Teatro Máscara Mágica Lands La Jolla Playhouse Residency
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Teatro Máscara Mágica Lands La Jolla Playhouse Residency
37 YEARS of Publication 1976-2013 1976 2010 Vol. XXXVII No. 27 Immigration Bill May Not Be Everything You Think It Is, Activists Warn By Valeria Fernández NEW AMERICA MEDIA PHOENIX -- Maricela De Jesus has renewed hope that passage of an immigration bill in the Senate will finally allow her and her husband to step out of the shadows, after 13 years of living in the United States without legal documents. “It would help me go back to Mexico and see my family,” said De Jesus. “My father died, and I couldn’t go back to see him.” Senate passage of the immigration reform bill, S. 744, brought tears, joy and hope to thousands of immigrant families in Arizona and millions across the nation. Yet, as it heads for a debate in the House of Representatives, S. 744 may not be the saving grace that many undocumented immigrants like De Jesus believe it to be. Despite the bill’s strong emphasis on border security, a number of proimmigrant groups nationally have been urging people to throw their support behind the bipartisan bill. For some, the expansion of border enforcement activity is a bitter pill to swallow, in exchange for a path to citizenship for some of the 11 million undocumented immigrants estimated to be living in the United States. But, a number of other pro-immigrant groups have come out strongly against S. 744, citing a lack of analysis and honesty on the part of advocacy groups, politicians and the media, in the way the content of the bill is being portrayed to the immigrant community. “Are people saying, ‘Sí, se puede’ to 700 miles of border fence, 20,000 more border troops, citizenship that is going to be denied to millions? Yes,” said Roberto Lovato, founding member of Presente.org, a pro-immigrant group. “Do people know this? The answer is no.” A recent report by the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law estimates that between 4 to 5 million of the 11 million undocumented immigrants that live in the country will not qualify for full legalization under the guidelines set forth by S. 744. The report, authored by immigration attorney Peter Schey, says immigrants will face a number of steep obstacles in order to go beyond a provisional immigrant status, including payment of back taxes, and showing proof of continuous employment. Many could be forced to the back of the line on government waiting lists, resulting in years of wait time. (see Immigration Bill, page 5) JULY 5, 2013 La Prensa Muñoz, Inc. Publications Teatro Máscara Mágica Lands La Jolla Playhouse Residency by Michael Klam La Jolla Playhouse (LJP) has proudly announced Teatro Máscara Mágica (TMM) as its 2013/2014 resident theater company. TMM is now part of a growing family of outstanding local theater troupes in LJP’s annual residency. Former appointees include Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company, Moxie Theatre, San Diego Asian American Repertory Theatre and Eveoke Dance Theatre. Headed by founder and Artistic Director William Virchis, TMM will open in the Playhouse’s Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre on Aug. 28 with a production of Josefina López’s “Detained in the Desert.” López’s play confronts Arizona’s anti-immigration issues and the creation of violence against Latinos due, in large part, to the inflammatory behavior of extremist media. Lopez is a San Diego-bred, awardwinning playwright. Her best-known works are “Simply Maria” and “Real Women Have Curves.” The latter became a film and earned the Humanitas Prize and a slot at the Sundance Film Festival. Virchis has produced and directed several of Lopez’s works. “(TMM’s) mission is in concert with the La Jolla Playhouse in that it provides opportunities for creative, innovative, cutting-edge and thoughtprovoking theater,” Virchis said. Playhouse Artistic Director Chris- La Pastorela, Let the Eagle Fly, and I Am Celso, among others, are Teatro Máscara Mágica productions that have garnered critical success and embedded their creative imprint on the cultural map of the city. topher Ashley agreed. “(TMM’s) passion and dedication to shining a light on diverse cultures and voices have made them a fixture in San Diego’s cultural community for 25 years, and an ideal choice for our Resident The- atre Program,” he said in a statement. Virchis believes that both organizations consider theater as a place where artists convey the truth of the human condition. Performers com- mit to telling stories that engage all of us to think, laugh, cry and hopefully bring about change for the better, he said. (see Teatro Mascara, page 10) Filming freedom with a Latino script By Juan Miret LATINALISTA Founder and Artistic Director of Teatro Máscara Mágica, William Virchis. The typical image of an American soldier is that of a strong, blond hair and blue-eyed male. That could be part of the script to a predictable war movie. However, the American armed forces are a microcosm of the real world, where ethnic diversity is not only inevitable, but necessary. So, a better script would be one showcasing precisely that. Let’s say a Latino, who was born on the 4th of July, in the cradle of America – California. Add the twist of being raised in Mexico, coming back to the U.S. to attend high school, joining the army, serving two tours in Iraq and making a movie from a short novel written by his wife. While such a storyline has all the earmarks of an Oscar award-winning script, it is real life for Rogelio Almeida. Californian Rogelio Almeida was born 29 years ago on July 4th in the city of Torrance, but raised in Zacatecas, Mexico. Almeida spent 12 years in a little town called Encarnación, located in the North Central part of Mexico. “It is small and rural, but it is so colorful and full of stories,” he said. “I knew I had to leave Encarnación, then come back to the United States and study to pursue my dreams. All of my dreams were connected to my dear Mexico, but I needed a platform to launch them.” Mexico gave Almeida a unique view: Diversity and multiculturalism. “I quickly overcame cultural differences and different languages and traditions,” he said with evident emotion in each word. “Being exposed to my roots, to feel the warm breeze in your face, to learn that life goes beyond Corporate America is a beautiful thing. Nothing can compare to spending time with your family with (see Filming, page 2) PAGE 2 JULY 5, 2013 MÉXICO DEL NORTE Por Jorge Mújica Murias El Rastro del Billete “Follow the Money” (sigue el dinero), dicen los detectives de los programas chafas de televisión cada vez que no tienen ninguna pista para resolver un caso. Y por chafas que sean, la receta no falla. En la política gringa esto no es la excepción sino más bien la regla del juego. Y en la atrocidad que nos quieren vender como “reforma migratoria”, es más verdadero que nunca. Empecemos a seguir el dinero. En la última sesión del Senado hubo varias propuestas de cambio que no se aprobaron porque “el arroz ya estaba cocido” con el acuerdo entre Demócratas y Republicanos de “asegurar la frontera” a base de meterle millones de dólares, pero que nos dejan ver como va a venir la discusión en la Casa de Representantes. Entre otras cosas, se propusieron: una multa para las remesas si el que manda lana no puede probar que está aquí sin papeles; extender la autorización de un programa que dure hasta el 2018 de “prevención del crimen en la frontera” para financiar gobiernos locales y tribales; usar las multas que paguen los indocumentados para financiar la corte migratoria, y una autorización sin restricciones para que el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional compre “todo el equipo que necesite” para asegurar la frontera. Para dar idea del “equipo necesario”, nomás en el Sector Yuma-Tucson de la frontera se “requieren”: 50 torres de vigilancia; 73 cámaras fijas con sistemas de vigilancia por video; 28 sistemas portátiles de vigilancia con video; 685 sensores terrestres para detección de temblores, imágenes y con capacidad infrarroja, y 22 equipos manuales portátiles para detección de imágenes térmicas y lentes para visión nocturna. Para toda la frontera, se “necesitan” 86 torres de vigilancia, 286 cámaras fijas, 232 sistemas de vigilancia móviles, 4,595 nuevos sensores, cuatro aviones no tripulados (drones), 27 nuevos helicópteros, incluidos 10 Blackhawk, y 30 navíos. Si todo eso suena como a equipo militar, es porque eso es. Clowns, Cats and Corpses: Mexican Elections 2013 FRONTERA NORTESUR Though downplayed by the international press, strategic state and local elections will be held this summer in 14 Mexican states. The northern border states of Baja California, Chihuahua, Coahuila and Tamaulipas are among the entities where voters will go to the polls in uncertain numbers. As the July 7 election day creeps closer, the political mood is punctuated by accusations of excessive campaign spending, last-minute party switching, charges of narco-infiltration, church and state controversies, popular revulsion, and renewed predictions of widespread voter abstention Assessing this year’s competition as one that is not taken seriously by the majority of the electorate, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez sociologist and columnist Carlos Murillo Gonzalez writes that electoral coalitions and alliances stripped of ideological content, “cheap discourses,” vote-buying, and “markedly business candidacies” define Decision 2013. Scattered episodes of violence, especially in regions dominated by organized crime, have once again marred some contests. On June 27, the body of Nicolas Estrada Merino was recovered with signs of gunshot wounds. The president of the Oaxaca state branch of the PRD party, Estrada had been missing since June 15 or 16. On June 23, a hostile street encounter between members of two other rival political parties was blamed for the murders of two men in the Oaxaca municipality of San Miguel Soyaltepec. Last week, violence also flared in the northern state of Sinaloa, where political leader Eleazar Armenta Acuna was found murdered on June 18. Armenta was the coordinator of a multi-party coalition consisting of the PAN, PRD and PT parties, as well as an alternate candidate for the town council of Sinaloa de Leyva. Por Sergio Flores Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.laprensa-sandiego.org Filming Freedom with a Latino Script (con’t from page 1) Founded: December 1, 1976 San Diego, California Daniel L. Muñoz Publisher/Editor: Daniel H. Muñoz, Jr. La Prensa San Diego was adjudicated a newspaper of general circulation for the City and County of San Diego, Fourth Judicial District of the Municipal Court of San Diego. File #4137435 of May 9, 1978. Press releases, photos, and advertisements are accepted. Submit by mail, fax or email. La Prensa San Diego reserves the right to accept or reject material sent. La Prensa San Diego is a wholly owned subsidary of La Prensa Muñoz, Inc. ISSN 07389183 Less than a week earlier, on June 12, Jaime Orozco Madrigal, the PRI party candidate for mayor of Guadalupe y Calvo, Chihuahua, was discovered murdered after being kidnapped. Threats against other PRI and PAN candidates have been reported in the northern border state, prompting the PAN to declare conditions did not exist for it to run candidates in the municipalities of Gomez Farias and Maguarach; at least six candidates are reportedly receiving protection from the Chihuahua State Electoral Institute. Fears abound that continued outbreaks of violence in the Chihuahua mountains could result in not enough people willing to staff the election on July 7. Additionally, the PAN reported that three of its campaign vehicles were firebombed in Tierra Blanca, Veracruz, while the conservative party’s 2012 presidential candidate, Josefina Vazquez Mota, received a telephoned threat not to visit Saltillo, Coahuila, where the former Calderdon administration official was headed to stump for a candidate. Vazquez Mota was undeterred, however. An analysis by criminologist Edgardo Buscalgia could be useful in understanding the mayhem behind some local elections. According to the transnational organized crime expert, mafias typically seek to control the municipal police force, the mayor’s office and the public works department where inflated contracts can be obtained for front companies controlled by the underworld. A noteworthy development emerging from the 2013 elections is how widespread dissatisfaction with the political system and the parties that control it is encouraging innovative citizen initiatives ranging from write-in protest movements to unorthodox candidacies. Animal candidates are the rage in 2013- Debora the Snake of Cancun, Morris the Cat, Tina the Chicken, and the indomitable Burro Chon. In a campaign laced with double and triple entendres, “El Candigato” Morris has captured the imagination of Veracruz and much of Mexico. If elected, the feline pledges to rid the city of Jalapa of “ratas,” or rats, which is standard Mexican slang for thieves but increasingly synonymous with politicians. Morris even has a campaign jingle, written to the beat of a cumbia In the two-legged world, the Citizen Movement party is running a pair of professional clowns for two state legislative posts in Sinaloa and Ciudad Juarez, while the same political force is postulating a drag queen for another Ciudad Juarez legislative district. Known for dressing up like singer Paulina Rubio, Jose Luis Delgado Pizano firmly backs gay marriage and full equality. “Society is ready to accept us, and it’s only a question of the rulers having more open minds..,” Delgado proclaimed. In Chihuahua City, meanwhile, rock singer Ivan Chavero of the Seis Pistos group is running for mayor as a write-in with a far-less ambitious platform. “Vote for me and I’ll tell you right now that I will do nothing,” Chavero promises. The long-shot admitted that his principal objective in getting elected is to secure the legal immunity enjoyed by Mexican politicians so he can freely skateboard down the street without getting “hassled by the police.” The bearded rocker has a 39 second spot on You Tube spiced with vulgar words. Honesty is what distinguishes his campaign from the others, Chavero says. In the border city of Ciudad Juarez, the mayor’s race is entering the final stretch with a flurry of appearances by frontrunners Enrique Serrano of the PRI and Maria Antonieta Perez Reyes of the PAN. Serrano, who is the predicted winner, has wielded a big reach and a noticeable campaign war chest. Messages for the seasoned politician are flashed in movie theaters, displayed at the entrances to the New Sinaloa and Chess nightclubs on Avenida Juarez and beamed from the covers of slick magazines. Participants in a recent run for Serrano were promised televisions, electronic gadgets and clothing. Serrano’s camp has made inroads into the PAN’s base, and courted evangelical churches. “Nothing moves without the will of God,” the onetime personal secretary of former Ciudad Juarez mayor and maquiladora industry pioneer Jaime Bermudez was recently quoted. “It is (God) first and our votes that will make our triumph possible on July 7.” In a bid to become Ciudad Juarez’s first woman mayor, the PAN’s Maria Antonieta Perez is putting some distance between the party and herself. Running in a year when the PAN is still licking its wounds from recent major losses, Perez stresses her independence and leadership in citizen causes like the fight against the pricing practices of Juarez Natural Gas Company. “I don’t have the support of any powerful group, and I am not protected by any politician,” Perez said. “I am a woman with her own political trajectory and an effort based on the confidence shown by Juarez residents when they elected me as a federal legislator.” In an unusual departure for a member of the Mexican political class, Perez told an interviewer that tourism promotion would have to take second seat at the moment to other, more pressing issues like poverty and security. “Of course, the tourist is an important source of income, but we have to worry about our own people,” Perez said. “When we manage to make the city more dignified, the same tourist will be inspired to come to Juarez.” Not to be outdone by either Serrano or Perez, El Burro Chon is making a late but concerted push to capture the border city’s highest office. On Sunday, June 23, the laid-back activist officially launched his mayoral campaign at the Benito Juarez Monument, the traditional gathering place of the old braceros who worked U.S. farms decades ago but are now largely forgotten by governments in the U.S. and Mexico. The left-leaning contender has released a quite detailed political program that addresses economic development, environmental protection, human and labor rights, femicides, public transportation, security, participatory budgeting and, not surprisingly, animal rights. The “dark donkey” candidate promises to open an animal shelter as well as prohibit bull, cock and dog fights. El Burro Chon is against the privatization of water, and opposes the retention of it in New Mexico’s Elephant Butte Reservoir upstream on the Rio Grande. The write-in candidate favors abortion rights, decriminalizing marijuana, prosecuting current police Chief Julian Leyzaola for alleged human rights violations, demilitarizing the drug war, and handing life sentences to public officials caught extorting the public. Strongly backing a secular state, El Burro Chon, pledges to not deliver the “keys to the city to any god,” out of respect for minority religions and nonbelievers alike. “Besides, few believe in the burro god,” he says. The four-legged, droopyeared darling of the borderland concludes his program with a revolutionary appeal: “Animals of the World Unite!” Under Mexican election rules, write-in votes for El Burro Chon will be dutifully annulled and tossed out by officials, the candidate’s followers said. Frontera NorteSur: on-line, U.S.-Mexico border news Center for Latin American and Border Studies New Mexico State University Las Cruces. Abusos y muerte encuentran niños que migran a campos de cultivo en México ACAPULCO, Gro. —Al menos nueve niños guerrerenses han muerto por hambre o atropellados, en campos agrícolas del norte del país, donde unas 40 mil familias completas emigran cada año en busca de un mejor futuro, expulsados de sus paraísos, saqueados en sus recursos naturales, con violencia creciente y desatención guberLana Sube, Lana Baja namental. Como quien dice, lana, Niños, mujeres y hombres, lana y más lana. No ajenos a sus derechos laborales y humanos, se someten a un (vea El Rastro, página 7) sistema de “semiesclavitud”, que trae consigo, alto riesgo en su integridad física, maltrato, La Prensa San Diego abusos de toda índole y hasta 651-C Third Avenue desapariciones con posibles Chula Vista, CA 91910 Ph: (619) 425-7400 fines de trata de blancas, según Fax: (619) 425-7402 explicó Abel Barrera Hernán- Founder: LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO a carne asada, the music, all in all (it) is a wonderful experience.” Almeida returned with his family to the U.S. and they settled in Duncan, Oklahoma. “An Okie from California with a Mexican accent. Great combination,” he said and laughed. “I joined the U.S. Army right after high school. I am privileged because I’ve seen the best of two worlds. It was time to serve my country, so I did.” Filming was not in the plan for Almeida, however, “life surprises you every day,” he com- dez, Director del Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña de Guerrero Tlachinollan. “De 2010 a la fecha, hemos registrado nueve casos de niños, hijos de jornaleros migrantes que murieron en campos de cultivo, algunos por las precarias condiciones de salud y alimentación; otros bebés, fueron colocados en surcos para que descansaran y vehículos o maquinaria los atropellaron”, narró Abel Barrera. Los casos de los abusos contra migrantes jornaleros agrícolas para el Gobierno prácticamente son inexistentes, los menores muertos en esos campos de cultivo son sepultados en “tierra bruta”, sin actas de defunción y sin fincar responsabilidades a los patrones. “Protestamos por los abusos a los hermanos centroamericanos que cruzan por México hacia los Estados Unidos y de las inequidades de nuestros paisanos en los Estados Unidos, pero los problemas de nuestros jornaleros migrantes guerrerenses y de otros estados, no los vemos, para el Gobierno es muy cómodo ignorar esta problemática”, acusó el defensor de los Derechos Humanos. El representante de Tlachinollan, criticó la desatención del Gobernador de Guerrero Ángel Aguirre Rivero quien a pesar de ser Presidente de la Comisión de Ecologia de la Conferencia Nacional de Gobernadores CONAGO, en su reciente visita a los Estados Unidos de América, ofreció la explotación de los recursos naturales como la minería en zonas como la Montaña, donde comunidades indígenas se han organizado para defender sus tierras de la explotación de recursos naturales que solo provocarán más miseria y desplazamiento. La Montaña indígena de Guerrero, afectada por la delincuencia, el saqueo de los recursos naturales, falta de oportunidades y de políticas gubernamentales, cada año expulsa a unos 40 mil guerrerenses, que con sus familias completas ofrecen su mano de obra en campos de cultivo, básicamente en el noroeste de México. Las familias guerrerenses que cada año, son expulsadas de la Montaña de Guerrero en busca de oportunidades, salen básicamente de los municipios de Tlapa, Chilapa, Ahuacotzingo, Zitlala, Apango, Ometepec, Atlixtac, Zapotitlán, Ahuacotzingo, entre otros. La mayoría de los jornaleros migrantes agrícolas de Guerrero, pertenecen a etnias mixteca, tlapaneca, amuzga y nahua. El Centro de Derechos Humanos de la Montaña de Guerrero, Tlachinollan, presentó en el Senado de la República de México, el Informe, Migrantes Somos y en el Camino Andamos, donde señala hechos de violación sistemática de los derechos humanos y laborales de los migrantes jornaleros agrícolas indígenas guerrerenses, con énfasis en el trabajo infantil a los que son obligados los menores de esas familias. mented. “I started using a digital camera during my second tour in Iraq. I wanted to document it. It was part of the history. And that was my training, I would say a filming crashcourse,” said Almeida while describing his service in the 3rd Infantry Division of the Cobra Battery in Operation Iraqi Freedom, in 2003. “I learned many things on the Internet and I used my credit cards and savings to buy some equipment to start filming.” His wife, Nora ContrerasAlmeida, wrote a short novel in high school: Yveete. So at the end of his service, they started dreaming something big. “We want to make a movie,” he almost shouted. “We want to be filmmakers.” So, like cooking a Mexican menudo, they started gathering ingredients: No experience. No professional actors. No budget. Just talent and courage. Those were the flavorful elements for the film. “And the final dish was delicious,” he said with a big smile on his face. That was the first step of his first film. Almeida, who operates his own filming business, described how he taught himself to properly shoot a 35mm camera. “The harder the goal, the better and tastier are the results. It is like a good Mexican dish. It takes forever to make it, but it tastes so good at the end,” he said while moving his hands like he was holding his very first digital camera. “It was a dream come true, I mean, going back to Mexico to turn my wife’s short novel into a full length movie”. The 104-minute movie was shot between Oklahoma and Mexico. Since its premier in 2009, Yveete has been screened in several film festivals such as the Cine Film Festival in San Antonio, Texas, the Latino Film Festival in Chicago, Illinois and the Barebones Film Festival in Muskogee, among several others. “It was a challenge,” explained Almeida. “My wife had to play the leading role. We needed a bilingual actress. I think that was the secret of moving that project forward. We were deeply involved. A dream in the making, we were just using a film to make it real.” Some decisions are good. Others are very good. And for Almeida, joining the army was an extraordinary decision. “This country is amazing. You are able to serve in a war and at the same time explore and find new dreams and meanings in your life,” said Almeida. “Even better, you are able to showcase your roots, your heritage, but not only to a small group, but to everyone, everywhere. That’s the magic of filming. There are no borders, no languages, no barriers. Just dreams.” Juan Miret is a Tulsa, Oklahoma-based freelance writer who writes about the greater Oklahoma Latino community for various media outlets, as well as, for his own site Eñes and W’s. LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO JULY 5, 2013 PAGE 3 Johnny Depp, the ‘Indian’: Is He or Isn’t He? By Angela Aleiss INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY As The Lone Ranger heads for the big screen this summer, many Native Americans are questioning Disney’s campaign to court their approval. They believe that the studio’s public relations gestures mask the real issues of the marketing and identity of indigenous people. The movie, which stars Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger, will hit theaters July 3. Depp has enjoyed a long relationship with the film’s director Gore Verbinski and its producer Jerry Bruckheimer through Disney’s recordbreaking Pirates of the Caribbean series. The megastar is also one of The Lone Ranger’s executive producers, and his production company Infinitum Nihil (Latin for “Infinite Nothing”) was involved with the picture. But Depp’s claims of Cherokee heritage (put forth in 2002 on Inside the Actors’ Studio, although in 2011 speaking to Entertainment Weekly he added “or maybe Creek”) along with his streaked black-and-white painted face and a stuffed crow perched atop his head have caused many to cry foul. Still, others say that Disney—which has a long history of working with Native Americans—is not adequately addressing their issues. For his part, Depp told MTV.com that the film is “an opportunity for me to salute Native Americans.” The actor has said he hopes to fix years of Indian misrepresentations in Hollywood and has repeatedly stated that his great grandmother had mostly Cherokee blood. But Native American leaders and educators are not buying it. They question Depp’s claims of Cherokee heritage, particularly the studio’s attempt to keep it ambiguous. “Disney relies upon the ignorance of the public to allow that ambiguity to exist,” says Hanay Geiogamah, Professor of Theater at UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. Geiogamah (Kiowa/Delaware) was a consultant for Disney’s Pocahontas and served as producer and co-producer for TBS’ The Native Americans: Behind the Legends, Beyond the Myths aired in the 1990s. “If Depp had any legitimate blood of any tribe, Disney would definitely have all the substantial proof of that already. It’s not that hard to establish tribal connections,” Geiogamah says. Richard Allen, Policy Analyst for the Cherokee Nation in Johnny Depp as Tonto Tahlequah, Oklahoma, agrees. He says that many celebrities have claimed Cherokee heritage—often based upon family stories they’ve heard—but like Depp they never try to verify it. “They all tell me they have high cheekbones,” Allen says. Geiogomah believes that because so few roles in Hollywood go to Native American actors, Disney’s big-budget movie is a “missed opportunity.” Depp could have played the Lone Ranger and instead promoted a younger Indian actor to play Tonto, he points out. After all, Canadian Mohawk actor Jay Silverheels portrayed the character in the 1950s TV series. “Now they re-introduce Tonto with a non-Indian. So can you call that progress?” Geiogamah asks. Instead, he worries that Disney’s Tonto feeds into nonNative expectations of Indians frozen in a historic time frame. “That costume ends up making us look like a bunch of oddballs with dead birds on our heads,” Geiogamah says. But William “Two Raven” Voelker, the movie’s Comanche consultant, says that the costume—including the Crow headdress—is authentic to Comanche culture. “Everyone’s got an opinion who has no knowledge of our culture,” Voelker says. “That’s the part that wears me down.” Voelker is co-founder of the tribe’s Sia Essential Species Repository, an organization devoted to the rehabilitation and breeding of bald eagles. Comanche activist LaDonna Harris, who adopted Depp into her family, is also a member of Sia’s Board of Directors. Voelker says that Disney has agreed that The Lone Ranger will bring “open-ended” contributions to Sia. But Gary Brouse, Program Director of Policy and Governance at the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), questions claims of cultural authenticity. He had contacted Disney and met with the company’s Corporate Citizenship and Global Publicity divisions prior to The Lone Ranger’s production. “That’s one thing that con- cerns us is a company’s lack of cooperation with indigenous leaders in this particular field, leaders that we recognize as leaders rather than someone they hire as a consultant,” he says. The New York City-based ICCR encourages member institutions to integrate social values into investor actions and has fought against offensive portrayals of Native Americans in corporate commercials and sponsorships. The organization has successfully campaigned against Denny’s “Chief Wahoo” images on company uniforms and Liz Claiborne’s “Crazy Horse” fashions. Brouse says that there is no indigenous person at Disney responsible for the company’s policy toward Native American people. Disney responded that Christine Cadena, Senior Vice President of Multicultural Initiatives, instead played a key role in liaising with the Native American community for The Lone Ranger. “I think Disney should hire more indigenous people in all kinds of roles,” Brouse says, adding that the company should also have a publicly disclosed statement on record of their policy when dealing with indigenous issues. But Disney points out that its Human Rights Policy applies across all populations and regions. “Our collaboration with a broad range of interested constituencies, including indigenous people, keeps us sensitive to the potential impacts of our products and services and the interests of our employees, customers and communities around the world,” a Disney representative replied through email. Still, Brouse explains that part of the problem was that Depp had “a lot of say so” in the film yet did not fully grasp the project’s impact on Native American communities. When Brouse tried to invite Depp to conference calls with Indian leaders, nothing ever happened. “Disney conveyed that Depp was very concerned about this and just passed the message along. We never really knew the reason why he didn’t do it,” Brouse says. Deadline Approaches for Chula Vista Residents to Make Cell Phone Tax Refund Claims The $8 million settlement of a class action lawsuit between wireless phone users and the City of Chula Vista means thousands of local residents are eligible for refunds — but valid claims must be filed by July 31, 2013 for eligible residents to receive their cash payments. The three payment options are $35, $50 per year of cell phone service ($150 maximum), or an estimated full refund. A final public meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m., Monday July 15, to aid eligible taxpayers in completing their claims for payments. To be held at the Chula Vista Civic Library, Civic Center Branch Auditorium, 365 F Street in Chula Vista, the meeting will explain specifically how citizens can apply for and receive the cash refunds. Counsel and representatives – English and Spanish speaking – will assist in answering questions and filling out claim forms. The refunds are available to Chula Vista wireless phone users who paid the City’s Telephone/ Utility Users Taxes (TUT/ UUT) on their wireless phone bills from April 2010 through April 2013. A valid claim must be filed by July 31 to get payment – to obtain a full refund, residents must get certain telephone records from their wire- less phone carriers, which may take several days. Under the direction of a San Diego Superior Court, all Chula Vista residents received Claim Form and Notice of Settlement packages via mail in early May. To request this information, residents can call 1-888-270-0735 and it will be mailed again. All residents will receive reminder postcards with settlement information around July 8. Hall for Rent At Reasonable Prices • Banquets Features offered: • Wedding Receptions • Stage • Birthday Parties • Full bar (Quinceaneras, etc.) • 300 person capacity • Anniversary Parties • If needed a Qualified • Group Meetings caterer is available Fraternal Order of Eagles, 3848 Centre Street, San Diego Phone: 619.296-2141 - email [email protected] PAGE 4 JULY 5, 2013 Tribute to Gracia Molina de Pick to Honor life-long Educator, Feminist, Philanthropist and Community Activist August 8th fundraiser supports naming of the Gracia Molina de Pick Glass Gallery at San Diego Mesa College The San Diego Mesa College Foundation will host a tribute to renowned educator, activist, philanthropist, and feminist, Gracia Molina de Pick, on Thursday, August 8, at 5:30 p.m. at its Kearny Mesa campus. This special evening will be filled friendship, the sounds of mariachi, Mexican antojitos, a silent auction, and brief comments from individuals whose lives have been touched by the passion, teachings, philanthropy and activism of Gracia Molina de Pick, who is expected to attend. For information on taxdeductible sponsorship opportunities, please call 619-388-2759. Ticket purchases can be made online at atributetogracia. eventbrite.com Proceeds from the event will support the design, fabrication and installation of gallery signage, a plaque, and a biographic narrative for the Gracia Molina de Pick Glass Gallery at Mesa College. The six-panel glass gallery, located in the outdoor rotunda of the Humanities, Languages and Multicultural Studies Building, will feature a series of displays. The first rotating exhibit, dedicated to Molina de Pick’s legacy, will debut at the glass gallery in spring 2014. It will feature the history and contributions made to Mesa College as a faculty member in the 1960s and ‘70s, and include historical civil rights events and moments throughout San Diego history. For more than 60 years, Gracia Molina Enriquez de Pick has been an educator, feminist, mentor of students and community activist for women’s equality, indigenous communities, labor and immigrants’ rights. As an early champion for bi-lingual education, Molina de Pick helped to develop an academic program at Mesa College that gave birth to one of the first Chicano Studies Department in the nation. In March, 2013, Mrs. de Pick gifted $80,000 to Mesa College for the creation of an endowment supporting the Mesa College Chicana/o Studies Department — which she helped to found in 1970. It is believed to be the largest of its kind awarded to support a Chicana/o Studies program at a community college. The Gracia Molina de Pick/ Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Endowment Fund also supports an annual student scholarship and a lecture series that honors her legacy. “We welcome everyone — and especially those whose lives have been personally touched by the passion and teachings of Gracia Molina de Pick — to join us,” said organizer, Chicano Studies Department Chair, Professor Cesar Lopez. 2013 Mira Mar Steak Out New Don Diego VFW Ladies Auxiliary members and Officers right to left: Auxiliary Jr. Vice, Stella M Revelez and Aux. Guard, Carmen F. Revelez contributed their time on this special day to serve our Soldiers an awesome steak luncheon at the Mira Mar Steak Out. You will now find these two new members/Officers servicing at all the Don Diego VFW fund Raising activities. Bravo!! To our Twin Revelez members/officers. Submitted by Don Diego VFW Ladies Aux. Publicity Chairman, Chaplain Olivia J. Solomon. Políticas que salvan vidas: Reduciendo el humo de segunda mano en los centros de salud en San Diego Hubo un tiempo cuando el fumar era socialmente aceptable en todas partes. Fumar ocurrió dentro de aviones, hospitales, edificios gobernamentales y restaurantes. Lo bueno es que esos dias ya han pasado. Segun el American Cancer Society, el fumar continúa matando más americanos que la suma de los accidentes de automovilísticos, sida, homicidio, uso de drogas ilegales y uso del alcohol. En el estado, millones de californianos continúan con la batalla con la adicción de la nicotina, mientras que otros sufren de las consecuencias de estar expuestos a el humo de tabaco de segunda mano. Aunque hay una ley en California que prohíbe fumar en el interior de muchos lugares de trabajo, muchos empleados y clientes están expuestos al humo de segunda mano en el interior y exterior, especialmente si hay lugares designados de fumar cerca de las entradas, ventanas y otros lugares donde la gente está susceptible a respirar el humo de cigarro. Desafortunadamente muchos establecimientos de la salud no están inmune a este tipo de contaminación. El proyecto Smoke-Free For All San Diegans en Caridades Católicas, Diócesis de San Diego está consciente de los desafíos que muchos admi- nistradores y dueños enfrentan para reducir el humo de segunda mano en instalaciones de salud, de atención residencial e instalaciones de vida asistida. El humo de segunda mano viaja en el interior por paredes, tomas de corriente, ventanas abiertas, puertas y por sistemas de ventilación compartidos. Los no fumadores que trabajan, viven o se recuperan en un ambiente donde se fuma tiene un riesgo elevado de desarrollar cáncer de pulmón, enfermedades del corazón y problemas respiratorios so se exponen durante periodos prolongados de tiempo. Reducir el humo de segunda mano no es fácil bajo ciertas circunstancias, especialmente cuando una instalación tiene un gran número de fumadores o si hay una creencia entre el personal que la adopción de una política libre de humo será una amenaza para su negocio por alienar a clientes potenciales que son fumadores. Aunque estas preocupaciones son comprensibles, es importante que las instituciones de la salud protejan el bienestar de los clientes vulnerables y de los seres queridos de visita. El proyecto Smoke-Free For All San Diegans ofrece servicios, materiales y asistencia técnica gratuita a instituciones de la salud e instalaciones residenciales en un esfuerzo para avanzar la implementación de medidas voluntarias que van a reducir el riesgo a los clientes que estén expuestos al humo de segunda mano. A través de los últimos tres años, 31 instalaciones en el condado de San Diego han implementado medidas voluntarias que prohiben el fumar. Un mundo totalmente libre de humo ofrece la mejor protección posible contra el tabaquismo, los avances en relación con la reducción de humo de tabaco en lugares tales como centros de salud, es un paso importante hacia la creación de un entorno más saludable para todos, especialmente aquellos que son más susceptibles a problemas de salud, tales como personas mayores o personas con discapacidad mental. Se ha informado de los riegos asociados con el fumar, por medio de la educación, o eliminando todas las áreas designadas para fumar para clientes y empleados en una ubicación. Smoke-Free For All San Diegans le da la bienvenida a peticiones de asistencia para crear ambientes libre de humo en lugares de atención residencial e instalaciones de vida asistida. Para más información acerca del proyecto SmokeFree For All San Diegans y en cómo se puede involucrar, por favor comuníquese al (619) 287-9454. Es nuestro honor trabajar en esta campaña de salvar vidas. LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO LA COLUMNA VERTEBRAL El Soporte Informativo Para Millones de Hispanos Por Luisa Fernanda Montero Reforma, futuro y realidad Después de tantos años de lucha, es gratificante saber que hay esperanzas. Es posible que los más de once millones de inmigrantes que viven y trabajan en este país, alcancen el lugar que merecen en la sociedad a la que aportan todos los días. Si, es posible. El hecho de que el senado haya aprobado el proyecto de ley de Reforma Migratoria Comprehensiva – CIR – significa muchas cosas. Significa que vamos avanzando en el camino de la justicia, que el trabajo que se ha venido realizando desde distintas organizaciones en todo el país no ha sido vano, que la voz de millones de hispanos e inmigrantes de otros continentes ha sido escuchada. Significa también que valió la pena dejar claro en las urnas que no pensamos seguir tolerando la intolerancia y la discriminación de las que han sido víctimas nuestras comunidades y que los que tenían que escuchar, escucharon. Todo ello, debe llenarnos de fuerza y de optimismo para seguir luchando; porque aún no hemos alcanzado nuestra meta. El futuro de la reforma está ahora en manos de los representantes de la cámara baja. Y allí son muchos los proyectos que fracasan a pesar de haber sido aprobados en el senado. ¿Qué significa esto? Significa que aun no estamos hablando de una ley. La reforma migratoria aun no es una realidad; debe recorrer aún un largo camino para llegar a serlo. Eso no quiere decir que seamos pesimistas y nos demos por vencidos, quiere decir que tenemos que seguir insistiendo. Las posibilidades de que el proyecto se convierta en ley son muchas. No sólo está en juego el futuro de millones de inmigrantes, estamos hablando también de la realidad política de los partidos, que viven un momento crucial en el que se están jugando su futuro en las urnas. Recordemos, para no ir muy lejos, que el voto hispano ha sido determinante en las dos últimas contiendas electorales por la casa blanca. Las proyecciones optimistas hablan de la posibilidad de que el proyecto se priorice en la cámara y tengamos una ley aprobada para finales del verano. Las pesimistas sostienen que la batalla será dura y que son muchos los tropiezos que pueden dar al traste con la reforma. Pero mientras no haya un MiraCosta College Instructor Participates in Bilingual Poetry Reading Event that will be available for checkout at the Pride & Identity Celebration, and to see videos of a few Book selections, visit www.sdcl.org/listenin. “Intellectual freedom is one of the foundational values of public libraries,” said Library Director José Aponte. “Throughout history, this institution has fought tirelessly for free, unencumbered access to ideas and information, regardless of a customer’s background or beliefs. The Pride & Identity Celebration embodies this mission, and aims to bring CONCERT IN POETRY Sunday July 7, 1 p.m. Escondido Municipal Art Gallery, 262 E. Grand Avenue (at Juniper), Escondido, 92025 www.escondidoarts.org Info: 760.480.4101 or 760.753.5243 or 858.442.3272 This afternoon poetry reading will feature the bilingual writings of MiraCosta College Spanish instructor Teresa González-Lee (Chile) and Palomar College letters instructor Sonia Gutiérrez (Mexico). Readings will take place 1-2 p.m., followed by an open mic opportunity. Themes of love, environment, U.S.-Mexican/Chilean experiences, peace and justice will be explored through English and Spanish poetry. Luisa Fernanda Montero voto, estamos hablando de eso, de proyecciones. Por eso lo importante es que tengamos claro que aunque estamos muy cerca, aun no hemos llegado a la meta. Así que amigo lector, mantenga los ojos abiertos y los oídos atentos y aléjese de cualquiera que le quiera vender una idea distinta. Abogados, tramitadores y sujetos inescrupulosos buscan aprovechar este momento de euforia y esperanza para quedarse con su dinero. La reforma migratoria aun no es una ley. Si usted quiere iniciar un proceso para regularizar su situación, infórmese y asesórese de un abogado certificado y honesto del que tenga la mayor cantidad de referentes posibles. De no actuar correctamente en este sentido, no sólo perderá su dinero sino que es muy posible que se ponga en evidencia y corra el riesgo de ser deportado. Busque asesoría en las organizaciones comunitarias reconocidas de su localidad antes de tomar cualquier decisión. Infórmese y no pierda el optimismo. the diverse community of San Diego County together at the library for meaningful dialogue and shared experiences.” PHONE: 619-993-5778 FAX: 619-286-2231 El Cajon Library to Host Pride & Identity Celebration San Diego County Library is hosting its third annual Pride & Identity Celebration at the El Cajon Library, 201 E Douglas Ave, on Saturday, July 6 from 1-4 p.m. This year’s event will include a performance by the San Diego Women’s Chorus and the Black Storytellers of San Diego, a Human Library, refreshments, and viewing of the Through Our Lens: Personal Stories of Mental Illness photography exhibit. Books with GLBT and other identity-related themes will be available for purchase by Mysterious Galaxy. The Human Library concept was developed in Denmark as a friendly way to build bridges among diverse populations. Living Books (people who represent a certain group or stereotype) will be available for customers to check-out for 15 minute conversations during the event. Customers can learn what it’s like to be transgender, HIV+, vegan, homeschooled, or even homeless (represented by Brianna Karp, author of The Girl’s Guide to Homelessness). To see a full list of Living Books Someone you know is guarding herself against cervical cancer. To make an appointment call 1-888-743-PLAN (7526) plannedparenthood.org 'JOEVTPO'BDFCPPLXXXGBDFCPPLDPNQQBDUJPO 4FIBCMB&TQB×PM XFMMXPNBOFYBNTtGBNJMZQMBOOJOHtCSFBTUIFBMUIDBSFt45%UFTUJOH tFNFSHFODZDPOUSBDFQUJPOtDFSWJDBMDBODFSTDSFFOJOHTQBQUFTUT LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO JULY 5, 2013 Author Junot Díaz talks about love and infidelity Immigration Bill By Juan Carlos Pérez-Duthie Five years after winning a Pulitzer Prize, Dominican American author Junot Díaz launches a collection of love stories, Así Es Como La Pierdes (This Is How You Lose Her) published by Vintage Español. Díaz is back in familiar territory, revisiting the lives of characters that have become staples of his writing, like the philandering Yunior. From New York City, where he lives, Díaz discusses his latest book. Was this bookgoing to be a novel that you turned into short stories? I don’t get that lucky where I discover, or I’m not that flexible, where halfway through I can suddenly change. This book began in the same way it ended, as a collection of connected stories. You are known to spend a long time working on your writing. Was it any easier now with this book? Uff, I mean, this one was a tough book. It took about 16 years to finish. Yeah, I’m very slow. But even I outdid myself in this one. I was writing Oscar Wao at the same time, but this book required a certain kind of honesty. Sometimes you gotta grow up to write a book. There’s a part of me, I can’t describe it or give it a name, but really a part of me needed to grow up, and it took a long while for that to happen. Compared to when you started, how are you different now as a writer? As a writer, I am just still so slow. As a person, what little I can tell complete strangers, I’m not... I guess I have a lot more doubt, about myself, about the world in general. More doubt? I think I used to be more (con’t from page 1) Autor Junot Díaz, Pulitzer Prize winner, discusses his latest book. Do you see yourself concertain about things. The older tinuing with these characters, I’ve gotten, the more I’ve beparticularly Yunior? gun to realize the world is not I would like to continue with as clear as it seems. And I’m a couple of more books about not exactly who I always Yunior’s life. I always wanted thought I was. People are alto write a large novel pieced ways saying “carbon foottogether from life, and that’s print.” We also leave, I think, my dream. a “human footprint” of all the About the author things that we devour. Junot Díaz was born in the The characters in this book Dominican Republic in 1968, suffer consequences. As you and emigrated to Parlin, New grow, do your characters grow Jersey in 1974. He is the auwith you? thor of Drown (Negocios), and You hope to God that your received the 2008 Pulitzer instrument for viewing the world will somehow influence Prize for his novel The Brief your art. Certainly there are Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao consequences to infidelity, but (La Breve y Maravillosa Vida I guess my larger realization de Oscar Wao). His latest and my larger argument, in this book, This Is How You Lose work, is that in fact, infidelity Her (Así Es Como La Pierdes) is the consequence of some- was a 2012 National Book Award finalist. thing else. Gana una fiesta estelar con “padrinos” superincreíbles: 3BALLMTY, que actuará en vivo sólo para ti, y Jennifer López, que diseñará tu vestido y look La celebración de una fiesta de Quince fabulosa lleva años de sueños y mucha planificación. Para muchas familias hispanas, la fiesta de Quinceaños es una tradición importante en la que se celebra el paso de niña a mujer. Lo que comenzó como una celebración formal, que consistía en una misa en la iglesia y una recepción similar a la de una boda, se ha transformado para muchos en bailes coreográficos, cambio de vestimenta y mucho más. En la actualidad, la tradición de celebrar los Quince se ha convertido en una industria de $680 billones de dólares. Además de los más de 200 sitios web que se dedican exclusivamente a ayudar a las familias a planificar estas fiestas, existen eventos, como las exposiciones de Mis Fabulosos Quince (My Fabulous Quince) de Verizon que recorren el país para ofrecerles a las jóvenes y sus familias consejos para planificar la fiesta de Quince perfecta en una forma económica. El evento permite que las jóvenes y sus familias tengan acceso a expertos, cambios de look y desfiles de moda para encontrar el vestido perfecto para la fiesta. En las exposiciones de este año, las jóvenes tienen la oportunidad de conocer en persona a los ganadores del Latin GRAMMY, 3BALL MTY, que visitarán ocho ciudades de los EE.UU. El grupo 3BALL MTY no sólo actuará en las exposiciones de Mis Fabulosos Quince, sino también hará una presentación especial en la fiesta de Quince de una joven afortunada. Durante los últimos seis años, Verizon ha ayudado a las jóvenes a que tengan la fiesta de Quince que siempre soñaron a través del concurso de ensayos Mis Fabulosos Quince de Verizon. La ganadora del premio mayor del concurso de este año recibirá una fiesta de Quince con todos los gastos pagados, en la cual 3BALL MTY presentará su nuevo tema “Party Started”, que se produjo exclusivamente para Mis Fabulosos Quince. La ganadora del premio mayor también recibirá una beca universitaria. Participación en el concurso, proceso de selección y premios: Hasta el 31 de julio, las jóvenes que cumplan 15 años en 2013 pueden participar en el concurso Mis Fabulosos Quince. Para ello, deben responder a las preguntas siguientes con 100 a 500 palabras: · 1. ¿Qué significa la fiesta de Quince para ti? · 2. ¿Qué tienes pensado lograr cuando termines la escuela secundaria? · 3. ¿Cómo usarías la tecnología para hacer realidad tu sueño de la fiesta de Quince? La ganadora del Premio Mayor recibirá una fiesta de Quince para 100 invitados, un vestido, un pastel, la cena, un organizador de fi- esta, etc. Además, Verizon quiere que este evento sea más impre-sionante, por eso regala: · Un viaje a Los Angeles para que Jennifer López te aconseje sobre el estilo de tus Quince. · La actuación privada de 3BALLMTY en tu fiesta de Quince · Una beca universitaria de $5,000 · Cuatro smartphones BlackBerry Z10 · Cuatro tarjetas de regalo Verizon Wireless de $250 Cada una de las tres ganadoras del primer lugar que no ganen el Premio Mayor recibirá: · Una beca de $2,500 · Un smartphone BlackBerry Z10 · Una tarjeta de regalo Verizon Wireless de $250 Las jóvenes pueden enviar sus ensayos en línea a través de www.myfabulousquince. com o llevarlas a las exposiciones de Mis Fabulosos Quince de Verizon. PROYECTO DE CARRILES RÁPIDOS DE LA RUTA ESTATAL 94 ¡Estás Invitado! Talleres de Mejoras Comunitarias Caltrans y SANDAG te invitan a asistir a un taller para solicitar tu opinión sobre potenciales mejoras comunitarias relacionadas con el Proyecto de Carriles Rápidos de la Ruta Estatal 94. El proyecto propone construir dos Carriles Rápidos entre el centro de San Diego y I-805 y un conector entre SR 94 y I-805. Se le permitiría el uso de los Carriles Rápidos a un servicio de autobús de tránsito rápido y a los vehículos con dos o más ocupantes. Mejoras comunitarias pueden elevar el diseño, la circulación y la conectividad de las comunidades en el área del proyecto. Miercoles 17 de julio, 2013 6-8:30 p.m. Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation Salón Chollas View 404 Euclid Ave. San Diego, CA 92114 Miercoles 24 de julio, 2013 6-8:30 p.m. Centro Comunitario Sherman Heights 2258 Island Ave. San Diego, CA 92102 Para más información: KeepSanDiegoMoving.com/SR94 “About 4 to 5 million immigrants will most likely be left facing an extremely harsh and unforgiving set of laws almost certain to eventually force their detention and deportation (if detected) or more likely leave them in undocumented status for the rest of their lives (if undetected),” reads the report. Lovato, a pro-immigrant activist, political strategist and journalist, argued that pro-immigrant groups are “not being completely honest with the community about how horrible these bills are,” out of a concern that they would lose support and momentum for their cause. The media, Lovato said, has also done a poor job of informing the public, by framing the entire debate as one where immigrants are equated with criminals. “How does the fact that most of the legislation is about repression not [get] communicated?” he questioned. A poll by Presente.org and Latino Decisions conducted at the end of May found that more than 80 percent of Latino voters said they follow the immigration debate. About 54 percent reported knowing little about specific provisions of S. 744 related to increased spending on border security, and 47 percent had heard little or nothing about the increase of border patrol agents. Dulce Matuz, director of the Arizona Dream Act Coalition (ADAC), had mixed emotions when she watched the U.S. Senate cast a 68-32 vote in favor of S. 744. “It was a moment of pause, a reality check,” she said. Matuz’s concerns center around the border enforcement component of the bill, as well PAGE 5 as the number of people that may be left out of the legalization equation. She added, however, that reaching some form of legalization is better than being left empty handed. Promesa Arizona, a pro-immigrant group that has been involved in Latino voter mobilization, celebrated the Senate vote as a victory. “I tell the community that things may change in the House. At this point, we have to be hopeful and create the power we need to change the [frame of mind] of the House of Representatives,” said Petra Falcón, the group’s director. In Arizona, strict state immigration laws like SB 1070, which made it mandatory for local police to report people suspected of being undocumented to federal immigration authorities, have taken a toll on the local immigrant community. “We have felt the worst impact in the country and we’ve been fighting, and winning,” she said. “This is a victory because we’re still in the fight and it’s moving forward.” Where some see progress, others see sacrificial lambs. “In this instance, it is not a matter of nobody gets what they want. It’s a matter of one set of people paying the entire price for this (immigration bill),” said Alfredo Gutiérrez, a former Democratic Senator and author of the book “To Sin Against Hope,” a memoir that is critical of the Obama administration’s record deportations. Carlos Garcia, director of PUENTE, a grassroots proimmigrant group in Arizona, said the organization hasn’t yet taken a stance on the bill, but its members are concerned about those that will be left out. “People are thinking 11 million will benefit, when in reality it is only going to be about half,” he said. “This is [being] done on purpose. People are being asked to call for reform blindly, but there’s no conver- sation of what we want.” PUENTE works with immigrants who have been arrested in raids orchestrated by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and convicted of felonies, for working with false documents. “Most people we work with know they won’t qualify if they have this felony,” he said. The Human Rights Coalition, Coalition to Defeat SB 1070, and No More Deaths are among some of the groups that are opposing S. 744 in Tucson. “This is only going to get worse in the House (of Representatives),” said Isabel Garcia, an activist and director of the Human Rights Coalition in Tucson. “In the House, they want to have the states do something like SB 1070.” Keenly aware of why so many are eager for change – any change -- in Arizona, Garcia said she doesn’t want to be critical of other groups who are choosing to support the bill. “The immigrant community is so desperate that they’re led to believe that they’re going to be one of the lucky ones, But the Dreamers who are the lucky ones are saying, ‘What about our parents?’” said Garcia. Under the current bill, Dreamers — youth who were brought to the United States before they were 16 and have no criminal record — would qualify for an expedited path to citizenship. Groups like the National Day Laborers Network (ND-LON) and Puente in Arizona are remaining neutral on the bill, but calling for President Obama to use his executive privilege to expand deferred-action to protect not only Dreamers, but also entire families from deportation. Chris Newman, the legal programs director for NDLON, added: “While the debate in Congress is uncertain, there’s a certainty that the president has the power to stop deportations.” PAGE 6 JULY 5, 2013 LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO GUEST COMMENTARY: Supreme Court Stops the Clock on Voting Rights Act – 50 Years of Progress Unraveled! T he decision by the United States Supreme Court in Shelby County v. Holder delivered a devastating setback for civil rights in America. The Court ruled that the coverage formula in Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional for purposes of identifying the jurisdictions that must submit voting changes for federal review (preclearance) before they can be implemented. The Court did not find the Section 5 preclearance requirement itself unconstitutional, but the ruling appears to bring federal review of voting changes under Section 5 to a halt until Congress enacts a new coverage formula. Shelby County v. Holder involves the 2006 reauthorization of Sections 4 and 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA). Section 5 of the VRA requires certain states and sub-jurisdictions with a persistent history of racial voting discrimination to obtain preclearance by the Department of Justice or a federal court before they may enforce any changes in voting practices or procedures. Section 4 of the VRA contains the formula that identifies those jurisdictions subject to the preclearance requirement of Section 5. To obtain preclearance, a jurisdiction must demonstrate that a proposed voting change neither has a discriminatory purpose nor a discriminatory effect. In April 2010, Shelby County, Alabama (a largely white suburb of Birmingham) filed suit in federal court in Washington, D.C., asking that Section 5 be declared unconstitutional. Both the federal district court and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Shelby County’s claims before the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. “This decision disregards the documented history of ongoing voting discrimination in the covered states and paralyzes Section 5, which has blocked thousands of racially discriminatory voting practices and procedures before they could ever take effect,” said Lawyers’ Committee President and Executive Director Barbara Arnwine. “Civil rights and civic organizations must now unite with the American people – fighting new discriminatory voting laws lawsuit by lawsuit and state by state – until Congress acts decisively to repair what has been one of the most effective civil rights laws ever passed.” Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion for the Court, joined by Justices Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas and Alito. Justice Thomas filed a con- curring opinion, and Justice Ginsberg filed a dissenting opinion, joined by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Kagan. The Lawyers’ Committee represents Bobby Lee Harris, a Shelby County resident and former member of the Alabaster, Alabama, town council, who intervened in the case in August 2010 to defend the constitutionality of Section 5. In September 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia upheld the constitutionality of Congress’ 2006 reauthorization of Section 5 and dismissed the case. In May 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the district court’s ruling, by a vote of two to one. Both courts conducted detailed reviews of the massive evidentiary record before Congress in 2006 and concluded that Section 5’s review process remains necessary due to the record of ongoing recent voting discrimination in the covered jurisdictions. “The Supreme Court has effectively gutted one of the nation’s most important and effective civil rights laws,” said Lawyers’ Committee Chief Counsel Jon Greenbaum. “Minority voters in places with a record of discrimination are now at greater risk of being disenfranchised than they have been in decades. Today’s decision is a blow to democracy. Jurisdictions will be able to enact policies which prevent minorities from voting, and the only recourse these citizens will have will be expensive and timeconsuming litigation.” This ruling shifts the cost, delay and other burdens involved in blocking discriminatory election practices onto minority citizens until Congress enacts a new coverage formula. Section 5 has been extraordinarily effective at blocking discriminatory voting changes before they could harm minority voters. Relying upon traditional litigation in the future makes it far more likely that discriminatory voting changes will be put into effect, and the damage done to those fundamental constitutional rights can never fully be undone after the fact. The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’Committee), submitted the commentary. The Lawyers’ Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that was formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to involve the private bar in providing legal services to address racial discrimination. For more information about the Lawyers’ Committee, visit www.lawyerscommittee.org. The Crabs, A Never Ending Story By Rodolfo F. Acuña There are reoccurring themes in Chicana/o history such as the Sleeping Giant that echo the aspirations and frustrations of a community. This expression says that somehow we are going to wake up as a people and become a political force, and consequently get equal opportunities. The Sleeping Giant is a sort of modern day version of the Rip Van Winkle tale. It was popularized in the 60s because for years Mexican Americans were the nation’s second largest minority group, but they were invisible to policy makers who did not take them into account. The origin is unknown, but I have heard some say that it once referred to volcanoes that slept until the day they suddenly erupted. I searched the web for an answer; however, the results were far from conclusive. An interesting version is that it was first spoken by a Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. In a 1970 film “Tora! Tora! Tora!” the admiral says “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve,” referring Americans reaction to the attack. During the 1960s, the expression was popular among Mexican American leaders who took ownership of the narrative. Although I cannot pin down when and where I first heard it, the best explanation is that Chicanas/os first used it in Crystal City, Texas during a 1963 electoral victory celebration. Hundreds of Mexican Americans gathered near a statue of Popeye the Sailor, and celebrated the takeover of the city council. Although Mexican Americans outnumbered whites by two to one, the gringos had controlled all five seats on the Crystal City Council. As a consequence of a highly successful voter registration drive Mexican Americans won control of the council. Albert Fuentes, who led the voter registration campaign, reportedly declared, “We have done the impossible. If we can do it in Crystal City, we can do it all over Texas. We can awaken the sleeping giant.” The victory raised hopes nationally that the system would finally pay attention to Mexicans. As chignon as the expression sounds, Mexican Americans were probably not the first to use the Sleeping Giant metaphor. A better explanation is that it is the minority’s version of a political epiphany. It leaves unanswered the question of what we were going to do once we awoke from the nightmare. Another allegory that is frequently used by Chicanas/os was the crab mentality, which referred to the problems Mexicans had in organizing a movement. Dr. Ernesto Galarza once said, referring to the infighting amongst Chicana/ o leaders, “I don’t know why it is so hard to organize Mexicans, there are plenty to go around,” adding “you take 50 and someone else takes on 50 and so on.” Invariably the crab mentality is used as an explanation for a lack of unity. This stereotype is not exclusive to Mexicans. It has been popular among most minorities for some time. My cursory research says that the phrase was first popular among Filipinos, who attributed it to writer Ninotchka Rosca who made reference to crabs in a bucket. Rosca describes a way of thinking, which he summarizes as “if I can’t have it, neither can you,” using the metaphor of crabs in a pot. When I was a kid my father would use the expression envidiosos (envious people)) or celosos (jealous people). In conversations, the elders would say “No tengo enemigos simplemente los envidiosos me odian por como soy” (I do not have enemies only the jealous people hate me for what I am). The moral of the story is that individually the crabs could easily escape from the pot and escape their collective misery, but instead, they grabbed at each other and prevented anyone from escaping ensuring that they remained in the bucket. Likewise humans “pull down” or minimize the importance of any member who achieves success beyond the others. It was a theme in Oscar Lewis’ The Chil(see A Never Ending, page 7) Republicans have historic opportunity to improve standing among Latinos – or else By Matt Barreto LATINO DECISIONS On Thursday June 27, the U.S. Senate voted 68 - 32 to pass comprehensive immigration reform that included significant border security components, as well as a path to legal status and eventually citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants in the United States. Among the 68 yes votes were 14 Republican Senators voting yes in support of immigration reform, most vocally Senators Lindsey Graham and Marco Rubio who implored their party that they must support a more pro-immigrant position to improve their standing with Latino voters. Graham and Rubio are absolutely correct. A Latino Decisions poll released just a few weeks ago noted that 45% of Latino voters would be more likely to support a Republican candidate who took a leadership role in passing comprehensive immigration reform - including 44% of Latinos who identify as Democrats. What’s more, after hearing a pro-immigration reform quote from Marco Rubio 69% of Latino voters said they had a more favorable impression of Rubio. At the same time, 32 Republican Senators voted against the bill, some quite adamant in their opposition such as Jeff Sessions, John Cornyn and Chuck Grassley. In addition, while some GOP Senators helped push the bill along to passage, the official National Republican Senatorial Committee says they will run campaign ads attacking Democrats for supporting immigration reform. NRSC spokesman Brad Dayspring told The Hill that Republicans plan to use immigration as a wedge issue and pit support for immigration reform against “middle-class men and women struggling in their home states.” The Republican Party is at a crucial crossroads. If House Republicans stall or block immigration reform that provides a path to citizenship to millions of undocumented immigrants, it will be almost impossible for the party to compete nationally for Latino votes. In our June 2013 survey we found the Republican Party had an overall approval of 27% among Latinos. However when we informed half the sample that 3 Republicans had voted in favor of the immigration bill in Judiciary and helped move the bill forward Latino approval of the Republican party rose to 54%. In contrast, when Latino voters were told that 5 Republican Senators had voted against the immigration bill in committee, only 8% said it made them more favorable to the GOP, while 59% said that information made them less favorable to the GOP. Back in May 2013 just as the immigration debates were heating up, we asked Latino voters how they would evaluate the Republican Party in the case of a mixed outcome - where some Republican support immigration reform, but other Republicans work to defeat the bill. As we noted in our May 3, 2013 post, Latinos will view Republicans even more negatively than they did in 2012 if the GOP now blocks the immigration bill: There is an important caveat though — they must actually pass the bill in order to open a door with the Latino electorate. The Republican Party will not be rewarded simply for trying to pass a bill if their party also blocks it. We find the GOP will further damage their dismal standing with Latino voters if they block or otherwise thwart the effort that has enjoyed significant bi-partisan support among elected officials and the national electorate. However, if more conservative voices in the Republican Party work against the current bipartisan efforts, they run a significant risk of further worsening their image among Latinos – even below 2012 levels. In a new impreMedia-Latino Decisions poll released May 3, 2013, we asked Latino eligible voters how they would evaluate the Republican Party in light of both their outreach to Latinos, but also the potential opposition to the immigration bill. Overall, we found 18% of Latino eligible voters would have a more favorable view of the Republican Party given their efforts to work on the immigration bill, however 41% would have a more negative view than the Republican Party if some Republicans work to defeat the immigration bill, and 39% say their image of the Republican Party would not change from the past year. Because Republicans like Marco Rubio and John McCain have raised the immigration issue and said their party is committed to working on this issue, they have raised the stakes with Latino voters. If conservative forces in their party now work to defeat the bill, they will not only get little credit, but their image could grow even worse than in 2012. It is no wonder that Republican strategist Karl Rove has spoken out three times via Wall Street Journal editorials to direct his party to pass comprehensive immigration reform and do more outreach to Latino voters. Rove first spoke out in November 2012, two weeks after the dust had settled from Obama’s 75% margin among Latinos. According to Karl Rove, all the talk about self-deportation lost Romney the Latino vote. Turns out Rove was right. When asked in the impreMedia-Latino Decisions November 2012 poll of Latinos voters, 57% of 2012 Latino voters said Romney’s self-deportation views and opposition to the DREAM Act made them less favorable towards the Republican candidate. Only 7% of Latinos liked what Romney had to say. Next, Rove spoke to Republicans in a June 6, 2013 op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in which he correctly noted, “Immigration reform is now a gateway issue: Many Hispanics won’t be open to Republicans until it is resolved.” On Wednesday the 26th - the day before the Senate vote - Rove reminded Republicans, again via his WSJ op-ed that “Immigration reform is a top issue for Latinos as it is being debated in Washington.” In case the GOP forgot, Rove was the last to oversee a successful Republican White House run, and in 2004 helped W win close to 40% of the Latino, and along with it they won Florida, New Mexico, Colorado, Nevada, and Virginia. When we have asked Latino voters how they would react to the Republican Party if they blocked immigration reform one of the most interesting findings of our March 2013 poll was that 33% of Latino Republicans said they would be less likely to consider voting Republican. The poor showing that Mitt Romney had among Latinos in 2012 could actually get worse if Republicans are now branded as the party that brought down comprehensive immigration reform with one-third of Latino Republicans switching sides. Now that comprehensive immigration reform with a path to citizenship has passed the U.S. Senate with bipartisan support, Republicans in the House of Representatives face a crucial test in the eyes of Latino voters. If Republicans demonstrate leadership on immigration reform behind the likes of Mario Diaz-Balart, Paul Ryan, and even John Boehner they have a great opportunity to improve their standing among Latinos. However if they resort to anti-immigrant tactics like trying to repeal DACA or pass the SAFE Act, they will lose all hope of repairing their image with Latino voters, and perhaps with it, any hopes in 2016. LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO JULY 5, 2013 PAGE 7 Commentary/Opinion Page Reforma Migratoria: en la otra cancha ¡ASK A MEXICAN! WASHINGTON, DC — El debate de la reforma migratoria se traslada al pariente incómodo del Senado, la Cámara de Representantes, donde el próximo 10 de julio el fracturado caucus republicano se reúne para discutir sus diferencias con la esperanza de eventualmente sortear una estrategia legislativa viable. Antes de plantear algunos escenarios, pasemos revista por lo que se sabe hasta ahora. Se sabe que el presidente de la Cámara Baja, John Boehner, ha sido claro en dos cosas: que la Cámara Baja producirá su propio proyecto y no considerará el que aprobó el Senado; y que (hasta ahora), para llegar al pleno, el plan migratorio tiene que tener el apoyo de una mayoría de la mayoría republicana. Es decir, que no hay planes de romper la llamada Regla Hastert (a nombre del ex presidente cameral republicano, Dennis Hastert) de sólo llevar al pleno medidas que cuenten con el apoyo de una mayoría de los congresistas republicanos. La oficina de Boehner incluso aclaró días atrás que tampoco planifica romper la Regla Hastert para llevar al pleno el proyecto conciliado que resulte de una potencial negociación bicameral, si la Cámara Baja aprobara un proyecto o varios proyectos. También se sabe que el caucus republicano está dividido entre una mayoría negada a considerar un plan de reforma que incluya, como la versión aprobada por el Senado, una vía a la ciudadanía para millones de indocumentados, y una minoría republicana que, haciendo los debidos cálculos políticos, entiende que para dar la pelea electoral a los demócratas en elecciones generales los republicanos tienen que impulsar una solución migratoria bipartidista. Se sabe que hay un grupo bipartidista de siete congresistas, algunos con años negociando un plan migratorio con una vía a la ciudadanía que sea digerible para los republicanos de la Cámara Baja. Pese a varios intentos, ese plan —al momento en que escribo—, sigue sin presentarse. Se sabe que lo único que ha avanzado en la Cámara Baja son medidas migratorias punitivas. El Comité Judicial, por ejemplo, aprobó el proyecto SAFE Act que criminaliza a los indocumentados. Y la Cámara Baja, con el apoyo de 221 republicanos, votó a favor de cancelar el financiamiento del programa de Acción Diferida (DACA) que protege a los DREAMers de la deportación y les concede permisos de trabajo. Lo que no se sabe es cuál será la estrategia republicana. Si, por ejemplo, se presenta un plan bipartidista que incluya una vía a la ciudadanía aunque más dificultosa que la del Senado y que contenga severo lenguaje de seguridad fronteriza y al interior del país pese al duro lenguaje del Senado en ese rubro. Luego se planchan las diferencias en la negociación bicameral y bipartidista que ocurriría si la Cámara Baja actúa. Esa negociación bicameral para dirimir las diferencias de sus respectivas versiones es la que produce el proyecto final que luego debe ser ratificado por ambas cámaras antes de llegar a manos del presidente para convertirlo en ley con su firma. Otro escenario: sólo se aprueba uno o varios proyectos de seguridad y medidas policiacas en la frontera y al interior del país sin vía a la ciudadanía y luego la medida o medidas se concilian con el proyecto que aprobó el Senado el 28 de junio que sí incluye esa vía a la ciudadanía. Tratar de negociar la vía a la ciudadanía en la potencial negociación bicameral es una posible avenida, según explicó a America’s Voice la congresista republicana de Florida, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. “Vamos a tener en la Cámara muchos proyectos para tener más seguridad en la frontera y ojalá que después en la conferencia (bicameral) podamos pasar el proyecto para legalizar el estatus de las personas y tener esa vía a la ciudadanía”, afirmó Ros-Lehtinen. “Yo voy a trabajar arduamente para que el proyecto final tenga la legalización de los no documentados y también un estatus para la ciudadanía. Eso es lo que yo quiero y voy a hacer todo lo posible para que ocurra”, agregó Ros-Lehtinen. Otra posibilidad es que la Cámara Baja no actúe y la reforma muera; o que el proceso de negociación bicameral fracase. Ambos partidos tienen algo que perder si la reforma no progresa, pero la mayor presión la tienen los republicanos. Un nuevo sondeo de Latino Decisions y America’s Voice encontró que los potenciales aspirantes republicanos a la nominación presidencial tienen bastante trabajo por delante para atraer a los votantes latinos y la reforma migratoria parece ofrecerles esa vía de rehabilitación. El sondeo encontró, por ejemplo, que un potencial aspirante, el senador republicano de Florida, Marco Rubio, se beneficia de su apoyo a la reforma con una vía a la ciudadanía. Al apoyar el plan, un 21% de los votantes latinos dicen que es “muy” probable que voten por Rubio si fuera el candidato presidencial republicano, y 33% dijo que sería “algo” probable. Al plantearles la alternativa de que Rubio se opusiera a la reforma, 14% dijo que era “muy” probable y 15% contestó que era “algo” probable que votaran por Rubio. El senador republicano de Arizona, John McCain, dijo el domingo que no cree apropiado decirle al presidente cameral Boehner cómo proceder, pero agregó: “Me parece que los republicanos se dan cuenta de las implicaciones para el futuro del Partido Republicano en Estados Unidos si no pasamos la página en este asunto”. En la otra cancha tienen que decidir su jugada. By Gustavo Arellano A Never Ending Story During my over 50 plus years of activism I have found both of these expressions a bit irritating not so much because they lack some validity, but because they always seem to be betting on the come. The Sleeping Giant presumes that numbers and unity will solve all of our problems without considering the growing class gap in our community. It also assumes that the right way is to work within the system. The Sleeping Giant has problems. Recently some of my colleagues on the left have resurrected the National Question assuming that conditions are the same as they were in the 19th century. I consider this trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. There are so many more variables today such as the differences within the disparate Latino groups, class and race to name a few. In any event the Sleeping Giant is anesthetizing. My feeling is that the only thing that has anchored us is the Immigrant Question, and even then we are divided on strategy with some of us blindly cheerleading for President Barack Obama. The issue of education seems to have gotten away from us, and we fail to articulate how the state has manipulated us into thinking that we have won when we get a favorable court ruling, forgetting that this can be erased by the Supremes in white robes. In other words, we are grateful for the crumbs. The crab allegory is probably the one with the longest life. The cellos and the pettiness seem to have increased especially among small inbreeding groups within academe. Within Chicana/o academic circles some people are jealous because someone else publishes a book. It is all too common for those doing nothing to take pot shots at those who are on top thinking that in some way it will make them their equal and give them a slice of fame. This is not to say that we should not criticize – criticism is the basis for correction. But the criticism should be constructive offering alternatives and a path to a conversation. Too often people sit around in academe labeling themselves progressives and doing nothing about building a foundation so people can escape the bucket. organizaciones que ayuden a los solicitantes elegibles”. Los otorga, a “las organizaciones no lucrativas comunitarias, religiosas y otras, (con’t de página 2) cuyo personal demuestre capacidad y asombra. De por si, los Republicanos que experiencia en dar servicios a inmigrantes, siempre se quejan de que “el gobierno es refugiados y asilados”, para “informarlos muy grande y hay que reducirlo”, incluyeron sobre la elegibilidad y beneficios del registro como parte del acuerdo aumentar ese mismo provisional de inmigración, asistirlos para gobierno en 20 mil trabajadores, agentes de la solicitar el registro”, bla, bla, bla, y para Patrulla Fronteriza, en lo cual se van a “elegir a los solicitantes que sean elegibles, reventar 38 mil millones de dólares. Claro, los completar las solicitudes, completar su trabajos irán a comunidades en los Distritos documentación y educarlos sobre las Electorales Republicanos que se sentirán responsabilidades de los ciudadanos, en agradecidas con el congresista en turno y civismo, en inglés y ayudarlos para votarán por él en la próxima elección. naturalizarse ciudadanos de Estados Unidos”. Según reportes de El Diario de El Paso, Ahí salta la pulga. Las organizaciones que las compañías Mobile Demand, Special apoyan esta “reforma” simplemente van Tactical Services, Pepperball, TSG, Stress también detrás de la lana, que “se otorgará Vest, la israelí RT y Academi (nuevo nombre de 2014 a 2018”. de la empresa de seguridad privada Pero se venden baratas. O más bien, Blackwater, responsable de docenas de venden baratos a los inmigrantes. Sus 30 asesinatos en Irak, ahora propiedad de monedas son miserables 50 millones de Monsanto), ya se reunieron con la Patrulla dólares anuales. En total, 300 millones de Fronteriza, Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza, dólares en cinco años. Migajas, comparados la DEA y el alcalde de El Paso para ofrecer con los 38 mil millones de dólares que costará sus servicios y concretar contratos por varios “asegurar” la frontera y hacerle la vida imposible a los indocumentados. años basados en la “reforma migratoria”. Según la revista Forbes, los contratistas del ejército Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Contacto Jorge Mújica Murias en Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics y [email protected] Rockwell Collins dicen que como ya no hay guerra en Afganistán han perdido muchos contratos y están listos para entrarle a la frontera. Y según el periódico New York Times y la Revista “New Defense”, la propuesta del Senado “parece una lista navideña de compras de estas empresas”. La compañía alemana Heckler & Koch y la Remington Arms están listas para vender armamento y municiones, y la corporación de seguridad Chenega se apuntó ya para entrenar a los nuevos elementos de la Patrulla Fronteriza. Y el famoso muro fronterizo cuesta un promedio de 15 millones de dólares por milla, y la propuesta de “reforma” ordena construir 700 millas. Y muy escondido, en las páginas 218 a 220, el proyecto incluye también “fondos para las (con’t from page 6) dren of Sanchez. When the protagonist Jesús Sánchez, living with his family in a Mexico City ghetto, wins the lottery and prepares to move out of it, his former neighbors and friends shun the family. The metaphor has been used frequently in novels, describing workers or small towns. It criticizes short-sighted and non-constructive thinking versus unity. It generalizes that there are individuals or communities attempting to improve themselves, but that neighbors and coworkers work against each other. This behavior also occurs between ethnic and racial groups such as competition between Chicanas/o and African-Americans who sometimes fight each other over crumbs instead of fighting those in power. Dr. José Angel Gutiérrez used the crab metaphor in his book A Gringo Manual on How to Handle Mexicans Americans (1975) where he took a tongue and cheek swipe at those breeding internal dissention. Columnist Frank Del Olmo in 1989 wrote in the Los Angeles Times “Latino Power and the Last Cliche: Accomplishment Overtakes the Crab-in-a-Bucket Fable.” Del Olmo rebutted the stereotype and the criticism of Latino efforts at unity because “It presumes that Mexican-Americans can’t work together (or Puerto Ricans and other Latinos),” can’t work together.” He adds that “As far back as the 1920s, Mexicans who sought refuge here during the Mexican Revolution organized themselves into self-help groups centered on their community churches. Some even formed labor unions to organize Mexican workers on the farms and in the mines of the Southwest. If those movements failed to achieve all their potential, it was usually because employers, farmers and other powerful interests did all they could to repress them.” Del Olmo called the story of the Mexican crab simplistic. Dear Readers: My columna a couple of weeks ago about whether Aztec savagery influences violence in Mexico today drew muchos responses, both bueno and malo. Here are two: Dear Mexican: I enjoy reading all your replies and was thinking about the last reply you wrote about the violence/ Aztec blood question posed to you. I grew up in Huntington Beach and am a “brown’ man” (Iranian decent). I’m currently in Shitzona finishing up pharmacy school and made an interesting (to me) observation today at a gas station. The reason Mexicans are the way they are “sketchy” or “violent” or whatever the stereotype is due to the level of treatment they receive from their respective environment. I’ve played lots o’ fútbol back home and worked lots of jobs where I worked side-by-side with Mexicans. What I have found is that while back home, the Mexicans still had some of Napoleanesque machismo complex complete with super pervy sexual (toma, güey, etc.) behavior. Here in this hellhole joke of a state, the Mexicans are about double the classic stereotypes that I encountered back home. It got me thinking, and what I’ve found is that the pinche güeros here are about seven to ten times more ignorant, and this naturally lends itself to overt racism. While I grew up in bro-y, stars-and-stripes, surf Nazi punk HB, AZ seems to have beat conservative Orange County over in terms of its discrimination (as everyone knows). This donkey’s ass level of ignorance results in a level of treatment from the white ruling class that is extremely cold, condescending, rude, arrogant and downright oppressive to the minority class which in this case is overwhelmingly Mexican. This level of intolerance of la raza I feel is what develops the combative nature of the Mexican. While this is a very simple observation, I wanted to get your thoughts on it, as I have always been very bewildered by some of the actions of the Mexicans I have interacted with throughout life. and acting out the very stereotypes that the dominant culture imposes on them. Such pathologies usually manifest themselves in longestablished minority cultures, though; in the case of recent Mexican immigrants, blame any fulfilled stereotypes on the fact that most foreign men overcompensate their machismo to mask their pain of living among Know Nothings—and if you don’t believe me, look at Marco Rubio. You missed an opportunity to correct a misunderstanding about the in your reply to Puzzled by Narco Violence when he describes the Aztec as “notorious butchers and cannibals.” Yes, human sacrifice was practiced by Mesoamerican cultures like the Mexica, but in the context of religious ceremonies they believed to be necessary to appease their gods so that the universe would not come to an end. It was part of their belief system and was performed by priests in a very strict ritual and although is was done on a vast public scale, the goal was to recall the spiritual justification for the empire by its subjects. In that respect, they were not much different from their European counterparts, where public executions drew huge crowds and where the goal was to reassert the sovereign’s divine power after it had been injured by a criminal act. The important thing is that neither society should be judged by its brutality and that in their appetite for death as spectacle they were not fundamentally different. (On the subject of cannibalism, I would remind the writer that recent evidence has proved that it was practiced in Jamestown, Virginia by the pilgrims). Naco de Neza Dear Wab: In other words, the Aztecs were notorious butchers and cannibals. Gracias for clearing that up! Ask the Mexican at themexican@ask amexican.net, be his fan on Facebook, follow him on Twitter @gustavoarellano Dear: Persie: You’re referring to interMaribel Hastings es asesora ejecutiva de nalized oppression, the sociological obser- or ask him a video question at youtube. America’s Voice vation that minority groups end up believing com/askamexicano! El Rastro PAGE 8 JULY 5, 2013 LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO Mexican-American Players Finally Starting to Be Noticed by U.S. Soccer By John Philip Wyllie There was a time and it wasn’t long ago that you would rarely find a Hispanic player, let alone a Mexican-American player in uniform for the U.S. National Soccer Team. In the 90s, a handful of players such as Marcelo Balboa, Fernando Clavijo, Tab Ramos and Hugo Perez were regular contributors, but there weren’t many others that made much of an impact. That is all changing under now that former German superstar Jurgen Klinsmann is calling the shots as the USMNT coach. The U.S. team plays tonight at Qualcomm Stadium in a Gold Cup tune-up match against Guatemala (kick-off 8:00 p.m.) Among those vying for playing time tonight will be a record six players currently playing in Liga MX including three from Tijuana’s League Champion Xolos (Herculez Gomez, Joe Corona and Edgar Castillo). In addition, three others of Hispanic origins will be suiting up for the U.S.A. The broadened talent search under Klinsmann is already paying dividends and will likely continue doing so as the U.S. prepares for next year’s World Cup to be hosted by Brazil. Former Sweetwater High School 2008 Player of the Year Joe Corona, who now stars for Tijuana’s Xolos, is one of the rising Mexican-American stars. La Prensa San Diego caught up with him Tuesday as he arrived in the downtown San Diego team hotel. Naturally, he is excited to play for the first time in his hometown as a member of the U.S. National Soccer Team. “I haven’t touched bases with coach (on the amount of playing time) but I want to be a big part of the game whether or not I start,” Corona said. “They usually use me as an attacking midfielder, but sometimes I play out on the wings, but I will play anywhere. It doesn’t really matter. The game is just a friendly, but I am really looking forward to it. It’s a different feeling playing here in San Diego where I grew Sweetwater High school star, Joe Corona up and knowing that I am going to have my whole family behind me.” Corona comes from an interesting family. His father was born in Mexico. His mother was born in El Salvador and he was born here in the U.S. As a result, Corona was eligible for three national teams. “I grew up here and the United States team was the first team to contact me. They built a relationship with me and took the initiative. 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Completion of Work: The construction schedule will be approximately 18 months PreQualification: DPR has previously solicited subcontractor interest in prequalification via public notices published on December 6th and 7th, 2012. Bids from subcontractors not currently prequalified at the time of submission of bids will be rejected. Sealed bids shall be received in the office of DPR Construction, 5010 Shoreham Place, San Diego, California 92122, telephone 858-597-7070. No faxed or emailed bids will be received. Interested prequalified subcontractors should respond indicating their interest to Lynn Connot at [email protected], telephone 858-812-7885 Bid Packages: DPR Construction will receive separate bids and award separate trade contracts for each of the following Bid Packages Bid Package # Scope Description Estimated Value 01542 Scaffolding $50,000 01742 Final Cleaning $10,000 02340 Soil Stabilization & $40,000 Erosion Control 02500 Site Utilities $350,000 02775 Site Concrete $600,000 02900 Landscape & Irrigation $375,000 03200 Concrete Reinforcement $150,000 03350 Concrete Finishing $30,000 03450 Precast Architectural $65,000 Concrete (FOB) 03900 Concrete Grinding and $90,000 Polishing 04000 Masonry $150,000 05120 Structural & Misc. Steel $2,000,000 05300 Metal Deck $200,000 06220 Finish Carpentry & Millwork $35,000 07100 Dampproofing & $150,000 Waterproofing 07250 Fireproofing $55,000 07500 PVC Roofing $230,000 09200 Lath & Plaster $240,000 09680 Carpet & Resilient Flooring $250,000 12490 Window Treatments $50,000 12600 Multiple Seating $135,000 13120 Greenhouse $120,000 13150 Biopond $50,000 14200 Elevators $100,000 Published: June 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego ¡Anúnciate en La Prensa San Diego! 619-425-7400 Fictitious Business Name: $30.00 Change of Name: $65.00 Notice is hereby given by the Southwestern Community College District of San Diego County, California, hereinafter referred to as the District, acting by and through its Governing Board, will receive up to, but not later than 10:00 a.m. on the 1st day of August 2013, responses to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for Executive Consulting Architect for the Southwestern Community College District. RFP 136 Document will be available for review as of July 5, 2013. Responses shall be received in the Proposition R Bond Program Management Office, Room 1688 located at 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91910, on the date and at the time stated above. All responses to this RFP shall conform and be responsive to the RFP documents, including its attachments/addenda. All interested Firms may request a copy of this RFP by emailing [email protected], by visiting: www.buildswc.com or by calling 619-482-6821. Any requests for information may be directed to Mark Claussen, Proposition R Program Manager for the District by e-mailing [email protected] no later than 12:00 noon on July 16, 2013. Melinda Nish, Ed.D. Secretary of the Governing Board Southwestern Community College District of San Diego, California Published: June 28, July 5, 2013 La Prensa San Diego CHANGE OF NAME CHANGE OF NAME ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 26, 2013. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: 46. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Civil, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, Central Division A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 13, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: 37-2013-00052261-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: MIRTHA GONZALEZ, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MIRTHA GONZALEZ to MIRTHA RODRIGUEZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 26, 2013. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: 46. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Civil, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, Central Division A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 10, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: 37-2013-00052987-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: RICARDO TAVAREZ, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RICARDO TAVAREZ to RICARDO TAVAREZ NEUMANN THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: 37-2013-00052438-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: R I C A R D O J A C O M E LOPEZ, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: RICARDO JACOME LOPEZ to ARIEL RICARDO JACOME-LOPEZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 26, 2013. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: CHANGE OF NAME CHANGE OF NAME 52. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Civil, 330 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 11, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 05, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 La Prensa San Diego ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CHANGE OF NAME printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 24, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 La Prensa San Diego ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR 37-2013-00053543-CU-PT-CTL CHANGE OF NAME TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: 37-2012-00056615-CU-PT-NC TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: CORY WILLIAM TRUE, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: CORY WILLIAM TRUE to CORY WILLIAM MEDDOCK THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 16, 2013. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: N-26. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Civil, 325 S. Melrose Dr., Vista, CA 92081. North County Division A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: AUG 23, 2012 AARON H. KATZ Judge of the Superior Court Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 La Prensa San Diego (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: 37-2013-00053017-CU-PT-CTL TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LUIS DIAZ, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LUIS DIAZ to CARLOS LESTER DIAZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: July 26, 2013. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.: D-52. The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Civil, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, Central Division A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 13, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 CHANGE OF NAME La Prensa San Diego (CCP 1277) CASE NUMBER: 37-2013-00054406-CU-PT-CTL ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: FOR CHANGE OF NAME Petitioner: VANESSA ARANGO OLVERA, (CCP 1277) on behalf of AUSTIN ANTHONY CASE NUMBER: MARQUEZ, a minor, filed a petition with 37-2013-00051588-CU-PT-CTL this court for a decree changing names as TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: follows: Petitioner: BRIAN JOHN REECE, filed a AUSTIN ANTHONY MARQUEZ to AUSpetition with this court for a decree chang- TIN ANTHONY OLVERA ing names as follows: THE COURT ORDERS that all persons inBRIAN JOHN REECE to BRIAN KEN- terested in this matter shall appear before NETH MIRANDON this court at the hearing indicated below THE COURT ORDERS that all persons to show cause, if any, why the petition for interested in this matter shall appear be- change of name should not be granted. fore this court at the hearing indicated Any person objecting to the name below to show cause, if any, why the pe- changes described above must file a tition for change of name should not be written objection that includes the reagranted. Any person objecting to the sons for the objection at least two court name changes described above must days before the matter is scheduled to be file a written objection that includes the heard and must appear at the hearing to reasons for the objection at least two show cause why the petition should not court days before the matter is scheduled be granted. If no written objection is timely to be heard and must appear at the hear- filed, the court may grant the petition withing to show cause why the petition out a hearing. should not be granted. If no written obNOTICE OF HEARING jection is timely filed, the court may Date: 8/16/13. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: 52. grant the petition without a hearing. The address of the court is Superior Court NOTICE OF HEARING of California, County of San Diego, CenDate: July 19, 2013. Time: 9:30 a.m. Dept.: tral Division, Hall of Justice, 330 W. 52. Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 The address of the court is Superior A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall Court of California, County of San Diego, be published at least once each week for Civil, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA four successive weeks prior to the date 92101, Central Division set for hearing on the petition in the folA Copy of this Order to Show Cause lowing newspaper of general circulation Petitioner: VIRGINIA AGUIRRE, on behalf of MATTHEW JOSEPH AGUIRRE, a minor, filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: MATTHEW JOSEPH AGUIRRE to MATTHEW JOSEPH MARTINEZ THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above CHANGE OF NAME must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING Date: AUG 02, 2013. Time: 8:30 a.m. Dept.: 46. Room: 4th floor The address of the court is Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, Central Division, Hall of Justice, 220 West Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101 A Copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation printed in this county La Prensa San Diego, 651 Third Avenue, Suite C, Chula Vista, CA 91910 Date: JUN 18, 2013 ROBERT J. TRENTACOSTA Judge of the Superior Court Published: July 5, 12, 19, 26/2013 La Prensa San Diego CLASSIFIEDS *619-425-7400 * LIMPIEZA MEDIOTIEMPO Se necesitan ALBAÑILES Y AYUDANTES para la consMission Beach, Sábados sola- trucción de edificios de bloque mente, 10 am-3 pm. $11.00 por en el área de San Diego. hora. Experiencia, Muchas Experiencia es preferible, favor Vacantes. Deje Mensage (858) de marcar al 951 202-4950 de 581-0909. Lunes a Viernes 8:00 am - 4:30 pm. SDSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION 5250 Campanile Dr. SD 92182 https:// jobsfoundation.sdsu.edu EEO/AA/Title IX Employer Reliable part-time delivery driver needed for a few hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Must have own car and current auto insurance. Email information to mindynili@gmail. com. BUILDERS AND HELPERS required for the construction of block buildings in the area of San Diego Preferably with experience, please call 951 202-4950 Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. Elite Transportation Inc. Excellent Pay & Loads available Class A CDL w/2yrs exp. & TWIC card req. From the Ports of San Diego & Oxnard to the LA area English Call Richard 602-278-2624 Spanish Call Sergio 831-750-7296 LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO JULY 5, 2013 PAGE 9 ~ ~ ~ CLASSIFIEDS ~ (619) 425-7400 ~ LEGALS ~ ~ ~ SUMMONS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: GO SANDIEGO, 600 Front St, Apt. 436, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92101. This Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: #1. Abderrahmane Jdahim, 424 Sanibelle Cir. #120, Chula Vista, CA 91910. #2. Karina Kzavalis, 600 Front St. Apt. 436, San Diego, CA 92101. #3. Baranova Margarita, 4810 Long Branch Ave., San Diego, CA 92107 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Kazing Kzavalis This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 10, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-016888 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: a. THE TALAVERA SHOP, b. TALAVERA FACTORY, 2235 Prospect St., National City, CA, County of San Diego, 91950. This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Ruben Ibarra, 2235 Prospect St., National City, CA 91950 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Ruben Ibarra This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 30, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-015975 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: CHARTERS AMERICA, 1412 Broadway Ave. Apt. A, Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911. Mailing Address: 1412 Broadway Ave. Apt. A, Chula Vista, CA 91911 This Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership The First Day of Business Was: 05/20/ 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: #1. Jorge A. Torres, 1412 Broadway Ave. Apt. A, Chula Vista, CA 91911. #2. Otto Schondube, 815 Ada Street, Unit 6, Chula Vista, CA 91911 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Jorge A Torres This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 03, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-016185 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: PINNACLE TILE AND STONE, 2297 - 162 Huntington Point Road, Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91914. Mailing Address: Same This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: 09/01/ 05 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Frank E. Martinez III, 2297 Huntington Point Road #162, Chula Vista, CA 91914 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Frank E. Martinez This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 07, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-016794 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: GULF OF CALIFORNIA, 7144 Otay Mesa Rd., San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92154. Mailing Address: 3190 Bonita Rd. Apt. 161, Chula Vista, CA 91910 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Martin Urena, 3190 Bonita Rd. Apt. 161, Chula Vista, CA 91910 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Martin Urena This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 07, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-016742 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: WATERBUG, 1084 Red Maple Dr., Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91910. Mailing Address: 1084 Red Maple Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91910 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Gerardo Galindo, 1084 Red Maple Dr., Chula Vista, CA 91910 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Gerardo Galindo This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 23, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-015221 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: J M TRUCKING, 1999 Ilex Ave. #103, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92154 This Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple The First Day of Business Was: 02/01/ 13 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: #1. Jairo Moreno Martinez, 1999 Ilex Ave. #103, San Diego, CA 92154. #2. Hulda Azalia Mariscal Meza, 1999 Ilex Ave. #103, San Diego, CA 92154 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Jairo Moreno Martinez This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 11, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-017040 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: LUXURY WASH & DETAIL, 4944 Coconino Way, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92117 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Endy Natividad Barragan de Zavala, 4944 Coconino Way, San Diego, CA 92117 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Endy Natividad Barragan de Zavala This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 31, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-016119 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: CHILLIN’ MATTRESS, 6904 Cactus Court, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92154 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: 05/17/ 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Fernando Solorzano Jr., 990 Roca Pl., Chula Vista, CA 91910 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Fernando Solorzano Jr. This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 17, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-014781 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: a. FOREVER UNBROKEN APPAREL; b. UNBROKEN LOVE APPAREL, 6118 Vista Santa Catarina, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92154. Mailing Address: Same as Above This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Alejandra Lopez, 6118 Vista Santa Catarina, San Diego, CA 92154 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Alejandra Lopez This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 13, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-017431 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: A CORONADO INTERPRETING SERVICES, 1689 Broadway #350, Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911. Mailing Address: 1689 Broadway #350, Chula Vista, CA 91911 This Business is Conducted By: A Married Couple The First Day of Business Was: 6/13/ 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: #1. Marcella S. Coronado, 1689 Broadway #350, Chula Vista, CA 91911. #2. Daniel T. Coronado, 1689 Broadway #350, Chula Vista, CA 91911 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Marcella S. Coronado This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 13, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-017452 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: MARIAS, 8835 Greenridge Ave., Spring Valley, CA, County of San Diego, 91977 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: 05/01/ 2011 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Maria B. Bravo, 8835 Greenridge Ave., Spring Valley, CA 91972 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Maria B. Bravo, Owner This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 23, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-015344 Published: June 14, 21, 28, July 5/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: CARNICERIA LA HERRADURA, 4011 46th Street, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92105 This Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered b y t h e F o l l o w i n g : # 1 . Ya d i r a L Rodriguez, 8903 Corte Pozos, Spring Valley, CA 91977. #2. Ricardo Mendoza, 3854 46th Street Apt 5, San Diego, CA 92105. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Yadira L. Rodriguez This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 11, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-017095 7970 Royal Oak Pl., San Diego, CA 92114, California I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Nabil Khalil This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 of San Diego County JUN 19, 2013 La Prensa San Diego The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Fictitious Business Name in violation of NAME STATEMENT the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Fictitious Business Name: R: TYME Assigned File No.: 2013-018005 BAND, 717 Baylor Ave., Bonita, CA, County of San Diego, 91902 Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 This Business is Conducted By: An In- La Prensa San Diego dividual The First Day of Business Was: 05/01/ 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS This Business Is Hereby Registered NAME STATEMENT by the Following: John M. Hawkins, 717 Baylor Ave., Bonita, CA 91902 Fictitious Business Name: TOP TIER I declare that all information in this state- TUTORING, 3207 Meado Avenue 20, ment is true and correct. San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, Signature of Registrant: John M. 92116 Hawkins This Business is Conducted By: A GenThis Statement Was Filed With Ernest eral Partnership J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk The First Day of Business Was: N/A of San Diego County JUN 14, 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered The filing of this statement does not of by the Following: #1. Jason Kalchik, itself authorize the use in this state of 3207 Meade Avenue. #20, San Diego, Fictitious Business Name in violation of CA 92116. #2. Ryan Hicks, 5339 the rights of another under federal, state, Streamview Drive, San Diego, CA 92105. or common law. #3. Leyden Daniels, 4646 Florida Street, Assigned File No.: 2013-017582 San Diego, CA 92116 I declare that all information in this statePublished: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 ment is true and correct. La Prensa San Diego Signature of Registrant: Jason Kalchik This Statement Was Filed With Ernest FICTITIOUS BUSINESS J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk NAME STATEMENT of San Diego County JUN 11, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of Fictitious Business Name: TEKNEO, itself authorize the use in this state of 1304 Santa Ynez Ave. #225, Chula Fictitious Business Name in violation of Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91913 This Business is Conducted By: An In- the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. dividual Assigned File No.: 2013-017055 The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 by the Following: Guadalupe Morales, La Prensa San Diego 1304 Santa Ynez Ave. #225, Chula Vista, CA 91913 I declare that all information in this stateFICTITIOUS BUSINESS ment is true and correct. NAME STATEMENT Signature of Registrant: Guadalupe Fictitious Business Name: 2 GEEKS AND Morales This Statement Was Filed With Ernest A PIZZA BOX, 345 Moss St. Unit 13, J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911. of San Diego County JUN 14, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of This Business is Conducted By: An Initself authorize the use in this state of dividual Fictitious Business Name in violation of The First Day of Business Was: N/A the rights of another under federal, state, This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Christopher or common law. Baker, 345 Moss St. Unit 13, Chula Vista, Assigned File No.: 2013-017597 CA 91911 Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 I declare that all information in this stateLa Prensa San Diego ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Christopher FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Baker NAME STATEMENT This Statement Was Filed With Ernest Fictitious Business Name: JV PRODUCE, J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk 3031 Main St. Suite M, Chula Vista, CA, of San Diego County JUN 24, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of County of San Diego, 91911 This Business is Conducted By: An In- itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of dividual the rights of another under federal, state, The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered or common law. by the Following: Isela Castaneda, Assigned File No.: 2013-018464 1660 Broadway #12, Chula Vista, CA Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 91911 La Prensa San Diego I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Isela FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Castaneda NAME STATEMENT This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk Fictitious Business Name: CAR AUDIO of San Diego County MAY 23, 2013 EXCELLENCE, 4024 Bonita Rd., The filing of this statement does not of Bonita, CA, County of San Diego, 91902. itself authorize the use in this state of Mailing Address: 4024 Bonita Rd., Fictitious Business Name in violation of Bonita 91902 the rights of another under federal, state, This Business is Conducted By: An Inor common law. dividual Assigned File No.: 2013-015252 The First Day of Business Was: 6/6/2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 by the Following: Juan Contreras, 4024 La Prensa San Diego Bonita Rd., Bonita, CA 91902 I declare that all information in this stateFICTITIOUS BUSINESS ment is true and correct. NAME STATEMENT Signature of Registrant: Juan Contreras This Statement Was Filed With Ernest Fictitious Business Name: RS AUTO J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk ELECTRIC, 879 Doroth$y St., Chula of San Diego County JUN 24, 2013 Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91911 This Business is Conducted By: An In- The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of dividual Fictitious Business Name in violation of The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered the rights of another under federal, state, by the Following: Roman Salcedo, 753 or common law. Silver Shoals Pt., San Diego, CA 92154 Assigned File No.: 2013-018422 I declare that all information in this state- Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 ment is true and correct. La Prensa San Diego Signature of Registrant: Roman Salcedo This Statement Was Filed With Ernest FICTITIOUS BUSINESS J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk NAME STATEMENT of San Diego County JUN 19, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of Fictitious Business Name: BEFANG itself authorize the use in this state of ENTERPRISES, S.A., 641 E San Fictitious Business Name in violation of Ysidro, Blvd. B3-336, San Ysidro, CA, the rights of another under federal, state, County of San Diego, 92173. Mailing or common law. Address: Same Assigned File No.: 2013-017952 This Business is Conducted By: A Corporation Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 The First Day of Business Was: 11/08/ La Prensa San Diego 2001 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Lugher, Inc., 641 E FICTITIOUS BUSINESS San Ysidro Blvd. #B3-336, San Ysidro, NAME STATEMENT CA 92173, California I declare that all information in this stateFictitious Business Name: JOE’S ment is true and correct. SERVICES, 228 Sycamore Rd. Apt. 8, Signature of Registrant: Jorge F. San Ysidro, CA, County of San Diego, Lugo, President 92173 This Business is Conducted By: An In- This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk dividual The First Day of Business Was: 6/19/2013 of San Diego County JUN 19, 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered The filing of this statement does not of by the Following: Joe Anthony itself authorize the use in this state of Rodriguez, 228 Sycamore Rd. Ap 8, San Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, Ysidro, CA 92173 I declare that all information in this state- or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018012 ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Joe Anthony Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 Rodriguez La Prensa San Diego This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 19, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The filing of this statement does not of NAME STATEMENT itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of Fictitious Business Name: the rights of another under federal, state, DEALERKITCHEN INC, 1526 Marion or common law. Ct., Chula Vista, CA, County of San Assigned File No.: 2013-017987 Diego, 91913 This Business is Conducted By: A CorPublished: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 poration La Prensa San Diego The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered FICTITIOUS BUSINESS by the Following: Dealerkitchen Inc., NAME STATEMENT 1526 Marion Ct., Chula Vista, CA 91913, California Fictitious Business Name: a. CANONIC I declare that all information in this stateFUGUES. b. CANONIC RECORDS, th 963½ 4 Ave., Chula Vista, CA, County ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Lance H. of San Diego, 91911 This Business is Conducted By: A Cor- Johnson, CEO This Statement Was Filed With Ernest poration The First Day of Business Was: 5/03/2013 J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk This Business Is Hereby Registered of San Diego County JUN 24, 2013 by the Following: Radical Classical The filing of this statement does not of Recordings Inc., 963½ 4th Ave., Chula itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of Vista, CA 91911, California I declare that all information in this state- the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Jocelyn Assigned File No.: 2013-018359 Celaya, CEO Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 This Statement Was Filed With Ernest La Prensa San Diego J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 19, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS itself authorize the use in this state of NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, Fictitious Business Name: SUNRISE or common law. INDEPENDENT LIVING, 7514 Goode Assigned File No.: 2013-018032 St., San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92139 Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 This Business is Conducted By: An InLa Prensa San Diego dividual The First Day of Business Was: Aug/28/ FICTITIOUS BUSINESS 2012 NAME STATEMENT This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Wandabee V. Hizon, Fictitious Business Name: MERCURY 955 Imperial Beach Blvd., Imperial PHARMACY, 1420 East Plaza Blvd., National City, CA, County of San Diego, Beach, CA 91932 I declare that all information in this state92122 This Business is Conducted By: A Cor- ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Wandabee V. poration Hizon The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered This Statement Was Filed With Ernest by the Following: Mercury Health Inc., J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 20, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of FICTITIOUS BUSINESS itself authorize the use in this state of NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, Fictitious Business Name: CHEF DEGREE, 2015 Birch Rd Suite 1201, or common law. Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, Assigned File No.: 2013-018175 91913 Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 This Business is Conducted By: An InLa Prensa San Diego dividual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered FICTITIOUS BUSINESS by the Following: Mariana Gallardo, NAME STATEMENT 2015 Birch Rd, Suite 1201, Chula Vista, CA 91913 Fictitious Business Name: GMORE CLEANING AGENCY, 85 Oaklawn Ave I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Apt. E, Chula Vista, CA, County of San Signature of Registrant: Mariana Diego, 91910 This Business is Conducted By: An In- Gallardo This Statement Was Filed With Ernest dividual The First Day of Business Was: 06/11/ J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County MAY 28, 2013 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered The filing of this statement does not of by the Following: Veronica Moreno itself authorize the use in this state of Lopez, 85 Oaklawn Ave Apt. E, Chula Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, Vista, CA 91910 I declare that all information in this state- or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-015519 ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Veronica Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 Moreno Lopez La Prensa San Diego This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 11, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The filing of this statement does not of NAME STATEMENT itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of Fictitious Business Name: CROMEX the rights of another under federal, state, INTERIORS, 1804 Cypress St., San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92154. or common law. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 430122, San Assigned File No.: 2013-017096 Ysidro, CA 92143 Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 This Business is Conducted By: An InLa Prensa San Diego dividual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered FICTITIOUS BUSINESS by the Following: Daniel Akrap, 1804 NAME STATEMENT Cypress St., San Diego, CA 92154 I declare that all information in this stateFictitious Business Name: a. KIDS ON ment is true and correct. THE GO; b. KID ON THE GO CLUB, Signature of Registrant: Daniel Akrap 2015 Birch Road Suite 1703, Chula This Statement Was Filed With Ernest Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91915 This Business is Conducted By: A Cor- J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 24, 2013 poration The filing of this statement does not of The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered itself authorize the use in this state of by the Following: Twork Inc., 1613 Fictitious Business Name in violation of Colusa Street, Chula Vista, CA 91913, the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. CA I declare that all information in this state- Assigned File No.: 2013-018439 ment is true and correct. Published: June 28, Signature of Registrant: Lynn Twork, July 5, 12, 26/2013 C.E.O La Prensa San Diego This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 20, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The filing of this statement does not of NAME STATEMENT itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of Fictitious Business Name: ANA’S the rights of another under federal, state, CUSTOM DRAPERY, 3490 Main St., Chula Vista, CA , County of San Diego, or common law. 91911. Assigned File No.: 2013-018191 This Business is Conducted By: An InPublished: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 dividual La Prensa San Diego The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Ana M. Motta, 3490 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Main St., Chula Vista, CA 91911 NAME STATEMENT I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Fictitious Business Name: PATAGONIA Signature of Registrant: Ana M. Motta CATERING, 3152 Idlewild Way, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92117. This Statement Was Filed With Ernest This Business is Conducted By: An In- J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 26, 2013 dividual The filing of this statement does not of The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered itself authorize the use in this state of by the Following: Maria Laura Carlsson, Fictitious Business Name in violation of 3152 Idlewild Way, San Diego, CA 92117 the rights of another under federal, state, I declare that all information in this state- or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018690 ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Maria Laura Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 Carlsson La Prensa San Diego This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 19, 2013 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS The filing of this statement does not of NAME STATEMENT itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of Fictitious Business Name: SKY the rights of another under federal, state, LUMENS & ENERGY, 1470 Vallejo Mills St., Chula Vista, CA , County of San or common law. Diego, 91913. Assigned File No.: 2013-017970 This Business is Conducted By: A MarPublished: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 ried Couple La Prensa San Diego The First Day of Business Was: 06/01/ 13 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS This Business Is Hereby Registered NAME STATEMENT by the Following: #1. Juan Alexander Pulido, 1470 Vallejo Mills Street, Chula Fictitious Business Name: ONE STOP Vista, CA 91913. #2. Myriam Zuleth SUGAR SHOP, 137 Padre Tullio Dr., Garcia, 1470 Vallejo Mills Street, Chula San Ysidro, CA, County of San Diego, Vista, CA 91913 92173. Mailing Address: Same as I declare that all information in this stateabove This Business is Conducted By: An In- ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Juan Alexdividual ander Pulido The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered This Statement Was Filed With Ernest by the Following: Renee Revelez, 137 J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk Padre Tullio Drive, San Ysidro, CA 92173 of San Diego County JUN 11, 2013 I declare that all information in this state- The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of ment is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Renee Revelez Fictitious Business Name in violation of This Statement Was Filed With Ernest the rights of another under federal, state, J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-017023 of San Diego County JUN 25, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 itself authorize the use in this state of La Prensa San Diego Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS Assigned File No.: 2013-018571 NAME STATEMENT Published: July 5, 12, 19, 26/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: EL PRIMO MONEY TRANSMITTING, 1241 28th St., San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92102. Mailing Address: Same as above This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: N/A This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Luis Eduardo Herrera, 3131 Valley Rd. Spc. #74, National City, CA 91950 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Luis Eduardo Herrera This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 27, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018783 Fictitious Business Name: KAINOS, # 104 2220 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91915 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: 6/25/ 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Alberto Septien, #104 2220 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, CA 91915 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Alberto Septien This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 25, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of Published: July 5, 12, 19, 26/2013 the rights of another under federal, state, La Prensa San Diego or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018573 Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: MAHO TANIGUCHI - SPELLER, 574 Vista Miranda, Chula Vista, CA, County of San Diego, 91910. Mailing Address: Same This Business is Conducted By: A Corporation The First Day of Business Was: July/01/ 2010 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Speller Energy Consulting, 574 Vista Miranda, Chula Vista, CA 91910, A California Corporation I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. S i g n a t u r e o f R e g i s t r a nt: Tim A. Speller, President/CEO This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 25, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018562 Fictitious Business Name: LESLIE HERBERT JEWELRY, 2217 Valley Lake Drive, El Cajon, CA, County of San Diego, 92020. Mailing Address: 2217 Valley Lake Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020 This Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership The First Day of Business Was: 04/01/ 2013 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: #1. Leslie Herbert Jewelry Partnership, 2217 Valley Lake Drive, El Cajon, CA 92020. #2. Patric Brosh, 248 West Dickson Street, Fayetteville, AK 72701, Arkansas I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Leslie Herbert, Principal This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 20, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018116 Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 La Prensa San Diego Published: July 5, 12, 19, 26/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: MOTHER SPONGE, 2019 32nd St., San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92104. This Business is Conducted By: A General Partnership The First Day of Business Was: Aug./25/ 2011 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: #1. Sean Kelley, 2019 32nd St., San Diego, CA 92104. #2. Stacy Kelley, 2019 32nd St., San Diego, CA 92104 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Sean Kelley This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUN 26, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-018717 Published: July 5, 12, 19, 26/2013 La Prensa San Diego FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT Fictitious Business Name: AUTO EASY BANK, 4455 Federal Blvd. Suite A068, San Diego, CA, County of San Diego, 92102. Mailing Address: 4455 Federal Blvd., A068, San Diego, CA 92102 This Business is Conducted By: An Individual The First Day of Business Was: 6/6/2011 This Business Is Hereby Registered by the Following: Francisco Flores, 371 G St., Chula Vista, CA 91910 I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. Signature of Registrant: Francisco Flores This Statement Was Filed With Ernest J. Dronenburg, Jr. Recorder/County Clerk of San Diego County JUL 02, 2013 The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of Fictitious Business Name in violation of the rights of another under federal, state, or common law. Assigned File No.: 2013-019142 Published: July 5, 12, 19, 26/2013 La Prensa San Diego SUMMONS SUMMONS - (Family Law) CASE NUMBER: DN 173152 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: AVISO AL DEMANDADO: MARCO INES PEREZ SALAS You are being sued. Lo están demandando. PETITIONER'S NAME IS: NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE: SANDRA ELIZABETH VALENZUELA ROMO You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage, your property and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. court.ca.gov/self help), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.law helpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement office who has received or seen a copy of them. AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas. 1. The name and address of the court is: El nombre y dirección de la corte son: Superior Court of California, 325 S. Melrose Drive, Vista, CA 92081 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): SANDRA ELIZABETH VALENZUELA ROMO, 804 A West 15th Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025. Date (Fecha): JAN 14, 2013 Clerk, by (Secretario, por) T, ANGULO, Deputy (Asistente) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIO LA ENTREGA: as an individual Published: June 21, 28, July 5, 12/2013 La Prensa San Diego SUMMONS - (Family Law) CASE NUMBER: ED88188 NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: AVISO AL DEMANDADO: SHANITA L. SANTIAGO You are being sued. Lo están demandando. PETITIONER'S NAME IS: NOMBRE DEL DEMANDANTE: STEVEN SANTIAGO You have 30 calendar days after this Summons and Petition are served on you to file a Response (form FL-120 or FL-123) at the court and have a copy served on the petitioner. A letter or phone call will not protect you. If you do not file your Response on time, the court may make orders affecting your marriage, your property and custody of your children. You may be ordered to pay support and attorney fees and costs. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the clerk for a fee waiver form. If you want legal advice, contact a lawyer immediately. You can get information about finding lawyers at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www. court.ca.gov/self help), at the California Legal Services Web site (www.law helpcalifornia.org), or by contacting your local county bar association. Tiene 30 días corridos después de haber recibido la entrega legal de esta Citación y Petición para presentar una Respuesta (formulario FL-120 ó FL-123) ante la corte y efectuar la entrega legal de una copia al demandante. Una carta o llamada telefónica no basta para protegerlo. Si no presenta su Respuesta a tiempo, la corte puede dar órdenes que afecten su matrimonio o pareja de hecho, sus bienes y la custodia de sus hijos. La corte también le puede ordenar que pague manutención, y honorarios y costos legales. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentación, pida al secretario un formulario de exención de cuotas. Si desea obtener asesoramiento legal, póngase en contacto de inmediato con un abogado. Puede obtener información para encontrar a un abogado en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov), en el sitio Web de los Servicios Legales de California (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org) o poniéndose en contacto con el colegio de abogados de su condado. NOTICE: The restraining orders on page 2 are effective against both spouses or domestic partners until the petition is dismissed, a judgment is entered, or the court makes further orders. These orders are enforceable anywhere in California by any law enforcement office who has received or seen a copy of them. AVISO: Las órdenes de restricción que figuran en la página 2 valen para ambos cónyuges o pareja de hecho hasta que se despida la petición, se emita un fallo o la corte dé otras órdenes. Cualquier autoridad de la ley que haya recibido o visto una copia de estas órdenes puede hacerlas acatar en cualquier lugar de California. NOTE: If a judgment or support order is entered, the court may order you to pay all or part of the fees and costs that the court waived for yourself or for the other party. If this happens, the party ordered to pay fees shall be given notice and an opportunity to request a hearing to set aside the order to pay waived court fees. AVISO: Si se emite un fallo u orden de manutención, la corte puede ordenar que usted pague parte de, o todas las cuotas y costos de la corte previamente exentas a petición de usted o de la otra parte. Si esto ocurre, la parte ordenada a pagar estas cuotas debe recibir aviso y la oportunidad de solicitar una audiencia para anular la orden de pagar las cuotas exentas. 1. The name and address of the court is: El nombre y dirección de la corte son: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, 250 E. Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020 2. The name, address, and telephone number of petitioner's attorney, or the petitioner without an attorney, are: (El nombre, dirección y número de teléfono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante si no tiene abogado, son): STEVEN SANTIAGO, 1050 Leland Street, Apt. 2, Spring Valley, CA 91977. Telephone Number: (619) 870-5025 Date (Fecha): JULY 27, 2012 Clerk, by (Secretario, por) C. BRUSH, Deputy (Asistente) NOTICE TO THE PERSON SERVED: AVISO A LA PERSONA QUE RECIBIO LA ENTREGA: as an individual Published: June 28, July 5, 12, 19/2013 La Prensa San Diego PAGE 10 JULY 5, 2013 LA PRENSA SAN DIEGO Teatro Máscara Mágica Lands in La Jolla (con’t from page 1) TMM was the first “common ground” theater in San Diego, founded in 1989, according to Virchis. Generations of patrons have come to TMM’s plays and have followed the troupe faithfully, “from the Old Globe Theatre where it all began, to the San Diego Repertory Theatre, to other local venues and now to the jewel on the hill, the La Jolla Playhouse,” Virchis said. As a common ground theater, TMM’s culturally diverse team of artists and supporters believe that “all races, creeds and cultures in the United States should have opportunities for artistic expression,” Virchis explained. In December, TMM is planning the 25th Anniversary of its holiday tradition “La Pastorela,” written by Max Branscomb at the San Diego Repertory Theatre Company. “La Pastorela” is an award-winning, bilingual family tradition heralded as one of the Southwest’s best holiday productions by audiences and theater critics. One of TMM’s objectives is to make tickets affordable to a broader theater-going public, providing accessibility to underserved communities. Prices for “Detained in the Desert” are $25 general admission, $15 for students and military and $10 for seniors and groups of 10 or more. According to Ashley, all ticket proceeds go to the company in residence to support their programming and future endeavors. The relationship between TMM and LJP is a win-win situation. “It’s like moving into a mansion, and you are living and working in one room for one year,” Virchis said. “The impact of the residency can be tremendous for both theater companies. TMM needs to drive people to the jewel. We want them to come visit the room and stay with us for the residency and beyond,” he said. Ashley confirmed that the Resident Theatre Program has “deepened the Playhouse’s relationship with very exciting San Diego artists, and deepened our roots in the community.” “It has been very important to us that we open the doors to a broad and diverse audience,” he said. Choosing TMM also confirms, in part, the Playhouse’s connection to higher education in San Diego. The two founding fathers, Virchis and Jorge Huerta, Ph.D., have both been Teatro Máscara has come from common ground theatre to Resident Theatre Program at the La Jolla Playhouse. award-winning dramaturge/professors, Virchis at Southwestern College and Huerta at UCSD. TMM is also committed to education, developing new talent and introducing multi-cultural theater to students from kinder through university with a focus on supporting disadvantaged youth. Virchis plans to continue TMM’s educational touring company, an educational outreach program that enhances the theatrical arts in local schools, he said. “Art in the education system is an inherent part of what TMM looks to offer to the youth of our community,” Virchis said. TMM’s professional actors donate their time to mentor students and act beside them in their own renditions of culturally rich productions, he added. The experience exposes students to the key players in theater: actors, playwrights, directors and stage technicians. “Detained in the Desert” will run from Aug. 28 through Sept. 15. TMM will present another production in May-June. “As a possibility, we are working on an original musical that is about the relationship of Pancho Villa and Emilio Zapata and the Mexican Revolution,” Virchis said. TMM is also exploring a revival of “Selena Forever,” the musical about the famous singer-songwriter Selena, Virchis said. Another option is a Latino version of the “Odd Couple,” starring Paul Rodriguez. “Whatever we produce will be in concert with our mission and the mission of the La Jolla Playhouse Residency Program,” Virchis said. ǯ Ǥ ǡ ǣǡʹͲ ǣͳʹǣͲͲȂ͵ǣͲͲ Ǥ ǣǯ ͳͶͷǤǡǡͻʹͲͺ͵ ǡ ͳͳ Ǣ ǥ ǣǤ̷Ǥ Ǥ ȋͲȌͻʹͻǦͻͻͺ