1976 2010

APRIL 24, 2015Vol. XXXIX No. 17

39 YEARSof Publication

1976 - 2015

La Prensa Muñoz, Inc. Publications

(see Chicano Park Day, page 5)

By Geneva Gámez-Vallejo

One of the most awaited for box-ing matches couldn’t come anysooner. Six years in the making, andfinally, Floyd Mayweather and MannyPacquiao will come face to face forthe first and perhaps for the last time,on May 2 at the MGM in Las Vegas;this fight could generate as much ashalf a billion dollars in revenue, andby far, will be the highest grossingfight ever.

The two aren’t the only ones ben-efitting economically from this fight.Let’s not forget that there are vary-ing avenues from where to divide themonies being made from this grandevent. Eduardo de la Cruz is one tohave struck gold with a design hemade of the two fighters, a designthat will be found on the official t-shirts to be sold by the Mayweatherteam during the fight.

De la Cruz is an art and graphicdesign graduate from USC. Admira-bly, he had the opportunity to study inthe United States thanks to a schol-arship he was granted. He is origi-nally from Mexico City, where he iscurrently residing again, and for thepast six years he’s been working onart and design projects related to box-ing. This has exposed him to oppor-tunities such as art exhibitions andtaking special orders on boxing de-signs from people who’ve liked hiswork, Mayweather being one ofthem.

It’s like a dream for De la Cruz tobe honored with designing the tee-shirt that one of the highest paid ath-letes in the world will be calling hisown. The link between the two iseven more incredible, it happened to

Mexican Artist to Dress Floyd Mayweather Fans

be through a close friend of May-weather who stomped across De laCruz’s page on social media. Thefriend, who lives in Canada, contacted

De la Cruz, who then sent a sampleshirt to Mayweather’s team and soonheard back nothing but positive feed-back and an almost immediate hire

to produce five thousand tee shirts,all being made in Mexico.

Is it over forCalifornia’s oldestLatino politicalorganization?By Tony Castro

California’s oldest Latino politicalorganization has likely made its lasthurrah without even a celebration,having become a victim of its ownsuccess and the misfortune of its long-time state president.

The more than half-century-oldMexican American Political Associa-tion used to be one of the endorse-ments all California politicianswanted, so much so that at the heightof his political power Jerry Brown —in his first incarnation as governorand with eyes on the White House— told a MAPA state convention:

“It’s your time in the sun — and Iwant to be part of it!”

Brown is governor again, but hispolitical expectations are significantlylowered, just as there are no moreMAPA state conventions to get ex-cited about. Its last ones have drawnonly several dozen people. Today,many former members are embar-rassed by what has happened to theonce proud organization and preferremembering what it once was.

“MAPA was an important organi-zation that was formed when therewere hardly any Latino elected offi-cials,” says longtime Los Angelespolitical strategist James Acevedo.

MAPA’s final breath in Californiaappears to have been taken in recentyears as its controversial state presi

(see Mega fight, page 8)(see MAPA, page 7)

Aztec dance and Protest Defines Chicano Park

By Pablo J. Sáinz

There are two important aspectsabout Chicano Park.

There is the cultural part, wheredanza azteca has been an essentialcomponent of the park’s history for40 years.

Then there’s the political part, thestruggles the Chicano community ofSan Diego has faced for 45 yearssince the take over of the land byactivists where the park now sits.

Both aspects of the historic site areinseparable, and both will be cel-ebrated on Saturday, April 25th, from10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at the 45th ChicanoPark Day, under the theme ElMovimiento Continues: 45 years ofProtesta, Cultura, y 40 years ofDanza Azteca.

This year’s keynote speaker willbe long-time San Diego Chicano ac-tivist Herman Baca, who has beenan integral part of the park since itsfounding.

“It is an honor for me to speak,where the Chicano community hasgathered for the last 45 years,” saidBaca, who is director of the Com-mittee on Chicano Rights. “The his-torical significance of Chicano Parkis that it was created out of struggle,sacrifice, a takeover, and the occu-pation of La Tierra Mia (our land) thruthe self-determination of the Chicanocommunity.”

Mayweather - Pacquiao t-shirt designed by Eduardo de la Cruz

Danza Azteca represents the spiritual part of the Chicano Park Day celebration.

Por Pablo J. Sáinz

Hay dos aspectos importantes deChicano Park.

Está la parte cultural, donde ladanza azteca ha sido un componenteesencial de la historia del parque por40 años.

Y está la parte política, las luchasque la comunidad chicana de SanDiego ha enfrentado por 45 añosdesde la toma de la tierra poractivistas donde ahora es el parque.

Ambos aspectos del lugar históricoson inseparables, y ambos seráncelebrados el sábado, 25 de abril, de10 a.m. a 5 p.m., en el 45 ChicanoPark Day, bajo el lema El Movi-miento Continues: 45 years ofProtesta, Cultura, y 40 years ofDanza Azteca.

El orador principal este año es elreconocido activista chicano HermanBaca, quien ha sido una parte inte-gral del parque desde su fundación.

“Es un honor para mí hablar, dondela comunidad chicana se ha reunidopor los últimos 45 años,” dijo Baca,quien es director del Committee onChicano Rights.

La ocupación de Chicano Parkinició en abril de 1970, cuandoactivistas comunitarios previnieronque los gobiernos estatales y de laciudad construyeran una estación dela Patrulla de Caminos de Californiaen Barrio Logan.

Baca lamentó que, a pesar de losmuchos logros en 45 años, muchosde los problemas comunitarios con-

tinúan siendo los mismos, aun cuandola población latina ha aumentado.

“Son los mismos problemas, aun-que peor”, dijo. “¿Por qué? Porquehay más de nosotros con menos delo que necesitamos para corregir unsinfín de problemas que afectan anuestra gente en E.U.”

Baca está programado para hablara las 12:15 p.m. en el kiosko.

Al igual que la protesta política hasido importante en la historia deChicano Park, de igual manera ladanza azteca lo ha sido por 40 años,cuando los danzantes comenzaron areunirse en el parque para establecergrupos de danza para entrenar a lasiguiente generación.

Juan Flores, que coordina la danzaazteca para Chicano Park Day, dijoque la danza azteca representa laparte espiritual de la celebración.

“La danza es nuestra manera deconectarnos a nuestros ancestros, connuestras tradiciones”, dijo. “Recor-damos nuestra cultura a través de lamúsica, la canción y la alabanza”.

El muralista de Chicano Park,Mario Torero, dijo que pintó un muralen honor del danzante FlorencioYescas.

“Era un amigo que llegó a Califor-nia a finales de los 60, trayendoconsigo la primera vez que conocimosde nuevo nuestra herencia azteca através de su manejo de la danzaazteca”, dijo Torero.

Para ver un programa completo deChicano Park Day, visite www.chicano-park.com.

Danza azteca y protestadefinen a Chicano Park

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By Kent PatersonFRONTERA NORTESUR

Juan Martinez is convincedthat Manuel “El Meny” VitalAnguiano had something to dowith the disappearance of his16-year-old daughter Briandain 2011. Vital is currently ontrial in Ciudad Juarez togetherwith five other men accusedof human trafficking and mur-der in the deaths of 11 girls andwomen whose remains werefound in the Juarez Valley in2012.

Brianda Cecilia Martinezwas not among the victimsidentified from the secret burialgrounds, but her associationwith Vital and the manner ofthe teen’s subsequent disap-pearance are common linkswith the Juarez Valley case,according to the father’s ac-count. Martinez told FNS howBrianda worked for Vitalcleaning his downtown Juarezstore where the older man soldburritos and other items. Brian-da lasted two weeks beforeinforming Vital that she wouldbe quitting. The next day shevanished.

Martinez said he questionedVital about Brianda’s where-abouts, but the small business-man denied knowing anythingabout her. Still, Vital’s businessstyle, his purported interest inyoung girls and rumors of hisaccess to visas allowing pas-sage to neighboring El Paso,Texas, roused Martinez’s sus-picions.

“If he wasn’t the one whotook her, he set her up,”Martinez insisted. “El Meny”could have been the “hook” indisappearing Brianda and othergirls and passing them along toothers, he said.

Martinez and other relativesof missing and murdered youngwomen are keeping close tabson the court case against Vitaland his co-defendants whichkicked off April 13 in an eventdubbed “The Trial of the Year”by the local press. In a judicialproceeding also termed “his-toric” by some, the ChihuahuaState Prosecutor (FGE) isseeking the maximum sen-tence of life in prison plus anadditional 261 years for crimesallegedly committed by Vital,Edgar Jesus Regalado Villa,Cesar Felix Romero, Esparza,Jose Gerardo Puentes Alba,Jesus Hernandez Martinez,and Jose Antonio ContrerasTerrazas. The men were ar-rested in 2013.

Recovered from the rural

Will Juarez Murder “Trial of the Year” Bring Justice to Families?

Pinta de Cruces, with Yubya Rayito Rocha at ZonaCentro Cd. Juárez

Juarez Valley, the victims in-cluded Maria Guadalupe PerezMontes, Lizbeth Aviles Garcia,Perla Ivonne Aguirre Gonzalez,Idaly Juache Laguna, BeatrizAlejandra Hernandez Trejo,Jessica Leticia Pena Garcia,Deisy Ramirez Munoz, AndreaGuerrero Venzor, Monica Lili-ana Delgado Castillo, JessicaTerrazas Ortega, and JazminSalazar Ponce.

The remains of severalother women were also recov-ered from the Navajo Arroyo,the same spot where most ofthe 11 victims at the center ofthe Juarez trial were likewisefound, but until now the defen-dants have not been chargedwith the additional slayings.

Essentially, the six men areaccused of participating in anorganized criminal network thatutilized false employmentfronts to lure and kidnap youngwomen between 2009 and2011, work their captives asprostitutes and drug vendorsand then finally kill them.

Prosecutors have implicatedthe transnational Aztecas gangin the murder spree. Originat-ing in the Texas prison systemand later spreading to El Paso,Juarez and New Mexico, theunderworld group was a prin-cipal protagonist in the so-called narco war in Juarez be-tween 2008 and 2012 that leftmore than 12,000 people slain.

In addition to the gendernature of the Juarez Valleycrimes, the systematic abduc-tion and slaughter of youngwomen smacked of class femi-cide since the victims hailedfrom low-income families des-perate for work. No femalevictims of wealthy or uppermiddle class families werefound in the hidden graveyardsof the Juarez Valley.

The Juarez Valley courtcase has stirred speculationabout the possible involvementof at least some of the suspectsin previous mass murders ofwomen, or organized serialfemicides, as coined by Juarezscholar Dr. Julia MonarrezFragoso. For instance, themother of 1995 murder victimOlga Alicia Carrillo Perez, haslinked her daughter to “ElMeny.”

Mother Paula Flores said “itwas possible” that the groupon trial could be involved withthe 1998 murder of her 17-year-old daughter Sagrario,because of geographic similari-ties in the selection of theJuarez Valley as a dumpingground for Sagrario and later

murder victims from the city.State authorities allege that

a center of the 2009-2011 kid-nap-for-prostitution operationwas the now-shuttered VerdeHotel, a place reputedly fre-quented by soldiers and federalpolice officers. So far, no sol-diers or policemen have testi-fied in the trial of the six men.

“One can’t imagine howmuch evil there was at thatcandy store and burrito place,”said Luz Elena Munoz, whoattended the first day of theJuarez trial. Munoz’s daughter,Nancy Ivet Navarro Munoz,was 18 years old when she dis-appeared went missing in 2011.

Munoz said Nancy lefthome one day holding a foldercontaining personal documen-tation so she could apply for ajob at the Modas Telas store indowntown Juarez. Almost fouryears later, Nancy’s mom doesnot know what happened to herdaughter. Modas Telas em-ployees told the searchingmother that Nancy never ap-plied for a job at the store,Munoz said.

Munoz said she encoun-tered problems with gettinglaw enforcement to properlyinvestigate Nancy’s disappear-ance. At one point Munoz saidshe asked for help from theFederal Police, which wascharged with security in theborder city at a time whenwarring organized criminalgangs were tearing it apart, butwas told Nancy’s absence wasa state and not a federal mat-ter.

“If they had investigatedfrom the beginning, perhaps I’dbe content,” Munoz reflected.

Nancy left behind a three-month-old baby girl. Nowa-days, the little girl is curiousabout her mother. “When is mymom coming back?” Munozsaid the child regularly asks.

It should be noted that at thetime of the disappearances ofBrianda Martinez, NancyNavarro and scores of othergirls and women the Mexicangovernment was under anobligatory sentence of the In-ter-American Court of HumanRights (IACHR) to preventand professionally investigatesuch disappearances with agender perspective in mind.

For Munoz and other rela-tives observing or testifying inthe trial, the experience is emo-tionally trying.

“It’s very sad that the moth-ers have to be there with theones who are responsible,”said Perla Reyes, mother

Jocelyn Calderon Reyes, a 13-year-old who vanished indowntown Juarez in 2012.

Conducted under the neworal system promoted in Mexicoby the U.S. Agency for Inter-national Development, the trialis a potentially unprecedentedone for Ciudad Juarez. Threewomen judges-Catalina RuizPacheco, Emma Teran Murrilloand Mirna Luz Rocha Pineda-preside over the case.

And for the first time, rep-resentatives of two non-gov-ernmental organizations thathave been long protested thegovernment’s response to gen-der violence, Justice for OurDaughters and the Women’sRoundtable of Ciudad Juarez,are directly assisting the pros-ecution.

At the heart of the case isinformation gathered by fam-ily members who acted as de-tectives painstakingly investi-gating their loved one’s disap-pearance.

Now completing its second

week, the trial has been cov-ered by Mexican media outletsincluding El Diario de Juarez,Norte, La Jornada and Procesonewsweekly. Despite the sig-nificance of the case, scantnews of it has appeared in theU.S. press.

As reported in the Mexicanmedia and in press statementsissued by the FGE, the firstdays of the trial have includedtestimonies from victims’ fam-ily members and reports ofpossible leads of what hap-pened to the missing girls andwomen. For example, DeisyRamirez, who vanished afterleaving for her job at an exportassembly plant, or maquiladora,was reportedly later seen in thecompany of an older man ap-plying for a job at another fac-tory, according to the FGE.

Yet, serious weaknessesriddle the state’s case. The al-leged leader of the ring behindthe Juarez Valley crimes,

(see Juarez, page 7)

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By Susan Luzzaro

The way that the ChulaVista Elementary school boarddoes business began to changewhen three new trustees, LeslieBunker, Francisco Tamayo andDr. Eduardo Reyes, wereelected in November.

Discussion on the dais at theApril 15 Chula Vista Elemen-tary meeting signaled one of thenew directions. The districtagendized a service agreementwith the controversial organiza-tion Teach For America fromJuly 2015 until June 30 2018.

Teach For America corpsmembers are recruited for two-year teaching stints. The corpsmembers have Bachelor’s De-grees and a 5-week trainingcourse before being placed inclassrooms. They are recruitedto teach in low-income areas.

Teach For America hascommendable goals. Their2012 non-profit tax form (990)states the organization’s “mis-sion is to build the movementto end educational inequity byenlisting our most prominentfuture leaders in the effort.”

Several corps membershave published articles criticalabout their training and expe-rience. For example, in a 2013the Atlantic article, formerTFAer Olivia Blanchard, ex-presses frustration about thepreparation she was given be-fore entering the classroom:

“At the time, I appreciatedTFA’s apparent confidence inme as a leader. I assumed thatI would learn the concretesteps I needed to achieve thistransformation during the train-ing program. Instead I was im-

mersed in a sea of jargon,buzzwords, and touchy-feelyexercises.”

In an April 17 telephone in-terview, Chula Vista Elemen-tary trustee Reyes had a lot ofconcerns about the Teach ForAmerica contract.

Reyes wondered, “Whywas this even on the agenda—do we have a teacher short-age? Why are we bringing innon-credentialed teachers withonly five weeks of training toget their practice on our kids?”

At the April 15 board meet-ing Superintendent FranciscoEscobedo said he recently at-tended a meeting where peopleprojected a teacher shortage in2 to 3 years.

During the board meetingthe assistant superintendent ofHuman Resources, Dr. JeffreyThiel, said the district was an-ticipating the need for hard-to-fill special education and bilin-gual positions.

In the interview Reyes saidhe was incensed at the ideathat the district wanted to bringin people with little training andno experience “and place themin classrooms with our most atrisk students, including specialeducation students.”

In addition, Reyes said it’shis understanding that the turn-over for Teach For America isabout 60%, which he doesn’tbelieve equates to the level ofcommitment the district needs.

Reyes added that sometrustees suggested that TeachFor America would only bebrought into charter schoolsbut he pointed out that the reso-lution “clearly stated that thecontract would have been for

all district schools.”Another thing that bothered

Reyes about the contract wasthat the district was going topay $5,000 to the Teach ForAmerica organization for eachcandidate teacher. “Why do wehave to pay a headhunter fee?”Reyes believes the $5,000would be better spent attract-ing fully credentialed teachersinto the district.

At the April 15 board meet-ing, Dr. Jeffrey Thiel said thedistrict’s first priority was tohave fully credentialed teach-ers and that the district is ac-tively working with colleges anduniversities toward that goal.

Teach For America, he said,“was just a fall-back position.”

Thiel explained that the dis-trict works as a contractingagent and that two Chula VistaElementary charter schoolshave already employed Teachfor America corps members.He said two charter middleand high schools had difficultyfilling math and science posi-tions.

Trustee Leslie Bunkerquestioned the idea of puttinginexperienced teachers into themost difficult teaching posi-tions. She noted that in addi-tion to teaching responsibilities,they would be required to takeuniversity classes to becomefully credentialed. She also saidthat she did not feel this reso-lution was “respectful of theteachers who had gone throughthe regular training.”

The Teach For Americaresolution died for lack of amotion. Reyes concluded theApril interview by saying, “Per-sonally, I don’t want to see this

resolution again.”Another noticeable change

for the district was public com-ment. This is the portion of theagenda where the public canspeak to the board on any sub-ject other than those on theagenda. Since the election ofthe new trustees, public com-ment was moved from the endof the agenda to the begin-ning—which makes it easierfor working people and peoplewith young children to addressthe board.

Audio recordings of thedistrict’s board meetings arenow available on the CVESDwebsite.

For years CVESD’s agen-das have stated:

“THIS MEETING IS BE-ING VIDEO RECORDED. Inaccordance with the BrownAct, all public Board meetingrecordings are available forreview for 30 days followingthe meeting, after which theyare recycled. Please contactthe Super-intendent’s Office,(619) 425-9600, Extension1311, if you wish to schedulean appointment to review arecording.”

By comparison, Chula Vistacity council meetings have longbeen live streamed and con-tinue to be available to the pub-lic. Audios for SweetwaterUnion High School districtmeetings are also posted theday after a board meeting andthen continue to be availableon the district’s website.

Disclosure: The author’sdaughter teaches in theCVESD district and is a mem-ber of the bargaining team.

Winds of Change have come to ChulaVista Elementary School District!

“We must remember theseAmerican Heroes. We cannever forget those who sacri-ficed everything for our free-dom.” This quote, from Dr.Mary Hawkins, President ofBellevue University, is the rea-son behind the University’ssponsorship of a traveling ex-hibit that will be coming toChula Vista in May. A veryemotional display, “Remem-bering Our Fallen,” is a starkreminder of the ultimate sacri-fice made by 710 fallen soldiersfrom California who werekilled in the War on Terrorsince the Twin Towers fell onSeptember 11, 2001. Seventy-seven of those were from SanDiego County, with 14 heroescoming from Chula Vista andthe surrounding South Baycommunities.

The 125-foot exhibit, featur-ing military and personal pho-tos of the fallen on both sides,will be on public display in the

“Remembering Our Fallen”exhibit in Chula Vista

Veteran’s Wing of the ChulaVista Civic Center Libraryfrom Sunday, May 3,through Thursday, May 14.The library is located at 365 FStreet, and operating hours areMonday-Thursday from 10a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Sat-urday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.Marine Corps League Detach-ment 1207 and sailors fromNaval Station 32nd Street willconstantly be on guard duringthe exhibit.

A separate area of tribute willbe set up to honor the fallenheroes from the South Bay in-cluding Cpl. Salem Bachar, Ssg.Richard Burdick, Sgt. AlejandroDominguez, Sgt. Michael Ida-nan, Ssg. Kristofferson Lo-renzo, Sgt. Michael Martinez,Ssg. Joshua Mattero, HM3Fernando Mendez-Aceves,SFC David Metzger, Sgt. Al-

(See Remembering, page 5)

Remembering Our Fallen exhibit at the Chula Vista CivicCenter Library.

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LA COLUMNA VERTEBRALEl Soporte Informativo Para Millones

de HispanosPor José López Zamorano

José López Zamorano

Un Compromiso Con la VidaSe dice con frecuencia que

los migrantes viajamos connuestras tradiciones. Nuestroequipaje de viaje contienevalores indiscutiblemente posi-tivos, tales como el sentido deunidad familiar, el trabajo duroy el sacrificio para dejarles unmejor mañana a nuestros hijos.Pero la reflexión obliga a laautocrítica y se requiere valorpara aceptar que no todasnuestras costumbres son con-venientes.

Hoy quiero centrarme en unaspecto de la vida diaria queparece irrelevante, pero no loes. Todos somos peatones enalguno momento, pero nosiempre seguimos las reglaselementales para protegernos.Confieso por ejemplo tener elmal hábito de cruzar la callepor donde sea, al margen delas líneas blancas de crucepeatonal.

Es una mala costumbre quehe abandonado luego de cono-cer las cifras de las muertesde peatones en Estados Uni-dos. Son desconcertantes. Sóloen 2011, un total de 4,432peatones murieron en acci-dentes de tráfico, un incre-

¿Sala de Emergencias o Clínica de Atención de Urgencias?

mento de 3% en relación conel año 2010. Otros 69,000resultaron heridos. Por si fuerapoco, las muertes de peatonesconstituyeron el 14% de todaslas muertes en accidentes detráfico en 2011, que fueron de32,367 personas.

Es verdad que las cifrasrepresentan un descenso enrelación con las muertes depeatones registradas en 2005,cuando ascendieron a 4,892, elmás alto número en más de unadécada. Si bien es una ten-dencia a la baja, la realidad esque todas las muertes pre-venibles son innecesarias,doblemente innecesarias.

Y he aquí el dato clave:Siete de cada 10 muertes depeatones no ocurrieron en lasintersecciones de las calles yuna abrumadora mayoría ocu-rrió en la noche, en callesurbanas. Más allá de lasparticularidades de casa caso,las cifras confirman pues, quemuchos de nosotros –tantocomo conductores como pea-tones— incumplimos reglasbásicas, como dar el paso ocruzar por las esquinas.

La llegada de la primavera

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La campaña Street Smartrecomienda a los peatonescaminar por las banquetas, decara al tráfico vehicular, cruzarpor las intersecciones, hacerlopor áreas bien iluminadas, evitarcarreteras y hacerse visible entodo momento. A los conduc-tores, estar alertas ante lapresencia de peatones, espe-cialmente de noche o en curvas,detenerse siempre en el crucepeatonal, no rebasar vehículosdetenidos en los cruces, nobeber alcohol y ceñirse a loslímites de velocidad.

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Obtener la atenciónadecuada, en el momentoapropiado y en el lugar

más indicado

Por Dr. Antonio P. Linares,MD, FAAFP

Es domingo, 3 p.m. y lafiebre de su niño subió a 103grados y usted se preocupa alcreer que puede ser influenza.El pediatra del niño no seencuentra disponible, y el luneses un día festivo, por lo que laconsulta del médico estarácerrada.

Carlos estaba afuera cor-tando arbustos con tijeras depodar oxidadas, las que res-balaron dejando a Carlos conun corte en el dedo. El cortepodría necesitar puntos, y ustedno puede recordar cuandoCarlos tuvo su última vacunacontra el tétano.

Su hija está jugando afueray usted nota que ha estalladoen ronchas. Usted no sabe silas ronchas son producto depicaduras de insectos, dehaber estado rodando en elpasto o una reacción alérgicaa algo que comió.

Usted corre para apagar elhorno y se golpea el pieaccidentalmente con la mesade la cocina. En cuestión deminutos, el pie comienza ahincharse como un globo yusted está convencida de quese ha roto.

Usted va a visitar a la abuela,y ella está teniendo un ataqueleve de asma. Le preguntadónde está su inhalador, y ellale dice que no tiene uno desdeque su receta expiró y sumédico de cabecera se retiróhace unos meses.

En cualquiera de estosescenarios, ¿qué haría? Mu-chas personas se dirigen a lasala de emergencias del hos-pital más cercano (ER por sussiglas en inglés), pero para estaspreguntas, la mejor opciónpuede ser visitar una clínica deatención de urgencias. Algunasclínicas de atención de ur-gencias se establecen paraactuar como una extensión delas prácticas de atenciónprimaria para el acceso inme-diato cuando el médico decabecera de un paciente noestá disponible. Estas opcionespueden ser especialmente

una clínica de atención de ur-gencias puede ser en promediode menos de $100, mientrasque la misma atención puedecostar más de $1.000 si seproporciona en una sala deemergencias.

En el lugar más indicadoPara la mayoría de la gente,

cada situación es una emer-gencia médica, y a veces esdifícil determinar qué tan gravees el problema, así que a con-tinuación se entregan algunosejemplos y dónde se podríantratar:

Clínica de Atención deUrgencias

·Quemaduras menores ycortes

·Esguinces, distensiones yhuesos rotos (si el hueso noestá expuesto a través de lapiel)

·Tos, congestión, dolor degarganta, infecciones del oído,vómitos y diarrea

·Resfriados, influenza, fie-bre, dolores de cabeza, do-lores en el cuerpo y calambres

·Erupciones, irritaciones yreacciones alérgicas (sin ame-naza de vida)

·Asma leve

Sala de Emergencias enHospital

·Infarto o dolor agudo en elpecho

·Derrame cerebral o sín-tomas similares a derrame ce-rebral

·Pérdida de la conciencia·Sangrado incontrolable·Traumatismo craneal·Dolor abdominal grave·Dificultad para respirar·Pérdida repentina de la

visión o visión borrosaEn caso de duda, muchas

compañías de seguros ofrecenun número de teléfono paraacceder a enfermeras gra-tuitamente las 24 horas, 7 díasa la semana para orientación.El número de teléfono por logeneral se encuentra en sutarjeta de seguro, y la en-fermera que le guiará puedeayudarle también a localizar laclínica de atención de ur-gencias más cercana, ya quela población, en general, nosiempre sabe dónde estánlocalizadas.

valiosas, ya que se sueleacceder fácilmente a la historiaclínica del paciente, aseguran-do una excelente continuidaden la atención, tanto durante lavisita a la clínica de atenciónde urgencias, así como cuandose necesita cualquier atenciónde seguimiento.

El cuidado adecuado, en elmomento apropiado

Las salas de emergenciasson apropiadas para con-diciones muy graves, quepueden resultar en la pérdidade extremidades, la vista o lavida. Las clínicas de atenciónde urgencias se han diseñadopara hacer frente, en formarápida y eficiente, a problemas“urgentes” que no puedenesperar hasta la próxima citamédica que esté disponible.

Al igual que las salas deemergencias, las clínicas deatención de urgencias cuentancon proveedores de saludcompetentes que han sidoentrenados para manejar si-tuaciones urgentes. Ellosofrecen rayos X, y algunosincluso tienen escáneres MRI,scans CT y laboratorios. Ellosson capaces de proporcionarinyecciones, medicamentos,sueros y planes de tratamiento,y están disponibles durante lasnoches, fines de semana y díasfestivos. También aceptan lamayoría de los seguros ypueden hacer derivacionespara la atención de segui-miento.

Las clínicas de atención deurgencias también pueden sermás convenientes y económi-cas. Las salas de emergenciasno tienen el mismo tiempo deespera y precios que las clí-nicas de atención de urgencias.Como las salas de emergenciano operan sobre una base “elprimero que llega, el primeroen ser atendido”, una personaque tenga un problema de saludque no amenaza su vida, puedetener que esperar durantehoras para conseguir la aten-ción en una sala de emer-gencias, ya que los pacientescon problemas más trau-máticos reciben prioridad. Enlas clínicas de atención deurgencias, el promedio deespera es de aproximadamente15 a 45 minutos. Además, elcosto de la atención básica en

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MiraCosta College to Cel-ebrate Latino Graduates

The MiraCosta College 19thAnnual Latino Graduation Cel-ebration is scheduled for Fri-day, May 8, with a receptionat 6:30 p.m. followed by a pro-gram at 7 p.m. It will be heldin the Concert Hall atMiraCosta College, 1 BarnardDrive, Oceanside. As in pastyears, this festive bilingualevent will highlight the achieve-ments of our Community

“Bravo”Don Diego Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7420 founded and incorporated On April 14th

1955, received a proclamation from Councilman David Alvarez with the City of San Diego inhonor of the many military servicemen who are active and are no longer with us.

Pictured from left to right WW II Veterans E.M. Solomon,Danny Gonzales. The following still living, not shown, AdamGastelum, John Rubalcava and Frank Sanchez.

Many Thanks to Post member Mauricio Aparicio, FrankPeralta and their committee For making this Award Ceremonypossible.

Story and picture submitted by VFW Auxiliary PublicityChairman; Olivia J. Solomon

Learning Center adult highschool graduates as well asthose of certificate and asso-ciate degree students. Studentswill have the opportunity topublicly thank their families andfriends, in English or Spanish,for assisting them in achievingtheir educational goals.

“This inspirational eveningreinforces our resolve as a col-lege to continue our commit-ment to students and to ac-knowledge their accomplish-ments,” said MiraCosta Col-lege counselor Hilda Gomez-Zinn, who is helping to orga-nize the festivities. “Unlike theMay 22 commencement cer-emony, this event allows ourstudents to say a few wordsof appreciation to those in the

audience who have supportedthem through this process.”

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UCR political scientistArmando Navarro examines

possibilities for a ‘browncentury’ of progress and

change

By Bettye Mille

A new book by UC River-side political scientist ArmandoNavarro examines the currentstate of Latino and Mexicanopolitics in the United States,and outlines models for changethat would alter U.S. bound-aries and empower a popula-tion he contends is politicallyand economically powerless.

Navarro, who teaches in theUCR Department of EthnicStudies, has authored six otherbooks. His latest book, “Mexi-cano and Latino Politics and theQuest for Self-determination:What Needs to be Done”(Lexington Books, 2015), ar-gues that:

♦ Μexicano and Latinopolitics have failed to represent,empower and foster socialchange for a large and rapidlygrowing segment of the popu-lation in the U.S., particularlyin the Southwest, because ofleadership, organizational, ideo-logical and strategic crises.

♦The United States is nolonger a representative democ-racy, rather, it has evolved intoa “corpocracy” controlled bycorporations and the wealthi-est individuals.

♦Liberal capitalism as apolitical and economic systemis in decline because of perva-sive gridlock in both Congressand the presidency, and aneconomy that did not fully re-cover from the Great Reces-sion of 2007. Many Americanstoday live in what Navarro callsthe “Second Great Depression(2009-2015).”

♦Latinos and Mexicanosin the Southwest, particularlythe region Mexico lost to theUnited States in 1848 – a re-gion Navarro calls Aztlán – are“an occupied and internallycolonized people,” regarded asless important and, therefore,neglected by those in power.

♦Mexicanos and Latinoswill become the majority eth-nic group in this region as earlyas 2035. By the end of the 21stcentury they will be country’snew majority. This demo-graphic transformation willradically change U.S. culture,politics, the economy and so-ciety.

“Without changing our cur-rent condition our Mexicano

Cuyamaca College’s bigday: Hot wheels, coolcompetition, live bands

Car enthusiasts will betreated to a vintage auto showat the same time they watchteens turn wrenches duringCuyamaca College’s annualHigh School Automotive SkillsDay competition 8:30 a.m. to1 p.m. Saturday, May 2.

Now in its 36th year, theevent is the longest running atthe Rancho San Diego cam-pus. About 50 students fromeight schools will experiencethe excitement of head-to-headcompetition, vying for thou-sands of dollars in cash andprizes, said Chris Branton, co-ordinator of the college’s au-tomotive technology programand co-chair of the event, alongwith instructor Jim Hannibal.About 30 Cuyamaca Collegestudents will also compete – butnot for prizes – and take partas event volunteers and judges.

The public is invited to cheeron their favorite school, and tostick around on campus for thestudent-run Coyote Music Fes-tival taking place on the grandlawn from noon to 4 p. m. Bothevents are free, as is parking.

For vintage car lovers, theevent includes a can’t-be-missed opportunity to checkout 20 show cars being rolledout by the Over the Hill Gangof San Diego, a hot rod car clubthat gave more than $3,000 thismonth to five Cuyamaca stu-dents enrolled in a GM-spon-sored training program.

Cuyamaca College is at900 Rancho San Diego Park-way in Rancho San Diego.

MiraCosta CollegePresents The Film,‘Resurrection Blvd.’

MiraCosta College’s SanElijo Campus will host a freescreening of “ResurrectionBlvd.,” on Friday, May 1 at5:30 p.m. The evening will alsofeature a special appearanceexecutive film producer, Den-nis Leoni.

“Resurrection Blvd.” is anengrossing and entertaining se-ries about the fortunes and fateof the Santiago family, whotake pride in their deep, EastLos Angeles roots and have,for generations, pinned theirhopes and dreams of winninga world boxing championship,all the while navigating lovelives, ambitions, emotions andethics. It’s about a family liter-ally fighting for a piece of the

and Latino communities will inthe 21st century be relegatedto a politically and economi-cally powerless state,” hewrites. Mexicanos are Mexi-can citizens living in the UnitedStates.

Navarro argues that onlytwo alternatives exist to em-power Latinos and Mexicanosin the U.S. in this century, andhe outlines these change mod-els in his 577-page book. Thefirst calls for the creation of anation-within-a-nation usingthe French-speaking Canadianprovince of Quebec as a tem-plate, a model he calls “Aztlán’sPolitics of a Nation-Within-a-Nation” and says is likely themost applicable and viable al-ternative. The second suggeststhat the region of the South-west Navarro refers to asAztlán secede from the U.S.as an independent and sover-eign nation-state or be reinte-grated with Mexico, a modelhe calls “Aztlán’s Politics ofSeparatism.”

“Either model will make the21st century a ‘brown century’of great progress and change,not just for Mexicanos andLatinos, but for all the peoplesof Aztlán and the country as awhole,” Navarro writes. “Whileboth change models may beperceived by some as being tooradical, … both … are change

models …, using a workingwithin the law, peaceful/nonvio-lent electoral, political pressure,and protest approach.”

He also predicts an escala-tion of economic crises in theU.S. and globally, which he saidcould “intensify the prospectsfor war, civil unrest, politicalinstability, food shortages, andcapitalism’s deepening contra-dictions. Global poverty, globalinequality, and climate changewill reach alarming levels.”

Navarro is “one of the fewscholars who know what is tobe done to correct the imper-fections of a society that pre-vents Latinos access to edu-cation and the political powerthat is necessary to obtain thehuman rights we take forgranted,” said Rodolfo Acuña,founder of Chicana and Chi-cano Studies at CSU North-ridge who is also regarded asone of the academic fathers ofChicano Studies. “As in hisprevious works, Navarro drawsa bight line under the problemsand what is to be done, pre-senting two change models:one examining the Chicanonational question, ‘Aztlán’sPolitics of a Nation-Within-a-Nation,’ and ‘Aztlán’s Politicsof Separatism’ in which he putsthe struggle into a historicalcontext.”

New Book Suggests Political Models toEmpower Latinos, Mexicanos

American Dream.MiraCosta College’s San

Elijo Campus is located at 3333Manchester Avenue, Cardiff.The event will be in Room 204.

Cuyamaca College’sCoyote Music Festivalalways a howling goodtime

Six homegrown bands play-ing an eclectic mix of folk, jazz,pop and rock will perform ontwo stages on the grand lawnof Cuyamaca College at theCoyote Music Festival noon to4 p.m. Saturday, May 2.

Now in its seventh year, theentirely student-run festival willprovide the community a freeafternoon of live music by lo-cal talent in a family-friendlyvenue, where picnic blanketsand lawn chairs are the bestseats in the house.

For students enrolled in Mu-sic Industry Studies, the festi-val represents a term project,the culmination of a semester’swork learning every aspect ofputting on a big music event.Cuyamaca College is one of thefew schools locally offering thetransfer degree program thatfocuses on the practical aspectsof developing careers in themusic industry.

A combination of classes inmusic, technology, and businesshelps students develop as mu-sicians, learn to operate anduse the college’s recording stu-dios, work with bands to cre-ate demos and other promo-tional materials, and to plan andproduce concerts and festivalswith multiple stages.

Here’s the lineup for the tal-ent showcasing this year’soriginal music:

• 12:00–12:35: The Dap-

per Bandits — Blending to-gether styles, the Dapper Ban-dits say their music is difficultto categorize, but band mem-bers gravitate toward a de-scription of a fresher versionof jazz.

• 12:40–1:15: Dona Nova— Dona Nova is a hard rockband based in North Countythat was started in January bybrothers Manny Sanchez andLuis Ochoa.

• 1:20–1:55: BarrieDempsey — Dempsey is asolo act, playing electric andacoustic guitar, along with theflute, harmonica and piano.

• 2:00-2:35: Enter theBlue Sky — The Americanroots sound of Enter the BlueSky features lead vocalistSandé Lollis and the accom-paniment of equally experi-enced musicians — GaleKellogg, drummer; WarrenOvadia on fiddle; JRod, bass;and John Seever on harmonica.

• 2:40–3:15: RaeleeNikole — Back for the thirdtime is Raelee Nikole, who wasbarely old enough to get herdriver’s license the first year sheplayed the Coyote Music Festi-val. Since then, the young artistwith an upbeat acoustic soundhas developed into a seasonedsinger/songwriter and performsanywhere she can.

• 3:20-3:55: Abstrack —Abstrack is a jazz-influencedgroup whose members are stu-dents attending SDSU, MesaCollege, Southwestern College,and UC San Diego.

Along with the music, ven-dors selling jewelry, kettle cornand more will be a part of thefestival.

Cuyamaca College is at 900Rancho San Diego Parkway inthe community of Rancho SanDiego.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

fredo Silva, Cpl. Erik Silva, Spc.Curtis Spivey, Sgt. JamesTreber, and Sgt. Charles Wyc-koff, Jr.

Armida Martinez, mother ofEastLake High School gradu-ate and Army Sgt. MichaelMartinez, said, “This exhibitionbrings forth my greatest hopethat our children’s sacrifice willnot be forgotten, and that GoldStar families find comfort inknowing their communities willremember them.” Gold Starindicates a family member waskilled while in service to ourcountry. They publicly are rec-ognized by the Gold Star fea-

tured on their vehicle licenseplate.

The public is invited to theopening ceremony which willbe held on Monday, May 4,at 1 p.m. in the Library. TheChula Vista Elks Lodge 2011will present the Elks Medal ofValor to the families of fallensoldiers from San Diego.

In addition to Marine De-tachment 1207 and the ChulaVista Elks, the “Rememberingour Fallen” exhibit is made pos-sible locally by American Le-gion Post 434, VFW Post 2111,and the Ladies of the Auxiliary,Military Order of the PurpleHeart Unit 49.

“Remembering Our Fallen”(con’t from page 3)

The occupation of ChicanoPark began in April, 1970, af-ter community activists pre-vented state and city officialsfrom constructing a CaliforniaHighway Patrol station in Bar-rio Logan.

For Baca, the celebration isa remembrance of the manypersons, past and present thatstruggled and have passed,continue the struggle in themovement.

And although much hasbeen accomplished in 45 years,Baca said that, unfortunately,many of the same issues re-main. The activist said that in1970 there were about sevenmillion Chicanos/Latinos, andin the 2010 Census there were55 million and growing.

“They are the same, andworse than when I became in-volved in 1968,” he said.“Why? Because there aremore of us with less of what isnecessary to correct themyriad of issues and problemsthat afflict our people in theU.S.”

During the 1970 take-overof Chicano Park, Baca waswith MAPA (Mexican-Ameri-can Political Association).

“I helped politically, andwith whatever was needed

along with hundreds or thou-sands of persons from San Di-ego County, and other commu-nities throughout California,”he said.

Baca is scheduled to speakat 12:15 p.m. at the kiosko.

Just like protesta and politi-cal activism have played amajor role in Chicano Park his-tory, so has danza azteca forthe past 40 years, whendanzantes began to meet at thepark to establish danza troupesto train the next generation.

Juan Flores, who coordi-nates danza for Chicano ParkDay, said that danza aztecarepresents the spiritual part ofthe celebration.

“Danza is our way to con-nect with our ancestors, withour traditions,” he said. “Weremember our culture throughmusic, song, worship.”

Flores is co-founder ofDanza Calpulli Mexhica. Hesaid that danza azteca helpsChicano youth stay focused,and off the streets.

“Danza gives them pride, asense of culture,” he said. “Italso gives them discipline, andkeeps them out of trouble.”

Chicano Park muralistMario Torero said that hepainted a mural in honor ofdanzante Florencio Yescas.

“He was a friend who Iknew when he first arrived inCalifornia de Aztlan in the late60’s bringing with him the firsttime that we were exposedagain to our Aztec ancestrythough his mastery of AztecDancing,” Torero said.

To learn more aboutChicano Park Day, and to seea complete program, pleasevisit www.chicano-park.com.

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THE PUBLIC FORUM ... EL FORO PÚBLICO...

By Maria Cardona

Marco Rubio has officially waded into thewaters of the 2016 Republican nomination forthe presidency.

The senator has the gift of oratory and a com-pelling family story that he tells so well. Heseems to embody the quintessential AmericanDream and it is clear he hopes his story willspeak to many Americans, who could be look-ing for a “wow” factor in their next presiden-tial candidate.

But voters are intelligent and can tell the dif-ference between a beautiful speech and apolicy stance that will adversely affect theirfamilies and their future.

The fact remains that while Rubio is attempt-ing to portray himself as something “new,” thosepaying attention can see his presidential ambi-tions seem to have little to do with wanting tooffer Americans real solutions. In fact, he of-fers nothing more than the same old and failedideas that majorities of Americans have rejectedover and over again in previous presidentialelections.

You only have to look at the last few weeksto know this is the case.

In March, Rubio released a draft of his taxplan in an attempt to set the far right agendafor the primary field. If Rubio’s plan is any in-dication, the fight for the Republican nomina-tion will feature failed trickle-down economictheory more than of any serious commitmentto hard-working families.

Rubio’s plan raises taxes on those strugglingto get ahead while slashing them for those atthe very top and wealthy corporations (soundfamiliar?). It does this while increasing the debtby trillions. In his first major policy announce-ment of the year, Rubio had a chance to sidewith hardworking Americans across the coun-try, but instead he apparently chose to side withMitt Romney’s definition of people — corpo-rations. If he is supposed to be offering freshideas for the Republican Party, he has failed.

In the one area where Sen. Rubio showedearly promise, he ultimately kowtowed to theRepublican base. After the 2012 elections madeclear that the American people demanded com-prehensive immigration reform, he jumped onthe issue. At the time, I and other progressivescommended him wholeheartedly and had hopesthat he could be a different kind of Republican.But alas, that effort fizzled quickly , like a comet

across the sky, as Rubio bowed to the politicalpressure from the Tea Party and those whowould rather score political points than makereal progress on immigration reform.

Marco Rubio now supports ending the de-portation relief for DREAMers that keeps fami-lies together and he opposes comprehensiveimmigration reform — including the very billhe sponsored. He chose to play politics for hisown ambitions rather than solve a pressing is-sue that affects millions of people. Inaction onimmigration reform hurts American’s economyand businesses every day.

His foreign policy positions haven’t been anybetter. When Sen. Tom Cotton foolishly wrotean open letter to the Iranian government withthe goal of undermining nuclear negotiations,Marco Rubio said where do I sign up? Theletter was reckless effort that jeopardized deli-cate negotiations and threatened to undermineour nation’s ability to broker a deal in good faith.

Since then, Rubio has sought to underminethe agreement negotiated with our allies andpartners that represents the best chance ofhalting and significantly scaling back Iran’snuclear program.

Additionally, Rubio brazenly claimed thatAmerica’s efforts to combat ISIS were not se-rious. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s sub-sequent dismantling of this embarrassing andirresponsible claim demonstrated a stark con-trast between a serious, knowledgeable leadercommitted to protecting America’s nationalsecurity interests and an untested and overlyambitious politician trying to get some TV timeand appeal to his hawkish political base.

Marco Rubio offers very little in the way ofnew ideas or new ways of getting things donein Washington.

So while some voters may initially find Rubio’swords, family roots story and his speech deliv-ery appealing, in the end most will see that thechoices the junior senator from Florida has madeup to now have not put them and their familiesfirst.

Voters will realize Rubio is following a tiredRepublican playbook that by design turns itsback on hard working Americans in diversecommunities all around the country. And manyvoters will then turn their backs on him.

Maria Cardona is a political commentatorfor CNN, a Democratic strategist and prin-cipal at the Dewey Square Group.

Rubio embodies American Dream, butwould deny it to others

Another man, another Blackman, was killed while in thehands of the Baltimore po-lice.

If you haven’t heard, the man was ar-rested after running when police showedup. They were not there to arrest him,they were not stopping him, he just ranand so the police ran after him and ap-prehended him. Apparently his crime wasliving in a high crime area. In a shortvideo of the arrest, one of his legs ap-peared limp. No medical attention wasgiven to Freddie Gray at the scene.

Gray was placed in a police van where,at some point during the police transport,his spine was 80% broken at the neck.Police then called paramedics, whotransported him to a nearby hospital.Freddie Grey lapsed into a coma and diedfrom his injuries a few days later.

In South Carolina, on April 8, a Blackman was shot eight times in the back bya police officer. The initial stop was fora broken tail light.

Michael Brown, in Ferguson, waskilled by a white police officer. A jurydetermined that it was a justified killingbut it sparked a national conversation onpolice relations with the black commu-nity and racial bias.

Eric Garner was choked to death inNew York for selling penny cigarettes.

Then there is the shooting of AntonioZambrano-Montes, 35, in WashingtonState. While running from police, heturned and threw his arms up. But he wasstill shot to death by three police offic-ers. He was unarmed. His crime wasthrowing rocks at cars and police offic-ers.

In 2010 Anastasio Hernandez Rojaswas arrested at the San Ysidro Port ofEntry and was brutally beaten, tasered,and killed by over a dozen border agents.This was caught on video. The govern-ment has filed frivolous appeal after ap-peal delaying the court hearing for fiveyears now.

And the list of killings goes on.It is not just the killings. The list of

individuals who have been beaten intosubmission is long and ugly. The home-less woman walking alongside a freewaywas savagely beaten. The man who rodea horse to get away from police, was sav-agely beaten, long after he had surren-dered and was handcuffed. And more re-cently the LA police chief recommendto the District Attorney that one of hisofficers should be charged for assault-ing a suspect after he saw the video ofthe brutal beating.

The common thread through all theseincidents, with the exception of theMichael Brown killing, is that all thesekillings and beatings had been caught onvideo. There is no disputing video evi-

dence! Hard to explain away what youreyes are seeing.

The really scary aspect of all this is,what about all those other cases wherevictims have claimed brutal attacks at thehands of police but there was no videoto back-up their claims? Questionablekillings that due to a lack of video evi-dence police officers have been able tojustify their abuses of power and essen-tially get away with murder!

Police have always been given thegreatest of latitudes with the assumptionthat they are constantly facing life anddeath situations. District Attorneys bendover backwards for the police. In mostcases, the DAs have the back of the po-lice officers and have rarely, if ever,charged a police in a shooting. DistrictAttorneys need the endorsement of lo-cal law enforcement in order to win elec-tions.

But the tide may be turning. Video cam-eras are everywhere and nowadays mostfolks have cell phones with the ability torecord violent arrests. It has becomeclear that in many of these past shootingsand killings there may have been validityto victims’ claims: Citizens had been jus-tified in bring forth charges of policebrutality.

What has come forth from these vid-eos of the police beating and killing sus-pects is that the training police have re-ceived may have created a sense of “themagainst us” attitudes, where killings andbeatings are justified in the performanceof their duties. However, it is not justthe individual police officers doing theactual brutal action who are guilty, butthe police officers who stand around andwatch, allowing the other police offic-ers act without impunity and later back-ing the stories of the assaulting policeofficer(s).

Police and minority community rela-tions are at an all-time low. The fear thatBlack and Hispanic individuals feel whenconfronted by the police is real.

Recent decisions by police depart-ments to utilize body cameras is goodstep in the right direction. But ultimatelychange needs to occur at the traininglevel, at the attitude level. The sense ofus against them needs to change. Thepolice state of mind needs to change.

There will never be a perfect solutionor answer to the police–minority com-munity relations question. The reality isthere are some real scumbags out therewith criminal intent. Yet there needs tocome a time and understanding that ulti-mate force is not always required orneeded when dealing with minorities whohave committed crimes.

The fact that innocent and minor of-fenders are dying at the hands of the po-lice is unforgivable. This needs to stop!

Senseless police killings needs to stop!

Lowery doesn’t get it!Evidently Mr. Lowery just didn’t get it! He is

unique. The title he chose, “yesterday is over”,(YESTERDAY IS OVER: Marco Rubio,commentary published April 17) doesn’t seemto be over for Mr. Lowery! He is still living inthe past, reminding the reader it was five yearsago that he spent time with Marco Rubio. Hiszeal for an individual who has shown his lackof integrity by stating that his parents wereforced to leave Cuba was a lie! (St. Peters-burg Times and Washington Post; October2011). Castro wasn’t even in power! Rubio’smemory about his grandfather living as an un-documented and later deported did not seem tomake it in his book... (1962 -1966). Raoul onlyhas to look to Wikipedia to learn a little moreabout Mr. Rubio’s stance on immigration, hisnot believing that human activity has an impacton climate change, opposes same sex marriage,his stance against Roe vs.Wade, in the pocketof the gun lobby with a “B+” GPA!

Mr. Raoul Lowery must adhere to his thought,

“yeserday is over!” Forget about theEisenhower button he wore in 1952, etc, andbegin to see what Mr. Rubio would do to thiscountry.

Needless to say I have known this gentle-man, (Mr. Raoul Lowery) for many years, andit’s always been a pleasure to disagree with hisunrealistic stances on issues that impact onChicanos.

Francisco Saiz

El jefe went and got involved with the CVethics review of the Miesen appointment…hijole a good reminder of how powerless weare… those who make the rules – wins. Cityattorney Goggins proved this point once againshutting down all attempts of the ethicscommittee to raise their voice…

Meanwhile Miesen appointment still playinghavoc with city business… City attorney nowhas devoted much of his time reviewing eachcity council vote to make sure Miesen doesnot get the city involved in any conflictissues… we will probably hear the termrecuse at every city council meeting now forthe next 18 months… Miesen had to recusehimself last council meeting regarding seniorhousing…

You would think that Miesen would do theright thing and just step down and allow for anew appointment…. But noooo! Maybe theSchilling/Briggs lawsuit will do the job???

Are you kind of tired of hearing about theCharger stadium deal? We sure are, theonly ones who are really jonesing for this seemto be the sports talk host… no football meanssports talk not needed so much…

Vince Vasquez and National Universitycame out with a report that Republicans andLatinos pushed the vote over the top to get thePadres a new stadium downtown… what thereport didn’t say was that the money used wasmoney meant for the rundown neighborhoodsof the Hispanic community… que lastima. Thereport went on to say the Padres then pricedout the Hispanic fan base with higher ticketprices… So let’s get this straight we vote tobuild a bunch of millionaires a new stadiumand we can’t even get in to see the games…yep that sounds about right!!!

Good to see the newly elected boardmembers of Chula Vista ElementarySchool District taking on the mantle ofleadership and not falling into a cozyrelationship with superintendent as arubberstamp board… what a breath of freshair!

San Ysidro school board is looking to hirea new superintendent and they are looking foryou input. Fill out this survey and provide yourpoint of view: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P8XTXVT

Chula Vista Redistricting Board will startthe actual process of drawing up councilboundaries April 24 and 25th… if you areinterested visit this web site for more info:http://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/city-clerk/boards-commissions/districting-commission

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Commentary/Opinion Page

La esperanza es lo último que se pierdePor Maribel Hastings

Decía el poeta y dramaturgo español FedericoGarcía Lorca que el peor sentimiento es elsentimiento de tener la esperanza perdida. Elpasado viernes, las manifestaciones de grupospro inmigrantes en Nueva Orleans solicitándoleal Quinto Circuito de Apelaciones que destrabelas acciones ejecutivas migratorias giradas porel presidente Barack Obama en noviembre de2014, demostraron que si bien hay frustraciónentre la comunidad inmigrante ante la largademora por un alivio, la esperanza todavía nose ha perdido.

Tampoco se ha perdido la esperanza de queun tribunal de corte conservador, como lo es elQuinto Circuito, sea capaz de desligarse de lapolitización que consume al debate migratorioy pueda permitir que esas acciones quelegalizarían temporalmente a unos 5 millonesde indocumentados, se implementen en tantose dilucida la apelación del Departamento deJusticia al fallo del juez federal de distrito enTexas, Andrew Hanen, que en febrero pasadobloqueó la entrada en vigor de las accionesejecutivas, aunque todavía no emite un veredictoen torno a su constitucionalidad.

Y si el fallo del Quinto Circuito fueradesfavorable a los inmigrantes, la manifestaciónse llevaría también a la Suprema Corte de lanación con la misma esperanza de que elactivismo judicial no nuble la capacidad de losmagistrados de considerar objetivamente elcaso que se le plantee.

Si esas acciones ejecutivas migratoriasfinalmente se implementan, existe la esperanzade que millones puedan tener un respiro, aunquesea temporal, a su incertidumbre migratoria decada día, como el alivio que han tenido losDREAMers que se están beneficiando delDACA 2012.

Se dice muy fácilmente, pero quien no viveesa incertidumbre en carne propia no tiene idea

de lo que ese documento puede significar en eldiario vivir de un individuo, de su familia y desu comunidad. La libertad de movimiento, elsimple hecho de descansar sin pensar que encualquier momento lo detienen y lo arrancandel seno familiar; la capacidad de estudiar,trabajar, aportar a su comunidad conconocimientos y económicamente con susimpuestos. Un individuo feliz y establecontribuye a la estabilidad y felicidad de su fa-milia, de su entorno laboral, comunitario y desu nación.

Por eso no pierdo la esperanza de que eneste nuevo ciclo electoral que está dando susprimeros pasos, los precandidatos que aspirana las nominaciones presidenciales de susrespectivos partidos puedan ser capaces de vermás allá de sus frases trilladas para entenderla enorme lógica de reformar un sistemamigratorio, porque es lo mejor para las familiasy, por ende, para la nación. Tengo la esperanzade que haya un debate migratorio de altura enla batalla 2016 por la Casa Blanca, donde losrepublicanos que en su momento han sidoreformistas no cedan a la presión antiinmigrantey ofrezcan soluciones realistas que vayan másallá de reforzar la ya militarizada frontera.Tengo la esperanza de que por el bandodemócrata, la aspirante o los aspirantes, sialguno da un paso al frente, se abstengan dehacer promesas que no pueden cumplir, queasuman posturas migratorias claras y concretasy sepan apreciar el apoyo que, pese a todo,tienen entre los votantes latinos. Tengo laesperanza de que el debate electoral migratoriose centre en propuestas que miren al futuro yno en inútiles discusiones sobre el pasado.

Quizá estoy esperando demasiado, pero laesperanza es lo último que se pierde.

Maribel Hastings es asesora ejecutiva deAmerica’s Voice

By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicanmen have thicker hair than Caucasianmen? Because I’ve seen more Mexicanmen with thicker hair and a lot more ofit that Caucasian men. Why? Is itbecause it runs in the genes? (I am onlyasking about hair on the head not bodyhair).

Frankie

Dear Gabacho: It’s ALWAYS about thegenes for Mexicans, whether it’s our love oftortillas and tamales (indigenous ancestors),beer (Germans), or frizzy hair (the negritosin our family tree that no one everacknowledges even though your brotherwas born with a Jheri curl that made LionelRichie’s mane seem as florid as a high andtight). The same influence applies male-pattern baldness. Scientific consensus thatNative Americans are the least-affectedethnic group on Earth when it comes tobeing pelones is so prevalent that you canfind it repeated without citing any study inmultiple medical dictionaries. The Mexicancouldn’t find any study specifically focusingon Mexicans, but don’t forget that a bunchof us have sangre india in our veins. As forthose of us who are getting calvos? As asweatshirt that my mami once bought at theswap meet and used to wear beforerealizing what it meant, I don’t have a baldspot: it’s a solar panel for a sex machine!

I’m from a Hispanic heritage, andlong bloodline of Hispanics who came tothis continent in the 1600s. Havingresearched my roots, I discovered thatthe Spaniards are of Germanic roots,and the migration to the Americas andinterbreeding soon created the mestizo,with other bloodlines and heritages. Thegeneralization of terms used to describea Hispanic were, for centuries, labeledas “white,” and to make my pointclearer, there was no such race asbrown. In all of the documents that ourforefathers filled out, there were lists ofthe races, which included white, red,

black, yellow, orred. There wasnever an optionfor brown.

Then thequestion of nationality came: listed asAnglo, Hispanic, Middle Eastern,Mexican-American, African-American,Oriental, Pacific Islander, or other. Thisis where my soapbox becomes apodium. Mexicans are white. You hearon all the polls on TV that the whitesvoted this way, and the Hispanics votedthat way! I cannot stand to hear that allthe people in attendance at a particularschool were 20 percent white, and 60percent Hispanic! They are all the samepeople! Hispanics are white! There isthe bigger issue that I touched base onearlier in this story: that point is thateither Anglo, and Hispanics are in thesame race. It’s their nationality thatmakes them two separate entities.Thank you for listening, and hopefullysome clarity will come of the misnomerthat Hispanics are a separate race thanthe Anglo, when we were both white allalong!

Manito Manuel

Dear Wab: Repeat after me: Brown isbeautiful. Brown is beautiful. Brown isbeautiful. Brown is beautiful. Brown isbeautiful. Brown is beautiful. Brown isbeautiful. Brown is beautiful. Brown isbeautiful. Brown is beautiful. Brown isbeautiful. Brown is beautiful. Now, gorepeat that to all your Hispano friends inNew Mexico who insist their ancestorsnever got it on with a mestizo, and tell themque se vayan a la chingada with theirclaims of pure bloodlines—or, better yet, gohang with Hitler.

Ask the Mexican atthemexican@askamexican.net. be his fanon Facebook. follow him on Twitter@gustavoarellano or follow him onInstagram @gustavo_arellano!

dent — Nativo Lopez, 63, of Orange County— fought to stay out of jail for alleged voterregistration fraud and ultimately pleaded guilty.In 2012 he finally resigned as head of MAPA.

But Lopez likely has taken MAPA to thepolitical graveyard with him. MAPA’s mem-bership and credibility have fallen to all-timelows. Where once there were MAPA chap-ters in each of the state’s 80 Legislative As-sembly Districts, today there are fewer than adozen identifiable operating chapters — andonly two in Los Angeles, which had long beenthe group’s stronghold.

It is a sad end for the group that was orga-nized by the late Edward R. Royal and othersaround the John F. Kennedy presidential cam-paign in 1960 when he was the only Latinoelected official in Southern California, servingat that time on the Los Angeles City Council.In 1962, Roybal became the first Latino electedto Congress from California.

In the 55 years since, the rise of Latinoelected officials has been dramatic. Today, LosAngeles has a Latino mayor; five Latinos siton the City Council; and one on the countyBoard of Supervisors. Latinos hold 15 seats inthe state Assembly, seven in the state Senateand six in Congress from California alone.

“As Latinos have met many of the goalsMAPA set out,” said Acevedo, “the role ofMAPA began diminishing. The needs of thecommunity have evolved — to education, un-employment, hunger – and other organizationshave filled that need.”

But as more Latinos were elected to office,MAPA was unable to maintain its hold overthem — in part because the group never de-veloped a major fundraising apparatus neces-sary for those wanting to stay in office andalso because of the rise of other more politi-cally attuned organizations.

MAPA lost its thunder, say experts, to na-tional organizations like the Mexican Ameri-can Legal Defense & Educational Fund andthe National Association of Latino Elected andAppointed Officials and local groups springingup throughout California.

“To us, MAPA is such an old school Chicanoorganization that my parents belonged to butwhich isn’t very relevant to my generation to-day,” said Jose Sandoval of Panorama City,founding president of the Young Latino Demo-crats of the San Fernando Valley.

In places like the San Fernando Valley, therise of locally elected Latinos whose successstemmed from their own independent organiz-ing kept MAPA from ever fully developing inthe area, according to Jorge Garcia, ChicanoStudies professor at California State Univer-sity, Northridge.

“The politicians who came to power in theValley — from (City Councilman) RichardAlarcon to (state Sen.) Alex Padilla — eachwere their own men with their own groups thatthey built and groomed,” said Garcia.

The turning point for MAPA, say someformer members and experts, came in 2004with the election of Lopez, an aspiring politi-cian with a penchant for self-destruction. Aformer school board member in Orange County,he was recalled from office in 2003. He also

had a long list of allegations that he had wronglyregistered illegal immigrants to vote, includingin Loretta Sanchez’s surprise congressional vic-tory in 1996.

Lopez was also a champion of immigrantsrights, and he headed Hermandad MexicanaLatinoamericana, a group assisting immigrants.But he ran afoul of the law there, too. In 2002,prosecutors alleged he used hundreds of thou-sands of dollars in federal education grants topay the mortgage on his headquarters in SantaAna. The group agreed to pay a $600,000 settle-ment without admitting any wrongdoing.

Disgraced in Orange County, Lopez turnedto MAPA, getting elected state president in2004, and immediately turning off old MAPistas,as they called themselves. Many MAPA mem-bers from the 1960s and 1970s were veteransand second- and third-generation MexicanAmericans who were seeing many of theirfriends lose jobs to illegal immigrants. Theycouldn’t stomach Lopez steering MAPAheavily toward immigration reform advocacy.

“MAPA became too ‘Mexican’ for me —supporting and protecting illegals — and that’swhy I dropped my membership,” says JoeLozano of Mission Hills, who formerly belongedto the MAPA chapter of San Fernando.

The last straw for Lopez — and for whatwas left of MAPA — may have come whenhe called on Latinos to boycott participation inthe 2010 Census. Most Latino officials and lead-ers criticized that campaign, pointing out thatthe census is used to determine federal fund-ing allocations to cities.

“To say no to the census is to say no thefuture,” said Sandoval. “It’s saying no to whatwe’ve been fighting for for years.”

Meanwhile, many former MAPA membersfeared Lopez was dragging MAPA down inhis legal troubles. The Los Angeles CountyDistrict Attorney’s office had indicted him onvoter registration fraud charges. Prosecutorsalleged he lived in Orange County — all indi-cations seem to show that to be true — whilehaving registered to vote in Los AngelesCounty.

Lopez also became a joke in court, acting soirrationally that at one point a judge ordered acompetency hearing. Ultimately, Lopez pleadedguilty to a felony count of voter-registrationfraud. He was sentenced to probation and com-munity service.

For MAPA, its glory days are now gone.Latino candidates who don’t know any betterhave looked hopelessly for a link on the Internetor any news of an upcoming state convention.Apparently there will not be one. There are nooffices. The web site — http://www.mapa-ca.org — has nothing current on it. Longtimemembers shake their heads, partly in disappoint-ment, partly in disgust on how it all came to anend.

“It was a helluva organization in the old days,”said former MAPA member Joe Barrajas ofLos Angeles, “and to think of what it’s become…”

This article was first published on April 8,2015 at VOXXI News http://voxxi.com/

MAPA: is it over for this political group?(con’t from page 1)

Adrian Arturo Roldan, aka “El Miguelito” and“Zeta Uno,” was killed by police in 2013.

According to Norte, the state’s star witness,Luis Jesus Ramirez Loera, was earlier exposedproviding false information about another origi-nal suspect, Jesus “El Patacho” Perez Ortega,who it turned out was in prison when the crimesoccurred.

Hovering over the trial is the state’s long his-tory of fabricating scapegoats for serialfemicides in both Juarez and Chihuahua City.

A big skeptic of the prosecution’s case is aman intimately familiar with the scapegoat mill.In 2001, criminologist Oscar Maynez resignedfrom the Chihuahua attorney general’s officeafter he was asked to plant evidence againsttwo bus drivers accused of the murders of eightwomen found dumped in a Ciudad Juarez cot-ton field, the very episode that resulted in theinvolvement of the Costa Rica-based IACHRin the femicides of Juarez and Chihuahua.

“The outcome of this trial is known. They aregoing to be found guilty. We’ve seen this storybefore,” Maynez told FNS. “This is a politicallycharged case. You have a monstrosity of a situ-ation... the problem is, young girls get kidnappedand killed and the authority wants to give a po-litical solution to a criminal problem.”

Maynez maintained that the state’s caselacks “solid evidence” such as photographs,recordings of phone calls, fingerprints, DNAfrom houses, etc. Relying on witnesses’ memo-ries simply is not trustworthy, he said.

Maynez expressed incredulousness at theofficial narrative of the Juarez Valley case thatholds the girls were kidnapped in downtownJuarez but kept working in the same zone at atime when their photos were all over the placeand everybody was looking for them, as wellas the later discovery of victims in the JuarezValley when it was crawling with police andmilitary.

What’s more, the state’s version of Adrian

Roldan giving a death-bed confession to theJuarez Valley crimes after he was shot by po-lice is hard to swallow, Maynez said.

“I’m not convinced,” he said.The criminal expert admitted that he was most

familiar with the pending case against anotherJuarez Valley suspect, Camilo del Real Buendia,who is jailed for the crimes but not on the dockin the current trial. Maynez was asked by delReal’s relatives to review the charges againstthe arrested man, and quickly detected prob-lems with the official story, he said.

“If you see the case file, it’s like a fantasticnovel. He’s even accused of trafficking or-gans,” Maynez added. “I analyzed the file andthere is clearly nothing there.”

As the owner of a small modeling agency,del Real had 2000 job applications on file fromyoung women- none of whom was disap-peared, Maynez stressed. He also challengedthe earlier prosecution of Victor Chavira Garcia,an elderly man and downtown boot store ownerwho was arrested with the other Juarez Valleydefendants in 2013 but died in prison awaitingtrial.

According to Maynez, Chavira voluntarilywent to the police with a video captured in hisbusiness of a girl who had sought employmentand was later reported missing. The result?Chavira was arrested.

Judicial reforms operative in the Juarez Val-ley case notwithstanding, Maynez contendedthat the old judicial system vices of judges un-der the thumb of politicians and shoddy evi-dence are still at work behind the scenes.

Family activist Jose Luis Castillo said he andother relatives seek genuine justice. “We hopethat the authorities manage to prove that thesepeople are guilty, because we parents providedevidence against three of the people who arebeing tried. We want (defendants) to be trulyguilty. Otherwise, they will be scapegoats andgirls will keep disappearing.”

Juarez trial of the year(con’t from page 2)

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By Mark Schwarz

“Suerte” (luck in Spanish) is a word thrownaround Plazas de Toros worldwide the way lob-byists throw around money in election years.“Suerte” for good bulls, “suerte” for goodweather, “suerte” for abundant sun and no wind,good friends, good food, wine, women, suerte,suerte, suerte. The inference, I suppose, is that“suerte”, however you conceive of it, is capri-cious but essential, not to be trusted and ob-tained by whatever means necessary.

Luck has also been defined—in decidedly lesspoetic terms—as that point where “preparationand opportunity meet”, a definition which oc-curred to me after viewing the near perfectionof Spanish master Pablo Hermoso deMendoza (and to a lesser, but no less valuable,extent, crystallizing promise Juan PabloSanchez) in the second corrida of the unusualyear in Tijuana’s Plaza Monumental de Playas.

I did wish “suerte” to Mendoza just beforehe was engulfed by a significant portion of theoutstanding crowd (solid estimates of over12,000) but failed to reach Sanchez, who battleson through an abrupt and murkily suspect colli-sion with the taurine king-makers in Mexico andSpain. As we watched, it appeared that bothmen were beyond either romantic notions ofdestiny or deterministic measures of prepara-tion; such is their capacity, inspiration, and am-bition.

Mendoza has ruled the world of rejoneo(bullfighting from horseback) for the last 15years; he has changed every metric and stan-dard that ruled the once admittedly fuzzy pro-fession, and has recast it in his own image, notunlike the great Juan Belmonte, who revolu-tionized toreo a pie (bullfighting on foot) a cen-tury ago. His horses are his co-actors, and he,and they, form a new being (he is often referred

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PETITIONER'S NAME IS:NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE:OSWALDO RAMOS DE LA CRUZYou have 30 calendar days after thisSummons and Petition are served onyou to file a Response (form FL-120 orFL-123) at the court and have a copyserved on the petitioner. A letter or phonecall will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time,the court may make orders affecting yourmarriage or domestic partnership, yourproperty and custody of your children.You may be ordered to pay support andattorney fees and costs. If you cannotpay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a feewaiver form.If you want legal advice,,contact a law-yer immediately. You can get informationabout finding lawyers at the CaliforniaCourts Online Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help), at the CaliforniaLegal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting yourlocal county bar association.

Tiene 30 días de calendario despuésde haber recibido la entrega legal de estaCitación y Petición para presentar unaRespuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123)ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legalde una copia al demandante. Una cartao llamada telefónica no basta paraprotegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo,la corte puede dar órdenes que afectensu matrimonio o pareja de hecho, susbienes y la custodia de sus hijos. Lacorte también le puede ordenar quepague manutención, y honorarios ycostos legales. Si no puede pagar lacuota de presentación, pida al secretarioun formulario de exención de cuotas.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal,póngase en contacto de inmediato conun abogado. Puede obtener informaciónpara encontrar a un abogado en el Centrode Ayuda de las Cortes de California(www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web delos Servicios Legales de California(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndoseen contacto con el colegio de abogadosde su condado.

NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS AREON PAGE 2: These restraining orders areeffective against both spouses or domes-tic partners until the petition is dis-missed, a judgment is entered, or thecourt makes further orders. They are en-

forceable anywhere in California by anylaw enforcement office who has receivedor seen a copy of them.

AVISO-LAS ÓRDENES DERESTRICCIÓN SE ENCUENTRAN ENLA PÁGINA 2: Las órdenes derestricción están en vigencia en cuantoambos cónyuges o miembros de la parejade hecho hasta que se despida lapetición, se emita un fallo o la corte déotras órdenes. Cualquier agencia delorden público que haya recibido o vistouna copia de estas órdenes puedehacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar deCalifornia.

FEE WAIVER: If you cannot pay the fil-ing fee, ask the clerk for a free waiverform. The court may order you to pay backall of part of the fees and costs that thecourt waived for you or the other party.

EXENCIÓN DE CUOTAS: Si no puedepagar la cuota de presentación, pida alsecretario un formulario de exención decuotas. La corte puede ordenar que ustedpague, ya sea en parte o por completo,las cuotas y costos de la cortepreviamente exentos a petición de ustedo de la otra parte.

1. The name and address of the court is:El nombre y dirección de la corte son:Superior Court of California, 325 SMelrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081.

2. The name, address, and telephonenumber of petitioner's attorney, or the pe-titioner without an attorney, are:(El nombre, dirección y número deteléfono del abogado del demandante, odel demandante si no tiene abogado,son): Oswaldo Ramos de la Cruz, 264Vista Village Dr. #B, Vista, CA 92083.Tel.: 323-622-9508

Date (Fecha): MAR 06, 2015

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NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:AVISO AL DEMANDADO:GARY G. LIVINGSTONYou are being sued.Lo están demandando.

PETITIONER'S NAME IS:NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE:CLAUDIA LETICIA ORTIZ-GALLEGOSYou have 30 calendar days after thisSummons and Petition are served onyou to file a Response (form FL-120 orFL-123) at the court and have a copyserved on the petitioner. A letter or phonecall will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time,the court may make orders affecting yourmarriage or domestic partnership, yourproperty and custody of your children.You may be ordered to pay support andattorney fees and costs. If you cannotpay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a feewaiver form.For legal advice, contact a lawyer imme-diately. You can get information aboutfinding lawyers at the California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help), at the CaliforniaLegal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting yourlocal county bar association.

Tiene 30 días de calendario despuésde haber recibido la entrega legal de estaCitación y Petición para presentar unaRespuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123)ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legalde una copia al demandante. Una cartao llamada telefónica no basta paraprotegerlo.

Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo,la corte puede dar órdenes que afectensu matrimonio o pareja de hecho, susbienes y la custodia de sus hijos. Lacorte también le puede ordenar quepague manutención, y honorarios ycostos legales. Si no puede pagar lacuota de presentación, pida al secretarioun formulario de exención de cuotas.

Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal,póngase en contacto de inmediato conun abogado. Puede obtener informaciónpara encontrar a un abogado en el Centrode Ayuda de las Cortes de California(www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web delos Servicios Legales de California(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose

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to in the Spanish press as the “centaur”) wherethere are not two wills, human and animal, butone, rejoneo. It doesn’t stop there; his capac-ity to dominate the bulls they face is the equalof his ability to maneuver his equine alter-egos.

I am not as studied in the art of Marialva asI am regular toreo, but with such demonstra-tions the excellence is almost self evident;granted, his first bull, “Playero” of the LosEncinos ranch, tirelessly pursued the horses andoffered Mendoza a great opportunity but alsothe great challenge of pulling everything out of“Playero” that he could give—and he did.

Exposing his cuadra of beautiful horses tothe maddening graze of “Playero’s” searchinghorns, Mendoza offered a doctoral disserta-tion on the art, which, curiously, lacked only thesometimes excessive histrionics that occasion-ally mar his finest work. There was not a wastedmovement or moment; efficiency, pace. Thefinal rejon de muerte was not as true asMendoza hoped on the first attempt, but thesecond felled the outstanding animal almostwithout delay.

Amazingly, Mendoza’s prize was a miserlyear from ring judge Galvan, and the outstanding“Playero” received not even a slow drag outlet alone the posthumous vuelta that his classyand determined bravery deserved…

Although his second bull did not begin to ap-proach the quality of “Playero”, it matteredlittle; Mendoza needs little in the way of coop-eration from his bovine opposites; Mendozacompensated for “Nono’s” lack of celo withmore than adequate determination to cut thetwo ears that he believed should have beenawarded from his first.

Again risking the impressive physiques of hisgorgeous horses, Mendoza demonstrated whyall future discussion of the art of rejoneo should,like modern references to time, be defined as

rejoneo AEM or PEM, which would be Be-fore the Mendoza Era or After the MendozaEra.

Juan Pablo Sanchez is another torero forwhom “luck” seems an antiquated term.

Like the great charro/matador MarianoRamos before him, Sanchez’ control of the tech-nique of toreo, his mando(control over the bull)is so integral to his practice and philosophy oftoreo that it frequently goes unnoticed by theneophyte or unappreciated, even by aficiona-dos who should know better. He is seldom indanger and never out of place; every move-ment has a purpose, every pass is nearly tech-nically perfect.

One gets the sense that no bull can put himon the defensive, that no bull is too great a test.This, of course, can cut both ways. His modestpersonality doesn’t typically lend itself to indul-gent showboating and his performances some-

times seem a little cold and intellectual, ratherlike a mathematician solving a particularly(t)horny problem.

Neither of his bulls this day had enough gasin the tank to allow for complete faenas, butwhat work Sanchez was able to accomplishwas replete with the sense of timing and con-trol for which he is famous. He cut a well de-served ear from his second bull.

Federico Pizarro, in his 20 year career, hasexperienced a resurgence of personal illusionand a reencounter with a public that probablyunder-appreciated him initially. His inclusion asthe senior member of many cartels has added acertain solemnity and nostalgia to the afternoons,though verifiable successes have been few. Hecut a generous ear from his second bull, and hisafternoon was one of isolated moments of qual-ity and similar moments of “querer pero nopoder”—”wanting but not being able”.

Of this special moment in his career, De la Cruz expressed “I’mvery proud that my work has come this far and more so now that Iam part of the production of the Mayweather team’s tee shirts.”Upon asking if he’ll be at the fight come May 2, he’s still unsure. It’sstill up in the air actually, as to who will be there considering that justa little over a week away, tickets are still not released for sale. Oncethey are, the price range will be $1,500 - $10,000 for general tickets,don’t bother asking what it’ll cost to sit ringside. After all, it is amillion dollar championship belt at stake on that ring and someonehas to pay for it (this is where the public comes in).

Since Mayweather has beat most renowned Latino fighters, it’s nosecret he’s not a favorite in many Latino households, so it’s ironicthat a Latino would design his shirts. Naturally, we were due to askDe la Cruz if he’s a Mayweather fan, to which he responded “Isimply admire him for his professional career, he is one of the great-est in [boxing] history.” He also said he hasn’t received any negativecriticism for working for Mayweather but rather many felicitations.

In the past, De la Cruz has worked on projects that include thedesign of a book cover documenting the life of Mexican boxer JulioCesar Chávez and the 50th Anniversary poster for the World BoxingCouncil. He admits, artists struggle to get by but these special projectshave brought enough success to his career so he is able to pursue artat one-hundred percent.

“I enjoy my work as an artist 100%, it’s my passion, and I knowthat it’s hard to live as an artist nowadays, but God has granted methis talent and what better way to share it than through boxing. I aminfinitely grateful to God for giving me this talent and for being part ofthis marvelous world of boxing that has changed my life without ac-tually boxing.”

Once the Mayweather vs Pacquiao fight is over, De la Cruz willcontinue to work on projects related to boxing but will mainly placehis efforts on branding his work -specifically in Australia where SharonAnyos, a female boxing champion lives and is working as a represen-tative of his Box Art Collection brand.

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Fictitious Business Name: CH & R TAXSERVICES at 2930-A #5 Coronado Ave.,San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92154. Mailing Address: 1484 LaurelAve., Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Cecilia Hernandez, 1484Laurel Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Cecilia HernandezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 15, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010096

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: 220 CATERINGat 1557 Turquoise Dr., Carlsbad, CA,County of San Diego, 92011. Mailing Ad-dress: 2777 Creekside Village Way, SanDiego, CA 92154This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. David Fouts, 1557 Tur-quoise Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92011. 2. AlmaFlores, 2777 Creekside Village Way, SanDiego, CA 92154This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral Partnership. The First Day of Busi-ness Was: 04/17/2015.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Alma FloresThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 17, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010232

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: REACH ADVER-TISING AND MARKETING SOLUTIONSat 1468 Ashford Castle Drive, Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, CA 91915.Mailing Address: 4364 Bonita Rd #177,Bonita, CA 91902This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Gladys C. Esponda, 1468Ashford Castle Drive, Chula Vista, CA91915This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Gladys C. EspondaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 17, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010239

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: MANGOMANGO’S SANDWICH&FRUIT BAR at627 Pearl St., La Jolla, CA, County ofSan Diego, 92037This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: 1. Maximiano De DiosMaldonado, 2015 Orange Ave., Ramona,CA 92065. 2. Ana Ruiz Maldonado, 2015Orange Ave., Ramona, CA 92065This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of Business

STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OF USE

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME

Fictitious Business Name: NORMA’SDISTRIBUTION, 2887 Main St. Apt. 24,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91911.The Fictitious Business Name referred toabove was filed in San Diego County on:06-03-2013, and assigned File No. 2013-016139Is Abandoned by The Following Regis-trant: 1. Pedro Rosas, 2887 Main St. Apt.24, Chula Vista, CA 91911. 2. NormaRosas, 2887 Main St. Apt. 24, ChulaVista, CA 91911.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Norma RosasThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 12, 2015

Assigned File No.: 2015-006851

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STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OF USE

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME

Fictitious Business Name: J.&G. CLEAN-ING AND MAINTENANCE, 3556 SunsetLn. Unit 36, San Ysidro, CA, County ofSan Diego, 92173.The Fictitious Business Name referred toabove was filed in San Diego County on:09-01-2014, and assigned File No. 2014-024706Is Abandoned by The Following Regis-trant: Guillermo Gonzalez, 3556 SunsetLn. Unit 36, San Ysidro, CA 92173I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: GuillermoGonzalezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 22, 2015

Assigned File No.: 2015-010778

Published: April 24. May 1, 8, 15/2015La Prensa San Diego

CHANGE OF NAME

Was: N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Ana Ruiz MaldonadoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 20, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010457

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: LUMINARYTRANSPORT at 2723 Jacaranda Dr.,Oceanside, CA, County of San Diego,92056This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Fernando Navarrete, 2723Jacaranda Dr., Oceanside, CA 92056.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Fernando NavarreteThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 20, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010376

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: SAN MIGUELCOMMUNITY CHURCH DBACENTERPOINTE CHURCH OF CHULAVISTA at 3441 Main St. #106, ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: San Miguel CommunityChurch, Inc., 3441 Main St. #106, ChulaVista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:02/07/2010I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Henry StanleyThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 22, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010642

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: CAROLS SHOPat 2170 Coronado Av., San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92154. Mailing Ad-dress: 1135 25 St. #201, San Diego, CA92154This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Carolina Dozal, 1135 25 St.#201, San Diego, CA 92154This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:04/08/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Carolina DozalThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 08, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009394

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: DIEGO’S MO-BILE WASH at 188 Landis Ave., ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91910This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Maria Gloribel Davila, 188Landis Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91910. 2.Arnulfo Cabrales Alamilla, 188 LandisAve., Chula Vista, CA 91910.This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral Partnership. The First Day of Busi-ness Was: N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Maria Gloribel DavilaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 14, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009872

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: CALIFORNIAFINISH CARPENTRY at 2297 WanderStreet, Chula Vista, CA, County of SanDiego, 91915This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Edwin Karl Fryslie, 2297Wander Street, Chula Vista, CA 91915This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:04/19/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Edwing Karl FryslieThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 23, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010870

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00010327-CU-PT-NC

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: PEDRO TOMAS-GONZALEZfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:PEDRO TOMAS-GONZALEZ to PEDROTOMAS-DOMINGO

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: MAY-19-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:26. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,325 S Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: MAR 26, 2015

WILLIAM S. DATOJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 3, 10, 17, 24/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00011591-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: FRANCISCA PADILLAESTRADA filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:FRANCISCA PADILLA ESTRADA toFRANCES PADILLA ESTRADA

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: MAY-29-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 07, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 7, 10, 24. May 1/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00012128-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: JESUS CALDERON JR. fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:JESUS CALDERON JR. to JESUSAGUILERA

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: MAY-29-2015. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:C-46. The address of the court is Supe-

CHANGE OF NAME

Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 21, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 24. May 1, 8, 15/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00013165-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: RUFUS MARTINEZ andSILVIA MARTINEZ on behalf ofMAURICIO ESTRADA MARTINEZ fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:MAURICIO ESTRADA MARTINEZ toMAURICIO MARTINEZ

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JUL-12-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 21, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 24. May 1, 8, 15/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00013336-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: ANGELES CAMPOS filed apetition with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:ANGELES CAMPOS to ANGELESACOSTA CAMPOS

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JUN-05-2015. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 22, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 24. May 1, 8, 15/2015La Prensa San Diego

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

ALBERT COSTA, aka,ALBERTO COSTA

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00011897-PR-PW-CTL

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-tingent creditors, and persons who mayotherwise be interested in the will or es-tate, or both of: ALBERT COSTA, akaALBERTO COSTAA Petition for Probate has been filedby: ELIZABETH MARTINS in the Supe-rior Court of California, County of San Di-egoThe Petition for Probate requests that:ELIZABETH MARTINS be appointed aspersonal representative to administer theestate of the decedent.The petition requests authority to admin-ister the estate under the Independent Ad-ministration of Estates Act. (This author-ity will allow the personal representativeto take many actions without obtainingcourt approval. Before taking certain veryimportant actions, however, the personalrepresentative will be required to givenotice to interested persons unless theyhave waived notice or consented to theproposed action.) The independent admin-istration authority will be granted unlessan interested person files an objection tothe petition and shows good cause whythe court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be heldin this court as follows: Date: MAY 26,2015. Time: 11:00 A.M. Dept.: PC-1Address of court: SUPERIOR COURT OFCALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO,1409 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA92101. Madge Bradley - PROBATEIf you object to the granting of the peti-tion, you should appear at the hearing andstate your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Yourappearance may be in person or by yourattorney.If you are a creditor or a contingentcreditor of the decedent, you must fileyour claim with the court and mail a copyto the personal representative appointedby the court within four months from thedate of first issuance of letters as providedin Probate Code section 9100. The timefor filling claims will not expire before fourmonths from the hearing date notice above.You may examine the file kept by thecourt. If you are a person interested inthe estate, you may file with the court aRequest for Special Notice (form DE-154)of the filing of an inventory and appraisalof estate assets or of any petition or ac-count as provided in Probate Code sec-tion 1250. A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner: Thomas M.Tomlinson, Legler&Tomlinson, 231 FourthAvenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Tele-phone: (619)426-9070

Published: April 17, 24. May 1, 8/2015La Prensa San Diego

PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE CHANGE OF NAME

rior Court of California, County of San Di-ego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 13, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 17, 24. May 1, 8/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-3939-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: FRANCISCO SALVADORGONZALEZ JR. filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changing names as fol-lows:FRANCISCO SALVADOR GONZALEZJR. to FRANCISCO SALVADOR AR-ROYO JR.

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: MAY-22-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 14, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 17, 24. May 1, 8/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00012741-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: JOSE JAIME JR. CASTRORIOS filed a petition with this court for adecree changing names as follows:JOSE JAIME JR. CASTRO RIOS toJOSE JAIME RIOS CASTRO

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: MAY-29-2015. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 16, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 24. May 1, 8, 15/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00013161-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: MARCELA ORTEGA filed apetition with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:MARCELA REBECA PRIETO ORTEGAto MARCELA REBECA ORTEGA

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JUN-05-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 21, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: April 24. May 1, 8, 15/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00013168-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: OSVALDO MARTINEZESTRADA filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:OSVALDO MARTINEZ ESTRADA toOSVALDO MARTINEZ

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JUL-12-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: NC OUTLET at706 Highland Ave., National City, CA,County of San Diego, 91950.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Jae Kwan Ahn, 1933 L Ave.#11, National City, CA 91950This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Jae Kwan AhnThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 30, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008517

Published: April 3, 10, 17, 24/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. SIMPLEX IN-SURANCE SOLUTIONS. b. SIMPLEXINSURANCE SERVICES c. SIMPLUSINSURANCE SOLUTIONS at 2350Marconi Pl. #102, San Diego, CA, Countyof San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Alfredo Marco, 2621Sweetwater Rd. Space 52, National City,CA 91950This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Alfredo MarcoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 18, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-007377

Published: April 3, 10, 17, 24/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: CLAUDETTESLANDSCAPING at 311 Palm Ave., ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Carlos Roberto Watson, 311Palm Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91911This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Carlos Roberto WatsonThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 26, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008311

Published: April 3, 10, 17, 24/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: LIBERTY EX-CHANGE at 360 E San Ysidro Blvd, SanYsidro, CA, County of San Diego, 92173.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Liberty Metals&Coins LLC,12707 High Bluff Drive Suit 200, Del Mar,CA 92130This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Angelian PadillaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 30, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008586

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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“The ego goes out the door.The subject matter is real. Interms of collaboration, youhave to have no ego, or peoplewill try to put their agenda [onit]”, says Rick Salinas of Cul-ture Clash fame, during a Q&Aafter a performance of award-winning poet and writer, PaulFlores’ play Placas, The MostDangerous Tattoo at UCSD.Then, he sat quietly listening tothe other actors talk about theirexperiences since they be-came a part of a play based oninterviews conducted by theplaywright, and on the life ofAlex Sanchez, a former gangmember founder of the L.A.non-profit, Homies Unidos.

Salinas, who also happens tobe Salvadorian by birth, playsFausto Carbajal, a Salvadorianex-gang member of MS13,who has made the most dan-gerous choice of his life, get-ting rid of his tattoos: thePlacas. These tattoos havebeen his identity for a lifetime,his link to a specific gang, aspecific lifestyle. When re-moved, they signify his betrayalto those that have been his “fa-milia”, his gang. “There is nosuch thing as a former gangmember,” says Fausto. We getthe message, only dead ones.Fausto is a flawed human be-ing trying to do the right thing.He wants to change. He wantsto give his family a betterlife.Doing so will mean livingthe rest of his life with an in-visible target sign. “What is anumber”, he asks. The audi-ence finds out that it’s the onethat defines you, the numberin the name of your gang, onyour body, on your soul.

But Placas is more than justa number and an affiliation. It’sa play about the life and suf-fering of a community, the Sal-vadorian diaspora that, althoughit survived a bloody civil warin its own country, has had toendure another type of vio-lence. The birth of groupswhich initially protected theSalvadorian community fromthe existing gang violence ofLos Angeles and San Franciscoin the late seventy’s and eight-ies, became one of the mostviolent of all the gangs, trans-national gangs that have lefttheir mark from El Salvador tothe US, and beyond. But thisplay is not another documen-tary demonizing, nor glorifyingthis gang. Rather, it seeks toestablish a dialogue with the

“There is power in art”SD artists unite once again for Ayotzinapa

dents, Jorge Álvarez Nava.She is part of the caravan thathas been taking its messageacross the United States forseveral weeks now.

Nava said that events like theSan Diego art exhibit give herhope, and strength.

“I’m very glad they’re doingthis, because it reminds me thatthere are people out there whocare about our children,” saidNava via phone from Las Ve-gas, where she was continuingthe caravan. “It’s been a verytiring trip, but we do this for ourchildren. We won’t give up, andI’m proud to know that thereare people who worry aboutwhat is happening in Mexico.”

The exhibit features the workof more than 43 artists. Mar-ques said that an art piece cansometimes be stronger than amarch or a protest.

“There is power in art, andpower in a community of art-ists coming together to speakout with one unified voice. Itaddresses the complexity ofissues that are not always vis-ible at the surface,” she said.

Each of the artists receivedthe name of one of the 43 miss-ing students as inspiration forthe piece, along with thestudent’s photo and some in-formation about their back-ground and life.

“As an artist, I feel it’s a re-sponsibility to take advantageof these opportunities to useour art to voice our opinions,support a cause and bringawareness to local and nationalsocial issues and injustices,”said David Varela.

By Pablo J. Sáinz

One art exhibit remember-ing and honoring the 43 stu-dents who dissapeared fromAyotzinapa, Guerrero, sevenmonths ago is not enough.

That’s the reason why a SanDiego activist is organizing asecond art exhibit titled 43+Artists for Ayotzinapa, a onenight only exhibition on Satur-day, May 2nd, at 6 p.m. at Bor-der X Brewing, in Barrio Lo-gan, featuring artists from SanDiego, Los Angeles, Mexicali,and beyond.

“We are doing a second artshow because we have nowgone seven months, withoutevidence, answers, or justice,and are echoing the request ofthe families to reopen the caseand do a proper investigationof the military and federal in-volvement, and to demand themissing students with life,” saidorganizer Elena Marques, ofthe Comité Acción Ayotzinapa.

“As a community of artists,we feel art is our loudest voiceand our most powerful form ofcommunication to display oursolidarity and empathy with thefamilies of the students, to re-mind the world that this has notbeen solved, it has not goneaway, and it is only gettingharder for them, and most im-portantly of all, to remind thefamilies that they are never,never alone,” said Marques,who also organized the firstAyotzipana art exhibit in SanDiego back in December.

Blanca Nava is the motherof one of the 43 missing stu-

For San Diego artist MarioChacon, the exhibition is anopportunity to express his out-rage at what happened to the43 students.

“As an educator and onewho values the power ofknowledge as the great socialequalizer, I am aghast that stu-dent teachers were targetedfor annihilation for expressingtheir right to dissent,” Chaconsaid. “As an artist who strivesto use this sacred gift to hu-manize, educate, and stimulatecritical consciousness I had nohesitation in accepting the in-vitation to participate in thisshow. As a father and grand-father of college students Iidentify with the immense painsuffered by the parents of theseheroic individuals whose liveswere tragically stolen for noreason.”

Diego Yeyo Aguirre Macedo,an artist working out of Mas-cota, Jalisco, said that theworks of art created for thisexhibition will be a reminder ofthe injustice that happened tothe students and their families.

“To participate in this art ex-hibition is important to keepaware of what is happening andnot to just put it aside like thegovernment officials of Mexi-co,” he said.

Marques echoed AguirreMacedo’s compromise re-membering Ayotzinapa.

To learn more about this andother events in San Diego infavor of the 43 Ayotzinapa stu-dents, please write to sandiegopresente@gmail.com if youwould like to get in touch.

Elena Marquez holds a print by the artist Ricardo Dubby, as part of the 43+artists for43 students project. The 11x17 prints hand signed and numbered by the artist Ricardo

Duffy, will be sold to raise money for the families of Ayotzinapa.

community, reflecting its real-ity, and speaking its truth,whether we like it or not. LikeRick Salinas says: “I tell Paulthat his play is so specific thatit becomes universal becauseit’s a reality… you can’t denyit. It is the real thing…. Hereyou have professional actors,a play about El Salvador, by aguy, who’s not from that coun-try; but based on real people,and the community is a part ofit…I do a lot of plays, to getthe community engaged likethis, very rare.”

It is here where we see theuniversality of its theme. Thisis a play about love, the bondbetween parent and child. It isabout the sacrifices that some-times must be made for yourchild to be safe. Fausto’s deci-sion to remove his tattoos is toprotect his son Hector fromfollowing in his path. It doesn’tmatter that it is court ordered;everyone who wants to leavethat part of society must havethem removed. It is a way to“become normal”, but that isnot why Fausto does it. Thepain he will endure has a rea-son: saving his son. And his sonis quickly going down the samepath he did. He believes, if heends up in jail like his father,“the neighborhood will protect”his baby sister from harm. Noteven the therapist, played bril-liantly by Sarita Ocón, canreach him.

“We will piss someone off…for two hours you will hate me,it’s okay. But I’m here from apoint of love doing it for you[the community]”, says CaroZeller during the Q&A. ABoricua actress who playsSparky, one of the best hard-shell-I-will-kill-for-my-kids-Chicana mothers ever written,and it’s not just her; all thecharacters are well developedand sharply portrayed. Luis“Xago” Juarez, a Chicano ac-tor who plays two gang-leaderveterans, surprised me be-cause even though he’s muchyounger than the charactershe plays on stage, he looks, andsounds much older. He bringsa sincere passion to his words,“the movement is your raza,your family”, as he recruitsyoung men, hungry for what’smissing, a family unit that willprotect them. One of thesemen is Hector, played by JavyMoreno, who grew up with anabsent father who was jailed,deported, and, unbeknown tohim, struggling to come backto him.

Will Fausto be able to suc-ceed? Will removing his Placassave not only Fausto, but alsohis son? You have to watch theplay to get that answer. Di-rected by Michael John Garcés,it premiers in San Diego at LIN-COLN HIGH SCHOOL Per-forming Arts Center on April23, 24, 25, 2015.

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terminar, el grupo dejovencitos que constituyen elespectáculo del grupo CD9“The Party Tour”, compuestopor Alonso Villalpando, JosCanela, Alan Navarro, FreddyLeyva y Bryan Mouque,estará presentando un súperextraordinario concierto elpróximo 3 de mayo en laPlaza Calafia de Mexicali,B.C.

Este grupo CD9, se formóen 2013 y en solo dos años harealizado una carrerameteórica hacia la fama,atrayendo sobre todo laatención de las jovencitas,quienes se cuentan a la fecha,por miles.

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