la prensa san diego - jan 3, 2014 issue
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1976 2010
JANUARY 3, 2014Vol. XXXVIII No. 01
38 YEARSof Publication
1976-2014
La Prensa Muñoz, Inc. Publications
Rosca de Reyes:a strong traditionin San Diego
By Pablo J. Sáinz
For 25 years in Chula Vista, theAbrego family has helped maintainthe tradition of January 6, Three WiseMen Day, thanks to their deliciousroscas de Reyes (or Three Wise Mencakes) which they prepare with lotsof love at Panaderia La Moreliana.
“Roscaas de Reyes is very impor-tant,” said Elizabeth Abrego, co-owner of Panaderia La Moreliana,located on Quintard St., in ChulaVista. “There’s a lot of demand for
Rosca de Reyes:una tradición enSan DiegoPor Pablo J. Sáinz
Por 25 años en Chula Vista, la fa-milia Abrego ha ayudado a mantenerviva la tradición del 6 de enero, Díade los Tres Reyes Magos, gracias asus deliciosas roscas de Reyes quepreparan con mucho amor enPanadería La Moreliana.
“Las roscas de Reyes son muyimportantes”, dijo Elizabeth Abrego,co-propietaria de Panadería LaMoreliana, ubicada sobre la QuintardSt., en Chula Vista. “Hay muchademanda, tenemos mucha ventaporque a la gente le interesa manteneresta tradición mexicana”.
Abrego indicó que a partir de esteviernes 3 de enero La Morelianacomenzará a preparar roscas, aunqueel 6 de enero la demanda por lasroscas, es tanta, que la panadería enese día solo se dedica a hornearroscas.
El 6 de enero, los mexicanoscelebran el Día de Reyes, o laEpifanía, conmemorando el día enque los Tres Reyes Magos, siguiendola estrella de Belén, llegaron conregalos de oro, mirra e incienso parael Niño Dios. La celebración es muy
“Roscas de Reyes”
(see Rosca de Reyes, page 4)
(vea Rosca de Reyes, página 4)
By Daniel H. Muñoz
In 2013 the down fall of mayorBob Filner will probably be consid-ered the news story of the year, butfor La Prensa San Diego and its His-panic readers the news story of theyear was about Immigration Reform.Not only was it covered by us, on ourfront pages, it was a constant topicof discussion by our commentarywriters and was often fodder for oureditorials.
Immigration Reform was such animportant part of our coverage dur-ing the past year that we asked writerEduardo Stanley to focus solely onimmigration and review the long andwinding path that immigration reformtook during the year.
In this portion of the Year End Re-view we will be looking at all the otherstories that made the front pages ofLa Prensa San Diego as we coveredthe news of the year.
At the beginning of the Year 2013,there was a renewed hope with theeconomic recovery underway andhope in a new immigration reformpolicy to be passed sometime duringthe year, or so we thought. In 2013,there was a focus on individualswithin the community, with their suc-cess, their issues, their life’s accom-plishments, and their commitment tocommunity, we didn’t plan it that way,but, this was where the stories of theyear took us!
* * * *In January the person, receiving
a lot of attention was Ben Affleck!You are right he is not Hispanic buthe did play a Hispanic in the Oscarwinning film “Argo.” This film wasabout super spy Antonio “Tony”Mendez, a CIA operative who led therescue of six U.S. diplomats fromTehran, Iran during the 1979 Iranhostage crisis. For many they saw thetitle role of a Hispanic being playedan Anglo as “Whitewashing AnAmerican Hero…” as expressed ina story written by Bel Hernandez ofLatin Heat Entertainment.
After President Obama was re-elected, which wouldn’t have hap-pened with the support of the His-panic community, the community wasa little dismayed with the lack of His-panic appointments within thePresident’s cabinet. Obama in his firstterm appointed Ken Salazar as Inte-rior Secretary, and Hilda Solis asLabor Secretary, in 2013 both re-signed their positions and it wasn’tuntil later that Obama finally an-nounced the appointment of TomPerez to become the next Labor Sec-retary, the only Latino to serve as aCabinet member, after much pressurefrom Latino groups.
The other big story for the monthof January was the beating of a youngman with Down syndrome. AntonioMartinez, a young Hispanic waswalking to work at this parents’panaderia one morning in Vista whenthe Sheriffs pulled up and yelled at
By Eduardo Stanley
The much announced immigrationreform didn’t happen during 2013. Butmany things happened around the is-sue and the pressure toward a changein the existing law was intense —yetworthless due to the Republican re-fusal to pass a bill in this regard. How-ever, Obama and Democrats are notinnocents about this political and leg-islative impasse since they controlledthe issue, marginalizing from the dis-cussion about immigration reformactivists and community based orga-nizations involved in the 2006 and2007 immigrant’s mobilizations.
Can 2014 be the year of the immi-gration reform? If so, what type ofreform? The “model,” based on therecently approved bill on the Senatewould leave millions out of the loopand will militarize the US-Mexicoborder. Yet they call it “comprehen-sive” reform bill.
Lets take a look on the highlightssurrounding the immigration issue thattook place in the last 12 months.
* * * *• April. National Rally for Citizen-
ship. Thousands of people marchedin some US cities, mainly in Wash-ington, D.C., in support for an immi-gration reform. It wasn’t like in 2006and 2007 because this time it was anorganized event from “the top” byseveral unions and organizations.
One week later, eight senators, fourfrom each party, known as the “Gang
Immigration reform: 2013 brought frustration
Fasting for immigration reform was something Maya Medina, ofChula Vista, had to do in November and Jennifer Chung Klam
brought to us her story. Medina who had an inner drive to make adifference also had her grandfather, Eliosa Medina, labor and
immigration reformer to support her.Picutured top row (left to right): S.J. Jung; Eliseo Medina; Gloria
Steinem; Mary Grillo; Cristian Avila; Shoshanah Kay; Rev. MichaelLivingston. Second row (left to right): Alesa MacKool; Maya
Medina; Elena Medina; Tom Weis; Sang Hyug Jung; Dae Joong(D.J.) Yoong. Third row: Lupita Medina
2013 Year End Review
(see Immigration, page 2)(see 2013, page 3)
2013 was an exciting and diverseyear from Raquel Pomplun of
Chula Vista being namedPlaymate of the year, GraciaMolina de Pick endowment toChicana Studies, to CardinalGeorgium Marium Bergoglio
becoming the 266th Pope - PopeFrancis I - the first Latin
American Pope.
Pope Francis I
Gracia Molina de Pick (center with flowers) surrounded by MesaCollege professors. Lefto to right: Professor Manuel Velez, ProfessorVictoria Chavez, Dionne Espinoza, Ph.D., Professor, CSULA,Gracia
Molina de Pick, Community Activist Tommie Camarillo, PatriciaAguayo, Chicana Artist, and Professor Cesar Lopez, Ph.D.
Tijuana-Ensenada scenichighway collapse will
affect tourismSee Page 2
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MEXICO DEL NORTEPor Jorge Mujica Murias
Ventanas ycalendarios
Dice en su último editorialdel año Jorge Durand,paisanólogo director de ElColegio de la Frontera Norte,que “la ventana para lareforma migratoria enEstados Unidos” se cerrócon el final del año, porque elpróximo es año electoral y anadie le interesará ladiscusión.
Es del tipo de opinionesque condenan a losmovimientos sociales a superdición.
Muy académicos y conpoca relación con la historia ylas sociedades. Corría el año1986, año electoral, cuandolos Republicanos se dieroncuenta de que no les iba a irbien en las elecciones ydecidieron echar mano deltema, precisamente, con fineselectorales.
California, ya desdeentonces el estado con másmigrantes y con más votantesen el país, podría decidir laselecciones.
La decisión de la entoncesmayoría Republicana en elSenado fue lo que hoyconocemos como la“Amnistía” del 96. Laaprobaron sin tapujos. Parasu desgracia, midieron mal elcalendario, y Ronald Reaganno la firmó hasta dossemanas después de laselecciones, cuando ya habíansido estrepitósamentederrotados en las urnas. Perohubo reforma y era añoelectoral.
Corría el año 2006, cuandose supo que en los últimosalientos del año viejo elcongresista JimSensenbrenner se las habíaarreglado para que elpresidente de la cámara baja,Dennis Hastert, pasara aaprobación express laHR4436, que convertía encrimen federal estar enEstados Unidos sin papeles.Se preveía su aprobación sinmayor problema en el senadoen 2006, año electoral. Peroles salió el chirrión por elpalito.
En vez de movilizarelectores a las eleccionesprimarias, las organizacionesmovieron a la gente a lascalles, en la Primavera delInmigrante. Lasmovilizaciones lograron pararen seco la HR4436 y que elSenado aprobara algo casitotalmente opuesto.
Por desgracia, lasorganizaciones ligadas a lospartidos políticos,específicamente alDemócrata, decidieron enmayo que “la próximamarcha era hacia las urnas”,y supeditaron el futuro del
By Pablo J. Sáinz
San Diegans who werethinking of travelling to En-senada during the first days ofJanuary will have to take thefree road instead of the toll-scenic road due to a collapseoccurred in the last days ofDecember.
The collapse happenedaround kilometer 93 of theTijuana-Ensenada scenic toll-road in the first minutes of Sat-urday, Dec. 28; days after a4.6 earthquake struck the area.
Antonio Gutierrez Lugo,state coordinator for the Fed-eral Police in Baja California,said that starting at midnight ofSaturday the highway wasclosed to heavy trucks andlater at 3 a.m., it was com-pletely shutdown to all traffic,sending it to the free road.
Finally, around 6 a.m. a 300-meter segment of the road col-lapsed in both directions nearkilometer 93.
State authorities are recom-mending several alternateroutes to those traveling fromand to Ensenada.
If you want to go fromsouth to north that is fromEnsenada to Tijuana, you needto take the free road and enterthe toll-road in La Mision orcontinue on the free road allthe way to Tijuana.
If you’re travelling fromnorth to south, from Tijuana toEnsenada, you will exit the toll-road in La Mision to enter thefree road to Ensenada, throughthe small town known as ElTigre.
Another alternative is totake Federal Highway 3, Te-cate-Ensenada, or to take theEnsenada-San Felipe highwayif you’re travelling to Mexicali.
“Ensenada is not isolated,”said Baja California GovernorFrancisco “Kiko” Vega duringa visit to the damaged area inrecent days.
The governor said that thestate would make all the nec-essary work to restore this im-portant communication route inthe least amount of time pos-sible with the goal of minimiz-ing the effects to the popula-tion, including the commercialand tourist sectors in Ensenada.
Vega de Lamadrid made thevisit with Ensenada MayorGilberto Hirata Chico.
Although authorities re-ported no injuries or accidentson the highway, the TourismDepartment of Baja Californiarecommends taking precau-tions, obeying signs, and direc-tions from emergency person-nel working on the detour area
to help with traffic.To get more information
about tourist activity in En-senada, and in the rest of thestate, the Tourism Departmenthas an information and help lineat 078.
Among the immediate solu-tions include opening a provi-sional road or create extralanes in some areas of the free
road Tijuana-Ensenada.The most affected industry
by the collapsed highway byfar will be tourism from Cali-fornia, since most tourists takethe scenic road. Also, Januaryis when whale-watching sea-son begins in Ensenada. Also,it will affect tourism to Vallede Guadalupe, which is famousfor its wines.
Tijuana-Ensenada scenic highway collapse will affect tourism
(vea Ventas... página 4)
Colapso de carretera escénica a Ensenada afectará al turismoPor Pablo J. Sáinz
Los sandieguinos que teníanpensado viajar a Ensenada du-rante los primeros días de enerovan a tener que tomar lacarretera libre en vez de laescénica debido al desliza-miento que ocurrió a finales dediciembre.
El deslizamiento se registróa la altura del kilómetro 93 dela carretera escénica Tijuana-Ensenada en los primerosminutos del sábado 28 dediciembre, supuestamentedebido a varios movimientostelúricos ocurridos desde díasantes.
El chofer de un tráiler quequedó varado en medio de laautopista colapsada, narró amedios locales que su camiónestaba cargado con 36 tone-ladas de cemento cuandocomenzó el hundimiento de lacarretera.
Antonio Gutiérrez Lugo,coordinador estatal de la PolicíaFederal en Baja California,
informó que a partir de lamedianoche del sábado se cerróla carretera para el tránsito devehículos pesados y poste-riormente a las 3 a.m. se cerróel paso para todo tipo devehículos, desviando la circula-ción hacia la carretera libre, loque evitó que se pusiera enriesgo a los automovilistas.
Finalmente cerca de las 6a.m. se colapsó un tramo decasi 300 metros en ambossentidos de circulación a laaltura del kilómetro 93.
Las autoridades estatalesestán haciendo varias reco-mendaciones de rutas alternaspara los automovilistas queviajan desde y hacia Ensenada.
Si se desea transitar de sura norte, es decir de Ensenada aTijuana, se tendrá que tomar laCarretera Libre e incorporarseen La Misión a la carretera decuota o continuar por la ca-rretera libre hacia Tijuana.
De la misma manera, si setransita de norte a sur, deTijuana a Ensenada, se des-
viará en el mismo punto, LaMisión, para tomar desde ahíla carretera libre a Ensenada,a través del poblado de ElTigre.
Otra alternativa es utilizar lacarretera federal 3, Tecate-Ensenada, o bien utilizar lacarretera Ensenada–San Felipepara viajar a Mexicali.
“Ensenada no está inco-municada”, dijo el Gobernadorde Baja California, Francisco“Kiko” Vega de Lamadrid, du-rante un recorrido que hizo deltramo dañado en días re-cientes.
El gobernador indicó que elestado realizará los trabajosnecesarios para restableceresta importante vía de co-municación en el menor tiempoposible con el objetivo deaminorar las afectaciones a lapoblación, así como a lossectores comercial y turísticode Ensenada.
Vega de Lamadrid realizó elrecorrido junto al PresidenteMunicipal de Ensenada, Gil-
berto Hirata Chico.Aunque autoridades seña-
laron que no se registraronaccidentes en la autopista, laSecretaría de Turismo de BajaCalifornia recomendó tomarprecauciones, respetar losseñalamientos y las indicacionesdel personal de apoyo que seencuentra trabajando en la zonade la desviación con la finalidadde agilizar al máximo posible lacirculación.
Para obtener informacióncorrespondiente a la actividadturística en Ensenada, así comoen el resto del estado, la Secre-taría de Turismo cuenta con enel número de Asistencia yFacilitación al Visitante 078.
Entre los trabajos inmediatosque se planean están habilitarun camino provisional o bienrealizar una ampliación emer-gente en algunos tramos de lacarretera libre Tijuana–En-senada.
Entre los sectores másafectados por el deslizamientode la carretera escénica está el
turístico procedente de Califor-nia, ya que en enero es cuandoinicia la temporada de avista-miento de ballenas en En-senada. También, se veríaafectado el turismo al Valle deGuadalupe, famoso por susvinos.
En los medios locales enBaja California se puede ver eldescontento que hay entre lapoblación hacia el gobiernoestatal por su respuesta a laactividad sísmica. Una encuestaen el sitio de Internet del diarioFrontera, en Tijuana, 80 porciento de los lectores dijo quelas autoridades no actuaron demanera correcta, lo que causóel deslizamiento.
Un lector de Frontera,Imanol Kutch, hizo un co-mentario sobre la nota, dondese muestra la resignación dela población sobre el aconte-cimiento que causará mástráfico en la carretera libre.
“Tomen más tiempo porqueserá más tardado el viaje”,escribió el lector.
of Eight,” introduced a bill inwhich contemplates a path tocitizenship after a 13 yearswaiting period of time.
June. Three “Dreamers”hugged their deported mothersthrough the fence along theMexico-USA border. The cam-paign, “Operation Butterfly,”was organized to complainagainst the high levels of de-portations orchestrated by theObama Administration: an av-erage of 400,000 per year.
June 27, US Senate passedthe immigration bill introducedin April by the “Gang of Eight”by a big margin: 68 to 32, with
all Democrats and 14 Republi-cans voting yes.
Even though the bill estab-lishes a “path to citizenship,”those interested would have towait 13 years to apply for thecitizenship. Also establishesfines for those undocumentedapplicants, and the need tohave a job with a minimum sal-ary, maintain “good moral char-acter,” and more limitations.During those 13 years, appli-cants would get a “tempo-rarily” status, subject of con-trol by authorities. The bill alsocontemplates an almost 10 bil-lion budget increase for en-forcement along the US-Mexico border, something thatgenerated strong criticism fromcommunity based organizationsof the area.
July. Three “Dreamers”crossed the border into Mexicowith the goal to come back intoUSA and bring with them four
other who were deported re-cently. Another group of un-documented immigrants cros-sed the Texas-Mexico borderand asked humanitarian parol.Some were accepted, a fewdeported.
August. Civil disobediencein Washington, D.C., whereactivists try to pressure Repub-licans in the House to pass asimilar Senate bill on immigra-tion —which they refused to do.
All summer activists partici-pated in several similar actions.Dozen got arrested.
October. California willprovide drivers licenses forundocumented, and passedalso the TRUST Act, whichlimits deportations of non-vio-lent immigrants.
Currently, 11 states — Cali-fornia, New Mexico, Utah,Washington, Illinois, Nevada,Oregon, Maryland, Vermont,Colorado, Connecticut, and the
Immigration reformtakes a long path tonowhere(con’t from page 1)
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District of Columbia, providedrivers licenses to those with-out residence.
March - November. Lo-cal and state anti-immigrantlaws blocked. In Arizona, theNinth Circuit of Appeals uphelda previous court judgement ona key provision of the state’santi-immigrant law whichwould have made it illegal togive rides or provide shelter toundocumented immigrants.
Alabama passed the nation’sstrictest immigration law in2011. Key provisions of HB 56designed to encourage racialprofiling and make immigrants’daily lives difficult to impossible,have been permanently block-ed.
The U.S. Court of Appealsfor the Fifth Circuit struckdown a Texas town’s ordi-nance that prohibited landlordsfrom renting to undocumentedresidents.
The Third Circuit Court ofAppeals in Philadelphia alsoruled that anti-immigration cityordinances in Hazleton, PA,infringed on federal immigra-tion policies and the Fourth Cir-cuit Court of Appeals similarlyissued decisions against ananti-immigration South Caro-lina law that would have amongother violations of federal im-migration policies, criminalizedundocumented immigrantsseeking “shelter.”
November. “Fast for Fami-lies.” In Washington, three im-migration reform activistsstarted a fast that lasted 22days to stress the urgency ofpassing immigration reform.They received Obama’s visitat the tent.
November 25. A “Dream-er” interrupts Obama speechin San Francisco questioningthe president for his refusal tostop de massive deportations.
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“Brindis Navideño conValores Art ís t icosBajacalifornianos”Por Paco Zavala
Comúnmente al final decada año realizamos unrecuento de logros obtenidos yde fracasos sufridos, estoyseguro que la cultura en estaárea fronteriza tijuanense eneste 2013 que finalizó, sumamás en los primeros que en lossegundos. La pujanza de lasfuerzas vivas de esta regiónfronteriza de Tijuana, así lodemuestran a través de lologrado durante el transcursodel año.
Tanto las administracionesmunicipales, estatales comolas federales aportaron susgranitos de arena para que estosucediera para beneplácito dela ávida sociedad tijuanense,todos hicieron un verdaderoesfuerzo y fortalecieron todaslas corrientes artísticas yculturales de todos los génerosy de todos los niveles.
El municipio de Tijuana,realizó y fortaleció lascorrientes culturales con unaserie de actividades que dieron
como resultado este fin, elgobierno del estado hizo lopropio y el gobierno federal nose quedó atrás, así que lasociedad tijuanense estará muyagradecida con estas acciones.
Para concluir las actividadesdel mes de diciembre reseña-remos algunos eventos de findel año 2013, con la seguridadde que este 2014 las activi-dades artísticas y culturales,tendrán que ser muy concretaspara superar los logros esta-blecidos.
Para celebrar la pasadanavidad y el advenimiento delnuevo año, destacados artistasy músicos pertenecientes alPrograma Talentos ArtísticosValores de Baja California quepatrocina el Instituto de Cul-tura de Baja California, enunión de representantes de lainstitución y del gobierno delestado, los que en represen-tación del Gobernador Fran-cisco “Kiko”Vega de la Madridorganizaron un ameno y di-vertido brindis navideño.
Asistieron al evento elRepresentante del ICBC ZonaMetropolitana César HankInzunza, la Coordinadora Gen-eral del Programa TalentosArtísticos Maestra ZaremaChibirova y la Coordinadora de
Relaciones Públicas del ICBC,Sara Vázquez Istup.
El elenco artístico interpretóvillancicos navideños y can-ciones típicas del género ran-chero, los cuales lucieron en lasbien timbradas voces de:Ismael Rodríguez y MarianaFlores Bucio, así como tambiénse contó con la presencia delCoro de Niños del ProgramaTalentos Artísticos, los cualesson dirigidos magistralmentepor su directora la MaestraEdna Martínez; participarontambién los jóvenes músicosEric Ghukasyan y RubenGhukasyan, quienes interpre-taron varios obras para violíny cello.
Para finalizar el programael Secretario General deGobierno, Dr. Guillermo TrejoDozal, dirigió a la asistenciaemotivo mensaje navideño.
Como número final, serompió la piñata y siguió latradicional rifa de obsequiosotorgados por las diferentesdependencias.
En otro rubro 19 proyectoshan sido seleccionados en laconvocatoria del Programa deApoyo a las Culturas Munici-pales Comunitarias (PAC-MyM) 2013, convocada por elgobierno del estado a través del
Instituto de Cultura de B.C. yla Dirección General de Cul-turas Populares del CONA-CULTA, siendo elegidos 6trabajos de Ensenada, 6 deMexicali, 2 de Tecate y 5 deTijuana, así lo informó FelipeBejarano Giacomán, DirectorGeneral del ICBC, dandocumplimiento así con el com-promiso del Sr. Gober-nador, dellevar cultura a todos.
Vale la pena mencionar lapresentación de la más re-ciente obra poética “Año-ranza” de la célebre Magui delMar, la cual fue presentadapor Sergio Santillán, con lapresencia de la autora.
Magui del Mar, originariade Durango, Dgo. Miembrode la Academia Mundial deArte y Cultura (WAAC), dela Sociedad de Geografía yEstadística y de The Cove/Rincón Internacional . LaOrganización Nacional dePeriodistas “Ricardo FloresMagón” la distinguió con unreconocimiento como una delas 100 mujeres más notablesen las dos Californias, pormencionar algunas distin-ciones.
Además participó en elXXVI y XXVII CongresoMundial de Poetas bajo el
auspicio de la AcademiaMundial de Arte y Cultura(WAAC) en Mongolia y LaInd i a en 2006 y 2007respectivamente. Editó suprimer libro “ECOS DELALMA”, el cual fue presentadodurante el Congreso, así comoen la Universidad Iberoame-ricana (de los jesuitas), en elCECUT, y en su tierra natal,
lugar en donde le rindieron unhomenaje.
Su obra forma parte envarias antologías de México,Chile y España, así como enmedios escritos y por Internet.
Concluímos deseando queeste año de 2014 que comienzales traiga bienaventuranza,prosperidad, felicidad, alegríay salud.
Fortalecen Corrientes Culturales Artistas Creadores de BC
Antonio to stop. Martinez wasconfused and continued towalk to the shop. When he didnot respond to their calls to stopthe Sheriffs attacked him, beat-ing him with batons, hitting, andkicking him, despite the factthat folks who knew the youngman were yelling at the Sher-iffs that he had Down syn-drome. It was a horrible storyof police brutality against aninnocent person.
On a happier note theLatino Film Festival began theyear celebrating 20 years ofproviding quality Latino filmsto San Diego audiences, underthe direction of Ethan vanThillo.
In February the Catholiccommunity was shocked by thesudden resignation of PopeBenedict XVI. La Prensa wasfortunate that one of theirfreelance reporters, KatiaLopez-Hodoyan, who hadmoved on as a reporter inRome, was able to give us theopportunity to bring the newsfirst hand to our readers.
Katia Lopez-Hodoyan thenbrought us the story of the firstLatin American Pope, JoseMario Bergoglio - PopeFrancis I. Katia wrote thisstory from grounds of theVatican with interviews offolks in Rome, it was an excit-ing time for Hispanics aroundthe world.
“New honors for Sgt RafaelPeralta” by Citlalli Rodriguezwas a story about a war herowho had been denied theMedal of Honor, despite evi-dence that the honor was war-ranted. Recognizing the hero-
2013 Year End Review
In 2013 Augie Bareño keep the spirit of Barrio Logan alive with his stories such as theone on Chunky Sanchez - “My Friend Chunkenstein Sanchez.” Chunky and LosAlacranes back in the ‘70s (L to R), Ramon “Chunky” Sanchez, Marco Antonio
Rodriguez, Mario Aguilar and Ricardo Sanchez
ism of Peralta the Navy diddecide to name a new Navyship in his honor. The effort tohave the sacrifice made byPeralta is still on going and in2014 there is still a chance thathe will receive the Medal ofHonor.
“Mesa College Receives$80,000 Gift SupportingChicano Studies from GraciaMolina de Pick” was the head-line in March. If there everwas a Chicana heroine in SanDiego, it is Gracia Molina dePick. Not only did she helpfound the Chicano Studies de-partment in 1970, she has nowestablished the Gracia Molinade Pick/Chicana and ChicanoStudies Department Endow-ment Fund. It will create anannual student scholarship inher honor, and enable the cre-ation of an annual lecture se-ries that honors her legacy. Ofthe many gifts and projects,which Ms. de Pick has sup-ported throughout the years,you can include the endow-ment with the Barrio LoganLibrary; it has been her moraland social commitment to thecommunity that has made hera true hero.
In April the AssociatedPress (AP) made a significantconcession to the Hispaniccommunity. The AP made thedecision to drop the use of “il-legal” when referring to immi-grants. Up until this time, theAP stylebook condoned theuse of “illegal immigrant” inreference to immigrants, whenin fact they are not “illegal”until determined by a court oflaw, and the blatant use of the
term is degrading. Droppingthis usage was significant inthat most news organizationsfollow the AP style.
For the first time in the his-tory of Chicano Studies at SanDiego State University, since1969, enrollment for thecourses has dropped, creatinga mini-crisis within the depart-ment. Part of the problem isthat most Hispanic studentsnow and days do not identifythemselves as Chicanos.
“My Friend ChunkensteinSanchez” by Augie Bareño.This was one of the many lo-cal stories about the BarrioLogan community by our goodfriend Augie Bareño who keepthe local history and flavor ofthe community alive with hiswritings. This story aboutChunky Sanchez was signifi-cant in that Chunky, as he iswidely known, has had a toughtime with his health. Later inthe year it would be announcedthat he would be a recipient ofthe National Endowment forthe Arts’ National HeritageFellowship award.
The month of May is spring-time, which means theCarlsbad Spring Festival orBarrio Fiesta. In a story writ-ten by Juliana Rico she shareswith us the joy of this festivaland work of two long residents,sisters Ofie Escobedo andConnie Trejo, owners of Lola’s7 Up Mexican Market, wherethe community gathers and thesisters keep the history of thecommunity alive. The BarrioFiesta is just one of the waysthey bring the community to-gether.
Raquel Pomplun raised theeyes of many within the His-panic community when it wasannounced she was the Play-mate of the year. Pomplunmoved from Tijuana to ChulaVista where she grew up andwent to school. Many remem-bered her and wanted to see astory on her, which we were
(see Year End, page 10)
Mariana Flores Bucio Artista del programa TalentosArtísticos
PAGE 4 JANUARY 3, 2014 LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO
LA COLUMNA VERTEBRALEl Soporte Informativo Para Millones
de HispanosPor Luisa Fernanda Montero
Luisa Fernanda Montero
Hace pocos días la publi-cación de dos estudios parti-culares dejo a más de unoaburrido y a los demás con-fundidos. De acuerdo con loscitados estudios los suple-mentos vitamínicos, no sirvenpara nada.
Investigadores de la uni-versidad de Warwick señalaronque introducir suplementos enla dieta de adultos bien nutridosno aporta ningún beneficio enparticular e incluso puede serdañino para sus organismos.En otras palabras lo que en-contraron los catedráticos esque gastar el dinero en lasdichosas vitaminas es lo mismoque tirarlo a la basura.
Supongo que el tema esdiscutible, pero el concepto delos científicos de Warwick fuerespaldado por los de la pres-tigiosa escuela Johns Hopkinsde Medicina de Baltimore, queafirmaron a su vez que “desdela industria farmacéutica sealimenta la ansiedad ante«falsos problemas de salud»que necesitan de «remediosinnecesarios»”.
Los estudios que analizaronel efecto de los suplementos enpacientes que los habían in-gerido por años encontraronque estos no habían aumentadosus expectativas de vida, nimejorado su estado de salud.Y aunque no se señala relacióndirecta entre la ingesta y lasalud cardiaca, si se indica quela salud cardiovascular de los6,000 hombres analizadosempeoró.
Así las cosas, la reco-mendación de los expertosvuelve a caer en una ali-mentación balanceada queincluya las proteínas y nu-trientes que necesita nuestroorganismo y excluya las grasas,azucares y químicos en excesoque lo pueden deteriorar.
De acuerdo con los In-stitutos Nacionales de Salud -NIH- más de la mitad de losestadounidenses consumenuno o más suplementos dietéti-cos diaria u ocasionalmente.Estos suplementos están a ladisposición del público entiendas de abarrotes, super-mercados y farmacias y paraobtenerlos no es necesarioportar una prescripción médi-ca. Lo que significa que la
responsabilidad de su consumorecae casi totalmente en elconsumidor.
Así que a la hora de optarpor el consumo de uno de estossuplementos vitamínicos, larecomendación es que almenos se asegure de que nosea nocivo para su salud. Nolo consuma si en realidad notiene necesidad de hacerlo.Muchas personas en EstadosUnidos, por ejemplo, tienencarencia de vitamina D. Lasmujeres necesitan hierro du-rante el embarazo y el con-sumo de ácido fólico es funda-mental para todas aquellas enedad de concebir. Si es sucaso, discútalo con su doctor ydecida con él cual es la mejoropción.
Recuerde que los suple-mentos también pueden tenerefectos secundarios, especia-lmente si se consumen conotras medicinas o si existenciertas condiciones de salud.
“Usted tiene que discutircon su médico que suplementosestá tomando de modo quepueda dársele una atención
dirigida integral”, advierte eldoctor Craig Hopp, experto eninvestigación botánica de losNIH.
Según Hopp, sin embargo,las investigaciones sugierenque el aceite de pescado ben-eficia la salud del Corazón,mientras otros suplementosnecesitan más estudios yevidencia científica que com-pruebe su eficiencia.
Es bueno recordar queestos suplementos están re-gulados por la Administraciónde Drogas y Alimentos –FDA-como alimentos, no comomedicinas y que simplementeporque son promovidos comoproductos naturales, no signi-fica que sean seguros.
Así que ya lo sabe, a la horade los suplementos, consulte asu médico y tome decisionesinformadas. Cuídese y cuide sudinero.
El asunto de los suplementosit, we have a lot of sales be-cause people are interested inmaintaining this Mexican tra-dition.”
Abrego said that starting onFriday, January 3rd, La More-liana will start baking roscas,although on January 6th de-mand is so high for roscas thatthe bakery on that day bakesroscas only.
On Jan. 6th, Mexicans cel-ebrate Three Wise Men Day,or the Epiphany, commemorat-ing the day on which the ThreeWise Men, following the Starof Bethlehem, arrived withgifts for Baby Jesus. The cel-ebration is very popular amongMexican immigrants in SanDiego County.
“People get excited and theyremember their homeland, re-member their childhood inMexico,” said Abrego, whosefather migrated from Michoa-cán to Tijuana and it was therewhere he opened his first bak-
ery. “Being in the United Statesit is important for us immi-grants to keep our customs andtraditions.”
La Moreliana offers threerosca sizes, and the small onegoes for $10 and serves eightpeople. They also have me-dium and large ones. Flavorsare traditional with fruit, andare filled with cheese andcajeta.
Abrego said that it is impor-tant for Mexican parents toencourage their children tolove their traditions, so thatchildren can value their culture.
“It is important because itunites family, and if you’reCatholic, it has a lot to do withreligion, because it celebratesthe birth of Baby Jesus,” shesaid. “But regardless of that, itis a good excuse to spend abeautiful afternoon as a fam-ily, eating rosca and hot choco-late.”
Compared to pan de muertothat is baked for Dia de losMuertos, Abrego said thatroscas de reyes are very popu-lar, because the tradition in-volves children.
“This is a stronger tradition,”she said.
But not only Mexicans buyroscas. Abrego said that Whitepeople and Filipinos also cometo buy their own roscas deReyes, because flavor doesn’tknow of ethnic groups.
“We have people comingfrom all over the county, fromLa Jolla, from Lemon Grove,and they buy roscas becausethey like them a lot,” she said.“Not to brag, but everybodytells us that our roscas are de-licious.”
Inside the roscas there areseveral plastic figurines repre-senting Baby Jesus. The baby,or “monito,” is hidden to sym-bolize the need to find a safeplace for Jesus to be born, aplace where King Herod could-n’t find him.
But Abrego warned thatwhoever gets a “monitor” hasto prepare a tamale party onFeb. 2nd, Dia de la Candelaria,or Candle Mass Day.
Panaderia La Moreliana islocated at Quintard St., inChula Vista. Information: (619)426-9682.
popular entre los inmigrantesmexicanos en el Condado deSan Diego.
“La gente como que seemociona y se contagia de nos-talgia por su tierra, recordandosu niñez en México”, apuntóAbrego, cuyo padre emigró deMichoacán a Tijuana y fue allídonde abrió su primera pana-dería. “Estando en EstadosUnidos es importante paranosotros los inmigrantes man-tener nuestras costumbres ytradiciones”.
En La Moreliana hay trestamaños de roscas, y la chicatiene un costo de $10 y rindepara unas ocho personas.También hay medianas y gran-des. Los sabores también sontres: la tradicional, con frutaencima, pero también hayrellenas de queso y de cajeta.
Abrego recalcó que es
importante que los padresmexicanos les inculquen elamor por sus tradiciones a sushijos, para que los niños valorensu cultura.
“Es importante porque nossirve para unir a la familia, ymás si eres católico, tienemucho que ver con la religión,pues se celebra el nacimientodel Niño Dios”, dijo. “Inde-pendientemente de eso, es unabuena excusa para pasar unabonita tarde en familia, co-miendo rosca con chocolatecaliente”.
Comparado con el pan demuerto que se hornea para elDía de los Muertos, Abrego dijoque las roscas de Reyes sonmás populares, pues la tra-dición involucra mucho a losniños.
“Esta tradición está másarraigada”, dijo.
Pero no solo los mexicanoscompran roscas. Abrego dijoque anglosajones y filipinostambién vienen a llevar roscas
de Reyes, pues el buen saborno conoce grupos étnicos.
“Tenemos gente que vienede todo el condado, desde LaJolla, desde Lemon Grove, ycompran roscas porque lesgustan mucho”, aseguró. “Noes por nada, pero toda la gentenos dice que están muy ricasnuestras roscas”.
Escondido dentro de ladeliciosa rosca hay variasfiguritas de plástico del NiñoDios. El niño, o “monito”, estáescondido para simbolizar lanecesidad de encontrarle unlugar seguro donde Jesúspudiera nacer, un lugar dondeel Rey Herodes no pudieraencontrarlo.
Eso sí, advirtió Abrego, alque le toque el “monito” tieneque prepararse con la tama-leada el 2 de febrero, Día de laCandelaria.
Panadería La Morelianaestá ubicada en el 275 Quin-tard St., en Chula Vista. In-formes: (619) 426-9682.
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Durand y su editorial. “Loslatinos no van a votar por losRepublicanos y losDemócratas lo saben”, dice,y obviamente le hacemoscoro, de la falta de partidosalternativos, de tercerasopciones.
Si, es más claro que nuncaque el famoso bipartidismogringo es uno de los sistemaspseudodemocráticos másfallidos del planeta (para los
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Para los migrantes,ninguno de los dos hafuncionado, y no falta inclusorazón en los argumentos dealgunos de que losRepublicanos nos han tratadomejor. Ahí está Reagan consu amnistía, y en contrasteahí está Obama con sus dosmillones de deportados.
Pero falta otra visión de“alternativa”. Losmovimientos sociales no semiden, no se pueden medir,por calendarios electorales. Ylos movimientos obrerosmenos. Si hubiera queesperar las elecciones parapedir aumentos de salario eirse en huelga estaríamosfritos.
El 2014 es electoral, pero
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Un movimiento fuerte,desobediente, no electoreropara “elegir másDemócratas”, sino paraforzar mas Demócratas yRepublicanos a acallarlo conreformas con sentido, a“apaciguar a las masas”descontentas, podría darmejores resultados quesimplemente organizar genteen la cola electoral.
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¡ASK A MEXICAN!By Gustavo Arellano
Dear Mexican: One of my pet peevesare Latinos who pronounce their lastnames with Anglo accents. For example,Rod-driguez instead of Roh-driguez.Would love it if you address this.Personally, I believe we Latinos shouldeducate Anglos on correctpronunciation.
Gomez the Groper
Dear Wab: Before you start correctingAnglos and pochos on how to properlypronounce Hispanic surnames, you mightwant to take a remedial course—it’s Roh-drEE-gehz (emphasis on the secondsyllable; hence, the use of an accent over thei in Rodríguez). But your question remindsme of a Hollywood story that just might beapocryphal but is a good one. Seems therewas a Mexican who wanted to make it intothe film industry as a—take your pick—writer, producer, or director. His last namewas Torres, and he couldn’t find a gig.Desperate, the man changed his last name toTowers, and he cried all the way to thebank. Moral of the story? While custodiansof Cervantes want everyone to pronounceall Spanish words in a way that satisfies theReal Academia Española, people are goingto call themselves whatever they want andchange how they pronounce their ownnames if it makes them feel better. Ofcourse, if a gabacho does it, then we cryracism all the way to the banco.
I dated an illegal Mexican fromOaxaca for almost a year and a half. Wewould sit in my car on his breaks fromwork, or go for lunch at a Mexicanrestaurant. He never wanted me callinghim at his work and never wanted me tocome to his apartment. He said hedidn’t have a phone where he lived and
he was neverwilling to get toknow my family oreven meet them.Whenever I wouldquestion him andask him when hewas going to spend time with me and myfamily he would always say, “next time”or “almost.” Are all illegal Mexicansthis vague? Was he afraid of beingcaught? He’s lived in the U.S. for almostten years. Would you please shed somelight on the living arrangements and thelifestyles of the illegal Mexicans andtheir thought process?
Gabacha no Comprendo
Dear Gabacha: It ain’t theundocumented part of your Oaxacan thatcaused him to keep you at arm’s length; itwas the man part. Ever heard of Leykis101? This hombre seems to have followedit to the teeth, so kudos to him and sucks tobe you. Hey, Tom: blow me up ¡Ask aMexican style!
I suggest you replace the ¡Ask aMexican! column (as they are a dime-a-dozen and don’t we already know bynow what they think) with Ask an Anglo,Social Conservative Male as we are thenew minority and ready to be embraced,welcomed, defended and promoted as avictimized demographic. I volunteer.
Iowan Idiot
Dear Gabacho: Sorry—Hugh Hewittalready took that pendejo gig.
Ask the Mexican at [email protected], be his fan onFacebook, follow him on Twitter@gustavoarellano or ask him a videoquestion at youtube.com/askamexicano!
By Frank Solis
Walking down any citystreet, if one looks carefully atthe faces of each passerby,you may notice quizzical looksupon some faces. Almost as ifthey are trying to understandsome perplexing problem or di-lemma which besets them.Education gives one the abilityto recognize and thereby un-derstand almost any problemor situation which may con-front us in the world. It is likewalking down a dark streetwithout any light to guide youif education is lacking in one’slife. On the other hand, pos-sessing an education is likewalking down the same darkstreet, but only this time with aflashlight to illuminate the dark-ness. Of course the power ofthe flashlight (knowledge) willincrease accordingly with theamount of education one at-tains in life.
I was asked by a storeowner once, to explain to someconstruction laborers whocould not read or write that hecould not cash their $1,000 pay-check, because it did not stateon the check “whom it wasfrom.” Sadly, I conveyed thenews in Spanish to the fourguys who all looked like theyhad been worked to death in
the hot July sun. Obviously,they were from some smalltown in Mexico and none ofthem had learned to read andwrite. So in the end, they weretaken advantage of. Where assomeone who understoodreading and writing would havenoticed the scam from the verybeginning and would havesought out legal recourse. In-stead they were left only withthe pain of their tired bodiesfrom all of the hard labor, alongwith their empty wallets.
One does not need to walkon hot coals to obtain at least aG.E.D., or scale Kilimanjaro toget a college education. It is notmagic, and you do not have topay big bucks to some fortuneteller to read your palm and tellyou the same old mumbo jumbo!All it takes is a desire to betteroneself, and one’s loved ones.There is also nothing scary aboutgetting an education either, butthere is something scary aboutgoing down the dark roads of lifewithout the light of knowledgeto guide us.
I clearly remember twoguys I once knew who had to-tally different goals in life. Onespoke English well but onlywanted to party out and hehated school with a passion.Well, twenty years later he stillloves to party, still hates school,
drives an old beat up car andalso swears that pretty womenadore him, even though everytime I see him he is alwaysalone! The other guy spokemostly Spanish and had limitedEnglish skills, yet he went tocollege for a medical assistantcareer. I know this, because heused to bug me all the time ask-ing me what certain medicalterms meant. He was marriedand they had a baby son. Hewent on to graduate from col-lege with an associate’s degreeand is now working in the medi-cal field; he on the other handis now quite a success story.
Education is a ticket to hap-piness and success in the world.It makes no difference who youare, rich or poor, or what yourdreams are, all one has to do isto be diligent and keep on push-ing until one gets their G.E.D.or College Degree. So next timeyou pass by a fortune tellersplace, just keep on driving.Why? Because don’t you thinkthat if they could really tell thefuture, that they would just pickthe lotto’s winning numbers andretire to Aruba? Feliz AñoNuevo.
Frank Solis Copyright 2013All Rights Reserved. http://chicanofirepoetry.blogspot.com
Education: A New Year’s Resolution for SuccessBy Kent PatersonFRONTERA NORTESUR
Ana Maria Alarcon did notwitness the winter holiday cel-ebrations of 2013. Nor did shelive to see justice in the 2003murder of her 16-year-olddaughter, Esmeralda, in CiudadJuarez. A lively woman with adetermined look and pridefulwords about her studiousdaughter, Alarcon passedaway this fall from a terminaldisease, her friend VickyCaraveo said.
“It hit me very hard,” saidCaraveo, the coordinator ofCiudad Juarez’s Mothers inSearch of Justice, a non-gov-ernmental organization ofmothers and relatives of mur-dered women and girls. “It wasa very big blow for all the moth-ers,” Caraveo said of Alarcon’sdeath at the age of 45. “I didpromise her I would fight forjustice for Esmeralda and allthe girls.”
2013 was a trying year forthe mothers, many of whomcope with illness amid ongoingemotional trauma, Caraveosaid. And if psychological andphysical problems weren’tenough, the financially-strap-ped mothers struggled withkeeping student scholarshipsfor their murdered daughters’children and basic necessitiesfor their families.
Even the scanty financialsupport the mothers receivefrom the state was jeopardized,Caraveo said, when news ar-rived that Mexico’s new taxreform would take a 16 per-cent cut from the $75 pay-ments.
Grappling with pain and pov-erty, members of Caraveo’sgroup have spent decadesfighting for justice in unresolvedmurder cases.
“For 21 years, we’ve seenpeople come from all over theworld, from Europe, SouthAmerica, from everywhere.Everything is the same orworse,” the former director ofthe official Chihuahua Wo-men’s Institute said.
In downtown Juarez, an-other group of relatives re-cently painted fresh pinkcrosses that are symbolic ofthe femicides. Posters of dis-appeared young women andgirls have all but become a per-manent fixture of the con-gested and gritty zone. Re-newed calls for justice markedNovember and December of2013, with events held inJuarez, Chihuahua City, Mexi-co City, and El Paso. Activistsand victims’ relatives picketed,postered and paraded for anend to impunity.
Gatherings were held inmemory of Marisela Escobedo,the Ciudad Juarez mother as-sassinated near Chihuahuastate government offices whiledemanding justice for her mur-dered daughter in December2010, and Hester Van Nierop,a Dutch tourist brutally mur-dered in a Ciudad Juarez hotelin 1998. Van Nierop’s slayingspurred the involvement of theEuropean Parliament in theborder femicides.
The fall of 2013 marked an-other important anniversary.Four years ago, the Inter-American Court of HumanRights delivered a historic judg-ment that held the MexicanState responsible for a climateof gender violence and lawenforcement irregularitieswhich preceded and followedthe discovery of the bodies ofeight murdered women at aCiudad Juarez site known asthe Cotton Field.
The Costa Rica-based courtordered a series of justice sys-tem reforms and other mea-sures to uphold the humanrights of women and justice forvictims’ relatives.
Charged with investigatingcrimes against women, theOffice of the Chihuahua StateProsecutor (FGE), has bol-stered the unit tasked with in-vestigating and punishing gen-der crimes, increased the train-
ing of personnel, conductedsearches for disappearedwomen, and enhanced its evi-dence-gathering capabilities.
Regularly, the FGE publi-cizes the successful locating ofwomen or girls reported miss-ing, and announces prison sen-tences against men accused ofcrimes against women. Re-cently, the FGE has conducteda media campaign warningwomen of the dangers lurkingin cyber-space and the em-ployment world.
In both Juarez and neighbor-ing El Paso, Texas, two recentprosecutions have linked thefalse advertising of jobs to thetrafficking of women for drugand prostitution purposes. Ac-cording to El Paso journalistDiana Washington Valdez, theEl Paso case involved a manwho lured women from Juarezto work in prostitution in ElPaso and New Mexico.
Complying with an Inter-American Court order to pub-licize missing woman and girlson the Internet, the FGE’swebsite contains the namesand/or photos of 102 femalesmissing in Ciudad Juarez from1987 to late 2013. Non-govern-mental organizations, however,affirm the number of disap-peared is higher.
As for the cotton field case,only one of the eight murderswas ever prosecuted to a highlyquestioned conclusion, whileofficials accused of committinghuman rights, administrativeand criminal violations in theinvestigations were not pun-ished. Consequently, attemptsby the Mexican government tohave the Inter-American Courtdeclare the sentence fulfilledhave been rebuffed, accordingto the Cimacnoticias women’snews service.
As a forensic official withthe Chihuahua state attorneygeneral’s office in 2001, Os-car Maynez oversaw the ex-aminations of the bodies recov-ered from the Cotton Field.Maynez soon resigned afterpolice asked him to plant evi-dence on two bus drivers whowere picked up for the crimesand tortured into making con-fessions. Maynez holds thatjustice was cheated a secondtime when Edgar Alvarez Cruz,a Mexican national who wasliving in the Denver, Coloradoarea, was later convicted ofmurdering one of the CottonField victims: 17-year-oldMayra Juliana Reyes Solis.
In an interview, Maynezcriticized the prosecution ofAlvarado for a single murderwhen physical evidencestrongly indicated that all eightslayings were connected; fur-ther, he added, evidence existsthat Alvarado was in Coloradoat the time Reyes was ab-ducted and killed.
Maynez feared that anothermiscarriage of justice was un-folding in the case of modelingagency and media companyowner Camilo del Real Buen-dia and a dozen other individu-als accused of killing an equalnumber of women from Ciu-dad Juarez and dumping mostof the bodies in the Juarez Val-ley between 2010 and 2012.
“This is monstrous-peoplesystematically kidnappingpeople and bodies appearingon the outskirts of the city.”Maynez said.
Though no allegations of tor-ture surfaced in the arrests,Maynez said legal authoritieshave not presented physicalevidence against the suspects,basing their prosecution on thetestimony of a teenage boywho is a protected witness;most recently, the FGE pre-sented a second protected wit-ness, according to Juarez newsaccounts.
The unidentified womanclaimed one of the defendantsthreatened to kill the victims,but was not quoted explainingwhere, when and how the ac-tual murders took place.
At best the Juarez Valleycase is based on circumstan-tial evidence, in Maynez’s
judgment. “There is no proof.The only proof is that the miss-ing girls had contact with thesuspects.” The legal caseagainst del Real Buendia andother defendants is still ongo-ing.
Meanwhile, north of Juarez,in Albuquerque, New Mexico,another tragic anniversary ap-proaches. February 2, 2014,will mark the fifth anniversaryof the discovery of the so-called West Mesa Murders, inwhich the bodies of 11 mur-dered women and girls werefound buried on the same plotof land on the city’s southwest-ern edge.
On a recent day, JaynePerea, mother of 15-year-oldWest Mesa victim Jamie Bare-la, arrived to an interviewwearing a black t-shirt with abig picture of the teen embla-zoned with the words “In Lov-ing Memory.” Perea’s daugh-ter “loved butterflies,” the Al-buquerque mother said, as sheshowed off a photo of the girlwho idolized the murderedTejana singer Selena.
Voicing frustration with lawenforcement, Perea said shehad not been contacted by theAlbuquerque Police Depart-ment (APD) in about threeyears; any information thegrieving mother had about thepossible reasons for Jamie’smurder came from non-officialsources, she added.
“If (police) were really onthe ball, these girls would bealive,” Perea contended.
According to the Albuquer-que resident, problems begansoon after Jaime’s 2004 disap-pearance with cousin EvelynSalazar, who also turned up atthe West Mesa burial ground.
Perea recalled posting miss-ing flyers of Jamie in southeastAlbuquerque, but said sheeventually quit after nobodycould help her. To add insult toinjury, the posters were van-dalized, with the section thaturged readers with informationto contact police burned, shesaid. The distraught mothersaid she trooped into a localtelevision station but was ig-nored.
“Liz (Jaime’s sister) is dev-astated. My sons are devas-tated in their own way,” Pereacontinued, describing the le-gacy of Jamie’s murder. “No-body knows the pain I’m go-ing through.”
The West Mesa victims,working-class Latinas and anAfrican-American teenager,disappeared in systematicfashion between 2003 and2005.
“Everybody kind of knewthat women were disappear-ing, but it wasn’t necessarilyformulated into an idea until thebodies were found,” saidChristine Barber, executive di-rector of Safe Sex Work, anAlbuquerque non-profit thatworks with the city’s sex work-ers.
While women were vanish-ing, the APD became em-broiled in a scandal over thedisappearance of drugs, moneyand other property from thedepartment’s evidence room.A leadership shake-up en-sured, but nobody was everprosecuted for the thefts.
“Holy F…! Somebody drop-ped the ball on it!” was the re-action among the police depart-ment’s rank-and-file when theWest Mesa graves were un-covered, said Cassandra Mor-rison, an ex-APD officer whoretired from the force earlierthis year after 20 years of ser-vice. “I think it was a hugeblack eye.”
A former APD sergeant andfield detective, Morrison saidWest Mesa prompted changesto APD policies and proce-dures for investigating com-plaints of missing persons.
Prior to West Mesa, suchreports were routinely treatedin a “non-chalant” way andoften passed up the bureau-cratic pipeline where they
Crimes against Humanity Don’t Disappear
(see Crimes, page 10)
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It is always good to look back at thepast editorials of the year, it tellsus where we were and where weare going. Editorials for any news-
paper are the sole of the paper, if youwant to know about a newspaper, readtheir editorials.
Re-reading our editorials is interest-ing and in some cases, they gave us rea-son to smile.
A quick review of all the editorials itis clear that politics and elections werethe most popular topics throughout theyear, to the point that one editorial la-mented about the overdose of specialelections that the voters have had to en-dure. Moreover, with our political en-dorsements is where we have to smile,our track record with picking winnerswas not good! We like to think it is notalways about picking a winner, but abouta principal.
For example with the special electionfor mayor, in the primary, we had twochoices David Alvarez and Mike Aguirre.Both individuals are good people,Aguirre has more experience, Alvarez isyoung, bright and a go-getter. Aguirre hadno money, which means he had nochance, but we endorsed him overAlvarez. Alvarez is only in his 3rd year ofhis first term of his first political officewhere he promised the voters of the dis-trict that he would serve two terms,something that hasn’t happened in the 8th
district for a very long time. The princi-pal is that a political promise had beenmade and a promise should be kept.
There are also moral principals thathave to be lived up to and this past yearwe were reminded of this with the scan-dal of mayor Bob Filner. When we en-dorsed Filner in 2012 we knew he had areputation as a womanizer, we didn’tknow the depths of his actions but therewere other women who tried to warn usof his actions. Despite this, we still en-dorsed Filner and in 2013, we apologizedto our readers for letting them down, welost our moral compass when it came tothat endorsement.
The Filner scandal was our second mostpopular topic, it was sad, and disappoint-ing to watch this whole sordid scandalunfold.
The third most favored topic of discus-
sion with our editorials was immigrationreform.
Immigration reform got off to a faststart, in part due to the defeat at the pollsin 2012 and their inability to attract His-panic voters. Under the leadership ofFlorida Senator Marco Rubio, the Sen-ate passed an immigration reform policyearly on in the year that was dedicated tosecuring the border, but did not providea clear path to citizenship a key compo-nent for immigration reform advocates.
Despite the Senate’s heavy emphasison border security there was a major pushby the Hispanic community to get thereform done in 2013. La Prensa San Di-ego took a slightly different position.Instead of accepting a deeply flawedpolicy we believed that the communityshould stand strong and demand a reformpolicy that meets the needs of the His-panic and immigrant community.
Despite the editorials and commentar-ies across the country, the protesting,marches, sit-ins, and fasting, Congresswas not moved, and sat on the legisla-tion. There will be a push in 2014 butwith it being an election year, it doesn’tlook good for immigration reform.
There was the Boston Bombing whichmade no sense and George Zimmermanbeing acquitted of killing Trevyon Mar-tin, a young black man.
We talked about Obamacare, the Re-publican assault on the middle-class andthe near collapse of the government with24 Republicans pushing the governmentto the brink.
There was Pope Francis I named theTimes Magazine Man of the Year, and wesaw a Gonzalez, a Hueso, and a Vargasgetting elected this past year. And, nowwe have David Alvarez running for mayorof San Diego, he could become the firstHispanic mayor of this city.
2013 was an interesting year and nowwe look forward to 2014 with renewedenthusiasm as we see the Hispanic com-munity continuing to grow as a politicalpower and as the community matureswith younger generation growing up tobecome the leaders of our cities andcountry. We can’t wait for the New Yearas we watch the next chapter of the His-panic community unfold!
Taking a look at 2013 editorials
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.
Exactamente 20 años pasaron desde que sedio inicio al Tratado de Libre Comercio deAmérica del Norte (TLCAN). Y tambiéntranscurrieron 20 años desde que el EjercitoZapatista de Liberación Nacional (EZLN),grupo de rebeldes indígenas chiapanecos,hicieron temblar al gobierno mexicano.
Tanto el acuerdo económico regional entreCanadá, Estados Unidos y México como larebelión zapatista son dos episodios diferentesen la mexicana; sin embargo, son hechos quese distinguen porque tienen los mismoscomponentes económicos.
La crisis de la Deuda Externa de 1982terminó con el desarrollo económico haciaadentro en México y en América Latina. Fueel fin del liderazgo del Estado interventor y delas políticas económicas proteccionistas.
La llegada de Miguel de la Madrid al poder afines de 1982 no fue ninguna casualidad. Deinicio, el “dedazo” mexicano permitió que elautoritarismo democrático, dominado por elPartido Revolucionario Institucional, nosimplemente siguiera su curso sino que tambiéncambiara la tesitura económica de ese país.
El arribo de Miguel de la Madrid se debiótambién a una presión política internacionalliderada por el gobierno norteamericano deRonald Reagan, el cual buscó afanosamente laexpansión del capital estadounidense dentro delmercado mexicano a partir de políticas de libremercado y la inversión financiera nacionalnorteamericana.
Con Miguel de la Madrid se cimentaron lasbases del diseño neoliberal en México; emperofue el gobierno de Carlos Salinas de Gortari(1988-1994) el que forjó una visión surreal de
la economía mexicana intricada con laestadounidense y la canadiense.
Salinas de Gortari hizo creer que con elTLCAN, México podía abandonar la medio-cridad económica y finalmente unirse al grupode los países desarrollados. Su visión no fuemala, pero la estrategia que prefirió fue la quelo sepultó como uno los presidentes másarrogantes de la historia mexicana.
Uno de los primeros en darse cuenta delmodelo errado de Salinas de Gortari fue elEZLN. Desde su irrupción en la política en1994, los zapatistas cuestionaron el TLCANpor ser esencialmente desigual; sospecharonque beneficiaba ostensiblemente a la inversiónextranjera, a los centros urbanos, al gran capi-tal local y extranjero, e indiscutiblementeafectaba al sector rural. También promovíafenómenos migratorios y exasperaba lasdiferencias de los ricos y los pobres en México.
A 20 años de la firma del TLCAN, Méxiconecesita replantear su modelo de desarrollo. Envez favorecer una economía mixta (de libremercado y estatista), el gobierno actual de EnriquePeña Nieto está empecinado en profundizar laspolíticas neoliberales y culminar el sueñoequivocado de Carlos Salinas de Gortari.
En esas circunstancias el movimientozapatista nunca desaparecerá. Por el contrario,hoy se muestra más vigoroso.
El EZLN Se ha convertido en la conscienciade los mexicanos; es un recuerdo latente de lanecesidad de conformar un gobierno demo-crático que resguarde los intereses de lasgrandes mayorías de ese país.
Humberto Caspa, Ph.D., es profesor einvestigador de Economics On The Move.E-mail: [email protected]
Recuerdos del Año Nuevo
By Ruth Conniff
Even as 1.3 million unemployed Americanslost their lifeline this weekend, Republican mem-bers of Congress were getting excited that theirchances for 2014 look good.
They are seriously deluded.True, Democrats and Republicans have
switched positions in the polls since two monthsago, when the government shutdown left thepublic disgusted and disillusioned with Congressin general and Republican House leadership inparticular.
Relentless news about the troubled Obama-care rollout changed that dynamic. Where twomonths ago Democrats were up in generic polls50/42, Republicans reversed the trend andclimbed to 49/44.
That shift prompted a lot of talk about whetherthe GOP can manage to tread water and avoidmistakes until November, when they seek toexpand their House majority and retake theSenate.
Interestingly, all the movement in the pollstoward the Republican side came from men.Women have remained steadfastly more sup-portive of a generic Democratic candidate: 54percent two months ago, and a nearly identical53 percent today.
The Republicans basically have two electoralstrategies: convincing fickle male voters thatObamacare is a disaster, and then holding theirbreath.
Neither is likely to carry them through No-vember.
One problem is that perceptions of healthcarereform won’t stay the same for the next 10months. Problems with the Affordable Care Actwebsite are already fixed, and Obamacare isgoing to look better and better as more peopleget health insurance who didn’t have it before.
Still, there is hope for the Republicans thatthey don’t look as bad as they did around thetime of the shutdown.
John Boehner — who looked as if he couldlose his party’s majority and his job as speakerafter the tea party insurrection and the shut-down — appears to have regained enough con-fidence to yell at rightwing groups who criti-cized the recent bipartisan budget deal.
In other words, the party looks like less of amess, for now. As one Republican politicalstrategist advised recently, if they don’t screw
up by shutting down the government again, orby pushing yet more controversial legislation,perhaps they can stay where they are in thepolls, or even pick up critical seats.
However, this too is a vain hope. Congressin general was already getting low marks fromthe public thanks to House Republicans, andthat was before they cut off long-term unem-ployment benefits. A recent CNN poll showed3/4ths of the public believe we have a “do-noth-ing Congress,” and 2/3rds call it the worst Con-gress ever.
Not doing anything is not popular with thepublic.
The fact that this Congress passed fewer than60 bills, the lowest number since 1947, is notmuch of a record to run on.
But the biggest problem for the Republicansin the House is not just do-nothingism: it’s thesevere pain their party is inflicting on millionsof Americans. That pain is beginning to hit hardas of right now.
The shutdown, the sequester, and now thecruel cancellation of unemployment benefitsduring Christmas hurts many of the samepeople the Republicans want to court.
As Bernie Sanders recently pointed out, thecuts in unemployment are not just bad for theunemployed: they are a blow to the wholeeconomy.
Talk about bad politics.Senator Harry Reid has said he will move
for an extension of unemployment as a firstorder of business right after Congress comesback to town from the holiday recess. That willpose an interesting dilemma for Republicans.
Sticking to their austerity plan, Republicanswill insist that an extension must be paid forwith other cuts, but it’s unlikely that they wouldconsider closing tax loopholes for the rich.
Americans United For Change painted a grimpicture of the party’s 2014 chances with itshard-hitting “Bad Santa” advertisement re-cently, which points out that the budget bill didnot touch tax loopholes for the top 1 percent,even as Congress kicked the unemployed tothe curb.
This kind of politics cannot carry the day, nomatter how long the Republicans hold theirbreath.
Reprinted from The Progressive Media(www.progressive.org)
Republicans Are Betting on a LosingStrategy in 2014
By Jason MargolisPRI’S THE WORLD
The chances for a comprehensive immigra-tion reform bill passing Congress are lookingincreasingly dim.
The Senate passed its bill last summer. ButHouse Republicans are pushing a piecemealapproach in the lower chamber. Some young,unauthorized immigrants could personally ben-efit from this strategy, but many are conflictedabout whether that’s a good thing.
If there’s one thing many conservatives andliberals agree on when it comes to unautho-rized immigrants, it’s that people like 18-year-old Susana shouldn’t be kicked out of the UnitedStates. She’s been a good student, never hadtrouble with the law, and is now attending col-lege in Denver.
“I came here when I was about 3. I don’tremember anything about Mexico, I don’t re-member living there, I don’t remember cominghere. Most of my memories, childhood memo-ries, are of me being here,” she says.
Susana (who asked us not to use her lastname) is one of perhaps 1.9 million so-calledDREAMers in the US — young people broughthere illegally as children.
After years of fighting for recognition, theywon big last year when an executive order fromPresident Barack Obama created a new pro-
gram called DACA (Deferred Action for Child-hood Arrivals) that protected some of themfrom deportation. They’re still not eligible tobecome citizens, though.
Yet that could change, if Congress takes onimmigration reform bit by bit and passes theDREAM Act. But this path — instead of asweeping immigration overhaul — risks leav-ing millions of other immigrants here withoutpapers unable to legalize their status.
“What happens to our parents?” Susana asks.“They made the biggest sacrifice, and yeah,they broke the law. But ultimately, they did thisfor us.”
President Obama also recently said he’d sup-port the piecemeal approach, provided that allthe pieces eventually get done, which is a riskypolitical proposition.
Susana says passing a DREAM Act withoutother reforms would be a “bittersweet victory.”
It leaves immigration reform activists with atough dilemma: Do they take what they canget? Or push for an all-or-nothing approach?
“It’s a very tough tactical question, and it al-ways has been,” says Edward Alden of theCouncil on Foreign Relations in Washington,DC.
“From a Republican perspective, it’s just alot easier to do this piecemeal because then
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you can pick the pieces that are relatively well-supported within the Republican Party andleave aside the hard one, which is: Do you dosome kind of legalization for the 10 to 11 mil-lion unauthorized immigrants living in theUnited States,” he says. “If that’s the issuethat’s left to last, it probably does not happen.”
To some US citizens, like Sujey Romero, thatwould be a tragedy. Romero was brought fromMexico to Houston in 1976, when she wasseven weeks old, under the name ChristinaRodríguez using the birth certificate of a childin Houston.
From that start in life, Romero now directsenrollment at the Cristo Rey Jesuit High Schoolin Houston. The school caters to underprivi-leged Latinos, a population that once includedRomero. She links her success in life to 1986,when Congress and President Ronald Reaganoverhauled immigration laws and let entirefamilies remain in the US.
Today, Romero has a master’s degree fromHarvard. She drives a Volvo and lives in aHouston condo. She says she’s as Americanas you can get ... until talk turns to immigra-tion.
“I have this almost like butterfly-in-my-tummy moment, when I feel like I have to say,‘Before you say whatever you’re going to say,you need to know that I was undocumented,and that I’m lucky to be here [because of] theamnesty program in ‘86,’” she says. “Andwhen I’ve uttered those words in social situa-tions, because I live in Texas and because theclimate here can sometimes be really anti-im-migration reform, I’ve had the air sucked outof the room.”
That’s partly because the ‘86 amnesty is stillcontroversial. The law was supposed to stopillegal immigration. Instead, the number ofunauthorized immigrants soared from 5 mil-lion to 11 million today.
Opponents of immigration reform point tothat fact. Proponents counter that strongerenforcement this time could prevent it fromhappening again.
And so, round and round the immigrationdebate goes.
Romero says she can’t imagine her Ameri-can life if her parents weren’t able to comeout of the shadows — along with her — in1986. She worries about the parents out theretoday if the DREAM Act were passed.
“I think my anxiety is that people will thinkit’s enough. ... I think about the privilege I have,as a family, to be granted resident alien statusand then later all of us becoming US citizens.And to not give families that, I think, makesme ... really sad for them,” she says.
Thanks to President Obama’s executive or-der, DREAMers are protected from deporta-tion. So it’s easier for young, unauthorizedimmigrants today to support a tougher bargain-ing position like this. They can dig in their heelsand fight harder for their parents to stay, too.
Reprinted from the PRI Public Radio Inter-national (www.pri.org)
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Fictitious Business Name: MARILYN’SEMPORIUM 115 East 8th St., NationalCity, CA, County of San Diego, 91950.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was: 12/04/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Tom McBride, 115East 8th St., National City, CA 91950.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Tom McBride.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 04, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-033758Published: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: DREAMVIEW4885 Ronson Court Suite L, San Diego ,CA, County of San Diego, 92111.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration.The First Day of Business Was: 09/ 10/2008.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Elliston Construction,4012 Leyang Leyang circle Unit G,Carlsbad, CA 92008.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Brian Elliston.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 04, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-033820Published: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: SALONYAAKUN 2015 Birch Rd. St. 401, ChulaVista , CA, County of San Diego, 91910This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was:N/A.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Jeanette Lopez, 1021Buena Vista Way, Chula Vista, CA 91910.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: JeanetteLopez.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County NOV 20, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-032672Published: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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NAME STATEMENTFictitious Business Name: a.E SMOKESHOP b.GSA INC 204 Broadway, ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91910.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration.The First Day of Business Was: 01/01/12.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: GSA Inc, 10019 VistaParque, Lakeside, CA 92040.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Shatha Louis.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 12, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-034485Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: CST GROUP1450 Tobias Drive Apt. A, Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral Partnership.The First Day of Business Was: N/A.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: #1 Cesar MedinaMonarrez, 1450 Tobias Drive Apt. A,Chula Vista, CA 91911 #2 Ines GuerreroAlarcon, 1450 Tobias Drive Apt. A, ChulaVista, CA 91911.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Cesar MedinaMonarrez.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 06, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-033982Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: MATS MAKE UPSTUDIO 1517 Santiago Ridge Way, SanDiego, CA, County of San Diego, 92154.Mailing Address: 2475 Paseo de lasAmericas Unit 3700, San Diego, CA92154.This Business is Conducted By: A Indi-vidual.The First Day of Business Was: N/A.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Elena Nuno, 2475Paseo de las Americas Unit 3700, SanDiego, CA 92154.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Elena Nuno.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 13, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-034656Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: HEALTHYCOOKING AND COOKWARE INCOR-PORATED 3242 1/2 Ocean View Blvd,San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92113.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration.The First Day of Business Was: 05/16/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Healthy Cooking andCookware Inc, 3242 1/2 Ocean ViewBlvd, San Diego, CA 92113.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Jorge Nuñez.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 16, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-034722Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: BIG BEN SPE-CIALTY MARKET 108 East 8th Street,National City, CA, County of San Diego,91950.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration.The First Day of Business Was: 02/11/2001.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following:The Big Ben MarketCorp, 108 East 8th Street, National City,CA 91950.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Naseem Sa-lem.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 17, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-034838Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: AM SERVICES1307 South 45th Street, San Diego, CA,County of San Diego, 92113.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was: N/A.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Alexander Monjaraz,1307 South 45th Street, San Diego, CA92113.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: AlexanderMonjaraz.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 12, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name: a.CLEAR MEDI-CAL BILLING b.CLEAR MEDICALMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS c.CLEARMEDICAL SYSTEMS d.CLEAR MEDI-CAL STAFFING e.CLEAR MEDICALMANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS 2111Palomar Airport Rd, Carlsbad, CA, Countyof San Diego, 92011.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration.The First Day of Business Was: N/A.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: EA Outsource & Busi-ness Services Inc., 2111 Palomar AirportRd, Carlsbad, CA 92011.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Eric Abraham.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 18, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-034948Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT
Fictitious Business Name: TONY’S CAR-PET CLEANING 42 Woodlawn Ave.Suite D, Chula Vista, CA, County of SanDiego, 91910.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was: 10/1/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Antonio Vargas, 42Woodlawn Ave. Suite D, Chula Vista, CA91910.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S ignature of Regis t rant: AntonioVargas.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 19, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035062Published: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: A4A TIRE COM-PANY 2771 Imperial Ave., San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92102.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was: 12/20/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: David M. Rodriguez,4451 35th Street #2, San Diego, CA92116.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S ignature o f Reg is t ran t : Dav idRodriguez.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 20, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035170Published: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10, 17 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: A4A TIRE COM-PANY 825 N. Andreasen Ste. D, Escon-dido, CA, County of San Diego, 92029.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was: 12/20/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: David M. Rodriguez,4451 35th Street #2, San Diego, CA92116.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S ignature o f Reg is t ran t : Dav idRodriguez.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 20, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035169Published: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10,17 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: MORE THANTAXES... 3802 Main St. Suite 7, ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911.Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 432528, SanYsidro, CA 92143.This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral Partnership.The First Day of Business Was: 12/27/2008.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: #1 Laura Guevara,1424 Hilltop Dr Apt. 10, Chula Vista, CA91911; #2 Cristina Mondujano-Gomez,1546 Sonora Dr. 297, Chula Vista, CA91911.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S igna tu re o f Reg is t ran t : LauraGuevara.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 20, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035257Published: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10,17 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: JEVZ SERVICES1250 Santa Cora Ave. # 326, Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91913.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual.The First Day of Business Was: 11/28/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Fol lowing:Jesus EduardoValenzuela, 1250 Santa Cora Ave. # 326,Chula Vista, CA 91913.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Jesus EduardoValenzuela.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 20, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035223Published: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10,17 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: CHURROS ELTIGRE 10177 Destiny Mountain Court,Spring Valley, CA, County of San Diego,91978.This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral PartnershipThe First Day of Business Was: OCT/23/2009.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: #1 Louie Saloumi,10177 Destiny Mountain Court, SpringValley, CA 91978. #2 Naseem D. Toma,10177 Destiny Mountain Court, SpringValley, CA 91978.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Louie Saloumi.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 10, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-034289Published: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: PREMIUM MOV-ING 1612 6th Ave. Apt. 506, San Diego,County of San Diego, CA 92101.This Business is Conducted By: A Gen-eral PartnershipThe First Day of Business Was: N/A.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: #1Vadim RoanorichSergien Ko, 1612 6th Ave. Apt. 506, SanDiego, CA 92101. #2 AliaksandrIvanchunk, 1612 6th Ave. Apt. 506, SanDiego, CA 92101.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S ignature o f Regis t rant : VadimRoanorich Sergien Ko.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 23, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035329Published: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: a. AMOELLERFIT b. FIT BY AMOELLER 355 I St.Apt. E, Chula Vista, County of San Di-ego, CA 91910.This Business is Conducted By: AnIndividial.The First Day of Business Was: 12/1/12.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: America Moeller, 355I St. Apt. E, Chula Vista, CA 91910.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: AmericaMoeller.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 30, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-035810Published: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: A & V RENTALS2006 Port Cardiff, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91913.This Business is Conducted By: Co-Partners. The First Day of Business Was:12/1/2013.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: #1 Albert Martinez,2006 Port Cardiff, Chula Vista, CA91913. #2 Victor ia Wi l ler , 4639Schaumberg Place, Bonita, CA 91902.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S ignature of Regis t rant: VictoriaWiller.This Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 05, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-033920Published: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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Fictitious Business Name: COMMUNITYMEDICAL TRANSPORTATION, INC.,1143 Sparrow Lake Road, Chula Vista,CA 91913.This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:11/01/2001.This Business Is Hereby Registeredby the Following: Community MedicalTransportation, Inc., 1143 Sparrow LakeRoad, Chula Vista, CA 91913I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.Signature of Registrant: Aida Nuño,PresidentThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County DEC 04, 2013.The filing of this statement does not ofitself authorize the use in this state ofFictitious Business Name in violation ofthe rights of another under federal, state,or common law.Assigned File No.: 2013-033741Published: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00078613-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ fileda petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:JUAN CARLOS LOPEZ to JASMINELOPEZTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-24-2014. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior to
CHANGE OF NAMECHANGE OF NAME
SUMMONS
CHANGE OF NAME
SUMMONS - (Family Law)CASE NUMBER: DN 176430
NOTICE TO RESPONDENT:AVISO AL DEMANDADO:LAURA GONZALEZ MOGUELYou are being sued.Lo están demandando.PETITIONER'S NAME IS:NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE:PABLO GARDUNO RODRIGUEZYou have 30 calendar days after thisSummons and Petition are served onyou to file a Response (form FL-120 orFL-123) at the court and have a copyserved on the petitioner. A letter or phonecall will not protect you.If you do not file your Response on time,the court may make orders affecting yourmarriage or domestic partnership, yourproperty and custody of your children.You may be ordered to pay support andattorney fees and costs. If you cannotpay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a feewaiver form.If you want legal advice, contact a law-yer immediately. You can get informationabout finding lawyers at the CaliforniaCourts Online Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/self help), at the CaliforniaLegal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), or by contacting yourlocal county bar association.Tiene 30 días corridos después dehaber recibido la entrega legal de estaCitación y Petición para presentar unaRespuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123)ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legalde una copia al demandante. Una cartao llamada telefónica no basta paraprotegerlo.Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo,la corte puede dar órdenes que afectensu matrimonio o pareja de hecho, susbienes y la custodia de sus hijos. Lacorte también le puede ordenar quepague manutención, y honorarios ycostos legales. Si no puede pagar lacuota de presentación, pida al secretarioun formulario de exención de cuotas.Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal,póngase en contacto de inmediato conun abogado. Puede obtener informaciónpara encontrar a un abogado en el Centrode Ayuda de las Cortes de California(www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web delos Servicios Legales de California(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndoseen contacto con el colegio de abogadosde su condado.NOTICE: The restraining orders on page2 are effective against both spouses ordomestic partners until the petition is dis-missed, a judgment is entered, or thecourt makes further orders. These ordersare enforceable anywhere in California byany law enforcement office who has re-ceived or seen a copy of them.AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción quefiguran en la página 2 valen para amboscónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta quese despida la petición, se emita un falloo la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquierautoridad de la ley que haya recibido ovisto una copia de estas órdenes puedehacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar deCalifornia.NOTE: If a judgment or support order isentered, the court may order you to payall or part of the fees and costs that thecourt waived for yourself or for the otherparty. If this happens, the party ordered
the 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 91910Date: DEC 06, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 /2014La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00075290-CU-PT-NC
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: TARA MARJORIE OUTTRIMfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows: TARAMARJORIE OUTTRIM toTARA MIDGIEVANDENBERG OUTTRIMTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-28-2014. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:26. 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 91910Date: NOV 14, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 /2014La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00077824-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: AMAR YAKUB & GAZALABAHNAM on Behalf of minors FawazAmar Jalal & Nawar Amar Jalal filed apetition with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:FAWAZ AMAR JALAL to JOHN AMARYAKUB; NAWAR AMAR JALAL to AN-DREW AMAR YAKUBTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-17-2014. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:52. 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 91910Date: DEC 02, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 /2014La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00078634-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: TOMASA ORTIZ filed a peti-tion with this court for a decree chang-ing names as follows:TOMASA ORTIZ to MARIA toMASAORTIZTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-24-2014. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910Date: DEC 06, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 13, 20, 27 Jan 3 /2014La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00079691-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: Anel Torres on behalf of Dia-mond Genesis Torres filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changingnames as follows: DIAMOND GENESISTORRES to DIAMOND GENESIS CRUZTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition 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 thepetition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the courtmay grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN 31, 2014. Time: 9:30 a.m.Dept.: 52. 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 91910Date: DEC 13, 2013
ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10, 17 /2013La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00080601-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: RUBEN AARON PEREZ-BERTON GUTIERREZ filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changingnames as follows: RUBEN AARONPEREZ-BERTON GUTIERREZ toRUBEN PEREZ BERTON Jr.THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition 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 thepetition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the courtmay grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-31-2014. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:52. 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 91910Date: DEC 19, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10, 17 /2013La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00079262-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: MONICA LIZETH RAMIREZfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows: JESUSEMANUEL RAMON ROBLES RAMIREZto JESUS NEYMAR ROBLES RAMIREZTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition 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 thepetition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the courtmay grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-31-2014. Time: 8:30 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 91910Date: DEC 11, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10, 17 /2013La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00080638-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: NGOC THUY T NGUTEN (forminor) filed a petition with this court fora decree changing names as follows:THUYAN NGUYEN LE to TEON LETHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition 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 thepetition should not be granted. If no writ-ten objection is timely filed, the courtmay grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: FEB-04-2014. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:26. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,325 S. MELROSE DR, VISTA, CA 92081.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 91910Date: DEC 19, 2013K.MICHAEL KIRKMANJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Dec 27 Jan 3, 10, 17 /2013La Prensa San DiegoPublished: Dec 27Jan 3, 10, 17 /2013La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00081477-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: LAURA PAOLA DE UNAFIESCO on behalf of Mildred PlantillasDe Una a minor filed a petition with thiscourt for a decree changing names as fol-lows: MILDRED PLANTILLAS DE UNAto MILDRED DE UNA FIESCOTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition 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-21-2014. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.:52. 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 91910Date: DEC 27, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 /2013La Prensa San Diego
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
AND GENDERCASE NUMBER:
37-2013-00080620-CU-PT-CTLTO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner (present name): GUADALUPEFRANCO-SANTANA, has filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changingpetitioner’s names to (proposed name):LUCAS FRANCO-SANTANATHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition should not be granted.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JAN-31-2014. Time: 8:30 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 91910Date: DEC 19, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 /2014La Prensa San Diego
CHANGE OF NAMEAND GENDER
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to pay fees shall be given notice and anopportunity to request a hearing to setaside the order to pay waived court fees.AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden demanutención, la corte puede ordenar queusted pague parte de, o todas las cuotasy costos de la corte previamente exentasa petición de usted o de la otra parte. Siesto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagarestas cuotas debe recibir aviso y laoportunidad de solicitar una audienciapara anular la orden de pagar las cuotasexentas.1. The name and address of the court is:El nombre y dirección de la corte son:Superior Court of California, County ofSan Diego, 325 S. MELROSE DRIVE,VISTA, CA 92081.2. The name, address, and telephonenumber of petitioner's attorney, or the pe-titioner without an attorney, are:(El nombre, dirección y número deteléfono del abogado del demandante, odel demandante si no tiene abogado,son): PABLO GARDUNO RODRIGUEZ,4442 AMMUNITION RD APT #4,FALLBROOK, CA 92028. Ph. (760) 586-5385.Date (Fecha): OCT 9, 2013Clerk, by (Secretario, por) R. CORONADeputy (Asistente)NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED:AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIOLA ENTREGA: as an individualPublished: Dec 20, 27 Jan 3, 10 / 2014La Prensa San Diego
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CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00042771-CL-CL-CTL
NOTICE TO DEFENDAT:(AVISO AL DEMANDADO):ARTURO VELA and BERSAINGUTIERREZ;and DOES 1 through 10,Incusive.YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF:( L O E S TA D E M A N D A N D O E LDEMANDANTE):STONEBRIDGE ESTATES MASTERASSOCIATIONNOTICE! You have been sued. The courtmay decide against you without your be-ing heard unless you respond within 30days. Read the information below.You have 30 CALENDARS DAYS afterthis summons and legal papers areserved on you to file a written responseat this court and have a copy served onthe plaintiff. A letter or phone call will notprotect you. Your written response mustbe in proper legal form if you want thecourt to hear your case. There may be acourt form that you can use for yourresponse.You can find these court formsand more information at California CourtsOnline Self-Help Center (www.court.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, orthe courthouse nearest you. If you can-not pay the filing fee, ask the court clerkfor a fee waiver form. If you do not fileyour response on time, you may lose thecase by default, and your wages, money,and property may be taken without furtherwarning from the court.There are other legal requirements. Youmay want to call an attorney right away.If you do not know an attorney, you maywant to call an attorney referral service.If you cannot afford an attorney, you maybe elegible for free legal services from anonprofit legal services program. You canlocate these nonprofit groups at the Cali-forn ia Legal Serv ices Web s i te(www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the Califor-nia Courts Online Self-Help Center(www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or bycontacting your local court or county barassociation. NOTE: The court has a statu-tory lien for waived fees and costs on anysettlement or arbitration award of $10,000or more in a civil case. The court’s lienmust be paid before the court will dis-miss the case.!AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no re-sponde dentro de 30 días, la corte puededecidir en su contra sin escuchar suv e r s i ó n . L e a l a i n f o r m a c i ó n acontinuación.Tiene 30 DÍAS DE CALENDARIOdespués de que le entreguen estacitación y papaeles legales parapresentar una respuesta por escrito enesta corte y hacer que se entregue unacopia al demandante. Una carta o unallamada telefónica no lo protegen. Surespuesta por escrito tiene que estar enformato legal correcto si desea queprocesen su caso en la corte. Es posibleque haya un formulario que usted puedausar para su respuesta. Puede encontrarestos formularios de la corte y másinformación en el Centro de Ayuda delas Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de sucondado o en la corte que le quede máscerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota depresentación, pida al secretario de lacorte que le dé un formulario de exenciónde pago de cuotas. Si no presenta surespuesta a tiempo, puede perder elcaso por incumplimiento y la corte lepodrá quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienessin más advertencia.Hay otros requisitos legales. Esrecomendable que llame a un abogadoinmediatamente. Si no conoce a unabogado, puede llamar a un servicio deremisión a abogados.Si no puede pagara un abogado, es posible que cumplacon los requisitos para obtener servicioslegales gratuitos de un programa deservicio legales sin fines de lucro. Puedeencontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucroen el sitio web de California Legal Ser-vices, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en elCentro de Ayuda de las Cortes de Cali-fo rn ia , (www.sucor te .ca .gov) oponiendose en contacto con la corte o elcolegiode abogados local. AVISO: Porley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar lascuotas y los costos exentos por imponeru n g r a v a m e n s o b r e c u a l q u i e rrecuperación de $10,000 ó más de valorrecibida mediante un acuerdo o unaconcesión de arbitraje en un caso dederecho civil. Tiene que pagar el grava-men de la corte antes de que la cortepueda desechar el caso.The name and address of the court is:(El nombre y dirección de la corte es):SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA,COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO Central Divi-sion, Hall of Justice, 330West Broadway,San Diego, CA 92101.The name, address, and telephone num-ber of plaintiff’s attorney, or the plaintiffwithout an attorney, is:(El nombre, dirección y número deteléfono del abogado del demandante, odel demandante si no tiene abogado, es):PATRICIA M. BEAVER (Bar # 264153),Wasserman Kornheiser, LLP, 7955Raytheon Rd., San Diego, CA 92111;Fax:(858) 505-9511; Ph: (858) 505-9500Date (Fecha): APR 08, 2013Clerk, by (Secretario, por) R. BABERS,Deputy (Adjunto)Published: Dec 20, 27/2013 Jan 3, 10/2014La Prensa San Diego
CHANGE OF NAME
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME
CASE NUMBER:37-2013-00079918-CU-PT-CTL
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: DESBY MONTIZE POWELLfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows: DESBYMONTIZE POWELL to EBONI DESBYM. POWELLTHE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicatedbelow to show cause, if any, why the pe-tition for change of name should not begranted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: Jan 31, 2014. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:52. 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 91910Date: DEC 16, 2013ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTAJudge of the Superior CourtPublished: Jan 3, 10, 17, 24 /2013La Prensa San Diego
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happy to do.Racism reared its ugly head
at the University of San Mar-cos where signs appeared say-ing ‘kill Mexicans or Gays.’ Nottaking this lightly the studentsof the university held a sit-inwhen the university refused totake action against the offend-ing sorority.
If it is June it means highschool graduation and wereproud to publish the story“Chula Vista student receives$100,000 scholarship to attendHarvard University,” by PabloJ. Sáinz. Not only was Gio-vanna Robledo a gifted studentat Olympian High in Chula
Vista, she was interested inhelping others. In 2012 she hadbeen an intern with La PrensaSan Diego and had written sev-eral stories for the paper. Wecouldn’t help but feel proud ofher and that in some small weway helped her earn the schol-arship.
“Celebrating the Life ofMarta Sotomayor.” We hon-ored the life Marta Sotomayorwho passed away in 2013. Shewas the first executive direc-tor of the National HispanicCouncil on Aging and the firstLatina in America to earn asocial work doctorate.
We also honored the pass-ing of Faustina Solis, a pioneerin higher education and publichealth. A UC San Diego pro-
fessor emeritus, Solís was alsothe university’s first Latina pro-vost. She served as provost ofthe university’s ThurgoodMarshall College (then knownas Third College) from 1981-1988, and taught at the UC SanDiego School of Medicine be-ginning in 1971. Solís’ contri-butions were honored whenThurgood Marshall LectureHall on the UC San Diegocampus was renamed theFaustina F. Solís Lecture Hall.
In August the Little LeagueWorld Series was an excitingtime for this border region.Chula Vista’s Eastlake All-Starteam was in the tournamentand for the first time in theirhistory, a team representedMexico from Tijuana. For a
while it looked like the twoteams might meet in the cham-pionship game, but it was notto be. While Eastlake All-Starsplayed in the championshipgame against the eventual win-ner Japan, the Tijuana teamplayed and won the consola-tion game.
In September the Secretaryof Education, Arnie Duncan,came to Chula Vista to cel-ebrate the success at CastlePark High School, thanks inpart to a Promise Neigborhoodgrant a local organization re-ceived last year from the De-partment of Education totalingalmost $5 million for the firstyear of a five-year grant.
Also in September the manmost associated with modern
day labor unions, Eliseo Me-dina, who reshaped labor andimmigrant rights movement,retired from the SEIU.
In October, Cirilo Floresbecame the first Bishop ofMexican origin in San Diego.
In August when Bob Filnerresigned as mayor of San Di-ego, this opened the door forspecial election. In the racewere two Hispanics, DavidAlvarez and Mike Aguirre.One had a chance and theother did not have a chance inhell.
Mike Aguirre on sheer willpower and gumption was ableto make himself a viable can-didate. On the other hand, CityCouncilman David Alvarez,who had proven himself to be
a capable leader and with thesupport of the Unions had ahuge amount of money spenton his campaign and eventu-ally send to a run-off election.This election will be held inFebruary and there is a chancewe could have our first His-panic mayor ever in San Di-ego.
In this review we sharedwith you just a sampling of themany stories that we pub-lished throughout the year. Ifyou would like to the full con-text of any of these storiesplease visit our web site,www.laprensa-sandiego.org,and do a search with one ortwo key words and your storywill come up.
might gather dust as the dayspassed, the retired officer said.
After West Mesa, the APDchain of command ordered thatmissing persons reports bequickly entered into the NCICdata base, and came up with anew “silver alert” to rapidlyinvestigate certain cases of dis-appeared persons, Morrisonadded.
“Could we have prevented?”she pondered. “I don’t think wecould have prevented the en-tire thing, but probably one.Would that have made a dif-ference? Well, somebody’schild would be alive.”
West Mesa produced somechanges in the way law en-forcement treats crimes of vio-lence against women living onthe edge, but more concertedefforts are urgently needed,Barber said. The APD hierar-chy, she said, is now sensitiveto criticism that the police de-partment doesn’t care about asocially marginalized popula-tion.
“They get very hurt, like per-sonally hurt that you wouldthink that,” Barber said. “Ithink that probably wouldn’thave been the case beforeWest Mesa. I do believe thatthey are trying to help… I justthink they need to try harder.”
Safe Sex Work distributes a“bad date” bulletin. A recentissue detailed dozens of rapes,attempted rapes, death threats,and beatings of women work-ing the streets. The two-pagebulletin included physical de-scriptions of male aggressorsand color photos of the type ofvehicles used to commit crimes.
Barber said she gets threereports a week of men tryingto kill women.
“Something’s wrong, some-thing is very broken and we areallowing this,” the women’sadvocate added. “We need tolook at why we are allowingthis both as a society and asindividuals.”
Race, class and lifestyleemerged as issues in the WestMesa crimes. Since many ofthe victims had local policerecords for drug or prostitutioncharges, their mug shots weresplashed all over the media.Some postings on the Interneteven suggested that the victimshad it coming.
Longtime anti-gender vio-
lence activist Dr. CynthiaBejarano, professor of crimi-nal justice at New MexicoState University, has workedwith victims’ relatives and stud-ied femicides in Mexico, theUnited States and other na-tions.
Bejarano detected similari-ties in the media depiction ofvictims from Juarez, southernNew Mexico and Albuquer-que. Popular interpretations ofcrimes and perceptions of thevictims frame “the next stepsthat take place,” regardless ofborders, she said.
According to Mexican crimi-nologist and university instruc-tor Oscar Maynez, a segmentof Juarez society, includingyounger people, still clings tothe double-life myth aboutfemicide victims from 20 yearsago, or consider themselvesremoved from the crimes be-cause they hail from a differ-ent social strata than the low-income victims. Most of thevictims in Juarez’s sex-relatedserial crimes were factory orretail workers, students, oryoung women seeking employ-ment.
Bejarano said the lead detec-tive in the West Mesa homi-cides told her that mug shotswere disseminated becausepeople who knew the womenand had possible informationabout them were more likelyto recognize the victims fromrecent pictures than say, quin-ceanera photos.
Perea agreed that it madesense to distribute more recentphotos, but insisted that the pic-tures should have been ac-companied by other imagesthat showed the women in adifferent light.
“They should have put a mugshot and a really beautiful pic-ture to see how they were.Jamie never hurt anyone,”Perea said.
West Mesa briefly cast at-tention on the broader butlargely unspoken problem ofdisappeared women in NewMexico. Currently, at least 20women from the greater Albu-querque area remain missingfrom 1988 to the present.Beatrice Cuberos Lopez, whovanished in September 1989, isamong the older cases.
Taken from a passport photo,the picture on Cuberos Lopez’smissing poster portrays a wo-man with big rolling eyebrowsand a broad smile, hinting at thehigh-spirited person describedby sister Lupe Lopez-Haynes.
Like her friend Jayne Perea,
Lopez-Haynes complains ofneglect from the APD, sayingshe has not been contacted inthe last couple of years.
For a time, West Mesastirred New Mexico and gotinternational attention, drawingreporters from “America’sMost Wanted” “Dateline,”Ciudad Juarez’s El Diarionewspaper and other mediaoutlets. In 2009 and 2010, vig-ils, protests, funerals, news sto-ries, and political proclamationsflowed in the Duke City.
In March 2009, the NewMexico Senate unanimouslypassed Senate Memorial 85.
Sponsored by then-state Sen.Linda Lopez, who is currentlyengaged in a 2014 gubernato-rial bid, the non-binding legisla-tive resolution noted the frus-tration of victims’ families withlaw enforcement; criticized thestereotyping of victims; and tooknote of the female poverty anddomestic violence rates in NewMexico, which are among thehighest in the nation.
The memorial called on theMayor of Albuquerque and theBernalillo County Commissionto “ensure that these crimes arethoroughly investigated,” andthat the resources of the FBI,APD and Bernalillo CountySheriff’s Department be utilizedin the “most expeditious man-ner possible.” It also urged NewMexico to make drug preven-tion and treatment more avail-able.
Although West Mesa, likethe Cotton Field case in CiudadJuarez to the south, promptedsome changes in law enforce-ment policies and procedures,the actual murders linger inimpunity.
Multiple theories and leadsabound about the New Mexicokillings: Truckers, violentpimps, bad cops, gang mem-bers, and the classic serial killerall are considered possible sus-pects by law enforcement orthe public. And there is theversion that at least some ofthe women were killed be-cause they were suspectedpolice informants. An officialwebsite called Helpuscatchakiller.com contains victims’photos and a $100,000 rewardfor information.
After nearly five years, theWest Mesa murder investiga-tion has dragged on, talk of thecrimes has dissipated in thehalls of government and in themedia; proposals to build amemorial for the murderedwomen at the mesa grave sitehave gone with the wind; and
a home developer advertisesplots for sale on the land wherethe bodies of Jamie Barela andher fellow victims were discov-ered.
Overall, the visibility of dis-appeared women, as well asmen and children, is limited inNew Mexico. Unlike in theneighboring state of Chihua-hua, Mexico, there is no singlewebsite that attempts to postall the cases.
Instead, information is hand-led in a piece-meal fashion, withthe New Mexico State Police,Bernalillo County Sheriff’sDepartment and independentwebsites like Missingin.orgeach publicizing some but notall of the cases.
And unlike Ciudad Juarez, noposters of missing persons areregularly displayed in thestreets, on billboards, in publictransportation centers, and at
We celebrated the life of Marta Sotomayor the firstexecutive director of the National Hispanic Council on
Aging.
bus stops.But Jayne Perea and Lupe
Lopez-Haynes remember thefaces. “They want to forgetthese girls, but we don’t,”Perea said.
After breaking into tears,Lopez-Haynes was consoledby her friend. The two womendialogued, in an exchangeseemingly with each other butreally with society.
Perea said the women work-ing Albuquerque’s streets are“crying out for help,” but findnone in the city. Lopez-Haynessaid she can’t go it alone andneeded “a thousand people”who will make noise for thevictims.
“We’re the only ones whocan speak for them,” she in-sisted.
New Mexico State’s CynthiaBejarano is among the schol-ars who are expanding the
definition of femicide to “femi-nicide.”
The West Mesa and CiudadJuarez killings, she insisted, are“crimes against humanity.”Feminicide, Bejarano said, is“much more than just the actof killing women because theyare women,” but encompassessystematic and structural is-sues in addition to the persis-tence of impunity.
“It isn’t something that’s justimpacting the women or the girlwho was killed. It’s muchbroader than that,” Bejaranocontinued. “It’s impacting thefamilies. It’s impacting thecommunity…”
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Year End Review
Giovanna Robledo (second from the right) earned a$100,00 scholarshop to attend Harvard, with her
friends on graduation day at Olympian High School.
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Ofie Escobedo and sister Connie Trejo, owners of Lola’s7 Up Mexican Market, keep the spirit and history alive in
Carlsbad with the annual Barrio Fiesta.
Crimes againstHumanity(con’t from page 5)