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DECEMBER 5, 2014Vol. XXXVIII No. 49

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(See Guadalupe, page 8) (See Mexico, page 7)

By Pablo J. Sáinz

A gateway sign designed by a lo-cal artista will welcome people visit-ing Barrio Logan, one of the San Di-ego communities with large popula-tions of Mexicans.

The sign will be similar to thosethat exist throughout the county, in-cluding El Cajon Blvd., Third Avenuein Chula Vista, among other pointsacross the region.

The community will have an op-portunity to celebrate the inaugura-tion of the gateway sign, which is lo-cated on César Chávez Parkway,between Main and Newton, during a

community festival on Satuday, Dec.13th.

Since 2008, the Port of San Diegoalong with the city and other govern-ment agencies began plans for thesign. For more than two years, com-munity meetings took place whereBarrio Logan residents gave theiropinions about what they wanted thesign to include.

At the end, the selected designwas made by artist Armando Nuñez.

The sign features art referencingMexican culture, Chicano Park mu-rals, and the maritime industry nearBarrio Logan.

Nuñez said he feels “humbled to

contribute and to be part of history”in Barrio Logan.

The Gateway Sign encourages thediversion of truck traffic from CesarChavez Parkway to provide for asafer pedestrian environment, help-ing with neighborhood revitalizationefforts, according to Port Commis-sion Chairman Bob Nelson.

“This gateway sign is a long-awaited victory for the Barrio Logancommunity and the Port of San Di-ego,” Nelson said.

David Álvarez, San Diego coun-cilmember for District 8, said that

Por Pablo J. Sáinz

Dos generaciones de católicosmexicanos en San Diego celebraránuna de las imágenes más icónicas deMéxico en dos eventos muy dife-rentes: La Guadalupana, o la Virgende Guadalupe.

Dos eventos, dos vistas del mismoicono, dos grupos que honran a lo quemuchos consideran como la madre deDios, aunque el tema es motivo decontroversia entre los mexicanos queno católicos.

La Confederación Guadalupana dela Diócesis de San Diego celebrarásu 49a procesión y misa Guadalupanael domingo, 7 de diciembre. Laprocesión saldrá de San Diego CityCollege a las 11 a.m., y la misacelebrada por el Obispo GilbertoChávez se llevará a cabo en elGolden Hall, en el centro, a las 2 p.m.

“Nuestra procesión es una grantradición”, dijo María Félix, presidentade la Confederación Guadalupana.“Hay una gran devoción entre loscatólicos mexicanos para ella. Ella seapareció en México en un momentoen que era necesario, cuando losespañoles estaban esclavizando a lospueblos indígenas”.

Félix dijo que los católicos mexi-canos ven a La Guadalupana como“una madre adoptiva que intercedepor nosotros delante de Jesús”.

En cuanto a la crítica de que elcatolicismo recibe de los cristianosque argumentan que los católicos hanconvertido a María, la madre terrenalde Jesucristo, en una diosa, Félix dijoque esto no es cierto.

“Sabemos que hay un solo Dios, yque solo Jesucristo es Dios”, dijo.“Pero María ora por nosotros, le pidea su hijo por su favor.”

Félix dijo que la ConfederaciónGuadalupana espera alrededor de milpersonas.

El segundo evento que tendrá lugaren honor a La Guadalupana esclaramente llamado simplemente LaGuadalupana, una exposición dearte el viernes, 12 de diciembre, enBorder X Brewer en Barrio Logan,donde hasta 30 piezas de arte deartistas chicanos conocidos en SanDiego, incluyendo Víctor Ochoa,Carmen Kalo, y Mario Chacón.

Para MEX, uno de los artistas queorganiza el evento junto con La ChicaBoutique, La Guadalupana repre-senta la cultura mexicana y chicana.

“Estamos uniendo a las comuni-dades mexicanas y chicanas a travésdel arte”, dijo MEX. “La Guadalupanaes parte de nuestras raíces y su ricahistoria. Hay algunas personas queno tomarían un vistazo al arte, perocuando pintas tal icónica figura, haceque algunas personas se detengan ymiren algo que tal vez no han tomadoel tiempo para ver. Estamos tomandoel arte chicano a otro nivel, haciendoamigos y creando fuertes lazosfamiliares”.

David Favela, presidente de Bor-der X Brewer, dijo que la fábrica decerveza es un espacio abierto aartistas de la comunidad que quierendestacar los aspectos positivos de lacultura mexicana y chicana.

”Este programa en particular, esuna combinación única y hermosa delarte y la cultura”, dijo.

La pieza promocional de la expo-sición presenta a La Guadalupanacomo calaca del Día de los Muertos.MEX acepta que las representacionespodrían ofender a algunas personas.

La Guadalupana: Un icono paralos católicos mexicanos Welcome to Barrio Logan

FRONTERA NORTESUR

In a little more than two months,the movement for justice for the mur-dered and disappeared students of theAyotizinapa rural teaching college inMexico has transformed from protestinto a growing political insurgency.

In some regions of Guerrero state,where the students were attacked bypolice last September 26, the residentsare forming citizen assemblies withan eye toward replacing local admin-istrations they accuse of corruptionand collusion with organized crimewhile, in turn, laying the groundworkfor new forms of governance with-out the country’s political parties.

At a November 28-29 meeting inthe town of Tecoanapa in the CostaChica region of Guerrero, a popularassembly declared the dissolution ofthe official municipal administrationand announced plans to install a gov-ernment rooted in indigenous cus-toms.

Participants in the meeting in-cluded members of the Union ofPopular Organizations of the State ofGuerrero (UPOEG), the GuerreroState Coordinator of EducationWorkers (CETEG), landowners’ as-sociation officials, representatives ofthe community police, and parents ofdisappeared Ayotzinapa students.

Befitting the changing politicalwinds, assembly members took downthe picture of the last mayor that washanging in city hall and vowed to re-place it with images of the Ayotzinapajustice movement.

Mexico’s Civic InsurgencyAs in dozens of municipalities

across Guerrero, protesters havetaken over Tecoanapa’s city hall.

“We want a peaceful change, wedon’t want violence,” stressed resi-dent Tecoanapa resident Polo Mora.“But one has to always think theworst, and be prepared because thegovernment is not going to remain withits arms crossed.”

Felix Jose Rosas Rodriguez,spokesperson for the teachers’ move-ment, said a jumble of insecurity,widespread extortion, murders, mis-use of government poverty funds andthe existence of a local “coalition gov-ernment with narcos” drove Tecoa-napa’s residents to take decisive po-litical strides.

Legally, the assembly membersjustified their action on Guerrero StateLaw 701 and Convention No. 169 ofthe International Labor Organization,an international agreement ratified byMexico, that uphold the rights of in-digenous people to self-determinationand cultural integrity. The Tecoanapaactivists also cited articles of theMexican Constitution that define po-litical rights.

A similar process is underway inTlapa, a municipality located in theheart of Guerrero’s indigenous LaMontana region, where a new popu-lar assembly was installed early thisweek as the first step in electing rep-resentatives for a municipal councilon December 7 that will be taskedwith organizing a new local govern-ment based on indigenous customs in2015. Like Tecoanapa, the Tlapa as-

sembly based its action on the Mexi-can Constitution, Guerrero State Law701 and the International Labor Or-ganization.

Elaborating on the legal basis fordisposing of the local government,Vidulfo Rosales, lawyer for theTlachinollan Human Rights Center ofthe Mountain, a Tlapa-based non-profit organization that advises popu-lar movements in Guerrero, said theMexican Constitution’s Article 39grants the right to “create new insti-tutions that respond to the interestsof the people.”

In taking its action, the Tlapa as-sembly removed the municipality fromparticipating in the official electionsscheduled for 2015. Besides Tecoa-napa and Tlapa, popular assembliesare taking shape in Acapulco, San LuisAcatlan and Ayutla, among otherplaces.

“We are telling the three branchesof government that, for us, they areno longer legitimate and have nocredibility,” said CETEG spokesmanWalter Emanuel Anorve Rodriguez.“We need to create a power that trulycomes from below, from the people.”

Anorve continued: “We are goingto continue on this path, which finallybrings about a transcendental change.We are at the perfect juncture forachieving this; not only for toppling(President) Enrique Pena Nieto as afigure, but the corrupt system.”

The political sparks of Ayotzinapaare spreading far beyond Guerrero.In the northern border state ofSonora, for instance, a popular con-

gress has been formed with partici-pation from students, miners, cattle-men, ex-braceros, feminists, environ-mentalists, victims of last summer’stoxic spill from a Grupo Mexico mine,relatives of the 49 children burned todeath at the ABC daycare in 2009,and citizens in general.

Acting as a kind of parallel statelegislature, the popular congress heldits first “session” on November 20,the anniversary of the 1910 MexicanRevolution and a national day of pro-test for Ayotzinapa.

Occupying the legislative cham-bers in the state capital of Hermosillo,thousands of demonstrators de-manded the resignations of PresidentEnrique Pena Nieto, Attorney Gen-eral Jesus Murillo Karam, SonoraGovernor Guillermo Paredes andUniversity of Sonora PresidentHeriberto Grijavla.

In addition to justice for Ayotzi-napa, the popular congress demandedthe arrests of the persons responsiblefor the ABC fire, the overturning ofa university rule that allows for theexpulsion of students for organizingprotests and other changes.

“From Sonora, more than 104 yearslater, we reinitiate the Revolution thathasn’t walked,” Roberto ZavalaTrujillo, father of an ABC victim, wasquoted.

The Sonoran popular congressplans to reconvene for another massmeeting on December 5. Meanwhile,150 people continue occupying the

Faith in Virgende Guadalupeflourishes despitecurrent Christianbelief confusion

Perspective

By Andy Porras

That legions of Latinos pin theirhopes and dreams on La Virgen deGuadalupe’s iconic tunic is probablyan understatement of miraculous pro-portions.

Thus, that almost every Catholicpauses on December 12th to pay hom-age to La Emperadora de las Ameri-cas, is a truism.

No other religious image enjoyssuch veneration from the faithful. Herunique temple on a hill overlookingMexico City is second only to theVatican among holy sites visited byCatholics and non-Catholics alike.

Few would’ve ever thought that abrown-skinned Virgin, in a religionbrought to the Americas by Europe-ans, would spiritually dominate halfof the world.

In today’s global raging debatesregarding religion have its main per-sonalities caught in a spiritual dramaof believers and non-believers. Booksdeclaring that Jesus Christ was mar

(vea La Guadalupana, pg 8) (see Barrio Sign, page 8)

Barrio Logan community sign designed by artist Armando Nuñez. Photo by Victor Ochoa.

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Cuando se despejó elhumo del flamazo por laorden ejecutiva de BarackObama en inmigración,resulto que todo erallamarada de petate. Laorden cubre, esencialmente, alos padres de niños y niñasnacidos en Estados Unidos, ya los jóvenes Dreamersmayores de 30 años.

Los líderes del PartidoDemócrata felicitaron alpresidente, los Republicanoshicieron cara de fuchi y lasagencias multimillonarias queviven del cuento de lainmigración clamaronvictoria. Me recordaron aPirro, aquél rey de Epiro, queal final de una batallavictoriosa donde murieron lamayoría de sus soldados, dijo:“Otra victoria como ésta yregresaré solo a casa”.

Así están los números conla orden ejecutiva de Obama.Primero se alardeó que “5millones de inmigrantessaldrían beneficiados”.Después, al leer la letrachiquita, la cifra bajó enpoquito más de un millón, asolamente 3.9.

El requisito básico parapedir un permiso de estadíatemporal, de hasta tres años,es tener más de cinco añosseguidos en el país e hijosciudadanos y ningúnantecedente penal. Si alguiensalió en los últimos 5 años ylo pescaron y quedó elarchivo, aunque haya entradootra vez, queda descalificado.Si entraron con visa de turistaaunque luego hayan quedadoindocumentados, estándescalificados. Si no hanpagado impuestos, comomuchos que ganan en puroefectivo, tendrán que pagaruna millonada. Los que sepasaron de copas y lospescaron manejando, quedandescalificados. Lostrabajadores de la agriculturaestán descalificados nomásporque sí.

En corto, 3 y mediomillones son papás o mamásde ciudadanos o residenteslegales, y 330 mil son jóvenesDreamers mayores de 30años. Unos cuantos más sontrabajadores de habilidadessobresalientes, físicosnucleares o mariachis. Unode cada tres indocumentadosy ya. Nadie más.

Cero Más Cero = CeroPero los requisitos

eliminarán a otro montón. Amí me suena como cuandodecían que DACA, elprograma para los Dreamers,iba a beneficiar a un millón ymedio de jóvenes, y resultóque solamente benefició a

Central American Mothers Build Bridges of HopeFRONTERA NORTESUR

For the tenth time, CentralAmerican mothers and otherrelatives of disappeared mi-grants are undertaking an emo-tional Mexican journey.

Setting off from Mexico’ssouthern border on November20, the anniversary of theMexican Revolution and a dayof national protest in Mexicofor the missing students of theAyotzinapa rural teachers’ col-lege, a new caravan dubbed“Bridges of Hope” has so farvisited several Mexican statesin another effort at finding longmissing loved ones alive.

Accompanied by represen-tatives of Mexico’s NationalHuman Rights Commissionand police escorts, the caravanconsists of 43 people fromNicaragua, El Salvador, Gua-temala and Honduras. In an actof solidarity, the contingent’smembership reflects the num-ber of students forcibly disap-peared by police in the south-ern Mexican state of Guerrerolast September.

“Each moment of the firsthalf of the trip has been in-tense,” said the MesoamericanMigrant Movement (MMM) ina report on the caravan. “Ateach stop, the mothers havebeen able to talk with many ofthe migrants that now crossMexico headed to the north-ern border.”

Like previous caravans, the

10th Caravan has scored somedramatic successes. Accord-ing to the MMM, a mother andson were reunited in the cen-tral state of Hidalgo after aseparation of 17 years. In an-other emotion-charged en-counter, Honduran siblingsLeonila Guerra and OswaldoGuerra embraced for the firsttime in 17 years after reunitingin the port city of Coatza-coalcos, Veracruz.

The Honduran man headedto Mexico in 1997, but was un-able to contact his family untilnow because poverty did noteven provide for a phone backhome. Guerra remained inVeracruz, where he foundwork in the construction sec-tor. A friend later contacted theMMM about Guerra’s plightand the rest is history.

As on previous journeys,caravan participants haveheard first-hand accounts frommigrants about the life-threat-ening dangers they face whilecrossing Mexico en route to theUnited States, including a storyfrom a group of young CentralAmericans about an attemptedkidnapping of their group onlyhours before meeting with themothers.

Even as the caravan windsthrough Mexico, reports ofmass kidnappings of migrants,Mexicans and Central Ameri-cans alike, trickle into the news.Last week alone, Mexican fed-eral authorities freed 12 Hon-

durans, including a woman andtwo minor males, from captiv-ity in the state of Tabasco. InTijuana, a federal operation re-sulted in the freeing of nineMexican nationals, includingfour women and five men, threeof whom were minors. A 41-year-old suspect fingered by thefreed captives, Obed JosueVera Ortega, was detained andturned over to the federal at-torney general’s office.

In the absence of officialnumbers, the MMM estimatesbetween 70,000 and 150,000Central Americans have eithervanished or perished in Mexicosince 2006, as part of an “es-calating” human tragedy.

Lucia Macario Perez, Gua-temalan member of the 10thCaravan, said many indigenouspeople in her country are hard-pressed to investigate the fatesof missing relatives because oftheir inability to speak Spanishor fears of making formal com-plaints.

In a report on the caravan’sprogress, the MMM contendedthat violence against migrantsin Mexico, which typically oc-curs with official collusion ofsome sort, has turned the coun-try into a “gigantic secret gravefor those who flee in a migra-tion forced by extreme struc-tural violence-economic, politi-cal and social…”

The transnational migrantadvocacy group also noted theverdict of the Permanent

People’s Tribunal (PPT) a suc-cessor of the Bertrand RussellTribunal, which delivered itsfinal sentence on human rightsviolations in Mexico last monthfollowing a massive, three-yearinvestigation.

“If there is a territory inMexico where rights havebeen abolished in Mexico it isthat territory along the routesof migration that cross thecountry from South to North,”the MMM stated, quoting thePPT.

Planned to run through De-cember 7, the 10th Caravan ismaking its way across Mexicowith the assistance of scoresof Mexican human rights or-ganizations, migrant sheltersand sympathetic individuals.

For the first time, the cara-van is being held in conjunc-tion with a sister campaign thatbegan on the Italian island ofLampedusa November 23, ina bid to call attention to theplight of North African andother migrants fleeing to Eu-rope via the deadly waters ofthe Mediterranean.

Like the U.S.-Mexico bor-der, thousands are estimated tohave died attempting to makethe crossing. “Globalization wasabout problems, not rights,”said Nino Cuaresina, coordina-tor of the Italian caravan thatwill conclude in Turin later thisweek. “Our struggle is thesame and we have to do it to-gether.”

On this note, Pope Francisspoke out on the Lampedusatragedy. In his first address tothe European Parliament lastweek, the pontiff appealed onEuropean leaders to take mea-sures so the Mediterranean isnot turned into a “vast cem-etery.”

Activists with the CentralAmerican caravan likewiseurged tangible actions fromMexican officials to locate dis-appeared persons and safe-guard the integrity of migrants.

“We don’t say we do notwant to be heard,” said AnitaCelaya, Salvadoran mother.“But don’t lie to us, don’t makefun of the pain of the mothers.”

The relatives also criticizedMexico’s Southern Border pro-gram, a government strategydesigned to control migratoryflows implemented earlier thisyear. Echoing criticisms bymigrant advocates of similarcrackdowns by Washington onthe U.S.-Mexico border, cara-van activists contended that thechoking off of traditional travelroutes in the south of Mexicois funneling migrants into moredangerous crossings and intothe clutches of human traffick-ers.

Frontera NorteSur: on-line,U.S.-Mexico border newsCenter for Latin Americanand Border Studies NewMexico State University LasCruces, New Mexico

Por Paco Zavala

Con la puesta en escena desiete obras teatrales para niños,culminó con mucho éxito la VITemporada de Teatro paraNiños en el Estado de BajaCalifornia, las sedes para estoseventos fueron las ciudades deTijuana, Mexicali y Ensenadarespectivamente, coordinadospor el Instituto de Cultura deBaja California.

Durante siete días las sedesen cada una de las ciudadesdesignadas para representarestas obras de teatro, se vieronabarrotadas de público infantil,jóvenes y adultos, incluidos lospadres y familiares de losniños.

Las funciones en esta tem-porada teatral se realizaronsimultáneamente en las ciuda-des sedes, contando con unaasistencia constante y aforototal.

Las historias que inspiraronestas puestas en escena, estánrelacionadas con temas actua-les, tales como: el valor de laamistad, el aceptar las dife-rencias entre los seres hu-manos, la importancia decuidar la naturaleza, la tragediao la naturalidad de la muerte yel abuso sexual infantil entreotros, fueron mostrados einterpretados en un trabajoescénico muy propio en cadauno de los casos; en Tijuanatodo esto en el Multiforo delICBC.

Por orden cronológico como

Culmina con Éxito VI Festival de Teatro Infantil en Baja California

PHONE: 619-993-5778FAX: 619-286-2231

se presentaron en Tijuana, el 23de noviembre “Una luna entredos casas”, el 24 de noviembre“Papá está en la Atlántida”, el25 de noviembre “La esca-patoria”, el 26 de noviembre“Sueños para volar”, el 27 denoviembre “Post Mortem”, el28 de noviembre “No tocar” yel 29 de noviembre “Dios es unbicho”.

Este festival de teatro paraniños en la actualidad esconsiderado como uno de loseventos más relevantes delpaís azteca, así lo mencionó eldramaturgo y director deescena Enrique Olmos de Ita,durante el cierre de este festi-val en Tijuana. El mismodramaturgo Olmos de Ita,impartió un Taller de Drama-turgia para Niños, el cual contócon la asistencia de actores ydirectores de teatro de la

región.Reseñaremos brevemente

cada una de las puestas enescena y comenzamos con“Una luna entre dos casas”,del Colectivo de Teatro enEspiral (Baja California), enesta obra se narra la historiade “Pluma” y “Taciturno”, dosvecinos que no tienen nada ysin embargo se hacen amigosy con ello aprenden a aceptarsus diferencias.

Continúa “Papá está en laAtlántida”, de la CompañíaImprudentes (Tlaxcala) la cualtocó el tema del abandono, ladesintegración familiar y lapérdida de identidad que vivenmiles de niños y jóvenes mexi-canos.

“La escapatoria”, de Teatí-teres (Mexicali), porta unmensaje ecológico, para crearconciencia sobre la impor-

tancia y urgencia de cuidadnuestro planeta.

“Sueños para volar”, delGrupo Febrero 10 (Xalapa),mostró que todo lo que soña-mos e imaginamos se puederealizar.

“Post Mortem”, del Colec-tivo Cuerda Floja (Durango)extraordinario espectáculo detíteres sobre mesa, con untoque gótico-western, sobre eltema de la muerte.

“No tocar”, del Grupo Ne-urodrama (Hidalgo), enfoca unrelato desde la perspectivainfantil, relacionado con eldoloroso tema del abuso sexual.

Concluye este festival deteatro para niños con la obra“Dios es un bicho”, de Inmi-grantes Teatro (Baja Califor-nia), tema que cuenta la historia

de Lucía. Una niña de ochoaños que recibe como regalode cumpleaños, una mascotarisueña, juguetona y grande, ala cual su madre nombró“Dios”. Trata de una narraciónsobre la tolerancia y la amistad.

Ray Garduño, CoordinadorGeneral de la VI Semana deTeatro para Niños, vertió lassiguientes palabras: “Quere-mos agradecer a todos supresencia, las salas estuvieronasí de llenas todos los días, estodemuestra que el festivalfunciona y gusta mucho, losesperamos el año que entra”.

El Instituto de Cultura deBaja California, por ser fin deaño, permanecerá abierto alpúblico con su programa ha-bitual hasta el próximo sábado20 de diciembre.

(Vea Uno, pag. 7)

Con la obra de teatro para niños ”Dios es un bicho” termina la VI temporada de teatroinfantil

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By Pablo J. Sáinz

Chula Vista pólice officersare raising money and toys forthe three daughters of a Latinamother who was killed by herex-husband in a kill-and-runincident last week.

Detectives from the ChulaVista Police Department Cri-mes of Violence unit are rais-ing donations from fellow of-ficers and department employ-ees to provide the three daugh-ters of Leonor Castillo withsome holiday gifts. She wasmurdered by her ex-husband(the children’s father) when heran over her in a jealous rageon Nov. 28th, on Elm Ave., inChula Vista.

The suspect, Cesar Castillo,turned himself in at the SanYsidro Port of Entry this weekand was booked into CountyJail on charges of homicide.The couple was in the processof divorcing.

But the focus of the moneyand toy drive are the three girls,ages 10, 8, and 3, who are nowliving with their maternalgrandparents, said Lt. FritzReber.

“When we learned of thistragic incident, all of our policedepartment wanted to help,”he said.

Reber said that police em-ployees have raised at least$1,000, and that dispatchersare putting together stockingsfor the family.

“I’m very proud of our de-partment,” he said. “This is agreat gesture.”

The children have also beenincluded in the Department’sannual toy drive on December13th.

CVPD has received inquir-ies and potential commitmentsto help from “Star Pal” (in con-junction with the Charges), aswell as from officers and agen-cies throughout the County.

“CVPD would like to thank

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Chula Vista police, community raisefunds for daughter’s of slain woman

all those who have expressedan interest in helping,” Rebersaid.

He added that the three girlsare safe, in their maternalgrandparents’ house.

“Leonor’s parents are justheartbroken, devastated,” hesaid. “We had the father cometo the department, and in Span-ish he gave his declaration. Hecould barely walk, but he didwhat he had to do, and thankedus for our work.”

In addition to giving toys tothe three Castillo girls, the ChulaVista Police Department is alsohaving its annual toy drive.Reber said the drive is in spe-cial need of toys for childrenages 13 to 17. People can taketheir donations to the depart-ment’s lobby until Dec. 13th.

Also, the family and friendsof Leonor Castillo have set up

a fund to benefit the children.In three days, it had raisedmore than $7,000.

“This is truly amazing to seeso many people help Leonor’sfamily,” wrote one donor on thegofundme.com page. “She wassuch a kind person. I pray foryour family during this hardtime, sweet girl.”

Another donor wrote, “Mycondolences to the Castillofamily. I’m sorry to hear yourloss. God bless.”

Jeanette Magaña, who start-ed the fundraiser on gofundme.com, wrote the following:“Wow! Thank you all! Leonor’smom thanks you soo, soo much.Words can’t describe howthankful we are.”

The funds will benefit thethree Castillo girls. Anyone wish-ing to contribute can do so atwww.gofundme.com/i0u0a4.

By Pablo J. Sáinz

Two generations of Mexi-can Catholics in San Diego willcelebrate one of Mexico’s mosticonic images in two very dif-ferent events: La Guada-lupana, or Lady of Guadalupe.

Two events, two views of thesame icon, two groups honor-ing to what many consider tobe the Mother of God, althoughthe figure is cause of contro-versy among non-CatholicMexicans.

The Confederación Guada-lupana from the Diocese of SanDiego will host its 49th Guada-lupana Procession and Masson Sunday, Dec. 7th. The pro-cession will leave San DiegoCity College at 11 a.m., and themass celebrated by BishopGilberto Chavez will be held atGolden Hall, Downtown, at 2p.m.

“Our procession is a greattradition,” said Maria Felix,president of the ConfederaciónGuadalupana. “There’s greatdevotion among all MexicanCatholics for her. She appearedin Mexico at a time when shewas needed, when the Span-iards were enslaving the Indig-enous people.”

Felix said that MexicanCatholics see La Guadalupanaas “an adoptive mother that in-tercedes for us in front ofJesus.”

Regarding the criticism thatCatholicism receives fromChristians that argue thatCatholics have turned Mary,the earthly mother of JesusChrist, into a goddess, Felixsaid that this is not true.

“We know there’s only oneGod, and that only Jesus Christis God,” she said. “But Maryprays for us, she asks her sonfor His favor.”

Felix said that the Confe-deración Guadalupana expectsaround 1,000 people.

The second event takingplace honoring La Guada-lupana is, as a matter of fact,plainly named La Guada-lupana, an art exhibition hap-pening on Friday, Dec. 12th, atBorder X Brewer in BarrioLogan, where as many as 30art pieces from well-knownChicano artists in San Diego,including Victor Ochoa, Car-men Kalo, and Mario Chacon.

For MEX, one of the artistsorganizing the event along withLa Chica Boutique, La Guada-lupana represents Mexicanand Chicano culture.

We’re bringing “Mexicanand Chicano communities to-

La Guadalupana: An iconfor Mexican Catholics

gether united as one throughart,” MEX said. “La Guada-lupana is part of our roots andrich history. There are somepeople that would not take alook at art but when you paintsuch and iconic figure it makessome people stop and look atsomething they might not havetaken the time to see. We’retaking the Chicano art to an-other level, making friends andstrong family bonds.”

David Favela, president ofBorder X Brewer, said that thebrewery is a space open tocommunity artists who want tohighlight positive aspects ofMexican and Chicano culture.

“This show in particular is aunique and beautiful combina-tion of art and culture,” he said.

The promotional piece forthe exhibition features LaGuadalupana as a Día de losMuertos calaca. MEX acceptsthat portrayals as this mightoffend some people.

“It might be seen a sacrile-gious or disrespectful to some,”he said. “But others can seethat this is our art, this is whatwe love, and this is our way toshow love and respect. This is2014 and is time for the awak-ening.”

But Felix, from the Confede-ración Guadalupana, prefers tokeep it traditional, and to honorLa Guadalupana in its originalimage.

“For some people to paintLa Guadalupana in such a waycan be plain ignorance becausethey don’t know the true mean-ing bahind her,” she said. “Theydon’t know the theology; theyare not well prepared asCatholics. It might as well be

a lack of respect.”MEX, on the other hand,

said artists have a unique vi-sion of looking at traditionalculture, and this also applies toLa Guadalupana.

“To some people what someof the Chicano artist are doingand how they are portrayingher might seem offensive butit is our vision and who she hasbecome to us,” he said. “Sheis a light that gives us hope. LaGuadalupana is a spiritualguide. When we are lost or inneed we ask her to pray forus.”

The celebration of the ap-parition of La Guadalupanagoes back to December 12,1531, when, according toCatholic tradition, she appearedbefore a Mexican Indigenousman named Juan Diego. Theimage of La Guadalupanaplayed an important role in theevangelization of indigenouspeoples in the Americas buthas started to be questioned inrecent decades when more andmore Mexicans are leavingCatholicism in large numbersto become plain Christians.

For more information on theprocession and mass, pleasecontact the ConfederaciónGuadalupana at (619) 729-1703. For more information onthe La Guadalupana art exhi-bition, please visit www.borderxbrewing.com.

La Guadalupana as a Día de los Muertos calaca.

Leonor Castillo

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LA COLUMNA VERTEBRALEl Soporte Informativo Para Millones

de HispanosPor José López Zamorano

Question & Answer:Por Anna ChalletNEW AMERICA MEDIA

Nota del Editor: Un nuevoestudio dado a conocer estasemana encuentra que másdel 11 por ciento de los niñoshispanos no tienen seguromédico, en comparación con7.1 por ciento de todos losniños en todo el país. Laautora del estudio SonyaSchwartz es una becaria deinvestigación con el Centrode Niños y Familias delInstituto de Política Sani-taria de la Universidad deGeorgetown, que publicó elestudio junto con el ConsejoNacional de La Raza (NC-LR). Ella habló con NAMacerca de por qué los niñoshispanos siguen despropor-cionadamente sin seguro y loque podría cerrar la brechade cobertura en los estadosque se están quedando atrás.

¿Cuál es el estado actualde la cobertura de saludpara los niños hispanos entodo el país?

Estamos haciendo un pro-greso sólido. Desde 2009, elnúmero de niños hispanos queno tienen seguro se ha re-ducido en más de medio millón,mientras que al mismo tiempo,el número total de niños his-panos creció en más de unmillón... A pesar de que tene-mos un número creciente deniños, todavía estamos cor-tando la tasa de personas sinseguro médico a través deltiempo. Algunos de los fac-tores que contribuyen a losavances son que tenemosprogramas como Medicaid yCHIP [Programa de SeguroMédico para Niños] que hanestado disponibles, y que conel tiempo los estados y lasáreas locales están haciendo unmejor trabajo en correr la vozde que los niños son elegibles.

[Pero] los niños hispanossiguen siendo 1,5 veces másprobables de no tener seguroque todos los niños... Estamoshablando de unos 2 millones deniños hispanos sin seguromédico. Se estima por el In-stituto Urbano que dos terciosde estos 2 millones de niños yason elegibles para Medicaid yCHIP. La gran mayoría de estasfamilias tienen que solicitar lacobertura para estos niños,porque es muy probable quevan a ser elegibles para estosprogra-mas.

¿Por qué siguen sin se-

guro de manera despropor-cionada los niños hispanos?

En primer lugar, el estatusmigratorio no debería ser unobstáculo importante paraconseguir cobertura para estosniños. La gran mayoría de losniños hispanos son ciudadanosestadounidenses -- 93 porciento. A veces lo que ocurrees que viven en familias dondelos padres no son ciudadanos,o los padres están nerviosos deaplicar para programas parasus hijos a pesar de que sushijos son elegibles...

Un segundo factor que esimportante no sólo es pro-porcionando alcance en es-pañol a las familias, sinotambién la prestación de asis-tencia de inscripción en lugaresque son seguros y de confianzapara las familias hispanas.Nueva York ha hecho un grantrabajo con eso. Cuenta conuno de los programas deinscripción comunitaria máscompletos del país.

¿Cuáles estados estánhaciendo un buen trabajo enasegurar a los niños his-panos?

Washington DC es real-mente el mejor lugar para lacobertura de los niños his-panos. La tasa de niños his-panos sin seguro en DC esmenos del 1 por ciento, yalrededor del 15 por ciento detodos los niños son hispanos allí.Rara vez recibe crédito DCpara cualquier cosa, pero hacubierto todos los niños hastael 300 por ciento del nivel fed-eral de pobreza, ha cubierto aniños sin importar su estatusmigratorio... Y no es sólo lacobertura de los niños, es lacobertura de adultos, la co-bertura de los padres. DC hatenido un programa por muchotiempo que se llama DC Heal-thcare Alliance, y ese pro-grama era casi como unaexpansión temprana de Med-icaid para DC. Cubre a losadultos hasta el 200 por cientodel nivel federal de pobreza, ylos cubre independientementede su estatus migratorio.

En California, hubo unaexpansión temprana de Med-icaid para adultos, y con máspadres asegurados, eso pudohaber traído algunos niños abordo. También hay una his-toria de programas a nivel decondado que cubren todos losniños y tienen muchos recursosy financiación de inscripción yalcance.

¿Qué está pasando en unestado como Texas, que

tiene una de las más gran-des poblaciones de niñoshispanos sin seguro mé-dico, y el 17 por ciento deellos sin seguro?

Texas tiene el mayor nu-mero de niños hispanos sinseguro en el país... Dos cosaspodrían realmente ayudar aTexas. Uno sería ampliar Med-icaid para adultos de bajosingresos, porque eso cubriría alos padres, y mientras a ellosse les da la cobertura, es deesperar que trajeran a sus hijosjunto con ellos. La segundacosa es [la renovación de lafinanciación de CHIP] - Texasrealmente necesita a CHIPporque no tiene su propioprograma local. Ese programase queda sin dinero en sep-tiembre de 2015 si el Congresono extiende el financiamiento.Así que Texas necesita estarempujando para que eso su-ceda.

¿Con los republicanos encontrol del Congreso, ¿vezalgunas amenazas a losprogramas de coberturapara los niños?

Creo que todos en el Con-greso recordarán que CHIPfue un programa bipartidistacuando pasó, cuando se con-virtió en ley... Tuvimos muchosrepublicanos que fueron ungran apoyo en el momento. Esun programa para las familiastrabajadoras y esperamos quepermanezca en el lugar. Es unprograma rentable y muestraresultados increíbles.

¿Qué pasa con las posi-bilidades de ampliar a Med-icaid en estados como Te-xas?

Gobernadores republicanosrazonables han ampliado Med-icaid... No tiene que ser unasunto demócrata. Goberna-dores sensatas se dan cuentade que esto es en el mejorinterés financiero de sus esta-dos y por el bien de las familias.Esta no fue una elección fácilpara la expansión de Medic-aid. Nuestras esperanzas noson tan altas como podríanhaber sido.

¿Qué es lo que las fami-lias necesitan saber?

Las familias necesitan sa-ber que es seguro solicitar lacobertura para los niños... yque incluso si han sido recha-zados antes cuando trataron desolicitar cobertura de saludpara sus hijos, es el momentode volver a intentarlo... Lasfamilias pueden llamar al 1-877-KIDS-NOW, y asistenciaestá disponible en español.

Me bastó ver el rostro de lainmigrante indocumentadamexicana Adriana Peláez paraentender el alcance profundode la decisión del presidenteBarack Obama de recurrir ala acción ejecutiva para dar unrespiro migratorio temporalque potencialmente podríabeneficiar a 5 millones deinmigrantes indocumentados.

Acompañada de sus doshijos, el más pequeño acu-rrucado en su carriola, llegó ala Casa Blanca sin importarlelas inclemencias del frío paraagradecerle al presidente elvalor político de ignorar lasamenazas de los republicanosy darle a la comunidad deinmigrantes uno de los mejoresregalos de Navidad.

Aunque me compartió lafelicidad que sentía por habersequitado de la espalda el peligrode una deportación —toda vezque es elegible para recibir losbeneficios de la acción eje-cutiva del presidente—, dejó enclaro que seguirá en la lucha,en las movilizaciones, hastaque se logre una solución paratodos y con carácter definitivo.

La reacción de la inmi-grante indocumentada resumeen mi opinión el ánimo de lacomunidad latina de EstadosUnidos, incluidos aquellos queson residentes permanentes ociudadanos: Es un extra-ordinario primer paso positivo,pero no se ha perdido de vistaque la meta final será unareforma migratoria aprobadapor el Congreso.

Es posible hacer muchaslecturas de la decisión presi-

El Rostro de laEsperanza

dencial: Pudo haber sido unareacción natural al descalabropolítico de los demócratas el 4de noviembre y un cálculopolítico hacia las eleccionespresidenciales del 2016. Pudoser un intento de Obama desolidificar su legado comocampeón de la causa de losmás vulnerables o un genuinointerés por componer lasinjusticias del sistema migra-torio. O una combinación detodo lo anterior.

Pero más allá de las inter-pretaciones posibles, es unhecho que su decisión –aunquetemporal e imperfecta— ten-drá un impacto real en la vidade millones de familias.

Por los pronto, la acciónejecutiva del presidente abreuna respiro a unos 4 millonesde inmigrantes indocumen-tados que tengan hijos quesean ciudadanos estadouni-denses o residentes perma-nentes y que hayan estado enel país ininterrumpidamentedurante 5 años, carezcan deantecedentes de delitos ma-yores y estén dispuestos apagar impuestos.

Otros 300,000 indocumenta-dos podrán recibir los bene-ficios del llamado Programa deAcción Diferida (DACA), todavez que se eliminan algunos delos techos de edad y se extiendela cobertura a todos aquellosque llegaron a Estados Unidosantes del 2010. Con anteri-oridad la fecha límite era el2007. Adicionalmente seguiráncon los beneficios los 600,000jóvenes “soñadores” que seinscribieron a la primera roda

de DACA.Todos aquellos interesados

recibirán a partir del próximoaño un permiso laboral de tresaños. Para muchos serán susprimeros papeles legales dentrodel país.

Sin embargo aún no estáclaro cuántos de los inmi-grantes indocumentados ele-gibles aceptarán sumarse a lapropuesta presidencial. En-cuestas previas muestran quemuchos inmigrantes indocu-mentados aprecian con es-cepticismo las medidas dealivio parcial, porque las vencomo la puerta para ser fi-chados, sin garantías de quepuedan permanecer en el paísde manera permanente.

Un ejemplo claro de ladesconfianza fue evidente conel programa DACA. Aunquealgunos grupos independientesestimaron que el universopotencial de beneficiarios erade hasta 1.8 millones de jó-venes. Sólo 600,000 se hanenrolado a dos años de suentrada en vigor.

Pero las actitudes del públi-co registran siempre una natu-ral evolución y espero que laacción presidencial sea corres-pondida por una respuestapositiva de similar intensidadpor parte de los inmigranteselegibles. Un primer sondeorealizado por Latino Decisionsesta semana muestra que un89 por ciento de los votanteslatinos registrados apoya laacción del presidente. Elrespaldo trasciende las divi-siones partidistas y las na-cionalidades. Es un buenindicio.

Este viernes la primeradama Michelle Obama deve-lará el flamante árbol deNavidad de la Casa Blanca,para continuar una tradiciónenraizada en el ánimo delpúblico. Pero para millones deindocumentados, el espíritu dela Navidad no sólo llegó poradelantado, sino que revitalizóla flama de una esperanza queparecía estar a punto de ex-tinguirse.

San Ysidro Health Center isonce again partnering withCovered California to helppeople secure affordable andcomprehensive health insur-ance. Enrollment for CoveredCalifornia plans started No-vember 15 and ends February15. Individuals must apply byDecember 15 to avoid finesand get coverage by January1.

With nearly 30 certified bi-lingual enrollment counselors inover 15 locations, SYHC isready to assist individuals andfamilies find a free or low-costhealth insurance program thatfits with their budget. The goalof SYHC is to enroll 2,000 in-dividuals during the currentenrollment period. To reachthis goal, SYHC is implement-ing a variety of outreach andenrollment strategies designedto reach all segments of thepopulation, with special empha-sis on Latinos and AfricanAmericans, who according toCovered California enrollmentdata were underrepresentedcommunities among thosenewly enrolled in the last en-rollment period.

SYHC’s comprehensive Out-reach and Enrollment Strategyincludes:

1. SYHC Hotline (619)600-3000 – In less than 10minutes, a person can find outwhether he/she qualifies forfree or low-cost health insur-ance, and possibly financialassistance to help pay for it.SYHC bilingual counselorsexplain options and help withthe application process. This isa free service and completelyconfidential.

2. Targeted Education –Increasing “education” efforts(as opposed to awareness) andtailoring of messages and ma-terials according to the needsand priorities of targeted popu-

lations. Messages must be rel-evant to diverse audiences;create or modify existing col-lateral to clarify, dispel mythsand alleviate fears.

3. Enrollment – Extendedhours on weekends and after-hours at three SYHC clinic lo-cations and community loca-tions (storefronts) in SanYsidro, Chula Vista and South-east San Diego. Enrollmentteams have capacity to go“mobile”—setting up shop atlocal businesses and other lo-cations for one-time enrollmentevents.

4. Signature Events –Partnerships with local com-munity-based organizations,media and elected officials forenrollment events such as thevery successful ACA TownHall & Resource Fairs held infour cities with the highest un-insured rates.

5. Expansion of Commu-nity Partnerships – Newpartners include business as-sociations, chambers of com-merce, tax preparers and im-migration lawyers to expandreach and assist applicants.SYHC is also exploring part-nerships with local hospitals torefer patients that need greatersupport and assistance withenrollment or post-enrollmentsupport, such as case manage-ment.

6. Expansion of SYHCweb site – Step by step infor-mation and links to essentialCovered California informa-tion, insurance options, how toapply, and what to expect onceyou have enrolled.

For more information aboutSYHC Covered CaliforniaEducation and Enrollment andSYHC programs and servicesvisit www.syhc.org.

Covered California Open Enrollment Is Now! San Ysidro Health Center at Forefront of Regional Outreach & Enrollment Efforts

Entrevista: Cerrando la brecha de cobertura de saludpara niños hispanos

Everyone has a story of arebellious teen. How many doyou know rebelled against herparents by volunteering in theircommunity?

City Heights resident,Kimberlyn Lopez says herfamily wanted her to surroundherself with affluent peopleand eventually settle down witha successful husband. Instead,Kimberlyn, who grew up inMexicali, Mexico, chose tospend her energy helping thoseless fortunate.

At age 26, Lopez is theyoungest Board Member everelected to Es Por Los Niños,an organization offering psy-chosocial support and educa-tional programs to children liv-ing with HIV/AIDS in Tijuana.She first learned of Es Por LosNiños during an internship withthe Travis Manion Foundationworking on portraits of post-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD). She met localfundraiser, gallery owner, andart curator Andy Gonzalez,who introduced her to RosalvaPatten, the founder of Es PorLos Niños whose son had atransfusion of infected bloodthat resulted in him contract-ing HIV. Feeling alone, Pattenfounded the organization in2008 with a mission to enhancethe quality of life in women,adolescents and children in-

fected by HIV/AIDS and theirfamilies back. Today the orga-nization serves more than 100families.

Lopez also served as aCPR/EMT-certified volunteerand provided on-call disasterrelief for the Red Cross; servedas a medical technician in theAir Force; taught neighborhoodhealth in her local Girl Scoutstroop; and is currently study-ing health care managementwith Southern Illinois Univer-

Local Volunteer Youngest Board Member Elected to Es Por Los Niños

sity in a special program formilitary personnel. Lopez hasbeen a Medical Assistant atPlanned Parenthood for fiveyears.

Lopez’s other future goalsinclude working with PlannedParenthood in an outreachmanagement role; founding herown nonprofit working withchildren affected by povertyand HIV/AIDS; and workingwith other organizations likeWHO, NIH, and UNICEF toclose health disparities.

Kimberlyn Lopez

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Fiesta in San Miguelde Allende - Dancers

Photos by David Bacon

SAN MIGUEL DE ALLENDE — For three daysduring the town fiesta of San Miguel de Allendeindigenous dance groups converge here, anddance through the streets from morning until lateat night. Costumes celebrate everything fromreligious symbols to mythologized history to acommon bond with the culture of native peoplesnorth of the U.S. border. Almost 40% of SanMiguel residents are Otomi and 20% Nahua, butthe dances are performed by groups from allover Mexico.

Indigenous people in Izcuinapan, the originalnative community located here, had a longhistory of resistance to the Spanish colonizers.Guamare and Chichimeca people attacked thefirst Spanish settlement, and the Spanish viceroywas eventually forced to recognize a limitedindependence for the indigenous people here.

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By Orson Aguilar

Fifty years ago, on Dec. 14, 1964, theU.S. Supreme Court unanimously re-jected a legal challenge to the CivilRights Act of 1964, making possible halfa century of progress toward fairness andjustice.

It’s hard to picture the current justicesdoing the same.

The case was called Heart of AtlantaMotel v. U.S. A motel owner in Georgiawanted to keep discriminating againstblack patrons, arguing that the Constitu-tion did not allow the federal governmentto prohibit private discrimination.

Back in 1883, the court had indeed saidthe federal government had no such au-thority. And Barry Goldwater, the 1964Republican presidential nominee, was astrong advocate for the view that the CivilRights Act was unconstitutional.

Had the motel succeeded, the lawwould have been toast, and the historyof the last 50 years would have been radi-cally different. We might well still havebusinesses with “Whites Only” signs inparts of the country.

Happily, the Supreme Court unani-mously upheld the law, stating unequivo-cally that the federal government doesindeed have the power to protect Ameri-cans from discrimination.

Would the current high court do thesame? Probably not.

Last year, the Supreme Court gutted theother key pillar of civil rights protec-tions, the Voting Rights Act. “Our coun-try has changed,” wrote Chief JusticeJohn Roberts for the court majority. The

law, he said, was “based on 40-year-oldfacts having no logical relationship to thepresent day.”

In short, Roberts and colleagues heldthat because the Voting Rights Act hadworked, it was no longer constitutional.

The same argument could easily bemade against the Civil Rights Act today.After all, “Whites Only” signs have dis-appeared, right? Segregated lunchcounters and drinking fountains are his-torical relics, so why should the feds beable to dictate private behavior based onold facts “having no logical relationshipto the present day”? Because discrimi-nation still exists, even if its more overtmanifestations have faded. We still livein a country with profound racial inequi-ties, and the notion of a colorblindAmerica is a myth.

The aftermath of the Supreme Court’sruling to gut the Voting Rights Act pro-vides proof. More than half of the juris-dictions that used to have to get federalapproval for changes in voting rules —because they had a history of discrimi-nating against minority voters — rushedto pass new restrictions on voting.Ample evidence shows that these restric-tions disproportionately hurt the poorand voters of color.

Fifty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Courtwas a beacon of hope for those who hadthe least in this country. Sadly, those daysseem to be over.

Orson Aguilar is executive director ofThe Greenlining Institute: www.greenlining.org He can be reached at pmproj@progressive.org.

By Jody Heymann

In 1989, as a new mom and a new doctor,I spent my days tending to young patients as apediatrician in training, and my nights caringfor my own 1-year-old son. At the time, I neverheard anyone speak about the Convention onthe Rights of the Child, which was passed thesame year. Perhaps it was the news blackoutI lived in working 120-hour weeks in Boston,the fact that my dual roles left little time forreading anything other than Goodnight Moonto Ben and medical journal articles, or per-haps the convention didn’t get much newscoverage in the U.S.—international agree-ments often don’t.

The Convention on the Rights of the Child,which turns 25 this month, quickly becamethe most widely adopted human rights treatyin history. It makes sense: What countrywouldn’t agree to a document that calls for allchildren to have healthcare, an education, achance to grow up outside of poverty, andthe opportunity to live to the fullest of theirabilities free from discrimination?

Well, actually—the United States. Along withSomalia, the U.S. remains the only U.N. mem-ber to fail to ratify the CRC (even the world’snewest country, South Sudan, is well on itsway). So should we be troubled?

While a small fraction of American childrenget access to outstanding healthcare and edu-cational opportunities, the average Americanchild is doing worse than she would be in otherhigh-income countries.

Over 25 years of working with children bothin the U.S. and more than 40 countries aroundthe world, including with children whose fami-lies were destitute, who were at risk becausetheir parents died of AIDS, their family wasdisplaced by war, or made homeless after anatural disaster, I worried that the failure ofone of the world’s most powerful countries tosign this international agreement would under-mine efforts to improve the conditions of all ofthe world’s children. How could we advo-cate for other countries to do more when wedidn’t even ratify the Convention? Indeed, ourcredibility as a country is weakened by thisinexplicable failure. But I was wrong to an-ticipate that it would only affect children inother countries.

While hundreds of millions of children world-wide still face serious risks, children are nowfar better off than they were 25 years ago.The global infant mortality rate has been cut inhalf since 1989. Enrollment in primary schoolhas soared and the gender gap in primary edu-cation has been reduced, to name just a fewsuccesses.

But in the U.S., we haven’t seen the sameprogress; our politicians have not focused onour children’s outcomes, and as a result, wehaven’t kept up with our global peers. Whilea small fraction of American children get ac-cess to outstanding healthcare and educationalopportunities, the average American child isdoing worse than she would be in other high-income countries.

When the Convention on the Rights of theChild passed, the U.S. ranked 23rd for infantmortality in a list of today’s 34 Organisationfor Economic Co-operation and Development

(OECD) countries. By 2013, the U.S.’s rank-ing had dropped to 30th of 34. Only signifi-cantly lower-income Slovakia, Chile, Mexico,and Turkey have higher infant mortality ratesthan the U.S.

We’ve also fallen behind in education, asmeasured by a triennial survey of test scoresof 15-year-olds. Among OECD countries,our rankings for mathematics, reading, and sci-ence have all fallen since 2000; in math, werank 27th out of 34. Today, 21.2 percent ofAmerican children live in poverty, comparedto the OECD average of 13.3 percent.

Our laws have fallen further behind, too. Witheach passing decade, the U.S. has grown in-creasingly isolated in its failure to provide ba-sic supports to parents and children. As justone example, the U.S. has become one of onlya handful of countries around the world thatdon’t provide paid leave to new moms. U.S.minimum wage and other policies designed tohelp families exit poverty have similarly lagged,which helps explain why twice as many fami-lies are living in extreme poverty today com-pared to two decades ago.

Ratifying the CRC will not instantly reverseall of the harmful trends among American chil-dren, and there are certainly ratifying coun-tries that have not lived up to promises they’vemade in this regard. But ratification wouldmatter.

When we publicly commit to a set of ob-jectives, we’re more likely to reach them. Any-one who has tried to quit smoking or loseweight knows this—as soon as you say yourgoal out loud, you’re more likely to be heldaccountable. Being part of a community withthe same goals also helps; and with the CRC,countries can learn from the successes andfailures of other nations that are geographi-cally or economically similar.

Indeed, in a number of high-income coun-tries, passing the CRC made a real difference.In the U.K., for example, the government hascommitted to the goal of ending child povertyby 2020 through comprehensive approachesto poverty and early childhood. And a num-ber of countries–including Australia, Finland,Portugal, and Singapore–have introduced orstrengthened legislation guaranteeing parentspaid leave to care for a new baby, among othermeasures to address the goals of the CRC.

After 25 years of the U.S. falling further be-hind on the opportunities available to childrenand families, we can’t afford to lose any moretime. Let’s call on our senators this month totake action and ratify the CRC. In the past, somesenators have questioned whether the U.S. couldadopt the CRC without sacrificing our sover-eignty—yet 190 other U.N. members have man-aged to do so without forfeiting their indepen-dence or ditching their constitutions.

Let’s cease to be one of the world’s onlyoutliers. Public commitment to the CRC couldbe the first step forward for American chil-dren and holding our government accountable.And U.S. children need that step now morethan ever.

Dr. Jody Heymann is the founding directorof the WORLD Policy Analysis Center andthe dean of the UCLA Fielding School ofPublic Health.

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Ratify It.

By Cynthia D. Mares

As attorneys, Hispanic National BarAssociation(HNBA) lawyers have a respon-sibility to ensure thatour legal system isjust, that police offic-ers who use undueforce are held ac-countable, and thatbroken policies suchas lack of trainingand lack of account-ability are fixed be-fore any more trag-edies happen. More-over, fundamentalcivil and humanrights must be pro-tected.

Recent events, like those in Ferguson, dem-onstrate that we as a country have not mademuch progress since the Rodney King trag-edy many years ago. Every day, not only Af-rican Americans, but also Latinos, are raciallyprofiled by police. According to 2010 Bureauof Justice statistics, while crime rates wereequal, African-American men were six timesas likely, and Latinos three times as likely, tobe imprisoned than their white counterparts.

In 2007, Pew Hispanic reported that,“Latinos accounted for 40 percent of all sen-tenced federal offenders — more than tripletheir share (13 percent) of the total U.S. adultpopulation.” This is likely in response to in-creasing immigration enforcement by localpolice, and we have learned from experiencethat immigration enforcement is also rife withracial profiling.

In August 2013, federal judge RubenCastillo wrote that there was a “strong show-ing of potential bias” by police profiling ofBlacks and Latinos in Chicago drug cases. InTexas, Latino judges have been stopped by

police based on “Mexican appearance” alone.Considering this bias, it is no surprise that alongwith so many young Black men, young Latinomen have also been shot and killed by police

under questionablecircumstances.

In this case,the HNBA is con-cerned with the pro-cess chosen by theprosecutor, and callson the federal gov-ernment to investi-gate further. TheHNBA, through itspresence in citiesacross the nation,stands ready to assistcommunity organiza-

tions to ensure that no member in our com-munity is a victim of civil rights violations andurges police departments across the countryto end racial profiling.

Our elected officials have to lead this effort.There are clear steps that can be taken to de-crease racial profiling and police violence,which must end for families and communitiesof color to be safe.

Cynthia D. Mares is national president of theHispanic National Bar Association, an incor-porated, not-for-profit, national membershipassociation that represents the interests ofHispanic attorneys, judges, law professors,legal assistants, law students, and legal pro-fessionals in the United States and its territo-ries. Since 1972, the HNBA has acted as aforce for positive change within the legal pro-fession by creating opportunities for Hispaniclawyers and by helping generations of law-yers to succeed. The HNBA has also effec-tively advocated on issues of importance tothe national Hispanic community. Reprintedfrom LatinaLista.com.

Racial profiling of young men of color is aCivil Rights issue that needs to be fixed

LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO DECEMBER 5, 2014 PAGE 7

¡ASK A MEXICAN!By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: I teach writing at alocal community college. My studentsare writing their final essays on a localproblem; I have one student who hasdecided to write about illegalimmigration (specifically Mexican). Wewere discussing, as a class, eachstudent’s project, and this student madea comment that I wish I had reacted todifferently. He said that he encounters anumber of Mexicans who can’t speakEnglish fluently, and since speakingEnglish must make it easier to gainlegal citizenship/entry, he assumes thatall (or most) or the Spanish-speakingMexicans must be illegals. Myresponse was to skip over the racismand move on to another student. Whatshould I have said to help aware thisstudent of his racist assumptions?

Troubled Teacher

Dear Gabacha: Grow some ovaries,mujer! It’s your job as a profe to call outyour students on their reliance on Wikipedia,on their horrendous grammar, and especiallyon any racist assumptions they may have. Ofcourse, you also want to be constructive, sothis is what you should do: call out thestudent on their assumptions in front of theclass, saying that while it’s okay to haveopinions (seriously, Aztlanista professors:don’t excoriate a conservative student justbecause they’re conservative. Conservativesare people, too), it’s not okay to make blindassumptions—that’s not the scholastic way.I’d have him explicitly state why he thinksany Spanish-dominant Mexican is amojado, and ask for proof in the form ofstats and him procuring someone. Then I’dask him to explain why foreign languageshave been a part of the United States sinceits founding, and why immigrant enclavesnever fully disappear. Make it a teachablemoment—that is your job, after all. And ifhe can’t do any of the above, call him apinche pendejo baboso on Facebook so allyour fellow profess can laugh—it is ateachable moment, after all.

Commentary/Opinion Page

Republicanos afilan armasPor Maribel Hastings

Con más vidas que un gato, el tema migratoriovuelve a ser centro de atención en un Congresopróximo a concluir y en el cual los republicanosestarán enfrascados en una lucha contra laadministración de Barack Obama, con el finde evitar la implementación de la acciónejecutiva migratoria que daría a millones unaprotección temporal de la deportación.

Aunque hay muchas dudas y frustración en-tre algunos sectores que piensan que elpresidente Barack Obama debió hacer más, laorden, que tiene el potencial de beneficiar acasi la mitad de la población indocumentada delpaís, todavía enfrenta los intentos republicanosde evitar su implementación.

Para el 11 de diciembre, el Congreso debeaprobar un plan de gastos para mantener algobierno federal operando, pero la pelea por laacción ejecutiva migratoria podría complicar lascosas.

Como todos los martes, las bancadas de am-bos partidos se reúnen para debatir estrategiasy esta semana los republicanos ponderarán quémedidas tomarán, a corto plazo, para atajar laacción ejecutiva migratoria. Asimismo, elComité Judicial de la Cámara Baja conduceeste martes una audiencia para disputar laconstitucionalidad de la acción ejecutiva.

Se considera una demanda legal que podríapresentarse próximamente.

De otra parte, está el debate sobre si esposible o no frenar las acciones bloqueando losfondos de implementación.

Las acciones ejecutivas son afectadas por elCongreso que puede legislar para no financiarel programa o no renovarlo como ha tratado dehacer la Cámara Baja republicana con el planDACA girado en 2012, la Acción Diferida paralos Soñadores. Empero, el Comité de Asigna-ción de Fondos de la Cámara Baja aclaró en uncomunicado de prensa que la agencia que estaríaencargada de procesar las nuevas solicitudesde DAPA y DACA, el Servicio de Ciudadaníae Inmigración (USCIS), se autofinancia con lascuotas que cobra por los servicios de ajustemigratorio, de manera que el Congreso no puedequitarle fondos que no le asigna.

No obstante, la semana pasada el Congres-sional Research Service (CRS) declaró queaunque USCIS se autofinancia con cuotas, elCongreso es quien autoriza el uso de los fondosde operación de la agencia y, por lo tanto, tendríainjerencia. El reporte de CRS fue solicitado porel senador republicano de Alabama, Jeff Ses-sions, acérrimo opositor de la reformamigratoria y de las acciones ejecutivas.

¿Qué pasará entonces en el frente pre-supuestario? Está por verse y dependerá dequién gane la pelea entre el sector republicanomás antiinmigrante que pide juicios dedestitución, demandas y cierres gubernamen-tales, y el sector republicano que busca ofrecer

I came here as amocoso fromMichoacán. As achild in themotherland, I wasraised to believe inlos reyes magos.When I came to theU.S. I started to hear about a fat man inred suit, called Santa Claus. Why doyou think many Mexicans here forgetabout The Three Wise Men and adaptto Satan’s Claws?

Navidad en el Barrio

Dear Christmas in the Barrio: It’s notjust Los Reyes Magos Mexicans forgetabout. Other Christmas traditions thathistorically didn’t make it across the Chevycrossing la frontera include real posadas(instead of doing nine days of reenactingMary and Joseph’s search for lodging andgoing from house to house, many Mexicansup here celebrate one day), Misa de Gallo(Midnight Mass on Christmas), anacimiento (Nativity scene) that takes upthe entire living room, the December 28celebration of Los Santos Inocentes, whichcommemorates all the kiddies King Herodhad killed, and your aforementioned ReyesMagos feast day, which gabachos callEpiphany. But that’s not surprising: actualMexican culture in the U.S. is alwayswatered down because of assimilation, atale as old as the myth of Quetzalcoatl. Thatsaid, the Reconquista has brought up manyMexican celebrations in the past generation,like Día de los Muertos, Día de los Niños,and the baking of rosca de reyes (ourversion of the King Cake served duringMardi Gras) during Christmas. Gabachos:save this column so when your half-Mexicangrandkids read this 40 years from now,you’ll have proof that Mexicans onceactually did gabacho things.

Ask the Mexican at themexican@askamexican.net, be his fan on Facebook,follow him on Twitter @gustavoarellanoor follow him on Instagram@gustavo_arellano!

una respuesta mesurada que no lastime aúnmás al Partido Republicano entre los votanteslatinos que apoyan abrumadoramente lasacciones ejecutivas migratorias.

Líderes republicanos tampoco quieren alienara otros sectores de votantes hartos por laparálisis legislativa y analizan cómo demostrarque son capaces de gobernar, sobre todo conla mira puesta en las elecciones presidencialesde 2016.

En esta última vuelta del Congreso de salida,hay varias cosas a considerar en la defensa delas acciones migratorias:

1. El ataque constitucionalista a las mismascarece de fundamento: las acciones ejecutivasmigratorias se sustentan por estatuto yprecedentes. Aunque los republicanos ataquenel alcance de las acciones es difícil atacar sulegalidad considerando, sobre todo, que losasesores legales del Departamento de Se-guridad Interna (DHS) y de la Casa Blancaprecisamente analizaron hasta dónde llegarpara poder defender esa legalidad incluso entribunales, y de ahí que ciertos grupos deinmigrantes quedaran fuera del amparo. Porejemplo, se amparó a los padres indocu-mentados de ciudadanos y residentes per-manentes porque ya existiría una vía para sueventual regularización y porque la legalidadde diferir su deportación sería igualmente másfácil de defender de retos judiciales.

2. 135 profesores de leyes, así como exasesores legales del USCIS y del otrora INS,han defendido el poder del presidente de turnode ejercer su discreción a la hora de aplicar lasleyes migratorias de forma más efectiva.

3. Si los republicanos están tan enardecidospor las acciones ejecutivas, tienen unos días eneste Congreso para legislar un plan de reformamigratoria, pero no medias tintas que noofrezcan ninguna solución real para los 11millones de indocumentados. La Cámara Bajaaún tiene el proyecto de reforma S. 744 delSenado en sus manos.

4. Si el tiempo se acaba en este Congreso,los republicanos tienen dos años para legislaren la nueva sesión a partir de enero cuandocontrolarán las dos cámaras del Legislativo.

5. Y de suma importancia: Los republicanosdeben decidir cuidadosamente cómo combatiránlas acciones ejecutivas migratorias sin reforzarsu imagen de antiinmigrantes y antilatinos.Necesitan del voto latino para ganar la CasaBlanca en 2016, un voto latino que apoyaampliamente las acciones ejecutivas. Según unreciente sondeo de Latino Decisions, el 89% delos votantes latinos favorecen dichas accionesejecutivas incluyendo 95% de los demócratashispanos; 81% de los independientes; y 76% delos latinos republicanos.

La pelota está en la cancha republicana.

Maribel Hastings es asesora ejecutiva deAmerica’s Voice

municipal government offices of Aconchi in aprotest against the damages they suffered fromthe Grupo Mexico mine spill, considered oneof the worst environmental disasters ever tovisit Mexico.

In Guerrero, the emergence of the popularassemblies could be viewed as the logical out-come to decades of authoritarian rule, repres-sion and criminal violence.

In a broad political sense, Ayotzinapa wasthe detonator of a political powder keg that hadbeen sizzling for a long time, pressurized byepisodes such as alleged frauds in the presi-dential elections of 1988, 2006 and 2012, aswell as the Guerrero gubernatorial contest of1999; the disenchantment with opposition gov-ernments headed by former President VicenteFox (2000-2006) at the federal level and ex-Governor Zeferino Torreblanca (2005-2011) atthe state level; and the unleashing of a newdirty war against political activists in Guerrero,especially after 2009.

The “rotting” of the center-left PRD party(once popularly viewed as a political alterna-tive), in the words of columnist Alvaro Delgado,and the explosion of criminal violence and in-security during the past decade, were amongother factors kindling an incendiary politicalscene. The recent resignation of the PRD’s“moral leader,” Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, fromthe party he helped found a quarter-center agoperhaps sealed the coffin on the organizationas a viable opposition force.

By the same token, the citizen assembliesemerge from a history of contemporary popu-lar movements, including the indigenous move-ment for autonomy that gathered steam in thewake of the 1992 protests around the 500thanniversary of Columbus’ landing in the Ameri-cas; the Mayan Zapatista uprising in Chiapastwo years later; the armed uprising of theUPOEG against organized crime groups n early2013; and the militant teachers’ movementagainst the Pena Nieto administration’s educa-tion reform, which also shook Guerrero and the

country last year.“All this forms part of the national indigna-

tion arising from a series of injuries and dis-agreements accumulated over the years, whichthen surge from the Ayotzinapa tragedy, inwhich corruption and narco infiltration areseen,” said Tlachinollan’s Vidulfo Rosales. “Ithas to do with the neglect that is found in edu-cation and the authoritarianism and arrogancethat persists in politics.”

More protests arising from the Ayotizinapacrisis are planned in the weeks ahead. Accord-ing to La Jornada columnist Luis HernadezNavarro, thousands of students, teachers andsmall farmers, accompanied by horses, areexpected to symbolically occupy Mexico CityDecember 6 in a reenactment of the conquestof the Mexican capital 100 years ago by therevolutionary armies of Pancho Villa andEmiliano Zapata.

The action, Hernandez wrote, goes well be-yond mere political discourse and “appeals tothe imagination, as in the announcement of theoccupation of the Sonora legislature, to reinitiatethe revolution that has not walked.”

Frontera NorteSur: on-line, U.S.-Mexicoborder news Center for Latin American andBorder Studies New Mexico State Univer-sity Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Mexico’s Civic Insurgency(con’t from page 1)

una tercera parte. Hasta marzo de este año,673 mil 417 jóvenes aplicaron para DACA, ysolamente se aprobaron 553 mil 197peticiones.

Será caro, para empezar, y el dinero extrano abunda en nuestras comunidades. Elpretexto número uno de los inmigranteslegales que no se han hecho ciudadanos essimplemente la lana. Muchos jóvenesDreamers dicen que nunca pudieronconseguir dinero para pagar los trámites.

Los antecedentes penales detendrán amuchos. En un sistema donde ser joven es undelito, no ser blanco es delito agravado y serpobre es delito capital, hay cientos de milesde inocentes con archivos “criminales”.

Y luego vendrá el miedo, y bien justificado.Los permisos se podrán empezar a

tramitar, tal vez, por abril o mayo. Póngale unmes de proceso, mínimo, y posiblemente treso cuatro o seis, y ya estamos en octubre onoviembre. Un año después, en noviembre de2016, los Demócratas podrían perder la CasaBlanca y podría entrar un Republicano. Y elnuevo presidente tendría la lista, con nombre,domicilio, familiares, lugar de trabajo y colorfavorito de millones de deportables. Los

famosos “tres años” podrían ser solamenteuno y medio. A’i cada quien si se arriesga, yestoy seguro de que muchos no lo harán.

En resumen, la orden ejecutiva nos va adejar en ceros. En ceros, porque dos millonesy medio menos dos millones y medio dancero.

La administración de Obama ha deportadoa dos millones y medio de inmigrantesindocumentados hasta la fecha, más los quese acumulen hoy, esta semana, este mes y elque sigue y el que sigue. La orden ejecutivano para las deportaciones de quienes nocumplan con los requisitos, así que seguirádeportando gente. A la hora de la hora, habrála misma cantidad de deportados que depermisos temporales.

Para variar, la medida tiene fines políticos.Los Demócratas piensan que los deportadosse nos van a olvidar y punto. Y piensan que lajugada de Obama va a forzar a millones depersonas a votar por ellos en el 2016 para nocorrer el riesgo de que un Republicano entreal poder y deporte a los que se registren.

Tienen razón. Como medida política no estámal planeada. Como “victoria”, es pírrica.Nos deja apenitas empatados.

Jorge Mújica Murias jmujicam@gmail.com

Uno de Cada Tres(con’t de pag. 2)

Governing Board VacancyAnnounced

Encinitas Union School District is seekingapplications from interested residents to serveon the District’s Governing Board until Decem-ber 2016. The candidate will be appointed tofill the balance of a four---year term, whichwould be up for election in November 2016.

The Board vacancy occurred due to the elec-tion of Board Member Maureen “Mo” Muir tothe San Dieguito Union School District Boardof Trustees on November 3, 2014. In accor-dance with the law, the appointment must bemade prior to January 19, 2015. The Boardvacancy is expected to be filled immediatelyafter interviews are conducted at a Board meet-ing during the week of January 12, 2015.

If you are interested being considered for ap-pointment to this vacancy, you may obtain anapplication by visiting the District’s website atwww.eusd.net. 1111. All applicants must be reg-istered voters residing within the boundaries ofthe Encinitas Union School District.

Nominations Sought for EscondidoCity Council Awards

Each year at the State of the City meeting,the Escondido City Council recognizes individu-als who have made significant contributions toimprove the quality of life in Escondido throughvolunteer service. Nominations now are beingsolicited for these awards.

We encourage the general public to submitnominations of qualified members of the com-munity for consideration. Award nominationforms can be obtained by calling the CityManager’s Office (760-839-4631) or by down-loading a copy from the City’s web site:https://www.escondido.org/Data/Sites/1/media/PDFs/AwardNominationForm2015.pdf

Categories include: Arts, Business, Commu-nity, Education, Public Safety, Historic Preser-vation, and Youth. The deadline for nomina-tion is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.

A sub-committee of the City Council will re-view all nominations and make its final selec-tion in early February. The awards will be pre-sented at the Annual State of the City Addresson Wednesday, February 25, 2015.

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REQUESTING BIDS

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REQUESTING BIDS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSNotice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School Dis-trict, acting by and through its governing board, will receivesealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transporta-tion, equipment, and services to:

FURNISH AND INSTALL NEW PUBLIC ADDRESSSYSTEMS AT 3 SCHOOL SITES

A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on DE-CEMBER 12, 2014 in front of the main office of Holmes El-ementary School, 4902 Mt. Ararat Drive, San Diego, CA 92111.Upon completion, contractors will proceed to Lindbergh/Schweitzer Elementary School, 4133 Mt. Albertine Avenue, SanDiego, CA 92111. Upon completion, contractors will proceed toLafayette Elementary School, 6125 Printwood Way, San Di-ego, CA 92117. Contractors must be present and sign-in atall three sites to be able to bid this project. PLEASE SEEBID FOR DETAILS. (No.CZ-15-0732-57)

All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on JANU-ARY 16, 2015, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Depart-ment, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, atwhich time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project estimate is between $240,000 to $260,000. This isnot a PSA project and does not require prequalification. TheDistrict requires that Bidders possess any of the followingclassification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), validand in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contractaward: C-10.

All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened.Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans,specifications and any other documents that comprise the bidpackage. The Bid and Contract Documents are available in threeformats, hard copy, CD, or online from Plan Well. Hard copybid documents are available at American Reprographics Com-pany (ARC), 1200 4th Avenue (4th and B Street), San Diego, CA92101, phone number 619-232-8440, for a refundable paymentof Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s are available fora non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shall be made bycheck payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents is refundable,refunds will be processed by the District only if the Bid andContract Documents, including all addendums, are returned in-tact and in good order to ARC within ten (10) days of the issu-ance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documents are avail-able for download free of charge on PlanWell through ARC.Go to www.crplanwell.com, click on Public Planroom,search SDUSD (Questions? 714-424-8525). All bids shallbe submitted on bid forms furnished by the District in thebid package beginning December 2, 2014. Bid packageswill not be faxed.

As of January 1, 2012, the San Diego Unified School Districtno longer administers the in-house Labor Compliance Programfor all new construction projects. Prevailing wage requirementswill still apply to all public works projects and must be followedper Article 18 of the General Conditions of this bid.

WAGES: The Director of the Department of Industrial Rela-tions has determined the general prevailing rate of per diemwages in the locality in which this public work is to be performedfor each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to ex-ecute the contract. Copies of that determination are availableat the District’s Labor Compliance Office for interested partiesupon request; or may be found on the internet at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. It shall be mandatory upon thecontractor to whom this contract is awarded and upon any sub-contractor under him to pay not less than the said specifiedrates to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed bythem in the execution of the contract.

DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPA-TION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Ser-vice Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Dis-abled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required tosatisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at leastthree percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with thisProgram, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumeratedin the bid package.

Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bidpackage and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid secu-rity in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder andSurety Company, or a certified or cashier’s check in favor ofthe San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal toten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall begiven to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract asspecified, within five (5) working days of notification by theDistrict.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and towaive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in thebidding. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120days after the date set for the opening of bids. For informationregarding bidding, please call 858-522-5831.

PREQUALIFICATIONS - Beginning January 1, 2014, SanDiego Unified will only accept bids from prequalified con-tractors on all projects of $1 million or over, regardless ofthe value of the prime and/or subcontractors’ work on theproject. Prequalification will be required of all generalcontractors and certain subcontractors. (A, B and C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and/or C-46 licenses). Get your prequalification package started nowby going online to https://prequal.sandi.net or emailingGlenda Burbery, Construction Contracts Assistant, atgburbery@sandi.net to request a pre-qualification ques-tionnaire. For more information, and a list of prequalifiedcontractors, go to: www.sandi.net/Page/56337.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTArthur S. Hanby, Jr., CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.PStrategic Sourcing and Contracts OfficerStrategic Sourcing and Contracts Dept NO. CZ-15-0732-57

Published: Dec. 5, 2014 La Prensa San Diego

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSNotice is hereby given that the San Diego Unified School Dis-trict, acting by and through its governing board, will receivesealed bids for the furnishing of all labor, materials, transpor-tation, equipment, and services to:

FURNISH AND INSTALL CEILING AND WALL FANS ONAN AS NEEDED BASIS (IDIQ)

A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on DE-CEMBER 11, 2014 at Dana Middle School, 1775 ChatsworthBoulevard, San Diego, CA 92106. PLEASE SEE BID FOR DE-TAILS. (No.CP-15-0714-08)

All bids must be received at or before 1:00 p.m. on JANU-ARY 15, 2015, at the Strategic Sourcing and Contracts Depart-ment, 2351 Cardinal Lane, Bldg. M, San Diego, CA 92123, atwhich time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project estimate is not-to-exceed $250,000.00 annually. Thisproject is not a PSA project and does not require prequalification.The District requires that Bidders possess any of the followingclassification(s) of California State Contractors License(s), validand in good standing, at the time of bid opening and contractaward: C-10.

All late bids shall be deemed non-responsive and not opened.Each bid shall be in accordance with all terms, conditions, plans,specifications and any other documents that comprise the bidpackage. The Bid and Contract Documents are available inthree formats, hard copy, CD, or online from Plan Well. Hardcopy bid documents are available at American ReprographicsCompany (ARC), 1200 4th Avenue (4th and B Street), San Di-ego, CA 92101, phone number 619-232-8440, for a refundablepayment of Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per set; CD’s areavailable for a non-refundable charge of $50. Payments shallbe made by check payable to SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOLDISTRICT. If the payment for Bid and Contract Documents isrefundable, refunds will be processed by the District only if theBid and Contract Documents, including all addendums, arereturned intact and in good order to ARC within ten (10) days ofthe issuance of the Final Bid Tabulation. Online documentsare available for download free of charge on PlanWellthrough ARC. Go to www.crplanwell.com, click on PublicPlanroom, search SDUSD (Questions? 714-424-8525). Allbids shall be submitted on bid forms furnished by theDistrict in the bid package beginning December 2, 2014.Bid packages will not be faxed.

As of January 1, 2012, the San Diego Unified School Districtno longer administers the in-house Labor Compliance Programfor all new construction projects. Prevailing wage requirementswill still apply to all public works projects and must be followedper Article 18 of the General Conditions of this bid.

WAGES: The Director of the Department of Industrial Rela-tions has determined the general prevailing rate of per diemwages in the locality in which this public work is to be performedfor each craft, classification, or type of worker needed to ex-ecute the contract. Copies of that determination are availableat the District’s Labor Compliance Office for interested partiesupon request; or may be found on the internet at: http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR/PWD. It shall be mandatory upon thecontractor to whom this contract is awarded and upon any sub-contractor under him to pay not less than the said specifiedrates to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed bythem in the execution of the contract.

DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE PARTICIPA-TION PROGRAM: Pursuant to Resolution In Support of Ser-vice Disabled Veterans Owned Businesses (SDVOB) and Dis-abled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBE) approved on May10, 2011 by the Board of Education, the Bidder is required tosatisfy a minimum DVBE participation percentage of at leastthree percent (3%) for this project. In compliance with thisProgram, the Bidder shall satisfy all requirements enumeratedin the bid package.

Each bid must be submitted on the Bid Form provided in the bidpackage and shall be accompanied by a satisfactory bid secu-rity in the form of either a bid bond executed by the bidder andSurety Company, or a certified or cashier’s check in favor ofthe San Diego Unified School District, in an amount equal toten percent (10%) of their bid value. Said bid security shall begiven to guarantee that the Bidder will execute the contract asspecified, within five (5) working days of notification by theDistrict.

The District reserves the right to reject any and all bids and towaive any irregularities or informalities in any bids or in thebidding. No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 120days after the date set for the opening of bids. For informationregarding bidding, please call 858-522-5825.

PREQUALIFICATIONS - Beginning January 1, 2014, SanDiego Unified will only accept bids from prequalified con-tractors on all projects of $1 million or over, regardlessof the value of the prime and/or subcontractors’ work onthe project. Prequalification will be required of all gen-eral contractors and certain subcontractors. (A, B and C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43 and/or C-46 licenses). Get your prequalification packagestarted now by going online to https://prequal.sandi.netor emailing Glenda Burbery, Construction Contracts As-sistant, at gburbery@sandi.net to request a pre-qualifica-tion questionnaire. For more information, and a list ofprequalified contractors, go to: www.sandi.net/Page/56337.

SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTArthur S. Hanby, Jr., CPPO, C.P.M., CPPB, A.P.PStrategic Sourcing and Contracts OfficerStrategic Sourcing and Contracts Dept NO. CP-15-0714-08

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NOTICE TO POTENTIAL RESPONDENTSNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City of San Diego willreceive Statements of Qualifications for commodities and ser-vices. RFSQ packages can be downloaded from the City ofSan Diego’s Bid & Contract Opportunities web page, found athttp://www.sandiego.gov under the Business section.

If you are unable to utilize the online option, RFSQ packagescan be requested by calling the Purchasing & Contracting De-partment at (619) 236-6000

·Furnish the City of San Diego with Qualifications for Spe-cial Financing District Consultant and/or Financial andEconomic Consultant Services through December 15, 2019.

RFSQ No. 10047209-15-A

RFSQ Initial Closing Date: December 16, 2014 @ 4:00 p.m.RFSQ Final Closing Date: December 16, 2018 @ 4:00 p.m

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSThe County of San Diego, Owner, invites sealed bids for AM-MUNITION ROAD AND ALTURAS ROAD SIDEWALK IMPROVE-MENTS IN FALLBROOKORACLE PROJECT NO. 1014164A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROJECTA FEDERAL ASSISTANCE GRANT BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENTOF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (BID NO. 6697)

Sealed bids will be received at the Office of Purchasing andContracting, 5560 Overland Avenue, Suite 270, San Diego, Cali-fornia, 92123-1294, until 2:00 p.m. on December 18, 2014 atwhich time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Con-tract documents including Plans, Specifications and Bid Formsare available for download at the County Buynet site: http://buynet.sdcounty.ca.gov. You must be registered at the site inorder to download documents.

The Contractor shall possess, at the time of submitting the bid,a California contractor’s license, Classification A, General En-gineering Contractor. The cost of construction is estimated tobe from $175,000 to $185,000. Bid security of no less than10% required at time of bid. Successful bidder shall providePayment and Performance Bonds for 100% of the contractamount. Prevailing Wage rates apply. For complete bid infor-mation, go to County of San Diego Purchasing and Contract-ing website at http://buynet.sdcounty.ca.gov. For questions,please contact PCO, Kurt Johnson atkurt.johnson@sdcounty.ca.gov.

Published: Nov 21, 26, Dec 5, 2014 La Prensa San Diego

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSan Diego Housing Commission (SDHC)

RFP#HIT-15-14 Homeless Housing and/or Day CenterServices

The San Diego Housing Commission is soliciting proposals frombusinesses (hereinafter referred to as CONTRACTOR(s)) forNONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE A YEAR-ROUNDPERMANENT INTERIM HOUSING FACILITY FOR HOMELESSADULTS AND/OR A YEAR-ROUND PERMANENT DAY CENTERFACILITY FOR HOMELESS ADULTS. A summary of work iscontained in the Specifications/Scope of Services section ofthis Request for Proposals (RFP). Interested and qualified firms/organizations, including minority; disadvantaged; women anddisabled veteran owned small businesses, are invited to sub-mit a proposal. The solicitation packet with complete instruc-tions is available for download at www.demandstar.com. If youdo not have a username or password for the Onvia DemandStarwebsite, please register at www.demandstar.com/register.rsp.

TIMELINE AND PROPOSAL PROCESS

Release of RFP: December 2, 2014

RFP Period: December 2, 2014 to January 13, 2015

Pre-Proposal Meeting: December 16, 2014

Interested respondents may submit a single proposal for oneor both of the following specified projects:

1. Year-Round Permanent Interim Housing Facility, Operations,and Services for Homeless Adults

2. Year-Round Permanent Day Center Facility, Operations, andServices for Homeless Adults

Each submittal must provide information concerning the quali-fications of the respondent(s) with respect to the portion or as-pect of the scope of services in which the respondent wants toparticipate. Proposals must, in addition, provide sufficient de-tail about the proposal(s) to allow evaluation of project feasibil-ity and effectiveness in achieving the stated objectives of thisRFP.

A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on Wednesday,December 16, 2014 at 10:00AM (PST) at the SDHC office below.Proposals marked “Interim Housing Facility” or “Day Cen-ter Facility” (HIT-15-14) RFP Documents — Do Not Open”will be received on or before Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at2:00PM (PST). Late proposals will not be accepted.

San Diego Housing Commission1122 Broadway, Suite 300

San Diego, California 92101 Contact: Anthony Griffin at 619.578.7517 or

anthonyg@sdhc.org

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Faith in Virgen de Guadalupe flourishes(con’t from page 1)

ried and fathered three sons are on best sellerlists. Certain British subjects, for example,swear that religion causes more harm thangood. Their rationale cites research that castsmuch of the blame on the internet for the broad-casting everything from Isis beheadings to sto-ries about Catholic hospitals denying care tomiscarrying women.

Here in America, Mormons finally admittedthat their founder was indeed a polygamist withsome 47 wives, some already married. How-ever, faith and love for La Virgen has neverwavered among Latin American countries andits citizens, wherever they may make theirhome.

Sociologist Phil Zuckerman’s Society With-out God: What the Least Religious NationsCan Tell Us About Contentment, for exampleconcludes that the least religious societies tendto be the most peaceful, prosperous and equi-table, and actually help people flourish whiledecreasing both fear and economic greed.

Whether prosperity and peace may causepeople to be less religious or vice versa, there’sgood reason to suspect that the connection be-tween religion and damaged societies can goeither way. However, this study and other in-vestigations, provide support that religion thriveson existential anxiety.

Recently, an art instructor at Texas A&MKingsville, paired with one of her advanceclasses and created a mural of the Virgen in alarge lot that was once a gas station. Once themural was completed, several Kings-ville resi-dents begin to tell the faculty member of sev-eral unexplainable experiences that they attrib-uted to their prayers to honor the Lady. Not tolong after that they begin to tell their fellowtownspeople of the former gas sation’s park-ing lot Lady’s “miracles.”

A mother of one of the students assisting onthe mural project, prayed that a younger andsick daughter would survive from a serious ill-ness and when she did, the woman left freshroses near the painting to acknowledge thevirgen’s intervention. When told of the act, theprofessor admitted that after painting the mu-ral, her own car smelled like roses for days.

Once the South Texas media begin releasingstories about the Virgen art piece, people fromall over South Texas flocked to the former gasstation to get a glimpse of La Guadalupana.

Science has been slowly chewing away atterritory once strongly held by religion; tradi-

tional religious beliefs require greater andgreater mental defenses against threatening in-formation from non-believers.

Religion, experts say, however has coachedits believers to practice self-deception, to shutout conflicting evidence and to trust authoritiesrather than allow them to think on their own.The danger, they claim, is that such an approachsneaks into other parts of a believer’s life, be-coming a struggle between competing ideolo-gies rather than a quest to figure out practical,evidence-based solutions that can promote thewellbeing they desperately seek.

In the case of La Guadalupana, Mexicanslook and pray to her likeness for daily solu-tions. Mexican TV novelas, for example, arenotorious for having her images in some of theirscenes, especially those depicting homes of thepoor and at worksites. Even brothels.

Does religion encourage helplessness? Howmany times have we heard our own elders ut-ter phrases like, “Si Dios Quiere-God willing,”or even the phrase printed on America’s money,“In God we trust.” This leads skeptics to be-lieve that we can’t recognize the deep rela-tionship between religiosity and resignation.

Perhaps the greatest miracle of the Virgin ofGuadalupe took place several hundred yearsafter her initial appearance, when Father MiguelHidalgo and Ignacio Allende were able to unitetheir very disparate forces—a band of indig-enous peasants and Mexican-born Spanish mili-tary officers—under the banner of the Virginto begin the struggle that would ultimately leadto Mexican independence.

Meanwhile, walk into any church service andyou’ll hear how our state’s current drought situ-ation is attributed to the will of God, rather thanbad government, state water department deci-sions or antiquated delivery systems. The faith-ful will wait for God to intervene and resumetheir own campaign of praying for rain.

Which brings to mind a quote by St. Augustine.“Pray as though everything depended on

God,” he said, “but work as though everythingdepended on you.”

“Podría verse como un sacrilegio oirrespetuoso paraalgunos”, dijo. “Sin embargo,otros pueden ver que este es nuestro arte, estoes lo que nos gusta, y esta es nuestra manerade mostrar amor y respeto. Esto es 2014 y eshora de despertar “.

Pero Félix, de la Confederación Guadalupana,prefiere mantenerlo tradicional, y rendir honora La Guadalupana en su imagen original.

“Para algunas personas pintar a LaGuadalupana de tal manera puede ser simpleignorancia, porque no saben el verdaderosignificado de su origen”, dijo. “Ellos noconocen la teología; no están bien preparadoscomo católicos. Bien podría ser una falta derespeto”.

MEX, por otro lado, dijo que los artistas tienenuna visión única de mirar la cultura tradicional,y esto también se aplica a La Guadalupana.

“Para algunas personas lo que algunos delos artistas chicanos están haciendo y cómo seestán retratando puede parecer ofensivo, peroes nuestra visión y lo que se ha convertido paranosotros”, dijo. “Ella es una luz que nos daesperanza. La Guadalupana es una guíaespiritual. Cuando estamos perdidos o ennecesidad le pedimos que ore por nosotros”.

La celebración de la aparición de LaGuadalupana se remonta al 12 de diciembre de1531, cuando, según la tradición católica, ellase presentó ante un indígena mexicano llamadoJuan Diego. La imagen de La Guadalupana jugóun papel importante en la evangelización de lospueblos indígenas de las Américas, pero hacomenzado a ser cuestionada en las últimasdécadas cuando más y más mexicanos estánabandonando el catolicismo en gran númeropara convertirse al cristianismo evangélico.

Para obtener más información acerca de laprocesión y misa, por favor póngase encontacto con la Confederación Guadalupanaal (619) 729-1703. Para obtener másinformación sobre la exposición de arte de LaGuadalupana, por favor visitewww.borderxbrewing.com.

the sign united the community of Barrio Loganwith government agencies and community or-ganizations.

“The gateway sign was a true collaborativeeffort,” Alvarez said. “We came together thebest way and put together a project this com-munity will be proud of.”

The project, which had a cost of $1.7 million,also includes crosswalk enhancements, lane ad-justments, and beautification improvements inthe community near the Tenth Avenue MarineTerminal.

For a long time Barrio Logan has been con-sidered the ugly duckling of the City of SanDiego. Gangs, poverty, and discrimination thatexisted for many decades turned it into whatmany considered a problematic area.

But that has changed thanks to communityactions seeking positive change, and also to arevitalization program the city implemented.

The gateway sign is part of that change.“Barrio Logan is one of San Diego’s most

vibrant, artistic and passionate neighborhoods”,said Benjamin Nicholls, executive director forthe Barrio Art Association, the organizationbehind the community celebration. “This signrepresents Barrio Logan receiving the recog-nition it deserves, being a torch for creativityand activism for decades, despite often beingforgotten by other parts of the city.”

The community celebration of the BarrioLogan gateway sign is on Saturday, Dec. 13th,from noon to 4 p.m., on the corner of CésarChávez and Main. The event is free, and therewill be food and live music. For more informa-tion, visit www.barrioartassociation.com.

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Snow and Starlight Arrive in Chula VistaSaturday

Snow is forecast for Chula Vista this Satur-day, December 6! Or at least a snow hill! Be-tween 1 and 6 p.m., kids of all ages can slidedown the snow hill which will be located inMemorial Park, 373 Park Way, Chula Vista, atno cost thanks to sponsor SDG&E. The snowhill is part of the festivities leading to the returnof the historic Starlight Parade, hosted by theCity of Chula Vista.

Prior to the parade, Holiday in the Village,sponsored by the Third Avenue Village Asso-ciation, will be held in Memorial Park and alongThird Avenue at participating merchants fromnoon to 5 p.m. Other activities include read-ings by the Grinch, Polar Express conductorand Ana from Frozen, a visit by Santa and livereindeer, discount shopping, musical perfor-mances and strolling carolers. Come early tothe Holiday in the Village festival and beat thetraffic attending the Starlight Parade!

Then select your spot on Third Avenue be-tween H and E Streets for the parade whichbegins at 6 p.m. Over 100 entrants from fes-tive floats to school bands and dance perfor-mances will entertain the crowd.

Marine Band San Diego Hosts Free WinterHoliday Concert

Marine Band San Diego will perform its an-nual Winter Holiday Concert at the MarineCorps Recruit Depot San Diego Theater onSaturday, Dec. 13, 2014 at 4 p.m.The event is free and open to the public. Guestsare advised to enter through Gate 5 off Wash-ington Street and Hwy 5. Please arrive earlyand be prepared for security delays.

The band will create a memorable eveningand joyous atmosphere by performing a variedrepertoire of holiday favorites and traditionalclassics for all ages.

Founded in 1921, Marine Band San Diego per-forms at over 500 commitments each year through-out Southern California and the Marine Corps West-ern Recruiting Region. They carry on the traditionof excellence and service that has been the hall-mark of the Marine Corps since 1775.

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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: Romeo R. VelozThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 14, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030096

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: VARIETY PETFOOD&SUPPLIES at 1150 13th St., Im-perial Beach, CA, County of San Diego,91932.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Thair B. Dahin, 641 Nan-tucket Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91911. 2.Thaira H. Dahin, 641 Nantucket Dr., ChulaVista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: 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: Thair B. DahinThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County OCT 28, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-028475

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: YOON WADYFOOD STORE at 4651 University Ave.#A, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92105.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Tar Lue, 4214 44th St. Apt.#3, San Diego, CA 92115. 2. Nyien NyeinDye, 4367 50th St. Apt.#2, San Diego,CA 92115. 3. Iriday Moero, 4110Chamoone Ave. Apt. #7, San Diego, CA92105.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: Yoon Wady Food StoreThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 12, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029897

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: SEVEN SURFSat 724 Sunset Ct, San Diego, CA, Countyof San Diego, 92109.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Seven Surfs LLC, 724 Sun-set Ct, San Diego, CA 92109. If Corpora-tion or LLC: California.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: 10/16/2014I 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: Elizabeth Sikkema.Title: ManagerThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 14, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030097

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. PAND EPROPERTIES b. PAND E WINDOWWASHING at 2134 O Ave., National City,CA, County of San Diego, 91950.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Perry G. Lenz, 2134 OAve., National City, CA 91950. 2. EvelynLenz, 2134 O Ave., National City, CA91950.This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: 01/01/2010I 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: Perry G. LenzThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 14, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030161

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: CRISTALFLOWERS at 1600 Riva Lane Unit C,Escondido, CA, County of San Diego,92027.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Norberto Linares Prado, 1600Riva Lane Unit C, Escondido, CA 92027.This 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: Norberto Linares PradoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 03, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-028969

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: NP TRANS-PORT at 1165 Paradise Trail Rd., ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91915.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Jesus Guadalupe NunoValdez, 3818 Z St., San Diego, CA92113. 2. Arturo Paez, 1165 ParadiseTrail Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91915.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: Arturo PaezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 20, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030640

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: GO TO ERRANDSERVICE at 904 12th St., Imperial Beach,CA, County of San Diego, 91932. Mail-ing Address: P.O. Box 5958, Chula Vista,CA 91912.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Christian George Chavez,904 12th St., Imperial Beach, CA 91932.2. Lourdes Marine Chavez, 904 12th St.,Imperial Beach, CA 91932.This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: 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: Christian GeorgeChavez.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 07, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029589

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Fictitious Business Name: ADORARTE IN-STITUTE at 904 12th. St., ImperialBeach, CA, County of San Diego, 91932.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Israel Macias Valdivia,904 12th St., Imperial Beach, CA 91932.2. Christine Macias, 904 12th St., Impe-rial Beach, CA 91932.This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: 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: Israel Macias ValdiviaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 07, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029590

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Fictitious Business Name: UNITED KING-DOM at 503 Georgetown Pl. Unit B,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91911.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Christian Sevilla, 503Georgetown Pl. Unit B, Chula Vista, CA91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:11/07/2014I 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: Christian SevillaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 07, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029618

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: F&G TRANS-PORT at 2153 Union St., San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92101.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Francisco Perez Perez, 2153Union St., San Diego, CA 92101.This 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: Francisco Perez PerezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 10, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029716

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Fictitious Business Name: a. DYNAMICESTATES b. DYNAMIC ESTATE SER-VICES at 8880 Rio San Diego Drive, Ste.800, San Diego, CA, County of San Di-ego, 92108.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Alberto I. Siapno III, 8880 RioSan Diego Drive, Ste. 800, San Diego,CA 92108This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:10/30/2014I 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: Alberto I. Siapno IIIThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 10, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029731

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Fictitious Business Name: JESUSJIMENEZ JANITORIAL SERVICES at1708 Cactus Road, San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Jesus Jimenez-Flores, 1708Cactus Road, San Diego, CA 92154.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:11/12/2014I 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: Jesus Jimenez-FloresThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 20, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030669

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Fictitious Business Name: a. LPR INC b.LAS PALMAS RESORT WEAR c. J&JENTERPRISES at 1862 Talbot Ct, ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91913.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: LPR Inc, 1862 Talbot Ct,Chula Vista, CA 91913This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:01/07/2014I 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: Norma Patricia Vargas-Harris. Title: PresidentThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County OCT 31, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-028843

Published: Nov. 26. Dec. 5, 12, 19/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: VEGA’S LAND-SCAPING at 867 Riverlawn Ave. Apt. B.,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Ruben Vega, 867 RiverlawnAve. Apt. B, Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:04/15/2014I 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: Ruben VegaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 21, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030788

Published: Nov. 26. Dec. 5, 12, 19/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: BUSYBEETIMEat 1750 W. Citracado Pkwy #69, CA,County of San Diego, 92029.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Corona Strategy, LLC, 1750Citracado Pkwy # 69, Escondido, CA92029.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: 11/07/2014I 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: Xavier E. Corona. Title:CEOThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 17, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030347

Published: Nov. 26. Dec. 5, 12, 19/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. BULLDOGTOWING b. BULLDOG WRECKERS at555 Saturn Blvd. Suite B #126, San Di-ego, County of San Diego, CA 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: ID Enteprise LLC, 555 Sat-urn Blvd. Suite B #126, San Diego, CA92154.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness 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: Marcos Lopez. Title:Vice PresidentThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 20, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030681

Published: Nov. 26. Dec. 5, 12, 19/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: T-DOGSGROOMING at 7105 University Ave.,LaMesa, County of San Diego, CA 91942This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Tatsuma Yamamoto, 9121Kenwood Dr.#8, Spring Valley, CA 91977.This 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: Tatsuma YamamotoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 20, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030642

Published: Nov. 26. Dec. 5, 12, 19/2014La Prensa San Diego

CHANGE OF NAME

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00037683-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: YURI MENDEZ GUZMAN fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:YURI MENDEZ GUZMAN to YURIGUZMAN MENDEZ

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: DEC-19-2014. 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: NOV. 5, 2014

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Nov. 14, 21, 26. Dec. 5/2014La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00037900-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: RADFORD SHIGERUUCHIHARA filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:RADFORD SHIGERU UCHIHARA toSABLE NIGHT RARE

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: DEC-19-2014. 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: NOV 6, 2014

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Nov. 21, 26. Dec.5, 12/2014La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00038959-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: GRACIA RAQUELCERVANTES STUART filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changingnames as follows:GRACIA RAQUEL CERVANTESSTUART to GRAKEKIRU STUART

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: JAN-16-2015. 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: NOV 17, 2014

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Nov. 21, 26. Dec.5, 12/2014La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00039999-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: LORETTA HELEN KACZORfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:LORETTA HELEN KACZOR to SR.CZESTOCHOWA KACZOR

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: JAN-23-2015. 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: NOV 24, 2014

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00039662-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: MOISES ARTURO CORNEJOfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:MOISES ARTURO CORNEJO toMOISES ARTURO MARTIN CORNEJO

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. UNITED KING-DOM WORLDWIDE b. KINGDOM CAFEat 503 Georgetown Pl. Unit B, ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Christian Sevilla, 503Georgetown Pl. Unit B, Chula Vista, CA91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:11/07/2014I 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: Christian SevillaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 12, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029826

Published: Nov. 14, 21, 26. Dec. 5/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: BRICKHOUSECARDIO CLUB at 4390 Palm Ave. Ste.A, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92154. Mailing Address: 1489 HawkenDrive, San Diego, CA 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: CJS Fitness, LLC, 1489Hawken Drive, San Diego, CA 92154.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness 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: Joann R. Stephens.Title: MemberThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County OCT 22, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-027949

Published: Nov. 14, 21, 26. Dec. 5/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: A COMPLETECLEANING SERVICE at 7770 RegentsRd, Suite 113-570, San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92122.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Sean Defreitas, 10526Caminito Pollo, San Diego, CA 92126. 2.Maria T. Arribas, 3027 Briand Ave., SanDiego, CA 92122.This Business is Conducted By: JointVenture. 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: Sean Defreitas-Maria T.Arribas.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County OCT 31, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-028858

Published: Nov. 14, 21, 26. Dec. 5/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: URBAN REFUGEat 580 Hilltop Drive, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91910. Mailing Ad-dress: P.O. Box 82625, San Diego, CA92138This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Upper Room CommunityChurch, 580 Hilltop Drive, Chula Vista,CA 91910.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. 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: Lee Wagenblast. Title:CEOThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 10, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029746

Published: Nov. 14, 21, 26. Dec. 5/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: TAXI LIBERTYat 1714 1/2 Donax Ave., San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Eduardo Garibay, 1714 1/2Donax Ave., San Diego, CA 92154This 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: Eduardo GaribayThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 13, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030002

Published: Nov. 21, 26. Dec. 5, 12/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: ROSAMENDOZA CONSTRUCTION CLEANUP at 813 S 47th St. Apt. A, San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92113.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Rosa M. Mendoza, 813 South47th St. Apt. A., San Diego, CA 92113.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:11/13/2014I 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: Rosa M. MendozaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 13, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030010

Published: Nov. 21, 26. Dec. 5, 12/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: THE HEMMY at39 Oaklawn Ave.#7, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Romeo R. Veloz, 39Oaklawn Ave. #7, Chula Vista, CA91910. 2. Josue Martinez, 370 K St. #73,Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral Partnership. The First Day of Busi-ness Was: 11/01/2014I declare that all information in this state-

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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: JAN-23-2015. 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: NOV 20, 2014

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: AUTISM HOMEREPAIR AND MODIFICATION INC. at858 Granger St., San Diego, CA, Countyof San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Autism Home Repair andModification Inc.. 858 Granger St., SanDiego, CA 92154This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. 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: Sonia Camacho. Title:PresidentThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 25, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-031039

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: PD COMINSAUS at 2105 Chateau Ct., Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91913. Mailing Ad-dress: P.O. Box 210788, Chula Vista, CA91921.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Pablo R. Diaz, 2105 ChateauCt., Chula Vista, CA 91913.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:05/10/2004I 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: Pablo R. DiazThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 01, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-031147

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: CHAIREZ CON-CRETE at 928 Kostner Dr., San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Javier Chairez, 928 KostnetDr., San Diego, CA 92154.This 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: Javier ChairezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 01, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-031193

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: TROYAL at 6542Garber Ave., San Diego, CA, County ofSan Diego, 92139.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Javier Trujillo Gonzalez,6542 Garber Ave., San Diego, CA 92139This 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: Javier TrujilloGonzalesThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 12, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-029838

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: WEPA CLEAN-ING at 1158 Nacion Ave., Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Teresa Esther Morado, 1158Nacion Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:12/02/2014I 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: Teresa Esther MoradoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 03, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-031431

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. BWE/BURKETT&WONG ENGINEERS b. BWEat 9449 Balboa Avenue, Suite 270, SanDiego, CA, County of San Diego, 92123.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Burkett&Wong Engineers,Inc., 9449 Balboa Avenue, Suite 270, SanDiego, CA 92123This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:09/06/1971I 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: Hansol An. Title: Cor-porate SecretaryThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 19, 2014.Assigned File No.: 2014-030594

Published: Dec. 5, 12, 19, 26/2014La Prensa San Diego

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AVISO DE DISPONIBILIDAD DELBORRADOR RECIRCULADO DE UN

DOCUMENTO CORREGIDO DELREPORTE DE IMPACTO AMBIENTALPARA EL PROYECTO DE MEJORAS Y

MODERNIZACIÓN DE LA INSTALACIÓNDEPORTIVA DE LA ESCUELA PREPARATORIA

CRAWFORD Y LA ESCUELA INTERMEDIA MANN

5 de Diciembre de 2014

POR MEDIO DE ESTA SE AVISA que el Distrito Escolar unificadode San Diego (el distrito), como agencia líder, está recirculandoel borrador de un Reporte de Impacto Ambiental (EIR) pararevisión del público de acuerdo con el Decreto de CalidadAmbiental de California (CEQA) para el Proyecto de Mejoras yModernización de la Instalación Deportiva de la EscuelaPreparatoria Crawford y la Escuela Intermedia Mann.

Título del Proyecto/Agencia Líder: Proyecto de Mejoras yModernización de la Instalación Deportiva de la EscuelaPreparatoria Crawford/Escuela Intermedia Mann (ESC No.2013031019)/ Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego.

Ubicación del Proyecto: la Preparatoria Crawford está ubicadaen un sitio de 26.9 acres, propiedad del distrito en el #4191 deColts Way en la Ciudad de San Diego, California. La EscuelaIntermedia Mann está ubicada en un sitio de 24.5 acres, propiedaddel distrito en el # 4345 de la Calle 54 en la Ciudad de San Di-ego, California.

Descripción del Proyecto: De acuerdo con el artículo 15088.5(a)de los Lineamientos del Decreto de Calidad Ambiental De Cali-fornia (CEQA), el Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego (elDistrito) ha preparado el Borrador Recirculado de un Reporte deImpacto Ambiental (EIR) para abordar modificaciones a laDescripción del Proyecto de Mejoras y Modernización de laInstalación Deportiva de la Preparatoria Crawford y la EscuelaIntermedia Mann (el Proyecto). Las modificaciones a laDescripción del Proyecto reflejan la política del Distrito de SanDiego en cuanto al uso de campos atléticos y estadiosiluminados. De acuerdo con el Distrito y el Decreto del CentroCívico, el nuevo estadio deportivo y otras instalacionesdeportivas propuestas para la Preparatoria Crawford y la EscuelaIntermedia Mann podrían usarse posiblemente por terceraspartes en ciertos eventos. Esto se aclaró en julio de 2014, cuandoel Distrito modificó el Procedimiento Administrativo 9229referente al uso de campos deportivos y estadios iluminadosdel Distrito de conformidad con el Decreto del Centro Cívico.Actualmente no hay planes ni propuestas para el uso de terceraspartes en el propuesto estadio; no obstante, existe la posibilidadde que terceras partes pudieran usarlas en el futuro de acuerdocon la política del Distrito. El Borrador del EIR se ha modificadode manera que refleje esa posibilidad de uso a cargo de terceraspartes y cambios a los planes del plantel en las escuelasCrawford y Mann elaborados por el Distrito posteriormente a laentrega del EIR original para revisión del público.

Efectos Ambientales Potenciales: Ninguno Disponibilidad:El documento de Modificaciones al Borrador del EIR y el originalBorrador del EIR pueden revisarse en las siguientes ubicaciones:

• Biblioteca Sucursal de Oak Park, #2802 Calle 54, San Di-ego, CA 92105, 619-527-3406;

• Preparatoria Crawford (oficina principal), #4191 de Colts Way,San Diego, CA 92115, 619-583-2500;

• Escuela Intermedia Mann (oficina principal), #4345 Calle 54,San Diego, CA 92115, 619-582-8990;

• Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego (Anexo Centro deOperaciones de la Planta Física, Oficina 5), #4860 CalleRuffner, San Diego, CA 92111, 858-627-7298; y,

• En línea en: http://www.sandi.net/page/948.

Comentarios: Sus comentarios escritos en cuanto al borradordel EIR deberán dirigirse a Jim Harry, ICF International, #9775Avenida Businesspark, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92131; y debenrecibirse a más tardar el 19 de enero de 2015, (período derevisión pública diciembre 5, 2014, a enero 19, 2015). Sepreparará un EIR final que incorpore los comentarios del públicopara consideración de la Mesa Directiva de Educación del Distritoen una de sus juntas regularmente programadas.

Las respuestas a los comentarios sobre el Borrador original delEIR y las partes modificadas del Borrador Recirculado del IERse incluirán en el EIR Final que se preparará antes de lacertificación del proyecto a cargo de la Mesa Directiva deEducación. Para mayores informes, contacten a Kathryn Ferrell,coordinadora ambiental y administradora de proyectos, al 858-627-7298 o en kferrell@sandi.net. Para enterarse de la fecha yhora de la junta de la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificadode San Diego, llame a la Oficina de la Mesa Directiva al 619-725- 5550, o visite el sitio electrónico de la Mesa Directiva deEducación en www.sandi.net/boe. La Oficina de la Mesa Directivatambién tiene información sobre la forma en que los individuos/grupos pueden brindar información a la mesa y/o hablar en lajunta de la misma.

Published: Dec. 5, 2014 La Prensa San Diego

AVISO DE DISPONIBILIDAD DE UNBORRADOR DEL REPORTE DE

IMPACTO AMBIENTAL PARA ELPROYECTO DEL COMPLEJODEPORTIVO DE LA ESCUELA

INTERMEDIA CORREIA

5 de diciembre de 2014

AQUÍ SE AVISA que el Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego(el distrito), como agencia líder, está circulando para revisiónpública el borrador de un Reporte de Impacto Ambiental (EIR) deacuerdo con el Decreto de Calidad Ambiental de California (CEQA)para el Proyecto del Complejo Deportivo de la Escuela IntermediaCorreia.

Título del Proyecto: Proyecto del Complejo Deportivo de laEscuela Intermedia Correia (ESC No. 2013051030).

Agencia Líder: Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego

Ubicación del Proyecto: El sitio del proyecto que se proponese encuentra dentro de la Comunidad de la Península en la Zonade Planificación de la Ciudad de San Diego, California, en elplantel de la Escuela Intermedia Correia. El sitio está ubicado enel # 4302 de la Calle Valeta en San Diego, CA 92107. El proyectopropuesto se llevará a cabo por completo dentro de los límitesactuales de la escuela y dentro de la ubicación actual de lasinstalaciones deportivas existentes.

Descripción del Proyecto: El distrito propone una mejora alcomplejo deportivo existente de la Escuela Intermedia Correiadentro de la Comunidad de la Península en San Diego. El proyectose hará por fases e incluirá el diseño, la construcción, y laoperación de las instalaciones deportivas modernizadas en unnuevo complejo deportivo. El proyecto propuesto incluye laconstrucción de nuevos campos multi-usos, la construcción deun nuevo campo de sóftbol, la instalación del alumbrado en elcampo deportivo, la construcción de un edificio de dos pisospara aulas, y la construcción de un edificio para concesionarios/baños.

Efectos Ambientales Potenciales: Ninguno.

Disponibilidad: El borrador del EIR puede revisarse en lassiguientes ubicaciones:

• Biblioteca de Point Loma/Hervey, #3701 Calle Voltaire, SanDiego, CA 92107, (619) 531-1539;

• Biblioteca de Ocean Beach, #4801 Avenida Santa Monica,San Diego, CA 92107, (619) 531-1532;

• Escuela Intermedia Correia (oficina principal), #4302 CalleValeta, San Diego, CA 92107, (619) 222- 0476;

• Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego (Anexo del Centrode la Planta de Operaciones, Oficina 5), #4860 Calle Ruffner,San Diego, CA 92111, (858) 627-7298; y,

• En línea en http://www.sandi.net/page/948.

Comentarios: Los comentarios por escrito relativos al borradordel EIR deberán dirigirse a Kathie Washington, BRG Consulting,Inc., 304 Ivy Street, San Diego, CA 92101; y deberán recibirsea más tardar el 19 de enero de 2015 (el período de revisiónpública es del 5 de diciembre al 19 de enero de 2015). Sepreparará un EIR final que incorpore los comentarios y opinionespúblicas para consideración de la Mesa Directiva de Educacióndel distrito en una audiencia pública en el invierno de 2015.

Para mayores informes, contacten a Kathryn Ferrell, coordinadoraambiental y directora de proyectos, al (858) 627-7298 o por correoelectrónico a kferrell@sandi.net. Para enterarse de la fecha yhora de la junta de la Mesa Directiva del Distrito Escolar Unificadode San Diego, sírvanse llamar a la Oficina de la Mesa Directiva(619) 725-5550, o visiten el sitio electrónico de la Mesa Directivawww.sandi.net/boe. La Oficina de la Mesa Directiva también tieneinformación sobre la forma en que los individuos/grupos puedenbrindar información a la Mesa y/o hablar en la junta de la MesaDirectiva.

Publicado: Diciembre 5, 2014 La Prensa San Diego

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FAMILY FEATURES

The holidays are a special time of year to celebrate and connect with family and friends. From a cookie swap at work

to a formal holiday dinner at home, with theright kind of recipes and a little planning, anyholiday gathering can be a sweet success.

But, before you tie your apron strings andgrab your rolling pin, avoid the last minute tripsto the store by stocking up on baking stapleslike flour, butter, sugar and especially eggs.

As a versatile and affordable ingredient, eggscan be used in everything and offer limitlessbaking possibilities — from pies to cookies toeggnog. Plus, at 15 cents apiece, they can be anaffordable way to feed a crowd for the holidays.

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Sugar Cookie Cut-OutsPrep time: 15 minutesChill time: 2 hours or up to 2 daysCook time: 8–10 minutes per batchYield: 4 dozen cookies

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup granulated sugar2 teaspoons vanilla1 egg, room temperature2 egg yolks, room

temperature2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

Icing: 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar,

sifted2 tablespoons meringue

powder4 tablespoons water

Combine butter, granulatedsugar and vanilla in mixer bowl.Beat on medium speed until lightand fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add

egg and egg yolks; beat on lowspeed until blended. Graduallyadd flour and salt, beating justuntil blended.

Refrigerate dough, wrappedin plastic wrap, at least 2 hoursor up to 2 days.

Heat oven to 350°F. Workwith 1/2 of dough at a time,keeping remaining dough refrig -erated. Roll out dough on lightlyfloured surface to 1/4-inchthickness. Cut out cookies usingcookie cutters; place 1 inch aparton parchment paper-lined orungreased baking sheets.

Bake in oven until edges arelightly browned, 8–10 minutes.Cool on baking sheets 1 minute.Remove to wire racks; coolcompletely.

For icing, combine powderedsugar, meringue powder andwater in mixer bowl. Beat onhigh speed until light and fluffy,6–8 minutes. If icing is toothick, thin with small amount of additional water.

Mini Pumpkin PiesPrep time: 35 minutes Chill time: Several hours or overnightCook time: 35–37 minutesYield: 6 mini pies

Crust:3 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon salt1 cup vegetable shortening, cold2 egg yolks

6–8 tablespoons ice water, divided1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Filling:3 eggs, slightly beaten1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin

3/4 cup packed light brown sugar1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt1/2 teaspoon ground ginger1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1 cup half and half

To make unbaked crusts, mix flour and salt in large bowl.Cut in shortening with pastry blender until pieces are size of small peas. Mix egg yolks, 6 tablespoons ice water andlemon juice in small bowl. Add to flour mixture, 1 table -spoon at a time, stirring lightly and tossing with fork untilmoistened and dough just holds together. Add remaining icewater, if needed. Gather dough and shape into six 1-inch-thick disks. Refrigerate, wrapped in plastic wrap, 1 hour or overnight.

Roll out each dough disk on lightly floured surface,rolling from center to edge, to form 6-inch circle. Fold intoquarters; ease and unfold into 4-inch pie plate. Press pastrygently against bottom and sides of pie plate, easing out anyair. Trim edge leaving 1/2-inch overhang. Fold overhangunder; flute edge. Refrigerate, covered, at least 30 minutes.

Heat oven to 400°F. Whisk eggs, pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt,

ginger and cloves in medium bowl. Beat in half and half.Pour approximately 2/3 cup into each mini piecrust.

Carefully place pies on rack in oven. Bake 15 min utes.Reduce oven to 350°F; continue baking 20–22 minutes oruntil knife inserted midway between center and edge of piecomes out clean.

Cool completely on wire rack. Refrigerate, loosely covered,until firm, several hours or overnight.

Garnish with toasted pecans and whipped cream.

Chocolate Peppermint CrinklesPrep time: 30 minutesChill time: 1 hour or overnightCook time: 8–10 minutes per batchYield: 6 dozen cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups granulated sugar1 package (12 ounces) or 2 cups semisweet

chocolate chips, melted, cooled3 eggs, room temperature

1/2 cup vegetable oil1 teaspoon peppermint extract or vanilla

1/3 cup powdered sugar, sifted1/4 cup crushed peppermint candies or candy canes1/3 cup granulated sugar, for rolling

Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in large bowl.Combine sugar, cooled chocolate, eggs, oil and pepper -

mint extract in mixer bowl. Beat on medium speed untilblended. Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low speeduntil blended.

Refrigerate, covered, until firm enough to shape, about 1 hour or overnight.

Heat oven to 350°F. Mix powdered sugar and crushedcandy in small bowl. Work with 1/3 of dough at a time,keeping remaining dough refrigerated. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in granulated sugar first and then incrushed candy mixture. Place 2 inches apart on parchmentpaper-lined or ungreased baking sheets.

Bake in oven until lightly browned, 8–10 minutes. Coolon baking sheets 1–2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; coolcompletely.