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FEBRUARY 20, 2015Vol. XXXIX No. 8

39 YEARSof Publication

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(See Immigrant Rights, pag. 9)

(Vea Sparta55, pag.10)

(see Black History, page 5)

Por Citlalli Rodríguez

Hablar de hábitos saludables y unestilo de vida activo resulta fácil, locomplicado es llevarlo a la prácticatodos los días; con el objetivo defacilitar este proceso de trans-formación surge Sparta55, un sistemaque llegó a Chula Vista hace poco másde un año para transformar decenasde vidas con salud y nutrición en lacomunidad hispana del sur de Cali-fornia.

Preocupado por la salud y hábitosalimenticios de la comunidad que lo

Sparta 55: el reto que transforma tu vida

vio crecer, Juan Escorcia, un jovende 26 años con amplia visión -siendoatleta desde temprana edad- ex-perimentó el sistema en Tijuana ydecide traspasar fronteras e im-plementarlo para beneficio de ChulaVista.

El reto consta de 55 días deentrenamiento integral consecutivos,es decir, entrenamiento físico consistema funcional de ejercicio y con-trol nutricional personalizado, a cargode un equipo de profesionales en elámbito: la nutrióloga Ileana Méndezy el Licenciado en actividad física y

deporte Gerson Olivos.La misión del fundador de

Sparta55 USA, Juan Escorcia es quecada persona descubra la versión desí misma y adquiera hábitos que lesirvan no solamente los 55 días quedura el reto, sino que lo aplique elresto de su vida. “Cada persona tienela responsabilidad de compartir almundo lo que tiene, la mía es ésta,dedico todo mi tiempo a este proyectoque impacta más de cien personasdiariamente”.

Tal es el impacto de este sistemaen las vida de quienes lo han ex-

perimentado que existen casos depersonas que acuden para optimizarlas condiciones de salud antes desometerse a procesos quirúrgicoscomo la Sra. Sandra Patricia Ar-menta, con el padecimiento desíndrome de Cushing encontró enSparta55 la motivación y efectividadpara mejorar sus condiciones desalud, como en ningún otro lugar lohabía logrado.

En cada testimonio hay una his-toria y diferentes antecedentes,algunas personas acuden para me-jorar apariencia física, liberar estrés,corregir hábitos alimenticios o mejorarla salud “Ningún caso es sencillo, eléxito radica en la atención per-sonalizada que se le da a cadapaciente para ver cuál es su objetivoy sus necesidades” explica la nutri-óloga Ileana Méndez.

Para Mario Garay era indispens-able mejorar su condición física, puesésta, comenzó a afectar su vida fa-miliar “Para mí era muy complicadoya agacharme a ponerme los zapatos,jugar y cargar a mis niñas, tenía quedescansar y no quería hacer nada,ahora eso quedo atrás y no quierodejar de venir; intenté ir a un gimnasioconvencional y no es lo mismo,regresé a Sparta55” comentó uno deintegrantes de la primera generaciónde “spartanos”.

Comprometido en su máximaexpresión con su labor, el entrenadorde cada una de las sesiones pro-gramadas Gerson Olivos mencionaque le es plenamente satisfactorioinfluir en la vida de las personas a lavez que desarrolla su profesión “Elsistema de trabajo es innovador, la

Afro-Mesoamericans

By Margarito J. Garcia III, Ph.D.

As most of you know, the month ofFebruary is Black History Month inthe U.S., and as Chicanos andChicanas I think it behooves us to con-sider how persons of African descenthave also played a role in the historyand heritage of Chicanos. You see,even though Chicano History Weekcovers the dates of Feb. 2-8 that doesnot mean that we as Chicanos haveto ignore the remainder of Black His-tory Month. In fact, I would say thatBlack History Month gives Chicanosanother springboard to use in extollingthe achievements of historical personsI call Afro-Mesoamericans and/orBlack Chicanos. According to Dr.Cirenio A. Rodriguez (2015), “Theheritage of Africans in Mexico afterChristopher Columbus is a rarely ex-plored topic in the history books of theAmericas.”

And even though many of us havebeen involved with matters relatingto the arrival and celebration ofChicano History Week (Feb 2-8), thatfirst week in February has nowpassed. Yet there is “something”more which many persons who iden-tify as Chicano or Chicana may wantto take into consideration. That“something” is that we are still in themidst of the celebration of Black His-tory Month in the U.S. So some ofus may want to change from ourusual “non-black” modus operandiand/or frame of mind, and think:What black Chicanos or Chicanas dowe know? I think that we asChicanos and Chicanos owe it to our-selves to address this question duringBlack History Month (as well as dur-ing Chicano History Week, Feb. 2-8). I hope you agree.

It is important to keep in mind thatduring the 16th and 17th centuries, thetwo countries of Peru and Mexico to-gether imported more slaves than theentire United States. Dr. Cirenio A.Rodriguez (2015) suggests the follow-ing: “Just Google Afro-Mexican he-roes and you will find many sources.Also Professor Henry Louis Gates dida film for PBS entitled ‘Mexico andPeru: The Black Grandma in theCloset. This one-hour film deals in partwith the history of Africans in Mexicoafter Christopher Columbus, a topicwhich is rarely explored topic in thehistory books of the Americas.”

According to Rodriguez “GasperYanga, was one of the often ne-glected African figures in the historyof the Americas. He was the founderof the town Yanga, located in theVeracruz region of Mexico, betweenthe Port of Veracruz and Córdoba. Itis among the first free African settle-ments in the Americas after the startof the European slave trade. Blackslaves also rebelled against the Span-ish in 1570. Two Mexican heroes ofthe Mexican Independence (circa1810) were also part black, VicenteGuerrero and Jose Maria Morelos yPavon.”

Additionally, I would like to remindour readers that sometime back Ispoke to you about who might be per-sons in Chicano history who couldpossibly be considered as Chicano his-torical “archetypes” (or more perfectversions of ourselves). I had hoped thatby doing so, I could put together a hall-way display of such persons, and thatsuch a display could then be availablefor K-12 schools to show their stu-dents—well, that project is still in theworks. But the reason that I mentionthe Chicano “archetypes” project isbecause it has occurred to me that one

Perspective

Why Immigrant Rights Advocates Aren’t Worried About Texas Judge’s Ruling

By Elena ShoreNEW AMERICA MEDIA

A federal judge this week blockedObama’s executive actions from go-ing into effect, a move immigrationreform advocates are calling only a“temporary setback.”

Texas U.S. District Judge AndrewHanen issued a temporary injunctionon Monday, siding with Texas and 25other states that signed on to a law-suit against Obama’s executive ac-tions on immigration. The WhiteHouse announced on Tuesday that theDepartment of Justice is appealing thedecision.

The judge’s ruling was releasedjust two days before the expanded ver-sion of Deferred Action for ChildhoodArrivals (DACA) was slated to go

into effect.It means that — until the ruling is

blocked or overturned by a highercourt — individuals will not be ableto apply for the new programs an-nounced by President Obama onNov. 20, 2014. These include the ex-panded version of DACA, which wasslated to start Wednesday, and thenew program for parents of U.S. citi-zens or legal permanent residents,called Deferred Action for Parentsof Americans (DAPA), which wasexpected to start in May.

Together the programs could pro-tect over 5 undocumented immigrantsfrom deportation and provide themwith temporary work authorization.

Monday’s ruling does not affect so-called Dreamers, who can still applyfor (and renew) DACA under the

Affordable Care Act’s implementa-tion through legislation, Republicanshave turned to the courts to resolvewhat really amounts to a political dis-pute over policy,” Marshall Fitz, vicepresident of immigration policy at theCenter for American Progress, toldreporters on a national press callhosted Tuesday by New AmericaMedia.

“Make no mistake,” said Fitz. “Thisis a partisan political attack disguisedas a lawsuit.”

The plaintiffs “sought this judgeout” because, Fitz said, he has “a his-tory of highly antagonistic, over-reaching, really extremist, anti-immi-grant decisions.”

“They went judge shopping, theyfound their judge, they got the deci-sion they wanted,” said Frank Sharry,executive director of America’sVoice, in Washington, D.C. “Butreading through the decision, it ispoorly argued, [rests on a] very weakbasis, and it is clearly a politicizeddecision that is not going to surviveappeals up through the court system.”

The case is expected to go next tothe 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, athree-judge panel known for its con-servative bent. After that, the casewould go to a full U.S. court of ap-peals and even potentially all the wayto the Supreme Court.

“The wheels of justice are slow,”said Fitz, “but at the end of the track,we will have confirmed legality andthe program will be implemented.”

Immigration advocates have sev-eral reasons to be confident.

“The fact is that the Obama ad-ministration has an airtight legal

program that was announced in 2012.

The chess gameThe federal lawsuit in Texas is the

latest move in a broader politicalchess match now being played outbetween Republicans and Democratsover the president’s recent steps onimmigration reform.

Since Obama’s announcement inNovember, Republicans have at-tempted to block his initiatives in Con-gress. But the legislation has not got-ten passed the Senate (and even if itdid, it would be vetoed by the presi-dent).

That left one pathway for the GOPto challenge Obama’s executive ac-tions: through the courts.

“As they did in the health care fight,when they were unable to block the

Immigrant Rights Advocates stand-up for a fair and reasonable immigration reform.

Ileana Mendez, Gerson Olivos y Juan Escorcia, el equipo de profesionales a cargo de Sparta55

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Yuridia Garcia would like toget paid. A teacher in thesouthern Mexican state ofGuerrero, Garcia was amongtens of thousands of currentand retired education workerswho took to the streets lastweek in the states of Guerrero,Oaxaca, Michoacan, andChiapas.

The protesters demandedoverdue pay, job security, sal-ary reclassifications and, as isthe rallying cry of social move-ments across the nation, thesafe return of the 43 forciblydisappeared students from theAyotzinapa rural teachers’ col-lege and the punishment of theparties responsible for the mas-sive human rights violation.

As the week wore on,teachers conducted public dem-onstrations, blockaded av-enues and highways, seizedhighway toll booths, occupiedgovernment offices, and shutdown schools across a broadswath of southern and south-western Mexico.

A protest sign left on a metalgate at state offices inZihuatanejo perhaps summedup the local clamor: “We aremissing 43, 12,300 job positionsplus my salary.”

Stoking the Guerrero pro-tests in particular was a delayin paying education workershalf of their January salary, aswell as non-payments or un-derpayments of annual Christ-mas bonuses and pensions. Ac-cording to the Guerrero StatePublic Servants Union(SUSPEG), 12,300 families areat risk of losing their means ofsupport.

Both the union and theGuerrero state governmentblame a good part of the prob-lem on a federal education re-form that recentralized payrolldisbursements in Mexico Cityin addition to a mismatch in thelists of eligible workers held bythe federal government and theactual number of employeesworking in schools and admin-istrative offices.

In Zihuatanejo, scores ofmembers of the SUSPEG andtwo other educator organiza-tions, the SNTE and CETEG,staged a downtown march Feb-ruary 6 chanting “People wedon’t want to bother you, butthe government forces us to

Mexican Teachers Take to the Streets Againprotest” and “Teachers unitedwill never be defeated.” Per-sonifying the widespread im-pact of the movement, themarchers represented educa-tors from the Costa Grandemunicipalities of Jose Azueta(Zihuatanejo), La Union andPetatlan.

A fired-up crowd corneredinterim Guerrero GovernorRogelio Ortega at the entranceto the local navy base, whereOrtega was discussing secu-rity issues in the Costa Granderegion of the state with mili-tary officials.

As tall marines hoveredover the base’s entrance andheavily-armed state policeguarded the flanks, Ortega dia-logued with the protesters.Some marchers waved signsthat blasted President EnriquePena Nieto while a small groupof demonstrators identifiyingthemselves as Atoytzinapagraduates held aloof a largebanner demanding the presen-tation with life of their 43 col-leagues and political trials forformer Guerrero GovernorAngel Aguirre and LuisAlbarca, the ex-mayor ofIguala, Guerrero, who is jailedon charges related to thebloody police attack on theAyotzinapa students in Igualalast September.

Dressed casually and main-taining a cool demeanor,Ortega fielded heated com-plaints from union leaders andeducation workers about themissing payments and theproblem of workers who arenot officially part of the bud-get but still work, in some casesenduring the situation for de-cades, according to protesters.Regarding the non-budgetedworkers, one man urged thegovernor to take action on an“absurd situation on the part ofthe state government.”

Hailing from a family ofeducation workers, Ortegasympathized with the protest-ers. “I know what it means tonot have a bi-weekly pay-check,” he said. “Let’s worktogether in the last months Ihave as governor to resolvethe problem.”

Ortega appealed on the pro-testers to understand his ownsituation. For example, he laidout his schedule for Friday,February 6, as consisting of amorning meeting in Zihuatanejowith military officials, a flight

back to the state capital ofChilpancingo, an afternoonjaunt back to the Costa Grandeto meet with the family of anAyotzinapa student slain bypolice in 2011, and an eveningmeeting in Acapulco.

“You know the problem ofsecurity here in Guerrero interrible,” Ortega prefaced hisremarks. “I can’t attend to ev-erything in the 24 hours of aday.” Set to leave office nextOctober, Ortega pledged tohead a working group to re-solve the education workers’petitions. He promised to meetagain with movement activistsat 8 pm the same evening inAcapulco.

“I’m with you all. I’m notgoing to leave you alone,”Ortega vowed. “We’re goingto show that we can governwell during the last fewmonths.” After posing for pho-tos with several protesters,Ortega headed into the navalfacility to meet with militarycommanders.

In a statement released theday prior to Ortega’sZihuatanejo visit, the GuerreroState Education Secretariat(SEG) promised to pay all theeducation workers their sala-ries on Friday, February 6. Thestate education authorities saida Mexico City working groupwith participation from union,state government and federalofficials was being assembledto tackle the payroll problem.The SEG appealed on the fed-eral goverment to cover theworkers’ pay.

“We reiterated that the pay-roll problem of the educationsector in Guerrero is historicand it is urgent to resolve it withpolitical will, always with re-spect for labor rights and inconformance with the budgetassigned to the (state),” theSEG declared.

Ironically, the teacher payproblem comes at the verymoment that the Pena Nietoadministration is publicizinggenerous expenditures for itsNew Guerrero program, acampaign announced to allevi-ate poverty, social decomposi-tion and environmental degra-dation in the southern state.

Obdulia Balderas knows athing or two about historic edu-cation and social deficits inGuerrero. From about 1950 to1985, Balderas worked as aprimary and higher educationteacher in different parts of thestate, including a memorablestint in El Embarcadero, a smallvillage not far from Acapulco.There she encountered a class-room that was a literal pig stycomplete with animals sleep-ing inside. Balderas recalledtelling parents she would notgive lessons until the place wascleaned up and the pigs re-moved. The parents got towork.

“We held a parade to inau-gurate the school,” Balderassaid in an interview. Like manyother Mexican teachers,Balderas got involved in move-ments for better educationalconditions, labor rights, uniondemocracy, and the defense ofpublic education. She men-tioned two important organiza-tions that operated during hercareer, the Teachers Revolu-tionary Movement of the 1950sand the National Coordinatorof Education Workers,founded in the 1970s but stillwielding powerful influence inthe central and southern re-gions of Mexico.

The retired teacher remem-bered an especially intensestruggle that ensued inGuerrero during the late 1970sand early 1980s over stateplans to obliterate the stateuniversity. At the time,

Guerrero was governed byRuben Figueroa, an importantplayer in the Dirty War againstgovernment opponents.

“Ruben Figueroa began tosmear us as guerrillas, commu-nists,” Balderas said. “Theybegan to disappear our com-panions. Many were torturedand some left the struggle..”

Yet, the movement persistedand succeeded in not only sav-ing but expanding the educa-tional offerings at the state uni-versity, according to the formereducator.

Decades later, Balderas de-scribed how issues of laborrights, privatization and class-room conditions are still burn-ing at the forefront of the pub-lic policy agenda. Unfortu-nately, she said, many peopledo not understand the educa-tors’ movement and deride pro-testing teachers. “The peopleof town say, ‘Once more, thelazy teachers are not work-ing’,” Balderas lamented.

Dividing her professionalcareer between the state andfederal sectors, Balderas hadtrouble getting all her years ofservice reconciled in a full re-tirement and only receives apartial pension of less than $300per month.

“Do you think I can surviveon that?” she asked.

Asked her opinion of the lat-est protests, Balderas was suc-cinct: “I feel indignant, and Ifeel the injustice of the govern-ment toward the people. It’s notjust one, it’s thousands ofteachers and administrativeworkers.”

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

MÉXICO DEL NORTEPor Jorge Mújica Murias

Demandar oNo Demandar

“Él necesita desesperada-mente nuestra ayuda hoy.Estas demandas legalesfrívolas están diseñadas paraintimidarlo y le estánimpidiendo hacer su trabajo”.

No, el párafo anterior nose refiere a la demanda quele metieron a Barack Obamapara impedirle poner enpráctica sus nuevas políticasmigratorias, sino al cherife deArizona Joe Arpaio. Sonparte de un e-mail que pide,desesperadamente,contribuciones económicaspara que el terror de losinmigrantes pueda pagar loscostos legales paradefenderse de las demandasque le metió el Departamentode Estado. El comunicadohace notar, interesantemente,que las contribucionespueden ser ilinmitadas ypueden venir decorporaciones y negocios.Están apelando, obviamente,a las buenas conciencias delo peor de la ultraderechamillonaria y anti-inmigrante.

Arpaio está demandadopor haber cometido actos deracismo y discriminación encontra de inmigrantes latinosa quienes detenía en suscárceles en vez deentregarlos a inmigraciónpara que los deportaran. El e-mail se queja precisamentede eso, de que ahora lo estánobligando a entregar a losdetenidos a inmigración paraque los deporte. Curioso denuevo, porque se supondríaque la intención del cherifesería precisamente que losdeporten, pero en fin.

Los anti-inmigrantes tiene,por supuesto, un dobleestándar. Se quejan de unasdemandas mientras ponenotras. El estado de Arizona,con otro veintitantos, donde elgobernador es Republicano,está demandando a Obamapor abuso de autoridad, dicen,por su iniciativa de ampliar lacobertura del DACA, elprograma de deportacióndiferida para los Dreamers, yDAPA la deportación diferidapara padres de niñosestadounidenses. Lademanda funcionó, por lomenos en primera instancia, yel DACA sigue como antes.Un juez texano impidió quese quite la edad límite parasolicitar DACA, que hastaahora es de 30 añoscumplidos.

Hábilmente, el juezAndrew Hanen ni siquiera semetió a discutir si Obamatiene o nó facultades paracambiar una políticaadministrativa por otra, sinoque paró la ampliación deDACA porque Obama “no

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Ever since Edward Velas-quez became the new interimsuperintendent of the SanYsidro School District on Feb-ruary 2nd, board members havemoved swiftly to regain publictrust after reeling from a pay-to-play scandal, a near takeoverby the state due to negative cer-tification and a teacher’s strike.

On February 3rd, the SanYsidro School District filed alawsuit against former super-intendent Manuel Paul, de-manding that he return the ap-proximately $210,000 he re-ceived after stepping downfrom the position. Paul facedmisdemeanor charges for al-legedly taking $2,500 in cashfrom a contractor who wantedto get work with the district.Last month, Paul was foundguilty, fined $5,000 and sen-tenced to two months in jail.The lawsuit argues that be-cause Paul was found guilty,he is obligated to pay the dis-trict back for the money he re-ceived from a retirementagreement.

At the February 12th boardmeeting, Velasquez then madea suggestion to trustees: refi-nance the district’s PropositionC bond.

Proposition C was passed in1997 when, fed up with crum-bling infrastructure, a grassroots campaign convinced vot-ers to authorized $250 millionfor the district, the largest bond

ever issued in California his-tory. Velasquez explained thatrefinancing the Prop C bondfrom a 7.2% interest rate downto a 5.2% interest rate couldbe a first step in building backtrust within the community. Aretired educator of 35 years,he is credited with taking theLynwood Unified School Dis-trict out of near bankruptcywithin three months.

Velasquez said, “If things goright, we’ll be able to do a greatjob in saving millions of dollarsto the property taxpayers.”

He brought in a group of le-gal and financial advisors toexplain the refinance. FrankVega of RBC Capital Marketssaid that the maximum tax ratehas been reached for propertyowners. “So because the waythe ballot measure was writ-ten, the district cannot sell anybonds today. You’re over yourmaximum legal tax and there’snothing the district can doabout that… So one option isto stop building, stop construc-tion. Other option, and manydistricts do this is, can we refi-nance our debt, can we lowerour payments so that the taxrate goes down with it. And ifyou execute a bond refinanc-ing, then the payments will godown, ideally the tax rate goesdown with it, and then thatmight allow you to sell bondsat some point in the future.”

The rate reduction wouldsave property taxpayers any-where from $51 to $71 million

over the next thirty-five years.Vega said, “Every dollar ofsavings goes to the commu-nity.”

Lora Duzyk, Assistant Su-perintendent of Business Ser-vices for the San Diego CountyOffice of Education, sat in theaudience and made it clear toboard members that the countywould have to review and ap-prove the refinance.

Newly elected trustee Mar-cos Diaz pointed out during themeeting that board membersreceive a $237 per month sti-pend. Trustees are now taskedwith reviewing hundreds ofpages of legal and financial pa-perwork that the negative ac-creditation and lawsuits haveleft behind.

Velasquez said, “I want thecommunity to know that youcan trust this board, you cantrust this administration… Ididn’t create this mess. Thisboard didn’t create this mess,but we’re going to fix it. We’regoing to fix it for the kids, first,the parents and the community.”

Still pending is the $12 mil-lion owed to solar companyEcoBusiness Alliance due to abreach-of-contract lawsuit.San Diego Superior Courtrecords show that the districtfiled an appeal, which was cer-tified on January 16, 2015.

On February 7th the boardheld a special meeting, wherethey entered into a legal ser-vice agreement with LongBeach lawfirm Leal & Trejo,

PC. Velasquez said: “Webrought in special council fortwo things. One is to deal withthe EcoBusiness, and the otheris to deal with the bond. Gen-eral council didn’t want tohandle the EcoBusiness law-suit.”

He was referring to the lawfirm Stutz Artiano Shinoff &Holtz that represented the dis-trict in the breach-of-contractlawsuit and lost. Now, trusteeshave agreed that attorney Wil-liam Trejo will take over at arate of $180 per hour. Com-munity members are waiting tosee if Trejo will go forwardwith the appeal, settle withEcoBusiness, or pay the $12million in a district whose over-all budget is about $33 millionper year.

The San Ysidro district con-sists of seven schools andserves about 5,500 students,mostly lower-income. Aneighth school, Beyer Elemen-tary, is currently undergoingrenovation.

San Ysidro Board Moves Swiftly To Regain Public TrustNew San Ysidro Interim Sup Wants To Save Property Taxpayers $51-$71 Million The faculty and staff at the

MiraCosta College CommunityLearning Center are preparingonce more for a series of ac-tivities, booths, workshops, andpresentations aimed at makingreading fun for our local stu-dents and community.

The 8th annual ReadingFestival will be held February25-26 at the MiraCosta Col-lege Community Learning Cen-ter located at 1831 Mission Av-enue, Oceanside.

This year’s activities willcenter on bestselling novelist,poet and essayist, ElizabethRosner. Rosner will do a pre-sentation and readings for herbooks, The Speed of Light andGravity.

Rosner’s work has appearedin the NY Times Magazine,Elle, the Forward, HadassahMagazine, and several an-thologies. Her book reviewsappear frequently in the SanFrancisco Chronicle and theLos Angeles Review of Books.

Students and communitymembers will also get a chance

to learn about Rosner’s experi-ences as the daughter of Holo-caust survivors and discuss top-ics such as World War II andgenocide.

Rosner will be at the Com-munity Learning Center forreadings Wednesday, February25, 7–8:30 p.m. and Thursday,February 26, 10–11:30 a.m.The event is free and open tothe public.

For more information aboutthe author, please visit www.elizabethrosner.com

MiraCosta College Presents the8th Annual Reading Festival

Elizabeth Rosner

Joan B. Kroc Institute forPeace & Justice TheatreFebruary 24-26, 6-8:30pm

Every year Trans-Border In-stitute at Joan B. Kroc Schoolfor Peace Studies brings anexciting line-up of documentaryfilms to campus, giving students,faculty, and our broader com-munity the chance to explorethe relationship between theU.S. and Latin America from avariety of perspectives, and tomeet leading filmmakers.

This year, the films will em-phasize migration, violence, andhuman rights. Panel discus-sions with directors from LatinAmerica and the United Statesas well as expert faculty mem-bers will follow each screen-ing.Tuesday, 24 February, 6:00pmTubarão - Leo Tabosa, 2014

An audiovisual take on thedifficulties a foreigner must en-dure to adjust to his new life.

La Tierra de los Adioses -Stefani Saintonge, 2014

The Lopez family is split bya border. A mother and herthree daughters stay in a ruralMexican town, where the lackof job opportunities haveforced 50% of residents (80%of men) to migrate to the U.S.A father, a son and an unclework construction in Rich-mond, Virginia dreaming abouthome but traumatized by thejourney they endured to theother side. La Tierra de losAdioses tells a story mirroredthroughout Central Americaabout torn families, a culture

of migration and the policiesthat keep the cycle spinning.

Panel Discussion: LeoTabosa, Director, Tubarão;Chantal Flores, Producer, LaTierra de los Adioses; OliviaRuiz, COLEF; Antonieta Mer-cado, USD; Greg Prieto, USD;and Ev Meade, USD

Wednesday 25 February,6:00pm[Death penalty documentaryshort film] - Scott Langley, 2012

Captured on film, WardenMarvin Polk, of North Caro-lina’s Central Prison, narratesthe preparation and final hoursbefore an execution in Raleigh,where the state execution fa-cilities are located. WardenPolk takes members of thepress through the prison, de-tailing hour-by-hour the prepa-ration, and carrying out, of a2:00 am execution.

Hasta el fin de los días/Tothe End of Reckoning -Mauricio Bidault, 2014

At the end of 2013 the socalled War Against Crime inMexico had left a body countof more than 100,000 and ageneralized distrusting climatein Mexican society. How dothe men and women that keepfighting this violence every dayfrom the trenches of sciencelive? Hasta el fin de los díastells through the eyes of work-ers in the Instituto Jalisciensede Ciencias Forenses (JaliscoInstitute of Forensic Science)about this struggle in one of themost violent areas of the coun-try.

Panel Discussion: ScottLangley, Director, [Death pen-alty documentary short film];Vanessa Romo Gutiérrez, Pro-ducer, Hasta el fin de los días;Emily Edmunds-Poli, USD;Marcelle Maese-Cohen, USD;and Ev Meade, USD

Thursday 26 February, 6:00pmDespués de la Z - RodrigoCervantes, 2013

Alberto, a teenager, drivesfor a group of Sicarios (HiredAssassins) from the Zeta Car-tel in Mexico, transporting amysterious cargo. Over anight’s journey he will touch thedepths of the violence that per-meates contemporary Mexico.

Reportero - Bernardo Ruiz,2012

Reportero follows a veteranreporter and his colleagues atZeta, a Tijuana-based indepen-dent newsweekly, as they stub-bornly ply their trade in one ofthe deadliest places in the worldfor members of the media. InMexico, more than 50 journal-ists have been slain or havevanished since December2006, when President FelipeCalderón came to power andlaunched a government offen-sive against the country’s pow-erful drug cartels and organizedcrime. As the drug war inten-sifies and the risks to journal-ists become greater, will thefree press be silenced?Panel Discussion: specialguests, Vicente Calderón,Tijuana Press; Amanda Peter-sen, USD; and Ev Meade, USD

The Ninth Annual Border Film Week!

San Ysidro School Board recognizes the Ukelele players of Ocean View Hills school.

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LA COLUMNA VERTEBRALEl Soporte Informativo Para Millones

de HispanosPor José López Zamorano

La espera terminó paracientos de miles de “dreamers”que podrán finalmente pos-tularse a partir del 18 defebrero para el proceso dealivio migratorio puesto enmarcha con motivo de lasacciones ejecutivas del presi-dente Barack Obama. Seespera que la versión ampliadade DACA beneficie a más de300,000 jóvenes adicionales alos más de 600,000 que gozansus principales beneficios: unblindaje contra la deportaciónfulminante y permisos detrabajo.

Ninguno de las grandesmovimientos sociales de Es-tados Unidos ha sido un pro-ceso sin contratiempos y elcamino de los indocumentadosa un reconocimiento plenocomo miembros de la sociedadestadounidense no será laexcepción. Pero los obstáculosy las trabas no deben versecomo pretexto para el de-saliento, sino como un reto yconfirmación de que la razónhistórica pertenece siempre aquienes claman justicia, y queese juicio moral será validado,tarde o temprano.

Así debe verse el acto deintimidación lanzado princi-palmente por los republicanosde la Cámara de Represen-tantes para infundir miedo enlos beneficiarios potenciales delas acciones del presidente. Enel plano legislativo buscanbloquear los fondos para im-plementar las medidas admi-nistrativas y derogar DACA,aún a costa de paralizar alDepartamento de SeguridadNacional (DHS) en una coyun-

La campaña del miedotura global volátil. Por se-parado, en el ámbito judicial, uncolectivo de 26 estados pre-tende invalidar la constitu-cionalidad de las decisionespresidenciales.

El “bluff” legislativo carecede posibilidades de éxito en elCapitolio, donde es rechazadopor los demócratas y visto conaprensión incluso por sena-dores republicanos. En elcampo judicial existe siemprela posibilidad de que se anotentriunfos parciales cuando seescogen meticulosamentejueces con sólidas credencialesconservadoras, pero los ex-pertos legales coinciden que elpresidente pisó un terrenojurisprudencial firme cuandodecidió ejercer sus facultadesejecutivas ante la inacción delCongreso.

La única posibilidad de“éxito” de la estrategia de losopositores de las accionesejecutivas de la Casa Blancaes que su campaña del miedotenga el efecto de evitar quepor lo menos uno de los casi 5millones de beneficiarios deDACA o DAPA decida no darun paso al frente y no salir delas sombras por temor o des-

confianza.Más de medio millón de

jóvenes soñadores que seenlistaron en la primera versiónde DACA nos han dado a losadultos una lección ejemplar devalor cívico pese a un am-biente enrarecido por la des-confianza. Son un modelo deinspiración para ignorar a laofensiva del temor y evitardarles una victoria a quienesse oponen a este elementalacto de justicia.

José López Zamorano

Por: Paco Zavala

Celebraron en Tijuana elpasado Día del Amor y laAmistad con mucho entu-siasmo y alegría, sobre todo lajuventud y por supuesto la edadmadura también participó enuna forma un poco menosefusiva, pero también se estre-mecieron sus corazoncitos.

Ahora bien dentro del marcode estas celebraciones un díaantes, el viernes 13, se presentóen concierto en el Multiforo delInstituto de Cultura de BajaCalifornia, el famoso bloggeroy cantante mexicalense KikeMarín, quien causó revuelo ysensación ante la nutrida asis-tencia al recinto.

Kike Marín, es un bloggeroy cantante de Mexicali, que sedio a conocer en el canal devideos más conocido en inter-net. En esta fecha llegó aTijuana precedido de una famabien ganada y contagió a losjóvenes con su entusiasmo ysu extraordinario talento, sobretodo a las y los jóvenes quesuman más de 120 mil se-guidores y para los cuales lescausó sensación su presenciaen esta ciudad.

Kike, hace aproximada-mente tres años inició sucarrera musical, componiendoy grabando su propio material,el cual en muy poco tiempo haalcanzado un millón de re-producciones.

El Instituto de Cultura deBaja California realizó unaalianza con este joven músicoy así lo podrán admirar en todaslas sedes de esta institución entodo el estado de Baja Califor-nia.

El entusiasmo que acom-paña a este joven valor baja-californiano y el enorme ta-lento de que hace gala, semanifiesta como un verdaderosuceso, por lo tanto el gobiernodel estado está comprometidoa apoyar a estos artistas queelevan de manera encomiablea Baja California.

La presentación en Tijuanade Kike Marín fue un eventode una relevancia tal, que esindiscutible el éxito de su visitaa la ciudad.

En notas de complemento,en el Instituto de Cultura deBaja California ya dió inicio latemporada de Tardes de Dan-zón las cuales terminarán elpróximo mes de noviembre.

Quien desee practicar estesensual baile de tradición y de

Canta en Tijuana Kike Marín FamosoBloggero y Cantante Mexicalense

elegancia sin igual en nuestropaís, acérquese a las instala-ciones del ICBC para practicareste baile en forma gratuita yestas practicas se llevan aefecto los días sábados de17:00 a 20:00 horas, de estafecha hasta el próximo mes denoviembre, en que concluye elciclo.

Fernando Tapia, es uno delos danzoneros más conocidosde México, él es quién estará alfrente de este programa quepatrocina el Instituto de Culturade Baja California durante todoeste periodo de 2015.

Tapia cuenta con una largatrayectoria artística y es crea-dor de proyectos tales como:“Una cana al aire” y porsupuesto de este programa“Tardes de Danzón”.

César Eduardo Hank In-zunza, en su calidad de repre-sentante del ICBC, cumpliendocon iniciativas marcadas por elGobernador del Estado de BajaCalifornia Lic. Francisco Vegade La Madrid, en las queseñala la importancia de acer-car a la población a las co-rrientes del arte y la cultura,incluidas diversas actividadestales como el baile popular, eneste caso: el danzón, danza queha trascendido por muchasgeneraciones.

Para concluir informaremossobre algunas actividades

pendientes de realizar en elICBC, en lo que resta delpresente mes: 20 de febrero,obra de teatro “Hoy, solo es unensayo” de Ernesto Zorrillabajo la dirección de Tito Al-cántara, en el Multiforo delICBC a las 8:00 pm.,admisión50 pesos. Jueves 26, SinfónicaJuvenil de Tijuana en un Con-cierto de Solistas, Eventocoordinado por Profra. BlancaEmma Flores Amescua, en elMultiforo del ICBC a las 18:00pm., la admisión es libre..Viernes 27, Espectáculo deDanza Folclórica, “Matices delFolclor 2015” con el BalletCardones de Baja California,dirigido por el Lic. Pedro AlonsoGraciano Rodr íguez, participanademás: Ballet Tradiciones deVeracruz (Orizaba, Ver). GrupoFolclórico Yoneme de la Pre-paratoria Lázaro Cárdenas yGrupo de Danza FolclóricaHollín Pilli, del Centro deSeguridad Social, evento arealizarse en el Multiforo a las19:00 pm., admisión 50 pesos ysábado 28, obra de teatro paratodo público, sordo y oyente “Lamancha de Clown Quijote”,bajo la dirección de GriseldaHernández, con la actuación de:Kostia Hernández, Ulises Cruzy Andrés Franco, en el Multi-foro a las 18:00 pm., admisión50 pesos.

La Embajada de Hondurasen Estados Unidos de Américarealizó como ya es costumbretodos los años en el mes defebrero, una misa en honor ala Virgen de Suyapa, Patronade Honduras. En esta ocasiónse conmemoraron 268 años delhallazgo de esta pequeñaimagen en la aldea de Suyapa,el acto solemne se efectuó enIglesia Señora Reina de laAméricas ubicada en la ciudadde Washington donde cente-nares de hondureños estu-vieron presentes pese al in-tenso e imperante frío.

En esta especial actividadlos integrantes del GrupoFolklórico Raíces Hondureñas,quienes vestían coloridos trajestípicos de la cultura hondureñay funcionarios de esta MisiónDiplomática fueron los en-cargados de escoltar la imagende la Virgen de Suyapa altemplo. La misa fue celebradapor el Obispo Auxiliar de laDiócesis de San Pedro Sula,Monseñor Rómulo Emilianiquien viajó desde Honduraspara conmemorar este díaespacial con los hondureños eneste país de norte.

Al culminar la misa el Em-bajador de Honduras, JorgeMilla Reyes, agradeció a losasistentes por haber sido parte

de esta celebración e invitó ala concurrencia a disfrutar deuna noche catracha en el salónde eventos especiales de laIglesia. En esta actividad pos-terior a la misa hubo bailesfolklóricos, cantos alusivos a laVirgen de Suyapa y los asis-tentes pudieron degustar decafé, chocolate, atol de elote yaperitivos hondureños.

“Cuando nos invitan a estasactividades, sentimos que pal-

Centenares de Houndureños Conmemoraron aLa Virgen de Suyapa en EEUU

pita Honduras en nuestroscorazones, poder reunirnos connuestros compatriotas, cono-cernos y compartir experien-ciasde cuando vivíamos en la tierraque no vio nacer, es un senti-miento indescriptible. Estamosalegres que poco a poco nosvamos integrando para beneficiode nuestro país.” señalo MirianCartagena originaria del De-partamento de Olancho.

Kike Marin famoso bloggero y cantante mexicalense sepresentó en Tijuana

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La Banda AuditionsSimon Cowell’s new project,“La Banda”, will be holdingopen auditions in Los Ange-les on March. Auditions areopen to boys that are U.S.residents aged 14+. For moreinformation and how to reg-ister, visit http://entretenimiento.univision.com/shows/la-banda/ .

Participantes se reunen a honorar a la Virgen deSuyapa, Patrona de Honduras

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By Jimmy Franco Sr.

The play “Chavez Ravine”is once again being performedby the Latino-based theatricalgroup Culture Clash. This livetheatrical performance pro-vides a great historical snap-shot and artistic depiction of1950’s Los Angeles and par-ticularly its portrayal of one ofthe oldest Mexican-Americancommunities that once existedwithin the heart of the city. Assuch, this play creatively com-bines an ethnic format with acontent that possesses bothpolitical and historical sub-stance.

This performance by Cul-ture Clash should be widelyviewed by families and espe-cially young people for its edu-cational value, but also as a cre-ative form and example of vi-brant Chicano/Latino art.While satirical in its format, thiselement does not overshadowthe play’s informative story linewhich depicts real familiesfrom LA’s past who experi-enced the destruction of theirChavez Ravine community andits subsequent replacementwith Dodger Stadium. Thereare surviving members of theold Chavez Ravine communitythat belong to an associationnamed “Los Desterrados” orexiled ones who still gather to-gether for reunions.

The historical and politicalevents that are narrated withinthe play also expose the powerpolitics, economic interests andunethical practices that existedwithin 1950’s LA which nega-tively affected the residents ofthis traditional Chavez Ravinecommunity. Unfortunately, thisform of social gentrificationand profit-driven urban re-

The Play “Chavez Ravine”: A Tale of Ongoing Urban Removalmoval that dislocated thisclosely-knit neighborhood overfifty years ago is still alive andstronger than ever. The presenteconomic power of developersand the drive to profitably ex-ploit vulnerable communitieswithin the central city and dras-tically change their ethnic, classand cultural composition con-tinues to steadily displace thelong-time residents of manyneighborhoods.

A 1950’s tale of money,manipulation and red-baiting

During the late 1940’s andearly fifties the LA HousingAuthority represented byFrank Wilkinson had proposeda revitalization plan for theChavez Ravine neighborhoodsof Palo Verde, La Loma andBishop. This plan included theconstruction of new low-costhousing and an improved infra-structure for its residents whowere somewhat geographicallycut-off from the rest of themainstream city and its rapiddevelopment. This proposedcity housing development wasto be called Elysian ParkHeights upon completion.

By the early 1950’s theeviction of residents fromChavez Ravine had begun witha promise by city officials thatthose who left would get firstpreference to the new publichousing units once they werebuilt. However, an alliance ofbuilding developers, conserva-tive politicians and a coalitioncalled CASH (Coaliton AgainstSocialist Housing) soon orga-nized a ruthless campaignagainst the city’s policy ofbuilding public housing withinlow-income neighborhoods.

The immediate target of this

financially-driven alliance wasthe defeat of the new housingdevelopment that was beingproposed for Chavez Ravine. Inthe view of these allied right-wing politicians and financialdevelopers such a valuable plotof land next to Downtown thatcould be profitably developedshould not be wasted on a poorMexican community and low-cost public housing.

A coordinated campaign toattack and destroy the ChavezRavine housing plan focusedon Frank Wilkinson who wasa liberal member of the LAHousing Authority and an ad-vocate for integration and civilrights. This involved an intensered-baiting campaign and abarrage of vicious accusationsand slanders which were lev-eled at Wilkinson and the con-cept of public housing in gen-eral as the true motive byCASH was not patriotism, butfinancial gain.

This propaganda campaignalleged that Wilkinson and theChavez Ravine project wereun-American and part of a se-cret communist plot to buildSoviet-style housing which hadto be blocked and eliminatedfor the ‘good’ of the country.During this period of the 1950’sMcCarthy era and the redscare this type of unprincipledpolitical agitation and smearcampaign was a commonpractice used against individu-als and organizations who fa-vored progressive measures.The political hatred that wasunleashed against the ChavezRavine residents and housingproject successfully created awave of public fear and hyste-ria which ultimately led to thedestruction of the proposedhousing plan, Wilkinson’s ca-

reer and eventually the ChavezRavine community itself.

In short, the proposal fornew housing within ChavezRavine was finally abandonedand many of the residents whohad been moved out of theirneighborhoods and who werepatiently waiting for their newhousing to be built were sim-ply ignored and left strandedby the city.

A political campaign ofurban removal thateliminated a communityby force

By the mid fifties the Brook-lyn Dodgers and their ambitiousowner Walter O’Malley nowentered the LA political scene.O’Malley was trying to hustleup a different site in Brooklynfor his new Dodger’s baseballstadium and had used the tac-tic of threatening to move histeam to another city as lever-age to strong-arm New Yorkpoliticians into agreeing to hisplan.

This request by O’Malleyfor a new stadium site wasfirmly rejected by New Yorkofficials who felt that he wastrying to take advantage of thecity’s taxpayers. The nextcharacters to enter this politi-cal mix were LA City Councilmember Roz Wyman and otherpoliticians and developers whosaw the potential benefits of afinancial deal that would bringthe Dodgers to LA. This coa-lition made a proposal toO’Malley which includedChavez Ravine as a site thathad open land suitable for build-ing his team a new baseballstadium if they relocated to LosAngeles.

The opportunistic Dodgerowner smelled a sweet welfaredeal that he couldn’t refuse asit was comprised of almostfree land, improvements fund-ed by LA tax payers and a newstadium with the potential tomake immense profits in agrowing city. The possibility forsharing in such a lucrative fi-nancial deal created an allianceof LA politicians, developersand O’Malley’s Dodger orga-nization.

It was now time for the useof unethical political manipula-tion and the removal of any le-gal and human obstacles thatcould possibly block the im-mense profits to be made withthis secretive Dodger partner-ship. The materialization of thisbackroom deal also requiredthat the remaining residents stillliving within Chavez Ravine beforcefully removed through thecooperative efforts of thenMayor Poulson, the courts andpolice.

Eventually, eviction noticeswere served upon the remain-ing residents of Chavez Ravineand paltry sums were paid forthese valuable properties ad-jacent to Downtown. Thosewho refused to leave their tra-ditional community were drag-ged from their homes by LAsheriffs and shortly after bull-dozers leveled their houses ina series of ugly scenes fromLA history that are still etchedin my memory.

The destruction of the Cha-vez Ravine community by apowerful economic and politi-cal alliance which later allieditself with the Dodgers organi-zation laid the groundwork forfuture economic encroach-ment upon vulnerable commu-nities which is motivated byprofits before people.

The legacy of Chavez Ra-vine: a defense of one’sprinciples and community

I would urge everyone ifpossible to attend CultureClash’s performance of “Cha-vez Ravine” as it creatively

narrates the past experiencesand struggles of people withinour greater community andcontributes to our historical andcultural heritage in a positivemanner. Hopefully, this playcan be performed in other cit-ies as this past event involvingChavez Ravine is historicallylinked to the present and grow-ing problem of gentrificationand dislocation of communitieswhich is occurring in manyother urban areas as well.

The play is not merely aform of entertainment with itscreative use of 1950’s music,costumes and props, but artis-tically brings to the stage animportant aspect of our heri-tage. This heritage creates alegacy based upon a com-munity’s principles, loyalty andefforts to organize and strugglefor what they believed wasright against powerful forcescomprised of developers, poli-ticians and eventually theDodgers organization itself.

We need to record our sto-ries so that they may be told toothers and especially the youth.To depend upon the establish-ment media and historians todo this is not realistic as it isour task to do so. This playcontributes to the vital work ofensuring that our stories andhistory are saved and narratedto a broader public.

The proud ex-residents ofChavez Ravine and their fami-lies still have reunions whichare organized by their groupcalled “Los Desterrados” inorder to keep this legacy aliveand share it with others withinthe city and particularly youngpeople. We need to support andkeep this proud legacy aliveand utilize its example to moti-vate our present struggles toimprove and defend our com-munities.

This is an edited story that wasoriginally published on LatinoPoint of View blog. To read thefull story you can visit: http://www.latinopov.com/blog/?p=11555

of those “archetypes” could be,and in my opinion, should be, anypersons of African descent whohas exhibited any of the multi-tude of characteristics we findadmirable and/or praiseworthyas Chicanos or Chicanas.

Well, I am of the opinion thatin the history of the U.S. thereis just such an example of aheroic “archetype” of a Chi-cano. The historical figure thatI am thinking about has beenknown in numerous writings as“Estebanico” or Estevanico(1500-1539), and he was a manof Moorish descent who ac-companied and assisted theCabeza de Vaca party to travelacross the U.S. Southwest. Hewas also known as Esteban deDorantes or Esteban the Moor.Now you may think that Este-banico may not count as a“Chicano,” but if you look care-fully at his accomplishments,you will see that he achievedmore in his lifetime than didmany famous Chicanos, and hedid so bilingually and bicultur-ally!

The other thing that I think

Estebanico deserves credit foris the fact that in few years hewas in America he learned andutilized many of the indigenouspeoples’ ways and lifestyles thathe encountered. He then assuch acted as an intermediarybetween the indigenous peoplesof America and his Spanish-speaking companions. Haveyou met very many Chicanoswho can match such skills andability? Estebanico additionallyhad the ability to navigate, prob-ably by using the stars, and/orby accurately assessing the ter-rain while guiding the Cabezade Vaca party in their trekacross the Southwest. Haveyou met many Chicanos whocould walk from Galveston Is-land to Western Mexico with-out a map or a GPS device? SoI think Estebanico deserves tobe one of our Black ChicanoMesoamerican Spanish-speak-ing historical “archetypes?”

In addition, Estebanico (borna Moroccan Arab Negro) mayhave been among the first “Eu-ropeans” to pass through thearea in present day Texaswhich the Spanish later called“Hueco” (Spanish for gap or

hollow), or what became pre-sent-day “Waco,” Texas. Whydo I say this? I say this becauseafter having been shipwreckedon Galveston Island, the Ca-beza de Vaca (CDV) partyheaded west, and the Texasland area south of pre-sentdayWaco may have been part ofthe geography through whichthe CDV group passed enroutewest. The “Hueco” area is alsothe region where the indigenousOuachita (changed to “Wich-ita”) peoples originally lived atone point along the Brazos Riverin Texas. Anglo speakers sub-sequently also changed theword “Hueco” to “Waco.” TheSpanish may have referred tothe indigenous people there asHuecos, however.

Furthermore, one theory asto which route the CDV partytook is called the Balcones Es-carpment Route. The Balconesfault zone is a geological for-mation that runs approximatelyfrom the southwest part ofTexas near Del Rio to the northcentral region of Texas nearWaco, Texas (See “Cabeza deVaca Slept Here,” by M. J.Garcia—2008.). In addition, a

1996 documentary film by KenBurns on PBS supports theBalcones Escarpment Routetheory. The precise CDV routehas been difficult for historiansto determine, but one theoryholds that the CDV group trav-eled across present-day Texasthen on to Mexico’s Northernprovinces.

I would also like to add thatwhile Estebanico may not bethe only Black Chicano whomwe might like to remember dur-ing Black History Month. I amof the opinion that he, however,would be a very good candi-date—due to ethnohistorical,ethnolinguistic, and ethno-graphic reasons—not to ruleout other Afro-MesoamericanBlacks we may know. I shouldadd, however, that if English-speaking Blacks in the U.S.want to claim our Spanish-speaking Estebanico as theirhero, too, that is their choice todo so as well. So I ask you,“Should Estebanico de Dor-an-tes be in that hallway display offamous Chicano “archetypes”that I am planning?” What doyou think?

Black History(con’t from page 1)

Chavez Ravine home owners stage a sit-in outside the office of Mayor Bowron toprotest their evictions.

May 5, 1959, sheriffs physically evict Aurora Vargas from the Arechiga family home.

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By Juan Cartagena

Federal Bureau of Investigation DirectorJames Comey broke new ground with an im-portant speech this past week about America’srace problem in policing. Coming from some-one with authority from the FBI, home of J.Edgar Hoover and - yes - Robert Kennedyexcesses, this was an incredible breath of freshair. He talked about the white “privilege thatcomes with being the majority” and the needto check it to break from the inheritance oftreating people of color poorly. He acknowl-edged the phenomenon of implicit bias andquoted Broadway music in proclaiming thateveryone is a little bit racist. Moreover, he de-manded that police officers be seen for thehuman beings dedicated to public service thatthey are. All good.

Director Comey said many important thingsabout life in today’s America. However, he saidnot a word about the country’s largest racial/ethnic minority. He rightfully reminded Americaabout its pernicious treatment of Irish immi-grants, the ones Professor Nell Painter docu-mented were rioted against by the Know-Noth-ings precisely because to be American was tobe Saxon, not Celt. However, he did not con-nect that not uncommon immigrant xenopho-bic treatment with the largest immigrant groupin America today. He cited President Obama’sMy Brother’s Keeper initiative but stoppedshort of citing the other group of young menthat are targeted for its beneficence. And moreimportant than any of these examples JamesComey dedicated considerable space in hisspeech to the shortcomings of data collection -on the use of force, on police shootings of Af-rican-Americans, on arrest data. He went onto decry what that meant for the developmentof informed discussions, sound policy and dis-couraging distrust. However, he utterly failedin acknowledging the biggest flaw in nationaldata collection as it relates to the other largeplayer in the phrase “people of color.”

Sí, you guessed it: Director Comey said noth-ing about, or to, Latinos in the United States.Moreover, in doing so he added to the invisibil-ity of America’s largest minority population inthe debate over policing and criminal justicereform. This was a lost opportunity that dimin-ished his important teaching moment.

From a Latino perspective, the existence ofracial profiling and its corruption of police prac-tices is a quotidian experience. The existenceof state-sponsored or state-ignored violenceagainst Mexican and Latino communities bothhistorically as in the Texas Rangers and con-temporaneously as in the choke-hold death of

Anthony Baez in the Bronx, is a very real livedexperience. Moreover, in New York City theworst aspects of the NYPD’s stop and friskpractices were targeted against Latino residentsin alarmingly unconstitutional numbers as well.The touch points for Latinos in Comey’s ad-dress were all there for the taking. If he wanteda better analogy to the treatment of Irish immi-grants at the turn of the 20th century, look nofurther than how Latino immigrants were/aretreated in Arizona, Alabama or along NewYork’s border with Canada. Assuredly, MyBrother’s Keeper’s focus is the black commu-nity - and rightfully so. But the same materialsthat tout its promise also document that Latinoyouth are two-and-a-half times more likely thansimilarly situated white youth to be imprisonedwith all the attendant consequences that en-tails for their potential.

However, it is in the critical area of data col-lection that Comey, the FBI, state law enforce-ment and even state corrections officials missthe mark entirely. How many times have weread a post-Ferguson article address racial dis-parities in arrest rates of X community witheither black integration of its respective policeforce or its city council and wonder what thedata say about Latinos? An excellent USAToday article in November 2014 included aninteractive, online map that tracked every po-lice precinct in the country with data on arrestsand residential demography— all of it in blackand white. The authors conceded that the FBIdoes not report data on the arrests of Latinos.In a related vein, not all prison data includes acomprehensive snapshot of incarceratedLatinos because a number of corrections de-partments have no idea how many Latinos theyimprison - only blacks and whites.

In 2015 this is not only unacceptable it is adisservice by public officials intent on findingsolutions to today’s police and criminal justiceproblems. The glaring hole that the absence ofdata on Latino encounters with law enforce-ment, adjudications and imprisonment equallyfails to inform the historic and monumental na-tional debate that is occurring now in policingand criminal justice reform.

FBI Director Comey promised to have hisagency lead the reform for better data. I prom-ise to translate that into Spanish for the smallnumbers of Latinos who have yet to masterEnglish - then Latinos can hold him account-able.

Juan Cartagena is President and GeneralCounsel of LatinoJustice PRLDEF (http://latinojustice.org/). He can be reached atjcartagena@latinojustice.org.

The Comey Speech Misses the Ñ:Latinos and Policing in America

Guest Editorial:

Indignation, Lest We ForgetLA OPINIÓN

Republicans celebrate while the immi-grant community feels utter disillusion-ment.

A Texas judge ruled in favor of 26states led by the GOP, opening the doorto deportation for hundreds of thousandsof “Dreamers” and preventing millionsof parents living in this country fromworking without fear of being expelled.

This is a triumph for those who believethat exploiting and deporting undocu-mented people is a priority. We cannotignore the fact that this represents a de-feat in the debate on presidential power.Aside from humiliating President Obama,the ruling destroys the future of millionsof people.

This is a victory for those who think— based on fear, stereotypes and igno-rance, — that legalizing the status of un-documented people will drain the U.S.treasury. They think the same way Cali-fornia ex-governor Pete Wilson did 20years ago. They will also suffer the samebacklash.

This court decision has emboldened theRepublican majority. The ruling wouldnormally give a rest to the Department

of Homeland Security’s budget dispute,since it allows Republicans to break outof the current gridlock by leaving thatdecision in the hands of judges. On thecontrary, today more than ever they areset on tying the fate of the budget to theelimination of executive actions.

This is the time for Latino voters totake a look around them and see who iscelebrating this ruling, who denouncesit and who looks the other way. There isno middle ground here or room for be-nevolent interpretations.

The human reality cannot be hidden be-hind supposed legal excuses. Republicanlegislators and governors are the reasonthere will be more people deported, andthat “Dreamers” who have integrated tosociety to contribute with their labor areonce again on the brink of expulsion.

The impact of this verdict is tempo-rary, as there is still much to resolve, butthe indignation it has provoked and theanimosity against those who promotedit and are now celebrating will remainfor a long time. We cannot forget thosesoulless and ignorant people who believethat they are doing the country a favorby destroying working families.

Steve Miesen appointment stillbrewing…. An ethics complaint has beenfiled and there continue to be storiesgenerating talk about the apparent conflict ofinterest… the city council members continueto sit on their collective hands hoping thisjust all goes away… Adding to the dramaEthics Commission Chair Chris Shilling in aseperate action is claiming a Brown Actviolation with the appointment process andhas teamed up with a lawyer....

Chula Vista city attorney now taking adeeper look into the whole appointmentmess... City Attorney Googins is between arock and hard place... if he comes back andsays there is a problem he will be thrownunder the bus for not saying somethingearlier, and if comes back saying there is noissue he will have a lot of explaining to do…

New CV council member Miesenreportedly devested himself of his stockoptions, how do you do that in such a shortperiod of time… Plus what does that meanand how does that change the fact there isstill a conflict…. Quien sabe!!!

Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalezrecently signed on to support the OaklandRaiders cheerleaders in their lawsuit overlow pay and owner abuse… Gonzalezintroduced AB 202 to ensure thatcheerleaders are treated fairly… Thissounds more like Gonzalez is trying legislateunionization from the pulpit???

We wonder if Assm Gonzalez treatedthose 20 or so cheerleaders that followedher down the Starlight Parade for the 5 miletrek to some sort of compensation??? If notisn’t that taking advantage of thosecheerleaders??? Did she at least buy themsnacks afterwards???? Or does this fallunder the axiom ‘don’t do as I do… do as Isay’???

Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.

Al estilo del gran genio de la literaturalatinoamericana Gabriel García Márquez, laimpugnación del juez federal de Texas AndrewS. Hanen a las acciones ejecutivas migratoriasdel presidente Barack Obama es la última fasede la “crónica de una muerte anunciada”.

A la tragedia política de la cuestión migratoriaahora se le unió un juez federal, cuyo intentoreal no es precisamente detener la ordenpresidencial, el cual facilitaría la regularizaciónde más de cuatro millones de inmigrantesindocumentados, sino para alargar la agonía delTea Party y otras facciones radicales delPartido Republicano.

El juez Hansen no impugnó directamente laconstitucionalidad de la acción del Presidente,sino que, a la manera de un niño huraño que nole gusta perder su golosina, insistió que existensuficientes elementos como para contener elproyecto del Presidente y permitir que estacontienda políticas cambie de escenario y seresuelva en los paraninfos jurídicos.

Aparentemente para Hansen los “elementos”que hacer referencia son las demandas queimpulsaron 26 estados contra la acciónmigratoria del Ejecutivo. Recordemos elpresidente Obama firmó estas órdenes ennoviembre del año pasado y era precisamenteesta semana cuando se iba a dar inicio a losprimeros pasos del proceso de regularización.

La Casa Blanca inmediatamente manifestóque va a apelar el fallo del juez Hanen. Porconsiguiente, lo más probable es que va a serdiscutido y dilucidado en la Corte Federal deApelaciones del 5to Circuito. Esta Corte deApelaciones seguramente le va a dar la razónal Presidente.

Después de todo, las Acciones Ejecutivasestán suscritas en la Constitución de laRepública y hacen parte de los controles y bal-

ances del gobierno. Es decir, ante cualquierirracionalidad del Legislativo o Judicial, elPresidente tiene la potestad constitucional dehacer uso de estos poderes.

Sin embargo, lo que se decida en la CorteFederal de Apelaciones del 5to Circuito no serála última palabra sobre este caso. Si elPresidente gana en esta corte, los republicanosseguramente apelarán a la Corte Suprema deJusticia para tratar de revertir la decisión. Lomismo sucedería con el Ejecutivo, en caso deque perdiera.

Lamentablemente para los republicanos,particularmente para su ala más radicalizada, lacuestión de las Acciones Ejecutivas es tan claracomo el agua. Los magistrados de la CorteSuprema de Justicia no tienen argumentos realespara determinar o decidir en contra de lasórdenes del Presidente. A la Corte no lescorresponde quitarle este poder al Presidente,sino, paradójicamente, al Legislativo (Congreso).

Así, los republicanos, en medio de la agoníay en un acto de desesperación, se pusieron la“soga al cuello”. Es simplemente cuestión detiempo para que más de cuatro millones depersonas indocumentadas finalmente puedanrespirar “aire libre” en Estados Unidos, sinnecesidad de pensar en los fantasmas de ladeportación.

Cuando la Corte Suprema de Justiciadictamine a favor de Presidente la mecha queda vida a los radicales del Partido Republicanosfinalmente se disipará y dejará de iluminar.Entonces será su anochecer y su despedidadel cuadrilátero político.

Por su parte el Presidente Obama ya sabe loque va a ocurrir. “La ley está de nuestro lado yla historia está de nuestro lado”, manifestó.

Humberto Caspa, Ph.D., es profesor einvestigador de Economics On The Move.E-mail: hcletters@yahoo.com

Agonía republicana ymuerte anunciada

(see Tezozomoc, page 7)

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¡ASK A MEXICAN!

Commentary/Opinion Page

By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: As you’ve said before,Mexicans lack education. Why do they?Why don’t they care that a haigh-schooleducation is not enough in this 21stcentury? I see exceptions to the rule,but the rule seems to be “No MoreSchool After High School.” I don’t getit.

Educated Gabacho

Dear Gabacho: Misquote alert! I’venever said Mexicans “lack education.” I’vemight’ve discussed dismal high schoolgraduation rates in the past, and wished formore Mexicans in college—but that’s fardifferent from how you’re painting my pastthoughts. While we’re on the subject ofrhetoric, a quick critical thinking lesson:when saying something is a “rule” in makinga quantitative argument, you should at leastshoot for a supermajority figure to bolsteryour claim. As it turns out, a 2013 PewResearch Center study showed that 69percent of Latino high school graduatesfrom the Class of 2012 (supermajority, ofcourse, Mexican) enrolled in college, whileonly 14 percent of their peers dropped outof high school. The gabacho enrollment ratethat same year? 67 percent. I’ve seenexceptions to the rule, but the rule seems tobe “No More Pinche Pendejo GabachosAsking Pendejo Questions.”

What’s with the surge in restaurants,from other grupos like Filipinos,Chinese, Salvadorian, and other LatinAmericans, that advertise Mexican foodto their menu? They go as far as add“And Mexican Food” to their logo! Isn’tit hard enough to make authentic foodfor a respective native country, let aloneadd a second subgroup of food to thelist? Are restaurants attempting tocapitalize más feria with Mexican foodto their menu? Or has comida mexicanacome under attack from its commercialnotoriety with the gringos over theyears thanks to Taco Bell and Chipotle?Is mainstream America to blame forother culture groups mocking Mexican

Latinos Should Commemorate BlackHistory Month

By Estefany SosaTHE SPARTAN DAILY

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY

When most people reflect on the civil rightsmovement, they may think it was a strugglesolely for the African-American community. However, the civil rights movement to mewas a struggle of all oppressed people of color. The civil rights movement is still somethingthat is very palpable to me, and the merethought of it gives me mixed emotions. The thought that not too long ago, people werestill fighting for some of the most basic rightsmakes me weary inside. The Chicano movement of the 1960s is a topicthat is rarely discussed, but in fact, it had manysimilarities with the civil rights movement. Both movements addressed education, work-ing conditions and segregation reforms. Like black children, Latino children were seg-regated in schools. It wasn’t until 1947 that theSupreme Court prohibited the segregation ofLatinos in schools, which set the precedent forthe desegregation of black and white schools. The African-American community had acompelling leader-Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.and the Latino community also had a formi-dable leader in Cesár Chavez. King and Chavez proved to be committed totheir people’s cause by promoting nonviolentresistance and leading by example. Similar to the bus boycott was the grape boy-cott, though most people believe it wasChavez’s idea, it was actually the initiative ofFilipino-American grape workers. Leading from King’s example of the bus boy-cott, Chavez rallied supporters from acrossCalifornia and eventually the entire country. One reader of the Huffington Post by theuser name svwalker, commented on an article“Cesar Chavez And Martin Luther King Jr.:The Relationship Between Two Civil RightsLeaders” which includes a telegram King sentto Chavez during the grape boycott. Thier comment read, “I remember that manyof us (African-Americans) in the south sup-ported and participated in the boycott ofgrapes.” Parallel to the March on Washington of 1963,

which demanded Congress to take action onthe Civil Rights Act, Chavez’s nonviolent pil-grimage in 1966 from Delano to Sacramentodemanded better working conditions for fieldworkers and the official recognition of theUnited Farm Workers of America union. In 1966, King sent Chavez a telegram inwhich he praised Chavez for his nonviolent tac-tics and offered support. “We are together with you in spirit and indetermination that our dreams for a better to-morrow will be realized,” King said. The Chicano and civil rights movements werelong and exhausting struggles, but they suc-ceeded in achieving some recognition and jus-tice for oppressed groups. Latinos and African-Americans have madegreat strides in American society such as elect-ing our first ever black president who in turn,appointed our first ever Latina Supreme CourtJustice. If it weren’t for the diligent efforts of thecivil rights groups, I, being a Latina immigrant,wouldn’t have had the same access to educa-tion and employment opportunities that I do to-day. If it weren’t for all the farm workers whoparticipated in strikes, and all the people acrossthe nation who boycotted grapes and for Kingwho inspired Chavez in his fight for better treat-ment of farm workers, my father who has beena farm worker for nearly three decades sincemoving to this country from El Salvadorwouldn’t have any rights or protection. Overall, I can say the Chicano and civil rightsmovements went hand in hand, as both influ-enced and supported each other with similarobjectives and outcomes. Even today the Latino and African-Ameri-can communities continue to show solidarityfor each other as seen in the protests for jus-tice of killed African-Americans and immigra-tion reforms. Since February is Black History Month, Iwould like to remind Latinos this is a monththat we should also commemorate, because insome way or another we were all touched bythe works and influences of black activists andsupporters during the struggle of the Chicanomovement.

By Rodolfo F. Acuña

On September 11, 1973, General AugustoPinochet in cooperation with the CIA led a mili-tary coup assassinating constitutionally electedSalvador Allende and unleashing a reign of ter-ror that in the first year conservatively mur-dered over 11,000 people. By 1982 neo-liberalwunderkind Milton Friedman declared that dic-tator Pinochet “has supported a fully free-mar-ket economy as a matter of principle. Chile isan economic miracle”.

Pinochet along with “the Chicago Boys” —free- market economists—set out to convertChile into a free market, reducing the role ofthe state and cutting back inflation. Accordingto Pinochet, Chile would become “a nation ofentrepreneurs.”

A la Ronald Reagan, Pinochet set out to priva-tize Chile and make education a marketplace.As a result, Chilean education became amongthe most expensive in the world. The outcomewas dismal and Chile’s primary school systemranks 119th of 144 countries. Students couldnot afford “to graduate, and even those whoattain degrees seldom earn enough to pay offtheir debt.” (Sounds familiar?)

A reason why education becameunaffordable is that higher education was priva-tized and it received limited public funding. In2006 students took to the streets in what be-came known as the Penguin Revolution – thestudents wore black and white uniforms, car-rying signs “education is a human right.” Notseduced by minor victories, they continued tofight for free education.

Protests erupted again in May 2011 with aneight-month long occupation of college cam-puses. This escalated into a sustained, three-year nationwide movement. At its peak, 800,000students flooded the streets and were supportedby 81 percent of the population.

Under the leadership of Chilean PresidentMichelle Bachelet, the Chilean Congress passeda law that by 2016 education would be free.Congress approved a corporate tax hike thatwill generate $8.2 billion in new revenue. (TheU.S. defense budget was $581 billion in 2014).History had judged Milton Friedman and his“Chicago boys.”

What goes around comes around.Change did not come about because the po-

litical process worked. Politicians did not con-ceive the change. It was the students taking tothe streets and spreading the attitude, “we arefed up and we are not going to take it any-more,” that brought this about.

American students could learn from Chileansand develop a moral vision that included edu-cation as a human right. Chileans did not blamethemselves for the crippling debt and the inef-fectiveness of their government.

The demonstrations were nationwide and theylasted years. As one critic put it, students gotpolitically involved and several of Chile’s stu-dent leaders serve in the Chilean Congress“whereas the US Congress is mainly composedof older millionaires, many of whom receivecampaign funds from for-profit schools like theUniversity of Phoenix.”

Another difference is that the United Statesis the citadel of neoliberalism where the 1 per-cent has achieved an ideological hegemony.The sad fact is that American students will notbe effective until they share a “moral vision”that demands education as a right.

In the fall of 2015 California State Univer-sity at Northridge will be designated as an im-pacted campus. The term “impaction” has beenaround for some time and can apply either tomajors or specific campuses. “Major impac-tion means that the number of applications from

fully eligible students to a designated programor major on a CSU campus during the initialfiling ...” Campus impaction occurs when thenumber of applications received exceeds thenumber of available spaces. However, this isnot always true and neither are the conse-quences.

Roughly from what I have been able to learn,CSU San Luis Obispo has been impacted forover a decade. San Luis Obispo has raised itsadmission requirement from a 3.0 GPA to a3.2. Departments have the option of turningaway students.

The rationale behind impaction is that by lim-iting and cutting enrollment campus costs willbe reduced. Campuses are under the illusionthat the governor, the legislature and the Boardof Trustees will then increase their budgets.Impaction mainly affects first year students butincludes other transferring students. The goalis to reduce the size of the university by onepercent a year over the next seven years.

In theory students turned away from CSUNhave the option of attending a non-impactedcampus, for example, CSU Stanislaus, whichmay be okay for a student with substantial fam-ily support, but for poorer students of any raceit is a hardship. For undocumented students, itis near impossible.

It gets more insidious with majors. At manycampuses students may be admitted on a “pre-major” status. Before getting admitted to themajor, the student must complete the lower di-vision courses prerequisites for admission tothe impacted major.

It is divisive and pits students against one an-other and divides them. Minority opposition toimpaction has nothing to do with lower stan-dards for admission. They are demanding theirrights and asking for equal access to a qualityeducation. Impaction has the potential of beinga means of managing enrollment and gives rac-ist members of individual departments thepower to avoid diversity.

There is nothing new about this form of so-cial engineering. In 1985, Chancellor W. AnnReynolds sought raise entrance requirementsclaiming that this would force the public schoolsto offer required classes. Thanks to the Latinocommunity, students and California Legislatorsopposition to Reynolds’ proposal slowed it downand in the end her initiative proved to be a com-plete fiasco.

The only ones that will gain are for profitcolleges and rich corporations. According toThe Huffington Post for profit colleges from2007 – 2012 spent a combined $39.6 million onlobbying. By 2012 “For-profit colleges … col-lected $32 billion from the federal governmentthrough programs like Pell Grants, while manystudents failed to graduate. Among 30 compa-nies investigated, 41.8 percent of revenue wentto marketing, recruiting, and to profits while only17.7 percent towards actual instruction.”

Meanwhile, according to The Nation Maga-zine, “For-profit schools are driving a nationalstudent debt crisis that has reached $1.2 trillionin borrowing.” Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) hassaid that for-profits “own every lobbyist intown.” Mitt Romney strongly endorsed the in-dustry in 2012; he has financial ties to for-profitcolleges Vatterott and Full Sail University. In2013-14, House Speaker John Boehner was atop recipient of for profit money.

Giving the devil his due, Provost HarryHellenbrand resisted impaction, he lost and isretiring. I will not be alive to see what wentaround come around. It will take a long timebecause neoliberalism is too well entrenched.For there to be change, American students haveto develop a moral vision – Education is a hu-man right.

Impaction: What Goes Around ComesAround

cuisine, byslapping the foodto their meals, likeif it was una HotPocket, ready inone minute? Or dothey really look upto the mexicanos’food?

Habla Chris

Dear Chris Speaks: Cálmese, mi cabrón.It’s perfectly fine for other groups to sellMexican food, or combine their meals withours to make something new—as I’vewritten before, if it wasn’t for suchmestizaje, we wouldn’t have al pastor(created by Lebanese), tequila (inventedwith European distillation methods), carneasada (Spaniards), arroz con leche(Moors), cerveza (Germans), pan dulce(French) and Tostilocos (pochos). It’s evenperfectly fine for chinitos, gabachos andothers to become rich off of Mexican food,as there’s a lot of Mexicans who also getrich—like a pot of tamales, there’s plentyfor todos. Where the Mexican has aproblem is with restaurants or companiesinsulting Mexican food—say, saying tamalesare thing of the past ala McDonald’s inpromoting a McBurrito in interior Mexico(which is something like trying to sell ChefBoyardee in Milan), or being Chipotle andinviting writers to pen mini-essays on cupsand bags…yet not inviting a single Mexican-American writer to participate (if CEOSteve Ells had any huevos, he’d excerpt theworks of Chicana chingona MicheleSerros, who recently passed away).Besides, can you really blame some of thesegroups for wanting to draw in customerswith Mexican food? Even Salvadoransaren’t so pendejos as to try to make afortune solely on pupusas, as delicious asthey are. So just be proud that—again—when America needs the job done right,they call on Mexicans.

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

Tezozomoc(con’t from page 6)

San Ysidro school district board on theverge of settling the solar debacle and moveforward with EcoBusiness Alliance putting inthe solar system, instead of paying the $13million a judge awarded. Now there hasbeen a change of heart and San Ysidro isgoing to appeal that decision. The only folkswho win in this situation are the lawyers…

Speaking of school district que paso withSweetwater… last we heard they lost theirinterim Superintendent and went forwardwith one of the assistant superintendents…That is fine but some folks are ready toapply of the interim position until they find anew Super…. So say you school boardwhen do they send in their application???

On March 14th SDSU will honor GraciaMolina de Pick at the Alumni Center,SDSU’s Library with the College of Artsand Letters. Gracia will be honored for hercontributions to the university andcommunity.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona fame iswhacked… he sent el jefe an email seekinghis support in his re-election campaign???Hijole guess this guy hasn’t been reading oureditorials over the years…. What we wantto know is who is running against him so wecan sign up to support that person!!!

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BID DOCUMENTSThe bid documents comprise the following documents which must be completedand properly executed including notarization, where indicated. All documentsare to be included at the time of bid opening unless otherwise specified.

1. Contractor’s Proposal2. Bidder’s Bond3. Noncollusion Declaration4. Designation of Subcontractor and Amount of Subcontractor’s Bid5. Bidder’s Statement of Technical Ability and Experience6. Acknowledgement of Addendum(a)7. Certificate of Insurance. The riders covering the City, its officials, employ-

ees and volunteers may be omitted at the time of bid submittal but shallbe provided by the Bidder prior to award of this contract.

8. Bidder’s Statement Re Debarment9. Bidder’s Disclosure Of Discipline Record10. Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits - (optional, must be completed

if the Bidder wishes to use the Escrow Agreement for Security)11. Equipment/Material Source List12. Clean Water State Revolving Fund forms located in Appendix N:

A. Debarment and Suspension CertificationB. DBE Forms

i. EPA 6100-3ii. EPA 6100-4iii. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Form 1iv. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Form 2v. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Form 3

(if Contractor or Subcontractor is DBE)vi. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Form 4vii. Clean Water State Revolving Fund Program – Form 5

C. Certification of Non-Segregated Facilities FormD. Drug-Free Workplace Certification FormE. Nondiscrimination Clause Form

ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE:All bids will be compared on the basis of the Engineer’s Estimate. The esti-mated quantities are approximate and serve solely as a basis for the compari-son of bids. The Engineer’s Estimate is $43,500,000.

TIME OF COMPLETION:The contractor shall complete the Work within the time set in the contract asdefined in the General Provisions Section 6-7.

SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS: ACCEPTABLE LICENSE TYPESExcept as provided herein a bid submitted to the City by a Contractor who isnot licensed as a contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Code shallbe considered nonresponsive and shall be rejected by the City. In all contractswhere federal funds are involved, no bid submitted shall be invalidated by thefailure of the bidder to be licensed in accordance with California law. Where fed-eral funds are involved the contractor shall be properly licensed at the time thecontract is awarded. In all other cases the contractor shall state their licensenumber, expiration date and classification in the proposal, under penalty of per-jury. This invitation to bid (does) involve federal funds. The following classifi-cations are acceptable for this contract: Classification A, General Engineer-

ing.

ESCROW AGREEMENTIf the Contractor intends to utilize the escrow agreement included in the con-tract documents in lieu of the usual 5% retention from each payment, these docu-ments must be completed and submitted with the signed contract. The escrowagreement may not be substituted at a later date.

OBTAINING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONSPlans, various supplemental provisions, and Contract documents are availablein digital format only and may be downloaded for the bidder’s convenience atno cost from the City’s web site: http://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/fi-nance/contracting/bids.asp

INTENT OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONSAny prospective bidder who is in doubt as to the intended meaning of any partof the drawings, specifications or other contract documents, or finds discrepan-cies in or omissions from the drawings and specifications may submit to theEngineer a written request for clarification or correction. Any response will bemade only by a written addendum duly issued by the Engineer a copy of whichwill be mailed or delivered to each person receiving a set of the contract docu-ments. No oral response will be made to such inquiry. Prior to the award ofthe contract, no addition to, modification of or interpretation of any pro-vision in the contract documents will be given by any agent, employeeor contractor of the City of Carlsbad except as hereinbefore specified.No bidder may rely on directions given by any agent, employee or con-tractor of the City of Carlsbad except as hereinbefore specified.

REJECTION OF BIDSThe City of Carlsbad reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waiveany minor irregularity or informality in such bids.

PAYMENTNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that payment of “PREVAILING WAGES” is re-quired for this Project. The Contractor shall satisfy this requirement by re-viewing the State of California schedule of General Prevailing Wage Determi-nation Made by the Director of Industrial Relations given in these BIDDING ANDCONTRACTUAL DOCUMENTS and the Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determinations,U.S. Department of Labor given in these BIDDING AND CONTRACTUAL DOCU-MENTS. The Contractor shall select the wage rates for this project from theschedule that has the highest level of wages. Notification to the Agency of thewage rates selected by the Contractor is required within ten (10) calendar daysfrom the date that the bids were received by the Agency.

SB 854; PREVAILING WAGE COMPLIANCE MONITORINGSenate Bill 854 created a major change in the way the Department of IndustrialRelations (DIR) monitors prevailing wage requirements. All contractors and sub-contractors must be registered with the DIR prior to bidding. Registration mustbe done online and includes a registration fee. All contractors must electroni-cally submit all certified payrolls records to DIR.

The prime Contractor shall be responsible for insuring compliance verification.

DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAMCompliance with the DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) re-quirements is required for this Project. The Contractor shall review andcomply with all of the regulations contained in these Project Specifications.

AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL REQUIREMENTSCompliance with the American Iron and Steel provisions of P.L. 113-16 of theConsolidated Appropriations Act of 2014 is required.

PRE BID MEETINGA pre-bid meeting and tour of the project site will be held at 10:00 a.m. onWednesday March 4th, 2015. The meeting will be held at the Faraday Center,1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314; Conference Room 173B.

UNIT PRICES AND COMPUTATION OF BIDSAll bids are to be computed on the basis of the given estimated quantities ofwork, as indicated in this proposal, times the unit price as submitted by the bid-der. In case of a discrepancy between words and figures, the words shall pre-vail. In case of an error in the extension of a unit price, the corrected extensionshall be calculated and the bids will be computed as indicated above and com-pared on the basis of the corrected totals.

All prices must be in ink or typewritten. Changes or corrections may be crossedout and typed or written in with ink and must be initialed in ink by a personauthorized to sign for the Contractor.

ADDENDUMSBidders are advised to verify the issuance of all addenda and receiptthereof one day prior to bidding. Submission of bids without acknowledg-ment of addenda may be cause of rejection of bid.

BOND AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTSThe Contractor shall provide bonds to secure faithful performance and warrantyof the work in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contractprice on this project. The Contractor shall provide bonds to secure payment oflaborers and materials suppliers, in an amount equal to one hundred percent(100%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract. These bondsshall be kept in full force and effect during the course of this project, and shallextend in full force and effect and be retained by the City until they are releasedas stated in the General Provisions section of this contract. All bonds are to beplaced with a surety insurance carrier admitted and authorized to transact thebusiness of insurance in California and whose assets exceed their liabilitiesin an amount equal to or in excess of the amount of the bond. The bonds are tobe accompanied by the following documents:

1) An original, or a certified copy, of the unrevoked appointment, power of attor-ney, by laws, or other instrument entitling or authorizing the person who ex-ecuted the bond to do so.

2) A certified copy of the certificate of authority of the insurer issued by the in-surance commissioner.

If the bid is accepted, the City may require copies of the insurer’s most recentannual statement and quarterly statement filed with the Department of Insurancepursuant to Article 10 (commencing with section 900) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 ofDivision 1 of the Insurance Code, within 10 calendar days of the insurer’s re-ceipt of a request to submit the statements.

Insurance is to be placed with insurers that:1) Have a rating in the most recent Best’s Key Rating Guide of at least A-:VII2) Are admitted and authorized to transact the business of insurance in the State

of California by the Insurance Commissioner.

Auto policies offered to meet the specification of this contract must:1) Meet the conditions stated above for all insurance companies.2) Cover any vehicle used in the performance of the contract, used onsite or

offsite, whether owned, non-owned or hired, and whether scheduled or non-scheduled.

Workers’ compensation insurance required under this contract must be offeredby a company meeting the above standards with the exception that the Best’srating condition is waived. The City does accept policies issued by the StateCompensation Fund meeting the requirement for workers’ compensation insur-ance.

The Contractor shall be required to maintain insurance as specified in the Con-tract. Any additional cost of said insurance shall be included in the bid price.

The award of the contract by the City Council is contingent upon the Contractorsubmitting the required bonds and insurance, as described in the contract, withintwenty days of bid opening. If the Contractor fails to comply with these require-ments, the City may award the contract to the second or third lowest bidder andthe bid security of the lowest bidder may be forfeited.

BUSINESS LICENSEThe prime contractor and all subcontractors are required to have and maintain avalid City of Carlsbad Business License for the duration of the contract.

Approved by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, by ResolutionNo. 2015-037 adopted on the 10th day of February, 2015.

February 13, 2015 RHONDA G.-HEATHERDate Deputy City Clerk

Published: February 20, 2015 La Prensa San Diego

penalty of perjury. This invitation to bid does not involve federal funds. The fol-lowing classifications are acceptable for this contract: Classification A - Gen-eral Engineering.

ESCROW AGREEMENTIf the Contractor intends to utilize the escrow agreement included in the con-tract documents in lieu of the usual 5% retention from each payment, these docu-ments must be completed and submitted with the signed contract. The escrowagreement may not be substituted at a later date.

OBTAINING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONSSets of plans, various supplemental provisions, and Contract documents maybe obtained at the Cashier’s Counter of the Faraday Center located at 1635 Fara-day Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008-7314, for a non-refundable fee of $35.00per set. If plans and specifications are to be mailed, the cost for postage shouldbe added.

INTENT OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONSAny prospective bidder who is in doubt as to the intended meaning of any partof the drawings, specifications or other contract documents, or finds discrepan-cies in or omissions from the drawings and specifications may submit to theEngineer a written request for clarification or correction. Any response will bemade only by a written addendum duly issued by the Engineer a copy of whichwill be mailed or delivered to each person receiving a set of the contract docu-ments. No oral response will be made to such inquiry. Prior to the award ofthe contract, no addition to, modification of or interpretation of any pro-vision in the contract documents will be given by any agent, employeeor contractor of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District except as here-inbefore specified. No bidder may rely on directions given by any agent,employee or contractor of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District exceptas hereinbefore specified.

REJECTION OF BIDSThe Carlsbad Municipal Water District reserves the right to reject any or all bidsand to waive any minor irregularity or informality in such bids.

DAVIS BACON PREVAILING WAGE TO BE PAIDThe David Bacon rate of wages for each craft or type of worker needed to ex-ecute the Contract shall be those as determined by the Secretary of Labor. Thewage determination and the Davis Bacon poster (WH-1321) shall be posted atall times by the contractor and its subcontractors at the site of the work in aprominent and accessible place where it can be easily seen by workers. Wagedeterminations are included in Appendix “C” and from the U.S. Department ofLabor’s web site, www.dol.gov. See appendix “C” for all Davis Bacon Require-ments.

SB 854: PREVALING WAGE COMPLIANCE MONITORINGSenate Bill 854 created a major change in the way the Department of IndustrialRelations (DIR) monitors prevailing wage requirements. All contractors and sub-contractors must be registered with the DIR prior to bidding. Registration mustbe done online and includes a registration fee. All contractors must electroni-cally submit all certified payrolls records to DIR.

The Prime Contractor shall be responsible for insuring compliance verification.

PRE BID MEETINGA pre-bid meeting and tour of the project site will not be held.

UNIT PRICES AND COMPUTATION OF BIDSAll bids are to be computed on the basis of the given estimated quantities ofwork, as indicated in this proposal, times the unit price as submitted by the bid-der. In case of a discrepancy between words and figures, the words shall pre-vail. In case of an error in the extension of a unit price, the corrected extensionshall be calculated and the bids will be computed as indicated above and com-pared on the basis of the corrected totals.

All prices must be in ink or typewritten. Changes or corrections may be crossedout and typed or written in with ink and must be initialed in ink by a person au-thorized to sign for the Contractor.

ADDENDUMSBidders are advised to verify the issuance of all addenda and receiptthereof one day prior to bidding. Submission of bids without acknowledg-ment of addenda may be cause of rejection of bid.

BOND AND INSURANCE REQUIREMENTSThe Contractor shall provide bonds to secure faithful performance and warrantyof the work in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contractprice on this project. The Contractor shall provide bonds to secure payment oflaborers and materials suppliers, in an amount equal to one hundred percent(100%) of the total amount payable by the terms of the contract. These bondsshall be kept in full force and effect during the course of this project, and shallextend in full force and effect and be retained by the District until they are re-leased as stated in the General Provisions section of this contract. All bondsare to be placed with a surety insurance carrier admitted and authorized to transactthe business of insurance in California and whose assets exceed their liabili-ties in an amount equal to or in excess of the amount of the bond. The bondsare to be accompanied by the following documents:

1) An original, or a certified copy, of the unrevoked appointment, power of attor-ney, by laws, or other instrument entitling or authorizing the person who ex-ecuted the bond to do so.

2) A certified copy of the certificate of authority of the insurer issued by the in-surance commissioner.

If the bid is accepted, the District may require copies of the insurer’s most re-cent annual statement and quarterly statement filed with the Department of In-surance pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with section 900) of Chapter 1 ofPart 2 of Division 1 of the Insurance Code, within 10 calendar days of theinsurer’s receipt of a request to submit the statements.

Insurance is to be placed with insurers that:1) Have a rating in the most recent Best’s Key Rating Guide of at least A-:VII2) Are admitted and authorized to transact the business of insurance in the State

of California by the Insurance Commissioner.

Auto policies offered to meet the specification of this contract must:1) Meet the conditions stated above for all insurance companies.2) Cover any vehicle used in the performance of the contract, used onsite or

offsite, whether owned, non-owned or hired, and whether scheduled or non-scheduled.

Workers’ compensation insurance required under this contract must be offeredby a company meeting the above standards with the exception that the Best’srating condition is waived. The District does accept policies issued by the StateCompensation Fund meeting the requirement for workers’ compensation insur-ance.

The Contractor shall be required to maintain insurance as specified in the Con-tract. Any additional cost of said insurance shall be included in the bid price.

The award of the contract by the District is contingent upon the Contractor sub-mitting the required bonds and insurance, as described in the contract, withintwenty days of bid opening. If the Contractor fails to comply with these require-ments, the District may award the contract to the second or third lowest bidderand the bid security of the lowest bidder may be forfeited.

BUSINESS LICENSEThe prime contractor and all subcontractors are required to have and maintain avalid City of Carlsbad Business License for the duration of the contract.

Approved by the Board of Directors of the Carlsbad Municipal Water District, Cali-fornia, by Resolution No. 1515, adopted on the 27th day of January, 2015.

February 11, 2015 RHONDA G. HEATHERDate Deputy City Clerk

Published: February 20, 2015 La Prensa San Diego

CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, CALIFORNIANOTICE INVITING BIDS

UNTIL 2:00 PM ON March 24, 2015, the Carlsbad Municipal Water District (Dis-trict) shall accept sealed bids, clearly marked as such, at the Faraday Center,1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314, Attn: Purchasing Officer, bymail, delivery service or by deposit in the Bid Box located in the first floor lobby,at which time they will be opened and read, for performing the work as follows:Furnish and install approximately 4,151 linear feet of 8-inch, C-900, PVC, DR14pipeline, 6,611 linear feet of 6-inch, C-900, PVC, DR14 pipeline, 3,392 linearfeet of 4-inch, C-900, PVC, DR14, and 59 Recycled Water Services with allvalves and appurtenances. Project is located in collector streets in industrialarea and requires traffic control, utility protection, asphalt overlay, pavement strip-ing and markers.

RECYCLED WATER PHASE III PIPELINEEXPANSION SEGMENT No. 1A & 7

CONTRACT NO. 52081BID NO. PWS15-60UTIL

Funding for this project has been provided in full or in part through an agree-ment with the State Water Resources Control Board. The contents of this docu-ment do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the State Water Re-sources Control Board, nor does mention trade names or commercial productsconstitute endorsement or recommendations for use (Gov. Code 7550, 40 CFR31.20)

INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS AND BID REQUIREMENTSThis bid and the terms of the Contract Documents and General Provisions con-stitute an irrevocable offer that shall remain valid and in full force for a period of90 days and such additional time as may be mutually agreed upon by theCarlsbad Municipal Water District and the Bidder.

No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by thePurchasing Department. Each bid must be accompanied by security in a formand amount required by law. The bidder’s security of the second and third nextlowest responsive bidders may be withheld until the Contract has been fullyexecuted. The security submitted by all other unsuccessful bidders shall bereturned to them, or deemed void, within ten (10) days after the Contract isawarded. Pursuant to the provisions of law (Public Contract Code section 10263),appropriate securities may be substituted for any obligation required by this no-tice or for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under thisContract. Section 10263 of the Public Contract Code requires monies or securi-ties to be deposited with the District or a state or federally chartered bank inCalifornia as the escrow agent. The escrow agent shall maintain insurance tocover negligent acts and omissions of the agent in connection with the han-dling of retentions under this section in an amount not less than $100,000 percontract.

The Carlsbad Municipal Water District may disqualify a contractor or subcon-tractor from participating in bidding when a contractor or subcontractor has beendebarred by the Carlsbad Municipal Water District or another jurisdiction in theState of California as an irresponsible bidder.

The work shall be performed in strict conformity with the plans, provisions, andspecifications as approved by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on filewith the Utility Department. The specifications for the work include City ofCarlsbad Technical Specifications and the Standard Specifications for PublicWorks Construction, Parts 2 & 3, current edition at time of bid opening andthe supplements thereto as published by the “Greenbook” Committeeof Public Works Standards, Inc., all hereinafter designated “SSPWC”, asamended. Specification Reference is hereby made to the plans and specifica-tions for full particulars and description of the work. The General Provisions(Part 1) to the SSPWC do not apply.

DISADVANTAGE BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM

Compliance with the Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) require-ments is required for this project.

This project will be funded in part by the Clean Water State Revolving Fund(CWSRF) Program. The Carlsbad Municipal Water District is required to seek,and encourage the use of Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE). All Bid-ders are required to complete and ensure the Good Faith Efforts (GFE) to en-sure that DBEs have the opportunity to compete for financial assistance dol-lars. See Appendix “D” for all six good faith efforts requirements.

The Carlsbad Municipal Water District encourages all bidders, suppliers, manu-facturers, fabricators and contractors to utilize recycled and recyclable materi-als when available, appropriate and approved by the Engineer.

AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL REQUIREMENTSCompliance with the American Iron and Steel provisions of P.L. 13-16 of the Con-solidated Appropriations Act of 2014 is required. The Contractor shall reviewand comply with all of the regulations contained in Appendix “E” American Ironand Steel Requirements.

BID DOCUMENTSThe bid documents comprise the following documents which must be completedand properly executed including notarization, where indicated.

1. Contractor’s Proposal2. Bidder’s Bond3. Noncollusion Declaration4. Designation of Subcontractor and Amount of Subcontractor’s Bid5. Bidder’s Statement of Technical Ability and Experience6. Acknowledgement of Addendum(a)7. Certificate of Insurance. The riders covering the City, its officials, employ-

ees and volunteers may be omitted at the time of bid submittal but shallbe provided by the Bidder prior to award of this contract.

8. Bidder’s Statement Re Debarment9. Bidder’s Disclosure Of Discipline Record10. Clean Water State Revolving Fund and EPA Forms (EPA Form 6100-3, and

EPA Form 6100-4 must be completed and submitted with Bid). Additionalforms identified Appendix “D” Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE)Requirements shall be provided per the instruction therein.

11. Escrow Agreement for Security Deposits - (optional, must be completed ifthe Bidder wishes to use the Escrow Agreement for Security)

ENGINEER’S ESTIMATE:All bids will be compared on the basis of the Engineer’s Estimate. The esti-mated quantities are approximate and serve solely as a basis for the compari-son of bids. The Engineer’s Estimate is $2,900,000.

TIME OF COMPLETION:The contractor shall complete the Work within the time set in the contract asdefined in the General Provisions Section 6-7.

SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS: ACCEPTABLE LICENSE TYPESExcept as provided herein a bid submitted to the District by a Contractor whois not licensed as a contractor pursuant to the Business and Professions Codeshall be considered nonresponsive and shall be rejected by the District. In allcontracts where federal funds are involved, no bid submitted shall be invalidatedby the failure of the bidder to be licensed in accordance with California law.Where federal funds are involved the contractor shall be properly licensed atthe time the contract is awarded. In all other cases the contractor shall statetheir license number, expiration date and classification in the proposal, under

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case,” said Sharry. “Everypresident since PresidentEisenhower in the 1950s hasused executive authority in thearea of immigration policy todo similar things.”

“We have the law on ourside, legal precedent, historicalprecedent,” said Sharry, “andwhen a judge makes a deci-sion in the future — hopefullyin the coming days or weeks— based on the law, we areconfident that expandedDACA and DAPA will be ableto go into effect.”

The real danger is fearImmigration reform advo-

cates say they are confidentthat the judge’s decision will bereversed. Far more worrisome,they said, is the fear that itcould generate among immi-grant communities in themeantime.

“Part of the Republicanstrategy here is to introduce el-ements of uncertainty and con-troversy around this programin hopes that when it does gointo effect, fewer people willsign up,” said Sharry of

America’s Voice.He cautioned immigrant

communities “not to fall forthis.”

Some immigrants are hesi-tant to apply for a program thatis temporary, he said, becausethey are afraid that their infor-mation might be used to deportthem if the program were everoverturned. But Sharry saidthese fears are overblown. “Inmy 30 years of working on im-migration policy,” he said, “I’venever seen a temporary pro-gram taken away in a way thatsubjects people who’ve comeforward to deportation.”

What you can do nowAlthough they can’t apply for

the new programs yet, undocu-mented immigrants can startgetting their documents to-gether.

“We really want to empha-size the message to immigrants,their friends and families, to notdespair, that everyone shouldcontinue to prepare, that peoplecan get ready to apply for theprograms as soon as this blockis lifted,” said Shiu-Ming

Immigrant Rights Advocates Aren’t Worried About Ruling(con’t from pag. 1)

Cheer, immigration attorney atNational Immigration LawCenter based in Los Angeles.

Cheer encouraged immi-grants to continue to savemoney (the application fee forDACA and DAPA will be$465) and gather evidence thatthey have been in the countryfor the last five years. This in-cludes proof of identity (suchas a passport or matricula con-sular), proof of living here (suchas bills, bank statements andmedical records) and theircriminal and immigration his-tories.

Most importantly, Cheer said,undocumented immigrantsshould seek help from qualifiedattorneys at trusted local com-munity organizations, not fromnotarios or unauthorized prac-titioners.

“If you’re eligible for the newDACA or DAPA, both ofthose programs are on hold.There is no way to apply rightnow,” warned Sharry, “sodon’t be fooled by scam art-ists promising to get you to thefront of the line.”

publicó con suficiente tiemposu cambio de política y por lotanto no le brindó al público laoportunidad de hacercomentarios por escrito alrespecto”. Su argumento legalestá basado en una ley de1946 de ProcedimientosAdministrativos.

Pelear o No PelearEl cálculo inicial de que “5

millones de inmigrantes” seiban a beneficiar del DAPA yel DACA ampliado ya bajódesde su anuncio, a apenasunos 3 millones, según Oficinade Investigaciones delCongreso. Para los otros 8millones no hay cambio ni lohabía antes de la decisión deljuez.

Obama, por supuesto, apelóla resolución de Hanen, y dijoque está seguro de ganar elcaso en la corte. De lo quenadie está seguro es deltiempo que esto llevará. Laapelación entrará a la 5aCorte de Apelaciones enNueva Orléans, donde lamayoría de los jueces fueronelegidos por Republicanos, yla discusión y resolución final

puede llevarse meses. Por depronto, quién quita, puede quele den la razón a Obama y sepuedan meter solicitudes deDACA y DAPA en un mes.

Si eso sucede, capaz y alfinal de seis meses la genteque solicite tendrá su permisode trabajo y su permiso deresidencia temporal por tresaños y estarán felices ycontentos como por 15 meses,que es cuando un nuevopresidente tomará las riendasde la Casa Blanca y podríaechar para atrás todas laspolíticas administrativas deObama, especialmente si esRepublicano.

Entonces, la pregunta deverdad en todo esto ya no essiquiera si vale o nó la penasolicitar DAPA y DACA, sinoqué más hay que hacer.

Siempre nos ha parecidoque esperar por solucionesque vengan desde arriba,desde el Congreso y ahoradesde las Cortes, es comoesperar que en Chicago hagacalor en febrero. Con elcuento de que hay que votarpara resolver la problemáticade inmigración llevamos

nueve años perdidos desde lasmarchas de la Primavera delInmigrante en 2006. Esperarahora a que las Cortesdecidan en favor de losinmigrantes, y esperardespués a ver quién gana laCasa Blanca la próxima vezes una pérdida de tiempo. Lasorganizaciones quesupuestamente luchan enfavor de los inmigrantesdebían empezar a prepararsepara una nueva Primavera delInmigrante este año o elpróximo, en pleno períodoelectoral, para poner presiónpública y tratar de solucionarla problemática de una vezpor todas.

Jorge Mújica Muriasjmujicam@gmail.com

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

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NOTICE-RESTRAINING ORDERS AREON PAGE 2: These restraining orders areeffective against both spouses or domes-tic partners until the petition is dis-missed, a judgment is entered, or thecourt makes further orders. They are en-forceable anywhere in California by anylaw enforcement office who has receivedor seen a copy of them.

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

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

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

1. The name and address of the court is:El nombre y dirección de la corte son:Superior Court of California, Central Divi-sion, 1555 6th Ave., San Diego, CA92101

2. The name, address, and telephonenumber of petitioner's attorney, or the pe-titioner without an attorney, are:(El nombre, dirección y número deteléfono del abogado del demandante, odel demandante si no tiene abogado,son): Edgar Francisco Briceno, P.O. Box#5, 3401 Adams Ave., San Diego, CA92101. PH: (619)414-9568

Date (Fecha): SEP 17, 2014

Clerk, by (Secretario, por) L. ALVAREZ,Deputy (Asistente)

Published: Feb. 13, 20, 27,. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’SSALE

Foreclosure No. 8820A.19076

Villas at Eastlake ShoresHomeowners Association / Silva

YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A NO-TICE OF DELINQUENT ASSESS-MENT (FOR HOMEOWNERS ASSO-CIATION FEES AND RELATEDCHARGES) DATED MARCH 21, 2008.UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PRO-TECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BESOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOUNEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NA-TURE OF THE PROCEEDINGAGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CON-TACT A LAWYER.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that onMarch 5, 2015 at 11:00 A.M., at the en-trance to 5120 Avenida Encinas, Suite110, Carlsbad, California, County of SanDiego, State of California, FEIST,VETTER, KNAUF AND LOY, a Profes-sional Corporation, as duly appointedTrustee under and pursuant to the Noticeof Delinquent Assessment filed againstJeronimo Silva and Alda J. Silva and thereal property described below recordedMarch 24, 2008 as Document No. 2008-0154079, in the Office of the County Re-corder of San Diego County, California,and by reason of default in the paymentor performance of obligations securedthereby, including the breach or default,notice of which was recorded October19, 2012, as Document No. 2012-0641505 of said Official Records, WILLSELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THEHIGHEST BIDDER for cash (payable atthe time of sale in lawful money of theUnited States) a cashier’s check drawnon a state or national bank, a checkdrawn on a state or federal credit union,or check drawn by a state or federal sav-ings and loan association, savings as-sociation or savings bank specified inSection 5102 of the Financial Code, andauthorized to do business in this state,pursuant to the authority granted by Cali-fornia Civil Code section 5650 et.seq., allright, title and interest in the property situ-ated in the County of San Diego, Stateof California, legally described as: Asmore fully described in the aforesaid No-tice of Delinquent Assessment and No-tice of Default. The street address andother common designation, if any, of thereal property described above is: 701Edgewater Drive #C, Chula Vista, CA.Assessor’s Parcel Number: 595-222-03-76. The undersigned Trustee disclaimsany liability for any incorrectness of thestreet address and other common de-scription, if any, shown herein. Said salewill be made, but without covenant orwarranty, express or implied, regardingtitle, possession, or encumbrances, topay the outstanding balance of due butunpaid homeowner assessments andcharges secured by the Notice of Delin-quent Assessment, with interest as pro-vided for by California Civil Code Sec-tion 5650, advances, if any, and fees,charges and expenses of the Trustee.This property is being sold subject to theright of redemption created by Civil Code§5715. The total amount of the unpaidbalance of the obligation secured by theproperty to be sold and the reasonableestimated costs, expenses and ad-vances at the time this Notice is firstpublished is $34,410.89.

The beneficiary under the said Notice ofDelinquent Assessment heretofore ex-ecuted and delivered to the undersigneda written Declaration of Default and Elec-tion to Sell. The undersigned causedsaid Notice of Default and Election toSell to be recorded in the county wherethe property is located and more thanthree months have elapsed since suchrecordation.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: Ifyou are considering bidding on this prop-erty lien, you should understand thatthere are risks involved in bidding at atrustee auction. You will be bidding on alien, not on the property itself. Placing thehighest bid at a trustee auction does notautomatically entitle you to free and clearownership of the property. You shouldalso be aware that the lien being auc-tioned off may be a junior lien. If you arethe highest bidder at the auction, you areor may be responsible for paying off allliens senior to the lien being auctionedoff, before you can receive clear title tothe property. You are encouraged to inves-tigate the existence, priority, and size ofoutstanding liens that may exist on thisproperty by contacting the countyrecorder’s office or a title insurance com-pany, either of which may charge you afee for this information. If you consult ei-ther of these resources, you should beaware that the same lender may holdmore than one mortgage or deed of truston the property.

NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: Thesale date shown on this notice of salemay be postponed one or more times bythe mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or acourt, pursuant to Section 2924g of theCalifornia Civil Code. The law requiresthat information about trustee sale post-ponements be made available to youand to the public, as a courtesy to thosenot present at the sale. If you wish tolearn whether your sale date has beenpostponed, and, if applicable, the re-scheduled time and date for the sale ofthis property, you may call 760-438-1914during business hours for information re-garding the trustee’s sale. Recordedquestions left by voice mail will be re-turned the next business day. Informationabout postponements that are very shortin duration or that occur close in time tothe scheduled sale may not immediatelybe reflected in the telephone information.The best way to verify postponement in-formation is to attend the scheduled sale.

Dated: February 9, 2015

PAGE 10 FEBRUARY 20, 2015 LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO

TRUSTEE’S SALE TRUSTEE’S SALE

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FORBIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Southwestern CommunityCollege District of San Diego County, California, acting by andthrough its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the “DIS-TRICT” will receive up to, but no later than 11 AM on TuesdayMarch 17, 2015 sealed Bids, No.1415-207, for the award of acontract for the Lattice Replacement Phase 3 and RoofingProject. Bids shall be addressed to Priya Jerome, Director ofProcurement, Central Services & Risk Management; Room 1651located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910, andshall be opened on the date and at the time listed above.

Contractors interested in obtaining bid documents must contactProfessional Reprographics at 241 W. 35th Street, Suite A,National City CA. 91950 or (619) 272-5600. CD’s are availablefor a $15.00 fee. Documents may also be viewed and/or down-loaded at no cost by visiting www.proreproplanroom.com Pleasenote that you will need to login under your company’s name andpassword in order to download the plans. If you do not have acompany login and/or password, please register with the sitefirst. If you have questions about registering, please contactAngel Leano at (619) 272-5600. Obtaining copies of the bid docu-ments is the responsibility of the bidder and the costs are non-refundable. Bidders are also responsible for checking the websitenoted above for any addenda that may be posted.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’scheck, or a Bid Bond in favor of the District in an amount notless than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price.Each bid shall also be accompanied by the Non-collusion Dec-laration, the List of Subcontractors Form, the Iran ContractingAct Certification and all additional documentation required bythe Instructions to Bidders.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish the District witha Performance Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, anda Payment Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, prior toexecution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from asurety that meets all of the State of California bonding require-ments, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120,and is admitted by the State of California.

The Director of the California Department of Industrial Rela-tions has determined the general prevailing rate of per diemwages in the locality in which this work is to be performed foreach craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract,which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of whichare on file and will be made available to any interested partyupon request at Southwestern Community College or online athttp://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. It shall be mandatory upon the Con-tractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcon-tractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified ratesto all workers employed by them in the execution of the con-tract.

If the bids subject to this Notice are due on or after March 1,2015, then pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1,all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listedin a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public workmust be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into withoutproof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registra-tion with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform pub-lic work. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontrac-tors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the De-partment of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforce-ment by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding onthis project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evalu-ate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliancerequirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Cali-fornia Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 andPublic Contract Code Section 3300, and shall be licensed in thefollowing classification as required by the scope of work requiredin the above called out bid packages: A, B or C-5 license. Anybidder not licensed at the time of the bid opening will be rejectedas non-responsive. Contractors shall have been in businessunder the same name and California contractor’s license for aminimum of three (3) continuous years prior to bid opening.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the success-ful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheldby the District to ensure his performance under the Contract.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Building 400 onthe following date(s) and time(s): Tuesday March 3, 2015 9:00AM to 10:00 AM. Each and every Bidder Must attend the Pre-Bid Conference. Prospective bidders may visit the Project Sitewithout making arrangements through the District. Bids Will Notbe accepted from any bidder who did not attend the Pre-BidConference.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(c), if the Dis-trict has made any findings designating certain materials, prod-ucts, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, suchfindings and the materials, products, things, or services andtheir specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Spe-cial Conditions.

Award of Contract: The District shall award the Contract for theProject to the lowest responsible bidder as determined from theBase Bid with Allowance. The District reserves the right toreject any or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informali-ties in any bids or in the bidding process.

Please email any questions to rdepew@swccd.edu. Contrac-tors shall reference Bid No.1415- 207 Lattice ReplacementPhase 3 and Roofing Project in the email subject line. Thefinal day for questions shall be March 5, 2015, no later than 11PM.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days followingthe date of the bid opening.

Dated this: February 20, 2015Bid Documents available on: February 20, 2015

Secretary to the Governing BoardMelinda Nish, Ed. D.

Southwestern Community College Districtof San Diego County, California

Published: February 20 and 27, 2015 La Prensa San Diego

FEIST, VETTER, KNAUF AND LOY,APC, as TrusteeBy: Lisa M. Frazee,Vice-President5120 Avenida Encinas,Suite 110Carlsbad, CA 92008-4384Telephone: (760) 438-1914

Published: Feb. 13, 20, 27, 2015La Prensa San Diego

REQUESTING BIDSORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00029443-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: AHMAD ALZEDI and ZAINABALTEMIMI on behalf of minor AYAAHMAD HASHEM and ALIAH AHMADHASHEM filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:A. AYA AHMAD HASHEM to AYAAHMAD ALZEDI B. ALIAH AHMADHASHEM to ALIAH AHMAD ALZEDI

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: FEB-27-2015. 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: JAN 14, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13, 20/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00002399-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: KARINA NAYELY GOMEZHERRERA filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:KARINA NAYELY GOMEZ HERRERA toKARINA GOMEZ HERRERA

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: MAR-20-2015. 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: JAN 23, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13, 20/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00001886-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: MAYRA VAZZQUEZ filed a pe-tition with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:MAYRA VAZZQUEZ aka MAYRAKARINA VASQUEZ to MAAEYRA ZAAL

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: MAR-06-2015. 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: JAN 23, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13, 20/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00002643-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: BETSABE SALINAS on be-half of minor MATTHEW PEREZ fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:MATTHEW PEREZ to MATTHEWRAMIREZ-SALINAS

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: MAR-13-2015. 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: JAN 26, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13, 20/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00003675-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: TERRY DEANGELO filed a pe-tition with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:TERRY DEANGELO to ANDREW TAY-LOR

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: MAR-20-2015. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:C-46. The address of the court is Supe-rior Court of California, County of San Di-ego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: FEB 02, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2014-00041319-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: JUAN CARLOS FLORESJUAREZ and CONSUELO JACOBOGUTIERREZ on behalf of minorBRIAN FLORES JACOBO filed a peti-tion with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:BRIAN FLORES JACOBO to BRIANFLORES JACOBO

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: MAR-06-2015. 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: JAN 14, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27/2015La Prensa San Diego

SUMMONS

CHANGE OF NAME CHANGE OF NAME

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSSAN DIEGO REGIONAL VANPOOL PROGRAM

Thank you for your interest in contracting opportunities with theSan Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG). SANDAGis seeking proposals from qualified firms to operate and marketa region-wide commuter vanpool program. The goals of the pro-gram are to reduce traffic congestion, improve air quality, andencourage drive-alone commuters to rideshare.

Proposal Due Date: Proposals must be submitted electroni-cally by 4 p.m. (PST), on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, via theSANDAG online bid management system at: sandag.org/con-tracts. The electronic bid system will close exactly at the stateddate and time or as changed by addenda.

No pre-proposal meeting will be held for this Request for Pro-posals (RFP).

A copy of the RFP No. 5004245, and related informational docu-ments and forms, can be accessed from the SANDAG websiteat: sandag.org/contracts or by contacting: Janet Yeh, SANDAG,401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, California 92101, (619) 699-6952, janet.yeh@sandag.org.

Published: February 20, 2015 La Prensa San Diego

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FORBIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Southwestern Community Col-lege District of San Diego County, California, acting by andthrough its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the “DIS-TRICT” will receive up to, but no later than 10 AM on TuesdayMarch 17, 2015 sealed Bids, No.1415-209, for the award of acontract for the 710 Hydronic Piping and Ceramics Up-grades Project. Bids shall be addressed to Priya Jerome, Di-rector of Procurement, Central Services & Risk Management;Room 1651 located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA91910, and shall be opened on the date and at the time listedabove.

Contractors interested in obtaining bid documents must contactProfessional Reprographics at 241 W.35th Street, Suite A, Na-tional City CA. 91950 or (619) 272-5600. CD’s are available fora $15.00 fee. Documents may also be viewed and/or down-loaded at no cost by visiting www.proreproplanroom.com. Pleasenote that you will need to login under your company’s name andpassword in order to download the plans. If you do not have acompany login and/or password, please register with the sitefirst. If you have questions about registering, please contactAngel Leano at (619) 272-5600. Obtaining copies of the bid docu-ments is the responsibility of the bidder and the costs are non-refundable. Bidders are also responsible for checking the websitenoted above for any addenda that may be posted.

Bids must be accompanied by cash, a certified or cashier’scheck, or a Bid Bond in favor of the District in an amount notless than ten percent (10%) of the submitted Total Bid Price.Each bid shall also be accompanied by the Non-collusion Dec-laration, the List of Subcontractors Form, the Iran ContractingAct Certification and all additional documentation required bythe Instructions to Bidders.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish the District witha Performance Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, anda Payment Bond equal to 100% of the successful bid, prior toexecution of the Contract. All bonds are to be secured from asurety that meets all of the State of California bonding require-ments, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120,and is admitted by the State of California.

The Director of the California Department of Industrial Rela-tions has determined the general prevailing rate of per diemwages in the locality in which this work is to be performed foreach craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract,which will be awarded to the successful bidder, copies of whichare on file and will be made available to any interested partyupon request at Southwestern Community College or online athttp://www.dir.ca.gov/dlsr. It shall be mandatory upon the Con-tractor to whom the contract is awarded, and upon any subcon-tractor under him, to pay not less than the said specified ratesto all workers employed by them in the execution of the con-tract.

If the bids subject to this Notice are due on or after March 1,2015, then pursuant to Labor Code sections 1725.5 and 1771.1,all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listedin a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public workmust be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations.No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into withoutproof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registra-tion with the Department of Industrial Relations to perform pub-lic work. If awarded a Contract, the Bidder and its subcontrac-tors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the De-partment of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project.

This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforce-ment by the Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding onthis project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evalu-ate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliancerequirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Cali-fornia Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 andPublic Contract Code Section 3300, and shall be licensed in thefollowing classification as required by the scope of work requiredin the above called out bid packages: A or C20 and C36 li-cense. Any bidder not licensed at the time of the bid openingwill be rejected as non-responsive. Contractors shall have beenin business under the same name and California contractor’slicense for a minimum of three (3) continuous years prior to bidopening.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 22300, the success-ful bidder may substitute certain securities for funds withheldby the District to ensure his performance under the Contract.

A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Building 710 onthe following date(s) and time(s): Tuesday March 3, 2015 1:00PM to 2:00 PM. Each and every Bidder must attend the Pre-BidConference. Prospective bidders may visit the Project Site with-out making arrangements through the District. Bids will not beaccepted from any bidder who did not attend the Pre-Bid Con-ference.

Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(c), if the Dis-trict has made any findings designating certain materials, prod-ucts, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, suchfindings and the materials, products, things, or services andtheir specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Spe-cial Conditions.

Award of Contract: The District shall award the Contract for theProject to the lowest responsible bidder as determined from theBase Bid with Allowance. The District reserves the right to rejectany or all bids or to waive any irregularities or informalities inany bids or in the bidding process.

Please email any questions to rdepew@swccd.edu. Contractorsshall reference Bid No.1415-209 710 Hydronic Piping and Ce-ramics Upgrades Project in the email subject line. The final dayfor questions shall be March 5, 2015, no later than 11 AM.

No bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days followingthe date of the bid opening.

Dated this: February 20, 2015Bid Documents available on: February 24, 2015

Secretary to the Governing BoardMelinda Nish, Ed. D.

Southwestern Community College Districtof San Diego County, California

Published: February 20, 27, 2015 La Prensa San Diego

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Las actividades en Sparta55son variadas y su fundadorJuan Escorcia planea en con-junto con la ciudad de ChulaVista, ofrecer sesiones deentrenamiento al aire libre a lasmultitudes para concientizarsobre la importancia de la salud.La información sobre ésta yotras actividades se encuentraen www.facebook.com/Sparta55USA

Barrera Taurina…rumors, half-truths, and anything in between…By Mark Schwarz

The Plaza Santa Maria deBogota, Colombia, has been or-dered to reopen as soon as pos-sible by a 5 – 4 vote of the Co-lombian Constitutional Court,thus ruling finally that BogotaMayor Gustavo Petro’s unilat-eral 2012 decision to closedown the plaza—and by exten-sion any taurine activity in thecity—was unconstitutional andbeyond the scope of his office.

One of South America’smost important plazas from the40s through the 90s, the Bogotaaficion was forced by Petro,who has stated that he wouldrather lose an election than seeel toreo continue, to find otherplazas and other countries, tosatisfy its “ganas de toros.”

Pressure was brought, ini-tially, by a group of 8 Colom-bian novilleros, who staged athree-month long hunger strikeat the Plaza’s entrance for“their right to free expression”

as artists of an accepted cul-tural practice. The judges citedthat right, along with “Ley 916de 2004”, which explicitly for-bids mayors or governors frommaking demanding any type ofextra permission, regulation, orstipulation to inhibit the celebra-tion of corridas. Although theruling allows taurine activity toresume immediately, the judgesstipulated that before any tau-rine events can take place, theneglected physical structure ofthe plaza, built in 1931, must berestored for safety concerns.Corridas will most likely resumein the fall of this year.

Luis Sayeg, third partner,along with Pablo Moreno andJuan Pablo Corona, of CasaToreros, stated that the innova-tive taurine empresarial groupis finalizing plans for the 2015temporada in Tijuana. Asked tocomment on prospects, includ-ing specific toreros, Sayeg de-clined to say which, if any, havebeen contracted for the season,

which was rumored to be atrisk.

Sayeg stated only that CasaToreros is currently busy withmultiple “Carnaval” fairs in thecities of Jalostotitlan and Autlande la Grana, Jalisco, as well asVilla de Alvarez, Colima, heldin the world’s most unique plazade toros, a wood and hemp fi-ber arena constructed by thetown’s residents each year spe-cifically for their carnival obser-vances.

The last corrida of the 2014-2015 temporada in MexicoCity will took place Sunday,February 15, featured three ofthe successes (??) of the sea-son, Jose Luis Angelino, JoseMauricio, and Fermin Rivera.

Certainly a worthy, and jus-tifiable, combination, crafted ascartels once were; based on thesuccesses in previous corridas.Such in the moment thinking ishardly common in the moderntaurine empresariat; more likelyare the multiple appearances of

the consolidated “figuras”, mer-ited or not, whose box officeappeal has been proven, aslikely as not sandwiched be-tween safer, veteran matadorswho are happy simply to beactive again, and younger, in-experienced men whose chanc-es for future employment hingeon these limited appearances.

The season in La Mexico canbe divided into two parts; the first2/3, featured several encierrosof bulls of questionable age andalmost embarrassingly poorphysical presentation, 2 indultos(the pardoning of a bull’s life af-ter a superior performance) andso many dubiously awardedears that even the normally easy-going capital city taurine pressfound it necessary to raise analarm. The last third of the sea-son saw more—not most—le-gitimately presented bulls, whosebravery, maturity, and trickinessadded an element of danger andauthenticity sorely missing fromthe first 60%.

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Fictitious Business Name: JCL DIAMONDWINDOWS at 3411 Paseo De Sabato,National City, CA, County of San Diego,91950.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Jaime Sanchez, 3411 Paseode Sabato, National City, CA 91950.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/20/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant who

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Fictitious Business Name: SHATTERWEBLLC at 7 E Paisley St., Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Shatterweb LLC, 7 E Pais-ley St., Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Edgar Sevilla. Title:ManagerThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 23, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002116

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Fictitious Business Name: BAJATRUCK&TRACTOR SALES LLC at16215 Alpine Blvd., Alpine, CA, Countyof San Diego, 91901. Mailing Address:P.O. Box 13264, El Cajon, CA 92022This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Baja Truck&Tractor SalesLLC, 771 S. Lincoln Ave., El Cajon, CA92020This 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: Francisco Castro. Title:ManagerThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 02, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003018

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Fictitious Business Name: a. NICO’S SEA-FOOD FROZEN PRODUCTS b.NICO’S SEAFOOD FROZEN PROD-UCTS at 322 Palomar St., Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Arnulfo Contreras Jr., 322Palomar St., Chula Vista, CA 91911. 2.David Contreras, 322 Palomar St., ChulaVista, CA 91911.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: Arnulfo Contreras Jr.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 02, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003125

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Fictitious Business Name: JRM CONSULT-ANTS AND INVESTIGATIONS CO. at3225 North Harbor Dr. #115, San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92101.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. John Warren Holem, 4530S. Sea Breeze Place, Chandler, AZ85248. 2. Estelita K. Holem, 4530 S. SeaBreeze Place, Chandler, AZ 85248This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: 08/01/1989I 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: John Warren HolemThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 06, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003624

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Fictitious Business Name: TORTILLERIALA ESTRELLA at 2762 Ridegway Dr.,National City, CA, County of San Diego,91950.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Enrique Aguilar, 3044Idlewild Way, San Diego, CA 92117.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:09/30/2013I 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: Enrique AguilarThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 04, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003381

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Fictitious Business Name: SMILEPHOTOBOOTH SAN DIEGO at 1441Santa Lucia Road #915, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91913.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Iván Cabrera Galvan, 1441Santa Lucia Road #915, Chula Vista, CA91913This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:02/01/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Ivan CabreraThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 02, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003074

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Fictitious Business Name: KHK SERVICESat 1323 Mill Valley Rd., Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91913.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Carmen Patricia IñiguezRamos, 1323 Mill Valley Rd., ChulaVista, CA 91913. 2. Hugo Avila, 1323Mill Valley Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91913.This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: 01/01/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Carmen PatriciaIñiguezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 26, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002224

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Fictitious Business Name: ARCAMMISCONSULTING at 11820 Caneridge Road,San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92128.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Kelvin Mean, 11820Caneridge Road, San Diego, CA 92128This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/01/2005I 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: Kelvin MeanThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 26, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002222

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Fictitious Business Name: a. BURKETTCONSULTING GROUP b. BURKETTCONSULTANTS at 9449 Balboa Avenue,Suite 270, San Diego, CA, County of SanDiego, 92123.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: BWE, Inc., 9449 Balboa Av-enue, Suite 270, San Diego, CA 92123.This 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 JAN 13, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-001058

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Fictitious Business Name: JC DELIVERIESat 401 Hidden Vista Dr., Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Julio C. Farias, 401 HiddenVista Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91910This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/26/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Julio C. FariasThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 26, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002242

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Fictitious Business Name: a. NOVO BRA-ZIL BREWING COMPANY b. NOVOBRAZIL BREWING at 901 Lane Ave.,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91914.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Otay Lakes Brewery, LLC,901 Lane Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91914.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: Morise GusmaoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 26, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002286

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Fictitious Business Name: DULZURATIRES at 436 Tecate Rd., Tecate, CA,County of San Diego, 91980.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Marcos Mora, 436 TecateRd., Tecate, CA 91980.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/01/2006I 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 MoraThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 26, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002325

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Fictitious Business Name: BANONA CABCO at 5863 Roswell St., San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92114.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Michael Beyene, 5863Roswell St., San Diego, CA 92114.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/27/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Michael BeyeneThis Statement Was Filed With Ernest

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Fictitious Business Name: LENSTER GRIPat 6464 Crabtree, San Diego, CA, Countyof San Diego, 92114.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Lenny Rivas, 6464 Crabtree,San Diego, CA 92114.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/30/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Lenny RivasThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 30, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-002883

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Fictitious Business Name: ISUSHI at 555Broadway Ste. 124, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91910. Mailing Ad-dress: 430 J St., Chula Vista, CA 91910This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Miguel A. Alatorre de Hijar,430 J St., Chula Vista, CA 91910This 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: Miguel A Alatorre deHijarThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 05, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003505

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Fictitious Business Name: AMERICARAUTO EXPERT at 3058 Clairemont Dr.#8, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92117. Mailing Address: 778 Medford St.,El Cajon, CA 92020This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Bernard Edouard Sfeir, 778Medford St., El Cajon, CA 92020This 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: Bernard Edouard SfeirThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 09, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003771

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Fictitious Business Name:JOSHUA&ISAAC PARTY DECORA-TIONS at 3587 Kenora Dr. #A, Spring Val-ley, CA, County of San Diego, 91977.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Belem Araceli de Martinez,3587 Kenora Dr. #A, Spring Valley, CA91977.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:02/10/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Belem Araceli deMartinezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 10, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003916

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Fictitious Business Name: VALERIE’SPARTY RENTS at 222 E Oxford St.,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Marco A. Dominguez, 222 E.Oxford St., Chula Vista, CA 91911This 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: Marco A. DominguezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 10, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003840

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Fictitious Business Name: a. BLACK FOR-EST INC. b. BLACK FOREST LUMBERc. BLACK FOREST PLYWOOD d.BLACK FOREST USA e. BLACK FOR-EST SAN DIEGO at 571 Third Ave. #B,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Black Forest Inc., 571 ThirdAve. #B, Chula Vista, CA 91910This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:01/29/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Dieter Scheuring. Title:PresidentThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 10, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003923

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Fictitious Business Name: MARALOVE atPaseo Ensenada 2983, Tijuana, B.C,County of Mexico, 22206. Mailing Ad-dress: P.O. Box 8103, Chula Vista, CA91912This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Mariel Méndez Ledezma,Paseo Ensenada 2983, Tijuana, B.C,Mexico 22206This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:02/11/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant who

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00001635-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: EVANGELICA ORTEGAFLORES filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:EVANGELICA ORTEGA FLORES toEVANGELICA ROYBAL

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: MAR-20-2015. 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: JAN 30, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 6, 13, 20, 27/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00003025-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: MERANDA ANN CASTREYfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:MERANDA ANN CASTREY to MIRANDAANN CASTREY

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: MARCH-27-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept.: 46. The address of the court is Su-perior Court of California, County of SanDiego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego,CA 92101A 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: FEB 02, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 13, 23, 30. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00003939-CU-PT-CTL

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: MARCH-27-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept.: 46. The address of the court is Su-perior Court of California, County of SanDiego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego,CA 92101A 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: FEB 04, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 13, 23, 30. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00004596-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: LOURDES VERONICAOLIVARES on behalf of minor PERLAISIS LOPEZ filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changing names as fol-lows:PERLA ISIS LOPEZ to PERLA ISISOLIVARES

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: MARCH-27-2015. Time: 9:30 a.m.Dept.: 46. The address of the court is Su-perior Court of California, County of SanDiego, 220 West Broadway, San Diego,CA 92101A 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: FEB 11, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 13, 23, 30. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

declares 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: Mariel MéndezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 11, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-004062

Published: Feb. 13, 20, 27. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: GLAM BAR BYAK at 296 Sea Vale St. #B, Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Ana B. Kiryakos, 296 SeaVale St. #B, Chula Vista, CA 91910.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:01/01/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Ana B. KiryakosThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 12, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-004080

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: SOUTH BAYREGISTRATION SERVICE at 1418Broadway No. 2, Chula Vista, CA, Countyof San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Rosa Ma. Ibarra, 2755, SubolCt, San Diego, CA 92154.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of BusinessWas:05/12/2008I 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 Ma. IbarraThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 11, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003988

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name:RGM&BROTHERS CONSTRUCTIONINC at 8275 Panchoy St., Lemon Grove,CA, County of San Diego, 91945.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: RGM&Brothers ConstructionInc., 8275 Panchoy St., Lemon Grove, CA91945This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:01/30/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Noe Garcia. Title: Presi-dentThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 06, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003556

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: NENE ELPESCADOR at 2674 112 L St., San Di-ego, CA, County of San Diego, 92102.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Luis Barrientos, 2674 112 LSt., San Diego, CA 92102.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:02/10/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Luis BarrientosThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 10, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003903

Published: Feb. 13, 20, 27. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00004154-CU-PT-NC

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: TEODOSIA HERRERA-ZAFRA and EPIFANIO FLORES onbehalf of minor VALERIA GUZMAN fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:VALERIA GUZMAN to VALERIAFLORES

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: APRIL-21-2015. Time: 8:30 a.m.Dept.: 26. The address of the court is Su-perior Court of California, County of SanDiego, 325 S Melrose Drive, Vista, CA92081. North County DivisionA 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: FEB 06, 2015

WILLIAM S. DATOJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 20, 27. Mar. 6, 13/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00003918-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: PRISCILLA MANGAT on be-half of minor ELIANA DORARAMIREZ filed a petition with this courtfor a decree changing names as follows:ELIANA DORA RAMIREZ to ELIANADORA MANGAT

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: MAR-20-2015. 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, CA92101.A 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: FEB 04, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: Feb. 20, 27. Mar. 6, 13/2015La Prensa San Diego

ABANDONMENT OFFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OF USE

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME

Fictitious Business Name: JFGG-DELIV-ERIES, 1075 W. San Ysidro, San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92173. Mail-ing Address: 3640 Arey Drive #3, San Di-ego, CA 92154The Fictitious Business Name referred toabove was filed in San Diego County on:03/13/2014, and assigned File No. 2014-007108Is Abandoned by The Following Regis-trant: Juan F. Galeana, 3640 Arey Dr. #3,San Diego, CA 92154I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S ignature of Regis t rant: Juan F.GaleanaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 02, 2015

Assigned File No.: 2015-003114

Published: Feb. 13, 20, 27. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: GARCIASTRANSPORT at 7850 Water Villa Road,San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92154. Mailing Address: 2498 Roll Drive526, San Diego, CA 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Alexis Francisco GarciaIzquierdo, 1213-2 Hilltop Drive, ChulaVista, CA 91911.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: Alexis FranciscoGarcia IzquierdoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 21, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-001882

Published: Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13, 20/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: UNWIND RESI-DENTIAL CLEANING at 1729 Oro VistaRd. #133, San Diego, CA, County of SanDiego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Gabriela Duarte-Macias,1729 Oro Vista Rd., San Diego, CA92154.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: Gabriela Duarte-MaciasThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 21, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-001877

Published: Jan. 30. Feb. 6, 13, 20/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: RCP FLOORINGat 851 Riverlawn Unit B, Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Rodrigo Chavez, 851Riverlawn Unit B, Chula Vista, CA 91911This 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: Rodrigo ChavezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County JAN 13, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-001066

Published: Feb. 13, 20, 27. Mar. 6/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: NATIONALFREE ATM at 20 East Rienstra St. #8,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Mahir Shamon, 20 EastRienstra St. #8, Chula Vista, CA 91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Mahir ShamonThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 05, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-003521

Published: Feb. 20, 27. Mar. 6, 13/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: LOS TAPATIOSMEXICAN FOOD at 2860 Main StreetSuite J, San Diego, CA, County of SanDiego, 92113.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Horacio Lazaro, 2885 CaseyStreet Unit B, San Diego, CA 92139This 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: Horacio LazaroThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 11, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-004032

Published: Feb. 20, 27. Mar. 6, 13/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: BANONA CABat 5863 Roswell St., San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92114.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Michael Beyene, 5863Roswell St., San Diego, CA 92114This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:02/13/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Michael BeyeneThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County FEB 13, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-004179

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