad-journed their official meeting in honor of Officer Johnson, including the California As-sembly and State Senate.

• The San José Police Depart-ment has directed commu-nity members to its Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SanJosePD for public postings of condolences and thoughts.

• The San José Police Officers Association has also provided the following links for those who would like to offer their support via an online dona-tion:

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• Two community memorial vigils were organized. The first memorial, sponsored by Unit-ed Viet American Neighbors took place on the 2600 block of Senter Road near the loca-tion of Tuesday’s incident.

• A second vigil was held in front of City Hall, co-spon-sored by the Dr. Martin Lu-ther King Jr. Association and the Star of David Ministries.

• CreaTV opened its studios last Friday morning and invit-ed members of our commu-nity to share their thoughts and feelings about Officer Johnson. These messages will be cablecast Silicon Val-ley Channel 30 on Comcast in San Jose and Campbell and via CreaTV’s website at http://www.creatvsj.org/watch/ch-30/streaming-30/.

• On Thursday, April 2, former San José Shark and co-owner of Britannia Arms, Owen Nolan, hosted an open-house fundraiser at the Bri-tannia Arms located at 5027 Almaden Expressway. All proceeds will go to the family of Officer Johnson.

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Notificación de audiencia pública

Año Fiscal 2015/2016 Producción de Agua Subterranea y Cargos al Agua Superficial

Tema: Año Fiscal 2015/2016 Producción de Agua Subterránea y Cargos al Agua Superficial

Quién: Directiva del Distrito de Agua del Valle de Santa Clara

Qué: Audiencias públicas para el propuesto Año Fiscal 2015/2016 Producción de Agua Subterránea y cargos al Agua Superficial

Cuándo: 14 de abril de 2015 a las 6:00 p.m. – audiencia pública abierta 16 de abril de 2015 a las 6:00 p.m. – casa abierta;

7:00 p.m. continúa la audiencia en el Condado Sur 28 de abril de 2015 a las 6:00 p.m. – la audiencia se cierra cuando concluya

Lugar: 14 de abril de 2015 Salón de Juntas del Distrito de Agua del Valle de Santa Clara 5700 Almaden Expressway, San José, CA 95118

16 de abril de 2015 Morgan Hill City Council Chambers 17555 Peak Ave., Morgan Hill, CA 95037

El Distrito de Agua del Valle de Santa Clara (distrito de agua) ha preparado un reporte anual sobre la Protección y Aumento del Suministro de Agua documentando información financiera y de suministro de agua, el cual provee las bases para la producción recomendada de agua subterránea y los cargos al agua superficial para el año fiscal 2015/2016.

El reporte incluye un análisis financiero del sistema utilitario del distrito de agua; pronósticos de suministro y demanda; mejoramiento futuro del capital, mantenimiento y requisitos del funcionamiento; y el método para financiar esos requisitos.

El distrito del agua llevará a cabo una audiencia púbica para obtener comentarios sobre el reporte, el cual estará disponible durante la audiencia.

Basado en lo que se encuentre y en las determinaciones de la audiencia pública, incluyendo los resultados de cualquier procedimiento de protesta, la Directiva del Distrito de Agua decidirá si la producción de agua subterranea y los cargos al agua superficial deberán ser impuestos, y de ser así, a qué nivel, en cual zona o zonas, para el año fiscal comenzando 1 de julio de 2015.

Todos los operadores de instalaciones productoras de agua dentro del distrito de agua o cualquier persona interesada en las actividades del distrito de agua con respecto a la protección y aumento del suministro de agua puede comparecer, en persona o por medio de representate, y someter sus comentarios con respecto al tema.

Para más información sobre la audiencia pública, por favor visite nuestro sitio de Internet www.valleywater.org, o contacte a Jose Villarreal al (408) 630-2879.

Se harán esfuerzos razonables para acomodar a las personas incapacitadas que deseen atender esta audiencia pública. Para información adicional sobre cómo atender esta audiencia incluyendo solicitud de acomodación para incapacitados o asistencia de interprete, por favor contacte la Oficina del Secretario de la Directiva al (408) 630-2277, por lo menos tres días hábiles antes de la audiencia.

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The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph in downtown San Jose has been serving and giving faith to the community since the 1700s.

The cathedral is about 200 years old and is the oldest non-mission parish in the state of California. It started in the year 1777 as El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe. The missionaries were concentrated in building missions and El Pueblo de San Jose de Gua-dalupe was meant to be a mission. Howev-er, the Franciscan priests realized that the Santa Clara Valley was growing agricultur-ally and they decided that El Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe was going to be built into a cathedral, according to Paul Butler, a tour guide at Saint Joseph.

Therefore, the first St. Joseph adobe was built in Downtown San Jose in 1803 on San Fernando and Market Street. Unfortu-nately, an 1818 earthquake in San Jose dam-aged part of the cathedral construction and cracked its walls; four years later a stronger earthquake damaged the cathedral’s roof.

The cathedral’s construction was influ-enced by Greek architecture and was de-signed in the form of a Greek cross by Bryan Clinch in 1876. Eventually, stained glass windows were incorporated which follows a Devotional Path.

In 1981 the inauguration of the Diocese of San Jose took place and four years later in 1985 the Vatican approved the St. Joseph church as Cathedral of the Diocese of San Jose.

As the Hispanic population grew in San Jose, Our Lady of Guadalupe was incor-porated to the cathedral in the 1980s. A Mexican artist traveled to Mexico City and painted Our Lady of Guadalupe based off the original cloak of Juan Diego.

“It’s a beautiful cathedral, it’s peaceful and small and it makes me feel like if I’m at home.” Said Maya Rodriguez, a visitor from Gilroy, Calif. “I used to live in San Jose when I was a teenager and my mom would bring us to the cathedral every Sunday because we lived in an apartment on 6th street so com-ing here brings childhood memories.”To celebrate Easter, the St. Joseph’s cathedral offers guided tours.

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The Santa Clara County Vector Control District (SC-CVCD) has confirmed that three dead American Crows have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in the South Bay. The birds were found on March 19 and 20 in San Jose (zips 95124 and 95123), and on March 20th in Cupertino (zip 95014).

While human infections normally do not occur until summer, residents can start now to play a strategic role in reducing the spread of West Nile Virus.

“It is important to remain vigilant by taking practical steps to eliminate mosquito breeding areas,” said Denise Bonilla, Vector Control Dis-trict Manager. “Residents can help by dumping or draining standing water on their properties.”

A single poorly maintained pool in the back yard can produce millions of mosqui-toes. Delivery of mosquito-eating fish for pools, ponds, horse troughs, and other closed water containers can be requested by calling (408-918-4770) or e-mailing ([email protected]) the Vector Control District.

It is also important for all

residents to take the follow-ing precautions against mos-quito bites:

• Protect yourself if you are outside when mosquitoes are most active, especially at dawn and the first two hours after sunset.

• When outdoors, wear long pants and long-sleeved shirts.

• Apply insect repellent con-taining DEET, oil of lemon eucalyptus, IR3535, or pi-caridin according to label in-structions.

• Make sure that doors and windows have tight-fitting screens. Repair or replace screens that have tears or holes.

• Contact the Vector Con-trol District if you are being bothered by mosquitoes or know of a potential mosqui-to-breeding source.

Dead birds act as an early warning system for West Nile Virus. A bird that tests posi-tive for WNV alerts health of-ficials that the virus is active in an area. Santa Clara Coun-ty residents are requested to report dead birds online at www.westnile.ca.gov.

The District will pick up and test dead crows, ravens, jays and magpies that have been dead for less than 48 hours.

Transmitted by mosquito bites, WNV causes mild to severe flu-like symptoms such as fever, headache, body ache and, in severe cases, sig-nificant neurological symp-toms or even death. The elderly and those with com-promised immune systems are most susceptible to seri-ous infection.

In 2014, Santa Clara Coun-ty had its most intense WNV season ever, with 925 posi-tive dead birds and 11 human cases.

More information on West Nile virus prevention and vector control in Santa Clara County can be found on our website:

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• Magdalena Carrasco, Ash Kalra, Sam Liccardo, the Chavez Family and others at the flag raising ceremony at San José City Hall on Tuesday, March 31st 2015.

• Receipients of the Cesar Chavez Scholarships (right) and the Cesar Chavez‘s family (left) at the Cesar Chavez commemorative breakfast on Tuesday, March 31st, 2015. Courtesy Monica Amador.

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As we again approach Holy Week and Easter, allow me to echo the words of the Risen Lord, his greeting to the disciples on the night of Easter: Peace be with you!

For the believer – then and now – we are more than passive recipients of these words and the reality that they signify. Jesus instruct-ed his followers: “As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.”

In the same way, after Mary of Magdala met the Risen One in the garden, first mistaking Him for a gardener, He gave her great responsibility of carrying the good news of the Resur-rection to the disciples.

This same “Good News,” which we call “Gospel” is

entrusted to us: The One who was crucified is risen, never again to die! And the Lord has given us the man-date to share this news with “all creation.” You and I are messengers to our world that what happened long ago, first in the upper room and in the hall of the prae-torium guard, then through the streets of Jerusalem and on the hill of Calvary did not end in defeat. That the tomb could not contain the Lord, that He rose: this is the joyful news that we bear in our being.

This joyful news has not only changed the course of humanity, but it has trans-formed our very lives; we are heirs to the message given to Mary in the garden that Easter morning, heirs to the first believers who heard the news from her and who then encountered the Lord on Easter night.

My friends, do we transmit this joy to those we meet or even to our loved ones? Do we give credible witness to our encounter with the Risen Lord, whose word we hear and whose Body and Blood we share? Do we al-low the Resurrection to turn even the darkness that is in our lives and our world into a bright promise of hope?

Yet it is for this that the Lord has made us His own. May the peace of the Risen Lord be with you all, now and always!

With every best wish and kind regard, I remain,

Sincerely yours,Patrick J. McGrathBishop of San Jose

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME

NO. 115CV278662Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Todd Schevermann and Shaylynn Lucas. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners Todd Schevermann and Shaylynn Lucas have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a.Todd Mitchell Schevermann to Todd Mitchell b. Shaylynn Lucas to Shaylynn Lucas Mitchell. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/14/2015 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 26, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015


NO. 115CV278732Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Thuy Tien Huynh. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Thuy Tien Huynh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Thuy Tien Huynh to Tatyana Thuytien Ngoc Huynh. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 07/14/2015 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 27, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015


NO. 115CV278720Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Mayra Herrera. TO ALL IN-

TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Mayra Herrera, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jayleen Amerany Sanchez to Jayleen Amerany Herrera. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 07/14/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 27, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015


NO. 115CV278714Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Cecelia Johanna Camacho. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Cecelia Johanna Camacho, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Cecelia Johanna Camacho to Sen Lee Corby. 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 peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 07/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 27, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

NO. 603208The following person(s) is (are) doing business Fashion Pal-ace 78 W. Main St. Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara Co. Christian Karam 34491 Golden Lantern Dana Point, CA 92629. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-

tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Christian KaramApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/30/2015.


NO. 603118The following person(s) is (are) doing business Air-Nautics, Inc. 280 Martin Ave. #5 Santa Clara, CA 95050, Santa Clara Co. Air-Nautics, Inc. 280 Martin Ave #5 Santa Clara, CA 95050. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 02/01/2015 “I de-clare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Johnny VuPresident/Full CapacityApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/26/2015


NO. 603285The following person(s) is (are) doing business Instant Prop-erty Management Quote 560 S. Winchester Bl. #500 San Jose, CA 95128, Santa Clara Co. Michael Cvaghead 560 S. Winchester BL. #500 San Jose, CA 95128. This business is conducted by an individual; reg-istrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Michael Cvaghead April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/01/2015


NO. 603297The following person(s) is (are) doing business Essence Salon 826 West Dana Street Mountain View, Ca 94041, Santa Clara Co. Jin Qiu Lei and Donald Clif-ford Johnson 642 Mercy Street, Apt. B Mountain View, CA 94041. This business is con-ducted by a married couple; reg-istrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 05/24/2005 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Donald Clifford JohnsonApril 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 04/01/2015


NO. 603173The following person(s) is (are) doing business Downtown En-richment Program, 267 Wash-ington St. San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara Co. Downtown En-richment Program, 267 Wash-ington St. San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a corporation; registrant has not begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant

who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Carmen Cautiverio April 3, 10, 17, 24, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/27/2015

Notice of Petition to Administer Estate of George D. Roberts, Jr. also known as George D. Roberts, George Downing Rob-erts, Jr., and George Downing RobertsNo.115PR176226A Petition for Probate has been filed by Mark Roberts in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The peti-tion requests that Mark Roberts also known as Mark Downing Roberts be appointed as per-sonal representative to admin-ister the estate of the decedent, George D. Roberts, Jr. also know as George D. Roberts, George Downing Roberts, Jr., and George Downing Roberts. The petition requests the dece-dent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for ex-amination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests au-thority to administer the estate under the independent Adminis-ter of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal represen-tative to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested per-sons unless they have waived notice or consent to the pro-posed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/27/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contin-gent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa-tive as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in Cali-fornia law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the es-tate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or ac-count as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner:Jan Brindle Miller, Attorney at Law5050 El Camino Real, Suite 111Los Altos, CA 94022650-336-7251

Notice of Petition to Admin-ister Estate of Ricki Roberts, also known Rickie Roberts

and Mary Lou Roberts No.115PR176227

A Petition for Probate has been filed by James M. Barbera, in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The peti-tion requests that James M. Bar-bera be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent, Ricki Roberts, also known Rickie Roberts and Mary Lou Roberts. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the independent Administer of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representa-tive to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested per-sons unless they have waived notice or consent to the pro-posed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person Files and objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/27/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contin-gent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the per-sonal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representa-tive as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in Cali-fornia law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the es-tate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or ac-count as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-able from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner:Jan Brindle Miller, Attorney at Law5050 El Camino Real, Suite 111Los Altos, CA 94022650-336-7251


NO. 115CV277607Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Abigail Cortes-Salcedo. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Abigail Cortes-Salcedo, has filed a peti-tion for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Aaliyah Miller-Cortes to Aaliyah Cortes. 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 peti-tion for change of name should

not be granted on 06/16/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 4, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015


NO. 115CV269773Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Lon-nie Levelle McIntosh. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Lon-nie Levelle McIntosh, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Lonnie Levelle Mc-Intosh to Lonnie Levell Leake. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 05/05/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 6, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015


NO. 115CV278095Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Maria Carmen Villalobs Diaz Infante. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Maria Carmen Villalobs Diaz Infante, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Maria Carmen Vil-lalobs Diaz Infante to Carmen Diaz Infante Villalobos. THE COURT ORDERS that all per-sons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/30/2015 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 13, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015


NO. 115CV278542Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kimberly Mapalo Dulay. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Kim-berly Mapalo Dulay, has filed a petition for Change of Name

with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Kimberly Mapalo Dulay to Kimberly Dulay Cacananta. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 07/07/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 24, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015


NO. 115CV277439Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Sevyn Ahn, Kang Yun Ahn. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Sevyn Ahn, Kang Yun Ahn, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Sevyn Ahn to Rachael Seyvn Anh b. Kang Yun Ahn to Kevin Kangyun Ahn THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/16/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 2, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015


NO. 602035The following person(s) is (are) doing business Hacienda Tax Services 321 S. 20th St. San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Nalleli Somoza 283 Alturas Ave Sunnyvale, CA 94085 and Isamar Y. Camberos Gonzalez 321 S. 20th St. San Jose, Ca 95116. This business is con-ducted by a general partner-ship; registrants have not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all infor-mation in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Nalleli SomozaMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 02/27/2015.


NO. 602486The following person(s) is (are) doing business QCC Carpet 10 Turley Dr. San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Ana Gongora 910 Turley Dr. San Jose, Ca 95116. This business is con-ducted by an individual; regis-trant has not begun business under the fictitious business

name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Ana GongoraMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/11/2015.


NO. 603045The following person(s) is (are) doing business Dragonfly Lounge 4126 Monterey Hwy San Jose, CA, Santa Clara Co. Dragonfly Lounge SJ, LLC 786 N. 15th St. San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; reg-istrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 3/16/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Diep Do ManagerMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/24/2015.


NO. 602934The following person(s) is (are) doing business Pudu Pongle 1770 Clear Lake Ave Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Dragonfly Lounge SJ, LLC 786 N. 15th St. San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by a limited liability company; reg-istrants have begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon, 3/16/2015 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Diep Do ManagerMarch 27; April 3, 10, 17, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/24/2015.

Statement of Abandonmentof Use of Fictitious Business

NameNO. 602935

The following person/entity has abandoned the use of the ficti-tious business name: Kebab House 1770 Clear Lake Ave Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara Co. Goodfaith Inc. 1774 Clear Lake Ave. Milpitas Ca 95035. This business was conducted by a corporation and was filed in Santa Clara County on 05/05/2011 under file no. 554498Aj RanaCEONovember 21, 28; December 5, 12, 2014This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/23/2015

Notice of Petition to Admin-ister Estate of John Russell

UcolanoNo.115PR176064

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Russell Frank Ucolano in the Superior Court of Califor-nia, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Russell Frank Ucolano be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the de-cedent, John Russell Ucolano. The petition request the dece-dent’s will and codicils, if any be admitted to probate. The will

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NO. 115CV278305Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Zakaria Farah Idle. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Zakaria Farah Idle, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Zakaria Farah Idle to Zakaria Hassan Farah. 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 peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/30/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 18, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015


NO. 115CV278122Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Geneva Ruiz P. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Geneva Ruiz P, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Giancarlo Zamora Ruiz Jr. to Giancarlo Ruiz. 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 peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/30/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 16, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015


NO. 115CV277179Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jorge Martinez Alonso and Miriam Yanet Medeles Guiter-rez. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioners Jorge Martinez Alonso and Miriam Yanet Me-deles Guiterrez, have filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Luis Daniel Martinez to Luis Daniel Martinez Medeles. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/09/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. February 24, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015


NO. 115CV277517Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Kathleen Johnson. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Kathleen Johnson, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Kathleen Johnson to Carlene Marshall. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons in-terested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/16/2015 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 pub-lished at least once a week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in El Observador, a newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 3, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015


NO. 115CV277978Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Si-hoon Ryo Mzyoung Kang. TO

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Sihoon Ryu, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Jiseok Ryu to Thomas Jiseok Ryu. 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 peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/23/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 12, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015


NO.602443The following person(s) is (are) doing business Travel & Store Liseth 3113 Alum Rock Ave San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara Co. Mirda G. Martinez 3919 Seven Trees Blvd. San Jose, CA 95111. This business is conducted by an individual; reg-istrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Mirda G. MartinezMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/10/2015.


NO.602676The following person(s) is (are) doing business M & J pets Grooming 1983 South Mary Ave Sunnyvale, Ca 94087, Santa Clara Co. Miao Yu 941 Indian Well Ave. Sunnyvale CA 94085. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Miao YuMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/16/2015.


NO.602600The following person(s) is (are) doing business Tradicional Beverages 2487 Alum Rock Ave #20 San Jose, CA 95116, Santa Clara Co. Alberto Mer-cado 17 Muirfield Ct. San Jose CA 95116. This business is conducted by an individual; reg-istrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Alberto MercadoMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/12/2015.


NO.602195The following person(s) is (are) doing business 1. “The Law of-fices of Gomez & Douat, LLP” 2. “Gomez & Douat LLP, Attorneys at Law” 3. “Gomez & Douat, LLP Immigration Attorneys/Abogadas de Inmigracion” 4. “Gomez & Doaut, LLP” 155 Meridian Ave Suite # 220 San Jose, CA 95125, Santa Clara Co.Veronica Douat and Rosa Gomez 572 W. William St. San Jose, CA 95125. This business is conducted by a Limited Liabil-ity Partnership; registrants have begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 02/20/2015 “I de-clare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Veronica DouatGeneral PartnerMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/03/2015.


NO.602587The following person(s) is (are) doing business Premier Road-side Service 115 Oak St San Jose, CA 95110, Santa Clara Co. Jorge A. Roa, Elina Mete-sia Roa, Alexander Lara, and Austin Wyrick 115 Oak St San Jose, CA 95110 . This busi-ness is conducted by a general partnership; registrants have begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 05/10/2014 “I de-clare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Jorge RoaMarch 20, 27; April 3, 10, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/12/2015.

Notice of Petition to Admin-ister Estate of Algird “AL”

Joseph SlankauskasNo.115PR176196

A Petition for Probate has been filed by Ruth Claire Scott and Rudolph James Slankaus-kas in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition requests that Ruth Claire Scott and Rudolph James Slankauskas be appointed as personal rep-resentative to administer the estate of the decedent, Algrid “AL” Joseph Slankauskas. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estate Act. (This authority will allow the personal representa-tive to take any actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested per-sons unless they have waived notice or consent to the pro-posed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 05/11/2015 2015 at 9:30am, Dept. 10, located at 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95112If you object to the granting of this petition, you should appear

at the hearing and state your ob-jections or file written objections with the court before the hear-ing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or contingent cred-itor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either: 1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or 2) 60 days from the date of mail-ing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and ap-praisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Ruth Claire Scott 900 Sonoma St. Carson City, NV 89701510-406-1660


NO. 115CV277618Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Silvia Ramirez. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Silvia Ramirez, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Silvia Ramirez to Dora Maria Ramirez Montes. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interest-ed in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicat-ed below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/16/2015 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. March 4, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 115CV277797Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of: Jen-nifer Eberhardt Jose. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Jen-nifer Eberhardt Jose, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Jennifer Eberhardt Jose to Jennifer Eberhardt Pagsolin-gan. 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 peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/23/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 9, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 115CV277651Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of Phuong Thi Nguyen. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Phuong Thi Nguyen, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Phuong Thi Nguyen to Ivy Nguyen. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interest-ed in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicat-ed below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 06/23/2015 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. March 4, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 115CV275695Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of Lisa Vargas. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Lisa Vargas, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as follows: a. Leilani Eliseana Guz-man to Leilani Eliseana Moreno. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 05/19/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. January 16, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 114CV274770Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of, Aryana James. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Aryana James, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Aryana Alexis James to Aryana Alexis Tabatabaie. THE COURT OR-DERS that all persons interest-ed in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicat-ed below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted on 04/28/2015 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. December 19, 2015 Aaron PerskyJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 115CV277554Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of Alma Elena Ceniceros Meza. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Alma Elena Ceniceros Meza, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree changing names as fol-lows: a. Alma Elena Ceniceros Meza to Alma Elena Naranjo Meza. 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 peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/16/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 3, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 115CV277912Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of Wing-Yin Au. TO ALL INTER-ESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Wing-Yin Au, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Wing-Yin Au to Carey Wingyin Lai. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be granted on 06/23/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circula-tion, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 11, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO. 115CV277621Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara-In the matter of the application of Beinuo Cheng. TO ALL IN-TERESTED PERSONS: The court finds that petitioner Beinuo Cheng, has filed a petition for Change of Name with the clerk of this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows: a. Beinuo Cheng to Benjamin Cheng. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this mat-ter 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 06/23/2015 at 8:45 am, Probate Dept., lo-cated 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 newspaper of general circu-lation, printed in the county of Santa Clara. March 4, 2015 Thomas E. KuhnleJudge of the Superior CourtMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015


NO.602150The following person(s) is (are) doing business Santa Clara Lighting 2784 Homestead Rd. # 147 Santa Clara 95051, San-ta Clara Co. Deana Kavanaugh 1575 Pinewood Way Milpitas, CA 95035. This business is conducted by an individual; reg-istrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Deana KavanaughMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/02/2015.


NO.602202The following person(s) is (are) doing business A27 Compo-nents Need 1515 Denali Way San Jose, CA 95122, Santa Clara Co. Nida Nuon 1515 De-nali Way San Jose, Ca 95122. This business is conducted by an individual; registrant has not begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon. “I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.” (A registrant who declares as true informa-tion which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Nida NuonMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/04/2015.


NO.602322The following person(s) is (are) doing business Elite Hospitality Staffing 475 N. 11st. San Jose, CA 95112Santa Clara Co. Ja-vier Perez 544 Markham Ave Apt. B Vacaville, CA 95638, Rafael Rodriguez 473 N. 11st. San Jose, CA 95112, and Arturo Ortiz544 Markham Ave Apt. B Vacaville, CA 95638. This busi-ness is conducted by a general partnership; registrants have begun business under the ficti-tious business name or names listed hereon, 04/02/2014 “I declare that all information in this statement is true and cor-rect.” (A registrant who declares as true information which he or she knows to be false is guilty of a crime.)Javier PerezMarch 13, 20, 27; April 3, 2015This statement was filed with the County of Santa Clara on 03/06/2015.

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¿Cómo entrar al ‘exclusivo club verde’ de las organizacio-nes ambientalistas, donde las minorías están subrepresen-tadas?. ¿Por qué si las comu-nidades más afectadas e inte-resadas en temas de justicia ambiental son gente de color, es tan difícil su incorporación en los grupos ecologistas?

Durante un encuentro orga-nizado el pasado 4 de marzo en el Commonwealth Club de California, por Green 2.0 y New America Media, estas inquietudes se plantearon como el gran reto para au-mentar la diversidad en la fuerza laboral del movimien-to verde. Representantes de influyentes organizaciones ambientalistas y que luchan por la diversidad como el Grupo Raben, Coalición D5, Sierra Club, Earth Justice y Guidestar, se hicieron pre-sentes.

“A la hora de contratar, las organizaciones reconocen que tienen un prejuicio in-consciente, ejercen prácticas de discriminación y seleccio-nan personal dentro de sus conocidos o por recomenda-ciones”, dijo Danielle Deane, director de Green 2.0, al citar el Taylor Report, uno de los diagnósticos más completos hechos sobre el tema en Es-tados Unidos.

“El Estado de la Diversidad en las Organizaciones Ambi-entalistas: ONGs, Fundacio-nes y Agencias Gubernamen-tales”, hecho público en julio de 2014 tras encuestar a 223 organizaciones de este tipo, arrojó hallazgos como que la gente de color no supera el 16% de los puestos en el sec-tor, aún cuando representan más de la tercera parte de la población de Estados Uni-dos.

Más preocupante aún es que las minorías no han lo-grado ocupar cargos directi-vos o de toma de decisiones, aún cuando por décadas las mismas organizaciones ecologistas han pregonado el

valor de la diversidad.

Por eso la iniciativa Green 2.0 busca reunir a sus actores clave para que se compro-metan no solo a diversificar el liderazgo, sino a recopilar datos sobre sus prácticas y hacerlos públicos y transpar-entes a través de la platafor-ma de Guidestar.

“Desde una perspectiva moral y política, es lógico in-volucrar a estos grupos para ser más efectivos y auténticos en lo que estamos haciendo. Son ellos los más afectados por el medio ambiente”, sos-tuvo por su parte el inversor y filántropo Tom Steyer.

Sin duda las comunidades de bajos recursos son las más expuestas a la contaminación del aire y el agua, y por ello no es raro que, como lo in-dica la más reciente encuesta publicada en agosto de 2014 por la ONG Green for All, casi el 70% de los votantes afroamericanos, latinos y asiáticos piensan que el cam-bio climático es un problema presente y el 75% aseguró consumir más información

sobre el tema que en el pas-ado.

“Lo paradójico es que a mi-norías como la latina son las más involucradas en temas de conservación y justicia ambiental, pero en el dis-curso nacional parece que solo les preocupara la política de migración”, aseguró José González, fundador y direc-tor de ´Latino outdoors, una red que busca conectar a la-tinos interesados en temas ambientales y de conserva-ción, para apoyarlos en su formación, búsqueda laboral, y actividades al aire libre.

“Es peligroso pensar que las organizaciones grandes son las que tienen la respuesta, sin poner atención en que hay comunidades que han hecho este trabajo por déca-das en los campos de Nuevo México y California, incluso desde César Chávez”, agregó González.

Aún así los recursos no lle-gan directamente a ellos pues “los donantes piensan que es más fácil darle U$100.000 a grandes organizaciones,

porque las chicas no sabrían que hacer con tanto dinero. Así reforzamos esa estructura en que el éxito es mostrar que así sea con migajas, se están apoyando a comunidades de base”, puntualizó el activista.

La ecuación oferta-demanda

La llamada ́ discriminación positiva´ ha hecho que mu-chas empresas contraten gente de color por cumplir con una cuota limitada de diversidad, recibir rebajas en impuestos o llenar vacantes en cargos de poca jerarquía. La mayoría de panelistas expresaron que este hecho se repite en las organizacio-nes ambientalistas y se debe tanto a la escasez de puestos como a las habilidades de los aplicantes.

“Hay muchas organizacio-nes que típicamente reclutan estudiantes de universidades de alto nivel como Berkeley o Stanford, donde la represen-tación de latinos es mínima”, aseguró por su parte Tomás Torres, Director de la oficina de San Diego de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de

EEUU (EPA en inglés). Tor-res, nativo de Ciudad Juárez, México, quien siempre fue bueno para las matemáticas, fue uno de esos pocos privi-legiados que estudió Ciencias Ambientales en Berkeley.

Al aplicar a la EPA hace 25 años, ingresó e hizo una prominente carrera aunque reconoce queal igual que los afroamericanos, tuvo que probarse mucho más que los empleados blancos y que es clásico que en muchas orga-nizaciones “los latinos hagan trabajos de traducción de fi-chas técnicas o boletines, aún siendo ingenieros”.

“Nosotros (en la EPA) ten-emos acuerdos con univer-sidades como UC Riverside que tienen más estudiantes latinos, para que ellos hagan prácticas aquí y aprendan más sobre esta carrera. En este caso deben tener un back-ground en ciencia o ingeni-ería” añadió Torres para quién es clave detectar qué perfiles profesionales se necesitan en el movimiento ambiental y desarrollar esas habilidades desde la secundaria.

El cambio es de todosOtras voces como la de

Peggy Saika, presidenta de la organización Americanos Asiáticos/Isleños del Pací-fico en Filantropía, sostuvi-eron que el cambio viene de arriba: “este es un país de abundancia. La falta de di-versidad no se puede excusar en la falta de recursos, sino en la manera como están dis-tribuidos. La inclusión debe impulsarse desde los niveles directivos”, dijo.

A su turno Malik Yusef, productor del álbum HOME que le canta al cambio climático, hizo una fuerte crítica a la atención que se le presta a mejorar la diversi-dad, asegurando que tras los diagnósticos “actuamos fal-samente como si hubiéramos hecho el trabajo, cuando en realidad no es así”.

El activista cerró con una improvisación en la que cantó a la unión y a la igual-dad y reforzó su mensaje: “Si no hacemos los cambios juntos, nos vamos a quemar juntos”.

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•De izquierda a derecha, Hank Williams de Platform, Peggy Salka de la Ong Americanos Asiáticos en Filan-tropía, Tomás Torres de la Agencia de Protección Am-biental, Laura Butler de la compañía Gas y Electricidad del Pacífico, y el artista Malik Yusef, expusieron los re-tos de implementar diversidad en sus organizaciones.

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FRIDAYMumford & SonsWilcoD’Angelo and The VanguardSt. VincentPorter RobinsonChet FakerFirst Aid KitRL GrimeLake Street DiveGeorge EzraIrationLindsey StirlingGlass AnimalsRobert DeLongBroodsLeon BridgesAlvvaysThe Family CrestThe RevivalistsStrand of OaksSpeedy OrtizNatalie PrassThe Sam Chase SATURDAYThe Black KeysKendrick LamarTame ImpalaBen Harper & The Innocent CriminalsBilly IdolG-EazyMilky ChanceToro Y MoiMac DeMarcoAngus & Julia StoneLaura MarlingDjango Django

ClassixxUnknown Mortal OrchestraMisterwivesLanghorne Slim & The LawHurray for the Riff RaffGiraffageTwin PeaksWATERSFantastic NegritoDevon BaldwinThe Tropics SUNDAYElton JohnSam SmithAxwell & IngrossoSlightly StoopidHot ChipCaribouThe Devil Makes ThreeNate RuessODESZADJ MustardSt. Paul and The Broken BonesJames BayGreen Velvet & Claude VonStroke: Get RealKarl Denson’s Tiny UniverseSky FerreiraSZAAllah-LasShakey GravesDan DeaconBenjamin BookerRyn WeaverGIVERSMETZDMA’sAlex Bleeker & The Freaks

The 2015 Outside Lands festival sold out its 3-Day GA tick-ets in a record-breaking 45 minutes last week, thus marking the fifth consecutive sold-out year of this globally celebrated event. Single-day tickets will be going on sale this Thursday, April 2 at 10am PDT via sfoutsidelands.com.

The 2015 Outside Lands lineup features Elton John, Mum-ford & Sons, The Black Keys, Sam Smith, Kendrick Lamar and more. The complete single-day lineup is below.

Created by Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill, in partnership with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, Outside Lands, the world’s only gour-met music festival that Rolling Stone hailed as “one of Amer-ica’s best,” and the Huffington Post called “a well-rounded cultural event,” will once again take place in San Francisco’s historic Golden Gate Park August 7 - 9, 2015.

Besides single-day tickets, 3-day VIP tickets are still available via sfoutsidelands.com. The much-discussed hilarious lineup video collaboration with Funny or Die and San Francisco 49er Aldon Smith can be viewed at FunnyOrDie.com/m/9ker.

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Hollywood CALIFORNIA

Today, April 1, global

superstar Vin Diesel, star and producer of Universal Pictures’ Furious 7, received one of Hollywood’s highest accolades, putting his handprints and footprints in cement in the world-famous forecourt of the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX®, and became the legendary theatre’s 282nd handprint-footprint honoree.

Continuing the global ex-ploits in the unstoppable franchise built on speed, Die-sel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of Furious 7 (www.furi-ous7.com), opening April 3.

James Wan directs this chapter of the hugely success-ful series that also welcomes back favorites Michelle Ro-driguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludac-ris” Bridges, Elsa Pataky and Lucas Black. They are joined by international action stars new to the franchise includ-ing Jason Statham, Djimon Hounsou, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, Nathalie Emmanuel and Kurt Russell. Neal H. Moritz, Diesel and Michael Fottrell return to produce the film written by Chris Mor-gan.

A native of New York City, Diesel has become one of Hollywood’s most sought-after film stars. In addition to his huge box-office success, Diesel is a prominent pro-ducer and filmmaker. Later this year, Diesel will star in The Last Witch Hunter, which he also produced. He most recently headlined and produced the third chapter in

The Chronicles of Riddick franchise, Riddick.

In 2013, Diesel was seen in Fast & Furious 6, the sixth in-stallment of the blockbuster Fast & Furious franchise, as well as Fast Five (2011) and Fast & Furious (2009). He wore multiple hats on all three projects as he reprised his role as Dominic Toretto and produced the films, along with Neal H. Moritz. He also wrote and directed

the original short film Los Bandoleros. The short, which was showcased on the Fast & Furious DVD, tells the intriguing back story of the characters and events leading up to the explosive oil-truck heist in the film.

Another endeavor in Die-sel’s entrepreneurial rise was the creation of his successful video game company, Tigon Studios, which created and produced 2004’s top-selling Xbox game, The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape From Butcher Bay.

Topping Diesel’s list of cred-its is his star turn in 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, for which he won an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team, along with co-star Paul Walker, and was nominated for Best Male Performance. He starred in the blockbuster XXX, which he also executive produced. Diesel appeared in Saving Private Ryan, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the film’s ensemble cast. His other credits include roles in Boiler Room the action-thriller A Man Apart, which he also produced;and the voice of the title charac-ter in The Iron Giant, which won an Annie Award for Best Animated Feature.

Diesel wrote, produced, directed and starred in the independent short Multi-Fa-cial, which explored the issue of being multiracial in today’s society. The film follows Die-sel, whose biological mother is Caucasian and biological father is African-American, on several auditions in which he is told he is either “too black” or “too white” for the part. It was after seeing this short at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival that director Steven Spielberg created the role of Private Adrian Ca-parzo in Saving Private Ryan specifically for Diesel.

Diesel wrote, produced, di-rected and starred in the full-length feature Strays, which he described as a “multicul-tural Saturday Night Fever.” The drama was selected to compete at the 1997 Sun-dance Film Festival.

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Hot off the press! The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has just announced the 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Award Nominations. The wildly popular teen drama, EAST LOS HIGH, has been nominated for “Best New Approaches to a Drama Series!” But, that’s not all. Actresses, Vannessa Vasquez and Daniella Vega have been nominated for “Best Actress for New Approaches to a Drama Series” for their portrayals of Camila Barrios and Ceci Camayo!

This summer EAST LOS HIGH returns for its third season hotter than ever. The Bomb Squad dance team steps up their game with some unexpected new team members and the addicted romance, sex and mystery story lines fills the halls of East Los High once again. Ceci and the Bomb Squad made it to the regional finals but what will she say “I do” in season 3? And, Camila’s father is back in her and Gina’s life — what road will this lead her down on? Make sure to tune-in this summer and find out!

The 42nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will air live exclusively on Pop from the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank on Sunday, April 26 at 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST.

Please let me know if you can share this great accomplishment with all your fans!

See what your favorite cast members are up to by following the Season 3 hashtag, #EastLosTres

http://emmyonline.com/day_42nd_nominations

Vannessa Vasquez (Camilla Barrios) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3970838/

Born and raised in Texas, Vannessa began acting at the age of 7, performing skits for her family. She graduated from the University of Houston with a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre, and continued her education at the Stella Adler Academy in Los Angeles and the Upright Citizens Brigade in Hollywood. She has been featured in various national commercials, international music videos, and feature films. Her most recent film, Narca, tells the story of a young girl from a small town in Mexico who rises to become the leader of a powerful border cartel and avenge her family. Her next film, Misfire, stars Gary Daniels and is expected to be released in Summer 2014.

Daniella Vega (Ceci Camayo)http://daniellevega.wix.com/daniellevega

Born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Dallas, TX, Danielle’s career began at the age of 9 when she was cast as a series regular on Barney And Friends. Nevertheless, Danielle received her B.A. in journalism before moving to Los Angeles. She studied dance under Debbie Allen and starred in Allen’s musical stage production of “Pepito’s Story.” She has also starred in the independent vampire horror film Teeth and Blood (with Glenn Plummer) and So This Is Christmas (with Vivica A. Fox, Eric Roberts, Titus Makin Jr. and Lexi Ainsworth).

If you missed season 1 and 2 catch-up to speed at:

http://eastloshigh.com/IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2312036/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/eastloshighshowFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastLosHigh

Instagram: https://instagram.com/eastloshigh/Tumblr: http://eastloshigh.tumblr.com/

• Daniella Vega (Ceci Camayo) is part of the cast of the hit show ‘East Los High’ which has been nominated for 3 Daytime Emmy awards.

• Vannessa Vasquez (Camilla Barrios) is part of the cast of the hit show ‘East Los High’ which has been nominated for 3 Daytime Emmy awards.

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San Jose CALIFORNIA

Sharks, Barracuda

Networks Agree to Revolutionary

Multi-Year Presenting

Partnership

The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) and Bar-racuda Networks (@bar-racuda), a leading provider of cloud-connected security and storage solutions, an-nounced Thursday that the Sharks American Hockey League (AHL) franchise, who will play their home games at SAP Center at San Jose (@SAPCenter) starting in Oct. 2015, will be known as the SAN JOSE BARRA-

CUDA (@sjbarracuda) with Barracuda Networks as the presenting sponsor.

In January, the AHL an-nounced the creation of a new, Pacific Division of the AHL for the 2015-16 season, comprised of five National Hockey League-affiliated teams that will be based in California. The Pacific Di-vision will consist of teams based in Bakersfield (Ed-

monton Oilers), Ontario (Los Angeles Kings), San Diego (Anaheim Ducks), San Jose (San Jose Sharks) and Stockton (Calgary Flames).

“I cannot overstate the im-portance of having our pros-pects play in the same time zone as the parent club and available to our team with-out a cross-country flight,” said Sharls General Man-ager Doug Wilson. “This is a tremendous opportunity for our organization to amplify our player development pro-gram by providing our staff access to these players on a daily basis. It’s also a chance for our fans to watch the growth of these prospects as players and see the ‘Future Sharks’ in action.”

“We are extremely excited about this innovative part-nership with Barracuda Networks, a long-time sup-porter of our organization and a company who is ag-gressively active in the field of sports marketing,” said Sharks Sports & Entertain-ment Chief Operating Offi-cer John Tortora. “We have loved the name Barracuda since the start of this pro-cess and it was a natural fit for us to approach Barra-cuda Networks in regards to this unique partnership. Most importantly, the relo-cation of our AHL franchise

to the Bay Area will provide invaluable benefits that will enhance our process of de-veloping future players for the San Jose Sharks - all in front of our loyal fans and in a family-friendly environ-ment.”

“At Barracuda, we take pride in our local com-munities and have a long-standing relationship with the Sharks organization,” said Michael Perone, co-founder, EVP and CMO at Barracuda. “When we heard the AHL team was moving to the Bay Area, we imme-diately explored the oppor-tunity to further our part-nership with the Sharks to include the AHL franchise. It’s exciting to integrate the Barracuda brand with the team in such an innovative way, and we look forward to a winning season with our new San Jose Barracuda.”

“We are thrilled to add the San Jose Barracuda to the sports fabric of San Jose,” said San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. “Hosting an-other hockey team at the SAP Center will bring more sports fans to our booming downtown and allow more people to take advantage of our excellent restaurants and nightlife.”

Also released on Thursday were the team’s primary logo

(Click Here), and the home, road and alternate sweaters (Click Here) for the 2015-16 season. The team’s pri-mary logo features a fierce, stick-wielding barracuda, anchored on the Barracuda Networks iconic “teeth” while the home and road sweaters will mirror the style and color palette of the par-ent Sharks team. Per AHL rules, the Barracuda will wear their white sweaters for home games and dark (teal) on the road.

In addition, an alternate

“third” sweater was also re-leased, which the team will wear periodically through-out the season. The alternate sweater is predominantly orange and features the swimming Barracuda with stick raised in front of the letters “SJ,” representing the team’s home in San Jose, the Capital of Silicon Valley.

The name Barracuda was among the names originally considered for the NHL ex-pansion team granted to George and Gordon Gund in 1990. The organization ultimately selected “Sharks” as the name of the franchise.

A composite AHL sched-ule for the 2015-16 season is still being finalized and will be released when is it com-pleted.

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¡Películas en español en IMAX!¡Los invitamos al Museo de Innovación The Tech el primer sábado de cada mes a la 1 p.m. para ver, en cada vez, una nueva película educativa en español!

El sábado, 4 de abril, a la 1 p.m. “Madagascar: La isla de los lémures” lleva al público por un viaje espectacular al mundo remoto y maravilloso de Madagascar.

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En la semana santa se hace sentir el fervor religioso, to-das las iglesias católicas y de denominación cristiana rea-lizan rituales y remembran-zas para recordar la pasión del Señor Jesucristo que nos invita a ser mejores seres hu-manos, justos, compasivos y de buenos sentimientos.

Desde hace ya algún tiempo he visto en la televisión y me imagino que usted también, algunos espacios relaciona-dos a la religión, en particular me llamó mucho la atención uno titulado “pare de sufrir” de la iglesia cristiana uni-versal. En ese programa se hace mención a problemas financieros, de pareja, cues-tiones de salud y en especial se menciona la proliferación actual de malos espíritus.

He conocido casos de per-sonas que sienten que una mala energía no les deja vivir en paz, los malos espíritus sí existen, son mencionados en varios pasajes bíblicos, el Se-ñor Jesús expulsó en varias ocasiones a demonios y espí-ritus malignos que moraban en el cuerpo de sus fieles. Científicamente no se cree en la existencia de espíritus malignos, los Siquiatras atri-buyen la aparición de espíri-tus a desequilibrios mentales como la esquizofrenia y la de-presión crónica, sin embar-go; así como existen espíritus de luz como ángeles y santos, del mismo modo coexisten

en nuestra realidad los espí-ritus malignos.

Debido a mi interés en este tema y por testimonios de un par de amigos, un día decidí visitar la iglesia universal, fue un viernes en la tarde, escu-ché que ese día se realizaban liberaciones y exorcismos, un tema definitivamente intere-sante para mí, tenía mucha curiosidad de saber cómo eran conducidos estos ritua-les religiosos.

Cuando llegué a la iglesia, el servicio religioso daba ini-cio, una a una fueron siendo declamadas oraciones pode-rosas que exigían a los malos espíritus que se retiraran de la vida de los allí presentes, los creyentes oraban y habla-ban con Dios; la fe que se ex-presaba era tangible, el servi-cio religioso continuaba con oraciones sin parar, oracio-nes potentes que provocaban admiración. Posteriormente todos los presentes fueron frotados con ramas de ruda que estaban dispuestas en ja-rrones llenos con una especie de agua bendita.

Luego el Pastor colocó sus manos en la cabeza de los creyentes y escucharon uno a uno, una potente oración que exigía a los malos espíritus el liberar la vida de aquellas personas, de pronto; una de las creyentes cayó al suelo por unos instantes, al incorporar-se exclamó que una energía rara había abandonado su cuerpo y no paraba de agra-decer al Señor Jesús. Entre

rezos y bendiciones el servi-cio religioso llegó a su epílo-go, por mi parte tengo que admitir que sentí mucha fe, además me sentí liberado... fue una verdadera experien-cia religiosa.

Al finalizar estuve conver-sando con los demás creyen-tes, Sonia Cruz comentó que un espíritu maligno le había atormentado por varios años, dice que acudió con espiritis-tas, curanderos, diversas igle-sias pero nada le daba resul-tado, hasta que un buen día una vecina le recomendó la iglesia universal, mi vida ha cambiado dice Sonia, he sido liberada de malos espíritus, he renacido en los misterios del Señor Jesús.

Ramón Pascal comentó que no podía dormir, se sentía deprimido, y en ocasiones veía bultos y escuchaba voces, fue horrible, exclamó. Para él los servicios que ofrece la iglesia universal han sido su salvación. En lo personal re-comiendo buscar siempre la luz de Dios, si siente que una mala energía, un espíritu o una sombra le persigue y no le deja vivir en paz, si escu-cha voces o ruidos extraños, si sufre de mala suerte o está pasando por un sufrimiento prolongado, procure ayuda en los servicios religiosos, lo recomiendo por experien-cia propia. No quiero sonar como proselitista, creo es un deber como ser espiritual el recomendar lo que ha sido benéfico para otros y para mí mismo.

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