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(see Music Machine, page 5)

(see Toxic Testing, page 2)

Bonita Vista High School’s showchoir the Music Machine capped amemorable year by running away withthe Southern California championshipand sweeping all team and individualawards. It is Music Machine’s firstGrand Championship at SoCal since2001.

Music Machine dominated the eliteTier 1 Mixed Division for blended boyand girl choirs. Besides taking the FirstPlace and Grand Championship tro-phies, Music Machine won first place

Perspective

By Dr. Lily Morales Rivera

Forget all the articles you’ve everread that purport to explain why wecelebrate Cinco de Mayo in theUnited States. They’ve got it allwrong.

It’s not about celebrating a victoryin a battle on the fifth of May in 1862,in the City of Puebla, in the countryof Mexico. It’s not about honoringpoor and untrained peasants who,though far out-numbered, defeatedsoldiers from what was then thegreatest military force in the world,the French Army.

No, it is not about that, and it is notabout recent immigrants, either. It isabout us, those of us who were bornhere, whose parents, grandparents,and great grandparents came to thiscountry long, long ago. It is about usas American citizens who have beenmarginalized socially and economi-cally, a people who have had towrench their rights and privilegesfrom an unwilling populace throughthe force of law.

We celebrate the Cinco de Mayo,not in recognition of a battle in an-other nation, but to battle for recog-nition in this nation—recognition thatwe are equal to all others in intellectand goodness, that we represent apositive element in American society.We seek recognition so that ourchildren’s potential will be allowed toflourish, that we will be given equalopportunity in the workforce and lead-ership of this nation, goals that statis-tics confirm we have not yetachieved. Finally, we connect to abattle in the history of our forefathersbecause we need appreciation for thecontribution we have made to thiscountry.

For example, when we celebratedthe 25th anniversary of the end of theVietnam War, our local newspaperobserved that day by publishing fourfull pages of stories about men whoserved in Vietnam. I read names likeKimball, White, Stenzler, Russell,Kaufman, Lockwood. I didn’t find asingle Sanchez, Lopez, Gonzales.

We are all familiar with the Viet-nam War statistics, that nearly 60,000

Bonita Vista HS Music Machine WinsSouthern California Championship

for showmanship and musicianship.Edward Han was named best maleperformer, Christian Cervantes bestmale soloist, Alexa Ovenshire bestfemale performer and Bibi Valde-rrama best female soloist.

Sound Unlimited, the BVHS all-girls show choir, took second place inthe women’s division, Tier 1. SoundUnlimited won the SoCal GrandChampionship in 2013, the same yearit placed fifth in the nation at theFAME Show Choir Championships in

Chicago.“I am so proud of all these stu-

dents,” said Gail Kennedy, the BVHSchoir director. “They worked veryhard all year and kept on practicingand improving. They have repre-sented our school and communitywith honor.”

Music Machine’s victory at SoCalfollowed its win at the 2015 HeritageFestival in Honolulu, Hawaii. Music

Cinco de Mayo: A Battle forRecognition By Susan Luzzaro

A roomful of parents, teachers andstudents showed up for a Toxic Testsforum offered by the SweetwaterEducation Association on April 24.

Opposition to student testing hasgrown from isolated moms in scat-tered states to a powerful, nationwidemovement of parents who are choos-ing to opt their children out of high-stakes testing. In the main, opposi-tion is centered around state standard-ized tests, however many critics notethat test preparation and test takingis crowding out classroom education.

One of the forum’s presenters,Helen Farias, enumerated the vari-ous tests that students take through-out the year. Farias stated, “Thirty toforty percent of class time is spenton tests instead of engaging studentsin learning.” The new state standard-ized test, called Smarter BalancedAssessment Consortium (SBAC) orCalifornia Assessment of StudentPerformance (CAASPP), will takestudents at least 8 hours to complete.

Farias made the point that “Teach-ers are not opposed to tests—teach-ers invented the test.” But she elabo-rated; the standardized test (SBAC)is designed to produce failure.

Farias stated, “There will be a huge

What if the state gave a test and nobody came?

failure rate of the SBAC—on theaverage 60% of the students will fail.For English Language Learners andSpecial Education students the rateof failure goes up to 80 or 90%.”

Students often internalize a bad testscore and lose faith in their own abili-ties, Farias lamented. She went on tocaution, “The test results will impactall of us because ultimately it will im-pact our neighborhood schools.”According to Farias, as student scoresdrop, curriculum shrinks, schools losefunding, become charters, or are

closed.Attendees had an opportunity to

work some sample SBAC questionsand Farias illustrated in a power pointpresentation how the test works onthe computer.

“Some of the interaction seemsharmless enough, but if students messup and try to delete, their answerwon’t delete. If a student gets stuckmanipulating the computer, teachersaren’t allowed to help, so the student

By Pablo J. Sáinz

Cinco de Mayo is coming up, andthe question is once again asked:

Should it be celebrated with beerand tequila, or should it be a good rea-son to learn more about Mexican cul-ture?

In San Diego, there are Cinco deMayo events that can be the equiva-lent to the Irish Saint Patrick’s Day.

Although promoted as family-friendly, the 32nd Fiesta Old TownCinco de Mayo 2015, which is onSaturday and Sunday ,May 2nd and3rd, has alcohol at its core. Its majorsponsor this year is Cerveza DosEquis, one of the most popular Mexi-can beer brands.

The event even features a CantinaGarden.

“Cool off with a refreshing ice coldbeer in the beer garden or become atequila connoisseur in the high-endtequila sampling area,” reads someof the promotional material.

The Old Town Cinco de Mayo Fi-esta is one of the oldest celebrationsin San Diego. And even if it has aspecial kids area and stage, one won-ders if it’s the best way to celebrateCinco de Mayo, when Mexicans com-memorate the Battle of Puebla,where Mexican forces defeated theinvading French army in 1862.

OK, so there will be some balletfolklorico competitions, and low-rid-ers will fill the streets of Old Town.Other than that, it’s cerveza and te-quila all the way.

If that’s your thing, then you can

find out more about the event atwww.fiestaoldtown.com.

But if you rather celebrate Cincode Mayo at alcohol-free events forthe whole familia, then there are manyalternatives, even if the tequila godgets angry at you.

Festival Cinco de Mayo conOrgullo is the prime example of agreat celebration with a cultural fo-cus. It will be on Tuesday the 5th atJeremy Henwood Park, in San Di-ego. It features danza azteca, balletfolklorico, and local singers and bands.

“Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo cel-ebrates the pride of a strong and vi-brant community,” said festival direc-tor, Nancy Machuca. “For more thana decade, our tobacco-and-alcohol-free festival has drawn thousands ofattendees – community residents,businesses and nonprofit organiza-tions – who are delighted to partici-pate in these family-friendly celebra-tions.”

For more information about thisfestival, visit www.cincodemayoconorgullo.org.

Another alcohol-free celebrationincludes Once Upon a TiempoMariachi Extravaganza on Sundaythe 3rd at Balboa Theatre in Down-town San Diego.

It is a mariachi and symphony con-cert sponsored by Classics 4 Kids andMariachi Garibaldi de SouthwesternCollege.

“I think it is much better to cel-ebrate Mexican culture by coming to

Some fun ways to celebrateCinco de Mayo

(See Cinco de Mayo, pag. 3)

(See Recognition, page 4)

Parents Previewing SBAC

BELLE RINGS OUT – Soloist Isabel “Belle” Rodriguez belts out the final number in the Bonita VistaHigh School Music Machine’s set that won the Southern California Grand Championship. BVH’s all-

girls choir Sound Unlimited grabbed second place in its division. Music Machine also recently won theNational Heritage Festival in Hawaii, while Sound Unlimited grabbed second.

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FRONTERA NORTESUR

On the eve of May Day2015, the Baja California Pen-insula bristles with labor pro-tests. Thousands of farmwork-ers and teachers have stagedwork stoppages, marches andoccupations of government of-fices in recent days as they pressdemands for better wages andworking conditions, back payand dignified treatment.

Earlier declared extin-guished by some observers, thefarmworker uprising that shookthe San Quintin Valley lastmonth showed it was far fromdead on Friday, April 24, whenupwards of 10,000 workersstaged a 15-mile protest marchalong the Trans-PeninsulaHighway.

Many farmworkers hailfrom Triqui, Mixtec, Zapotec,Purepecha and other indig-enous groups of southern andsouthwestern Mexico thathave migrated to the fertile SanQuintin Valley and now formthe backbone of the labor forcethat produces strawberries,grapes and other products forthe lucrative U.S. export mar-ket. Women workers were es-pecially visible in the April 24mobilization.

Farmworker leader LucilaHernandez Garcia urged herco-workers to give the move-ment an extra “push” at a criti-cal juncture. Placards carriedby the workers demanded bet-ter treatment, benefits and theouster of Baja California Gov-ernor Fransisco “Kiki” Vegade Lamadrid.

Baja Bristles with Labor ProtestsAt one point during the

hours-long march, workerswaved Mexican flags as theypassed by a property of Dris-coll’s, the U.S.-based trans-national that contracts many ofthe berries produced in the SanQuintin Valley. Shouted theworkers, “Our country, ourcountryside, the land belongsto those who work it!”

The San Quintin movementhas crossed borders, inspiringthe largest Mexico-U.S. laborsolidarity campaign of recentyears.

U.S. supporters, includingfarmworkers in Washingtonstate who are immersed in alengthy dispute involving Dris-coll’s, have been picketingcompany sites and urging boy-cotts during the past fewweeks. The movement is es-pecially active in California,where the Binational Front ofIndigenous Organizations(FIOB) connects Mexicancommunities that serve as alabor sources for both BajaCalifornia and California.

Among upcoming solidarityactions, the FIOB plans a dem-onstration at the large straw-berry festival scheduled May15 and 16 in Oxnard, Califor-nia.

“The indigenous peoples’social values of solidarity andcommunity sense run into asystem that treats them moreas units of production than ashuman beings,” wrote BerthaRodriguez-Santos, media coor-dinator for the FIOB. “And, inthe words of Mixtec FranciscoLozano, who has worked in

San Quintin as well as Califor-nia, ‘it treats us like animals.’”

At the conclusion of theirApril 24 march the workers satdown in the town of SanQuintin for negotiations withMexico’s Interior Ministry andGovernor Vega. The sessionwas observed by officials fromvarious government agencies,delegations from both cham-bers of the Mexican Congress,the National Human RightsCommission, the state humanrights commission, and severalunions.

Represented by the Allianceof National, State and Munici-pal Social Justice Organiza-tions, the farmworkers seek aminimum daily pay rate of $15,access to social security andother benefits, and an end tosexual harassment of femaleworkers. They also demand therevocation of sweetheart con-tracts between growers andunions affiliated with PresidentEnrique Pena Nieto’s Institu-tional Revolutionary Party, andrespect for an independentunion.

Luis Enrique Miranda Nava,Interior Ministry undersec-retary, pledged the federal gov-ernment will intensify field in-spections to ensure compliancewith labor law and health stan-dards; promote legal actionagainst sexual harassment; en-roll workers in social securityand education programs; con-struct a daycare center and ahospital; and work for the cre-ation of a new fund to helpcover workers’ necessities.

But the key worker demand

of an effective doubling of thedaily wage was rejected byAlfredo Munoz, representativeof the Baja California Agricul-tural Council, who repeatedearlier employer offers of a 15percent wage increase.

Leaders of the San Quintinworkers vowed not only tomaintain their demands in BajaCalifornia but to take their mes-sage and movement to the otherstates of the Mexican Republicin the coming days as well.More than two million farm la-borers, with about 60 percentof them indigenous migrantsfrom southern Mexico, are cur-rently estimated as working inthe country.

“The same situation of theviolation of workers’ rights pre-vails in many places,” said Al-liance leader Fidel SanchezGabriel. Talks among the dif-ferent actors involved in theSan Quintin conflict are ex-pected to resume on May 8.

In April, Governor Vegafound labor-related matters fill-ing his agenda. On April 24,before he returned home forthe San Quintin negotiations,Vega met in Mexico City withEducation Secretary EmilioChuayfett over the controversyof back pay owed to BajaCalifornia’s public schoolteachers. For the last twoweeks, the border state’steachers have conducted roll-ing and indefinite strikes, camp-outs and other protest actionsto further their demands.

On April 24, while farm-workers marched on SanQuintin, more than 8,000 teach-ers rallied in the state capitalof Mexicali. Thousands of cur-rent and retired educators alsoprotested in Tijuana and En-senada. Sections of the insti-tutional National Union of Edu-cation Workers (SNTE) andthe Baja California State Re-sistance Movement, a left-lean-

ing teacher grouping opposedto the 2013 education reform,both support the movement.

Part of the conflict is blamedon the education reform lawthat re-centralized payrolls inMexico City and apparentlycaused confusion over whoshould get paid and for howmuch money. A similar prob-lem of missing paychecks setoff teachers’ strikes and pro-tests in the southern state ofGuerrero two months ago.

Juan Jose Ortega Madrigal,leader of the National Coordi-nator of Education Workers inthe state of Michoacan, saidteacher pay problems are alsoreported in Sinaloa, Jalisco,Zacatecas and Chiapas. “Wethink there will be many more,”Ortega added.

In Baja California, an esti-mated $60 million is owed tojust the teachers belonging tothe SNTE’s Section 2. Retiredteachers are also owed backpayments, according to JuanVidauri Padilla, Mexicali coor-dinator of the retirees. Vidaurisaid 30 of his colleagues whowere waiting for back payhave passed away during thefirst four months of 2015 alone.

The teacher protest move-ment has expanded to the stateof Baja California Sur, in thesouthern half of the Baja Pen-insula, where back pay owedto educators, overdue pay-ments to the retirement systemand the regularization of jobassignments are boiling as hotissues. As last week drew to aclose, members of the SNTEcalled for a general strike inBaja California Sur on Mon-day, April 27.

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

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Is America‘Cinco de MayoChallenged?’By Andy Porras

Cinco de Mayo.The mother of all

misunderstood, misquoted,misinterpreted and malignedof holidays.

It’s bad enough thatAmerican suds sellershijacked the hell out of the“holiday,” now we’re evenhaving to re-educate some ofour own Chiacna/o/Latina/omasses thanks in part to ourobscured Eurocentric formof education.

In the beginning, Cincowas utilized by La Raza livinghere, to remind Pocholandiaof its roots and notablehistorical events south of theRio Grande.

Research early Cinco deMayo and you’ll discover itshistory reveals thatcelebration of the day inMexican-Americancommunities in Californiawere among the first torecognize the day as thesecommunities used the day tohonor their homeland andheritage in addition to thebattle of Puebla.

I myself recall spendingmany hours in our town’splazita, a great replica ofauthentic plazas in theMother Country, which wasbut a few miles from ourTexas barrio. On that specialday, classes were not let outearly nor did we spend anyacademic time discussingCinco, after all “we lived inAmerica!”

However, at thecelebration, complete withspeeches (some by mymaternal grandfather, unclesor my own dad), a brass bandand lots of Tex-Mex food,raspas, candied apples andother goodies in puestosplaced around our plaza, wemanaged to learn someMexican and Americanhistory previously unheard bymost of us youngsters.

It was there, and not in ourschools we heard the namesof Gen. Zaragoza, BenitoJuarez and a host of others.In our schools, even a sliverof the Spanish languagewould merit a spanking.Those of us who were moreinquisitive would go homeand start asking our eldersabout the personalities weheard being honored at theplaza.

“Remember, drinkingtequila, eating tacos, andwearing sombreros do notcommemorate our Mexicanculture,” Apa Grande wouldtell us. “On the contrary, suchantics sometimes offend,marginalize or isolate some ofour amigos.”

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just sits there. Some studentswill have to compose their es-says on an iPad keyboard.”

Farias asked, “Are we test-ing students on material, or arewe testing a student’s ability tomanipulate a computer or atablet?”

For a glimpse into the com-plex world of CAASPP test-ing, here is a link to tips foreducators: http://californiatac.org/

Kristin Phatak, a parentwho has students in both theChula Vista Elementary schooldistrict and the SweetwaterHigh School district, explainedto the attendees how to opt achild out of tests. She told par-ents to send an email to thestudent’s teacher and principal,or just send a handwrittennote. Phatak said her childrenkeep copies of their Opt Outletters in their binders.

One mother expressed con-cern that her child would notbe able stay in a charter schoolif he did not take the SBACtest. Phatak said she had spo-ken to the Charter Division ofthe California Department ofEducation and that “the shortanswer is that the chartersmust honor an Opt Out letter,and they cannot threaten tokick the student out.”

‘However,” Phatak contin-ued, “It’s happening at a ratewe can’t even keep up with[students being put out of char-ter schools]. The person at theDepartment of Education ad-vised parents would need totake it up as a legal issue.”

Another mother, ShaneParmely, said she was frus-trated because she had optedher child out but then learnedhe spent class time learninghow to log onto the computer.

Initially, California taxpayershave spent $1.2 billion to imple-ment Common Core standardsand assist districts in acquiringthe technological infrastructurebecause the tests must betaken on a computer.

But even with such large ex-

penditures many districts are notready. A recent report written byNick Marinovich, chair of theSweetwater Bond OversightCommittee, stated, “The districts/schools [Sweetwater] infra-structure, as it exists today, doesnot meet the capacity needed for“Common Core” testing.” Mari-novich’s report went on to say itwasn’t clear how much Propo-sition O money will be used toaccomplish the task.

Several speakers at the fo-rum emphasized that the ballis still in play—a revised law

governing student testing na-tionwide (formerly known asNo Child Left behind) is cur-rently before the legislature.

Sweetwater trustee PaulaHall, who attended the ToxicTest forum, stated, “We reallydo have to take the legislatorsto task if they go on to finalizethe Elementary and SecondaryEducation Act—it is crucialthat they do not continue withthe sort of measurement [test-ing] they had with No ChildLeft behind.” Hall urged at-tendees to call their senators.

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a concert with the kids, listento some wonderful music, andeveryone leaves feeling betterabout themselves,” said JeffNevin, mariachi professor atSouthwestern College and di-rector of Mariachi Garibaldi.“Not going to bars… this is amuch better way to celebrate.”

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In Tijuana, how to celebrateCinco de Mayo is not even aquestion.

Government offices are usu-ally closed the Monday before,and children get the day off fromschool. There are hardly anycommunity festivals, and onlythe bars and clubs catering toU.S. tourists are the ones thathave two for one drink specials.

Other than that, in Tijuana,and in Mexico in general, Cincode Mayo comes and goes.

If you want to get drunkscreaming Viva México!, youwould need to wait for 16 deseptiembre, Mexican Indepen-

dence Day.For those folks looking to

celebrate Cinco de Mayo witha taco, a beer, or tequilia checkout these hot spots:

Tin Roof: May 5. Tin Roofbrings Mexico to the San Di-ego Gaslamp Quarter withTaco Tuesday specials all daylong. With tacos just $2-4,Mexican beer for $3 and “roof-a-ritas” for $10, visitors cankeep the fiesta going all daylong. Live music will be per-formed by SM Familia at 9p.m. 401 G St., Gaslamp Quar-ter, tinroofsandiego.com

Cincoteca at Puesto:May 5. Puesto will be takingover the courtyard of the Head-quarters with taco stations fea-turing $2 tacos, beer andmargarita stations featuringspecial taco Tuesday pricing onDos XX and Frida Khalo Te-quila margaritas and a churrobar by Donut Bar. The fiestawill also have live music fromLatin bands La Santa Cecilia,Los Master Plus and Buye-pongo. 789 West Harbor Dr.,Headquarters, puesto.com

Venga Venga Cantina &Bar: May 5. Celebrate Cincode Mayo with authentic Mexi-can fare. Enjoy some newMexican favorites like spe-cialty tacos, skewers and bot-tomless guacamole, mixed withold traditions like Taco Tues-day. Add to that drink specialsincluding margaritas, tequilainfusions, Mexican beers andlive music, and a true celebra-tion has begun. Specials include$2 Tescates, tacos and tequilashots. 2015 Birch Rd., ChulaVista, richardsandoval.com

Tacos & Tequila Festival:May 2. Silo in Makers Quar-ters hosts a celebration of thebest margaritas and tacos in SanDiego. The festival featuresmargaritas by 10 celebritymixologists, signature tacosfrom 10 restaurants, local craftbeers and live music. The in-teractive event lets attendeesgot on the best margaritas andtacos with the winners receiv-ing a golden shaker or goldentaco to showcase at their es-tablishment. Silo in MakersQuarters, 753 15th St., East Vil-

lage, tacostequilafestival.comCinco de Mayo at Casa

Guadalajara, Casa de Picoand Casa de Bandini: May4-5. Casa Guadalajara, Casade Pico and Casa de Bandiniare celebrating Cinco de Mayoall weekend long with food anddrink specials including the fes-tive “Cincorita,” a margaritamade with strawberry, Midoriand lime flavors in layers ofgreen, white and red in hom-age to the Mexican flag. Whiledining, guest can soak up someculture with the strolling Mari-achi players and Folkloricdancers. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. CasaGuadalajara, 4105 Taylor St.,San Diego, Casa de Pico, 5500Grossmont Center Dr., LaMesa, Casa de Bandini, 1901Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad,casaguadalajara.com

This next event has noth-ing to do with Cinco de Mayo,with the exception that it hap-pens on the weekend of May5, but who can resist choco-late. So here goes:

Chocolate Festival: May4-5. It’s a decadent celebra-tion of chocolate on the bay atthis tasting and educational fes-tival featuring food, wine, anda variety of chocolate treats.This delicious event brings to-gether the Maritime Museumwith the Historic Division ofMars, one of the world’s lead-ing chocolate manufacturers,for lectures, tastings and inter-active demonstrations whereguests will be able to touch,taste, smell, and experiencechocolate as it was enjoyed byour Founding Fathers. Child-ren’s activities include a scav-enger hunt, craft activities,“make your own chocolatepizza,” while adults can imbibein luxurious wine and choco-late pairings. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.$16. Maritime Museum of SanDiego, 1492 N Harbor Dr., SanDiego. sdmaritime.org

Por Pablo J. Sáinz

Ya viene el Cinco de Mayoy la pregunta debe ser pre-guntada de nuevo:

¿Debe ser celebrado concerveza y tequila o debe seruna buena razón para aprendermás acerca de la culturamexicana?

En San Diego, hay eventosde Cinco de Mayo que puedenser el equivalente del Día deSan Patricio irlandés.

Aunque lo promueven comoespecial para las familias, la32nd Fiesta Old Town Cincode Mayo 2015, que es elsábado 2 y domingo 3 de mayo,tiene alcohol por todos lados.Su patrocinador oficial este añoes la cerveza Dos Equis, unamarca mexicana muy popular.

El evento hasta tiene unJardín Cantina.

“Refréscate con una cer-veza bien fría en el jardíncervecero o conviértete en unexperto del tequila en el áreade tragos tequileros”, se puedeleer en su material promo-cional.

La Fiesta de Cinco de Mayode Old Town es una de lascelebraciones más antiguas enSan Diego. Pero uno se pre-gunta si es la mejor manera decelebrar el Cinco de Mayo,cuando los mexicanos conme-moran la Batalla de Puebla, enla que las fuerzas mexicanasderrotaron al invasor ejercitofrancés en 1862.

Para conocer más acerca

Hay alternativas para celebrar elCinco de Mayo

Some fun ways to celebrate Cinco de Mayo

(con’t from page 1)

Mariachi Garibaldi, Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo Festival.

(vea alternativas, pg 8)

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José López Zamorano

Por Mónica Cortés-Torres

Del 14 al 16 de mayo de2015, AARP organizará elEvento y Exposición NacionalLife@50+ en la soleada ycosmopolita ciudad de Miami.Presentaremos múltiples pro-gramas y actividades sobretodo lo relacionado con vivir lavida al máximo después de los50. Te invita mos a participarjunto a miles de socios en esteemocionante evento y espera-mos que disfrutes de tres díasrepletos de diversión e in-formación. Nuestro objetivo esque sigas descubriendo todaslas posibilidades a tu alcance ytoda la labor que AARP llevaa cabo para que puedas ha-cerlas realidad.

El evento Life@50+ abarcadiferentes áreas temáticas yestá diseñado para adaptartea los nuevos desafíos y posi-bilidades relativos a la edad.Hoy en día, las personas de 50años o más en Estados Unidosdisfrutan de una vida más largay saludable, y al mismo tiempotienen que hacer frente arealidades económicas, desalud, sociales y tecnológicascomo ninguna generación an-terior. A través de eventoscomo Life@50+ en Miamiqueremos contactar de formamás personal con todas laspersonas que se encuentran en

Para un amplio número deinmigrantes latinos en EstadosUnidos, la idea de regresar asus países de origen una vezque completan su vida pro-ductiva, se mantiene siemprepresente como una opción real.Este es un concepto parti-cularmente extendido entre losmigrantes mexicanos, dada lacontigüidad geográfica con laUnión Americana.

Se trata de una meta que enmuchos casos viene acom-pañada de acciones concretaspara ese eventual regreso, talcomo la inversión en una casao en un terreno en su país, laapertura de una cuenta deahorros o de retiro, o el envíode transferencias regulares dedinero para un negocio, co-bertura de salud o apoyo a lafamilia.

Pero muchos inmigrantescarecen de la educación finan-ciera relevante para incor-porarse al sistema bancario deEstados Unidos, a fin de queel envío de remesas sea máseconómico, o para recuperarlos ahorros de retiro acu-mulados en sus países y que,en el caso de los mexicanos,pueden solicitar una vez que

Educación Financieracumplen 65 años de edad.

Un creciente número deinstituciones bancarias deEstados Unidos acepta, porejemplo, las matriculas con-sulares que emiten las auto-ridades consulares mexicanasy existen recursos en línea parainformarse sobre cuáles son,como adquirir instrumentos deahorros como Certificados dela Tesorería, información sobreel estado de sus cuentas deretiro y los métodos másasequibles para las trans-ferencias de dinero.

La red consular mexicanallevó por ello a cabo la Semanade Educación Financiera del20 al 24 de abril, a fin de alentarmayores niveles de uso delsistema bancario entre lacomunidad migrante. Además,facilita el manejo y trans-ferencia de remesas a fami-liares en México y propiciamejoras en su calidad de vida.

Funcionarios de varias a-gencias oficiales realizarontalleres informativos, foroscomunitarios y distribución demateriales, con el propósito dedifundir las ventajas de utilizarcanales financieros formalespara una mejor planeación de

las finanzas personales yfamiliares.

Para el envío de remesas serecomendó verificar que lainstitución seleccionada seencuentre debidamente con-stituida y se elija una cercana atu lugar de trabajo o domicilio.Antes de enviar o retirar dinero,es importante comparar costosy comisiones, así como con-siderar el tipo de cambio másconveniente. Una instituciónpuede tener bajas tarifas detransferencias, pero ofrecer untipo de cambio desventajoso.

Cada caso individual tienesus particularidades, depen-diendo de la edad de la per-sona, el tipo de ahorros quetiene en su país o sus planespersonales. Pero el caso delos migrantes mexicanos es sóloun ejemplo de la importanciade que todos seamos pro-activos para dar los primerospasos hacia esa educaciónfinanciera que puede ser clavepara nuestro bienestar futuro.

esta situación, a la vez que losayudamos a prepararse paraque puedan vivir el tipo de vidaque se imaginan y se sientanrealizados.

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Salud y bienestarDesde la salud cerebral y la

prestación de cuidados, hastamaneras fáciles para man-tenerse en forma, el áreatemática de Salud y bienestarproveerá información esenciale ideas de parte de los prin-cipales expertos en el campo.Finanzas y trabajo

¿Necesitas asesoramientode confianza sobre tus finan-zas? ¿Deseas cambiar decarrera? ¿Quizá te interesacomenzar un nuevo negocio?Nuestra área temática deFinanzas y trabajo puedeayudar a señalarte la direcciónadecuada.Tecnología e innovación

Tanto si estás aprendiendoa utilizar los dispositivos másmodernos, como tabletas yteléfonos inteligentes, o deseasmantenerte en contacto con laspersonas y pasiones en tu vidaa través de lo último en tec-

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¡Tu viaje comienza aquí! Noimporta si buscas inspiraciónpara el viaje de tus sueños,sugerencias para tu hogar ojardín, o si deseas saber cómoejercer un papel más im-portante en tu comunidad, elárea temática de Viajes yestilos de vida te mostrará elcamino al éxito.Arte y Cultura

Las artes creativas son víasgenuinas de expresión. Únetea personas de todas las disci-plinas para conocer, conectartey compartir experiencias total-mente nuevas en nuestroevento Life@50+.

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men and women lost their livesin the battlefields of that coun-try, that nearly one in every fiveof those combatants was aHispanic soldier. Yet, not one,not one Garcia, Rodriguez, orNuñez was mentioned in ourlocal newspaper’s four pagesof coverage.

This matters. What is re-ported in today’s press is sig-nificant because today’s news-paper article is tomorrow’s his-torical document. If today’speriodicals mention only thecrimes Hispanics commit andthe failures they experience,that is all that the world willknow about us. If our deedsare not applauded, if ourachievements are not cel-ebrated, if our contribution tothis nation is not lauded today,our grandchildren will havenothing to honor about us to-morrow.

We celebrate Cinco deMayo because we have aneed for heroes, not just be-cause heroes do great and glo-rious things, but because wesee them as people like us. Infinding commonalties withthem, we draw courage, inspi-ration, and a belief in ourselvesas worthy human beings. So,we reach back a century anda half. We reach south 2,000miles, south to the heroes ofanother nation, of another time.We connect to the weak andthe brave in a place far awayin a moment long ago, for wesee in their struggle and in theirvictory something within us,the potential for victory againstgreat odds, the potential to con-tribute historically, significantlyto this nation.

Our battle for recognition isnot easy. There are those whosuggest that Hispanics are un-patriotic because, on this day,we wave a flag from anothercountry. Such people must bereminded that there is no dis-loyalty to this nation in honoringour roots in the same way IrishAmericans do on St. Patrick’sDay and that German Ameri-cans do during Octoberfest.

Part of the battle for recog-nition involves the fact that tomany people in this nation, weare not “real” Americans. It isa sad fact that while many ofus are generations removedfrom being immigrants, toomany Hispanics are still gen-erations away from being seenas “real” Americans.

My family, like yours, exem-plifies this. My husband, TomRivera, was born 75 years ago.

In the same house in which hisfather was born. In Colton. InCalifornia. In the United States.Yet, to many of our neighbors,we are and always will be,their “Mexican”’ neighbors. Iask, and we should all ask, howmany generations must we pro-duce in order for our people tobe considered real, full Ameri-cans? As long as we are notviewed as such, we will nei-ther be the neighbor of choicenor the coveted employee.

If Hispanics are to achieverecognition in this nation, I be-lieve that we must achievethree goals.

First, we must learn to likeourselves. People who do notlike themselves, who have norespect for their own kind, al-low themselves to be trampled.America has a history of giv-ing disenfranchised peopleequal treatment only as a re-sult of being forced to do so bythis nation’s courts. Unless werespect ourselves enough tospeak up for ourselves, we willnot fully enjoy the fruits ofAmerican citizenship.

Self-love begins by touch-ing our past. We should learnhow our forefathers came tothis nation, the struggles theyendured, the sacrifices theymade. We would be wise tovisit the land of our ancestors,plant our feet where they oncewalked, bathe in the rivers thatwatered their crops. We shouldstand before the pyramids builtby the Aztecs and the templescreated by the Mayans andmarvel at their spectacular en-gineering feats. It is throughthe touching of our past thatwe acquire the knowledge thatleads to self-esteem.

Secondly, we must pledgeto move ourselves beyond the“firsts.” We take great pridein having a first Hispanic doc-tor, a first Hispanic mayor, afirst Hispanic congressman.These are commendableachievements, I agree. But, weshould also be ashamed. Ourforefathers founded this entireregion and many of the majorcities in California more than200 years ago. Yet, it is only inthe very recent past that wehave been able to celebrate thefirst mayor, the first… Weshould be ashamed that wehave not worked harder to im-prove our lot, have not pushedourselves to greater achieve-ments.

In our push for progress, wemust be prepared to make sac-rifices, just as our forefathersdid. We, too, must risk. We

must get involved in the social,educational and political pro-cesses of this nation, no mat-ter how much failure and re-sentment we encounter. Wemay not succeed, but our fail-ure, our experience, will be-come a steppingstone for thepath that others can follow.

Thirdly, if we are to gainrecognition and assure our fullparticipation in this land, wemust speak out against injus-tice and inequality. Whenpeople are arrested, they arereminded that they have theright to remain silent. But theAmerican Civil Liberties Unionreminds us of a far greaterright—the right not to remainsilent. We must exercise thatright and not hesitate to ad-dress loudly and frequently theissues that prohibit us fromdeveloping our full potential andsharing our talents with thisgreat nation.

One hundred fifty-threeyears ago, at the end of whatwe now call the Cinco doMayo Battle, its leader, Gen-eral Ignacio Zaragoza, wroteto the Minister of Defense inMexico City to report his sol-diers’ victory. He wrote:

“Las armas nacionales sehan cubierto de gloria…puedoafirmar con orgullo que ni unmomento volvio la espalda alenemigo el ejcrcito mexicano.”

“I delight,” he wrote, “in in-forming you that the armies ofthis country have coveredthemselves in glory. I can con-firm with pride that not for onesecond did any soldier retreat;not for a moment did our mili-tary turn its back to the enemyto run away in defeat.” Andneither must we ... whetherthe enemy is ourselves or anunjust system.

True victory in this battle forrecognition lies not just in ourpersonal academic and finan-cial success. A minority of suc-cessful Hispanics is not proofthat we have achieved parityas a people. The battle will onlybe won when Hispanics nolonger remain at the top of thedropout list, the prison popula-tion, and the unemploymentlines. We must continue to cel-ebrate Cinco de Mayo withoutapologies until the day whenHispanic Americans stand trulyequal to all other Americans.

Dr. Lily Morales Rivera wasborn in San Jose, Califor-nia. She lives with her hus-band in Grand Terrace, CA.She can be reached at lilyrivera1@yahoo.com.

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“Justo Almarioconvertido en un

fenómeno”

Por Paco Zavala

El festival de Jazz “ChintoMendoza”que se organizó parapresentarse los pasados díasjueves 23 y viernes 24 de abril,en las instalaciones del Institutode Cultura de Baja California,sufrió algunos tropiezos, eljueves hubo un contratiempo acausa de la lluvia, pero elviernes vino el desquite, la salaen la que se desarrolló elevento tuvo un lleno y elpúblico disfrutó; todos los mae-stros jazzistas lucieron con sutalento, destreza y cono-cimientos del tema una nochemaravillosa hasta casi la me-dia noche.

El nuevo anfiteatro delInstituto de Cultura de BajaCalifornia (ICBC), lució a todasu capacidad en la función deldía viernes 24, tanto así queJusto Almario y Cyro Baptista,sorprendieron a los tijuanensesdemostrando con su talentomusical que conocen del temajazzistico.

Billy Martín, Cyro Baptistay Todd Clouser, el jueves lalluvia les aguó el espectáculo,pero el viernes cumplieron conlo prometido, luciendo en todosu esplendor presentando unexhuberante espectáculo mu-sical.

El latin jazz no se quedóatrás, en el talento del puerto-rriqueño Oscar Hernández,nominado a cuatro grammy yganador de dos y el Maestrocolombiano Justo Almario,quien interpretó de su mágicoMéxico, nuestra “Llorona”,con su saxofón, y su flauta,demostrando una vitalidad yuna destreza sublimes dedi-cando una versión acústica deltema, hasta levantar al públicoa aplaudirlo de pié.

También Billy Martín y suscompañeros hicieron sonidosexperimentales de jazz, sumán-dose a la soberbia ejecución delbaterista Cyro Baptista, quiencon quince instrumentos dife-

Constituyó todo un Éxito el Festival deJazz “Chinto Mendoza”

rentes realizó diversas inter-pretaciones, sumando ademásla ejecución con su propia voz.

Tijuana, con sus maestros deJazz Neto Lizárraga, JuliánPlascencia, Raúl Féliz y LupilloBarajas, mostraron un “BajaJazz Ensemble”, fortalecido,con armonía y ritmo, trans-portando al público a la épocadorada del Big Band, “tiemposque ya se fueron y que nuncavolverán”.

El estreno del Anfiteatro delICBC, abrió sus actividadescon mucho éxito, con estesoberbio evento musical delFestival de Jazz “Chinto Men-doza”, quien conoció o conoceal Maestro Chinto Mendoza,estará de plácemes, Chinto hadejado su vida pegado a unapartitura, un instrumento y a laenseñanza musical, así sepuede constatar la vida delmaestro.

Cabe mencionar comocomplemento de esta nota otrasactividades vinculadas con lacultura y las artes realizadas enel ICBC Y CEART de Tijuana.

Una de ellas sucedió elpasado 11 de abril, con lapresentación de una mezcla dedanza y teatro que se realizóen el Multiforo, denominado“Flores para los vivos” la cuales una coreografía hecha porel ICBC y el Colectivo Caninode Mazatlán, Sinaloa.

“Flores para los vivos” esuna pieza que mezcla danza yteatro, inspirados en los re-cuerdos de la infancia, loscuales: “navegan en los es-condites de la memoria, en losrecuerdos, que en su tiempoquizá no fueron bellos, peroflorecen a través del tiempo”,así lo describen sus creadores:Alejandro Chávez y FernandoLeija.

Asi mismo continúan losmartes en el cine club, el cualpresenta grandes filmes decortometrajes realizados en laera contemporánea.

El pasado jueves 23 de abril,inauguraron la exposiciónxilográfica denominadao “ElDerrumbe”, del artista LuisRpdráguez, conocido en elmedio como “Teack”.

¿Cuaál es el contenido de“El Derrumbe”?, esta demo-stración está compuesta poruna serie de piezas que repre-sentan diferentes metáforasque se confunden con situa-ciones actuales, historiasconstruidas en espacios vacíossin color, ni definición. Estosson personajes en el limbo, sinforma definida, con una na-turaleza híbrida y primitiva.

Y, para concluir el CEARTTijuana, cumplió dos años desu fundación y lo celebró conun enorme pastel. Chocolate,sodas y café. ¡felicidades!

Chicano FederationCelebrates 45th

Anniversary At AnnualUnity Luncheon

The Chicano Federation willcelebrate its 45-year history atthe annual Unity Luncheon tobe held on May 8 at theWyndham San Diego BaysideHotel. The event will featurea historical retrospective andrecognition awards will begiven to 13 former board chairsand executive directors whowill be in attendance. To closethe event, former board chairDavid Valladolid will pay trib-ute to long-time educator andAssemblyman Peter Chaconwho passed away last Decem-ber.

Guests at the festive eventcan expect Latino inspired foodand music and loud cheerswhen the more than 14 tablesponsors are named. A specialedition video of the organi-zation’s milestones will also bedebuted.

Tickets are $75 per personor $1,000 for a table. For moreinformation on the ChicanoFederation, visit www.chicanofederation.org or call (619)285-5600.

La Academia deLenguaje de CVUSD

¡El Distrito Escolar de CajonValley se orgullece en anunciarla apertura de su primeraacademia multilingüe! LaAcademia de Lenguaje deCVUSD estará ubicada en1390 E. Broadway, El Cajon,CA 92021. La Academia deLenguaje de CVUSD ofreceráun ambiente educativo ideal y

les proveerá a los alumnos conla oportunidad de prepararsepara convertirse en ciudadanosglobales y multilingües del siglo21. En la Academia de Len-guaje de CVUSD, todos losalumnos desarrollarán compe-tencia académica en inglés yespañol. También serán intro-ducidos a un tercer com-ponente de instrucción deCiencias Informáticas. Estecomponente tendrá un enfoqueen el desarrollo de destrezasde computación y de progra-mación de sistema. La escuelase abrirá con el programaempezando de Kinder Tran-sicional al 3er grado y seextenderá un nivel de gradocada año, con el objetivo deeventualmente ofrecer ser-vicios multilingües de KinderTransicional al 8º grado.

Para más información, com-uníquese con la Oficina deLenguaje de CVUSD al (619)588-3021 o por correo elec-trónico a jacoboi@cajonvalley.net.

34th Annual GoldenScissors Awards andFashion Show

Join the fun with fashion’s

most innovative night out atMother Earth! On May 8th,2015, San Diego Mesa Col-lege’s Fashion Program hoststhe 34th Annual Golden Scis-sors Fashion Show. Completelyorganized and produced byMesa fashion promotion stu-dents, while fashion designmajors showcase their collec-tions. It is a great way to bringthe San Diego community to-gether to support its local Com-munity College.

Check-in will start at 5:30pm, where guests can enjoyavidly bidding on items donatedby local businesses, at the si-lent auction. Show time is 7:30pm, followed promptly by theawards. All proceeds earnedfrom the show will go towardsfashion student scholarships.

VIP Tickets (Reception, Si-lent Auction, Fashion Show) -$50; Student Tickets (StudentID Required at door) - $15($25 at door); General Admis-sion – $20 ($25 at door). Theshow will be at the SheratonSan Diego Hotel and Marina,1380 Harbor Island Drive, SanDiego; on Friday, May 8th,2015.Visit https://sdmesagoldenscissors.eventbrite.com topurchase tickets.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:May Concerts atMiraCosta College

MiraCosta College has anexciting lineup of concerts andevents set for May. All con-certs will be held on theOceanside Campus, located at1 Barnard Drive.

Benny Golson Instru-mental Jazz, Saturday, May 2at 7:30 p.m. in the ConcertHall (Bldg. 2400). Admissionis $20; students/seniors/staff,$15.

Psalms, Hymns, & Spiri-tual Songs, Saturday, May 9at 7:30 p.m. in the ConcertHall. Admission is $10; stu-dents/seniors/staff, $8.

Applied Classical Re-cital, Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30p.m. in the Concert Hall. Ad-mission is $10; students/se-niors/staff, $8.

Jazz & Commercial Mu-sic Showcase, Wednesday,May 13, 7:30 p.m. in Studio A,Bldg. 2200. Admission is $10;students/seniors/staff, $8.

Frequency Solo Night,Thursday, May 14 and Friday,

May 15 at 7:30 p.m. in theConcert Hall. Admission is$10; students/seniors/staff, $8.

MiraCosta College Sym-phony Orchestra, Saturday,May 16 at 7:30 p.m. and Sun-day, May 17 at 3 p.m. in theConcert Hall. Admission is$10; students/seniors/staff, $8.

The MCCSO final concertof the season welcomes backthe fabulous competition-win-ning pianist and local talentNicholas King as featured so-loist in a concert entitled, “ASalute to the Three B’s.”

Tickets are available onlineat www.miracosta.edu/buytix.

Escondido PublicLibrary’s 2nd SaturdayConcert Series PresentsLatin-Jazz ChamberMusic by Besos de Coco

Escondido Public Library’s2nd Saturday Concert Seriesproudly presents Besos DeCoco on Saturday, May 9,2015, at 3:00 p.m. in theTurrentine Room. Besos de

Coco is an innovative andeclectic chamber group thatgenerates a great deal of ex-citement with groundbreakingperformances.

Tap-dancer Claudia GomezVoce, double-bassist EvonaWascinski, and classical guitar-ist/vocalist Lorraine Caste-ll-anos form the group. Theyblend their talents and influ-ences into a fresh and uniquesound rooted in old-worldMediterranean, Latin Ameri-can, and Jazz traditions. Besosde Coco commands the atten-tion of their audiences withstage presence and intensitywhile establishing an intimateconnection through lyrical,soul-searching Afro-Braziliannumbers, pulsating Spanishrhumbas, and sensual tangos.

The 2nd Saturday ConcertSeries is free, open to the pub-lic, and generously sponsoredby Friends of the EscondidoPublic Library. Escondido Pub-lic Library is located at 239South Kalmia Street, Escon-dido, CA 92025.

Machine edged Sound Unlim-ited in an all-BVHS final tobring home the championshiptrophy. BVHS’s Baron’s Con-cert Choir also took first placein its competition.

Students said they werethrilled to travel 2,600 miles torepresent their school andcommunity at the HeritageFestival Championships. Lastyear both groups qualified forthe national finals in Chicago,but did not have the funds totravel. This year Kennedy andher students planned ahead andwere optimistic. It was Hawaii-or-Bust, she said.

Music Machine received aGold Rating – the top possible

score – and first place with itsset “Let There Be Light” de-signed by David Legg. Singer/dancers Andrew Wolfe, Chris-tian Cervantes and MichaelAtwood shared the award forOutstanding Performer. BV-HS also won the festival’sAloha Award, OutstandingOverall Group and Sweep-stakes Award. The show choirband also received a Gold Rat-ing and First Place for best mu-sicianship. Sound Unlimitedtook second place and earneda Silver Rating with its set“Beautiful Girls” also designedby Legg.

As a tune up for Hawaii,Music Machine and SoundUnlimited both grabbed sec-

ond place trophies at the LosAla-mitos Extravaganza com-petition, a Southern Californiashowcase that features manyof the nation’s most elite showchoirs. Chantal Branscomb ofSound Unlimited was namedOutstanding Performer for thewomen’s division and MusicMachine’s Michael Cruzearned the award in the mixeddivision.

Music Machine will performon the deck of the U.S.S. Mid-way on Memorial Day, andSound Unlimited will performat the Glenn Abbey MemorialPark in Bonita. Their final the-atrical performances will beMay 29 at the 42nd AnnualSpring Sing at BVHS.

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Justo Almario jazzista

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This country is comfortable withblack tears and black fears but

uncomfortable with the black ragefueled by Freddie Gray’s death while

in police custody.

By Kirsten West Savali

When Baltimore police officers left25-year-old Freddie Gray with an almostsevered spine and a crushed throat, theybecame the straws that broke blackAmerica’s back.

Many of us feel righteous anger as wereach out to one another across time andspace, reaffirming not just our collec-tive humanity but also our individualright to freely exist in this world. Again.We gravitate toward an urban communitynow filled with protests, militarized po-lice, tear gas, rubber bullets and the ab-sence of justice. Again.

We are supposed to believe that thereis no legitimacy to the rage of Baltimoreyouths taking to the streets, and that itcan be acknowledged only through thelens of criminality and shamed into non-existence. President Barack Obamacalled them “thugs” when he addressedthe issue for the first time from the RoseGarden. And to explain this “thug” be-havior to white America, he once againparroted debunked racialized myths—claiming that there are more black menin jail than in college and that having “nofathers” is placing our children at risk—while pathologizing low-income blackcommunities at large and soft-pedalingthe racism embedded deeply within U.S.policing tactics.

We’ve been told that the Departmentof Justice is opening an investigation intoGray’s death. This is little consolationwhen recently confirmed Attorney Gen-eral Loretta Lynch, noted friend to po-lice, has made it clear that she feels of-ficers in general are being “unfairly tar-nished” and urged protesters to “adhereto the principles of nonviolence.”

Former Attorney General Eric Holdertalked a good game, opening civil rightsinvestigations into the cases of TrayvonMartin’s killer, George Zimmerman, andMichael Brown’s killer, Darren Wilson.Under his leadership, however, not onepolice officer faced civil rights charges.In fact, he routinely supported excessiveuse of force by police before the Su-preme Court—every single time a casemade its way to the court.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, whose tenure includes the con-troversial closing of neighborhood rec-reational centers and the pending closureof beloved schools, also called some ofthe protesters thugs and tweeted, “Wewill not let these deplorable and cow-ardly acts of violence ruin #OurCity.”She has had very little to say about thedeplorable and cowardly acts that leftFreddie Gray dead or about the vicious-ness of the Baltimore Police Departmentat large.

This is systemic racism at work. Itdoesn’t matter that there’s a black presi-dent, a black attorney general, a blackpolice commissioner or a black mayor.Black youths expressing pain and rage,fear and disbelief, are characterized ascriminals, and the cops who left FreddieGray nearly decapitated are on taxpayer-paid vacations.

We’re expected to be angels whenwe’re faced with demons. We’re ex-pected to hold hands, sing, “We ShallOvercome,” and wait patiently for thewheels of justice to turn and for free-dom to ring. This country is comfortablewith black tears and black fears but un-comfortable with black rage. But whenthe tears are dry and injustice remains,sometimes rage is all that’s left.

In a 1967 speech, “The OtherAmerica”, the Rev. Martin Luther KingJr. told an audience at Stanford Univer-sity why black Americans riot, and it stillholds true today:

I think America must see that riots donot develop out of thin air. Certain con-ditions continue to exist in our societywhich must be condemned as vigor-ously as we condemn riots. But in thefinal analysis, a riot is the language ofthe unheard.

And what is it that America has failedto hear? It has failed to hear that theplight of the Negro poor has worsenedover the last few years. It has failed tohear that the promises of freedom andjustice have not been met. And it hasfailed to hear that large segments ofwhite society are more concernedabout tranquillity and the status quothan about justice, equality and hu-manity.

And so in a real sense our nation’ssummers of riots are caused by ournation’s winters of delay. And as longas America postpones justice, we standin the position of having these recur-rences of violence and riots over andover again. Social justice and progressare the absolute guarantors of riot pre-vention.

In short: No justice, no peace.That is what youths in Baltimore are

demanding: justice. That is what was de-manded on the streets of Ferguson, Mo.:justice. That is what will be demanded inthe next city and the next city and thenext city because there is no pause but-ton on revolution, no such thing as a po-lite uprising and no more tolerance forsecond-class citizenship.

If peace for all is the true goal and notoppression for some, then this countrymust first grapple with the fact that asmashed window at CVS is merely a win-dow into its own shattered soul.

Kirsten West Savali is a cultural criticand senior writer for The Root (http://www.theroot.com/), where she explores theintersections of race, gender, politicsand pop culture. Follow her on Twitter(https://twitter.com/KWestSavali).

By Raoul Lowery Contreras

May 4th, 1862. The most successful FrenchArmy general of his generation sat in his head-quarters in Mexico passing judgment on Mexi-can men who resisted his soldiers. The generaldid not know that the following day, 5 May 1862,el Cinco de Mayo, would be the worst day ofhis life.

Charles Ferdinand Latrille, Comte deLorencez was an accomplished French Gen-eral who had fought in Africa and earned ma-jor general’s rank in the Crimea fighting Rus-sians. Now he led the invasion of Mexico forNapoleon III.

He sat at his desk listening to a translator tellhim what the Mexican peasant was sobbinglytelling the general.

“Your excellency, I am but a humble farmer,sir. I raise pigs. I do not fight the French, sir. Ido not know how to use a rifle, sir. I do notown a horse, sir. Please, sir, I am but a humblefarmer. I am not a guerilla fighter sir.”

Bah, the general grumbled, “Every Mexicanis a guerilla! Shoot him!”

Invading French soldiers died every day inMexico, some from fever, some from macheteswielded by Mexican Indios, some from musketballs fired from rifles last used in the defeat ofNapoleon I at Waterloo five decades before.

A French expeditionary force landed inMexico in December 1861 intent on conquer-ing the country. Napoleon III wanted to helpthe Confederate States of America destroy theUnited States of America. Using Mexico to armthe Confederates was necessary, Napoleonthought, because Lincoln’s Union Navy hadeffectively blockaded Confederate ports pre-venting the French, or anyone, from supplyingthe Confederates. Napoleon was convincedMexico would capitulate and be but an adven-ture for his army, considered to be the best inEurope.

Using the same route used by Spanish con-querors in 1519 and the American Army in 1846General Latrille’s 6,000 French troops, includ-ing African Zoaves with their red uniform pantsmade their way into the mountains aroundPuebla (Pweh-blah), 100 miles east of theMexican capital, Mexico City. There had beenlittle resistance with some pin-prick attacks bymounted Mexicans but nothing serious. Afterall, the Comte de Lorencez reasoned, his werethe finest troops in the world.

At Puebla, the only approach was a valleyleading up to the city; the valley was guardedat the top by two forts, Loreto and Guadalupe,built by the Spanish two centuries before. TheMexican commander, General IgnacioZaragoza Sequin, a Texas-born soldier had4,000 soldiers at his command, had few can-non, few rifles for his soldiers and none forIndian volunteers; the Indians brought theirmachetes and cattle.

Zaragosa was outnumbered, out-gunned andhis troops had little experience. What experi-

ence some had was fighting fellow Mexicansin the War of Reformation in 1858. A few hada losing experience of fighting the Americans14 years before but most were teenaged boysthat had never seen battle.

Tropical rains inundated Puebla and theFrench troops the night of May 4th. Machete-armed Indians stampeded their cattle back andforth in the valley for hours in the darkness.The French thought it was funny.

Mexican Colonel Porfirio Diaz’ horse soldierscared for their horses and cleaned their car-bines. Many prayed.

Dawn arrived after the rain. The 6,000French and their 2,000 Mexican Monarchistallies formed and started marching up the val-ley. French cannon bombarded the two Mexi-can forts that responded with their cannon. TheFrench infantry was immediately mired incattle-stirred mud, the troops could barely move.They were slaughtered. The French com-mander ordered his cavalry in to help but be-fore they could they were attacked by PorfirioDiaz’ horsemen who hit and ran towards theeast. The French commander ordered his os-trich-plumed cavalry to pursue and destroy thepesky Mexicans at all costs. The Mexicans ran.It looked to the French that the vaunted Mexi-can cavalry was running so fast they simplymust be frightened to death of the plow horse-riding French ostrich-plumed cavalrymen.

The French infantry was dying in its tracks.The over-confident cavalry gleefully chargedafter the “cowardly” Mexicans. Colonel PorfirioDiaz, Mexico’s future President/Dictator, turnedhis men and attacked and decimated the Frenchhorsemen from three sides.

As the sun set the 5th of May, the Frenchand Mexican monarchists had lost a quarter oftheir men to the poorly-armed inexperiencedMexicans and their cavalry had been destroyedby the best horse soldiers they had ever seen.

Mexicans as far away as California cheeredthe victory when the news reached them. InWashington’s White House, President AbrahamLincoln decided — when news of the Battle ofPuebla arrived — that help for the Mexicanswas the order of the day. The French must beexpelled.

The French came back a year later with30,000 troops and defeated the Mexicans andtook control of much of Mexico. But it was toolate. After the year-long delay caused by theCinco de Mayo battle, nothing Napoleon coulddo could save the Confederate States ofAmerica. Some might say that a key Ameri-can Civil War battle was fought on the 5th ofMay, el Cinco de Mayo, in Puebla, Mexico, farfrom the battlefields of Virginia.

U. S. Army General U.S. Grant told the coun-try, the “Civil War was not over until the Frenchwere driven out of Mexico.” They left in 1867.

Contreras formerly wrote for Creators Syn-dicate and the New American News Serviceof the New York Times

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There a couple of issues that need to be ad-dressed by our MTS bus system.

1. There are no restrooms for their riders,and that may be ok for the younger folk , butthe seniors, especially the ladies have com-plained over and over again to no prevail .

2. MTS bus drivers are now required to checkIDs before boarding! as of now (April 27, 2015).My question is, is this legal? We know it’s wrong,a senior in a wheelchair was not allowed to

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By Herman BacaCommittee on Chicano Rights

Que Viva El Parque Chicano, que viva Aztlan,que viva Mexico, que viva La Raza.

Estimadas hermanas, hermanos, familiares,comunidad, y enemigos, muy buenas tardes.Si, digo enimigos porque uno no puede esta enuna lucha de cambio, y no tener enemigos.

History has brought together to celebrate the45th year of the founding of Chicano Park. Iwant to speak to all of you; but especially toyou young people about the issues/problemsthat we confront daily us as a conquered peoplehere in the U.S. Yes, I said conquered peoplebecause other than the Native Americans, weare the only other ethnic group in the U.S. cov-ered by international treaty; the Treaty ofGuadalupe Hidalgo that supposedly ended theUS/Mexico War.

To me the historical significance of ChicanoPark is that it was created thru the self-deter-mination of our people, who confronted,struggled, and sacrificed by occupying by tak-ing over this Tierra that belonged to the com-munity. This after city and state gringo politi-cians deceived the community by planning toconstruct a California Highway Patrol station,instead of a park. To me those politicians provedthe old saying, “Never trust a Gringo thatsmokes a cigar, or speaks Spanish.”

To you young people today, I want to speakto you for the simple reason that my genera-tion, historically speaking is on its way out.We’re not dead yet, but the truth is that mygeneration is old, sick, tired, broke, and manyof them unfortunately have become whatMalcom X called, “people of affairs,” in otherwords they got a little piece of the pie, and nowthey only talk the talk, but no longer walk thewalk. Or to put it in Español, “primero misdientes, y despues mis parientes.”

For your generation the truth is that all of theissues and problems that the Chicano Move-ment has struggled against, that afflict ourpeople will soon become your problems, in otherwords it’s going to be your generations turn atbat.

Your generation like all past generations willhave problems, but I tell you today …the fu-ture belongs to you, your children and grand-children because in the very near future youare going to be the majority population in theUS Southwest or Aztlan, because of demo-graphics.

The only problem that remains is that thewhite political system has the power, and ourpeople don’t.

Look at what has happened in just 45 shorthistorical years.

In 1970 when most of my generation got in-volved with the Chicano movement, theChicanos/Latino population in the U.S accord-ing to the US census numbered 7 million; in2010 55 million, in 2015 it is probably 60 mil-lion. By 2050 you, (not us because we will begone) will number 134 million. Afro-Americanshave a saying, “We shall overcome,”Chicanos say, “We shall overwhelm.” I guessdown deep inside were all good Catholics.

So the question is; if the future will belong toyou, your children and grandchildren what kindof future is it going to be if all the problems thatafflict our people remain unsolved?

For solutions we have to look to history. Butfirst we must remember what the great Afro-American revolutionary Malcom X stated, “Apeople without a history, is like a tree with-out roots…dead and anyone can do whatit wants with that tree, just like it can to apeople that do not understand their his-

tory.”History also teaches us that if you want a

solution; “you first have to know what theproblem is, and to know what the problemis…you have to read and understand yourhistory.”

You need to understand that the problemsour people face today are historical; those prob-lems were here before you and I we were born,there here right now, and they’re going to behere until we develop the social, economic andpolitical power to solve them.

What are some of the problems? Blatant rac-ism still exists as witnessed at the US/Mexicoborder daily and in Murietta last year whengringo mobs attacked our children. Other prob-lems are; more of youths being in prisons thancolleges, migra raids that have resulted in 2million of our people being deported, and theage old problem of police brutality, just to namea few. Those problems mainly come from thewhite run political system, but in our own com-munities we have our own problems, startingwith the gringo run His/Her Hispanic move-ment that was originally baptized by PresidentNixon. It is a movement that denies our Indianmother, and has not contributed one original ideato resolving the problems or issues afflictingour people other than a political philosophy ofwhat’s in it for me, me, me.

That can’t be denied, as witnessed by todaysHis & Her panics politicians, so-called nationalgroups, and officials that are used by the gringoestablishment for them to continue to governand fleece heavily Chicano populated cities likeBell, NC and Escondido. Think about it, in thecity of Bell 90% Chicano and poor (annual in-come $24,000), the city manager was making$800,000 more than the President of the US.In NC, population 70% Chicano run by a gringoMayor, with 4 His/Her Hispanic Councilpersonslast year passed a proposition to tax the poor-est residents in SD County 200 million for thenext 20 years, this on top of the 100 million thatthey will collect to year 2016.

But the biggest that our people confront isthat we have not built the organized social, eco-nomic, or political POWER that 60 millionChicanos/ Latinos should have to solve theirproblems, and make politicians accountably!That will be the biggest problem yours, and fu-ture generations will confront!

So what about the census population num-bers; won’t they provide our people with thesolutions necessary to solve our problems?

In my opinion no, because numbers don’tmean anything if we are not educated, politi-cized and organized. By education, I don’t meangoing to Harvard, SD State, UCSD, what Imean is first we must learn our history, our lan-guage and culture. Politicized doesn’t meanregistering to vote or becoming a ratero politi-cian, hell we have thousands of politicians to-day and what have they done? In fact do youthink any of them are even here today? Whatpoliticized means is read a newspaper, a book,find out who the politicians that are spendingyour money are, the trustees on school boardsthat are in charge of supposedly educating yourchildren, then you can vote and run for publicoffice. Finally being organized means comingtogether as a people to protect and defend ourrights and interests.

In closing I leave you with 3 things to re-member:

1) The struggle that the Chicano Movementcontinues to fight is part and parcel of the his-torical struggle that we as a people have beenfighting since 1519 when Hernan Cortez con-quered Mexico.

Celebrating 45 Year History of Chicano Park2) You will be the majority population in this

country by the turn of the century, and histori-cally speaking we have already won; it just amatter of time for a future generation to de-velop the social, economic and political powerto govern.

By Luis AlvaradoPresident of Familias Unidas de Califor-nia

One of the biggest injustices to Californiafarmworkers can be found in California’s Ag-ricultural Labor Relations Act (ALRA), whichviolates some of the most basic of civil rightswhen it comes to labor laws. It preventsfarmworkers from having a voice the contractsthat govern their wages, benefits and otherworkplace conditions.

In the year 2015 it is hard to imagine, butunder today’s ALRA, farmworkers are notguaranteed the right to observe mandatorymediation talks about their contracts. Moreimportantly, once those contracts are hammeredout, these same workers are not able to voteon whether to approve or reject their contracts.

Assembly Bill 1389 (Patterson) seeks to cor-rect these fundamental flaws in the ALRA,which currently freezes farmworkers out of theprocess involving mandatory mediated con-tracts.

The bill would make several commonsenseupgrades to the ALRA that will better protectworkers:

1) It protects workers from unions that aban-don them. If a union abandons its workers for

more than a three-year period, the workershave the right to choose a new union to repre-sent them.

2) It gives workers the right to attend medi-ated negotiations on contracts directly affect-ing their pay, benefits, workplace conditions,etc.

3) It gives workers the right to approve orreject a mediated contract that governs theirworkplace.

The flaws in the ALRA were exposed dur-ing an ongoing labor dispute involving employ-ees of Gerawan Farming in the Central Valley.AB 1389 will not have an impact on that issue,which is tied up in the courts.

AB 1389 should not be confused with theGerawan situation. Rather, it merely seeks toestablish basic rights so that future controver-sies can be avoided.

Latino civil rights for workers should not bea political issue – they are basic American is-sues. AB 1389 is about workers – not unionsor employers. It simply empowers farmworkersto have a say in their contracts.

Supporting AB 1389 – set for hearing in theAssembly Committee on Labor & Employmentfor May 6 – should be an easy vote for anyoneconcerned about civil rights for Californiafarmworkers and their families.

AB 1389 Gives Basic Freedoms andRights to California Farmworkers

3) “Without struggle, there is no progress”and,

4) I want to read a partial part of Rodolfo“Corky” Gonzales (presente) epic poem, “I amJoaquin.” Corky wrote and left us this time-less words:

I AM JOAQUIN

I must fightand win this strugglefor my sons, and theymust know from me

who I am.Part of the blood that runs deep in me

could not be vanquished by the Moors.I defeated them after five hundred years,

and I have endured.Part of the blood that is mine

has labored endlessly four hundredyears under the heel of lustful

Europeans.I am still here!

I have endured in the rugged mountainsOf our country

I have survived the toils and slavery ofthe fields.

I have existedIn the barrios of the cityIn the suburbs of bigotry

In the mines of social snobberyIn the prisons of dejectionIn the muck of exploitation

AndIn the fierce heat of racial hatred.

And now the trumpet sounds,The music of the people stirs the

Revolution.Like a sleeping giant it slowly

Rears its head

To the sound ofTramping feet

Clamoring voicesMariachi strains

Fiery tequila explosionsThe smell of chile verde and

Soft brown eyes of expectation for aBetter life.

And in all the fertile farmlands,the barren plains,

the mountain villages,smoke-smeared cities,

we start to MOVE.La raza!

Méjicano!Español!Latino!

Chicano!Or whatever I call myself,

I look the sameI feel the same

I cryAnd

Sing the same.I am the masses of my people and

I refuse to be absorbed.I am Joaquín.

The odds are greatBut my spirit is strong,My faith unbreakable,

My blood is pure.I am Aztec prince and Christian Christ.

I SHALL ENDURE!I WILL ENDURE!

¡ASK A MEXICAN!By Gustavo Arellano

Dear Mexican: Why do Mexicansmake up such glaringly obvious lies?Like this galán who had his sister callme and said it was really him, with acold. Or my friend who pretends to betraveling around the world but is reallysending emails from his mother’s homecomputer. Or the random person on thestreet who tells you he knows how togive you directions, and then just makesthem up. Do they have somethingagainst reality, or do they really believethemselves on some level?

Clara la Dudosa

Dear Clara the Doubter: “There isnothing new about Mexico’s tradition oflying, of course,” wrote AndresOppenheimer in his 1998 Bordering onChaos: Guerrillas, Stockholders,Politicians and Mexico’s Road toProsperity. “Since as far as historians could

remember, doubletalk and deceit hadbeen part of Mexico’sculture.” This line hasbeen used by KnowNothings ever since as proof that Mexicansare never to be trusted—never mind thatOppenheimer is an elitist Argentine carajo.Mexicans lie for the same reason anyonemakes mentiras: to protect oneself, to try togain an advantage over someone else, andto ultimately come out on top. And if youthink that’s somehow a uniquely Mexicancharacteristic, then you must also believePresident Obama when he says the guv’mintain’t spying on you, or that he has the bestinterests of Mexicans in mind whiledeporting us in record numbers.

Hola! (Full disclosure I am trying tomove to Japan and have been studyingthe language for two years) To myshame, when one of my Japaneseassociates posed the question “What do

you think of when you hear the word‘immigrant’” I first thought of aMexican national in America illegally. Ireplied honestly and we entered adiscussion about why that was. (It’s inthe news all the time—still no excusebut hey, I’m human and subject to flawson occasion). After doing some researchinto the Mexican economy, they seemto be doing very well among LatinAmerican countries as far asunemployment rates and economicgrowth. I wonder: are the benefits areonly going to a few at the top and largecorporations, or are the wages paidpathetically low with no labor unions tonegotiate for better pay? What is themain factor or factors that encouragepeople to risk so much to get here?Please forgive my ignorance on thesematters and help me understand thelarger picture.

Hoping to Become an Immigrant

Dear Gabacho: Konichiwa! Although itseems self-evident why Mexicans continueto migrate to the United States—better

opportunities, just like every immigrantgroup that has ever come here—whatmakes them sour on their patria is a littlemore telling. A 2014 Pew Research Centerpoll found that a third of Mexicans wouldmigrate to the U.S. if they could—butwhereas 60 percent said the economy is abig problem, 79 percent said crime is thecountry’s biggest issue. Also beating theeconomy on list of concerns were corruptpolitical leaders (72 percent), cartel violence(also 72), water and air pollution (70 and69, respectively—and gabachos sayMexicans don’t care about theenvironment!). Even corrupt police officersbeat the economy as a topic of concern forMexis. At this point in Mexico’s history, it’stime to push the reset button and start arevolution—or, do what we’ve been doingand migrate to the U.S. Because why revoltin one country when you can do it in two?

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

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AVISO DE INTENTO DEPONER EN EFECTO EL

PRESUPUESTO ANUAL .

El consejo directivo de SANDAG, en supapel como Comisionado de TransporteRegional de San Diego, considerará lapuesta en efecto del presupuesto anualen una Junta que se celebrará el día 22de Mayo de 2015 que comenzará a las9:00 am en las oficinas de SANDAGubicadas en el 401 de la calle B,Séptimo piso, San Diego, CA

Published: May 1, 2015La Prensa San Diego

PUBLIC NOTICE

PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CALLING FORBIDS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Southwestern Community Col-lege District of San Diego County, California, acting by andthrough its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the “DIS-TRICT” will receive up to, but no later than 10:30 AM on May 20,2015 sealed Bids, No.1415-214, for the award of a contract forthe Southwestern College HVAC Upgrade Projects. Bids shallbe addressed to Priya Jerome; Director of Procurement CentralServices & Risk Management Building 1651 located at 900 OtayLakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910, and shall be opened on thedate and at the time listed above.

Contractors interested in obtaining bid documents must contactProfessional Reprographics at 241 W.35th Street, Suite A, Na-tional City CA. 91950 or (619) 272-5600. CD’s are available fora $15.00 fee. Documents may also be viewed and/or down-loaded at no cost by visiting www.proreproplanroom.comPlease note that you will need to login under your company’sname and password in order to download the plans. If you donot have a company login and/or password, please register withthe site first. If you have questions about registering, pleasecontact Angel Leano at (619) 272-5600. Obtaining copies of thebid documents is the responsibility of the bidder and the costsare non-refundable. Bidders are also responsible for checkingthe website noted above for any addenda that may be posted.

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

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

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

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

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

Each bidder shall be a licensed contractor pursuant to the Cali-fornia Business and Professions Code Section 7028.15 andPublic Contract Code Section 3300, and shall be licensed in thefollowing classification as required by the scope of work requiredin the above called out bid packages: C-20 license. Any biddernot licensed at the time of the bid opening will be rejected asnon-responsive. Contractors shall have been in business underthe same name and California contractor’s license for a mini-mum of three (3) continuous years prior to bid opening.

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

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on the follow-ing dates and times:

May 11, 2015.Bid Package #1 220 HVAC Upgrade, site walk at building220 at 9 amBid Package #2 Child Development Center HVAC Upgrade,site walk at building 2000 at 10 amBid Package #3 Crown Cove HVAC Upgrade, site walk atCrown Cove Campus at 1 pm.

Each and every Bidder MUST attend the Pre-Bid Conference.Prospective bidders MAY NOT re-visit the Project Site withoutmaking arrangements through the Project Manager. The DistrictWILL NOT accept bids from any bidder who did not attend thePre-Bid Conference.

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

Award of Contract: The District shall award the Contract for theProject to the lowest responsible bidder as determined from thelowest responsible bidder as defined on the bid form. The Dis-trict reserves the right to reject any or all bids or to waive anyirregularities or informalities in any bids or in the bidding pro-cess.

Please email any questions to rdepew@swccd.edu Contractorsshall reference the Bid No.1415- 214 and the Bid PackageNumber in the email subject line. The final day for questionsshall be May 13, 2015, no later than 11am.

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

Documents will be available on Monday May 4, 2015

Dated this:April 29, 2015

Secretary to Governing BoardMelinda Nish, Ed. D.

Prop R Southwestern Community College DistrictOf San Diego County, California

Published: May 1, 8, 2015 La Prensa San Diego

NOTICE OF PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE OF:

ALBERT COSTA, aka,ALBERTO COSTA

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

To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, con-tingent creditors, and persons who mayotherwise be interested in the will or es-tate, or both of: ALBERT COSTA, akaALBERTO COSTAA Petition for Probate has been filedby: ELIZABETH MARTINS in the Supe-rior Court of California, County of San Di-egoThe Petition for Probate requests that:ELIZABETH MARTINS be appointed aspersonal representative to administer theestate of the decedent.The petition requests authority to admin-ister the estate under the Independent Ad-ministration of Estates Act. (This author-ity will allow the personal representativeto take many actions without obtainingcourt approval. Before taking certain veryimportant actions, however, the personalrepresentative will be required to givenotice to interested persons unless theyhave waived notice or consented to theproposed action.) The independent admin-istration authority will be granted unlessan interested person files an objection tothe petition and shows good cause whythe court should not grant the authority.A hearing on the petition will be heldin this court as follows: Date: MAY 26,2015. Time: 11:00 A.M. Dept.: PC-1Address of court: SUPERIOR COURT OFCALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO,1409 Fourth Avenue, San Diego, CA92101. Madge Bradley - PROBATEIf you object to the granting of the peti-tion, you should appear at the hearing andstate your objections or file written objec-tions with the court before the hearing. Your

appearance may be in person or by yourattorney.If you are a creditor or a contingentcreditor of the decedent, you must fileyour claim with the court and mail a copyto the personal representative appointedby the court within four months from thedate of first issuance of letters as providedin Probate Code section 9100. The timefor filling claims will not expire before fourmonths from the hearing date notice above.You may examine the file kept by thecourt. If you are a person interested inthe estate, you may file with the court aRequest for Special Notice (form DE-154)of the filing of an inventory and appraisalof estate assets or of any petition or ac-count as provided in Probate Code sec-tion 1250. A Request for Special Noticeform is available from the court clerk.Attorney for petitioner: Thomas M.Tomlinson, Legler&Tomlinson, 231 FourthAvenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910. Tele-phone: (619)426-9070

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

PETITION TOADMINISTER ESTATE

SUMMONS - (Family Law)CASE NUMBER: D547606

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

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

Tiene 30 días de calendario después

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. The name and address of the court is:El nombre y dirección de la corte son:Superior Court of California, 1555 SixthAvenue, San Diego, CA 92101

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): Claudia Leticia Ortiz-Gallegos, 5020Wightman #3, San Diego, CA 92105. Tel:619-313-1989

Date (Fecha): MAY 21, 2014

Clerk, by (Secretario, por) E. ELIAS,Deputy (Asistente)

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

CHANGE OF NAME

SUMMONS

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

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

Date: APR 07, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

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

Date: APR 13, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

THE COURT ORDERS that all personsinterested in this matter shall appear be-fore this court at the hearing indicated be-low to show cause, if any, why the peti-tion for change of name should not be

granted. Any person objecting to thename changes descr ibed abovemust file a written objection that in-cludes the reasons for the objection atleast two court days before the matter isscheduled to be heard and must appearat the hearing to show cause why the pe-tition should not be granted. If no writtenobjection is timely filed, the court maygrant the petition without a hearing.

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

Date: APR 14, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

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

Date: APR 16, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

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

Date: APR 21, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

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

Date: APR 21, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

NOTICE OF HEARING

What a difference a few decades make,today, even the U.S. Supreme Court refusedto hear an appeal of some California highschool students who were ordered to removeor hide shirts showing the U.S. flag.

Several white students at Live Oak HighSchool in Morgan Hill (near San José), woreU.S. Flag shirts during a Cinco celebrationand administrators feared that the shirtswould cause an altercation between the whitestudents and Chicano/Latino students whoviewed the flaunting of the flag as a hostilegesture.

We’ll assume that neither the administratorsnor any of the history, Spanish, etc. teachersat that school knew beans about Cinco. Norany of its incredible side-stories. But wait, wecan’t really blame the educators because itproves that none (like zero) of the colleges oruniversities they themselves attended offeredany history course that touched on the firstCinco and the consequences had the outcome(Mexican army defeating the French) beendifferent, (i.e., liike the Confederatesreceiving all kinds of French assistance totopple Lincoln’s Union.)

Meanwhile, at university campuses acrossthe fruited plain, officials there continue tostumble over diversity issues as Chicana/ostudents voice disagreement with campusesfeaturing tacos and tequila while wearinglarge Mexican sombreros. Such clumsyapproaches by groups claiming to want tobecome seriously involved with other partiescelebrating with a more historical theme arestill the norm this semester, say students atvarious California schools.

“During our MEChA state conference,”said CSU Sacramento senior, Alejandra

Garcia.”We asked how other schools plannedto celebrate Cinco and we heard remarks ofhow ridiculous some the the ‘celebrations’had been across our state last year.”

Some of which included fraternities andsororities staging Mexican-theme parties thatcalled for specific attire (Mexican hats,serapes, etc.) to be worn to the gatherings.

“Seems that many students, including somewith Spanish surnames, have really boughtthe idea that Cinco is nothing more than aspecial day to get drunk!” said Garcia. “Ifyou look around, supermarkets, drug storesand other places, the beer companies havegone all out to push their products, some ofthe displays resemble a Super Bowl beeradvertising blitz!”

Why is the celebration of Cinco de Mayosuch a classic conundrum? At this point intime, it reeks of ignorance on the part ofsociety. Not to mention the academicabsurdity of our lack of studying the historyof our neighboring countries, specifically,Mexico, to whom all this land once belonged.As students we are hammered withassignments detailing the history of Europeanand Asian empires. Knowledge is great andgratifying, but if we know nada about the landsouth of us, does that make us CincoChallenged?

On June 7, 2005, a concurrent, non-bindingresolution recognizing the historicalsignificance of the day, was recorded by theHouse of Representatives, in TheCongressional Record.

If you were to ask your areacongressperson about this gesture, chancesare that s/he would give you the same hollowstare you would get from a beer salespersonif asked the same question.

de la fiesta de Old Town, visite www.fiestaoldtown.com.

Si usted prefiere celebrar el Cinco de Mayoen eventos libres de alcohol con toda la familia,hay alternativas.

El Festival Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo esun buen ejemplo de una celebración cultural.Será el martes 5 en el Jeremy Henwood Park,en San Diego. Tendrá danza azteca, balletfolklorico y talentos locales.

“Cinco de Mayo con Orgullo celebra el orgullode una comunidad fuerte y vibrante”, dice ladirectora del festival, Nancy Machuca.

Para conocer más de este festival, visitewww.cincodemayoconorgullo.org.

Otra celebración sin alcohol es Once Upona Tiempo Mariachi Extravaganza el domingo3 de mayo en Balboa Theatre en el centro deSan Diego.

Se trata de un concierto donde se fusiona elmariachi con la sinfónica, patrocinado por Clas-sics 4 Kids y el Mariachi Garibaldi de South-

western College.“Pienso que es mucho mejor celebrar la

cultura mexicana en un concierto con los niños,escuchando música maravillosa y todos se vansintiéndose mejor de sí mismos”, dijo JeffNevin, profesor de mariachi en SouthwesternCollege y director de Mariachi Garibaldi. “Esmejor que ir a los bares”.

Para conocer más de Once Upon a Tiempo,visite www.classics4kids.org.

En Tijuana, cómo celebrar el Cinco de Mayoni siquiera es un problema.

Las oficinas de gobierno usualmente cierranel lunes previo, y los niños no tienen clases.Difícilmente hay festivales comunitarios y lossolo los bares que atraen a los turistasestadounidenses son los que tienen especialesde bebidas al dos por uno.

Más allá de eso, en Tijuana, y en México engeneral, el Cinco de Mayo va y viene.

Si desea emborracharse gritando ¡VivaMéxico!, tendría que esperarse hasta el 16 deseptiembre, el Día de la IndependenciaMexicana.

Alternativas para celebrar el Cinco de Mayo(con’t de pg 3)

REQUESTING BIDSREQUESTING BIDS CHANGE OF NAME

Is America ‘Cinco de Mayo Challenged?’(con’t from page 2)

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: AVON BEAUTYPRODUCTS at 259 Middlebush Drive,San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92114.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Carolyn Wiley, 259Middlebush Drive, San Diego, CA 92114This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:05/17/2010.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Carolyn WileyThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 23, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010907

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: POSH PAWS at1024 Iris Ave, Imperial Beach, CA,County of San Diego, 91932.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Laura Ricker, 1024 Iris Ave.,Imperial Beach, CA 91932This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-

ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Laura RickerThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 23, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010900

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. PAYASOTILICHES b. TILICHES THE CLOWNat 7643 Normal Ave. Apt. B, San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 91941.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: David I. Lizarraga Ruiz, 7643Normal Ave. Apt. B, La Mesa, CA 91941This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:04/01/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: David I. Lizarraga RuizThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 17, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010318

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. LINDOTRANSPORTATION b. LINDO CAR-RIER at 1370 Starry Way, San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Lindo Price LLC, 1370 StarryWay, San Diego, CA 92154.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Jose GalvezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 08, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009462

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: NATIONAL LAWFIRM SUPPORT at 333 H St. Ste. 5000,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Solluz, LLC, 333 H St. Ste.5000, Chula Vista, CA 91910.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: 03/09/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Abigail SolisThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 27, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-011309

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: SABOR A TICAFÉ at 2185 Logan Ave., San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92113. MailingAddress: 767 Marbella Circle, ChulaVista, CA 91910This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: 1. Abi Leyva, 767 MarbellaCircle, Chula Vista, CA 91910. 2. SilvanoLeyva, 767 Marbella Circle, Chula Vista,CA 91910This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Abi LeyvaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 28, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-011384

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: a. OWN APROPERTY b. OWN A PROPERTYREALTY at 677 G St. #98., Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91910. Mail-ing Address: P.O. Box 6257, Chula Vista,CA 91910This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Marcela A. Meza, 677 G St.#98, Chula Vista, CA 91910This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:06/01/2005I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Marcela A. MezaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 28, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-011466

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: HOTEL DIS-TRIBUTORS BY ELVIRA SAAD at 1136Cloudwalk Cy. Rd., Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91911. Mailing Ad-dress: 826 Orange Ave. #535, Coronado,CA 92118This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Elvira SAAD, 1136Cloudwalk Cy. Rd., Chula Vista, CA91911.This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Elvira SAADThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 28, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-011456

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: HANGOVERHELPER SD at 819 D Ave. Apt. 503, Na-tional City, CA, County of San Diego,91950.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Alexander R. Razo, 819 DAve. Apt. 503, National City, CA 91950This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Alexander R. RazoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 29, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-011533

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: WEPA COMMER-CIAL CLEANING at 1158 Nacion Ave.,Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego,91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Francisco Rivera, 1158Nacion Ave., Chula Vista, CA 91911This Business is Conducted By: An In-

CHANGE OF NAME

ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Gabriel SantosThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 25, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008115

Published: April 10, 17, 24. May 1/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: TITOS AUTOCENTER at 3639 Main St., Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Ingrid Grajeda, 1624Coronado Ave. #25, San Diego, CA92154This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Ingrid GrajedaThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 06, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009114

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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

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

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: MANGOMANGO’S SANDWICH&FRUIT BAR at627 Pearl St., La Jolla, CA, County ofSan Diego, 92037This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: 1. Maximiano De DiosMaldonado, 2015 Orange Ave., Ramona,CA 92065. 2. Ana Ruiz Maldonado, 2015Orange Ave., Ramona, CA 92065This Business is Conducted By: A Mar-ried Couple. The First Day of BusinessWas: N/A.I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Ana Ruiz MaldonadoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 20, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-010457

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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

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

Date: APR 21, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

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

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

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

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

Date: APR 22, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

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ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00009976-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: YESSENIA LOPEZ AZUARAfiled a petition with this court for a decreechanging names as follows:YESSENIA LOPEZ AZUARA toYESSENIA AZUARA

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

NOTICE OF HEARINGDate: JUN-12-2015. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.:46. The address of the court is SuperiorCourt of California, County of San Diego,220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA92101A Copy of this Order to Show Causeshall be published at least once eachweek for four successive weeks prior tothe date set for hearing on the petition inthe following newspaper of general cir-culation printed in this county La PrensaSan Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C,Chula Vista, CA 91910

Date: APR 27, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: May 1, 8, 15, 22/2015La Prensa San Diego

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSEFOR CHANGE OF NAME

CASE NUMBER:37-2015-00012732-CU-PT-CTL

TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:Petitioner: HAWRAA GHOULAM ANDMOHAMED HIRSI AINAB filed a petitionwith this court for a decree changingnames as follows:A. HAWRAA HASSAN GHOULAM toAISHA NOUR B. ADEN ISMAIL AINABTO ABDILLAHI AHMAD NOUR

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

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

Date: APR 28, 2015

DAVID J. DANIELSENJudge of the Superior Court

Published: May 1, 8, 15, 22/2015La Prensa San Diego

ABANDONMENT OFFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OF USE

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME

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

Assigned File No.: 2015-010778

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STATEMENT OFABANDONMENT OF USE

OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME

Fictitious Business Name: WEPACLEANING 1158 Nacion Ave., ChulaVista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911.The Fictitious Business Name referred toabove was filed in San Diego County on:12-03-2014, and assigned File No. 2014-031431Is Abandoned by The Following Regis-trant: Teresa Esther Morado, 1158 NacionAve., Chula Vista, CA 91911I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct.S igna tu re o f Reg is t rant: TeresaEsther MoradoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 30, 2015

Assigned File No.: 2015-011646

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ABANDONMENT OFFICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: OWLFIVE LLCat 1417 Ashford Castle Dr., Chula Vista,CA, County of San Diego, 91915.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Owlfive LLC, 1417 AshfordCastle Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91915.This Business is Conducted By: A Lim-ited Liability Company. The First Day ofBusiness Was: 04/02/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: David MacedoThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 02, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008855

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: SPY GIRL THESERIES at 5505 Adelaide Ave. Unit 5,San Diego, CA, County of San Diego,92115.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Maria del Pilar Flores, 5505Adelaide Ave. Unit 5, San Diego, CA92115This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:03/20/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Maria del Pilar FloresThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 30, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008518

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: MAIKOS TOW-ING at 2498 Roll Dr. #1910, San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92154.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Michael Anthony Leal-Alvarez, 2498 Roll Dr. #1910, San Diego,CA 92154This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:03/17/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Michael Anthony Leal-AlvarezThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County MAR 17, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-007251

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: GLAMOURUS at693 Palomar St. #5, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91911.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Rosales Enterprises Inc.,693 Palomar St. #5, Chula Vista, CA91911This Business is Conducted By: A Cor-poration. The First Day of Business Was:10/01/2004I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Esther RosalesThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 06, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009081

Published: April 10, 17, 24. May 1/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: FYNE SERVICEat 568 Vista Miranda, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Gilchrist Herbert, 568 VistaMiranda, Chula Vista, CA 91910This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Gilchrist HerbertThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 06, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009148

Published: April 10, 17, 24. May 1/2015La Prensa San Diego

FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: WALLY WORKSat 84 Monte Vista Apt. C, Chula Vista, CA,County of San Diego, 91910.This Business Is Registered by theFollowing: Miguel Eduardo Macias,2225 Calle Serena, San Diego, CA 92139This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Miguel Eduardo MaciasThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 01, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-008647

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dividual. The First Day of Business Was:N/AI declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Francisco RiveraThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 30, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-011639

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

Fictitious Business Name: VAMONOS-LETS TRAVEL TOURS BY ILEANASILVA at 445 Cuyamaca Ave., San Diego,CA, County of San Diego, 92113.This Business Is Registered by theFol lowing: Ileana Llanos, 445Cuyamaca Ave., San Diego, CA 92113This Business is Conducted By: An In-dividual. The First Day of Business Was:04/07/2015I declare that all information in this state-ment is true and correct. (A registrant whodeclares as true any material matter pur-suant to section 17913 of the Businessand Professions code that the registrantknows to be false is guilty of a misde-meanor punishable by a fine not to ex-ceed one thousand dollars [$1,000].)Registrant Name: Ileana LlanosThis Statement Was Filed With ErnestJ. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerkof San Diego County APR 07, 2015.Assigned File No.: 2015-009268

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FICTITIOUS BUSINESSNAME STATEMENT

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Baja Fish Tacos with Watermelon GuacamoleServings: 12–16 tacos

2 medium avocados, peeled and chopped2 tablespoons lime juice2 teaspoons diced jalapeno pepper (or to taste)

1/3 cup chopped cilantro2 medium garlic cloves, minced1 can (4 ounces) diced green chilies, drained

2 1/2 cups diced watermelon, dividedSalt, to tasteCooking spray

1 1/2 pounds codChili powder

12–16 corn tortillas3–4 cups commercial coleslaw mix

(shredded cabbage and carrots)1/2–1 cup commercial salsa

For guacamole, mash avocados to mix of smooth and chunky in medium bowl. Add lime, jalapeno, cilantro, garlic and chilies and mix thoroughly. Add 1 1/2 cups diced watermelon and salt (if desired) and toss. Cover and refrigerate to let flavors blend.

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place cod on sheet and sprinkle with chili powder and salt.

Bake for 12–20 minutes (depending on thickness of fish) or until cooked through. Remove from oven and cut into pieces.

Heat tortillas on grill or griddle. Top each with few pieces of fish, 1/4 cup coleslaw mix, heaping spoonful of guacamole,tablespoon of salsa and few pieces of remaining diced watermelon.

Watermelon MargaritaServings: 1

1 1/2 ounces tequila 3/4 ounce Triple Sec3/4 ounce Midori

2 ounces sour mix6 ounces cubed, seeded watermelon8 ounces ice

Blend all ingredients. Serve in 14-ounce glass. Garnish with limeand watermelon wedge.

Watermelon Cilantro Salsa TropicalServings: 8–12

2 cups chopped seedless watermelon1 cup chopped fresh pineapple1 cup chopped fresh mango4 limes (juice only)1 cup trimmed and chopped scallions

1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro Salt and pepper, to taste

Toss all ingredients in mixing bowl and season with salt andpepper just before serving.

FAMILY FEATURES

Cinco de Mayo is the perfect opportunity to indulge inMexican-inspired dishes, dips and drinks. This year, put a tangy twist on your festive favorites with arefreshing new flavor.

Watermelon is a versatile fruit with a flavor profile that pairs perfectly with many of the ingredients in traditionalMexican dishes. Sweet and juicy watermelon is a great way to cut the heat of spicier foods, and its texture lends an unex -pected, satisfying crunch in dips such as chunky salsas.

Whether you’re hosting a Cinco de Mayo themed party or simply looking forward to an inspired meal at home, get an early jump on summer and let watermelon be your staringredient.

For more recipes featuring low-calorie, no-fat watermelon,visit www.watermelon.org.

Fiesta-Worthy FactsImpress guests at your Cinco de Mayo celebration withthese mouthwatering morsels:

� Although about 200–300 varieties of watermelon aregrown in the United States and Mexico, there are about50 varieties that are most popular.

� The five best-known types of watermelon include:seeded, seedless, mini, yellow and orange.

� Watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the United States, followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.

� Early explorers used watermelons as canteens.� Watermelon is 92 percent water, which makes it a good

option for hydrating your body.

Southwest Salsa BowlMaterials:

1 round, seedless watermelonDry erase markerUtility knife or carving knifeIce cream scoop or other

large spoonFire and Ice SalsaChips, jalapenos, cilantro

and lime, for garnish

1. Choose round seedless watermelon. 2. Wash watermelon and pat dry.3. Use dry erase marker to trace

design around middle ofwatermelon.

4. Use utility knife to carve design(copy design in photo).

5. Split watermelon in half, and usescoop to carve out flesh.

6. Choose flat area of rind on otherwatermelon half to trace and carveout lizard design (copy from imagein photo).

7. Fill bowl with salsa.8. Garnish with lizard, chips,

jalapenos, cilantro and lime.

Fire and Ice SalsaServings: 3 cups

3 cups seeded and chopped watermelon

1/2 cup green peppers 2 tablespoons lime juice 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro 1 tablespoon green onion

1–2 tablespoons jalapeno peppers

Combine ingredients; mix well andcover. Refrigerate 1 hour or more.